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DAVENPORT, IOWA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1954 QUAD-CITY NEWS NEWS County Tax Valuation Shows $10 Million Boost $270,000 Is Added To Income Figures on the 1954 tax valuation of real and personal property of Rock Island county show assessors of the 18 townships fixed an aggregate amount $10 million higher than the final valuation total fixed by the board of review a year ago. The total of the assessors does not include railroad and capital stock figures which come from another source. The total assessor figure is $345,466,030 an amount $10,092,770 higher than the 1953 adjusted figure of the review board. On the basis of the average township rate of last year, $2.70, the new total would mean about $270,000 is added income for taxing bodies of the county, or an increase roughly estimated at three per cent. Tax bills would not necessarily be higher because the additional valuation is for the most part on improvements assessed for the first time.

The assessors figures, subject to change by the board of review, include estate valuation of $255,486,080. This represents a gain of $8.104.930 compared to the 1953 figures okayed by the board. THE TOTAL personal property valuation as set by assessors is $89,979,950, which is $1,987,840 more than for 1953. In 1953, when assessors could not change real estate values unless improvements had been made, the real estate valuation increase was $7,602,000 about a halfmillion short of the real estate gain this year. Mrs.

Clara Reinhardt, county treasurer, said last April there would be no sweeping increase in real estate values as a result of the 1954 reassessment. Real estate valuations set this year will not be changed by sessors for four years unless the property is physically altered. Eight townships, all rural, are given total valuations that are less than last year. LEADING the other townships with increases is South Island, with a boost of $2,791,320, the same township that recorded the largest gain in 1953. Moline township has a gain of South Moline is up $2,610,990, and Hampton climbed $1,361,640.

Rock Island township has a net of $416,400. The township's real estate valuation climbed $843,840, but personal property valuation declined $427,440. The eight rural townships with declines in total valuation are Rural, down Zuma, 080; Bowling, Andalusia, Coe, Buffalo Praire, Cordova, $16,110, and Canoe Creek, $140. Coroner Sees Train Death Suicide Case KEWANEE. Ill.

(Special) Henry County Coroner Ralph N. Cole today termed the train death of Thomas Walker Bryan, 39, of Kewanee, formerly of Mineral, as an "apparent Bryan was killed about 12:44 a.m. today after being struck by a westbound C.B.&Q. train between the North Main and Tremont street crossings. The body has been taken to the Seifert and Smith Funeral Home, Kewanee, where an inquest was scheduled this afternoon.

The coroner said the engineer of the train claimed Bryan was seen walking in the center of the track with his back to the train prior to the accident. Bryan was the father of three children, Patricia, 11, Tommy, 8, and Michael, 3, all in Inidanapolis. Bryan and his wife recently separated. Survivors include four sisters, Mrs. Earl Perry and Mrs.

Carl Miller, Newark, N. Mrs. Richard Brown, Annawan, and Mrs. Howard Goggard, Wheaton, and three brothers, William, Hiland Park, Everett, Bellevue, and Joe Bryan, Newark, N.J. Rock Island County Gold Star Mothers will elect officers at 1:30 p.m.

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Percy Seymour, president of the Moline club, celebrated his 80th birthday anniversary today and was to be honored on the convention program tonight. Moline-East Moline Society Carol Riceman, Floyd Mitton Announce Date CONVENTION BOUND Here are some of the 26 members of the Moline and Rock Island clubs of the American Pension Committee who left by chartered bus from the Moline depot this morning for Elkhart, to attend a tri-state convention. Guest speakers for the convention will be Janet Long Is Bride of James Coyle Miss Janet L. Long, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Harold A. Anderson, 140 24th East Moline, became the bride of James E. Coyle, son of Mr. and Mrs. James H.

Coyle, 3216 24th Rock Island, at a ceremony today in Sacred ring, Catholic Church, Rock Island. The Rev. E. E. Gould officiated at the 9:30 nuptial mass.

The bride was given in marriage by her father. Her gown of lace and net was ballerina length and was fashioned with strapless bodice of lace worn with a cap jacket. Her shoulsleeved der length veil was attached A tiara of seed pearls and she carried a prayerbook topped with white gladioli. Miss Joyce Long, attended her sister, as maid of honor, wearing an orchid net ballerina length strapless gown with matching stole. Her flowers were orchid carnations.

Rex Peterson served as best man. A reception is being held this afternoon from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Anderson home. The couple will reside at 1715 18th Moline.

