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Show l U. DoX Utah Schools to Take Part in 12th National Childrens Clothing Drive Utah schools have been asked to take part in the Twelfth Na- tional Childrens Clothing Cru- NUMBER 44 sade to collect clothing to aid Korea, seven countries of Wes- rtern Europe, two southwestern , k Indian Reservations, and lsola- 1 ted rural areas of eight southern , states, it was announced today by Leland D. Carmack, Nation- 2 ai repiesentative of Save The " ; Childien Federation. Every fa- J mily in Utah is being asked to send a bundle of good, service-- 4 able clothing to school during , the week of the drive, March March 27th. Universal 22nd ' of Utah schools is paiticipation " expected this year in the drive which is conducted under the auspices of a national committee of school superintendents. The clothing will be distributed by Save The Children Federa-- I tion, a child service organization which renders aid not only to neglected children in America but also to victims of war over seas. Korea will be Clothing for sorted and reconditioned in Fe- deration Clothing Centers and then shipped to Korea where it will be distributed through the Unified Command. Federation officials report that there are nine million victims of coramu-jni- st aggression in Korea desp- - DEVOTED TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF SAN JUAN COUNTY. UTAH THURSDAY. DEC. 3. 1953 MONTICELLO. UTAH PRICE 10 CENTS PER COPY VOLUME 37 Blanding Seminary Having Successful Year, 190 Students Attending The in Seminary Blanding maintained by the Church of Restoration of the Church. We Jesus Christ of Latter Day have studied in groups and have Saints is having a successful written reports as individuals. It year. There are six grades from has been very interesting and San Juan high school attending beneficial. the weekly religious classes. The we had a Seminary total enrollment is 190 students. Recently It turned out a great sucAlbert R. Lyman and Alan L. party. cess and everyone had a good Harris are teaching the classes. time. We had a Bible game and I would like to offer a sin- two others. There was a short cere note of appreciation to the program in which Brother Harparents of the young people m ris sang a song, George Perkins Blanding who have encouraged played an accordian solo, and their sons and daughter to at- Stanley Hawkins gave a readtend the Seminary classes. Also ing. Refreshments were served the high school officials have after the and program. been very cooperative in releas- The party games was held at the home the students from the high of Brother and Sister Harris. ing school who had their parents Participating on the party permission to attend classes mittee was the class officers and one other class member, Joselyn religion one hour a day. Alan L. Harris Bayles. Seminary Principal Brother Harris, our Seminary The Seminary graduat i n g t:acher is really urging our class class of this year is studying to do outside work in Seminary The Church History and Doc- and he is well with us. trine. As it is our last year in We hope tomixing make this Seminary Seminary we are being taught class the best ever. about the modern church or the by Church History Class Reported officers. church since the time of Joseph The Blanding Sophomore Smith so that we will be provid- Seminary class has elected their ed with good material if we are oficers for the year. They are: to go on missions. President, Roberta In our class tnere are 28 mem- Vice president. MerleBarnhart; Jones; bers. This is all but three of the and Secretary Bruce Palmer. members of the Junior class takWe had a very entertaining ing Seminary. We consider this a party at Brother Harris home. good percentage and are very The party started by a program proud that so many of us are arranged by Merle Jones, followed by games directed by taking the class in religion. Shortly after school started Meredith Harris. Last of all we we had class elections in Sem- had a nice lunch planned by inary. Willard Wright was vot- Roberta Barnhart. ed m as president. Vice presiOur class is having a religious dent is Stanley Hawkins and activity contest, called The secretary Chloe Jean Black, Battle for Ritheouness. The ach day the president appoints various class are members a person to pray and one to give competing to do as much as they the scripture following day. can to their lives Mabel June Hurst ana Carol through improve attendance at Church Biack take care of the music. of the scrip-b- o (meetings, far this year in Seminary tures and reading in Sem-w- e participation have studied: The Primitive inary activities.