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Show f 1 t'- r k s- I 3 . ' $ it 4 i Volume 41 i 8 Monty Sello . . .sas. ji . . fffWM.ttmJi k I f t i Ever hear of a "versatile bean? We hadnt either until Bob Fellmeth started enumerating the merits of this areas famed Pinto variety and wound up with the summation that Theyre the most versatile beans grown. Maybe wed better start looking into this bean situation and find out just what the little speckled things can really do. This isnt exactly the horse department of the Record but since everything else that cant be classified as news winds up in Montys column, we might as well put in an SOS for Harry Sturgeon, who is having horse troubles. Hes looking for the owner or anyone to get rid of a black mare thats been knocking down his fences the last three or four days. Harry doesnt know where the mare came from but he cant get rid of her. Shes all shod on four feet and her right front one is white. She just wont go away and she wont stick around without raising Harry lives about six miles north and three miles east of Monticello. Come and get it! Parents of little tots in Monticello were mighty happy when the man behind the (water) guns announced that a wading pool was going to be installed within the enclosure housing the new swimming pool. But now a few of them are unhappy because state department of health regulations say "No to such an installation. So, until something new can be worked out, the project temporarily will be without a footbath for the kids. But then you cant please everyone. Maybe the bathtub will do until the little ones are big enough to swim. Itll take a lot of snowballing before anything is done, but the talk is starting again on organizing a March on Capitol Hill to get Devils Utahs that is Canyon twister straightened out. Seems that through the years that dugway has been a drivers nightmare, some operators Just cant help getting themselves killed. Telling the state road commission about it probably wont do any more good than telling them we want a bridge over the San Juan river, but if enough people who have to travel the highway would start a barrage of mail on the governors door, something eventually may be done to eliminate the hazardous piece of road. Certainly the cost in human life so far has greatly overshadowed whatever the cost of a bridge might be. It isnt taking the residents of Bluff long to catch on that prosperity is bangnig on their door. And theyre not the ones to keep the door closed to opportunity. The power was turned on in Bluff a couple of weeks ago and they saw more light than the bulbs threw out. With a townsite already laid out, the live wires got on the ball and organized a chamber of commerce to start beating the drums for Bluff, Utah. They will be heard from, you can bet on it. And it wouldnt surprise fuus if, in the of section this from ture, people the county will be saying "Lets take a run down to Bluff and see whats going on. We never did get our Main street washed, did we? But then if we had to wash it with the kind of water we had the other night it really would be a muddy mess. Trying to rinse the negatives after developing some pictures, the boss had to 6crape the mud off the film with a putty knife to see what he had! Monticello, San Juan County, Utah, Thursday, Sept. 26, 1957 pages ioc DISCUSS PROBLEMS OF SAN JUAN COUNTY United Chambers Organize, Set per Sucks Win, Ellleet EL Promotion Plans 12 Rep. Dixon Visits In San day-lon- g ll Funeral Services Lloyd A. Nielson BLANDING Final rites for Lloyd A. Nielson, 43, of Bluff, who died September 20 in the Veterans hospital at Grand Junction, Colo., were conducted Tuesday in the Blanding LDS ward chapel under direction of Leon Black. Mr. Nielson was born January 9, 1914, at Bluff, a son of Freeman A. and Margaret Perkins Nielson.' He helped his father with his cattle during his early life before taking employment as a range rider on the Navajo re- servation. He kept that job for five years. Served in Army Mr. Nielson entered the Army on March 13, 1941, and attained the rank of sergeant and taught mechanics to the Chinese. He was awarded the American Defense Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Theatre Ribbon and World War II Victory Medal. He was discharged November 20, 1945, from Lowry Field. Surviving are a daughter, Rebecca Nielson of Mancos, Colo.; his mother. Mrs. Margaret Nielson of Monticello; four brothers and two sisters, Jack Nielson of Arlee, Mont., Martin, Richard and Trena of Bluff and Milton Nielson and Janet Blake of Monticello, and a number of nieces and nephews. Program Given At the funeral services, prayer t('as offered by Clarence Rogers, a double mixed quartet sang Sometime' Well Understand, Libby Lyman and Bud Nielson sang "Unanswered Yet, Grant Bayles and Albert Lyman gave talks, Grant Bronson and Lisle Adams sang "Beyond the Sunset, and a mixed quartet sang with accompaniment by Mamie Adams. Pall bearers were Keith Jones, Curtis Jones, Ray Perkins, Clarence Johnson, George Lyman and Carl Parkins. The funeral procession went to Bluff, where graveside services were conducted by American Legion Post 97. Presenting colors were David Nielson and Rex Nielson. Salute was fired by Gene Blickenstaff, Donald Bayles, Kay Lyman and Harold Mosley. Commander Don Smith presented the flag to