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Show ee ES VOLUME 65 MOAB, Utah Conservation Law is Explained Blanding Triumphs Over Monticello Standing State Act Under Which Districts are Formed Dis- cussed Briefly. In view of the fact that a movement is underway to create a soil conservation district embracing all that portion draining and that of Grand into the Colorado a referendum will ly be held to decide whether county river, short- or not the district shall be organized, the following brief explanation of the Utah soil conservation districts law will be of interest to landowners of the county: The Utah soil conservation dis- tricts law provides for the establishment, administration, and operation of legal organizations to be known as soil conservation districts. The function of a district is to conserve farming and grazing lands and to protect and promote the health, fare cf safety and general welthe people insofar as this of or to alleviate floods Results Friday—Blanding 34, Teer ETH SE RNR UTAH, FEBRUARY NUMBER 1940 * Pct. .666 .666 .000 NEVILLS humbled Monticello Moab on their own floor by the loc-sided score of 34-9. The overwhelming nature of her victcry indicates that Blanding probably will be the eventual winner of the district title. Blanding’s next game is with Moab on the latter’s floor next week. ‘ Moab has two more games to play—with Monticello on the Mon- ticello floor tomorrow’ and: club and a large of stu- Girls’ Championship Basketball The All- American | Red Heads, advertised as the world’s champion girls’ basketball club, have :definitely been booked for a came at; Moab on the evening of Saturday, February 24. The Moab Lions club team, leader in the Moab city league, will be the girls’ opponents. The Red Heads, -who average. six feet in height, are all star players. They meet the best amateur:men’s teams throughout the “éountry, playing straight men’s rules. The Team to Meet Lions Club Squad squad numbers. eight girls, and playing against the best men’s teams in the country have won 60 per cent of their games _ since November 1. The girls are expert ball handlers and goal shooters, who play. _the game cleanly and give an ex(pert exhibition of basketball. Last year they toured Utah, winning most of their games in this state, and their popularity is attested by the fact that they are playing in many more Utah cities this season. That the game will tax the dent body and fauclty ‘members. The second teams of the two schools will play a preliminary game. The probable starting lineups are: MOAB MONTICELLO ae eI, Hunt Soil conservation districts re- Stubs eas Pe semble town corporations but dif- BUOY io s.. 3.cioeee F B. Christensen CREO Redd fer from them in two important Somerville Ge era aco: Allred. respects. First, districts cannot levy DabOMe 6 6s See Standing of Teams. taxes or issue bonds; and secondly TBIDDEELS: <0. ch eck G K. Christensen Team Won Lost Pet. Saturday evening on the Moab the agricultural community with local fans were treated to ....4 0 1.000 A telephone message to The Dalton Wells CCC whose welfare the district is con- floor good games. The Moab Times-Independent esr ek 4°..1 .800 from Coolidge, THONGS: CLUBS cerned may include all those de- three defeated Ariz., Wednesday Cafe — sat Dei 2 500 evening convey- Meador’s pendent upon the land in a very high school second team the Greenriver second téam by the’ ed the distressing news that Frank Moap CCC. ot MO oe ae ON large territory: ISOC sink cyasesrees Fh .400 Agricultural communities, as decisive score of 37-5, followed by Pinkley, veteran superintendent of Wioab between the Greenriver Southwestern National Monuments, Moab: Co-op ........... Leseao <oa5 organized into soil conservation, a game team and the Moah Lions had -4 .000 died very suddenly yesterday Dry: Valley;-C@G. 2.225. Oi. districts, usually embrace all of a town major watershed or drainage sys- club, the local quintet winning by afternoon at Coolidge. Mr. Pinkley concluding had just concluded an address to tem, all of a type-of-farming area, a score of 33-23. The Results This Week and the’ personnel of southwestern naor all of a county. In any case, game was between the Moab Thursday—Moab Co-op 37, Dry who had as- Valley 35. district boundaries should he fixed Greenriver high schools, the Emery tional monuments, squad winning this’ en- sembled at Coolidge for a conferin a way which provide for