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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Apr 1937, p. 11

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Tax' Strike Threate*a. The committee is also emphatic in its assertion that, ini its belief, Assessor Clark is heading the county straight into another tax strike, that will crip-f pie ever. tax.ing body, in -New 'Trier township, including schools, just as it did in thé early 1930's.- It is this warning which, atnong other.tbings, it would present to Mr. Clark, and will present to him if and when the op- portunity is afforded. Tt isý pointed out that Mr. 'Clark bas illegally exemnpted from personal' prop- erty taxation ail persons whose assess- ments are uer$0,or. approximately $10 net .tax. To 'offset. thiîs exemption,' asse ssments ,in the higher'brackets are being boosted t o 1a point where, it is stated, the taxes-'canfnot and will flot bce paid, thereby endangering those public services so essential to the continued weffare -of' the conffi¶ities. See Political Penalty Hints that New Trier township îs being pe'ialized for political purposes are freely heard, and the indignation of its - citizetis is' pointedly expresséd. It %vould, 'it is said, be the part of wisdoni for Assessor Clark to climb down from bis high horse and meet' the committee in 'a 'sane and kensible conference iii' which 'the inequalities might be elimi- ner April 9, arranged by' Mrs. Ham- ilton, the Iunchroom manager, 'an& Mrs. Emrich. This was the, last af- fair, before . Mrs. Hamilton's , de- parture for Mercedes, Texas, where she will make ber home, and, in. -ap- preciation of ber work, the girls gave her a handkerchief shower. The Caf eteria club is made Up of a group of girls from the seventh. and eighth grades who have certain d:uties in the lunchroom. On April 24 this same group t ook. a trip to the Drake b otel and' was conducted through the kitchens wh ,ere the girls witnessed the food prepara- tions for luncheon. After the, -tour the group had luncheoni at the Drake Trhis tr p was sponsored by Mrs. Shearon, president of the P. T. A. for Te beeni Mrs. under f the luinebroon -ved as' assistan Mrs. Wilmette, VALUES Old lÉnglish Rug . Cleaner with Brusb,> Pt. * . e .e~ e' ,'* e, t!" * .~ r i >1 O9ld English Up- holstery Cleaner, qt. Liquid Veneer Dust' Mop. FPul yarn ceriter. Removable -swab, lifetime frame ...9 Old English-No Rubbing Wax. quart size, and lamb's$gO wool mtop. $11.39 value.. WLarv.ex with Spr~ay... Lrv.x.........$L1.19 Beveroge Set's Euioz Moili Spray ...P'9 ièyog Sts Enoz Moth Spray -- qL $1.29 rge Glasa Pitcher ~M>th h& ......p&g. 1 Oc d 6-Cdas»es .....7c MohBalls ....plg. 1 O n 9,2M 1 SILK ie .20 MIr. and Mrs. Clifford Older 'of' 1026 Elmnwood avenue,, who left Wil- mette about three months ago, are now in California, having spent quite a little tirne ini Hawaii. They 'motored to the Pacific coast'through the south west, and then sailed for Hawaii. They plan to motor home in a leisurely manner, returning homne. iu the soutflern state. thte east coast. Poi enjoyed especially Caverns in New M( Charlestoni, the azý south, the cherry1 ington,1 D. C., an& is Dei!! ,VaI., h - 14"x24» 18"fx30" See our large vorlof y of FIESTA WARE ig Bowls in beautiful6 to a ...... ..... .... set'Z .......... 50

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