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Show Stfc A E)atie BlandinE Outlook 10 Published in the Interest of BlandingfendJ the Surrounding Otl and Mtning Communities VOLUME 1 BLANDING, UTAH, FRIDAY, SEPT. L, 1959 LOCAL SHOW STOCK BEING GROOMED FOR LABOR DAY CELEBRATION jmJk&Jp ' - ' ; r -- - f.i ' ;S. ijjV 'i JL Enrollment Ip at SJJL ? ;iT; f A MO. ' students started sohool at 338 ' the San Juan High School Monday. number Is 28 more than The attendance average year's last of 310. Enrollment at the grade sohool was off as had been expected. The 420 who registered Monday in grades 1 to 6 was 115 under last of 535. This year's average due drop is largely to the new Montezuma grade school which has built in the oil field. 82 students have registered there. been Unofficial reports said Bluff had 34 on its first day and Mexican Hat had 95. of Shortage classrooms has still the Blanding Grade School operating in shifts, with two shifts for grades 5 and shifts for grades 1,2,3, of Superintendent Black says that if everything goes according to schedule the nev elementary school will be ready for use by December 1st and will do away with the shift Zenos iris Brand is shown with on pal in os that dopesters say may win blue ribbons at the Horse Show and Showdeo scheduled Here her 2 for Labor Dy at the arena north event of town. are to Ribbons and trophies be swarded lr 12 classes of show horse competition at the BLANDING Trass Rodeo perl'onrances follow the horse show. The oelobratlon Is sponsored by the Elk Mtn, Riders Club. operation. The regular monthly meeting of the San Juan County School Board has been postponed because of Labor Day.. CHAMPS and 3 and 4. Sohools 6 Thu will beheld meeting the 8th Instead of the 7th. on board meetings are held on Monday after .he first Friday in every month and anyone who desires is always welccm to sit in, aocording to information by Supt. Black. State Seeks Local Views on Colorado Road The Connection state of Colorado has for Utah ooope ration in locating a road that would give the Cortez area a more direot route to Montezuma Creek, Bluff asked and Monument Valley. Utah highway officials including Direot or Elmo Morgan, Commissioner Francis Fle.cn and 3 engineers met with Cocanerce directors, men and ness Chamber of other busi- representatives from Bluff here Saturday morning littit leagut honors to the Texaeo for Chidfs piotured above. Front row left to right they are Marty Chamberlang, Franels lay, Brent Helgulst, Tim Black, David Blanding 1959 went Uranium Property Values Due to Rise Uranium property values are Grand Junction Civitan Club was from their present told Tuesday noon. The rise will be due to the during the next decade, the increasing importance that will Gregory Edwards, and Jim. Black, Lloyd Shumway and Taylor be attached to uranium es a fuel Omberlang, Second row pictures; Palmer. At the back are Miohol for the production of electric Bruce Grover, Sydney Hurst, WiHurst, trainorj W. R. Hurst, rower, said Gordon Weller, ex- nston Hurst, Grant Hurst, Dais sponsor and Ccrey Jones, Coaoh. Cont'd. Pg. 3 Col. 2 Xlm-rer- due low to rise le, . mosroo Sfitovj & Sbot7d60 XBl&Bidis&cg, to find out how the people felt about such a connectior. A connection as far north as possible wts the unanimous desire of those represented. There was general agreement that the road from the San Juan' bridge south to Red Mesa should have priority over a road to conneot vith Colorvir but the was not unanimous; sthe view Bluff deldgates urged an early correction for Colorado, pref- erably at McElmo Creek. Tentative plans of Colorado to September 7t&i |