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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Umtah Basin ' c-- The IX Seat County ? Duchesne Newspaper : Gateway To Uintah Basin LJ SUCCESSOR TO THE DUCHESNE COURIER Covers ALL The Uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY APRIL northern civic CLUBS WILL VISIT dinosaur PARK rui UBLHEiH Committee' Is Heating Expert To Give Adv ice On Plants In Appointed to Gathei Reports Five Centers Survey W-fin- d of The annual inspection tour ot instigation and promotion pro-- a the Board of Education of the Hue bench rehabilitation of a special Duchesne school district will be is the purpose Wed-made next Monday and Tuesday, appointed at the meeting of the Duchesne according to present plans, it was announced Thursday, by LcRoy lateway Club. a fact finding- com-,te- e Bishop, superintendent. Termed Members of the board, accomRoy A. Schonian. State Jnjtor G. V. Billings and G. C. panied by Mr. Bishop and Clerk L. A. C. C. Miekelson will visit and inj ffere appointed, with ijenbeck acting in an advisory spect each building in the county, checking on needed correcisacity, to ferret out if possible tions and repairs for the coming i source and authenticitycon-of school term. Schools in the North .)Xnt confhcting reports will be visited on Monday, country various governmental fer Ato of the blue bench and and on Tuesday the Schools in to Uintah basin projects, and Duchesne, Myton, Roosevelt and be inspected. assist in bringing surveys now Neola will To Be Investigated an to Trouble completion. process early Mr. Douglas, heating expert that the rehabilitation Feeling t blue bench is of vital import-.ic- e with the board of public instructo Duchesne citty and to the tion, of Salt Lake City has been by the district to make oantry as a whole, and that pro-,-es-s employed of heating plants in the water, soil ana eco-)ii- c an inspection surveys being carried on in the schools at Duchesne, MyAdmin--.ratio- n ton, Roosevelt, Neola and .rough the Resettlement n He is expected to arrive in and the Extension Duchesne early Saturday mornare not progressing satis-g.orilthe club authorized the ing, and will make his inspections that day and Sunday if necessary. immittee to do all in its power tiouble wras experiobtain authentic reports of the Considerable enced last winter in some of the duation and hasten development. districts heating plants, and while To Meet on Wednesday much of this is undoubtedly due Wednesday evenings meeting to the extreme weather it is felt as the first held under hte new by the board members that the Mule adopted at the meeting expert may be able to point out dureday, April Sth. In rccogni-flaws or irregularities which can of the value of publicity, the profitably he corrected. The exeting dates were changed to will be accompanied on his :e second and fourth Wednesdays pert by the superintendent inspections the month, instead of Thursday and one or more of the board enings as heretofore, to enable members and lus findings conJ of the meeting to be carried of sidered along with the findings the local newspaper, which is the boards tour Monday and 'nted Thursday evenings. Tuesday. Considerable discussion was d Thursday evening to pro WOOL CROP CLEAN s.d reorganization of the Gate-i- y X a Alta-mon- t. Di-jio- y, m de-te- Club. a AT STARTS ANTELOPE AS SHEARING sentiment was adopting to fund for treasury Strong 'pressed in favor of ;mbership dues sufficient es--A- pro-ton- al The cleanest wool in the memory Committees basin wool growers is coming of appointed to consider new corrals at Ante'hws and rules, memberships from the shearing was "u to reported in prepare a calendurWor the lope this year, it loads ot as U's activities. Duchesne Thursday , The new presi-itstarted their way Ernest W. first the clip promis-- ' a members Crocker, that meetings to the railroad. d be held Shearing started Wednesday, regularly on the the first dates with Royal Smith's herd was set, and that he would comIlis clip in his corral. the into power to stimulate afternoon. I 'tTeSt and activity of the pleted Thursday on the Heavy snows, staying almost shearing until b addition to Jji the reorganiza- - ground for be submtted at the are responsible ActuM waa clean chP. irou meeting, many stat'of foreign subjects evidence of the s 7cresb wll be introduc--(dlscitssewoo niatter in the and it is ex-- 1 the wrighte. While me tlle meeting will be a to be as big as usual, they to mterestin one to all seem embers'1 are much lighter. It is next usual the impossible to get th? pounds into a wool bag to tron?P eniployment Mgr. ers say in comparison be otntr careto (jives Address years when they had them up to At ful to avoid running Bridgeland pounds. Camp 350Absence of sand in the wool factor in main Crcclttr, District No. tin P of the National the loss of weight, but the us the from Service addressed of-;- ,i is also entirely free mat ual burrs and other fore gn per lenrolll'es of the Bridge-(.5ip b- C. is hhht the clip While ter. Camp Wednesday fleece it should bring enough per pound to make up of labor conditions in iera?ole of loss of weglit because the the eountry, and the unusual cLanness. iaionsiv purposes. J d, - Re-jme- nj - al wifhTab. 