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Show A Newspaper Devoted The .. T7TT County Seat Duchesne: nAilil Newspaper Volume 7. Covers ALL The Uintah Basin Gateway To Uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 14. Lake Tax Decision Conflicts With One Rendered By Abe Turner Salt Salt Lake County Loses Case To State Land Board county was prohibited last Tuesday in a district court decision from taking title through a tax deed to property acquired by the state land board in default of a mortgage by a borrower from the board, even before the board took over the property. Judge James W. McKinney handed down the written decision in a suit brought by the land board against Salt Lake cbunty, one of approximately 60 similar actions pending in the state in which counties will seek to acquire property on like grounds. The decision is in direct conflict with that handed down in DuSalt Lake chesne Nov. 9th, 1937, on one of the cases tried here before Judge Turner. Judge Turner Quoted In rendering his decision here, Judge Turner, after listening to the argument as presented by County attorney L. A. Hollenbeck, said; That the State Land Board, nor any other body of state agency created by the State legislature can (not) take title to land in the name of the State in a case similar to this, so as to defeat the tax lien held by this county." Again he stated that the right of the State, the county and the school district to assess, levy and collect taxes is a paramount j right, guaranteed by the consti-- i tution of the State of Utah,, and in my opinion the statute exempting the state or county property from taxation does not give the State of Utah a superior right to that of the county in the matter and further of such exemption; that in the opinion of the court, the state, the county and the school district properties which are by law exempt must be those properties taken for the use of the state for state purposes, and not for conversion of title to then be resold so as to replenish the fund with cash. Judge McKinney Quoted Judge McKinney, in rendering his decision on the Salt Lake county case said he was convinc-- ( Continued On Page 8) . Abe COUNTY ROAD GRADER BROUGHT TO DUCHESNE The new 99 road grader, recently purchased from the Lang Company, by Duchesne county will be brought to Duchesne this week end where the large snow plow will be attached, according to information from the county clerks office Wednesday. The new road machine, which has been in use on North Country roads in Commissioner Edgar territory had a break-dow- n Civil Suit Filed For INEZ LAMBERT WINS POST ON NEVADA PROJECT Recovery Of Delinquent Rent Miss Inez Lambert expects to leave today, Friday, for Lovelock, Nevada to take over her new duties as junior clerk for the U. S. Reclamation Service on the Hum-bo- lt project. The appointment, which comes directly through Secretary of the Interior Ickes, is a permanent draft into the Gogemment service and is a merited reward for efficient work in the Reclamation Service. Miss Lambert has, for the past year, been employed with the Reclamation Service on the Moon Lake Dam project under the direction of E. J. Westerhouse, engineer, who stated that he had no doubts as to her ability to fill the position as junior clerk. The new post carries with it a salary of 1440, a substantial increase over her salary at Moon Lake. Miss Lambert is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Darrell E. Lambert of Roosevelt. She received her education in the Duchesne county schools and the L. D. S. business college in Salt Lake City. She had expected to enroll at the Utah State Agricultural college, when the appointment came to change her plans. After completing her business course, Miss Lambert held a position in the office of the Moon Lake Water Users Association in Roosevelt until the Resettlement Administration office was opened in Duchesne in 1935 and she was She clerk. resigned appointed from this position a year ago to go to Moon Lake. STATE MEET Duchesne County Clerk Treasurer And Assessor Will Attend County officials for the various counties of Utah will gather in Salt Lake City on January 20th and 21st to hold their fifteenth annual convention, according to received this an announcement week by Duchesne County Clerk G. A. Goodrich. Silas Rowley, Carbon county assessor and president of the Utah State County Officials association, said plans are practically complete for the enlightenment and entertainment of visitors. Departmental sessions will take up the greater part of the two days, with one or two general sessions and entertainments. It is expected that new tax laws and new election laws as they affect the counties, will be gone into and explained