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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1957
Page
2
The excerpt outlines deer season regulations restricting hunting at night and by use of dogs, plus a five day postcard return requirement for permits. It also reports a fatal vehicle crash near Layton, Utah, killing Clifford Snow, age 24, from Clearfield, with details of the accident, obituary notes, and surviving relatives.
Superintendent Max Abbott will attend the regional convention of the American Association of School Administrators in San Francisco March 12 to 18, 1958. A School Board Advisory Committee meeting was planned for Tuesday evening to discuss long range district planning, five year and tentative ten year programs. Committee is chaired by Don Batty and includes members from various county areas.
The survey covers flooded lands in Jenson Lebta bottoms and Qursy near Ty Tost. Dikes need repairs and drainage work before land returns to production. Estimated losses reach about 16 farm families totaling roughly 15000000, with flood control costs potentially up to 40000000. A follow up survey may determine exact work and funding from federal and congressional approvals.
The new café operated by Ben Nuttall opens Saturday at 49 east of Verhal near Rend service station. The owner says the place offers breakfast and lunch with a warm counter seating and tables to serve patrons in the neighborhood.
The Vernal city council approved fluoridation of the water supply and scheduled a public vote for November 8 to seek confidence in the measure. Registration dates are October 15 and 29. Medical reports cited exhaustive tests showing no taste, quality, or odor changes and that the fluoride level will reach the prescribed 1 part per million. About thirty citizens from civic, teaching, and medical groups attended.
A report lists travel restrictions and water coverage during construction near the dam. It honors early work by Harry Tough and notes the proposed plant would be named for him. The piece names Gov. Clyde and many company and political figures visiting, including Stauffer Chemical executives, Salt Lake City officials, and university leaders.
The ruling applies to pii special deer hunting units during the season for each unit as long as the hunter has his unused special tag for that hunt. Another ruling allows holders of a special permit to use their regular license tag on the area and season for which the permit is valid. Wardens stress animals must be tagged at kill. improper tagging accounts for most game fines. Hunters should watch gates and respect livestock as property owners’ rights depend on it. Mrs. Warren D. Richardson’s at Garden Gate Floral. Nealson family away for a few days.
Uintah Scout District names Showalter to lead the annual finance drive for 1954. He will serve as unit committee chairman of Troop 220 and Troop 2230 in Vernal Third Ward and chaired last year’s drive as Vermal Third Ward team captain. The budget is set at 74,850 for the council, with Uintah’s share at 4,239.00. drives begin November 15 with captains chosen in sponsoring institutions.
Funeral services were conducted at Roosevelt LDS Ward for Marion Rosetta Jensen Shelton 24 born November 16 1932 in Randlett Utah. She died October 6 in a Salt Lake hospital after a lingering illness. She married Norton Shelton August 31 1952 in Reno Nevada. Survivors include husband son Duane Roosevelt her parents Randell Westover Jensen and sisters Carol Lewis Irene and Joyce. Burial was in Roosevelt Cemetery.
Officials announced that hunting in Uintah Basin Indian lands will run with a regular season from November 16 to December 1. Permits are required and may be obtained at Fish and Game offices or reservation stations, with several areas designated as Indian country boundaries. Special permits for these zones have sold out.
Bids opened at First Security Bank in Roosevelt for repair and extension of Uintah Basin Irrigation Co canal facilities. Eleven bidders, total low bids near 121000 for three projects, with apparent low bidder H J Wimmer of Price at 8616 for 2000 feet of horseshoe shaped tunnel and 24117 for open cut excavation. Utah Water and Power Board had set aside about 140000.
A Vernal community letter from Jayceettes and local residents urges adopting public water fluoridation to reduce tooth decay. They reference health authorities, local dentists, and city officials approval and note equipment installed and 1500 communities already fluoridating. They emphasize local pride and urge voting for fluoridation on November 5.
Funeral services were held for Ronald Kermit Wopsock 41 killed when he was thrown from a pickup near White Rocks Waktes rocks. Driver Denna Floyd Wopsock and three youths suffered minor injuries. The truck skidded 400 feet then rolled 20 more feet after swerving to miss a bottle in the road. Ronald, born Feb 13 1946 in Ft Duchesne, was a sixth grade pupil at Whiterocks school. Survivors include his parents and many siblings, three grandparents, and a great grandmother.
In the 1940s Rangely became a major field and 1948 saw Utahds first commercial well. Exploration rises due to gas finds at Red Wash and Brennan Cottoma. A 50,000 barrel daily output is forecast when pipelines arrive. Gas development favored over oil. Oil Progress Week features a Red Wash field tour this morning, a 4 pm downtown parade with floats, an afternoon water-well drilling demonstration, and a 5 pm grandstand barbecue with tickets from local stations.
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