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Show t ft .a. i :nn V1 'i VOLUME 61 NUMBER ROOSEVELT. UTAH 43 84066 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1973 Uintah names teacher of the year i de elair Marlin Burhanan, teacher at West junior high school, was chosen by Uintah education association to represent the Uintah school district as their teacher of the year. Mr. Burhanan will go to slate and compete with teachers from the 40 districts in Utah. The winner there will then compete for national honors. s.k, SUNDAY - This new chapel, which will house the Neola Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, will be dedicated in rites to be held this Sunday evening at 6 p.m. Elder G. Carlos ' DEDICATION .4T x By Clarta D. Aakby y Baft The way you spend your time is more important than the way you spend your money. Money can be replaced, but time is gone forever. We expect to make an announcement next week concerning a new clothing industry which is locating in our area. We talked with one of the officials the other day and found that they have a building, are moving in equipment, and should be in operation by early November. He stated that they would be ready for a full announcement next week. Anyway, it looks good for employment of a number of people, adding new depth to the economic base here. We congratulate this firm on their choice of Duchesne County as an operations site. It has been said that a fatal accident happens only once in a lifetime. It seems that there has been an uncommonly large amount of hunting accidents this year, as the season progresses. Or maybe it is just because some of the accidents were a little closer this year that they are called more vividly to our attention. With the number of hunters that have been in hills this fall, the need for extreme caution is again emphasized. But when you stop to think about it, for the number of hunters the accident rate is much lower than it used to be. We read a report the other day that pointed out that the gun safety program has been very effective. Over the years since the program began, accidents involving those who had taken the training have been almost nil Actually there are fewer accidents each year now than there were when the force of hunters out was about half what it is now. As far as this year goes, however, there shouldn't have been too much chance of being hit with a stray bullet. There weren't many flying. We've never been on a deer hunt opener when there was less shooting. There didn't seem to be a dozen shots fired on the whole mountain Saturday. In doing some checking, we find that there was a much greater winter loss last year than most people had expected. Some of the ranges lost more than 50 of their herds, it now appears, and this is the reason the extended hunts were cancelled. It will probably take several years for the affects of last winter to be overcome. We hope there isn't another one like it for a while. There were some deer taken and other deer around. But they seemed to be holding to the heavy limber areas, nearly inaccessable. Union high presents E. Lee Lasater Hypnotist Oct. 25 Smith G. Carlos The Drama club at Union high srhool is sponsoring an exciting adventure into the world of Hynpnosis. This program is coming to Union Oct. 25. at 8 p.m. and will be held in the high schools auditorium. This program features Mr. E. Lee Lasater, a noted professional entertainer, radio moderator and lerturer. He has appeared in Las Vegas as well as other noted places of entertainment. Tickets will be sold at the door nr contact Union high school. This should he a informative and entertaining evening. Everyone is invilpd to attend. ... to officiate at dedication Sunday. Neola chapel Time change to happen Sunday This Sunday. thro will again change and tliD'i who want more daylight for Ihiie winter dev., will gel it by turning their clocks hack one hour before going to l.-Saturday evening. OrL. 27, of course fur thie who enjoy silting up, they can rfc1i:'gi ; heirs Sunday morning. Saturday meetings to open quarterly Duchesne LDS conference David Sam, president of the Durhesne Stake announced that special meetings will be held in conjunction with thp Duchesne Stake conference Saturday and Sunday. Elder Milton K. Hunter of the First Council of Seventy, will be representing the general authorities of the LDS church and has requested that at 4 p.m. on Saturday the stake presidenry, high council, bishoprics, stake and ward rlerks and executive secretaries, stake mission presidency, all Seventies and Patriarchs meet with him in a special meeting to be held in the Duchesne stake renter. This meeting will be followed by a leadership meeting at 7 p.m. with the following requested to lie present; stake executive