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Show Union prepares for Homecoming Activities are presently underway as part of Union high's annual homecoming, and will climax Friday with nearly a day-lonobservance. It is anticipated that many alumni will join with the present studentbody in celebrating the homecoming. During the first part of this week, student artists spent many hours decorating store fronts throughout the community, advertising the homecoming. Wednesday evening at 8 p.m. the annual queen pageant was to be held. This was g preceded by a junior varsity foot kill game at 4 p.m. Activities Thursday include the alumni assembly, with a special alumni award presentation, to be held at 2 p.m. The public, particularly alumni members, an in it d to the assembly. At 4 p.m. Thursday, a special soccer game will be held between the German club and Spanish club members. At 6:30 p.m. Thursday evening, a big s p rally will Ik held east of the high school building. Piles of wood are being gathered, and will be ignited for a huge bonfire for the rally. After filial preparations Friday morning. the parade is scheduled to get underway at 11:15 a.in. Floats and other special entries are alroady signed up, with others still coming, which should make for an outstanding parade. The procession will begin at the high school, proceed up Iaigoon street to the center of (own, north on Main street, and back low n highway 40 to t he school. The iarade will lie followed by the football game between Union and Granlsville, to begin at 1:30. At 7:30 Friday evening a special program is planned, through Utah State University. There will be no admission charge lor the program, which will be held in the school auditorium. The final event of the homecoming week will be a dance at 9 p.m. The semi formal affair will feature the Oak Harbor orchestra. Admission will be $3.00 for a couple and $1.50 for stag. class officers, Eva Golden and Ben work class on the float that will participate in the Murphy homecoming parade this Friday at Union. The parade is set for 11:15 HOMECOMING FLOAT-Sopho- more a.m. VOLUME 62 number 40 RiWSf VfLT UTAH Duchesne city sets up youth commission , INSPECT ' at Union, along with Mrs. Jolley, Ellen Rawlings, store owner, and Cindy Warburton, studentbody officer, inspect some of the art work that has been done on store fronts to advertise the homecoming. This window was painted by Sue Taylorjjhrina Laris, juniors. ART--R- on vice-princi- ple Dedication dates set for two elementaries Routine is the best way to describe last week's meeting of the Duchesne county school board. But dates were set for the official dedication of Roosevelt East and Altamont Elementaries. Roosevelt East will be Oct. 23 and Altamont Oct 16. The board authorized the hiring of an additional staff member in the district accounting department due to the volume of work and the addtional coding requirements of the state data processing system. The new person has not been chosen, but will work in the accounts payable Field according to Philip Thompson, district clerk. Authorization was also given for payment of $2,450 for the area vocational center reroofing job. Superintendent Thomas J. Abplanalp reported that work on getting money from the Commission is continuing. The district is asking the commission to grant $22,000 as part of $60,000 metal building for shop classes at Union high school. The state has put in $18,000 and the district has approved $20,000 for the project The purchase of music stands for the band programs at Neola and Myton elementaries was approved. The exact number and cost has not been determined, but was delegated to the superintendent. A proposal from Hal Garner Construction to black-totwo sections of the Roosevelt East elementary school was accepted. The total area to be blacktop-pewill be 23,450 sq. ft. at $8,700 or 37 cents a sq. ft. Purchase of a new piano at Roosevelt East was also approved. It will cost $795 and is from Summerhays Music of Salt Lake City. Also at Roosevelt East the addition of four cabinets for the two kindergartens rooms was approved. They will rust $115 each, $460 total. Supt. Abplanalp told the board arrangements have been completed for the dedication of the county's two new elementary schools. Altamont will he dedicated Oct. 16. Senator Wallare Bennett has been invited and will come to the ceremonies. Gov. Calvin Ramplon has also been invited, but has not as yet accepted. Roosevelt East's dedication has been set for Oct. 23 and the visiting dignitary will be U. S. Congressman Gunn McKay. Gov. Hampton has also been invited to Roosevelt on that date. The board also approved sending the superintendent and Lowell Caldwell to an Indian Education conference in Denver . Oct. It is being conducted by the U. S. Office of Education. The Duchesne officials were invited because the district is the fiscal agent for a $13,000 grant for an attendance