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spite of the depression period this with all departments operating with a clean slate. Commemorating the occasion all business houses engaged in a "Progress Program" last weekâ€" end, while the local newspapers feaâ€" tured special editions. Winnetka census figures as reâ€" leased from the Waukegan district office recently was undertaken last Monday at the instigation of Winâ€" netka village officials. The preliminary figures showed that the population of Winnetka had dropped from 12,166 in 1939 to 11,â€" 712 in 1940. A census of the school district taken by the Winnetka board of education in June gave a total of 12,605 persons. The school district, however, does not include the part of Winnetka south of Winâ€" netka avenue but does include a few blocks in Glencoe. The reâ€"checking was begun on by order of George W. Schreech, cenâ€" sus area manager. The ~Glencoe playground water carnival, postponed from Thursday evening of last week, will be held tonight, August 8, according to Playâ€" ground Director Howard Copp. THURSDAY, AUVGUST, D. Melville Carr of the Red Cross will demonstrate newest methods of life saving, including the use of torâ€" pedo buoys and surfâ€"boards for mulâ€" tiple reseues. Mr. Carr will also anâ€" nounce the start of a Red Cross school for those desiring to become Red Cross examiners. The navy amphibian which crashâ€" ed into Lake Michigan Friday mornâ€" ing was raised from its bed in twenâ€" ty feet of water at 5:00 a.m. Monâ€" day. A dead calm at that time made the work of the sailors working on the craft comparatively simple, Great Lakes naval station officials said. George Scheuchenpfiug, "Mr. X of Highland Park," will give a canoe and life saving demonstration showâ€" The plane was disassembled after being brought ashore and was shipped to the naval air base at Glenview, where it will be repaired and put in flying order. Wraukegan for the first time in its history is listed in the fifth class on fire insurance ratings as a result of the recent investigation conducted there by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. The city was formerly listed in sixth class. The new rating will mean & noticeable reduction in fire insurance premiums on commercial and industrial buildings, although insurance men refused to hazard a guess as to what the savings in dolâ€" lars and cents will be. N. S. Hiking Club Takes Another Stroll Next Sunday Morning "Given the planet, it is still necesâ€" sary to add the impulse; so, to every creature nature added a little vioâ€" lence of direction in its proper path, a shove to put it on its way; in every instance, a slight generosity, a drop too much. Without electricâ€" ity the air would rot, and without this violence of direction which men and women have, without a spice of Libertyville observed a "Progress A reâ€"check of the preliminary CLOSING OUT all of our LADIES‘ SLIPS, sizes from 32 to 44. Values up to $1.59. sl w Special for Dollar Day ._________________ o HIGHLAND P ARK DRY GOODS CHILDREN‘S SUN SUITS. Broken lots and sjzes. Values up to $1.00. Special for AP . Dollar Day at 28 North First Street Phone Highland Park 1088 OUT 250 LADIES , 8, 1940 HIGHLAND PARK DRY GOODS DOLLAR DAY SPECIALS will, rain or shine, leave : sharp the parking lot at the west end of Oak street in Winnetka to drive to the Winnetka Elm street railroad station park to pick up at 9:16 a.m. those walkers who care to come by the North Shore Electric from Lake Forest and Evanston and points between. A leisurely morning stroll with ample rest periods will be on the program. Back from this tramp through the woods by 1 p.m. Both men and womâ€" en of all creeds and all ages are inâ€" vited to enjoy the companionship of very pleasing people many of whom they will meet for the first time. Ask the astronomer (professor at; Northwestern) _ to explain â€" his strange and fascinating job as manâ€" ager of the giant telescope on pubâ€" lic nights at the Northwestern Uniâ€" versity observatory. Ask the winâ€" ner of medals in hiking races in Bouth Africa all about that strange country. Ask Bosco, who eats ‘em aliveâ€"we are getting a little ahead of ourselves at this point. But we do guarantee you something very unique from our fellow travellers if you have enough imagination to change your Sunday morning rouâ€" tine just the slightest bit and show up any Sunday morning 52 Sundays a year. Even you will expand like a balloon. See you Sunday. Old Age Insurance Claims May Be Filed Any Time After 65 Workers can file their claims for Oldâ€"Age and Survivors Insurance at age 65 or any time thereafter, whether or not they plan to retire, Mr. Albert S. Lewis, manager of the Social Security Board‘s office at Waukegan, pointed out today. He explained, however, that insurance payments will not be made to any worker as long as he is employedâ€" that is, the worker will not receive an insurance payment for any month in which he earns as much as $15 on a job covered by the law. Mr. Lewis stated that workers age 65 or older who are planning to file a claim for insurance payments should consult the Social Security Board office on two separate points, First, the employee may not have worked long enough to be eligible for benefits, but if he continues to work he may qualify later. Any worker who plans to retire in order to get his insurance payments should inquire whether he is eligible before quitting his job. The second point on which Mr. Lewis advises workers of 65 or more to consult the Social Security office is concerned with the amount of the worker‘s benefits. He explained that Auto Reconstruction Co. Auto Repainting , Cold Frame and Axle Straightening Body and Fender Repairing SPRING SERVICE STATION WELDING AND SOLDERING 822 N. First St. â€" Phone 77 DAHL‘S his claim at once. Radio Theatre Inc. Announces First Play Writing Contest Radioâ€"Theare, Inc., of Chicago, today announced its first play writâ€" ing contest, with two hundred dolâ€" lars offered as prizes. The four best fullâ€"length plays selected by a playâ€" reading board, will each receive twentyâ€"five dollars and will be pubâ€" liecly produced by Radioâ€"Theatre, Inc., during the 1940â€"41 season. At the end of the season, a grand prize of $100 will be awarded to the best play chosen from these four winâ€" ners. This award will be made at a playwright‘s dinner to be held in Chicago, on Saturday, May 17, 1941. Contest closes September 28, 1940. Rules may be obtained by writing to Radioâ€"Theatre, Inc., 116 E. Ohio St., Chicago, IIl, This organization is a nonâ€"profit theatre . . . maintained as an avoâ€" cation by a group of professional actors, directors, and technicians from the legitimate stage, network radio, motion pictures, and televiâ€" sion! This group has adopted a policy of searching for new talent and producing only new manuâ€" scripts. In the furtherance of this policy the present contest is being held. Traffic Ducking Foolhardy Practice Among all the faults we observe in motorists each day, none is so dangerous nor foolhardy as ducking in and out of traffic. In any trafâ€" Â¥KEâ€"EZ1IG@ORLANXDâ€"PARE PRRAA8 & Public Service Company of Northern IHlinoia | â€"\\ & ‘This is the coolest $99¢ I‘ve been in .uan...ll'l”“""‘“w“ M NIGHT AIR COOLING SYSTEMS KEEP YOUR HOME COOL, AND COMFORTABLE ALL NIGHT LONG! â€" ALL SUMMER LONG! LIBERAL TERMS fe line there‘s always a fellow who x v t Inwm. .‘{“ celerator to the enly .to squeeze into line again two or ears ahead of where he started. | Charles M. Hayes, president of the Chicago Motor club, says that the strain this fellow and his ilk ereate, both on himself and others angd the wear and tear on brakes and tires, is a bit out of proportion to the gain he realizes. 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