Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Jul 1932, p. 3

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Village Board- Invites Citizens toAttend';, Will Welconie Suggestions Citizens of Wilmiette blave becît in- vited to discuss- with m nenîbers of the Village board. the proioscd \Village budget.for the year ending April :18, 1933, at a public hearing to be hel<l In the council roomof th e Village hall Monday night, July.11 , at: 8 'clock,. The hearing will be hëld lu connec- tion with an adjourned mieeting of the Village board-. SThe proposed budget for thec corn ing year, as outlined ini detail ini tbarform .on page 3 of this issue of WiLmETTE Lipe, is $122,776.84 les$ than that -of the past year. Although the budget of the p)ast year provided for Ëxlperrdlitures (if $410,092.09, the amount. actuiallv sp)ent was $335,940.31, a saving of $74,151.78. 0f.this amount the suii of $55766,09 was used te, reduce the 1931 tax levy. Rpâuco Tax Le!Y. In addition to this, ,the Playgroulid and 'Recreation board aufthorized a reduction of $4,000 in its taxý levv. making a total reduction iii' the ta 1x levy for. the last fiscal N'car of$5- 766.09. aVillage President C. P. Dubbs),, lI astatement issued. this wNeek, ex- plains that this slashing of exp-ense-s necessitated the curtaihuient of con- siderable service and a very sub- stantial reduction in the numnber of employees, as well as a reduction iii wages,, the minimum 'beîng ten per-: cent and the maximum apprO'ximiaWtly thirty'percent. Cuti illage Activities * The proposed budget.for tilt res- ent "fiscal year- will requiire curtail- ment of Village activities and a struggle to keep within the reduc- tions, Mr. Dubbs said. THIS WEEK'S COVER. On the cover of this week's issue of WiLirETTE [MEi are exterior views of the - proposed replica of Rýing Solomonl s temple, wbich promises to ,beoie of the. outstand- ing attractions of the 1933 Chicago, World's f air. Conlstructioni work will be started on the. temple soon. The building will cost half a mil- lion dollars. Details as to its con- struction and architects' sketches of thie interior. will be found on: page '14. Hundreds Enioy Celebration on Fourth. of JuIy An impressive presentation and posting of the colors blended with an afternoon of swift athletic actiVity to make Wilrnette's nintb annual comn- nxunity Fourth of jüly celebration one of the most enjoyable in the his- tory of the village.' The Patriotic Celebratîôns coin- mittee . of Wýilmete Post, No. 46, American Legion, with the coopera- tilin of the Wilmctte Playgrôund and R,'ecteàt.ioti board, had charge of the programî which began at 1 :15 o'clock with the Posting of the colôrs by George E. Leal, commander of Wil- mette Post No. 46, and David Leach, vice-commander. The reading of the D)eclaration of Independence by vice- commander Leachi also featured the patriotic programn. Field4 events at the Village Green then provided fun for hundreds of Wilmnette eidren and adults, begin- nling aI i1:30 o'clock. The, Hoffman Florists defeated the Wagner Service team, 6,to , 1.n i, thrilling playgroutid 1 basebalgaMe that. started. at 4 o' dock and concluded the day's pro- gram, Arrangements for the celebration %vere. under the supervision of joseph H.I. Heinzen , Jr., chairman of the Le- gion committet, who had the active assistance of Daniel M. Davis, direc- tor of recreation, and bis staff of workers, including Glen W. :Gatherý coal. WVilmette Post. No. 46, American *Teioin. takes this opportunity of Heslth Gommi*ssioùer Urges Villagers to Muzz1e Their Doga ; Pleads for Childrens Lives "The warning about rabies is re- peated this week,* due to the aston-7 isignumber of dog bites being re- potdin Wiîmette," says Dr. Martin Hý. Seifert, Wilmette health, commis-l sioner. "There is only ene rer.edy," he stresses. "Dogs Imust be muzzled. The breed of dog, bis gentleness, his training or care. mean absolutely notliing, for he isnot responsilo bis actions when rabid. "Neitheçr do we recognize immuni- zation by onc dose of rabies vaccine,, as this treatment is ineffective in many, cases. Two townships in Cook county are quaranitined for rabies',, and weare not immune. "The bealth. departmnent pleads with you te recognize a chil1d's life. as being of. more importance than a d'og's ceomfort."l Maie Quartet to Sing at Union Services on Sunday The Apollo male quartet of Chi- cago will furnish devotional music for the union service to be held in the Wilmette Baptist church Sunday, jjuly 10, at eleven o'clock. Menibers of, the quartet are: bass, Fred Lluntley; baritone, Frank Wil- lard; second tenor, Arthur Scott; first tenor, Omar Covert. They will sing a setting of the twenty-fourth psahn written by Daniel Protheroe, especially for the Apolloquartet, and "Crossing the Bar" (Tennyson) by Park. The ]Rev. John G. Hindley will preach on the theme, 'Upstairs." The union services, which are spon- sored jointly b3r the Wvilmette ,Bap- tist church, the First Presbyterian. churth anid tht First Congregational church,> were inaugtirated last Sun- day. They will be held during July and- August. AN Adopts for Proclamation Calling TwQ Employment Rally Weeks The "«man-a-block" plan to provide employment for 'heads of Wilmette familits .'received official endorsement of .the Village of Wilmette with the unanimous adpin by the. Village board of a proclamation at its reg- ular meeting on Tuesday. night of this week. The proclamation, as presented by TrusteeA. W. Froehde and as read by Village, Clerk Nicholasi Miller, follows: To the citizefla of the Village of Wil- mette. .There exi sta in the village of Wil- mette at tiiis time a serious. condition, which demnanda earneat and contifloil cooperatiori on the, part of every citizen ofWilmette who is interested in the> Progrene and ware of our, own neigh- or. List 400IJnéinploy*41 There are llated In the Employment bureau the naines of more than six hundred persofla, ail residefits of WiI- mette who are out of eynploymeflt, and there are many more, flot listed, who are resolutely facing want and the dep- rivation of even the neceasities of lite. Many of them are heads of famille'i -fathers of f rom four to elght children. They include workers iail the trades and occupations. Many of them are experieiiced executives. Many of them have been out of employmeflt for two years and more. These people are NOT to be regarded as seekers after eharity. Mafly of thenm have been residenta ot Wflmette for years, anid are now out of employmfent.thro'ugh no tault of their own. Wliat they wanit lu WQRK. Ail they ask la EMPLOYMENT. To Cauvass Entire *Village A commlttee of whlch C. W. Lerch la chairman has been organlzed to tan- 'vasa the entîre village for the purpose .of seeing that. these. men, and womnen- t raàdesmeçn and executivs--a'e. given -work té enabie.theim to at.least, obtaîn the necessities of lIfe NOW and during, .the approachlng wlnter. These canvassers, all citizena o! Wii- mette, willi cali to ask every employed householder to agree to gîve at least one hour per week at flfty cents per hour to one of these unemployed res- Idents as. long as the present emergeicy such bonds and coupons wirntteJUnt 10iue uv vvILrý Wilmette Sate bank with instructions Henry E. Cuter, president. to present them. to George W. Miller, board of education. Unless fu Village treasurer, who bas been au- forthcoming, Mr. Cutler decla thorized to prorate the funds legally schools cannot be opéned in available for such .purposes., ber.' ............ ... . . . . . and two'o! therea nine Ione 1 pox.

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