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Show Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin If, ift hP UNITED STATES SAVINGS 1 ' FffipnrasE BUY illR j .BONDS aVBSEAMPS Ten Utah Counties Organize To Aid Development Of Colorado River Basin ulhfinSTf- - r S1" Utah Oldsters Register for War Duty Make-Wor- k JJSSNS.--- Incf01"n AdPted at Meeting Saturday Create ViO STAMPS Number 41 Road Project Governor Maw Makes Special Appropriation For Relief Road Projects To Bring $3,000 Monthly To County Five Basin Men Are Named w. Action Follows Request by Local Delegation As Directors youngest Octo Is Izaak Walton Fan (Editors Note: This Is the ninth a series of articles on octogenarian quartet, L. I Hollenbeck, A. M. Murdock, J. 0, Watters and O. A. Wilkins.) if A. '..sherraan 0. (Dad) Wilkins, is the and baby of Duchesnes quartet. In fact so a baby is he that recent ictogenarian tuch of uncovered since these articles were started tends to disqualify him as an octogenarian by nearly three year3. When we first investigated, Dad aid he was only 78, having been m in 1864, hut Mrs. Wilkins that her records showed his hrthdate as being January 22, which gave him a clear ight to the titie of octogenarian. Then, shortly after the box was iened on tne Relief Society March 17. Dad received a tier which had been written by is mother in Provo. June 19, 1892, nd sealed in a box in Prove for years. This letter gives the formation ! hat , Dad, the third eight children, was born Ormel But Mrs. t, January 22, 1865. Vitkins herself was r.ot entirely freight on her dates; she says, I vas born in Kirtland, Ohio, in the ear 1837, and Dec. 10th . . . iter in the letter, "I am now 53 ears, good health, able to work. 'aking into consideration the date if the letter, June 19, 1892, one ees that she was confused on ither her own age or the date of er birth, and there is still a doubt is to just how old Dad is, and on his doubt we proceed to include us with the octogenarian group ts originally planned. Born at Provo As already stated, Dad was bom a Provo, a son of Alexander and fliza Barney Wilkins. His father, a common with most of the Morion pioneers of that time, was a olygamist, his first wife being na, a sister of Dads mother, hza had eight children, three ms and five daughtei3. Dad was he third of this group and the l, econd son, the others being Eunice M., Lillis S., Nancy Continued on page 8 cen-cini- (I Roosevelt Jaycees Prepare To Welcome Crowds It is expected that approximate- ly 1500 young musicians from Uintah Basin schools will perform in the regional music festival to be held in Roosevelt this evening and all day tomorrow, it was stated by members of the Roosevelt Junior Chamber of Commerce which is sponsoring the event. This evening, beginning at 6 p.m., instrumental solos, vocal solos and ensembles will perform. Saturday at 2 p.m. a parade of all bands will start at the intersection of the Neola and U. S. 40 highways on Main street and run south on Main to Lagoon, Lagoon to State street and end in the city park, where at 4 p.m. a mass band concert will be held. High school bands will perform for judging at 7 p.m. Ogden Judges Clair Johnson, Weber Junior college music department director, will head the judges roster, which includes Roland Perry, Weber Junior college music instructor and Delmar Dickson, instrumental instructor at Ogden high school. Seventeen bands and drum and bugle corps from the following schools will participate: Maeser, Tridell, Avalon, Lapoint, Ballard, Fort Duchesne, Vernal Central, Vernal Junior, Vernal Senior, Senior, Junior, Alterra Roosevelt Junior, Roosevelt Senior. Myton Junior, Duchesne Junior, Duchesne Senior, Tabiona and Altamont Senior. Al-ter- ra SUGAR SALES HALT AS COMMERCIAL USERS REGISTER After housewives were warned to buy enough sugar to last a week, sugar sales were suspended with the closing of the retail grocery stores Monday evening until May 5, when the first ration one pound. stamps will be good for and dealers retail of Registration 4 p.m. at users began commercial Wednesday Tuesday and ended evening. tne Consumers may register at build-i- n nearest elementary school 7 from 4 to May 4, 5, 6. and the houseof 8 pm. One member n receive and register hold may the of members all books for The books contam household. until July enough stamps to last be chang1 when the quota may the amount ot KITES FOR ed, according to sugar available. 