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Show t V V" ! - v ' ' ; . HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, Vol. 54, No. 19 Thursday, May 13, 1971 rnr 10$ will each put up $2, 500 to be matched by $5, 000 from the state for a fund to promote Canyonlands through out-state advertising. A similar $5,000 matching budget has been used in the preparation ol new Canyonlands brochure, a second printing of which will be released in July. The San Juan Travel Council has prepared a brochure oi accommodations in the area which will soon be released. Also soon to be available from the local council will be place mats featuring a map of the Canyonlands area. Jorgensen also spoke of audiovisual material featuring canyonlands which is available for travel programs. A d new presentation has been prepared, entitled "Room Enough- - Time Enough" In addition, there are two movies on the area. "Canyonlands U. S. A, " or "Impossible Journey, " and "Sculptured Earth". Each of these programs runs approximately 30 minutes, and is available from the San Juan Travel Council, free of charge. The state Council has also published a book of 24 tours within the state, emphasizing the accessibility of Canyonlands and other areas of the state to Utah Travelers on three-daweekend trips. The dinner, attended by more than 30 people, was presided overby Mrs. Anne Porter, Executive Secretary of the San Juan Travel Council. Other speakers included Kent Blanding chairman of the San Juan council, Jim Black, Canyonlands Representative, to the Utah Travel Council board of directors, and Mrs. Kent Frost, organizer and former member of the San Juan council. of Lee Jorgensen, director of the Utah Travel Council, announced the upcoming article Saturday night at a dinner hosted by the San Juan Travel Council at the Monticello Country Club. The article, exclusively on Canyonlands, will include 15 pages in color. Reprints of the article are being made available to the San Juan council. Also speaking at the dinner were Milt Jolley, assistant director of the state council, and Steve Lawson, information specialist. All three men are from Salt Lake City. Jorgensen reviewed the Utah T ravel Council's budget for the year, which includes matching funds programs for each of the council's areas throughout the state. The San Juan council and Grand County at the foot of the Blues ...One of the Many Wonders of San Juan per copy Above: POSTAL RATES GO San Juan Sheriff's Patrol Hosts Monticello, Utah, 84535 slide-soun- LEE JORGENSEN - UTAH Canyonlands To Get Big Publicity Boost From National Magazine Canyonlands National Park will be featured in a 20 page article in the July issue of the National Geographic, probably the single most influential magazine among the nation's vacationers and scenery buffs. ... v UP MAY 16 Postmaster Gordon Wood said today that increases in most postage rates will take effect May 16 as the new time Green-u- p Association Board Meeting More than 90 members, wives and friends of the Utah Search and Rescue Association enjoyed a Devils Canyon cook out Saturday night, climaxing a full weekend put together by the San Juan County Sheriff's Patrol for the Association's quarterly board meeting in Monticello. A Canyonlands tour to Angel In addition to their "routine" Arch greeted early arrivals duties in the area of search last Friday. Saturday's and rescue and law enforcement activities included a men's assistance, members of the Mr. Wood explained that 41 in attenwith San Juan Patrol have been luncheon, the new increases- - authorized dance. The ladies 31 of operating the ambulance seron a temporary basis until own 'em had their luncheon vice from County Hospital the newly created Postal at the Lara it. An afternoon since fall, 1970. Out of . Rate Commission can make business session was headed ambulance service fees they recommendations to the Ken Blackner of Cedar by have purchased a special Governors of the Postal Serthe comstate City, Utah, orthopedic stretcher costing vice on permanent changes A pistol shoot, set mander. $150, and all additional will raise first-cla- ss letter for Saturday a. m. , was weamoney earned in this way is rates from 6 to 8 cents an thered out. going into a fund for additionounce, and airmail letter State and National officers al specialized ambulance rates from 10 to 11 cents an of the Association were unanequipment. ounce. Post cards will go imous in for their Eight members of the Patrol praise from 5 to 6 cents each and the San Juan County unit, not are on the ambulance call airmail post cards will go from list at all times. only as hosts, but as one of 8 to 9 cents each. the most active and effecThe San Juan Patrol is under The increase will be borne tive of the Association's authority of County Sheriff more by businesses than by affiliates. Rigby Wright, and is presently individuals, the Postmaster commanded by Blake Wride. Many county residents will pointed out, since about 75 officials at the remember that the San Juan per cent of first class and Patrol was organized by the Board Quarterly Meeting were airmail is from commercial late Sheriff Seth Wright. Among National Commander Robert mailers. the charter members is reJ. Dealing of Tempe, Arizona; Mr. Wood noted that gentired Monticello plumbing Ken Blackner of Cedar "City, eral postage rates have contractor Paul Strong, who the Utah State Association not been increased since now splits his year between Commander; StanTebbs, State 1967 when Congress passed Arizona and Alaska, but who Glenn Murray, Secretary; what was to become its was back in the county for Bob Second final legislative act in this -- Commander this function. First Vice Smith, respect. The vitality of the San Juan and Ken Worden, State TreaPresident Nixon proposed an in- patrol is best evidenced by surer. crease again in 1970, although the fact that there are curAlso attending were Sheriff none of the proposed increases no for new vacancies rently Ralph Dick Chappele of Utah was acted upon by Congress. members. There is a w County and Calvin Stewart, 40 of members and the imit Sheriff of Millard County. unit is at full strength. United States Postal Service begins its task of achieving self sufficiency as required by the Postal Reorganization Act. f Out-of-to- wn Vice-Command- er, by-la- Tib-bit- ts, . County Democratic Meeting Saturday The annual county convention of the Democratic Party will be held Saturday, May to order at 1:30 p. m. in the Court Room. Main business of the con- 15 in the San Juan County vention will be election of officers and delegates to the Courthouse. state HalliBruce convention, Chairman County day will bring the convention New Faces at Record Miles and Jane Turnbull have purchased The San Juan Record from H. V. Alward. The new publishers have moved to Monticello from Evanston, Illinois, where he was Chicago Branch Manager for advertising sales of Successful Fanning magazine, a publication of Meredith Corporation. Both Miles and Jane are journalism graduates and he is the son of H. W, Turnbull, who is in his 50th year of publishing a weekly newspaper in Iowa. Bert Alward has not announced his plans but will remain in the area at least until die end of school. THE WAY IT ALL BEGAN for the San Juan Sheriff's Patrol is the object of interest for (standing left to right) Utah State Search and Rescue Association Commander Ken Blackner, San Juan Patrol Commander Blake Wride, National Association Commander Robert Dearing, San Juan Bob Smith. Seated is Paul Strong County Sheriff Rigby Wright and State First charter member of the San Juan Patrol, holding the original application for charter of the local Patrol. San Juan Patrol was founded in 1959 by Sheriff Wright's father, the late Seth Wright, who was Sheriff at that time. Vice-Comman- der ,y |