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Rain Forecast WINONA DAILY NEWS I Thursday, May 14, 19S7 rwH'wmiwim'jD wwm wmr i Tonight, Friday sp mtm It's going to rain The Weather Bureau said the Jury Gives $978 for Two Parcels District Court Completes Final Jury Case of Term sunny skies of today will cloud over late tonight and rain will fall tonight and Friday. -i a em 'W ri Temperatures will remain iff If about the same, with a low of 43 tonight and a high Friday of 55. Low Wednesday night was 39. It was 51 at noon. Freezing temperatures were re ported at points in Minnesota.

International Falls had 25 and Du- luth 28. Frost had been predicted for ii isolated areas in Southeastern Minnesota and Western Wisconsin last night. No reports were received from this area. However, Madison, Lake Geneva and Pe-waukee reported frost. National low was 22 at Grand Marais, Mich.

Cold Canadian air has rolled down into Minnesota and Wisconsin. St. Charles Scout 4 High School Students Win Scholarships Awards Announced At Winona State College for Fall Scholarship awards for the 1957-58 academic year amounting to about $11,000 are being; allocated by the financial aids committee at Winona State College, it was announced today by President Nels Minne. He announced winners of scholarships by high school seniors who will graduate this month and matriculate at the college in the fall Winners of scholarships by students now enrolled at the college will be announced May 27. High school winners: Laurie Anderson, Lake City; Ralph Bellinger, Stewartville; June Banick, Lake City; Colleen Benson, Houston; Arleta Bernard.

Chatficld; James Bodas, Gilbert; Carol Buettner, Red Wing; George Chick, Winona; Patricia Clare, Lake City; Carol DeVries, Hollandale; Donna Edwards, Uti-ca; John Felsch, Utica; Gayle Goetzman, Winona Rt. Barbara Haney, Winona; Sally Hartle, Owatonna; Sylvan Hauser, Caledonia; Shirley Himebaugh, Adams; Edwina Hofland, Fountain City, Nancy Holman, Lewiston; Marri Huttemeier, Fairmont; Patricia Larson, Newport; Ardell Meyer, Winona; Donna Mae Meyer, Lewiston: Doris Meyer, Lewiston; Sandra Miller, Cannon Falls; Jannan Nelson, Houston; Michael Pierce, Winona; Grace Schroeder, Ivanhoe, Mary Louise Schwager, Winona; Patricia Strah, McKinley, and Dorothy Wheeler, Winona. Among the scholarship winners who are transferring from junior colleges or are otherwise entering Families Honored ST. CHARLES, Minn. (Special) DEDICATION PROCESSION St.

Mary's College officially dedicated its new $540,000 science building with ceremonies Wednesday afternoon, climaxed by the official blessing of the building by the Most Rev. Edward A. Fitzgerald, bishop of Winona. The bishop was celebrant of a Mass preceding the processional to the new science building. Two families who have been ac tive in cub scout work in St.

Charles and are moving away were honored at the last cub scout TIT Til pack meeting of the season Mon First Half Taxes Deadline May 31 Property owners have about two weeks to pay the first half of 1956 real estate taxes to the county treasurer. Deadline is May 31, but the treasurer's office in the Winona County Courthouse will be closed the day before the deadline in observance of Memorial Day. St. Charles Man Named fo State Livestock Board ST. CHARLES, Minn.

Dr. J. B. Flanary, St. Charles veterinarian, was appointed to the Minnesota Livestock Sanitary Board today by Gov.

Orville Freeman. He replaced W. L. Boyd, St. Paul, for a five-year term.

A graduate of Iowa State College, Dr. Flanary began practice in St. Charles with his father. Dr. William F.

Flanary, in 1944. Since the death of his father, who had practiced here more than 40 years, he has been the only veterinarian in St Charles. He has served as an officer of several professional societies. Boys Arrested For Radio Thetis Two boys have been arrested for the theft of radios from two Winona stores. Chief of Police A.

J. Bingold reported today. The youths, 14 and 15, were taken to police headquarters after an employe at the Firestone Stores, 200 W. 3rd reported that they had been found taking a radio from the store. In questioning by police they also admitted taking another portable radio during the past week from the Harlan J.

