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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
1
President Roosevelt signed the first peacetime draft bill into law and proclaimed a nationwide registration for men 21 to 35 on October 16. The plan calls for 16,500,000 registrants and establishes local boards, with employers urged to grant time off for registration.
Teachers from Uintah and Duchesne Counties joined 200 staff at 15 Springs Saturday for a joint outing. Activities included model tests, games, crafts, and a camp style dinner with barbeque served to all attendees after a day of recreation and program sessions.
Newell B Cook of the Utah State Fish and Game Commission announced a 60 day duck hunting period. The proclamation reiterates federal regulations on migratory waterfowl and sets daily limits and season dates beginning October 16 and ending December 14 with a dusk closing time.
Two cows owned by Lyle Remington of Glines were killed when a tourist, R J Perkins of Tonopah, struck the herd near the Glines chapel on Sunday evening. Perkins paid $50 for each animal after reporting the accident to Night Marshal Mark Caldwell and the sheriff. The same area saw another crash as Capt Alton Saxer, driving with Miss Irlan Lape, collided with a car at Jensen while en route to Denver. the right front car fender and body were damaged.
The Basin Medical Society gathered in Umtah Canyon with clinicians including Dr Whi more and Dr Miles as hosts. Mrs Joan Bourne and Mrs Homer P Edwards of Roosevelt City joined as hostesses. Mrs Iva McCary of Wyoming visits Vernal with daughter Mrs Ray Showalter.
The Vernal J C Penney Co store completes a major remodel with new fixtures, larger ladies wear, modern displays, fluorescent lighting, and a widened interior. An opening celebration runs through Friday and Saturday to showcase the redesigned layout and improved departments.
More than two hundred MIA workers and officers from the Roosevelt and Uintah stakes attended a two day convention at the Seminary building. Clarissa Beesley from Salt Lake City spoke as did BYU figures Dr Wayne Hales and Dr D E Hammond. Sessions included joint and separate meetings, awards for Bee Hive members, and devotional readings led by local stake leaders.
Weather observer Al Johnson records rainfall figures for the period since Thursday last week, noting 0.16 inches on Thursday, 0.04 on Saturday, and 0.44 on Tuesday making this the heaviest rain since June. Lowe Goodrich underwent tonsil surgery Tuesday. Mrs James H Wallis plans a Salt Lake to Vernal visit with her son W B Wallis and family, while Mrs Wally recovers in Roosevelt with daughters Mrs George H Harrison and Mrs William H Ritpel.
Willhaun H Siddoway and Emily J Dunster mark fifty years since their Logan temple marriage on September 27 1890 Their Ash ley Valley life spanned civic political and religious work with leadership in schools the stake tabernacle Uintah Academy and local industry A public reception is planned at the Vernal First Ward chapel near the golden anniversary date with roots tracing back to early West pioneer families.
English author H G Wells turns 74 and American statesman Henry L Stimson becomes 73 this week on September 21. Wells, famed for science fiction, and Stimson, former secretary of state under Hoover and secretary of war under Taft, both celebrate their birth anniversaries.
Clyde A Epperson 61 a noted Kaysville publisher and Inland Printing proprietor will lie in state and have funeral services Friday at the Kaysville S C tabernacle with Rt Rev Arthur W Moulton officiating. Gov Henry H Blood will speak. Graveside rites by Unity Lodge No 18 F and A M. Epperson died in a New York City hospital after a combined business and vacation visit.
About 87 Uintah Stake Primary workers attended a two session convention in Roosevelt on Saturday. Morning sessions focused on stake workers and their issues while the afternoon covered stake and ward officers. Bishop LaVell Manwaring and W E Bodily represented Naples and Maeser. Byron Goodrich and Clair Hacking led the stake board.
Ashley farmers held a meeting on Thursday to plan a pheasant hunting district. They proposed a one dollar per person fee for the season, with funds pooled for the ward’s general use. Plans will be refined at the next meeting pending state department approval.
Scouts and scouters plan a fundraising event at local theatres with ticket prices unchanged. The drive aims to raise money for national and regional programs and Utah Parks Council fees, featuring performances by local youths and notable actors.
The public service commission ordered Uintah Gas Co to remove large users to curb monthly gas demand from about 30,000,000 cubic feet and denied a rate increase. It aims to conserve gas for residential users as supply depletes, forcing large users to switch to other fuels. The proposed substitutions and pipeline imports were rejected as impractical. The plan foresees abandoning the system when supply is exhausted.
State fish and game department crews moved stranded fish from Stewart's Lake to the Green River during the forepart of the week. Many channel cat and white fish were reseeded as concern grew over the lake drying up and attracting migratory fowl. Water from springs and rains improved flows, with pump assistance planned if natural sources fall short.
Bids will be opened by the Colorado state highway department on September 20 for the construction of 6484 miles of highway on US 40 between Kremming and Rabbit Ears pass the last gap on this highway in Colorado. It extends northwestward from the work now band will connect with the forest service highway. The stretch has caused complaints during the summer and is among the worst on Highway 40 between Salt Lake and Denver. Oil work recently completed has been beneficial. Another portion is under construction and will be completed this fast. The new contract sets wage requirements for contractors. Completion is within 300 days from the start of construction, extending into late next year.
A Monday morning blaze leveled the home of Faye and Monty Montgomery at 1st West near Second North. Believed to have started by a lamp, the fire destroyed the structure though furnishing and personal belongings were saved.
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