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Show In The good Old Says 50 years ago June II, 1931 Fishing season will open Monday, June 15 at daybreak and the rules and regulations are as follows: Thirty fish not less than seven inches in length will be allowed each day, and not more than ten pounds and one of the larger fish. No person is allowed to have more than sixty fish in his possession at one time. Sportsmen expect the best fishing that we have had in fifteen years, due to the planting of 220.000 fish during last year in Duchesne and Uintah counties. A survey crew in charge of C. VV. Hill of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph company are running a survey from Vernal to Salt Lake City for a telephone line to connect the transcontinental system built as far as Vernal a short time age. The two new service stations at the entrance to Vernal on U.S. 40 being constructed by the Continental Oil Company and J. II. Katcliffare Hearing completion. Both stations will be prepared to take care of tourist travel during the coming season. The Conoco station will he managed by Don Hacking and Harold ("aider, while the station being constructed by J. II. Ralcliff will he in charge of Itulon Ash-by. Ash-by. At the last meeting of the board of directors of the Uintah Slake Hank the semi annual dividend was declared payable June 2(1, lini. The directors also added ) 1,000 to the surplus account. ac-count. Karnings for the first five months were considered very satisfactory. A Vernal man was arrested for larceny of water Tuesday, June it. He was using more water lhan was distributed to him during his water turn, lie entered a plea of guilty and was senlenced lo pay a fine of $2f. 30 years ago June I I, 1351 A 15 well development program, to cost over a million dollars, is scheduled for Red Wash field during the latter half of 1951. One well has been completed. com-pleted. The original intention was to drill four or five more wells this year at the discovery field, but further development has been recommended by the company experts. The great yearly exodus from workshop and office to the streams and lakes of the mountain and valley will begin Saturday, June 16 at 5 a.m. with the general opening day of Utah's fishing waters. Any resident who is twelve years of age and under rnust pay $1 for a fishing stamp, plus $1 for his new visible license number and holder. Any resident of sixteen years of age to sixty-five years of age inclusively must pay $1 for his visible license and number and holder no matter what type of license he buys. Information from the Slate Highway Commission revealed that an average of 147S cars a day passed through Vernal over Highway 40, including both ways, for the past year. It was estimated 850 of these were tourist cars. An average of mo cars a day crossed the Utah Colorado border. With a peak of 75 Inquiries received by Vernal Chamlx-r of Commerce In one day from prospective tourists in this area, a sharp increase in the number of visitors to the Uintah Ilasin is anticipated this vacation season. Most of the letters asked from information in-formation about Uintah Ilasin primitive area and the Dinosaur National monument |