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Show A 1963 CHRONOLOGY; A Look at 1968 Ay oar seems like a short time, until we begin trying to remember what has taken place during that year We at The Times did just that again this year, and found that the chronology of weekly events, as listed below and on the inside pages of section B, brought back momories that had already slipped away. It was without a doubt, a very busy year. And events during dur-ing its course sot the stage for probably an even busier 1909. So follows our chronology . . . January 4, 1968 Grand County sales tax receipts re-ceipts were up one third during du-ring the last fiscal quarter of 1907, according to a monetary mone-tary comparison with 1966. Moab City Council started the new year by appointing members to areas of responsibility respon-sibility and filling now com-mitee com-mitee vacancies. The peaceful and orderly holiday season in the Moab area this year prompted Grand county Sheriff Haskell Bowman to extend thar.ks to the residents for their spiri; and cooperation. The record-breaking heavy snows which had struck a crippling blow to San Juan county in late December, resulted re-sulted in the closing of tlu Island in the Sky portion of Canyonlands National Park. January 11, 1968 The apparent low bidder for the new Moab Post office of-fice building was E. J. Dlon-doau Dlon-doau of Boulder. The bids were opened in Denver, but a contract award was not made at that time. Indications that an alternate alter-nate route selected for the projected Book Cliffs road would not be within the capabilities cap-abilities of the Utah National Nation-al Guard during the summer encampment, were received. January 18, 1968 Little Karen Margrcthe Evenson, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. LeRoy Evenson bo-came bo-came Moab's New Year':; baby this week when she registered at the Allen Memorial Me-morial Hospital at 11:05 p.m. January 15. The long pending location of the newly founded Four Corners Regional Commission Commis-sion was settled. The headquarters head-quarters offices were to be located at Farmington, Ne.v Mexico, much to the disappointment disap-pointment of Moab residents. At regular Grand County Commission meeting a cooperative coop-erative agreement was signed sign-ed with the Utah State Dept. of Highways for preliminary engineering on the proposed propos-ed Fifth West bridge in Moab, Mo-ab, in the amount of $2,000. Grand County's share of the preliminary engineering fee would be $600. Freight business was giving giv-ing indications of increasing business activity in Moab, a survey showed. January 25, 1968 The expanding population of Moab was evidenced when the annual mobile home count was made by Grand County Assessor. Assessor Kenneth Beach said the 1968 count was 645 compared to 524 the previous year. William R. McCormick and Frank Yama purchased the 35-unit Prospector Lodge. February 1, 1968 A report from the Grand County Library Board showed show-ed work on the new library was ahead of schedule. Donations Do-nations to the building fund so far totaled $11,039.25. The Golf Association members mem-bers met and elected officers for the coming year, and heard a report which showed play for the year up a little over the previous year. Two major pieces of con-Continued con-Continued ch Page B2 J Big, Busy Year in Moab . . , Cecil firmed from Page A-l 'struction were nearing completion com-pletion at the Texas Gulf Sulphur Potash Division mill. Work was progressing on a second shaft and on a crys-tallizer crys-tallizer circuit. Chances appeared dim for a Book Cliffs road this year. February 8, 1968 Juvenile court law violation viola-tion cases showed a decrease in Grand County during 1967. There were 24 less cases than the previous year, which had an all-time high of 92. An injured 70 year old man from Mack, Colorado was rescued by the Grand County Jeep Posse after lying helpless help-less in an isolated rugged canyon near Moab for 12 hours with a fractured hip. Moab City granted builders build-ers a 45 day extension for completion of the Moab City sewage disposal plant due to extremely cold weather. , Februas-y 15, 1968 Grand county schol teachers teach-ers were granted a $239 base pay raise at the district iboard meeting, in addition to established in-grade sal- Jary increases. Sen. Frank E. Moss an jpouneed that an early start iion a more than $2 Vi million read and campground pro- Hiram for Canyonlands National Nat-ional Park was assured, al-j al-j though details of the pro-1 pro-1 gram were not made clear at I the local Canyonlands office. Russ Donoghue, Bill Mead-or Mead-or and Dr. James Alexander were named Outstanding Young Men of the Year by Moab Jaycees. Donoghue was top