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Show t ? A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin - Covers ALL The Uintah Basin Volume 13 ' DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1943. plans Near Completion For Duchesne County Fair iAnd Stampede, Aug. 27, 28 ARTHUR GOODRICH WRITES FROM PHILIPPINE PRISON Wil-cke- THRUOUT COUNTY H officially MT. EMMONS: The at 11 a. m. Friday with a miniature parade down Main street, led club girls were unable to go to by the Duchesne high school band. Uintah canyon for the 4-- H two-coun- ty The parade will lead the crowd to the city park where families 'are invited to bring their picnic lunches. Concession stands will provide the trimmings. Sports and races for the children will begin immediately af-tlunch and will last until 2 the rodeo begins. p. m. when er Cuch's livestock, which is being used at the Wasatch county fair in Heber this week end, will of-i- er club encampment because of transportation difficulties. Because of the great disappointment of the girls, who had their provisions packed, their leader, Miss Mary Perkins and Miss Elida Crosby took some of them to the headgates where they camped for two days and nights. The club girls making the trip were Veva Miles, Ella Rogers, Arlene Boswell, Lavada Powell, Della Rose Lister and Lorraine Das-tru4-- H p. to cowboys and wranglers. Some of the animals in this outfit have built up a reputation, ranking with the Ervin L. Ivie Gains i big shows, during the past sever-a- l Rank Of Sergeant years. Cash prizes are being Ervin L. Ivie, son of Mr. and offered for all rodeo events. Mrs. W. M. Ivie of Duchesne was Lhestoek Exhibits promoted to the rank of Sergeant F F A and ; livestock ex- - effective July 26 at the Grand hibits will be displayed in the Island Army Air Base in Nebrascorrals and pens east of the ka, according to an announcestampede arena. The boys have ment from the base this week. Continued on page 8 Sgt. Ivie attended the Armys mechanics school at airplane Mt. Emmons Boy Texas, graduField, Sheppard ating from the Aerial Gunnery Suffers Eye Burns school at Fort Myers, Florida and In BurLightning Storm Vega specialists school at now is he and California bank, MT. EMMONS: Lyle Cole, Island Grand the at old son of Mrs. Iva Cole, stationed engineer-gunne- r. suffered serious injury to his eyes base as an aerial stationed in was last He last week when he was struck Air base, Tenn. Army Dyersburg by lightning. combat in training. was he where The accident occurred at Roosat the Grand Island arrived He evelt where the boy has spent the summer with his uncle, Verl base a few weeks ago. - He Tabiona high attended Olsen. At the time of the storm, on his own worked and school Lyle and Mrs. Olsen were visiting enat the trailer home of Mr. and farm near Duchesne until he 7, 1942. service August the tered AIrs- Edmond Thomas. The trailer and the tree under which it WEATHER REPORT .was parked were struck by lightning and the current followed a Date High Low P. Clear 51 81 gun barrel inside the trailer, Aug. 12 Clear 50 90 13 a starting fire in the bed on which Aug. Clear 52 90 Lyle and his aunt were sitting. Aug. 14 P.C. .04 60 Both 87 15 suffered painful bums, Aug. P.C. 58 83 Lyle'a being about the head and Aug. 16 .03 Cldy 58 78 face, it was feared at first that Aug. 17 . he 49 78 might lose the sight of one Aug. 18 L. C. Winslow, ,eye, but both eyes are apparently healing nicely. Cooperative Observer, a tough challenge I 4-- H i - Canning centers, sponsored by the federal government and by the schools, began throughout Duchesne county this week, according to Superintendent W. J. n, applications Outing Despite Travel Difficulty Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe were attending conference in Roosevelt at the time and none of the family was at home. Despite prompt action of the volunteer fire fighters, only a small amount of furniture near the door was salvaged. The entire furnishings of the home as well as the wardrobes of Mr. and Mrs. Forsythe and that of their daughter, Mrs. Willis Zirker and two children, who are visiting here, were destroyed. The conflagration was indeed a loss to Myton as the home had only recently been modernized. It was not covered by insurance, it was stated. Telephone Company Bond. Women Almost Triple War Bond Quota Duchesne county heads the list of eleven of the twenty-nin- e couties in Utah which went over their quotas in the July war bond drive. We almost tripled our quota of $7,500 by buying $22,331.25 in bonds, it was revealed this week by Porter L. DuMerrell, county chairman. chesne county sold more bonds over her quota than any other county in the state. The womens organizations, under the direction of Mrs. Vivian Wilkins, are to be congratulated for their fine work, Mr. Merrell said. Utah exceeded her quota by more than $79,000. With a quota of $3,700,000, Utah citizens These figbought $3,779,916.50. ures are the purchase price of the bonds. August Quota Over Already, with ten days more to go, Duchesne county has doubled her quota, Mr. Merrell said. Figures received at his office late Thursday, show a total of The August quota is $15,787.50. $7,500. These