'IRS. ALLEN warned to de Registrants are sugar they of amount Funeral services were conducted rlare the to the registtar ashand on have severe'aesday at 11 a.m. in the C. I. will be dealt with 'Off & Sons mortuary at Midvale hoarders y members of the Church of hr'st, Scientist, for Mrs. Grace DESPAIN amblin Orr Allen, 74, who died WESTON mday morning at Riverton of WINS MEDALS 3U8ps incident to Mrs. Allen age. lf1 at the home of her son, Ar-l- FOR SHOOTING J. Orr, a former Duchesne in a re usmess Weston Despain, man. She had many ends in a Duchesne, where she letteF SnW3ter ,sded on several occasions dur- and shooting rifle her sons residence here. medal for expert an .51;e was bom in Leavenworth, another for shooting nsas, July 8, 1867, and resided m Texas canjp ,r Weston likes his many years in San Diego, Cal. seems and ef first husband, Henry J. Orr, very much Ml 34 years ago. She married ''ham I. Allen 25 b0iS 'We really have years ago. Surviving Mrs. Allen are her then. He says, He ex- m, her husband and two grand-hildreof the TneIl some S(,T .iskuer training. observers of d1 closing. Weston writes a "GATHER REPORT ag f,,. m little poem to his Articles of incorporation for the forming of the Utah Colorado River Conservancy Association were adopted at a meeting in Price Saturday, by. delegates from counties of Eastern Utah, lying within the upper Colorado river drainage basin. Authorization wa3 given to Leon P. Christensen, delegate from Uintah county, acting as temporary secretary, to file the articles with the secretary of state immediately. Purpose of the association, as stated in the first paragraph of the articles of incorporation, are: In general to promote and aid the industrial and productive interests of the Colorado River Basin in Utah; to reclaim lands by irrigation, and to provide a supplemental supply of water for lands that have been reclaimed; to provide power for industrial and domestic purposes; to explore and acquire knowledge of water supplies, water obligation, mineral deposits, and publish such information for public benefit. The articles provide for a board memof directors of twenty-on- e two to be elected 'by each bers, of the following ten counties: Daggett, Carbon, Duchesne, Uintah, Emery, Grand, San Juan, Kane, Garfield and Wayne, and, pending the approval of the Indian department, the superintendent of the Uintah and Ouray Indian agency. Directors Listed Named on the board of directors to serve until June, 1943, are B. O. Colton and Roy A. Schonian of Duchesne county and Leon P. Christensen and C. J. Hacking of Uintah county. C. C. Wright, present superintendent of the Indian agency, will serve as a fifth director from the Uintah Basin. Some of the ten counties were not present at the meeting Saturday, but directors were chosen for most of them iby those present from among the men who had attended previous meetings. Other directors named are: Keith Smith and Stanley Crouse, Daggett; S. B. Wilson and C. H. Snow, Emery; L. L. Taylor and Mitchell Melich, Grand; Thomas Dodd and Philo Allen, Garfield; Charles Redd and R. W. Young, San Juan; Silas Tanner and Jesse Farmer, Wayne. None was named for Kane county. The directors must select a president and vice president from their own ranks, and a secretary Continued on Page 8 "mi Trio Will Face Dyer Act Charges In Federal Court 45-6- February DUCHESNE PIONEER CELEBRATES 85TII BIRTHDAY A. M. Murdock eighty-fift- h his celebrated birthday anniversary at his home in Duchesne Sunday with members of his family from Heber City, Duchesne and Helper. Dinner was served to approximately thirty relatives, including Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Hanson of Helper; Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Ritchie and Mr. Ritchies mother; Mrs. Tom Jones and Mrs. Ann Coleman of Heber; Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lusty" of Duchesne and Mr. and Mrs. Grant Murdock of Duchesne and their families. Mrs. Coleman is Mr. Murdock's only living sister. Grant was the only one of his three sons who could be present. Ralph is in Crestone, Colorado, and Bill is in Texas. Despite the celebration, Mr. Murdock carried on his usual routine of taking care of his livestock, riding his horse to and from his pasture, adhering to his belief that the care of his stock comes before personal pleasure. Mr. Murdock herded cattle in the Uintah Indian Reservation 25 years 'before the area was opened in 1905 and to homesteaders knows tlie history of the Basin and the life and customs of the Indians in it better than any other man. He has three brothers, Dave, William and John, who are all over 80 years old and also have their birthdays in April. A brief biographical sketch of Mr. Murdocks life was completed just two weeks ago in the Record. held i rfY ci V J lows: 'ate pr. 23 -- lIr. 24 'Pt Theres ft dear little house Inviting 25 i & 'pr. 28 Pr.2a E. S. Winslow Cooperative Observer don t f rg Dear Mother, I Registrars, serving without pay, in twelve centers in Duchesne county registered 624 men between 45 and 64 years of age for fighting last Japs. Registrars in Duchesne included Mrs. Helen Hollenbeck, Mrs. Titus Jones and Mrs. Roy A. Schonian. Men who