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Show OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF EMERY COUNTY vast where the yand empire Moun-jus- ;COUNTY--A E5CERY the where water, timand farm ber, coal, range abundant. lands are -- Groiflntfesr pesert Meets cv SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF CASTLE DALE, ORANGEVILLE, HUNTINGTON, FERRON, EMERY, MOORE, CLEVELAND, CLAWSON, MOLEN, ELMO AND GREEN RIVER XL, No. 39 OUR Civic Clubs Hold Meeting At Castle Dale and Visit Joe's Valley Dam Site FRIENDS CASTLE LALt Jewkes was over jl Fred C. Htt'Moab this week visiting ends if? TWO DOLLARS A TEAR CASTLE DALE, UTAH, FRIDAY, MAT SI, 1949 YOU AND OUT coy and relatives, DelRoy Isom defor Salt Lake they expect to spend and Mrs. New Postmistress to Push Work on Take Charge of Castle CCC Road to Dale Office June 15 J. Green River has her Sheriff Olsen Suffers Badly Injured Finger Gold Cache Unearthed At Gravel Pit CASTILE DALE Mrs. David comDennlson received CASTLE DALE While operat- mission as postmistress of the at the county gravel pit Castle Dale Postofflce, effective nig of town, Monday, worknorth June 15, 1940. Mrs. Mattie King. men unearthed what ls believed present incumbent, expects to to be a sack of rich gold ore, leave at that time for Salt Lake whicn undoubtedly had been, City to make her home. ouried many years. Mrs. Dennlson is now assistlns It ls claimed that the sack., in the local office acquainting which was partially rotted, conherself with her new duties. tained a couple of nuggets and o ore, samples of Lions Club Members wnich Vic Wareham of orangeville stated he intended to send Place Signs to an assayer for a test. The ore sack was excavated on Entrances City a dry knoll, where such a sack might have remained for many, CASTLE DALE .Two hand- many years without rotting. The some road signs presented the owner, or person burying the local Lions Club recently by its sack of ore, and the reason for sponsoring club, the Moab Lions, doing so, will probably remain were erected Friday and a pic- a mystery. ture of the ceremony taken which o will be published in the Lions Kiln for Burning magazine, an international pub Brick for Church licatlon. These signs, one placed at the To be Established city limits east of town and the other at the south entrance of CASTLE DALE At a meeting town on highway 10, consist of of the officers of the Castle Dale large Lions emblems, giving the ward Friday evening, It was de time and place of regular Lions cided not to start work on razing luncheons, so that visiting Lions the old church building until passing through town may at the brick for the new building tend these meetings. has been made. o It ls estimated that it will re quire 240,000 bricks for the build ing, and the site for making the brick will probably be on the Cox Emery 'county's sheriff, Leonard Olsen, suffered a badly injured finger early this week while working on his ranch near Ferron. The finger was caught on a chain on a tractor, stripping the flesh from the bone. The attending physician believes that the injured member may be saved, but that a grafting operation will be necessary to replace the flesh. The two grazing service CCC camps, at Castle Dale and Oreen River, are working to complete a road between these two towns, Milton Judd, formerly of this Ore-- o according to A. W. Magleby, distat Bend, located has U rict grazier. the of is manager where he Each camp is employing heavy season. for the Lodge Lake lsj Montl-U- o and a crew at each of equipment Mrs. Warren Barton, end of the proposed road, workarrived Sunday for a ten o Visit with her parents, Mr. ing toward the center. The Castle CASULE DALE Business and has a local bearing from the fact Few Sales Made Dale camp has established a Mrs. Carl Bott, in this city. pleasure was the theme of the that the Salina cutoff, or No. 10 the at spike camp 45 miles east of town arrived A baby girl regular May meeting of the As- highway, when -- completed At County Tax at the end of a road completed Bie of Mr. and Mrs. Jay Lake. sociated Civic Clubs of Southern mrougn ana sevier coun- Sale last summer, and is working now janery Castle Daie, on Monday. Mrs. Saturday on the 30 miles to Green River. Miss Elma Utah, held Saturday and Sun- ties, would be a short connecXt was formerly day at this place under the tion to this great international The road, to be known as the n of Huntington. CASTLE DALE The annual Dry Mesa truck trail, is being sponsorship of the Castle Dale highway from the