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8 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 192) 'CANOEISTS SHOULD BE SWIMMERS, IS ADVICE Coach Tom Robinson Tells How Drownings Occur and Sounds Timely Warning BY TOM ROBINSON Swimming Coach at N. W. U. Do you go fishing or boating? 1f you do either you should be able to swim at least twenty-five yards. Do you know that 75 per cent of all those who drown each year act- tually go down within twenty-five yards of safety? There are many ways in which people can get into trouble in or near the water. Some walk out on piers, stub their toes on a spike or board and fall into deep water. Some stand on a pier and unthinking, step backward and off into the water. Sometimes a good swimmer will dive off a pier into shallow water and hit bottom with disastrous results. There were several cases of this nature in Evanston last year. Many have fallen in while sitting on the pier fishing. On a real hot day with the sun beating down they sometimes grow dizzy and lose their balance. There are many other ways in which a person may find himself in the water and if he is unable to swim is in a dangerous situation. Generally speaking it is dangerous to go into the lake when there is a strong northeast or southeast wind. In the first instance there will be an undertow running south along the shore and in the second, a strong current south. If you can't swim and are wading it is best to keep your hands under water. Then if you fall int oa hole you will not fall as fast as if your hands were in the air. When a person is drowning he usually holds his arms above his head und waves them around frantically trying to attract attention. The added weight above the head, however, keeps the head under water. 1f>a drowning person made half the effort under as he usually makes above, he would actually stay on top. It is a well know fact that every downward movement of the arms helps to sup- presence of mind enough to take a port the body. In 99 cases out of 100 if one had deep breath at the start and swim to shallow water, he could wade ashore. Or by pushing from the bot- tom, he could come to the top often enough to get a deep breath when he needed it. I know of a case of this kind where the person came up at least ten times before he was res- cued. Early Days of Mail Carrying. Royal Mail vans, the driving of which is now Intrusted to women chauffeurs, originated in the mall- coaches which were instituted in 1784 by Mr. John Palmer, M. P,, for Bath, and manager of the Bath theater. He had to overcome strenuous opposition before he could induce Mr. Pitt to su- persede Allen's system of postboys, whose contract rate of speed was five miles an hour.zglondon Times. Thought Some Overlooked. A party of friends was gathered Mew Year's day. After the wine had been passed around there were two glasses left on the tray untoyched. Just as we were about to drink my prother-in-law said, "Well, folks, here's to happy days." His little daughter, who had been watching the whole per- formance, pointed to the glasses on the tray and said, "Daddy, whose hap- py days are these ?'--Cb! 'ago Tribune. Famous Gretna Green. Gretna Green is a village of Dum: fries, a border county of Scotland and neer the border line between Scotland and England. Formerly a common re- sort of runaway couples from England, the practice was broken up by an act of 1856, which p.ovided that no mar- riage should be valid in Scotland un- less one of the parties had lived in Scotland for the 21 days next pre- ceding the marriage, or had his or her usual residence there at the time. Wanted Joy Distributed. Msrion was given a beautiful ring Christmas eve. - She was overjoyed, but changed it from one finger to the other all evening. No one noticed it that evening, but she kept it up the next morning. Her mother, fearing Marion would lose the ring, sald: "Why don't you put your ring on one finger and keep it there, -Marion?" "Well, 1 don't like to be mean. When I keep it on one finger I pity the oth- ers." Motorist's Resentment. "Have you studied economy in the home?" "Yes," replied Mr. uggins. "I'm tired of paying out all this money to keep up a cooking range, instead of spending 1t for gasoline." HOW THEY SUCCEEDEL The Experience ce of a Colony ot Community Builders. By EDGAR TAYLOR WHEELOCK. (Copyright, 1921, American Press League.) About a quarter of a century ago a colony of Polish settlers whose finan- cial resources were extremely limited contracted to purchase a large tract of cutover land in northern Wisconsin. The price to be paid for the land ranged from $12 to $20 an acre and, although the value of the forest prod- ucts remaining on the land was con- siderable, there was not an acre that could be cultivated until a clearing had been made. The colonists were poor people; none of them had enough money to make full payment for his land; they lacked teams, farm machinery, live stock and implements. Not having funds with which to buy lumber, they put up log and pole shelters and cov- ered them with boughs to keep off the rain. Looked Like a Desperate Venture. Predictions were fwcly made by many persons--on the theory that they were acquainted with all of the facts rating to the resources of the colo- nists--that the experiment would prove a failure and the settlers would be starved out. But there were resources available which the prophets of disaster had not taken into account and which proved to be the deciding factors in the battle for success. Industry, Thrift and Courage won the day. In less than fifteen years this set- tlement became noted for its prosper- ity. Good, substantial houses and barns, fine teams, dairy cows and mod- ern farm implements and