The Winona Daily News from Winona, Minnesota • 3

men held jail in burglary case Two young Winona men appeared separately in Winona County Court late Wednesday afternoon before Judge S. A. and Sawyer on charges of burglary are now confined in Winona County jail in lieu of posting bond. Warren G. Davis, 20, Park Plaza Hotel, 151 W.

3rd and Nordahl D. Brown, 20, 568 W. Sanborn are accused of committing a burglary early Tuesday morning at Winona Industries, 51 Walnut St. WINONA POLICE Chief Robert M. Carstenbrock said this morning that the building was entered through an east window off a second-floor fire escape.

The office was ransacked, he said, and a $20 portable radio taken. Taken from the warehouse floor, he said, were two amplifiers worth $87 each and 48 speakers worth $1.40 each. The case was assigned to De. tective Sergeants Jerrie B. Seibert and John R.

Holubar. Seibert said that Davis was arrested in his hotel room at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday and that one of the missing, amplifiers and 24 of the speakers were recovered there. Brown was arrested at his home at 10:40 a.m. Wednesday one amplifier, 24 speakers and the missing radio were recovered, Seibert said.

Davis waived preliminar, hearing before Judge Sawyer and was bound over to Winona County District Court for further action. He remains in the county jail in lieu of posting $3,000 bond. No date has been set for his appearance before District Judge Glenn E. Kelley. BROWN REQUESTED a preliminary hearing on the charge and will be provided with an attorney at county expense.

No date has been set for his next appearance, He is in jail under $2,000 bond. Julius Gernes, Winona County attorney, prosecuted. Elgin Millville school hosts reading program ELGIN, Minn. (Special) Elgin Millville Elementary School Is one of the eight locations in the state hosting the Right To Read training program. The school district is involved In Phase II of the program with Mrs.

Beverly Houghton serving as reading director. THE TRAINING program began Jan. 22 and will continue every Tuesday and Wednesday until the middle of May. When asked how he felt the program was succeeding, Dennis Bishop, principal of the elementary school, commented: "THE IDEA that a child can move to the next level if he has mastered all the skills necessary for that level is a most exciting feature. All the mastered skills for each child are carefully recorded and ed by the teacher director.

"THE PROGRAM has been in operation for half of the 1973-74 school year and already we have expanded the program to the junior high school. "I feel confident that our children will benefit greatly because ,01 the Right-To-Read Program." FARM FRONTIERS DAY SET MONDOVI, Wis. (Special) The Mondovi Implement Mondovi, will host Farming Frontiers Day on Saturday. Features of the day include the showing of films at 10 a.m.and 1 p.m. at the Mondovi High School gymnasium.

Lunch will be served at the implement headquarters from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. THE BETTER TO SEE Armbands of reflectorized tape are new wardrobe "musts" for Central Elementary School students. Putting them to use outside the school about 8:10 a.m. today were, from left, Edward Sobiesk, son of Mr.

and Mrs. Norman Sobiesk, 203 E. King Wayne Mrs. Wendell Nelson, SCHOOL WSC could change name bill OKed Nelson, son of Mr. and Rt.

3 Homer Ridge; Winona State University? Such a name change could happen, if a bill now before the Minnesota Legislature becomes law. A bill permitting state colleges to become universities is nothing new in legislative sessions, but some supporters think the time may for passage. The proposal is essentially cosmetic nothing would change except the name of the institution, which supporters say would improve morale at the schools and mean better job opportunities for graduates. The bill requires that any state college seeking a name change must graduate degrees meaning Winona, Mankato, St. Cloud, Moorhead and Bemidji would qualify.

The house version of the bill requires only State College Board approval of the name change. That bill is currently in the House Appropriations Committee, of which Rep. M. J. McCauley (R-Winona) is a member.

He said this morning the committee is expected to discuss it next week. The senate version requires a name change be approved by both the State College Board and the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission. That bill cleared the Senate Education Committee Monday and is awaiting floor action. DFL lawmakers, farmers to meet LEWISTON, Minn. Current legislative issues of concern to farmers will be discussed at a meeting here Friday.

