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Show UNIVERSAL SICROFILSILG BOX CORP. 147 Panorama i 1 MAY 21. 1953 COUNTY. UTAH. THURSDAY DUCHESNE DUCHESNE VOLUME 22 - NUMBER 44 Of n Mil , . f PEa YEAR - 7c PER COP1 Tfiviable Record In Pentathlon Contests Is Democracy r $3.00 , Theme Of Duchesne Exercises .... , y . , - . . . AMERICA'S TO HER HEROES .... million Memorial Poppies worn over loyal American hearts on Poppy Day in remembrance and gratitude! Two million million dollars contributed in one royal gesture by a compassionate and generous America, to the unselfish, welfare program of the American Legion and its Auxiliary! What a memorial tribute to America's dead and disabled heroes of the World Wars! These poppies, blooming in hospital wards throughout the long, stormy winter months, will come forth on Poppy Day to wing their three-folmessage of Remembrance, Helpfulness and Service, straight to the heart of an understanding America, as it listens to the voice of the poppy as it rests over every loyal .heart. Quoting the voice of the poppy: I am not just a tag flower, offered by the American Legion Auxiliary. J am the living,- throbbing symbol of the obligations and sacrifices required of all good citizens in binding up the wounds of a nations disabled and I represent your contribution to that cause. In remembrance of Americas heoric dead, and in helpfulness to her living disabled and dependents, wear . , i me, on Poppy Day! r f POPPY DAY - SATURDAY, MAY 23rd No man goes before his time unless the boss leaves early. .Twenty-fiv- e d i. c ;i ; I f ) I ; j 500 Beginning Sunday evening and continuing through the first four nights of this week, several young people received diplomas and certificates of graduation from various Seminaries and high schools in the Uintah Basin . . . They had completed the prescribed course of study and filled the requirements as set up by scholarship committees, faculties and boards of educations. Sunday evening ceremonies were in honor of those young people who had affiliated themselves with the Seminary program as carried on by the Church of Jesus Christ Saints. Varied themes had been chosen and of Latter-daprograms arranged to coincide with them. Each ceremony was impressive, in that the graduates were admonished to live close to the teachings of the Savior and those early and latter day prophets whose lives were examples of love, charity and hope. . The talent demonstrated by the graduates was remarkable and showed clearly that each had that they received a fine start down lifes perilous roads were fortified with a Christian philosophy that should make their journey through an uncertain life easier and less hazardous. Beginning on Monday and continuing through the next four nights, the four high schools in Duchesne County and the Roosevelt area, and one junior high, planned and carried out to a very successful conclusion graduation programs that gave hope and promise to the young people who have now completed their work. It was my privilege to attend some of these exercises, and never have I received a greater thrill than that which I enjoyed as the fine, young people carried their assignments, on their respective commencement programs through to a successful conclusion. . . Each graduate did honor unto himself and brought glory and distinction to his school, the faculties and to his parents and friends. . . Each is fortified with a fine training that should carry them successfully on their way over the road of life. Many fine words of encouragement and advice were directed toward the graduates from faculty and board of education representatives, which, if accepted and followed, will assist ip showing them the way. . . Citations and scholarships were presented those who had been selected for, special honors Each is added encouragement . to the young men and women who are now stepping out into a new world a mans world which can be cruel and unkind, unless they retain faith in God and their fellowman, and live as they have been taught in the schools and seminaries. We all join in extending best wishes to the graduates of the Uintah Basin on their significant achievements, and hope and pray that they will remain firm and true to the high standards portrayed in the graduation themes and programs that have brought them to a new cross road in life. Those who constitute the faculties of the various schools and seminaries can justly feel proud that each single member has contributed some little thing to' the lives of the . graduates that can make him a better citizen. v Ev WEAR A POPPY SILENT TRIBUTE i 5 GRADUATES EMBARK ON NEW JOURNEY DOWN LIFE'S ROAD t - , - . v E v Lawmakers Visit Thef Basin I V parents, Approximately friends and school patrons were on hand Tuesday night in the Duchesne High School auditorium to participate in the annual Commencement Exercises and seniors wish the twenty-fou- r in their new life. Building the Future On Yesterdays Ideals and Principles, God-Spee- d Utah Legislative