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Show mir tHI t MkJltHL Monticello, San Juan County, Utah 84535 Amirio' Newest Canyonlands Capilol Volume 50 10 Clytie Barber discusses duties of Clerk at chamber meeting Mn, cratic Sriuior Irani I. Mom, center, is Uionn groujic J it h local Dexnocutic candidates (or office. Ikl'jtrd are the foilomnK m It H the Offices they seek hoa after their name (lion the left): M- - king, Sheriff, Howard Saunders, County Suvcor, Vernon L. Holman, State Senate, Mrs. Clytie Barber, Clerk and Auditor, f. Bennion 1'rdd, County iomn.it Attorney, Senator Mott, Mn. Arvilla S arren, Preorder, Ros (tenth tioner, Beit Uartr'i, County Democratic Committee Chairman and Jim Mack, Legu(Record Photo) -- Moss speaks to Democrats, Woman injured endorses Melville, Holman in U47 wreck Senator Frank E. .Mon, spoke to t breakfast organised for Democratic candidate! in Monticello Tuesday morning and then drove to Blan-dinfor a visit. Senator Mon enthusiastically endorsed J. Keith Melville at a candidate for Congress in the first district: "The candidacy of Keith Melville is considered very important to me and the Democratic Party of Utah." In discussing his heavy travel schedule, Sen. Stoss said "I will also work for the election of Democrats to the Utah House and Senate. Utah has made strong progress under the leadership of Calvin L. Ramjrton as e have established Governor. an excellent working relationship with the Administration and the Congress which can be Improved by the election of g Democratic Candidates." Sen. Movs also endorsed the candidacy of Version L. Holman, incumbent Democratic candidate for the State Senate, w ho spoke earlier on the program. The Senator was welcomed by Mayor Kenneth Bailey. County Democratic Central Committee Chairman Bert Warren presided over the meeting and introduced local Democratic candidates and other guests. From Blanding, Sen. Moss planned to fly to Moab, Huntington, and Price, returning to Salt Lake City late Tuesday night. Mrs. Mary Beers, Pasadena, Calif. , leceived a compound leg fracture and cuts anuorulses accident & miles in a one-cnorth of Bluff on Utah Highway 47 Wednesday. Mrs. Beers was hospitalized at San Juan Hospital in Monticello. Her husband, Roland, driver of the vehicle, received only cuts and bruises and was released follovsing ar Cllie Barber, Democandidate lor County tin Clerk and Auditor described the duties of the pc .it ion she il treking at the iart of the ll,o6 election meeting! of the Monticello Chambt r of Commerce TuciJa), Mn. Barbt r alro joke of her experience of three yean in the County Cleik't oifice, her present woik in the County office, and her work for the U ater Conservancy District and the County Plan-nig- h Commission. Also present were Mrs. Arvil-l- a Warren, unopjoed Democratic candidate for County, Recorder, and F. Bennion Redd, unopposed Democratic candidate for County Attorney. Mn. Warren urged everyone to vote and to remind others to vote in the election Nov. 8. She also asked everyone to take r'i s,uali-fi- -- i ' Colliding! 1 1 Couldlng Trading Port building Navajo Mtiu re Spanish Valley 1 All 1 (rolling placet In San Juan County were in readiness tliis with full comple1 ic vst-t-- ments of election judges and cletks, for next Tuesday1! general election. The olU in all precincts will be open from 7 a. m. to S p. m. on elestion oay. Polling place! for the various precincts will be as follows: Bluff No. 1 County Jail building. Monticello house Monticello Blanding Hall Blanding 1 SI VI N 'CTiIy'seVcil s out e sis rt LaSal 4 LDS Chunh building quonset Ucolo White Canyon residence Aneth 8 -- Chafer houie Mineral! Mexican Hat office bldg. cenMontezuma Creek Will keep vote tally will ap v. -- 7 Candidates (ox State Senator from tin dirt'iii are Vernon l lion. n, sb IVi-Cifa- I. k I i.rss aid, and Republican. In ti.e county commissioners with three candidates seeking office. Cn the lour year contest, Republican Incumber Kenneth S. Summers faces opposition from Democrat Richard V. Metzger and Indepensicnt Calvin black. For the two year port, Republican incumbent Ralph A. Bailey is cpiroted by Democrat Ross french and Independent W. L. Ashcroft. Also in contested races will be incumbent Republican Sheriff Pos A. (Rusty) Mussel-ma- n and Democrat Max King. For County Clerk and Auditor, Democrat Clytie Barber and Republican Lynn L. Adams will face eath other on the t-- ch t, Election open house at Record s J. Keitn Mel - -t races, two of Use coxae as are likely to draw the mort Intere . The San Juan Record, as a service to the public, will hold an election "Open House" next Tuesday evening, Nov. 8, for the purpose of disseminating the latest election information. The Record will open at 8:30 p. m. , but it is probable that most returns will not be in un til later in the evening. r- THPrr CANptDurs petition. 