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Show -- 4 rp rp IT 1ffli J The 'ey 'ey TT Seat County rl Duchesne : Gateway To Uintah Basin Newspaper Volume Covers 7. ALL The Uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1937. m vy. Age Pensions; Roads; Election Boost County Budget For Next Year Old y $2.00 Election Costs May Be Increased Over" Amount Named for Duchesne as set by the county commissioners at a special meeting Wednesday, is almost double the mount set for 1937 at the same me last year. The new budget 1938 budget The county, otals $60,358.63 compared to $31,-0300- 0. Monday, January Third Officials To Be Installed Will Make Entire New Government Set Up With Only Two Exceptions DEATH TAKES Culinary Water ALTAMONT HIGH Problems Confront SCHOOL JUNIOR New Group Rites Will Be Held Today For Neola Mother Funeral services will be held in Neola today at 11 a. m. for Mrs. Funeral services were held in Next Monday noon, January 3, Mt. Emmons Wednesday for Guy 1938 new Duchesne officials will home died at who the Rust, 18, be Fthel Murdock Bastian, who died Tuesday at the Fort Duchesne hospital of pneumonia and mas' toiditis. Bishop W. K. Dye will officiate at the services, which will be under the direction of the Roy A. Schonian Mortuary. Mrs. Bastian was bom in Heber, July 29, 1900, a daughter of Frank and Estella McNaughton Murdock. She was an ardent worker in the L. D. S. church, holding the position of secretary in the Hayden branch of the Relief Society and Primary association. She was married to Curtis Bastian, who survives, at Vernal in 1926. Before moving to Neola 11 years ago, they resided at to county 00 $1,600 00; $3,050.00 county sher-i- f to $3,378.00; commissioners from $1,-9- to $2,100.00; justice court to $500.00; vital $300.00 statistics from $250.00 to $300.00; from heat, light and telephone from 00 to $1,100.00; to from $500.00 $1,-0- miscellaneous $1,100.00 and transient live stock from $300.00 $2,000.00. Each year, Wasatch to livestock which grazes county part of the year in Duchesne county is assessed here and the taxes paid into Duchesne county treasu- ry. Part of this money must be refunded to Wasatch county for the time they are in that county. That money has not been paid for several years and has accumulated until this revision was necessary to make payment. Budget The Comparison two budgets (Continued On E. with the re Page Ten) PETERSON SENDS MESSAGE FROM ALASKA most interesting Christmas Greetings received by the editors of the Record this holiday season was that which arrived Monday from Erastus Peterson in Fairbanks, One of the Alaska, The message, t i beautiful in its sentiments, is written by Mr. Peterson on a sheet of birch bark. We quote two paragraphs of the message: The teachings of the Master, in spite of our failings, have become the yard stick by which the character of man Is measured. And so, the real value of a man or an institution to estimated in the service rendered to society. I have always admired your clean newsy paper and as I read the last issue I received sud as my mind was directed to the Christmas season, I thought, 'How well the Record by example, teaches the Gold'll Rule." Mr. Peterson is in charge of the experiment agricultural tatlon for the University of Alaska. FOB installed in office to make an entirely new city government with the exception of Charles H. of his parents on December 27th of a heart ailment. The services were held at 1 p. m. in the L. D. S. ward hall under the direction of Bishop Birch S. Bennion. Speakers included Stake President Owen Bennion, Bishop E. L. Murphy and Stake Clerk F. Earl Case. Burial was In the Mt. Emmons cemetery under the direction of the Roy A. Schonian Morturay. Mr. Rust was bom February 21, 1920 In Mt. Emmons, a son of Roy W. and Clara Bracken Rust. His father was a bishop of the Mt. Emmons ward for seven years and Guy was active in church activities, being a student of the L. D. S. Seminary. He was a junior in the Altamont high school until Thanksgiving when he was forced to leave school because of ill health. Surviving are his parents; two brothers: Anthon and Erwin Rust of Mt. Emmons; four sisters: Zel-l- a Rust, Mt. Emmons; Mrs. Harold Jones, Malad, Idaho; Mrs. Harry Chapman, and Fern Rust of Mt. Emmons. $2-7- from Number 23. New City Officials To Take Oath 01 Office On However, at a special last week the 1937 budget m revised to total $48,738.00 to ike care of additional expenditures which have been necessary luring the year, Revisions in the 1937 budget Include: County roads from to $14,000.00. Almost no road maintenance has been carried on for several years and during this year necessary road work had accumulated which made the White-rock- s. eirenditure imperative, it was exincludes plained. This amount also the Surviving besides her husband, purchase price of the new 99 are her father, blacksmith in the road grader; poor and indigent, Indian service, a son, Don, Neola; from $3,200.00 to $8,600.00. Duria brother, Glen Murdock of ng the letter six months period, and Duchesne. Fort the old age assistance has been in 85 of which is effect, paid by the