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january 31, 1930 WILMETTE LIFE 3 so ON HONOR ROLL WILMm'E CO-UNITY . LAWYERS, ENGINEERS Stolp School Pupils "'---A_t_s_un_d_ay_c_tu_b-' CHEST HOLDS MEETING NOT "GOUGING" TOWNS Many Distinction Over Two-Month Period, Achie~e Recorda Show I Claim That Grade Separation Committee is Being Bilked Refuted by Figures Editor's note: In view of rumors pre\'alent in Wilmette to the effect that the North Shore Grade Separation committee iR being "gouged" by legal and engineering experts in its project to expedite s eparation of railroad grades through the nCJrth shore, ·'VILMETTE LIFE has secured d c·finite information concerning the actual co:-:;t to date for one of the villages contributing toward the cost of thi::; enterprise. Winn Ptka, the muni<'ipality in qu estion, pay::; 35.88 perrent of th t> total rost among the towns of J{('nilworth, Winnt: tka, f:l en coe and Highland Pnrk, which n -prt>s enb Winnetl<a's just proportion based on the assP::;sed valuation as of 1!l27. Payme nts nre made according· tn t·ontrn.(·t and the figures give n in the apJWnded nrti cle r eprese nt a ctual (n ot HJ)proximnte or estimated) cos t o,·e r thC' p eriod inflicatec'l . Th E' cnflt, th e Grad e S ·parntion C'nmmittee p(,ints out, is extremely mod t>s t in vie w of th e tn·mendous amount of detail ,,·orl< invol...-ed. Fifty seventh and eighth grade pu pils of the Stolp school were on the honor ·roll for the two months ending January 25. In order to win this dis- · tinction a pupil must have no gradr: below "G" and no tardy marks, and his grade in social adaptation must be not lower than "VG." Nine eighth grade pupils and seven seventh graders received "VG" in all of their subjects. These pupils were: eighth grade-Ruth Anderson, Bil1v Bowen, Caroline Callowav, Alice Freeman, Kathlyn Holway, B. ctty Palenski, Eleanor Shapiro, Greta von Reinsperg and Mary Hvid: seventh grade-Florence Hanson, Dorothy Holway, Marilyn Kehl, Eleanor Williams, Annamarie Booz, Julia Carrol and Jean Fisher. Followin1r are the honor roll pupil~ wh o had no grade helow "G :" F.lghth Gratlc Joan G" ntriclge , Dick Hall, Locke R og-ers, B E> ttY Smith, Florentine Strube , JameH Dona .u' , l\forton Potte-r~ .Ttn1e 1\Iathc\VR, l\Tarjot·ie H(>cht, Marian Cracm.ft. l<'oste r C:ilg)s. Ottilie Mcintosh , EYcrett 'Varshawsl<y and Ruth Williams. Seventh Gra«le Berlyn Tolen, Donnld Roge rs, .Tnhn All en Neville, Carol Linn, .Tames KMgel, Phyllis Richa nls<:m. Ti erry Berblingf'r. Lois Wolf. Davi<] l\!ill f' r, Florence Rend , Dick .Julian . .John. Adams, Helt>n YouPo-. James ChristiansPn, Blythe Akeley, RosC' mary Day, Jeannf! Kuhl, Virginia. Ann ~n r. rf. Emil And er s on and Mary Ella "\\<~aidn e r. · Three Advisory Board Members Reelected; Two New Members Named The Wilmette Community Chest association held its annual meeting Monday night in the Village hall, when three advisory board members whose terms expired this month were reelected and two other persons were elected to the board to take the place of retiring members. · F. D. Anderson, treasurer of the association, gave his report on the past year's work. Two New Members Hector Dodds, A. B. Seibold, and Mrs. W. P. Seng, whose terms as members of the ~dvisory board had expired, were reelected. Ralph H. Durham and Charles A. Burrows were named to take the places of two retiring members of the board, Edwin B. Knudtson and John H. Schaeier. The holdover members of the Community Chest association advisory board are : Lyman M. Drake, Clarence E. Drayer, Robert M. Johnston, Harry C. Kline, C. Miles McDonald, Mrs. Paul L. Roche, Dan G. Stiles, Robert Stoddard, Judson F. Stone and Mrs. 0. E. Thaleg. Officers of the association for tbe ensuing year are to be elected at a called meeting of the advisory · board in the near future ' Announcement is made that the cost tP \Vinnd ka for engineering expense, tn