counselor at Union high Four-Corne- p d 25-26- school. The letting of bids for the Longterm Disability and Ufe Insurance program The Duchesne City council has, by resolution, established a Duchesne City Youth Commission" after an appearance by young people from Duchesne high school asking for the opportunity for greater participation in city affairs. John Welsh, studentbody president at Duchesne high school, presented the proposal to the city council. Mayor Dale Workman, who was out of town when the resolution was passed said I think it is time the young people were involved in the problems of the city and helping to figure out solutions. . we're happy to have their cooperation and appreciate their help. He said efforts would be undertaken to find meaningful problems for the young to be involved in. City Manager, Cam Caldwell suggested that the young should help in a nonpartisan voter registration drive. He also said one young person will be appointed to the city planning council and other positions would be opened up for youth participation soon. 84066 THURSDAY OCTOBER 3, 1974 Airport operator named; to meet with chamber The acceptance of a proposal by Basin Flying Service, to operate a fixed base service at The Roosevelt Municipal Airport was announced this week, after nearly one month of taking applications and interviewing prospects. The appointment is affective immediately, with per sonel and equipment assigned to the present airport until the new facility is completed (possibly within 30 days). Basin Flying Service, which has been based in Vernal for the past 28 years, has proposed to maintain a complete flight operation at Roosevelt, including staff for (light instruction, charter work and aircraft maintenance. David Cohen, president of Basin Flying Service, states that his company is anxious to serve the people of the Roosevelt area. We already have several students in Roosevelt", he noted, adding, and we plan to expand this program as well as try to fill every charter flight need of the area. We will see that any needed equipment is made available. We are also considering a scheduled passenger and freight flight to Salt Lake City. The new fixed base operators will be introduced at the regular meeting of the Rixtsevelt Area Chamber of Commerce, to be held this Thursday noon at the Zions First National Bank building. At the same time the airport committee will make a report to the chamber on the progress of the new airport. was tabled due to concerns about possible problems. The bids let two weeks ago, will probably" be rebid. The board also approved letting Larry Abplanalp attend an ACT meeting at Colorado State University Nov. There will be no cost to the district. The superintendent also said that Bill Lewis, District Director of Personnel, will soon report on the results of the most recent aptitude and achievement tests for county students. The next meeting of the board will be Oct. 9, at 5:30 in the district offices. 14-1- UBEC starts financial drive The Roosevelt Scholarship Committee of Dean under the chairmanship Frandsen assisted by Dan Dennis met last Thursday, September 26 and outlined the Scholarship Financial Drive. Plans for the financial drive include visits to local businesses and individuals for their contributions to help support the present scholarship recipients and future scholarship awards. The drive will start the week of September 30 and continue through October 11. During this time there will be visits to local civic club leaders and the Chamber of Commerce to acquaint business reprsentatives and the community at large of the purpose and needs of the scholarship program at the Uintah Basin Education Center. It is hoped by the UBEC that all interested community members will consider a contribution to the funding of the educational pursuits and educational programs at the local Center. They feel lhaL without such support some worthy individuals may be denied a proper opportunity to continue their education after high school. All inquiries ran he handled through the Student Services Office at the Uintah Basin Education Center: 722-229- 789-3689- ; 738 5551. Ashby Although it is said that destiny shapes most ends, a great many still depend on a girdle. And talking of destiny, is there anyone around who would dare venture a guess as to what conditions will exist in the Basin by 1980? Or how about 1990, or the year 2000? Don't tell us that 2000 is a long way down the road! We're lookin at the year 1975 in a couple of months, so 25 years will put us over the century hump. And if you look back 25 years to 1950, that's not so far back. We remember it welL Anyway, we've still got the same problem with us that we've mentioned the past two or three years: "How do we plan for "the future? Although we still occasionally hear a pessimistic prediction, that the area is going to dry up and blow away after the drilling program stops, nearly every