'vi Heemrlyrnenl attention was called so" TMSnt shoitage in skilled creates a real neces- ; . Gaining, Mrker sVuuaUOnal ' IS HEINE DULAAtp ISY BYTE SIRIKO - and other North Utah communities. They will be joined in the basin by club members from Duchesne, Myton, Roosevelt and Vernal, The schedule, under the direction of the Roosevelt and Vernal Lions Clubs, as now contemplated calls for a luncheon at Vernal at 12:00 noon. Following the luncheon the caravan will continue on to the Dinosaur monument. A banquet in the evening will be held in Roosevelt, followed by the business meeting of the association. All member clubs are urged to get in touch with M. E. Lund-ber- g notifying him how many of their members will want plates at the luncheon and banquet. CIVIC CLUBS WILL BE SPONSORS .OF CLEANUP CAMPAIGN Eight civic clubs and societies of Duchesne will vie for the honors of the cleanest secton of Duchesne during the last days of the official Cleanup-Panitu- p campaign which will come to a close Tuesday, April 20th. The city has been divided into four sections, with Main street and Bridge street as the dividing lines. Sponsoring the campaign in the Southeast section, which includes most of the business section will be the Gateway and B. & P. W. Clubs. The American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary will work in the Southwest secThe Mutual Improvement tion; Association and Relief Society will have the Northwest section Club and and the Commercial Mohers' Club will take up the banner in the Northeast. The clubs the section which sponsoring shows the best results at the end of the campaign will receive the $10.00 prize offered by the city for their treasuries. Business houses have agreed to close Tuesday forenoon from 9:30 to 11:30 to turn out emasse to the put the finishing touches to The fire city on the final day. all department will be on dutyunder fires to any keep help day one control, but as there is only the men crew of and fire truck citizens will do well to see every two precaution of their own, lest fires get beyond taneously. Four trucks will be at work on the Tuesday also, hauling away - "f" the curb f Uur- campaign. It will be a big ing the refuge must be br0Ught be to the curb early if one is to assured of its disposal. STAKE HEADS TO DISCUS SOCIAL SECURITY PLANS Tl! D S. stakes Leaders of and U in Roosevelt of Duchesne, SaturRoosevelt in meet tah will at 1 P- m. to disday April 17th seeunt cuss plans for the social according church, the of program from Bisto information received today. Anderton hop Levi to atLeaders who are expected stake presidencies, the tend are - ward bishoprics, of stake and ward and waid Reli f societies, stake and clerks ward work directors, residencies ' secretaries. NOTICE Due to a mixup over which we had no control, the conclud- ing installment of the serial The Murder Masquerstory ade" was omitted in this issue. It will appear in next weeks issue. State Board of Health Lecture Service Being Promoted By Official In connection with Public Health Lecture Service offered by the State Eoard of Health, Carle D. Brown, Assistant Director of Public Health Education and Public Information for the board, conferred in Duchesne with Mayor Abe Liddell, Public Nurse Bertha Becker and Roy A. Schonian, editor of the Record and presidents of clubs and societies. The demand for health programs has increased so rapidly during the past few months, according to Mr. Brown,- - that requests for this service should be forwarded to the State Board offices as far in advance as possible that conflict in dates may be avoided. Application direct to Miss Becker, Public Helth Nurse, will bring prompt action. The Speakers Bureau Service operates now with fifteen lecturers on the list, most of them directors of divisions for the State film Motion Board. pictures, strips and sound equipment are used in illustrating these programs. Lists of films and subjects available may be had by any authorized group on application to the nurse or direct to the State Board offices in the Capitol. This sendee is a part of the Public Health Education Division, under the direction of D. Crawford Houston, himself a poted lecturer on health subjects. Dr. J. L. Jones, State Health Commissioner, has inaugurated this service of the State Board of Health that all communities of the state may have the health programs for meltings of all kinds. Officials Inspect All School Busses State Road Patrolman Jack Young and School Superintendent LeRoy Bishop made a tour of inspection Wednesday of the school busses