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While Rate Is Higher Than 1931 Valuation Figures Are lWtéial1y Cut Tax bis for 1932 are expected ta be distributed wvithini a fewvdays, and wiiI ýshow. a substantial reduction from :the: net,:bis, for 1931. While there is, an increase in, the tax rate, thé reduct ion in a ssessed valuation efcsa considerable saving, for the taxpayer, according to figures just released. for Mihnette. the total assessed valupation for 1932, inciuding réal estate, personal property and rail-ý roads is $17,396,929, as. against the figure of $21,094,078,for.the year 1931, a net reduction of $3,697,149, or 17 percent., Tax Rate Higher The tax rate for 1932 is $5.82 per' $100. assessed valuation, -as against $5.68 for 1931, but the reduction of 17 percent in valuation affects a sav- ing of 15 percent in the net ainomnt ofthe 1932 tax bill. For Kenilworth the reduction in assessed valuation is 16 percent. The total for real estate, personai prop- erty and railroads in 1931 was $6,- 816,918, while for 1932 it is $5,719,446, a total reductian of $1,097,472. Save 6 Per Cent The, tax rate for Kenilworth ini . Ua riome ~iDawriy Saturday, February 24, is ta bc a big day for the Boy Scout troops of Wilmette, for on that day tbey are going ta do a great big- "good turn" for some of the destitute, people. of the village.. And in the doing of. it they are asking the help of tender bearted bousebolders.. H Iere is what. inte rested the boys: The Wilmette, Welfare: board is wlthout,.funds ta alleviate distress among the unemaployed, wha, could nlot get work with the CWA and are -not on the count-y relief rails. ,Sa the3- dëtermined. te do something for theseunfor. tunate people 'wbo are actually suffering. for food, clothing an d fuel. What they decided ta do is this;, On Saturday, Fébruary -24, they are going,,from bouse ta bouse *ta pick up old nlewspapers and, magazines -wbich tbey expect *housewives to, have ready for them. Then they will separate the newspapers f rom the magazines, tie them aIl into bundies, and. talce them ta the paper stock company. When they get the check, they in- tend ta turn it over ta the Wel- fareboard, which wiil sece that it is properly expended ta accomplish the most in relief. Who can refuse ta help the boys ini such a commendable. act of charitv ? *Paul C . Long, 933 4shlopid avte- miue, is titular heaàt of the 1934 WfiI- mette Harmony conve nt ion, h#rving bee»t chose>a as its presidie»t ut a ineeting of -the, memibership Ilet Wedtteiday ni ht. Wilmette Troops Eleot Village Officiais; Take Over Village Hall Saturdayý Saturday, February 17, officiai. Vil- mette wîll be administered by a group af Boy Scouts, who will accu- py aIl ôaithe offices af the Village and, transact its business just as do, the regularly constituted authoritieâ.. At 9 o'ciock, in the xùorning pres- ident C. P. Dubbs wiil turn the ofri.-. cial maithineryover ta, the new pres- ident, who wiil be the chief executive tinil 12, the Saturday closing hour. At, 8 o'clock. the Scout Village board will meet and conduct. a reg- ular 5ession of that legislative body, hearing officiali reports, committee. reports,- passing> resolutions and otherwise performing the fuinctions ai the board. The officiais were elected in a reg- uiariy conducted election which was hotly contested though in friendly spirit. Scout commissioners 'and Scout' Masters selected the candidates irom the different troops in ratio to their numerical strength. T1us the larger troops had more candidates than the smaller ones. There were thirty-six candidates in the field, with eighteen to be. elected. The result. padyer is therelore 6 percent on Jus 1932 tax bill. The important tlîing about the an- nauncemient, said onîe close ta the situation, is that taxpayers are at last securing saie. measure af relief, and that the ta.x buis, soon;ta be received afford conclusive evidenc e that the burden aof taxation cati be ightened,. Contract Awardi Water Main «'AD" ELLIOTT .ILL A. J. Elliott, who is known ta hiis fniends -as "Dad" Elliott, is recavering from plural pneumionia which bas' confined himt t his home at 824 Ash- land avenue for the. past fwo weeks. The World Day of Prayer. will be observed: by the wonîen of Wilmette Protestant churches tomnorrow '(Fni- day) with observances in St. August- ine s Episcèpai.. church. Mrs. Edwin Kinney, national secretary and mis- sianary af the 'American Baptist WVoien's society, will be the speaker. Hjer subject wiIl be "Peace." Miss Pearl THoo.se wilI sinz. ,The srvices payment wiii De iortncoming tronr WVashington very soon, Mr. Ericý- son stated, before receipt of wbich, however, the exact amount of the dividend cannot be made public. erai' Savings and Loan. association at the Village hail, Tbursday evening, February 15, at 8 o'ciock. This will be an open meeting ta which the public is invited. It is' announced that the charter bas been received f rom the Federal Home Loan batik, with w hich" the local organization is affiliated. Reports will be received from cati- mittees appointed by civic organizations ta :investigate the set-up ai the savingsl ..8......... .......... j ' times happens in regular political' elections, the winners were divided' equally between the two, ecd elect- ing nine. Eighty-four votes werp cast. The names of*-the successful cati- didates who will constitute the -Vil-, lage governmentý for three interest-. ing hours are: Tuoppen la Preaident President-Donald Toeppen, Troop. cil ce Magistrate-Lionel Toep- 1Troop 2. uring the môrning bours officiais rie Village will "stand by" ta' ren- aid ta their novice sticcessors as Lsian mùay'require.