Quad-City Times from Davenport, Iowa • 2

2 TIMES-DEMOCRAT Thursday, April 5, 1973 1927 Law Is At Center Of Day Care Controversy thev cannot be consiaerea kmrrlino hnircp QtltlltV "When we first started in 1966." he added, "The need was crucial. But right now, I can look out the window and see two more centers." He said the fire regulation order has virtually forced the church to a decision it would probably have reached soon, anyway. A new development occurred last month, however, as the Des Moines County District Court at Burlington ruled that the DSS could not use the ACCORDING to Rev. Jim Franklin, "The fire officials said we had an option. We could cut our enrollment in half we now have up to 58 children at one time and only have to install a $6,000 smoke detector.

"But this building is of 1890 vintage and we aren't going to spend that kind of money for baby care," he said. As a result, he said, the center will close at the end of May. 607 centers serving some 16,000 children. Once classified as a boarding house, the centers are then subject to regulations from the state fire marshal's office. Fire officials have told the Davenport Community Chil-drens Center, located in the First Baptist Church, 1401 Perry Davenport, that a $35,000 sprinkler system must be installed in the aging structure if the center wants to remain open.

cessfully snuffed out legislation to assist day care centers in the past is now opposing the state's attempt to regulate, and sometimes close, the centers. Rep. Edgar Holden, R-Mount Joy, said he is opposed to the concept of day care centers" but he is even more opposed to the state's attempt to "thwart the intent of the Legislature." FOR YEARS, the Iowa Department of Social Services The case has been appealed to the Iowa Supreme Court. The key language, according to the law, is that a boarding house is a place where one or more children are housed "for the purpose of providing them with food, care and lodging." THE COURT interpreted the words "and lodging' literally and, since day care centers are not providing overnight lodging. U)SS) has attempted to gain legislation that would establish regulations for dav care center operations.

The attempt has fallen short mainly because of the influence of Holden, who in recent years was chairman of the House Social Services Committee before becoming majority leader this session. The department has thus used the 1927 law on boarding houses in order to license and require certain standards for By Roger Mumms DES MOINES Can the state use a 1927 boarding house law to license and as illustrated in a Davenport case force closings of day care centers? The question, now being put before the Iowa Supreme Court, has an interesting background and an ironical twist. The twist a Davenport area lawmaker who has suc Maurus Criticizes Cut, OK Bond Issue Team Haymaker Jt Continued From Page 1 been hearing from people in their wards, and they acted politically. "I still think it would be in the best interests of the city to authorize all the bonds at once, rather than having another issue later and paying the fees all over again," he said. FENSTERBUSCH objected strenuously to the insertion of the street resurfacing program in the bond issue, arguing that "it is not good, practical business to borrow money for temporary improvement that will probably have to be redone twice boarding homes.

The state argued that the statutory purpose is to protect children who are living outside their homes. But the court ruled. "However, it is logical that a distinction between children staying during the daytime and those staying at night was intended by the Legislature. Children who are kept during the day only" may be observed by their parents at night and thus, the only time the state interest enters in is when children are actually "lodged." Said Holden, agreeing with the lower court, "I am sick and tired of a state department harassing citizens without authority. They (the DSSl are writing their own rules that go beyond the authority granted by the Legislature." A DSS spokesman said regulation was needed to protect children at the centers, but Holden said, "When that becomes a problem, then well address it.

But nothing of that sort has come to our attention." HE HAS opposed a day care licensing law, he said, because "you would not only have to cover the regular centers, you would have to cover the cases where children are left with friends for the day. There would be all sorts of cases that would have to be excluded from such a law or ignored under its provisions." he argued. Marvin Sammon, the day care specialist for the social services department, has a different view. "There seems to be wide support for licensing." he said. "Most of the centers agree with us that there is no use to having a center in the first place if all the kids do is sit around watching television or sleeping.

We would require tnat they have a creative development program." He said the department would also require training of day care staff that would be afforded a minimal cost at community colleges. LA iSL By Dennis Hathaway Rock Island Councilman Robert Maurus said Wednesday that a "combine of big politics, big labor and the mass media" is heading the effort to re-elect Mayor James Haymaker in the April 17 election. Maurus, who is opposing Haymaker, made the statement at a news conference held to answer several charges made last Sunday by Haymaker, including an allegation that Maurus' campaign chairmen were "camouflage" used to cover up the names of a "power-seeking group" actually heading the campaign. "I WOULD suggest that he should look to his own base of support before making such remarks," Maurus said. "His alleged campaign committee chairmen are a well-known Republican, who i jr cL v.

ii iiiiiiM ii Tji i THk Aid. Fensterbusch 'You want the whole pie'' (Photo by Brent Hanson) Hon were Dohse, ensterbusch, Myers, Aid. Larry Henngton, R-4th Ward, and Aid. John Cafferv, D-3rd Ward. incidentally holds a commission appointment from the.

