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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1963
Page
1
Superintendent Ear M Semingsen announced summer hours at Dinosaur Canyon Quarry Visitor Center will run daily from dawn to 5 pm starting Monday. Split Mountain Gorge Campground opens for Summer Operation by Easter weekend with 34 campsites and 3 comfort stations ready.
A Maeser resident was hospitalized with possible fractured ribs after a one car accident Thursday at 6 45 p m. Burton F P McNeill 38 driver of the 1062 Fantine station wagon rolled the vehicle after skidding 156 feet and hitting a stop sign. Passenger Boyd Winn 34 was unhurt. Top and side damage to the car estimated 400 dollars stop sign 25 dollars. Investigation ongoing by Trooper I M Helm Utah Highway Patrol.
Dr. Leroy Kay outlines adverse effects of the Central Utah Project on Uintah Basin at Vernal Red and Gun Club. He says initial phase would dry up 100 miles of streams for at least three months yearly and many springs at lower elevations could run dry within two years if water sources are altered. He notes Wasatch water use implications and potential Flaming Gorge alternative at higher cost.
The newly formed Youth Employment Service for the Vernal area completed its organization on Friday to aid young people in finding work, especially during summers. Attending were high school and student officers, Vernal Lions and Rotary clubs, Kiwanis, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, Federated Women's Clubs, and Yeaven churches, with listed individuals including Agron Hansen Ira Gagan Dr Tack Seitz Morice Siddoway Mina Murdock Joe Klein Weldon Slaugh Duane Price Bie Caldwell.
A crane jib section on Flaming Gorge Dam toppled in high wind Friday afternoon, fatally striking two workers. Fran Oliver, 45, of Provo, and Fortunat LeRoubillier, 30, of Green River, Wyoming, died instantly as the crane boom failed at its connection.
A stubborn late winter storm brings winds and heavy snow to the Umtah Basin on Tuesday, April 2, disrupting travel and leaving a whiter scene than expected for a spring day. A note mentions Mer, an iron worker, amid the page’s continued storm coverage.
Girl Scouts in the Vernal area plan their annual cookie selling drive this Saturday. Cookie drive chairwoman Mrs Jessie Pederson urged buyers to have money ready as sellers will not make return trips. Proceeds fund Brownie Intermediate Day Camp expenses at Merkley Park July 9 to 12.
U S Representative Laur ence J Burton will address the Vernal Chamber of Commerce annual meeting on Tuesday April 16 at 7 30 p m in Hotel Vernal He will speak on federal programs before Congress and will be in Duchesne in the morning and lunch at Frontier Grill in Roosevelt with Earl Dillman in charge of the meeting Five new directors will be elected at the meeting Incumbent directors Ralph A Preece E J Batlard Glen H Cosper Whitney D Hammond and Roland Merkley currently hold terms Nominees for vacancies include A DeMarr Dudley Dave Ellas Barclay Gardner Francis Lenox S Arnold McKee Don Millecam Dr Jack A Seitz Ken Sowards Gary Sprouse and Dr Paul String Tam
The 133rd General Conference Priesthood meeting will be heard from the stake center starting at 7 p.m. Friday and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Sessions will be broadcast by radio or television to this area and Uintah Basin members are expected to attend in Salt Lake Tabernacle. A special Friday meeting at 7 p.m. in the Tabernacle will be directed by the Presiding Bishopric with stake presidencies bishops and counselors in attendance. Ward sacrament meetings will be held Sunday evening after the general sessions.
Vernal City Council in a special session opened bids for the cemetery sprinkling system. Officials expect the new water system to be operative before Memorial Day May 30.
The Utah Water and Power Board in Salt Lake City approved a 350000 loan toward the Upaleo dam in Duchesne County. The board also approved nearly 500000 in loan applications for small irrigation projects, with Moon Lake Water Users Association to operate the dam. A drought threat and urgency from snow shortages influenced hearings, as witnesses urged faster water storage projects.
Utah Association of Fairs and Shows set 1963 county fair dates with Uintah County Fair scheduled August 20 to 24. A general meeting ran 2 to 2 30 p m in the county building, followed by departmental sessions under Utah Extension Service specialists. Prof Sean C Michaelson spoke on extension workers’ dedication to fairs and shows. DB A Stones of Paragonity was reelected president for a fourth term. Frank Gunnell of Logan named director. Velma Judd Coalville and A Roy Bowles Nephi reelected. A 4 p m high school meeting featured Buck Brady Salt Lake County Commission chair who urged youth fair involvement and leadership, noting 4 H and FFA imagery.
Vernal chamber reports on road work as four children injured in a two car crash Sunday near Vernal at 10 35 am. Vehicles driven by Kenneth Neuschwander and Barbara Sowards collided when one entered an intersection. Neuschwander three year old passenger severely injured and hospitalized. other injured children treated and released. Chamber reports outline next phase of Greendale Junction Manila road work and forest road projects with anticipated ad date in May and funding notes.
The Utes baseball team won one and tied one in a doubleheader at Helper Ball Park. They beat Notre Dame High School of Price 10 to 1 in game one as HOWARD BUSCH and Jim Siddeway pitched. Notre Dame collected six hits in seven innings.
Humble Oil and Refining Co. offered to develop oil shale in the Pleasant Creek area of Rio Blanco County Colorado. Senators Allott and Aspinall said the proposal includes a lease on 5108 acres and a guaranteed $2 million spend in two years for research and testing. If progress is made, $8 to $10 million more would be spent over seven years toward commercialization. Both Western Colorado and Eastern Utah reportedly have oil shale deposits. Also BYU schedules Education Day on May 4 with about 1000 participants, featuring on campus lectures from home management to political science לימ.
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