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Show A Newspaper Devoted of the Uintah Basin to The Duchesne: County Seat Gateway To Uintah Basin Newspaper Covers ALL The Uintah Basin Volume 10 North Voice Moon Country Sportsmen Approval Of Lake Association Lady Luck Must Be Twins; Both Bad At almost the identical time his bowling alley here was being burned, his other alley in Kaysville was being robbed, according to a letter Joe Andersen wrote to his daughter, Mrs. Verl Meyrick. Mr. Anderson is planning another alley in and is wondering what catastrophy is in store for it. Meeting at Aitonah Has Representation From Many Towns in District; Membership of Two Hundred is Predicted Meetings Scheduled At Tabiona GOLD AND GREEN And Arcadia MARCH SEVENTH , approval of the expansion of the Moon Lake 'Fish and Game Association to include of the north countall sportsmen as as well Myton and the ry Strawberry river, was given at a meeting of sportsmen in Aitonah Unanimous last Saturday. The meeting was called by Wal-ac- e Stevenson, district vice president, representing the Altonah-3f- t secUon, and was held at the Aitonah billiard kail. Earl F. Jensen, president of the association was the principal speaker, explaining the object of the and answering association questions about its organization m a round table discussion. Other Officials Present Also present at the meeting were Ralph Rowley, district vice the Mtn. president representing Home Talmage- Boneta section; first vice Ernest G. Thatcher, of the association; president Frank Richards, Daryl Smith and all members Roy A. Schonian, rom Duchesne; Clyde Lambert, and apUintah forest ranger; proximately 35 sportsmen from the north country towns. Mr. Jensen frst explained an article printed in a recent issue of the Uintah Basin Record on information supplied by him, to the effect that fish had been planted n Rock creek and the Little The fish had actually seen planted in the former stream, de said, and were due to arrive or Yellowstone on the day the paWhen they arrper went to press. ived, however, they proved to be German Brown, slated for Rock creek instead of Eastern Brook, which are believed best for YelEmmcns-Bluebe- ll -- DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1941 BALL SLATED week to prepare a decorative scheme for the Gold and Green ball of the Duchesne ward to be held at the high school gymnasium on March 7, it was announced this week. The annual dance will be free of charge to the public, it was stated by Miss Faun Oman, activ- Green ball. Next year, it will be dance and a another different cne each year until 1947 when the Utah Centennial celebration takes place, when a grand exhibition of all the dances will be presented to visitors, it was explained by Miss Oman. DUCHESNE TO OBSERVE FOUNDERS DAY P.-T.- A TOM IIS. Lovely Valentines Left Here Three lovely little valentines were left In Duchesne last Friday by A. Stork Transportation company, working in cooperation with Dr. F. L. Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Street of Mtn. Home, welcomed & fine baby bey early Friday mornNot long afterword, Mr. ing. and Mrs. Angus Brown received a lovely little daughter, their first child. The last delivery was a baby boy to Mr. and Mrs. Arch Hayes. FDR ODEKIRK Life Ends Duchesnes Oldest Resident A last tribute will be paid today to Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Dana Odekirk, 88, a f f ectionat-- e 1 y known a s Grandma to everyone in Duchesne, when funeral services will be conducted at the L. D. S. ward hall at 1 M. Men, Gleaner Girls and Juniors of the M. I. A. began this ity director. An elaborate floor show, demonstrating the Varsovienne will be the highlight of the event. Last year the Minuet was the featured dance of the Gold and ms SLATED resi- dent cf Duchesne. (Mrs. Odekirk) Mrs. Odekirk had been a tireless worker in the L. D. S. church until her illness kept her confined to her home most of the time. As a Relief Society teacher, she has Continued on page 8 to that portion cf the building to become jammed and although two members of the Relief Society were in the main hall, they wrere unable to reach the rooms. By the time help arrived the flames had gained such headway as they leaped to the upper roof structure, that the building could not be saved. Furniture Saved The stove had been used to heat the rooms for the Relief Society meeting which would have been The founding of the Parent-TeacheAssociation will be observed with a special program next Monday evening at the high school gymnasium when the local unit holds its regular February meeting. Miss Katheryn Tudden-ham- s