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Show JOIN THE UNIVERSAL NICE JFlL'ilNS CCSP. ,B0X 147 99.1 - 6TH AVENUC UTAH MARCH OF DIMES JANUARY 3 - 31 VOLUME 25 - NUMBER 4 Official Dolls Of Otc Indians To Do Published Officials rolls designating mixed blood members of the Northern Ute Tribe at the Uintah-Oura- y Indian Reservation at Ft. Duchesne, Utah will be published by early February, Senator Arthur V. Watkins announced today. Individuals named on the rolls to be published in the Federal Register will be established as those eligible for their share of tribal property, which includes rich oil lands in Utahs Uintah Basin. Regulations concerning this tribal division and property settlement are to be published late in January, the Utah Senator was informed. These required formal publications nre the first steps in a seven-yea- r program to terminate the wardship status of some 400 mixed-boo- d Utes. Approximately 1200 members will retain their tribal organization and will take a more gradual course to full citizenship status. , full-blood- DUCHESNE, DUCHESNE COUNTY, Rooseueli legion ffl fflen Forcss From Duchesne County Twelve enlistments into the armed forces were credited to the Duchesne County Selective Service Board during the last quarter of 1954, reports Mrs. Vangle D. Morrell, board clerk. Nine of the enlistments were in the Air Force, one in the Army and two in thev Marine corps, she said. Air Force enlistees are: Larry J. Allred, Val J. McClellan, Gam T. McAfee, Roosevelt; Arlen R. Goodrich, Myton; .Hal W. aid, Talmage; Howard W. Wadley and Jay L. Maxwell, Tabiona; Elmer E. Mecham, Upalco; Joseph . A. Lance, Duchesne. Marine corps enlistees are David L. Kelsey, Roosevelt; and Artie J. Stocks, Duchesne. Alva W. Bird, of Roosevelt, is the only Army enlistment given. By month, the enlistments are given as: October Allred, Goodrich, McClellan, McDonald and Wadley; November Bird, Lance, Maxwell and Mecham; December McAffee, Kelsey and Stocks. the Duchesne County officials and some of their families spent from Wednesday to Friday in Salt Lake, to attend the County Officials Convention at the Newhouse Hotel. A banquet was the highlight of Fridays activities and was held that evening. Those from Duchesne County that went were: Mr. and Mrs. Leland Wright, Mr. and Mrs. Lorin Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Young, Porter Merrell, G. B. Workman, Mrs. Maxine Burdick, James Hall, Floyd Lamb and Clinton Mickelson. All over the office Sign placed Old Faceful. drinking fountain: Vocational Area Meeting Held At Union Monday area meeting for mechanics, home economics and industrial arts teachers, plus counselors of schools, superintendents and principals of the Uintah Basin, was held Monday from 4:30 to 7:00 p.m. at Union High School. Purpose of the meeting was for betterment and improvement of instruction in these various areas, with much constructive information and help being given from the state. Mark Nichols, state supervisor of Vocational Education, conducted the meeting, which was attendforty-fiv- e ed by approximately named above the from people fields of vocational education. A Vocational all agriculture, farm 10 Criminal Cccso In District Court Ten criminal cases were filed in the district court at Duchesne in 1954. The year before, 14 criminal cases were filed here, and 10 for 1952. in the criminal cases for 1954 are listed as one bastardy, one drunken driving, one one escape carnal knowledge, from a Utah State prison camp, one fishing out of season, one grand larceny, two burglary dis-in the second degree, one for charge a firearm from a public highway, one for failure to report an accident. Charges More Light For Duchcsno Street Duchesnes street lighting system has been extended to allow a street light near the Duchesne River bridge in the east part of town. Since there was no street light circuit to that area, a time clock was installed to control the light, councilreports Oscar Beebe, city man. Giles and son, Fred, in Duchesne with Mrs. Grace Hale on Sunday. Clifford were visiting An organization termed a Counwas Council Coordinating formed last Thursday night at a meeting held at the Duchesne County courthouse, with representatives from nearly all county organizations, clubs and groups, in attendance. Presiding at the meeting in the absence of Mrs. Jesse Allen Council president, was Supt Rowan C. Stutz, who explained the purpose for calling the meeting and asked for remarks from Reed Hansen of Vernal, district child welfare director. He discussed a plan used in other areas for coordinating county problems. It was decided by the group present to elect a coordinating council for Duchesne County, whereby problems and needs of the county, can be solved on a . coordinating basis. Elected as president was Supt. Stutz and as secretary. Miss Mary Lois Reichert, home demonstration agent Three area representatives were then named and will of the counact as cil. Chosen to represent the area was. B. A. lt Jacoby, Duchesne; area, Rex Curry, Roosevelt; and Altamont area, Glen Mohl-maAltonah.' It was the feeling of the group, in which civic clubs, county