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Show f Rodeo Golf, filled fun highlight More than 90 are already signed up for the Fifth Annual San Juan Amateur Coif Tournament to be played in Monti -cello this weekend. Among the notables who arc on their way to play here this year are Steve Dunford, Executive Secretary of the Utah Coif Association, Inc., and Jon Mauss, last year's champl ion. Mauss Mr. will defend his title against a strong field from Colorado, New Mexice, Ariz- - Volume 50 10f Monticello, San Juan County, Utah 84535 10 pages Thursday, July 20, 1967 Number 49 Ona, California, Nevada and Utah. Canyonlands Capitol Americas Newest Cool Climate Warm Welcome Men's Coif Association Pres- Playground ident A1 Haskins is confident that registrations will pass the 100 mark by starting time. He feels that there is a good chance' that the registrations will reach the 120 mark. This year's turnout is sure to set a new record for the tournament. Caddies are still needed for the tournament. Anyone inJudge Keller loved the Blues. Judge Fred W. Keller, who is terested is asked to check in at well known in San Juan County, He came to San Juan County the Pro Shop at the golf course twill be the Grand Marshall in in August of 1919 after serving in World War I and wrote his early Friday in order to receive jthe Pioneer Days' Parade song in 1920. He lived in Monti' day morning. Judge Keller Golf Professional Grant Leavitt graciously consented to allow cello for many years, served says the San Juan County Coif his song "Blue Mountain Song" two terms as county attorney, Course is in the best shape it was elected district attorney to be the theme for the parade has ever been in and looks for- - jand agreed to be Grand Marshall.! for the county and served three ward to a great golfing weekendJAll floats which are entered in terms of office. He travelled Mr. Leavitt is still receiving lthe parade will use this theme throughout the county and was entries for the tournament. But !jn some manner, known as the "Cowboy DA". entries close tonight and anyone has heard the He had a dog he loved, called Nearly everyone who expects to play is asked to him everyUg "Blue Mountain Song", one "Poke" and he took did tush right down to the club uf a number Judge Keller has not where. If the judge house in order to sign up. written but we reprint it for the quit at noon, Poke would come The Women's Breakfast Sundaybenefit of those who may want to to the court house door for hin . . he was so good at telling time. morning will be held again this year, according to word Judge Keller has served on the bench as a district judge just received. Breakfasts will be served from 6 am to 9 am for 26 J years and is the oldest On Sunday. district judge in the State of Utah. Recently he and his wife celebrated their 50th wedding Elk anniversary and were guests of honor at the home of Mr. and Mis. Charlie Redd in Provo where they were feted by many friends of both families. Cecil Jones, Conservation Blue Mountain is basically Officer for San Juan County, reminds all sportsmen that the history of Monticello. In the song there ere references to application for Elk permits must be made by July 25 and many people who helped make I chum with Laddie Co Cordon, ln the town and county. anyone who desires to make history I drink at the Blue Goose Saloon The LC mentioned in the such application may get in song touch with him in Monticello. I dance at night with the Mor- - waJ 0jd Carlisle brand, the mon girls Carlisle Cattle Co. , being loc- And ride home beneath the moonated about six miles north of Four Corners and housing numerMonticello, I trade at Monse's store ous cowboys who were wanted Jaycees elect With the bullet holes in the door the law - thus the reference The Four Comers Jaycees by His calico treasure my horse to "my past you must not know". held a meeting in Moab last can measure Nephl Bailey, an early settler, Saturday for the purpose of d die for officers is the ''Zapitaro" mentioned. He coming electing was the first and only shoemaker year. and Callus" with 'Tam rope gun Representatives from Moab, "Doc without any in the entire region. The story Monticello, Durango, Cortez, goes that the cowboys could soap Aztec and Naturita attended. not resist having their fun with In the