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VJ ,4 'illf yym- 'r -h'H Proper Skis And Clothes Are Needed By Beginner them from slipping out of control on a hard-packed surface. Pul into a sharp angle against the snow, the edges check the gliding and produce a braking action. This is called edging. The most important safety device, besides braking edges, is the binding which holds the skis to your feet. There are hundreds of various types in use, each with its advantages and disadvam tages.

Your binding shouldnt be too complicated because you don't want to waste your time fiddling around with screws and levers and locks. But it should have a good safety spring which opens easily to prevent injury the moment your foot is twisted in a fall. Your poles, light metal or bamboo, should just come up to your armpit. Your boots should be high enough to come well above your ankles. This gives your feet support and protects sensitive tendons.

Therefore the boots shouldn't be of too soft leather, while soft enough to avoid chafing. Remember, your boots are one of the most important parts of your equipment. At first, youll move like a diver in his lead boots on dry ground. it it it Here's a piece of advice: Before you go out skiing for the first time in a season, put your boots on and walk around for a while. You need this walk-in period to give your feet and circulation time to get accustomed to the weight and pressure.

This is an old recipe of mine. I never failed to follow it before my medal-winning races. The rest of your equipment is a matter of personal taste. BOAT BUILDING ON FRENCH ISLAND Jack Jennings, above fits a rib for the hull of the Huck Finn, the first of three such boats to go under construction. Below he works on the boats bottom.

Its length is 60 feet with a 14-foot beam. Tribune Photos By Ed Huebner. Tribune Pkete by Etwtrt Huebner BOATING ON ICE Neil Pomeroy Demonstrates Polar Motor ICE TRAVEL MADE EASY WITH POLAR MOTOR By TOM SAILER (Second of 12 Articles) Now that I have won you over to the idea of skiing, the next step is to get the right kind of equipment. Apart from a complete set of clothes and winter underwear, youll need ski boots, pants, parka and, of course, skis. Altogether your bill will run to about $250 for skis and equipment bought in America.

In Europe, it would cost about $120. As a beginner, you dont have to have flashy skis and superstretch pants. On the other hand, those lowest-priced skis wont live long enough to carry you as a champion. Therefore I suggest you pick a medium-price ski, of laminated wood, or, if you have the cash, a fiber or metal ski. One important thing is weight.

Your skis shouldnt be too heavy because your legs at first wont be accustomed to such a weight. Metal and fiber skis, although about twice as expensive as laminated wooden skis, are easier to maneuver, especially in deep snow. On hard-packed snow the difference between wood and metal or fiber is almost nil for the beginner. The other important thing is length. Normally, the ski tips should just nestle inside your wrist when your arm is raised.

However, people with little athletic aptitude should start out with shorter skis, which are easier to handle. A beginners skis should be as long as he (or she) is tall. One thing about short skis: Get rid of them once you are beyond the beginners stage. Why? Because tiie better you ski, the faster you want to go. Short skis have a tendency to start fluttering at a certain speed, giving you trouble in maneuvers, while long skis rest firmly on the ground even at high speed.

it The brakes, on your skis are knife-sharp steel bands mounted along the borders of the sole. They are called edges. The edges give the skis a grip on the snow and ice to prevent Stretch pants are all right as long as they are made of water-repellent fabric. In cold weather you should wear a loose-fitting sweater under your parka. Nylon parkas are fcommon equipment now and indispensable.

(Next Sunday: The Takeoff) (Copyright, 1963, The Associated Press! PROPER FOOTWEAR Boots should be high enough and tough enough for full Traveling on frozen lakes and streams via an outboard motor-boat has become a reality. Two La Crosse men, Neil G. Pomeroy and James Lamke, hope it will become widely accepted in the Coulee Region and elsewhere. They have developed a polar motor which makes ice motorboating possible. it it it The motor is attached to an aluminum boat in the same manner as one used for a summer cruise.

The propeller is a cog wheel with teeth to push the boat over the ice. The motor will push a 14-foot aluminum boat up to 15 miles per hour, and will operate in snow up to 11 inches deep. Pomeroy and Lamke say speed is not the principal factor though. They are SKI BINDING Toe Stop ON THE MISSISSIPPI more interested in the safety angle. They say if the boot does break through, all one needs is a boat, hook to pull the boat back up on solid ice and continue on his way.

Lamke says the Minneapolis police and sheriff departments have expressed interest in the motor for its possibilities in rescue work. The two men also say that it is just the thing for ice fishermen who want to be first on the ice. Using the polar motor eliminates the hazard of driving a car out onto the ice, and permits fishermen to fish right after the freeze-up when fish seem to bite best. it it it The combination v-belt and chain drive turn the cogged wheel. A floating drive allows the motor to be moved vertically which is a factor that permits it to travel through deep snow.

