OCR Text |
Show Umtah Basin ) ) Of iait- - Duchesne The eek. liam Mrs. County Seat Newspaper day. took : Gateway To Uintah Basin last - City " Si at-a- IM" t yone to day. and City few erta torts Con- - twin OF INSTRUCTION and Roosevelt met with members of the Duchesne Gateway club at a banquet Wednesday evening at guests the Plaza hotel. Sixty-si- x were seated at the tables including some 20 members of the Gate- way club, to listen to speakers the advantages of affiliation extoll fa. Lions International and the with mo- discuss the advantages of such 'day, affiliation for members of the days Gateway club. District Governor John Kidneigh of Lions International was the principal speaker of the evening, having come in from Salt Lake City for the event. He pointed out the many improvements in livconditions today, many of pped ing are direct reclaimed he nent which, of civic the activities of sults ator itay- - or service clubs. Lions Offers Best Opportunity Lions clubs, he said are more and numerous than all other such clubs igest of their pa- - combined and because 1COV- close association with each other, out through Lions International offer lark, the best opportunity for this type day, of promotional work. Mr. Kidneigh praised the Duered chesne Gateway club and its memlage. than bers for the active part they have taken in civic work in Duin chesne and the Uintah Basin, adding that he felt sure results could bout be improved greatly by the same group of men forming a Lions i club and thereby enjoying the help and and cooperation of the other Lions clubs of the district. raw Club Presidents Speak salt Other speakers who added their d in personal opinions of the ad van-coltages of Lionism were C. C. White, ator. president of the Lions club of than Roosevelt, John H. Clark, presi-nar- y lent of the Vernal Lions Club, ex- - Jess Hyatt, of the Heber Lions in a club and local district chairman for the organization and L. O. best Anderson of Vernal, nent Convention at Vernal Mr. Anderson announced that eeps s ex- he district convention would be oiled ield in Vernal next June, at which pre- - ime over 500 Lions were expected mix- - ;o attend from Utah and border-ove- r ng states. He pointed out the low- - jreat amount of publicity this days mould bring for the Uintah Basin, ered (Continued On Page 8) frees i A survey is being made to Kirk E or tom0ef pen- - ylng re- - ents ular cent f V TOYACK STUDENTS PURCHASE PUREBRED STOCK Eleven head of fine registered hogs have recently been purchasd by the members of the Toyack chapter of Future Farmers of America. The purchase consists of one mature Duroc boar purchased by Geroge Pickup of Neola from Kenneth Zirker of Arcadia, one bred Duroc gilt purchased by Gail Ajiderton of Montwell, one young Duroc boar purchased by Evan WItbeck and Douglas Lawson of Crescent, one bred Duroc gilt purchased by Dan Daniels of Myton, two bred Hampshire gilts purchased by Lawrence Pike of Roosevelt, and one young Duroc boar purchased by Ray and Rex Lamb of Myton. The above animals were all purchased from L. W. Hillam bf Salt Lake City. Ray and Rex Lamb of Myton also purchased two bred weaner gilts from A. F. Latta )f Charleston, Utah. Selected by Instructor The pigs were selected by Wal-.e- r E. Atwood who spent the last veek-en- d looking over available weeding stock in Wasatch, Salt ake and Davis counties. Dan laniels and ennls and Lawrence Pike accom-lanie- d Mr, Atwood on the trip. The hogs are the best obtainable jid should add much to the qual-t- y of stock in the Uintah Basin. This purchase represents a cash lutlay of $289.50. The boys are nthuslastic and are planning some eal work in pork production. More mrchases are to be made later on but as there will be available, In he Uintah Basin, some of the best Hood lines in the country, it is loped that purchases will be made lere rather than elsewhere. The -- CO. recreational Duchesne stake leaders of the Mutual Improvement Association held a school of instruction of their program for the years activities last Friday evening at the high school. Mr. Cannon, leader of executives, Mr. Robinson of . the general board, dramatics director, Miss Beaner, Tax Commission To dance director, Mrs. Katie Jensen, Hold speech arts, and Miss Jensen, Joint Sessions music director, all of the general board of Salt Lake City met with Duchesne county officials and the leaders of the Duchesne stake to explain the recreational pro- county commissioners Lyle L. Young and Willard Day left Dugram. The steps of the special dance chesne Wednesday and Thursday which is designed for the Gold to attend the annual meeting of and Green ball, held each spring in county officials from all over the all stakes of the L. D. S. church, state of Utah, in Salt Lake City. A letter received this week at were explained. It was expected that it would also be