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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1946
Page
1
A member of the Council of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will speak at the Oneida stake quarterly conference this week, delivering a message to stake members and attendees.
County agent Daniel Roberts alerts farmers that all windbreak and erosion control tree orders must be submitted to the extension forestry office in Moscow by April 1. Available species include Russian Olive Siberian Pea Siberian Elm Green Ash Honey Solud Ponderosa Pine Blue Spruce Norway Spruce Douglas Fir Golden Willow with limited Virginia Juniper and Rocky Moon Juniper. Order blanks and planting instructions are at the county extension office.
Oneida stake quarterly conference will be held Saturday and Sunday March 30 31. Apostle Stephen L Richards will be the main speaker. Open leadership meetings begin Saturday 6 pm Welfare session and 8 pm Priesthood leadership at the Fourth Ward chapel. General sessions Sunday 10 30 am and 2 pm at the high school auditorium open to the public. Mothers and daughters meet at 9 am Sunday Franklin stake house. closing Relief Society event 8 pm Sunday Fourth Ward chapel.
Growers push to plant beets as Idaho districts including Boise valley and upper Snake river show rapid signups. Franklin county faces hesitancy despite a local sugar beet factory and potential 2000 acre shortfall. Heath warns quotas may come by 1948 or 1949 based on past local history.
A performance of The Wild Flower of the Hills will be staged Thursday April 4 in the high school auditorium at 8 p m. Admission is 50 cents including tax. The cast has received praise after last week’s show and audience demand grows. Proceeds go to the new Winder chapel building fund.
Members of the Preston boots and Saddle club will give away a Thomas saddle and bridle a fine horse a martingale and saddle blanket at the Preston Rodeo this year Pres Luther Boyd announced a contest to decide the recipient The attire and horse will be awarded when the rodeo queen is chosen The club also announced its year schedule with first ride set for May 19 on the west side Marvin Jones in charge
The American Legion Preston Post No 34 will initiate new members Monday night April 8. Commander Norman Steele announced the ceremony including business, initiation and a social hour. All service men and women are invited to attend and help with planned summer programs for service people. Dean Palmer returned home recently after Navy discharge, son of Mr and Mrs Floyd Palmer.
In Ch'ongju KoreA two Leyte battle heroes were honored as an American Red Cross club was dedicated to them. Col Francis T Pachler led the ceremony naming the Thor son-Brostrom club after Privates First Class John F Thorson Jr and Leonard C Brostrom. Thorson sacrificed himself to save comrades. Brostrom single handedly opened a beach head despite multiple wounds.
Lawyers and engineers from Richmond and Lewiston Utah visited Preston to study flood control on Five Mile creek and Bear River with local officials. Cache county water users urge conservation as Cub River Irrigation pumps are cut off near the Bear River channel by silt and erosion threatening West Cache Canal works.
The Isis and Grand Theatre announce price increases effective April 6 and 7. Isis tickets rise to 35c matinees and 40c evenings for adults, 14c for children. Grand charges 50c evenings, 40c matinees, 14c children. Manager Pauline Nelson cites higher operating costs and OPA approval.
The Preston Rifle club sets its meeting for Tuesday April 2 at 8 p m. Pete Jorgensen says all interested may attend in the chamber of commerce room where an election of officers will occur and other club concerns will be discussed.
About 190 participants collected 248 pounds of rat bait from the county agent's Preston office as part of the ongoing rat control campaign. The contest for the most rat tails ends with a free matinee Saturday morning for boys and girls presenting tails. Prizes include a hunting knife for boys and a nylon hair brush with stationery for girls, sponsored by the Preston Jaycees.
Dr C A Robbins a St Marys physician and Milton Horsley Republican governor and lieutenant governor hopefuls spoke to Preston Young Republicans at the courthouse. The visit included party leader contacts and survey of the political scene.
The hog pool shipped 251 head of hogs this week total gross $9 000 to growers in the county. They were bought by Fred Hill and sons of Burley, shipped to San Francisco and Reno. Next shipment set for Wednesday April 10 with growers asked to list hogs by April 6. The shipping day was excellent.
Preston school nurse Leffey M. Eves reports that students who eat regularly in the cafeteria gained between 2 and 2.5 pounds over the six weeks ended recently.
Franklin county hosts a community dinner and program to honor the state championship basketball team and coach from Pocatello. A five club sponsorship includes Rotary Lions chamber Jaycees and Elks. University of Idaho athletic director R A Wilde to speak. plaque to be presented to the school. tickets at $2 per plate.
Interest in forming a local baseball team invites all players, especially returning veterans, to a meeting Monday April 1 at 8 p m in the chamber of commerce rooms. The aim is to organize and set a schedule of games with Downey already offering to arrange matches between the two cities.
The Red Cross drive for membership and funds starts under Harold Hawkes. Franklin county sets a $4,500 quota for the first postwar year, with the prior peak wartime drive at $8,100. ward chairmen will be announced next week as Hawkes urges broad support and calls on residents to contribute.
The Franklin County Sugar Co contracts with California growers to plant 500 acres of sugar beets at the Diamond S Ranch near Winnemucca Nevada. Freight costs are set at 1.00 per ton with shipments to Preston. yield expectations top 14 to 20 tons per acre. Outlook remains strong in Downey Arimo and Grace districts with increased contracted acreages.
David Evans died Tuesday at 2 15 p m at his Riverdale home after a lingering illness. Born June 13 1882 in Logan Utah to David P and Sarah E Smith Evans, he moved to Riverdale in 1887. He married Emily Kern in 1907 in the Logan temple. An influential farmer he served in the LDS church as bishop of Riverdale ward for 12 years and held roles on the Oneida stake High Council and Genealogical Society. He directed the Utah Poultry Association for years. Survivors include his widow two daughters Wilda and Virginia of Riverdale and son Deloy Evans with the U S Marine Corps in the South Pacific, plus two sisters. (Continued On Page 8)
One hundred sixty five boys took part in the Inter-Troop Scout rally held Tuesday evening at the Opera House. Contests in first aid signaling races and fire building awarded prizes to winning troops with broad representation from every ward of the Franklin stake. Stake officers and YMMIA and YLMIA leaders directed the event with help from Cache Valley council members and visitors assisting in contests and prize distribution.
Franklin county residents receive urgency from AAA Chairman Wilford Stokes to visit the AAA office in Preston and complete their 1946 farm plan sheets. He stresses timely planning for planned conservation work across farms.
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