registered Monday will not be subject to service with the armed forces, but may be called for defense work or for home guard duty. The twelve centers reported registrations as follows: Bluebell 23, Altamont 59, Roosevelt 171, Myton 75, Mt. Home 24, Upalco 17, Neola 35, Arcadia 14, Montwel 19, Tabiona 36, Duchesne 126, Bridgeland 25. II NATL DEFENSE TO HOLD WOODWORK CLASSES HERE A class in woodwork and carpentry, sponsored by the federal government, will begin in next Monday, May 4, it was announced Wednesday by LeRoi Jones, Duchesne county director of national defense pro, jects. Woodwork, which will include instruction in the repairing of farm barns and sheds, repairs about the house and carpentry to include the complete construction of a house, will be taught, Mr. .Tones said. Lowell Clement of will instruct the class which w ill be held in the high school shop Monday through Friday of each week from 4 to 10 p.m. Women and gills as well as men and boys are urged to take advantage of the instruction, though the minimum age is 16 years, Mr. Jones said. Superintendent W. J. Bond and Mr. Clement will receive applications for the course. The purpose of the instruction is to free skilled labor for war Du-hes- BRUSlF IRE BURNS CLAIM LIFE OF MYTON MAN Chapel for John Meranda, passed away Thursday at 12:45 a.m. in a Salt Lake hospital. Death came as the result of burns suffered in a brush fire April 8th at his farm west of Myton. The deceased was born January 22, 1868, at Scottsburg, Indiana, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Moon Meranda. During his early life he was employed as conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad and It was while working in that capacity that be and his wife, Priscilla Morris Meranda, whom he married at Morgan, Indiana, in 1885, moved to Utah. About 1905 they moved to Myton, where Mr. Meranda made his home until the time of his death, his wife having passed away in 1933. .Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. Ole Peterson and Mrs. Heber Allred of Myton, Mrs. Leandrew Gilbert of Arcadia, Mrs. O. R. Warner of Copperton and one son, Charles Meranda of Myton, 29 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Clarence Liddell conducted the Rock of services: Vocal solo Ages-Blaud- - -. 1 Mon- day in the fourth Selective Service registration. Many veterans of World War I with broken health or with an arm or fingers missing declared they would like a crack at the Japs. One old fellow, who just got in under the line of the 64 year age limit, said he knew just what he would put on his occupaIf they ask tional questionnaire. me what Im best fitted for, I'll say, I'm test fitted to fight Peterson; Home-m- ,i LFE V RIGHT, director of Safeway Stores ward hall, demon. at Rooseult Sat who. unlay kern Bureau, how they can help to Dim Mesne and Uintah county womenmeals. The Victory f , preparing healthful, nutritious he School was sponsored by Utah State Nutrition Council rooMtr Pr'csa Association. aniMhe I tab State Invo- cation J. F. Burgener; Speakers included Harold Eldredge, Fred Musser and T. R. Cope; Vocal That Silvery Haired Daddy solo, of Mine Quartette, Floyd "Oh My Father"; vocal solo, "That Vacant Chair," Blaudwyn Peterson; Benediction, W. R. Forsythe. Interment was in the Myton Cemetery under the direction of the Bingham Mortuary with Leandrew Gilbert dedicating the grave. The pail bearers were all grandsons of the deceased. R"; H 'Pr 26 'Pr.27 County Lists 624 Men In 4th Draft Funeral services were conducted Saturday in the Myton Ward who Ed-'M- L- when Sheriff Dewey Meriwether and Deputy Dave Baum arrested three youthful bandits as they stopped to replenish the gasoline in their stolen automobile. Jack Post, 22; Bob Moore, 19; and James Gifford, 18; were removed to Salt Lake City Tuesday by U. S. Deputy Marshals Tiese-de- r and Miller to face Dyer act charges in Judge Johnson's Federal Court. Confessions to robberies and other misdeeds, which covered some three or four pages for each, were dictated by the trio to an F.B.I. agent Monday, Sheriff Meriwether said. Stole California Car According to the youths confessions, Post and Moore had stolen a 1937 Buick sedan, belonging to John Easley, at Redlands, California on April 20. They drove to Blythe, where they picked up Gifford and proceeded to Las Vegas, Nevada, stealing gasoline, provisions and license plates At Las Vegas they said they picked up two soldiers, who purchased gasoline to take them to Beaver, Utah, where they left the soldiers. In Salt Lake City they confessed that they had stolen a single Utah license plate from a Continued on Page 8 16. ra-tio- , A string of robberies which stretched across three western states was halted here Sunday 5 year age group who signed Among registrants in the up in the local Selective Service