winner. Contract for construction of the new post office was awarded aw-arded to Terry L. and Doris Phillips of Post Falls, Idaho, second low bidder at the official of-ficial bid opening. Cost of the new building was listed at $121,430. February 22, 1963 The formation of a Moab Safety Council to operate under un-der the auspicies of the Utah Safety Council was the subject sub-ject for discussion of a group which met in Moab, under the general direction of J. Wallace Corbin. J. Kay Hawks, accountant and native Moabite was given giv-en the position of Hospital Administrator by the County Commissioners. A public meeting on water and sewer problems in Spanish Span-ish Valley had been set with Lynn M. Thatcher, state director dir-ector of the Department of Environmental Health. An attempt to salvage Utah National Guard practisi- pation in a road building project pro-ject was to be made as a re-Bsult re-Bsult of' action taken at the fcmeeting of County Commissi Commis-si sioners. a Spring-like days and un-seasonably un-seasonably warm nights dur-aing dur-aing the past two weeks gave tMoab fruitgrowers concern jffor the year's furit crop. For 6five consecutive' nights temperatures tem-peratures stayed above freezing- ft February 29, 1968' I Prospects .were excellent : for a season of movie-making j. in Moab. The community was biding for six western ! movies, according to the Mo-t.vie Mo-t.vie Committee. The lower LaSal snowpack I was the best in fifteen years. 1 Uranium prospecting had pgone modern in San Juan, where heavy claim staking Iiwas continuing during win-.ter win-.ter months via snowslice and snowmobile. The Times fared well in1 competition at the annual "convention of the Utah Sfote m Press Association, winning ' a number of top awards. : I March 7, 1968 , The Small Business Administration Admin-istration approved funds for a half-million dollar restaur- i ant and motel complex to be , built by Jack Payne.'. The Woman's Literary yClub was celebrating the 70th anniversary an-niversary of the founding cf the club. The Moab City Council authorized au-thorized purchase of the IPrichard Transfer property on Cane Creek Blvd., for use as a city maintenance yard and work shop. March 14, 1968 The TGS Mine was temporarily tem-porarily shut down due to hoist problems. "Blue," million dollar movie mo-vie filmed in Moab, was slated slat-ed to open here the same day as the premiere in Salt Lake City, according to Paramount Para-mount Pictures officials. The annual Girl Scout cookie sales began. March 21, 1968 A new tourist museum and facility was announced by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gelo, who had purchased Mussleman's Rock Shop on North Main. A burst of spring temperatures temper-atures resulted in increased activity in Moab. Four heavily loaded railroad rail-road cars derailed and overturned over-turned on their way to ths D&RG main line from Potash. Interest was rising in Vrn coming Canyonlands Golf Tourney the earliest major ma-jor tourney in Utah. March 28, 1968 The State Division of Health was considering an official request to the Grand County Commission and to other officials involved, suggesting sug-gesting that building permits in the Spanish Valley area be withheld until it is possible pos-sible to work out a suitable water supply for each installation. instal-lation. Vastly improved service for Moab was promised by Frontier Airlines. The Athena Program was extended and Green River Missile Base faced a bright future. April 4, 1968 Cliffs Copper Corp. an-. , "'.nounced immediate construction construc-tion on a 3,000 ton per day copper mill in the Big Indian Mining District of San Juan county, just south of the Moab area. Indications were that hundreds hun-dreds would arrive in Moab for the second annual Jeep Safari, according to the Moab Chamber of Commerce. Over 80 entries representing represent-ing golfers from four states had been received for the Canvonlands Golf Tourney according ac-cording to Pro Glenn Victor. Blaino Shields was named new district representative for the Moab area by Utah Power & Light Co. Repair work was nearly finished on the flood-damaged Mineral Canvon road. April 11, 1968 Easter sunrise services at Arches National Monument were planned. Three bi? routes awaited visitors to the second annual Jeen Safari. Work on the new post office of-fice was slated to begin the coming week. Lester Rogers was named to the Grand School Board to replace Chester Brostrom, deceased. Jack Ridd of Magna was the big winner in the Canvon-Tands Canvon-Tands ?olf tourney, with a score of 147. April 18, 1968 Major reorganization plan for Grand Countv School District Dis-trict administrative operation was tentatively accented bv the Board in a lengthy