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Show - ' GREEN GREENRIVER RIVER NEWSThe NEWS Tho The Greennver GreenrIver veterans were wereca11ed werecalled werecalled ca11ed called together iin m an a meetIng meetIngSunday meetingSunday meetingSunday Sunday with a .a . group of Amer AmerIcan Amerscan American Ican scan Legion men from Price for forthe forthe forthe the purpose of organizing orgamzmg a Le Lepon Legion Legion The Thegroup Thegroup Thegroup gion { pon post in m Greennver Greenrlver Greenriver group met in m the lodge hall and andan andan andan an organization was perfected perfectedRay perfectedRay perfectedRay Ray Sherrel was elected com corn commander cornmander cornmander mander of the Greennver Greenrlver GreenriVer postPat post postPat Pat Gahagan ' vice 'VIce commander commanderIwarme commanderWarnie commanderWarnie Warnie Thomps Thompson n second \ , cc cccommander cccommander cccommander Iwarme commander Bill Howland ad adJutant adjutant adjutant Jutant ' Sam 'Bam Bam Howland historian historianDarrell historianDarrell I IDarreII DarreII Darrell Ross secretary and andtreasurer andtreasurer andtreasurer treasurer Nolan Curtis chap chapl1.m chaplien chap1-un chap1 un l1.m l1m lien . - Boyd Hunt sergeant at atarms atarms atarms arms and three executive com corn commltteemen cornmitteemen cornmitteemen mltteemen mitteemen as follows fo11ows LormWilson LorinWilson Lonn Lorm Lorin , Wilson three years Errol StottI stottt stott t\\ t t two t0 \ \ 0 o years and Archie ArchlC Embry Embryone Embryone Embryone one year Another meeting meetmg was washeld washeld washeld held Monday evening evenmg for com corn completIon cornpletion completion pletIon of the organizat orgamzat on a.nd and a.nddlscussmg anddiscussing . anddiscussing dlscussmg discussing plans for meetmgs meetings meetmgsand meetingsand meetingsand and future events The offICers offICersfrom officersfrom officersfrom from Price attending attendmg Sunday s smeetmg smeeting smeeting meetmg meeting included mcluded Past DistrIct DistrIctCommander DistrictCommander DistrictCommander Commander Earl ! ( Hones Jones and andJack andJack andJack Jack Forrester Dowel Young YoungVern YoungVern YoungVern Vern Davis Ray Wilde George GeorgeStrong GeorgeStrong GeorgeStrong Strong Fred Pleasants and a aMr aMr aMr Mr Cook from Helper Also AlsoPast AlsoPast AlsoPast Past Distr Dlstr ct Commander HarryTasker Harry HarryTasker HarryTasker Tasker of Greennver Greenrlver Greenriver helped m in mthe inthe mithe the organizationWork organization I ' Work 'fork fork ' has been progressmg progressing progressmgqUlte progressingquite progressingquite qUlte quite rapidly the past few fewweeks fewweeks fewweeks weeks on the new highway highwaybridge highwaybridge lughwaybridge bridge over the Green river riverLast riverLast riverLast Last week weeh . the pouring pourmg of con concrete concrete concrete crete abutments and placing placmg of ofsteel ofsteel ofsteel steel re enforcements started startedThe startedThe startedThe The construction however was wasdelayed wasdelayed wasdelayed delayed a short wh le Ie when asa as asa asa a result of near zero weather weatherthe weatherthe weatherthe the river was filled with large largeblocks largeblocks largeblocks blocks of floating ice which whichpIled whichpiled whichpiled pIled up and jammed very rap rapIdly rapidly rapidly Idly against a.gamst agamst . the piling pIlmg and re reenforcements reenforcements reenforcements enforcements on the old fiver river fiverstream riverstream riverstream stream backing backmg the water up upand upand upand and fllllll filling the excavations for forthe forthe forthe the abutments of the new bridgeThis bridge This made it necessary to blast blastwith blastwith blastwith with dynamite the ice jam The Thewater Thewater Thewater water then had )1ad 1ad Jiad ) to be pumpedout pumped pumpedout pumpedout out of the e-C'1 e C'1 C1 exrpvations excavations - " : ' > vatIons and the theforms theforms theforms forms readjusted However the theIflrst thefirst thefirst first footing footmg was completed Sat Saturday Saturday Saturday Iflrst urday and work started this thisIweek thisweek thisweek Iweek week with the construction of offorms offorms offorms forms f"r fr fnr f'r " ' t e abutments abutme'1ts abutme1ts abutmentsThe ' The Womens club of Green GreenrIver Greenriver river met Fr day afternoon at atthe atthe atthe the home of Mrs Francis WIlson WIlsonwIth Wilsonwith Wilsonwith wIth Mrs Helen Wilson as co cohostess cohostess cohostess hostess About 18 members were werepresent werepresent werepresent present and topics were given by byMrs byMrs byMrs Mrs Wealtha Thompson onSculptm onSculptuies on onSculptuies Sculptm Sculptuies es of Utah and iMrs Mrs iMrsWayne MrsWayne iMrsWayne Wayne Smith on What is Ne\\ Ne New