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Funeral services were held Friday morning from Seguin and Logan funâ€" eral chapel for Mrs. Helen Allen, 73, who died Wednesday at the Lake County General hospital after a long illness. Interment was in Acacia Park «emetery. Surviving are her husband, Thomas, two sons, Leonard, Evanston and William of Lake Forest and three daughters, Mrs. Ellisworth Sheridan, Highwood, Mrs. Lo uis Brackman, Buffalo, N. Y. and Miss Edith Allen, Evanston. will act as host to 300 ministers of all Protestant denominations from the Chicago area and 16 states of the midâ€" We West af its 11th annual Ministers‘ Week, February 2 to 5. The theme for the week will be "Spiritual Reâ€" sources for These Times." The highâ€" light of ‘the four day conference will be the presentation of the 1942 series of Aldenâ€"Tuthill Lectures by Kenneth Scott Latourette, Professor of Misâ€" sions and Oriental History in Yale University. Mrs. Helen Allen Ministers Week February 25 At the Replacement Center his trainâ€" ing has been all on the drill field and in the classroom, but now he will have x chance to prove what he can do in the cockpit. He is a member of the first warâ€" htch.'b:'hthhd:-i_fi- struction at this Replacement Center. The class was assigned to various primary flying schools located in the Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Cenâ€" ter Area. With his preâ€"flight training behind him, Raymond E. Kuchne, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest H. Kuchne, 607 Gienâ€" ter (Aircrew) at Kelly Field, Texas, this week to begin flight training. Flight Tesining" ‘ E" «eerl | e igts he? _ â€" BE CAF, \w;;@;l.\' wA y Ts <, "ly,f( * /.__ 3 ‘ eA D 5 3. Called back week later...my recommendations had been followed,. Mrs, B_______._ installed modern 6â€"qa{ I. E. 8. lamp, rearranged furni= bure so children now share desk lamp (will shortly replace with I. E. 8. study lamp), and everybody‘a hw{...l'- proud of our Home Lighting Service E. Kuechne Actual case histories from the H. L. S. (Home Lighting Service) files: Mrs. Louise E. Saathoff, 81, died Sunday morning at the home of her son, William Hâ€" Saathoff, 18 South Second street. Services will be held in Chenoa, her former homeâ€" Survivâ€" ing are two sons, William and George E., three grandchildren and two greatâ€" grandchildren. Her husband preceeded her in death two years ago. MRS. LOUISE E. SAATHOFF Early closing of the spring semester is planned in preparation for a posâ€" sible summer session at Lake Forest College. This arrangement would reâ€" duce the period of attendance required for graduation and make it possible for men to complete a full college course before they are elegible for army or navy service. Courses to better prepare Lake Forâ€" est College students Tor positions of responsibility in this crisis have been added to the coming semester‘s curâ€" riculum. Trigonometry and algebra courses required for_navy enlistment and courses in military and naval hisâ€" tory will be scheduled: The business administration courses already given by the college qualify graduates as ensigns in the ordnance and supply corps of the navy. Soeaum:‘uk-.yke-â€" cluded sometime in May, according to a proposed calendar revision which omits the Easter recess and other holidays. Registration has been advanced to Saturday, Febrary 7, in order to save several days in opening the second semester. Second semester classes will meet on Monday, February 9. Students already enrolled at the colâ€" lege will registeryJanuary 20â€"23, while the current semester classes are still in session. m: t Lake Forest An accelerated program at Lake Forest College in response to the warâ€" time needs of its student body has been announced by President Herâ€" bert McComb Moore: That stateâ€"wide tax collections are continuing at a high level is indicated by the fact that in 1940 only seven counties had total collections less than 90 per cent. In 82 counties total colâ€" lections were better than 95 per cent of the current levy. Lake county‘s tax rate was 51 cents Lake county collected 89.1 per cent of its