10-Re- C ith IV 'i iv S'l'e. In. umbt m State Heptesenta-tiv- e C. Allied I fort facet a contert with Cotiion James Blacis, Democrat. CONTFSTS Contests or positions begin on the ballot with incumbent Republican Representative Laurence J. Burton in a race ter Highway Patrol Trooper Claude Lacy said the Beers had been to the area on a deer hunting expedition and were returning to Pasadena, They were driving a 1962 International Scout and pulling a 12 foot camp trailer. Both vehicles were demolished as they went off the side of the road on a curve, skidded on gravel and overturned. Total damage was estimated at $2, 700. house COST (STS w Ken pear on the general ballot In addition to the eight amendments. In the county offices F. Bennion Redd, Democrat, is unopposed for county at -tome; Ralph Burtenshaw, Republican, is unoisosed for assessor, AiviUa Warren, FVm-ocrahas no contest for Recorder, Marian Ba les, Republic, is unopposed for treasurer, and Howard R. Saunders, Democrat, is seeking the coun ty surveyor post with no com- -- Cedar Point Jells e Cl Jato Z treatment. . . Hours, polling places listed for Tuesday general election c lions of Virnou L. liolm-- n, im undent IVirOviatic Candidate for State Senator, and Keith Melville, Hemostatic candidate for U.S. congressman' He urged vote! for them as well qualitied individuals and as men who would have influence in the couneilt of the Democrat controlled legislature, congress arid date and federal administrations. He also slated that he could not endorse the candidacecy of Bishard Y, Metzger for the four year term a! County Commissioner. In other business the Monliadls Chamber of Commerce com in ucd an earlier discussion of a permanent missile launching and tracking station North of Monticello. The Board of Dircc .on will meet Thursday to dis cuss this possibility. Pag GS Thursday, November 3, 1966 Number 41 Warm Welcome' t out lla ground Sure to Vote . Be ballots seriously. if Mi. Beds! Outlined the 12 Throughout the evening, a! results are received at the Court rehouse, they will rapidly be office Record The to layed where they will be posted. Inter ested persons are invited to -drop In and watch the score be will refreshments board and served. ballot. SCHOOL BOARD V'olers III three school board precincts will also be voting for members but only one dis- trict, School Representative Precinct 1, has a contest. In that race Incumbent Cene Johnson opposes Fred Halliday. Lisle G. Adams is seeking PHONE OFFICE in Precinct 2 and MarA phone service will also be G. Nielson is the only canian the BLM latest established to give didate in Prescind 3. results to persons who might Voters in the Monticello and the office come to desire to not with the Strong disagreement tentatively set aside for recreaareas will also be A Blanding You can obtain the limitations imposed by propostion, primarily ruin rites. a ballot to vote for a given 587-22course of ed highway scenic strips was the meet minute count by dialing During the cemetery maintenance comvoiced by a number of persons in Monticello. County ing considerable explanation SHOWN ABOVE is the auto In which Russell Purcell, Momissioner in each of areas' toa closer moved Utah step was called for on the effects of Clerk Ada Palmer has requested Sub District 3. C. at a Monticello meeting Tueswas injured in an accident south of town Saturday LaMoyne nticello, State Utah ward the completing land on the home classification that persons desiring election day evening sponsored by is running for the position San Juan Sheriffs Office) Jones (Photo courtesy morning. 