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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1951
Page
1
Lt Frank Mockli of Monrovia California arrives at Santa Margarita hospital Camp Pendleton to treatment after being wounded in Korea. He sustained frozen feet and mortar fragments during Inchon invasion while serving as artillery liaison officer. He later returned to reserve duty with the Marines.
Franklin soil conservation district will hold its first annual conservation day program at 1 30 pm February 28 in Isis theatre. J H Choules chairman said the event opens to farmers families businesspeople and townspeople to learn about soil and water conservation efforts and farm practices. Albert Moter Preston chamber of commerce Frank Gilbert Daniel Roberts Ira Clark lead program with Extensionist Liter E Spence Boise discussing grass land farming and food production. films on conservation farming will be shown.
Leonard Lund announces the Franklin County Dairy Herd Improvement Association annual meeting will be next Monday at 2 pm in the courthouse basement. The annual report will be distributed, and changes to the program urged attendance from all interested participants.
Blackfoot defeated Silients 65 27 as Sitey led with 20 points and quarz added 12 in the first half. Shavis Charlies and Keller contributed for Blackfoot while the Swampes and quintets battled in a district tournament preview.
Gaylord Larson chairman of the Franklin County Livestock Marketing Association announces the annual meeting for Thursday March 1 at 2 p.m. in the basement of the Franklin County courthouse. One director will be elected for a two year term to replace Larson. The financial report for the past season will be submitted for approval. Wade G. Wells from Boise will attend to discuss swine industry outlook and hog feeding and sanitation issues. Members and associates are invited to attend.
A command performance closed a week long run of the Preston high school opera Rose Marie. The six performances drew about 4500 attendees, praised as the best ever by director Lyle Shipley. Elementary students from several districts attended the matinees. further shows drew large crowds Friday night.
Perry W. Smith 57 a Riverdale native died Wednesday morning in a Salt Lake hospital after a brief illness. Born November 23 1883 he lived in Riverdale much of his life and was active in church work including serving in Sunday school leadership and missionary service in the southern states for the LDS Church.
Duane Sorensen, long time M H King employee, becomes manager of the Preston store replacing Don Redfield who transfers to Tremonton Utah. Sorensen, a Blackfoot native, served in the navy during World War II and has lived in Preston for the past year.
Officials of the Franklin County polio chapter announce a 2 p.m. Saturday meeting in the courthouse basement. They cite recent March of Dimes drive results and urge all chairmen coworkers and any other interested persons to attend.
Franklin County Dairymen's Assn launches a promotion urging residents to choose butter over oleomargarine and substitutes. Directors Lowell Neeley and Louis Davis say the dairy industry is Idaho’s largest and needs stronger education against oleo advocates. Continued on page 4.
Boyd Cazier son of Mr and Mrs W R Cazier left Monday for the mission home in Salt Lake City After training he will report to the northern Great Lakes mission field A graduate of Preston class of 1949 he has worked the past six months at West Movor Co here
West Side Pirates edged South Marsh 42 to 41 after trailing 14-7 at the quarter and 35-31 at halftime. McDermott led with 7 points, Henderson 6, Moser 6, Merrill 3, and Helmendollar 1 for West Side. Deldee led South Marsh with 14 points, Bloxiam 12. Pirates hit 14 two-pointers for 28 points.
Nash, a 7r member of the Franklin County board of commissioners, was elected to the executive committee. Ariel Swenson, county auditor, was appointed secretary effective March 1. Nash will represent the southeastern Idaho district of six counties. He retired from Boise with the group discussing public lands and met James Reed, highways director, who assured the Cub River road project would start this summer and a construction contract from the highway to Mapleton would be let after July.
Preston Indians, led by Coach Evan Sorenson, enter the Class A fifth district tournament in Pocatello as favorites. They will play game three at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday Feb 27, awaiting an opponent. up to 10 players may compete with medical certificates. The field includes Blackfoot Malad Montpelier Potatello West Side Snake River South Marsh and the locals have two regular season wins over all others except West Side. The tourney runs Friday March 2 with two games and ends with a championship game Saturday at 8 p.m.
