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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1955
Page
9
The Hawks’ star Bob Pettit, LSU graduand and 1953 Rookie of the Year, draws praise for versatile scoring and rebounding. Coach Hannum and veteran Chuck Share call him the future of professional basketball while Pettit, 22, handles the spotlight with poise and humility.
The profile recalls Pettit's college heroics including a 25 point game against Kentucky and a near upset in the SEC title game. It notes his Rookie of the Year honors, 1446 career points in 72 games, a 20.04 scoring pace, and his modest personal life in Baton Rouge while praising owner Kerner's view of him as a true gentleman and standout player.
Intermountain national forests receipts for fiscal year 1955 show Idaho receiving 430 466.89 dollars while Utah earns 148 489.93 Nevada 39 607.32 and Wyoming 46 042.34. National forest revenue is split 25 percent to states for public schools and other outlets.
The Idaho Crop Improvement association reports twenty two varieties year one alfalfa variety and four lovers.
Arville Millar of Shelley Idaho told delegates at the National Beet Growers federation meeting that increasing beet acreage in Idaho would cut surpluses and stabilize prices. He urged passage of a pending sugar act amendment to end current acreage restrictions and support reclamation lands. Millar said Idaho farmers face uphill battles without allotments and stressed sugar is not a surplus crop. The two day gathering drew 250 officials from 19 associations across nine western states.
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