Mr. Nielsons mother. Bugler Jack Hunt Jr., sounded taps. Juan, Talks at Schools - Taking time out from his visits to schools in San Juan county, Rep. Henry Aldous Dixon took time out for lunch Tuesday at the home of Robert L. Anderson. Shown above with the ConRecord photo gressman, third from left, is Jack Walker, Mayor Ed way Redd and Mr. Anderson. NEW HOTEL OPENS IN BLUFF NEW HOTEL OPENS NEXT WEEK FOR BLUFF TRADE BLUFF Intended to alleviate the acute housing shortage in the southern half of San Juan county, the new Bluff Hotel is expected to be opened for business next week. The hotel was purchased by Paul R. Dillard, attorney from Farmington, N. M., recently from Carlos Hall for a reported $20,000. It will be operated by Lillian D. Dillard, wife of the owner. The building has been renovated and remodeled to accomodate single men principally. The rooms have been arranged Formerly the property of Carlos Hall, this building has been to serve tehants in dormitory modernized for new hotel in Bluff. New owner, Paul M. Dillard. style. Meals also will be served, with Johnny Smith as chef. The Bluff Hotel, as it will be Hold known hereafter, is located on the west side of town. I felt that Bluff has the makLose ings of a fine little community and purchase of the hotel will, ' An appeal to youngsters and service would be inadequate? Our I hope, help its growth, Mr. to curtail their radio is the fastest means of com- Dillard said. possibly adults malicious destruction of insula- munication we have, but if it The public is invited to intors on power lines leading to were shot out just at the time spect the modern facility. the radio and television equip- we needed it most, there is no ment on the Blue Mountains was telling what the result would be. Lions Entertain Wives made Thursday by San Juan If the youngsters who are preCounty Commissioner William sumed to be doing the damage At Banquet on Monday Walton. dont refrain from this practice, On four occasions recently, the the of the Monticello Members parents should do something commissioner said, power for about it. We just cant afford to Lions club entertained their wives radio communications has been have our radio communication at a banquet Monday night in the disrupted because the glass in- destroyed. Church. Community sulators have been destroyed preIn addition to the radio setup for the program guests Special sumably by BB shot or .22 calibre we anticipate having our teleC. were shells. Edmonds, chairClyde vision equipment working very man State At first we thought storms soon. The of the Department of power is there and C. Holbrook, had had caused the trouble, Mr. about all there Ward and Welfare, is left is to install of state instituWalton said, "but investigation the commissioner inequipment. Shooting the showed the insulators had been sulators off the powrer lines will tions, who spoke to the group shot off. ruin TV as well as the radio. concerning the mental health Our radio system, which enThese should be two good reasons program as being carried out in ables us to communicate with for our Utah. Mr. Holbrook said remarktrigger happy citizens, able any part of the country is vitally young and old, to progress has been and is pick tarkets important to everyone and has other than power line insulators. being made at the state hospital been installed at considerable exin Provo despite facilities and pense. It is used by the city, personnel, which in certain areas HEADS CANCER DRIVE is inadequate to meet the probcounty and state law enforcement officials and by private companMrs. Mabel Wright of Monti- lem. ies. It is strictly not an enter- cello has been named new chairMr. Holbrook and Mr. Edmonds man of the San Juan county unit met with the San Juan County tainment proposition. Looking at it from a really of the American Cancer Society, Welfare Board during the afterserious standpoint, what if a dis- it was announced Thursday by noon. They accompanied Harold aster of some sort should occur Walter M. Jones, president of the Blanck, welfare director for San within the county and telephone Utah division of ACS. Juan and Grand counties. Your Fire, Youngsters, or You May Your Favorite Television Shows . On an exploratory trip to determine, if possible, why fewer high school students are going to college, Representative Henry Aldous Dixon visited Monticello Tuesday and spoke to students at the high school. Between his talk there and another at San Juan high school in Blanding, Representative Dixon was a luncheon guest at the home of Robert L. Anderson, county Republican chairman. Serious Problem There is a serious problem confronting this country in that the statistics show that there are fewer high school graduates entering college now than there were in J940, Mr, Dixon said. "A House committee has scheduled a meeting in November to discuss this matter and will attempt to determine, if possible, why this situation exists. Our country is in greater need of skilled men now than ever before in history but for some reason, fewer students are following the higher professions. San Juan High I am happy to say, however, that San Juan county has an exceptionally high percentage of high school students entering college on a per capita basis. Representative Dixon came to Monticello after addressing students at Moab. He spoke at Monticello high school Tuesday morning and at San Juan high in the afternoon. At the luncheon meeting, Mr. Dixon expressed interest primarily in government projects which affected Monticello. He waS particularly interested to learn whether the city had received its allotments for forest road work and help from the government in its municipal bond issue. Determine Needs My trip is not political," he said. I just wanted to get around and find out what the needs of the community are and be of any service possible. Attending the luncheon meeting were Dr. and Mrs. E. N. Porter of Blanding, Karl Lyman, Jack Walker, Blaine Peterson, Le Grande Olson, Mayor Edway Redd, John Lewis, Kenneth Maughan, Mr. Anderson and Dave Dixon. 