Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 26 May 1932, p. 3

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licenses were issued. in the villages of Wilmnette, Kenilworth, ý\innetka. and Glencoe during the first four months of the present year, as conpared to 11,377 for the entire year of 1931. '0f the 9,992 vehicles for 'which licernses have been taken out 'thîs year, 9.51.'2 are passe rger cars.;. 391 trucks; t)8 taxi. cabs and 21 niotorcycles. Dobbiù Stili With Us' OdDobbin, wliolhas been' practi- cally replaced by the motor as vehicle ,Motive power, is staging a faint corne- back in Wilmette, according to the vehicle license records,. During ail of Iast year, only seven licensés were issued for horse-drawn :vehicles. So far this year eiglit have been taken out. The ýtotal number of, passenger ca rs for NNhfich licenses, were issued in 1931 was 10.746.. There were 505 trucks; 91 taxicabs and ?g. motor-. cvc les. * An Auto Per 3.36 Persons Based on the -last census of the four -north, shore villages there was, am automobile for every 3.36 persons. Keiivýoirh lcads with 3.09; Win- nietka is second, with 326; WiVilmce is third, withi 3.40, and Glencoe, in, fourth place, follows closely with 3.41.1 In the. numnber of. passenger, cars Wilmiette -leads %vith 4,400 for 1931, andl 3,8244thus far this year. XVinetka is *a close second Withi 3,723 iin 1931. and-3,415 for ýthe first four. mionths of 1932. 'ii13,albt32o lili Wilmiette,,i191 lbt.32f the passenger cars were rated 'as 35- horse power .or uinder. In \Vinnetka. oit of a' total of 3,723, aIl bt'455 Uwere cars Nvith. motors similarly' ratcd. Kenihlworth, wi'tla' total of 807 pas- senger cars, had. 623 of the foregoinig rating. Te (ilecoe recors are flot< tabuiated to give this information. Wilniette Leads -of, the 1932' lcenses issuiei, Wil- mette lecads wvith 3,824. of which 396ý af e for. cars %Vith m notors of. more than 35 horse poNver, Winntka- is second, with .3,415, of which 465 have the larger rated miotors. Glencoe, during the first four nionths th is> vea r issued a total of 1,328, licenses, of wNhli 213 are for cars of muore than 35 horse power, w~hile Kenilwo.rthl. mti 7132 licenses îssuied lias .194 .ofr the larger cars. rf mni< t Af euE Assem DIy gins at 2: 'airk, an îrnpres and services in The procession \Vlnette's Memoriai Day obser- v,;ances will begin at -,6:30 Môndavy morning with flaà-raisinigexercises. The annual street procession starts at 9 o'clock..'Services are to be held iin Washington Park at the Lake front at 1l o'clock. Brig. Gen. John V. Clinnini of Glencoe will be the speaker of the day. P. J. Huerter Post No. 669, Amen-ý can Légion, will conduct miemorial observances Monda,, morning with, a street-processiîon on Ridgé road, term- inating in St. Joseph's cemetery *where services will1 be heid. Stephen A. Day is the speaker-. *The.P.arent-Teacher association .of. New Trier High school has been summoned, to a meeting N\edn.esda.% evening, June 1, at which problens. facing the schiool in 193 2-33 lill b- e disclussed. -AIlts nteJose Saspublic sýcliooý Keilori, shattredse ver a s1chool records in' their annual trackj andl field meet. Wilrnettc public school, athletes captured the annual' inter-sclhoolI track aind field meet *ast Saturdal. Athlletes vere. entered from five. schioois 1il the north and northwesti area of tie Counlty. i Toýýislip. Assessor George R. Har- baughi announices thiat personal prop- ertv scliedulles for 1931 will be Iin the 'mail very soon. Act'promptly Ili filing' %vo.ur scheduile, is bis advice. K-eiiworth'*s dog7MUZZingI regula- tioin goes into effect. June .15. Representàtive citizens approve Perpetual ;Harmony .convention . plan I to select candidates for Village of- fices. W\ilniette public library's animal1 report indicates steaçlN progress in every eplart ment. Rri<j. Gci,. John Vl . Clinjitin. w/10 iir'c i flic United States armyv for 25 -car-s and is a ;'etera i of f li 'pf nnli)ihîerican a;d W1o'id (iwars, ~'zll pire f lie Meinrial Dai, addrcs$ ut. W ashhifftoit ,park, Wlnte Iic.r I loiidav înoî-ning at il o'clock. (;"elierai Cliin tilias 'a brilliant r as well as, peace time record. He is a na- tive oft Illitiois; and eniisted in the First Illinois infantrv lu 1894. He 'has served, in, ail, grades f rüm private to brigadier ,eneral. He wvas transferred to' com-1 inatid the lO8th Trains and Military Po- lice ini 1917 fromi the l31st Infantrv, Charge of Division Prison. He was transferred to the, command of the 130th Infantrv A. E. F. june 9, .1918 at i Huppyý.,Franice. lije served ii thé Santiago de Cuba] campaign duiriing the, Spanish-Ameri-1 cati wari. and w.as' engaged in,th Soçmme. defensive n Smeoffen- sive, -St.. Mihiel and Meuse Argonne offenuýives in the WVor1d war. He ivas wvounded at Consenvoye. France, Oc- toher 17. 19.18. His total actiVe set*v- (Continued on Page '61, in the Wilmzette public schools wil be held Thursday, june 2, at the Laurel school. Dates for the other patrons' days are' Monday, june 6, at the Central schooi, Thursday, juné 9, at the Logan school, and Fn-day, june'10, at the Howard school. Pupils wiIl be'in their classroomns froni 2-to 3 o'clock on1'he four, af- ternoons to assist the parents in in- terpreting the exhibits. 'Ail ciass- roonis will :be open on patrons' days f rom 7 to 9 o'clock in ther evening. Si» Varied Proot Parents, by visiting, the. different roonis on' these days, have, an op- portunity to observe in a small way what the schools are undertaking to do for their cbildren. AIl parents are rbeing urged to keep the dates in mind and to visit flot oniy their own .child's room..but the entire system in order to get a betterý idea of the schoois as a whole. M\iss.NelleE. Moore., supervisor of elementary education, expiain.s that the foilowing points have been ob- served in arranging the work for the attention of 'parents: __ Outlines Proffrau L. Pupils' attainment in drill sub- jects is show.vu'on, progress ç harts. In, miost cases -no namies appear, in the charts. Each pu pil is indicated. by a number.. Parents may iearn 'their own child's numbér f rom 'the child before coming to the exhibit. 2. ' Work is exhibited . in' as: many cases as, possible to -'enter around, large units of work. In this way the teachers hope to show the variety of activities or pupil experiences which contribute to the learning. Composi- tion' writîng, drawing, construction \vork, ail contribute to the iearning ini history, geography, literature, and na- ture study. 3. individuai pupil products wili be displayed: in- notebooks and .work foiders at each pupil's desk. Often saples o ýf. work at different dates art in. these folJlers in order thatý the parents play sec progress. 4.The products exhibited have been selected' during the school year. They are not specialiy prepared speci- Mens, but regular ciass products. 5. Exhibits 'of work froni the spe- cial departments, manual training and sewing, ivill bc on display ini the spe- .cial rooms. two Legion posts. A. D. Albrîgnx is. chairmant of the campaign for Wilmette 'Post No, 46, while Wil- liam Hillinger is in charge for P. J. Huerter Post No. 669. Mrs. R. .C. Johnson' is chairman for the Wilmette Post- Auiçiliaryý. NNWedflesday of last week they gave' assistance to an outboard motor boat. On May 17 thé coast guardsmen Iwere called upon by the Evanston, jpolice to lind the body of a man who, jcommîtted suicide off 'the lake shore à Short distance south of the. North- western university. campus. CallWilmette 4300 Ai sk or A d-loaker the year on tnat date. Eleven eignîn grade pupils wiil receive diplomas at the exercises. 'The speaker for the occasion has not yet been selected. L. Raymus Murphy, principal of the school, said this weekc that the pupils are beginning- preparations, for the. graduation program.

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