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Octobet 4,1934 W!I5PETTE !IP WI L-METTE L'IFE logiswlu macosanm, Wu.uermuA*.sw %m m ad Tât Kamn.%wwm Tmsus LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. N i5;; PUUCRNTL SHETUK8Dy S UT l.. ILLINOIS, SuDscm.apraoNS $2 ÈER YBAR SINGLE COPIES 5 CEWnT Aicomimunications* and contributions ntended for publi- «donmuetbear the name and address of the author, not ne,, -arly orpublication, but for aur filies. Such material mue rech heeditor by Tuesday noon to be in time for the crretissue. REC'isTER OCTOBER 9! Reports are tbat regstration in tbe suburban a towns last, Saturday was verv ligbt. The most common excuse given for this neglect of citizens to qualify as voters at the election of Noviember i 6 is tbat the weather was not pleasant. Surely this cannot alone account for so large a number of the people failing in a plain duty of citizensbip. Fortunately there will be a second opportunity * on Tuesday, October 9, when the places of regis- tration wil1 be open from 6 a. m. until 9 p. m. Perbaps many had tbis in mind last Saturday, and purposely deferred registering until the later date. It is to be hoped that is a more nearly cor- rect explanation tban a "gray 'day, and that ful advantage will be taken of tbe second cbance by every citizen of New Trier township wvho is eligible for registration. Warning bas been given that there will be no voting by affidavit at the November election, and common caution dictates that voters sbould 'qualify and thus avoid the certainty of losing tbeir votes. The fail election is of transcending importance. Policies that may determine the future of Amer - ca will be presented for approval or rejection. No citizen can afford to deprive himself of the privilege of taking part in so momentous a de- termination of the future of bis government. Register at your regular polling.place on Tues- day, October 9. CAMPAIGN TO MODERNIZE This village is entering wi tb a great deal of enthusiasm into tbe campaign for home modern- ization and improvemnent as a part of the Better Housing program sponsored by the Federal Hous- ing Administration. Public spirited citizens are volunteering their services in directing and carry- ing on the campaign locally, and sbould receive the earnest support of the entire citizenship. The fact has been pointed out in tbis column on more tban one occasion tbat there are great possibilities in-the redempt ion of rundown proper- tics as a means- for assisting in business recovery, to say notbing of a restoration of real estate values to somewhei~e near their formerlevels. It is well known thatý the inactivityr of the capital in- dustries is an important, contributing factor in holding back economic recovery. ,By far the. greater part of unemploymcnt is in these fields, of wbich building is one, and the need for stimula- tion is recognized on every hand. That stimulation means, an itnmediate beneficial ei ect upon local business in al Unes, but particularly in lumber and other building materials, which wilI. as surely influence general business in the community. Mapiy homes have- been necessarily neglected during the dépression, both inside and outside. Painting, guttering, decorating a 'Il need t6 be donc. Floors need to be dressed and polished. Outmoded porches need to be removed or re- * Styled. AUl of this means work for men now un- enployed in an industry ippon whicb, authonities agree, recovery depends. Infusing new and greater values into homes that once may have been a source of pride to in tianes influenced by a different style of architea- tiare than_ prevails today, thèse homes contain within themselves possibilities, for remodeling and redesigning that .wil1 give them a new beauty and their owners.a new joy. In this:paper, there are, frequently> shown striking, examples of what caii be donc with old houses tbat were, substantially, built but have been left behind, in the'forward, march of building ideas. The committee in charge of the local cam- paign is possessed of complete information on tbe plan by whicb the federal government pro- poses to assist financially in this rejuvenation. Its members will be glad to transmit this informa- tion to any home owner whose property is now in need of repairs and.whicb can be put into more livable condition, or transferred at small ex- pense from an undesiràble to, a salable class. Tbe opportunity should be grasped by ail who are witbout the means to remodel or repair. WATER COSTS In a recent issue of WILMEm ELinE there ap- peared a statement prerfired by President C. P. Dubbs, sbowing the cost of pumping W*ater at the new municipal water works. Tbe statement took account of everything entering- into water costs. including capital investment and interest ther.eon, amortization, materials, operating expenses, overhead, etc. Tbe total cost as given was ap- proximately one cent per hundred cubic feet of water above tbe price paid for water supply prevîous to the starting of the plant in February of tbjs year. This sbould cause no concern, as it is flot unusual in getting a new plant of wbat- ever nature in operation to meet witb unforseen expense and operating difficulties