The Winona Daily News from Winona, Minnesota • 3

February 1963 WINONA DAILY NEWS: Mild Weather Won't Last; 10-15 Tonight The temperature shot into the 40s Sunday to bring some the mildest weather the Winona, winter. But the weatherman says it won't last. He predicts variable cloudiness and tonight and Tuesday with a low of 10-15 tonight and a high of 25 Tuesday. THE EXTENDED forecast predictions through Saturday indicates temperatures will average near normal figures of 26-31 during the afternoon and lows of 5 to 11 above at night. It is expected to be colder during the early part of the period, warming through midweek, then turning cold again late in the week.

Intermittent light snow or snow flurries throughout the period will occur but total precipitation is expected to be than .10 of an inch. The Winona temperature got up to 29 Saturday afternoon and 41 Sunday, Low Sunday morning was 15 and this morning 34. At noon today it was 34. The Minnesota and Wisconsin highway departments reported some slippery roads due to frost and snow. Early morning fog was reported in some places.

Only below zero readings in Minnesota came from the far north where International Falls reported -5 and Bemidji -1. It was snowing at Duluth where the temperature was 13. Rochester had a morning reading of 26 after a high of 34 Sunday. It was cold at Winnipeg, too, where the sky was clear and the temperature -16. Colder weather, carrying, a threat of light snow, pushed slowly through WISCONSIN from north to south today.

Temperatures ahead of the cold front were about normal for the season. At midmorning today, La Crosse and Stevens Point reported 33 degrees, but Superior held to the 11-degree it had in the early morning hours. Some scattered light snow fell in Wisconsin during night, mostly in the north. Park Falls reported 2 inches of snow and Superior had 1. Eau Claire recorded about one-half inch.

MINIMUM temperatures during the night, in addition to Superior's 11, were Park Falls 19, Green Bay 22, Lone Rock, Beloit and Milwaukee 24, Racine 25, Madison 27 and La Crosse 32. La Crosse set the Wisconsin high of 40 degrees Sunday, with other maximums ranging down to 28 at Park Falls. Old Town, Maine, was the coldest community in the nation early today 2 below zero and Thermal, set the high of 78 Sunday. 3 Spring Grove Youths Hurt in Fatal Accident LA CROSSE. Wis.

Three Spring Grove youths were injured when a car plunged over an embankment near Grandad Bluff here Saturday night. A Decorah, Iowa, youth John H. Knutson, 16-was killed when the car plunged off County Trunk F. which leads from the bluff to Highway 33. It's two miles outside La Crosse.

The accident happened about 9:30 p.m. POLICE SAID the car traveled nearly 200 yards after leaving the road. Doors flew off and three of the passengers, including Knutson, were thrown. Knutson, whose parents are reportedly connected with the faculty at Luther College, Decorah, was said to be driving. Among the three Spring Grove youths, one of the most seriously injured was Charles Doley, 17, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Maurice Doley. He received a fracture of the leg below the knee and possible internal injuries. He had a bad night Sunday night, Doley said this morning, and is in serious condition. Roger Faa, 15, son of Mrs.

Irene Faa, Spring Grove, was treated for bruises and Thomas Trehus, 16, for cuts and bruises. Both were released from Lutheran Hospital Saturday night. Thomas is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Trehus, Spring Grove.

ALSO SERIOUSLY injured was Charles C. Ristey 17, La Crosse, formerly of Spring Grove, who suffered a severe compound leg fracture and torn arteries. He was taken to St. Francis Hospital as was another passenger, Daniel G. Lemke, 16, La Crosse, who was being held for observation.

Today Risty was reported paralyzed from the waist down and transferred to a Madison hospital. Ristey is the son of Mrs. Ronald Johnson, Spring Grove, erly of Mabel, and Charles Ristey, La Crosse. Automobile replacement parts and accessories sold in 1962 had a taxable value of $2.6 billion. THIS IS MEDICINE? Jeffrey Frey, 19, months, thoughtfully chews his sugar cube at Central Elementary School clinic.

He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Frey, 921 E. BroadSAME AS IN GERMANY Miss Dorothea Griessdorf, Herrenalb, Germany, holds Joann Grunz, 1, as Dr. W.

0. Finkelnburg administers Sabin Type I polio vaccine. At rear is Mrs. Neil Sawyer, public health nurse. Miss Griessdorf and Mrs.

Gerald Grunz, left, holding her way. Surrounding him are, left to right, Sandra Haedtke, Mrs. Frey and Mrs. John Cady. (Daily News photo) other daughter, Ava, 212, are sisters.

Miss Griessdorf studied nursing in Germany and works at Community Memorial Hospital as a nurse's aide. She said Sabin oral polio clinics were held last year in West Germany, (Daily News photo) No Charge Filed In Man's Death Charges have not been filed against Robert G. Thilmany, 42. E. Sanborn driver of the pickup truck that killed 78-yearold pedestrian Frank L.

Chatfield Saturjaywalking, day night, police reported this morning. Dr. R. B. Tweedy, Winona County coroner, said Lilla died of a fractured skull.

The victim, who was rushed to Community Memorial Hospital by ambulance after being struck at 7:36 p.m., was dead on arrival at 7:50 p.m. LILLA WAS ON his way home from the Winona Athletic Club where he customarily, watched wrestling on television from 7:30 p.m. Police said the accident happened on Mankato Avenue 63 feet north of the crosswalk north of the intersection with East Broadway. Lilla was crossing from west to east when he was hit apparently by the center of the front of the pickup. He was apparently thrown over the hood and left front fender 2 Cars Damaged At New Hartford Cars driven by Gerald W.

Schroeder, Chippewa Falls, and Donald R. Heyer, Lamoille, collided at 3 p.m. Saturday in New Hartford Village, causing $50 damage to the left front of the Schroeder car and $100 to the left rear of the Heyer car. Sheriff George L. Fort said Schroeder, who was going north on County State Aid Highway 5, was rounding a curve at the intersection with CSAH 8.

Schroeder saw a car driven by Heyer coming toward Schroeder in Schroeder's lane, Schroeder told sheriff's deputies. Schroeder braked, slid across the intersection and hit the left rear of the Heyer car which had pulled over to the right shoulder before the collision. No injuries were reported. Charges were not filed. Trempealeau Fishing TREMPEALEAU, Wis.

(Special) Prizes to be given at the fishing contest at Third Lake here next Sunday will total $1,000 instead of the figure given Sunday. The event is sponsored by Trempealeau1 County Associated Conservation Clubs. The Hearing Aid Industry Conference says the association of hearing loss and old age is a misconception. Almost three out of every five persons with a hearing loss are under age 65. And more than two million schoolage children have hearing impairment.

WINONA LODGE NO. 18, A.F. A.M. Work in the First Degree Tuesday, Feb. 19, 7:30 o'clock Refreshments ARNOLD STENEHJEM, W.M.

21,200 Visit Polio Clinics VACCINATION FAMILY STYLE Traffic gets a boost at Roger and Robert Jr. Mrs. Hornberg holds Ralph and Hornberg Washington-Kosciusko School as Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hornberg, carries Rubin.

At table; Mrs. Gerald Schultz, left, and Mrs. Al Wilson, and their nine children arrive for the polio clinic. Child- Dublin, volunteer clinic workers. (Daily News photo) ren are, left to right: Ronald, Rebecca, Richard, Ruth, Raymond, Next Clinic On March 31; 3rd May 19 Mild weather with 40-degree afternoon temperatures encouraged a turnout of 21,200 area residents for Sunday's oral polio vaccination clinic here.

The figure was somewhat lower than the anticipated 30.000. but Dr. James Testor, chairman of the Winona County Medical Society's polio committee, said the turnout was highly satisfactory. PEOPLE BEGAN trooping into Pedestrian Pleads Innocent to Charge Of Disobeying Order A pedestrian pleaded innocent in municipal court this morning to a charge that he disobeyed a direct order from a policeman to remain on the curb to avoid being hit by traffic. The defendant is Edmund R.

Pellowski, 60. 209 W. 5th St. He posted $10 bail pending trial at 9 a.m. Wednesday before Municipal Judge S.

D. J. Bruski. Pellowski was arrested at 5:15 p.m. Saturday at East 4th and Johnson streets.

Police said today an officer directing traffic ordered Pellowski and a group of children to remain on the curb because of traffic. The children obeyed the order. The arrest was made under a state law requiring compliance with orders of a traffic officer. Gilmore Crash Driver Fined; Man in Hospital Miss Marlene L. Salisury, 23, 1881 Gilmore pleaded guilty in municipal court to driving over the center line in connection with a two- vehicle collision that sent the other driver to the hospital.