meet-in1?. meet-in1?. Funeral services were held for Moab businessman and president of the Grand Covn-1v Covn-1v School Board, Ralph H. Griffin. Faster capped the opening of the tourist season in Moab. with all enmnfrnunds around th" area filled to capacity. The outlook was brkrht for a Continuing Education Center in Moab. Anril 25, 1968 Workers at the Cane Creek Mine received conrrahiln-HoiTR conrrahiln-HoiTR this week for breaking nrnduclinn record's. Bill L. Bessinter. perioral mannrror, fnled that the industry had pferessed an average of G, 4Tfi tons of ore per dnv for the rnenrd-broaking three dnv period. An nt'honn Missile was pro-conlod pro-conlod to ihe Ci1v of Croon River (his week bv Atlantic Research Corp., for display in the City Park. A caravan of Volkswagens toured the Moab area, bringing bring-ing hundreds from Colorado for the all-day tour. May 9, 1968 The National Park Service Canyonlands office announced announc-ed that it was abandoning the originally-planned route over Elephant Hill into the interior of the Park pending further study of other possible pos-sible access ideas. Construction Construc-tion of the five-mile stretch was classed at violating "the serenity and beauty of the Canyonlands Country," by NPS Director George Hart- zog. Moab was the host city fnr the seventeenth annual City Streets and County Roa&j Convention. A British Royal Navy crew had arrived in Moab for a tour of Canyonlands Nation-al Nation-al Park. May 16, 1968 The second shaft at Potash was serving on a stand-oy basis. An attendance record wr--established at the City-Coun ' ty Road Convention in Moali. Late filings provided races for nearly every spot on the Continued on Next Page r . . . Full of Activity, Steady in Progress 1 killet. Mjy 2J, lo 7u0 boats were coveted for tho Kr.endsh.p Cruise Uis weekend. An awards night lumored top dc'ilS students. Valedictorian Valedic-torian was Kathy Ketd. r, and Kathy lUow n was saluiutor-ian. saluiutor-ian. Mdy 30, 1963 M.dland Telephone Co. announced an-nounced a muui-nullum dol- lur building program. The proposed UksS ej operating oper-ating budget for the Cran.l County School District would result in a drop in school 9 taxes oi one null li formally approved. The Friendship Cruise was marred by the death of a Colorado man in an accident down-river from dreed Kiver. 10Z Seniors the largest ' graduating class in history, received diplomas in Moab. Juoe 13, 1963 A big rodeo was planned fcr the weekend, with two parades scheduled on the I same nights. The old Marathon record went down tswco in an al-most al-most ixvk-to-iuvk finish. The winner of the event was David Da-vid Kobor of La Crescenta, Calif., with a time of two hours. 43 minutes and 33 se- CvT.ds. Grand County School District Dis-trict received Sw.d.'l fro'ii , the Federid government as I a federal! v impacted area. rJ ' June 20. 1964 German troops were firinj test missiles near Green Kiver. Ki-ver. An ar.r.ouncenv-r.t this week by Atlas Corporation outlined outlin-ed that company's attempts to assure adequate ore re- i serves for milling at the M . ab mill in future years. r June 27. 1963 Ganvt FreiohtIir.es showed a marked increase in business busi-ness during the first half of 1X3 in tho M.iab terminal. Pershing Missile firings were a success. Two were .V f-ed from Gilson Butte. I'tah to White Sands. New Mexico The new school budget amounted am-ounted to S1.&S3.-55), and included in-cluded enough to pay off the k.g-randing deficit. Grand county residents went well over their quo'.! reeded to place the question of liquor by th drink on the Utah ballot in November. . An AEC report indicated that $135 million would b3 if spent in uranium core drilling drill-ing in the next three years. July 4, 1964 Dedication ceremonies for the Dead Horse Point Stale Dark visitor center took place with Governor Calvin L. Hampton presenting the dedicatory ded-icatory SpiHvll. Construction at the Junior llie.Ii was Hearing completion. Grand county Democrats met for their primary convention con-vention and I'tah's 80 per cent convention law was giv-en giv-en a close try. Since liert Swmk polled only 78.27 per cent, both his name and his opivnont, Emitt Pittman's would appear on the Primary ballot. 