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Show County Commissioner Killed In Truck Accident Uintah asm VOLUME " FUNERAL HELD 26 - NUMBER DUCHESNE, DUCHESNE COUNTY, 18 CONCLAVE Funeral services were held Tuesday ot 10 a.m. in the Duchesne LDS stake chapel for Clinton J. (Clint) Mickelson, 51, Duchesne county commissioner and prominent business and civic leader, who was killed' instantly last Friday. April 27, in a truck accident near Mona on Highway 91. Conducting the services was Porter L. Merrell. bishop of the Duchesne ward. Mr. Mickelson, who was comterm pleting his second two-yeas a member of the Duchesne commission, apparently county died instantly as the new truck-traile- r he was driving ran off the highway about four miles north of Mona and was crushed as the He was alone machine in the semi he was driving from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City which belonged to the Utility Trailer Sales Co., owned and operated by his brother, Glen Mickelson. Estimated damage to the semi was $5,000. According to Trooper A. Rex Hill of Eureka who investigated the accident, the pavement was wet from rain, but the brakes apparently were not applied before the mishap, leading him to suppose Mr. Mickelson fell asleep and allowed the vehicle to run into the borrow pit. Front wheels of the truck were knocked from under the machine by the impact. Has Different Theory Later information from eye witnesses to the accident and a State Road crew working about a quarter of a mile south of the scene of the accident,, disprove the went to sleep theory, and have led officers to believe the steering mechanism of the truck had gone bad, or that Mr. Mickelson suffered a heart attack. A tourist reported as he passed the semi, which he said was not going fast, that it seemed to be in trouble. He was watching as the vehicle left the road and the front wheels apparently were sheared before the complete impact of the crash. Mr. Mickel-son- s body was either thrown from the cabu or he had attempted to jump, and it was found in a crushed condition, apparently having been run over by the trailer as ft jackknifed and crashed. Had he remained in the cab, he probably might have escaped serious injury, because little damage was done to the cab. Born In Manti Mr. Mickelson was born Dec. 20, 1904 at Manti, a son of James M. and Christina Anderson Mickelson. He married Maurine Hansen of Ephraim in the Manti LDS Temple, June 21, 1828. and He attended elementary (Continued on Back Page) ON UTAH FORESTS Ag Agents Attend Dodder School At USAC In Logan Officers of the Uintah Basin Alfalfa Seed Growers Assn, and S. Murdock, Robert Duchesne county agricultural agent, attended a school on Dodder Control, held recently at the experiment station of the Utah State Extension Service at Logan. These' officers are: Jesse Allen, Howard D. Roberts, Wilmer Murray and Ted Thomas, all of My-toAt Logan, they met with members of the State Crop Improvement Assn., State Extension Service, and Utah State Agricultural College personnel. . Other counties represented at the meeting were: Box Elder, Millard, which along with Duchesne are the three' major alfalfa seed growing counties in the state, Mr. Murdock said. Purpose of the school was to work out and' formulate a program on Dodder Control. Mr. Murdock explained that the dodder is a parasitic plant, for which there is no definite' known control. This parasitic plant is costing alfalfa seed growers thousands of dollars yearly in crop loss, the county agent continued. Duchesne Stake Seminary Sets Graduation The 1956 graduation program for the Duchesne Seminary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints is being planned by the class officers, to be held May 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Duchesne chapel, reports Glen A. Mitchell, Seminary principal. These class officers, sustained by the Duchesne stake presidency are: Orin Barker, president; Chyrl Merrell, vice president; Coleen Pul; ley, public relations office!