Robert Maurus sons he referred to, Maurus said they were John Holling-sworth, chairman of the Centennial Bridge Commission; Dr. L. W. Ross, a member of the city's board of fire and police commissioners; LeRoy Parr, a United Auto Workers official, and Paul Liggit, chairman of the Rock Island Housing Authority. Maurus also added the name of Sam Arndt, a housing authority member, to the list.

Ross, a chiropractor; Arndt, a lawyer, and Parr, an employe of International Harvester have all been active in Democratic party politics, while Liggit, sales service manager at WHBF-TV, and Hollingsworth, a retired executive with Iowa-Illinois Gas Electric are Republicans, as is Haymaker. Haymaker had alleged in his speech that the "real opposition" in his campaign included such persons as Ben Virginia, owner of Ben's Gourmet House, and Dan and Robert Versman, who operate a dry cleaning business in the city. mayor; a well-known uemo- Before settling on the tinal amount for crat who holds a commission HAYMAKER, who also owns a dry cleaning firm, and Virginia have been at odds in the past over the operation of the city's Model Cities program. Maurus also told reporters and about a dozen supporters gathered at his downtown campaign headquarters that he can devote enough time to the mayor's office, even though he intends to continue teaching fulltime at Edison Junior High School in Rock Island. Maurus said Haymaker's charge that he would not even have enough time to answer his mail if elected mayor was untrue.

"My opponent seems to think that no one should run for the office of mayor unless he is independently wealthy, or unless he is engaged in a business that does not require full-time management," Maurus said. "WHEN I am mayor of Rock Island, I intend to be available to the people of the city every afternoon and evening from 4 p.m. until the last person who needs to talk to the mayor has talked to him. "Thinking people must realize that the incumbent mayor spends a great deal of time running his own business," Maurus added. Maurus said that he would delegate many duties to members of the city council if elected mayor.

"As mayor, of Rock Island I will have the time necessary to do those things the mayor should properly do, but I will see to it that those who work with me to run this city do their fair share," he said. Maurus also responded to 'distortions," which Haymaker said Maurus had used in the campaign. They included accusations that Haymaker: Worked to Nock a rezon-ing request by the Versmans when the brothers were relocating their dry cleaning plant. Threatened a young man because he supported Maurus. Influenced the bousing authority to buy cloth draperies for a housing project and then submitted a low bid for their cleaning.

Maurus said that Haymaker was opposed to the rezoning for the plant that located just three blocks from his own, even though he officially disqualified himself from voting on the matter. appointment from the mayor; a well-known labor leader, and a person well known in the communications media of this city, who, incidentally, holds a commission appointment from the mayor. "This combine of big politics, big labor, and the mass media leads me to wonder if the citizens of Rock Island really want that kind of control over their lives," Maurus said. ASKED TO name the per- Carleton Beh Jr. before you finish paying oil the debt.

"You are going to encumber to encumber." he declared, banging his fist on his desk top, "the taxpayers of this city for 20 years for a project that should have been paid out of the budget." Pointing his finger at Mayor Kathryn Kirsehbaum, Fensterbusch accused the Democratic administration of misusing federal revenue-sharing funds. "You already have almost $2 million in revenue sharing, but now you want more money instead of using some of that for resurfacing. You want the whole pie," he said.1 THE RHETORIC on the council floor was tame compared to a heated verbal exchange involving Fensterbusch in the finance committee session. Fensterbusch. the Republican mem- ber of the committee, complained he was nof informed of the decision to cut the size of the bond issue ahead of time.

He and Myers last week advocated such a reduction. I "We haven't decided we are here to decide," Van Fossen answered. "Don't give us that old baloney about not knowing what was going on. All of this has been 1 discussed with you." Dallas George asked Fensterbusch at the committee meeting whether his (Son to funding the street resurfacing with bonds meant he was against resurfacing. "Don't get smart with me, Fensterbusch retorted.

