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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Jun 1933, p. 24

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IGrade Sepasation WiIl Save" Lif e Let'a Hasten the Day! it requires little stretch of the imagina- tion t o arrive at the conclus ion tliat the two most cordially, despised *citizens of our community are the. tax' Th *' isTx 'as ses s or and.1 collector. fft4siness Obviously this rather *gen- eral dislike.of two elected township officiais cannot be ascribed to per-sonal1 malice. Both,gentlemnen, in ques- tion', Mr.IIarbau gh of Wilmette and 'Mr. Hale of ,Wïnnetka are estimanble, even affable individuals sincerely devioted to their respective tasks and prompted by a zeal to secure, as nearly as possible,' and under trying circumnstances, a'n equitable and complete distribution of the tax> bur-. den. In recent days we have bad an oppor- tunity to observe Mr. Harbaugh, the as- sessor, at work in bis offices in Wilmette. There he bas been engaged in assisting taxpayers in filing their personal property' nis assistants gave patient consideration to each case, the wbile giving ample evidence of trying to be fair and just to ail con- cerned. Wbile it is ain entirely,,naturalad iect procedure to. vent, one's 'spleen upon, the individual appointed b ob andle 'the local tax tssessing or collecting machin- ery, sucb a procedure avails notbing. *We ackiowledge, also. that it bias beeti wnship who are courageously rig to handle the business of tax n and collection. Tbey are faced -culean task, par.ticularly in view ....... nic y'JLponSIV L1 you for paving the way to such revisior of laws as will bring more equitable dis- tribution of taxes. If there is a remedy, they must take' the,initial step in p)ro.viding for its- apý plication. Your local assessor or collectôr cannet change, the laws. The reorganized Winmette chartyand welfare agency under 'the' designatiotn Wilmette, Welfa're, Board, 'coines to the Tag Dàycitizens of the. village TgDayMoôn da Y, june, 26, Next Monda y witb the plea. to re- spond as generou'sly as possible to the Tag Day solicita1tion1 for funds to be: directed into the 'coffers> de- voted toý locale relief. The board bas aninounced the ne.ed for a subsceriliti'on of $1,000 immediately to. c arry on the work assigned to it. The entire sum wilI' of course be devoted ex- clusivelv tô Wilmiette charîty and welfare purposes. The need is imînediate. The' funds so collected will". be used. now to provide the necessities of life for'famle wvho need such care at once. Wben the tagger greets you next Mon- day give whatever you can afford in- th e knowledge that what you give goes di- rectly and exclusively to those of your neighbots xvho are 'in dire distress. Cive! Glenco'e citizens b ave rallhed together to provi(le stllervised recreational activitv on 1its.various playgrounds. Children and Superisedtheir eiders are to en- SUýe"V'ISed, joy the facilitie.s thus Play at tome afforded and, a ýweIl- developed program is to be carriedthrough the summer montbs under the direction of expert playground supervisors. Wilmette long since bas utilized its Play- i nere are thousands of such pets in our villages. Regulations require that tbey be licensed. T'bese regulations are just and sbould bc observed. J I'd rathe I'd rather take the trait again e A cross. the 1morn tain bars bIte the land of room jeliolih > Beneath the siiVry stars- r Arvay front ail the ýtoilt ddcares And al the sin and strife; Bazck te the land' of Peace and joy Where, I can laugh at lufe. -Elred Forbis, .Wilmette HIG.HLIGHlrS OF. THE FAIR Experienced.,the greatest thrill at the Century of Progress when the silvery Macon glided miajes- tically across the sapphi re sky ...Feit, proudest on viewing the exhibit in the U. S. Government buildng.. Saw anhother fine sight just outside teSocial Science building when lovely Girl -Scouts dressed in White danced on the green lawn Found walki ng- the greatest appetizer and enjoyed best meal, evc-r to the accompaniment* of a young woffen's.orchestra.-Arcturus, Jr. We hear that Leo, the M-G4-M lion, may roar in thse Chicago area for 'the sake of 'the movie indus- -try. Well, we'd just as soon hear the curt, jour-nal- istic barking of our Gin, the Type-Eating Terrier. The only trouble is that Gin needs a bath before *the exhibit; just now he seems to havé a decided aves'sion to ablutions-which. may or ma Yflot bè a, journalistic idiosyncrasy. Puna cé Proges. Not ail ,nay hear the "Barcarolle" * down bi, the sad sea zvave, But 'roltilig by" barkers, in zwheet chairs inany a soie ewitl saz'e. -At A Century of Progress. Our national legisiators are now getting a chance to doze.' But 'we'll bet our' lost collar button that the senators will be talking, in their sleep for the first three or four (mavbe more) weeks fÔllowlng. the adjournment of Congress. We scé that President Roosevelt- tok, a rest f rom shaving when i,,he marked' thé, start of his vacation. Pcrhaps he remembered how' some. of the Con- gressmien. hollered When he trimmed- the budget, soý he decided flot to hurt their feelings aniy more. Or. rnaybe he was just trying to protect himself froni mosquitoes which are about as persistent as sonie atitograph seekers. Went out West the cther day only to contract a severe eyestrain trying' to locate three 'tropical fish which the kid sister iusisted were right there ini the bowl. Served tliis prying colunist right for trying to intrude on their privacy. I a nomeiess i out in the

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