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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1958
Page
2
Sueno and Virginia City reveal aging boom towns that revive as deserts reform. The writer notes Reno’s mining past, Las Vegas rising as a lively center, and Virginia City transforming from a ghost town to a tourist hotspot with museums and historic sites.
Miss Marie Roberts daughter of John Roberts Lanark married Howard Dean Tucker Idaho Falls Friday February 18 at the Liberty home of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Roberts. Bishop Marvin Hymas presided with bridesmaid Mrs. Robert Crane and Robert Bieber serving as groomsman. A wedding cake by Robert Bieber followed for 26 guests. The couple will reside in Idaho Falls.
Spencer Condie an Internal Revenue agent and William J Fryer of the State Income Tax Division will be in Montpelier at the Motor Hotel on February 24 25 and 26 to assist with income tax returns and problems announced from Boise this week.
Fielding Spartans close regular season with 11‑9 record after back to back wins over American Falls Beavers 66–39 and Bancroft Cowboys 50–40. Ronnie Peterson scores 17 in the first game and Sterling Vallentine 17 in the second. Spartan IV also loses and wins on the same weekend. Spartans advance to first round at Grace on Thursday, facing Soda Springs then a neutral‑floor game with Grace.
Army Specialist Third Class Don Nye son of James V Nye of Paris completed a two week maintenance course on January 27 at Fort Eustis Virginia focusing on the H 21 helicopter He entered the Army in 1956 after farming and studying at the University of Idaho and Fielding High School in 1951
Utah Power and Light plans a large steam electric plant near Kemmerer Wyoming using strip mined coal from Kemmerer coal fields. The project includes a 150000 kilowatt unit a dam reservoir and water piping with transmission lines to Kemmerer Evanston and Ogden. Construction could start this year for operation in late 1963 with initial cost around 34000000 dollars and 17500000 tons of coal pledged for three units.
Camp Elizabeth Passey Daughters of Utah Pioneers will hold their regular monthly meeting at the home of Marie Armatage on Thursday February 27 according to an announcement this week All members should attend.
Fielding High School marks National FFA Week with a 2nd semester assembly a public speaking contest and a Parents and Sons banquet. The Fielding FFA Chapter has 56 members led by President Sterling Vallentine and Advisor Alten Stephens. The national organization lists 380000 members in 9000 chapters with Idaho totaling 3400. George Washington Birthday is noted as the week’s observance, highlighting soil conservation practices he advocated and early contour planting.
Bids for 4.63 miles of U S 80 N over Georgetown hill will be opened March 11 as Idaho Highways details. Project F1481 Stockpile 194 in Bear Lake county covers roadbed recon, roadmix bituminous surface, and crushed gravel stockpile.
Effective at midnight Friday February 21 U S Highway 89 will be posted with a 10000 pound front axle limit on tires 10 inches or larger and 14000 pounds on other axles plus 3650 pounds per inch wide tire per wheel. Truck and bus speeds restricted to 30 mph to protect pavement from the Utah state line to Geneva Junction. Other southeastern Idaho highways 30 N and 84 now posted.
Burglars smashed the Beck's Service front door Sunday night and unlocked it to enter the office and store. They found only about $2 in pennies left in a register and ransacked the area for cash. Sheriff Monson and Deputy Ramey investigated. no fingerprints were found.
The Liberty ward group will present the play Mystery At Midnight at the Paris Second Ward chapel this Thursday evening February 20. Cast includes Eldeen Hymas Lorene Roberts Melba Vallentine LaRue Beck Yvonne Derricott Wayne Matthews Rodney Long Ivan Hymas Norman Roberts Arnell Earley with direction by Mrs Maureen Austin assisted by several ladies. Public invitation extended.
Fielding High School awards the Bausch and Lamb honorary science prize to senior Robert Stocker for top science records. The honor recognizes academic excellence and character. the winner is eligible for several University of Rochester scholarships worth up to 4000 dollars over four years.
The first annual meeting of the Rich County Livestock Marketing association is scheduled for February 24 at 2 p.m. in the Randolph courthouse. Cornia and Hatch, touring California on an extension service project, will report on California marketing. Cattlemen are urged to attend to sign up for the coming year and learn how the group aims to help find markets and establish favorable prices for Rich County cattle.
Kiplinger editors urge bodily injury and property liability limits as the core car insurance. They cite that juries award increasingly high sums, recommending at least 25/60 or 60/100 with 5/00 property damage, noting modest costs for higher liability and warning against compromising liability for other coverages.
Voters in Class A School District No. 83 Montpelier defeated a proposed elementary and vocational agriculture building bond by 1239 yes to 838 no. A two thirds majority was required. turnout fell from June when 2 347 voted. Paris precincts also showed reduced participation.
National forest recreation use in the Intermountain region increased 14 percent in 1957. Regional Forester Floyd Iverson announced that 7,620,000 visits occurred in 18 forests, with 7,800,000 highway travel visits and 4,380,000 picnicking and camping visits. The plan, Operation Outam is to modernize facilities, will add 660 new and 1,000 modernized family units by June 30, 1958 across Nevada Utah southern Idaho and western Wyoming.
Miss Joan Haddock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Haddock of Bloomington, will wed Don R. Taylor of Gainesville Florida. They plan a April 11 ceremony at the Los Angeles L D S Temple with a reception in the Westwood Ward after.
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