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Show - 227 6TH AVSr.UE SALT LAKE CITS VOLUME 24 - NUMBER m DUCHESNE DUCHESNE COUNTY. UTAH, THURSDAY, 15 APRIL 15, 1954 $3.00 PER YEAR Kenneth R. Aycock Is Hew Head Of Duchesne GOP idio Pork Clears First Uig Hurdle In House Committee Test Vote Final Meeting Of Deal Monday House Irrigation Sub-Committ- Kenneth Aycock, manager of the Uintah Power and Light Co. of Roosevelt and Duchesne, last week was elected chairman of the Duchesne County Republican Central Committee, replacing J. V. McLea, who becomes a state committeeman. Other officers chosen at the county meeting held at Duchesne on Friday, April 9, include Mrs. Manila Madsen, of Duchesne, chairwoman Mrs. Afton Harrison, Roosand evelt, secretary-treasureMrs. , Pearl McConkie, state ee Approves Measure By Vote 12-- 5 Despite the continuous attempted stall of the opponents of the Echo Park Dam who tried in the Monday The final meeting of the Du- test meeting of the House Irrigation s Assochesne to delete Echo Park from the initial phase, the committee ciation will be held Monday 12 to 5 against the amendment. voted evening, April 19, at the Duchesne High School. All of California's three votes on the The program will be presentcast in support of the amendment offered by Rep. were ed by the Duchesne Junior P-T- A Sub-Committ- Parents-Teacher- -- sub-committ- ee Chorus and the Duchesne Junior Band, under the direction of Lloyd N. Beckstead, Jr., faculty music instructor. Election of officers for term will be the the 1954-5main item on the business agenda, reports Mrs. Ruby Fitzwat-er- , president. The nominating committee for officers is headed by Mrs. Hilda Barker, and is assisted by Mrs. Josephine Beebe and Mrs. Arwella Moon. P-T- A 5 P-T- A Seniors Prepare For Graduation Preparations of the senior class graduation at DHS have been underway this week, under the direction of Principal Walter M. Reimschiissel and Walter T. Williams, student counselor. It is reported that interviews of the class members reveal that most of them prefer continuing their education in vocational schools rather than enrolling in a regular college course. Clean Up Town, All Urged To Aid 22-2- have p p The convention, which also selected delegates to the state convention on May 8, was addressed by Oral J. Wilkerson, state chairman; George Hansen, national and committeeman, William Brother son, state representative. Delegates who will represent Duchesne County at Salt Lake next month are: Mr. Aycock, Mrs. Madsen, Howard Harrison, Dr. Paul Stringham, Mr. Broth-ersoWilliam Fieldsted, Lyard McConkie, Floid Hartman, Mrs. Dorthea Allred and Chester Lyman. pected sometime this week. Quorum Trouble After four days of quorum trouble, Chairman William H Harrison (R., Pa.) had 15 of the 23 members of his present for Mondays session. deFirst the feated a proposal by Rep. Pillion that authorization of the . n, Mr,- Up. For Conference Apr 17-1- 8 which all stake missionaries and the presidency are expected to participate. All other stake and ward leaders, who usually attend the Saturday meetings are also expected. Following the missionary meeting, at 8 p.m., a general priesthood leadership meeting will be held, with all leaders in the stake and wards advised they should participate. Sunday sessions are at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. All Moon Lake stake conference sessions will be held at the Mt. Emmons ward chapel, with the time of meetings at 7 p.m. for the missionary training meeting, 8:30 for the priesthood leadership session on Saturday evening. Sundays time is 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The same schedule of meetings and procedure as at Duchesne will prevail at Moon Lake, except the change in time. A general invitation is extended to all people living in these two stakes to join with the leadership in making the conference sessions successful. be-ig- TO DIRECT CONFERENCE SESSIONS APR. 17, 18 n, Taylor Tidwells Celebrate irrigation projects would automatically expire if they werent started within 10 years. Followdefeated ing, the nine amendments offered by Stakes Announce Plans Two Uintah Basin L.D.S. stakes, Duchesne and Moon Lake, are preparing for their second quarterly conferences for 1954, as announcements are made by Presidents A. Hale Holgate and William D. Brother-son- , respectively, of schedules of meetings and visiting authorities who will preside over the various sessions. They will convene April 17 and 18. According to Pres. Holgate, their conference will be presided over by Alma Sonne, assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve, who will address the various meeting's. Prof. Weldon J. Taylor will' represent the Brigham Young University at Duchesne, where all sessions will be held at the stake center. S. Dilworth Young, member of the First