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Show c. i y. . frrxrirU VOLUME NO. 39 THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1955 MONTICELLO, DEVOTED TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT UTAH OF SAX JUAX COUNTY PRICE 10 CENTS PER COPY Cet-- p NUMBER 7 Red Cross Quota For San Juan County Set At $700; Units Surpass Quotas In 1954 The San Juan county quota for this years annual Red Cross Drive is $700. Last year San Juan county went over the top. The 1954 quota was $575 and $622 was donated. The 1955 quota has been raised not only because of the increased population in the county, but because the demands on the Red Cross have been unusually heavy. During 1955 patients residing in San Juan county received 16 pints of free blood, the only charge made was a small hospital service charge. The regular price for a pint of blood is $25. So these patients were saved a total of $400 by the Red Cross. The people of Utah also received 185,000 units of gama gobulin in 1954, 90 per cent of which came from the Red Cross. The gama gobulin was used in the fight against polio, measles and other diseases. Salt Lake City hospitals that are participating members of the Red Cross blood program are St. Marks, Holy Cross and Salt Lake General. The Price hospital is also a member. These are the hospitals which use the free Red Taxi Now Map of Proposed New Power line Available n Monticello CASTLE GATE B-2- 9 HELPER" Have you noticed the taxi cars buzzing around town and on the highways? This is the new taxi service that has been recently introduced in San Juan and Grand Counties by Mr. M. R Bruce of Moab. At present Mr. Bruce has 7 cars that will take you anywhere in the towns of both counties, as well as from one town to another. 1 trans-poitatio- Moab-Monticell- TRANSMISSION Simons LINE PROPOSED URANIUM MILL PROPOSED H TRANSMISSION GREEN RIVER LINE It was learned here recently that Dr. J. E. Simons is planning to leave Monticello on July 1. He wishes to specialize and plans to return to the university for additional training in his chosen PROPOSED URANIUM MILLS v'tWcii JpMOAB U5? ODIUM PICK field. PROPOSED URANIUM MILL o e!i LA HANKSVILLE O LA SAL (HOMESTAKE) PEDERAL UTEX HITE 1 SAL 1. Thursdays Deseret News contained a very Interesting article written by Ronda V. Walker, telling about the many problems that are facing Monticello at present, due to this citys rapid growth on account of its location at the center of the uranium fields. She CAL URANIUM LITTLE BEAVER (HOMESTAKE) PROPOSED ADDITION TO PRESENT URANIUM MILL This means that Monticello will be without a physician unless another can be found before July gfJS LVi I LISBON STANDARD NORTH AMERICAN 7? MONTICELLO IT HAPPY JACK I Dotted line shows the proposed route of the Utah Power & Light Companys new transmission line from Helper, Utah to Monticello on the Colorado plateau. The solid line indicates the existing transmission line to Moab. First Application For Mining Patent Entered By Utex The first application for a mining patent from the United States government for uranium mineral claims in the State of Utah was made by the Utex Exploration Company this week. The patents applied for cover Charles Steens claims In the Big Indian Mining district in the north east end of San Juan county. Read the Advertisements. . . . It Moab vice-preside- EXISTING CORRECTIO will celebrate its Golden Anniversary on April 16, 1955. me Kecora is very sorry that jqr Blanding Rowley 0f Blanding is chairman of the committee in charge of last weeks issue omitted the name plans. The big day will be 'celebrated by a long program sponsored of Margaret Bronson as doing the hy art work for the decorations at the Gold an Green Ball held Fri- day night at the L. D. S. church. The committee included Margaret pays. Bronson and Dorothey Sparks. Without Boat Landing I Rgonrd Picture To Be Entered In 1955 State Press Contest The picture Scenic Southeastern Utah . . . Tourist Paradise, which appeared in the February issue of this paper has been given honorable mention by the University of Utah in the Picture of the Month contest. The picture was taken by J. Frank Wright of Blanding, in May of 1954. It was of the Rainbow Bridge in the Rainbow Bridge National Monument Park. Because of its excellent quality the University is entering the picture in the 1955 Utah State Press Association University of Utah Men and Womens Press Clubs Photography contest. It will also be a part of the exhibit which the Press clubs prepare acfor the annual convention, cording to Quintus C. Wilson, head of the Depatrment of Journalism, at the University of Utah. PUBLIC MEETING On a recent trip to White Canyon, following Highway 95 between Blanding and White Canyon, several cars and trucks became mired in a section of the highway at Bears Ears fl it. Pictured above is a car owned by Mark Checketts of Preston, Idaho being pushed out of the