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Page 2, Section 4 Wisconsin State Journal, Monday, December 7, 1981 Users mneiy hove to peay tfor pipeline before cjsas iBows Wisconsin energy notebook now, it might be really essential sometime in the future when alternatives are not so available. Like all fossil fuels, it can only be used once. In a country short on capital and trying to re-industrialize to compete in world markets, $40 billin could be put to a lot of good uses. By Thomas J. Murray Congress has been working on a bill to help companies that want to build a $40-billion natural gas pipeline from northern Alaska.

Part of the plan is that if you use gas youll help pay for the line before any gas flows. Whether the nation needs such a line is a question not getting much public discussioa But recent natural gas discoveries in the lower 48 states and conservation with better home furnaces and in other ways, have brightened the gas-supply picture. Bankers will be looking at those and other facts in deciding whether to invest the necessary money even with the more favorable federal rules. The will be an important factor in lowering gas needs. Some homeowners will shift to the efficient models to save money when they need a new furnace.

Government policy could encourage the shift If all the nation's residential gas furnaces were made 30 percent more efficient, 1.2 trillion cubic feet of gas could be saved each year more than the pipeline would deliver. If pipeline costs were divided among the 40 million gas-heated homes, each would could get $1,000 toward buying better furnaces. But Exxon and partners dont favor that alternative. Even if the gas would be handy year that the natural-gas supply is not an immediate problem, and regulations should be lifted so the industry can sell more gas. Lawrence also said there will be more gas available in the year 2000 even without Alaska.

Conservation has kept U.S. gas use about flat since 1974, even with more users coming on line. Some Wisconsin utilities report that homeowners have cut gas use for space heating by 25 percent since the early 1970s. More conservation will come as federal decontrol goes ahead and prices rise. New residential furnaces, 30 percent more efficient than existing ones, percent about a trillion cubic feet annually for perhaps 25 years or more.

Proponents say the gas will save an equivalent amount of imported oil and assure fuel for industry in the upper Midwest and other regions. The most visible opponents have been a group that wants to take the gas out, in liquid form, in submarines, and Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, D-Ohio. He says pre-billing would cost the average U.S. industrial gas user $16,000 to $32,000 yearly.

But other points havent come up much in Congress or elsewhere: American Gas Association President George Lawrence said this project is enticing enough as a moneymaker that Exxon, Arco and Standard Oil of Ohio want, and apparently will get, a piece of the action. Wisconsin has an important stake in national policy toward the line. Much of the Alaskan gas would be piped to this part of the country. Wisconsin residents would share in the "pre-billing" plan to help finance the line while it's under construction. The pipeline would increase the nation's natural gas supply by about 5 Murray is director of the Energy Information Project in the Energy Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering.

Send your comments to Energy, Room 729, 1500 Johnson Drive, Madison, Wis. 53706 or to The Wisconsin State Journal. Middleton school dedicates addition Metro digest i 4 -1 I enough to see the realization of having their own The construction project is the third in the school's 74-year history. Built 1917, it was remodeled in the 1950s and 1968. The most recent con-truction work razed the oldest portion of the building.

Principal Brad Allison said the $5-million project was undertaken to accommodate the school's growing student body. XJ rv rj ff 1 1 4V Growing district ,4, i By Victoria McGlothren Of The State Journal The gift was too big to wrap it didn't even sport a bow but the students, parents and faculty of Middle-ton High School officially accepted all 106,593 square feet of the school's new addition and renovation with open arms Sunday afternoon at an open house and dedication ceremony. Three departments at the school received new facilities: science, physical education and industrial arts. Another aspect of the project included consolidating classrooms of departments that had gotten sprinkled throughout the school over the years, mainly the music and art departments. "We're just as pleased as can be," said Orchestra Director James Crox-son.

For the first time in his six years at the school, Croxson's orchestra has its own room to practice in. He told how every day before class, the orchestra's 50 members would set up chairs and carry their instruments from one side of the school to the other. At the end of class, they would take the chairs down and put their instruments back in the bandroom. "This new room is great from many aspects," Croxson said. "For example, it's a huge luxury for me to have a blackboard, which enables me to write out a rhythm.

And, of course, it's nice to have the whole music department together. "I think the students are proud that they stayed with the orchestra long 1 -v "This is still a growing school district," Allisonsaid. "We had 30 new students this year, and well probably add 40 to 50 students per year for the next five years. That's only taking into account families who already live in the district, but new families will be moving into the area." The school's current enrollment is 1,300 with a faculty of 88. This is Allison's first year as principal at Middleton High School, 7400 North so he said he has no basis for comparison between the old and new structures.

