Show Baptist group buys Victory Park near Roosevelt to establish children's home Underprivileged Children Will Get Opportunities For Home Will Be Non-Denominational A n announcement has been made this week by a group of men and women affiliated with the Baptist Church of the purchase of property in the Roosevelt area to establish a home for underprivileged According to a news release issued by Ferris former pastor of the Roosevelt Baptist with the approval of a board of consisting of nine men and the nonprofit corporation will take possession of the Victory Park properly from Bernard Larsen an January Name of the newly conceived project will be the Basin Children's Popular Hall The property is located about four miles east of Roosevelt on Highway 40 and has been a popular dance and recreation resort for the Basin for many The dance floor had been operated over the years by several different and most recently by the Roosevelt Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day They had leased the hall for their weekly sponsored They gave up their lease early in November when their new stake center was According to Winn the property contains acres and has a modern the dance floor and various other buildings which will eventually all become a part of the designed to rehabilitate regardless of color or who need a home and a chance in To Select Director Within the next few days the which consists nine men and women from various parts of will select a director of the home and will consider renovation plans for the the dance hall and to what extent they will put the land to The director will move into the house which has been occupied by the Buzz Larsen family for many years and he will supervise the renovations and extended farm operations that will see most of the triable land put into production as a make-work program and as a means of partial support of the Recently Larsen built a storage reservoir and prepared 15 acres of land at the cost of He also had made plans to pipe a which is a part of the property and contains two second-feet of to the reservoir to be used for irrigation and culinary Heads New Board Heading the board of directors as president is Sam O. practicing attorney in who this week is moving to Vernal where he will open a law Harman R. Baptist missionary to the Indians in is the vice president James pastor of the Roosevelt Baptist is Other board members are Andy pastor of the Vernal Baptist Mrs L. T Ellis Ira I. Southern Baptist area Salt Lake Roland pastor Hiland Baptist Salt Lake and Ferris Roose An executive committee will consist of Minnis and Received Charter The Uintah Basin Children's Home has received a charter from the State of Utah as a non-profit It is not church o r denominationally The home was conceived to aid Ute Indian but is not Anyone needing the sanctuary of a home will be Objectives of Home In setting forth the many objectives of their new Winn has made the following statements which are being there are many children who must receive help immediately if they are to have an opportunity to grow up to be normal divorce or desertion have left them stranded in the stream of are undernourished to the point of Many have been hurt emotionally until it will take unlimited love and patience to build them back again into rational Their need Is urgent and must be supplied at of these children come from high-type where ethical and material standards have been Death See back page BAPTIST STORY from of parents has placed them in need of a Many are victims of divorce or desertion where the above standards have been extremely low Great Potential Leaden this group of children there are great With the right kind of care and encouragement they can become a credit and a blessing to our Civen a new grasp on these children can escape the of alcohol ism and moral degeneration to become tomorrow's respected architects even the president of our great nation but more than they can become normal fathers and mothers with a knowledge and a sense of to God and the world of men in which we of the objectives of the corporation is to set up a high-type home where these children can have the individual attention and affection any will be provided where the girls can be trained to mend and their own prepare a meal and a balanced menu and all the things that go into good livestock and farm operation is to be established to train develop the boys in this and at the same time bring in some support for the maintenance of the personal record is to be kept of each child which will help in directing the child in a chosen vocation In life where he will be happy and Spiritual Assistance they will be taught to know and acknowledge God in their These will be daily family and they will be encouraged to attend Sunday worship in the church of their choice is it to be established and undertaking so vast as this takes great faith in God and fellow Much sacrificial doing and giving and many dollars will be needed are many materially blessed men and women who will have an opportunity to do great things for the There is no gift too small or oo great everything from dishes to livestock organizations and church can have a part in this list of things needed will be published at a later A Kick-Off Rally Plans are being formulated by the board of directors for a rally and at the hall where the home is to be It will be a public and the entire Basin will be invited to attend and help initiate the program which should prove to be a very popular and worthwhile project that should benefit all of this Further announcements and information will appear in the local paper- pertaining to the activities of the home and its board of directors |