Mrs. Coyle is a senior at East Moline High School and is employed at Schlegel's, Moline. Her husband attended Rock Island school: and is employed by the Chicago Butchers Market, Moline. Mrs. Taber Elected Head of Amaranth Mrs.

Edward I. Taber, Moline. was elected royal matron of Sadye E. Roche: Court, No. 12, Order of Amaranth, at a meeting Friday night in the Scottish Rite Cathedral.

William M. Collins, Rock Island, was elected royal patron. Public installation of all elective and appointive officers will be held at the cathedral. Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 m.

Mrs. Myrtle Block, Rock Island, retiring royal matron. Mrs. Taber and other officers will attend the Grand Court session Oct. 15 and 16 at Peoria.

WilliamsNuptials Spoken A nuptial service at 2 p.m. today in Watertown Baptist Chur h. East Moline, united Miss Beulah J. Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

E. E. Williams. 742 21st Ave. East Moline, and Richard W.

Maher. S0.1 of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Maher. 408 48th Mo- The Moline Association of Commerce today announce chairmen and 1 members of committees for the new year.

Committees are as follows: Executive committee: Jim Kittler, chairman, and George Baker, Dick Evans, W. C. Holmes, M. L. Putnam, Harry A.

Sward and Guy E. Temple. Supervisory committee: Clark H. Warfield, chairman, and Dick Evans, Dr. Alex Jardine, Jim Kittler, Hayes Murphy, J.

R. Rosborough and E. T. Williamson. Budget committee: Elwood Curtis, chairman, and C.

Don Fuelscher, J. B. Oakleaf, R. M. Schroder and C.

A. Siegfried. Jim Kittler, newly-elected president of the association, said the chairmen of other committees will be appointed as soon as possible. East Moliner Faces Hearing For Accident Kenneth Jonson of 13th East Moline, will be arraigned in Fast Moline police court on Oct. 15 on negligent driving marking his 14th arrest since 1951 on a variety of traffic and other charges.

The latest charge stems from an accident Friday in which Johnson reportedly drove his a auto into the Campbell's Island bridge. The machine veered into a ditch after striking the bridge. Chester Gordon Of New Windsor Hurt In Crash NEW WINDSOR, Ill. (Special) Chester Gordon, owner of a New Windsor cafe, was in good condition at Mercer County Hospital at Aledo today after his car left Highway 67 seven miles south of Viola and crashed through a fence and into a cluster of hog houses late Friday. Alone in the car, Gordon was treated for shock and a cut on the head.

Iowa Quartet Sets Concert In East Moline The Silver Tones Quartet of Cedar Rapids, la, and the Melody Men of East Moline will present a program at 3 p.m. Sunday Mt. Zion Baptist Church, East Moline. The program is being sponsored by the Building Fund Booster Club. The public is invited.

A free will offering will be taken, proceeds to go into the building fund. COUNCIL ELECTS Rock Island YWCA Inter-Club Council elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Virginia Swartz, Moline: vice president. Miss Mildred Davis, Rock secreItary, Miss Bobbee Sinksen, Moline; and treasurer. Miss Eva; Lloyd, Rock Island.

Miss Pat Minterr, Moline, was elected publicity agent. PSYCHOLOGIST TO SPEAK Dr. A. L. Hunsicker, head of the psychology department of Galesburg State Research Hospital and instructor of psychology at Bradley Univesity, Peoria, will address Audubon School PTA members at 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday. His topic will be "Sense and Nonsens about Raising Children." HELPING HAND- Moline Girl Scouts Friday afternoon sacked approximately 40,000 "red feathers" to be use in connection with the Moline Community Chest campaign, which opens Oct. 19. Intermediate Troops 16, 9, 23, 75, 165 and 167 sacked the feathers, 10 feathers to a sack, and the senior scouts stapled the sacks together and boxed them for distribution. Seated are Margaret Radcliffe, Gay Sollo, Joyce Pfeifer, Elaine Morris and Wil.

ledean Huffman. Standing are Gretchen Holm, Patricia Loui, Kathy Davis, president of senior planning board, and Kay Tharp. Saddle Club Sets Benefit The Coal Valley Saddle Club will sponsor a benefit polio show Sunday afternoon at the Milan ball park with a total of 10 events scheduled with trophies and blue ribbons going to first place winners, and ribbons to four other places in each event. This is the final show of the year for the Coal Valley group. Entry fees will also be given to the Rock Island county polio chapter.

