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Show cc A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin 55 10 stiff, on Ja: tapro. 'n a The . basea;t. ie cenif sral fra illar lx.;, be sca.: if stitch; Covers ALL Volume 8. Hundred Guests Expected To Attend Scout Banquet Anderson and Christopherson of Timpanogos Council Will Address Throng on Scout Program Local Leaders CARNIVAL DANCE To Present SLATED FOR Scout Awards JANUARY 27 IE lay 5 nd AY J Boy Scouts of the Duchesne stake and their parents and Scout The most important social event executives will gather in Duchesne and one promising the most fun tonight to attend the annual scheduled for next week, Is the 9 Fathers, Mothers and Sons ban- Moonlight Carnival dance on Friquet, at the Ward hall. Food is day, January 27, sponsored by the being prepared for more than three Duchesne school at the high hundred persons by the Young school gym. Ladles Mutual Improvement assoThe for the Band ciation under the direction of Mrs. Mothers lighting dance last Satmoonlight Martha Shanks. a hit, the such made night . Principal speakers will be A. A. urday same system will he used on the Anderson, Scout executive of the 27th, Principal C. W. Barton said Timpanogos Council and his as- today. The big spotlight with a sistant, Mr. Christopherson. They colored slide was trained on the will discuss scouting activities and ceiling to give a diffused glow and explain the Scout program. An- other lights used were covered with drew Jones of Tabiona will act colored celophane. Dancing will as toastmaster and will introduce continue until 1 a. m. the speakers. The committee in charge has Byron Collett of Tabiona, Du- promised plenty of confetti and and chesne stake scout director noise makers to make it a real Leo Bennion of Duchesne, chair- carnival. man of arrangements, will also Half of the net proceeds will be address the parents and Scouts and over to the Band Mothers, turned will give various awards which Barton said, to be put into the Mr. the have been earned by boys. band uniform fund. The other Wards Represented half will be used to help pay for Musical numbers will be given basketball uniforms for the Duby Arcadia and Duchesne. chesne high school team. It is expected that represents' Preaent from each of tCrieS tives the eight wards which comprise Duiq njJhe stake, Arcadia, Bridgeland, chesne, Tabiona, Hanna,, Utahn, Strawberry and Fruitland, The hall is being decorated for ;he occasion and displays of Scout vork will be shown. The committee in charge Leo Bennion of Duchesne, ihairman. Wm. H. Case of Du-- J iheane, vice chairman and Byron Collett and Joe Wilcken of Hanna ind Frank Richards and Senator Mrs. Mary Stocks V. Billings of Duchesne. as not be will Succumbs present Billings le is in Salt Lake City attending To Heart Ailment egialature. be-jln . The banquet is scheduled to Mrs. Mary Birch Stocks, 35, at 7 p. m. Proceeds for the died suddenly at her home in DulH tale of the tickets will be used to chesne Thursday morning of a tav the national dues of the stake. heart ailment. imi Mrs. Stocks has been In ill health for the past two years. TWO INJURED iO!ID Thursday morning, her young son, N FREAK Archie James, heard his three-montold brother crying and RUCK ACCIDENT went into his mothers room to InI & Lionel Meyrick of Salina and vestigate. He found her unconafe Chldester of Altonah suffer-i- d scious. He summoned neighbors, but his mother died within a few painful though not serious 'ft; Thursday evening in a freak minutes. Mr. Stocks was at work iccldent on the Indian canyon with the W. W. Clyde Construction lighway about ten miles west of company near Deep Creek. FunDuchesne. eral services will be held at 1 :30 p. n m. Saturday In Duchesne under Ander-loThe two men and W. E. the direction of Roy A. Schonian of Emery were driving to Interment will be In from Price with a five and Mortuary. half ton load of coal on Mr. cemetery. vAl A, 'Jeyricks truck. The lights on the Born at Clear Creek went out suddenly and Mr. Mrs. Stocks was born at Clear Anderson ran to the rear of the Creek, Utah, December 30, 1903, Struck with a flash light to warn a daughter of James and Rachel com-- . o to Evans Birch. She came to the jj incoming traffic. A truck beji.oi ng over the rise immediately Uintah Basin with her family in hind the Meyrick truck tried to 1914 and lived at Antelope. Ocohbr jtop but the driver applied his tober 4, 1924, she married San'p Kuo jrakes too suddenly and skidded