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Show A r$ The County Seat Newspaper 'RlCii e Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Umtah Basin 99 Duchesne: Gateway To Uintah Basin Co. SUCCESSOR TO THE DUCHESNE COURIER olume 6. DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY August 21, Covers ALL The Uintah Basin IE IE1 I "I S 1 -- & . v, , ; v Cfc ? , l ight Cases Are Heard Richfield 40 and 8 EnTo Complete Long gines Carry Delegates Drawn-ou- t Term To State Capitol June term of the fourth All week, Salt Lake City has court was completed been donning festive garb to welnday, August 17th, when eight come American Legion delegates .ttera came before Judge Abe and visitors who have been pourTurner. ing into the state capitol to atThe first matter was the estate tend the eighteenth annual state The trict convention. A delegation Willma Zowe, deceased, (Pro-.e- ). The final accounting was eroved and distribution order-a- s prayed for. The Court or-e- d that upon the entry of the adminis-to- r :ree of distribution, ntain may be discharged and his sum- - id exonerated. n the case of State of Utah Minnie M. Pope (civil), conloan amortization: Cob ning a farm fendants demurrer to plains for s complaint was overruled and them endant given fifteen days hout notice to answer. Civil Cases Harmston vs. Winnie et al (civil) concern- and Bartlett, the quieting of title on a piece property: Defendant, the City Roosevelts demurrer to plain's complaint was overruled defendants given fifteen days jjl Cugene 1 ns uld- - 30- - .hout notice to answer. Simmons vs. W. W. Charles yes, et al, (civil): Motion to aside default wa3 continued hearing on August 31st aitd iding hearing , of motion and ;il further order of the Court, lgmerit heretofore entered will stayed. Jtate of Utah vs. O. A. Dart, vil : Hearing of demurrer con-ue- d until August 31st. Petition for Extension of time ier water applications Nos. K) and 3848: Hearing was con-ue- d until August 31st. White Sentenced Jtate of Utah vs. Clarence lite (criminal): This case conns the theft of five bags ol ol valued at $200.00 from Jas- Thomas on May 4th. White s arrested on May 7th, waived and was hearing liminary rnd over to the District Court, :h bond fixed at $500.00. On ae 9th, he entered a plea ot jilty and fixing of sentence s continued to August 17th. The Court sentenced White to i l:ss than one year nor more in ten years in the state prison, is wa3 suspended on the con-io- n that the defendant pay a e of $100.00 within six months; it the defendant not commit a vlony within the State of Utah a period of ten years; that he e nmit no violations of any Utah of County or State vs for a period of one year; it he provide adequately for his fe and family for ten years; it he work at some gainful when such work is he report to the that lilable; irt regularly for one year. Tuliaett Casper vs. Farris Cas-r- : Hearing was continued to gust 31st. Du-ssn- Legion-naira- Legion parade. The locomotive is said to be the only one ever built for the frolic adjunct of the "40 and 8 in their familiar box cars. The convention was called to order at 9:30 a. m. Thursday in the Capitol theatre by Department Commander George W. Worthen of Provo. The opening session followed a meeting of the department executive committee Wdnesday night and a preconvention dance, both at the Newhouse hotel, at which headquarters have been established. Several hundred delegates arrived in time to participate in preconvention events, chief among which was the formal opening of the Legion Chateau, a replica of a French chateau doughboy billet. Mrs. Ashton Arrives Mi'3. Eva Ashton of Vernal, woman s president of the state Lake Salt in arrived auxiliary, City Thursday. She will preside at several meetings and other events scheduled for the auxiliary and Gold Star Mothers. Members of the state department executive committee met at 8:00 p. m. Wednesday in the Newhouse hotel to check final session will plans. All business meetings theathe in Capitol be conducted ter in morning sessions. E. Mayor E. B. Erwin, Kingeley No. Clawson, commander of post 2; George Balif, past department commander, and former governdeor Charles R. Mabey, past at Bpoke commander, partment the opening session Thursday morning. Smith Addresses Group member George Albert Smith, 8) cn page (Continued , GOOD ATTENDANCE URGED FOR SCHOOLS If Duchesne County is going to have 100 per cent enrollment this school term, beginning September 7, 1936 and ending May 21, ev1937, it will be necessary for the to to cooperate ery parent extent. fullest It is the responsibility of the to see that their children parents ae in regular attendance at school or legally excused. This protection against the child labor law3 and the school attendance law in Utah. School Coordinator and Juvenile Judgi D. C. Sparks. is your MARRIAGE LICENSES The following marriage licenses ware issued from the office of the Duchesne County Clerk: during the past we.k: MidGeorge Burton Kinsey, 29, Heber, 17, Lola Sellers, and way on A gossip speus ill o all, kVouUfl'PeA 1,1 J ller " l and will J1' with us EAiir tf. sual lain me. 21 German! shoot down their first British airplane, 1914 22 America win the first in ternattonal yacht race, 1651 of V Sjl All e, 1 2 3 i.Ii, Dein .. 