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\VILMETTE 1 1924 school hall Tuesday evening, December 2. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the meeting. Plunging Bob' Wienecke E.nds Brilliant Career on Gridiron · H A. C.'s Trounce Winnetka New . Tner ero Gridden in Sunday Tilt Qutb Game m Blaze of \\'ilmette 's fast-stepping A. C. footGlory Saturday ball men won their fifth straight vic- ~" Present "Wizard 0 f ~ on North Shore Dec. 4 Form~r t It seems but a short whi l· ago that Bob \Vienecke was doing things in a m o t aggressive and highly successiul manner with a New Trier high school f tball squad. Fresh in our memory are the pres comments concerning Bob, the " plunging fullback" of the Suburban league. Yes, it seem s but a little wh ile, vet that Bob already has passed far bt:yond the high school days and today we he'.lr oi Capt. Boh \\'icnecke who completes hi , football career with Korthwest.:rn unin:rsity. The Xotre Dame game of las-t Saturday formally rang down the curtain en the Glencoe hoy's achievement> on the ~ridimn . It rang down the curtain on a :.ea~on in which !\orthwe!-.tern, held ;a the out-;et to be a hopcle~s lo!-.er, ploughed its way thruugh to a glorious lini h that. with just a break here and there. might have meant :!\ ·tre Dame's f·nly defeat of the year. Child Will .\iter hein.: hurt in the middle of the ren resent ~ea~on la ~ t year, Wienecke returned to Huge Christmas Pageant play a brilliant game against Iowa :tnd wa> chusen t o lead the Purple for 1924. Friday and Saturda y. December 12 Although he did not find him elf in the and 13, will be pageant days for the "d pupils of the Howard and Logan tint game of the · eaS<Jn, he dl soon public schools, marking the occasion a iter, and it was a common sight to . ee f h · f 1b l1im make first down on two successi\·e 0 t e presentation an e a orate piece e ntitl ed " ~1aking a Merry 3 plunge.· Hi~ manner of hitting !ld th.:n Chris tma s," written especially for the lrurdling the line has been respons1ble for sc hools by Mrs. W ,illiam Beazley. a a number of to uchdowns when Korth~rcstern needed that many points to win. distinguished dramatic reader and a It was supposed to be his ball on the former resident of the village. plav where Northwestern failed to score Two ·hundred children are being 'a t(mchdown against Purdue, but because drilled for the pageant under the expert direction of Miss Dorothy Rose, <>f a mixup in signals he did .not receive and the event prom ises to be one of it and the Purple lo!>t the ball and con- the most brilliant spect acles of the scquently the game. Had he got it th ~rc holiday c;";"o" ;s little doubt that · orthwcstern would The auditorium of the new Howard h ave won its first conference strug.~le ,.chool will be the cene of the and ha\'e had a better rating in the Hig pageant. 'fen. ;;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;;;;,;=. ' The way in which he hacked up the t' J:ne in th<· Chicago g;une had much to The jollo·wi11g editorial appeared d o with the stopping of the powerful i11 the \\' rtM£'M'E LIFE. issue of Mc Ca rth y. He was there at the right .Vm·cmbcr 14, \Vr~N£TKA TALK t ime and smashed pay after play. More and GtF.KCOE Ntws. NM·tmrber tha n onc_c in that game and others 15, 1924. th roughout the season hi s grounding of forward passes prevented gains by other TRY HIM eams. He was noted throughout the 'v\'e know of a man who had the onferencc for his brilliant work on deidea that if he needed glasses he'd cnse. have ~o so to the Loou to ~ret In t Yiehi!llan !lltrme "6® was hurt them . This idea was not the retarly in the second half but re fused to sult of long and careful considf~ke time out for nine plays after that "eration but held by him simply as til the officials noticed that he was a matter of habit. He looked at rt and took him out. Suffering from it this way: The glasses he was :s arne injury, strained ligaments io wearing carne from a Loop doctor s shoulder, he went in to the Chicago and . if he wa·tte<l , new ones he'd arne and played one of 'the best -games naturally have to go to the same f his college career. doctor. 