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Show VOLUME ve Cimes-Independent 65 MOAB, Stockmen Practice Contour Furrowing G Soil Conservation Method Checks Run-off, Increases Forage. Contour parallel furrows-those grooves across curving slopes you may have seen along the road somewhere in the state-are fast toming to the fore as a means of improving range checking land excessive soil conservation More than 5000 grass and soil erosion, the service states. acres of range land in western Colorado and conbeen have Utah southeastern tour furrowed by stockmen in coconservasoil the with operation tion service. Pointing out that ranchers in almost every section of the state contour furrowing have done some range, SCS said that the into come has rapidly on their practice Utah and Colorado with favor seen have they because stockmen hold and catch furrows the how be would otherwise which water wasted. Usually plowed four to six inches various of rows parallel in deep grade, the on depending widths, the furrows go across the slope, at of direction the to angles right increased of Because drainage. the into soaks which moisture the in grasses native ground, grow furrow. each of vicinity produce and thicker and heavier 5 in turn scatters seed, which more and reseeds less well grassed areas between furrows. areas range depleted badly In the furrows are used to help artiGrass along. revegetation ficial == seed is sown in and near the fur' rows and the mcisture held there enables the flants to grow well, and scatter seed to adjacent areas. Although the furrows may gradually fill with silt, SCS explained, the heavier grass growth along the ccntour line eventually takes the place of the furrow, the grass itself holding back the water , and preventing soil losses through damaging concentrations of flow. t 2 ae me 46Other agencies, including the State extension service and _ the AAA recognize the value of furrowing on range land, and are recommending wider use of the practice, SCS said. Citing a few of the many ranch and range areas where large portions of grassland have been contour furrowed, SCS officials listed -the Claude Young ranch near Monticello, Utah; the Spanish 2 Valley near Moab, Utah; the Mack area near Fruita, Colorado, and ;the Earl Bays Park, Colorado. ' On the ‘furrows ranch Earl held Bays near ranch back ccntour much _ Program Starts Jan. 15 Adult education classes for postgraduate students and adults will | organize Monday night, January 15, at 7:30, in the high school Helen M. people have been en- rolling for the classes during the past six weeks. Anyone who has ‘not yet enrolled and who is interested in the work is invited to enroll Monday night. N. Y. A. students are especially urged to attend. Since the adult state classes ment education department struction are can greatest be the at from public only largest given. demand funds of limited, having enroll- Classes the _ inthcse in present time are as follows: Sewing, typewriting, shorthand, bookkeeping and home mechanics. A class in agricul- ture, cantaloupe culture or poultry, will be given in the early spring. People who have enrolled for ‘+the classes and others who plan to enroll are urged to come out Monday take night place, so that and attend to pected ‘after. Unless an Twenty-six organization they will regularly enrollment substantial ers of Grand to the state county soil landown- last week conservation sent com- mittee a petition asking that a soil conservation district be created in this ‘county. The petition requested that all terrtory in Grand county draining into the Colorado river be included in the district. If the state committee acts favorably on the petition, a public hearing will be held at Moab to determine whether or not it appears advisable to create the district. If the result of that meeting is favorable, a referendum will be held, at which every landowner in the area affected will be per- mitted to vote. Then, if. a majority of the landowners favor the proposition, a second referendum will be held to elect three supervisors, all of whom must be local landOwners. These three supervisors, along with two others to be appointed by the state committee and state extension service, will constitute the board of supervisors who will have complete control of the district. All projects taken up must be initiated and approved by the board. The creation of a district under State laws gives an area certain legal standing which is necessary to affect a long-range soil conservation program, advocates of ,the district state. BIRTHS IN SHOW INCREASE COUNTY DURING 1939 Births in Grand county during 1939 registered an increase of seven over the preceding year, it is shown by records in the office of Mrs. Emma M. Dalton, registrar of vital statistics. Eighty-eight children-5l boys and 37 girls-were born in the county during 1939, while in 1938 only 81 children were born. A large proportion of the births were in the Grand county hospital, many of the parents being from San Juan county. Three sets of twins were born in Grand county during 1939-the first time the county has rated twins for some nine years. MODEL may be ex- theresuffi- TRAFFIC ORDINANCE in cooperation with the Utah Traf- January 1, 94.4 all taxes charged 1939 were Winford Bunce, council in efforts and local to county treasurer. i | William Herndon was an arrival from Phoenix, Arizona, the last of the week to join Mrs. Herndon, ho has been visiting her mother, ‘Mrs. Rosie Ellis, and other rela- "EU ves. are the ed by any $993.30 is other county in Utah. reenriver youngsters are though it has been the past two weeks, snow is only six six Al- the re- storming for the depth of inches, mainder of the moisture and sleet. being rain enjoy- ‘ing their skating pond very much. A total of $110,448.41 was charged |This pond was begun under the against taxpayers, and on January | auspices of the Civic club and has 1 $103,355.20 . of the total had been |continued as a community project. paid. Of this unpaid 5:6 per cent, | Work of clearing the ground and represented by exemp- tions, abatements and - erroneous assessments. The remainigz $6099.- 91 of unpaid taxes consists of ‘enlarging the pond was | by the CCC camp dividuals of the result seems to contributed as well as by incommunity. The be a very satis$5367.95 on real estate,"and $731.96 factory pond. It is a fine thing for On personal property' It is pro- young skaters as the ice on the bable that rracticafy all of the | river is neither Satisfactory nor eae aoe will be collect- | safe a great deal of the time. OTe Te, je next mae a. ee 1938 ae € in : were months. |. Mr: and. eee 1939 |are Ogden eka ots satieah atta per | Silliman BARS ait cae ons the 107] westock sei V oor taxes 1939 few p ent over e me oe, 1939, the sum of $12,324.37 due from preceding years | . collected by the treasurer. RIVER DISCHARGE WAS NEARLY NORMAL | During the water discharge Mrs. Kenneth Silliman visitors this week. Mr. has been show and cure . attending the Mrs. Silliman relatives Fae An and _ friends. Cty. ES, Neer enh. Ries "Tp Warren Thomp pson was called to | Sacramento, Calif. by the serious | illness of his mother. He left Fri22 evening for that place. | Members of the Relief Society year, 1939, the | Save a party on Monday evening for the Colorado | new members of enlisted through the river at the Cameo gaging station |@fforts of their co-ordina tor, Mrs. was 2,705,000 acre-feet, which was | Harry Bennett. About fifty couples 92 per cent of the average annual]; Were present. They were entertain- flow for the six years of record,|€4 by a short program and an oldThe highest year was 1938, with fashioned dance. Delicious refresh4,062,000 acre-feet, and the lowest, |™ents were served. was 1934 with 1,859,000 acre-feet.! James Curtis, 80, died at the The 1939 feet 1,160 For highest rate of flow during family residence in Greenriver of was 19,900 second-feet (cubic causes incident to age. Mr. Curtis per second), and the lowest, was born September 13, 1859, at second-feet. |Provo, a son of Ezra and Juliette the Gunninsonp river at the county Monday Evert Curtis. He had devoted the board of education| in its first meeting of LIONS | Mrs. Lucile Pace of | HAVE FIRST The annual President's Birthday MEETING OF YEAR ball for Grand county will be held was elected 1a | The first meeting of the new),&t Moab Saturday evening, January {the board in December succeeding year was held by the Moab Lions | 27, according to Earl |J. M. Titus, qualified for the posiJ. Freeman, club Monday evening in the basecounty appointed been has (who Portis Boake tote ion ee eae. iment of the Baptist church | Twenty-two members were present, | Chairman of the event by C. Clar'ficers who have served during the jand the meeting was presided over ;ence Neslen, state chairman. | past year-C. S. Thomson as presi| One-half of the funds realized {by Vice President Leland D. Hey;dent, Mrs. will