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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin pEFENSE FPEFENSE l4 BUY (lurrrn vvl BUY uwn-E- TATE SAVINGS BONDS J WSMNFS i..? Covers ALL The Uintah Basin Volume 13 DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 27, 1943. Parcels Mailed Today May Reach Red Cross Ship In Time County Bond Sales Lag In Last Week Of August Local Capital Sought To Finance Operation War Bond Duchesne County L. Merrell Porter and Chairmen, Mrs. Virgie Murphy were coman Intensive pleting plans for campaign for the third War Loan which begins September 9, during which Duchesne county is ex- E. L. Murphy of Upalco was named president of the Roosevelt Food Products Co., in a reorganization which put local men in a position to dictate policies of the proposed dehydration plant to be installed in Roosevelt within the near future, it was stated in Duchesne Wednesday by Jas. E. Bacon, field director. Money to be Raised Locally Mr. Bacon said the outside capital which had been promised and upon which plans for installation of the plant was based, was not now forthcoming, and money would have to be raised locally to finance operations. C. J. Stringham was retained as vice president and manager of the company, but he is the only officer retained, all others are new and they live in Duchesne county. Heber T. Hall of Roosevelt was named treasurer and all checks issued by the company must be countersigned by him. The directors are L. J. Gilbert of Arcadia, Heber Allred of Myton, and J. V. McLea of Roosevelt. Will Subscribe for Stock It is the plan, Mr. Bacon said, to have the potato growers and d other citizens subscribe for stock to finance the project. Most of them feel, he added, that the plant will be far more successful if it is owned by local people. The potato growers 'have also formed an organization, Mr. Bacon said, with Heber T. Hall as secretary-tpresident, Heber Allred, reasurer and Orson Nielsen Continued on page 8 in War Utahs quota is $41,000-00the largest amount of money ever attemped in the state. e Ads Four both county The committees, with the and local will work two newspapers in launching the pected Bonds. to buy $121,900 0, Full-Pag- gigantic drive, Mr. Merrell said. Four full-paadvertisements, partially supported by patriotically-m- business and professional men, wiU appear in the Uintah Basin Record throughout September, urging citizens to invest their dollars in war bonds. Several of the countys business men have already offered their names as sponsors, and the others will be personally contacted beinded fore September 1. Bond Sales Lagging reports from Duand Roosevelt Wednesday that Bond sales were lagging during the final week in August. Duchesne reported sales of $281.25 and Roosevelt, $241.00. Mr. Merrell said he was disappointed but not discouraged by the drop. Our people do not have a weekly payroll as they do in the defense work areas, he said, and after tripling their July quota and more than doubling it so far in August, we have to allow time for more money to come in from the sale of crops and livestock, he added. Already this month Duchesne County citizens have bought $16,282.75 in bonds when our quota is Meanwhile, chesne showed civic-minde- Sportsmen Meet At Whiterocks To Discuss Hatcheries $7,500. think that the sooner we raise the money to buy guns, Sportsmen of the Basin were to meet at 4 p. m. on scheduled airplanes and other munitions to s crush the Axis, the sooner we Thursday afternoon at the ofwith to join will have our loved ones back hatchery home, it doesnt seem like much ficials of the state fish and game of a hardship to buy another department there for a discussfacilbond, the chairman said We cant ion of additional hatchery Basin. Uintah the for ities make munitions out here, but we An invitation to join the meetcan help buy them and we can continue raising food one of the ing was sent to W. J. Bond, most important contributions to president of the Duchesne Lions club and E. F. Jensen, president the war effort of the Moon Lake Fish and Game Association, requesting that they When we White-rock- WEATHER REPORT bring a delegation of Duchesne but sportsmen to the meeting, because of last minute preparations for the Duchesne County Fair and Stampede, it was imto possible to send a delegation the meeting. It was understood that sportsmen from all the communities of the Basin would be present, as well as officials from the state department. IH fr' - Ms. 