The Winona County DFL is sponsoring the conference aimed at bringing area farmers together with Sen. Roger Laufenburger (DFL-Lewiston) and Rep. Richard Lemke (DFL-Lake City). The meeting will be at 8 p.m. Friday at Cly-Mar Bowl here.

The deepest oil well in the United States was drilled in Oklahoma in 1972. It was more than 30,000 feet deep and a dry hole. Dr. Rohrer to chair civic center group Dr. Curtis Rohrer, 700 Washington was elected chairman of the Winona Civic Center Study Committee Wednesday, Other new officers are James Chester, 270 E.

Howard vice-chairman, and Mrs. Kenneth Poblocki, 712 E. 4th secretary. The 22-member group broke into three subcommittees. One will study Winona's available recreation and entertainment facilities, while another will determine what facilities are needed by or interest residents.

A third will research the cost basis of civic facilities in other communities. Committees are to report back to the full group at the next meeting at 5 p.m. Feb. 20 in city hall. Members of the in-city study committee are James Hanzel, 1853 W.

King Mrs. Bruce Buchanan, 1630 Gilmore Charles "Chuck" Williams, 456 Main Steve Schultz, 675 E. King Alec Henderson, 1910 W. King Mrs. Gertrude Rakauskas, 572 E.

2nd and Mrs. Poblocki. The out-city subcommittee includes Hubert Joswick, 978 Gilmore David Anderson, W. 3rd Richard Horst, 1260 E. Wincrest Tom Slaggie, 1770 Edgewood James Mausolf, 1666 W.

Broadway; Richard Lindner, 423 Grand and Chester. Members of the interest-need subcommittee are Mrs. John Luebbe, 1008 W. Howard R. Peter Roehl, 521 Deborah Victor Gislason, 327 Lafayette Frank Theis, 517 E.

Wabasha A. Nelson, 1516 W. Howard Mrs. Roger Zehren, 339 Oak and City Manager Paul Schriever. Few stations in area limit sales As January comes to an end, the availability of gasoline around the country is again a major concern.

Stories filter in from throughout the nation of long lines at service stations and dozens of stations running out of gasoline, but a spot survey by the Daily News indicates that that isn't the case in the Winona area. Some local dealers are running a bit low on their gasoline supplies as they use up their January allotments and most are waiting to hear what their February limits will be. FEW LOCAL stations have limited gasoline sales, but some plan to review the situation and may impose sale limits. Norm's Spur Station, at the junction of Highways 54 and 65 across the Interstate Bridge from Winona, is one of the few stations in the area that has gas to start the new month. no The station's tanks are empty and operators are uncertain when more gasoline can be obtained.

DOWNTOWN Texaco, 302 E. 3rd St. one of those limiting customers to just 10 gallons at a time to try and stretch monthly allotments. Orv's Skelly, 101 E. 4th is consider- Tri-city sanitary project on schedule ST.

CHARLES, 1 for the Dover-Eyota-St. Charles Sanitary project are on schedule, Loren Leach, project engineer for I McGhie and Betts engineers, Rochester, said here Tuesday evening. George Kiefer, St. Charles, executive director, and board members had their first look at the plans for an sewer interceptor line and a single plant in St. Charles to treat the sewage of the three cities during a meeting in the St.

Charles district office. LEACH ESTIMATED the cost of the interceptor at about $1 million and the cost of the treatment plant at about $2 million. He said the figures were considerably higher than early estimates ranging under $2 Winona Daily News Winona, Minnesota 3a THURSDAY, JAN. 31, 1974 Osseo farmer victim of tractor mishap OSSEO, Wis. (Special) The body of 66-year-old Gustave Lokken, Osseo Rt.

3, was found by neighbors about 7:15 p.m. Wednesday lying under an overturned tractor near his farm home in the Town of Hale. Mrs. Monica Liley, Trempealeau County coroner, said that the farmer a crushed chest and internal injuries and had been dead about eight hours. Lokken was found by Jerry Holstad and Lawrence Sagan, Osseo Rt.