-- J. D. All officers Wimmer, secretary. are graduating students. Everyone of the 13 graduates will participate' in the program. Graduates are: Mr. Barker, Darlene Brady, Shared Broadhead', Norman Koyen, Joyce Mecham, Chloe Mecham, Guy Mayhew, Miss Merrell, Alton Moon, Doris Ann Moore, Miss Pulley, Larry White and Mr. Wimmer. Continue As The Myton Ground Observer Tower and station will be dedicated at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 12, with Sgt. Jerry McNutt of Vernal, representing the U. S. Air Corps in the ceremony. According to information coming to this paper, there will be other members of the Air Corps from Salt Lake City present for the dedication, which the public is invited to attend. Mrs. Milton Lott of Myton, is the chief observer, and reports refreshments will be served at the dedication exercises. MYTON (Special) Listed One Hundred-On- e To Graduate From Union A shopping trip to Salt Lake City was made this week by Porter L. Merrell, county clerk, Mable Merrell, home demonstration agent and Lloyd Smith, county ,to purchase' furniture for the Duchesne office. They purchased files two two steel seven-foo- t metal cupboards, and two office chairs. The extension service representative met Tuesday night at the organization meeting of the Duchesne County Fair Board here. Miss Merrell gave a demonstration on the use of quick mixes at the Farmerette Club at Bridge-land- '. ag-'e- four-drawe- T , Miss Merrell and Mr. Smith attended meetings at Roosevelt May 4 for coordination of extension service activities in the Uintah Basin, Dr. Carl W. Frischknecht, director of the extension service, met with the county commissioners from Duchesne and Uintah counties, other extension service workers from Vernal and Roosevelt and Indian Service 3-- P-T- A After several years of hoping, planning and working,, the dreams of Union and Uintah High Schools have come true. By action of the Utah High Schools Activities Association, the Cougars and Utes will of Myton, be competing in football next fall with schools in the Wasatch-Sum-m- Regional Director Mrs. Howard Roberts was erected regional director for Region 6 at the annual convention of the Utah Congress of Parents and Teachers held at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, April During the- past year Mrs. Roberts has been acting in this same capacity filling an unexpired term of Mrs. Cliff Mem-mot- t, who resigned after two years of service.. Mrs. Roberts has been elected for a three-yea- r term. units Region 6 comprises all from Tabiona to Daggett County, inclusive. A second state recognition came to this county when Rowan C. Stutz of Duchesne, superintendent of Duchesne County Schools, was named rural service' chairman on the state board. Attending the state convention besides Mrs. Roberts and Supt. Stutz from Duchesne County were the' following: Lorena Iorg, Ducouncil president; chesne Ruth Allen, Myton, council Muriel Kolb, council Farnsworth, secretary; Dorothy Altamont; Freda Phillips, Neola unit president; Phyllis Wardle, Neola secretary; Jean Stringham, Roosevelt unit vice president; Burton Tew, Altamont president; Mildred Smith, Duchesne president; Kara Lyn Taylor, Duchesne. Council and unit officials attendconclave report ing the two-davery informative departments and excellent speakers. All are enthusiastic about activity in the Uintah Basin next fall. it division. Realignment of the states Class B high school regions, plus an addition of Notre Dame at Price, San Juan and Monticello to the football picture, made it possible to move the two Uintah Basin schools "who compete in football where they belong geographically. 1936 KINDERGARTEN Principal Loman F. Hutchand Coaches Ted Heath ings ROUNDUP DATES and Glenn Allred, along with ARE SET FOR COUNTY students and grid fans in RoosParents having children who evelt were elated over the new football alignment, and predict will, be 5 years of age on or before October 31, 1956, having greater interest in the fall sport come next fall. Mr. Hutchings planned to enroll these children and Principal Glen Ovhrd of in kindergarten next fall are reto their children Uintah attended the football-schedul- e quested register meeting in Salt Lake in the appropriate school accordon Tuesday night. City the to schedule: ing following At the recent meeting of the Neola, 10 a.m. Monday, May 7. UHSAA board other phases of Roosevelt, 2 p.m. Monday,. May the high school athletic set-u- p 7. were considered and additional Mytoi, 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 8. changes made. With the recent Altamont, 2 p.m., Tuesday, May approval to make the Class A 8. set up more expansive by adding Tabiona, 10 a.m.,, Wednesday, several B schools to the A class, May 9. and play a tournament, Duchesne, 2 instead of 12, came some changes 9. May in the B groups. The April 23rd meeting of the Parents