commission, schools, churches, county health nurse, county agent, medical profession, law enforcement officers, etc. were represented, that instead of just another organization being formed, the Coordinating Council would tend to make all county groups activity function much more effecactivities tively and coordinate which wil! be supported by all groups. The council was given thirty days in which to formulate definite steps, 'and will report back to the representative group their plans for carrying on activity. Some of the things listed which should be dealt with on a countywide basis and which will be considered by the council and committees include a summer recreational program, rotating libraries, mental health program, juvenile delinquency and law enforcement, a county calendar, strengthening . the home, etc. Included in the recreational program will be the consideration of a swimming pool and social center. The council was organized with much enthusiasm by those present, with hopes that something concrete and good for the betterment of every community in the county would result from the organization. ty A Myton-Roose-ve- $3.00 PER YEAR Annual Oratorical Contest Starts instate! Joust Winners Enter Tourney All-Chur- ch The Roosevelt Stake Mutual Association will Improvement again be hosts to the third annual Region 14, B, basketball tournament which will open next Tuesday, Feb. 1 at Union High School gym and continue through Wednesday and Thursday. Four stakes, an instute of religion and the Western States Mission will each be sending teams into the senior division play-of- f, while only two stakes, Uintah and Roosevelt have carried on a junior league during the past two and one half months, and will be sending two teams each into the tournament. Neola and Roosevelt 4th are playing off a tie tonight to determine the winner and runner-- , up. Both teams will play in the tourney. According to Devan Fenn, athletic director of the Roosevelt stake MIA, Stakes participating will be Denver, Duchesne, RooseHEADS NEW GROUP Elected chairman of a new Duchesne velt, and Uintah, with a team comCommiting from Laramie, Wyoming to County Coordinating tee organized last week was represent the institute of religion in that part of the Region 14. Rowan C. Stutz, superintendent Branch and of schools In the district The Colorado Springs group will plan activities for Albuqurque, New Mexico Branch will be representing the Denver county. Stake and Western States Mission. Roosevelt Second and Vernal 3rd wards will be representing the and Uintah Roosevelt Stakes, while Duchesne stake will send either Duchesne or Tabiona into the fray. Back to defend the title they won last year is the Third ward of Vernal who again is bringing a Nine students with an A av- top flight ball club that will be erage grade are listed on the sec- favored to defend their title. Little ond quarter honor roll at the Du- is known of the strength of any chesne High School, states Prin- of the teams coming from outside T. Williams. Twelve the Basin, but Roosevelt Second cipal Walter students were neither tardy nor and both of the potential Duchesne absent during this same period, stake entries boast well balanced he said. teams, ' Honor ro!T students are-listSCHEDULES ANNOUNCED as Jessup Johnsen, Kara Lyn Uintah stake's No. 1 Junior Smith, Louise Liddell, Judy Halla-da- Division team will meet Roosevelt seniors; Maxine Lewis, Betty stakes No. 2 team in the opening Jo Jacoby, juniors; Orin Barker, Colleen Pulley, sophomores, and game on Tuesday which is scheduled to begin at 6:30 At 7:45 NaDene Wright, 8th grade. Vernal Third will meet Laramie, y The and with Duchesne stake Wyoming students are: Asiel Sweat and meeting Colorado Branch Gail Stutz, sophomores; Lucinda at 9 oclock in theSprings final game of McDonald, freshman; Charles Lott, the first day. Allen Moon, Geraldine Broadhead, Wednesday the No. 2 Junior 8th graders; Alma Poulson, Mar- team from Uintah will start the lene Davies, Maryetta Moon, Car-m-a off by meeting Roosevelts night Karen 7th Robb, Moon, grad- No. 1 team. At 7:45 Roosevelt ers. Second plays Albuquerque, N. M., A new student at the Duchesne with the final game that night High School is Hazel Montoya. being between the winners of the She enrolled in the freshman class Vemal-Larami- e playing the winner from the Cuba Public School in in the Colorado Springs-Duchesn- e Mexico. Her father is here in this stake contest on Tuesday. Only area working with woolgrowers. two games are scheduled for Thursday, the first one bringing the Junior teams of the first two M-M- Sub-divisi- REWARD FOR SLOGAN Anthon B. Christensen, president of the 1955 UBIC committee, presents Mrs. Harry W. Gilmore, Ft. Duchesne, with a beautiful new Elgin wrist watch as g reward for submitting the slogan for the 55 UBIC. Uintah Basin Industrial Convention Points the Way, and Weighs the Point to Better Living, is the slogan. prize-winnin- Chester Lyman Is New Mayor Oil Duchesne City ar For Second Term y, non-abse- (Continued On Back Page) To Union Tabby Plays At Vornal Games on schedule in the ' 01 A1NnrMAYORiverihe oath of office as mayor of Duchesne Jan. 25, ' was Chester