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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1945
Page
1
Letters from Gordon Stagg and several other local servicemen announce home plans or future furloughs in Vernal. Morrill, Robinson, Oldham, Searle, Lambert, Winn, Houston, and others are noted for Navy, Air Force, or Army service with multiple Pacific theater deployments and recent promotions or commendations.
Vernal plans a large Pioneer Day event on Tuesday July 24 featuring a daytime parade led by Uintah High School band with pioneer floats and costumes. After the parade, festivities move to the courthouse lawn with lunch and refreshments, children’s activities, and a 3 PM Pioneer Day program with musical numbers and early pioneer history dramatizations followed by a dance on the Imperial Open air Yavion lawn.
Eldred Johnson, son of Mr and Mrs Archie Johnson, was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army. He was inducted on Oct 11, 1944, trained at Fort Benning, and served with RTC 59th Infantry Battalion at Camp Walters before entering officer candidate school. A Uintah High and Brigham Young University alumnus, he completed training four months ago.
Miss Ada Jensen a noted stenographer at Ashton Bros and a newly licensed solo flyer of the Vernal CAP squadron made a flight to Meeker for the rodeo on July 4. After a day at the show she returned the next morning to work. A Piper Cub was used on the 100 mile round trip to Colorado, taking 1 hour and 25 minutes.
Several hundred dollars worth of slot machines were taken from two Vernal businesses Friday and Saturday nights. Thief entered the Jorgensen Thirst Parlor through a rear window and took three machines of 16c and 25c varieties. A machine was also stolen from the E W Belcher Grub Box Cafe the following night. City and county officers are investigating and hopeful for a clue.
Vernon CAP cadets Sterling Colton and Sterling Hullinger describe a weeklong training at Hill Field Utah as first of its kind in the state. They detail reveille at 545, inspections, formation marching, meteorology classes, bomber flight in a fully gunned B24, aerial photography demonstrations, and ground instruction on aircraft systems. The program aims to provide real army life training, funded by the Vernal Chamber of Commerce, with church welfare support for local families.
The six year old son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Chivers was kicked in the head by a horse while guiding stock into the corral on a cold Saturday. He suffered skull fractures and concussion while his brother assisted. By Tuesday the third had been totally blind but later regained sight in one eye after an operation.
A regional welfare meeting at Roosevelt Stake House in Uintah Basin Saturday evening was led by Ray E Dill of Roosevelt region. Representatives from Uintah, Moon Lake, Roosevelt, and Duchesne stakes attended along with Elder Marion G Romney and Salt Lake City welfare committee members who answered questions on the welfare program. About 60 persons from Uintah stake joined the event, with a focus on church welfare activities.
Russell Keetch County Agent announces the arrival of Miss Melda Vickers the new home demonstration agent. A Utah State Agriculture College and Gunnison High School graduate she has worked as a War Food preservation assistant in San Juan and nearby counties. She will replace Jessie Mecham who has moved to Los Angeles California.
John Jack Howard former Vernal resident died in Oakland California He was the son of W H Howard and the late Lenora Howard He leaves a wife Lilian and daughter Geraldine Surviving relatives include his father five sisters and a brother The deceased was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Services and interment were in Oakland Mr and Mrs W H Howard traveled by plane from Salt Lake to attend the services.
The Stake Story Festival will be held Tuesday July 17 at 8 30 at the Emperial hall featuring romance adventure pioneer and children's stories by Meriam Perry Mrs JC E Searle Gen Eve Lewis Mrs Frednena Goodrich and others. Funeral services were held for Ben Jensen with Pro Melvinjiam and Slaugh delivering stories and remarks. The Davis Hodgkinson Memorials Park grave was dedicated by Bishop Alfred Simper. Pallbearers included Dee Holmes Benjamin Holmes and others. Slaugh, born November 18 1867 in Philadelphia, died recently after a long Utah life with nine children, 67 grandchildren, 28 great grandchildren and 13 grandsons in service. He was an LDS church elder active in church offices. Outside visitors included multiple Pleasant Grove and Canada residents.
Infant son of Mr and Mrs John Preece of Vernal died Tuesday. Funeral services set for Thursday at 2:00 PM at the First Ward. Marshall Arthur Corless is away on vacation this week, with Bob Bath filling in during his absence.
The Vernal rodeo plans include crowning a queen at the Queen Dance to be held at the arena pavilion on August 3 and 4. Entered contestants include Nola Mae Weeks Hetty Korren Eva C Rhinhesrt with voting by ticket sales determining the winner. The Hill side Rodeo company will supply bucking horses and Brahma bulls for the seventh show with $2,000 in prize money plus appearances by Dick G world champion rider Pauline Prichard and her horse Lloyd Hearst with trained dogs Juelk Oakey to announce.
Construction is well underway on 12 new tourist cabins at the Uintah Auto Court on East Main operated by C R Henderson. The cabins will be built of cinder brick with a white finish and heated by zone controlled coils set in cement floors. Plumbing and heating lines run in a cement trench connecting each unit. Henderson expects completion soon after the Utah Auto Court recently added 11 cabins and rented them quickly, with Lewis Auto Court also reporting recent cabin additions.
Work starts Friday on an asphalt by products plant five miles southwest of Vernal, Utah, possibly among the largest eastern Utah industries. A road contract connects the High Line canal to the site, and initial plant construction is let. Utah Oil & Chemical says the byproducts could yield rubber compounds and insulation materials, with estimates of processing up to 500 tons daily and potential long term exports. Local offices are being established and officials foresee significant payrolls and mineral resource use.
Major Sherman Falkenrath ex wing staff officer Captain Notman Mason officer and Captain Eunice Nay lory training officer all of Salt Lake City visited the Vernal CAP squadron Monday. Notman signed to the Utah Wing. Naylory completed 35 missions over Germany. Naylor is a former Vernal resident and sister of Louis Jorgensen.
Indian Sun Dance starts Friday July 20 at the regular sun dance grounds near White Rocks and Bill. The event runs three days and three nights.
A new octane plant is under construction at Jensen’s Oil Refinery and should be ready by August. The unit will enable production of all gasoline grades up to 80 octane. The lead treating plant, crucial to octane quality, requires strict security and quarterly inspections. Mr Halstead notes the installation. the Eskelsons of Salt Lake City left after visiting Dr F G Escelson.
Arrangements with the American Legion bring Bud E Andersons All American Circus to Vernal for two performances on Wednesday July 25. The act arrives that morning and will perform at the Fair Grounds.
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