little green valley have The only other member of the him, even though he made all made their sally their boots, and would shoot group, Farmington, was not And for "Slick's" there's still and the bullet holes therein is at his feet to make him dance. San Juan Community Church. Yes, the song "Blue Mountain" represented. some hope. "Yam Gallus" referred to David because celebrating cowboys has a special meaning for the Thurman Harris of Monticello "Laddie Co Gordon" was WilGoudeuock who wore yam suswas elected speaker of the would ride down the street, and old timers of Monticello and the liam B. Cordon, adopted son In the summer time it's fine L made by his mother, as fire bullets into the door. One house. Wes Creed of Moab was In He was reportof the Carlisles. penders surrounding area, as does Judge the winter the wind doth Cow were Fred Keller, who is thought of punelected House Speaker and cowvery poor. one of the they a be ed to a and day celebrating guy big tough whine; cher "Doc Few Clothes" owned boys rode his horse through the by all residents as the great Dave Bewley of Durango was shot among the cowboys. The But say, dear brother, if you man he really is. It is very elected Comptroller. only the clothes on his back and door, picked up the end of a Blue Goose Salon used to stand want a mother a he had aversion to After the elections were con- There's "Ev" on the old Chuck on deep and rode out of soap. bolt calico fitting that on this great day of on Main Street and Mon's store celebration that a man such as a run unwrapping the bolt of "Slick", was an educated cluded, refreshments were was the present location of the Line. served to the group. English cowboy and had a soft Judge Keller should lead the calico as he rode down the spot for ladies, but his short Ute parade and that such a great street. squaws in town on stature was against his being that day, so it is said, ran the song, rich in the tradition of popular with the fair sex. the land, should be the theme horse down and cut off a dress The reference to Mon's store pattern from the bolt of calico. for Pioneer Days parade. S&.C ISSfe, prori sir Satur-instructi- on. j Deadline for permits July 25 Few-Cloth- es" . Rodeo Queen appears on TV The Queen of the Rodeo, Miss Joyce Barton, appeared on TV Friday, July 14, as Miss Barton and attendants Terry Pike and Linda Dalton traveled to Salt Lake City to appear on Bob Welti's 10:15 weather show on KSL-TChannel 5. Chaperoning them was Mr. V, Commission accepts the group, despite the fact Bob Welti did not know we have a Golf Course here ! anniversary on Friday. The Mr. Harris made sure he trip was sponsored by the corrected this oversight. Monticello Chamber of Commerce, Black Oil Co. , Conoco, Miss Barton was elected Monticello Lions Club, San Queen of the Jaycee Rodeo Juan Men's Golf Assn. , and the recently and will preside over that rodeo this Saturday during Monticello Jaycees. the Pioneer Days celebration. From all reports Monticello was very well represented by and Mrs. Thurman Harris, who celebrated their tenth wedding that Annual outing Sonderegger bid for hospital addition The San Juan County Comm- issioners Monday formally acc- epted the second low bid of $112,000 for construction of Pioneer Days Parade Route Oil Many events for scheduled HtJuUL Judge Heller Grand Marshall for Pioneer Days Parade weekend gala holiday Saturdays events will open with the Chamber of Commerce Breakfast ln the City Park at 6 am. The Golf Tournament starts at 7 am. The parade entrants will start to line up at and a golf tournament, 8 am and the parade will start together with breakfasts, an art at 10 am. and other 'exhibit, many special The City Playgrounds will be events. the scene of a carnival to start Friday will see golfers start at 11 am. An Ait Exhibit will ,to arrive for the Fifth Annual be held at the Library startSan Juan Amateur Golf Touring at noon. nament. The golfers will have Jan oppoit unity to get on the The Rodeo will start up again course for practice rounds on at the Fairgrounds at 2 pm and Friday. will feature the Chamber of The Rodeo starts off with the Commerce Wild Cow Milking Contest. grand entry at 8 pm. Besides The Lions Club Mountain jihe presentation of the Rodeo Queen, there will be Supper will be held at Dalton Jmany events