Lyman, who was appointed to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Otto E. Johnsen. The Duchesne and Moon Lake stakes, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, have scheduled conferences for Saturday and Sunaccording to an day, Jan. announcement made by A. Hale Holgate and William N. Brother- 29-3- 0, up-sta- te WM. N. BROTHERSON, president of the Moon Lake stake, and state legislator, will return home to preside over the conference this weekend. .... CIfjafi D)o ?fifo RfJean, Cmrriciiiiiiniffl? Know Your Schools Arietta Williams other. He reacts as a "whole to The term curriculum used to every situation. The fact that we mean reading, writing and arith- cannot educate just mind and dismetic with a smattering of his- regard all other areas of a childs make-u- p necessitated a changing tory and geography mixed in. This was because it was thought that point of view as to the purposes all the school was concerned with of education or content of the curriculum. was training the childs mind. Also, parents began to see the All this has changed. The child school as more than a training brings more than his mind to school. He brings all his past ex- laboratory for childrens minds. periences, his attitudes, emotions, They began to ask that schools values, habits, sickness or health teach their children to work and self into play well with his playmates; whole in fact his the classroom and one part of they wanted him to learn to achim cannot be separated from an cept responsibility, to do his share By work and play. They wanted garded as all the experiences of him to have wide interests in art, the child for which the school in music, science and the world around him and above all to understand and appreciate his heritage. They wanted him to be able to read well, to speak clearly and correctly, to write legibly, to understand his world of numbers, to know how to locate what he wants to know and to understand how his body functions and how to keep it strong and well. They wanted him to be happy in his school environment. At the present time the curriculum is re Utah-Colorad- o g9 SteliG ConferGneGS Uin- 30. 0::nty Fcir county agent Exhibit included dairy, beef, sheep, swine, poultry, and rabbits, fruits, vegetables, field crops. A new addition to the fair this division was that year in the of a junior auction in which 19 head of animals were sold with an average of 50 a pound above market prices. Two new educational displays were initiated for the 1954 county fair. One was a booth showing the noxious weeds prevalent the county. The throughout mounts were rigged up to an electrical board and a notation informed the fair visitors Guess the Weed and Ring the Bell. The county weed supervisor was in charge of this display board. The other board was a Soils Board showing the different types of were soil. Soil demonstrations conducted, and other information was given pertaining to the use and maintenance of soils. The two boards were recommended by the county agent and accepted by the fair board for the 1954 activity. 4-- H y A HALE HOLGATE, who over the Duchesne presides stake, has announced various sessions of their first 1955 stake conference, Jan. 29 and Fto dispresident for trict and a national director); chairman of the Duchesne CounThe agricultural division at the ty Selective Service board; a dele- Duchesne County pair In 1954 gate from this county to Hie Echo had the largest participation of Park Dam hearing in Washington, any for this county. This is pointD. C., last summer; American Leg- ed out in the annual narrative ion and Lions Club member. report of Robert S. Murdock, DuclissneAri Mesa LgIig tah Basin league of Region Five this week include Altamont making the trip to Roosevelt and Tabiona makes the long jaunt to Vernal to take on the Utes from Uintah High School, who will be playing their first home game of the season. Dopsters have it figured out that the Cougars and Utes should win these two games, with Uintah still figured by the sportswriters to beat Union for the title. This problem will be partially, and maybe completely, solved for Jhis year when the Cougars travel to Vernal on Wednesday, Feb. 9, for the second meeting of the season. Union won the last session 52-4- 0 on the Cougar floor. Tabiona hosts Duchesne on the same Wednesday Union BUYS APARTMENT HOUSE Robert Gunter and wife have goes to Uintah. the Otto Johensen Next week, Feb. 4, the Cougars purchased apartment house and are now re- draw a bye and have a game scheduled at Craig, Colorado. siding there. ar Ajifoltrcl non-tard- Altamont Comos The American Legion is once again honored to sponsor its annual National High School Oratorical Contest. The American Legion of District No. 9, Department of Utah, comprising all of the American Legion posts in Duchesne and Uintah counties, sincerely extends an invitation to the students of our high schools in the Basin to participate in this contest. The contest is of national scale and pertains to some phase of Americanism. It offers students a very worthwhile opportunity to participate in public speaking and to study Americanism. This year the topic of the