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Show ye Cimes-dndependent 8 iy BRUME 65 MOAB, Rlas to Install cj Olficers July 6 Sumsion Gets Oiling DUP. Job at Cane Springs GRAND Arranging J. M. Sumsion of Springville A Junction in San Juan rs ia ig (ed bid of graveling , at a picnic at City park,| $6144.20. county, with | prings bridge and extends|of the Utah Pioneers, assisted for | are Grading and Over | Robbers' .'S Ghee ae eet and. of this stretch of road | A Pioneer day celebration will be of the Moab Lions club | was comcleted early in the spring. | |Staged at Moab on July 24, under The improvement begins ke place Saturday evening,| atthe sponsorship of the Daughters icni i Cane $§Spri ; a queen ‘reign Child JUNE 27, 1940 = two Roost July maids of the Roundup, 11, 12 and to be selected |comely attendants activities of NUMBER to| 1940 | schedulat Price, | 13 from among the eastern Utah, and right away, by Will be made as on the |Navajo evening, s decided at a meeting of the| southerly toward La Sal, and while! other local organizations. Com- | June 30. tee stretch |mittees onday. It will be a ladies' | ioe a he Apslication have been appointed should and _ be made. o k oes what te ‘or wuheng either - entertainment. A campfire. fb been a chad wekienimprove announce i in perscn that the or by festival letter, to will be served, and an ap-| by straightening the road over Big will be the most pretentious given Donald Hacking, secretary of the te program rodeo association, Price, or to Barney DeVietti, manager of the Price theatre, Price, contest direc- rendered. Mule Shoe and Little Mule Shoe|/ at Moab for many years. washes and shortening the road to, As tentatively outlined, the prosome extent. gram for the day will start with 20 Lions, with President R.| Construction calls for 59,840 galoa : Pe featuring floats entered stcher presiding. ‘lons i.of bituminous Re material Q y business houses and ilae J. W. Williams gave a reand mixing for the dren's pet and _. bicycle "ence, ves %f the district convention held| ength of the project. Prizes for the best floats will be Contractor lweek-end at Pocatello, Idaho. Sumsion has already} given. All business houses, hotels ated it was one of the most commenced work on the project,;and organizations are urged to ful district meets he ever a crew arriving this week to start enter floats. 2 operations. anes. | Following the parade, a patriotic ae ene (program will be given at 10 a. m. [sent at Monday's meeting . Heywood and D. E. Baldwin! ighyyed on the will tour ats, Stated ithusiastic net foute from _ and they mee of Navajo to Salt the Trail| Lake City.| caravan met with| reception all alcng) La Junta to Salt) particularly prais-| Price and Salt Lake commerce, which cham-| royally| jained the visiting good roads) ts. The speakers stated that) eir youn opinion, the greatly increas:d tour will re-| traffic, the Navajo Trail. Many yeople contacted were that the nost "\, Navajo direct from ern the Trail and_ the of| not offers| interesting midwestern states to northwest. Salt and Lake City Jey Parties Making ' Progress on River ess of _J power ron the Mj to investigations of proand irrigation proGreen river was re- State Engineer dherys Monday . S. bureau er in charge T. H. by E. G. Nicl-| of reclamation| of Utah inves-| tor. The queen and her two attendants will receive complete outfits, including lingerie, hose, boots. Cheyenne: pants, jacket, shirt and hat. They will be required to appear before the public on horesback on such ocasions as the _ rodeo The determine. shall committee exwill all furnish committee CANE CREEK DRILLING 'The detailed Shirase will be anpenses in connection with such apSOON TO BE RESUMED nounced next week. pearances, including the _ horses eo The afternoon's events will in- and riding equipment. H. L. Rath, president of the Cane clude a children's dance, atlaven"s All other girls who enter this Creek Oil company, was an ar-|sports, a_ softball game, and a contest will be the guests of the rival in Moab Monday evening from dance in the evening. rodeo committee on all three days Los Angeles. Mr. Rath reports that) The following committees have of the Robbers' Roost Roundup, | preparations are being made to)been appointed to arrange the provided they furnish their own resume drilling on the Cane Creek |variovs features of the celebration: mounts and riding habits. Their well, which is standing at 3260 feet.. General and Float Committee- 'horses will be taken care of, free The 6-inch casing was cemented| Mrs. J. W. Hawks, chairman; ‘Mrs of charge, during the three days. prior to suspending operations. It Lloyd Somerville, Mrs. Earl J. Coronation ceremonies will be is planned to drill out the cement | Freeman, Ralph J. Miller, L. . conducted at the Price theater at 9:15 p. m. Sunday, June 30. Enfeet, where a gusher flow of oil! w. Balsley and Robert J. Thomson. tries must be in by noon of that was encountered in the Shafer No.