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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People defense of the Uintah Basin rmpEFENSE BUY UNITED STATES SAV'INl.S BUY UNUFD $Ta1 5 BONDS B.D STAMPS savings 'IKADS anoStamps Covers ALL Volume 14 Ihe Uintah Basin DUCHESNE. UTAH. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 8. Duchesne Public Welfare urfes tha fcise ever ew of is of eret that fores loss o mber, an, needed ir Legion and Auxiliary fires couic nr all-- . Are Making Plans To Celebrate On V-D- ay it of are going to have a big celebration some time in the hope it wil be in the near future. It will be in the celebration. nature of a is the day when Hitler deand his gang of the to throw sponge, or up cide the day that they decide that of the they have had enough slaughter and realize that Hitler is not the man they thought he was, and surrender, or else when the allied forces completely crush the opposition in Germany. The Legion and the Auxiliary are planning a celebration for that occasion, and we are going to have a real celebration. While the plans are not yet complete we can depend on it that it will be a time of rejoic-- j ing, and these officials will see that a fitting celebration is held on that historic day. We to )rest fires, &nd much ci n V-D- Supervisot to prevent cut-throa- ts tic. - , i j United War Fund Soon To Start Annual j ' For Funds Drive the tremendous work of relief, personal and family rehabilitation, and promotion of recreational morale sustaining efforts among the armed forces abroad and at use For in g in all allied and enemy territories the United War Fund home Utah as a part of the NatWar Fund has been assigned a quota of $405,000 to be raised in a whirlwind campaign of less than two weeks, October of ional 3 to 14. Mayor Earl $ J. Glade of Salt Lake City, president of the United War Fund, and Governor Herbert B. Maw, honorary chair- urged the utmost contributions from the patriotic people of Utah. "Last year, the people of this state were quick to respond to the appeal and we are sure that the local workers in the campaign will meet with the same have man, liberality in said h:arty response in October. Mayor Glade. "The need now is greater than ever before. As the naziliidden areas are liberated, the work of the foreign relief agencies is intensified. Information on needs in various areas heretofore has had to be out through devious channels becomes stark reality with enormous requirements as relief workers, official and private, become eye witnesses to which filtered i conditions." A total of 240 cases received public assistance amounting to in Duchesne county in July, 1944, Mrs. Florence Bates, director of the Duchesne County Department of Public Welfare, reported today. There was an Increase of 2.1 per cent in the number of cases with compared the previous month, and an increase of 0.2 per cent in the amount of payments. Of the $10,111 issued recipients in Duchesne County in July, Mrs. Bates said, 75.9 percent was for old-ag-e assistance; 17.5 percent for all other assistance-foster care for children, indigents in institutions, and sight conservation. No employable cases received assistance in Duchesne County in July. Meanwhile, for the fourth consecutive month this year, public assistance payments in all counties combined showed a net decrease from the previous month according to a report released today by T. David Hettig, Director of Research and Statistics for the State Department of Public Welfare. Payments to recipients under all categories of assistance in July totaled $700,973, an amount $15,313 or 2.1 percent lower than the years high of $716,286 paid in March. July payments benefited 15,008 cases from July last year. Compared to the peak caseload month of September 1939, the number receiving public assistance in July this year showed a net reduction of 7200 cases a decrease of nearly "The coming of war industries to Utah caused sharp changes in the character of public assis-tan- c in the State, Mr. Hettig pointed out in the report. "The changes are manifest net alone in the substantially . reduced caseload, but quite as significantly in the composition of the assistance load. In 1939, 27 percent of the caseload consisted of people in families classed as employable-people who were well able to earn their own living, if they only hod jobs. There were upwards of 15,000 such people dependent on public assistance. of one per Today but one-ha- li cent of the caseload is made up of employables and their families. During the five .year period of war industrial expansion, the employable caseload in Utah has decreased 99 percent from 3717 to 45 families. Employment opportunities that developed during the past five conditions years under war-tim- e removed from the public assistance caseload not only 99 percent of the employables, but also a substantial number of considered recipients ordinarily unemployable. Between