The La Crosse Tribune from La Crosse, Wisconsin • Page 21

Lo Crosse inuunt, H.ursday, December 21, 196721 No Rush For Flu Shots; Some Of 'Protected' III Few La Crosse firms and in "I'm not too sure how long it takes for the shots to become stitutions are making a concerted effort to immunize their em effective she said. "We can't ployes in view of a predicted make a judgment at this time. epidemic of flu in the nation. I don't think our absenteeism Public school officials here re has been unusual fWwHfflLr I Mil FW v. lULlte t'JfT fi 111 rivl tt L'Nea 5asj II ii 1 1 111 9:: vd II e'fn ffi lP I If fj port only light absenteeism be One clinic reports that only cause of flu.

two or three smaller firms have One institution. St. Francis contacted doctors there about immunization programs for Hospital, reports that some who had the first shot an1 the booster shot have become ill with flu their employes. Allis Chalmers Manufacturing or a milder upper Co. offered immunizations to its infection anyway.

employes, and La Crosse State The federal government's University to its students. Some Communicable Disease Center 300 of 718 Chalmers employes in Atlanta forecast an influenza and 600 of about 5,100 students epidemic in Eastern i received the shots. States. The incidence of flu at Both programs were volun La Crosse hasn't increased ap tary. preciably yet, says Dr, Leo G.

The city's largest employer SUING STATE FOR $800,000 Lawrence Marmeg (right), 67, who was committed to Wisconsin mental institutions for 34 years, is suing the state for $800,000 for allegedly being committed illegally. He is shown with Rev. Leo J. Billerbeck of Portage, a lawyer turned Episcopal priest, who helped get Marmes released four months ago. Marmes was committed to Monroe County Hospital, Sparta, from 1934 to 1967.

He also is being represented by Steven L. Abbott; a Sparta attorney. Marmes invested his profits from a rag and paper salvage business in the asylum, and in September had a stock portfolio valued at $12,600. UPI Telephoto. STAMPS WILL COST MORE Milton F.

Lenser, La Crosse area postal machines mechanic, is getting ready for the Jan. 7 boost in some postage stamp rates. Postal Vending machines have to be altered for proper change making and stamp dispensing. Tribune Photo. Trane had no mass immunizations; however, shots were administered to health nurses and personnel who travel for the company.

Joseph, city health officer. He recommends, however, that residents contact their doctors for immunization. St. Francis Hospital reports that 237 of its 754 employes received the first shot Oct. 12, and 201 of these received the booster shot Nov.

12. Fourteen of 36 who had only one flu shot contracted flu and eight got upper respiratory in 2 Junior High Teachers Hired By Board fections. Thirty who also naa the second shot contracted flu and 21 got respiratory infec tions. Of the 317 employes who re mm rwm 1 MizfA TAX BILLS GO IN MAIL ceived no shots, 103 contracted Route Ruling Pleases Head LCU Economic Genter Plans Are Discussed Plans for the formation of a rial Studies' in Wise on sin center for economic education; Schools," a guideline for the flu and 72, respiratory infections. Sister M.

Francita, hospital I wot: I administrator, reports that it is Of Truck Firm too early to determine the effect of the immunization program, but that hospital authorities will continue to study the reports. teaching of social studies, pub The La Crosse City School District Board of Education Tuesday night approved the hiring of Diane Schmitz as Spanish teacher and James Kling as mathematics and science teacher, both at Logan Junior High School Mrs. Schmitz' hiring was retroactive to Dec. 4. Kling will begin his duties at the beginning of the second semester.

Although the bulk of the meeting was devoted to cuts and approval of the budget for 1968, the board approved transfers of The first batch of real estate tax bills for La Crosse property owners was in the mail Thursday. The balance will be in Friday's or Saturday's mail, the city treasurer's office reported Thursday morning. Personal property tax bills, however, won't be mailed until next week. lished in 1964 by the Wisconsin State Department of Public Instruction. 4 4C, at La Crosse State University; were discussed by representatives of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce, the city schools, Agency 11 of the Coop John A.

