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Show Bishop Charles At Mission The Right Rev. Otis Charles, Episcopal Church Bishop of Utah, will visit the Episcopal Churches of San Juan County for Easter services. He will arrive at St. Christophers Missio n in Bluff on Good Friday. On Holy Saturday evening, April 13, beginning at 6:30 p.m., he will bless the Mission grounds and officiate at Near Devils Kitchen , the formations defy description, and in any place but Canyonlands every one of them would draw a crowd . But here they are a part, a piece, of the wonders of San Vol, 57, No.' 11 .Apri BYU Research For Tribe An economic plan to help the Navajo Reservation in the Southwests vast Four Corners region bewill come more be developed by Brigham Young University researchers in a series of studies recently commissioned by the Navajo Tribal Council. The goal of the project is to increase employment by 5,000 on the reservation in Arizona, 130,000-memb- er self-suffici- New Mexico, ent and Utah and cated in remote regions of the reservation. One thousand households will be contacted and interviewed during the survey, as well as an accurate accounting of industries, retailers, institutions and wholesalers who conduct business on the reservation. Industries which will be con- sidered and examined for possible development on the reservation will include meat boost income for those now employed in the areas Indian packing, clothing manufacturing, food processing, and ser- tor of the BYU Survey Research Center, and Martin Wistisen, director of the BYU Center for Business and Eco- Interviewers who participate in the surveys will all be fluent in Navajo and will spend several weeks traveling in the sparsely-populate- d region collecting information. arts and crafts trades. Dr. Robert Parsons, direc- nomic Research, are principal investigators of the program. There is some industry already on the reservation-su- ch as tourism, livestock and production of coal and natural He gas, said Dr. Parsens: will explained that six surveys be conducted beginning in May to identify consumer products produced and purchased on the reservation and in nearby communities. Based on the survey data collected, the BYU Center for Business and Economic Research will identify 15 busi- nesses and industries which feasibly could be developed and run o n the reservation by Indians. A major problem we are facing is the vast territory involved in the study area and the limited knowledge of households on the reservation, Dr. Parsons added. There has never been an accurate map of homes lo Christophers in Bluff. Juan. HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH 1 the traditional rites of lighting the new fire, the blessing of the great Easter candle that burns in the church during the fifty days of the Easter celebration and which is then used at baptisms and funerals during the rest of the year. Bible prophecies will be read and the water for baptisms on Easter Day will be blessed. He will be assisted by The Rev. W. Herbert Scott, Vicar of the Mission. On Easter Sunday, Bishop Charles will celebrate the Easter Eucharist at the Community Church of Blanding at 8 a.m. At 11 a.m., he will baptize and confirm candidates for thes e rites in the chapel of St. Marys of the Moonlight in Oljeto, assisted by the Rev. H. Baxter Liebler and the Rev. W. Herbert Scott. At 2:30 p.m., he will preside at the Easter Eucharist and bapstismal service at St. 4, 1974 Workshop Sot For Museum By Nell Dalton The Monticello Museum Board is hosting a history workshop on April 19th and 20th. These free workshops on state and local history are being presented by the State Historical Society to communities in Utah who request them. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Watch next weeks paper for details. No Ones Perfect ...Not Even The Governor Representative Calvin Black voted for the land use planning bill passed by the Utah legislative, and Governor Calvin Rampton regrets he told a meeting in Monticello that Rep. Black voted against the measure. The matter came up in a discussion of the bill Monday night, in which the Governor explained various aspects of the legislation. The Governors office rechecked the voting record Tuesday and issued a correction of the statement on Rep. Blacks vote. Cancer Drive Plans Made Plans are being made for the annual Cancer Crusade to be held during the month of April. The goal for the county this year is $2,400. Mrs. County Chairmen, Caroline Christensen of Blanding and Mrs. Dora Adams of Monticello, are recruiting workers from every section of the county to make sure every home is contacted for a donation. According to Mrs. Adams, one of the events planned is a special coffee day on April 24th. All three cafes in Monticello are donating the money made from coffee sales to the Cancer Fund. Informal Chat With Governor Governor Calvin Rampton at autold a dience in Monticello Monday night that the land use planning bill passed by the legislature does not open the door to federal intervention, as critics have asserted. But, the Governor said, he cant argue against the value of a referendum in the governmental process. Opponents of the bill now have petitions out to get a referendum on the measure on the November ballot. The Governor also fielded a question on regional government groups and observed that the state will not move into mostly-Democr- umbrella delivery of services (such as health care) in the San Juan, Grand, Carbon and group until Emery a higher degree of cooperation is' achieved on current four-coun- ty matters. By contrast, re- gional delivery of such services is moving ahead quickly in Southwest Utah, where the ty association has developed a high degree of cooperation. In response to a question on status of the Kaiparowitz power plant project in Kane County, the Governor said the second environmental study of Four Mile Bench is now in process, that there is little doubt the project will be and that it should be operational by 1980. five-coun- fully-app- roved, vice industries. We will also interview Navajo shoppers who travel off the reservation to nearby shopping areas, such as Gallup and Farmington, New Mexico, and Flagstaff and Page, Arizona, to determine what products and facilities they lack closer to home, said Dr. Parsons. Preliminary research has identified approximately 400 businesses now present in the reservations 15 districts. Tribal Chairman Navajo Peter MacDonald, in development of the Navajo 10 -- year Plan, said: What we depend on from others, we must replace with the labor of our own hands and the skills of our own people. What we do not have, we must bring into being. We must ourselves. create for TO GOVERNOR RAMPTON for always catching him at the table, but its about the only time he holds still on visits to San Juan. Most folks will recognize the Gov at left, with Mrs. Rampton to his right. The Ramptans had a chance to visit informally with San Juaners at the club in Monticello Monday night, between formal sessions with officials in San Juan and Grand Counties Monday and Tuesday in Monticello and Moab. Others pictured are County Commissioner and Mrs. Bill Dunow and Terry Hunt (back to camera) County Democratic Chairman. WE APOLOGIZE |