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Show 6 Holy JUS op- - ncheor, r. osevel; it Tax Collections To December 7th Show $88,183.21 Or 71.3 Ter Cent of Total Taxes Collectible. More Expected During Week tie day of Many Delegations Are Heard At Busy Session Here Tuesday n waj :he The Board of Education of the Duchesne County school district again spent considerable time in efforts to hasten its bond refund ing transactions at the regular meeting held in the board offices here Tuesday. L. P. Van Voorhis, vice president of the First Securities Trust Company of Salt Lake City, met with the board, representing J. S. Dain and Co, of Minneapolis, Minn. The latter rdock with They t the rs FOR ONE PRICE ' i v. "l & rj 7 sAVrf y v firm, in turn are representing of $42,000 of the school 111 - holders districts bonds which became de- linquent last December, according to Mr. VanVoorhis. District Issues Bonds Refunding bonds, drawing 234 per cent interest and falling due serially over a period of years have been issued by the district to replace the $69,500 issue which 0 became delinquent last year. of these have already been redeemed and replaced by the new bond3. The block represented by however, has Mr. VanVoorhis, been holding out for bonds of a higher interest rate, or for cash. The bonds being refunded, were issued in 1916 and draw 5 per cent interest. Though Mr. Van Voorhis spent a good part of the day with the board, he had no new proposal lit-to make, and the board felt that tle had been acomplished toward a settlement after he had left. Protest License Fees John Zirker, contractor for the Arcadia, Midview, and Antelope busses met with the board seekhis bus ing assistance concerning been "fe. A h v1 ' ' i M n A Artv rf license fees. These have raised by the state from $35.00 a per bus paid last year to $90.00fee Increased bus. He called the would unreasonable, and said it (Continued on Back Page) LOCAL HOOPSTERS SCORE WIN OVER MONTICELLO Duchesne first home l .w High school won the non-leag- basketball by defeat- game Friday evening with a ing Monticello high school score of 28 to 27. The game was very exciting with the score being tied time after time all through the game. Duchesne had a 6 to 5 lead at the first quarter, but at the half Monticello led by a score of 11 to 10. In the last quarter Monticello took a lead of three points until Harold Bell, right forward for Duchesne made two long shots. With one minute to play and the Monticello callscore 25 to 26 time was When out. ed for time a long sank Bell again called, shot. As the whsitle blew, Monticello slipped in a final basket 28 in the making the BCOre 27 to home teams favor. was Following the game which and Barrett referreed by Golden Lincoln Rasband, a free dance was given. other lost three Monticello the during teams, Basin games to week. Vernal, Roosevelt and high schools. The local boys lost a game to Wasatch high school on Wednesscore of day, December 1st by a Al-ter- ra it, Vwvvv.v 'V 47 to 32. The next game will be played at Duchesne between Heber and next Duchesne December 13th. Monday night, Young salesmen are busy over the county these days trying to help Santa enlarge their Christmas lists. They are soliciting subscriptions to the Uintah Basin Record. The money they collect, or most of it, will be returned to them In worthwhile prizes. The paper will go with full value to the subscribers. If one of these ambitious youngsters calls on you you can help him or her out by subscribing for a friend for Christmas, You really give two one presents when you do to your friend an done to the solicitor. County officials were jubilant early this week when it was announced by Treasurer Porter Merrell that tax collections have far exceeded all expectations. Figured on a percentage basis, It is the opinion of several officials that collections have set a new record for Duchesne county. 71.3 per cent collections this year have topped the 70.1 collections for 1929, a peak year. Research Results Research by County Clerk G. A, Goodrich and Treasurer Por- - TEACIIERS ASSN. COMBINES SOCIAL AND INSTITUTE i '9 A $13,-00- .'it1 Delinquent List Cut Two Pages Under Last Year TWO PRESENTS Teachers of the Duchesne district schools met Wednesday evening in the Duchesne high school for a combined institute and Christmas social. The general assembly program December 7th, and some $3,500.00 was opened with invocation by yet to come In within the next few days will swell the total even V. F. Tippetts, principal at followed by roll call by more. The percentages shown give a Clerk C. C. Mickelson. A musical of the financial number by the Duchesne teachers graphic picture condition of the J. W. country for the remarks preceded by Supt Bond, and was followed by a musi- last nine years. The fact that the assessed valcal number by the Roosevelt eleuation of the county has dropped teachers. mentary After the assembly, the teach- from something like six million ers divided into small groups for dollars to approximately three millions explains some of the difdepartment work. Following luncheon, served by ferences in figures and percentthe county" teachers association, ages shown in the table. The Record this week carries the group was entertained by a the list of delinquent taxes, not Charhilarious three-ac- t comedy, lies Aunt by the Roosevelt high quite five pages as compared to school. Parents and Duchesne seven for last year. Alta-mon- t, NO WINDOWS ENTERED Commissioners Allow $200 To Complete Tabby Mountain Road Duchesne County Commissioners, meeting last Tuesday, authorized the expenditure of $200.00 for combridge work and fencing to from Fruitland, road the plete over Tabby mountain, to Hanna. The county has already built a road from Fruitland to the Red Creek coal mine to connect with the forest road over Tabby mountain, and the bridge work on the other