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Show "A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin Duchesne: Gateway To Uintah Basin SUCCESSOR TO THE DUCHESNE COURIER Covers ALL The Uintah Basin Volume 6. DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1936. $2.00 Per Yeer In Advance Moon Lake Construction Project Is Closed Down For Four Winter Months Freezing1 Weather Brings Halt To Work On Earth Fill I)ani; Only a Few Men Remain On 'Citys Financial Status ! Discussed; New Waterworks Contemplated ed jt and Harold Duchesne ' twenty-fou- r former marshal i;es.BTied to take another position October 10th and Earl Jensen marshal since tas baen acting parry Bryner, A! time. dsat Loan ! j Contemplated proposed new waterworks for discussed at the Duchesne was are conferring 'meeting. Officials Gibbs of the ith Lauren W. Co. to VV. Gibbs Bonding jei what can be done about city bonds. If the bonds A Laur-- n it was pointed be in a position for a to ask for a P. W. A. loan Mr. Gibbs was mw water system. n Duchesne Wednesday to discuss tire situation. Nothing definite has Abe Liddell en decided, Mayor cat be refinanced, the city will W laid today. on , the filtering system is progressing tor the waterworks due to ilmly, it was reported, meager allotment of labor. It will to some time before the project nil be completed, it was stated. Work NEW PRICE RADIO KEUB STATION NOW OPERATING f Eastern Utah radio U B, in Price, Utah, air Saturday, Oct-3030th, operating on a wave nglh of 1420 kilocycles, j The new station, owned and d by Mr. Sam Weiss, formerly of Roosevelt, is located between Pike and Helper. It ha3 been unit r construction for several months, and is equipped with the test modem equipment obtain-sMaccording to Mr. Weiss, new The r.iuon, K E rent on the er op-fr- at e, Since j coming on the air it has all over and in jPrcvo, Salt Lake City and Ogden. It operates under a full time Tcense, and is on the air daily 'th 7:30 a. m. to 10:00 p. m. ad on Sundays from 9:00 a. m. itsn heard satisfactorily Pile and Emery counties, p. m. It watts power. a 10.00 operates under Local ! & ' ' - As talent is used, from Car-- J and Emry counties, National adcasting company transcrip-Ur- s, flve daily news reports and u. B.I. av. i OPPOSITION O N CONFERENCE SITE Confronted with the question of whether or not the Uintah Basin Industrial Convention, which has been held annually at Fort Duchesne for the last fourteen years can continue, the U. B. I. C. general committee met at Fort Du- chesne Monday evening to discuss the situation. According to a letter to the committee from C. C. Wright, agent of the Uintah-Oura- y agency, the Indians ' feel that the white mens celebration should not be held on their grounds. They feel that it infringes on their Indian fair, which for the last two years, has been held shortly after the U. .B. I. C. Mr. Wright expressed the opinion that it might be possible to consolidate the two events. He offers four suggestions for the committee's consideration. 1. To combine the U. B. I. C. with the Indian Fair, 2. For the Indian Department to cooperate with the U. B. I. C. in locating new grounds on which to hold their conference. 3. Continue as in the past with added physical features, furnished partly by the committee and partly by the Indian service. 4. Or abandon the U. B. I. C. on the Indian grounds. D. C. Houston, director of educational division; Carle D. Brown, public health information and Mrs. Hope Bronzonie, vital statistics, all of the State Board of Health were present at the meeting to discuss sanitating the grounds adequately, as has not been done in the past, 'they felt. Mr. W. W. Owens, representing the Agricultural College and Mr. Ralph Bristol, extension supervisor of the U. S. Indian Service were also present. Invitations were extended to representatives of other which colleges and institutions or the programs in have assisted unwere conventions. They past able to attend due to previous en- gagements. Duchesne Dentist Degrees In Masonic Lodge Completes ' A RESERVOIR DUCHESNE CO. NEARLY FINISHED hr. W, D. Bishop of Duchesne 'veI the Master Mason degree if a special meeting of Basin 20, F. & A. M. at My-L'ta- h 5(1 i.No. Monday !' The degree was A Schonian, evening, Nov. conferred by acting Worship- as'er in the absence of Rob-"- " I. Burns, interest was injected in- the presence of 2 visitors, Portjr Owings and nPh w, Mr. Pravler, of New- rt. and Dr. Ncl- f Nebraska who is assuming in tlie Indian service at Ft. hi meeting by heme. eIl'ction of officers of LodSe will be held at the on Monday, De- - P,AnU,al . feting s voir capable of deliver-itstorage capacity season, and 11 supplement the water underlying farm lands val-3- e in extent that crop is doubled, more than Momtez at completion ven miles northeast of in Duchesne county. Iject is a Works Progress ation development, and was ed by the county. It of members started by Gulch irrigation district, rs ago, and the concrete istruction was completed ,e capital. When the and the irriga-pan- y found it impossible ue construction of th the property was conand a WPA deed-count- y, N r-S- COMPLETES . INTERVIEWING SrtK'kr, manager of the le X j,. mPloyment Service at a f Was in Vernal Wednos-lhe reinterview- of 111 Uintah county. 