Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 30 Jun 1932, p. 3

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.was itressed at a meeting Friday evening of last week, held at the Vil- 'lage hall and attended by represen- tatives of Wilmette organizations.. In order to complete the details for . raking the plan vlaewd i scope, a meting was schedulled fot the Village hall at 7 :30 ofcloçck Wed-. nesday nighit of this week. Produces Fine Resuite Charles W. Lercli told persons at. last Friday's meeting how t he "m .ait a block plan," employed in the '1600" 'and' "1700" blocks of Highland ave- nue, is bringing sunshine into Wil- mette homes,>and is, makinig it possible for the chiîdren to enjoy nourishimzg food bought withý money that has, actually been, earned. For. several weeks, ilhe *man-a- block plan" bas been used. success-. ïully 'on *Hghland aveniue. xith CharlesX. Lerch in charge for the "1700" block, and. E. Earl McDow in, charge for the 'f1600" block., 'The simplicity of the plan lias soi appealed to other Wilmette leaders that C. M. Osborn,. Village manager, and& George E. Leal,. commander o1 W\,ilmetfte, Post No. 46, America-i L,*egion, sent out letters to ilee organiizations, invit ing them to hiave represen tat ives at the, meeting heÀd ;fn the Village hall on Friday nliglht ~f last week . The general -public was, also invited to attend. The "man-a-bl'ock plan," wvhich Mr.* Lercli summiarizes as "a means oi sharing your, employment with otie who is ùneniployed," is as follows: Plan lis Explained Eacb hom'e, in which the 'head of the family lias steadY enîploinient,' pledges itself to provide îvork for one hour a week at a stipulated rate. Residents of -that block agree on someone to, take charge of the plait and to consult local relief workers tin determining the famîly head who needs and deserves the employmni. Thus each block systemaàtically. pro - vides work, for one faniiily head who can go froM home' to home as bis services are required, Some of. the is an èsççiP,-d.neou article rom the stfd6ù ffaw1 "A '. recent specimen 'of unlabeled country churned botter sold in an ad- joining suburb showed this btter to corgtain 67. percent Water, .when it should 'bel 80 percent btter fat and 20 percent water. "Food, items are required to he Ilabeled proper ly, and you invite f raud, and, particulariy inthe matter of dairy products, disease, into your bomne wben you Jatronize unknown, persons., -WXe shalhe glad* to run analyses on salmples of cream, milk or. butter so 1urchase(l. if thev are brought to the health department 'offices." Kenilworth Bath ers Cry for..Wiüdbreaks Wbatever the waves Pre saying -at the Kenîlworth beach, the bathers are sbouting, 'More 1" There is plenty of water, but the cry ifor, more windbreaks, teti of whichi were' insta'lled last week. New, a windbreak isret anything complicated. Just -a board that, cati be turned in any direction to brea-k'the force of the wind; or can be uised for a back rest. Yet windbreaks, painted ipi varions colors as are the ones at the Kenilîvorth beach, seem to add that. "Icertain somnetbing." Anyway, Frank Ketcham, chairmail of, the committee' for the Kenilwortb club wvich bas charge of the activities at the 'beach ' is having sonie, more m,'indbreaks constructed, and they'll soon be in use. IStarting bi-, regime as lii eguard just as the windbreaks corne into vogue, is J. Kasson, succeeding Tom Hlicks who bas' accepted another position. John Geehan is the other lifeguard at tbe- Ke;nilworth beach. Army Flyers "Destroy" Villages; We Like It! The nortli shore villages were *'d- stroved" several times over tliis week Washburne, superintendent of Winnet- ka public schools, presented the problem. A committee of' six wvas appointed toïmake, a f urtber study of the issues and to determine- a method of procedure. 