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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1962
Page
1
Santa Claus will make his annual visit to Paris on Saturday December 15 with the weather dampening expectations of a sleigh ride. A free children’s movie at the Novelty Theatre begins at 2 PM, sponsored by Bear Lake Ranges City of Paris and the Paris Li t Santa arrives around 3:15 to 3:30 with candy for the children.
Mr and Mrs Charles Law and others traveled to Logan on business. Visitors from Soda Springs and Montpelier attended events in Utah. Joyce Crawford injured in an automobile accident near Tooele. Several residents visited Utah towns including Bountiful Clearfield and Bear Lake hospital notes. A new baby born to Crossley family. Mrs Louisa Call dies in Wyoming. funeral in Afton.
Ralph Roghaar principal of Fielding high school attended the Northwest Association of Secondary and High Schools annual meeting at the Hotel Utah in Salt Lake City from December 2 6.
The Pine Forest Land and Stock Company of Winnemucca Nevada purchased all stock of Budge Land and Livestock Company. Bear and Caribou Counties hold 8000 acres with herd of 3000 Herefords and buildings. Montero and Bidart Jr. own the buyer. sale agent Hatch Insurance. Idaho property to receive Nevada herd in spring 1968.
Funeral services were held in Afton Wyoming for Louisa Mary Shepherd 78 who died at home Saturday. Born August 22 1884 in Paris to Lorenzo Tracey and Sarah Clifton Shepherd she married Gillette Joseph Gall in 1900. Surviving husband children grandchildren and siblings are listed.
Four new businesses open Friday December 14 in Paris under Grimmett concern. Paris Poly Clean Center beside Grimmett Hardware will offer five coin washers two forty pound dryers and two coin operated cleaning units. Center hours are 9 am to 9 pm Monday through Saturday.
Emerson school will present a Christmas program titled Once Upon A Christmas Time on Friday December 14 at the Fielding high school auditorium at 8 oclock p m The public is invited and the program will also be shown to high school students on Thursday afternoon.
James G. James Idaho state chairman announces Jack Stone of Montpelier will organize volunteers for the 25th Anniversary March of Dimes February appeal Give For the Life of a Child. Bear Lake County raised 1394.47 in 1962 as Stone joins Lowe Drug Company in efforts.
Idaho church leaders join a statewide safety effort organized by the division with John Sherod meeting groups to launch a program through December. More than 20 000 leaflets from the California Traffic Foundation are being distributed. The campaign urges tempering knowledge with conscience and moral responsibility. Mr and Mrs Wayne Humpherys visited Logan on bus?
A compiled hospital notice records admissions at Bear Lake Memorial Hospital from Dec 3 to Dec 10 for numerous patients in Laketown Bloomington Montpelier Soda Springs Dingle and other towns. Entries note names relations admission dates and medical or surgical cases with newborns announced for Montpelier and Laketown couples.
Statewide deer harvest through November 16 stands at 86 percent of the previous year and elk kills at 74 percent. Hunters who have completed trips afield must send postage-free report cards to provide data critical for next year’s big game seasons and regulations.
The Paris Lions club met Monday night at Camp Lifton with 11 members present. A meal was served. Members discussed several projects including a North Beach State Park report by Mark Pugmire. A letter from Idaho Fish and Game was read. Meeting adjourned about 9 30 p m.
The Idaho Tuberculosis Association reports from the first ten days of the Christmas Seal Campaign that Bear Lake county residents contributed 179.85 dollars. Mrs. Max Haddock of Montpelier notes prompt, generous support and urges continued help to sustain tuberculosis protection efforts.
The January first change in Social Security tax is explained in a check stuffer from Stan ton S. Thompson district manager. The flyer helps employers explain the higher deduction and benefits to employees with their first January paycheck. Free copies available by writing or calling the Social Security Office at 428 North Main Pocatello.
Residents of the mast area reveal a misjudged belief in their future planning and foresight. Their attitudes suggest a flawed perspective on coming events and risk assessment.
The Fielding Spartans beat Cokeville in three games to run their season record to 3–0. Stucki led scoring with 12 in the opener while Mattson added 10, and the squad showed growth in a later comeback win with Mattson scoring 16 and Humphreys 12. The Jayvees also improved, dropping one and winning two, with a 61–23 setback to North Rich and two wins over Cokeville.
A county delegation urged county commissioners to establish a cannery after a poll showing about 80 percent support. They proposed multiple possible sites, noted Preston Cannery’s strain on Bear Lake customers, and predicted 1,200 cans daily to cover costs with limited seasonal employment. Producers in Eston and surrounding areas could deliver goods if a market exists.
Fog lingering in Bear Lake County for four days keeps roads hazardous and strains power lines. Cold nights freeze moisture on vegetation, offering some irrigation benefit to farmers while burdening utilities and travel.
Congressman Ralph Harding will visit Paris on December 19 from 3:00 to 5:00 p m at the Bear Lake County courthouse to hear problems and suggestions from constituents. The courthouse tour, ongoing since his election, lets residents present issues directly to the representative.
Mr and Mrs Don Peterson of Grace visited with Mr and Mrs Wyen Bird on Sunday. The Hansen and Wilks families conducted business trips to Logan and Soda Springs while Bernard Wilks spent Monday in Soda Springs with his father John Wilks. Mrs Ted Raven now living in California visits her parents Mr and Mrs Marcel Keele, reuniting as Anna Keele in former days.
Idaho pilots with perfect safety records will be honored at January and February banquets. Awards recognize pilots with five to 20 years without incidents and those with milestone miles. Aeronautics director Chet Moulton noted 1632 closes on the program’s third year, praising the personal recognition plan.
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