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MARCH 30, 1939. Villge Manager' Now that it is definitely setled that Wil-, mette is to vote at the April 18 election on whether to discard or retain -the Village manger plan of municipal administration,ý one begins to wonder why, in this advaniced. day, there should be any division of -opinion on the subject., With o ur neighbors to the north o'perating under the, plan ýsosatisfactorily- and success- fuly, the question arises, why should any- one want to go back to the old method of handling village affairs? Wlmette now has who seek to remove him? Surely the saving of his salary of $4,200 per year is not suffi- cient rea son for abandoning an efficient system of haiidling public business that works elsewhere but has neyer yet been given a fair trial in Wilmette. Let's give it a real chance to demonstrate its value. The important thing now is for every No TownshpTx No more graphie demonst ration,:of the benefits of paying taxes té, the townmship collector, rather than to the county col- lector, could be presented to, property .owners than the possibility, annouce « s week and given as a virtual certainty, that New Trier township will make no tax Ievy for 1939. This, of course, means only, that there-will be no levy for township purposese and. does flot take into account levies by other taxing bodies. That the township is ini position to forego its customary levy is due to twô things. First, the accumulation of funds in 'its' tIe«Qury - eiim ýBU!pIUÈ 1een nissinmpald the township collector because of increased collections, and by him paid into the town-. ship treasury. Second, economical opera- tion of township business by the Township board. The resuit is that there is now a fund of approximately. $80,000 from which to pay the* running expenses of the township, and A North Shore matron, peruuing the xnorning paper, read aloud: "Hall. the crimes are com- mitdby reporters," looking-steadily at us. with an expression of suspicion that demanded an, explanation. "Not guilty," wasou r plea. "ýRead, iJt again." Looking more closely sh:ered: "Hall the crimes are committed by repeaters.", And we escaped the doghouse., Not rnany ýo! those who are peddling war scares and urging that this country get ready. to participate im whatever, happens across the At- lantic, will be found in the, front line trenches should war corne.x Shattering"al traditions, a môvie actor re- turns to his Indiana home. town to marrY a "home girl," whatever that is. The question arises, can and will he provide and maintain the home? '?J!t1est tif±he for thé ecéaler li gardeners supplies. It now appears that the army and navy main- tain modern transport airpianes to tote con- gressnien and federal, authorities here and there. At taxpayers' expense. Son ing a and son-in-law row about WhE e ttiger are hold- ýr the President Numerous elections will be held. this spring, beginining on April 4 and .concluding on June 5. In many of these there will be no contests, and the disposition o! many villagers will be . to refrain from voting. This would be a mîstake. Some o! our finest. citizens, already busy with their, private business affairs, have consented to. serve girl. N dollar.. The Consumer Pays Someone with a flair for. serted that when a wom an 4 figur es hasas w ne 15 awife insteý of the A congressman from Wisconsin (of course he is a Republican) asked for an appropriation of "$100,000 to control Mordecai Ezekiel" who is Seeretary Wallace's economic adviser. Froai what we have heard of Ezekiel, the appropria- tion would flot be one-tenth large enough. He once ffgured out a systein for tefling the price Don't the gais' hats look funny? Tim PHANTOM REPORTE sold at: