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Newspaper

Vernal Express

Location

Vernal, Utah, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1955

Page

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Rigid Law Enforcement Seen During Deer Hunt

General deer season opener brings emphasis on stricter law enforcement. Warden Reynolds praises cooperation with the local justice of the peace and warns of tagging and red cap and bucket rules. Udell Gardiner leads warden work. spot checks replace fixed stations. Dry weather hinders checks but meat quality is good. No county hunts scheduled. ten day extension from Nov 6 to 15 on McConk Ridge near Book Cliffs.

Feed Reynolds Reynolds Justice of the Peace Udell Gardiner McConk Book Cliffs Fred Reynolds the Express

Vernal Express Seeks Names For Homecoming Guests

The Vernal Express asks residents to call Mrs Stanley at 176 NI with out of town relatives or friends visiting for Homecoming festivities this Friday. The notice requests attendees to supply names.

Vernal Express The Stanley

Farnsworth Named Uintah County Agricultural Agent

William F Farnsworth 23 takes the Uintah County Agricultural Agent post by the Utah State Agricultural College Board of Trustees and begins work in the courthouse office. He fills while Clair R Acord is on sabbatical, Acord pursuing an MS in Animal Science at the University of Illinois. Farnsworth, raised on an irrigation farm in Beaver Utah, is BYU trained in animal husbandry and earned an MSc at USAC in 1954. He previously served as assistant county agent in Weber County and led a successful livestock extension program there. He sits on the Uintah County Extension staff with Lloyd A Clement and Jessie M Eller in Vernal. He served a church mission in Sweden 1946-1949 and the US Navy in WWII. He is married with one son and was valedictorian and senior class president in high school, later leading the BYU Ag club and engaging in 4-H and FFA activities.

William F. Farnsworth Uintah County Utah State Agricultural College Board of Trustees Mr. Farnsworth Clair R. Acord Acord University of Ilinois S Taylor Farnsworth Beaver Utah Brigham Young University B.Y. Uy Farnsworth USAC Carl Frischknecht Utah State Agricultural College Extension Service Weber County Verna Lloyd A. Clement Jessie M. Eller Sweden Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints U. S.navy New Uintah County

Chamber Reports Randlett Water Project Findings

At a Wednesday Chamber of Commerce directors meeting in Hotel Vernat a plan to increase Randlett area water supply was outlined. George D. Clyde and Leon P. Christensen reported on a trip to Randlett, proposing upper water development in Whiterocks river and Uintah reservoirs near Floyd Angus Bullock Draw and Cottonwood to store winter water with a Duchesne river siphon into Pelican Lake. Reclamation survey priced the project around 250000 dollars.

Randlett Chamber of Commerce Vernat Chamber George D. Clyde Utah Water Leon P. Christensen Whiterocks River Uintah Floyd Angus Bullock Draw Cottonwood Duchesne Pelican Lake Bureau of Reclamation Survey Henry Millecam State Road Commission Park City Emigration Canyon Parleys

Last Piling Date For Council Seats Slated Saturday

Saturday marks the filing deadline for city council seats as announced at a Cityette Party convention held Friday in the rotary courthouse. Nominees include Dan Price Don Richardson and Glenn Cooper. election officials named a three person committee to fill vacancies if needed. Registration for the municipal election is limited to October 18 and November 1 with open polling from 8 am to 8 pm at residences of residents.

Cithrete Ap Om Rotary Glenn Cooper Lea Walker Don Richardson Dan Price Oon Coke Jeffries Ralph Siddoway Lee Walker Fred Washburn Blaine Lee Whitney Hammond Mr. Hammond William C Wilson Jack R. Walls Henry Schaefermeyer

Temple Pictorial Edition Details in Los Angeles

The California Inter mountain News Temple Pictorial edition, 104 pages, published in Los Angeles, arrived from Mrs. Josephine H. Bird of Los Angeles formerly of Vernal. The four million dollar LDS temple on Santa Monica Boulevard near the tallest local structure may be dedicated in December upon completion.

California Intermountain News Los Angeles Josephine H. Bird Vernal Santa Monica Boulevard

Utah Oil Pipeline Proves Main Carrier For Rangely and Ashley Valley Crude

Utah Oil Refining Company pipeline from Rangely Utah to Wamsutter Wyoming and Salt Lake City handles most crude from Rangely and Ashley Valley fields. From January to September 1955 the Rangely line shipped over 11.0 million barrels with Ashley contributing about 0.71 million. The consolidation reduced rail traffic from Craig and provides a direct cheaper transport to refinery centers.

Utah Oil Pipeline Rangely Ashley Valley Utah Oil Refining Company Wamsutter Wyoming Salt Lake City Utah Wilson Creek Moffat Es Maudlin Gulch Temple Canyon Ashley Craig

Colorado Solon Visits Dinosaur Oxi Improvements

Colorado congressman Wayne Aspinall visited Moffat County and Dinosaur National Monument early last week. He conferred with Jesse H. Lombard about park improvements and met with local Democrats at an informal dinner in Vernal.

