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Show 9 . VOLUME MOAB, 65 Assistance Clients Being Re-Investigated Crucial Game To { ee es Be Played Friday Moab and Blanding Meet Important Contest On Local Floor. J. -W. Gillman; director state department of public In has ary effect for aid, Standing of Teams Grand-San Juan District Team Won Lost Blanding ..5.. Be Bieois on at Monticello ..0..0... 5 Qian IVEOAIDE Wee CAO Le 2 with a two each. playoff victories This to new 22, 1940 NUMBER Comments on the sages of George Washington, Area Nears Agreement News first President, to Congress. * on the and and redetermined. basis of their This two according to Miss ‘director district fare of the department. That and Jof March 1 and NEUTRALITY — Why, by interweaving our destiny with that of any part of Europe, entangle our peace and prosperity in the toils of European ambition, rivalship. interest honor or caprice? NATIONAL DEBT—As a very important source of strength and security, cherish public credit ... use it as sparingly as possible, avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt. ARMY—I# we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to Secure peace ... instrument of our rising prosperity, it must be known that we are at all times ready for war. ning the district title, the Moab athletes are on their toes for Friday’s tussle with Blanding, and will fight. strenuously to keep in the conference race. Blanding will be just as anxious to win the game and thus annex the district ‘title. The clash is sure to be the most thrilling staged in the high scnocl race here this season. Preceding the Meab-Blanding league game, the second teams of the two schools will play. ing Following is lineups: the probable wel- BLANDING MOAB TENG sisciocaiese SE. fyleed nise Paley ....-..: he ha Somerville { 4.50: © .c.c8. LOCAL Nielson BOY STARS Local people will be interested in Rogers teading the following account of Sherman 2n athletic tournament held last Dalton ........ g ..... Burnham week at Provo, in which Ted TibMEIDDEEIS Saas ge Washburn betts of Moab was the star perThe Moab Red Devils staged former: : somewhat defeated floor of an upset Monticello Friday when on the evening. they | “Provo—Boxers latter’s' Brigham The game | ed one Young of the and wrestlers university best mat at provid- cards seen was a nip-and-tuck affair through- | here in recent years before a packcut, with Monticello holding an ed women’s gymnasium Wedneseyelash lead at the half, and with day, in final matches of the an- Moab gradually forging ahead dur- nual ing the second half. The box score: MOAB (19) SEOME Ch ses es Balew Pee a. Somerville, c .... Walhon 2 ee oeay. Tipbebis, 8c. vas: Meador 2.28): FT F 9 2 fee 1 3 1 0 3 4 9 1 1 9 3 9 0 1 0 Victozies Fivnt oe. 1 B. Christensen, f . 2 Wielsen 03. 0 Wilwed, ook 2 K. Christensen, g . 1 FT 7 1 2 1 3 F 2 0 0 0 2 Tp| 4 4 9 4 9 Reddyc 0 0 ..... ws. Seaman £ i. 24... 0 0 0 MGiiIse oc si ke 6 Score by quarters: MONTICELLO ..... MOAR foo oe oe Referee, COLORED GIVES | 4 team. the humorous a ball game, but efforts to amusing dethe spectators with their trick plays and wizardry in handling the ball. They allowed the Lions to roll up a score of -28 points, meantime being content They easily with could a meager have 35. scored hundred points or more had cared to. Softball, football a they ‘and slow-motion basketball were’ some ef their exhibitions that kept the ercwd howling with delight throughout the contest. The Lions club players, willing to be the “goats” in order to let Moab fans see the Ghosts in action, donated their services. A. substan- tial ing sum the was colored realized team its The ‘umpire,|™0st antics of the dusky athletes kept the house in an uproar throughout the contest and the exhibition was voted the most entertaining and amusing*ever seen here. The Ghosts were not interested in winning voted their after both boxing and athwith wrest- out TOURNEY NEW “U” ae AT FIELD ae HOUSE Utah field house. tournament, 13 to 16, scheduled will include for com- 16 Petition among sixteen teams which jhave been divisional winners and 1g runners-up in high school cham19|Pionship meets. It is probable that G6 11 14 4.10.15 The in Divisional winners in_ basketball will this year play to the largest crowds ever to see high school basketball in Utah, because the annual tournament will be held for the first time in the new Universi- _..