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Show 0 i W The Times-lndependen- t, Thursday, Oct. 15. 1981 B1 Thefts were reported to Police Dept. Two thefts were reported to the Grand County Sheriff s office earlier this week. The first occurred at the Thdmpson Phillips 66 station during the night of Monday, Oct. 12. Sometime during the night, someone broke into the station and took an unspecified amount of beer. Beer was also taken during a burglary and theft at the Dewey service station during the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 13. Someone broke a window on the north side of the building and pried open a door to gain entry. An unspecified amount of beer was taken. Both burglaries are under investigation. kj&f Moab Police Chief Les Stiles (left) and Sgt. Roger Coursey examine narcotics seized from a room at the TraveLodge last Thursday, Oct. 8. Street value of the narcotics was estimated at $30,000. Two suspects were arrested in connection with the case. Valley Voices performed in Grand Junction The large tankers of McDougald Oil Company are a familiar sight on the highways of Utah and surrounding states. Most of the companys trucks are headquartered in Moab and make deliveries of refined petroleum products In Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Wyoming. McDougald Oil ready for new military petroleum contract McDougald Oil Company of Moab recently signed a $9,850,954 contract with the U.S. Defense Fuel Supply Center in Alexandria, Virgin ia. The contract will run from Nov. 1, 1981 through Oct. 31, 1982. In an interview Friday, Oct. 9, company owner K.E. McDougald stated that his company will serve military accounts at the Dugway Proving Grounds, the Toole Army Depot and Hill Air Force Base. In addition, the near $10 million contract calls for McDougald to supply fuel to Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities in northern Arizona and National Park Service installations in the Moab area. In previous years, McDougald commented, his d company handled about of the total contract. This is the first time the, Pair arrested, charged on narcotics counts The Valley Voices were in Grand Junction Oct. to attend the first melodrama performance put on by the Grand Mesa Chapter of the Sweet Adelines. The 14 members present An investigation by Moab joined in required audience antics for melodramas and Police last week resulted in enjoyed three other barber the seizure of a large amount of narcotics and the arrest of shop quartets which performed during the show. a Granger man and a Salt Lake City woman. They were the Relative Police Chief Les Stiles Pitches and Junction Jubilee, both Grand Junction, stated that the investigation and The Out to Lunch Bunch began Wednesday evening, October 7, when the departfrom Billings, Mont. ment received information There will be nine members of the Valley Voices that drugs were apparently sold from a room at the traveling to Phoenix, Arizo- being na, Nov. 8 to attend the Travelodge. National Convention of The room was staked out Sweet Adelines. and a search warrant ob9-- 10 McDougald Oil exclusively. He went on to state that the companys present staff should be able to handle the new contract. McDougald Oil now employs about 140 workers. McDougald started the company about 30 years ago. Since that time, its service area has expanded greatly. McDougald trucks now deliver refined petroleum. products to customers in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Arizona and New Mexico. Most of the asking law enforcement a- gencies for information on Simpson, 24, with a large cache of narcotics. Officers seized bulk quantities of pharmacy burglaries. State narcotics investigators came to Moab Friday to examine the evidence, to determine possible sources of the drugs. reportedly found Jennifer Demerol, Nembutol, 2-- one-thir- contract was awarded to a door from an adjoining motel room and open tained Attendance for suspects was down at Rock Show the room and van. Sam C. was seen leaving Shafer, 27, the room Thursday morning and drove north on Main Moab Points & Pebbles Street. City officers pulled Rock Club held their annual him over at 1st N. and Main Rock Show this past week- at 9:50 a.m. and arrested end. The attendance was him. Additional officers broke down somewhat. There were people there from Finland, Canada, and many tweden, States. The main door prize for Saturday was won by Chan-tBarks. The main and grand prize, a clock, for Sunday was won by Lois mor- phine sulphate, Tylox, benzedrine, Demerol hydrochloride, Prelude, Percocet, Dexamyl, dexedrine, co- caine, Darvon, Placidyl and a small quantity of marijuana. Most of the drugs were in the original factory packages. A small quantity of dexedrine was also reported found in Shafers van. The drugs were taken to the Police Department, where tests were conducted. Sam- ples of the drugs were also sent to Salt lake City for laboratory analysis. A nationwide broadcast via the Sheriffs Department NCIC computer was issued, any drug warehouse or The street value of the drugs seized was estimated at $30,000. Shafer and Simpson were charged with possession of controlled substances with intent to dispense for value, conspiracy and racketeering, trafficking in controlled substances. At an arraignment in 12th Circuit Court Friday, Oct. 9, Judge Donald Crist set bail at $25,000 each for Shafer and Simpson. Both were incarcerated in the Grand County jail. An investigation is continuing. el trucks are based at the McDougald Oil Company of Moab recently signed a $9,850,954 contract with the