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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin ft Duchesne: TT"3 1 csxJji PaSe 0 0r ,f the f fw Covers ALL The Uintah Basin Volume 8. auPpor ys said the firs '3 fro two teir in? flrs, elm by bis Is t; 1 for u State Department of Public Health Official stresses Importance of Sanitation In Connection With Coming Campaign ! Ridp ! and fi sco their h 31, Dates Are Set For Cleanup ; j L ' North importance of The L leading; 57. Bear Snow Measurement Less Than Recent Years Duchesne In 20, Grar. , sanitation as feature of clean-u- a. p stressed by N. E. of the representative alters, Health elite department of Public an address to the Duchesne at a Junior Chamber of Commerce luncheon meeting at the Mission was campaign V Irn Tuesday evening. to see i I am glad improvem- already made in some of the corrals and stables we visited, and clean-e- d h ,pe to see the rest of them he said, up n the near future, ent recently referring to a survey ude by him of corrals and stables in the townsite which were reported to be menaces to the public health. "Manure piles are one of the chief breeding places of C.es which help spread disease, EAT t lursda J 30 1 MISSION INN Suggestions At Special Luncheon Meet f 1 ?b C C Hears Cleanup nner-up- s 1 Junior Duchesne blimps said, adding that the and is swamps be GEO. place water one-quart- er . Festival For Music Cleanup XICO' next bad stagnant in Davis, President George of the meeting, introduced Mr, Walters, saying he had been to address the meeting in b.pes that he might be able to for the pve many suggestions coming clean-ucampaign which ibjects charge p the is The annual trip for snow measuring purposes was made to Lake Fork Mt. on March 22, where the snow that has fallen during the past winter was measured on the Moon Lake, Lake Fork Mt. snow course. These measurements were as follows: Average depth, 28.95. Average water content, 4.68. It i3 claimed, that about this time of year the snow is at its best and gives the best average of snow fall and water content in which to base the estimated runoff and moisture conditions for the season. The snow on this course seemed to be very wet and full of moisture but it was very porous and thawing from underneath. Large areas acre to an acre from and more would settle down from 4 to 6 inches with a squashing sound as we snow shoed over it to take the measurements. It is not the desire to make any predictions as to what the water situation will be through the season, however, it will be remembered that there was a lot of rain last summer and fall and the mountain country was soaked thoroughly to go into the winter. For comparison purposes of water content the snow and were the following figures given for the past number of years of the snow survey on the Lake Fork Mt. course. Snow Depth Water Con. Junior Chamber of Commerce The campaign will sponsoring. April 29, lasting through May 6, he said, and an attempt will be made to enlist the help of t.ery organization in Duchesne inhouses and cluding the business schools in efforts t(T completely clean up the town. Aside from the sanitation side of the campaign, beautification of the city in anticipation of the county music festival which will be held in Duchesne May 12, the f flowing Friday was noted as addStart ed incentive. The foregoing snow measuring Fish and Game City councilmen report wa3 received this who were preseLambert, forest ranger for invited Clyde the Ashley National Forest, staregards tioned at Aitonah. and promised ass- nt at the meeting as f nests added their views in to the clean-u- p . istance. J, P. Madsen added that Oiong with he physical clean-u- p fcould 'like to see a little moral clean-u- criticising the week from profanity on streets, card games, etc. Mr. Madsen then veered to Airs. Allred Dies Following Goiter Operation Fish Mrs, James C. Allred, 67, of Laactivities, stressing the Point died Wednesday in the Clark Importance of our natural wildlife an hospital at Vernal following a potential resource of e. operation for goiter by a Salt Lake Duchesne has in its im-- t City specialist. ediate vicinity one third of the Funeral services, the date for f.shing waters of the state he said, which have not been announced, snd he urged the interest of the will be held at LaPoint. Interment Jiycees in a good fish and game will be at Fairview where other emb to see that these waters are services will also be held. properly stocked with fish. Mrs. Allred was bom at i end Game Du-ciesn- from ih 2$ fper , System Carman spoke of the possi-tlUt- y f a