Show Chamber Meeting Reviews ys Local Highway Problem Here Tuesday The rhe Moab Chamber of Commerce Commerce Com Com- I merce met for a n luncheon meeting meet meet- ing ng Tuesday Dec 18 at the tho Towne and Country Club ty-five ty members were present with president Ed Claus Glaus ing President Claus gave a n synopsis synopsis sis of the general membership meeting on Dec 13 which was held In conjunction with the Highway Association Association tion meeting in Moab President of t the h e association Gaylord Staveley of Mexican Hat was present at the meeting and Md reported re reported re- re ported that the new Navajo Trails TraUs route to east and west wesl travel was causing tourists to pass by-pass this area One bottleneck bottleneck bottle bottle- neck he said was la lack k of an adequate road over the Book Cliffs to Vernal and the other lack of adequate markers directing direct direct- directing ing traffic from Kayenta through Mexican l Hat lint Blanding and on to Moab The difficulty of obtaining permission permission per per- mission from the Navajo Indians Indland to place signs on the reservation was pointed out It was mentioned men men- mentioned that even the intersection I at Flagstaff was not well marked Reg Regarding the progress ss of the new airport it was reported that Bob Dob Norman was to have met with Frontier Airline officials officials officials to review the latest developments de de- developments on the new Denver- Denver Los Angeles schedule with Moab Intermediate to pol point n t. t However Norman was still out of town and nothing definite could be 00 reported at this time The county will probably complete the purchase of the land for the proposed airport this week H It was reported Grand Count County S 'S h Superintendent W W. H H. asked the Chamber of Commerce If ft they might be interested in sponsoring a dance for high school students on New Eve It was agreed to do this An invitation was read to Chamber executives to a banquet banquet banquet ban ban- honoring members of the Legislature on January 14 A letter was read from KUT ing their plans to honor community progress with a specIal special special cial program |