Municipal Judge S. D. J. Bruski fined her $15 or five days in city jail. She paid the fine.

She was arrested by police following the collision of a pickup truck she was driving with a car driven by Vernold A. Boynton, 50, Lewiston, at 7:04 p.m. Sunday on Gilmore Avenue near Sunset Boulevard. Boynton was taken by ambulance to Community Memorial Hospital. He suffered head cuts.

X-rays are to be taken. His condition is satisfactory. Miss Salisbury said she was driv. ing a borrowed pickup and was pushing her car which blew a tire, sending the pickup across the center line and into the wrong lane of the three centers at the opening hour of 11 a.m., temporarily swamping personnel. Fresh waves of adults and children swelled the lines periodically as worship services were concluded in various churches.

The numbers dwindled considerably through mid-afternoon and up to the 7 p.m. closing time, officials said. Exact tallies were not available today but the Hospital Women's Auxiliary estimated the number of Wisconsin residents taking part at 1,400. The Jefferson School center recorded the greatest volume of people in its immunization lines, administering 9,000 doses of vaccine. Central School was next with 000 people and the remaining 5,000 filed through the Washington-Kosciusko School center.

Auto traffic was temporarily congested in the Jefferson School area shortly after 11 a.m. Police Sgt. George McGuire, whose Civil Defense volunteers directed traffic to the clinics, said some cars were diverted to other centers to even up the distribution. MCGUIRE SAID the communications set up by the Hiawatha Citizens Band Radio Association functioned efficiently in controlling traffic and maintaining contact among, control points. Clinics administering Types 11 and Ill of the Sabin oral vaccine will be held March 31 and May 19, Dr.

Testor said. He emphasized that complete immunity to all three types of polio cannot be secured by an individual unless he takes all three types of vaccine. Dr. Testor said about 2.400 doses of vaccine were left over from Sunday's clinic. Some of it will be used at a clinic to be set up Tuesday evening at Mary's College for students there.

he said. The serum is kept frozen and once it is thawed it must be used or discarded. traffic. The pickup and the Boynton car collided headon. Police said the pickup had been heading west on Gilmore and the Boynton car east.

Miss Salisbury was examined and released at the hospital. There was $200 damage to the front end of the Boynton car and $100 to the front end of the 34-ton pickup owned by Winona Delivery Transfer Co. Miss Salisbury's car was not involved in the collision. The federal tax on new cars. trucks and buses is ten percent of manufacturers' price.

SABIN SUNDAY DRAWS With Boy Scouts serving as people move into Jefferson School CROWDS polio clinic. doormen, lines of half of the for Sunday's city immunization The Jefferson clinic processed 21,200 persons passing through centers. (Daily News Max Conrad Aims Fallout Shelter For New Records Two Course Thursday representatives from each Assured by Rochester physicians that he's physically fit for the rigor's of endurance flight, 59-yearold Max Conrad was to confer in Washington, D.C., today with executives of the National Aeronautic Association regarding projected assaults 011 a series of world's records for flight in light aircraft. The veteran Winona pilot spent a greater part of last week in Rochester undergoing special physical examinations for pilots and Sunday reported that doctors had him "a good bill of health, given a really fine report. HOLDER OF numerous flying records and now on the prowl some new ones.

Conrad said Sunday before taking off for a flight East that he'd made arrangements for the physical "because, after all, I guess I'm getting past the age when a person is supposed to be doing this sort of thing." First, he wants to take a look at the list of officially recognized records for sustained flight in the type of aircraft he ordinarily flies. Then he wants to launch what he describes as "a new campaign" to break as many of these as possible. "Right noW I'm working out some way to buy the Piper Comanche in which I set some of the records I have now. Conrad explained. "A lot of people have thought I owned the all plane but I don't and now I'm trying to arrange some financing to buy it.

"THE PIPER people who own it made it available to me for some records they were interested he continued. "There are only certain ones they had in mind, though, and if I'm going after these others I'd like to buy the airplane myself." Some of the records Conrad has $300 DAMAGE IN COLLISION A blown tire on a car that 23, 1881 Gilmore, and had $100 damage to the front end. Car was being pushed by a pickup truck sent the pickup into the wrong was driven by Vernold A. Boynton, 50, Lewiston, and had lane of traffic on Gilmore Avenue Sunday night, causing a collision $200 damage to the front end. He was admitted to the hospital.

with another car. Pickup was driven by Miss Marlene L. Salisbury, (Daily News photo) nearly three photo) of the pickup and landed in the center of the street. Thilmany, who was southbound on Mankato, told police Lilla appeared in front of the truck. After the accident Thilmany ran to a nearby tavern and phoned for an ambulance.