current tax levy in 1940, with back taxes bringing total collections up to 94.7 per cent, while all 102 IHHiâ€" nois counties averaged %.4 per cem current collections and 98.4 per cent total collections, according to a surâ€" vey made public here by Barcus, Kindred and Company, specialists in IHlinois municipal bonds. Lake County Collects 89.1 Percent of T ax See the complete selection of lamps at your dealer‘s or PuBLIC SERVICE ComrANY cost £35 Miss Clemens is typical of the carefully chosen, thoroughly trained staff of Public Service Home Lighting Advisors. Call or write your Public Service storeâ€"one of these exâ€" perts will gladly help solve the lighting and furniture RED CROSS WAR RELIEFE One day‘s Pay From those who OF Work For those who Fight! NORTHERN ® «n £ TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY SCIENTIFIC TRAINING per hundred compared with a 49 cents average of all the counties in the state. Its assessed valuation was $79,â€" 827,820 as against a $17,917,792 stateâ€" wide average. ILLINO!NS As of December 31, 1941 the North Shore Area Council had 45.7% of its Scouts Tenderfeet, and 30.3% First Class and aboveâ€" This is a record of which Scouts and Scout Leaders in the North Shore Area Council take justifiable pride. The National Council Boy Scouts of America has had an objective in adâ€" vancement. For a local Council Orâ€" ganization, not more than 50% of its Scout membership Tenderfeet at any one time, and not less than 25% First Class rank and above. That inâ€" cludes Star, Life and Eagle ranks. Scout Advancement Well Above Average War effort, Ray Molendi; chairman; Paul Beyers, Paul Olson, Robert Rocbber, Fred Schweiger, Gordon Leonard and Ingram Rasmussen. Enâ€" tertainment, Paul Dinkeloo, chairman ; Robert Anspach: W. Crow, Robert Gerald McDonald Services were held Sunday morning from St. Mary‘s church, Lake Forest for Gerald C. MacDonald, Jr., 7 years old, who was instantly killed Wednesâ€" day afternoon by the Northwestern streamiliner, Jerry was going home on his bicycle at noon for lunch, when he rode his bike through the gates at Roger Williams avenue crossing into the path of the fast southbound train. He is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. Gerald C. MacDonald. Mr. Macâ€" Donald is director of the bureau of standards for Montgomery Ward and At the first meeting of the execuâ€" tive committee it was decided to diâ€" vide the work of the Lions club into assistants of these divisions,are as follows : Program, Dr. Butterworth, chairâ€" man; Bâ€" E. Christense, W. Isbell, Hans Babr. Publicity, Lester Brand, chairman; Max Suess, Gene Singer, Leonard Nieter, Earl Fritsch Memâ€" bership, William Seguin, chairman; Ingram Rasmussen, Carl Hansen and Andy Jacobs. Attendance, Henry Eitâ€" ner, chairman; Dr. Samuel Banfield; OV CEWUIITON, 27. Sumuel PERHend, H. J. McDonough, Jack Outkrust, John Meyers and Dr. Arthur Wurth. Pease, and Robert Rocber LIONS At a meeting of the Highland Park Lion‘s club held last week, Dr. James Butterworth, president, announced the formation of an executive committee composed of six members of the club. The new committee will meet weekly to talk over problems connected with the general committee work of the Lions club. Members of the executive commitee are Dr. Butterworth, Lesâ€" ter Brand, Paul Dinkeloo, Henry Eitâ€" ner, Ray Molendy and William Seâ€" With organization work in the three divisions of the campaign completed, however, Mr. Forgan said the pace of the drive is materially accelerating. Pledge cards, he said, have now been sent to 517 business and industrial firms with a total of 1,068,976 emâ€" ployees in the threeâ€"county area coâ€" vered by the Red Cross chapter. In many cases, these have already been distributed and the first returns comâ€" ing in to the Emergency War Fund headquarters at 105 South La Saile street, he reported, indicate a general acceptance of the campaign slogan of "one day‘s pay for those who are fighting." The 100,000 volunteer workers in Chicago‘s Red Cross War Relief drive had as their objective this week (starting Jan. 25) the halfâ€"way mark toward