Officers of the Illinois Municipal League PRESIDENT VIRGIL F. LAFFERTY, Mayor,    Champaign FIRST VICE PRESIDENT J. RUSSEL CHRISTIANSON, Village President,    Oak Park SERGEANT-AT-ARMS WILLIAM H. WINTERHOFF, Supervisor, Thorton Township EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR L. A. SARGENT VICE PRESIDENTS ALTON      Mayor P. W. Day BELLEVILLE      Mayor Jerome J. Munie BELVIDERE      Mayor Loster Cunningham BLOOMINGTON      Mayor Bob McGraw BROADVIEW      Village President Merritt Braga BROOKFIELD      Village President Fred Kuehn CAIRO      Mayor Paul Baur CALUMET CITY      Mayor Stanley Bejger CENTRALIA      Mayor H. B. Blanchard CHICAGO      Mayor Richard J. Daley CLINTON      Commissioner C. E. Corrington DECATUR      Mayor Clarence A. Sablotny DE KALB      Mayor Clayton Pooler DOWNERS GROVE      Mayor B. H. Groves EAST ST. LOUIS      Mayor Alvin Fields EVANSTON      Mayor John Kimbark FREEPORT      Mayor Glen Kunkle GALESBURG      Mayor William H. Small HILLSIDE      Village President Roman J. Binder JACKSONVILLE      Mayor Robert DuBois JOLIET      Mayor James T. Hennessy KANKAKEE      Mayor Edward Madison LA SALLE      Mayor B. D. Bruno MATTOON      Mayor Morgan F. Phipps MELROSE PARK      Village President Andy Frenzel MOLINE      Mayor Arnold Smith MONMOUTH      Mayor Donovan Vance MUNDELEIN      Village President John J. Noel PARIS      Mayor T. J. Trogdon, Jr. PEORIA      Mayor Eugene Leiter PINCKNEYVILLE      Mayor Wm. J. Cunningham RIVERSIDE      Village President William Hajeck ROCKFORD      Mayor Benjamin T. Schleicher SPRINGFIELD      Mayor Nelson O. Howarth TAYLORVILLE      Mayor Thomas Sweeney WAUKEGAN      Mayor Robert Sabonjian PAST PRESIDENTS A. E. Turngren, Mayor, Harvey Charles Wellner, Mayor, Naperville A.L. SARGENT--Editor DOROTHY COLEMAN NICKELSON--Assistant Editor

CITY HALL GOSSIP

Around the State:

Wayne H. Poppenhager, Astoria City Clerk and auto salesman, was awarded a $2,500 U.S. Savings Bond as 3rd place winner in a nation-wide slogan competition among Chevrolet salesmen. - - - Whether to establish an Effingham airport authority will be decided June 24 in a special election. - - - Mayor and Mrs. W. H. Schafer, Creal Springs, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on May 81st. - - -In six years, the Village of Oreana has doubled its population—from 201 to 416. - - - River Forest held a civic celebration on May 23 to commemorate completion of a new modern lighting system along Lake Street. - - - On August 6th, the Village of Round Lake will open its Golden Jubilee, marking a half-century of progress in the Village. - - - Mayor Edward L. Spellmon, Lincoln, is recipient of the Silver Antelope Award, given for his outstanding activities in Boy Scout work. - - - The City Council at Jerseyville has taken the first step to establish zoning for the community. - - - Mayor Norman E. Wolfer, Pekin, has been named President of the Tazewell County Mayors Association, succeeding Mayor Donald Guedet, Washington. - - - Mayor Thomas Sweeney, Taylorville, has announced plans for a June 27th celebration to mark the installation of the city's new downtown street lights. - - - Evidence of drought conditions in Lake County have brought restrictions of water use in at least two municipalities: Deerfield and Round Lake Beach. ---Off-street parking programs continue to draw attention from Illinois municipalities. Recent developments include: Bloomington, the city council has approved a program to consist of 5 lots containing 450 spaces estimated to cost $1,250,000; Taylorville council approved $85,000 for a parking lot; De Kalb—two new lots at a cost of $140,000; Rock-ford—council approved $8,750,000 revenue bond issue to develop 8 off-street lots; Champaign, the city manager is to report in June upon the feasibility of a multi-level garage for that city. - - - Evanston's new budget again calls for cooperative support for its city planning for the third year. A contribution of $2,000 each from the Evanston Chamber of Commerce, Northwestern University and two public school districts, the city will finance the rest of the budget of $34,380. It is felt that the voluntary financial contributions give these other groups an active interest in an advisory capacity in city planning. - - - Elmhurst has begun negotiations to acquire land needed to permit straightening of parts of Salt Creek within the corporate limits. - - - Bloomington has zoned a 35-acre tract for development as a $4 million 40-store shopping center.

