The Pantagraph from Bloomington, Illinois • Page 7

Pantagraph A-7 Normal, III. New storm hits East gas being moved By The Associated Press A new winter storm dropped snow on several areas in the Midwest and East on Thursday, as extra supplies of natural gas began moving toward the region to ease the energy crunch caused by the cold. The worst of the frigid weather seemed over in some areas, but the Aftereffects lingered. Officials said plant closings and layoffs, now involving up to two million persons, could last until spring. Federal authorities worked to allocate natural gas according to areas where it was needed most, following enactment of emergency energy legislation.

Richard L. Dunham, chairman of the Federal Power Commission, said the gas transfer already had started. He said gas intended for Oregon and Washington had been ordered diverted to Transcontinental Gas Pipeline in Texas, which serves states in the East. Dunham said it should take only a few hours to provide a small amount of help to eastern states. The industrial cutbacks, caused by the curtailment of natural gas to businesses, will not be eased by the extra fuel since that will be used to supply high-priority customers such as homes and hospitals.

The new storm was the result of a cold front from the Great Lakes into the middle Mississippi Valley. Pittsburgh; International Falls, Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, and Fort Wayne, got an inch of snow Thursday morning. There also was light snow or warnings of flurries along the East Coast. In Buffalo, N.Y., which was shut down by a blizzard a week ago, the easing of one emergency brought the beginning of another. A ban imposed Tuesday on nonessential driving was lifted Wednesday night and motorists created massive traffic jams Thursday morning.

"People seem awfully reluctant to set up car pools," said John Meyer of the Police Traffic Division. "They could contribute by making personal sacrifices, but they're not doing it." The city picked up another two inches of snow overnight, but most retail out lets that had been closed all reopened Thursday. Mayor Stanley M. Makowski said he lifted the driving ban because of the cost of lost business. "I simply weighed the inconvenience to snow removal efforts against potential losses to individuals and business people," he said.

More gas arrives National Fuel Gas Corp. said it had begun receiving an extra 30 million cubic feet of natural gas daily from Texas for Buffalo and may get more. "We're in good shape," said Louis R. Reif, the company president. But he said no decision had.

been made about ending curtailments to business and industry. The extra gas is designed to make up for synthetic gas lost due to the breakdown on Tuesday of a plant at a nearby oil refinery. American Embassy sources in Mexico City said Mexico will sell the United States 40 million cubic feet of gas a day at current interstate rates, starting Monday or Tuesday. Another boost for energy supplies Bloomington Thursday. But shipments north were slow to resume.

"It's so cold up North that some shippers are holding back until the weather clears up," said a state Fruit and Vegetable Inspection Service spokesman. Most of the crop harvested in the past 10 days went into processed products such as concentrated orange juice. Ice within citrus fruit does not affect the juice quality if the fruit is harvested quickly. School closings seen For some Ohio youngsters, the impact of the cold is still to come. School officials expect to start closings on Monday as classrooms exhaust curtailed supplies of natural gas.

A state spokesman has said he expects two-thirds of the state's 2.1 million public school pupils to be out of class for various times. The National Weather Service at Cincinnati warned people with river property to pay close attention to weather forecasts for the next few days to guard against the possibility of flooding Independence, Mo. This is Bill J. Holt's car wash at Independence, that is Holt's car embedded in ice and Holt absolutely refused to comment Wednesday. A neighbor who thinks he knows what Venture a success into business 1 li I came with the resumption of delayed barge traffic on the Ohio River.

The final problems were solved Thursday and a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers reported that 400 barges 150 of them loaded with fuel oil, coal or rock salt were moving on the river. The emergency legislation passed by Congress allows interstate pipelines in the United States to temporarily buy some natural gas at higher rates prevailing in intrastate markets. Spokesmen for several utilities said, however, that they did not expect consumers' gas bills to increase sharply because of the higher prices. "We sell so much gas that high prices on a little more won't make that much difference when it is averaged in with the rest," said Reif, who predicted a maximum hike of 7 per cent for customers. In related developments: A 10-day embargo on shipment and sales of fresh citrus fruit from Florida, imposed after a freeze ruined most of the state's winter vegetables and up to one-third of its unpicked fruit, was lifted Bring chamois! ution i 4 Po Kids go By Miriam Engelhorn DOWNS The 25 entrepreneurs in the Kids' Store were bound together by a contract and a $25 debt at the grand opening Tuesday.