be sent to the national founEmma M. Dalton as ‘wood in the absence of President vice president and H. W. treatand study the for dation Balsley R. J. Fletcher. as treasurer. ment of infantile paralysis. The Announcement was made of the A supplemental budget increasin SM the in remain will half other oab program which will be broad- | county (its appropriation for to be used in the treatment Capital ex-| |cast over radio station KFXJ Sun- | !penditures was adopted of local infantile paralysis cases. the by from 12:30 to 12:45, Brief || In view of the fact that there |board.: The increase authorizes ex- j|day jtalks were made by L. B. Redd |penditures for the Moab swimming |were several cases of paralysis in and G. O. Patterson, new members }pcol, which was recently modernizL . ¥ /One serious case at Moab, the need ed by the installation of a chlorinJ. Freeman showed that the club ,of the funds ia'ing and filtration system. is great. The comhad expended some $700 during Present at the meeting were the past six months for community ‘mittee in charge of the president's iball hopes | Trustees C. S. Thomson, Emma to raise M. a very .sub| ; benefit, and on the first of the ‘Stantial amount |Dalton, H. W. Balsley, Dr. E. H. to take care of ,year a balance of around $200 re- present .needs | Walker and Mrs. and to provide funds Lucile Pace, | meetThe treasury. the in mained |Sucerintendent Helen M. K night for future emergencies. ing authorized the purchase of Chaitman Freeman has appointed and Clerk W. R. McConkie. suits for the club's basketball team. the following committee to assist The meeting adjourned tendance at the meetings. early to! him in staging the ball: the members to attend a| Jack Fletcher, chairman, The Greenriver high school bas- | enable Thompketball team played their first con- | basketball game in which the club's sons. ference game at Greenriver Friday team was participating. | Victor Murray, chairman, Cisco. evening with South Emery and de! C. S. Thomson, secretary-treafeated them with a score of 36-22. ! surer. Following the game, the Pep club L. L. Taylor, publicity. under the direction of Miss Hatch Don Taylor, tickets. served refreshments to the visitors Mars Pope, hall and music. and the local team in the domestic C. O. Wight, booths. science rooms. An interesting. feaMrs. Lester Taylor, button camture of the pep rally preceding the ee paign. game was a sna ke dance through Dr. Sanford. Ballinger, auctioneer. board of directors of the the businesss district . where the | ; The The ball will be a carnival affair, stores were invaded and treated to | First National Bank of Moab was and there will be booths for the ‘increased from five to seven at | Sale the new high school. yells. of cakes, candy and _ other stockholders' meeting (articles. Kathleen Jane Rowley, 4-year-old the annual It is expected that who Bank Directorate Increased to Seven all D. L. Goudelock, H. | organizations in Moab will cooperR. McConkie, R. J. ate. The Relief Society has already daughter of William A. Rowley and held Tuesday. Nettie Nielson Rowley, died Sat-;G. Green, W. eee bert Hoover is national chairman, and has guaranteed that every cent contributed by the American pecple will reach Finland-all overhead expenses being borne through other sources. The following contributions have been received by The TimesIndependent to date: Previously acknowledged H. S. Rutledge James Clara Ann Tayler 1.00 ....-_.... 1®% Edward T. Scammahorn ..... 1.06 Mr. and Mrs. Cord Bowen 2.00 Mr. and Mrs. John H. Davis .2.00 $27.50 Census Enumerator 8-Lions Club 38, Dry Val- who contracted with Goodstein PRESENT WINTER BE MILDEST SAID TO IN HISTORY The present winter is declared by old-timers to be the mildest in the history cf Moab. The coldest temperature was recorded - before Christmas,' and -was 12 degrees above zero. The average minimum temperature is about 25 degrees, while the maximum goes around 65. | During the past week consider- ,abie moisture has fallen, mostly in the form of. drizzling showers, with snow in the higher elevaticns. In the desert range country, there is a small amount of snow, from two to four inches, which is sufficient for livestock needs. In the La Sal ‘mountains abovt two feet of snow | is reported, with six inches on | Wilson mesa and at La Sal. | Livestock are reported to be | Wintering in splendid shape. The ‘snow has enakled cattie and sheep ‘to move into fresh feed away from |the water holes. While the snow in the moun| tains is below normal for this time ley CCC 23. Jan. 9-Moab Co-op 48, and 'of the year, it is said to have an Moab Speedy Greenriver Team Swamps Locals 1.00 .......... Jan. ee offered to furnish a quilt which will be auctioned off or otherwise disposed of to augment the receipts. Herr of Denver, purchasers of the |especially high water content. road, for its removal. The junking work is continuing CCC 22. 