|March BASKETBALL TEAM GREAT EXHIBITION club Pee 0 ,ty_of Uncanny skill in handling a baskethall was demonstrated in the high school gymnasium at Moab Wednesday evening when the Negro Ghosts, famed colored squad. of Sioux City, Iowa, met the Moab Lions Pre- a decision over Mac Bluth of MexicO in the boxing division, then came back to earn a mat decision over Parley Call of Kaysville.” Sree ra ae _|STATE Qo. 14 Christensen; Murdock. competition. 9 ling at 175 pounds. He pounded 4 4 9» 3 6| 29 a8 ok MONTICELLO (16) ' Tp : Dicebaeetlige PROLAIS* intramural ilims were run off Tuesday. “Ted Tibbetts, sturdy Moab |lete, was the star of the show FG pay- guarantee. Mrs. Sarah L. Taylor, 71, widow of the late Andrew Taylor, pioneer cattleman of the Unaweep canyon district of Colorado, died at Grand Junction Monday morning. She was a sister of Mrs. Eugenia Jones and Albert J. Turner, both of Cisco. NAVY—To secure respect to a neutral flag of the boys participating in tournament will be playing for the first time on a floor as large as tke one in the field house. It is the largest sized basketball floor permissible under current regulations. : Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Schmidt and Miss Eddah Williams returned Monday from a trip to Coolidge, Ariz. Mr. Schmidt, who is custcdian of Arches National monument, attended a conference of naticnal park service cfficials while there. EUROPEAN requires a naval force organized and ready to vindicate it from insult or aggression A discouraging belligerent nations from committing AFFAIRS—Europe has a set of primary interests which or a very remote relation.. be engaged in frequent . .. violations, foreign to our TOTALITARIANISM — The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers In one (governmental department), and thus to create, whatever the form ef goveru- to us have none Hence she must controversies » » « concern. ment, @ real despotism. i | City Basketball League ‘Famed Girls’ Team Opens at Moab Saturday | | Plays Here Saturday New Furniture Store | | IN ATHLETIC. ‘TOURNAMENT Baer Choetee re- river |south of Moab is The will Hansen open its Furniture doors to company Standing Team ‘Dalton PLOMS?, ..Wells of CCC Teams. Won Lost Pct. ....5.. 0. ..1.000. | | CHU -! certi ss. «1 a ore the public PIVIOBHO © © Ces oats cic nes pe Cafe 2.5.0.4 Saturday, February 24. The new "Meadors, MOaD SCS ena Gees oe store, a branch of the Hansen MOabs CO=0p Gee. 6Gso ue Furniture company of Price, has Dry Nadley COC 2 0. cix stocked a complete line of modern furniture and home _ appliances, and will be able to supply all of the furniture and home needs of southeastern Utah. he general public is cordially invited by Don J. Hansen, the manager, to attend . Saturday’s opening and inspect the new. mer= chandise. The new store is located in the old Co-op building formerly occupied by the Moab liqucr store. The building is being completely remodeled and redecorated. Grand Gets $2883.60 The state superintendent of public instructions on Friday annouxced the allocation of $775,099.80 from the state district school fund to the 40 Utah school districts. Previous allocations this year totaled .$1,565,988.67, and the new allocation brings the per capita distribution to $16.31. Additional disbursements will be made until hte per capita figure is raised to $25. In last week’s allocation, Grand county district received the sum of $2883.60. Traffic Safety to Be Discussed by Clubs Methods of increasing _ traffic safety in Utah will be. discussed: at the regular monthly meeting of the Associated Civic Clubs of Southern Utah to be held in Cedar City on February 24, according to L. A. Wynaught, president of the group. Officials of the Utah traffic HOSPITAL NOTES council, including Julian M. Bamberger, president; Herbert SimpWilliam Stocks, who sustained a son, executive secretary, and D. A. badly fractured leg in an accident. Skeen, chairman of the motor at the Baltimore mine on La Sal vehicle division of the council, will creek, is a hospital patient. attend the meeting and speak on A son was born today to Mr. and traffic hazards and traffic safety Mrs. J. Reed Lance. in Utah. Rodney Pehrson of Monticello The advertising program for the underwent a major operation Sat- civic clubs for 1940 will also be urday. planned at the February meeting.