speech class is preparing a special skit to demonstrate the purpose of the organization and Executive Committee to honor its founders. Calendar Studies Special business to be transactFor Coming Season in session at 1:45 p. m. The ed at the meeting will be the of a nominating commit- prompt action of the fire fighters tee to nominate new officers at made it possible to remove a Organization of the Blue Bench the March meeting. large part of the contents of the Project Committee, and discussion seats, benches, one of promotion of the project were The. meeting will begin at 8:30 main hall lowstone. of the large accomplished at a special meeting curtain the piano, and all and members promptly Fish Planted in Yellowstone used for following an executive meeting of silver the screen, stage, to attend are that the any others who wish Mr. Jensen promised of the the Duchesne County Planning much and shows to be on time to avoid in- the picture fish slated for Yellowstone would urged were from Board at Roosevelt Thursday aftaken church supplies a terruption of the program. be forthcoming soon, however, before the ternoon. the burning building promise which was carried out Willard Day of Roosevelt, chairfire forced the men to leave. Tuesday in the form of 105,000 LIONS CLUBS HOLD Some insurance was carried on man of the planning board was Eastern Brook, which were plant- ZONE MEETING the hall, but will not cover the named chairman of the Blue ed in Yellowstone. which as yet has not been es- Bench committee, with Leon Burloss The president then went on to IN HEBER CITY ton of Talmage, Wm. Brotherson timated. explain that so far as he was conof Boneta and Roy A. Schonian as the Town The hall, Myton secLions club presidents and cerned, and he felt the majority and Emil Munz of Duchesne as retaries from the Basin accom- building was called when1913first committeemen, G. C. Kohl, chairof the members of the association in was built by ne panied Zone Chairman W. S. Hen- constructed, was of the same opinion, a stock company, with many of man of the district 5 Blue Bench to Vernal Heber derson of City should have stream In the county committee attended the meeting, afternoon to attend a the town residents holding1924stock preference over any other, except Wednesday all About the in substituting for Mr. Schonian who company. to possible differences in adapta- zone meeting there, in connection of the stock was controlled was unable to attend. by The with the regular meeting of the Farm Demonstrations Planned on Page 8 bility for fish propagaUon. Continued aims of the association are to see Heber club. executive At the meeting, With Mr. Henderson were Mr. that all the available fishing watwhich was called at 2 p. m. the Mounted West ers are adequately stocked with Siddcway, secretary of the Vernal North annual plan of work for 1941 was fish so that fishing will be good club; Paul Wilkins, president of Police Comes submitted and studied by the oa members present. Harry Wood-War- d any stream a sportsman the Roosevelt club and Chester To Cozy Theatre of the Soil Conservation SerLyman of Duchesne, substituting might choose, he said. for the president of the Duchesne Possibility of Hatchery "North West Mounted Police, vice explained the plan for six Speaking of the work already club. B. H. Stringham, president which comes to the Cozy Theatre demonstration farms of different of the Vernal club and representto be selected in the is Cecil B. soil types accomplished by the association and attative in the state legislature, was Saturday 64th Sunday, during the past year, he called and his county for a set demonstration to DeMilles production be followed by other farmers In ention to the success in inviting expected to come from Salt Lake first entirely in Technicolor, a the Commissioner Newell B. Cook for City but failed to appear. county. medium he has declared he will an On the farms selected Irrigation After the zone meeting at the employ henceforth without excepInspection cf our waters and the Continued on Page 8 it with rearing ponds constructed on Bank of Heber City, the visiting tion. He has stocked Rock creek and the Duchesne an Lions joined the Heber Lions at marof names are whose immediate result of this visit. their regular meeting at the Mid- players among whom quee significance, More rearing ponds, to be con- way hot pots where they heard are Gary Cooper, Madeleine Carstructed on the Yellowstone and Miss Fisher of Heber deliver her roll, Paulette Goddard, Preston Lake Fork were scheduled for the winning address in a recent Foster, Lon Chaney Jr. and many contest there. She will others. cJming