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Show Universal Box Silt aisrofl lulng 5-- 1- i dorp Lake City, Utah 23 TJ "THE VOICE OF UTAH'S CASTLE COUNTRY" Green River blaze flrucJwr Fire Tuesday GREEN RIVER n evening completely leveled a dollar motel building which was being constructed on the banks of the Green River. The 51 unit motel, which was expected to add an attractive touch to the east bank of the Green River, was nothing but rubble within a few hours. The building was owned by Vail Hatt, whose brother Rey Lloyd is the volunteer fire chief and Mayor. The fire was first reported about 7 p.m. by a Moab plumber working at the scene. He spotted sparks and notified the owners. Mrs. Vail Hatt later related that as they arrived at the scene the building suddenly erupted into flames engulfing the structure in a matter of minutes. Harold Twitdhell, who is in charge of the missile base fire truck, spotted the flames at about the same time the city truck was being called. The fire sent up smoke and flames half-millio- GRAND COUNTY Sheriff W. H. Bowman surveys the damage to the half million dollar motel which caught fire Tuesday night and was leveled within a few hours. The Green River motel was set to open but very little remained of the East, bank structure, (transportation courtesy of Jack TayMay lor, 1 Carbon-Emer- Air Service) y Photo S-- The Scribbler Air Guard installs Duty recalls "Blue Knight" front IA The Scribblers, aside from the earthquake mentioned last week, had a real bright spot in our work-platrip to the Land of Milk and Honey . . . and that was a visit with Dee y Wambaugh, wife of New CenJoe Wamturions baugh. Joe had promised to be home but he had just gone back to work after a leave-of-absen- from the LA police force and was detained at his detective job at the Hollenbeck district, which was a disappointment to us. Joes had aroused much speculation among his fellow officers as to whether he would ever go back to police work. He is now a wealthy man, having garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars from his bestselling novels The New Centurions and The Blue Knight, the film rights to both, a few upcoming television shows and a book he finished while on the leave. The Onion Field, his latest, will be published this fall. With his return to duty Joe is probably out of the LA Police Chiefs doghouse. Chief Edward M. Davis and Joe once clashed over his portrayal in his novels of adpolice life, and the chief monished him. Quoting from a recent story in the LA Times: He has a sympathetic ear for the e problems of being a monied in his partner, Dick Kalk. I got Dick a part in the movie of The New Centurions. Then he was signed up for The Blue Knight. Meantime, hes gone out and gotten some acting roles on his own. You know, hes starting to complain about being typecast as a cop. Now that Im back, I told him that from now on, if we run into any rough stuff, if theres a little shooting, leave-of-absen- non-fictio- n two county radio base Members of the Utah Air National Guard flew a mission of mercy last weekend to both Carbon and Emery Counties. The group saved the county taxpayers over $10,000 with the flight. Men of the 130 Electronics Installation Squadron under Lt. Col. Roy Stapp made the trip to install the new highband radio systems for local law enforcement agencies. The system will be operational, said Carbon County Sheriff Albert Passic, when a repeater station can be installed at Star Point. This system includes a County Command and Control Channel Search and Rescue coordination channel and two channels compatible with the new Utah Highway Patrol unit which will soon be installed in Southeastern Utah. The four channel base station was installed in both Emery and Carbon Counties sheriffs offices and will allow for communications when the repeater is placed on Star car-to-c- ar Point. The new system is set up so all local fire and enforcement units will be dispatched from the Highway Patrol office or switched to the county channel to reduce congestion and interference. The Carbon County Jeep Posse and East Carbon Search and Rescue unit will be equipped with' the county frequency and the Search and Rescue channel for short range communication and coordination with other rescue agencies. The main base station equipment in Price was installed in the County Emergency Operating Center located in the County Court House basement with a remote control console in the Sheriffs office. This provides the capability of operating during an emergency condition. A base station was installed in the offices of Emery county Sheriff Jack Leamaster on Saturday. The squadron stayed in the area for two days sleeping in the county jail and leaving Sunday afternoon. The system was designed by Russell R. Dick, you ought to throw yourself in And wife Dee hasnt changed