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Show A Newspaper Devoted to the People of the Uintah Basin 5 in '?! buy 1 Wr UNITED STATES SAVINGS l'AvfBONDS ' Sand stamps Volume 15 Covers ALL The Uintah Basin DUCHESNE, UTAH, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1916. Duchesne Ward To Have Social For Mr. and Mrs. Van Wagoner BIG SUCCESS A Fine Lot Of Entries And Good Attendance Make, A Good Show fat livestock show sponby the Moon Lake F. F. show A. had its most successful four years since its beginning ago. Nearly 60 head of livetock Was shown this year. Since its beginning four years ago the show has increased very much both in size and attend ance, and the cattle shown have a marked improvement made both in breeding and condition. The Moon Lake Chapter F. F. committee A. and the advisory wish to thank those who contributed to the show. Folowing is a list of the conThe tributors: ' Uintah Power and Light Co., Oscar Beebe, Allen Oil Co., Tennis A. Poulson, Dewey Meriwether, Duchesne Drug Co., O. P. Skaggs Duchesne Store, W. J. Bond, Roy Eliason, Uintah Basin Record, Moores Cafe, Dave Thomas, Conoco Distributor, Wilkins Lurin Allred, Bros. Creamery, Bill Lawson, C. C. Mickelson, Nielson Anna Stark, Bakery, Duchesne Frozen Foods, H. Ray Knox, Conoco Service, Blue HaCommercven Cabins, Duchesne ial Club, Harold Goode, Mission Service, Davis Garage, Utah Oil Station, Kohls Market, Mm. B. Co., Evans, Roosevelt Implement Safeway at Roosevelt. Roosevelt Sam Weiss, McCleas, Hotel, Roosevelt State Sears Roebuck, Bank, La man and Farge Dastrup, Hart- sons, Duchesne County Roosevelt Mill, Commissioners, Ashtons, I. G. A. Grocery at Roosevelt, Larsen Bottling Co., Roosevelt Commercial Club, Merc., J. C. Penneys, W, Me-cha- m nt - To provide fife Soil Conservation District Reports Conservation Movement Growing -- Official U. S. Navy Photograph st The old destroyer USS Lamson fought through Pearl Ilurkor to the landings at Ormoc Bay, Leyte, before suffering any crippling damage. When war came, the vessel was with a task force west off Hawaii, and from that time on she operated in the Pacific area. She was first damaged in the Cape Gloucester landings in 1943. In December, 191 1, the veteran destroyer was supporting the Ormoc Bay landings when a Kamikaze struck her stack and exploded. Although apparen.Iy done for, the Lamson was saved to participate in the latter part of the Iwo Jima campaign. ' Seven Duchesne County Boys Report To Draft Board During Week Seven Duchesne county boys reported their return from military service to the local draft board during the past week. They are as follows: Donatd L. Laris, Roosevelt, Luzon; Glen Unca Sam, Bridge-lanNew Guinea; Claud L. Killian, Mtn. Home, U. S.; Richard D. Olsen, Roosevelt, Asiatic Pacific; Richard D. Olsen, Roosevelt, Asatic Pacific; Harold Reed Harris, Myton,' Navy, Asiatic Pacific; Harold Legrand Anderson, Ioka, Navy, Asiatic Pacific; Clarence Myron White, Tabiona, Asiatic Pacific. d, Walter Nelson Again High Man In Coyotes Caught During Month Vi,' 2- Mr. Marion Harrison of Neola Wednesday, making arrangements and plans foi the Neola Rodeo, which is held each year on the 4th and 5th of July. Mr. Harrison stated that the Neola people are erecting a new grand stand that wall seat more than 500. They are also making other improvements in the concession stands. They have made arrangements so that they will have the state pulling machine out both days, and are preparing everything to make the rodeo a real success again this year. They are planning additional feati res that will make it bigger and better than ever before. w;s in Duchesne Mr. Van Wagoner has been 'ery active in Duchesne, being principal of the Duchesne high school for a number of years, ind during the past year the righ school has been very successful, both in their basketball and with the band. He has also served as a city commissioner, being elected last fall to the four year term, and .ie received about the highest vote of anyone on the ticket. He was also a counselor in the ward bishopric. The removal of Mr. and Mrs. an Wagoner from the city will ie a loss that will be difficult o replace, as small communities like this need all the young men ind women they can get to as-iin their community life. Ostler, Mm. Fieldstead, Alta-mostudent body, Mohlmans, Ford Tractor Service, W. A. Day, At the last meeting of the Labrum-Adam- s, Gambles, O. M. bounty board there were bounties Bank, paid on 50 coyotes and one cat. Franklin, Uintah State R. E. A., Fowlers Grocery, W. Mr. Walter Nelson turned in J. Bond, E. F. Jensen. 