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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
9
Mr and Mrs William Chandler went to Salt Lake City Tuesday for a road commission meeting. Delegates from Randlett joined discussions on infrastructure and transportation plans with officials from the regional commission.
Community figures including LaRue Pichu County commissioner and Amish School Board members attended road commission and school events in Salt Lake and Vernal. Central School build plans dominated a meeting with Primary officers from Legta and Randlett at Jean Rogers home. Families from Alpine and Alen hem areas visited Frank and Mrs McMullin as Mrs Narris is noted as a sister-in-law.
McMullin hosts relatives Wednesday and Thursday as Kenneth Westover and family of Redondo Beach California Mays den W Church and family of Gardenia Calif Mr and Mrs Mehard Jensen of Vernal plus George Brough and family visit Manla with Mrs Broughs brother The Mia Maids and 4 club girls plan Uintah Canyon trip with a brief stop at Mrs Pickets mother Ora Coston Also seen are Mrs Margaret Gould and children at Lula Dudleys home Albert Daniels family from Ft Duchesne visit John Youngs home Hannah Harris returns from Salt Lake City after a few days away.
Miss Shirley Martinsen celebrated her sixteenth birthday with a surprise party after a ball game. Seventeen young people attended, games and refreshments followed by guest hosts Fay Goodrich Ken Martinsen and the Ander sons. The piece notes visits from local families and church group activities, plus a WWI style woods camouflage anecdote.
Uintah County trims the 1951 tax levy by four tenths of a mill with decreases in the Colorado River, airport and related items. Maeser City levy stays at the same level for interest and sinking, general purpose, and other county funds.
Veteran outdoorsman BI Weil offers guidance on selecting an axe for camping and woodcutting. He details head weight, handle length, and single versus double bit choices. He warns against overreliance on belt or camping axes for heavy work and stresses fit and balance.
Washington scene centers on the $56 billion military appropriation bill and a McCarthy smear campaign as Senate policy hints at defending defense spending. Behind the scenes a tug of war involves lobbyists, the air ground and naval force balance, and a rising defense budget request from the Truman administration. A second clash pits states against federal control over billions of dollars in reserve oil beneath coastal waters, known as the tidelands dispute, with Supreme Court rulings affirming federal primacy over submerged lands and minerals.
The piece outlines federal versus state control of offshore waters from three miles to the outer continental shelf and frames a looming legislative fight. It cites Oscar Chapman on oil reserves and possible shortages, questions Congress's power to override Supreme Court decisions, and notes Senate maneuvers involving McCarthy and Butler amidst disputed elections.
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