Show TURNING BACK THE PAGES From he Files of The Times-Independent Times and the Grand Valley Times 20 YEARS AGO Over a hundred Moab members members members mem mem- bers of the Benjamin Franklin Taylor family were making preparations preparations preparations pre pre- to hold the annual family reunion here The contract for paving the surfaced gravel-surfaced road from town to Blue ue Hill was awarded this week Moab streets were due for paving at the same time Fred W. W Strong president of th Big Dig Six Oil company this week announced his company's plans for drilling several oil wells in the county C. C J J. J Meador was named new president of the Moab Lions club in elections held this week at the regular meeting of the club dub The Republican mass meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing was called for this week the Democrats having held theirs during the week just passed Memorial l Day was to be celebrated celebrated celebrated ce ce- ce- ce with appropriate services services services ser ser- vices in Moab under the direction direction dir dir- of the American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary Fishing Season opened this week on streams below the foot level An infestation of beetles had taken practically the entire cucumber cucumber cu cu- cu- cu cumber and canteloupe crop cropin cropin cropin in Moab Steps were being taken taken taken tak tak- en to curb the pests' pests destruction destruction destruction tion before further damage took place The post office announced that it would be open for one hour each Sunday A vast range improvement program for Grand county was to be undertaken soon by the local ocal camps it was announced announced an an- by district grazier James S. S Andrews A cleanup campaign was beIng being being be be- ing undertaken this week at athe atthe the fhe he Grand Valley Cemetery sponsored by the American Legion Legion Le Le- gion glon in preparation for Memorial Memorial Memorial Mem Mem- orial Day 30 YEARS AGO Sego Grand county this week received a large amount of publicity as the busiest coal camp in the state Due to the high grade of the product and the great demand for tor it a man crew was working the mine at capacity producing some 1500 tons of coal each day The superintendent was R R. R H. H Dalrymple and the mercantile manager was Phil The Cisco Carbon Black Back plant produced over a million pounds Of their product during the past year a report this week indicated The Colorado river was at atthe atthe atthe the foot 12 mark the highest point it had reached since 1921 Indications were that the river river ri river ri- ri ver had not yet reached its peak and would continue to torise torise torise rise for a few weeks more Grand county's valuation f fo the year 1928 was just a little littleover littleover littleover over 2 million a report from the assessors assessor's office showed shoWE i. i This was a jump of a quarter of a million dollars over the previous year O. O H. H Newell was the assessor Wells were In at Salt Valley Crescent Junction and Lisbon Valley this week The Moab turkey growers were being plagued by turkey thieves A large reward had been offered by the association for their apprehension Bill Jarrett just returned to Moab after leaving a very depressing depressing depressing de de- pressing job He lie was on the graveyard shift for the Corpse Mining company in the Coffin mine located in Dead Mans Man's Canyon in the Funeral mountains mountains mountains moun moun- at the edge of Death Valley Val Val- ley 40 YEARS AGO Grand county went over the top the first day in the RedCross Red RedCross RedCross Cross war fund drive being the second in the state to achieve its goal according to toa toa toa a wire received by C. C A A. Robertson Robert Robert- son county chairman from S.W. S.W. S.W. S. S W. W Nibley state chairman The Times this week published publish publish- ed Moab's roll of honor which contained the names of 52 local local local lo lo- cal young men who had answered answered ans ans- their country's call and were in the military or naval service The Grand county high school announced its commencement exercises for Friday evening The graduating class consisted of only three students Anna Bryan Louie Loule Bliss and Mae Elmer Emer Walker Paul and II 11 E. E Whelchel Whelchel Whelk chel state J road Oad load engineers had completed a survey of the post road from Thompson to Blanding Blanding Blan- Blan ding miles mlles in length Nat Lev Levi was In Moab mak mak- ing preparations to commence drilling for oil in Salt valley V. V P. P Martin this week resigned resigned resigned re re- re- re signed as county commissioner due to his absence from the county His successor had not been appointed as yet by R. R J. J Thomson and J J. J G. G McBride the theother theother theother other commissioners V. V R. R Bush left for Camp Humphreys Va to report for duty with the U U. S. S Army Mrs Ollie formerly Miss Dollie Allred of Moab died this week in Grand Junc Junc- tion |