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> Fe ain ine INNETEA TALK Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister, Inc., 564 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, Illinois. March 8, 1912, at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Entered as second class matcer Subscription price $2.00 a year. VOL. XVI, NO. 37 WINNETKA, ILLINO IS, NOVEMBER 19, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS BANKS TO DISTRIBUTE $154,600 XMAS SAVING More Than 3,000 New Trier Resi- dents Use Easy Method of Saving A total of $154,600 was safely tucked away in Christmas savings accounts in north shore banks during the past year, an increase of $23,600 more than was deposited in this type of savings in 1926. The seven banks in the north shore villages of Wilmette, Winnetka, (in- cluding Hubbard Woods) and Glencoe report a total of 3,003 Christmas sav- ings depositors the past year, to whom, in a short time, they will begin the distribution of the handsome sum re- sulting from this increasingly popular thrift custom. Augments Xmas Cheer Many of the checks will be rede- posited in the regular savings accounts of these banks, it is expected, and the remainder will be used in various ways to make more cheerful the arrival of Jolly Old Kris Kringle on his annual visit. The seven banks whose club mem- bers will receive checks for the 1927 Christmas savings, and which are pre- paring for a still larger enrollment and savings campaigns for 1928, are the Wilmette State bank, the First Nation- al Bank of Wilmette, the Winnetka State bank, the Winnetka Trust and Savings bank, the Hubbard Woods Trust and Savings bank, the Glencoe State bank and the Citizens State Bank of Glencoe. The general plan of saving in the Christmas Savings clubs conducted in the various banks is practically the same. The rate of interest is three percent. Provision is made for various plans, but the one object is to save, save, save. Start for 1928 The savings clubs which start the first week in December are conducted for a period of fifty weeks. One may pay one cent the first week, two cents the second week, increasing one cent each week for fifty weeks, when the saver will receive $12.75, with 3 percent interest added, if all payments are made regularly in advance. Or, one may reverse the order of payment and start with 50 cents the first week, following with 49 cents the second week, and so on. Or, one may start with any amount, increasing or decreasing. Or, one may pay a fixed amount each week for fifty weeks, as again, for instance, 25 cents, 50 cents, $1, $5, $10, or more. A simple deposit of $2 weekly in a Christmas Savings club for fifty weeks, prepares one to meet Santa Claus with an even $100, and a little interest, besides. All the banks in the north shore villages maintain, at no small expense to themselves, the Christmas Savings departments. It is a method of saving which is growing in popularity every year, it is said, and, in many instances, the system is being employed not only to insure Christmas funds for spending at the approaching holiday season, but also as a means of permanent saving. 70--To Retire Soon Photo by Wilhite Officer John Dehmlow who has "traveled a beat" on the Winnetka Police force for 28 years, will have reached the three score and ten mile- stone in his life's journey, next Wed- nesday, and at the close of this year will retire from police service, on pen- sion. Overloaded Sewers Cause Flooding of Residence Basements During the recent heavy rains trou- ble in the way of flooding of base- ments was again encountered by prop- erty owners an Hibbard road, north of Westmoor road, due to the fact that the district east of Hibbard and north of Westmoor is not provided with a sanitary sewer system. The village council Tuesday evening devoted considerable time to a discus- sion of this matter. sSpecial assess- ment proceedings for a storm water sewer system for this district are now pending in court, but it is the feeling of the council that the heavy expenses to property owners resulting from this improvement should not be incurred if it is possible to avoid it. About a year ago the council askea the householders in this district to dis- connect all down spouts and other storm water drains from the sanitary sewer. But a recent inspection, it is said, showed that a considerable num- ber had not complied with the request. At the meeting Tuesday evening it was decided before proceeding with a storm water sewer system by special assessment, to instruct Village Attor- ney Frederick Dickinson to serve lega: notice on all householders in this dis- trict that they are violating the muni cipal code by connecting storm wate: drains with the sanitary sewer, and requesting them to discontinue it. P. O. CLOSED THANKSGIVING The Winnetka Post Office will be closed all day Thankseiving Day. There will be special delivery service only and one collection of mail at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Issue New Order in Move to Fight Rabies Epidemic Recurrence of canine rabies in Win- netka prompted Village President Henry F. Tenney this week to address the accompanying