The Daily Republic from Mitchell, South Dakota • Page 12

Expansion of SD Firms Vital to State's Economy PlfiRRE Economic development in South Dakota duf- tag 1968 was keyed to the expansion of existing industries. Robert H. Martin, director of the Industrial Development and Expansion Agency, reported. Martin said 82 South Dakota firms announced plant expansions during the year, resulting In an addition of 1725 employes. That was more than three times the rate of expansion for existing industries reported in 1967.

"Expansion and growth of businesses already established is a vital factor in South Dakota's economic development," Afartin said. "If reflects a confidence in our state and an indication that we have a profitable climate for industry." A total of 28 new industries were announced during the year, compared with 34 the previous year. The new industries accounted for a total of 219 new jobs, lor a iijuii 01 new juus, bringing the total number of Payment. Wall Street Journal ind the New York Times financial section. This will he the first time our state has exposed its industrial potential in these publications.

1 "We will step up our direct mail advertising campaign which reached 13,980 industrialists in 1968. With some well-designed pieces of literature, we would like to see our total number of direct mail contacts in 1969 surpass the 20,000 mark," Martin said. South Dakota IDEA personnel last year made a total of nearly 450 personal calls on business and industry people to outline the advantages of a South Dakota location. By greater concentration of staff this time of year hoped to increase this is 750. A brief look back 1968 shows it was a record-breaking year in at least two important economic categories: per- son'al income and non-farm em- positions created by new and expanding industries to 1,944.

Martin said South Dakota has 8 big sales job ahead in 1969, "a job that must be done if our state is to realize its economic potential. "South Dakota does, indeed, have something to sell. We have a revenue bonding law which permits communities to assist Industry in building plants and acquiring equipment. Our Freeport law permits manufacturers to warehouse their products destined for interstate shipment Without being subjected to property taxes. We have a fine system of vocational technical education," Martin said.

According to a survey completed in 1968 South Dakota can supply 23,200 people for manufacturing jobs without placing any undue stress upon the labor supply. The state's tax structure is attractive to industry and our transportation system is getting better every day, according to Martin. "One of the big challenges facing us now is that of telling the world about the advantages which South Dakota offers to industry. We must veer away from the old "wild west" Image and present our state as a dynamic, progressive area which is to welcome new manufacturing and processing plants. And, a state which is also anxious to promote expansion of its existing industries," he said.

"During 1969 we plan to expand the program started last year. For example, we will advertise this year in two of the nation's top business media: The Preliminary figures on person. al Income published by a 'nation. al business magazine showed South Dakota running nearly nine per cent ahead of 1967 totals. Thnt was better than any of the surrounding states.

Early in 1968 a consulting firm said South Dakota should aim for a goal of at least 1,000 new manufacturing jobs annualy to absorb a shrinking farm population. Totals for 1968 indicate we surpassed this objective. The first government procure. ment conference held in South Dakota was sponsored by IDEA during 1968. More than 100 manufacturers and suppliers In the state attended to learn the fine points of doing business with the federal gov.

crnment. A successful South Dakota Inventors Congress was held at Watertown. A growing number of products invented by South Dakotans is finding its way into commercial channels. The congress will again be sched uled for -Watertowrt in 1969. "This year should be the best ever for South Dakota from the standpoint of economic development and expansion.

A large number of firms are contemplating new plants and many of them, through their contacts with IDEA, are looking at our state as a possible location. If economic conditions on the national level are favorable there is no doubt that many firms will expand," Martin said. "And with a lot of hard work and a little luck, South Dakota will get its share of those expanding companies." Winter Weather, Snow Strains SDS Resources BROOKINGS The snow fell and the temperature dropped and South Dakota State University's work force started shoveling more and sleeping less. So goes the story of SDSU's physical plant staff, responsible for the upkeep and smooth operation of SDSU's "city sized" campus of nearly 5,800 students. K.

S. Hayter, director of the physical plant, explained why great billows of black smoke poured from the power plant's smoke stacks as the temperature dropped. SDSU has an in- terruptable contract with the gas company which allows the company to stop supplying the University with gas when demand is high, he explained. When this happens, the SDSU power plant switches to coal, thus the reason for the black clouds. Figures show that from Oct.

17 to Nov. 15, SDSU used 285,018 therms of gas ($8,675.54) and only 236,000 therms ($7,287.92) from Nov. 15 to Dec. 17. Hayter said since Christmas removal effort, the crew used two trucks, a grader, payload- er and several pieces of smaller equipment.

Olsen said he's thankful the physical plant has "some pretty good equipment and some good men." Sioux Empire Show Slated SIOUX FALLS The annual Sioux Empire Farm Show sponsored by the Sioux Falls Cham- her of Commerce will be Jan. 25 through Feb. 1. The show will begin with the sheep show and sale scheduled for 8 a. m.

Saturday in the Coliseum Annex and the horse show at the same time at the Sioux Empire Fairgrounds. The horse sale will be at 4 p. ri- al the Coliseum Annex. Also Friday will be the steer show sifting at the stockyards. The Hereford showing will be at 10 a.

Shorthorn at 11 a. m. and the Angus at 1 p. Mitctiefl 24, Selected La Vonne Klaudt has been selected as the Daughters of the American Revolution good citizen candidate at Menno High School. Miss Klaudt is active in band, chorus, annual staff and National Honor Society.

She has served as chairman of the Crippled Children's Fund drive in the community, and is junior choir director and assistant organist at the Grace Lutheran Church. More Title 3 Funds for SD PIERRE W) More federal Title 3 money will go into new educational projects in local school districts this year, according to Dr. Gordon Diedtrich, state superintendent of public instruction. "Title 3 regional centers have done an outstanding job," said Dr. Diedtrich, "but the time is here to concentrate on exemplary programs in certain schools." South Dakota has been chosen as one of 15 states to pilot a new evaluation procedure developed by the U.S.

office of education. Clinton Berndt, assistant Title 3 administrator, said a team of four experts will make on site evaluations of all regional projects in South Dakota beginning in March. Eve, an average of 60 tons of Sunday activities include the coal have been used per day with a peak of 80 tons. He noted the coal costs approximately $11 horse show at 9 a. m.

at the Fairgrounds and the junior livestock judging contest at 1:30 ton, or about $660 per "at the Coliseum Annex. jr To date ove'r 3,000 tons of the 8,000 tons of coal that were stockpiled at the year' itart has been used. As for the snow problem, Charles Olson, grounds superin All further events will be at the Coliseum Annex. The swine show and sale will begin at 9 a. m.

Monday. Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock will be the Hereford show and SDSU Band Slates Tour BROOKINGS South Dakota State University's symphonic band will begin a five state tour Jan. 2 and will cover approximately 1,800 miles before returning to Brookings eight days later. The 80-picce band, under the direction of Warren G. Hatfield, head of the Music Department at SDSU, travels to Brandon Valley; Omaha; Marengo, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; De Kalb, Lisle, 111., and Bird Island, before returning to Brookings where they will pre sent a home concert Feb.

7. Special features of the tour will be a euphonium solo by Darrel Jensen, South Shore; a trombone quartet consisting of Betty Hetland, Montrose; Robert Thome, South Lyon, Robert Donaldson, Newell, and David Bray, Rapid City; a trumpet trio consisting of Don Seeley, Rosholt; Curt Dyvig, Colton, and Jim Kelly, Lake Benton, and a percussion group consisting of Kristine Pharris, Winner; T. J. Florentine, Huron; Jim May and Rebecca Bartling, Brookings, and Jay Drury, Pipestone, Minn. USD Will Host Area Musicians VERMILLION More than 1,000 high school musicians from four states are scheduled to attend the annual instrumental music clinic at the University of South Dakota on Feb.

18. Guest performing units will be the Watertown High School orchestra directed by Edward Schlueter and the Aurelia (Iowa) High School Band, Tom Klein, director. Largest Cities Report Increase in Sales Tax PIERRE According to the report from Pierre on the sales and use tax revenue collected for the final quarter of 1968 the 10 largest cities in the state all reported an increase of tax paid over the same period in 1967. Sioux Falls reported sales and use tax paid in the final 196? quarter of $1,352,521 compared to $1,450,935 in 1968 for an increase of $107,414. Other com- BHSC Demos Back Kennedy SPEARPISM The Black Hills State College Young Democrats this week went on record endorsing Sen.

Edward M. (Ted) Kennedy for President of the United States in 1972. It is believed that this is the first endorsement in the nation from a college club. Tom Authier, Vivian, president of the BH club, said his group favors Sen. Kennedy because of his youth and experience, and his contributions to American gov eminent.

"We feel," Authier said, "that his.election as Senate whip indicates the trust placed in him by the Senate majority. His leadership qualities are well known." The resolution endorsing the youngest brother of the late President John F. Kennedy received the unanimous endorsement of the Hills College Club. The group said the resolution was a step toward more meaningful' and extensive involvement by the BHSC Young Democrats in national, state and local affairs. Agree on Board For Prisoners In Minnehaha SIOUX FALLS UP) An agreement with Sheriff Barney Boos for the board and care of prisoners was negotiated by the Minnehaha County Board of Commissioners Tuesday.

The county board unanimously agreed on the present rate of $1.25 per day per prisoner for board and care. The total however, is to be broken down on a per meal basis at the rate of 35 cents for breakfast, 45 cents for lunch and 45 cents for supper. The present system is $1.25 per day per prisoner regardless the number of meals served. The action follows an audit of sheriff's vouchers regarding two allegations. One was that the sheriff's department charged the county for board of prisoners when the prisoners were hospitalized.

The second allegation was the board was charged for a person who entered and left the jail without receiving any meals. parable figures were Rapid City $905,515 (1967); $1,000,551 (1968) $95,036) Aberdeen $467,1.09 $530,940 (1968); $63,831, and Mitchell $298,979 (1967); $323,735 (1968); 24,756. In 38 towns in THE DAILY REPUBLIC area 18 showed a decline in sales and use tax revenue paid for the fourth quar ter and 20 showed an increase. Towns listed in the report were those of over 500 population in the i960 census. Miller showed the greatest dollar for 1967 and $60,190 for 1968 for an increase of $7.010.

Two other towns showed gains of over $5,000. They were Winner $103,135 to $108,502 and Chamberlain $56,385 to $61,654. Pine Ridge showed the great est percentage of gain from $1,844 in 1967 to $4,955 for the October, November and December 1968 period. Alexandria reported $13,088 sales tax paid in 1967 and $9,437 for decline of $3,651. Can- 'istota showed a drop of $2,900 'from $7.976 in 1967 to $5,076 in 11968.

Figures for other towns in the area for the final quarters Of the last two years included (1967 figure shown first): Armour $14,272 and Avon $11,958 and Bridge water $10,794 and Burke $16,173 and Corsica $13,241 and Emery $7,341 and Freeman $28,591 and Geddes $3,677 and Gregory $38,586 and Howard $26,289 and Kadoka $25,086 and $27,233: Kimball $12,820 and $13,209 Lake Andes $15,117 and Martin $26,908 and Menno $15,977 and Mission $15,063 and Murdo $30,856 and Parkston $30,862 and Philip $26,693 and Plankinton $16,199 and Platte $31,273 and Presho $15,985 and Salem $29,888 and Scotland $14,461 and Spencer $6,598 and Springfield $10,206 and Tripp and Tyn dall $20.173 and Wag ner $29,245 and Wessing ton Springs $20,180 and Woonsocket $15,974 and White River $7,036 and $7,393. ROTC Cadets to Receive Bars BROOKINGS Seventy-three Army and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) cadets will be commissioned Saturday, Jan. 25, in-the SDSU auditorium. John Lagcrstrom, dean of the college of engineering at SDSU, will be the speaker at the 11:30 a. m.

joint ceremonies. Sixty two Army and 11 Air Force ROTC cadets will receive their second lieutenant bars. Remind Employers Of Minimum Wage Changes tendent, said his snow-removal sae. Beginning at 7:30 p. m.

the grand champion steer, barrow lamb will be selected from the champion market steers, barrows and lambs. Following will be the sales. On the last four days, the shows 9 a. m. and sales will begin at with the Shorthorns Wednesday; Angus, Thursday; dairy, Friday, and Charolais Saturday.

Huron College Sets Drama Tour crews just recently cot back on regular schedule following several 12-hour rays and seven- day work weeks. Olson was thankful most of the snow fell during the Yule vacation break when the students were gone and crews cleaned the streets without major traffic problems. At times, he said, the five man crew worked nights to keep ahead of the piling drifts on the campus 1 six miles of streets and approximately 25 parking lots. Most of the snow has now been hauled to the football I HURON The Huron College stadium parking lot to await (Touring Theatre, innovation of spring thaws. During the snow the Drama Department this year, has selected two plays for its presentation.

The plays authored by Anton Chekov, are "The Boor" and "The Marriage The touring theatre will visit nine high schools in the sur rounding area during the months of March and April. "The Boor" will be directed by Mrs. Dianne Sandau, Huron College drama instructor. Stanley Logan, junior, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Walter Logan, Clark, will direct the play "The Marriage SIOUX In the Dakotas are reminded of the changes in the Fair Labor Standards Act which take effect Feb. 1. The reminder came from Rex Wayman, North South Dakota supervisor of the U. S. Labor Department's wage and hour and public contracts divisions, the agency which administers the law containing minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor and equal pay provisions.

Wayman said that beginning Feb. 1, employes whose work was brought under the act's coverage by the 1966 amendments will be entitled to a minimum wage of at least $1.30 an hour, instead of the present rate of $1.15 an hour. The maximum workweek, after which they must be paid at the rate of one arid one-half times their regular rates of pay, will become 40 hours a week for non-farm em- Iployees, replacing the current 42 hour workweek. Overtime provisions do not apply to covered farm hands. Employees whose work was covered by the act prior to the 1966 amendments continue to be subject to a minimum wage of $1,60 an hour and overtime pay after 40 hours a week.

Wayman also reminded em ployers that about 1.5 million additional einpjoyes of newly covered enterprises will become subject to the law Feb. 1, as a result of a drop from $500,000 to $250,000 in the annual business volume for enterprise coverage Employers and employes maj obtain further information ant assistance from all regiona' and field offices of the labor de partment's wage and hour and public contracts divisions a cross the country. The addres! of the office for the Dakotas is. 320 South 2nd Avenue, Sioux Falls, S. D.

SDSU Students Study at Marine Center in Jamacia COUNTRY PARSON do you suppose some parents will forre a child to attend church services to which they are not RESERVE MONEY By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The housing and urban devel opment administration has reserved money for 20 nesv low rent public hous'ng units on the Standur; Rock Reservation at JMdntosh. The federal agency told Sen. Karl Mundt. that actual allotment of money would await on completion of details. BROOKINGS Five South Dakota University students are doing their lab work for a course in experimental marine biology in Jamaica.

The group left Jan. 22 for the Caribbean Biological Center at Ocho Rios, Jamaica, and will return 30. They are study- ling physical and biological aspects of marine habitat with 25 students from Westmar College, JLe Mars, Iowa. "The Caribbean Biological Center is used by many universities and colleges in the United States throughout the year as a laboratory for marine studies," explained Donald R. Progulske, head of the wildlife management department at SDSU.

i "Our participation this year want to de- jtermine the value of such a study trip in giving our fisheries students a more rounded educa- 'tion," said Dr. Progulske. 1 He said that if the facilities I and training prove to be svorth- i while and enough students are interested, it is possible a regu-. lar course will oe provided in; volving the use of this center. Students on the trip include Gengerke.

