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Show Blandin Outlook Published in the Interest of Blanding VOLUME 1 BUNDING, the Surrounding Oil and Mining Communities irair. Cortez Delegation Seeks Blanding Support for McElmo Creek Connection delegation of five MEN WANT STATE BACKING ON LEASING RESERVATION TRACTS delegation of oilmen interested in leasing tracts they claim are in the public domain within the Navajo Indian Reservation have sought the aid of ''A Walter L Budge operators pointed out Utah Atty The Gen oil a favorable ruling from the US Department mean money If the j a LI u Cortez met with members of the Blanding Chamber of Commeroe here last night in an effort to gain support for a road that Cortez wants built down McElmo The men pointed 'out that as a result of Colorado's approval of road the McElmo the route remained about the only possibility over whleh Utah could tourist any expect stated that their program of Interior would would be extremely diffioult to in the state's .pocket realize until and unless a are tracts disputed promise was made fay this state in the public domalnf that it would build a road to held' to be are leased new 62 aere was reservoir authorized by the Blanding City . at Its Couneil Calculations ners visitors of a Construction foot expaolty Creek They 38 NO. 2, 1959 men from A OIL OCT. UTAH, FRIDAY, been in use facility meeting Monday show that had the this summsr the recent shut off of lawn and garden watering experienced here would not have bean necessary be held will be an The . reservoir Set for November 3 olty eleotion is to in Blanding on November 3rd for earthen structure and with Its the purpose of eleoting three appurtenant works necessary for A to coun oilmen that will . fill vaoanoios eoimcotlon to ths City system eost as muoh as $10,00000 Is to be loeated between. and Merril SteJohns an Creek and Dty Wash and left when the terms may L William It Guymon, be of David by the federal govJoin their McElmo proposal Ervin Palmer, ernment, and if oil is produce, They ask that Blanding solicit vens 37 a would from expire December 31 the County receive the state per such promise All three Incumbents state oent of the 12 per cent royalty Commissioners, Governor, State received by the federal govern- Highway Department, or any other that they will not seek Merrill Stevens, who ment concerned agenoy has held his seat for two terms The visitors were all directBut if the lands are held to be the property of the Indians, ors of the McElmo Road Committee (8 years) .says he wants it no the state would reoeive no whleh to date has raised $40,000 longer; William Ervin Palmer, of private funds to improve the who has had the job one term direst benefit The oil operators have filed route Earlier this year the thinks it should be passed Hliway Department around; "If more people knew applications with the federal Colorado government for leases on the appropriated $500,000 for, and more about the problems that ao reage involved were about ready to build the come before the couneil, they They olalm mineral rights do road but 'has since ohanged its would be better citizens", he David L Guymon says four not belong to the Indians beoause plans and made the money availsays the land was subjeot to valid able for purchase of right of years is enoui for him Candidates for the posts must mining claims before the reser- way to The Arizona Highway Department file as suoh oh or before the vation was established end 17th tracts were has set aside $500,000 for meetday of October and must be because other (Cont Col 4 page 2) ing the 4 -- Comers road with a nominated either by a petition bearing 25 qualified signatures or by his or her party at a re-elect- will store season run-o- ff ion water during Dry Wash projeot was The mads possible through a long term agreement oonsumated with the earlier this month Blanding Irrigation owns both the whloh water and the reservoir site Company the same meeting. It was voted to do needed repair work The on the Indian Crack Tunnel mile-loIndian Crook Tunnel, At ng Is an Important part of whloh Water Works, diwater from Indian Creek Johnson Creek, from whleh the Blanding verts Into Its gets Blanding supply the bottom two Blanding seoond foot of the water In Indian Creek which it on the north oldo of Blue Mountain owns party convention Meaiwhilc piano art going Two are be to reported parties forward for tooting ths recently (l) the completed olty water wall. already organize! Peoples Party with Barton F Testing will involve perforating Lyman as chairman and, (2) the of the oaslng where significant Citizens Party with as chairman Voters must be Associated Civic Clubs of pressed high regard for the Southern and Eastern Utah have political power whloh he thought ACC capable of wielding. The picked Blanding for their next Board of Directors meeting place aocording to a Association's County oomprlzti of one report made to the Chamber of is 18 of each from the Commissioner CoHMroo this week by its Presicounties It serves in addition dent, Don Smith Smith is also to other men, whleh Smith cona nerter of the executive to have outstanding of ACC The 18 County siders organization will meet here on ability Its president is Clyde E November 14 in an all day meeting that will wind up with a banquet Conn over of Feron County and its Tom is in the evening Particulars on executive seoretary the banquet have not been Jensen, who is also the Director of the Utah Water and Power finalized High on the agenda at the Board Arrangements for the forthcparley will be the launching of st a oampalgn for an road oming meeting are under the auspioes of the Blanding Chamber between Jlandlng and Hanksvllle The projeot, which has had some of Commerce, and a number of discussion by the organization Interests which the Chamber assist in proat previous meetings, would considers might new road projeot arc traverse areas of outstanding moting the invitation from soenie value and would be a to get special Chamber tremendous mile saver as the the Blanding Smith obtained his information route across the only East-Ve- st on the matter in an ACC meeting southern part of the state The route as nos visualized would attenaed by him and Mrs Smith Colorado River a few, at the new Visitors' Center of cross National Monument perhaps six, miles north of the Bryce Canyon last Saturday present Hite crossing . oom-nitt- eo In the Morrison, Dakota, and Bluff Sandstones; and the installation registered other at the on October 28 Both are of Elnora. Nielson on the town board Lyman, Norman Nielson, home MONTICELLO GAME TO Holdovers are M F and Mayor Mb HIGHLIGHT HOMECOMING Hurst R link to Navajo No 1, the San Juan has High School scheduled Its annual Homecoming for October 23 The football game will be played with Montl-oel- lo .High School on the afternoon of that day Principal Lee men reported Whether the Blanding Representatives would agree to the Cortez proposal was not known at the press time cordially itr Smith in his report ex Invitee townspeople and ' i attend The LEGION AMERICAN I PLANS UNDERWAY FOR ANNUAL HUNTERS BALL Plans for the American Legion follow 'made East-Wi- - shows ware cnoountcred water registration days have been of a submersible eleotrlo pump scheduled between now and eleoto determine the amount of water tion day, one on Ootober 13; the the well is oapablc of producing Two The Zenos Black i all all alumni the to details of this event will later when plans are "Everybody make plans to come and s upport the Student Body on Ootober 23" -Today ends a two day sehool A got holiday. majority of the preliminary treatment at a teachers are attending the UEA Legion meeting Monday convention in Salt Lake City ' special Final plans will be developed at Claeses will rssume on Monday, jthe organizations regular meet- -! October 5th A school assembly lng Saturday night national "Deer Hunters Ball", one of will be held Tuesday, October 6, Blanding s big events, has been at 9 am Chan Loo, a native of sponsored annually at hunting China, will present a program ' time by the American Legion Post and Occidental annual No. 97 Deer for Hunters many years. Ball combining Oriental magic |