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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1950
Page
14
Mr Niglson and Mr Brown plan to move their families to Preston to operate theaters. Niglson, with six children, previously lived in Brigham City and Salt Lake City. Brown, an Idaho native, has 35 years in the show business and has lived in Boise and Salt Lake City.
Conference sessions featured remarks by Taylor Nelson and W Paul Merrill on morality and juvenile delinquency. Five missionaries shared reports, including Vern Dean Condie on the Norwegian mission field. Eldon Tanner and President Shirley Palmer led meetings as music by West Side high school choir accompanied by Frank Parker.
Officials warn that a visitor who claims to be a census taker but cannot produce credentials is an imposter and may face penal action for impersonating a federal officer. The notice restricts conduct to official census collection only.
Local census district supervisor Weller Rowell urges housewives to report imposters posing as census workers. He notes genuine census takers may be mistaken for solicitors or peddlers and urges notifying police with descriptions. County authorities have been briefed on credentials to help curb fraud.
The report details beets harvesting with two yields and profits. Darrell Nash posted 30 and three-quarter tons per acre, $422.25 receipts vs $157.65 costs, profit $264.60. Richard Nash yielded 23 and a half tons, $322.77 receipts vs $165.09 costs, profit $157.68. Fertilized with barnyard manure, cultivated five times, irrigated six, topped mechanically, loaded and hauled to factory with minimal hand labor.
Shorthorn cattle grow in Franklin County as a local society members contribute to the Idaho Milking Shorthorn Society. Elmo Peterson of Preston serves as president, guiding the breed's state adoption and annual sale to showcase top females for new breeders.
Scout Drive leaders and officials throughout Franklin County contribute significant time to directing county boys activities. Notable scoutmasters include Cluff M Kendall Oxford Lynn Davis Clifton Joseph Widweg Dayton Glen Marsey Weston Raymond Sparrow Linrose and post advisors Lester Sears Clifton Vernal Bowden Dayton Keith Buttars Weston and Keith Poulsen Lin-
A partial OCR fragment lists J Darrell Erick, Oxford, Clifton, Dayton, DeLamar, Palmer Weston and T Timman as commissioners for a west side district. Further details are unreadable in this snippet.
The text lists elected officers for the Preston FFA for the 1950 351 school year including vice president Gordon Campbell secretary Joe Stokes treasurer Howard Hawkes reporter Glen Tann and sentinel Terrill Jamison.
The American Legion urges broad turnout at next Monday's meeting to reorganize the post for the coming year as the only service man's organization in the county. Buy and sell through THE CITIZEN want ads.
Leon Forsgren of Preston named first vice president with Lon Forsgren of Preston as second and William Seliorr of Midvale as third. Three directors elected: H. Ray Ponds of Richmond, E. Smith Peterson of Salina newcomers, and J. W. Leidmann of Honeyville re-elected. Desert General Manager Clyde Edmonds announced over 6,000 members in Utah and southern Idaho and $310,000 in pastor payments in past 12 months with another $140,000 distributed for 1950 season. Ezra T. Benson praised Utah Poultry as a top cooperative. J. Kenneth Stern lauded its work for farmers.
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