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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Nov 1929, p. 36

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J6 WILMETTE LIFE November 22, 1929 , Telephone Wilmette 4100 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE .............. 12.00 A YEAR All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to lnsure appearance In current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituaries, notices of entertainments or other affairs where 11n admittance charge Is published, wlll be charged at regular ad\·ertlslng rates. called leisure-time occupations. They hecome single -track men, too se riou s. entirely pre-occupied with their vocations. If you are on the wrong track get onto the right track. even though you are 60 yea r s old. It' s n ever too late tu mend. < 1et right \nth yonrsel f! \Vhat \ the differ tt Jc e bet\\'l'l'll tlw apiJro priation of sig n s ancl other pieces uf propl'r ty hy college boys and a simi lar appropriation by nun -col lege What's the boys? );6diffcrenre, ex Difference? cept that utH' gro up at te nd :-; rolkgl' and the qt h er doe~n~t. Thcrl' i"'. !J,,,,TYtr. a rcr ta in tcndtncy tu he easy o n the rolletrc boY and I! a rd ()tl h . the non-L·olleg-c boy. Th e tbual rumn1cnt " ·i t h n.· o· a r d t u t he for Iller is t hat 1 .H' i 11 t e IH b tlu hann. jH:-;t wants to ha,·e· a littk fun. .\ t) :-:. uch exnt~t..·. ho\\·cver i"' ufferl'd for the 11thcr JH,,.. l lv's a hood lum . :ttl<! th;tt\ a ll there is to it. \\ .lien a :-; ign ur a barht:r puk 11r a pla:--ter hull -dog disappear~ from its ;trru:--tt 1111ed place and lakr reappears i11 ;L frat hullSl' . that's l()h uf fun · fur the cullegT ll< hut ntusth· annovanre and los for t!H· <1\\·ncr tli th~· approi>riatecl articles. ln lat('r year s the incident is treated hnmorou ~ lv. :111<1 tlw perpetrators a'rc regarded as r;\tl;er ;uhnir ahh·. I i a ~illlilar thing· is dune by 1>11_\' ~ 11i tlH· ;-,trtl't nuho<h· think~ uf :--aring· that 1111\·-. ,,·ill he h<J\·s .. ()tJ the co11tra;.,. tll(' lHl\' S a·rc arrested ;~nd clas~ed as · \'o.UJlg· rrit;linal:--. h<lys \\.h() " ·ill g-row up to. h<.·r111llt ' elll'tllie;-, 1 1i :- . u c i c t " . T h c i r d c e d s a IT 11 o t t r c a t t · d 1 1\ lt ll<H·n u ~h· . \'oiH>clv admirl'~ thl'm . c:in· tl1<.: JHJn-collcge hoy an L' \Til J,IT: tk. ~ ~ SHORE LINES Grade Separation will save life Let's have immediate action/ other l>ird will en-r \burp in the heart uf t lw true :\meriran the place uf ~uprenw ~ igni lica nce no\\· uccupic<l hy the eagle. The ~rrea111 of tiH· "Ki11g for .\mcrican eagle \\'ill al"· ay~ a Day!" r he the challenge of :\mcrica to the rl'st of tlH' world. The litncss uf th e eagle thus to sy11llwlizt' . \ml'rican power and position ra11 IH'Yer he questioned. On the coat of arrns of lli ~Iaje sty the :\m e rican Citizen, the king· oi l>ircls \\'ill always be the central jigurc. Of cour~e no 1 _":-- nut anothl'r hird may perhaps be all(l\\'l'd to take tht: real king\ place for at lt·a~( ·a singl e day. ~ext \\'l;ek ']et the turkt.: . '· he kin g for a day. ~ext Thursday, Thanks o·iy in "' ~,. Dav. let u s all :--.., o·ivc ~ Turkev < ~<~hhler h · .. the place of pre-em inenr e. \V e ca~i1y grant that the turkey i:-- ],~ · w 1 mea n s a rm·al bird. I [ c d< ,e:-;n 't It It )k regal. ~or dm.