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Show Universal Microfilming Corp. P. ii ii 31 ( DEVOTED TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH THURSDAY. JUNE 10. 1954 MONTICELLO. UTAH PRICE 10 CENTS PER COPY VOLUME NO. 38 NUMBER 19 Two Counties onecf Swarm Day Program Held at Church Game Control i ; Sets Meeting Dates for 1954 Annual public meetings of the Utah Board of Big Game Control are set this year as follows: July 6, Beaver; July 7, Ephriam; July 8, Price; July 9, Provo; July 10, Ogden. All will start at 7:30 p. m. with the place of each meeting to be arranged for and announced at a later date. A public meeting is held once a year m each ot the states five fish and game commissioner districts for the purpose of gathering informat.on important in aiding the Board to scnedule the fall big game hunts. Board Chairman J. Perry Egan said, We encouiage all individuals, groups and organizations having factual information concerning the states big game herds and their ranges to meet with the. Board during these public sessions. Such tactual adds to our interagency committee recommendations and is heipiul in determining tne fall harvest of big game animals. five public Following the meeting tne Board will hold its executive session July 12 in Salt Lake City. Final determination of limits and types of hunts will be made at tms meeting with the information to be announced immediately following. Upemng date for the general deer season is set by legislative act. as tne nearest Satui aay to Uct. 20. The date for this year is Saturday, Oct. 23. M. I. A. Sponsors Dance Festival At Blanding: bee-keepe- j j WASHINGTON is FI I A here to stay, Sen. Wallace. F. Bennett (R., Utah) said here to- day. The Utahn said he was pleased that a Stnate Banking & Cur- r, N lelson. She also presented individual to Maryetta Barton, Nielson, Maris Redd. Car olyn Somerville, Carolyn Warren, Suzanne Wood, Aneva Whipple, Lei Momi Young and awards Nadine Pictured above are members of the Monticello Kindergarten Barbara Christensen. graduating class at graduation exercises held Friday, June 4. The the Kindergarten school loom. The The last named group is the setting for the occasion was a T formation, and one member of in were arranged 3a. hers and had the honor of youngsters as the the parents and asking the class acted teacher, welcoming conducting the Htve Budding remaining class various questions. The answers were given in Ceremony. Mrs. Nielson said in either or song and represented some of the achievements rhyme of she the knew girls presenting of the students during their six months schooling. Their instrucno other class that had received tor, Mrs. Nelson, then presented graduation certificates to the mat honor for years. To become children, a rose corsage to the mothers. Those completing of the girls have the courseand elegible 60 were: Eddie Alfred, Paul Redd, Stephen Blonck, Jefto adend Mutual and Sunday Frost, Hal Johnson, Sarah Hazelton, Jackie Rassmussen, 3ch:ol thirty times during the frey Jones and Robyn Lyman. Linda year and Sacrament meeting not less than twenty, Doris Carter received a gathers award. Those responsible for the fine accomplishments of the girls were Nina Hyde, Gatherer teacher, Cleone Cooper and Erma Nielson, Guardian teachers; and The American Cancer Society, the Y. W. M. I. executives, in cooperation Norma Young, president, ' Willie Utah Division, Medical Lake with Salt Society, Barton and Vernetta Sondreggor, has scheduled a Cancer Symp- counselors. tom Center to be held on June At the close of the program 16th at Division Headquarters, everyone met in the recreation 177 Motor Avenue, Salt Lake hall for dancing. Refreshments City. Registration will be held of ice cream and cake were from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. oh June served. 