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BXXBURd, MADISON COUNTY, IDAHO, THURRPAY, JULY 14. 1H1Reclamation PartyMeet At Idamont HotelTURNER ANNOUNCES ROAD PROGRAMlita.-OM-HE.VHM THAT 111 la H WAYbetween iiexbltig andTHORNTON UK REBUILT, ASD HK-OUjED.District Reclamation Engineer Stanley, wan here Saturday and met with Frank D. Turner, chairman ol the ruaiin com mitt re ur the Madison County Chamber of Commerce, tod I scum the road program for tblayear and noil,A» a remit of the moating, Engl-neod Sttuiluy la recommending to lh« elate highway department that the road be rebuilt (runt El ex burg to Thornton. -The grade will be railed and re-gnifclcd uud oiled, and the road between Hu burg and Sugar Cliy re-nl I ud wherever necessary, Mr, Stanley recommended *l*o as soon as itie right-of-way can he purchased, the road between Sugar City and Nowdnlo will bo graded and graveled. Jt Is lioped thai this work will be commenced within the next thirty days. The road Irom Sugar City* to Viclur wilt he programmed for oiling this coming year.MADISON FUTURE FARMERS TO PARKBIX-DAY TIUI* PLANNED THROymLlo whto n e nationalP.UIK AND TILE JACKSON HOLE COUNTRY.DR. MEAD ASD ENGINEERS FA VDRABLY IMPRESSED OVER NEED OF ADDITIONAL t\ iMfR SUPPLY FOR THIS SECTION.Forty Future Farmer hoye of the Mudlton high school of Itexburg, Idaho, win leare on Monday, 'fitly IS for a six-day trip thru the Yellow-etotlc park. The boys have been organ I cod In groupa of fours In order lo simplify ibo baggage problem and to mako It more convenient for cooking meals- The first night la (0 be apent at Old Faithful; the second-night on Yellowstone lake; the third night at Mammoth; the fonnb night al Old Faithful, and tbo Tilth night at Jcnnny'a lako. The return, trip will bo by way of Jhrfcion Hole and Teton Rosin. Thti hoys are planning on slopping 61 tbo High Altitude Expi-riment farm at Felt to Inspect tbo cxpcrlWnL plots end study aoinc of tbn problem* rt-luUm to dry farm log.I. M- Williams, local Bmltb-Ilughes Instructor,' Peter it. Ricks and Earl Hall will ur company. the Future Farmers bn their summer excursion. Tbo following’boys era making the (rip uud. mure may be added before Monday:’ Walter Baumgartner, Kullh Andereon. Merle Fleber, Ronald tjalbrnllh. Marlin Dalbrallh, Marlin Mtiir, lleed Oldham. Peter Rieka. Lalovi Rlghy. Harold 8mlth, Maurice Borenean. Has* Willyerd, Max Bean, i-nmont Hall, Lowoti M* ehen, Harold Btatham. Georgs Summer*. Arnold Spencer. Mark B- An-dc-rsun, Leroy Bailey, Lynn Bailey. Delay Bentllr. Maurice Hrrtilg. Elmo Jepp*on, Glen Leatham, Preston Parkinson, Thomas Smith, Lev) Thumasun, Frank Webster, and Dee Turner.Tabernacle Garden UprootedSome aesthete, a-qul«er with too much beauty, uprooted a whole bed at sweat williams on the labcrnurlc grounds »eekl learing only scarred. black earth where there had bean so much loveliness. Mr. Plepcr spends nil hie time manicuring bis beloved garden, and the lawn and flowers around the building ware a delight. In n few minute* the work of tnoniba bee been undone. It locms that there are bad cltlsens la the town. People have asked for bouquets and Mr- Pieper has not refused them. Any further mischief is discourage^, and the offender* are wnruej to adjosi themselves to life In a clrlllxcd communityInfant DiesServices we held Tuesday of this week in Salem chapel for the year and eight monlhs-old sob of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd McNiaim of Sslem. Intorment was made In tbs Parker cemetery under the direction of Flat nut * Eckertell Undertaking parlors. Itexburg. The child died Huuday. of alomacb trouble.Mlsa Florence Qlbsoo. daughter of . Mr- and Mrs. W. P. Gibaan. and for-i morly of Ilt-xburg. haa received hsr Bachelor's Degree afid will teach the coming school term In Riverside, California. Miss Gibson waa outstanding In social and educational circles al the University of Bonthsns California at Loe Angelas, where she was graduated la tbo spring.Judge Lewi* A. Leo spent Wednae-day la Idaho Falla aiicadlng district court, rcplimJ. G. Penney rampasy. spent Wednesday morning vlsijjug In IdahoDr. Elwood Mead, lomnileeloncr of reclamation from Washington, D. C . and his party stopped lu ' itexburg for luncheon at the Idamont butlt;l Saturday naon cm