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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1952
Page
8
Uintah High School clinched the Uintah Division baseball crown by beating Duchesne twice in a week. A 4-6 comeback on May 12 tied the series at 1-1, Duchesne led 4-1 after three innings, Uintah surged to 7-6 in the seventh, and the decisive second win featured a lopsided 22-6 finish on the Union field.
France reports its steel industry operates at 85 percent capacity due to coal shortages and requests the United States ship two million tons of coal by year end. The appeal underscores wartime energy constraints affecting industry and production outlook.
Senior Day at Green Lakes scheduled for May 18 will feature 60 percent of 80 seniors participating in activities from horseshoes to boating. A noon meal and evening buffet at Gateway Cafe followed by dancing and a program are planned with Myra Woolley as chair and Electa Caldwell Frank Wright and Glen Oward advising.
Proceeds from a handicap golf tournament to be held at Vernal Golf Course on May 17 and 18 will benefit the cerebral palsy drive. Fran Feltch chairs the drive and organizers urge widespread support. Trophies will honor winners across six events and the event boosts local charity efforts.
Lapoint School presented the operetta Taffy Ann with main roles drawn from the upper grades and chorus participants from the rest of the student body. Attendance included guests from Neola, Tridel and Vernel, while diverse local residents and families were noted at various events and Mother's Day gatherings.
Mrs Frank Jenkins and others visited Delbert Horrocks ranch on Saturday. Georgie Thompson attended Uintah County Teachers Association meeting in Vernal. Ulatah School District members met Mothers of preschoolers in Lapoint to discuss next fall. Building improvement talks were held with superintendent Lundell and architects. The Utah Pioneers led a clean-up drive with Captain Mae Sprouse in charge as a Caterpillar machine cleared brush. Citizens contributed funds and labor for a big local improvement.
A terse note on how broad publicity benefits many yet may not influence core human progress, highlighting a critique of attention given to individuals or groups whose impact is limited in the grand arc of development.
Graveside services were held May 2 at 2 pm for Keith Siddoway Drummond 17 who died April 28 from wounds in an explosion. Attending from Carson City Nevada were his mother and step father Dawn and Don Drummond. Families from Utah and beyond joined in the Vernal funeral, with Bishop Harold E Mullinger officiating and Fred G. Bingham dedicating the grave.
Proclamations by the Ute Tribal Fish and Game Board set fishing restrictions on Uintah and Ouray Reservation waters. Non enrolled Ute Indians must hold a tribal fishing license in addition to Utah state license. Public waters reopen only when stocked and declared ready. Boating devices prohibited on lakes under tribal authority. Notary public confirms.
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