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Show r" universal 141 COKP- - Volume 42 8 says . , BE A Number 45 10c PER COPY LONG Accident Injures Lone Occunant r- ? ft ( A Season Openers You probably think were going to talk about lights for the side streets, but were not even going to mention street lights- - In fact street lights are the last thing well talk about as street lighting for the side streets, we believe, is included in the city budget for 1959 and undoubtdly will be approved-Now- , with the holiday season approaching, were looking for volunteers to get lit and stand on the corners all night, that is if we can get Art Adairs and Earl Pearsons WOULD IT Hcop Sport Takes Limelight with AIonty Sello . . . Monticello, San Juan County, Utah, Fiday, December 5, 1958 PAGES A ? 4 I jL - i I Of Pickup Truck ' ; Gerald Clarkson "Jerry Ambler, 41, Monticello, was listed in "poor condition Thursday night by San and Starting tonight (Friday continuing until March next year, the hoop sport will take over in San Juan County, minus the hula. Its the beginning of basketball season, and opening games are scheduled in both Blanding and hospital authorities-Mr- . Ambler was injured Wednesday at 3 p.m- in a traffic accident on highway 95, eight miles southwest of Blanding- Alone in his 1957 pickup track and traveling west, he failed to 'negotiate a curve, leaving the highway and rolling for 201 feet. His track was demolished. owner of the Ambler Music Co., was enroute to the White Canyon Mining District- Extent of his injuries were listed as fractured pelvis, third degree burns on his back and possible internal injuries. Investigating officer, Ray McAlister, Monclcello, said Mr- - Amblers truck did not catch fire. It is believed he received the burns on his back from contact with a hot exhaust pipe- - Juan County - 4 Monticello. For season openers, defending Region Eight champion San Juan will meet Delores at Blanding and the Monticello Buckeroos will tangle with Dove Creek on the local floor-Thapproval. Broncos have a schedule; Monticello lists 23 tilts The turkey and dressing are just for its hoopsters- - Vieing for hong a memory and now ors in Region Eight will be San were being urged to do our Christ- Juan, Monticello, Grand; Green-rivemas shopping early and before Notre Dame, North Emery Gordon Wood has a chance, well and South Emery. also add, Do Your Christmas MailSAN JUAN SCHEDULE ing Early, too. Gordon and his 5 Delores at Blanding-Dec- . Dec. staff at the post office have done 12 Kirkland, N. M- at such a bang-u- p job each year, theyd probably faint if evehyone 13 Dove Creek at Blanding-Dec- . got their parcels in before the dead20 Farmington, N- M. at line and they didnt have to put in Farmington. those extra hours handling the Dec- - 22 Pleasant Grove at Blanheavy rush later. e r ; 1 I 20-ga- T heart-burnin- r, - - W' Contractor Given ding- Jan. 2 Dove Creek at Dove The Monticello High School fac- Creek. ulty played the regular varsity Jan-- 9 Grand at Blanding n basketball squad in a Jan 10 Cortez A at Blanding-Jagame Wednesday afternoon- - Time 15 South Emery at Ferron-Jan- . will tell, and it even told on some 16 North Emery at Huntof the teachers who were breathington ing a little harder than kids- - Most Jan 22 Notre Dame at Blanding-Janof course pleased at the outcome, 23 Greenriver at Blanding. was Tony Welch, who isnt a bit Jan- - 30 Monticello at Blanding. anxious to have anyone able to Jan. 31 Cortez A at Cortez-Feb- . top his team. Dale Maughan, play6 Grand at Moab. ing with the teachers, accounted Feb-- 12 North Emery at Bland-in- g for the lions share of their points, but even with brother Kens help, Feb- - 13 South Emery at Blandiwith Sorenson, Welch, Bickmore; ngMickelson, Hewlett and Williams, Feb 19 Notre Dame at Price. they still didnt make it. The kids Feb. 20 Greenriver at Green-rive- r. gwy' pre-seaso- Extension to ' Complete Work - won- - Feb- - 27 Monticello at Monticello. before the MONTICELLO SCHEDULE game, it will be easy to feed the - 5 Dove Creek Decof the ladies at Monticello-Dec- . First The family. 6 Durango, Colo, at DuWard Relief Society are preparing a ham dinner in conjunction with rango. Dec. 9 Aztec, N- - M- at Monri-cello- rheir bazaar and for a dollar per will the it be to easy way plate Dec. 11 North Sanpete at Mt. avoid cooking and dishwashing. Pleasant. will ice cream and Hot dogs, pie Dec-- 12 Manti at Manti-Dec- . also be sold with serving from 13 Wasatch Academy at 5:00 pm- - to 7:00 pm. and all Mt- Pleasant. booths open at 6:00. t Dec 23 Pleasant Grove at MonIt was a bit unusual the other ticello. 