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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1953
Page
19
A reader learns life lessons on cooperation and temper, noting that success comes from effort and teamwork, not bold individual cleverness. The piece emphasizes resilience, daily civility, and shared profit over personal credit.
Boise businessman L. E. Fletcher calls for a 1 percent tax on all owned property replacing income and excise taxes. He envisions taxing cars, homes, and corporate assets at 1 percent, arguing it would raise about 100 billion dollars yearly and force tax honesty across the nation.
George Peck argues for private ownership and free enterprise as the foundation of American strength. He cites prewar wage comparisons, wartime production, and postwar aid, and warns against adopting socialist systems seen abroad. He asserts American machines boost efficiency and defy international trends.
The writer warns against replacing the American system with communism socialism or other ideologies arguing to repair flaws like fixing a faulty car rather than replacing the whole vehicle. He cites England’s socialist experiment and praises Churchill’s de socialist shift as proof of the benefit of gradual improvement.
Robert L. Salter of the Idaho Fish and Game Department outlined new hunting rules. Shooting hours run from half an hour before sunrise to sunset. The season will close for Ross geese, snow geese, wan and jacknipe.
The 1953 migratory waterfowl season will begin in Idaho at noon Saturday October 10 and end at sunset December 23. The period covers hunting for ducks and geese under state wildlife regulations and requires hunter licenses and permits.
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