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WILMETTE LIFE January 3, 1930 WILMETTE LIFE 188VBD I'B.IDAY 01' B.lCB WBBK by LLOYD BOLLIITB& IBC. 1111-UII Ceatl'al ATe.. WUmette, IlL Clalcaco omot: I M. Mtc:hii'Ul Av.. TeL State 1328 ~·· scope, working from within outwards, are effectively promoting universal peace and good will. The north shore may count itself fortunate in having such a large portion of this leaven working within its several communities. Much ink has been spent in trying to answer · the question, Why write poetry? Many have held that writing poetry was a waste of time and of good W-hy Write ink and paper. Many others have held that Poetry? there was no other occupation half so wo~thy. The reason given by a sixth grader is what seems to us the best answer to this very pointed question. Here is her answer given indirectly: "I like the winter very much so I wrote a poem about it." This little girl ·did not write poetry to get money or fan1e or relief from uninteresting routine. Bhe wrote poetry because she liked something. She liked winter, and that's all there was to it. We think that this must have been Shakespeare's best rea sun. The little girl liked winter, and this is what she wrote: "The snow is falling lightly. The lights are shining brightly. The earth is all white with snow. The noise of shovels are ringing. The children's gay voices are singing. The sleighbells are ringing." We suppose that there are no days in the year so du11 as those that immediately fol -: lo w the Christmas and New Year holidavs. On Christmas Day everybod),'s Dull spirits are keyed to the highest Days pitch. They sag a little for about a week and then rise again on New Year's Day. But after this latter holiday, gayety quickly dies, and dull routine sets in. These dull days are indeed dull for those who, having big bank balances, don't have to work. Having nothing to do, they wearily set about doing it. Even those more fortunate ones who must return to work on the 26th and · the 2nd find the week following the New Year's Day a rather dead stretch. But it won't be long before the sleepiest will get back into his regular stride. On the front page of a Chicago daily one of the least sensational cartoonists recently drew a picture of what he believes will be the inevitable and rather prompt result of the evidently necessary decrease in the size of the police force. The picture shows a swarm of gunmen hurrying into Chicago to take advantage of its unprotected condition. The cartoon presents a warning to north shore citizens. It is this. Gunmen will not confirye their activities to Chicago. The north shore is an attractive field. Let us therefore be on the alert and anticipate emergencies before actual need arises. \Ve find much to interest and educate us in frequent study of newspaper and magazine advertising pages. Illustrations, letters, and lay-outs aren't at all like what they used to be only a short time ago. vVe're certain of this, that if a maker of ads hopes to succeed he must keep his eyes and mind open almost all of the twentyfour hours of each day. SHORE LINES I HEREBY RESOLVE AGER to know what New ~ear r~so!u~ions a~e proposed by various promment .mdtvtduals .m the sanctum sanctorum and its envtrons,. we ctrculated a questionnaire and got the followmg charac.teristic results: . Albert (sanitary engineer): "I will never agatn ' , make a bum stereotype. " r h Lieske Boys, three a£ 'em: Never to s ave ........................·..... lrmbae&le fltt E anacUPTIO. PB.ICB .............. tiM A YB.lB U.tloa muat reach the editor b7 We4nuday noon to Jpaure appearance In current laue. All communlcatlou mut be aceompanled by the aam· ud a4dna of the writer. Articles for pub- arlea, notlcea of entertainments or other a1falra where ·n admittance charce Ia publlahed, will be charpd at RMolutlona of condolence, cards of thanks, obltu- recular advertlslnc ratea. Grade Separation will aave life Let,a have immediate action! From titne to time cJttzens are urged to co-operate with civic officials. The heads of police departments ask householders to let them know at once of Results of both major and minor Cooperation violations of laws. If residents intend to be absent from their homes for any length of time, they are requested to so inform the police, that the latter may give special protection to the otherwise unguarded dwellings. Health officers also make their bid for the citizen's co-operation. Parents are ' asked to advise the health physician of cases of. contagious diseases in the household, and also to assist him in enforcing any necessary quarantine. The fire chief . at fairly egular periods urges householder s to help him reduce fire hazards by exercising caution in the use of gasoline and other inflammables. In view of the fact that village officials are usually, and \Yisely. asking citizens to co-operate, it is refreshing to hear words of appreciation and prai se from officials to citizens. Village postmasters are telling residents of north shore towns how much the latter helpe<i them, and more or less directly the residents themselves, by mailing Christmas packages early. More frequent appreciation from officials to citizens would be not only ,,·elcome but also effective in inducing valuable co-operation. 