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Show I A2 w Th ir i Tlmos-lndopondon- The Times-lndepende- L ' 'H 'I nt Through the Files of The Entered as Second Class Matter At the Post Office at Moab, Utah Under the Act of March 3, 1897 Second Class Postage Paid at Moab, Utah 84532 Official City and County Newspaper Published each Thursday at 35 E. Center Street Moab, Utah 84532 Samuel J. Taylor, Publisher & Editor Managing Editor News Editor Advertising - Production Circulation Manager Community Comments Times-lndepende- nt and the Grand Valley Times 10 Years Ago A small private plane, missing since November of 1968, was discovered June 30, 1969 above tim- been retrieved from the public lands in Utah. The rugged White Canyon announcement came on area near Natural Bridges the eve of the fifth National Monument. The niversary of an- passage of victim died of extreme the Taylor grazing act. berline on the LaSal exposure and dehydration Don Harris of Salt mountains. The bodies of after three days in the Lake City, William Gibthe two California oc- canyon. son of San Jose, Calif, and When discovered, the Chester Kleven of San cupants, Mr. and Mrs. Don Hullman, were found man was alive and the Francisco left Green upslope from the wrecked rescue party administered River overland for Hite, small amounts of water from where plane. they launched There had been an in- and broth with a spoon. a boat for a trip down the tensive search for the Monument Superinten- Colorado river to Lees missing couple, who dent Bates Wilson repor- Ferry. crashed during a heavy ted that recent floods in cloud cover. The Beach-cra- the canyon had filled They had announced Bonanza impacted potholes with floodwater, plans to meet Bert Loper at about the 12,000 foot but the striken man at Lees Ferry, who was level just below the lip of refused to drink it. He to join them with his boat the saddle between Mt. died in the evening of the and continue the trip Tukuhnikivatz and Mt. day he was found. through the Grand 40 Years Ago Peale. The crash site was Canyon to Boulder Dam. The Associated Civic Loper had previously first reached by two Dallas, Texas men who Clubs of Southern Utah, been in Glen Canyon with were travelling in the meeting in Blanding, two government voted unanimously to geologists, Charles Hunt area. The following day, San stress the cmpletion of and Ralph Miller. 160 from Juan County Sheriff Highway 80 Years Ago Crescent the to Junction and Musselman Rusty A Colorado Border public of east meeting was Grand County Sheriff W. H. Bowman organized Monticello. It was poin- held June 26, 1899 to search parties to remove ted out that tourists were discuss the possible the bodies. Volunteers in reluctant to use the un- location of the State Horthe search parties in- paved road, due to dusty ticultural Experimental Station in Moab- - Valley. cluded members of. the conditions. A school budget of Following a discussion, a Grand County jeep posse and the Explorer Scouts $58,824 was set by the committee consisting of Grand County Board of Arthur A. Taylor, F. B. rescue unit. Hammond and J. N. Cor20 Years Ago Education for the 1939-4- 0 Work was nearing school year. It was bin was appointed to raise completion on an 8.3 mile estimated that the plan- funds to purchase about stretch of Highway 128 ned budget would require 40 acres of land suitable for the station. east of Moab. The a mill levy of 11.8. F. W. Strong, manager $234,000 project put 24 An article in the June foot wide pavement oyer of the Big Sax Oil Com1899 issue of the 30, the to paved pany, announced that halfway county road which plans had been completed Grand Valley Times who has traversed Castle Valley. for drilling two shallow stated, Mrs. ill been for some has time, Land Lindbergh, test wells in the Crescent inbecome of famous son of area dangerously anthe Salt Valley youngest flier Charles A. Lindberg, ticline near Valley City. sane and her friends will was a visitor in Moab, at- The Big Sax Company make an effort at once to tracted by the challenge was organized with local . have her taken to the of the Colorado River and capital in about 1919, and asylum at Provo for Cataract Canyon. Lin- was one of the pioneer treatment. The name dbergh, accompanied by wildcat oil companies of has been withheld for obvious reasons. three companions, floated southeastern Utah. the river to Hite during P. Chesley Seely, Elsewhere in the same the Canyon Country regional grazier, reporthe following crypissue, River Marathon. ted that more than 5,500 The body of an elderly licensed stockmen were tic notes appeared: "Hot. Pennsylvania man was t grazing a total of brought to Moab, having 2,190,000 animals on Wanted. A little more rain. ft . The old swimming hole, although still firmly etched in the memory of an aging generation and honored in verse and song, is but another extinct feature of rural America. Those who never sampled the thrill of an early spring dip in the cold waters of Mill Creek behind the Power Dam would think the idea insane, but the loss is theirs. The old swimming hole is an emblem of a