10th, 11th and 14th. Only those persons who register can be ex-- 1 amined at the Center. MOTEL HAS NEW SIGN In making this announcement Eugene Blickenstaff operator the Cancer Society and the Salt of the lovely Motel Blanding" Lake Medical Society wish to has a big new sign that is a point out that in order to be eli- credit to his business and the gible for examination all appli-- ! community of Blanding. It can cants must bring a written re-- 1 be seen from far up the road ferral from any doctor consulted coming from Monticello. It has by them in the past year. As the name indicates, been installed only recently. complete examinations are not given but Statistics show that clergymen are directed at only those areas live longer tnan anyone else- - evi of the body where cancer is dently they are the best risks thought to exist. Patients are referred back to here and hereafter. their family doctor for further andor diagnosis procedures treatment when indicated. Further cancer control information and literature may be obtained at the American Can177 Motor cer Society office Avenue by calling - . Cancer Society Originals Designed Schedules Cancer Symptom Meeting j j Many peopie came from Monticello, Saturday evening, to join with the B landing Grayson Wards at a dance festival m the Blandmg recreation hall. Orficers of the stake Mutual from Monticello were m charge. President Nina Barton announced Harold f? rost as stake dance director and in charge of the The floorsnow folfloorshow. lowed with numbers from the three wards in attendance. The boys in their white shirts and bow ties, and the girls in their luil skirts and blouses added to the charm of the dances. Social dancing followed to the strains of the Keith Jewkes orchestra. i j Skating Party Given rency committee markup of the housing lull had both strengthened and liberalized the Federal Housing Administration despite recent had scandals which rocked the nation. There have been loopholes Sen. Bennett admitin FHA, ted, but weve closed many of them and have written a bill which should materially aid the FHA program which is basically a good one. He warned Utahns not to regard the fight over public housings sections of the bill as of serious regional consequence and said public housing is a matter largely of concern to the east and the south. Sen. Bennett said he was pleased with parts of the bill which buttressed the FHA. Its a misdemeanor, for instance, to abuse the initials FHA in ad- Work Meeting: At Blanding: Ward rfeld Enjoyable Work meeting at the Blanding Ward Relief Society was well i attended by its members, Tues-uaThey joined in the quilting and other fancy work at in4 tervals all afternen. At 2:30 p.m. there was demonstratiton in the art of making ear rings given by Lona P. Hurst, and there was equipment furnished by the i l J f organization for each woman to A make herself a pair of ear rings 4k There were many lovely pairs made. At four thirty, tthe group moved over to the Pateo back of Minnie Johnsons home zae sexier pictured above are members of a skating, party where refreshments of hamburpunch and Home made ice given in honor of Melvin and Beverly Ann Wright, children of gers, cream were served. This part Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wright. Blanding, at the local skating of the afternon was devoted to rink. Pictured left to right; Sylvia Nielson, Kristine and Keith a little farewell party for Kisten Cairoll, Kathie Blickenstaff, and Melvin and Beverly Ann Wright. Perkins who leaves soon for her mission. President, Mabel Hurst payed high tribute to Mrs. New Monticello responded, and told of her past i ;1 11 - they were there, and that they belonged to Troop 311 of the Blanding Ward. There were contests of knot tieing, and other scout activities, Blue,- - red and white ribbons, loans. were given to the winners of Weve also insisted that Title the different events. I Improvement loans be executed in the presence of duly authorized officials of the lending FIRST GRANDCHILD Sen. Bennett said. nstitution, had word This should eliminate pressure of Mrs. Fern Simpson of the her first arrival grandbeon the buyer to sign papers in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, fore the work in question has son d arents are Mr, and Mrs. actually been finished." Black. Veterans have been helped by John Helquist and daughter, the committee bill, too, Sen. Ora Bayles, have gone to Bennett said. The bill authorizN. M., to stay at the es the Veterans Adimnistration to extend direct loans to vets in Trading Post of Lynn Helquist, those areas where bank loans and assist with some building, are difficult or impossible to