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Show Che Times-independent VOLUME 65 MOAB, City Council Organizes For BIG McConkie and the The city council of evening, the and Ralph held new Suing biennium. its term organized Present first the en- were Mayor D. E. Baldwin and Councilmen Mars Pope, H. S. Rutledge, Ross omson, Wayne R. McConkie m@nd Ralph J. Miller. Messrs. City reservoir. COUNTY, UTAH, JANUARY | | | Largest Uncharted Wilderness | Interest ‘Sibilities in the recreational pos- bers' of a vast, | wilderness area Roost band of outlaw s NUMBER Rio Grande Faces MOAB Bright Prospects also 1939 B usiness Showed Uptrend; Next Decade Appears Promising. seldom visited | fled there, and in the Worl ad war | southeastern |!¢ reputedly was a haven for draft| in 4, 1940 |evaders. At present the beauties of Utah and northern Arizona has | t he | mighty Colorado river and its ‘been rekindled with completion by | sheer, varicolcred rock walls tower|S0vernment geologists of the 15-year ii ng skyward can be seen only by) Denver, Cclo., Dec. 31-The Dentask of mapping its 25,000 square| pack train or boat voyage. Guides miles. The largest primitive area! are Rio Grande Western railobtainable at Hanksville or ver & Strong, president of the company. | remain ing in the United States, , it |Greenri ver, Utah, on the west side road, closing 1939 with practically It is expected that drilling will be | contains spectacular geological of the Green river, or at Moab or every business index favorably set, resumed in a few days. formations along the Colorado river | Monticello , on the southeast side enters a new decade confident that which rivals some of th e national ;of the Colorado. the progress recorded during closparks as scenic attractions. Fifteen| Geological survey parties first ing years of the troubled '30s will thousand square miles of the arca/! were sent into the southeastern be maintained at slightly accelorat|Utah wilderness in 1924, when the ed pace during 1940. That this be, zona. | discovery of helium interested the lief is well-founded is indicated by The primitive region is crcssed by | navy in the region's mineral re- 1939 gross revenues of aprroximate| no railroad, a third of it h as 1¥Y0| sources. Team Standing various ly $25,000,000. This figure is seven on reports Nine Tuesday for Valley GRAND So utheastern Utah Contains SANDS A depth of 525 feet has been obtained. Check of the log indicat es the well is bottomed on top of the Dakota sand, where production is expected. So far no water whatevery has been encountered, and the prospects appear to be very | encouraging, according to F. w. | J. Miller are New Members. meeting WELL ON TOP OF OBJECTIVE Believed to be on top of the objective Dakota sands. the Big Six Oil company's well on the Salt Valley anticline is closed down a few days for repairs. The well is | located about a mile northeast of| Next Biennium Wayne SIX City Mc- | Basketball League 2 in Utah and 10,000 miles in Ari- | onkie and Miller are new members, having been elected in NovemDer. Mr. Pope is a holdover memMer, while Mayor Baldwin and ouncilmen Rutledge and Thomson were re-elected. All members filed heir bonds and took their oaths Df office. The council assigned its members to the various departments, as follows: Water department, Rut- Won Lost Pct. | road, and most of At is unmarked | sections of the area have Club Meador's .....:..... t. +6 CCC Cia ......... 0 fan 1 Cafe ........ 1 Dalton Wells Moab Co-op. 1.000 0. | PY 1.000 trails. The has difficulty contributed to of the access printed region's | two % by more to | colorful history. 0 g | Dide-out when are the government, in Guilty of Misdemeanor . road "super- Mitchell Melich, they gave notice | : : e city during hary the year. A sum-' of the budget follows: General Fund ity council salaries ........ $ tiormi@ys salary ........... ecorder's salary ee ........... ooo segue duesetc. printing, Total treet general s00 ...... Sak ak fund department Co-op. Walker, f ........ 75 | Somerville, g ......-. Ra 19 400 &..--..-seeeee. <..5.6..06.% 4ae 0 14 14 ie MOAB to a 5 0 0 600 tie lrow, Li aanet aye 100 B. Walker, f ........ 6 600 | Parks, f ......