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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1961
Page
1
J C Penney Co introduces charge accounts starting Oct 19 with two plans. The 30 day Penney plan allows full payment within 30 days without a charge and a longer term option. Minimums vary by item with a maximum 18 month term for higher priced apparel and home furnishings.
Preston High School defeated Montpelier 25 to 0 in a homecoming game, earning the Indians their sixth consecutive victory. Bud Cutler scored the first touchdown followed by Deibert Rawlings and two more drives in the third quarter before Montpelier stalled in the fourth. Next action is at Maladon, then Burley on November 3.
Darrell D. Woodward of 957 Park Ave. Pocatello received a certificate from New York Life Insurance Co marking completion of basic and intermediate training in counseling and insurance programs. The Idaho office in Boise announced the year long course focused on adapting plans for family and business life. Woodward, a Franklin native, attended Utah State University and is active in United Fund campaigns.
Barbara Eames, senior at Preston High School, reigned as queen during the homecoming celebration. Queen Barbara and attendants Irene LaMont and Portia Cole were honored at the halftime of the Preston Montpelier football game and received bouquets from student body president Richard Larsen. Special recognition was also given at the homecoming dance that evening.
A special Franklin County Farm Bureau meeting is planned in the courthouse on Thursday Oct 26 at 8 PM. Kenneth Hood assistant secretary of the American Farm Bureau Federation will discuss bureau objectives the commodity program and general farm issues.
Weston voters will decide this week on Ordinance No 54 to renew and replace with larger pipe the village water system. The plan estimates a $25 000 cost funded by a two thirds bond issue bearing up to 6 percent interest over 20 years. Polls open 9 am to 7 pm at the village office with registration at the clerk’s office before election.
Gary Oliver son was elected chairman of the Utah State University student chapter of the American Society of Range Management for the 1961 62 school year. Dr L A Stoddart announced the chapter serves as campus club in range management and as part of the Utah section. The group aims to develop leadership through meetings on campus and participation in professional meetings.
Jefferson School launches a sixth grade music program with a standardized aptitude test. Students scoring above average are encouraged to learn instruments while instrumental placements determine each student’s instrument. The program, free to Eastside District students, requires families to provide instruments and a first instruction book.
The Idaho Highway Directors announce a public meeting at 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday October 20 in the county courthouse meeting room. Roscoe C Rich chair says the tour in south Idaho aims to hear Preston and Franklin county residents views on state highways and inspect current conditions. Additional tours include meetings at American Falls and Montpelier with Mayor Webb urging public attendance.
Matilda Gilbert and her siblings visited for the funeral of William Hawkes. Attending with relatives were Mr and Mrs Nathan Barlow, Mrs and Mrs Leonard Rueckert, Mary Webster and Charlett Higgenson, among others.
District Judge Francis J. Rasmussen lists ten civil cases scheduled before the Franklin County court. October 17 includes Paul Woodwap v Amy Morrison at 2 p.m. and Idaho Concrete Products Co. v Henry Drury at 3 p.m. October 18 features Hazen Jamison v Tim Hobbs at 9:30 a.m. and other civil actions through 4:30 p.m. including Credit Bureau of Preston v James Arland Hansen and Ronald K Ralphs v Robert C Phillips.
Jack Booch, in his twenties, will address the Preston Knife and Fork Club at the courthouse Monday evening. A Birmingham native who studied at Lewis and Clark College and Cornell, Booch has acted in over 100 plays and recently secured a book deal with Random House.
Preston area residents will receive improved Social Security service starting in September. Stanton S. Thompson of the Pocatello Social Security office says the representative will be in Preston twice monthly, on the Tuesday of the first and third full weeks, to assist with filings, information, and inquiries. The service at the courthouse social hall aims to speed up claim processing and aid current beneficiaries as amendments to the Social Security law expand retirement benefits and increases for widows and those on low benefits. Contact is available 10:30 a.m. to noon.
A. G. Coridie announces ASC county and community committee elections for 1962. Voters will cast by mail from ten nominees per community, with space for petitions by ten voters to add candidates. Incumbent committeemen will oversee programs including acreage allotments, price supports, and storage loans, with county and community committees renewing for a 12 month term.
Elder Antoine R Ivins a member of the First Council of Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints will be featured speaker at the Oneida stake quarterly conference in Salt Lake City. Conducting the conference will be stake President Carlo A Mortensen of Dayton. Public sessions Sunday Oct 14 at 10 am and 2 pm at the Oneida stake House North State. Special leadership and missionary meetings Saturday evening at 6 30 pm and 8 pm with all stake members invited to attend the missionary meeting.
The USS Midway based squadron with fighters completed a seven month Western Pacific deployment. They visited Hawaii Guam Hong Kong Japan and the Philippines before returning to Alameda California. Staff member Reuel H Skinner son of Mr and Mrs Kuk Skinner of Star Route Preston was among the crew.
Special bond election for school facilities in Eastside District 201 narrowly carried after three tries. Total 1159 voters. 778 yes and 381 no, about 67.13 percent in favor. Three precincts opposed Whitney Mink Creel Riverdale Treasureton. several precincts reported margins, with Franklin 70 23 and Preston 486 144.
Grant Weeks of the Sixth Ward 4-H club won the seventh annual dairy heifer award for most progress in dairy project work. Presented by County Agent Dan iel Roberts at the junior rodeo closing Franklin County Fair, the event recognized Weeks as a top dairy participant among three finalists. He exhibited five animals and was part of a club with prior honors, including the Pet Milk Tshirt award and the Morning Milker’s award in earlier years.
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