The Daily Times from Davenport, Iowa • 9

Scott Vetoes 5 -Day Wee I -1 A proposal by Supervisor William Goettsch to line," based on the supervisors'! place Scott County employes on a five-day week frnm Mar-h 1 tn Spnt. 1 was vptnprl tnrtav hv nthpr new Interstate Highway north request constituted legal action or whether only the attorney general can petition for this to be done.) Referred to committee action on obtaining bids to replace a 1946-model vehicle for use by the Scott County Convalescent Hospital. Approved employment of Wilma R. Jensen as director of nurses at the Pine Knoll Home at a monthly salary of $275. Laura Fairbrother also was hired as a comenuon inat raises be OTHER ACTION The board also: Referred to the county attorney for an opinion on whether the county auditor can unlock and prepare for the school election voting machines requested impounded by the Democratic Central Committee contesting some election re sults The question was whether the TV board members.

But though Goettsch's sugges tion took today's meeting by surprise, it opened tha way for further consideration of Satur day closings during the summer months. Chairman Henry Enters pro tested, emphasizing that residents count on coming to the court house on Saturdays to transact business since they were tied up on other days. It was also pointed out that March is one of the busy pep iods insofar as tax matters are concerned despite Goettsch's as-sertion that Treasurer Ted Good win had indicated favoring the proposal. ROAD CLOSING In other matters today, the board referred for committee study a recommendation that road be closed bordering the JA 'Open House Attracts Crowds -'( 1 1 'V 1 Many Davenporters visited the Junior Achieve ment center, 206 W. River Monday night, the first of four "open house" nights at the center.

west of Davenport. Only one objector appeared at the public hearing: Obert Plambeck. Weaver Construction Co. was granted a special permit to operate an 18-acre quarry in Pleas ant Valley Township. The board approved contracting with the Hanstrom-Hubly Tractor! Marion, for the purchase of an excavator to replace a 1954-model unit.

Cost was placed at $18,000. knocked down from the total of $28,895 with a $10,895 trade-in allowance for the old piece. RAISE GRANTED Approval of a $25 monthly raise from $225 to $250 was granted to Florence Block after County Attorney Martin D. Leir pleaded the possibility of losing her. This was a deviation from the board's set policy of "holding the Deere Col.

Carl A. Wald-mann, Rock Island, retired Army officer, and Mark Wodlinger, who will be general manager of the li cense is issued to Community. RIA To Sell Surplus Ileitis Over 1,000 pieces of unprepared steel and iron and one combat tank will be sold as surplus items by the Rock Island Arsenal Monday, Feb. H. Firms and individuals are ask ed to have their bids in by morning of the sale.

The highest bidders will receive the items. 5 Firms Stay In Race For Video Channel 8 WASHINGTON The battle for the Channel 8 television license in the Quad-City area continued here today, with competition narrowed down to J. Mrs. Joyce Bach, Bettendorf art teacher, and Paula Schut'te, Fifth Grade student at Mark Twain School, Bettendorf, view some of the 70 color paintings that will be on display at Jeffer- son School Wednesday, Thursday at Washington. Paintings by Russian and Japanese elementary students will also be exhibited.

(Photographer, Phil Hutchison.) practical nurse at the home firms in actual produc Nichols Wire Aluminum Jay Pak, sponsored by the Kart-ridge Pak and the JA Bank, sponsored by Davenport Bank Trust Co, Cily Moves On Parking Financing Davenport city officials are laying a legal groundwork for the launching of a $1,000,000 off-street parking program within the busi ness district. Aid. Theodore Lorenzen, chair man of the council's finance com mittee, said several lecal Ques tions have been raised on the matter of issuing the necessary bondi to finance the project. "The questions are of a minor nature but they must be answe-cd to provide a clear path to issue the bonds," said Lorenzen. One point remaining is whether the city must hold a referendum to approve the bond sale or whether it can be accomplished by holding a public hearing.