-seee, 0 150 | P. Delton, © ....+-.4. 0 ..... $ 2,650 .......... Moab cate oemnee, CAFE Re | Burr, ‘Duncan,& Dry LE ee cron MEADOR'S J. vs. Irrigation ae by them as confining the much as possible canal to SB. Sie, pave most, if not © Bee 8 streets in the WPA south The present ke ‘done to 8 36) 65> CO-OP. las get paving. it the streets The involves job an is Rn | 0 3 Total | 3 -._ | Goodspeed, g ........ age ......... $10,440 |Cunringham, g ...... 0 Mae budgeted ; Me TTIRG SE vais' Oo snocn setae es 4 eas anew e wok x eee Shafer, © 1) ...0+..s00.. Ts Gk a k ime 5 ance The Lunch Moab enefit for roject j will school the LIONS Benefit school the in of Old-time oe @rdlesion e lunch an old-| nen, dances Ragas sale to the dance same as usual-50 25 cents Newell, OF Jewkes, school: salt or will MOAB and 2 25|Powell, f ............ Potatoes, dry raisins, center eggs has an FORE or ample} pears, apples and grapes and SRR ARB Tate, Co sa od er rovement ealth of in work the and children in Moody, ac- wording to school authorities. Cooperation of all organizations d school patrons will be aprreci- P| 0 0OO 0)O}Mics $43.41 attending. Plan ne now date in 2 pte to attend and keep 19, ME at IN WINTER - Gaonlingg e sowings of ea fight company ary the state the were the trustees years ago. given first The Carl Ray Shirley reser- will seek from Mika | MOAB ing Wil- human of principal Noder-; has inh n IRRIGATION The annual of the pat Moab Irrigation first élement has consideration the been Rio Grande endeavor to in as been upbuild- system. of A its trustees as possible nearly steady work throughout the year for a vast majority of its employees. Except for slight unavoidable ree meet- company sonal serve Albert were elected oe a axwell, as ae ea C. | ga Significant S8.! or oF more Toiieded Rocky nek atbek: Mountain to to be able ac-|the ers the dglelgalibilldals the geen December following officers in and organize for year. ae Pisichinss eettees vie Nail actives Wiehe anit' ‘She taanabedt: school children. On NNaccountFE of ee | This train, inaugurated in June cho Tie iitinor eae eavelto fact that many chi ve rs attracted by the Golden Gate St ee Christmas brought elect | the |the Ue ants nol at anticipated amount. Many of children through illness were unable to assist. ss: csebasts = eit reniained: in: veat round service in neces. ing sirecar ae ew Col baratis Plea? 6 a aaah re datas ate Sane a hae in at $100 : ; ' 5 4 Kae ee ; n : . y as ce O 1 er, it TA te. F Pp 0. astersCae DEED NSS Me Se tem te wee s cim e Urs 6° 12% agricultural ; statistician arene dees ee ettaae ew aoe pepoakat struggle of now with the entheir ; Faithful of thealtel Democratic Pres Jackson ea are many people who eee ee will. coer meet throighout enethe country sea ‘. aar of county commis-- meeting held Saturday, adopted a budget to govern county expenditures during the year 1940. The tentative budget, which had been on file for the preceding month for public inspecfew a with approved was tion, minor changes. A total of $93,330 was budgeted for the operation of all county deon _ anticipated based partments, receipts. | a Following is a summary the of | budget: ‘GeiteFal fund 7.2). 56% $21,100 are| OOO Sia enc usa eee oe : ‘Tween at bid-o ¢ cuig@ten ans $21,100 The budget meeting. was held Saturday, and on Tuesday the commissioners met in regular sessicn to transact routine county business. Mrs. Lester Taylor and Mrs. Dale M. Parriott, representing the Women's Literary club, met with the board to request some coopera- owe to at- Girelli was an arfrom her home in for a visit with her Rutledge, and other Girelli was formerRutledge. men pioneer and Denver railroad Utah no. can aa ee ee eee Presidentz new route, direct and busi- builders. longer sidetracks on the main line America. They are in_ strategically located on a_ rae party at nett states, "but unless someone| checks with them there in only a small percentage who finally get around to coming -in voluntarily and offering their subscriptions. We do not want to make this drive too. burdenscme on anyone, but will appreciate getting as much as possible. The national committee is expecting us to raise about $50,000 | tion from the county in improving in the state as a whole." {the roads through the cemetery The following contributions have| and in cleaning up the town dump been received by The Times-Indegrounds located a short distance pendent to date: from the cemetery. The board Previously asknowledged agreed to assist the city on this A. T. Wilkinson project by furnishing county equipM. W. Motee :... eee ae 1.00 ment. JN. B.. 