Patents are pending on all of these features. The motor has taken nearly two years to develop. Lamke gives Pomeroy credit for its design and development. He is initerested in promoting its sale. Encouragement has been forthcoming too.

A demonstration at Madison has raised a possibility that a longtime ban will be lifted on the city lakes against use of power-driven ice boat. Inquiries have come from other states, too, Lamke says. Pomeroy says the boat is not harmed in running it on ice. To prove his point, he tipped one over that has been used as a demonstration model. Paint along the bottom ribs was the only thing showing wear.

The motors are being produced by Polar Motors, at SOS Huck Finn To Sail Again With The Mark Twain And Becky T. Front Lever Toe Release The namesake of Huck Finn is, begin on the other two when the EDGES AND BINDINGS Edges are the steel bands on the sides of your skis. Bindings should have a safety spring to release foot when you fall. OUTLOOK PESSIMISTIC Sees Bill Aimed At S.D. Ban On Duck Hunters WASHINGTON (AP) Pressure is mounting in Congress to penalize South Dakota for its out-of-state duck hunter ban, according to Rep.

Ben Reifel, He referred to a law, enacted by the South Dakota Legislature in 1946, which prohibits non-residents from hunting migratory waterfowl (ducks and geese). Reifel noted that legislation aimed at the ban was brought to the House floor late in the last session of Congress under the sponsorship of Rep. John D. Din-gell, who has been a leading critic of the law. We succeeded in stopping that All will be powered with inboard-gasoline engines located aft.

The pilot house will be forward on the sundeck. Jennings estimates that SO to 60 persons can be car ried comfortably on each craft All three have a 14-foot beam. Jennings is enthusiastic over the prospect of the charter boat service, and is optimistic about what it will do for La Crosse pub' licity-wise And economically. Under charter service we will not be obligated to run a regular schedule, he says, pointing out first one is launched. Jennings say the boats will be used for charter service, and that, It is something La Crosse has needed for a long time.

All three boats will be available to clubs and private parties. Jennings says extensive work is being carried on in the midwest to advertise the charter service. The boats will operate under Island Boat Lines, Jennings says, with headquarters at his present address. All will be Coast Guard going to sail the Mississippi River again, and with considerably mm style than Huck's original raft Such elaborate plans as are going into a 60-foot excursion boat at Capt. J.

W. (Jack) Jennings boat landing, 132 Sperbeck Drive, French Island, might embarrass the real Huck at the fuss being made over him, but it might steady him some to know that two more boats, the Mark Twain and the Becky T. will join him. The hull of the Huck Finn was nearing completion last week, and Bill Drafted To Study Effects Of Pesticides On Wildlife In State for cooperation along these lines, says Kimball, noting that quite a number of the state agency directors expressed enthusiasm and great personal interest in the 1963 Wildlife theme, Chemical Pesti inspected, and will be equipped 'the boats can be chartered for with radio to keep in contact with one day or more. This will enable overnight cruises to ports on the river.

if everything goes according to the home port, plan. Jennings hopes to launch it The three boats will be double-by the first of June. Work will i deckers with an open sundeck. bill only through delay tactics Blvd the rush for adjournment, Reifel! the said. Whether we can 0 around and will Poison Handle With cides Are Care.

boating has possibilities even in the frozen northland. another effort early in this Congress, I dont know. Qciooianci SKI LENGTH Skis should reach the wrist of your extended arm. Economically Jennings sees such trips as a boom for motels and hotels in the area. None of the boats is equipped with sleeping accommodations.

Jennings maintains that the Coulee Region has more to offer scenically than the rest of the state, and for that matter the rest of the United States. He hopes that Huck Finn, Mark Twain and Becky T. headquartering and cruising a few degrees north of Hannibal, will attract many visitors to see it. It looks as though the pesticides-versus-wildlife situation may get worse before it gets better, according to the National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C. The organization notes.

on the credit side that the Natural Resources Committee of State Agencies in Wisconsin has Rafted a proposed pesticide bill to be presented to the current legislature, ft Its purpose is to create an agency capable of collecting, analyzing and interpreting information and making recommenda tions to the several operating agencies on matter relating to the effective and safe use of pesti cides in light of the varied public interests reflected in the many segments of state government. The Conservation Department is an equal partner on the proposed interagency pesticide advisory committee and with other interested agencies, the NWF says. Citing example of pesticides effect on wildlife, NWF notes: Federal biologists recently and dying birds obviously resulting from exposure of chemical poisons, locally and throughout the United States raises some pertinent ethical and legal questions. Does it not make mockery of our bird protection laws? It is against the law for a boy to shoot a robin with an air gun, but any city, county, state or federal agency can order a program that will destroy it it it Some hope in the otherwise pessimistic report notes that Justus C. Ward, chairman of the Federal Interdepartmental Commit tee on Pest control, in December invited representatives of the NWF, the National Audubon Society and the Wildlife Management Institute to address the committee of federal technicians concerned with pesticide use to provide for discussion of mutual interest NWF Executive Director Thomas L.

