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Show CQKP "'- The county library board Tuesday night approved locations for Monticello and Blanding $100,000 libraries. Monticellos library is to go on old school the Elementary grounds at the highway intersection (if the land is offered by the school board, which owns it, and accepted by county commissioners.) Blandings library will be on the corner across the street south of the LDS church (when negotialand tions for the privately-owne- d are completed.) Salt Lake City architect Ralph Edwards, who designed the modg said em buildings, Tuesday the old school comer in Monticello had great possibilfor development. Library ities board members, looking into the low-slun- future, thought about developing the area with grass, far-dista- nt Bluff petition asks end of trees, benches, a playground and public restrooms and a tourist information booth. But that would have to be done by the county recreation board. Library board chairman Dorothy Adams said completion of blueprints would take about three months. possibly Lifesavers Lifesaving in- swimming structions start April 28 at the Monticello pool, according recreation director Paul to Hun-sake- r. Anyone over 16 may take the course. Enrollment is at 7:30 p. m. Total course will take about 20 hours. Classes will meet Tuesday and Thursday at 7:30 p. m and cost is 50? a lesson. Last P-T- meet A to be next Thursday The annual meeting of Monticello High school will be held May 5 at the school auditorium. Business will include a report County commissioners, meeting from the music committee (Clyda received a petition Christensen, Monday, chairman), ansigned by about 60 Bluff area nouncement of new committees to and questionnaires for parents on them residents, requesting remove the present Blanding ClinWhat projects and policies I ic board. would like to see adopt for But the commissioners last 1960-6week restated their faith in the Program will be girls double present board, headed by Dr. E. trio, Gene Fumiss conduction; a N. Porter, by a vote of confidence. report by principal Jack Burr on . . we asked recent Said the petition: of convention national the commissioners to release the principals, and girls dance Red present committee with a vote of Ribbons conducted by Betty Mcthanks for the fine job they have Donald. done, and appoint a new commitAll parents of High school stutee to attempt to negotiate a con- dents are welcome. tract with Dr. Fallon, we feel that Doctor Fallon should have the first opportunity to accept the contract for the new medical center. . . Two weeks ago the Blanding hi-- fi Clinic board notified Dr. W. W. Fallon of Blanding that the board was keeping the contract for the clinic open. Second drawing for a hi-- fi conIn other county business, the sole commissioners: phonograph set, to be given Decided to meet Tuesday, by Monticello merchants through May 3, instead of Monday, May 2, their Coloramo bonus Days probecause Monticello Monday will motion, will be this Saturday at be the site of the annual regional 7 p. m. at the city office. After a winning number for the school by the Utah State Assn, of hi-- fi is picked, 20 numbers will County Officials. Heard a report by David be drawn to a pot from which a Holder, now conducting a water number worth a free trip for two survey for the county. Holder had to Las Vegas will be drawn later been requested to help with plan- in the year. During the past months merchning Blandings proposed dam on have been giving numbered ants it Recapture, but said he thought one for each purchase was premature because there tickets arent accurate flow charts of up to $5, and one for each $5 worth of merchandise bought available water. above that. Bart Okayed a request by Winning numbers will be postequipment Lyman for county dison the Record office window, ed help on Blanding cemetery will be in next weeks paper. and trict projects. Listen to attorney F. Ben-nio- n Redd report on the current NEW MANAGER AT Juan County SPROUSE JEWELERS Grand County-Sa- n Les Graves, formerly manager north border dispute. An estimate of cost of making an accurate sur- of Sprouse Jewelers at Blanding, Monticello bethe will manage vey line on the north is now Sprouse store, Gary Sprouse said ing made. Approved installation of two this week. The Sprouses have street lights in the West Cotton- bought a store at Vernal and will move there in a couple of weeks. wood Addition of Bluff. A clinic board 1. Bonus Days given away Saturday 1 Wild stallion