ob- painting, etc. Lynn is building tain. Vets can buy Lanham Act a cafe and other improvements down instead of at the store. housing for 5 the former 10. Utah has had some Lanham Act housing in ticello' is pictured modeling one of her five original designs featured in the Susie Stephens fashion show. Miss Adams designed the Mallinson brown and white cotton tweed coat over a nylon and cotton halter dress of sand beige. y. years old, was seriously injured while working at . a mine athadHite, lit AUtisday at 11 a.in. He a little iuses, and stopped his carbide joo long to religt ,1 gnt that went out in the process. Two other men were hurt. There was no plane at Hite at the time, and a man was sent to Blanding immediately There hapby car for a plane. at the a be to plane pened Happy Jack Mine. Itthewas taken injured back to Hite and man was flown to Grand Junction. Mr. Johnson was working for the Tim co Mining Company. His parents are operating the the ferry at Hite on lease from owner. ,i Helquist Family Holds Reunion i Hite Miner Injured in Mine Accident rerd Johnson I 18 Resident Employ Of Redds Buick - hospital. . Temporarily, they are living in Moab until such time as housing is available; but plan, to become a perminent resident of Monticello. Mrs. Dravage was bom in Monticello but raised in Florence, Colorado. She has relatives residing in Monticello, the Hugh Edwards family. A farm pressure good lire insurance. system L 'uoiiietueaio duipied e irim years of happiness attending the Relief Society meeting. eiR Elmer E. Dravage and wife Betty Jo, and their two children recently arrived from Ketchikan, Alaska to make their home in Monticello. Mr. Dravage is now employed in the office of the Redd Motor Company in Monticello, and his wife, Betty Jo,- a registered nurse is working at the Moab , uiojj PROUD PARENTS Lt. and Mrs. J. M. Dunn are the proud parents of an eight pound baby girl, bom May 30, Glendale Arizona. Mrs. Dunn, a former Monticello ' girl, will be remembered as Geraldine, the daughter of Ray and Mrs. Edith Redd. Mrs. Redd and daughter, Anita, were there to greet the new comer when she arrived from the hospital. As Anita was on the last lap of her vacation the visitors soon left for Los Angeles for a two day stop where they visited Catalina Island. Up the coast to San Francisco and back to their home in Salt Lake City brought the trip to a close. rriHp - , 20 family, mem bers met at the home of the president, John Helquist, to discuss genealogy, and the progress that had been made in tne family during the past year. Other matters of business were also attended to. At 5 a.m, ,May .27 members of the group drove to the Natural Bridges for breakfast, going by way of the lower scenic route and returning over the Elk Mountain. At 2 p.m. the entire family, including the children, met at the Grove at Johnson Creek for games, visiting, and That .evening a picnic. The reunion closed with a dance and program in the evening at the Recreation hall. It was a very enjoyable occasion, and they are all looking forward to the meeting next year. REUNION HELD Mr. and Mrs. Parley Hurst had a pleasant reunion with their oldest son, Bruce, this week. He is living in California near where he is stationed in the service ay Ken-har- Sheep-Spring- s, Wendover, Tooele and near Lay-to- n. In all VA or FHA guaranteed mortgages the builder or seller must certify to the purchaser that construction conforms with and specifications on plans which the two agencies based valuations. The bill also authorizes the Bureau of the Budget of to examine the feasibility merging the loaning processes of the VA and the Housing and Home Finance Administration of which FHA is a part. Senator Bennett also noted that the HHFA was designated in the bill to make loans for community facilities from a revolving fund. This is the setup which could prove so helpful to western com munities now caught in the throes of a uranium boom, Sen. Bennett said. - Fish and Game Reminds Anglers To Use Caution It is ood fun to go afield, and to come home safe it is and happy. An estimated 150,000 Utahns wlU b,e Rlng afield for the Pen the gcneral anlinS lng on June n How many of us come home safe and happy will depend on some thoughtful care while we are away. The Utah Department of Fish and Game has listed some brief reminders covering a few important dos and donts for your fishing excursions. Allow plenty of time for travel mid-thedrive carefully.