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Show LlJRSFILr.'S UNIVERSAL BOX 147 - 227 SALT 6TH AVENUE LAXE CITY, C r?. r VOLUME Z02? . 22 . NUMBER L A i m AF TT DUCHESNE 7 DUCHESNE AUGUST 21. COUNTY. UTAH. THURSDAY. Is Ccndldato Adopted School Budget For AN INVITATI6N TO USE YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER America today is approaching the eve of oie of the important elections of all time, and YOU, Mr. American Citizen, are being called on to help make decisions and mold future policies on which Free America will remain FREE. During the weeks ahead until after November 4, the air will ring with the oratory of the politician The newspapers will be filled with promises of a more secure life by each of the major parties Bill boards will be dotted with Mr. Candidate who will almost promise his supporters the moon Thats all a part of an election in Democratic America And we should thank Almighty God we live in a land where men dare to speak their minds where we can live and die as free men should live and die. Its quite apparent that in the Uintah Basin, as well as in other parts of Utah, the elections that are coming up on Sept. 9 and Nov. 4 will be filled with interest. Both parties are grooming themselves for a campaign in which they hope to come out winner. . . There will be many of you who would like to express yourselves, setting forth your views on political issues. . . . And as editor and publisher of two weekly newspapers in the Basin, I would like to extend an invitation to people of both parties to make contributions to our Open Forum, or Letter To The Editor columns. We who edit and publish your home town newspapers are just average Americans whose prime desire is to serve the people of the area in which we live We have opinions, and our papers must, of necessity, maintain certain editorial policies. We try to be consistent with these policies, and at the same time maintain a position of independence in all issues pertaining to politics, religion, etc. As editor of this newspaper I plan to present issues in thfe column, and quite possibly Ill take sides on some of these problems and thats what Id like to suggest the people do , Remember, this is your newspaper I am only, its editor. It is you who make it possible for a newspaper to exist in your community. . . , Therefore, let us all join together in airing our views during this campaign. . . . Then lets elect the men who are best suited for the position they seek. Are You Registered most .... . .... ... THIRTY-FIV- E CHANGED YEARS HAS NOT THE BASIN'S NEEDS The following excerpt was gleaned from some place in the history of Duchesne County and was contributed by one of our news reporters Read it and youll agree, .... years hasnt changed the situation very much Good Roads Week was proclaimed for Duchesne County beginning Nov. 5, 1917 and ending Nov. 10, 1917. All citizens, newspapers of the county, various commercial clubs and organizations of the different towns and communities, were requested and urged to cooperate in this move35 ment. It was resolved that all work done on the improvement and building of roads during this week be on county roads, not state roads. All citizens who performed sufficient work on the roads were given a paid receipt for poll tax fees due. Can You Vote When you get so used to traffic signs that you ignore them, youd better get used to the idea of becoming a traffic statistic. Are You Registered Experience payment plan. is one thing you cant get on the easy Can You Vote The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones. Are You Registered 20 Reduction In Sheep Valuation In County Takes Care Of Assessed Losses Loss of assessed valuation through the blanket e amounting to $47,260.00 was ab- reduction of 20 per cent in the sorbed by Duchesne County assessed value of sheep. In complying with the State Tax Commissions order, the Duchesne County auditors office reduced the value of sheep from $239,075.00 to $191,815.00 on the 1952 tax rolls. This assessed value is for 42,009 head of A list of administrative staff sheep. Over-al- l members for the 1952-5term average on the asin the Duchesne Countv School sessed valuation of sheep was District has been released for lowered from $6.26 per head to publication by Supt. Dean C. $5.01 by the action. Sheep valuations went up from an average Christensen. This list includes: M. A. Har- of $4.04 per head in 1951 to rison, president of the Board of $6.26 on the 1952 tax rolls, it was pointed out by tax commisEducation; E. L. Murphy, W. R. Harris, Theron sion officials. Patrick Healey, Jr., chairman Leavitt and B. A. Jacoby, boaid