Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Jun 1934, p. 3

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recreationai activities at an operating cQst of $9,388.19-that was the gis't of the report given by Daniel M., Davis,, darector of recreat ion, for the fiscal year beginning May 1, .1933, and end- ing May 1, 1934. The report was sub- mlitted to the Playgiound and Recrea- tion board at ýits june Meeting, last Wednesday eveéning. The two figures denote two. records, Mr. Davis explainis. Not only is* the at- tendance' the, largest recorded in the, annals -of the Recreation board but the money spenit per person is the smailest expended by the board for a yearý's..ex- penditure. The operating. cost, Mr. Davis furth- er expiains, is exclusive of the $3,933.59 spent in paying principal and interest on 1930 'and 1931 tax anticipation war- r.antsý during the year. These warrants are taken up u4pon receipt of 'funds froru tax levies and .in no particular cati he applied upon. operating, costs. Funds for operating costs were derived frotn sale of 1933. fax antic ijat ion war- rants-, since the board voiuntarily for- feited its 1932 levy, which would have been,-used ordinarily.' Sinnmnrize Activities llie total. of 210,19ý7 participants were, divided among the various activities as foi lows; Sumnmer playgrounids .........30340 Swimming classes .......... 6,030 After-school activities ......... 74,574 Winter sports and ice carnival. 48,850. Aduit recréational activaties .... 50,403 Total ............... 210,197 Included in the after-school activities are such sports as football, volleyball, speedball, basketball, track, playground bail, kite 'flying for boys and kickball, VOl, leybaii, basketball, track and play- grournd bail for girls. Other activities in which both boys and girls are an- cluded wvere JUN-IOR LTWe, Easte r.egg hbunt and roller..skating meet. The- aduit recreationai program ian- çluded activities for men -and women fifteen years of age and over. Among theni were: two piaygrouncl bail leagues for nmen, a playground bail ieague -for women, 1four - ,basketball Recomme nc C. C. C. ýBoys to Employers, To obtain jobs for boys who are being discharged fromn the Skokie Valley C. C. C. camp at Glenview because their year's enroliment :ex- pires at the end of june, Capt. John P.' Crehan, commanding officer, is issuing an appeal to business firmns ini the Chicago area.- Letters are be- ing sent out.by the camp to 'recom- mend.boys certified for character an« ability on the basis of their year's record ain camp. Upon request inter- view s are, arranged with prospective employers. Camp officers are also seekcing aid for these 'boys by giving taiks to chambers of commerce and other business organîzations and. using their- personal influence with friends and acquaintances. 'The boys are trained in various capacities for gen- erai business employment. There are typists, stenographers, bookkeepers, construction men, foremen of labor 1units, officeý clerks, etc. Many of them have beeti enrolled in the study classes *of the camp for the sake of more education and training. -These boys, ni the year they have spent ini the C. C. C., have shown theniselves to be deserving of ail the aid we can give theni in iocating po- sit ions after they leave the camp," says Captain Crehan. Garage Requests Permit to Remodel Its Building the Shawnee, Service garage, 515 Fourth street, has made application to, the Village building commissioner. for a permit. to. remodel its building by .removing' the present front and coaîtrUctingý a new frO'nt' far enough. from the 'street to permit installing gasoline pumps and building a drive- way. Gasoline purchasers are now served bv aneans of an overhead hose Practically ail of the $200 repre- sents the proceeds of the annuai Shakespearean play given by the class several ý,weeks. ago. The ciass gift fund, into which the money goesi as used' for improvemlents .and new equipment about the school. This yea 1r, a motion picture machine, films for the mach.ine, some gymnasium, equimen an other accessories were purchased with money from1 this fund. There were 49 pupils in t he Joseph Sears graduatang cssths year. Diplomas were presented to thern by Arthur W. Wakeley, president of the Kenilworth board of education. Final Warninig Is Given Delinque'nt Auto 0Wners Superantendent o f Police- Henry Brautigamn is issuinga final waraiing to owners of dogs land automobiles, who have flot secured 1934 Village licenses. Notices delivered to these owners by police officers are being disregarcied, the chief states, and the only alternative is to issue summons- es, which means additionaî costs, the possibility of finles and niuch need- less annoyance. The police depart- mient is tIir-ough wvith "soft glove" methods, Chief flrautigam. adds, and the recalcitrants will have to appear" an court and "tell it to the judge." Appropriate $400 for 'fax Collection Drive At its meeting Tuesday night the Village board made an appropriation, not to exceed $400, in support of the work of the New Trier Township committee, which is engaged in a de- teraiiÎned effort to induce payment of' delinquent taxes soi that schools .and other public, institutions and services mayý be maintainied. Trustee 'Harry C7. Kinne represents the. Vil- lage board on the committee. The New Trier Township High School board has sold to the North- ern Trust çompany 4Y2a Per cent re- funding bonds in the sum of $55,00(), te cover bonds coming due on july 1. The bonds commanded a Premnium of $3,370,' which' is equivalent to -an anterest rate of 4 per cent. At a meeting held Tuesday night. the board adopted a tentative budget for the coming year, totaling,$517000. It is explaned that the setting up of a definite >budget at this time is ,difi- cuit, as the collection of taxes has an important bearing* on the matte r., The uncertainty * of these.,collections makes it Practi*ally impossible for, the-board to know exactly what funds it, will hbave for the year's ope ration. The operating budget as n ow set up.as somewliat higher than last year, owing to 'the opening of the new building. It includes :certain non-re- curring costs, such as1 equipmennt for the new departments, and the addi- tional expenlse for fuel, light, power and water. These items, it as ex- plained. account for the increase in the operating budget. While the operating budget is more than last year the total budget is less, it is pointed out, 'Disposai of the $55,000 worth of refunding bonds 1932 Real Estate Taxes Coming In SIowly-HaIe The second installment of 1932 real estate taxes is coring in, slowly, according to Township Tax C ol1ectoÉ, Sanborn Hale. Mr. Hale is very anxious,- he said, that al checks reach him by june 27, in order that he may ýcomplete the accounting and. get the amounts onto . the county books be fore July 1, whicb is the beginning of the penalty date on the second instalîment. Quite a number. of property own- ers also have. paid the now delin- quent first installment of the 1932 taxes, Mr. Hale reported. Paymnent of money .to the local tax coliector assures* an earlie.r dAk+,.hii and Z3,UUU tur Me c MiUUA year. in re- porting the school attendance Mr. Davis notes that the attendance is based on the class attendance rather than on the individual attendance. lIn the introduction, to the annual (Continued ion page 41). nue, and Elliot West, 1410 Main a long or short flrne. eet, jEvanston, have enlisted i the: CONTAGIOUS DISEASES val Reserve Air corps, and will Notify the. Circulation For the week of june 10 to 17 the eort at Pensacola, Fia., about Au- Deparimnent .+ Wilmette Heaith departanent reported t 10. They are the oniy two ac- b 4 2lf contagious cases as follows: ehicceui. )ted froan the Tentb congressional * Vimefe 4300 pox, 4;, German measies, 7; unup, :rict. 5; mneasies, 1.

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