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Show Evan 0. Bennion ! Named Head Of Welfare Board i. Evan O. Bennion, of Mt. Emmons, Em-mons, was named chairman of the Duchesne county welfare board at the January meeting held at the courthouse in Duchesne Du-chesne this week. Mr. Bennion is senior member gf the 7-mem-ber board,. James. Lloyd, of Roosevelt, was re-appolhted board , mem-' ber for a 6-year term. Mrs". Ilean ! Poulson, of Duchesne, received the appointment to complete the unexpired term of Mark Bleaz-ard, Bleaz-ard, of Talmage, who began his six-year term in July, 1949. Mr. Bleazard recently resigned as a board member. Mrs. Poulson served as child welfare worker in Duchesne county from July 1940 through Jan. 1942. Other Duchesne county cU-zens cU-zens serying as bqard members are: Mrs. Fern Merrell. Duchesne' Du-chesne' Mrs. Enjd Nelson, Ioka; Mrs. Ruby Allred, Roosevelt; and M. R. Michie, Tabiona, chairman of the Duchesne county coun-ty board of commissioners. These board members serve with but a minimum compensation. compensa-tion. Each member attending the monthly meetings of the board receives $3 from the poor and indigent fund set up in the Duchesne county budget, and mileage at the rate of 6c per mile traveled in attending the meetings, from the Utah State Departmnt of Public Welfare. |