reliable prognostication based on any amount of study at all, paints a picture that should convince even a Missouri mule. Basically, all studies point to the fact that the Basin is going to continue to grow. But how much? There's the rub. The county could have anywhere from 25,000 to 100,000 people by the turn of the century, according to studies. And that's slot of "anywhere between". Anyway, that's something to think about. If you knew something that we don't, or could accurately predict the future, you should get hold of your city leaders, county commissioners, school board members, planning commissions, service companies, utilities, etc., etc., because they would sure like to know some answers. One thing about being blunt: Although people may not think you are sharp, you're certainly not considered dull. Chevron stakes wildcat well east of Randlett Information released by Petroleum Information out of Denver this week, indicates that Chevron Oil Company has slaked a location for an exploratory well in the Pelican Lake area of Uintah county. The report indicates that it will be a tight hole, with only drilling depths to be released. At the present time the projec- - yCWaD. ted depth and objective formation have not been disclosed. The wildcat is several miles northeast of the Randlett field, and 12 miles southeast of the Bluebell field. It is also about 11 miles northwest of production on the southwest side of Red Wash field. All are tertiary reservoirs. Nearest drilling to the wildcat of the grand opening of the new Gambles Roosevelt last week was the ribbon cutting ceremony. Mayor Hollis Hullinger cut the ribbon, assisted by John Gilbert, the owner of the first Gambles store in Roosevelt and father of the family that currently owns the store. Standing in the rear and between Mr. Gilbert and the mayor is store manager Rick Merkley. RIBBON store CUTTING-Feat- ure in is an foot Wasatch failure two and one-hamiles to the northeast. It was drilled by Mobil Oil in 1971. Pipe was set in the venture and some oil was recovered on tests of several tertiary intervals, but the well failed of commercial production. Chevron Oil recently drilled an unsuccessful Pennsylvanian test in Red Wash field, about 28 miles east and southeast of the new venture. The deeper pool wildcat bottomed in Weber at 18,299 feet, but has been plugged back for completion from Mesaverde. Ashley Valley field, 19 miles northeast of the new Chevron wildcat has produced more than 17.3 million barrels of oil from the Weber formation. 11,950 lf First Security bids low on school funding Bangerter rally Friday The American Party of Duchesne County is holding a rally for Bruce candidate on the American Party ticket for the position of United States Senate, this Friday evening, October 4th, in the Conference Room of Zion's Bank in Roosevelt. All interested persons or those who would like to know more about the American Party are cordially invited to attend The upcoming discussion group to Ik known as the "Know Your Const i tution Series." sponsored by the American Parly in Duchesne County, will lx announced at the meeting. We drove up over Farm Creek, and into the West Fork of the Whiterocks the other day, and it looked like the elk hunters were having a little more success this year. Of course with about half the number of hunters, and even if the kill was only the same as last year, that would be double the percentage. But we talked to a number of hunters who had their elk Saturday. Last year we were hard pressed to locate a kill. Maybe the weather makes a difference? One of the main factors, we feel, is the timing of the hunt. Some of the hunters we talked to found the elk because of the bugling. It is a thrill to work you way into a big bull by blasting on a whistle, challenging the big fellow to a tussle. With the hunt a week or two later, as it has been the past three years, the bugling season was over. There are still a lot of hunters without an animal, though, and from now on its all uphill work. Rut good luck, anyway. Ban-gerle- rr--; if R - ftp j Gambles department store concept features different of many products. These include home furnishing, types automotive products, appliances, toys, general hardware, etc. MODERN C0NCEPT--Th- e of Kay Cloward. the manager Duchesne First Security Bank office, was notified this week that First Security had entered the low bid of 5.91 interest to furnish tax anticipation bonds up to $500,000, for the Duchesne County; school District. The bonds would show a maturity date of June 30, 1975. According to Phil Thompson, clerk of the school district, the tax anticipation bonds are arranged for each year as a means of assuring continuation of funds for oxration and maintenance of the schools of the county. The bonds are not always used, but should there be a delay in receiving state schixd funds, enough bondx would be sold to provide the operating funds needed. |