At the close of busjness Thursday, they were out from under the debt and had a backlog of orders and approximately $50 salted away in a cigar box. The Tri-Valley Elementary School first grade co-owners said they learned from their short-lived, booming enterprise They went into business as an ex Feb. 4, 1977 from melting snow and ice on the Ohio River. Chief hydrologist Thomas McPhillips said there should be no problem unless there is more than half an inch of rain. He said the ground under the ice is not frozen and is absorbing the water as the snow melts, preventing a swift runoff.

In Janesville, a General Motors spokesman said some 3,000 auto workers laid off because of weather-related parts shortages will return to their jobs Friday. Work was halted Monday because of a shortage of radiators, which were tied up in the Buffalo, N.Y., area. In the New York metropolitan area, boat owners faced problems because of weather-related damage at marinas and yacht clubs. "We're trying to seek federal or state assistance for the marinas of Shelter Island," said Town Supervisor Leonard Bliss. "There are no straight docks in Shelter Island.

They are all twisted like snakes." Several boats were thrown up on shore and heavily damaged, he added. happened says Holt parked the car in the car wash bay during a snow storm last week and water leaking from overhead sprayers fell on and around it and froze. (AP Laserphoto) At Thompson's request, the board also waived for 30 days its requirement that industries in the four-county area use afterburners on smokestacks and incinerators. The afterburners', fired by natural gas, are used to reduce particles in the air. A moratorium on their use will help conserve natural gas.

Thompson said he determined that restrictions on high sulfur oil didn't need to be relaxed in downstate counties. Not until that is done will store officials be able to determine the extent of the damage. The actual fire damage was virtually confined to a wooden rack full of boxes of drapes and bedspreads, said Ensenberger. The smoke and water caused more Bloomington Fire Inspector Richard Denman said Thursday that the cause of the fire is still listed as "undetermined." Denman said he has a theory, but no proof, that careless smoking may have been involved because there is no heat source or electrical source to ignite a fire in the immediate vicinity of where the fire started. 1 ,500 pigs, barn lost in fire at Say brook SAYBROOK-Fire destroyed 1,500.

pigs and a farrowing barn Wednesday night on the Byron Jones farm south of Saybrook. The fire was spotted about 9 p.m. and Jones told authorities that by the time he noticed smoke most of the animals appeared to be dead from smoke inhalation. The 33- by 210-foot farrowing barn had The manufacturers ran out of supplies and had to replenish stocks. There were mixups in making change.

The storekeepers sold out of some lines and overestimated the appeal of others. The children are also learning what people do to bring home a paycheck. They toured a LeRoy lumberyard and a Bloomington, candy company. Parents come to school to explain their jobs, including one mother who once worked in a store. The Kids' Store owners cosigned a note for a $25 loan (at 8 per cent interest) at LeRoy State Bank during a field trip in connection with their career education unit.

They checked out the bank, interviewed employes, inspected the burglar alarm and went into the vault before signing the contract to borrow money for their store. What was different for the Kids' Store owners was they were able to repay the loan, plus interest, after the first day of business. They had cleared $27 after paying off the loan. A canny promotion was launched to arouse interest in the store. Prior to the grand opening, provocative "watch-for-more-details" signs were scattered around the school.

Fliers, announcements over the intercom and singing commercials were part of an advertising campaign to boost sales and sharpen reading, spelling and language arts skills. The children made the necklaces, autograph books, yarn dolls in Tri-Valley's blue and gold school colors, felt Valentine pins, frosted graham crackers, rice krispie treats and popcorn balls. Mathematics and science skills were used measure, determine prices, make change and predict results. The children discussed how businesses handle the problems they encounter and what happens to the money in their cash registers. Now that they have closed up shop, the children will decide together what to do with the profits from their first venture into the business world.

The funds could go for a picture dictionary, games, jump ropes or an aquarium, Mrs. Gatrell said. The venture was fun and a success, said the owners, who were some of their own best customers. "An answer to the January blahs," said Mrs. Gatrell.

board OK's Mospital Notes easing sulphur standards perience in consumer education, silent partners. Many of the 6- and 7-year-olds had had little opportunity to handle money and had difficulty telling the differences in nickels, dimes and quarters, said Alma Gatrell, first grade teacher. In the process of learning to read the bottom line, the 16 boys and nine girls had some of the same experiences as business people in the real world. A blizzard canceled the grand opening. One of the co-owners had chicken pox while the project was getting under way.

been in use just 10 months. Firemen from Saybrook, Bellflower and Arrowsmith spent several hours fighting the blaze and succeeded in preventing the spread of the flames to nearby buildings. The cause of the blaze and the loss estimate have not been determined, Jones reported Thursday morning. The farm is located a mile south of Saybrook. GIBSON COMMUNITY Gibson City i Admitted Guse, Mrs.

