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Show Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin er to ) I 59 The OR f Duchesne: Seat County Gateway To Uintah Basin Newspaper the toa. Volume qi. hi s DUCHESNE, ev( UTAH, FRIDAY, Year In Advance 20( FEBRUARY 23, 193S. Number 31. Wee Si1? soxs head stooc 1,105 AT ROOSEVELT vein 85 s: or ROOSEVELT at 'ere t Jd at ttern '3 60, od 1 oc irket, wet, was, itche $865 so it tt-- ai wet id d a r Her, : nder S of d w. rfth at Plans for continuing the gradThe Duchesne Gateway Club, .. wtnjlar evening luncheon Wed-I- i; ing and graveling of the state auth-fjje- ,; at the Mission Inn, highway through Arcadia to the letters to the Utah State Lake Fork bridge were explained Bur-Mto the and commission jafl Reclamation, requesting this week by Douglas Larsen, la-District Engineer of the state road deration of Uintah Basin 0f and in the peer Creek reservoir, on U. contemplated construction in the Strawberry 5 H ghway 40 followed dis-ssireney This action of the labor situation in was Basin, during which it wed out that with the closing Ttfce Moon Lake project there in the nil, be no major project 6 the coming summer and unless employment, provide will aitside jobs are found there in Ducbe 30 unemployed men uhi i during county. hesne a the commission on a visit to tah Basin. of construction in the shet id, Snow Removal Allows More Work -- ium. 5 Lowered Cost Of Cover Blue Bench And Other Projects Discussions e ate. In Salt Lake City President G. C. Kohl in te m the jj Lake City on business In n-over was by presided aetng Oil" rice president Roy A. Schonian. j resident on tt. With . it was reported will ir.'Kohl, rt Pn ..I .2: h 4! and 5 Vfi ged e contacts with E. O. Lar-s- i r; of Reclamation with those in charge of land economic surveys of the in at the Agricultural college 4 Logan, and with others inter-in the hopes of obtaining definite information, and of iening, if possible the release i reports on irrigation surveys JBlue Bench. It was also sug-jte- d that if word could be got-- i to him In time, it would be ,i! to have him make personal 3s in the interest of the labor aa'ion in connection with the er Creek and road construction en-ee- Bureau ijects. Discussed wt House reported that his com-tkappointed to work on the foseJ W. P. A. county court sse project had been informed A J, Orr e, for the improvements 4 mailed out to one of last I; county commissioners member. Since they have not a brought to light at the court ase they have apparently been bracked in the W. P. A. of-'or pigeon-hole- d by the comit plans been moner who received them, the J members were told. Mr. Orr si a3ked to continue his efforts o have the project up and brought proved. Otier topics brought up for included a small feervoir on Red Creek, 5 farmers of Fruitland, Improvement 1, county wfflUfication Pounds, plans for Duchesne road projects and of the high school 'EATHER m Week dis-cjsa- storage sought street report beginning Feb. 17th. Low High E- - S. WINSLOW, Cooperative Observer, the Uin- When contacted by members ol the Duchesne Gateway Club Wednesday, in the hopes of having this work continued, Mr. Larsen stated that he had already planned to go ahead with this project. No definite time for the work has yet been set he stated, pending weather conditions and other developments. To Continue Work Considerable work was done on the Arcadia road last fall, including several miles of grading and the laying of river-be- d gravel on 2.6 miles extending north from the junction of the Areadia-Midvieroads. He hopes to be able to continue this work as far as the Lake Fork bridge, Mr. Larsen stated. It was the opinion of Gateway Club members, and concurred in by Mr. Larsen that the mild winter coupled with heavy traffic on the roads had eliminated much of the snow removal for which funds had been budgeted, and that this money should now be available for maintenance and construction work. w n 4 ' X' L X 0 4 Jf - f 1. 1 1 I I - V ! t a . ': Reef, sergeant-at-arm- s. Eighteen were present. The group is being an American Legion organized by committee, headed by Legionnaire Penfield, which includes Legionnaire McAfee, Angus and Commander Benson. The boys have chosen white sweat shirts, blue trousers and Legion caps for their uniforms. They expect to engage in drill and rifle practice, junior base hall teams, and drum and bugle corps. They also expect to join the American rifle association. W T sit a . 