Show TURNING BACK THE PAGES From he Files of The Times-Independent Times and the Grand Valley Tim Times s FIVE YEARS AGO The city was considering drastic measures In water use as the level In the one big water tank dropped to bottom each da day A well was was' being drilled and a bond Issue being beIng being be be- ing considered ered to remedy the situation There had been no rainfall in Moab for over a month The community was still wrapped in the movies Son of Cochise Universal Inter a r- r national production was being filmed here and a large number number num num- ber of stars and production personnel were in town Rock Hudson and Barbara Rush Hush were featured in the picture Utah Power Light company company comp comp- company any announced that their new power line which would link Moab with outside power would be completed soon A small diesel and hydro-electric hydro unit In Mill creek was supplyIng supplying supplying supply supply- ing the town with water d S the present time Dr J. J W. W Williams was planning planning planning plan plan- ning to celebrate his birthday with an open house on August 3 20 70 YEARS AGO Grim stark tragedy was disclosed disclosed disclosed dis dis- dis- dis closed this week in the badlands badlands badlands bad bad- lands west of the Colorado river river riv riv- river er a few miles below Moab when the body of ot Howard Gillpatrick Gillpatrick GillPatrick Gill- Gill Patrick of Molina Colorado was discovered by a group of ot searchers who had scoured the surrounding country for several several several sev sev- sev- sev eral days In a search for the missing man The man apparently apparently apparently died of ot thirst having wandered along the canyon rims In site of the river but being unable to get down off oft the cliff clift Mr and Mrs John E E. Pace pioneer cattle ranching couple of Castle Valley were celebrating celebrating celebrating cele cele- brating their wedding anniversary anniversary anniversary an an- with a party at their popular ranch in the lower part of Castle Valley Dr J J. J W W. Williams the oldest oldest oldest old- old est member of Lions International International International in the world left this week to attend the International al convention in Oakland California Cal Cal- He lie had received a part parton on the program at the conven conven- tion An application for tor a federal grant of ot to Improve the water system in Moab was prepared prepared pre pre- pared this week by City At At- torney Mitchell and Mayor D D. D E. E E Baldwin A Moab enrollee drowned drown drown- ed this week while swimming in the power dam Kenneth Beach pitched the Moab baseball team to victory In a header double-header against Sego and Green River teams on the local diamond this week D. D L. L Goudelock and the Pace Brothers bought a a large acreage acreage acre acre- acreage age of land and on the north end of the La Sal mountains this week in separate deals Utah new dealers were confident confident confident con con- that another Democratic landslide would take place this election G. G O. O Patterson George W. W Johnson and Frank Halls were elected to serve on the district grazing advisory board this week in elections held In Grand and San Juan counties AUthree All AU three were cattle raisers An attempt was being made to group all state land into one consolidated district by livestock men in southeastern Utah Mrs Mary opened a beauty shop in Moab this week situated in the Midland Telephone Telephone Telephone Tele Tele- phone building 30 YEARS AGO Disputes over range In the Book mountains which have raged all spring and summer culminated in a gun play the thelast thelast thelast last of the week when a Greek sheepherder whose name was not disclosed brandished a revolver re- re revolver revolver re re- volver at Loren Wilcox and forced the latter to leave the portion of the country where the Greek was herding his sheep Assault charges were filed filed fil fil- fil ed ed and Sheriff O. O C C. Miller left for the mountains with a posse to bring in the culprit Members of the Grand county county county coun coun- ty fair committee had set October October October Oct Oct- ober 13 12 as dates for the county fair this year Earl Martin and Neva Murphy Murphy Murphy Mur Mur- phy were joined In marriage this week the ceremony being performed by Counselor Bert Allred Mired Mrs H. H C C. C Goodman and Mrs R. R L. L Kirk were chosen as Moab delegates to the state Federated Women's club convention convention con con- in Salt Lake City The Texas company had a number of representatives in Moab exploring the possibilities of drilling for oil in Grand Gran d county J. J P. P Miller well-known well Moab man was still reported d in serious condition in Ohio Mrs Beula Goodspeed and Mrs R. R J J. J Reid daughters of ot the Moab pioneer left this wee week k to be with him The Republican state convention convention convention conven conven- tion was to be held In Ogden n this year Mrs R R. R L. L Kirk and grandson grand grand- son Dick Allen left this week for Salt Lake City to visit Dr I. I W W. Allen who was cing in the hospital there The war against the common house fly in Moab was progressIng progressing progressing progress progress- ing well this week with an interesting fly-catching fly contest being held among the younger folks of the community The Norwood Colorado softball softball softball soft- soft ball team well rated and favored favored favored ored to win in their visit here were soundly trounced by the Sego Moab-Sego team The game ended up In a fight between team members and several were hurt seriously when hit hiton hiton hiton on the head with ball bats Officers Officers Officers Of Of- broke up the fight and three men the were fined 35 for disturbing the peace |