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nit of the fars on mele Non! 18. at the home rch eeting . of vesâ€" on . Monday,} March at the : % tist Want Ads ly Huht rcing prayer and m sds rwiie n 1il mÂ¥ on _"t" *-T;rfl J0 pm., vesâ€" $A es at 1 x 40 But it seems that little thought is being n*w on reduction of .ovmmcn‘% expendlures. â€" / Former ni'cd States â€"Senator Otis F. Glenn, of Lake Forest, in ‘an addres‘a}eyntlyfbdm he Chiâ€" ‘cago Real Estate Board, proposed FORMER SENATOR CLENN ADVOCATES ; â€"â€"â€" <IXâ€"COUNTY PLAN THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 19835 These ti of stress are characâ€" terized by i: difficulty. in colâ€" lecting taxes, confiscation ‘of projerty by extessive taxation, in many countiks‘ and. municipalities Ilinois and the other states of QF union. s es Ne t "The Sixâ€"County Plan for Illinois" as a step 'ig.tho right â€"direction to reducing these costs The high lights of his speech are reported in the fonowi:’g ‘paragraphs of article. .. | |.:â€"‘ is For mnm“n there has been a constant vigorous drive from many quarters to add, to the funcâ€" tions of governm@nt, local, state and national. â€" )i Groups of ‘enthusiasts, each â€"inâ€" fuenced, cajoled,. persuaded, with a separate hobby, . have.convinced, inâ€" timidated or ‘persuaded the legislaâ€" tures and the Congress to take on more duties and responsibilities, PER] more boards, commissions, and emâ€" ployees and levy more taxes. | / Today (a | financially prostrate American ‘citizenship finds that it is compelled pay oneâ€"third of" its entire incom for the expense : of maintaining its governmental bodies. ;) [[ | ' Has the time not come when we must . #o reform the system that imposes such a load? | .â€" In w on there is too much governmen gm many governing bodigs, too many units for adminisâ€" tering jour affairs, <IL believe we must consolidate, merge, reduce and in many instances abolish these units. With reduction in number will â€"come immediate: reduction in taxation and that means nibltanfi and immediate financial relief. improved business and profits. In Illinois we have 17,136 local governm@nt : units. : In :llinois the average area per unit of local govâ€" mmcat.":vm in . hundreds of square miles, is 3.23. ~â€" .( The. average population per unit of : local government (in thousands) for Illinois is 440.16. Bertie County, North Carolina; Wayne County, Pennsylvania; and Ogle fionnt.y, lllinois, are comparâ€" able area and> population but while (the North Carolina County is dividod‘ki:r :26 separate dmrieu( which Alevy taxes@and furnish govâ€" ernment s@rvice, the Pennsylvania gounty hag 83 such districts, and under our laws the Illinois county revels in 235 tax raising and tax spending . bodies! f The ten far western states from Montana on the northeast to Caliâ€" fornia on the southwest have twenâ€" ty times the area of Illinois but only 15494 minror political subdivisgions as compared ‘with our" 17,136. | â€" Boone County, IIL., is practically identical im‘;nd population: with Wafiu{- C , ‘North , Carolina, but, while the Carolina county. is able to survive with 9 taxing units, the Illinois county is blessed with 89 separate tax levying and collectâ€" ing? divisiond. Mz e orea oo o â€" There are more than 40,000 school trustees or directors in Titinois and tb.ggum; is full of inefficiency and wa : : f Rtv ib 3' The of. government must be substanti reduced before sound and permanent prosperity: can come. In. Winnebago County (one of our best and t progressive counties with Rockford; as its county seat) the;: are 77 oneâ€"room school disâ€" tricts, each with three directors; there is an average cnrollmon:r:f 183 pupils per teacher, ranging m 3 pupils to $1 pupils... Does this not spell inefficiency and waste? . Within a distance of three, miles <~paom . 