Wood Home Appliances, 159 3rd St. They will be referred to juvenile authorities. Commencement Set at Mondovi MONDOVI. Wis. (Special) -Combined commencement exercises for eighth graders in Mondovi city school, Naples, Modena and Mondovi-Canton schools will be held Friday at 10 a.m.

at Mondovi High School auditorium. The Rev. Harold Haugland, Mondovi, will be the principal speaker, and diplomas will be presented by Buffalo County Superintendent O. J. Sohrweide.

The intermediate band will play, directed by Keith La Gasse, and Mrs. Florence Canar will direct numbers by the junior high chorus of Mondovi city school and a combined chorus from all the schools. Richard Putzier will be the St. Mary's Dedicates New Building Bank Debits Increase 3 Bank Reports Bank debits in Winona last month were 3 per cent higher than In April 1956. Debits for the first four months of 1957 are 5 per cent higher than last year.

Statewide debits were up 10 per cent in April 1957, while for the four months they're up 6 per cent The report of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis noted that there was one more business day in April this year than last year. Debits represent the dollar volume of checks drawn by deposit ors against their bank accounts. In the monthly comparisons of area cities, Rochester reported the highest increase at 33 per cent while Spring Valley had a total 12 per cent below that for April 1956. Rochester also topped the list in the year-to-date comparisons with a whopping 23 per cent gain this year. All cities in the comparison group recorded increases over the January-through-April period of a year ago.

of aaate Dallara for A aril 'SI M-'7 AsrU W0 Omitted) MINNESOTA. Albert Lta 415 4 Austin 28.447 4 Faribault 4 47 Laneaboro S4S 4 IS 4 Mankato 30.021 411 4 Owatonna 13.900 4 1 4 RedWIng a .345 4 10 4 10 Rochester 42.MS 433 423 St. Cloud I3.44 417 4 1 Spring-Valley 1.785 -U 410 Wabasha 1.079 4 1 4 Winona 20,063 4 I 4 Minnesota total tM cities) lt.MS.f4S 41 WISCONSIN Eau Claire 47497 4 4 4 La Croaao 52.40 44 4 Mondovi 1407 424 4 Wisconsin total lift titles) .1117,451 4 41 Total for 141 cities la six states ...14,101.701 41 4 Officials View Safety Check The operation of a motor vehicle safety check program, similar to one planned for Winona in the near future was witnessed in Rochester Wednesday by three Wl-nonans. Chief of Police A. J.

Bin-gold. Traffic Sergeant Sylvan Duellman and Roy K. Carpenter, president of the Automobile Club Safety Council of Winona, witnessed the vehicle inspection program sponsored there by the American Automobile Association with the cooperation of Rochester garages, service stations and other firms. Chief Bingold said that arrangements are being made to have a similar program here this spring. During the safety check vehicles are inspected for the proper operation of safety equipment including brakes, windshield wipers, lights and other items.

No charge is made for the service and each vehicle operator is given a report on the inspection ef his car or truck. Wisconsin Minnesota Contractors, Winona, Wednesday was awarded damages totaling $978 for two parcels of land taken from the firm by the Minnesota Department of Highways for the construction of the new Highway 61 near Homer. The award was made by a District Court jury which had heard testimony in the trial of appeals brought by WMC from the original awards by appraisers in the land condemnation cases. Involved were two parcels, with a total frontage of 660 feet, at the site of the former federal fish hatcheries near Homer. A FRAME building Is located on one parcel and a brick structure on the other but neither is taken.

The jury assessed WMC's damages at $73 for the land taken in the parcel on which the frame building is located and $450 for damage to the remaining property for a total of $523 for this parcel. The appraisers award was $275. On the second parcel the firm was awarded $255 for the land taken and $200 for damage to the remaining property. The $455 award was the same as damages assessed by the appraisers. The testimony of the state's witnesses as to their estimates of damages resulting from the high-way department taking was incorrectly reported in Wednesday's account of the trial.

The witnesses for the state gave appraisals of $455 and between $75 and $200, respectively, for the two parcels. Witnesses called by Murphy e-timated damages at $3,000 for one parcel and $1,500 for the other. These figures were reversed in Wednesday's story. DURING the trial the state was represented by Rolf Slen, a special assistant state attorney general from St. Paul, and WMC by Leo F.

