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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1948
Page
8
Outdoor writer Hal Watts explains two rainwear types water repellent and waterproof. Waterproof plastics offer lightweight protection but lack ventilation while water repellent cloth jackets vent for comfort in warm weather. He recommends owning both types to handle varying conditions.
A detailed reminiscence traces George Wardle’s life from early trade in his father’s shop through migration with the Saints to Nauvoo, winter quarters, and the Great Salt Lake Valley. It notes his roles as dancing master, choir leader, early church organizer, and founder of bands, with later moves to Provo Midway and Glenwood Sevier County, and his work shoeing Indian ponies with sons Edwin and Heber.
Chief Forester Lyle Watts told the House Appropriations Committee that national forest grazing fees will rise this year. Cattle fees move from 31 to 40 cents per animal monthly and sheep fees from 7.5 to 10 cents per head monthly, reflecting annual market trends tracked by the Bureau of Agricultural Economies.
Uintah County home demonstration agent Miss Ruby Smith discusses naming variations for four to five pound hens and explains they require moist heat for tenderness. She outlines methods from baking and stewing to browning and slow oven finishing, noting hens suit more than stewing.
J S Bright deputy commissioner of the US Public Roads Administration discussed shale and shale oil use in roadbuilding at the University of Utah. He urged engineers to develop processes to produce cheap liquid fuel and road asphalt from shale as a future highway material.
Uintah County sold 7894 Series KH United States savings bonds in February, per Charles L Smith state bond sales chairman. Statewide February bonds rose 206900 over January, with bonds paying 29 percent interest.
Standard Oil of California dealers in the Ver nal area began free distribution of facsimiles of the historic Bill of Rights. The reproduction carries the original script on its feet with modern type on the reverse. Dimensions are 17 12 by 23 12 inches. Distribution will continue in seven western states until exhausted.
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