Septeme ber 1939 and July 1944, the assistance caseload declined over 500; aid to dependent children, 1400; aid to the blind, 80; unemployables on general relief, one-thir- d. old-ag- With the events of the past 1600. year, the National War Fund has The number of cases receiving increased to an aggregation of affiliates. These inthe famous USO, United Seamens Relief, War Prisoners Aid, and all the forenign relief agencies those activities have become so familiar. To them this Jear there have been added new American organizatsponsored ions for present and future re-fin Italy, the Philippines, Lithuania (to which will probably added others during the next few weeks or months) and other services operating on the fight-fa- g fronts and nearby bases. "When the local campaign groups start their work on October 3. said Mayor Glade, t is hoped that all the people Wl11 be impressed by these increased needs, and respond accordingly it ig BiSo urged that of every locality people Understand the need, this year, r an unusually intensive that their cooperation wiU be and whole-hearteas well ready as generous." twenty-tw- o clude cam-Paign-- so d, public assistance and total payments to these cases under the bevarious programs are given for July low. Comparable figures a pear ago are shown in parenthesis. Old-ag- e assistance, 13,204 rereci (13,719 cipients, $485,633 to depenaid $483,690); pients, families, 1859 dent children, (1974 families, $111$133,192 132 reblind, the to aid 947)cipients, $5,354 (113 recipients 1403 4 178)' unemployables, cases cases, $55,211 (1621 cases, 45 employables, foster $1709 (71 cases, $2450); (354 care, 436 children, $11,555 In children, $3,867); Indigents $3289 174 persons, institutions transients, (105 persons, 2608); $191)1 cases, (24 $286 15 cases, 313 persons, sight conservation, and $3160 (209 persons, $9J8). (13, burials, 16, $1584 - $52-157- ); Well Driller from California In Duchesne Well driller Klippel, a who has California, of Compton, west, the JJuchcsne Watermastcr done drilling throughout the Into cs,Sns llis Position looking is in Duchesne for wells of drilling !r, jPsg Star a johnstun, prominent possibilities has Klippel Mr, "bchesnp and resident City water. and is anxious dermaster hiis resigned his drilling machine i in' work Position effective September 1st. of George r Johnstun a is He assisted in the Duchesne. of 'illation of the system, and Wilcken as aPpointed watermaster at went to Salt ChesterLyman Completion, and has held that on 1,m since Lake Thursday that time. visited h.r 0,19 h,,a Mis. Lucy Avcrett Mrs. b,cn appointed week, last toth e Position Vernal from which Mr. suiter In ohnstun Wm, Clark. resigned. Jess Jolmstun, First Gail S. son-in-la- w . J ZJ f and Mrs. Nello Hicken of Tabiona were Duchesne visitors last Thursday, Paul S. Hansen of Roosevelt was transacting business, at the courthouse Thursday. Clarence fallian of 'Mtn. Home was a business visitor here on Tuesday. Porter L. M err ell made a business trip to Provo and Salt Lake on Wednesday of this week. Mrs. Chatwin has received word that her son, Orin will be home this week end. Mrs. Chat-wi- n also received word that her son Lloyd will be home too. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Lamb of Myton spent last Friday afternoon in Duchesne. A. C. Robinson left for Salt Lake City Sunday, where he will spend the coming winter. Mr. and Mrs. Lyman Burdick and Mr. and Mrs. John Thorsen of Bluebell were visiting with relatives in Duchesne Saturday evening. Mayor William H. Fitzwater spent several days In Salt Lake City this week. F. L. Maxwell, who recenUy moved to Salt Lake City, spent a short time i Duchesne this week attending to business matters. Attorney Dean F. Brayton and Mrs. Brayton of Salt Lake City were attending to business matters and vacationing in Duchesne and vicinity Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Burdick and children of Salt Lake City were visiting with relatives in Duchesne and Bluebell over the week end. Mr. Burdick is manager of the Chesapeake Cafe in Salt Lake City. The Misses Loraine Wilkens and Barbara Burdick were hostesses to a party at the home of Miss Wilkens last Friday evening in honor of Miss Pauline Maxwell, who, with her parents left Sunday for Salt Lake City to guests were present and the evening was spent playing games, after which delicious refreshments were served. Earnest M. Morrison, County RR Supervisor of Roosevelt, was attending to business matters here Wednesday. Mrs. Agnes Brown and son Wayne returned Friday from where Bremerton, Washington, they spent the past month with is stationed Mr. Brown, who there with the Navy. and The American Legion Auxilliary will hold an important meeting at the Legion Hail Monday evening at 8 p. m. All members are urgently requested to be present Plans for the V-D- celebration will be made. Miss Flora Jensen of Fairview, Utah, was a guest Tuesday