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Show A1 Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin 0 Sponssor 'rom Page j mriuary, t :ebysome0. Bjy Scout The Duchesne: County Seat rs dscussed M ue Bench at 1 to offer Gateway Newspaper v Uintah Basin ;ounty plaT :h ccttnntt,; its 1 approvaJ , crj Mature, unmission t nf To Volume 10 Covers ALL The Uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 4 $2.00 Ter Year In Advance 7, 1941 Number 20 sponsored Advertise m? Stake Gold and Green Ball $ Attracts coma! 3 Large Crowd annoj To Tabiona Gymnasium made a LZof e FORMER th 00 per Bond Axel Birch 1 fr of the kI companvl the membe-s- l 1 he club. Duchesne Orchestra 136 New CJ Colorado an i m y secretary, vice ExamJ Tial, Utah , Thirteen' hi Strict, Dtnvf eeping and e Record Offj :y JRE SUN. 15 & 16 r & Patri n Fortune! tier! ic Iron y Type R. E. Miller Buried With Masonic Rites In Salt Lake Cemetery x Counties Hold Sessions Of Planning Boards Twenty-Si- Furnishes e of business j Nation r filuig 5UCCIII5 Gold and Green Dance; Y ard Gold and Green Queens are Presented eenthuTiT ay Excellent Music The Gold and Green ball of the Duchesne Stake L. D. S. Mutual Improvement Association, held at Tabiona last Wednesday evening was proclaimed one of the most successful for many years. It was the first stake Gold and Green ball to be held in Tabiona and was held in the newly completed Tabiona high school gymnasium. The capacity crowd which attended included almost every couple living In Tabiona and Hanna, it was stated, in addition to many from other points In the stake. Arrangements Directors In charge of arrangements for the event were Phillip Moon, stake activity director, Olus Johnson, stake superintendent of the Young Mens M. I. A. and Mrs. Martha Shanks, president of the Young Ladies M. I. A. The Gold and Green dance, the Varso vienne, was presented by couples from the Duchesne and Arcadia wards led and instructed by Francis Neslen and Miss Arlene Allred of Duchesne. Queens Presented Queens fog the wards were presented as follows: Miss Fern Rhoades of Hanna, Miss Marjorie Tumbow of Tabiona and Miss Minnie Farnsworth of Arcadia. The Duchesne ward has not yet held its Gold and Green dance and had net named a queen. The hall was decorated in Gold and Green, with pioneer scenes in the comers, depicting incidents from "The One Who is Valiant, a book on Brigham Young. Miss Arwella Moon was in charge of the decorations. Music for the dance was furnorchestra ished by the Duchesne led by J. Van Johnson, Duchesne music instructor. It won the praise of all the dancers. RECLAMATION WORKERS REDUCED HERE board Agricultural planning meetings in 26 of Utahs 29 counties are now being held in an effort to develop satisfactory agricultural and homemaking programs Director William Peterson of the Utah Extension Service announces. Detailed inventories pertaining to present and potential agricultural assets have been completed In practically every county of the state, Director Peterson further stated. sessions will be held in Uintah. March 5; and Duchesne One-da- y March 6. A state extension staff member will be at each planning con- ference. At the conferences, agricultural and home economics programs desired by local farmers and homemakers will be determined from outlines presented to visiting consultants from the college, and the extension program for the coming year will be formulated, Director Peterson said. AU plans and programs will be drafted in close cooperation with farm and commodity organizations within the various counties. Snow Measurements Predict Stream Flow for Spring Water content of snow over the Uinta National Forest was slightaverage but ly below an ranges from 21 to 63 per cent more than 1940, according to Forest Supervisor George C. Larson. The Danield canyon snow course on the watershed of Provo river and Strawberry reservoir had 34 inches of snow with a water content of 7.28 inches. The longtime average water content is 7.94 inches. Last year the water This content was 6.00 inches. measurement was made by Forest Ranger Parley C. Madsen of 18-ye- ar He-be- r. The Daniel Canyon snow course on the Colorado river watershed had a snow depth of 30 inches with a water content of 5.3 inches. The long-tim- e average of water content is 4.78 inches. Last year the snow measurement was 13.96 inches with a water content of This measurement 3.25 inches. was taken by Forest Ranger Frank Richards of Duchesne. This snow measurement infortotal to 41 working under directmation is used to predict water ion of the bureau. All laborers were removed from yield and stream