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Show RejpuIbBicGims fQirljjNw 8 Pages Monticollo, San Juan County, Utah 84535 Conyonlands Capitol Thuriday, November 30, 1967 Missile site Cool Climate Winter arrives at Next year will again see Pershings in Blanding, although 29 - The Army's Missile Range firing dates are still to be determined. Premature speculaPershing Missile wrapped up its 1967 firing program on a tion earlier this week indicated high note with a triple header that the Army was giving up from the WSMR launch site its launch area near Blanding at Black Mesa, near Blanding, but the 106,551 acres of land Utah. All three rounds launutilized for the firings continues ched Nov. 15 by U. S. Army under co-u- se agreement until troops impacted on target at 1969 and in some cases June, White Sands Missile Range and through June, 1971. were termed highly successful. 1 he tall firing series in Utah rounded out to an even 24 Pershings launched from the Blanding site during the year. Since Pershings were first brought into the WSMR Off Launch Firing Programs in August of 1963 a total of 85 of the ballistic missiles have been launched off range to impact on WSMR. Currently a new Pershing Missile System termed Pershing is undergoing environmental testing in Florida. This system uses the same basic missile but has an improved erector-launch- er pulled by a newly developed eight -- wheel drive vehicle. The new system utilizes ground support equipment mounted on trucks and wheels rather than the present tracked vehicles. ' usv. 1- -A Project Gasbuggy The Project Gasbuggy underground nuclear detonation readiness date has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 6, ex1967. The plosion is part of an experiment being conducted near Farmington, N. M. to study the technical and economic feasibility of stimulating natural gas production and ultimate recovery from formations of low permeability. The previously planned ready date for the Gasbuggy detonation was Nov. 14. Much to the relief of the farmers of the County and much to the delight of skiiers, snow descended on Monticello Tuesday and Wednesday morning five inches of the wide stuff was on the ground. A total of . 47 inches of moisture was derived from the snow which fell overnight and clogged streets, leaving many motorists without snow tires and without in the snow. PUTS IN PLACE SOME OF THE CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WHICH HAS TURNED MONTICELLO INTO A FAIRYLAND. Record Photo Weather courtesy of Virgil Eastin. Pickup leaves road Four Comers office discussed Orren Federal Beaty will discuss the role of the Four Comers Regional Commission on a tour of the Region during the week of Nov. 27. The Region includes 92 counties in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. The Commission, a Federal-Stat- e partnership formed on Sep. 19, will map plans and carry out programs for the long-ran- economic ge devel- opment of the Region. Beaty will spend Monday in the Regional Forester's Office in Albuquerque, N. M. In addition to meeting with the regional foresters for the four States, Beaty will confer with the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Technical Action Panel on Monday. He will speak at a Monday night session of the Chamber of Commerce in Durango, Colo. The Federal will hold informal discussions with state highway officials from the Region in Phoenix on Tuesday. He will meet at noon Wednesday with the board of an To directors of the Southern Colorado Economic Development District at Pueblo and address a Wednesday evening session of civic leaders in Leadville. Beaty will speak at 1:30 pm Thursday at the State Convention of New Mexico Association of Soil and Conservation District at Taos. He will conclude the tour by visiting Federal and State officials in Santa Fe Thursday afternoon and Friday. Beaty was appointed Federal Civil Defense Vim Pi Christmas trimmings up on A "watch Main Street out for traffic jams" sign set up at the city limits . . . some very hardy swimmers in Montinew sign at cello Lake lots of drill the Lariat ing equipment moving through an attractive town miss mistaking the gents rest room for the ladies Monticello a winter wonderSnow balls flying. land represent Church Genealogy and children programs will be stressed at special meetings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 2 and 3. Elder John P. Barlow of the Genealogy Committee and Mis. Kathlyn F. Garff of the Primary Board will represent Church headquarters in Salt Lake City at the San Juan Stake (diocese) Elder Barlow, a graduate ate English Welsh genealogy at the Brigham Young University Adult Education Center in Salt Lake City. The Primary Association conducts the weekday religious and social training of the children of the Church. Mrs. Garff, an active Parent -- Teacher Association Boyd Harris Endischee, 25, Albuquerque, escaped with minor injuries when his pickup went off the road two miles South of Mexican Hat on Utah 47 about 4 pm on Thanksgiving Day. Deputy Sheriff Verle Green Redds who investigated the accident stated that Mr. Endischee apparently went to sleep and his car failed to negotiate a turn. The pickup truck cab was completely separated from the frame as pictured in the accompanying