Noal, Paxton Busing, Mrs. Grace, Gibson City Harris, Mrs. Gladys, Colfax Shubert, James, Saybrook Dismissed Dueringer, Mrs. Donna, Melvin Boundy, Harold, Melvin Oyer, Samuel, Gibson City Cluver, Mrs. Mary, Buckley FAIRBURY Admitted Harrison, Miss Aldine, Chenoa Hornsby, Mrs.

Jacqueline, Fairbury Parks, Mrs. Debra, Fairbury Brockman' Adolph, Fairbury Dismissed Anderson, James, Chenoa Mundell, Mrs. Patrici, Fairbury Meints, Keith, Fairbury DR. JOHN WARNER Clinton Admitted Blue, Delbert, Clinton Dismissed West, Mrs. Oleta, Clinton Caucus Wednesday at'Metarnora METAMORA (PNS)-The Citizens party will caucus at 7 p.m.

Wednesday to select candidates to run for village president, clerk and three trustees. This is Metamora's only political party. Terms of Robert Harbers president; Mary Johnson, acting clerk; Kenneth Christy, Harry Packman and Roland Elbert, trustees, expire this year. Persons wishing to run in opposition of Citizens party candidates may file as independent candidates. "Industries faced with closure will be able to fill their tanks and keep open," Thompson said.V He said authorities agreed the action, limitd to 30 days, would pose no health hazard.

"Illinois is the last state in the Midwest region to relax sulfur dioxide standards and we have relaxed them the ldast," he said. Types of oil covered are numbers 4, 5 and 6 residual fuel oil, used by industry. Ensenberger's still mostly closed Friday ST. JAMES Pontiac Admitted Miller, Mrs. Richard, Pontiac Heinz, Otto, Dwight Mounts, William, Odell Crews? Stanley, Chenoa Mars, Paul Chenoa Dismissed Melvin, Charles, Pontiac Tronc, Joshua, Fairbury Kestner, Mrs.

George and son, jFlanagari Church, Mrs. Michael and son, Pontiac DeBolt, Mrs. Roy and daughter, Pontiac Gibb, Clark, Pontiac Dawson, Mrs. Delmar, Pontiac Ribordy, Mrs. Eva, Pontiac Gingrich, Emanuel, Pontiac Tucker, Mrs.

Kenneth, Pontiac Nelson, Neil, Pontiac Vissering, Menno, Flanagan Deland-Weldon to elect two DELAND (PNS)-Thei terms of Howard Gantz and William Floyd, members of the DeLand-Weldon Board of Education, are expiring in the spring. The first day for filing petitions as candidates for the board seats is Feb. 23. Petitions are available in the superintendent's office. The election will be Saturday, April 9.

Fellowship supper set at Towanda church TOWANDA (PNS)-The New Testament Bible Church will have a fellowship supper at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Brown. Those with birthdays in February will be recognized.

Gospel singing will start at 7:30 p.m. Missouri trucker charged after accident All but two areas of Ensenberger's department store will remain closed at least through today because of Tuesday afternoon's fire on the second floor of the seven-story structure on the west side of Bloomington's courthouse square. Joseph Ensenberger, one of the store owners, said the office and housewares department will be open, but all other areas of the store will be closed. If damage is severe, the upper floors of the store may also be closed Saturday. Ensenberger said deodorizing experts were expected Thursday to begin clearing the air on each floor of the building.

That process, he said, would take about 12 hours per floor. CHICAGO (AP)-The state Pollution Control Board approved a request Thursday by Gov. James R. Thompson that it relax standards on use df high sulfur industrial oil in Cook, Lake, DuPage and Will Counties. The standards will be relaxed for 30 days.

Permissible sulfur content of the oil will be raised from 8 pounds per million BTU's to 2.5 pounds. In effect, about three times more sulfur will be allowed in the oil. Thompson said the request was necessary because ice on the Mississippi River was blocking deliveries of low sulfur oil. But he said the high sulfur oil coul'd be readily obtained from two or three refineries in the Chicago area. xtruck strike the car, back up and continue south on Roosevelt.

Police said an unidentified truck driver for the city also saw the incident and followed the truck to the corner of Wood and Center streets, where he stopped the truck. Police said a patrolman was already en route when the truck was stopped. Benson Mrs. Gilford Patterson Wednesday was recovering from hip surgery at Methodist Medical Center, Peoria. Motors Drivel Controls "Help Stand-by Powor 1106 E.

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