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PES MOINES SUNDAY REGISTER JANUARY 27, 1980 3B ft, REGISTER PHOTOS BY FRANK 1 FOLWELL t't' A. J1 i. v. Dairy farmer begins jail term Tk MAQUOKETA, IA. Preston dairy farmer Delbert Banowetz began serving a 30-day jail sentence in the Jackson County Jail on Saturday in protest of an Iowa law that prohibits the sale of unpasteurized milk to the public.

Banowetz, 37, turned himself in at the jail at 9 MquokU) DES MOINES 7 i a.m., according to Sheriff Kobert Lyons, me snerut saia oniy Banowetz's attorney was with him when he surrendered to Ml I authorities. The jail sentence was ordered last week by District Judge J. Hobart Darbyshire after he found Banowetz guilty of violating a 1976 court injunction, which prohibited him from selling the "raw" milk. Banowetz, owner of Del-Mary Dairy, has been feuding with the Iowa Department of Agriculture for nearly five years over the sales. Banowetz contends the unprocessed milk is more wholesome than pasteurized milk.

He was accused of selling the raw milk at health-food stores in Dubuque and Davenport, at his farm, at the home of a Maquoketa friend, and at a pizza restaurant here. The Agriculture Department argues that legalizing sales of unprocessed milk would lead to sickness and, in some cases, death because bacteria that is killed in the pasteurization process would still exist in the raw milk. Shenandoah ends parking meters 1 SHENANDOAH, I A. After 3V decades, one of the last holdouts in southwest Iowa has finally towel on its parking meters. move the Shenandoah City 4-1 last week for the immediate city's downtown meters.

DES MOINES I Shnndoah i Mil 200 The meters were installed in thrown in the In a surprise Council voted removal of the 1944. nor a 077cfl owa January. The inset photo was taken a year after the larger photo, from the same spot, Persimmon pits predicted a mild winter The council, which has in the past adamantly opposed taking out the meters, made the move after 40 downtown businesses pledged to pay $5 a week until the balance on two city-owned parking lots is paid off. The money would have otherwise come from the parking meter fund. Jazz Festival set Feb.

7-9 This story was iwritten by Register Staff Writer John Karros from reports by Bud Appleby in Sioux City, Jerald Heth in Iowa City, Randy Evans in Davenport, John Carlson in Cedar Rapids, T.J. Ryder in Dubuque, Jack Hovelson in Waterloo, Willis David Hoover in Shenandoah and Don Muhm, D. Vance Hawthorne and Richard Paxson. IA. The eighth annual Jazz Morningside College, the largest in Feb.

7-9 in Eppley Auditorium will feature three evening Th Rtahttfi tewi Hrw jarvk Lsiout City DESMOIN DES MOINFS concerts and SIOUX CITY, Festival at Iowa, will be here. The festival three days of competition between hieh schools and junior high school jazz bands. mi Continued from Page One -says, about 12,500 Iowaos had received a share of the $27 million that Congress sent to the state. Officials predict that between 30,000 and 40,000 will get help before the program runs out in June. Unused funds will go back to the federal government Gas Supplies But while Tyson is relieved, Doug Gross, fuels director of the Iowa Energy Policy Council, is worried about gasoline supplies in the state.

January traditionally is one of the lowest gasoline consumption months of the year, but with dry roads, folks are out and about as if it were Indian summer. Iowans drove an average of 8.5 percent less each month last summer and fall, but just 6 percent below normal in November, Gross says. January could spell trouble in the fuel tank, especially with refiners cutting supplies to the state. On the farm, however, things are looking good. Dr.

Harvey E. Thompson, an extension agronomist for Iowa State University in Ames, says subsoil moisture is good across the state, and especially in northwest Iowa, which has suffered drought in the past The soil is less than saturated in six to eight counties in south-central Iowa. The cloud over the land with the Maynard Ferguson and his band will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 7.

