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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jan 1940, p. 3

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After Feb. 1 Rate on Unpaid First Jnstallment Will Go to 9 Per Cent, The time israpidly,*approac hing Nvhen the penalty on unpaid first. in- stallments of the 1938 real estate taxes, advances -to nine percent, with a six percent penalty on unpaid second instailments, according to advice this. week by Saniborn H ale, collector for New Trier township. There lias been good reponse, he said, to past. notices regarding the on e percent per. montli increase in penalty rates, but there are still a number who have flot paid, -and lie said he again wished'to call their attention to thé penalty mrcrease ef- fective next month. Any payments, he said, made pri- or to Thursday of next week, will be taken at the eight and five per cent penalty rate, plus the usual cost of 30 cents, per lot or part of lot. After February 1, the penalty on unpa id first instalîments goes to nine per cent, and six per cent on unpaid seodinstalîments. Ail checks should be made payable to Johni Toman, county collector. Will Aid Taxpaiyers There is stili a large number of Jantary 25, 1940 W. BRobinsond; Named Village' Treasurer, Here At a, me eting of the Village board, Tuesday niglit. of this week W. B. Robinson, Jr., .1026 Ashland avenue, assistant .cashier of -The ,Wilmette IState bank, a W..ý B. Robinson known of the vil:; AtSunday Club pired term of the late, Ia rry W. Mil- ler. who had sérved in that ca-. pacity for a pe- rlod of 27 years. The termn expires in April of 1941.. Mr. Robinson is one of the best In'order that North Shore villagers. may have opportunity to' inforrmn themselves -on thle subject of social- ized medicine, the Wilmette League. of Women Voters and the Wilmette Civie league will dev9te their annual joint meeting to. its discussion. The event, a debate, takes place'tomnor- -row (FrTi-dayr) evening Janur 26;- at Shawnee Country club. Dnnr will be served at 6:30 o'clock. The qiuestion ,of socialized medi- cine, that is, medical and hospital service provided by the federal gov- ernment, lias been .coming to th.e fore in recent years, and it be- hôoves the, voters to ind out wha.t it is ail about, these orgamfzations point out. Proponents paint a rosy picture of a stronger nation under. government direction of hospitals and other medical agencies, while. opponents express fear that it will lead to compulsory medical prac- tices. Neither the League of Women Voters nor the Civic league sponsor either side.' Their sole objeet, they assert, is to inform the public. State Question volunteers to take-' these payments and secure receipts, if the checks are sent to him, made payable to, John Tornan, county collector, and' with the eiglit per cent added. This is a, service, he said, he will be, -gladý to renider. The collector's office is now re- ceiving mnany inquirýies as to the date the 1939 taxes will. bc placed in collection. On this subject, Mr. Hale said. he lias flot been açlvised, but as soon as hle receives sucli informa- tion it will be given to the public through -this newý%s-magazine.. mette Chamber of Commerce, andl is known as a loyal supporter-of al civic. projects for the advancemnent of the village as a place of resi- dence. His appointment is a tribute to the excellent manner in whieh he lias fulfilled other public obligations. in New Trier torium. Hie "O0ld Wisdom kftgftscflool aucu- ,subject wvill be:- and New Times." Change of Date Is. Anuouned, for G.O.P.ý "Resolved: That the UJnited States should ado pt a system of socialized medicine." The affirmative wifl be supported by Mozart Lovelace and George Allen of the Harris Trust.'and Sav- ings Bank, and Herbert Hedin of. Fi.rst National Bank of Chicago. -M

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