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Show A Newspaper Devoted -- DEFENSE to the People of the Uintah Basin BUY BUY UNITED STATES SAVINGS 'bonds UIDSIAMI 1 Vf itp Volume 12 Icka nh - Pen: me ise rnsie ion pa j Price rffej com plan of ta e pn heape ae ar an L i ! u d n tids" 6( Bringing to Duchesne county residents the first semblance of a tounty fair in fifteen years, the Duchesne County Agricultural sponsored by Marden Broad-ben- t, county agent; Ray Green-halgAltamont agricultur teacher and Keith Albrecht, Roosevelt agriculture teacher, made a big )ut here last Sunday and Monday in connection with the Duchesne County Stampede. Two Sections Divided into two sections, the exhibit showed some fine specimens of purebred livestock in pens specially constructed for the event in the City Park, and In the Main Hollenbeck building on street a wide variety of garden produce, farm crops, canning and booking exhibits, needle and fancy Work and flowers. Both sections were patronized by interested Stampede visitors throughout both days right up until the time of closing Monday evening, and many and loud were the praises for the sponsors for made. The showing (the fine county agent and Mr. Greenhalgh Were busy all day Saturday helping arrange and label the exhibex-i,b- it, if fee' s (1 iste- ?rs i x1 h, its in ing. preparation for the show- Assisting in the judging were animal tarry Smith, extension lusbandryman and Miss Fern hipley, home economist from the agricultural college. I Awards were as follows: DIVISION 4-- II I t 't Ctti Clubs Exhibit Muffins: 1st Veva Miles, Mt. Emmons none placed LaRae Wall, Mt Emmons Bessie Lee Powell, Mt Em. 2nd 3rd 3rd Bread: t 2nd Recipe 1st 2nd Melda Thacker, Mt Em. Files; Dean Uoyd, Ioka Florence and Lyle Percl-vaIoka H 3rd Kenneth Benson Ioka 4-- H l, 4-- 4-- H Clothing Club Exhibits Group Display: Duchesne Girls Club 2 Iokk Sewing Club School Dresses: (2nd year work) 1st Laurel Wilcken, Duchesne 2nd, Eva Eldredge, Duchesne 3rd Erma Eldredge, Duchesne Home Dresses and Work Aprons 1st Rhea Benson, Ioka 2nd Mary Lee Mortenson, Ioka 3rd LaRaye Fausett, Ioka 1 4-- H ! Slips; I 1st Eva Eldredge, Duchesne 2nd Laurel Wilcken, Duchesne Laundry Bags: 1st Eva Eldredge, Duchesne 2nd Gay Goodrich, Duchesne J 3rd Lorille Hair, Duchesne I handicraft Cotton - open class Early Results A report from the Duchesne canning center shows that work is progressing rapidly in the building up of the foods which help in the school lunch program. According to Mrs. John Wheeler, supervisor, produce has been coming In as regularly as it could be taken care of, and is mostly from local gardens. Parents who bring in the fruits and vegetables are given tickets which entitle their children of school age to eat hot luncheon right at the school. Mrs. Wheeler reports that up to August 30, there had been 486 cans of beans, 170 cans of greens, 142 cans of beets, 201 cans of apples, and 22 cans of com put up for winter use, but, she says, there have been a great many bushels of corn and tomatoes handled since then. With a quota of 2640 cans of tomatoes, 1320 cans of beans, 1320 of com, 330 of greens, 330 of beets and 1320 cans of fruit as a goal, work is coming along as rapidly as can be expected. 4 ) I - 1 V t With the Indians and Whites sharing honors and prizes about y Duchesne equally, the County Stampede came to a suctwo-da- cessful close Labor amid the applause largest crowds ever annual event in the den produce grown by Leland Ilair and family and below, Bobby Dutch, as he Is thrown by Hitler' in the Krone busting finals Monday afternoon. employed on the Uintah Basin Record for the past few weeks, learned that Mrs. Rife had received a letter from her son, Corporal Howard E. Wallace, of the U. S. Marine Corps, who was stationed at Guam at the time the Japa-necaptured that U. S. outpost. The letter was typewritten and The entire signed by the boy. address on the envelope was in the young soldiers own hand writing. He said, in addition to references of a family nature, that