0rrain in about Du, complete Mr1?,!0 County. Air. Crocker klr wre n Altonah VrMa y twilling up the work E 3 It . - iTr.-- APS 'i. ' , 0F moon lake construction 83 tt looked during the summer, beforeproject freezing weather caused it to when compieted, will cross the site in the center of the picture. In the lower rIk ;MIC V?EW Pr0-ec- tam ln fFOnt f the 0utIet tunneL At the extreme will be the west end of the dam when it is completed. right are seen the ns arranged. )0 A. C. Capacity o jervoir ha5! & enpucity is which feet of water, d behind a six hundred t which has an approxi-ghand feet of 30 of earthen embankment, in from 9 to 16 feet and he face of the dam boauti-atinue- d nkment has been on page 8) COMMISSIONERS DEVOTE TIME TO DUCHESNE GIRL ENTERS COLLEGE ON SCIIOLARSHII PROPERTY SALES The selling of property, adjustment of taxes and adjustment of valuation on both personal property and real estate consumed the time of the Duchesne County Commissioners at their regular meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3rd. Some twenty-seve- n hundred dollars worth of property was sold with most of the money paid down and the balance scattered over two or three future payments. The valuation on five pieces of property, which was shown to be erroneous, was adjusted. The meeting had been postponed from the regular date, Tuesday to Thursday because of. the election falling on that day. ED HEW CO, DEI GRIDS Red Cross Membership Drive To Start In County Saturday Mrs. Margaret Walker was named chairman of the American Red Cross for Duchesne county, at a meeting last Thursday evening. November 5th at the home of the retiring chairman, Mr3. Hazel Orr. Other officers and chairmen named at the meeting are, Miss FOURTH CLASS POSTMASTER EXAM. Alice Todd, Myton, Secretary; Kohl, Duchesne, Treasurer; WILL BE GIVEN George Wm. H. Case, Duchesne, Roll Call Chairman; Mrs. Ethel J. SchonThe United States Civil Service ian, Duchesne, publicity chairman. Commission has announced an exfield Mr. Nyles Christensen, amination, as a result of which it for the state ordirector safety is expected to make certification addressed the group, to fill a contemplated vacancy in ganization, the plans for this years outlining the position of fourth class postMr. Christensen also campaign. master at Neola, Utah and other called to the many calls attention Vacancies as they may occur at Red Crass during, the made upon that office, unless it shall be de- the two years for aid during past cided in the interest of the service disasters. to fill any vacancy by reinstateJr. Chairman Appointed ment. The examination will be held Miss Anna Stark was elected at Vernal, Utah. chairman of the Junior Red Cross, Receipt of applications to close taking the place of Mrs. J. P. November 20, 1936. Madsen, who served during the The date for assembling of past year. competitors will be stated in the Mrs. Madsen, Mrs. J. W. John-'stuadmission cards which will be Mrs. Florence Bates, Mrs, mailed to applicants after the close Martha Shanks, Mrs. Bessie Barof receipt of applications. ton, Mr. Wm. H. Case, Mrs. G. V. The compensation of the post- Bilhngs, Mrs. Ernest Schonian, master at this office was $542.00 Mrs. Max Peterson were among for the last fiscal year. those present at the meeting. Applicants must have reached Roll Call Chairman Wm. H. their twenty-firs- t birthday but Case announced Thursday that he not their sixty-fift- h birthday on would meet with other officers tothe date of the close of receipt of day and get the membership camapplications. paign started in the county by Applicants must reside within Saturday. the territory supplied by the post office for which the examination First Aid Course is announced. Is Being Sponsored all to is examination open The citizens of the United States who By A. Legion Post can comply with the requirements. A free course in first aid will Application blanks, Form 9, and full information concerning the re- be given by Mr. Reed H. White, quirements of the examination can Firrt Aid Instructor for the W. P. be secured from the postmaster A., sponsored by the local post of at the place of vacaticy or from the American Legion. the United States Civil Service The first meeting was held Commission, Washington, D. C. evening, at 7:30 p. m. Thursday Applications must be properly in the Duchesne American Legion executed and on fiie with the Chateau. Bureau of mines trainCommission at Washington, D. C., ing will be given as outlined by busiprior to the hour of closingat the the State Industrial Commission, date specified ness on the an certificates will be given to head of this announcement. those computing the training, by the Utah-NevaSafety Society. This training is free to every-on- ? Graveling Starts who-iover 17 yeans of age. On Highway Forty materials w'ill and all nece.