95 between Route Blanding ELM on land classification in result information to call The i steading rights. The basic exin the Blanding area but there and Hanksville as bids were Record number instead of her the Blanding and Montezuma BLM peris no candidate on the Montplanation given by for a section Monday opened units. office so that her phone might sonnel was that areas of land planning icello area ballot. North between of roadway In the first of a series of three be kept clear for calls from BALLOT "suitable for agriculture" would Wash JUDICIAL Devil River. the and Dirty the precincts after the votes be available for sale undernew Voters meetings scheduled for this all precinctj throughout week in San Juan County, Mont regulations, as well as land for Apparent low bidder was the are counted. Results will be will also receive a separate bal Monticello Our newcomers Utah for this week of The auto 1:30 Co. 18, Russell a.m. Purcell, Springville, Saturday. Strong icello District Bureau of Land residence and industrial develop with relayed to The Record by radio lot on which are candidates for are Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Bena bid of $623, 271. 00. The was injured seriously early Satwas out of control for some as soon as they are received so Management personnel, led by ment provided the County has he Justice of the Utah Supreme auto the nett who are presently living in that there will 600 feet, Sheriff Musselman engineers estimate was urday morning when Robert E. Anderson, district be little time zoned for such development. Court for an enexpired term. control of out went The west Bennetts left it the hail before was Blanding. driving $631,472.00. said, and Record results will be manager, the purposes of land lag R. L. Tuckett, the inof the same charJustice Meetings -- half mile Utah Highoff one and The from three side of the roadway and over and overturned Newport, Washington, on as classification were explained, as those acter have been scheduled for is opposed by Harold Monticello. cumbent, the banks of the Pend Oreille section provides a missing link turned once. way 47 just south of data and locations of land poin the clerk's office. Nov. 2 at 7:30 pm, who Blanding, N. Wilkinson. are road River. Musselman, at between San the taken Sheriff was Purcell to They Rusty living tential were given, and preand for Bluff, Nov. 4 at 7:30pm in North Wash improvements and spectacular Juan Hospital where he is being Gateway Motel in Blanding investigated the accident, said sent land use was detailed. while Mr. Bennett who is with Purcell was returning from treated for a fractured skull, bridge construction over the The Blanding and Montezuma the firm of Moore Dry Kiln Co. Devil River, Colorado when he apparently and extensive broken two first Dirty the are Blanding units hip planning of Portland, Ore. finishes the River and White Canyon. shoulder lacerations. lost control of his auto as he of 14 planning units to be exdown the installation of the new dry kiln of Director turn at the the himself was coming Purcell made DiHenry Monticello Highways, by amined in the C. Helland said, "Utah will hill into South Creek just south time of the accident. The ve- he is installing for the San Juan strict. Lumber Company in Blanding. continue every effort to comof the Monticello city limits. hicle was a total loss. The first step in multiple use of Utah The Bennetts expect to be in entire the Members The accident happened about San of the of a length is series Juan plete land classification San Juan County until after the State Route 95 between BlandRepublican Congressman County Sheriffs Jeep Patrol informal public meetings to After the park is developed, Laurence Burton, on a whirlHanksville to Christmas holidays, when they and were called out residents ing of even' the Sunday feeling he said, it may be possible to gather wind San visit to soon return as a for will Juan as standards to assist to with a campaign Newport users the paved of ing fighting of the area and " short time, transferring very County Monday, stated that the extend it. "Arches National range fire on Boulder Point that possible. public lands in the district. This had Monument sat for 30 years Viet Nam War was still the soon to Oregon. Although the become out of control and step will be followed by definite with no paved road. We don't issue of the