high council, presidency, Melrhizedek and clerks, secretary Priesthood quorum presidencies, unit headers, group leaders and secretaries, all members of the Seventies quorums or groups, stake mission presidency and all stake missionaries, stake auxiliary presidencies, bishoprics, executive secretaries and ward clerks, ward Aaronie Priest hond-MIA husbands and presidents, wives of the leaders listed above. The theme of the 7 p.m. meeting will bo thc "Blessings of the (iosiel of Jesus IJYS Clirisl." A l film. "Meet the Dedication rites Sunday to note completion of new Neola LDS chapel Bishop Blayne Morrill of the Neola LDS ward has announced that dedication ceremonies for the new chapel will be held this Sunday evening, Oct. 28, at 6 p.m. An invitation is extended to all members of the ward, former members and other interested to attend. Elder G. Carlos Smith, a regional representative of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-da- y Saints, will be present to officiate at the dedication. Stake and ward leaders will also participate. The building, which is now completed and paid for, was constructed at s total cost of $513,000.00, including furnishings, equipment, site and engineering. The ward completed their initial share of the Mor- clerks, bishops, stake mission presidency and all Severn ies at an 8 a.m. meeting Sunday morning. This meeting will be followed by the Sunday morning General Session of mnfcrcm'c which will begin at 10 a.m. Al! nu nUH-rand visitors are invited to Itc presraL at the 10 a.m. seslucht-snsion. in the Stake Center where all meetings will be held. s e Roosevet Weather High 7H 75 78 73 77 77 77 75 Low 35 37 36 35 35 37 34 36 JAMES EARL BACON. Thursday to honor . local . Funeral Scouter, church leader. Most people's downfall comes by A clipping was handed to us this week that was interesting, especially with the Neola chapel being dedicated Sunday. It was from the Standard Nov. 7, 1929, and included a writeup on John A. Olsen, first bishop of Neola. It slated that he was one of the progressive farmers in the area, and received a cream check of $40 per week. He was one of the first to get milking machines, and also had an orchard with 130 fruit trees. He also run a small bunch of sheep, and harvested over 1,000 bushel of grain that falL The article also pointed out that the Olsens had twelve children, and owns a new Essex car as well as other modern conveniences. t V.v r vv yu , i y. V .r-s. .4 - ' r ,;v v-V- . d m m." ' . ft a When workmen weie preparing to basement at the Verlyn Slewait something went wrong and the tmek basement Luckily the driver was able of the truck and warn Uu fellow - for a noon Thursday for James Earl Baron, 80, who died October 23 in a Roosevelt nursing home of cancer. The rites will be held in Roosevelt LDS stake center. Mr. Bacon was born March 20, 1893, in Hanksville, Wayne Co., to Wm. and Florence Halliday Bacon. He spent most of his life in the Uintah Basin, where he was active in the LDS church, and in Scouting circles. He served a mission to Canada, and was instrumental in establishing the Uintah Indian Mission, serving is president of that group for five years, during which time s chapel was built and 107 conversions made. Mr. Bacon served in a bishopric, as s high councilman, and as stake genealo gical chairman, lie was appointed as a scoutmaster in 1920, and has spent the rest of his life in scouting, including committeeman, finance chairman, chairman of the Uintah Basin Distrirt, and rhair-maof Roosevelt Distrirt. The University of Scouting and High Uintah camp were established under his leadership. He was also the recipient of scout ings highest award, the Silver Beaver, receiving it April 18, 1958. In his early life, Mr. Bacon served as a horseback mail carrier from Hanksville, to Hite, Utah. He was also a sheepherder and cowboy, livestock rancher and dairyman. Although he did not marry, and had no family of his own, he was a friend and counselor to many boys. Mr. Bacon was also active in politics, serving as Republican precinct chairman for years, deputy assessor, county assessor, and municipal party chairman. He served as range rider for the Division of Grazing, as county weed supervisor, de- puty water commissioner, field inspector for three banks, and field supervisor for Utah Crop Improvement Association. He is survived by a sister, Mrs. Prudence Parrish, Roosevelt, and many nieces and nephews. Friends may rail at the mortuary Wed nesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m., am at the church Thursday one hour prior to services. Interment will lie in the Cedar-vie- Sunday. The first meeting to be held in the new buOding will be the dedication rites Sunday evening. The history of the Neola ward dates bark to the early 1900's, as