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Show Mfc - 'I J v Editorial Commen- t- 0 Open letter to Claude W. White and flfloon Lake members (i&gm? mind is generally an asset. But dont let your mind become so open that nothing stays In It, An open Although we dont profess to be a sports analyzer, there Is one fact that seems to continually come to the front as we look over the statistics concerning Unions basketball season. The unique difference Is In Unions win-lo- ss record at home as compared to their games on the road. As Is usually the case, a home court team has several points advantage. But dlsplte this fact, Unions home record win tally, while shows a five loss-thr- ee one game, this have lost only away they being to Lehl the first weekend of pre-seas- on play. Now, our question Is this: Is the sup- being generated In the home town crowd giving the team the Impetus It needs to win? Or Is there a negative port attitude emanating from some fans which adIs counteracting the home-cou- rt vantage? From the couple of home games weve attended, arid from comments coming to us from several sources, It would appear that the latter Is the case. Shouts of bellttlement, harrassment and even contempt from some of the supporters can In no way help a team Improve. Union has a basketball team that can go to state, If they receive the support that Is needed. This support cannot be In the form of undercutting, questioning the ability of players, questioning the ability of the coaches, or decrying the lack of enthusiastic support from the school and community. It must be positive action, not negative. We need to make every effort possible to support the team, the coach and the school in the state tournament drive. Then, after the season Is over , we can assess the merits of those Involved In the sport. If we want a state tournarant team, we must think of them as such. If we feel they wont make It, they probably won't, across an Interesting Item the other day. It pointed out that for the past 30 years the federal govern-me- n has tried to reduce farm output to certain levels and has foiled. For more than 40 years the Russians have tried to raise farm output to certain We ran levels and have foiled. It Just goes to show you that governments should get out of the farming business. There are a couple of questions about Moon Lake Electric vote which have come up that all residents of the area ought to be aware of. One Is that members of Uintah Power and Light did not automatically become members of Moon Lake Electric when the transfer was made last summer. Elsewhere In this weeks paper Is a list of some of these members who are not now members, but who have a deposit with the company which can be transfered to a membership. The money Is refundable. R won't cost you a cent, but you can help bring the central office of Moon Lake Into an area where it will be served by its own power. Look over the list. If you are on It see that the transfer of deposit Is made so you are a member. Secondly, It Is being rumored that the proxies being collected are Just fur voting on directorships. This Is not the case. The proxy Is good for voting on any business that comes before the annual meeting on February 5, 1972. This includes the director vote, the redlstrlc-tln- g vote, and the vote to move the office. A final point Is that some are saying the move of the office will cost the association a lot of money. This is not true. Operational costs will be less with the main office in Roosevelt, Instead of divided; construction costs will be less In one unit at Roosevelt, rather than building here and enlarging the building at Vernal; taxes will be less on one unit In Roosevelt than on a new branch office here and the main office In Vernal (one building Instead of two). A net savings will be realized to the association, rather than enormous costs as some would have us believe. Get the facts, then vote Feb. Dear Mr. White, and all Members of Moon Lake Electric: Yes, Mr. White, there are two sides to the Moon Lake Electric office move project. May we borrow your opening paragraph of last week (and change only two words) to put over our point: Your letter of January 8, 1972, is an excellently slanted y article. You havent given any thought to costs nor the present economic conditions. You intimated that your views were correct, while ours were only speaking for Roosevelt. If this be true, your facts should one-wa- VOLUME 60 Bishopric sustained in Tridell Ward Sunday A new ward Bishopric was sustained In the Trldell Wad Sunday night. Sus- tained as Bishop was Errol Mcrkley with Boyd Lemon 1st counselor, Merlin McKee 2nd counselor and David Wallace ward clerk. in their estimation, for the best good of Moon Lake Electric. By the same token we might ask who is spearheading the drive to retain the office in Vernal? Can you say that it is not economic were served by Uintah Power & Light Company. The first vote taken by the membership on a proposed move simply asked the Shall we move the question: office to Vernal, or leave it at Altamont?" At this time the people in and around Roosevelt who did hold memberships, because of property being served outside the city, joined with Altamont to vote down the move to Vernal. It was defeated May MSN THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1072 New doctor and family A new doctor will come to Roosevelt and begin his practice In July. Dr. Phillip G. Condie was born and raised His under-gradua- te in Preston, Ida. at was Brigham Young University. study He filled an LDS Mission to Scotland and Ireland then attended medical school at the University of California, Irvine. He graduated In June, 1971 and Is at present doing an Internship at San Bernadino County General Hospital In San Bernadino, Calif. He will complete It July 1 and plans to start practice In Roosevelt sometime In July. He married the former Marva Murdock of Drlggs, Ida. She has filled an LDS Mission to Germany. They have two