10-Meador's Cafe 49, Dry ‘at the rate of about three-quarters Jan. ‘of a mile a day. A train and engine Club 28, CCC 11. Lions During the past two years over | Valley crew has been' employed _ since Dalton Wells CCC 21. 31,000 acres of land in the Book wrecking began, and the scrap steel mountains has been sold by ranchand other materials are hauled into Schedule ers to the United States governMack for unloading as they are Friday, Jan. 12-Dry Valley CCC /nient, and has been turned over removed from the line. It is ex| to the Ute Indians. Of the 31,0000 ! vs. Moab CCC. 'pected the next month will see A flashy high school basketball Saturday, Jan. 13-Dalton Wells jacres, about 29,000 acres are in {the work completed. Little aside team-the Pirates of Greenriver- |Grand county and 2,000 acres in CCC vs. Meador's Cafe. ‘from the main line remains to be |uncorked some clever hoop work 15-Moab Co-op Monday, Jan. | Uintah county. ,removed along the last 14 miles of i\Saturdav night on the Moab floor |; The sale of the Grand county i vs. Lions Club. ‘the road, and this stretch will be to humble the Red Devils of the lands resulted in a loss of taxable | Tuesday, Jan. 16-Dalton Wells | covered rapidly if weather condi- Grand county. high school by a | valuation in excess of $90,000, since ;CCC vs. Moab aot 17-Meador's Ons permit. score of 39 to 25. The Greenriver an. Wednesday, |; government-owned lands are not | Much of the machinery of the boys were small, but they made up 'taxable. The loss of tax revenues as: Cafe vs. Lions Club. 'old Uintah shops at Atchee was ‘in speed what they lacked in size, ..$19.50 ............ S. Andrevs caer dast fall, with A report made by Secretary Earl ono sorter City Basketball League Vast Area of Land Sold to Ute Indians 2 'President's Birthday Ball To Be Held January 27 Grand Junction gaging station, the ; major part of his life to farming urday in Price J. A. Scorup were recity hospital fol-| Fletcher and é total discharge during 1939 was 1,-/in Sevier county, having moved to lowing an operation. She was born |€lected directors, and H. B. Green 403,000 acre-feet, which was 68 per Greenriver only in recent years. | December 29, 1935, at Huntington, j;and Mitchell Melich were elected cent of the average for the 19 years!He is survived by a brother, Del- ae besides her parents, is survived ,AS the two new members of the of record. The highest year was bert J. Curtis, also of Greenriver.|by a brother, William; a sister, ,Oard. 1929 with 3,070,000 acre-feet and|Funeral services were conducted in Annette, and her tw o grandfathers, | The board organized for. the the lowest, 1934 with 594,100 acre-|tre Greenriver L. D. S. ward |S. W. Rowley and Moroni Nielsen, ‘coming year by the election of the feet. The highest rate of flow dur- chapel with Bishop Henry Thompof Huntington. former officers, as follows: H. G. Funeral services ing 1939 was 8,260 second-feet andj|son officiating. Interment was in! were held in Huntington L. D. S. |Green, president; W. R. McConkie, the lowest, 307 second-feet-Grand | the Elgin cemetery. H. B. Green and Eddah ward chapel under the direction cashier; Junction Sentinel. | Rollin McDougall sustained a|Of Bishop Perry Wakefield. Inter- | Williams, assistant cashiers. The financial condition of the pT ee | broken collar bone while skating ment was in Huntington cemetery. as reflected by - its report Mr. Rowley is a foreman at the bank, " ° 99 | Sunday. |dated December 30 which is pub"Let S Help the Finns The Greenriver high school Greenriveer CCC camp. lished elsewhere in this edition of basketball team journeyed to Moab The Times-Independent, shows the | Saturday evening for a_ practice institution to be in remarkably game with the Moab high school sound condition, with resources at Contributions for the aid of team. Greenriver defeated Mcab the highest point in its history. the Finnish people continue to with a score of 39-25. They were Total assets are $487,707.97, and come in slowly at Yhe Timesaccompanied by the Pep club. the