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Augu~t 9, 1929 W I L M E T T E' LIFE 11 WILMETTE MAN GIVEN FAMOUS sc· on Carbon P.. Dubbs. Wins Signal Distinction for Scientific Work With Gasoline ·Purchase of School .·,,lllllltllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllttlllllltmlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllnnmnnunmtllllllllllllll~ in Northwest MEDAL Site Section . 4pproved RIDGE NEWS ' l h an O\'Cr\\'helming majority in an l'XtrcttH:h· light ballot voters of Scho~._)l District !\o. JC) la st Saturdav aut horized the \\' ilmctte Board of Ecl~cation to hm· a site for inture school building purr~scs itt the sect ion of the \'illage north oi Lake avenue and we . ; t ni Ridge road. A special election had hcen called to deride the question. The purch :tse oi a school site in this rapidly dr\'C~ Ioping area '"ill he made no. sihlr 1)\· the issuance of bonds to the amount oi $35.000. The YOtcrs rtuthorized the issuance oi such ho!His last ~;JturdaY. tlte wnnt 1n·in.1! --11 ic ·r the nn1positio11 ~uHI 2 against. Oftirial result~ on nther ph<tsCs ni t 1 'e schonl site 1Htrcltase \\'l're annuuncL·d this \H'l' k as iollt n\· ~ : sc lee t ion n f a ~clw()l sitt:- .f2 fur. none a_ { !ainst: purchase of the -.,ite--B inr. I against. The Hoard of 1-:clucatillll contem · plates 1Hl\·ing a ft \'l' -arre t ral't ahn;1t a mile \\"t'~t oi .Hidge rt1ad. houndecl h\' Dart111nut h an·nttt on the east a11rl Flnmoucl a\·cnue tlll tht· snuth. ::\o srlll1o l huilclinl! will he ronstrttcted , t Drt~l'llt 1111 thi~ sitt·. hut the hoarcl il'lt it ach·isahle ttl hm· 11()\\. hdorc the t rart is· suhd i \'ided. "C, ARL'S" Publish ccl in thl' i·H..rcst Vol. I o f \\ ' rlrllt' ll<' pruplc and lh t! J<rJgc Road ~· icinily by thl' RID ,[ AVE . PHARMACY August 9, 1929 RPnlf'mber th<' K . of ! ' . l 'i<·ni(· at Columbi an Ganh·n~ No. 29 fine, Business is How'H thank you. yo urs'? "But su r e ly is bf:'lieving-." Carbon P. Dubbs,. lOO-t M ichigan ave nue. Wi lmett e, a resident of the north shore for fifteen years, \\'as one of the . severa l British, French and American sava nt s to receive th e fohn Scott Medal for 1928. The a\\'arcl was made last Februarv, but the medal and certificate did 1~ot reach :\lr. Dubbs until this week. The letter adYising ~fr. Dubbs of this signal distinction read: The a\\"ard ":·.1s made bv the board of directors of City Trust s of Philadelphia onl\' after vcrv cardul consideration of the nam es sub-mitted, and \\'hat yo u ha\'c accomplished appealed tu the committee so strongly that they recommended your natne to th e board "·ith enthusiasm." ~1r. Dubbs was awarded this medal for his im·enti )liS and sc ientific dcnlopment " ·ork in the manufacturiag of gasoli ne, now used cxtcnsi,·e ly in the l 1 ni tee! States, Brit ian . Horn eo. Trinidad. 1ndia. and throughout the \\·oriel. · 'I'hl' medal bears th e it;scription: '.' D iscon· r\' and dc\'e Iop men t of proress fnr L 'Couomicalt\' producing gac;oline on a large scale." .\f aril' Curie recein:d this medal in 1921. ior the discm·en· (Jf radium and the dttl'rtnination oi it s radio-acti\'c properties. ~ir. Jo~cph John 'l'l1omsnn f(lr thl' ckn:lnpmcnt oi the ph\'Sics 0£ the t·lcdrnn: .Frederick (~. Banting ior re~carche~ leading tn a potent rxt ract lli panrrt.