figures include the purchases of Fort Duchesne members of the Roosevelt American Legion Post, Mr. Merrell said, but reports have not yet been received from Mtn. Home, Mt. Emmons which should more than equal the amount included from the Uintah county town. Figures Listed The August drive, sponsored by the American Legion, got off to a booming start with the help of a jeep caravan from the Ninth Service Command which offered a jeep ride to every August bond purchaser. Figures to date on the August drive from the three principal towns in the county are as fol- Installs Newr Emergency Equipment Glen Mackay of the Western Electric company and Axel Birch local manager of the Mtn. States Tel. & Tel. were in Duchesne this week installing equipment in the telephone plant. The new equipment will operate during an emergency so as to provide telephone service, Mr. lows: Duchesne Arthur Brown of Birch said. $3,675.00 maintenance Provo, telephone 3,412.50 , Myton manager, was here Tuesday asRoosevelt 8,700.00 sisting with the installation. The Roosevelt figure includes Fort Duchesne Legionnaires purArcadia Primary Class chases and all purchases through the Roosevelt State Bank, some Enjoys Birthday Party of which were made by citizens Mrs. Marion S. from other towns, ARCADIA: Shields took her Zions boys and A report will be available evgirls Primary class to Lake Bore-haweek hereafter, Mr. Merrell ery celein afternoon Thursday saidv bration of their eighth birthday anniversaries. The afternoon was spent swim- Boys Resort To Old ming, hiking and a luncheon was Dobbin For Outing served to the class. A birthday When boys want to go fishing cake with eight candles was prea little thing like gas rationing sented to the pupils by their never bothers them. teacher. It all started last Thursday Participating in the outing were when Larry Crocker came out Leon Ross, Ronald Zirker, Ervin from Salt Lake to visit his old Solomonson, Mildred Bird, Flora friends. The boys waited around Jean Thompson, Larry Ross and until Saturday hoping somebody Miss Shirley who assisted Mrs. would provide a car and enough Shields in entertaining the group. gas to go fishing. Nobody did, so Bob Murdock, Bob and Rusty Schonian and Larry borrowed Old Dobbin and an old wagon from A. M. Murdock, loaded it with hay and camping equipment and left town about 7 p. m. on Saturday. The boys said they traveled and traveled until far into the night. They figured they had gone far enough so camped for the night. In the morning, they discovered they were near seven Murray springs, about miles from town. They fished the river on the way back and arrived home about 6 p. m. Sunday. They said it seemed like a long journey and they had a lot of fun. m Infant Son Rf,tloni (j H W.r IW.r.m,rt a night landing, these sky effected After having vaucs, thg wgy iot th, general 'IPRICAN PARATROOPERS IN irrmv now advancing behind Italian lines The canning center was opened Monday; it will beat gin today Talmage and tomorrow at Mtn. Home. Altonah, Mt. Emmons, Bluebell and canning will be taken care of at Altamont, it was stated. an In addition to the canning, educational "program will be carried out, it was stated Wednesday by S. R. Greenhalgh, agricultural and vocational director at Altamont. in Duchesne Austin Beebes Lose puWle $3.50 SCHOOL CANNING PROGRAM STARTS Miss Gay Goodrich, who is visiting here with Miss Laurel was thrilled beyond speech Wednesday morning when she received a card from her brother County Agent Urges Victory Gardeners Arthur Jr., from a prison camp To Begin Selection of Choice in the Philippines. It is the Produce For Agricultural Exhibits first direct word from him since the Philippines fell. It was a Indian Stock form card, with the typewritten CANNING SUGAR message that he is uninjured and Engaged in good health, but the statement Rodeo For at the bottom "Tell me about CLOSE AUGUST 31 Plans are nearing completion Bryce (his brother) if you can !this week for the annual DuApplications for canning sugar write, cheered Gay, as did the Du- penned signature, which she said chesne County Fair and Stampede must be submitted to the to be held in Duchesne Friday chesne war price and rationing was his own. The Goodrich family who moved before August and Saturday, August 27 and 28, board No. 757-- 2 31 it was stated it was announced by A. M. MurdThursday by Lo- to Salt Lake City last winter, had been notified by the war deock, chairman of the Fair com- tus Fisher, board chairman. The application may be made partment that their son was a mittee. celebration will by mail and ration book No. 1 prisoner of the Japs. The two-da- y j consist of a miniature parade, must be included with the appliand childrens sports races, a cation. Stamps 15 and 16 in Fire From Unknown and dances book No. 1, good for five pounds Cause real western rodeo Destroys both nights. Throughout the two each should be cashed and if adHome At Myton days, exhibits of livestock will be ditional sugar is needed, applica'displayed at the City park and tion may be made for an amount MYTON: Fire of underter-mine- d not to exceed 15 pounds per perexhibits of agricultural and Victhe Wm. origin ravaged and