- - Reported by Church, The Great Apostasy, Sophomore Seminary class d now we are studying The ficers. : i Jx, a1 j , of-an- County Planning Board Appointed at Regular Meeting of Commissioners The San Juan County commissioners met in their regular mon- needed, 40 being paid by tm thly session Tuesday, Liecemoei 1 otate and the remaining 3u by Commissioners Crowley, Adams, the school district. Bayles end County clerk, Pearl Butt were present. At the request o( Oris Rada and Ttelma Wan ,r., a c.'du'y pianmng boara was appointed by tne commissioners. A meeting was rcheauied tor sa.d .committee to convene December 9th The Cdy Council met Novemand formulate plans tor the yeai 1954. ber 20th. An official canvass of State county agent leader, Mai- the recent city election was made den Broadbent will be present at approving the report of the judmat time. ges of election. The officer elect 'tne estate Cooperative Exten- tor the Monticello Town are sion Service sub n tted a budget Redd, mayor with 140 votes U954t of $27au. lor the approval Lisle Adams, councilman 112 of the commissioners. The money votes and Harry Randall, counis to be used tor the expenses oi cilman 91 votes. the county agent and home demThe board acted favorably on onstrator. Their salaries are paid a request from a county and Lions club committee asking by the state. The commissioners went on re- the town to sponsor an airport cord as approving the Colorado three and one half miles north of Monticello. River storage project. It was decided to make a reThe 1954 budget was set up at follows: quest to the State Highway Com Commissioners salary and ex- mission for a blinker light to be installed at the intersection of pense account- - $2,000 Clerk salary and expense ac- Highway 160 and Main street at count $3,000 the elementary school corner. Recorder salary and expense CONTEST SALE OF SCHOOL account $6,000 Treasurer salary and expense LAND City Favorable fo Airport Near Monticello Ed-w- ay account- - $3,000 Word comes from Washington Assessor saalry and expense that the U. S. Government is account $3,300 the recent sale of Sheriff salary and expense ac- contesting chool sections within the bouncount $3,300 daries of the Navajo reservation Attorney salary and expense in San Juan county. Lee Young, account- - $2,000 State Land Board agent sold the Poor and indigent $2,000 land at public auction at the Extension Service $2,750 San Juan County Court house Nov. 21. Building and Fixtures $3,000 At that time all of the land County Road $15,000 Public Health $1,108 went to the Navajo Tribal CounExhibits and Advertising $1,500 cil and Maurice McCabe, secreWeed and Rodent Control $2, tary of the council. 500 Miscellaneous $5,000 Total $67,258.00 for Public. The money allotted Health or Nursing service repre sents 30 the total amount Among the young people who came home for the Thanksgiving holiday were Ann, Helen and Jean Summers, and Brent man. 1 - - ? i ja- - i: a- - t.' ti 8 ,C btanaing gallamiy m the background the tiowcapped Blue Mountains a very attractive scene to the motorist approaching Mon icello from the East. The busypresent of Monlittle city ticello lies at the foot of these mountains. The harse head which can seen as yet be faintly only will show up more noticeably later when mors snow falls. Record Photo My Dear San Juaners: On the big gravel hill overand also on a looking Bluft, ridge near to Blanding, is a silent community of stones with names and dates engraved upon them. They are the name of people who have been fixtures in Senator The Carter Oil company has my life, some of them from early and Mrs. Donald Adams and staked location for a wildcat miancy. When 1 became acqu.-uRepresentative L. test on their Bluff bench unit in ted with the first of these peo- Frank Redd left Monday for Joseph Tesmar Peyton, man, Oklahosoutheastern Utah and is cur- ple, as moving, speaking beings Salt Lake City for an indefinite ma City, Okla., was found dead for the m my world oi enuunood. i period. It all depends on the rently soliciting bids Monday afternoon south of the of an 8500 or took it for granted that since I time Legislature stays in session. drilling mill in White Canyon by Seth limitations will well, according to an an- could see and hear them and Constitutional nouncement by Mr. George E. know of their existence, that keep the session within a Shumway and four other men. Mr. Shumway brought the Wagoner, division manager for was proof in itself that they limit. Some predict a two week word to Blanding and phoned Carters western division in were continuously existent. J nai, session. All indications are that the sheriffs office at Monticello. The special session of the leg- Denver, Colo. they would ever cease to be, it will be a stormy session divLeaving at 2:30 a. m. Sheriff islature has begun. The mam the western edge of the was simply unthinkable; I had ided from the first on partisan Atfulley Harvey and County purpose of the session is to con- Paradox Basin, this wildcat, the no loophole in my philosophy lines. Senator Adams and Representorney Bennion Redd reached sider school and teacher retire- No. 1 Bluff Bench Unit in the tor such a notion to make enWhite Canyon a few hours later. ment problems, according to the C NW SW of Section trance. The very suggestion of