children, Natalie, 2 12 years old and Susan, IS months. j (ifciEEErm Because of a number of questions by residents of the Basin as to their membership status In Moon Lake Electric Association, particularly those who were formerly consumers of Uintah Power and Light, we are publishing the following lists of names of consumers who are not now on the rolls of Moon Lake Electric (according to the latest Information from the company). All of the persons listed have deposits with the company which could be transfered to a membership with no direct an... u At the Union high school auditorium January 21, at 7:30 p.m., there will be a classical music concert Featured on this concert are young people from the colleges of the Wasatch Front. Sally Peterson will play the piano. She has won many piano competitions and performed with the Utah Symphony Youth Concert at age 11 and with the Salute to Youth concerto In 1965 and 1970. She was named Outstanding Teenager In 1969 by Gov. Calvin L. of Utah Rampton. Joan Larsen will perform on the violin. She performed in the Utah Symphony "Salute to Youth concert In 1968 and has been a solo artist with both the BYU Philharmonic and Chamber orchestras. She was the Utah winner of the National Federation of Music Clubs competition earlier this year. Alan Bale, pianist, has performed In the Utah Symphony "Salute to Youth concert In 1964, 1966 and 1967. He made his debut with the Utah Symphony In the Tabernacle on Jan. 12. David Max Randall will play the clarinet. He has his doctorate In music from He Is on the the University of Iowa. faculty of BYU and completed a musical tour of the Northwest In February 1971. Tickets may be purchased at the door or from one of Union high school music students. Prices are 2.00 for adults and $1.00 for students. "Come attend the first professional music concert In the New Union high auditorium and have a very rewardlngand pleasant evening, says Mr. Murell Johnson, Union high music teacher. Continued on Page 8 from Strawberry winds and blowing snow In the Strawberry valley cut the Uintah Basin out of travel between here and the Wasatch Front last Wednesday and until afternoon on Thursday. It prevented the scheduled visit of Rep. Gunn McKay to visit the area and stopped the Agricultural Production Conference to be held at Manila, Vernal and Altamont for the Wednesday and Thursday meetings. Several Trailways busses were stopped at Duchesne and dozens of large trucks lined highway 40 waiting for the road to be opened. It was reported that about a hundred cars and trucks went on as far as Currant Creek to be ready when the road became passable. Some 42 passengers of the bus spent the night on the bus. They were enroute to points In southern California and the nortliwest as well as Salt Lake City. This is the first time in about seven years that the road has been closed for any length of time due to blowing snow. High Melvin Abbott Gerald Argyle Larry Abplanalp Wilbur Arrum Zane Asay Sidney Atwlne Albert Atwood Johnny Aultman Max Averett J. C. Baart Dan Baker Larry Baldridge John Balin Heber Allred J. D. Alond Eagle Scout Badge mill County officials plan- half - cut on proper! iis year In a reversal of a general trend to Increase taxes, Duchesne County officials note a plan to decrease the mill levy In the county 12 mill for the year of 1972. A proposed $596,713.25 budget can be derived from a 17.20 tax mill levy a decrease from the 1971 levy of 17.70, according to officials. The growth and development In Duchesne County the past year, particularly In the oil industry, makes the tax mill levy decrease possible, because more personal property Is now In the county to be assessed. The total assessment value of the county Is now more than $17 million. This year, out of the total $596,713.25 budget adopted, the general fund budgets total $465,713.25, an amount comparable to the revised general fund budget for 1971, reports Mrs. Janet B. Cowan, Duchesne Clerk and County auditor. This general fund budget allows for an clo Public meeting planned A PUBLIC MEETING for all persons interested in the proposed move of Moon Lake Electric Association central office to Roosevelt will be held Thursday of next week, January 27, at 8:00 p.m. in the Roosevelt Junior High School. There will be a question and answer period, plus an organizational meeting to work toward the goal at hand. Is to be done with the balance of your deposit (you may wish to have It refunded). By doing so Immediately, you will qualify to vote at the annual meeting In February. Following Is the list of those not members, but with deposits on hand: Lynn Labrum earns Dr. and Mrs. Phllly G. Condie and their daughters, Natalie and Susan, will be residents of Roosevelt beginning n July when Dr. Condie will begin his practice here. High winds close roads Friday at Union High On July 11 of that year, a special meeting was called to consider the question again. But there were two significant differences one, the meeting was set for Vernal, net Altamont, and secondly, the call of the meeting listed the question in approximately these terms: Do you want the central offices to (A) remain at Altamont, (B move to Vernal, or C) move to Roosevelt. Talk about hindsight! It is now clear that these two meeting changes were effective. It provided a heavier concentrated vote from the east side, and it divided the vote of the west side between the two sites. The Vernal site won. You also questioned the oil developments in Duchesne County, in their comparison with the existing fields at Rangely and Red Wash. As we stated before, all the information we can glean Jim Alvey American Oil cost. Bert Ames As a matter of fact, many of these Nell Anderson Individuals have a much larger deposit O. D. Anderson than Is required, or than would be necesWilliam Anderson sary to pay a membership In the associaAppa Magee Wyasket tion. All of the money (either member(Continued on page 7) ship or deposit) Is refundable at anytime. In order to obtain a membership, any of the below listed consumers should contact any office of Mom Lake Electric, sign a form transfering 95.00 to a membership and at the same time discuss what gftgsnmnj Young artists concert 26. 