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Show ikiivsscal co?.?. 141 PISRPO.il A,.,. SALT VOLUME LAKE ;- UiAd CITY, 25 - NUMBER -L- Uintah Ba 37 Stay Alive and Let Others Live, Too. Keep Utah Healthy Keep Her Strong Be a Safe and Sober Driver DUCHESNE, DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH, Members Hear Report, Meeting Protests Moving Office G.O.P. Co-o- p THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, $3.00 PER YEAR 1955 STATE CHAIRMEN MEET NIXON ? v As- day afternoon as per special call from the board of directors, to hear a report on several proposals designed to increase the efficient operation of the REA sponsored cooperative. The meeting was called to order by Ray Brown, Montwel, president of the board, who briefly explained the purpose of the meeting and asked to have the call read. He informed the members present that the meeting was for educational purposes, and no definite decisions would be made or votes called for on any of the proposals to be discussed. REA Officials Present Following his introductory remarks, Mr. Brown announced two officials from the R.E.A. central office, Henry Shipp and Fred Hart, were present to enlighten the members on certain recommendations for Moon Lake Electric. Mr. Shipp explained how REA loans are made and their position in functions of cooperatives were not to dictate policies on how the business is operated so long as the loans were repaid as per We do offer recomagreement. mendations at intervals, which, we think, if followed would increase efficiency of operation. In this meeting we shall try to explain and justify certain suggestions made to your board, and now to you, that would help Moon Lake Electric better serve all the people, Mr. Shipp said. He further said, this is your cooperative to run as you think best, and if the recommendations we have to offer are not wanted by your people, thats the way it will be. Explain Rate Increase Mr. Shipp and Mr. Hart both explained why the recent rate increase was approved and recommended by REA, who' made a very extensive study before advising the board rates should be increased. Rising costs of operating and materials used to generate (Continued on Back Page) Two forest fires reported on the Lakefork forest division of the Ashley National Forest, have been reported by Jesse Palm, ranger, as under control, with approximately 25 acres of area burned. One fire was reported on Lake-forMountain, about 10 miles east of Moon Lake, and approximately 10 acres were burned. Fighting this fire was under the direction of A1 Dahlgren, assistant ranger from Vernal, and Dale Car-rolfire guard, assisted by prisoners of the Utah State Prison, located in that area. The second fire occurred on top of Dry Mountain, and was in a very rugged area. According to Mr. Palm, he was called from Oregon, where he had gone by plane early last week to assist fighting a fire there, to .direct volunteer crews in subduing the second fire. Assisting him was William Worf, ranger a( the Elkhom station at Whiterocks. A surface was burned in this area. An urgent plea comes from forest officials in the Uintah Basin to people visiting the forests to be extremely careful with fires, and any activity that might produce forest fires. Reports from weather observers and those making tests indicate the ranges at the present time are dangerously dry, and unless storms come, soon will be vulnerable t6 fires. k l, 15-ac- re Two Milk Concerns Got Contracts For School Supply Duchesne County School District, fm&awarded .the contract for supplying milk to school lunch centers in this district to two milk companies, reports Supt. Rowan C. Stutz. Dairy received the contract for supplying the one-hapint cartons of milk to lunch centers at the Roosevelt Junior High, Myton, Elementary, Duchesne Elementary, Tabiona High and Elementary, Altamont High and Elementary, and Neola Elementary. Arden Dairy will supply the lunch centers at the Roosevelt Union and High Elementary School. Price agreed upon is per one-hapint container, which is the amount served with a school lunch meal, Supt Stytz said. The Hi-La- nd lf Cuts Delayed. . Once more the engravers or the mails crossed us up again. . . Several photos sent to Hie engravers early this week failed to make the return trip by press time, and so we are having to go to press without the pictures we had planned for