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Show y Upy ttflne enlntir For the second time in about as many months ownership of the Cache Valley Clarion has changed hands . . . which prompts ua to remark.: if nothing else, the Clarion provides Preston with a change of faces . . . but the weather is changeable, too. The present management how- ever, did not take over on a trial basis, but intends to remain here' " permanently. What kind of a newspaper can vou exoect? We want to make the Clarion the best paper we possibly can. We will appreciate your criticism at any time, and we want you to feel free to make suggestions whenever you desire. We want the Clarion accepted as your paper, pa-per, dedicated to the growth and welfare of Franklin county. Although a youngster compared with other weeklies throughout Idaho, the Clarion has gained an '' enviable reputation. We shall try , to the best of our ability to keep the Clarion on its good footing. It shall remain an independent newspaper that stands for all the freedoms guaranteed by' our Constitution Con-stitution and everything else that is American. Franklin county gets its first taste of blackout next Wednesday night some time after sun down. The blackout signal one long blast of the Sego Milk company whistle, will be preceded ten minutes min-utes by an alert signaal of six short blaasls. The ail clear signal j will be two short blasts of the whistle. Full cooperation of everyone in the county! is requested toy the Civilian Ci-vilian Defense Council. Lights in homes, stores, meeting places and all other buildings are j to be extinguished. However, it is suggested that one room in each home be prepared for a blackout room. Windows should be draped or blacked out with cardboard) or some other material ma-terial to prevent light from show-ing show-ing on the outside. Duration of the blackout will be ! for a short time only, and because of this the entire population of the i, county is urged to respond prompt-'V; prompt-'V; ly to the; warning signals. Plans for the annual Preston Chamber of Commerce banquet have been Btarted. Thursday, February 12, is the tentative date set; however, a definite def-inite date and place of the banquet will be announced later. The program committee, with R. j R. Rowell of Utah Power and Light company serving as chairman, has already arranged for an outstanding outstand-ing program. Chairman of the entertainment committee; is A. C. Conine, Preston agent for the Union Pacific. , As usual, the event will be a stag Jl. affair and every member of the y chamber is urged to attend. For the fifth year in succession, according to a story in the Coeui d'AIene Press, women in the WPA sewing project have repaired dolls for distribution to children of noody families through local firemen. fire-men. This year over 200 dolls were repaired, dressed in shiny new clothes, and distributed to children. chil-dren. Boy scouts aid iu the annu-V annu-V al pickup of toys. i Recommendation that motorists throughout Idaho Immediately record re-cord the serial number of their tires and keep the record in a safe place was made today by R. G. Cole, manager of the Idaho state Automobile association. "By this means you will be; able to give police exact ideutiflcation of the property In the event of tire theft and they will be able to return re-turn the tires to their rightful owners own-ers when they are recovered," Mr. Cole pointed out. "There isi a different number for each individual tire; this can be found on the tire's sidewall usu-ally usu-ally near the name of the tire man-ufacturer. man-ufacturer. Unless a record is kept of the tire serial numbers, it is difficult If not impossible for the police to locate owners when tires have been recovered." |