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August 9, 1929 WILMETTE' LIFE 3 Dollar Days tn Wilmette· Monday, Tuesday HOLD SPECIAL ELECTION TO NAME SCHOOL TRUSTEE William H. Ellis Only Candidate Nominated for High School Board Post \\' illiam H. Ellis, 823 Greenwood avenue, \Vilmette has been nominated to fill the vacancy on the New Trier High school Board of Education caused by the death of Arthur }. Taylor, also of \Vilmette. A special election will be held in ~cw Trier township next Saturday, August 17, to choose Mr. Taylor's successor. 1fr. Ellis is the only candidate for the office. Polling places in the vari JUS precincts of the tmvnship were announced this WC('k, and. the polls will be open for the special election from 1 o'clock to 6 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. August 17. Five Precinct~ The township has b\.'tn divided into fi\'e precincts for purposes of the election. They arc: Precinct Ko. 1: All that part · of, New Tric>r Township High School District within the corporate limits of the Village of Glencoe, Cook County, Illinots. " Precinct K o. 2: All that part of 1\t\\' Trier Township High School District wiLhin the corporate limits of the Village of \Yint}ctka, Cook County, Illinois. Precinct. ·o. 3: All that part of Xew Trier Township High School District within the corporate limits of the Village oi Kenih,·orth, Cook County, Illinois. Precinct Xo. 4: All that part of X 1.'\\' Trier To\\·nship High School District within the corporate limits of the Yillage of \\'ilmctte, east of Ridge A \ ' C'l1\1C and including the east side of Ridge :\venue, together with that portinn oi unincorporated territory situated 111 the township of New Trin to the nc'lrth of and adjacent to the \'illage of \Vilmctte and bounded b\· Lake ).1 ichigan on the east and the corporate limits of the \'illagcs of K~..:nilworth and \Vilmdte on the north, west and south- being that territory consisting of 18 acre . more or less ancl commonly known as "::\o ?\[an's Land." Prc·cinct Xo. 5: :\11 of that part of 1\ ew 'rrier Township High School District nnt included in the above pre~ cincts Nos. 1 to 4, inclusive. the boundaries of which arc as follows: On the north, the north limits of the Tov\·nship: on the west, the west limits of the Township; on the south, the south limits of the Township: and on the cast, the west li-mits of . the Villages of Glencoe, Kenilworth, \\'innetka; and Ridge Avenue, Wilmette. Polling Places The polling places in each ' oi these precincts will be as follows: Precinct No. 1: Central school, corner of Greenwood and Hazel avenues. Glencoe. Precinct No.2: Horace Mann school, con;er of Elm and Chestnut streets, \Vinnetka. Precinct No. 3: Kenilworth Assemhlv hall, 410 Kenilworth. avenue, Kenilworth. Precinct No. 4: \Vilmette Village hall. · Precinct No. 5: The school house of School District No. 40 on Wilmette avenue west of Ridge road in the former village of Gross Point. · Gets Scott Medal Award Contract for Extending Coventry Road in Kenilworth The contract for the opening anct extending of Coventry road through Block 3(J in Kenih,·orth and for the paving oi the ne\Y section of the street '1\'as awarded to the Highways Construction companv of Highland Park MondaY night at a meeting of the KL'nilworth Village board. \\'ork on the improvement is to start this · month. and it is expected that the job will be com1Jleted and the street opened for traffic before cold \\ C.tther sets in. \Vhen opened to the tracks. Coventr\' road \'rill provide a continuation of Kenilworth avenue. connecting at the railroad tracks and extending in a southwesterlv direction to Ridge road. The extension of the street will necessitate the removal of several buildings in Block 36, which is hounded hy Kenilworth avenue on the north. Ra·ilroad avenue on the northeast. Glendining road on the west, and Ashland avenue on the south. This hlock, when the improvement is comnlcted. will he cut into two parts and will form the !'ite of a pronmed ne,,· Kenilworth Village halt'and fire station. EXCEPTIONAL VALUES LISTE~ BY MER~HANTS Bargain Seekers to Stock Up on Needs at Fifteenth SemiAnnual Observance Moffett Studios · Carbon P. Dubbs, 1004 ~fichigan a~enue, \Vilmette, has been awarded the famous John Scott 1\Ledal in recognitioi1 of his discovery and dcyelopm~nt of a process for economically producing gasoline on a large _calc, a procL' ' S now used extensively throughout the ,~~.