with all the notoriety. She looks like she sees her hair dresser every day, and dresses more expensively than when we were neighbors to them in Why shouldnt she, they can now afford it. Our acquaintance with them was in Joes rookie days. And she still bakes darn good cookies. She hadnt forgotten that I like them, 637-207- building materials inside shown through the newly finished exterior. There are no fire hydrants at that end of the city, so water had to be pumped up from the nearby river which was frozen over causing more problems for the fire fighters. The building had burned down to shoulder level by the time fire crews had the blaze under control. According to the owner, roofing work on the building had started that day and the building materials such as wood and sheet rock had been brought inside the building that afternoon along with $17,000 worth of o. air conditioning equipment which had also arrived Tuesday. According to Grand County Sheriff W.H. Bowman. Mr. Hatt, a Green River native, also owns the SleeDv Hollow Motel near the site of the blaze. Mr. Hatt had insurance, the sheriff added. A lot across from the motel was filled with spectators as fire crews battled the blaze. The sheriff hired someone to watch over the glowing ashes over the night to check future spread . Officials reported it started at the ground level of a cause yet to be determined. East Carbon group meets with County A delegation from East Carbon led by Gordon Parker met with the Carbon County Commission Tuesday to discuss the issues now facing that community since the John W. Galbreath Company announced it was leaving the area. The real estate firm is pulling out of Columbia and Dragerton leaving the residents with the chore of deciding what to do with the two communities. n The delegation asked the County to give a legal opinion about incorporation, turning the area over to the county as a service area or selling the utility rights to another five-perso- private municipal corporation. County attorney Dan Keller informed the group he is tied up until May with other legal matters and will not be able to make recommendations until then. The Commission must also study the alternatives and make a full recommendation to the group. The Commission also decided to tentatively approve the bond purchasing for Utah Power and Light to cover pollution control devices at the Castle Gate steam plant. The County also signed over easement along a northwest county road to the Uintah Basin Collection Company which is planning on laying a pipeline from the Duchesne oil fields to Soldiers Summit to carry the crude oil. The County board also tentatively approved the purchase of 18 highband radio units for the Carbon County Jeep Posse and East Carbon Search and Rescue group. Originally the board had approved the purchase of 15 but found out that buying through the state they could purchase three more at a cheaper rate. This leaves the two groups with eight more units to buy. Blasting caps found by youth - An eight year old WELLINGTON 11 found boy blasting caps in front of his home last Thursday. The youth discovered the fuse type caps early that morning and his father summoned police who turned the caps over to Fred Flaim for disposal. ' Work begins MliW for Art Fair Many area residents and College of Eastern Utah students have rolled up their sleeves to prepare for the Artrain which has scheduled a Price stop during the first week in April. The six car touring art exhibit will pull into Price on April 2 and begin laying out the program. The Artrain will not open until April 3 when Governor Calvin Ramp-to- n is expected to view the display. The following four days have been designated as county days with Carbon county day leading off the schedule on April 4. It will be followed by Emery county Juan counties on April 6 and day on April 5, Grand-Sa- n the Uintah Basin on the final day. ' During its stay a special Art Fair has been planned to show off local talents as well. Activities will be scattered around the city including plays and cultural studies at the schools. Heading the committee to bring the train into Price and set up the Art Week activities are CEU Art instructor Jim Young and Boyd Bunnell, a local attorney. Plans call for the train to stop near the Tavern on Carbon Avenue. Space was secured by the local committee to set up exhibits in surrounding buildings, including the Tavern which houses the Southeastern Utah Economic Development District and Carbon County Senior Citizens center. The County commission has supplied the material to fix up a section of the Tavern for an exhibition hall and information booth. The labor is to be supplied by the community. The Denver and Rio Grande Railroad has provided space and transportation arrangements for the Artrain, Utah Power and Light is making connections to the train and