flow for the enBasin suing year. the Colorado River-Greinvestiand Malad Valley project acCCC Begins New gations at the end of January, and office, Denver to the cording Schedule one senior engineer aide, one assistant engineer aide and one jun- For Enrollment ior engineer aide were transferred An anouncement has been refrom Utah to the All American Arizona. from the ofice of the ceived in Yuma, Canal project Conservation Civilian The total number of workers making investigations in the Utah Corps, that beginning in Februarea the past month was 56, the ary, 1941 there will be conducted intermediate enrollment periods report shows. which will closely follow the JanSoil Classification Complete The first draft for the soil and uary enrollment now in progress. land classification report for the Accordingly, during the 1941 calBasin pro- endar year, there will be eight Colorado River-Greenject was completed Jan. 28, and rather than four junior CCC the final draft is expected to be rollment periods, and the interPre-- . mediate enrollment period will be completed during February. conducted in exactly the same ccontlnued on Page 8) The number of Bureau of Reclamation workers stationed in the Utah area during February will be reduced by 15, according to a bureau report received Tuesday by State Engineer T. H. Humpherys. The state engineers office will continue to furnish 12 workers to cooperate with the bureau on preliminary work at the Newton dam site in Cache county, bringing the V at V at manner as the quarterly enrollment period, which has been efFEB. COMMODITIES fective in the past. The first inLISTED FOR FOOD termediate enrollment will be from Feb. 18 - 28, 1941 to restore each STAMP PURCHASE junior company in the Corps of origin to its authorized A bulletin on surplus commodities which may be purchased on strength. The 1941 schedule of dates for the food stamp plan with blue is estabstamps, was issued this week by junior CCC enrollments the Department of Agriculture. It lished fes follows: 1911 Quarterly Enrollments lists the following foods: lard, January 1 31 rice, Butter, raisins, pork dried April 120 pork, com meal, shell eggs, July 120 prunes, hominy (corn) grits, dry October 1 20 edible beans, wheat flower, whole heat (graham) flour, Irish po- 1911 Intermediate Enrollments tatoes, fresh oranges, fresh February 18 28 May 2031 fresh pears, fresh grapefruit, onions August 20 31 (except green on20 30 A-r- 7 'Z ap-pie- I0C0 youf urvs shall Include all Eagles - Longhorns To Sponsors Game With Duchesne Jaycees Play Tonight At Altamont R. E. Miller, 75, former Myton Mayor and prominent In state and local politics, was buried with Masonic honors in Mt. Olivet cemetery in Salt Lake City, Wednesday afternoon. Friends from the Basin and members of Basin Lodge No. 20, F. & A. M. of which he was a member and of Acacia Lodge No, 17, of Salt Lake City were present to conduct the services and offer consolation to Mrs. Miller and their son, Eugene, who accompanied Mr. Millers body to the graveside. Before a large congregation in the Myton ward hall, members of Basin Lodge No. 20 Free and Accepted Masons and of Duveromy Chapter No. 17, Order of Eastern Star, of both of which Mr. Miller was a charter member, Tuesday afternoon conducted the funeral services of their orders. Dr. R. Q. Wamock of Roosevelt, worshipful master, led the Masonic services and Mrs. Nona Roberts of led Whiterocks, worthy matron, the Eastern Star services. A Man and A Mason Rev. Hailwood of Vernal, the only speaker besides the officers euloof the two organizations, gized Mr. Miller as "a man and a Mascn, highly commending hi3 vision and ambition and his efforts toward the improvement of conditions for himself and his Music at the service was furnished by ladies of the Order of Eastern Star. Death came to Mr. Miller suddenly from a heart ailment on Friday at about noon. He had been ailing and confined to his home for most of the fall and winter, but seemed in about the usual condition Friday forenoon when Mrs. Miller left him reposing in a rocking chair at their home while she took care of her duties at their hardware store. When she returned at 1:30, he was still in the Continued on Page 8 State 4-- H Officials Announce Dates For Leaders School More than 150 leaders will atclub tend the 22nd annual leaders training school to be held at the Utah State Agricultural College February 24 to March 1, Miss Fern Shipley and David Sharp, assistant state club leaders announce. Attending leaders will represent practically every county in the state. They will discuss methods of conducting various projects listed for the club program; procedures for filling completion records and ways in which recreation may be provided for members. Delegates will be chosen to attend the school on the basis of their leadership ability, their Interest in club work, and their to leave their present positions for the training period. Living accommodations at the school will be furnished by the college, Mr. Sharp states. 