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Show PAGE THE TIMES-INDEPENDENT, MOAB, UTAH FOUR The Times-Independent A consolidation of the Issued @Entered Every Grand Thursday as Second-Class Under Valley Times at Moab, matter the Act at the of One Year Six Months Three sees ec OHS Moab, | pa ecoeevereveeeceeoeoseos 1.60 00 Editor and George Ore Through the Files of The Times 20 Years Ago This Week. The Big Six let» a contract Salt valley. Oil company had to drill a well in Manager The Western Allies Oil and Gas company was making preparations | to~-start pumping its well on the Maxwell farm. James H. Scorup, a2 member of the cattle firm of Scorup-Somerville, died this week at Salina. Many Moab people had the flu, and the schools had been closed invan effort to halt the contagion. The county commissioners voted 2n appropriation of $25 a month ' to*help the Moab hospital, was having a hard struggle which to re- main in business. Sergeant Frank Meador. returned frem the army, after a service of three years, 24 months being in France. The roads north and south of Moab were practically impassable on-account of mud. An appeal had been made by the Red Cross for volunteer nurses to help in the influenza epidemic. Lyman Nielson of Blanding this week at Salt Lake City. 40 Years Ago This died Week. ‘Application had been made. for establishment of a postoffice at Castleton, at the head of Castle valley. Mining interests also planmed to ask for a_ postoffice at Victor in Mill creek basin, in the La Sal mountains. “The county commissioners ap- pointed judges of election for the special election called by Governor Wells to elect a congressman to succeed Brigham H. Roberts. -Sheriff Tyler, Deputy Herb Day and U. S. Marshal Joe Bush reafter stolen ‘turned from a trip horses to the San Rafael country. They went as far as Dandy Crossing on the Colorado river where they examined a human skeleton found in the river by a prospector. They were convinced the remains were those of Carl Boren of Moab, who was lost in a flood in Mill creek at Moab in the fall of 1897. The peculiar shape of the teeth was the means of identification. Earl Hepburn arrived from Price, to accept a position as pharmacist in the Williams drug store. Harry Montgomery was breaking road to his creek. Attorney sawmill L. R. family left for their home. Salt on Mill; Rhodes and! Lake to make A brother of Fred N. Prewer of La .Sal arrived this week from England.. John E. Pace drove down from Castle valley over the new river road. NEW whose health (has been ailing for some. time, ‘entered the Holy Cross hospital in Salt Lake City for treatment. At last reports, his condition was considered rather grave. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brown left ‘Tuesday {Looking Backward) Thurman, TAX SALE LAW GOES INTO EFFECT MARCH 31 James Wheeler-Hill, former national secretary of the German-American bund who pleaded guilty jury,. will to be twe counts sentenced of fper- Wednes- day at New York. Wheeler-Hill faces a maximum penalty of six years in prison, and will probably be deported at the end of his term since his gui'ty plea admitted that he is not an American citizen. His former boss, Bundsfuehrer Fritz Kuhn, is now serving a term in Sing Sing prison, New York. morning for a. high point See Emery is secon Conservation Films. Grand Junction—Nearly 11,000 people, a large part of whom were land owners and ocerators, saw soil conservation films in eastern Utah and western Colorado, in the past six months. “Muddy Waters,’ ‘Grassland’. and “Rain on the Plains.’ films showing the effect of soil and water conservation upon eroded lands were shown in commercial theaters and to farmer-rancher Mrs. June Giles of Minturn, |Colo., was a Visitor the past week lat the home of her parents, Mr. ‘and Mrs. O. K. Anderson. » in Advance) TAYLOR, Many Utah. is the Carbon-Emery dis72 points to his credit. Cowley. of North with 59 points. News ‘1879. ‘Pirates “scorer in trict with Greenriver Utah. SCHHSHHSHOHOSHHHSOHLOFTEOHHHTHE ET OBS EOE (Payable Bundsman Sentenced | | RATES eoeereeeneeeoe ce L. 3, Leecaneleer Independent ececceeecsernccceccscssseeveseses CCCSOHOTHFC Months LOREN the County, Postiffce'at March SUBSCRIPTION and Grand | Thursday, groups trip ' to in Grand Junction, The setting of March 31, next, ADS. following the lapse of four years NEWSPAPER from the date of preliminary sale, WILL FEATURE CAMPAIGN as the last day on which property may be redeemed from preliminary Pcnea City, Oklahoma, Feb. 13— tax: sale and the repeal of that to assist provision of the statute that pro- “Newspaper advertising local bulk plant and service vided for a year’s. extension of the the station operator constitutes by far redemotion period by making cergreatest single item in Contain part payments, constitute two the tinental Oil Company’s 1940 adSignificant and important changes in tax sale procedure made effec- vertising budget,” A. J. Rabe, Conmanager, said tive by the passage of Chapter 101 tinental advertising of the 1939 session laws of the here today. “Continental’s entire campaign last. session of the state legislatuze. This means that all persons in- is designed this year to help the local distributor of Conoco. pro‘terested in prcperty on which there is a tax delinquency for the year | ducts to increase his business. 