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Show Blue Mountain in All Her Winter Garb . I' -- V 4 N n - v r ? Ff ft f ?T 'r - sfcSt, ' ' - ,.r .', , . v .rr.Vis.' jVi , ,7 ' ? ' - V ' . -- V A 'I' . - ., , L 5 ! ,M l. G. 9 -' , ' ?f- - - - a v - I , , G vf V . o v V'i ? sw- - - 3W4- - S' I $i ! 1 ijnjf fe -- , ft Vf- . V s'-- - ' w. iTm t ' v i 4 ' ' e a rtATiK I 'fW 4 f tf S r A'S "A 'i v. ' !, ? t Jr frfi XV. . v v The final payment on the old San Juan County courthouse will be made in April. It amounts to 1 $1,000. At the same time the cost of the newr addition and the improvements to the original structure wall be paid in full. Payments on the courthouse have been made at the rate of '; $1,000 annually. Speech Festival , V"D Scheduled For Shown above Is one of the many scenic wonders of southeastern Utah. It is Bine Mt. in full winter Record photo dress as seen from Highway 47 south of Monticello, Utah. I? SdhSddi! The program recently presented for the speech festival at Monticello High School by the speech class will be given again at the competitive speech festival at Greenriver, Utah March 26 and 27. High Schools from San Juan, Grand, Carbon and Emery counties will compete for state representation in Provo April 6 and . Galigher To Continue Engineering 7. Mrs. Don E. Olsen is the facMonticello Mill ulty instructor who has directed Design Service preparation of the program. Contract With The Commission theDiane Under A Cooper will tell a retold called Prelude. Sue Adstory information Nelson the In a telegram to ORear, public Record, ams is scheduled for a humerous officer of the Atomic Energy Commission, stated that they are nego- reading, h Heels, Low Heels tiating with the National Lead Company to operate the Monticello mill or None. lone Miller will do a after March 31 when the Galigher Companys contract expires. dramatic reading entitled Cherry An oration, ImporThe Galigher Company of Salt Lake City has operated the uranium Blossoms. processing mill for the commis- tance of Forests to Agriculture sion since 1949. It has advised will be made by Ronnie Olsen. the Grand Junction operations of- Mernice Allred Is to present a fice that it does not wish to re- poem, The Creation. new the operational contract beThe Black Cloak, a retold cause of its desire to devote more story by Carol Whipple and a time to its expanded activities humerous Brotherly reading, in the engineering design and Love by Joyce Lyman are next metallurgical consulting fields. on the program. The Galigher Company will conThe art of pantomime will be service San Juan Countys tax collec- tinue engineering design by Judi Peterson in interpreted mill under a a number called 17. tions for the year 1955 amounted at the Monticello comMareen Thompson will appear to $274,691.30. An apportionment separate contract with the with an oration, Our Living breakdown indicated the follow- mission. The National Lead Company The last soloist on the ing individual departmental conis a prime AEC contractor, oper- program will be Ann Wilson with tributions: State and state schools, 24,608.-43- ; ating the raw materials develop- a poem, A Workers Prayer. Special scenery built by Mr. predatory animal control, ment laboratory at Winchester, 915.03; T. B. and Bangs control, Macs, and the ore testing pilot Shurtleff and members of the 121. ,0; livestock inspection, plant at the Grand Junction op- cast will be taken to Greenriver for use in the presentation of a fund, 2,824 57; County erations office. the Lead National through one act play called Submerged. and fund, 32,245.65; poor general The scene of the play is an inside indigent, 2,687.14; County hospi- Grand Junction pilot plant assistfor room of a submarine. tal, 16,122 82; County bond in- ed in working out the designresin-in-pulThe play is directed by Frank terest and sinking fund, 1.612.29; the installation of an acid circuit included in recent Rottman and the cast includes County roads. 13,435 68; County Pat Bailey, John Adams, Jim library, 1.612 29; exhibition and expansion of the Monticello mill. developing the Duncan, Dennis Christensen, Jeradvertising, 2,687.14; weed and It has helped inuse at the mill ry Young and Douglas Gerstner. rodent control, 2,687.14; emergen- process now in November. since last 5,374.28; recreation, cy drought, The Monticello mills success4,030.70; District schools, 139,731.-04- ; Run-Aw- ay City of Blanding, 9,675.78; ful operation has been due to the of the Galicoordinated efforts 15. 12,843 of Monticello, City gher Company, the AEC and National Lead Company. In view 'of the coordniating work bv the National Lead Co of the pilot plant work with mill In operation the Commission feels In Bi 1C EteiiaifDfisDl Navajo Trails Group Holds Mset The Navajo. Trails Associate met in Durango, Colo., Tuesday afternoon. Its membership comprises business people who are interestd in attracting tourists tQ the scenic route through the San Juan Basin section of the old trail marked by the Navajo Indians. Ben Hess of the Hess Motor Lodge in Monticello attended the meeting and reported that members would cooperate with each other in bringing tourists from Flagstaff, Arizona to Durango and on east through Waleenburg. Eastern Coloradoans have agreed to tell travelers about the scenic wonders of the four corners region and the country around Monticello and Blanding. The next meeting of the association will be in Cortez immediately after the 10th of April. 