The Rock Island Argus from Rock Island, Illinois • 67

THE ROCK ISLAND ARGUS ANNUAL YEAR END EDITION, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1935. INCREASES FOR NEIGHBORS ARE SHOWN IN 1935 the cases, 128 voluntarily asked commitment for treatment and 99 were committed upon hearings, while in 1934 there were only 99 voluntary cases and 115 were on complaints. The totals are for the fiscal years, ending Dec. 1. 1 i New Bridge Over Rock River on Joslin Cutoff Highway A2 Gains In Membership and Cash Receipts Reported bj Fraternal.

Benefit Society. r- I it: 1 i via. 1 4 9. "I i mi i "HAPPY HEW YEAR Above ia a view of the new bridge over Rock river on the Joslin cutoff highway, which when completed and opened last August, provided trl-eity motorists with a fine new route to Chicago. This span, which has a 4-lane width, together with other bridges on the road, cost more than $257,000.

JUVENILE CHARGES DROP 50 PER CENT Gets New Term -nd may it be a year wherein the dreams of yesterday turn in to realities for each and-every one in our Only Half as Many Delinquency Cases on County Court Docket. Completion of Joslin Road And Bridge Spans Are Main Item in 1 93 6 Highway Work Highway improvements in Rock Island county represented $829,327.41 in 1935, of which county and local township expenditures accounted for $122,901.26, state construction on the Joslin cutoff paving and bridges $527,341.50, aqd PWA allocations $179,084.65. Delinquency cases In the Rock Inland county court showed a drop of 50 per cent in 1935 below the 1934 total, analysis of the rec We are indeed grateful ords made by" Deputy County Clerk Harold R. Pirmann reveals. There were only 11 delinquent cases opened this year, while last year there were 21.

Only seven delinquency cases were closed, corn- County activities in road building for the splendid patronage accorded our products during the past year. During 1933, a large volume of Hew Insurance was written by Royal Neighbors of America, fraternal benefit society with supreme office tn Rock Island, with Increases In the membership and cash recepits of the society being Indicative Improved economic conditions generally. In reviewing the. yenr's activities ha following summary reveals outstanding rigures for Royal Neighbors of America: lOn Ovt. 1.

the membership of the xoclety whs an Increase of 3.413 over a membership of on iW. 31, 1934. 2 la the 12-montha period from Oct. 1. 1934 to Oct.

1, 1933, new Insurance plnced in force amounted to $23,603,240 for 44.96G new members. 3 Cash receipts from Dec. 1, 1934 to Dec. 1. 1935 aRKreRated an increase of over the total of $11.2,299.28 in the previous 12 4 On 1, 1935 admitted assets amounted to $57,715,594.25, an increase of $4,227,658.22 compared to assets of $53,487,936.03 on Dec.

31, 1934. Society 40 Years Old. As Royal Neighbors of America rounds out its 41st year of service, supreme officers are confident the business of he society in the future will compare favorably with its beRt years in the past. The swing toward improved conditions was nqted last year by Royal Neighbors of America and the upward trend was more marked thisyear, auguring well for 1936! With the society's 40th anniversary, occurring on March 21. 1935, the year now passing into history was a.

significant one for Royal Neighbors of America. The high standing of Royal Neighbors of America in tjie fraternal insurance field was outstanding on its 40th anniversary. Figures in the publication "Statistics Fraternal Societies," showed thai in M0 years Royal Neighbors of America had attained the following rankings: First in membership, second in insurance In force, second in assets and third Dared to 19 last year. Dependency casee were slightly more with 31 started and 23 closed this year, compared to 27 started and 21 closed In 1934 I 1 jy i Judge John W. Heberling cleared the county court docket of many inactive cases.

On the civil docket, there were 72 cases disposed of, more than three times the 1934 total of 22, and on the criminal docket there were 455 cases concluded, in comparison with 148 for 1934. This year, 21 new civil dases were filed and 320 new criminal WALLACE TREICHLER. The Rock Island county board, by an overwhelming vote, thfs year, reelected Wallace Treichler as county superintendent of highways for a term of six years. Mr. Treichler has been the only incumbent of the office since it was created.

were comparativefy light, it being the policy to conserve refunds available in order to provide for finaucing of two important projects in 1936, the extension of the Andalusia road 2.76 miles to the village of Andalusia, and a 2-mile section of paving in Coe township east from Port Byron. With aid of the WPA, the county, however, inaugurated two gravel surfacing projects this year, one a general project and the other for specified sections, and these involved totals of $176,078.05 and $79,611.30, respectively, on which the WPA allotments were $56,940 and County highway fund projects accounted for $27,000. A Beautiful Span. The biggest unit of highway improvement was the Josiiu link of paving, connecting state routes 86 in Rock Island county and 82 in Henry county, and involving a beautiful and costly bridge construction across Rock river. This project, begun in 1934, was completed in August, and it represents a total expenditure of $527,341.50, in addition to cement.