exhibit area for lights, and Price City is donating visit. power for the The College of Eastern Utah has made plans to revive the early school production of Youre A Good Man, Charlie Brown during the week as well as present several other productions. writers. of decidedly questionable ancestry, but cute, need good homes. One boy and three girls. Call possession. The judge sentenced Kim to four months in jail and assigned a $299 fine with $149 of the fine and the sentence suspended on payment of the remainder of the fine. The youth was also placed on probation for 12 months. Com- Bateman, munications Officer for the Utah Office of Emergency Services. Under his supervision the system was installed at both sites. front of me to protect me cause Im more valuable than you are. You know what he said? To hell with you. Everybody knows us movie stars are worth more than you r 1 f TIME AGAIN . . . COOKIE ITS And the Girl Scouts have five varieties to offer you this year. Which makes a tough decision out of it when you are fighting the calories like I do . . . and generally lose. So when the girls in green come knocking at your door, dont fight it, just break out the pocketbook and worry about the added paunch next month, r 1 f GIVEAWAYS . . . Price City Court Judge A.J. Ruggeri found an East Carbon man guilty of unlawful possession of a drug in a trial held February 23. Paul Robert Rodriquez was fined $200 and sentenced to 60 days in jail with the sentence suspended on payment of the fine. The state, represented by County Attorney Dan Keller called seven witnesses including Carbon County Sheriff Albert Passic. The defense followed by calling two witnesses including the defendant. Earlier in the month the first of the five arrested in a drug raid by the Carbon County Sheriffs department faced the judge with Allan Parker pleading guilty to unlawful . celebrity-detectiv- Mon-ticell- Judge hears second drug case in raid which witnesses described as looking like a tall tower from miles away. When both trucks arrived, the piles of The schools study mans cultural landmarks which include artifacts from Africa, Egypt, Europe, early Greece, the Far East and North America. Section three is made of photographic murals depicting creative motivators. The fourth area is for the Innovators with works by Manet, Picasso, Klee, Chagall, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne, Rouseau and Duchamp. The fifth section features a motion picture Art The Mark of Man. The sixth area is for commercial art with photographs of items such as woodenware, soap, a lamp and others to take designer awards. The next section shows the mark of the west on art with a display composed by the members of the Rocky Mountain Federation. Examples are works by Frederic Remington, C.M. Russell, Cornelius Salisbury, John Maggio and L.H. Sharp. The exhibit may be toured free of charge. Chairmen from other area communities include Tia Imai of Helper, John M. Garr of East Carbon and Eugene Johanson of Emery County. The committee to set up facilities for the train are James M. Dart, Mark A. Johnson, M.N. Kandaris, Ray C. Pabst, Albert Passic and Ronald G. Griffith. Named to the promotions committee were Elliot Fairbanks, Dorothy Bunnell, Winn Wendell, Thomas Anderson and Lee Roy Brown. Working on services will be Educational directors are William Tomsic. Earlene Gibson. Bate and Gary are also getting involved with one school preparing to serve a meal from a different country each day with a class presenting a study of that country to their fellow students. Artrain was created by the Michigan Council for the Arts and consists of three converted coaches, a baggage car, caboose and power generating car. After completion of its 18 month tour of Michigan in November of 1972, the Federation of Rocky Mountain States decided to fund its trip through eight Western states with the aid of the National Endowment for the Arts. It will arrive in Price from Fruita, Colo, which caps a month long stay in Sheriff's Deputy Guy Adams (standing) checks the set with Air National Guardsman Sgt. Bob console highband Dunoskovic. The Air Squadron was flown into the area over the weekend to set up the units in both Carbon and Emery counties. Photo CARBON COUNTY S-- I Colorado. Price is the first stop for the Artrain in Utah which will continue on to Richfield, Orem and Brigham City. Inside its 400 feet of space, Artrain houses art works from all periods of time. The spectator moves along with the advancement of art during his tour. In the first area is a slide presentation of mans first achievements. From there, area two takes the viewer to ) A GROUP of school children tour the Artrain, a six car art exhibit which will be In Price the first week of April. Last year a reported 280,000 saw the displays and works which line the 400 fqot gallery on wheels. |