and Wednesday of this week at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Fern T. Moffitt. reBishop Levi J. Anderton turned last Thursday from a trip to Salt Lake City. Mayor Fitzwater and daughter Doris left for Salt Lake Wednesday morning. They plan to visit and return the fair Thursday home with Mrs. Fitzwater either Friday or Saturday. Frankie FUllmer, who Miss has been working in Salt Lake is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Flillmer. Is leaving Eloise Partridge In Calischool to to go Thursday fornia. Bob and Russell Schonian and Bob Murdock left Monday for Mt. Pleasant to enter school at Wasatch Academy this winter. Mr. They were accompanied by and Mrs. Roy A. Schonian and Mrs. Grant Murdock, who returned home that evening. John P. Rich and Joyce Elaine Rich spent Sunday In Duchesne Edvisiting with their father, Rich. ward S. Alma Warren of Boneta was a Duchesne visitor Friday. Mayor and Mrs. Wilson Leo, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fox ana Mr. and Mrs. S. Andrews, all of Eureka, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Vern Rife for a short time last Sunday. They were returnthe ing home after attending Utah Municipal League convention at Vernal. Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Brown of Hanford, Washington, visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Bates during the chilpast week. They took their dren, Carma and Jerry home with them when they left last Sunday. Mrs. Brown is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bates. . v '' Mr. $2.50 Per Year r i s Number 8 Word from Our Schools Open In Duchesne Warriors I County Monday, Willi statistics Shows Relief Uiven Only to Disabled 1044. ' THIRD OAK LEAF CLUSTER AWARDED TO TECH.. SERGEANT It. D. Mc.MILL.tN AN EIGHT AIR FORCE BOMBER STATION, England. A third Ouk Leaf Cluster to his air medal has been awarded to Technical Sergeant Raymond D. McMillan, 23, of Duchesne, Utah, for "courage, coolness and skill while participating in several bombing attacks upon German military and industrial targets. He is the engineer and top turret gunner on an Eighth Air 7 Force Flying Fortress in the heavy bombardment group commanded by Colonel Elliott Vandervanter Jr., Washington, B-1- PFC. RAx WILLSON Pfc. Ray Willson D. C. Obituary Pfc. Ray Willson was killed in action August 28, 1944. He was born December 16, 1923, the second son of John S. Willson and Retta Chatwin. He first went overseas in three 1943, March, spending in that service and returning again to this country. He went overseas again in November, 1943 and has been in active service since that time, being in the Marine Corps. He attended the Duchesne High School and later spent one year a CCC Camp. He Is survived by his mother r, Horace Chatwin and of Utahn, and four brothers, Guy of Willson Roosevelt; Fred, Floyd and Orin, all in the armed forces; one sister, Mrs. Esther Chatwin of Tabiona; also by a brother and sister, Darlene and Junior Chatwin, who are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Horace In step-fathe- Chatwin. Prior to entering the Army Air Force in October, 1942, he was a farmer. After finishing air mechanics courses at Gulfport Field, Mississippi, and the Martin Bomber plant in Baltimore, he went to p'ort Myers, Florida, for aqfial gunnery training. He received his wings there on November 15, 1943. CLYDE L. ROWLEY IS PROMOTED TO CORPORAL SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.-- Jts now Corporal Clyde L. Rowley. Headquarters Fourth Air Force has recently announced the promotion of this Utah native son. Bom and brought up on a farm, Corporal Rowley completed high school and attended a business school for six months additional training. His parents reside in Mountain Home, Utah. Corporal Rowley . was inducted at Salt Lake City in August, Complete Teaching Force Superintendent Bond Has Had Ilan Time Securing Teachers; Many Local People Are Filling In When Others Not Available Mrs. Marv Agnes Ban- - ' Loyalty Of Parents Very Necessary To croft Pulley of Du- j chesne Passes Away j Mrs. Mary Agnes Bancroft Pulley, 70, died at her home irt Duchesne Saturday, September 2, of a kidney ailment. j She was tom August 16, 1874, at Heber City, a daughter of George Newman and Olive Moore Bancroft She was married ih 1909 to Joseph A. Pulley and the couple pioneered a homestead at Strawberry, where they lived until five years ago. Mr. Pulley died three years ago. They were both active members of the Li D. S. church. Funeral services were conduct ed Thursday at 2:00 p. m. in the Strawberry ward chapel under the direction of the Roy A. Scho--i nlan Mortuary. Interment was In Strawberry cemetery. Surviving are three sons: Dean Tulley and Reed Pulley of Bellflower, Calif.; Kay Pulley of Upalco; a daughter, Mrs. Ruth Addley of Duchesne; one brother, Bert Bancroft of Duchesne; four Bisters, Mrs. Lilie Porter of Los Angeles, Calif., Emma Bancroft