23 August 14th. Harold William Thompson, 21 AnTaltr.age and Evia Jorgina derson, 17, Mtn. Home on Aug u t 15th. John Loe Lisunb-C- , 22, Bluebell on and My rle Allen, 18, Myton August 17 th. Krsel Sprouse, 20, LaPoint and on Thursa Alexander, 22, Vernal, 19th. August and all BIRTH ANNOUNCED heavy snowfall hits western New York, 1890. A 24 -- Two Americans end trip in fourteen-fooboat. 1881. A charming and petite young lidv made her debut at the home c t United States proclaim Kansu in state of rebellion 1856 Chicago famous McVitk-ca theatre burnt, 1890- r of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Halstead last Friday night. She weighs five fiit.t child, pounds, and being the is very superior. Ralph, striking arms a ftshrrmans pd e with estimated wide apart, stretched that her hair is at least three inch03 long. citiThe name? of twenty-fiv- e zens of Duchesne county were drawn to try the issue that may arise b.fore the Honorable Martin M. Larsen, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court on Tues-day- , September 1st at 10:00 oclock a. m, They are as follows: Darwin Brotherson, Boneta; S A. Russell, Mont well; L. LaMar Johnson, Tabiona; Titus Jones, Duchesne; II. L. Spencer, Neola; Earl Gail, Bridgeland; J. G. Ivie, Strawberry: Pearl Turnbow, Han-ra- ; Franklin Davios, Duchesne; Bert J. B. Cowan, Duchesne; Birch, Mtn. Home; A. D. Hancock, Bluebell; Thomas Roberts, Montwe-11Bessie O. Kolil, Duchesne; Brigham Stevenson, Mtn. Duchesne; Bell, Home; Elmer My ton; Louis Emery Nrilson, Allred, Neola; Clair Larson, Roosevelt; Charles W. Potter, Tal mage; W. S. Nicholson, Montwell Melvin J. Benson, Ioka; A. M Todd, My ton; Ernest Oddtirk, Duchesne; Axel Birch, Roosevelt ; s of eight arrived from Richfield the "40 and 8 engine that will be a feature of the annual iO $2.00 PETIT JURORS ARE NAMED FOR AUGUST TERM Leaders At Legion Meet OF 193G. Leaders of the Legionnaires who convened Thursday In their eighteenth annual state convention at the Capitol theater. George W. Worthen of Provo, Utah department commander, and Mrs. Eva Ashton of Vernal, president of the Amenoan Legion womens auxiliary. GV Billings Named Head Uintah-Oura- y Indian Agency is Retained As Vice President G. V. Billings of Duchesne was named president of he 1937 Uintah Basin Industrial ConvenUon at the meeting of the executive committee, held at noon Friday and tentative plans for the fifteenth session were alreday' being discussed. C. C. Wright, superintendent of Indian agency the Uintah-Oura- y was retained as and R. L. Bennett, Fort Duchesne Indian, was reelected secretary-treasure- r. Committee heads named for the 1937 event include: Grounds, Bernard Palmer, Fort Duchesne; pro- figram, Russell Keetch, Vernal; nance, L. D. Gardner, Neola; exhibits, Leo C. Thorne, Vernal; Roosepublicity, M. E. Lundberg, Heber Allred, horse pulling, velt; Roosevelt; recreation, Miss Marie Singleton, Vernal, and Ronald Wiscombe, Mt. Emmons, ladies affairs, Mrs. L. Gardner, Neola; floriculture landscaping, Mrs. D. P. Whitmore, Roosevelt; reception, W. H. Paul, Myton. Committeemen Named Later A general parade chairman will be named later by the executive committee and a committeeman to represent the Indians will be nominated by the tribal council business committee. The colorful Indian pageant which consisted of demonstrations of several of the tribal dances, three-da- y was a fitting climax to the educational program. Lester Chapoose was in charge of the Indian program. Mrs. Irma Harris Sutteer, a lovely Indian girl who is employed as stenographer at the agency office, explained the significance of the dances. The third day of the convention started at 10 a. m. with a grand High parade led by the UintahUintah-Ouray school band, followed by InScouts, Indians, Boy club boys and girls and dian and exhibitors. contestants all Berkeley, CaliA. Weller, Fred administrafornia, resettlement the tion regional attorney was sesthe morning of first speaker and sion. He explained the aims R. It. A. the of purposes Intelligent Thinning Intelligent planning for people is incomplete unl ss that planconsideration the ning takes into which they live on land u re of the is to be put, he said. Alms and inpurpos s of the administration clude: 1. Bring into harmony common cense in land use, to make possible conservation of both land and people. and restora2. Rehabilitation decent a to living standard tion 4-- those farm families whom loans will help. 3. Encouragement of coopera tion between groups of farmers for their mutual benefit. 