in the district. Most of the busses are in good shape, Mr. Young reported, with only a few failing to pass inspection for minor reasons. Drivers promised that these would be corrected as rapidly as possible. Nelson Deplores Damages To Stock By Game Hunters Salt Lake City, Utah, (UP) Stockmen should organize and employ attorneys to insure punishment of big game hunters whe injure livestock or damage range-lanState Senator L. E. Nelson told Utah horse and cattle growers, gathered in annual convention last week. Numbers of big game hunters are steadily increasing, said Nelson, and their damage to stock and land has become very real. Ending a two day session, stockmen elected: J. M. McFar-lan- e J. A. Scorup, ProL. C. Montvo, Einlin-sogomery, Heber City, J. T. and R. A. Leamington, Meeks, Bignell, second All officers were d, t; n, HIGH DUCHESNE PRESENTS SCHOOL MUSICAL TREAT of the The Duchesne High School muat sic department presented the optlus phase of Those concern d are e "Pickl s" or In Old Viethe educational developments at Moon La laten the out of the eretta, as an enthusiastic audience to the C C- - C. nna" anxiety the carrying discuss increasing to W .I" Camps theie. Pubic system of edu- - of si ring is delaying weak evening. Comments last Friilay security social Prfaf-eag time some various in from patrons indicate that was hoped It jus begun was an outstanding musical be resumed on Apnl it could work eti! ' is placed Rr,ortunity ,jre treat. 1st. but at that timea itcar to ,he vocul0111!1 .of the counUy even get to Miss Met! i Sexton thrilled the snow at the c training offered possible with her lovely suprano and the blanket of audience 111 woik Camps of Ilone, rtU an,tCH lose "bo are boys itself still makes in the leading role sit lh,. taktMvantn as a gypsy, and provup brought us. en to be a missing h, iress. Delwyn o Goff added a snappy American Uichesne the bitter partThursday, Commissioners County touch to the old world atmosphere, week, it was reported and very realistically fell madly Improvement Road but in the opinion Seel; engine A fine support-Paile- y in love with Hon West. mouse, Reclamation JU I.MII.OYINC or be May can on the project it w it ing cast disclosed talent which FARM AGENT 1st before woik can be un uy L. be used to good advantage In other and Miles and Lamb-r- t is caused h p;iJ,sed productions. Miss Theora Shelton tho Irj,,! on R JIaLWn a gypsy dancer provided Thursday of the DUVliaVt take City where! authentic touch, with a group of .f:ir,t !lwhlto With a it coupled dfcm,. i VomnnssionerR, their wav to , the Mat! dancers in gypsy constume. the J, Uat provision bo dam Is not suffiei.mtH they will The cast was costumed by interest of any eara 1 cmI'loymont of a take y ,0:,;i C0TS?rt to .oirieiits imclRsne high economies d part-- ' unable be on imp. he tunnel f!'i,h LV?my Ulork G. A. of an nmnt under the supervision ot Ytridgelaml 'MiJ ? b'Htruetod to write alThe thc Mrs. A free. I 5 cnpvitv of JS(H) lunm'i 73n11 Bt tho Mr. Winston Hanson directed head ' a tllc Utah State v ut bout Westerth Mr. pe udm lion. Accompaniments to " t1 f et, aeeonling run-oi- i Mrs. Fern T. I'8 N uwo i e played by arrange the should and ln 1,jti Mr 'o' lliis boon treriv-ske,- i house, established feet ' county. 'hlxon, Mr. Good- - re-- h the 2iui) tom in Duchesne 8) (Continued on rage be , MOON LAKE WORK ,elUng, f the Associated of Northern be held in the Uintah Utah will Basin Saturday, April 24th. Preceding the meeting the club members will join in a tour of the Uintah Basin and a visit to the National Dinosaur monument near Jensen. Included in the party will be members of various civic bodies from Salt Lake City, Heber, Park City, Provo 1C, V Harold B. Lee, director UrUln 0 n fasr es as Sssrtw--- - Tfo- 1 E!!S(wiu.s 11 J' 1 J I 1937. $2.00 III SCHOOL CREDIT MAY BE GIVEN FOR STUDIES IN C. C. C. With the cooperation of Superintendent LeRoy Bishop, Mr. Carl Bunnel, educational adviser at the Bridgeland C. C. C. Camp is working to establish classes in the camp where the students may be given higji school credits, Mr. Bunnel said this week. If this can be done, the boys who have forfeited one or more years of high school, may still be able to receive credits to make up their lost studies and go on to graduation. Enrollment is going forward at a slow pace, Mr. Bunnell said, with 47 juniors out of a possible 66 having been received so far. There are several openings for local experienced men which they are having trouble filling, he said. Men at the camp are rapidly coining to the fore in sports. Last Saturday, the Bridgeland C. C. C. team defeated the Bridgeland Farmers in a softball game. Another game is scheduled for next Saturday. FALLING ROCK KILLS WORKER NEAR VERNAL VERNAL James 30, of Maeser was Edwin Oaks, fatally injured Monday morning when an piece of rock asphalt fell from an overhanging ledge and crushed his' skull at the Vernal