to the satisfaction of the officials. Problems and solutions will be compared by the Accusing employees of the T. E. Connolly Construction Company with negligence and carelessness, Alva Dart of Myton, on January 10th filed suit against the company and the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company asking for $5,000.00 damages, $50.00 nurses fees and $100.00 for medical assistance. Mr. Dart alleges that on September 17, 1937, he as an employee of the U. S. Reclamation Department, was working in a test pit near the Moon Lake Dam, when rocks and dirt loosened from the hillside by a blast of dynamite set off by T. E. Connolly construction FIRE DEPARTMENT company workers, rolled down upSETS UP RULES on him, injuring him severely. OF ATTENDANCE Falling Rocks Cause Injuries He claims that although the A set of rules on attendance construction company employees knew he was working in the pit, was placed before members of the they set off the blast without Duchesne Volunteer Fire Depart warning or without giving him an ment at a meeting last Tuesday opportunity to get away. The evening. The matter had been disfalling rocks, he claims, fractur- cussed at length at a meeting on ed bones in his hand and caused December 28 and it was felt that severe bruises, cuts and contus- inasmuch as the dues are paid by the city and also state compenions upon his arms and body. The injuries, he says, have left sation is carried by the city on all him unable to work for some time regular volunteer members, a set and have necessitated the expend- of rules should be adopted, the iture of a large sum in nurses and reasonable observance of which doctors fees and numerous auto- would entitle them to these benemobile trips to get medical as- fits. sistance for which he asks recovThe rules adopted are as folery. The $5,000.00 will compensate lows: him for the pain and suffering 1. This body does not feel justiand distress and loss of use of arm fied in presenting for membership, and body functions and for gen- names of fireman or officers who eral relief. do not attain a record of at least Bank Sues 50 per cent attendance at weekly The First National Bank of meetings. 2. Absences due to sickness, Price, on the 10th of January, filed suit against Jack V. McLea of work, social engagements, or out Roosevelt, asking for a judgment of town absences will be excused of $475.00 for rent from May 15, on reasonable proof, and will not 1936 to December 15, 1937. count against attendance record. 3. Attendance records will be Henry Ruggeri, attorney for the plaintiff, claims that his client indicated by the following letters: and Mr. McLea entered into an P for present; E for excused abagreement in 1936 for the rental sence; A for unexcused absence. 'of property at the rate of $25.00 4. Any member with more than per month and that to date, none 50 per cent As will be considered of the rent has been paid. delinquent. Unless retained by a The plaintiff asks that the majority vote of members in good be trebled to cover costs of standing. suit and that the lease be forfeit5. New members must be voted. ed into the department by a majority vote of members in good ALTERRA SCORES WIN OVER LOCAL IOOPSTERS The Duchesne high school hoop-ster- s met defeat at the hands of Alterra on the Alterra floor last Friday evening in the first league game of the season. The score was The second team was also defeated by a score of The lineup for Duchesne included Billings and Bell, forwards; Kent and Abplanalp, guards; White, center. Stott, Mayhew and Emry went in for relief during the game. Other players ready for call were Joe Anderton, Ken Price and George Chambers. The Duchesne boys were outclassed from the beginning, but with more practice and diligent work, it is expected they will make a better showing at the next game. 38-3- 2. 40-2- 5. early this week. Mr. Max M. Hobson of the Lang Company was sent out to investigate and repair the damage. It is his opinion that trying to work the frozen ground with the tractor is the cause of the damage and suggested putting the machine into the garage until some the frost leaves the ground. He is in Duchesne and LOCALS representatives now awaiting the arrival of the different out. worked of cooperation plans grader. Mr. Albert Peterson of Rock Clerk G. A. Goodrich of Duwas a business visitor in creek chesne county said Treasurer Poron Monday. Duchesne Levi J. Assessor ter Merrell, JANUARY BREAKS Andrew Jones and L. M. Fosand he plan to attend the THIRTY-ON- E ter, Tabiona school teachers were two-da- y conclave. YEAR RECORD in Duchesne Saturday to attend the extension classes of the B. POPULAR MYTON Y. U. Old Man Weather went on a Miss Ruth Dart of Myton was COUPLE WED