The Rock Island Argus from Rock Island, Illinois • 9

I i'. Moline East Moline News THE ROCK SLAND ARGUS, WEDNESDAY JAN. 31, 1951. ANDERSON F.E Tonight and i 1 Thursday START TRIAlj OF DAMAGE SUIT IN DROWNING CASE 76, SUCCUMBS Z2 'if 'i ILLNESS AFTER ALSO SHORTS! Testimony Bering in Action Against Funeral Services for Re tired Employe of U. 8.

Engineers Moline Company fr Set for Death of Boy. COMING I DAY j. i I ii "4 tkfiiP irTiiinnrir- I Island TECHNICOLOR. MUSICAL m.i i 1 1 imi i WORK, PROGRESSES ON NEW SILVIS VIADUCT Huge concrete pillars shown I above, to support the span of the; new Silvis viaduct are near completion. The viaduct, which will cross the ock Island fLines tracks east of jSilvis, will be four lanes wide.

The picture was taken looking northeast. The new viaduct will replac one which has been in use for many years. On the i Silvis side1 of the railroad tracks, three will be two approaches off First avenue. One will be for traffic! to and from Silvis and the other for5 traffic to and from Carbon Cliff. i I 1 I I 1 1 1 4 Frank i7flj of 2034 Fifteenth1 street, a resident of Moline since 1916, died at 1:45 o'clock this morning in hisi home following a 2-month Illness.

Mr. Anderson was "born Jan. 17, 1875 in New 111. On Feb. 24, 1897, he married th former Mabel Roberts at New Wind- He was a employe of the painting departments of the Rock Island district, U.i B.

engineer corps, on arsenal island. After hfs, retirement 10 years ago, he formed his own i painting contracting jbusiness from 1 jwhich he had later. a Mr. Anderson was a member of Moline Gospel Temple and the AFL Painters union, Surviving are the wifJow; two sons, Virgil M. of Rock Island and Lester V.

of Sacramentot a brother, Albert of Compton, a sister, Mrs. OL T. Roberts of Galesburg, and four grandchildren. Ai son and sister died several yfears ago. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 o'clock Friday! afternoon at Cartoon "Cocka Doodle Dog LISTS SPEAKER FOR MOLINE The jury trial of a $15,0 )0 damage- suit against the Consumers Sales Agency, Molir as a result of the drowning of a 7-year-old Moline boy in a water-filled ravine on Jan, 14, 1950, started in Rock Island county circu it court this morning, Judge Ray I Kling-biel presiding.

i The suit was filed by Gi st Gusts son, Moline, as administrator of the estate of his son, Calviin Keith Gustafson, the drowning Victim. The ravine In question located at Nineteenth street and Nineteenth avenue, Molir e. The plaintiff charges that the Consumers firm had graded ana filled certain portions oC the emises, causing certain remaining sarts'of the ravine to be at a lowfr level than the others. The complaint stated that the lower portions were filled with water to a depth, in certain places, of 15 feet. The plaintiff alleged th, it children were allowed to play in the vicinity of the ravine and that the firm neglected to enclose, fence or guard the water course.

The Gustafsqn child i playing in the vicinity; of the ravine and fell into I the! watejr and drowned, the complaint statfd. The Elaintiff charged negligence on ie part of the Consumers firm. Jurors selected this monjiing to hear the case follow: Henry J. Bulins, Mar jorie M. Stone, Robert lll(Ay Novelty "Royal Rodeo' Novelty "Candid Mike MOLINE GROUPS TO HOLD PUBLIC; FORUM TONIGHT 1 First of Series of four Planned by Community College and Kiwanls Club.

STARTS ANNUAL EVENT ssm) John Nuveen, E. C. A. Administrator, To Talk on His Observations Abroad. the Esteraahl chapeU The Rev.

Charles L. Hollis. castor of the Gospel Temple, will officia e. Bur John Nuveen of Chicago, re ial will be in the New? Windsor cently, returned from Europe cemftery.ii I I 4 The first in a series of four community forums will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in the Moline high "school auditorium, i Tonight's topic will be f'What after two years as head of two different E. C.

A. missions, will 4 be guest speaker at the 66th an Births nual meeting of the Moline Y. M. IJSTiie. rtiiiaren C.

A. at 6:15 o'clock Monday eve Should our Attitude! Toward Eu rope Be in the Present Crisis?" A JOHN IRELAND J. Brown, Kenneth. R. Pcuerson, A (ware 1T Floyd L.