this weeks issue. . . We regret this disappointment, but will have to print them next week. . . The Editor lf Mtbs In Division 4-- H Kindergarten classes opened on Tuesday in five school centers in the Duchesne School District. The first kindergarten in this district is being conducted at full-ter- m Duchesne, Myton, Altamont, Neola and Roosevelt. First day enrollment is listed as 20 at Duchesne, Grace Bench as teacher; 17 at Myton, Virginia Roberts, teacher; 27 at Altamont, Louise Bearden, teacher; 17 at Neola, Lecta Horrocks, teacher and 60 at Roosevelt, Inez Bergener, teacher. Supt. Rowan C. Stutz explained that enrollment in these kindergarten classes is not compulsory. Children who will be five of age on or before Oct. 31 are eligible for enrollment. j May Ride Busses Kindergarten pupils may ride the regular school bus to the cen ters in the morning, but other transportation has been arranged for the return trip home. In some cases, parents drive their child and those of neighbors home at noon and are reimbursed for their expense by the school district; in other cases, an adult is employed on a full-terbasis to transport the pupils home in the middle of the day. One bus transports kindergarten children home. This is from Altamont on the Mt. route. From this area, 15 children are enrolled, Supt. Stutz said. The bus route is approximately 15 miles in length. District enrollment at the end of the first week of school is expected to be about 145 in kinder garten, Supt. Stutz said. m Closing Date For ACP Of State Fair Selectee! Spccid Doting To Study Taxation Duchesne County farmers are advised by Joseph Wilcken, chairman of the Duchesne Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization county committee that Sept. 30th is the last day they can sign up for agricultural conservation program practices to be started with cost-sharapproved prior to Nov. es 1955. Requests can be made to the federal government to share the cost of needed eligible practices on your farm at any time during the program year; however, for the equitable distribution of funds the last Friday of each month has been established as a closing date. Immediately after each date, will be approved for practices to be started prior to the next closing date. Mr. Wilcken reminds the farmers of this area that no federal can be approved unless a request is made before starting the practice. Most practices require technical determinations prior to their approval; therefore, a minimum of 30 days should be provided between the time of your request and when you plan to start the practice. cost-shar- A general mass meeting of Duchesne County tax payers is being called for next Saturday afternoon, Sept. 17, at 1 p.m. in the courthouse in Duchesne, to discuss taxing problems of the county. According to Wesley Koyne, farmer and rancher from Strawberry, who is spearheading the call, purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the proposed tax levies for county and school board purposes. A broad invitation is being extended people of Duchesne County to attend the meeting and express views on the issue that has caused considerable concern among groups scattered throughout the county. This invitation is extended members of the school and board, county commission mayors and councilmen of the incorporated towns and cities in the county, to come prepared to answer questions and help solve the tax problem, Mr. Koyne Polio Shots Will Do Resumed During October Polio vaccinations will be resumed in Duchesne County during early October, announces Miss Fay Pope, Duchesne County public health nurse. She states that adequate measures have been taken to insure safety of the vaccine. g Duchosno County Exhibits To Do Among Dost Threo Dooked On Individual and group exhibits Club girls of Duchesne by County which are entered in the 1955 State Fair are listed by Miss Mary Lois Reichert, home demonstration agent, as follows: Carol Ann Nielson, of Myton, who will compete in the individual demonstration contest for girl's. Her demonstration will be How to Wash the Face about Properly." Ida Andrews and Nadine Chugg will model frocks in the State Fair style dress revue which won them prizes at the Duchesne County Fair style dress revue. Exhibits to be shown at the State Fair include those from the clubs: following First phase foods group exhibit from Mrs. E. B. Lundgrens