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Show Feb. - CLUBS - i The Preston club members were entertained Feb. 4 by hostesses Belva Hart, Allie Packer and Ida Prescott. It was a musical evening presented by Mrs. Jackie Noyes and Mrs. Marilyn Jacobson, accompanied by Mrs. Enid Johnston. A buffet dinner was served and Mrs. Prescott was in charge of the pouring from a beautiful cut glass punch bowl at the serving tabe. Present were Esther Funk, Louise Rasmussen, Vera Martin, Evelyn Checketts, Beatrice Johnson, Esther Smith, Anna Morrison, Susie Buxton, Velma Cottle, Hazel Dalton, Leda Choules, Guelda Clayson, Goff, Alta Palmer, and guests, Louise Prescott, Dorothy Gregersen of Logan and Lucille Fredrickson of Weston. Flowers were arranged on the serving table and there were Valentine candies. Al-my- ra Mrs. Hattie Neeley had the Travel and Hobby club meet at her home Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Sherwin Webb were special guests and told of their South American tour. They showed slides and had a display of items they had brought back. Members present were Wealthy Fackrell, Golda Henderson, Beatrice Johnson, Smith, Pearl Oliverson, Carolyn Greaves, Virgil Geddes and Goldie Christensen. A two course luncheon was served. Franklin Soil and Water Conservation Dislrici Pet-terbor- g, A week ago Monday, Feb. Mrs. William Craner was hostess to the Pickwick club. 16, I It was a recipe exchange evening and each member brought her prepared favorite rviiM which they all enjoyed. This exchange Is a once a year event and has been since 1941. The theme for Around the evening was The World, and the decorations were used from other countries and different types of music were played. Present were Dora Beveridge, Nell Brenchley, Maurine Burton, LeArta Guelda Clayson, Hammond, Gladys Jensen, Genevieve Hawkes, Helen Merrill, June Palmer, Ada Wright, and hostess guest, Mrs. Carolyn Palmer of Pocatello. Win-war- i Franklin Cafe 852-05- NEW SCD BOARD Members of the SoJ Conservation (seated, left to right) Robert Hull, Stewart Buttars, Jiack (standing) Stephen Hinckley end Kay Anderson. Report to the Idaho Soil Conservation Commission and the United States Department of Agriculture through the Soil Conservation Service in accordance with our Mutual Memorandum and Understanding. The Supervisors for the Franklin S & W C D were Chairman, Stanton Hawkes, Vice Chairman, Franklin; Dennis Ralphs, Clifton; Treasurer, Cecil Foster, Whitney; Secretary, V. D. Smart, Day-toMember, Von Atkinson, Treasure ton; Alternate members, Kay Andersen, Preston; Joe Garner, Preston; Jack Kennard, Preston and Stephen Hinckley, Fairview. Meetings are held regularly at the Soil Conservation offices on South Main in Preston. The Board was active in many civic and rural affairs. They attended many Franklin County T.A.P. Meetings and invited officers from the Oneida and Cache County Resources Conservation and Development or, RC & D Committees to present the values of RC & D for Franklin Coun- management was chairmaned bv Kay Anderson and Stephen Hinckley. You will remember last years third news letter covered Kay Andersens showing pasture program $750.00 per acre return to pasture. Hard to believe! And right here in Franklin County! The scond and fourth News Letters contained material on work being done in the district on our dryland in the form of diversions and dams. These diversions are dual purpose for pollution control of soils and silts along with the nitrates carried from the fertilized fields into streams. They also retain the moisture on the fields where