NeThe NewThe NeviiThe \ The meeting meetmg was attended b bI bIseveral bsseveral several out of town guests m in mcludmg ineluding incjuding cludmg eluding Mrs J W Corbm Corbin of ofMoab ofMoab ofMoab Moab distr dlstr ct president Mrs MrsLeter MrsLetter MrsLetter Leter Letter , Taylor of Moab presl press LIterarylclub dent president presldent pressdent of the Women s LIteraryl Literary Literaryclub Literaryclub club and Mrs William Wilham HayesI Hayescecretary Hayes'ecretary Hayes Hayesecretary -ecretary ecretary cecretary 'ecretary ' - of the Moab club Also AI Al AIso Also so a guest was Mrs Eva Con ConnO Connors Connos nO nos s of or Kansas who is 'VIsIting VIsIting 'VIsItinghc visitinghere ' visitinghere hc here : > re at the home of her parents parents'Ir parents"Jr parentsMr 'Ir Ir "Jr Jr ' " a-id a id aid - - Mis IVhs B J Sllhmanl1r SillimanMr Silliman Sllhman \ ; Mr l\1r l 1r : and1rs and " \ Mrs \1rs 1rs [ Dave Lee of ofPhiladelphia ofPhiladelphia ofPhiladelphia Philadelphia arrived .in in m an . GreenI Green I r . I iMr Mr iMrr MrI Mrand Mrand river Tuesday as guests of and Mrs Arthur Ekker They Theyplan Theyplan . plan to remain until Friday and andare andare andare are enjoying enJoymg their visit with old oldfriends oldfriends oldfriendsMr I IfrIends frIends frIendsiMr friendsMr Mr iMr and Mrs Mro ! ( ; Que Anderson Andersonand Andersonand Andersonand . and son Gale of Hiawatha vis via t ted ted ed in m Greennver GreenrIver Sunday at the thehome thehome thehome home of Mrs Anderson spar sparents s par parents parents ents Mr and end Mrs Wallace Cur Curtis Curtis Curtis tis Gale only recently returned returnedd returneddhome returnedhome I Ihome home from overseas duty withthe wIth wIththe withthe the navy and enJoye enjoyesi e . vIsIting vIsItingGreenrlver visitingGreenriver visitingGreennver Greenrlver Greenriver once more after a along along along long period of absenceMr absenceMr absence absenceMr Mr and Mrs Orville Swan Swanson Swancon Swanson son con and children of Price ' vis 'VIS ted tedfriends tedfriends tedfriends friends and relatives here last lastweek lastweek lastweek week endr endMr end endMr Mr \r r ( ! \ ( { and Mrs Cecil Gibbons Gibbonsare Gibbonsare Gibbonsare are happy to announce the ar arrIval arrival arrival rIval of a son born last Wednes Wednesday Wednesday Wednesday day at the Moab hospItalMr ! hospital hospitalMr hospitalMr Mr and Mrs John Folsom Folsomand Folsomand Folsomand and daughter Sue and Mrs Mar Margaret Margaret Margaret garet Johnston were Grand GrandJunction GrandJunction GrandJunction Junction visitors MondayMrs MondayMrs Monday MondayMrs Mrs Ralph Dinning Dmnmg spent sev several several sevoral eral days last week in m Pr ce cc VIS VISIhng visitmg visiting Ihng itmg her husband who is re recovermg recovering recovering covermg covering from a recent Illness Illnessat illnessat illnessat at the Price hospItalThe hospitalThe hospital hospitalThe The Greennver GreenrIver basketball basketballteams basketballteams basketballteams teams were doubly defeated last lastSaturday lastSaturday lastSaturday Saturday evening evenmg in m two exciting e-clt e clt excit ecltmg exciting - , : mg ing games with the Blandmg Blanding Blandmgteams Blandingteams Blandingteams teams The h gh school team was wasdefeated wasdefeated wasdefeated defeated in m a well weIl played game by gameby a score of 54 37 The town townteam townteam townteam team played Bland ng town team teamIn teamin teamin In a close but losing losmg battle the thelocals thelocals thelocals locals being bemg nosed out by four fourpomts fourpoints fourpointsThe fourpoints pomts points pomtsThe pointsThe The town ball team was also alsodefeated alsodefeated alsodefeated defeated in a close game wIth withthe withthe . the Price Professors Wednesday Wednesdayevenmg Wednesdayevening Wednesdayevening WednesdayeveningCarbon evenmg evening evenmgCarbon eveningCarbon Carbon stake visitors to the theGreelrIver theGreenriver theGreennver GreelrIver Greenriver ) churchsacrament church sacrament sacramentmeeting ' Sunday afternoon were wereIrvine wereIrvine Irvme Irvine Branch of Price and Ho Homer Homer Homer mer Thayne and ' Miss 'MISS Cottrell Cottrellof Cottrellof . of Wellington WeIlmgton . WellingtonThe The Greennver GreenrIver MIA now has hasplans hasplans : plans in progress progFess for its annual annualgold annualgold : gold and green ball which will willbe willbe willbe be held some time this month monthA monthA A queen will be selected and a afloor afloor . . preparedA floor show is being bemg prepared A good outside orchestra will be beobta beobta beobta obta ned Everyone is invited mVlted to toj toattend toattend toattend j attend The ball will be held mi in inthe inthe . the high scholauditorIum schoolauditorium school schol auditorium |