| William H. Peters of Ogden, an Chauncey Sandberg, of Hurricane, employee at the Cashin mine on chairman of the advertising comLa Sal creek, is a hospital patient. mittee, will discuss plans for the A son was born Friday to Mr. year, including the raising of funds and Mrs. Frank Smith. and the effective spending of them. Elmer Mangum of Blanding unThe business -session of the derwent an appendectomy: Tuesday. organization is scheduled to conA daughter was born Friday to vene at 2:30 p. m. Meeting places Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fisher of Monfor the coming year will be deticello. ; c cided at the sessions. Miss Aftcn Bertenshaw of BlandA committee composed of Chauning underwent an appendectomy cey Sandberg, chairman; Owen Friday. Dastrup, Hyrum Lee and T. W. Master Chad Stevens of Blanding Jensen will report on their investiunderwent a major operation Wedgation of the food stamp plan for nesday. the: distribution of surplus comEd Kerby, Sr., injured last week modities. in an automobile accident, is slowroad and The Maple Canyon ly improving and will leave the several resolutions also be will hospital in a few days. discussed at the meeting. ore. BES DS 1 4 Ge 5 833 ‘Said to be the world’s Schedule Thursday, Feb. 22—Moab SCS vs.:Dry Valley CCC. Saturday, Feb. 24—Lions Club vs. American Red Heads. Dalton Wells CCC vs. Mcab CCC. (Double-header, admission 50 cents.) Monday, Feb. 26—Meador’s Cafe vs. Mcab Co-op. (Playoff for city league championship will be held next week.) SUCCEEDS TOLSON. AS REGIONAL CHIEF sure to attract a capacity crowd. The Red Heads average six feet in height and are all star players. They meet the best men’s teams of the country, playing men’s rules and since November 1 have won more than 60 per cent of their games against the strongest teams. The girls are all expert ball handlers and goal shooters, who play the game cleanly and give an expert exhibition of basketbal. Tickets for the game have been on sale for several days and are meeting with keen demand, indicating that a large crowd will watch the contest. Preceding the contest, the Moab CCC and Dalton Wells CCC teams will play. ; Gold and Green A special committee Washington, Feb. 20—An _- exchange of assignments involving John R. White, chief of operations of the national park service, and Hillory A. Tolscn, director of re- gicn three with headquarters. in Santa Fe, N. M., was: announced today by Secretary Ickes. It will become effective April 16. The shift will send Tolson back | to a post he held until January, | 1939. White was superintendent of Seequoia national park in California prior to his appointment to serve a year as chief of operations. In his new position, White will have charge of national park ser‘vice activities in New Mexico, Arizona, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Utah and of Texas Colorado and the and southern parts Nevada. R. H. Dalrymple of Moab and George Barton of Monticello, state weed. supervisors of Grand and San Juan counties, respectively, left Monday for a 10-day stay at the Utah State Agricultural college at Logan, where they are attending a school of instruction. SCHOOL NEWS champion team, the All.600 girls’ basketball .400 American Red Heads of Cassville, 4 |Mo., will meet the Moab Lions .200 .000 ‘club team on the Moab gym floor Saturday evening. The. game, one of the features of the winter’s Val- recreational program at Moab, is Results This Week Friday—Lions Club 27, Dry ley 23. Saturday—Lions Club 28, Monticello Town 30 Tuesday—Moab CCC 44, . Moab Co-op 32 Wednesday—Meador’s Cafe 28, Dalton Wells 35. Negro Ghosts 35, Lions Club 29. WHITE a Ball. of the Moab ward M. I. A. is making elaborate preparations for the annual gold and green ball, which will be given early in March, the exact date to be announced next week. The usual beautiful decorations and a demonstration