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Show v MJihtah .r- (Basin ' -. , ; Thursday, January 8. 1981 Uintah Basin Standard 13 f "A Xv t v ' A f 31 . . 9 HUGE RURAL HOME SAVED 3 Fire department responds quickly, damage minimal We are very thankful to the Roosevelt Fire Department for getting here so fast" So expressed Margaret Williams in offering gratitude for the response time logged by the department in reaching her burning house located in Hancock Cove some eight miles from Roosevelt Only minor damage was reported from the chimney blue which broke out last Thursday night Three vehicles responded after a frantic Mrs. Williams phoned the police. Deputy Merrill Capwell of the Duchesne County Sheriff's Office led the way, marking important intersections along the unimproved and winding road which leads to the Williams' home almost due west of Roosevelt When fire department equipment arrived on the scene, Mrs. Williams and her husband, Blair, were attempting to extinguish the fire with a garden hose and pans of water. Flames were emanating from both sides of a two-storchimney. While the flames were quickly put out the fire smouldered until fire y department personnel were able to cut through the outside walls to reach the embers located within the wall of the hugh country home. First employing an ax, the firemen broke through enough to enable them to reach the interim' of the wall with a rescue saw fire hose. The was then employed to gain enough access to completely extinguish the stubborn fire. After overcoming the visible flames, two of the three fire vehicles were returned to the city in order to ensure continuing protection to other portions of the Roosevelt Fire Department protection area which encompasses part of Western Uintah County and most of Eastern Duchesne County almost to Altamont. "I had smelled smoke all afternoon, related Mrs. Williams, "and had assumed that there was something wrong with the damper venting in the chimney. After working with it for a while, we built up the fire in the main floor stove. I just happened to walk out on the porch, she continued, "and when I looked around the corner I saw the flames. The fire was reported at 7:08 p.m. and the first vehicle on the scene reported their arrival at 7:21 p.m., according to the log kept by the Roosevelt Police Department. Cause of the fire was reported as inadequate spacing between the back of the stove and the joists located inside the walk Chief Burke Eldredge indicated that Mrs. Williams estimated the damage to the custom-buil- t, but as yet incomplete, home at $200-130All of the damage was confined to the home's exterior and the interior of the wall. wall board prevented the fire from doing any damage to the interior of two-by-fo- Fire-resista- the home. The Williams began construction of the 5,625 square foot home last summer. The family's four daughters were out skating at the time of the blaze. C.y. ,t K Mrs. Williams described the first few minutes after discovering the fire as panic-lade"It's amazing how hard it can be to find your garden hose," she said. '.C ip w- Agenda for the Eighties meeting Wednesday night Duchesne County hearings on the Agenda for the Eighties reports were held last night (Wednesday) from 0 p.m. in the Myton Ward recreation room in Myton. Dennis Mower and over the Loryn Ross presided meeting. The public meeting was held to discuss material contained in the Agenda for the Eighties reports. The reports and summary haven been available for public review at the county clerk's office and the Roosevelt City Library. Next week's STANDARD will carry a complete report on the Agenda for the Eighties meeting. f 'll.h4ai.Hiit.- - fa-.w- It IP WE KNEW THAT THIS SAW WOULD COME IN PRETTY Fred Goodhue of the Roosevelt Fire Department. The fire was at the Blair Williams home in Hancock Cove, and was confined to the wall space between the interior wall board and the HANDY-S- ays Chevron purchases Stauffer Chemicals phosphate and fertilizer holdings in Utah the Blair Williams home in Hancock Cove, caused only minor damage despite the remoteness of the location, about eight miles from Roosevelt. The response time was only 13 minutes despite the winding rutted roads leading to the huge house. A woodburning stove had been installed without allowing proper clearance from the wall joists. WALL ON FIRE In According to Jay L. Christensen, public affairs area manager. Chevron, U.S.A. Inc., Standard OU Company of California has announced an agreement with Stauffer Chemical Company whereby Standard's subsidiary, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., will purchase Stauffer's phosphate and fertilizer holdings in Utah for $130 million. The purchase includes a phosphate-producin- g property at Vernal with an estimated 700 million tons of reserves and a 'present producing capacity of 500,000 tons annually of concentrated ore. Current output of the mine is committed under contracts running several more years. Also included in the transaction are fertilizer manufacturing facilities at Garfield, and phosphate handling facilities and a rail terminal at Phoston. The acquisition will be integrated with other resource developments now being conducted in the Rocky Mountain area by Chevron U.S.A. and two other Standard subsidiaries, Chevron Chemical Company and Chevron It Resources Company. R.H. Matzke, vice president and general manager of Chevron Chemicals Ortho Fertilizer Division, said the adquisition will provide the company's fertilizer business with direct access to phosphates, one of the three principal ingredients of fertilizers. "Chevron U.S.A. will be producing natural gas from the Carter Creek he explained. field in Wyoming, from Sulfur extracted as a the gas will be used to convert phosphate rock into phosphoric acid. "Plans for the development of the phosphate reserves are being formulated. There are a lot of options to consider. Some of them involve significant capital expenditures if the mine is to operate at the scale the ore reserves would allow," Matzke said. While the agreement has been announced, the actual transfer will not occur until the first quarter of 1981. is in operations No interruption anticipated because of the sale. Employees of Stauffer will be offered employment with Chevron. exterior siding. The rescue saw was used in lieu of the conventional ax to speed access to the wall space ' while causing a minimum of damage. The saw was a