more carefree time, and in some ways a more reckless one. No one bothered to check the waters for pollution. Everyone knew they were filthy, but they also were cool and wet. As for some of the accessories which went with the swimminghole, what better way to break a neck than to awing from a rope tied to an overhanging tree to see who could drop into the water farthest from shore? Or diving from a rock ledge into water whose depth was untested? Certainly the filtered, treated water of a swimming pool is more healthful, and the water may be just as cold and enjoyable. But there must have been something about the old swimming hole for the memory to linger on. Last weekend, I took a close look at my old swimming hole for the first time in many years. The old Power Dam is only a shadow of its former self with water levels not nearly as high as when the dam was maintained to generate power. Broken glass and litter surround the pond, and it really didnt smell very good in places. But the rushing waters of Mill Creek, as they discharged from the dam and into a rocky, deep canyon still looked pretty darned good on a afternoon. And from the looks of things, a large number of Moab youth are still taking advantage of that cool wetness despite all the scary things we have now learned from the folks at the Board of Health, Environmental Protection Agency and other protectors of the 100-degr- -l , W .., m rf " ""- - m ee people. -- sjt- Among the ranks of the declared and undeclared candidates for Jimmy Carters job in the 1980 elecThe mercury climbed tions are many members of Congress, but few if any too and the situation up to 107 Thursday. bad, sitting governors. Thats could change dramatically if a governor in any one of Dear Sam: for Market $40.00 Spot The thermometer has the states did what Jimmy Carter has been unable to War is being waged costs $.55 to produce. higher the past averaged do organize and carry out a meaningful attack on the against this country by a With this kind of disweek at any period than nations energy crisis. group of foreign countries crepancy between producIt is folly to wait for the federal government to solve that threaten to destroy us tion costs and selling in the past ten years. the nations problems. Far removed from the scene of as a great civilized nation. price, its no wonder that This foreign group, the inflation is wrecking the supply or demand, bound into inaction by feared political repercussions, the presidents energy program Organization of Petroleum United States and wiping Countries out our families future. everywhere is derided as a joke. The oil shieks are Exporting a the time West at industrial Even if we removed all glorious is taking this having laughing (OPEC) and the United States in particular with every new oil country to its knees environmental restrictions price increase. without firing ashot. By hampering domestic oil The governors can take the initiative, either in- artificially establishing oil production the lead time dividually or collectively, if they will. To do so, of prices outside of the Free to bring new fields into course, they must first free themselves from the Market System they are production is too great to political timidity which seems to have rendered the destroying our countrys prevent an economic disWhite House immobile. The they must proceed to economic stability, which aster without OPEC oil. clearly identify the problem and throw major resour- in turn will lead to citizens We have to have OPEC ces at its solution. uprisings and chaos that oil until we are energy It isnt driving speeds or temperature controls will destroy everything we but we which are going to solve the energy problems, as a nation have worked so cannot afford to pay the although each does have beneficial side effects. The hard to achieve. OPEC OPEC blackmail price. answer lies in new energy sources not a decade or two now has us so dependent Americans using Ameraway, but right now. on their oil supply they ican ingenuity, technology That is not an impossible solution. Many of the can sadistically cut pro- and money went into states have within their borders major energy resour- duction and raise prices backward OPEC countries ces ocean tides, coal, major hydroelectric power sourby as much as 100 percent such as Saudi Arabia, ces, geothermal. power, ideal solar power climates, while we flounder help- searched for, discovered wind, nuclear power potential, oil shale, tar sands, and lessly being unable to and set up production even grains which can be converted into fuels. produce our own abun- facilities to utilize these Some of these are being tapped, but not nearly to dant oil reserves because huge oil fields. Consetheir potential. Each is a potential gold mine for the of environmental restric- quently these countries state which harbors it. Where are the leaders willing to tions. A barrel of light have established high take the initiative to help pull the nation out of one of Arabian crude oil that standards of living which the worst threats it has ever faced? sells on the Rotterdam in areas of health