The project covers 3S.281 feet. The bridges represented expenditure o'f $257,341.25 alone. The American Bridge company of Am-bridge. furnished the material, and the construction contract was handled by the Overland Bridge company of Chicago. The paving, a 20-foot width, Was laid by the Geneva construction company of Aurora, for $176,339.98, and the Gund-Grahani company of Free-port had the grading contract, representing $93,660.27.

This-link materially shortens the distance to Chicago by paved highways, and immediately after it was highway link are a scenic unit in the state system. Wallace Treichler, county superintendent of highways of Rock Island, had a part in the preliminary engineering work and obtaining of right-of-way for the Joslin link, for the state highway department. County graveling projects included two miles on the county line in Drury township, which was Completed Dec. 7, at a total cost of $8,940 with a WPA allotment of $2,762 for labor; lVa miles in Andalusia township on state aid route 9, four miles in Edgington township from Crawford's corner south to the county linie; one mile in Coe township from Bluff school to Cordova; and one mile near Hillsdale, from state route 3 west to Poplar Grove school. Townships undertook a number of farm-to-market road improvement projects, as follows: Drury, cost $71,549.26 with WPA allotment of and Bowling, total cost $47,747.30 with WPA allotment of $35,133.50.

Work on the Drury job is under way, with 40 men assigned by WPA employed, and there are also 40 men engaged on the Bowling township project. These are gravel surfacing projects. Under the county highway fund activities, 23.5 miles of highway were improved, as follows: Coe, five miles; Rural, seven miles; Buffalo Prairie, six and half miles; Edgington, two and a half miles, and the Andalusia road, two and a half miles. This work represented approximately $27,000. During the year, the county was credited with motor fuel tax refunds amounting to more than $100,000.

With December refunds not reported, the total was and the December distribution will bring the total to between $115,000 and $120,000, probably nearer the latter total. complaints filed, while last year there were 31 civil cases and 210 criminal cases. Adoptions were more numerous, with 27 in 1935 and 16 in 1934. Mothers' pension cases decreased, the figures being 12 this year and 19 last year. There were twice as many poor person cases, compel support by relatives, six of these complaints being filed this year.

Inheritance tax cases increased by 10. to a. total of 28. Special assessment proceedings continue to be rather scarce, with only two this year, the same number as in 1934. Cafies involving feeble-minded persons showed an increase, 25 this year and only 16 last year.

There was a small increase in the number of insanity hearings, 227, while there were 214 in 1934. Of almost 41 yean ago, claims paid amount 4o $87,452,604.03. This total consists of $84,903,996.34 in adult death claims, $433,187.43 in Juvenile death claims, and $2,113,420.29 In disability claims. Pajroll $00,000 Yearly. The payroll of Royal Neighbors of America for approximately two hundred fifty supreme office employes and a field force more than four hundred workers amounts to about $500,000 annually.

Almost half of this sum goes to employes who are residents of the tri-city area. The large volume of business handled in the supreme office, located at 230 Sixteenth street, Rock Island, is indicated by mail and postage statistics. From Dec. 1, 1934 to Dec. 1, 1933 300,897 pieces of mail were received at the supreme office, while the outgoing mail numbered 1,006,904 pieces, with the postage costing $26,660.09.

Membership activities were successfully carried out by Roya Neighbors of America this yean The 40th anniversary membership campaign closed May 31, 1935, having opened on Sept. 1, 1934, while the district deputy membership drive began on Sept 1, last, and will close May 31, 1936. The Juvenile Forget-Me-Not campaign was conducted from June 1 to Aug. 31, 1935. "ew Insurance.

New insurance obtained in the 40th anniversary campaign amounted to $17,198,960, a total that exceeded the $10,000,000 goal by j. In the current district deputy campaign the goal Is also and in the first three months of the effort the Insurance written totaled $4,115,210. In the Forget-Me-Not campaign 9,192 Juvenile members were obtained. On Dec. 31, 1935 the Royal Neighbor home, located west of Davenport on United States highway 61, witis occupied by 35 aged and dependent members of the society.

Mrs. Annie Shedd Snyder is matron of the home. The Royal Neighbors home endowment fund increased considerably in the year from Dec. 1, 1934 to Dec. 1, 1935.

On Dec. 1. 1935 the endowment fund amounted to as compared to $6,402.28 on Dec. 1. 1934, an Increase of $4,167.11.