The 10 events include four contest affairs: Flag race, keg race, rescue and relay races. Other contests are western pleasure. both men and women, stock horse and pony class. A parade will be held through downtown Milan beginning at 12 noon. Lunch will follow at the ball park and the show will underway at 1 p.m.

or shortly get afterwards. Moline Group Will Attend League Affair Nine Moline city officials will attend the 3-day annual convention of Illinois Municipal League at Springfield beginning Sunday. At least four others plan to be present for one of the sessions. Heading the Moline delegation will be Mayor Johnson, who is first vice president of the league and who will preside at several of the business sessions and panels. City Engineer Allan N.

Hallberg will be on a panel discussion on the subject of zoning board of ap peals together with other engineers and zoning authorities, among them Event M. Kincaid of Chicago, who is the Moline plan consultant. Others who will be present at the sessions of the state group are City Atty. Wilmot Warner; Lloyd Johnson, planning engineer; and Alds. John H.

Carlson, Keith F. Nelson, William Miller. Howard Peterson, and John Lawson, Iowa Professor Will Address Medical Group Dr. R. T.

Tidrick, professor surgery at the State University Iowa, will speak at a meeting of the Rock Island county Medical society at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Moline Public Hospital. His topic will be "Surgical Conditions in Early Infancy." There will be an executive committee meeting following the regular meeting. line. The Rev.

David Goodwin of- ficiated. The bride's sister. Miss Wilma L. Williams was maid of honor and Robert Hayne was best man. A reception will be held from 7 to 10 p.m.

tonight in the bride's home. After a wedding trip, the couple will reside at 1618 11th Moline. Wood Sawing Contest Is Final Of Forestry Show A wood sawing contest topped! off the 2-day program scheduled for the Logging, Sawmilling and Forestry show which concluded Friday and which was held on the John Hauberg farm north of Port Bryon. Winning team in the final competition was one composed of Walter Helle, Savanna, and Harrison Oshorn of DeWitt, Iowa. To win the contest, the pair sawed through an square red oak timber three times, while officials, stop watches in hand, measured the elapsed time.

Each of the seven competing teams followed the same procedure. Second place honors went to Elmo Jamison, Durango, Iowa, and Kenneth Bell of Columiana. Ohio. In third place were Herman Toepfer of Mount Carroll, and Dick Schleoning of Chadwick. First prize money totaled $50, second $30 and third, $15.

Show officials were unanimous in their statements that the show was an unqualified success even though heavy rains Tuesday delayed the erection of heavy machinery the grounds. The held this week on the shone Hauberg farm was the such exhibition held in Illinois. the state that pioneered the events. Since the first show, others have been held in Ohio, Indiana and Missouri. Two Would-Be Burglars Flee, Escape Police Two would-be burglars, surprised in an attempt to break into Harry Gegenheimer's service station, Sixteenth street and Twenty-first avenue, Moline, at a.m.

today eluded a police search of the entire area. Later in the morning, police found a long chisel and a pair of gloves about 75 feet from the station where they, apparently. were dropped by the men in their flight. They failed to get into the building but had pried the door out of line and Gegenheimer had to get into the place by breaking a small window when he opened for business. PURCHASING AGENTS D.

B. Paquin, vice president of the White-Rodgers Electric St. Louis, will speak on "Mechanisms of Purchasing Planning and Inventory Control" before the Tri-City Assn. of Purchasing Agents at a dinner meeting Tuesday night at The Plantation. Moline.

Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Delicate Zari Embroidery adds sparkling beauty to Evening Bags handmade in India for Holder's 2824-23rd Moline Dial 2.4222 Jury Panel Is Selected for Moline Court Miss Carol Riceman, Moline and Floyd Mitton, Carbon Cliff, whose engagement was announced in August, have selected Oct. 15 for their wedding date. The 7:30 p.m. ceremony will take place in Faith Lutheran Church after which a reception will be held in the church parlors.

Relatives and friends are invited to both events. Mrs. Arthur Staubach, Moline, will attend her sister as matron of honor and Dick Mitton will serve his brother as best man. Mos Richard Nowack, Rock Island, will be bridesmatron, Miss Sally Ann Riceman, another ter, will be junior bridesmaid and Gale Lynn Staubach will be flower girl. Guests will be seated by Rueben Salmonson, Silvis and Donald J.

Frederick, East Moline. Virginia Peterson Becomes Bride At Morning Ceremony St. Mary's Catholic Church, Moline was the scene of an early morning ceremony today uniting Miss Virginia Peterson, daughter of Mrs. Hazel Peterson, 2349 29th Moline and the late John Peterson, and Julian Gorecki, 716 5th Davenport. The Rt.