·a sr-in . ulin. arc anttlllg thr,sc 'r h () han· r l' c t:' i \' t cl 1h is a\\' a r d . You'll ha\·(· next Sunday, n p;o1,11 timf'. seeing· CA RL C. R E I'\~E C K :\R . Editor. "~ot necessarily; .J s't' you everyday." man rat·c might do wdl to IHit it in pla<· ~;· (If :-;onw of thf' linkf'l that art> not missing. l)(,Jinr nay s Aug. 12 & t:l Tho:·H' llt' \\' J f tlw mJ:-;Hmg- link i:-; di~eo \'f'I'Nl, the hu- Thi:-: hot S UllHll f' l' \n·athl'r is hard on Wt' 1·diton;. Hf'IP ~ l l dp! St·nd in somr ~oocl IH' WS fol' lWXt \\'l·t· k's papE:l', jJ](·asf'. Old Pl ug--Did you f:'n·r drink Canada Dry? ::\lique-No, but I k no:w plenty of guys who t riE>Cl. Shop on the Ridge mn wi n<lnw ;uHl t·o untt·l' <li:-:}llays for I lollar })ay !\Jerchancl ise. The date i:-: ::\1 on1la v a 1111 TuPS<ht ~·. .-\ ug-w.;t 12 and 13. Shop on th<' RldJL'f' ~t· e in ::\[a 1'1' t' I vaJT:-· :t t .. mpt ing dis · pl:ty r·f both r·t~okt·cl : t11d n·ady to ~·or·k llH':tl!'. fri~· t·ra It~ I' l' t · ar~on's (':l~l·S· whitt· n·- " In hook 1"1· fl·l' (I( tO that fashion yours, docs it C' lll"V ('S '?" "( ·or·set does ." Shop on the Ridge Shn11 on thf' Uill~c Wilmette is· to have a $1 oo,ooo Thrift Club. \\'ifC'- Robt·tt, 1 ha\'t· a Opposite St. Joseph's School rt·:-;p<,c table fnmilv :--:h(·ul<l be withPhone Wilmette 316 out. . l______________________________________________________________ , thing· for you. l[u sband - You havP'! Aud how long i:-: :-·o ur lll<ltiH'l' g-oing· to s tay'? ~lli'PI"ise clrt·n_. giYt' nlC' lht · d e fi" it ion c,f a h llshand. ·rummv-lt's Tt·:ll'lH'I'-~U"' · r·hi l -. Jlo ~otne RIDGE A VENUE PHARMACY Mrs. Julia Robeck, Mother of l\1rs. A. J. Elliott, Dies I .... "\1 r~ . Julia HohtTk, \\· h <l made her !J () 111 L' \\'it h lw r d a 11 g h t n. ~I r s. !\. f. I·Jiit·tt. H2.f Ashland a\·t·nue, died r~ rcnt h· at Bri .~· !Jton, l'lll().. \\"here slw had bn·11 ,·isiting anotli(.T daughtn. ~lr~ . ." \ . l:uneh·. \1 r~ . l\PlH:ck had been in Bri.l !hton onh· a \\Td' when ~he rllntrartcd pneumonia <!11<1 \\'as ill ior onh· t \\'o days . "\1 rs. Elliott tonk l1n nwliH'r\ lwd\' tn .\farinctte. \\'i:- .. i<,r burial, and she. herself, has returned to l·:st<:s Park, Colo., tn join htr hu~hand and daughtn. Eleanor. T!Jn· \\'ill return tu \\:ilm ettc by tiiOtllr ;1hnut the !attn part oi .\ugu . . i. ~I iss Dorotln· If all <lltd .\fiss "\fari1111 BlainL· ni Chicago "nc lto~o,tt:s~cs at a hridt!C and :-hll\\"t'f tlll 'l'ut~da \' in lwrwr oi :\li:-;s \\ ' ilma .\lc\\' hinn._.,. who is te, IJ t married tt' Ceorge f !ann:; I; n i \\ · ilm e t t c t ( '! 11 11 r r (In-. T IH.: a IT air wa s Ri,·cn at "\1 iss I !all 's hnnH·. 500 ('en~ tral an' ntH', \Yilm cttc. · -0- MARYANN'S DAY DRESS SALE ;\fr. and ~1rs. Jlan~s ~lcKittlle\· of 103.~ Chestnut avl'nue returned the ('a rh· part oi this \\·cek fro m a fi\'e \\'tck~' nwtnr trip through Canada with stops at Montreal and Ouchec. Thev returned throu_gh the >Je\\' England state~. stllppj ng at mountain re . orts and at the Sea Shore. -n- Saturday Monday - Tuesday All our $15 summer dresses now selling All our $1 0 summer dresses now selling :\r \li ~s "\fari(lll Tha,·e r. daughter of r. and \1 rs. \\' illard 11. Thayer, 121 2 for $16 2 for $11 RPhsart road, Kcnil\\'orth, ancl Miss DorothY Pedigt), daughter of 1\fr. and ~f rs. Lee ~f . Pedign, 115 Rohsart road , ha ,·e departed on a three " ·ecks' trip to C'<Jloradn and Estes Park. -0- ~fr. and "\rrs. H. J. "\filter, 81() Six- teenth Street. announce th e birth of a so n on August 3rd. at St. Franci s hospita l. The hahy' ~ nam rs is Robert H. -oM r and "\f rs. Charles T. Knapp, rJf 633 Forest avenue, are leaving the la :; t of this week for ~f a son Lake, Wis .. where they \\'ill stay for two weeks. Mary Ann Frocks Exclusive But Not Expensive 118 3 WILMETTE AVE.