Three representatives of the Colorado Highway Department attended the meeting of the Dolores Town Board on Tuesday to discuss the planned extension of paving on Highway 184. One of the matters discussed was screening of the town dump grounds from the highway. Mayor V. T. Boyd and Town Clerk Barbara Webb signed a memorandum written by the State Highway Department representatives, stating the Highway Dept. would have the responsibility for screening if necessary and they would provide four access gates to the Town's dumping grounds with location to be determined during construction. The state is purchasing 5.39 acres at approximately $250 per acre for the project.
It all started when an Indian asked John Lambert to make a bell from an old pipe end thread protector. At 76, Lambert has seen a lot of changes in the blacksmith trade with most of it coming since he arrived in Dolores where he bought out the shop of Andy Butler in the fall of 1938.
There will be a Community Thanksgiving Service on Wednesday, Nov. 27, the eve of Thanksgiving Day in Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church.
Bill Estes, Dolores High School Varsity Coach, announced this week the Annual Black and White basketball games have been scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 26 beginning at 6 p.m. in the high school gym.
On Nov. 16, Dolores Town Marshal Charlie Aragon was called to the Rio Grande Southern Hotel in Dolores to investigate an alleged theft of money from Norma Jean Cuthair of Bell Gardens, California. Johnny Nelson, 37, and Steve Dale Bethel, age 20, both residents of the hotel are being held in connection with the incident.
The first item of discussion at the meeting of the county commissioners Monday was the Sheriff's deputies wages. The problem arose after the City of Cortez gave their police officers a raise and the deputies fell they should have the same money. The commissioners left it to the Sheriff to do the best he could with the money he had.
The delegation presenting a petition for the ouster of Marshal Denton, county planner, appeared before the Commissioners and were told that since they understood that a petition in favor of Denton was being circulated that those circulating this petition should have the same amount of time to complete the petition as the group pushing for getting rid of Denton. Since their work started four months ago, the new group will also have four months before action is taken.
Nancy Porter, a past president of the Montezuma County Jane Jefferson Democratic Club for Women, was the installing officer at the November meeting of the "Janes," held at the Pony Express Restaurant in Cortez. Eunice Honaker was installed as president for a two-year term. All new officers were presented with red carnation.