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Show f J! A . ALi La.id Cll'j'i, O VOLUME . 21 HUMBER To) M DUCHESNE. DUCHESNE lev; Hard Officers Mayor Calls Mass Sustained At Mooting To A "STUPID" BLUNDER HAS BEEN RECTIFIED The following releases and appointments were made in Sacrament meeting Sunday night, under the direction of Bishop Porter L. Merrell: Released were Levi J. Ander-tocoordinator of Adult Aaron-i- c Priesthood; Charles Partridge, adviser; Clifton C. ward chorister; Dean C. Christensen, superintendent of Sunday School, with Earl Jordan and Walter Williams, assistants; G. B. Workman and Marvel Moore, ward teacher BY CONGRESS REPEALED The new law that went into effect on Jan. 1, 1952, that required purchasers of 2c postal cards to pay a 10 penalty for quantity buying of 50 or more cards, has been dekilled removed from the statutes nullified clared nul and void as of last Saturday. Commercial establishments that used quantities of the 2c post cards evaded the law which placed the 10 pen- alty on cards purchased in quantities over 49 . . . .One large purchaser made the stupid" law look as ridiculous as it was when he announced his intention of buying He proceeded to make this large 100,000 postcards. purchase in quantities of 49. . . . And, of course, the postal employee endured with the purchaser until the course had been run. . . . When one considers that he saved (100 id less than two hours, he made pretty fair wages. cards This is the way the law worked: Forty-nin- e cost 98c, but 50 cards cost 11.10 . . . Kinds silly, wasn't il? . . . After Congress saw the silliness of the act. they quickly repealed it. . . . Ten days after the March 12 repeal vote by Congress, President Truman signed, the "repealer." Postal employees generally are very happy about the repealer because it was a bookkeeping headache, which they failed to appreciate. n, Mick-elso- ... supervisee. Sustained were Earl Jordan, coordinator. Adult A a r o n i c Priesthood; Elmer Rasmussen. Kermet Poulson, Merril H. Larsen. Roy Eliason, Clarence Baum, Owen 'U. Wright and Charles W. Partridge, advisers; Walter Reimschiissel and Walter Williams, ward teacher supervisees; Dean C. Christensen, ward music conductor. Sustained as the new heads of the Sunday School were Marvel superintendent; Otto Moore, Johnsen and Earl F. Jensen, assistants; Deacons Quorum adviser is Wayne Hansen, who was also appointed class instructor in ward teacher report meetings. Assistants to G. B. Workman in the Genealogy Department are Kermet Poulson, from the Quorum of Seventy, and Chas. W. Partridge, from the Elders Quorum. v E v SOMEONE APPRECIATES HIS R MAIL MAN SJ. The following note came to my desk this week from an appreciative woman who lives on one of Duchesne Countys rural mail routes. Because I like people who are grateful to those who give them aid, I am reprinting the letter in my column: March 21. 1952 Roosevelt Standard: Dear Sir: I not a news reporter, but I would like to tell you what a fine R.F.D. mail carrier we have. Only twice has he missed getting the mail to us during this bad winter of snow-filleroads. Now they are so muddy that he can't get through with a bar, so here he comes on a tree tor about two hours slower, but just the same he gets the mall to us. W appreciate it very much because the roads are so bad we can hardly get away from home even on a tractor or a horse. Our mail carrier is Giles Woods. Sincerely, Mrs. Ellen Dean v E v Harry S. Truman A Poor Third Id Local Straw Poll aa d President Harry S. Truman ran a poor third in the RooseBasin Recvelt Standard-Uintaord straw poll that was carried on during the past two weeks. In the 37 ballots returned to our office. Truman received only three favorable votes. General Dwight D. Elsenhowe-lead- s the field with 18, and Sen. Robert Taft is second with 12. In the special poll on Whom do you want for governor?" J. Bracken Lee, Utahs Republican governor, ran away from the' field as he collected 24 of the 34 votes cast for governor. Heber Bennion (D) received 7 and Earl J. Glade (D) was given h WINTERTON BROTHERS MAKE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION The $1350 contribution made to Summit and Duchesne counties by the Winterton Brothers of Kamas and Roosevelt to the Infantile Paralysis March of Dimes fund is truly an outstanding gesture of community cooperation, and one deserving of a word of praise. At the Red Bluff (Calif.) Bull Sale recently, Winter-tonwho are breeders of Hereford cattle, made a successful bid on a bull that had been donated by a California man to be auctioned off