communication to the citizens of the village: November 16, 1927 "To the Dog Owners of Winnetka: "Because of the hazard to public health resulting from several recent cases of canine rabies in Winnetka, it has been deemed necessary for the safety of the inhabitants of the Village to require that all dogs running at large shall be securely muzzled or im- munized against rabies by a licensed veterinarian, and a proclamation to this effect was issued, in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Code, on November 5, 1927. "The health department reports that approximately 40% of the licensed dogs 'lin Winnetka have been immunized, as evidenced by certificates of immuniza- tion filed at the Village hall. Also, the police department reports that numer- ous dogs, not immunized, are still run- ning at large in the village, without muzzles. This is a condition which cannot be allowed to continue. "Tt is not our desire to act arbitrarily in this matter, and I therefore request vour co-operation in complying at once with Village regulations by hav- ing vour dog either confined to your premises, immunized or securely muz- zled. After November 25, it will be necessary for the police department to impound all dogs running at large, without either an immunization tag or a secure muzzle. "Thanking vou for your assistance in protecting the health and safety of the Village, T am Yours very truly, Henry F. Tenney. President, Village of Winnetka" Church School to Hold Dinner this Saturday The annual dinner for the fourth, fifth and sixth grades of the Winnetka Congregational church school will be held at Matz hall, Community House, this Saturday evening at 5:30. It is expected there will be about 200 at the dinner. Mrs. D. W. Poff is chair- man of the group of mothers in charge of the dinner. THE COVER WinNErKA TALK takes pride this week in presenting on the cover the portrait of one of Winnetka's out- standing women leaders, Mrs. Wil- liam Gold Hibbard, nationally known League of Women Voters execttive. Mrs. Hibbard, who is director of the Fourth Region, National League of Women Voters, was this week elected first vice-president of the Illinois League of Women Voters at the state convention in Peoria. Last July Mrs. Hibbard attended the Institute of Pacific Relations in Honolulu as a delegate from the United States. Mrs. Hibbard is to speak Mon- day, November 21, at the meeting of the Winnetka League of Woman Voters on the subject, "Peace and Pacific Relations." WANT CENTER STREET SOLELY FOR BUSINESS Chamber of Commerce Appoints Committee to Confer With Officials in Matter A forty foot roadway for Center street from Elm street north to Tower road, with the entire street zoned for business is the desire of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce, that body some time ago having gone on record to that effect, and at its November meeting last Monday evening, a com- mittee was appointed to work with the Village board in bringing this about. A large portion of this street is now zoned for business, and with the advent of the new through highway along this route, the section now resi- dential, it was pointed out, would be still less desirable in that class, but greatly desirable for business. Up to Zoning Board The Zoning commission, which has had the matter under advisement for some time, it was reported, felt that there is sufficient territory zoned for business in Winnetka, and is disposed not to change the present status. Paul Reschke, one of the owners of property on this street, declared that if it is not zoned for business throughout, he and others are opposed to its proposed widening to 40 feet. He also expressed it as his opinion that, in the proposed widening pro- gram, state aid for a portion of the project should not be approved. He feels, he said, that the improvement should be paid for by property owners, themselves. On state aid streets, he said, there are too many restrictions relative to future changes and improve- ments. Lynch Names Committee President Thomas J. Lynch appoint- ed as a committee to confer with the Village council on this and similar matters, Robert F. Doepel, Magistrate C. T. Northrup J. E. Fonda, S. J. Stef- fens and Harry Roberts. It was the sense of the Chamber that members of this committee be men who have no. personal interest in these matters in the way of property ownership. Commission to Submit Street Widening Plans The recommendation of the Win- netka Plan commission for the widen- ing of certain streets in the business section of the village will be submitted at the next regular meeting of the Village council. Trustee R. IL. Raclin, chairman of the streets, drainage and forestry committee, at the meeting of the coun- cil Tuesday evening reported that the recommendation is now in the hands of his committee, for study, and on which a report to the council will be made at its next meeting. TURN TO PAGE 45! A detailed account, including ad- dresses, of the Dedication program held Sunday, November 13, at the scene of the Winnetka War Memorial, is given on Page 45 of this issue of Winnetka Talk. It is a record that should cherished by every resident of the community.