2 Wasatch Academy at Jannight when Turner met Turner-YoMonticellowas Turner see, John rurnng Jan. 9 Mancos, Colo, at Monthis car into the trailer park when he turned into another Turner, icelloJam 10 Aztec, N. M- at Aztec Opal, that is, and the result was 15 North Emery at Jan. Turncars to two damaged belong on page eight) relationno ers, Tonight (Friday) - - - - Hunt-(contlnu- Coleman Construction Co. has been plagued with a reluctant back-hoReturning from the mountain the other day, the big machine drug its feet and got off the carrier theater-Thby itself near the drive-i- n next day, the reluctant drag-gistarted again and the critter again rolled off the carrier- Never saw a company work so hard to get a load on. e. e n, night, is Tomorrow, the big night. The Lions Club Dance will promise a big time for all, with a ibeef and lots of other merchandise prizes being afford to given away, you can t the prostay away- Incidentally, ceeds of the dance wiU provide the annual Christmas party for the kids of Monticello. With so much in one package, how can dance. you miss? See you at the Saturday Two teenreally happened. were avidly discussing a It age girls third- The first girl mentioned the extra full slips the absent member sported unflatteringly noting the resemblance to a lamp shade. Said the second, 1 think she even wears her straight skirts too full- Ouch, - - i "U. Bars Replace Bocks as School Becomes Jail By Brother Juniper At one time or another every child thinks of school as a jail Now it is true in Bluff where the old school is to be remodeled into a jaiL The front part is to be torn down and the roof of the rear part lowered- The jail will contain two large cells, washroom facilities and office for the Deputy Sheriff and Justice of Peace. The contract for the remodeling has been let to Air- Ike Hale of Bluff-A- t one time It was hoped- the building could be preserved as a historic site- - Investigation showed that the cost of establishing the building would be too great. Residents of the county will be sorry to see the scene of many happy events disappear. It is too bad that milestones of the past must give way to progress. The new jail will save Deputy Sheriff many hours and miles of driving- - - - Monticello City Cocmcii Wednesday night granted R. W- - Coleman Construction Co. an extension of time to complete work on new water distribution system. It was the opinion of rhe council according .to City Manager Homer Chandler, that the city would obtain a better job if the work was done during favorable weather conditions, rather than force the contractor to omplete the project during the winter months- Mon-ticell- anxiously auaiting the snow that will bring the ski enthusiasts and realization of a dream of skiing in San Juan county The ski group has scheduled a membership drhe, imitmg all to join. Ready for operation is the new ski lift recently installed on the mountain west of Monticello Marion Miller, Ralph Hafen and Wyman Redd, leaders in the ski moiement for the county are For Health Unit Baptist Youth Rally A Baptist Youth Rally of the Four Corners Area will be held Sunday, December 7, in rhe San Juan Community Church in Monticello- Theme of the Rally will be "God's Word to Us. Registration will begin at 2:00 pm- - and a welcome will be given by Loyce Forrest at 3:00 p.m- - The devotional will be offered by Nick Resovich, youth advisor. A "sing spiration will be followed by a and business meeting at 3:35 . six areas of responsibility will be discussed by Lyn Mir, Mike Stead- man, Meredith Lill, Robert Patty Bryan and Wayne Cal-brait- h, Christensen. A planned free time and fun will precede the supper prepared by host church families at 5:30 The evening program will be centered about the presentation of the film "Our Bible, How It Came to Us, a sound motion picture, - documentary in character, covering twenty centuries the formation of the Bible, its spread across Europe and the making of the English Bible. Clyde Wilson, Pastor of the Monticello Community Church will offer the benediction at the close o fthe evening program. THE WEATHER MONTICELLO Rebus Rota Foregoes Gifts to Present Budget Approved Community Church Host Sunday to STATION e It - is anticipated that Grand Rebus Rota Club members met last week at the home of Isabelle Redd for their regular meetingPearl Butt was in of President absence in charge, Sarabeth Blanck. Under the direction of Dorothy Carlson a program on safety was presented by - Vice-preside- nt Gorden MeisingerThe group decided that instead of exchanging Christmas gifts this year that each member will contoward the down tribute - $2-0- payment on a resuscitator for the local swimming pool. Other clubs in Monticello will be asked to join this project- A resuscitator can be purchased for about $300., and the club hopes to have one by February. The clulb members will travel to Moab Saturday, December 6, to present a film and musical program to the Moab Ladies Literary Club. On . December 20th the annual Christmas party and program will f Fern be held