Lorenzen said he is prepared to go to Chicago to consult with the city's consultant legal authorities to clear the questions as soon as possible. Marriage Licenses Jill Mary Anne Frymire and James Verlin Brennan, both of Davenport. Marilyn Sue McCrary, Vin- cenncs, and Murel E. Cook- sey, Davenport. Nelda Elfrieda Stender.

Walcott, and Joseph Walter Cassidy, THE DAILY TIMES LATEST DAVENPORT BETTENDORF NEWS TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1959 where they saw the 17 JA tion or operation. Visitors are welcome tonight through Thursday between the hours of 7 and 9 p.m. Members of the firms win be on hand to show the products made. Included In the list of JA firms for 19S9 are the Ink Spots, sponsored by Davenport Newspapers, Dav-Crafters, sponsored by Oscar Mayer Packing Riv-CoTeens, sponsored by Riverside Foundry; R-J-Teens, sponsored by Red Jacket Mfg. Catco.

sponsored by Englehart Mfg. Searsuckers. sponsored by Sears, Roebuck and JaCo, spon sored by Ralston Purina Co. Also AUac, sponsored by the Alter Dav-Tel, Bpnsored by the Davenport office, Northwestern Bell Telephone Alumco, sponsored by the Aluminum Company of America, Davenport Works; J. A.

Riverwood, sponsored by the Iowa Illinois Gas Electric Formako, sponsored by the M. A. Ford Mfg. Pitt Crafters, sponsored by Pittsburgh Plate Glass Brnco, sponsored by Pioneer Central division, Bcndix Av iation NicAIco, sponsored by Qain Favor Authorities Press Hunt For Attacker Of 2 Women 4. 4I proached by a man who flashed a knife and ordered her to accompany him to a nearby garage.

The woman told police the man threatened to kill her child unless she submitted. Detectives believe the attacker is the same man who less chairman of the Finance committee of the Davenport City Council, said he is oppposed to any change in the present law in view of Davenport's upcoming parking program. The present law permits cities to spend up to 25 per cent of the parking meter funds for the maintenance and repair of meters, collection of meter taxes, enforcement of traffic laws in the metered district and for the purchase and installation of other parking or traffic control devices on metered streets, even if the city does not have adequate parking areas. If there are adequate parking areas, any part of the fund may be spent for these purposes. The measure proposed by the League increases the percentage from 25 to 50 per cent, and gives authority to use the money anywhere in the city.

Davenport authorities today pressed their hunt for a man believed responsible for attacks on two young women during the last two weeks. The latest case was reported i Petitions Asking Aud In School late Monday by a Davenport woman who said a man forced her to submit at knifepoint and the threat of death to her 15-month-old girl. The woman said she was walking near East Seventh Street and Pershing Avenue with her daughter when she was ap City Acts To Retain Tax Status uavenport win move lor a special enactment in the Iowa Legislature for authority to continue its present fiscal year and general budgetary procedure, it was announced today. City Atty. Maxwell Miller will confer in Des Moines Wednesday with members of the Cities and Towns committees of both the House and Senate.

The special legislation is required because in 1951, when the chapters of the state laws pertaining to cities and towns were revoked, and new ones adopted, a section giving Davenport authority as special charter city, to continue under the fiscal year program of adopting the budget and levying and collection of taxes, was omit ted. under uavenports program, city taxes are levied in July and are collected in September. The program for other cities provides for the levy to made the first of the year and the taxes collected the following year. Elderly Pair Hurt As Car Leaves Road An elderly rural Walcott couple was injured, not seriously, when a car went off a 15-foot embankment on Jim Town Road, seven miles southwest of Davenport, today. Dan Phillips, 82, and his wife, 75, were taken to the emergency room at Mercy Hospital.

Public response to petitions opposing the elimination of the auditorium in the new West Hifih School has been "very gratifying," Mrs. Lambert G. Meyer, 2103 N. Michigan president of the Wilson School Parent-Teacher Assn. said today.