spree here this week recording the highest maximum tempera guest of Mrs. Nina Burger sevAT DUCHESNE ature for January 10th in thirty-eral days this week. one Mr. and Mrs. George Kohl reyears, 44 degrees. The MYTON minimum was 10 degrees. turned two of set Friday of last week from lost Mytons younger The month of January is intheir most popular members and a few days visit with friends in Mrs. deed fickle. Last year on Jangained a newly married couple Salt Lake City and Ogden. uary 9th, the thermometer when Mr. Evan Peterson and Miss A. M. Murdock who had been Lodropped to 43 degrees below Evelyn Doese made a trip to the visiting in Salt Lake City and Schonian Ernest Mrs. return. and zero and seat gan Monday establishing an all time county of who had been visiting in Ogden, ed with the announcement record for Duchesne. The maximum temperature on that their marriage. The bride is the returned with them. Thomas M. Gilbert of Arcadia date was seven degrees below daughter of Mrs. George Wedig zero and it hovered between and has made her home at the was transacting business in Dubelow Wedig ranch west of Myton for chesne Monday. thirty and thirty-eigfor the next week. Don't neglect your Dental work. the past five years, while the This week has been almost groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Call Dr. M. I. Meeker, Duchesne, lke spring with minimum N. L. Peterson and has lived in for appointment. deRichard Nelson, Farm Security 28 33 an of 10, Myton for nineteen years, having in Salt manager for Duchesne county and here school and attended 11 and for 10, January fies Lake City. Their many friends Miss Leona Winters, home dem-- ( Continued On Page 8) wish them a very happy future. An-dert- ht tem-P'ratur- es Tabiona has a liquor store whether they like it or not, and according to an opinion from Attorney General Joseph Chez it probably will remain no matter how strenuously the townspeople object. Much to the chagrin of the Town Board, who are definitely against the idea, the Liquor Commission "slipped into" the town and established a package agency without their knowledge or consent. Although the attorney general believes privately the people of a town should have something to say about such matters, he finds the law vests sole authority in the commission. As long as a store or package agency is being operated legally there is no way the commission can be forced to move it. One method which might have an effect dont buy any. standing. 6. 1938 dues payable by June 1, 1938 and effective June 30, for one year will be based on records Per Year In Advance $2.00 193S, Number 25. Murray Springs Considered Possible Source Of Supply For Cily Water TABIONA WOULD RATHER BE DRY Two Opposing Decisions Affecting The Collection Of Taxes By Counties May Go Before The Supreme Court Miles to the People of the Umtah Basin Discussion Of Financing New Water Takes Attention Of City System Council At Second Meeting, Tuesday Allocation Of Vehicle Registration Funds To SUPT. LAUDS P.T.A. George Wilcken Be Discussed At Meet ON SCHOOL HOT Named New LUNCH PROGRAM Justice of Peace County and city officials of Daggett, Uintah and Duchesne counties will meet representatives of the State Road Commission next Monday, January 17th at the Commercial Club in Roosevelt for the purpose of discussing the allocation of funds for city and county roads from state motor vehicle registration funds. The 1937 legislature by two acts, provided for the use of state motor vehicle registration funds on county roads and city streets. Attorney General Chez has advised that Inasmuch as the Homestead Exemption law did not go d into effect, of the funds allocated to the counties will be impounded pending further legislative action. Otherwise the allocated to counties and cities will be forthcoming on March 1, as authorized by the two acts, 40 and 162. Group Meetings Calk'd The law provided for cooperation between the various county and city officials and the state road commission. So that county and city officials may fully understand the acts and how to themselves of this money, the state road commission has called group meetings with these officials for disiussion of road matters within their respective political subdivisions as they may relate to this particular fund. Chapter 40 is an act classifying the roads of the state; providing for state aid in the construction and maintenance of county roads and city streets and providing for matching federal funds in of such roads the construction and streets, and providing for transfer of town or city streets to the county road system. Chapter 162 is an act appropriating $800,000 annually and surplus money from the motor vehicle registration fund to the state road