1 · Bob has · played at Northwestern for The time came when he found ~ur years, winning his numerals on the I it necessary to be refitted with ;t;~eshman squad and a letter every year glasses. . When could he go to the ~ince. Before coming to Northwestern doctor's office? He never went J!e- Jllayed with New Trier. His home is to the Loop except on Saturdays in Glencoe. and even then not regularly. He was working in a north shore Floundering Launch Ia town. Suddenly the idea occurred · Bnuabt to Harbor Here to h im, Why not try tbe eye-doctor in the town where he was A 30-foot auxiliary launch got into w6rking? It would take comparatrouble off the co~t of the Edgewater little time and trouble. And tively Beach hotel, Chica t{O, last Friday, and with the same ease he could get had to be towed 111 by the Evanston the glasses when they were ready. Coast Guard. Engine trouble was the Then arQSe the question, Will this cause of the boat's grief and although local man give satisfaction? He she was equipped with sails, the masts inquired of others who were wearhad been taken down, as it was the ining glasses furnished by the local tention of the crew to lay her up for eye-man. They were well satisthe winter. fied. So he made the trial, and After attempting to make sail and failhe too \vas satisfied. ing because there was no wind, they gave Give the local man a chance to the Coast Guard the distress signal and show what good work he can do. ~aptain Otto Fricke with his crew Sample the goods offered by your anawered by launching the station's mofellow-townsman. You wiiJ probtor boat and going to their assistance. ably find just what you want and They towed the launch to Wilmette haroften at as low a price, if not bor. lower. Captain Fricke reports that most of TRY THE. MAN IN YOUR the smaller craft have left the water. OWN TOWN. The traffic of the larger boats has ,in.:reased considerably, he says, due to the calls for hauling grain. In spite of the ~r weathe!-, the watAtr baa been fine ior these larger boats and the Coast Guard has had very few calls for some time. tory last Sunday afternoon by ing Winnetka, 13 to 0. Captain Brown of the local.s was knocked unconscious and carrted off the field early in the se~ ond Q!larter. Thi set-back seemed tor a ume to take the pep out of hi teamma tes and the spectator looked for a scoreless tie. YOUNG PEOPLE'S MEETING But they were to be disappointed 'fhe Young People's society of St. for Brown regained con3ciousness and Jo eph's parish _ w ill. hold a busine~s stepped back into the iray in t~e last and social meetmg m St. Josephs quart er. in tillin~ hi, mates w1th an abundance of speed. with the result that "Chick" John on negotiated a spectacular end run ior a touchdown. Heinze added an extra point by a goal kick. Again. \\'ilmeuc rece~\·ed. the IJ_a ll on th e kick-off and earned 1t to midfield, where a forward pa s, se,·eral line plunge3 and Brown's 30-yard da h through a broken line, netted another touchdown. Heinze failed to Everybody Ia Talking kick goal. On Thursday afternoon , De~ember 4, the Junior League Playe~s "'::ll presen t " The Wizard of Oz, wtth the original Montgom~ry. and Stone cqstumes in the audttonum of the Elm Place' school in Highland Park. . The performance is ann.ounce_ d as identica l with that given m Chtcago 011 Saturday mornings,. and g~own-ups, as well as children, wtll find tt .clever an d entertaining. The play wtll begin at 4 o'clock. Tickets may be secured from Mrs. Bruce MacLeish, 85 Wentw<?rth avenue, Glencoe, or at the Skokre school. Winnetka . Wilmette Youtlu Plan to Engqe in Mining Industry Impelled in part by the sage advice of the late Horace Greeley but more by the urge of economic ambition two wellknown Wilmette young men are soon to take the train for Hilltop, Arizona. There the·y will at once investigate the value of mining as a vocation. The two aforesaid Wi lmette ' citizens are Albert Meier, son of Frank Yeier Wphl..-ftce Ia ........ .. pelplaillc ...... .,. ... tan or wHtlaer .ac~ p About Aunt Mary She is in thousands of kitchens making rich flaky pies with her ...... ,.. ,.. ........................ .....,.. ,... .._ .. --. ~ .................,__.. ... Whatn1r tiN Cl.reumstanua ... ~ AIJHTMARYS HE CRUST Ju st roll out and bake and you ha ve th e most delicious pastry you eve r ta sted. Saves time and work. Ask your grocer for a package and make a wonderful pie today. ° Aunt Mary'a Pie Cruat Co. Tel. Univeraity 184M EYanston, Ill, Good recipes for filling on the box. .Wi1mett11 ~ ~ Long Ago You di.carded your big heavy oldfashioned watch for a modern, thin, light-weight one. FOR THAT SAME REASON the discriminating automobile buyer is di arding his big heavy expensive car and purchasing a Dr. 0. H. Bench Opt......ut TOUCH OF SOUTHLAND ' Conside raflte stir was created in the Wilmette-Central avenue business disttict Monday noon when an elderly colored woman appeared on the street in her bare feet, using a grocer's sack for a hat and carrying .a broomstick cane . The police guided the woman to her place of emp loyment. 'Twas very cold last Monday. CHRYSLER. F · - M,r. O,W.J o,.,, C. D. P·M·d,lru ....................... __....... _....,..._Wu..ttel,... 1177 Wilmette Ave. ........u7 r... .... . . . p, ·· · . . . . .7 ........__t. A.-. .. EVANSTON MOTOR SALES 1015-17 Davis St. Tel. Univ. 2277 Branch of main store, Michigan and 25tll St. Choice Tree Ripmed FLORIDA ORANGES Three days from the tree !-0 you. Ready Dec. 1st. 8os, $8.75; Half, $3.85 Delivered. 18-20 Doz. to Box ...._.. Sap. 3153 or Wiaaetb R. M. WARWICK a No. Fr..Jdia, Claicap tm