4-- 4-- H Am Health Leaders Visit In Duchesne County cuts, fresh, including chilled or frozen, pickled, salted, cured, smoked, but hot cooked or packed In metal or glass containers. The bulletin Is effective from February l to February 28 November Thl3 schedule represents the periods in which accepted applicants for CCC enrollment will be admitted to CCC camps. However, applications may be made at any time during the year at the nearest county public welfare. department of Basketball fans who enjoy a good laugh as well as those who thrill to the fine science" of the game as exemplified by the pass set shot" type of attack, enthusiastically greeted the announcement that Henry Fishers Negro Ghosts, worlds craziest basketball team will play the Duchesne Jaycee team on the Duchesne high school court on Tuesday, February 11th. Help Raise Sports Funds These famous entertainers, who made their first bow to Duchesne a year ago, are being sponsored this year by the Moon Lake Fish and game association, to help raise more funds for wild life propoga-tioVice P r e sident Ernest Thatcher is in charge of arrangements for the game, and has enlisted the cooperation of the Duchesne Jaycees team to give the boys some real opposition and a chance to display their own spectacular brand of playing technique and comedy. After 11 seasons on the road there is still no team that can reach the fan appeal earned by the Ghosts. There have been geasons in the past when manager Henry Fisher has had to sacrifice basketball ability to get more showmanship on the team, but not this season. Every man now is both a star player and at the same time a side splitting comedian. Sports Editor Comments Take the word of A1 Stump, sports editor of the Vancouver Columbian for it the Ghost3 really deliver the goods. Here is part of Stumps story after a recent game slow-break-su- re , Bear Dunn of the Negro Ghosts, Famous basketball comedian FIRST FISH QUOTA ARRIVES FOR DUCHESNE COUNTY Duchesne county's fish quota i3 beginning to arrive in the form of Eastern Brook fry from the Kam-a- s n. hatchery. Two hundred thousand were planted early this week in Rock creek and Yellowstone, according to Earl Jensen, president of the Moon Lake Fish and Game Association. Another hundred thousand is expected next week. The fish are being moved from the hatchery to make room for additional plantings of eggs. Precipitation At Moon Lake Falls Below Average The precipitation for the month of January is 0.99 inches at Moon Lake, as compared with 1.17 inches last year, and 1.36 inches for the previous 5 year average, according to a bulletin issued last week by Louie Galloway, superintendent at the Moon Lake reservoir. The accumulated precipitation at Moon Lake from October 1, totals 1940 to February 1, 1941 4.94 inches. The past 5 year average for this same period is 4.40 inches, and the greatest amount received any year during the 6 year period was 7.04 inches In in Vancouver, Five colored boys that give you a combination minstrel and magic show on a basketball court had them rolling in the V. II. S. gym aisles last night in the wildest, nuttiest cage exhibition ever staged here. 1938-193Bug eyed fans watched Pete Continued on page 8 This precipitation surplus to Feb. 1 compared with the 6 year average, aggregates 2590 acre ft. Duchesne County for the Moon Lake Reservoir Observes drainage basin. Soc. Hygiene Week There was in storage in the Moon Lake Reservoir Feb. 1, 1941 Duchesne county is joining comwith munities from 18220 acre feet compared coast to coast in 12,870 acre feet for the same date the fifth observance of Social Hylast year. giene week, commencing FebruThere has been stored in the ary 5, according to a statement reservoir 7,920 acre feet since No- issued Wednesday by Mrs. Martha vember 1, 1940, compared with Shanks, county nurse. 