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16 W I L M E T T E L I F E September 18, 1947 BROADLOOM CARPETS Wilmette GAROS 199 Green Bay Road GAS. ELECTRIC AND OIL FIRED Automatic HOT 6300 WATER HEATERS Dav. 7733 Arrange Beach Erosion Hearing A co-operative study of beach erosion and its arrestment has been launched by the State of Illinois in conjunction with the B e a c h E r o s i o n board of the W a r department. A n open hearing of public and private organizations interested in riparian lands situated between F o r t Sheridan and the northern city limits of Chicago will be held on Ocober 3, the Department of Public Works and Buildings announced this week. The purpose of the meeting is to develop a plan for the protection of beaches and other riparian property within the limits specified. Seek Public Wishes Utility Products Co.. Inc. 1521 Sherman Ave. Would Have Made Out All Right If He Hadn't Given the Money Back According to police reports, Robert O. White, who was recently indicted by the Cook county grand jury, was a robber with a conscience. On the night of August 24, police say, White held up Meyers' service station at 3649 Dempster street, Skokie, with a gun allegedly stolen from the home of Kenneth L . Fox, president of the Village of Glencoe-- escape completed. The next night, August 25, John W. Meyers, owner of the service station that White had robbed the night before, looked up and saw a m a n standing before him--it was White again. Only this time, instead of a gun in his hand White extended a wad of bills to Meyers. Winnetka 3000 Take a Tip From Nature . . . SEED THIS FALL Your l a w n w i l l prosper w i t h the advent of gentle rains, w a r m autumn days, cool nights that encourage grass to develop into a colorful a n d luxuriant l a w n . Use the Scott prescription f o r each 1000 sq ft: 10 lbs Turf Builder, 3 to 5 lbs Scotts Seed. SCOTTS LAWN SEED--for lawns in full sun, light shade. Finest blend of permanent grasses. 1 lb - $1.25 5 lbs - $6.25 at same prices. S C O T T S TURF BUILDER--complete food for grass. 50 lbs feeds 5000 sq ft - $3.75 100 lbs - $6.50 25 lbs - $29.85. Scotts for Dense Shade The meeting is open to the various political subdivisions and to private owners of riparian lands. The wishes and interests of these organizations and individuals with regard to any Gave It B a c k proposal they m a y have for the con"Here's your money," he said. servation and development of shore line property will be heard. Oral "I'm no stick-up m a n . " M r . Meyers, a little dumbfounded statements will be heard, but written statements accompanied by by White's change of heart, but maps or plans are preferred. nonetheless grateful to have his The hearing will be in room 431 money back, took the roll of billsBefore White left he even told at 160 North LaSalle street, Chicago. M r . Meyers his name. ANNOUNCE ENGAGEMENT The engagement of Miss Annam a r i e Mattoon and W i l l i a m K i n g Baker was announced by her parents, M r . and M r s . E . W. Mattoon of 105 Sixth street, Wilmette, during a party given last Saturday evening at the home of her brother-in-law and sister, D r . and M r s . Otto Zmeskal at 706 Washington avenue, also in Wilmette. M r . Baker's parents are M r . and M r s . F r a n k Baker of L i m a , Ohio. LEAVES WEDNESDAY Wednesday, September 17, was the day that Miss Mitzi Dallas, daughter ci M r . and M r s . E v a n s J . Dallas, 400 P r a i r i e avenue, Wilmette, left for Wellesley, Mass. She will be a sophomore at Wellesley college this fall. Did It A g a i n But White didn't "go straight" very long. That same night, the police said, he was back at work robbing another gas station in Skokie. However, once the Lincolnwood police learned White's name (which he had so freely given to M r . Meyers) it was an easy matter to pick h i m up --and they did. M o r a l : if you plan to become a successful c r i m i n a l always remember to leave your conscience on the doorstep FRANK H L A V A C E K & SONS 235 Ridge Road Wilmet+e 4400 Lyman L . Hill Buys Lynn Waldorf Home L y m a n L . H i l l , western manager of the B u r e a u of Advertising of the A m e r i c a n Newspaper Publisher's association, 360 N . M i c h i g a n avenue, Chicago, has recently purchased the L y n n O. Waldorf home at 232 Laurel avenue, Wilmette. M r . H i l l moved to Wilmette with his family from Evansville, Ind. Besides M r s . H i l l there are five children; Margaret, a nurse; L a r r y , a sophomore at M i c h i g a n State university, in L a n s ing; M a r y , a junior at Indiana; and Pat and Jean, attending M a r y wood school i n Evanston. L y n n O. Waldorf, former head football coach at Northwestern university, has moved with his family to Eerkleley, Calif., where he is head football coach at the University of California. Brokers in : this transaction were R a y m o n d H . Johnson of B a i r d & Warner Inc., Evanston, representing M r . Waldorf, and W. W. Pearson of Croxton, Westbrook and Pearson Inc., Chicago, representing the purchaser. E d w a r d T . Arnold of the law f i r m of Shaughnessy & Hobbs, 1601 O r rington avenue, represented M r . Waldorf on the legal details. R E T U R N S T O SCHOOL Miss Alice Briggs has returned toCornell college, Mount Vernon, Iowa for the fall term. She is the daughter of M r s . Alice M . Briggs, 816 L a k e avenue, Wilmette. HOST A T DINNER B i l l Benner, 912 Pontiac road, Wilmette, has returned to Colorado college, Colorado Springs, for his sophomore year. The night before l e a v ing, he was host at a dinner partyfor a group of his friends. SHOTGUN SHELLS REMINGTON WINCHESTER WESTERN PETERS "THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR YIEWS THE NEWS" with Erwin D. 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