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th ~ The Timely Reccrd of Community Events ~ WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK Vol. XI, No. 42 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1922 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS BALLOT JANUARY 6 DNSGHOOL BONDS Proposed Bonds to Provide for Improvement at Three Public School Buildings EXPLAIN PURPOSES Future Taxpayers to Bear Most Expense By LAIRD BELL (President, Board of Education) " A notice was posted last Wednes- A day of an election Saturday, January | 6, to authorize additional bonds for the Winnetka School board. The pro- posed bonds include the following: For the completion of the addition to the Greeley school, $18,000. For a 4- room addition to the Hubbard Woods school, $45,000. For the outside work at the Skokie school, $13,000. These purposes all more or less ex- plain themselves. The additional mon- ey for the Greeley school is needed be- ge cause after the original bond issue it was found that by spending this addi- tional money we could build the addi- tion up a second story and have space for 5 rooms and toilet, which can be made ready when needed at very slight additional expense. The plan was modified accordingly. The original issue fully mc_ the work originally | contemplated, and the extra money is for this extra purpose only. Survey Future Needs The addition to the Hubbard Woods school is, as residents in the neighbor- hoods of the school will appreciate, very much needed. We have had, this SE fall, a thorough survey made of our Fw "¥uttuie needs, with especial attention ( > To "the x ent growth of population and its tendencies. Some radical steps will have to be taken in the near fu-| ture to accommodate the inevitable growth; but, whatever is done, the A Hubabrd Woods school must be added to. One or two rooms are needed at once, and 4 rooms will be filled very soon. A 4-room unit is most economi- cal to construct. A tentative plan called for an addition on the northeast side of the present building. For Outside Work r The cost of the Skokie school with- j in the four walls is more than covered by subscriptions, and from the best information we can get will be more than covered by the actual collec- tions upon subscriptions. The bonds proposed have nothing to do with the building itself. There are, however, as everyone who has built a house realizes, many incidental expenses covering the outside work, such as walks, drives, grading, sewer and gas connections. A garage is necessary for the buses and also for the great number of bicycles, for which at present we have no storage space. The garage will cost $3500 and will pay for itself in a very short time through the savings of garage rents and the time of the drivers going to and from the public garage. The re- mainder of the issue will not cover the entire cost of the outside work, hut represents all that we feel it prover to put out at the present time. The bonds for the Skokie outside work are to fall due as far in the fu- ture as possible in order that this burden may fall as much as possible upon future residents and tax-payers, rather than upon those who have con- tributed to the school. Ask Voters' Support The board believes the issuance of these bonds to be entirely justified and asks the cordial support of the bond issue. Unless these funds can be secured through the sale of bonds due in the future, most of these ex- penses must be met out of current in- come, which, under our present cir- cumstances, is almost impossible to contemplate. Hubbard Woods Welcomes Zick Drygoods Business G. L. Zick and company, one of Winnetka's leading drygoods con- cerns that has been located on Elm street for many years, has now estab- lished a branch store in the new Ait- ken Block on Linden avenue, Hub- bard Woods. The firm opened its Hubbard Woods store during the Christmas buying season and reports an excel- lent holiday business. The branch store specializes in women's and chil- dren's furnishings. "W) 2A \ Y 7% x 7 : XY = yo a - Pd = NR 7 mn A 1925 Greetings. We could not wish you more than this: Long years of restful peace and bliss And many friends to love you; | God's blessing on your fireside warm, Safe shelter always from each storm, And freedom's flag above you. --Contributed. FBR h Har £09 \ NN 211, 1 DGS on SAYS 'DON'T DELAY WITH SORE THROAT' Village Health Officer, C. O. Schnei- der has requested the Winnetka Talk to impress upon .the public the fact that the Village Health department has an antitoxin, almost a cure, for diphtheria provided it is given early. Dr. Schneider rneports a case of diphtheria in Winnetka this week where death resulted because the patient had been suffering with throat trouble three or four days before a physician was called and, although antitoxin was then Immediately giv- en, the disease had by that time al- ready progressed too far for the antitoxin to accomplish its work. "In case of a sore throat do not de- lay, Dr. Schneider warns, but call a physician at once and if there is the least suspicion of diphtheria insist up- on having the antitoxin injected im- mediately. Its use can do no harm even if diphtheria is not present." A delay of from twelve to twenty-four hours while a culture is being made and examined is mot warranted if there are clinical symptoms of diph- theria. > "Antitoxin should be used early to be effective," says Dr. Schneider. "If given late it may do no good." Hear New Year Sermon at Congregational Church Services at the Winnetka Con- gregational church tomorrow morn- ing will recognize the passing of an- other year and look forward to 1923. Rev. James Austin Richards will preach on the subject "The Beauty of Holiness." It promises to be an interesting New Year message. Dr. Abraham Hirschberg to Address Sinai Congregation Announcement is made this week that Dr. Abraham Hirschberg, of Temple Sholem, Chicago, will address the North Shore Branch, Sinai Con- gregation, at the Hubbard Woods school Wednesday evening, January 10, at 8:30 o'clock. YOUTHFUL CAMPERS IN HEUNION DINNER "Chief" Davies Accorded Great Reception Happy boys and girls, seventy-seven strong, gathered in Community House Tuesday evening, December 26, for the Annual Camp Re-union dinner. This event is eagerly looked forward to each yeat By .the boys and girls who have been in Mr. Dayies' ("Chief's") Camp on the shores