Murphy Winona. The jury began its deliberations at 11:40 a.m. Wednesday and returned the verdict at 3:30 p.m. This was the last case to be heard by a jury during the spring term of District Court. Court cases remain.

day evening in the school. They were those of William Mc-Lain and the Rev. James Ditt-mer. Tribute was also paid to Mrs. Harry Page, Mrs.

Kendall Fuller and Mrs. Walter Lange, retiring den mothers. Gerald Hass, cub master, conducted the business meeting at which it was reported that the recent bake sale netted $45.14 and li 1, sale of tickets to the scout expo 1 I sition at Winona $7.10. In the costume contest, judged by Fritz Wilson and Locksley Campbell, first prize, three show Uf- M. fit with advanced standing are Thel- tickets, was won by Gerald Haas second prize, two tickets, Robert Ruhberg, and runnersup, Philip Nietz, James Dittmer and Gary Johnson, each one ticket.

The scouts entertained the guests with a snake dance around a simulated campfire. About 125 parents and children attended. First prize, a sleeping bag, for selling the most exposition tickets in this area, which includes Lewiston, Eyota, Plainview, Chatfield and St. Charles, was awarded to Dick Wilson. Neckerchief lidei for (elllnf three or more ticket went to Gerald Han Jr About 200 attended a dedication banquet Wednesday evening at the Student Union on the campus of St.

Mary's College that culminated ceremonies dedicating the college'! new science building. The banquet followed afternoon ceremonies during which the Most Rev. Edward A. Fitzgerald, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, blessed the building. Toastmaster for the banquet was James J.

Carroll, college public re lations director. Brief remarks were made by William P. Theur-er, president of the Winona City Council, who represented Mayor Loyde E. Pfeiffer; Wayne Sachi, president of the St. Mary's student commission: Brother I.

Basil, F.S.C., president of the college; J. R. Chappell, chairman of the Winona science building fund drive; Dr. John J. Hoffman, chairman of the chemistry department; Dr.

J. V. Wadden, president of the college alumni association; Brother Joel Damian, assistant provincial of the St. Louis Province of Christian Brothers, and Bishop Fitzgerald. Mr.

Chappell cited the value of ma Anderson, Round Lake, Jean Benner, Hastings, and Betty Bos. Patricia Hallman and Darlene Oxley, Austin. This year for the first time the college is administering the SPEBSQSA award, a scholarship in the field of music established by the Winona Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Jimee Fuller, Peter Sorum, Ronald Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing In America, Inc. The designation of the recipient of this award as well as the designa tion of the award of the Lincoln School PTA scholarship, the Madison School PTA scholarship, the INCENSE CEREMONY The Most Rev. Edward A.

Fitzgerald, bishop of the Diocese of Winona, incenses the new three-story science building during dedication ceremonies at St. Mary's College. With Bishop Fitzgerald is the Rt. Rev. Msgr.

John B. Gregoire, spiritual director of the college. (Daily News photos) uueunann, Larry viral. Steve Hanaon, Tim McLaln. Ed Schulu.

Dirk Wilson. Darrel Lawreni, David Scholea, Philip Nieu, Gary Conniughtjr and James Dittmer Jr. Cub Scout awarda went to: James Dittmer wolf badge; Philip Nieu, gold arrow; Gerald Haas fold arrow and aUver arrow; Gary Connaugh-ty, wolf badge; Scott Smith, ailver arrow; Jame Fuller, cold and two ailver arrowa: Gary Johnson, bear badge; Peter Sorum, lion badge and gold arrow; Robert Ruhberg. silver arrow; Robert Page, silver arrow; Larry Vlmlg. gold arrow; Ronald Duelmann, bear badse and two-year pin; Dick Wilson, wolf badge; Steve Hanson, wolf badeei Tim Business and Professional Wom Expert en's Club award and the American Association of University Women's Award will be at the Honors Day concovation May 27 at 9:50 a.m.