members; C. C. Mickelson, board of the State Tax Commission, Dean C. Chris- stated that the increases were tensen, superintendent; Arietta suggested and agreed upon by R. Williams, elementary super- county assessors in a school last visor; Evelyn Johnson, school December as a result of surveys nurse; Reva Owen, school lunch which showed that the livesupervisor; Marion Rasmussen, stock was not being assessed unmaintenance foreman; Eldredge iformly with real estate and G3iuckalew. other types of property. bus mechanic. In regard to sheep, however, Mr. Healey said: As a result of R. L. hearing the testimony presented at a recent meeting of livestock growers and assessors, and studying of transcript, the tax commission has determined that the 1952 assessed valuation of Robert Montgomery. inequitable as commanager and Roosevelt sheep was assistant manager of the Com- pared to other classes of promercial Bank of Utah, left perty and has determined to reduction, stateTuesday to attend the Pacific order a blanket Coast Banking School at the wide, of 20 per cent in the asUniversity of Washington in sessed value of sheep" Seattle. He will be gone three Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Slye and weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Arland Esklund Roosevelt visitors last Wednes- made up a foursome for a weekin Salt Lake City. day were Mrs. Dan Oldson, Mrs. end visit Archie Hayes and Mrs. Olen They looked in on the football game Saturday night. Rasmussen. state-wid- School Officials Announced For Coming Term 3 vice-preside- clerk-treasure- Montgomery Attends School Of B&nking e Superintendent For 3 The revised budbudget adopted than the for the Duchesne County School get of $621,658.78. District is $541,078.00. This For comparison purposes, the budget figure is $80,580.78 less expenditures are enclosed in brackets following tne budget figures set up for the fiscal school years operation: control, $18,833 00 ($18,262 21); general instruction, 1952-195- ... Teacher List Announced By Currant Year Shows Decrease CLIFF MEMMOTT. EdUor .... 12.00 PER YEAR . 7c PER COPY 1152 District. A few vacancies are Superintendent Dean C. today announced the list noted in the group, one of them of teachers and principals for being in the high senool the Duchesne County School at Tabiona. .r Following is the complete list as announced by Mr. Christen- 1951-195- 2 Chris-jtense- n prinei-palshi- p 1951-195- 2 Young Farmers $325,045.00 ($310,316 28); aux- iliary agencies, $44,000.00 operation of school plants, $33,000.00 ($31,811 35): maintenance, $20,000.00 ($14,-0400); fixed charges. $9,200 00 ($10,191.99); capital outlay, ($97,255.62); debt service, $52,000.00 ($70,906.75); veterans program, $20,700.00 ($20,078.02). Last year, $69,000 00 of the capital outlay expenditures was a payment on Union High ($48,-787.46- Dasin This Week The fourth annual Utah Young Farmer tour will be held in District No. 4 (Uintah Basi l area) August 22 and 23. 1952, according to Mark Nichols, state adviser. Arrangements are being made by Orval Gillen, area Young Farmer director, Myton. The main feature of this tour will be the Central Utah Water The water for this Project. greatest of all Utah water projects will come from sources in the Uintah Basin. The Basin alsi has extensive farm and oil ac tivities which should be extremely interesting from the agricultural standpoint. This annual tour is conducted for young farmers, advisers, school administrators, and any others who are interested. The purpose of the tour is to acquaint the participants with new and procedures agricultural farming opportunities in various areas of the state. ' Utah Young Farmer officers for this year are: Jack Madsen, Gunnison, president; Loren Merkley, Vernal, vice president-KaFrischknecht, Manti, secretary; and McCoy Larsen. Ephraim, reporter. The tour will take them to the Vernal area Friday, where they will tour oil and asphalt fields and plants. They will meet in a banquet at the Naples ward chapel at 6 p. m. The following day the grouo will move to the Roosevelt area, where they will have breakfast at Union High School lunch room. They will tour alfalfa fields, the LDS Regional Welfare farm and the Dairy plant. They will lunch in the Roosevelt park and tour other farms in the afternoon. Hi-La- Democrats Change Chairwoman; Degin Camaign Duchesne County Democrats have a new vicechairwoman, following their nominating convention held last Saturday at Duchesne when Mrs. Clarence White, of Tabiona, was seleced to succeed Mrs. Nellie Hamilton, also of Tabiona, who found it impossible to continue in the office. With the withdrawal of Marvin Michie, incumbent