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Show This Week And Next In The Basin Carter Oil reported Thursday morning that it had abandoned its test well (Schmidt No. 1) in the vicinity of Lapoint. Drilling depth at the lime of abandonment was 6370 feet. The Ruth Nelson No. 1, a couple or three miles south of Highway 40 below the Twists, is drilling at 4611 feet. There is no confirmation on the report circulated Thursday morning that "pay dirt" had been struck at the Nelson No. 1. Phil Williams, Carter geologist, stated at 10.00 a. m. Thursday that he had hoard nothing about a pay-off strike. Two members of Toyack chapter, FFA, with their advisor. Ken Zirker, attended the state FFA convention in Salt Lake last week. Attending as delegates were: Ted LeBeau, Crescent, and Robert Hatch, Myton. Although it wasn't reported until this week, Toyack chapter recently pu: chased a Polan-China board and a Chester White board to further the raising of high grade hogs in the Uintah Basin. The Poland-China is at Franklin Spencer's in Neola, and the Chester White at LcGrande Gilbert's in Arcadia. Both are available for service. "Windmill" Pcarce this week reported his second box'ing and wrestling card. In the glove events. Gene Pearce, 185, bi other of "Windmill," and undefeated, will tangle with "Flash" Brewer, 190, of Salt Lake, in an 8-round go. In the grunt and groan division, Bob Cummings, former world's heavyweight champion, will grunt it out with Jack O'Reilly, in a 2 out of 3, 1 hour limit fracas. The other wrestling feature will see Kenny Mayne, 189, of Salt Lake, grunt it out with Tony Ross, 190, of Salem, Oregon. The card looks good. Joseph H. Harrison this week filed a bill of exceptions in his appeal to the state supreme court contesting the decision of District Judge Wm. Stanley Dunford, which ruled Harrison from the city council. In his bill erstwhile councilman Harrison "slung 'em" the words. i 1 An unusual entertainment offering has been scheduled for Roosevelt this week in the form of the movie, "Bill and Coo." It may not be amiss for the local opponents of the movies to take ' this one in. It's neither sexy nor crimnal in its intent. In conjunction with the :state observance, the Uintah Basin ' will pay heed to "Army Day" on April 6, Sgt. Wells, local Army ' recruiter, announced this week. "To maintain the minimum strength for the United States to live up to its commitments, we must recruit a steady flow of not less than 30,000 volunteers each I month." Sgt. Wells stated. "This will include 21,000 for the army !, and 9000 for the aif force. Since only about one-half of the pros-i pros-i pects are able to meet the army's new high standards, this means . we must have at least 30,000 applicants for army enlistment alone each month." |