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WILMETTE VOL. XVIII. NO. 22 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 15, 1929 LIFE PRICE FIVE tENTS Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister I-nc., IZJZ-12J6 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. . E ntered as second class· matter March 13, 1924, at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, under the Act of March J, 18 79. Subscription price sz.oo a year. Dollar Days Here Next Monday and Tuesday SCHOOL EXECUTIVES GO · TO NATIONAL MEETING Harper and Todd to Rrepresent Wilmette at N. E. A. Convention in Cleveland Re-Assessment of Real Property Will Start February 2.5 By Geol'ge R. Harbaugh (New Trier Township Assessor) In accordance with the order of the state tax commission, the re-a'3sessment of real property in New Trier Township, applicable to the 1928 taxes, will begin about February 25. There will be a field force of about forty deputy assessors, who . will measure every building in the township, and obtain the area and cubic contents and the phY'3ical characteristic·s of the same, as well as the age, condition of repair, number of bath rooms whether tiled or not, etc. These deputy assessors will wear badges bearing a number, and will ask at each home and busine'3 S place for the above information. . The information · obtained by the measurers wi11 be passed upon by estimators who will figure the values oi the buildings according to established tables of values for the varous types of buildings. The lanri values will also be figured by estimators in co-operation with members of the North Shore Real Estate board. The local towns·hip asse·3sor will act in a supervisory capacity in this re-assessment work. After the data has been assembled, the building and land valuc·3 figured, and the assessed values thus arrived at are put in the books by the clerical force in the office of the Board of Assessors in Chicago, the Board of Re view will '5it to hear complaint -, if any, and after the Board of Review has confirmed the assessment, the same will be published to each property owner as was done in 1928. The force of measurers will haYe nothing to do with figuring the values or with the amount of taxes. The information the measurers are required to obtain should be communicated to the various members of a household, so that whoever responds to the ring of the deputy assessor will be able 1:o give him the requisite information as to the phy3ical character of the building inside, including its age, and thus avoid the repeat calls by the deputy assessor, and thus help to expedite the work which must be done in a limited time. In This Issue MERCHANTS OFFER MANY J. R . Harper, superintendent of the \Vilmette Public schools, and Lowell F. Todd, principal at the Howard school, will leave Saturday, February 23, for Cleveland to attend the annual convention of the National Education assoctatwn. Supt. E. L. Nygaard, of the Kenilworth Public school, and other north shore superintendents and teacher.s, also expect to go· to the meeting. According to the 1anuary journal of the National Education association, half of the superintenderits of schools ·in the United States are expected to attend this convention, which is considered one of the most important educational meetings of the year. These superintendents are responsible for schools in all parts of the country in which approximately twenty million children are seeking an education. Sessions Begin Monday General . sessions of the convention will begin on :M onday, February 25, and end on Thursday, February 28. "How can the public schools better serve democracy and increasingly produce a higher type of citizenry?" has been announced as the convention theme. Various phases of this subject will be discussed at seven general sessions and will be analyzed by discu-5sion groups meeting each day. Special att'e ntion will be given to the following topics: "A Better Financing of Public Education," Monday; "The Articulation of the Units of American Education," Tuesday; "The Better Training of Teachers,". Wednesday, and "Character Education" on Thursdav. :o\Ithough Superintendent Harper and Mr. Todd will attend some of the general sessions together, they plan to "cover" the convention as thoroughly as possible by going to different departmental meetings. Organizations allied with the National Education association which will hold such meetings include the National Council of Education, the department of deans of women, the department of elementary school principals, the department of rural education, the department of vocational education, the American Educational Research association, the National Association of High School Inspectors and Supervisors, the Council of State Superintendents and Commissioners of Education, and the municipal normal school and teachers· college sections. Noted Speakers Noted· speakers who are scheduled to give addresses include former President Little of the University of Michigan, President Robinson of the CoJlege of the City of New York, Dr. John , K. Norton, head of the research division of the National Education association, Prof. James F. Hosie, of Teachers' College, Columbia university, Prof. W. H. Burton, of the University of Chicago, and Prof. W. J Osburn, of Ohio State university. Page Automobile News ...... 