Show 1 vl In The Good Old Days U urt 1 Pm II II ill Jj laA D. 0 20 40 YEARS AGO January 8 It 1953 1153 Senator D. D M. M who will begin begin be be- gin work In the Utah legislature next week feels that In a transition period per iod Tod from one administration to another as asIs asIs asis Is taking place now It is difficult to get a clear picture of what the future may hold for reclamation and power d ment But it is his opinion that with the new faces Ideas and enthusiasm coming into the picture we stand a good chance of having the Colorado River Storage Project and participating Projects bill authorized in the forthcoming Congress Mr Smith had made his left turn sig sigg signal nal the second driver unable to stop on the slick sUck highway crashed his car into the first Result damage to the Smith auto damage to the Hyde car The ice held the car up Smith was cited for falling failing to yield way right Hyde was cited for excessive excess sive save sp speed pd for existing conditions 30 80 YEARS AGO January 14 1943 Bin Bill King received his wings in the US U.S. Army Air Ah Corps at Roswell New Mexico last week and was commissioned a flight off officer eer He lie will now be stationed at Blyth California Ills His finance Vena Singleton attended his graduation accompanied him himas hima a as far as Salt Lake where he was met by Mr and Mrs Stan Sian King Flight King was a member of ol Co B. B Engineers and was stationed that unit in San Luis Obispo and National Na lional City lie He has been in the Air Corps since June of 1942 Mary Fullmer and Vera Chapman of ol Salt Lake spent the weekend visiting here herewith herewith herewith with Amy Gardiner It is announced this week by the State Salvage Committee that the iron fences in cemeteries be turned into the Salvage Committee There are fourteen of these iron fences in the Vernal Memorial Park alone and andone andone andone one weighs at least one and one hall tons Emery Smith Royal Smith Walter and Tina Butters prominent Duchesne Duch Duch- esne livestock tock men visited here Friday 76 YEARS AGO January 14 1897 1197 A fire was discovered Monday evening between the hours of eight and nine in ioa ina a stack of f hay belonging to Leo Voigt on Uintah Avenue An alarm being given by shooting of firearms a few citizens responded responded re reo and the blaze was put out The fire was undoubtedly started by an incendiary making three fires within the past month that have been started by some unknown person or persons and the quicker the miscreant is brought to justice justice jus tice the better it will be for the welfare of the citizens The businessmen of Vernal are the ones who pay the most of the revenue revenue of the town and they should have some ome protection protection protection tion from fire as well as from disturbers of the peace A night watchman to patrol the streets and a handy fire seems to be an actual necessity under the present pre pre- sent state of affairs The parties who went to the Douglas Mountain Mines a short time ago ago are back and report the finding of free gold Inthe in inthe inthe the Hatch Mine The owners are very jubilant over the find Dr of Provo who is now in Vernal is talking of opening an an assay office here |