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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin 95 Duchesne: To Uintah Basin Gateway Covers 8. Volume ALL The Uintah Basiu DUCHESNE, UTAH. FRIDAY. DEC. 2. 1938 Lighting Will Give Official Start To Holiday Season Here Decorative SHOPPERS EDITION OUT DECEMBER 9TH The annual Christmas shoppers edition of the Uintah Basin Record will be published December 9th, carrying the usual array of special advertising of Christmas merchandise, and extra features and pictures . for the reader. These special editions are always highly prized by our subscribers, both as a catalogue of available merchandise and as a special source of information on the Basin and its progress. Be sure you get yours and have an extra copy sent to a friend. Ceremonies Will Accompany Turning On Of On Special Holiday Lighting Duchesne Main Street Saturday Stores Join Jaycecs To Welcome Holidays holiday season will be into Duchesne ushered ially when lights evening rday The officSatu- are store fronts, a large outside Christmas tree and strings l overhead lights strung across tamed on in Duchesne's Main street. the Duchesne of Commerce a accompanied by Forest group took a ganger Frank Richards rnick up Indian canyon last Sunday, returning with a load of small trees which will be Christmas in erected along the sidewalk, and atop the buildistore windows Included ngs to lend atmosphere. tree which in the load was a large will be erected on Main street and tong with colored lights as the central point of the decorations. Lights On At 6 p. m. Efforts were being made Thursday to secure the services of the high school band for the occasion, by Sponsored Junior Chamber invited to the event which will culminate when the Lghts go on at 6 p. m. In the mean time business houses up and down the street hastening their efforts to have and come Cliff Dwellings and Rock Carvings F. C. A. SEEKS TO RECOVER MONEY ON NOTES With townspeople are out to witness Arouse Interest A complaint seeking recovery of money allegedly due the Farm credit administration on three promissory notes was filed Monday in the U. S. district court by Dan B. Shields, U. S. district attorney, against William S. Young of Wan ship. The complaint alleges the notes total $2511, plus 5 per cent interest. One was executed July 16, 1934, for $500, another on December 12, 1934, for $1012 and the third on February 7, 1935, for $999. Attorney General Issues Opinion On School Problem are Residents of the old Harper decorations completed, political precinct will vote Decern-be- r displays of Christmas merch7th, on the school board memandise in readiness for the early ber from school representative preshoppers. cinct No. 3, according to an opinion received Monday by Superintendent W. J. Bond from the office DISTRICT COURT of the attorney general. HEARS Question as to the voting status THREE CASES of the district in connection with the coming school election was District court reconvened Nov. raised over the fact that a county 3 after a recess during the ordinance which became effective Thanksgiving holidays. Judge last July 1, eliminated this jie-cinTarence E. Baker of the Third and attached it to the Duistrict took the place, of Judge chesne precinct, which, in the last Balias H, Young, who was unable ordinance designating school repcome to Duchesne. He was assresentative precincts, is part of isted by his stenographer J. S. representative precinct No. 4. Arrington. Cannot Change Status Cases were disposed of as fol- According to the attorney genws: erals opinion, however, the statLydia Weeks vs. G. C. Kohl and ute which states that school rephay H. Mitchell. This case is the resentative precincts should be es'tsult of a replevin action wherein tablished in October, 1936, and Kohl repossessed furniture and every five years thereafter, takes luipment from the Dam cafe affect in this instance, and while ' operated by Mrs. Weeks, which the county has a perfect legal sad been sold to a prior owner. right to change the political preWeeks alleges that the action cincts whenever it feels the necesweed her to close her business, sity, it cannot change their status lamtiff was Represented by Ray In regards to school elections, and Hillman and defendants by for this purpose Harper is still knry Ruggeri." After the argu-o- f considered an election district, votboth parties, the case was ing in representative precinct No. under advisement by the 3. nrt. Ballots Delivered Essie Lefier vs. Levere J. Lef-- " Because of the inaccessibility of The mail was awarded plaintiff Harper, and the round-aboterlocutory decree of divorce service between there and Du"4 the election supplies were custody of four minor chesne, wldren. It was decreed that Mr. taken to Harper Thursday personJer is to have the children for ally by School Clerk C. C. Mickel-somonths of each Supplies for the balance of the year. 13 districts which will vote next November 29 J'aL Mower vs. Wm. Marslng, Wednesday are now in the hands This cgse concerns the pur--M- e (Continued on Page Eight) by the defendants of some which had reverted to the WITNESSES RELATE Jnty for nonpayment of taxes. HORROR AT ue former owner, F. F. Mower, w wants to redeem the land In ACCIDENT SCENE -cstion. The court took the case 'Icr advisement. Lewis Robinson of Salt Lake and Perry Holt of Midvale, State of City Utah vs. Leland Steven-- a in Duchesne on busiarrived who Stevenson plead guilty to cat- - ness late Thursday evening said theft before Judge Dallas H. the scene of the n November 22nd and was they had been at 0ujji train-schobus crash near freight aye ijeen S(,n(oncctf on the school which the Jordan high hnposition of sentence was claimed the lives of more than a heni'd Unti' JuJ&e Young will score of high school students and maimed a dozen others, a few hours after the tragic collision. Sj FOR SANTA The most ghastly mess I have ever seen," said Mr. Holt who is ,ANS a relative of four of the injured ERWAY students whose names are Beck-stea- d and of Dwane Parkinson, for a Sub for Santa dead. Miss Parksimilar to the one con-(1t- h one of the known inson had just boarded the bus a year hy Kohl's store & the ntah Basin Record, were short time befoie R. G. W. Flying Ute crashed into a Duchesne Thursday. It. Men were patrolling the area 'hi1'0 meeUnS next Tuesday with baskets, trying to gather up f 'le Junior Chamber of 'urn the pitiful remains of the horribly Pans Eor procedure mangled bodies, they said. One or 'Ib'6' EiscuH.se j ntlll outlined. two of the children. Mr. Robinson L 'a e families it was reported at the scene of said needing 4, will be available the accident, escaped with only Wnek. minor injuries. window sad ct 1L". ut -- n. . ol 85-c- ar Chrlst-as.ii.Htano- Enthusiasm over the cliff dwelland petro-glypings, hieroglyphics in Nine-Mil- e canyon and an interest in their educational and commercial value to the Uintah Basin were the results of a tour of the section last Sunday by a party representing the Duchesne Gateway club. Led by Lee Snyder, licensed collector of prehistoric relics, .and an authority on this subject, particularly in the Uintah Basin, the party covered quite thoroughly a section extending from Nutters ranch some five miles down the canyon. Mr. Snyder pointed out to the party many mins of the dwellings Church and State which he said were used by a Leaders Urge miniature people over 8000 years ago. The size of the people has Support of Red Cross been established as approximately 32 inches in height for the average Although no definite figures adult, from the measurement of were obtainable Wednesday eveskeletons and mummies found in ning, the American Red Cross annual roll call is the region, and this size seems to conform quite closely with the size nearing compleDuin tion of the structure, still to be seen chesne county, there. Mrs. Hildur W. Many Relics Removed Most of the readily accessible Johnstun, Duchesne county dwellings in the region have alsaid. exchairman, been quite thoroughly ready The memberplored, Mr. Snyder stated, some of them by local people and others by ship drive has been under the (Continued on Page Eight) direction of Charles Mrs. Sands in Duchesne, Miss Alice Todd in Myton and George Stewart Jr. in Roosevelt. No reports on the progress of the drive have yet been received from Myton and Roosevelt, but Mrs. Sands said almost all of the business district in Duchesne had been covered and part of the residential section. The canvass should be completed by the end of next week, Mrs. Johnstun said, although in most of the other counHuge Crowd Attends ties, it was finished by Thanksgiv-givin- g Annual L. D. S. Church Social Function Blood day. Urges Support Renewed allegiance to the ideals Supper was served to more than 250 guests Tuesday evening at the and principles behind the Ameriannual L. D. S. Duchesne ward can Red Cross membership roll call in Utah were made today by reunion. A program prepared by the Sun- state, church and civic leaders. Governor Henry H. Blood said, day school, was led by SuperinI ask every citizen, to the best of tendent W. J. Bond as toastmas(Continued on Page Eight) ter. It included the following numbers: Address of welcome, Bishop Levi INDIAN SUMMIT J. Arderton. HOME Reading, Farrell H. Gunnell. BY FIRE RAZED Address, using as the theme BillV. G. Speech Cooperation, A house and all its contents beings. to George Bjarnson, just longing Vocal duet, Phyllis Wardleigh below Indian summit, west of Duand Merle Sexton. Clarinet double duet, Ina Oman, chesne, was completely destroyed with Elva Abbott, Venice Bench and by fire last Friday evening There loss of $800.00. an estimated Sharon Poulson. was no insurance, it was stated. Violin solo, Twila Meldrum. The house was used as a dwellFollowing the program games were led by V. H. Meyrick and ing for Mr. Bjarnson and his logLee Gourley. Music for dancing ging crew who operate a saw mill was furnished by Mrs. Frances on the site. The contents of the Hair, C. W. Barton, Mr. Gourley house included camping equipment and saw blades and other paraand Miss Meldrum. The hot supper served was pre- phernalia connected with the saw pared by the Relief Society. The mill. The men had gone to work and Primary association and M. I. A. a hot fire in an improvised left for in the assisted arrangements oil stove made of a fifty-gallo- n the evenings entertainment. stove believed the that a It drum. is social the function, Preceding bazaar was conducted by the Re- became overheated