5,700 acre feet during the same High school beys are making diperiod last year. special studies of venereal seases, and preparing speeches on the subject. Twenty such speechSKIDDING AUTO es will be made to various groups STRIKES in the county, Mrs. Shanks said. SCHOOL BUS Teachers who are direting the studies and helping in preparation E. J. Westwood of Altonah suf- of the speeches are Mr. Maxwell fered scalp wounds Wednesday of Roosevelt, Avard Rigby of Alwhen the car he was driving skid- tamont, and Ross Fietkau of Duded into the front end of a school chesne. bus in front cf Altamont high Speakers from the state bureau school. He was given first aid of public health, will also address the high school students and pubtreatment at the school. lic gatherings. Mr. Westwood was driving the road past the school and apparently lost control of his car Mobile Dental Unit after driving around a gravel Moves To His car turned sidewise truck. and skidded into the front of the Mt. Emmons school bus which was empty and The state mobile dental unit, parked with others In front of the the charge cf Dr. Joseph, the under from distance some school, has now moved to Mt. Emmons, shoulder of the road. The bus was brought to Du- where It will take care of children Altachesne for repairs to lights, fend- of Mt. Emmons, Bluebell, ers and radiator. Sheriff Dewey mont and Upalco. Examinations was called to the are made of all school students, Meriwether scene to investigate the accident, at the schools but corrective work to but no report has been made by at the unit is available only up of 13 age. years him. In Work has been completed Talmage, Mtn. were .Home, Tabiona, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Davis in Heber Sunday visiting relatives. Boneta and Altonah. i Mrs. Noel Walters, district sanitarian and Miss Bessie Hansen, district supervising nurse, were in Duchesne county this week visiting the various communities with County Nurse Mrs. Martha Shanks. Accompanying them was Miss June Haycock, who will take the place of Miss Eldarene county nurse, for an indefinite period. They also visited in Uintah county. Set-tleme- lr, H. B. 80, Duchesne giving the state department of agriculture authority to specify how farm machinery , shall be cleaned before being moved from He also one farm to another. H. B. 98, which alms to promote the state's agricultural industry, by increasing the use of products through research and j By Jim Kent Tonight the Eagles will play at Altamont. This is the first game in the second half of the district race. The Eagles defeated the Longhorns in their first encounter earlier in the season at Duchesne. Now, the question is whether or not the Eagles are strong enough to again give Altamont the short end of the score. Coach Meyricks boys have shown great improvement the last week, also they are determined to win and determination has won many a ball game. Local basketball fans will again have the opportunity of watching the famous Negro Ghosts in action at the Duchesne high school gym. The Ghosts will take the Board Studies Blanket Insurance At the request of the Uintah county Board of Education, the boards of the Uintah and Duchesne districts met in Roosevelt Tuesday evening to discuss the of consolidation of possibility schools to accommodate students living adjacent to the county line in both counties. To facilitate the meeting with the Uintah board, the Duchesne board held its regular meeting in Roosevelt Tuesday instead of the board offices in Duchesne. During the Duchesne board session, insurance underwriters met with the board to discuss methods of adjusting the insurance on school properties. Chief attention was given to the proposition of a floor at 8:30 p. m., Tuesday, Feb. blanket policy to cover all the 11, with the Duchesne Jaycees opand the advantage of properties, posing. The game is sponsored by this type of insurance was exthe Moon Lake Fish and Game plained by the agents present. Assn. Insurance Discussed Last Saturday, Feb. 1, the DuMeeting with the board were chesne Jaycees defeated Neola in George I. Mang of Salt Lake City a hard fought game on the local and Homer P. Edwards and Ray high school court. The score was Jordan of Roosevelt, representing Three preliminary games the Home Insurance company; F. were played introducing the bas- L. Maxwell of Duchesne and Mr. ketball stars of tomorrow. Wyler of Salt Lake City, representing the Utah Home Fire In32-2- 8. Honey Freight Rates Are Reduced By Truck Lines Freight rates on honey from Basin points to Denver will be reduced this month by the Sterling Transportation Company and the Comet Motor Express, according to word received this week from the Public Service Commission of Utah. A request for the reduced rates was made by the commission, at the request of W. II. Paul of Myton. The only rate available at that time was 88 cents per cwt., minimum weight 36,000 pounds from Myton and Duchesne, and 84 cents and 79 cents from Roosevelt and Vernal respectively. The two