1 Fire danger was high on the LaSal mountains. Taking out the curve f the old highway at 4th East and Center was the project of city-county crews. July 11, 1968 Moab and Grand County building was increasing at a steady pace over 1DG7. A higher education survey was scheduled for Moab to determine if there was a need for a Continuing Education Edu-cation Center here. 20th Century Fox representatives represen-tatives were expected to arrive ar-rive in Moab soon to meet with the local movie conunit-tee. conunit-tee. July 18, 1968 The City Council was to undertake a major flood control con-trol study of the eommnnilv as quickly as possible. Grand County's assessed valuation was increased by one million dollars over the 1367 total. Pioneer Day activities in Moab were planned at the City Park. A contract between the Department of Interior and Mrs. A. Lansdale of California, Califor-nia, was hoped to lead to commercial production of helium near Harley Dome in Grand county. July 25, 1968 Uranium exploration activity activ-ity showed a steady increase. Water conservation in Spanish Spa-nish Valley was the major item on the agenda at the County Commission meeting. Oppon-ents to Dead Horse Park transfer from state to federal control would be given giv-en a chance to testify at a public hearing, said Senator Frank Moss. The Skylarks Flying Club cf Southern California was arriving with 29 to 35 planes expected. August 1, 1963 Moab's largest motel complex, com-plex, the Desert Inn and tha Desert Lodge, was being sold to Ramada Inns. Construction was scheduled schedul-ed for September on a new til) unit motel complex, according ac-cording to owner Jack Payitu. A Ford Motor Co. television televis-ion commercial was being filmed small of Moab at Wilson Wil-son Arch. Secretary of Interior Stewart Stew-art L. Udall was expected in Moab during the week, to inspect proposed additions to Canyonlands. August 8, 1968 Approximately 900 residents resi-dents of Grand County had shown their interest in the" Continuing Education pro-cram pro-cram planned for Moab, by completing survey questionnaires. question-naires. Two weeks of heavy rain left Southeastern Utah roads in extremely rough shape. County Commissioners cut 1.1 mills from the county levy. Moab Little League teams were moving ahead in upstate up-state playoffs. August 15, 1968 Moab was flooded with over ov-er an inch of rain in one hour. A hailstorm which sent stones an inch in diameter hurtling acros-s the valley, caused untold thousands of dollars of damage in the community. The Trail-O-Tel property on 1st South and Main was sold, the buildings to be de- ",vl-'"vu uiiu CI JIVH II IV LCI restaurant complex scheduled schedul-ed for construction. The County signed a cooperative co-operative fencing pact with the State Road Commissioa for tho construction of badly needed fencing along Highway High-way 160 between Canyon-lands Canyon-lands Airport and Crescent Junction. August 29, 1968 The new- $103,000 library openod to the public after a two-day moving job completed com-pleted by the Moab staff assisted as-sisted by State Librarian Russell Davis and his staff cf nine. Members of the Wilderness Society which has its headquarters head-quarters in Washington, D.C. met at the Desert Lodge and were backpacking into certain cer-tain sections of the Needles in Canyonlands. Moab Jaycees planted a permanent, live Christmas tree on the grounds of the county courthouse. September 5, 1968 Moab school enrollment topped all previous records, with 2,257 students beginning classes in the district. Open House was scheduled at the newly remodeled Star Hall, new gymnasium and other facilities at the Junior Jun-ior High. The cooperative fencing project north of Moab was kicked off during the weeK. Considerable interest was being generated for the Primary Pri-mary Election scheduled for the following week. September 12, 1968 Mars Pope and Bert Swink were local winners In the Primary Election which drew a rather light voter turnout. The fencing project north of Moab was progressing at a satisfying rate, according to reports. Superintendent Bates Wilson Wil-son answered critics of a change in plans for Canyonlands Canyon-lands park development In an interview where he defended de-fended a new proposal for a southern entrance to the Needles section. Judge Edward Shcya was appointed to the Seventh District Dis-trict bench to replace Fred W. Keller, retired. September 19, 1968 The local flood control committee completed the application ap-plication for government assistance as-sistance in watershed protection pro-tection and flood control. A Masonic festival was expected to draw a large visitation vis-itation to Moab. Over two hundred people were expected. expect-ed. Red tape ribbons were cut and the correct name re stored to scenic Wilson arch. September 26, 1968 The progress on Moab's new post office was well on schedule according to Postmaster Post-master E. R. Carter. Howard Balsley, long-time Library Board member, was to be the speaker at the dedication ded-ication of the new library. For the first time in ten years, Moab defeated Cor-tez Cor-tez in football. October 3, 1968 More than 40 officials rep. resenting government agencies, agen-cies, private organizations, and news media