Show I Many Matters Discussed at Lengthy Chamber Meeting A lengthy no noon n business meetIng meetIng meet- meet Ing of the Grand county Chamber of Commerce found directors examining examining examining ex ex- ex- ex many matters that have come to fore since the last regular regular regu regu- lar Jar directors' directors meeting two weeks ago Present at the meeting which was as held at the Towne and Country Country Country Coun Coun- try club on Tuesday were Mr Larry arry Mills and Mr Don Rector representing the W. W S. S Hatch Trucking company at the present time one of the contracting truckIng truckIng trucking truck- truck Ing companies transporting crude oil aU from the Aneth Math portion of the Paradox basin to the railhead at Thompsons The two representatives representatives tIves t. were making a preliminary survey urvey of the Moab area with the Idea of possibly moving a 1 number umber of families here bere The chamber officials promised aid to the trucking company which has headquarters l at Woods Cross Utah In Jn locating necessary housing housing housing hous hous- ing for company families Among Interest to the group was a letter to the Chamber Chamer Cham Cham- ber er from Colonel William E. E L Leonard Leon onard on- on ard USAF director of Installations Installations of the Air Research and Development Development De De- De- De Command In Inglewood Inglewood Inglewood Ingle- Ingle wood California In regard to establishing a guided nt mi Ie le project pro r in Moab The air force colonel stated that in regards to locating a guided missle project in the I area of Moab Valley the specific I area urea would be catalogued and re retained retained re- re e tamed for use in site selection He Jle on to state I am sure that you realize that hat contractors are given maximum maxi maxI- plum mum latitude by the Air Force in selecting sites for their facilities and further the information regarding re regarding garding the of operational missle facilities must be e retained as al classified data As a result of this condition you ou may receive no ao further indications lad indi of interest f flom oat this command command com corn mand inand except to be assured that your yew offer remains In conAdera- conAdera tion as It Lt is applicable The chamber had pr previously submitted data to the Air Research Research Re Research search and Development Command Command Com Corn mand for their consideration of 01 this area for a possible project site The Spring up clean-up drive slat slat- slat slat-I ed by the Chamber will be getting under way soon it was ed Appointment of O. O C C. Wiggle and Edd to chairman the drive was made by President Ray Branscom It was learned that material had hart been received from the Home Improvement corporation corporation corpor corpor- atlon to serve as an aid in an orderly and well-planned well cleanup clean clean- up campaign A check for was turned over to the Chamber of Commerce by former fonner Businessmen's association association atlon president Ken Hyde the organization or or- having combined forces with the chamber some months ago Mr Hyde complimented the chamber on the good work and progress made during the past year and was in return thanked by jy y President Branscom for the cooperation the chamber had received re re received from the tite Businessmen's organization since the merger of the two civic organizations It was announced that so far the 1957 membership drive had netted retted some 72 members cash received received re re- re- re had now been totaled at 2724 and pledges amounting to recorded In connection with the membership drive it was reported that a list of at wholesale wholesale whole whole- sale distributors to the Moab area had been compiled and Invitations to join the local chamber had been mailed I Ift Jt ft t was war learned teamed that the newly newly- retained chamber chamer executive exeC director director director dir dir- I ector F. F M. M was planning planning planning plan plan- I ning on 01 arriving in Moab around the first of April Mr is presently working on some chamber problems it was reported report report- ed ad and would make several leveral contacts contacts contacts con con- on behalf of the Io local al organization organization organization or or- before coming to Moab I |