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Show SM-T- At I Pu3 uvJJoq 51 COS o-- f Serving a combined population of 7,000 e. in Dragerton, 1 e Sunnyda and Columbia. ribi Sun-nysid- Yolume 3 " Dragerton, Utah, July 12, 1949 , Per Copy 5c .$ A group of Explorer Scouts who set out from Childress, Texas, on a sight-seeitrip through Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah got more than they bargained for according to a story related by Mrs. L. H. Coker of ng Voters to Decide On Incorporation Issue, Officers to Govern City For Rest of Year Election time is drawing near for residents of Dragerton and on July 12 they will go to the polli to vote on the issue of whether to incorporate their community into a city of the third class and in the event they vote for incorporation the officers into whose hands they will place the destinies of the newly incorporated community. A sample ballot was published this week in the communitys newspaper as required by law and included on it is the description: of the land to be embraced in the The ballot also incorporation. contains two issues For Incorand Against Incorporation poration and lists the candidates for the office of mayor, council-me- n, recorder and treasurer. According to B. H. Young, county clerk, the voter casting a ballot must indicate his preferance on the incorporation question and the choice" of voting for the candidates In the event of votis optional. for ing incorporation, the voter should exercise his voting privilege by marking his ballot for the various offices to be filled. In the event the voter. marks his ballot against incorporation, he may also mark the ballot for the candidates of his choice and should the issue for incorporation emerge successful, then, he will have expressed a preference among the candidates East Carbon May con- $50,-000,0- 00 in 1950, $75,000,000 $25,000,000 the follow- ing year. Carrying on to completion in 1956. This apprapation is asked for by the Air Force for the purpose of establishing a center for the testing of rockets, missiles and different guided forms of suprsonic air craft. During th past week, the Chamber of Commerce of Salt Lake City, sent a brief to W. Stuart Symington, air force secretary, pointmg out the advantages of building such a center in the of Green River, neighborhood Utah. Several weeks ago, the Utah interests submitted a brief in behalf of a site between Tooele and Great Salt Lake. Since then, information has been received that the estimates of water and power needs for the center . have been increased materially, and it was deemed advisable to submit data on an additional site. JThe brief pointed out that in Green river, the estimated need of of water a year 30.000 acre-fe- et would be con(of which only 5 sumptive use) could be obtained from the Green river as part of Utahs share of Colorado basin ''water. It was suggested that power ould be provided through construction of steam plants using Utah coal, which is to be found in Carbon county and near by areas. Estimated power requirement for normal operation of the center is 16,000 kilowatts, but the peak load would rise to 237,000 kilowatts. The brief said this could be provided by steam plants on a stand-b- y basis. However, if the air force is not interested in undertaking this type of installation, it was pointed out that the state of Utah and the waterusers of this area are in the process of the development of four major hydroelectric and reclamation projects on the waters of the Green river north of the city of Green River, namely, Flaming gorge, with a capacity of 75.000 kilowatts; Echo Park, with an estimated production of 200,-00- 0 . kilowatts; Split mountain, with an estimated capacity of 120,-0kilowatts, and Rattlesnake, almost immediately adjacent to Green river, with a capacity of 00 200.000 4-- of 4-- 4-- 4-- 4-- Cleaning Business in and 4-- 4-- H New Testing Center For Supersonic Air Craft Sought In Utah 1951 even though he voted against incorporation. The candidates receiving the majority of the votes for the respective offices in the event of a majority vote for incorporation will serve until their successors are determined in the next general election, which will be held on November 8, 1949. The officers will actually serve until January 1, 1950, but the election in November will determine those who will take over after the first of the year. The following are the candidates for the various offices: For mayor A. W. Anderson, Ray Bowen, Fred Johnson and Craig Justesen. For councilmen, five to be elected Lou Buffmire, Marvin Garner, William Dance, Fred Menotti, Richard Kuhns, Conway Oveson, Oscar L. Pehrson, Hub Peterson, Eugene Pressett, Julius Rossman, Leslie Tomlinson and Floyd Warren. For recorder Jack Clifford, 01-l- ie Lindsey, Betty Jean Poglajen REPRESENT CARBON COUNTY AT H He-2- n