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Show Leaders Name Executive Field Activities Uintah Basin Snout Council Picks Grant Mace post; Move Seen Ao UB Scout Program . -- cal C ofFill trophy, sponsored native by the Des- Eagle eret News, which they won in of Army March at the Provo tournament. Mfdf Scouts will receive their tteVliancamP, achievement awards at the court of honor which will be under VOLUME 19 the. direction of the Myton Scout National Parks troop. Grant Peel is scoutmaster. of. Present at Fridays meeting It meeting, E. Bacon, chairleader wil take up were James man of the sectional council; I? immediately. B. H. Stringham, Vernal, an aso served Mace has and finance chairman; and Louis-mUsion in Texas Paul Murphy, Scout commisthe sioner; Linford Maxfield, Alto-nawill graduate from chairman of camping and of Utah in June. the committee; Dr. Ray activity Action Vcently completed at Spendlove, Vernal, chairman of executives for Scout Council school in the health and safety committee; rirfr 6 vice-chairm- an DUCHESNE, UTAH. FRIDAY. MAY 5. 1950 T Uiplh)n) NO. 43 I$(B3(q15q d mip) h, e aal York. principal speaker be Srict Boy Scout court of Elated for Myton, May o m The Myton Explorer a trophy for receive. ts the sectional championed will be formally pre ill f"with Maps Campaign lainst NoxSms Weeds Jonty u years county Tests are being run to deterprogram were ani- mine the value of cropping, l Wednesday by County cultivation, and chemicals in the control of Russian knapweed. Louis A. Jensen, The public is invited to visit this program consists of many to see what is being acfarm and activities, and is ungeneral direction of the complished. Mr. Jensen said the weed weed committee, consist-Dougla- s I problem in Duchesne county is Bertoch, L. A. Gilbert, one of the most serious we have. a; Evan Howell, Evryone should be interested in weed control, including noxious Arcadia; Duchesne; Horace farmers, businessmen, and the Roosevelt; Senor Mor-- , public in general. Weed infested Roosevelt; James Lloyd, farms are more costly to operHoward Ivory, ate, and the yield is often greatMecham, Rue ly reduced. Thousands of dollars and Marion Ross, Mtn. are being spent in weed control and County this year. Agent this of Kintrol Roos-iairma- e, Al-lulse- n, de Initial incorporation of the Uintah Basin Telephone Cooperative Association, Inc., a proposed rural telephone cooperative authorized by recent Congressional action, was completed Monday night at a meeting of interested individuals in the office of the Moon Lake Cooperative Association, Mt. Emmons. E. Floyd Ross, o f Myton, Farmers Union fieldman, was elected temporary president to push the rural telephone movement. Delegates from all parts of Duchesne county and from the west side of Uintah county voted that suitable application blanks should be prepared, together with forms necessary for a membership sign-u- p campaign throughout the area, to start .. . .. immediately, It was also agreed that the service area of the new telephone cooperative should be the same as that served by the Moon Lake Electric Cooperative association, headquarters at Mt. Emmons, and also in other areas without adequate telephone Jen-lember- s. : has Ross weed ity been employed supervisor, with iponsibility ed of with weeds. are invited rs the working the county the control of Farmers and in iveryone to contact agent, at the for any assistance county First Glass Of Students Graduates From Jeiv Seminary At Tabiona Mrs. Thelma Nya graduation exeron weed cises were held in the Tabiona control. st information on weed ward chapel for the first group of students to graduthrough cropping, culti-ao- d ate Seminary local seminary, the from chemicals is avail-al- l which was erected and dedicatice, Impressive Weed 30H this spraying is be-l- e ed last year. year by private Arrangements were under the are a number of direction of Wilson K. Anderson, op-The- Jrs m untvY re Tabionas first seminary ininforntion on structor. Beautiful flowers and ae .?btained from furnished by the Tabiona chadifferent parts of Hanna wards, adorned the agents office ft fts wil furnish weed pel. The wards also participated ear at cost. Dis- - jointly in the regular sacrament preceded the the county meeting which huse ceremonies. Special and the graduation rs r Duchesne, Tabiona was high the singing by S station Rose-Ser- s are responsible school girls chorus, under the direction of Mrs. W. K. Ander- 5 were the members of the Stake Presidency, A. Hale Holgate, Porter Merrell, L. J. Gilbert, and their wives; Stake Clerk Voy Fairbanks and Mrs. Fairbanks, Lowell Clements, Marvin Michie, Monroe Michie, A1 memWhite, W. K. Anderson, Fruit-lanbers of the High Council; Branch President Earl Sweat; Bishop Willis Moon, Hanna ward; Bishop Burnell Turnbow, Tabiona ward, their wives, and many other ward officials from the different wards of Duchesne Stake, also the seminary instructor at Duchesne. d Tl r Ransack Store . April 25, lfeeSca?ffnii0rnin8) sort-- Wdaidethixtract S h C a11 detected get'aw8y storeVit R.0sevelt, and no- - Iona Sizemore, Marvin Ottosen, Norman Casper, Georgia Reid, and Dale Gines participating. Mr. Anderson presented the graduates, each of whom participated on the program, to Duchesne Stake President A. Hale Holg!ate, who awarded the diplomas. Prayers were offered by seminary students, Darlene Rhoades and Nadene Ottosen. Among the stake and ward officials attending the services A series of meetings to discuss the rural telephone drive