Show THE THEIn CHRIST CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS EDITION In presenting our our readers leaders with this this special l Christmas Shoppers Edition of the e Uintah U ll tah Basin BasH Record we ve express our ofu earnest de desire lre that tha our re readers read read- ders d- d ers full fully enjoy o reading the many interesting special features we ve have incorporated in it Many of them contain a more or less complete chronicle of events of the Y year as as seen b by Y heads or officers of different organizations These can be found by referring to I II 1 I the list of sections on page It is is only r fair that we ve call attention to the fact that this special edition is is made possible on only y through the cooperation of the merchants and business InstItutions institutions institutions whose advertisements you see throughout the pages It is our hope tl that you will vill study these adv advertisements advertisements adver adver- r- r carefully letting them become your guide in filling your Christmas shopping lists The advertisers advertisers adver adver- r- r represented here are your merchants assisting in the improvement of your community and your county They will vill be more than happy to do everything everything everything every every- thing in their power ver to satisfy your every need and making your shopping both easy and pleasurable 20 YEARS AGO AND NOVAn NOW NOV An interesting comparison is found in the items in the Record of 20 years ago and today Railroad hopes were high then and are are again again becoming prominent prominent prom prom- in the minds of today 20 years ago the legislature was vas about to convene and study possible prohibition legislation This exper experiment is now v past and the legislature of next month will vill consider changes in the method of handling the newly legalized ed liquors a and d d beer 20 years ago G. G V. V Billings was vas representative Today he is senator And so it goes oes we ve seem to move more or less in cycles A CHANGE GRANGE IN ROAD PERSONNEL A recent announcement by the state road commission commission com com- mission schedules three-cornered three a change among their district engineers for January 1st Ray Gillis in charge of this district with headquarters at Price I is scheduled to assume assume- duties at Cedar City the Cedar City man is to move to Richfield and the Richfield Richfield Richfield Rich Rich- field man to Price Since we ve do not know the engineer scheduled for this District district we ve cannot of course make Inake alce any criticism of him General opinion around the district however vever seems to be in favor of keeping keening Mr Gillis here sible sable He has known the district for a long time and is acquainted with the many complicated road problems problems lems in in it and should consequently be more efficient in in n this district than in a new nev one which he does not know or than a new v man who vho would himself be unacquainted unacquainted un- un acquainted with conditions hereTO here TWO TO 0 COMMENDABLE PROJECTS Two vo movements are now nO started fed in Duchesne we ve hope will vill comet come to o a definite before the end of the week One i mentioned in this col column mn a week ago concerns the installation of Christmas decorations oh main street in Duchesne T To o start things moving we ve offered if sufficient additional addition addition- al funds could be raised to install four or 01 five strings of lights ts across the street One of the merchants we ve weare weare are told will contribute a complete string What further further fur fur- ther contributions have been offered we ve do not know v but hope that by Saturday night the street can be properly lighted to promote the holiday Y s spirit 1 n now becoming so manifest The second is a movement toward a community Christmas chest spurred on by the statement that officers of the Bridgeland camp and the Reclamation mation bureau in in connection had raised a 2000 fund with which to provide Christmas cheer to needy I youngsters of Duchesne It is planned to coordinate the efforts of several of the clubs and organizations and thus gre greatly a augment t the he fine work vork already annually carried on in In this field by the American Le Le- gion We know v of no better cause to which efforts could be devoted in the next two weeks |