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Show u.jivj:ual aj. hi pisao:.! SALT LAKH VOLUME Clii, 25 - NUMBER 19 uG .1 Uintah Basin Record. DUCHESNE, DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1955 $3.00 PER YEAR Witness in Murder Snow Surveys Offer Trial Tells Farmers Encouragement Of Wife Dealing Normal Water Yield Found In Snow Snow surveys conducted last week by personnel of the Soil Conservation Service indicate the snowpack in the Lakefork Mountain and Mosby Mountain areas to be about normal. While there was very little precipitation during April, the unusually low temperatures retarded snow melt sufficiently to keep the water content of the snowpack at higher elevations near normal. The water supply outlook is not quite as good as it was a month ago, however. Water content of the snow on the Lakefork Mountain, upper course, elevation 10,500 feet, was 11.8 inches compared to 8.8 inches a year ago and a three-yea- r average of 11.2 inches. At the 8,900 foot elevation, the water content of the snow was 3.8 inches. There was no snow at this elevation on May 1st last year. At Paradise Park course on Mosby Mountain, elevation 10,500 feet, there was a water content of 10.0 inches compared with 12.5 inches last year. At the 9,500 foot on Mosby Mountain elevation there was a water content of 9.0 inches compared with 8.9 inches last year. The May 1st records for thes two' courses were started in 1954. The hydraulic engineer for the Service has Soil Conservation forecast a fair water supply for the Lakefork and Uinta Rivers. The forecast runoff for Lakefork River is 67,000 acre feet compared with 48,000 arce feet last year and a ten-yeaverage of 83,000 acre feet. The runoff forecast for Uinta River is 83,000 acre feet compared to 72,000 acre feet last year and a ten-yeaverage of 111,000 acre feet. The ten year averages were distorted somewhat by the extremely high runoff in 1952. -- ' Best Front Page Rating Conies To U. B. Record letter received Tuesday of this week from the Journalism department of the Brigham Young University, advised that the February 17th issue of the the Uintah Basin Record had been selected as the Front for Feb. Page of the Month By virtue of this rating, the Record will be considered for top ratings during the year 1955. A reproduction of this page will be printed in a subsequent issue of the Utah Publisher & Printer, and Utah State Press Associations monthly publication. The Record scored top place in Front Page among Class B papers in 1954, and was also honored when it gained the general excellence claque for 54. A MOTHERS CLUB INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS FOR YEAR The Duchesne Mothers Club met at Moores Cafe on Thursday for a lovely dinner and for the final meeting of the club until next fall. New officers installed were: Mrs. Dona Wilkerson, president; Mrs. Jerry Powell, and Mrs. Leah Davies, secretar-treasureOfficers who were released with thanks were: Mrs. Connie Robbins, president; Mrs. Dona Wilkerson, and Mrs. Jerry Powell, secretary-treasurer. A good time was enjoyed by all. vice-preside- r. ar Happiness is to be found in a state of mind, if you have a mind. ar DUS Sends Three To State 440-yar- 100-yar- Dill Ding Honored At Her Award Goes To Church On Mothers Day Duchesne Athlete s, To Feature All Graduates All eighteen seniors at the Duchesne High School will take part in the graduation exercises to be held on May 23, reports Principal Walter T. Wililams. The program wilL begin at 8 p.m. at the high school. Highlights of the program will be the tribute to parents by Keith Lewis, tribute to teachers, by Lou Ann Cole; reading of the class prophecy, Blake Esauk and the class hisrtory, by Dean Young and addJudy Halladay; ress by Louise Liddell and Kara Lynn Smith. Graduates who will participate in the musical part of the program include Resa Simpson Moore, Dian McDonald Odekirk, Jimmy Grant, Jessup Johnsen, David Bates, Blake Esauk, Linda Louise Blaine, Laura Mae Oldson and Dorothy Hayes. The invocation will be said by Marie Fausett; the welcoming address, by Jessup Johnsen, senior class president; James Lott will give a reading, and the benediction will be said by Amanda Swas-eY- - Class members will be presentWilliams and the diplomas will be awarded by W. R. Harris, district school board member. Supt. Rowan