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Show Uintah' Basie Congratulations Boy Scouts On 45th Birthday number s Volume 2s DUCHESNE, DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH, Join E Save THURSDAY, FEBRUARY To Dc Thirty-Fiv- e Galled For Jury Duty On First Term The first term venire for the district court at Duchesne lists 35 men and women who may be called for jury service during this term which ends prior to June 20. Names listed on the venire are' James Bird, Bluebell; Mirl F. Jennings, Della Liddell, Bridgeland, Oscar Beebe, Helen Mott, Janet B. Cowan, Irvin Cole, Duchesne, Francis J. Brooks, Fruitland, Humbert Pressett, Harper; A. Garrett Stone, Wesley Anderson, James Lloyd, Ioka; Curtis Walker, Mt. Home; Newt Miller, Montwel, Ben C. Gomm, Mt. Emmons. Marie Cook, Louie Galloway, Albert Marchant, Clair Larsen, Nixon, Leo Hanson, Douglas A. McKinlay, Elmer Eldredge, Merlin Sullivan, Wm. R. Preece, Mildred Dillman, Elaine Hullinger, Merrell F. Wilkins, Elva Stewart, Priscilla T. Malin, Roosevelt; Jessup Thomas, Nathan Jones, Leo Tumbow, Frank Defa, Tabiona: and Burdette Mayhw, Utahn. " 10, 1955 $3.00 PER YEAR THEY WILL AGAIN REPRESENT DIVISION The Vernal for the second consecutive year won top honors in the Division 14-tournament held last week at Union High School and will enter the classic to be held in the BYU field house next week. Presenting the first place trophy was Hollis G. Hullinger, Roosevelt stake president, (back to camera). Left to right are: Frank Wright, coach; Raymond Hatch, Bishop Samuel Wooley, Larry Burke, Merlin Richens, Keith Squires, Thair Allen, A1 Cornum, Grant Moser, and Grant Rich. . Third-Wa- rd B B iA 'V V f 1 ; "i i i -f H , r,j r FORMER COUNTY CLERK VISITS IN DUCHESNE Arthur Goodrich, former Duchesne County Clerk, and a longtime resident of (his county, called on friends at Duchesne this week. Mr. Goodrich states he Is operating a turkey farm at Taylorsville, Utah Co-o- President As Ray Brown New Directors Seated At Meeting Re-elect- ed 4 Members Supper Is Success The Duchesne 4 R73 SPORTSMANSHIP WINNER was the RooMvolt Second ward, who was accorded nu ner-s- p honors to the Vernal Third ward team. . . Members of the team (left to right) are: Vernon Miller, TUVere Ostler, Earl McKenna, Arvin Ballon, Milton Mecham, Ted Jensen, coach; Danny Whhwfek,;iieith Campbell, Ronald Dye and Bishop Ralph Shields, who is holding the Sportsman(Photos by Edwards Photo Service) ship Trophy. bClCbaTczEou - !s XT R Two 'bhampians were crowned f TEAM and two 'teams presented with M MEN TOURNAMENT sportsmanship trophies at the conDIVISION lfS clusion 5f Hie third annual Division 14-- B M Men 'basketball tourSenior Division nament that came to a very suc- Lloyd Grant Duchesne cessful contusion last Thursday Keith Squires Vernal 3rd -night Uintah stake monopolized Thair Allen Vernal 3rd honors and It Wl!l again be Ver- Don Holdaway . . . Laramie, Wyo. nal Third ward to represent Earl McKenna . . . Roaeetelt 2nd 3 Of "Division 14 in the Second Team A1W Church tournament annual Cola. 'Springs that will begin next week at the Gary Johnson Duchesne BYU field 'house in "Provo. Naples Udell Birch ward in the Uintah stake, won Ronnie Robbins . . . . J DnChesne Vernal "3rd the title in the Junior division Grant Richens play-of- f and will enter another Keith Campbell . . , Roosevdt 2nd play-of- f with teams in Division Junior Division 14 for a plate in the first A1I-- i Norman Merrill M 'Men. Church for Junior Naples Maeser list Thair Allen, "Uintah High foot- Wayne Pope Maeser 5st ball coach, and 'big Keith Squire Kenny Ashby Walker ' led the Vernal Billy Naples convinto a wntry Netila cing victory ever a game, but Larry Dye Roosevelt rSecond Second Team ward and won going away (B9-4Maeser 1st Danny McKee Until Earl McKeana .and Atvin Carl Liddel Roosevelt 4th : . Neola Bellon, Second wards two tall Ferril Crozlcr h Phil Manwaring boys, were ejected for Naples Laird Johnson Maeser 1st (Continued On Back iPage) ALL-STA- -- -- Sub-Divisi- -- .... April First For Annual Prcm Date set for the junior Prom at the Duchesne High School is April 1. The post prom will be held the following night, April 2. The Junior class will endeavor to keep the Prom theme secret again this year until the night of the big event Prom committee members are Maxine Lewis, chairman; Weldon Brown, Chyrl Merrell, Win-to- n White, members. Allen T. Bond is faculty adviser. Gadi-at- To Uii Fa TUESDAY was Ray Brown, Montwel rancher, as president of the board of directors of the Moon Lake Electric Assn., which held its annual meeting on Monday. He served during the past year in .the. same capacity. 