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Show Volume 41 Blanding 10c per Montieello, San Juan County, Utah, Thursday, April 18, 1957 copy It's Fight Nite Clean-U- p Saturday 'The New Look' In Blanding has the new look as a full week of city clean-uwas climaxed there on Saturday, April 13, with a final exhaustive effort to 'clean up all the streets and lots in town. Under the sponsorship of the Saturday night will be fight The night in San Juan county. event is being by the Blue Mountain Post 26 and Blanding Post 27 of the American Legion for the benefit of both the Blanding and Montieello high schools athletic fund. Featuring all local county residents, Montieello versus Blanding, the first preliminary will get under way at 6 p. m. in the Montieello high school auditorium The main event features Anthony Camberlang of Montieello against Jack Hunt of Blanding. l Two attractions are on the card, Phil Himmelberger, p local Chamber of Commerce, a was Eland-inin initiated campaign with the object in mind of ridding the town of as many of s the ' old as possible, and of encouraging property owng eye-sore- ers to improve the appearance of their premises. Through the cooperation of local equipment owners and civic road maintenance agencies, heavy equipment was made available to help haul away old trees, car bodies, and other heavy objects. As the week progressed, increased activity could be noticed, and by Saturday morning the city dump was the busiestplace in the So many trucks were county. hauling away the cleanings that at times people were required to wait for a place to dump. The bustling activity continued all day, and by evening the most casual inspection showed that much had been accomplished, and the town was a much cleaner and place. The Chamber of Commerce is very pleased with the nearly 100 per cent cooperation, and is especially thankful for those who were interested enough to spend their whole day and furnish machinery and equipment. la tnake this clean-ueffort a great sucg Not much to look at here as new New look culvert is being layed, but its only the beginning Main Street, Montieello. is on the way. Montieello Mein Street Improvements Its got to get worse before it gets better. Such is the case with Monticellos main street for four blocks, from Second North to Second South, but its going to be a much needed improvement. Work got underway this week with the excavating for and laying a culvert between Center Street and First South on the This east side of the street. work is being done by the state of Utah at no expense to property owners. Contract for this propect was let by the state to L. A. Young Construction Company of Salt Lake City. To start next week will be the furnishing and laying of approximately 2600 lineal feet of 10 water distribution pipe from PTAArtExhibit p cess. In a special way the Chamber would like to express appreciation to the Kigalia Drive-Ifor inviting the northwest corner of town to the Saturday night show as their reward for making the most improvement in their section of town. In spite of the success, Chamber officials feel there 4s still much to be done, and would like to see the effort continue until the entire town is free from the unsightly yards and streets that remain unkept. For the Chamber, Norman Nielson was the chairman in charge. Section leaders included, Keith Jones, George Hurst, Frank Wright, Dr. E. N. Porter, Preston Redd, Dave Guymon, Vint Redd, Gene Black, Riley Hurst, Howard Hurst and Alma Redd. The judging committee was composed of Marian Nielson, Mabel Hurst, Reva Redd, Nancy Redd, Ethel Thompson, Louisa Lyman and Delores Bayles. To Feature n Mary Ann Hurst As the date for the Montieello PTA art exhibit nears, a special feature has been added to the agenda. Mrs. Donald Adams, chairman of the affair, announced this week that Miss Mary Ann Hurst of Blanding will do pencil sketches of guests attending the art exhibit the evening of April 26. Miss Hurst has received much drawrecognition for her a add will realistic touch ing and to the evening. Area artists who will exhibit their works on display, are again reminded to bring their exhibits to the home of Mrs. Adams so hanging places may be arranged. The first showing at the Monti-cellhigh school will be from 2 until 4 p. m. At this time Jeanne Redd, Buckley Jensen, Lynn Randall and Helen Pehrson will furnish the background organ music. For the second showing, 7:30 to 9 p. m. the organ will be played by Mrs. Keith Redd, Mrs. Ken Coates and Mrs. Harold Blanck. A silver tea will be held in conjunction with the exhibit and Mrs. Ken Coates who has donated her Hammond organ for the music, will play at this time. Assisting Mrs. Adams, members of the committee include, Mrs. Fay Gage, Mrs. Ken Coates, Mrs. Afton Hyde and Mrs. Harold Blanck. life-lik- e o Albert R. Lyman 'The Old Settler' Member of Chamber The Old Settler, Albert R. Lyman will be a member of the Blanding Chamber of Commerce for life. Mr. Lyman was accorded this honor at the regular meeting of the civic organization held Friday, April 12 at Blanding. He was a special guest at the meeting, and in making him an Lifetime Honorary Member, Chamber officials said, Uncle Albert has earned this tribute because of his long year of community service, and his undying efforts to forward the pro gress of San Juan County Measles Decline Word was received this week from the Utah State Department of Health that Utahs measles epidemic is continuing to decline. Last weeks tabulation showed 661 new cases of measles as compared to 737 in the preceding week. A steady decline in the disease has been reported since March 22 when the number of cases reached a high, with 1,104. The week March 29 showed 810 new cases. . Stay Montieello The kontlcello City Council and Mayor Edway Redd on April 11 unanimously approved and adopted City Ordinance 1957-3- , calling for a combination retail