'V V , City Purchases Truck For Use On Street Work Some nine blocks of city streets will receive a coat of gravel in P'riod ot Pnhence which precedes Castcr "h'esd.iy services, sl.owa here as performed h irche. throughout the world. Asl1 In The Duchesne stake will hold Gold and Green ball in the high school gym in Duchesne next Saturday night, it was announced this week. Preparations have been going forward in each ward and are now complete to make it one of the outstanding social events of the season. The special Gold and Green dance numbers, the Caprice and the Gold and Green Fox Trot are added attractions. They will be danced by the Queens and their attendants and partners of each ward. Eash of these young ladies is a candidate for Stake Gold and Green Queen. Voting will take place during the dance and the coronation will climax the whip-wrist-loc- k, HEALTH REPORT REVEALS MEASLES INCREASE Communicable diseases reported to the Utah State Board of Health during the week ending February 18th numbered 462, according to a report released today by Dr. William M. McKay, director of the Division of Communicable Disease Control. Measles showed an Increase of 61 cases. "It is apparently a measA les year," says Dr. McKay. recent government bulletin showed an increase in measles all over the United States." Increases were also noted in the number of cases of diphtheria, influenza and German measles, Duchesne countys report showed four cases of chickenpox, three cases of measles, two cases of mumps, and one case of pneumonia. Chickenpox in the state dropped from 191 to 148 cases, with mumps, pneumonia, scarlet fever smallpox and whooping cough also showing decreases. One case of tularemia, incurred from the handling of an infected rabbit, was reported from Tooele. This is the second case reported this year. Five counties reported "no diseases for the week, while only incomplete reports were received from Kane, Rich, San Juan and Utah counties. its ss Duchesne County Ready To Slarl Maintenance Work Soon With Slate Funds Agreement With State Calls For Expenditure of Over Half Of Automobile Registration Funds HOGG FAMILY GETS Money Scheduled To SCOTCH WELCOME Be Available IN NEW ZEALAND On March First "A real Scotch welcome" awaited Mr. and Mrs. James Hogg and two daughters, Janet and Betty when they arrived at Taumarunui, New Zealand on December 15th and were reunited with home folks, they hadnt seen in many years. According to a long letter received Thursday by Mrs. Ernest Schonian from the Hoggs, there were two pipers playing the bagpipes on the front lawn and they hours got no sleep for twenty-fou- r after arriving. Their thrilling voyage, which took nineteen days was given in detail in the letter. Miss Elizabeth Lindsays brother-in-lamet them in Honolulu and showed them the sights of the city. They arrived at the Island of Suva at 5:30 p. m. and did not leave until noon the next day so were able to see many of the sights w One Hundred Men Ask For Jobs To Support Families A plea for some solution of the unemployment situation in Duchesne county was sent to the state W. P. A. headquarters at Provo Thursday afternoon by telephone by Commissioner Lyle Young. Mr. Young represents the county government on the county welfare board which was in session Thursday. About a hundred men have been turned away because of no jobs, Mr. Young said, and they all need work desperately. Ben R. Bever-egstate W. P. A. director had just left for Vernal, it was stated. If he did not pause In Duchesne during the afternoon, Mr. Young said he would make an attempt to see him in Vernal Thursday evening. Mr. McKay at the Provo office said, however, he thought it would be possible to appropriate more funds for the county road project which is now underway here, 150 Employed At present, about sixty men are employed on the county road proare being ject. About twenty-fiv- e employed on the Roosevelt City sidewalk project which is just beginning. The Myton school drainage project, which has been employing a few men is about finished, and the Neola park project which was begun some time ago, although it is not completed, is at present shut down. Altogether, there are about one hundred fifty men and women employed on W. P. A. projects in the county, including the workers on the school lunch programs in the various communities. Several new projects have been lined up for