Rev. Msgr. J. B. Reidy performed the 9 a.m.

ceremony. The bride was attired in A street-length dress of white satin, princess style, and she wore a fingertip veil and carried a white prayer book topped with white roses. Mrs. Bernard Runge, as matron of honor, wore a dress of steel blue taffeta and carried a colonial bouquet of pink roses. Bernard Runge served as best man.

A wedding breakfast was served in the home of the bride's parents and a reception is being held this afternoon in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Scott, 4617 5th Moline. The couple will reside at 2349 29th upon their return from a southern wedding trip. The bride is a graduate of Moline High School and is a member of Zeta Rho chapter of Alpha Iota.

She is employed at American Machine Metals, Inc. Mr. Gorecki was educated in Poland where his parents now live and is employed by Marolf Construction Co. PLAN OPENING PLAN OPENING Moline headquarters of the Rock Island County Independent Citizens for Douglas organizations, a group working for the reelection of Paul H. Douglas of Illinois to the U.

S. Senate, will officially open Monday at 1303 5th Moline. 10 Convert GAS HEAT Modern Efficient Economical Be sure to get our prices be ore you buy your GAS HEATING UNIT PHONE 2-2055 Leysen Heating Co. Pemit Issued For Razing School Building A permit has been issued for the razing of the old Washington School building, Eighth Avenue and Seventeenth Street, Fire Capt. Harvey Carothers, who is acting Moline building inspector, said today.

The permit was issued to Richard V. Hopkins of Davenport but actual wrecking operations have not begun. Hopkins has made preliminary steps toward beginning the work and is expected to start within the next several days. By terms of an agreement, Robert Versman of Rock Island, the owner of the structure, agreed to have the building wrecking operations begin by Oct. 1 providing weather did not intervene.

The job is to be completed by Dec. 1. Mobile X-Ray Unit Schedules Visit in Colona The mobile chest X-ray unit sponsored by the state department of health will be in the Colona Village Hall Monday, Oct. 11, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

and 2 to 5 p.m. Colona residents are invited to have a chest x-ray taken free of charge. Mrs. John Pursell is chairman of the unit visit in Colona. Grace VanVooren, Henry County nurse, will be in charge.

Death Notices RIOS INFANT Graveside services were held this afternoon at St. Mary's Cemetery, East Moline, for the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Pablo Rios, 1001 15th East Moline, who died late Friday in Moline Public Hospital shortly after birth. Surviving besides the parents are two sisters, Elinor and Mary Lou, at home, and the paternal grandparents.

Mr. and Mrs. P. Zepeda in Oklahoma. Nine cases have been set for hearing before Judge Lawrence L.

Phares in Moline City Court on Nov. 8 and a panel of 45 prospective jurors has been summoned for duty. Court Clerk Clara Schrader said that among the cases will be four for driving while intoxicated, three contested divorce actions, and a special assessment action. Those who have been summoned for jury duty are: Moline Mildred S. Mehevic, Raymond.

J. S. Hott, Hugart, Ethel Vernon Hartwick, MillMarian L. Sheldon, Peter DeWispelaere, Mable B. Quilty, Mildred I.

Tillotson, Lillian H. Stevenson, Doris L. Chilrerg, Helen Montgomery, Gladys N. Sheley, Roy A. DeMeyer, Ruth E.

Swennumson, Mary Louise Russ, Charles A. Foote, and John Peterson. East Moline Mildred C. Hays, Harry J. Tracy, James H.

Ishmael, and Ellis Collins. Silvis Thomas I. Scott, Lulu E. Beveridge, William Stout, Henry L. DeDecker.

Barstow Ethel M. Guthire, Mae F. Pierce. Rock Island John W. Nickel, Albert H.

Kester, Harry M. Rich, Joseph W. Blocklinger, Nettie B. Dodge, Phyllis M. Soelzer, Mar.

guerite Ruzich, Mabel Custer, Ila B. Branner, Grace Heimbeck, Guy M. Clay, Agnes Morel, John A. McCutcheon, Loretta P. Shuman, Louise Gregg, Max C.

Falk. Illinois City Harry W. ner. False Scent A report that a man was issuing football parlay tickets in a downtown restaurant in Moline, sent police to the scene to investigate. The report was unfounded, All the man was doing was arguing football scores of Friday night's high school grid battles with other customers.

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