Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 7 Apr 1938, p. 28

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around the I, j.andidacy of lsernice T. Van der Vria of Winnetka, for renom- ination to J, Il*linois house of repre- sentatives. Now completing ber,,second terni, Mrs. Van der Vries has displayed a quality.of statesmianS.hfD' that bhas been gratifying to lier frites and of inesti- nable value to the pie of thé 7th. seniatorial distrit,»hich she represents, as well as the entire state. Dé o.. bmtvmtle'Woe Even, as-a .mnemfber of the,' minurity party she saw opportunities' for con- structive work, ,notewortby being legis- lation. affecting the educationl systenI and the scboois of the state. Her espe- cialý interest was dovoted to those -scbools in the state w hich, because, of lack of fSmdo, .have been forced to. curtail cur- riculunis or close entirely. Asa memiber of various committees Mrs. Van. der Vries has worked diii- gently for tax reformni, a state board of education, city manager, a diver's ficepsec, crimint çode,-pMnent de- purtment of relief, reapportionnmènt in accordance with the state *constitution, iniproved civil service and parole laws, VOTE, FOR IEi UDMUND K. JAMUKI fer Comse yJ""p jIW. C. CONNOR fat Tew.mhb C.nIIhe*mu Heries T. Vau dotk Vries and other measures looking tôWard better government. Sucb service, say ber sponsors;, while outstandinng, do flotconstitute the limit- of ber activities. OppossNuisance Taxes Opposithg miny nuisance tax laýi Mrs. Van der Vries bas belped te lceep dlown the .cost of living for Illinocis housewives. Instances, are the butter substitute bill, which would have im- posed a tax of 15 cents a pound on oleo- margarine; the electric refrigerator bill wbich would have prevented owners f rom defrosting their own machines, and other measures vitally affecting the purse of the housewlfe. Two Republicans are to be -nominatcd Mr. Sprague pledges himsgelf an active intertst in wihatever the welfare of the district and eral issues he favors, lower vehicle fées, adequate drivers' législation,, constructive scboc ures,1 an. extension of civil the non-political administrat parole laws, lower, taxeésthrO cient expenditure of. public fui effectivemeisures to eliminate sale of municipal. county ai obligations. 1,1 ' ""-Superintendcent. year at White serving the past two years 1to the as county superintendent of schools he. bas established two new innova- f to take tions wbich have proven very pro- ir affects gressive and of great 'value to. the. on gen- schools. r motor The first project is that of an, license auidio- visual:,education service to D1 neas5- the schools of the county, which pro- service, vides a central distributing ser vice IiOn of for motion pficture films and steréop- ugh effi-,Iticon sldes. e private nd state ANWNOUNCE LECTURE Raymond Pearl, prof essor-'of bi-: ology, .Johns, Hopkins',unîversity, Baltimore, Bd., will gîve a public lecture under the auspices of the-In- stitute of Medicine, of Chicago Fni- day evening, April 15, at 8:15 o'clock inThorne Hall, Jake Shore' Drive and E. Superior street. His subject will be, "Long Lif e and Living." There wilI be no admission charge. for the post of representative in the general assenibly. The names of four candidates appear on the primary. ballot. The Woman's Republican Clubi of New Trier, recomniends that Re- publican voters vote for Mrs. Van deri Vries and one other. The secon.id project which bas al- .ready proved its meri.ts is the ùo'nthly traveling library service to. the one- room ,sehools of Cook county. A travel- ing library', housed in a trailer. sheli, calis once a month at the one-room schools in the county. DANCE FOR VETERANS Thursday evening, M.arch 31, WVil- mette Unit No. 46 and Evanston unit- of the Amenican Legion Auxiliary gave a dance for the Veterans at North Chicago hospital. This dlance was under the direction of the Re- habilitation committees of each unit- HOLD 8PLASH PARTY NIlembers of the Walther leage of St. John's Lutheran church partici- pated in a splasb party at the Trop- ical Lido pool, 1700 Central street, IEvanston, last Saturday evening. -w I I Illis Needs Ge~.d Legîsiators lepuihleus. their greatest opportunity for service to the i the selection Of good candidlates for these LEGISLATIVE VOTERS, LEAGUIE lu, f ý .1

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