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Show 141 Plorpont . Cor Salt Lake city, uta T u'ft ,,isHV Volume 49 ,j, Canyonlands -- A.? THE FOUNDATION and initial preparation on the school districts new warehouse addition to the administration office in Monticello was well underway this week as the building contractor, Christensen and Griffith, started construction. The $15,890 edifice will provide some 1,200 square feet of storage for school supplies and equipment. The contractor has 90 days in which to complete the addition. Record Photo compaction cause In a comprehensive Mr. Rollins then went on to report, Ralph L. Rollins of the explain that this subsidence or Provo engineering firm of Rol- settlement of the material in lins, Brown and Gunnell, out- the trench and this led to ruplined the reasons he believed turing of the plastic lining in caused the failure of the Mon- the reservoir. ticello pressure Irrigation reSumming up his findings, servoir dam. Mr. Rollins said It is our Mr. Rollins had been hired opinion that had conditions exby the city council following isted whereby the subsurface the dam break to offer an ex- materials could not become pert report on the condition of saturated, failure would either the facility and what caused not have occurred or would have occurred at a much later the failure. date. It is also our opinion NOT COMPACTED that if the materials In the According to Mr. Rollins trench fill had been properly findings, lack of proper com- compacted that even, though paction of the dirt in the trench they would become saturated cut for the inlet pipe was prounderseepage, no adverse bably the major cause of the by settlement would have occurrfailure. Quoting from the re- ed and failure would have been port made to the city: The extremely unlikely. results of the density Tests taken by Rollins of the tests of the backfill material in the trench show that these density or compaction of materwere below materials exist in a poorly ial in the trenchcontract standensified state It is our that required by densities variopinion that water flowing be- dards. neath the reservoir saturated ed from a low of 68.7 to a high the fill material in the inlet of 88.7. It will be noted that in densities trench causing a subsidence. all cases, the e ( .... In-pla- ) Five receive prison sentences in Seventh District Court Tuesday In a full day of court action Tuesday, five persons received sentences to the Utah State Prison from Seventh Judicial Ditsrict Court Judge F. W. Keller. Sentences ranged from six months to three years to five years to life. ESCAPEES Receiving the stiffest sentences of the day were Lonnie Strong and Charles Meredith. The pair were apprehended by local law enforcement officers last month after they had stolen an auto at gunpoint in Mexican Hat. They were found to be escapees from the Kansas State Prison but refused to give . permission to extradite them back to Kansas. Strong and Meredith were charged with robbery and were each given sentences from five years to life in the Utah State Prison. They pled guilty to the charges. LARCENY William Knight and Virgil both from Salt Lake, pled guilty to a charge of grand larceny arising from thefts from mines in the Lisbon area in May. Both men received sentences of from one to 10 years in the state peniMoore, tentary. BURGLARY The fifth person to receive a prison sentence was Kern Dut-chi- e of White Mesa. He was charged with third degree burglary of the office of Dr. Joe Hamilton in Monticello. Judge Keller set Dutchies sentence at from six months to three years in the Utah penal institution. LITTLE THEATRE NOW OPEN The Little Theatre is now open with the show starting at 7:30 p.m., according to Harry Randall. The Nu Vu Drive In is now closed because of the cold weather. are substantially below 95 per cent of the modified proctor density as required in the contract documents, Rollins said. TO ATTORNEY The report is now in the hands of City Attorney L. Robert Anderson for his study and recommendation as to action to be taken. Rod, Gun Club t is organized A Monticello Rod & Gun Club was organized Friday evening at the Monticello Library when 20 sportsmen of the area met and elected officers for the new group. Elected as head of the new organization for the ensuing year were Dick Auble, president; Ked Somerville, vice president; and Bob Fellmeth, secretary-treasure- r. MEET WEDNESDAYS The 20 sportsmen present for the organizational meeting all joined the new group and decided to meet every Wednesday evening until deer season to discuss fund raising projects and fish and wildlife projects of primary importance to the area. All area sportsmen are being urged to join the new group and attend the regular meetings. NEED BY LAWS Officials of the new group say that plans are io use bylaws of the former Blue Mountain Rod & Gun Club providing that records of the former organization can be obtained. Anyone having knowledge of any records from the previous body are asked to contact the officers of the new club. At a meeting Wednesday evening the new club .agreed to take over a project of packaging and distributing deer browse seed prior to the coming general deer season. The seed, made available by the Forest Service, will be packaged by the club