28 coyotes and one cat for bounty. This was more than all Weed Eradication Work others combined. Roy Warren of Boneta caught Going Strong In The a mother coyote and ten pups, County This Year and Bud Lawson and a friend Mr. James E. Bacon, county from Roosevelt also got ten coywas in ote pups. Each of these litters weed control supervisor Duchesne Tuesday. of pups meant $60 to the finders, He said that the weed control so that each one was quite a work in the county this year was find, but Mr. Nelson goes right much greater than in former on month after month bringing in as many or more coyotes than years. A lot of white top and Russian al lthe rest of the county comknap weed has been treated this bined. spring, and the results look very satisfactory so far. He says that Duchesne Commercial most of these weeds can be Makes More cleaned out of the county if Club Donations the Local themselves avail wifi people of the weed eradication service The Duchesne Commercial Club now available. donated $25 to the Boy recently a The county has purchased and also gave $15 Scouts fund, new power sprayer that develops to the fund for the Altamont 00 pounds pressure, and is cap- 3tock show, which was recently able of spraying four acres of given by the Altamont FFA. heavy weeds a day. The Commercial Club has This sprayer and truck takes policy of liberality since altwo men to operate, and has its organization, and has been of ready done a great deal of work to many woithy proassistance in the eastern part of the county, jects. it is now working in the area around Duchesne. A'l interested in thp weed con- Sidewalk Improvements trol work should send word to Are Made At Postoffice the county agent at Roosevelt, Corner In Duchesne giving 'details as to he kind of weed eradication work they need Judge Hollenbeck has had Perto have done. ry Grant putting in new sidewalks around his property at Caution Regarding Fire the postoffice corner ill Duchesne during the week. Creed Bv Sheriff new walks extend in front Curing Summer Months of The several busnless places near of May the postoffice corner, and wf'l During the months and June many Duchesne county add a much needed Improvement mtizons will be called upon by to what is possibly the busiest or corner in Duchesne. Sheriff Dewey Mer(wether, V one of his fellow workers, to to Join the Utah Cooperative equipped and trained, ready and waterFire forest, range fire suppicss Fighters. Cooperative of hghting which was known dur-ln- S shed fires in every licahty own our county. of and state the has the was as F & RFFS the people of 3 ,To acquaint greatly reduced the damage by tre to the watersheds and range Utah and Duchesne county with iands. their lesponsibllity in fire preand control. vention Sheriff Meriwether, Duchesne 4. To provide an opportunity County coordinator for UCFF, of Utah and Dulists the foHowinb purposes of for the people the to parlii ipate in chesne county organization. D To carry on a cooperative a program of conservation which the community. We 1Ie control program among all will benefit lute, uity, and fedeial agencies should all be ready to assist having rire control responsibili-tt- a him in this Impottant work by J. Making Plans For Rig Rodeo Again On July 4th and 5th o'clock. sored unteerlng to become UCFF. fighters, bers of the , mem- Number 45 Neola The Duchesne ward is planning a farewell social for Mr. and Mrs. Ferrin Van who Wagoner, ire leaving the city at the close of the school year. The party wil'1 be held in the ward hall on Tuesday, May 2 5, and is planned to start at 8:C0 STOCK SHOW Ter Year la Advance $2.50 10-ye- Several Candidates File Funeral Services For Abram Gines Of Tabiona Held Sunday, May 19 For Various Offices In Coming Election There is quite a little activity politics as the time nears when all candidates must file, if they intend to run for office in the coming election. Mr. John P. Madsen of Duchesne, has filed to run on the Democratic ticket for the office of State Representative, which position he has held for the past two years. Mr. Willard Day of Roosevelt has filed to run for the office fotr year term on the Reput1 ican ticket. Mr. Day