east. W. D. a is Chad Anderson spending Lions club. Hammond, chairman of the Utah Emery county tax sale was con- constructed in open grazing v days in Castle Dale. He was With a state directors road rommission, stated ducted at the front door of the areas which heretofore have not Satmeeting the Ued home from Logan, by urday morning, in charge of A. that the Salina canyon route court house Saturday morning been accessible to regular imrious illness of his grandfath-- , L. Wynaught, president, of had been placed on the federal with only a few sales made. provements. This action is being Jerome Asay. About 120 parcels of land had taken at the request of citizens the general meeting was aid program, enhancing the posMr. and Mrs. Leo Peterson in held in the courthouse in the sibilities of completion of the been listed, and of this number of Emery county who wish to ent Friday and Saturday Mr. Peterson's afternoon, attended by many construction work on the im- only four or five parcels were shorten the distance between igan, visiting visitors and representative citi- portant links in this highway. sold, either to original owners Oreen River and Castle Dale, the A. O. Mrs. Larson, and r, zens from up state. Stressing the tourist Industry's or interested parties. county seat of Emery county, to business matters, The remaining pieces of prop The new road will constitute a in The rise the ten small from reservoir past years projects A. Peterson Richard president cutoff, Mr. Magleby said were down received the greatest considera- practically nothing to a business erty up for sale for delinquent id Mrs. Peterson and It will also make it possible for om Salt Lake City this week tion at the meeting. The group that brings into the country taxesberevert to the county may repurchased by their pre- - stockmen to haul feed to their and relatives went on record opposing the bill about $35,000,000, Mr. Martines siting friends vous owners for an amount equal stock in this area, and assist the tols before "America on said: rubber lacongress limiting WPA re and in the county. Pres. to taxes, bor to unfinished of the interest, and roads penalty and grazing service in general adunder as day $50,000, loca-ig projects larsoa is contemplating Hector L. ministration of the range. to cost, cost us 0 state $10j000,-00according the this about would affect WPA work on in Castle Dale. auditor. Peterson, revenue He county lost in When the road is completed several of the small reservoir annually." chil-tn Mrs. Perry Jewkes and o several springs will be developed left Monday for Salt Lake projects in Utah, notably the pointed out further that the proand reservoirs constructed in the Miller's Flat and posed bond issue of $5,O00,O0G ty to join her husband, and Gooseberry, would complete all the interstate area, he added. ;ere they expect to make their Joe's valley. property in the southeast part in Utah, which Considerable exploration has Report of the projects' status connections me. Mr. Jewkes operates one town. It ls believed that about of coun for been In should done was Mesa maintenance the W. T. provide Dry given by the trucks for the Ungrlcht Jensen, field weeks will be required for six try by oil companies in the past lick line. representative for the Associat- those roads and assist materially the brick, and work on burning numerous off bonds are the oil wells and in still ed Civic paying through clubs, with additional J. R. Witbeck and daughter will be started next the project revenue there. It is hoped that the weird from gasoline HUNTINGTON Martin Jen- week. iiher of Manti by Duane A. FrancLsen increased spent the week comments area taxes. will scenic of the of sen Castle M. at beauty home his id at the C. L. Witbeck Dale, George Hun; passed away home An official release of the 194C o attraction. here Tuesday, May 28, after a President Wynaught announc- government census, of five of Bicknell, chairman of the this city. Oerald Witbeck retowns prove to be a tourist Anderson-Reid o short illness, at the age of 80 nted home agricultural committee of the ed that at the meeting of the and cities in Emery county, was with his grand-tiledirectors it had that morning and years. association, a Lyman Seeley. after made available this week through Nuptials Set week's visit witn been decided to hold the June the office of Otto B. Mr. Jensen was born August For June Third m in Manti. Sanpete county commissioner. McKinnon, Miss Leah Wayman, daughter 17, 1860, in Veile, Denmark A report was given by meeting of the Associated