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Show yf y X Through the Files of 10 YEARS AGO A U.S. Forest Service project pro-ject was underway to construct con-struct contour trenches on the headwaters of Pack Creek to prevent soil erosion eros-ion and hold runoff. Sen. Wallace F. Bennett announced that the Joint Congressional Con-gressional Committee on Atomic Energy was to visit Moab to hold a hearing on the uranium mining and milling mill-ing industry. Deer hunting on the LaSal mountains opened a wee'e earlier than in other areas of the state and was slated to stoy open until Nov. 12 The early hunt was drawing many hunters to the area. Moab Valley emerged from a short drought following a heavy rainfall which dropped 1.26 inches of moisture on the area during two days and insured that October would be the third successive month with above average precipitation. precipita-tion. 20 YEARS AGO Funds for construction of access roads into uranium mines were authorzed by Congress and some $1.5 million mil-lion was appropriated for roads in Grand and San Juan Counties. Plans were in progress for const ruction of a press bo: at the Moab football field, and the box was to be a combination com-bination scoring board and broadcasting booth. A sharp increase in the number of students participating participa-ting in the school lunch program pro-gram was noted by Supervisor Super-visor Clara Gerhardt with some 195 lunches being served serv-ed each day. he Moab Lions Club had decided to push for estab- lishment of a Community Chest organization for Moab and were to appear before the Grand County Health Council to enlist its support. 40 YEARS AGO It was hoped that oiling and graveling of the road in Moab Valley could be started start-ed during the winter. Total cost of the project was ta be about ?50,000. Outlook for cattle growers was said to be favorable and the price of cattle was expected expect-ed to hold well. Plans were under way to hold a celebration in the Peters Hill area between Moab and Monticello to commemorate com-memorate the completion of the highway between the two towns. Theives had stolen about $200 in men's and women's clothing from the Cooper Martin Mar-tin & Co. store but had a change in heart and had left the suitcases full of clothing nearby. 60 YEARS AGO Papers for incorporation of the Moab Oil Company were filed with the County Clerk and the capital stock of the company w?as listed at $1.5 million. Settlers on National Forests, were informed that they would no longer have to pay for surveys to determine the boundaries of their homesteads home-steads under the Forest Service Ser-vice Homestead Law. Plans and specifications for a steel bridge over Court house Wash near Moab were approved and adopted by the County Commission. The bridge was to be of Oregon fir and steel and was to have one 120 foot span. |