49-52 Book Comer .............. 42 Chamber of Commerce Sponsors Great Buying Event; Many Boy Scout Page .......... 28 Stores Participate Church Items .......... 46-47 Club News ............... 38 Uncle Sam, we understand, r3 planEditorial-Shore Linea .... 34 ning to make the dollar bills smaller,. Junior Life ............ 44-45 so, just by way of being different, WilKenilworth Happenings . 20-22 mette merchants plan to make 'em bigin fact the biggest dollars you just Music Page ............... 40 ger; about ever 'saw. What's it all about? Sports, Recreation Bd. . ... 48 That's ea·.sy! Monday and Tuesday, Society News ............. 36 February 18 and 19, are DoUar Days Shawnee Club ............. 64 in Wilmette-the days when your dollooms bigger than at any other 1rbeaters ............... 60-61 lar time in the yeat. Bargains, and yet Claasified Ads .......... 62-63 more bargains, in ·s tores and shops all BARGAINS TO SHOPPERS Great Lakes Hospital to Witness Play Tonight The play, "Lombardi Ltd.," presented on Tuesday and Wednesday of thb week for the benefit of the Wilmette Woman's club building fund, will be repeated tonight at the Great Lakes hospital. Dr. W. W. Hawkins, a member of the cast, and formerly commander of the Wilmette Legion Post, made arrangements for tonight's performance. The question of transportation ha·3 come up, and the committtc in charge is asking for volunteers to provide automobiles to convey the players to Great Lakes. CHURCH LINK MEETJNG Link D of the Wilmette Baptist church, Mrs. \Villiam M. Burns, leader. will meet Thursday at the home of Mrs. David Nelson, 821 Elmwood avenue. * We are prepared to render a complete . printing service PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATIONS COPY HELPS Postoffices to Revere Memory of W aahington The Wilmette postoffice will be closed all day Friday, Washington's birthday. Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz announced this week that only one collection of mail will be made, in the afternoon. There will be no deliveries. Although the postoffice lobby will be open until 5 o'clock, the stamp windows will be closed. At Kenilworth Acting Postmaster Douglas Crooks announced that the holiday would be observed in similar fashion, with no collections or deliveries. The Gross Point postoffice also will be closed. LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. WILMETTE CLOSE SCHOOLS FEBRUARY 22 Wilmette and Kenilworth public schools will be closed all day on Washington's birthday next Friday, February 22. 4 300 over the village. Dollar Days-those '3emi-annual bargain events-are sponsored by the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce and particip 1ted in by representative merchants throughout the commtinjty. No need to mince words with the experienced Wilmette shopper, but, for the benefit of the newcomers, may it be said that Dollar Days are da~.s when the Wilmette merchant makes a determined effort to enhance the buying power of the dollar to the utmost degree. Not merely a dollar's worth for a dollar.:._that's year 'round policybut a dollar's worth plus, for each purchase. Time to Stock Up There will be bargain·3 in variety at just the time of the year to stock up on household necC~.ssities, clothing requirements, or what have you? To illustrate: Here we h<!ve · the Patty Shoppe, 1135 Wilmette avenue, offering extraordinary vatu·es in bakery goods and pastries-"$1.20 worth for a Dollar." Mestjian Brothers, 511 Main street, come forth with bargains in samp~e rugs in a variety of patterns. Hurry, hurry, going fa·3t! ~ Taylor's, 1123-27 Central avenue-a maze of suggestions in clothing and drygoods bargains. Something there for every member of the family. S c h u 1 t z and N o r d, the Village Cleaners, 1152 Central avenue, have an unusual offq. "Gather together aU of the sweaters that need cleaning and give us a ring." It ~s really an unusual bargain opportunity ! "Pots and Pans," Too And when it comes to the "pots and pan·.s" or what have you in the Hardware line, Millens at 1219 Wilmette avenue, extend an invitation for a clattering good tinie. Bargains far too humerous to mention. Worthen-Carrico company, the department store at 1146 Wilmette avenue, invites the 13hopping public to come and investigate a truly remarkable array of Dollar Day bargains-"and don't for~ the date !" . Frank Wilson's Bakery at 1162 Wilmette avenue puts it like this: "pick out your own assortment from our stock of freshly baked goods--$1.20 for a Dollar." Sounds fair enough! Wolff-Griffis hardware, 1119 Central avenue, offers bargains in a wide variety of merchandise ranging from ad(Continucd on page 6)