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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People ance, of the Uintah Basin 55 The t County Seat I Duchesne: Gateway To Uintah Basin Newspaper t Covers ALL The Uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1939 MISSING CCC COOPERATION It is the purpose of the chesne County Creek Road Is In DemonstratMachine New ion of Arcadia Man Loses House But Saves Neighbors Children Ked Cleared new model D-- 7 caterpillar tritor purchased by the county Landes ws weeks ago from the Co., ar-- t Tractor and Equipment in Duchesne last Friday. It to Red aa taken immediately to open freek where it was used to the Red Creek road, leading This road has been coal mine. storm. dosed since the last severe hauled to xhe machine was then and is now being used on The TAH y Mjion tii. roads in that section. The caterpillar is equipped with roadbullder and a 44 grader. It was purchased on $8800 and $500 was allowed cat-erill- ar an iruary R-- 7 for caterpillar purchased by several years ago the county which had not been used for some This leaves a balance, of time. $8300, terms of payment of which an' old ry 28 be arranged at the next meetithe Duchesne county comof ng missioners. will from SHERIFF TAKES INDIAN Driver Efficient TO who Mr. Morrell of Roosevelt, the Landes STATE ASYLUM accompanied Company representative on the Red Creek road job, will drive the machine Duchesne County Sheriff Thomfo? the county. The Landes repr- as D. Meriwether left Thursday for esentative, who was to have spent Provo with Arthur Boliver, a peek instructing the new driver, old Indian who will be comsaid that this would be unnecessmitted to the state asylum for the ary because Mr. Morrell "knew insane. Mi stuff and would be able to get Boliver who, it was stated, has along all right without further InNew trchl ARCADIA, March 2 The two small children of Orin Pearson owe their lives to the quick action of Thomas M. Gilbert and Harold Mecham, who saved them from their burning home last. Friday morning. The house which was owned by Mr. Gilbert, was completely destroyed with all its contents except a litUe bedding which was pulled from the flames after the children had been rescued. Mrs. Pearson was some distance away from the house attending to farm chores and did not notice that the structure was on fire, Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Mecham, both of Arcadia happened to drive by and noticed smoke coming from the house. They rushed in and carried out the children and some bedding which was close at hand. 24-ye- ar struction. The new equipment will be used construction cljefly in of new and the patrol grader, pur-- c based a little over a year ago, wfl be used for maintenance work. roads HEALTH WARNS AGAINST $590 I AUTHORITY RATS By Dr. Lloyd RL average citizen so seldom sees a The wife $395 $230 less IE Farner and house- rat, especia- cities, that it is difficult to realize the health and economic loss caused by this pest, pr. Lloyd M. Farner, director of district four of the State Board of Health points out that the monetary loss from rats is estimated af $2 annually for each rat, and lly in well-ordersometimes menace to that the rat population in American cities is equal to the human population. pn such a basis, the rat costs the been mentally imbalanced during his entire life almost created a panic at Neola Wednesday when he fired the home of Bob Tanner another Indian, threatened several others and then attempted to commit suicide. He was captured and taken to Fort Duchesne to the Uintah-Oura- y Indian agency and held until authorities were notified. C. C. Wright notified Duchesne county officers that he would send Boliver to Duchesne Thursday with some of the Indians, but Thursday had to notify the sheriff that the other Indians refused to accompany Boliver. Sheriff Meriwether drove to Fort Duchesne himself and brought the crazed Indian and his aged father to Duchesne. Commitment papers, signed by Dr. Frank A. Nelson at Fort Duchesne and later by Dr. F. L. Murray of Duchesne, state that Boliver suffers from delusions of persecution and Is suspected of being a habitual user of Peyote. He exanplained to the physicians that times at him other being possesses causing him to burn internally. In Duchesne, he seemed perfectfor his ly calm and had no regret violence. acts of Utah at least one million dollars per year. Think of it! But this is not all. The health hazard Is Immense. The rat has spread bubonic plague In Europe and Asia for centuries and In several communities in our own country in the past 38 years and is re- BOUQUET TO THE sponsible for the introduction and VERNAL spread of other epidemic desease. CLUB Every home owner and tenant