Show t to In the Good Old Days ays r r ks o oc c 20 YEARS AGO f February 20 1958 Local oil shale and phosphate deposits plus the benefits from the Upper Colorado project are expected to boost Uintah County's population by percent by 1975 Uintah County was rated fourth from the top in the anticipated an population increase among the 29 counties Vernal's newest tourist promotion group Dinosaur Land Advertising Inc got off ort to a propelled jet-propelled start with pledges totalling over Leading the new corporation are Clayton L L. L Simmons president Harold Richardson Richard Richardd son vice president and Ralph secretary treasurer Directors are Mr Simmons Mr Richardson Mr Glenn Cooper Stewart Ashton Kenneth Ken neth Royal Henderson Calvin Gibbs and ard Jim Anderson TilE THE POSSIBILITY was seen last weekend of the release of several million dollars for Western reclamation projects to aid rising unemployment Sen Arthur V V. V Watkins and Gov George D D. D Clyde Friday cabled President Eisenhower urging the funds William B B. B Wallis Vernal Express publisher editor was elected president of the Utah State Press Association for 1958 At the same time the Vernal Express received first place awards for Community Leadership Best News Story and Best Society Page during 1957 Grace Manwaring is society editor and John Jones news editor Congress appears this week to be confusing two issues the farm problem and Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson The first baffles it and the second infuriates it Anyone listening to the farm debate in Congress may end up knowing more about Benson Demon than about the problems that beset farmers The Secretary apparently apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap has an unlimited capacity to shed criticism This is a regrettable state of affairs in Washington Farmers are in trouble and that is for certain but tarring and feathering Benson wont won't change that so what is all the shouting about Neither Benson nor Congress want to heap more coals on the heads of already- already troubled farmers but they have widely different ideas about how to help them Benson has said over and over that what he wants is the opportunity for farmers to produce fully and freely in order that bat supply and demand may establish both the amount of production and the price it will bring in the markets Government controls he argues can neither establish fair prices nor determine the amount of production Farmers he says must be given greater freedom to manage their farms and make their own decisions A VERY interesting apparatus for demonstrating and experimenting with high voltage and high frequency electrical has been built by some students of Jr High School and their teacher Junior Hicks Slicks One experiment which especially interested interested interested in in- visitors is that hot air is a better conductor of electricity than cold Weddings La LaVon Von K K Val Muirhead-Val Labrum Norma Joseph P PUrie P. P Urie Pat Behling won the title of queen of the Vernal National Guard Military Ball Mrs George E E. E Mother Adams will be honored at an open house Sunday at th the Hugh W W. Colton home to help commemorate her tier birthday Carolyn Banks charming brunette senior at Uintah High was chosen to reign as queen of the annual Sweetheart Ball sponsored by the Associated Student Council of the Uintah Basin year old Darrell of the Ute Boxing Club climaxed a torrid trail of one round knockouts to win the lb Ib flyweight title in the novice division by Victor Trujillo of Denver in the regional Golden Gloves boxing tournament held in Denver recently Mrs Alvin Bowden president of the Uintah Basin Federated Clu Clubs announced this week that Mrs Lionel Ruth Bleazard Jensen of Neola Mrs Bruce V. V Mildred Pope Smith Duchesne and Mrs Jerome Kate Olsen Goodrich of ot Vernal will vie for the title of Mother of the Year in Salt Lake City in April Ora Fay Wardle Oviatt has been chosen to sing the part of Frasquita in George Bizet's grand opera Carmen to be presented at Logan Mrs Oviatt a former farmer Vernal girl gir is a senior at and will portray the gypsy girl friend of Carmen Franklin C. C Beers celebrated his birthday He owned and operated the Beers Mercantile for eight years Samuel Gray 80 50 also celebrated his birthday this Ulis week The Sheriffs Posse of Sweetwater Wyo and the Uintah Racing are planning a pony express ride from Green River Wyo to Vernal during the Vernal Race Meet drink less and live longer says a ana na national magazine The current issue of Listen a publication aimed at prevention of alcoholism and drug addiction compares health statistics concen concerning ng members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Latter Saints with the total population of the United States 30 YEARS AGO February 18 1918 MANY CREWS HATTLE HEAVY STORMS TO SAVE SNOW BOUND LIVESTOCK A saga of mans man's battle against the elements clements was enacted in Uintah and Duchesne counties last week as stockmen stock men aided by county state and federal agencies fought to open snow blocked roads and trails to herds of starving sheep and cattle which had been stranded by one of ot the worst storms in 30 years Heavy snow began falling Saturday Feb 7 and continued until Wednesday of last week About a foot of snow fell felt InVernal in inVernal inVernal Vernal and in the winter grazing country of southern Uintah County depths averaged from three to three and one half feet The wind began to blow hard Tuesday morning and drifted the snow in depths of three to seven feet Ceet blocking the roads In the area south of White River