their $3,750,000 goal. The ofâ€" ficial total of all subscriptions to date stood at $1,532,921 or 41 per cent of the quota, James B. Forgan, chairman of the campaign rm leaving $337,500 to be secured for the 50 per cent accomplishment Cleaning with Character TAILORING â€" REMODELLING RESTYLING â€" RELINING "We make your wardrobe live a Red Cross Quota Half Collected EXCLUSIVE Exclusive Tailors & Cleaners 1545 S. St. Johns Ave. Phone 352 Please come in at your convenience and make your purchase. * Defense bonds are furnished to the public by us with no charge of any kind. FIRST NATIONAL BANK of HIGHLAND PARK NO CHARGE THE FEDERAL RESERYVE BANK THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATIOX Member of Ti ons Mened oi ciie Pame and sotires st l_& writer. They should reach the editer N. E. Durbahn, instructor of buildâ€" ing and architecture at the Highland Park high school, was the speaker at the reguiar weekly meeting of the Rotary club held Monday noon at Hotel Moraineâ€" John Oliver was chairâ€" man of the program, and introduced the speaker. aftairs where an admission charge is pubâ€" uflh:flnmh& Ivan N. Adair, Bditor and Publishes Bea Drosts, Bditer “I.A&“\.finfl- Those attractive coin containers you will see this week near the cash regisâ€" ter in almost every store, station and place of business in Highland Park are for your convenience in adding to your dimes to the Fight Against Inâ€" fantile Paralysis and in this way helpâ€" ing to Celebrate the President‘s 60th Birthday, January 30th. ROTARY Entered as Second Class Matter March 1, 1911, at the Post Office at Highland Park, lssued of each week by the Highaind Park 616 Laurel Avenue, llflh'-.lnr:.r"i.ll Telephones: Highâ€" "'fi-morclnomo-mnu THE PRESIDENT‘S BIRTHDAY FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS or the United States, the purâ€" chase price of such Hve:m! less any depreciation allowable as a deâ€" duction in respect of such perished livestock, may be deducted as a loss if the loss is not compensated for by insurance or otherwise. If gross income is ascertained by the use of inventories, no deduction can be taken separately for livestock or products lost during the year. The cost of farm machinery, equipâ€" ment and farm buildings ; amounts exâ€" pended in the development of farms, orchards and ranches, as well as the amounts expended in the restoration of soil fertility preparatory to actual production of crops and the cost of liming soil to increase productiveness over a period of years, are capital expenditures. Losses incurred in the operation of farms as business enterprises are deâ€" ductible from gross income. If liveâ€" stock has been purchased for any purâ€" pose, and afterwards dies from disâ€" ease, exposure or injury, or is killed by order of the authorities of a State Deductions from gross income may be madet by farmers as necessary exâ€" penses, all amounts expended (other than those constituting capital exâ€" penditures) in carrying on the busiâ€" ness of farming. Deductions for exâ€" penses include such items as cost of feeding and raising livestock (except the value of farm produce grown upon the farm and the labor of the taxpayer) »cost of seed, minor repairs to farm buildings (other than the dwelling of the farmer); small tools used up in the course of a year or two; fuel and oil used for farm work; repairs and maintenance of farm maâ€" chinery ; hired laborers and hired maâ€" chines, and cost of commercial fertilâ€" izeres the benefit of which is of short and file their returns of income on cither the cash receipts and disburseâ€" ments basis or on the accrual basis of accounting. . A consistent . method must, however, be employed. If a eash basis is used, Form 1040F, "Schedule of Farm Income and Exâ€" penses" is required to be filled out and filed in conjunction with Form YOUR INCOME TAX Many farmers will be liable for filâ€" of tax for the first time this year. The term "farmers" includes livestock raisers, fruit and truck growers, and operators of plantations and ranches. Thursdoy, January 29, 1942 THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS