The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin • Page 28

hear it a million times. get a good job without a good But you realize how true that is until you make the rounds. I did. 8 hours a day. 5 days a week.

For 6 lousy months. Without an education, they even want to talk to you. Lucky for me, there are all sorts of programs to help kids get more training. I got on one, an on-the-job deal. I had to finish high school first by going nights, because the courses in the program are college courses.

And, what with working days, it easy. But better than making peanuts all the rest of your JACK WOLK Based on an interview taped April 6, 1967 PiMJS Court Voids Minn. Sunday Law 80,000 POPPIES Shown are only a few of the 80,000 poppies made by volunteers and patients at the Tomah Veterans Administration Hospital for sale during poppy week prior to Memorial Day, From the left are F. H. Mades, director of voluntary service at the hospital: Henry Trautman of Waukesha, Buddy Poppy chairman; Mrs.

Loravne Finn of Sparta, co-chairman; and Dr. H. E. Wilkinson, director of the hospital. Veterans of Foreign Wars posts active in the poppy program this year are those of La Crosse, Tomah.

Sparta, Eau Claire, Adams-Friendship, Black River Falls and Wisconsin Rapids. RESPONSE TOPS GOALS Youth Center In Tomah Church Self-Governed, Self-Financed Bv A. A. FICK Tribune Correspondent) TOMAH, Wis. A workable answer to the frequently asked question are we going to do about Tomah may have been reached through the operation of the youth center at First Congregational Church during the past month.

the freedom and let them do and take the is the philosophy of Rev. Daniel Schmiechen, minister of the church who has contact with several ninth graders in his confirmation class. A group of ninth graders from the junior high school set about organizing a youth activity with adult sponsors in the background. The youths were well aware of the need for some form Of activity for their age group. Some local merchants were unhappy because teenagers were loitering about their places of business after school; there bad been some vandalism, including the smearing of paint; on the home of a schoolteacher; some effort was being generated to amend the curfew to include more age groups and provide for fewer hours on the street.

Permission to use the social ball of the church was given by the board of trustees and young- Isters in the seventh, eighth close of each period of ac- ninth grades in all city schools tivity. were invited to participate. An At the end of the first month organization meeting resulted in of operation the entire project the election of a five-member was reviewed and the attend- steering committee made up of ance was found to average 71 David Brandon, Gayle Gebczyk. with a high mark of 110 and Diane Behrens. Karen Jo Lei-1 never falling below 50.

Response nen, Kim House. Brandon and from not only the youths, but Gebcyzk were elected co-chair- adults as well indicates that the men, Behrens treasurer. program is off to a good start Committee members sought has possibilities, the advice of Dave Spies, a Co-chairmen Brandon and member of the school faculty Gebczyk are enthusiastic over and varsity football coach. Mrs. the initial reception and the pos- Paul Gibson and Mrs.

Gerald sibilities for program develop- Fogle were also asked for ad- nient in the weeks ahead. Be- vice and counsel. Tentative considered at this time are plans were developed and it was instrumental judged that an average attend- productions and a dance with ance of 30 during the first month hve music. concessions of operation would be a good are showing a nice said goal to shoot for. Brandon, we feel that we The committee then set up a should be in a position financial- program, provided news re- ly something in the very leases and the center was put near future, into operation in February on a the center op- twice a week basis, each Tues- crate? Just as long as Tomah day and Thursday from 3:30 youth appreciate and enjoy it p.m.

to 5:20 p.m. A juke box continue to attend the twice was provided by a local sessions, say the chant providing music for danc-'chairmen- ing; table games provided, and I Cl an opportunity given to visit and Kecital blated socialize with friends. Two vol- SPRING GROVE. unteer adults together with a Martinson family singers will high school senior chaperone present a recital in the Waterloo each session. Ninth graders man Ridge Lutheran Church at 8 the concessions and clean up at p.m.

Sunday, March 24. By GERRY NELSON ST. PAUL (AP) T'vmonth-old Sunday closing law was declared unconstitutional by the Minnesota Supreme Court Tuesday on grcainds it is so and that it violates the due process clause of the 14th Amendment. In a 30-page opinion by Judge C. Donald Peterson, the court said the law does not give a clear warning of which types of retail sales can result in severe penalties.

The unanimous decision means that Minnesota is left with the seldom-enforced Sunday that has been on the books since statehood but without the controversial 1967 Sunday closing law. it it it The law was passed by the 1967 legislature and was intended to prohibit the Sunday sale of 25 broad categories of mer-i chandise unless a store agreed to close all day Saturday. The law was generally described as being aimed at suburban discount department criticism which the court noted but did not accept as grounds for legal attack. The high court said, in that the legal terminology of the law ran afoul of modern merchandising. The court noted, for example, that a department store carries thousands of items, many of which are difficult to fit either in the salable or non-salable category described in the The court cited a portable out-; door barbecue it a and thus stricted? Or is it outside that category and thus not restricted? certainty than this statute affords is the court said.

The Supreme Court test grew out of the prearranged sale of a roll of wallpaper and a tool to Bloomington police by $15,000 Damage Suit Started SPARTA, Wis. A jury was drawn and testimony started Tuesday before Monroe County Judge James W. Rice in a $15,000 damage suit. Elwin L. Steinke, R.

1, Wilton, brought suit against the Niagra Fire Insurance Kenneth and Ellsworth Thurow of Thurow Motor Sales of Wilton as a result of an accident on County Trunk Nov. 11, Steinke alleges that while he was following a truck he stopped while the truck made a left turn into a private driveway and was struck by the car driven by Kenneth Thurow. Steinke claims $15,000 for personal injuries, medical expenses and damages to his car. the Bloomington Target Store before the high 11 weeks last Oct. 8.

ago. Hennepin County Municipal it Judge Donald S. Burris ruled; Under the now-invalid law. a the law unconstitutional, one of merchant or sales clerk was five municipal judges to do so. susceptible to a $100 fine on a The City of Bloomington ap- first offense and up to a $750 pealed.

The case was argued fine and six months in jail for LOOKS LIKE BILL GOES BACK TO LEGISLATURE City officials in Minnesota communities where the Sunday closing law was challenged figured today the matter was headed back to the Legislature. The Minnesota Supreme Court in a ruling announced Tuesday, held the law, passed by the 1967 Legislature, is unconstitutional. Duluth City Atty. Harold A. Frederick said the Supreme Court ruling now puts the matter back in the hands of the Legislature.

rings down the curtain on Act 2 of this law or the legal battle over its Frederick said. Frederick, who filed briefs in support of the appeal by the Bloomington city attorney, said Act 3 of the law places the matter in the hands of the Legislature. Manley Goldfine, of Goldfines by The Bridge, Duluth discount store, said, welcome this decision and we feel this will be a popular one. Sunday is a very desirable shopping day from the point of Jules Hultgren, manager of Target in Duluth, said. Dayton parent firm of Target, is studying the decision and has made no decisions Lynn Castner, executive director of the Minnesota Civil Liberties Union, said the MCLU will continue to oppose all Sunday closing legislation, whether state or local on constitutional grounds.

MCLU believes that all Sunday closing laws constitute an improper establishment of religion and prefers some religions over others in violation of the 1st Amendment. In Rochester, members of the city council appeared to be split about 50-50 on whether to re-enact a city Sunday closing ordinance. Rochester had the ordinance in the past but repealed it after the state law was enacted. Rochester Mayor Alex Smekta, a proponent of Sunday closing, said he may change his personal position because he feels the matter should be handled on a statewide basis by the Legislature. Management Course Is Rescheduled SPARTA, Wis.

The management course for business conducted by Dean L. Kaaraker, director of training and management development for the Oscar Mayer and Co. of Madison, had its membership oversubscribed and a new course will begin April 1. The present course on Thursday nights in the Courthouse Annex will end March 28 and the new sessions will begin April 18 and continue April 25 and May 2 and 9. Leonard Anderson, resource development agent for Monroe County, said about 20 have signed up for the second course and others interested may enroll at the county extension office.

2 Join '90' Club In Nursing Home BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. Family Heritage Home, formerly the Misenko Home, at Black River Falls has two residents joining the Club this month. Mrs. Bertha Meyer will become 90 March 26 and Charles Ristow 95 on March 29. New employes at the home include Evelyn Ostrander of Melrose, a registered nurse; Richard Phillips, a maintenance man; and Paula Faux, night aide.

a third offense. Items prohibited for Sunday sales ranged from cameras and musical instruments to paints, wallpaper, lumber and floor coverings. Judge Peterson noted that the tradition of restricting Sunday commercial activity is deeply rooted in Minnesota and most states. The old law left intact was transferred from the territorial law to state law in 1858 and has been amended many times. The old law prohibits public selling or offering for sale of property, and all other labor except works of necessity and Its maximum penalty is a $10 fine or five days in jail.

