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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 8 Aug 1935, p. 1

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G CA New State Law Pro mpts Vil- lage Board to Enact Local Control Measure At its regul1ar meeting Tuesday night t he Village board took action to define its attitude and future policyý in relation to, the. recently enacted Illiâois state traffic lawv, which, has throvn, traffi.c enforcemnent into. sucb confusion that, officiais have' been at a loss as to proper and legal lrocedure. The action of the' board consisted of, passing' an ordinance, publishedin full on aniother page of. this issue of WxLMZ=TELIE providin g penalties for violations Preach at Union Services Sunday Dr., George D. Allison, pastor of the Wilmette Baptist churcb, will conduct the union services in the First.Congre- gational church Sunday morning, August 11, at il o'clock. He will pre- sent the second o f a series eof sermons on the general subject, "Character, Studies f rom the Book of Acts." The congregations of the Baptist and Co0n- gregational churches are combining.,in, these joint services during the summer1 period.' The program of music for the services this Sunday will be as follows: Prelude--"Reverie" ........ Ferrata Postlude---Fanf&te........ ..... Lernmens Vocal solos: 'Now Heav'n In Fullest Glory Shown"l From "'The Creation" ........ Haydn "Croissing the Bar".... .. Dudley Buck Baritone soloist, Robert Carman Learnl. Organist Enily Roberts. which may, be imposed by the local McGuire- Put on Board police magistrate or justices of th peace. The measure enacted by the of Suburb Police Grou p state legisiature took such jurisdic- Chief of Police Cloyd C.' cur tion away from local Justices andMcir magisrateshas been appointed to the executive magistates..board~ of the police committee of the Cover ýVartîou& Points Suburban Area and Country Towns The ordinance passed 'y, thé Vil- association. The conimittee is com- lage board Tuesday night, is titled: posed of representatives of police de-- *'An ordinance prohibiting an habituai partments in the Chicago area from u ser of narcotic drugs or any persoti Waukegan to Hammond. Ini this who is under the influence of liquor connection Chief McGuire suggests or narcotic drugs f rom driving any that' aIl owners of bicycles in the vehicle within the corporate liniits village. register them by number at of the Village of WViinette; pro- the police department as an aid , to hibiting reckless driving;, providing recovery ini cases of theft. He ex- speed restrictions; and 'providing plained that when a bicycle is. 50 penalties for violations hereof." registered, which costs the ow ner' 1Penalties fVr violation- of the pro- nothing, and is later stolen, the num- visions of the ordinance arc as foi- ber and description is posted in Al iows -.. For first conviction, *a finle of the police departments under the jur- not more than $100. For second con- isdiction of the committee. Thus A viction withitî one year thercafter, a -the departments, instead of one only, fine o f not more than: $150., For a are on the lookout for the stoleni bi- thircl or 'subsequent. conviction within cycle, and the chances for'finding it one year, after the, first conviction,a rtlenncd fine of tiot more than $200. et Expect Anendment: The state measure provides for fine I Want Ridge Road to or imprisoflment for violations of t. A...il Uzý toý )re for *Control of TPruck Traffie ECONOMY. SHOP NEEDS Since men of Amrerica ýhave flot yet. learned to enter their, batties barefoot: as*do, Hait Selassie's storni troops, it seems necessary for themn to; be shod. ,E onomy Shop has a constant cail for men's ishoes. Also for shoes for children. If there are any to spare in the, coémmunity Economy.Shop will.be" grateful. Mrs. A. L. Grinneil, chairman. .Note: Economy Shop 1.e condueted by the Womnan'à Club of Wiimette. Dr. Fra'nk MKb Occufies PuIjit at Methodist Church Dr. Fra.nk M. McKibben of North- western university will preach at the 'morning service in the Wilmette Par- ish Methodist church Sunday, August Il, at Il o'clock. Dr. McKibben is one of several supply minis ters who wiIl occupy the pulpit of this church, during the remainder of the summer season. Other noted preachers to appear are: Dr. Harris Franklin Rail of Garrett liblical Institute, August 18; Dr. Hor- ace G. Smith, president of Garrett and formerly pastor of the local cburch, August 25, and Dr. H. W. Hodgens of Illinois Wesleyan uni- versity, September 1. Dr. McKibben's sermon subject on- August Il is "'A Religious, Castaway." Business Manager of Schools on Vacation Miss Mabel I. Park, business man- ager of the Wilniette Public schools, Commerce Commisslion. and Municipal Officials Make, Tour of -Inspection Presideni Harry C. Kinne an- nounced late Tuesday night that an agreement had been reiached be- tween the north shore villages and The Willett company whereby the Illinois Comt»erceý commission Will enteran order graning Th e Willett c ompany authority to operate freight trucks within the villages. The agree-' ment, it is-understood, is based upon the proposai of President Kinne 'that the north shore be divided into four zones, and that'trucks enter the dif- ferent zones only. fromn Skokie boulevard, whicli is designated as the main truck route. Under the agreement Evanston will comprise one zone. Wilmette to the county line at the north limits of Glencoe wiil constitute another zone. Highland Park to Lake For- est is the third zone, and the fourth extencis from Lake Fores t to Wau- kegan. Under this arrangement trucks wil1 int pass dirÇcýly f rom one vil'- lage to another except where they lie within the same zone. Hold Coufeente The Illinois Commerce commission, the North Shore Property Owners association and village officiaIs of the north shore have been. bu#iIy engaged the past week in seekine a solution of the truck route .problem which bas occupied attention for the past couple of years. The Willett company and other automobile trucking concerns have sought from the commission a certificate of necessity and conven- ience which would permit themn to operate their trucks through the north shore municipalities. The cer- lai s changed. EditorWa-w-C~W4ommenOIt 24 Hit Reckless Drivers Home. and Garden ....42 One of the most important pro- Home Moderuizing...... 34 visions of the state law, which mieet s 1 with approval by the villages, is that N. S. Personahities..... 2 con cerning reckless driving. Thi$. is Society Pages ........ 26«31 * (Continued on Page 4).. _________________ mette English Lutheran churchu nu, V ' -blu 'i't'.-iu.. -. Seventh street and Greenleaf avenue, attorney; Paul Darrow Pad Sunday morning, August Il. He is retary, and directors Roberi conducting the services in the ab- Herman Hintzpet.er, Wilf sence of the pastor, the Rev. David Miler, Alfred K. Stern, Edj JR. Kabele. (Coîttinued on Page

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