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WILMETTE LIFE January 25, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE ISSUED FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK by . LLOYD HOLLISTER, INC. 1232-1236 Central Ave., Wilmette, Ill. Chicago oftlce: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel. State 6326 . . . . . . . . . . . Wilmette 4300 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE .. . . . . . . .. . .. 1!.00 A YEAR All communications must be accompanied by the Articles for publication must reach the editor by Wednesday noon to Insure appearance In current Issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituaries, notices of entertainments or other atfairs where an admittance charge is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Telepllone . .. .... . . . name and address of the writer. hers of the American Legion have volun. teered to assist the firemen and police in time of need. In Wilmette this civic service has been offered by Post 46 of the Legion and gratefully accepted by the village authorities. It seems to us that not only village officers but also citizens of the village should note with gratitude the willingness of thes.e veterans again to serve their fellow citizens. Although in the election of Novetnber of last year Winnetka polled only seven tenth s per cent more votes than Ken Wi~netka Wins ilworth, still it was enough to place the the Banner former town in the · first place among the contesting communities. Putting the result not in percentages but in !'traight figures, Winnetka cast 5.606 vote s out of a maxi nlum of 6,174. Kenilworth ca st 1,074 out of a maximum of 1,192. For one reason or another 568 in Winnetka did not vote and 118 in Ket~ilworth. It would b~ enlightening and mtght offer a suggestion as to how to get out an even bigger percentage could one know how many in each town wrre kept away from the polls by indifference. Again Winnrtka and Kenilworth have distinguished themselve s. A 90 per cent poll must be. acknowledged as remarkably large. And tt seems even more significant when one takes into account the fact that as the number of voters increases the difficulty of getting out the remnant increase s. One other thing we should like to knowWhat percentage of the non-voting ten per cent was made up of men? Five, six, or seven? Winter on the north shore, or anywhere else for that matter, is worst when things occur in the following distre ssing ordrrWh W. t snow, zero weather, en tn er rain, and a freeze. Is Jfl orst That's what has re cently come to us uncomplaining mortals. Snow fell. and when it was pretty \veil packed down , zero came alon~ ~nd kept the snow in that well-packed condttton. Then came rain, which remained on the sidewalks and streets because the snow and ice wouldn't let it get into the sewers. Following the rain the mercury dropped, and then the sidewalks and streets were certainly at their very worst. We know that the street departments in our various villages do all they can to help the water to run into the sewers. Doubtless they realize how tnuch safer and pleasanter living would be if the walks were a little less slippery and in a thaw a little less sloppy. Property owners, we are sure, could give a very n1aterial help. SHORE LINES "SLIDE, KELLY, SLIDE!" It will probably be some years before regular air travel service comes into operation between ~hi<!ago . and north shore N th Sh suburbs. When it does or ore come, we believe that Air Travel the route w i 11 b ~ along the shore line over the familiar waters of Lake Michigan. Wh~t~er the carrier will be a giant, wellstabthzed hydroplane or a specially constructed dirigible we haven't yet been informed. Personally we can't look forward with any great pleasure to traveling in the air. It may be all right for others, but give us the good old solid earth any time! We don't like skidding of any kind, and the first, only, and last time· we skimmed through the air on what was much like a barn-door, our treacherous craft slipped and slid more than half the way from start to finish. "Let's have at least one meeting at which no refreshments will be served. Have we fallen so low that our members will not come to a meeting unles-, People Like they are to have something to eat?" This is to Eat what Mrs. Jon es said t1J Mrs. Smith. Said ~1rs. Sn1ith: "That's all right. but let me tell you that not more than a mere handful will be present if nothing ·is said about refreshtnents of some sort or other. They simply ·w on't con1e out if they know that they'll get nothing to eat or drink." Once