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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1924
Page
1
Local letters urge taxpayers to study the Uintah school bond plan for a March 8 vote. Writers argue the district needs new high school facilities and that passing the bond supports children’s needs and district financing at favorable terms.
A large crowd filled a Monday meeting in Vernal to discuss a bond issue for building a Uintah county senior high at Central and four roomed schools at Tridell Ouray Lapoint and Fort Duchesne. Attorney Wallace Calder outlined needs and urged a bond, noting current overcrowded and unsafe conditions and the rising costs of delay. The article provides figures on prior and current indebtedness and outlines the plan to transfer grades to create a true high school with a renovated Central site.
The Uintah Basin Farmer reports a weekly gain of 69 subscribers and aims to hit 1500 by July. Acknowledgments arrive daily from numerous towns including Altonah Roosevelt Toka and Jensen with many individual names listed alongside.
L. C. Sprague, well known in Vernal and former superintendent, was appointed general manager of the Uintah Railway recently. He had not been in Vernal since the announcement.
Salt Lake City faces a pivotal choice as rail links to the Uintah Basin hinge on a new Basin road and a Utah spur. The James Peak tunnel project and existing Moffat and Rio Grande routes drive Utah toward a westward connection that would shrink Denver Salt Lake distance and isolate the Basin if not built.
Uintah county farm bureau leaders E Peterson Ern est Eaton and A Theodore Johnson attended a Fort Duchesne dairy meeting to form a Western division dairy organization. About 35 people heard Weber county dairy model details and a follow up meeting was set for March 1 to advance local organization. H T Hall outlined the Apatco wheat contract for the 1924 crop.
A rhythmic exhortation urges boosting every facet of life from churches and streets to sellers and neighbors. It champions positive support for forward movement while warning against chronic knocking and progress blocking. The piece promotes communal uplift as the path to a better city.
Dr. I J Tigert United States commissioner of education urged nationwide backing for better schools. He dismissed claims of excessive costs and criticized underfunding, overcrowding, and low teacher pay while calling for higher taxes more bond issues and expanded supervision to improve educational opportunities.
Miller and A B Thomas have organized a new realty firm with offices in the former E A Manker building. Both men are popular in Vernal and will run a general real estate and insurance business. Miller formerly worked as an accountant for Raven Oil and Refining, while Thomas has served as Vernal Chamber of Commerce secretary and teacher at Willcox academy.
Joseph Bateman Jr died on February 14 after a long illness and was buried Saturday afternoon at the First Ward chapel with Bishop Hyrum Calder presiding. Patriarch Nelson Merkle y Wilbur Sowards spoke, a quartet sang, and interment followed in Vernal cemetery. He was born in Vernal and survived by his wife, a young daughter, his parents, and two sisters Mrs Myrtle Kempston Watson Utah and Mrs Vilate Kempton Vernal.
Word reaches Vernal that W. W. Ashton former ABC store manager has bought a home in San Diego California and plans to make California his future residence.
City Council unanimously supports the Uintah school district bond issue. Mayor pro tem W. J. Henderson presided as several park and tourism concerns were addressed, including keeping the park under city supervision and improving camp facilities. The council also referred water line purchase considerations to the water department.
Last week Florence Lewis resigned as Bennett postmistress as she expects to move to Logan, a 224 mile rural route from Roosevelt. The Bennett office may be discontinued.
In Casper Wye on February 16 Mammoth Oil suspended all Teapot Dome drilling indefinitely. One hundred sixty workers remained idle from a 460 strong crew as operations slowed amid ongoing Washington probes. Production from about 60 wells had been around 3200 barrels daily. The Tec Pot Dome area is linked to the Acrnfr interests storing about 1,000,000 barrels at Clayton south of here.
Glines correspondent reports funeral services for William C. Boren Sr held in Glines chapel with Bishop Morrill presiding. Born Heber Utah January 19 1857 he left many children and grandchildren and died after injuries from an auto accident with interment at Maeser cemetery.
The First Ward M. I. A. comedy Alias Mr. Wright was to be performed Saturday evening but postponed indefinitely due to several cast members being away at a basketball tournament. The play was to benefit the First Ward chapel.
Attorney Thomas W. O'Donnell consents to run as Republican for state senator in Uintah and Duchesne counties. Representative William H. Siddoway also consents to seek reelection as Republican to represent Uintah county.
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