of the special gold and green dances will be features of the event. Education Conference At Moab Set for Mar. 2 Teachers and principals from four southeastern Utah counties— Carbon, Emery, San Juan and Grand—will attena an’ elementary curriculum conference at Moab on Saturday, March 2. It is expected that about 40 educators will attend, according to Superintendent Helen M. Knight, who has keen named as chairman of the conference. . The conference has been called by the state department of education, and is one of a series of curriculum meetings being held in various districts of the state. The return conference game be| tween Moab and Blanding will be i played at Moab Friday. If Moab Blanding P. M. Examination. wins, the league schedule will end The United States civil service in a three-way tie between all the commission has announced an conference teams of the district. open competitive examination to The game will be followed fill the vacancy in the position of by the ‘sophomore swing.” Num- postmaster at Blanding, San Juan erous prizes will be given at this county. The examination will be dance, and an enjoyable time is held at Moab. | promised. Dance admission will be Applications for the examination 35 cents per couple and 25 cents must be filed with the commission for single ticket. not later than March 1. The posiThe grade school gave a patriotic tion of postmaster at Blanding pays program Thursday, to which all $1400 per annum. parents were invited to attend. Announcement is made that a A program will be given Friday vacancy also exists in the postin the auditorium commencing at mastership at Greenriver, which 3:07 p. m. The band will have iOffice pays $1600 per year. An excharge. Everyone is invited to at- amination to fill this vacancy will tend. be called later. : SCHOOL. “ABRAHAM LINCOLN” TO BE . PRESENTED BY SCHOOL A free picture show, portraying the - feature film, “Abraham Lincoln,” starring Walter Huston, will be presented Thursday, February 29, under the auspices of the 'Grand county schools. An after/noon showing for the Moab school | students will be given, and in the = evening there will be a special per- ,formance for all parents. The ‘Moab Parent-Teachers association | is cooperating in staging the famed | picture, and urges all parents to attend. | a | 'ROUND e ROBIN GAMES TO - BE PLAYED AT PRICE ‘Washington under date of February 16 is,from Saturday’s Salt Lake niteeeenececcete start- service congressmen Creation of an ‘area whereby the wonderful scenic attractions along the Colorado river might be nronerly develooed and publicized, but without interfering with the grazing and other privileges now enjoyed by citizens of the area, has long been advocated by the Moab Lions club and cther civic organizations of southeastern Utah, and announcement that such an ar‘rangement is being formulated is | pleasing news to local people. The following. -dispatch from A. Taylor, | Hundreds of people jammed the ‘high schceol auditorium to capacity , Tuesday. evening to hear .and see the illustrated lecture given by ‘Norman D. Nevills of Mexican Hat, riverman and explorer, entitled “The Colorado Conquered.” The film depicted Mr. Nevills’ 1939 ‘expedition and those present were thrilled as they followed the graphic account of the journey: Beautiful colored pictures of scenery along the Colorado river were a feature of the lecture. As pictured by the camera, the success of the exredition seemed slightly short of miraculous and all agreed that “The Colorado Conquered’ is a fitting title for the story of the river venture. Mr. Nevills plans to leave about June 20 on his 1940 expedition. eae eee park and are near an agreement Melts. 