Murphy, president of Gateway Transportation La Crosse, expressed favorable re erative Educational Service, action to a Supreme Court rul and university administrators I mumrn i an a in mm iwiiilf 1 1 1 it mmmmmmmm.m.Wf.mPf. ing that the Interstate Com No Caucus To Replace Alderman at a luncheon Monday in the Play, '17th Doll', To Be Staged At Aquinas High merce Commission (ICC) can Student Union. authorize new competitive $85,261 within the 1967 budget to Speakers who explained the trucking service when it finds! functions of such centers were "Summer of the Seventeenth existing truck lines aren't pro Dr. Arthur L. Welsh, New York No caucus will be called to viding adequate service for ship Doll," the second production of the 1967 68 La Crosse Commu City, director of materials de finish out the fiscal year.

Superintendent Edsel Vergin said the district would have approximately $10,000 unexpended by the end of the year. An earlier estimate had been $8,000. name a 1st Ward alderman to renins Tft Reihl. the new Pei! New Chamber Directors Are Elected nity Theater season, will be pre NEW STAMPS Copies of stamps which will go into use Jan. 7 are shown above.

Top, from left, are six cent stamped envelope; 10 cent air mail stamped envelope; six cent Franklin D. Roosevelt. Bottom, from left, one cent Jefferson; five cent Lincoln; and 10 cent air mail. UPI Telephoto. Mechanic Gets Ready For Stamp Cost Hike velopment for the Joint Council on Economic Education, and Dr.

Leon Schur, Milwaukee, di "This decision fits us like sented at Aquinas High School glove," Murphy was quoted as rector of the Center for Eco on successive weekends, open ing on Friday, Jan. 19. The re maining four performances will Tam nA Q1 AC nl nomic Education at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee. Dr. Cloyce Campbell, chair UC glVCI! Mil Odll.

an 27. Six La Crosse businessmen The board approved appointment of Louis Youngman to the Coleman Technical Institute Board for a four year term in the employe classification. Vergin also requested that the board's building and grounds committee meet with the City Plan Commission to lay ground rules on hiring an architect for man of the department of eco Michael Thompson, director. ly elected Common Council; president, William R. Lemke, said Wednesday.

Lemke said the earliest a successor could be named would be February and the interim alderman would serve only eight weeks, until April 9. Reihl resigned Dec. 1 to take a federal job in Duluth. Nomination papers will be available after Jan. 2 in the city clerk's office for the April 2 election.

saying in the Wall Street Journal. A federal judge in Nashville, has issued a temporary restraining order at the request of three truck lines against the award to Gateway of new route authority between Nashville and Atlanta, Ga. A federal court in Nashville have been elected to ttoee yearnomics and busineM adminis. terms on the Board of Directors ptt a said the play will be presented one week later than originally announced. Until recent months the typical mechanic also was involved in tear gas installations as a of the Greater La Crosse Chamber of Commerce, and four others will serve one year ber of the board of directors of the Wisconsin State Council on Economic Education, was in means of protecting the post of terms.

charge of the meeting. Because of the change in dates, the box office also will open one week later than originally scheduled. The Stoddard Ballots were returned by 874 will hear the case next month, and Murphy expects the judges fice. This work was especially tricky, Lenser says. The UW Center for Eco nomic Education is one of three "The possibility of a primary Lenser was a mail carrier election in March exists (if three existing college centers in the state, which have established to improve the teaching from about 1960 until he tried or 'SfV' Saii1 amIta "AnH iaai that in all the 1 study or renovating out Central High School for use as a junior high school.

The board was directed by the Common Council to proceed with hiring an architect for the study. Vergin wants board and plan commission members to act jointly in setting up the study to eliminate a chance of bias. Hotel box office will open to season ticket holders Jan. 15, 16 and 17. The box office will be open to the public Jan.