demonstrat- the clerks office advises that the ed, but due to the fact that the state tax commission will be in sesgym was being used for a basket- sion jointly with the county offiball game, this part of the instruc- cials relative to taxation, uniformtion was omitted. ity of valuation and changes, laws Representatives were present relative to taxation and methods from Hanna, Tabiona and Arcadia of assessment. besides the Duchesne leaders. FolThe convention began at the lowing the class, the stake officers Newhouse hotel Thursday and will joined the general board mem- be concluded Friday. bers in a party at the home of All Duchesne county officials Mrs. Fern T. Moffitt, music di- were represented at the convenrector of Duchesne M. I. A. At- tion. Assessor Levi J. Anderton, tending from Duchesne besides unable to attend, sent his deputy, Mrs. Moffitt were Mrs. Martha Miss Alyce Stephenson. The group Shanks, Miss Anna Stark and Mrs. included the two commissioners, Margie Peterson. Clerk Arthur Goodrich, Treasurer Porter Merrell, Recorder Fern T. Moffitt, Sheriff Thomas D. MeriGateway Members wether, Attorney George E. SteMeet With Lions ATTEND MEET ob- tain information for the national parks service regarding the Dinosaur monument. Engineers have been appointed to make topographical maps of the area in the vicinity of the monument, and these maps will be used by the parks service in any future buildings, planning roads, trails, drainage systems, tourist accommodations. The plan is to build a road from the present headquarters to Split mountain at a high enough elevation to give visitors a view of the river valley and to provide recreation parks near the river. The present survey will extend for at least four months and is part of a national program to improve methods of operating, developing and administering the various federal park areas. The regional engineer, under whose direction the survey is being conducted, is William E. Robertson. Tribune At Heber City wart, Jr. DIVORCE CASE ts d- IGGESNE OFFICIALS Organization Meeting SURVEY STARTED TO IMPROVE Scheduled Wednesday, Jan. 18 DINOSAUR PARK . Lions from Heber City, Vernal, y is Dal- - HOLD SCHOOL Duchesne Gateway Club Considers Move To Affiliate With Organization and Travelers See Need For Exploiting Scenic Wonders to Draw Tourists Utah needs an adequate appropriation to properly advertise its scenic attractions, in the opinion of travelers who have visited this state, and who have declared that the scenery here excels that found in most sections of the world. The appropriation should be made by the legislature, it is pointed out, because the expenditure of money by visitors benefits the people generally and therefore the investment of money to bring visitors here should be made by the people generally through legislative action. Total Volume Given It is interesting to note that the total value of the tourist trade in the United States will exceed four billion, five hundred million dollars, according to estimates. Of this amount, it is estimated that Utah will receive approximately twenty five million dollars. Those who have studied the situation declare that with proper promotion it is not unreasonable to expect that Utahs tourist business can be developed into the states largest Industry, with estimates of value running to as high as one hundred million dollars annually, after a ten year period of aggressive advertising promotion. At the present time, 35 states of the union have made advertising appropriations to attract tourists and industries. Where Tourist Dollar Goes The federal has government found that the tourist dollar is distributed as follows: Retail merchandise 28 cents; restaurants and cafes 21 cents; hotels and tourist camps 17 cents; automobile accessories, gasoline (Continued On Page 8) TWO PRISONERS RELEASED FROM JAIL The Duchesne county and city jail was relieved of part of its roster of "guests this week, when Funnon Barker, alleged bigamist, was able to raise the $750 bond required for his release. An Indian, who was jailed because of drunkenness, was released on parole of thirty days. W. E. Cloward, serving out a sentence for violation of parole, was released a short time to chop wood for his mother, but returned to serve out his sentence. coys are to be congratulated and Leland Stevenson, the fourth sveryone is hopeful of the success prisoner, Is serving a sixty-da- y n the venture. sentence on a theft charge. --- ---- DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, JAN M. I. A. LEADERS Uintah Basin Lion Clubs Gather in Duchesne In Interest of Lionism Si l cl ALL Volume 8. l.' - 11 11 Three members of the Duchesne Gateway club, President Roy A. HEARD IN Schanion, G. C. Kohl and sec- DISTRICT COURT retary C. C. Mickelson, accompanied by Mrs. Schonian, Although the short session of attended the district meet