Show URIC Concludes Most Successful i Gathering 0 o V Billings of Duchesne was as named president of the next at an election held Friday noon the closing day of the gathering Russell R Keetch of Vernal v was as chosen chairman of the program committee Consideration of some ome of the many resources of the rich Uintah Basin with ith a view to economic de- de development de development marked the Thursday se sessions of the fourteenth annual Uintah Basin Bas Industrial Conven comen- Cons Convention en- en tion Thursday set aside as day saw a new ne record crowd crocI esti- esti estimated esti estimated mated at 15 persons participate I esti-I in the various s social educational and recreational program Bustling c campers hurried to the chores while thousands of other visitors v were ere arriving ing The formal program opened v when hen Gov Henry II H Blood accompanied GovI b by I Mrs Blood and UBI U B I C 0 officials officials officials led the pal parade ade A Boy Scout contingent bearing the colors and flags of colonial da days s headed the march The snappy Uintah High School band from Vernal was as text next it ir line follo followed ed by a marching troop of Girl Scouts and mounted and marching Indians In all their col- col colorful colorful col colorful tribal finery Following the parade parde the gov- gov governor governor gov governor discussed and outlined a planned program for the Sin Basin The modern age demands an in- in intelligent intelligent In Intelligent planning for tor the future Governor Blood said in praising the announced aim of the Basin Buin people to Inventory and evalu evalu- ate our resources resource and de- de develop de develop elop the Basin Planning for the Basin Basins s future he continued is no small task Ev- Ev Every Every Ev Every ery available governmental agency such as the national resources board the state planning board the forest si service bureau of public roads fede federal al resettlement admin admin- administration i f biological survey state engineer s office reclamation service ic ice and other stat state and federal agencies should be utilized where here the appropriate need 1 i h found he said Inventory of ot Resources An orderlY ordeny de development of the Basin mus include an ins eatery of all 1 resources a st study dY of past progress and trends and an au anal anal- analysis analysis ysis 3 ysis of pest St successes and failures and a full utilization of all the ex- ex expert ex pert advice and help possible The ans answer anser er to the land use ques question question tion the water use question th the water supply question question-in question in fact to most questions a which the fu- fu future future fu future ture of the Basin lies depends depends lies in ina ina ina a knowledge ledge of facts the go governor said Soil surveys sur e s and vater de developments developments are arc under way ay he said I Utah s right to waters of the up- up upper upper up upper per Colorado river drainage will willbe willbe willbe be protected the go governor ern or assured the crowd d and the needs of the I I Basin will be studied before diver diver- diversion diversion sion ston of the waters is seriously con I con con- considered con considered Scenic development and organization organization organization of the recreational and fish fishI and game possibilities of ot the BasIn Basin Ba- Ba Basin I sin also were urged as the Ing Job to be turned 0 over oser er to the most s valuable alua ble resource of the en- en entire entire en entire tire the Basin Basin the human resource the go governor concluded Indian feature ture One of the most colorful demon demon- demonstrations demonstrations demonstrations at Thursdays Thursday s session of the was a demonstration of I the Indian sign language given ghen by Utica Sam aged Ute warrior and Yellowstone Yellow stone another of the days davs da s before whites were numerous In the Basin Oran Curry spa spot e a few fe words of welcome from from the Indians and in- in interpreted interpreted in interpreted the sign talk of the two t aged red men who explained con con- concerning concerning con concerning the coming of the whites whitesand whitesand whitesand and their acceptance by the In- In Indians Indians In Indians who no now gladly mingle with them on a common camp ground Indians and white convention of- of officials officials of officials and guests attended a special special special cial luncheon meeting in honor of the go gas governor 01 Giving ing Depressed Agriculture a aNe aNew aNew New Ne Start was the subject treat treat- treated treated treat cd ed by b Melvin W Buster of Berkeley Berke Berke- Berkel Berkeley l ley assistant director In charge of rural rehabilitation for the feder fedor- fedor- fedor federal I al resettlement administration I Rehabilitation of the farmer Mr f Buster said is offered through ses- ses sev several eral divisions of the administration administration administration tion and much has ha been done to better the conditions of the farm famil family Duty of Science I The dut duts of science is to add to the Se l m of today Dr Franklin S St Harris I president of the Brigham t Young university said in treating highlights in the field ot or science