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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
2
Citizens are urged to support local merchants first due to scarce goods and tight markets. The note argues local shopping boosts town prosperity, roads, churches, schools, and county assets, highlighting mutual benefits for residents and merchants.
Minidoka county draft board faces a critical shortage with 96 eligible men left in 2-C, 21 calls due in December and 34 pre-induction exams on December 13. Farms warn idle fields without adequate labor, with prisoner of war workers and minority labor possibly filling gaps.
A national committee of Bell and Independent telephone company representatives forms to expand postwar rural service, aiming to reach areas with power lines but no phone lines. Co-chairs John Boyland and Keith McHugh promise more affordable, better service, plus trials of rural microwave and carrier systems with REA cooperatives and power firms.
Ford officials expect the postwar era to boost auto ownership from prewar levels by about 10 million, bringing total owners to around 40 million in the United States. The first postwar Ford cars will feature major changes, not just face-lifts, with a second postwar line and a lower priced model previewed. Light commercial truck production will resume in February, with 27,800 trucks planned for 1945 and thousands more under first-half contracts.
District Ranger Jack Albano warned Friday that no trees should be cut on the Cache National Forest for Christmas tree sales and violators will be prosecuted if apprehended. He will work with school church and civic leaders to designate trees for public use and emphasize careful selection on steep slopes to protect soil and watersheds.
County Agent Daniel Roberts reports a supply of poison wheat is available at the county agent's office for farmers in Franklin County. The Fish and Wildlife Service recommends poison wheat over oats for mice control since mice eat the whole wheat but avoid oat hulls containing poison. Available in any quantity at the agent's office.
A garbled wartime column threads jokes about gossip, dances, jokes of a risqué nature, and light satire. The piece includes sly references to soldiers, dances, cocktails, a coffin gag, x ray quips, and a line about Hitler fearing handwriting on the wall in multiple languages.
An array of quirky vignettes includes a nervous soldier asking a chaplain about kissing the bride at Clint's cafe, a GI blaming a fly in soup, a student blaming history test fate, and a joke about pioneers in the wilderness. The pieces capture wartime mood, campus humor, and street banter with sharp punchlines.
Dist. Judge C J Taylor told a mass meeting that no evidence has been presented under oath in the Bonneville county corruption inquiry. He noted the committee filings were hearsay and said witnesses refused to submit written statements, as residents urged a grand jury investigation.
The court heard oral statements under oath about charges. Attys Denman and Johnson urged halting the November special investigation. The judge said county attorney and state liquor law enforcement director have full power to probe and he cannot interfere. He did not decide on calling a grand jury and would defer until the next Bonneville district court term opening January 22.
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