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*Wlmette Village Board Sup- ports Move te Give Towns Third of Tax Th met ilaeboard, bas scored ythe Illinoisuùnicipallau to have one-third of the funds raised froni the three-cent gasoline tax turned over to the municipalities of the. state ona, pro-rata basis>, the amount each municipality would re- ceive depending on the number of automobiles in that municipality. The Wilmette, board recently adopted a resolution which stated' that officiais of this village -will, do eerytingi their» power to co-operate with other Illinois munici-* palities and with the. Illinois Munci- pal. league with the,*end in view of: securing an .equitable.division among the cities, villages and towns of the proceeds of the gasoline tax. Thie rsoliflion was preserited, by Trustee Ernest C. Cazel, who, with Trustee Carl E. Renneckar, atteÎided the legisiative conference of the Ilii- nois Municipal league at Springfield- Iast week., Trustee Cazel expressed the opinion that- Wilmette's propor- tioni of the gasoline tax, if one third .were tur.ned over to the municipalitie, would amouint to $25,000 or $30,000 a year. Board Adopte R.aolution Following is the resolution adopted, by. the Wilmette Village board rela- *tive là tiiis niatter. Tuesday night: "Whereas, no portion of the present 3 cent gas tax hIsusa.ble ini cities, vil- lages and towns generaliy. and "Whereàs, it is only fair and just that a minor portion of this tax, at leas§t oflé-third thereof, be usaýble by cities, villages and,.towns, for stree ups, and , e upss *',Whereai3. cities, villaýges and'towns have millions of dollars iflvestèd in .citY. streets and have no additional revenue fo1ý street_ purposes düring a perlod of increased demands and rising -costs for *street services, and- 'Whereas, the peopie of cities pay over 80,percçntof the gas tax, and 11 '1Whereas, the expenditure of a portion of this mo6ney by local municipal officiais who are, responsive to .local needs would It costs the average railroad coin- pany somethinil like $5,000 a year to blow its locomotive whistles when ap- proaching grade crossings, but it doesn't cost the motorist a cent to stop, look and listen. The railroads have cleariy demon- strated their sincerity in. attemptinýg. to eliminate grade crossing accident. They are spending money to- elimin- ate the crossings and many of thern are conducting elaborate, educational programs among the children.,After many years of work, they are getting some resuits. A sharp decrease in crossing deaths marked. the year. jus t passed. 'it is estimfated that 14 percent fewer grade crossing fatalitjes were recorded. But there are still far. too many-there wiIl continue to be far too many un-. tii. individùal drivers accept the re- sponsibîiity that is theirs. .There baye been a number'of disas- trous crashes recorded in the press r ecently. They are -horribleto read about, and, more horrible to witniess. It is eýveryone's duty.to .guard ageinst them, and the best way is to STOP-LOOK-AND LISTEN I Packard. Gives Excellent Performance in Africa Cablegrams received by the Pac-. kard Motor Car company tell of the successful compleion of- the first haîf of one of the nost extensive automobile journeys ever -undertake i in Africa, and therefore perhaps one of thec most difficuit ever undertaken anywhere. Baron Terschpren, man- ager of the Packard distributorship in Belgium and Prince dé Ligne, of B1elgiutn, are making the tour in two Packard cars. The start was mindefrom Agiers after> a trip overland. from :B elgium to Marseille and, a crossing of the Mediter-ranean by steamer, The two cars-were driven through. the Atlas M4ountains and' out onto thé great Sahara desert for a run of 1.400 miles as the crow flies, across the burninig heat and sand of the desert to Gao on Niger river in the Frencli Sudan. "Algiers to >Gao in five days. Everg laew Fard .1i equilpped wità tour Mou9d. 511e d.ulgeifg lagdruaullc ahek abaeu*era ONE of th~e fie thlugs about driving the. n.w Ford is the way il takes you over the iles without strai*i or fatigue. .No matter how long the trip, you know il vill briug you safely, quickly, comfortably to the. jouru.y's eud. The. seat. are generously wide, deeply eushiouied and earefully designed to conform to thi.e urves of the. body., Every new Ford bas speclally designed .prngs and four> Houdaille doubEeuocsing hydraulie shock absorbera. Tii... work botli w*ys - Up tand down. Tii.y absonli the forelof road sheeke tand aloo provide a cu.hloe against the. rebound of the spriuags. Other features that make the. new Prd'a value far h e i.price.are the. Triplex shatter.proof glass wiud- shield, silent, fuliy encloued four-wheel brakes, more tIia twenty hall and relier bearlnge, extensive use of fine- steelý forgifgi, alumeium pistons, chrome silicoui iaoy. vves, torque-tube drive, 1Kuelless Steel, and uuiua am'curacy ini manufacturng. In addition, you save RflteU dollars because >Of tÎ" low first cool .oftth. new Ford, low cool of operation and up-keep, and lowyerawy depreciatoua. departure uack torutaU wa s inCu-. *uled at Faradje. the Illinois Municipal league with the end in, view of securing an quitable *division among thé cities, villages and- towns o! the proceeds cfthe.gasoline es-i ln thel with 0c a'. Foe~