and the receipts from the sale turned to the fight against Polio. However, they followed the pattern set and donated the bull back and it was auctioned off several more times until it had netted $12,775. Seventy-fiv- e per cent of the Winterton bid was sent to the counties specified by them. Since they operate farms in both Summit and Duchesne Counties,, 50 of of the $1800 bid, was sent to the $1350, which is 75 each county. The remaining 25 remained in the county whpre the sale was held. s, v E v T'reme for 1952 indignation: the power to destroy. n, 3. Straw voters were asked to make a first and a second choice for president by marking their and Governor l ballots Earl Warren, with 10 voes. leads as second choice, with Stassen and Taft each recciv-in- g . A-- A-- 2. 5. v E v You have trouble? Consider the poor man who married his private secreiatry. then later called her to my ho had to work late at the office until midnight. v E v Whether you would reform a world, a nation, a family or an individual, the keynotes of success are temperance, tolerance and time. vEv Womens bathing suits will not be smaller this year," the manufacturers have announced. 'Good . . . Now we can all relax and resume worrying about the v E v Schools supports the leading role singers who are: Ronald Robbins. Terry Halliday, Dian McDonald, NeDean Allred, Resa Simpson, Jimmy Cowan, Jessica White. Gerry Ivie and Alice Jensen. Luane McDonald is accompanist for the singers; Val Preece directs the dialogue; Car-mMorrison serves as prompter; and Leon Hall and DeWayne Garrett are in charge of stage craft and scenery arrangement. ; Proceeds from the sale of admission tickets to these performances will be used to help pay for the uniforms for the Duchesne School Band. Clip and mail your Ballot to. The Record at Duchesne or the Roosevelt Standard at Roosevelt Vote for first and second choice, place A1 by first ohoice and A2 by second choice. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ellis, Ogden; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Foy and family, and Mrs,' Andy Adams, Salt Lake City; Mr. and Mrs. Norval Wolverton. Thompson; Mrs. Ethel Bemis. Price. spent Saturday and Sunday at the homes of Wm. E. and Wm. 'C. Foy. They were called home because of the serious illness of their father and grandfather, nas been elected to the second term as president of the Duchesne Chapter, Utah Young Farmers Association. Other officials elected are C. W. Harrison. Duchesne, vice president; Evan Peterson, Myton, reasurer; and John Uresk, Myton, reporter. Allen T. Bond is adviser for the Young Fanner Chapter, which has just completed a course in farm record keeping. And At Dcscsvclt The second presentation of is schedUp On Old Smoky uled to be given at the Roosevelt LDS Stake House at 8 p. m., Thursday, April 3. by the Duchesne School Music Department. The first performance of this three- - act musical was held at the Duchesne High School Thursday, March 27. Featured in the operetta are tunes taken from authentic mountain folk songs and arranged by Jane Lorenzo, states Lloyd N. Beckstead. Jr., music director. The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is the setting for the operetta. Songs highlighted in the operetta include, Shell Be Cornin Round the Sourwood MounMountain, tain, Cindy, and Up On Old S m o k y. The mixed chorus of the Duchesne 85-voi- a s I j ' Wm. E. Foy. Uppsr Duchesne Valley Is In Tough Plight Dennis Schnistt Detained Bono Chisf For Ccnnty Democrats of Duchesne CounBenty last Saturday nie Schmiett, of Roosevelt, as their central committee chairman, and chose Mrs. Minnie Hamilton, of Tabiona. aa vicechairwoman. Also elected were Mrs. Evelyn Schmiett, secretary. and Robert Montgomery, treasurer. Both reside in Roosevelt. All officers were unopposed for election. Approximately 50 of the 77 delegates from 21 voting districts were on band at the Duchesne High School to hear Weilenmann, former Salt Lake county chairman, deliver the keynote address in which he called for active participation in politics and party unity. Mrs. Weilenmann was the only visitor. other Other business of the after noon meeting, which was called to order by Mr. Schmiett who had served the past two years, was the electing of nine delegates to the Utah convention, scheduled fo$ May 10 at the Rainbow Rendezvous in Salt Lake 'City. Elected were Mr. Schmiett, Dr. R. V. Larson, Abe Liddell.. James Hall. Gordon Harmston, Roosevelt; J. P. Madsen, Duchesne; Ray Brown, Montwel; Ed Crosby, Mt. Emmons, and W. H. Linck, Myton. Mil-to- n up-sta- te Vet Form Group Hears Lecture