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Show 1, LICENSED TO WED THE SUNS RATES . Joe L Dudrick, Sweet Mine. Anna Mikulas, Sweet Mine. Paul Wharff, Green Biver. Mary Roach, Callbran, Colo. Martin Marcen, Latuda. Margaret Fabian, Rolnpp. h 8 display advertising rata are an inch per issue to ? JfeSf advertinera. Transient rate, ty (BO) cent an Inch per laane. Position Per cent additional. No display vernal ay accepted for the first or front pane. Pare 1 readera twenty-fiv- e (25) cents per line an laane. ft; (40) cent ? ef the kind one la net uhamed The Ban, Price, Utah. Volume 17, Number S3 Printing Q) AN Commissioners Name 3 to Fill Vacancies Rules For Valuation of Property Listed By County Assessor Deputies an bow at work in all the communities of Carbon eonatjr making the animal aamwament, and they have been inatrncted by Assessor Silas Bow ley to call at all the homes within the next week or two for the purpose of placing a valuation on property for taxation purposes. Rowley announeea that the staff of deputies haa been very carefully selected and is composed of men of exof the perience. He aak eitisena in assisting the deputies to arrive at an equitable valuation. Those who are engaged in assessment work have been instructed to use every effort to satisfy the property owner be-fasking them to sign a property statement. Mirny automobile owners in the cities and incorporated communities of Carbon county are driving to the mining camps to work, and some have in the past had their cars assessed in the camps, thus escaping the city tax .in the towns where they actually reside. Deputies are being especially asked to watch this condition when they assess automobiles and in such eases to apply the city levy and not the eonnty. There should be no misunderstand-in- g regarding the assessment of mercantile and other business institutions according to Bowley. The law requires that they submit a certified copy of their inventory as of January 1, in the current year in making their returns. Upon failure of any institution to do his own tkia, the assessor may-usjudgment in making an assessment, and the owner loses his right to question the valuation placed upon the or -- e Three vacancies on the 1931 Carbon fair board, caused by the resignations of R. B. Kirkpatrick, Charles Larsen and R. J. Vaughan, were filled Saturday at a special meeting of the county commissioners. L E. Dnr-raof Castle Gate was named to succeed Kirkpatrick; Lawrence Whitmore of Price was ehosen to take the place of Larsen and Glen Ballinger of Helper accepted a position on the board in pbwe of Vaughan. Other members of the group charge of the fair are J. B. Jewkea, Orson P. Madsen, Mrs. G. R. West and A. W. Clyde. Jewkes was appointed Saturday as temporary chairman of the board and he has called a meeting for Saturday to effect a permanent organization. He was manager of the fair in the three years it has been held. Of the new members, Durrant will represent the mining industry, Whitmore is a representative of Price City, agricultural interest and the Price Chamber of Commerce, and Ballinger will represent Helper. Walter E. Knox, chairman of the county board, advised the members who were present at the meeting Saturday that they would be able to draw from the appropriation from now on. He stated that in the past, the chief mistake has been in starting too late. With an early beginning it will be possible for the board to have a delegate at the meeting 'of the State Association of County Fairs, with the result that better attractions can be secured at a smaller cost It will be the purpose of this meeting to arrange a circuit of fairs in the various counties. By this means arrangements can be made whereby the performers may make the rounds of the exhibitions m accordance with a definite schedule, thus cutting down traveling expenses considerably. nt u property. Every wage earner in Carbon coun- WEATHER DATA OF ty, if hie or she has no other properly, PRICE ISSUED is assessed on a $100 valuation and deputies are instructed to see that Climatic Conditions During 1930 An these collections are made. The new law regarding assessment Covered la Annual Report of automobiles requires that taxes be Gome interesting elimatio data is paid before the secretary of states office will issue license plates. Each contained in the annual weather redeputy is provided with certificates and Price isport, covering vicinity in of assessment slips which will be sued to the payee at the time the tax 1930, which was submitted this week is paid. License plates may be secured to the United States weather bureau at the court house at Price during the by Henry Fiaek, local observer. Avmonth of February. Applications will erage maximum for the twelve months he taken eare' of at the license office was 75J), while the average minimum at that time, if the owner possesses was 23.5 degrees. Highest temperaa certificate of assessment which may ture recorded was 96 on July 6 and be secured from the deputies or at the lowest was 27 degrees below zero the county assessors office. on January 22. Total precipitation of rain and melted snow was 11.96 inches, while snowfall amounted to 36A ' NEW . llSt TO Construction of a new concrete reservoir was authorized bv the Price City council at its regular meeting Monday evening, and an appropriation of $500 was made, to be utilized Immediately in excavation of a site. Carl W. .Empey, city recorder, announces that the excavating will be done at once as relief for unemployment, although it will be a matter of time before the concrete is poured. For this reason no figures on the total cost nor specifications covering the work are yet available. . The matter of choosing a site for the reservoir is in the hands of the water department, of which Councilman Lawrence Whitmore is chairman, and a group of five engineers, E. 0. Anderson, city engineer, R. J. Turner, E. K Olson, Carl Nyman and Charles Beveridge. Arthur Orames, eity dog pound keeper, has been instructed to begin collection of 1931 flog taxes. Empey announces that two dollars will be charged for male animals and four dollars .for female dogs. Owners arc advised' to