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Libertyville Independent, 14 Apr 1927, p. 12

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¢ Somie Districts Extract Bi Sums From Hard m' '"'The firset' 10 districts have & total asszessed valuation of $1,342,-- 029, of which $837,034 is railroad assessment. This means that in these districts the railroads pay 62 per cent of the cost of the schools, and the farmers only 38 by -- Robert C. Moore,. secretary _ of 'il" lllinols State Teachers'® Associa-- on. uh The asseciation has made a sur-- vey of 20 one room country dis-- tricts in Montgomery county, 10 of which are crossed by railroads and 10 otf which contain only far-- mers and farm property, 'The re-- port follows: L Springfeld,-- I11., --April 13--Proof that farmers who aré paying high district :choom l:n t::umud a larger state sch purposes is given, M NEED EQUALIZATION HERE FOR FARMERS N. PAYING SCHOOLS Farmers Says Moore. $ *»" 12. C uB' ofl"'"fi §¥ § N 'U" fl"'@f\»"«@. tis" h %fi'g f J%% 8 T o Py Sigy w@%@ 4 C Nce sefi on_ in (sFe se ts on ) in e m & iaty n 0 8 9' \P y v & @&& --' y l 'k'a',»fa °'=%404 get. ' "g"; ;;'fl"fi'w B# ' 0'-"57#?,%1%', " i NS S Seg. 5S To Acquaint You With _ '*>, &g'b»::':'?{" 5 1_\;'?.'!"' W@mufl Values, We Offer The uefd WAUKEGAN SATURDAY, _3# P /' $s is & 53 °' <© y '\Q'- } ;@'s:'.mx":\\* /E' QA ut OS oC w'""fq' Ne Ao ps Tei's es * * 5 s ~aran s Tw o tC 2 | Anderson~----Heavens! Not that one . about me going downtown in my socks 'and underwear, I bope."~ 6 Sear, some time all our dreams will help overcome these inequalities in taxation and the resultant . ine-- qualities in school effic¢iency, The average tax rate in the Arst 10. districts is only 58 cents on the $100 -- valuation -- (asseasoed) ~ while in the #econd 10 it is $1.95 or over three times as high. One of the fArst 10 in 1926 levied . only 20 while one in the second 10 $2.60. --Therefore the farmers of second paid school 'taxes 1% times as high as did the farmers of 001 fAirst for practically the same ser-- The Illinots teachers contend that ummemmnu-hu-zpam Army lassies on their way to work in the South,. are graduates of: the Saivation Army School. -- Photo was taken before they boarded train for their uew dutics. > 35 & T errible! Will Open A Popular Priced Shoe Store In \*,3 Ns N Alhough the wax will act as a fller it applied directly to the oak floor, it is best to use a paste Sller slightly colored as a basis for the war fnish. meflmmmmu # < the variation in color be-- tween various pleces of fooring and results in a more beautifol foor.: Saves Swimming Hole "The Old 'Bwimming ~Holo" is the legend on a large sign--st the edge of Woodstock, YVt, and following the Airection Indicated by an arrow one anctually Ands what is advertised, -- The "Old Ewimming Hole" was bought by the 'Woodstock whapter of the Reod Cross, which equipped it us a resort, including a raft, a children's chute, benches and dressing facilities, Dor-- guards are kept on duty. x Wax Finish for Floors Our Wonderful Shoe Values, We Offer The Following Inducements, No Obligations To Buy. NVE " * |~ AUDITOR'S REPORT -- While mystery still surrounds the Wfl €unds from the High-- office--of the North Shore Line two waeeks ago and auditors haveé been checking over the books and accounts onhmm that time, the rail-- road 0: declared today that the shortage has been «cut about in half, they are absolutely at sea as to where the money --went. ~*It the books are right," sald Mr. Liytle today, '"There is about $6,000 or $1000 missing but where it went to is still q--mystery. The difficult part of the Jh.dl je that the company is unable: to determine who would have access to that much money and how 1t got out. It apepars that about $6,000 Is missivrs but we can take to action idea who might have taken it." The entire forte at the agent's office in Hl&wood are still on the job and they the same people who were working there at the time o fthe dis-- covery that funds were missing. At the time it was thought that the short-- age would be about $12,000 and the railroad company saio it must, have been from a--mistake in bookkee;/'ng and that no actual funds were taken tar as ever from solving the problem out of the office. _Now they cglaim that «i shortage does exist but are as North Shore Line Heads Say '"'m or $7,000 Cannot be Accounted For. HAVE NO -- SUSPICIONS Ruth rode in my new cycle car hmo':.hbukotm: . 4 took s p at Afty--&ve, --And rode on ruthlessly. im Landing a Passenger until we have some Madrid, April 13.--Enormous dam-- age has been done along the coast near Albucemas and twenty: satfors hbave been drowned during a cy-- colne, according. to official advices recelvred here today. The. cyclone has\ wrecked many small craft and land |communication lines have been disrupted. ---- * in a money--grabbing conspiracy 'were made st hearing in conmnection mmmumdwumm ---- and Florence Slendenin, heiress, shown above. .--------**~~ SAILORS DROWN IN STORM Old Location of Wyllie Of Course Not Diggins--So you and your wife have gquarreled. Won't she patch things up? Wiggins--No. When things begin to wear a little she wants new ones. A2%e4 y3 "I don't believe It," answered Senu tor Sorghum. "No musician with any sort of artistic self--respect would at-- tempt a violin sol© while a fire depart-- ment was performing in the streets."---- Washingion Star. Noise Competition «Nero fiddied while Rome burned,' nlt_l the ready--made philosopher. TO MOTHERHOOD . IN SOUTH SCHOOL -- A portrait depicting an ideal o( American motherhood from the brust of a distinguished artist will hang it this room and below it will rest on i shelf, the "scroll of mothers," bearing the names of mothers who have beex honored by their children in contr# buting to the fund. The monument to motherhood wil take the form otds dormitory for giris and it is planned to break ground 101 the buildinz April 30, when the 2511 anniversary of the founding of thi Berry schools. Contributions are said to include 1 substantial amount from Henry Ford, who recently paid a visit to the £chool and a efmily bible, a large illumina ted volume which is to repose on th( central table in the living room of th« building. « Rome, Ga.--A nation--wide campaign has been launched to raise $200,000 for the erectlo:fipr a "sbrine to Mo-- thers" at the rtha Berry Schools for the underprivileged in the moun tains here. ARE Funds is--Being Carried on _ to Help Girls. UNDERPRIVILEGED For

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