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Show " a? . and they hope to t% thousands of specimens of plants. It is their desire to gate vegetation around isoSprings and water holes arly, and hope to discover yees of forage plants as well nerto unknown ornamentals. Nevills said Tuesday that expedition will proceed leisureBiving plenty of time for tific investigations. The out- "world june will be progress of kept informed the trip = | *eo vy OCT, "Hon @ ) ARCHES =O CY uel a jw ATURALAS% / BRIDGES NATL. Stanley Russon came down from Salt Lake City Saturday evening, for a brief visit in Moab. He returned Sunday evening, acccmpanied by Mrs. Russon and children, who had visited relatives in Moab for a week. oSey ; oo the Bluff trail from is being ! g - | "way No. 160, extending ‘Punta, Colo., to Price, from Utah- Wn as the Navajo Trail, 1f Most interesting highway in fica"-is shown above in map The highway was publicized Week by a good wil tour which La Junta and ended at Salt from Lake City. various About boosters communities _- on Utah's the trail swooped down world about capital and told the 160 and the the merits of high way resources | scenic ‘and recrea rhebor it opens up. - The Navajo Trail is Grand County Fire District Created A. proclamation was issued on June 7 by Newell B. Cook, state fire warden, creating the Grand county fire district. The action was in conformity to a resolution adopted at the last meeting of the State fire board which provided for the creation of an individual fire district in each and_ every county in the state. Warden Cook's proclamation follows: "WHEREAS, at a meeting of the Utah State Board of Fire Control, held in the State Capitol building, May 31, 1940, it was resolved to create fire districts covering all lands of the State of Utah not otherwise included in existing fire districts. "NOW THEREFORE, under NATL. PARK |e el AZTEC RUINS NE Bees TH -- NAVAJO 7% ; ry Ny the most i and over, route ae the the from midwestern and ere toy i ili PR ad sg tin deeded a . apy * points to Salt Lake City MorePacific northwest. trail for the most part| ion js paved, and with the complet now unof cons t ruction programs ely hardderway, it will be complet surfaced. was The Navajo Trail association ized ra 2 cue sin Gens various citizens from at Durango, of interested communities Utah |3000 feet deep; to Arches National canyon, Colorado and where the best fishin western hunting and Bridges,ing Natural monument, the a Nati i]| | National monument;t: thence east- America is available. in southeastern \strumental in hastening road con-| country struction at various points along ‘across the Colorado river the trail. Its boosters say the Navajo ether to : ward a along the tourist highwy traffic sic over. the| really is "the most interesting high|promote for the following | near ult of the organiza-| alover the highway eS oe ee tion, travel greatly ready has increased The association also has been in- America" way in the heart of the Colorado park to pass the Durango and over Wolf Creek ‘into the Southern Colorado Rockies, reasons: It passes |Southern Colorado Rockies; through through to Mesa Verde National "Four ving nen the river a on al Entrancing , + scenic 42 el trips-Indians h eolocy euned all of these features and more are made accessible | where the peaks are the loftiest in| Navajo Trail. to tourists by the 2 #. ETT SEI i a TTT TT eat he a. aie et nhs CITY>" 40 anla al noe ee r a in America" ae 100 people in the caravan, the Navajo Trail association's good will tour to Salt Lake City this week was a success from every angle, according to reperts received from those who accompanied the group to Utah's Capital. The tour started at La Junta, Colo., early Monday morning. Stops were made at every community along the trail, where additional boosters joined the Caravan. Monday night was spent at Durango , and a stop was made at Monticello Tuesday at noon. Promptly at the scheduled hour, 2 p.m, the caravan reached Moab. Here a half hour was spent and four aditional cars with 14 people joined the procession. The caravan included a sound car, and at each stop Lloyd N. Case of Durango, president of the association, explained the purpose of the tour. The Moab delegation included Mayor and Mrs. D. E. Baldwin, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Fletcher, Mrs. Mennel Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Leland D. Heywood, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Corbin, Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Freeman, Don J. Hansen, Dr. J. Wfl Williams and Wailace Everton. The caravan included 20 cars as it left Moab, and additional groups were picked up at Greenriver and Price. Tuesday night was spent at Price, and the Navajo Trail boosters were entertained in that ‘ity at a banquet, at which Mayor J. Bracken Lee was toastmaster. Brief talks were made by various citizens from southern Colorado and southeastern Utah. Splendid sntertainment numbers were furnished by the visitors, a feature being several songs by Arch Bronson and Loyal Bailey, Monticello Singers. At 8:30, the caravan left Price, headed for Salt Lake City. At Murray the rrocession was greeted by a delegation of the Salt Lake City chamber of commerce, . and accompanied by a police' escort the caravan proceeded to the state eapitol, where Governor Henry_ H. Blood extended a welcome on behalf of the state of Utah. As the guests of the Salt Lake chamber of commerce, the visitors from southern Colorado and southeastern Utah were taken to Saltair by special train at 5 p. m. Here the evening was spent in swimming and dancing, and an elaborate banquet was served . " re- TI the mars spend ose will approximately pga company mainder of the summer at Monticello, probably returning to Mcab for the winter season. Major Woolums has been at Monticello the past week with a contingent of men getting that camp in readiness for occupancy. Only a few men remain with the company, a total of 64 enrollees returning to their homes in New Jersey and New York Tuesdfy. Replacements-trobably abcut 175 men-are expected to arrive early in July. --. Wilh TT com- ' the Ale rat that an The ordering occupy the Indian Creek at Monticello on June 24. 4 mander, pany camp Highway firl ii 6 100 mander of CCC company No. 1256, from Colonel Uhl, district com- --- ee ee Good Will Tour to Price and Salt Lake City Was Outstanding Success. ee -- / com- Ne 9° MESA VERDE "Fy 1 UTE INDIANS | Woolums, authority of Section 2, Charter 24, Session Laws of Utah, 1937, we, the State Board of Fire Control, do hereby preclaim and. declare that all lands within Grand County not otherwise designated as Fire Districts, shall be created into a Fire District and shall be under full force and effect of laws pertaining to such fire district; excepting only lands lying within the boundaries of incorporated cities and towns. "This act shall become effective June 15, 1940. UTAH STATE BOARD OF FIRE CONTROL by NEWELL B. COOK, The oiling of seven blocks of Chief of Fire Warden." Moab city streets has been in pro-| gress the past week, and will be DEMOCRATIC completed during the next few STATE OFFICIALS COMING days. All of the streets are being paved to a width of 36 feet. R. H. Dalrymple, . Democratic After the streets are thoroughly chairman, announces that smoothed and rolled, a seal coat county chairman,) Prestcn G. Peterson, member of Black, state of oil will be applied. It is necessary Parnell the state road commission, accomto keep all traffic off the streets and State Senator Gordon Weggetreasurer, _ will | panied by Sergeant L. A. Christenstate party until the seal coat has thoroughly land, dried, and the public is urged to address a public meeting at Moab) sen of Provo and Patrolman Jack of Price were in Moab cooperate by not driving on the on Wednesday, June 26, commenc- | Sullivan to visit Sheriff J. B. new pavement until the streets are ing at 8 p. m. The meting will be 'Friday, |Skewes, who had been seriously in proper shape. The streets will held in the county court room. The general public is invited to |ill. They were pleased to find the be barricaded during the curing | sheriff much improved. attend the ‘meeting. period. Interesting AWAY B. : th a APP ae TRAIL" ore of blazed Candy, made of wood, exhibited in Germany. "aio \ MON. NAVAJO anlo i I . | ~& i ¢ ) who Independent to publish the following notice: "The executive board appointed to arrange for the trip to be taken this fall over the HoJe-in-the-Rock trail leading into the San Juan river, and over whjch the pioneers of Bluff traveled, request that anyone desiring information on the trip, get in touch with them. Trip is scheduled for Septemker 7 to 19. The board would like to contact as many descendants cf the old pioneers of Bluff as possible." Trail--""Most Navajo Sen. . of the exten- carrier pigeons, which will be