| Children's Parade-Mrs. Earl J. day: Judging will be on the basis plug and 1 well. has carry of 4%-inch tools! Freeman. purchased to have and Mr. work Rath; Pioneer underway|®ert Float Allred, of genergf personalitiy tivenesg¥ Com mittze-Mrs. chairman; Mrs. Ella ms, on his return from an| ion tour through the area. | | Balsley. @ investigations are being) ROSCOE E. BAILEY NEW Mars Finance Committee-Mrs. POWER COMPANY MANAGER) tid out by the reclamation Genevieve Mrs. chairman: [Pore Fee ju in cooperation with' the Mrs. Taylor, Tom Mrs. Holyoak, the! of Roscoe E. Bailey, manager Water Storage commission. company's) Joseph Nielson and Mrs. William Power & Light Nielson reported that dia- Utah drilling at the Echo Park ‘Site is under way and will mmpleted in about two weeks. site is located on the Green _ near the Colorado-Utah On completion at Echo Park ew wil go to the Rattle- i.3: dam site onfluence Trivers. located of the topographic der just above Price and parties, direction of work- H. ‘assistant to Mr. Ylete topographic E. Wil- Nielsen, will| surveys of| Park the of Vernal Yampa én said. is being yPses located Colorado, Mr. The Yampa _ river planned for storage and power river in the Rattlesnake site project. ~ HOSPITAL NEWS daughter was born Ir. and Mrs. Daryl cello. s. Catherine Lowler -am cisco, Lowler, Calif., both were Saturday Redd of and son, of San brought 14 years,| Cooley. for division City vision, week announced was it by R. H. Asthworth, Bailey succeeds uto crash east of sustained The division at Ogden. effective at once. change is|for Salt ‘funeral, The new southern division manager is a veteran power company employees, having worked up the ranks since he joined | through Parks, ‘youis Irwin Ware and Miss BertO, advanced and commercial mMan-|yice Glenell Ruble, both eas | ni by Saturday married Colo., ikiss, the of justice ; Johnson, ager in A. nave Mr. Bailey is a native of Illinois, | 7 electrical e€n-| peace. from graduated was and Colo., Gateway, Ames, |" ta] gineering school at the state uniGrady, Geraldine | iss Marguerite versity and completed his education - on tf elec- Chicago. He began A. Johnson, to ‘lia Parks. Grand Goddard, justice Sunday Ww. Rev. the by |E. Parks. Eola Miss and Garner Douglas Colo., Uravan, of both Eddins, JohnA. Dave ‘married Monday by son, justice of the peace. fractured City Softball League. was born Wednesday Mrs. Glen Hansen Standing 1 of the Colorado_river in Moab 4y, it was announced today by . Schmidt, custodian monument. be been Fipt of some of The Moab | from a southern delay of the ES ita in the Rose Considered ga 181 Results 17, Scouters Garage 5. 17, Meador's Cafe 16. 13, Meador's Scouters e 5. Moab Co-op 6, Moab Garag Cafe 4. Dalton Wells 17, Meador's ' Schedule VS. Thursday, June 17-Scouters in 1914.| Moab Garage. Vs. Co-op ab 28-Mo Friday, June an outstanding authrs. utilization of electric Scoute 29-Moab Garage Saturday, June Mr. Bailey also the in ng mining, ctive in On Oe renders club; Kiwanis governor 1 2 4 8 ME ih Utilities company - Northern materials ority on the barracks and buildings and erection of the camp will As ed a week or more, according tieut. Edward L. Coffin, who charge of constructing the 9. For this reason the camp ably will not be ready for ocmore. weeks or fancy for two new CCC company will occupy Moab camp, now vacant, until con pletion of the new camp. .900 818 636 475 Moab Co-op rs 10. Dalton Wells 12, ScouteCafe 12. | § Pct. 2°21 Cafe Meador's Arches enrollees of Teams Won Lost ...... 10 Dalton Wells ...-.-- 9 Co-op Moab Moab Garage ....-- 7 ...--++++: 3 ScouterS by the new park service camp |; has E. William C. Hill and Miss OtheilUnrein, both of Montrose, Colo., ‘married CCC company with enrolles the Fourth corps area will between July 5 and 8 to Mere Jean ae CCC Company To rrive Early in July ') probably W. Rev. * his and Mrs. Gracie Flowers, tric utility career with the Illinois | yynction, Denver, married Sunday by Dave te of the peace. pany, fonticello. ®nal Eliza- of power‘sales assistant oe . Vida Murray of Northdale ent a major operation Sun- ye Miss and Barnes Kenneth to superintendent |p promoted was he er and Mrs. Lowler received us bruises and is suffering shock. aughter . and Mr. years. 