it falls. SAINFOIN LEGUME Many acres of the new legume, Sainfoin, were planted in 1969. Plantings on Von Atkinsons and DeRalph Perrys farms in Treasureton turned out very good. Many are spotty and will need reseeding because of the extremely dry spring. Sainfoin is a bloat free lethat will build nitrogen gume ty. in soil the same as any your two new The Board set up other It is excellent legume. committees, the first chair- for dryland plantings on lands reto maned by Joe Garner above 4,000 feet in elevation present the city people's think- that have 13 to 16 inches of on and conservation poling rain fall per year. At the lution, the second on pasture Experiment Station it has regularly produced 3 tons of Sainfoin per acre on one cutting. Clippings cut on an older planting last summer on Von Atkinsons farm weighed 6,805 pounds, or 3 plus tons per acre. For Sainfoin to start off right, the seed needs to be treated with a nitrogen fixing bacteria. This should be brought along with the seed. For irrigated pastures and some dry land plantings we are recommending the fol8 pounds lowing mixture: n; Te-ton- ia 'Solid Construction Is A Concrete Fact' COVE For Only Tms $2.08 CONCRETE COAL CO. 10 CHOPPING E. 4th South - PRESENTED PLAQUES Presented plaques are (left to right) Cecil Foster, Von Atkinson, D. V. Smart, Stewart Buttars, Stephen Hinckley end Stanton Hawkes. (Not Pictured: Dennis Ralphs). Eski Sainfoin, 1 pound Ladak or Ranger alfalfa, and 4 pounds of the grass of your choice, each planted in a separate row, making a three row combination. This combination will give a little better balance of seed during the hot part of the summer. Sainfoin outgrows alfalfa during the spring and fall and alfalfa does better during the hot summer. Seed can be secured from two of the advertising sponsors, Franklin County Grain Growers, and Burton Feed and Seed Company. CONSERVATION FARMER AWARD Conservation Farmer of the Year Award Plaques were presented to the Nielson family, Herman, Ward, and Lee Nielson, by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Franklin S & WCD. CONSERVATION CAMP Franklin S & WCD sponsored Larry Schenk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Verlyn Schenk of North Preston, to the Idaho Conservation Camp at Alpine, Wyo., in June. ELECTIONS SWCD elections for supervisors were held in October. Seven men ran far the three vacancies, Robert M. Hull, Whitney; Stephen Hinckley, Fairview; and Jack Choules, After Clifton, were elected. tiie election, D. V. Smart resigned as supervisor and Stewart Buttars of Weston was appointed to fill the vacancy. Von Atkinson of a hold-ovmember, completes the five member board. Alternate supervisors are Kay Andrsen, Preston, and Boyd Phillips of Weston, who is Franklin Countys member of a four county special dry land committee. Trea-surto- er J. L. Burton - FEED ROLLING GRAIN MASSEY SEEDS MIXING Preston, Idaho - FERTILIZERS AND APPLICATION -FEEDS AND DELIVERY GARDEN SUPPLIES SPRAYS SEEDS TANDARD OIL PRODUCTS FERGUSON, - INC. CONSERVATION ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1769 Bank Balance January 1, Expenses: Meeting Expense State and National Dues Marking Flags Quarterly Reports Alpine Camp Ejection Expense Camera Miscellaneous $437.44 1969 75.00 31.00 628.44 Total expenditures Income: Advertising 380.00 14.31 Flags Total Income 394.31 394.31 831.75 628.44 Less expenditures Bank Balance Dec. 4, Two Checks in Transit. 203.31 $48.24 36.90 Lewiston State Bank 8000.00 Accomplishments were very Jan. 1, 1969 Saving Certificate .. 