'A l . -- . i 'A t k t yXV Released nv U S War Department ' - j. '.s r h. jLa SERVICE PHOTOS WINDOW GROWS v. X. y. Bureau of Public Relations Senator Thomas Party Guests At J. P. Madsen Home - tective screen of cheesecloth it to protect the pictures from flies and have decorated it with miniature army and navy equipment, with a huge United States flag as a fitting background. distinA tragic circumstance guishes it from the similar window display in Eldredges window last year. On many of the photos, there is the note missing in action, or prisoner of war. New faces, among them Harold Eldredge who arranged the display last year, have made their appearance. Many of the boys who played in the band in the Stampede parade last year, are now in a different uniform, and salute their pictured friends faces instead of cheering them as they march down Main street. The window display will remain after the fair, it has been stated, and if your boy or girl in service is not there, please bring a photo and leave it at the Record office. We will see that it gets in the display. Wednesday For Wilbur S. Gail Funeral services were conductat 2 p. m. in the Bridgeland L D S ward hail for Wilbur Sylvester Gail, 90, who died Monday at the Vernal hospital of complications following a fractured arm. The services ed Wednesday were conducted L. Young by Bishop t ti Bolat- w- U S. War torment In North Africa watch fountain spray SI tates in North Afnce Forces , French WOMEN SOLDIERS of the United the of tcrs e ths courtyard of the Falai. DEte, beautiful P ah lenrl Giraud. The famous soldier fcy Gcn io aid where they were guests at a buffet recep - erfu women doing a magmricent job that will M WAAC T. nd statesman McCraw.J) Charlotte paid tribute to the WAAC photo by Lieut. materially in winning the war." (Official Lyle under the direction of the Roy A. Schonian Mortuary. Mr. Gail was born at Waukegan, Illinois on March 25, 1953. As a carpenter and cabinet-make- r, he helped with the reconstruction after the historic Chicago fire. He lived in Nebraska, Wyoming and Montana, and it was in Great Falls, Montana where his wife died about seven years ago. He then came to live with his son, Earl Gail at Bridgeland. He fractured his left arm last Thursday and was taken at once to the hospital, but a heart condition which developed, brought his life to a close at 11:20 a. m. Monday. Surviving are three sons, Fred Gail of Cody, Wyoming, Floyd Gail of Moscow, Idaho, Earl Gail of Bridgeland and a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Kissee of Price. Interment was in Bridgeland cemetery. Doug-- - Tomorrow is Well, it's here! the beginning of the Fair and Stampede, and, people are already beginning to congregate in town for the big show. The Indians have been here all week; they furnished the stock for the Heber show last week 'end, and so just came as far as Duchesne and have been holding their stuff here rather than move it back and forth. And those who saw the show at Heber say it was as good or better than anything they have had there for a long time. It seems these Indians are I really getting rodeo-mindehad a lot of pictures I took at the rodeo at Neola a year ago and down here last fall, and they have bought up just about every one I had finished; if I can just a bunch get time to enlarge more, they're anxious to get them. Theyre sure busy up the street In the Hollenbeck building, putting out displays of sewing, on Page 8 d; ' j . the Fair exhibits Senator Elbert D. Thomas and building, prepared by the American Legion Auxiliary, containing his daughter, Miss Chyio,' and the photographs of service men secretary Mrs. Helen Casto were guests night at the and women, continues to grow. home ofWednesday Mr. and Mrs. J. P. MadIt is a source of intense interest sen. They left Thursday mornand almost no one passes the ing for Washington, D. C., takwindow without stopping to ing with them. Miss Emily Madsen, who will resume her work point out this or that photograph. in the Senators office. Mrs. Helen Hollenbeck and Mrs Olen Rasmussen who are arrangFuneral Rites Held ing the window, have built a proA window in i Item, Bureau of PW yy 5 4foA CANINE AVIATOR Here is Skippy, unofficial crew member of a big flying fortress in the Northwest African Air Force, as he perches on the nose of the ship. Skippys owner, Lieut. Kenneth W. Spinning, of Red Bank, N. J., looks out of the cockuit window. Skippy has his own spcially-fittegas mask and goes on regular duty in the ship named and decorated for him. Dear , ! Parcels to prisoners of war if mailed today may reach New York in time to be included in tlie cargo of the Gripsholm which is scheduled to sail about September 1, is Indicated by a postal bulletin released Thursday. A notice to the postmaster reads as follows: There is given below an advance copy of a notice that will appear In the Postal Bulletin August 23, with the request that any of the parcels that may be mailed in your