spent three days in and south of Canyonlands Can-yonlands National Park for a detailed inspection of proposed pro-posed road locations. State Rep. Edward Drake, member of the Utah House of Represntatives, announced that due to business pressures pres-sures he was withdrawing from the two-county race. The Seventh Annual Rock, Gem and Mineral show was underway in Moab. October 10, 1968 Viet wounds claimed the life of Moab soldier, Dick Christensen. Prospects for renewed oil activity III OidllU COUIliy were revived with the completion com-pletion of swabbing operations opera-tions on the Glen Ruby Big Flat No. 1 well. Students enrolled in vocational vo-cational education at the high school were to erect a building to be used for part of the vocational education program, if plans could be successfully carried out. October 17, 1968 New snow on the LaSal mountains awaited1 deer hunters hun-ters for the annual hunt. The fall season was bringing bring-ing a greater number of visitors to Canyon Country. Phone service was interrupted inter-rupted when a truck loaded with farm machinery hit the lines. Two poles were snapped snap-ped and about 40 pairs of lines fell to the ground. October 24, 1968 Moabites welcomed the long-awaited announcement by Rio Algom Mines of Canada Can-ada that they would begin soon with the development of the Humeca uranium property pro-perty in the Lisbon area, with work on the mine shaft to begin in the spring. A new car wash business was opened on Main street by John Mullican of Moab. Area actress, Ivalou Redd was to appear on Death Valley Val-ley Days television program. Deer hunters scored 50 per cent success locally, it was reported. October 31, 1968 Grand county voters faced the general election. Prospects for getting started start-ed on a $44 thousand improvement im-provement program for the Moab golf course were very bright. Gov. Calvin Ramp-ton's Ramp-ton's office announced that they had given their aproval to an application for fund ing from the Bureau of Outdoor Out-door Recreation to match with local monies. A new air line service was announced for Moab by Joe Cox representing Pacific Western Airlines, who met with the Chamber of Commerce. Com-merce. t November 7, 1968 Some 2,400 voters went lo the polls in Moab and gave overwhelming endorsement to most Republicans on the ticket. Two exceptions were Governor Calvin Hampton and secretary of state Clyde Miller. J. G. Pinkerton and Earl F. (Bud) Blank were winners in tight school board races. November 14, 1968 A special meeting was called call-ed to observe the twentieth anniversary of Moab AA. Moab's modern new post office opened for business. Tho proposed Continuing Education program for M;-ab M;-ab was approved for inclusion inclus-ion in the Utah State University Uni-versity budget request to the Legislature. A slight cutback in employment em-ployment was announced Dy Atlas Minerals, when one of the mill's circuits was closed. clos-ed. Most of the layed-ot'f workers had been absorbed by other local industry, the Utah Employment Office stated. November 21, 1968 The way was cleared fur the construction of a new drug store-medical center in downtown Moab to be built on the presently vacant lot on Main at First North. Uranium activity remained furious with many filings, according ac-cording to n-ports from tho Grand and San Juan county Recorders' offices. November 28, 1968 The Jaycees purchased a lot of tiew decorations and were stringing them up for the holiday season, with assistance as-sistance of volunteers from Utah Power &c Light, Midland Mid-land Telephone Co., and Town TV. Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.'s Potash Divi i.r. became th? largest single taxpayer in Grand county by paying over, S2G0 thousand to the County Treasurer this week. December 5, 1963 Administrators of Grand School District were authorized author-ized by the Board of Education Educa-tion to make formal application applica-tion for a vocational education educa-tion center for Moab. New Chamber of Commerce Com-merce officers installed were Ralph Osborne, president; Don Knowles, vice president and Jacqualine Gelo, treasurer. treas-urer. December 12, 1963 Moab Area Development, Inc., became' a reality. Purpose Pur-pose of the corporation was' to benefit the community as measure d by increased employment, em-ployment, payroll, business volume- and other factors. December 19, 1963 Moab's churches were observing ob-serving a joyful Christmas season. Contract changes assure the future of the Atlas Mir. erals uranium mill in Ma ab. The new contract redutj ed the amount of concentrat. es the company was obliga'J ed to sell to the AEC durin ! 1SG9-70 and allowed Atlas to enter more deeply int the private sales market. |
