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Show liu; '.' ? : wW;..i;iiatrwiiiuir t Evelyn Miles files for County Clerk CITIZENS, BUSINESSES HELPING Duchesne clean-ucampaign kicks off p Evelyn Mile, Altamont, this week her eandidacy for the Democratic nomination for Duchesne County Clerk. Mrs. Miles filed her intentions with announced the county last week, and Douglas Horrocks . Republican candidate Duchesne county sheriff. . will be seeking delegate support in county party convention. She is presently employed by First Security Bank, where she has worked for 1 V years. Prior to that, she spent 14 years as an employee of the Duchesne County School District, in the office in Duchesne. Mrs. Miles has also been active in civic and church assignments. A native of the county, she states that she has the time and ability to handle the job, and is seeking support in gaining the nomination. . for Evelyn Miles . . . seeking county clerk nomination. VOLUME Horrocks candidate for Douglas R. Horrocks, chief for Duchesne, has Among the organizations scheduled to help clean up the Main Street area are the Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce and the City Council members and their families. The Brownie Girl Scouts, lead by Pauline Morre, will be working around the schools and park while the Mothers Club will be lending their green thumbs to the downtown area. The Boy Scouts have also been contacted about performing in various chores in selected areas of town. camThe Duchesne City clean-u- p this Saturday, May paign will kick-of- f 13, with many area groups scheduled Comto participate. The Clean-u-p mittee and city officials are urging all 'town residents to begin undertaking chores during the private clean-u- p week of May 13 through May 20. Efforts made will be judged at the dose of the week and plaques will be awarded to the winners of the private and business divisions of the improvement Awards competition. MftiV r iflrfrrrr 66 NUMBER 10-M- ay 1978 11, y-- : Maps are being prepared and the committee urges any other interested groups or individuals to contact committee members Kathy Harrison, Sherry Parker, Russell Cowan or the city office for assistance in finding a clean-uassignment. Robbins Oilfield Construction has volunteered the use of their equipment and operators on Clean-u- p Day to grade property on Main Street and vacant lots within the city limits. Ray Malinski, owner of M ft M Oilfield Service, will also make available a fork lift, back hoe and large truck to aid in the removal of unwanted items. City equipment will also be available on Saturday, as well as each Tuesday and Friday untO the end of May, to transport large items, brush and other clean-urefuse to the city dump. The city has also arranged for a private contractor to remove abandoned vehicles during clean-u- p week only at no charge. Any of these services may be obtained by contacting the city office or members of the Clean-u- p Committee. According to city administrator Ken Mitchell, "the City Council voted unanimously to lend full support to the Clean-u- p Committee and their efforts, both by participating themselves and by enforcing the existing city ordinances. Mr. Mitchell went on to add his own "100 per cent backing to the program. Building inspector Kay Stratton will begin canvassing all property within the city limits at the close of Clean-u- p week and, if necessary, condemnation proceedings will be initiated. Copies of the dty ordinance have been posted at the Post Office and dty office for further information. City officials and the Clean-u- p Committee would like to commend the private citizens and businessmen who have already answered the spring clean-u- p call and undertaken improvement projects privately. In cooperation with these efforts, state equipment has already cleaned out gutters and curbs along Route 40 and the Duchesne- County School District has demolished two.. outbuildings formerly on the Odekirk property to make way for a new addition to Duchesne High School. Other noticeable improvements indude the demolition of an abandoned motel and cabins comples on old highway 40 (the Bridgeland Road) and the planned renovation of the downtown building bousing the Wits End. Both properties are owned by Floyd Spillsbury of Salt Lake City. p p city police declared his SERVING ALL OP DUCHESNE COUNTY, PLUS WEST UINTAH COUNTY candidacy for the post of Duchesne County Sheriff, opposing incumbent Mr. Horrocks is a George Marrett. Republican. This is the first time Mr. Marrett has been opposed for the post since 1958, and it was Mr. Horrocks who ran against him then. Mr. Horrocks said he was asked to run for the office. and when petitions were filed in his behalf he filed as a candidate. Ive been able to work with George I on hundreds of cases," he said. have no arguments with the sheriff. "What I want to get done is between the basically cooperation departments throughout the whole Uintah Basin," he declared. "We need to get law enforcement back on a cooperative basis. I think it takes teamwork in law enforcement to get the crimes solved." Mr. Horrocks, 45, was born in Arcadia, married a Duchesne girl, NaDeane Allred, and has lived in Duchesne County all his life. He has three daughters and four grandchildren. He has worked in law enforcement 'for 10 years, including nine years as chief of police for Duchesne and eight years m fire chief for Duchesne. He is a registered emergency medical technician and has been involved in ambulance services for 20 years. He is also a certified breathalyser" technician. He said he was involved in a school in Vernal in 1969 to upgrade intoxication detection equipment. A breathalyzer was sent to Duchesne at that time to replace the old "drunkometers. Mr. Horrocks has taken police science classes from Weber State University through the vocational center which amount to 40 hours a year post training. In the Duchesne Police Department e and me he supervises two the and said part-tim- e patrolmen department has a good record for solving crimes. & is a member of the Church of Saints and Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y enjoys fishing and bow hunting. Political parties slate mass meetings Monday Monday, May 15, is the date for political party mass meetings throughout Duchesne and Uintah counties, marking the beginning of the election process for 1978. Meetings are scheduled for each party in each precinct Monday evening. Officers for each precinct will be elected, along with delegates to county conventions to be held in Loryn Ross . . . named to national Indian Affairs Com- mittee. Ross in group now