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Show isic" A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin 5 FTOTFENSE ays this rs. Curtis BUY UNITED p, STATES and & m m' SAVINGS ad family, ltWBONDS Hand stamps Thomas j. d f Logan, c , ie home of I"" Mr- - - mas. Walter LaZer, Covers ALL Volume 15 Ihe Uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1945. Mr. and y, id family ff Friday annual Earl wht Om Spotlighting AtV(, UTAH Orlie Wadi rille and y pent a coup in Salt La IN One More Drive To Be Made For Funds To Finish War Work Mr. 10c 7c VE TORES T 3? ;nd es- - tor tot nst ng J's Lure Tourists problem of getting the tourist into Utah and Nevada, of keeping him happy and showing him a good time will be discussed it Ely, Nevada, September 24, a Hotel 1945, by the Association. The membership of the association is made up of Utah and Nevada hotel, tourist camp, and auto motel owners, and a large representation from both states will be present. The Utah Department of Publicity and Industrial Development has been invited to participate. Eldon Eliason, assistant state director of the United War Fund of Utah, was in Duchesne last Monday, and brought with him news of the appointment of Mrs. Helen. Mott as chairman of the West Duchesne district for the drive which will be inaugurated soon. These chairmen are selected by the executive committee, composed of the officials in Salt Lake and other members of the Board from various parts of the state. Edward S. Rich is a member of the executive committee from Duchesne county. Final campaign for raising funds for the home front and foreign relief agencies of the National War Fund will he conducted in the state of Utah by the United War Fund of Utah from October 1 to 31; it i3 announced by Mayor Eearl J. Glade of Salt Lake City, president of the United War Fund. Utah-Nevad- la 7at Hah: amphibian to the California UniThe creature versity museum. was found in Beef Basin, a little known or explored area, reports Walter Herz, of Reno, a photographer, who spent a month with the group. Mr. Herz informed Utah Publicity and Industrial Development Department officials that the large and practically unexplored areas, lying west of Utahs goal will be 405,500. Monticello and Blanding, have a This sum, with that of other marvelous future for groups instates, will raise the total na- terested in exploration and archtional fund of $115,000,000, W'hich eology. will be used either to conduct the affairs of the various agen- Beckwith Explains Crater cies to the end of 1946 or to Frank Beckwith, editor of the liquidation as the work of these Delta Chronicle, and by heart a groups is closed, according to geologist, is the first man to acannouncement of Winthrop W. discover that the Pahvant Aldrich, president of the National tually in Millard Butte, County, a huge War Fund. and extinct volcano crater, is Continuing need for the vitally only a youngster, compared with important agencies of the fund a much older crater which Mr. is stressed by all who are in in- Beckwith recently found circled contact with require- the Pahvant timate Butte. Discovered ments throughout the world, both Father Escalante in 1776, by among the military forces at 170 years ago, when he home and in zones of occupation nearly came through Utah, and desigand among people of the devas- nated on his map as an isolated tated regions over which war mountain in the "Valley of Scfit, raged for so many years. the Pahvant Butte is a half mile China, all of east Asia, the in diameter and 850 feet high. Philippines, Dutch and French The butte is also mentioned by Indies and practically all Europe Gilbert in his U. S. Geologic Surare and Mediterranean1 zones 1890. It remained, howin vey cited as especially in need of for editor Beckwith to get continued aid. Reports from the ever, curious enough about the Butte field are that the need for medi- to fly over it in a plane, and in cal care, hospitals, orphanages, so discovered an older and nurse training, food, doing schools, more ancient crater ring a mile clothing and other necessities in diameter circling Pahvant will continue ofr many months Butte. When Utah was considerin all areas. under Lake Bonneville, Pahably of Three the outstanding vant Butte was then a live volagencies of the National War cano, building its cone nearly a Fund which not only continue in thousand feet above the lake need of generous publii support e and possibly to the bottom, but ahtually show an increase of the water. Millions of in service since victory over previously, however, this are the USO, USO Camp pears had Japan been awake to a much giant SerShows, and United Seamens and left the telllarger degree vice the latter being the USO tale crater ring first recognized of the merchant marine. With Beckwith from 3,000 the end of hostilities hundreds