Show Rotary Club Chili Names Officers For New v Year Trooper R fl M Helm of Utah Highway Patrol is the new president of Vernal Ro tary Club it was announced at the regular club meeting Thursday of last week Assisting the n new W president dent will be John C Beaslin Vernal attorney as vice pre pre- president and Day Dayl I Webb for a ase se second ond term as secretary Don Barr was reelected elected treasurer Mayor Alvin Kay of Vernal Is sergeant arms The rhe new officers will takeover take takeover over July 1 E George Goick district ranger at Dinosaur National Monument was inducted as a anew anew new member by Alton H Peterson Guest speaker was Warden John W W Turner of Utah State Penitentiary Mr Tur Tur- Turner ner pointed out that the em in penology has been shifted from punishment to rehabilitation He also admitted that 70 lof of rehabilitation cases were i failures He said that crime will never be stopped entire entire- entirely ly but it can be cut down I Mr Turner reported that there are presently in- in inmates inmates I inI mates at the state I He disclosed that a regular high school program was II being conducted at the pris- pris prison prison on which was drawing great interest lie He also pointed out that one of the finest AA pro pro- programs grams grains was conducted lie He cited alcohol as one of the prime contributing factors to crime and disclosed that 20 of the prison inmates were alcoholics A little more than one half are state out persons he said and also the prison population is growing faster in percentage than the regu- regu regular lar population |