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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jul 1935, p. 3

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*A number of large signs are being prepared for posting in the Skokie lagoons area aclvising that "boating and swimming are flot permitted at any time" and that "children under 18 years of age unaccompanied by aduits are not permitted on this pro- ject at lany time.fy Boatïig .and swimming will lie al- lô%,wediii these lagoons 'when the en- tire drainage and parking develop- ment is, finished., In fact, it is the purpose of the National Park ser- vice to make of the former .Skokie àas véritable. paradise, but as long as the work, is under wvay the, foregoing restrictions are nece 1ssary, tiot offly for the safety of those who do visit the site to, witness the prog- ress of the great reclamation under- taking, but in order. that the activi-ý ties of -the hundreds of men there engaged will not be hampered. Later on, it is pointed out, when, the lagoons are aIl finished, the water properly purified, drivewvaysý and ~ bridle paths completed and proper sutpervision of theparc .prov'ided, the public will hé welcome to enjoy the boating, swimming, fisbing and the many other pleasures to be provided. 3 of 7 LonsFiaiished At present, only three of the seven lagoons are finisbed, and an uncon- trolled desire on the part of many, particularly the children, to begin nowv to. play in this section of the vast park has made it necessary to post the warning - signs. .Bulletin has been posted by Sup- erintendent llugh Kent at National Park service headquarters on Harms road explaining that it bas been brought to the attention of that office by H. L Woolhiser, Village manager of Winnetka, that a number of chul- dren have been observed playing along the batiks of the lagoonis and that miembers of the administration organization of Winnetka are appre-. hiensive of the, hazard to the children because of the slope of the. lagoon 1)atks and the depth of the, water. PrecautionarY Measure The notice continuing says: "Childreii unaccompanied by are not perniitted on the proji aduits Iton is witfl1 the Chicajgi> Uivic Opcra coinpany and Mr. Raieff has done aj great deal of concert work.I Signal, When YoU Turn Corner, New TeLaw ýStipulates Tenew automobile traffic code, enacted, by the last .legislature and. now on the statutt books, makes it compulsory for automobile- drivers, to give arm signais designating their intention to slow down, stop, or make a right or left. turn.t The specified, signais, which motorists have been ad- vised to learn and scrupulously ob'- serve are1 as follows: For, Ief t turn, hand and, armi hor- izontal. For right 'turn, hand and arm up- ward, or moved f romf front to rear. Stop or slowing, hand and arrm 'downward. "Hand and armn" signais must be given during not less than the last 100 feet traveled before turning, the new la w stipulates, and no person miay stop or sucldenly decrease speed ,without first giving the proper signal. Mechanical devices are permitted for giving the signal, but these signais must be plainly visible, both to the front *and rear; in the day time and for 100 feet at night. WilI Attend Congresof World Education Group Mrs, B.'F. Langworthy, 832 Bryant avenue, Winnetka, who is now in Was'.ington, will sail from Montreal on juIy 29 for. England. She will go to Oxford for the congress of thei Federation of World Education Asso-. ciations August 11-16. As, representative of the National Conigress of Parents and Teachers, of which *she is president,.Mrs. Lang- worthy will speak on August 13 on parent-teacher work. 'During the between taiçe ana Forest avenues, the time limit being 90 minutes. Leniency bas been extended Wil- mette residents, but out-of-town mo- torists have been given tickets when they overstayed the, limit. .So the motori ,sts conceived the idea of. pay-' ing no attention to -the' tickets. Last Saturday and SundayChief of Police Cloyid C. McGuire put extra, police officers on duty in that section with instructions to arrest violators and bring them to the station. As, a result fifteen offenders were compelled to post bonds for their appearance in police court. Some who, had dressed only> in bathing costume had no money with them, and there was, great activity in connecting with the folks at home and getting the bond to.thejudge., The sanie policy Will bie continued next Saturday and- Sunday, and possîbly to the end of the se'ason., it is an,- nounced Praises Policemen for Clearing Up Burgiaries Chief of Police Cloyd C. McGuire >reports that during the past three or four weeks his department bas clear- ed up an even haîf-dozen burglary cases, some involving property of considerable value. The chief states that mernbers of the police 'depart- ment have been doing excep- tional work, some of the cases above mentionied revealing unustial police skill. Police Sergeant Gets $20 for Ring Recovery A diamond ring valued at $1,000 dis- appeared from the home of a Wîl- mette citizen Saturday, July 20. Later it was found that a young girl who had been doing maid work in the home had the ring, which was re- covered by Sergt. Herman G. Vance. The insurance company paid Sergeant \Tance a reward of $20. The Kenilworth Village board at its July meeting last Thursday night took action that paves the way for .savings to the Village of more than $10,000. The board adopted an ordinance autb-- orizinig and providing for the issuance of. $84,00 water revenue refunding bonds, bearing 4 per cent interest, to be dated October 1, 1935,. maturing. serially October 1, 1937 to 1960, in- clusivei, and redeemnable on. October, 1, .1950, or on any interest. payment date tbereafter,' on 60 days previous notice at par ahnd acciued interest. The board accepted a proposaI from flacon, Whipple and, company, Chi- cago, ýto. pu rchase the new issue at par plus a premium of $84, ubec to the approval of' legal. proceedings by Chapman and Cutier, attorneys. Out of the proceeds thus received the Village board expects. to retire on October 1, 1935, the remaining Out- standing issue of $84,000 Village of Kenilwortih 5 per cent water fund certificates of indebtedness, due seri- ally April 1, 1936 to 1958, inclusive. whicb certificates are callable at par andl accrued interest on 60 days notice before any interest date. Accordingly, the board adopted a resolution to caîl the outstanding cer- tificates for redemption on October 1' 1935, at the office of Harris Trust and Savings bank. successor trustee to the Northwestern Trust anid Savings bank, the trustee named in the inden- ture 'but which is now in receivership. Thbe notice of call of the. outstanding c ertificates is expected to appear about August, 1. Serve& As Preiident Pro Tem In the absence of Harry P. Harri- son, president of the Kenilworth board, Trustee Chase W. Love, chair- man of the finance committee, pre-, sîded as president pro tempore. Other matters dealt with. during the course of the meeting were largely of :a routine character. Trustee, Love explained that the action taken to effect the $10,000 sav- ing was made possible. through the TO TAR VCATONthree wèeks. *>* fKnlot wh isbe hr xcept for the reduction in interest Miss Vera Holding, 309 Seventeentli the past year, is going back again ini rate. street, employed at tbe Village offices, NEW DISEASE CASES the faîl. Water Plant Builtin 1928 will leave Saturday for ber annual The Wilmette Health department Kenilworth's modern pumping and 4w vacation. She will be the guest of reports tbe fqllowing new communic- Mrs. William C. Buethe, 1351 filtration plant was constructed in friends at Mackinac Island and Ocon- able disease cases for tbe week ending Greenwood circle, spent a few days 1928 largely out of the proceeds of omowoc, Wis., spending. a week, at July 20: Germnan measles, 1;,measles, last week in Evansville, Wis., visit- tbe 5 per cent. certificates of indebted- each place. 3,; scarle ee,1 ing friends and relatives. (continued on page 8)

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