Golden Jubilee Edition
SECTION A
1884 - GOLDEN JUBILEE EDITION - 1934
The Post Register
NEW VOLUME NO. III. IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO, NUMBER 265
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1934
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNITED PRESS
CITY TO ENTERTAIN HUGE JUBILEE CROWDS
Big Street Parade to Usher in Celebration Program Wednesday
Riot of Color To Be Feature Gigantic Parade
Business Houses, Social Groups, Others Enter Floats;
Marks Opening Celebration Wednesday at 11 A. M.;
Parade Again Thursday.
A three day Golden Jubilee celebration--honoring the coming of
the first newspaper to Idaho Falls in 1884--will be ushered in at
11 o'clock Wednesday morning with a huge street parade in which the
bulk of Idaho Falls business houses, fraternal and civic
organizations will take part. A second parade is planned for 11
o'clock Thursday morning.
The parade will form at 10:30 o'clock and will move off
promptly at 11 o'clock, heading south on Park avenue to Broadway,
then east to Shoup, then north to G street, and west to Memorial
drive, where it will disband. Floats and organizations, entering
the parade will meet on Memorial drive, with the head of the
procession at F street at 10 o'clock.
Down through the gaily decorated streets the colorful
procession will move. Floats will represent every age in the
history of Idaho Falls from its inception down to the present day.
There will be some with 1884 costumes as the motifs. Others will
feature 1934 styles and customs.
Several bands, among them the Idaho Falls, Shelley, and Ammon
high school organizations, will lead various sections. The bugle
and drum corps of the American Legion and the American Legion
Auxiliary also will have an active part in the parade. The Future
Farmers, whose fair is being held in connection with the
celebration, will have a section in the parade. There will be
cowboys and cowgirls, and other features in the line of march.
Thomas L. Sutton, chairman of the parade committee, announced
Monday that no...[missing line]...tered. He requested that
organizations observe the following "set up" in organizing for the
line of march:
Lead
Post-Register, Chamber of Commerce, American Legion and
American flags.
Sherrif and police.
First trapper.
Guest cars.
Second Section
Rodeo.
Legion drum corps.
Sound wagon.
Third Section
I. F. H. S. band.
Commercial floats.
Fourth Section
Ammon band.
Church and fraternal floats.
Fifth Section
Ladies' auxiliary of American Legion.
Draft horses.
All decorated cars.
Follow Up
Shelley band.
Gala Atmosphere Prevails Today; City Decorated
Idaho Falls Ready Entertain One Largest Crowds in History
at Three Day Golden Jubilee Program Starting Wednesday.
Idaho Falls. . . togged in holiday attire . . . today prepared
to entertain the largest crowds in its history at the Golden
Jubilee celebration Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, commemorating
the passing of 50 years since the coming of the first newspaper to
the city.
Plans for the general celebration, which includes two big
street parades, a three day rodeo, races, carnival features,
dancing, addresses by Gov. C. Ben Ross, and other notables, went
forward with a zest Monday as Parley Rigby, general chairman,
issued final instructions to a small army of committeemen in charge
of the various phases of the program. The chamber of commerce, the
American Legion, the Business and Professional Women's club, and
representatives of every retail, wholesale and professional line in
the city are united to make this the largest and most entertaining
celebration ever held here.
Flags and bunting . . . both in green and gold colors . . .
swing from wires, strung across the business streets, and from the
fronts of the majority of the business houses. At every place the
sign "welcome" hangs out . . . extending a greeting to the
thousands who will witness the opening street parade Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock. From then until midnight Friday there will
be, to use the parlance of the old show man, "something going on
every minute."
Schools Close Wednesday
City schools, and some in the county, will close all day
Wednesday.
[line missing]...famous Richter string of bucking horses and
bulldogging steers. On the old roundup grounds . . . home, for many
years, of the nationally famous War Bonnet roundup . . . world
champion cowboys from all parts of the country will pit their skill
against the toughest horses and steers that could be collected by
Richter from the western states. Cowboy and other running races
also will be on the afternoon programs which wil include such
feature attractions as "Pinkie" Gist and his trained mule, racing,
riding and roping, novelty events.