ford Ffloyd Stocks in Duchesne on the Icy road, first striking Mr. and they lived ...in. Roosevelt and Anderson as he dived off the road MJyton before moving here two to save himself, it then crashed years ago. She had been an acjtto the parked truck and struck tive L. D. S. worker before her Vlr. Meyrick and Mr. Chldester at illness kept her at home. the same time. The Meyrick maare her father, husSurviving chine was shoved completely off two sons, Artie James and band, the highway about fbf--y yards, Sanford Warren Stocks and a ocattering coal as It went. Mr. Rachel Ella Stocks, all Anderson escaped Injury except daughter, two sisters, Mrs. of Duchesne; 'or a bruised knee. Beal of Provo and Mrs. Esther la The three men were brought to Annie Caldwell of Vernal; three Duchesne where Dr. McDonald brothers, James Birch of Price, reated their injuries. Mr. Mey-Ic- k Jack Birch and Richard Birch of severe lacerations 5c iboutsuffered Wellington. the face and head and bad ruises. Mr. Chldester sustained 15c i fractured rib and severe bruises BUSINESS WOMEN Lbout the hip. Ail three men spent HEAR fhursday night at the Plaza ho-- ECONOMICS TALKS in Duchesne. None of the three ccupants of the other truck was In line with the economics proand their names were not 5c r.jured gram of the year, business and proearned. fessional women of Duchesne heard two talks at their reg19c HIE WEATHER ular business meeting Monday evening at the Plaza hotefl. Mrs. Florence Cohorn lead a discussion 39c For week beginning January 12. on the subject, "Your income and mine, and Mrs, Helen Poulson gave a talk on "How to swell a thin purse. Seated at the banquet were Mrs, Cohorn, Mrs Foulson, Mrs. Vivian Wilkins, Miss Pearl Jeffery, Mrs. Afton Crocker, Miss Anna Stark, S. WINSLOW, Mrs. Alyce Bates and Mrs. Margie Peterson. Cooperative Observer j es LJ. i es Du-ihes- ne i 7c el te Gateway To Uintah Basin The Uintah Basin PtojThree ack Duchesne: MTAH County Seat Newspaper hr;, $2.00 Per DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, JAN 20, 1939 SHERIFF BAGS JAIL INMATES CLEAN CEMETERY BUCK OUT OF SEASON Sheriff Dewey Meriwether initiated his brand new car early Thursday morning on the head of Tabone flats, buck by getting a The sheriff, Marshal Harold White and Reed Cowan were hot on the trail of three persons accused of "beating a gasoline bill at a Roosevelt service station. They were driving as fast as they thought safe when the car struck the big buck. They went on, overtook the thieves, collected the gas bill and returned, picked up their venison and returned to four-poi- nt town. Game warden J. P. Madsen said the meat would be turned over to the school soup kitchen. Only a headlight was damaged on the sheriffs car. urns Billings and Larsen Named on Senate And House Committees Duchesne county is well represented in the Utah state legislature in regards to action taken by special committees. G. V. Billings, senator from Duchesne and Uintah counties appears on three committees and heads a fourth as chairman. Rulon J. Larsen, Duchesne county representative, in the legislature for the first time, was named on five committees in the House of Representatives. Mr. Billings was named chairman of the senate Banking and Commerce committee which includes Jensen (D), Johnston (D), d McMurrin (D), Tanner, (D), (D). Senate Committees He will also act as a member of the Appropriations and Claims committee with Weggeland (D), chairman; Snow (D), Riley (R), McMurrin (D), Macfarlane (D), Hopkin (D), Holmes (D), Grover (D), Farr (D), Ellett (D). Education McMurrin (D), chai Education McMurrin (D), chairman; Tanner, Snow, Jensen, (D), Ellett, Child (D). State and municipal affairs Nelson (D), chairman; Farr (D), MciGrover (D), Macfarlane, Murrin and Riley (R), House Committees Mr. Larsen will act on the elections, Highways, Judiciary, Resolutions and memorials and University of Utah and Utah State Agriculture college committees with the following representatives: Election: Mrs. Jensen, chairman; Brewster, Miller (R) Joseph E. Rees. Highways: Pectol Chairman; Atwood, Bench, Frank Bonacco (D), Bryan, Christensen, Richard M. Dairymple (D), Davis, Hunter, Maw, Pace, George W. Reid (D), Sanders, Staples and Twitchell. Judiciary: Allen, Boyden, Chamberlain, Davis, Wallace H. Jenkin-so- n (D) Mason, Pace, Pond, Reid, Selvin, Herbert E. Smith, Thomas Twitchell, Wood. Resolutions and memorials: Miss Garff, chairman, Jenkinson. Universities: Macfarlane, chairman, Adams, Chamberlain, Hinckley, Hunter, Marthakis, Pectol, Thomas M. Rees, Sanders. Weg-gelan- JUST TO REMIND YOU Marshal conn O. L. Hansen Named President Of Association County officials representing 28 of Utahs 29 counties elected new officers, heard committee reports and passed a series of important resolutions Friday as they wound sixteenth annual up their two-da- y convention. Sesions, held in the Newhouse hotel, closed Friday night with an annual convention banquet and dance. Dr. Adam S. Bennion was the banquet speaker. New officers of the organization are: O. L. Hansen, Sanpete county clerk, president; C. A. Grant, Utah county cleric, vice president and John C. Nielson, Sevier county treasurer, secretary-treasure- r. Legislative Bills Among the 15 bills to be presented to the current state legislature are: Abandonment of the "run-of- f primary election, required by a measure passed at last legislative session and tried for the first time during elections Jast November. The bill provides that the candidate obtaining a majority vote in the first primary automatically becomes the candidate in the final election. Other measures will provide for listing of delinquent tax lists in alphabetical order, eliminating tax sale certificates, the sale to be verified upon the record of sales; amendments authorizing use of in describing real abbreviations estate and a measure to permit exemption of personal property to the extent of $300 on household furniture and equipment for personal use of the owner. Dr. Bennion Speaks Dr. Bennion, addressing the Friday night banquet said: You county officials, who are the front line of defense of American ideals and standards, should work to protect us by keeping the solvent, government safeguard freedom of enterprise, thought, speech and worship, and preserve the safety of our balanced form of government. All of Duchesne county officials with the exception of Assessor, the Levi J. Anderton attended convention. Mr. Anderton unable to attend because of business connected with his office, was represented by his deputy, Miss Alyce Commissioners Lyle Stephenson. L. Young and Willard Day also attended. MOONLIGHT DANCE PROVES SMASH HIT Everyone who attended the Band Mothers moonlight dance last Saturday night was enthusiastic in praise of the event. The feature of the evening was the raffling of the satin quilt for which tickets have been sold during the past several weeks. The winning number was held by Superintendent W. J. Bond, who had bought more than $5.00 worth of tickets. Approximate net proceeds on the dance amounted to $25.00 while about $40.00 was cleared on the quilt. The Band Mothers treasury now holds approximately $185, Mrs. George Kohl, president, said. This money will go toward the purchase of uniforms for the school band. MARRIAGE LICENSE: Harold White Is making "useful citizens out of his "guests in the city and county jail. They have been put to work cleaning wreeds and rubbish, which have accumulated during the finter, out of the cemetery. As soon as this job is finished, Marshal White said, the greasewood and sage brush would be grubbed out if the prisoners terms last long enough. This procedure has caused considerable favorable comment of the part of taxpayers, who sometimes feel the of paying the injustice board bill of the Editors Urged To Confide In Public Election of officers and speeches urging newspaper editors and publishers to assume their full share of public responsibility marked the forty-firs- t annual meeting of the Utah State Tress association Saturday and Sunday at the Newhouse hotel in Salt Lake City. Leland G. Burress of Bingham was elected president of the association, succeeding Val H. Cowles of Price. Elisha Warner of Spanish Fork was named vice president. Henrik Romeyn of Salt Lake City was reelected secretary-treasure- r by acclamation. Chosen for the board of directors were A. C. Saunders of Castle Dale, C. A. Epperson of Kaysvdlle, Frank Gaisford of American Fork, Edgar Simpson of St. George and George Harrison of Roosevelt. state officials and Elective members of the state legislature with other public dignitaries, were guests of the association Saturday night at a gridiron dinner. Mr. Epperson was toastmaster, and greetings were extended by association leaders and guests, Byrd Trego Speaks Principal speakers ' Saturday were Byrd Trego of Blackfoot, Idaho, daily newspaper publisher; Edwin A. Bernis of Littleton, Colo field manager of the Colorado Press association, and George