Police were on the scene within minutes. The truck was impounded for examination. No equipment defects were found. Thilmany had been driving home at the time of the accident. The driver was the only witness to the accident.

It was Winona's first traffic death in 1963. WILLIAM BELL, manager of the Athletic Club, was on duty Saturday, was night a club during member. Lilla's "I saw him sitting watching the wrestling matches," Bell said. "I didn't say anything to him. But when he was leaving he met Mr.

and Mrs. Felix Janikowski, 927 E. Broadway, who were coming in. Mrs. danikowski told me later that Mr.

Lilla said this to the Janikowskis: "For me, it's time to go to bed." Those were Lilla's last words before he died. MR. LILLA was born here March 1884, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lilla.

A lifelong resident, he had retired from employment with the Burlington Railroad. He never married and was a member of the Athletic Club. Survivors are: One sister, Mrs. Helen Bambenek, Winona, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.

at Borzyskowski Mortuary and at 9 at St. Stanislaus Church, the Rt. Rev. Msgr. N.

F. Grulkowski officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the mortuary after 2 p.m.

today. Rosary will be said at 7:30. Members of the Athletic Club will meet there at 7. in mind are for point-to-point distance flight such from Los Angeles to New York, New York to Anchorage, Alaska, and others. Then there are others for sustained flight on a closed circuit course.

Several years ago he established one of these records in a lighter aircraft: now he has his sights set on another for heavier airplanes. "ONE OF these is held by Communist pilot." Conrad said, "who flew 2.793 miles in one day. I'd like to double that distance on a course that might run from New York to Washington to He said that thinking about making the flight in the East where it would attract the greatest attention "because I'm going into this campaign with the idea that whatever 1 can do will help open the door for the Winona Avia tion The foundation was established some time ago to implement Conrad's original Winona Experiment, a program to interest the youth of the nation in aviation. He said he's contacted a number of individuals and firms for sponsorship of his record flights and found the reception "much better than I'd expected." CONRAD HAS operated an air. craft ferrying service out of Lock- haven.

Pa. He said his wife. Betty. has been working with him and "is in a position now where she can take care pretty much of the running of the business We have a few pilots available for flying the air. planes and with Betty taking care of the business it frees me to do these things I'm planning on He said that he and Mrs.

Conrad plan to take off within the next six weeks or so on a flight 10 Europe, Conrad's 100th transAtlantic crossing. 150 in Winona Fishing Contest The Winona Activity Group Sunday cleared the board of the last of its weather- postponed 1963 Winter Carnival events with an ice fishing contest on Straight Slough The contest. originally scheduled for the carnival weekend Jan. 20 but postponed because of severe cold, drew about 150 ermen. Prizes were won by Tracy Searles.

Red Top Cabins: Reuben Mueller, Hotel Winona, and E. F. Czeczok. 460 E. 5th St Ray Schammel 252 E.

Mark won a $10 prize for having the most fish. CHRISTY OBRECHT ILL Christy Obrecht, well known Rochester and Winona showman, is in Baptist Memorial Hospital. San Antonio, for lung cancer surgery, of Winona's 57 licensed and marked fallout shelters have been urged to attend a one-session shelter manager's course at 7 p.m. Thursday at Winona State College. George K.

McGuire, city civil defense director, said the session will be held in Pasteur Hall. Instructors will be Joseph P. Emanuel, Winona State, and Erhard Settler, College of Saint Teresa. Stockton Hill Accident Driver Facing Charge Michael F. Fischen, 23.

1725 Gilmore Ave, was to appear before Goodview Justice of the Peace Lewis E. Alhert this afternoon on a charge of careless driving after Eischen's car crashed on Stockton Hill early Sunday. Eischen was arrested by sher. iff's deputies after he reported he had fallen asleep at the wheel of his car on Trunk Highway 14 about mile from St. Mary's College.

The defendant. who was heading up the hill at 1:10 a.m., went into the left lane. spun around, went backwards into the guard rail, knocked down three posts, bounced off the guard cable and stopped in the left lane. There was $70 damage to the car's right rear fender. Fischen was not hurt.

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