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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1964
Page
3
Uintah County announces 1964 ACP details with cost sharing about half the cost. Filing open year round except February 1 for Deferred Grazing and April 1 for tree planting. Program supports soil and water conservation, wildlife habitat, and erosion control.
Mrs Clayton Hislop brought a copy of the Deseret Evening News dated March 28, 1872 into The Vernel Express office last week. Snow at Alta was reported at 14 feet deep. Brigham Young was said to have subscribed $500 to church buildings in Salt Lake City. Early Rose potatoes listed at 6¢ per pound. A Wanted notice sought 20 men to cut timber for $2 per day and board. Essence of Life claimed to cure cholera and other ailments for 25¢.
A light editorial note argues a balanced diet can include treats like a candy bar in one hand and an ice cream cone in the other, framing indulgence as part of child eating habits.
The bill for Upper Colorado Storage Project construction for seven years ending June 30, 1963 reached 421,710,357 resources per Reclamation Commissioner Floyd Dominy. Navajo Dam neared completion and Flaming Gorge and Glen Canyon dams were nearing operation. first annual repayments on Vernal Unit of Central Utah Project were returned to the U S Treasury. Flaming Gorge Reservoir stored about 600,000 acre feet by June 1963. complete generating system planned for Flaming Gorge by March 1964. Glen Canyon power to begin in 1964.
The exchange traces a man’s rise from poverty to wealth beginning with a single step as a bricklayer. He explains how his early work laid the foundation for later success, and the Tycoon attributes progress to steady craft and persistence.
Mr. Shisler says ACP program assistance has been highly effective in bringing conservation practices to privately owned cropland pasture or woodland. He notes these practices provide timely returns, aligning with owner interests and fostering broader adoption.
Alvin E Weeks international counselor addressed Vernal Lions Club at 7 11 Cafe detailing Lions International history and local service projects like Christmas parcels and eyeglasses for the needy. Marion Bowman presided, future meetings set at 7 11 Cafe, mid winter banquet January 16 in Salt Lake City. Rulon Hacking urged support for February 15 Cutter Races as a state event. A girls sextette provided selections during the program.
Vernal Volunteer Fire Department responded twice, first to a home at 395 East Main owned by Dale Jensen and recently vacated by Elmer Humphries, where a thawing water pipe blast caused a kitchen and bath fire costing about 1000 dollars. The second call was to Central Hotel for a minor blaze from a coffee pot spill. Strep infections rise in Umtah County with 11 cases, plus two infectious hepatitis and two measles reported for the weekend.
An ASC orientation for Uintah County Committee members was held in the county building. Jesse 8 Tuttle, state ASC chair, welcomed new committeemen, noting their role representing farmers and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Karl Shisler led the county group, with Ross Snow as vice chair and Glenn Huber as member. A film and slides explained ASC duties and the 1964 ACP voluntary program for soil and water conservation.
Mr Nebeker outlined the 1964 feed grain program noting it mirrors last year to stabilize prices and shield producers from a larger plan. He said the U S government will pay farmers not to raise a portion of their normal feed grain base with diverted acre and price support payments in Uintah County limited to corn and barley.
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