Trumpeter Ferguson is best known for his theme of the motion picture "Rocky." Vibraphonist Gary Burton and his quartet will highlight the next night's concert and Freddie Hubbard and his quintet will join the Morningside College Jazz Band at 8 p.m. Feb. 9. Some 65 bands totaling nearly 2,000 students are expected to take part. Tickets will be sold at the door for the evening performances and the all-day competition is free.

Rabies up in Audubon County TM llMltter't torn Ntwi Sarvtct AUDUBON, IA. An epidemic of rabies has developed in the northern part of Audubon County, the Audubon Veterinary Clinic reported last week. Since Monday, two horses, a yearling steer, and a dog had fallen victim to the disease. The I Audubon Ides moinesj Mil 100 rabies beean showing up during the past two weeks in the county's northern townships. Veterinarians said the number of proven cases of rabies amoung animals in this area is sufficient to label the outbreak an epidemic.

Samples of brain tissue from two horses were taken to Ames, where the Iowa State University diagnostic laboratory identified the rabies. Area farmers were urged to watch for wild animals acting suspiciously and report them to a veterinarian. Chicagoans wed in train engine It just proves forecasting is more art than science tons cleared the district through Jan. 21. Retail business around the state has been mixed, with traffic at shopping malls reported heavier than a year ago, good sales in some areas and poor sales in others.

Overshoes, for example, aren't moving at all. An expert in the shoe business says people who need overshoes don't buy them until it snows. Last year's severe winter apparently had the effect of inspiring some people to get ready early for this year, but reports vary. Reports from Turf 'N Trail in Waterloo, Michael Garden Center in Sioux City, and Yamaha World Inc. and Leisure Country Ltd.

in Des Moines indicate good sales of snowmobiles and snowblowers through December. Mark O'Donnell of Denny Elwell Payless Tires in Des Moines said sales of snow tires also have held up well. John Seemayer, manager of Leisure Country, said his stores had "back orders for in excess oi isu tractor-mounted or self-propelled snow-blowers" last spring, and people started buying in August. Other stores reported sales off drastically. George Garvis of Honda Town in Des Moines said sales of snowmobiles this year are "about 50 percent of what we sold last year," and Linda Whitehill of Shenandoah's Coast-to-Coast store said, "we're stuck with all our winter merchandise." Bill Lee, owner of Lee Hardware in Cedar Falls, said his store is loaded with snow shovels, and has been unable to move other winter items, such as battery jumper cables, windshield washer fluid and gas line antifreeze.

Lee Davis of Uptown Hardware in Des Moines said people bought snow shovels early at his store. "Last year, we ran out of snow shovels," he said. Shopping Malls The shopping malls are doing well. John Bergstrom of SouthRidge Mall in Des Moines said, "We've noticed a difference in traffic. Most stores are noticing it in their sales, also.

January is never that strong a month, but we think we'll show a better increase this year because the weather is so much better." Norm Schroeder, a vice president of Armstrong's department store in Cedar Rapids, agreed. "We're doing much better this month compared to a year ago," he said. "Snow and ice can have a drastic effect on our business." The same word came from Tom Graham, owner of a clothing and department store in Dubuque. "People's attitudes are brighter this year," be said. Tom Schenker, manager of Kennedy Mall there, said he'll save $20,000 to $25,000 on snow removal if the weather stays mild.

"The winter has been fabulous for me," be said. But the winter has been bad for towing service operators. Dick Schuck, safety consultant for the AAA Motor Club of Iowa, said emergency road service calls at the WARMEST WINTERS IN IOWA 900 stations that hold contracts with the club were off 50 percent in December and January. Winter Sports The most disgruntled group in the state is probably the winter sports enthusiasts the ice skaters and hill sliders and cross-country skiers and snowmobilers. Races, clinics and classes have been rescheduled or canceled all over the state except at Estherville, which has enough snow for everything but snow sculpture for its winter festival Feb.