2. If Blanding wins Friday’s encounter, that team will be the undisputed winner and will represent the district in the regional tournament. Such is the situation as the result of Moab’s defeat of Monticello on the latter’s floor last Friday by a score of 19-16. With a possibility of still win- Utah Colorado championship and the right to/| ——— compete in the regional round|NEVILULS LECTURE DRAWS robin at Price on February 29CAPACITY CROWD AT MOAB ea national governor indicated by dispatches from Washington. . Tnstead of the creation of a national park or monument, it is now planned to establish a recreation area similar’ to the one at. Boulder Dam, without ‘interfering with grazing, mining and minera! the eligi- county the the L. TO GIVE APPLIANCE Mrs. Mary Black, home service edvisor of the Utah Power & Light company, will conduct an electric appliance school in the home economics department of the Moab high school Saturday afternoon, February 24, commencing at 2 p. m. Mrs. Black will demonstrate the uses of electric ranges, refrigerators and small appliances. The public is cordialiy invited to attend the demonstration. carding tht creation of the Escalante recreation area along the reinvesti- Clara Grand UTAH P. & ELECTRIC Park Service Willing to Waive Grazing, Mining and Water Rights. blind children 8 Creation of Es calante eligibility needy dependent regulations |bility and the to FEBRUARY © As pertinent on Feb. 22, 1940, his 208th birthday, as they were _ from 1789 to 1797, his presidential term of office, are the mes- of the welfare, gaticn is to be completed at the |earliest -possible date and not later than July 1, 1940. Utah has con;sistently maintained a high standard of relief grants and it is the hope .of the board to maintain these standards to those eligible, will necessitate decide aid determine assistance, vs. | reinvestigated If the Grand high Red Devils defeat the San Juan high hoopsters of Blanding on the Moab floor tomorrow (Friday) evening in the last scheduled game of the GrandSan Juan district, the three.teams of the conference will be dead-; defeats to age UTAH, general welfare aid. It is the hope Pct -lof the state welfare board that .666 the néWw regulations will reduve .500 the total number now receiving aid, .333 increase aid to some cases, reduce grants to other cases, and effect a more eequitable distribution of ‘funds available for assistance. All cases now receiving aid must be Results Last Week Moab 19, Monticetlo 16. Schedule. ‘Friday, Feb. 23 -Blanding Moak at Moab. locked old COUNTY, ~ GENERAL WASHINGTON announced that effective Janu1, 1940, new regulations went into GRAND The round robin basketball Tribune: ‘tournament for region five of. the Washington, Feb. 16—The na‘Utah High School Athletic associtional park service has abandoned ‘ation will be held in Carbon colall idea of creating either an ‘lege gymnasium “at Price February Escalante national park or an 29 and March 1 and 2, it was deFscalante national monument in cided Tuesday by the board of Southeast Utah, but they would | control. The winners of the Grand- like, with the concurrence of the iSan Juan, Carbon-Emery and governor and the state’s congres| Uintah-Duchesne districts will comsional delegation, to convert the ‘pete for the right to advance to Escalante tract of some 2450 square ithe state tournament, with the miles into a recreational area. This was explained Friday COs Gato eee “up going on ta: Governor Henry H Blond and Rep-| “Originally it had been decided to Abe Murdock when they called on \*’28¢ the round robin in the Grandthe director of the with the intention” thumbs down on park of the service Ee turning’ the delay idea of either Sahar t district, but in deciding ae Be the park or national monument. Pree Director Arno B. Crammerer of' the park service, had keen decided adverse sentiment well aware in Utah, to of COLORADO said it, forget about} the park or monument, because of| the nature have been identical such of the protests made. However, area, that he or thinks most of it might it, TO BE + view. of the district one e of control tourney at Price. RIVER PICTURE PRESENTED BY EER TCS Next Wednesday and IDES _ Thursday that ©vening, In connection with the this|'e8ular program, the Ides theater is i will present a Fox educational well ture entitled “Conquering pic- the Cola- attract tourists and campers, if|7a@d0.” The picture was filmed by a developed as a recreational area. |boOat expedition down the ColeThe governor and the congress-/'ad0 river, and is said to be one men were immediately interested | Of the in knowing whether creation of qi brayals recreational in any area way water, with power, ‘would. the grazing use most outstanding film