transportation companies referred to have agreed to publish the following rates from Duchesne and points east thereof to Denver: Less than truck load, 90c per cwt. Shipments of 5000 lbs. or over, 72c per cwt. Shipments of 10,000 lbs. or over 55c per cwt. surance company; of Arthur Wla-com- and Mr. Haynes, representing the Oregon Mutual Insurance company. No action was taken, but the board took the Information presented for study. After a recess while board members attended the funeral of R. E. Miller of Myton, the board reconvened, and among other routine matters, approved the purchase on a 50-5- 0 basis of a curtain for the Tabiona auditorium. Music Meet Discussed Superintendent W, J. Bond brot up the question of making on page 8 Roosevelt WASHINGTON NE4WS fz' if y spsi FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN become effective W. K. GRANGER February 13, 1941, over the line of the Comet Express Company This column is initiated In an and February 23, 1941 over the effort to present to constituents line of the Sterling Transportation of the First Congressional District a weekly picture of current Company, events as viewed from the national capitol. In these stirring times Farms Decrease, national news is of greater signiAcreage Increases, ficance than it has been since the 1910 Census Reports World war. Because of numerous inquiries Utah has 25,411 farms averag- through the mail relative to the ing 287 acres each, according to effect of Washington events on the 1940 census of agriculture our local communities, I am led Just announced by the Department to believe the readers of this paof Commerce. This is a decrease per are particularly interested In of 6.4 per cent in the number of developments here at the Capitol and I shall endeavor to chronicle farms since the 1930 report. Farms of this state are valued happenings In the Legislative, Exat $154,358,305 and are operated ecutive and Judicial branches of the United States Government of by 17,310 owners; 4,596 part-tim- e owners, 129 managers, and 3,376 special Interest to our district. I shall appreciate receiving comtenants. Value of farm land and build- ments and suggestions by the $66,804,807 readers of this newspaper. ings has decreased from 1930 total of $221,223,172, Four Important Defense Bills the report states. The value per Passed By The House The House passed four Importfarm has decreased from $8,145 In 1930 to $0,074 while the acre- ant defense bills, which are now age has Increased 81 acres per before Senate committees and on Pag 8 farm. The census also shows that the state now ha3 77,064 horses and HEAD-OCRASH IN mules compared with 89,883 In These rates ed N ARCADIA CAUSES SLIGHT INJURIES 1930; 373,035 cattle In 1940 compared with 393,848 a decade ago; ' 2,095,723 sheep and lambs, with ,ei Two cars, driven by Mrs. Fern 1.878.394 In 1930; 60,818 hogs and pigs in 1940, 40,057 In 1930; 1,- - Zirker and J. T. Pectol met in a collision on the Arcadla-Upalc- o 878.394 chickens In 1940, 2,095,-72- 3 head-oin 1930, highway where It makes There were 231,095 bushels of a sharp bend around the knoll publicity, and advertising and sales promotion in campaigns, corn harvested last year compared west of the Ray Gill farm, Wedwith a commission for each com- with 232,123 produced in 1930; nesday, Mrs. Pectol, a passenger In one wheat 4,059,709 in 1940, 5,309,953 modity group. Both Mr. Liddell and Represen- In 1930; barley 2,238,800 In 1910, of the cars, received a scalp cut tative B. H. Stringham of Vernal 1,4 43,021 in 1930; sugar beets, in her forehead and was taken to for voted on H. B. 4, providing local 600,705 tons in 1940, 545,281 in Dr. L. Miles at Rosevelt bush- treatment. was No other 209,892 counIrish and towns 1930; injury potatx'S for cities, option and reported by occupants of the cars ties on the sale of Intoxicating els In 1910, 1,975,277 in 1930;1,372,-709 which were each damaged in the tons In 1940, 901,405 the voted for hay. The former liquors. accident. in 1930. it, measure and the latter against Willi The Basin Legislators Senator Lynne Ashton of Ver- nal sought and procured adoption of an amendment to S. B. 34, which gives Duchesne county additional state highway mileage. He voted no on S. B. 24, prohibiting legislators holding public office within one year after expiration of, their terms. Representative Abe Liddell of Uintah Board Invites Study Of Possibility Of Consolidating Facilities For Students Close To County Line Fish and Game Club s, ions), Pork Basin School Boards Meet And Discuss Issue Of School Consolidation OFITON Duchesne and Arcadia Ward Couples Present el- - Nil n |
