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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
6
Preston residents share furlough updates from Army Air Corps Captain Melvin Greaves and Lt. Choules. News notes births visits illness, school staff moves, and a March 11 ward party raising funds for a new chapel interior.
Preston employers are urged to cooperate with the U S Employment Office in hiring and discharge practices. A worker changing jobs must obtain a certificate of availability or wait 60 days before new employment. The Manpower Commission seeks orderly transfers to ease a labor shortage and keep essential workers on the job.
Giles Green librarian at Preston high school will teach a four credit course in school library administration during summer school at the University of Idaho. Dean Messinger notes Green’s authority on library matters and a pamphlet he wrote is guiding small school libraries statewide. Green, Moscow school grad and University of Oregon alum, says recognition of library training is a needed step in state education. An evening library training class he led for Preston faculty completed Monday. Wards of the Franklin stake hold a basketball tournament with Whitney Fifth and Preston wards advancing toward the championship and consolation rounds.
Approval of two companion bills in the Second Extraordinary Session aims to raise teacher salaries by mandating maximum levies plus extra mills and appropriating 100000 state funds. Critics note hurried enactment and constitutional concerns over legislative executive separation. Idaho’s debt has fallen from 1930 to 1943, with general obligations at 1890038.15 and endowments growing to 40869229.96, supporting institutions amid postwar expansion.
The War Board announces the 1944 support price schedule effective after Congressional action. Funds will support loans and purchases for military Lend-Lease and other uses, with direct payments to farmers or processors in some cases. Alterations include higher bean prices and canned vegetable purchases under various grade and location terms.
Miss Maurine Hansen accepts a call to labor as an LDS missionary and will report April 17 at the mission home in preparation for service in the Western States mission. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs LL Hansen and has worked for two years at the Ogden Supply Depot.
The War Food Administration will authorize purchases totaling 50 million pounds of lard for soap making during March. Hog slaughter is heavy, with this year’s output expected to surpass 3 billion pounds, a new record. A portion of production is diverted to soap to ease cold storage pressure, following January and February trials yielding about 514 million pounds, roughly 2.06 million pounds above the prior two months.
The Thespians select Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice for their upcoming production directed by Mrs Donna Noyes with Carl Johnson as student director. Cast includes Billy Malmberg as Mr Bennett Margaret Bingham as Mrs Bennett Donna Jean Hansen as Jane Dorothy Greaves as Mary Carol Cutler as Catherine Roma Smith as Lydia Jenalea Weaver as Miss Bingley Reed Hawkes as Mr Dorsey Frantine Dunkley as Lady Catherine Dunkley Beula Bell as Lady Lucas Renee Alder as Charlotte Jack Swainston Hill as Mr Kickam Betty Barbara Funk as a maid.
George W. Frazier of the Office of Defense Transportation urges truck operators to keep a weekly log of miles and gallons of gasoline for each vehicle to qualify for tires and gasoline. Sellers must surrender war necessity certificates with unused gas coupons to the ration board for a receipt, transfer certificate showing ceiling price, and payment before a new nontransferable certificate is issued.
The Future Farmers of South eastern Idaho district held its annual sifting meeting at Preston high school to review state farmer degree applicants. District schools Malad Downey Paria Grace and Preston were represented by Milton Bush Charles Nielson Levy Doney Ray Petterberg Wayne Barrington Carl Vaterlaus and DeVon Kofoed. State Farmer Degree, the top Idaho FFA honor, awaits those who pass the district listing committee before the State Lifting Committee and the convention in Twin Falls March 30 to April 2.
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