To Crown Jubilee Queen
Miss Edna Robinson, elected as queen of the celebration, will
be formally crowned at an elaborate ceremony at the roundup grounds
immediately preceding the grand entry Wednesday afternoon. Mayor
Barzilla W. Clark and Gov. C. Ben Ross will take part in this phase
of the program which presents the feminine pulchritude of this
section, the runners up to Miss Robinson acting as her maids of
honor in the ceremony.
The grand entry will include the queen and her court, the
American Legion, bands, the Idaho Falls Riding club, exhibiting
gaited horses. After the grand entry parade has passed the
grandstand a whistle will start bucking horses out of the six new
chutes that have just been built for the occasion. For three hours
there will be a full program of western events, featuring all the
old contests that were known in 1884, when cowboys roamed the
western country and found their amusements in contests of skill and
strength in which animals played an outstanding part.
Varied evening Program
A varied evening entertainment is offered for the opening day.
There will be a carnival on a lot just off Memorial drive, a Golden
Jubilee banquet, honoring the newspaper, at which Governor Ross
will be the principal speaker, and at 9 o'clock a street dance.
Other numbers also are being arranged and will be announced
Tuesday.
The city is set to stage its biggest celebration. Golden
Jubilee days will bring together a great galaxy of talent in one
big entertainment that will cover three complete days. While the
program varies each day its general makeup will be much the same.
The hours of the various events can be found in a complete program
printed on the front page of the Golden Jubilee edition of The
Post-Register, which comes off the press today.
For weeks Idaho Falls men have been growing whiskers of
various colors and shapes as a feature building up the celebration.
The American Legion post conducted kangaroo courts during this
period enforcing the whisker proclamation issued by Mayor Clark.
Whiskers will be worn during the three days of the celebration. As
another feature, adding atmosphere to the celebration, many women
will appear on the streets during the celebration in dresses of
1884.
President Roosevelt and Governor Ross Send Greetings to Paper
TTHE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
August 18, 1934
I am grateful to you for advising me that The Post-Register,
on September tenth, will publish its Golden Jubilee edition in
celebration of its Fiftieth Birthday Anniversary.
May I extend to you and to all responsible for the success of
your paper my congratulations and sincere good wishes.
Very sincerely yours,
(signed) Franklin D. Roosevelt
The Post-Register,
Idaho Falls, Idaho.
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STATE OF IDAHO
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
BOISE
August 23, 1934.
Mr. E. F. McDermott, Publisher
THE POST-REGISTER
Idaho Falls, Idaho
My dear Mr. McDermott:
It is a great pleasure for me to extend to the POST-REGISTER
my heartiest congratulations upon its attainment of the half-
century mark -- probably the most active half-century in the
world's history.
The career of your newspaper has been a most useful one, and
has done its part in building the city of Idaho Falls, and
surrounding territory, which in my judgment is one of the most
outstanding sections of this great state. The generation which
welcomed you a half-century ago, has now largely passed to its
reward, but your paper has continued with youth and vigor, and
occupies today an enviably position among the newspapers of the
Northwest.
I hope that your next fifty years will witness the same
magnificent progress as has marked the period just closed.
Let me again extend my sincere congratulations and best
wishes.
Yours very truly,
C. Ben Ross
Governor
Jubilee Program
WEDNESDAY
(MORNING)
11:00--Parade.
(AFTERNOON)
1:30 --Introduction of queen by Mayor B. W. Clark at City Park;
Remarks by Gov. C. Ben Ross.
RODEO: Grand entry queen and maids of honor, Golden Jubilee
emblem, Mayor Barzilla Clark, Gov. C. Ben Ross, American
Legion emblem, Idaho Falls Riding club, Cowboys, Race Horses,
4-H club entries, Future Farmer entries, Chuck wagon with
whisker entrants, Chuck wagon race, first section bronc
riding, Pinkie and his mules, calf roping, trick roping,
second section bronc riding, free for all cowboy race, cowboy
race, Pinkie and Freckles, trick and fancy riding,
bulldogging, wild horse race.
5:00--Street Carnival, Memorial Drive.
(EVENING)
6:30--Golden Jubilee Banquet, Hotel Bonneville.