were planned for Wednesday, May 3, 8 p. m., Tridell chapel; Thursday, May 4, 8 p. m., Alta-mohigh school; Friday, May 5, 8 p. m., Roosevelt Stake house; and Saturday, May 6, 8 P. M., Duchesne Stake house. A. F. Lentz, field representative of the Applications and Loans Division of the Rural Electrification administration, an adviser at the meeting, agreed to attend future meetings to assist in the organization program. Present at Mondays session were Myron Brough, o f the Randlett - Ouray - Gusher area; Floyd Ross; Frank Morrill, Leland B. Ottosen, Tabiona-Hanna- ; William R. Evans, Mt. Emmons; V, E. FerguJames Lind- son, nt Tri-dell-Lapoi- nt; Ioka-Myto- nr FFA Stock Show Sot For May 12 The Moon Lake FFA Junior Livestock Show will be held May 12 at the Alta mont Rodeo grounds. This marks the eighth show sponsored by the Ag students at Altamont high. Division competition will include beef, swine, sheep, and dairy entries, with the latter to be emphasized, according to Glendon Guy-moAg instructor. The general committee, handling arrangements for the show, include Boyd Redden, manager; Lamar Farnsworth, secretary; with George Brandon, Jr. and Don Evans, assisting. Entries wil compete in and public the F.F.A., divisions. Mr. Guymon said prize money will run in the neighborhood of $500, and entries must be on the show grounds by 10 a. m. n, 4-- Uintah Forest Prepares For Summer Grazing Of Livestock son. A capacity crowd enjoyed the knap-hnlmaintenance of range Spring adWelcome program; conducted on following water developments, fences and Gthwest dress, by Iona Sizemore, misDuchesne district )hway If, of Roosevelt tress of ceremonies; talks by trails on the National Forest is are another of the Uinta of tip Ray Jones, Cecil Roberts, Garth Weed Program. VanTassell, Gay Wagstaff, and LDS CENSUS Bryan Christenson. A classroom sketch was presented with WilThe Church of Jesus Christ of son K. Anderson, Alta Jones, Latter-Da- y Saints is conducting aaac1 and bPilRussian to.1) ft Werfi1, jrld n; Roose-laleHolgat- Roose-LeGran- , nor irdi and Rand Tobler, T a b i o n a, chairman of the committee on and court of advancement honor. Also in attendance were the following district Scout leaders: Bob Andrews, Dr. R. V. Larson, Roosevelt; W. K. Anderson, and Elwood Carter, Tabiona. Taken Under Name Of Uintah Basin. Telophone Cooperative Aooociation; Service Set For Moon Lake Electric Area a survey of its membership, which wil continue through May 13. is to Purpose of the census determine occupation, home and ownership, farm operation, members. educational status of for Conducting the survey Mad P J. are Duchesne ward Bursen, Orville Stone, Maxine HowMrs. dick, L. R. Swasey, ard Cowan, Mrs. Lowell Clements, Marvel Moore, and L. b. -f- kl Rich. underway, according to Ranger Earl Roberts. The first crew in the field, under foreman James Summers, left Monday for Antelope canyon. On or about June 1, 2500 cattle, mostly from Duchesne county, will begin grazing on the Duchesne district. The Forest Service crews will try to have all springs and other developments at the lower elevations in condition for use by the opening date for grazing, Ranger Roberts announced. Most of the work to be done by the crew will be heavy maintenance or reconstruction. Light annual maintenance is done by the cattle permittees. say, Mtn. Home-Talmage-Bone- ta; Wanless Shields, and Charles Crozier, Arcadia-Bridge-lan- d; Ne-ol- a. Mr. Lentz said Tuesday that full incorporation of the cooperative should be effected within six months or a year, pending the meeting of required legal procedures. He stressed that Mondays action was only a temporary incorporation. Among legal procedures mentioned were a sign-u- p of members (requiring a certain percentage of signatures) and the formulating of articles of inall of corporation and which are prerequisite to a government loan. On Wednesday and Thursday, Frank D. Sawyer, Utah manager and J. L. Bickmore, district manager for the Mountain States' Telephone arid Telegraph company, made a n objective study of the area to be served by the proposed telephone cooperative. Explaining the purpose of the spot study, and the position of by-law- s, the MST&T regarding the Uin- tah Basin Telephone Cooperative Association, Mr. Sawyer said: Our company appreciates pioneers in any field, and in this particular instance we respect the pioneering spirit of the people who are spearheading a telephone cooperative for the Uintah Basin. After all, the Mountain States company has done, and is still doing, its share of pioneering in the field of communications. The feeling of the telephone company in this instance is one of cooperation. Reorganized Fire Efcpartmcnf Holts Dloze At r.lyton Linck reorganized the volunteer fire department last week at the regular meeting o f the city council. Fire Chief H. W. Davenport, Assistant Fire Chief H. C. Cooper and Captains Leroy Mott and Wes Jenson were released, and Fire Chief Neil Murray, Assistant Fire Chief Leroy Mott, and Captains Robert Sands and Wintworth Mott were selected to replace them. Prompt action by the fire department averted what could have been a disasterous fire Monday, when a blaze suddenly broke out in the grease room of the Morrill service station. Max Morrill, who discovered the fire sounded the alarm. The firemen, using the fire trucks large hose, were able to bring the flames under control in a short time. The grease room was badly burned, and water damaged station contents; but the fire did not spread to adjoining |