-sarDuchesne West Of be furnished without cost to the start- student. Graveling operations were Class's will be h Id each Moned this week on the section of and Wednesday, Thursday and day, Duchesne 40 between highway were reqFriday at 7:30 p. m., an will conFruitland. Twenty men tinue for the next two weeks. start to drivers as truck uisitioned mu t be made by the be will Registration which hauling the gravel, en of this week by thase who of the end present the at first laid Wish to take the complete course oil. the certificate. and Grading work has progress'd started the project since rapidly n month ago, covering a good SUPT. APPOINTED mile stretch portion of the fifteen ON COMMISSION from the end of the oil to Fruitn, 1 1 g-- The project, costing $lH0,fP3 will give employment to approxithe mately 73 men throughout at winter. Most of these are now wo:k. Grading and graveling will winbe carried on through the ter, preparatory to the oihng early next summer. Supeiinti nd nt LeRoy Iii.diop of the Duchesne school district ge rived wo:d Thu 'sday that he hes hen appointed on the State Tent Biol. Coumis.-iion- . It is the duty of the commission to select the txt books used in all lhe public schools of the state. Miss Alyce Stephenson of Duchesne, adjudged the best student in Duchesne county for last year was awarded a to the scholarship Henagers Business college in Salt Lake City and began her studies there last Monday. The scholarship was awarded by the Duchesne County School Board and the Superintendent. Miss Stephenson graduated with honors last spring from the Duchesne High school. Miss Stella Moffitt, another .graduate of the Duchesne High school accompanied Miss Stephenson to register at Henagers. Log Gymnasium Being Constructed For Neola School Sawed log3 from Pole creek, one skilled carpenter and seven assistants, a progressive school board and a Works Progress Administration ace responsible far a' new gymnasium for children at Neola, in Duchesne county. Work on the gymnasium is interrupted before school, during the noon hour, and after school by children who demand to know the exact minute when the new structure will be finished and ready for use. The youngsters have never before had access to gymnasium facilities. Addition to School The sawed log gymnasium 13 being constructed as an addition to the Neola school. It is forty feet wide and seventy feet long. Logs used in the structure were cut at Pole creek, about 25 miles from the school, and reduced at a sawmill to a four inch thickness. They average a foot in width feet long. and are 17 one-haConstruction procedure is simple, but effective. The base of the to logs are fastened with nails the foundation, and the top to a cross piece, as though the workers were building a high board fence. A second layer of lighter lumber, nailed diagonally accross the upright logs, will serve to brace and strengthen the structure. Plaster and Stucco Tlaster will be applied on the inside of the building, while the outside will be coated with stucco. A hardwood foor will be laid inside the building. Trusses, of eight by eight lumber, also h'wn at the Pole creek sawmill, will support the roof. The Duchesne County board of education sponsored the building, which, when completed, will have cost approximately $10,000, including labor and materials. The task of felling and sawing timber, together with actual construction of the building, provided work for fifteen men. lf SCHOOL DISTRICT BUS DRIVERS MEET HERE ON NOV. 10 Bus drivers of the Duchesne County School District met at Du-c- h 'sne on November 10th for the purpose of organizing a bus driv-ei- s association. A motion was made by Lott Pow li and seconded by E. Webb that Elmer L. Bell The Uintah Basin Record Seminal y Fund subscription drive got under way Wednesday with a canvass being carried out in Duchesne and several outlying wards. Scheduled to start three weeks ago, it was delayed until after election, and now is to be carried on intensively throughout the county. Workers in each ward are being contacted, who will carry the canvass over the county. Commissions, amounting to 50 per cent on new subscriptions and 37l,2 per cent of all renewals to the and collections, are to-gDuchesne and Mt. Emmons seminaries, with a small percent being held out for the expense of soliciting. Results already reported to the manager of the drive, J. M. Mick-elso- n of Duchesne, indicated a substantial addition to the semi-- I nary funds through the drive. house-to-hou- recla- Photo, courtesy Bureau of Reclamation. C. FACES when all committee members can be present. itahon. '' House-to-IIous- 6 Because of the fact that all were unable to be presthrough trip (members Idt basin during the early part of ent at the meeting, definite action t!fc week in the interests of the was postponed until December 15 daily stock repotrs. Ir. Weiss made a -- ' ; i left is t trash mation bureau offices, at what hour supervision. patrol j - T The be closed for the Du-fies- has 'A White, Marshal, at a recent meet-0- f the Duchesne City Council. Sh appointees accepted and now - i was Smith of Altonah for the post of day Marshal pete i . Job to Prepare For Winter Subscription Drive Work to be Resumed Gets Under Way With About March 1st For e Calls Completion of Project act as presi- dent. A motion was made by Mr. Joseph Malnar and seconded by E. W.bb that Jack Farker act as vice president. Topics were discuss'd at the meeting which should bo of Interest to all contractu s on bus Lint s. Every bus contract was ropres.nt-e- d at the meeting. house-to-hou- j Quarterly Conference