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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1948
Page
8
The Utah Nurses Association and the hospital association highlight wartime strain on facilities and staff. They promote year round recruitment and Nurses Week to stress ongoing need for nursing students and personnel amid postwar shortages.
Rev Jos Hogben of White Rockes urges elimination of Indian reservations during the annual convocation of the Episcopal District at St Pauls Church Salt Lake City. Hogben, a noted Episcopal pastor, speaks on policy and reform within the church and broader society.
Willow Creek residents report daily movements and updates from Vernal visits to repairs and deliveries. Local families including Brewer Hatch Tomlinson and Bos families moved residences and welcomed a baby boy born March 18 while accounting for farm chores and chick transport. A damaged road near Roy Bartholomews prompts temporary plank crossing as plans draft to fix the hazard. A Defense Department data note compares disability pensions among discharged Army majors and Naval officers since 1940.
Father Joe, the buccaroo par son, spoke among the Indians describing his work with the redmen. He argued the Indians would be better off joining the motion rather than remaining on reservations.
Discussion over grazing rights on Utah lands pits non Indians against Indians over access to stock driveways and water holes. Justice Department notes show most of 510,138 acres involve ownership and withdrawals, with Indians historically lacking full interests. Senate amendments raise fear of mineral rights being granted, risking renewed Tong dispute and mining battles.
National Vital Statistics reports Utah and Arkansas shared the lowest state death rates, with Utah leading in 1946 at 75 per thousand, Arkansas at 76. In 1945 and 1947 the positions shifted, caused by Utah and Arkansas both being strongly agricultural while industrial states showed higher rates.
Kent Frost announces a series of Colorado River trips starting April 15 from Hite to Lees Ferry as part of Utah publicity. Engineering Week at University of Utah features open houses April 8 and 9, with exhibits including a polariscoscope, 300000 pound compression tester, and a Mark 16 Radar unit, inviting public participation.
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