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*which $11,143 is WPA grant, are to be a gift (?) to the taxpaying public, so the Wilmette villagers learn in their peru.sal of the Chicago Sunday Tribune for January 19. Who author- izes the Park board te levy taxes for that amount or that purpose? People living in Wilmette came here for. the beauty of the village, or the school system, or both. The vil- lage could not find the tax inoney te give its teachers, who are the lif*e blood and. inspiration. of the. child, either the money or the security to, function at maximum efficiency. So the teachers' salaries were cut., They can no longer save for any extra study courses or trips to yitalize their teaching.. "The- tax situation is..so, unsettled" there -cannot even be a definite yearly contract But the ,il- lage, having -$10,060 it didn't know what -to do with, can leave the street lights burning hours later into the morning for people returning homne at 2 o'clock or later. The taxpayers have $24,000 to spend for concrete tennis courts on an expenditure of $35,000, whether johnnie's teacher can save $200 for that summer school course the board of education bas recommended, or neot., 1Four tennis courts are~ scheduled for Vattmnan park. This park was set aside as a playground for young SEEKEftS January 20, 1936. Editor, WILMET-rFE LnIP: I amn iipelled to write my im- pression of the real estate sIction contained in your. issue ,of, January, 16. No one withlout experience can appreciate, the irmmense .amnount of work entailed. in, gathering the, in- formation; to so comiplete a survrey of bu ilding activitie.s. It bas a value far beyond what appears ntesrae being flot only a.resumé of wbat lias. already been done, but a real inspira- tion to homeseekersl to select home sites' in a community. where beauty of nature' is enhanced. by the beauiy of homes. The records and pictures presented constitute conclusiye evi-, den.ce that this is a. community of homes, not to be invaded byunde- sirable development or commercial expansions. I heartily'cnrtlt you upon having mhade a real con- tribution to, the home spirit, of the north shore. C. P.Duibbs, 1004 Michigan avenue. ENCOURAGINGO NEWS January 21, 1936. Editor, XVILINEflE LIwE- Please permit nme to take this op- portunity to commend you for your, ,excellent issue of january 16, 19'36. Irefer particularly to the informa- tion set forth on the cover page, as well as on pages 27 to 41, both in,, tht APPRECIATION E,.ditor, WxLmE1rim LinF: The members of the Townsend club1 of Wilmette are appreciative of your kirdness in publishing* in a recent issue, -the article. by George E.- West. We have, heardimany expressions of interest and in behaîf of the club, I-send you our thanks. -Emiily R. Webb,. secretary INSPIRES, CONFIDENCE Editor,' WixmE'TxLiPn: The North' Shore commiunities are again' indebted. to the enterprise ,of ýWïi.METTE LiËn. This time it is the annu al building- number Which poit.s' toý 1936 ,as. the great year of rea k estate r ecovery. Few. of us have realized the. significance.of 1935 as the. crucial year: when the great' building industry began to re iv- yea r when, there bas been incubated a home construction movement of vast proportions-a yea that hrings a concrete sign of renewed prosperity.- WiLmETTE LiFE does our community a great service in dramatically bring- ing this to public attention. No one interested in the future and security of home ownership cari fail to gain confidence from the splendid survey last week so skillfully and attractively presented in the January 16 number Of WILME'TTE Lin. W Ijarry. B. Johnston, Presidet Don't hbd om te OLD, 6O.0, oedSILVER won# sud wIU uose. .We, will give you a, reliable- ap- praisal and -buy your discarded watches, Out-of-StylIe Jewefryý and unused silver for ca sh. C D. PEACOCK. JEWELERS SINCE 1637 Sfa$. fi Monroe 0 Polmer Mous. Cor. more Mie o*a~k t1ets, rwo icet or so in diametér, have been cut down; the children's fenced playground is to be taken. away. Park avenue and Fifteenth street aetoo narrow to accommodate the cars that wHi be parked there by the. * users of these four courts.. At the corner of Prairie avenue and Fif- teenth street, three streets combine to forni one. This is a traffic hazard * today; what will it be when people conditions in New Trier Township.- My experience ini the legal'phases of real estate during the past thirty- three years leads me to believe that the coniditions outlined by you in yýour January 16 issue will have a ve ry great bearing upon the property values, as well as the desire of New Trier residents' to build more new homes. Furthermore, the information set forth in your good paper will attract the attention of people in Editor, WILMETTe E.: - .Allow nme to congratulate you upon the progressive spirit shown in pre- senting that wonderful réal estate section in, your issue of last week. To me, as to many,.others, it was a revelation. I 'had no idea that 80 many homes, including structures of which the entire community, as well as the owners, may be proud, had been built ini New Trier township made the trees. The bas ruthlessly destroyed hat would have outliveda TAX PAYER AND PARENT I (fot a teacher) I combinations for any socicty fune- 1 79 W. ' km ""' 'CW@oo. M tion. Rate on request. g Telephone é.Delaware 1738IN.------------i Studio: M35 Bat Supérior'St., Chiog d,.-------- I .1 THE oaks t] US.