of fourth district court in Duchesne Lions clubs at Schneitters Hot Pots Monday and Tuesday was devoted in Midway Saturday evening, Jan- almost entirely to the clerk contest of election case, two other uary 7. Present at the meeting were matters came before the court, one Lions and their partners from Ver- divorce case and a probate matter. A divorce decree was granted to nal, Roosevelt, Coalville, Kamas and Morgan, with Heber City Celda Bethers against Afton Lions acting as hosts. Bethers. Mrs. Bethers was grantHonored guest was Deputy Gov- ed the custody of a minor child, ernor A. C. Hatch of Provo, who $20.00 per month alimony, $100.00 addressed the gathering of the civ. attorneys fees and the right to ic and social advantages of Lion- personal property now in possesism. Part of his remarks were sion of Mr. Bethers. addressed to the Duchesne GateIn the matter of the estate of way club members who were pres- Almo Wagstaff, deceased this ent as prospective charter mem- case was set for trial January 27 bers of a Lions club at Duchesne. at 2 p. m. Announces Duchesne Meet District Chairman Jess Hyatt of DISEASE SHOWS Heber City announced the intention of the Duchesne Gateway club INCREASE of affiliating with Lions Interna- THROUGHOUT STATE tional and announced that a meeting would be held in Duchesne Duchesne county reported one Wednesday, January 11, for the new case of flu for the week endaffiliapurpose of promoting such ing January 6, according to the tion. He said it had been decided weekly report released today action take place, through the that should such division of communicthe Roosevelt Lions should act as able disease control. the sponsoring club, and requested New cases of communicable disthe full presence of that organiza- ease reported to the Utah state tion at the Duchesne meeting. board of health during the week Following the banquet, at which numbered 404, an increase of 60 some 60 couples were present, the cases over the preceding week. evening was turned over to danc- This is also an increase of 98 cases the ing and social intermingling of over the total for the corresponddelegates from the various Lions ing week in 1938. clubs of the district. New cases of chickenpox reported to the board climbed from 105 cases last week to 166 cases for THE WEATHER the week ending January 6. This Is an increase of 58 cases over the WEATIIEU REPORT For Week Beginning January 5 number reported for the week ending January 7, 1938. In addition to chickenpox, cases of influenza, mumps and pneumonia reported during the week ending January 6 increased over the number reported for the same week in 1938. On the other hand, diphtheria, measles, epidemic meningi. E. S. WINSLOW, tis, scarlet fever, tuberculosis and Cooperative Observer whooping cough decreased. Slale-owne- d (By L. A. Hollenbeck) Formerly Duchesne County Attorney Duchesne county and all of the counties of the state of Utah are to be congratulated on the defense that Duchesne county made in the district court and the supreme court against the injunctions procured by the attorney-genera- l against all the counUes to prevent the sale of lands for taxes, where the land had been deeded to the state by foreclosure or otherwise, because of loans by the state land board to fanners, who secured these loans with mortgages on their farms, Inasmuch as the consensus of opinion of the state's attofor the past dozm rney-general or fifteen years was that when the state thus procured the title of any lands, It automatically cancelled all taxes against said lands, which - 13, 1939 BAND MOTHERS TO RAFFLE QUILT SAT. NIGHT The beautiful quilt, for which tickets have been sold during the past several weeks, will be raffled next Saturday night at a moonlight dance given by the Band Mothers club of Duchesne. The tickets w'ill be put into a hat and the first one drawn will receive the quilt, it was decided at a meeting held last Monday evening. If the person holding the lucky ticket is not present at the dance, he will receive the quilt anyway, as the names are wrritten on the tickets, which will be put into the hat. Several have been sold to out of town people, it was explained, who will not be able to attend the dance. Proceeds from the quilt and the dance will be added to the slowly increasing fund, w'hich Is to be used for the purchase of uniforms for the Duchesne school band. The quilt, which is of the finest hand workmanship, has been on display all week in the window of Kohls store. It Is of bronze and gold satin. Tickets may still be purchased from any of the Band Mothers and some are on hand at Kohls store. School Coordinator Gives Data On School Census vt Allowing Harper Votes, Goodrich Is Elected; If Ruled Out Murphy Wins By One Majority STUDENT BODY isncts to He PROVIDES RECREATION HOUR A plan of recreation and relaxation during the noon