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Show I i VOL. 53 airport improvements San Juan Airport Manager George Endter reported to the County Commissioners Monday on some needs for the Airport at Monticello. Needed, he said, were a warmup building and mechanics workshop, a concrete slab under the gas pumps, the installation of flood lights which have already arrived, and a small blade for pushing students receive awards Following swearing-i- n ceremonies the newr City Council organized its duties for the year. Mayor Gene will be in charge of public safety, Councilman Bill Dunow - finance, Coun- assignment). The Commissioners also decided to get chairs for the? Commissioners Room and a bookcase for County Health. Chuck Johnson, the newly hired foreman for the North District of County Roads is on the job. Dave Guymon will be foreman of the South Eth-eringt- Councilman Larry Bailey -streets and Councilman Dale Maughan - electricity and r sewage. Chief of Police Rigby Wright gave his monthly report to the Council, stressing the times and variety of duties performed by the police force. He cautioned that it is illegal to park on City streets during or immediately following a snow storm. Following extensive discussion, the Council decided to go ahead with engineer's planning of extensive repairs to the old sewer plant, rather than pursuing the idea of a complete change in plan to a lagoon system that might ultimately require a bond ed elsewhere in the newspaper which will go into effect April on cilman Joe Foy - water and garbage, Councilman Lynn Adams - parks and recreation, District. In other action, the Commissioners passed the Transient Room Tax ordinance, publish- The urgency of some of the requests was pointed out by the near impossibility of getting planes started in the cold mornings which we have been experiencing lately. The Commissioners reviewed their special assignments and made the following changes in their own duties: Commissioner Marion Hazleton will work with the Library Board (formerly Harold Young's assignment); -Commissioner Young will work with County recreation (formerly done by Mr. Hazletan; Commissioner Calvin Black will work with the County - Warm Welcome New Council Busy in first meeting Planning (formerly Mr. Young' snow. 1. County urges early billing San Juan County Clerk Mrs. Clytie Barber asks everyone to get bills for 1969 into the County Offices so that they can be processed. Bills must be in the County's hands not later than Jan. 10 if they are to be processed this month. issue. - - City Manager Phil Palmer gave a six months financial report for the City. Few major changes had occurred over the year before,. Mr. Palmer re- ported that new sources of revenue Would be needed ' soon. The Council approved a new alignment of the salary schedule and made adjustments of certain inequities in salaries on the basis of seniority. The Council also authorized the signing of City checks by Mayor Etherington, Councilman Dunow and Manager Palmer. Two signatures are required on all checks. The City Manager was authorized to sell a used pump to Max Dalton. Following a , j -f description of the problem to be faced, the Council authorized Mayor Etherington and Councilman Foy to make a decision whether to make certain structural alterations at the water treatment plant that were recommended by Jim Douglass. The changes would improve the water quality at times of peak load. Monticello infant wins Diaper Derby i Meet Mr. 1970 Mark Adams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lisle Adams, and Stephanie Washburn, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Wash-bum, recently received top , 1 I1 i MHS Endfer aslcs Cool Climate Wee Linda Echo Dalton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Yancy Dalton of Monticello, was the first baby bom at San Juan Hospital and thus was the Diaper Derby Winner for 1970. The little girl was bom Jan. 1 at 3 p. m. and weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. She was 19 inches long. Paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Max Dalton of Monticello and maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs, Steve Black of Fremont, Cal. As winner of the Diaper Derby of 1970 the baby and her parents received many gifts from county business- - men and merchants. The contest is sponsored by Radio Station KUTA. Little Miss Dalton has a brother, Terrill Ramon, 3 years old, and a sister, Julie Ann, 15 months old, to welcome her at home. She also has the distinction of having three living great grandmothers and two great grandfathers. Yancy Dalton attended CSU for three years and has fulfilled a mission to Australia. The baby's mother, Audrey, is a graduate of Fremont High School, attended San Jose City College for one year and also took classes at CSU. Woman killed in U95 accident Death occured to a Japanese woman who was riding in a 1970 Ford driven by her husband when the car rolled over near Fry Canyon on Utah Highway 95 Jan. 2. . Mr. and Mrs. Hiroshi Nish-ima- ki and their two children were driving west on the highway when the accident occured. The two children were not injured, but Mr. Nishimaki received facial lacerations and a possible concussion. He was treated at the S an Juan County Hospital in Monticello. The two children were cared for by Sheriff and Mrs. Rusty Mussleman until friends arrived to take care of them. The accident was investigated by Deputy Sheriff Johr Dufur. The injured persons were flown to Monticello from Highway 95 by Janies Hurst of Green River whose plane had been chartered for work in the area by a construction company. The Nishimaki family was resident in Los Angeles. awards in the Leadership Contest sponsored by the Elks Club for high school students in Moab, Mo nticello and 3 landing. The awards were granted for outstanding character, citizenship and leadership contri-lutio- ns in the school, command church. unity Mark won first in the boys division and Stephanie placed second in the girls division. Mark will now enter the competition at state level. Accompanying the awards are savings bonds of $100. 00 for first place and $75. 00 for second place. These will be presented to the winners at the school awards banquet in the spring. Five other MHS students received honorable mention for their leadership abilities. They were Bonnie Barton, Jerilyn Maughan, Randy Muhlestein, Harriet Randall and Richard Smith. Oliver bound over Peter Paul Oliver, after waiving preliminary hearing, appeared before Judge Phillip 3almer in Monticello City Court Monday on charges of Pictured is Mrs. Sally Kee holding her infant son, Brian Theodore, who is the first baby bom in San Juan County in 1970. Young Mr. Kee made his appearance at the Monument Valley Hospital on January 1 at 12:58 p. m. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Freddie H. Kee of Shonto, Ariz. Thief gets Rio Algorn dynamite Loss of 80 cases of dynamite (2 tons) valued at $1800 was reported Dec. 29 to trial. Deputy Sheriff Verle Green, according to San Juan County Sheriff Rusty Musslej-ma- He is expected to be arraigned Jan. 13 in District Court. Bail was continued at $7500. The loss occurred from a padlocked shed at the armed robbery and was bound over to District Court for - lOC'per copy 16 PAGES THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1970 Canyonlands Capitol !( j' Monticello, San Juan County, Utah 84535 NO. 2 ' Centennial Shaft of Rio Algorn in the Lisbon area, Sheriff Mussleman said. Thie loss was discovered on the n. 29th at the time of a routine inventory that is taken weekly. The padlock was still on the shed door and locked. |