should bring to the roudn-u- p evidence of the childs board' of directors provided by birthdate, the medical history of drawing for the 16th team to comthe child' including communicable pete in the B tournament. Five diseases and immunization record. regions, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 will Each child should be taken to rotate their turns eac year for his family doctor for a trorough the extra team. For example Regexamination sometime ion 8, which includes Grand, San physical Juan, Emery, Carbon, Uintah and during the month of May. Duchesne counties, drew the right to have four teams in the 1957 B basketball tournament at ProCommunity Church Rites vo; in 1958 Region 10 will have 1959, it goes to Region 6; Set For Myton Sunday four; 1960 it will be Region 7, and in Agent To Attend Course Church services will 1961, it will again come to Region Sponsored By Singer Co. be Community held in Myton this coming Sun- 8. Drawings were made to estabMiss Mable Merrell, home dem- day, May 6, in the Presbyterian lish the rotation basis, which will onstration agent for Western Du- church by the minister from St. follow indefinitely. chesne County has announced that Elizabeths Mission in Whiterocks, Uintah and Union schools, along she and Mrs. Jeane Lambert of Howard B. Allen, at 9 oclock a.m. with the other three Basin high Altonah will attend a school spon- I All are welcome to attend this schools will remain as they now sored by the Singer Sewing Ma- early morning service, held at this are for basketball as a part of chine Co. in Salt Lake City, May hour to permit an early return to Region 8. This area formerly was for clothing club lead their chores or pleasures by those known as Region Five. Two diers. who attend. visions will still exist in basketball with the winner and runner-u- p teams of both divisions going to the 1957 tournament. d Principals, or other designated met at Judge representatives, Memorial High School in Salt Lake Tuesday night to draw the new football schedule, which will find A chorus and band concert will Union and Uintah competing with climax the school term activity Judge Memorial, Morgan, North of the Duchesne High School Mus- Summit, South Summit, Park City ic Department Monday night, May and Wasatch High in 1956. Since not all teams in the' re7, at the school gym. This musical program will begin spective ten regions that have Hook-U- p at 8 p.m. and the public is invited. now been established in the state (Continued on Back Page) Both the junior chorus Effective' Tuesday, May 1, the and the senior chorus will law enforcement agencies of the A variety of music will be Ute Indian tribe which operates sing. senior played by the out of Fort Duchesne, has their band. and will be own radio hook-u- p The Band Mothers will sell operating with a frequency of home-mad- e candy at the concert. 41140 K.C. The seventh and eighth grades crimC. to J. Carter, According are in charge of ticket sales to Approximately 85 Scouts and inal investigator and head of the the concert, to raise funds to are expected to participolice department for the Utes, pay the share of the class fund Explorers in the annual Duchesne Dispate to 1, May prior theyre department debt which was allocated to them. trict Camporee at the Duchesne had been conected with the Utah Money from the sale of the first and Friday Saturday, Highway Patrol, Uintah and Du ten tickets by each class will be Airport states Elvin Barker, district chairchesne counties. Headquarters for credited to the music department man. Scouts from the six troops the station in the basin was at fund, the second ten ticket sales in the district, Hanna, Tabiona, Vernal. will be credited to the class fund. Utahn, Duchesne--, Bridgeland and We feel certain the new set up from more than 20 ticket Arcadia, and Explorers from Duwill provide' a higher efficiency Money sales of each class will be divided chesne, Tabiona and Arcadia, will for our department, and then too, equally for the music department make preparations Friday afterwe can bring our fish and game fund and the class fund. noon, when the encampment opwardens and forestry department Tickets are 500 for adults and ens, for the , hook-upcampfire program to which 350 for students. into our radio begin at 8 p m. should solve some of our game The .concert will be held in ob The May District Court of Honenforcement and fire fighting pro- servance of National Music Week or will climax the proMr. Carter said. blems, which begins May 7, states Regi- gram, to which the campfire is inpublic Duchesne county, Roosevelt city nald Burchinal, music vited. Other features of the campand the Utah Highway department, instructor who will directdepartment the con- fire program will include story will still function and operate with cert. telling and stunts by each of the headquarters at Vernal and on the units registered at the Camporee. same frequency. GOP Women Of County Ray Horrocks, Duchesne District camping and activities chairNothing is so infectious as ex- Plan Coming man, is in charge of arrangements Charles Kingsley. ample. 