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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1959
Page
7
Report of a busy intersection near the Glines Ward chapel along Highway 40 with Wagon-wheel Drive Inn and Bell Market urges traffic calming measures. Cars parked on the north side and fast approaching speeds create risk as vehicles enter or leave the highway, with calls for signals to prevent accidents.
The text recalls September 17 1787 as the birth of the U S Constitution after a Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and notes ratification, the Bill of Rights, and later amendments as a bulwark of freedoms. It mentions Congress 1950 and President Eisenhower proclaiming Constitution Week from September 13 to 20 urging observance in schools churches and civic groups.
The sheep industry weighs a nationwide referendum on continuing a four year promotion campaign. Supporters argue it cushioned wool and lamb demand amid a global textile downturn, while opponents from the American Farm Bureau Federation contend the program failed to lift prices or consumption and funded itself by deducting dues from payrolls.
The New Eisenhower meets Khrushchev in Washington and next week in a bold bid to boost Free World morale. The president warns against a Munich style surrender and asserts Americans will back allies and seek enduring peace with honor.
President Eisenhower urges free nations to maintain resolve against Khrushchev and communist aggression. He argues the free world now shows unity, purpose, and leadership unlike 20 years ago, insisting peace must be pursued without bargaining away freedom. He invokes past Allied victory and seeks wisdom, courage, and patience to achieve dignity and honor.
The 1959 third-quarter wool output rose 40 percent while prices climbed 27 percent over the prior year. Critics charge the mandatory checkoff funds promotion campaigns and warn that stopping the program could worsen the industry's reliance on government aid. Provisions of the 1954 National Wool Act allocate import duties to incentives and a marketing subsidy, with deductions to fund promotion.
Uintah County agents report general livestock condition good due to recent rains that moisten land. Water and hay supplies improved though late water may be scarce. Minor pest damage noted. Cattle and sheep mostly on summer ranges with high elevation grazing into October. Harvest of tomato crop underway with acreages down, sweet corn excellent.
Utah Fish and Game urges hunters to tag all big game with issued metal tags. A tag must be locked at kill and remain with the meat until use, with transport unlawful if untagged. Violations contribute to about 1,500 annual fish and game arrests.
Weather remained fair and dry with isolated thunderstorms. Acreage devoted to canning fell about 20 percent while temperatures ranged from 86 to 91 degrees and no rainfall was reported.
A Negro sharecropper crosses from Arkansas into Memphis and passes a red light. A state trooper stops him and asks what’s wrong. The man replies that he saw all the white folks using the green light, implying a satirical note on racial segregation.
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