has served as for the County Commissioner past eight years, having been elected twice as commissioner for the four year term. Mr. George B. Brandon of Mtn. Home has filed for the office of County Commissioner tw'oyear term on the Republican ticket. R. Earl Dillman of Roosevelt has filed as Republican candidate for the office of County Attor ney. His father, Mr. Ray E. Dillman is the present county attorney, and it is not thought he will run for the office. Mr. George H. Wilcken of Duchesne has filed as a candidate for the office of County Assessor on the Republican ticket. Mr. Wilcken is a Justice of the Peace at present, and Mr. Levi J. Anderton is the present Mr. Anderton coi nty assessor. has stated that he does not intend to run for office again. Mrs. Fern Moffitt has filed as a Republican candidate for the office of County Recorder. Mrs. Moffitt has he'd this office for a number of years, a good part of that time without an opposing candidate at election time. at Mr. Joseph Baumgaertel, present a Justice of the Peace in the Roosevelt distiict, has filed for the office again. He has filed on the Republican ticket. Mrs. Edna Peterson, the present County Clerk, has not filed as yet. She expressed herself as undecided at present. Some people think she has other plans that we do not know about at present. Funeral in Game Warden Arrests Roosevelt Man For Illegal Pheasant Hunting Mr. M. E. Bernet, vice president, and H. C. Martin, advertising manager of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company were in Duchesne Tues- the acquaintance day, making of patrons and attending to busi-nes- s for the company. The annual Senior Tea spon- sored by the Mothers Club will be held Fiiday, May 24th, from 4 to 6 p. m. at the home of Edna Peterson. BJder Pierce' of Montana has been in Duchesne for some time visiting his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence DeHaven. This is the first time they have met in about 30 years. Mr. J. V. Barrett of Ta' mage was a Duchesne visitor Monday. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Myers of Compton, California arrived last week for a visit with Mrs. Meyers sister, Mrs. Bessie Barton. Mr. Myers returned Monday and Mrs. Myers will stay until about June 1st. On her return she will be accompanied by Mrs. Charles Sands and Miss Alice Sands of Arcadia, who will visit for a short time in California with relatves. Elden R. Wlcken returned to Duchesne this week accompanied by his wife, whom he married recently, while on his trip. Elden has been absent from Duchesne about three months, during which time he married Miss Go' die Kansas. Green of Monmouth, home their to make They plan in Duchesne. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mayhew and daughter fiom Salt Lake are visiting in the Basin. They are former residents of Utahn. Porter L. Lowell Clement, Morrell, Hale Holgate, Tennis A. Poulson, Al White, Earl Jensen, Kenneth Liddell of Bridgeland, A. D. Walker of Utahn, Ferris Giles of Hanna and Frank Mey eis of Bridgeland accompanied a group of 'esser Priesthood boys on a trip to Salt Lake last week. Kay E. Dillman, Earl DUiman, Iioy Goodiich, Joseph F. Harris, and George Stewart, all of Roosevelt weie in Duchesne to the session of the district court early in the week. Arrol Clement came in from Nevada to visit his family over the week end. Mrs. J. L. Oman made a Xrip to Salt Lake to visit her husband last week. Mr. Oman is now employed at the L. D. S. hospital in Sa' t Lake. Mr. Rex Pace of Boneta was attending to business matters in Duchesne Wednesday. Mr. C. A. Larsen of Arcadia Dave State Game Warden Thomas arrested Lawrence Bir-chof Roosevelt last Sunday on a charge of it'egal pheasant hunting. When arrested Mr. Thomas found a dead pheasant cock in the possession of the accused man. Eircher was taken before Justice Baumgaertel of Roosevelt, whole lie was fined $100, and his the fine gi n confiscated, $75 of was suspended. City. er lie stated that his company Ians to start a furnituie store in Duchesne in, the near future. To Start Operating intend to have their place They In Duchesne Soon of business in the budding just It is south of the postoffice. Mr. Arttiur Stone was in Du and Hollenbeck, owned one of Judge by chesne recently, lie is had the men interested in the Record the Uintah Basin Record some for in it office years. Luke their