donation from the Socialette Club. The fire was reported at 7 p.m. on New Year's Day. Annual alien address report program under way Gerald D. Fasbender, Officer in and Charge of the Immigration Naturalization Service, Salt Lake, advises that the Annual Alien Address Report Program is under way. The number reporting has increased almost every year for the past several years. He pointed out that the Alien Address Reports are required by law, and willful failure to comply with the requirements may lead to serious consequences. The forms for making the reports are available at all Post Offices and the Immigration and Naturalization Service Office. The forms are easy to fill out, take only a few minutes, and should be mailed to the address on the reverse side of the card. Fasbender advised that trained personnel will be on hand at the Immigration and Naturalization Service Office to answer any questions the reporting aliens may have regarding immigration and naturalization matters. Trained personnel are not available to furnish this assistance at the Post Offices. Title VII public hearing scheduled for Jan. 12 The Uintah School District and the Education Division of the Ute Indian Tribe will conduct a public hearing Jan. 12, from 7 10 p.m. at the -- Ute Tribal Auditorium, Tribal Administration Building in Fort Duchesne. The purpose of the public hearing is to: 1. Report to the Ute Indian community and general public of educational activities and services available under the Title VII Bilingual Education Program; 2. Seek support and assistance of the Ute communities in the planning of the development of Title VII to meet the needs of the Ute Indian tribal members and others; and 3. Obtain community endorsement and direction in applying for federal funds for the program. All interested tribal members, parents, students and authorized tribal employees and general public are cordially invited to attend. Ross' Ravings L. Ross Martin Only golfers and Christman Eve Bedtime storytellers need read While everyone has been worrying about the lack of moisture in the Basin this year (if Welti says, "Dont worry! - Why worry?), I have been golfing at the Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course. Actually, I have only made the rounds twice, but I certainly could have been out more often, what with the temps in the 50s. You see, while the rest of you have been worrying about starting your house on fire with your new g stove (two such fires in the past week) I have been reminded of what I used to do during the winters of my youth in the Las Vegas area; golf. I am easily reminded, those are the same rotten old golf clubs which were used at the Black Mountain wood-burnin- CountryCluMjesutifuuteide putting wouldn't give him a clue as to what the hole is for. Of course, Thad only identified holes when I got within chipping range. After number two, the course seemed to invite me to further heights...of insanity. My long irons are the strongest part of my game. Everything else is rated "F". Even the long irons were not going well. D . I couldn't straighten out my whk1s. A hook here and a slice there and a complete miss every all, my Henderson, Nev. The most wonderful part about winter golfing at RMGC (short for Roosevelt Municipal Golf Course) is much is that RMGC-wintdifferent from RMGC-summeRGMC-wintis just like BMCC (short for Black Mountain Country Club) is the year around. The birwaya are hard and the top-flit-e wifi bounce forever. The tee areas are so hard that broken tees are the rule. The greens are so fast that molasses on the ball would The only dirty the surface. complexion of the course is in various hues of brown. The big difference is that at RMGC the water hazards are as hard as everything else (thank goodness). I am a terrible golfer. Pride prohibits me from divulging my score. Pride also prohibits me from golfing with other than close of-to- er r. er friends. Still, I am no Gerald Ford, and I do have my glorious moment That's right I am allowed one per nine hides. On my first attempt at RMGC-winte- r, my moment came early. No, I didn't take my "mulligan" off the first tee. I actually sank a putt on the first hole. Most people would say to themselves, Oh boy, what a great start!" Knowing my game so thoroughly, I became wary. Sort of, the better your moment, the worse your day. Second hide, second shot 0 course, I shanked my drive. I sliced my fairway wood...right into that obnoxious water beyond the big tree. As I slowly trudged my way to the small pond which had claimed yet another in a long line of used golf balls, I almost burst out laughing. There was my precious pill resting on top of a 25-fo- layer of ice. "This is history, I thought, two moments in one game, that's right, the plural of moment. Still, I had to take the penalty. No, I wasn't stupid enough to venture out onto that ice. My kid almost did, though. I had taken my little boy (Thad. 3) with me so that his presence might curtail my wails and pleadings. It worked. I was much quieter that day. Thad was having a ball There wasnt another soul on the course, so I didnt have to worry about him. Because of the fear of thieves, or maybe because of them, all of the flags so easily seen on RMGC-summwere missing. Not to worry, I just had Thad locate the holes. After identifying several leaves as holes, he slowly began to figure out what I wanted. After two-inc- h other try. The only consolation was the hard fairways. Perma frost. Sorts like the Alaskan tundra. Soft to a then solid, depth of about 14-incturf. Very conducive Worm-burner- s to are accomplished by keeping your drives low. I call them something else. I replace the "burners with another word, but this is a family column. hard-froze- "worm-burners.- " Well, my low drives were really getting the long bounce...right Number 7. Obscene. Anyone has played RMGC in' the winter or summer knows all about Number 7. Over the big old tree with the five iron. "Wow! I did it! Another moment? Nash, couldn't be. Three iron to the brown. "My gosh. Im only twenty feet short! Ever Ever see a grown editor cry? After that. Number 9 was First straight drive all day. Even got it up to "tall dandelion burner. I bogeyed it. Gee, we'll have to come back and do this on New Year's Eve. huh Thad?" "Daddy, I'm tired." What better way to get a kid tired on Christmas Eve. Next week: How to ruin your New Year's Eve celebration without getting inebriated. who six-putt- ? |