by Editor in the air. "If, questions feet of thousands of men of the Mr. Beckwith, this sleeping armed services are granted more awoke twice in the last giant extended leaves from their bases billion years, who knows when and posts and nathrally make it will awaken again? the USO centers their headsame reason, Straight Shooting Utahns quarters. For the the USO Camp Shows are in The most deceptive big game greater demand than ever. As for the United Seamens Service, targets are antelope; they run it is pointed out that the mer- 50 miles an hour, and weigh only chant seamen for many months 100 pounds, yet 40 out of 50 Utah got their animals will be putting in at ports permit holders recent the open season during and their throughout the world, is Nor that shooting. straight service centers will be almost as does all the shooting straight heavily patronized as during the glory go to the men: Joyce Lee war. invesover the enemies Master, 16, of Springville, Victory in a the rumpus family armed forces has been achieved, tigated lookbut the war against hunger and henhouse and found a wild a like animal, cat, only largwant Is not yet won, declared ing with a bob tail. Miss Lee President Glade, "and it is with er, well aimed shot from full confidence that the appeal Masters 22 rifle brought a her trusty to the yenciU3 people of Utah bobcat's career will be answered this fall as in to an end. past appeals and that the workers of the United War Fund will take the field in this final effort Dcsccndents of William on Octoper 1. McDonald Hold Reunion Organization of the county, At Talmage, September 9 district and area committees in A reunion of the family of the practically every part of the state has been completed, it is late William McDonald of was held Sunday, Septemannounced by Herbert M. Schildirector of the ber 9, at the home of the eldest ler, executive United War Fund of Utah, who son, Chase McDoiiald, at Tallias visited the southern, central mage. Of the family of seven chiland northern counties durinf the few Most the of weeks. dren, four still survive and three past war fund campaifn veterans of were present Chase and Stan tiie past two years will again McDonald, both of Talmage, and h ad the committees, accordlnp Mrs, Hazel Dailey of Salt Lake to Mr. Schiller, and it is expected City, Mrs. Lucy Graff of Butte, that the Utah campaign will be Montana, was not present. Also over the top by the close present were Mrs. Willard Mcwt of the month. Donald of Roosevelt and Mrs, chicken-stealin- final r por-thin- k ntain alina iont. hile g He-be- r, 11 AREA A In a recent letter Lt. Daniel a Dennis, operating in the theater of war said that he was hung on a heavy jag high over China when the news of J day came. The sun was just breaking through when the news rheaedcW news reached him, being relayed from plane to plane and from base to base from Africa to India-Burm- V-- China. He said it was hard to realize up in his plane. But the cheer-m- g at the other end of the lines nade it authentic. Lieutenant Dennis will not get Finds Giant Frog home as soon as he hoped for, A giant fossilized frog, two out said he did not mind as he feet in length, has been found was helping fly fellows out of northwest of Monticello, by a the jungle. group of explorers led by Ansel Hall of Colorado. Dr. Charles SSGT. ALMA E. SORENSEN Camp of the University of CaliOF TALMAGE IS NOW AT fornia is removing the ancient A REDISTRIBUTION CENTER sur-ac- IT INDIA-BURM- SANTA ANA, CALIF. Staff Sergeant Alma E. Sorensen, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Sorensen, Talmage, Utah, is currently assigned to the AAF Redistribution Station No. 4 at Santa Ana Amy Air Base. Sergeant Sorensen, a medical entered the service Corpsman, in October, 1941, and went overseas in January, 1944. He has been awarded the Distinguished Unit Citation and the European theatre ribbon with eight battle stars. At ( this redistribution station, an operation of the Personnel Distribution Command, combat returnees of the AAF receive medical examinations, complete classification interviews and reassignment to domestic stations of the Army Air Forces. Cpl. Howard E. Wallace is Rescued From Japanese Prison Camp Mrs. Vern Rife of Duchesne received the following message pertaining to her son, Corporal Howard E. Wallace. U. S. M. C., who has been a Jap prisoner of war for nearly four years: Washington, D. C. To Mrs. Vern Rife; Pleased to inform you of liberation from Japanese custody of your son, Corp. Howard Earl Wallace, U. S. M. C. He is reported to be on board an American vessel Sept. 8, 1945. Further details will be furnished you promptly when received. You may send a brief message (25 words).