McCluskey and Otto in First Lutheran church. Barth. all of Rock Island: Rachel His topic will be "Will We Wake presl- ANN DYQIAK liruHV MM II I Dr. Conrad Bergendoff, dent of Augustana college. Rock Mr.

and Mn. Virtinr tSannr. irt Time?" based on his observa B. Jacobs. Delia JMcFadyh and tions in Europe.

1 Mary A. Krack of Moline; Jfanette liLRKI nULL Mq-NtrWai mm mi iw New officers and directors of 4100 Bridge lane, are parents of a son born this morning in Mo line Public i I Shaffer and Carl NighUngaie Milan; and Merril J. JtTexinger, Mr. and Mrs Willlaim iR Purse. 1 "Tcaf yvast tXJ JJ Buffalo Prairie, 1420 Twetitfeth aventm aim "nar.

1 ents of at son born yesterday in Island, will be' moderator, and members iof the panel will be Colonel Carl A. Waldtnann, former Rock Island arsenal Icommandant, now associated with SDeere Lucien. White, nprofessor of French at Augustana; and Joseph Rosborough and Walter Brudo, lawyers, i The forums are sponsored "by Moline i Community college and Moline Kiwanis Others are scheduled on March 3. and 20 and April J5. A $1 admission I price Moune Lutneran nospitai.

il i if. VALUEtOE BUILDING KEITH ENGDAHL NAMED HEAD OF GARDEN GROUP DELIVERIES MADE TO WATER-SHORT AREAS Wayne" Woblley of above, fills a 1,000 gallon tank at the Moline waterworks for delivery to and small towns id the quad-city area which are having a water shortage. 1 wm cover an lour sessions. the Moline will be announced at, the meeting. They will be elected at a special board of directors-meeting at 5:15 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in Moline Y.

M. C. it was announced today. Members of the nominating committee include Glenn M. Rohr-bach, Guy E.

Temple, Fred W. Adelmann, C. W. Holmgren and Harolds C. Chapman.

The guest speaker, a partner in the investment banking firm of Nuveen served as chief of the E. i C. A. mission to Belgium and Luxembourg last year, holding thes rank, of minister, and the year before that he was chief of the E. C.

A. mission to Greece. From to 1945 he was regional director of the war production board. Active in Y. M.

A. work, Nuveen is a member oflhe Y. M. C. international committee and served as director of the Y.

M. C. A. hotel from 1927 to 1946 and was chairman "of the board from ISISETj AT $159,248 Buildinf permits 'far Ivork val-uel at $159,248.55 were issued in Moline during January, according to the monthly report" released today by Gust Faust, city building inspector.il I A total iof 105 permits Was issued during the month, Faust reported. Most were for remodeling and repair work; 'with; but one permit for, a house being Issued.

I SHOT BILLY THKID' 1(1 w3rT1 jOSHT IOWIIY ill Wf wm1'1 Vj 1 TM1 SHOWPIACI Of OAVINOtT i East Moline Man Elected Presi dent of Northern Illinois OBTAINS WATER FOR RURAL AREA HIT BY! DRAUGHT Horticultarists. 4- Keith Engdahl of East Moline was elected" president of the Northern Illinois Horticultural Silvis School Band To Play at Game Halftime The Silvis McKlnley grade school band 'will be; featured at halftime Friday night at the United Township-Galesburg high school basketball game in 'the East Moline The band will! present a short program of marches and other lively numbers. Directing the Silyis 'band is Archie Griffin, who) also serves as assistant director of the United Township high school band. busi society this morning at' the Moline Man Says Dellverjf of 3,000 ness session which concluded the 2-day 83rd annual meeting. Other to 4,000 Gallons Made officers are: i During Shortare r.

Vice president Hall Mallin-l-1938 to 1942 and in 1946. Nuveen is president of the Chi ueneieo. Because of the slight! rainfall cago Sunday Evening club and a Secretary Fred Trulson, last fall in the quad-city area. trustee of the University of Chi more than three thousand gallons cago and Carleton college. SPECIAL 30 DAY Hi of water is being trucked daily to farmers' whose supply has become acutely short.