Madison; Roderick McNeil, Spearfish: Dennis 'Unkenholz. Breckenridge, Douglas Harr, Monticel- jlo, and Eric Gregerson, Annual Convo Set at Rapid RAPID CITY DOnald V. Anderson, Centerville, president of the South Dakota Land Improvement Contractors Association, has announced that the association's 10th annual convention will be held at Gill's Sun Inn, Rapid City, Fetr. 6-7. Program speakers i.n elude Keith Wileox.

executive director, Great Lakes of South Dakota Association, Col. 11 Shultz, superintendent, State Highway Patrol, i a A. Duncan, counsel for Gray Goose Water Users Association and a number of state and federal water and soil conservation officials. John T. Loucks of Sober Seeds, Rapid City, will be the banquet speaker Friday evening.

3,017 Aided by Food Stamps PIERRE A total of 813 South Dakota households representing 3,017 persons took part in the federal food stamp program during 1968, according to Floyd Wilkerson, supervisor of the state public welfare department. The families purchased more than $323,00 in coupons during 1968, the first year of the program in South Dakota, Wilkerson said. With those stamp purchases they received more than $124,000 of free bonus stamps redeemable at retail grocery outlets. The program began in April in Pennington County. Corson, Dewey, Hutchinson and Ziebach counties went on the list in August and Beadle and Brown were added in December, 8ROOK1NGS South Dakotans must be vitally interested in new technology whidh will enable them to compete with other sections of the country; new technology which will cut costs of production and take some of the bite out of the cost- jflce essence, new lechnoogy which will enable them to survive.

That's what participants in the fourth annual Pastor's Conference on Effective Community Planning were told Jan. 20 by Duane Acker, dean of the college of agriculture and biological sciences at South Dakota State University. Participants also heard about technological changes brought on by the use of computers from Paul L. Koepsell, director of research and data processing at SDSU. He said, "As with all technological change, social changes will be required.

So it is with the computer, its effect on labor, copywrites, patents and society must be regulated and this regulation will no doubt be painful painfully slow, pain Disrtrict NFO Meets at De Smet DE SMET The South Dakota National Farmers Organization met at the high school auditorium here Jan. 18 for its district meeting. Robert Hanson, Stratford, conducted the business meeting and gave a brief run down on the various state income bills being introduced in this session of the legislature. Melvin Parker, Brookings, head of grain bargaining reported on grain. He told of ratification of recent supply contract on corn with a flaking mill in Nebraska.

Members in southeastern South Dakota are included in this contract. Sioux Falls Marketing Area Chief Vincent Spader, pldham reported on meat and milk progress. He said, "We have supply contracts in meat and we can expand on these contracts as fast as production builds- all that is needed is enough volume of production going through NFO arrangements to reach our goal." Warren Stofferahn, Montrose, South Dakota national director, talked on his work in organizing farmers in California. He said California will be electing a national director and establishing a marketing area in the next 30 to 60 days. National Director John Oster, Ethan, told of the success in organizing and bargaining in Texas.

He said they have supply contracts on grain sorghum there. In the past, Oster has mainly worked to organize new areas. He now has accepted the position as assistant in the grain department at the national office in Corning, Iowa. Names Scholars At Carthage High By Republic News Service CARTHAGE Five students earned honors for the third six-week period. They are Daniel Lorenz and Lynn Unterbrunner, seniors; Donna Nelson, sophomore, and John Harmon and Lynn Kieffer, freshmen.