are Bennetts themselves a threatened major corral and by fences. campaign classification by proposals for Report want that to happen to Canyon-land- s. with the majority of people he Sheriff Rusty Musselman said here, they have a son who the BLM, and later by formal " A big, powerful Moab footFBI has to in Utah. teaches at Carnation, WashingPatrol members put in 36 man spoken recently house ranch ball team literally rambled public hearings on the classiSan Juan County should be Other issues of importance, he ton, and a married daughter in fication by the BLM, and later hours in containing the blaze over the Monticello High more than because concerned are inflation West stated, which burned who has three some 200 acres brought Virginia Deputy Sheriff Chauncey Buckaroos Friday night in the by formal public hearings on 80 is under of federal its land children who delight their about by overspending by our of chained timber and grass on San Juan County Deputy Sherthe classifications proposed. Black, Blanding, this week final league game for MHS Mr. Burtoir said. ownership, In the on grandparents. government. as voicanything spent Tulley Harvey property iff Rigby Wright, Monticello, said a breakin and theft of this season. Moab won handily Major disagreemt "How these lands are utilized Mrs. Bennett, an attractive for goods or services, Mr. Bured with a tentative proposal to Boulder. Prime object of the -various items have been reWednesday night returned from 44-- 0 in the under-th- e will determine how San Juan light dark haired woman, writes effort, he said, was to save a ton said, this is just as if the ported at the Briggs Stevens' classify recreational areas and Washington, D. C. where he contest on the Moab field. will grow. " He hopes County a as as for corral well new and fence ranch on Mustang Mesa. The had just completed a belonging scenic highway strips to segreMonticello's line was unable poetry in hobby At Congress had passed a 4 sales that the BLM lands with no general. writing present Cloyd Johnson. It is not ranch house was apparently course at the FBI academy. to contain the Red Devils, algate them from entry by miner- to tax, because we are spending scenic or recreational values she is working on her first novel that much more for entered over the weekend. al interests. Some opponents of known how the fire started. did hold them Deputy Wright was among can be transferred into state everything. though they she submit to to DANGEROUS which the Seshopes Taken were several boxes of The key local issue in all of 100 graduates of the 78th the proposed scenic strip stated well on running plays. at some time in the fairly ownership soon. Southeastern Utah is Canyon -publishers Despite the fact that the clossion of the FBI Nationa that the area segregated was shotgun, rifle and . 22 shells On offense, Monticello had a future. ed fire season officially came We would like to extend a warm lands, its and groceries. too large. Others felt that the Ada demy who received their The Congressman referred to extension, and all the very tough time cracking the welcome to these Newcomers scenic strips (on Utah highways to a close on Oct. 31, Sheriff problems of the public lands. Moab defense, picking up his membership in the Public diplomas Wednesday morning return home when and hope Musselman emphasizes that it Mr. Burton is in favor of a they 95 and 47) should not be segat graduation ceremonies. Land Law Review Commission only 16 yards rushing during their is very dangerous to bum at the effort by State, as pointing the way to solutions Addressing the graduates the game and 59 yards passing. they will remember cooperative regated from mineral exploraSan in Juan due time to the extreme Seen naUown present tion or extraction. The BLM County, and Federal officials Wednesday were Leonard H. Moab had 12 first downs to the acquaintances of the public lands questions to get access roads to what we County. dry weather. He also emphasizes Goldenson, president of Amagree to reconsider the tentawhen the Commission reports two for MHS. that those persons who do bum tive proposals. erican Broadcasting Companies; have now in the National Park. in a few years. PLAYOFF The Clover Club truck being TO should be aware that they are EdAssistant