year, he said, with some Possibility of a fish hatchery some deliver her address, entitled, "Why Senator Lynne Ashton of Ver- It is filmed in terms of action, Mr Howe11 aaid' P' ace in the at the zone with the red coats of the moun nal last week voted against S. B. I am a American county. In connection with this, Mr. meeting to be held in Vernal some ties fiFour theme years ago when the first 6, requiring establishment cf running like a colour were given, examinations Schpnlan explained the expressed time in March. merit motorwith of thronged nancial responsibility through sequences desire of the Utah 1947 Centen-ria- l In were held .tests Ogden, Logan, to and ists who have failed satisfy police, Indians commission to see several MYTON RENOVATES The picture is a dramatization court judgments in damages for Salt Lake City, Provo, Price, Richmore hatcheries In the Uintah Bascf the Riel Rebellion of 1885 accidents before they are prcmil-te- d field and Cedar City. in, so that this section could be BUILDING Examinations will be given for which threatened to destroy Canto operate motor vehicles on classes of positions, offered to tourists He voted yes on twenty-fiv- e visiting the FOR CITY OFFICE ada and was put down by fifty the highways. slate on its 100th anniversary, West Mounted Police in a S. B. 82, making trespass on pri- including stenographic, clerical, North 3 a land ef fine fishing with old library build- - manner celebrated by Canadians vate lands for hunting, trapping and technical positions wth the MYTON guaranteed catches. The Uintah The Employment Service and the Unor camping a msderneanor. was moved Saturday to the in song and story. Raain has a third of the state s ing near the The employment Insurance Division. defeated. was and bill officc former jail iot3 city fishing waters, Mr. Schonian said, use was latter passed. and will be reconditioned for Telephone Company is entitled to several hatcher-R- s B. H. Stringham Local Teacher and city office. The Representative a as library S to supply it with fish In keep-'nIs Renovating i of Vernal introduced H. B. 147, lots wijl be beautified during the with its streams. providing that to prectocto not summer to complete work done Price Toll Line Commissioners Report Quoted having a duly appointed pound-keep- Wca(h(.r last summer when trees were planShowing the progress made Ln ted for the a person injured by a tres-- r, and tenpark proposed R. Clark Nielsen, teacher at Die fh and game propagation during nis court grounds which will be Tel company section patrolman 'passing animal may take It to the fhe Duchesne 'nearest high school, left Friday past ten years, Mr, Jensen the prundkeeper. project as socn as weather Is nrw stationed in Duchesne a position with the V. S. quoted from the biennial to take of Liddell Abe overhaureport a Representative periodic while making f the state permits. H. B. 145, .Weather bureau at the Salt Lake be- - Duchesne introduced fish and game Ing of the company's toll line 14 30 to 10 years the airport. He took the civil Bertie per extending from Approximately tween Duchesne and Price. re-fof the fish hatched in the be which serviced time by the examination some time ago and may been granted not The line has state were his of apword ceived to water to recently Basin put planted in the five or six years, Mr. Wood state engineer dunng this pointment. He has taught In the period, the report he is making replace lenefidal use. and says, school for the past three showed. Duchesne voted and yes Both It was pointed out that representatives ments of poles. Insulators "hile this was not B. 28, providing for a min-- ; years. on II. needed, where nearly In proother equipment Mr. J. Jensen of Ogden arrived to the portion to the percentage of fish the slack cut of the lines, eis hospital as an adjunct taking 8 waters here, and sanatorium Saturday evening to take Mr. state tuberculosis it was a great etc. - sen's place on the faculty. He is institur1ase over the name of the cf any changing lad Monday, He started Pilous time. plantings state sanator-- 1 a graduate of the Utah Agrtcultur-Th- e and expects to be approximately tion to the Utah Forest Ranger Clyde Lambert measure passed. lurn. jal college at Logan. a month finishing the job. (Continued on Pag 8) ora-torac- al half-breed- s. er com-rnkskn- Controls Blaze In Hours Time n, The explosion caused the doors Yel-owstc- COMEDY AT WARD HOUSE II ture. rs Post Office, Drug Store, Commercial Club and Library Filled with Smoke From Fire Starting in Joes Bow ling Alley M.I.A. TO PRESENT Fire Department REGISTER FDR a. m. Tuesday of carcinoma after an