That evening the faculty of the HOLLYWOOD Ufl Steve Drumm boasts that he is the only full-blooded Blackfoot Indian in Hollywood who is a makeup man. MI feel I'm more qualified than the average person," he says. "After all, my ancestors were painting faces long before the first white man stepped foot on American soiL" New Patrolman Named to Force college and the Gamma Tau McLaln, gold arrow, and Ed Schulu, fold arrow. Eight boys who graduated from Cub Scouting, now eligible for Webeloa, are: Dana Burns, Pat Stevens, Peter Sorum, Robert Ruhberg. Ronnie Campbell.

Robert Page, James Fuller and Paul Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, honor society in education, will be hosts at a reception in honor of the 1957-K scholarship winners. Kotnour. Ray Swanson, 23, 67 Lenox St, today began his six-month probationary period as a patrolman in The financial aids committee membership includes Miss Amanda Aarestad, Dr. George Christen- the Winona police department Swanson was named by the Board of Fire and Police Commis sen, Dr. Russell Owen, Miss Mar-guerita Steffenson and Miss Mag-da Talle.

Officers of Kappa Delta Pi are: Miss Mary Tripp, St. Paul Park, sioners last month to fill a vacancy on the force president; Miss La Vonne Tews, Winona, vice president; Miss Eleanor Seim, Grand Meadow, secre a recently by the death of Patrolman John Pelow-ski. The new patrolman was born in Minneiska and is tary; Allen Fiedler, Trempealeau, treasurer, and Miss Carol a graduate of Cot Mahlke, Winona, historian-record er. Miss Floretta Murray is fae ulty adviser to Kappa Delta PL 50 8th Graders Visit Whitehall For School Tour ter Hign bchool. I Married and the! father of stliilsiran Via hoc FREEMAN (Continutd from Page One.) sota State College Board for terms ending the first Monday of January 1961.

Buscher replaces Howard Williams, Mankato, and Muller replaces Mrs. Carl E. Bjorklund. Hopkins. AIImi Hodges, member of the staff of the Southern Minnesota Mental Health Center, Albert Lea, to the Minnesota Board of Examiners of Psychologists for a term ending May 1, 1964.

He replaces Dr. John S. Pearson, Rochester State Hospital. Miss Doris Miller, Minneapolis, re-named to the Minnesota Board of Nursing, for the term ending May 1, 1962. Miss Miller is a lecturer and assistant to the director, University of Minnesota School of Nursing.

Dr. Sterling Johnson, Worthing-ton, to the Minnesota Board of Optometry for the term ending January, 1960. He replaces Dr. Rudolph Ehrenberg, Granite Falls. Robert Hanson, South St.

Paul, to the Minnesota Soldiers Home Board. He succeeds Rep. John Fitzgerald, New Prague, who resigned. Hanson is state commander of the Minnesota Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars and his term ends the first Monday of January, 1961. Ralph J.

Reinhardt, Detroit Lakes, to the Minnesota Soldiers Home Board. Reinhardt will represent the 9th Congressional District on the board, in accordance with a 1957 state law, which raised the membership of the board to nine, based on one from each district. The term expires the first Monday of January 1963. CARROT TOPPER DUNE, Okla. W) What a heaven J.

E. Cole's garden is for rabbits. He pulled some carrots 94 and 8 inches in circumference. Villi Vii 1- 11 J.11 11 most recently Swanson been employed by the Milwaukee Road here. 4 Escape Injury As Car Overturns WHITEHALL, Wis.

(Special)-Fifty eighth grade graduates from the state graded and rural schools of the Whitehall area participated in the annual orientation day ac tivities at Whitehall High School Tuesday. They were escorted by Glen Olson, vocational agriculture A Great for DESSERTS! yCA VV 7 Great for SNACKS U22(v JM Great for PICNICS! I ANYTIME! Four persons escaped injury Wednesday evening when the car teacher, and Mrs. Leland Cheno- Winona's three colleges and emphasized the progress as symbolized by new buildings such as the new St, Mary's science building. Dr. Hoffman, a member of the faculty at St.

Mary's since 1920, recalled the early days in the chemistry and science departments when equipment and supplies were produced by a few dollars and ingenuity of the staff. Bishop Fitzgerald pointed out the leadership taken by Winona's educational institutions as a challenge to Winona to expand and improve. Following the banquet, a musi-cale was presented by the St Mary's Concert Chorus and the Marinotes, the college orchestra, in the gymnasium. Pleasantville Graduation Today WHITEHALL. Wis.

