Show J Tinning r ing Back the Pages P From the Files Filet of The Times Times Independent Independent 20 YEARS AGO Work started this week on the UM c construction of a municipal swimming swim swim- ming pool for tor or Moab The poo pool will be built by labor with witt most of 01 the material being furnished furnIshed furnished furn furn- locally The natatorIum wa was vas vasto to be located on the library lo lot situated across the street from th the new county courthouse and excavations ex ex- excavations were planned Immedi- Immedi The he annual Easter egg hunt wa was slated for l Saturday sponsored by the Lions club committee con cons consisting elating of E. E W. W Stout A. A C. C Jorgensen Jorg Jorg- I en enten ensen en and 1 L. L A. A Woodruff A test of ot oil sand encountered at at the Columbia Crude test atthe a athe at atthe the head of Moab canyon was being made this week as a result resul of operations at the well Mothers of ot local band students organized this thIS' week to aid in a fund campaign for uniforms fo for forthe forthe the musical organization Elected to head the group were Mrs J J. B. B chairman Mrs Tom Taylor vice chairman ch Mrs Dale M. M treasurer secretary Mrs D. D E. E Baldwin Mrs Len Stocks and Mrs L. L L. L Taylor fi finance fir fl nance committee A senior class play titled Very Untruly Yours and starring George Learning was planned forthe forthe for lor the very near future A son erosion camp was planning to move to Moab for lor a two year stay for work on erosion roston control projects In the immediate Moab area it was week The group planned to occupy occupy occupy oc oc- cupy the camp recently vacated by the forestry camp Albert Maxwell president of the Moab Irrigation company announced announced an an- that work would commence com- com nence mence this weekend on the cleaning clean clean- lag ing of the company's ditches In Moab in preparation for the sum sum- t Imer Tier mer season t 30 YEARS AGO AGOt j t The eleventh annual conven- conven I lon of the Eastern Utah Federated I Women's Women s clubs was slated forI for Moab on April 9 Mrs Knox Paterson Pat Pat- Patterson I terson erson of Moab is president of the i group roup and Mrs D. D E. E Baldwin president of the local club 1 I An explanation of the initia- initia ion of channel catfish into the I I Colorado was written into the Times this wee week by H. H S. S Rut- Rut ledge after some some disagreement in Salt Lake City over their origin A survey of lands In the Moab area was asked this week by Governor Governor Governor Gov Gov- George Dern to clear up differences in land dealings An acute demand for housing In Moab was prompting citizens to convert store buildings to apartments All Moab stores were featuring garden tools and fertilizer this week after the sun had broken through and brought about an early spring The community was taking on a green appearance after after aft aft- er the heavy rains and snows of early spring and late winter Eighteen drilling operations were now in progress In Grand county for gas and oil Officials of the various companies working hero hue were very vcr optimistic optimistic- over the possibilities of the area as a 1 possible oil and gas field It was reported that since the founding of the La Sal national forest funds amounting to over had been used In road and trail building on the mountain 40 YEARS AGO A. A M. M Myra of Salt Lake City purchased the Taylor Land Livestock company holdings on the Book mountains for a consideration consideration con con- of Sheep sold far for 11 and cows for 50 per head and acres of land changed hands Automobiles A were becoming thick at Moab Moa the local garage having sold Bold 15 since the first of the year yeat The Moab National Farm Loan association was organized this week E. E Gordon as vice president J J. J P. P Miller as treasurer secretary and D. D A. A Johnson as president Plans for the addition to the high school were approved and the school board was advertising bids for the Improvements A bond election to decide on the the- proposal to Issue of school bonds for fot building purposes purposes purposes 4 oses was called for April It II At A. A wrote the Times Tines in regards to missionary experiences exper lenses lences in the central states J. J N. N CorbIn and son Jack were busy erecting the telephone line between Cisco and Thompsons W. W D D. Hammond Was erecting a modern bungalow at his La Sal ranch were preparing to start sprIng shearing on April 1 i. An Au Ir lr Irh h 11 of snow fell at Moab one night this week Nine Moab citizens filed a petition petition petition peti peti- tion In district court seeking to restrain the Moab Irrigation company company com com- pany from using its Irrigation canal canal canal can can- al north of town until It was cemented ce cemented ceo ce- to stop leakage |