Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Jul 1939, p. 15

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stage passes, we are LUici. iviuuirs of twelve-year-olds tell us they nol longer have the probelm of exciting "Iblood 'and ýthun»der" serials. The youngsters* do lese radio., listening, partly because of more outside in- terest as clubs. Scouts, athletics' etc. Moreover, the listening they doý is of a different type,' favorites be- corne some: theater hour, a. variety hour, or a swing session. They haveý also become regular listeners of many progÉams which coordinate company went asnore and 5IJent the day in "explorî.ng" -Canada. The followîng morriing, we again set sail, this timne on the return trip to the,,"Soo." After the return trip through the locks we laid over for a few hours to mrake some minor repairs. and were then taken' in tow by three Coast Guard picket boats and taken, oui to Detour Pass. Fromn this point we were ond our own again. Becsledat Straits WIthfl nir svnool oî c >More over, justat this timre of year We made, our last, stop- on. the the problemn rather solves itself. Out- hmwr on n tS.Inc door play consumes Mo st of the just across from. Mackinac Island. chld's daylight hours. Radio ýsta-' Alter speniding a day and a night tions eonz this drop -in the there we set sail for Holland, Mich., reconizeand the end of our voyage. - But child audience; consequently many the gods of the wmnd were flot dis- programs have been dropped from theschduls. omewiî reurnhiposed to favor us and we were 'be- 1 clecd for a day, and, a aïgt"i teirale onWehapve Ône for the è.tthe Straits .of Mackinac. On top desrabe oes avegon fo god.of this there .was a heavy fog and we were in the center of the steam- Ier lanés. Now that the trip was, almost over the wind, which up to Sea Sc uts iow naci been rather fickle, began to blow quite steadily. Our pas- sage down was swift and we put By Tom Lucas in at Holland on Saturday morn- The cruise of the Oliver H. Perry ing. And so our long and enjoy- The Sea Scouts have landed and! able trip was at an end. In a few the situation is well in hand. Yes,1 hours we were home and there was we have returned and we bring!ntrglf u lâat reois tales of high adventure on the One thing is certain and that is. lakes.1 tliat the boys who made, this cruise What boy has not dreamed of irmade many friends and have had sailing in a real sailing ship across an invaluabie - experience, one deep, water. Well, the Scouts of, wnich tflere is less anct iess chance the North Shore council had that for a modern youth to have. For privilege for two weeks. We sail- there are~ very few saihing ships ed in the. S.S.S. Oliver H. Perry left. In fact this is the only sailing on three of the five Great Lakes. snip of any size left on the lakes We, seventeen men and boys of today. this area, in company with eighty- Form "Ferry" Society eight others, set sail from Detroit. An outgrowth of this cruise bas Mich., on June 17 for a cruise been the formation of a fraternal which was to cover p3arts of T,,qk#" ,uganzation.' tied *'Tne Shipmates Huron, Lake Superior, and Lake, of the Oliver H. Penny." Member Mit-hinn 1 hin in this aroup is lirnited to SILVERLEAF 2 bs.17c', evk. Nois Q.Umy 24-oz. BEVEItAIES 13 Defldcous Valffl s (pls dpff onaitbodissQ FRE « ge ".bt« fAnr- FREE: " o i wlth the purchalse of -6 botitsof Amercasi or .,.h the purc hasle of 67 Home Beverage, ainy vàrlety botties. iuiem ~ U~NationaliSIced l SALA IRESINAmerlan Nom* SALAI DESSINC-pint jarl150. Three Diamonds-Fnc full b. 7 quart25 jar. 5 con ý*-. L ML, Lit-, *.,* 'TIF. m M MrI Camiei Food Bav ngs AMERICAN HOMWE PEACHES California Yellow Cling Halves or Slices cno. 17c American Home CORN ...... .2 No. 2cans 25C Fresh at National CORN ON THE COR l!ancy-Golslea Dantam Bweet Corn. Spread generously wlth National Butter and ejy its melting goodness. 1 ioz. large ears 17c

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