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Highland Park Press, 20 Feb 1930, p. 37

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aArry on well as ‘r and e proâ€" hm ent Ment. meliq Toren. Mar. D& â€"with Fredrick ff boarg the IIl. part. dinâ€" :nfi P iA ires orge laine, lack. Mik ere a reg Pmlu be wil to at | anm; oaa k 2 ay Also Deerfleld ‘Civic Calendar ~Monday, February 24â€"Psychol lass, Deetfield Gramihar school post: poned for one week. â€"Tuesday, February 25â€"St. Paul‘s basketball team vs. Northbrook team : Further Inroads Probable "If this is not done as soon as posâ€" sible, future storms _of more severe intensity will result in greater losses to the property owners as well as the destruction of the present in adequate, fast failing shore protection. . ‘ "It is, therefore, my â€" suggestion that the people organize, create a committee with the proper authority, employ competent engineers, with the following objects in view: (1) Develop a uniform, adequate and comprehensive plan of shore proâ€" tection for the north shore territory. (2) ‘Employ only competent conâ€" tractors equipped to carry on this work "with dis amo ToR c ur Pfld‘y » Fm .28 ‘cting, iosiEr Secondary Defense "In addition to the above menâ€" tioned plan there should be also a tion of . uniform design.. The only practical solution of the whole _probâ€" lem is to have competent engineers make a study of the needs of all in< terested parties, regardless of whether it is private or public propâ€" erty which is to be protected.â€" In this way every interest will benefit., Operating on a large scale it will reâ€" sult inâ€"a more economical expendiâ€" ture of â€"funds in developing the most adequate and pleasing shore line. ~"To obtain maximum results at a minimum cost to the public, it will be necessary for the interested peoâ€". ple to organize, and form a commitâ€" | competent engineers. In turn the| engineers should make an exhaustive | ; study of prevailing conditions, and| develop a uniform plan, such that|. will not only be efficient, but that will harmonize with the natural beauty of the north shore. legislation. AefNBi P c siencenitine trnclonng sc +. â€" theâ€"lake front from Chicago to Milâ€" waukee. . A plan of this nature has been: often discussed, but can only 1. LLInL C little more ‘expensive than ordinary shore protection, would be a design that would present a â€"first line of desâ€" PinieeadiintiP ie ts tntis, uon econstructed in the some from the . shore. â€" With this type of protection â€"a highway : and parkway could.be eventually constructed nlm‘ the lake frcnt from_ Chicago to Milâ€" URGES PERMANENT â€" _ SHORE PROTECTION Thursday, Feb Page (Continuedâ€"from P;: enience to the . 20, 1930 Boy Scout peoâ€" 9) by_â€"April 1 robin meadowlarks â€" to grackles and rec ecepted as of cor dlro O Patlitionianiaihecatiansudie....a.2. 30 | erâ€"conditions prevail, ‘That explains census of birds at Christmas time â€"for Bhawneetown â€" or Marion may report carolina wrens and mockâ€" ing birds â€"more ‘or less vocal when Rockford and Waitkegan report a chickad.e’nlon:orthcunofanute hatch. It is a real migration, howâ€" ever, that is on‘ by the last week in February and at this very moment the vanguard that crossed the Ohio a number of days ago should be noâ€" ticed along a front at least as. far north as Danville on the east and Quincy on the west. By March 10 or 12 the extreme northeastern part of Illinois north of Chicago, the area where spring is tardiest in all the staite, should be visited by the hardâ€" iest of the migrating adventures; There will still be days or even weeks in which pitiless weather may interâ€" vene and the earliest arrivals may at times retreat befgr_ggl;_e"j]nts, _but }â€" byâ€"April 1 robins and bluebirds and |. meadowlarks â€" to say nothing of | i grackles and redwings may be acâ€"|| ramende lc § C c â€"% AAJ} . % \-’_._! a _,â€"t,!