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Show ERS&L ccs? mcijDFiimi tat pisKPoirr &5TkECITY UT :E . r V i X $4 V' Volume 45 A Id - ! Monticello, San Juan County, Utah Tribune to fealure San Juan County Needles area Chicago WINNER Patricia Hawkins receives check from County Clerk Ada Palmer for her correct entry in last weeks Mystery Personality Miss Patricia Hankins wins two-pag- last week's $20 jackpot Patricia Hawkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ormas Hawkins, was the lucky winner of $20 for identifying last weeks Mystery Personality. Patricia is in the seventh grade and will add her winnings to the family vacation fund. Mystery Personality for last n week was the county official, Mrs.. Ada Palmer. County Clerk since January 1955, Mrs. Palmer was born in Sandy, Utah, She is a graduate of the Jordon High school and University of Utah. She married Ward Palmer in Moab in 1928. The Palmers have three children, Jay, Jerry and Marilyn, and four grandchildren. Mrs. Palmer taught school in Grand County for three years and taught the fifth grade in Mont-icell- o Elementary school for two years. She was also a substitute teacher in Monticello schools for seven years. Mrs. Palmers husband, Ward, was manager of the Midland Tel-f11 years and during this time the couple operated the switchboard. Mrs. Palmer clerked in the local drug store for one year. During her reign as County Clerk Mr J. Palmer was awarded the Certificate of Proficiency from , thf Utah. State Auditors The Palmers live on a ranch north of Monticello; here in her spare moments Mrs. Palmer pursues her favorite hobby, gardening. Only two more times remain in the Mystery Personality series. If you havent entered yet, now is the time to join your friends in the fun. Contest rules and sponsoring merchants are on page 11 pf this issue. well-know- The March 19 edition of the Chicage Sunday Tribune will feae ture a story by Rosalie Goldman on their family trip into the . Needles area two years ago with Fern and Kent Frost. Mrs. Goldman, a resident of Chicago, describes the Needles of sculptured area as a semi-dese- rt rock, brilliantly colored and by soo many deep and twisting canyons that some still have no names. Everything was shaped and colored differently from any other terrain we had ever seen, she writes, in fact, wed never seen anything like it in our wildest dreams. Mrs. Goldman, who wjth her husband and family made a jeep tour into the area with the Frosts, expresses their delight with the trip, even to the homemade bread supplied by Fern. The Frosts she describes as a handsome team of wuldemess experts whose jeep trips astound newcomers and continue to amaze many who return again and again. The Goldmans are presently entertaining in their Chicago home Mr. D. James Cannon, Director of the Utah State Tourist and Publicity Council, and Gaylord L. Monument Valley to have Nurse's home jig-saw- ed BLANDING George Hurst, member State Indian Affairs Committee, spent Monday and Tuesday at Windowrock, Ariz., at Tuesday at Window Rock, Ariz., at a tribal council meeting. He rewas received ports the for a nurses home in Monument Valley in connection with the Adventist Hospital there. Authority was granted to repair a reservoir six miles north of Gouldings Trading Post in Machine shop Monument Valley. The water is Young's used for watering Navajo stock. sponsors Diesel school Mr. Hurst said construction on On March 8, 9, and 10, a diesel the Oljato airport would start soon. It is planned to lengthen and course was given in the Monticello surface the strip. Elementary school for 30 mechanThe Committee requested that ics in this area. This special trainthe Piute Strip oil field be per- ing 'was sponsored by Youngs and mitted to participate in the 37t4 Machine Shop of Monticello,discus-ion and instruction featured percent revenue which, according famous around the centered to a 1933 Act is tq go to Navajos Diesel Engine. Deutz living in those two specified regMr. Ernest E. Hammer, Western ions. The 1933 Act apparently pro- Regional Manager of the Diesel vides that 37 of oil royalties Energy Corporation, and Mr. Joe in the area are to be used for roads Kessler, Service Representative, and education of Navajo Indians were the principals taking charge. in this region. DANCE CLUB WILL MEET SATURDAY EVENING go-ahe- or Office. Charles