7.78 Account good in all programs. Some Saving of special note were technical 202.57 Interest on savings assistance to 4C8 farmers and June 1, 1969 or feet 41,851 Also, groups. 8200.00 Certificate 7.9 miles of diversions were 10.35 Account Saving constructed. Several groups 205.47 Interest completed large construction Dec. 1, 1969 jobs. The Harold Stevenson 8200.00 Certificate Drain of Linrose was a group 215.82 Account doSaving with twelve neighbors job and Ross ing the installation. Larry Telford were the excavators and W. R. White Co. furnished the pipe. The Cedi Foster group gravity sorink-le- r system in the Whitney area had four farmers particid pating. The ACP with thse groups. The total STEADMAN & GLOVER CONSTRUCTION CO. costs were $23, COO. LAND WATERWAYS DIVERSION DAMS SUBSOILING LEVELING CONSERVATION IS ONE 6 Barrett Steadman, phone OF THE THINGS THAT CAN Howard Glover, phone BE ABUSED FOR ONLY SO - cost-share- 852-235- 852-18- LONG WITHOUT CAUSING IRREPARABLE DAMAGE N.W. King and Sons LEWISTON, PII. UTAH LAND LEVELING SOILING 801 248-2- 274 - DITCH LINING - LAND PLANNING -- EARTH EXCAVATION at Lewision Stale Bank -S- LEWISTON, UTAH TELFORD'S ROSS TELFORD LAND BANK LOANS PROTON. IDAHO W. R. While Company Long Term We Give You TOR ALL DRAIN. IRRIGATING. SEWER OR CORRUGATED METAL PIPE 4 Phone MERRILL JEWELRY 1969 - When You Bank Preston, Idaho 852-33- FINANCIAL STATEMENT Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District YOUR RANK IS AS NEAR AS YOUR MAILBOX FRANKLIN C7JIIT7 GRAIN GROWERS. INC. -- n, DISTRICT EXPANSION hearing was held by the Idaho State Soil Conservation Commission to decide whether ir not to add the Oxford, Cleveland, and Thatcher areas that are in Franklin Countv to the existing Franklin Soil and Water Conservation District. These areas were in the Portneuf Soil Conservation District. Testimony at the hearing was favorable to the change. Cooperators in these areas will now obtain their conservation assistance from the Preston office. SPECIAL AWARDS A special supper was held honoring the four past supervisors who retired from the board. These men have given 46 years of combined service to Franklin County. Plaques were given to Stanton Hawkes, Cecil Foster, Dennis Ralphs, and D. V. Smart. A TO OUR STREAMS, RESERTHE AIR WE VOIRS, BREATHE, AND THE TOP SOIL WE LIVE ON. THE SUPPORTADVERTISERS ING YOUR FRANKLIN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVAARE INTION DISTRICT TERESTED IN CONSERVATION. THE SWCD DESIRES THAT YOU WILL SHOW VOUR APPRECIATION TO THEM AS YOU BUY YOUR GOODS AND SERVICES. FOR YOUR FARMING NEEDS SEE US YOUR NAME ON A GIFT LIST. 852-080- include Atkinson, Phone PLACES Thone board Von BURTON FEED CO. Telephone FINEST WEDDING GIFTS District Charles, d, da WVIWR 3 But-tar- s, Esther 7 IS69 Annual Report Hollingsworth and assisted by Verna Bennett to Carolyn Greaves, Clara Irene Carter, Alice Williams, Sophia Janetta Hansen, Goldie Christensen, Effie Skinner, Golda Henderson, Ellen Gibson and Marguerite Ainscough. Members of the Friendly Nine club met last Thursday evening with hostess Bonita Oliverson. A hot dinner was served to Ora Rasmussen, Marilyn Henderson, Nadine Fryar, and five guests, Bernice Hillberg, Barbara Lulu Moser, Cloa Barthlome and Karen Hicks. High score went to Mrs. Henderson and second high to met DUP The Syringa camp Feb. 13 at the home of Ada Mrs. Hicks. Gregory. She conducted the The Kiwanis club met last Burton Mildred meeting. Mormon evening, Feb. 16, for the Monday lesson, gave Pioneers In Ireland," Mrs. dinner at the Pop n Pins dinGregory read a history of her ing room. Earl Jensen, prethe guest