1-3. Cross-country skis sold well up until Christmas, according to stores in Des Moines. But downhill ski runs are having a tough time, even with snow-making equipment. Joe Wachtel, manager of Sundown, a ski area west of Dubuque, said the number of skiers is down 61 percent from last year. "We've been open only 34 days so far this year compared to 52 days at this time last year," he said.

Snow-making equipment has kept several of the runs open. Crescent Ski Hills north of Council Bluffs has had similar experience. Assistant manager Russ Lindeman called the situation frustrating. "Last year was such a good year that we were able to Increase our artificial snow capacity. While we've got plenty of man-made snow, when there's none in town people just don't think about coming out" The happiest people in the state undoubtedly are those responsible for keeping snow and ice off the streets and highways.

City and county engineers, directors of public works and the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) all report tremendous savings to date over last year. They also mention street repairs that they have been able to continue, and lack of damage to roads done customarily by freezing and thawing. The DOT alone estimates a saving of $1.4 million so far in snow removal costs. In addition, by the end of December, the DOT had spread 5,600 tons of salt compared to 30,000 tons a year earlier, which will mean a large saving to automobile owners in auto body damage. Salt eats auto bodies, you know.

John Bellizi, assistant director of public works in Des Moines, said the city has saved close to $500,000 so far on snow removal. "And we Just got word from the state," he added after a dramatic pause, "that road use tax money to the city probably will be down about half a million dollars." The reasons, he said, are declining gasoline consumption and the lack of a tax on gasohol. Ah, well, every silver lining has its cloud. She's Not Surprised And finally, there are the weather forecasters. State climatologist Paul Waite, who has maintained a stellar reputation in the long-range weather prediction game until this year, says he doesn't know of anyone who's called this one right That's because he doesn't know Mrs.

James Rooker of Riverton hi far southwest Iowa. She says she wasn't a bit surprised at the mild winter. She predicted it in fact, in the same way she's been predicting weather for years, and furthermore, she says "the rest of this winter will be reasonably mild." Her secret? She says that for years she's been reading the annual weather warnings inside persimmon pits. urfHi temtoutwe raws mm 24 23 22 2tr 20 1870 1H0 1913 1930 19H iVQ IA. With chattering teeth television camera crews as Chicago residents were married an antique train engine at a Fort TM miter's am SarvK ou.iTos I noi 1ft bride, Linda Gladstone Wood, 34.

FORT MADISON, for music, and guests, two Saturday inside Madison nark. Hoarooa it rhillu Qairl thp "The judge's teeth were chatter absence of snow cover is the possibility of severe wind erosion this spring. The weather has been good to livestock producers, who have not had to spend time clearing snow off trench silos and breaking ice out of outside water tanks. In addition, cattle gain weight more readily in warm weather than in cold, and less fuel has been required to heat hog and chicken buildings. River Traffic The weather has been kind, also, to Mississippi River shippers.

Last Wednesday, the river still was open at least as far north as Dubuque, and one towboat was reported in that area. Sally Waetke of the Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said the barge season in the district usually ends in December. In 1078, she said, 775,713 tons of cargo went through in December. The figure for December of 1979 was 1,007,750 tons, and another 195,000 pressure) over the Western mountains.

In the absence of this blocking high, mild, moist air from the ocean has been flowing eastward into the Midwest, giving us the long string of cloudy, mild days that has characterized this winter so far. In a more normal winter, the "blocking high" keeps the mild, moist ocean air away from the Midwest and opens the way for the blast of frigid arctic air that is a feature of a normal Iowa winter. The temperature of the Pacific is the key to Midwestern winters, in the opinion of Professor Paul Handler, a University of Illinois physicist And because sunny skies now are starting to warm the ocean again, he predicts another severe winter for 1980-81. "Something dramatic is going to happen next winter," he said. Handler claims that using this method, be correctly predicted that the last three winters would be colder than normal in the Midwest Notis points out that so far, this winter has run exactly parallel to the winter of 1890-91, which also was mild and almost snow-free.

