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Thursday, Aug. 21, 1930 om. scout executive of the Chicago council. The Makajawan lodge was formed last year and has increased in mem- bership considerably. Such advance in membership must point to the Net that the standard of the average boy at Makajawan must be somewhat higher than at most camps and for that rcasnn We must feel proud of the boys of the North Shore Area council. At the third calling out ceremony of the order last Tuesday night, 20 scouts and lenders were selected as candidates for membership. They passed their ordeal that night and the fcllowintt day. Wednesday evening the 20 candidates were initiated. "' Lincoln Ave.. Highland Park Phone 662 (Continued from All kinds of roof mending Especially (Int roofs W. L. HARRISON Boy Scouts ROOF DOCTOR . page 17) 1 LARGE SUM SPENT i l BY COUNTY SCHOOLS! Superintendent’s Report Shows Nearly Half-Million for Buildings Close to a half million dollars in purchase of grounds, erection of buildings and addition; was spent in the school systems through Lake county in the year just closed it is shown in the annual report of T. A. Simpson, county superintendent of schools, which is prepared tor the state. The Waukegan Township high: school spent $19,921 in improvements? under this heading and the clemen-i tary school system in Waukegan spent $40,033. The total for the county was $385,854. During the year the high school retired $41,000 in bonds and $40,155 in interest while in the elementary system $31,000 in bonds were paid off and $27,870 in interest. During the year the high school issued $389,- 321 in tax anticipation warrants and the graded schools $398,503. Tax county totaled $951,790. A year ago anticipation warrants for the entire the high school drew $424,207 on war- rants of this type and the elementary school 8391.739. ' n Teachers Get $1,380,885 Total salaries paid to all teache a of the county ran to $1,380,155 against $1,334,689 a year ago. There are 709 teachers- in the county in- stead of 680 as there were a year ago which accounts fur the increase. The census, which is inaccurate and seldom up to date, is shown to be 38,331 for all persons under the age of 21 in the county. The Wau- kegan figures are included in this but are decidedly inaccurate because they remain unchanged year after year as there is no demand to provide them. In spite of this an increase of close to 9,000 is xhown’for a year an the futures were 29,059 a year ago. The cash on hand for the entire county as of June 30, 1930 was shown to 9,000 fisrures l The c county 3 His closed sedan hurled by I fut southbound Chieturu, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific train into the path of a northbound express at the Half Day road crossing north of Deerfleld Friday night a men said to be Leon. ard Grochowski, 50 yelrs old, In in. terior decorator of Chicago, was in. stantly killed. . Grochowski was driving his Hud- son sedan west on route 22, and Lake Forest police, who investigated. said that he drove directly into the side of the oncoming passenger train and was hurled in front of the engine of the northbound express. The car. I total wreck, was carried some 2,000 feet up the track. before the freight Drives Auto Into One Train and is Killed When Hit By Another feet up the track. before the freight was stopped, and was still ought on the cow catcher. 'rraMe over the main line of the railroad was held up for more than an hour as a result of the crash. The ruined sedan finally was removed from the trucks. _ List Expenditures The Waukegan Towns] be tooo THE PI!!! YOUR STREETS ARE YOUR SHOW-WINDOWS PUBLIC Seams: COMPANY bir tjo-ttg ILLINOIl WELL- UGHTED We.“ do for my community what well-lighted shop window: do for merchandise ---they provide on effective moons of odvarrtising. Adequate street lighting attract: new business and newiresidenh --atwrq' greater traffk safety and better police protoetiott--is awakens new civic pride. Officials and engineers of com- munities served by this Company are invited to consult its Lighting Sales Department on street lighting problems. pormonont improvmnt that are in demand now. with all the me. tories working overtime and an: tae. tories springing up everywhere. We mnke imokeBtaeks, ventilate". and piping of all dimension. for many put-poles. of any "teet metal vie-ind. All work in tin, iron and other meet metals guaranteed by Ill. Get our "tares. Henry G. Winter GOOD SMOKEBTACKS “Nathl'lrltlm mm