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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Nov 1938, p. 25

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ep the ballot box invio- - UUiates or' reeiec- tion to the Board of A pp ealis of EmmettCook" county, to E etWhealan I 2orrect errors in the assessment of their taxes, in the past four year .s- The Supreme Court in, a re.cent de- cision determined that this board is supreme, so far as the correcting of errors' on valuàtions .of ptroperty An tax assessments. are concerned, but that both'members must agree and *sign each reduction or increase in assessment. The two members sitting now on the, Board of Appeals have -worked on these .15.000 cases in. complète harrnony and by so doing, have reii- dered an important service to the entire tax paying citizenry of Cook *county. While many were discussed other as well candidates as, the is- sues -at. stake,..it was Irevealed,. it w.as. the, unanimous .opiniion. oft the meeting- that the ýmajor decision to be made byr the voters of Nlov.8 was the selection, of the county judge. Women,9's;Democratic Club to-He rEwrd The Winnetka Wornan's Demncrný- tic club, holds its first. meeting of thei seasoni today (Thursday) at 2:30 0' clock, at the home of 'its president, Mrs. Ernest S. Ballard, 6 Kent road," Hubbard Woods. Aftèr the. business > meeting, Joseph F. Elward, profes- sor at Loyola u'niversity, and. demo- cratic candidate for Congress, tenLh district, will address the group. ICAN * ~jTAXPAYERS O! cHICASO S8§u * epKeIIy-Nash .Outfof CounfiTwn *Proteét Home Untvestments eStop High Taxes *Eliminate Patronage Waste 'R R1elct Able, Qualified Canàdid&-tes ELtMT MtS! Mt COU NTY CO MMISSIONERS * _______ FOR PRESIDENT 0F BOARD (VOTE FOR ONE) HENRY D. SLINDBLAD CLARK Assessor', Country Towns Applaud Taxation Based on Ability to Puy ASSESSOR JOHN S. CLARK, who eliminated taxes on ordinary household furnishings anid reduced the taxes on r eal estate by assessing industrial stock's and bonds, will undoubtedly pile up a tremendous vote in the suburban communities of Cook County. 5. lus plans for the 1939 quadrennia1 asessment of real estate cal 1 for studyof income so that each valuation is -made with maximum acvuracy. 6. Ninety-five per cent of bis staff is under civil service. 7. lIn ail prorblems of assessment, he calis upon representatives of business, of labor, and of the farmer to assist him. B3USSE GEORGE A. SMILLER sa/e guord of county funda..' A a résult, millions of dollars have been savedl to suburban home owners, and the county debt has been reduced 20% alone. ýj uýç 1

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