bites chunk out of unsuspecting cattleman By Pearl Baker Calvin Bastian was brought to Green River on Tuesday from Hite, suffering from a serious injury inflicted by a wild stallion. The horse ran alongside Calvin, who was mounted on his saddle pony riding after his cattle in Canyon, and without Trachyte warning caught Calvins leg below the knee and almost bit a chunk out of the meaty part of his leg. The cattleman tore a limb off a tree, beat the horse off and rode down to the old Chaffin ranch where Woody Edgell, owner of the ranch and the Hite ferry, was working. Edgell took him to the ferry where Mrs. Tearl Baker loaded him into a car and , s brought him to Green River for medical attention. The horse, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Gail Wilcox and running on their range near the Colorado River for medical attention. The horse, belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Gail Wilcox and running on their range near the Colorado River, has shown some signs of being dangerous before. However, Bastian was not aware of this, and was not expecting an attack. Although an injury of this sort to a practical stockman like Cale vin borders humorous, and he is dreading the fact that he will have to tell people that he was bit by a horse, the injury is no less painful and an animal of this type should definitely be taken off the range. Monticello, San Juan County, Utah Volume 44 - L? t-'KE CITY Number 13 Friday, April 29, 1960 lOtf per copy irr Nothing to do? Then see bustin' out all over this-recrea-tion San Juan Countys expanded here, waiting for city workmen recreation program continues to to put em up. New lighting system is now bemove right along. Heres latest ing installed at Blanding. developments: Lights for Mexican Hat rec ordered has Board Recreation Texas-Zin- c has another heater for the Monticello area are on order. them install to free. offered pool ($1,000) after swimming Its planned to have lights for complaints last week of chilly all tennis courts and slabs in the water. Site of two tennis courts at the county sometime this summer. Therell be three leagues of area has Monticello recreation been cleared, and concrete will be baseball for county kids this summer. poured when weather permits. Its hoped to finish the sprinkAnd the mens softball league ling system at Monticello rec area will be held again this summer. this week. Water ballet and dance lessons A new, improved chlorinator for girls are planned for all areas has been installed at of the county when school is out. ($800) Monticello swim pool. Blandings two tennis courts are being poured this week.- Slabs at LaSal and Bluff are in, Eastland slab site is being cleared now. Twelve-foot-hig- h fencing has been ordered for all slabs and tennis courts in the county. Sprinkling system for Blandings rec area has been ordered. rodeo grandstand Monticellos is being torn down this week. It was given to local golf club to make bridges and shelterhouses course here. on the Another row of floodlights will be added to the poles around the Monticello softball field. Theyre Appleseeds lessons will be offered LaSal, Blanding, Mexican Hat, Bluff and Eastland as tennis facilities are completed. Tennis at Monticello, To Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Johnson, a girl born April To Mr. and Mrs. James lett, a girl born April 22. Doyle 20. Bart- Hunt on for next year's teachers About a fifth of San Juan Countys teachers will have to recreation Monticellos area be so the replaced next year will be tree planting. search for some 20 new instructAnd the public is invited to ors is on. lend a hand. Asst. Supt. Ken Maughan said Cooper Jones goes to Salt Lake and Logan this week to this week that about half a dozbring back a truckload of sap- en new teachers had been signed lings. Extra hands are needed so far. to plant them so a community There were 91 teachers in the work period has been set up county system during this school evefor and First step in landscaping of Monday Tuesday Sixty-nin- e have he said year, nings. Any men or women who Four contracts. returned signed will care to help be welcome. have asked for extensions, and time Do-se-- do at Blanding dance festival More than three have retired. Eight have signed contracts with other districts, and two are pregnant. And five werent offered contracts. Next year the county will need 5 teachers. A kindergarten teacher must be hired at Monticello and Blanding, and math teachers must be found for both schools. 