'SROWes <4 ee 1.00 The report of Miss Helen Melich, Mrs. Elberta Clarks 35a 1.00 manager of the county hospital, Mars. FOne 0. 2. :. Re eee 1.00 for the month of December, was Gare: Keener.) so. sk sieeve ans 1.00 received. It showed total receipts - jof $864.80 and expenses of $1157.49. $19.50 The board apprcpriated $25 to the Moab Lions club to be used in COUNTY DOES RUSHING assisting to defray the expenses of MARRIAGE BUSINESS entertaining the American Planning and Civic association on its reDuring the year 1939, a total of cent visit to Moab and Dead Horse 95 marriage licenses were issued by Point. Grand county, according to Margie Several tax maters came before M. Leaming, county clerk. the board, adjustments being made Most of the marriages were the in a few cases. result of Colorado's new marriage Present at the meeting were laws, which went into effect in Commissioners L. L. Taylor, G. O. Patterson and J. A. Somerville. October. From October 17 to December 31, 58 marriage licenses were issued, most of them to ColoEETee rado couples. During November and December the county collected $130 in marriage license fees, Clerk Leaming Camp DG-32-Company 234 rpeorts. ness as board ............ 7,000 Russian neighbors, have ,County indigent ‘Public: wélfare -..:. .2iwe nts 6,000 so far been slow in Grand county, | County roads'. 5s. is aeee eee' 16,000 only $19.50 having been donated to i\County. hospital § ...4. 2.2.4.4. 16,000 date. The Times-Independent has \Gounty -‘Spir .'s0iiaci ces einkeuee 630 been requested by Finnish Relief (Connty. LIDTATY. ..56503 « ascicke 2,500 Fund, Inc., to accept contributions ,;County bond interest ....... 1,500 in this county and remit them County bond sinking ...... 10,000 weekly to national headquarters. State automobile _ registraThis has been done to date but tian: fang ns AB eee ,000 the amount contributed has been disappointingly small. ORAL 525s Soa ee 93,330 Due to the holiday season and The general fund, which finances the press of other affairs, many ‘all of the county offices and depeople who wish to contribute have partments and which totals $21,neglected to do so. Now that the 100, is made up of the following holidays are over, it is hoped that items: the people of this county will give Commissioners' salaries and generously so that a_ substantial [ ; QERONSOS 5 6.5 odied nines ohetee 1,500 amount may go for the relief of | County .attormey 02 i <.. ues 800 the Finnish people. Grand county iCounty treasurer ........... 1,800 has always been generous in such cARnty ~sherit <o 2. vii Ste 3,500 matters and it is hoped that in the County assessor ~..4.523.55% 1,650 present emergency she will not be Clerk and auditor ......... 2,200 found wanting. tCounty: ‘recorder * (J 00.0. 256% 1,300 In a letter to The Times-IndeCounty: surveyor: ..:......... 150 pendent dated December 30, E. G.! Agricultural agent ......... 800 Bennet of Ogden, state coordinator Weed and insect control 400 for Utah of the relief fund, states Court - GENONBR«. s:0-.5 de ieee 700 that it was the original hope of Courthouse and grounds 2,700 New York headquarters that ade- Paablic:; PORIER (ss sou eene 100 quate funds could be obtained Miscellaneous, including bond through voluntary subscriptions, premiums, election expense, ward-looking A SM The Sioners, powerful «| Colorado,and of 194,000 |date a year ago and a 10-year sister ted the bill tendered Jackson himself in 1885 when he entertained fa. l0-year average to Frank Andrews, everage of 81 per cent. é aid are has carried travelers by the thousands to marvel at the Royal Gorge. The Moffat Tunnel brought to realization the dream of for- Shiba acres ‘compared f normal, com-jcampaign coffers. Highest piiver 0 t G 1 James Farley. Each meal here cests $10 . meee sores