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Show 4 A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin ateay e gatej mount, south, oia tout;. j Volume 8. DUCHESNE, UTAH, THURSDAY, SEPT. 15, 1938 Board Rescinds goad Election For PVA Building Program School Reconsideration of Issue Shows General Feeling of Doubt on Part of Board; Additional Debt Load Felt Inadvisable IE Election Would Be Foolish Expense day lth and AGO HEALTH BOARD URGES SUPPORT OF WATER PROJECT Members Decide recent X vote to rescind their bond election action calling for a ta raise runds for a PWA building at a continuprogram was passed Educmeeting of the Board of at Duchesne County of ation rsday ed 5th Saturday evening. The rescind with all members present voting aye. One member was absent. Chief reason for reconsideration came from the board members addthemselves, who felt tbat the school on the load itional debt district would be unwise at this time. It was also felt by some of the board members that the general voters do not favor the bond be turned issue, and that it would down at the polls and that the an holding of the election would be , unnecessary expense. First Vote Favorable bond issue was The proposed voted on favorably by the board at a special meeting of the board Issue of $50,000 in on July 15. bonds to raise the sponsors share t and SN IND i th 19c 19c 21c 27c 49c Roosevelt motion to of a $90,000 building fund was contemplated. It was to. have been used on buildings and Improve- at Tabiona, Duchesne, ments 23c loods Alta-mo- nt and Roosevelt. would have The bond issue raised the bonded debt of the district to the full legal limit, a condition which the board members do not favor under the present certain conditions. un- DUCHESNE STAKE RELIEF SOCIETY SHOWS HOMECRAFT Nearly one hundred Relief gathered in to attend the ciety members chesne Tuesday garden and home nual din? lard law for dits craft show stake. Gorgeous flower exhibits were grouped oh tables and were massed against the stage curtain and canned fruits and vegetables, homemade rugs and sewing exhibits were displayed on tables and chairs. Judging of the exhibits was preceded by a program which in- following numbers: saxophone solo, Maurine Billings of Duchesne; reading, Mrs. Martha cluded i SoDuan- the' Duchesne of the Shanks of Utahn; solo, Mrs. Swa-seof Bridgeland; reading, Mrs Susie Moulton of Utahn; piano solo, Mrs. Frances Hair of Du- chesne; talk by Maggie Billings ol Duchesne on "Home Beautificat- ion"; accordian solo by Mrs. Defa the Redcliff ward; vocal solo by Mrs. Cinda Anderton of Duchesne; reading, Mrs. Hazel Nye of Tabiona, While the judges were awarding blue, red and white ribbons, the audience enjoyed community singing and refreshments were of served. "LOYAL vote all CANDIDATES Despite repeated and explicit instructions election from Judges, six blank ballots were put into the official ballot box at the poUs in Duchesne pre-cnct last Tuesday. Two Demo- nc 8a me. every candidate Republicans did These ten votes might have made a difference in the outcome. For instance if had they a been cast for the opponents of 1 Shcrlff Arzy Mitchell, would be a run-of- f Democratic ticket th Ren Johnston posing v there on the for sheriff, as the P candidate. The official gave Mitchell four votes majority. There were only 244 votes 3 in Duchesne precinct in-lng 12 absent voter ballots out f 419 qualified voters. canvass The W. P. A. public library, which is being sponsored by the tc city of Duchesne, will be open Wednesday the public probably by or Thursday of next week, it was stated by V. H. Meyrtck, W. P. A. recreational adviser. The circulating library which 4s furnished by W. P. A. will be housed in the Hollenbeck building, south of the postoffice, which has undergone a complete cleaning and renovating. A meeting Monday evening of clubs representatives of Duchesne resulted in the appointment of a Miss library board headed by Anna Stark as president. Mrs. George Kohl, Mrs. L. C. Winslow, Johnson Goerge Davis and Fred directors. named were The city has agreed to pay for lights and heat and have already had installed in the building tables clubs and benches. The group of will pay the rent. The Commercial lumclub and Kohls will furnish Helen ber for book shelves, Mrs. Hollenbeck