sewer system for stating that data concern-- g the costs and the feasibility of installation under a WPA proj-8- 1 e, from n were being gathered. romise of full support ajcees was in a 1 h 29 One of the local dentists will by the motion present at each of the month pre-scho- promised after Principal C. W. (Continued On Page 8) Adopted liERGERA GETS term in fTATE PRISON former operator club in Tuesday by Tumli fDStrict Judge Abe W not more than three the State Prison for adult-Wa- s f v u taken to Salt Lake y Thursday by Sheriff Thomas Meriwether. Borgera omT1 Sportsmens D . ,WaS c bro,'Pht t0 Du (lIond:,y evening by Sheriff eF rorn San Francisco, ''herp0!, 6 had 1)0011 for the past 'crd months, ; J,:tChare was f'ied against him f the Poao H. George vaftUr,t rTilne aiw.j i "tfense t 2S, ,on January f Tabiona, hPr comPlaillt I33s B, ('T?ota was '1 Ti, i Schedule For April Child Health Clinics Announced 11 hy who be o of child clinics during the Thursday announced was April, it Shanks. by County Nurse Martha the He will examine the teeth of cm them advice children and give care and treatment so that all children may begin school with healthy mouths. been The April clinics have Duchesne, scheduled as follows: 5th, April 4th; Roosevelt, April AItaab; Boneta, April 18th; 2oth, April 19th; Tabiona, April April Myton. Neola, April 26th; 27th and Bluebell, April 2Stn. bad of It was neiessary because to weather and road conditions TabiNeola, for clinics the cancel month ona and Myton during the of March, Mrs. Shanks said. of Mrs. Leda Young, supervisor Wriand 4 nurses for district No. adrn.er ter Houston, educational Health of Board from the State were in Duchesne county av'e week. Mr. Houston routine to the on office that the PaCe 0n or about nurses. a, LICENSES OPEN AFTER RENOVATION COUNTY AUDITORS SUBMIT EXPENSE SUMMARY The Mission Inn reopened to business Tuesday evening after having been closed for three days while remodeling, cleaning and painting was underway. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lyman initiated the shining new interior of their restaurant Tuesday night by seiving a banquet to the Junior Chamber of Commerce. The remodeling included moving back the counters and building new cupboards, increasing the floor space and providing greater efficiency in serving. The entire interior received a new coat of gleaming white paint. The Inn is now ready for the stream, of tourists already beginning to travel highway 40 from both directions to mattend the world fairs in San Francisco and New YorX Andrew W. Anderson and Mr. Miller of the Goddard-Abbe- y Co. left for Salt Lake City Tuesday after a weeks study of the Duchesne county records. An official copy of the audit will be sent to the clerks office within the next two weeks, Mr. Anderson said, when it will be available for publication. A letter from Mr. Anderson, received by Clerk Arthur Goodrich Thursday thanking him and the other officials for their cooperation, included a summary of the 1938 operations costs and estimated fund operations for 1939. The nummary is for the use of the Clerk and county commissioners in planning the 1939 budget. Sen. and Mrs. Billings Leave For New Post In Salt Lake City Honor was paid to State SenaMrs. G. V. Billings at a dinner and farewell party Tuesday evening. They left this week for Salt Lake City where Mr. Billings will begin his duties as director of the state department of registration to which appointment was made by Governor Blood at the close of the legislature. Twenty four pioneer friends, most of whom came to Duchesne prior to 1907 attended the buffet dinner at the home of Duchesne County Democratic Chairman and Mrs. J. P. Madsen. The list included Mr. and Mrs. Emil Munz, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Merkley, Mr. and Mrs. James Hair, Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cowan, Bishop and Mrs. Levi Anderton, Representative and Mrs. Rulon J. Larsen, Mr. and Mrs. Porter Merrell, Mrs. Carrie Murray, Mrs. J. D. Wimmer, Mrs. Fern T. Moffitt and Miss Twila Meldrum. Church Civic Work Both Mr. and Mrs. Billings related their pioneering experiences since coming to the Uintah Basin in 1907. Mr. Billings was counselor to the first bishop of the Duchesne L. D, S. stake, A M. Murdock, whom he succeeded as bishop. He served in this capacity for seventeen years. After the stake divided into the Roosevelt and Duchesne stakes, Mr. Billings was named first counselor of the Duchesne stake and later president of the was electhigh council. In 1917 he ed to the state legislature as representative of Duchesne