4. The Planning of a sane fu ture for that part of American agriculture which otherwise is on the fringe of bankruptcy. The need for closer cooperation and increased civic minded ness is one of the imporatnt things the basin needs, Mr. Billings said in Ha urged his morning address. that the use of the basin be considered first of all in any planning for the future. A railroad to tap the area and manufacturing institutions to open new fields to farming are also among the things this country needs, Mr. Billings said. J. Howard Maughn, land use land planning specialist of the resetutilization division of the tlement administration, explained the work now being done in a land and soil survey of the basin. The information, he said, is being gathered by the government as a guide for further development and correcting past errors in a proposed land use and adjustment program. -- Stott Speaks State Director C. O. Stott of the Rural Resettlement Administration gave a summary of what the resettlement program is doing in the Uintah basin. C. O. Mrs. Rena B. Maycock, regional chief of the home management of the resettlement administration urged happy and comfortable homes as the best insurance for future development of the country. Home economic discussions for the women, a baby clinic for both white and Indian babies and public health education display, social dancing and exhibits of Indian craft, art, dinosaur quarry findings and informal Entertainments formed a large uart of the final days activities. Prizes were awardd to winners in the tennis ba-- e ball, flower show. Boy Scout and other contests at a special assembly Friday evening. Thousands of bain residents visitors agreed and with officials that it was om of th greatest conventions yet held at the historic old fort. Hundreds of additional visitors crowded in for the final dance, held on the floor. open-ai- r One by one, tents were folded and belongings wore packed for the tr k homeward )'ifter three days of work and fun. Tired farmer? and their familba fared the future with renewed hope and confidence. te 1. Blood Wins Nomination For Governor On First Ballot At Bourbon Meet Abe Murdock Nominated by Acclamation; Dr. Maw Promises Loyalty to Party In Spite of Defeat Renominated Cow Counties (Jet Credit For Blood Victory THE NOMINEES Governor Henry Blood, Davis county. Tor Supreme Court Jus)ie Martin M. Larsen, Provo. For Secretary of State Dr. E. E. Monson, Salt Luke City. For Attorney General - Joseph Chez, Ogdin. For Treasurer Reese M. Reese, Price. John W. Guy, For Auditor Salt Lake City. For Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles II. Ski.lmore, Brigham City. Presidential Electors To be selcted by the State committee. Tor The entire contents of a clothes closet were destroyed by an early fire Friday at the home of Mrs. Helen B. Hollenbeck in Duchesne. discovered the Mf3. k blaze and attempted to extinguish it with a chemical fire extinguisher. Failing to do so, she turned in an alarm. Fremen succeeded in putting out the fire but were unable to save any of the wool included content's which blankets, pillows, a new vacuum cleaner and all of Mis. Hollenbecks clothing. It was reported that Mr. Ralph Moe of the Franklin Fire Insur-ane- e Co., who investigated Saturday, concluded the fire must have start. d in the vacuum cleaner, perhaps by a match which had ignited and smoldered in the dust burning through. bag, finally Several suitJs and dresses, just recently cleaned with gasoline had been hung in the clos t adding to the inflamability. II. Blood Governor Henry was renominated to head Utah's Democratic ticket Saturday after-noo- n at Suit Lake City, with a first ballot of 417 voles, 46 more than the 401 necessary for vicGovernor Henry II. Blood, who tory. Dr. Herbert B. Maw, only was renominated oil the first bal- opponent of the incumivnt, 353 votes. Almost all of lot at Saturdays convention. the votes cast for Dr. Maw were from Salt Lake, Utah and Weber MRS. II. THOMAS counties, giving the outlying or the credit for Cow counties" ACCEPTS POST IN LOGAN OFFICE Govei nor Blood's victory. "Honest Abe Abe Murdock, popular repreMrf?. Beatrice Thomas of the Rural Resettlement office in Du- sentative to congress from the chesne has accepted a position in first district was renominated the office of the Land Utilization for that office by acclamation division of the Resettlement at during a' short convention of his Logan, it was announced this district during the noon recess of week. She will be senior clerk in the state convention. The thirty th i office of Howard Maughn, minutes required to complete the nomination was in sharp contrast regional director. Mrs. Thomas expects to leave with the melee which occured the Duchesne about the 25th of the previous evening, when the second month to take her new position district convention nominated J. on the 28th. Miss Inez Lambert, Will Robinson. LABOR DAY RODEO The popularity of Mr. Murdock who has been employed at the PROGRAM WILL BE School Suparintendents office was characterized by George A. Secretary of the state land COMPLETED SOON will take her place in the R. R. Fisher, who placed his name