72 Colo. both by of theDelta, salesman 1M /peth Holman, Rev. power Sunday December, 1915,| marrieq W.! In Monticello. a MARRIAGES | of fuel cil were soon |Elizondo immediately was She City. lL.|Lake George Ellerbeck, who recently was placed|and Mrs. Melich and children and in charge of the company's Ogden| Miss Helen Melich left Saturday the hospital Saturday to receive tion for injuries received in Lowler Lake City to attend returning Tuesday night. Pumping Plant Destroyed. The pumping plant owned by Elizondo, and used _ to ‘furnish water for his large West|water ranch, was completely deistroyed by fire on June 16. The ‘fire was caused by back-firing of the engine, and about 500 gallons civic of the past | affairs. He vs. Dalton ; Wells. Co-op 1-Moab eal July Monday, Park City| . lieutenant} vs. Dalton Wells Pa division, Reding northern Mea Interna-/ vs. Kiwanis ct, 2-Moa 3 Wells Wednesday, July 3-Dalton member of the Salt onli ard :Park| vs. Scouters. er memb club, Cafe vs. Lake Kiwanis Friday, July 5-Meador's of commerce, City Junior chamber oab Co-op. Lake Salt the of Pe (End of first half.) and past member chamber. ‘new power ‘his crops ‘result plant have of the and not pump, suffered and| as a Symbolic of the sociation, formed a organization southwestern large "N T" . Wednesday during they past this paper has' extended credit in order to accommodate its readers, but in doing so we are risking forfeiture of our mailing privileges, under a recent ruling of the postoffice department, which reads as follows: Subscriptions to a _ publication may be made or renewed either by payment of the subscription price in advance or by the request of the subscriber that the publisher send his publication for a definite period, combined with the promise made in good faith to pay for it. Where subscriptions are expressly renewed for a definite period such persons are in- cludible in the "legitimate list of subscribers" required by the law. This newspaper is now going through its subscription list with a view to bringing it to a paid- in-advance basis. All delinquent subscribers are being contacted, and we trust they will cooperate with us in obeying postal regulations. Even if there were no such postal ruling, pendent can The no Times-Inde- longer afford to extend credit on subscriptions, because we have found that small sums have a way of becoming a large total. After a reasonable time, will subscribers linquent moved from our lists. If you want The Times-Independent to continue to improve, you can help by renewing your subscription well in advance of the date Won't date on of expiration. you your please examine the label and address immediately send us a renewal if your subscription has expired? at will always have a empire. the Navajo Trail as- ‘and Mein streets to the capitol for southeastern Utah visitors an official welccme. Setting up headquarters at the of Utah state capitol last | |'Newhouse hotel. the Navajo Trailtour. (Cut courtesy Salt Lake ers carried a good will message to good- will their ‘stores and civic a were en- late afternoon swim, banquet leaders, and and at Saltair by the chamber ‘of commerce. "It's the most interesting road in America-the Navajo Trail-a road that leads past ancient civilizations 'and modern Indian lore, past geo| Inaje wonders, and some of the Grazing erazing have service officials districts just pating ville, Nos. completed were Green Blanding school camps Hardy, of 6 fire Plans Utah and 9 training a fcr statewide visiting Moab campaign half of his candidacy for publican nomination for was camp the River, and Dalton held at on June 20 personnel in the of at Wells. Dalton and the attendance. foreman Hanks- Clark the 21, above B. Dalton finest during tour on be- the Regovernor cision to enter the gubernatorial contest featured this week's develoc-rents on the Utah political front. While here Mayor Lee, long an cutspcken critic of the present state administration, will address a meeting arranged by local supporters and at that time will make refinements on a four-point platform in which he pledges himself scenery of the nation," said Lloyd Case of Durango, Colo, president of the Navajo Trail assointicn, describing the route of highway 160 from La Junta, Colo., via Duraneo and Monticello to Price, western trail terminus. Development of highway 160 as "the shortest and best all winter route" between the cities north and west of Salt Lake City and the ovlf states of the south is the aim of the Navajo Trailers. An oil-surfaced rosdwav for practically all its 700-mile distance between Price and La Junta, Colorado and Utah road commission cooperation is quickly