county commissioner, from the race to succeed himself, the officially called nominating convention turned out to be a party rally and nearly a dozen speakrecord ers praised the of the Democratic administration; called for party unity; scorched the record of Utahs RepubMcan governor and urged financial support of the partys 20-ye- campaign. Heading a group of party workers was Mrs Roxie Romney, state who told the group that a future awaits the nation under the Democratic party. She praised the national ticket and urged the county committee to get thoroughly organized to get out the vote and get people registered. Senator C. L. Ashton reminded the group of such progressive projects and acts that have to real prosperity brought America as R.E.A., which he said has kept people on the farms in rural America; school lunches, social security and the Soil Conservation Service. Bennie Schmiett, county chairman. presided over the convention which was held at the county court house, and introduced the various speakers. up-stat- e Fair Judges Are Announced Dy County Agent Judges who are to rate entries in the various departments at the Duchesne County Fair on have been announced Sept. bv Louis A. Jensen, Duchesne County Agricultural Agent. They are: George Henderson, extension service livestock U S A C all livestock; Gpne Oberly, extension horticulture specialist, U S A C field crons, garden produce and fruits; Marv Bacon, home demonstration. Wasatch County, and Freda Davis, home demonstrr-tioarent. Uintah County ail vr omen's department and girls Club work. 5-- 6 spe-rialis- t, n 4-- School Opening Sot For General' Set Tour Of 0 School, A break-dow- n Incumbent commissioner from , Montwel, who will enter the Sept. 9 primary election for the place on the Democratic ticket as commissioner A rancher and farmer. Mr. Brown is also part owner of Brown's in Roosevelt. BROWN. ... of estimated revenues for the school district are listed; during county tax levy, $151,000.00, federal vocational aid, $2,500.00; Indian Department for tuition, $5,000.00; state. $365,000.00; forest reserve fund, $7,000.00; miscellaneous receipts, $10,578.00; veterans program, $20,700 00. Funds for operation of the UBIC veterans program is through the Veterans Administration; therefore it is not included in the total school budget for the district. Decrease in the budget is chiefly due to curtailment of The Uintah Basin Industrial construction for school purposes and smaller interest payments, Convention will be continued Supt. Dean C. Christensen point- through the years ahead, was1 the unanimous decision of rep- ed out. 1952-195- 3 sen: September 2nd ); 9 $33,-000.0- Future - Af-to- n Beck-stea- Doris Ann Moore left for Salt Lake City Monday. Her mother met her In Heber and continued on to the city with her. They returned to Duchesne Thursday. - De-Way- Tal Vardle Elected tloiv President Sixteen Duchesne county girls have entered the Miss Duchesne County contest, according to Mrs. J. V. McLea, chairman. Beauties who will enter the queen contest will compete for the honor of resigning over the Duchesne County Fair, as well as seeking the first prize of the contest the chance to compete at the Miss Utah contest to be held at the State Fair. From all indications competition among the sixteen lovelies will be keen, with points to be given on talent, personality and the ability to appear in a formal and a bathing suit. Girls who have submitted their names and pictures to enter the contest are: Elsie Koyen, Karen Carmen, Elaine Wright, Elaine Buckalew and LaVar Sprouse, all from Duchesne; Joyce Jordan, Yvonne Fretwel, Janice Anderton, Opal Timothy and Delores Hutcheans Roosevelt; Mona Miles, Mt. Emmons' Connie Lyons, Mt. Home; LeRae Drollinger, Ioka; Carolyn Whiling, Neola; Sherry Dennis, Mv ton: and Joanne Holgate, Arcadia. The contest will be held Friday, September 5, at 8:30 p.m., at Duchesne, the first day of the fair. Miss Duchesne County, selected that evening by the judges, and her attendants, will lead the parade the following day. All contestants are asked to be at the Roosevelt Elementary School next Wednesday. August 27, at 8:00 pm. for a rehearsal, announced Mrs. McLea. Flower School To Be Held At Duchesne Aug. 22 A flower school will be held Friday, August 22, at 2 p. m. at the Duchesne Stake House for all interested ladies of Duchesne County, according to Mrs. Rosanna O. Ellis, chairman of the flower show for the county fair. Mrs. Clair Ashton, president of the Roosevelt Garden Club, and Mrs. R. S. Jordan will conduct the school, discussing the mechanics of exhibiting and displaying flowers at a flower show. Picking and