board office Monday were J. E. L. Carey, left, county surveyor and Jess V. Johnstun, W.P.A. project supervisor, who is being registered by his daughter, Mrs. Roy .V. Schonian, seated, while Miss I'aun Oman, local board clerk, gives advice. Mrs. Schonian registered her husband in the registration Nutrition School Director rSn? UNITFD STATFS SWING BOND Starts Today In Duchesne County Colorado River Conservancy Association ' Vfl Ter Year In Advance $2.00 0. A. Wilkins &;i buy Du-che-- GEORGE KOHL B E GINS AIR TRAINING SANTA ANA, April 24 -T- aking the first step toward winning his wings as a pilot, navigator, or bombardier, George C. Kohl, Jr., 25, Bon of George C. Kohl of Duchesne has become an Aviati n Cadet at the Air Force Replacement Training Center, according to Army Off it ials hoie. During his stay at the replacement center, Cadet Kohl will undergo various physical and aptitude tests designed to demonstrate tlie specific branch of the Air Force for which he is best suited. Also included in the Aviation Cadet program are refre-diecourses in subjects that Kohl wi encounter ns he wings" his way toward a 2nd lieutenants commis-- ' slon. Directing the A.F.R.T.C. flying program that draws future Air Force peisonnel from 11 western 'elates is Lt. Col. W. A. Roberts m, commanding officer of the post. r 1 j Work was scheduled to begin today on a series of small road projects in Duchesne county, un- -' der a special appropriation set up by Governor Herbert B. Maw, intended to provide supplementary employment to 200 persons monthly in Duchesne county. In setting up the appropriation Governor Maw stipulated that no individual was to receive more than' $25 per month from tlie fund, and estimated that it would be hard to find 200 men who need temporary employment in the county. In contradiction of this prediction, County Clerk G. A. Goodrich states that the county commissioners are having a hard time selecting the 200 men most in need of the work for tlie first period. Everybody is clamoring for the work, he Fulfills Promise Designed to help offset the effects of the expansion in other parts of the state which have curtailed activities in counties like Duchesne, the appropriation comes in fulfillment of a promise made by Governor Maw when he addressed a large gathering at the' Indian Day celebration in Roosevelt lust fall, at which time he said that as soon as funds were available he would provide some form of supplementary cmpoiyment to help raise the Incomes of the county's farm population. Directly, it results from the efforts of a delegation which waited on tire governor and other state officials last Friday with Mr. Goodrich, in the capacity of county democratic chairman, as their spokesman. The delegation spent an hour with the governor in his office at the State Capitol, going over the problems of the county and seeking state aid. A series of small projects, listing needed improvement to various secondary roads in the county was presented to the Governor by Edwin Carman, a member of the delegation. Not a Permanent Solution "I want to help the people of your county, and will appropriate $5,000 per month for the next five months to provide supplementary employment on these road projects, the Governor said. "But this is not a permanent solution to your problem, he added. Your leaders must get to work and find what the state can do to assist your people in finding permanent happiness and prosperity. Included in the delegation besides Mr. Goodrich and Mr. Carman were Floyd Case and Lyle commissioners; Young, county Continued on Page 8 sa-y3- . al Welfare Department Adopts Burial Assistance Plan At the meeting of the Duchesne County Welfare Board, April 21, the following plan for handling applications for burial assistance was adopted, according to an announcement by Orrin Beckstrand, county director: Applications for burial assistance must be made to the Welfare Department when arrangements for the burial are being made, and prior to the purchase of the casket. Assistance shall be provided when it has been determined by the County Welfare Department that there are no resources in the estate of the deceased and no relatives able to provide such financial assistance. Assistance will be granted cnly when the purchase price of the casket does not exceed $h5.00. In cases where the family chooses to exceed $85.00 for the casket .the department will give nothing. The board set $85.00 as the maximum to be granted by the County Welfare Department for any burial. This figure of $85.00 was designed to meet the cost cf indigent burials where there are no relatives to from assist. Any contribution relatives or resources from the estate of the deceased must be considered and deducted from the total cost of burial in determining the amount tlie Welfare Department will give. |