club, Duchesne, representing the work of (Barbara Bond, Virginia Wardle, Vesta Hayes and Sherry Lund-gre4-- H 4-- 4-- Second Phase Foods Second phase foods group exhibit from Alice Beals club, of Bridgeland, representing the work of Donna Stansfietd, Sarah Meyers, Colleen Fitzgerald, Joyce Beal and Karen Liddell Third phase foods group exhibit from Mary Hacking's club, Roosevelt, representing the work of Annette SnOw, Margaret Hacking, Diane Timothy, Karen Allred, Diane Curry, Joan Burgess, Patsy Harrison, Barbara Anderson. Fifth phase foods group exhibit from Mildred Smiths club, Duchesne, representing the work of (Continued on Back Page) Charges Of Disturbing Peace Three cases of "Disturbing the Peace were filed in the criminal division of the district court at Duchesne on Aug. 12. Roosevelt City is the plaintiff in all three cases and defendants in the action are Glen Goodrich, Ferris Timothy and Glenn Fenn. Miss Karan Carman spent the weekend in Price visiting with friends. Know Your Schools PER COPY , Teacher Changes Made In Some Schools Juveniles Nabbed In Robbery Of Mrs. Owen (LaRue) Burgess Myton resident and elementary school teacher, last week was appointed as acting elementary school superThe Utah Oil service station visor for Duchesne County School in Duchesne wasCo.robbed the past District, by the Board of Education weekend. Two teen-ageare befor the 1955-5- 6 term. She will re- ing heid in Heber the for City place Mrs. Arietta Williams, who crime. They entrance resigned last spring to accept a through a windowgained had brokthey position in the Davis School Di- en in the grease room of the statstrict which is operated by Ray ion, For the past six years, Mrs. Horrocks of Duchesne. Burgess has taught first and secMr. Horrocks reports theft of ond grades at the Myton Elemen- the cash register which contained tary School Prior to that she was records of credit cards, but no teacher at the Gunnison Elemen- cash. tary School; and before teaching It is reported the cash register, at Gunnison, she was teacher in minus the drawer, was found on the Duchesne County School Dis- the River near the itatM am In Wathlngton, D. (publican State CHainaen from all Strawberry at for six trict Neola, Ioka, Eugene Rasmussen ranch house years attending a Campaign School to fomillariio thorn with the lotost strategy and Boneta and Roosevelt. on U. S. 40, that the credit sales techniques for tho forthcoming 54 campaigns. Ono of the highlights of their visit Mrs. Burgess holds a Bachelor records had been to Washington was a personal greeting from Vico President Richard M. Nixon. scattered by the State Chairman Oral J. Wilkinson, of Utah, Is shown at he was welcomed by the of Science degree from the Brig- wind. Vice Preslaent. ham Young University and is City Marshall Harold Thomas working presently on a Masters and Highway Patrolman Howard from Utah the State AgDegree Powell contacted ricultural College. She has an el- ice by radio and Heber City polthey picked up ementary supervisors certificate. the two who are reMrs. Burgess resides at Myton a stolen car. They portedly driving W. (BurOwen with her husband, were from another state. gess and three daughters, Sally, The youths admitted robbing the 18; Inez, 15 and Betty, 14. They Utah Oil Service Station and led in to Duchesne move to plan officers to the site where they November. had thrown the cash register Several Changes drawer in Parleys Canyon. In addition to the appointment the of Mrs. board, Burgess, through Supt. Stutz, announces P-TFull A that several changes have been made in the schools since the 1 On teacher list was released a couple Death Tuesday ended a brilliant of weeks ago. James Knight requested release law career for Judge William Stan(Continued on Back Page) ley Dunford who died in Provo on his 62nd birthday anniversary. A 38 the Lets all keep our lights on Better Team Work for Better bright and put the welcome mat is the theme for the regiin front of our door for the Beonal Conference, to be held tter Home Reading tomorrow evening, Friday, campaigners, Alwho will be starting officially on tamont. Six board members from Sept. 18, is a plea from the Imthe Utah Congress of Parents and provement Era workers in DuTeachers will be in attendance to chesne and other communities in conduct the conference. MYTON (Special) The Fall A dinner at the stake. ' 6:00 p.mr 'wili be Convention