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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1949
Page
5
A string of visits and gatherings across Idaho Falls Rexburg Soda Springs and nearby towns notes many relatives attending picnics funerals and family events. Names include Nelsons Hedlocks Briscoes Hart Pattersons Wardses and others with RO TC training trips and a hospital birth mentioned amid wedding and travel chatter.
A federal report outlines a $50.24 million Idaho improvement program to modernize 616 miles of highways. The plan would boost national defense needs with large interstate upgrades, rural and urban road funding, and higher federal participation than the usual 50 percent.
Miss Joan Shaw launches Follow Me clocks as a fashion statement for stockings worn with dance frocks and afternoon dresses. The clocks sit below the leg curve for a second look and are sold in leading quality brands at stores nationwide. A veteran notes VA certificate changes for education and eligibility. Question of the Week asks about widow pension eligibility for a World War I veteran’s widow.
Veterans planning to attend school under the GI Bill are advised by the Veterans Administration to ensure their certificates of eligibility are current. If continuing at the same school and course, the existing certificate remains valid without contacting the VA. If changing courses, consult the school's registrar to verify any supplemental certificate needs.
Idaho's magpie control program spent 28 646 74 over two years paying seven cents per head for 409 075 magpies. The department reports 9 250 cougar bounties and 185 cats at 50 dollars each, while director T B Murray doubts the program's effectiveness as magpies appear to increase under bounty. Over 101 000 heads were bountied in June 1949.
Chairman Jack Croft reports steady progress on the Beaver Mountain ski project in Logan Canyon with Logan City Cache County Utah State Agricultural College and the Cache National Forest Service cooperating. Experts say the area could become a top intermountain ski destination with reliable early and late season snow. Several work days will be held to prepare runways and the chairlift for dedication.
Ranger John J Wise said highway and parking work will finish in about ten days with surfacing by September 1 allowing auto traffic. Water system work proceeds. Beaver Mountain aims to be a premier ski area for northern Utah and southern Idaho with experts optimistic.
An older man recalls hunting with Specs Allen, 80, who refuses to kill. The speaker notes Specs dislikes killing and watches as the dogs flush birds while the speaker shoots. The pair tramp through woods and share respect for each other’s choices during the hunt.
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