studying Indian affairs Duchsen County Commission chairman Loryn Ross has been named to the National Association of Counties' Indian Affairs Committee. He is the only, representative from Utah on the committee. The group is meeting Thursday (today) and Friday in Seattle, Wash., to review current developments in Congress, discuss various approaches to v Indian issues and refine the associations policy before it is referred to the NACo membership at its annual conference in July. The committee was created early this year to consider countyIndian issues such as land use, law enforcement, health, taxation and Council June. All voters are urged to attend a mass meeting to take part in grassroots politics. As a special mass meeting, a television program will be run on KUED (Channel 7) at 7:30 p.m. Monday with speakers from both the Democratic and Republican parties. Ron Swenapn, state Democratic party chairman, and Bob Wright, state Republican party chairman, stated that the program will be educational and informative and wiff feature state part leaders and elected officials. They urged that all persons view the special broadcast before they start mass meetings. In requesting participation in the mass meetings, the Utah Issues . , said the meetings are "The real grassroots of the democratic system. It is the place where you have as much political power as any other person in this state. It is the place where all citizens can have a say about the selection of candidates for the November election and give their views on issues of personal concern. "Even if you do not consider yourself a member of any political party, it is important to attend, stated the UIC brochure. A partial list of where and when mass meetings will be held in each community follows. Altamont: Republicans, 8 p.m., Legion Hall; Democrats, 8 p.m., Altamont elementary. Myton: Republicans, 8 p.m., Myton elementary; Democrats, 8 p.m., Community building (old American Legion Hall). Neola: Republicans, 8 p.m., Neola elementary; Democrats, 8 p.m., Beth Brown's home. Mountain Home; Republicans, 8 p.m., Fred Sanford's home; Democrats, 8 p.m., Grant Bleazard's home. Tabiona: Republicans, 8 p.m., Ray Jones' home; Democrats, 8 p.m., Venice Turnbow's home. Ballard: Republicans, 8 p.m., Todd elementary lunch room; Democrats, 7:30 p.m., Wes Ercan brack's home. Gusher: Republicans, 7 p.m., Baptist Church; Fort Duchesne: Democrats, 8 p.m., Multi-- . purpose building. Tridell: Democrats, 8 p.m., Richard Perrys home. Duchesne: Republicans will meet at 8 p.m. in the board room of the Board of Education, then will divide for two mass meeting for the two new precincts; Democrats will also meet at 8 p.m. in the court room of the courthouse and will divide into the two precincts. Roosevelt: Republicans from the old first precinct will meet in the old Roosevelt elementary school at 8 p.m. into the two and will divide newly-create- d precincts; Republican from the old precinct number two will meet at 8 p.m. at Roosevelt junior high and will divide into their two new groups; All Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. at East elementary and will divide into the four precincts by 8 p.m. - water rights. Many of these issues face residents of the Uintah Basin in disputes over jurisdiction, reservation boundaries and water rights which have been raised in the put two years. Gov. Scott Matheson has appointed task forces to consider the questions and make recommendations before negotiations begin with the Ute Indian Tribe this summer. full-tim- f VV t:,?. : : v, V.1 Anderton named new circuit court judge i"- I , -s ..'- mxiwn- - w. M' a 91 r rr '5 'Trs.T'-.- Matheson has new circuit court judges, who will begin serving their terms on July 1. Kenneth G. Anderton, a Roosevelt native who is now a Vernal lawyer, was named to the circuit court bench for the Seventh Circuit Court, which and Uintah includes Duchesne, counties. Daggett The five are the first to be named by the governor to judgeships in accordance with Senate Bill 22, which wu enacted by the 42nd legislature and establishes Utah's new circuit court system. The state is divided into 12 circuits within the seven judicial districts. There are 83 circuit judge positions and 25 city judges automatically become circuit court judges so there will be a total of eight new appointments by the governor. Other new judges, whose terms will expire Jan. 8, 1983, include: Ted S. Perry for the Second Circuit Court, Cache and Rich counties; Robert J. Sumsion, Eighth Circuit Court, Utah, Juab and Wasatch counties; Louis Tervort, Tenth Circuit Court, Sanpete, Sevier, Piute, Wayne, Garfield and Kane counties; and Robert V. Phillips, Third Circuit Court, Weber and Morgan counties. The final three judges will be appointed to serve as circuit court judges in the Fifth Circuit Court, which includes Salt Lake and Summit Those new judges are be named in the near to expected M. CLEAN-U-P Counties. ; future. A circuit court nominating commission serves within each of Utah's seven judicial districts. The separate ' commissions submitted nominating three nominees to the Governor for each circuit court judge appointment. Mr. Anderton holds a Juris Doctor degree in law from the University of Utah Law School. He currently serves as Vernal city attorney and is president of the Uintah Basin Bar Association. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Rulon Anderton of Roosevelt The circuit court system will have jurisdiction over all misdemeanors and traffic cases, civil cases under $5,000 and small claims up to $400. Circuit courts will come under the district courts in the state's judicial system. They are financed by the state, counties and cities. Judge Anderton's court will be primarily 'located ' in Vernal, with in Manila,' secondary locations Duchesne and Roosevelt - EFFORTS-Antidpo- week In Duchesne, area residents have started spring cleaning. Top left, the aban- doned motel on theBridgeland Road is be- ing demolished by Guy Taylor Construction for owner Floyd Spillsbury. Top right, Florence Smith has removed weeds from the front yard of her home. Botton left, Carole Butcher's family has hauled loads of trash to the dump to clean up their yard. And, botton right, old outbuildings on the former Odekirk property were torn down to make way for new construction at Duchesne high school. Other area residents are urged to follow their example next Vveek. ' .A q-.- rS newly-purchas- a v- ' .ymi .lately Fw clean-u- p ting psopls do businsu wall who do nothing slia." Lord Chesterfield Mr AfeM'S :t-- to - f ed ? "LVmT' ' I ' ' y vs Scott appointed five Gov. i- .jute J1j y ' 4 r |