< his fallliliar gobble :--()und the lca~t hit ruyal. llis g·ait is nut kingl:. But \\'(' could nut get alung without hitn Thank :-;giving Day . Take :t\\·ay the turkt:,·, and the day i~ nH:rc ly a da: oi dutih~l gratitude. becoming hut not · inspir ing. Bring l>ack the turkey with all hi s de lectable trimmings and th e clay berunte" a great fea:-;t day. recalling a \rhole se ri<' ~ o f such wonclerfnl day s go ing centnrie~ back to the Pilgrim F a th ers. .\11 hail to the t.urk<·y. ki1'1g i()r a <Lt,. ~ tHl , or deplore (as the case may be~ the advent of winter, and though we have no 1dea, nor the whcn:\\'ithal to permit of escape from the frigid spell once it arrive s, we have neverthel~s s r~garded with consid<:rablc amusement and no httle mterest the approaching avalanche of ~inter resort literature designed to help fill the wtde open spaces of uur commun ity joumal. May we submit just a brief extract from one of these gems, even at th e risk of inviting th e displeasure of those who still revel in th eir Zane Greys and kindred historiaiJs of the great out-of-doors in the west. Here goes: "Cen . .\l..'lson ~I il es started it all when he dron~ ( ~cronimo from th e western mountains and made t ht deser t !'afe for dude ranches and resort hotels . . . yesterday thi s desert was the dreaded ordeal on a transcontinental trip . . . today it's the \\'inter mecca of maharajahs of American industry \\·h11 hear their bedouin love songs crooned h~ :-nnw Htt<h Va.lee in a dinner orchestra and whose \rin:s r ea~! fa hion foibles from smart magazin es ll\· th e light of the stars . . . here padres and p;·o:-;pcctors haYc wandered for weeks to heal parched throats at elusivf' oases . .. now modish matrons in yionnet models toy with peach parfait s s~.:rYe d under 1111 umbrellas in pretty palm gar dens of desert hotels. vVe used to sail to Tuni s and Algiers to rea lize the rarity of de sert delighb . . . hut now \ H' find thun right at home . . . for ju:-t iorty-eight hours irom Chicago and . dottin g the path of the (this space reserved for name o i dclllxl..' train) lies the tir st of a grow ing succession " i 11p11kllt t)a . . t:- calling \\·orld-\n'ary tra\·t!rr-. tn lHT d to thc·ir lure . . . de ." Tit for Tat T WILD WEST IN 1929 HOCCH we haY e (at this writing) yet to enjoy ·· 4 · .\ nd '"hile the dudes go west for the winter :-ocial whirl, Tex Austin and hi s fellow roughn ecks rr111ll' ca. t to stage their annual bull-dogging sho\\'. A Subtle Distinction orer (~o pel ~1ission on \Vest Madis<)ll ~ t reet. Chicago: "Preachers In vi ted-SintH:r:\\ ckpme." May We Explain? \nd ll'st there he some mi sunder standi ng rorJ .. ·q ·rning nur su dd en!~ acquired acquaintance. hip \\ith \\"est ~faclison street, mav we briefly explain 1h;ft it is the locale of the Chicago Stadium whe~ e hnx f1ghtcrs. bike and rodeo tumblers abound . lltn ce our prox imity to the r ealm of th e socialh· l ·:-: ~ign The r ecipe for a ~uccessful life ~·an ht· -..ummecl up in \Try fe"· \Yord s- one YuCLt i'o n and se,·cral ;n·oca tions. Let a person han.' nne congenial voca ..-l Successful ti<~n and seyeral congenial [j e avoca t io n s , and h e can a s k for ;1 othing n~orc. l i a man ran get a jub that he like:-; and a lllllll her of amu~ing- hobhies he i~ fitted out for life. f \\ .lwth er llr !l ot an in"tituti()tl i ~ rl'ally :1 rl ~llllllllnity tenter depends primaril:: 1H>t 1111 it-.. r()~t. :-;izc, <1r locatiuu hut <1t1 tbc numht:r <Jf ]H.: 11pk ti1at A Community it scrn~;-,. \'c,,· Tri~.:r Center II igh :-;chuul rome ·"' up tu t!Ji...; :-; tandarrl for l.hnO attc11<red a pla:· that r:111 Friday ;1t1< l ~a tnrd ;L\ 11ig·l1t :-- n:rcnth· : 2. -.ft~) at l< 'lllil'd ;L iouth;tll g·ame 0 11 th~~t same ~aturday :tl tl'rtJuutl: l.llXl a ttended the llll'<.'ting ui the Sunday ll:,·ening club held in tb c high ~r hoo l assem b]y hall. and 900 \\'ere present 11 11 ~Ionday e \'.e ning- at the ~\rti ~t- 1\ c~..