"Don't call me boy," George countered. "I have a right to ask you a question us one alderman to another." Fensterbusch also accused t'arleton Beh president of the.Des Moines firm, of abruptly changing a recommendation Beh had made to the committee Tuesday to sell all $8.26 million worth of the bonds for the best offers on the bond market. Beh replied that he had recommended such a course of action "only if the council felt it could spend all the money within two years and that is still our 100-per cent opinion." Beh added that he had been asked to draw up the smaller bond issue proposal because a decision had apparently been made that not all the bond money could have been spent in that time. "I DONT remember hearing that at last (Tuesday) night's meeting, and I don't think my ears are that bad," Fensterbusch said. When W.

Kenneth Gearhart, Davenport administrative assistant, came to Beh's defense. Fensterbusch berated him the bond issue, the council first approved a $4.8 million package. But after the compromise on the street resurtacing money was reached, the resolution was amended to $4.7 million. The council rejected by a 64 vote an amendment offered by Fensterbusch to delete the entire $500,000 for street resurfacing from the bond issue. Siding with Fensterbusch were Herington, Myers and Dohse.

IN RESPQNSE to Fensterbusch's complaint; that resurfacing should have been financed with revenue sharing, George said, "After eight to 10 years of gross neglect, we are in a position where we need street resurfacing bad enough to pay the interest on the bonds for it." Van Fossen added, "I didn't hear a word from you, Bob, when the city tied up $300,000 a year for 20 years in road use tax money for repayment of the Locust Street bond issue money that should have been used for street upkeep." The council adopted a resolution by Myers to amend the fiscal 1974 budget to reflect the cuts in the bond issue. 2 Intruders Rob Elderly Q-C Couple Gnfol Offkt 3SI-2200 Miss Your Paper? Wt hop mi, bwt vow carrter falls dHvry, caH Mm pramptty. If you caimat contact yavr carriar, can ma T-0 ctrctrtaNan dapartmaaf at 3U-830 In lwa, ar IHInaii. Vat.lUNA.t71 fhiMhhad twtca dally, Maatfay thru-Friday, hwa puMHnad an Saturday and Sunday, nat pwbtlthad Cnhttmat at IJ4 C. Sacand Oavan-part, lawa, S2M.

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Daniel Rodrich, D-8th Ward, moved to table Myers' motion, and the council split 5-5 on the motion to table. Mrs. Kirsehbaum sided with Rodrick and assured postponement of the cancellation proposal. Voting against Rodrick's tabling mo- What They Voted Out Two bandits, one armed with a handgun, awakened an elderly Moline couple in their bedroom early today and robbed them of $93 in cash, Rock Island County sheriff's investigators said. Mr.

and Mrs. O. E. Viers. of 3818 15th St.

Moline, were bound with tape and left on the bed by the robbers, authorities said. Viers, 82, was struck several times in the face and suffered a few cuts, but was not taken to a hospital. Mrs. Viers is 68. According to investigators, the two men broke into the Viers home about 4 a.m.

by prying open a back door. After waking the couple, the men demanded money and struck Viers several times, authorities said. The bandits threatened to beat up Viers if he did not tell where his money was, according to investigators. The robbers tore the telephone from the wall before leaving, authorities reported. The Vierses worked their bonds loose and went to the Moline police station to report the robbery.

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Mail subscriptions art ayabtt ht advanca and avallablo only whara car-rior oallvory ar Sunday motar routt tarvlca net maintaimd. Sees Food Price Jump The $3.56 million reduction in Davenport's proposed bond issue before it was authorized Wednesday will eliminate funding for six street improvements, a new railroad bridge and two sewers that were scheduled for calendar 1974. It will also cut by $2 million the amount of bonds originally intended for sale to pay the city's share of a planned $13 million secondary sewage treatment plant. THE BOND issue as approved will include $1503,000 to cover engineering costs on the plant already incurred or due to be incurred to meet federal requirements for an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant. The availability of the federal portion of the treatment plant is still in doubt because of President Nixon's impoundment last fall of about $6 billion in EPA funds appropriated by Congress for the coming two vears.

'Little Cigar' Tax Cains DES MOINES An 11 cents per pack tax increase on "little cigars" cleared its last legislative hurdle today and was sent to Gov. Robert D. Rav. The Senate, on a '48-0 vote, accepted a minor House amendment to the bill that will raise the tax on the cigarette-size cigars from an average of 2 cents a package to the same 13 cents charged on cigarettes. The measure carries a publication clause so it will go into effect as soon as it is signed by Ray and published in two Iowa newspapers.

