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Show L- UINTAH OASIN RECORD PUBLISHED THURSDAY OF EACH WEEK Thursday, December 29, 1955 SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Year 6 Months $3.00 $1.75 3 Months $1.00 Payable In Advance Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Duchesne, Utah CLIFTON N. MEMMOTT, Editor and Publisher Goldie Wilcken, News Editor Mrs. Weston Bates, Office Manager CUFF MEMMOTT, Editor Here Are The Stakes On The Colorado River . . . . 50-ye- 8, t. $115,-000,00- Their bonus is not a result ot any contractual right, understand. It simply represents a premium that they would realize from the presence of water physically reaching Lake Mead as a result of the Upper Basin states failure to use even part of the water allocated to them under the Colorado River Interstate Compact of 1922. In view of the foregoing is it any wonder that lower Californians would (or could) raise a rich lobbying fund to persuade members of congress and the people of the United States that the Upper Basin project is a boondoggle? Key members of congress from Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah met in Denver recently to discuss tactics for bringing about congressional authorization of the project in the session opening in January. The challenge will be simply that of obtaining a firm, four-stat- e agreement on Thru The Files Of The Hccord Franklin Davies, who is employed at. at Layton, Utah spent the Christmas holidays with his family in Duchesne. oOo A marriage license was Issued on Dec. 24 to Kenneth Labrum and Marie Crumbo of Roosevelt. oOo Artie Stocks of Duchesne married Miss Doris Hartle on Saturday, December 22, at the family home. The marriage was performed by Bishop Francis Todd, and after the ceremony, a reception was held at the Stocks home at which about 20 friends and relatives were in attendance. oOo children near day morning. a bonfire, Satur- oOo Herbert Mecham of the CCC Camp at Bridgeland, is spending the holidays with his family, Mr. and Mrs. Warran Mecham of Fruit-land- . OH Nowc The following summary of oil well drilling activity for the week ending Dec. 20, has been released by the Scouting Division of Carter Oil Co.: Minton-Stat- 6, 12,549-12,5- e 88 ft. No. 1 Core No. ft. Drilling at 3 12,-84- Total Pvt. Wallace Chatwin of Tabiona Nequoia Arch Unit No. 1 circulation. arrived home this week for Christ- Depth, 3089 ft. Lost J. H. Ryan No. 1 Drilling at mas after spending several months 965 ft. in Germany. Navajo Gothis Nose No. 1 oOo Total depth 6467 ft. Plug back toMrs. Lillias Wilkins and son tal depth 5570 ft. Hole plugged Wayne' of Mt. Home, came out from Salt Lake to look after the and abandoned Dec. 19, 1955. Finformers ranch affairs here and al report. Navajo White Mesa Unit No. 2 also to spend Christmas. Her Drill stem test No. 5, 6130-618on came out Wanona daughter, ft. Open 2 hours, shut in 30 minthe bus Saturday. utes. No gas to surface. Recovered oOo 92 ft. slightly gas-cdrilling fluid. 20 YEARS AGO Plugged and abandoned Dec. 20, 1955. Final report. Miss Renet Mickelson returned to Duchesne early this week. She CHRISTMAS VISITORS has been employed at Manti. 5 oOo Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bryner spent Christmas in Price with relatives. They attended a family reunion and especially enjoyed a visit with Mr. Bryners brother, whom he had not seen for 8 years. oOo License to wed was issued by Clerk Arthur Goodrich on Dec. 26 to Charles Bleazard and Katherine Bowers, both of Mt. Home. oOo 'Betty Smith, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith of burned was severely Altonah when her clothing caught fire while she was playing with some CHEER nl; NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS By Rachel Bates Each year we face the new year with the promise to ourselves that we will really keep the resolutions we make, but then again we seem to let the old ways prevail with a shrug of our shoulders and a I just cant do it". This year I am determined that it wont be that way. Im tired of old man discouragement telling me what to do, and this year he is getting a kick from me where it will do the most good. Ive made up my mind that I am going to start on a new model and although it will take a lot of work, and the rest of my life to build, I am starting on it. I ran across a card in my collection of good thoughts this week, that was written by a former resident of Duchesne Co., Willard A. Day, who used to be our County Commissioner. I think Mr. Day has the idea of the perfect "New Model and here it is: MANY