LIONS and every citizen should be Intereshow "It was the best amateur sted in the rat situation in his some acts and seen ever have home and place of business we would do credit to the professional and for the good of his own comIs the opinion of the munity. Almost every farmer has stage, the rat to RECORD Staff after viewing the contend with. Follies at Vernal last SatLions Remember the rat works at his people of at night mostly, and in the that reason unsuspected, appmg, poisoning and fumiga-t1Aar- e trade 'Rest places, and for presence is often used against the rat, but latter is a specialized and haz-(oundertaking except for thse experienced in the work. cIty town and commun-- i, should consider ser- , rat tuatlon and utah State Board of turf nrl 111 Bard 0f Aricul-n- i koth, who will assist In C(tmpalgn to reduce the rat us con-,Av- he , Population. & Robin gets way VERNAL wf 13 u,nd n? ,aco Undrr to decide first loners in dls-IVernal at way nlirEt W Uintah, Roosevelt tMrth school 5?ry and San Juan high tor the honors. The iw ttoosevelt last week when I, aVelt hoopsters defeated fiquintet futalot of ad' ln the vnotch, and cipacltv Vl rnai tftCr0Wds were expected at tr.i t n iS bt We heard that it was stupendous tremendous, enbut we put that down to Lions our judgreserved thusiasm and we ment. It was all of that and the to referring add "horrendous, a Chamber of Horrors," where to hacked was surgery patient blood and thrown pieces in cold audience. at the to Mr. Our special bouquet goes He announcer. the Caldwell, feel barker circus a would make like a shrinking violet. Bouquets costume also to the directors and elaborate producthe of designers Ttwas well worth the .120 miles sn we drove through a blinding no can say We storm to see it. more. side-splitti- MASONS INITIATE VERNAL DOCTOR election of officers Saturday evening, March it was announced during the week by present officers. The meeting was originally planned for Wednesday evening, but postponed when it was learned that many of the members were planning on attending the missionary dance at Strawberry on that evening. Outgoing officers who will be replaced or reelected are: Bob President; Wm. H. Lawson, V. President; Ernest Wilson, Fred O. Johnson, J. W. Robinson and Bob Ellis, directors; Chester Ly- APPce W Taxpayers ty and municipal officials; to tfd in bringing about, through lonpartisan and ucans, In the Interest of all taxpayers ln the State of Utah, by mutual effort, the greatest possible economies consistent with efficiency, In the collection and expenditure of public money, in Duchesne county and In the cites and other political subdivisions of the county. The Association shall not seek to change ,he present tax system, nor to change the rates of taxation, except as economies may bring tbout a reduction of taxes. If we are going to do any-hln- g about TAXES we should lot talk about taxes we should alk about EXPENDITURES. There never has been a time n the history of Duchesne county when wise and sound judgment ln county matters was y. more needed than they are non-politic- al Co-hor-n, man, secretary-treasure- r. As is usually the case with Commercial club election, there was considerable interest ln the coming meeting in Duchesne Thursday. Because the Commercial Club operates a billiard parlor and the managership of this depends on the officers of the club, there is usually a keen Interest in who the new officers will be. to-la- Membership In the Duchesne County Taxpayers Association is $1.00 per year and the cooperation of every member ln this matter will be appreciated. Indian Canyon Ranch Changes Hands In Recent Purchase Purchase of the Indian Canyon ranch of J. E. Price was completed Thursday of this week by the Poul-so- n brothers, Mont, Tennis and Hermit Poulson of Duchesne. Also included in the deal was the McRae place adjoining the Price ranch on the south. The two tracts of land total approximately 280 acres, much of which is good hay land and is in good production. Included also In the deal were improvements, livestock, poultry, etc., and a grazing permit. The transaction was made between the Poulson brothers and Cliff Price, who had previously purchased the place from his father, J. E. Price, who is now living in Duchesne. The ranch will furnish new hay ground for the Poulsons, who already own several farms on Blue Bench and on the Duchesne river east, of Duchesne, and will furnish auxiliary feed production and grazing permit for their already extensive dary and livestock operations. Cliff Price, it was reported, will leave in the near future for Ne- 1939 SNOW FALL DROPS BELOW AVERAGE Duchesne Snow measurements at the head of Indian Canyon made February 26, shows an average of 29.35 inches of snow