| Show Civil Defense Center Name I To Honor Burnell Hews Haws I At a joint meeting of the Uintah County Commissioners and the Vernal City Council Tuesday afternoon at the Uin- Uin Uintah tah County Courthouse a resolution tion was to name the new Civil D Defense center in honor of th the late Burnell Haws A bronze plaque will be plat d dat dat at the corner of the building when the center is dedicated and will include the fallowing lettering Burnell Haws Civil Defense Center of Uintah County A program will be ar- ar arranged ar ranged r ng d by o er Rulon Hulon S Hacking Councilman Gene Ray Hall will be chairman co-chairman of the dedication IT WAS said that the local Civil Defense program directed by Mr Haws was one of the best best in the state Other areas have bave sought the assistance of Burnell in carrying on their work and organizing the pro pro- program gram He lie was rated as one of the best directors of CD in Utah While ill in the hospital at Salt Lake City Burnell car car- carried ried on the affairs of his office by phone at his bedside The functions of the county were explained by the commis commis- commissioners to a group of 28 fifth grade students from Doris Mor Mor- Morrill's rills rill's class The children were seated on the floor and enjoyed the interesting talks given by bythe bythe the commissioners WORK ON roads roads to Bonanza and Valley oil field fieldin fieldin in the southern part of the county was urged by the road committee from the Chamber of Commerce The committee praised the quality of work done with native rock asphalt on on the Lapoint road dugway section The commissioners ex ex- ex explain plain d that the shoulders of the road were being rolled and that guard rails and markers would be installed The commit commit- committee tee was also assured that the native road material would also be used on an the balance of the highway when it is constructed The road from Vernal to the west end of Maeser also came In for discussion as it is too fur the ht narrow fie fic that is carried It was an an- an announced that this would be a aNo aNo No 1 priority for 1970 To be prepared for another spring flood plans should get under way to reinforce bridges and head gates on Ashley Creek said L Y manager of the Uintah Water Conser Conser- Conservancy Vancy District Mr said that more costly repairs could be with advance planning He suggest suggest- suggested ed a meeting with Vernal City and irrigation company officials to discuss preparatory work A report on Brush Creek tests will be made at a meet meet- meeting ing to be held October 3 at 2 pm in the court room accord accord- according ing to Mr l The Bur Bur- Bureau eau of Reclamation will also disCuss the Jensen unit of the Central Utah Project at this meeting Representing the city council were Mayor Alvin Kay Council Council- Councilmen men Hall and Sam Snyder The chamber road committee in- in included eluded Mayor Kay and Ken Aycock 7 r h BURNELL SPEED HAWS died Sunday Funeral Honors Civil Defense Director Here Sterling Burnell Speed Haws died Sunday in In a Salt Lake City hospital following a four month illness MR HAWS was Uintah County Civil Defense dir ector and had been commended by th the State office for outstanding Ing service in this position An avid sportsman he served d as President of the Utah State Wildlife Federation and also served as as president of the Vernal Rod and Gun Club for years years several A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Mr Haws had served in various capacities in the church At the time of his death he was Priest Quorum Advis- Advis Advisor Advisor or HE WAS a graduate of the L D S Business College and served in the U S Marine Corps during World War II Born in Vernal on July 23 1925 he was a son son of Sterling and Verda Hair Haws His mother died when he was only eight years old and he was reared by his aunt and uncle Thomas and Clarice Timothy as their own son I HE MARRIED Hazel Rey- Rey in the Salt Lake Temple November 25 1949 Survivors include his wife and two sons Robert and Jeffery and his aunt Clarice Timothy Funeral services were con con- conducted conducted ducted Wednesday at 1 pm inthe in the Ashley Stake Center Burial was held in the Maeser Cemetery tery |