effec- county Saturday—Moab Lions Club 33, tive cooperation between the dis- counter by a score of 43-36. It was ence. Stricken by a heart attack, Greenriver Town 23. fourth practice game of the, he passed away a few minutes after trict and local organizations or the Moab Monday—Lions Club 60, season between the two schools, concluding his talk. With state and federal agencies. Co-op 36. winning two games. Superintendent Pinkley was 59 The most important source of each team Wednesday—-Moab CCC 37, Dry support -to a district plan of oper- Oddly, Moab won its two games on years of age, and for several years Valley 13. Moab SCS 26, Dalton Greenriver floor and Green- ‘had in failing health. For Wells ations is from landowners within the been 32. its two games on the the past two decades he was one the district. who voluntarily adopt. river won adjusted land-use practices called. Moab floor. of the moving forces in the develop- | Schedule Following are the box scores of ment of the national monuments ee for in the district program, and | Friday, Feb. 16—Dry Valley VS. who; as individuals or in organized ithe Monticello-Blanding and Moabthe. southwest. Lions Club. (Continued on back page) (Continued on back page) Mr. Pinkley had general superSaturday, Feb. 17—Lions Club vision over Arches National Monuvs. Monticello Town. ment at Moab, and was largely Tuesday, Feb. 20—Moab CCC. VS. responsible for the ambitious pro- Moab Co-op (7 p. m.). eram for developing the area Wednesday, Feb. 91--Dalton Wells which will commence next spring. vs. Meador’s Cafe. Negro Ghosts He considered the Arches one of vs.. Licns Club. (Double-header. the most interesting monuments in Admission, 50 cents). © the southwest and its developThursday, Feb. 22—Moab SCS vs. ment is one of the major projects Dry ‘Valley. of the southwestern . monuments The Negro Chosts, world’s division of the national park ser“craziest” basketball team, will vice, iargely due to his efforts. The sudden death of Superincome to Moab Wednesday, February 21, for a game with the Moab tendent Pinkley is a blow to his Lions club squad. The contest will hundreds of friends throughout the be held in the high school gymsouthwest. nasium, commencing at 8 p. m. On this, their tenth annual tour, In commemoration of the fifty‘the Negro Ghosts are scheduled to Moab is to have a_ furniture fifth anniversary of the founding play some 120 games in 14 states. of the Moab Relief society, an old- Store, which will open during the They cpened the season in Ohio time dance, one-act play and next week in the old Moab Co-op and played across the states of bazaar will be given at the ward store building recently vacated by Ohio, Ijlinois, Indiana and Iowa recreation hall next Monday eve- the Moab liquor agency. The store into South Dakota and Wyoming, is a branch of Hansen’s Furnining, February 19. and after playing in Utah and ture -Exchange of Price and Don Nevada will move into: Califcrnia, J. Hansen is the proprietor. go up the coast to Oregon and The building is now being reWashington, down the Old Oregon modeled and renovated and will. be Trail to Utah and Idaho, and sa completely redecorated. It will be homeward to the mid-west. ready for occupancy by the first of Company 1256 On this tour the colored lads the week. Several truck loads of play nightly,.and cover scme 40,furniture have already arrived and 000 miles during the season. Until the store will open for business Captain J. T. Hazzard faeeeceka just as soon as the building imthis year the Ghosts .carried but Company 1256 Wednesday morning. provements five players. This season, however, are completed. He was well pleased with the camp the Iowans use six men for the} Mr. Hansen will carry a line of Wednesday night the basketball new furniture and will be preparfirst time. team of Company 1256 defeated the ed to trade in used furniture. While playing at top speed the hopsters. of Dry Valley camp by Ghosts do all of their clcewning, Moab has long been in need of a score of 37-12. The checker team a furniture store and the new inwhich has earned them the title also defeated the boys from Dry stitwtion is expected to do a thrivof the world’s craziest .basketball Valley. ing business. team. Company 1256 will be representThis season, like every cther, the ed in the boxing tournament to be SAN Ghosts are not so much interested JUAN STOCKMEN held at Greenriver on February 22, in