A. Steen Show. Blanding per copy Thursday, March 16, 1961 State Sen. Charles A. Steen, at the close of the 34th session of the Utah Legislature Friday said he had resigned his Senate seat. He said his resignation was submitted because he is changing his residence from Moab, to Reno, Nev. The letter of resignation was written several days ago and mailed Friday to Secretary of State Lamont F. Toronto from the office he has established in Reno, according to Mr. Steen. The uranium millionaire, discoverer of the famous MiVida mine, was elected to his first term in the State Senate four years ago to represent the counties of Grand, Emery and San Juan. drama dept, will present plays MIA A one- - act play festival will be presented Monday at 7:15 p. m. in the LDS Recreation Hall by the MIA drama departments of the two Monticello Wards. Courtin Time, will be presented by the Monticello Ward. The play has a setting in the 1900s and will be directed by Frank Milner, Carolyn Black, and Geniel Reay. Members of the cast are Aliena Wilkerson, Jeannette Houston, Richard Bailey, Bill and Dan Heaton. A comedy-fantasA Page of Destiny, will be presented by the 2nd W ard. Patty Lyman is the director, and the cast members are Patsy Maughan, George Walton, Ann Halliday, Janean Lyman, Geraldine Young, Vinnie White, Frank Wright, and Rye Nielson. The public is cordially invited to attend with no admision fee. BIDS OPENED FOR POTASH PROJECT Bids were opened in New York City Monday on a multi-millio- n dollar shaft project for the Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.s Cane Creek Potash project on San Juan-Gran- d counties lines. An announcement on the successful bid will be made within three weeks. Names of bidders were not announced. y, The Square Dance club will meet at 8 p. m. Saturday, March 18, at the LDS recreation hall. Instruction will start at 8 p. m. and the dance at 9 p. m. There will be no potluck. Members and guests invited. Dr. Fallon's privileges revoked at hospital A special meeting of the Monticello Hospital Board was held at 10 a. m. March 15 at the Monticello Hospital. Board members present were George Palmer, Phil Hurst, Lynn Lyman, L. A. Odette and Lloyd Hamilton. A motion was made and seconded and carried that the Hospital Administrator, S. Lloyd Hamilton, be directed to notify Dr. W. W. Fallon, M.D., D.D.S., that his his pital privileges have been revoked indefinitely as of this date. rT I Ot BLANDING The Blanding Speech Class sponsored by Mrs. Marion G. Nielson attended the speeeh meet at Huntington Monday and Tuesday and returned with three winners. Dianna Johnson won superior rating w ith her humerous reading; Trudy Burtenshaw won with a retold story, and Kathy Bliekenstaff won superior in a dramatic reading. The girls will all complete at the state meet which will be held All things come to him who waits and this certainly seems to be the year for the Needles debut. The picture of Angel arch which the Tribune carries should certainly add fuel to the campaigns of Senators Moss and Ben nett in promoting the Needles soon. area as a National Park or RecMrs. Nielson took reation area. on the trip. An explanation of the disposal of the Monticello Uranium Mill was given today by Mr. Nielson ORear, Public Information officer for the Atomic Energy Commission in Grand Junction. It has been common knowledge 18 students that the AEC has offered the surplus mill equipment to other Federal agencies. This is routine in disposing of surplus government property. This part of the disposal operation is completed. Lucius Pitkin, Inc. is presently preparing to get ready to offer the mill equipment for sale. The Three speech students win top honors; will go to state Monticello High school speech rating on her original oration on students carried off four superior elimination contest here was rated ratings from the annual speech as far superior to high school level meet at Emery High school at work. Huntington, Utah March 13 and Richard Bailey, sophomore, son i s. a. r kvt'ufc f & rrf PATTI LYMAN RICHARD BAILEY rating with his pantomime "Baby Sitting Father. In the words of enemies the in United harboring G. Nielson, Marion Blanding States. he Director, Speech brought the Using a Japanese suicide as a down with roof dramatic Patti for a laughter. topic reading carried off another superior rating