Asphalt plant. He died 20 minutes arter the accident and before medical aid could be summoned. Oakes was working beside Lewis Searles, operating a battery of jackhammers, E. P. Ilahers, plant superintendent, said. Searles had just moved from the spot where Oaks was struck, he told Mahers, and was unaware of the accident until called by Lewi3 Osick, eyewitness to the fall of the lump of rock. Operating Week The plant has been operating basis about a week on a crew. The state with an road commission. Superintendent Maher said, is using the plant output. The death was declared accidental by a coroners jury called by County Attorney Clyde E. Johnson and Sheriff J. Emery Johnson. The inquest was conducted before Justice of the Peace W. S. Henderson. Mr. Oaks was born in Vernal, June 2, 1906, a son of Edward L. and the late Annie Allen Oaks. He married Martlla Nelson in May, 1929. Family Survives Surviving are his father, widow, three sons and a daughter, Martin, Owen Lee, Paul and Henna Lou Oaks, and seven brothers and sisters, Mrs. Mildred Caldwell, Ila, Kenneth and Dan Oaks, Maeser; Mrs. Hilda York, Roosevelt, and Mrs. Jennie and Mrs. Sarah Workman, Vernal. Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 2 p. m. by Bishop Lester Bingham of the Maeser L. D. S. ward in the ward chapel. Burial took place in the Fairview cemetery. 24-ho- Per Year Number 38. in Advance Associated Civic Clubs Of Eastern Utah Disband At Meeting Held In Vernal Club Members Vote To Disband In Favor Of Associated Civic Clubs Of Northern Utah FISH ANI) GAME Liaison Committee CLUB WILL MEET; Of Club Heads To ELECT OFFICERS Promote Basin Views A meeting of the fish and game club has been called for next Frt-da- y, April 23rd, for the purpose of electing officers for the coming season, it was reported during the week by president Wm. II. Law-soA real fishing season for 1937 was predicted by President Law-soand he extended an invitation to all sportsmen from the North country towns to participate in the meeting and to join in the club's activities. Fish planting, the main activity of the club, will be carried on extensively again this year, sc long as fish are available from the hatcheries. Plantings made last year, between June and October, and on which President Lawson based his predictions foi a good season this year included the following: 2 loads of legal sized fish and 3 loads of fingerlings in the upper lake in Lake Canyon; 2 loads ol fingerling3 in the lower lake in Lake Canyon; 4 loads of legal sized fish and 3 loads of finger-ling- s in Moon Lake; 3 loads ol legal sized fish in Yeollowstone; 6 loads of fingerlings in the Duchesne; 4 loads of fingerlings in Rock Creek. Fish plantings can be still further increased if the Ftish tand Game club can assist in furnishing transportation from the hatcheries, and it is hoped that all sportsmen will join the club, thus swelling the treasury to assist in this work. 80-m- RELIEF CLIENTS REHABILITATED BY RURAL R A Loans totaling $93,693,33, and numbering 106 were made in Duchesne county by the Resettlement Administration down to February 28, 1937, according to information received by Allen T. Sanford, State Director, National Emergency Council, from C. O. Stott, head of the Rural Rehabilitation Division. In Utah $1,781,928.98 has been advanced to rehibilitale 3121 clients who were of former relief status. Repayments to date were listed at $326,162.40 or approximately 18 percent. A total of $428,056.72 was loaned to Utahns under the Utah Rural Rehabilitation Corporation organized under the Emergency Relief Administration and now be ing liquidated by the Resettlement Administration, of which $328,162.49 has been repaid. Loans In other states in Region nine of Administration listed Arizona, $366,772.15; California, Nevada, $259,926.17, DIJVEROMY O. E. S. to 7300 for a total of ENTERTAINS GRAND clients ln the $4,984,332.04 region, with repayof $774,404.18. Percentage CHAPTER VISITORS ments of collections in Utah was the The Duveromy Chapter, Order highest for the region and annual of Eastern Star entertained Mrs. administrative expense per client Ida May Nichols, grand lecturer the lowest. and Mrs. Clemenson of the Lynn IN Chapter in Salt Lake City last PLACEMENTS Tuesday evening in Myton. EMPLOY PRIVATE A banquet was held at the ARE INCREASING Funk hotel at 6 p. m. honoring Mrs. Nichols, followed by the reg88,014 placeApproximately ular m.eling of the chapter at which she gave instruction to the ments have been minds by the Service officers. Supper w'as served later National Reemployment in the last two fiscal years ln in the evening. Mrs. Arthur Orr, Mrs. Titus Utah, according to a report made Jones and Mrs. Ernest Schonian public today by Ernest W. Crockspent the afternoon in Myton er, District Manager at Duchesne. with other officers practicing the Of these, 17,744 were placements ritual. Mrs. Nina Burger, Mrs. L. in