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Highland Park Press, 6 May 1937, p. 11

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Over 70,000 miles of Iilinois roads come under the classification ‘of "rural" and are not included in either the State Bond Issue or State Aid systems. A large part of this rural mileage forms the only roads by which farmers can reach paved routes, giving access to markets and cities. Most jof these roads are dirt, almost impossible in bad weathâ€" er. For several years there has been increasing: pressure on legisâ€" lators, as well :/yn the Division of Highways, \improve <these roads for the benefit of the rural population of the state. Much conâ€" sideration has been given to this subject from time to time, but, unâ€" til the Bond Issue routes neared completion, little could be done about the situation. $ ~~Surveys of the roads of this and Mnlvnied aeoniits has comfimage agencies, has convinced highway engineers that the time has ~.vhn-dor.t0-u:lam: ven to developing rural roads filh-uhbudmhhpflnuy in the good roads field. Many main state routes, paved with concrete, are in need of still further improveâ€" mentâ€"widening where traffic warâ€" rants, straightening and banking of curves, ‘better> shoulders, â€" divided traffic lanes, longer sight distances â€"chieflyâ€"in theinterest of> safety, though some also need complete reâ€" construction. But all of this, it is believed, can be carried on independâ€" ently of, yet simultaneously with, secondary road work. ~ anced program,. covering all parts of the state and extending over a period of years which, when comâ€" pleted, will afford material traffic relief throughout the agricultural sections of the state. contained in a series of bills recentâ€" ly introduced in the . Legislature. With the completion of WM‘MH Issue paved highways and ©5,000 miles more of State Aid roads payâ€" unmmnmu;:: ning through its Division of ways to add another 10,000 miles of allâ€"weather improved roads in the rural districts. Always a leader in the good roads movement of the country, this new program will inâ€" erease the importance of Illinois as the pivotal touring state in the Midâ€" dle West, says the Illinois Automoâ€" bile Club. Now it is planned to set up .a comprehensive ‘system with a balâ€" by the Division of Highways, is 1 liles Of R May Be Improved With Federal Aid THE FINEST OF ITS KIND! . This Federal Secondary road sysâ€" tem is made possible by a new Fedâ€" eral law whichâ€"sets up a new type of Federal Aid on state highways. Under this law, to be administered through the U. $. Bur€au of Public Roads, the Government has appropriâ€" ated $25,000,000, to be allocated to those states which enact Federal Secondaryâ€" System legislation and make appropriations to match the Federal allotment. Illinois‘ allotâ€" ment is slightly over $71,000,000, an amount that this state must match if it is to get the benefit of this Federal help. (‘The total Illinois would have each year for developing this Secondary System would, thereâ€" fore, be slightly over $2,000,000. They provide for a Federal Secondâ€" ary Road System (entirely separate from State Bond Issue, State Aid ;uvu-uummuu farmâ€"toâ€"market, mineâ€"toâ€"market and rural free delivery roads, pub= lic ‘school ‘bus routes, other rural roads of community value which conâ€" neet with important roads or which lead to rail or water shipping points or local settlements, and roads which connect with important roads or which lead to rail or water shipâ€" ping points or local settlements, and roads through municipalities when such roads are necessary for conâ€" tinuity of service. When and as these secondary roads are improved, their upkeep is to be turned over bflumtylnwhbhth{mb- cated. Provision is made for counâ€" ties to use a portion of their allotâ€" ment of the gasoline tax to meet this maintenance charge, while the State may use both the Road Fund (registration fee revenue) and a portion of its share of the gasoline tax for the construction of these roads. The type of improvement to be put into the roads comprising this Federal Secondary System is yet to be announced by the State Highway officials. With these meager funds, it will require many years to complete the Rpud 10,000 miles of rural roads. start is modest and progress will.be slow, but it is a beginning toâ€" ward a longâ€"needed improvement. Later on, when other‘state roadâ€" building funds are released through completion of preâ€"existing systems, b"l'he llomlmitll.l: °§::;luq 8 oz included in this ysâ€" tmhbln‘ud,onapmmouinth& Federal law requiring a system approximately 10 per cent of the gross road mileage in the state. The and present diversion of the gasoâ€" line tax has ended, additional revâ€" enue may be available to préss this rural â€"work to a quicker conclusion. 101 N. St. Johns Ave. . As an evidence. of the lack of effort to support schools by the Illinois state government, the "Teachâ€" er" points out that Illinoisranks 45th in percent of income for eduâ€" cation, 36th in effort to support edâ€" ucation, 40th in percent of incomB devoted to stateâ€"local taxes, 36th in average pupil grant from state treasury to schools, 48th in perâ€" cent of wealth going for state and local taxes, 33rd in percent of farm value going for state and local taxes and 37th in percent of state and local revenues going for education. As evidence of high economic ability, it is pointed out that Illinois Illinois is able to establish a state school â€"fund of : $30,000,000, â€" the amount now sought by the State School Board association, the Amerâ€" ican Legion, Parent and Teachers association, Illinois State Federaâ€" tion of Labor, and the Illincis Edâ€" ucation association, says the April Illinois