route to n visit U the proposed dam silo on the Teton basin, on which tour the commissioner's parly vu nwwnpnnldl by a committee from the Grand Teton Reservoir Company, cbalrauned by J. E. Jensen. qDoctor Meed declared Ibal the people of eastern Idaho slid the upper valley hare need for a supplemented water supply. Ho believe.,, that they will be able to gat It. The commissioner, however, declared that the community Is undertaking n big but not a hopeless job. ft la unfortunate. he said, that the people of tbo upper valley hud walled until their needs were pressing before they made thir wants known aa limiu-dlnte relief, much as It Is needed. Is not In sight and not possibleThe commissioner did Say, how ovor. that ho and his engineers were favorably Impressed with the need of the great irrigated area of over a million acres and the fact that water la brio* asked lo supplement a present iupply and In the farm of Insurance and not for new enterprises This la all In favor or the request which la being made.Doctor Mead said that as familial as ho Is with reclamation aa a subject, he waa not aware of tbo tust-ness o( this work In eastern Idaho and the progress made. He Is lm pressed with tbo need for more wac er through the means of reservoir* and if Ibu reports (o be made him by the engineers on gbe Job are what be thinks they w||| bo. he and his department can and will make the recommcndallua for the fund necessary. The commissioner was careful to slate, however, that relt;;o pi me n On 11 uu from 1 his department. while a vital factor. Ms not ill that Is necessary ip bojdono by any moons and the balance of (he program 1s largely In the hands of the people of the community asking the aid. The commissioner suggested compete organization on the part or (he community and the state n degree of tolerance which will permit tbo roost needed projects to he bnilt firm and others later. Tbu attitude or tbo state of Utah was roenmniend-«d as a good one to fullow, and that or California, also, where local pro-Jecta are not sought to bo promoted but where the ifteto as a whole work with the cojpmlssjon with the mate helping each project.and without contention and one section pulling against another, —I'roaittw-ts Guud.The commissioner aald that we have the very host prospects In that the community needs the additional water supply. In that he uud his associates are satisfied with the ■bowlng made and are Ir full sympathy with tin- idea, an... hoc Bust tjbat Idaho la represented lit congm* by men In favorable positions tu be of great service to their state.United Slates Senator John Thomas in hli position aa chairman of important committee* in tbo senate, and Congressmen Smith and French. In similar positions In the buns* can be of great help, he unlit.Doctor Mead was earoareging to those who listened to him. lie ttild them, however, getting moucy for reclamation projects is becoming more difficult nil the time as the east und the mtddlewestern peoplt* and tholr representatives In cdngre*' are becoming more difficult to persuade to vote-money for western reclamation projects. Ruoh project* had lo prove their -worth and the* pt-upl-' of the eastern part nf Idaho have proved that point, and If thn engineer* who are lo stay on the Job until facts are obtained, mako a report such as ho believe* I hay will, hr could ace no nuuon why eventually tbo program cannot he completed Doctor Mead suggested a Reconstruction Finance corporation loan lo the reclamation department aa the qulck-m! and the simplest way ICi handle the matter and to expedlata the projects--F. F- Smith, chief Hold engineer who Is looking after the , situation throughout lire, valley, ?