hardening of flowers and plant material will also be explained, and a demonstration on flower arranging, including baskets, and large and miniature arrangements, will also be presented. Mrs. Ashton, Mrs. Bennie Schmiett and Mrs. Gordon Harmston were asked to as.ist with the judging at thp Vernal Flower Show last Thursday. The other judge was Ethan Nealson, Vernal florist. Complete 1952 List Of Workers Complete organization of the committee chairmen and department supervisors has been listed for the Duchesne County Fair to.be held at Duchesne. Sept, Dean C. Christensen, Duchesne, is serving his first year as chairman of the fair board Marvin R. Michie, of Tabiona, is representing the Duchesne County Commissioners as fair board representative for the second year. Mrs. Thelma D. Nye, of Tabiona, accepted a post on the fair board this year, heading the womens department Lester Gardner, of Neola, and W. C. Foy. of Duchesne, r are both members appointed last season. Louis A. Jensen, Roosevelt, Duchesne County agricultural agent, has been a member of the fair board since 1947 when he was assigned to Duchesne Coun Fair. Board, 5-- hold-ove- ty. Wesley R. Dickerson. Roosevelt, is winding up hi first year as manager of the toir. Other assistants to the fair board organization are John Strang, Duchesne, secretary-treasureert L. Montgomery, r; outlines. Rob- Roosevelt, finance; Elden and Goldie Wil cken, Duchesne, publicity and advertising; Allen Bond, Duchesne, grounds supervisor; Tat Wardle, Neola, Dick Owen and enE. Floyd Ross, Roosevelt, tertainment; Mrs. J. V. McLea and Mrs. Cliff Memmott. Roosevelt, "Miss Duchesne County contest; Lawrell Jensen, Roosevelt, exhibits; Gilbert Duchesne, concessions; John P. Madsen, Duchesne, premium book. Department supervisors are W. C. Foy, Duchesne, livestock; Jesse Allen, Myton, field crops; Charles W. Partridge, Duchesne, fruit and garden produce. Supervisors for the Young Farmers are Joe Clayburn. of Bridgeland, and Paul Foote, of Roosevelt. Sharon Cummings, Roosevelt, and Ross Barrett, Ml. Emmons, are in charge of exhibits for the Future Farmers of America chapters in the cour.. ty. Club exhibits are Girls being directed by Mrs. Bruce Smith, Duchesne. County Agent Louis A. Jensen is in charge of Club entries. the boys Hor-rock- s, 4-- 4-- resentatives of Roosevelt City and its service and civic organizations Saturday night as they met to consider the problem. Decision of the Young Farmers, Roosevelt Chapter, not to act as the sponsoring group, prompted the Saturday meeting. Tal Wardle, of Neola, retiring vice preaident, and active on the committee during the past three year, was the enthusiastic choice for the office of president succeeding Elmer Yerget,-sen- , who remains a member of the executive committee. First vice president is Dick Owen, and Mayor J. V. McLea was named second vlcq president. Presidents of the various clubs and organizations will constitute the board of directors, and the secretary-treasure- r will be appointed by the president. In addition to selection of officers, August 8, 6 and 7 were selected as dates tor the 1983 UBIC. and many suggestions were offered that would add to the next affair. A report of the last UBIC was made by Mr. Yergenaen and his wife, who served as secretary and treasurer, which indicated that the 1082 UBIC which would be leaves approximately $1000 to continue next years program. g, Wallace Stephenson, who will engineer the Ioka Lane road construction, was in Duchesne aver the weekend looking over the job. Keith Duke, who has been working with Mr Stephenson in the Salt Lake area, was also in town. They returned during the week to complete preparations for starting the construc- Garrett, Helen Richens, Darwin Woodbury. Walter T. William, Allen Bond, re Wren Instructor. Two vacancies. Myton Elementary Morris M. Miller, principal; Kenneth McClellan, Virginia M. Nielsen, Dot Ottosen, LaRue Burgess Neola Elementary Zora Gardner, principal; Peterson, Naomi Gardner, Nina Mil Elementary Lucille Wiaamer. Roosevelt Elementary John H. Blaine, principal; Elia Nyberg. Charles W. Ferguson, Garth Tietjan, Veda C. Jensen, Rosella Johnson, Dorothy Walker, Dicta Emert, Ardella Mitchell, Olive Chugg. Lillian Ida Harrison, Mildred Anderson. Roosevelt Junior High Lawrell Jensen, principal; Don Crittendon, Robert B. Andrews, Helen Buxton, Vola Hancock, Lenore Hutchings.