HOMES With Christmas just 3 days off, most of the boys and girls1 that are away at school, etc. have arrived home to spend the holidays with their families. Some of the local residents have gone on trips for the holidays and some of them have folks who have' come here, or are coming, for the event. Jessup Johnsen is home from the 'BYU to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Johnsen, Dean Young is home from the USAC with his folks, the Bert Youngs. Lynn Barker Is home with the Elvin Barkers from the U of U. A that does not require a push by the foot; generator, sufficiently strong that I may assist in charging the batteries of those who are week; headlights bright enough to shine through the darkness of despondency and despair; steering-gear- , strong and responsive, that I may avoid the ruts into which othd ers fall; a battery that will start my motor even though it has been chilled with disappointment and doubt, and run down with age; windshield large and clear, that I may see all the traffic signs, and avoid the cross roads that lead in the wrong direction. Radiator, with circulation that will, under all conditions, keep the temperatures from rising above normal; horn, with a salute of friendship, rather than a get out of my way tone. Strong automatic brakes, that may avoid trespassing upon the strong and automatically attached, rights of others; of life. that I may be quick to assist others out of the A handy mirror, that will' reflect all my unpleasant moods; windows bright and clean, that I may recognize my friends as I pass along lifes way; large fuel tank, that I may be able to divide with the needy and worthy; motor, powerful and strong, that will not kick back, or stall when I come to the hard pulls, nor falter when I reach the steep, rough places in life; extra large trunk, in which to store the sweet memories, the encouraging words and kind deeds of those who understand my motives, desires, and struggles. A muffler, that reduces the harsh, boisterous tones of and revenge, to the more gentle voice of sacrifice, joy and peace; a cab, roomy and comfortable, that I may give a life to those whom I find stranded along lifes highway; a distributor that will send a warm spark of light and encouragement to the dark chambers of melancholy and despair; that have no button, that I may forever lose sight of the faults I see in others; an exhaust pipe, that will carry away the hot, black smoke of hatred, treachery and deceit. Bumpers, so strong that I may withstand the hard knocks of the careless and thoughtless; window cleaner, that will clear away the dust of self-pitvanity, and false pride, and let in the ounshine of cheerfulness, love and affection; fenders deep and broad, that I may not become smeared with the mud of gossip, selfishness and greed; an heater, that I may be wanned towith the gosple of kindness, sympathy, charity and good-wi- ll ward men; wheels that stilf run true after a long life of usefulness; axels, that will stand up under an overload when occasion demands; springs, so tempered, that they will absorb the shocks of adversity and disappointment. Chains, rugged and strong, that I may hold to the' bright lighted, hard' surfaced highway of truth, and not slide off into the dark, murky gutter of ignorance, superstition, and fear, and the foggy mysticism of ages gone by. The Old Model wood, and iron spokes of indolence' and self indulgence, is to be replaced by the Golden Spokes of Faith, Hope, garage, with which to proCourage and Resolution; a well-buil- t the vicious storms of criticism and tect my new model from " ' ' slander. self-start- er super-charge- n; n; te Myton Nows By-La- 30 ceived Real Scouting will thrill to the program their leaders will now provide after completing Rowan C. Stutz Basic Scoutmaster Train-Coursmore troops Twenty-si- x should have better programs now. Spencer Squire was Mr. Stutz right hand man, and Wilmer Murray, himself a Scoutmaster, his left hand man. Harold Sprouse and Dean Frandsen played important roles also. A. Louis Fife, Vernal, figured hed have about a dozen men for the Explorer course. When nearly three times that many turned out for the opening session, he commented to me, Im really going to work hard to see those men get what they are coming for. A total of 23 graduated. When Mr. Fife couldnt make the second session his assistant, Pink Timothy, stepped right in aftd did the job. The largest graduating class was the Guide Patrol with 32 under the direction of J. Ferron Hacking. If you know how Ferron loves the Guide Patrol, youll understand why he achieved