photograph. Wounded in Viet Nam Mr. Percy Steele and her Sgt. Steele has been in the son, Pete, have received word service for 19 yeaR. He is that Sgt. First Class Don P. presently in Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston, Steele, brother of Pete and son of Mr. Steele, has been Texas, where he is undergoing extensive treatment. wounded in Viet Nam. Mr. Steele plans to visit her Sgt. Steele is in the 5th Special Forces in the 11th Air son at a later date. Borne Division and 101st Abn. Div. , and this is his second tour of duty in Viet Nam. A member of the famous "Green Berets" Sgt. Steele has won the distinguished medal Bud Cole of Monticello has "The SoldieR Award" with the returned home. Bud left V for valor service. He has Monticello on Oct. 28 for also been recommended for the Oklahoma City, Okla. , where Silver Star. he attended the Federal Aviation Administration Academy at Will RogeR World Airport. Reservoir He returned home on Nov. 25 after spending eight hows Because of thedraining of a day in class rooms. Blanding Reservoir 4, the Mr. Cole is an Electronics reservoir will be open for Technician with the FAA and 24 a houR with fishing day is one of the three man crew no limit on the number of in charge of Navigational fish to be taken daily, accordAids covering the territory Conto Larry Farnsworth, ing from the Durango Airport to servation Officer for Utah Fish LaSal. His teammates on this & Game. The fishing situation job are Jerry PeaRon and Al- is presently in effect. bert Nielson, both of Monticello. The FAA encourages its employes to attend the Academy and take the classwork to improve their abilities. Bud attended class all day, under various instructOR, learning the physics of transistoR , circuit design and analyzing. Although only 38 were in his particular class, Mr. Cole advised that 1200 students are enrolled in the entire school. He will soon receive his diploma for taking the cowse work in transistor electronics. While in the area Bud took time out to go to T ulsa twice where he visited with his sister For a long time a need has been felt for a crossing to span the Westwater Canyon just south and west of Blanding to accommodate tourists and othert who wish to see the little natural bridge there, the very fine Kiva and cliff dwellings left by an ancient civilization located on the west side of the canyon. After a discussion of the matter at an August meeting of the Chamber of Commerce a committee was appointed to look into the matter and they wasted no time in proceeding with the projects Mr. Cline Black was named chairman and he asked Mr. Guy Palmer to work with him. Mr. Palmer was extremely willing to assist having felt this should be done. They set out drilling holes in the canyon wall to hold the necessary dren who waited out the long hows while husbands and fatheR worked and to those who donated material and other types of assistance. This project is reminiscent of an old poem which goes like this - "Once there was an old man who was building a bridge A passing traveler said -'Old Man you are wasting yow energy here - you will not be passing this way again. ' And the Old Man said 'In the path I have come today, there followed after me a youth who must pass this way. Good friend I am building this bridge for him. " , And so today Blanding has its bridge to span the canyon so the wondeR left by an ancient people who made their homes in the canyon walls and left their treasures there can be enjoyed by many - thanks to the unselfish and willing people who gave of their time and talents for the benefit of otheR. cables which were located at an old abandoned oil well in the area. They called on the local sawmill manager and explained their plan for a foot bridge and their need for lumber. Before they left the mill that day the lumber was cut to specification and loaded on a truck and delivered to the site - all compliments of the lumber company. Then the men called on the Blanding Lumber Company for nails, wire and other hardware necessary and which were furnished them at cost. Finally on Nov. 4, after 250 man hows on the job - it was finished and the pictures show the structure off to fine advantage. Much thanks must be given to all those who spent long overtime hows on the project - to the wives and chil Cole returns from Academy drained Meet Eric Arthur Rayburn activities. -- The Civil Defense Office has completed it's class on Shelter Management which trained people to manage the public should it be necessary to go to a public fallout shelter. These classes were held on Nov. 27-2- 9. A class on Radiological Monitoring is being offered starting today and continuing on Dec. 1, 2, 7 , 8 and 9. It will be held in the evenings and all day on Saturdays, the 2nd and the 9th. The time is 7 pm and the place is in the court house. Rulon W. Buck of Utah State University will conduct the class as a part of the services of the University Extension Program. The Monticello Jaycees will play host to Santa Claus and Monticello children under ten at a free show at the Little Theatre at 1 pm, Saturday, Dec. 3, according to the Jaycee chairman of the event Art Stucke. Latter-da- y Saints or Mormons, as they are nicknamed, are noted for their extensive family records associated