he was well and was being treated all right; had plenty to eat and a good place to sleep. The boys were given jobs and received a small wage for their efforts. His particular work was an orderly to his commanding officer. In expressing his personal wants he stated that he needed a heavy jacket coarse shoes, and could use a ten pound box of candy. One box, containing numerous articles, has already been forwarded to the boy. As to whether It will reach him is a question, as the Japanese refused to give the It mercy ship safe clearance when accordwaters, reached Japanese the dally ing to items appearing in papers. The letter which was received late last week, was mailed early in June. MINIATURE PARADE DRAWS INTEREST AS RODEO FEATURE Meats, Chairman Says Farewell Social Held For Mrs. Casper MAKRIAGFuCENiS Blade Timothy. 18, of Ai and Edith Bell Eerrett, t0 19, Douglas Dale Brown, ThompMay Donna and Montwel son, 18, of Montwel. Roosevelt Commercial Club Sets Up Fund For Agri. Exhibits Since its inception the Roosevelt Commercial club has sponsored projects of encouragement and financial returns, said Homer P. Edwards, president. This year, there has been a big demand for everyone to raise his own garden and farm produce and to carry on further; that Is to get more of it into bottles and storage for winter use. With this demand In mind, the Commercial Club in' cooperation with the county agent and agricultural teachers of the high schools has acted as sponsor for the youth of the county In home These club boys, production. from Roosevelt, Ioka, Upalco and Altamont section are now winding The up their summers work. and produce is well matured much of it has been used by farm families in their daily food supply. The rest is now going Into bottles, cans and underground storage, said Marden Broadbent, county a gent. As a general finale for the summer work the boys exhibited their vegetables, grains, etc. at the Duchesne County Stampede. For the first time, a general crops, exhibit livestock and homecraft was sponsored. The Commercial Club is again in coming to the aid of the boys to these offer junior that they cash crop exhibitors $30.00 in distributed according be to prizes to the placlngs by the judge. An official list will be handed over to the club secretary and with the available funds, it will mean that a boy with a first placing will receive 90 cents; a boy with second place, 60 cents and a third place winner, 30 cents, said the county agent. It Is only fair that these funds be distributed on a point basis, he said, so that the boys who have done the best job will receive the most encouragement. The Commercial Club has been an active sponsor of all worth Continued on Page 8 Meat for everyone and not a favored few! That is the Idea back of the move to place ceilings on live hogs and cattle, according to J. Edgar Holder, chairman of the Duchesne county USDA war board. He explained that with ceilings on meat products and no animals for ceilings on live slaughter, small packing plants were being squeezed out. And to furnish the meat needed in the war effort, every packing plant must he kept going, he said. Ceilings on live hogs can be expected soon and limits on cattle will follow. Meat rationing can be expected about the first of the year, he predicted, but explained that rationing would apply only to federally inspected meats and not to meat which farmers slaughter for their own use. Price ceilings and rationing cannot be looked upon as war sacrifices but an Intelligent move to prevent hoarding and unequal distribution. This plan will give low income consumers an equal chance at the meat counter, Mr. Holder said, We must see that every has the food he needs to keep him or her well and strong. We must not let a lack of proper food defeat us," the chairman declared. HOME NURSING CLASS TO BEGIN NEXT WEDNESDAY Selective Service draftees from Duchesne county who were passed induction examination September 4 are as follows: John Fausett Young, Fruitland; Raymond Ber-ne- ll Sweat, Fruitland; Ernest