*u incUhcd to bo more optimistic, particularly from Urn engineering viewpoint., He bolloToa It possible to build the dams am) eraato tbo reservoirs and I hat the water could ha found.'When It camo to finances, that, be-aald. was out of hla lino. Mr. 9m|ib said that hie several weeks' woyh on tbp p»0-Jecu In question had onecurnged him to the belief that the program, big oj It tg, la poaaltile' and can be worked oat:John Hart, or Rlghy. aald that he knew. the probiem* of tho upper Sunk* river valley and knew it was vitally necessary to get a supplemental water supply. Senator Hart Beaded the committee of nine which regulates thn water affaire of the upper valley and -through hla long y«ara ol experience aald that he know the peple In tbo south fork section neod-«d rsdlaf badly.Later In the afternoon a mooting waa held at Ashton, presided over An A. H^EalJgrjijd-agdTogactt by W. J. Korr. Jack Fisher and others who, aald that aong of the codl«m-pUlad projects down the river wouldSHULEBERG HERE FOR GRAIN MEETINGSFREU. TNTERMOU IttHS GRAIN QHOWKlUt ATTENDS MEETING ISHlTlH OOOraURVK FARM MAKKKT1NU.Wm. A. Btiuleberg. ol I'rcsloo, prcsidiml of the tnli-rmouiiiio Grain Grnwcre. attended meetings In Rex-burg. Drummond. Hlrle and Arlmo this weak, with the purpose In view of organising ||« farmer* In a cooperative effort to market their farm product*. Mr Bhuleherg wan accompanied by Bam Klcffar, known over radio * to i in ns at Peter Sprenoxael, who made apeeches at aacli merlin', and Wm. Corlwtt. of Grnce. Idaho.The meeting waa held In Koxirnrg Monday night at the Madison county coLrl house. J, W. Weluiter. prominent itexburg farmer, recently re-ilgncd from the prealdcncy or the gralu orgonUatlon. and somo few weeks ago waa succeeded by Mr, ShoUberg. A meeting was held In ilia Farmers' National Warehouse al Drummond Tuesday night, and Mr, Sbtileberg announced here Wednesday that nearly five hundred farmers attended. Meeting* will bo held Wedkcsday night In Hlrle and Thursday night In American Falls and Friday night In Arlmo.CROPS NEVER BETTER IN FORTY YEARSVETERAN DRY FARMER HAVK HE HAS NEVER SEEN IlKT. TER UHJK1NU GMQIM IN HIM TIME HERE. ^J. IV. Webster, veteran farmer and owner of dry farm* on the Rcxburg bench, boa traveled extensively through this part of the country, for the past forty year*, and ho announced hero Sunday, after a tour of the dry farms, that crops had not been better In the time be has been here.State Patrolman Checks Brakes on Madison CarsTo Inaure safety on the highways. ■State Patrolman O. M. Packer began lesilng brakes here Saturday of oil automobiles that ore registered In Madison county. Local officers aUl-ed that this Is the flret time In the history of this town that automobile brakes hare been tasted by law enforcement officers.Mr Packer 1* to rhnrgp of the state highway patrol In Jeffurson. Madison. Fremont and Teton counties, where automobile brakes will bp tested within (ha next few week*. 'Driver* with faulty brakes will be nHiqlr-cd to repali* them or else he fined, ho said.Cottle Garage MovesC. A. Cottle has moved hla garage from, Center Street lo 'Eaat Main, lust a few doom from C. A. Harris, MrCurmlck'Dccring dealer. The new Cottle garage la more spacious, con-rcaleoily located and more plea, ant-ly arranged than the old quarton*.. cbsrle* ZolIiBgsr. carpenter, his moved bock Into the place abandoned by the ColCIo garage.Public library ReportBoek* taken out from the Rex.inrgPuhlle Library farthe yearoa lingJuno 30.193!.•Children AdultsTotalJannary133«1834387Fuhruary108014513531March10491CSS2717April7to13302040May,4881257j 748June• 1113881105TotalsG17G85351:811Clint Buudborg, architect from Idaho Falla, .waa In Rexhurg on i.ual-utsts one day tbia week.J. Z Jeaaeo. superintendent o' the Utab-ldaho Bugar compauy. at Sugar City, apent a law day* Inst worn In Amonean alia on bualnaaa.Mr. and Mrs. W. N Morton, of Bozeman. Montana, called on Mrs. Henry Adams one day last waeh en route to Nopbl. Utah, to vlalt -llh Mrs Mcraton'a relatives.Mrs. M. J, Mclver entertalne l at two table* of bridge Wednesday alls rnoan at her bom* Mrs C- L. Miller un high score.be of benefit to that aecUon and .‘all river would have to be utlllaed an-leea the Bechler river alia jamit’, he had. The fact was brought ou lu the Rexhurg and Ashton meet ag* that the condition la grare In it oee necticia* and relief. If It la to be had ai all, vHH 'mkW ttf be socra;—-—-The Idaho Falla meeting Sami lay night waa a follow-up of the ' ialt to the propoeed dam rile on the Teton river In the Teton basin by Dr. Mead and bta aaaoclstea.Dr. Mead and aaeoclatna me: a number of people at Idaho Falla Bun-day and left Monday morning for Aroo sod in* Lost rlvar section, fir. Meed will go from ^here to Shnafaone acd lt;tom there io Boise and the Owyhee project. : “
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