commission. The $800,-00- 0 turned over to the state road commission i3 to be entered in a special account to be known as the class B and class C roads, which as classified in chapter 40, are county roads and city streets. one-thir- With the Duchesne and Tabiona schools now serving hot lunches at school, there remains only one school in the district without hot lunch, Upalco, and a project Is being started there and should be in operation soon, Superintendent W. J. Bond told parents and teachers at a P. T. A. meeting in Duchesne last Monday night. Mr. Bond commended the P. T. A. for the way the program is being handled in the Duchesne school. For the first few months of school, all the lunches were being prepared In the high school. Recently a special kitchen ,has been prepared and equipped in the elementary building. Hot water has been installed, benches, cabinets and tables have been built. Hot lunches served daily have in creased rapidly. During the past week, 117 were serve daily. Lunches served to high school students have increased, it was stated, from 19 to 50. Need Meat and Butter The hot lunch consists of one hot dish and Is to supplement not to comprise the entire luncheon, it was explained. The students should bring something from home if only a bread and butter sandwich. W. P. A. pays the salaries of the three women who prepare the hot dish, the food itself is paid for by the parents either in cash or produce. Tickets are then issued to the students at the rate of 5 cents per ticket. One ticket entitles a student to one hot lunch. There is a need at the present time for meat and butter, Mrs. Frances Hair, P. T. A. president (Continued On Page 8) LAW AND MOTION DAY SCHEDULED FOR Water Level Is Now Rising at Rate JANUARY 29TII Of .2 Foot Daily A Law and Motion day for the dating from passage of these rules fourth judicial district will be to June 1, 1938. Thereafter on held in Duchesne on January 29, it was announced by the district yearly records. 7. Members in good standing court clerk Wednesday. due ill health or moving to another Judge Abe W. Turner and F, locality will be allowed to pay M. Adler will be here on that date, dues their last session in the Basin for their own membership year. Judge Dallas II. Young, through this department until their affiliation with another de- former Duchesne county resident with will preside here for the next 12 partment or reaffiliation this department. months. Two cases are on the calendar for the 29th to date. The case of HOGGS ARRIVE IN convicted reWalters, Barney N. Z.; RICES cently of stealing a horse from PROSPER IN CALIF. Walt Hayes, asks for a new trial. Calvin The arraignment of An interesting letter was re- Llsonbee on a forgery charge is ceived this week by Mrs. Ernest also scheduled. Lisonbee has been schonian from Mr. and Mrs. James in the county jail at Duchesne for Hogg and family, who docked in the past month and a half awaitAuckland, New Zealand on Dec- ing arraignment. ember 13. The letter was written on board the S. S. Niagara before SOCIETY they arrived at New Zealand. All members of the family have en- Wednesday Bridge Club Mrs. John Hanson was hostess joyed the voyage through the tropical waters since the first few her bridge club on Wednesday days when Mrs. Hogg and the two last week with the following r, little girls, Betty and Janet were ladies playing: Mrs. Lonnie They spent Mrs. R. M. Pope, Mrs. B. A. miserably seasick. some time tn the Ilaiwaiian Is- Jacoby, Mrs. Ralph Halstead, Mrs lands sight seeing. The temperA. Halstead, Mrs. William F. ature during the day, they report- Gentry, Mrs. Blaine Foster, Mrs. ed as over ninety degrees and Edward Wilkins, Mrs. Jess John-stuMrs. George E. Chambers, very uncomfortable. letter from the Mrs. George Tingley, Mrs. Ed A Christmas Clyde Rices, former Duchesne Hart. High score was won by Mrs. residents, to Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Chambers. Fouse, reports them prospering Womens Study Club and happy with their furniture Mrs. Nina Burger entertained California. the Women's Study Club at the s'urc at Modesto, Their letter shows no indication of Hotel Plaza Saturday afternoon. a business recession there. Mrs. A. M. Murdock gave the program, the subject of which of Puritan Iand." JUST TO REMIND YOU was Tales Current events were given by the EdContract Club, Saturday, Janu- members. FreHent were: Mrs. A. SchonMrs. SchonRoy win Mrs. Ernest Carman, 15th with ary ian, Mrs. Murdock, Mrs. Nellie ian. B. A. Muir, Mrs. R. M. Tope, Mrs. Mrs. Poulson, Melvin Mrs. district engine- Jacoby, Douglas Larson, J. A. Mrs. F. Gentry, er, was in Duchesne this week William I "Virvt inilrt1 Hn Pnfi 8l business. road transacting Fitz-wate- now impounded