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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
2
Local notice for The Paris Post in Paris Idaho announces second class mail status and subscription price of 22.00 per year. Rates for advertising available on request.
General Douglas MacArthur warns that high taxes could push the United States toward socialist servitude. He notes per capita taxes rising from 198 to 144.86 over 70 years and claims citizens work a third of the year for the government, from January 1 to May 10, likening it to Soviet forced labor.
Tax Foundation estimates government stockpiles of wheat corn wool beans milk cheese and butter would supply 43 million families. The CCC reports a net realized loss of 12 billion dollars on price support operations through the first 11 months of fiscal 1957, according to Star Valley Independent.
A newly liberal majority on the U S Supreme Court shifts power toward Black Douglas Warren Brennan with Justices Harlan and Frankfurter often backing civil liberties. Eisenhower appointees Brennan and Whittaker join Warren and Douglas in shaping rulings, while Clark and Burton preserve some conservative dissent.
State Health Department warns Idaho residents of an expected Asian influenza epidemic as fall approaches. Vaccine production is underway with immunization possible by September, but no public funds will buy vaccine. individuals should consult private physicians. The shot provides about one year of protection after a two to six week development period, and egg allergy sufferers should avoid it.
A column mixes a burglar anecdote with wood pulp questions touching willow cottonwood mutbery and hackberry as possible pulp sources. It cites US forest fire protection costs at 83 million yearly for 432 million non federal acres and notes student voting in an agricultural college setting.
Authorities note the illness is generally mild with few fatalities but urge vaccination as a precautionary measure. Medical officials stress vaccines can reduce risk and protect vulnerable groups.
A compact editorial urges reducing speed to lower highway deaths. It argues motive power regulation should end and motorists should work toward a solution, noting even St Christopher would lose faith at ninety miles an hour.
The U S Atomic Energy Commission brings a free traveling exhibit titled Atoms for Peace to 27 Idaho cities in September and October. Preston starts September 15, with Pocatello Blackfoot Idaho Falls St Anthony Rexburg American Falls Rupert Burley among others.
Mrs Millie Nielson and daughter Norma vacationing in California. Gary Shurtliff visiting grandparents and plans to attend Snow College. Colorado Springs visitors Mrs Salveson with her parents. Mountain Home visits by Mrs Jessie Jensen and Phyllis Spanos. Ogden pairs visit Leon Nielson family. Yellowstone trip by Mr and Mrs Herman Johnson. DeForest Nielson visiting relatives. M I A youth scavenger hunt at Mutual. Bear Lake County Fair ribbons awarded to 4-H and Dairy Calf Club members. Alvin Beck's Donna Jean hospitalized for three days due to blood poisoning from rusty nail. Ruben Stock visitations in Ovid. Bishop Russell Sorenson presided. Relief Society reorganized by Hattie Valentine. outgoing officers thanked.
The text lists sustaining leaders and roles including Lucille Jensen as president and Marie Olsen as first counselor with several other officers. It notes Mr and Mrs Mitchell Beck visiting Idaho Falls and Rexburg for the weekend, and pivots to a humorous Western News item about lipstick usage comparing it to painting forty thousand barns, remarking that lipstick might improve a barn’s look.
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