He arrived in Middle-ton, though, in July, just in time to find himself in the thick of a big push to finish the 16-month project by the time students returned in September. "The construction work was pivotal when I came in. We really poured on the heat to finish up by September," Allison added. Holiday songs Two hurt in three-car crash A three-car accident in the 6200 block of Monona Drive at about 11 a.m. Sunday left two people hospitalized.

Shirley M. Jacobson, 31, of 1562 Simpson and Cathrine F. Dixon, 66, of rural Pardeeville, were admitted for observation and are in satisfactory condition at St, Mary's Hospital Medical Center. Monona Police Department officials said Ms. Jacobson was northbound on Monona Drive when she crossed the center line and struck cars in the other lane driven by Ms.

Dixon and Robert G. Adams, 56, of 106 Ohio Ave. Adams wasn't hurt. Jacobson was ticketed for crossing the center line. Cash, jewelry taken in 2 thefts Cash and jewelry were the major items stolen in two Madison burglaries.

About $1,075 in cash was taken Friday night from the residence of Acey L. Vine, 60, of 2322 Sommers Ave. Police said the burglary occurred while Vine was out eating dinner. He returned to find that intruders had kicked open a rear door. The money, including $550 in change, was taken from a desk drawer and a mustard jar, according to police reports.

In a separate incident, jewelry and other items valued at more than $700 were taken between Thursday and early Saturday from the residence of Julie A. Rothwell, 29, of 6425 Bridge Road. Items stolen included a silver bracelet, two necklaces, a ring, a stereo and jewelry box. Police said the front door was found open and the flashing around it was damaged. Clothing stolen from displays At least 13 clothing items were stolen late Friday or early Saturday from two display windows in a vacant building at 2 E.

Mifflin St. The building is owned by Hovde Development Corp. The clothing, which included two jogging suits, shirts, sweaters and a ski jacket, were being displayed in the windows by Petrie Sports, 644 State and Razzmatazz 105 State St. Police said the thieves may have entered through an unlocked rear door. The front door of the building was found open.

Snowblower taken from Sears Two men who police said carted a snowblower away from Sears in the West Towne Mall were apprehended Friday night. James Kinnebrew, 33, of Milwaukee, was arrested on tentative charges of theft and driving after his license was suspended. The other man was released. According to police, the men were seen lifting the snowblower from the Sears patio and putting it into the trunk of a car. An officer spotted the suspect vehicle on Odana Road and followed it back to the mall parking lot, where the men were stopped.

Matthews files for re-election Rod Matthews, Dane County Board Chairman, has filed as candidate for re-election to the board, representing District 9. Matthews, of 418 West Shore Drive, is seeking his fifth term, and has been chairman since 1980. Optimist Club officers elected The Beltline Optimist Club of Madison hs installed its officers for the 1981-82 year are: Mark Burish, president; Ernest Rayner, first vice president and secretary-treasurer; Wayne Witthun, second vice president, and Eugene immediate past president The sounds of the Christmas season filled the air at Luther Memorial Church on Sunday afternoon as four groups from the University of Wisconsin-Madison's choral department performed classic holiday carols, hymns and songs to overflow audiences. Renne Paulsen, Anne Case and Claire Wilson sing a Vivanco hymn from the balcony area of the church. State Journal photo by Joseph W.

Jackson III Overcrowded conditions Wisconsin' goodwill group optimistic about Nicaragua From staff and wire reports Despite a chill in U.S.-Nicaragua relations in the wake of Nicaragua's civil war, members of the Wisconsin-Nicaragua Partners of the Americas are optimistic about the future of their "The need for remodeling arose from a combination of overcrowded conditions and an outdated facility," said architect'James W. Miller of Flad and Associates. "Another goal was to put the industrial arts and music departments in one section of the building away from classes that demand quiet conditions." Energy was "a primary consideration" when designing the new facility, Miller said. Thicker insulation and less glass were the main techniques used to reduce heat loss. "We euminated 75 to 80 percent of the windows, and replaced them with insulated panels," he said.

