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Show Ifie San fuan IRecoxct NATIONAL Around the EDITORIAL Prospectors, if the rock on claim rings that is has a bell like tone when struck dont even with a hammer attempt to secure a claim. Seems that up near Helena, Montana a group of enterprising firms have staked claims on such rocks, known as black gabbro, a black basalt-typ- e rock used as a decorative stone in construction. The Department of Interior wants to stop the mining and declare the sites as recreational areas because rocks would the "ringing make good tourist attractions. The California Mining Journal points out, however, that at least a few senators are going to do some checking to see just what Interior Department regulations cover the ringing rocks. your EDITORS & PUBLISHERS BOB McCASLIN, NEWS AND SPORTS EDITOR Entered in the Postofffice at Monticello, Utah as Second Class matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879. Published every Thursday at Monticello, Utah SUBSCRIPTION RATES: In San Juan County $3 a year Outside San Juan County $4 a year Box 428, Monticello, Utah 84533 CORRESPONDENTS Marilyn Rowley Grace Cleary Kristy Carroll, News & Adv Helen Redshaw Mrs. Eugene Foustiee Mrs. Pat Davis Mrs. David Staveley Phone 587-227- 7 Monticello Monticello Blanding Out East Bluff Montezuma Creek Mexican Hat Circle added to 'Golden Circle' Representatives of 14 state and federal agencies meeting in Salt Lake City Tuesday to determine the future of a road access system in the Golden Circle area came up with a new wrinkle that has long been predicted by local prophets. Under the guise of providing a loop route so tourists wont have to backtrack the agencies now propose a route up the west side of Lake Powell, crossing the river into Canyonlands National Park and on into Moab. The price tag $24,966,000 conservatively. As most residents will recall the state last year made a proposal to provide access to the recreational potential of the Four Corners area in a package arrangement. The proposal, prepared by the State Road Commission, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Public Roads, State Park and Recreation Commission and State Tourist and Publicity Council, was presented in Washington. It carried a $35,009,000 cost estimate and would have provided access to Lake Powell via the major artery Utah Highway 95, with feeder roads to the major developments on the lake. Action taken by the 14 agencies Tuesday would apparently amend this original proposal to include the new $25 million proposal. Amend it, mind you, before any action is even taken on the initial $35 million project. It would seem to us that it is both logical and reasonable to start any construction to provide access to the region by first updating and improving existing routes so that they may be traveled by the ordinary passenger vehicle. Officials seem to think Tuesday that the federal officials could swallow the proposal better if the new circle route were added but we fail to see how doubling the initial cost estimate is going to make the deal very palatable. We also fail to see, at least for the present, the need for a highway all the way up the west side of the lake and into the back door of Canyonlands. Access routes, such as they are, are already outlined into the lake area to concession areas which the park service says will be given the major initial impetus. These include, in park service priority order, Bullfrog Basin, Halls Crossing, Castle and Warm Creek. Butte, San Juan County has taken the initiative for the Halls Crossing access and provided a graded road into this site. The Bullfrog road now has a project underway on it and Highway 95 itself, when bridges are completed at the upper end of the lake, will provide COLO. The opening of bids at a joint meeting of the Cortez City Council and the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners Sept. 16 revealed that all bids received for the reconstruction and extension .of the city and county airport exceeded the by $70,000. engineers estimate can be let, Before a contract retained-bfirm the engineering the city and county will re-CORTEZ, The circus came and went in Monticello Tuesday under auspices of the Monticello Junior Chamber of Commerce. Wondered for awhile if those South American beasties could stand this temperate climate but they appeared to have faced quite Countians in the higher alti- well. An excellent crowd turntudes awoke Saturday morning ed out for the event. it to a covering of white, wintery it it To the crowd gathered at snow after the big cold front moved in Friday evening. The the circus, however, it should lower elevations, meanwhile, have been quite evident that the days of the American tradsoaked up a considerable of rain. Particularly ition are severely numbered. south and west of Blanding, Where circuses used to carry now there the rain storm over most of many, many acts the weekend left roads washed are but few with performers over as fills in badly in places. Highway 95 having to take had some washed and muddy other spots. And the traditional Class officers at Monticello low spots and the Halls Cross- circus clown? Gone completely. Why? Undoubtedly the High school were elected reing road was cut by practically knife that placed the finishing cently as follows: every little drainage crossing Seniors: President, Gerald it from the Highway 95 turn- coup de graceto was television. a cold, drafty Hyde; Vice president, Sarah off to the foot of Clay Hills Why wander Pass. Castle Wash, too, carried circus tent when you can see Hazleton; Secretary, Rae Richa lot of moisture in a short more and better right in your ardson; and Representative, Kent Rowley. time and the road was cut and own living room. Juniors: President, .Mike washed in several places. it y MHS elects class officers it it it Monticellos new Rod & it Gun Club got off to a good start last Friday evening with some 20 sportsmen atetnding the organizational meeting. Another meeting was held Wednesday evening. This is one organization that has long been needed as a voice for the local sporting public. And speaking of sportsmen, scattergunners will get their chance this weekend to clamber up cliffs and generally wear themselves to a frazzle looking for the wily little partridge. What with plenty of moisture and food, finding the birds this year is going to be the real challenge. it it it it color scenes from, state with a full cover shot of San ntys own Rainbow tional Monument. around the color front Juan CouBridge NaThe release State receives Jo-An- $2 million Mark and Representative, Herron; More than two million do- Connie Johnson. llars had been