date. in connection " ·ith the grade sc·paration program to a point where it has · been presented to the Tllinois Cnmmcr t:e commi ss ion, has been nnlv $0,175.16, a vcrv mode st sum, officials a ss ert. in view . of the vast amfrtlllt -of vvork im·oh·ccl. \\' innetka's share of the legal ex pense in connection \Yith the sa,ne project has heen only $1,95170, ::JCcording to figures contained. in an articl e hv H enrv F. Tcnnev, chairman of the North Si10re Grade . Separation c-ommittee, which will be found on Page 1 of thi s issue. · Cost Based on Valuation The expense of this work when ;n curred for the joint benefit of mvre tLan one of the four villages involved, the villages being Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe and Highland Park, arc cli strihuted on the basis of the ratio of their a ssessed valuation for 1927. and the ratio for Winnetka is 35.88 perce:nt of the total. Had the Village of \Vilmette been included in the list of cities and yi\1ages 111aking up the North Shore Grade ~eparatior~ committee, \Vinnetka's ratio. it is said, would. have been reduced to approximately 27 percent. \\·hile, hy the same token the share of each contributing municipality would h.we of course, been proportionately reduced. Dr. Arthur E. Bestor, eminent educator and authority on the various phases of adult education, will be the speaker at the Wilmette Sunday Evemng club on February 2. He will d.is l uss the Briti sh Labor Government. Make Progress With Plans on Cong'l Church Building The building committee of the First \ongreg1tional church, to which has IH-en as signed the task of considering plans for rebuilding the present church <:dificc t(, meet the growing needs of the parish, this week appointed a subcommittee with E. L. Scheidenhelm as rl:airman. The sub-committee is soon 1(· retain an architect, it is announced. Srn·ing on the committee with Mr. Scheidenhelm are Gale M. Brooks , ~Irs. A. J. Coburn, Herbert LaRoy, A. M. Ross man, and M. H. West. Rapp Bros. Open Spacious Wilmette · Store on Satt~:rday Rapp Brothers who have been servmg north shore residents with first grade meats, groceries, fruits, vegetables, and bakery goods for the past e:ghteen years, are opening the fifth in their chain of stores at 621-25 Main street, \Vilmette, Saturday of this week. The newest link in the Rapp chain i:; a · larg~, well ~ lighted room comprising what was originally de signed for t~ ! ree ordinary sized. store spaces. ).Jewest modern fixtures have been installed and complete fresh stocks of the various lines featured in Rapp Brothers stores are displayed. \Vhile no formal plans have been made for the opening, yet the public bas been cordially invited to call, n·eet Bert Stamm, the manager, and his corps of Rapp Brothers' trained a~sistants · and thus obtain first-hand i1~formation pertammg to Rapp Brothers service. Mr. Stamm has been associated with the firm for a number of years in its Lake .Forest store. Rapp Brothers opened their first store in Evanston about fifteen years ago. Their second. store was o·p ened at Lake Forest in 1920 and the Wint:etka and Highland Park stores W"!re launched in 1922. The firm, with its policy of selling quality merchandise at a substantial ~aving and with care£ ul service in sales and delivery, has experienced a steadily increasing patronage from the terr:tory intervening its Evanston and Winnetka stores, and it is with a view cf better serving customers in this la:-ge area that the Wilmette store is now being opened. To Meet in November It was decided on Monday night .t o hold the next annual meeting of the Community Chest association on the first ¥onday in November instead of the following January. This will allow the next incoming- administration more time to make plans for the annual canvass, which takes place in Ma_rch. The Community Chest subscriptions in 1929 reached a total of $27,222.80, an increase of $1,872.30 over the figure for the previous year. Beneficiaries of the funds solicited in Wilmette la~t year by the Community Chest organization were: Near East Relief, Salvation Army, local charities, Y. W. C. A., Arden Shore, Red Cross, Infant Welfare and Boy Scouts. CONVALESCING Josiah F. Kletzing, 522 Washing-ton avenue, who ha s been severely ill at his home fo r many weeks, is now slO\Yiy recovering. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --mun · Clpalities to levy a special grade separativn tax and following its passage tiJ consummation. Elect C. E. Renneckar Credit Body President Officers of the Wilmette Credit Men's association for the ensuing year were elected at a meeting of the directC'rs of the organization last Friday afternoon. C. E. Renneckar is ~he 11ew presid.e nt and William Taylor is vice-president. Dan G. Stiles was redected treasurer. Both Mr. Renneckar and Mr. Taylor were officers of the association last year, Mr. Taylor as }Jresident and Mr. Renneckar as vicepresident. The Credit Men's association was scheduled to meet last night. ' Winnetka's Fig urea A monthly record of the engineering expenses as borne by Winnetka, is sl·own in the following tabulation: ... . ................ $ 565.92 October 348.60 December ......... 575.43 1929 Jr..nuary . . . . . . . ....... . 653.08 February ... .. ... .. .. .. .... .. .. . . . 689.88 March . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ . 585.20 April .. . .. .... .. . .. ......... · · · · · · 579.10 l\1ay ... . .................... . ... . 615.70 June ... . ....... . ... . . .. .......... . 696.63 681.64 July .............. .. . . . . August .... . . . ....... ... . 640.80 September ·..................... J . . 733.18 October . . . . .......... . ... . . . .... . 816.85 November . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. . .. . . 548.65 December . ..... . ........ . ... . .. . . 444.50 $9,175.16 ~eptember 1928 Florence Macbeth Sings at Sunday Evening Club \Vinnetka's share of the legal expense to date has been less than $2,000. as shown by the following compilation, month hy month: Up to May 1, 1929, it was ..... . $ For May, 1929 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . June . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December . ... . ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654.97 98.99 220.43 322.92 110.69 35.88 125.58 37.71 346.53 "All success in Life is due to the simple matter of SELECTION." "In advertising ****** select CLASSIFIED and enjoy the good results of this wise choice." PAPER HANGING, PAINTJNG, decorating, floor sanding and refinishing. Wilmette 1958. Make use of this Service e:ctended to you. $1,953.70 The foregoing expense, it is explained, ~lso includes personal servi~e tendered by Francis X. Busch in drafting a bill for presentation to the state legislature providing authority to Florence Macbeth, America's leading snprano, who sings every season with the Chicago Civic Opera and the Ra· vinia Opera company, will be the Mrs. Henry Taylor, 431 Essex road. soloist at the Wilmette Sunday E'!eKenilworth, returned home on Monday ning club on Fe.Pruary 2. Miss Macbeth, from a four months' trip to California. who is now filling engagements in Chicago agreed to appear on . the Sunday club program at the instance of President W. Frank McClure. George R. Harbaugh, tax assessor for New Trier township, this week WATSON TO SPEAK announced that his field books will Dudley Crafts Watson, of the Chibe in possession of the Board of cago Art :nstitute, will speak to fifth, Assessors late this week, and that sixth, seventh, and eighth grade pupils that body will set a date for giving of the Joseph Sears school in Kenilout valuation and for the registering worth at an assembly to be held Monof complaints. It is expected that day morning, February 10, at 10 such date will come within a week. o'clock. ATTENTION TAXPAYERS