Show 11 f In the good Old Days 20 Years Ago April 28 ms Polio vaccinations of first and second graders in Lapoint Lapoin Whiterocks Whiterocks Avalon have been postponed pending a study of the vaccine bong beng used They had been scheduled for today Utah medical leaders decided Wednesday to hold up the vaccinations after aCEr the federal government ordered all Salk polio vaccine manufactured manufactured manufactured by the Cutter Laboratories Berkley California withheld from the public until further notice Six cases of paralytic poliomyelitis developed in youngsters in California and Illinois after injection of the Cutter vaccine and prompted an investigation In addition a Pocatello Idaho girl died after receiving the vaccine and a aPoca Poca Pocatello tello boy was ill Vaccine being used in Utah schools came from Parke-Davis Parke Laboratories and not Cutter and medical officials feel the Salk vaccine is perfectly safe but have decided to hold up the shots until a study is made to prevent hysteria and anxiety Hearings on the Upper Colorado River Storage Project came to a close before beCore the House Irrigation and Reclamation Subcommittee last Friday The bill is expected to come before beCore the full Cull house for Cor debate and vote between May 23 and 27 The house committee hearings lasted twelve days The final session was devoted to examination cross-examination of oC government government government govern govern- ment witnesses by tive Craig Hosmer southern California Republican and outspoken foe Coe of the project Effective May 2 Craig to Vernal mail mall will arrive in inVernal inVernal Vernal at am a.m. and depart at am a.m. each day except Sunday Vernal's eleven motel operators will hold open house ne next t Sunday May 8 from Crom 1 to 3 pm p.m. for Cor the public as part of oC their of oC the first nation wide Motel Week Uintah County citizens will be invited to go into th the motels and inspect the facilities that are made aai available abe by this particular particular par par- ti Industry larini Also during National Motel Week from May 2 to 8 the Motels in Vernal as in the rest of oC the state are offering one free Cree nights night's lodging to any couple married during that weeK The room will be theirs on presentation of oC a marriage certificate dated during that period 30 Years Ago It Although chill chilly spring weather greeted the families of oC a colony of 45 being transferred to Vernal from Elk Basin Montana to work at the Rangley Hangley oil field the newcomers were glad to change from winter snows to a more spring like climate The families famil lea ies are arc being brought here by bythe bythe bythe the Brinkerhoff Drilling Company Com Corn pony pany of Casper Wyoming The families arc being housed at the Vernal Camp buildings where crews of carpenters and painters have been working furiously for several weeks remodeling the buildings into comfortable apartments Supply houses at Denver and Salt Lake are being taxed to equip the apartments with furniture at a cost of approximately or for each unit By the weekend 15 families will be at the local camp The second fifteen families will arrive in May and by June 1 I the balance of oC the 45 will reach Vernal At their regular meeting held Wednesday night at the Grill Cafe CaCe the Vernal Junior Chamber of oC Commerce selected the following officers to serve during he next fiscal year beginning May 1 President Onel Barnett vice president Martin Campbell treasurer Charles R. R Henderson Henderson Hen Hen- derson demon secretary Orlan Johnson one year directors Fred Washburn and Earl Edwards Edwards Edwards Ed Ed- wards two year directors George C. C Davis and Arthur Woolley state director Alvin Kay The opening of oC the angling season will be on n June 15 the day for Cor the general opening all allover allover allover over the state according to the Utah state fish and game commission which held its regular meeting Saturday in Salt Lake As the end of oC the European conflict nears residents of Uintah County are reminded o 0 othe othe the V-Day V program A one hour celebration will Coli follow ow the sounding the the city siren and county bells The The dance 1 nc sponsored sp n r 7 by ll by-ll 1 n-J n f Wei t- t T-ff T V JJ I v various rJ S civic clubs in honor h o of all oil workers surveying and geophysical crews will be held Monday evening April 30 The event will be as previously scheduled with a band concert and program in the town square preceding the dance I. I Ray and Lloyd Eaton are co chairmen of oC the affair The dance is free Cree to everyone over 17 years of oC age 75 Years Year Ago April 28 1900 Over one hundred families under the leadership of Apostle Woodruff have started to travel by team to the Big Horn Basin In Wyoming for the purpose of establishing Mormon settlements set there They have the sanction of the Wyoming state authorities The colonists will build a canal twenty five miles long The land is secured from the state under the terms of the Carey Act fifty cents per acre being the price paid for the theland theland theland land 25 cents when the settler locates locales upon the land and the twenty-five twenty cents in three years We are in receipt of a communication com com- from William Workman of Millward from which we take the following interesting extracts He left lef home April 4 and traveled with Byron Col Colton CoHon ton to Provo City where they arrived April 10 to his work at school he says I commenced attending attending attending at at- tending school at the Brigham Young Academy April 11 11 Our teacher in the theol theological ical class is Professor ProCessor N. N L L. L Nelson We study in addition to theology music and grammar Our course will be completed on the We received word yesterday that at the close of oC the course of instruction one of oC the apostles will be here and will assign the missionary class composed of oC about fifty young men to various fields of oC labor in the nations of oC the earth where the gospel is now being preached Elder Workman adds that he is feeling well and andis is thankful for the privilege of going on a mission A short time ago we published an account of the arrest of oC a aman aman aman man from Crom Salt Lake county name David H H. H Jenkins who was wanted for Cor obtaining goods under false Calse pretences of people here have got the idea that the person spoken of oC was David Jenkins of Glines ward one of oC our most reliable and upright citizens In justice to him we make this explanation as he never has failed Called to meet his obligations during all the years that he has lived there The young man who was arrested and taken to Salt Lake City it has been found Cound out h bought a k a 1 w wagon from Irom the 4 died Implement ment c company f fc c te- te f for r it that did not make the wagon the property of oC purchaser until it was paid for Young Jenkins however ignorantly sold the wagon and as he was unable to meet the payments w when en due the wagon was taken by the company The parties who bought the wagon from Crom Jenkins caused his arrest |