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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 27 Jul 1917, p. 6

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= north shore should follow in turning 6 mom om om a WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917 Wi innetka Weekly Talk ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by : "The Lake Shore Publishing Company © 20 Prouty Annex, Winnetka, IlL Telephone Winnetka 388 SUBSCRIPTION. ........ Strictly in advance ; Address all communications to the Winnetka Weekly Talk, Winnetka, Ill Anonymous communications will be passed to the waste basket. The same applies to rejected manuscript unless return postage is enclosed. Articles for publication should reach this office by Tuesday afternoon to insure appear- ance in current issue. - Resolutions of condolence, card of thanks, obituary poetry, notices of en- tertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered inthe postoffice at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. ERIDAY, JULY 27, 1917 Wilmette Sets the Example. Wilmette has the : which the rest of the towns of the set example over the policing and maintenance of the drive to the Lincoln Park board. Only one: consideration should act- . uate the municipal governments of these North Shore towns, the best possible care of the stretch of Sheri- dan road which extends between their "|who look forward to the months, per- 3 ; : ; | serve until such time as there is pos- | upon its broad shoulders the small LULLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL LLL LLL LULL LLL LLL LLL LAL LTE ddd Ll Ld LLL LL ddd ddl ddd ddd sibility of training a second army or | task of provision of the homes de- need for the presence of greater |prived of their men. In comparison force of men in the service. with the magniture of the public No one expects the men who will | service which the men are being be selected by the draft and by deci- sions of the exemption boards to un- called upon to perform, the care of Our Boy Se a their families is a light matter when dertake their duty with an entirély | distributed over the many who should light heart. which they are being called upon to It is a serious business | accept the duty gladly. The knowl- edge that there is to be no physical ldo, a task which tries the temper of | suffering added to the anxiety and who are drafted and have Savings accounts to fall back on will find their past thrift has paid big dividends. men as few occasions do in the nor- | loneliness which will be the portion mal flow of life. That they will ac- | of the families of the soldiers, will cept manfully, determined to do their | Pt @ vigor and a zest into their serv- part well and worthily, is not to be ice which will make them what we doubted. That they will serve with credit to themselves and to the na- confidently expect them to be, the best of all the armies upon the many battle fronts. [SRF 0.0. Patriotism and Profits. It is at times like this that the true value of a Savings account is dis- covered by those who have saved. £* Now is the time to start a Savings { One dollar will start you. fies tion is equally certain. But there will be ready appreciation of the strain which will accompany the sacrifice in many cases, sympathy for the men The gift of phrase making is one who will feel the wrench of separa- |to be desired in the man who holds a conspicuous position in national af- Mr. Wilson's "Profits and pa- triotism are not to be mentioned in tion from family and friendly ties, fairs. account. haps years, ahead without pleasurable Lh, 3 . . " . anticipation of new experiences. the same breath" has put, in a form which sticks in the mind, the obliga- "Be a First National Bank Saver" The First National Bank of Wilmette | The Home of Savings Depositors The men who compose the first na- tional army of the United States tion of every citizen of 'the United should be made to feel, while yet States so. 10 Conguet- himself wer. sonally and so to operate his -busi- they are with us in the home land, that they have the gratitude of the ness that the best may result for the nation. It will have its effect upon American people, our appreciation of the fact that it is our battle that they will fight, and not their own more They should be made to feel certain that during their long the public sentiment towards those who take advantage of the conditions than curs. of the times to line their pockets by exacting undue profit for materials necessary to the nation at this time. i Open Saturdays 8 a. m. until 9 p. m. LR 0-0. Keep Bright. Genius, like humanity, rusts for want CT use.