spring, Mr. Young said, but have not received approval yet. e, SOCIETY LOCALS Heber T. Hail of Roosevelt was transacting business here Thursday. Bluebell business visitors to Duchesne Thursday included Leslie B. Goodrich, James Powell and R. A. Murray. A. Theodore Johnson of Vernal was a business visitor on Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe Asliton and sons of Heber City were visiting relatives and transacting busi-hein Duchesne Monday. M. R. Mitchie of Neola was a business visitor to Duchesne Monday. Adelbert Mecham of Roosevelt Manual Arts Boys was a business visitor here WedAt Roosevelt nesday. R. W. Snyder and Leo Johansen I)o Practical Work of Altonah were business visitors stands Duchesne on Thursday. Construction of music and in bands school Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stringham for the various of Price were and daughters the home of at guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Alma Poulson Richard Nelson of the Farm Security office made a business trip to Roosevelt Wednesday. SuperintendMrs. Eugene Harmston of Rodurim the week by enConstructed osevelt was in Duchesne on busit u- J Bond. ness Thujsday. (Continued On Tage 8) "" " ana me approx!-mSiv bnilt. Their cost is supenm JUST TO REMIND YOU each the ely 40 cents a said, effecting quite the n lent Women's Study Club, Saturday. under district, saving to the March 5th with Mrs, J. P. Madthrough cost of stands purchased sen. Lesson by Mrs. R. M. Pope. trade channels. .& !fMihonai The wrestling-boxin- g card at Neloa last Friday evening, though not coming up to all expectations still furnished some good entertainment for the good audience present. Chief spot on the card was the bout between Henry wrestling Jones of Provo, an old timer in this game in Utah and Jerald Sparks of Grand Junction. Jones, as usual, was not long in getting the sentiment of the Crowd in his favor. He won the first fall in 29 minutes with a leg equeeze and toehold. Sparks won the second fall in 18 minutes after throwing Jones with body slams. Jones won the third fall in 7 minutes with his famous which he used on Sparks four times. Orvel Hillinger, the B. Y. U. champ, whose opponent did not show up at the bout finally put on an exhibition bout with Merrill Croft, coach at Roosevelt, and former B. Y. U. champ. The main boxing event between Dan Thomas, B. Y. U. was elimin-atthrough the failure of Tony Mark to show up. He put on an exhibition bout with another B. Y. U. boxer. Several of the smaller bouts a were interesting, especially blindfold battle royal among several youngsters and a bout between a White and an Indian lad from Neola. The Indian, who appeared to be far out classed surprised and pleased everyone by coming out with the best showing in the bout. The bouts were held in the Neola Gym and were sponsored by the P. T. A. el addition to grading and curbline improvements, according to a program announced this week by Mayor B. A. Jacoby and City Councilman C. C. Mickelson. Funds to be received from the state on March 1st, from auto registration fees will be used for the work. Total funds to be received by Duchesne from this fund set up by the last legislature will be $388.76, based on the population from the 1930 census. NITE IN HEAVEN The program as adopted by the ARRIVES city council is the result of consultation with Mr. Vem Bell, AsFRIDAY, MAR. 4TII sistant District road engineer for State Road Commission, wrho the are complete Plans practically for the Duchesne Junior Prom to has visited the Basin twice this be held in the high school gym month. It contemplates the haulgravel and layon March 4th, one week from to- ing of river-be- d announced ing a three inch surface in the committee the day, center of the street. The streets Thursday. which will also be graded up with gutthe for programs, Copy submitwas lines straightened and deepenter are entirely original, ted early this week to the Uintah ed. Basin Record. The cover design Truck Will Save Rental was originated by Miss Jean MorFor use on the project and othrison and follows the motif used er similar work the city has purin the decorative theme, "One chased from Jay Pope a used Ford bodtruck, with dump and stake Night in Heaven." comled was which orchestra by The Duchesne ies. The purchase, made for Principal C. W. Barton will furnish pleted last week was of the the music. is opinion It $450.00. the "heavenly council that they can, in