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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1962
Page
2
Editorial cites Oscar Schisgall and a Reader's Digest piece showing how inflation quietly inflates costs from tuition to medical care. It notes a 231 percent rise in cost of living, tax effects, and stagnant real incomes despite higher nominal earnings.
Loyal M. Graham of Oregon, once hailed as the Father of the Gasoline Tax, recalls introducing the first state tax in 1919. He laments its growth as by 1930 every state taxed gasoline and federal levies followed, now comprising about half the pre tax price. He notes motorists cutting use amid rising costs and warns the tax has grown beyond its original purpose.
The article compares 1923 German hyperinflation to warn Americans about potential inflation risks. It notes the collapse of currency and broad economic hardship, urging readers to study the situation now to avoid future regret.
Idaho Farm Bureau secretary Lloyd Browning says the president’s farm message reveals a tough New Frontier control program. He warns farmers to resist threats of cutting price supports and aid, arguing bureaucracy cannot run farms. Browning cites Times reporting and fears broad control on marketing and prices across dairy and grain sectors. Senator Church welcomes omission of potato controls while noting possible future measures after elections.
The WUS public spends over three million dollars daily on newspapers. About 17 million Americans rely on tobacco products for all or part of their livelihoods. The American Automobile Association estimates a two person car vacation costs twenty nine dollars per day.
Dr Gustav Bohstedt argues livestock farming sustains soil fertility and uses waste feed, extending labor across the year and supporting health and national food reserves. The query on corn silage for brood sows asks if well ensiled, green silage can equal pasture, noting sows may eat up to 12 pounds daily with 15 pounds of supplement.
Former Idaho 2nd District congressman and active farmer John Sanborn announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U S representative from Idaho's second district. He warned against federal centralization of power and defended Idaho's key industries Agriculture lumber mining and tourism against federal controls and surplus dumping. He advocated soil bank relief and gradual policy shifts while opposing wilderness legislation that could hinder Idaho's development.
The speaker condemns efforts to grant legislative powers to the executive branch and warns against compromising the Constitution. He argues centralization undermines America’s republican system and envisions a vigorous campaign to defend constitutional limits.
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