Kimball told the workers that the NWF is endeavoring to obtain hard evidence of fish and wildlife dam- federal American Legion Names Winners In Fishing Derby MELROSE, Wis. The Ameri can Legion has announced winners of the ice fishing derby on Stebbins Lake. 368 fishermen competed. The winners wer John Hagen Black River Falls, largest game fish, one pound and 15 ounces; Mrs. James Marek, Black River Falls, largest crappie, one pound, 13 ounces; Darrell Niel- Jan.

13, 1963 OeL BFD Jaa. 11 ta (EtoBBt ftauitag (Tribmtr Caution Urged In Variable Deer Quota (La Crosse Tribune Madison Bureau) MADISON The public relations committee of the Wisconsin Conservation Congress has urged the State Conservation Department to use caution in installing the variable quota plan of deer shooting scheduled to take effect next fall. "Extreme discretion should be employed in the program of cropping surplus deer, through a permit system, after the regular buck season as recommended by state management specialists. Warden Assignments Are Changed Crosse Tribune Madison Bureau) MADISON Assignments and transfers involving Western Wisconsin enforcement posts of the conservation department have been announced by Walter Zelin-ski, acting chief conservation warden. Harold Kubisiak of Stevens Point, newly appointed to the staff, has been assigned to the Mississippi River station in Trempealeau County.

Homer Moe of La Crosse, a forking mer state traffic a ppointed Augus. te alone have been more than Ea7 claire County. In $4 million with counties paying a traffic patrol comparable amount. tioned at Stanley. Chippewa Coun ty.

Zelinske said Owen Anderson, Lake native who worked LIGHT APPETITE Whalebone whales feed almost 'Clear son, largest bass, 11 ounces; Myrtle Rowe. Chippewa Falls, larg- est bluegill, five and a half'f1 fuad to rein)burse owners ounces: Norbal Johnson, Ettrick.f or Pult7 or croPs largest bullhead, five ounces and for Proved loss to Predators. Wendell Schuppel, largest, rough fish, a three-ounce shiner. said that during the last years total payments by the pointed to traces of pesticides al drin and dieldrin as killers in as We have asked all of the state BRICE PRAIRIE CONSERVATION ASSN. FISH DERBY JAN.

20 The second annual Fishing Derby sponsored by the Brice Prairie Conservation and Improvement Association will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20 right off North Shore Drive on Lake Onalaska. The fishing area will be surrounded by evergreen trees.

Buttons, which serve as entry fee to the contest, may be purchased at the site. Proceeds of the contest will go into the Brice Prairie recreation program which includes a full playground program. Little League baseball and basketball and football. More than 150 boys participate in the little league program. Contest officials say that more than 200 fish were caught at last years contest jSW Minn.

Gets New Waterfowl Marsh ST. PAUL, Minn. Hunters are expected to find improved water-fowl hunting this year on an 80-acre state-owned wetland in southwestern Minnesota, thanks to the creation of an eight acre marsh oil the Collinson wildlife area in Lincoln County. The state game and fish division said this week that the marsh is being created by building an earthen dike with a spillway to control the water level. The Collinson unit, located four miles north of Lake Benton, is managed to encourage the production of both waterfowl and pheasants.

Wetland acquisition and game and fish agency directors said the advisory group headed! by William H. Howe of Crawford I manT 2,000 wild ducks annual-CouHty at three industrial lakes near The 'variable quota method of.0- that Tan-lU; arranging a heavier harvest in ducks carried sub-iethal areas of high deer population ordose8 tbe poisons to their estrange browsing problems is now fir reproduc being reviewed with local sports tion may imPaired- GOPHER SPORTSMEN SET DANCE, VENISON STEW clubs and local committees of the Congress. entirely on small animal life of for the last three' years in Sauk The Gopher State Sportsmens, A membership drive will be the upper levels of the sea. County, has been assigned to Club, of La Crescent, 'conducted from Monday to Sat- Chetek. Barron County, and will hold its venison stew and 'ji'day.

but persons not contacted SMALL FAMILY IJames Flanagan, a recruit who 6 Word from California indicates that pheasants in areas carry large agricultural! amounts of, dance on Saturday, at the dr''e lbeirj There are two main groups of has lived in Polk County, has been 1 1963 card at uk door the Sauk LIKE TO SEE Usually cottontail rabbits do not! DDT and smaller amounts of provement is financed through a care for the deep forest They -dieldrin, and that chlorinated ly-)1 surcharge on all small game are typically inhabitants of brushy drocarbons readily pass from the hunting licenses. I areas and woodland borders. 'pheasant hen to the egg. State porcupines Canada porcupineassigned to County. modore Club.

