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Idaho State Journal from Pocatello, Idaho • Page 9

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Pocatello, Idaho
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Youngsters Get First Taste of School at Beginners FUTURE FIRST GRADER Bobby Dibble, chin In hand, watches intently as his father Thomas Dibble, Route 1 North, registers him at beginner's day for the fall term at Bonneville school. Mrs. Leo T. Howard, association member, administers the registration. Watching from the stairs are Bobby's brothers, Pat, 7, a second grader; Terry, 8, a third grader; Eddie, 10, who is in the fourth grade and Tommy, 11, a sixth grade pupil.

Mrs. Frances Murray, Bonneville principal, taught Dibble and his wife when they were in grade school, as did Mrs. Dorothy Healy, a Bonneville teacher. CANDID PHOTOS of pre-schoot youngsters at Bonneville, left and above, show a wide variety of moods as they experience their first impression of school life. Assistant Supt.

Dgn W. Martin reported that 801 youngsters turned out for beginners day enrolled for first grade classes' next fall. He said it was largest beginners day attendance. Parents of 458 of the children enrolled, them for the six weeks" lummer kindergarten gram which will begin June 6. P-TA members assisted teachers on beginners day by handling the registration chores, THAT'S BRIGHT-Youngsters are just bubbling over with information to tell their teacher.

Here, unidentified child tells teacher Miss Marilyn Ehlers about something that happened when she was playing. IDAHO STATE JOURNAL Monday, April 18, 1955-9 FOR EXPENSES School District To Vote on Levy Patrons of the Pocatcllo school district will vote tomorrow on the Preston Wins FFA Honors The Preston High school Future Farmers of America team walked oi't witli the top iK.nor in the regional meet here Saturday and a "Pocalcllo member won the district title. He is Earl Fishburn, who won the honor for his ability at identifying and judging the quality of various types of crop and weed seed displays. The regional and district meet drew about 5.S FFA members from high schools in Preston, Grace. Rupert, Idaho Falls, Ucon, Shelley, Firth, Blackfool, Aberdeen, Arco and Pocatcllo.

The Idaho State college botany department co-operated in staging the meet and the displays were in the Liberal Arts building. Dr. Ray J. Davis, head of the department, and Dr. H.

Stanley Hagcn, botany instructor, worked with Horace Morrill, the high school vocational agriculture instructor and local FFA chapter adviser. David Andersen and Kenneth Say 1 Grange 229 this evening in the of the local chapter placed i Grange hall on North Seventh, and sixth respectively at the seed A dinner starting at 7:30 p.m. annual five-mill levy which i raise $97,717 toward the district's budget of $1,439,427. School officials stressed that this not a bond election but the money will go toward school expenses maintenance and operation of the schools, teacher salaries, books and instructional supplies. The five-mill additional levy was authorized by the legislature 1953 to help financially sorely- pressed schools.

The Pocalcllo district, as has almost every distric. in the state, has passed the levy by large majorities the past two years. Parents or guardians of any student and property taxpayers arc eligible to vote. Polls will be open from 1-7 p.m. Precincts are: One Emerson; two, Irving; three, four, Franklin; five, Roosevelt; six, Alamcda; and seven, Tyhee.

LONG DAY--This young miss seems a little bit bored by it all. But then, a first day of school is a bit tiring. Musicians Win 40 First Places In District Meet The high school musicians brought home 40 first place ratings for solo and group performances in the fifth district high school music festival in Montpelicr. AH the youths receiving first place will be eligible to compete in the state festival in Twin Falls April 28-30. Brass and woodwind solo and ensemble performances won 15 first places.

Nine vocal soloists and ensembles won first place. In the strings there were four firsts and the two piano and organ entries made first. All th' large musical groups received the top rating, the orchestra, band, mixed chorus and girls chorus. Taking bows with their youthful students today were Gordon Childs, high school orchestra director; Ralph Kennard, band director; and Farris Edglcy, vocal director. The festival was Friday and Saturday and 20 high schools were i represented.

There were 70 musicians from here. MARKET NEWS New York Stock Exchange J. A. HOGLE CO. Bannock Hotel Building Noon Quotation! Allied Slorcs Allls Chalmers Amer Airlines Amer Cynnamid Amcr Smelting Amer Tel Tel Amer Tobacco Anaconda Atchison Llethlehem Slcel 3oeing -nnatHnn Pacific Chrysler Consnl Coppcl ROW Dow 7S" 4 aiPii Ill 3 IS'i Dupont Food Machinery Gen Electric Gen Motors Greyhound Idaho Power Illinois Central lull Tel Tel Kc mi ceo It Lockheed Mont Ward Natl Distill Prod Central North Pacific Pennsylvania Phileo 51! i i Cllli .111) 3 )2 i 22 42 70 Phillips Petroleum Radio Corp 44'i Safeway Sinclair Southern Pacific Sid Oil of Calif 7(H4 Sid Oil of NJ 110 Texas Co Tnmsamerlca Union Pacific 174 Steel Utah Power 44Vn Western Airlines United Airlines 47 Zenith Investment Funds Local Stocks J.