and a water content of 6.68 Inches. This Is the lowest since 1934. The average over the snow course: 1935 to 1938 Is 36.34 inches. Average water content 1935 to 1938 being 8.12 Inches, The ground is frozen under the snow and the snow is not packed solid. The heaviest fall of snow was in 1937 being 47.3 inches of snow and 10.96 Inches water content. A. F. RICHARDS, Forest Ranger. PROVO According to measurements made by forest rangers on the the Uinta National Forest, water content of snow as of March 1 ranges from 83 to 98 per cent of normal when compared to a longtime average. snow The Strawberry-Danlel- s course measured 45 inches of snow The with 12.8 Inches of water. average shows 47 inches of snow with 13 Inches of water. Percent of normal in water 98. Last year at this time the snow measured 39 inches with a water content of 11,77 inches. The Indian Canyon snow course measured 29 Inches of snow with 6.7 Inches of water, with the average showing 36 inches of snow and 8 Inches of water. Percent of normal ln water 83. Last year at this time the snow measured 32.17 Inches with a water content of 8.21 inches. GEO. C. LARSEN, Forest Supervisor, Uinta National Forest. vada. EARL PEARSON LEAVES ON SWEDISH MISSION 17-ye- ar Earl Pearson of Duchesne left Thursday for Salt Lake City where he will receive Instruction for two weeks before embarking on a mission to Sweden for the L. D. S. church. Mr. Pearson will sail from New York during the latter part of March. Organizations of the local church have held a series of parties and entertainments during the past few weeks to raise funds to defray his expenses of transportation. A basket dance at the Straweveberry ward hall last Friday time an enjoyable provided ning Dufor many who attended from and and Strawberry chesne $32.00. in approximately brought Another party ln the Duchesne Wedneshigh school gymnasium $45.00, about netted day evening the donated part of which was had beenby paid orchestra after they for their services. roller The Mothers Club held a ago. two weeks skating party from which were donated for Mr Pearsons expenses. Although raisthe full quota has not yet been THE WEATHER For week ending March 1. pro-cee- ds ed it is expected that it Total precipitation, trace E. S. WINSLOW, Cooperative Observer. will be is ready to ready by the time he City. Lake Salt leave L. D. S. Mr. Pearson is the first for sevmissionary from Duchesne of the few in one and eral years to serve the state of Utah chosen field. in the foreign JUST TO REMIND YOU ENROLLEE HEARD FROM Kenneth Wessman, 18, son of Mrs. Gene H. Wessman of Salt Lake City, who disappeared from the Bridgeland CCC camp, where he is an enrollee, on February 18, has been heard from in Colorado and New Mexico,, according to Information given to Duchesne County Sheriff Themas D. MeriSeveral persons around wether. Duchesne have received letters from the boy, Sheriff Meriwether said. was The boys disappearance first made known when Inquires were made concerning a car which had been left standing for two days on highway 40 a few miles east of Duchesne, near the CCC camp, the sheriff said. The car belonging to August Lage of Currie, Nevada, was stolen In Salt Lake City, while Mr. Lage was at a hospital visiting a sick relative. It Is believed, the sheriff said, that Wessman is responsible for the theft. Fer Year In Advance Basin Civic Bodies Urge Support Of Legislation For Immediate Progress In Survey of Diversion Proposal BASIN FARMS i j 1 Water Project BULLETIN IS RELEASED Would Help Uintah Basin Utah Agricultural experiment station has just released three Illustrated bulletins reviewing research conducted by the station staff, Dr. R, H. Walker, director The of the station, announces. publication, which will be provided on request are "A Study of Farm Organization by Types of Farms In Uinta Basin, Utah, bullentln 285, 94 pages, by George T. Blanch, associate agricultural economist of the station; Some Trends ln Utahs Agriculture," School Buses Get Bulletin 286, 32 pages, by Walter U. Fuhriman, associate agriculturShort Reprieve al economist; and Lygus Bugs in From License Law Relation to Alfalfa Seed ProducJ. M. Mickelson and Elmer Bell tion," bulletin 284, 64 pages, by school bus operators of Duchesne, C. J. Sorenson, associate entomolowere in the state capitol Tuesday gist. investigating the status of the HONOR ROLL GI VES school bus license registration. A bill w'hlch passed both houses RECOGNITION of the legislature would have re- TO LOCAL STUDENTS duced the license on all privately owned school buses to a blanket Names of 26 students of Dufee of $25.00. 