26-2- 7 ffi at the Separate H-C- Quarter Million Tax Collected County Reports 1,476.-27;-bount- y Plans For City Cemetery District To Be Outlined Boundaries for a cemetery dis- trict wrere outlined at a meeting of the newlyvformed cemetery committee Tuesday evening. The proposed district extends 18 miles north and south and 12 miles east and west. Its western boundary is the base of the Blue Mountain and the eastern line runs along the Boulder road. Peters Hill marks the northern boundary and Dodge Point the southern end. The plan for a proposed cemetery district will be presentedeve-to the city council Thursday ning and to the public mass meeting at the high school Friday' evening. Committee members agreed to contact families who have graves in the present cemetery for funds to help raie the amount needed to purchase additional land for cemetery expansion. Clayson Lyman, committee chairman, met wtih the county commissioners Monday evening and outlined the plans and hopes of the committee to them. The commissioners agreed to provide road equipment and gravel at the cemetery Saturday, April 28 for a mass cleanup session. They also agreed to give their approval of the cemetery district when it is formally presented to the board. Plans for the public cleanup day include digging post holes, setting fence posts and installing wire fence. Trash at the cemetery will be raked up and burned then. p Grand Junction Monticello Man Injured Car Accident A Grand jured in a that the company is highly qualMonticello experienced another ified to operate the mill. accident about 7:30 The Commission will make an announcement when and if an Wednesday evening wrhen a truck agreement is reached with Na- owned by Toffee Hauzen, 207 So. tional Lead. State St., Orem, Utah, slid away from its parking place on the south side of the highway in front of the Wayside Motel. Although the safety brake was set and it was in higlj gear, the vehicle started to move when a spring broke on the emergency brake. Proceeding 500 feet east on the Lime High highway, the truck crossed the road and plowed into a tractor, The Grand Junction Operations dragging it 49 feet and then hit Office of the U. S. Atomic Energy a pickup truck parked in front Commission has announced that of the Standard Supply Company. effective April 1, 1956, the fol- It grazed one corner of the lowing ore buying schedule for building. uranium ores containing more Patrolman Green, who investithan 6 percent lime will be in gated the accident, said that apeffect at the Commission ore buy- proximately $300 damage was ing stations located at Monticel- done to the pickup and about lo and Moab, Utah. $100 to the truck. He explained No change is made in the pay- that he made no traffic violation ment schedule for cornotite and citation in the case because the rescoelite types of ores that meet accident was due to mechanical the conditions and specifications failure. of Domestic Uranium Program Circular 5, Revised. Uranium ores Theres news in the advertiseConfirmed on page S ments, too. Monday, March 19. Mrs. Margaret Harvey of Blanding was elected to the post of and Mrs. Joe Adams is secretary of the group. Delegates to the Republican state central committee include Robert Anderson; George Hurts, Blanding; Leland Redd, Blanding and Wm. C. Walton, Monticello. vice-chairm- in- accident Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. when his new pickup traveled 273 feet on the steeply sloping shoulder of the highway. It finally turned over on its top at a point 9V miles east of Monticello on High-wasingle-vehicl- e v 160, The driver, Hardy Jamison, Route 4, Grand Junction was taken to the hospital in Cortez, Colorado where 21 stitches were made in his ear and he was treated fcr a broken nose and loss of blood. Walter Mansfield a truck driver for Cooper and Jamison was first to discover the turned-ove- r car and drove the driver to Cortez. The cost of modernizing and highcompleting the inter-statway system will be 23 2 billion $12.5 billion for the rural portion and $10.7 billion for the- urban portion. Another $4 billion is e - New Ore Buying n Schedule Set For Ores elect- ed to the county committee list Melvin Dalton and Pearl Redd from Monticello; Bart Lyman and Norman Nielson from Blanding; Oscar Jamison and Frances White of La Sal and J. W. Crowley and R. P. Redshaw for Ucolo. Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Adams were named to represent the county on the state central committee. Blue Mountain Roundup Queen In Most of the detail and ground work has been done on the preliminary application to the Federal gos eminent for a loan to the city of Monticello. The loan would cover improved sewage treatment, street culverts, additional water sources and storage and a new power and light distribution system. When and if the United States government does give its final approval, a bond issue will be presented to the city voters for their approval. It is necessary for the city to present proof to the government showing that it has exhausted other sources of revenue. reMonticellos application quests $300,000 for revenue bonds and shows an additional $40,000 The