and ignited the walls or some of the furniture. lief Society. hs j 24 Die in School Biis Unconfirmed reports broadcasts over the radio Thursday afternoon gave 23 students and a bus driver as being killed, 14 students seriously injured and 4 or 5 students unaccounted for following a wreck at 8:56 a. m. when a D. & R. G. W. freight train struck and completely demolished a bus of the Jordan school district. The bus, en route from Riverton to Jordan high school, was supposedly loaded with 40 students, according to reports obtained from the school district offices, but no check had been made to see if all these students were on the bus at the time of the accident. PROPOSES HU. P0M LI PROJECT Incorporation Meeting: Called to Comply With Specifications If plans are successfully 85-c- ar mile along the track before it came to a stop with the caboose of the train on the crossing where the engine struck the bus. It Is thought that the driver, whose name was given as F, A. Sileox must not have seen the approaching train because of a light snow which was falling and pulled onto the crossing directly In its path. He was lulled instantly and all survivors were still unconscious Ter Year In Advance Number 19 Grazing Agreement Will Test Capacity Of East Desert Raime o Division of Grazing: and Sheepmen Sign Winter Range Agreement At Duchesne Taylor Act Meeting TWO ESCAPE HURT WHEN CAR Full Herds Will HITS HORSE While Feed Lasts pleted, electric power will be made available for some 150 farms in western Duchesne county, according to an announcement by Rulon J. Larsen who has been named attorney for the Taby Mountain Electric Association. The association is publishing this week a notice of meeting to incorporate. The meeting is to be held Saturday, December 3rd at 8 p. m. at Tabiona. The notice is signed by Andrew J. Jones, chairman of the association. The Rural Electrification Administration has given preliminary consideration to an application for a loan of $60,000 to. build 50 miles of rural electric lines, and has outlined the steps which must be completed before an allotment of funds can be made, some of which have already been met. Necessary Steps The project sponsors should obtain and submit signed applications for membership in the cooperative as well as applications for electrical service from it; also obtain signed easements for the right-of-wa- y for the power lines, and prepare and send to R. E. A. a detailed map of the proposed project, showing the area most (Continued on Page Eight) Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bales narrowly escaped injury last Saturday 'night when their ear struck a jhorse on Highway 40 near Bridge-lanThe accident occurred directly in front of the Jack Liddell home. The headlights of the car were smashed and the fenders crumpled, Mrs. Bates said. They were traveling very slowly so that Mr. Bates was able to stop the car without running off the road or turning over. The horse was not badly injured. d. Latest Figures Show $11,000 Under Record Year of 1937 Tabulations in the county treas- urers office late Thursday night revealed a total tax collection of $75,000 in round numbers, some $11,000 shortof the amount col- lected at the time the books were e closed in 1937. which was an record of tax collections in Duchesne county. County Treasurer Porter Mer-re- ll said that the books would be kept open possibly until Friday, but he did not anticipate that collections by that time would bring the total up to the 1937 level. The 1938 figure, however, Is approximately $2000 higher than that of 1936 when $73,000 were paid In. Save Penalty After the books are closed and the delinquent list sent to the publishers, tardy taxpayers will have to pay advertising costs, but can still save tax redemption fee and cost of sale, which amounts to $1, if they pay before December 21, the date of sale. The tax on some lots amounts to only $1.00 and Mr. Merrell said, It isnt every day that a taxpayeran save 100 per cent on his taifes. The staff at the treasurers office was able to handle collections this year in an efficient and orderly manner because of the fact that taxpayers began early to pay taxes. Monday was the biggest day, when receipts totaled $19,000.' Tuesday, it fell to $6000 and Wednesday, the deadline, only $i000 was collected. Receipts Thursday were $5000. all-tim- Completed Project Awaits W. P. A. Official Inspection The new $3500 Duchesne county and city jail was completed Wednesday and awaited the official inspection of R. G. Heath, W. P. A. engineer, who was expected in Duchesne Thursday afternoon. The structure Is a W. P. A, project with Duchesne county and Duchesne city as sponsors. The building is made of strongly reinforced concrete throughout. The old cell block was Installed in the northwest comer, with a smaller cell, which can be used for women prisoners, adjoining on the north. A large room in the southeast corner contains shower and lavatory. The front room contains a heating stove and is large enough for an office and to serve as a waiting room for visitors. by Lighting is controlled switches outside the main door, making it possible to flood the complete interior of the' building with light before the door is unlocked. All the metal grill work