5 Tills The five high schools in the Uintah Basin will each enter a Sweetheart candidate in the annual Uin- Council Saturday, Feb. 12. - Representing Union KJgh School will be Miss Joan Kaes. senior student, and brunette daughter ef L Mr. end Mm. Loren Roes of She was sponsored by the senior class. Miss Gail Stutx, DHS SweetTri-del- heart for 1955, Eh-m- i is the candidate from Duchesne High SehooL. She also a brunette, tad the daughter of Supt. and Mrs. &wan C. is ' - - - ! Stutz. Sponsored by Tabiona High School is Miss Marvel Giles, pretty blonde daughter oft. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Giles. She Is enrolled as a junior student, aad representLlyn Barker, who is attending ed her school as their 'Sweetheart the U of U, spent the weekend two years ago when Ohe was a at home with his parents, Mr. and freshman. Miss Virginia Swasey, junior Mrs. Elwin Barker. Llyn baptized his brother, Richard, Saturday at student at Altamont High the Duchesne stake house.. (Continued on Back Page) Funeral services for LeRoy H. Hayes, 20, who died from exposure Friday, Feb. 4, were conducted in the Duchesne LDS ward chapel by Bishop Porter L. Merrell. The body of Mr. - Hayes was found Friday afternoon by searchers only half mile Highway 40 after he had attempted to walk to his home from a wood-cuttin- g trip where he had gone with two other Duchesne men. said Sheriff Lorin Stevenson Hayes, Blaine Mecham and Lavor Thompson had gone into desolate Meeks Valley near Blacktail Mtn., some 14 miles from Duchesne to cut pinon pine logs for firewood Wednesday, Feb. 2. A statewide storm blocked roads and isolated the party which had gone in by tractor. Thur. morning they attempted to start the tractor without success. About 9 a.m. Thursday Hayes told his companions that he was going to walk into Duchesne. There was about two feet of snowon the ground. Temperatures were near zero. Mercury 17 Below After working most of the day Mecham On the . tractor, and (Continued On Back Page) .... over-matched f V-- r assessments- - Each personal pro- perty owner is required to fill out the form nailed to him, or otherstatements personal 'property for 1955 are being returned wise declare such personal proto the assessor. promptly to the county assessor's perty ownership B. G. Assessor office, reports Workman. He voiced his appre- 3 Miss REPRESENTS UNION Joan Rota Is Unions candidate for Miss Uintah Basin Sweetheart Will compete at annual ball - -- Sc!o Of Pinto b C!:vj 0:ut7, b ssg.s lut Jy htMn ml itf toil kTotunJ the present Altamont site, to the License plate sales are slow in present system which extends Duchesne County, reports Asses- from Currant Creek Lodge, west sor G. B. Workman. He said un- of Duchesne, to a point east of less sales begin to pick np this Rangely, Colo, a distance of some week, many local people would 120 miles. Mr. Harrison reminded be standing in line waiting to those present that the organizapurchase their 1955 license plates. tion had grown beyond the origAssessor Workman sells license inal intent to service only a few plates each Monday at Roosevelt small communities, to an organ-- ization of approximately $4,000-,00- 0, serving the Uintah Basin end the Rangely, Colo. area. He reminded those present that the economy of the entire are was 'ied in very closely with the economy of the service of the association. The election of directors of the association was the highlight of the meeting. Present directors, who were included: Mr. Brown, Roosevelt; Clyde Lambert, Altonah; Fred Neumeyer, White-rock- s; William Fieldsted, Boneta; and Mr. Miles, Mt. Home. New directors elected were: Claude Wag-staf- f, RELIEF SOCIETY WORK Tabiona, and I. W. Cramer, DAY POSTPONED WEEK of Rangely, Colo. The regular woric day will be At the organizational board postponed from Feb. 8 to Tues- meeting held Tuesday, Feb. 8, day, Feb. 15th, and the day will 1955, Ray Brown was electbe spent on preparing articles for ed president; Williamagain Fieldsted, the forthcoming bazaar. Everyone and Rue