1n the four objectives outlined, in the cali for tbe meeting sent out. by ,P resi- dent Moulto6n and Clarence B. Randall, president of :the Winnetka board of education, the first refers to obtaining for the'variousaxng bodies hi r rata share of the penalty money paid into the County treasury when delin- quent taxes are. paid. The- meeting also discussed the advis- ability of an investigation by. a con1per- tent. auditor and competent couniel of what becornes of moi*y flaid to redeem property forfeited for taxes. The:,desiràbility or undesirability of entering foreclosure suits on property, which, for some ýtime bas failed to pay its taxes, 'was up for consideratioa,. as wvas also the matter of permanent re- tentiôn by the 'township of an auditor td f ollow througb in the County office such monies received for taxes in the township.and to f ollow througb ail re- deemed forfeitures. The comniittee appointed to make a f urther study of the problenis*is. com-ç prîsed of Otto R. Barnett, president of' the New Trier Township High school board; Harry C. Kinne, representing Wilmette; Hf. V. Crooks, Kenilwortb;- Clarenice B. Randail, Winnetka; Amos Watts, Glencoe and Mr. Palmgrenl, Glenview. Pire Chief Takes Fire Prevention Course at U. Walter H. Zibble, Wilmette fire chief, returned last Friday ..night f rom a foiur-day sojourn lheld. at the University ,of Illinois, where lie took a course in fire prevention. Morce thani 420 fire chiefs and firemen were registered in this. course whicfi tlil- state of. Illinois 'is sponsoring. for aninîsters in the country. Dr. Smith, who bas been pastor of the Wlmnette 'cburch since Octobp4 i 926, assumes bis -newî duties at, on. He- will, b. owever, retain his . pulpit throuigh July. A permanent pastor t succeed. Dr. Smith will1 be, appointed. at the next %session of. the Rock:River- conference tbis autumn, it is explained£ Groet Resppnsibility The presidency of Garrett Biblical institute-is one of the highest positjo. in the Metbodist.denomiinatîin, carrhng witb, it a great r esponsibility., Dr., sSit was regarded as peculiarly ýwell suite for the position in view of bis lengthy and varied experience both as minister and administrator. in bis denomination.; In addtion to holding various.pastorates, lie bas been superintendent of the West: ern district -of the -Rock River confer- ence, and,'bas lecture& at- Garrett iüsti- tute. During_ Dr. SinitWh. pastorate herr,. the Metbodist congregation experienced a remarkable growth in nunibers as well as physical aspects. The inagnifi- cent new gothic church edifice and ,ad-. joinfing cburch bouse were built durin.ýj that period. Native IIinosu Dr. Smitb was> born at Ransom,' It He attended country scbool and after- wards studied at the Grand Prairiè sepiinary. Af ter a year of scbool teach- ing be entered Northwestern university wbere he received h'is bachelor of arts degree in 1905. He was a member' of Delta Sigma. Rho and Phi Beta Kap~pa. For two years after bis graduation hç was general' secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at' the university. He later attended 1Boston university scbool of theology and Garrett Biblical' institute, gradu- ating f rom the latter ina 1910 withý the degree of bachelor of sacred tbeolôgy. During the years .1909 and 1910 lie was associate pastor of St. James M. L. cburcb, Chicago, in charge of religious education. He was >admitted to the Rock River conference (wbich includes the nortb shore area) in 1910 f rom whicl# time until 1914 lie was connevted witb tbe Y. M. C. A. at Northwestern uni- sep's parislb; George EIi. Leal, Wil- McKeigharl also ottered heiptul 'sug- mette post N o. 46, American Legion; gestions with regard to effecting an C. M. Osborn, Village of Wilmette; organization to make the "man-a- Mrs. John D. Kinnear. Noithbridge block plan" 'village-wide in scope. Woinan's. club and Logan-Howard Miss Vera Holding was secretary Parent-Teacher association; Mrs. of tbe- meeting, and Charles W.1 Artbur.'Dixon, '"Woman's Club 'of, Lerch., chairman. dean' of tl Chicago cburch, w Episcopal July 3. J preacn at b. cburcb Sunday 1

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