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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 1923 BRERK ECOROS TIT AAD WORK Officials Seek $100,000,000 Bond Issue The year 1922 has been a record year for road building in the State of Illinois. At the peak of construction, as high as 41 miles of standard 18 foot portland cement concrete pavement was being constructed each week and it is believed that this rate would have been maintained if not in- creased, had not the rail strike, coal strike, cement and coal shortages in- tervened. In spite of these handicaps, 722 miles of pavement was construct- ed during the year, which is a world's record in mileage of pavement com- pleted in any one year by any one state. Another world's record was hroken when one of the State's contractors laid 1,583 feet of standard 18 foot portland cement concrete pavement in one day's single run of ten hours. Resolutions were passed recently by the State Board of Highway Advisors recommending a $100,000,000 Road Bond Issue to be voted in a general election in 1924. Plan Trunk Line Roads The proposed Road Bond issue, the board explains, would provide for the completion of the present Bond Issue system and in addition thereto 2500 to 3,000 miles of trunk line roads. "The demand throughout the state for the construction of hard surfaced roads has never heen more urgent than at the present time," the hoard's resolution states. "The bond issue would be met by state automobile license fees. Previous Issue Insufficient "It is evident, due to the increased cost of construction during the past four years, that the Sixty Million Dol- lar Road Bond Issue voted by the people of the State in 1918 is not going to be sufficient to complete the 4,800 miles as proposed in that sys- tem by at least 1,000 miles," the reso- lution further states, "and a conserv- ative estimate of the automobiie li- cense fees to be paid into the State Treasury in the next thirty years, without any increase in the license fee on pleasure cars, will aggregate an amount sufficient to pay the pres- ~ end bond issue of Sixty Million dol- lars and. Twenty-Two Million dollars Fr inrerest (hereon-and tire-proposed bond- issue of One Hundred Million dollars and interest, and leave a balance ol many milliors of dollars fer main- tenance purpcses." Jottings From New Trier High The Home Economics Department is giving a Fashion show and recep- tion after school on Friday im the Auditorium. The girls in the food classes, clothing and millinery classes will act as models and wear hats and dresses made by the various classes. All the patrons of the township are cordially invited to attend this ex- hibit. The heavyweight basketball team won from Oak Park 28-21 last Fri- day, making their third victory in the Suburban League. The Lights lost from Oak Park 14-19. E. J. PHELPS HEADS SAFE DEPOSIT FIRM After a service of nearly twenty-six years as manager of the safe deposit vaults of The Northern Trust com- pany, in Chicago, and a service of seventeen years as secretary and treasurer of The Northern Trust Safe Deposit company, Edward J. Phelps, who is at present the president of the Board of Education of the New Trier Township High school, was elected on January 3, 1923, president and gen- eral manager of The Northern Trust Safe Deposit company, and also one of its directors. This Safe Deposit company is a subsidiary organization of The North- ern Trust company, and operates the latter's safe deposit vaults. Offer Big Wrestling Show At Gross Point Town Hall Residents of the north shore are promised entertainment of consider- able interest in the Wrestling Show to be staged at the Gross Point Village hall Tuesday evening, January 30. On the bill are matches including: Ben Ginsberg of Wilmette vs. Willie Burns of Waterloo, Iowa; Charley Peterson, Swedish Middleweight champion, vs. John Hanselman of Win- netka; Jack Miland of Dubuque, Iowa, vs. Jimmy Grover of Chicago. Tickets for the wrestling show have been placed on sale in Wilmette at the Linden De Luxe garage and at the Dettman Barber Shop. "The Car of the Day" Chevrolet Upholstering Furniture Repairing Cabinet Making Mattresses Made and Renovated Any Article of Wood Made to Order Antique Furniture Repairing a Specialty Phone Win. 235 John A. Odh 933 Linden Ave., Hubbard Woods WESTERN UNDERTAKING CO. FUNERAL DI RECTORS WE STRIVE TO PLEASE Our constant desire when called is to render the most EFFICIENT and COMPLETE SERVICE and to supply FINE FUNERAL FURNISHINGS at the very LOWEST COST. LADY ATTENDANT No chargn for distance H. T. NEELY MANAGER 1022 Davis St: Evanston, Ill. Phone Evansion 98 Phone Wilmette 280 Who's Your Printer ? WE WANT YOUR PRINTING WORK We'll give you prompt service, good work, and a fair price, allowing a reasonable margin of profit. We can handle your job--large or small-- with absolute satisfac- tion to you, call for it and deliver it. "You need not leave your place ot business or your home. LLOYD HOLLISTER, Inc. Printers and Publishers 1222 CENTRAL AVE. WILMETTE PHONES WIL. 1920-1921 WINNETKA 388