Show Re Rex Masters retires from Road Dept Rex Masters retired after 24 years ears with the Daggett County I Road noad Department He was wast t honored with a surprise open house hous given by his daughters Mrs Tom Linda Taliaferro x and Mrs Sam Sheila Mamalis of f Green River Saturday from 2 y to 6 pm p.m. This was both a birthday birthday birthday bir bir- bir- bir party and retirement celebration Masters Master's birthday was November 12 and he will retire at the end of next month t L I Many any friends a attended to congratulate him and give him their best wishes A smorgasbord was enjoyed by those attending It had been r requested q ested that there be no gifts A number of cards and a money tree was received A DAY HAY of flying is being sponsored by the Daggett Aviation for the Manila Ward Scout tr troop p. p This day day will fro feature t re scenic flights hamb ham- ham b and soft drinks radio demonstration tf and FAA films This will be an unusual chance to see the neighborhood d from the sky and enjoy its unique beauty There will be refreshments refreshments refreshments refresh refresh- ments and a film There will be bea beare a charge for this All p proceeds are over the actual cost of tl ti tile e fuel will go to the Manila area aia a Scouts Those from Daggett County attending the Uintah Basin Area Mea Vocation Center ground groundbreaking groundbreaking groundbreaking breaking in Roosevelt Utah Friday afternoon were Mr and Mrs John Tinker Mrs Vance I Grubb and daughter Jacque and William Robinson all of M Manila nila and Mrs Les George of Dutch John Only 16 10 persons heard the v very ry interesting history of the Lucerne Valley in the area be between the Birch Springs Ranch and Phil Pico Thursday night of last flast week J J. J Kent Olson was wa the guest speaker He told about the industriousness of the early settlers Some of these people became wealthy There were cattlemen sawmills stores and a post office The post office was called Antelope Antelope Antelope An After the owner sold out the store fell into decay There is is' no sign of the post postoffice postoffice postoffice office nore the store now And AndA A Antelope is unknown to most people THE TIIE FIRST people who settled here were ranchers who did not homestead their ranches ranches ran ran- ches It was before Abraham Lincoln signed the General Homestead Act The people just selected a site cleared the ground and went in the cattle business This area was not surveyed until Ellsworth Daggett a surveyor came Then a canal company was formed formed and land sold or homesteaded Mr Olson named some same of the homesteaders as aswell aswell aswell well as the earlier settlers There were romances to relate such as Shade Larges good good- looking light complexioned young man that worked for Lige Driscoll who was adored by the thewl wl white te girls but chose to marry an Indian princess sister of Chi Chief f Washakie and granddaughter granddaughter granddaughter grand grand- daughter of Sacajawea A few Cew pictures were shown After many questions and discussion refreshments were served COACH GARY GAR V Morrill has announced announced that basketball pla players rs on the varsity team hav have been selected These pla players rs are to be Doug Beck Chad Reed Kurt Neal Redden edd n Mike Aaron Bob Travis Travis' Rowdy Muir Buddy Rogers Bob Rob Rick Mit Mitchell nell Kevin Ralphs and Dani y Lamb The Too first game will be against the alumni on Nov November 21 1 On November 22 they play Wayne High A schedule of games will b be published next week |