of the American Leg- held in the lunch room Last year Duchesne stake fell of the Alion District No. and 9, Auxiliary, tamont High School for to the bottom of the entire church, board is scheduled for 18, Sunday, Sept. which isnt too good. In order to members, council members and will held be at Myton. Registration principals, with the general sessget back in the good graces of in hall from the Legion Myton our church leaders, and to show ion for all A workers and 10:30 a.m. till 1:00 p.m., at which teachers them we are truly interested in to begin promptly at time the meetings will be called 7:30 fine literature, it is hoped that p.m. at the high schooL to under the of direction order, to Mrs. Howard Robeevery family in the Duchesne stake Post Commander H. C. Cooper According will avail themselves of the oprts, regional director, the state and Unit President Alexia Cooper, this presidents message will be given portunity of subscribing R. Post Sands with Unit Wm. and is a statement by the month, by Mrs. Youngs McGregor, third No. 5 as hosts. stake MIA presidency. and a panel and Members of the posts and units buzz session The November issue of 1955 will be conducted of Duchesne, Altonah, Roosevelt, Dr. J. C. by Moffitt and Mrs. Geo. H. will be the most outstanding one Ft. Duchesne, Vernal and Jensen 1st ever to be published, and it will and Jones, 2nd will join Myton in their ' regular be a choice one to be kept for Department sessions will then fall Hackwith June convention, be held in the years to come. In it will be colgroups: ing, commander of District No. 9, Procedure and following s, ored pictures of the Great Los LegisLi Mrs. Florence and Lott, president tive, Executive, Mrs. McGregor; Angeles Temple and many other No. 9 in charge. of District Home and Family Life, Mental wonderful things, and has been JUDGE DUNFORD DIED on Department officers will be in Health and Parent labeled the Temple Edition. Education, 'Winiattendance to present their mes- fred Hazen; Tuesday at his home In Provo Program and Magazof a heart ailment. A prominsages to the assembly. A large at- ine, Dr. Moffitt; Membership and ent jurist and church leader, he tendance is expected, as the conExceptional. Child, Mrs. Howard was well known in the Uintah ventions of District No. 9 are al- Gee; and Health and Safety, Dr. Basin. ways of great interest to Legion Joseph G. Carling. and Auxiliary members. Mrs. Robert urges all unit offPost and Unit No. 5 extend a chairmen and where he assisted in presiding over cordial invitation for all members icers, committee district court in Duchesne and to be present. Ladies of the Aux- members and teachers to attend the conference, which will presVernal, Judge Dunford began his iliary are planning a delicious ented around the theme, Better second full term last Jan- banquet as a climax of the Team Work for Better The latest reports from Mrs. 1st uary Leona Cole, finance chairman of He was .stricken with a heart the Duchesne Health Center board ailment in and some of directors, indicates over $900.00 time in a April but spent he had rehospital, in receipts from the sale of mem- covered sufficiently to return to berships. work. Monday he had presided in The support of the people to court the nearly finished project is very He served during World War I gratifying. Of particular note is in the U. S. Army. He was trainFive Duchesne County kindergthe support of the Tabiona-Hann- a Duchesne rallied with but 23 ing as an officer at Little Rock, area to the membership drive. To Ark., when the armistice was pints of blood toward a 75 pint arten teachers accompanied Mrs. date $327.00 hag been received signed. quota during the Sept. 8 visit of LaRue N. Burgess, acting elementfrom members in that area, reprethe Red Cross Bloodmobile here, ary school supervisor, to the Salt Idaho Native He was bom in Bloomington, reports Miss Fay Pope, Duchesne Lake City area to visit kindergartsenting over 65 members. health nurse, and ens Friday. Progress on the Health Center Idaho, Sept. 13, 1893, a son of County public These teachers are Grace Bench, for blood program of the chairman C. and Ida Osmund has been slow but steady in the Oliver the Duchesne MytCounty Chapter Duchesne; Virginia Roberts, on Back Page) past few weeks. The interior is on; Inez IBurgener, Roosevelt; American National Red Cross. nearly ready for painting. The Lecta