â€"'-",fl»!' nmeaemmcrccait bpsstith sA arnte s ntln it Jic V * dR Rem To a 10 Cooee en IEBE C tion must be answered separately various portions of Illinois for w fields are still frozen in northern lok'%hofir-tfluhofmisll: ing in the southernâ€"partâ€"ofâ€"the s and spring migration is now ur way there. :Extreme southern â€" nois is usually ‘debatable winter â€" ritory for many species of ‘birds t desert it during transient waves severe weather but return when m @F »COnAMUTIANE [mnwssss tÂ¥\ mee 0o & _ When should one look for spring the first robin ? Well, the first quesâ€" tion must be answered separately for :lriou portionsâ€"of Illinois for while k n on P eb s ! WINTER ‘VISITORS AND MIGRANTS: CHERRY TREE SPECIAL AIGHLAND P AR K *~ janville on the east and on the west, By March 10 or extreme northeastern part of .north of Chicago, the area spring is tardiest in all the hould be visited by the hardâ€" still frozen in”t':‘oâ€"rt.l‘u':mwfi.uvj irst flush of green is showâ€" â€"southernâ€"partâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"state ¢ migration is now under : Extreme southern Hliâ€" common occurrence j SUNDAY DELIVERIES SPRING | northern Illinois °&gs and even y ‘ ern Illincis by t * spring | fore that, way ba m seen pS, the M 3 7 ApBicticctt ie in .. percind seen| haps, the first robin‘ b:ahno doub quesâ€" | been solemnly announce newspa, y for| pers here and there: But ~the first while | robin is a hangover. He failed to get Miâ€" | away when the going was good in the howâ€" | fall and so he lives precariously her tate| and there in the bleal est portions of nder | our state. No county in the state Illiâ€"] is without robins in winter. > Usually terâ€" | when one such is spied by an amateur that dfimhvinter.bothbirdupdob- 3 oflervngohth‘efi'mmeninthep-per. ildâ€" | But it is a false alarm. 4. ains .,..Bmmwfi'fii‘f j mas | of <the state often have â€"thrills not. rion | shared by observers in central and ockâ€" | southern " portions due to transient hen | visits of a few speciesâ€"of birds of the _ a|far north woods: â€" For example small iutâ€" |‘flocks of pine grosbeaks and of eveâ€" owâ€" | ning grosbeaks have appeared at : in | times during the past three months ent| in Lake county and northern Cook o a| county. ~Observers> at Lake Forest, | noâ€" | Highland ~Park,: and Evanston have far| seen ~pine @rosbeaks and evening ind | grosbeaks have lingered about the or | southern > limits | of Winnetka long of | enough to give groups of observers | ‘ea | from scattered areas a chance to see he | them and study their ways. Uanlike | . ‘dâ€"| the cardinal grosbeak orâ€"redbird _ so | : es.| widely known in Illinois, ‘neither of | 1 ks | these grosbeaks has a crest. The eveâ€" J râ€" | ning ‘grosbeak is black and gold, the | ] at | pine grosbeak _has slaty p t ut â€"washedâ€"withâ€"rose:rart _E u_ *~} 3. â€" . o ‘ADcaks nas a crest. The eveâ€" ning ‘grosbeak is black and gold, the pine grosbeak ~has slaty . plumage wmmwwm Audubon society is making a list of the places in Illinois visited by these birds in winter and observers are reâ€" quested .to _ report theirâ€"occurran>s *n « T, MeMAHON, R. Ph. Nern liiinols ~areas. There are and even young nests in southâ€" Illinois by that time. Long beâ€" that, way back in December, perâ€" t robin has no doubt anncounced in ""W there.© But the first over. He failed to get going was good in the liv j ie bleakest portions of county in the state Phone Highland Park 2404 _ PH AR M a c y Truthfully KAL â€"ONE HOME _ ine R. N. A. card party held Thursâ€" day evening, Feb. 13 proved an outâ€" ,M”“ success and was attended by over a hundred guests. . The door prize was awarded to Mrs. deliff of Mr. and Mrs. William Macdonald announce the birth of aâ€"son, born at the Evanston hospitsl, Feb. 13. Mr. Macdonald is owner of_the. Lake. Ccunty Lumber and Coal Co. â€" ~Mr. and Mrs. A. J.Joh;m-ud family ‘are planning to attend the silver wedding anniversary of Mrs. Jcohnson‘s brother and _ sisterâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Chelberg, which will be celebrated at Brookfield, T. on Saturday, Feb. 22. The couple will be reâ€"married and Gertrude and Vioâ€" let Johnson will be bridesmaids, â€" A hundred and thirty guests have been invited. f .er, Mrs. Richard M. Fletcher of Hickâ€" ory. Knoll Farm gave a delightful luncheon to fifty of their friends from Evanston, Highland Park â€"and Deer: field on Friday, Feb. 14. The Timâ€" son‘s are spending the winter at the Greenwood Inn in Evanston _ the Chicago office ‘of the Society \in Lincoln Park. ‘The northern shtike in snother northern visitor reported at Hightand Park and elsewhere. It would â€"be interesting ~ to chart the travels of all these northern birds in Ilincis territory in winter. & Mrs. Charles Timson in Evanston. .. . A. â€"J.~Johnson â€" and and her mothâ€" 87

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