Civic supervisor of census, at Price. ,the JMiss Margaret Keller, who has of Mr. and Mrs. Welzie Wayman son in at clubs Becknell, Wayne of of Niels and Ellen Marie en teaching in Hurricane, and Sandberg Of the five communities listed, of Castle Dale, and Mr. Vance ORANGEVTLLE Ogden the past Invitations arrived home yesterday to Frank G. Martines of Richfield county, on June 29. two show an Increase in Grange, of Orangeville, were Pederson Jensen. He came to have been Issued this week for all but En, 66 years ago, settling in the summer with her of a meeting held last week in Ladies Entertained a wedding reception to be held population during the past ten united in marriage in Salt Lake America 50 years ago, where the During the afternoon business years. ther and brothers. Her sister, Phoenix, Ariz., regarding Huntington at this place on June fourth, at On Tuesday, a din he City Monday. has since made his home. iss Castle Dale showed the larg ner was given in their honor at Peggy, who had been spend-- g international highway between meeting, the ladies who accom the Orangeville auditorium, in Ros-He ls survived by one son, Canada. It was panied their husbands on the est gain with the following fig- the home of relatives in Provo. a week In Ogden, returned Mexico and of the marriage of Miss honor me with her. Jensen, county commissioner Enid Reid to Mr. practically decided at that meet- trip were entertained at a lawn ures: April 1, 1940, population The young couple returned DeVon Andertwo of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Larsen were ing that highway No. 89 through Emery county; daughters, son. and luncheon by a com 839, as compared with 713 in home Tuesday evening and will party Mrs. Verda Grange and Mrs. lied to Fayette Sunday by the Utah would be accepted as part mittee of Lionesses composed of 1930, a net gain of 126. reside at Orangeville. This popular young couple will Amos Wakefield, of Salt Lake be married of ness of their this international and olink, L. T. second Ervin Mrs. in Mesdames ranked Hunter, Huntington in the Manti temple daughter, City; twenty grandchildren ana on Monday, June 3. in Gee. A baby son which from indications would Wimber, Milton Greaves, E. M. gain, with 995 in the recent centhree arls born to Mr. Crawford and A. C. Saunders at, sus, compared with 877 In 1930, o and Mrs. Gee, become one of the military Mr. Jensen was a faithful ORSON PETERSON RECEIVES it the child an increase of 118. only survived four-e- n teries of the government. This the latter's home. member of the LJJ.S. church hours. Mr. and Mrs. Larser. Ferron maintained Its popula guests entertained were Mrs. throughout his life time. He had APPOINTMENT AS MUSICAL. turned home Tuesday. Frank Martines, Richfield; Mrs. tlon during the period held a number of local and coun- DIRECTOR AT CENTRAL HIGH Taliesin Evans reports that L. A. Wynaught, Milford; Mrs. with an increase of one. The re ty offices, among which were a town Mrs to have port shows the Henry Jones, Sunnyside; Floyd Pettey, Orsen Peterson, formerly of of county road commissionthat io has George Spratllng, Helper; Mrs. population of 509, compared with taught manuel training of member DALE CASTLE Nominations county, and for the past er, sheriff, Emery deputy the St. George high school, 1930. 508 in Lake W. D. Hammond, Salt City; two music instructor in town be the and to board directors years for officers and is Huntington Green River shows a decrease Mrs. Albertsen, Richfield; Mrs. accepted an offer in an Oe bewas schools at Overton, Nevada, time of the his death the at on for fiscal voted the year a high school the a of Mrs. of had J. Owen Dastrup Salina; 2, having population coming year acbeen selected to head the has of the from a visit and 1, peace. Always justice ginning July teach farm mechanics. Daniel Stevens, Fillmore; Mrs. 474 in 1930, and 472 in 1940. music L. Hlatt, tive in civic matters, he was inYou even of the Cenfor Governor fish District catfish Jess can't Mr. and Mrs. department Mrs. 1940 census Wiltown figL. Ellerbeck, Provo; Emery George Nephi L. In of canals Castle In Dale for the were tral strumental the Heber of and a features without suckers building high City, ms returned the latter fishing Thos. W. Jensen, Mt. Pleasant; ures show a population of 620 part of Cas- that brought water to the Huntnext term. st week from Sanpete county license, so says the judge. Five Mrs. A. G. McKenzie, Salt Lake for 1940, compared with 637 in the regular meeting of the Mr. Peterson has moved here