- Every effort will be made to deliver this message to him before he returns to U. S. A, Signed: A. A. Vandergriff, General U. S. M. C. . Commandant of Marine Corps. Corporal Wallace enlisted in the Matines in January, 1940, and was sent to Guam in April, 1941. He was at that place when . the Japs made their sneak attack in December, 1941. Know Your Traffic Laws Turning Left at Intersection The driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn y to the left shall yield the to any vehicle approaching from the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so, close thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard, but said driver, having so yielded and having given a signal when and as required by this act, may make such left turn and the drivers of all other vehicles approaching the intersection from said opposite direction shall to the veyield the hicle making the left turn. right-of-wa- right-of-wa- y Mrs. Minnie Wheeler Salt Lake City Tuesday, she will tion. receive medical left for where atten- Number 9 14-1Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Schonian were in Duchesne Iasi Monda and Tuesday. They recently pur-hasa''. Much Interest Is Shown Throughout The a home in Salt Lake, and there moved lave -permanently. County, Especially In The Horse Pulling the Art Larsen, who owns Contests and In The Fair Exhibits juilding known as the Tingley ieed House in Myton, sold the V. Committees Have Commilding to Art Cedarquist, man-iger- Building Fund For the Globe Feed and Seed MYTON BROTHERS MEET pleted Plans For New Ward and Stake Co. of Twin Falls, Idaho, lb Biggest Rodeo Ever A happy reunion was the un- dans to bring in machinery, etc. Hall' Growing Larger usual luck of two Myton boys md The time of the looked for will be in a position to clean, For some time past the mem-ier- s rodeo has at lastlong who were united in Calcutta, arrived. The and buy alfalfa, clover and itore Duchesne of the have ward India. Sgt. Glen Nielson and Sgt. plans which have been made by other seeds. According to Mr. Stanley Nielson, sons of Mrs. Larsen, the plant will be in ope- been contributing to a building the various committees are now fund, with which it is planned to Ella Nielson, whonow resides in ration in the near future. Duchesne fulfilled, and benig rect a new ward hall. Salt Lake City, celebrated Glens will again enjoy its anMrs. Eddie Carman came bach County comto make it a It is planned birthday anniversary on August from Salt Lake last Saturday, nual rodeo and fair. 7th, when Stanley made a 1000 where she has been with her bined ward hall and stake hall, The rodeo is under the direcand there is a fund being gathmile flight from Burma to meet tion ten of Roy Eliason and Reed the Karen for past ered by the stake also for that his brother. Both have been in daughter Cowan, Their program is as folKaren has been in a hosdays. purpose. the service over three years, lows: pital there with pneumonia, but The ward fund amounts to the Stanley having been overseas al- s now much improved. For Friday: sum oT $1,381.27, which has been most two yeais, most recently Parade at 1:00 p. m. which will Mr. John E. Wright and Mr. in manner: raised the following serving on the Lido road, while O. L. Hansen, deputy state audiend at the park.. Then there March 31st there was $292.06 will up Glen has been in India about be a Ladies Horse Show. Duchesne in were tors, during sum bn of the hand, during April three months. This will be followed by the rothe week auditing the Countj Three other brothers are serv- records. While here they found a $106.75 was donated, in May deo and horse racing. in in June $237.25, $70.25, July On Saturday the weighing of ing in the armed forces: Sgt. joyote which had been caught in $426.56, and in August $230.25. on now Nielson, teams in the pulling events the furlough a trap near the road by Arzj LeRoy The stake has the following will from Hawaii; Pvt. John Nielson, Aitchells home, and brought it be at 11:00 a. m. amounts for this fund; at the stationed at Camp Wolters, Tex- n to the county offices. The rodeo proper will comBishops office there is mence at 1:00 p. m. ahd the roas, and Pvt. Calvin Nielson at Mrs. C. A. Larsen of Arcadia, Presiding 1792.56, in the Roosevelt State California. deo and the pulling events will Camp Roberts, who has been visiting in Idaho Bank there is $773.00, on hand A letter recently received by points, Salt Lake City and Provo, with Porter L. Merrell there is occupy the entire afternoon. The exhibits for the fair have En a check their sister, Mrs. Loyal Perry, returned home Wednesday. for $105.00, and there since Thursday told of the happy meeting of the route home she visited in Du- are bonds of a cash value of been received The fair is under the two brothers in India. chesne. morning. $750.00. This makes a total of direction of Edward S. Rich, Duchesne Daughters of Plo-lec- stake funds of and $3,420.56, will hold their meeting at