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Show jj,! CLIFF MEMMOTT, Editor H! .oDNTY FAIR MAKES PROGRESS OVER Qjji Activities of a year ago .... ? Officers of the Duchesne County Fair Board for 1951 . encouraged over the apparent growth of interest in 31 i ( (jit that was concluded last Friday and Saturday at " vdiesne. i According to Howard Ivory, board president, there ' -as a noticeable increase in the crowds that took time off ! "0m their busy days to join in the various activities that 'm presented during the 2-day program to entertain ' H educate the people in the Basin. . . . "Of course there j "ould have been more support from the eastern part of V county, but we feel that as the years come and go all w i if Duchesne county will come to realize that the county ijir is a "County Fair," and that as such all should sup-v sup-v it to the limit," Mr. Ivory said. ll'hen one considers that this is only the second year X -j a complete fair program has been planned for the. f 'arty, it makes the results of the affair much more en- "jraging. . . . There were some excellent displays and ex-; ex-; jits in home-making, farm and garden produce and live- jjck .... And the entertainment, both day and night, ! si the best possible. I Those who planned and supervised the sports activi- : j$ each afternoon .... Those responsible for the "Miss I Duchesne County" contest . . . .Those who directed the i evening programs. . . . are all deserving of a hearty word J )( compliment for the fine contributions made to a most " J important program one that will do much to cement j S Duchesne county together. . I Several times in the past I have expressed myself in I s lis column of the great need for county cooperation .... jj ! am more convinced today than ever that if the people : if the west end, and those of the east portion, and the fine $ people in the "upper country" will all join together in rating for Duchesne county's interests, we'll begin to acquire those things we need to progress with the times. J ....There is no need for disunity among the people of a ; county as small as Duchesne county. v E v i TO1KDIANS REJOICE OVER APPROVAL OfHttTY REHABILITATION BILL 1 SiOeoKat by Francis McKinley, Chairman, Uie Plan-A Plan-A ling Board, and Reginald O. Curry, Business Manager ad Chairman of the Ule Tribal Council. 'We were delighted to learn that the President of lie United States had signed the Ute Bill upon which the I'tes have placed their faith and hopes for the future. It s especially flattering to us that the President had taken -tice of us and paid us a tribute and compliment on our isrts to raise our standard of living and to become bet-s bet-s aid more useful citizens of our community. "For many years we entertained grievances against i United States but were unable to sue in a peaceful y because of the absence of legislative authority. With it passage of the Ute Jurisdictional Act an opportunity afforded to prove our case. We were then, and still duly grateful to Congress for affording such oppor-toity. oppor-toity. Proper judicial determination has resulted in an 'ard to the Ute Indian people by the Court of Claims the United States. 'When it became apparent that we were to receive some lament against the United States, we commenced plants plan-ts a Ute program with a sincere hope that we might "'oid some of the temptations to which poor people have Wumbed when money has suddenly been placed in their ands. Our program has been developed in a democratic w.v based upon public opinion of the Ute Indians exited ex-ited in town meetings. ( "Whenever we called upon any of the government of-icials of-icials available for assistance, we were furnished with mpetent and willing aid. We would indeed be ungrateful ( We ailed to mention the understanding and dignified SProach of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and of ;:ls entire staff when our plans were presented for his Woval. We remember with a deep sense of responsibil-y, responsibil-y, and not without some pride, that Commissioner Myer Rifled before the Senate Committee that this plan, as a Mem of Indian planning, was a fulfillment of a dream lheId since first taking office. , e Uintah and Duchesne County Commissioners, the j I School Boards and State Superintendent of Public ob fUCtion' a11 worked cooperatively with us. The results alisl ' 0uld not nave been accomplished without a re- "'c and unselfish attitude on the part of all. cident Ute Bil1 wnich'"has just become law was no ac- . sterM Ur faith in democratic government has been bol-gr bol-gr a 3s we have watched many of the members of Con- , Utah Particularly- Senators Watkins and Bennett of Ser a or 'Mahoney of Wyoming, Congressman Gran-I Gran-I e(;,, " cngresswoman Bosone of Utah, exhibit a knowl- den a !)and zeal for our cause- ur attorneys, John S. Boy-No Boy-No att Efnest L' Wilkinson, were hired and paid by us. choi . wPt was made t0 dePrive us of counsel 01 our of .j. We are grateful for the high professional character l"r services rendered, on, e Payment of $1000.00 per capita to members of I to th t is only the beginning of a happier way of life roundi ' The greater benefits will come from the it Jf"8 out and consolidation of their lands, thus making trovid' for Ute People to use their own resources, and in, '"g for them credit and rehabilitation funds ac-pamed ac-pamed by an educational program through which we y-i ' "ot only reclaim our economic resources, but to I Nations USefulness of our own PeP!e in this and future ) are confident that the Ute people will execute e rnv'0!ram for the best interests of all and will justify Midence placed in them. theUnVil esPecially noteworthy during these times that interest States Government has recognized the rights and Seat m, f one of its minority people and given them "their P.or,tunities to better themselves through exercise . ngnts as free and democratic people." v E v 61 Prohihv fUr years immediately following the repeal D"ion, beer consumption increased 71.5 per cent. 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