Wayne x Aspinall Colorado Moffat County Cal Dinosaur National Monument Jesse H. Lombard Vernal Dinosaur Monument Rep. Aspinall

Green River Leaders Push River Bill in Congress

Green River leaders mobilize a broad campaign to back the Upper Colorado River Storage bill in Congress. Lions Club and Jaycees organize a letter writing drive to influence key out-of-town suppliers in New York Ohio Pennsylvania and California. Officials say direct benefits to Green River would arrive within a year from the Flaming Gorge Seedskadee projects amid opposition from California backed legislators.

Green River Congress Iveiver Wyoming Colorado Alan Lions Club Jaycees New York Ohio Pennsylvania California Sweetwater Southwestern Wyoming Committee For Industrial Development Rock Springs Wyoming Development Association E. Q. Larson U. S Bureau of Rew Tamation Paul Richard The Flaming Gorge Seedskadee

Fleeing Poachers Use Guns and Cars As Weapons Against Wardens

Poachers fleeing in cars fired shots and used vehicles against pursuing Utah game wardens. Wardens report dangerous chases across Brush Creek and a near collision with a spotlight-equipped vehicle. The incident underscores calls for stricter wildlife enforcement and harsher penalties.

Fish and Game Urges Proper Deer Dressing Practices

Fish and Game Department warns hunters that warm weather can spoil meat during deer season. Proper care includes bleeding and dressing immediately after kill, cooling in shade, and using a light cloth sack to cover flies. Skinning with sex evidence retained is allowed, and meat should stay cool until processing. Improper transport on vehicles is discouraged to ensure quality.

Aish and Game

Vernal Family Cares for Injured Mother's Babies

Mr and Mrs Ernest Caldwell acted as foster parents this week for two infants after their mother sustained injuries in a car accident. Vaughn four weeks old and Whitney eighteen months old are the children of Floyd and Mrs Newey of Provo. Mrs Newey is hospitalized in Denver with a fractured jaw.

Ernest Caldwell Vaughn Whitney Floyd Newey Provo Newey Denver

Forest Supervisor Urges Extra Care In Use of Fires

Forest Supervisor Gilbert Dol advised Ashley National Forest is critically dry and will stay so until a fall storm dampens the forest cover. He urges sportsmen to be cautious this fall and follow rules to prevent fires including crushing out cigarettes, breaking matches, and drowning camp fires. He also urges observers to follow game laws, avoid risking others, not waste wild meat, respect rights and leave a clean camp.

Gilbert Dol Ashley National Forest Doll

Vernal City Pond Puts In New Lining For Safe Skating

Vernal Lions Club with city and county officials plans a two inch bentonite lining for the pond west of the city office to prevent seepage and keep the surface water smooth for skaters. The lining, pushed by the boys and girls committee led by Brian O Neill, will be rolled, leveled, and soaked to swell the bentonite and seal the ground.

Cxy Vernal Lions Club Boys and Girls Verna] Lions Club Brian O'Neil Ray Smith George Johnston Frank Walker Dale Hamilton Adolph Johnson

River Project Benefits Cited by CIO Leader W P Reuther

Walter P. Reuther, president of the CIO, told a congressional subcommittee that the proposed Upper Colorado River Storage Project would create new wealth, jobs, and a broader income survey. He urged advance planning and engineering to supplement private economy during employment downturns, noting similar river projects could spur national growth and automatically generate new job opportunities.

Walter P. Reuther Congress of Industrial Organizations Upper Colorado River CIO Upper Colorado Subcommittee On Economic Stabilization Reed Frischknecht Arthur W. Watkins Utah Reuther St.Lawrence River

Funeral rites for Frankie Davis 18 victim of auto crash

Funeral services were held Tuesday for Frankie V. Davis 18 a victim of an auto accident Friday at the Vernat Third Ward chapel with Clyde Wahlquist directing. Davis had been at Artesia Colorado with her uncle Orville Davis and friend Ells Snow before the crash when she reportedly pulled the throttle instead of a light switch, the relatives say. Continued on page 8.

Frankie Davis Frankie V. Davis Vernat Third Ward Clyde Wahlquist Miss Davis Artesia Colo Orville Davis Ells Snow

Clinic airs Indian problems with Rep Dixon

The bureau aims to raise fifteen thousand dollars to open three offices in Roosevelt Dochestiie and Vernal to operate the cardea. The meeting with Rep Henry Aldous and Dixon discussed county plans to maintain Indian roads and raise education. County leaders questioned funds and independence from federal support while extension officials urged education over money. Some praised Indian homes as well kept, while Dixon urged aid be tailored to individual differences and noted a federal bill granting citizenship would require two years to implement.

Bureau Roosevelt Dochestiie Vernal Cardea Henry Aldous Dixon Utah Bureau of Indian Affairs Extension Service Leon Christensen Rep Washington Indian Bureau Carl Frischknecht Irector Uintah Duchesne Pout Pga Ak Wao MuUye Ee Charles A. Hatch

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