Miles, as is invited to attend on this day. secretary-treasure- at his office at the courthouse Duchesne all other days of the week, during office hours. The assessor will continue to sell license plates until his supply is issued, which may be before the Feb. 28 deadline, he pointed out Certificates of Assessments for motor vehicles or tax releases may be obtained at the assessors office any day, from the 'assessor when he sells license plates in Roosevelt on Mondays, or from Mrs. Rose Marie Cook or Everett Harrison in Rooseveit and in - we enjoy every day of mind on some of the most crucial issues facing the schools today. our lives. Yet, how are we to conHer honest, informed, analysis of vince Mr. American that what he these issues is a challenge to all enjoys, the progress and success 7. Commorcicl Club Donatos 175.02 Donations by the Duchesne Commercial Club during 1954 SWEETHEART CANDIDATE TAEIONAS SWEETHEART-MI- SS come to $175.82, states Mrs. Hil-du- r Mias Gall Stutz, who wSl repreMarvel Giles, Junior StuW. Johnstun, club secretary-treasuresent Duchesne High School at dent, Is the candidate from Itemization of the doannual Distal Basin Sweetheart Tabiona High School for Sweetnations are given as: $10 for magBaH heart Ball. pie control; $20 to Boy Scouts; $10 to Duchesne County Fair; 13 for Christmas movie, and $127.82 to the Duchesne Health Center. The Duchesne Commercial Club it is a organization, consisting of members who voluntarily pay membership dues and anhe makes grow and step from the United States nually elect officers and directors ; comes of Commerce, an organ- - to conduct affairs of the club. good schools. 1, for one, feel that B. A. Jacoby is the president for 'Ration whose members pay heav ers, adequate school buildLfand ily in taxes to support education. 1955, succeeding Oscar Beebe. proper equipment are vitgl neces,1st question: "Does increased sities for our children, Wm will expenditure for schools make for FIRESIDE IS HELD AT be the Mr. Americans' of tomor- greater prosperity? ROWAN STUTZ HOME Using census; row deciding our politic, issues, firures, the brochure demonstrates Fireside this week was held at tLjt cities Having the highest the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rowan directing our educational-system- , making our laws ana building adult education levels. . . were Stutz, following Sunday evening our nation. If there Is .any pro- found to average over 20 per service at the Duchesne stake fession that should receive ade- cent per person higher retail house. t Guest speaker was Rulon Skinquate pay, or even be overpaid, sales." The more education, the it is the teaching profession. higher the standard of living. ner, Boy Scout Field Executive I should like to quote some Next question: "Does the man who talked on the experiences questions and answers from a or woman with more education he had in the mission field in Afbrochure, entitled "Education help make democracy work by rica. There were 26 in attendance. An Investment in Peopfc. This Refreshments were served. (Continued on page 2) .... Education - - Mio. Cornerstone Of Enow Your Schoob A ' ulation. Again this year, such assessing is being handled by mail by the assessors office. No field deputy Brotyn , advised those The ' annual meeting that the Moon Lake Electrical Association was now installing radio equipment to enable file organization to give its consumers .more dependable and- - economical service. He reported Moon Lake Electric had generated approximately 20,000,000 kilowat hours in 1954. Secretarys Report . Rue Miles, secretary-treasure- r, had statements of assets and liabilities passed out to all of the members attending the meeting. He also read a cash operating statement and explained that while the organization had been able to reduce its power costs, by building and placing a new diesel plant in service, in Rangely, Colo., 'the over-al- l expense in 1954 had increased somewhat over 1953. Manager Ron E. Harrison, a native Iowan, who meat of Uoon twctac la d, k ciation for the promptness of most of the personal property owners in the county who were mailed rack a blank statement on which to declare their personal property of us to work earnestly for betas of noon on Jaa. 1, requesting Supt Rowan C. Stutz This week our column carries a ter schools. that such