office be expedited as much as possible. Parcels and Letters for Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees Held by Japan. With reference to notice under the above heading in the Postal Bulletin of August 20, 1943, with respect to the mailing of parcels for prisoners of war and civilian internees in the Philippines and elsewhere in the Far East, to be sent by the exchange ship GRIPSHOLM expected to sail about September 18, 1943, the sailing of the GRIPSHOLM has been advanced to September 1, 1943. On account of such advance the Provost Marshal General's office is instructing the next of kin of the prisoners and internees to mall their parcels at once. In these circumstances postmasters will please send the parcels to New York by the first available dispatch after mailing. However, late parcels should continue to be sent if in time to reach New York by about September 3 and the mailers desire to take a chance on the safe conduct of vessel being delayed. Smith W. Purdum, Second Assistant Postmaster General. $2.50 Per Year In Advance Number 6 Interest Mounts As Final Preparations Are Made For Annual Stampede Rodeo And Fair Enthusiasts Crowd Into Duchesne As Committee Announces Completion Of Plans Exhibitors Rush To Prepare Produce, Handiwork Displays SCHOOL OPENING POSTPONED TO SEPT. 6, SAYS SUPT. Schools will not open in Duchesne county ,on August 30, as was announced last wetek, but will open on September 6, It was announced by Superintendent W. J. Bond. Mr. Bond said the earlier date had met with so much opposition from the farmers, many of whom are still putting up hay, that the date was postponed. The earlier date was decided on with the potato harvest in mind. It was expected that schools would close for a week during the harvest to give school children a chance to help. Whether that will now be possible has not been decided, but most of the farmers are using school boys now In the hay and prefer to take their chances on a later vacation. SupL Bond said he was & little relieved at the decision as he still has a few teacher positions yet to fill. Red Cross Prepares Ship Cargo For Prisoners Of War The American Red Cross will load a cargo of prisoners of war relief supplies valued at $1,565,-00- 0 on the diplomatic exchange ship Gripsholm, it was announced by A. L. Schafer, Pacific area manager of Red Cross. Fred Hayes Meets Fifty-fiv- e per cent of the 1,400 Bill Williams tons of supplies are marked for In War Theatre the Philippine Islands, for prisThe following letter was re- oners taken on Bataan and the Red Cross announcceived this week from PFC Fred ed. The remainder will be disHayes: tributed as follows: Java, 6 per Friend Roy: cent; Shanghai, 12 per cent and to Just a few lines say hello and to let you know that I have Japan, 27 per cent. The supplies are for American changed my address so you can send my papers here to me. military and civilian prisoners Say I sure was surprised not held by the enemy in all camps so long ago when a fellow walk- in the Far East. Preference in ed up behind me and asked if I the cargo was given to prisoners were from Utah. It was no other of war food and medical supplies. Continued on Page 8 than young Bill Williams from Strawberry river. He sure has grown into a big fellow since I FISH PLANTED IN saw him a couple of years ago. BASIN WATERS He sure looks good too. I also met several other Utah boys in J. R. Murdock and Wm. Malr my travels, but I still cant catch were in Duchesne Thursday afup with my buddy, Frank Uresk ternoon with a state fish and of Myton. game truck to announce that they I havent heard any news from had just planted about 1200 large that part of the world lately, legal sized fish in the North Fork but I expect my Basin Records of the Duchesne. to catch up with me soon, I hope. They will make two more trips Well there isnt much more this week they said, with a load to say only that I am getting of fry scheduled for Rock creek web feet and feathering out like and another load of legals for a duck. Good luck, Fred Hayes Lake Boreham. v While anthe committee nounced that all plans are completed for a big two days of rodeo and fair exhibits Friday and Saturday, crowds were already moving Into Duchesne Wednesday and Thursday In anticipation of the big annual two-da-y event Broncos From Whiterocks Bucking horses for the show are In charge of a group of five Indians from Whiterocks, headed by Dan Cuch. With him are Ambrose Wash, Chuck Apparroo, Jim Cuch and Bert Tappo. These boys just completed last Saturday putting on a highly successful rodeo at the Wasatch County Fair in Heber, and have had their horses in Duchesne resting up all week. Outstanding Horses Rodeo fans will remember two outstanding