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Show A2 The Times-lndependen- The Thursday, July 30, 1981 t, Looking Backward Times-lndepende- nt I'PS Srrond Cl Through the Files of The and the Grand Valey Times Prrmil No ftKMWI Entered m Second Class Matter At the Post Office at Moab, Utah Under the Act of March 3, 1897 Second Class Postage Paid at Moab, Utah 84532 Tknes-lndepende- Official City and County Newspaper Published each Thursday at 35 East Center Street Moab, Grand County, Utah 84532 10 years Juan County. San Jacinto Petroleum Ramp-to-n met with local city, Samuel J. and Adrien F. Taylor Publishers and Editors Corp. of New York announced location of two drilling sites to explore for recoverable potash in the Salt Valley area of Grand County. The Gully Players, a small stock company composed of county and school officials in Moab to obtain input on problems encountered in the area. The group discussed a $3.2 million cut in assessed News Editor Circulation Director Production William P. Davis Dorothy Anderson. Eon Drake ago... Governor Calvin L. valuation in the county, which precipitated a crisis in the school system. A report on the ongoing efforts of the Economic Development Committee to prove the feasibility of construction of a dam on Mill Creek was given by committee member Sam Taylor. Gov. Rampton indicated he would do all he could to assist with the project. Community Comments . . drama, students from the University of Utah, presented the comedy The Rainmaker in Moab. Richard Davis, Sr. retired from the Grand County Sheriffs Department, after Moab Mayor Winford The primary motivation behind the Mill Creek Project in upper Spanish Valley may have been to provide agricultural and culinary water, but its pretty obvious that in the minds of hundreds of local residents who voted in favor of the project, recreation was a pretty big item. Opinions and comments Ever since It began receiving water early In the year, Kens Lake, the major storage reservoir in Spanish Valley, has been attracting a bunch of from readers . . people. And despite an average number of trashy, a disrespectful and thoughtless people-includ- ing few vandals users of the reservoir have treated it pretty kindly. In the past few weeks, officials of the Grand County Water Conservancy District have placed temporary restrooms and trash barrels around the lake, and undoubtedly that will help, but a great deal needs now. to be done to develop the fullest possible recreational potential at the great waterhole. sick-minde- d Dear Editor. After a near tragic accident on it was necessary to hospitalize my wife in your fine little hospital I want to 70 take this opportunity to thank some special people in your city for the treatment Having stretched resources to the limit In and compassion shown us. First our appreciation to finishing the project and extending water lines around Spanish Valjey, officials of the GCWCD are Trooper Ken Betterton for now pondering the problem of raising adequate fun- his devotion in making our discomfort as pleasant as ding for completing the recreational end of the deal-a- nd possible. He answered the this has to be an Important factor in the minds call for and stayed with help of many Moab area patrons of the project me throughout most of the This week, the National Park Service, in par- afternoon. He was at the ticular Canyonlands Superintendent Pete Parry, scene of the accident protectasked his parent agency to come to the assistance ing our personal things long after we had been taken by of local officials in doing some professional ambulance to the hospital. work on the recreation site. Since technical planning early this year, the National Park Service has been given responsibility for a number of outdoor recreation functions of the federal government not particularly connected with national parks, and this looks like a natural. Utah Division of Wildlife Resources and Utah Division of Parks and Recreation officials residing locally have also given freely of their time and expertise in helping with the planning effort. And the Utah Department of Natural Resources in Salt Lake City has indicated a willingness to get into the act. Things are not as they should ba yet at Kens Lake. But things are looking up. Its kind of exciting seeing so many people from so many agencies at so many levels of government working together toward a common goal. The ambulance personnel and all the people at the hospital went out of their way to look after our needs. The people of Moab are indeed fortunate to have as fine a hospital as you have and staffed with kind and considerate people. The business office was most helpful. I do not know, or remember, their names, but to all a sincere thanks. To Dr. Robert 0. Murray a ecud thanks for an8werin 1. emergency call and e i0?8 both and f" of u the subsequent needs of Mrs. Macy during Sarn Taylor her hospital confinement. To "I Canyonlands river plan ready for review A draft plan for management and use of the Green and Colorado Rivers in Canyonlands National Park was released this week by the National Park Service. Public comment on the plan is invited. The plan is the result of a study which included public workshops and the distribution of workbooks over tluit 1,000 discussed alternative proposals. The main emphasis of public comments received during this study centered on the use of motors versus oars, levels and allocation of river use, and control of commercial allocations. The draft plan proposes to allow use of both motors and oars on the Green and Colorado Rivers, including Cataract Canyon. A new river use ceiling of 8,000 passengers will replace the present ar FW'W rn MVVWtf W 9 ww w ceiling of 6,660 passengers, with use distributed through the year and days of the week. The plan also proposes to limit commercial outfitters to no more than three permit allocations to preserve competition