care and education are far superior w w wwyrw Letter to Editor The State Land Board, meeting in Richfield June 20, approved the purchase of just over 3 acres of land by Green River City for the construction of a new mddical center and the possible construction of a new facility at a later date. According to Paul Rattle, Moab, a member of the Land Board, the property is located south of the highway, adjacent to and north of the Green River State Park on the east side of the city, just in Emery County. Since the parcel is fee land rather than school land, Green River may be able to obtain the ground for a minimum of $25 per acre, as allowed by statute. Were it school ' land, he explained, it would have to be sold at appraised value, and because of its location, that would have been quite expensive. Present in Richfield to make the presentation on behalf of Green River City were two councilmen and Green River City Attorney A.J. Coffman. Rattle said the Land Board also took action regarding a lease which had been approved for Sun Air Corp., Moab, on 160 acres lying just to the east of the Dead Horse Point turnoff on US 163. He said principals of the corporation had requested time at the board meeting to present a proposal for purchase of the land, but did not appear. According to Rattle, land board atjiff members noted the corporation had not paid rental on the first and the years lease on the land, recommendastaff board, following tion, gave the company 15 days to pay the rental, or lose the lease. In other action, the board approved an increase of grazing fees on state lands from $1.61 an pniirml unit month (AUM) to $1.89 an AUM. He said, This still will be considerably below both the Forest Service and the Bureau of While the Land Management. BLM average grazing fee per AUM is currently $1.89, and the Forest Service average is $2.01, these will probably go up a substantial percentage next year, he said. Rattle said the BLM has proposed the state trade out a state section of 640 acres on top of Pilot Peak, near Wendover, for some potential agricultural land in Tooele County, but the board, while authorizing staff to study the implications of such a trade, said they were not willing to approve the exchange at this time. Because of litigation over wilder- -' ness areas currently going into court, Rattle said he felt strongly that the Land Board not muddy the waters at this time until court decisons are forthcoming. Architect Is conning to discuss possible center multi-purpos- e Architect Jack Ehlers, Salt Lake City, will be in Moab Thursday, June 28, to meet with citizens and representatives of agencies in Moab who have expressed interest in space in a possible Center Office Building here. He will be at the present Senior Center on West Center beginning at 9 a.m., at which time he will meet with senior citizens and discuss what facilities they would like to see included in a new center. At 10:30 a.m. he will meet with the Community Council for the Senior Citizens Building Fund, local officials, and other interested persons. At 11 a.m. he will meet with Adult Probation and Parole and Juvenile Court representatives. At 11:20 a.m. Four Comers Mental Health staff will meet with Ehlers, and at 11:40 a.m. Health District and Planned Parenthood staff are scheduled. During the afternoon State Tax Commission and Drivers License Divispn are scheduled at 1 p.m.; State Lands and Forestry and State Parks and Recreation are scheduled at 1:20 p.m.; and Southeastern Utah Social Services are scheduled at 1:40 p.m. Interested citizens and officials who cannot meet the morning schedule are invited to stop at the Senior Center at any time during the day to give their input. ' Following the meetings Thursday, Ehlers will draw up proposed blueprints on the building, which if constructed would be located on the old hospital grounds where the present senior center is located. After he completes plans and projects construction costs, the package will be taken to several financial institutions to discuss funding through revenue bonding. The County Commission will make the final decision whether to go ahead with the building jprqject QIIAKIE SHAKE FACTORY , Now Open ! self-sufficie- mm Koop Abreast of Activities in This Rapidly Growing Visitor Mecca Subscribe Now to Wsz Name. Address. State. City Southeastern Uteh rx- - Land Boards provides land for new medical center in Green River Looking Backward Adrien Taylor William P. Davis Curt Stewart Dorothy Anderson W- June 28, 1979 Thursday, t, T'nrr ; rn Zip L Elsewhere In Utah 6 Out ot State -M- O00 7 : ! f 41 to our own country. Over the last 20 years we have provided billions of dollars to help these countries, and now in return they have stabbed us in the back. We must not tolerate this any longer, we must use whatever actions are necessary to guarantee crude oil production at a reasonable price to all industrial nations. If we fail to do this, we are ourselves condemning and our families to a world of chaotic social and economic upheaval. Sincerely, George R. 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