1956 Election Campaign for the encampment. Eleven Republican women met at the home of Laura H. Clemons evening to discuss Wednesday party organization. These' women were: Dr. L. Miles Allen, Myton, chairwoman of the Republican parthe responsibility of the teacher ty in Duchesne County; Mrs. Pearl Weston to inform parents of any symp- McConkie, Roosevelt, state Bates, employee' of Mrs. Carma Winter-ton- , Duchesne City, Wednesday night toms of illness or physical defects of the students. More stress Roosevelt; Mrs. Martha Ed- was chosen to head the 1956 Dushould be stressed on good eating wards, Roosevelt; Mrs. Manila chesne County Fair Board, at the habits in the school lunch program Madsen, Mrs. Maxine W. Burdick, first meeting of the board and Health education should not be a Mrs. Maurine Mickelson, Mrs. committees held at the courthouse class that is taken only when it is Barbara Meriwether, Mrs. Lucille in Duchesne. According to Robert Murdock, raining outside, but should be con- Wimmer, Mrs. Emma Wimmer, all sidered as one of our most im- of Duchesne. county agent, who conducted the meeting Wednesday, other board portant classes. ACCEPTS POSITION WITH members and committee workers 6. Music, art and literature LOCAL SCS OFFICE are being considered and will be should be offered as electives in Leo Brady began service this announced within the next month. all our high schools. Students of the should receive increased encour- week as an engineering aide at Retiring as agement to take art, literature and the Duchesne office of the Soil board are William Foy and Var Conservation Service. Mr. Brady Rosenbaum. The latter has moved speech classes. 7. The gifted children in our and his family have moved to Du- to Heber City to make his home, schools are not being challenged. chesne. He formerly was employed and Mr. Foy is a resident of (Continued on Back Page) by the State Road Commission. A 25-2- Improvement of recreation, range and water resources of the national forest areas in Utah was discussed by Reed Bailey, Director Intermountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Congressman Henry Aldous Dixon, and President Daryl Chase, Utah State Agriculture College. In addition Rep. Dixon and Pres. Chase discussed the legislative program of the U.S.A.C. A t; Reclamation Engineer To Address Local Civic Clubs The combined civic and service clubs of Roosevelt will join next Thursday, May 10, in a general meeting to hear Parley Neeley, Bureau of Reclamation engineer, discuss the Upper Colorado River and Central Utah projects. The Chamber of Commerce is the sponsoring organization. According to W. S. (Bill) Murdock, Chamber president, an invitation is being extended to all service- clubs, men and women, in the' area to attend the meeting and hear what Mr. Neeley has to tell us about the Roosevelt area and the Colorado River. Kiwanis, Lions, American Legion, all meet on Thursdays, and will postpone their regular meetings and join in a city-wiservice club meeting. Womens organizations are invited to join in the project. Tentative plans call for a dinner meeting at the' Frontier Grill Cafe at 7:30, and if the after dinTO MAKE REPORT Parley ner crowd is too large to be acNeeley, Bureau of Reclamation comodated at the cafe, the meetwill discuss phases of ing will be moved to either the engineer,, the Upper Colorado River and LDS stake house or the American Central Utah Projects, as it afLegion barracks. Bennie Schmiett, chairman of fects this area, next Thursday at a joint civic club meeting. the Upper Colorado River committee of the Chamber of Commerce, is in charge of arrange- COMMISSIONERS TO ments, and those desiring reservations for the dinner (the public INSURE CAR FOR is invited) should contact Gordon Harmston on or before Wednes- SHERIFFS