Vernal Express from Vernal, Utah (2024)

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a Published wary Every Thursday at 54 34 No VernalVetnal Av Ave P. 0 O. Box Vernal Utah SI tAh I NI AEn WA re Nor I banded vy I JACK R. WALLIS WILMA M. RICH MARION A A.

A BEHUNIN Editor andPublisher Society EditorBusiness Manager Entered as second class matter aa a af the post ost office at Vernal Utah on March 13 19091009 under the act of March 3 1879 Published at It Vernal Count County Seat of Uintah County CenterCentar ofRich Agricultural andend and- MineralMinerai Region SUBSCRIPTION RATES I One year In Area strictly In advance One year Out of Atoa AraMm 00 AREA CORRESPONDENTS AS ASHLEY Mrs Ronald Winn GUSHER Mrs Elsie Jordon BALLARD Mrs Mrs Lillian Bigelow TRIDELL Mrs Lorna McKeeMcRee WHITEROCKS Mrs Verna Hoopes MAESER fAESER Mrs rs Merlin er II Richens nt ens 7 2057 8 MANILA Mrs Clara Robinson NAPLES Mrs Kate Goodrich 1737 DUTCH JOHN Mrs Tom Anderson RANDLETT Mrs Afton Rogers RED WASH Mrs Hugh Coy JENSEN Di Diane ane Powell owe II 1599 DAVIS Mrs Marie W. o. r. 1 Groundhog Day 1 For those who arcare not ready to accept accept ac the judgment of weather satellites satel lites and all theotherscientific paraphernalia para that time-honored time prophet of the elements the elements the groundhog will groundhog will soon make his appearance February 2 is the critical day If the old fellow sees his shadow he goes underground for six more weeks of winter Whether the groundhogsgroundhog's performance has ever been studied officially by a government body is unknown and it would probably make very little difference to the groundhog ground hog and his Ms faithful followers if it had Groundhog Day is one of those rites that demonstrate the essential simplicity ofhuman nature a simplicity that instinctively rebels when confronted with the enigma of thescientific answer Most of us are happy with the groundhogs groundhogs groundhogs groundhog's ground hogs hog's way of doing business but somehow somehow some somehow we have to find room in our minds to accommodate knowledge that will forever forever for forever be beyond the reach of the poor old groundhog Just as a precaution however how ever it might be a good idea to see how the groundhog fares with his shadow shadow sha dow on February 2 2 It always pays to to- be to- be to- bebe on the safe side I Diminishing Dollars 7 he The publication Salt Lake Business published by the Salt Lake City Utah I Area Chamber of Commerce has trans- I translated trans trans- government spending and deficits into declining dollar values in a way that can be understood by the fourth grader who will be paying the bill Since 1942 the value ofthe dollar has shrunk 58 cents If it continues to shrink at the same rate during the next 28 years as ithas during the past 28 years it will be worth only 18 cents as we reach the end of the Century Cen Century By that time as Salt Lake Business Business Bus Business mess points out the average worker now receiving in wages would have to earn just to keep even cars would cost homes college tuition television sets almost If the present spending habits of government government government gov gov- continue to outstrip the productivity productivity productivity pro pro- and taxpaying ability of the people the average worker will be no closer towinning the race against inflation inflation inflation in in- than heis today And the bigger bigger big bigger the wage increases the bigger the government deficits the faster the inflationary inflationary in in- spiral will turn Somewhere along the way the mirage of security within the framework of a welfare welfare state state will vanish 1 PUBLIC FORUM LETTERS TO THE EDITOR What is your opinion The Express welcomes letters from its readers con conn concerning any subject pertinent to the Uintah Basin While there are no restrictions restrictions re reo as to contents or reasonable OI length we request good judgment and and- reason and- reason and- reason reason by the writer Letters must be signed However names will be withheld with held from publication if requested by by- the by- the by- the the writer i 1 Animals Dear Editor A very dangerous and serious problem exists within Uintah County andhas reached a point where positive and direct direct direct dir dir- action must be taken by the people of the community The distributionand availability of a substance known as strychnine or has reached reach reached critical proportions Outside ofthe medical profession this drug has but one OTiC use that of killing and that it does with great pain and suffering sometimes sometimes some sometimes fast sometimes slow but always withviolent and cruel reaction Littlechildren are not immune to the deadly reactionof strychnine and it is just as lethal to a child as to a four- four footed creature Parents and animal lovers shouldbe on the alert at all times for violations ofthe law against poisoning animals and the distribution of the poison Persons in the Vernal area have reported poison meat being i i Ui b. thrown from moving vehicles Any person person person per person having evidence or whohave recovered recovered recovered re re- re- re covered suspected bait should not de- stray destroy destroy de destroy stray or dispose of same but notify the authorities or Special Service Deputy Deputy Deputy Dep Deputy Tom Little of the U.

