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WILMETTE . ' LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS Published weekl21 bJI Llovd Hollister Inc., JZJZ-1236 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered as second class matter · March 13, 19Z4, at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SubscriJ)tton price Sl.OO a vear. VOL. XVIII. KENILWORTH BOBS UP I WITH ABALLOT FIGHT NO. 30 ~ILMETTE, ILLINOIS, APRIL 12, 1929 your Duty to vote 11929 CHEST CAMPAIGN NETS $34.000 TO DATE Two Tickets to Be In Field When T:OMORRO\\' , .res id ents in the \\.ilmette and Kenilworth school distri~ts Report as of Current Week In· 1 · will be asked to vote for new members of the Boards of Education in Voters Go to Polls Tuesdicates Charity Fund Only these communities. Citizens shouid not fail to register an impre ssive vote of day, April 16 ·$1,000 Short of Goal confidence in the se public spirited citizens in whose hands will re st t~1e desKenilworth. which in recent yea r s has heen the most peaceful of the north shore villages in the matter of village elections. has decided to have a real hattie this yea r, while Wilmette, \~in netka and Glencoe look on in comparative quiet. This hattie will occur Tuesday. April ln. at the annual Kenilworth Village election, with. tickets headed by Village President Ralph R. Hawxhurst and Albert W. Dilling, respectively. Mr. Hawxhurst is a candidate for reelection. Mr. . Dilling, formerly chief engineer of the Chicago Sanitary district, is making a hid for the office of president on a ticket termed the Tax Economy party. The regular ticket, chosen at a recent Kenilworth Village caucus, is as follows: Ralph R. Hawxhurst, for president, and John L. Wilds, Richard \Volfe. and Joseph Joyce for trustees. Mr. \~'ilds and Mr. Wolfe are now serving on the Kenilworth board, and Mr. ] oyce was nominated by the caucus for a full term to succeed Leslie McArthur. who resigned last fall and whose term would have expired this month. With ~fr. Dilling on the opposition ticket are the following candidates for membership on the Village board: B. H. Bisbie, Stanley H. Knight. and Charles Gudhrandsen. Overrule Objections The first skirmish in Kenilworth's election battle occurred Thursday, April 4, when a board of decisions consisting of ·village President Hawxhurst, Vil-. lage Clerk Wendell H. Clark, and Village Trustee Arthur B. Adair overruled the legal objections which have been raised against the petition filed on behalf of the Tax Economy party candi.uates. This was done in spite of the fact that one of the Tax Economy candidates for trustee has not been a resident of Kenilworth for one year, as the Jaw requires in such cases. The opinion of the board of decisions, as read hy Village President Hawxhurst, was as follows: "Under the law, a petition which is verified or any document which is verified is void,- and is the same as though it didn't exist, if the jurat has been made and petition verified prior to the time the changes were made. This petition admittedly has been changed since the original filing. Cite Statutes "The statute in connection with · the filing of the petition for nomination reads very plainly that the signatures required are five per cent of the votes at the last election. The reason the statute has not been construed in that respect, from my own investigation, is because it is so plain upon its face. However, it could be held that the original petition with forty-six names was sufficient at the time it was presented, because it contained signatures equal to five per cent of the number of votes cast at the last Village election. "In a matter of this kind, it is only fair to state that men of standing in (Continued on vage 72) tinies of our public schools. . 'Next Tuesday the electorate of \Vilmette and Kenilv..-orth will again he summoned to th e polls, this time to elect prospective municipal officials. The annual \~' ilmette village election find s the People's party in the field unoppose d except in the instance of the office of Police Magistrate. A majority of the candidates are incumbents. so that the balloting will be ·a virtual endorsement of their records. In the instance of the office of Police Magistrate we find Samuel J. Nordorf as candidate of the People's party opposed by Earl A. Pettibone, an .independent candi<;late. Mr. Nordorf is an attorney '"·ho ha s been active in Wilmette public affairs for several years. Mr. Pettibone is an insurance broker whose fi~ld of activity is the nor~h shore . . He. has. been a Wilmette resident f~r nu~e_teen years and ke~nly mtere sted 111 hts vtl_lage .. Both are capab~e, public sptnt_cd .men who ment the n.wst. earnest constderat_wn ?f the voter. Kemlworth, for tl_1e first! h~e m several years, wtll wttness a contest at the polls, t\~O complete ttckets havt_ng. been placed .on t~e ballot: ,. Polh!1g place~ for School D~stnct 39 (~ompn sed 111 the. Vtllage of \\ tl!'lette as consht~ted pnor to annexa!ton of ternt?ry. west of Rtdg~ ~venue) wtll be in the Vtllage halL Voters 111 School Dtstnct 40 ( compnsmg the former Village of Gross Point) will cast their ballots in the public school house on Glenview road. Kenilworth school district citizens will vote in