sales tax and a business license tax. The ordinance will become effective May 1, 1957. Under provisions of the document, any person or persons enin the manufacture or gaged selling of any tangible personal property either retail or wholesale must have on file with the city recorder an application for The application calls license. for the following information, name and location of business, estimated amount of gross sales I ' Cl -- ' 1 semi-fina- Get Underway, Contract Let By City Second North to Second South Cost of this project will be paid for by the City from loan funds received from the Federal government. The low bidder for this work was Bryan Elwell of Salt Lake City. He was awarded the contract. In line with the laying of the water distribution pipe the city council approved a recommendation of City Engineer A1 Sorepse that three additional 2 nozzle hydrants be included in the contract for the three blocks of main street, and the extension of 10 main to South of First South. In further action the council awarded the contract for Special Improvement District No. 1 to L. A. Young Construction Co. of This contract is for Salt Lake. new curb and gutter, partial sidewalk and filling in the .area between- the top of the curb and the sidewalk. Property owners along these four blocks will pay for this work. The estimated cost to each property owner involved is $7.00 per front foot for new curb and gutter. Where it is necessary to install new concrete sidewalk this will cost $3.50 side per lineal foot of walk. Fill in between the new curb and the existing sidewalks will run about 70 to 85 cents per square foot, depending upon the problem of matching up to the sidewalk. As soon as the foregoing work is completed, which is estimated at about one monthh, the Utah State Highway Commission will completely resurface the street from gutter to gutter. At this time parallel parking will be the rule, with sufficient no parking space at intersection for pedestrians to see approaching traf- Montieello vs. Cal Black, Blanding; and Bill Nielson, Montieello vs. Edward Steven, Blanding. For their preliminary events the legion has matched the following, with Montieello listed first and Blanding second: Grant Barton vs. Curtis Hunt, Pete Goode vs. Raymond Sipe, Gary Wilson vs. Reed Stevens, Bob vs. Kirk Redd. John Blanding Chamber Sets Show For Pool Drive Four-Corner- c? r For San Juan 40 ' 'P y v former member Judge Successor to be named. Seated are meeting left to right, are Byron Oberg, city manager and Edway Redd, mayor. Standing, left to right are Councllmen Ernest Sonderegger, Harry Randall, Jim Compbell, Lyle Adams and Robert Anderson. without Hafen Com- Its time for typhoid shots, and residents of San Juan County are urged by Public Health Nurse Rhea Viges to keep their immunity up, thus providing insurance against an out break of the disease or a possible epidemic. To facilitate the program, two immunization clinics will be conducted in the county next week. The first such clinic will be at Blanding, Monday, April 22. Under the supervision of Dr. F, K. Root ,the typhoid shots will be given from 6 to 8 p. m. at the Blanding elementary school. On, Wednesday from 6 to 8 p. m a similar clinic will be conducted at the County Court House in l Dr. Carroll Goon nance. Montieello. will be in charge. One half of the proceeds reTo pay for the typhoid serum, ceived by the City from this ora charge of 50c per shot will be dinance are to be placed in a made. special sinking fund for the purpose of retiring the bonded indebtedness of the city. According to the city adminis. Program Bureau of the Brigham Young University for a special variety show to be presented in Blanding on Saturday, community. tax levy funds to adequately meet the need of Montieello during this recent period of growth and expansion. They say, We find ourselves in a most difficult situation of trying to pay for the past, the present and the future all at the same time. For complete details pertaining to this ordinance refer to the legal section of this issue where the ordinance is published in full. Aslo a copy may be secured at the city offices where answers to questions concerning the ordinance may be obtained. Bob Dalton, left and Ralph Hafen receive citations from Clem Schramm, state saving bond director, for efforts in Kan Juan Co. County Chairman, Local Banker Cited For Efforts by Savings Bond Head MHS Class of '37 Planning Reunion Members of the graduating class of 1937, Montieello High school, met Sunday afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Lewis to lay plans for a future reunion of members of their class. In attendance besides the hostess, Mrs. Lewis, were Mr. and Ms. Lynn Pipkin, Mrs. Ben Hess, Gordon Woods and Mrs. Maxine Lyman, who was one of the teachers for the class. Also participating in the plans were De-mPerkins and Gwen Nelson. The reunion is tentatively set for July 4, and will include a ings bonds, plans to meet again in June to of staff personnel to issue bonds charcoal steak dinner. The group At this and service the program at no further arrangements. have answers to time hope they expense to the government or the from those classmates who live individual. Montieello. "The American Bankers Assoc- away from iation has endorsed the Saving Bonds Program since its incepTHE WEATHER as a tion, said Mr. Dalton, D8a T1 liaJA .MAjasqo means of helping to control Inflation and for its stabilizing effect in periods of deflation. Witn the anticipated approval of pro- Two Montieello residents re- a letter from Frederick P. Champ, ceived citations this week from prominent Logan Banker and the United States Treasury De- State Chairman of the Utah Savpartment for achievements made ings Bonds Committee, thanking in the promotion and .sale of the banker for his support. In making the presentations, Savings Bonds in San Juan Mr. Schramm, state director of