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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
1
The piece notes a campaign to reach a $200,000 goal with the final stretch seen as the toughest. It stresses urgency and compares remaining work to pulling nails, warning time is short and the finish must be completed.
Callis extolls prayer as key to spiritual and financial discipline at the Franklin Stake conference. Apostle Callis urged debt avoidance and devoted service, stressing family budgets, ward contributions, and the cost of not serving Christ, with music by the stake choir.
Lieutenant Paul B. Larsen and his wife and young son Kim arrived Sunday noon for a week with his parents J. N. Larsen and family. He travels on to Oakland California as navigator in the naval air transport command coming from Vero Beach Florida where he taught navigation. A family dinner was given Monday evening by Mr and Mrs Elmo Keller in honor of Lt and Mrs Larsen and guests Mrs Kenneth Crockett Salt Lake City and Mr and Mrs J N Larsen.
H W Larson University of Idaho soil specialist spent two days in the county meeting farmers about soil and fertilizer problems. He opened with fertilizer types and stressed treble super phosphate as handled by the Franklin County Sugar company noting about 45 percent available phosphoric acid per 100 pounds of phosphate.
A Wednesday afternoon fire at Whirley Palmer’s farm near Winder destroyed a two lean barn structure three years old with a central hay barn. The blaze consumed 60 to 75 tons of hay and 550 bushels of grain along with electric milking equipment. Firefighters and neighbors saved nearby granaries but total loss was about 5000 dollars, partly insured.
Mayors including Edwin Crockett and Bruce Wallace joined aviation officials in Pocatello to hear how Idaho fits into Western Airlines extending 18 570 miles from Nome to Buenos Aires. J W Charleville outlined feeder routes centering in Pocatello with stops at Burley Twin Falls Boise Nampa Ketchum Idaho Falls Malad Preston and Montpelier to link regional producers to the Pan American air corridor. Additional feeder routes proposed connect Preston to Brigham City Ogden and Salt Lake City and Salt Lake City to Provo Price Grand Junction and Denver Colorado with further Utah routes to Richfield Milford Cedar City and St George.
Preston Rotary members showed strong support for the Fourth War Loan drive by buying more than twenty five dollar bonds at a Pep Bally event. Ward ward chairmen from Oneida stake reported progress, with Treasureton the only community over the top. Attending speakers included Joe Oborn and club guests Lt. Paul Larson, J. N. Larson, Caro Greaves, and J. Moore.
The Oneida Stake announces the annual Gold and Green ball led by Elmo Keller and Mrs. Hollingsworth. The event, to be held in Persiana ballroom on February 24, features committees for programs decorations and floor show, with Dansante Orchestra providing music. Mr and Mrs Ralph Strab Jett head to Upper Sandusky Ohio Sunday to visit Mrs Strab Jett’s mother.
County commissioners will convene at 10 a m Monday February 14 to fix and approve the 1944 county budget. The tentative total is 336337 58 reflecting higher expenses due to operations administration road and bridge work and possible new road equipment plus a larger state levy. Major increases include current expense 17700 rise county aid and courthouse bonds and interest with state levy rising to 95000 from 52000.
Franklin county residents push Fourth War Loan progress with total sales reaching about 203133 dollars. Corporations lead with over 100000 dollars. Oneida stake shows around 60000. Frankl stake trails as efforts focus on Series E to meet county quota. Rita Hangen visited Boise dinner guest of Maughan family.
Governor Bottolfsen announced a one day special session on February 28 or March 6 to consider amendments enabling Idaho soldiers and sailors to vote. He said session will proceed regardless of federal action and urged federal funding for ballot distribution. The governor noted two attorneys are drafting needed Idaho law changes to guide the proposed voting measure.
The Preston and Malad boxing teams fought to a 3 3 draw with three decisions apiece and three draws. Notable results include George Eames of Preston defeating Daniel Malad and Jim Carter of Preston defeating Marion Tovey Malad. Coach Clyde Mockli praised his Indians for their showing in the season opener against Malad.
Leonard B. Lund of Preston Idaho receives exclusive use rights to the name Prest as a herd name for registering his purebred Holstein Friesian cattle. The Holstein Friesian Association of America notes the reserved zone designation dates to 1943 and applies to breeders.
The Preston junior and senior high schools join to raise 15000 dollars for a PT-19 B Fairchild Cornell trainer for the U. S. government. Senior class bond contest will award the dance to the winners. junior high runs bond selling and purchasing campaigns. Junior high pep club girls sponsor a bond rally assembly Friday.
Mrs. Althea Card Greaves 83 died Friday at her home after a period confined to bed since December 6 due to a hip fracture. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Third Ward chapel conducted by Bishop Alfred Kern. She was born December 6, 1860 in Logan, daughter of Cyrus Williams and Emma Booth Card, married John C. Greaves October 60, 1876 in Salt Lake City. Her husband died October 8, 1933, and she taught children in Logan before moving to Preston where she helped establish the Greaves Mercantile business and later clerked in the store.
Preston physician Dr. Leo Hawkes was elected to lead the Preston chamber of commerce. He succeeds R. R. Rowell whose term expired Monday. Bill MacKnight and Weldon Nash were named vice president and secretary respectively. The annual financial report showed receipts of 5074 and expenditures of 4614.41 with a 459.94 cash balance and 700 in bonds as assets.
Preston's new farm implement firm Jensen Implement opens Friday and Saturday with a special program planned by manager Dean Jensen. A free-gift drawing for ticket holders will mark the event Saturday afternoon. The store will feature International trucks and tractors and McCormick Deering implements with a repair shop already open.
The notice lists three contest winners: Beth Ann McCune as first, Wally Jensen as second, and Frank Condie as third. Call the box office for passes.
The district shows school expenses of 108 043 28 down from 110 297 96 in 1942 and revenues of 128 453 77 compared with 129 780 in 1942. Debt retirement for the year was 5 000 principal and 4 410 interest, lowering bonded indebtedness to 138 000 the lowest in over a decade.
Former Con Wagon and Machine representatives Ian Marshall and Lee Bergquist launch Marshall Implement in the old state dispensary building across from the power office on North State Street. The firm will sell John Deere implements and parts, Myer water pumps, and farm hardware with wire and pipe. Marshall will manage the enterprise with Bergquist assisting, inviting patrons to visit this week.
The War Department notified Albert and Mrs. Nielson of Cleveland that their son Sgt. Earl D. Nielson, waist gunner on a B 24 liberator, did not return from a mission over the Marshall Islands. The bomber was shot down by Japanese anti aircraft fire and sank. four crewmen got into a life boat but no trace was found despite search and drop of supplies.
A list of new arrivals includes The Tools of War and Vitality Through Planned Nutrition. Working With Tools. Secret and Urgent What The Citizen Should Know About War-time Medicine. Invincible Louise. Vast Horizons. O Henry Award Prize Stories Fortune Telling For Fun and Popularity. My Memoirs Edith Bolling Wilson.
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