Furniture Company of Salt New Furniture Store j ' services for Abram Gines 76, were held at Tabiona Saturday at 12 oclock noon in the L. D. S. chapel. Mr. Gines was born October 17, 1869 at Kamas, Utah, a son of Samuel and Ellen Alexander Gines. He is survived by three sons, Bearl Gines and Ferron Gines of Tabiona, and Floyd Gines of Salt Lake City; three daughters, Mrs. Isabell Hayes, Strawberry; Mrs. Opal Hatam, Francis; and Mrs. Ruth Sexton of Salt Lake City; also two brothers, William Gines of Kamas and Jacob Gines of Tabiona; one sister, Mrs. Freeman Bowers of Kamas, and 21 grandchildren. Mr. Gines died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Hayes at Strawberry Wednesday of a heart attack. He had been ill for about three months. He was one of the few remaining early settlers of this Basin, and was well known throughout Duchesne county, and by the large crowd attending the funeral services it was evident that he had many fiiends. Interment w'as in the Kamas cemetery. relaAmong the tives and friends attending the funcra1 services were: Mr. ad Mrs. Parley Gines, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Gines, Mr. Frank Knight, and Mrs. Ernest Knight of Kamas, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Ellis, Mrs. Mildred Stanley, Mrs. Hazel Nye of Heber, and Mr. and Mrs. John Abbott of Duchesne. out-of-to- A total of 1,623,738 unemployed veterans was paid readjustment allowances during Aprd, 1946, according to the Veterans Ad- ministration. Nearly GI loans $1 000,000, 500 veterans have repaid totalling the VA more than announced. was a Duchesne visitor Tuesday. Mrs. and Huhtala William Myrtle Adnerton are putting up a building on the noith side of Main street just w'est of Nielsons store. They plan to serve ice cream, hot dogs and sandwiches and soft drinks there. Kind of optimistic, in view of present shortages, it would seem. An Army Recruiting team will be at the postoffice in Duchesne on Tuesday, May 2kth to answer questions regarding opportunities in the army service, Theie have been a nimber of enlistments in the army recently from this area. The Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Camp Theodore, met at the home of Ida Fitzwater May 16th. The lesson, The Mormons was given by Ruth of Nevada, Ilairis. Those present were Ruth Harris, Mertis Buckalew, Zclla Grant, Fannie Price, Grace Hale, Hannaa Simmons, Rachel Wilson, Ruby Stephenson, Fern Merrell, Sylvia Abbott, Ida Fitzwater, Theda De Haven, Berniece Mike-sel- l. were served Refreshments by the hostess, with Mrs De Haven and Mrs. Mikesell The rough draft of the Dis trict Annual Report was sent out to the supervisors of the hstrict for their OK this week, accorhng to Howard M. Ivory, iistrict conservationist. In up the year's work, it was found that the district has been very active in promoting better use of soil and water resources by farmers and ranchers through out the Basin. Some of the outstanding accomplishments of farmers cooperating with the district are as sum-nir- g follows: Green manure crops, 271 acres, Iirigation structures installed, 192 each. Irrigation ditches constructed, linear feet. Seeding of irrigated pastures, 148,365 1 026 acres. EXERCISES Four High Schools In Countv Have Rig List Of Graduates Another school year has just about ended. Next week will see the Commencement exercises in all four of the high schools in the county, and a total of 80 young men and women will receive their diplomas. Each school will have their commencement exercises on a different day. Duchesne will have their exercises on Monday evening, and the following list of graduates will receive diplomas: Morna Mae Merkley, Beverly Elizabeth Olson, David Elwm Thomas, Grace Williams, Idonna Mayhew Dlstefano, Aenona Mayhew, Max Gilbert, Patricia Koy-eRex A. Birch, Duane Grant, Bernie Birch, Ward Abbott, Freda Beal, Dale Snyder and Elva Grace Buckalew. The Altamont high school holds their exercises on Tuesday evening, and the following is the list of graduates: Helen Craw'ford, Elida Crosby, Eileen Davies, Raymond Dump, Glenn Jenkins, Joyce McDonald, Wilma Oman, Ted Snyder, Lorna Thacker, Zola Williams. The list of graduates from the Tabiona high school follows: Emma Jean Maxwell, Shirley Mae Turnbow, Bernice Turnbow, Nina Sizemore, Wayne B. Maxwell, J, Wayne Van Tassell. The Roosevelt high school will hei'd their exercises on