in office. Miss Erma Stevenson will board, in borrowing the term, nomination, MiS? Lamberts position The program for Duchesnes take from a great "Honest Abe office. Annual Labor Day Rodeo will be the Superintendent's former American of days. few next completed within the A wide rift in the state demoannounced was it Thursday NOT BABERS days, LATE cratic party between the Blood by Wm. H. Case, president of the FAULT OUR WHOLLY and Maw force.? was made eviDuchesne Commercial Club, which dent early in ithe convention, is again sponsoring the event. since the which was called to order at 10.30 time first the For A full two days of interesting of the Uin-ta- h events is promised by Mr. Case, pr'sent managementhas had con- Saturday morning at McCulloughs Record Basin arena, with Senator Elbert I). with 'enough variation to satisfy trol part of the pajums were not Thomas as chairman. all tastes. in the post office by the publicaProposed Change Defeated According to the outline already tion date. will An attempt to change the worked out, the celebration While we were printing our pa-- p and have the counties begin with a big parade of the rs last week, a vital part of cast their votes in the older of Sun1 m. at p. rodeo buckaroos our press broke, and we were un their size rather than in alphaday, starting on main street and able to complete the run. A new betical order created an eariy turn FollowPark. the at City ending will teams part was immediately ordered ult, but the attempt failed. The ing the parade light confrom the factory in Michigan, but Maw supporters knew that their a te in comp a s ries of miscarriage? prevent- greater strength lay in Salt Lake, is test, for which a largt purse Utah and Weber counlies, and to be off rd. The afternoon will ed its early delivery. in ordered their was tele, rodeo events, to over The by they wanted supposedly be given part charge of Ed. Lewis of Vernal and giiim to be Hupped to us air votes cast fiist, for the psycholomail. By some error it was air gical effect they would have on his Blue mountain string. hors to Salt Lake City, and the smaller counti s. Saddle expr-sseIn the evening Fears of the party leaders that and Saddle horse relay races will thence to Help"r. The card an- the misliberal then with arrival wa3 its rift, which the vote indicated nounrlg complete the duty, M n?' races s nt to Vernal. Though the part had split the party almost in half, events. s all for piiz will be sandwiched into the Sun- was in Helper Monday, it did not might he permanent were allayed reach us until Wedn sday, hence somewhat by a message from the day program if time permits. a few of our readers rtctivd defeated candidate. The message I esllvitie Monday's unOn Monday the festivities be- their papers almost a we k late. explained that Dr. Maw was to appear at the convention able 3 offer oar opologies, and hope baseball W a game with gin early because of the illness of his wife b tween picked teams from Du- it will not happen again. and made this declaration: chesne and Uintah counties, to be a 100 per cent Democraii lunch a After call d at 9.20 a. in. WEATHER REBORT and"I Iamshall support the ticket to celebrants which period during extent." fullest the Duchesne's 13. in we-shady For may picnic beginning Aug. a I,arson for Dist. Judge city park there will again lie 1 at The unshakable support of the paiade of the "buckaroos for the h avy "cow counties" which gave Govp. m. Horse-pullinernor Blood hi? victory was broknext, followed teams will com en in only two instances. Kevb r by the important men's rae s, the 100 and 220 yd. dashes and the county, with 16 votes split H'i for Maw and 7j, for Blood. Garm n's iclay. The afternoon will field, with only three votes, gave again be fill d with rodeo ev. nts, two of them to Maw. Many of and at 6 p. m. blooded horse-racemile will be the outlying counties gave Blood and y4 mil a solid del gation. Duchesne counare to b' offered run. Big pu-bCooperative Observer, been not have but sc th for ty, with thirteen votes cast 9't raicH, of them for Blood and 1 yt for decided upon definitely, as th YOU Maw. eommitt e is attempting to work JUST TO REMIND The strength of th outljing winch out a system by they may Dughters of Iionecrs, Wednes-day- , counties was again felt, in the be det imimd according to the August 26th with Mrs. Flor- nomination of Martin M. Larson, gate rec opts. ence two-daIoukson, Itozill.i Ioulaon cel brat km will end Provo, district judge of the Fourth The ing. judicial district, for member of with a dance at the Itridgi land furnto music Wednesday Club, Wednesday, the state supreme court. Mr. Lar- d op n air pavilion, son was opposed by O. R. ished by one of the best orches- August 2Gth with Mrs. F.dw. on Page 8) tras in the state. Holl-nbec- Of 1937 UBIC As 14th Annual Conclave Is Closed C. C. Wright, Superintendent of the CLOSET CONTENTS RAZED BY FIRE AT HOLLENBECK HOME Number Ter Year In Advance pro-cedu- ie g g r, a?--i- st y Maliet-(Continue- |