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Published Weekly by Lloyd Hollister Inc., 1232 Central Avenue, Wilmette, III. 60091 N A T I O N A I E D I T O R I A L 1964 /^-¾¾] - 1 9 6 4 AS^>CQ>TI^|N AFFILIATE MEMBER \fts s o ci"iri 1 o n / November 7, 1963, through April 2, 1964 Turning the Spotlight on Your Community North Shore Faces Critical Era A Series An Begins Editorial Many Major Problems Loom Ahead As the Surge to Suburbia Continues By Martha Cleveland a n dJerilyn Ellis A s e r i e s of a r t i c l e s o n the c r i t i c a l e r a f a c i n g the N o r t h Shore begins t o d a y o n this p a g e w i t h a n i n t r o d u c t i o n i d e n t i f y i n g the b a s i c p r o b l e m s . S u b s e q u e n t stories w i l l c o v e r i n d i v i d u a l p r o b lems i n detail. W e h o p e this s e r i e s w i l l m a k e a r e a r e s i d e n t s a w a r e of the r o a d b l o c k s b e i n g set u p . M a n y of these difficulties a l r e a d y h a v e m o v e d f r o m the l o n g - r a n g e r e p o r t s of p r o f e s s i o n a l p l a n n e r s to the a g e n d a of o u r v i l l a g e a n d c o u n t y b o a r d s . L o c a l a n d a r e a officials a r e w a r n i n g that w e c a n n o t t a k e o u r c o m f o r t a b l e communities for granted. "The North Shore will be just another Rogers P a r k if zoning breaks down." "We now are almost knee-deep in refuse. By 1980, we may be buried to the neck." "The flood problem in the suburbs gets worse every time a road or subdivision is built. Rain runs off hard surfaces. The only retention basins are people's basements." " M o r e s u p e r h i g h w a y s a r e not the a n s w e r to t h e t r a n s p o r t a t i o n p r o b l e m . E d e n s a n d the N o r t h west e x p r e s s w a y k i l l e d the C h i cago, N o r t h Shore, and M i l w a u kee R a i l w a y . " " I n t e g r a t i o n is c o m i n g to the N o r t h S h o r e soon. T h e question is, w i l l it c o m e w i t h c r o s s e s b u r n i n g o n front l a w n s , o r i n a n intelligent a n d o r d e r l y f a s h i o n ? " These are county, state, and local officials talking about your town. They're not scaremongers-- they're thoughtful m e n trying to warn suburban residents about some of the obstacles in their immediate future. 10 Major Problems Exist They are worried about 10 m a jor problems facing the North Shore--zoning, transportation, refuse disposal, water, sewage, air pollution and conservation, policefire protection, schools, integration, and legislative conflicts. These problems are nothing new in themselves, but their immediate and involved effect on this community is startling. A n unprecedented city-to-suburb migration is creating the hazards. In 1960, 36.8 percent of the persons in the country's metropolitan areas were living in the suburbs. Social scientists predict that by 1980, if the present trend continues, 60 percent will be suburban residents. Hit b y Population Explosion Northfield Township grew 250 percent between 1950 and 1960. Glenview's population tripled. The growth rate of Northbrook was 247.5 percent, the Village of Northfield, 180.9 percent. Metropolitan area planning experts predict that Northfield Township's 1960 population of 43,543 will have swelled to 137,000 by 1980, and that New T r i e r Township will go from a 1960 population of 59,536 to 75,000 in 1980. This is the flight to the suburbs that has turned farm land into subdivisions, vacant land into ranch houses, and empty lots into town houses. It has been felt even in the older, more settled areas like New Trier Township. During the decade, Wilmette grew nearly 56 percent and Glencoe 50 percent. Only Kenilworth, with a 6.1 percent growth, and Winnetka, with 10.4 percent, came close to holding (Continued on page 14) B u t m o s t N o r t h S h o r e r e s i d e n t s , f e e l i n g content a n d s e c u r e i n t h e i r s p a c i o u s s u b u r b a n h o m e s , a r e n ' t a w a r e that s e v e r e p r o b l e m s a r e t h r e a t e n i n g t h e i r p a t t e r n o f life. O c c a s i o n a l l y , the n e e d f o r a n e w f i r e station, s c h o o l , o r r e c reational facility arouses t h e i r i n t e r e s t . T o o often, though, interest is conf i n e d to a