On Poison Weeds ture, Mr. Strang pointed out to the group that the Halogeten plant closely resembles the Russian Thistle which is a prevalent noxious weed in Duchesne County. He told the young farmers that the distinguishing features of the Halogeten are the red stems and tiny flowers; that livestock does not find this weed palatable, but will eat it when feed is scarce and they are exceptionally hungry. It is fatal to the animal because of its oxalic acid which crystalizes in the kidneys of the animals, Mr. Strang said. Although none of these plants have been identified in Duchesne County, they are the neighboring counties of San Juan. Emery and Grand. Mr. Strang urged the Young Farmers to be on the lookout for this weed and to report its discovery to the Uintah Basin Soil Conservation District offices or to the county agricultural agent in order that measures may be taken at once to prevent the spread of this poisonous weed in Duchesne County. Most likely places for this weed to get a start of growth are in areas where the ground has been disturbed and the vegetation removed, such as on overgrazed pastures, around stock tanks, bed grounds or along roadways men-ancin- Too many politicians' idea of freedom is to make everybody else do as they say. v E v Neither God nor government owes a .man a living D.Q.8. Pretexts Ojsrotta Here Measures to take for prevention of serious flood damage in Duchesne is the purpose of calling a citizens meeting Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Duchesne Chapel, states Mayor Otto E. Johnsen, who ,is calling the meeting. At least the head of every family living within the city limits and along the river below Duchesne should attend this meeting in order to hear the city, county and state officials state what measures are being taken fo the alleviation of flood damage to Duchesne. The meeting is a public one. and everyone is invited and urged to participate in it. By Thslma D. Nye TABIONA (Special) One of the worst blizzards of the entire winter Sunday left roads, people and livestock in this area in a critical condition. In fact, even moie so since the six months of deep snow and extra cold weather had already depleted the resistance of livestock and people alike. This is contrary to the opinions of Gov. Lee and David Whittenburg but they have not had to take it as we have. Highway 208. the Golden Stairs road, has been snowed in completely for most of the past ten days, although road crews have been working valiantly day and night with the meager equipment allotted them to try to open this life line to the upper Duchesne River Country. It was reported Saturday evening that they lacked three miles of having the thirteen miles of road involved open for one way travel. The Sunday blizzard undid all this work. A week ago', many cars and trucks, including the state road trucks and a gasoline tanker bound for Tabiona, were comd on this road pletely for several hours apd in some cases for two or three days. All roads which had not previously snowbound for the put several weeks, were completely blocked Monday morning. No school buses were able to travel at all. although it was reported to me late yesterday that school was held for the few town children able to attend. Several cars were caught in drifting snow between Hanna and Tabiona, including a brand new Hudson belonging to County Commissioner Marvin R. Michie, which was so completely covered with snow that, it was reported, a man on horseback rode over the top of it. At 5 a. m. Monday morning a small state road caterpillar (sent in recently as emergency equipment) hit into the rear end of Mr. Michies car before the driver of the cat even knew there was a car there. The small cat worked all day and night trying to clear the road between Tabiona and Hansnow-boun- Following is the result of An illustrated lecture about na. the poll to date, which indicates the poisonous weed, Halogeten, What is really needed, and that Uintah Basin Republicans was given at a meeting of the badly, in this area is a rotary are more interested in the com- Duchesne Chapter Veteran plow to clear the snow which ing campaign than their Demotrainees recently by has been accumulating for the cratic opponents, or that the John Strang, of the Uintah Ba- last six months. In many cases Demos have gone GOP: sin Soil Conservation office at a cat cannot even work beDuchesne. cause there is no place to push For President In the pictures and in his lec- the snow; but a rotary could The power to tax is SAMPLE BALLOT FOR GOVERNOR. STATE OF UTAH Joseph Clayburn, of g Werd Film Council