of the cells and windows is painted with aluminum paint and the exterior of the building is finished in cream. A cement walk leads to the gate in a high wire fence which completely surrounds the structure. The grounds have been leveled and future plans include the planting of grass and flowers. at the time the news was cast. Be Allowed com- Smash-u-p freight, train, an 52 miles at full per speed traveling bus the broadside, struck hour, bending it into a horseshoe shape and scattering bodies, books and band instruments for a quarter The Ill $2.00 broad- A report from the clerk at the railroad offices said the engineer of the train had been in the employ of the railroad for 25 years and that he and his entire crew were trustworthy and dependable. The crew reported that they approached the crossing with a dear road and had given several warnings but that the bus suddenly pulled onto the crossing ahead of the train and It was impossible to avoid the accident. The accident happened on a crossing approximately 15 miles south of Salt Lake City, near Jordan high school. An agreement which will allow the use of the east desert for winter grazing with full herds, based on the 1937-3- 8 permits,, was reached at a meeting of sheepmen grazing on Unit H. District 8, at Duchesne Monday, Unanimous approval of the agreement was reached by the sheepmen present, with one exception; Jess Allen of Roosevelt asked for a private allotment of range for his herd. Commenting on the agreement, E. E. House, Vernal, grazier for District 8 said. 'This agreement was made primarily for the pur. pose of making an actual test of the carrying capacity of the range in Unit H." It is a form of substitution for the regulations first laid down covering the range, he stated, providing for immediate removal of the sheep from the range when it is depleted, instead of the cut in numbers as first ordered. Hearing Held When permits for use of the were first aprange for 1938-3- 9 plied for by the sheepmen they were cut approximately 40 per cent from the number allowed on the range the previous year. The sheepmen appealed from this cut and a hearing was held In Salt Lake City on November 17 before Perry T. Williams. At an extended informal hearing which followed, tentative provisions of the final agreement were proposed and the date set for the meeting Monday. The agreement as written specifically names the Antelope Shearing Corral association, wrhlch includes most of the large operators as representing the sheepmen, But is signed by all of those using the range in this unit, including many smaller local operators, with the one exception above noted, and by (Continued on Page Eight) WATER USERS MEET IN DUCHESNE Members of the Duchesne River Water Users association, comprising water users of the Duchesne and Strawberry rivers, from Roosevelt to Hanna met in Duchesne last Saturday, with Emil Munz. chairman, In charge of the meeting. Water Commissioner B. O. Col. ton, Horace Allred of the Moon Lake Water Users association and County Attorney L. A. Hollenbeck were among those who addressed the gathering. One of the main topics of discussion was the advisability of selecting a separate water commissioner for the Duchesne river. In the past 1937 Percentages Mr. Colton, who acts in this caDecember last year, pacity for the Uintah and Lake During $5000 was collected up to the time Fork rivers has also served in this of sa'e, bringing the total collec-- ( capacity with deputies to help him Continued on Page Eight) cover the large territory. Mr. Hollenbeck explained a tenPERMIT ISSUED FOR tative agreement he has reached with the Knight Investment comTRANSFER OF pany for the delivery of quit-claiFRUITLAND SCHOOL deeds to Duchesne county on all their lands on Blue Bench in exNotice was received by Superind title to the change for a tendent W. J. Bond this week that 170 acres on which the ranch heada pjermit has been issued by the quarters are located. The meeting state road commission for the re- gave unanimous to the approval moval of the Fruitland school agreement. building along Highway 40 to DuThere were approximately 30 chesne. members present at the meeting, The permit was issued to the It was reported, representing all Ketchum Wrecking company of sections of the Duchesne river. Salt Lake City, which firm is expected to be in the Basin shortly I)R. MURRAY TO to move several buildings at Fort Duchesne. The company will be OCCUPY busy for some time moving build HOLLENBECK BLDG. ings off from the reservation, a member of the school board was The Hollenbeck building on the Informed recently In Salt Lake north side of Main street, preCity, and it is hoped that the viously occupied by the reemployFruitland building can be moved ment service. Is being prepared for Dr, F. L. Murray, to be used as during that time. The building, when relocated In an office and consulting room. A Duchesne is to serve as temporary new floor is being laid and parti, quarters for a shop program for tions added. Duchesne high school until a perDr. Murray has purchased new manent shop can be constructed. waiting room and office furniture This is awaiting better financial and expects to be able to move in about Saturday. ability of the school district. tax-pai- i f 4 |