'When this bill chesne high and junior high vetoed it reached the governor, he schools who have made outstandon the grounds that some clause ing scholastic records during the in it was unconstitutional. past six weeks are included on an received When the legislators Honor Roll released this week by this information a new bill to acPrincipal C. W. Barton. was same results complish the The list contains the names of sushurriedly drafted, and under two students who have maintained was rules by of the passed pension a mark of A- - or better in all their both houses. It is supposed that studies during the period, and 24 this bill will become law. who have maintained students the since mean In the time, B- - or better. The peof grades deadline for 1939 license was Tuesriod covers the 6 weeks ending last told that were drivers bus the day, Friday, February 24. Another they would not be required to dis- similar roll will be made up covsufuntil licenses new their play the honor students who ficient time had elapsed to let the ering maintain these grades during the governor study the new bill and next period. either sign or veto it. Word to complete roll follows: that effect would be sent out to A The Honor Roll the state patrolmen, the men Students with no marks below A- were promised. 11th Grade Melba Curran. 12th grade Ted Clement. MYTON SCHOOL B Honor Roll 7th Grade Beth Liddell, DoroPRESENTS Liddell, Mary Odeklrk, Betty thy WINKLE VAN RIP Jean Larsen, Elaine Poulson. 8th Grade Donna Fitzwater, Myton, March 1 The Myton Alma Foster, Norma Kohl, Althora school presented the operetta, Rip Van Winkle, Saturday evening In Mayhew. 9th Grade Elva Abbott, Billy the school auditorium. A large Calvin Powell. Liddell, and appreciative audience enjoy10th grade Vivian Barton, Mar-ian- n drama which ed the muslcacl Foster, Howard Powell, Bill showed unusual talent and excellWilliams. ent training. The cast of charac 11th grade Maxine Fairbanks, ters was as follows; Merle Sexton. Dwalne Ross. Rip 12th Grade Glen Carey, Nina a boy) Jay (as Young Rip Valeer Mayhew, Betty Jo Hullinger, (as a man) Glen Sny- Jensen, Rella Williams, Nora Morrison, der. Judith (as a girl) Elva Hol-gat- White. (as a woman) Loralne TanTRAVELERS ner. Nicklos Donald Burke. RECOVER Derrick Gordon Shields. LOST WALLET Hendrick Ronald Tidell. Niel Dwarfs Dick Bingham, Two young men from Salt Lake Murray, Ronald Lisonbee, Wayne City who were unknown and withShields and Bob Woods. Chorus fourth and fifth grade out funds spent Wednesday night In the Duchesne county jail and students. to accept charity for a meal. had were acts The first and third the old atory about presented by the sixth, seventh and They gave lost their wallet. Their having secand the students eighth grade ond act by the fourth, and fifth tale proved correct, however, when was learned Thursday that the grades. Mrs. Glen Moss was the it wallet had been found by a clerk Luella director and Miss stage Ward the musical director. Much in the Roosevelt State Bank, where credit should be given to the stu- it had been left on the counter. The boys countinued on their dents and the teacher directors, who assisted with an excellent way Thursday, thankful that luck was with them. program. With the Basin Legislators S S Jd Number 32 Statewide Support Offers Early Action On Colorado Development . e, Mr. and Mrs. Wann Pierson ar- Power Movement Is Womens Study club, Saturday rived in Duchesne last Friday from At Standstill March 4 with Mrs. R. M. Pope. Arizona where they have been livMrs. Melvin Poulson will discuss ing since their recent marriage The movement for a municipal the Improvement Era, the L. D. S. Wann will work at the Pierson power plant is now at a standMotor Co. church magazine. to still in Duchesne, according committeemen who were chosen to make Investigations. Following a last week, Roosevelt at meeting representatives of the Fairbanks Morse Company who are promotthe federalparties. He voted no on S. B. 30, ing the sale of power machinery district legislators at theects in association with of thp uuh government, He was excused and liberalizing the state anti- syndl. were to have visited Duchesne to l and law. calism on S. B. 4. not weolMaried sabatoge voting give the committee here further legislature last As head of the Important siftRepresentative M. W. Curry vot- data concerning the possibilities and no votes on import. ing committee Senator Billings ed no on these three measures. He of a plant here. Since these men controversial measures no will be a leading figure in deciding was also opposed to II. B. 73, ban- have not yet appeared hero the voted 7 Senator G. V. use of fireworks, and to II. committee has as yet made no furproeed- - which of the many bills now with ning n L - the committee are to be brought B. 100, giving producers a lien on ther Investigations. They bave publiclyUre