great grandmother, Mary sident, introduced Ann Stockdale Carter Martin. speaker, Supt. Robert BowlSinging was led by Veda Bak- er of the Preston schools. er. A dessert luncheon was Places were set for 16. served by Mrs. Gregory and Mrs. Lizzie Weaver enterMrs. Burton to Eliza ChrisSutained last Friday for the Blanche Coombs, tensen, club at her home. A sie Buxton, Terese Smith, Carrie Knudsen and a guest, hot luncheon was served to Linda Checketts, and Arminta Mary Keller, Mae Jorgensen, Blanche Pearl Oliverson, Sorenson. Coombs. Gladys Beckstead, Last Friday afternoon the Vera Hawkes, Rae Hobbs Sacajawea DUP camp was and Nellie Perry. During the entertained at the home of afternoon they did handwork. Gladys Jensen. Enid Fryer Mrs. Floyd Palmer enterled the group in singing. The tained at a neighborhood lunconducted was by meeting Mrs. Mary Millar and she cheon last Wednesday aftergave the history of her great, noon. She invited Norma great grandmother, Mary Crabtree, Marvel Durstetier, JohnHarding Fields Enslow. Mrs. Clothiel Bowers, Shirley Miland Ellen Morson, Preece, Jensen gave the lesson mon Pioneers In Ireland. dred Anderson to enjoy the A Mrs. Oliverson played an afternoon with her. accordion number. A dessert luncheon was served to Adel-i- a The Tessa Winn DUP camp ReBeckstead, Elaine Nash, met in the Second ward Ena Pond, lief Society room Thursday, Eunice Per-- y, Louise Rasmussen, Maurine Feb. 19. Mary Kjar conductBurton, Enid Fryer, Armina ed and Naomi Christensen Bright, Elsie McCauley and nlayed a piano solo. LaVeda Sharp gave the lesson, "MorLeatha Smith. mon Pioneers In Ireland. Mrs. Clara Hollingsworth The life history of Emma was hostess Feb. 18 to the Wright was given by her Rachael Porter DUP camp granddaughter, Myrtle Martha Belnap gave Goldie Christenmembers. sen, first vice captain, pre- a continuation of the life sided and Golda Henderson sketch of Thomas Kershaw. conducted. The lesson, Mor- Luncheon, under the direction mon Pioneers In Ireland," of Mrs. Sharp and Myra Kidd was given by Effie Skinner, Bs worth, was served to Mary who gave the first part of the Kjar, Pearl Allred, Sylvia lesson on Thomas Tate and Davis, Myrtle Wright, Eda the second nart of the lesson Hebdon, Addie Gill, Noami, on Major Howard Egan was Christensen, Myrtle Golight-lyFuller and her sisgiven by Ellen Gibson. Mrs. ter Stella from Lewiston, Idaho. read Marguerite Ainscough the history of Mr. Ainscough's The Atalicoa DUP camp father, William Ainscough. A was entertained last Thursdessert luncheon was served day afternoon at the home of Mildred Smart. Rae Hobbs conducted the meeting. Singing was led bv Ellen Roberts. FOR SUE The lesson, Mormon Pioneers was given by In Ireland, OB LEASE Nita Cutler. Nell Brenchley sang a solo. A salad luncheon was served by Mrs. Smart to Rac Hobbs, Vilate Kenning-ton- , 43 So. State. Preston Naomi Perkins, Florence GOOD MONEY - MAKER Gamble, Ellen Roberts, Nita FOR FULL TIME EASY Cutler, Addie Glover, Nell OPFRATOR TERMS CAN BE Brenchley, Nellie Perry, Con-n- a ARRANGED Klippert, Anna Morrison, or Call Ida Prescott, Jennie Nuffer, and Gretta Nuffer. 852-005- - THE CITIZEN alb by Mrs. Study 28, 1970 Credit for Prepayment Being A Without Farmer Penalty 852 - 0854 Phone 852-065- 5, PRESTON. IDAHO Ki J fr - - r i ' I U , . T '. .. i Jfc !! a t ' .'I as ' V ' m PT TELFORD Phone LAND 1 852-25-55 and WATER IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTORS LEE REDINGT0N. Sales Rep. Phone Preston, Idaho J. P. Garner, Mgr. Preston, Idaho 852-21- Call LARRY 852-025- WW ",tB All Types Excavating PRESTON, IDAHO |