Horrocks, Neola; Louise NO BOUNTIES PAID heating system is being installed Bearden, Altamont. There were no applications for and it is still hoped this much The Duchesne District group needed facility will be in use this bounty payments during August were met in Salt Lake City by in Duchesne County. fall. Duchesne Station rs forty-tig- t, ht Judge Dunford Dies Of Heart Ailment At Provo teen-ager- s, Started Second Improvement Era Term Bench Jan. VJeek Set Regional Conference Set For Friday Dy Duchesne Stake antsJeported American Legion Of District 9 A at Sets Sunday Meet Sign-U- p Is September 30 cost-sharin- 7 Myton Teacher Named Elementary Supervisor Area Meetings Two Forest Fires Enrollment Listed Planned To Under Control In Kindergarten Explain Ideas members and 300 Approximately of Moon Lake Electric In r.1oon Lake Area patrons End Of 1st Week sociation were on hand last Satur- At SAFELY DRIVE vice-presiden- By-Law- Membership Drive For Health Center Nets $CC3 six-ye- P-T- In Duchesne Aroa Klndorcartono County Fair Doolc A note to prospective exhibitors at the annual Duchesne County Fair is made by the board in which they suggest each person to please study and keep the 1955 premium list as reference for preparation of entries in the 1956 and very few have levies that are ments that have been a factor in County Fair. Rules and regulations much below. This is a serious sit- increasing our school tax levies. for exhibits change little from to year. Rules listed in this uation particularly in rural areas (1) Since 1952 the proportion year like ours where the agriculture of the total tax revenue in Utah premium list will answer many economy is in such a poor relative from property taxes has steadily questions of the potential exhibitor in precondition. risen. (2) The special session of who makes an early start Is your local Board of Educa- the Legislature in December 1953, paring a fair exhibit. tion to blame? Has the addititon revised the school finance laws reof a kindergarten program and quiring districts participating in Local School (Financing The 1955 tax notices will indicate a 39.75 fill levy for schools 35.15 mills set by the local Board of Education and 4.6 mills set by the State. The nearest the school levy has been to this was in 1951 when the property levy for the support of schools was 33 mills. This high property levy for the support of schools is not peculiar to Duchesne in County but many counties Utah have higher school levies To Visit Gq Keep 55 Premium .... By Supt Rowan C. Stutz This year when local property owners receive their tax notices they will be faced with paying the largest share of the local school costs ever to be bom by Duchesne County property owners. Fivo Toachoro Only 23 Respond To Call For Dlood supervisory services caused our large increase in mill levy this year? No! 11 If the answer was this simple, a solution could easily be found. Rather, the situation is quite complex and the solution very much involved and quite out of the hands of the local Board of Education. Lets look at a few develop . . . . Now Deputy Ncmed state school funds to levy qualifyMiss Erma Sorensen of Talmage, ing levies and placing more of the burden for the support of schools is now employed as deputy county clerk. She succeets Mrs. Arva Tanupon local districts. has been em(3) An error in interpreting ner, Redden, who those new finance laws resulted ployed in this - position for the in a local school levy in 1954 that past two years. Mrs. Redden is was too low to produce the reve- moving to Logan, where her husnue necessary to operate the band, Boyd, will attend college at the USAC. (Continued on Back Page) Arietta Williams, who accompanied them while visiting in the Salt Lake kindergartens and Jordan .School Districts. Purpose of the visit was to inand spect kindergarten material equipment in use in those districts in order to better choose materials and equipment needed for the kindergarten centers in the Duchesne County School District, states Supt Rowan C. Stutz. Mrs. Dato For Drivers Licenses ChangocS Regular schedule for drivers license examinations at Duchesne has been changed for September from the 15th to the 22nd due to a new schedule for examinations set up for Daggett County. This information was sent to Duchesne this week by County officials Bert Hatch, State Tax Commission representative at Vernal. |