hour for students eating lunch at the school building resulted from a meeting of the Duchesne high school student body council last Friday afternoon. The council includes Valeer Mayhew, student body president. Bob Montgomery, vice president; Lily Mae Mott, secretary and all class presidents. Miss Merle Sexton was named supervisor in charge of the game room where the students may feel free to spend their time during the luncheon Several period. games have been provided, It was also decided at the meeting to resume the student policing which was practiced last year. Bob to Montgomery was delegated choose a student each day to keep order in halls and settle the var. ious problems which might arise. URGES PM EG POLICY 45-1- Number 25 Outcome of County Clerk Contest Hinges on Legality of Harper Voles GEM 27-3- t.c.'.Lri- - J m Advance As reported by the school census for 1938 in Duchesne county, there were thirty-thre- e pupils out of school or unexcused. Careful rechecking on these thirty-thre- e students reveals that of the number, there are five excused, three married, four out of state, six out of the county, eight in school, six that reachced the age of 18 between November 7 and 15, 1938, and one is unaccounted for, as of January 1, 1939. The school population in DuchMany Legislators In esne county is approximately 2900. Accord With Parents, you are to be compliment, ed for your cooperation and we Governors Views appreciate it. Present Problem With the need for economy in The big problem now that we state expenditures as the domin-en- t would like remedied is the fact note of his recommendations, that many parents keep their chil- Governor Henry II. Blood deliverdren out of school two and three ed his opening message to the days at a time for trivial reasons. twenty-thir- d legislature at a joint In checking with the schools I find session of senate and house of repthis is the big problem in each resentatives Wednesday. school. Citing the expansion of governParents, even though the reason mental functions in recent years seems to be a legitimate one, can and the corresponding rise in exthe chief executive you afford to handicap your child penditures and his or her chances for making urged that existing institutions on independent livelihood in the and activities already undertaken, future? attendance be given precedence when approIrregular leads to discouragement, and priations are made by the present the termination of legislature. eventually In effect, his advice was that the your childs education because he cannot compete with his fellow state live within its income and students, and mainly because he not increase its needs so that additional taxes will have to be imhasnt had the chance. Education is more than merely posed to boost the income. A cross-sectio- n of opinion soundpreparation for life. "It is life Ited after the governor completed self. his message, showed that many D. C. SPARKS, senators and representatives were School Coordinator. In general agreement with the views given. DUCHESNE UPSETS The governor characterized as TABIONA "highly commendable" the fact HOOP STARS that Utah people have always been ardent supporters of education. The Duchesne faculty defeated He pointed out, however, that eduthe Tabiona "M Men in a fast cation takes a large percentage of basketball game at the Duchesne tax revenue, and advised that no The additions be made to the junior gym last Friday evening. teams were evenly matched and college system until a study, now provided plenty of thrills for the under way, has been completed. The final score was spectators. Following are some of the major things the twenty-thir- d legisDuchesne high upset Tabiona lature will and will not do If the 0 on the legislators follow the advice given high to the tune of same evening. Although the Tab- by the governor in his message: iona boys were far outmatchced 1. They will add no functions to by their opponents, they put up a the state government. 2. They will continue a policy of game fight. pay as you go and authorize no additional bonds or other direct state obligations. 3. They will refuse to vote new taxes or increase existing ones On Page 8) (Continued tention on the twenty-eight- h day of December, 1938. The decision was "Per Curiam, which means NEW OFFICERS TAKE that every member of the court POSITIONS helped to write the opinion. There was never a case of more funda- IN MASONIC LODGE mental Importance ever tried in Basin Lodge No. 20, F. and A. the state of Utah; and our supreme court, in Its opinion, couched in M. held its first regular meeting convincing legal logic and pleas- of the year at the lodge hall in ing literary diction, will continue Myton, Utah, Monday evening, to be an understanding case for January 9. Newly installed-office- rs were In their positions with the western states, in confining