cash reserve is $288,309.30. Total Standing of Teams. Independent office. The county Mr. and Mrs. L. C .Maharry were deposits aggregate $421,044.37. Won Lost Pct. | | tentatively has been given @ |tuntington visitors Tuesday, where quota of $100 but to date only Club Sian aioe 3.7 0 1.000 Mr. Maharry attended the regular Lions $27.50 has been donated. Spiess 32420 1.000 WRECKING OF UINTAH meeting of the board of education Meador's Cafe RAILROAD NEARS CLOSE Those wishing to give scmething Dalton Wells CCC eed 666 of Emery county. for the re'ief of the Finns, who Co-op aero Lire 333 Rev. Shindledecker, pastor of the Moab The work of wrecking the Uintah are engaged in a life-and-death CCC eas O12 3 .000 Presbyterian Community church, Moab struggle with their powerful RusDry Valley CCC pints 0.3 .000 railway between Mack and Watson has been conducting revival meetis progressing, with only about 14 sian neighbors, are urged to ings. the past two weeks. He remiles of track to be removed bedonate at once. All funds conResults This Week ports much interest and good atfore this famed narrow guage line tributed at The Times-IndepenJan. 5-Meador's Cafe 48, Moab is a thing of the past. dent are remitted weekly to FinCOC ti. The wrecking operations are in nish Relief Fund, Inc., at New Jan. 6-Dalton Wells CCC 31, charge of John W. More of Price, York City. Former President HerMoab Co-op. 28. Named. la result of the removal of the lands |, Thursday, Jan. 18--Moab Co-op lvs. Dry Valley CCC. Mrs. Florine Black of -Monticello! from the tax rolls is considerable. has been appointed SO ER NOS | Acccrding to records in the office for Grand and San Juan counties |of County Recorder Emma M. Dalhe 31,000 acres of land sold| to take the business census of 10a See approximately This for in these two counties. Her appoint$242,000. indi had that the land indicate B.!would O. by announced was ment assessed at only 37 formerly been of Price, district superMcKinnen visor for the bureau of the census. per cent of its actual cash value. ,sold to jalready one been purchaser, removed. and it has Wrecking and soon rolled up a commanding lead over the locals. The visiting squad amassed a who has been J. M. Titus, one-sided sccre in the first half, a close. the past several| with the flu for and coasted along to victory in the weeks, is still critically ill at Moab Deaths Showed Increase. second half. Score at the first an d has been unable to return ; to There were three more deaths in quarter was 17-5 in favcr*of Greenhis home at Richardson. Mrs. Titus Grand county during 1939 than in river and stood at 27-10 at the half. is reported to be much improved. | 1938, according to records in the In the last half of the game the | office of Mrs. Emma M. Dalton, @Mcab boys came to life and outiregistrar of vital statistics. In 1939, scored the visitors, but could not, \27 people died, while in 1938 the Overcome' the top-heavy gain lnumber was 24. Five deaths were Greenriver had achieved in the |violent in 1939, compared to three first two quarters. Score at the ‘in 1938. Two persons were killed end of the third canto was 34-18. |in automobile accidents, one a Thirsting for revenge, the Moab Grand county person and the other Red Devils will invade Greenriver ‘a tourist. One death was the re- for a return contest Saturday sult of drowning, and another was evening. The game will be preceded by a tussel between the seventh ;caused by burns. and eighth grade teams of the two Literary Club Meets. schools. The Women's Literary club met The Moab-Greenriver games are ‘Saturday afternoon in the Baptist practice tilts, and do not count in ‘church basement, there being an conference standings. The confer(KEELEY INSTITUTE FIGURES) |exceptionally large attendance. As ence race in the Grand-San Juan the lesson Mrs. C. S. Thomson gave district will commence on January ls review of the book, "Grapes of 26. Moab, Monticello and Blanding in this district, and 'Wrath." A vocal duet, "South of will compete in a the Border," was rendered by Mrs. the winner will participate Boyd Jorgensen and Mrs. C. J. round-robin series with the winners Meador, with Miss Dolline Jones of the Carbon-Emery and UintahDuchesne __ district for regional as accompanist. The next meeting of the club honors. The round-robin will be Juan diswill be held January 20. Mrs. J. held in the Grand-San 'W. Corbin's committee will have trict this year, the exact place to be decided after the district