CAMP-Mr- s. Bunnell, left; Shirley Morley, Sherand Verner Stoddard. and Mary Helen Bunnell, all of Price, p repare to leave for annual H rie Young, leadership camp For treasurer Russell Fryer, ( Courtesy of Deseret News) Wednesday and continuing through Friday. opening WilGlen Henrietta Gantz and liams. Helen Bunnell, Joan held Friday night. There are also 4-- H Clubs Carbon tis, MaryJoAnn Voters of the south Dragerton Leonard, Shirley some special features arranged Hardy; precinct will cast their ballots at Sherrie and Young of for the camp. Morley, Carbon county H club dele- Price. the school building and voters of Carbon County delegates met at for this camp Delegates H club camp the north Dragerton precinct will gates for the state had to be 14 years of age or older the Extension Service office Tuesvote at the clinic building. at Logan July 6, 7 and 8, left and outstanding in H club work day,' July 5, to make plans for Wednesday morning, July 6, to in their communities. They will their trip and outline a skit to preparticipate in camping activities be chaperoned by Helen Bunnell, sent at the Friday campfire proand techniques which will be a club leader of Price, and gram. All numbers on this protaught to Carbon countys camp, Robert L. Hassell, Carbon County gram will be judged for originthe latter part of July. H club ality, relationship to Agricultural Agent. Those who will attend the camp The state camp for older youth work, participation by all county were chosen from applications redelegates, and effectiveness of rewill be made up of delegates from sults. ceived at the Extension Service, There will be prizes for of Utah. They will be the best. coun- -, all parts Carbon five and Dale the represent week, past During Peterson has gone out of the clean- ty communities. They are Emma housed on the U.S.A.C. campus Mary Helen Bunnell was chosJean Adams, Wellington; Vera where they will participate in en to represent the Carbon Couning business. Lila Ennist is the new owner, June Ocfndahl, Dragerton; Bonnie group discussions, elections, folk ty delegation at the H council who has come to . Dragerton- - to Oliver, Carbonville, and Marie- dancing, handicraft, games and a which will be held. Wednesday Pla- campfire program, which will be afternoon, July 6. make her home and make the Nelson, Joyce Coltori, Connie Peterson Cleaning Shop over into one. of her own liking. She has POLIO PA1IIC At ID SIXTH MONTH PASSES had years of experience in the now has and business cleaning RESIDENTS Peterson Sells Get Shot In Arm kilowatts. The brief also set forth that the proposed site is on the Denver and Rio Grande Western railroad, airways and main highways, and offers hundreds of square miles of virtually uninhabited and unobstructed terrain for use in conducting the tests, which the center would be established to perform. Another advantage would be the climate, which is warm and dry with an average of 236 clear days a year and an average annual precipitation of only 6.24 inches. 4-- enjoy pigiic COLORED the most modern equipment that money can buy. The colored people of Sunnyside We wish her success in her ne.v to Green River for the motored business. week-en- d and did they celebrate. of us can take a leaf rest The been has Warren Tomlinson book when we go out spending his vacation with his out of their celebration. a for real Tomovernight Les 'Mrs. Mr. and parents, linson. Warren formerly ed:ted Before they take off for their parthe Dragerton Tribune. At pre- ty they make proper preparation. They took with them one case sent he is employed at Olatha, perColorado, where he is on the staff of refreshments for each two sons, plenty of chicken and water-mello- n, of the Olatha Criterion. one dressed pig which was Virtually all "of the land sur- used for the evening barbecue. rounding the Green river area is There was pienty of music and still owned by the federal gov- song. All returned homp safely ernment, and the brief said it and were able to go to rtork and would be particularly adaptable r:e looking forward to rhe next for an installation of the magni- OUt'llg. In tude proposed in this bill. addition to being close to large Welfare Children coal deposits, the area is hot far from the Rangely and Ashley oil May we congratulate those havfields, and natural gas recently discovered in southeastern Utah ing to do with the Sunnyside welfare operations. We d ont know could be made available. who, but it seems that someone The brief also pointed out that or all who are on the committee the area is close to Price, Utah have the interest of the youngand Grand Junction, Colorado, sters at heart. both of which are good sized comWe are told that the Welfaie munities with commercial, culfolks of Sunnyside and Sunny-da- le tural and educational facilities for have purchased a twenty-fiv- e those who