more Mrs. Jones: "I know yo~'re wrong. Our people don't have to be fed every time they come out. They aren't pigs!" Finally Mrs. Jones : "No, they aren't. But they do like to eat!" , Mrs. Smith had her. way. The notice was sent out and not a 'vord about sandwiches, cake, ice cream, or tea. And the result was that except for Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones there were present exactlv three other people, and these three never ate between meals. Moral. If you want a decent attendance at .any meeting announce that refreshments will be served. Human beings like to eat. . In the life of every community come ttmes when the regular fire and police departments could make good use of citizen Citi~en Aid in volunteers. Not inf~equently t h e r e anse Emergencies emergency situations . in which extra help 1s needed. If a fire should spread so rapidly as t<? get beyond the control of the duly appotnted firemen much property and probably human life might be saved were there a group of men who would give aid when called upon; On certain occasions there is also. ·. p~ess1ng need for citizen police ;a.ux1har1es. In several north shore communities men1- THOSE AMONG US FORT'l}NATE ENOUGH TO MAINTAI N OUR' DIGNITY IN THE CURRENT WAR OF THAWS AND FREEZES SHOU LD BE QUALIFI ED TO HIRE OUT AS PROFESSIONAL EQUILIBRISTS. FOR A F E W DAYS AT LEAST ABOUT THE ONLY UPRIGHT OBJECT WAS THE PIANO. IT'S TOUGH TO LIVE AN UPRIGHT LIFE UNDE R SUCH CONDITIONS. The two or three th ousand odd notabl es coratled in the recent Chicago police raids wouldn't mind their enforced incarceration nearly so much had they an y inkling of how slippery th e going has been. For onc:.e the submerged contingent of our population had the laugh on the autocratic motorists. It was almost funny to watch the boys herd (thanks Dudley) their gas buggies over the wellglazed thoroughfares last Tuesday. Assuredly, "'tis an ill wind that blo\\'s no on e good." The boys in the rubber boot and coat bu sin ess had been anxiously anticipating just thi s sort of thing. (What say, Ed?) A friend visiting aquaintances on the near north side follow.ecl a careening and well lubricated gentleman all the way from Division street to Wacker drive the other evening. "( had meant to take a Cflb," he explained, "but that guy waa a real artist for keeping his footing. I was simply fascinated. Matter of fact he didn't 'concede a fall' until safely across the Dearborn street bridge." ~o, ,~~,· e 're not g-oin g to qu ote that popular ditt~' , cntttl ed: " He fa ' down ," (und wi c es weiter hei st.) And the Others? Hello Mique: . We find by last week's paper that people usually all turn out on sub-zero evenings, and that, contrary to general opinion very few attended the Little Symphony orchestra at New Trier auditorium, January 14. Behold what R. L. P. said about the concert: "In spite of the sub-zero weather only a comparatively few patrons were PRESENT." -Vera. OH, SKID-ADDLE! Good 111(1/'1/ing !lfiqu e: llm ·~ '\'Oit ll£UI '\'O ill: in,r; sl.'id ? · · 1110YI1 - ~v~~·'i: 't had ours and claim the north shore's biggest f'am m th e ueck. , Of course w e'1·r said 11 rc k, but ·wr don't meall it /Jt'Causc tlz c scat of trouble is some dista11ce south. I sat down and thought thi11gs o1·cr a11<l it scetn. 'i lo mr th rrr's a swrll challce for some iwucntor ta do his sluff. Somclr07. c' a fellow seems to thiltk better wht·n sitting do·wn. A n inventor might co11tri~'e so111e wav for a fellow to Ira7.· cl 'l.C.'hile sitting down. · When a. fell01..v'! sitti11g down he begins to thi11k about grftmg up, JUSt another e'l.J idcnce of his grea!cr capacity for thinking. But he doesn't need to think about sittiHg down again. He'll do that without thinking. Spcakillg about sitting, did yo1t lzcar about th1? !lllllrd ou the crowded elc7.1 afcd train who shouted "sit down in front." ' A commuter answered: built that way." i~ Public Forum Editor, WILM(TTJ<: LIFJ<:: Just a~ a reminder to the people of Wilmette, I .should hke to say that the sidewalks are coated with a layer. of ice ~hat is as smooth as glass, athl that the restdents, m all humanity and consideration, might put a thin-layer of ashes on each of their respective walks, and .so preserve the bon~s and necks of their worthy neighbors. A friend of mine fell today and fractured her arm. There are no end of casualties just such as this one A little co-operation on the part of each famil~ .would save pedestrian~ a lot of embarrassment, ancl m many cases casualties. -R. S. S. '"How can I ? I'm not -The Old Plug. And young 1929 'most a month old . -MIQUE