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L r f 1 r Green ree en n River Department News dews on Both Sides of of- tho the River In Emery and Grand Counties 1 By Br Barbara Baldwin Two of Green Rivers River's most popular teenagers teen lost loaf their thelt lives Monday and one ManU Mantl youth was critically Injured When then the car In tn which they were riding missed a curve urle and overturned d Just north Borth of Runt Hunt Ington The dead are Christo pher phet Duane So Scovill 17 and Pearl Eklund 19 Critically In lm Injured lured was the driver Ronald Perry etry 17 Mantl who was taken to the Price hospital Duane was born bom at Itt Orangeville June 3 1934 a son of Jay lay Alma Atma and Leona Bigelow He lie was a graduate from the Green River high school this May 15 and had served as student student stu dent body president and was editor of the yearbook Ills His high scholastic achievements were I rewarded when he was selected as GRITS GRUS representative to the Rotary Youth Conference He lie also received a 50 scholarship to the Brigham Young salty sity He lie was a member of the Loo church Surviving are the parents the following brothers and sisters Jolene Lyle Lloyd and Gary Joe Scovill Green Creen River two grandmothers Mrs May Bigelow Bige low Green River Rivet and Mrs Mis At At- Orangeville Miss Pearl Fearl Eklund was born bom Feb 11 1935 at Leota county a daughter of Lester E. E and Pearl Seely Eklund She was a graduate of Green River high school and was an active Pep club officer attendant to the basketball queen and active active ac tive In other school functions She was engaged to 10 be married next month to Mr Perry driver I of olf the car 1 Surviving are her parents four sisters and three brothers Mrs Leora Jones Salt Lake City Mrs Beth Broden Roosevelt Mrs Beulah Braithwaite Mantl Manti Mrs Ora Earl Nev Lyle LyleS S. S Eklund Leota and LewIs Lew Lew- Is K Kand and Vor Vo Von O. O Eklund Green River River II Mr and Mrs R. R J. J Dinning are back In Green River after alter spending several months in tn Kansas Mrs Lovell alo o from Kansas was their house g guest for several days Mrs Scott Anderson Mrs Mae and daughters Sharon and anel Jan were were Price visitors on Tuesday Mrs Isaac Stott Is In Salt J Lake City for treatment of Injuries injuries In juries received In a bad fall Mrs Glen Dumas and children chit chil dren ten are visiting Mrs Dum Dumas Dumas' s' s parents Mr and Mrs Virgil Nelson In Salt Lake At the Tuesday night meeting of the Ute American Legion iary lary the following officers were elected President Mrs first v vice e president I Mrs Grace Shaner second vice president Mrs Vera Weber Mrs treasurer Mrs Thurza McDougall gall sergeant at arms Mrs Mae historian Mrs Lucille board of exec executives Mrs Mae Mrs Marjorie Howland lowland Mrs Noreen Norden Wilson and Mrs Irene Allen Chaplain and secretary have not yet been appointed The outgoing Auxiliary off cers were President Mrs Mae SUlIman first vice president Mrs Bess Gallagher second vice president Mrs Louise Sher rUl rill secretary Mrs Carma Moore treasurer Mrs Thurza McDougall chaplain Mrs No No- teen cen Wilson sergeant at arms Mrs Vera Weber historian Mrs Cynthia Ramey Kamey Delegates were chosen to attend at tend the Legion Auxiliary con at Price June 19 20 and 21 They are Mrs Mae Miss Barbara ra Baldwin Mrs Louise Louise Lou ise Sherrill and Mrs Vera We ber bet The rubber rafts that were put In the river fiver here Friday with 11 persons aboard were found safe and secure after several sev eral hours of searching Several Sever al members of the party were to have returned to work Monday Monday Mon day and when they failed to show up an Investigation was begun Several planes from Hite lUte and the surrounding area soon located the party patty on a reef Kindergarten began May 19 and will continue through June 27 with Mrs Howard In charge Those att attending are Larry Beebe Larry Bigelow Ramona Ramona Ramona Ra Ra- mona Bedier Ruby May Davis Corlee Ann King Carla Ann Po Po- litano Lina Llna Nelson Linda Smith Penny Irvine Kanen Wilcox Richard Allen Mary MaryAnn MaryAnn MaryAnn Ann Dee Ann MacKay Diana