Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 3 Sep 1931, p. 37

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IULLaI p uljç -. of a sort to b)e settled1 in its -own coin- rnunity. ,This statement was made here byt John H. Millar, Chicago editor of the Business Week, before the Ad- vertising Men's P ost of the Ameni- can Legion, discussing the Legion's natio nwide drive to s&peed up the construction of public improvementà in order to provide work- at oncec for the unemployed and obtain needed1 improvemelits at low ýcosts..,1 ,litlis not necessary to think up1 new public works," said -Mr. Millar.1 "There are thousands of projects, to-. taling billions of dollars, nowin the conversation stage or -further ,ad- vanced. The typical public project is, talked about for many years before, anything is done about i t- éespecially s ewage disposai plants, *which are among the most sorely-needed proj- ects in many communities. I arn glad to learn that the Anierican Legion proposes to use its influence to bring about confimon sense, settiements of specific profilens. Havying posts in, 10,000 conimunities, the Légion or- ganization is admirably adapted to do this work." Legion Con Heu, *"Ail sorts of local ýdisagreenients,.nus- understafldiflgs,. red tape, and the like obstruct actio," ýstates 'the Business Weçk. "The Legion. can acconipiish inuch by moblizing its> menibers in each la- caiity to clear away local obstacles to "Since~ last 1)eceniber the President's .Emiergency Comniittee for Employmeflt has had reported to it Aver sIx billion~ dollars of 'contemplated public works.2 Contracts for twvo billionis of these were let the first half of this year, leaving four billions to conue. It is amoxug these 'paper' projects that , the ex- pediti.ng mnust be doe-and here the, 10,000 posts of the American Leglon can performi a valuable service. ."lInstead of increasing tax burdenÇ It will .actually save inoney. ta. start this work now. Cônstructioui costs are down 15 to 95 percent., Interest rates are similarly lo. hen work will have to be done anyway Fin a few years and is to ýbe paid for by long-term bondsY, as mnost publicworks arýe, taxpayers*"stand to.save ffioney by getting it under wayý now when men ýneed the work so badly and business needs no less,:badly added payroill money in circulation and the stimulation of basic indutries that an enlarged "public. work plrograrn always brings. 1 congratulate the American Leêgion on its decision to ilse its great influence to pushl alung needed public, wor~. Idea Is l "Back in Roine centuries ago the Caesars used to rnish public works in Order to niake jobs for returned sol- For the past ten years, Mr. Casse 1iad resided in China as the represen- tative of a business concern. Before going to China, Mr. Casse had lived in Wilmette for about ten years. Mr. Casse, who had many friends on the north shore and in Chicago, was a member of the Chicago Atbletic club. Miss Beth Brower, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. 'Danitl R. Brower, .721 Fifth street spe nt a week- at- Sister Bay, Wis., visiting Mi ss Jean Cross- iey of Wilniette whose family has a cottage there. Labor Day, Mionday, Sept. 7-Tea Dance, 3:.30 te 5:30 P. M. Also on Saturdays-Admission $1.00 including choice f ront a Special Tes Menu A1DE» FEATTYRE EVERT TUES»AT-IPIZE XIGET EDGEWATER BEACH-HOTELý M30 BI«ck Sheridan Réad-Telephone LONiené60M PA,1TR ONIZE OUR ADVER'TISERSý 4,' SCHOOL OPENS SOON Is The Children's Wardrobe Ready? tjsnand avenue, spent *a week a their cottage at Green Bay, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. A P. Arps of Poca- tello, Idaho were their guests. Oliver Brower, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Brower, 721 Fifth street, has returned vfromn Camp Hickory HilI,,Wis. where she spet two weeks. Lleaners tothe nie scriminating 1152 CENTRAL AVENUE, WILMETTE Evanston Phone--Greenleaf 6660 PHONES 320-321

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