5) t : on a well maintained highway three n ts Es B . of these schools are located with) . m * _ lesd thamn ten pupils per teacher.. | ; §iggm®® _ _ _ .. Bnos;:fh (figures have butt;m given o t oi to justifty the statemeent t we Es have too much local govetnment in Sil;gs'mm:" 3:1':' m Minois â€"â€" that it could ‘be redused | M AtY * $h 0iN . OME x Alo# o o6 . n night) shoes ‘for spring. "The without detriment to the public sérvâ€"| jines and the makin‘s are importâ€" ice and that the reduction and #imâ€"| ant, tooâ€"but look to the cutâ€"outs plification of the governmental maâ€"|an ?erlorat_ions to â€" contribute chinery in our state is most desirâ€" \their h:lgmgst bit to. %@hm ‘h‘t; able and rLoct necessary. . b i Aighnes Mdmhih:k . ons taio Almost the whole effort is to. tax moreâ€"when it should be to spend less. P4 * ho ied We must be prepared for changds in our plgns and methods of .gx ernment if we hope for reduction in its‘cost. Ik taxesâ€"that is to say: township, yvillage, school district nd‘ county wp the greater part of th tax burden. In taxation economy begin at home. Criticism of Congress and the Legâ€" islature for extravagance often is warranted, but if those who voicé it would pay more attention to their local taxation problems they would find a m field and obtain more> tial Nt ctsae4 €onstructive thinking â€" concrete proposals || for . reduction of local taxes are necessaryâ€"yes, vital.: : It is refreshing to find that serâ€" fous tboufi)t is being given, to the problem bf reducing the number of taxâ€"raising and taxâ€"spending units in Illinois, . : S 1 do not pretend to pass upon the details of the six county planâ€"nor do I uiqurmnd Y that there is any definite proposal that the plan for red: lnlr the number of counties in Illinois is definitely fixed upon the basis that there be not more or less than six counties. The suggestions of six counties is mgde, which suggestion, of;fonm is open) to debate and ;odifl tion. ‘In my mind the.important thing is the adoption of the principle ‘of reducing the number of governmentâ€" al subdivisions and t ;3’ them very substantially and, ind: drasâ€" tically.. I know of no| better place to begin than with the county. _ is the adoption of the principle ‘of| : ~9. No sacrifi¢e or loss to anybody reduci %‘em\mh@r of| governmentâ€" | except the loss of a large number al subdivisions and .:z them | of â€"political pogitions and political very substantially and, ndeed, drasâ€"| patronage and spme loss of local tically. I know of no ‘bqte';’phcc gldo, u?gm eounty seat will"feel to than with th¢: county. // |that it should femain the county We have in Illinois 102 eounties| seat of the consgdlidated county. | â€"necessary perhaps | when they| ;. That county ¢on olidation will be were organizedâ€"but |so great a v&ry di t to bring about is apâ€" numbert not being'nee“ury‘L view | parent. jeal pfide and the interâ€" of the changed conditions of the|ests of a $ ‘offi¢eâ€"seekers will times. | < > . | both be s '«:‘3"‘ obstadles which will The 102 counti¢s were laid out in! be met by th@4proponents of such pioneer days, the days of wilderness | 4. plan.. T‘ canngt help [but. believe and swamps, of roads hubâ€"deep in | that within the pext few years ‘the mire and mud, of cireuit riding on| absolute n _forâ€" & reduction horseback,. by the preachers, the| in ~taxation w be sufficient to indces and the lawvers when a ten| overcome these two obstacles. ~ _ The 102 counties were laid out in pioneer days, the days of werm and swamps, of roads hubâ€"deep in mire mud, of circuit riding: on hor k,;. by the preachers, the judges and the lawyers, when a ten mile tiip to the court house meant two days going and , no Gelepl;:neq, n6 l1:1:!] delivety, few newspapers, when court / offigers serving writs or“'x.’eofietinlf taxes could ‘kover less ground in a day than they now cover in i hour. Smail county units were then justiâ€" fied and helpful for the conygnience of jnzsq, the court ilttacll&?t‘hc parties to litigation, to jurors, : nesses} sheriffs, tax collectors and all having to travel tol ct busiâ€" ness %th the counties or the courts. The‘abtompbile, the. rural mail deâ€" livery, the telephone, the inewspaâ€" pers icvo changed this whole picâ€" ture. (Europe is clos uthhlcm in time of travel today ‘than iSt. Louis.was when the w gounty setâ€"up in Illinois was made. â€" / . Mergers and :consolidations. in 'priv:g'= business catried out wherever it is apparent tthby that expenses can be reduced, efficiency maintained, profits helped or losses reduced, but the public b&ulmq is conducted along the lines (of sevenâ€" tyâ€"five yo‘arl_ago._' i ep ts l\ Merger of counties would mean: 1. Fewer county officers, and less uxefi to pay them. | «<>| 2. | Fewer jurors, and ““ taxes to pay them. ; | . ;.‘ i 3. | Less election expense, and less taxes to pay it. . . â€" | p e3 4. | Fewer courttmm Fewer jails. | Fewer almhouses, and less taxes | to construct ‘and maintain them, , | n MX Pn f "}ié"{"gbofi' look at the two Red Cross models pictured above â€"and you‘l gt a good idea of what to look for when you go to select u')‘({,mu' shoes for the new seaâ€" son § ahead. For your sports cl&hes and outdoor hours iour‘ best ch@ice g;n% be m’?‘:‘?eo bie . e great open cutâ€" No oo siet i 0 up faghâ€"eur. 4 a.“éa‘“@h,:.*m“x" po! + YÂ¥ shout â€" smartness. _| } %?z: is brown calf, also in wh. npreag t per and > f orâ€" is the Promâ€"a slim, slendering everâ€" soâ€" flattering : pump. Here again mm‘:&'::f(sqwe- cut you‘ll notice) | lined up beâ€" n rows of : '.gvethe m first place in hK“ rage, "The Prom comes in Clipâ€" pet blue, also in bl%ck and w and brown baby calf.. _ _ _ _ “’"S.‘ Daniels, stylist for Red Cross Shoes, will be glad to send you her special telling what you can do myym feat and logs have & ap~ nee. |â€" rite "to her.in care of The United States Shoe Corpoâ€" fation, Cincinnati, Ohio. : 5. | More adequate provision, at _ HOLES IN YOUR SHOES |\ â€" by ZVELYN DANIELIS .. stylist for RED CROSS SHOES TO BE WHOLLY IN STEP WITH STYLE 6. . More: int | operation of county governm L‘J' ols ofs ~ 7. â€" More ecor â€"purchase of supplies by lai quantity buying. 8. Millions of dollars saved anâ€" nually to the tax payers of Illinois. less expense, for ithe old and unforâ€" tunate, now 1 for in county poorhouses, x some instances in a most deplorable manner. | $ : ‘As an illustration: tt he savings that can be eff¢ y ‘a reduction in the | number of olders, (I may cite the fact . under the administration of Governor Lowden, township tax ectors . were abolâ€" ished and county tax ors subâ€" stituted ,thereby the numâ€" ber of tax collectors ois from npproximat.qu 14160 102. | Senaâ€" tor Hicks cale t Jol’nch a reâ€" duction in that one important pubâ€" lic service has : ly saved Winâ€" nehago County‘ & million dollars. .. It seems to me that if there is to. be a county consolidation . plan in Illinois, there is ho reason why the limits of| Chi and Cook County ubould" t be identical and why provision should not. be made for ane rath thn} two governâ€" ments for such grea. | I should think that either thejcity ‘or the county government would be sufficient, _ counties, with the %o;:l districts, road districts, park districts, and similar organizgtio The number of supervisors could chmzd,- as it is nowsp e issable under our statutes: ‘substitutingy county comâ€" missioners thred in nunmiber in each county; the schgol dist could be comsolidated