would live at the air or thirty passenger capacity center. For construction of the center, power would be made bus. This bus will run from available by Utah Power & Light three to seven days a week for as hours as necessary to take Co., and labor could be obtained many in the larger cities of Utah and young and old to such places as swimming pools, ball games, picColorado. nics and places of fun. Copies of the brief have been The man who runs the city road sent to Senators Elbert D. Thomas and Arthur V. Watkins, and patrol or bulldozer has cleaned several vacant lots that may Representatives Walter K. Grang- up soft-ba- ll courts, er and Reva Beck Bosone have be used for shoe horse and other play games been asked to support Utah as a equipment. site for the proposed center. Wouldnt it be. an improvement The center also is being sought in Dragerton if all the families in by neighboring Nevada and, ironically, that state is counting on town belonged to our Welfare AsUtah coal to tip the balance in its sociation, then let the school, the favor. Colorado and Wyoming also have been seeking the project. clubs, and the business organiSenator George W. Halone (R., zations be represented on "the Nev.) has said that large sup- committees. I stepped into the Sunnydale plies of Utah coal, within easy ' transportation to water supplies Homes office at Sunnydae this at Lake Mead, near Las Vegas, asstfre all the power the project morning. I heard a noise in the can use. library room and asked Mr. MurSenator Malone noted that two phy what was going on in the lirailroads connect Utah coal fields brary. He informed me that this and in the southern and eastern part of the state with the proposed Nevada site. Both Utah senators, Elbert D. Thomas (D.) and Arthur V. Watkins (R.) have pledged support to Utahs claim. The bill which would have set up the center was sent back to the senate armed services committee June 21 for further hearings when the committee balked at unanimous approval of the bill. , .No.2 , Boy Scouts Now Have Better Idea As to What It Takes to Navigate Turbulent Green River Dragerton Residents Go To Polls July 12 There is now a bill before gress (No. 1267) asking for Eastern Carbon county has the brightest future of any area in the Intermountain area was story hour for the children. He invited me to step in, which I did. In this room Mrs. Summerhays, who is - a very delightful person to meet.JVith her, was a room full of boys and girls about five to eight years old. She informed me that this was a part of the Welfare Program. 1 am sure all the people of Dragerton would be delighted to contribute to such a program. WITH 110 DEATHS PREPAREDNESS ON CARBON HIGHWAYS Warning has been issued by medical authorities that the current year shows symptoms of having an abnormally high incidence of polimyelitisti or infantile paralysis, particularly in the West. Figures published by the State Board of Health show that already there have been reported nearly four times as many cases of Polis in Utah as during the first six months of last year. Such a record should serve as a warning to everyone, to take all possible precautions against contracting polio, and to make every feasible effort to avoid or eliminate the conditions that favor a spread of this disease. Yet polio, in spite of its fearful ravages on the individual victim who has a severe case, is still a relatively rare disease, and the reported increase this year calls for prevention, not panic. Warning against polio and its effects has been so vigorous that it has drawn public notice to polio cases out of all proportion to their numerical The fifty cases reimportance. ported in Utah already this year come from a total of more than 8000 cases of all kinds listed by the Board of Health; in other words, among all the malignant afflictions that come under public health scrutiny,-- ' the polio cases this year have numbered about one in each 166. During the first half of last year only 14 polio cases were reported in Utah, the ratio approximating one in 600. Polio, in spite of its severity, is still comparatively uncommon. Up until recently, however, man has been pitifully helpless against polio, inasmuch as practically nothing was known about its cause. Recent researches have thrown some light on this subject, and pointed the way toward fur- -, ther investigation. Some results were outlined In the recent meeting of volunteer workers In Salt Lake City, and others are clearly explained in an article by Alan Hynd in the July issue of Red-boJ magazine. Polio is now known to be a nd not a germ, disease. virus, The virus is known to breed in filth, particularly in human wastes. It has been proved that the virus can be although the common house-fl- y seems to be a Fate, luck of whatever else you want to call it has evidently thus far in 1949 interceded on