not given up the project however products left with processors. killed, out for consideration, was which s, owned utiliti Mr. Larson was absent and not until further study. mun- Representative P.ulon J. Larsen on H. B. 57 and Mr, Curry and yes on S B 1 I curblng B. 289, II. Introduced 8UCh voting rerouting takin lcipal their highway 134 in Duchesne county, on H. B. 100. Daryl Smith was in Tabhma last ascertaining Mr. Larsen voted for H. B. 139, Saturday, arranging details for projects without voted He voted yes on H. B. 13 the home-cos- t, which abIing cities and stead exemption act, and on H. B. raising taxes on incomes and low- the presentation of the Junior for s. B. 6d clear- - 28, prohibiting public office hold- ering exemptions. Mr. Curry vot- Chamber of Commerce Minstrel In political ed against this measure. counties toMjnd a,8um show there next Monday night ers from jobs holding j proj. . was Dr. John H. Clark of Vernal a Initiated an Entered Lod? a special meeting of Basin MonNo. 20 F. & A. M. at Myton 27. A day evening, February to witness attendance was present the ceremonies. of the The next regular hinting Monday next two held be will teams hlEh f, will lodge the state matches. March G. n. rmE ccmpotp urday night. Du- Association to cooperate with coun- The Duchesne Commercial Club will holds its annual $2.00 Wholehearted support of the Basin project, and legislative measures designed to provide funds for surveys of the project was expressed In numerous letters which went out to legislators during the past week from Uintah Basin civic organizations. Letters recommending the project and urging support of the legislation were sent to Senator G. V. Billings and Representatives Rulon J. Larsen and M. W. Curry of Duchesne and Uintah counties, by several of the organizations In Duchesne. including the new Lions club, the Gateway Club, Duchesne Commercial Club and the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Similar letters were sent by civic organizations of Roosevelt, Myton and Vernal. Announced Feb. 9 First announced on February 9, oy a committee of the foremost engineers of the state, the project immediately received state-wid- e acclamation, and within two days two measures were Introduced ln the state senate for furthering the study of the project. The first. Senate B 11 242 provides an appropriation of $100,000 to be matched by a similar amount from the federal government or other agencies ;o carry on the Investigations. Senate Bill 242 provides an tfppro-mi- ll levy in counties, cities and water districts to raise a fund for participation ln the project. The project Itself proposes to divert water from the Green river by (Continued On Page 8) Parents-Teaehcr- s Hear Talk On Hawaiian Is. Miss Elizabeth Lindsay Tuesday evening entertained one of the largest gatherings of parents and teachers to attend a meeting this year, with a talk on the Hawaiian Islands, where she has spent several years. She described conditions as they were during the days of the sailing vessels and as they are today when the Islands are almost completely Americanized with modern buildings and conveniences as good as they are in any American city. One of the major industries, she said, Is the tourist trade and the Hawaiian feasts and dances which were once the natural entertainment of the people, are now commercialized for the benefit of the tourists. She Illustrated her talk with pictures of scenes from the Islands and displayed many pieces of hand work sold there by the Japanese and Chinese. Miss Jennie Edler and Mardene Bond manipulated marionettes representing Hawaiian girls dancing on the beach to Illustrate the costumes worn. Other numbers on the program included several violin selections and choruses by students of Miss Twila Meldrum, and vocal numbers of elementary girls and boys. The business meeting was very brief because of the program and concerned chiefly the explanation by President Mrs. Rulon J. Larsen of the three dances to be given by the P.-A on March 18, 25 and April 1. She announced that tickets would be given to each of the members to sell. One ticket for the three dances will sell for $1.00. It was not decided at the meeting which school project the money will be used for, this will be decided at a later date, Mrs, Larsen said. T. FOUR M I. A. UNITS PRESENT ONE-AC- T DRAMAS A large and appreciative audience last Tuesday evening witnessed the Flay rarade, given by ths M. I. A, at the Duchesne ward hall. The program consisted of four one-ac- t plays presented by Tabl-onHanna, Arcadia and Duchesne. This dramatic program Is being carried on throughout the state and Is outlined and set up bv state authorities of the L. D. S. Mutual Improvement Association, a, |