produce, son. Housewives are urged to tory garden crops afternoon. home Forsythe Sunday use sugar sparingly and not to The entire interior of the house horticulture, canning and homecraft including needlework of all apply for more than they need. was a raging inferno before the lands will be displayed in the flames were discovered by neigh-uor- s. 4-Girls Have Hollenbeck building on the north side of Main street. Band To Lead Parade j The fiesta will begin 5 Austin Albert Beebe, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Beebe, died two hours after birth, Aug. 16 at Roosevelt. Besides his parents, he is survived by one sister, Mary Lou of Altonah; both grandmothers, Mrs. Olive Beebe of Altonah and Mrs. Marian Vail of Salt Lake City. Burial was in the Altonah cemetery with Wm. Snyder dedicating the grave. Bo-ne- ta Dear Dou- gIf the spelling in this letter is or it seems Incoherent at times, dont blame it on the typewriter, blame it on Stan McDonald; or, if that sounds clear as mud, blame it on my three bandaged fingers before I get thru with this theyll probably get the blame for a lot of things, including the fact that most of the fish I brought home last Sunday were little ones. You may surmise by this that we did get to the head of Rock creek last week, and had plenty of fun, fishing, etc., but for a fact, I never went camping with such a crippled bunch in my life, r. and I guess I was the Of course, to begin with I was kind of pampered anyway, as to with everyone concerned whether Id be able to take the altitude, etc., but when we got on the horses and camped the first night above Fall creek, and I was still breathing easily, they sort of quit worrying about me as a prospective casualty and it seems thats where they made their mistake. The second day we moved up to the head, under Ostlers peak, and after we got camp made and had a fire going, Stan casually asked me to pour some water out of a coffee pot onto his hands so he could wash them, but forgot to tell me he had just taken the pot off the fire, and thats where I got my fingers burned that coffee pot handle was as hot as I imagine one of the machine guns gets after knocking off a Jap division, and believe me, from then on I was pretty delicate about grabbing ahold of things around bad, ring-leade- .lamp. Well, the next morning Stan was so sick he said he was going fishing alone, so he could either get well or die in peace whether it was the smell of my burned fingers or somthing he ate we never did figure out; about the next night, I staid awake all night with a bum knee that I apparently sprained scrambling after some fish, and the next morning Vivian was too stiff to stay on a saddle so we had the camp co ourselves for a day while the vest went prospecting for new lakes and to cap it off the last night we camped out, Sarah or Continued on Page 8 Per Year In Advance Number 5 School Heads Race Time To Complete Teacher Rosters Before August 30 Van Wagoner, Avard Rigby, S. K. Daniels and Howard Stutz Named Principals of High Schools Fen-i- n Teachers Institute Set For Aug. 28 At Duchesne High DISTRICT COURT RULES ON LAW; MOTION MATTERS Fourth District Court represented by Judge Abe W. Turner ruled on law and motion matters in Duchesne last Thursday, Aug. 12. Other officers of the court present were F. M. Alder, stenographer, Wm. Stanley Dunford, district attorney and J. Lamar Cases were heard as Johnson. follows: State of Utah vs. Ed Darling: Continued for the term pending further investigation. In the matter of the estate of Aima Swain, deceased: The petition of Pearl Swain for summary distribution of the estate, was granted as prayed for. Estate of Girilda J. Wilker-sodeceased: The petition of Thomas T. Wilkerson for letters of administration to be issued to himself granted and bond fixed in the sum of $100 and in the case of sale of property, in the sum of $750. Estate of Henry N. Funk, deThe petition of Stella ceased: Geneva Funk, praying for issuance of letters of administration to herself granted as prayed for and bond fixed in the sum of $500. Estate of Ada R. Smith, deThe petition of Willard ceased: Smith for issuance of letters of administration to himself granted and bond fixed at $100. Estate of Harry Owen, deceased: The petition of Reva Owen for letters of administration issued to herself granted and bond fixed at $400. Josephine Watters vs. Anna L. The demurrer of the Morrison: defendant to the complaint of the plaintiff was submitted and overruled by the court and defendant given fifteen days after notice in which to file an answer. The clerk was ordered to draw 25 names to act as petit jurors for the third term of court which commences Sept. 13. Court adjourned until Sept. 11 at 10 a. m. n, Lt. George C. Kohl Is Father Of New Daughter is made this Announcement week of the birth of a daughter on August 11 to Lt. and Mrs. George C. Kohl Jr. The baby, which was born at Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City, weighed six pounds four ounces. She has been named Vlky Lu. Mrs. her marriage was Kohl, before Miss Marianne Foster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine Foster. Lt. Kohl, who is with the U. S. Army