18 through 20 and 22 through 27. for the new opening. The Stod of economics in the state's schools, said Schur. The objec fairness to the residents of the 1st Ward, the task of filling this vacancy should rest with dard native said he drives about 900 miles a month. Next to be guided by the Supreme Court ruling, according to the Journal.

Some trucking company presidents were not so enthusiastic. One said that the decision was serious because route authorizations were "a property right" of truckers, and another said that he didn't think the decision amounted to any change in ICC policy. tives are to build economic un The Jan. 7, 1968, postage stamp increase finds a La Crosse postal worker ahead of the game in planning for the conversion of stamp vending machines. Milton F.

Lenser, 48, of 1802 Ferry postal machines mechanic serving a wide territory from La Crosse, has been doing his homework for classes planned on the conversion. They'll be held in Minneapolis starting Jan. 8 but he could not explain the apparent late start of the course in relation to the rate hike. Stamps will go to 5 cents, 6 cents and 10 cents for air mail. Lenser is preparing for the changeover on three types of units in the 325 post offices he serves in the area.

However, only about 60 stamp vending machines are stocked in the area, usually only in derstanding into school curricu them." Other aldermen or city offi month he'll get his first government issue vehicle, complete with inside cabinets. Lenser and his wife, Elaine, have one daughter. cials will help 1st Ward resi chamber members. Elected to three year terms were: Fred Abraham, owner of Freddie's Food Market; Lyle Anderson, president of Batavian National Bank; William Cre mer, partner, Cremer Jewelers; B. T.

Hall, retired manager, J. C. Penney Co. store; Herbert Lee, president of WKTY: and John Madgett, general manager of Dairyland Power Cooperative, Inc. Receiving one year terms were: Harvey Haskell, division commercial manager, La Crosse Telephone David Nudd, executive vice president, Gateway Foods, John Poel linger, president, Poellinger dents if any problems arise in their ward, he said.

More Bulbs Stolen Six more thefts of Christmas tree decorations were reported to La Crosse police during the past 24 hours. They are: Ray Poehling, 1232 East $1.25 worth; Roger Groth, 716 Gould Glenn Gilman, 1022 S. 26th no value given; Joseph Schaller, 3022 Farnara Robert Brudos, 1804 Cass Carl Neberman, 1226 Far nam $5. la at all grade levels; to improve teacher preparation in economics, through in service training, summer workshops and refresher courses; and to foster research into the teaching of economics, including the development and evaluation of new teaching materials. One of the specific objectives has been to implement "A Conceptual Framework for the So Bird Count Turns Up 43 Species Could Cut School Budget More: Groves had not been recorded on pre vious counts.

In the three years, the society has now located 58 species The La Crosse Audubon Society's 1967 Christmas bird count turned up a record number of species, but fewer individual birds than last year. Six persons traveling in three parties took part in the census, area, resulting in the lower count of individuals. it it Species found Wednesday were: mallard, black duck, pintail, American widgeon, wood duck, redhead duck, can vasback, lesser scaup, golden The chairman of the Common on Christmas counts. it ft it first and second class post offices. The territory Lenser serves from QUALITY GIFTS Plastering Service; and Frank Potts, manager of Montgomery Most common of all the birds seen was the house sparrow, as Ward Co.

store. eye, ruddy duck, common merganser, red breasted mergans LA CROSSE GLOVE Attache Cases Brief Bags er, Cooper hawk, redtailed On Jan. 8, the chamber directors will elect new officers who will assume their duties at the 100th annual meeting of the chamber Feb. 6. Morey Amsterdam will be the speaker at the centennial hawk, roughleg hawk, bald ea gle, sparrow hawk, bobwhite one of hundreds which will be made throughout the nation under the auspices of the National Audubon Society.

