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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1958
Page
1
Allen H. Tigert mayor proclaims Chemical Progress Week urging civic and fraternal groups and newspapers to promote the theme Chem Spark the Nation's Progress. The proclamation calls for celebrating the chemical industry and its role in daily living and welfare.
The Social Club Inc held a meeting on Thursday the 3rd with high hopes and a reported debt of over $30,000. Plans discussed include combining facilities with a new clubhouse, expansion to include an Inn and bar, and potential operation within city limits. Officers and directors were elected, including Pat Walker and Matthews Sr, with committees formed to pursue women’s events and staffing.
Gordon Bright a 3 year old son of Mr and Mrs Glen Bright of 30 Soda Creek Drive drowned in Soda Creek near his home around noon. He was playing with a playmate when he fell into the canal and was not found until later. Francis Preece found the body about 12 20 p.m and the boy was taken to Caribou County Hospital where revival efforts failed. He leaves his parents two sisters Jeri Lin 5 and Tammy 4 mos Funeral arrangements will be announced by Allen Funeral Home.
Local Red Cross chapter schedules a meeting on April 11. Don Cross and Mrs. Richard L. Slessof are listed among attendees and those wishing to participate should contact Faye Evans to arrange details.
Arrangements are under way for the golf professional of the Pocatello Country Club to offer group lessons at ten dollars for six sessions. The course is poised to be active in 1958 with continued business.
The Lions Club begins work on a 28 by 8 foot pavilion shelter near Hooper Spring with concrete foundation and electrical hookup. Estimated cost 3500 dollars. volunteers and residents will donate most work. construction could take two years.
A Fifth District Court jury in Idaho ruled for J W Terry and Dykes Electric Co. in a $125 000 action brought by Mrs Lallatin and her three children over a Jan 31 1957 collision on U S Highway 30 west of Soda Springs. The nine jurors signed the verdict after about three hours of deliberation.
Fifth District Judge John A. Carver ruled Idaho's Green River Ordinance does not prohibit door to door religious outreach or non profit tract distribution. Brungardt was acquitted of the ordinance violation for offering Jehovah's Witness materials at a Soda Springs home. The decision limits the statute to hawking goods and permits religious activity, citing free speech and worship protections.
The piece celebrates the Monsant o Chemical Company phosphorus production and the impact of chemistry on everyday life. It links phosphorus use to clothing food homes cars and more while praising science education and agricultural gains driven by chemistry. It notes U S farm productivity gains since 1910 and improvements in beef pork and egg production alongside better packaging.
Oscar Darrell Kesler 70 died at home west of Soda Springs from a heart attack Tuesday morning. Born Wellsville Utah June 12 1887 he settled west of Soda Springs in 1908 and was a lifelong LDS member and former Sunday School teacher. He married Maud Riggs in Salt Lake City December 28 1915 with survivors including his widow daughter Maudean Pratt and granddaughter Carol Ann Pratt. Funeral at Bancroft LDS Chapel with burial in Wellsville Cemetery.
Jurors named Arnold Christen Luther Wilson Jr Lund Alton Sorensson R O Hatch Lamar Winward Doyle Stiles join Brungardt and Wanda as defendants. Attorneys for Brungardt include Hayden C Covington and H J Swanson with city counsel Francis J Rasmussen. Proceedings list Watchtower Loriety and Jehovah's Witnesses involvement.
The Grace Theatre Corporation announces the Gem Theatre in Bancroft will open Fridays and Saturdays starting April 11 and 12. Two showings per evening feature Gunfight at the OK Corral in technicolor with Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas, plus a cartoon.
The notice outlines license fees for dogs: five dollars for each female, three dollars for each male and for unsexed or spayed females, due annually. It requires tagging and penalties for failing to license, with authority to seize, dispose of, or kill unlicensed dogs. Dogs must be penned or tied during specified hours and police may seize or destroy unlicensed or roaming dogs.
Senator Fred Cooper spends a week in Salt Lake City for the first Bear River Compact Commission meeting. The compact among Idaho Utah and Wyoming was signed into law by President Eisenhower. Cooper is acting chairman until a permanent non voting chair is named. The session focused on organization budgeting and financing with committees appointed. George D Clyde of Utah addressed the commission briefly.
Section states that any dog may be killed by any police officer or citizen in defense of life or property, regardless of licensing status. The provision emphasizes immediate safety over dog license requirements.
A delegation of teachers met the school board in Bancroft asking raises equal to neighboring districts Soda Springs and North Gem. The board may seek authority to levy above 28 mills, potentially 30 mills, to fund higher salaries and plan a levy election if approved. The meeting also aims to hire a home economics teacher and a high school English teacher for next year. Five students at the Idaho Falls declamation festival earned superior or excellent ratings: Sydney Ann Gibbs, Joyce Meacham, Courtney MacGregor, Sally Westerberg, and Katherine Rasmussen.
The P T A installed new officers as the high school band opened the meeting. Karleen Loveland spoke on the 4 H program with a flannel-graph. The Health Committee led by Helen Tigert reported on eye checks in grade school and high school students. About 150 students were examined and many referred for glasses. A Bausch & Lomb Orthonator was loaned for use in plants. Conservation displays were shown and prizes awarded for parent attendance. The association has 299 members enrolled this year.
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