Council r,lakes Drief Stop Here was the theme of the outstanding commencement program, which saw every graduate participate in the presentation of the Panamorama of Democracy, which included songs and quotations from American history. Main roles were taken by four honor students, Miss Nancy Lott, Miss Karen Carman, Miss Thora Wright and Clive Moon. The group was welcomed by Doyle Harris, class president, and Principal Walter M. Reim-schiiss- awards presented special and scholarships. Miss Carman was presented with a scholarship from the Utah State Agricultural College and Miss Nancy Lott was accorded There was music in the air a like honor from the Brigham Friday morning as the Duchesne Young University, with Mr. High School band brought the Moon as the alternate to the State Legislative Council into B.Y.U. Udell Birch was presenttown. The welcome car had ed the Kings Memorial Sportsgone out on the highway to manship award, given annually meet them. to some Uintah Basin athlete. The Utah Legislative Council Mr. Reimschiissel presented was created by an act of the the graduates and W. R. Harris, Legislature in 1947 to serve as resident board member, awarda permanent body whose func- ed the diplomas. Supt. Dean C. tion is to assemble information Christensen was the concluding and make recommendations on speaker. He presented the parsubjects assigned to it by the ents of the graduates and Legislature. praised them for contributing The council consists of thir- such fine young people to Duteen members; five are state chesne and their country. He senators, five are state repre- urged the graduates to live sentatives and three are mem- clean and honorable lives and bers at large. The president of j take advantage of every oppor-th- e senate appoints five senators tunity to progress that came and a member. their way. The speaker of the House apMr. and Mrs. Walter Williams points five representatives and were responsible for preparing a member and and directing the outstanding the governor appoints the other commencement program Mrs. member. Williams is the countys primary The three problems discussed supervisor and Mr. Williams is were: Schools, Water and Oil. senior class adviser. Those who spoke briefly to Dancing concluded the the citizens and school children were Senator B. H. Stringham and Rep, Clair Hopkins, both of Vernal; Lewis H. Lloyd, William G. Parson, Marl D. Gibson and Adrian W. Hatch. They all think the school children for joining in the welcome and the band for their Beginning Saturday, June 6, lively music. Then they were all banking institutions in the hurried away to see the new oil Uintah Basin will be closed on well and then on their way to Saturdays until further notice. Roosevelt and Vernal. According to officials of the Commercial Bank of Utah, the two offices in Duchesne and Roosevelt will follow the patA tern set by a great number of Did banking firms throughout the state, who are conforming with a new state law passed by the recent state legislature. The law The recent tornadoes that provides that a bank may close struck Waco, St. Angelo, Texas on Saturdays if it so desires. and other cities and towns to Arrangements are being made those areas, brought more vivid- by bank officials with the Roosly to the attention of the nation evelt Chamber of Commerce the great humantarian work of merchants committee and the the American Red Cross. $200,-00- business establishments in Duwas allotted to aid victims chesne, whereby arrangements immediately, with more avail- will be made to provide them able as needed. with sufficient change to operDuchesne County fell below ate their businesses on Saturtheir goal of $1461, is an an- days. nouncement made recently by There is one exception to the Mrs. Dean C. Christensen, Du- Saturday closing when a holichesne roll call chairman. Fail- - day falls on a Friday or Mon- ure to contact all the people of day, then the bank will open the county is perhaps the main! for business on the Saturday reason the goal was not reached. nearest the holiday. . Last weekend Sarah E. Barret, Red Cross representative, PRIMARY WORKERS was in the county meeting with HONORED AT PARTY workers and assisting them in a The Duchesne Stake Primary post campaign to try to raise Board held a party for their outthe quota. She pointed out the going members Thursday night great service the Red Cross ren- at the lovely home of Mrs. Fern dered in the devastated Texas Mitchell. areas, and suggested that those , They enjoyed a cozy time who havent contributed to the a bright fire in the large 1953 campaign, to mail their fireplace. There they visited and checks or bring contributions to enjoyed a delicious luncheon. Mrs. Christensen at Duchesne, or Those retiring are Marvella Mrs. Vola Hancock, Roosevelt. Wilkerson, Eunice Remund, Fern Mitchell, and Melba Stone. JIMMY GRANT, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Grant, of Duchesne, poses with the collection of trophies, medals and certificates he has