S. Humane Society THE UTAH UTAI LAW STATES AS FOLLOWS FOLLOWS FOL FOLLOWS Section 76 5 Every person who wilfully unlawfully and maliciously administers any poison poi son to an animal the property of another another another an another or maliciously exposesany poisonous poisonous poi poi poi- substance with intent that the same shall be taken or swallowed by any such animal is punishableby imprisonment imprisonment imprisonment im im- im- im in the state prison not exceeding three years or in the county jail not exceeding six months or by fine not exceeding or by both fine ine and imprisonment THOMAS A A. A LITTLE Dry Fork Star Route Tridell By lorra Lorna McKeeMcKea Open House Fetes J. 1 L. Kitchens on Anniversary An open house honoring Mr and Mrs Joseph Levi Kitchen on their wedding wed wedding anniversary was held recently at at- the at- the at- thethe Tridell cultural hall Ten out of their 11 children were in attendance Out Out-of- town guests were Mr and Mrs Nor man Kitchenand family Barstow Call Call- forniatornia Mr and Mrs John L.

Kitchen and family Salt Lake City Mr and Mrs Don Chamberlain Cedar Fort Mr and Mrs Jim Montgomery and family Sandy Mr and Mrs Melvin Kitchen and family fam tam ily fly Mr and Mrs Weldon Kitchenand family and Lenford Kitchen American Fork Mr and Mrs Enes Hatch Vernal Vernal Ver nal A program was emceed by Lenford Kitchen Mr lr and Mrs Richard Simmons of Clearfield spent the weekend at the Farroll Far rell roll Simmons home Mr and Mrs Winford Gray of LehlLoki were visitors Friday and Saturday at the McKee homes in Tridell Mr and Mrs Eugene Williams and baby of Salt Lake City are visiting at at- the at- the at- thethe Gene Wallace home Mr and Mrs Gordon Merkley and Douglas McKee returned Thursday of last week from a weeks week's vacation They spent two days at the Denver livestock show They also visited Newell McKee in Phoenix Mr and Mrs Lane Davis Davis- inin Long Peach Beach California and the Ray in Las Vegas H. LEROY Morrill who has been ill the past two weeks went to Vernal Mon Monday Mon- dayday for medical attention A number of people from Tridell attended attended at tendedthe basketball game between Uintah and Union Friday night Several of the childrenof Mrs II LeRoy Morrill called to wish her a happy birthday recently Mr and Mrs II n. LeRoy Morrill received word that they have a new great great grandchild grandchild born to Mr and Mrs Tom Stutz of Manila 1 Mrs Stutz will be remembered as Annette daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Wahl Wahl- Quist This makes five great grandsons for the Morrills HAL McKEE son of Mr and Mrs DuaneMcKee broke his collar bone Sunday Sunday Sun day in a motorcycle accident Ernest At Ahlbornborn spent the weekend at home with his family 2 The Vernal Express Thursday January 28 1971 a r- A DAB 10 I WE wt A ri NEW rw DOCTORnOCTOR I NEI rEM rEM- 4 JI NG 1 I dt lisp AN 1 Ac BUSINESS andend the STOCK MARKET by BABSON'S REPORTS INC Copyright 19711911 TRUCK PRODUCTION OUTLOOK BRIGHTER The nations nation's truck manufacturers wrote off calendar 1970 asa poor year for them In 1969 the industry established its time all highoutput record with nearly two million trucks built However However How However in 1970 many adverse factors exacted exacted ex ex- ex acted a toll upon the industry Sales lagged early in the year the labor difficulties difficulties dif of the teamsters curtailed inflow inflow in inflow of materials and shipments of assembled assembled as as- units economic conditions were uninspiring commercial borrowing borrow ing costs remained high until late in the year and finally there was a strike against General Motors Hence truck production for 1970 ran close to 15 million units the lowest calendar total since 1963 Snapback Due The Research Staff of Babson's Reports Reports Reports Re Reports forecasts that companies involved in truck manufacturing and related fields trailer andcontainer manufacturing will experience a return to more profitable profitable pro pro- operations this year This reflects several favorable factors including newer newer newer new newer equipment to handle fishy back piggyback piggyback piggyback pig pig- back gy-back and container aspects of the transportation system further further fur further additions to the massive interstate by some states of weight and length maximums governing truckersFrom a fundamental standpoint