of Lake Hamlin, Michigan. They live again the good times of camp, and re- new the camp friendships. But it is not only of themselves and of their own good time that they think. They love to do something constructive for others too. This year they voted to send a box of clothing, toys, etc. to one of the families living near camp who is in need of such things. These will be collected and packed imme- diately. If radiant faces, lusty camp-yells, hearty singing of camp songs and thorough justice done to a good din- ner are any indication of a. good time, the occasion was a "howling success." The youngsters voiced their love and welcome to "Chief" Davies in pro- longed cheers, to which he responded in a few words touching upon the value of friendships, and an early ap- preciation of the great out-of doors. Caroline Roberts the winner of the highest Camp Emblem last summer (the "I. H. C. Most Honorable"), had the program in charge. This con- sisted of speeches by some of the councillors and campers, and stunts by the boys and girls. The evening closed with the showing of some camp slides by "Chief" in the viewing of which the group lived over again some of the happy times in camp. INDIAN HILL ASS'N IN REGULAR SESSION The regular meeting of Indian Hill Improvement association will be held on Tuesday, January 2, at 8:15 p. m., at New Trier High school. A good program has been arranged and there will be refreshments and dancing. A large attendance is expected be- cause of the interest which has been shown in the recent meetings and the recent large increase in member- ship. The first rehearsal for the vaude- ville and minstrel show to be given by the association was held on Tues- day, Decemker 26. So many mem- bers were in attendance and so much talent displayed that a cast of sev- enty people was arranged. It is probable that several more members who were unable to be present at th® first rehearsal will join the cast later. After the regular meeting and en- tertainment program next Tuesday the second rehearsal will be held and the various new parts assigned. It is evident from © the interest being shown that this event will be the most elaborate and entertaining yet at- tempted in this section. "Twere Well to Prepare for That Firemen's Ball Saturday evening, January 27, is the occasion of the annual Prize Mas- querade Ball given under auspices of the Winnetka Fire department. As usual, the event will take place at Winnetka Community House. The celebrated Vagabond orchestra will furnish the music. You are asked to get that costume ready without delay. The personnel of Winnetka's fire fighting organization is as follows: Chief, G. M. Houren; Captain, Fred Schwall; Lieutenant, Jacob Smith; Pipemen, Hugh Noble, John Smith, John Anderson. Fred Jocket, William Schultz, Harold Bohnen, George Leichsenring," Arthur Schultz, Her- bert White, Carl Braun, Adolph Buch- er, John Schultz, William Bucher, Robert Scully and Joseph Schmidt. FAVOR NEW STREET AT PROUTY ANNEX Citizens' Meeting Endorses Plan to Cut Through From Elm to Oak Street RAILWAY IS ACTING Improvement Would Elimi- nate Prouty Building Prouty Annex, as the business block facing the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railway right-of-way on the east from Elm to Oak street is called, was the subject of discussion Wednesday evening of this week at a meeting of representative citizens at the Village Hall, called by John S. Miller, Jr., president of the Village Council. The meeting, called "to consider a question of public policy," voted to endorse the action of the Village Coun- cil in planning to establish a street east of the North line tracks and ex- tending from Elm street south to Oak street, an improvement that would cost approximately $125,000. In Accord With Plan Idea The proposed improvement would be in accordance with the provisions of the Winnetka Plan and it is ex- plained that immediate action on the plan is advisable in view of the fact that the North Shore line is now ae- quiring a strip of land east of and adjacent to its right-of-way along Prouty Annex. The Village, if the plan is endorsed by the Council, would quiring a strip of land east of and adjacent to that acquired by thea. ail- wa way, for the purpose of a street. Acquisition strips by the railway and the vi would automatically eliminate the Prouty building and the Prouty An- nex business block. Would Spread Assessment Cost of the improvement would be defrayed by the spreading of an as- sessment on the property benefited, as determined by appraisers appoint- ed by the courts, together with public benefit funds in the village treasury. According to law the village is per- mitted to assess a public benefit tax netting approximately $11,000 annu- ally. The improvement as outlined at the meeting would provide Winnetka with another excellent business block facing the proposed new roadway on the east. Want Through Street The . advisibility of extending the proposed street to connect with Wil- son street on the south, was also a' matter of discussion at the meeting. Such an improvement, together with the proposed extension of Center street parallel with the Chicago and Northwestern railroad to the south limits of the village, would provide through highways on either side of the railway rights-of-way. "Squash Court" Included in the Building Permits Building permits issued in Win- netka last week authorize the con- struction of four buildings with a to- tal estimated cost of $33,500. At the head of the list is a permit issued to William Aitkin who will build a $20,000 two-story, brick veneer residence with garage attached at 639 Hill road. Earl L. Weinstock re- ceived a permit to construct a two- story brick veneer dwelling at an es- timated cost of $7,500, at 630 Walden road. Permission to build a "squash court," a frame structure used for playing the game of "squash," was granted to H. Stanton, 672 Black- thorne road. The court will cost $3,000. E. M. Jones, 878 North ave- nue, received a permit to construct a private garage at an estimated .cost of $3,000. Expect Masonic Temple to Be Completed About May 1 With work beginning immediately on the new Winnetka Masonic Temple at 708 Elm street, members of the lodge confidently expect to occupy their new home May 1. Several contractors are at work on the site of the proposed building, which is to cost approximately $110- 000. ERIHIRIR SNE §