The County Assessor Mar Lowe announced that 1500 1951 license plates have arrived this week, about half the passenger plates needed. Farm truck and private plates are still awaited due to a metal shortage, with public notices to follow on their arrival.
Ward and Winder remain undefeated as the only two teams in the Oneiday stake tournament. Friday night features Dayton facing the Thursday winner between Seventh and Mink Creek, with other Week schedule details including Fourth Ward versus Riverdale and past results noting Clifton and Glendale losses, Oxford defeat, and Dayton being outscored by Winder.
Forest officers and Stockmen of the Mint Creek association met with Cache forest officers and ranger Levy to discuss restoring vegetation on the range. A reseeding and fencing plan would limit grazing for three years to allow new plants to establish, aided by a reduced grazing load. The proposal aims to recover the watershed’s vegetative cover and will be reviewed by association members at the annual meeting.
Lucy Larson and Brent Nash headline the USAC music department Faust by Gounod. Larson as Marguerite and Nash as Mephistopheles perform Wednesday afternoon and Thursday evening in Logan near Feb 28 and March, under Prof Walter Welts.
The 1951 Chambor Gommerce To membership drive aims for 100 percent participation. Committee members will contact every firm in the city to enlist volunteers, with Willis Burton serving as chairman and a list of assisting names including Farrell Bell Burton Blamires Ray Bisel Nat Edwards and many others.
Peterson Tractor announces authorization as Ferguson dealer for Franklin County. The firm will stock Ferguson tractors and implements along with New Holland balers and other machinery. Willis Burton says Ferguson system offers powerful two plow capacity, fuel saving for light work, with three point hitch and automatic control forming a complete unit. An open house is set next month to introduce the new line to local farmers.
Rosa Jonas Anderson died Tuesday night at Preston Memorial hospital at age 64. Born September 5 1886 in Ellensburg Washington she moved to Sandy Utah at 15 and joined the LDS church in 1901. She and Christian Andersen married June 29 1904 in the Salt Lake temple and later lived in Richmond before moving to Preston in 1922. She served as president of the Young Women’s Improvement Association and as Primary teacher in the sixth ward and captained the Hiawatha camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers for eight years. Surviving are her husband sons and daughters, 48 grandchildren 16 great grandchildren and her brother William W Jonas of Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon in the ward chapel.
Griffeth Weston outlines a mission program for Mickey. A testimonial is set for Sunday night at the ward chapel with Reed Weston, recently returned from a mission, delivering a report at the meeting before Griffeth leaves next Wednesday for a southern states mission.
Dr Tibor Eckhardt, listed as Hungary's No 1 public enemy by communists, will be guest speaker at the Preston Knifes and Fork club next Wednesday. Eckhardt, once condemned by Nazis in 1941, is said to have strong ties to the Hungarian parliament and to have inspired resistance against the Austro Hungarian empire, later influencing Hungary's national army.
Robert Rallison Carter 26 of Preston died Sunday morning in a local hospital after a year long illness. Born June 28 1924 in Preston he was a son of Noel J and Grace Rallison Carter. He was a Preston High School graduate and a priest in the Seventh LDS ward at his death. Survivors include his parents and siblings Stanley Don Roland Connie and Ellen Wilcox all of Preston. Funeral services were held Wednesday in the Preston Third Ward chapel with Bishop Rulon Keller presiding. Burial followed in the Preston city cemetery by Richards and Son mortuary.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jane Winterbottom Sant were conducted Thursday in the Clifton ward chapel with Bishop Ray F Croshaw presiding. Burial followed in Clifton cemetery under Webt-funeral home direction. She was born November 15 1898 at Sawland and married Truman Sant who died June 8 1867. Survivors include four children two foster children thirty one grandchildren and thirty one great grandchildren, plus three sisters and two brothers.
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