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e [| The survey shows that Illinois has a total of 9,947 miles of improved roads of various kinds. This includes 173 miles of brick pavement, 320 miles of graveled roads, 254 drained and graded, 60 of waterâ€"bound macadam, 41 of bituminous macadam and bitu« minous concrete and 29 miles of other types. A comprehensive table of road conâ€" struction of the United States, issued in the April number of the associaâ€" tion‘s official publication, gives the total miles of concrete pavement in the nation, as of January 1 this year, as 61,492 miles. Of that amount, IIliâ€" nois leads all others with 9,070 miles of concrete slab opened to traffic. One seventh of the nation‘s conâ€" crete highways is within the bounâ€" daries of Illinois. The exact extent of which the Illinois highway system Teads the world is shown in a tabulaâ€" tion just completed by the American Association of State Highway officâ€" ials. The guanacos of Patagonia collect in herds of from five individuals up to about 300. They are generally wild and «shy,>~ The lHama and alpaca are domestiâ€" cated forms of the guanaco used as beasts of burden. The vicugna, found only in the high Andes, is smaller and has finer silkier hair which is woven by the Indians into clothing. There are also a number of extinct forms of camel, fossils of which are found in South America, and these are likeâ€" wise related to the guanaco. Illinois Has Seventh : â€" of Nations Concrete Highways, Is Reported The guanaco=is a member of the camel family. The specimens in the museum> group were collected near Santa Cruz, Argentina, by Colin C. Sanborn, assistant curator of mamâ€" mals, while he was a member of the Marshall Field South American exâ€" pedition. Taxidermy on the group is by Julius Friesser of the museum staff, and the painted background is the work of staff artist C. A. Corâ€" ‘win. _ One adult male, two adult feâ€" males, and two young grianacos comâ€" pose the group. They are mounted in lifelike attitudes, and the group as a whole presents a scene such as a traveler in the South American wilds might encounter. ____ _ _ _____â€" *~~~~~ Range of Animal §a% At one time the guanaco ranged over all the bare pampas country of South America, from the Straits of Magellan, north through. Argentina, and across the Andes into Chile, Boâ€" livia and Peru, according to Mr. Sanâ€" born. =â€"Today it is most common in the southern part of the Argentine republic (Patagonia). * __One of the strangest looking aniâ€" mals native to the western hemiâ€" sphereâ€"the guanaco of South Amerâ€" icaâ€"is represented by a group of five placed on exhibition today at Field Museum of Natural History, it is anâ€" nounced by Stephen C. Simms, diâ€" rector of the museum. Member of Camel Family Repreâ€" sented in Group in the Field Museum GUANACO STRANGEST LOOKING OF ANIMALS finallygot rid of the Mediterranean fruit fly." It probably froze to death. In standard concrete, the highway officials‘ records places, lists four more than 3,000 miles of concrete mode than 8,000 miles of concrete pavement, January 1. The five, and the miles of concrete that each had available to traffic at the first of the year are given as follows: Illincis 9,â€" 070; Pennsylvania 5,679; New York 5,450;â€"ITowa 8,293â€"and â€"Wisconsin 3,â€" 170. 19 North Sheridan Road Sliding shelves bring all your food in easy reachâ€" save hunting aboutâ€"keep sleeves clean. Porcelain lined interiors resist fruit acids, have rounded corners for easy cleaning. The famous Monitor Topâ€"herâ€" metically sealed in steelâ€"completely protects the a mechanism that operates in a perpetual bath of oil. â€" And that‘s not all! A fingerâ€"tip latch gives ready access to the General Electric‘s wide food storage space. GeneAralr .Electtic'l written guarantee assures you Dow dependable performance, free from service low ¢ expense for 3 long years! ; {with JoinuintthemralflcdchmmbmadmmrySaxurdayMng, DOMESTIC, APARTMENT HOUSE AND L Â¥ Electric allâ€"steel Refrigeratorâ€"yet prices are lower than ever! and a _ YEAR GUARANTEE ADDED VALUE NEw REFINEMEXTs GENERAL @ ELECTRIC ALLâ€"SITEEL REFRIGERATOR REFINEMENTS distinguish today‘s General VIC. J. KILLIAN, Inc. The Barrington village board, after two years of investigation, has defiâ€" nitely cleared up the irregularities in public improvement bonds which ago. Roger Hay, attorney in the emâ€" ploy of Village Attorney A. J. Haâ€" authorization, has agreed to refund the amount of the overâ€"issue together arrington Financial Troubles Cleared U COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATORS â€"â€" ELECTRIC WATER mennnemmmenmentenmmmmmmmmmmenmmmmnnsistentiatinemnninnnmenmmenmmmmmmmmemmmst l2 22 2 2 NNE _T Down payments as lowaa.......slo {with two whole years to pay} . on a nationâ€"wide N.B.C. network. â€"â€"Aâ€"thorough â€"check â€"onâ€"the figures was made by W. U. Bardwell, special attorney for the village. If approved by the board finance committee they will be forwarded to Cook and Lake county judges for final disposition. Final construction costs of ten of 18 Barrington special paving assessâ€" ments on which bonds were issued by Hay, have been determined and turned over to the village board. with interest, says the Waukegan Newsâ€"Sun. Phone 3800 II»]VII f !a ! !.‘ m!n!! COOLERS L. n o