Pointing to de des developments in home comfort and conveniences made 1 possible thru science Dr Harris I Isaid said that life me even esen in comparative comparative- comparatively comparative ly 13 isolated sections Is made more hile and pleasant due to the efforts of scientists Many resources of the Basin C 0 CJ J Olsen assistant regional for for- forester forester for forester ester said are related to national forest lands Water the life Ufe blood of communities communities communities and agriculture is Indispensable indispensable Indispensable sable to the Uintah Basin life and I future development Mountain wa- wa watersheds Watersheds wa watersheds properly maintained al- al allow allow al allow low for a permanent regulated flow onto the Basin lands Mountain ranges upon which the vast ast lise- lise live livestock stock stach Industry of the Basin depend are located in the fot forest cst fish and game scenic and recreational wealth and mining are arc also located In the forest areas Mr Olsen said Use of or sets A careful use of the multiple II of the forest he said will I prove prO of inestimable value to the I Basin Rasin and to the state wash I I Emphasized in his speech as I the Importance of watershed pro pro- pro protection I In Insure the regular pro pro-I and permanent flow of water which is necessary in the development of I any area agriculturally industrial industrial- industrially ly y and recreationally IlY Nature has provided natural pro pro-I pro pro- protection pro protection to these forest lands in certain I tain range plants punts but plants which are arc the best soil binders are also best for forage Mr Ir Olsen said saidi With the recurrence Q et floods in inmany inmany inmany many parts of Utah the necessity val val-I for considering the protective e val val- value val value ue of these plants as much as the forage value salue alue of the plants is receiving new emphasis he hI said He followed ed with a description of specific watersheds abo above abase c the Uin Uin- Uintah Uintah tah tab Basin which have been de- de depleted de I Quotes Statistics He quoted statistics to show that no great expansion can be expect expect- expected expected expected ed in cattle and sheep grazing or orIn orin orin In timber cutting Only the nor nor- normal nor normal mal expansion in timber U use can be expected e due to slow gro growth th in these 1 regions legions he said Charles H H Skidmore state sup sup- superintendent superintendent sup superintendent of or public instruction told of the efforts of educators and the state school system to bring ed educational advantages nd to the fur fur- rural rural al areas State school equalization funds common high standards and better transportation facilities for students are making the country schools jia jut t as efficient as aa city ity schools he said Specials sessions to discus discuss range problems meetings of and peel beet beekeepers a baby clinic the first display by the state public health department divi- divi division division divi division sion a lecture on Mental Health b bv Dr H H Ramsay of th the state Iby I school for the minded feeble-minded ex- ex exhibits ex exhibits hibits and displays contests re- re reunions re reunions unions sports and other activities lUes were part of the day s program With renewed determination that the utmost In benefits will be wrung from the uncounted resources resources resources es of the rich Uintah Basin thou thou COntinued on page pa e four tour II I I I CO SUCCESSFUL CONCLUDES MOST GATHERING I oni hom irom pEge ono onn I sands of residents and visitors rs Ill Fri Fri Friday day night saw w the curtain rung f down for another year on the col- col colorful col colorful educational Uintah Basin In Industrial Convention In-I In Concluding three of activities days activities the fourteenth annual IC went into history The colorful Indian pageant par par- par participated Indians In by young and old In- In In of the Ouray reser reser- reservation reservation to clima was as an appropriate climax to the three-day three program of educational edu- edu edu educational talks discussion of Ba- Ba Basin Basin Ba Basin sin problems and consideration of plans for future developments of the tho rich inland empire of Utah Dane Dance Ceremonies Indian dances and religious cere- cere ceremonIes ceremonies cere ceremonies monies dating back perhaps cen- cen centurIes centuries cen centuries before the whit white man came cameto cameto cameto to disco er the riches of this coun coun- country coun- coun country country try were presented by the descendants descend descend- descendants ants of those first Americans Buster Duster Chapoose was In charge of the Indian all program Mrs Mr Irma Harris Sutter read rc the de- de desCriptive descriptive de explanations Speakers of the day outlined plans and dis- dis discussed discussed cussed cussed work now under way which is expected to lead to a planned economic development of the Ba- Ba Basin Basin Ba Basin sin resources I The convention executive com com- committee committee I e meeting Friday noon prom prom- promised promised promised continuation of the unique af- af affair affair af affair fair when they the started work