--Hazlitt. period of absence no avoidable suf- fering or hardship will be permitted to touch their loved ones, that the 2. *° ITLL LEE ELL dzzzzzzrzzrrzirrirzrizzzirruiururruprauuua ULLLLLLLLLLL LLL BELT 220777207 2 7 Pad 27d E72 dd 22 id 2d dd dd Dd 2d did didi 2d 2d 7d 2777722 Lr Ard 777 77 7777 77 R777 77 7 77777 public, home remaining, has taken RN 7227727777777 ocnfines. Money must, of course, be | taken into account, but common busi-{ ness sense argues that the Lincoln Park board can maintain a uniform ¢ondition of policing and upkeep for ithe length of the drive at a lower | cost than can the separate munici- All contracts and organization is theirs, palities. advantages of large which makes for economy in any operation. Such a public convenience as the drive along the lake shore can be- long to the people of the municipal- ity through which it passes only in a partial way. Just as our own por- tion would be of little advantage to us were it not for the other units ad- joining and connecting us with other points, so our little section is essen- tial to the effectiveness of the road | as a drive for all the people who live in its vicinity. We cannot refuse to do our part towards making it the OEIOX JIOEIOK IOI OF =IOL=IOL =I OL=IOI IOEIOX IOEIOL 1010 =] R= | \ 3 - N \ AKRON N Goodyear Tires Are Easy to Get in New Trier % 7% definite mileage so-called "free service." Every one of these fictitious inducements has to be paid for--we lump the saving and put it back into the tire. | And the money vou pay us for tire value buys tire value, and that alone. If you are a Goodyear Tire user, you know already what the Goodyear method means to you--your tires have computed it for you in extra miles delivered, in extra We have the friendship of the larger por- guarantees, tion of the motoring public in New Trier Township. We want to hold it; to con- tinue to grow and prosper. 727% 7227 722% We want to add new friends, wherever we can. We think the best place for our appeal to new friends, and for our regard for old, is in our part of the exchange between us-- in the tires we build. For that reason, Goodyear Tires will in % most effective thoroughfare possible "without seeming to wish to advantage ourselves by the sacrifice of our neighbors, while unwilling to con- tribute our share to the whole. It is much to be hoped that other towns will in the near future see their | way clear to putting their portion of Sheridan road into such condition as is acceptable to the Lincoln Park board, and then follow in the foot- steps of Wilmette by turning over the maintenance and policing of the drive to the Chicago organization. That way lies our municipal seli-re- spect and the completion of a drive through our city which rivals any pleasure drive in the world.» = EE EE Cur Duty to the Drafted Men. The fateful drawing of the num- bers of the registered men to de- termine who are to compose that first great army of the United States to carry the banner of America and the ideals of democracy to the coun- Men, who on June 5 set their names upon the of America, they are to'serve at once on the field tries across the sea is over. rolil of available soldiers will know soon whether or whether they are to be held in re- months of service, in consistent freedom from trouble. If you are not a Goodyear Tire user, you owe it to yourself to learn what it can mean to you--in temper, time and dollars saved. : ; Any of the Goodyear Service Station Dealers in New Trier Township will be glad to furnish the equipment for your in- struction--a set of Goodyear Tires. They'll do the rest; depend upon it. themselves express the policy of our whole institution: value given for value received. They have always expressed that, and they always will, so long as sincere pur- pose and able effort can accomplish it. We are selling Goodyear Tires on the basis of the good that is in them, and on nothing else. We employ no lure of delusive discounts, NORTH SHORE GARAGE V. W. HILL, Manager Phone 628 777777770 2722 72% 72 % 72222777 77% 611 Railroad Ave. Wilmette, Illinois WINNETKA MOTOR CO. WM. T. WEHRSTEDT, Prop. Phone 166 526 Lincoln Ave. Winnetka, Illinois Park Avenue Near Vernon Phone 161 Glencoe, Illinois #2 Reg. U. 8. Pat. Office =O ey © ol O rere O EX © ree OE O Emm OE © mm OE O EH OO EE OI O Es O I O Ee O EX © = £10 E==--------JOLIOL OE=IOX OLIOL= O10 OrI0 CEI0 OEI0 omor=------=010== a

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