private industry. The figures are available in a C. Winslow and Mrs. A. J. Gerry attended the banquet and the report made to Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins by W. Frank evening session. Persons, Director of the United States Employment Service. It N. R. A. Seeks Annual shows that approximately 9,000,-00- 0 have been job placements Appropriation For madi all over the eountry by the Western Projects various State Employment Services and the National Reemployment Service during the two year Salt Lake City, Utah, (UP) Directors of the National Recla- period. Of these, 2,250,208 were mation Association at a recent placements In private Industry, Private plac mient work was means of meeting here debat-obtaining a 50 to 60 million dol- carried on in large volume, but lar annual federal appropriation aetivities In connection with the for western projects. public works program provided Pres nt funds allotted by the an even larger portion of the government are $31,000,000 an- placements made by the offices fiscal year,' during the nually. this year from the present ap- Mr. Crocker announced. During the following year, propriation. The Provo river probeen has allotted placement totals, ln all types of $750,000 ject and the remaining $250,000 will work increased, but more than go to complete the Pine View dam any other factor, the huge volume on the Ogden river, Ora Bundy, of assignment of relief workers Great Fulls, Montana, said. (Continued on Page 8) 1934-193- 5 The Associated Civic Clubs of Eastern Utah disbanded as an organization at a meeting held In Vernal Saturday evening, April 10th. The meeting was the first called by President W. F. Henderson, who was elected president at a meeting In Duchesne March 21th, and was called for the express purpose of reconsidering the disbanding of the organization, which had been proposed but voted down at the Duchesne meeting. Many conflicting views were presented ln the discussion after a motion to disband was introduced by J. C. Anderson of Vernal. R. E. Miller, Myton, vice president of the Aasoelation made a strong plea for its continuation. Roy A. Schonian, Duchesne offered an amendment to the motion, providing for the formation of a new organization to replace the Eastern association to meet the need for coordination on Uintah basin problems. Jteeess Culled Club members from Vernal and Roosevelt felt that the Association was of no value and were in favor of completely disbanding it, urging at the same time that all basin clubs join the Associated Civic Clubs of Northern Utah. By an aye and nay vote of all members present the amendment was lost and roll call vote of the clubs was called for on the motion to disband. Before the vote was called a short recess Was requested by Ernest W, Crocker, president of the Duchesne Gateway Club, and when the meeting was again called to order the Duchesne delegation had agreed on a Liaison committee of all Uintah Basin Civic club presidents to discuss mutual problems. This suggestion was adopted and the original motion was adopted with only one vote from the Myton Commercial Club. Miller Refuses to Quit Before adjournment Mr. Miller gave notice that though the Association had disbanded automatically terminating his term of office as vice president he Intended to continue to function as such. Present at the meeting, which was held in the Vernal Community house were representatives from the Vernal Lions Club, Chamber of Commerce and B. & P. VV. Clubs; The Bocvsevelt Lions Club, Roosevelt Commercial Club and Roosevelt Kish and Game; The Myton Commercial Club and the Gateway Club, Commercial Club, and B. & P. W. Club of Duchesne. Over fifty plates were served at tire banquet. dls-sent- (.raveling Resumed On Highway U. S. 40 West Of Duchesne of the stretch of highway Graveling Duchesne-Fruitlan- d 40 was resumed Thursday. A double shift will start work on the graveling next Monday, It was announced Thursday by Ernest W. Crocker Manager of the N. R. S. About five miles of the fifteen mile project received Us gravel last all before the work was shut down because of heavy snow. Grading was resumed about a month ago, and the gravel crusher has now been set up on the West end of the project and was put Into operation Thursday. An oil surface, laid with one of the new road mixing plants will be applied as soon as the graveling is completed, BRIDGELAND CCC C A M I OFFICERS GET TRANSFERRED Changes In the personnel of the officers staff at the Bridgeland C. C. C. Camp were announced this week. Dr. Paul W. Schriber left for Fresno, California district. IBs successor has not ben named. Lt. Junius Fouts left Monday for the Bountiful camp to be replaced by Lt. Joseph Webb, who arrived this week. Captain B. E. Thompson will have on April 20th for the Redding, California district to be replaced by Captain Coates ot Huntsville, who was expected In camp on Thursday. |