Attorney General Other disagreement was voi- required by law to tend their by two large burglarized Moab, with an unbeaten rewin L. Weisl, Jr. ; and Efrem bar. Whit's chocolate ced over the size of certain areas fires. for the season, will Fridogs after cord motion the Zimbalist, Jr. , , . . Bob, Bert, Lee and Bruce to Uintah for a playgo day picture and television performa very off game to determine which blowing up balloons. team will enter the state quarquiet town with hunters gone. . . er now starring in the teleA local woman and her childlots of soaped windows ....Tom vision series, "The FBI." terfinals. and two Reno, Nev. resiren Graduates of the 78th class PLAY MANCOS rnTMUnwiii'Bii immw smoking up his T bone steaks. . if- - t nmnnui dents escaped without serious enforcement law fooat it's the end fever . represented Election . Monticello will , height injury when their vehicles at every level from 42 states FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 3, 1966 . . . . visiting politicians in and tball season Friday with a game collided on U.S. 160 15 miles and Purerto Rico. MHS 7:30 p. m. around the county on the Mancos BLM Land Classification Meeting - Bluff against north of Monticello Sunday 1 field beginning at pm. afternoon. Damage to the two TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 8, 1966 vehicles, however, was estiBE SURE TO VOTE! ! ! ELECTION D1AY mated at $1, 000. Noon Chamber of Commerce - Lariat Cafe - Monticello Highway Patrol Trooper 2:00 p. m Monticello 2nd Ward Relief Society Claude Lacy and Sheriff Rusty 8:30 San m. Record Juan Returns p, Election Party Musselman, who investigated Sheriff Rusty Musselman and drilling for Texaco, Inc. tatives informed his otlice that the John incident, said Mrs. Patricia Members Black, of the Oilfield, Deputies Chauncey WEDNESDAY - NOVEMBER 9, 1966 several carloads of pickets were Christensen, Monticello, was Chemical Green and Workers Verle spent Atomic and Dufur 7:30 m. 1st at Ward Relief the well p. sites Monday afterMonticello Society Union from Farmington, N. M. noon but all proceeding north on 160 and 8:00 p, in. most of Monday night at two had left by the Rod G Gun Club Meeting - Monticello Library had started to make a left turn the did in the two sites t sites through-oupicket oil well drilling time the officers arrived. Shift off the highway when the Jeep portions of the day Monday changes were made without McElmo Mesa Field northeast THURSDAY - NOVEMBER 10, 1966 she was driving was struck union that Monno buttherewere incidents Aneth after 6-9 reports incident Monday night but Tues- - driven p. m. of "Back to School Night" - Monticello High School an auto"driven by down day evening. They are seeking day morning there were further Alfred by 8:00 p. m. picketers planned to close Country Club Ladies - Monticello Club House 65, Reno. Thieme, to organize all oilfield workers reports that the union the rigs. , pickets in Mrs. Christensen's Passengers about in area located are the and have two The rigs reportedly FRIDAY - NOVEMBER 11, 1966 intended to Jeep were her two young childbeen successful in shutting down again crews from attempt to north of the Aneth keep 1000 a. m. six m.les School and are making the ren. Mrs. Rachel Thieme was a Community Concert Bake Sale - Monticello most CONGRESSMAN AND MRS. LAURENCE BURTON shake hands all only in drilling operations Boarding Tuesday noon shift change, a passenger in her husband's car Colorado-Uta- h Community Concert Rummage Sale - Monticello New with Mrs. Helen Redd at the San Juan Record office during the Mexico. from miles few in shutting down the resulting None of the individuals in the his Monday visit to San Juan County. state line. Cactus Drilling Sheriff Musselman reported rigs. SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 12, 1966 vehicles involved were injured. Record Photo that drilling company represen MnnttCPllo Company is the contractor, ronroif Riimmoufl Disagreement with scenic strip segregation at meeting Bids opened for U95 project he 77 Purcell youth injured Burton soys Viet Nam still major issue of campaign Jeep Patrol fights fire Moab blanks er breakin Returns from MHS squad academy at ek esarou Jeep, car ... rnmmm ... OCAW collide union pickets vell sites 1 I I t |