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· WILM.ETTE VOL. XVII, NO. 31 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, APRIL 27, 1928 Publial&ed weekJy bSI LJoJ/d HoUt.ter IM., ltll-1!36 Centrar Ave., WfJtMtte, nrft&Ot.. B·terecl a HCOtl4 oleaN t~~e~Her March 13, 19!~, at the poat o//tce at WUtMtte, IUtt&Ota, tnlder tl&e Act otMarcA I, 1811. B·bamiptW. ~ 11.11 ca·emo· LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS LET _ CONTRAtT FOR BIG WEST AREA PAVING JOB Highways Construction Company to Pave AU Streets in Indian Hm Estatea Section SHOW CLUB FINANCES Tum Your Clock Ahead; Daylight Saving Sunday Preaideat W. Fraak McClure Makea Turn your clock ahead one hour upon retiring this Saturday night, for Sunday morning, at 2 A. M., Daylight Saving Time goes intp effect again. If you fail to comply, you'll wake up Sunday morning precisely one hour behind schedule. All churches in the community will hold their services on Daylight Saving time this Sunday. Train service on the Milwaukee division of the Chicago and North Western railway will be advanced an hour except for the through trains which supply the minimum of regular service through the north shore. The North Shore line schedule is also suited to the new time arrangement. All train service remains on Central Standard time. '---------------' Public Aaaual Fi-cial Stat-.eat of Suada,. EYeaiq Club SIEDERS NOT STING THIS SPRING sw North Share Abatemeat District So Deerees; Takes S~ to For the first time in several years, Oaat the Pesta a Wilmette Sunday Evening club sea- son has closed without a small deficit The mosquito family, which for Indian Hill Estates, that extensive years untold has held sway on the in the treasury. This fact is brought new residential development m the north shore, with the coming of out in .the annual financial statement of northwest section of Wilmette, wilt spring, and which has long been unsoon witness the completion of every that community organization made animously voted a real menace, is to single improvement essential to that public this week by president W. Frank receive a reception this spring which modern subdivision, with the culminaMcClure. which it is said will thoroughly conting phases mprovement-street "When the outstanding pledges are vince the little pests that their prespaving, sidewalk construction and collected," says Mr. McClure, "there ence is no longer welcome. storm water sewer installation_:._acwill be no deficit on this season but The North Shore Mosquito Abatetually set in progress this week. Conrather, a small surplus. This is the ment district, organized a short time tract for this final work was awarded first time in a number of years that ago, is already after them, and a good Tuesday of this week by the Wilmette the season was closed without at showing in the mosquito abatement board of local improvements to the least a small deficit. In many ways campaign should be made this year Highways Construction company of the year was one of the best in the it is said. Highland Park at the bid price of $219,histQ~Y of the club. The fourteenth Officers. and trustees of the district 062.70. The storm sewer. work costing year will op_ en Sunday, October 7." met Wednesday evening at the office $70,000, has ben sublet to the Cannellof Superintendent William Edwards, in The financial statement follows : Conrad Construction company. Glencoe, at which time they discussed Receipts PaYe Thirteea Street· Bal. on hand Oct. 1, 1927 ........ $ 3.45 the types · and grades of oil to be used This latest system of improvements Received from Pledges . . . . . . . . . . 2, 736.50 in spraying ditches and pools in which Receiv~d from Collections . . . . . . 1,899.67 water stands. consists of the paving of thirteen streets with concrete, laying of 114,Taak Wqoaa on Wa~ $4,639.62 Bids on the new addition to the 500 square feet of sidewalks, and inThe new tank wagons, ordered at a Disbursements stallation of approximately five miles Joseph Sears school in Kenilworth Speakers .......................... $2,740.00 recent meeting, are expected in a few of sewers. Streets to be paved m- were received by the Kenilworth school Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 711.72 days, when the work of sprayiq . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 619.81 board and opened at a special meet- Adv~rtlslng clude the following : General Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137.73 catch basins throughout the various Locust road from Lake avenue to ing held for the purpose on Friday of Church rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200.00 villages will be started. Pools of wa Ashland avenue (Avoca road); Miami last week. At that time it was dis- Deficit 1926-1927 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167.50 ter will also be similarly treated, and road from Lake avenue to Romona covered that due largely to the limita$4,576.76 men with knap-sack spraying equip Balance on hand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.86 ment will seek out every place of this road; Shabona lane from Blackhawk tions placed upon bond issues for Pledges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155.00 nature and the campaign will be per road to south end of Shabona lane; school purposes the ·board would be Outstanding Unpaid Bills This Date as Follows 124.00 sistently carried on throughout