winning games as they are in SCHEDULE MEETING 23 and 24. The men on our team entertaining the spectators, with are working hard in preparation innumerable goofy antics. These The San Juan Cattle & Horse for the meet. Growers’ association and the San stunts run from running football Saturday, Bebisey 17, the boys Juan Wool Growers’ association formations to stopping for a softmaking up the basketball, ping- wili hold their annual convention| ball play or two. pong, pool and checker teams. will ‘at Blanding on February 23 and Although winning games is only travel to Greenriver to engage that 24, according to an announcement incidental with the colored lads, camp in the four events. Company made this week by officers. A twothe have an all-time record of 983 1256 defeated Greenriver two weeks day program will be held, with a games won against 97 lost, which banquet and dance the concluding should be a record of some kind ago. pen : evening: The athletic teams of Company or other. PETE HOOD 298, Hanksville, will play a series The program .lists talks by ReThe Ghosts have already played The One Man Team of games in Moab this week-end. gional Grazier Chesley P. Seely; numerous games in Utah this seaWoodward, CCC superintenOn Saturday afternoon a very Glen son, and performed at the Deseret and _ instructive two dent; L. C. Montgomery, president gymnasium in Salt Lake City their dusky opponents. The local interesting was spent by the men of of the Utah Cattle association; L. Saturday night. Press reports in- squad, however, is willing to: meet hours Heywood, supervisor La Sal 1256 in a special safety D. dicate that their exhibition is a the Ghosts in order to give local Company scream from start to finish, and people an opportunity A demonstration of rock National forest; James A. Hooper, to see the meeting. a sell-out house is expected to 'famous colored boys in. action. The handling and rock splitting was secretary Utah Wool Growers’ association; R. Scott Zimmermann greet their appearance in Moab. Lions are giving their services free, put on by Mr. Woolums, company The Moab Lions club team does the Ghosts coming to Moab on a commander; Mr. Whipple and Mr. of the U. S. biological survey, and Charles Redd. not have any hopes of defeating percentage basis. Blakle, SCS foremen. Frank Pinkley, Chief Of Monuments, “Called City Basketball League Basketball Team, Play at Moab Feb. 21 New Furniture Store Now Opening at Moab Moab cee Camp SCS-6U on Local Floor eg “<< CES CESSES SS RAREN NS SEED LEP PET PCY IE EN ITS, Oane the Lions Club Holds Injuries Sustained- Crash; Ed Kerby Serious Condition. J. M. Turnbow, Moab rancher and in 55, prominent cattleman, sus=— tained injuries from which he died 38. hours later, and Ed Kerby, 60, of Moab, received hurts that: are believed to .be very serious, as the result of an automobile erash on highway 160 two miles south. of town at 5 o’clock Sunday after= noon. Don E.. Loveridge, 43, . of Uravan, Colo., driver of the car; escaped uninjured. Tir. Turnbow. sustained a frac- American Bi-Monthly Meeting and a see be Federation brother. The Moab bi-monthly Lions club meeting of the was held Mon- day evening»in--the basement. of. the Baptist church. Twenty-three members and two guests were present, with President R. J. Fletcher in charge of the meeting. The club voted not to offer a free scholarship in Mesa -college at Grand Junction this year, feeling that the $75 cost could be used to better advantage on ‘other projects. It was announced that the Grand Junction Lions club would stage a carnival at Grand Junction next Tuesday evening, and Moab Lions were urged to attend. It is probable that several carloads STARTS decided that each Lion at far eee Anthony basketball ‘game was menced from to in which DG-32—Company Leroy Bruno the district ee. Turnbow’s Silver sve urial in The car was com- many head lee and he was also broken in received cuts and bruises about his and body. Death resulted of Price, pleaded court right places from a skull fracture. js Mr. Loveridge was arrested” Monday by Sheriff J. B. Skewes on a charge of reckless driving. He Oot at one serving his to 10 years. the state prison J. B. Skewes. sentence He was of taken the Peace guilty before Dave A. Justice of Johnson. He Saturday by. | being upheld. FOREST the that Washington, Feb. submission congress a bitter paid the fine and was ‘at The car a rate was traveling allegedly of 