U.S. Defense Fuel Supply Center to provide fuel to Dugway Proving Ground, the Tooele Army Depot and Hill Air Force Base. The company will also make deliveries to the Bureau of Indian Affairs and National Park Service installations in the Southwest. companys Moab headquarters. A dispatch office is man- ned 24 hours a day, to arrange deliveries. The plant also has a e mechanshop, with ics on duty to maintain the fleet of tank trucks. Fuel and Phillips 66 products are also provided to drive-i- n customers. McDougald also has a front end alignment shop on the premises, which has facilities for operating on fully-equipp- full-tim- everything from compact cars to large diesel rigs. K.E. McDougald is also well known in the Moab area for his service on civic groups, including the Grand County Water Conservancy District. Kens Lake was named for him, for his efforts on the Mill Creek Dam project. McDougald has also served as mayor of Moab. Shown above is one of the approximately 140 employees of McDougald Oil. K. E. McDougald first started the company 30 years ago. Since that time, the firm has become one of Moabs major employers. WEEKEND VISIT Mr. and Mrs. Ray (Barbara) Drapeau came from Phoenix, Ariz. for a weekend visit with her brother, David Baker and wife Shirley. They went on to Colorado to visit other relatives. The first two competitive coal leases issued under the new Federal Coal Leasing Program have been awarded to Utah Power & Light Company of Salt Lake City. According to Max Nielson, Coal Program Manager, the Bureau of Land Management presented the documents to the power company October 6 as a result of a competitive lease sale conducted July 30, 1981. The 3,347 acre Cotton- wood tract contains an estimated 57.8 million tons reserves located approximately 10 miles northeast of Castle Dale in Emery County. The Meetinghouse Canyon tract contains an estimated 31 million tons of reserves about nine miles northwest of ce of Huntington in Emery County. Bonus bids totaled $10,544,000 and $856,000 respectively. Nielson said that the Bureau plans to offer other tracts in Emery County for competitive lease sale in February of 1982. He pointed out that 50 percent of all mineral revenues collected by BLM are paid to the State of Utah. DRIVERS EDUCATION The Grand County School District is offering an adult drivers education class starting October 20. The class will be held in room 2 at the high school with Mr. Ron Pierce instructing. Classes start at 7:oo p.ui. and class schedules will be discussed at the 24-ho- basis Arch hunting popular family sport Arch hunting popular past-tim- - is a fairly in the Moab area, however, few approach it with the methodical dedication of Doug Travers and his sons. Travers first visited Arches National Park in 1965. 50th Anniversary to be noted by Moab couple Celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 17 will be Howard and Bessie Bennett, 371 McGill, Moab. Joining friends in offering best wishes are their four children, Jane Brown, Thornton, Colo; Guy Bennett, Grand Junction, Colo.; Charlotte Fivecoat, San Jose, Calif.; and Howard S. Bennett, Salt Lake City, ten At that time, he developed an interest in building his own list of arches found in the park. He travels to Moab two to three times a year to hunt for more arches. He has visited about 150 arches so far. The National Park Service lists 180 arches in the park. The arch hunting became a family tradition, Travers said, and his four sons added a new twist to the hunt. His two oldest boys, Joe and y David, came up with the idea of completing a pass with a football through each arch, listing the successful tempts on the footballs. at- After several years, his two younger sons, Rod and Roy, took up the challenge. So far, Travers commented, the boys have completed passes through approximat- ely 25 arches. Unsuccessful attempts have been made at other, arch sites. , and eight grandchildren Mr. n. Bennett is a retired coal miner, and the couple has been involved in local senior first citizen activities. VISITED HERE CALIFORNIA Amateur arch hunter Doug Travers of San Antonio, Texas, has catalogued about 150 arches in Arches National Park. Travers visits the park two or three times a year seeking new arches. His sons added a new twist to the search by attempting to complete a son, before returning to pass with a football through each arch VISITORS Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hart and family are enjoying a visit with her parents who came from California for a He is family visit. Visiting the Sam Taylor family over the weekend were his sister and husband, . Bill and Sally Zogg, Mission Viejo, CA. They enjoyed Dead Horse Point and a trip back to Moab via Shafer Trail on Saturday. The Zoggs had been attending to business in Salt Lake City before coming to Moab, and went on to visit another sister and husband, Zane and Miriam HenderCalifornia I e meeting. The cost of the course is $65.00. Anyone interested in taking Drivers Education can register at the School District Office. 264 South 4th East, telephone or at the first class. 259-532- 7, Company owner K. E. McDougald (left) explained that the dispatch office is manned on a shown discussing deliveries with the dispa tchers. Law enforcement agencies throughout the West were contacted by police, in an attempt to determine the source of the drugs seized last Thursday. Agents from the Salt Lake City office of the Drug Enforcement Agency also traveled to Moab to examine evidence. Shown above are a portion of the drugs seized, including suspected cocaine and marijuana. |