county on the Democratic ticket serving one term. In 1936 he was elected state senator for Duchesne and Uintah counties and during the recent sesof the sion, served as chairman Mir. senate sifting committee. on the served also has Billings comDuchesne county board of Duchesne city the on missioners, council and as mayor of Ducpesne. Following the dinner, a reception D. and dance were held at the L. about one S ward hall attended by hundred twenty - five friends. (Continued on Page 8) tor and Bridgeland Man Participates In Talent Tour Rowe Smith of Bridge-lan- d tour participated in a "talent th a of and Tuesday Monday on Service Buweek, when the Public reau of Brigham Young university PROVO of six variety presented a series a radio broadprograms, including of the cast, in the southern part talented vocalists Stty-seve- n from the uninstrumentalists and of the members iversity were chalk presented Smith Mr. "tour programs. assembly talks on the a program at Juab at 9.30 a m. School at Ncphischool at Bea aifd at Beaver high south to Traveling m. 2 er at p. a arraigned Tuesday MARRIAGE i,ckon'8 eourt aive riShts of examination, Keith McDonald, IS. of of Mtn. iVad u y Lindsay, 18, Cedar City, they presented ,!te trial. and asked for imme-Th- e and Margaret 26. . minute broadoas1: case was bound Home, March ot J dedicated to the Jess W. Christensen, 21, Fa station KSUB Jj(h.'m'lfdl'i('t eourt and heard Leora Trofessor Harlate the of lk'isneKh?'Uln,'r wbo came to Du- - mage and Beatrice Match memory Home, Merrill. Mtn, of 'edmtoly from Uintah worth, 18, rison R. aunty vi forty-fiv- 26. ii j DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 1939 5 e L. D. S. Missionary Sees Interesting Sights Earl Pearson of Duchesne sailed last Thursday, March 23 for Sweden where he will fill a two end a half year mission for the L. D. S. church as a representative from the Duchesne Stake. The following letter wa3 received this week by Bishop Levi J. Anderton, written just before Elder Pearson boarded the ship in the New York harbor. "Dear Bishop: I am at last in New York safely and surely. "We saw many interesting places in Chicago and some very interesting in Washington, D. C., such as the Capitol building, White House, Smithsonian Institute and many others. We also went to Mt. Vernon to the old home of George Washington, also his tomb and many other places I cannot find room to mention, "New York does not appeal to me with all its dont you want to buy? shops. Six of us rode the subway and went for miles for 5c. We went to Coney Island and saw ships sailing toward Europe. We also went out to the world fair grounds, but were refused a ticket for just one day. "We will go on board the ship this evening and I am surely glad, it will stop the hotel bills. "Sunday evening, I attended sacrament meeting in the Washington chapel and much to my surprise, I saw Harold Billings. The next morning he and his sister came and took me to many interesting places in the city, one time I was paid for going to church. "I have never found yet a people I think more of than in Duchesne. God bless you and the entire ward. I will do the best I can. Elder Earl Pearson. (Signed) Cattlemen Will Meet To Discuss Grazing Problems A meeting of cattlemen of the Basin has been called by the Uintah Basin Cattle Association to discuss grazing problems in connection with the public domain and Indian lands. Notices sent out by J. D. Lambert, secretary of the association announce that the meeting will be held at Roosevelt on April 1, at 1 p. m. All interested cattlemen are invited to attend the meeting. BIRTHS A baby girl was born on March 24 to Mr. and Mrs Farris Franklin Jones of Tabiona at Harts apartments, in Duchesne. Mr. and Mrs. Willis Moon of Hanna announce the birth of a daughter March 18 at Roosevelt. An Unknown Murderer Strikes And the residents of three old houses on Kencsaw Hill live in sullen terror. The killer perhaps a member of their own family has not finished fiendish work. hit InspectorTope and Miss Moss, fiction's best known detectives, giant task to perform. catch the murderer must They before he strikes agalnl have a read every thrilling Installment of this exciting story appearing serially in these You'll columns. o THREE SHUTTERED HOUSES SHI Road Commission Limits Weight Of Trucks On 40 Sudden arrival of warm spring weather, coupled with an unusual amount of moisture precipitation has raised havoc generally with roads throughout the state, particularly so on highway 40 through the Uintah Basin. Feeder roads leading to highway 40 are reported next to impassable In many