won during his participation in the Deseret News Pentathlon contests. . . Winner of top spot in the district finals this year, Jimmy last Saturday piled up 4.241 points in the senior division to win third place in the slate finals. , . Once before he rated third place in the junior division, and has baan the current winner in Basin finals through the years of competition. Wheat Fanners Are r f J t ik : ii . . i Top Sportsman Sportsmanship Athletic Award Urged To Make Allotment Reports Only 10 per cent of Duchesne County farmers have turned in urgently needed information on their wheat acreage required by PMA to make equitable allotments in event that national wheat acreage allotments are proclaimed, Chairman Reed Lyons reported today. He urged wheat growers who have not yet done so, to bring a legal description of their farm and the number of acres they had in wheat for 1951, 1952, and 1953, to the County PMA office at their earliest opportunity This information is needed right away in order that each farm growing wheat in Duchesne County might receive av allotment representing its fair share of a county allotment, Chairman Lyons explained. The information must be collected and assembled at ones in order that the Secretary of Agriculture can carry out the law on allotment programs. This legislation directs him to ascertain and proclaim the total and the normal supply of marketwheat for the 1953-5ing year by July 15, and to proclaim by that date a national acreage allotment for the 1954 crop of wheat unless he finds that a national emergency exists or a material increase in exports is expected. Secretary Benson has stated that we will make no final decision on 1954 wheat controls until the latest information is available. The national acreage allotment for the 1954 crop must be that acreage,- which at the national average yield, will produce enough wheat plus the carry-ove- r and imports for a connormal years domestic sumption and exports plus 30 per cent. This is apportioned among the states, then among the counties in the state according to average acreage seeded to wheat during the 10 preceding years. Duchesne Countys wheat allotment is apportioned among ATTENDS GRADUATION farms on the basis of (1) tillMiss Helen Richens, a mem- able acres, (2) crop rotation ber of the Duchesne High School practices, including faculty, attended graduation to wheat'0 (3)acreage type of "Finals of "the Eastern Utah ercises in Nebraska last week-- 1 soil, and (4) topography. n Trap Shoot will; end for Lt. Phillip Goldbeck. Under the allotment program be held at the Airport in Du- - Lt. Goldbecks graduation, makes only producers who comply. 9 at him chesne. Sunday May 24, eligible for the transition with their wheat acreage allot-p.m. Everyone is welcome to course from pilot to jet train- - ment would be eligible for price watch the competition. mg. supports at full 90 per cent of ''"Udell' Birch tipped the King Memorial, Sportsmanship award for 1953. This award, given to the outsanding basketball player of the year in the five high schools of the Uintah Basin, is presented by the Kings Sports Shop of Vernal, in memory of Dale King, who was outstanding in, sporting competition at the Uintah High School during his school days. He was killed while on duty in World War II. v Winner of the award is chosen by secret vote of the coaches, athlets, principals and basketball officials of the Uintah Basin. Last year the trophy was won by Gary McCarrell, of the Uintah High School. This award was presented to Udell Birch at the annual awards day assembly at the Du- High School, Mondry r chesne Udell did not know he wa be the recepient of the cefed. , , Pre dentation trophy until BIRCH, UDELL Woodcenter ' at DHS, has been was made. Coach bury and Principal' Walter M awarded the King SportsmanReimschiissel bad been inform- ship trophy, for sportsmanship previously that the winner basthe past displayed during ketball season. A senior. he was ne of the Duchesne was graduated from high 7n trophy is a two-fof school last Tuesday. gold- Plated cup, which has been en- graved with the inscription, On King Memorial Sportsmanship j Local Banks To Plea Ta Those Who Not Support Red Cross all-st- Dar-wj- suo-pl- y J - 4 ot Seventeen Seminary List Graduation " 1 J Round-Robbi- . 1 T 1 f The Duchesne Seminary graduation exercises were held in ' the Duchesne LDS Stake House deserves. UdeiCwhois 3 in. tall, played center on Sunday, May 17, at 8 p.m. Theme for the ceremony was, Duchesne Eagles squad for the3 We Thank Thee Oh God, For years. This year he ended the The Prophets." The program basketball season as second in was divided into three part- s- high score rating, with about a Prophets of the Old Testament, average. He has been Prophets of the New Testa- - active in other school athletics, ment, and the Modern Prophets, particularly track and baseball with the graduates participating He is a son of Mr and Mrs in the presentation. Max Birch, of Utahn There were 17 young people. who received their graduation certificates at the ceremony. A UUrQlCK member of the stake presidency , PrCSldOIlt presented the diplomas. 