H. Watson, "mayor of Alta. Speaking on the topic "Confide in Your Public, Mr. Trego urged newspapermen to dedicate themselves first to serving the public good, and to take readers into their confidence on matters of news and business policies. As an example of "confiding in the public," the Idaho publisher told of an educational program carried on in that state to acquaint readers with the importance of legal notices. The importance of publishing public notices in detail was stressed in the talk by Mr. Bemis, who pointed out it was a safeguard for the public official, and a guarantee to the public against secret through hidden channels. Public Notices "The question of public notices is tied very closely to our form of freedom of the press," the speakpro-cess- William Jerry Merkley, 20, of er remarked. Duchesne and Edna Vera Rowley, " Government can operate Womens Study Club, Saturday, 19, of Mountain Home, January 14. more when it has the effectively Ross Harmon, 27, of Myton and confidence of its people. Since January 21 with Mrs. A. M. Mur. dock, Book review by Mrs. Lee Fern Farnsworth, 22, of Arcadia (Continued On Page 8) Merkley. January 18. Maybe We Ought To Cultivate em Mountain Lions, for some time considered a liability and a detriment to the Uintah Basin and parDuchesne county, are ticularly rapidly becorfiing an asset and an attraction to sportsmen. Russell Squier of Watson and D. E. Campbell of Skull Creek, Colorado, were enthusiastic in their praise of the hunting facilities near Tabiona, where they spent the early part of the week with Clarence White of Tabiona, James Orr and Andrew Atwood of Vernal. The men, with the aid of their dogs, killed one male and two female cats. The male weighed about 140 pounds and measured seven feet. The sport is not without its thrills, Mr. Squier said, and had Mr. White not been a "crack ahot, he would have found himself in a tough spot, when he cornered a female lion on a narrow ledge. Just as she sprang, he sent a bullet through her Jaw and she lept feet over the ledge. Another shot finished her. Mr, Squier gives much of the credit for their successful hunt to his two dogs, "Soup and "Blue, lions to their who have thirty-thre- e credit. Six other dogs, belonging to Mr. Atwood were on tlih hunt. The men say they have cleaned out almost all the cats In their own territory and look forward to another trip to the Tubby country. seventy-fiv- e Year In Advance Number 2G Lions Club Is Organized Wednesday Evening With 25 Dnehesne Men Roosevelt Lions Act As Sponsors Of New Duchesne Lions Club; Lions From Heber and Vernal Present F. L. Maxwell Is JAYCEES TO Named President Of New Civic Rody SPONSOR ESSAY CONTEST Duchesne high school students will be offered the opportunity to win the $5.00 prize offered by the Junior Chamber of Commerce of Duchesne for the best essay on it was announced "Americanism, following a meeting of the organization Tuesday evening. A committee composed of Tennis Poulson, V. H. Meyrick and Ed Wilkins, was appointed to meet with Superintendent Bond and Principal C, W. Barton to outline the rule;, of the contest. Essays should be in by January 27, it was stated. The contest is being sponsored to coincide with "Americanism week. Dez Pitt, Jaycees president resigned because his employment makes it impossible for him to attend the meetings, he said. His was accepted and resignation George Davis, vice president, was named to act as president until a permanent officer is elected. Other matters discussed at the meeting Tuesday Included plans for a minstrel show to be held in the near future. A committee, which Includes Daryl Smith, Hermit Poulson and Reed Cowan, was named to outline plans for the enwill be Proceeds tertainment. used to finance one of the various civic projects on the program of the club. No definite date was decided upon. Proceeds Will Be Used To Combat Infantile Paralysis Plans were begun in Duchesne county this week for the celebration of the President's birthday on January 29. Various dances and other functions are scheduled to be held throughout the county during the next two weeks honoring President Roosevelt and to raise fund3 to combat the dread disease, infantile paralysis. Of all funds raised, fifty per cent will remain in the county to be used locally, should' the disease strike here. Mrs. Arthur Goodrich, county chairman of the paralysis fund the chairfoundation announced men of the various towns as follows: Roosevelt, Mrs. Katie Myton, Ashel