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Newspaper
Caribou County Sun
Location
Soda Springs, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1964
Page
4
In a country store talk, Ed Doolittle cites a government pamphlet claiming Americans average 70 years, with 96 360 hours unaccounted. The crowd splits on where the hours go, joking about taxes forms and arithmetic from Washington.
In a chatty reminiscence, locals recall old frontier tonics of sulphur and molasses versus modern vitamin pills. Zeke Grubb cites Health warnings while Clem jokes about pills causing hair gain, heart problems, loose teeth, and blindness before voters opt for traditional tonic.
The Idaho State Jay Cee and Jay C Ette Convention met in Moscow on May 14 15 16 with business meetings awards luncheon and inaugurations including a national speech by Richard Headlee. Local attendees Elaine Wilde Dorothy Arnell Kay Allred LaVoy Lewis Bruce Eliason were noted along with awards for Kay Allred and LaVoy Lewis.
The Monsanto Co says its electric furnace phosphate operations are not competitive with Simplot and wet acid processes, undermining private power claims to block BPA line extension. Utah Power & Light contends it offered Monsanto power at 46 mills, while Monsanto has a BPA contract at 22 mills, with Simplot pressuring against BPA by abandoning expansion plans.
The Soda Springs Lions Club elected officers for 1964-65 at the May 7 meeting. Reed C Stoddard is president with Ronald J Tippets as first vice president and Dean Lloyd as second vice president. Other officers include Dean Moore secretary Don Shuler Lion Tanner and Bob Bruce tail twister. Two year directors are Bob Rigby and Jim Fowler with Orville Burt and Dell Watts as holds-over directors. The new terms start July 1.
The meeting notes describe a building to house athletic equipment for a summer recreation program and Lions Club storage with public rest rooms to be installed. The Sun Valley convention is set for May 29 to 31 with several Lions registered to attend. A directors meeting is scheduled for May 14 at 7 30 p m at the high school and all officers and members are urged to attend.
On April 14 a 1959 Ford two door sedan driven by Lucille Bitton Grace collided with a 1959 Ford pickup driven by Junior Bitton of Grace when Bitton was pushing Mrs Bitton into town on Highway 34 four miles north of Grace. Deputy Sheriff Jack W Porter investigated the wreck causing about 440 dollars in damages.
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