and variety of services. inOther elements of the plan clude such proposals as random camping, size of groups, use allocation and others. The draft plan also includes a preliminary finding that the proposed actions will not have a significant effect on the environment. Copies of the plan can be obtained from, and comments should be submitted to, the Superintendent, Canyonlands National Park, Moab, no later than Sept. 11, 1981. Comments received will be considered in developing the final river management plan for the park. vvwvvvw Wwwwwwwwv "W Keep Abreast of Activities in This Rapidly Growing Visitor Mecca Subscribe Now to Stye talking about trapping couChurch gars, bobcats, and bears to Community Baptist who learned of our situation up the odds. Sam, 1 dont and offered help, as well as think its worth it. The idea visiting the hospital. A great of some proud and beautiful big thanks to Rex and Verni animal like a mountain- lion Bloom for taking us to Grand painfully trapped for days Junction to catch a plane and between the steel jaws of a then refusing to take any trap in order that some can get his "Sportsman remuneration, not even gasoline money. We shall never buck is a digusting thought. We have a problem forget them as well as all the other fine people in Moab. alright, but it is not with cats Im sure I have left some out or bears. There are just not but because I have, do not that many of them. The fact think that we are not that 50 percent of the Utah bear kill is off the LaSals is grateful. The people that stopped to testimony only to the sad help us (there must have truth that theyve been been at least two dozen) blown away nearly every- proved that in times of an where else, ; The deer herd needs help emergency there are always people willing to help. The we all agree. Whatever gentleman who had the first happened to encouraging aid kit, the lady that applied folks to hunt esewhere for the cold compresses to my awhile? wifes head wounds, the four Sincerely, Larry Hillis people that stood for about two hours holding a blanket Note: over her to keep her in the (Editor's The following letters were shade and all the other received following the recent people at the scene, will state convention of the forever be in our prayers. American Legion and AuxiFrom two grateful people, in Moab, and since the Mr. and Mrs. Omer C. Macy liary work of many others who are St. .316 So. 17th. not members of the organiMattoon, Illinois zation contributed greatly to 61938 the success of the convention several members of the - Dear Sportsmans (?) Club: The proposal to kill bears and cougars on the La Sal Mountains is beyond comprehension. You label them predators. Man is the worst predator of all. He not only kills more deer than any other animal but selects the healthiest and strongest. The "predators take mostly the weak, old, sick, and only a few of the young. If you want to increase the deer herd; eliminate the hunters. At least shorten the season and limit the number of licenses. Mary Anne Walker it seemed appropriate to share the letters in these columns.) Dear Mary, Nellie and Auxiliary Members: Well, you did it and you did a fine job! I The Convention was so nice and I know that everyone that attended was very well pleased. I do want to thank you for my lovely corsage, my nice plaque (which I am going to hang in my kitchen so I can look at it often). I did want to tell you that if there is anything I can do for your unit I hope you will let me know. I am just a stones throw from you and IU come down just about anytime. Thank you again for all your courtesies and for a lovely time. Dear Sam: About five or six years ago members of the Sportsmens Club errected a sign at the base of the Pace Hill access to Castle Valley and the Lovingly, LaSal Mountains urging proLetitia Thompson, spective deer hunters to hunt Green River elsewhere. It said essentially that the population was low Dear Mary: and could use a break. Every It was a pleasure meeting I meet who hunters year recently during my come here from California or you official visit to the DepartTexas or some other place to ment of Utah. deer hunt. They bring a good I wish to express my kind of money to town. They sincere thanks to you and the spend it and go home. I can ladies of Unit 54 for the understand the states reluctable cloth which was tance to curtail that sort of lovely to me. This will presented income. Even when for the remind me of the always last two years about one wonderful people I met hunter in eight has gotten many my stay. during his buck. Now we have guys Ft4 UHeeL Even though my visit was brief, I will never forget the warm hospitality and many courtesies extended to me. Again, my thanks and appreciation for everything. Sincerely, Michael J. Kogutek The National Comander American Legion Dear Sam: It seems as though gossip and accusations are running about as fast as the Colorado River. Today, our daughter, Alice who has just recently turned 10, handed me this poem she had written. It would possibly serve as a reminder of the other side. WHISPERING LOVE by Alice Foy, age 10 A whisper softly floats in the breeze, it blows in the wind and rocks gently in the tree. It sings to the deer and talks to the swallow, and where it will go, can any man follow? Its like a spring morning all fresh and all new, when the grass is green and the sky is blue. It might bring pretty rainbows when April showers are done. After that it will flow through the wind and up to the sun. It wont bring sorrow, but love will abound. For that is the kind of whisper that you may have found. A very wise woman once tpld me, "You dont need to put out someone elses light to let your own shine. (Neither business or government.) May we be reminded of that fact. Sincerely, Mrs. J. L. (Sandra) Foy To The Editor: On July 16th we were involved in a car accident 15 miles northeast of Moab. I would like to