Pacific Northwest Pipe- in general obligations. Of special interest to the citys line Corporation announced tonow is the question of residents day its plan for financing the construction of facilities for the water supply. Keith Jewkes, city explains that the shortimportation and sale of natural manager, been experiencing we have age The total gas from Canada. amount involved is in excess of is seasonal and that the spring runoff will relieve the situation. $50,000,000 which brings the tocomtal capitalization of the company He stated that the recently pleted storage reservoir will be to approximately $217,000,000. Mr. C. R. Williams, President filled and that additional storage reof Pacific Northwest Pipeline facilities would prevent any water. lack of current anmade the Corporation who When asked whether the wanouncement in Houston, said that buildthe proceeds of this new financ- ter problem would affect Mr. Jewkes the within city, ing be will used for the installaing be plenty tion of large diameter pipe at the stated that there will new northern end of its system, ex- of water to take care ofseasonoutlined He the homes. tension of its line to the proposed at the al difficulties and explained plans point of addi- for drilling additional test holes of construction Boundary, retional sales laterals and installa- and for more storage sites to runoff. annual the tain spring tion of additional compressor faAt present the citys storage rescilities. Pacific Northwest Pipeline al- ervoirs, when filled to capacity, withso proposes to acquire 25 percent can hold enough water to or twelve days ten about stand West-coas- t common of 6tock of the of use should the supply be cutTransmission Company off at some point above the dams. Limited to be outstanding upon electric distribuThe proposed comcompletion of the latter tion system will provide Mercury panys forthcoming financing street lights on Main street from program. north, approxiThe new securities to be sold 3rd south to on5th 2nd north from and bv the company Include $35,000,-00- mately to 3rd east. of additional First Mortgage Main east Bonds and $16,000,000 of 5.6 percent Interim Notes being sold by Mixed Choral Group d'rect placement with institution- Scheduled Monticello al investors. The balance of addimusic-lover- s will Monticello tional financing will be represented by bank loans due 1962 again welcme a concert by a and common stock In the amount mixed choral group on June 2 at of approximately 280,000 shares the L D. S. chapel. The Octavo being sold in connection with Singers under the direction of which Fred T. Peter, who studied under contracts subscription were entered into at the time of Hauntz Clemens, have been on the original financing in the tour since January. Sponsored locally by the Rebus spring of 1955. Upon completion of the addi- Rota club, proceeds from the sale tional financing, the capitaliza- of tickets will benefit the swimtion of the company wdll be as ming pool fund. Other clubs are follows: First Mortgage Bonds planning to help with the general $128,200,000; bank loans and oth- sale of tickets for the concert. Pacific Northwest Plans To Import Canadian Gas inter-connectio- n Registration Set Registrations for rodeo queen of the Blue Mountain Roundup should be sent immediately to Mrs. James Pipkin, Box 322, Monticello, Utah.' Contestants must be no younger than 16 nor older than 25 years and must be residents of San Juan County. The contest is limited to single girls who will be judged for horsemanship, appearance and personality. Riding ability is the most important attribute for a contestant. Former queens of the ropeo here are not eligible for competition. A dollar registration fee, together with the girls name and address must be included with each letter of application. Applicants are not expected to sell tickets. Date of the tryout will be announced later. Each contestant is expected to provide her own mount, both for the tryout and the rodeo parade events. 0 The Department of Defense highway syssays the tem is essential to national de- er unsecured debt $35,075,000; ruck transport moves 77 per fense. It is needed for evacuation unsecured notes payable at the for as many people as possible if companys ootion in Preferred cent of the total freight load of Continued on Page 8 the United States. our cities are attacked. inter-stat- e Uranium Acfivity on Upswing With The Coming of Spring , '1T, jkt,, '"t rr-- , '.4 te ' - v Vi - - rX .tt- --! 1 ;- -? . v v. . A , , ... -- .J. it 1 '.A-- V S S e " ' J A? : ih- - run-aw-a- Junction man wa3 $40,000 General Obligation Bonds; Bond Election Pends Robert Anderson w as elected chairman of the county RepuL lican committee at a meeting Second Accident Reported For Revenue Bonds And Mass fll32lir.g Precinct representatives Greenriver EteUtaftDm Application Requests $300,000 Final Payment On Cour.iy Republican Old County Courthouse 3ro"v'p Elects At t,ti To Be Made In April e. , . K r.- . - H- iNw e" . A'CtJ- pres. - lr i ;7 A- -- A nA A i G t j- i .. t 4f yi& r Jj Sal Activity to the north of Monticello is picking np with the coming of spring: In the Las ownabove is shown mill. The the into mine Rattlesnake of out the equipment is district ore moving Record photo ed by Daniels Construction Company, contractor on the mine. |