settlers located homesteads in that area aa the reservation was opened. On Sept. 23, 1906, a meeting was held at the home of John G. Davis for the purpose of organizing an LDS Branch, and to discuss the possibility of establishing a school After discussion, a branch was organized, with Christian Peterson as presiding Elder. The branrh was called the Nephi Branch nf the Duchesne Ward. At the same meeting, a committee was named to organize a achooL The committee included John G. Davis, George MrMcrna. Christian Peterson, John Fuell and I. N. Workman. A small log school was built a short time later. Other leaders in the Nephi branch were Daniel Larsen, who helped construct the first meeting house, and John George Davis. The next church organization to affect the Neola area was the Hayden ward. It was the second ward organized in the Durhesne stake, established April 10, 1910 and encompassed the Nephi branch. Roger Horrocks was sustained as the first Bishop, with John A. Olsen as first counselor and Erastus Snow Bastian, second counselor. The Neola Branrh of the Hayden ward was organized July 11, 1915, with John A. Olsen as presiding Elder. Then in September 1916, the branch was organized into a ward, with John A. Olsen sustained as bishop. Hugh Barnes and James F. Woodward were named counselors. Other bishops who have served in the Neola ward are Louis E. Allred, sustained in 1917; Lionel C. Jensen who served twice, sustained in 1930, and again in 1947: William K. Dye, in 1933; Rex L, Gardner, 1941; Lazelle Henrie, 1948; D. Olsen, 1953; L. Lee Jensen, 1956; Evan L. Olsen, 1963; M. LeRoy Gardner, 1967, and D. Blayne Morrill, in Oct. SO, Rio-har- 1971 to the present. The building which the Neola ward has been using for the past 30 aome years, was dedicated in June, 1942, by Elder Richard R. Lyman of the Council of the Twelve Apostles. The building required a total of 15 years of construction, with the recreation hall and class rooms completed first, then the remainder constructed. In ronlrast, the new building to be dedicated Sunday was built in approximately 18 months, with even the landscaping virtually complete. The new building wUI now handle all of the nerds of the Neola ward, which is one nf the larger wards in the Roosevelt stake. It includes a chapel cultural hall, class rooms, kitchen, children's rooms, offices, library space, storage areas and spacious foyers. A complete sound system has been installed, and an electronic t Continued on back page) Duchesne Chamber invites you to visit this week A pour concrete home Tuesday rolled into the to jump out Rites to honor Jim Bacon, local Scouter cemetery. Va 4 OOPSY, DAISY p n trying to keep up with the upkeep. We suggest that everyone in the Duchesne area should be aware of the membership banquet to be held Nov. 7 by the Duchesne Area Chamber of Commerce. It is important that they receive good support by everyone involved in the community. Being involved in the chamber cause, we are aware of the need for the backing of a wide segment of the business community if a chamber is to be successful. We have also felt the crushing feeling of defeat when support is larking. Add your support to your chamber to build a belter community. construction cost in February, 1973. The site for the new chapel was purchased in November 1971. Bids for construction were opened in March, 1972, with the bid prire at $405,300. Changes and additions to the original contract added another $64,000. Final touch-uwork is being completed this week on the building, with everything expected to be in readiness by Funeral services are scheduled at mons" will is- - shown after which Elder lliinler will deliver a special message. Elder Hunter will also meet with the stake presidency, high council, stake October 1" Del olier Hi October 17 October IS October lit OrtiilnT LH Oetolier 21 October 22 Smith, a regional representative of the Twelve, will officiate at the dedication. The structure is now complete, and most of the landscaping is in., workers in the basement to run. The cab on the 48,000 lb (with cement) truck was destroyed as was one wall and it took several hours to remove the cement truck from the basement No estimates of the damage were immediately available. The truck belonged to Uintah Basin Concrete. The Duchesne Area Chamber of Commerce, and merchants of the community, are combining this week to sponsor a citywide business promotion to help the buying public be aware of the commodities and services available in Duchesne. The Chamber, which is presently building membership and striving to create a better economic atmosphere in Duchesne, extends an invitation to residents of the area to visit Duchesne during the weekend, and take advantage of the special sales that are in affect. |