100 miles an hour when it crashed. It is understood. jhat mr. Loveridge carried property and liability insurance. on the automobile, which he purchased |He was operating under a Colorado driver’s Mr. WITHHELD 14—President Roosevelt was reliably reported today to have decided to withhold indefinitely. a government reorganization order. transferring the forest service to the interior decart-' ment. Congressional leaders who made the statement said they understood the president had been informed to He two weeks ago at Grand Junction. SERVICE BILL BEING that tence. +ojeased. Following his conviction, BrunO appealed to the supreme court and the action was recently completed, thee verdict of the district court SHE Camp in Sheriff should participating with PRISON TERM FOR THEFT OF ao aur convicted sponsor a Boy Scout by ‘furnishing him employment. with which to meet his dues. Lion J. C. Glassford of Grand Junction was invited to come to Moab to deliver a talk to the local club. Cra): Emery ‘and Glen Perry of the district forest office at Ogden were guests of the «club. The meeting adjourned early to allow the members: to attend the .club’s team evening. injury. Moab in November, 1937, on @ was fined $299, had his driver’s charge of stealing a sack of wool license revoked and received a sixat Thompsons, this week CoM- month suspended county jail sen- of Lions and their wives will attend. Lion Mitchell Melich announced that the Lions’ basketball team would play the Negro Ghosts and the American Red-Heads next week, all funds realized to go into the club treasury for civic beter: ment projects. Lion L. D. Heywood eee a report on the local Boy Scout troop. After a considerable discussion of the scout situation, it was of Labor.| escaped ae held Spring, Md., See inate: of such probably factional an would fight order stir among up the Democrats. Band Mothers Meet. The Band Mothers’ club met Monday evening to discuss plans for aiding the high school band during the remainder of the school term. It is probable a dance will be given during March to. raise funds. The club decided to buy 10 or 12 tonetts to be used by fourth, fifth: and sixth grade pupils. ——— H. W. Balsley, Mitchell Melich and George Kunkle went to Salt Lake City Monday for a several days’ business’ stay. _— G. O. P. Leaders known Grand license. Turnbow was a_ widely cattleman and rancher of county, and had _ resided here for some 30 years. He owned several ranches on . Wilson mesa and ranged his cattle in the Salt valley district north of Moab. He is survived by . his widow, Mrs. Susie Turnbow; two daughters, Mrs. Margie Driscoll and Jo Ann Turnbow; two scns, Bruce and Dix; one grandson, Mike Driscoll, Mrs. Mrs. and Bessie Marilee two Beach step-daughters, of Wright Moab of and Mack, 'Colo. Three sisters, Mrs. Daisy 'Guyman of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Minnie Phelps of Mesa, Arizona, and Mrs. Dora Maloy of Los Angeles, and two brothers, Joseph and Frank Turnbow of Los Angeles, also survive. James Marvin Turnhow was born in Texas April 3, 1884, the son of John L. and Olive Turnbow. The family resided at San Antonio, Texas; Mesa and Phoenix, Arizona, and the San Luis valley, Colorado, | before moving to Utah, settling in Emery county. When a young man Mr. Turnbow came to Moab (Continued on back page) Set Convention Date 234 Tuesday. was inspection day at Co. 234 with Capt. John T. Hazzard doing the inspecting. After the day long inspection, the camp was found to be in excellent condition. The kitchen has been given a new coat ef white paint and won the praise of Capt. Hazzard. Superintendént Fred C. sens is back in camp after a week’s | leave during which he moved his family to Moab. Del. Young has been acting superintendent in his place. Other visitors of note the past week were Dr. Jepson, dentist, who is making a two weeks’ stay to fix the boys’ teeth. Mr. Freeman of the grazing service and Lewis Larson of the regional office are visitors, also: The camp sports team added another meet to their. victory. string by taking Dry Valley into camp last week-end. The Dalton Wells boys won pool, ping-pong, and basketball, losing only in checkers. This week-end they will meet Hanksville in the same events. Dale ‘a M. business Parriott trip to left Friday Berkeley, on Calif. - eee aa ag ‘ditch and hurtled up a hill a dis- Coefield was a native of Petron}' 4) 1 ked. leum Center, Pa. He is