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Show f J i Through the Files of &GG&ttt& tdCfZW-CltCl The Times-Independent . And the Grand Valley Time? 10 YEARS AGO Moat was to be the setting set-ting for a commercial motion mo-tion picture showing the history of Atomic Energy. Charles Steen had been honored by the Utah State ISenate for his efforts in developing the urainium mining industry in Utah. A crcwd of 400 members of the Elks Lodge from U-tah U-tah and Colorado were expected ex-pected in Moab for Institution Insti-tution of the Moab Lodge. About 100 members would go on record as Charter members in Moab. The Moab Chamber would sponsor a clean-up-fix-up campaign. The Grand Ole Opry would perform in the high school gymnasium, with a good portion of the proceeds designated to the journalism journal-ism class to help publish the school newspaper. The publication pub-lication had 'been suspended for sometime because of lack of funds. The Moab City Council met with the Trailer Court Owners and Operators Association As-sociation in an attempt to iron out problems. The association as-sociation presented three demand's; de-mand's; all three were lef'. undecide until future study could be made. The first protested compulsory use of garbage collectors; the second sec-ond protested water rates; and the third' protested bus-iress bus-iress license fees. iU I CMK3 HUU The Moab Cleanup Drive was making good progress, and imany hemes were joining join-ing yard and garden contest. con-test. A $75 first prize was offered to the residence making the most improvement; improve-ment; $50 and $25 prizes to runners up. Dr. Iown Ulmer and Jimmy Jim-my L. YVinborn were married mar-ried by Stake President W. C. Stolworthy. Glen Lile had purchased the Moab Cash Grocery from the William TibbetK." Col. H. A. Rich, '"director of selective service, had issued is-sued an order to all men 18 to register at their draft offices. The honeymoon was over on Capitol hill; peace and tranquility that had marked mark-ed relations between the 27th Utah legislature nad Gov. Herbert B. Maw, had I been replaced by the old . feud of politics and appointments. appoint-ments. Leading Fruitgrowers of Moab valley had formed a cooperative to make marketing mark-eting of fruit more simple iand profitable, making it possible, to sell even small quantities of fruit for top prices. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Wild-life Service had dropped 1,700 poison baits in Southeastern South-eastern Utah in a .war a-gainst a-gainst predatory animals.' 40 YEARS AGO The tools were recovered from the Frank ,Shafer No. 1 Discovery Well at Cane Creek, and the hole was cleaned. The well was producing pro-ducing quantities of oil and gas as the bottom was neared, and heavy mud was being used on the J. H. Shafcr well, and drilling should be underway in a week. The Colorad'o and Green rivers were declared navigable navi-gable streams, and the title of the state of Utah was asserted to the beds, in Senate Bill No. 12 introduced introduc-ed by Auerbach, and1 approved ap-proved by Governor Dern. The Seventeenth session of Utah legislature would adjourn on the 60th day, but it was probable the session ses-sion would continue into ,the next week. Miss Neva Clark ,dau- iici ul unu lurs. it. l. Clark, had been adjudged champion woman debator of the state. She was a student stu-dent at the University of Utah. The road from Cisco to the Colorado State Line was being surveyed for a new highway. Two locations were under consideration. The carbon black plant of the Crystal Carbon company com-pany at Cisco had begun operation op-eration and would soon reach the 2-carload per week capacity. A Senate Bill had passed permitting oil and gas prospecting pros-pecting upon unallotted lands within the Indian reservation, res-ervation, and drilling operations opera-tions would be resumed in San Juan. February was a record month for moisture; 2-'2 in. of precipitation and 3-U' In. of snow. Average for the month was .45 inches. 60 YEARS AGO After a delay of several years, a vote had been taken on the famous Smoot case and he was granted permission permis-sion to retain his seat in the U. S. Snate. Utahns rejoiced re-joiced over the decision. John Block, the Miller, had returned to Monticello and would soon open the grist mill. A group of Utah Legislators, Legisla-tors, including Representative Representa-tive J. P. Miller of Grand County, were involved in a train accident while touring the Bingham mines. Mr. Miller was credited with saving the life of Mr. Joseph of Wayne County; two legislators leg-islators were killed in the mishap. The Grand Valley N(vv, editor hadi toured farm lands along the Green river. He was impressed with th; scenery along the Green and Grand rivers ,and said it only needed a successful means of transportation to open it up. He also commented com-mented on the T. G. Wini-mer Wini-mer farm, GOO acres, 400 in cultivation, 2G miles below Elgin, which when irrigated with a water wheel under construction could in a few years be worth $20,000. A fine dance had been held at the Castleton city hall, on of the best in a month. Times were picking nn- npw fnppc n-pro cpon in Castleton every day. The Blue Mountains near Monticello had been set a-side a-side as a forest reserve. O. C. Snow had received1 the order, or-der, and had gone to Monticello Monti-cello to get things shaped UP- John Riis, son of te famous Jacob Riis, had been appointed assistant ranger to work with Mr. Snow on the LaSal and Blue Mountain Forest Reserves. Surveyors were dividing Little Green River - Valley into 10 acre .tracts; Ji'a Browning was chief engineer. engine-er. A party of railroad officials of-ficials and newspaper representatives rep-resentatives visited the valley val-ley to investigate future prospects. After the tour the guests were entretained at a banquet with 75 invited invit-ed guests present; Rod McDonald Mc-Donald was toastmaster. |