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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1958
Page
1
A speeded schedule for Flaming Gorge Dam bids outlines a $77 million prime contract set to start July, with the Bureau of Reclamation foreseeing award in June or early July. The project, spanning five years, includes a massive materials list and a three phase investigation on phosphate feasibility.
Uintah County reports its first 1958 traffic death. At 1 15 am near Roosevelt a Troosevelt Indian named Scott Jack 55 was struck by an eastbound Vernal car driven by Delyle Southam 18. Four passengers in the car were James Davis Maeser Anthony Troberta and Dale Winward all about 18. Jack died at Roosevelt hospital from a broken neck and severe injuries.
Uintah County commissioners and state road engineers visited Dinosaur Monument approach road in Jensen to discuss an summer construction along the present alignment. They warn new alignment could cut farmland and homes and urge residents to contact the county planning board. A Daughters of Utah Pioneers request for space in the new county building was noted. Roads near Maeser road are to be widened with additional right of way, and locals were urged to consult the clerk’s office. Henrietta area residents sought road improvements amid continuing snow and flood conditions affecting BennettReadings.
Vernal City unveils a spring cleanup plan including garage painting west of the city office, new doors on the bullring, landscaping around city property, and relocating gear to the sewage plant. First road paving spans Fink corner to the disposal plant with a nearby blacktopped parking area, plus city streets to receive metal mile markers under a Jaycees program.
In National Library Week Jaycees announce Operation Library to boost interest in a book mobile serving rural Uintah and Daggett counties via the new state library. Vernal facilities may host the operation, says Leora Jacobe Uintah County Librarian.
Officials of Stauffer Chemical Company visited local Brush Creek phosphate beds to plan exploitation. Fred Walff of San Francisco, attorney and power expert, and Elwood Lentz, vice president of Western Phosphate Inc, a Stauffer subsidiary, expressed optimism about the prospect.
Junior Chamber of Commerce in Vernal hosts about 400 Jaycees and wives from across Utah for the Vernal Travel Trophy party at the Vernal Armory. The schedule includes an executive meeting at Hotel Vernal, a 7 pm dinner dance, and a Sunday tour of Dinosaur National Monument guided by Jess Lombard.
Harrison Wood, renowned reporter and newscaster, will speak at Uintah Knife and Fork Club on Saturday March 22 at 730 pm in Vernal. The talk will blend current affairs with humorous anecdotes from corridors behind the scenes at legislative hall. He is an accredited State Department correspondent and former Paris bureau head for the New York Herald.
Uintah County Democratic party will hold its annual convention Monday at 7:30 pm in the county building courtroom. Guest speaker Frank E Moss, Salt Lake County attorney and possible US Senate candidate, will address attendees. Delegates for the state convention will be elected and officers and a central county committee will be chosen for two years. Current officers are Clayton Simmons acting chairman, Mrs Freestone, and Ann King secretary.
Henry Sted Hargrove of fle Cole suffered serious injuries Tuesday morning from an explosion at Brush Creek meter station of Utah Gas Service. The blast followed alcohol leaking past a line from an iron tank above the station. Hargrove aided by foreman John Depeoll from Grand Junction, was disconnecting the line when a valve loosened and vapor ignited, causing a fire along the floor.
Utah State Road Commission in Salt Lake City approves construction of new maintenance sheds in Vernal at 3rd No. and Vernal Avenue with an estimated cost of 40000. Preliminary surveys begin today for sheds to store road construction vehicles and equipment. Marvin Smith of Mabser is the local state road maintenance foreman. Bids on the sheds will be advertised soon. A new car patrol was stationed to keep the Vernal Manila road open to access Flaming Gorge Dam area.
Charles Theodore Pope 72 longtime Uintah County clerk died after a series of heart attacks beginning Friday. Funeral at stake center Saturday at 1 pm under Bishop Lynn N Murdock. Born March 31 1890 in Vernal he served LDS Church roles and missions. He married Julia Viola Massey and later Ning Anderson. He lived in Dry Creek Jensen Vernal and nearby towns.
A local committee will be chosen to provide information on the oil industry at an organizational meeting Friday March 22 at 7 PM in the Hotel Vernal. Vernal area service station operators well service and exploration employees are invited and an official from Rocky Mountain District Ol Information committee will explain goals for the coming year.
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