FIREMEN IN MOLINE Wayne Woolley of Moline and LIST FOUR ALARMS; SAY DAMAGE SLIGHT A banquet was held last night in the LeClaire hotel. Yesterday afternoon University of Illinois and Natural History survey speakers addressed the group. Attendance yesterday was considerably cut by the sub zero weather. Engdahl was secretary last year. He succeeds O.

Rj. Norland of Rockford as president. his partner. Bill Flick, are truck PRIVATE COURSE REDUCED $5 $2i ing between 3,000 and 4,000 gal lons of water from the Moline waterworks to small townsand farmers in the area. I HfM)J I 2 NEW HITSl 12:45 0 50? 30 DAMGE 1 i v' rMTfMAI I ilill-'l a They say the shortage is serious "Wajtf TQn3 I Moline Dea CONCERT! SOLOIST -William Millett, abdve, Rock Island baritone, will be soloist when the Moline Bqys choir presents a concert of spiritual and classical music at :30 o'clock tomorrow evening id Bethany Baptist church, Msline.

The concert is being held in conjunction with National, youth week of the Baptist general conference and -is being sponsored by the Con Moline firemen were called out four times yesterday afternoon and last night on minor calls. Firemen were called at 11:14 o'clock last night to the home of John Hunter, 312 Fifty-fourth street, when a celluloid hair bruSh in a hot air register caused the tns among farmers who depend on hand-dug wells and towns which have cisterns. Towns to which deliveries have been made include Port Byron, Taylor Ridge and Blue Grass, Iowa. They said the shortage probably will continue until the sprinc thaw. I Taylor Funeral.

ference Youth fellowship. TOO CAN DAMCIi T0NI6HTI Deere Co. Declares To prov that you can ba aa accomplith4 dancer vcn if you'va ntvr datved ctep before maka th following offer: Corns in or call at any ona of Our conveniently located studio and euri Aetatre trained inetructora will (ire yon a private trial leaeon afraowlay raaio efttrgm and Dividends on Stocks Funeral services for Abe J. Taylor, 25-year-old Green "Rock rrjan who was killed Monday afternoon in a 2-car collision near Green Rock, will be conducted at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon at Wendt Brothers funeral home ia East Moline. The Rev.

J. K. Patterno. pastor of the First Presbyterian church of East Moiine, will officiate. Place of burial has hot yet been determined.

Friends may call at the uneral home after 7 o'clock tonight. Four Cambridge men Harry E. Kelly, Howard Record, Russell Broshar and Andrew M. N4ugle with no obli(ation on your part. Open 10 a.m.

to 10 p.m house to fill with smoke. There was no damage. The wiring of a car owned by Bert Larson, 1 2318 Seventh avenue, Moline, was damaged at 5:17 last evening when alcohol in the auto boiled over on the motor and ignited. The car was parked at the Goodyear Service store, 1934 Fifth avenue, when the fire occurred. The blaze had been ex-tineubhed when firemen arrived.

The floor of the G. fit B. tavern. 438 avenue, was damaged slightly at 6 o'clock last evening by fire caused by an overheated chimney. Firemen answered a call at 230 o'clock yesterday afternoon to put out a fire In a telephone pole in the alley behind 1822 Fifth avenue.

The. blaze started from a rubbish fire. The bcard- of directors of Deere Co. yestreday de-" clared a regular dividend of 35 cents per share on preferred stpek and a dividend of" 25 cents per share on common stock, rAIKluA NhAl LEOPibriooro "NUMBERS NtXJt- dance studios Moline Red Croii Will Hold Gray Ladies Class Moline chapter of the American Red Cross will begin training of a new volunteer group of Gray Ladies next month, it -was announced today by Mrs. Lora Dunn, secretary.

The first meeting "will be held 9:30 o'clock Friday morning, Feb. 9, at Red Cross headquarters in the Fifth Avenue building. Orientation classes are scheduled for Monday morning, Feb. 12, at Moline Lutheran hospital, and Thursday morning, Feb. 15, at Moline Public hospital Chairman of the Gray Ladies project is Mrs.