rein the leased at varioys points canyon with stories for the Salt Lake Tribune. RIVER / 3 the last in Grand county week cherking on general sion matters. REEN 4 valley and L. L. Taylor of Moab had been aprointed by the Utah State Soil Conservation committee as supervisors of the Grand County-Colorado River Conservation district. The remaining three supervisors are to be elected by the landowners at a public referendum. A candidate for supervisor must be introduced by petition signed by at least 25 landowners. Any group of persons wishing to enter a candidate may obtain a petition from County Agent J. F. Parrish, acting ccCrresponding secretary of the proposed district, at the county court house. MARRIAGES decendants pioneers James Alfred Carter, Clifton, California Man Dies. Colo., and Miss Pearl Rita Delio, Frank O. Wanamaker of LynGrand Junction, married Thursday by Dave A. Johnson, justice wood, Calif., died at the Moab hospital Friday morning, following a of the peace. William Grover Gray and Miss brief illness. Mr. Wanamaker owned a ranch east of Monticello and Virginia Louise Williams, both of Delta, Colo., married Friday by the had spent some time there during the spring developing the property. Rev. William E. Parks. was stricken with illness and Worthey E. Binkley of Grand He brought to the local hospital. Death Junction and Miss Izetta Belle of cerebal hemorrhage. Fruita, married Saturday by Earl resulted from J. Freeman, justice of the peace. /Mr. Wanamaker, who was a World ‘war vetern, is survived by his wife, W. W. Owens, assistant director who resides at Lynwood. The body shipred to that place _ for the was of the extensicn service of Utah State Agricultural college. was burial. The i iF af 4 by The Castle ae aaa i botanists, of A. Trail Caravan yester- TYLA. JUNTA again from Bright Angel to Boulder dam. h of the time en route will be ed to botany studies. Miss and Dr. Cutler both are The Moab municizal swimming pool is the most popular spot in town, aS a result of the excention‘euntral Utah to southern San Juan al heat wave which has held this county in the year 1880 in order district in its grip the past week. No charge has been made to date to settle the San Juan river covnprivileges, but comtry, are making preparations to for swimming mencing Saturday a nominal fee retrace the route traveled by the will be collected to pay overhead hardy colonists. costs. It has been decided to sell The trip is scheduled for Septemseason tickets at $2 each. ber 7 to 19. The descendants will family will entitle all members of spend some time at the Hole-in- These to use the pool quring the-Rock, where the fioneers a family the summer, subject to the hours ylasted a trail down a precipitous and regulations governing' the anyon leading into the Colorado overation of the pool. Those not river. The hardy colonists spent having season tickets will be months crossing the Colorado charged as follows: Grade or high river wilderness, the trek being one school pupils, 5 cents per Swim, of the most hazardous undertakand adults, 10 cents per swim. ings in the annals of the west. All swimming will be supervised An organization has been perby Kenneth Soffe, recreation direcfected to handle the details of tor, and a life guard will be on the trip in September, with Charles hand canstantly. Redd of La Sal us president and Mrs. Ruth Bailey of Monticello OF STREETS as secretary of the executive board. OILING NEARING COMPLETION They have requested The Times- announced Major received ‘ . River, Utah, recently Buchanan by was BURG fition between Green ming, and Greenriver, y E. telegram MS WALSEN of was. B. MOST IN TOWN day MC} DEL NORTE Rosner It that SWIMMING POOL IS POPULAR SPOT PARK Wry Anne | Descendants of Bluff Be Chosen at Election Pioneers Plan Trip J SOUTH boatman; ago, a school teacher who accompany the _ expediticn a Greenriver, Utah, to Bright sl Point; Barry W. Goldwater Phoenix, Ariz.. a photographer, { will accompany the party Greenriver, Utah, to Boulder ; Charles W. Larabin of KanCity, a professional photoher who will shoot 5090 feet of hrome film and 1500 cclored § of the river canyons; John Southworth of Glendale. Cali.. ming engineer; and B. W. h of Salt Lake City, a minngineer, who will be with the Three Supervisors To HEAT The record heat wave which has Swept over Utah during the past week has not missed Moab. For the past five days, the maximum terrperature has exceeded the hundred-degree point, and there appears to be no relief in sight. Following are the maximum and minimum temperatures recorded during the week at the local weather station at the Midland Telephone company office: High Low STRUM oc we hk Oh vas 98 51 PEMA actin kc 4 4 bad. 98 55 RR as ee ee 101 61 RIN, ca hon. eee RSS 101 60 MOGI: 5 2 5 Ss Fa es 102 61 MAY hd COT. ca ae 195 62 wv Gonesaay 0550.29. 