Mrs. Meyer is one of the PTA leaders in the circulation of the petitions to be presented to the School Board at the Feb. 9 meeting. "We are flooding the city with the petitions and we expect to have more than several thousand signatures," Mrs. Meyer said.

"Some petitions are now being placed in business places." Parking Needs Bar City Backing Of Fund Change In view of the need for additional parking in the business district, Davenport will not support legislation which would change the division of parking meter receipts, it was reported today. RESEARCHER CITES CLAMS: than two weeks ago forced a 20- year-old woman to commit un natural sex acts at knifepoint. The woman told authorities she was attacked by the man while walking near Eleventh and Brady Streets. Today's report was the fifth such made in recent weeks. Two arrests have been made in two cases.

The attacker was described as 30-34 years of age, average weight, about six feet tall, wear ing glasses, a grey dress hat and hip-length green jacket Shop Jobs In December Show Gains Employment in Quad City industrial plants during Decern ber continued to show a gain reaching 44,737, the highest since Aug. 31, it was reported today by the Associated Industries of the Quad-Cities. Davenport led the area with 11, 338. The East Moline Silvis area was second with 9,338 fol lowed by Rock Island, Mo-line, Rock Island Arsenal, 5,264. and Bettendorf.

2,485. Bet tendorf showed the largest gain, 10.3 per cent. Moline up 7.7 per cent; East Moline Silvis, 2.8 per cent, and Davenport per cent. Rock Island was down 9.3 per cent, and Rock Island Arsenal, .8 per cent For the area, industrial em ployment was down .6 per cent. while for the year, it was up 2.9 per cent.

Employment on Nov. 30 was 44.547; Oct 31, 43.696, and Sept. 30. 44.507. Why Lincoln Is Famous five applicants.

Iowa-Illinois Television Corp. has withdrawn from the contest. At the morning session before Examiner Charles Frederick, Community Telecasting Co. completed its presentation of exhibits, and at the afternoon session, Tele-view News started its presentation. In withdrawing from the contest, Iowa Illinois Television Corp.

told the FCC, the firm was dropping out because of the length of the proceedings. The Peoples Broadcasting Corp. Columbus, Ohio, with 65 per cent, is the principal stockholder in Iowa-Illinois Television Corp. FCC records show that Peoples is a wholly owned subsidiary of the nationwide Mutual Insurance Columbus. AREA STOCKHOLDERS Arnold R.

Smith, mayor of Moline and an insurance man, and Paul E. Rink, Rock Island attorney and Illinois state representative, were listed as each having five per cent of the stock. Rink, according to FCC records, is secretary of the Iowa-Illinois group. Other Quad-City stockholders, listed in the records, were Robert L. Shoecraft, Moline, president of Moline Body two per cent, and Lewis J.

Romack, Rock Is-j land, owner of Romack Distributing three per cent. John Coryn, Moline attorney, was list-! ed by FCC as assistant secretary, WITNESSES The five applicants today were preparing for filing their lists of witnesses who will appear in per son at the hearing. Cross-examination of witnesses is scheduled to begin Feb. 9. A spokesman Community Telecasting Corp.

today listed six witnesses to be called in behalf of the corporation. They are: Mel Foster. Davenport, real es tate man, president; Atty. Harold W. Hoersch, Davenport, vice president; Charles Whitmore, Rock Island, president of Iowa-Illinois Gas Electric George T.

French, Moline, vice president of C7 out of their pockets to select cus tomers. "As we hear of these cases, they are immediately checked out, said Chief Heckerman. Commenting on any reports that "the heat is on in Scott County on gambling," Sheriff Wildman said, "It's always on as far as we're concerned." Meanwhile Chief Heckerman to day issued a warning to tavern owners to prohibit persons under 21 married or not from their establishments. DST Backers Outline Plan Plans for the campaign to stress salient features of Daylight Sav ing Time for the Quad-City area were outlined at a meeting of the committee today at Hotel Elack- Say Officers Of Checks Into Gaminp; In i i The bill is one of a dozen to be presented to lawmakers Wednesday by the Iowa League of Municipalities. Mayor Do nPetruccelli of Davenport is chairman of the legislative committee of the Big City Group of the League.