3, members of a group searching for him in the woods on lighted tractors, after he had failed to arrive home for supper. He had left home about 9 a.m. Wednesday to cut pulp wood. Men at the scene said it looked like Lokken had driven the tractor up a side hill to pull a tree which was hung up on a stump. The tractor apparently slid sideways down the hill on the snow and then tipped over, pinning Lokken under the machine, The accident was investigated by the Trempealeau County Sheriff's office.

Lokken was born Jan. 1, 1908, in the town of Hale to Carl and Clara Engen Lokken and married Irene Johnson July 3, 1965, at Winona. He was a membe. of the Pigeon Falls Evangelical Lutheran Church. Survivors are: his wife; one son, David, and a daughter, Lori, at home; and two sisters, Mrs.

Wilhelm Ringlien, Pigeon Falls, and Mrs. Knut Thorson, Whitehall. One brother has died. Funeral services will be at 1 2 p.m. Saturday at the Pigeon Falls Evangelical Lutheran Church, the Rev.

Gordon M. Trygstad officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Frends may at Johnson Funeral Chapel, Whitehall, Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. and at the church Saturday after noon.

truck traffic said to be normal Minnesota State Patrol officials reported area truck traffic at usual levels despite a national trucking shutdown which began today following rejection by truck drivers of federal proposals to deal with short fuel supplies and high prices. Local trucking firms reported business as normal. "WE DON'T EXPECT problems on this end," said John Karsten of Murphy Motor Freight Lines. "The problems appear to be east of here." Several other trucking concerns here echoed today as Midwestern truckers, appear to be sticking schedules. Many of the Midwestern trucking firms, including those in the Winona area, are avoiding Eastern trouble spots by setting alternate routes to avoid Schultz Transit, said that Gene Schultz, manager of slowdowns ol' traffic tie-ups.

a his firm saw the slowdown coming and called all its vehicles in from the East Coast. "WE HAVEVN'T BEEn sending anything East since Monday," he said. State patrol stations in other areas of the state have had reports of trucks blocking truckstops and service station pumps and one Minnesota trucker was shot at late Wednesday night. The shooting took place in Hanska, and authorities are unable to say whether the incident was connected to the protest. The trucker, Jerry Harris, Cortland, a driver for Bob Dittrich Trucking, New Ulm, was not hurt, but the shotgun blast hit the radiator of his truck and put the rig out of commission.

SSI checks to rise Persons receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) checks in February will likely see an increase, according to Victor E. Bertel, manager of the Social Security office here. Individual checks jump $10 to $140 and couples will see their checks go up $15 to $210, reflecting December congressional action. February checks will include retroactive payments for January. CRASH VICTIM DISCHARGED Miss Karen M.

Zaborowski, 20, 371 Liberty who was injured in a two-car accident on Highway 35-54 in the town of Buffalo, Buffalo County, Jan. 19, was discharged Wednesday from Community MemI orial Hospital. Final house vote on liquor issue delayed ST. PAUL, Minn. A final vote in the Minnesota House on a bill that would open the door to alcohol consumption on college campuses has been delayed.

A preliminary vote on the bill last week nearly killed it, but a number of representatives reversed themselves and the bill appeared near passagee Tuesday as it awaited a scheduled final vote Wednesday. THAT VOTE didn't come as expected, however, as house members moved instead to a lengthy debate on a campaign financing bill. Rep. M. J.

McCauley (R-Winona), a supporter of the bill, said this morning a vote on the bill was rescheduled for this afternoon, but indicated an pected debate on a no-fault insurance proposal is likely to force postponement of all other house action. The bill, strongly supported by student leaders at Winona State College and on other state campuses, would clarify Ianguage in the 1913 Schoolhouse Law, which prohibits alcohol on school grounds. The bill would limit the school definition to high schools and elementary schools, permitting the State College Board to set whatever rules it wished for liquor use on state college campuses. The proposal appeared near failure last week, but a number of legislators including several area representatives changed their votes and it was Bomb threat disrupts Winona State classes Only a minor disruption in class schedules at Winona State College resulted from a bomb threat received on campus this morning. Ray K.

Amundson, assistant to the president, said that an unidentified person called Pasteur Hall at about 8:45 a.m. and said there was a bomb set to explode at 9:30 a.m. Amundson said the caller did not say where the bomb had been placed. He said that all departments were notified immediately of the call and personnel were advised that they could evacuate buildings at their discretion. Amundson said that he understood that some persons left buildings but that many classes remained in regular sessions.