is donating a stove, and Mrs. Melvin Poulson, a table, according to Mr. Meyrick. Y. Sarah Rasmussen on N. will Clarence Ivie on W. P. A. act as librarians. soliContributions in books are apprecited and will be greatly it wa ciated by the library board, St at the Clubs were represented foHw by meeting Monday Kohl; a. i ing: Gateway, George Chambe Junior Stark; W., Anna Davis. of Commerce, George Johnson, Fred club, Commercial L. c- Womens Study club, Mrs, i Winslow; Legion G Mickei Jess Johnstun; City, C. H. Meyrick- son and W. P. A., V. au' PARTY members crats voted for Jisted and two W. P. A. LIBRARY TO OPEN It was learned NEXT WEEK that marketing of the bonds after their issue might prove difficult because of the flooded condition of the bond market, due to the great mass of bonds similarly issued throughout the state by (Continued On Page 8) too, Following advertising of the city bond election to provide funds for the construction of a water system for Duchesne, Mayor B. A Jacoby received the following letter from Lynn M. Thatcher, director of engineering and sanitation of the Utah State Board of Health. As you are well aware, the quality of Duchesne City water is and has been for a long time practically unbearable. This is not only due to the bacteriological quality alone but also due to certain dissolved mineral solids and suspended material which has been ever present in the supply. "We appreciate the fact that it has been impossible in the past for your city to improve the system materially and for that reason the situation has had to exist. However, now that you do have an opportunity to improve the system and secure a source which will supply a cleaner, more satisfactory water, we urge very strongly that you make every effort to take advantage of the opportunity to supply your citizens with clean, pure water which is one of the first requisites to good health. (Signed) LYNN M. THATCHER ?CATI0N GIVES DATA ON CITY WATER PROJECT FAMILY ESCAPES INJURY WHEN ROOF COLLAPSES Copies of the Application Loan and Grant for the BRIDGELAND, Sept. 15Guy Giles and his wife and three children escaped unhurt early this week, when the roof of their house collapsed while they were asleep in bed. The dirt roof of the house caved in over the kitchen. The family is making their home with Don Giles for the for Duchesne City water works project have recently been received by city officials from Robert G. Harding, consulting engineer who is working on the project. Included In the various documents which make up the application is a general description of the project and drawings of it. The total cost of the project as set up is $29,000, of which the principal divisions are; 18,870 feet of 6- -, 4- -, 2- -, pipe in place $17,240 Relay 4000 ft. n pipe 1,280 Develop springs 600 Concrete reservoir, 175,000 gallons capacity 6,000 Contingencies, $1500 and engineering fees 1,360 The estimated total man-houto complete the job is set at and average daily employment at 41 men over the 8 s FIGURES REVEAL INTERESTING SIDELIGHTS Incumbents Poll Heavy Vote Iiu Two County Offices Ashton Leads Ticket with 66G Votes; Sheriff Mitchell Polls 493 for Majority in Field of Five Candidates With complete returns from all of Duchesne Countys 20 precincts in and tabulated before midnight Tuesday, the results as corrected by the board of canvassers Wednesday morning showed only two contests undecided in Duchesne County. Neither of the contests, for either the Republican or Democratic state representative, with a total of 560. They polled 532 for sherlfl tickets succeeded in getting a majority for the two-yeand 531 for commissioner. commissioner post. In Duchesne there were 161 Sheriff Mitchell, running for nomination against Democratic votes for sheriff and a field of four other Democrats was two votes short 135 for representative. Republicans here polled 58 votes for sher- of having a majority according to the return sent in iff and 70 for representative. the judges, but correction of errors in two preC. L. Ashton of Roosevelt, by cincts by the board of canvassers Wednesday morn- -' Democratic candidate for representative polled the heaviest vote ing reduced the vote of one of the opponents by five of any individual in the county and increased Mitchells total by 1, giving