200 San Juan Countys teacher are expected to come turnover isnt bad proportionalto Blanding Saturday for the ly, Maughan said. The county has the highest starting wage for square dance festival there. Schedule is: 10 a.m.-p.m., reg- teachers of any county in Utah. istration in San Juan High school. 1 p.m.-- 4 p.m., workshop in the gym; 5:30 p.m., buffet at Park ANNE WILSON ELECTED Terrace school hall, $1.50 a plate. TO BUSINESS CLUB From 8 p.m. to midnight will be Anne Wilson of Monticello has the main dance. been elected a member of Phi Trophies will be awarded to the Chi Theta, national business wooldest couple present, couples mens organization, at Brigham square dancing the most years, Young university. club traveling the farthest to atShe is tend the festival, and club with among 30 leading business students chosen for the ormost members present Its sponsored by the Blanding ganization. Miss Wilson is the square dance club and county rec- daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Reed ty clean-ue week has been set for May 2 to May 6. During the period city trash collection trucks will make daily runs to help clean up a winters collection of debris in Monticello. Property owners are asked to pile trash at the property line, on the curb. City street men will pick it up and haul it away. For convenience in handling it is requested that as much trash as possible be put in containers and Deer count over; too many for range, oughta be shot By LeGrand Olson Forest Ranger The deer study rides for 1960 are over. One fellow, after riding for a day with us, made the statement that it cost the taxpayer $17.00 for every deer counted. We didnt see any deer the first day out south of Blanding. Havent figured the cost per deer in this case but they surely left their sign. I havent even bothered to record the numbers for years. However, during the rides and for several days following records of pellet group counts and browse measurements have shown plenty. These measurements h a ve shown use so severe that sage and Unlucky No. First person Blandings new 1 to in ride Cadillac am bulance, received last week, was Mrs. B. J. Obye of Bland ing. Mrs. Obye became ill Tuesday evening and was ordered to San Juan hospital about 10 p. m. by Dr. W. W. Fallon. The hospital said Wednesday her condition was critical from a heart attack. So far no one has been unfortunate enough to have to use MonticeHos new ambul- ance. LaSal Miner last rites held Wilson of Monticello. ner t' uvw'v '"' in Colorado Funeral services for Ralph Carleton Bishop, 67, of LaSal, were held Saturday, April 16 at the Ridgway, Colo., Community church. The Rev. Walter Davis of Farmington, N. M., officiated and the burial was at Uncompahgre Memorial Gardens, Montrose, Colo. Mr. Bishop, a hard-roc- k and uranium miner in the Utah area for several years, died April 11 at the Montrose Memorial hospital after an illness of two weeks. He was born March 10, 1893 at Walla Walla, Wash., and spent his childhood in Starbuck, Wash. He was married in Dayton, Wash., on June 20, 1922. He worked for the Union Pacific railroad until 1956 when he moved to LaSal. His wife, Ida, survives and two children, a son, Carleton of Nat-uritand a daughter, Mrs. Lester Lowery of Ridgway. Pallbearers were: Donald Nelson, Charles Norman, and Earl Marchbank, all of LaSal; Harvey Gunn, Ridgway; Norman Dufur, Farmington and Woodrow Gripe V vV A Y' 'i , ' S I y on-th- MILD ZEPHYR Striking Utah last weekend picked up an empty grain bin on the Eddie Saul farm east of town, ripped off the top and rolled it toward the highway. Eddie (shown by tractor) finally tied it down by roping it to the tractor. City council annexes land to the north Bee-Lin- tie-on- one compares ful hunter in the 230 success- peddling. prohibit door-to-doA request for one-hoSan Juan County parking in California or on Main Street was denied. with the 18 24 After receiving an opinion from in New Mexico we can drop a long way and still have the best the state attorney general on hunting in the world. The best legality of raising council salhunting in 1999 as well as in aries, the pay boost was given 1959. another favorable vote. It will go into effect the end of May. Coun-cilme- n will get $10 a meeting, the Signs of Spring: mayor $15, at not to exceed two meetings a month. Present salexhibit coming ary is $50 a year for councilmen, Monticellos annual art exhibit $75 for mayor. will be held May 7 at the High The new city recreation board school gym. met with the council, and will Gaining in