Melvin Wright, Utahn; Wesley Dean Washburn, Myton; Herman James Baumgaertel, Roosevelt; Albert Monroe Hardinger, R. F. D. Roosevelt; Shelby John Bird, DuBluebell; Ted Clements, chesne; George Alison Wedig, Myton; Thomas Larsen, Ioka; Merrill H. Larsen, Duchesne; and James E. Babcock, Roosevelt. These men were granted a leave and will report for training on September 19. two-wee- Forester Reminds Utah Farm Folk Of Fire Slogan Utah farm folks were reminded of the national fire prevention control slogan, Careless and Matches Aid the Axis," recently by J. Whitney Floyd, forester for the Utah Extension Service as surveys for fires on national forest areas for the first six months of 1942 were released for the Forest Service. These surveys indicate that has cooperated better than man so far this year in the war time campaign to keep down forest fires for this year 465 more fires were caused by willful or careless acts of man during the first six months of 1942 than during the same period last year, d The total number of flies this year was 4,589, compared with 4,124 last year. Lightning-cause- d fires decreased. 276 being reported in the first half of this year, against 748 !n the same period last year, while the total number of fires in national forests from all causes at -- na-tu- ie As an opener of Monday's Stamprogram, the miniature parade on Main street drew Interest from the crowds assembled in Duchesne to spend Labor Day. The parade was led by three members of the Duchesne American Legion, A. J. Gerry, commander; Ernest Wilson and Tat-to- n Bench as color bearers, followed immediately by the Duchesne high school band. In the main business section, the parade was held up for a time while the band did some maneuvering for the crowd and then formed for a concert selection. was a Following the band, group of youngsters on decorated bicycles forming a V, followed by a miniature section, composed of floats from story book land". The ingenuity and attractiveness of these floats brought rounds of applause as they passed by. Completing the parade were rodeo cowgirls performers and prominent among whom were Mrs. Vivian Wilkins, Miss Doris Anne Murdock, Mrs. Leonard Munsee, Ernest Odekirk and Ed Carman, Stampede committeemen and several of the performers and riders. Lloyd Belt, the clown of the day with hi3 beloved "Genevieve" brought many a laugh. Prize winners, as announced by Mrs. Luran Allred, chairman of the parade under the sponsorship of the Play School Mothers, were as follows: Thimble First, the Nimble Thumpers, whose float was decorated with the clover leaf Insignia and represented a of the Second, group of girls sewing. the Old Woman in the Shoe, by Mrs. Caroline Berrett, and third, A class in Home Nursing, sponsored by the American Red Cross in Duchesne next will begin Wednesday evening, September 16, at 8 p. m., it was announced today by Mrs. Vivian Wilkins, committee chairman. Mrs. Wilkins has been receiving registrations for the course of instruction all week, and is gratimark was 4,865, Some 35 the half-yefied at the response. women have registered, which varying only slightly from 1941 will make enough for two classes. figures. These fires burned a total All who have registered should total of 273,442 acres. This far, forest officers have report at the library at 8 p. m. 35 Wednesday night, Mrs. Wilkins teen able to control all but said, when the future time of the of this years 4,865 fires in the forests within the first period classes will be arranged. before 10 a. m. on the morning after discovery. Only 129 fires Geo. Stewart County Attorney of Roosevelt was in Duchesne leached more than 300 acres in size, professor Floyd said. Tuesday and Wednesday. Volunteer fire fighters performed valuable service on a number WEATHER REPORT of the worst fires, and with the organization of the volunteer For,Date est Fire Fighters Service now under is ay, forest defenses are exSept. 3 pected to be strengthened. 