"Also, all the old windows were single-pane glass, which is not very energy efficient We replaced them with insulated glass." sand, could be a boon to Nicaraguans because it is inexpensive and can be used to supply well water to a village whose residents otherwise use bacteria-laden surface water. Materials cost less than $20 per pump. Thousand said the hand pump can be operated at the rate of three gallons of water per minute. Steve Heinzen, a POA member who will monitor experiments with the pump in Nicaragua, said the pump's significance to human health could outstrip its low cost "I was told that if we can get Nicaraguans to drink filtered water rather than surface water," Heinzen said, "each pump would be worth one doctor." Heinzen said he met with Americans and Nicaraguans, including a minister in the Sandanista cabinet, on his trip. "Every one of those people expressed their faith in the people-to-people relationship, including the man who is part of the Sandinista govern-jnent," he said.

goodwill efforts. "I'm optimistic," said Jack Ellery, president of the organization. "There are some very fine, truly democratic- oriented people who are in the govern ment or still have great influence there." The organization provides help to Nicaragua, which is Wisconsin's sister state in Central America, in such areas as health, education and agriculture. It maintained its ties to the na Death notices tion despite the 1979 war in which leftist Sandinista forces ousted longtime dictator Anastasio Somoza. Today's death notice index Buffo, Michael G.

Madison Mandt, Wilma CambridgeLake Tomahawk Murphy, Mrs. Clarence (Geraldine Ridgeway Shear, Dora M. Hillsboro Url, Frank Madison Death notices 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekdays a.m.

to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, open Sunday 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Calendar In a letter to Ellery, Roger Gam ble, head of the U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua, urged the organization to continue its goodwill efforts despite recent military rumbles in Nicaragua: "Differences between our govern ments should not impede people-to- people programs such as those of the Wisconsin Partners You carry a message which ofttimes we in government are unable to carry." Six Wisconsin POA members re cently visited Nicaragua, and told more than 50 POA members about their trip at the organization's annual meeting at SL Benedict's Center in Middleton.

The organization's aid includes medicine and supplies to rural clinics that need "anything and everything" that can improve health, nutrition and Astronomical Society film The Madison Astronomical Society will show a NASA film at their meeting at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Fitch-burg Office of the United Bank and Trust of Madison, 5574 Lacy Road. For more information, or to arrange a ride, call Jane Breun, 238-8706. Police chief speaks Police Chief David Couper will talk about the Madison Police Department's relationship with persons who suffer from chronic mental illness at an upcoming meeting of the Alliance for the Mentally 111 of Dane County. The public is invited to the meeting at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Community Lutheran Church, 4329 Tokay Blvd. For more information, call Marie Lynch at 222-4403. Neighborhood group meets The Old Market Place Neighborhood Association will hold its first general meeting Thursday from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at St. John's Lutheran Church, 322 E.

Washington Ave. Day care film Madison Area Childcare Workers United will show the film "Good Day Care: One in Ten," Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Wilmar Neighborhood Center, 953 Jenifer SL The film discusses contemporary isssues in day care. Energy Idea Exchange meets The public is invited to a meeting to decide the future of the Energy Idea Exchange Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Room 21 in the Home Economics Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

The design of the group has been to serve as a format for issues dealing with energy choices and what they mean to Madison home owners. Prehistoric Fishing practices Richard W. Yerkes of the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be the guest speaker at the December meeting of the Charles E. Brown Chapter of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday in the Sellery Room of the State Historical Society.

Yerkes will speak on "Seasonal Aspects of Prehistoric Fishing Practices in the Midwestern United States." Buffo, Michael G. MADISON Michael G. Buffo, age 27, died on Saturday, December 5, 1981, as the result of severe electrical burns suffered in October. Mr. Buffo was born on January 15, 1954, at Glen-Ellyn, Illinois and was married to the former Rebecca Youngs on June 24, 1978.

He was a 1972 graduate of West High School. He wos a roofing foreman for the D. C. Taylor Roofing firm. Survivors are his wife; his parents, Mr.

ond Mrs. William Buffo of Madison; two brothers, William Buffo, Jr. of Modi son and Thomas of Madison; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Leslie) Donielson of Grand Junction, Colorado and Elizabeth of Madison; end his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.

Harold Poulin of Madison. Funeral services will be held at ST. PAUL'S UNIVERSITY CATHOLIC CENTER on Monday, December 7, at 11 a.m. with Father Paul Tracey officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens.

Arrangements are by the ELLESTAD FUNERAL HOME in Mt. Horeb. Mandt, Wilma CAMBRIDGELAKE TOMAHAWK Wilma Mandt, age 65, died on Saturday, December 5. 1981, ot the University of Wisconsin Hospitol after a long illness. Born on October 10, 1916, in Hillsdale, Michigon, she was the daughter of James ond Viva Hormon Greene.