porof the river canyon. interfere! of or SEEMS the | mineral; Relief In Se Society commemoration Se Party. of its fifty- resources within the area. They fifth anniversary, the Moab Relief were assured that there would be society entertained at a party in no such. interference, that there |the recreation hall Monday evewould be no objection from the, ning. There was a large attendance. park service to storage of | The following program was rendthe water for power or for irrigation,}ered: Address of welcome, Mrs. and no interference with grazing, ; Lester Burr; retold _ story, Mrs. prosrecting or mining in the area. Emma Dalton; two songs, Robert Their object would be to make the ; Langren; reading, “Chicken. Dinregion accessible; through building iner,’. Mrs. Ott Ellis; song, Mrs. C. of roads, camping and other fa- J. Meador, Miss Dolline Jones, Miss cilities, just as they have done at Alice Hepworth, Mrs. Boyd JorgenBoulder dam, with the’ undersen, Miss Lois Peel, Miss Emily standing that the area would be ment just as public domain. With the proposals suggested draft resources of open they park and to are monument in the discard, that the park a bill the developon the it was service embodying their suggestion was acceptable to the park service: The service had no definite program to lay before the Utahns Friday, but they said they. were drafting a bill authorizing the Boulder dam recreational area, which is already established, and would propose similar legislation for the Escalante area. If the. recreational area should follow the lines of the proposed national park or monument, it would embrace 2450 square miles of territory, extending along the Colorado river from ; the. southern Utah line north to the confluence of the Green and Colorado rivers below Moab, and up the Green and Colorado some 50 or 75 miles farther. Within this area, Governor Blood showed, are some 734,000 po- tential and undeveloped horse- power; millions of. acre feet of water that might be stored for irrigation and for power, and 1,600,- 000°.acres of land _ suitable and Miss Marjorie Tan- gren; and a one-act play. After the program; : social dancing was enjJoyed, music being furnished by Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Newman. The evening was greatly enjoyed by those attending. . : idea of what congress should provide in authorizing a recreational area, and then submit their proposed bill to members of the Utah -congressional delegation and to the governor, with the understanding that the bill would not be introduced in, congress unless and until approved by the state and its delegation. That Madsen . for Attend A delegation Lions of Carnival. Moab Lions, several of them accompanied by their wives, attended a carnival put on by the Grand Junction . Lions club Tuesday night to raise funds for the benefit of Mesa college. Among those attending from Moab were Mr. and Mrs. R. Jd. Fletcher, Mr. any Mrs. Earl J. Freeman, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Kerby, Mr. and Mrs. Nelden Christensen, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Corbin, D. & Baldwin, Dr. Sanford Ballinger, Dr. J. W. Williams and Leland D. Heywocd. MARRIAGES George White cof La Sal and Miss _ Frances Redd of Monticello. Married Saturday by the Rev. W. E. Parks. Charles E. Smith, Montrose, Cole.,..” and Mrs. Lecna Richardson, Denver. Friday by Dave A. Johnson, justice of the peace. Karl M. Billings and Mrs. Amy Olson, both of Grand Junction. Saturday by Dave A. Johnson, justice of the peace. Bert Ogier .and Miss Lois Pen~ field, both of Grand Junction. Wednesday by Dave A. Johnson, justice of the peace. ; | Elba Lowell Herring and Miss : | Pearl McConnel, both of Olathe, ; Colo. Wednesday by Dave A. John(son, justice of the peace. grazing. Representative Murdock - insisted that the bill, before he would approve it, would, have to contain a specific provision recognizing Utah’s vice seemed not averse to that sugdrafted, the ownership of the water within the | pestion. As soon as area and the applicability of Utah proposed bill will be submitted to ae governor and to the Utah cenlaw to development of that water and other resources. The park ser- | sressmen. - |