such results. Elwood Carter and Elvin Barker really inspired the Unit Committeemen at their course. They graduated 28. Long scouting experiences, a love' for boyhood' and the desire to see every boy benefit from Scouting as they and their sons have played an important part in the selection of these two men as members of the A team. One of the hardest jobs of the University of Scouting was teaching the Commissioner Course. We had never heard of such a thing in the Uintah Basin before, and to inspire men to do something thev had never heard of, but vital to Scouting, was the job we felt Roosevelts George Hacking was qualified to do. He was the only one to graduate every person who enrolled the first two nights. Paul Murphy captured the respect of everyone the opening night, Nov. 4, when he went from national to the unit explaining the organization of Scouting. Although he had specialists (Floyd Labrums committee on Organization & Extension, Ted Olpin on Finance, James E. Bacon on Camps ing & Activities, and Sharon Advancement committee to help him), he had a real problem trying to teach all of the administrative aspects of Scouting in sessions. He' did a six two-horemarkable job with 25' graduate. Cum-ming- ing. The best job of publicity by district officials was done by Glen NOTE This is the first of a for more than 15 years. It was series of column articles to be Oct. 28, 1940 that the Secretary in the of the State of Utah issued a published periodically Uintah Basin Record and the certificate of organization to the COW BUSINESS Roosevlt Standard to better ac- Uintah Basin, Soil Conservation In the' United States today there quaint the people of the Uintah District supervisors. The governing body of this are more than 95,000,000 cattle. Basin with Hie purposes, functions and achievements of toe Uintah group held its first meeting on Thats quite a bunch of cattle Dec. 6, 1940. At this first meetmaybe 10,000,000 too many. Of Basin Soil Conservation District. These 95,000,000 cattle, Utah has ing Leon P, Christensen of Vernal was elected chairman of toe board Organizational History 675,000, and of these Duchesne This conservation group has of district supervisors and Chester County has 50,000! The records show that YOU been organized in the Uintah Basin Hartman of Mt. Emmons was elected secretary. Other members own some' of these cattle. Perhaps j of this first board of district suyours are beef cattle or they may pervisors were John L. Cook of be dairy cattle, but regardless of' Roosevelt, Lynn Ross of Arcadia, the breed, they all must sooner or and Davis Morrill of Tridell. later be sold. On Feb. 12, 1946, a new board I am sure you will agree that (Crowded Out Last Week) of supervisors took over toe manBRIDGE CLUB HOSTS there is something wrong with the ARE DICK JOHNSTUNS agement of the Uintah Basin cattle situation today. Possibly a District. The The Bridge Club Christmas par- Soil Conservation lot of things are contributing to of toe the unfavorable , position of the ty was held at the home of Mr. new board consisted cattle business in our present and Mrs. Richard Johnston, with following members: J. Heber All-re- d of Roosevelt, chairman; Wileconomy. Possibly some of these Mrs. Johnstun as hostess, Monday, 12. The husbands of the mem- liam N. Brotherson of Boneta; things can be remedied. Probably Dec. some of them cant. I think you bers were guests for the event Milton Woolley of Lapoint; Lyle will agree that there isnt much and there were: Mr, and Mrs. Ed L. Young of Duchesne', and Hugh Mrs. Merlin W. Colton of Vernal, you and I can do as individuals, Carman, Mr. and Alden White of Ballard was so what I am getting around to Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Halis the necessity of working to- stead, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Beebe, elected board member on Dec. 30, and Mrs. Walter Nelson, Mr. 1947, to succeed J. Heber Allred. gether with the rest of the people-ownin- Mr. Hil-dAt a meeting held March 16, 1948, cattle, to see if we can and Mrs. Woodrow Day, Mrs. Thomas Dave and Mr. White was elected board chairJohnstun discover what can be done to imluncheon was man. A lovely of present, the cattle the prove position n About J?n. 18, 1950 Joseph business economy throughout the enjoyed and gifts were exchanged. ' of Hanna and Leslie Good nation. rich of Bluebell were elected to ROSE STEPHENSEN, JUNE We have today a numbeT the' board of supervisors, and BISHOP CLUB HOSTESSES of very active and worthwhile The Duchesne Mothers Club Pickup of Randlett and Marorganizations working