-Alto- n Johnson, Wallace R. Shields. Philip J. Merkley, Wanda Higgle, Don Hichen, Vernon Miller. Clyde Johnson, Tal Wardle, veteran instructor. Tabiona High and Elementary Prindpalahip vacant. Helen Hawkins, Albert Hawkins, Joe DiRtefano, Grant Peel. Kent Edna Smith, Delsa Michie. One vacancy. Talmag Elementary Adaline Anderson, principal, Charlotte Erickson. Pal-me- ra Wil-kerso- n, n, Do. !:!:: Cd:hirli To :rvj On Exhibits Must Co Fcrcljn r..ii:n In At Fclr Mrs. Helen Odekirk has acan L.D.S. Mission call. By 10 A.H. Copt. 4 cepted She will enter the Missio i Members of tle Duchesne County Fair Board have an nounced that all exhlbita other than livestock and flowers must be checked in at the exhibit buildings at the fair grounds no later than 10 a. m., Thuraday, Sept. 4, the day prior to the fair on opening of the Sept. 8. Judging of these entries will take place on Sept. 4. so that they can all be open for public Inspection during the first da of the fair, which Is Friday. No entry blanks are required In any department of the fair tc enter an exhibit. two-da- y DsnicsrotsGsrtify Ccndidatos For 1052 Ehtfcn Home in Salt Lake City Oct. 1. Mrs. Odekirk goes into th-field well qualified by her manv s years of service in the yarious organizations of the church. She at present is president of the Duchesne Stake Primary, a position she has held for thirteen years. Previous to the stake position, she served six years a3 ward president of the Primary. She is also Theology class leader in the Ward Relief Society, Sunday School teacher and supervisor of the Special Interest group in the ward M.I.A. Her resignation will terminate 21 years continuous service as class leader in the Duchesne Ward Relief Society, with the exception of one yaar when she served as s visiting teacher. She has spent the same length of time as a teacher in the Sunday School. Mrs. Odekirk is at present employed as office manager and Duchesne County Democrat? society editor of the , Uintah this week certified all candi- Basin Record. dates for the Seatember Primary without a tingle nominating contest. Inasmuch as Marvin It. Michie, incumbent commissioner chairman from Tabiona had withdrawn from the race for r commissioner prior to the nominating convention, this county-eoeliminated the three-wa- y r com'eat for the missioner post. Candidates certified at the convention were nominating Rav Brown, of Roosevelt, and Ralnh H. Halstead, of Duchesne, for four year commissioner; Rav F. Horrocks. of Duchesne, fo? the two vear term; Iv1e L. Young, of Mt. Emmons, for representative to the state levies-tore- ; and Clarence L. Ashton, of Roosevelt, state senator. four-yea- TO SUPERVISE JOB tion. STAKE PRIMARY SETS MEETING AUGUST 22 The monthly Primary preparation meeting of the Duchesne and Stake Primary officers teachers will be held Friday, August 22, at 2 p. m. All departments will be instructed in their September and October lesson and activity 6 d, W. M. Reimschiissel, principal; Lloyd N. Beckstead, Programs; Fair Board Lists Altamonl High and Elementary Chapin D. Bristol, principal; Lorin Allred, Gladys Bell, H. Ross Berrett, David S. Gailey, Edythe T. Hansen, Wm. Kozlow-skRobert Lunt, Farrell J. Mohlman, Eliza J. Olsen, Doyla K. Swallow, Afton Smithson. Gomm, Georgia Lunt, William R. Evans, Veda Hansen, Madelyn Perkins, Alta E. Mary Snyder, E. Max Hartman, veterans instructor. One vacancy. Bluebell Elementary Verona Goodrich, principal; Zola Stevenson. Duchesne Btomentary Arvil G, Stone, principal; Byron D. Thomas, Iva B. Adams, Marie Murray, Barbara Brewer, Renon Christensen, Duchesne High i, School opens In the Duchesne County School District on Tuesday. Sept. 2. it has been announced by Supt. Dean C. Christensen. Instruction begins on this date. Roosevelt Groups Vote To Sponsor Sixteen Deauties Hill Vie For Miss Duchesne 1952-5- 3 n feur-yea- Thrco Deportments Added To 52 Ccsinty Fair Three new departments have been added for exhibitors at the Duchesne County Fair. These are pioneer relics, pets, and a horse show. Ceeil MeKinlay and Douglas McKlnlay, of Roosevelt, are, supervisors for the horse show. All entries in this department are to he either pleasure or stock horses, which will be judged on type and performance. Lawrell Jensen, of Roosevelt, is supervisor of the pets division; and the pioneer relics entries are another department in the womens section of exhibits. Maxine Burdick, of Duchesne, is supervisor of the relics section. Mrs. Dean Powell joined her sis'er, Mrs. Willard Smith, of CAN YOU VOTE? Myton last Saturday on a vacaI tion trip to Salt Lake City. On Sunday they were oresent at the John Madison Chidester reunion NEXT REGISTRATION DATE Mr. and Mrs. Parry Grant in Fairmont Park, Sugar House a pleasant weekend virt Mrs. Powell was a guest at with their son, Duane, of Salt the home of her son, Calvin, unTHAT'S NEXT TUESDAY Lake City. til she returned on Wednesday. Got Ccglctcrcd lo August 20 |