Bingham; Altamont, Jesse Fowler; Duchesne, B. A. Jacoby. Date Set Mr. Jacoby announced Thursday that the Presidents Birthday Ball will be held on Saturday, February 4. Because the Duchesne school is holding a dance on January 27, it was thought best to hold the Birthday Ball at a later date. President Roosevelt, who fought his own way back to health after infantile paralysis, urges the American people to spare no effort In helping to raise funds to restore the crippled children, whose parents are not financially able to provide the care they need e; RASIN TO HAVE AUTO LICENSE PLATE OFFICES For the convenience of the motoring public the Tax Commission has decided to open a temporary branch office at Vernal for the week January 30 to Februury 4, and at Roosevelt for the week February 6 to February 11, according to word received recently from the Utah State Tax Commission. Passenger plates and truck plates up to seven thousand pounds unladen weight, wdll be available. Both offices wdll be in charge of W. A. Sowanls, district field auditor of the tax commission. No definite locution for (Continued On Page 8) business and proTwenty-fiv- e fessional men of Duchesne were organized into the Duchesne Lions club at a special meeting at the Mission Cafe Wednesday evening. John G. Kidnelgh, district governor for Lions International, was in charge of the meeting, assisted by Jess Hiatt, Heber City, zone chairman. Nine members of the Roosevelt Lions, the sponsoring club, were in attendance at the meeting, along with Lions from Vernal and Heber City clubs. F. L. Maxwell, Duchesne merchant was chosen to serve the new organization as president. Other officers elected were: L. L. Pack, Toil Twister; Frank Postma, Lion Tamer; W. J. Bond, Secretary-Treasure- r; Roy A. Schonian, C. C. Mickelson and Ed Hart, first, second and third vice presidents; Ed Wilkins and Leland Hair, directors and Chester Lyman and F. L. Murray directors. Charter Night Set The charter night on which the new club will receive Its charter and will entertain Lions and their ladies from neighboring clubs, will be held Saturday, March 4, it was decided. A large crowd is expected on this occasion to welcome the new men into Lionism and start them on their way. The first directors' meeting, at which routine matters as dues, meeting nights, appointments of committeemen etc. will be decided was set for Monday, January 23. Mr. Hiatt will be present at this meeting to assist in completing the organization and offer any suggestions that might prove helpful. Follows Gateway Dinner The organization meeting followed a similar but larger meeting in the Plaza hotel a week prev. iou.siy, at which the Duchesne Gateway club entertained Lions from Heber, Roosevelt and Vernal, and at which Mr. Kidnelgh addressed the Gateway members on the advantages of Lionism. (Continued On Page 8) PETER DETOMASI DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS 72, died at his ward, near Roosevelt, Thursday of carcinoma, after an illness of several years. Funeral services fill be held at the Ballard ward chapel at 2 p. m. Sunday under the direction of the Roy A. Schonian Mortuary. Another service will be held Monday at 2:30 p. m. at the Evans and Early chapel in Salt Lake City. Mr. Detomnsl was born at Locana, Italy, December 21, 1866, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter He came to the United States 53 years ago with his wife and son, and first lived in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota where he was engaged in iron min- Peter Detomusl, home in Ballard si. ing. In 1913, Mr, Detomasi brought his family to Utah to reside in Ballard ward near Roosevelt where he has been engaged In farming since that time. Mrs, Detomasi died in May, 1936. Surviving are three sons, Don Detomasi of Roosevelt; Detomasi of McGill, Nevada, Jack Detomasi of Roosevelt and Fred Detomasi of Roosevelt; two daughters, Mrs. E. T. Clayson of McGill, Nevada, and Mrs. Talmira Peter-dre- n and one great grandchild. Mr. Detomasi was a member of the I. O. O. E. lodge at Myton. STUDENTS ESCAPE INJURY IN RUS ACCIDENT A bus load of school children and their driver escaped Injury last Thursday when the bus skidded on the icy road and crashed Into the guard rails near the Mid-viedam, Jules Zirker of Myton, driver of the bus, applied ids brakes too suddenly, .Superintendent W. J. Bond said. Touring cars picked tip the students and took them to Myton and Roosevelt schools. None of the students nor the driver were injured. |