that increase tbe cost tcmporarily. Indications are that wben the new plant is tborougbly "broken in" and emergency exp enses reduced to a minimum, or even to the vanishing point, an actual saving in cost ivili be effected. At any rate, critical discussion migbt vell be withheld until the plant bas been in operation for a sufficient length of time to fully demonstrate .its possibilities. \Vilmette is getting water of un- surpassed quality and in inexhaustible quantity, and witb sufficient pressure for, ail needs. A Gii'r F VALUE The murals now adorning tbe walls of the council chambers of the Village hall are attract- ing a. great deal of attention, and deservedly so, for they depict in faitbful fashion carly days in Wilmette. and constitute a permanent historyof the progress of the village from tbe time of' its first settiers to the present day. The work oi George Lusk, 810 Michigan avenue, they are bap- pily conceived and splendidly executed, and s.hould be a source of pride to every citizen.ý But into these paintings have gone more than the genius and skill of a local artist. Into ýthem have been brushed bis loyalty to his home, town in such, fashion that it can neyer be obliterated. Begun as a Public Works Art Projects under the government reernp!oyment plan, tbey were far from finished when the PWAP was discon- tinued.- Mr. Lusk, however, did not -drop the work unfinished. He went rigbt'ahead, diligently wvork- ing without remuneration, until the Iast one was completed anidproperly bung in place. N or did be in any way skimp his work because it. was be- ing donc without pay. As a result,. the pictures represent1 a gift: to. the Village by Mr.. Lusk for whi'ch he cannot be too h»ghly commended. It is, a public service for which the present and future generations will thank him. A Century of Progress closes on October 31.. Sun time was resumed on September 30. Poli- ticians are scurrying hither and yon fixing their fences. If the frost is not on the pumpkin it soon will be, and if there werc any corn it would now be in the shock. Considcring ail these things, it NESIOMN- The gils are certainly getting into the thick of things. A demure littie lady teTexslgs lature blocked a pork barrel scheme, at least for a time, wben she prevented approval of the' Colorado river projeçct. And aniother in Louisiana swears by ail the* gods in Israel that sbe is .going to put Huey Long on the dump heap. We are rooting for both ladies. A Chicago man, who bas drawn relief from two agencies under two different naijies, has been caught and sent to jail. The sentence, how- ever, was 60 days instead of 60 years, as. it sbou Id have been. If rumors are to be given credence, there are some similar cases on the north shore that require attention. A South Carolina woman was acquitted of the charge of murdering ber husband, tben killed two of ber cbildren and set ire to ber bouse. That lady evidently bas a nasty disposition. From now on a lot of fellows we know along the north shore are going to walk migbty straigbt. Atid others are going to be told pretty plainly just where tbey get off. We have been appointed a special policeman, decorated witb a star and everything, and we are not going to stand any no nsense. Creditors especially should take notice. We train- ed. on the cattie ranges and wide open places of Wilson avenue, and we are a plumb bad man, accustomed to shoot- ing first and explaining to. tbe coroner afterward. Botb of our guns are in excellent working condition, and we can use them at- the* same time, a la Voliva, one in. eit her band. Our record of sbooting the eyebrow off a grassbopper- at a hundred yards is still unmatcbed, and our private graveyard covers a th.ousand acres. So ail persons tbinking of invading the noîth shore witb felonious intent should be warned in time. We can kilI 'em faster than they can corne. Bewaref Wbo would have tbought a week. ago that tbere would today be mourning over the loss of "Crackdowner" Johnson, adminîstrator of the cracking-up NRA? But Ronald Richberg and Frances Perkins I Wow! A Cbicqgo policeman pointed an empty revolver' at bis wife in a mock holdup and pulled the trig- ger. Tbe gun went off and tbe wife was seriously if not fatally wounded. Yes, there is one born every minute, and the birth rate is bigher than the death rate. Papa Roosevelt gave bis naugbty cbildren a se vere spanking Sunday evening, tbereby violating one of t4' first rules of discipline-to not punisb children when angry. For the chief executive was plainly, in a bad bumor. Recent communications from the' Federal Reserve Advisory board, 'the United States Chamber of Commerce and a group of leading industrialists had evidently ruff led bis usually placid, temper, and .iniability to dictate what newspapers should say bas not added te. his cqýmposure. The outburst seems -to point to the dangçqr that the. president May degenerate into a common scold. "Pickle Packers Pronounice Prospects Particu- larly Poor," iniforms a headline, failing to add tbhat Peter Piper is still picking pickles. "1$1 ,800 Theft Laid to Club Worker" says a headline. We don't see wby a fellow who can do that shoulci work. 3z ýWIJL.MJMA air. iL.Airir.