of Butte, Montana, Mrs. Minnie Eden of Mt. View Wyoming, and Mrs. Katherine Williams of Duchesne. J Lions Club To Have and after basic training at A Big Ladies Night Sheppard Field, Texas, was sent Saturday Party Night to 'Engineering and Operations Application Procedure school at Fort Logan, Colorado. The Lions Duchesne Club is Know Should For You He was then assigned to Fourth going to have their annual sumA Renewal Of Book Air Force where he now serves mer outing and ladies night next In order that the proper pro- at headquarters. Saturday, according to Ed Wilcedure may be understood we are kens, president of the Club. They plan to have this event printing the following instruc- ENSIGN M. H. CHRISTENSEN up in the Cedars somewhere, and tions, which have been furnishd IS A COMBINATION TEST the ladies - are to bring their by the local rationing board. PILOT AND INSTRUCTOR The applicant must send or slacks and overalls. They have Mrs. M. H. Christensen of arrangements for an old time take in to the board: reHis application form Talmage was in the office Tues- dinner, with fried chicken, water vised, properly filled in. One part day. She had a letter from her melon, corn on the cob and everyof the form will be the applica- son Mike, who is at Vero Beach, thing. Sounds almost too good to Florida. be true, but ISd assured us that tion and the other the stub He is a test pilot and instruct- it was really so and tha' any will be the new mileage rationing ' . u record. The applicant mu3t fill in or and also one day out of every member who missed mm all of the spaces on both the five he has to stand by to assist would be missing c application and the stub except in any crashes that may occur, events of the yur those which are enclosed within oo tar he has only Investigated They will assemble ae 8.00 o one crash and that was a plane clock at the mission Cafe ami heavy borders. Certification from another training center. The back cover will go in a group to the place of his basic A of Bookholder the cooks have prepared all these book. This should have the ap- LT. JAMES D. MERIWETHER tempting things. A fine evenings entertainment is assured. plicant's signature and address HOME ON FURLOUGH in the space provided therefor Lieutenant J'arnes D. The public will not be required son of Sheriff and Mrs. University of Utah to retain the tire inspection record after, the new mileage ra- Dewey Meriwether, is home on Graduates First M. I).s tioning record has been issued. a ten day furlough. He is sta- On September 10th This new record will replace the tioned at Fort Benning, Georgia- The University of Utah will tire inspection record for the and confer M.D. degraduate purpose of ration issuance nota- Big Drilling Outfit on 37 students, including grees tions. four women, at special comIn all towns outside of Du- Goes To Gusher mencement cxercisese Sunday, chesne and Roosevelt the appli- To Drill For Oil 10, at 3:00 p.m. in September cations may be obtained at stores About noon last Wednesday a Kingsbury Hall. An address will or service stations. big oil drilling outfit went past be delivered by Major General on the way to Gusher, Thomas Parran, surgeon general Duchesne Office of Price Adminwlic re they plan drilling for oil. of the U. S. Public Health Ser1942, R-5- Meit-weth- istration Plan An Educational Campaign educational A customer-groce- r campaign designed to make definite ceiling price information available to more consumers has been announced jointly by leading food trade associations and the office of Price Administration, Duchesne community service members of the war price and rationing board reported. "The program, which will get under way late this month and continue through December, will multiple provide for improved posting of ceiling price lists in stores, the member said. "A trade sponsored campaign of local advertising and store displays urging housewives to discuss ceiling prices openly with merchunts will be part of the program, as will the more general consumer checking of the stores. camThe new consumer-groce- r paign is the outgrowth of discussions which have been carried on for several months by the O mittees and with consumer and labor groups. er, from California A geologist has ben on the grounds there for some time, and has reported favorably on that structure, Baying that it is very similar to the structure at Rangely, Colorado. It Is understood that the company for whom the drilling is being done has quite a little ground under lease in that locality, and if that well la successful there is bound to be a great deal of activity In this part of the country. Mr. Thomas Woodhouso, a well known driller from Payson, Utah is in charge of the drilling operas tions, and expects in a month or six weeks if all goes well. Roosevelt Ilosfi al N eiVt Thomas Larsen, 11 year old son of J. O. Larsen of Arcadia was admitted to the Hospital for treatment of an Injury caused