f e w v o c a l i n dividuals and groups, and to those m o s t i m m e d i a t e l y affected. H u s b a n d s c o m m u t e to w o r k i n the c i t y e a c h d a y . W i v e s put their time a n d e n e r g y into c h u r c h , P . T . A . , and club activities. B o t h are vitally interested i n caring for their homes and raising their children. M a n y are well-informed on n a t i o n a l a n d i n t e r n a tional developments, realizing that changes borne by the jet-atomic age challenge this country's w a y of life. B u t f e w of t h e m r e a l i z e t h a t the b u r g e o n i n g C h i c a g o m e t r o p o l i s p e r i l s the North Shore as people s u r g e into s u b u r b i a . Martha Cleveland (left) and Jerilyn Ellis, the reporters behind the series, pore over some of the source materials they accumulated while researching the problems facing the North Shore. (Reames Studio photo) Introducing Our Specialists On North Shore Problems Political Writer This Reporter's Won State Prize Beat--Features Martha Cleveland, political writer, has been a member of the Hollister Newspapers staff since 1955. She has covered the last two sessions of the Illinois General Assembly and local, state, and national politics from the North Shore viewpoint. Two of her stories won awards in the 1961 Illinois Press · Association contest. She received the "best news story" award for an article about a Wilmette boy who died a day after being the sole survivor of the mid-air collision of two planes over New York. A n honorable mention was awarded for her feature story about a Russian woman permitted by Premier N i kita Khrushchev to move to Glencoe to live with her daughter and son-in-law. Several of M r s . Cleveland's fic(Continued on page 14) Jerilyn Ellis, general assignment reporter, has been brightening the Hollister Newspapers with feature stories since early this year. Her feature assignments have taken her from a maximum-security prison where a North Shore man conducts classes to the lawn of North Shore Country Day School --to help search for a missing skunk. Covering news stories in all North Shore villages has given her insight into the area's problems. Miss Ellis was an editorial assistant for Scott, Foresman, and Company, Chicago educational publishing firm, before joining the Hollister staff. She also spent a summer as a public relations trainee for the National Tuberculosis Institute in Los Angeles. A graduate of Northwestern Uni(Continued on page 14) The Growing North Shore R e c o g n i z i n g that these t h r e a t s w i l l m u s h r o o m i n t h e next d e c a d e , the five H o l l i s t e r N e w s p a p e r s h a v e e x p l o r e d t h e i r c a u s e s a n d p o s s i b l e solutions. E d i t o r a n d P u b l i s h e r D a v i d A . R o e has d i r e c t e d t w o r e p o r t e r s , M a r t h a C l e v e l a n d a n d J e r i l y n E l l i s , in t u r n i n g the spotlight o n these p r o b l e m s . T h e r e p o r t e r s h a v e d e v o t e d m o r e t h a n 1,000 h o u r s to r e s e a r c h a n d i n t e r v i e w s . T h e y h a v e d r a w n p e r t i n e n t facts f r o m dozens of t a b l e s , c h a r t s , p a m p h l e t s , books, a n d a r t i c l e s p r e p a r e d b y s p e c i a l i s t s i n a l l fields of m u n i c i p a l c o n c e r n . T h e s k e l e t o n of s t a t i s t i c s h a s b e e n f i l l e d i n w i t h the flesh of m e a n i n g f u l c o m m e n t s f r o m v i l l a g e , s c h o o l , t o w n s h i p , c o u n t y , a n d state officials. T h e s e efforts h a v e p r o d u c e d a s e r i e s that c l e a r l y i l l u s t r a t e s the c h a l l e n g e s f a c e d b y t h e N o r t h S h o r e . T h e s e r i e s w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e i n booklet f o r m completion. N o r t h S h o r e r e s i d e n t s s h o u l d a w a k e n b e f o r e these p r o b l e m s b e c o m e c r i s e s . W e h a v e f a i t h i n the i n t e l l i g e n c e a n d l e a d e r s h i p a v a i l a b l e h e r e , a n d b e l i e v e that once a r e a r e s i d e n t s a r e a w a r e of t h e s e v e r i t y of t h e p r o b l e m s , t h e y ' l l do s o m e t h i n g about t h e m --before it's too l a t e . s h o r t l y after its