the snow was so deep the sheep were unable to leave their STOCKMEN mN unable to go to the rescue of their starving animals anxiously watched the storm and when it broke last Wednesday evening men and equipment of Duchesne and Uintah counties stale state highway department Bureau of Land Management the Indian service and various livestock outfits were hastily mobilized At dawn Thursday morning they swung into action and with tractors road patrols and heavy duty trucks began the battle to clear the roads into the livestock areas An example of the difficulties was the experience of J. J Harold Reader local and a a. a road crew Mr Reader was driving to his camp in the Ouray area last week when his truck stalled in a mile 30 an hour blizzard five miles from his destination He lie reconciled himself to waiting the storm out and then walking the rest of the way wayon on foot However a county road patrol came upon the stranded vehicle and towed him to his camp The storm steadily increased in violence until Mr Reader and the road crew were snowbound until Thursday morning Attempting to to open the road from the sheep camp the patrol was able to move only six miles in nine hours At Elk Springs fifty miles east of Vernal snow drifted in road cuts 12 to 15 feet fri MM ra 3 t The Vernal Verna t once more more the role of giant killer when they again trounced a hitherto undefeated squad the Layton Jaycee five 53 Mrs H H. H Walter Woolley Kenneth Caldwell Cleone Woolley John Caldwell and Gloria Wallis were weekend Salt Lake visitors Tess and daughter Marilyn were also visitors Deaths Mrs Alm Almira ira Duke Harrison Weddings Iris Iris Rae Swain-Lorin Swain Slacking Hacking Erma Joe Collier-Joe Long Devean Ross-Jack Ross Gardner Joel and Joan Hall twins received a aletter aletter aletter letter from Germany which Mrs Karl Hein translated thanking them for the clothes they had sent through the European relief drive sponsored by the WS church Mrs Stella Harris Oaks Dean of Girls at Uintah High School is in charge of arrangements at the youth conference this week t 75 YEARS AGO February 21 1903 1901 Joseph B B. B died in a Denver hospital He lie came to Vernal 18 years ago and leaves a wife and four small children to mourn his loss Sunday Born morning Feb I 1 at 9 am a.m. a son tipping the scales at ii Ibs to the happy recipients Mr and Mrs John Hacking Last week a vicious cow hooked a horse of ot Mrs Abigail Oaks to death On Saturday her son Ed in attempting to jump off a load of hay slipped sUpped and fell feU onto a stake of the hay rack and hurt himself severely Best 9 oz 02 overalls 75 cents at Meadows Trims The Surprised Last Friday night a surprise party on Mr and Mrs S. S P P. P Dillman was planned by their daughter Miss Fern Fernand Fernand Fernand and Mrs Mr Dillman with his keen eye and the scent of a bloodhound dropped on to the game somehow and he and Mrs Dillman prepared a welcome for their visitors who were badly beaten when they stepped into the house to find a large Welcome to All staring them in the face and the table laden As the guests departed it was quietly whispered among them to come again the next night Mr Dillman again caught on but this trus time kept it to himself Instead of retiring he built up warm fires and had the house lighted for the guests This time it proved to be bea a complete surprise on Mrs Dillman who was found in bed After another pleasant evening the guests departed satisfied that they had caught the lady of the house napping for once Ft Duchesne Stage Express Line A. A J J. J and Ed Lee proprietors Four horse Concord Coaches daily dally between Vernal and Price Rate and Tariff Passenger fare Vernal to Price 10 returning 16 To Ft Duchesne 3 returning 5 Duchesne Bridge 4 returning 6 Leslie Ashton Vernal Agent We are called upon this trus week to record the death of one of Ashley Valleys Valley's bright and promising young men Joab Daniel Collier son of Joab Colli Collier r of Naples The young man was cutting timber and had climbed to reI release case one tree that had lodged against another He had dropped his axe to tome me down n when W Q he e fell fel a distance of some 35 35 feet landing on his feet When his rus father and brother reached him rum he was on his back and unconscious Paralyzed from the waist down he was given little encouragement to live as the stomach had refused to function He was conscious up to the time of death Death came Feb 7 as a relief to his suffering He was 24 Thursday night was the coldest night this winter in Uintah County Veltman's thermometer registered 19 degrees below zero At Fort Duchesne it was 33 below a and d at Jensen 23 below ANOTHER INCH of snow fell Wednesday and was drifted into ditches and fence corners by a heavy wind from the northeast We are told the K outfit had 18 head of cattle die in the blizzard Much suffering and distress has resulted from the famine in Northern Europe Hundreds of families are living on bread made from the bark from trees If you have only a spare dime it will swell the pile that much and will be forwarded to the Christian Herald Family Relief Fund of New York Henry Harris interpreter at Ft Duchesne and Mr Fuller were over from the Post They left for home and got over the divide but encountered deep drifts got the horses down a time or two and turned around and came back to Vernal D D. D W. W Munday and C C. P P. Lively came over from Jesse Ewing Canyon where they have been all winter developing their vanadium property There is enough ore in sight should it prove to be vanadium to make all the owners rich They report over 2 of snow on Diamond Mountain 9 |