state and 15 by the county; county clerk from $2,650.00 to 00; county recorder from meeting Year In Ad&nce ASP..V. County Must Pay 15 Per Cent For Aid Of Needy Aged, State Contributes 85 Per Cent; Road Funds Come From Gas Tax v rr SIN NOT ar ar ar CHEAT ar Moon Lake Project Repayment Plan Must Undergo Revision That the present repayment plan for the Moon Lake project, must undergo a revision if the project is to accomplish it3 primary purpose of developing this section of the country was the reached at a recent meeting of reclamation project representatives in Salt Lake City. The meeting of the various state reclamation project officials was called by the reclamation investigating committee which includes Wm. R. Wallace, chairman of the Utah State Water Storage counSelch, hold over four-yecilman, and Lotus Fisher, treasurer, according to an announcement Thursday by City Clerk Helen Poulson. B. A. Jacoby, mayor elect is owner and manager of the Duchesne Drug Co. He has never before held a public office, but has been active in civic affairs, acting on various committees of( the Duchesne Gateway club, during his two year residence here. Franklin Davies, four - year councilman elect is new to public office also, but has a reputation as an honest and efficient businessman. He operates a successful service station in Duchesne. C. C. Mickelson, two-yecouncilman elect has had some experience, having served on the Duchesne city council before. He has lived in Duchesne nearly all his life and has been school board clerk for the past several years. Youngest Official counEdwin Carman, two-yecilman elect, Is also a new men, never having held an office. Mr. Carman has recently bought a home in Duchesne and Is interested in civic affairs. He Is the youngest member of the new city government. counJohn P. Madsen, two-yecilman elect, has the widest experience in public office of any of the new officials. He has been on the council and is at present, Duchesne county democratic chairman. He is also deputy state fish and game commissioner. Mrs. Hildur Johnstun, clerk elect, has served one term in this office and has also had experience in the county offices. Lotus Fisher, treasurer elect and Charles II. Selch, four-yea- r councilman hold-ove- r enter the new term with a thorough knowledge of the present problems of the city. The most vital problem the new officials have to face and attempt to solve is the culinary water situation. They have made no 1 .Q S. - w. . J &'' bAA&Os CIS COLLI NOTICE Passengers of Two Machines Escape With Minor Bruises and Cuts Boys and Girls! You who 3 Committees Will Plan Commission; Dr. Charles A. Lory Birthday Parties of the Colorado State AgriculFor President tural college and George T. Cochran of LeGi-ande- , Oregon. Committees appointed to sponThis committee was recently sor activities on January 29th, the appointed by President Roosevelt birthday of President Roosevelt, to investigate reclamation pro- in Duchesne county were anjects in the Western states with nounced Thursday by State Sena view to outlining repayment ator G. V. Billings, a member of plans which can be safely met by the state committee. the people living on the lands Birthday parties, balls and benefitted. similar activities will be observed The present repayment plan for all over the nation on that date, the Moon Lake project calls for in commemoration of the Presiforty equal annual payments with- dents birthday, and to raise funds out interest totalling the cost of for research and the maintenance the project which will be a little of institutions in the fight against less than one and a half million infantile paralysis. dollars. Senator Billings attended a the fanners doubt state committee meeting in Salt Because their ability to meet these heavy Lake City on December 22nd, at assessments during bad years, which C. Clarence Neslen, State the irrigation companies under chairman, officiated, and at which the project are losing a high per- the local committees over the state were selected. While officentage of their stockholders. Several plans have been dis- cial appointment of these comcussed for the revision of the re- mittees will come from Washingpayment setup among which the ton, and has not yet arrived, Mr. most feasible seems an assessment Billings has personally notified based on crop production, thus, many of them of their appointthree percent of the average gross ment and has made their names Income per acre covering a per- public. iod of ten years will be the anThese committees will meet in nual payment. the near future to plan activities This plan has been presented to for their respective districts, and the committee by Austin G. Bur- will undoubtedly make their plans ton, Horace L. Allred and Ray E. public as soon as they are Dillman of the Moon Lake Water Users Assn. and now awaits the The committees appointed for approval of the committee and Duchesne county are: Duchesne, Mrs. G. A. Goodrich, Mr. B. A. Washington officials. RooseJacoby, Mrs. Ed Wilkins; Mrs. MARRIAGE LICENSE velt, Mr. Lloyd Labrum, LamMrs. Parley Orser, Lynn FowOrlando race, 21 and Vern bert; Altonah, Mr. Jessie