Nally Mr and Mrs George L. L Green well known former residents of G Green Geen een River who now make their home in tn Grand Gran Junction stopped to talk to friends while or on 01 a vacation trip through Utah scenic areas I Bruce Bruce ruce Ekker is home on leave from the army and is accompanied panted by his wife and d daughter daugh ter who will make malte their home in Hanksville while he is over seas Mrs Helen TIdwell president of the Green River Womans Woman's club Mrs Ruth Baker Mrs Airs Mary TIdwell Mrs D. D B. B ShaI Shaner Sha Sha- ner Mrs Dorothy Marlatt J and andl I Mrs J. J P. P Simonson attended I the Eastern District of Utah Federation of Clubs convention in Price Saturday Green River has been Invited to the Legion Roundup Round May 30 31 at Moab It is probable that many local people will attend Mr and Mrs Tommy Hastings were Colorado visitors last week Military graveside services were held Tuesday May 27 foAl for fo forAl forAI r Al AI who died Thursday of injuries suffered In the truck truck- ca car collision here on May 19 Sheriff Jess Powell app apprehended ded dad five armed robbers here Sat Saturday Saturday four four four men and a woman wo woo man man after after they had fled from Colorado police pollee They were held here until police from Price arrived arrived ar rived to take them to that place for further investigation Mrs Vivian Seely and mother moth moth- er Mrs Rua Hunt were in Salt Lake last week visiting Lorin Hunt who recently underwent an operation Mr and Mrs Airs Firrel Finel Jensen and family are spending the summer at Last Chance Mr I and Mrs Pasco Spadafora and family have moved to their ranch on Ragged mountain in Colorado where they will spend the summer The Green River high school band will parade on Memorial day In their new uniforms I Mr and Mrs Blaine hicks are moving from their home in El El- gift gih to the Smith apartment in Green mV River r. r Hub flub Newell engineer on the neW road and several sev several eral crew members have te moved Into the tle state road toad house Mr Mt and Mrs Airs James Ramsay Ramay ar td It Logan to attend com corn t Yiti cement ment exercises of MIt Ramsays Ramsay's sister is a member memo mem ber bet of the graduating class Frank Flank shop was robbed the other night but bit b t the vandals didn't get very far fat thanks to the quick thinking of our marshal H Harmond We ber bet He lie spotted them th nt looting tooting the shop and investigated They immediately Immediately Im mediately piled into their theft carand car carand carand and headed toward Price lie He chased chasM them thorn for several miles mUes and then returned to town and phoned the Price police who captured them alter they entered enter ed the city elty Mt Mr and Mrs Claude Dennis have hav received word that they are the grandparents of a son born to their daughter Betty who is living at Salina Her husband husband hus band is Mr Cardova Mrs Airs Wayne Hampton Gloria Nelson and son are visiting Mr and Mrs Slim Nelson from their home in Texas A rose memorial garden Is being planted by the American Legion Auxiliary A rose bush has been planted for f r each d deCeased de de- Ceased veteran of the two wars Mrs Mildred Purdy left Monday Mon day for lor an extended visit with relatives at t Erie Pa Mrs Bert Loper has written Green that she plans to erect a plaque at the place where Berts Bert's boat was found after af at ter It capsized causing his death by drowning She also plans tobe to tobe tobe be in Green River for lor Memorial day Marjorie lMarjorie Howland chairman of the poppy posters contest has announced that the winners are Class Norma A-Norma A No A-No Norma a June Thompson Thomp son and Dean Deon Hunt first Mary Lou Wilcox second Class BJoyce B BJoyce B- B Jo Joyce c W Weber ber first Louise Dean second John Powell who has Just returned re reo turned from overseas Mr and Mrs Norma Powell Brent Tandy of Colorado Springs and Mr and Mrs Airs Lee Brown Grand Junction are visiting at the Jess Powell home Mr and Mrs Airs Lee Browns Brown's son Gerald has just set two state records for the meter and yard dash in in the tournament at Boulder Colo n |