Appointments and Resignations Norman Litz has been named Fire Chief, Waukegan. He was a member of the fire department for 22 years prior to his resignation in 1956. - - -

CITY HALL GOSSIP

Edward F. Holmes, Granite City Police Chief for 7 years, retired June 1st. Raymond Willaredt has been appointed the new Chief. - - - Sam Luoma has been appointed Fire Chief, DeKalb. - - - Robert A. Grohne is Decatur's new civil defense chief, succeeding- Col. William A. Arnold. - - - Robert J. Lindgren was recently seated as a Village Trustee in Lincolnshire, succeeding Edward W. Lines, who resigned. - - - Fire Chief Robert Watson, Monmouth, has resigned. - - - Beling Engineers, Moline, have been appointed city engineers by the Green Rock City Council. - - - Mrs. H. L. Pranger has been appointed City Treasurer, Carrollton. - - - Luther Cummins, Greenfield, has resigned as Superintendent of the Waterworks. - - - Fred Turner, Village Trustee, Mundelein, has resigned. - - - Samuel Basan has left his post as Granite City recreation director to become Joliet's new superintendent of parks and recreation. - - - Henry L. Falconio, Jr., has been appointed Fire Chief, Westville. He succeeds John E. Gerrib, who will continue to be a member of the Department as a regular fireman. - - - Orville E. Meyer, City Manager, Galena, has resigned to accept a position as first manager of Hillsdale, Michigan. - - - F. Robert Buechner has resigned as Village Manager, Arlington Heights. - - - George Sodeman, Champaign, has been named City Engineer, Watseka.

Bond Issues

Citizens in all three wards in Auburn voted down a proposition to form a recreation district and construct a $70,000 swimming pool, while voters went to the polls in 80-degree heat to authorize a bond issue for a $75,000 swimming pool in Grayville. - - -By a vote of 118 to 2, Modesto citizens approved a $20,000 bond issue for financing a municipal waterworks system. Total project cost: $85,000. - - -Hardin voters approved by a 190 to 11 vote, $40,000 issue to improve the streets. - - - Mound City council has approved purchase of the local water and light company for $385,000. The proposition will be submitted to referendum. - - - Round Lake Beach voters approved the purchase of the community's water company for $316,000. - - - Mendota has sold $340,000 in waterworks and sewage revenue bonds at an interest rate of 3.28%. - - - Waterloo voters approved $167,000 in general obligation bonds to supplement $200,000 in revenue bonds to purchase additional electric generating equipment. - - - Herrin voters passed a $135,000 G.O. issue for a public library. - - - Millstadt village board approved an ordinance appropriating $291,300 including $125,000 for a new municipal building.

Deaths

Herbert Rathbun, Alderman, Fairbury. - - -Harley G. Hupp, former Village President, Somonauk. - - - George F. Garland, Village Trustee, Antioch. - - - U. S. Navy Seaman, Loren M. Scott, 19, son of Mrs. Isabelle Scott, City Clerk, Silvis. - - -Joseph Breclaw, veteran City Alderman, Calumet City. - - - Edward J. McGowen, former Village President, Floosmoor. - - - Alderman Charles E. Garlock, Jr., Rockford;. - - - Circuit Judge Roscoe C. South, former City Attorney, Watseka. - - - Paul M. Reece, former Village President, Brownstown. - - - Joseph Lustfield, Village Attorney, Stickney. - - - Clarence Sanborn, former alderman, Kankakee. - - - Henry C. Wienecke, Glencoe, Village Treasurer and a former Village Police and fire marshal. He was recently designated as "Mr. Glencoe." - - -Richard E. Vernor, public relations consultant and manager since 1922 of the fire prevention department of Western Actuarial Bureau, in Chicago.