Program Announced By Stake Presidency The regular quarterly conference the Duchesne stake will be held at Duchesne Saturday and Sunday, November 21st and 22nd. of Representatives from the general boards of the Relief Society, Y. M. M. I. A. and the Y. W. M. M. I. A. from Salt Lake City will be in attendance, and we hope to show our appreciation of them by having a good attendance from all wards. The first meeting for all ward Bishoprics, High Council and the heads of all Priesthood Quorums, the Stake and Board officers, the Y. M. M. I. A. and the Y. W. M. M. I. A. will be held Saturday at 2 oclock p. m. Sunday there will be three reg-urconference sessions, which the public is cordially invited to attend. The first meeting will be at 10 oclock a. m. with a program by the Relief Society, at 2 o'clock p. m. under the direction of the Stake Presidency and at 7:00 oclock p. m. with the Mutual Improvement association furnishing the program. Duchesne Stake Presidency. al WPA RECREATION HEADS ASK USE OF SCHOOL GYMS Construction on the Moon Lake Dam came to a temporary stop last week, when freezing weather made further activity impossible. It is hoped that operations can be resumed about March 1st, wfhen they will be centered on the installation of outlet pipes and valves in the lower half of the tunnel, and the installation of the gate mechanism. The last dirt was hauled onto the dam November 4 th, preceed-in- g a snow storm which aided in freezing the dirt beyond workability. Workers were dismissed as lapidly as the project could be brought to a close, leaving only a few laborers and mechanics now on the site. 20 ft. Above Kler Bed These are digging test pits for further information concerning the site, and repairing and reconditioning equipment for next spring. dam The base of the earth-fil- l has been raised well over the cement cut-of- f wall which runs across the canyon in the center of the dam. It is estimated that lit is approximately 20 feet above the original river bed, and that of the dirt necessary to build the dam has been moved. Excavation for the large spillway on the West end of the dam and the large stilling pool at its outlet has been made, and some of the concrete work completed. The upper section of the tunnel, from the intake to the gate chamber is completed, as is the trash rack directly ahead of the tunnel intake. Completed In 1937. It has been estimated that it will take all of the summer of 1937 to complete the project. Specifications call for Its completion by July 1st, but unfavorable weather conditions are feared to have made this impossible. Along with the shutting down of the construction project, nearly hll other activities have also ceased at Moon Lake. The Moon Lake Club is now closed, the Dam Cafe reportedly will close this week, and only a few of the Alger cabins, in use by Reclamation bureau employees are still open. The Reclamation bureau willl ut one-four- th maintain two caretakers at tha site throughout the winter, and there will be a caretaker at the Alger cabin through the winter. Mr. Joseph Moysh and Mrs. is expected that the 1937 Viola Harmston of Roosevelt and season will be the most active yet Mr. Chat lea Selch of Duchesne, witneased at the project. chairman of the Youth Recreation committee for Duchesne county met with the school board Tues- SHERIFF TURNS PRISONERS TO day to get permission for use of the school gymnasiums in carryU. S. MARSHALL ing out the recreation pi oji ct. Mr. Peetrson, supervisor stated Duchesne County Sheriff Arzy that the gyms will probably be H. Mitchell delivered four prisonused once or twice a week for ers into the hands of the deputy basketball and othor indoor sports United States Marshall Monday, handiand that classes in various after holding them in the County crafts will be held as soon as ar- jail since Saturday. They will apbe can rooms for rangements before the Federal court in pear made. Salt Lake City for hearing. The Boaird promised cooperation Richard Birch, charged with no with the committee, though selling or giving whiskey o Inhas and heat for lights provision dians. as yet been arranged. Help Asked for School Lunch Mrs. Lettie Brown, women's P'ojects supervisor, met with the Board to ask help in securing places for the school soup kitchens, which are ready for operation when locations can be arranged. The Board promised their help. decided that the School It Board will pay half the amount n'cessary for the purchase of a stage curtain far the Duchesne High school, the school to pay the other half. The rest of the meeting was devoted to the discussion of refinancing a $69,000 bond issue which falls due on December 1st. The Indebtedness on these bonds has been (reduced from $105,000 to $09,000, The discussion was continued in another meeting in Roosevelt Wedm sday morning. No decision as to procedure has been announced. w-a-s Connor and Chapoose Niel Grant, Indians, are charged with assult with a deadly weapon with intent to do bodily harm. The alleged assult was upon another Indian. ' James Starr, Indian, Is charged with perjury. The deputy marshall left Monday with the prisoners. WEATHER REPORT For week beginning Nov. 5th. Precipitation, none. E. S. WINSLOW, Cooperative Observer. . |