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Show v 1 OR 141 PIEHPOi A UN IV SALT 'OR.- - I V . . 01 t i , JAR LA XL Accrediting Association Accepts Altamont High VOLUME 25 - NUMBER 50 DUCHESNE, DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1955 $3.00 PER YEAR 70 PER COPY Take Place With School District Plans To Give Cattlemen Of Duchesne Area Form Organization Union High, Member Flve-Y- r. Principal Rondo Harmon of the Altamont High School was advised recently that his school had been accepted into membership in the Northwest Accrediting Association for the first time in its history. In order for a school to achieve this high honor, it must measure up to some pretty rigid standards. Suitable facilities and a building are two major requisites for consideration. Then their general school program, the including course of study and the type of teachers, are considered seriously before a school will be recommended. Recently a delegation of educators Representing the accrediting association made a trip to Altamont to study their school facilities. They were very much impressed with the beautiful new building and what was being done to improve the school. . Union Is Member Union High School has been accepted for five years as a member of the association. They were voted membership the first year of and have been existance, 1951-5voted members each year since that time, or five successive years including this term. Following is the' list of faculty members, listing the subjects each are teaching at Altamont High: Rondo Harmon, principal; Ben Gomm, Seminary teacher; Gene Soderquist, industrial arts; Wm. H. Evans, Jr. High, English; Kenneth Bearden, coach; Grant Peel, music; Opal Gomm, art; Dale CumEliza Nielson, science; mings, home economics. Don Nyberg, Jr. High and social studies; Gladys Bell, physical education and English; Diane Hullln-gecommercial; Anna Hartman, Jr. High, and speech; LaVer Bentley, agriculture; Louise Bearden, secretary; Birdie Swasey, librarian and Ray Hanberg, custodian. Shots To Students Immunization clinics for smallpox and typhoid vaccinations opened in the Duchesne County School District Wednesday. Clinics at Duchesne and Tabiona were conducted Wednesday, with Dr. John E. Smith in charge, Other dates scheduled for the Duchesne and Tabiona clinics are December 14 and 21. The Duchesne clinic is held in the forenoon and the Tabiona clinic is conducted during the afternoon. On Dec. 8, clinics were conducted at Neola Elementary during the early morning hours, Roosevelt Junior High in the forenoon, and Roosevelt Elementary during the afternoon. This same schedule will be followed on the other two clinic dates at these schools on Dec. 15 and 22. Dr. Paul String-hawill be in charge of the clinics at Neola and Roosevelt Junior High and Dr. R. V. Larson will conduct tlie Roosevelt Elementary clinics. First At Altamont The first clinic at Altamont will open Dec. 9 in the forenoon with Dr. Stringham in charge. During the afternoon Dr. Stringham will conduct the clinic at the Myton Elementary. Other dates scheduled for clinics in this series at these schools are Dec. 16 and 23. The public of all ages is invited to attend these clinics, reports Miss iFaye Pope, public health nurse for Duchesne! County. Charges are as follows: 500 for the series of typhoid shots (three doses); 250 for the "booster dose of typhoid serum; 250 for the smallpox vaccination (and it is recommended to be' repeated every five years). Should anyone wish to take the series of shots and begin now, arrangements are being made for the third shot to be given at the doctors office, Miss Pope' said, without additional charge to the Annual Meeting AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL This Is the faculty of the Altamont High School which was recently accepted into membership by the Northwest Accrediting Association for the first time. In the photo are (seated L. to R.) Rondo Harmon, principal; Ben Gomm, Gene Soderquist, Wm. Evans, Kenneth Bearden, Grant Peel. (Standing) Opal Gomm, Ray Hanberg, custodian; Dale Cummings, Eliza Nielson, Don Nyberg, Gladys Bell, Diane Hullinger, Anna Hartman, Louise Bearden and LaVer Bentley. Absent when photo was taken was Mrs. Birdie Swasey, librarian. Alfafe IFir r, Df Club Banco On d Prices Local Growers Con School DUS Music Groups! Organize, Seek Assistance Will Present Studied At the first acts performed of the Uintah Basthe president by patient. in Alfalfa Seed Growers Assn., Authorization forms for a child of school age to participate in the The Duchesne High School mixed' after it was organized on Nov. 12, clinic were submitted to the chorus will feature 80 voices at, was to forward a telegram asking ent or guardian of the school child their annual concert and presenta- for a clarification on seed prices A Section of the Nativity prior to the clinics opening. this year. to Ezra Taft Benson, U. S. One of the biggest dances sched- Reginald Burchinal, faculty music retary of Agriculture. A letter has uled for DHS this1 year is the D" director, states that 50 of the been received from Marvin L. director of tire Commodity Club