The contest was judged by with her reading The Broken teachers, and students from CarFlower. bon college. Winners Patti Lyman Gloria Jean Jones, senior, and Gloria Jean Jones will take daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John their orations to the University of Jones, won a superior rating on Utah March 24 and 25 to compete We in the State Speech Festival. Patti her- oration on Integration. want our full manhood suffrage and Richard Bailey will enter the and we want it now Gloria said and impressed the judges with the presentation that in a preliminary Patti Lyman, Monticello High school senior and daughter of Maxine Lyman won a superior - Class play postponed until Wed., March 22 u V I . f $ m n t . .injtr Gardenia blooming in Woods store window some fine bargains in todays grocery ads . . local man giving child $1000 bill to go to drug store . . . waitress having her hair fixed mighty children crying pretty coming from shot clinic . . . Redds selling 36 cars in 10 days with . more specials in todays ad K. N. doing his springtime clipkeep smiling and ping youll have everyone wondering what youre up to. 'iv 11' v m m m m 9 m . J4 a - f t .i 3 - r- - PLANTED CHECKERS IN THIS AREA According to Cecil Jones, Conservation officer, 300 chuckers were planted Tuesday morning U. Ji i. north of Monticello and 200 near Blanding. More birds will be adGOOD THINGS TO EAT were found at the bake sale held last week at the Silver Coin ded to the flocks in June. The The group raised $128.06 which will be used for the Golf clubhouse. (L to R) Mrs. Henry birds were secured from the game Laundromat. Mrs. farm in Price. Hub Newell, Mrs. Lynn Adams, and daughter, Mrs. Ben Askew, and customer. Dougherty, 4 The housing situation in Monticello will be discussed Thursday evening, March 23, at the Community Development meeting. The report of the housing study committee and the committees recommendations will be presented. Preparing the report has been the largest committee to work on a single project. The committee is headed by John Herschfield with the following members: Reta Adams, John Himmelberger, Jim Heaton, Bob Paige, Bruce Pooler, Carroll Fuller, Corinne Shumway, Marilyn Wagner, John Roring, Mabel Wright, Joan Crew, Merle Crew, Arah Corbin, Joe Kunkel, Edwin Broderick, Velma Askew, Tom Davis, Reed Wilson and June Hopkin. Kenneth Bailey has met with the group as the representative from the steering committee. At the last public Communitey Development meeting a report on Planning and Beautification was presented. Featured speaker of the evening was Robert Anderson who discussed the past improvements and future plans for the cemetery. The committees report was well received by those who attended. To spark a desire for beautification door community prizes of packets of flower seeds and a bag of gladioli bulbs were The production of Murder Alive, senior class play originally scheduled for this week, has been postponed until March 22, Jack Burr, MHS principal, has announced. This hilarious mystery comedy will be presented to the student body in an afternoon performance and to the general public in the evening. All who view the play will be rewarded with an evening of excellent entertainment. ... ; first step will be to offer only the contaminated portions of the mill-th- is constitutes all portions of the mill that have actually come in contact with ore concentrate and which are radio active. This portion will be offered to the Uranium industry only to all operating uranium mills or organizations holding AEC license to handle radio active material. This contaminated equipment will be offered to all mills in the West, or others holding such a license. This offer to bid on contaminated mill equipment will go out within the next 60 days. After bids are sent out, there will be a 30 to 60 day waiting period for replies. The bids, if any, when received will then be evaluated and the equipment sold in pieces or lots. After completion of disposal of all contaminated portions of the mill, Mr. ORear stated the AEC will then consider the business of selling equip- ment. According to figures obtained from Lucius Pitkin offices here there are presently 11 men on payroll. The AEG has reserved 26 house units here, 11 on the upper site are all occupied at present and 12 of the 15 units in the lower site are occupied. Monlicello