the Seminole road from Lake avenue to short some $50,000 of the fund neces(Church rental) season. sary to build the addition, bids showBlackhawk road; Seminole road from Re·cwe Obatructioaa Iroquois road to north end of Seminole ing that the cost would approximate In the mean time, the Superinten road; Mohawk road from Iroquois $200,000, while the legal bond issue Men'a Club Haa Annual and Trustees are taking steps road to Locust road; Iroquois road would allow only $150,000. Spring Party April 30 dent to eradicate, as far as possible, ob from Miami road to Seneca road; IroThe board decided that the best Ladies' Night will be combined with quois road from Seneca road to Illinois thing that it could do was to solicit the annual Spring party of the Men's structions in various streams and road ; Blackhawk road from Miami the aid and advice of the Parents' Edu- club of the First Congregational drainage ditches, which prevent a free road to Seneca road; Osage lane from cational association. A meeting of church scheduled for Monday eve- flowing of the water. They made a thorough tour of in Blackhawk road to south end of Osage the association was called by its ning, April ·30, in the parlors of the lane; Ottawa lane from Blackhawk president, Bruce V. Crandall, for Tues- church. Arrangements for the dinner spection last Sunday, seeking out such road to south end of Ottawa lane; day night, April 24. The board's and entertainment are under supervi- places and they found many. Chippewa lane from Blackhawk road problem was explained to the large sion of ] ames C. Crossley, president of Work at Bridpa to south end of Chippewa road ; Ro- group present and after some two the Men's club. Excavation is needed on either side mona road from Miami road to Avoca hours' discussion it' was decided that of the concrete bridge on Willow road. there were two courses open: either street, it is said. This will not be an Improvements previously completed abandonment of the plans or of raisexpensive operation and yet it is es in the Indian Hill Estates area include ing the money by public subscription. timated it will increase the outlet per the sanitary sewer system, water serAfter a thorough discussion of the haps 50 percent. any old printing vice, gas mains, both for heating and problem from every angle in which At the steel bridge, on Winnetka domestic use, underground electric many questions were raised and anavenue, over the east fork of the river, -like an accommolighting, telephone and street lighting swered, the association voted unanit was found that considerable frame installation, all of which are connected imously to become guarantor and work which had been placed there dation train-may and functioning. pledged itself to raise the money necesto strengthen the bridge, also ob 5ary to complete the original plans Build Fiae Residences structed the flow of water very rna· get you there terially. Construction of residences has been of the Board of Education. The presiIt was also found that a consider· progressit;g at a rapid pace with many dent, Mr. Crandall, was authorized to some time able improvement in this respect may homes already occupied. The develop- appoint a ways and means committee be obtained by removing a quantity ment as a whole is regarded as one of and a letter was mailed out on April good printing is the of debris and doing some excavating the· finest residential areas in the vi- 25 stating the case to all citizens of at the new concrete bridge, at Avoca the Village and asking their support. cinity of Chicago and far superior to fast express road. most of the subdivisions opened in re- It is hoped that the funds may be Trustee Paul A. Hoffman brought secured in a very short time so as to cent years. that gets you there out the fact that one very great The final improvements will be com- permit the completion of the addition source of trouble throughout the dis· and the relieving of the over-crowded pleted early this summer. with speed and trict is the fact that many property The Indian Hill Estates subdivision conditions in the school by next fall. owners, in selling the black dirt from is a project of Bills Realty, Inc., of 1---------------luxury their land, have, by its removal, Chicago and Wilmette. tained by the ] uniors. It will be a created great pools in which water stands, thus causing mosquito breed·'date" event and summer formals ing places. It has been suggested be the dress, it was announced. Ne.w Trier Junior Prom just caU that the various villages take neces-· The Four Horsemen of Northwestis Scheduled for May 12 ern university, a dance orchestra that sary steps to prevent this practice. WILME'ITE President Arthur Stringer reported The New Trier High school ] unior is credited with "hot music and mean at the meeting Wednesday eveniaa. Dances Prom will be held on the evening of rhythm," will be featured. that Major E. M. Skinner, who hu Saturday, May 12, between the hours will be by program. been acting engineer, is now confine4 The Prom will be supervised by Miss of 8 :30 and 12 o'clock. in Wesley Memorial hospital, Chieaao, Elaborate decorations are being Lillis Price, advisor chairman for the where he is to undeqo a surgi~ ~ planned for the affair, in which the girls, and Samuel Vernon, advisor eration. Seniors of the school will be enter- chairman for the boys. Kenilworth P.T.A. Starts Drive to Swell Building Fund wm 4300