FORCE day, May 9. The Duchesne county commisLions, Kiwanis and the Legion sioners have voted to insure the to meet all have together agreed in a dinner-meetinand would county road equipment and the sheriffs car with the Royal Liverwelcome womens groups. pool Insurance Group, Hollis agent. Coverage is Duchesne Women Go To 10,000 B. I. and P. D. L. State GOP Convention and' fire and theft, actual value; comprehensive and collision on Mrs. Maxine' W. Burdick, Du- the sheriffs car with $100 deducchesne county recorder, and Mrs. tible with a premium cost to the Constance Robbins, secretary for county of $535.98. the Republican party in Duchesne The decision on insurance was County, attended the Republican made following consideration of State Convention in Salt Lake proposals submitted by Neill JenCity last Friday. They were dele- sen and Mr. Hullinger. gates from this county to the convention. NOTES FROM Mrs. Burdick reports that all the Republican party delegates to DUCHESNE HOSPITAL the convention from Duchesne A baby girl, born to Mr. and County attended the confab. Mrs. Bob Bancroft of Duchesne, To cultivate a garden is to walk on Saturday, April. 28. Weight Christian Bovee was 7 lbs. and 3 ozs. with God. de MYTON DEDICATES GROUND OBSERVER TOWER ON MAY 12TH Basin Schools Remain Part Of Region Eight For Other Sports; Get Four Teams In 57 B Tournament Mrs. Roberts Will Hul-linge- r, Extension Office Furnished At flew Court House 70 PER COPY legion For Football Play In '56 jack-knife- Killed instantly in a truck crash near Mona last Friday was Clinton James Mickelson, member of the Duchesne county board of commissioners. $3.00 PER YEAR Union & Uintah Switched To Mew ar DIES THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1956 ON TUESDAY FOR CLINT MICKELSON COMMISSIONER UTAH, $25,000-$50,000- Union High School will probably graduate 101 seniors at their commencement exercises, 1956 which are scheduled for May 24, is an announcement made Monday by Principal Loman F. Hutchings. According to Mr. Hutchings, there remains a small question about a student or two, with the burden entirely on the individual himself as to whether he qualifies to graduate. Plans are progressing for the commencement program. Following is the official list of proposed graduates that will be among the fourth graduating class at Union: Ida Ronald Axel Anderson, Letitia Andrews, Lulu Belle ArWhile there is considerable disnold, Franklin Bishop Arrowchis, about where the major agreement Franklin John Bailey, Jr., Mary should' be in our schools, emphasis Bas-tiaEllen Barker, Connie Renee in the Duchesne Vera Helen Bigelow, Carolene the participants Education ConferRural County BilNorita Bowden, Bowden, Joy to a came ence agreement general lie Jean Brisbin, Jerrald Richard on several specifics concerning Broderick, Ronald Clarence Brown, what our schools should accomRosalee Brown, Wesley Marvin plish. Brummett, Cuba Odean Case. 1. We should prepare as many Anna Lee Christensen, Gary of our students for college as posRobb Christensen, Nadine Chugg, sible. Our aim should be to preFern Lurrine Clark, Clyde Mark pare all students to become better Collins, Carol Lynn Cook, Juanita citizens. It is recommended that Emily Crow, Ferrell Crozier, Rose two high school diplomas should Mary Daniels, Sheryl Romaye be granted. One: A certificate for Drollinger, Lloyd Orval Duncan. 12 years attendance and two: A Daniel Ray Gardner, Ronald Bob diploma for accomplishment. Goodrich, Harold Jerome Groves, 2. It is felt that vocational agrii culture should continue' to be of (Continued on Back Page) Know Your Schools I .... -$ y A 17-1- 4-- Concert To End DHS Music Activity Chorus-Ban- Ute Law Agents Have Own Radio What Should Schools Accomplish? fered in all of our rural high schools. Algebra and one other advanced mathematics class, (could be consumer math), should be required of all high school students and that three years of math be. of ffcTed in all our high schools. . 4. While athletics is important in the school curriculum, good sportsmanship and education should come first. Because of the competitive nature of athletics and win attitude students wh the probably could benefit most from athletic activity are not permitted to participate. 5. Health and physical education should continue to receive emphasis in our schools. It is felt to be 05 Scouts Will Go To Duchesne District Camporee Weston Bates Is New Chairman Of 56 Fair Board |