behalf of motorists traveling Carbon countys highways. The record shows that with the passing of June, 1949, into history Carbon county has passed the sixth month of the year free of any traffic fatalities. Although several accidents occured during the month on the countys highways, none of them resulted in fatalities. By the end of June in 1948 three fatal accidents had been recorded, one in February, one in March and one in June. In 1947, four fatalities had been recorded by the end of June. For the entire year of 1948, eleven fatalities were recorded with August and October the heaviest months, each with three fatalities. Sunnyside Welfare Bus Makes Initial Trip The bus which was purchased recently by the Sunnyside Welfare association made its initial trip to Price Wednesday, to take the Sunnyside children swimming in the Price Municipal Pool, Because of the inclemency of the weather, it was not thought advis- able to start this service sooner. However, with summer definitely here, trips will be made as frequently as the number interested may require. The bus will be made available to other groups in the community through application to the welfare board. Sunnyside Will Celebrate Sunnyside will observe Pioneer days with a program of events scheduled for July 25th in the Suhnyside-Sunnyda- le The program will be sponsored by the Sunnyside Welfare association with P. L. Summerhays, re- ok creational director, in charge. will include a sunrise salute, parade, baseball, softball games, childrens races and a night fireworks display. Conseccions will be operated at the Sunnydale ball field with the L. D. S. church, Sunnyside Kiwan-i- s. doubtful carrier, but the bottle-fliEastern Utah Rifle club, and those big g Sunnyside baseball team having flies, colored in shimmering green stands. or blue, and with a loud buzz appear to be far more dangerous. Mr. and Mrs. Rell Anderson and Polio can be spread by persondaughters of Sunnydale, have been al contact; the horrible thing about vacationing in San Francisco. , (Continued on Page Four) The-progr- am fly-bor- ne, es metallic-lookin- Dragerton. Nine youths and their leader left Childress June 6. The trip progressed in fine fashion until they began a boat trip down Utahd' storied Green River. Leaving their bus in storage at Green River, they proceeded to Ouray where they embarked in four rubber boats. The first days travel of about 30 miles was pleasant and uneventful, but on the second day the rapids became stronger and one boat capsized. The occupants, Edwin ato, the leader, and Max Taylor and David Clements clung to the boat and were able to right It wheri calmer water was reached. On the third day, in still rougher water, three of the boats were capsized, spilling the youths and their equipment into --the oiling stream. They swam to shore but were stranded without shoes or equipment The other boat made a landing at Gerbers Ranch and went back up the river with additional help looking for the stranded party. When the group was together again they were taken to the Gerber Ranch where Busk Jordan, foreman, gave them food and clothing and a rough map showing the way out of Desolution -b- canyon. In spite of. the map, the group became lost and wandered for three days trying to find their way out of the desolate area. They had very little food and several were half clothed without pants or shoes. The third afternoon they met two ranchers, a Mr. Cox and Les Wilcox, of Ferron, who were putting out stock salt The men took the wandering Scouts to the ranch house and gave them food and clothing. Mr. Cox then took them to Dragerton and . left them at Mrs. Ruiz Enters. Hot Guilty Flea; Trial Set July 18. A plea of not guilty was entered before the district court in and for Carbon county last Friday by Mrs. Ophelia (Ufilia) Ruiz, 30, Sunnydale, who stands charged with murder in the second degree as the result of the fatal shooting of her husband at their Sunnydale home on the morning of May 18 following a family altercation which, according to- - testimony brought out at the inquest in the Price city court, was one of many including instances of beatings administered by the husband. t Upon the filing of the plea and a" request for a jury trial, Judge L. Leland Larsen set July 18 as the opening day of the trial and he instructed the court clerk to prepare a special venire of jurymen in addition to the regular term jurors for call on that day. Mrs. Ruiz had originally been charged with murder in the first degree by the county attorney but at the completion of her preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace Jack Allen at Wellington,-.thcharge was reduced by him from first to second degree RED CROSS e SWIM WEEK OPENS AT FEICE MONDAY The annual swim week sponsored by the American Legion at the Price city swimming pool will open on July 11 and extend through the 16th, it has been an- -' nounced by Vernon Merrill, Red Cross Swimming instructor and pool supervisor. The following is the daily schedule of classes: 12 9:0 to 9:30 Beginners . ... year? and under, . . 