| Show W f 61 d k m- m Ll f f 6 dl 6 6 6 d f 6 6 in The Good Old Days s rIf VIf If d Ii V D 1 t 20 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 18 1951 The Pro Progressive Party has announced the nomination of oC J J. J D D. D Jones for tor city mayor Searles Searle's Saving Center celebrated Its sixth anniversary of oC business in Vernal October 13 The Monsanto Chemical Company Is drilling a water well for the purpose of testing the underground reservoir of ut Brush Creek Mountain A new and undeveloped source of water may be found by this venture A six point elk bull weighing approxImately approximately 1000 pounds was the largest elk killed during the season it was reported A year old youth was apprehended by Chief Earl Staley after burglarizing the home of Ezra Eaton last week Deer hunters are being urged to kill the porcupines which are are a menace Inthe Inthe in inthe the Ashley Forest Karl Bancroft is ne new v station manager at Frontier Airport The Credit Side of Predatory Animals Sportsmen have long looked upon predatory pre animals as asa a serious threat to the sport of hunting The common belief was that any animal that killed a game species cies Gies should b be e exterminated Today this thinking is being challenged VARIOUS METHODS have been undertaken undertaken under under- taken to control predator tor populations and nd thus protect the more desirable game e animals Natural predation however is an essential part of natures nature's well calculated cal scheme for a healthy wildlife population Pred Predators tors harvest part of the surplus of any wildlife crop taking the weakest the physically handicapped and the sick What they do not kill will be removed by weather disease or starvation WHAT MOST sportsmen do not know is that predators are are an asset to the sport predators predator's A victims are us usually the weakest of a given wildlife species because they are the easiest to catch Thus the predator helps to maintain a healthy and alert population of game games s species Predation also helps to control disease Only the physically superior among the preyed upon species survive to reproduce The result s a better game animal for forthe forthe forthe the hunter to harvest EVEN THE natural nest robber s serves a useful purpose He lie forces the feathered feather ed victim to move to another area and try for another brood The result is a staggered hatch eliminating a total kill of newly-born newly offspring by a a single spell of bad weather er So the predator does have a credit side to his ledger lie He serves a definite pur pure purpose purpose pose in natures nature's scheme of things 1 30 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 16 U 1941 Elsie Essie A A. A Neal Weal of oC My Myton ton was named grand matron of the Utah Order of the Eastern Star Friday evening at nt the Masonic Mas- Mas onic Temple In Salt Lake City The rural electrification announced last week allocation to Moon Lake Electric Elec Elea trio Association Inc of oC The sum will wilt be for additional generating facile Mr Mr and Mrs W W. 11 n. Howard left Wednesday for Salt Lake City to attend the mission home prior to going on a short term mission to the Texas and Louisiana na district Two largely attended mass meetings held Thursday and Friday endorsed leaders lead lead- ers for Cor two municipal tickets in the coming elections B B. B II It state representative was unanimously selected to head the Citizens ticket for mayor Charles Hatch merchant and present Vernal City Councilman will head the Peoples People's ticket for mayor For the first time in Vernal's history a world renowned pianist is to present in person a piano recital at the Uintah Stake Tab Tabernacle rn le Friday at 8 pm p.m. Jan Cherniavsky the poet of oC the piano the Russian pianist will be featured The first carload of cheddar cheese to tobe tobe tobe be shipped fr from mi Utah to Great Britain under the Lend-Lease Lend program is being supplied by Calder Brothers Creamery The pound shipment will be loaded at Craig An opportunity for far ambitious boys and girls in Uintah County to obtain vocation al scholarships will be made available with the opening of the Vernal Express scholarship plan lan campaign California produced m more o 0 r I. I e than barrels of crude oil in 1940 40 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 8 1931 In the first initial football game of the season season Uintah won with a score of 53 They played Roosevelt Mr Shaeffer of the Uintah Boarding School at Whiterocks has been transferred transferred trans trans- to the Chippewa Indian school at Mt 1 Pleasant Michigan where he will hold a similar post |