horses that were in Duchesne last year; Wake Island, a big rangy black that completely demolished one of the corral gates and Hitler who threw his rider every time, including a special battle with Leo Baum after the completion of the contest riding. Both of these horses are here again, the boys say, meaner than ever and rar-i- n to go. Altogether the Indians have 32 bucking horses in shape for the event, and it is expected that this number will be augmented considerably by others brought Continued on Page 8 Cor-regld- Washington News Letter Congressman W. K. Granger Calculated propaganda efforts by the German radio to persuade Americans to do the very things which would cause inflation In this country were recently disclosed. These are five "helpful'' hints from Hitler, as given by the enBorrow now emy shortwave: and buy things; ask for higher wages; make England pay cash for shipments; dont buy bonds; make periodical searches of the houses of the wealthy to see If they have more of this or that than you do. In other broadcasts the German radio has urged people not to repay their debts. In propaganda addressed to fanners, it has expressed alarm at wage Increasat es; in propaganda directed workers it has urged them to demand higher and higher pay. is one of "Divide and conquer the oldest, and most successful of the Nazi propaganda devices. After communications of these dolorous items of "news, the German radio signs off with the Star Spangled Banner, calling Itself "The Station of All Free America." The OWI said that German propaganda can be met by supporting the United States' program against higher living costa. The seven-poiprogram set by the government for citizens' co- as operation is: buy and hold many war bonds as possible; willingly pay taxes; provide for the future by adequate life insurance and savings; pay off debts and avoid making new ones; support rationing and pay no more than ceiling prices; buy only what is needed; make existing articles last longer; and ask no more In prices or wages than Is absolutely necessary. Education In the Armed Force The United States Army and Navy are training citizens as well as fighting men and much of the training the soldier or sailor gets will be useful to him as & civilian after the war. This is the In a recent conclusion reached survey. Some of the facts brought out by the survey were: 1. The United States Army and Navy are operating the largest adult school system In the world. One out of every ten adults in the country, eleven out of every men between fourteen 18 and 38 will probably be students In that school system by One million the end of 1943. boys will be In the courses which are the systems prep schools. 2. Nine out of ten of these men will receive advanced training as In the Army alone specialists. able-bodl- Community Helps To Relieve Fire Loss Of Myton Family MYTON: The L D S ward chapel was crowded to capacity Monday evening when the friends of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Forsythe gathered to shower them with many lovely and useful gifts to help replace their loss suffered In the fire which recently destroyed their home and all Its contents. loyal friends had been busy, after finding that the insurance covering the home and furnishings had lapsed, and a purse of more than $600 was presented by Mayor W. II. Linck to help In the purchase of another house to be moved to the site of the old home. Games, an Interesting program and dancing were enjoyed by 200 people who partook of the refreshments furnished by the townspeople and served by the committee in charge. ut there are 650 different specialized jobs to fill. The Navy maintains 558 different schools to of give the kinds and degrees technical training its men require. 3. The serviceman will find his his training as concentrated a field rations. Under pressure of military necessity, and by wideaids, spread use of audio-visuthe armed services have in many cases been able to reduce training time greatly. 4. In an average of only 144 hours, the Army Is able to teach illiterates to read, write, and do 0 simple arithmetic. Already illiterates have been "reclaimed for Army service, and it is estimated that 750,000 more can be. 5. The serviceman will be able to carry over much of his Army or Navy education to civilian life. One out of every three Army and Navy jobs are practically Identical with civilian jobs, and almost all of the other two-thirdevelop skills used also In civilian jobs. 6. The armed services are making plans to ease the serviceman's return to civilian life. Tbe classification system that helped assign him to his mihtary Job is being set to work in reverse, thus helping him find the right civilian Job. al 85,-00- |