closing the remaining areas not "black-top- Wells camp, was in charge of the school. The first day was taken up with | preliminary training and probelms| "(1) Stamp out political rackwhich might arise from fires.) eteering; (2) reduce taxes by direct- ped," Mr. Case said. Monday the Methods of combating both range) ing funds into proper channels: | From La Junta ‘caravan quickly gathered members and fcrest fires were studied in-| (3) build Utah with action and Norte Del Blanco, Walsenburg, ‘at asmuch as the grazing service has) not words; and (4) overthrow the and Bayfield, stayed overnight at a cooperative agreement with the) oligarchy which, beyond question, Durango, then Tuesday added caraforest service to fight fires on now rules this ‘state.' vaners at Cortez, Pleasant View, national forest lands, and it was| "T will not," said Mayor Lee, Cahone, Dove Creek, Monticello, felt that perhaps training in fire-| "make my platform topheavy wit Moab, Blanding, Greenriver and fighting in timbered areas might | Price, where a banquet was served be useful. During the evening of | j\them Tuesday. the first day, fire films were) ward C. Holbrook, chairman of 4\ al shown to the enrollees of the the state public service commisDalton Wells and Green' River) sion, welcomed the visitors on becamps which gave them as well } 2975, "4 nalf of Governor Henry H. Blood, with Gus P. Backman, secretary of pre4 the chamber of commerce, as the personnel an idea of just how disastrous and devastating a/| large fire can be. senting the "no of fun" Saltair The second day an actual fire was set in the Book mountain. area north of Thompsons, and a) fire boss and a crew of twenty-five. men, composed of enrollees of speches, but a lot program for ap- oroval at the state house. the group-many Leading whom the ‘| were plan short Mr. Case; Utah of vacations- George W. Thurs- Green camps, River were and Dalton Wells' dispatched from the | - Dalton Wells camp « 4 ‘caravan "liner-upper"; M. F. Miller _jiof La Junta, association vice presi_|\dent; M. G. Williamson of Durango, to suppress made in method of suppresion were| fully discussed. The great Dr. jiassociation secretary-treasurer; R. W. Calkins of Cortez and Dondireco, jiald T. Adams of Monticell tors. Attends District Convention. Dr. J. W. Williams, who went Mayor J. Bracken closed at 5 p. m. platform first my per- I have made The lished by this meeting. as brief and compact as sonnel of the different camps eh statement think an don't I because possible train) especially date at a later any range announc ement of candidaiy is the 25-man crews to combat fires which may occur on feders! | proper place to urge the Lake Salt Lee unwhich planks On) the kind of *| principled politicians adopt for no felt that it was 21, and votes. attract to than reason deal of good was accomp-| other school Walsenberg, caravan capMayor D. E. Baldwin of Moab. of j\ton tain; the. fire. This demonstration was car-| ried out exactly as would have. been done in case of a fire on any) portion of the federal range lands.| In addition to the ffire fighting crew, a truck carrying cocks and | scene.| the to sent also was supplies After the fire was suppressed, din-| ner was served the crew and per-| errors, of the Criticisms sonnel. June all debe re- started represent, ‘dancing Grazing Service Ends Price's Mayor Casts Sombrero Into Ring Two-Day Fire School with The Times-Independent has a considerable number of subscriptions that are in arrears. In the "and tertained in ‘evening with Wells Be Paid in Advance re- Colorado and on the steps Tribune.) The Subscriptions Must cordial Behind a Utah highway patrol motorevcle escort that met them at Utah's boundary, the caravan rolled into Murray Wednesday morning to be met by Salt Lake City chamber of commerce officials and accompanied parade-like up State ignited. Mr.| for CCC camps located in south-| have been announced by Mayor J. installed a) eastern Utah. The camps partici- Bracken Lee of Prise, whose de- loss. which intermountain |died suddenly Friday night at Salt, ‘Emmet superintendent. Mr. grandmoth- Cushine. Harrv Mrs. this | general er of Mrs. Mitchell Melich of Moab, Trail, stated, attrac- |Frank Dean, trick riding, roping) and whip cracking feature; and 'Luke J. Pasco and his world-famcus| |sheep dogs. The clown, always a| | big favorite, will be Elmer Hol-| comb who practically stole the show in 1939. acelin cccamanctlock Grandmother Dies. has been apointed manager of the| extensive southern di-| company's attlesnake site this week.