Wednesday, May 29th. Their list of graduates follows: Dean Frandsen, Lola Workman, Rose Mary Brokaw, Sarah Colton, Donna Rae Labrum, Mar-guriMonks, Betty Louise Harrison, Minola Horrocks, Bernice Norma Rae Freston, Carrell, Boyd L. Nielson, Bob F. Benson, Dale Cummings, Elva Allred, Don Snyder, Donald Gentry, John Alden Galloway, Myron Richard Mower, Lyle Gingdl, Ona Eklund, Dorothy Ann Wardle, Raola KelKent Haddock, sey, Wayne Hatch, Rose Marie Sprouse, MarJoan Wills, Sybil Rhea ilyn Mitchell, Esther Wogec, Colleen Alexander, Lucille Gibbs, Velma Dean Todd, Dorothy Rae Dill-maShii'ey Jean Angus, William Junior Fausett, Darrell Henry Josie, Glenn LaMar Miles, Calvin Max Taylor, Lowell Ray Hall, Kleber Duayne Iloutz, Ken-nte- h L. Benson, Lawrence Lison-beMax T. IIoi rocks, Loren D, Lloyd, Gerald Lee Mitchell, Donald H. Loranget, Boyd L. Powell, Rollen Buchanan. Following is the program of the commencement exercises that will be hdd at the Altamont high school Tuesday, May 2Sth: Glenn Jenkins; Invocation, song, Commencemet Day," Senior Class; salutatory, Wilma Oman; duet, 'Memories, Lorna Thacker and Ehda Crosby; valesolo, dictory, Helen Crawford; "Stout Hearted Men," Goidon Evans; Class President's address, Zola Williams; song, "Well Meet Again, Senior Class; reading, Eileen Davies; Senior Class Prophecy, Joyce McDonald; address to Seniors, Avard Rigby, former principal; presentation of awards, Principal LeRoy C. Wilcox; presentation of diplomas, J. Edgar Holder, piesident of School Board; farewell speech, Student Body President Raymond Dump; solo, "Perfect Day," Avard Rigby; benediction, Ted Snyder. n, Seeding of range land, 1000 acres. Land levelling, 680 acres. Stock watering developments, 23 each. This work was spread out among 185 cooperators who have signed cooperative agreements with the district to carry out conservation practices on their farms and ranches. . Last year the district was tractor and operating a D-- 7 oulldozer to help get more conservation work done, but this year it was deeided by the board of supervisors to leave this type of wora up to the privat eequ.p-meoperatois and to have the district concentrate on other types of assistance. Engineeung and other technical services are 'available to district coopuiauo,!, for carrying out the practices outlined in their plans regardless of whether district equipment . sed or not. Late this spring the district received delivery of two Evers-ma- n levelers. This makes it possible, with the leveler they already had, to station Qevelers at DuLa Point and Roosevelt, chesne Orders have been placed for additional machines, so that moie of the district cooperatois can get a chance to use one. Applications for district agree incuts are now on file from ap400 land owneis proximately Last year there was an increase of approximately 25 in the ' number of applications over those of 1944. The fact that there were .only 24 agreements prepured is accounted for by the lack of personnel during parts of the year. Motion pictures and the locatl newspapers have been the two principal contributors toward the moveincreased conservation ment. Last year motion pictures on conservation subjects were shown to approximately 3,000 people within the Basin. Local newspapers have given excellent cooperation in pubishing district news articles which have been supplied on the average of twice each month. Elections which were held last Peak Post, V. February resulted in five new Kings Is W. F. members taking ovei the control Organized of district activities. These mem In Duchesne May 11 bers are J. Heber Afred, chairKing' Peak Post, Veterans of man, Lyle L. Young, William Wars was organized in Foreign Brcitherson, Milton Woolley ana Duchesne at a meeting held on members, Colton, George Hjgh R. Hacking is employed by the May 11. Doug Lindsay' was elected Comboard as secretary. mander, Lorln Mitcht'7 was das senior vice commander CARD OF THANKS and Ferris Caser, J unior vice Grant Stevenson, We wish to express our sincere commander, thanks and appreciation for the quartermaster, Keith McDonald, many acts of kindness and ex- advocate, Cui Us Snyder, chappressions of sympathy given by lain, Louis Bunce, three year our neighbors and friends at the trustee, Quinton Rasmussen, two death of our beloved father. year trustee and William ReyFAMILY OF ABRAM GINES. nolds, one year trustee. te nt n, e, - te |