such as Bull Riding, Springs at 7:30 pm. The JayCalf Roping, Ribbon Pull, cees will hold their Rodeo Team Tying, Bare Back Bronc Dance at the Fairgrounds at Riding, Barrel Race, and Saddle 9 pm. Bronc. A breakfast will be served at the Golf Club House from 6 to 9 am Sunday for golfers and others. The final round of the Golf Tournament starts at 7:30 am. The Art Exhibit will is again be open all day. If the number of new people moving into town is a criteria, Monticello is growing. Since the first of June nine new families have moved into Miss Tuba City Monticello. The McKea, the Marvin Lindquist and the Chamberlain families were written up as newcomers in The to be chosen Record. But we have Mr. and Mrs. Albert Kingman, Dean Call, Peggy Aug. 5, 1967 is the date when Costic, Roy Hitchcock, Louis Miss Tuba City will be chosen from among the many Navajo Schlicting, Jennie Hammond, the elder Lindquists and Mike beauties in the area. Somerville (he is a returnee to Deadline for making appliour community), all of who cation is July 28. Contestants are, now living in Monticello. must be single, a high school Yep - Monticello is growing . graduate, an enrolled member of the Navajo Tribe, be able to speak Navajo and English, be available for all contest events and not be a previous winner. Miss Tuba City will travel Anyone who wishes to enter to Window Rock in September paintings or ceramics for the for the Navajo Tribal Fair to Art Show to be held in connection with Pioneer Days must compete for the coveted title have their articles delivered of Miss Navajo 1967. She will to the home of Oscar Richardalso attend the Inter-Trib- al son by 6 pm FRIDAY, JULY 21. Ceremonial in Gallup, New The gallery will be open to Mexico in late August. the public in San Juan County So all Navajo beauties oi Library, Monticello, starting San Juan County - step up and at noon on Saturday and all apply for this honor. Applicday on Sunday, July 23. ations may be obtained from The public is invited to attany chapter president wi'hin end this showing of talent and the Tuba City Agency o- from all exhibitors are urged to get Robert Walters, Chairman, their exhibits in by the deadP. O. Box 1S7, Tuba City. j Tomorrow will see the bcginn- Ing of a swarm of visitors for .Monticello as the season's biggest weekend gets started, On the schedule for the weeke, end are dancing, a rodeo, par-jad- , Monticello growing Cdingd atists! line. Utah faces serious budget problem direct effect in reducing state Utah is faced with a serious individual and coporate income gudget balancing problem in tax collections, as well as adthe 1967-6- 9 biennium because of the overly optimistic revenue versely affecting other state tax estimates contained in the 1967-6- 9 collections, such as the sales Governor's Budget and used tax. A prolonged labor dispute by the 1967 Utah Legislature in in Utah could have a similar making their appropriations for adverse effect on state revenues jthe addition to the San Juan the biennium. during the period ahead. jHospital. The bid was sub- This was pointed out in a study Earlier this year the Governor imitted by Ernest Sondregger. that the state would just released by Utah Foundation, predicted1965-6iThe low bid had been disallowed! end the 7 biennium with the private tax research organbecause of licensing deficiena surplus of $11. 3 million in ization. cies. The Foundation analysis shows the general fund and the uniform The Commissioners also deschool fund. This expected actual revenue collections that cided to hold a budget hearing fund and the unThe annual San Juan Stake in the general "surplus" has largely vanished Aug. 1 1 in order to consider YWMIA Camp was held last because of the failure of revenues iform school fund for the 1967 have which various budgets may week at the Blue Mountain fiscal year were $5.4 million to meet expectations and the deficiencies as a result of Ranch with 200 girls attendibelow the official estimates fact that the 1967 Legislature circumstances. used at the time of the 1967 ing. $5. 