chamcharge of the lesson. pionship has been determined. j]] |OPerations in Mack are also near by Mr. and Prohibition's 20th Birthday Finds Drys Growing 100% 1919 (PROHIBITION) has about Mesa. ;met for hauling exrress between ‘the new year. | Greenriver and the Hanksville CCC| Castle valley, cient to warrant eligiblity for state )funds is present Monday night and in regular attendance during the period of time classes are given each Monday and Thursday night, the program cannot be continued. In past years there has been a tendency for people to show injterest on the start and then drop yout one by one. Such attendance is. not worthy of state fund participation and unless good average atDavid Perkins, Jr., came down }tendance is maintained the profrom Wilson mesa and Wednesday }sram will be abandoned. there that of snow on The Prank Hatt was awarded the con tract This is looked upon as an achieve- |C®™P. He began making daily trips that probably is not exceedee : ment NUMBER New Member Sworn In On Board of Education | News Stake M. I. A. Ball. The San Juan stake gold and green ball will be held in Monticello high school auditorium Friday, January 12, it was announced Tuesday by Ralph Jensen of the stake M. I. A. presidency. Special Spanish decorations, musical numbers and dances will add color to the Spanish fiesta affair. The evening program will commence at 8 o'clock and will close at 12. Mutual members are given a reduced admission rate by securing their tickets from their ward mutual officers. reports inches - 11, 1940 ; county) according reduce accidents regulations. : , JANUARY of paid, Safety council. One of the chief projects of both the Utah council and the National Safety cent in Grand during to per fic traffic deaths been uniform UTAH, ; | On FRAMED traffic ordinance for A model Utah cities has been third class the Utah Municpal written by league, and efforts will be launched toward its general adoption throughout the state, it was announced Friday by ‘Tom McCoy, executive secretary of the organization, Uniform traffic rules and regulations for all towns in the 800 to 7000 population class form the basis for the model ordinance, drafted COUNTY, a | Total 94.4 Per Cent | Greenriver total Superintendent Knight. Interested Landowners Ask Soil Conservation District GRAND 1939 Tax Collections A broadcast over radio station KFXJ of Grand Junction, featurIng Moab and southeastern Utah, Wiil be given Sunday from 12:30 to 12:45 p. m., under the auspices of the Moab Lions club. Henry G. Schmidt, custodian of Arches National monument, will give a 10minute talk dealing with the Arches and other scenic features of southeastern Utah. Mrs. Mennel Stewart, Moab soprano, will render a vocal solo, "Cielito Lindo" by C. Fernandez, with Mrs. D. E. Baldwin accompanying. Numerous communities Over the western slope will give broadcasts Sunday, the occasion being the birthday anniversary of KFXJ. Rex Howell, manager of the station, in a_ telephone Message to The Times-Independent Tuesday, urged that all southeastern Utah people tune in on the station that day, as numerous programs of interest to them will be brceadcasted. It is probable that a radio will be installed in the G. C. ballroom for the Moab broadcast, according to Tom Mix, manager of the hall. The radio will be attached to the hall's loudspeaker system. water Adult Education announces BROADCAST TO BE GIVEN SUNDAY Glade after heavy rains last summer. This water would have run off the land otherwise. There was an increase in volume of the grasses in the contour furrows over grass on the untreated range land. building, MOAB PERCENTAGE OF DRY SENTIMENT IN THE U. S$. ™ 1939 1933 (REPEAL) a u ‘i Word was To Attend Convention. Most of the Grand county officers will leave for Salt Lake City ville. Mr. Adams and Mrs. Mabel next Wednesday, to attend the annual convention of the county ofBarker Berry were married at Moab last summer, and went to Spring-|ficers' association to be held next Thursday and Friday. ville to reside. Wednesday Texas' twentieth sentiment trend. Sen. Morris anniversary has been Sheppard, left, will deliver went America of the day growing agai, Figures above, hi; dry. annual speech in the senate Tuesday received Mrs. J. W. Barker their son-in-law, | ~~ a on Since repeal in 1933, statisticians pointed out, compiled by K eeley institute of Dwight, IL, show the dry the of the Farrel afternoon &" i ‘ Fe 4. *e bee ow at death of Adams, Spring- a - |