add tnis to the ward fund of Chester Lyman, County Agent Six Duchesne County Marden Broadbent and County .he home of Mrs. Albert Stephen-.o- n $1,381.87 makes a of total grand Home Demonstrator Miss Ber-neion Thursday, September 20, $4,802.43. Boys Leave For Armed Service In September it 2:00 p. m. Palfreyman. The fair will This makes a good start, and be in the Duchesne ward hall, F. M. Shelton and son Ralph the church will add an equal Six boys from Duchesne county if Folsom, California were amount to the donations which and the tables and decorations responded to the call for service are arranged by a committee of on visitors Monday in the armed forces, and left for this week. The Sheltons were are made locally, so we may soon from the ward Relief Society. induction at Fort Douglas on ormer residents of Duchesne, see a church begin to be built In There will be dances at the this city. September 9th. One of the boys and are well known throughout new dancing park by the school One very wise provision which went Into the Marines, and the ae Mr. Shelton served the church makes In these build- grounds both nights. These danccounty. other five went into the army. lere as County Clerk several ing projects is that we do not es are under the chairmanship of Mrs. Vivian Wilkins. Donald Following are their names: years ago. go Into debt to build a ward or Bench is chairman of the FinMrs. Marie Buckle and baby of stake hall. This work can Fon W. Pectol, Army, married; only and Wm. H. Carl Humble Case, Mt Emmons, Upalco were visitors at the home be done as we are able to pay for ance Committee, Army, single; Vern R. Swain, of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Jordan for it, so that when the building is Fitzwater is secretary and treasurer of the event. The, American John several days last week. Roosevelt, Army, single; finally finished there will be no Rollin Buchanan, Roosevelt, ArMiss Edythe Wimmer is spend- debts to pay afterwards. Legion has charge of the conand will have hot dogs, in cessions, Lake Salt Thomas winter the City, Fabrizio, my, single; ing Marine Corps, Hanna, single, and where she is attending the Unihamburgers and pop at the rodeo Straw berry District Plans A fine list of contestants have Arthur Calvin Marchant, Mtn. versity of Utah. Miss Wilda Johnson returned To Install Electric signed up for the events, and it Home, Army, single. is expected that there will again to her home in Provo Monday, Lights In Near Future be a rodeo and fair that the afetr spending the past week as Mrs. Edna Peterson The people of Strawberry are county will be proud of, and that the guest of Miss Barbara BurAppointed Countv Clerk, dick in Duchesne. planning to have the REA in- will furnish amusement and enSucceeds LaMar Johnson In the joy of having our loved stall electricity in their dis- couragement to our citizens. ones home from the wars, let us trict as soon as it can be done. At the meeting of the County When the REA Installed their who are still Cattle and Horses Leave Commissioners held last Tuesday not forget those in the county there were and system out it Mrs. Edna Peterson of Duchesne overseas, sweating Forest Range secure for us. Do- some Isolated sections which did National was appointed to the position of making peace come and into not the Winter For system', United to Grazing the nate County Clerk, which position was War generously Strawberry is one of them. drive. hund Permitted cattle VERNAL made vacant by the recent resigThey are now getting plans and horses are Among the out of town attortheir annation of Mr. LaMar Johnson, making discussions and costs from neys who attended court in Du- and altitude the from nual trek who moved to Provo recently. high week were District with residents in that locality it of the Ashley Naland3 Mrs. Peterson has been assist- chesne this inwill grazing Ballif of Pro- looks like the district tional Forest to a lower elevaant County Clerk for some time, Attorney George S. vo and County Attorney Ray E. stall a lighting system in the tion pripately owned pastures and in that position has shown near future. Dlllman of Roosevelt. and grazing service lands, accordthat she is well qualified for the Mrs. Carlos Marsing made a to Forest Superpisor Ona A. ing position. trip to Heber City on Tuesday Cozy Theater Finishes Harrison. of this week. Ogden Livestock Show Remodeling Work, Makes Despite the fact that vegeta-tion- al Otto Johnson was attending to Will Be Held From growth was late and the Place business matters in Salt Lake More Attractive volume of forage was below November 3 to 7 The Cozy Theater has finished normal, the frequent rains which City the first part of the week. C. W. Dickerson of SacramenWith ODT giving the green the front of their have occured on the forest this remodeling to improve light, officials