dance Friday night. This chorus members are girls and 30 dance is sponsored by the letter-me- are boys. Members of the high Stabilization Service, Washington of sports at the Duchesne school m:xed chorus are students D. C. 2 Xmas Programs Friday night To name Queen IVondoll Johnson Is MIA Guost Wendell Johnson, the Roosevelt Mc-Loi- n, n of High principal by Coach of grades nine through twelve. Last year, the mixed chorus feaCandidates vieing for the D tured 60 voices. Club Queen title are Maxine LewThe junior. mixed chorus at the is, senior; Chloe Mecham, junior; school, members are seventh and Shirley Fitzwater. sophomore; Bar- eighth grade students, features 64 bara Mecham, freshman. voices. The club members will present These choral will sing at their Queen with an identifying the chorus andgroups band concert at white wool school sweater with the high school here on Dec. 12 royal blue block D on the left at 7:30 p.m. and for the presentaside above the pocket. This "D tion of the Nativity at the Duis to be topped with a crown. chesne stake house on Dec. 20. Choice of Queen will be by popof this program is 8:30. ular vote. The new Queen will be Time To Raise Funds crowned by Barbara Cowan, last g years D Club Queen. projects are being - Club officers who have planned discussed' to purchase chortrt'fbbes the social event, in cooperation for the choral .groups, Mr. Burwith Coach Christensen, are Acel chinal said. Muse, president; Stephen Rowley, The public is invited to hear vicepresident; Douglas Mickelson, this concert Proceeds from the Broad-heasecretary-treasureShared sale of tickets to the concert will reporter. be used for purchase of chorus1 Officials invite the public to this robes and of the school social affair which will feature band suits. upkeep the music of Burchinalto orchestra. Students making arrangements Mr. and Mrs. Howard Horrocks, for the concert are the chorus ofof Heber. spent Sunday with the ficers, Donna Lundgren, president; Allen Bancroft, vice - president; Eugene Davises. Darlene Brady, secretary; band of ficers, Allen Bancroft president; Gail Stutz, Betty Jacoby, secretary. LDS Seminary, was School, directed Jerry Christensen. guest speaker last Tuesday evening, Nov. 29, at the Duchesne stake' MIA. This was the stakes Chastity night, and was sponsored by the Jr. M Men and the Jr. Gleaners. Over 200 youth and parents attended this inspirational evening, to listen to the wonderful talk given by Mr. Johnson. Everyone enjoyed refreshments as the evening closed. - , Tho Weather In Diicftssno pity Fund-raisin- r; Total precipitation in. Mayor Chester for week One of .34 Lyman made a trip to Salt Lake last Tuesday. d, Duchesne Stake Drama vice-preside- Two Men lamed To Sclcst Jurors Five Wards Will Participate In Annual Program Drama Night in the Duchesne stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, is Reed Lyons, of Mt. Home, and scheduled for Dec. 13, reports For 50 Court Term y Re-no- n Christensen and Glen A. Mitchell, stake MIA leaders. Time for the activity to begin is 7:30 at the Duchesne stake house. Five wards of the Duchesne stake, those with organized MIA groups, will participate' in the show. Wards who will participate either by presenting a one-ac- t play or other dramatic acts are Duchesne, Hanna, Tabiona, Arcadia and Bridgeland. Arthur Taylor and Wrenetta Granger, activity counselors for the Duchesne stake' MIA, will be in charge of arrangements for the Drama Night. This annual' drama activity is planned by the .stake MIA, instead of the usual roadshow presentations, because of the many miles distance' between the participating wards, Miss Christensen explained. Drama Night will be held on George Kohl was taken to Salt regular Mutual program time. No Lake by his family for medical charge is to be made for admission to this special MIA activity. treatment this week. Heber T. Hall, of Roosevelt, have been appointed jury commissioners for Duchesne County for 1956 to select names from the' 1955 assessment rolls of Duchesne County who may be called for jury duty during the year. They were appointed by Judge Joseph E. Nelson of the Fourth Judicial District Court. Mr. Lyons, a Democrat, and Mr. Hall, a Republican, served as jury commissioners last year. The jury list must be prepared by these two men by December 15'. Names to be selected are those appearing on the assessment rolls who are qualified registered voters and as far as possible have not served on the jury during the year 1955. They will be selected from the 23 voting districts in the coun- - r, Myton, Utah, Dear Mr. Ross: This is in reply to your wire and JlptteT of iNovember 17 to the Secretary, reporting the prices Uintah Basin growers are receiving for 1955-cro- p alfalfa seed and expressing their willingness to cut production. but feel that immediate steps should be taken to bolster prices. We relize that the situation that you described is serious, but it should be explained that the Agricultural Act of 1948, as amended, requires that certain factors shall' be taken into consideration in determining whether a price support operation shall be undertaken for a