Students on the 'B" honor roll include Curtis Anderson, Bill Austerman, Dorothy Bender, Ixmny Corbin, Terry Corbin, Bill Driscoll, Larry Hostler, Curtis Matthew, Debra Nelson, Sandra Wells and Randy Zapp, seniors. Douglas Matthew, Bruce Nelson, Randall Pooley, Mary Roby, Ardis Shoemaker, Dianne Stroud, Wayne Vandersnick and Susan Wells, juniors. Mike elites, Paula Herron, Bill Nibblelink, Glenda Smith, Rex Underbrunner and David Vandersnick, sophomores, and Kirk Anderson, Marvilla Eld, Marilyn Shoemaker, Russell Stroud and Karen Zapp, freshmen. Murphy Backs PUC Revision PIERRE Rep. John Murphy, D-Elk Point, says he will be introducing legislation to "revamp and restructure the public utilities commission." Murphy said he commended Thomas Allington, Vermillion, for his "courage and determination in petitioning the PUC for a rehearing of telephone rate increase order." The petition filed by Ailing- ton calls tne telephone rate increase "unreasonable and un- JU Qn Dec.

16, the PUC granted permission to Northwestern Bell to increase revenues through a general revision of rates Agricultural Technology Is Convo Topic at SDSU fully difficut." Acker added that all of auf research accomplishments will not mean much if human values are not considered. He said, "Regardless of the social effects of new technology, regardless of whether the effects are good of bad, we've got to help people adapt to them." Acker added that in the 10. year period ending to 1964, South Dakota lost Marly 13,. 000 In relation to this, Acker was concerned with the young people South Dakota. "Just think of many of our young 50,000 of them.

Those wanting to farm have a difficult decision partly because they must decide upon a career which may not be there when they reach middle age." The biggest thing that nan be done for them, explained Acker, is to give the young people an education. Other speakers at the conference Monday were Dr. Richard Gibb, commissioner of higher education, and Dr. Gene Wunderlich, chief of the resource institutions branch of the USDA. South Dakotans Test Pre-Cast Concrete Panels BROOKINGS The highways of the future are being tested today under regular driving conditions on the Highway 14 bypass north of Brookings, according to Lorys Larson, associate professor of civil engineering at South Dakota State University.

The test section of the new highway is a 900-foot stretch of two lane highway constructed of pre stressed, pre cast concrete panels 6 feet wide, 24 feet long and inches thick. They were lifted into place by a crane. The panels were then covered by a bituminous mat, ranging in thickness from three inches in the center of the roadway to one and a half inches on the edges. Larson and Wayne Haug, a graduate student from Brandt who serves as research assistant, noted that the panels are being used in place of approximately eight inches of solid concrete presently used in interstate construction. This type of paving could become economically feasible in the future to replace the 12-14 inches of concrete needed to stand up under the increasingly heavy traffic loads.

The new pre-stressed panels are also feasible in the construction of airport runways and boat ramps. The new "paneled highway" was constructed last summer and opened to the public Dec. 13, 1968. Larson explained the mechanics of the new roadway and said it takes about five minutes to place each panel once the crews become accustomed to the technique. The base of the roadway is similar to that of present day highways, except that a one half inch layer of cushion sand is placed.before the panels are lifted into place.

Four steel loops are precast in the panels for easy handling and are then removed after the panels are installed. Highway 14's new segment was laid in two parts. The panels on the east and are laid lengthwise in a brickwork fashion and are adjacently connected by protruding steel reinforcing rods that are welded together. The west portion of the test highway has the panels laid crosswise without any reinforcing connectocs. A shear key (the space between panels) for the transfer of loads from one panel to another was filled with mortar allowed to cure for several days.

The final step was the laying of the bituminous mat, thus providing a smooth riding surface. The U.S. Bureau of Public Roads and the South Dakota Department of Highways are financing the project, and personnel of the civil engineering department at SDSU will observe and gather engineering date for several years to determine how this new paving method reacts to traffic. Larson said test points are installed at various positions within the test highway for the purpose of obtaining research data. Four times each in January, April, July and October tests will be conducted to determine factors concerning contraction and expansion, deflections, roughness, friction and either vertical or horizontal shifting.