toward a solution of our many problems. Christmas party was held Thurs- vin Smith of Maescr were appointI would say that at the head of day evening at the home of Mrs. ed by the State Committee as this list would be the National Rose Stephensen, with Mrs. June members of the district board. The present board Cattlemans Association, with its1 Bishop assisting. A wonderful evening was en- of district supervisors was orheadquarters in Denver . and havmembers and guests. ganized in 1953. Harold Dudley of ing a membership in almost every joyed by 25 state where cattle are grown. At The program consisted of a beau- Randlett is chairman; Ray Brown Forstates have tiful reading, The Littlest Angel, of Montwel is least twenty-eigh- t Cattle Associations that are mem- by Carma Smith; two lovely songs rest Hancock of Myton is secretary; Marvin Smith of Maeser and bers of this National Association. by Sherrie and Susie Luntjgren, Lund-greWilliam C. Foy of Duchesne are Our own Utah Cattle & Horse accompanied by Mrs. Elma and a very inspirational talk board members. Growers Association has always and is today doing much to help by Glen A. Mitchell on The True Mrs. Helen Odekirk spent the the cattle owners. The Utah Meaning of Christmas. Ice cream, Cattle & Horse Growers board of mince meat pie, punch and Christ- weekend in Salt Lake with the directors is made up of one rep- mas favors were served after the A. A. Palmers. She went in with resentative from each of the program and games. Gifts were Miss Mary Lois Reichert of Roosecounties1. velt and returned with the Lorin twenty-nin- e Duchesne exchanged by the members. is the Stephensens. only county that County Mr. and Mrs. Keith Duke and does not have a county cattle LAURA LYMAN HOSTESS association. TO baby are spending toe holidays in 500 CLUB PARTY Mrs. Laura Lyman was hostess Duchesne with Mrs. Helen OdeRecently seventy cattlemen of 0 the county met and decided to to the 500 Club Christmas party kirk. The Rowan Stuzs shopped in form an association, to be known last Wednesday evening. The folas the Duchesne Cattle Associa- lowing were present: Mrs, Rachel Salt Lake on Friday. tion. Most of those present paid Wilson, Mrs. Ruby Stephensen, their membership fees of 100 per Mrs. Emma Wimmer, Mrs. Anna head on cattle owned and they Nielsen, Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, selected a temporary board of Mrs. Grace Bench and' Mrs. Rose SANTA IN OUR MIDST directors and directed them to Partridge. A wonderful Christmas real A Santa Claus helper is livthe served hostess, by draft a set of Articles of Incorpor- dinner was in our midst, as we discovered ening ation to be presented at a later after which the evening was rolled around this when Christmas scores 500. High date for the consideration of the joyed playing On eve eleven Christmas Wilson Mrs. year. to Mrs. went Nielsen, members. These articles have been homes were visited by W. E. exwere Gifts Bench. Mrs. and has been a and meeting prepared Broome. At each of the eleven set for early in January where changed. homes where small children reside the Articles of Incorporation and handmade chair. will be presentee! MIL & MRS. JAMES SUMMERS Mr. Broome left a a set of so many of the He stated that 28th Also CELEBRATE for approval of the members. little children took time' to smile ANNIVERSARY SATURDAY a board of directors of nine memat him or say a friendly word, he bers one from each of the nine Mr. and Mrs. James Summers little by making districts throughout the county celebrated their 28th wedding an- reciprocated feel indeed We them. chairs for on Saturday will be elected to serve as a niversary evening Mr. Broome the real displayed dinner of board directors. wonderful a with family permanent Santa In order for this organization at their home'. Guests for the event Christmas spirit by playing tots. to these to function to the best advantage were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Rasof the cattle owners they win mussen and family, and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harris went to need the moral and financial sup- Mrs. Marvin Jenkins and family. Lake City, Saturday, for the Salt port of all cattle owners of the They received calls from the other Xmas weekend to visit members is who sent This the letter of members family being county. of her family. the couldnt be there', you as an invitation to join movement from which we hope we will receive benefits, and as1 Blake Esauk, who is attending a member to help the directors Snow College, came home to to do the best job possible. While Utahn