tative Redd have been anxious They found the body slumped proposed agenda. The recom- San Juan county, Utah, is lo- such a thing was revolting to to get the opinion of their conforward in the front seat with mendations of the School Survey cated approximately 5V4 miles every sense of my feelings. stituents on the various issues iace and top of head blown off Commission will be discussed north and a little east of the I too had my existence, the involved. from the bullet that had entered and legislation to implement townsite of Bluff. The southern same kind as the issues have Many of and I the right temple of the deceased many of these important sugges- portion of the unit, which con- would always be;theirs, of that I had drawn support through tHk state man. The gun used was 0 tions will likely be enacted. The tains some 37,204 acres, bord- - an instinctive, umaltering without too much regafd to rule. All evidence pointed to following facts should be help- ers on the San Juan river. Three asurance. That yet was fantastic party lines. It would be a fine suicide and the official investi- ful in arriving at sound conclu- States Natural Gas company, an 'conclusion of a child, it was and thing for the people of the state gators Sheriff Harvey, Attorney sions. active operator in the Four Cor- - is basically the truth of things if the important business which Redd, Prock May and mill sup- School Census Changes ners area, has an interest in the as they are and as they have to must come before the Legislaerintendent Parker declared it ture could be solved in that In the 13 years from 1933-3- 4 unit along with Carter. be. as such. to 1947-4- 8 Road building the increase in school and location! My father was for years the spirit although advance indicaPeyton was a stranger in the census, which includeds all per- leveling contracts, as .well as most potent and most important tions are there will be fireworks county. The last one to speak sons in age group six to 18 in- contract for drilling of the well, being m my world of acquaint- - from the moment the speaker of to him was the ferryman who clusive, was but 652. The respec- are expected to be let within a ances. We two went through the House, Merril K. Davis and took him across the river from tive figures were 149,068 and minimum period, and it is an- thrilling ventures and distressing president of the Senate, Mark Hite to White Canyon Wednes149,720. In the five years since ticipated that actual drilling op- hardships together. I was with Paxton, calls the two houses today, Nov. 25, 11 a. m. Others that time, however, the total has erations will be underway in the him over the hard trails of de- gether. Both men are Republisaw him dnve upon the hill jumped to 168,163 or an increase very near future. serts and mountains of San cans. An impending This test represents the first Juan county in the susceptable south of the mill the same day. of 18,443 and there are more on battle over That was the last time he was the way. of my life and then seating of at least six legislators exploratory .drilling for Carter teen-yeaknown to be alive. It is thought Enrollment figures show even in the area since their recent I was with him in another could split the session into parhe killed himself the same day. greater changes. During the last active entry into the Four Cor- sphere of activity quite the tisan camps the first day. beyond The body was taken to the five years, the increase in en- ners oil play. Republicans, who hold a 15-- 8 Atlantic. When we returned to funeral home at Moab where rollment totals 29,488 or from San Juan, he confided to me margin in the Senate and a 1 it will remain until some word 146,406 to 175,894. That is a 20 advantage in the . House that he was soon to die. The is received liom relatives advance. It is noticeable that His going moved me to the will win any show down decidour enrollment is some 7,500 or Blood along party lines. through the sheriffs very depths, yet it became a ed The 104 6 Oklahoma City. demonstration of the higher than the census seating dispute is likely splendid Red The Cross Blood Bank figures. In the same five year will be in Monticello of eternal existence. to come up over Sen. A. L Tipphenomena who was (D., Ephriam), period, average daily attendance December 8 from 3 toTuesday, 7 p.m. On that unforgetable day of his petts increased from 132,571 to 158,-41- 6 elected to the Senate from Sanhe me he assured departure One hundred donors are wanted. would do more for me from that or 25,845. The pete county and who now lives census shows that the peak has This program is a worthwhile time forward than he had ever in Springville. program. All who give blood will been able to do before. I saw not yet been reached. Gov. J. Bracken Lee, whose receive a card with their blood his immortal soul said there had an had staff have me at Kindergartens Saturday looking 52 and RH factor recorded. This important role in both attend- type the eyes from