Complete Gourmet Center the year. Milk prices, however, will go up somewhat, he said. The price in February was about 60 cents a half gallon and may go to 66 cents by the fall. The surge in wholesale prices reported today offered no letup in consumer prices at the retail level for at least the next several months. It also indicated further troubles for President Nixorr's efforts to curb inflation.

Industrial commodities shot up 1.2 per cent List month, the steepest rate since January 1951. Wholesale prices of finished manufactured goods jumped 21 per cent, a rate unmatched since August 1951, the Labor Department's Bureau of Labor statistics said. NEARLY everything in the government's wholesale prices index was up, with processed foods rising 4.6 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis, the highest rate on record. There had been talk among the members of the city council of "authorizing" the full $8.26 million bond issde Polishes compounds but actually "selling" only enough of the bonds to finance projects ready to be start fifth ed this year. However.

Asst. City Atty. Margaret Stevenson said she advised the finance for car finishes which one should you use? The need for a polish or a compound depends on the condition of your car finish. Compounds contain more polishing abrasive than liquid polish; Rubbing Compound has more abrasive than White committee Wednesday the distinction between authorizing and selling had been Cabin Still Bourbon Canadian Mist St. Remy French Brandy Bombay English Gin Cutty Sark Scotch overplayed and that the most legally sound '46al.

'4 Gal. course to toiiow would he to decrease the bond issue itself, if that were what the council decided it wanted. Dallas George, Democratic alderman- liy Press Services WASHINGTON Food prices for April can be expected to be 7 per cent higher than at the beginning of the year by the time figures for April are in, according to a former deputy agriculture secretary. "A 10 per cent rise in food prices by year's end should not be ruled out, even if crop prices stabilize," John Schnittker tola a joint economic subcommittee Wednesday. Schnittker served in the Johnson administration and now Is an independent economic consultant.

IN ANOTHER piece of gloomy economic news, the government reported today that a 4.6 per cent jump in the wholesale prk-e of farm products and processed foods was the major contributor to an overall wholesale price increase of 2.2 per cent during March. The March increase was, for the second month in a row, the sharpest climb in 22 years. The Agriculture Department has predicted a retail food price rise of no more than 6 per cent for the entire year, a prediction generally backed by administration officials. Food prices have already Increased 4 per cent this year. Schnittker laid blame for the skyrocketing food prices on the worldwide shortage of food and on poor planning by administration officials.

Testifying before the same subcommittee, William C. Helming, an economist for a livestock trade group, generally supported Schnittker'g conclusion and made some specific predictions for meat prices for the rest of the year. HE SAID retail beef prk-es, which averaged $1.30 a pound this February (14 per cent above the 1972 averaged will range between $1.10 and $1.45 a pound for the rest of the year. Poultry he indicated, Is near its peak price. Retail broilers averaged 48 cents a pound in February (II per cent over February 1972) and will range between 35 cents and 50 cents a pound for the rest of at-large, said he supported the cut in the Popov Vodka ft Cat.

AUTO ITOCl P0U8Hliv bond issue but added that he thinks it is the consensus of the council that funding for the deleted projects will be arranged Drewry's Beer i Case 24 12 u. Ret. Bot. nexi year. Here Is a list of the Improvements that were eliminated with the bond issue cut: Marquette Street, from 3rd to Lo Polishing Compound.

Polishing or compounding should be followed with a good car wax for protection and extra shine. Du Pont No. "7" Auto Polish Restores shine to slightly weathered finishes. Removes road film and. Surface stains.

Du Pont White Polishing Compound Restores shine to dull, moderately weathered finishes. Removes heavy road film, surface scratches and stains. Ou Pont Rubbing Compound Restores shine lo dull, chalked, severely weathered finishes, Removes heavy road film, surface scratches and stains. cust streets. Eastern Avenue, from 29th to 33rd Best Selection of Cheese iVER! streets.

35th Street, from Gaines to Mar Cuts Meat Prices NEW YORK (AP) The Grand Union supermarket chain bowed to the meat boycott today and announced it was cutting beef, pork, lamb and veal prices by at least 10 cents a pound under the federal ceiling. But, Charles G. Rodmon, president of the nation's 10th-largest supermarket chain, said at a news conference that a lengthy boycott would be quette streets. Cedar Street, from 3rd to Locust streets. Dlvison Street, from 3rd to Locust streets.

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Duck Creek-Zenith Avenue sewer extension. Kimberly i tasters, 3511 fifth A Rock Island.