sections of the Basin. Serious interference to traffic has been caused by the sudden breaking up of the unfinished roadbed along the construction projects in Strawberry valley. Wherever the traffic possible which followed the partially constructed new highway during the winter has again been diverted to the old grade, but in some places the old road has been completely removed by the new construction and in these places traffic has been stalled repeatedly because of deep mud. Call Road Commission In answer to a call to the state road commission from the road committee of the Duchesne Lions Club last Saturday, it was reported that the road commission is do. ing everything possible to keep travel moving through the valley. Gravel is being hauled to the worst spots constantly, traffic is being detoured where possible and state equipment is on hand to assist traffic through the bad spots. The contractors have been called onto the Job to do what they can to help the situation. Several miles of the oil surfaced highway near Vernal is in bad condition from Frost boils where the road base has given way as the frost leaves and the surface is completely broken up in process. Similar conditions exist on highway 40 between Heber City and the head of Parley canyon. Limit Truck Loads An order issued by the state road commission last Wednesday limited all trucks with their load to a gross weight of 10 tons. This order which became effective Immediately until further notice included all of highway 40 from Salt Lake City to the Colorado state line. It affects several of the heavy trucks now hauling through the Basin. First Aid Crew Answers Call For Knife Wound The Volunteer First Aid Crew answered a call Thursday noon to treat a knife wound for Kenneth Trice, 19, son of James Price, Jr. Young Price had been opening a can with a pocket knife, he explained, when the knife slipped, stabbing his leg at the knee and apparently cutting an artery. When the family was unable to stop the flow of blood they became alarmed and called the First Aid. The call was answered by Mrs. Hildur W. Johnstun and Chester Lyman, who cleansed and bandag. ed the wound. The injury did not appear to be very serious after the blood was stopped, they stated. Mr. and Mrs. Tbemis Costuroa were Duchesne visitors Sunday. of Roosevelt 9 Gateway To Uintah Basin JJ $2.00 Ter Year In Advance Number 3G Approval Is Announced On 2 WPA Projects By Stale Administrator Tabiona Gymnasium Construction And Duchesne City Streets Improvement Receive Approval of President Farm Debt Reduced FSA Service Farmers of Duchesne county who are burdened with debt and face the possibility of foreclosure may solve their difficulties by making use of the Farm Security Administrations debt adjustment service, D. D. Bushnell, district debt adjustment supervisor for FSA, said today. Mr. Bushnell, who is visiting Duchesne and neighboring communities in his official capacity said: Dont wait until your farm has been foreclosed and its too late to do anything about it. Come to us now and we probably can help you as we have helped 619 other farmers In Utah. Since 1935 our service has brought about debt reductions of more than $360,964 on 619 farms, According to Mr. Bushnell the debt adjustment service : I available to all farmers free of charge whetheto they are FSA borrowers or not, 'mid to creditors also. Adjustment committees are set up in nearly every Utah county, under the State Farm Debt Adjustment Commission, to serve as mediators between indebted farm operators and their creditors. Debt problems are adjusted with the consent of the creditor, under conditions which both protect him and aid the indebted person. Duchesne county farmers interested in availing themselves of this Farm Security Two projects Call For Expenditure Of Over $15,000 By Administration re invited by Mr. Bushnell to write to their own adjustment committee for further information. Its members, all local men experienced in these problems are: Porter L. Merrell, Duchesne; Owen Bennlon, Mt. Emmons; Ray S. Jordan, Roosevelt. For further information see: A. B. Smith, Clair R. Hopkins, county rural rehabilitation supervisors and Miss Maud Martin, home management supervisor, farm security administraTeletion at Roosevelt Utah.) phone number 121). plan, Duchesne Legionaire Is Operated At Vet. Hospital Word was received by relatives that Vern Price, Duchesne Legionnaire was operated at the Veterans hospital in Salt Lake City Monday for hernia He withstood the operation fine and was recovering as well as could be expected at the time of the report. Mr. Price