nonmandatory commodity such (Continued on Back Page) Duchesne Greets Santa Dec. 10 Migltf Is December 13 h New officers of the seed growers association include Marion Ross, president, Nathan Allen, secretary-treasureHoward Roberts, Jesse Allen and Wilmer Murray all of Myton and Edwin Carman, Duchesne. Following is the complete letter from Mr. McLoin: Mr. Marion Ross, President Uintah Basin Alfalfa Seed Growers Assn. . Santa Claus will come to Duchesne Saturday, Dec. 10. He will be greeted by Duchesne Post American Legion meipbers, and escorted to the high school auditorium, where he will be guest at a Christmas party for youngsters of this area. He will arrive at the high school on the city fire truck. Arrival time scheduled for Santa is between 5 and 5:30 p.m. Prelude music will be played at the gymnasium until he arrives for the program, and to distribute gifts of candy and nuts to the youngsters. In preparation for Old Saint Nicks visit here, Christmas .street lights and other decorations were installed last Saturday by Legionnaires and city workers. Sponsors of Santas visit to Duchesne is the Duchesne Post, American Legion. , .... Klonor ffioMs Aid! Board Mooting The Duchesne County School Board regular meeting was held at the school board office on Dec. 1. All members were present and Theron Leavitt, president, conducted. Others in attendance were Supt Rowan Stutz and C. C. Mickof elson, clerk. Representatives Wood, Child and Smith, auditors, presented the auditors report and the morning was spent on a discussion of this report. Mr. Cannon, of Cannon and Mullins, architects, was present to discuss with the board the revised specifications of the Roosevelt Jr. High School and the' specifications of the Roosevelt Elementary School building project. It is planned that the bid opening of this project will be held in January. Resignations were accepted of Elden Thompson, bus driver of Arcadia, and Mrs. Ruby McDonald, teacher at Duchesne Elementary school. Reed Durfey was approved to replace Mr. Thompson. Supt. Stutz reported to the board that the Altamont High School had met the standards of accreditation with the Northwest Accrediting Assn., and B. A. Jacoby reported on the State School Board Conference which he and' Supt. Stutz attended. The appointment of Don N. Crittenden and Rowan Stutz to the Science Committee of the State Course of Study Committee, was approved. Eagles. Drop Pair To Sanpete Teams, More Games Ready The Duchesne Eagles dropped their first two games to the Ephraim and Moroni basketball squads Friday and Saturday nights. The Eagles were challenged by these two schools at the DHS gym. Coach Jerry Christensen reports the next games are scheduled on Dec. 14, with North Emery at Duchesne, and on Dec. 16 with North Sanpete at Duchesne. Duchesne goes to Rangely for an encounter on Dec. 17. pre-seaso- n pre-seas- Know Your Schools By Farrell J. Humphrey Recently the Duchesne County Board of Education abolished the publishing or honor rolls. Some might consider such action proper, others may feel that honor rolls should be used as a means of stimulating students to work harder in school. A committee of our secondary teachers has been studying methods that can be used to improve the' attitudes of students and parents toward education. Among the methods discussed was the honor roll. In pursuing the use of the honor roll some interesting facts were uncovered: 1. Roosevelt parents surveyed seemed to favor honor rolls. Results of a questionnaire showed 150 parents in favor, 23 parents opposed. 2. Most teachers were against the use of their present honor roll system. 3. A class of 83 students was studied to find out who made the honor roll, and it was found that only 6 out of the 83 students consistently made the honor roll over a 3 year period. Eight more managed to be on the honor roll two Learning? different years. Eleven additional made the honor roll during the three year period studied. This stumakes a total of twenty-fiv- e dents who were ever on the honor roll. Fifty-eigh- t were never on it. 4. Even more significant was the fact that out of the 25 students who had made the honor roll, 21 of them were in the upper fifty per cent in mental ability. Only 4 were in the lower fifty per cent in mental ability. The conclusion drawn by the faculty committee! were as foUows: 1. The honor roll system is on Back Page) Set Jan. 9th; Moon Lake To Pick Officers OKs Changes Articles of Incorporation were adopted at the December 2 meeting of the Duchesne Cattle Association, reports Robert S. Murdock, secretary-treasurer of this newly organized group. Wm. C. Foy of Duchesne, is acting as temporary chairman of this group. Annual meeting of the association is the second Monday in January, which falls' on Jan. 9 in 1956. This date is outlined in the constitution of the association. Mr. Murdock said another meeting of the combined with year, probably some social activity, would be planned likely during the summer months for the group. A president and will be elected at this annual January meeting. They will be elected by 11 association members who will be chosen to represent