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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1949
Page
4
Editorial page publishes from 334 North Main Street Pocatello Idaho by The Pocatello Post Publishing Company with C Ed Flandro as president L C Giauque as business manager and Frank Grover as editor subscriptions listed and legal notices to be published weekly in Thursday issue under Idaho law and 1948 session laws.
Sagebrush Sermonette argues that a flock mirrors its herder and that even temper helps reduce losses. The piece compares sheep, pastors, and educators, citing Idaho’s 1,298,821 grazing sheep and a wool yield of 11,342,470 pounds, urging steady leadership across institutions.
John Wheeler recounts a golf course inspection trip with Bobby Jones and Grantland Rice aboard a DC-2. He notes a bridge win of $18, visits the Palm Beach area, and shares jokes about very rich bears who turned to humor after sudden wealth, illustrating practical jokes as cruellest humor.
Robert Ruark critiques the air force publicity stunt surrounding a Fort Worth flight by two B 29s and a Constellation. He notes orchestrated media access, staged briefings, and secrecy as the services spar over public image rather than the best weaponry.
Essay argues marital help can spark conflict and that phrases like darling I was only trying to help you cause distrust. It humorously lists common spousal advisory roles from cooking to traffic, hats, and boss talks as the root of frequent arguments and the home’s strain.
Marquis Childs argues that hydroelectric dams serve a broad public good beyond immediate revenue. He notes cost complexities, overlapping agencies, and a push for a Missouri Valley Authority to optimize federal investments while warning against overtaxation and the risk of reduced expansion.
A world traveler recalls buying dozens of ill fitting costumes from fifty countries since the 1930s. He notes Austrian Tyrolean gear, Scottish garb, Indian Gandhi cap, Kashmiri fur cap, Chinese robes, Japanese toris, and many more, joking he may live in costume parties.
James Watson, noted Indian farmer of Gibson district, laments severe stream pollution harming fish in Portneuf Snake River and American Falls reservoir. He cites minnows planted by Sportsmen’s Association and exposure to sewage as harming edible fish. Also notes medals for service veterans and Jerry Lien protests poisoned paste killing wildlife.
A comic recap from last night features a Strand audience laughing at a Roosevelt Churchill Stalin spoof. Vignettes include Desi Arnaz, Earl Wilson items, Groucho Marx, Red Buttons, Milton Berle, and a Minnesota humor piece about a slick horse trader and farmer Zeb.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello will perform two weeks at the London Palladium in August. Costello plans a trip to his father’s birthplace near Naples to open a charity branch and stage a benefit to convert US Army barracks into a home for Italian war orphans.
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