C. Stutz, of the Duchesne County School District, will be a guest speaker. Theme of the graduation exercises is One Goal Reached, But Many Beyond. ed by Principal Liquor For Indians Has Hot Caused Much Trouble Those who had expected a great increase of disturbance and drunk-enes- s among the Indian people of the Uintah Basin and throughout Utah, perhaps were a bit disap- no when appreciable pointed change was noted in the life of the various incorporated towns in the area. A check on beer sales at the Roosevelt Commercial Club on Tuesday revealed that business was about normal, with very few Indians taking advantage of the first day they could legally buy a glass of beer in a tavern. Enforcement officers reported a few members of the Indian race got a bit too much, and had to be taken to the cooler to sober up. However, this infringment of the law was not too much out of line. Roe McDonald, chief of the Roosevelt police force, reported they had to take care of a few Martha Lincoln Has First Picture Taken At 112 Yrs. D.H.S. Commencement Exercises Set Track Meet May 14 For May 23; Three athletes from the Duchesne Two Are Honored High School will participate in the State Track Meet, to be held May 14 at the University of Utah, according to Coach Jery Christensen. These young men are Dean Young, Jimmy Grant and Blake Esauk. They merited first place in various athletic events at the Uintah Basin track meet held at Union High School last week. d Youngs time for the dash was 54.1. Grants winning high jump measured 5 ft. 8 Vi in. Esauk tied for first in the low hurdles with 21.7. Other places won by these three at the Union meet were: Young, d dash and second in the fourth in the broad jump; Grant, second in the javelin throw and third in the broad jump; Esauk, fiftji in the high hurdles. Both Grant and Esauk were members of the relay team for the 880 which won second place. Other relay men on this 800 were Jackie Foy Dean and Shared Broadhead. Young was to have run in this 880 but was benched when he spiked himself, causing a wound which required four stitches to close. Other point winners at the Union track meet from DHS were: Shared Broadhead, fourth, 180 low hurdles; Gary Robb, fifth, 880, Weldon Brown, fourth, mile; Jackie Foy, fifth, 220; Doyle Allen, fifth, mile; Leon King, fourth high hurdles; Jerry Merkley, Douglas Mickelson, Weldon Brown, Gary Robb, third, mile relay. At the preliminary hearing for the member of the Ute Indian tribe, a witness testi-- 1 ! fied that she had seen Wilbur' Washington severely beat his wife! a few hours before her death. The hearing opened Tuesday before U. S. Commissioner E. M. Garrett in Salt Lake City. Washington is charged with first degree murder. The death of Mrs. Leonis Washington, 37, was reported April 23 by her husband. He told authorities she jumped from a moving car and died later. The couple resided on the Uintah-Onra- y Indian Reservation. Mrs. Phyllis Mae Cornpeach Martha Lincoln, the little old SHES SEEN 112 SNOWS testified that she saw Washington left wearing the black scarf around her head, had her at lady strike his wife with his fist, hit picture taken for the first time in the 112 years she has lived. her with a rock, kick her on the With her in the picture are Patricia and her mother Harriett head and body, drag her across Tavapont, neighbors, who all live at Whiterocks. the ground by the hair and strike her head against the bumper of a car. Dr. Ray E. Spendlove, Vernal, said examination of the womans body indicated she died when her lungs collapsed. He said the victim suffered five 14 rib severe head lacerations, fractures, a skull fracture, multiple jaw fractures, internal injuries and numerous Vruises and abrasions. Collapse of the lungs, he testified, was caused by punctures from bone splinters of fractured ribs. There was no evidence that Mrs. Maybe she isnt the oldest wofrom the Washington jumped man living in the Uintah Basin, M. Sheriff Herbert car, couples but until someone claims the title, Snyder of Uintah County, testified Dean Young, of the Duchesne well nominate Mrs. Martha LinHe said he examined the spot where Washington said his wife High School, has been awarded coln who claims to have seen 112 the coveted Bill King sportsman- snows. A member of the Ute Inleaped from the vehicle. ship trophy for 1955. This