them, by other members at the meeting. will be apThe secretary-treasure- r pointed. Nine Districts The county has been divided into nine districts by the association for the purposes of representation. In addition to these nine representatives, there will be chosen a representative from the purebred breeders group and one from the feeders group of this county. These men will be directors at large. Membership fees are 100 per head of cattle owned, or a minimum $5 membership fee. Any cattle owner is eligible to join the association, regardless of the number of cattle he or she may own. Fees may be sent to Robert S. Murdock at the Extension Service office in Roosevelt. He states that a good number of persons have already filed their membership. Mr. Murdock explains that orof a cattlegrowers ganization group such as this will give them more bargaining power. Members of this association will be associated with state and national groups. 7h wwnty agent evplawed also, that through this association it is of hoped to iron out the mix-u- p mistaken identity of cattle. A few cases of this kind have been reported recently by cattlegrowers, he said. Co-o- p . In Choosing Doard Members of the Moon Lake Electric Association last Saturday in a special meeting voted to amend the Articles of Incorporation, and as they pertain selecting board members, and the place and time of the annual meeting of the cooperative. Members voted on eleven separate propositions, and approved all except No. 4 of the Articles of Incorporation. This pertain to the manner in which the Articles of Incorporation may be amended. Following is the vote tally as released following the Altamont meeting: By-La- Iran Ag. Leaders Uisit The Uintah Dcsin Five Iranian government officials visited in the Uintah Basin Tuesday, reports Robert S. Murdock, county agent, who escorted the group to various places of InterestIn the' county. " " He said the group, who are comparable in status in Iran to the heads of the U. S. Department of Agriculture in this country, especially were interested in the working relations and agricultural programs' with the Indians of this area. Places visited in this area include the county building in Duchesne, Fort Duchesne and Union High School. They were entertained at the Union High lunch room Chairman Joseph Wilcken, of the before going to Ft. Duchesne. StabilizaDuchesne Agricultural tion and Conservation county committee, reminds wool growers that under the new Wool Program, producers are eligible for payments on their shorn wool marketed - and their lambs and yearlings sold for slaughter. However, the grower must apply for the payment and the application must be supported Gus F. Geissler, assistant to by acceptable sales documents and National Farmers Union President certifications. James G. Patton, and former head He suggests that producers ap- of the Production and Marketing file should for payments plying Administration in the Department their applications and supporting of Agriculture, will be the featured documents' with Duchesne ASC speaker at a meeting in the RoosCounty office as soon after the evelt Junior High School tonight, reto in order the saye as possible December 8th at 8:00 p.m. duce the risk of misplacing and In announcing plans for the difficulty in trying to locate the meeting, William Ostler, Uintah The date. documents at a later Farmers Union Cooperative Assn, chairman indicates that there have stated, that Farmers Unbeen a number of cases where president ion favors a full share of the nahave these essential documents tional income for farmers. Tins been lost or misplaced when this means 100 of parity since parity off was put necessary procedure means nothing more nor less than until a later date. that fair share, Mr. Ostler said. Furthermore, Farmers Union believes there are ways'-tachieve that full parity of income without accumulation of excessive surof farm commodities. pluses Some 172 bulls were inspected Purpose of the meeting will be in Duchesne County the past year to select new officers for the local B or better, with 140 grading association, and transact any and reports Robert S. Murdock, county all other business: that might come agent. All bulls inspected were before the meeting. purebred registered animals in the beef cattle classification. and Professor Mr. Murdock George Henderson, extension service livestock specialist, completed the bull grading program on Nov. 9 10 in this county. Must Apply For Wool Payment, AOC Leador Says Farmers Ur.i:n To Hear national Leader Here Tonitc 172 Dulls Have Deen Inspected Scout Officials Visit In Utahn The Utahn Branch was visited by scouting officials last Tuesday. Elwin Barker, district Scout chairman, Rulon Den Skinner, field Scout executive for the Uintah Basin, and Wm. E. Foy, district fund drive chairman, talked with the Utahn people about their fund quota of $77. BANQUET POSTPONED The banquet scheduled for Dec. 15 as a Health Center benefit has been postponed until officials reported this week. The Phillip Moons made a trip to Salt Lake Monday on business. ion executive, will be featured speaker at tonight meeting. |