Mot Thursday Young Formers Hold Election Bridge-lan- d, secretary-t- A meeting of the ward Film Council was held last Thursday night at the home- .of Mrs Helen Odeklrk. with Milton Poulson, chairman, conducting the meeting. Films for the stake circuit, to cover a period of three months, were selected and submitted for booking. A careful study of each picture was made, with l only family pictures with ratings listed for booking. The council especially wishes A-- - 7c PER COPY Feed Emergency Declared; Hay Secured In Kansas Air Flood Problom Sccrmcnt Meet CLOT MEMMOTT. Editor 23.00 PER YEAR MARCH 27, 18S2 COUNTY. UTAH. THURSDAY. A state of emergency exists, and unless the weather breaks immediately or supplemental feed is brought in from the outside, livestockmen in the Uintah Basin stand to suffer greatly from the long, hard winter that still persists. This fact has been made known this week through the combined efforts of the Commercial Bank of Utah, the Utah Extension Service, the P.M.A. and the Vernal Chamber of Commerce. Last Friday a state of emergency was declared in Uintah when snow drifted farm DCr.:C A County and ranch roads full and people and livestock were stranded, and the state was asked for help. Saturday- - the full import of the situation began to dawn on Duchesne County livestock men. and with the aid of Wes'Tuesday, March 25. 1952, the ley R. Dickerson and Robert Duchesne County Mobilization Montgomery, of the Commercial Committee, after considering the Bank of Utah; Louis Jensen, feed situation in the county, county agent, and Reed Lyons. declared that an emergency ex- PMA president, a survey was ists. They felt that approxi- begun of the needs of livestock 10,000 sheep. mately 10,000 men. Every possible source of beef cattle and 5,000 dairy cat-- hay supply throughout the intie would either have to be termountain and middle westsold, moved to other surplus ern states was explored during feed areas, or starve if feed1 the next few days. could not be secured immediate-According to Mr. Dickerson, iy. by Wednesday night through The State Mobilization Com-- ! their survey, it was estimated mittee was notified of the emer- - that 500 tons of hay would gency by telephone Tuesday. be needed during the next two They, along with the Extension weeks to keep livestock alive Service from the State Agricul- and milk stock producing. Aptural College at Logan, are at-- j proximately 45 tons of alfalfa tempting to locate hay for pur-- i hay have been secured and rachase and shipment to the coun-- l tioned out to dairymen, and a ty. potentially unlimited amount of Karl J. Magleby, state direc-- ' grass hay has been located in tor of Farmers Home Adminis- Kansas. Fifty-fou- r ranchers had signtration, is attempting to have Charles F. Brannen, Secretary ed up for hay at the Duchesne of the U. S. Department of Ag- and Roosevelt bank offices by riculture, declare the Uintah Wednesday and had made payBasin a disaster area. In such an ments on the amount of hay event, the Farmers Home Ad they estimated they would need ministration will try to handle to carry them over. Only hay the feed financing needs of that is paid for in advance will those farmers and livestock men be ordered, which is a warnwho do not have the money or ing to others that have not are unable to secure the credit made the arrangement to do so elsewhere to buy the feed need- immediately. A call that so ed. much hay is desired cant be Those needing FHA financing accepted as an order, Mr. in Duchesne County may till Dickerson said. Five hundred out an application at the Roose- tons of Kansas hay has been velt office in the Frandsen ordered, and through the coBuilding. operation of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce, a surplus they had ordered will be available. According to Mr. Jensen, who has surveyed Duchesne Countys livestock situation, he is of the opinion that up to this point, Of little loss has occured among cattle and sheepmen. However, unless the break in the weather comes and hay is secured, Assets at Duchesne County losses could be tremendous. An order has been placed for as listed on the annual state ment for 1951 amount to $184,-00- six car loads of hay from KanA financial statement was sas and this should arrive withreleased to the publishers this in the next few days. Cars conweek by Porter L. Merrell. tain from 18 to 18 tons, and as county clerk, and is being pub- soon as the hay arrives it will lished this week in the Uintah be allocated to' those most desBasin Record. perately in need. A visit to the state capitol An itemization