approximately nine feet of water in Moon Lake since the gates were shut December 9th, according to E. J. Westerhouse, Bureau of Reclamation engineer In charge of the project, and is now rising at the rate of two tenths of a foot daily. There has not been any water escape from the dam since that time, he added, and will not be until it is needed by the water users or until the reservoir is filled. Considerable work remains to be finished on the project, Including installation of pipes in the tunnel, needle valves, one wall of the stilling basin at the foot of the spillway, and minor details of the project. None of these need interfere with the use of the reservoir for the water users, however, so that as far as they are concerned, the reservoir is In active operation. T. E, Connolly Expected There are approximately forty men still working at the lake for Contractor T. E. Connolly, and (Continued On Page 8) There is MYTON HOME RAZED BY FIRE MONDAY MYTON The home of Mr. and Mrs. Owen Bingham located on the main highway leading north in Myton was completely destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. As there was no one In the house at the time, the fire had gained such headway before It was discovered that It was impossible to save any of the contents and despite the valiant efforts of the large crowd that gathered, the house and contents were soon reduced to ashes. The extends its entire community sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Bingham in their loss. A culinary water system for Duchesne, the primary problem confronting the new City Council was the chief topic for discussion at their' second meeting of the year Wednesday evening. Three springs, called the Mulocated two and rray Springs", s miles beyond the present pipe line, are being considered as a possible and probable source of supply. At a rough estimate, it will cost some six or seven thousand dollars to develop the project, councilmen said. Councilman J. P. Madsen, who conferred with Governor Blood, W. P. A. Engineers Ben Beverege and W. R. Weyman and Mr. Darrell Greenwell, director in Salt Lake City this week, reported that in their opinion a system of financing the project could probably be worked out by an extension of the present W. P. A. water project. Cost of the pipe necessary to connect with the present pipeline would have to be carried by the city, financed through a finance company, labor would be paid by W. P. A. Repayment could be arranged by setting a certain percentage of water rentals each month. Engineers Surveys Necessary Before anything can be done however, it will be necessary to obtain a bacterial test, which is being taken care of this week Mayor Jacoby said, an engineers surveys to find out If there is sufficient water in the springs and to determine the fall. Water filings must be straightened out. At present J. P. Madsen has filings on the springs, but he would be willing to forego them in favor of the city, it was stated. A detailed mineral analysis of the water, obtained this week reveals 29.461 solids per gallon which is considerably under the limit of safety which has been placed at between fifty and sixty grains per gallon. Water Ken tills Increased It was decided by the council that beginning February 1st water rentals will be the regular rate if paid afplus a penalty of 10 ter the 10th of the month. The (Continued On Page 8) three-fourth- DUVEROMY O. E. S. INSTALLS NEW CHAPLAIN Mrs. Essie Neal of Pariette was installed Chaplain and at the same Past time presented with her Matron's Pin" last Tuesday evening at the regular meeting of the Duveromy Chapter No. 17 Order of the Eastern Star in Myton. Mrs. Neal held the office of Worthy Matron of the chapter during 1937. She was succeeded by Mrs. Ollie Schonian of Duchesne, who was installed with other new officers at a special ceremony on December 22nd. Mrs. Neal was unable to attend because of illness. members Duchesne attending the meeting last Tuesday were Mr. and Mrs. Titus Jones, Mrs. Arthur Orr, Mrs. A. J. Gerry, Mrs. George E. Chambers, Mrs. C. H. Selch, Mrs. L, C. Winslow and Mrs. Schonian. NATIVE SON PAYS VISIT TO BIG CITY If lie doesn't get anything else for his summer's wages, hes going to the big city" and see a few of the things hes been hearing about all his life, was the determination of Arthur Goodrich Jr., son of Duchesne County Clerk G. A. Goodrich, who hasnt been out of the Basin since he was five years old. Arthur Is 18 years old and has been employed on the Moon Lake dam project all summer. He graduated last spring from the Duchesne high school. He left Duchesne Tuesday Pr an indefinite" visit in Salt Lake City. He has nlaUves there and will probably look them up if he has time. |