housing problem to bo discussed at CD meeting .... - mail The Wycoff U. S. Mail truck 12 miles Miss Leona Lee, Monticello of Mr. and Mrs. David Bailey, wrecked Monday morning north of Monticello. Driver Boyd Speech Director, entered 13 of her home another carried superior Anderson, Price, said he hit a soft students in the contest. shoulder and lost control of the vehicle which smashed into a deep ravine. Anderson was taken to the s. Monticello hospital for emergency treatment and released. Relief driver Monte Snow, Price, Utah, drove another truck down to continue the mail run. The accident caused only a 30 minute delay in the outgoing mail. The extent of damages to the truck are not known. It was returned to Salt Lake City for .... & ru. truck wrecked Monday A. M. Wycoff 14. Scenes around town . . . 7 Number 7 Speech Class GLORIA JEAN JONES rv J 12 Pages has three winners Air-Cool- quits senate post U Stavely of Mexican Hat, who are the Chicago Travel attending 10?! State Dramatic Speech meet April 14 and 15 at the B. Y. U. Monticello High school has competed in the speech event for the past two years. Other speech students attending this year were: John Gresko, Adams, George Christina Hunt, Tauna Lyman, Josina Manzanares, Kathy Pipkin, Merlene Redd, Malva Slavin, Kath-len- e Summers, and Craig Young. Efforts being made to obtain equipment for water storage Chamber of The Monticello Commerce and City officials are working to secure water pumps and storage facilities from the AEC mill here. Kenny Bailey, president of the C of C, made a call recently to Blaine Peterson, U. S. Congressman, to ask for help in obtaining priority on the deal. A call was made to the AEC Boys chorus scheduled office in Grand Junction and a for bonus concert meeting arranged for Friday with AEC official Allen Jones. Eduardo Caso and his Tucson Going to Grand Junction are Arizona Boys chorus will appear Phil Palmer, and a member Bailey, at Monticello High school on the of the City Council. San Juan Community Concert Assn., 1960-6- 1 schedule at 2 p. m. NOTICE Sunday, March 19. Persons desiring to make the This will be a bonus concert for deer ride scheduled for April 3, new members for next season. 4 and 5 are asked to contact Cecil Memberships will be on sale at the Jones, LeGrande Olson, or Keith concert. Adult memberships re- Norris as far in advance as posmain the same, adults $7 and stu- sible so that arrangements can dents $3.50. be made by those in charge. awarded to several lucky winners. donated by the The seeds local stores, and the bulbs by Mrs. Susan Jameson, chairman of the reporting committee. Recommendations made by the committee will be voted on at the next meeting. Services held for Airs. Sylvia Pehrson Funeral services for Sylvia Thompson Pehrson were held on Tuesday, March 15, in the Monticello LDS Ward Chapel. Mrs. Pehrson, a resident of Monticello since 1915, died at the LDS hospital in Salt Lake City March 10 of a long illness. Services were conducted b Bishop John Lewis and tributes to Mrs. Pehrson and her famil were made by a nephew, Rulon and by President Christensen, Kenneth Summers. At her grandmothers request Helen Pehrson played an organ solo, Whispering Hope. Beyond the Sunset was sung by Grant Bronson and Lisle Adams and Claudine Cooper sang That Wonderful Mother of Mine. Prayers were offered by Clement Johnson and Karl S. Barton. Burial was in the Monticello Cemetery. A son, Robert Pehrson, dedicated the grave.. Sylvia Alvretta Thompson was bom in Mayfield, Utah Sept. 5, 1889, to George and Christina Anderson Thompson. In her early childhood her family moved to a homestead in Ephraim, Utah, where she later married Junius Thorpe Pehrson on Jan. 6, 1915. The Pehrsons were pioneers in this area. When in March of 1915 they moved to Monticello, they traveled by wagon from the railroad at Thompson, Utah, a journey. Mr. Pehrson had the franchise for parcel post delivery and Mrs. Thompson packed grub boxes for his many employees on the route. Often she baked 80 to 90 loaves of bread each week. An active member of the LDS Church, Mrs. Pehrson had served as a Primary worker and Relief Society visiting teacher. She was a member of the D. U. P. are her husband, Surviving three sons, Dale, Provo; Evan, Monticello, and Robert of Clearfield, and one daughter, Mrs. A. J. Hendrickson, of Bountiful. |
