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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1949
Page
2
Ottawa, LP. Paul Emile Descrochers, a garage mechanic, says he can drive any car 175 miles on one gallon using a carburetor he has refined for 15 years. Skeptics doubt the claim but municipal officials and auto men await a public demonstration to prove its viability.
The Idaho Farm Bureau federation filed a sworn statement with the state Public Utilities Commission opposing a four percent intra state freight rate increase sought by railroads. A hearing on the rate hike is set for next Monday. The federation argues transport costs exceed returns for farm produce and live stock within the state.
The account describes draining a tank and refilling with one quart of gasoline, then driving 44 miles with a cupful remaining. Descrochers challenges engineers to verify the carburetor, claiming it works for any car, heavy or light, and even extends distance with lighter vehicles.
Eastport teenagers sifted a sandy site to unearth nearly 50 tons of tinplate buried since 1916 after a factory fire, finding bundles still tied and intact. The discovery ends with a note on the era and the location near the waterfront.
Boise AP reports Gov. C A Robins may postpone filling two Idaho Supreme Court vacancies for a week or 10 days after clearing post session bills. Hyatt and Miller vacancies created after resignations leave three justices. Delay may hinge on legislative action to raise pay for justices and district judges.
Senator Vandenberg says the Senate should be cautious about approving commemorative stamps. He notes the post office issues about 20 special stamp batches yearly and criticizes wholesale printing of such stamps after endorsements for Annapolis and Alexandria anniversaries. He did not oppose those two cases but urged restraint going forward.
Preston mayor announces the resignation of Police Chief Huls to devote full time to Franklin Cafe, newly purchased. He cites reorganization and modernization of the force, including an updated records system and a unified docket, plus integration with state and regional short wave radio networks.
A proposed plan would have the post office committee hold back stamp bills and deliver approved measures to the Senate in a single package at session end. In another note, La Paz Bolivia is cited as the world’s highest capital at 12,000 feet in the Andes river valley.
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