survived by |: : Fae ieaed men were immedihis widow, two daughters, a Sister | ately removed to the hospital. Mr. Dalton Wells CCC Camp Bh ME ARRAS in capacity of the high school gymnasium at Moab is. certain. Already many people have obtained © reof Mrs. pred N, | The three men had gone for a Served seats and standing room is field, brother ride in Mr. Loveridge’s car, a new apt to be at a premium. The girls Prewer of Moab: Washington, Feb. s—John Coe-| Buick coupe. While returning to are playing on a percentage basis field, 70, veteran ee Of ( town at an: excessive fate of speed, and as the services of the Lions United Association o JourneyMen | the ear. failed to ‘make a turneat club team are given gratis, a subpeas i Spek cer Bes the Moab waterworks reservoir, stantial sum should be realized for the club treasury to be used for organizations by the nickname of | seis ee oe panes a community betterment projects. Tickets for the game are now on Coefie o cen _ genera’ tance of over 90 feet. ‘Turnbow sale. An admission charge of 50 day. ee as et union ang Kerby were thrown out of the ‘cents for adults and 25 cents for Sa since 19 © aso served a5 4) whirling car. Loveridge remained students will be made. member of the executive council of | lunder the wheel’and miraculously TTT anN Dies From MOAB tured skull, a shattered right leg, and internal injuries. He died at the Grand county hospital at 7 a. m. Tuesday without regaining consciousness. The exact nature of: BROTHER OF MOAB LADY Mr. Kerby’s injuries are as yet WAS HEAD OF PLUMBERS unknown, but he is in dangerous condition, reports from the hosThe following press dispatch : pital state. He sustained man from. Washington, D. C. tells of the| cuts, bruises and injuries to ne death last Thursday of John Coe-! back and neck. (Friday) number AGAIN WILL ’ LECTURE AT request of Responding to the many local people, Norman D. Nevills of Mexican Hat, Colorado river boatman, will again deliver at Moab his illustrated lecture on his, 1939 expedition. He will be in Mcab next Tuesday evening, February 20, and his lecture, entitled “The Colorado Conquered,” will commence at 8 p.'m. at the high school auditorium. Recently Mr. Nevills delivered his lecture before the Women’s Literary club at Moab, but many people were not able to attend and have been importuning Mr. Nevills to make a second appearance here. He has; | kindly. consented to do so. There will be no admission charge, and the public is cordially invited to attend. Blanding high schocl stepped into a tie with Monticello for the Grand-San Juan district leadership Friday evening, when the souther- ners 7 J. M. TURNBOW FATALLY HURT IN CAR ACCIDENT All-American Red Heads to Play Moab Team on Feb. 24 | The Negro Ghosts, World's “Craziest” e 15, Monticello " Saturday-——Greeenriver 43, 36. (Non-confereénce game). dust storms. Such regulations are comparable to town ordinances for enforcement of sanitary measures, or fire prevention rules, and may ‘be just as necessary to community welfare. eo COUNTY, Teams Grand-San Juan District Team Won Lost BIBNOines oe ease cs Qed THIVEONTICCHIO: 58s ace 2s aed Micab iV aes SE bh dace PigAl wear evening, and with Blanding on the Meab floor the following Friday. may be done through a soil con- If the Grand county boys should servation program. win both encounters, the. league A soil conservation district is race would end in a_ three-way a public body, corporate and poli- tie, necessitating a play-off. i tic, and as such is a legal entity | Moab journeys to Monticello towhich may ttransact any and all morrow for a conference battle. kinds of business necessary to the The local prepsters, who lost to effectuation of its program. Monticello last week by the narA soil conservation district is a row margin of 32-30, are primed to legal subdivision of the state, with win this week’s encounter and will certain legislative powers, and may ibe prepared to do or die. Tne adopt land-use regulations in order| ‘team will be accompanied to the to prevent wastage of soil and/! San Juan county seat by the pep water GRAND Republican National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton, center, is shown with P. J. E. Woods, left, committeeman from Wisconsin, and Michigan Committeeman James E. Davidson discussing plans for the national committee sessions which open at Washington Friday to select a time and place for this year’s convention. - |