which he been complaints from some Santhrough will be in case of helpful very ance and enrollment increases has indicated was soon to go away, and when pete residents, WASHINGTON Helped a- to the State Superin- - an accident where transfusions he was gone I knew at once he Republicans may seek to unseat would be long by nearly ideal weather, U. According necessary. s and replace him with were 613 S. farmers are completing har-- 1 tendenf report, there The local committee is hoping was not there any longer, ahho Tippetts another SanPete citizen. kindergartens vest of crops which almost eq- - enrolled for a eivilan program which his eyes were still open. The The Senate is the sole judge ual last years second largest would entitle any member who promise he made more than 50 as to qualification of seating of volume in history. was hospitalized in a hospital out years ago has been kept to the members. letter. very side the county to receive blood Reporting this in its monthly if Republicans move I have some living friends to However, without the charge of $25. crop report Tuesday, the Agriunseat Sen. Tippets, DemoI with never whom have met; culture Department also said Gamma Globulin which is givcrats will start action to oust n en to prevent measles or paraly- some of them I have correspondwinprospects for the with Rep. Lawrence B. Johnson (R., ed conversed letter, ter wheat are considerably betsis in polio is also made from overby the on grounds that he, telephone, seen them Randolph) ter than a year ago. this blood. If we get our quota on the screen or by television. as a member of the Utah Water The report did not change of 100 pints we will be able to Do I know these people really and Power Board, is holding a get gamma globulin in case of a exist? Could prospects that Secretary of AgI be any more sure position of trust or profit in riculture Benson will set up acoutbreak.. polio if I met thm per- state government while serving of their being The to Blood Bank will go reage planting allotments for same token what in the Legislature. the By sonally? corn next years crop. The new Blanding Wednesday morning on more This, in turn, could lead to could I evidence positive 100 December 9th and estimate for this years corn donors are battles over seating of our more of of have multitude the possibly asked for that half of the county. crop was 3,180,0Q0,000 bushels, school teachers in the House and names whose my acquaintances A list is made up of all blood down 16 million from the forethree of them DemoSenate, on are now stones? engraved cast a month earlier. types and RH factors and kept crats. are Sen. Rulon JenThey of sons Five have on, gone my at the San Juan County hospital The total supply of corn, is wife and my daughter in kins (D., Plain City), Rep. Simmy emto Albe case an of in to needs. relation in helpful large the bloom of her young woman- eon A. Dunn (R., Hyrum), Rep. lotments would be designed to ergency. me positive Edward C. Larsen (D., Ogden) Able bodied men and women hood; they gave limit production next year. (D., evidence of their existence in and Rep. Arlo Messinger Mildred or Odette Production controls call please already Beaver). with were the here years they for Zola set Holden have been your appointup or proposed If there are no seating bat-le- s, ment in Monticello Dec. 8th and me. I havent the smallest justfor next years crops of wheat, Gov. Lee is exto reason tentatively doubt ifiable they do cotton, major types of tobacco, your share to make this effort ist still. It is to deliver his opening slated the in imperative a success. and peanuts. to the legislators Tuesbasis of all truth as I cherish it message The department said that in 11.45 a. m. at stalday in these that reason, my the important Great Plains area, The governor is expected to Bid wart sons, and these beautiful suggestions in this regard, winter wheat prospects vary A Unlform yardstick is need of womanhood outline his legislative program D-3- 0 personalities from excellent and the best in ed to reduce the variables of live on and on, the immortal in- in connection with the 13 recyears in the Texas wheat area, pupil increases and inflation to of the Public November 30, 1953 which acted for ommendations telligences to favorable with good growth a uniform standard. School Commission bids will be received a while in the flesh. By using Sealed Survey in' average daily''at- - until Dec. 21, 1953 for furnishing inPkv,latlJma;Km0Stly satisfactory Lincoln are which were listed on the special and Washington year ago in tendance costs and then reduc- all specified labor, materials and operating no longer in these session agenda. Kansas, Colorado and New Mex- ing these to the common 1939-4- 0 School financing and teacher 40,000 tangible elements, but the part services for performing ico and mostly good in Nebraswe can more easily ft of drilling within Southeastern they took, the personalities they retirement, the key school isdollar