Council of Seventy, will direct the Moon Lake conference, and Prof. Smith Pond will represent the BYU. At Duchesne the first session will be held at 6:30 p.m, on Saturday, and will be a special missionary training meeting, to committee-woma- n. 5 three days, as been announced Clean-Udays in Duchesne. This is next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and the city Dads are mighty hopeful the whole town will join in the program to Clean-Up- , Fix-U. . and Burn-Up- . There is a word of caution on the latter score (Burn-Up-) Dont burn anything unless you contact Mrs. Hildur John-stucity recorder, who can give you the citys rules. The fire engine will be available all three days, and city trucks will be on the job to help move trash that is in boxes. This is a challenge which all good citizens should accept to Get Duchesne City Cleaned April r, John P. Saylor (R., Pa.) to delete Echo Park from the program. The fifth vote came from Rep. John R. Pillion (R., N.Y.) test vote The decisive 12-was regarded as , an indication that proponents of the storage program would have little trouble with the final passage of the measure which now is ex- Duchesne City To n 51st Anniversary Saylor. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Tidwell, of Duchesne, will observe their 51st wedding anniversary, Apr. 22nd. They were married April 22, 1903, in Manti, and have Alternative Sites When Mr. Saylor was rebuffed in his efforts to knock out Echo Park, he offered seven different alternative sites to Echo Park which met similar fate. One provided for a high Glen Canyon Dam, another proposed Cross Mountain and Flaming Gorge as a substitute for Echo Park and a third, Gray Canyon and High Desolation sites. Other individual substitutes offered to Echo Park were New.Moab, Dewey, Cross Mountain and Flaming Gorge. Rep. William A. Dawson (R., Utah), author of the bill, held that the high Glen Canyon Dam, besides having high evaporation losses, would threaten Rainbow Bridge National Monument. He further noted that (Continued on Back Page) resided in Duchesne County the past 48 years. They lived in the Indianola community in Sanpete County for two years after their marriage. Then they moved to this area and homesteaded in Bon-etin upper Duchesne County. Here they lived until in Nov., 1948, when they moved to Duchesne ' City. Mr. Tidwell was born Mar. 30, 1871, at Mt. Pleasant, a son of William and Mary Elizabeth Tidwell. Mrs. Tidwell was born Mary Jane Meriwether, a daughter of Thomas and Mary Jane Meriwether, on Feb. 11, 1881, in Sherman, Texas. Five of their six sons and daughters are living. They are: Mrs. Chub (Vera) Reay, Alton-a- h; Elmer Tidwell, Bountiful: Mrs. Arthur (Mary) Sage, Salt Lake City; Henry Tidwell, Bon-et- a; Mrs. Edmund (Roseanna Bench, Duchesne. They have 22 grandchildren and seven a, Duchesne Lions Vote Help On Health Center The Duchesne Lions 7c PER COPY - Club last Thursday night voted to continue their help in the erection of the Health Center. It was reported at the meeting which was conducted by Pres. Clifton Mickelsori, at Moores Cafe, that they had spearheaded the concrete work and would arrange several more work days during the next few weeks. Chester Lyman, who with Mayor Otto Johnsen, attended a highway meeting of the Roos- 1 evelt Chamber of Commerce April 13, made a report on what happened at the meeting, which also had a delegation from Price who are working Of for the Nine Mile road as against Indian Canyon. The club The evening of Monday, April 19 has been scheduled expressed appreciation to the as the date for a second attempt to solicit funds for the delegation, and will continue to fight for Highway 33. Cross. Since the first try met with so Guests of the club were Mr. American Red and Mrs. Cliff Memmott, pub- little success, it has been decided that lack of publicity lishers of the Uintah Basin was a good deal to blame for the poor response. Also, Record, who discussed some of the problems connected with that the drive was made at a time of month which found printing a paper. The club ofmany people who might otherfered assistance in stimulating wise have contributed without A the local paper. sufficient funds to do so. When a worker stops at your VERNAL SITE OF house, be sure he or she writes 1954 MUSIC FESTIVAL Students at DHS receiving your name on a contributors The Music Festival for Region Five will be held at Vernal an A grade average during list, along with the amount of contribution. Persons who under the direction the third term quarter are: your April have already made a contribuof Principal Glen Ovard, gener- Charles and Lott NaDene tion should be sure their Red al chairman. Wright, 7th grade; LeAnn Jor- Cross sticker is displayed in a dan and Maxine Lewis. 