statements be returned to the assessor's office within 21 second article in the series ' A By Mrs. C. N. Memmott days. These statement forme were Parent Speaks Her Mind. Mrs. C. N. Memmott has, for a How can we convince others mailed frdm the assessors office number of years, been active in that education is the very cornerright after Jan. 1. work. She is presently Reg- stone of our democracy? Assessor Workman wishes to for DuIt seems to me that the phrase, remind all taxpayers that these ion Director of statements are now due in his of- chesne and Uintah counties. Mrs. "cornerstone of our democracy," fice; and asks that all who have Memmott has two children: Carol, includes many phases of our evfreedoms, not': filed their personal property a senior at Union High, and Kent, eryday life personal statement with him for 19115, to do is in the fifth grade at the Roose- security, high level of income, opof and advantages so now to avoid being in violation velt Elementary. portunities In her article she speaks her American citizenship. These of the personal property tax regA Mr. Duchesne Forest Ranger Reports 105C Activitiea j I Piling Report further stated that the organization anticipated investing an additional $2,250,000 in the next two or three years. r. Inromfitecas Coated By itesscj .D. Kfesftcan1 assessors are employed to visit farms aad homes to make these of increasing their business in Duchesne, which is in serious condition. Mayor Chester Lyman discussed the problem of Highway 40, and the members agreed to. send letters to Utah congressmen encouraging them to assist in making highHighway 40 an inter-stat- e way. Project A Success The Chuck Wagon Supper held at the Duchesne High School on Saturday was a huge success, and evetybne that attended reported having a wonderful time. The Lions proved to be wonderful cooks, and the supper was prepared in a manner to make anyone proud. Everyone there wop prizes of some sort in the many games of skill. Approximately $200 above expenses was realized by the event vice-preside- too-muc- Avoid Delay In Guest of the evening was Merlin Sullivan, representative of the Uintah Freight Lines. Discussion of the group was on the means M frw at Union High 'School, Club held phreys. Attempt To IVcISi Frcm Weed Csntp lies' Treble End o Lions their annual meeting at Bill and Evas Cafe on Wednesday, Feb. 2, with Pres. John Smith presiding. Two new members were welcomed in and they were Jerry Christensen and Farrell Hum- Llznll to Fpoho To V of the Moon Lake Electric Association heard various reports from officials, eiected new directors and were treated to a free picture show and served lunch at the Altamont High School cafeteria at noon. This was all a part of the annual meeting held at Altamont High School on Monday, Feb. 7. Ray Brown, president of the association, conducted the meeting and, in the course of the meeting stated that the cooperative had shown steady growth, both in number of firms and commercial accounts served and in the kilo-w- at hours generated and sold. Mr. Brown pointed out that Moon Lake Electric had invested approximately $3,827,000 in facilities of all kinds, including generation. He Lions Induct Two Hew Members; Bte Held Per federal PER COPY Mie Ilestris p Hears Reports,. Sslsds Wen Officers uiooii La-R- 14-- 7 , r. Cj? Democracy non-prof- Over 3 Million Board Feet Of Lumber Taken . In a summarization of activities and accomplishments on the Duchesne Ranger District of the Ashley National Forest in 1954, Ranger Merlin I. Bishop reports that over 3 4 (three and million board feet of sawtimber was harvested. Most of this timber was taken from Rhodes Canyon, Trail Hollow, and Log Hollow, which are all in the general vicinity of Tabiona and Hanna. One hundred two livestock permittees grazed 30,000 head of sheep and 3,200 head of cattle on the Duchesne Diatrict grazing allotments. Two tence construction jobs were completed in the spring and tummer months. One and miles of forest boundary fence was built on the Cotton-voo- d cattle allotment, and another 14 mile was built on the North Fork of the Duckesne allotment Livestock permittees of Tabiona and Hanna contributed all of the labor for the latter fence. These fences will aid considerably in getting better range management on these units. one-fourt- one-four- th (Continued On Back Page) |