momentum each meet with county recreation board year, the 1960 show appears to this Thursday. have more support than ever. Ar- tists from several Utah and Colorado towns have shown interest in exhibiting here this year. The rules: limit of four pictures, which have not been exhibited here before. They may be in any medium, must be framed and have screw-eye- s and hanging wire attached. The gym wil be open from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. to receive pictures. or THE WEATHER Prec. .05 Monument Valley park opening expected to attract thousands Two governors, two congressmen and Tribal officials will be among the 2,000 persons expected at the dedication of Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park and Observatory, Saturday, May 7, Sam Day III, Chairman of the Navajo Tribal Parks Commission, said today. Mr. Day warned that Monument Valley is isolated and that the public should bring their own picnic lunches and water. All acof Naturita. commodations in the area are sold out, Day said. The very isolation of MonuLARIET CAFE OPENS ment it great Valley gives Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wooten of charm, Day said. However, lack Farmington, N. M., are now op- of facilities make it imperative Lar-.e- t erators of the recently-close- d that those attending the dedicare- tion come Wootens to Cafe. The plan prepared with food and train open 24 hours a day. water. a, V of what these plants are capof. In some areas these plants have been killed by too much deer grazing. Nothing is left for them to eat. From statements obtained from local men familiar with the deer herd it is assumed we had more deer along about 1950 than we have today. At least there were Monticellos city limits grew a more deer in some areas like Cotlittle larger last week when the tonwood Canyon than there are council approved a request city now. of residents and businesses in the Whatever the number, and we north part of town to be annexed dont pretend to estimate numto the city. bers, there are too many for the The area includes - the location available feed. If the present Buckboard Cafe, Standard Oil of condition is allowed to continue e bulk Service, plant, a of is it time until only matter old Mother Nature will handle Jackson Trailer Court and Asthe situation with disease from sembly of God church.' A sewer line is now being enmalnutrition. to meet requirements of gineered So the agencies involved, the s from that land managers, believe it is bet- the eight new area. ter to harvest the deer through The council set next Wedneshunting rather than let them starve. We realize our responsi- day, May 4, from 6 p. m. to 8 p. bility of preserving the resources. m. as the time for a public hearAs the deer herd is reduced hunt- ing on proposed Green River order success will drop. But when inance for Monticello. It would tion able art 3 board. covered by a lid and put at the property line. 2. That each resident put only one can on the days the garbage collector designates for your area. 3. That all empty cans must be taken back from the street no later than 12 noon on your pickup day. The garbage pickup schedule: Mondays and Thursdays, a. m. west side of town. Tuesdays and Fridays, a. m. east side of town. Wednesday and Saturday, a. m. business places. All cans should be put ont as early as possible in the morning bitter brush in Harts Draw area due to the fact that pickups start are producing but a small frac- at about 4:30 a. m. can be rs reation rest piled neatly so that it easily picked up. Lynn Pipkin, contractor for city refuse collection, met with the city council last Wednesday. The council forthwith issued this statement: Due to many complaints about the handling of garbage during the winter and spring, the council requests that all citizens abide by the following regulations: 1. That garbage be put in cans, the p City-wid- Speakers will include George Clyde, Governor of Utah; John Governor of New Burroughs, Mexico; John J. Rhodes, Arizona Congressman; Thomas G. Morris, New Mexico Congressman; and Paul Jones, Chairman, Navajo Tribal Council. Monument be Valley may reached by air at Gouldings Lodge, Mexican Hat or Kayenta. Cars will meet planes at Gouldings. It may be entered by highway from the north on Utah 47 or from the south by way of Tuba City and Kayenta. The $266,000 development dedication program will include the unveiling of a bronze plaque, a traditional blessing of the building by a medicine man and a concert by the Navajo Tribal Band. |