A. HOGLE CO. Bid 0.09 .29 A i i a Fund Croff Ealon Howard itnck Fund IB 33 English Oil 115 First Security Corp 34 00 arretf. Frcightllncs Conv. Dchenlurcs 101.00 Idaho Power DR.OO Incorporated Investors 10.05 Local Grain Soft wheat per bu.

Rod (hard) wheat per bu. Bnart Barley, cwt. -Oats, cwt. Asked ii.no .31 10.fi!) .75 30.00 101.00 100.00 lil.OO $1.80 $2.20 $2.11 $2.35 Livestock CHICAGO (UP)-- Livestock: Cattle 20,000. Calves 400.

Choice and prime steers very slow, weak lo fully 50 lower; steers grading good and below slow, steady to 50 lower; heifers steady lo 50 lower; cows steady to 25 lower, bulls steady; vealcrs fully steady; stock, ers and feeders steady to 50 lower; high choice and prime fed steers 25.75-28.00; good and chocco heifers 19.50-23.00; utility and commercial cows 11.50-15.00; good and choice vealcrs 19.00-25.00. Sheep: 5,500. Trade active, fully steady on slaughter lambs, mostly steady on slaughter sheep; good and choice wooled lambs under 110 Ibs 21.50-22.50; cull to choice wool- ed slaughter ewes 5.00-7.50. OGDEN, (UP)-- Livestock: Cattle: slaughter steers and heifers comprising 80 per cent of supply; slockers and feeders around 25 per cent. Fairly good demand for slaughter classes.

Few packages average high choice, 11501155 fed steers 22.35-22.70; low choice 1,800 Ib. fed heifers 21.50; commercial cows 13.00-14.00; few lots choice 545-630 Ib. stock steers 21.00-22.00; short loads good 660 Ib. feeder heifers 17.00, Grain CHICAGO (UP) --Grain futures opened firm on the Board of Trade today In spite of a noticeable In crease in carlot arrivals of grain In the cash market, Wheat was '4-cenl a bushel low er to higher; May 209-209Y4 corn unchanged-lo higher, May oats Vi lower to Vt higher Muy 72Vi-Vi; rye Vi to higher May 98-08Y4; soybeans V4 lower to higher, May 251-251'A; lard 10 points a 100 pounds lower to 5 high cr, May 13.17. EXTENDED PAYMENTS IF DESIRED MANNING FUNERAL CHAPEL 510 North Twelfth--Phorw 4530 Automobile Crash Injures Woman Mrs.

Listoria Harris, 52, 615 North Fifth, received emergency treatment yesterday at 4 p.m. it St. Anthony hospital after a collision at Fourth and llaydcn between a car she was operating and a machine driven by Gerald Douglas Garrard, 19, 1332 East Cedar. Garrard was arraigned in police court tody on charges of negligent driving, and operating a motor vehicle after his driver license had been suspended. He entered picas of guilty to both complaints, and Municipal Judge H.

Don Bisllinc took the matter under advisement pending further investigation of tlic case. HERE'S YOUR BIG CHANCE TO OWN A BRAND NEW CROSLEY J.1 ELECTRIC RANGE New Jersey elects its governor for a term of three years, all other states for two or four years. Grange Deputy To Speak Here John D. D. Hcrvey, Washington, national Grange deputy.

will address members of Portncuf will precede the meeting Members arc requested to Ering identification contest, For winning the regional first place Preston's FFA'crs will Ret Grange Master Don Wai- keep a gold loving cup for a year, lace said. Members of the agricnl- i a committee of the chamber of Prisoner Uses Church To Escape from Jail Police report that church services at the city jail yesterday gave Robert Lee Clay, who had been arrested on a charge of intoxication, an opportunity to escape. Clay was among tliose who reported he would like to attend the services which were in progress in the police court chambers. He was taken from the tank and during the services left the court room and made his escape through an entrance to the building. The ill luck associated with Fridays arose from its connection i the crucifixion, according to Journal Classified Ads Get Results I commerce also have been Encyclopedia Britannica.

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