1 again." · · th 17tll Ed Flynn : 41 1 will wear a green tte on e of March." · Mique: rn do what I can by my attend~nc~ to make a good team (Cubs) on. the North stde. Gin, the Terrier: "Me for btgger and better dog biscuits." Mary Mergenthaler: 41 Cleaner and ever cleaner galley proofs." 41 , b Charlie (head of the Front Office) : I ve a out decided to shave twice a day." Charlie, head of the Back Works): "I'll sell my farm and live in Wilmette." . The Soc. Ed.; "In 1930 I'll go more into detatl about the groom's outfit." . Joe Hens: "No more rum-run!ljng from Mtlwaukee to Wilmette." Elmer V.: "Some day within t h e next year I'll ' roll a perfect score." Ray, (The Old Plu~): "I'm off th.e ponies-:: Cliffe : "Oh, how I miss my Canad1an Club. . ·'Tubby": "Looks like I'll have another B1g Year." . \Villie Lange: "Hereafter I shall wear spats 111 the composing room." , Bob: ··J resolve n~ver .agajn to resolve. , Tiny: "Never agam w1ll I pad the p~y-roll. Fill Ossifer: "I hereby resolve to acqmre a few had habits." Stacey: "Take at least one trip into the wilds of Minnesota." , Vera: "~ot to miss the train from Glencoe.' Paul: "Bi~ger and Bigger scandal yarns." \Vickie: "To trv slammin~ a few recital s and concerts." (This Is mutiny). The entire night shift (under High Potentate ] im, the Berries): "To get an occasional slant at the sun." Concerning Chicken Y arda Passersby who n?.ae noted the poultry yard effect recently evolved at the rear of the \Vilmette State bank are welcome to the information gleaned by us this week, to wit: That it's a depository for the bank's spare chicken feed. Noting that ~far shall Field and company at Ev~nston have followed suit, we must confess to some confusion. Yet, at second thought, we do boast the acquaintance of at least two very fine specimens back of the bargain counter who might at time s haYC to be held in bounds. Ask no more! Middle Name Not Oleomargerine Our Yuletide journey to Wauwatosa-the Oak Park of Milwaukee-land-was fruitful in bringing into our circle of acquaintances a new recruit, one William Butter, Big !:tide and Leather man from Mayville (Wis.) a thriving municipality hardby Theresa (Wis.) if you know where that is. Concerning Bill, we learned a few straggling facts between snatches at the lemonade pitcher. Among others, that he is a deputy sheriff (shall we say the d. s.) alsos town treasurer, and park commissioner; al_2o all 'round bon vivant, not to mention the most eligible bachelor in central \Visconsin. · Further, we learned, Bill despises Chicago, a fact brought home to us immediately he was advised we were an inhabitant of the metropolitan area. True, Bill hasn't been in Chicago since the World's Columbian Exposition, but still he has his very definite and unmistakable sources of information. We had meant to wrest from Bill his opinions concerning our imminent entry into the World Court, questions of tariff, farm relief, Great Lakesto-Gulf Waterway, etc., but his response to all our queries was the blanket reply "that a feller in Chicago wanted to soak me twenty bucks a gallon w~~n, as any. welt i~fo~med person knows, the pre~ vatltng Mayvtlle pnce ts six smackers a bucket or two bits per each separate and distinct jolt." ' Bill, permit us to add in closing, is decidedly unhappy, though quite phiJosophical about our Prohibition enforcement scheme. ' \Vith the establishing of a Rotary club in Glencoe. every town on the north shore with only one or two exceptions has a fullfledged Rotary club. North Shore Glencoe Rotary, organService Clubs ized some weeks ago, will receive its charter on Tanuan· 8. 1<)J(). :\n almost solid line of ·Rotar): clubs from Chicago to \Vaukegan. Rotary is what has been called a "service" enterpri"se. Its motto is "Service }\hoYe Self. He Profits Most Who Serves Be ~ t." All intelligent persons must agree that thi~ motto embodies the highest ethical ideal. Does it not also embody the highest business ideal? Three Rotary facts n1ay be of interest. In 1905 the very first Rotary meeting (informal) was held. In 1929 (July 1) there were in the world 3,178 Rotary clubs. In 1929 (July 1) there were about lSl.OOJ members of Rotary. Such organizations as Rotary, Optimist. Lions, Kiwanis, national or international in -MIQUE.