4 Sept. 5 Sept. visitors Among the Stampede Sept. 6 Carbon county were Mr. and from 7 Sept. Mis. Howard Thacker of Price, Sept. 8 visited old friends and relawho 9 Sept. tives in Duchesne and the upper country, Cooperative Observer man-cause- ar pure- Sunday, the day money In bronc riding went to Jack Brewer, lst with Duane Oberhansley and Charley App&ro tying for 2nd. Other prizes on the two-da- y program were awarded as follows; Sunday Team roping: Orrln Curry and Claire Wlnterton, 1st, Saddle horse race: Chalmers Wash, lst; V&ll Lewis, 2nd. Calf Roping: Charles Rertola, lst; Claire Wlnterton, 2nd. Kids Pony race: Melvin Nielson, lst; Junior Bertola, 2nd. Monday Team roping: Connor Chapoose and partner tied with Max Lewis and partner for 1st. Calf Roping: Bert Tapo, lst; Dan Cutch, 2nd . Bronc riding: Bobby Cutch, lst, Van Gardner, 2nd. Bareback ride, best in two days, Nelson Tonegates. Relay race: Edward Hadden, Continued on page 8 Myton Boy Dies At Salt Lake City After Short Illness Waldo Milton Hansen, son of Mrs. Mary Jane Justice Hansen, passed away at 1:00 a. m. Sunday at a Salt Lake City hospital following a short illness. He was born November 8, 1929, at Mt. Emmons, coming to Myton with his parents when a small child and had lived here until the time of tils death. His father, Milton Hansen, was killed in an accident on May MYTON 4-- H Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, tered by the Eldredge store. of bred livestock and home and garden products drew nearly as much attention as the rodeo events, and helped provide something interesting throughout the long program which Included events for old and young. Bronco Riders Perform Top honors in the brono riding contests were split between Van Gardner, Bubby Cutch and Jack Brewer in Monday's finals, after each had come out second beat to the strong horses they drew on rerides. Cutch was unseated by Hitler" the big brown horse from Neola which won in every contest with its rider and Gardner and Brewer were on disqualified technical points, though they stayed with their mounts, Gardner to the whistle and Brewer till his horse threw himself in the arena fence. Record Staff Photos Recent Duchesne County S. S. Inductees Listed Day evening, of one of the to witness the Duchesne City park. Agricultural displays Cuteh won day money Monday with a successful ride and split with two others for final money, when all three either were thrown or disqualified technically. Also shown in the upper photo is part of the lst prize afghan crocheted by Mrs. A. M. Murdock. On Livestock And On his arrival in Eureka last week end Vern Rife, who has been . Dresses; 1st Edith G. Case, Mt Em. 2nd Mary Thomas, Duchesne Crocheted Bedspread or T. Cloth: 1st Mrs, Mary Case, Mt. Em. 2ndMrs. R, R, Mayhew, Du. 3rd Mrs. E. L. Ottosen, Talm. Continued on Fage 8 v' Price Ceilings Coming TuesA farewell party was held ward Duchesne the in I day evening is I hall for Mrs. Lynn Casper, who famher with week this leaving husband now emSilk Quilts Wool Coverlets ily to join her government warethe at 1st Sadonia Wright, Du. ployed 2nd Mrs. J. O. Watters, Du, house ln Salt Lake City. 3rd Zella Cowan, Duchesne The party, which took the form Mrs. Afghans: of a social, was organized by lst Mrs. A. M. Murdock, Du. J P. Madsen, Mrs. Porter Merrell, Tom 2nd Mrs. D. M. Fowlers, Du. J Mrs. Parry Grant and Mrs. 3rd Mrs. C. A. Hansen, Mt. E. Roberts. Tributes of appreciawork in Pillow Slips; tion for Mrs. Caspers lst Etta Smith, Mt. Emmons Duchesne were spoken by M s. Mrs. Joe I 2nd Afton Madsen, Mrs. Roberts, Larsen, Talmage Merrell. 