into one county unit as could the road | districts and the. park districts. | This would. very greatly reduce the number of tax lej;ifig and || nding «units within the comity 'Wmigbt be a very powlerful dbject lesson and inâ€" fluence léading to the broder applicaâ€" tion , of Ithe prin ipl: through the consolidgtion |and ‘r |of the ‘counties lof the state, ' To. my mind, the first step in the reductionâ€" rnmental units and officials â€" shou + within the ; Therfihrg} many other places in the sta l:q hment where reducâ€" tions conld | ‘€ be made. For inâ€" stance, thgr ntuirhber of members of the: General s ml:E could, in my fiudgmen be yéry hcthnth!l{ reâ€" uced frim the more than 200 legisâ€" lators th fourth o{ that number This saÂ¥ing Wlone would run into many thpusands of 2::1 annually. The huge and ounting burâ€" ‘den of thxati : is the constant comâ€" panion #of every jadministration, democratic or ) pubgc&n, in village, city, county, te and ‘nation.‘ It crushes | enterprise, ° lyzes hope, destroyg ambition, configcates groflâ€" erty, kes Eg n capital and thereâ€" by cau unen pl nt. 1 It isi a dev ing burden and must ‘l â€"->-~-' | ow % A'prii“i‘s ‘the month, of elections. There will be high school and gflut school électi # hosglt Saturday i April, at_ which time! two members of the Board finflfion‘ at the Local and Personal Sustained Eiffort VEGETABLE or FLO]\ ) Deerfield The thing most neccessary 1 a well fed and well balance soil. We ‘have all the ingred 11 nts that you need for"this "[l [‘‘~ purpose.. . THE PRES3S high schoc :n:l'lmm ‘ f } NEWS OF THE ARTISTS| -", 1.“‘0' N m 7 T© f b’ leck B !i' »s ‘,My‘,hm_( Felet John Tasker Howard, conductor of . Mrs, F. G, Piepenbrok : "America in Music‘" program, open| house at the St. Paul‘s Evan I present an anthology of lullaâ€" telical parsonage in Deerfield esonhis;l;grmwhichwillh Tuesday afternoon, ;10,’ ird Monday, March 18, over the ? juntil 5 o‘clock. . A program ‘of| NBC network at 10:15 p.m: music, both vocal ‘and instrumental, | Ships and sailors will have their gu be given at three o‘clock, Memâ€" j‘py on the radio when NBC‘s autoâ€" bers of Gircle Three will assist in | mobile equipped with a radio sendâ€" the entertainment. Musicians Yvill be| ing set goes along the docks of New Mrs, Fred. Sallach, vocgalist; ork in a seaside tour. The sights mary Holm, violinist; Ethel Button, | of the waterfront will be described pianist. A white elep gale will agnd the soundfi heard in the broadâ€" also be featured in connection with ¢ast which (will come over NBC toâ€" the reception. All women of the| morrow morning at 11:30 o‘clock. church are invited. ¢ | ) | Patti Chapin was selected as leadâ€" GEORGE T. ROGERS I$ CANDIDATE &on : BOARD OF EDUCATION ‘Mr. George T. jwill!bqn‘ didate for reâ€"election to the: â€"â€" fieldâ€"Shieldg Board , of tion at the election to be held on Saturday, April nfl Petitions in his be were filed with the secretary of the board of education m.m% ‘Mr. Rogers, who lives at Valnutâ€" radf,‘hke“l“oriest, is a |member | of | the law firm, Tenney, Harding, Sherâ€" n:;:; and Rogers, 120 Sopth LaSalle. street, Chicago, Illinois»=|}~ | / | ‘Prior to becoming dent of ‘k; of, education last Ah de him an exâ€"officip member of all ttees, Mr. was chairâ€" an of the educational committee, one to expire this year.!, As it is‘ : éenflemen'nmtlbq‘twecnw us communities in| the dis t the board be composed of | mbers from Highland Park, tw g::: Laké Forest, and one Deerfield and Bannbekburh, it is pected t any other| candidaci¢ will be limited to tes ts of th Lake Forestarea. |â€"| | [ â€"| The term of Hr.hp#au, who is 'oke of the Lake Forest me ) e‘ board of ednehfion,‘i{m } fwillwbe turday, lhrchtz& Webt \: The polling places will be as folâ€" jlows: Hig Park, t build jof the high school; Fo ‘city hall; Deerfield, the village f ighwood, Oak Terrace|school; luff, ‘to be a (o t § E* -L s ;; .,,jll ailci _.1-_; ‘! miluds is . The last tions. wi fio.rd ‘of lof addition Let us help you with your soil problems hoi n e npalenne wy giat First %fi‘ of Scientint First Church of iScienti Highland‘ ‘Park, Tilincis, 381 Ha: Avenue, is a branch of The Moth Church, The First Church of Chri Scientist, in Boston, Muass : hald at 41 "aebciy ind the Waine at 11 o‘c and thie We day |evening meeting, which includ onies ‘of â€" Christian: Scien ng, is at 8 o‘clock. | | ; Sunday school is open to pup : All are cordially invifed to a the services and make use of: up to the age of tvc;lg years, Ar is held Sunday morning at 9:30. : Subject for next Sunrhy'l h;l sermon, "Substance." Whop T3 A] free public | room maintained by this ch at ‘351 - dan Road, which is open d fmtho o‘clock in the morning to in the evening, : On (Sunday . reading room is open: 2;80 5:30. ‘ Here the Bible all a orized Christian Sciente, lihflm may be read, borrowed, or date for the ifiling of } the t of | the ucation for| the placing names on the ballpt rday, oh 48. : : | [: | % f t g;&m llinois, 381 H ch of"'mn M Church of he LOWER GARDEN | Patti Chapin was selected as leadâ€" lady for Jack Pearl: proâ€" E s less than three months after er network debut. Lucky girl > Jeanette Nolan has arrived from Hollywood |to take! part in : the March of ‘Titme" programs broad« least over the CBS network Fridays rom 9 to 9:30 pm. . : The Ford Programs, which this last summer were such a feature of the musical activities of the Century of ‘Prog;m“gxflosifion, are. to be f the waterfront will be described nd the sounds heard in the broadâ€" which {will comeâ€"over NBC toâ€" morrow morning at 11:30 o‘clock. Skokic Dallen Lanndru nc IESTROM &X Q U 1 C K Mltflemâ€"&fimm... and unused rooms . : : can be made atâ€" tractive .. and alluring! ... Homemaking m‘vdflmlq.lutbl“]whuq interior decorating! Rotted Manure Black Soil . Sand â€" _ Neutralizers . A full line of ~ _ Ecolhmerical fertilizers L O A N S @ck. courteous, private service. } O@NATURE LOANSâ€"to salaried or earpers, ::lcle or married. No one a.'l”;&ha sign. ;do ity required, One to 20 months to repay, . _| £fl$ll,l°l.l LOANS â€"to married people keeping Only husband and wife sign._No of friends,relatives or merchants. One to 20 monthsto + PHONE, WEITE OR CALLâ€" at any. Household ce. Discnuz:nf needs in a private consultation No HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORA Câ€"_â€"/hke LAUNDRY Way____ i Woman‘s Greatest: Joy Is Beauty! _ 3rd Floor, Waukegan Nationalâ€"Bank Buil 8. W. Cor. Genesee & Washington Sts., Wauk ' Phone: Ontario T111. fupe REDUCED COST ON LOANS ABOVE $100 Is Important To The ~ guccess of a Gool Loans made in surrounding towns $30 +o +300 continued from Ore ; Hall, D troit, with Victor Kolar conduc Eunday evening, over the coastâ€"t¢ coast Columbia r ork T pm». Phil Cook, NBC come of voices, is considered one % popular and skilled chatacter acto: to be heard on the air." t news that the May Music: m Mna“loq"t‘ rypt," "The Seaâ€" sons" by Ha $ nd Polâ€" lux" by Rameau; modern baillets by the School of Ballet of the Paris Opâ€" era; the "Orseolo" of Pizzetti; "Un Ballo in Maschera" of Verdi; Bellâ€" ini‘s "Norma"; Mozsrt‘s "Elopement from the Seraglio"; Q@uck!s "Alâ€" ceste"; and many concert sdlection which . will include (Beethoven‘s "Ninth Symphony"‘; Bach‘s; "Saint Matthew‘s Passion"; and Mozart‘s "Requiem" â€" a great Feast! R Read The Want Ads ;'ilo why tilk§ y com! pmyhnd-bzaa Send your to regularlyâ€"and feel rested for the week. We‘ll do, fectly, and at 1i i huo qther i. 0 ic ‘keep i M ' of athsto s PACE SEVENâ€"~ t U (4