side of the mountain, when completed will connect the forest road with Hanna. (Continued on Back Page) WILL YOU BE A SUB A week ago the Record offered a $5.00 prize to the best Christmas window display and invited civic clubs to enter and augment this prize. We have had no offers from the clubs nor windows entered to compete for the prize. The offer still stands, but the windows must be registered with us. The windows will be Judged on Wednesday, December 15th, Wm. II. Smart Dies In Salt Lake City After Months Illness Funeral held services-wer- Sun- FOR SANTA day afternoon in Salt Lake City for William Henry Smart, 75, Since last week when it was pioneer Uintah Basin booster and announced that Kohls store and organizer, who died in a Salt Lake 3 the Uintah Basin Record were City hospital Friday, December Illness. month's club, a a following starting volunteers have come in and promMr. Smart was born in Frankised to proide for the children of lin, Idaho, April 6, 1862, a son of two of the nineteen families we Thomas Sharratt Smart and Ann have listed. Hayster Smart. He served as a Miss Gwenith Pierson and Miss teacher and later president of Faun Oman already have thqir Brigham Young college in Logan toys purchased and are preparing and in 1886 went to England on for a Christmas tree with all the an L. D. S. mission. He served alO. A. so on a mission to Turkey and trimmings. Mr. and Mrs. Grant was arid Mrs. Mr. Halstead, president of the eastern Murdock and Mr. and Mrs. Don states mission from 1898 to 1900. Bench have promised to take care Organizer Here of a large family of children. Coming to Utah he became We still have seventeen famipresident of the Wassuccessively lies on the list whose home Santa Duchesne and RoYOU will atch, Uintah, may not visit unless L. D. S. stakes. osevelt substitute. help by acting as his He was one of the first direcCall at Kohls or at the Record tors of the Beneficial Life Insurof office today and select a group ance company; founder of Smart children you wish to make happy (Continued on Eack Page) on Christmas, - ppf n m Sherrel Hadden With only a few matters on the docket to be disposed of, District Judge Abe W. Turner adjourned court Thursday afternoon until December 31st at 2 p. m. The divorce action of Sherrel Hadden vs. Dorothy Hadden was entered and completed Thursday Mrs. Hadden filed voluntary appearance and waiver of time to answer and her default was ordered entered. The court after hearing evidence offered and being fully advised, ordered that Sherrel Hadden be granted an interlocutory decree of divorce and (Continued on Back Page) CHRISTMAS CAROLS TO FEATURE I. T. A. MEETING Don C. Sparks, coordinator and juvenile judge for Duchesne and Uintah school districts will address the parents and teachers next Monday evening, Decembeo 13th at 7:30 p. m., according to an announcement today by P, T. A. President Mrs. Frances Hair. Miss Anna Stark, primary supervisor will give helpful suggestions on good books for children's Christmas presents. A program of Christmas carols is being lined up for community singing with an idea of stimulating the Christmas Spirit. Following the P. T. A. meeting, a basketball game will be played between Duchesne and Heber and it is very necessary that parents be on time for the meeting at 7:30 so that there will be no delay In schedule. high school seniors Attended the play as guests of Supt. Bond and Principal C. W. Barton. A dance, with music by the Duchesne Teachers orchestra, concluded the evening. D UCIIESNE GRADE SCHOOL TO HAVE LIBRARY A library for the especial use of the elementary grades is being planned by teachers of the Duchesne school, It was announced this week. The room In the elementary building, which was used for the library for all the students before the construction of the new high school, will be used. At present the room is being used for two art classes. They will continue to meet there in the mornings with afternoons being reserved for the use of elementary students for reading and research work. Plans Include the building of a for books for each cupboard grade. A moderate collection of books is already available for the library, among which is the set of Junior Britannica donated by the B. p. W. club two years ago. Several other sets of volums have been loaned by Duchesne citizens. It is expected that a drive for books will be started to allow parents to donate books they think will be suitable. MASONS OF BASIN ELECT OFFICERS FOR COMING YEAR Robert L, Marlmon, Whiterocks, was elected Worshipful Master of F. & A. at the annual the year election of officers held at the ' lodge room in Myton, Monday evening, December 6th. He succeeds Roy A. Schonian of Duchesne. Other officers elected are: Louis C. Roberts, Whiterocks, Sr. Warden; Titus Jones, Duchesne, Jr. Warden; Bliss V. Lott, Myton, Treasurer; Wm. H. Rupple, Roosevelt, Secretary; Roy A. Schonian, Duchesne, Trustee. Appointive officers were not named Monday evening, by Master-elect Marlmon, and will be announced later. Installation of officers was set for the night of December 17th, next Friday., Instead of the usual Basin Lodge N. 20, M-fo- r 1938 semi-publ- ic installation and ban- quet the lodge decided on a purely Masonic installation, followed by a lunch in the lodge rooms. Past Master 11. C. Ward, a charter member of Basin Lodge, who has been Secretary for the past 10 years, announced that he wil leave the Basin soon, and requested that his name not be considered in the balloting for 1U p- ' - J f) I ' $1 h ::i zi Contract Club, Saturday, December 11th with Mrs. C. H. Selch. D. U. P. Camp Theodore will hold their Christmas party at the home of Mrs. Francis Hair, 2 p. m., Wednesday, December 15th. All members requested to bring Christmas gift to exchange. 9 ' U y , W V- JUST TO REMIND YOU ,0V - j, $ Divorce Decree Is Granted To 0 v 4 V. N i' r yA,. f-- i j |