foot deep mud hole by a group of motorists some who had been previously stuck in the same stretch of road. The unidentf fieid motorists had helped each other until every car and truck was safely through this two block stretch of roadway. Photo by Walt McKinstry. The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee of San Juan county announced this week that a public meeting is to be held in the San Juan A. S. C. office on Tuesday, March 22, at 1:00 p.m. The meeting is for the purpose of formulating the recommendations for the 1956 Agricultural Conservation Program. All who are interested in this program are urged to attend this meeting, said Willamelia Barton, acting office manager. Read the advertisements. It pays. Lunches will also be sold at the recreation hall. During the day special recog nition will be given to the older people who helped to start and settle the town in the early days. There will be a carnival and an auction according to the city fa thers. A huge dance is scheduled for that night which wdll feature something very special in the- way - of a floor show. A history of Blanding is being printed in book form to be sold during the celebration. Proceeds of the book are to go to city improvements. Author of the book, Albert R. Lyman, the Old Settler columnist for the San Juan Record, is one of the old time settlers of Blanding. TAX EXEMPTIONS , Any person who is eligible for veterans exemption, widows abatement, or exemption for the blind, should file his or her application for same with the County Clerk on or before May 1st so that it can be acted upon by the Board of Equalization. The fact that the applicant may have been allowed an exemption on his taxes for any prior year does not automatically entitle him to exemption for succeeding years since that exemption is temporary only and extends only to an exemption from taxation during the year in which the application is mad. Absolutely no exemptions or abatements will be allowed on 1955 taxes unless th applicant has complied with this law. Application blanks are now available at the office of Mrs. Ada Palmer, County Clerk. tricity will be needed to serve mines and mills in this section of the Colorado plateau. Inasmuch as UP&L now serves only as far as Moab in Grand county the new loads in San Juan county will necessitate construction of a high voltage line from Moab, some 61 miles southward to Monticello. San Juan county commissioners already have granted UP&L a franchise to serve in the county. Utah Power has served the Moab area for many years and in 1953 completed a 44,000-vol- t line into Moab. The proposed project, Mr. Cushman said, will reline from Helquire a 130,000-vol- t per, near the companys new Carbon plant at Castle Gate, to Moab, some 112 miles distant, at a cost of approximately $1! million. This would be in addition to the existing 44,000-vol- t steam-electri- c line. To serve the Monticello areas the company proposes to build a 69,000-vol- t line from Moab a distance of 61 miles by way of Big Indian Wash to San Juan county seat, at a cost of about calls Monticello Utahs newest boom town in the heart of the red rock uranium country, and says that we have uranium fever, complicated by severe growing pains, and we need a doctor. She also says that unless Monticello is able to recruit a, new doctor to take Dr. Simons place on June 1, residents of Monticello may be obliged to travel to Blanding or Dove Creek, Colorado for medical attention. $400,000. Monticello Girl To Be Studied Chosen to Compete By Local CD penetrated. State Highway 95 i Line Between Ltah Power & Light Company Tuesday applied to the Public Service Commission for a certificate of convenience and necessity to serve electricity in San Juan county. J. E. Cushman, of the utility said increased uranium activity in the area indicates additional elec- - 1 ONeal Archer, executive officer of the Kirkland Air Force Base, and his wife are spending the week end writh Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell of Monticello. Col. Archer has participated in the atomic tests at the Proving Grounds in Nevada, and is interested in seeing the famous uranium country. While here Mr. and Mrs. Campbell will show the Arbiters many points of local interest, including Blanding, Moab, and Grand Junction. During the war Col. Archer was a pilot bombing over Japan. His most recent overseas assignment was in Germany. 69,000 Volt And Monticello to Cost Half Million Mr. Bruce said that he is def-initely stressing service and His drivers are local men trained to be ever courteous sober, and reliable at all times. Heis interested now in finding a sober and dependable cab driver from Monticello who knows Cross blood. According to figures received San Juan county thoroughly. Women shoppers and those defrom LaRay Alexander, county chairman, the county paid $85. 