Robert Rexford. i mrm 'i I wrmen afKi D.fetej by I rav WARD BONO PHfLlP CAREY 'GEORGE WAGGNER The dividends tare payable March 1 to stockholders of i 114 Vi Main pavenport Dial 7-764S I 2ND I Roaring Drama of Machine-Gun Srauf tiers! who were injured tn the crash, are record Feb. 8. 1 reported in good condition today in rfcATUKE llMttOLT BIO GRANDE PATROL PEARL RAT Mount Public hospital, i John Stillwaffon. 7 AIIUUAL 'A In Armed Forces John" Stillwaggoo, 75.

fo many years- a resident of Moline and SHvis. died in the Henry County Convalescent home near Geneseo ississippi Valley TODAY! 308 FIRST RON Rock Iiland ELKS PLAN DINNER. Andrika Navarro, son. of Mrs. Maria Navarro, 302 Third avenue, Moline, was recently pro- 1 T5 FOURTH AVE, i Past exalted rulers of the ITllrc will ha hnnnT'aH at moled to the rank of corporal.

Timaa Tiay Navrro is assigned toannual dinned to be held tomor lafcarf Tay rr libK Taylkr la the quartermaster depot group. Giessen quartermaster de row evening. The former leaders of the lodge will meet with the present officers at 5:45 o'clock for a private dinner, after which they will be honored at the lodge meeting to be held at 8 o'clock. Si ak iV'jj ty HwHm Victw Matur' "RED HOT AND BLUfc" TMrnrtdrnf mmd Tri4mr-Opmm 6:00 If JalM Pay hi "EAGLE AND THE IIAtVK pin Olaria 8wma "SUNSET BOULEVARD" I pot, Germany, as company clerk, performing administrative duties within -the company. TO NAME DIRECTORS.

The Urbandale Subdivision association near East Moline will hold its annual business meeting at 7:30 o'clock Monday night in Wells school to elect two directors. I I' li fmnn a nv PARADISE -now- 2 BIG HITS ts cuaaiasias I nivai hmii TCUtiUMIlI -10 6 th Admission Children 50c RIALTO ftROTMAN'S Today Only at 2:30 o'clock this morning after an extended illness. For the last two years Stillwaggon had resided in Atkinson. Prior jto that time and for many years he conducted an ice delivery service in Moline and later in Silvis and for several years prior to pioving to Atkinson he was employed by the National Licorice company in Moline. He was born Sept.

23, 1875 in Parkville, Mo. He moved tp Moline when a young man iand in 1912 was married there to Mabel Breecher. She, together th five children and three sister preceded him in death. Survivors are a daughter, Mrs. Vernon E.

Johnson of Silvis; a son, W. L. Stillwaggon of Omaha; two brothers, Charles of Omaha and George of Parkville three sisters, Mrs. Vena Breeqher of Moline, Lottie Hoffman of (Parks, Mrs. C.

E. Newkirk of Gower, and six grandchildren. The body removed to the Schroder funeral' home where friends may call i tomorrow afternoon. 1 I Funeral services will be held at 1.130 o'clock Saturday afternoon in tne Schroder chapel. THe Rev.

Kenneth Romig, pastor of; Silvis Baptist church will officiate. I Rock Island ARMORY Robt. Preston Sundowneri (hi kntatiral Olnrar taara Denata jHargna vi Prlct Strangers" See CI CHICKEN OM WHEELS Prom thia Pa Hat to Anywhere la lurk Iitan4. MalhM an -Vteiawr. HALF CHICKEN $1J5 WHOLE CHICKEN ZM "With rrraeh Frtca.

Bala, Bra4 jai Butter Pupils Dismissed as I Furnace Breaks Down Student at John Deere grade school in East Moline enjoyed an unexpected vacation today when the heating unit in the building broke down, necessitating the cancellation of classes. However, Harold superintendent, said the vacation will end when classes resume tomorrow. One of the parts on the stoker broke down, Sohrbeck said, and it was necessary to send to; Oregon, 111., where the stoker was manufactured, to get a new part. iJTi FLYING LA MARS Trapeze Artists ORIN BENSON'S Trained Dogs SAM HOWARD Aqua-Thrills" ij JUMBO THE SEAL 325 Pounds of Laughs i A Full Show Evefjr Evening 1 Kw: I Dovglai Dick Steve Bodi 4 ntKB BELITERT Saf a wmIi rut lMI 1 uu TlX 'Hill IHaaTat mmm Rarwanl, Sf LACKEY'S CAFE is ro-Hi-r ata mt Kaa rrnrlo this. rm.

Riding High Jnha Carroll In Plus dlsplar booths to show yoti New 1951 Merchandise a full Burial will be In Greenview Me 24fh St. end Bill Ave. Rods Island Thani Hrvrt" 4511 Fifth Ave. Phone 0-2141 morial cemetery, evening of entertainment..