received Monday Freshmen: President, Frank by the State of Utah from the Young; Vice president, Craig federal government. It was the M a u g h a n; Secretary, Dee payment from the Woods; and Representative, Bureau of Land Management DeAnn Porter. for the states share of uses of Eighth Grade: President, the public lands within the Paul Nielson; Vice president, state. Adams; Secretary, BonMark R. D. Nielson, BLM state and Representative, nie Barton; director for Utah, explained that the $2,107,073.99 check is Jerilyn Maughan. for only a six month period Seventh Grade: President, from Jan. 1 to or the second June 30, half of 1965, fiscal included under provisions of the ir it it MOAB, UTAH of Den- $421,752. it Within the next three months Atlas Minerals anticipates shipping 150 tons of copper concentrate each month, according to milling vice president Roy Hollis. The mill at Moab is nearing maximum performance in the copper flotation circuit installed recently which treats ores containing sulphide copper minerals from the Mexican Hat district. Although the copper recovery is low, the circuit gives assistance in uranium recovery. Atlas continues to operate an acid plant at Mexican Hat but is dismantling and disposing of the milling facility. Prospects are that the acid plant will continue operation for another year. it ir it CREEK, ir DOVE COLO. Cutting of the bean harvest is as full speed continuing farmers are attempting to get their crop into the elevators as soon as possible. At this time there is speculation concerning the damage done by the recent cold wave. The San Juan Record 1965 dual taxes, the Foundationstudy observes that of the states that have boh a sales and an income tax, Utahs income tax rates are among the highest in the nation. All cottage cheese produced in Utah is made from fresh, Grade A milk, making the Beehive States cottage cheese the finest in the nation. For more than a decade, the milk supplied Utah manufacturers has rated on the honor roll of the United States Public Health cottage-chees- Vice An oldtimer is one who when two could live-acheaply as one, without both, s working. LITTLE THEATRE Monticello, Utah Show Time 7:30 p.m. Sat., Mon. & Tues. FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE Sean Connery Wed., Thurs. & Fri. , SWEET CHARLOTTE B. Davis, O. deHavilland, J. 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Monopole Antenna. $119.95 SS Schmidt Construction ver second low at Although Utah has a well balanced tax structure, the overall state and local tax load in Utah is somewhat greater than that of the nation as a whole. This was one of the major conclusions reached in a comprehensive analysis of Utahs tax system just completed by the Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization. The study was made in response to a specific request by the Taxation Committee of the Utah Legislative Council. Foundation re The port emphasizes tax comparisons between Utah and the mountain states as well as the nation as a whole. The study, however, carefully avoids any suggestions or recommendations relating to changes in Utahs tax structure. It notes that such decisions are matters of public policy to be determined by elected representatives of the people. According to the report, Utah generally has followed the suggestions made 11 years ago by the Princeton Surveys tax study that any added revenue needed by the state should be raised by apportioning the added burden equitably over the major tax bases property, income and sales. In a comparison of the total tax burden, Utah ranked among the 50 states last year in the proportion of personal income going for state and local taxes. In fiscal 1964, state and local taxes as a percentage of personal income were equal to 12.04 per cent in Utah, 11.89 per cent in the 9 , All-Americ- an wniriY in Utah ed semi-annu- Maggie All-Ti- me MUSKET Low bidder was Northwestern Engineering Co. of Denver with a bid of $416,009, with Vice Redd; Vice president, Nielson; Secretary, Lana Bowling Leagues Have you read the Classifieds? SOURBOK tract. Monticello, Utah president, Gar- Thursday, September 23, Woods; Kathy ry Secretary, Page Two Rddd; and Representative, CinPorter. dy Sophomores: President, Jaramillo; $1,661,-273.7- BIG STRAIGHT evaluate their estimate. Weather permitting, the work could be completed within 60 days after the letting of the con- Utahs 1965 Highway Map Kipper Wight; Secretary, Cur1965. A check for has been declared a winner in year was received tis Redd; and Representative, Utah the 1965 Graphic Arts competi- six months ago for by the first John Larson. tion sponsored by the Printing half of the fiscal year. Ipdustries of America. The map The check received this week featured a wide selection of Hole-in-the-Ro- ck access there at Hite. What is needed most of all at present is improvement and paving of Utah Highway 95. This is the key to the entire system and therefore should receive the greatest effort towards eventual completion. The 14 agencies say they will sleep on the new proposal for 45 days and present individual reactions again in a meeting scheduled for Dec. 3. We hope that some have nightmares during that sleep. Hie entire proposal seems to have been caught in such a sleep for well over a year now and meanwhile Utah still does not have adequate roads to Lake Powell or many other of the senic wonders of the area. And when that Dec. 3 meeting comes around it would be nice if local representation was invited. Federal and state agencies may have high goals for our local development but we would just as soon see a few of our elected representatives in on the planning. from the Utah State Department of Highways must have been written by a furriner", however, as it said the Rainbow Bridge picture was taken before the bridge was inundated by Lake Powell. In actuality the bridge will never be covered by water and in fact the high water mark on Lake Powell is still below the level of the bridge. Appears that even our own Utahns are a little misinformed when it comes to the scenic wonders about us. Oct. 15 CORTEZ, COLO is the day set for the dedication of the new Aneth Boarding School and all residents of the Four Corners area are invited to attend. The dedication of this new school is the culmination of much effort and local planning by Cortez officials. The school now has 320 students but its capacity of 420 is expected soon. A barbeque will be served at noon, with a program following. Included will be a tour of the modern attractive new school. well-balanc- but load greater than nation CORNERS StggN MR. and MRS. II. V. ALWARD Tax structure UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. |