addition to saving some $200.00 in truck JURY ACQUITS rental for their own project this rental DAVIS IN year, realize considerable in the county from COURT the truck on CITY its road program. Frank Davis, 21, of Duchesne Streets To Be Improved was acquitted of a misdemeanor Streets to receive the improvein Judge ment are: 7th street, from the Wednesday charge court by a George H. Wilckens post office comer to the city park; house to men. four of C street from the court jury assistwith road; a is county Davis was charged street which of 4th is a which unlawful purchase In the 7th, from street ing to E from alleged 9th was and he 9th. when to state road liquor have purchased a bottle of wine E between the two school blocks was the for a party at which a minor to Main street; I street fromturns it where Anderton comer present. The jury which included Titus north to ascend Blue Bench to the will be Wilder FairJones, G. V. Billings, flour mill. The streets it banks and Donald H. Steele, worked in the order named, minutes ten about only vas stated. before they brought in a verdict The program has been which not of ted as a W. P- - A. program guilty. - additionif approved will provide- will allow al fun3 for labor and over an extension of the program he If only what could he done available. If were 76 state's $388 as a W. P. A. projee eleven men will have to be kept busy on the project. Lenten Observance Begins i Jack STAKE GOLD AND GREEN BALL TO BE HELD HERE Neola Audience Gera McAfee was appointed chairtemporary man of the Sons of Veterans at a at the meeting merican Legion barracks last Monday. Other temporary officers named were Kirk Benson, adjutant it Wrestling Bouts Entertain Big of that place. Quoting from Mr. Hogg's letter: The city has very little night life and practically no industry outside of their sugar and rice plantations. The Fijian Is mostly employed on the sugar and rice plantations. They are a peculiar race of people with large bushy heads of hair. They wear no clothes outside of a white skirt which comes down to their knees, no shoes or socks. The women adopt the same dress and it is somewhat difficult to know the difference between the sex until you get close up. They are very poorly paid, the average wage at the plantations being 2 to 6 pence a day. The dock laborers also Fijians are a bit higher paid, they get 3 shillings a shift. As it is likely that few of our readers have made a sea voyage and since the letter is extremely interesting, we will print it in the paper in two or three installments beginning next week. FACULTY PLAY DELIGHTS LARGE AUDIENCE well cast was the farce, "Nobody But Nancy," presented to a large and audience last Friday delighted night by the Duchesne school faculty. The title role, Nancy King, was effectively portrayed by Rachel Brown. Nancy, a young mad-cawould-b- e business woman, in order to get the position as manHotel," ager of the Happy-Hou- r tells her uncle, Adam King, played by Frank Postma, that she is married. When Uncle Adam unexpectedly arrives, Nancy, in a dither to produce a husband, tries to persuade Ted Porter, her old standby, to impersonate him. Ted (Farrell Gunnell) refuses hut promises to find someone. He tries to convince Jimmy McCabe an encyclo(Lincoln Rasband) he is the logithat salesman pedia cal person, but Jimmy declines. At the crucial moment, Larry Whlson, (Darwin Jensen) a business competitor of Uncle Adam, comes to the boarding house to engage lodging. He is easily persuaded by Ted and Jimmy to act as Nancys husband. Jimmy, posing as a salesman, is in reality Larry's secretary and confederate. They are in town to investigate the Happy Hour Hotel, which Uncle Adam is selling to Larry and if possible to obtain a valuable peach preserve recipe which is now in Unde Adam's possession. In Nancy and Larry finally fall love and their fraud Is eventually discovered by Uncle Adam. g The dry wit of the landladys Andrews Sue daughter, as played by rhyllis provided plenty of Wardleigh, laughs for the audience as did the antics of Adeline Perkins, an old maid, played by Lorraine Sher-aniawho sets her cap for Uncle Adam. The play was directed by Pearl Jeffery. Lee Gouiley was the stage Especially three-ac- t p, I). U. P. Camp Theodore Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Camp Theodore met Wednesday at the home of Mrs. J. P. Madsen with Mrs. Levi J. Anderton assistant hostess. Mrs. G. V. Billings gave