award dian Tribe and a resident of White-rockshe rather hesitatingly subfor the best sportsman in the UinMrs. John P. Madsen has just mitted to posing for a picture SatBasin tah schools was prehigh returned from a weeks visit in sented to the Duchesne athlete urday afternoon, stating it was the Salt Lake City with her daughter, first time a white man had ever Miss Emily Madsen. Emily brought and student leader at a special taken her picture. She would not school assembly King, by Stanley her home and spent Mothers Day remove a black scarf from her Bill Kings brother, who is sponhere. head for the photo. sor of the trophy, The little old lady lives in her Dean was rated the highest in sportsmanship during the basket- own house and provides for her ball season, according to points wants. She does her own cooking, compiled by principals, players, housework, and still sews her own she doesnt coaches, and referees during the clothes. Although entire 1955 season. speak English, she is able to make Mr. King told the assembled white people understand her. Martha Lincoln, who was honstudents the trophy is presented each years as a memorial to his ored at the Episcopal church in brother, Bill King, who was a Randlett on Mothers Day as bebomber shot down ing the oldest lady present, tells pilot of a 7 over Germany in 1943, during many interesting stories about her World War II. Bill King was a life. A green blanket was her member of the 1939 state cham- prize. She has been married twice, pion basketball team at Uintah High School and held the ideals but has no children of her own of sportsmanship in high esteem. name of her first husband is unHe was also student body presi- - known, but her second husband dent of Uintah High School in was Edgar Pariette, whose son, 1)1940 and was the only 'student Fred Pariette by a former wife, is living at Whiterocks. i ever to be chosen by acclamation Martha Lincoln was born at for that office at Uintah High. Mr. King stated that his brot-er- s White River, Utah, and has spent athletic coach, Frank Wright, most of her life in the Uintah of Vernal, suggested that Bill Basin. Her first memories of DenKings memory be perpetuated in ver are that only one or two tradan individual sportsmanship trophy ing posts were there no other to be awarded annually to a play- buildings nor many inhabitants. er in one of the Uintah Basin She boasts of being the first Inhigh schools Duchesne, Tabiona, dian woman to do the square dance in Denver. Altamont, Union and Uintah. Dean has been a member of During her life Mrs. Lincoln the Duchesne Eagles squad for the has traveled considerably, visiting four years of high school, and for in Mississippi and also in Chicago the past two years, has been team which she says was a town about the size of Roosevelt at the time captain. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. she was there. DEAN YOUNG, winner of the Bert In the early days of the Basin Young of Duchesne and Bill King 1955 sportsmanship she had a big herd of pinto horses Fruitland. ' This year he is president of the and has made her livmg dong trophy. Associated Student Council of the hide tanning and bead work. One of her sisters granddaughUintah Basin Schools. ters, Mrs. Harriett Tavapont, is a nearby neighbor in Whiterocks, and keeps watch over the little old lady, who is still able to do her own housework and cooking. She is a member of the Episcopal church. is the 15, Sunday, May deadline for the annual state A Relief Society Visiting Teachsafety inspections of all auers Convention will be held at tomobiles. the Duchesne stake chapel Sunday, No extension of the May 15 beginning at 2 p.m., according to deadline will be granted, and Mrs. Faye Merkley, of Duchesne, cars which do not bear inMoon Lake District 1955 Camstake Relief Society president. spection stickers on that date Relief Society members from poree slated for this Friday and will be bared from the road, the Hanna, Tabiona, Arcadia, Saturday, May' 14 and 13, has have Bridgeland and Duchesne wards been changed to June 3 and 4, ac state highway officials announced. are expected to attend, as well as cording to Fay Miles, District those from the Strawberry, Fruit-lan- d chairman. Burnt Mill is to be the site of and Utahn branches. Mrs. Merkley states that spe- the Camporee open to Boy Scouts