with their temple post-gradu- offers class Jaycees to host Santa conference. of the University of Utah, completed work in American and by President Johnson on July 19. The Four Comers Commission will meet in Denver on Dec. 18 at which time it is expected to select a location for a regional office. State members of the Commission are Governors John R. Williams of Arizona, John A. Love of Colorado, David F. Cargo of New Mexico and Calvin L. Rampton of Utah. Governor Love is State elective Dec. Footbridge across Westwater a reality EL PASO CITY ELECTRICIAN JIM WIGHT, ATOP THE LADDER, ps& The CommissioneR have set The San Juan County the date for the 1968 budget 1. Committee Central publican hearing for Tuesday, Dec. 19 The two remaining Comhas nominated Kline Black, at 7 pm in the Court House. Hazleton Marion missioners, per copy Francis Lyman, Norman and Calvin Black have 30 County Assessor Ralph Nielson, Merrill Stevens, Burtenshaw has been author- Warm Welcome Darroll Young and Harold days in which to make a selized by the CommissioneR to ection. If they fail to do so Young to the San Juan County attend a Salt Lake City training the the within time limit, fill the to vacancy Commission for assessoR this week. session for Governor the law provides in the Commission created In other soon. make the to business, the Commappointment by the resignation of Ralph ission referred the rewriting of the Hecla Lease of County owned mineral rights to conform to State royalty rates to County Attorney F. Bennion Redd. LA SAL, UTAH - InvitaThe State Highway DepartForecasts of future nuclear "1' ment has informed the County tions to bid for uranium fuel needs have brought that there is now . 4 miles leases on 60,000 acres in another surge of frantic less state highway in the Utah and Colorado have and claim staking, leasing, been sent to major uranium County as a result of the work drilling to the area reminin Comb Wash on State Highproducere by the Charles iscent of the Fifties. Redd family. way 47. "This recent upswing has The CommissioneR authorThe land is located in brought inquiries and lease ized the issuance of a quitSoutheastern Utah and Southoffert on the family's land claim deed on portions of the western Colorado near from many companies and Boulder Subdivision nine miles uranium discoveries that set individuals," according to East of Monticello. This off a boom in the early 1950s. Charles Redd, the family out of the wording of a grew "To give everypatriarch. deed tax many yeaR ago. one an equal and fair chance The CommissioneR will be decided we invite to anyKent Frost safe represented at a roads meetone interested to submit bids. a ing in Shiprock on Dec. 6, The lease to be used, together with many governform on which bids will be Kent Frost walked safely mental in other agencies. submitted, and legal desback to camp Sunday night The CommissioneR also took criptions of the land accomafter the Jeep Patrol had been action to increase the wages panied each letter inviting called out to search for him. of the Deputy Sheriffs in conbids. The large acreage Mr. Frost had been unable to loformity with other County is divided by logical call to him and believed he employees effective Jan. 1, a number of into cation on He a be lost ledge. might in 1968. units smaller stuck They will set the ranging chains getting was back by the time the Jeep normal but not automatic insize from 160 to 5400 acres. Patrol and Sheriff Rusty crements for the future in a Each unit will be leased inMusselman reached the camp. units. other of later meeting. dependently Bailey which is 60,000 acres offered by Black Mesa to continue SPECIAL TO THE RECORD WHITE SANDS, N. M. - NOV. (7 vsoccarafl (SonnmiissBon Re- Voi. 50, No. 67 name 6 of worker, has a long record of service as a teacher and officer in the auxiliary organizations of the Church. Meetings will be held Sunday at 10 am and 1:30 pm in the Monticello Chapel, Monticello. VisitoR are welcome, according to Stake President, Leland W. Redd, Blanding. Mr. Bert Alward returned from Boulder over the weekend where she had been for ten days assisting her daughter in the care of the newest addition to the family -Master Eric Arthw Rayburn, who was bom Nov. 14 at 3:05 am I n Boulder Community Hospital. Master Eric weighed 7 lbs. ll ounces and is 20 inches long. He has long blonde hair and dark blue eyes and joins another brother, Randy, who is 3i yeaR of age. Proud parents are Mr. and Mr. Howard Rayburn of Dacono. The little newcomer was so enchanting it who lives there. He also visited the Cowboy was hard for Grandma Alward to leave and return to Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City and saw where a John Scorup was listed in the rolls of Famous Cowboys from Utah. This John Scorup was the grandfather of John Scorup of Monti- cello. Mr. Cole said he met many new and interesting people and that a man from Bryce Canyon and one from Farmington, N. M. , were also taking the same classes as he was. He enjoyed his time in the area and said that Oklahoma City was very interesting and also was one of the best places to eat in that he had ever been. Mr. Cole has been with the FAA for eight yeaR now and his talents are much appreciated in his community. t jk 1 1 Xj v Vc v v rA |