ork for next year years s 5 meet Reorganization of the executive committee saw taw G 0 V Billings of Duchesne named as president to succeed Harold M Lundell of Vernal C 0 C Wright superintendent or of orthe the Indian reservation was retain retain- retained retained retained ed as vice president and R L LBennett LBennett LBennett Bennett Fort Duchesne Indian I was reelected treasurer secretary secretary Committee heads heids named for tor the i 1937 1037 event Include Program Rus Rus- Russell Russell sell seU R Keetch Vernal grounds Bernard Palmer Ft Duchesne ft- ft finance fi finance nance L D Gardner Neola ex- ex exhibits exhibits ex exhibits hibits Leo C Thorne Vernal pub pub- publicity pub publicity M n r Lundberg Roosevelt horse pulling Heber Allred Roose Roose- Roosevelt Roosevelt Roosevelt velt recreation Miss Marie Marle Single Single- Singleton Singleton Singleton ton Vernal and Ronald of Mount Emmons ladles ladies af- af affairs affairs af affairs fairs Mrs L D Gardner Neola floriculture landscaping 5 lV r s D DP DP DP P Whitmore Roosevelt reception W H U Paul Myton A general parade chairman will willbe willbe be named later by the executive and a committeeman to represEnt the Indians will wUl be nominated nom nom- nom by the tribal council busi- busi business business busi business ness committee The Th purpose and aim of the re- re rei resettlement resettlement re resettlement i settlement administration was ex- ex exI explained ex explained I by Fred A Weller Berke Berke- Berkeley ley lcy regional attorney who spoke at the morning session I Alms Aims of 01 Planning I I Intelligent planning for people is isI isI ism m unless that planning takes into consideration the use of I the Imd on which they live is to tobe tobe tobe be put he said Alms and purposes of the Hie administration include 1 Bring Dring Into harmony sense In land use we to mak pos pos- possible possible pos possible sible conservation of ot both land and people I I a l Rehabilitation and t t r estora- estora Uon tion to n a decent living standard I those farm families whom whom loans will help I IJ J d Encouragement of cooperation I cooperation tion between groups of farmers for II their mutual benefit Sane bane I I 4 The planning of or a sane fu- fu future future fu future ture for that part pirt of American agriculture which v otherwise ise Is on the fringe of Mr Billings urged mat cast nn t the use of the Basin be he considered first of all In any planning for the fu- fu future future fu future ture A railroad to tap the area manufacturing Institutions to open neW fields to farming and an in- in increased increased In Increased creased cooperation mind civic edness among residents he said is what this country ds J Howard lIo Maughan land use planning specialist of the land qt- qt ut utilization division of the resettle resettle- resettlement resettlement resettlement ment administration explained the work ork now being done in a land and soil survey of the Basin The in- in information information in information formation he said is being gath gath- gathered gath- gath gathered gathered ered by the government as a guide for further development and cor- cor correcting correcting cor correcting past errors in a proposed land use and nd adjustment I Fells of Horh Rork ork C 0 Stott state director of the resettlement administration told of the rehabilitation work ork being done in Utah and the Uintah Ba- Ba Basin Basin Ba Basin sin Mrs Rena B Maycock re region region- regional al ion ion- ional al chief of the home management section of the resettlement admin admin- administration administration urged happy and admin I com com- comfortable comfortable com comfortable home homes as the best insurance Insurance ance for future development of the country Besides the main miln speakers de- de departmental departmental de departmental meetings were conducted conduct conduct- conducted conducted ed by John P Madsen on rural re- re rehabilitation re rehabilitation habilitation questions and by B Bo o 0 Colton for discussion of plans for the future development of the Basin Home economic discussions for forthe forthe forthe the women omen a baby clinic cUnic and pub pub- public pub public lic health education display social lancing and c of Indian craft art dinosaur quarry find find- findings findings findings i ings and Informal entertainment formed a large part of the final day days s activities Prizes were award award- awarded awarded awarded I ed to winners in the tennis base base- baseball baseball baseball ball flower show horse pulling the oratorical contest contest Boy Scout and other contests at a special assem assem- assembly assembly bly Friday night Greatest I Greatest Yet Held Without a doubt the convention as aas as the greatest ever held conven conven- com convention convention en- en tion Uon officials said The throngs who came frome lonely ranches small and big cities apparently agreed that the entertainment was wasI I hi highly satisfactory They heard their problems dis cussed they listened to reports of how those problems arc are being met they made plans for the conquest of the future and they saw back into history as and white joined on a camp ground of or work and fun I I |