him a mawith a total of 666. G. A. Goodvotes of four and the nomination. rich, running for reelection as jority The winning candidates were: county clerk, came second with The Democrats: 498 against two opponents. most popular candidate was unC. L. Ashton, for State Representative GGG doubtedly Arzy H. Mitchell who G. A. Goodrich, for County Clerk won a majority against four can598 didates, polling 495 against an H. Mitchell, for Sheriff ....495 Arzy average of 123 for his opponents. Floyd Case, with 298 and Leland Hair with 250 In the county Edgar Miles was the only Incumbent who failed tc were high candidates for two-yecommissioner. get the nomination he sought. He Republicans: came third in a field of 5 candiRulon J. Larsen, State Representative 308 dates. Boneta proved to be the most Dewey Meriwether, for County Sheriff 3G0 one sided precinct in the county, Leandrew Gilbert, with 218 and Ed Conklin with with 67 Republican votes for com158 were high candidates for two-yecommissioner. missioner and only two Demothe closest to be race decided cratic votes. The heavy Republiin the priProbably can vote there is undoubtedly due from least at the mary, standpoint of those checking to some extent to the fact that (Continued On Page 8) ar 24,-00- 0, W. J. Hewlett Died Of Natural Jury Finds Causes, bonds be issued by the city to cover its share of the project, set Walter James Hewlett! 59, a at $16,000. Payment of principal sheep herder for Tom Olsen of and interest on these bonds is to Soldier Summit, was found dead come solely from the revenue of in his bed at the sheep camp" in the water works. Extension of System To provide additional revenue to make this possible, an extension ot the system is included in the northeast section of the city, which will serve 20 additional residences. Further increase is also to be derived from an increase in rates. The residential rate is to be increased from $15 per year to $18 per year, with proportionate increases in the rates for commercial water users. It is also intended to charge for the use of water in schools and public buildings, which have had free water in the past. Water for the new system is to come from what is known as the Murray springs, about three miles north of Duchesne, It is estimated that an excess of 200 gallons per day can be obtained from the springs, and that the average daily consumption in Duchesne is 100 gallons per day per capita for (Continued On Page 8) the Avintiquin Monday afternoon when Thomas Judd, camp mover, arrived at the camp with supplies. Mr. Hewlett had been dead about twenty-fou- r hours, it was estimated by a coroners jury, whose verdict was that he came to his death from natural causes. Sheriff Arzy H. Mitchell of Duchesne county, who was called at II p. m., Monday, notified Justice of the Peace Chester Lyman. The jury included Frank Hale, Bob Kent and Bill Murdock. Born In Salt Lake City Mr. Hewlett had been employed at the sheep camp for about two months. He was bom in Salt Lake 1879, a son ol City, September-2- , Walter J. and Anna Vombaur Hewlett. Surviving are his mother ol Santa Barbara, California; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Cusick of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Myrtle Drown ol Salt Lake City and Mrs. Viola Ivie of Long Beach, California; three brothers, Thomas E. Hewlett ol Salt Lake City; R. J. Hewlett ol POULSON-SKEWE- S Los Angeles and A. V. Hewlett ol NUPTIALS Santa Barbara, California; a son Thomas, and a daughter, Gladys CELEBRATED Hewlett of Indiana. Funeral services have not yet One of the loveliest wedding been announced. celewas season the of ceremonies brated last Saturday at 2:30 when Miss Veda Poulson, daughter of LOUIS M. DOLPII Mr. and Mrs. Alma Poulson beDIES AT came the bride of John B. Skewes, Jr., son of Sheriff and Mrs. John FORT DUCHESNE B. Skewes of Moab, Funeral services were held this The ceremony was performed In Tecumseh, Nebraska, for week of Holden, Poulson John by Bishop uncle of the bride, at the home Louis M. Dolph, 69, who died Satof the brides parents in Duchesne. urday evening at 8 oclock at the and daughThe rooms were decorated with home of his Mrs. A. Nelson Frank and which Dr. ter, flowers, and ferns garden formed a bank where the bridal at Fort Duchesne. Death