3rd Dorothy Porter and Duchesne Cowan Bench, Scarf; Following a refreshing repast 1st Zella Cowan, Duchesne watermelon, the honored guest of I chen 2nd Mrs. J. O. Watters, Du. was presented with a lovely of 3rd Afton token a as Larsen, Talmage ille bedspread was held in Dome; teem in which she 1st Edith Case, Mt. Emmons ward. the Duchesne 2nd Mrs. out of town visitors Elray Larsen, Talm. Among the 3rd Jennie Du. Mrs. Henry Edler, May who attended, were Luncheon Sets or Cloths: of Arcadia an sister and lst Mary c. Fisher, Duchesne Rlchens RichenS Mr an4 Mr. Marvin 2nd Afton Larsen, Talmage Lake City. Salt Sadonia Wright, Duchesne Anit, Crochet or Heniper Lace j ?f 26-vo- te LETTER RECEIVED FROM PRISONER OF WAR IN JAPAN J 1 The Duchesne county board of commissioners met Tuesday as a board of canvassers and found no change in the results of the September 1st primary as previous-- y announced, though some errors were found in the precinct totals as unoffically reported in the Record. Of chief interest among the changes was a correction of the report from Mt, Ernmons precinct on the County Attorney race. Unofficial returns had given George Stewart, incumbent, 28 and Merril H. Larsen, 27. The official count revealed that Stewart polled only 8 votes to Mr. Larsens 27, cutting 20 from his lead and making this race a close one in the official count, with Stewart totaling 273 and Larsen, 267. Results of the official count, with the early report given in parentheses where changes occurred follow: Democrats: Du-ches- no r f Indians and Whites Share Honors In Prize Contests Depictings the widely ariod attractions offered by the Stampede at County Duchesne Sunday and Monday are the two camera views at left, showing one of the agricultural exhibits, above, gar- pede Quilts: lst Sadonla Wright, Duchne 2nd Zella Cowan, Duchesne 3rd Mrs. E. L. Ottosen, Tal-ma- sj) - Official Tally Verifies st Foods Rodeo Program Huge Crowds Brand Two-DaBest Ever; Purebred Livestock and Garden Displays Attract Much Attention y Lays Stress On Good Breeding Stock And of City and Farm Victory Garden Projects Duchesne Canning County Agent And Center Makes Ag. Teachers Rapid Progress Praised For Work 1 non, Number 8 Rodeo Events Vie With Fair Exhibits At Labor Day Stampede Stampede Offers Varied Attractions First Semblance of County Fair in 15 Years bl, Jont? vpar ln Advan $3-- 5 - Crop ! uti e DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1942. and Livestock Exhibits lake Big Hit at Labor Day Stampede proi in Covers ALL The u,ntah Basin en- 26, 1941. Surviving are his mother, four sisters, Mrs. Lester Oxborrow of RECEIVES Ely, Nevada; Louise Joyce, Alice Marie and LaRay; three brothers, PUREBRED SOWS Howard Gordon, Glen Boyd and sows, pur- Raymond K., all of Myton; also Two Duroc-Jerse- y chased by the Safeway stores at three grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. the Salt Lake county fair, were E, A. Hansen of Mt. Emmons and j Mr. and Mrs. Rebecca Justice of brought into Duchesne county La Point. . S. Greenhalgh, Saturday by Ray Funeral services were held Wed- vocational agrculture teacher at in the Myton L, D. S. nesday Altamont high senool, to help in the building up of the stock of the chapel with Interment ln the Roosevelt cemetery. county pigs. The two purebred memto over will be turned pigs bers of the FFA chapters to or- Juvenile Delinquent The two Taken To Provo ganize a gilt chain. members who receive the pure breds will care for them and will Legene Bell, 17, of Montwel, turn back to the chapter a per- was charged Tuesday by Juvecentage of the first litter, which, nile Judge Dean E. Terry with ln turn will be given out to other attempted rape, and was taken to members, Mr. Greenhalgh said. Provo by Judge Terry to await examination which will determine JUST TO REMIND YOU whether he will be committed to the State Mental Hospital or to Fork Vocational Tuesday, September 15 is the he American last day for voters to register be- School, it was stated by County election. Regis- Sheriff Dewey Meriwether. fore the run-oBell had been apprehended on a tration place for the west half of the city Is at the home of Mrs. similar charge before, and was Ollea Schonlan, and for the east under the custody of the Juvenile court when he was placed in the half with Mrs. Edwin Carman. Basin Lodge No. 20 F & A M county jail last week pending a will hold Its regular meeting Mon- more thorough investigation, acday, Sept. 14 at 8 p. m. at Myton. cording to Mr. Meriwbether. ALTAMONT FFA 1 ff |