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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Feb 1935, p. 3

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-~Buck Fever,' spreading like wild- fire through thevillage, haci more than sixty merchant s of the com- munity "on the jump" this week as an unprecedented merchandising cam- paign passed ýthe midway point. The termn "buck fever", has been applied tO the widespread demnand on the .part. of villagers to get their "B ucks"' (free) witb every purchasel made'in -more ýthan ,60 ;local stores a nd sbops. The "Bucks" will be utilized .by the holders on Monday, February .25, the date of the Buck Auction Sale to be. conducted in the Vasonic temple auditoriunm- "Doble Oiuck Dm7.» "Buck" distribution is expected to reacb a new "higb"ý on 1riay and Saturday, February 15 andi 16, wbich the participating merchants bave designated "Double Buck Dollar Days.*" On those days the shopper not only will bave the o'pportunity to obtain exceptional bargain values, but * aiso will be given a double portion of "Bucks" -with each Dollar Day pur- cbase. Meanwhile the Chamber of Comn- mierce, sponsor of tbe "Buck" cam.- paign. is searching about for well qualified "auctioneers" to conduct the big Auction Sale on the night of, February 25. The coimmittee in charge is going over a lengtby list of volunteers, wbo lay claini to ex- The auction, it is announcec l)e ini the form of, the common. auction * sale witb the distinctq jence that no money will bet only the "Buclcs". as issueci b Xilmette business firms. Hundreds off valuable items of ,,chandise contributed by tbe p. pati ng ýbusiness bouses will be p, the block February 25, includi ceptional values uinow on displ the Public' Service company differ- useci- by, the fner partici- put on rig ex- lay in "Crazy Politics," directeci and coacheci by a. representative of the Universal.Producing company, is the vebicle by. which the talents of local footligbt luminaries-will be presented for the entel-tainfiment. of admiring friends. To mention only a feWof these is to ofer'a guarantee of tbe quality of tbe performance., Amonig them are: Miss,Jessie Robinson,. Miss. Drothy.Vollman, Mrs. jean Cunningbam,- Mrs. Hazel Fox. E. C.* Cazel. A. R. Eddington, B. L. Keeler, ~J. Woodcock,, Harry Dornbos, J. W. Perry, Herbert Gould, A. -C. Pearý- son, Jr., andi James Magill. The. action centers in a. political campaign iti which one candidate for mnayor is a. womfan wbo stirs up a right snmart bunch off exciteinent, andi makes the going tough for the gang candidate anrd thé codfor hearer oflte. socialists. The Chamber off Commerce is shar- ing with other organizations the profits of the event. Among tbose participating tbrough the sale off tickets are the Women's Guilcis of St. Augustine's churcb, the Woman's Guild of the First Congregational church, tbe Wilmette Health Center, and tbe Wilmette Arden Shore asso- ciation. Tickets may be purchased It is expecteci that the complete cast off characters. chorus groups, lancing beauties and political bangersv on will be ready for publication with- in a few days. 'Al, participants ini the production are local people. POSTPONE The regular he Kenilworth 'Ileql for Mond. Buck Dollar uaysv Extraordinary significance will be attacbed . to the. semi-annual Dollar Days this morfth since they fail within the period of the, Buck campai ;go, a unique: merchandising enterprise, that bas been in' prog- ress f or tbree weeks and will con- tJinue until February 2.5, culniinat- ing in the big, Buck., Auction Sale in. the Masonic ,temple.- S Double Buck Dollar Days will bring double-barrel buying op.- portunities to Wilmette shoppers. in the first place they ,will afford exceptional* bargansà* cndy erypurchaser on those days will be given a double portion of the coveted Bucks which will be util- ized on February. 25 to, bid Anl 01 1 the many attractive items of mer- chandise to be placed on the block, that day. J:EveryrWi1mcee ehopper should be prepared for a banner buying expedition on February 15 and 16. Great values-Double Bucks! Double Buck Dollar Days are, sponsoreci by the Wilmette Cbamî- ber of Commerce. Teatro del Lago Siates Many First-Run Films The Teatro diel Lago, it was an- nojinced this week, will be the first' north shore theater ta present "Chu Chin Chow," Gaumuont British pro- duction, starring Anna Ma-y Wong in a story adapted from the tale of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves." The, film is being acclaimed by critics for its scenic effects as well] as for the characterizatioins by the principals in the. cast. This is one ofj the exceptionally fine first-run pic-. I tures coming to the Teatro. 1. Irvoms vas Umm md.t.tii. ad. mi"bw"u t., t Spuugaiw .uld ad hpi lastet. ir prompt. &W t. dosai ssimools Z. a. o: pol mmduaramlago fasymaaiy viu publIc oduatisu t. rmlly t.om eM.m- amo--lu maalaiscmi as sat ornit ovear the slgmtuares .1 tii.o eutIv commutte. Of the Tri.mty 4vlso, .ofth di lsai c Iiogal D<am oselaé. tis, lacLserves Cook, lekesu 3.Plans voe mimd. for a Joi .matlag Ment. vaek of di. pshicpal oaganiuais Im mtinapubseceau. caUsa te cois.idat s-a com 4. Sesmai. UI S wva.up fé »eCoud wua4s 'fin thé homs, at Spemngield TU«&h. TM. MIsoMta au n lh ac ucmionmi commms.h ai tvemty màmues-f4ve sorst, iv. eprasmbjws S*ad ton dlyimu te be M.amed by &re geveor. ne a. i makes it tdi. uty of timcommaislo t. re&iu. the aima, &ad fammicioas off the public«h"16 o f " es 4m; &ad te stud7 am md mi. eemu.a~ tino cealmg the. oaa"uaiOeI4 admnistration ma" castrol of pubis sciiouls&Mmd mmaLli.a aitm mL,. - to Patch sufficienty the old sehool law to permit. solvent uchool districts to help themselves stay solvent until the plan of Gevernor Horner en- tirely to remodel Illinois public edu-; cation is completed. Most off these, bills have been introduced in the- legislature and cover poin.ts detailed in this paper previously. Several are under the sponsorshijp of Represent- atives VanderVries andi Foster of our leat avenue, 8 oci< utrged to be present. ep 1 ai ' IeeI-tiofi. The Member s are jtbhe mess 1- h elp to purchase Betty a velocipede. p-l *Wilmctte 4300 iw 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays, I - (Continued on (Continued Olà-,

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