1956. Many Moon Lake consumers have deposit, no membership to locate in Roosevelt I I I I I I I I I .J The outgoing Bishopric was Duane McKee, Bishop; Ray Haslem 1st counselor; Farrel Simmons, 2nd counselor and Ernest Ahlhorn ward clerk with Charles Gllnes assistant. The Stake Presidency was In attendance and all the high council. The members of the high council administered the Sacrament. Across the board pay Increase for all county officials and employees that will amount to approximately $7,000 total expenditure for the years operation. The salary Increase became effective Jan. 1, the clerk stated. Other than general fund Items, hinds Included In the total $596,713.25 budget for the 1972 Is $6,000 for the county library services, which Includes the bookmobile service contract with the Utah State Library, and the purchase of books to Increase the county library book Inventory. These books are circulated from the schools within the county. The television system operational budget remains the same, $20,000. Televiare charged a license sion owners-use- rs fee for each set to bring In the Income for this systems operation. for hospital The $105,000 budget bonded Indebtedness will provide for the early retirement of $75,000 of a bond Issue for construction of the Duchesne County hospital. In 1972, and for the past several years, this hospital bond budget has been set at $35,000 for bond retirement and Interest. Although Duchesne County receives an average of $11,700 per year In oil lease money, to date only $8 has been received in oil Industry royalties on production of oil, Mrs. Cowan said. The Income from the oil Industry to the county Is from the taxes derived from the equipment related to the oil K jstry, the county officials report, and not from the oil production Itself. Many of the oil royalty rights are owned by the Ute Indian Tribe and Individuals, but the leases taken fro in Duchesne County are not In the tract of the current producing oil field, it was explained. The Eagle Scout award was presented to Lynn Labrum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Labrum at the Roosevelt District Court of Honor, Sunday afternoon. Lynn Labrum Is a member of troop 751, sponsored by the Roosevelt ward. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He started hls scouting as a member of Cub Pack 751 and then as a member of troop 751 he has served as Patrol Leader. He Is a first counselor In the deacons quorum of his church. The Eagle badge was presented by Scoutmaster Gary Joslln and Explorer Advisor Larry Labrum. Mrs. Labrum pinned the badge on her son's uniform and he gave his mother an Eagle necklace. The Eagle Pledge was given by Bert Dannenberg, District Scout Executive. The eagle certificate was presented by Clem Labrum to his son. The ceremony was concluded with remarks by Bishop Byron J. Gilbert. Other awards presented were; Second Class badge to Douglas Bench by Mrs. Alva Snow. First class badges to Alan Adamson and Jamie Eldredge by John Uresk. life Badge to Michael Peterson by Dean Frandsen. Merit badges were presented by Scoutmaster Gary Joslln. The monthly banner was presented to troop 270 of Neola for outstanding advancement and participation In the Court of Honor. Lynn is a member of the Roosevelt Trap Club and belongs to the Amateur Trapshooting Assn., and the Roosevelt Motorcycle Club. He has also participated in MIA road shows and plays. License plates Issued on scheduled dates Duchesne Commercial meeting, election set The annual meeting and election of officers of the Duchesne Commercial Club will be held Wednesday, January 26, 1972, at 8 p.m. In the Club room. Officers to be elected a vice presidirectors and one dent; two director. Olen Rasmussen is president and lias one more year to serve. The hold over directors are Ray Walker and Glen Korn und. us clear up a couple of points. In the first place, residents of Roosevelt were not members of Moon Lake Electric at the time of the move in 1956. They interests that provide the impetus of the opposition? Secondly, you infer that Roosevelt had a chance to get the office once, but were not on ball. Had you completed your research you would have found that this is far from the truth. The whole story of the move to Vernal is printed elsewhere in this issue. (We suggest you read it), but for our purpose here let ROOSEVELT, DUCHESNE COUNTY, UTAH NUMBERS the 5. stand up under scrutinization. Let's review a few: Your first allegation was that our first and only objective was to get the office moved to Roosevelt strictly for the economic value which would accrue to the community. It might interest you to know that the proposed move is not being instigated by Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce nor main street merchants. Members of the committee are all members of the Moon Lake Electric Association, residing in several communities in Duchesne County and Western Uintah county. They are working toilley Prtrrsnn Joan Larsen Alan Bale Davlil Max Randall Due to the Influx of residents Into Duchesne County and the many title changes, license plate registrations are moving slowly, reports Dorothy Luck, Manager of the Duchesne County tax branch. Out of some 6,000 only 500 licenses have been Issued. License plates are issued In Duchesne Monday and Tuesday and In Roosevelt Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, with Friday being reserved for Issuing dealers plates. Mrs. Lurk also noted that if a title have a leln recorded even though the leln has been released, a clear title must lie applied for otherwise, If the tltle-l- s lost another leln release must be received from the original leln holder before a clear title can lie Issued. .... received his LYNN LABKl'M Faigle Remit Bodge Sunday arternmin. |