Teacher, going today to the 43,000 members of the Illinois Eduâ€" cation association. entire road program must be fully worked out and the necessary onaâ€" bling legislation enacted before any money can be obtained from the govâ€" Seek $30,000,000 For Educational Work In HIllinois Schools erament. HOWARD MORAN Plumbing and Heating ELECTROL OIL BURNERS §12}, Laurel Avenue â€" Highland Park Shep Phone, Highland Park 271 â€" Residence, H. P. 439 The Lincolnâ€"Zephyr was built to give superb road performance in compatison with any car of American or foreign make. To test its quality it is necessary to take it upMong hills, over corruâ€" gated surfaces, through winding wood trails where road clearance is a,ugnm and especially on hard trips which you have made in other cars. Be as skeptical as yonl@_‘about this car. Try driving over chuck holes with it. Take it around familiar curves. You will find that every obstacle you meet on a pointâ€"toâ€"point trip will increase the advantage of the Lingolnâ€"Zephyr. No more, Yet this characteristic quality has been missed by many people who have made the mistake of judging the Lincoln®Zephyr without first taking one for a long run over a wellâ€"known route. MODERN driving conditions, with crowded ~ Atraffic on main highways as well as within city limits, have taken much of the meaning away from a car‘s "top speed."" The important quality in a truly modern automobile should be its fexibMity . . . the ability to accelerate without effort. This quality, which will cut the running time in a pointâ€"toâ€"point run by a considerable inngin, is possessed to an extraordinary degree by the 1937 Lincolnâ€"Zephyr Vâ€"12. The state fund for public schools is now $13,057,000, or ‘an average of ‘$11.19 per pupil in average daily attendance. ‘The correspondâ€" ing average for all states is $26.122. Many Boy Scouts ll:‘r::g“. to be newspaper ‘reporters, carâ€" mnm.pe" news photographers in the future will have real experiences this summer when they publish a daily morning newspaper, the "Jamâ€" botee Journal," for their National Jamboree here from June 30 to July vanks 16th in average per capital bank deposits, Tth in percent of homes owning <radios, 4th in per capita amount spent on amusements, Scouts To Edit Jamboree Daily Oth in per capite amount spent on showsâ€"theatres, 4th in per capita amount : spent on beauty parlors, Oth in average net income per reâ€" turn for federal income tax, 11th in mverage wages paid in manufacâ€" turing, 7th in average per capita MMMMIIM&HM’ to support children. Plans have been announced for the publication of a sixteenâ€"page ilâ€" lustrated tabloid newspaper with a circulation estimated at 50,000 copâ€" ies; It will be edited and ated by Boy Scouts and r . leaders who are members of Boy Scout PURNELL & WILSON, Inc. Lincoln Zephyr VA12. NEW 1LOW PR1ICRSâ€"Convenient terms can be artanged through Authorized Universal Credit Company Finance Plans. ur time limit is 3 hours, John _ â€"but keep the speed legal" Before sunrise a circulation staff of older Scouts will speed the ediâ€" tions to the twenty sectional camps each housing 1,260 Scouts and While the Jamboree opens June 80 there will be hundreds of troops at the 350â€"acre camp a day or two before then. ‘The "Jamboree Jourâ€" nal" will make its first appearance, on the morning of June 29. ‘That and ten subsequent issues will be a permanent record for }the 25,000 Boy Scouts coming from every state and from twentyâ€"four foreign lands. Pc-(:luhulrd on the presses of one of daily Washâ€" Whfln.u.‘: some â€" ther through the publication of Scout newspapers or working for scholastic publications or community newspapers. % quiet cylinders. Feel acceleration you have never felt before. Sit normally in the chairâ€"high seat. See without effort the road in front of you through the large, panorama windshield. Learn what finâ€" gerâ€"tip steering can really be. Drive this car on crowned roads. Test its stability on curves. Then decide whether or not something hew has come into motoring, a satisfaction and pleasure you‘ve not had since your ‘‘first car."" Yes, telephone the Lincolnâ€"Zephyr dealer today, if possible. Not far from you is a Lincolnâ€"Zephyr dealer. He has a 1937 Lincolnâ€"Zephyr which he will lend you for a trial. Sit behind those twelve And after everything else, you are due to make the discovery that you own a car that is actually economical in gas and oil consumed! ‘‘Averaged 17.7 miles per gallon,"‘ writes a man from Winâ€" dermere, Florida. Says another owner, **.‘. . avâ€" eraged for the entire trip from Detroit to Spokane, 16.85 miles per gallon.‘‘ This economy is, of course, only a byâ€"product of the design of this *‘car of the futuxfe." Like the safety and coqlfm,’ it is just another proof that the whole scheme of the car is essentially right. f $ in mapping out a journey, will you go a longer way to avoid bad roads: HOUSEHOLD FINANCE ___ 205 Waukegan State Bank Building, Second Fieor 210 Washington Street, Waukegan Telephone: Ontario 7110 LOCALLY MANAGED OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL CITiE§ Household Finance sponsors EDGAR A. GUEST in "Welcome Valley." No one else need know about a on your OWCN signature (HUSBAND AND WIFE S1GN TOGETHER) No inquiries made of employer, friends, or relatives. Private consultation rooms. Something new has come into motoring! LOAN CORPORATION t that eac thousands copies are mailed to subscribers and placed on sale in local hotels .as thousands of visitors are expected to see the largest Scout activity ever held in the /western hemisphere. Phone H. P. 178 RELIABLE LAUNDRY Quality Cleaners DRY CLEANING CO. Subscribe for THE PRESS Tel. Highland Park 710 PAGE 2

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