the ] 0seph · ears sc h oo1 gymnasiUm. Polling places in the Village elections next Tue sday will correspnnd with those employed in the general election last November. Remember, it is vour privilege and duty to Vote! -----··--·The 1929 Community Chest budget of $35.000 is practically reached, with $14.000 in cash and $20,000 in subscriptions already turned in to the treasurer. F. Dewey Anderson, and reports of solicitors stitl incomplete. The drh·e was conducted on Sunday, March 17. Charles A. Burrows was general chairman of the campaign com· mittee. Return s from practically all of the districts into which the Village was divided for purposes of the campaign indicate that the response this year was better than that of last year, and that the percentage of cash collected in each district has been higher. Tl f $3 t d t b 5'000 · 1 10 1 he dgoah ~ efpec ~h 0 re r~ac e w en a 11 retpdor s Mrom ef sotltvtors are comp 1 e e . any o 1e · k f d · campaktgn wor e~s ~un tt netcesfsary ! C! rna he repeate tre fr; ca11 s 0 :~; 1 1 h tes w 0 "t·h e re 0 u 0 t ow!ld orf no tl ome on e (1 ay se ast e or 1e drive . Enrollment Increase at Beneficiaries that will receive Communitv Chest allotments this year in~ew Trier Falling Off clude: Arden Shore, Infant Welfare, New Trier High school's enrollment Salvation Army, Local Charities, N~ar will show a smaller increase next fall East Relief, Young Women's Christian than it has for several years, according association, American Red Cross (Chito a survey recently completed by cago chapter), and the Boy Scouts of Wesley L.· Brow!l, director of the New America · (Wilmette council). Trier research department. The normal increase is from 80 to 100, but it is not expected to exceed 35 or 40 next Painting Honors Memory fall, Mr. Brown stated this week. on of Former School Teacher account of the small incoming freshman class. In the fall of 1Y27 the enA painting entitled "Afte.r the Rain," rotlment increase was 170, while in 1928 from the brush of the Wilmette artist, it was only 67. The checkup on en- Winifred Wilson, is the choice of the rotlment made by Mr. Brown was \Vilmette Public School Art league as based largely 011 figures submitted by a memorial to Mrs. Lena Butts, a vetthe north shore grade schools, whose eran Wilmette teacher who passed graduates will enter New Trier next av.:av this winter. September. The picture, which was displayed in 'i~~~~~~~~~!!~~~~~ the Chicago Artists exhibit last month, I now is hanging in the library of the Stolp school, where it will remain on exhibition until it is placed in the schoolroom formerly presided over by Mrs. Butts. L-------------~-------------------------------------------- s R.llf. Johnston to Head Rotary Club /or Year 1929-30 Robert M. John ston, well known \\T ilmette real estate broker, was elected president of the Wilmette Rotary club at the weekly luncheon of that organization Wednesday. ] . R. Harper, superintendent of \Vilmette schools. was elected vice-president. Other officers chosen last Wednesdav were W. D. Learv of the Wilmette State bank, treasurer; F . J. Budinger. insurance broker, secretary. and Keith Roberts, engineer, sergeant-at-arms. Directors of the club for the ensuing club year are: Thomas E. Thompson, R. M. Johnston, Edwin B. Knudt son, F.] . Budinger,]. R. Harper, David Nelson, Lloyd Hollister, and Frank A. Wilson. The newly elected officers and directors will be installed July l. D. E. Allen is the retiring president of the Rotary club. . To the Man of the House MUSIC CLUB MEETS The Senior Music club of New Trier High school met Thursday afternoon, April 11. at the home of Charles Kremer in Wilmette. In This Issue Pages Automobile News ...... 49-53 Boy Scout Affairs .... 32 & 33 Book Comment ............ 44 Church Items ......... 54 &: 55 Club News ................ 42 Editorial-Shore Lines ..... 38 Junior Life ........... 46 &: 47 Sports, Recreation Bd. . .... 56 Society News . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Travel Comer ............. 24 Theaters ............. 66 & 67 Classified Ada .......... 68-70 This is the season of the year when y o u r d o m a i n, t h e h o m e grounds, c a II s for a goodly, share of proper attention. Library to Show Books for National Garden Week A display of books appropriate for National Garden week, April 15 to 21, will be shown at the Wilmette Public librarv next week. Meanwhile. the library's own garden is beginning to present a very springlike appearance. Jonquil and tulip bulbs can be seen on the front lawn near the sidewalk. The caretaker has been b" u sy thi'5 week cleaning up the lawn and the flower beds. W ILM In this week's issue of E T T E L I F E we publish a number of advertisements f r o m responsible - landscaping firms with worth while suggestions and information to help with your problem of ~eautifying the home grounds. New Trier Freshmen Plan Party to Be Held April 28 · Freshmen of New Trier High school at an assembly last Tuesday morning discussed a party which they plan to hold Saturday, April 20. The following committee chairmen were appointed for the party : social, Jane · Snyder; refreshments, Jane Erickson; decorations, Mary Thaleg, and arrangements. Richard Oglesbee. I._________________.