and distributed to various businesses in the area for distribution to deer hunters. Thirteen new members were added to the membership roster of the club Wednesday. Monticello, San Juan County, Utah 8 Pages Americas Newest Capitol h? L -- lOtf Warm Welcome Cool Climate Jail break foiled by alert Representatives of 14 state and federal agencies meeting in Salt Lake Tuesday to discuss the Golden Circle road System in Southern Utah added a new quirk to the already existing proposal. The new concept is a circle within a circle callAn attempted jail break in ing for a route up the west the early morning hours Sunside of Lake Powell from by two inmates of the San Warm Creek and across the day Jail was foiled Colorado River into Canyon-land- s Juan County when Monticello City PoliceNational- - Park. man Jack Kirby apprehended The new idea was conceiv- one man outside the court ed as an addition to a $35, house building and the other 009,000 proposal presented in one inside the building. Washington, D. C. last year The two inmates, Lonnie which, if carried out, would Strong and Charles Meredith, provide access to Four Cor- were being held in county jail ners scenic wonders and par- on of robbery in concharges ticularly lake Powell. The nection the with theft, at gunroad up the west side of the an automobile in of point, lake would cost $24,066,000, Mexican Hat. They are also bringing the total proposal to escapees from the Kansas State $59,975,000. Prison. Chauncey G. Fowls, inforStrong and Meredith were mation office for the Utah able to unlock the jail door said Highway Department, after they had broken a bullet"We are told that tourists proof glass from the cell block do not want to drive to a door. By reaching out the on a deadend road, then point double back on their return. A route that leads them out eJ f V, another way is what they want. ; Mr. Powis also said federJ al officials, for whom the A1 rfirst report was prepared, A also seemed to prefer the loop concept. Officials of the 14 federal and state agencies agreed to sit on the new loop proposal for 45 days and submit in- ividual reactions again at a meeting on Dec. 3. Monticello city policeman window they were able to turn the building, and took him In-mechan- to custody also. Neither man the jails ism. resisted. The men had broken Two shotguns, one of them into the assessor s office down- one ironically the sawed-of- f which the men had used to stairs in the court house and steal the auto in Mexican Hat, were going out a window of were taken from the outer sheriffs office by the men. Shells were also in the office but the pair did not find them. Policeman Kirby, making his City Drug will be the name nightly rounds of the city of Monticellos newest business 2:30 a.m. Sunday noticed as soon as Gene Etherington a parked car behind the court completes his arrangements to house which he had not seen buy out Walker Drug. there before. He went to invesHis with Jack tigate and found one of the men Walker negotiations are now complete and in the car pretending sleep. he will announce the date of Kirby recognized the man as Strong and apprehended him. his move to the former WalkHe called to Meredith, who had er Drug location South of the not made good his escape from Little Theatre soon. The new 1 door-lockin- g the office to make good their escape from the building, Kirby placed both men in the clty jail downstairs in the court jj0Use untlj they coujd t,e returned to the repaired county jail. Etherington to buy out Walker will be completely reand redecorated, modeled. Starting next week some of the Walker Drug merchandise will go on sale in conjunction with a regular Walgreen quarters sale. Details of the sale and announcement of the City Drug opening will appear in an early issue of the Record. I 1 v ' K 1 Two inclics of rain falls here Nearly two inches of .precipitation, including some snow, fell in the Monticello area during the latest storm that blanketed the area beginning last Friday. According to weather observer Virgil Eastin, the city received .76 of an inch of rain Friday, .78 of an inch Saturday and another .35 of an inch Sunday. A .04 inch trace fell Monday. The total for the four day period was 1.93 inches. SNOW Snow blanketed the ground in Monticello and east Saturday and many inches of the white precipitation turned the Blue Mountains into a veritable r scene. Elsewhere in the county rain was the order of the day for most of the weekend with resultant muddy roads and washouts in some areas where runoff was heavy. the storm Accompanying was a severe drop in temperature going to a low of 29 degrees in Monticello Tuesday morning. Farmers report some bean damage in elevations where the temperature dropped below freezing. Following is Mr. Eastins re- dead-winte- Sept. 15 Sept. 16 Sept. 17 Sept 18 Sept. 19 Sept. 20 Sept. 21 at NEW OR OLD STYLE TRAILER LIVING? Seen driving through town Tuesday noon was this redwood trailer hollowed from a single complete log section. Apparently the way to get a trailer in Califor Turkey permits on sale soon Special turkey pesmits for Utahs third annual wild turkey hunt will go on sale to hunters at two regional Fish and Game Department offices on Monday, Sept. 27. The $3 permits entitle the hunter to take one wild turkey