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a December 15, 1928 WINNETKA TALK PROPOSED BIG TRAVEL ROUTES OUTLINED HERE Robert Kingery Tells Winnetka Audience of Plans for Great Highways A comprehensive picture of the fu- ture growth of the Chicago Metro- politan area, its needs and the scien- tific manner in which plans for high- ways, parks, and zoning provisions are being worked out by the Chicago Regional Planning association, was given to the members of Winnetka Chamber of Commerce last Monday evening by Robert Kingery, 809 Pine street, Winnetka, secretary of the as- sotiation. Mr. Kingery is also a member of the Winnetka Zoning commission, and throughout the fifteen counties em- braced in the Chicago area, is a recog- nized authority on zoning in all its many phases. His discussion Monday evening proved one of the most en- lightening of any of the current win- ter series of talks before that civic body. A number of colored sketches of the Chicago area were employed to illustrate the plans which are being formulated to care for the estimated population of this area in 1930, in 1940 and as far in the future as 1950. Explains Travel Facilities Transportation facilities to the loop, both steam and electric, were shown as the main reason why certain sec- tions have doubled in population in the past few years. The extension and development of these facilities through- out the Chicago area, it was pointed out, will be followed with similar growth. Based on past reckoning, it was ex- plained that the population of today will be doubled by 1940 in some sections and transportation throughout the Chi- cago area was shown to be keeping abreast of the growing needs of popu- lation. Regarding the subject of zoning, Mr. Kingery said that Winnetka would be interested to know that its ratio of fifty feet of business property to each one hundred population, is equitable, and is the ratio established after a comprehensive study by the commis- sion of forty-three towns of various sizes. Every section works out its own street plans, its own park plans, and adopts its own zoning ordinances, he explained, but by co-operating with the Chicago Regional Planning asso- ciation is enabled to plan with a de- gree of accuracy for the future. Three-States Highway Mr. Kingery also gave a brief re- view of the plans for the proposed 200-foot Three-States highway from Milwaukee, on the north, circling around Chicago, through Indiana to the Michigan line, a distance of 185 miles ; the 100-mile forest drive and other new highways in which the north shore is particularly interested. Included among these important thoroughfares, also was the proposed outer lake shore drive, which, in re- sponse to a query from President Wil- liam Wersted, Mr. Kingery said he had been watching for a long time. This drive, he said has not gone as far as Chicago would have it, but he thinks it will extend rapidly now. It has taken sixteen years to go two miles, he said, but the Lincoln Park district now has its plans to go on to Devon avenue. Evanston, he said, is very much in- terested in lake shore drive, being anxious to divert the through traffic to an outer boulevard. "I say," continued Mr. Kingery, "it won't be very long now, I mean fifteen or sixteen years, when one may drive south from Evanston on an outer drive." ANNOUNCE PLAY CAST Community Drama Club to Present Dickens' "Christmas Carol" at Com- munity House Wednesday The Community Drama club will pre- sent one performance of Dickens' "Chrismas Carol" Wednesday evening at 8:15 o'clock at Community House. Donald Morrison, who has played in many Community dramas, will have the role of Scrooge. Fred will be played by Lawrence Norem. George Bartlett will take the part of Bob Cratchitt. Other members of the cast are Al- bert Martin, who has the role of Marley's ghost, and Frank Windes, who plays Fezziwig. Mr. Windes, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Clarke, Mrs. Martin Cassell, Charles Coffin, Malcolm Mec- Connell, Dorothy Lune, and Betty Ed- monds will dance a Christmas reel to the strains of Albert Thalin's fiddle. The "Ghost of Christmas Present" will be played by Mrs. William Gold Hibbard, while Alfred Freeman will have the role of "Ghost of Christmas to Come." "Ghost of Christmas Past" will be played by Mrs. Helen Davis Allen. August Augdahl will play Tiny Tim, Mrs. Dudley Smith will play Mrs. Bob Cratchitt, and Mrs. Dilber has the role of Mrs. Marrison Mettler. Both Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Dilber are well known to Community play-goers. Norman K. Anderson has the role of Old Joe, while Mrs. Fred's sister is played by Kathrine Flinn. Fan and her brother are acted by Sally and Fred Kriebel. William Van Horn, Jr., and Walter Strong have the roles of Fan's younger brothers. Carol singers will be Mrs. Orval Simpson, soprano; Davies Lazear, tenor, and Alfred Freeman, bass. Miss Clara Marsh will accompany at the piano and Ludwig Martin will ring the chimes. Mrs. Merritt Lum is director of the play and Mrs. Theodore Coyne, Mrs. Roger Ballard and Mrs. John Marshall are assisting with stage setting, cos- tumes, and properties. "CONSTANT PAGEANT"--SERMON "A Constant