has been in the hospital for the past two weeks building up his condition prepartory to the In Duchesne Bad Roads Result In School Shut-dow- n At Altamont High Muddy roads which made Is impossible for school busses to operate between Aitonah and Altamont resulted In a temporary shut-dow- n at Altamont high school this week. Aitonah students have not at. tended school any of this week, it was reported, but the school continued in hopes the roads would dry out, until Wednesday when it was decided to close the entire school for the balanre of the week. It is expected to open again Monday. Storms which hit the upper country Sunday and Monday were the cause of the trouble, according to Del lleacham, Talnmge bus driver. He reported almost a foot of snow during the night. The same has existed between Neola and Hayden, but students of this section have been brought to school over the comparatively short distance by horse and wagon. Announcement of approval of two WPA projects in Duchesne county by President Roosevelt was made Wednesday by Darrell J. Greenwell, state administrator, according to a report Issued in the Salt Lake Tribune. No official notice had been received locally Thursday. The larger of the two projects, calling for construction of a combined gymnasium-auditoriufor Tabiona high school, is sponsored by the Duchesne county school district. Work on this project has already been started, in the form of logging operations during the past several weeks. The other project, calling for to Duchesne city improvement streets is sponsored by the city which will pay its share out of the vehicle registration fund. Work on this project can begin as soon as official notice is received and men are assigned to the project. m $11,586 Project Total cost of the Tabiona gymnasium project is set up at $11,-53- 6 of which the district will pay $5031 and the federal government $6505. The project calls for the logging and milling of approximately 50,000 feet of timber and the construction of a 92x42 gymnasium-auditorium and a basement for two classrooms and administrative rooms, in which will be Installed hearing plant, locker and shower rooms, etc. Completion of the classrooms will be postponed until a later date according to present plans of the board. Logging operations for the project have been carried on by Tabiona citizens for several weeks, over 42,000 feet of timber having been delivered in Tabiona ready for milling. Some 10,000 feet of red pine Is still to be brought in for this project. Milling will be done at Tabiona under the project. To Complete Streets While no definite notice has been given as to how soon men will be available for the project it is expected that work can begin as soon as the board of education gives approval and selects a foreman and superintendent for the project. This action will probably be taken at the regular meeting of the board next Tuesday. Chief item of work on the Duchesne street project will include grading of streets and hauling and laying gravel. This project calls for an estimated cost of $4600 of which $3380 will come from federal funds. It is expected by the city council that most of the streets In Duchesne not covered by a similar project a year ago will be put in condition by this project. It is hoped that the registration funds next year can be used in draining, leveling and some kind of surfacing for main street. NYA PROJECT STARTS ON FOUNDATION FOR SCHOOL BLDG. A group of ministration National Youth Adboys started work this week which will include the pouring of a foundation for the Fruitland School building, which was moved to Duchesne during the winter. The W'ork Is being done under the supervision of Jack Ode-kirwho is hired by the board of education as supervisor. Thursday morning the boys removed the broken sidewalk from In front of the board of education offices, preparing for a new sidewalk there. Cement for the new walk will be poured today, according to plans, and as soon as this work Is completed, they will go on with the cement work at the school house. In the mean time forms are being piepared for the work THE WEATHER there. The school building was moved For week ending March 29, 1939 to Duchesne with the Intention of using it for a temporary shop program until a proper building can be constructed for this purpose. There are hopes however, on the part of Duchesne school putrons that since the building is hardly adequate for shop purposes it can be used instead for a music buildTotal precipitation, 1.21. ing and woik started this summer on a proper and permanent shop E. S. WINSLOW, k, |