another favorable favorable favor favorable factors for domestic heavy-duty heavy truck manufacturers is that they are not plagued by stiff foreign competition Industry Profile Among the leading truck equipment and DetroitDiesel Ford Chrysler Chrys Chrysler Signal Companies Mack Trucks White Motor Cummins Engine Fruehauf Frue Frue- haufhaul and International Harvester The Detroit Big Dig Three GM Ford Chrysler have the lions lion's share of the smaller light duty truck market Pickups Pickups Pick Pickups or light duty trucks account for over half of total domestic truck output In the heavy-duty heavy segment of the market mar market let however the independents have historically historically historically his his- made their mark presently holding a shade more than half ofthe domestic market Also it should be noted not ed that approximately 80 per cent of heavy-duty heavy trucks are powered by diesel die diesel self Sales in the heavy duty segment were off in 1970 but aided by tax relief recent marked increases in trucksfor the recreational market campers etc lad us to believe that more of the smallertruck sales are going going go going in this direction Basic Considerations A parallel can be drawn between heavy-duty heavy truck sales and Gross National National Na Na- Product Increased demand for shipments of goods and services results In improved truck sales Hence we look for grater g. demand for these trucks In 1971 Also thelabor difficulties ofthe teamsters andthe soft economy deferred defer red many 1970 heavy-duty heavy truck sales hence we anticipate a generally better climate in 1971 forboth light light- and heavy heavy- duty segments ofthe market The long long- termgrowth outlook is favorable for the the- heavies avit owing to larger pay loads and more liberal length regulations Trucks like autos contribute to the pollution problem in proportion to their numbers The same effort expended to reduce pollution by cars willwilt be directed direct ed also to the truck manufacturers since they both fall under federal government and state supervision Looking Ahead We feel that turbines will be used in large trucks andbuses beginning in the present decade Additionally what is now an international concept of container should produce more growth in in- the in- the in- thethe companies wt which ch manufacture this type of equipment Because of the larger larger lar ger pay loads of operating units we also anticipate thatbetter braking qualities will be built in tn by the manufacture ers possibly with the addition of comcorn operated puter-operated skid controls wM a i BIG WHEELS ABROAD a TURKISH DELIGHT This DELIGHT This 26 root foot high grinding mill is one of three being built by Allis Chalmers for a copper works in Turkey The mills valued at more than 15 million will be used to Increase capacity an estimated tons of copper per year For Your Health and Pocketbook The problem of providing health care has been compounded compounded com compounded by the hasty enactment and apparently uncontrollable uncontrollable expansion of Medicare and Medicaid These programs programs pro pro- gramsarearc beset by administrative and management problems problems pro pro- resulting from legislation which was inadequately planned and analyzed Before additional legislation should even be considered consider ed these existing programs should be studied to see how they can be made more effective and their costs brought under control The federal government should encourage alternative health care financing plans and the removal of legal and other barriers to improve health care systems rather than move toward a compulsorynational system Maximum encouragement shouldbe given to the private private pri- vatevate health and insurance industries to develop incentive incentive- oriented methods of health maintenance and care I RENTED IT THROUGHTHE WANT CANT ADS Jl Ir i I IN FRONT I 0 OfF YO YOUR U- yy 1 NOSE NOS asti 4 the complete fete banking facility Why not stop buzzing around looking for that one stop one stop bank to solve all your banking needs Just look right here to us Were We're a Full Service Ban Bad offering everything you expect savings and checking accounts loan programs safe deposits and more You Youcan Youcan You- cancan rely onan us always BAik OF VERNAL SERVING THE UINTAH BASIN SINCE 1903.

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