9:00--Street dance.
THURSDAY
(MORNING)
11:00--Parade.
(AFTERNOON)
1:30 --Horse show at City Park. Three gaited horses, singles 3
gaited ladies' class, horse hitch six up, balloon race, five
gaited class, musical chair--kids' ponies.
RODEO: First section bronc riding, novelty Roman race, calf
roping, trick roping, chariot race, relay race, second section
bronc riding, trick riding, 1/2 mile running race, Pinkie and
mules, bulldogging, trick mule, 5/8 mile running race,
nightshirt race, wild cow milking contest.
5:00--Street carnival, Memorial Drive.
(EVENING)
9:00--Nights of 1884--Wandamere Dance hall.
FRIDAY
EASTERN IDAHO DAY
(AFTERNON)
1:30--Whisker judging contest--City Park, boys' pony race,
RODEO: First section bronc riding, 1/2 mile running race,
Pinkie and his mules, calf roping, trick roping, relay chariot
race, second section bronc riding, trick and fancy riding,
bulldogging, 2/3 mile running race, Pinkie and his other mule,
special calf roping event, wild horse race.
5:00--Street carnival, Memorial Drive
(EVENING)
9:00--Street dance.
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Also on this page:
GRAND LODGE OPENS TUESDAY
Masons From Over Idaho Arriving Here for Annual Convention.
.................................
BANQUET PLANS ARE COMPLETED
Program at Hotel Honoring Anniversary Paper
One Of First Day Features.
One of the features of the opening day of the Golden Jubilee
celebration, Wednesday, will be the Banquet Wednesday night at the
Hotel Bonneville, honoring the coming of the first newspaper to
Idaho Falls. [line missing]...principal speaker.
Arrangements for the banquet are in charge of Virgil McHan,
chairman of the chamber of commerce committee arranging for the
affair. Dr. G. B. Crabtree will act as toastmaster and will intro
[page missing]....
Whiskers to Remain on During Jubilee Days
Idaho Falls, now center of the whisker raising district, will
continue its whiskered growth through Friday night, or until the
Golden Jubilee celebration is over, an executive order of the
whisker committee issued today declared.
Until that time a secret "police" force will watch over the
male citizenry to see that none without whisker permits appear
shaven until Saturday morning.Now approaching its time of greatest
luxuriance, the faces of Idaho Falls male population appear as they
may have looked in the mauve decade, during the Civil and Spanish
American wars, and may never look again.
It is estimated that approximately 3000 people in Idaho Falls
and vicinity have adopted the whisker growing custom, and 3000
varieties of facial herbiage cover their faces. So ingrained has
become the vogue that many have talked of retaining a semblance of
the upper berth whisker, a bristle of goatee below the lip, or a
length of sideburns along the face, after the celebration is over.
Two separate whisker contests have been arranged to suitably
award those who do not shave until Saturday. The first, Wednesday
night, at Wandamere, will form a part of the American Legion's
auxiliary series of dances on celebration nights. The second, at
city park will open the afternoon rodeo program. Awards will be
cash awards under the following classifications: (1) Pinkest
whiskers; (2) blackest whiskers; (3) most distinguished whiskers;
(4) most unique design of whiskers, and (5) longest whiskers.
Editorial Page
1884-1934
The Post-Register today observes the anniversary of the
passing of the fiftieth milestone in its career of service to Idaho
Falls and the rich agricultural section of eastern Idaho!
It has been many years since the flickering old oil lamps that
lighted The Register office were extinguished for the last time.
The old type cases at which men worked laboriously to set the type
for the first edition of The Register are but memories . . . and
only to a few who were closely associated with them in those early
days when Eagle Rock was anything but a city of promise. The
clacking, slow moving foot power presses from which the first paper
was printed have long since given away to the advance of progress
. . . replaced by giant mechanical monsters that turn out 30
thousand copies per hour. Those old days are forgotten by all save
a few. Mrs. William E. Wheeler, widow of the founder of the paper,
and still a resident of Idaho Falls cherishes them as among her
fondest memories, Sam Dennis, one of the first printers in this
section, is another that holds dear to his heart those good old
days when Wheeler's paper . . . small as it was . . . first became
the spokesman for the people and the community of eastern Idaho.