She morried Frederick W. (Friti) Mandt on November 5, 1943. She and her husband owned ond operated the Curves Cafe in Cambridge from 1953 until 1976. Mr. Mandt preceded her in death on May 22, 1978.

She was member of the Grace Lutheran Church in Cambridge. Survivors ore a son, Eugene of Cambridge; three daughters, Karen ond Penny Mandt, both of Verona ond Mrs. Thomas (Susan) Gullickson of Deerfield; ond four grandchildren. Besides her husband, she wos preceded in death by brother, Alvo ond a sister, Ethel Greene. Funeral services will be held ot II o.m.

on Tuesdoy at the GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH in Cambridge with the Reverend Johon Hinderlie child care, said Betty Bone of LaCrosse in October 1969. She nod been resident of the Onaloska Core Center for the past seven years. Survivors are three daughters, Mrs. Leonard (Lodene) Boltz of LaCrosse, Mrs. Victor (Juanita) Bell of Milwaukee and Mrs.

Lester (Dorlene) Hatleli of Portland, Oregon; son, Byron Shear of Milwaukee; six grandchildren; ond eight great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Monday at 1:30 p.m. at PICHA'S FUNERAL HOME In Hillsboro with the Reverend Beniomin Drown officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Vernon Cemetery in Hillsboro.

Friends may call from 11 a.m. on Monday until time of services at the funerol home. Url, Frank MADISON Frank Url, age 47, of 3150 St. Paul Avenue died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday, December 5, 1981. Born on March 11, 1934, in Oshkosh, he had lived in Madison about twenty years.

Mr. Url was a maintenance engineer with the Wisconsin Telephone Company. He served as an elder in the Sun Prairie Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. Survivors are his wife, Nancy; a daughter, Susan; three brothers, Anthony of Reedsburg, Albert of Grand Forks, British Columbia and John of Spokane, Washington; and three sisters, Mary Lou Siedschlog of Woupun, Dawn Peterson of Spokane, Washington and Joyce Coffen of Moscow, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anton and Juliana Url.

Funeral services will be held in the SCHROEDER FUNERAL HOME ot 3325 East Washington Avenue ot 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 9, with Conrad Wiedernolt officiating. Burial will be at Markesan. Friends may call from 6 to 10 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given in his memory. officiating. Burial will be in the Rockdale Cemetery. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday at the NITARDY FUNERAL HOME In Cambridge ond after 10 a.m.

on Tuesday at the church. Murphy, Mrs. Clarence (Geraldine RIDGEWAY Mrs. Clarence (Geraldine Murphy, age 68, of Ridgeway died on Saturday, December 5, 1981, after an extended illness. Born on October 25, 1913, in Ridgeway, she was the former Geraldine McDermott and was morried to Clarence Murphy on November 5, 1938.

The couple lived in Ridge way Hoi londole area. Geraldine was a member of St. Bridget's Catholic Church in Ridgeway, of its CCW and of the Rosary Guild of America. Survivors ore her husband, Clarence; eight children, Charles of Mineral Point, Mrs. Michael (Marilyn) Davison of Milwaukee, Thomas, Larry, Raymond, Mrs.

Cliff (Rosemary) Johnson ond Margie, all of Hollondole and Mark of Ridgeway; two sisters, Mrs. Phil Ivey of Madison and Mrs. Howard Strossman of Verona; three brothers, LaVerne McDermott of Chicago, Burned McDermott of Ridgeway and Frank McDermott of Madison; and fifteen grandchildren. Funerol services will be held on Tuesdoy, Decemeber 8, ot 11:30 a.m. at ST PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH in Hollondole with the Reverend Donald Moron officiating.

Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Hollondole. Friends may coll from 3 to p.m. on Monday at the AYERS FUNERAL HOME in Ridgeway where there will be a rosary service ot 8:45 p.m. Shear, Dora M. HILLSBORO Dora M.

Shear, age 84, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 1981, ot the Lutheran Hospital in koCrosse. Mrs. Shear hod lived in Hillsboro all her life moving to Other examples of aid provided by the group include sports equipment and a water pump developed by Bill Thousand of Madison. Members of the Wisconsin POA claim credit for more than 20 projects in Nicaragua, including agricultural training for Nicaraguan youths. schools built in Managua and Rivas, and the shipment of $57,000 worth of medicine and hospital supplies in 1981.

Projects in the works include can cer-therapy training for Nicaraguan doctors and interviewing Nicaraguan medical students for study in the U.S. The B-1000 pump, named for Thou-.