Show Chamber Discusses Store Hour Changes Store closing hours were discussed at Vernal Chamber of Commerce meeting Tues Tues- Tuesday day to accommodate Dutch John and rural shoppers The discussion followed a report by Lynne King chair chair- chairman man of a retail merchants committee meeting held Fri day Furniture stores and other stores in similar lines of busl busi- business ness discussed closing Satur Satur- Saturday day afternoons during June July and August SEVERAL STORES plan On extending Friday hours until 8 pm Another committee pro pro- proposal was that banks open Saturday mornings during the same period to cash checks The committee also decided that a United Fund was not practical for the Vernal area At the Chamber meeting It was proposed matters studied be studied further by the committee OTHER BUSINESS Included ed a report by Secretary L Y that dinosaur hunting li- li licenses i censes will be ordered A letter was read from Irom Lewis W Diamond president of Frontier AirlInes expressIng express express- expressIng Ing willingness to cooperate I Continued on page 8 Store Continued from page 1 on local light flight schedules Bids will be opened June 19 at the Bureau of Public Roads office In Salt Lake City for forthe forthe the Ouray Bridge over the Green River according to the Indian Department at Fort Duchesne Chamber board meetings will wUl be held at the Skillet for forthe forthe the next six months A LETTER TO Sen Wal lace F Bennett from the Secretary of the Interior on Basin water development was read It was pointed out that the Ouray Valley would have to be investigated from Irom special funds Studies of Indian needs will he be made under the Colo Coio- rado River Development Pro Pro- Program Program gram The Uintah River de de- de development will be in the same plan as Upalco Studies of the ultimate phase of the riv- riv river er project will I Ie e made in laugh Hugh W Colton reported on proposed improvements of cemeteries in the valley vaHey lie He said that state law places on the individual the responsibility of taking care of the I beautification and improve ment of cemeteries HE SAID THAT a cemetery cemetery tery improvement plan has been presented to the county commissioners Mr Colton praised Vernal City for lor its improvements at Vernal Memorial Park and said the city had done a fine job lie also said that Roose Roose- Roosevelt velt has improved the tery in that area lIe said that the county has the authority to levY an as as- as assessment to care for county cemeteries lie reported that representatives of each cemetery cemetery tery net met with the county and recommended that all comes teries be placed under the county authority with bud bud- budgets gets each cemetery to be submitted to the county MR COLTON said that the county will wUl levy for cern cem- cemetery improvement lie point point- pointed pointed ed out that Vernal has 80 in a perpetual fund and other cemeteries also can build up a fund for perpetual care Mr Colton said that in five years every cemetery in the county could be Improved and put in good shape The Chamber passed a mo mo- mo motion tion that the report be accepted ted and the Chamber pledge support KEN sold said that J P OKeefe general manag manag- manager er of Utah Copper Division of Copper Corpora Corpora- Corporation Corporation tion will speak at Vernal Ro Ro- Ro Rotary tary Club Thursday Roland Merkley of the ago ag- agriculture committee disclosed that the Stock Show sate sale will willbe be held Tuesday at 11 am Scott Varley sales engi engi- engi engineer neer of Mt States Telephone Co in Salt Lake and Paul of Grace Idaho were guests |