Show TURNING BACK THE PAGES From he Files of The Times-Independent Times and the Grand Valley VaHey Times Time 5 YEARS AGO J. J M. M Ruby geologist on the job announced this week that the King Oil company would start operations at once on a u anew anew new test in the Salt Valley area The City of Moab without a law enforcing officer since Robert Burr tendered tender d his resignation resignation resignation res res- res- res ignation as city marshal took steps this week to remedy the situation by calling a special council meeting and asking for applications The Moab City booth at atthe atthe atthe the State Fair was creating quite a stir according to Mr and Mrs J J. J W W. Corbin who arranged it it The Cal Uranium company was planning a shaft in the Big Indian valley area Announcement was made this week by the Big Indian Mines Inc of the proving by diamond diamond diamond dia dia- dia- dia mond drilling operations of the theore theore theore ore body first d discovered on the Maimie claim of or that com com- pany The big air show sponsored by the Moab Lions club was all set to go the weekend of September 26 and 27 Mrs Golden Peterson went to Salt Lake City as chaperone for the H 4 Girls who attended the State Fair from Grand county Moab's first football game under the new lighting system was played this week when the Carbon Juniors met the Red Devils 20 YEARS AGO Operations were proceeding favorably at the offset well of the Cane Creek Oil company located 15 miles below Moab on the Colorado river Less than feet of hole was to to be drilled drilled drilled drill drill- ed to tap the Cane Creek gusher gush gush- er sand at 2025 feet New camps at Hanksville Hanksville Hanks- Hanks ville vile and Green River were to tobe tobe tobe be ready for occupancy by October October October Oct Oct- ober 1 I it was reported this week R. R L. L Davis of Golden who had a contract to furnish milk to all of the camps in southeastern Utah was establishing establishing establishing lishing a dairy and plant in Moab G G. O. O Patterson returned this week from Kansas City where he had gone with a shipment of cattle belonging to himself and Dr I. I W W. Allen Top steers brought only per hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred he reported A run-off run Primary election was announced for September 27 necessary because high candidates candidates candidates can can- did not receive majorities majorities' majorities majorities' major major- at the regular primary Myron A A. Howard and Ross Leonard both of Huntington democrat candidates for state senator were on the run-off run ballot as were Jim Lair and Lester A. A Walker for Grand county sheriff 30 YEARS AGO The Seventh Annual Grand County Fair plans for October 4 5 and 6 were were progressing satisfactorily Department chair chairmen chairmen chairmen men included J J. J P. P Miller general general general gen gen- eral chairman and supervisor of Horticulture II lh B. B Evans poultry Bert Allred agriculture agriculture agriculture ture Mrs W. W R. R McConkie flowers Mrs H. H W. W Balsley domestic art Miss Alberta domestic science and Miss Helen M. M T. T J J. J Eubanks a farmer fanner residing residing residing re re- re- re siding in the dry farm section east cast of San Juan county was killed and S. S M. M Becker and Silas Mitchel were seriously Injured injured injured in In- as the result of an auto automobile mobile accident at a sharp curve on Coal Bed hill S. S C. C Brendell and W. W F. F Reeder were in from Crescent this week Mr Brendell reported report report- ed that his company the Brendell Brendell Brendell Bren Bren- dell Oil and Gas company in intended intended intended in- in tended to drill fourteen wells on Crescent dome The following oil oj companies were drilling in the area this week Utah Southern Oil Co- Co Moab Consolidated Oil Co Boulder Knoll Oil Gas Co Navajo Petroleum Corp orp Big Oil Utah Utah Oil OH Six Co Refining Co Brendell Oil Gas Co Intermountain Venture Corp Continental Oil Co and Phillips Phillips Phillips Phil Phil- lips Petroleum Co Exceedingly low water in the Colorado river hung up the Moab Garage company's barge bargeon on sandbars many hours while en route to the Utah Southern camp The enrollment at the high school was not quite as large as last yeas year The enrollment by classes was Seniors 18 Juniors 17 Sophomores 17 Freshmen 25 Eighth grade 25 Seventh grade 26 Post graduate students were Irma Beach and Beulah Shafer 40 YEARS AGO The fourth Liberty Loan drive was to start September 28 and subscribers in Grand county county county coun coun- ty were exp expected Nat and Kendrick Levi Lev were moving an oil rig to Salt Valley Valley Valley Val Val- ley to start drilling Mr and Mrs Albert Maxwell and children returned from Mesa Colorado The Big Dig Indian mill had been closed down for 60 days |