10th so that the Mrs. Hildur Johnstun visited grade; Keith Lewis, Louise Lid- prominent willplace, workers know they have with the Schonians in Salt Lake dell and Kara Lyn Smith, 11th done their part. over the weekend. grade. It was heartening to note that during the last drive, those who did make a contribution were wonderfully generous, and we wish to express our thanks and appreciation, as we do to those who will want to contribute in solicithis next tation. If there is anyone whose home or place of business has not been visited, or if there is The Duchesne Livestock As- the Ashley National Forest, anyone who would like to make sociation held its annual meet- spoke about the grazing allot- a further contribution, please ing at the county courthouse in ment analysis that the Forest do not hesitate to call me, and Duchesne. This association is Service is doing and pointed out I will see that a worker picks composed of cattle permittees that this work is being done so up your donation. . . Virginia on the Duchesne Ranger Dis- that proper grazing capacities W. Miller, City fund drive trict of the Ashley National of forest ranges can be more chairman. Forest. accurately determined. Mr. TO CLEAN DITCHES W. C. Foy, president, opened Hurst explained that the only the meeting and spoke briefly usable areas on many of our John Munz has been emof his recent trip to New Or- cattle ranges are the canyon bot- ployed to clean the irrigation leans, and of hearing Secretary toms and that these areas are ditches in Duchesne. His conof Agriculture Benson speak. generally in very poor condition. tract with the city calls for use He stated that Mr. Bensons re- He stated that it the job of of his equipment. marks were generally well re- the Forest Service to restore ceived. the vegetation and stabilize the Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Grant Wm. D. Hurst, supervisor of were in Salt Lake on Monday, (Continued On Back Page) Health Center Second Red Cross Drive Set For April 19 Bn Duchesne City First Response Is Discouraging As New Canvass Town Gets Ready Students At DHS Announced Commissioners To Meet May 4th The County Commissioners will not meet until the regular meeting, which is scheduled for May 4, due to the illness of Floyd Lamb, who is in Texas. Mr. Lamb went to Texas to visit relatives, and while there became ill and had to be taken to the hospital. Previously an April 16 meeting had been announced, which has been Has Meeting; Needs More Help The Duchesne Health Center held their regular meeting last Thursday, April 8. There will be persons with membership tickets around at your doors to raise funds to keep the Center going for another year. Then the Center would like you all to read this Want Ad Help at any time with the building of the Center will be very pladly received. There is plenty of work just waiting for someone to put in solne free hours of labor. EXCHANGE PROGRAM Union High School presented an exchange assembly program at the Duchesne High School, Tuesday morning. Mrs. Otto Johnsen made a quick trip to' Roosevelt Monday afternoon. . 23-2- ALMA SONNE, assistant to the Quorum of Twelve, will preside over the Duchesne stake conference on Saturday and Sunday. Gayle Gilbert To Serve Church In California Field S. DILWORTH YOUNG, a member of the first council of seventy, will direct the affairs of the Moon Lake stake conference on Sai. and Sun. Wednesday, April 14, where he will receive the necessary training before leaving for Los Angeles, headquarters for the California mission. He attended the BYU last year. The following program was presented and enjoyed by the group of Invocation, Marion Ross; piano solo, Mrs. Hazel Walters; remarks, Bishop Garn Gilbert and Jack Gilbert, of Moses Lake, Wash.; vocal solo, Naomi Gilbert, accompanied by Mrs. Arlene Gilbert; remarks, Elder Gilbert, and Melvin Petersen; vocal solo, Grace Larsen, accompanied by Donna Larsen. The benediction was by Charles A misARCADIA (Special) testimonial honoring sionary Elder Gayle Gilbert, was held in the Arcadia ward chapel Sunday evening', April 11, prior to his departure for the California mission, where he will labor the next two years as an envoy of the Church of Jesus Saints. Christ of Latter-daA son of Mr, and Mrs. Thomas M. Gilbert, Gayle entered the Mission Home in Salt Lake Jensen. y well-wisher- s: 4 Annual livestock Meet Selects New '54 Officers house-to-hous- e LIONS CLUB DIRECTS WORK ON HEALTH CEN TER These men poured a lot of concrete last week, and if enthusiasm continues, they will pour a lot more, as well as doing a lot of other work so necessarily needed if the new Center is to become a reality. In the picture are (beck row) Troy Bailey, Carl Wilkerson, A. B. Madsen, Reed Timothy, Douglas Grant, Wallace J. Stephenson, Harvey Partridge. (Front row) Eldridge Buckalew, Merlin I. Bishop, Chester Lyman, B. A. Jacoby, Ray Horrocks, Dan Oldson, and Weiton Bates. |