at the home Richey. - Delegation Attends Meeting to Request Bluff Consideration Ready, Trails Cleared Pool Resuscitator A budget for a county health unit was presented to the county commissioners Monday morning-Thcommission approved the budget to be included in the 1959 county budget. Marion Hazleton, representing the committee organizing the local health unit presented the budget to the commissioners. Working with Mr- - Hazleton were Mrs. Myrtle Redd, president of the Blanding Health Council; Mrs- - W- - C. Moulton, Blanding; Ross A. Musselman, Bluff; and Rhea Viges, county health nurse. Maynard Oakes of Mexican Hat was excused- - Representatives of both LaSal and East-lan- d will also be appointed to work on the organizational committee. The budget as accepted by the county commission was for a total of $23,195.00- - It includes Nurse (supervisor) $4500; Nurse $3900; Sanitarian $2400 (half of salary); 2 vehicles $4800; gas for vehicles $3000; rent for office space $300; and equipment office supplies $500; nursing supplies $50; laundry $50 health and education, literature $20 and social security $415- Ski Lift is County and possibly Emery county will join San Juan in the hiring of a full time sanitarian and share Brother Juniper and Ross in the payment of salary. A doctors will for representing the Bluff 1959, salary, not planned of Chamber Commerce, met with included with be later probably the other counties participating the San Juan County Commission-ef- s in this instance also. Tuesday morning ro request The present set up under the improvements in the fast growing Utah State Department of Health area in and around Bluff- Items requested for consideration has been scheduled to continue in making the budget for 1959 until July 1 of next year included the proposal that the primitive road, known as the Bluff bench road, from Bluff to the bridge at Montezuma Creek be included in the county highway system- - Workers in the oil field now living in Colorado would (continued on page eight) membership drive will begin soon to enroll as many new members as possible in the Monticello ski dub now incorporatecl as a corpoation, though the recently installed lift and completed ski area will be available to all, members of the club or not-Thlift ran on Aba jo mountain has been cleared and the tow installed. Money has been borrowed by the club to pay for the ski lift and the club will have to repay the obligation over a ten-yeperiod. Most of the labor necessary for the clearing of the lift run and the installation of the lift has been donated, as well as have some materials and help in other forms-blocal people-Thski tow is now completely installed with the engine connected and skiers now wait only the arrival of a snow to begin operations. Club members express their thanks and appreciation to all who have donated labor and materials to help with the project and invite all to join with rhem in its use- non-prof- it e e Ski Club Schedules Christmas Tree Sale A special Christmas tree sale will begin Wednesday, December 10, on the surfaced lot adjacent to the Chevron Service Station. The sale is sponsored by members of the Monticello ski group. Spruce and fir trees of every size and shape will be offered by the club and funds from the sale of these trees will be used to construct a warming hut at the newly constructed ski site on Abajo mountain- - However, the Council set a deadline o fJuly 1 and 60 working days. Also rhe Coleman Company will have to stand all expenses for repair work to the pipeline or materials on hand caused by winter weather- - It is also stipulated that Coleman must finish to the Citys satisifaction work now in progress before pulling off the job until spring, 1959- - He further, will have to assume full responsibility for maintenance and repair of roads where he has been working This action by the Council is not the final authority. The terms and conditions must be approved by the U. S- - Government inspectors and engineers associated with the project. The Coleman work is 75 completed- The company is bonded for rhe total amount of the contract, which also calls for a $50 penalty for each day in excess of the established November 28 deadline Bid on the project was $115,-014.8- 5. Bridge Dedication Set For Sunday Morning Dedication of the new San Juan River bridge near Aneth will take place Sunday, Dec- - 7, at 11:00 a.m., according ro Maurice McCabe executive secrearty of the Navajo tribe- - The bridge built at a cost of approximately $300,000 to $400,-00- 0 spans the San Juan river at its confluence with Montezuma Creek, east and slightly south of Bluff, Utah. A joint project of the Navajo tribe and the oil companies, the bridge will facilitate access to the Aneth oil field operations- - El Paso Gas Co. and the Bureau of Indian Affairs engineered the bridge |