The quarterly tests will also determine whether or not high speed traffic causes "pumping." This is a condition whereby the base course material is forced from underneath tha panels by the up and down reaction to traffic. The panels are pre stressed by ten high strength steel cables running lengthwise and they are evenly spaced and placed at mid depth in the panels. Weighing four tons each, the panels were pre cast by Gage Brothers Concrete Products in Sioux Falls and trucked, five at a time, to the construction site. Larson pointed out that the pre casting makes possible the continued construction of tha panels during the off season and also lengthens the construction season. Emergency repairs would also be made easier and quicker through the use of the "pre fabricated" highway panels.

The original concept of tha pre stressed, pre cast concrete panels was developed by Emil Hargett, associate professor of civil engineering at SDSU who is now on a leave of absence. SDEA Officers To Attend Convo PIERRE Wl The president and president-elect of the South Dakota Education Association- Mrs. Carrie Hansen of Rapid City ami Dr. J. L.

Foreman of South Dakota State University attend a meeting Friday through next Tuesday in Washington, D. C. The meeting will attract about 300 leaders in various field ssjlfr. discuss issues affecting tion, said R. E.

Hald, SDEA executive secretary. Name Pages, Messengers For State Legislators PIERRE UR South Dakota state legislators have enough headaches with legislation, So they've taken pains to make sure they won't be footsore as well. Any legislative session is a busy time, with the press of clock and calendar as constant factors. Errands must be run, messages carried and bills compiled in a more or less orderly fashion for the consider- i ation of the lawmakers. Those duties are handled by a flock of fresh faced, eager youngsters from all parts of South Dakota the legislative messengers and pages.

Here's who they are this year: SENATE The messengers are Larry Atkinson, Pollock, first 15 days; David J. Larson, Kennebec, second 15 days, and Roy A. Getting, Yankton, third 15 days. The pages for the first 15 days are Faye Thompson, Erwin; Craig Volk, Mitchell: Fred Venners, Plankinton, and Karen Alger, Highmore. Second 15 L.

Peterson, Forestburg'; Kathleen Smet, third 15 days. The pages for the first 15 days are pebra Haines, White JLake; Jean Flahaven, Aberdeen; Jean Claire Hamblin, Belle Fourche; Deborah Stengel, Milbank; Kay Jorgenson, Witten; Carol Ebert, Onida, and Kent Centerville. Second 15 fays: Deanne Schamens, Hazel; Julie Kiner, Mitchell; Barbara Bittner, 'Tripp: Pam Brecht, Highmore; Lori Scully, Wentworth; Merna Sioux Falls; and James i Kimball, Rapid City. Third 15 days: Cheryl Wiles, Watertown; Penny Rogers, Louise Gerken, Gregory; Pam Neuharth, Pierre; Bonnie Hirning, Rapid City; Lisa Anderson, Bryant, and Jane Dwyer, Wakonda. SF College Band Tour Scheduled SIOUX FALLS The Sioux Falls College concert baud, by Prof.

Roger L. Five South Dakota Slate University students are studying at the Caribbean Biological Center in Jamaica. They are, from left, seated, Eric Gregerson, Bennington, John G. Nickuni, assistant the professor of fisheries, and Tom Gengerke, Madison, and standing, Dennis Unkenbolz, Breckenridge, Douglas Harr. Monticello, and Roderick McNeil, Spearfisb.

of the consumer." Bennington, Neb. will be John Nickuin, assistant Accompanying the students i professor of fisheries. AUDITION By Republic News Service CARTHAGE Three students of the local high school auditioned for the All-State Band. They are Debra Nelson. Joleen Goss and Paula Madison.

Pierre; Melanie M. Sunne, Mary E. Nefzger, Ellsworth, and Barbara Steng- land, Buffalo. HOUSE The messengers are Michael Mehlhaff. Eureka, first 15 days: Bill Cope, Yankton.

second 15 'days, and David Bell, De DIRECTS DECLAM By Republic News Service CARTHAGE Mrs. John Raesly, teachers aide. 15 in charge of the grade school de- clam contest work Mrs. Carl Miller is assisting..