by a sharp stick piercing his side. Vonda Loo Babcock, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Babcock of Myton was admitted to the Hospital for an appendectomy, and is recovering satisfactorily. Eldon K. Kitchen, 10 year old for DuThe Autumn Round-Uson of L. J. Ketchen of Tridell be chesne Ward M. I. A. will was admitted to the Hospital for held next Tuesday evening at injuries resulting from a fall 8.30. A good program is being from a cream truck. His condiprepared, with dancing and en- tion Wednesday morning was tertainment for all. satisfactory. p vice. This is the first class of M.D.s ever to be graduated from the state university since its medical school began operation on a four year basis although this class is finishing in three years because of the acceleration war time program made possible through the summer of a full addition quarter. three other students Sixty from the schools of Arts and Sciences, Mines and Engineering, Education and the Business, School of Social work will also be awarded degrees. LOCALS Mrs. Vern Rife was hostess Tuesday evening to the Bridge Chib. A nice lunch was served to the following: Mrs. Joss Johnstun, Mrs. Harvey Hatch, Mrs. Clem Labrum, Mrs. Johnny Cook, Mrs. Ed Wilkens, Mrs, Edwin Carman, Mrs. Roy Shipley, Mrs. Grant Murdock, Mrs, Jack Molh-maMrs. Reed Cowan, Mrs. Halstead, Mrs. George Ralph Kohl. Mrs. Kohl won high score prize and Mrs. Lubrum consolation. Miss LaJean Cowan has returned from a week's visit with relatives and friends in Payson, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth S. Carlyle from Tabiona were business visitors in Duchesne Friday, Success Of Schools Well, youngsters, you'll have to wash your feet, get out your shoes and stockings, comb your hair and look respectable again. The summer holidays are over, and school is here again. If Superintendent Bond had an airplane he might get around faster or farther, but he could not have been more diligent in his search for teachers. However, with all his searching he was unable to secure all the teachers he needed from the ranks of the regular, professional teachers, and it was necessary for him to draft a number of our fine, loyal citizens to fill in the gap, and although many of them are doing it only as a matter of loyalty and duty the schools will have teachers. At least, they will if sufficient of our local people who are qualified to teach really decide that is the thing for them to do. And if the parents in the various school districts will exercise the same loyalty and cooperation which has been shown by so many Others in this time of crisis, we will have a fine year and our children will receive the instruction which is so priceless to them in the making of loyal free Americans. This is not a time when we can criticize as freely as parents sometimes feel that they are justified in doing. Many who are teaching this year are making a real sacrifice in filling the positions to which they are assigned, and now is a splendid time for all of us to show our willingness to cooperate and work together for the best good of our schools. The principals and the caretakers of the schools have been very loyal, and have been parting and fixing them up until they all are in good shape for the opening. Mr. Bond and the members of the Board are loud h- - r praise for the loyalty an i in i'i which has bie.i faiiuvMi uy those who have been doing this necessary work. It surely is pleasing to see such a fine group, and to see the way in which the schools are la readiness for the opening of the school year. It is possible that there may yet be a few changes in the of some of the schools, as there are still a C whom Mr. Bond hopes to have teaclieis in the district. He spends his jer-aonn- el time either sitting by a tele- phone waiting for a call from a teacher, or rushing prospective them into the town where they are assigned to teach, and seeing that they are comfortably housed and made happy. are the names of Fallowing the principals of the schools in the district: Avard A. Rigby, Roosevelt High; Leland Wilce, Roosevelt elementary; John II. Blaine, Myton; E. LcRol Jones, Altamont High; Feirin Van Wagoner, Duchesne High; Venial Larsen, Duchesne elementary; Ben C. Goinm, Tabiona High; Leeta Ilorrocks, Neola; Verona Good-kinMt. Emmons; Mrs..ETA01 rich, Bluebell; Madeline Perkins, Mt. Emmons, and E. Don Mtn. Home. Mrs. WilJe has recently undergone a setious operation, but Mr. Wilde will be hand at Roosevelt for the opening of the school there. Looking this list over it does not sc cm lilce that is all of them, but we only had time to talk with Mr. Bond for about two minutes when a delegation came saying that they were ready to start the meeting, and off ha went to another meeting. We hope to have a complete list of the teaching staffs for the next issue. s, Ny-ber- g, n, WE Alii LK ICGBOKT Date Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. Sept. |