machinery furnished all the evidence required to prove that the experiment in home- building was all that could be desired. Built a $42,000 Church. In the meantime they had built a church near the center of the com- munity which was reported to have cost $42,000. But each individual colonist was working for a prize--a home and land that would support his family in com- fort and pass as an estate to his heirs. This was an old world notion which had its origin in a country where the winning of a permanent home was a dream seldom realized by the poor classes. To gain this prize they were willing to work hard, practice strict economy, save the pennies and get rich slowly. They Are No Longer Poor. This is a case where an entire com- munity, the members of which were educated in the habits of Thrift in the old world, furnished an object lesson .0 their neighbors. None of these colo- nists was a "Spender," a "Good Fel- low," or an "Easy Mark," but they can now buy anything they need, and pay for it. Dally Thought. Life is not made out of money, and friendship, and talents, and patronage, and family influences, and good chances, and good positions, and good health, and good nature; it is made out of faith. virtue. knowledge, temperance, patience. godliness and brotherly kind- ness and love.--Inninger. Not a home in this city but has its quota of discarded furniture, rugs, stoves perhaps, a wheel barrow maybe. QA few cents for a want ad and some one who needs the very article that lies rotting in your garret will call and pay you for it. You are better off -- new owner is pleased-- and the article itself 1s contributing to the re- duction of the high cost of living. Summer Swim Classes Start In N. T. Tank New Trier High School Swimming Ready to Teach Everyone How to Swim Instructor Jackson "On Monday, June 20, the New Trier High School Swimming Tank was opened for the summer season with one object in view, TO TEACH SWIMMING. The exercise, instruc- tion, and the place are the best ob- tainable, the fees are small, and the knowledge that the pupils will soon be able to take care of themselves in the water at any time, is priceless." The above is a statement issued by swimming instructor Jackson of New Trier High School who is in charge of the summer school in swimming open to all children and adults in the town- ship. Schedule of classes. Fillowing is the schedule of class- es: 8:00 a. m. Boy swimmers who pass test. Each day except Saturday. 8:50 a. m. Girl swimmers who pass test. Each day except Saturday. 9:40 a. m. Boy non-swimmers (12 to 15 years.) Monday, Wednesday and Friday. (Under 12 years) Mon- day, Tuesday and Thursday. 10:30 a. m. Girl non-swimmers (12 You can know when your car comes here for storage; it will be well watched and taken care of. HOSTETTER'S GARAGE Day and Night Service 806 Oak Street Phone Winnetka 188 'to 15 years) Monday, Wednesday and Friday. (Under 12 years.) Mon- day, Tuesday and Thursday. 11:20 a. m. Lady swimmers, Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday. Non-! swimmers, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Family night: For adults only. For information regarding fees, etc. telephone Winnetka 4 or 588. Wedn:sday 8 P. M. BUILDING PERMITS Building permits issued this week | by the Winnetka Department of Pub- | lic Works included grants to M. D. I'ichards. 806 Rosewood avenue, $225 garage; George Barberry, 752 Center | street, $1,200 addition to residence; . W. F. Benoist, 351 Linden avenue, $460 garage; A. F. Simpson, 506 Provi- dent avenue, $1,000 addition to resi- dence. ing and lighting 4. We can sell an Phone Winnetka, ExiQ¢e BATTERIES Why We Sell Exide Batteries Soundbusiness reasons, everyone of them, 1. The first commercially successful start= Electric Storage Battery Company, i 2. The Electric Storage Battery Company : is the oldest and largest manufacturer of i. storage batteries in the world. 8. Exide Service means a definite battery service--repairs, overhauling and atten- tion by a group of battery experts. the belief that you will get all the battery value possible and more than you ordinarily would get. No matter what make of battery you have now in your car, if it needs attention, we shall be glad to give it expert, unpre- judiced attention so that it will last as long as possible until you are ready to replace it with an Raid, the long-life battery. ' Winnetka Exide Battery Service Station ) 2 and 3 Prouty Court ' BATTERY battery was built by The Exide Battery, secure in «Tay 1387 WINNETKA ILL. 4 - Ex10¢ > SERVICE 5 561 Lincoln Ave. South Water Fruit Market "BUY HERE AND SAVE MONEY" WINNETKA, ILLINOIS Phone Win. 392 Big Sale on all kinds of Fruits an This is the season of the year when green things are the best. HOME GROWN VEGETABLES Green Peas 15c 1b. 2 lbs. for 25¢ String and Wax Bean 2 gts. for 25¢ 19¢ pk. Fresh Spinnach Home Grown Asparagus 10c bunch Bie THE VERY FRESHEST VEGETABLES New Potatoes Head Lettuce . Green Peppers Egg Plant es EN 10c, 15¢, 30c head Beets and Carrots Fresh Tomatoes Home Grown Celery .... Parsley, Green Onions, New Cabbage Dry Onicns and Rhubarb NE 45¢ pk. RL Se 2 bunches 15c LA, Low Price Sweet Cherries, large size ........... 35c Ib. Blue Goose Cantaloupes ............. 10c up Blue Goose Sweet Oranges . .30c, 40c, 50c, 60c Lemons ...... 0.0.0. on.) oxo 39¢c doz. Bananas .......... lane 30c doz. up Fresh Apricots ..................... 25¢ doz. Red Raspberries, Black Raspberries, Large Plums: ..................... 0. 25c doz Blackberries, Blueberries, Straw- Peaches: ©... 0 cin oo inser 25¢ bskt. berries: |. iis Br nile va a Low Price Sour Cherries ................. ... 28¢c bskt THE VERY FINEST FRUITS BUY HERE and SAVE MONEY ORDERS OVER $2.00 DELIVERED