tle Dale Lions club Monday ington fields, and other developwre they attended the wed-Helperites learned this point of City; Mrs. Dow P. Brian, Bick- 1930; a decrease of 17. ment work. with his family, and are occuevening. o their son Ray at Manti law the first of the week, when nell; Mrs. Lyman Seeley, FounMrs. Jensen died 17 years ago pying the dwelling recently vaThe usual large attendence "1 visited several days with they were brought into court tain Green; Mrs. W. K. Granger, dissince that time his grand- cated by the Morris Johnson was the in and and before Jesse Tuttle enjoyed present Judge tads in that part of the state. Salt Lake City; Mrs. George M. recent a Belle LaTurner, has family. However, Mr. Peterson on talk trict Castle Game Mr. and Mrs. governor's daughter, Dale, by Monday, M. S. B. Snow, of Hunt. Bicknell; Mrs. Owen has purchased half of the Taliewill trip of Lions to Mexico kept house for him. E. Larsen. lis good W. Mrs. Geo. city, received a telegram Warden Fred Bicknell; Davis, con- sin Evans lot and started erecservices Mr. will.be Hiatt Funeral Those Warden complimented City. by S. apprehended today announcing the birth Latham, Price; Mrs. Myrtle the splendid work and growth ducted today at 2:00 o'clock p.m., tion of a modern home in this a d son at the Larsen were R. J. Smith, Don Haws, Panguitch; Miss Reta AlCastle Dale club has made at the Huntington ward chapel city. R that G. Bert me of Marshall, Smith, L. Mrs. their daughter and exander, Panguitch, and Mrs. Alice Hicks and daughsince its inception on December with Bishop Perry Wakefield in were L. G. and Crawford, Mr. and Mrs. Lester West. Smith, C. Moore, Moore. school district 2, of last year. He also ask that charge. Burial will be in the ter, Dorothy Reld, of Provo, and county Emery in with Green fishing charged Reddings, Calif. The Wests in the Evening has been granted a $6,000 WPA the club be represented at the Huntington cemetery under the Mrs. Bryant Jewkes of Orangeive one without a state fishing Banquetone and daughter, and the ar-- 1 River hundred twenty Over o district convention direction of the Witbeck Funer-e- l ville, were guests of Mrs. George project for the repair of a numof a son was very welcome. license. guests were entertained at a ber of the school buildings in to be held In Pocatello, Idaho, on Home of Castle Dale. was each A Magnusen Sunday. assessed fine Miss $25 who Libby Stevensen, by the Oastle Dale Lions the county during the summer June Jght in the Castle Dale schools of the five defendants, but ow banquet the school auditorium club at months. Nominations for the election years ago, is here visiting ing to the fact that the state A. Duane imevening. the to be held on the next regular Saturday Among contemplated !r bro:her, Keith Stevenson, does not stock the Green River, Frandsen was toastmaster and is the replacement meeting night of the club, June provements to '4 wife, no thus expense entailing and her sister, Mrs. addition to a program of mu of the soft wocd floors in the 10. were as follows: ark Jeffs. Miss Stevensen the department as in other in numbers there was sical Castle Dale, Cleveland and Green For president A. D. Keller. i6ht school In Nevada during streams, $15 of the fine of each some River school buildings; remodeland ErFor first bantering defendant was suspended, upon lePast term. vis the talks excellent by A. auditorium at of Judah. given vin the Geo. Ferron; Wimber, ing Mr and Mrs. of Ray Williams, the payment o$10. L. new ceiling in auditorium at For second iting members. bo were married in the Manti A. new floor Frandsen. T. Duane at North Joe's Valley stage Emery; Hunter, Outing Held ple May 22, arrived in Castle MISS MAUD CRAWFORD A. For third At 10:00 o'clock Sunday morn at Emery; lawn sprinkling sys e the first of the week and BECOMES BRIDE OF n cold water This Cook. E. Merrill the of C. e tem at members eighty-fivCleveland; reshlngllng Saunders, CROCKER lTe taken ing one is up housekeeping for DR. FRANK out-oof the feature atsecretary-treasur"geyser" f Castle Dale elementary school, Loyd For irom visitors club and Lions simmer in the Geo. A. Juda n tractions in eastern Utah, where town left town for the Joe's calsominlng and painting where W. (Lovestedt. 