contest is Checks and Balances Our Basic Governmental Principle. The respective high school winners are to be determined by February 14th. The school finalists will compete in the District contest (Duchesne and Uintah counties) by Feb. 28th. The winner will then proceed to the Regional competition at Westminster College in Salt Lake City by March 7th. Then the Department of Utah finals will be held prior to March 15th, and the State of Utah finalist goes on to compete in the National Contest The winner of the Utah Contest scholwill be awarded a one-yearship to attend the University of Utah. The National finalists will be awarded a first place $4,000 scholarship, second place, a $2500 and third place a $1000 scholarship. Other awards will also be made to winners of the District and Regional contests. The nigh school contests will be under the direction of the high school faculties, and the District No. 9 contest under the direction of Calvin J. Monks, commander of District No. 9, and Francis McKinley, Americanism chairman of District No. 9 of the American Duchesne City has a new mayor. Chester Lyman took oath of office Tuesday, Jan. 25, as head of the municipal government here. He replaced Otto E. Johnsen, who resigned the first of the year after serving one year of his second term as maysuccessive four-yea- r or. d The mayor has a long line of experience as a city councilman. In all, he served on the council one year by appointterm ment, a four and a two-yeas an elected officer. Since 1940, he has been chief of the Duchesne City Volunteer Fire Department. businessman in Du- Legion. A long-tim- e chesne, he and Mrs. Lyman own and operate the Mission Motel. Other major community. . and national activities in which Mr. Lyman has been active include the Highway 40 Association (a member since J936, and nQ5K yi.ee newly-appointe- Dine Students On DI1S Honor Doll ed 70 PER COPY American Legion s; Officials Confab ... THURSDAY, January 27, 1955 Ten Teams Represent Five Stakes, LDS Mission In Play-off- Attend County Coordinating Council l?or IDuchesne County Formed Twelve In Armed Inlosf To Third UTAH, son, presidents of the respective stakes. No visiting authority has been assigned to either stake by the first presidency of the church. Session of the Duchesne conference, according to Pres. Holgate, will be carried out as per the usual schedule, with one exception a joint welfare and priesthood leadership meeting will be held on Saturday night, beginning at 7:30 p.m., to which all stake priesthood members and ward and stake welfare committees are requested to attend, with the general membership of the stake welcome. Sunday sessions of conference will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with special music being arranged by priesthood groups, and the Bridgeland Ward Girls chorus. All sessions are to be held at the Duchesne stake chapel. The stake Primary board will serve lunch at noon Sunday. Moon Lake Sets Meetings A welfare meeting will be held by the Moon Lake stake beginning at 7 p.m., with the priest hood meeting scheduled for 8:30. Reports will be heard from both Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthood committees, and from the welfare committees of the stake at the two meetings Saturday. Ward teaching leaders will also come in for a report According to Leon Burton, first counselor to Pres. William Broth-erso- n in the Moon Lake stke, the Sunday sesisons will be held at 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with several released Indian missionaries and one who has returned from filling a foreign mission to make reports. Also expected will be reports from various others in the stake. The music committee of the stake will be in charge of the singing for the conference sessions. All conference meetings will be held in the Mt. Emmons ward chapel. Pres. Brotherson, who is serving in the state legislature, will return to preside over the conference sessions. Jacoby Now O.A. President Of Commercial Club B. A. Jacoby, Duchesne druggist, has been elected president of the Duchesne Commercial Club term. He succeeds for a two-yeOscar Beebe as president of the club. Directors elected at the annual meeting are: George Conn, Olen r terms; Rasmussen, for and Vernal Bromley, for a one-yeterm. Hold-ove- r officers are: John Edwin CarMunz, man and Harry Seaton, directors. Both Mr. Conn and Mrs. Bromas directors. ley were First official meeting for the new officers is slated for Feb. 9, states Mrs. Hildur W. Johnstun, ar two-yea- ar secretary-treasure- r. Tho Weather In Duchcsno City assumes responsibility. Again we cannot separate the childs school experiences from those out of school and these home - community experiences play a very important part in his learning. The home, school, and community become partners in the total education of the ch'id. This makes it imperative that all Mr. and Mrs. Con 'ODriscoll, these agencies work together in who are visiting in Duchesne from planning for the good of their Coalmont, Colo., visited in Salt children. Conflict between these Lake with friends for a week, then returned to Duchesne. Friday on business. (Continued On Back Page) |