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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1961
Page
3
Dear Mister Editor letter from Uncle Dan Doolie discusses community concerns and personal reflections. The readable fragments present a candid local perspective with names and places implied but not fully legible.
A reader notes pigs suffering ulcers now listed as a farm problem and jokes about agriculture policy. He riffs on Khrushchev suspenders and world tension, lampoons politicians, and recalls a NC slop boiling law while pondering democracy and pork.
The Harvard School of Public Health notes how dark adaptation takes 20 minutes or more but can be instantly disrupted by sudden bright lights. studies show older drivers adjust more slowly and night vision struggles with new objects while familiar landmarks remain easier to spot.
A reader urges stronger enforcement after thefts, vandalism, and violence by youths and a dishonorably discharged Navy veteran. The letter complains of lenient fines and argues for jail time and restitution to curb crime and protect elders. It cites local police and judges as failing to deter hoodlums and calls for harsher penalties.
A Idaho safety report shows children and youths comprise about 26 percent of traffic fatalities in the first 100 months of the year. Most victims were 21 to 65, with 58 children and youths among the dead. several were pedestrians and teen drivers. The state cites NSTS and school programs to improve safety.
USDA Idaho crop report shows 74 000 persons employed on state farms for Oct 22 28 1961 down about 5 percent from a year ago and 3 percent below average. Family workers total 53 000 unchanged from last year but 2 000 below average. Hired workers number 21 000 down 4 000 from last year yet equal to average. Weather featured snow and rain across the state hindering harvest of sugar beets and potatoes in central and eastern Idaho.
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