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Show Utah Foundation Storm Blanks Outeast Phones Has Good News Some subscribers in the For Taxpayers area are with50 o Eastland-Ucol- out telephone service after the recent storm brought down about 12 miles of wire and poles. Telephone company officials have decided that reconstruction of the above-grouwire would be an unsatisfactory solution and will be laying 12 miles of buried cable at a cost of approximately $3 5,000 to the Midland Telephone Company. Estimated time to lay the new cable will be about three to four weeks. A dial mobile telephone unit is being installed at the old school house in Eastland for local use in the interim. It is anticipated the phone will startbe accessible full-tiof next couple days. ing in the nd me Gilbert Reese In Saturday Concert Gilbert Reese, cellist a romanticist among present-da- y musicians--wi- ll present the second concert of the 1972-7- 3 season Saturday night, $: ?- ov-'r- ,v " ! '- - ... j. December 9 in the Monticello High Auditorium at 8:15 p.m. Gilbert Reese is a musicaian acclaimed both in Europe and America as one of the greatest His cellists. present-da- y have tours concert taken him to the capitals of the world, with repeat engagements by demand in such centers as Paris, London, Berlin, Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Madrid, New York and Los Angeles. Mr. Reese, who has studied under the great master, Pablo Casals, performed his West Coast debut in Los Angeles at the age of 16. .. i 'y ,& ? v After his military service of winter .. .world of texture and contrast . Cold white brown earth. All a jewelcase for the rich tones snow, wonders of San Juan and lines of the old, old trees .. .year-rouThe woods sun-war- m in World War II, he continued his studies in Paris at the Ecole Normale de Musique where he received his Licence (masters degree)in cello, and Diploma in composition (with Honegger). nd Th Sami Juao Record HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY, UTAH Vol . for the Record THE. December 55, No. 46 STATE ROAD COMof Utah has passed MISSION a resolution permitting tires with embedded steel coils, to be used on Utah highways. The resolution was passed in answer to confusion as to whether this type of tire falls under the studded tire ban made permanent by the Commission September 24, 1971. coils, unlike Embedded not protrude except studs, do when a turning or braking force causes them to deflect, in addition the coils wear down with the surface of the tread they are made of because softer metal than the stud. are EAGLES AND HAWKS not targets for sharpening The ones shooting eye. to (please turn page four) Calvin Black Named To Key Committee Posts Calvin Black of Blanding, State Representative for San Juan, Wayne and Garfield counties, has received assignments to three standing committees: TransSubPolitical portation, and Industrial divisions, Development. He will serve as Chairman of the industrial Development Committee. Each member of the Utah House is automatically a member of the Appropriations Committee, and each is also assigned to an Appropriations Mr. Black will serve on the Transportation and Public Safety Sub- newly-elect- ed sub-committ- ee. committees of Appropri- ations. Representative-Ele- ct Black 7, 1972 Big Sale For New Company Canyonlands 21st Century Corporation of Blanding has secured its first major sale, and has in hand orders totaling $1.4 million from a West Coast manufacturer. The sale was announced by the firms managing partners S. Bird, Wilbur B. Winter Jr. and who now estimate a construction start around The company Will engage in manufacture and research in ty mid-Decemb- er. high-puri- metals. said he was surprised and by his committee pleased assignments, especially a chairmanship in his freshman year. Only three other first-ye- ar will representatives chair committees in the 73 Legislature. His instrument was made Antonius Amati in by in the year Italy Cremona, 1615, one of the finest violoncellos of the famous Cremona luthiers. should be able to finance state operations during the forthcoming (1973-7fiscal year with no major tax increase for the fourth consecutive year. In fact, there is a possibility that a tax reduction may be possible next Utah 4) year. This was the conclusion reached by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in their latest analysis of the condition of Utah state finances. According to the Foundations middle assumption of revenue growth, Utah should have more than $81 million in added funds available next year for general fund and uniform school fund purposes. Included in this total are $29 million in increased revenue from present general fund and uniform school fund taxes, $25 million that will be realized by the end of the 1973-7- 4 fiscal year from the recently enacted revenue Federal sharing legislation, and $27 million from surpluses and adjust- ments in fund balance. Although the property tax has been sharply criticized during recent months and is generally regarded as the least popular of all the taxes imposed by government, it is likely to continue as a major factor in most local revenue structures. Foundation analysts point out that the property tax pre- sently produces $168 million in revenue in Utah and $41.3 billion throughout the United States. If the property tax were eliminated and replaced with a sales tax, it would require an added tax in Utah, or a total of 6 sales tax rate (state and loIf the income cal) of 10 tax served as the replacement for the property tax, the state income tax rates in Utah would have to be increased 3 12 12. times. Correction The San Juan Record would like to correct an error which appeared last week in the obituary of Chailncy Black. Mr. Black, served as a San Juan County Deputy Sheriff, rather than as a member of the Blanding Police Dept. |