| ‘three parties will then be the company as November, 1914. erred to the Green Mountain On and The: Robbers' Roost Roundup, ‘within a week or two. A drilling! Stewart, Mrs. Martha Westwood, sconsored by Price post No. 3 of /crew will arrive from Los Angeles Mrs. Dave Chamberlain, Mrs. _ the American Legion, has come ‘in a few days, he stated. | Lydia A. Watts, Mrs. Hyrum Allen, | to be one of the truly outstanding Mr. Rath was accompanied tO|F. M. Shafer and J. Reed Lance. 'rodeos of the intermountain west, Moab by his wife and children. Program Committee-Mrs. Philand plans for the fourth annual Se ae ORE as aaa ‘ander Maxwell, chairman; Mrs. A. offering on July 11, 12 and 13 asWeather Moderates. /'Reed Somerville, Mrs. Edgar Hayes, sure a finer show than ever before. Following the severe hot wave of Mrs. Claud Irish, Mrs. Mart R. Some of the best rodeo conteslast week which pushed tempera-| Fish and Mrs. Fthel Tangren. tants in the nation will compete tures to 105 degrees for several Judges of Floats-W. R. Mcfor $1,200 plus entry money in the days, the weather has moderated|Conkie, Mrs. C. S. Thomson, Rev. professional events, and amateurs the past week. The maximum)wW. E. Parks and Mrs. E. W. Stout. cf Eastern Utah will vie for honors temperature was 100 degrees, reAdvertising Committee-L. L. and cash in several other events. corded Thursday, Tuesday and!/Tavlor. chairman. Tn acdition to the regular conWednesday, according to the Mid-| Children's Sports Committee- tests, Skyeagle and Sunbeam, de-| land Telephone company, local) John Weech, chairman; Mrs. ‘;clared to be th i 7| 'L. Taylor, Mars Pope, H ‘SS. Rut-| jand arrow © actwhe in Anest: Indian ::bow cooperative observer. the nation, will ledge, Elwyn Newell, Mrs. H. W. | perform, as well as Mr. and Mrs.| the warm feeling in our hearts for the good people of Price and Salt Lake. Everywhere our _ reception was cordial and sincere, and [I am sure we made a lot of friends for the Navajo Trail." Indicative of the attention the enod-will tour received all along the route to Salt Lake City is the ‘following article published with the accompanying picture in Thursday's Salt Lake Tribune: Up from the lands where ancient man carved out a prehistoric civilization, the signs of which persist at Mesa Verde and Aztec... From the colorful homelands of Navajos, Apaches and the Utes... A land of natural bridges, great rolling sand dunes, rugged mountain peaks, rolling forests replete with lakes and gamey trout... Where fertile vallevs send forth each year their harvest. of potatoes and cantaloupes, strawberries and pinto beans, grains and _ truck CFOtH 3% From the lands of southwestern Cclorado and southeastern Utah-~- where runs the black-topped ribbon of the Navajo Trail highway-came 75 men and women Wednesday to Salt Lake City with a message of good will fcr the people of the the well to 3640/Taylcr, Mrs. James Somerville, H. A string been ‘hoves over (La Junta, Colo., and ended at Utah's capital. Pausing at Moab Thursday on their return to Durango, Colo., ‘Llovd Case, president, and M. G. Williamson, secretary, of the Navajo Trail association, paid a glowing tribute to the chambers of ;commerce at Price and Salt Lake City for the cordial greeting and entertainment accorded the trail boosters. "We are elated over the success of the tour," Mr. Case selections Sunday Enthusiastic iception they received at Price and | Salt Lake City, the 75 southwestern ‘Colorado and southeastern Utah |good roads boosters returned Wed| nesday from their tour over the ‘interested girls of Grand county are advised to enter the competi-| tion : 26 avajo Trail Boosters Get Warm Welcome at Salt Lake City ~ To Enter (Queen Contest was' torte Pause UTAH, Local Maids Invited July 24 Festival es to be _ Entertained ‘low bidder for the oil surfacing of| 4.73 miles of road on highway wel at Picnic at Moab 160 between Blue Hill and La Sal City Park. COUNTY, issues involved. range lands. "That should be done in the field Fire training will again be given where the at a later da te at of actual camraigning, in the camp to opportunity an have citizens | arrivenrollees new time which ing some time in July will be in(Continued on back page) structed. City last Tuesday to with caragood-will Trail Navajo the ts Pocatello, on van, continued athe where Thursday, Idaho, of convention the annual tended No. district International, Lions 98. He returned to Moab Monday, had reporting the Lions successful convention. A. W. elected was. Provo of governor of Utah for the year, succeeding of Heber City. Jesse L. a most Hatch district ensuing Hyatt Dr. Williams was the only member of the Moab club attending the district convention. |