Pageant" is announced as the topic of the sermon by Dr. Nehimah Boynton, at Winnetka Con- gregational church, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. OPENS CAB OFFICE C. R. West has opened offices for his Community Cab and Transfer business, at No. 6 Prouty Annex. of overlooking some genuine opportunities if you don't pause at the CLASSIFIED AD PAGES Board Nominee Arthur J. Taylor, a resident of Wil- mette for more than twenty years, has been nominated to take the place of the late Leslie F. Gates on the New Trier High School Board of Education. Mr. Gates' successor will be chosen at a special election to be held tomorrow. Mr. Taylor is a director of the Wil- mette State bank and has two sons who are New Trier graduates. "Flu" Defers Food Sale Arranged by Camp Fire The annual food sale which the Win- netka Camp Fire Girls had announced they would hold at Community House today has been indefinitely postponed. Since making plans for the sale so many of the members have been stricken with influenza, or the la grippe, or just plain severe colds that it was thought advisable to defer the sale. The Camp Fire Council, at its meet- ing Wednesday of this week decided to postpone the sale until some time in January. Further announcement of the date will be made later. POSTPONE SCHOOL BAZAAR The combination exhibit and bazaar, announced for last night at the Skokie school, has been postponed indefinitely due to the rush of Christmas activities. It was stated at the school this week that some sort of an exhibit may be held sometime in the spring. Postpone Annual Xmas Program at New Trier The annual Christmas program of the New Trier High school choruses, glee clubs, and orchestra, announced for this Sunday afternoon, Decem- ber 16, has been postponed in- definitely. The postponement was made necessary by the large number of absences at the high school due to colds and mild attacks of influ- enza. Many students who were to take part in the program were not in school this week, making it im- possible to hold the regular prac- tices. A majority of the orchestra members were absent, while the glee clubs and choruses also were affected. AWAIT FREEZING SPELL TO BOOST SKATE STOCK Park District Outlines Plan by Which Three Winnetka Rinks Will Be Operated "A little cold weather, please, Mr. Weather Man." That is what every lover of skating in Winnetka is now asking. With skates all sharpened and three perfectly good municipal ice rinks in shape for flooding, everything is "set for the "zero hour." The Hubbard Woods rink, the In- dian Hill rink and the big Skokie pond have been flooded at various times, but the water merely seeps away. Temperature readings are being scanned' daily for indfcations of a sufficient drop in temperature to war- rant another flooding of the ponds in time to insure good ice when the freeze does come. Park Board Supervises Skating facilities this year are un- der supervision of the Winnetka Park district. Until this year, the Park dis- trict has maintained a skating rink at Skokie Playfield while the rinks at Indian Hill Station park and Hubbard Woods Station park has been supported by subscriptions from Improvement associations. This year, the Park district plans to operate all three rinks as an experi- ment. In golf and swimming, the gen- eral principle has been established that the Park board provide the land, the facilities and equipment for these sports, the operating cost being de- frayed by the purchase of season tick- ets by golfers and swimmers, rather than by the tax payers at large. This system of season tickets at very low rates to village residents automatically restricts the number of outsiders at higher rates and permits closer con- trol on conduct, it is explained. It also enables the Park district to con- serve its limited funds for additions to the park system and permanent im- provements. Tags to Subscribers In order to establish skating on the same basis, the Park board will issue tags to all the members of Winnetka families, which will permit the use of all three rinks for the skating season, at a charge of one dollar per family. These tags should be carried when skating and shown to the rink attend- ant on request. If this plan receives the same general support now being given.to golf and swimming, it is probable that the Park board may be able to build at- tractive permanent shelter houses at the rinks, provided with adequate fa- cilities, according to President George B. Massey of the board. Harold R. Vant Slated to Head Realty Board The nominating committee of the North Shore Real Estate board has placed the following ticket in the field for election at the annual meet- ing and election which is to be held next Monday evening at the Old Style Inn on Sheridan road: For president--Harold R. Vant; for vice-president--Isabella V. Harkness; for treasurer--Arenest M. Kimball; for secretary--A. R. Eddington; for director--Lewis T, Dodds. Under the constitution all active members may name other nominees at the regular election by joint action of five or more active associate mem- bers. : It is announced that the annual ban- quet of the board will be held Friday evening, December 14. ice-