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Show f s 0 y Through the Files of And the Grand Valley Time 10 Years Ago A public hearing was held on a proposed general gener-al operation budget during dur-ing the 13 fiscal year for Moab City of an estimated esti-mated $320.7;iO. was held .lune 25 at S p.m. in the City Hall, according to Mayor Norman G. Noyd. Canyon Country River Marathon officials were concerned about a fantastic fantas-tic drop in the flow of the Green River. Concern was that the drop would hurt a usually successful Canyon Country River Marathon. Water level had dropped to 5. 500 second sec-ond feet of water. Town TV announced a major construction program pro-gram would start on July 1. Flans were to spend approximately $20,000 on a conversion to micro- wave facilities. 20 Years Ago Moab was chosen by Universal - International Pictures Company as the scene for the filming of two movies. Many people opened their houses in anxious anticipation of the coming of the movie people, who were in need of housing. Shooting for "Norder River" was to begin at once with the Mining of "Son of Cochise" Co-chise" to begin immediately immedi-ately follow ing. Joseph Muench. professional profes-sional free-lance photographer, photo-grapher, was in Moab with three amateur photographers pho-tographers in tow. Mr. Muench made the Life Magaine cover with a picture of Delicate Arch. 10 Years Ago Nuilding of a permanent perma-nent civilian conservation conserva-tion corps camp at Warner War-ner Reservoir had begun. Contractor John V. Young was in charge of the construction. About 15 tent houses had been built as well as a mess hall and a shower room. The lumber and materials materi-als for the camp had arrived and were hauled from Thompson to Warner War-ner by John Moore, trucking contractor. Stale Senator Knox Patterson Pat-terson of Moab was appointed ap-pointed an assistant U.S. attorney general, at a salary of around $0,000 per year. He was to have offices in the Capitol Nuilding. More than $$(10,000 was to be spent in the national nation-al parks and monuments of I'tah as the result of Congressional enactment of a public works bill, which released S3 billion to furnish work for the unemploy ed. 60 Years Ago A bond issue was proposed pro-posed which would raise $1.1.500 for improving county roads. Over $!.-200 $!.-200 of the money was to be used to open tin the La Sal road to Moab. No funds were placed on the present road to Moab as that highway had been condemned by the county commissioners. The Spanish Valley Water and Land Company filed an application for segregation of 7.000 acres of land under the Carey Act in the fall of UH0. the matter was still pending action by the Department De-partment of the Interior. There were to be some 5.000 acres net under the project. M. E. Jones, a well known botanist and geologist, geolo-gist, examined the Pack Creek carnoiile fields. He said he was greatly impressed with the mineral min-eral deposils. |