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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1948
Page
4
The Kiwanis Club in Pocatello considers starting a community Christmas tree in a central location lit throughout the season. Such a project would boost holiday spirit, recalling past railroad-sponsored trees that became season highlights for residents of all ages. The note urges broad support and easy implementation for shared Yuletide joy.
The annual warning to mail early for Christmas grows urgent as a forecasted 25 to 30 percent rise over last year’s heavy rush strains an underexpanded system. Rail express costs have surged and most business moved to parcel post, while rail and facility limits threaten mail service and finances.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority faces a 160 percent pay rise request from Edson foreign and domestic airlines for flying the mail. From January first postage will rise across most classes with airmail up to six cents per ounce and special delivery to fifteen cents. Officials project a total annual influx of about 120 million dollars, still far short of deficits. Parcel post losses reach eighty million, third class advertising ninety million, second class two hundred seven million, with other losses totaling around one hundred thirty four million. Magazines incur large handling costs, seen as a taxpayer subsidy. Postmaster Jesse M. Donaldson plans further rate hikes and a building program, resisting Hoover commission cuts to services.
A columnist lambastes the divorce industry and calls out perjury and conspiracy across states. He blames judges lawyers and legislators for a system that rewards collusion and milks misery, urging District Attorney action rather than grand rhetoric.
Critic praises Ray Bolger in Where’s Charley for proving stage charm and talent beat conventional handsome appearance. He recalls Donohue and Ebsen as peers, noting Bolger’s warmth, masculine magnetism, and skilled pantomime as he performs largely in female attire without losing manhood.
Tyler S. Rogers warns that new housing harms grow, while Grandma Moses questions wall decor aesthetics. Air Secretary Symington compares Berlin airlift cost to WWII daily expense when judging costs of peace.
The Latin American upheaval follows a U S move to recognize the Peruvian regime after promising joint consultation with Ecuador Colombia Chile. Washington’s reversal and Argentina Peron’s push prompt Latin diplomats to question U S policy and its impact on regional stability. President Gallegos, a Truman ally, falls amid army opposition and labor unrest.
A traveler in San Francisco reflects on the contrasts of American life, noting simple freedoms like freely drinkable tap water and access to basic goods. He contrasts the U S to nations worldwide, highlighting the nation's youth and abundance as he walks the city streets.
McLemore observes American cities thriving with department stores groceries and cars and argues the United States stands out because people truly work. He contends Old World misreads America as mere machinery and notes the nation earned skyscrapers telephones and fertile farmland through labor. He warns aid abroad matters little without work at home.
A Potatello Post column features a humorous gag about a fire scare and a needy family living in a chicken coop. The punch line hinges on a misread press headline with a play on words as the radio figure Sam Hanson jokes about a union stopping the press and a suit being stopped by union suits.
A column of quips on ads and manners, a 15 cent barber in Lowell, a giant pumpkin about Halloween, a Kansas man jailed for stealing a hound pup, mustard spills in Ohio, and comments on drivers and weight. Includes rough humor about 2,000,000 births yearly and the end of baseball season.
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