during the season which will run from Oct. Turkey areas open locally are that portion of Grand County lying south and east of the Dolores River, Colorado River and U.S. Highway 160 and that portion of San Juan County lying north and east of U.S. Highway 160, Highway 46 and the Lisbon Valley road. Hunting hours for the largest of upland game birds will be daylight hours only. Legal weapons will be shotguns no larger than 10 gauge nor smaller than 20 gauge, with shot sizes not larger than number 2 nor smaller than number 6. Center fire rifles may also be used. Prospective turkey hunters may obtain a special turkey permit by sending the $3 fee together with the applicants name, address and hunting license number to the Turkey Permit Sales Office, Utah State Department of Fish and Game, 455 West Railroad Ave., Price, Utah 84501. Scenes around town . Army convoy coming thru Big early this morning missile staying overnight m Monticello First day of fall best day in a week C h u k a r hunters wondering where to go New Rod & Gun club going great guns . . . . . Kids still talking about the circus Snow seen on the mountain New office girl at Montgomery Ward Weather not being able to make up its mind Residents digging out warmer New stripes clothing painted on Main Street. .... BLUE MOUNTAINS MAJESTIC Horse Head once again became visibly outlined this week following a heavy snowfall in the mountains over the weekend. Number 35 Thursday, Sept. 23, 1965 Playground er The unique feature of the mountain is all but invisible during summer months but becomes framed Record Photo by the first snow. y nia is to go out and cut your own. The log section is mounted on the back of a regular logging trailer. Doors and windows are cut in the end sections and trimmed like a frame house. Bluff ceremonies Sunday to dedicate highway section State highway officials, coun- ty commissioners and local residents are expected to be on hand Sunday afternoon for the formal dedication ceremonies of the new section of Utah Highway 47 across Butler and Comb Washes south of Bluff. Brother Juniper, spokesman for the Bluff Chamber of Commerce, said the Bluff Chamber and County Tourist and Publicity Council would be joint hosts for the dedication of the new highway section. The time of the event has been set for 1 p.m. Brother Juniper said Wednesday that Chauncey Towis, public information officer for the Utah Department of Highways, had assured him that three members of the State Road Commission would fly to Bluff Sunday for the dedication. Also expected are members of the Navajo Tribal Council. NOW OPEN The new section of Utah Highway 47 is now complete and in use by traffic. Completion of the project culminated many years of effort by . local residents, especially citizens of Bluff, to upgrade that portion of the highway which was responsible for numerous deaths and accidents the throughout years. The new project removed the most dangerous sections, namely the old one-wabridge across Bugler Wash and the twisting steep dugway down Comb Ridge. INVITE PARTICIPATION All county residents are urged to take part in the dedication Sunday. There will be short addresses by dignitaries present and a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening the new highway. y Chukar season opens Saturday location of birds uncertain Escape from Daylight Saturday morning, to the chukars. Food likewise Sept. 25, will mark the opening is plentiful and birds have thus of the 1965 chukar partridge been able to migrate farther season in the state of Utah but the location of the birds in San Juan County now remains somewhat of a mystery. Conservation Officer Cecil Jones said this week that he had tried for 'several days to locate chukar coveys in their normally heavy concentration areas but so far has failed to see a bird. Particularly in the Indian Creek area, where most hunters congregate on opening day, Officer Jones has indicated that the birds just are not to be found where they have been in past years. Much of the problem this year stems from the abundance of rain, making for adequate water supplies throughout the rocky cliff areas that are home from their normal feeding and watering grounds. BAG LIMITS Bag limits on chukar this year are five birds per day with no more than 10 birds in possession. The season on the chukar will run from Sept. 25 through Dec. 31, statewide. Legal weapons will be shotguns with shot sizes no larger than number 4. If birds are field dressed, at least one feathered wing must be left attached fop. species identification. Hunters are urged to read and be familiar with all the rules and regulations in the 1965 upland game bird proclamation before going afield ' Bluff jail Floyd Morris and Parley Wells, Ute Indians from Colo, escaped from the San Juan County Jail in Bluff Friday evening, according to the sheriffs office. Morris and Wells had been arrested Friday by Deputy John Dufur and Bluff Deputy Rusty Musselman for being intoxicated. The pair broke a window in the jail but found they couldnt get out the window. They finally managed to break the lock on the jail cell. The jail files were rifled and a roll of quarters was taken. Both men are believed to now be back in Towaoc and a warrant has been issued to return them to Utah. To-wao- c, |