county. Ralph J. Hafen, San Juan the savings Bonds Committee, excounty savings bond chairman pressed the appreciation of the and Bob Dalton, manager First Treasury Department for the pubSecurity Bank each received lic service rendered, not only in awards from Clem S. Schramm promoting the purchase of savfor patriotic service to Combut the maintenance munity and Nation through the U. S. Savings Bonds Program. Mr. Hafen was presented with a miniature Liberty Bell and A new riding club has been a citation. He expressed his apIt will preciation to the people of San organized in Blanding. be called the Elk Mountain Jun- Juan county for their good thrift ior Riding Club, and will in- habits in purchasing savings clude members ranging in ages bonds. Mr. Dalton was given one of from 8 to 18. The fee for membership has the colorful Minute Man awards, beeen set at $2.00 and the official authorized by Secretary of the uniforms for the group will be Treasury George M. Humphreys turquols western shirts and levis. to be presented t o bankers With Dee Black as their direc- throughout the state whose eftor the new organization put on forts helped place Utah fourth in a demonstration last Saturday the nation in percent of increase This in sales in 1956 over 1955. afternoon, in which 50 citation was also accompanied by New Riding Club buiness-sale- s was necesitated because the city is faced with a lack of sufficient dent Kendall Young, a former resident of Blanding and at present a graduate language student at the Brigham Young Universi'y, made the arrangements for bringing this program to Blanding. Always an arden booster of his home town, Mr. Young has been given a vote of thanks for of his efforts by the Chamber Commerce and residents of the 1 at wholesale and retail expected during each normal calendar quarter year and such other information as the City Recorder may require. The license application will cost $25 and the license will remain effective until revoked for cause. The license is not transferable from one person to another. s After the .'license has been granted and the $25 application fee paid, a separate quarterly fee will be levied, based upon the gross sales of each individual This fee must place of business. be paid on or before the 30th day of the month immediately following the end of such quarter. The amount of the quarterly levy varies. For manufacturing and selling at retail or selling at retail, it is one per cent of the gross sale price, but cannot exceed $5 on any single item. For manufacturing and selling at wholesale it is 120 of 1 per cent of the total gross sales. According to the ordinance the gross sales includes the amount of any Federal tax, except excise taxes, the amount of the Utah sales tax. In the case of a person selling service, any tangible property sold as a part of his services is subject to the tax, but where no tangible property is involved the seller of services alone shall be required to obtain and pay the license fee each year. Failure to pay any fee required by the ordinance on or before the day it becomes delinquent calls for a 10 per cent penalty. Persons engaged in one or more businesses ofttside the boundaries of the City who purchase any utility service from the cityare subject to the terms of the ordi- tration the Stu- entertainment. o Scheduled Arrangements have been made between the Chamber of merce of Blanding and the Lucinda Redd Gets Mrs. Lucinda Redd was called to Cortez, Tuesday April 16 by the Womans Club of the Air to receive her trophy tas the March Good Neighbor of the Month. Unable to be in attendance at the originally scheduled presentation program because she was in Salt Lake, the schedule was rearranged so Mrs. Redd could receive her award last Tuesday. In addition to the trophy she received a lovely flowering plant. Mrs. Redd was nominated by the Rebus Rota Club of Monti-cellas "The Woman in this area who has best personified the good neighbor policy. The monthly Womans Club of the Air program is broadcast by Radio Station KVFC in Cortez. Wednesday Mrs. Redd expressed her thanks and appreciation to s everyone throughout the area who helped her achieve this honor. 2 Typhoid Clinics vs. Tommy Haselwood May, Bobby Nieves vs. Corry Jones, V-Robert Bruce vs. Nicky Black, Octovino Monntano vs. Jay Redd, Victor Schaffer vs. Gailnn Gallia-ger- , J. B. Lumm vs. Duane Tatro, Jimmy McTaggert vs. Kermit Pictured above A new city Judge Butt, Alfred Lovato vs. Clyde and the Montieello City adminPalmer. mines one member. Top, Reserved eats are on salee for istrators, $1.50. General admission is $1.00 Mayor Edway Redd swears in and students will be charged 75 City Judge Ralph Hafen. Center, cents, j smiles and congratulations are in aider. Bottom, City Council meets April 27. With the renewed activity which has recently been started to push through a drive to finance a municipal swimming pool in Blanding, several special programs have, been arranged in an effort to raise money. fic. The first of these programs On the future agenda for imwill be the Varsity Variety Show proving the main street, the council hopes to be able in the put on by the students of BYU. near future to install new street This presentation has been made Also future planning possible through the willingness lighting. calls for removal of all transmis- of the college students to travel sion line poles, leaving only the to Blanding and perform without new light fixture type of pole. charge, so that all proceeds can go to the swimming pool fund. Although the show will be mostly musical, there will be special acts, all of which will add to a wonderful night of culture and Radio Award Tues. Number 11 pages ,0t?y inH9S0E28SS UC3X Gives Town nicer-lookin- 8 posed increased interest rates by Congress, bonds will become an ever greater incentive to people to save for the future welfare of themselves, their community and the nation. ar |