the lesson, the title of which was "Historical Miracles." Present were Mesdames Rozilla Poulson, Sarah Simmons, Rachel Lucille Wimmer, Maxine Bell, Emma Birch, Delva Burdick, Lovenia Oman, Grace Bench, Giles, Christine Mickelson, Emma Wimmer, Zella Cowan, Ruby Stephenson, Ruth Harris, Maggie were Sarah Billings. Visitors Clement and Mrs. Lyle Young. B. P. W. Social The Duchesne Business and Professional Women's Club met Monday evening at the Plaza Hotel for a social. Miss Anna Stark was hostess. Bridge was the diversion with the following playing; Mesdames Helen Hollenbeck Helen Poulson, Vivian Wilkins, Margaret Gentry, Nfna Burger, R. M. Pope, Afton Crocker, Florence Cohorn, Victoria Halstead Miss Veda Poulson and Miss Fhyl-li- s Wimmer. Prize for high score was won by Mrs. Poulson, Genealogical Meeting Members of the Genealogical society met this week at the home manager. of Mr. and Mrs. Porter Merrell. A paper on the subject was read BIRTH by Miss Tearl Jeffries. Ten memMr. and Mrs. Jesse Thompson, bers were present. Strawberry, baby hoy, botm on (Continued On Fage 8) February 19th. cookie-munchin- n, A county-wid- e road maintenance program to be supported with the automobile registration fund made available by the last session of the legislature is scheduled to begin as soon as possible after the funds are available, it was announced this week by County Clerk G. A. Goodrich. The funds are to be available March 1st, according to the State Road Commission. Out of a total of $22,681.33 to be made available for the county, the use of $12,305 has been approved in an agreement between tiie county and the road pommla-siorepresented by Vera Bell, assistant district engineer, $10.-00- 0 of this amount is set up for purely maintenance work, and the balance for payment of the 1938 installment on the new Austin grader purchased by the county last fall. Wrhile the fund is distributed entirely under the direction of the county officials, it will be kept in an entirely separate fund, and will have separate accounting, which will be audited regularly by representatives of the state, to Insure its expenditure strictly in accordance with the agreement for its use. Additional Funds Distribution of the fund to the various counties of the state was first set up by the legislature, to d be based, on the popud lation of the counties, on the road mileage In the cound on the loss of ties and taxes sustained through the homestead exemption. Because the latter act was vetoed by the Governor it was felt for some time d of the fund would that have to be impounded until the next legislature specified its method of distribution. Attorney General Joseph Chez finally gave the opinion however that it could be released, based half on each of the other two methods remaining. Because of this decision Duchesne county, instead of getting the $14,-00- 0 originally expected from two-thirof the fund will now get a total amount of $22,681.33. No decision has been reached by the county commission as to how it will use the remaining $10,000 still available for this year. The county commissioners declined the offer to use state equipment, preferring to use the new grader they have already purchased supplemented by other equipment already in the county. Roosevelt City, which will receive $092,53, has signed an for the use of Its funds, it was announced during the week by District Engineer Douglas Larsen, and will go ahead with its program as soon as the funds and equipment are available. The state has been requested to do the work on the Roosevelt program. n, one-thir- one-thir- one-thir- one-thir- Correspondent For Record Wins Poster Contest i Miss Jean Morrison of Utahn was named winner of the poster contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary last Tuesday. Miss Vivian Barton won second prize. The subject of the posters was the annual Washington ball given by the Auxiliary. This year the affair was an apron and overall dance. $1.00 was presented to Miss Morrison and fifty cents to Miss Barton. Miss Morrison has done some promising art work this year. Besides her posters, she has designed the covers of the Junior Prom programs which will make their appearance on March 4th. She Is also correspondent for the Uintah Basin Record. Her column of Utahn news appears each week in the Record. MARRIAGE LICENSE Richard Lowell Hulllnger, 22, Roosevelt and Eva LaVour Whitlock, 29, Roosevelt, February 23, |