Figures from throughout the nation are compiled to obtain statistical information on winter bird populations and on trends in winter residency for various species. 6 The local group's area of re quail, coot. in previous years. The group spotted 982 house sparrows, along with 626 redwings, 411 tree sparrows, 168 mallards and 114 goldfinches. Taking part in the 1967 count were society members Cameron Gundersen, Eric Lawson, Fred Lesher, Jerome Rosso and Howard Young.

The sixth participant was Brother Theodore Voelker of Winona, who traveled here to assist the La Crosse group. Herring gull, mourning dove, kingfisher, redbellied woodpeck er, hairy woodpecker, downy runs from Necedah cn the east, Austin, on the west, Chetek in the north, and Cuba City and Hazel Green, near the Illinois border, on the south. At times, said Lenser, he is called on to go even farther from La Crosse. He performs a variety of tasks that also involve construction of screen lines, lock boxes, counters and service windows in post offices. Lenser was assigned to his present job in September 1965.

He said while electronics in vending machines give him some of his biggest headaches, there are others. One is checking the sensitivi Pocket Secretaries Travel Bars Jewelry Boxes Shaving Kits woodpecker, horned lark, blue RIVER READINGS iav. common crow, black sponsibility is a 15 mile wide Flood Stage 24 hr. 24 hr. Staet today changt Prte.

12 4.7 0.1 tr. STATIONS LA CROSSE Council Finance Committee Thursday suggested that the Council could amend the 1968 school budget to cut it even more and as a result use less "The areas where they (the board of education members) cut the budget weren't the areas we felt should be cut," said Alderman L. Peter Groves (13th Ward), reacting to the board's application of the $135,800 cut made in the school request. He said maybe between $60, 000 and $70,000 more could be cut. Saying that aldermen are interested jn, providing as many dollars as possible for education, Groves said they also have a responsibility to the taxpayers to watch the tax rate.

The Beard Tuesday night voted to ask the Council for $37, 500 for transportation of junior and senior high school students within the city and to cut $12, 000 from requested administrative costs, $37,300 from instruction, from transportation, $15,300 from maintenance; $3, MEN'S and LADIES' DEERSKIN GLOVES circle centered on the La Crosse County Courthouse. In its third annual count, taken Wednesday, the La MEN'S BOYS' Genuine Sheepskin Lined ICE FISHING MITTS Crosse census takers found more than 2,700 birds of 43 dif WW capped chickadee, white breasted nuthatch, brown creeper, golden crowned kinglet, staring, house sparrow, redwinged blackbird, rusty blackbird, grackle, cardinal, goldfinch, junco, tree sparrow, field sparrow and song sparrow. Thirteen, of those species pintail, wood duck, redhead, canvasback, lesser scaup, ruddy duck, both merganers, Cooper hawk, coot, horned lark, rusty blackbird and field sparrow At CMPlhdU CHRISTMAS DECORATOR ferent species. In each of the two previous counts, only 35 ty of weighing scales. It is no SPECIAL Squeezit Leather Coin Purses now $1.00 species were located.

secret, among some employes, that post office scales for years Although the 1967 total of in were not checked too carefully dividuals is higher than the 1965 HANDTOOLED PURSES or often. figure, it is well below the 3,500 tabulated last year, And 3S Mild weather and lack of GIFT ITEMS Work on security vaults and small safes is another of Len ser's jobs. Lock combinations on the bigger vaults sometimes are troublesome, like one that took three days to solve in a Minnesota town. MOCCASINS For The Family snow, it is believed, kept a larger 'number of species in the area this year, particularly waterfowl, but the lack of snow cover permitted the birds to be more thinly spread over the 500 from food service; $18,700 from capital outlay, and $6,000 from community services. SKINNED, DEFATTED, SIIANKLESS GRADE 'A NORTHERN GROWN FRYING CHICKENS FRENCH PURSES BILLFOLDS CLUTCHES KEY CASES WHOLE HAMS 69c or HALF VzLb.

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