9 siring clean, quick, and easy transto the Intermountain Blood Cen- portation for short trips within ter as our share in order to par- any towm are especially invited to ticipate in the American Red use the new cab service, and they Cross program; $39.10 was spent may jjo so jn complete confidence on Home Service, which was lar- said Mr. Bruce. A call to the Ever Ready Taxi Service will gely paying for communications between soldiers and their fam- bring a cab promptly to your door. In Monticello the Ever Ready ilies; $53.75 was spent in the couninty on disaster relief, which wall Taxi office and the Bus Depot are cludes $40,000 used to buy both at the H. & W. Cafe, and board for a family that had been the phone number is 8R3. The burned out, and the remainder phone number to call in Moab is was used to purchase food for There is a flat charge of transient families. The above fi- - twenty five cents per mile for gures of money spent add up to long trips. For short city trips the a total of $178.64 put out by the j minimum charge is fifty cents, local Red Cross organization. Four wheel jeep service will be Steve Mayne and D. E. Poor-ma- n instituted within a week to take are in charge of the Red people to any part of either counCross drive in Monticello and out ty, down in the canyons or on top east. Mrs. Dorothey Wing has of the mesas, said Mr. Bruce. in drive of Blanding the charge This will provide a much needed and Bluff. In the La Sal area the service for prospectors, miners drive is in charge of Oscar Jame and others who have to do busison. ness in remote and rough areas where good roads have not yet COLONEL VISITING Col. Company Proposes To Build For FFA Sweetheart Miss Helen White has been chosen by the Monticello chapter of the Future Farmers of America to compete for the title of Utah State Sweetheart at the F. F. A. Convention to be held in Salt Lake City on March 25 and 26. Miss Glenice Lewis and Miss Eileen Miller will be her two attendants. Dennis Christensen, chapter president, and King Barton will represent Monticello at the Salt Lake convention. They will have a voice in the election of state officers, and in all the business at the convention according to Harold Morris, advisor for the local chapter of the F. F. A. Mr. Morris also stated that this district is very fortunate in having two candidates for the State Farmer Degree this year. They are Carl Miller, son of Marion Miller, and Dwayne Crowley, son of J. W. Crowley. These young men were selected because of their superior farming programs and leadership as evidenced by their records in the F. F. A. program. Susan Adams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Adams, will have' a spot on the entertainment program at the convention this year. She will give a snappy new modern dance routine before the largest assembly of the convention. Mr.Morris wishes to express thanks and appreciation for the Monticello chapter, to the fathers and mothers, and all others who supported them in the recently held Parent and Sons banquet. He feels that the success of the efforts of the F. F. A. are definitely enhanced when parents and community leaders are back of them. Survey crews have been in the field for some time and have made sufficient progress for construction of the line to start almost immediately. Mr. Cushman said his company expects to have the new line in service by October 1, provided the necessary certificate and permits are received. New Methods The radiation peril, discovered from atomic tests at Yucca Flat, Ariz., is being studied by more than 200 laboratories in the U. S. Radioactive dust and particles falling from the mushroom cloud that arises from an atomic explosion is confronting scientists with a new problem that threatens the very existance of mankind. These particles are carried by the wind currents for vast distances, and when they fall to the earth everyting they touch also becomes contaminated. The peril from these fallen particles has given Civil Defense new stature and importance in the training of the home front on family survival in the event of enemy attack. Mrs. Katherine G. Howard, deputy administrator of Federal Civil Defense says, It has been truly said that, after an atomic attack, there would he only two kinds of people left those who needed help, and those who could help. Obviously, the best way to be in a position to help others is, first of all, to be prepared to help ourselves. Trained, alert civilians will cut our casualties in half; keep our production lines going; and give our armed forces a fighting chance! Do our part. Learn, live, and join the Civil Defense. Call Mr. A. J. Redd in Monticello and offer your services. BURN VICTIM RETURNS Buster Eagleburger, wyho was so badly burned when his trailer home was destroyed by fire last has returned home December, from the Veterans Hospital in Grand Junction. Though the burns on his feet are not completely healed, he is able to be up and around. |