- a healthy respect for any water. Never go out in an overloaded boat and always take your life preserver along. Never wear hip boot or waders in- a boat. Ask permission before fishing on private land. It may mean the difference of whether you can come again to fish or lose the privilege entirely. Remember your license and know your rules and regulations covering the angling season. are Proclamations available through license dealers or at Department offices, 1596 West North Temple, Salt Lake City. - Blanding Seminary Graduates no Q n ni T3'vfj's-irr' ) $ j A $50,-000,- The annual Helkuist family reunion was held at Blanding the 27 and 28th of May, Twenty one people came from out of town, making a total of 84 in attendance. On the morning of the 27th, two car loads left early to see the Goosenecks and Mexican tT t Blanding Scouts Enjoy Outing On Blue Mountain Mr. L. A. Odette, chairman of the County Fair, reports that plans are well under way for the best fair ever All committees are organized and working feverishly to make their department the most outstanding. The committee chairmen are: Mir. Oris Rudd, entries; Mrs. Joe Adams, foods: Mrs. Duane Johnson, hobbies; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mr. Jamseon, flowers; Fiank Wright, arts and photography; Mrs Edway Redd, cloth-n- g and needle work; Mr. Clement Johnson, crops; Mr. Jack Nielson, livestock; Mr. Clyde shurtlelf, exhibits; Mrs. Stanley Mr. Lyman, program; George Uehunin, advertisingMrs. Wm. C. Walton, secretary; Mrs. Don Nielson, queen chairman; Mr. 3ns Rudd, county agent, boys tumor division; Mrs. Thelma G. Walt n. Home Demonstration gent, girls junior division. Calling all girls between the ages of 13 and 28 to join the queen contest for Miss San Juan County. This is an opportunity vou cant afford to miss, girls. The County winner receives a rip to the State Fair in Salt Lake City with all expenses paid. She is provided with a beautiful formal and bathing suit to participate in the State event. According to Mrs. Don Nielson, he winner of 1953 fair, its a fine experience. Mrs. Nielson has ;ent invitations to approximately thirty eligible candidates. Get behind your committee. Do your part to make this years Fair the most successful. FIIA is further strenghtened authority to suspend dealers or salesmen who abuse the program and by a provision which makes only publicly supervised lending agencies eligible ffor Miss LaRee Adams of Mon- rv- received from the Water Resources Development Corporation of Denver, Colo. At present generator are located in the following cities, and are placed so as to give maximum coverage to the entire area: Bedrock, Coin.; Cortez, Colo.; Grand Junction, Colo.; Ignacio, Colo.; Norwood, Colo.. Ouray, Colo.; Red Rock, N. M.; Kirtland, N. M.; Kayenta, Ariz.; Bluff, Utah. Moab, Utah; and recently at Blanding, Utah. Generators were operated for storms on the following dates during the month of Mav: May 10th, 16th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. The Blanding and Grayson Ward scouts and explorers joined with hoys from the . thei wards m the stake tor an outing at the Grove on Blue Mount an Monday afternoon, Monday night and Tuesday. They traveled to ihe camping spot m trucks in time Monday evening, to set vertising. znother proposal lim- up camp and cook supper in its Title I home improvement time for the bonfire program. loans to basic and essenttial Mr. Godeo, scout official fo: modernization, ruling out any the district, came from Price and pressure behind such things as brought his own three boys to compulsory fire alarm systems, be in attendance. dog kennels, barbecue pits, etc. Several carlords of interested Builders of Section 608 multiscout men and parents were in family housing units now must attendance at the evening meetthat their have costs certify where songs, instructions ing or FHA exceeded equalled loans," The Senator pointed out and skits took place. The sleeping was very bricl recalling that it was under Title I and Sectiton 608 pro- as in the case on most scout visions that most of the scandals trips, and most of the boys were had occured. Before the com- up ready foF activity at 4 a.m. mittee had tightened up mort- Tuesday. After breakfast, some gage requirements with the cost of the boys played some1 and of certificates, the FHA took had other games and loaned some builders more mon- hikes. Onp group hiked to the ey than the building cost which top peak of the Blue Mountain. here they erected a monument resulted in many windfall of rocks which told the date profits. 