Snow-free, that is, until 18 inches fell in March. That winter, says Freese, was followed by the coldest summer on record, when the average temperature stayed in the 60s. In fact, he says, based on the record, Iowa has an 80 percent chance of having a cool summer this year. "Out of five winters similar to the winter of 1979-80," he said, "all but one were followed by a cold summer." Both Freese and Notis agree that this winter will probably stay mild until mid-February or mid-March, when it will turn cold and snowy, making for a cool spring. As mild as this winter has been, it is far from an Iowa record.

That belongs to the winter of 1877-78, when the average temperature stayed above freezing during December, January and February. ing." She and George Wood, 32, were married during a 10-minute civil ceremony conducted by Magistrate Judge Colleen LeMaster. All six members of the wedding party including the bride and groom wore western shirts and jeans. And the newlyweds topped off their western wedding attire with cowboy hats. "That was my bridal gown," said the new Mrs.

Wood. The couple discovered the engine when they drove past it recently on their way to visit his aunt and uncle, the Walter Lauders of Fort Madison. The newlyweds spent their one-night honeymoon in a Fort Madison motel. The Woods were planning to journey back to Chicago later today, where both are employed. Pickets arrested in Clinton strike TM ter'l Mm lvt By OTTO KNAUTH For most people, this has been a pleasant winter as Iowa winters go a lot of cloudy days, perhaps, but mild.

But ask forecasters what they think of this winter and they'll throw up their bands. This is the winter of their discontent the winter that has proved that forecasting still is more of an art than a science. Almost to a man (or woman), they were wrong about this winter. Says Paul Waite, Iowa's state climatolo-gist and a man with a reputation for accurate long-range forecasts: "I know of a lot who missed it but I don't know of anybody who hit it right" Waite himself was far off the mark, as he freely acknowledges. His forecast last fall called for above-normal snowfall and below-normal temperatures, though not as severe as last winter.

So far, he has been wrong on both counts. "The weather started out like it was going right into it" Waite said. "But then there was a severe reversal in mid-November and it never got back into a winter pattern." Two commercial forecasters aptly named Freese-Notis are even more emphatic in their denunciations of this winter. "Our long-range forecasts had been coming out real well," said Charles Notis. "Until this winter, that ia.

"As long as I've been in this business, I've never seen anything like this winter. It has the weirdest pattern; in fact it has no pattern. Nothing seems to fit anymore." His partner, Harvey Freese, pointed out that each time the weather has turned seasonably cold this winter, It has returned to mild readings after a few days. "Each time, we think. This is it' and then it warms up again," be said.

"It just cant seem to get into a pattern and stay there." Apparently, what has happened is that cloudy weather over the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast has kept ocean waters cooL This In turn has prevented formation of the normal "blocking high" (a ridge of high CLINTON, IA. Two women were arrested early Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct after they picketed in support of striking grain millers at the Clinton Corn Processing Co. plant here. Pnlire identified the women as Judy Lynn Clinloia Ws MOINESJ Wenzel, 29, of Clinton, whose husband, Don, is to be sentenced on a rioting charge in connection with the Latwr uay meiee, ana Paulette Krajnovich, 33, of Camanche, ex-wife of Mike Kraj-novich, business representative of the American Federation of Grain Millers Local 6. The two were released on their own recognizance.

A hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday. Police said the two women were among more than 20 pickets near the plant at a shift change about 6:30 a m. Police said officers at the scene thought a woman was attempting to write something on a parked car and arrested her. When another woman objected to the arrest and uttered profanities, she was arrested, police said.

In another incident, police received a call about 11:50 p.m. Friday from two pickets who said shots were fired at them from the plant. However, police investigated and said they could find no evidence of a shooting. The strike began Aug. 1.

YEAR TEMP RANK 1877-78 32.2 1 1881-82 30.2 2 1930- 31 30.2 3 1920-21 28.6 4 1931- 32 28.3 5 1953-54 28.2 6 1918-19 28.1 7 1943-44 27.5 8 1975-76 27.0 9 1875-76 26.3 10.