(Special) An eighth grade graduation program for the Pleasantville and Tracy Valley rural schools will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, Pleasantville, at 8 p.m. today. Speaking will be the Rev. Richard Buege, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Pleasantville.

Nancy Olson, Joyce Amundson and Kenneth Thorpen, graduates from the Tracy Valley School, and Phyllis Berg, Phyllis Dahl and David Lee, graduates of Pleasantville, will receive their diplomas from Miss Tillie Sylfest, Trempealeau County superintendent of schools. Joyce Amundson will play a piano solo and Marie Berg of Pleasantville will sing. Nancy Olson will speak for the graduates. The church will be decorated in lavender and white, the colors selected by the graduates, and their motto, "Forward," will be displayed. The white carnation is their flower.

Lunch will be served by the Pleasantville Mothers Club. The Pleasantville School will have its last day Saturday and will have a picnic Sunday noon. The Tracy Valley School will close Friday and have a picnic Sunday. Mrs. Blanche Halverson, Whitehall, upper grades teacher at Pleasantville School, has resigned and will work as supervisor at the Golden Age Home, Whitehall, next year.

Mrs. Shirley Breutzman, teacher in the one-room Tracy Val-le; School this year, will succeed Mrs. Halverson. Mrs. Helen BSiitch.

Chimney Rock, will teach at Tracy Valley. Miss Kathleen Heleeson. Elk Creek, will return to the primary grades at Pleasantville. BIG DETERRENT VICTORIA, B. C.

Because of the fear of atomic war, world peace is almost assured, Dr. D. H. Copp of the University of British Columbia said in an address here. A member of the Canadian delegation to the Geneva Conference Atomic Power last year, he said nuclear power should be brought completely under control of the United Nations in which they were riding overturned in a ditch on Highway 61 near Lamoille.

Jeanette Oldendorf, 17, 521 E. Howard told Sheriff George Fort that she was driving south on the highway at 7:45 p.m. when a tire on the car blew out. weth, home economics instructor, through the school Free lunch was served at noon. Track and field events were offered to those wishing to compete.

Pigeon Falls scored the largest number of points, 36, to win the first leg on the new trophy. Two other trophies had been won by the same school in former years. Pigeon Falls, Coral City and The car skidded 73 feet, went off the shoulder and overturned in the ditch. The car stopped on its top but the driver and three passengers all escaped injury. The car was damaged Pleasantville competed in the two- I Aye, for a real treat, Just bite Into one of these bonnie cookies! Oven-crisp, they have a soft, yet crunchy, texture like no other.

Select pecans impart an unusually rich flavor. Treat your family to Pecan Sandles. Pick up a full pound bag at your grocer's. or-more-teacher schools. Coral City earning 28 points.

The Pike and Fly Creek schools scored the highest number of points in the one-room schools, so each will keep the tophy one semester next year. Other one-room schools participating were Daggett, Huskelhus, Fuller Coulee, Wagner, Caswell, Bruce Valley and North Branch. Shirley Klomsten and Judy 01-son, FHA president and vice president, were in charge of the girls' events. Winona Youth Wins Watch in Contest George Pulchinskl, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs.

Roman Pulchinski, Winona Rt. 1, was a winner recently in the All-League Clubhouse contest carried Saturday mornings on Radio Station KWNO. George received a wristwatch for his identification of the mystery player and his opinion of why the player was or is a great player. George is in the seventh grade at St. Mary's School.

Prizes are awarded weekly in the nationally broadcast radio Baked fresh MANCHESTER takers of tfies9 fine products, too! reran Bj i-r------ Boner 1 24-HOUR PERIODICITY Dr. F. Halberg, left, associate professor and director of research in the department of pathology and division of cancer biology at the medical school of the University of Minnesota was a guest speaker at a biology seminar at St Mary's College last week. He gave an illustrated lecture on "The Physiological and Clinical Aspects of 24-Hour Periodicity." Students are, left to right, Ed Murphy, junior from Hopkins, Mario Guastello, sophomore from Kansas City, and Richard Hurley, sophomore from La Crosse. 1AITIKEJ fTjj.V V.vr-TiiisJ or a similar body.

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