1. iJ Recently the two count.es of Dolores and Montezuma, in Colorado, joined with San Juan and other counties in Utah, Colorado. New Mexico and Arizona, in the cloud seeding program. according to information Senator Bennett Ad vises Setup to Aid Expanding Towns The postponed Swarm Da program was presented at the L. D. S. Church Tuesday for micleral General Assembly. Rain sent the Beehive girls, the M. I. A. officers and the mothers scurrying home from Looking Glass Rock in Dry Valley on Swarm Day two weeks before. The program as finally preThe Beehive sented follows: girls under the direction of The Clyda Christensen sang Beehive Girls Hiking Song and When tae Twilight Shadows Fall. Tanya Redd, Jerry Adams, Sandra Hobson, Lynn Kandall, Sheree Lyman, and Maurine Thompson were each given individual awards and had the title of Honor Bee conferred by Mrs. Erma the stake 147 Committee Declares Fair to Be The Best Ever Planned in San Juan County Join in Cloud Seeding Monticello Kindergarten Class Box Plans Well Undervay for Annual County Fair i'ULfl 3 CJ. n 4 r I r v- - w v DU. I t At impressive graduation exercises held in the Blanding L3LS. Chapel, ihe 28 students pictured above received diplomas from a three year course in the Seminary. Bottom row, left to rigi: Shumway, Glen Jones, George Perkins, Mordilh Harvey, Raymond Lyman, DeRoyce Black, LaMar Helquist; Middle row, left to right: Albert R. Lyman, retiring teacher of ihe Seminary class; Peggy Peterson, Jeannine Brown, Gwen Child, Gayline P. Hurst, Joan Brown. Carol Black, Chloe Jean - Black, Joselyn Bayles, Mabel June Hurst, and Alan Hams, new teacher for Ihe Seminary group. Top row, left to right: LaVerne PowelL Verdawn Guymon, Nedra Palmer. Edward Lyman, John Nielson, Richard Watkins, Gordon Lyman and Stanley Hawkins. ne De-Way- Blanding American Legion Post 97 Elects Officers 97 of the Blanding Post American Legion, held its election of officers at the Blanding Legion hall, June 6. Elected to office: Commander Duane Johnson; 1st Vice Commander, Frank Montella; 2nc Vice pommander, LaVar Lyman Adjutant, Don Smith; Finance Athletic Officer, Les Graves; Officer, Thomas Wozniak; Chap lain, Lorenzo Hawkins: Service Officer, M. F. Lyman, and Pub licity Officer, Richard Young. SCOUTS ON TRIP Despite the cold weather, the Monticello scouts left for a few camping days trip Monday morning. The explorers who hac been out since Thursday phonec Sunday morning from Straw berry asking for someone to bring heavy coats and gloves and saying light snow had fal len. While the boys were out in the fathers at home were inspecting alfalfa and wheat fields to determine to what ex tent the frost had damaged the camp crops. , Mabel Hurst, William Palmer Exchange Vows and Mrs. William Ellis Palmer will greet friends and relatives Friday evening at a reception at her home. The bride is the former Miss Mabel June Hurst. The couple recited nuptial vows Monday, June 7, at the Manti Temple before Lewis of the Anderson, president Temple. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hurst of Blanding, and Bishop and Mrs. William Palmer are Ervin parents of the bridegroom. The following friends and re Newly-wed- s, Mr. latives witnessed the ceremony; Besides the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Bayles, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Hurst, Sr., John D. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hurst, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rogers, Margie Lyman, Wasel Washburn, 'Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hughes amt Mr. and Mrs. David Hawkins. The young couple left .immediately on a short honeymoon to ports unknown. - Pump irrigation can increase dryland yields as much as 2000 per cent. |