Air Forces, was reported missing in the South Pacific area since July 10. He is the son of George C. Kohl of Duchesne. With the opening of school less than two weeks away, Superintendent W. J. Bond and Clerk C. C. Mickelson are busy night and day interviewing teachers and outlining the program which will begin with teachers institute on Saturday, August 28 at the Duchesne high school. Regular ses- sions of school will begin at 9 a. m. Monday, August 30. There are still a number of teaching positions to be filled, Mr. Bond said, but added that he expects to have most of them filled by the opening date and the rest shortly afterward. Following is the list of teachers which had been selected up to Tuesday evening: Altamont High School S. K. Daniels, principal; S. R. Creenhalgh, Evelyn Pace, A. M. Burton, J. Eldred Allred, Edith Ashby, Jewel Fowler, Wm. R. Evans. Altonah Elementary School Carlotta Erickson and Maud Adams. Bluebell Elementary School Lyman G. Larsen and Myrtle C. Larsen. Duchesne High School Ferrin Van Wagoner, principal; Hulda Parker, Lyle Clement, Kay, Harold Mumsey, Duchesne Elementary School Verna M. Larsen, principal; Florence B. Madsen, Grace Bench, Elizabeth F. Lindsay, Lois Lusty, Jennie M. Edler, Eva B. Adams. Mt. Emmons Elementary Madelyn W. Perkins and Mary C. Snyder. Mtn. Home Elementary School E. Don Nyberg and Alta Beck-steaEl-oi- se d. Myton Elementary School John H. Blaine, principal; Vivian Barton, Luella Miles, Eldora J. Lamb, Hazel R. Ross, Leona Shields, Josephine Hunt. Neola Elementary School Leland Wiscombe and Leota Horrocks. Uooosevelt Elementary Leland Wilde, principal; Dlcia Emert, Dorothy Walker, Olga Roberts, Nora D. Mathews, Marguerite Thomas, Blanche L. Murphy, Areva Huish, Faun Leavitt, Bernice Nelson, Helen Fletcher, Nettie Reynolds. Roosevelt High School Avard A. Rigby, principal; R. L. Nielson, Harold Nielsen, J, Keith Albrecht, Vergie Murr, phy, Mavis Olsen, Blase Norma H. Demetras, Russell Todd, Nina Rigby, V. LeRoy Oaks, Jean Litster. Tabiona High & Elementary Howard C. Stutz, principal; Maxine Ward, Edna Smith, Rhea Ward. Talmage Elementary School Adallne Anderson. Schu-make- Washington News Leller their bogus combat currency, program. There are no governprinted by presses carried by the ment schools. Corps members The U. S. Treasury Is trying invading armies to insure ample will attend any of the existing a new experiment with war mon- funds, for looting conquered ter- 1300 accredited nursing schools Instead Of using American ritories Their printed money, that meet requirements of the ey. currency to buy military supplies with no controls, was used to buy law. and pay soldiers in occupied ar- up supplies and ship them to the Can Be Registered Nurses eas, the Treasury is issuing spec- Reich. They even bought banks Upon graduation, Btudents In ial currency, printed in the U. S. and industries for the Nazis with the corps may become registered of this worthless currency and then nurses through the usual procebut .bearing denominations In return foreign bills which make them refused to honor this military dure of examination. currency Inside the Reich. This for benefits received, members easily interchangeable. Sicily is the guinea pig for meant that holders of this Nazi agree that as long as health perthis country's new combat cur- counterfeit money could sell to mits they will remain In essential rency. This currency is not like the Nazis, but couldnt buy from nursing service for the duration. The corps' quota is 65,000 new that used by the Germans when them. The result was they took They they Invaded foreign territory, their victim's wealth for nothing. student nurses this year. will receive monthly allowances but different in that controls are Nursing Education Hospital administrators, direct- of from $15 to at lease $30, deapplied to amounts put in circulation and every bill Is backed ors of nursing schools and their pending upon their rank. Courses by silver dollars In our treasury. staffs throughout the country will are accelerated from the usual information 36 months to 24 or 30 months. Another big difference between receive the new U. S. Cadet Nurse During the final period of trainiour invasion currency and that Corps from Surgeon General Par-ra- ng, maintenance and monthly alused by the Germans and JapanMiss Lucille Petry, director lowances are paid by the school ese is that our special currency, Mrs. Eugenia of nursing or hospital. bearing denominations of foreign of the corps, and "This is a real opportunity for bills, is printed solely for case K. Spalding, associated director In business transactions since a In a nationwide tour. young women of character and These three informers will be capacity who want to serve their single currency with which ocin Salt Lake City August 24 to country In war and prepare for tends are familiar cupied people to make for friendliness and un- personally answer all questions a successful career of nursing or This homomaking after the war, Dr. concerning the program. derstanding. The Germans, as we know, used is not a federally standardized Tarran said. Congressman W. K. 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