He said that any disruptions of programs were "very minor" and that most activities had been resumed by 10 a.m. and all by 11 a.m. No inspection of buildings was made. Houston County surplus rapped CALEDONIA, don't think the Houston County Board of Commissioners should be condemned for trying to stay out of the red," Delores Hauge, Houston County Auditor, said today in response to criticism from Rolland Hatfield, state auditor, that the commissioners plus of county largile conhave acquired too surtinuing to levy taxes. In an audit report, Hatfield said the county revenue fund at the end of 1972 had a balance of $411,380.

He said the surplus was too large, violating state law. State statutes provide that the county board can only levy taxes to cover estimated expenses, plus a five percent excess. ACCORDING to Miss Hauge, in 1969 the county passed a special revenue resolution and increased the limit of revenue to $300,000 to include levies for civil defense, probation officer, veterans service officer, county historical society, retarded children, mental health, county extension service, county agricul- SMC awarded Alliss grant a for students A grant of $33,000 to be used in financial aid to provide scholarships for undergraduate students during the 1974-75 academic year has been received from the Alliss Educational Foundation, St. Paul, by St. Mary's College.

This is one of several grants for scholarships received from the foundation by St. Mary's in recent years. While all students eligible for financial aids may receive consideraton for support from the foundation, the grant specifies that, other things being equal, preference be given to residents of Minnesota. Administration of the funds is the responsibility of college officers. The donor foundation is a charitable trust funded under the wills of Charles C.

Alliss and his wife, Ellora, who died in 1958 and 1966, respectively. Alliss was an executive of Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. and through the foundation the donors dedicated a lajor portion of their estate to education of young people. License plate penalty to jump The price of 1974 Minnesota motor vehicle license plates will go up again Friday. The current 2 penalty for late purchase of the plates will jump after today to $2.50.

This is the last penalty increase, but the price will get a lot steeper in a month. All Minnesota vehicles must display the new plates by March 1 or their drivers will face arrest. closer to passage in a preliminary committee of the whole session Tuesday, McCauley said today the vote is close enough that he has "no idea" if it will gain final passage. IT PASSED 64-60 Tuesday after losing 66-54 last week, and area DFLers Richard Lemke, Lake City, and Neil Haugerud, Preston, were among those changing their votes from no to yes. Changing his vote in the opposite direction was Spring Grove Republican Rep.

Leonard Myrah. Area legislators not voting Tuesday were Belle Creek DFLer Victor Schulz and 1 McCauley, who was in a committee meeting. Marcus Gernes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Gernes, 367 E.

King and Theresa Whetstone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Czaplewski, 463 Lafayette St. Theresa signals with a patrol flag which also sports reflectorized tape. The Central PTA made and distributed the armbands this week.

(Daily News photo) the move in the near future. Most stations indicate they have at least some gas on hand and a couple reported fulll tanks. All voiced concern for the future. Winona's Clark Super 100 Service, 178 Johnson plans to make its February allotment last by closing the station at 8 p.m. every day instead of the usual midnight closing.

STANDARD OIL stations report declining sales presumably because of their gasoline price increase, but say the decrease has made it easier to stretch allotments. On a national level, an American Automobile Association (AAA) survey indicates 22 percent of the stations are limiting sales and that 5 percent are out of gasoline completely. In Wisconsin, AAA survey earlier this week showed 8 percent of the state's stations would be out of gasoline at least until Friday. An auto club spokesman said the figure could rise. Second Red Ball zone will be finished Saturday Members of the Alph Phi Omega fraternity of S.

Mary's College will complete the second zone canvass in Operation Red Ball Saturday, going doorto-door in the area bounded by Market and Wall streets and the river front and Sarnia Street. Since the fire rescue project began in November 1973, 382 Red Balls have been mounted in a 270-block area. The on-going service project aims at eventually registered all Winona children under six, the elderly, and persons confined to their homes to alert firefighters of their presence in the event of emergency. registrations will be filed at Central Fire Station. The program, supported by local contributions, is sponsored by the SMC fraternity in association wih the Winona Fire Department.