Saturday to spend Christwe know that $5.00 bills are not mas and New Years with the Steve hanging around the cattlemans Esauks. fences these days, we feel that Jimmy Johnstun from Wasatch if through the efforts of all the Academy, is home with the Richmen who are willing to work on ard Johnstons. this Association board they will Karan Carman, who is attending have bettered our cattle prices the USAC came home with her !4 cent per lb., which would be parents, who met her in Salt Lake animal, so if over toe weekend. $2.50 on a 1,000-lin any year you sell ten head you Mr, and Mrs. Kay Mecham are will have paid your association dues for 5 years. Cattle prices, spending 10 days in Duchesne with while they may be the one press- Mrs. Sylvia Mecham. Kay is staWITH A ing problem today, are only one tioned with the Marines in Califor of many effecting the cattle grow- nia. er continually, to mention a few Brand Inspection, Disease Control, The Orvin Moons and the Elmer Public Ranges, Taxes, Transporta- Moons spent Friday in Salt Lake. WANT-A- D tion, Control of Cattle Numbers and numerous others. Somebody Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, of has to work to make these move- Myton, spent Sunday in Duchesne ments successful and everything visiting with the Elmer Moons and EVERYONE WHO WANTS the Art Taylors. you do these days costs money. While it is true that there is RESULTS . . . Mr. and Mrs. Karl Shisler and always a few that are willing to ride on the other fellows gas, children, of Roosevelt, spent Sun- we feel that they are very few, day at the home of Mr. and Mrs. and in most cases wouldnt help Mont Poulson and family. any organization. We invite you to join in this movement and help Dr., and Mrs. Ralph Bell and make it work for the benefit of son, Roger, of Pittsburg, Calif., all. are in Duchesne to spend a few For further information contact days with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Morany of the nine directors or Robert rison and family. They will leave Murdock, Secretary of the Asso- to go back Christmas day. ciation. Dues for this association, will Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Smith spent be1 $5.00 minimum or 100 per a few days in Salt Lake visiting Uses The head. They may be sent in to the friends and relatives and shopping. to or one handed County Agent of the area representatives. Mrs. Elvin Barker spent a few days last week" in Salt Lake on Scouting. From about Wednesday business. to Friday of each week he would The Var Rosenbaums spent the keep his phone really busy. Grant Peel led the singing four weekend in Salt Lake City. of tha sessions and assisted George Mr. and Mrs. Hugh PeTcivaf, of Hacking in the commissioner department. D. Ted Thacker led' the Ioka, spent Sunday afternoon at singing twice. Five inspirational the Glen Remunds. ceremonies were presented where Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Stephensen 41 toys had roles. Not just a handful, but scores and family visited in Salt Lake of people made the University of over the weekend with their chilScouting possible. The' job each dren that live there. did was important and appreciated. Never have I been personally Basin. It is a pleasure to be their acquainted with more qualified, coach! Scout devoted, and Sincerely, leaders than we have in the Uintah Rulon Dean Skinner five-memb- er ts Dear Cliff: I like to think of my position as Field Scout Executive as being that of a Coach. As such, I deal the regularly with four teams leaders of Duchesne, volunteer Moon Lake), Roosevelt and Uintah Districts. , Occasionally we hand pick men from these four teams to make teams for up special specific puposes. One such occasion was the High Uintah Camp last summer and we had a winning Team that broke all records by getting a camping experience for 348 boys and leaders. Rowan C. Stutz was captain of that team. Then came the dream of getting a University of Scouting organized. A little unusual, maybe, but the idea didnt originate with the coach, but with the man later selected as captain of the University of Scouting team James E. Bacon. The University of Scouting team did its job well so well that again records were broken. The Utah National Parks Council Leadership Training chairman told me he figured wed have' about 70 graduate from the University of Scouting, and thanks to that team, we had 170 graduate; Over 310 enrolled! Now, Id like to tell about the members of that University of Scouting team not everyone who turned out for practice, but about the men who were on the court as the game was