Mayor Don Petruccelli of Dav-out today that the proposed bill is part of the "package" adopted by the Big City Group and could not be deleted by the chairman from the proposals in view of the action. "PERMISSIVE ACTION" The bill callg for giving cities permissive action in connection with meter funds. Aid. Theodore G. Lorenzen, Ex-Times Man Takes Las Vegas Newspaper Post Darwin K.

Flanigan, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Flanigan.

1704 Stadium Court, Rock Island, a former cor- mw respondent for The Daily Times, has been named national i -ing manager of the Las Vegas, Review-Journal. Flanigan, who "wrote for The Li Flanigan Times while attending St Ambrose College, was graduated from the University of Missouri. He has been with Mid-South Dailies, a publishers' representative firm in Memphis. Tenn. What are the two greatest claims to fame that a man can have? He can be a warrior-conqueror or a literary orator.

Both of these i fit Lincoln. That's the opinion of researcher on Lincoln who speaks tonight at 8 at the Davenport Public Museum, in a program arranged to honor the sesquicen-tennial year of the birth of Lincoln. Admission is free and the public is invited. He is Dr. R.

Gerald McMurtry, director of the Lincoln National Life Foundation, Fort Wayne, a native of Hardin County, Ky. He was appointed by President Eisenhower to the National Lincoln Sesquicentennial Comrais: sion. "Lincoln had the distinction of being known as one of the world's greatest men by his own generation," Dr. McMurtry "Us ually a few convince the many that a man is great. In Lincoln's case, the many gave acclaim and forced the few to admit his greatness." Since 1909 a new book or pamphlet on Lincoln has come off the press every week.

Dr. McMurtry said in proof of his claim that, except for Biblical characters, Lincoln is the most popular subject of literature. Dr. McMurtry has been engag ed in historical research on Lin coln since 1931. He has i id knowledge of interesting, inspiring and humorous anecdotes that show the many facet to the president who distinquished i m-self as a soldier, lamer, diplomat, politician ikJ logician.

Davenport and Scott County authorities today described recent gambling checks as "routine." Police Chief Clyde Heckerman said his officers have been making regular checks to determine if there are gambling operations in the city. Last weekend he said his officers confiscated 2,000 tickets in a raid on Jack Bills Tavern, 2108 E. llih St. Mayor Don Petruccelli today set Friday at 11 a. m.

as the hearing on the revocation of the tav-ern'a city licenses. "NO REPORTS" Heckerman, joined by County Atty. Martin Leir and Sheriff Pete Wildman said no direct reports of gambling have been received. However, persistent rumors that tickets and other illicit operations are in the county, are being checked out as a matter of "routine police work," it was reported. Authorities said their information indicates some tavern opera Trailer Is Home, Rules Judge Grant Is a trailer a trailer or a home? It's a home when it has a permanent foundation.

District Judge Nathan Grant held today in dismissing a petition to force removal of a trailer from Devil's Glen Acres' subdivision. The action had been brought by 14 property owners against Jock R. and Bernice M. Bieber who had moved a trailer onto their lot in the subdivision. The 14, in asking removal, pointed out that the area was restricted to buildings of permanent character and therefore, banning garages, trailers, shacks or huts.

In throwing out the case. Judge Grant noted that the trailer was equipped with electric lights, water, sewer and "for all intents and purposes, was a modern home valued at more than $5,000." He found that "it is no longer a trailer but is now a piece of real estate and a permanent structure to the soil." Dr. K. Gerald McMurtry, director of the Lincoln National Life Foundation, who speaks tonight at the Davenport Public Museum at examines Lincolniana in the Museum. One is a Presidential pardon for Indians held at Camp McClellan, another a letter on the 1S36 campaign in Illinois.

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