· orld. In notifying him tlnt he had been selected among a group ~f British, French and American sayanis to rccei\·c the medal for 1928. the :\ward board stated the committee in chaq.ie ·of selection of those to he so honored had recommended his name "with enthusiasm." :\ detailed account of the award '\rill be found on page 11 in this issue. Re-Appoint Howard Bowen as ·Building Commissioner re-appointment of J-TO\\·ard Elmwood a\'cnue, as Village building commissioner was unanimously apprlwed b~· the Village board at its meeting last Tuesday night. The re-naming of ).fr. Bowen to fill the place l1e hrld during thr past fisc:tl year marked the closing of the last vacanc~· in the Village offici~! family. :\t the beginning of the fiscal year, when other appointments were made, :\f r. Bowen was seriously· ill and did not feel that he could assume the duties of the office. Pending his recm·en', the appointment of a building commissioner was held in ahcyanc..'. Mr. Rowen is now able to he about the Village and is reported to be regaining his strength rapidly. The Buwen, 1.~15 In This Issue Pages Automobiles ........... 39-40 Boy Scout Affairs ......... 22 Book Comment ............ 32 Editorial-Shore Lines ..... 28 Junior Life ............... 42 Church Page .............. 14 Recreation Page ........... 44 Society News ............. 30 Theaters .................. 48 Classified Ads .... ; ..... 50-52 Xorth shore bargain seekers will find unusual values awaiting them in \i\/ilmette stores next Monday and Tuesday, August 12 and 13, when Dol·lar Days, . sponsored by the \Vilmette Chamber of Commerce, are to be held·. Ernest Griffis is chairman of the retail committee of the Chamber <a>f Commerce, which has had charge of arrangements for the bargain days. Other members of this committee art: B. E. Russcher, Paul McNamee, Dominic Pagliarulo, C. E. Renneckar, John Schneider. William Taylor, A. S. VanDeusen, and ). E. Worthen. Dollar Davs are held twice a year in \Vilmette under the auspices of the \Vilmette Chamber of Commerce, and next Mondav flnd Tuesday will be the fifteenth sen-ii-o.4nnual observance. These special days, which are set aside for the offering of extraordinary values to patrons of Wilmette .business hous~s, are recognized as bemg of real significance in the business life of the Supply Pastors Preach Village. Some of Values at Methodist Services Dollar Davs values at Ash's deliThe Rev. James Chuhbs of Garrett Biblical Institute will preach at the catessen inciude special offerings in \\'ilmctte Parish 1[ ethodist church the way of pies, cookies, cakes and SundaY morning, August 11, at the 11 home cooked foods. If the car needs washing or greasing, o'clock services. Dr. H. 0. Holter of Kansas. will occupy the M thodist pul- the Central Street Super-Service stapit Sunda,·, August lR. while Dr. r.eor~e tion gives an opportunity to have · Hollister · ~~f Ohio \Vesle\·an uni\'ersity either done for the title price and also will nrcach August 25. Dr. Horace r.. announce a discount on other work. mith, pastor of the church, is awa~· on :\ yarietv of values and an invitation hi s annual yacation. to visit the "garden display room" are extended by the Fishleigh company. Village Health Conditions Arthur Lee, real estate hroker, says Excellent, Officials Report "a dollar a da\· will buv a lot in LakeThe \\' ilmrtte Health department' re- \\'l)Ocl Manor." Xuf se-d. ported the health situation in the Vil - ' A dozen bars of soap. hooks and lage unusually good for the \\'eek end- sundries in variety are listed by ing Monday, August 5. There were no Renneckar Drug store. new cases of contagious disease in \Vil\\'hile the Shore Line Cleaners cite mcttr during the week. Sixteen cases the slogan "\' ou must !Je satisfied" and or' whooping cough were reported in extend genuine cleaning values at a (]uarantine, hut other cli.Jeases had dis- dollar. appeared entirely. The condition of Midsummer Hats the \\'atrr at \\'ilmette beach was again ).J iss :Mac at \Vorthen-Carrico's has reported good. made a special reduction on midsummer hats. J·.vervthing from cheese and lemons to b<..·e( and pork chops are included ill the ~Ltple Grocery and ~[arkct specialties. Cleaning and haud fii1ishing of ladies' plain silk or wool <~resses for one buck is the contribution made to the success of the day hy the ·Ermine Cleaners. And Pearson's Market chimes in with spareribs and sauer kraut, lamb stew as well as. a line of staples. Toweling, shirts, hose, to chinaware Why spoil it? .No ~eed are included in Taylor's Dollar Days' to worry after return:specials. in g. Obtain reliable help George E. \Vhite chalks up an attrac-. through t h e classified tive assortment of canned goods, · preserves and e\·en brooms. columns of this paper. :Men's business suits and ladies' plain dresses, cleaned and pressed, is the Dollar Days presentation of the Nelson laundry. A wide ass'-)rtment of offers in the way of kitchen and table necessities Wanted- experiand chickens, cold meats and fruits, enced white girl, savs A. S. Van Deusen. general h o u s cit's preserving ·time bargains and v:ork, r;mall fammany other amazing Dollar Days barIly. Phone Wilgains at Wolff-Griffis. mette 1129. Summer dresses, two for a dollar more than the price of one, is Mary Ann's sparkling addition to the already (Conti'nued on Page 47) A HAPPY VACATION