-i tal. The g-rand total for the fo ur stH'ce..-s·i\'(· days wa s 6.000. certainly enough tu jus t ify tllle in calling uur township high schor,l a g·(·1nt i Ill' co mnntn i t y c e 11 t e r . \'<> 011<· can doubt that the eft1cit·nn· u i police would be ·at least doubled (f all citizens \\'onld co.- operate \Yith th('m intelli g·e ntly and \\'lloleheartedly. J f the aYeragc ~·ood citizen would by his co-op e ration lllak e it nnneces~ary for the police to compel him to obey certain regulations , ho,,· much more energy the police \Yottld have to put into the ~·qod work of prcYenting thefts atHl automobile arcidents! P Ur r aci-,(·d. Jail House Musings \ \' c k n o w ; nt 1111 b c r u f p e o p k \r h o f (n· 11 11e rea~on or anotht:r ha Ye neYer got in to th e bu ~ ine ~s or profes~iun that they really like. ~omt of the ~c people do genuinely good wurk. make plenty of money, and ~eem l appy. Hut at heart they are not happy. and they are not doing such good work as they might do. There are number]e~-; ~alesmtn \\'ho \\' <nlld like to he doctors and a s many teacher . . . wh<l \\'()llld likt..· to be !--ale ·men. Ha\·ing once been a police reporter, no amount lit t1t1t side in Altl'JJrc ra n prevent our wandering. no\,. aJtd tlrcn. intt) a nearby station hou se ju st to swap yarns with th e <lesk sergeant and obsen·t· thi s rriminol(.)gy business at first hand. Thus it \\a:- that \\· c happened into the \Vinnetka hoosc g<HY the other (·rening only to find John Kessler . ;tn 11 !<1 cn1ny 11 i police beat day s, occupying the "desk" and generally conducting himself after the fashion 11f a Yderan copper. Johi1 scoured the north shore ;m·a \\'ith a tine- tooth comb some years ago in que:-t of thl' tlusiYc cight-column head line, ha s :-.incc battled rattlesnakes in Montana and boomed things 'generally down in Florida. Back on the north shore. he decided to gi,·e th e pnlicc bu si ne ss a '"hirl and, we are told, is doing a right neat job of it. The omnipresent Chid Peterson was on hand . tno. between emergency calls to various parts oi his domain, and took time to show us his care iulh· trea sured ·'artillery" and inform us that he's about to hunt ducks in ·Egypt (U. S. A.). ~\[ighty human. these coppers when you get under their hide s. We wouldn't miss those ncrasional excursions for a lot. ~o far, moreover. we\·e managed to maintain a dignified position this -,ide of thr cell-room har'l: in itself 110 1)1Ca11 :1.rcom pli sh ment. Rah! Rah! Rah! sympathize most heartily with thC' \\ 'ildcat enthu~iast who. following last Saturda~·'s Hoosier melee, obtained a measure of revenge hv unsetting the dignity of the Indiana drum-majat:. \\'r \·e lonrr since had a ven for tackling one of those hozo;, innocent of evil though they Ill~' \\'e ran he:. It is not hai·d to lind man\· llltll wh o ha\'c found congenial oren pat ion.s l>u t who have no hobbies, nu ~ide line s. Tht:v \\'Ork too hard at their main jobs and ~o lack the s~eetening ' that comes hom what might he \\'c know very \\'ell that \\'C ought to take a little physical exerci e every day. Vve don't seem to get the time. \Ye know that the exercise one gets from ,,·alking- around a room. rnm hi ng- the hair, brushing the teeth. putting on and taking off clothes, and riding in a car isn't very valuable. We have decided to take up golf-next summer. all -MIQUE.

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