of the assets as contained in the report are Monday by Mr. Dickerson ofReal Estate $ 1,000.00 changed the attitude of the Building 71,000.00 ficials who had been misinformed by one of the departOffice Equipment and Miscellaneous 21,830.00 ment heads who surveyed the area by airplane a dav or Court. Equipment and 6,000.00 before. After hearing the situLibrary ation as ft is, support was asRoad Equipment and 73,420.00 sured from Governor Lee and Supplies Interest in Jail 6,750.00 others in the capitol. However a state of emergency has r.ot ac Weed Equipment and Chemicals 4,000.00 tually been declared by th" governor for Duchesne Countv Total Assets 1951 $184,000 00 but those who live in the on There were no liabilities list- lying areas know that they a" ed for Duchesne County as of in a state of emergency have acted accordingly. December 31, 1951. Declares State Of Emergency Exists 1 1 i Fi"zc!:l Ccpcrt Goauty For 1951 Is Released 0. throw the snow over the fences and out of the way. Many ranchers are running low on hay and huge losses are expected if a break does not come soon. Some ranchers are already hauling hay in from Ogden, Salt Lake City, Delta and Provo areas. Some who are short on money as well as hay are rationing their livestock a straw or two at a time and SENIOR CLUB HAS TRIP After school on March 19, hoping it will do. eight members of the Senior Club were taken to the Poulson Ranch in Indian Canyon by Wm. Foy. There they met Milton Poulson. where the two leaders demonstrated to the boys the proper method of tractor For the second time in less cleaning and caring for parts. than a week the town of Duchesne was overrun with vicand Mrs. Mons Johansen, tims of stranded traffic. From of Mr. Boneta. transacted business to Monday, Sunday morning while awaiting the opening of in town last Tuesday. Highway 40 between Duchesne and Fruitland, over 100 cars, trucks, tankers, and vans formed a continuous line from town to the Winslow station on the west end of town, the length of six city blocks. Each was waiting the signal to move westward over the one - way road which crews had labored 24 hours Duchesne County this week to free of gigantic drifts filled received $4,894.00 as its porin during a terrific blizzard tion of the $62,601.61 federal Saturday night and Sunday lease royalties distributed by morning. the State Finance Commission. A stream of cars from the Lest year, Duchesne Countys mawest, which had been fees from this source amounted rooned on the other side of to only $1,250.86. the blockade, were brought This total royalty fund reprethrough before those on this sents 10 of the bonuses, roytraffic The released. were end on either side was released at alties and rentals returned to intervals throughout the day, the state on mineral leases to the federal government. following the P. H. Mulcahy, chairman of at 10 a. m. the State Finance Commission, the law requires that counto extend its appreciation to said of the receive ties Halstead Mrs. Mr. and Ralph lease royalties originatfederal assistin for their cooperation ing within their boundaries. ing in the selection and rating The federal government reof the pictures. Their cooperaa total of $628,016.12 to turned to it made has possible tion and after county destate, the the for book better pictures are to go for which ductions, church circuit. . 4--H Kins Winter In 4-- H Full Commend Sunday Monday COMMISSIONERS MEET NEXT TUESDAY Regular meeting of the Du chesne County Board of Com- missioners will be held Tuesday. April 1. at the courthouse. Mrs. Fannie Price is announcing the birth of a new of the Parents youngster are Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hardman, of Salt Lake City. The nmv mother, the former Mollv Price, is a daughter of Archie Price. peat-grandchil- State Apportions Lease Doydties To Gonntios; Dcohcsnu Gats 4,G94; (Hatch County Given Lcrgcat Slisa break-throug- h one-tent- h road building purposes, the state retains $563,414.51, all of which goes Into the minimum school fund. Largest amount to be received by a county was for Uintah County, largely because of its oil developments. the chairman said. Next largest portion of the fund went to San Juan County, $8,814.00. Other sizeable auartt'.- ties were received by Emerv Countv. $7,847.00; Grand County, $6,388.00; Carbon Countv, $5,556.00; Millard County, $3,075.00; Wasatch County, $1,783.00; Tooele County. 00; Garfield County. $1,438 Onlv six Utah counties did not share in the distribution of the royalty fund. They are Morgan, Piute. Salt Lake, Weber, Cache and Davis. $15,-218.- $1.-80- 6 |