followed a prolonged internal hemorrhage. couple stood. Mr. Dolph, with his wife, Maude The bride was lovely in a formal model of aqua Mousseline de sole Heckathom Dolph have been visittrimmed with pink rose buds. She ing their daughter and carried a bouquet of brides roses. for the past two years. Dr. Nelson Mrs. Melvin Poulson, matron ol is staff physician at the Indian of hospital at Fort Duchesne. honor, was attired in a gown Bom In Ablngton, Illinois, JanuAlice blue lace. Mrs. Edwin Car16, 1869, Mr. Dolph has been Miss ary Stephenson, Alyce and man wore frocks of pink a resident of Tecumseh, Nebraska, brides-maid- s, he followed lace and teal blue chiffon, respec- for sixty years, where a later of trade bride the carpenter, the of tively. The mothers store. of operating a confectionery wore gowns each and groom He was the son of John E. and dark flowered chiffon. " The bridal chorus from "Lohen-gren- Elizabeth Wadsworth Dolph. Surviving are the widow, a was played by Miss Franof Kansas ces Case. Kermit Poulson, brother brother, Sig. Dolph H. Dolph a son, man. Mo.; George as best City, of the bride, acted his daughter, Mrs. of Tecumseh, the ceremony, after Immediately Nelson and three grandchildren. a wedding breakfast was served relatives of both to twenty-fiv- e son-in-la- w son-in-la- w families. OUR THANKS left SatMr, and Mrs. Skewes a short honey- FOR FINE TABIONA MAN urday evening for golng-awa- y COOPERATION moon trip to Denver. The DIES IN blue a was royal costume CITY SALT LAKE Due to the splendid cooperation knitted suit with blue accessories. at shown us, the Uintah Basin Rechorn V. Wadley TABIONA-LaV- erl They will make their ord was able to report completed since IMS. Heber City. 40, resident here election returns for all twenty home Wednesday at the last in Salt precincts before midnight Berger cousin. Mrs. Beth STATE OFFICIALS Tuesday. Rich, with five precincts De- Garfield with ten precincts and VISIT DUCHESNE BornM' Pleasant Croton Duchesne with 20 precincts were COUNTY SCHOOLS b CC Wadley, the first three counties in the Ladel J. M a r caret state to report complete returns. parhis state with Mrd Dr. Burton K. Farnsworth, Wadley moved 1903 and had We extend our thanks to County education, ents in of secondary director Tabiona diArthur Goodrich, the elecClerk state and Miss Bernice Moss, resided here since. in the various presix his fath rector of health, physical educa- tion judges of whom are Surviving are regular Dumany in cincts, arrived tion and recreation Record correspondents and to the a to spend ma morning this Z Rnd chesne Nye. Mrs. schools. telephone operators who made thie j day in Duchesne county service possible. Accompanied by Superintendent We expect to give this same Duthe visited W J Bond they Funeral after the run-oprimary to service later chesne schools, planning 27th and the gen- on September duclrf W Altaand ,pd m visit Roosevelt perhaps Tabiona L. D. S. eral election on November 8th, Burial u mont. Turnbow. Bishop Tabiona cemetery. fJ Number Only Two Undecided Contests In Duchesne County Nominations Some interesting sidelights of the Primary election are revealed by figures gleaned from the results. The Democrats showed nearly a 2 to 1 majority in the balloting, with their biggest vote going for the two-yecounty commissioners, with a total of 988 votes. They polled 986 ballots for sheriff candidates, 959 for clerks and 905 for state representatives. The Republicans voted their heaviest for rs It is proposed that revenue Fer Year la Advance First Primary Election Leaves present. n. period. $2.00 ff ar ar ar two Boneta residents were candidates on the Republican ticket, while there were none from Boneta on the Democratic ticket. SCHOOL HOLDS ALTAMONT GROUP TRAVELS TO BOULDER DAM A profusion of flowers was displayed in the Duchesne elementary school at their second annual flower show Wednesday. Visitors expressed surprise at the variety and extent of flowers exhibited. First, second and third place bouquets were chosen from each room and places were chosen for best room display by Mrs, G. V. Billings and Mrs. A. M. Murdock. Room displays were won by Sixth, Fifth and Fourth, respectively. Places by grades were awardee as follows: Seventh First, Lois Slane; second, Jean Brown; third, Jean Brown. Sixth