A. Mr. F. DecS. Daniels, K, Mrs. of both ler, Neola, 17, Mitchell, Earl Case. ember 23rd. crys-talize- d. have been soliciting subscriptions for the Uintah Basm Record to earn one of the bicycles or other prizes we are Be sure to bring offering the subscriptions you have obtained into us at once. You may not have as many as you want, but brin them in anyway. We will give you credit for them, and the subscribers are entitled to their papers right away. Duchesne Farmer Dies In Salt Lake City Following Operation Funeral rites were conducted Monday, December 27th in the Bridgeland L. D. S. ward hall for Augustinus Maas, 53, Duchesne county farmer, who died at the L. D. S. hospital December 23rd following an operation for intestinal obstruction. The services were conducted by Bishop J. R. Claybum of the Bndgeland L. D. S. ward, under the direction of the Roy A. Schonian Mortuary. Speakers included Clarence Wright, Malcolm Walters and Mr. Claybum. Interment was in the Bridgeland cemetery, a new cemetery which is located against the hill side behind the (Continued On Page Ten) Seven people narrowly escaped death or senous Injury last Tuesday night when two cars tearing a front wheel from one and badly damaging the side-swipe- d, other on highway 40, twelve miles Mr. and Mrs. Merkley Note Golden Wedding Anniversary Homage was paid to Mr. and Mrs. Chris Merkley Sr., here on Christmas Day when the family gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Thomas In celebration of their Golden Wedding anni- versary. The beautifully arranged affair was a complete surprise to the guests of honor, but had been well planned by their seven sons and daughters. Guests Listed Forty-eigguests, all but one of whom were direct descendants, were seated at long tables which carried out the golden motif with gold, silver and white table appointments dan golden chrysanthemums. The table at which Mr. and Mrs. Merkley and their sons and daughters were seated was centered by a beautiful On Page Ten) ht Duchesne County Bad Boy Waits to Turn Over New Leaf Anxious to plead guilty, serve his term and turn over a new leaf is Calvin R. Lisonbee, 19, who is spending the Christmas holidays In the Duchesne county Jail where he has been confined for the past thirty days, awaiting court action on a charge of forgery against him. No Immediate relief is in sight, however, as District Judge Abe Turner will not be In Duchesne east of Duchesne. Wendell Morrison, office supply salesman of Salt Lake City, driving a Ford V-- 8 pickup, suffered bad cuts on the nose and between the eyes and a severe bump on the head. He was given first aid in Duchesne by I. A. Lewis, Moon Lake first aid man. Passengers in the Chevrolet, owned and driven by Henry Beal of Bridgeland included Mrs. Beal, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Wilkins, Miss Phyllis Wimmer and Nev Wimmer of Duchesne. They were uninjured except for bruises and a shaking up. Dimmed Lights Mr. Morrison told Sheriff Amy H. Mitchell, who investigated the accident, that he saw the lights of the Beal car as he was driving east and dimmed his own lights. He could not remember what happened afterward. Passengers in the Chevrolet said the lights on the other car were extinguished entirely and It swerved, crashing into them. A front wheel was torn from the Beal car. The accident will be termed unavoidable Sheriff Mitchell said, unless further investigation prov- es otherwise. He added that if the cars had been traveling at a high1 rate of speed, they would undoubtedly have been overturned by the crash, probably resulting in death or serious Injury to the occupants. court until February 1st. Lisonbee Is alleged to have forged the signature of Lee Lisonbee of Roosevelt to an old age pension check last July and the signature of Earl Winslow of Duchesne to a $12 00 check recently. JUST TO REMIND YOU The youth has reportedly been sevon courts the before Juvenile Basin Lodge No. 20, F. & A. M., eral different occasions for forthat decided now Monday, January 3rd at Myton. has but geries, Regular meeting. "Crima does not pay." to hold j statements regarding their tions to date. inten- Oaths of office will be adminis- tered by City Clerk Mrs. Helen Poulson. YOUTHFUL THIEVES NAB OTOOLE CAR Three 17 year old youths will be hailed before Juvenile Court Judge Charles G. Cowley, Friday at 2 p. m. to answer to a car theft charge. They were arrested late Monday in Salt Lake City, assert-edl- y in possession of an auto- mobile Btolen from B. W. OToole. Mr. andl Mrs. OTooPe, acErnest companied by Mrs. Schonian left Duchesne early Monday meaning for Ogden. They intended stoppirg for a short time in Salt Lake City to transact some business. It learned was not definitely whether the car was stolen in Salt Lake or in Ogden. The three boys confessed to the theft of the car and two of them have confessed to the theft Christmas day of an automobile owned by United States Marshal Neff. This car was found Monday in a sandpit on the foothills above Ogden, The only excu e offered for the thefts was "We Just wa to joyride for a while. We knew we would get cuught sooner or later. i |