compared | | Roosevelt to dine expensively. Above is 000 acres sown a year ago|paredOs toto TT, 77 perong centnt on the same . S Five:point President out that Garner Jackson | ae Day Freie diners are eet not ththe first first po liticians several fr iends. It totaled $86.25! hes, according , in a death Mrs. Leonard tlrival last week San Francisco father,' H. S. : relatives. Mrs. :|ly Miss Mary 2 of the who left Monday for Beaver Dam ‘|/tend the funeral services. aoe 620 gaged for people, MOTHER OF MRS. PACE KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY AUTO ae 6 Contributions Finnish Mrs. Sarah T. Hansen, 72, of Beaver Dam, Utah, mother of Mrs. Sid Pace of Moab, was instantly killed Sunday night when she was struck by an automobile at Beaver Dam while returning to her home from attending New Year's eve :|church services. Accompanied by a daughter, she was crossing the street in front of the church when a car swung around a curve and struck her. and Mrs. Pace and family @i'2 hlag 0 Board Sets Up Proposed Expenditures Totaling Close to $100,000. Dalton Wells CCC Camp er. eas "37 By Commissioners Slowly for Aid of Finns eee fluctuations, region Thomson, I. D. Bunce, J. S. West- ty of the ocky , wood and Bryan Loveridge. |with American travelers is success Exposition The new board d wiwill meet t later | of re the Pema geese mage?Flyer, hapa only shortly, SEAL The of directors to suing year: Year 1940 Adopted Local Citizens Respond ‘but aparently such is not the case. | ‘ules have been arranged to provide DIRECTORS stockholders' the disposed to contribute," Mr. Ben-| |provement and maintenance sthed- CO. ELECTS January 14, to commemorate There the of work,| progress for! F very aprlintoinnn annual sale of during of The federal court approval for expenditure of another $3,500,000 to continue the program inaugurated four damaged. Anderson, Wilcox, leas-|! Colorado | ing the ne able for Lela Pearl window route. |son and Carlos Wilcox. The defense level off the peaks and valleys ot witnesses were the defendants and railroad activitv so that stability of |Mrs. Wayne Smith. | employment might be assured. Im- provisions} effect hopes work a rail stream of dollars that directly aids almost every other business. in Colorado and Utah. Early in Janu- ensued, otherwise Rio Grande money stored improvements releases a ' senior oe wheat ng a up the direct central trans- voir of up for the number be will remain|was held Tuesday evening, a Rio Grande acer nies sonia aie lease on the; majority of the stock of the comconstant at 8000 roug om ne under the|pany being represented. | Payroll fcr the year go e oa leasing into Witnesses one, | Anderson, of dirt. the searsnecieiiaeaealiattaiammaanate _ 11 ie Dp. CREASE WHE new through amount j|cox, Creek Oil compumping opera-| down Dinners 20 : "Old-time | Fuemne, © vnvereere ee: mind-January and making continental home river Tommy ‘an enviable place inthie the travel Grace Grand C. Nason,county, county reports) nutse,' prize offered Balsley by Miss wonNason "to to thel\won Sl eonehh elonietae': |< Sati 1 T\lwho had charge of the drive. The student selling the greatest amoun igeareeate Pcsere ng gW » ey ews 0085 : : sale was conducted entirely through of seals. , : ays ‘ ; ' : h A d W N Pp k E; h Rl eee eO7"BE! 0 tee The DT beeals ted greatly by the schools and a wa, f Pewee SAVES 00d old-fashioned time is promised | YOUNES, © -------++++s ances, such as the waltz, two-step, | Clous of resume 2. eg a eae ee ee D) well CHRISITMAS oi Pert pies toes a Saad ae Viet 4 6» oo ca' ° Hes a uadrille, Danish slide-off and Oe Virginia reel will be featured. rie defen- .--seeeeeess DRY ihe: F a 13 the served, & the ate 7 ae Ce ee als oon for those children who live| Malloy, & ........---for and im- ah aes boa eee its 1 manager. See his Sie ae wire f ........-...-. eeds none of these, but is greatly | Luciano, C .....-.+.+-. h need of the items listed above.|LOnenc, C ..-.-.++---The hot lunch has proved its|DeFonzo, @ ...-.--.--. flue many times. A hot dish at|™Miety. © ..--.----+++-. 