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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1950
Page
3
The Uintah Indians report oil revenues totaling 50 546 16 with tribal totals and production details for Ute Tribal No 1 and No 2 plus per capita figures. The issue also urges farmers to prepare for fires with extinguishers water supply ladders hoses and buckets while noting fire causes and underwriter guidance.
Utah communities are urged to assess industrial potential to support wartime needs and future growth. Otto Wiesley cites decentralization and remobilization as keys to national defense, with examples like Geneva Steel shaping ongoing regional industry. The Utah Committee on Industrial and Employment Planning offers guidance and its Industrial Development Guide to assist leaders.
Curtis P. Harding administrator of the state employment security division warns that chances of cheating on unemployment insurance are slim and penalties are high. The eight month crackdown by the fraud investigation unit shows benefits go to those out of work through no fault, ready and able to work, not to the ill, those avoiding work, or those juggling jobs with farming duties. Enemies of livestock malnutrition and disease are cited in a brief five week note.
Mrs. Harold A. Schmitz, formerly Eve Robinson, will return home with her two children in December while Lt. Harold A. Schmitz USN serves at sea. The family previously lived with ties to James Robinson and Carl Swain of Vernal, with Lt. Schmitz having held roles from Training Aids chief at Great Lakes to Okinawa repair duties aboard USS Pandamus.
The Uintah and Ouray agency reports final approval by the tribal business committee for exchanging 14 781.10 acres of scattered tribal lands and 14 921.28 dollars for 13 498.28 acres owned by Folke A Myrin on the Strawberry River drainage in Lima and Canyons Ducheane. Final approval rests with the Office of Indian Affairs in Washington. The deal is a cooperative effort with Mr Myrin and 14 neighboring stockmen through escrow agreements. The exchange will block out a grazing unit the Ute tribe has long been unable to use in the Strawberry river area.
The article notes research on magnetisation of stainless steel from base alloys with 8 percent nickel and 8 percent chromium used for wire and recording hardware. It references land issues and Ute tribe land transfers in 1945 and nearby areas, with remarks on Arcadia region.
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