No-show cards left on doors of homes where residents are not in should be mailed to the Operation Red Ball office, St. Mary's College. Studded tire use still legal pending decision It's still legal for nonresidents to use studded tires on Minnesota highways while the state waits to see what neighboring state legislatures will do. Minnesota law prohibits studded tire use in the state by anyone, but the portion of the law that applies to out-of-state vehicles remains in limbo as a result of a Clay County District Court order. A judge there in November Issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting enforcement of that part of the law and set a Jan.

14 hearing on the issue, which is of primary concern to state border communities such as Winona, Red Wing and Moorhead where the case was brought. That restraining order has been extended, however. Sen. Laufenburger (DFL-Lewiston) said the halfdozen senate bills dealing with studded tires are now in the Highway Subcommittee of his Transportation and General Legislation committee. That committee, Laufenburger said, is delaying action on the bills, which include proposals to make studded tire use by nonresidents legal, waiting to see what Wisconsin and Iowa legislators do with proposals to ban use in those states.

tural society and county parks. At the end of the year, the county board closed out all small funds to the revenue fund with the provision that the balances carry over for those particular purposes, Of the $411,380 balance, actually $280,000 was strictly county revenue funds, the county reduced the surplus by $50,000 in 1973 and intends to reduce it an additional $110,000 this year by levying lower taxes, Miss Hauge said. The opening of the county landfill operation and wage settlements with unionized employes require that the county keep surpluses on hand. "When things come up that be cone there must be money to pay," she said. In the landfill operation, which opened July 1, more than $29,000 has actually been used.

PRIOR to 1969, the county levy was a maximum of 000. County commissioners, in session today, were expected to sign contracts with the County Employes Union Local 65 and establish salaries. Homestead tax due on Friday Homestead tax declarations are due Friday, Winona Couny Assessor David V. Sauer announced. The declaration forms, which affect taxes paid in 1975, must be returned by Friday to Sauer's office, located on the first floor of the temporary courthouse at West 3rd and Johnson streets.

Persons signing up for homestead for the first time need to bring, with them proof of ownership such as a copy of their contract for deed -unless proof is already filed with the county register of deeds, Sauer said. Winona Daily News THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1974 VOLUME 118, NO, 62 Published dally except Saturday and cer. tain holidays by Republican and Herald Publishing Company, 601 Franklin St. Winona. Minn.

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Wykoff voters approve school bond project WYKOFF, Minn. Voters in the Wykoff School District have approved a $497,000 bond project for construction of a physical education office, locker rooms, gymnasium and two classrooms. Out of an estimated 700 eligible voters, the vote was 373 to 246. A total of 626 participated in the balloting. A $298,000 bond issue for construction of a swimming pool was defeated by a vote of 217 to 399.

Supt. Denis Hanson said ground breaking may take place in the spring. You wouldn't disconnect your phone a couple of days a week because you know that good prospects might be trying to get in touch with you during those periods when your phone service is discontinued. It's the same with your advertising. People are buying every day.

Don't let that business. pass you by because your advertising is "disconnected." ADVERTISE ECONOMICALLY IN THE CLASSIFIED PAGES EVERY DAY million. Of the $3 million cost, 75 per cent would come from federal grants and 15 percent from the state, leaving 10 percent to be raised locally. Leach said there will be a 15- inch sewer interceptor from Eyota to Dover, an 18-inch line to St. Charles and a 24-inch line running through St.

Charles to the plant, which will be northeast of the city, out of the flood plain. According to Leach, Step I has been completed with the exception of an environmental assessment statement due in a month. ON FEB. 11, a public meeting will be held to hear citizen comments. Another public meeting is planned for mid- March.

Leach reported that a grant has been assured for Step II of the project, and with approval from the Pollution Control Agency the actual tion plans could be drawn by early 1975 and contracts awarded in the spring. He pointed out the availability of construction grants for Step IL depends to a considerable degree on the success of a court action seeking to free Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funds impounded by the Nixon administration. The board of the sanitary district took no action on the proposed plans but authorized McGhie and Betts to submit them to the PCA for review and comment, or.