tbe duties of the state land boards every officer present. from encroaching on the constituWorshipful Master L. C. Robtional rights of the other state's erts appointed his committees for taxing units. But. however, it is the year and outlined some of his still an open question whether the plans for 1939. He asked the colands foreclosed on by the state operation of all the committeemen and slate owned before the cur- and members, especially in putting rent tax liens attach to the lands, forth their efforts toward a strong are exempt from taxation. But, Masonic education program. The next regular meeting of the in my judgement, those lrnds are not exempt from taxation, lodge will be February 6, 1939, Lands Held Taxable opinion was backed by the supreme court's decisions of three western state, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Idaho, plus a decision of the District court of Salt Lake County. It took considerate nerve on the part of Duchesne county commis. sioners to back up the opinion of its county attorney, that those decisions were wrong and that they This matter could be reversed. was tried in our District court In November, 1937, before Judge Abe W. Turner, on a demurrer to the state's complaint, and Duchesne county's defense against the state was promptly and decisively sustained. The case was promptly appealed by the attorney-genera- l to the supreme court, and argued on the fourth day of April, 1938, upon briefs filed and oral arguments, and finally decided In favor of Duchesne countys con- - ' Filed Before Jan. 20 Whether Arthur Goodrich, Incumbent, will continue in the office of county clerk of Duchesne county, or must retire in favor of his Republican opponent, Paul Murphy, depends on the decision of District Judge Dallas Young, regarding Harper votes, which w'ill be rendered after January 20. At the conclusion of testimony in the election contest case of Paul Murphy vs. Arthur Goodrich, Tuesday, Judge Young requested that the attorneys of both contestant and contestee shall file briefs of their contentions before January 20. Oppose Harper Votes Ray E. Dillman and George E. Stewart Jr., counsel for Mr. Mur. phy contend that the Harper votes should not be counted because Harper precincct wras abolished by ordinance last June and Harper made a part of Duchesne precinct, that no election judges were legally appointed for Harper. W. Stanley Dunford, counsel for Mr. Goodrich, admits that the precinct of Harper was abolished but claims that by action of the county commissioners last October, a polling place was designated for Harper and authorization made for the appointment of proper election judges, creating a separate polling place in the Duchesne precinct. Harper Votes Counted Although this same question was argued in the sheriff contest a week ago, no ruling was made by the judge because the Harper votes would have made no difference in the outcome of the ca.se. Counting of the votes was allowed for all of the precincts excluding Harper wdth the result that Mr. Murphy had a majority of one vote with a total of 1342 against 1341 for Mr. Goodrich. Although no decision has yet been reached as to whether the Harper votes would be allowed, they were counted separately, resulting in totals of 1353 for Goodrich and 1348 for Murphy, a difference of four votes in Goodrichs majority as counted by the election judges when the count showed a nine vote majority. If the Harper votes are allowed after the briefs are studied by Judge Young, Mr. Goodrich will continue in office, but if they are ruled out, Mr. Murphy clerk. will be declared county VITAL STATISTICS GIVEN FOR DUCHESNE COUNTY Statistics of deaths in Duchesne county for the first six months of 1938, showing the cause of these deaths, have recently been compiled by the Utah State Board of Health, Division of vital statistics. During this period there wrere a total of two infant deaths and 16 deaths among persons of all ages. The more common causes of these deaths and the number for each cause are as follows: Diseases of the heart and kidneys 6. Cancer 1 Pneumonia 2 0 Tuberculosis Auto Accidents Diabetes - 0 0 Appendicitis Influenza 1 0 Diseases of childbirth 0. Of these 16 deaths nine were caused by conditions that may have been prevented or In which life may have been prolonged A more adequate many years. health program is needed to prevent deaths due to preventable causes. It must be borne In mind that there is a much higher rate of sickness from these causes than there are of deaths. Thus, not only can we prevent deaths but we can prevent untold sickness. Sickness is expensive. Health Is Shall we continue purchaseable. to pay for more funerals and sickness nr ahull we spend a little more money to prevent disease?, asks Dr. Earner. County Attorney George Stewart of Roosevelt was in Duchesne Tuesday on business. |