Show RESERVATION NEWS and Fort Duchesne Items by Leora R. Weaver SPECIAL HEALTH CLINICS The Public Health Service will hold special health clinics this week in Whiterocks and according to Edward The purpose of the clinics is to give shots for whooping and polio to all children The clinics will be held at Whiterocks on January and on January at Randlett from p.m. to SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE Reese Coordinator for the Uintah School Reed Field Representative for the University of Rex Business Manager for the Ute and Francis Director of Community Services for the Ute have been appointed as a scholarship committee for the Ute Tribe to assist the Tribal Board of Education m interviewing and screening applicants for the scholarship The Tribe provides a scholarship fund for all eligible graduates who wish to attend institutions of higher The Tribal Business Committee also amended the Development program to include Business Vocational Art and Musical schools and other forms of higher Previously the program stipulated universities and colleges NOMINATION MEETINGS Nomination meetings for the election of new Tribal Council Members will be held on Terms of the present expire on March A meeting will be held at Ouray under the direction of Frank and Glen The meeting at Randlett will be under the direction of Francisco Cesspooch and Lorena At Fort the meeting will be under the direction of Violet Natchez and Fred Whiterocks meeting will be under the direction of and Booker T. Washington Francis Ankerpont and Roselle Conetah will direct the meeting at All meetings mil be from 9 to 5 p.m. FEES The Tribal Business Committee has increased the grazing permit rental fee for non-members of the Ute Tribe from 50 cents per cow per month to 00 per cow per HEALTH INSURANCE The Tribal Business Committee also approved and authorized the participation of tribal employees in a club plan of health insurance this It is expected that a percent participation will The plan will provide for and include hospital and medical benefits and some employees are including their families in the Deductions from salary checks will be made for all employees participating in the ALLOTTED LANDS A new release was issued by the office of the Secretary of the Interior extending for five years trust restrictions on allotted Indian lands scheduled to expire in Trust restrictions imposed certain conditions in disposing of and leasing of allotted Indian lands and also such lands from Secretary Fred A Seaton said that the new order re-emphasizes the department's recently reiterated policy of taking all precautions against ending Federal supervision over Indians before they are competent to end their status as wards of the Secretary Sea-ton stated in announcing the government's policy that No Indian Tribe or group should end its relationship with the Federal Government unless the tribe or group has clearly demonstrated first that is understands the plan under which such a program would go and that the tribe or group affected concurs in and supports the plan proposed He said it was to him as Secretary of the Interior that consideration would be given to forcing upon an Indian Tribe a so-called termination plan which did not have the understanding and acceptance of the clear majority of the members COUNSELING SERVICES BEING CONSIDERED The Committee will meet with Reed Merrill Director of Counseling Guidance Center of the University of Utah on Thursday to consider the possibilities of obtaining for the counseling of young Indian people and The Committee also met Tuesday with representatives from the Phoenix Area Branch of Education to discuss how it can function best in helping with the general educational program on the to establish procedures and to make maximum use of the resources available They also discussed how to define relationship with State both educational and In cooperation with the University field Union School officials and tribal evaluation views will be conducted with all high school students attending Union High on at the Randlett Community The purpose of these interviews and various evaluations will be to help in planning a school make plans for higher and to evaluate individual performance and The general purpose will be to try to find out where the the Union High and the Tribe can best place emphasis in helping the students adapt better to public There will be a lunch and recreational activities will be provided The interviews will be under the direction of Reed Field Representative of the University of and Karl Counselor at Union High School SOCIAL NEWS Lon in her capacity as State President of the Federated Women's Clubs of made a trip to Salt Lake City over the weekend to make final arrangements for the State Advisory Board meeting to be held January 31 at the Union Building at the University of Miss Lea daughter of and Albert entertained her girl friends at her home last Wednesday evening The girls enjoyed a spaghetti dinner and a slumber Coach Harvey Natchez reported that the Randlett Boys' Club beat the Neola Scouts by a score of 38 to 28 in a basketball game played at Randlett last Laura baby daughter of and Lawrence spent five days in the Roosevelt Hospital with a very serious case of flu The baby was released Thursday and appears to be recuperating nicely Marshall Keller from is visiting for a month with her Wayne and and Ed Davis made a trip to Denver over the weekend where they purchased a new and Jess Towne and Mr and Albert were also seen sporting new car this |