5 million from appropriated a substantial They spent led by Mrs. legislative session. The unoff- this Thirty-tw- o girls, surplus for bond expected amount of time at their regular Pearl Lewis, hiked across the icial estimates made by Utah repayment. Monday meeting considering foot of Abajo Mountain on Foundation were considerably The Foundation report observes certain of the budgets and meto reach the camp. more conservative and eventualltbat the fajlure of revenue Tuesday . into thods of bringing them The theme of the annual collections to meet earlier proved to be only slightly high balance. was "Make New actual collections by pectations could force Utah (1) meeting fina of Specific problems Friends". On Tuesday night a $1.0 million, or 0. 8 for fiscal to trim expenditures by cutting ancial nature facing the Comm- program was put on by mem- 1967. back on the appropriation all- ission are: the excess of the of bers the Blanding, Eastland, Even more serious than the $5.4ocations t0 tbe institutions ot Hospital Addition over archMoab and Monticello wards. million shortage in revenue for higher learning as well as other itect's estimates, the proGroup singing around the 1967 fiscal year, according the blems of use of matching funds campfire was led by Mrs. general fund agencies andor Clyde to Foundation analysts, is the which do not necessarily in(2) to increase revenues through Christensen. estimates of revenues fact that a state property tax hike above crease taxes but do increase On Wednesday those girls for fiscal 1968 and fiscal 1969 the 7. 3 mill level contemplated budgets, certain raises in salwho qualified for their certiwere projected in the budget in the budget. aries, certain unbudgeted exfication badges were certified !from these optimistic 1967 esare which The only bright spot seen by penses contemplated Lewis Mrs. Mrs. and Lila Even if the by timates. projected the of a routine nature, and the Foundation in this rather Mrs. Semadeni. rates of increase used in the bud Seraphine gloomy revenue picture, is possibility of establishing a Frost conducted handicraft Iget for the next two years are that total property tax valuations capital improvement fund for classes where the girls learned correct, the fact that such proroads. in 1967 will be higher than antiflowers. a make to paper jections will be made from In other action, the Commcipated. Preliminary estimates The evening program in- -I much lower base would greatly issioners hired Leonard Harmon eluded a the State Tax Commission by foi revenues the jreduce testimony meeting expected as architect for the Courthouse the total assessed valuation place a As around the campfire followed the next two years. result, more addition. It is hoped to call than $50 million above ithe concludes that Foundation a hike. by moonlight for bids on the addition early the estimate used in the GovThursday morning was devot- the total shortage of funds in in September. The action ernor's Budget. Assuming a 1967-69 the biennium Utah for ed to First Aid training and came as a result of a report similar of the could be several times the was disbanded in the camp property tax base in 1968, the made by a special committee afternoon. Mrs. Pearl Lewis, $5. 4 million shortage incurred total savings to the State in headed by Harold Young. in fiscal 1967 alone. Stake sports camp director, The committee was appointed higher state property tax collecAnother dark cloud on the assisted by the MIA presidency tions and reduced state aid from last Spring as a result of conthe continues, horizon, report and sports director of each could amount to more than $3 troversy over the earlier proa Federal of is the prospect ward, was in charge of the million during the 1967-6- 9 posed addition to the tax increase later this year. arrangements. Such an increase would have a biennium. at Blue Mountain Ranch en HField Z- -M Union Oil Co. of Calif. - 1 Butler Prospect 387-SW SE Section 31, Twp. 3SS, Rge. 22E, SLM. Southwest Bluff Bench area. Location for 5850' Ismay test. Monsanto Co. - 5 Navajo "A", NW SW Section 31, Twp, 40 S, Rge. 26E, SLM. McElmo Mesa Field. Location for 5650' Desert Creek test. Monsanto Co. - 6 Navajo, NW SW Section 31, Twp. 40 S, Rge. 26E, SLM. McElmo Mesa Field. Location for 5650' Desert Creek test. A, jj Water Board meets The Board of Directors of the San Jua.. County Water Conservancy District will meet Thursday July 20, 1967 at 8 pm in the Bluff school house. The purpose of this meeting will be to follow up on the Bluff Irrigation Project. I under-estimati- J on 1 |