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Newspaper
The Pocatello Post
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1949
Page
1
Mayor George R. Phillips and Pocatello officials review the citys new airbasePhillips Field while bids for barracks buildings are tallied from 50 to 450 dollars. Officials plan slow development due to finances, selling buildings to cover expenses, and maintaining a 24 hour fire department.
Rep. Mike Mansfield urges the atomic energy commission to locate its major new plant near Fort Peck and Glasgow Montana. He says chairman Lilienthal will meet with Gov. Bonner and Montana congressmen to confirm the site. He notes Fort Peck can supply sufficient power and argues Montana deserves special consideration for new industry.
Severe spring storms lashed Louisiana with tornadoes and high winds. A small tornado struck Tioga injuring two people and damaging several homes while communications lines and poles were down across the state.
The head of the Presidents Truman appointed emergency fact finding board warned the seven day Wabash strike threatens the Railway Labor Act. Missouri Pacific and Wabash unions refuse to return to work pending board decisions, while negotiations resume. The board seeks service resumption to maintain the act’s status quo during deliberations.
Boise UP Glen R Harris director of the Commodity Credit Corporation warned Idaho farmers they cannot expect price supports for unlimited production. At a three day meeting with about 200 officials and committeemen he urged keeping production in line with needs and avoiding excess reserves. Governor Robins welcomed the group and Quince Rice outlined the program while Harris noted possible storage legislation and advised farmers to handle storage themselves for next season.
Washington Senator Glen H. Taylor of Idaho says he has an open mind on the North Atlantic defense pact. He does not look with great favor on it but will wait for Senate debate before making up his mind. His 1948 running mate Henry A. Wallace had denounced the pact as a violation of the U.N. pledge.
Mrs. Irvin Scott of 225 West Bridger won the Monday Queen For a Day GI bride contest broadcast nationally. Scott, a five weeks old baby at home, learned she won a Cavalier cedar chest and household furnishings valued at 2500 dollars after sponsor selection from GI brides. Scott, a Idaho State College student in body and tender work training, served in the medical corps from 1942 to 1946 stationed in New Orleans.
City clerk Bert Reese said 38 barracks at the newly acquired airbase Phillip's Field drew many bids as high as 450 dollars per building while 500 additional buildings were also acquired. The city staff faced a flood of requests as bidding proceeded.
Edgar D. Samson an AWOL serviceman linked to a spree of bad checks was sentenced by District Judge L. E. Glennon to not more than 14 years in the state penitentiary. Officials noted he likely will not serve the full term after pleading guilty to passing a check drawn on a Twin Falls army officer and other forgery charges.
The weather bureau forecasts partly cloudy skies in Pocatello with minimal temperature change. Light scattered rain showers are expected, with highs of 50 to 55 and overnight lows 30 to 35.
Four Idaho Falls children ages seven to ten wandered from home on an unescorted train excursion to Ogden Utah and were found safe. They told how they saved up coins and Dean Conrad bought a cap pistol in Pocatello to “protect” the party. They feared punishment on return.
Local and state highway officials met with E. H. Bruner of Boise to discuss the proposed 350000 interstate road linking Arimo and Downey. C A Kelly, W P Havener, and Bannock County Commissioners R T Hale and Jack Ajlers aim to secure right of way from Virginia to Arimo by April 1, with deeds prepared and only landowners to be contacted.
Senate Republicans led by Senator Cain challenge rent controls, arguing they create involuntary servitude for property owners. Amendments seek a guaranteed fair return for landlords and to exempt units with voluntary 15 percent leases if leases end before April 1 1948. The dispute pits Southern Democrats and administration allies against GOP tactics as action on the 20 month extension looms.
The March 29 vote asks residents of Marsh Valley School District No. 21 to approve a $600000 bond to build a central class A school near Arimo. Leo Hansen says over 300 students would attend, with north Arimo chosen for geographic center. A March 22 district meeting in Arimo will discuss the election.
Local businessman Spencer Ford, injured in a Friday automobile crash near St. Anthony Idaho, is reported to be improving. Ford suffered several broken bones and remains in St. Anthony Hospital, with officials saying he will likely not be moved for a couple of weeks.
wartime B 17 pilot lands on windswept peak four times to save five marooned travelers including a 40 year old Detroit woman, Fred Hall, James Hardy, Orville Rich. They endured over 60 hours without food and were taken to Maryville Hospital.
Doris Acosta, a 20 year old Ohio housewife and mother, set a new endurance mark by keeping a 10 cent kite aloft for 5,100 feet of string, surpassing her prior record of 23 hours 14 minutes. Her first attempt lasted nearly a full day before a snowstorm ended it. a second try failed after 20 hours when the line snapped.
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