thank the community of Moab for their care and concern. I would like to commend your community on its excellent emergency team, hospital and staff. I would like to thank Dr. Munsey and commend him for his professional excellence. I would like to commend Pastor Tim Miller and the congregation of Grace Lutheran Church for caring for us spiritually. I would like to thank the Bunce announced that Thom Construction Co. was in the process of finishing a massive curb and gutter and street paving project, which had been underway in Moab since the early spring of Three Moab Boy Scouts, Larry Snyder, David Cozzens and Bill Cary left Utah for a three-wee- k trip to the World Scout Jamboree in Japan. A total of 20,000 boys from nearly 100 countries participated in the event. Bills to establish Arches National Park, Capitol Reef National Park and to extend the boundaries of Canyonlands National Park were favorably reported out of committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. The only obstacle remaining in the path of the bills was routine action by the full house. Members of the San Juan County Commission adopted Canyon National Recreation Area between the National Park Service and the Bureau of Land Management The Commission urged that the Park Service manage the lake and shoreline, while the BLM managed the remainder of the land in the recreation area. 20 years ago... The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railway announced the awarding of a induscontract for a trial spur line to the Cane Creek potash development to 36-mi- le Cons- Morrison-Knudse- n truction of Boise, Idaho. The completion of the spur line was to coincide with the erection of Texas Gulf Sulphurs potash mill, sometime in 1962. The spur line included 16 by plans for a 7,100-fotunnel from the bottom of Moab Canyon to the head of Bootlegger Canyon. Although the company declined to release the contract amount, it was ot serving as deputy in Thompson for 29 years. Midland Telephone Company president J. W. Corbin announced that construction permit for Channel 7, educational television station, had been received by his company. 40 years ago... n pioneer Moab resident "Aunt Lydia Ann Taylor passed away at the age of 90. The widow of Lester Taylor, pioneer stock-ma- n and public official of the state who died 30 years previously, she was one of the outstanding citizens of Southeastern Utah. She was bom in Salt Lake Valley just years after the first band of Morman pioneers reached Utah. She was bom to Levi and Mary Ann Davis Colvin Jan. 13, 1851, in Little Cottonwood Canyon. She married Lester Taylor March 15, 1869. They moved to ' Moab in 1881. sized trout The first legal ever planted in Southeastern Utah were released in local streams by the state Fish and Game Department, through the cooperation of the local Wildlife Federation officers and the Moab Lions Club. Most of the fish were planted in Mill Creek, while several hundred were placed in Pack Creek. K puzzling archaeological excavation was underway at the Alber Turner ranch in the Book Cliffs, north of Cisco. Party leader Marie Wonn-ingto- n stated that the ruins belonged to no previously-know- n culture. After looking Well-know- 1971. a resolution proposing a natural boundary at about 4,000 feet elevation to separate the areas of Glen 3, ' over the previous years collection of artifacts, one prominent archaeologist told Miss Wormington that "she would do everyone a favor by taking all the material back to Utah and burying it again. Mr. and Mrs. Mennal Stewart reopened the Moab Cafe and Tourist Lodge, by Mr. formerly operated and Mrs. Neldon sen. Christen- 24-fo- ot believed the spur line would cost about $5 million. Moab Mayor K. E. announced that he received a letter from Holiday Mobile Home Resorts, Inc., of Phoenix, notifying him that the company had received an FHA committment to build the Holiday Haven mobile home park in Moab. Plans called for the construction of a trailer park near the I. W. Allen Hospital. ld 334-spa- ce It was announced that Pure Oil Company had made what appeared to be a new major oil discovery in the Paradox Basin, north of Lisbon field. The operator recovered natural gas and 65 degree gravity distillate from 180 feet of the Mississippian formation at the No. 1 Big Indian USA wildcat in San but it cant compare to Moab Beeson family for western hospitality. With a grateful heart for opening their home and hearts to me. In Hawaii, we all these blessings, Elaine Delventhal speak of the Spirit of Aloha Waialua, Hawaii A drive to collect scrap aluminum as a war defense measure came to a close in Grand County with a collection of a large assortment of old pots, pans and other utensils sent to state head- quarters. 80 years ago... A large crowd of area residents turned out for Moabs Pioneer Day celebration. Events included horse and foot races, a tug of war and rock drilling contests. An article in the July 26, 1901 issue of the Grand Valley Times commented, Moab this week added another rung in her ladder of fame a6 an entertainer of visitors. No one regrets coming to Moab Pioneer week. Elsewhere in the same issue, On the evening of the 24th, a dance and supper was given by the Wolf Bros, at Basin City, about 75 people being in attendance. Invitations were given verbal with shotgun in readiness; no one refused such an invitation and they were glad they did not. It was Basins great social event. A Mr. Matte son opened a general merchandise store in Castleton. Dr. An article reported, C. B. Snyder, of the firm of altmas-SJntepenfce- nt Snyder & Irvine, leading dentists of Provo, Utah, Name will make Moab a professional visit on writes us that he Address, Southeastern Utah . nt State $7.50 Zip, . Elsewhere -- - or about August -- M0.00 and 1, remain about three weeks. This will prove an exceptionally fine opportunity for local residents to secure first-cladental work. ss |