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Show Laud Program hesne City Dads Led By Utah Municipal League Delegation Returns From Vernal Meet Urging Uintah Basin Solving City Problems Unity In ...tic praise for thediscussions of city probhat highlighted the of the. Utah held at Vernal, vLwas voiced this week re-mpeti- ng r officials who represented unani-japrova- l Expressing meet as of the sound and gener-Jsmiwere Mayor Otto Son, and City Council, tester L y ni 3 and Oscar Beebe, whothe citys official delega- 5ne ef the thev expressed unan-opinio- n, that it is imposwork alone Ifficient city government an area ie progress of del-- i Uintah Basin. The found that the problems tor a city to master Tells sons For Local t Office Action H. Case, Postmaster the comments which of-- i the clerks at the post Duchesne have heard, it appropriate to give our e is additional facts regard-recent closing of the jffice each day from 12 until 1 p. m. and an Vm. m Sat-afternoo- interest of economy, y service was the postal department ake ' surveys Ofall third post offices in the nation ;ermine if any expenditure be decreased in any office e s size. The inspection such a survey in Du-- e on October 1949. er the inspection our instructed me, as the di-b- ispection ser-nad- 20-2- 1, post-spect- or aster, to close the. office the noon hour, and also d the office closed each afternoon. doing this he perfected a s of three hours per day hire, or about $3.50 per day i i 1 trust that the people in-e- d will realize that it is n my suggestion that such 1 was taken. On the con- 1 intimated to the in-9- r that I would receive ism, but he informed me it must be done; and since date I have followed his actions. my knowledge, to make a LaL the only change in the post office would people to make di- tbe Postal depart-a- t Washington, D. C. May inter - community cooperation faced by other municipalities are common with those confronted by Duchesne. As the citys officials, they sounded the recommendation that closer in the handling of civic matters should be a part of the administrations policy as a means of bettering both the people and the community. There has never been a time when the towns of the Uintah Basin couldnt have worked together for the betterment of all, Mayor Johnson stated. The Duchesne City Council is anxious and willing to work with all towns of the Basin, knowing that the results will be more beneficial for all concerned. Counsel for the Utah Municipal League, and Utah state officials were in attendance. Mayor Johnson reported, and answered legal questions that arise to harrass-th- e citys governing body. Carrying their program of Uintah Basin unity into action, Mayor Johnson, with Council-me- n Lyman and Payne, Ed Carmen, Lion President Reed Timothy, and Arbin Wilker-so- n met in Roosevelt Saturday to take part in Central Utah project discussions. In his report this week, Mayor Johnson had this to say: The meeting was attended by men who understand reclamation, and a clear picture was presented To many, an untrue account of Echo Park Dam and Central Utah project has been made. It was made plain at the meeting that the project will be the greatest thing that can happen to the Basin and the state generally. The Duchesne City Council is back of it to the man. -- vSweYur that Ab Jenkins, former mayor of Salt Lake City, now Utah State the Safety engineer, will headClothNinth National Childrens ing Crusade in Utah during the week of April 24 to 29, it was announced this week by Leland D. Carmack, regional director of Save the Children Federation. The crusade will be the greatest effort ever made in Utah schools to raise clothing, Mr. Jenkins stated, adding, We expect over 100,000 Utah school children to take part in' this drive which is conducted under the auspices of a national com- I Patrons are Pa-pag- re-w- un-fo- war-deplete- UTAH, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1950 NUMBER 37 IPmbBsm fiaraaJfojg ShadlSm Utah Joins Fourteen State Council To Help In Appraising 4000 Federal Laws Termed Barrior To Indian Progress; State Level Planning Scheduled Ten states with Indian populations, one of which was Utah, reviewed the nations Indian problem at Minneapolis last week and resolved to unify in an effort to help in the long overdue solution. Called by Gov- - Remodeling Ends At Mission Cafe The Mission Cafe, object of a remodeling program, op- ened its doors again Tuesday to display a new interior. During the several days its was closed, booths were added, a new floor covering laid, the walls and ceiling redecorated, and Venetian blinds hung. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Lyman, owners of the Mission, planned ' the remodeling - with a view to handling more efficiently their regular trade, and as an inviting dining spot for an expected stepped-u- p tourist business. The Lymans extend an invitation to their Uintah Basin friends to stop by and look the new Mission Cafe over. Clothing Drive For Needy Youngsters tr 1, DUCHESNE, Ab Jenkins Galls On Schools To Back mittee of school superintendappears ents. renu The clothing collected will be sufficient window ser-h- p the needs of distributed by Save the Childreno fare Federation on the Navajo, People generally. and Hopi Indian reservaapmnd.eePly grateful to the Uuchesne for the tions, in Austria, Greece, Italy, France, Holland, Finland, re? have anSTera.on 1 wiH camps of west Germany to fugee .endeavor, isolated rural areas of in and my ability, to rend- lewwitf,e7ulce possible r eight southern states. tour of W Reporting on a recent .!he allowances I d areas of Euthe lbe ucbesne 0fficelalng rope, Dr. Charles R. Joy, European commissioner of the Feda? that vpndcrs.t,andinfi eration, says: There are still firFFeys ,Wl11 be made. thousands of children whose offices! and second class only clothing is tattered rags, who are barefoot or wearing by of Vernal nameless things tied - to their Id bein by 7adep0sited in the of- - feet. Babies still come into the layof Saul aind Pail Koing world to be wrapped in paper, shou1!1 straw, grain, sugar bags or bed by a. m. each whatever rags their mothers can li 9lty children, these seen I find. have fromXitarTe iS0rting the and know that in Greece alone r.al, WpS?ft City and there are more than a million whichaTe ,the windows indigent people among which frm 7:30 to