The Royal Neighbor home endowment fund was created at the 1933 supreme camp and It Is used for the operation and maintenance of the home. Snpreme Officers. The supreme officers of he society are: Supreme oracle Mrs. Mary E. Arnholt, Rock Island.

Past supreme oracle Mrs. Eva Child. Janesville, "Wis. Supreme recorder Miss Erna M. Barthel.

Rock Island. Supreme receiver Mrs. Clara Hoyt. Antigo, Wis. Board of supreme managers Mrs.

Jessie L. Mitchell, Brighton, chairman; Mrs. Alice C. Nash, Hopkins, vice chairman; Mrs. Edna E.

Walsh, Kansas City, Mrs. Frances R. Torkel-son, Lincoln, Neb-, and Mrs. Grace McCurdy, Des Iowa. Board of supreme auditors Mrs.

Florence Harris, Muskogee, chairman; Mrs. Burkella P. Snyder, Council Bluffs, Ipwa. and Mrs. Bessie Hayden, Lowell.

Ind. Supreme physician Hada M. Carlson, Moline. SEASON'S JJ ILIIEDdBES of the Circuit Court Fourteenth Judicial Circuit NELS A. LARSON LEONARD E.

TELLEEN Fewer Get Out if Jail Than Go in During Year Records of the Rock Island county jail show 15 more persons became inmates oft. the jail during the fiscal year ending Dec. 1 than the total of discharges, 965 being received and 950 recorded in column of Hhe jail register. June was the high month. Following is the "in" and "out" record by months: In Out HAPPY HEALTHY NEW YEAR In the number of camps.

New adult certificates placed in force from Oct. 1. 1934 to Oct. 1, 1935 numbered 19,625 for insurance of $15,755,000. In the same period 25,341 new juvenile certificates became effective for insurance amounting to $7,850,240.

Division of Membership. The membership of Royal Neighbors of, America, which Is held in approximately 7.300 adult camps and 3.200 Juvenile camps in the 43 states in which the society operates. Is divided as follows: Adult beneficial members, Juvenile beneficial members, 85.382, and social members, 36,438. The insurance carried by this large membership amounted to $469,476,350 on Oct. 1.

1335. The foregoing Juvenile 51 51 December January February Ma rh April May Juno 79 49 50 71 99 4- completed it surpassed the older i 6 62 70 88 144 65 92 And may it and less direct routes in popularity for motor traffic. The bridge and bring as much July 76 August 96 joy as one of our Delicious Cakes September 1 07 105 October SI 6S November 64 65 membership, the largest of all fra- 965 950 ernal benefit societies, has insurance in force amounting to while the insurance of the adult Bake Rite Bakery J. W. KRELL.

Mgr. 1S0S 2nd Ave. Rock Island tifinnfinl 1 1 Summary of Rock Island County Highway Work for 1935 Joslin link, state route S6. Rock Island county to state route 82, Henry county. Bridges Grading 93.660.27.

Paving 176,339.98 Total $327,341.50 County gravel surfacing, specified sections: County share 45.713 65 WPA allotment 33.S95.65 DRILLS HOLE THROl'lill PIN. A hole was jrilled through an ordinary pin without damaging it, by Henry Huss, Meaford, Out. 476,350. The ndult insurance is backed by assets of $37,221,618.83, while the assets of the Juvenile department are $493,975.42, giving the society a total of $57,715,594.25 in assets. In the first 11 months of 1933 death claims amounting to $4,492 79,611.30 Total Ccuuty gravel surfacing, general: County Share WPA allotment 56.940.00 S9S.ll were paid.

Of this amount went Into the homes of 4.709 deceased adult members and $40,190 represented 161 Juvenile death claims. Disability claims aggregating $300,151.19 were paid to 984 members 70 years of age or over) making the total benefits paid to members in this period Since the society was chartered as a fraternal benefit organization I I The Newest and Most Up-to-Date Fonndry In the Trl-CHIea Total $176,078.05 Township highway work: Drurv. farm-to-morket unit (WPA allotment $53,025.50) 71,519.26 Bowling, farm-to-market unit (WPA allotment $33,133.50) 47.747.30 County highway fund projects 27,000.00 Coe township 5 miles Rural township 7 miles Buffalo Prairie township 6.5 miles township 2.5 mile Andalusia road 2.5 miles Total .23.5 miles Specified county gravel projects: Drury township, county line 2 miles Andalusia township state aid 9 1.5 miles i Edgington, Crawford corner to county line 4 miles I Coe township. Bluff ecUool to Cordova 1 mile Vo Near Hillsdale, route 3 to Poplar Grove school 1 mile SEASON'S "CRi EET1 INGS! cf9 9.5 miles Total Drury township project is completed. Rock Island, 111.

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