Show I Bennett People Petition Board For Old School Transportation of Small Children Long Distances During Severe Cold Wea Wea- Weather Weather Weather ther Declared Detrimental Detrimental I tal to Health Presenting a petition bearing the names of almost every resi- resi resit resident rest dent delegation of Bennett Dennett and vicinity a del del del- appeared from that section appear appear- appear I ed before the Uintah school chool board I at Its regular meeting Monday Monda and demanded the reestablishment ofa of ofa ofa a school at Bennett The delegation ker Hana-ker tion was composed of Van HaMa- HaMa ken ker spokesman Mrs Roy Carne of Bennett and Alva Rust of Hay Hay- Hayden Hay den Board members Ray Reader LeRoy Taylor IL H G Vest Andrew Vernon E D Lewis and Driver ESmith E ESmith ESmith Smith clerk were present Contending that the present system of transporting children from that section sect eighteen miles mUes to school at Ballard Is not practicable practicable practicable able the delegation defined a num num- number number ber her of reasons reason for their views It was pointed out that during the extreme cold last year sear 3 ear the buses were unable to keep to sched sched- schedules schedules schedules ules and the children contracted frost bite while waiting at bus stops some children being out of school for as long as three as a result It was also pointed out that the route was too long and the roads were too rough for satisfactory satis- satis satisfactory factory satis-factory factory service Residents of Ben Ben- Bennett Bennett Ben nett Hayden Whiterocks the del del- delegation delegation del delegation stated were vere willing to ac- ac accept ac accept a two-teacher two school at Ben Ben- Bennett Ben Bennett nett in preference to sending their children by bus to Ballard No theirl change was mentioned with refer- refer reference reference reference I ence to high school students Discussion by board members brought out the points that last I winter was an abnormal one andI and I that a revised ana Improved oed busI bUs service might solve the difficulty Continued on page five KS ETT WANTS SCHOOL TO REPLACE I E BUSES rr-I rr trw from paC ono one However However W vC decision de-chion on the matter matte is being left lett loi tor a iv later meeting Jess Heilinger shop arc anc arca a re teacher and LlOYd Winn of Uintah gh eh school als alse appeared before the board Hul nul- nul nulA A q on ment meat v was as needed to carryon carry on of et vork at the and asked the board for tor an appropriation pria lion to take a n group of F P r F A lio bays s to the coming convention and Judging stock contest at Logan nn Mr Winn explained that I Covered Wagon Day officials had asked Uintah High school band to par par- participate In Silt S Lake City on th the of July Pointing out that the I i 1 s first firs o o was to Vcr Ver Vernal's nils nil's 2 h celebration board stated that It if It were agreeable WIh local committee members a a school bus and driver would be b provided for tor the trip tripI I I Th Thu group also o o voted to o 1 b ill ild ilda I Ia a f escape Ire f stairway ay In the school at Maeser Instead of ot the tubular ari variety ty upon the jot fon 01 ar tit S-tit Superintendent o i Sch as Charles Charls H Skidmore It Kwas was also brought out that Don C Sparks juvenile JU judge and coor coor- coordinator coor- coor coordinator coordinator for Duchesne and Uintah counties is to be he employed re-employed employ re-employ cd ed and andI anc I will arrive August 1st He Ls Is 1 also a state juvenile court official I In reporting on possible bus routes for the coning coming school year te s committee stated that th the Ite reasonable route was v as one bus to t travel Mitchell bench to Bennett Dennett school double back to highway high and thence to Bollard Another I route to take In hr all below the bench and below the other r route ute j jI The board instructed the clerk I to call calI for bids on two small panel buses for use on the Leota route |