value, ka. look the problem in the face. Utah area, San Juan and Grand displayed leaves no room to sues which were major factors Since 1939-4to the sordid superstition that in calling the session, were not operating costs of Counties, Utah. These bids must be submitted question their existence. To hold on the first agenda, and will not Utah schools per pupil in average daily attendance has risen to the United Atomic Energy they have gone out of being is be presented to the lawmakers On Blanding-Whit- e from $79.42 to $191.52. Living commission. Tuesday. These problems will pitiably stupid. costs in the same period have On a hard sandstone slab, be presented later, according to Copies of Bnd and Cntract Lee. from 101.7 to 191.8. By forms mav be obtained from the from the ledges of San Juan, Gov. The State Road Commission jumped Meanwhile on Monday, the by the common value United States Atomic Energy where my father and mother dividing has let the contract for Highway we find that "actual Commission, P. O. Box 270, at made their gallant fight of the Utah Legislative Council met to pupil Sr. No. 95, a fifty mile stretch costs have increased from $78.09 Grand Junction, Colorado. rude frontier, I have carved put the final finishing touches between Blanding and White to $99.80 or It is generally their names, and it marks the on bills drawns up to implement (Continued on Page 6) must Canyon, to the lowest bidder, agreed that the school While having dental work place of their remains on the The Barben Construction com- have still more money. done in Price Mrs. Beverly Mc- gravel hill above Bluff. My love WEATHER pany, West Jordon, Utah. It will .Most everyone knows that Alister visited with her sister, for them me to respect be a graded highway and will Utah has a higher ratio of her Mrs. Bonnie Dallas and with her that place, impells I never linger MONTICELLO. UTAH yet cost $73,803.00. family the Ron- there in repinning, they are not Virgil Easton population in school than any brother-in-law- s The State Engineers estimate other state. In 1950-5I get comfort in invisag-in- g according ald McAlisters, of Draggerton. there; for the' same project was to Circular No. 367 of the U. S. them carrying on among the office of Education, 21.5 of our Mrs. Mildred Odette entertain living host of the departed, exentire population was in school ed the card club Monday night. pressing there in word and deed The Clynn Young and the compared with the national av- Before playing began, refresh- the ideals and ambitions which Demar Perkins families spent erage of 15.1. The same holds ments were served by the host- made them loveable while they Thanksgiving together at the true with college attendance ess. Mrs. Thelma Walton won were here. Young home. Albert R. Lyman (Continued on Page 6) high score. Oklahoma Man Commits Suicide at White Canyon Carter Oil Stakes New Location Near Bluff Of Legislature To Convene 30-d- ay 00 30-3- j rs Suport Bank Harvest Almost Equals Near Record 1953 pre-scho- ol j fall-sow- For Drilling Ei ft d. w .ppupR 0, Contract Let Canyon Highway 27. The silent beauty of the snow covering 'the ground with a blanket of soft white velvet and hanging from every limb of tha trees are natures winter paintings and can scarcelv be captured by the hand of man. Smoke rising from the little cabins, half hidden in the trees bring memories of childhood days and moments that were spent in similar surroundings in days gone by. This scene was taken from Highway 160 between Monticello and the Colorado line. Record Photo Legislative Session Predicted Stormy Special Session ex-na- Invitation For f The Old Settler erately in need of aid, as well as millions still in need in Europe where in certain areas conditions are still tragic. Thousands of children in handicapped rural areas of America are unable to attend school as result of being inadequately clothed. Officials of Save The Children Federation, report that thousands of American children do not attend school as they lack sufficient clothing. Besides the clothing distribution program. Save The Children Federation administers child and school sponsorship progiams in America, overseas, and on Indian Reservation in the southwest. In these personalized progiams, individuals, schools, oi ganizdUons, and churches adopt a child or school through sponsoiahip and agree not only to furnish a specified amount of aid but also to correspond with the children or school that they have adopted. The sponsorship programs have been widely accepted as one of furthering mutual understanding and friendship between people of other countries and America. The clothing drive in Utah is expected to raise 140,000 pounds of clothing Mr. Carmack reportThe ed, and added, Bundle Week Drive will be the greatest effort ever made in Utah schools to collect clothing. If each family in Utah will send at least one bundle of good clothing during Bundle Week, the goal will be reached." 1, $90,-910.0- 0. 39-2- a-- . |