0ft - . I I , Final Shoot At Duchesne Sunday ar . , 0 Udell Dirch Gains , 15-po- . I vCiiy j NEW SECRETARY Mrc. Agnes Jacoby has been P-T- A total of 244 Uintah Basin citizens were on hand last Saturday night to hear a report on the recently completed Utah Public School Survey, conductcommission, ed by the and to participate in an informative discussion of other problems dealing , with the schools of Utah and the Basin. E. L. Murphy, one of Duchesne Countys members of the commission, presided over the meeting. A discussion of school trends and activities as prepared by the research department of the Utah Educational Association was led by Allan M. West, executive secretary of the Utah Education Association, and supplemented by Gale Rose, assistant to Mr. West, and Howard Hardy. The UEA officials imparted much valuable information that 60-ma- n The Uintah Basin was visited last weekend by members of the Utah Legislative Committee. . . They paused In Duchesne for a brief program on Main Street, after having been greeted at the west end of town by townsmen and the Duchesne High School band. Caught by the camera were Lewis Lloyd, executive director; Merrell K. Davia, chairman, and J. W. Ro wherry (kneeling) . . . Back Row, Adrain Hatch. Marl, D., Gibson, W. G. Larson and Mark Paxton, Senate president , . They held meetings at Vernal on Friday and Saturday. had resulted in long and comprehensive research. Charts pre-- ' sented by them clearly shewed that expanding industrial oppor-- l tunities in Utah, along with the increase in birth rate, had tremendously increased the enrollments in Utah schools, thus creating the greatest of all problems added burden on teachers and needs for increased buildings and facilities. Enrollment in the public schools of our state are listed at 168,498 as compared with 137,968 in 1940. In summarizing the report made by the UEA, Mr. West emphasized that . if our children in Utah are to have the same advantages and opportunities children in other states will enjoy, then serious and well planned study must be given to the problems at hand. There is not a reason why the governor j of our state should not call a special session of the legislature the commission recommended it and the people want it, he said. Dr. H. Grant Vest, sunerin-tenden- t of schools for Logan City, and executive secretary of the commission, reviewed the findings of the survey and praised the intelligent and, unselfish contributions of the men and women who had devoted days to their particular assignments. We dont know if we have come up with all the answers to our many and varied school problems, but it is the opinion of the commission that careful study must be given the report! by the legislature of our state, if education In Utah will remain on the high plane it has enjoyed In the past," Dr. Vest said. Jerry' Burdick has been senamed secretary-treasure- r for lected to head the student body s the Duchesne e Duchesne Association, reports Mrs. Ruby fVuromu J181 School during the 1953-5Fitzwater, newly elected term. He is a son of Mrs. Maxnresident ine Burdick, of Duchesne. Other student body officers parity. elected are; Mona Lee Liddell, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Liddell, of Bridgeland, as Dian McDonald, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley McDonald, of Duchesne Following Dr. Vests report. as secretary-treasureand Kai Mrs. Russell B. Petty, president a daughter of Mi Smith, alyn Asof the Utah School Boards and Mrs. Bruce Smith, of Du sociation and a member of the chesne. as public relations com Ogden City board of education, missioner. discussed the matter of school Student body was con financing from the point of view ducted recently voting to decide thi of the school boards. She also in constitution an lashed out at the state new anti- change for the the school, to com law and as branded it nepotism bine offices of commission the governors law, which was ,er of theamusements, advertisinj rushed through the Senate and and athletics that of pub House in the waning moments lie relations, with to avoid duplica of the last session without giv- tion of duties in carrying ou a to the chance know ing people the student body government. on. what was going Mrs. Petty cited several examMr. and Mrs. Orvil Stone ples of how the nepotism law were in Salt Lake City over would affect small school disabout new tricts where evryone is related home, as seeingwill nottheir be with they to each other," and how it us the next school year. Mr; would be almost impossible for Stone has been principal of the schools to operate unless some Elementary School for the past, special consideration were given several years. on back page) (Continued Parent-Teacher- . 60-ma- n . 4 P-T- vice-preside- r; 60-ma- n j , NW Of Student Body Shcooi Needs Aired At Basin Meeing .F n , by-la- . |