00 far away to get home nch is of unquestioned ee as been a means of a decided 1 The to 2. a pply of canned vegetables and | Marchetti, f .......... uits, such as tomatoes, corn, string | McCarlo, f ........... pans, 3 7 I DALTON Tee Darcy, 0 at 1 0 2 beans, Anderson, the| rocks shape! big federal Prior to suspension : as kept in st 0a pag a, several days. CCC ............ at ¥ | which went the year. 8°49 T for|LaBlanc,f the lriver Sunday. Work 13 | suspended until a new | acreage is obtained, j|terms -++:+- ++: ; g ©. ........... g .......... e's as cents for ladies fresh), * ............ wee. linda' be anned milk, sugar, rice, gine paghetti, cocoa, lard, beef, por heese. The lunch i 6 i ae 6 Vee g ents for students. Admission may |Schulties, f .......... Pe paid in cash or in the following |:\TexX, C .....s.eeeeeeee bmmoditiese used weekly in the|LaBohri, g .......... reparation of hot noon lunches|Smith, @ .......++.-: br children carrying cold lunches | Wilkouski, g .......... D> 3 CLUB az PE up ses Sot ree EMR with of OPERATIONS| ---- ‘tions Christensen, f ....... Gr 224 Jorgensen, f GO) 0°28 i aa aj|Melich, f e ............ Sit iv give hot nature D tee ee Hinckley, ym Friday evening, JanuarySool 19,|Schmidt, astead of January 12, as previously | Andrews, nounced. 12 OF ; School PUMPING Complying ee ‘ing act, the Cane 0 2 | pany closed down . ld-T by the state's after a dance Christmas night. Walter Smith, it was alleged, enthe house over the protests rock of in a immense BPP 800 f ............. that tered ofis town. house and being property. yaterworks DE 1,680| Bailey, a all, part work F P ‘of rock work and moving 3k BI ---- B® CANE CREEK HALTS .......... wc ewes introduced showed dants went to the Anderson on the east side of Green 4 16' fume and by filling the arroyé to with the defendants, Anderson and 0 ° some extent. |Ray Wilcox participating. It was 0 0\""The county hopes next summer charged the defendants hurled +0 G T O00 | Miller, £25.25. -<¥ sexe) RoR. 1,000/L. Burr, f ........... id bonds os Evidence the city.' witnesses due to the irrigation canal the arroyo, and it is intended widen pater department ...:...... ewer department .......... pamming pool department paterworks revenue bonds . company} flows th ugh Pres of the streets in the south lpart of town are exceptionally nar- 300 ..............2..... ene upplies, 18-Moab ccc. Pe 150 | 300 | TY ~~~ +.----oe enallallaaamaa tice's salary ............. WETESE Jan. | Valley of Grand Junction will its anniversary on Sunday The | | County Budget For TO IN BROADCAST close of nine years as a Western Colorado institution. As has been the custom in past years, the programs on that day will embrace talent from the entire western slope area of western Colorado and eastern Utah. Civic salutes to many of the communitie§ within the range of the station's service will be given. Also numerous local programs and special network features have been planned. The Moab Lions clubs has been invited to participate in the broadcast, and it is probable that a program featuring southeastern Utah will be arranged. and preparation. ‘Extensive Moab Street. Greenriver Men Found Project Gets Underway; KFXJ celebrate been per cent ahead of last year. Recovery from the 1938 recession apparently has steadied on a satisIndians made it a \report on last summer's Mapping, factory upward trend. they rustled cattle | covering the final 2500 square The New Year marks attainment Miab'Goo 2. Ee q's doy from early white settlers; the Rob- miles will complete the series. ‘cf major cbjectives in the long:000! 1 Dry Valley CCC ...... 0 range improvement program set in ‘operation when the road _ entered Results This Week _trusteeship four years ago. ExpendiMiledge; sewer department, Thomson Lions Club, 19, Moab CCC nec ‘ture of more than $18,000,000 on and Miller; streets, Baldwin and Meador's Cafe 36, Moab Co-op. 13. | projects touching every part of the rope; W. P. A. Miller; N. Y. A. Dalton Wells CCC 37, Dry Valley| railroad has brought the Rio cConkie. CCC 15. | ;|Grande's physical plant to the City officers were appointed for jhighest point of efficiency in its he ensuing biennium, as follows: Schedule | history. An extensive improvement project Charged with creating a distur-| Attorney, Mitchell Melich; justice Jan. 5-Moab CCC vs. Meador's| The improvement program was ion underway Moab streets got bance at the Carl Anderson Df the peace, Dave <A. Johnson: home_ vigorously Cafe. prosecuted during 1939, | Tuesday, with a crew of about 25 at Elgin on Christmas night, Wayne "water superintendent, H. E. Baty; Jan. 8-Dry Valley CCC VB. 