Limited Motor Trolling Expected To Be Okayed Any person wbo has purchased 1 vearTclbliane md and PrcuPine SWan also transferred from c- P38 Jear mciuaea tne raising ana, the state traffic patrol, where he city in North America is had 'been on duty in Columbia iCountv. i workers are EYTIklPTIAkl TLIDE ATEkJC proportion of arjHialClub membership will be training for youngsters. and Mico LV I IImV I IWM I rllVCM I CPU Pheasant losses can be attributed ted with one guest at no charge the boat launching ramp and riv- to to both the venison stew and the access. The double-lane con- A paper reprinted from the dance. crete launching ramp, which is Michigan Audubon Societys Jack- The meal will be served at 7:15 located near the west channel Pine Warbler discouragingly ti-'p m.

with entertainment a bridge, is nearly completed and attempting to deter- PeasantS Oldest wooortion of annual club membership will be admit- jy for youngsters, and k.11 a pa A I I Iw A ll A I bV ItT VlWWUlUbJ 11 BOWUIIG a cron Triuuo Madura Bureau) i Conservation commissioners will MADISON Restoration of mo-jtake up the trolling question at'. tor trolling in some sections of the their next meeting here in Febru- state is now virtually certain ou'ary. The trolling order probablyj mentsi legidatl I 'toetierw eststfsomel AP)! great lo tied. 'The Seventh Spring Die-I dancing will begin at 9 p.m. Marvjwih be available for use by the The Wisconsin Conservation 'of theWt interestsand wuch hther off and of Robins in East Lansmg.

"Blihovde Denis and the Van-general public this coming Commission will be reluctant U) cjy jn the state border banks Victoria Nile and fw wild life conservatioh. Trim- Midl guards will furnish the music, i spring, permit the use of motor or sail areas. j11? ive U8anda the appearance mer said, in fihhqf after its action of aj of a Tarzan movie, are threatened east Murchison Falls park. i CLINIC the elms on Michigan THE OAKS THURS. JAN.

17 GOLDEN GLOVES BOXING difficult place to police. Hunting Cniversity campus has been is illegal and heavy fine, are posed if poachers are caught- year 195, com-Poachers anally work at night Tan-and attack crocodiles from ca- flIxW of ro many dead 'bobs. After they collect cooufb mm. inner uer cuueci cdhuu cvcS year age outlawing it in almost all Legislative concern about the'With extinction in this area of the waters of the Rate, bm it quest km was most recently shown The main enemies, officials say, is ex part ad to consent neverthe-lufeg Jack B. Olson, the new lieu-1 are poaching gangs in the Murchi-less because of the dear threat of tenant governor, demanded a son Falls Big Game Park.

Offi-imen ention by the legislature, modification of the trolling pro- rials believe big business syndi- ihMioo and complained that Uli-'cates are backing the in i The conservatMi commission is nets tourists may by-pass Wiscoo- their bunt for skins for purses and ai.c e-meciallv tJ the more concerned about the integsm for Minnesota, where other articles. '-crocodilert brings the highest ty of its own rulemaking powers trolling is permitted. I CoL C. D. Trimmer, director of the field of Fish and game man-1 Oben lives at Wisconsin Uganda National Parks, said agement than it is about the cen-, where Illinois vacation patronage there is a real danger that the troversy 00 trolling.

Therefore. is vital. IcrocodJe may weQ be eliminated will make whatever concessMsj Northwestern Wisconsin resort in the forest cable future. are necessary to avoid the in-spokesmen, worried about com- volvement of leglators, accord-'petition across the Minnesota line to the north of Fort Portal, is FISHING IS CSC3 CHRYSLER PLYMOUTH VALIANT 1 DATS UfT pro- Friday SEA FOOD NITE All you can eat 1.50 SaL Site LOUS SOUTH ORCH. Charcoal Kroiled STEAK Always ALSO VISIT UNCLE CAULS BLUE MOON LOUNGE ALUM KINA at the Ftaa Bar ONALASKA Hwyw.

3S aad S3 me fe (w L. WIS. "Between the Bridges" MONDAY, Jan. 14 FIRST CLASS 7.33 PM. SECOND CLASS 9 00 PM.

This is the FIRST OF FIVE lessons given by QUALIFIED INSTRUCTORS. ALL FREE! A roBliou fbh and 1 On LAKE ONALASKA Just far yon. tziv tZZXf, ta. 1:3 LAKX CMAUSXA 11-3 o'clock hr CMC Tec atwaio save at U3TC3 l3 Writ rwrle CarTe ELUI MCCM LCUMCZ ora sees ai mg to reliable accounts. 'where troding on inland waters is The fommiisiwi has held ex- alse allowed, have kept up a bk-dusive junodxtjoa in the fish and ter campaign vf indignant cem-pron field for nearly 38 years.

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