2J-I- 3 io Friday Fresh from a resounding 27 to triumph over their arch rivals from San Juan high school on the Blanding griduon last week, Monticello's Buckeroos will at- - Sights were focused on the future of the Four Corners area when representatives Monday from communities in four states met at Cortez to organize the United Chambers of Commerce and promote the prosperity of this section of the country. In a session, the delegates exchanged ideas and cited their particular deficiencies as well as proposing remedial measures to step up the tempo of expansion in what appears to be one of the richest regions in the entire United States.Feeling of Unity But out of it all, the paramount feature was the feeling of unity and the desire for a combined effort to boost the Four Corners which permeated the meeting. Resolved to act as a unit, the representatives elected a temporary group of directors to put the finishing touches to the organization. Utah directors are Dr. E. N. Porter of Blanding, Mel Pim-peof Moab and Cy Angus of (continued on page eight) Conducted for Number 35 copy tempt to keep their Region 8 record clear Friday afternoon when they tangle with Notre Dame high from Price. The game is scheduled for 2 p.m. on the Monticello field. Working methodically and with the psychological advantage of being the underdog even before they showed up in uniform, the Buckeroos lost no time in last in swinging the Fridays da-pendulum of victory in their favor and h was their line play, both offensively and defensively, that throttled almost every Blanding attempt at a sustained drive. Scores Twice Blandings sporadic blasts produced two touchdowns, to be sure, but its forward wall was no Monmatch for the ticello line, which smeared the Broncs ground game repeatedly. Monticello scored first in the opening quarter by taking advantage of a Blanding fumble on line. Anthony the latters Camberlang smacked through from his fullback post for eight yards and Bob McTaggart slashed through the line for a first down on the Blanding 18. Camberlang ripped off another five yards and McTaggart made it another first down on the six. Quarterback Kent Leetham contributed another four yards before McTaggart hit pay dirt from the two. An offside penalty against Blanding gave Monticello the extra point, putting the Buckeroos in the lead hard-drivin- 32-yar- d 7-- Bnoncs Tally Blanding came back to put on one of its best showings of the day, taking the ball on the kickoff and bucking its way about 65 yards for a score, with Eddy Perkins doing the scoring chore. The kick was missed, however, and Blanding trailed by a 7 to 6 count at the half. Starting the second half with renewed vigor, the Buckeroos widened their lead by battering some 80 yards, McTaggart taking things into his own hands on the (continued on page eight) San Juan Schools Show Rise in J Total Enrollment Student enrollment in San Juan county schools has increased rapidly during the past year, It was announced Thursday by Zenos L. Black, district superintendent of schools. Present enrollment stands at 1,765, compared with 1,484 last year at this time, an increase of 281 pupils, or 18 percent. The Blanding elementary school t shows the greatest with The buffet luncheon was pre131 enrolled, a jump of 41 perpared by Mrs. Anderson and cent. Mexican Hat school, opened Mrs. Lew is. just last year, has increased from 19 students a year ago to 87 at present. Other schools showCity Council Refuses ing marked Increases are LaSal, San Juan High, Monticello High Prefab House Request and Fry Canyon. Some schools have decreased A petition asking the Monticello city council to permit erec- slightly in enrollment. Monticello tion of prefabricated homes In elementary has 24 fewer pupils certain zones within the city than a year ago, Eastland has limits was turned down at the three less and West Summit regular council meeting Thursday Point and Cedar Point each have four less. night. The petition was submitted by Following is the complete enMr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Carlson, rollment of all schools in the diswho said it bore names of 107 trict: Blanding Elementary 448, persons who are also asking for Monticello Elementary 385, Monan amendment to the present or- ticello High 306, San Juan High dinance banning such construc- 265, LaSal 133, Mexican Hat 87, tion. Fry Canyon 38, Bluff 26, East-lanamendno officials 24, Bluff Indian 15, LaSal said City ment to the ordinance was pos- Creek 13, East Summit Point 10, sible until a public hearing was West Summit Point 9 and Cedar Point 6. held on the matter. increase f- i t. 4 r d r |