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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1954
Page
1
H M Lundell resigns as superintendent of Uintah School District at a monthly board meeting, effective July 1. He cites physician advice for stepping down to a job with fewer pressures, and hints at teaching in the district’s elementary division next fall.
Uintah School District board decided Tuesday afternoon to make Glen Oward the permanent principal of Uintah High School. He has served as acting principal since the December resignation of Max G. Abbott. The board also approved purchasing three new school buses to replace 1936 models, noting the district would then have the oldest bus fleet in the state. The fleet includes models from 1936 to 1952, with several years represented. Barbara Kowalski received permission to rent a room at the old Central School building for the summer for a conduct of a program similar to last year. Roadwork at the new high school is slated to begin in July 1955.
Thirty five local workers have been employed at the new Unt tab high school site according to WW Foreman Marvin A Jensen. The payroll exceeds $2,000 weekly with peak estimates of fifty workers, many locals. Masons begin Monday laying the first of over seven million bricks for the $900,000 building as footings for the gymnasium are poured and walls rise. Visitors are allowed to observe if they do not interfere with crews.
Forest workers last week graded Dry Park Canyon Road up to the snow line and cleaned water ditches and turnout areas. This week they work on Moshy Mountain road and expect to reach Maula Ranger District soon. Red Cloud Loop road may stay closed until June 1. A 1200 acre reseeding project began in Lake Fork Canyon above Altonah with District Ranger Jess Palm in charge and operator Ver nal Hall. Permittees from Altonah and Roosevelt use the Lake Fork Cattle Allotment.
Elder Ray E Dillman, Roosevelt lawyer and former president of the LDS Western States Mission, will deliver the baccalaureate address Footprints on the Sands of Time at Uintah High School seniors May 16 in the UHS auditorium. Services include invocation Louis Fife music by Margaret Caldwell, Melba Sargent, and a vocal solo Mountains, benediction by Dr H Marrs. Thespian Club ushers.
Readings from the Frontier Airlines show a string of rising temperatures through early May. Notable days reach 35 and 40 degrees with fluctuations including a low around 18, suggesting an unsettled but warming period as summer nears.
Douglas Chew discusses Echo Park Dam plans near Dinosaur National Monument written by daughter Glee Chow. The piece argues the project could aid water power and scenic access without erasing the park’s grandeur, a balance sought by both conservationists and economists amid likely public interest.
Funeral services for John rhpaeed Gross aged 68 of Jensen are scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. He died Tuesday morning in Galt Lake Row. He was born in 1884 in Madsen, South Hear, and was survived by his widow and daughters Craig, Col and Ray Dean, with Helen Gross among the Jen residents. Burial will follow at Vernal Memorial Park Cemetery.
The House Interior and Insular Affairs Committee postponed the River Storage project after a flood of amendments from opponents. Chairman A L Miller indicated the hearing would likely continue next Tuesday as the bill remained alive despite opposition. Deputy and subcommittee votes earlier suggested a tight final vote with heavy pushback from critics including Tex Regan and proxies casting against the measure. The dispute centers on a costly project and its advancement through both House and Senate during a contentious session.
California couple amateur river runners narrowly escaped drowning after entering Lily Park on May 3 1954. Their folding kayak was swamped in rapids twice with a rock tearing a four foot hole. A rancher rescued them bringing them to Vernal as they recount lessons on river safety and criticize publicity that claimed the Yampa and Green rivers were safe.
Thirty one employees of the American Gilsonle Company at Bonanza were laid off last Friday due to slack in ore orders. The workers were the last thirty one hired by the company at Bonanza.
Annual Aaronic Priesthood stock sale at Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show and Sale sets consignments by Monday May 17. Show runs May 27 28 with tag checks May 26 evening. judging May 28 morning and sale May 28 at 11 am. Officials include W ard Merkley president Glenn Murray manager and treasurer Clair R Acord.
Readable fragments show names and terms like Dean Merkley Eloise and Miss Mars. The text hints at a personal event or relationship detail but is incomplete. Preserve entities such as Dean Merkley Eloise Miss Mars and Thewer while noting the faded context.
A break in the Ashley Central Canal near Owen Hackings corner in Maeser at 2am Sunday sent a stream across nearby farms toward Vernal City limits. The hole was filled with earth bags then covered with fill by Vernal City to restore the bank. President A Merkley and aide Roper led rapid repairs with nearly immediate help from Woodey Sears and four employees Buell Bennett Vernal City supervisor J Westwood and Woit Roper. Betty Hein spent Mothers Day in Dugway with husband Carl Yein and Saupiber Rosie.
Principal Glen Ovard announced about 84 prospective graduates for Uintah High School class of 1984. Graduation exercises will be held in the auditorium May 21. Also noted were hotel convention visits by A W Corpucsu and Mrs Shepherd to Keeley Mountain Hotel Association in Denver May 6 to 8 visiting Estes Park and Grand Lakes to discuss operations and common problems.
The Uintah Stake Aaronic Priesthood outing is set for Saturday May 15 at Merk ey Park starting 1 p.m. with archery, softball, volleyball and horseshoe pitching and a lunch to follow. Tickets for lunch are 70 cents each, with the event chaired by George C. Davis and attended by President Lynn Murdock and other stake leaders.
A drive in cafe and an ice cream stand are planned for Vernal City near 680 Wet Main, by George D. Cam. Project costs total about 3000 dollars with completion expected by early June. L Leathers, owner of a nearby canteen, will operate the ice cream stand, which has links to a motel and apartment business in the area.
The Maeser High School contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary announced winners across grade divisions. Carla Wolfeltz won first in 4th and 5th grades with Help Those Who Helped Us. Linda Hall placed second with Remember Those Who Died for Mary Fox, and Ronald Latiner contributed A Verse in Need Purchase a Pop and Do a Good Deed. Second place went to Take Shatter Remember Who Fought for You in the 8th grade.
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