Many things have changed since William E. Wheeler moved his
small plant here in 1884. Most of the small group that saw it come
in on board a train of the Utah [Nothern Railway], pulled by a
small, puffing...[words missing] have been called to a greater
reward. Mr. Wheeler is among those who have answered the final
summons of his Maker. A western metropolis . . . the third largest
in the state . . . has been built from the foundation laid by a
handful of sturdy men and women in 1884 and earlier. Paved streets
have replaced muddy roads; old fashioned wells and kerosene lamps
have given away to the municipal water and electric systems; homes
with every modern convenience that science and invention can offer
have sprung up in the place of the old fashioned, but comfortable
residence that housed the early settlers of this section.
Through all this transformation one thing has remained
unchanged . . . the policy of The Register. The first issue
dedicated the paper to the service of this section of the state and
in the cause of righteousness. No movement for the betterment of
Idaho has ever had a stronger champion than The Register. It has
been behind every movement for the settlement of this country, for
the building of canals to carry life giving irrigation waters, for
schools, churches, for other municipal and rural improvements. The
Register, now The Post-Register, a consolidation of all the early
day papers, has continued through a half century to sponsor every
movement its editors felt was for the improvement of this section
of the state. It has not always been correct in its views but it
has fought vigorously for everything it felt would benefit Idaho
Falls and the upper valley. If it was wrong the error must be
charged to the hand rather than the heart as there never was a time
when William E. Wheeler or his successors did not fight for what
they thought was right. They were not always successful in their
campaigns but they acted as they saw the situation, and if they
were wrong their mistake is blameable to one thing and one thing
only . . . an overzealousness or impetuousness to serve eastern
Idaho, and serve it well.
Today The Post-Register is more than a newspaper that reflects
the opinions of its editors and managers. A corps of reporters
scour the city, county and adjoining districts for live news. From
all corners of the earth there are flashed into the editorial rooms
of the paper over its special leased wire of the Associated Press
accounts of news happenings almost at the moment they occur. After
fifty years there is no such thing as distance.
In the composing room operators sit at machines and cast the
type at a speed undreamed of in 1884. In the press room a giant
demon turns out issues of the paper at an unbelievable speed.
Trucks, trains and carrier boys rush the paper to homes within a
few minutes after it is printed.
While all these things have played a part in the sucess of The
Post-Register the management is not unmindful of the fact that the
newspaper depends, and has depended, not alone on the ability of
the editors but also upon the support given it by its advertisers
and subscribers. It is their paper. Upon their support and upon
their co-operation its future depends. Any newspaper may carry the
up to the minute news but unless it has the financial support of
the community in an advertising and subscription way it is doomed
to disaster. It must represent all interests if it is to serve its
territory successfully. The Post-Register desires to give
unprejudiced and accurate news reports, as well as intelligent
editorial interpretations of the news reports as its editors see
them. Its editorial comments may not coincide with the views of the
bulk of its readers but its news stories are unbiased and accurate
. . . a true recording of just what has happened. In this way
readers can form their own conclusions regardless of the paper's
editorial opinion. That is journalism of today . . . much different
from the time of Editor Wheeler when editorial opinion was the
foundation upon which a paper was built.
The Post-Register's fiftieth anniversary edition is a
compliment. The large number of ads, representing practically all
of the major business houses in Idaho Falls indicates a confidence
of which the management is justly proud. To those who have made
this splendid edition possible the paper extends its sincere
thanks.
To those who will carry on after the present personnel has
passed on the present management expresses the hope that the paper
will continue to fight for a greater Idaho Falls and eastern Idaho.
On its fiftieth anniversary The Post-Register wishes to thank
those who have made possible its success, and expresses the sincere
hope that the policies of the future will be such that the
community will give its unstinted support to the paper. A good
newspaper flourishes only so long as it serves, and it is the
desire of The Post-Register to serve this city and this section in
such a way that it will receive the moral and financial support of
every business house and individual in this valley during the next
fifty years. After fifty years we say "thank you" to all our
friends.