Mr. and Mrs. Elwin Barker and family left this weekend for a cial recognition will be given to and Explorers, and programs and two weeks vacation trip to visit the ward or branch which has contests earlier announced will be carried out on June 3 and 4. done the most visiting teaching. their family. drunks, but no particular problems resulted in freedom of liquor for the Indians in this area. Unconfirmed reports coming from some of the small commun (ties where beer is sold in taverns, indicated some excessive drinking was going on Tuesday, but no great amount of disturbance or was observed. drunkeness Too Early To Predict The head of the law enforcement division of the Ute Tribe, Charles J. Carter, when contacted for his observations, stated that it was too early to predict how the new liberty would affect the Indian people. He said things on Tuesday and Wednesday were about normal, with a few being cited into court for excessive drinking. In his opinion, the big test will come possibly this weekend, or within the next week or so. May 15 Deadline Relief Society To Meet In Visiting Near For Motor Vehicles Teacher Session Moon Lake Scout Camporee Changed i Know Your Schools .... By Arietta Williams Elementary Supervisor Children need space in which to grow." So said a well known educator. Just what does this mean? Does it mean large rooms and fine play grounds with plenty of space so that children may stretch their bodies? Yes, but it means far more than physical space. A conversation with two mothers from another school district indicates the need for another kind of "space. I just dont know what Im going to do with my boy, David." from the city library by the doz- He just hates said one mother. school. I have a difficult time getting him to go every morning." What seems to be the reason? asked the second mother. My boy really likes school this year. He has a wonderful teacher who seems to know just how to make children happy. "Well, this is the third teacher David has had this year and its Just the last month that he seems to hate to go to school. He just loved it lest fall and Ive never seen a child make so much progress. Why, he was reading books High School Graduation Dates Set For County Polio Patients Duchesne Leads On May 23, Heeding Help Union Is 26th Sought In County Mrs. E. P. Evans and Mrs. EmSmith Stewart, both of Salt Lake City, of the Women's division for the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis for Utah, were in Roosevelt Monily day. Purpose of their visit was to inform the people in this area that, although the Salk vaccine for polio has been perfected, there is stdl much research to be done and many past polio cases still to be helped. ; Every patient who has had polio and needs treatment can still receive it from the Foundation if necessary. Anyone knowing of patients who need help in this county are asked to contact Anthon B. Christensen, county chairman, or Mrs. Donald Laris, Roosevelt chairman. Meeting with the two Salt Lake representatives at the luncheon meeting Monday were Mrs. Lon Logan of Fort Duchesne and Mrs. Dick Bastian, Roosevelt, representing the Federated Womens Clubs; and Mrs. Cliff Memmott, representing the region. Others, unable to attend, but who were appointed on the advisory committee were Mrs. Harvey Riggle, Roosevelt BPW Club; and Mrs. Lynn Labrum, Federated Clubs. A Duchesne Lions Club Elects New Officers The Duchesne Lions Club met at the Duchesne Hotel Wednesday, May 4, at 8:00 p.m. with President John Smith presiding. New officers were elected. Oscar Beebe informed the group of the city water situation, and Cliff Mickelson was appointed to gather information to present next meeting. New officers chosen are as follows: president, Gilbert Horrocks; 1st A. B. Madsen; Farrell Hum2nd phreys; secretary and treasurer, Clarence Moat; tail twister, Carl Wilkerson; Lion tamer, Rowan C. Stutz, and Var Rosenbaum and Cliff Mickelson as directors. t, t, Dates for graduation exercises the Duchesne County School District have been announced by Supt. Rowan C. Stutz. Graduation exercises at the Duchesne High School on Monday, May 23, is the first program in the district. W. R. Harris, school board member from Myton, will issue the diplomas. B. A. Jacoby, school board member from Duchesne, will present the diplomas at the Tabiona High School