9:30 to 190:00 a.m. Swimmers and beginners 12 to 18. 10:00 to 10:30 am. Ladies swimming classes. 10:00 to 12:00 noon Junior and senior high school-ag- e life saving. Everyone is urged to enjoy the benefits of this free instruction which is sponsored by the Carbon County Chapter of the American Red Gross and Price city. . the Union Station, Earl Coker, a former Texan who had lived near the boys home town, found them and took thein to the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Coker,- - where they were given food, hot baths, and beds for the night The group was weary and half clothed the leader had only a blanket to clothe himself and most of their money and equipment was lost Two of the group hitch-hikback to Green River and returned with the bus. Before departing on the return HOW MANY WILL trip to Childress with a much I VOTE JULY 12 of wilds the greater knowledge of eastern Utah members of the As one walks Up or down the group expressed appreciation to streets of Dragerton listening in the ranchers and others who had in on conversations helped them in their unusual and or butting some with question concerning unplanned adventure. the coming election next Tuesday, its hard to find people who are New Cenfeen Building concerned about this election. For the past several years, the Let us hope every home owner East Carbon Rotary club has done will call over the fence to his much to further the cause of some neighbor and' remind him it is recreation for the. Teen age peo- not only his privilege but his duty of East Carbon. The club to vote. If you dont want to vote ple has secured a part of the board- for one, vote for the other. The ing house building for the pur- voting places will be the school pose of making it into a suitable house for the south half and the library or clinic building for the place for public entertainment. This morning, I visited Bob north sections. . If you are mad at him, vote Heers, superintendent of outHe gave me an for the other fellow. If you think line of what they hoped to do. It he will help make this town a all sounded very good, but he sug- better and 'more pleasant p!a? gested that I get more of the de- for you and your family to dive, tails from Dr. Colombo. I went to vote for him. But vote and rethe hospital to see the Dr. He was mind your neighbor to vote. in the midst of an operation, but when he found it was teen age UNIONS Unions in California won wage boys and girls I wanted to talk about, he laid his knife and scis- gains of 8 cents an hour in most sors down and said the hospital of the contracts negotiated during patients can wait if there is some- May, according to. a report in the thing that can be done for the Weekly News Letter published teen-age- rs of East Carbon. ' by the California State Federa- -. Mr. Heers says that the cost of tion of Labor. the new building will be about Settlements were somewhat 10,000 dollars . and we have only lower in at least one major agree500 dollars. Well, it is easy to ment which reduced the over-a- ll see one thing that is needed is average increase per week to more help for people like Bob about 5V4 cents for the 26,500 Heers and Dr. Colombo, that workers included tinder the conreally want to do something for tracts, the report said. . the fine kids of East Carbon. Here is a suggestion that will standing on their porches waving ar bills asking us to raise the first six thousand dol- four lars. Any one kid in East Car- come and get them, and build a bon is worth more than that. canteen for the Teen agers. Only one thing 1 was much conRight now my neighbor, Mr. Davies is standing on his porch cerned about, that was, are they waving four dollar bills. He says going to make something good. like six hundred other men in Bob Heers assured me this morn- Dragerton if It will help the kids, ing that the plans were drawn and this hall was to have seats availcome and get it Assign me (Andy) the pleasant able to seat a crowd. The floor to care for duty of picking up $4.00 from each was to be home on my block. Across the a large crowd, A kitchen was to road from me is Conway Oveson, be there that would care for any a very fine public spirited kid crowd we might want to serve. All told Rotary, we are back loving man, ask him to collect $4.00 from every home on the of the project 100 percent. Call us all together, the ladies - clubs, south side of West Geneva. Ask Lyman Leavitt to take each the mens dubs, the churches, the home on his side of the street in Unions. Lets convert the town to his section. Most of the men are the idea then put it over. ed Kaiser-interests- one-doll- h . . |