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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1963
Page
3
The Auto Daredevils of Neok perform a Saturday 8 p.m. thrill show at the fairgrounds sponsored by Ballard Ward LDS Building Fund. Star Cluf Anderson will jump a motorcycle over four new sedans and over two buses with an older car. An added attraction is the Russian Death Chair.
The 1963 Salvation Army Fund Drive arrives in Vernal this week led by divisional reps Mr. and Mrs. Charles Robbins. Local committee chair L. Skideway secretary-treasurer Belle Argus and vice chair Clauding Banks oversee annual contacts. The drive keeps 20 percent locally and 80 percent to the division office to fund emergencies and services not covered by others.
Memorial Day visitors at Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center reached 1271, a new high for the date, surpassing 1046 last year and 1.08 percent high in 1961. Supt. Earl Semingsen reported the May total 33400, down 4.95 percent from a year earlier.
The Joshua Haslem family reunion was held at the Kiw an ia Scout Lodge Saturday. Lunch was served to descendants of Joshua Haslem. Mrs Otis Weeks of Salt Lake City reported progress in research with Zula Brinkenhoft lecturing on the Book of Mormon and Hoppi Indian. A short program followed.
The May 24 final acceptance by the Government of the maintenance and storage building at the Artesia headquarters area for Dinosaur National Monument was announced by Superintendent Earl M. Semingeent. The facility provides space for automotive repair and vehicle washing, carpentry shop, paint shop, plumbing shop, central forest and bathing, fire cache, and central storage of supplies and water.
Chief Park Ranger Verne R Bertsch is promoted and will move to the National Park Service Washington office to become capital post chief. The transfer takes effect June 7 and follows his prior service at Lake Mead and Dinosaur National Monument along with earlier assignments at Wind Cave Crater Lake and Sequoia. Supervisory Park Ranger James E Jones of Blue Ridge Parkway has been chosen as chief park ranger at Dinosaur National.
A building section will host headquarters for the superintendent and division staff until a new administration building is built within 12 months. The public may visit weekdays 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 starting June 15 to view the Mission 68 project for Dinosaur National Monument. Superintendent address and contact listed as Box 101 Artesia Colorado 374-2214.
New subdivision Brookside Subdivision is under construction one half mile south on West. Seventeen lots laid out, fourteen bordered by the brook. Water lines and streets being built. Slaugh Real Estate Company represents owners Paul Batty O J Barnett and Del Ray E Spendloye John Doe from local records.
Supervisory Park Ranger E. George Golek will fill the acting chief ranger vacancy until the transfer is complete. Superintendent Semdngsen announced the transfer of Assistant Chief Park Naturalist Richard W. Trussel to Bryce Canyon National Park Utah. Park Ranger Dale Thompson becomes assistant chief naturalist in charge of interpretive activities at the Dinosaur Quarry Visitor Center north of Tensent Utah. The Quarry Visitor Center operates daily 8am to 5pm with hours to be extended soon as seasonal employees join. Summer staff reported include Rangers Leonard L. Casterune Charles B. Murano and George Pidcock along with truck drivers and laborers Boyd Snow Don Lemingsen Franke McKnight John S. Lemberg James Bullis Harold Oaks Wayne Hol rotor mechanic Willard C. AL fort and carpenter Wn. A. Richens.
Cecil C. Wall reports the Scotch Foursome at Dinalund Golf and Country Club with teams earning top prizes. Dode Rolfe and Mick Caldwell won first with 46 strokes, Nina Pease and Jerry Parrish were second at 48, and Lola Anderson and Ron Grisdale took third at 49.
A fragment hints at the adage Silence is golden and a cryptic tip about savings tied to keeping the bottom half shut, suggesting a riddle or proverb in a truncated form.
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