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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1966
Page
1
Franklin county shows more women in the labor force with 206 percent of females over 14 employed, below national and Idaho averages. The rise is strongest among married women and older age groups as the share of jobs held by women grows and households adopt labor-saving devices.
Elections will be held this month in the Eastside and West Side districts for multiple trustee seats. In the West Side Clifton area one seat is open with incumbent Lynn Davis not seeking re election, voting May 12 at the Clifton schoolhouse. In the Pastside district voting May 24 at several local churches and schools, with petitions due May 13.
Four year old Tracy Bosen was run over by a pickup driven by his father at the Bosen home. He suffered a broken pelvis and possible internal injuries after entering the garage as the truck backed in. The wheat laden truck weighed about 1000 pounds. He is being treated at Franklin County Memorial Hospital.
The final deadline for requests to participate in the 1966 cropland adjustment program is May 13. Franklin County ASCS chairman LaGrand Spatig urges interested landowners to contact the local office promptly for long term retirement options.
Education week will be held in Preston June 1 to 3 at the Franklin stake center and Preston high school with Dr Frank W Asper and Dr Sidney B Sperry heading the faculty. General chairman is Mrs Norman Howells. BYU sponsors with Keith Melville and others joining Preston’s faculty. Theme is Toward More Effective Communication. Asper will teach daily and present an organ recital in the three day event. Sperry, a BYU professor since 1929, has written several church works and teaches three adult classes on Book of Mormon problems and related topics.
Franklin School Parent Teacher Association elected officers during the meeting. Robert Haworth named president with Doris Woodward as vice president and Barbara Bowles as secretary. Senator J Clifford Forsbrew spoke and a sixth grade play directed by Jerry Moore was presented.
The Jefferson-Central Par Teachers Association will hold its finals meeting for the year at 7:00 p.m. at Deeside ent. The gathering will elect new officers for the coming year and discuss PTA priorities.
The filing period opened with Monday rush as incumbents and others seek county and state offices. First to file was county commissioner Democrat Thedford Roper, followed by Theo Smi EGS for the same post. Republicans include Kenneth Porter for state representative, Marlowe Funk for assessor, C. D. Robinson for probate judge, Dell Smith for county attorney. Franklin Bear Lake and Caribou counties elect two reps and one senator. Ellis Johnson has not filed yet. Senator J Clifford Orsgren will not seek re election. Cleo Swenson, current county clerk, plans to file. Petitions due Saturday at 2 5 pm.
Raymond G. Owen 31, of Preston origin, a railroad brakeman, lost his left leg and part of his right foot in a Saturday train accident near Pocatello. He underwent surgery at St. Anthony hospital and remains in serious condition with his wife and five children in residence at Pocatello.
The Franklin district Boy Scout Camporee is set for Friday and Saturday at Preston recreation park. Troops check in at the National Guard Armory, are inspected, then hike to assigned areas for camping and gear checks. Public programs and an art night precede Saturday’s camping skill demonstrations and judging. Malcolm Denton, camping chairman, invites many leaders to bring boys.
May promotion scheduled for May 19 chaired by Mel Burrupi. Event details and purpose not fully clear due to OCR errors.
A hearing is set for Monday at 10 a.m. in Franklin County regarding petitions to form a library district. A group of women filed petitions with the county auditor asserting sufficient signatures to form the district without a public vote.
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