First, Lorllle Hair; second, Gay Goodrich; third, Milton Poulson. Fifth First, Larry Crocker; second, Don Larsen; third, Robert Barton. Orba M. Eldredge Del Mecham, of Mt. Emmons, left with his school bus on its first lap of a journey to Boulder Dam from Altonah, Tuesday, Aug. 31, at about 7 a. m. Passengers were gathered at Altonah, Mt. Emmons, and Bluebell, making the number of seminary tudents with (ten) older (twenty-four- ) guests. That might we rested in the shadow of the great white throne at Manti. The next day we travelled on, with an anxious eye on the rain clouds, but it is doubtful that even rain could have dampened our spirits. That afternoon we beheld one of the most magnificent sights we ever expect to see Bryce Canyon. The two hours allotted us there were well spent in exploring and gazing with awe at the wonders of nature, the curious shapes of the stone and the bright, brilliant colors of the canyon. As we left we all expressed our desire to return sometime when we might be able to explore every niche and comer. Zion National Park Thursday morning found us in colorful Zion National park. Although most of us had always lived in or near the mountains, we had never dreamed of such mountains as these. In this canyon such things as the tunnel, the great white throne, the .tree patriarchs, the hanging gardens, the flowers along the trail and the lecture by the guile were considered very wonderful (Continued On Page 8) ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW DUCHESNE COUNTY Many of the graduates of the Duchesne county high school have entered the teaching profession, according to a report issued from the superintendents office recently. Seven are employed in Duchesne county schools, who have lived at Boneta, Hanna, Mtn. Home and My ton. They are: Thelma Broth-ersoRoss Fletkau and Pauline Pace of Boneta; Dora Moon and Marjorie Moon of Hanna; Made-ly- n Wilkins of Mtn. Home and Virginia Mortensen of Myton, Three are employed by other school districts. They are LaRene Einerson and Geneve Pack of Roosevelt and Alma Lamb ot Myton. Duchesne county teachers who have graduated from Duchesne county schools and have taught Fourth First, Barbara Bur- before this year are: Evelyn Pace, dick; second, Twila Meldrum; Loretta Swasey, Minnie Hardman Ronald Wiscombe, Florence Pierce, third, Jay Mickelson. Third First, Reese Goodrich Blanche Lublin, Ella Andrews, second, Mary White; third, Marvls Dicia Emert and Wm. R Evans. Bond. Second and Third: First, Lorraine Wilkins; second, Glade Mer-rel- JUST TO REMIND YOU third, Iva Lou Allred. Womens Study club Saturday, First and Second First, Rena September 17th, Plaza Hotel, Mrs. third Ross Killian; Baker; second, Nina Burger, hostess. Edna Mae Blackburn. Mothers First First, Reed Merrell; sec- tember 22ndclub Thursday, Sepwith Mrs. Golden ond, Evelyn Muir. Berrett. Those who had flowers in the Election registration Tuesday, show were scheduled to march be20. Duchesne precinct September hind the school band Thursday in a parade from the school building with Mrs. Ollie Schonian. down Main street, displaying theit flowers to the public. For week beginning Sept. 9. n, ; l; DUCHESNE HEN OFFERS RELIEF TO CONSUMER FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR BASIN FARMER Because Funeral services were held Monday at Spanish Fork for Ole Ein-erso- WEATHER REPORT GRADUATES BECOME TEACHERS 54, who died n, at his home north of Roosevelt last after a ten days' illness. the consumer who must buy groceries ot feed hie family suffers most during this Friday Mr. Einerson was born in Iceland and since coming to the United States has engaged in farming and mining. He has lived in Duchesne county for the past ten years. Surviving are his wife and three sons and three daughters, among whom are Floyd Einerson of Precipitation Total .98 Roosevelt and LaRene Einerson, E. S. WINSLOW, Airways Observer school teacher at Alterra. depression, the hens of Duchesne county have decided to relieve the burden by giving him a little more than his money's worth. Chris duff of Duchesne purchased some egg s at a grocery store the other day and one ol them contained a second perfect egg. This story la a good one for Ripley and might also be used by the grocery store as bait for the thrifty customers. |