5me, while the Judah family is Miss Maud Crawford, daughter it regularly spouts to a height Jesse head at needed. Tailtwister the For Tuttle, site reservoir CrawEdmund Mrs. valley Mr. and of gan where Mr. Judah is 80 feet every half hour. of to is start the Here Wallace work This . Ryan. expected V jS ford, former residents of Castle of Straight canyon. school. nine miles south of Green WitL. C. Only 1. site on July were shown the dam For Llon Tamer Mr and Mrs. Christopher Ku-- Dale, and who taught in the visitors on the banks of the river . a River, o Tuttle. Dave which beck, the reservoir, proved and baby, who have made Central high school during the of which after the town was namin directors two For (one year) 1938-3- 9 e'r home in Rock term, was united in mar- revelation to those interested of Altercation at is located a geyser, which Springs, Wyo,. B. ed, Louis A. O. Jones, reservoir Jewkes, ,r the small Jr., the projects Frank Dance Results in past couple of years, riage Sundayof to Dr. Mrs. every half hour sends up a M. P. Greaves, Reuel Jones. F. Utah. The visitors expressed loved back Mr. and to Castle Dale Mon- Crocker, son column of cold water to a height a and Fine sArrests directortwo For at such (two amazement year) their of Rock Springs, ty Closs Duncan- made a of 80 feet. Activated by subtertrip R. Crocker, natural site for a reservoir and Emery Larsen, Dean Isbell, S. E. Wyoming to bring them and Wyo. The ceremony was perranean deposits of natural gas, altercaClive An DALE Jeffs. CASTLE The location. of the Dugglns, the beauty personal effects to Castle formed at the home of the was tapped by oil o ".Li 4'- "jSsWTJ the geysernumber e. He visitors were taken to the Olsen tion between Edard V. Carlton, two a reports plenty of rain bride's aunt, Mrs. W. C. Snow, in ranch above the dam of years ago, s, Madsen and Mrs. drilling Orson of CCC 529, and Ferron Wyoming and that he was in Salt Lake City. an intersince and has Lake of Salt servand proved. dance at the of sons, Oren, was Ray Price, luncheon The youigcouple will make a barbecued cuple of heavy hail storms on attraction. tourist St Madsen esting Leonard of in resulted :e City, Saturday evening, their .home irTsanBernardino, ed by Deloh Olsen. who is noted the trip. arrest of both parties. Carl George, and Mrs. Thomas R for his epicurean abilities, and en MoOlennhnn aw.om- - California. ANOTHER NEW HOME ar Med by Mrs. ls reveal where the luncheon was served ton was charged with carrying Jones of Rock Springs. Wyo., coincident A curious Peacock Maysie Another new home to Castle which a concealed weapon, and fined rived yesterday for a short visit fed ''o sons, left Castle Dale ed in the marriage of this young under the beautiful pines his with Mr. and Mrs. Carl Templln that Dale will be erected, with con$20. We understand entire The ranch. the surround them between they rfjday morning and were join coudIc. that folMrs. Edith Larson, CCC in this at work to begin within a struction the city. the amid camp was discharge spent by Mrs. McCler.ahan at Mil can lay claim to only a dozen afternoon who has been spending several few days. This will be the home lowed. resort. this mountain of of beauties r Twenty-fouThe years "a. group then visited birthdays. of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Tuttle, Saradakis has been served weeks In Salt Lake City, return Members of the Associated hcrn Utah narks. Las Veeas. age, they were both born on of Orangeville, and will be erecta warrant of arrest and ed home with them. The visitors with clubs 29 enjoyed Civic thoroughly 1916. 29. February GREEN RIVER GEYSER February ed on their lot adjoining the Dr. his hearing will come before the were here for Decoration Day 'ning home Wednesday even- - coming only once every four the outing and express their apTaken by Progress Staff P. C. Christensen property on to home return this and sometime court local of expect to justice of the hospitality their preciation limits birthdays er.thused with the wonders years, the east. week. Photographer the people of Castle Dale. on their trip. six apiece to date. Monday nted U, where t summer. Organization Entertained at Banquet and Mountain Outing by Local Lions Club rich-looki- i ng at Mil-for- d, at-ndi- ng 40-m- lle Mart Jensen, Census Report Huntington Pioneer, Dies Shows Population Increase in County r, WAYMAN-GRANG- E el District Governor ten-pou- nd Out-of-to- Five Pay Fine ten-ye- Visits Castle Dale Lions Cluh ar For Fishing On Green River s great-grandchildr- of School District Secures WPA Project for Repair seven-poun- son-la- w, Utah-Idah- 21-2- 2. much-amusing vice-preside- nt vice-preside- nt Geyser Near Green River Compares Favorably to Old Faithful" of Yelloivstone vice-preside- nt little-know- er at-!?n- f r w f -- site-wher- Sara-dakl- f rd r |