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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1948
Page
3
Babson foresees 1949 total business volume below 1948 with weaker profits across many industries. He notes growth in inventories, rising military preparedness, possible price controls, cautious consumer credit, and ongoing inflation-deflation dynamics shaping wage, tax, and market trends.
The text forecasts 1949 real estate trends with space savings, restrained suburban and farm land prices, higher office and residential rents, and stable mortgage rates with possible increases. It also outlines political expectations including support for legitimate enterprise, commission appointments, and a shift in foreign policy control, warning of electoral consequences for the Truman administration.
Virginia Hawkes and Mrs. Leah Warnick attended a party for the faculty wives at the home of Mrs. Bob Bunker in Preston Monday evening December 13. The ladies dressed as children played games sang carols exchanged toys and enjoyed lunch. The Franklin choir gave a Christmas program with anthems quartet and sextets featuring soloists Mrs Ada Chaterton Robert G Jon Robert G Lowe and Douglas Oliverson. A Christmas faith program directed by Mrs Vila Woodward with accompanists Mrs Grace Robinson and Mrs Margaret Woodward followed.
The MIA officers held a retirement party in the recreation hall on December 6 with refreshments and games. Nearby, War ren Baird celebrated a golden wedding in Ogden with family and friends. Community members attended birthdays, visited relatives in Preston and Franklin, and news lists college students home for Christmas from Idaho and BYU. A baby boy was born to Wayne Cole and spouse, their first child, and Donald Bronson visited from Grace.
Univ extension expert Baker warns that commercial fertilizers cannot sustain soil health alone. He cites soil organisms fed by organic matter and advises green manures, barnyard manure, and crop residues to boost long term fertility. A note forecasts higher poultry output and lower prices in 1949.
A Colorado A and M study funded by Albany research laboratory with RMA shows 10 commercial farms testing beet tops as cattle feed. One farm pastured 600 yearling steers for 23 days on 109 acres yielding 13.21 tons per acre. overall feed mix included barley stubble and alfalfa plus 9.47 tons of hay. Cattle gained 1.93 pounds daily at an estimated cost of 5.5 cents per pound of gain, valuing tops at $5.07 per ton based on cattle market prices.
Franklin figures attended the Wednesday evening Logan temple session with Bishop W. P. Waddoups Vaughn Packer and several married couples including Conrad Doney Earl Shumway and Roy Geddes. Emma Parkinson accompanied Preston family to Salt Lake City for the weekend to visit daughters Ruth Serguson Grace Swinyard and Virginia Bullen and their families.
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