being played. James E. Bacon was captain. Although in the hospital with injuries the first two sessions, he really made a come-bacduring the closing sessions. He got the team organized, dates set, fee set, arrangements made for the place to hold University of Scouting, etc. Graduation exercises were brillantly handled under his direction. Eight key players made up the a number more playing squad were held in reserve. Jack Dexter took the Cubbing course which he himself hadnt previously heard of, and together with Father Richard E. Lundberg graduated 27 scouters. They did their job so well the boys in Duchesne District will have Cub Scouting for the first time beginning in February. Many boys who have never re The Story About Year Uintah Dasin Soil Conservation District Program La-R- 1 self-prai- , 7 Wil-che- tow-chain- s, A LETTER TO THE EDITOR i AN OPEN LETTER TO LIVESTOCK OWNERS vEv mud-holes- iflt, . By Robart 8. Murdock County Agricultural Agont MY NEW MODEL you know how much the power consumers of California have gained from the upper Colorado river basin states failure to provide upstream water storage for their own use? Well, weve given our California friends $12 million ($12,000,000 that is) since 1938. If we dont get some water storage projects by 1988 (which ar is the contract period covering payout of Hoover dam) our total charity to California will have been $115,000,000. Who are the beneficiaries of our largess? The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the city of Los Angeses, the Southern California Edison Company and the California Power Company. No wonder California is willing and can afford to dump dough into the congressional sabotage of our storage project. Heres the story: When the government, under the Boulder Canyon act of 1940, negotiated hydro-electri- c power sales contracts for Hoover dam kilowatts with the California customers, it was necessary to consider annual depletions from Lake Mead, resulting from upstream diversions. (The rivet had beendivided theoretically by compact of the states and federal government some years before). Those depletions were estimated from hydrologic studies which were the initial and terminacovering the period 1938-8tion dates under the power contracts. It was assumed that the' average annual desrease in water supply available to Lake Mead, because of increased upstream uses, wuld amount to 79,000 acre-feeBut, as things worked out, there has been no significant upstream depleation between 1938 and 1954. That means that there have been, in that moFe water available at Hoover period, about 11 million acre-fee- t dam for poweT production than would have been available had progress been made in upstream projects. That additional water is equivalent to some 4.5 billion killowatt-hour- s of electrical energy generated at Hoover dam power plant. Now, that has been secondary energy, sold to the California interests at something like 1.30 mills per killowat-hou- r. Had that same power been generated by fuel in the Los Angeles area it would have cost about 4 mills per killowat-hou- r. Thus the municipal consumers of southern California and two private electric utilities have saved close to 2.7 mills per killowat hour, without additional investment on their part and with only minor transmission losses. Under the Hoover dam power contracts all secondary energy is reserved to the California allottees; and the savings to them since 1938 have amounted to $12,000,000. Every year that the lower California representatives in congress, the lobbists for the city of Los Angeles and the trained seals on the poyroll of Southern California Edison and California Electric can block the upper Colorado storage project, it means money in the bank for them. And if they can hold it up for just about 30 years more', they will have won a prize of 43 billion kilowatt-hour- s of secondary energy at a savings of Do 10 YEARS AGO precisely what the upper Colorado legislation should include. Given a unified plan, and one that is neither too ambitious nor complex, an upper Colorado bill has a good chance of success. But unanimity in the four states is essential to overcome the enormous opposition of a politically potent crowd that plays rough, and is not playing for peanuts as the record plainly Denver Post. shows. Mohlman, District Chairman of Moon Lake District Twice he had 75 of the registered scouters of his district at the University of Why De Cash Out When You Can b. Cash In O Selling O Buying O Trading O Renting ' CLASSIFIED SECTION UlflTAIl DASin DEGOnO The Cost Is But a Fow Conte - |