Twenty Years Ago
Taken From the Files of This Paper
In response to the suggestion and request of the state
superintendent of public instruction, the children of the public
schools of the city, on instructions from Superintendent of Schools
Crandall, sang the national air, "The Star-Spangled Banner," the
occasion being the anniversary of the writing of the national song.
The board of county commissioners has been in session the past
few days figuring out just how much money is to be required to
finance the state so far as Bonneville county is concerned and the
amount needed for county expenses and fixing the levy, which will
be $1.33 on the $100, or two cents on the hundred less than last
year.
Spencer is to have an electric light and power plant. An order
to that effect has been issued by the state public utilities
commission. The Wood Livestock company made application for a
permit to build and operate the plant.
President Virgin of the Three B league, composed of the
baseball clubs of Pocatello, American Falls, Blackfoot and Idaho
Falls, announced that Pocatello was the winner of the championship.
Mr. Roy Farr and Miss Beatrice Pike were married at the home
of the bride's parents. The ceremony was performed at 6 o'clock in
the morning by Bishop Crabtree in the presence of a number of
relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Farr left on the early morning
train for Los Angeles, Calif., where they will spend some time
before returning to Idaho Falls to make their home.
An adjourned meeting of the members of the county Republican
central committee was held at the court house, with temporary
organization being made permanent, with M. B. Yeaman, chairman; V.
R. Pugmire, secretary; Eli T. Simmons, treasurer, and C. R.
Dinwoodey, state committeeman.
The Forum
Readers are invited to express their views on every subject under
this heading. Articles must be limited to 300 words.
Propose Monument to Pioneer.
Editor, The Post-Register:
During this time of honoring pioneers, to which your newspaper
is dedicated this week, let me call attention to one pioneer whose
good works should never be forgotten by the people of Idaho Fals
and vicinity and that is that of the late G. G. Wright. If the
people of the Idaho Falls of today do not know and understand those
of us who do, and by them I mean the pioneers of this country yet
living, know what G. G. Wright contributed to the community and it
is my plan that the community, particularly the real old timers,
get together for the purpose of placing a memorial that we and
those to come shall not forget. My proposal is that the community
provide a monument, something of native stone which need not be too
expensive, to be placed on Memorial drive near the place of
business which he served for so many years, the C. W. & M. company.
G. G. Wright came to Eagle Rock in the year 1889 and I
personally knew him from that time until his death and know what he
did for this part of Idaho and believe he did more for the
community than any other 20 men regardless of who they might be.
G. G. Wright made it possible for a great many people to get along
and make some headway, who without his help would have had a hard
time. He helped people all over eastern Idaho, from Pocatello to
Driggs, in many ways that a lot of us old timers remember. He was
a real business man who know people he was dealing with and was not
afraid to take chances and to let people have what they needed on
credit. He knew people he was dealing with and he would take what
we raised, always allowing a fair price, when we did not have the
money to pay and we seldom did and those of us alive today who knew
him want to see something done for this man who did so much for
others.
If "Gib" Wright had not helped as many as he did this country
would not have gotten the start it did. I know many times he not
only sold us machinery on credit but loaned us the money to put in
a crop and did not stop there as he took a real interest in us,
came to see us and wanted to know how we were getting along and
offered help and did help. He was not nearly as much interested in
getting back his money as he was in helping people and he never
lost anything by treating people that way.
It is not only the ranch people he helped. He brought money to
the community to finance most of our older business buildings.
I want you people to put this in your 50th year Golden Jubilee
paper and start something for what I believe was the real pioneer
of us all and I want to give the first $5 toward starting a fund
for this monument to "Gib" Wright.
Yours truly,
J. D. ELLIS
Also on this page:
The Post-Register
(box with publication and subscription information)
What Others Say . . .
INTERVIEW WITH A FARMER
(Industry and Labor)
SOMEBODY BLUNDERED
THIS AND THAT
Slants on the News as Seen By a Ghost Writer
A DEPRESSION WROUGHT IN HUMAN MISERY
BEACH CLUB GIRL
By MABEL M'ELLIOTT. BEGIN HERE TODAY and CHAPTER XXIV
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