graduation exercises on Tuesday, May 24. Two graduation programs are scheduled in the district for May 25. Beginning at 2 p.m., the Roosevelt Junior High School activity will include presentation of certificates of promotion to the ninth grade students by Theron Leavitt, president of the school board, Roosevelt board member. That evening the Altamont High School program is scheduled with E. L. Murphy presenting the diplomas. Mr. Murphy is school board member from Upalco. All high school graduation exercises begin at 8 p.m. Elementary schools in the district will close at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 25, Supt Stutz said. Faculty members in the various schools will remain at the schools Thursday and Friday, May 26 and 27, to take care of the . business, including completion of yearly school records and taking inventory of equipment and supplies. Union High graduation program is planned for Thursday, May 26, with Russel Todd, president of the Union High School Board, presenting diplomas. in Red Creek Will Not Open May 20 Red Creek, which is near the west boundary of Duchesne County, will not be open to the on May 28, but will be delayed until June 9. This information was released by Harry Sprouse, local game warden. Elsewhere in this issue of the paper will be found an official proclamation designating June 9, as the opening day. Isaac-Walton- spell why he could spell words I couldnt. In his arithmetic he was way beyond the rest of the class but it isn't that way now! What seems to be the difference between the two teachers? I just dont 'know. This new teacher makes the children study hard. She gives them 20 spelling words every week and pages of arithmetic to work and she surely makes the children mind. They cant get out of their desks. But David seems to have given up. She told him he was too far ahead of the class in arithmetic ensp-an- s Harold Ivie, from Seattle, Wash, One thing that fiction often has is visiting with his mother, Mrs. Tessie Ivie, for a while. on life is the happy ending. Exchange Farm Student From Burma Comes Here Young Farmer Is Available To Service Clubs Maung KoKo, of Burma, is the International Farm Youth Exchange student who will soon be visiting in Duchesne County. He is coming as a representative from his country, in order to learn of our American way of life, our culture, and agricultural methods. Mr. Koko will arrive in the county Friday, May 13, and will go directly to LaMar Neilsons at Bridgeland, where he will make his home for the next three weeks He will live and work with them in an effort to develop a better understanding between the people of the Uinted States and Burma. From the Neilsons he will travel to Mont Poulsons place at DuEXCHANGE STUDENT On chesne and will remain there for Friday the 13th, Maung KoKo, three weeks. At that time Maung of Burma, will arrive in DuKoKo will be transferred to Uinchesne County to spend six weeks as an exchange student tah County and will visit w.th to the United States from his some of the people in that county. If any of you are interested in native country. having Maung KoKo speak to your civic groups or meet with F.F.A. or F.H.A. groups, will you please contact the County Extension Service in Roosevelt imThe general public mediately. m m b will be interested in meeting this fine fellow and accepting him into and that he had to go back and our county and community funcwork all of the problems with the tions and making him feel at home class. Why, 1 visited David's room here in America. many times last fall and the chilBOARD OF EDUCATION dren were always busy. They TO MEET ON FRIDAY weren't always in their seats, but School Board Duchesne The to seemed and were orderly they will be month for this meeting were know what they doing. They went on many excursions and they held on Friday, May 13, at 7:30 were always having some of the p.m. in the School Board office, reports Rowan C. Stutz. parents in to share experiences. The conversation between the Mrs. Helen Odekirk, Porter W. two mothers indicates that there more needed than Mcrrell, Mrs. Fern Mitchell, Mrs. is something Martha Tilock, Miss Chyril and just physical space. Sandra Merrill spent Sunday afterPhysical space is just one in Bluebell visiting relatives. noon On Back .Page) 4-- Children Need Space To Grow 1$ PER COPY |