'WPA workers. The work will in- Smith, Walter Smith and George when a total of $4,500,000 was spent. marshal, Ervin L. Borreson. Lions Club. ivolve installation of rock culverts, Shramko, all of Greenriver, were Purchase of 550 new freinght cars Councilman Rutledge reported on Jan. 9-Moab Co-op. vs. Moab at a cost of $1,750,000 was the |filling of arroyos, and leveling of found guilty by a jury in Justice he progress of the Bliss canyon CCC. largest single item. New 112 and of the Peace Earl sgiood control project, J. Freeman's which has Jan. 10-Meador's Cafe vs. Dry |streets preliminary to graveling and 131 pound rail accounted for $650,oiling next summer. Lester Walker court Wednesday. Each of the deseen undertaken by the Dalton Valley CCC . cutting grades ‘is WPA foreman, and the wor ky is fendants was fined $100 by Justice 000. Line changes Wells CCC camp with city and Jan. 11-Dalton Wells CCC vs.| and curvature, new ballasting, steel ‘under the general direction of Men-, Freeman. Through their attorney, and concrete bridges, new yard ana ounty cooperation. He _ reported Lions Club. Stewart, county at the work is progressing very Jan. 12-Dry Valley CCC vs. inel industry tracks, made up an exThe project is under | visor. avorably. the of an appeal to the district court extensive roadway campaign. Every Moab CCC. of Grand county, the and posted appeal the division bonds in The -council discussed the city on the system shared in Jan. 13-Dalton Wells CCC vs. ‘sponsorship jury that The each. of $200 sum ‘county having taken over practicalump grounds near the cemetery, the betterments, and every departMeador's Cafe. ‘ly all Moab city streets as county heard the cases consisted of J. S. ment reacted to the stimulus of ut deferred action until after| Jan. 15-Moab Co-op. vs. Lions ‘roads for construction purposes. | Westwood, William Beeson, John- material progress, with the result rther investigation. Club. The present work consists of nie G. Johnson and Jack Good- that the Rio Grande is more than At a meeting of the council held Jan. 16-Dalton Wells CCC vs.| | quarrying rock which will be used speed. The prosecution was con- ever a dominant factor in the adaturday, the city's budget for the |Moab CCC. ducted by County Attorney J. Reed vancement of its own territory, and msuing year was adopted. A total, Jan. 17-Meador's Cafe vs. Lions 'for culverts in the old arroyo and ‘also for constructing a rock ditch Lance. a stronger link in the great systems f $19,440 will be required to operate | Clb. Lions INVITED JOIN are across reality great transcontinental - rail in the wake of travel pleasure comes added wealth and prosperity for the two great states it so closely links. Tuesday, at Co. 234, as in all other CCC camps, the flag flew at half mast as a tribute to its leader, Robert Fechner, who died last Sunday. Those on vacations for the holidays returned to camp and are ready to make the coming year a banner one. Mr. Litman spent New Year's day with the family in Grand Junction. Mr. Pritchard spent the holidays in California, and Mr. Christensen spent a similar vacation in Provo. Many of the enrollees also spent a few days away from camp at Salt Lake City. The coming sports tournament of CCC camrs in this area has caused much activity in camp the past week. League games start this Saturday. The basketball team started off in the recreation league with a well earned victory over Meador's Cafe by a 31-21 score. Leonard R. Litman states that 96 new men will arrive within the week from the east. With the train will come. Jos. Connors and Mike Decowski, both members of Co. 234 who helped take the troop train back east in December. The new boys will be welcomed in the usual manner upon arrival. W. S. McQuilkin and George Franz of the Rocky Mountain Truck & Equipment company of Salt Lake City are business callers in Moab today. |