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Widesoread support of the North Shore Citizen' s committee effort to' obtain a federal loan for the North Shore uine is reported by Edward $onier of Waukegan, chairrnan of the group. which 'is sponsoring the carnpaign to secure signatures to. a petition requesting the governmeflt loan now being circulated in ail com- miunities served by the road. Petitions bearing the signatures of îwer 30,000 residents, of the area have alrcady been turnedin to the (.or)nmittee, he disclosed, with sever- * dl thôusaind petitio.n forrns being cir- ultdby, co.operating groups and idividuals Étili outstaflding. Based mi rep>orts from comrnittee membVers in the varlous communities, he pre-, dicted. that a total Ôi at least 100,000 ~i~atueswould 'be secured as a i4usuit of the campaigfl. (ivie Groups G~ive O.K. New stimulus has been given the drive reeintlyby the action of sever- i riportant civic and business g, 'ips in a number of communities .ïluiig henorthý shore. These include resolIutions supporting ,the carmpaign P .<11ssed by .city. and village councils. ar d by ivie and commercial or- gaizai7,tions. Acceptane by over 200 pternminent citizens of membership on theý premnanent commnittee also gave -ho drive increased impètus and pr(>v-ed further that residents of the CnipfhicaEo-Milwaukee area are. *Get Official Approval xtabulation of communities where ýdetinite action has been taken to- w-.ards. aiding the citizens' commit- t*e'-s project includes nearly every city and.town served by the electric road. Council groups and village býa rds that have already passed res- iilutions endorsing the plan. accord- ing to Mr. Hamer, include: Kenosha, Zion, Waukegan, North s. Directs Carol Servi ce, MisMarie Brie , organist and. mnusic director- at-the Wilmette Parish Melth.odist church', has, ar- ranged a Media eval Candlelight Varol-,service to be presented in the sanctuary of the church this Friday evening at 8 o'clack. TPhe chorus choirs ivill participate. clubs. Similar grou ps in other towns are also planning united action An eooprato with their localt coiw7 mittees. Hundreds o! letters received in the office of the citizens committee- pledging the active interest and sup-, port of other prominent individuals and organizations bespeak the wide- spread attitude o! accord with which the plan is being greeted. These communications make it plain that residents of the area are concerned about the1 future o! the railroad and Training station, came mhe Iolowing: "The subject of transportatiorn along the, North Shore is one of vital in-. teres.t to the Navy. Adequacy of commercial means of transportation adds to the value o! this station and consecluently to the national defense. On the. other hand inadecpxacy o! such means. of transportation de- tracts seriously from the normal LeLn Impromt Guer1ain"s Perf ure - To ail of v<tl- . from all cf us. . . from Mr. and Mrs. S 1,.vman. a?- rom all our em- ployees. We sincerely wish for you a MURRY CHRISTMAS and a ,HAPPY NEW YEAR Prf urne oz. O $51 Ioz. $9~, ARGUS '11 land Park< women's vjuos, Club 1of Glencoe, Club of 1 Wilmette .Catholie Womnen' s the North Shore Catholic Sana 1 ,narry H. ef's I A. J. Koen. ýlGf f , 1w- No Dust-No Smoke No Soot WILMETTE COAL d ýc MATF4RIAL CO* 130f1 Lcko Aven#âe WiImetff 4200 !rron,. Josel ýssberl