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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1967
Page
1
The Tri Agency meeting revealed an additional $100000 allocated for the Pup section of Highway 34. The funds will supplement last year’s unused amount as forest funds remain in a constraint, but officials expect work to begin in the spring.
The Ace Invitational returns for its fourth edition at Grace on December 15 with seventeen matches planned. Participants include Soda rings Bancroft and the Indian School. First round starts at 2 p.m. at Grace Junior High, second round at 7 p.m. with a 5:30 p.m. interlude.
A school lunch van operated by Danny Hall 18, from Soda Springs High School, overturned Wednesday morning Dec 6 injuring two passengers and the driver. Damage included a rear view mirror window and dents. The driver was cited for failure to be reasonable. City Police Chief Darrel Frenchman investigated.
John Mack district project engineer for the Grays Lake Wildlife Refuge spent three days in the Soda Springs Grays Lake area for a periodic inspection of the impoundment and diking progress. His Portland Oregon home office recently returned from Korea where he advised on building a fish hatchery system. Two impoundment sections are complete a third is started about 5200 feet of dikeage finished. Russell Hoffman manager of the refuge says work is progressing well.
Five Soda Springs boys faced first degree burglary charges after a Saturday night break in at Stoddard Distributing Co. entrance via window. Sixteen cases of beer were reported stolen and connected to another arrest of four boys in Montpelier for drinking beer.
Evan Kackley, longtime Eastern Idaho representative on the Idaho State Water Resources Board, has resigned. He issued a lengthy statement that will be published in full next week for regional readers.
The list shows time blocks from 12 10 to 4 20 PM with stores including Eastman Drug Ern's Sport Center Wayne's Trustworthy Alice Joy Shop Christiansen Jewelry Caribou Army & Sporting Goods Asy Horner Co. Variety City Drug Penney's Sanders Furniture & Appliance Western Auto Store Chadwick's.
The Soda Springs Post Office and the post offices at Grace and Bancroft will be open until 5 p.m. Saturday afternoon December 16 and Saturday afternoon December 23 to accommodate Christmas mailings.
The Blackburn Call Post American Legion Auxiliary received a thank you note from the Veterans Administration Center Boise for gifts to the Veterans' Christmas Gift Shop. Director George R. Flamm called the shop the hospital’s largest yearly project and praised the auxiliary for the season spirit.
Law enforcement states motor driven snow mobiles are illegal on any public thoroughfare including city streets county roads and state and federal highways. Citations will be issued for violations.
Six turkeys plus extra gifts will be given away Saturday at 1 p.m. in front of Sanders Furniture Store in Grace. A Dec 28 drawing offers $100 and more free gifts. A free show for children with Santa delivering candy and nuts accompanies the event, a Grace Lions project. Winners from last Saturday’s pre Christmas drawing included Joe Bath Foyce Bassett Allen Wyler Mrs Don Gilbert Karen King and Mrs Jane Smith.
William R. Black, longtime Union Pacific station agent in Soda Springs, retires Dec 4 after 40 years with railroads. He began as a teen Morse operator, later served at Sage and Wye, arriving in Soda Springs in 1950. He helped grow rail car traffic from 4 000–5 000 yearly in the early 1950s to as high as 2 400 cars a month in 1967. He plans an extended trip to Oklahoma and Arkansas with wife Naomi, then uncertain plans. Darrell Lindsay serves as relief agent until bids in late December or January.
Soda Springs official Jack Miller says the skating pond in the park will be ready for use by the end of the week. Miller serves as superintendent of lights and water and announced plan on Wednesday.
Mountain Fuel Supply Company signs its first phosphate rock contract with AFC Inc of Edison California for about 50 000 tons annually at roughly 10 dollars per ton. The five year deal covers Mountain Fuel's Conda Idaho plant with sales to AFC’s California facilities and signals potential western and Far East markets.
Ellis Williams Soda Springs superintendent summarizes proceedings on possible county wide consolidation. Hearings set in Soda Springs Bancroft and Grace as the public is urged to attend and vote on consolidation with a future election date to be set.
A December 20 concert at 8 pm in the Soda Springs High School auditorium will feature three high school choruses and two junior high choirs with the Halleluja chorus as the main attraction. The Pops choir will also perform and admission is free with a donation box available.
An operetta titled Inquest of Santa Claus will be presented December 21 at 7 pm in the High School auditorium. It features first through fourth graders with main leads from fifth and sixth grades of Thirkill Elementary School. Musical directors are Mrs LaRue Curtis and Phyllis Flake.
Ellis Williams announces Soda Springs schools will close for Christmas holidays on December 22 at 2 p.m. Lunch will be served that day. Classes resume Tuesday January 2.
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