Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Apr 1932, p. 1

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PROMISE HEAVY PRIMARY VOTE New Tri er Provides Several, Candidates, for National and State Offices Wi.th balf a hundred candidates seeking nomination- for public, office, at the Primary election Tuesday, Aprîil 12, voters in New Trier town- ship are sharpening their pencils and seriously pondering the arduous task .,Of mark ing several yards of ballot. *Initerest here and throughout the state is centered largely on the. race, for nomination for Governor of Il-- linois. Indications are that the battie in the Republicani ranks will be r 1educed to a bitter struggle between Orner N. Cust 'er, who has the en- dorsement of the state Republican organizatioi,ý and Len SinaIl, former Governor. The winner in this duel is almost, certain to be pitted against Judge, Henry Horner, Democratic or- ganiization candidate for. chief exec-ý :utive -of, the state, in the -election next November. Z-eist Strong Candidat*, North shore people are particularly inter ested ;n the. race for Congress- man-at-large in view of the f act th;4t Carl H. Zeiss of Wilnnetka is a cati- *didate. An effective state-wide or- ganization has been set up to cam- paign for Mr. Zeiss and hie has splendid prospects of securing 'tht nomination. Anna M-. Schaedler of *Wilmette is another aggressive Re- publican candidate for this office. 0f no less interest is tbe race ini both parties for Congressmnan front the lOth Çongressional district. 0On the Repuiblican -sie Carl R., Chind- blomf. incumfbent, is seeking; re-elec- tion on. bis record of 12 years' service in the Hou'se of Representatives. Ralph E. Church is seeking nommia-, ion on the strengthi of his 16 years' 1continuous service in the state legis- lature, and James Simpson, Jr., -is confining his campaign assertions largely -to -attacks upon the records Democratic candidates for Repres- entative in tbe State legislature fromi this district wbo will receive stro'îg support froni the nortb sbore are William OConnor and joseph, A. Kolb, both of Wilmette. Perhaps the most popuûlar candi- Vote Next Tuesday! Citizens of Illinois will march to the polis Tuésday, April 12, to name party candidat es of their choice. The campaign draws tp a close,. The ballot box provides'the climax to another political drama. For many weeks candidates,' in almost confusinig-numbers, have been appealing for support through ýnewspapers, posters,' at. political: gatherings and via the radio. Issues have been exppunded over and. over again., Review of them' at. this .time iïs superfluous. AIl citizens vitally interested in the welfare of state. and nation are fairly familiar with the candidates anid their .platformis. Many voters will find it difficult fo make selections. Lines of. deniarcation, obviously, are not as clearly defined as is the case in regular general elections., We ýoffer no recpommendations as to candidates. We. are flot suggesting for -wborn you S'hould vote. We -are- urg.ing that you' do vote. It is your privilege and ýduty. Be a positive c 'itizen! Vote next Tuesday!1 A nnual Town Meeting A dopts Slashed Budget, The aînmal town meeting of Nev Trier township was beld Tuesday afternoon in the Winnetka Village hall, when the annual tax levy or- dinance for the township was passed. The ordinance provides for a levy of $13,500 for tbe, coming year.. a reduction of ten per cent, f rom last year's $1.5,OOO levy. Reports were given by Mirs. Ger- trude M. Thurston, township super - visor, and James A. Willianis, town- ship highiway. commissioner. Mrc. Williamns stated in bis report that no tax would be levied this year for- the. township road and bridge fund. Tbe township offcers were électeil in 1929 for four-year terms. Saniýbori Hiale and George R. Harbaugh. are township collector and assessor, r es- Pectivel3r, and Mrs.' Margaret S. Pierson. is the township clerk.. state. He is habitually, referred to as an "ideal candidate" for public office. Tbe unusually large nuniber 'of nortb shioreécandidates in the fields promises to bnring put a record vote Iocally ýin next-Tuesday's Primaries. Citizens Vote Sehool Ballot Here Saturday PolIs mwill lîe opent at the NVilmettr Village hall fromi 12 o'clock noon un- tii 7 o'clock in the evening Saturday, of this week for the aniual election of School District No. 39, comprising the territory served by the Wilmette public schools. A President and two members of the scbool board will be elected at' that tinme. The menibers of the, board wbose ternis expire this spring are Henry 8. Cutier,. presidenit, George H. Red- ding and Mrs. Ernest H. Freemnan. Mr. Cutier bias beén nominated for reelection. George Leal.- commander of Wilmiette Post No. 46. American Legion, and Mrs.,Elinor' Craig, -presi- dent of thie Central-aurel, Parent- Teacher association, bave 'been nanied to f111 tbe other vaéancies. The president of -the Wilmette school board is elected for one-year term, while the other members serve %ja& 48m l iVw*............. Junio-L ife ........... 1 Music Page .......34 New Trier' News ...44-45 Recreation ......... 181 Society pages.. . ..X-37. Board Effecta 20 Percent Slash in Municipal Operating Coste for Fiscal Year The Kenilworth Village board at its regular meeting Monday night adopt- ed a budget wbich Will reduce ex-. penditures- for the fiscal year ending April 30j, 1933, approximately twenty percent below the cost -of, operating the Village during theý fiscal year which closes A'pril 30i 1932. Tbis action was taken on- recon- niendation of the finance committee of the K'enilworth board... Members of teis committee are: Harry V. Crooks., chairman; John L. Wilds and Richard Wolfe. Tie .coniittees report,- presented to the board Monday nigbt, was ac- cepted ini fuit and aIl of thte recoin- meiidations contained therein were concurred in. The report was as fol- lows: Çut Salaries 10 Percent "At the Marcb 7 meeting of thé Village board the question of reduc- ing salaries and municipal services was referred to the Finance commit- tee for investigation and report. Sincé that tinie the Finance coin- niittee hias givenl the inatter ,a great. deal of studNr and decided to recom- mend that salaries be reduced an average of 10 percent and that mui- niicipal services must l)e curtailed in order to keep expenditures within a reasonable estimate of actual reve- nues. "During the past few years, as a result of insistent demands of vani- ous groups of citizens, the Village board .bas carried througb a program of improvements. some of which were paid for by special assessment and some >out of ýgeneral funds, sucb as paving and landscaping depot park- ing spaces, trimming trees ini park- ways, etc. Desirable as such im- nrovemients arc. the board lias de- Another public liearing set for Tuesday nigbit of this week on the proposed installation of street lighits ini the Kénilworth Park addition at an estimated cost of $8,438.66 was continued until theç next. regular mneeting of the Board of Local, lu- provements.

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