1935 or any years prior must pay! “Although the campaign will inall the taxes due against the same clude almost every kind of successtogether with penalty, costs andjiful advertising medium, our uninterest not later than March 31,: usually successful marketing record 1940, if they ‘wish to redeem the /last year, when newspapers formed same. {the backbone of our campaign, was It is the desire cf the county \largely responsible for the bulk of treasurer’s office that the taxpay- our very large budget being spent ers of Grand county be aware of for newspaper advertising. these chang:s and provisions in| ““S. all town newspapers, inciorder to plan redemption of pro- : dentally, will share. in this plan perties affected. A clear under- as extensively as the larger metrostanding of the above mentioned politan dailies. The camvaign will Mrs. Ethel Tasker and whocarry on Pa’s work know our Family’s Whiskey is mild and mighty flavorful. But don’t buy on my say-so. Let one of your friends serve youa drink. Then if you find it mild and tasty like I say — buy a bottle to keep on hand at home! will undoubtedly aid is 1 Pea een Compulsory immunization of all dogs in England and Japan has exterminated rabies in those countries. ha SPR ETT The “Star Spangled Banner” was /jfirst called “Defense of Fort Mc|Henry” by its composer Francis Scott Key. Sa Nearly ten per cent of the enMan can live without air for a listed men in the United States;|few minutes; without water for navy were born outside this coun-' about two weeks and ‘without food try. jfor FRIDAY jl about two and SATURDAY months. ae / . . en , }) peel4 Three years in the making! Filmed in the actual a African locale! 1939's 4 e best motion picture! Twentieth Century-Fox presents Darryl F. Zanuck’s Production of Ss | “af \ Ee Li ’ INGST ONE SPENCER TRAC starrin NANCY KELLY - RICHARD GREENE | ond ; WALTER BRENNAN ¢ CHARLES COBURN - SIR CEDRIC HARDWICKE « HENRY HULL « HENRY TRAVERS The finest acting cast ever assembled! Directed by Henry . a King Associate Producer Kenneth Macgowan - Screen Play by Philig Dunne and Julien Josephson - Historical Research and Stary Outline by Hal Long and Sam Hellmes Lume i 4 SUNDAY No. 229 QUART No. 228 ...that doomed them to a living death! , bali which has been a yearly feature heretofore. The Club will also. include more than 1,300. papers sponsor the oral English contest in — Emery county as they have in the torcve*ct the United States and A very interesting program }e is expected to reach more than 33,- past. | was rendered consisting of a paper [Regi 000,000 readers. Mohammedanism by Mrs. “As in the past, this year’s cam- ion a patriotic talk by Mrs. paign will be devoted to Conoco Asimus; ha Beebe, and a very fine book 'Bronz-z-z gasoline and Conoco report on ‘All This and. Heaven Germ Processed oil, and all advergiven by Mrs. Beth SandScientists claim well fed cats are tising will be done in the name of Too,” berg. A social hour followed the better rat snatchers than hungry the company’s local ‘mileage mer,program and delicious’. refreshones. chants’.” | ments were served vy the hostesses. Greenriver lost its conference game with the Carbon Dinosaurs played at Greenriver on Friday of last week with a score of 24-40. The local boys had trouble’ getting started, making only one field goal BLENDED AND BOTTLED BY in the first quarter, but in the THE WILKEN FAMILY, INC. final quarters they played on more AWLPHGEBIEG, tt even terms with the visitors. They were, however, unable to overcome the lead which the Dinosaurs had piled up. Hatt was high point man for Greenriver with 13 points, and Shiner for Carbon with 12 Blended whiskey. 86.8 proof. 75% grair. points. neutral spirits. Copyright 1940, The Wilker. According to a tabulation appearFamily, Inc., Aladdin, Schenley P. O., Pa. ing in a recent issue of the Salt Lake Tribune, Vail: Hatt of the changes 1940 Families with an income of $20 |to $30 a week own more than half the autcmobilies. Us Boys- presided over by Harry Tasker, president of the Civic club, was rendered. The Pep club gave a leap year party on Friday evening of last week under the dierction of Miss Hatch and Eva Chiodo, Pep club president. The evening was spent in playing games and dancing and delicious refreshments were served. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall were business visitors in Price on Tuesday of this week. The -Woman’s club met Friday afternoon. of last week at the home of Helen Seeley, with Mrs. Tlean Clyne as assistant hostess. Pians were completed for a benefit card party to be given Feb. 14 at the lodge hall, also a dance to be given March 2, at the _ school house. Music for the latter will be furnished by the Bonacci orchestra of Price and a very fine floor show will be put on by a group from the Carbon junior college. This will take the place of the calico. 15, Cement made of oyster shells was used in construction of the bridge at San Mateo Bay, California. Glade Park, Paonia, and Crawford, ColoSyracuse, Kansas,. where they will |! visit Mrs. Brown’s mother, Mrs. rado, and in Monticello, Moab and Blanding, Utah. ‘Mattie Grissom. Six thousand people saw “Muddy | Mrs. Sam Wilson left last week Waters,” 4,000 saw “Grassland” for Winfield, Kansas, to be with | and more than 900 saw “Rain on her mother who is seriously ill. the Plains,’ according to at| Mr. and Mrs. Guy Robinson of tendance records. | Hanksville, announce the arrival of Owls and hawks are _ better 'a. daughter on Saturday of last | week. Mrs. Robinson will be rememmousers than cats. bered here as Miss Nina Johnson, Women’s mouths are larger than {who attended the Greeenriver high men’s in proportion to their height, school a few years ago. smaller in. actual size. The members of the Civic club although and “their wives entertained the Owners of three New York ball members of the Woman’s club and $350,000 in oftheir husbands on Monday evening clubs turned down at a 7 o’clock dinner, at the lodge fers for the broadcasting rights in hall. About fifty guests were pre- | their ball fields last year.’ — sent and they pronounce the Civic | club members able cooks and capable hosts. A program consisting of talks by Dr. King, Mrs. Simonsen, Mr. Shaw, Rev. Shindledecker, February tax- payers in redeeming their property and avoiding loss and disappointments. Redemption of any of the above mentioned property is ab-:' sclutely impossible after March 31 under the new statute. , | BASIL | VICTOR RATHBONE -McLAGLEN with SIGRID a ROBERT LEO Billy Gilbert * Samuel S. 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