illness of two years. She was the oldest Fire In Hollenbeck. Block Threatens Entire Duchesne Business Section ol kirk (Special to The Record) MYTON, Feb. 20: The Myton Ward hall was completely destroyed by fire Wednesday about 1:30 p. m. when the cook stove in the Relief Society rooms exploded making an immediate inferno of the two rooms. The rooms were an addition behind the stage on the south end of the main struc- Number 31 The Duchesne ward M. I. A. will Fire of undetermined origin, present The Closed Door a three starting In the real-- of Joes Bowlact comedy, next Tuesday even- ing alley, was brought under con-rIn approximately an hour ear-- y ing, February 25th, It was announced Wednesday by Miss Faun Sunday morning, after threatOman and Leland Hair, activity ening Duchesnes entire business directors. block. Over $2000 damage was The comedy, directed by FrancL done to property and merchandise, Nelsen, will be offered to the pub- mostly smoke and water damage. lic free cf charge at a matinee perThe bowling alley, post office, formance Tuesday at 4:p. m. and Duchesne Drug, City and an evening performance beginning Duchesne Commercial library club were at 8: p. m. all filled with smoke from the The cast includes Vivian Barton fire, and it was some time after Marianne Foster, Ina Oman, Enid the firemen were called on the Washingtons BirthGoodrich, Donna Fitzwater, Kath- scene before the exact location jf day Set As eryn Tuddenham, Calvin Powell, the fire could be determined. The first alarm was given at Bob Sexton, Stephen Wilcken and Registration Day 4:23 a. m. according to Wm. Law-soKirk Merkley. who checked the time when The boys of T7 are marching It is expected that Joseph F. again! Veterans of the Argonne, Smith of the General L. D. S he heard the siren, and whose son. who Board will be honored guest at the Monel Lawson first discovered the Belleau Wood and sailors fire. The fire was under control braved the icy waters of the performance. at approximately 5:30 a. m. North sea on submarine patrol are to Bldgs., $120& to Damage their regismarching right up MTN. HOME PARTY tration places in 67 cities and Damage to the buildings, owned by L. A. Hollenbeck, amounted towns throughout Utah to regis- HONORS to $1200 including burned sections ter in the national mobilizaion of S. S. DRAFTEE In the bowling alley, and smoke the veterans of the World War In to the other buildings. preparation for new national deAlbert Miles, Selective Service damage This is the approximate figure fense. a was honored at draftee, party Five of the 13 members of the In the Mtn. Home L. D. S. ward represented by reconstruction contracts with James Hatch, who will Duchesne post American Legion hall last Saturday evening. Towns have registered at the sheriffs ofrepair damage to the structures, surMtn. Home and from people fice, where the blanks are avail- rounding towns joined in the pro and with Titus Jones, who will do the recalsomining and repainting able, It was stated Wednesday by gram and dance following, extend necessitated Dave Baum, adjutant, who is in by the smoke. as ing their best wishes to "Ab The fire was discovered by Men-e- l charge of the registration. There Mr. Miles Is affectionately called are about 30 veterans In Duchesne Lawson, who had been playing Speakers at the program in with the Duchesne orMr. Baum said. eluded Tom Thayne, who related chestra for a dance high school at and Upper Country Registers Myton some of his experiences in France who had The American Legion post at stopped with other memin World War No. 1 and Roj bers of the orchestra fora sandAltcnah has arranged to register who pictured army-lif- wich after all veterans in the upper country Farnsworth to Duchesne. returning In camp in Butte, Montana, including the towns of Aitonah, as a National Guardsman In the He noticed smoke pouring from vents over the post office building Bluebell, Mt. Emmons, Mt. Home, 20s. as he passed it on his way home, and Talmage at Aitonah on or be- mining strikes of the Among visitors from outside o'. and immediately ran to the Gerry fore Feb. 21. Questionnaires, Information and assistance will be Mtn. Home were Mr. nd Mrs. Mons garage to turn in the alarm and available at the Aitonah post of- Hitchcock and family of Myton then to the fire station to direct fice, it was announced by Clyde Mrs. Hitchcock is a sister of Mr the firemen to the blaze. Bad Luck Hinders Firemen Lambert, commander of Toyack Miles. Post No. 53. A series of unlucky incidents On February 22, the nation DAIRY PROBLEMS hindered the firemen in their efhopes to have every world war DISCUSSED forts, including first trouble