of the Ogden Live to California, spent a few days building, and have also put in a summer did much Stock Show were preparing today in Duchesne this week with his new entrance hall or foyer. This forage conditions during the latto stage the annual event Nov- father, who has been ill for some will make a much better condition ter part of the season. ember 3 to 7, inclusive, on a time. in the winter time, as it will be Stock leaving the Ashley Nascale unequalled in the war years Lawrence Pack of Roosevelt a room between the outside doors tional Forest ranges generally and to call the 1945 edition the was a Duchesne visitor Tuesday and the inside of the theater, so are In good flesh and the live"Victory Livestock Show." that the cold air from the outside stock operators should realize evening. Weston will not come directly into the top Theron Wardle and states High in the importance of Supervisor prices, events will be the pens of five Despain spent a few days in Salt theater. Harrison. competition for breeding females Lake City this week. They have also had the place in beef types and pens of three George Carroll of Altonah was repainted and redecorated, and REFRESHING TO SIP ON and pens of five in the fine transacting business in Duchesne made it look more attractive. Enthusiastic about frozen juice on Tuesday. There is now a billing of shows breeding bull division. watermelon that shes had in of There will be breeding classes was at the Goodrich each six week for visiting nights Bryce a Westinghouse home in all the major beef cattle breeds, with on theater. Texas, friends in Duchesne worked out these dieconomist AnAberdeen son of a is including Hereford, Wednesday. Bryce rections for making it: Press Likewise Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Goodrich,' Hunters May Get Maps gus and Shorthorn. there will be a full classification former residents of Duchesne, Of Utah by hand or juice from pulp Hunting a sieve. Strain or not, of carlots of fat cattle, sheep, and has recently been discharged through Areas From Agents as preferred, but remove all the from the armed forces, having hogs and feeder cattle. deThe junior department will pre- served in the War Printed that large pieces of pulp. Pour into maps clearly European sent the complete classification theater, of Utah ice cube traps, adding a tiny pict data and location 1915 pinch of salt to each trayful. It of pievious shows and is to offer for units Mrs. Lyman Burdick of Bluebig game hunting entries to Future Farmers and bell visited briefly with relatives are available to sportsmen at all will be refreshingly cold -- just Club members of fat steers here last Wednesday, enroute to license agents, courtesy of the right to sip from the glass in about three hours. Dont expect and heifers, fat lambs, fat hogs, Salt Lake City, where she will Utah Fish and Came Commisit to freeze solid. and breeding beef cattle. An In- spend a short vacation. sion. novation in stock show premium obtain also can Hunters Mr. and Mrs. Neal Hanks and awards is to be the new scale daughter Donna of Ninemlle were printed copies of the 1945 deer WEATHER REPORT of awards made on a weight per Duchesne visitors one day last and elk proclamations as well as pound basis. Thus, officials state, week. application forms for special doe the exhibitor will be rewarded for B. F. Reeves and Martin Hill, and buck permits. the extra effort be has expended auditors from Salt Lake were The maps pietorially detail esin giving his animal additional information contained in sential books Board the the for auditing finish. of Education this week In Du-c- h the proclamation and are an easy J. O. Reed, secretary of the snc. guide to Utahs hunting areas, Intermountain Hereford Breeders for particularly Human Faculties are common, hunters. Association, expressed The belief that at least 500 breeding bulls but that which converges these Wilma Iorg spent the week and females will be offered for faculties into my identity, sepShe is sale during the auctions held in arates me from every other mun. end visiting homo folks. Giles. employed at 11111 Field, conjunction with the show. ed i of rs ce Du-ihes- -- v H Lynn McDonald of Talmage. Of the 81 persons who at18 were tended the reunion, and 42 great grandchildren. Three grandsons were not present: Keith McDonald of the U. S. Navy in the grand-childre- n T. McDonald of Manila," P. I., and Evan McDonald of the U. S. Army training at Camp Max-ePacific; William the s, Para-Trooper- Per Year In Advance Duchesne County Rodeo and Fail Will Be Held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 5 Word from Our Warriors LT. DANIEL DENNIS NOW IN THE AIR FORCE Would The $2.50 y, Texas. Chicken dinner was served and a program by members of the family was rendered. 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