105 68 I | Swimming Pool Prices. Farrily season ticket, $2 Individual season ticket, $J. Grade and high school students without season tickets, 5 cents a swim. Adults without season tickets, 10 cents per swim. All tickets will be on sale at the pool, and prices will go into effect Saturday, June 22. Busy with political affairs is Rev. Joseph W. Martin Jr. Massachusetts, chairman of the Republican national convention which orens Monday in Philad-Ipbia's Ccnvention hall. Upper left inset shows Gov. Harold E. Stassen, convention keynote speaker. BAXTERVILLE hed of the progress of the trip; fred E. Baker of Buffalo, New assistant botanist end orniogist of the Buffalo Museum atural Science; Dr. Hugh C. er, botanist of the Missouri mical Gardens of St. Louis, who serve as a boatman: Dell Reed Mexican Hat, rrospector and fcarver, who will also serve SWELTERS IN HUNDRED DEGREE #% 2 be released at various points pep the Salt Lake Tribune in-| MOAB $ =| wife. vs. SPRINGS his Schedule Thursday, June 20-Moab Garage Scouters. Friday, June 2l-Meador's Cafe vs. Moab Co-op. Saturday, June 22-Scouters. ys. Dalton Wells. (End of round 2) 3 & § PAGOSA Nevills, Co-op 7, Moab Garage 5. Garage 18, Meador's Cafe => Doris Moab Moab 17. paIREESIORADO pbwing: burnalist, who will take care of lock of carrier pigeons, which a A SFT. GARLAN D Ranger ‘Oo Forest 1) BAYFIELD are y camporee Owen DeSpain of Moab. Phil Hurst and John D. Rogers of Blandi ng, and the scoutmasters from the three communities. AD detailed pre the expedition will embark. program has been was met at Green River by Carried out with nature hikes, ler members of his party. Mr. mountain climbing, handicraft, fills took along the three boats citizenship, competitive stunts and which the hazardous trip will contests, softball and other activiCitizens made. The boats are identical... ties. from the three p, the Wen, is a veteran of the communities have visited the Camporee 8 expedition. The others are , attending the evening | Joan and Mexican Hat II. campfire programs. iq crafts which Mr. Nevills made. It was expressed in three boats were transported meéeny of the Scouts and officials Warner [y Green River, Wyoming, by that recreation area is /one of the most ck. ideal camp sites addition to Mr. Nevills, leader in the state and has possibilities the expedition and a riverman of becoming the site for similar note, the party consists of the camporees in the future. "DURANGO the alder dam. Worman Nevills, with several »imbers of his party, passed ouch Moab Tuesday morning route to the Wyoming city < will 7 people, - nine ale and off from Green River, Wyom, today, on the 1000-mile journey qm that point to Mead Lake at Pct. 888 -750 650 285 222 25 100 Join Navajo Moab CCC Unit Moves To Monticello Monday Results Scouters 17, Lions Club 7. (Lions Club has forfeited the remander of its games and has joined the Moab Garage, making a five-team league instead of a six.) : Dalton Wells, 17, Meador's Cafe LS boats Colo- ARRIOLA! ree 1940 comprising LEWIS Nevills expedition, VIEW Norman river NUMBER Standing of Teams Won Lost Dalton Wells ...... 8 1 Moab Co-op ........ 6 2 Moab Garage ....>. 6 3 US cdot dc 2 5 Meador's Cafe ...... 2 7 wf PLEASANT Fhe jo 1940 City, Softball League. } Utah e People in Three Boats to ckle Journey from Green iver, Wyo., to Mead Lake G. O. P. Chieftains in National Session 20, O BLANCO San Juan district of the National Parks Council, Boy Scouts of America, is holding its annual camporee at Warne r ranger station in the La Sal mountains, east of Moab. this week. There are 65 Boy Scouts in attendance from troops at Blanding Monticello and Moab. ne The Utah Parks council is represented by A. A. Anderson, chief: Merril Christcpherson, assistant, and Dean Holden, in charge of handicraft. Others assisting with JUNE SyALAMOSA The UTAH, VISTA Towns Have Camporee , Takes Off Today COUNTY, CORTE i ¢ evill Expedition GRAND MONTE MOAB, ---- - Boy Scouts of Three ee Eh > a -i =- i Cie Times-independent 5LUME 65 eet dn ee Aontat : phen ean one" Ne 7 |