startveteran, officers and men, soldiers ing the fire truck motor, and dissailors, marines, coast guard and AT MEETING covery that the nearest fireplug enlisted nurses and yeomanette3 was frozeji, A series of meetings held at to a differentnecessitating moving voluntarily registered in a move the to prepare for national defense if arious points in Duchesne county of a section of hose, and bursting the necThurslast Tuesday, Wednesday, a major national emergency essary elimination of other secThe American Legion was day and Friday dealt with dairy tions because cf mismatched selected as the. medium for con- problems and a program for the threads, so that In all, It waa some ducting the registration of nearly coming year was presented for 10 or 15 minutes before the hose veterans, through its consideration. The meetings were was ready to be brought into ac3,000,000 more than 11,00Q posts although arranged by the dairy committee tion. of the Duchesne county planning Continued on Page 8) In the meantime, a large part board with the cooperation of the of the at population had extension service and the assist- the scene, and it wasgathered discovered Deadline Nears For ance of the Farm Security Adminby the feel of the plate glass Merit Tests By istration and committee. fronts, that the fire was In the Placement Bureau in Duchesne, bowling alley instead of the post At the meeting office as was first reported. The Wednesday at the high school, Rich, dairy specialist of the entire attic above the Hollenbeck Monday, February 24 th, is the last day for filing applications to extension service presented pic- block is open, and the smoke was of dairy traveling across all the buildings, take tests for positions in the De- tures on Improvement partment of Placement and Un- stock through the use of purebred to find an outlet through the vents over the post office. ,slres which portrayed the employment Insurance. that can be made Discovered In Roof The dates for the examinations will be announced, after the accep- from that type of service. Even after the hoses were ready tance of applications has been Leslie J. Kidman, district super- and the door to the bowling alley closed. LeRay S. Howell, Secre- visor of the FSA, related the Im- opened, nothing but a dense smoke tary, Citizens' Committee on Per- provement that has been made In was found, and it was not until The cities in Sanpete county and the possibilisonnel announced. the firemen had gone on the roof which the examinations will be ties of improving the dairy enter- and discovered melting tar on the 8ame prise in Duchesne county. be roof that the exact location of the :J'.eld p. m. Exploding Stove Blamed For Conflagration $2.00 Per Year In Advance j . p)st set-u- p, 4-- Ly-(m- Clyde Larsen, agricultural Inspector, spoke on the improvement of dairy products to improve home and distant markets The meeting was coniucted by Carl Davis, Duchesne county agricultural agent, and was attend ed by Ralph B. Ladle, county RR a number of boyF supervisor, from the Duchesne high school and people from F r u i 1 and, Bridgeland and Duchesne. Other meetings were held at and Hanna, Tuesday; Alta-mon- t and Roosevelt Wednesday Ioka, Neola and Arcadia, Thursday and meetings Friday at Altamont and DuRoosevelt, 1 chesne.- It is our purpose, Mr. Ladle said, "to Improve, if we can, the dairy possibilities of this area. JUST TO REMIND YOl Women's Study Club, Saturday 22 with Mrs. Melvin Paulson. Monday, Feb. 21, 8.30 p. m. high school auditorium. Lions Club, Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p. m., Mission Inn. February P.-T.- fire could be determined. Whether the fire had started at the floor and clLmbed up a composition board partition to the ceiling, or started in the ceiling and dropped to the floor, Fire Chief Dean Powell was unable to determine, even In later investigation, but it had apparently smothered itself out for lack of oxygen in the main room by the time it was discovered, and waa confined to the attic above the buildings, (liars Timbers Having located the fire, It was only a short Job for the firemen to chop through the roof and extinguish it with the hose, making it safe to open doors and clear out the smoke from the buildings so that they could enter from below and complete their work. The fire Itself had burned only a small section of floor behind the partition In the bowling alley, the partition Itself and a similar secUon of the celling, but had spread In the attic charring Umbers over the drug store, adjoining on the west, and filling the entire corner with smoke. The only casualty of Uie fire Continued on page 8 I |