are 300,000 orphans. Recovery U8'30a and 1:55 fr0m 11:30 is on the way, but the need is a m still great. ' VOLUME 19 Regional Director Carmacks report states that during 1949 the organization, as a result of its drive, was able to distribute over 250,000 cleaned, reconditioned garments on the Navajo reservation The Bundle Week drive will be the greatest effort ever made in Utah schools to raise clothing for unfortunate children, said Mr. Jenkins. If each family in Utah will send to school at least one bundle of good clothing during Bundle Week we can meet our goal, he concluded. Active Week-En- d Planned For MIA Officers of the Duchesne Stake M.I.A. report that plans are complete for staging a spec- tacular Gold and Green ball, the evening of March 24. Floor shows which have been featured at the various ward Gold and Green festivals will make upa major part of Fridays program. A Stake queen is to be chosen a 11 during . the evening, and ward queens, with their attendants, are to take part in the floor show. Saturday n i g h t the Stake ward presidency, stake officials, will teachers M.I.A. and officers convenStake the at hosts be tion to be held in the Duchesne Stake tabernacle, starting a t 5 p. m. Following the regular class be work, dance instruction will a End given in the Euditojium luncheon served. ernor Luther W. Youngdahl of Minnesota, and attended personally by the Governors of Washington, Montana and South authorized delegates Dakota, from the ten states drafted a general plan of organization which will include ail of the fourteen states directly concerned with the 100 year old Indian question. Utah was represented by H. C. Shoemaker, Chairman of the Public Welfare Commision and C. L. Fretwell, Uintah Basin publisher. Recognizing that jurisdiction over Indian matters is vested solely in the Federal government, representatives to the Inter-stat- e Indian Conference were reminded, nevertheless, that the 4000 Federal laws governing Indians form a solid block against an Indian ever becoming a part of the social and economic pattern of the state in which he resides. Several statements by Dr. John Nichols, U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs, who presented the Federal view to the conference, provided a backR. ground for the resolutions pointing out the need for an interstate organization. Dr. Nichols clearified the question of Indian citizenship by citing the Congressional Act of 1924 which made citizens of all Indian's born within the United States. He also explained the Indian as an individual is not a ward of the government, except in the matter of liquor. Governmental wardship, the Commissioner explained, is limited to Indian property. 1 for i i their respective Voting states, the delegates were unanimous in agreeing upon the principles which warrant state participation in Indian affairs. They are: (1) Indians as a group and as individuals are hedged in by too many restrictions which have been imposed upon them through the years by the U. S. Department of the Interior and the Indian Service. (2) There is danger of a bureaucracy in the Indian Service. (3) It should be the purpose to work quickly toward integrating the Indian population into the general population of the country. (4) Indians should attend public schools wherever possible, and be encouraged to choose and train for vocations that will furnish decent livelihoods. In none of his outside contacts should the Indian be discriminated against. (5) They should be encouraged to leave reservations, if they so desire, without fear of loosing their tribal rights. Dr Nichols made it clear that an Indian may reservation without leave a his claims. sacrificing (6) Law enforcement is an acute problem on and off the reservations, and full authority in the matter of law enforcement should eventually be invested in the states. (7) Indians self-perpetuati- ng are entitled to and should be permitted to own property the same as other citizens, and enjoy the fruits of their own labors rather than working under a communal system in operation many reservations. (8) The year system of paternalism by the Federal government over the Indians has stifled their initiative and made them apathetic. (9) Indians must take an active part and share the moral responsibilities of working toward a satisf octory end to their problem. In this respect they should be afforded the opportunity of deciding their own band rights where band rights have been made a problem by government disregard. (10) It is realized that the Indian Service cannot drop i t s wardship at once, but any program must be planned toward ending it as quickly as possible. on1 125 . i ii The conference adopted a resolution calling for the organization of a permanent Interstate Indian Council whose membership is to include the fourteen states having large Indian populations. The Governor of each member state has been notified of the action by Governor Youngdahl with a request that two delegates be named by each state, one of whom must be an Indian. The Minnesota Governor is scheduled to call a meeting of the Council before April 14 to organize the inter-stat- e body which will take up the business of hammering out an Indian program in accordance with state and reservation needs rather than a general plan which, admittedly, has caused Federal wardsip over Indians to fall short of public expectations. Resolutions setting forth the general objectives of the Interstate Indian Council were adopted as follows: 1. Consider various asthe of Indddert,roblem. pects 2. Act joier, your items of common intice, or ramely the Indian probirice, of irAipplies to each state. days. Sex) 3. Exchling and natifnation thndeed it is. Bui matches in the Kbe Con-!reJt. and io is taking vern 4 a-- !t Jrest .enAowered car or Indian. Kue po er P .Reasonable time, an etinE with Indian gjyditn hf government rep- rM the recommend to the nnail, proposed legislation 'ay:..Jubrmssion to Congress. 1 -- i Consider such other matters as the Council may deem advisable. The conference believed that if the power of the Governors of 14 states is behind proposed Indian legislation, and that all Indian legislation is made the of scrutiny by the subject Inter-stat- e Council, a positive program can be developed, and the debris, dumped onto the Indian problent by 4000 Federal laws cleared away. 6. |