The Minnesota court said that a state legislature does have broad constitutional power to establish a common day of rest, citing four landmark decisionsl of the U.S. Supreme Court to this effect in 1961. it it it The Minnesota court said the old Sabbath-breaking law was not repealed, either specifically! or by implication. Rather, the1 court said, the legislature intended to supplement the old law because it was not being The latest decision means that city officials either must use the old state law with its minimal penalties, or depend on more strict city ordinances against Sunday sales. For example, in 1966 the high court upheld city ordinances of Richfield and Bloomington which also prohibited the sale of specific commodities on Sunday.

When enacted on the city level, the court said, this type of law is with suit of its decision simply to restore the Sunday closing situation in Minnesota to exactly what it before enactment of the 1967 law. NSP Offers Aid In River Preservation United battleships used the Panama Canal for the first time on July 16, 1915. Youth Held In BRF Theft BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis. Richard Miles reports that a young man is being held in county jail in connection with the theft Tuesday night of a small amount of merchandise from the A1 Min Shopping Center. A plate glass in the liquor store section was broken.

the old Sabbath-breaking law. In a concluding paragraph, the high court said the net re- Luther Concert Band To Begin Tour Friday DECORAH. Iowa The Lu-! ther College concert band will embark on its annual spring concert tour Friday, March 22. The band, under the direction of Weston Noble, will tour Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, giving 10 concerts on the road. The band will return to Luther I April 1 for a homecoming concert in the fieldhouse at 8:15 p.m.

The band has toured Europe three times and was the first college band in history to perform in formal concert at Lincoln Center in New York. Area students who play in the band include Roger Fossum, a junior, and Gary Melbostad, sophomore, from Spring Grove. By JOHN KAMPS WASHINGTON (AP) A private power company offered Tuesday to save the federal government millions of dollars in establishment of a proposed river preservation system. J. W.

Hoffman of Minneapolis told a House Interior Subcommittee that the Northern States Power Co. would, in effect, make its land along the St. Croix River available for inclusion in a wild or scenic river system. He is a vice president of the firm. A y.

Hoffman testified along with spokesmen for Minnesota and Wisconsin conservation groups and state agencies at a hearing on bills which would place the St. Croix and other rivers in a preservation system to maintain their present free-flowing condition. The bills would authorize the purchase of river bank lands costing millions of dollars. Hoffman said his company owns nearly 30,000 acres along a 70-mile stretch of the St. Croix bordering Minnesota and Wisconsin.

company has refused to sell these lands or to exploit them in any he said. has no interest in the construction of a dam in any section of this wild river or in any type of electric power Hoffman urged that a federal agency be given authority to contract with the company render the inclusion of the Upper St. Croix River in the wild rivers system both sound and feasible at a minimum Rep. Robert Kastenmeier, D- called the proposal unique. The subcommittee chairman, Rep.

Roy A. Taylor, praised the power company and conservationists for agreeing on the St. Croix River. The Interior Committee chairman, Rep. Wayne Aspinall, D- praised Wisconsin, saying it has the best record of any state in the field of public recreation facility development.

The Minnesota and Wisconsin witnesses urged the inclusion in the rivers system of the St. Croix, Namekagon and Wolf rivers. 323-325 PEARL CLASS combined with CUSHIONED COMFORT "Skylit" CUSHION-LINED for Spring '68 The dvshtdn She Lining If you think stayingin school is tough, listen to someone who quit. and Sizes 7 to 12 COMFORTABLE SHAPE RETAINING LONG WEARING NON-ALLERGEN 1C OOORLESS EYE APPEALING Crests Tribvits, Wednesday, March 20, 1968 AND UNCERTAIN' Blissful cushioned comfort. Classy masculine styling.

Steel orch. Choice of Antiqued Royal Ook or Bourbon Colors. Also black in some styles. ARENZ Vi SLOCK from the RAMP To get a good job, you need a good education. So if in school, stay there.

If quit, find out how to get more training. See your State Employment Service or Youth Opportunity Center. c23SSv.