be sure the dogs wear a collar boaring the tag, or the animals may be picked up as strays and killed. Discussion was carried on concerning the reduction of power rates to motor users, but no definite action was taken and the matter will be considered further at another hearing. FABH BUREAU TO MEET A meeting of the farm bureau will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock in the Price City hall, according to Kenneth Wilson, president. Purpose of the moeting will be to outline a program of activity for the eoming year, and everyone interested is invited to attend. About the only time a small boy likes to have a cake of soap in his bands is on Halloween. My Weil Birectors of Piice Chamber nflCHARITY cohmittce CARBON FAIR BOARD NOW COMPLETED COUNTY INDEPENDENT. NEVIFiPER4 Week Ending January 15, 1931 Him Name Offers A W. Clyde was elected president of the Priee Chamber of Commerce by the new board of directors when it reorganised Thursday noon: Other officers are O. Acord, first vice president; G. P. Peacock, second vice president, and George Warren, treasurer. William H. Toy was Election of directors was held Wednesday evening. New members of the board are A. W. Clyde, Gomer P. Peacock, Glen Allred. O. Acord, George Warren, W. J. Held and Gnat Platis. By virtue of receiving the highest number of votes, Clyde, Peaeoek and Allred will serve for two years. Usually only six directors are elected, but the resignation of Henry a holdover, necessitated choosing a seventh. John Redd, retiring president, O. P. Madsen and Arthur N. Smith, complete the board of ten. Memtx&s of the directorate whose terms have expired are Clyde, J. B. Lee, Lawrence Whitmore, W. E. Anderson, Sheldon Anderson and L & Eldridge. State Senator Knox Patterson was the principal speaker, discussing the potential value of the resources of Carbon county and southeastern Utah. Senator Patterson advised the Chamber of Commerce and other civic organizations to urge eapital to come into this section and build up indush, try.. Need of capital, he said in was the principal factor and he advocated the cultivation of industry in any fair and legitimate way. The speaker dwelt upon the many industrial possibilities of the counties in southeastern Utah. He stated that the coal industry like others, was experiencing a depression, but that organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce could meet such conditions. The development of agriculture was snsj" For 1931 Price Third Highest In Postal Savings Accounts j ; . At the eloae of the last fiscal year, then waa a total of $145r 255 belonging to 175 investors ?on deposit in postal savings banka in Uaibon eonnty. .The number of investors and the amount deposited in each of the banka wm as follows : Price. 46 and $5008; Helper, 43 and $41,387 ; Sunnyiide, 45 and $40r 263, and Castle Gate, 41 and . the-fou- FniJwt) -- 1' Carbon Engages Vernal Here On Friday Carbon will have a chance to gain revenge on Uintah high of Vernal for a defeat suffered last week, when the Uintah team, regional winners last year, come tq Price Friday for a return engagement. Vernal defeated the local squad last Friday by only one point, 26 to 25. The lead rack and forth throughout the entire contest, and it was anybody's game until the final whistle. This tUt promises to be one of the beet of the year. Carbon is priming for the contest, and on their own floor, have a good chance of defeating the Vemantes for the first time. Kell and Gunderson, will probably draw assignments at forward, with Webb at center. Hutchinson and will carry the burden of the defensive work. After its excellent showing last year, Carbon deserves better inches. support than it has been getting from There were 57 days on which a the townspeople. of .01 inches or more was recorded, while the greatest during a period of 24 hours was on August 10, when .89 inches was reported. Ths summary shows that there were 194 clear days, 66 partly cloudy days and .. The Success Meat and Grocery corn, 105 cloudy days. Greatest daily rang) pany, which haa successfully operated of temperature was 53 degrees. in Helper for a number of years, opThere were five days of killing ened its branch in Price Saturday. frost, all during May; twenty days George Zeese and John Goran das, who on which thunderstorms occurred, in head the enterprise, announce that April, May, June, July, August and the business will be devo',ed to the September; light nail occurred March upbuilding of the community. It is 31, April 11, and May 5 and 8; heavy strictly a home-owne- d institution. hail was reported on June 18 and SepHundreds of buyers who thronged tember 22. the store Saturday attested to the fine Under the heading of miscellaneous reputation the Success owners have phenomena, the report contains the bnilt np in this eonnty. An investment following data: Electric display, Feb- of approximately $15,000 is representruary 22, Jgly 19 and July 29; thun- ed in the concern. der, April 10, May 6, July 30 and August 23; partial eclipse of the sun, April 28; severe winds, May 21, 29 30 and 31; light frost, June 1 am September 26 and. 27. see-saw- Bo-ne- New Grocery Company Holds Opening r $9597. The Priee bank ranked third in the state in the amount deposited, being surpasses only by Bingham Canyon with $217,387 and Salt Lake. City which had $125,220. Sunnyside ranked as fourth and Helper fifth. -- ( (Continued On . Drawn For Thirty-Fiv- e : Service As surors names, including four Thirty-fiv-e women, have been drawn as the jury panel for the first. 1931 term of the district court. The women are Sarah The Christmas cheer committee appointed by the Priee Chamber of Commerce completed its work Friday evening, at which time representatives of the various church and service organizations who participated in the project, met at the city hall to hear reports and dear up all business. L. R. Fullmer, chairman of the central committee, reports that 108 families were cared for. Final distribution of the contributions was made Friday by Fullmer. Although there were twice as many families who benefited than in the previous year, the needy were taken eare of much bettor as the cash donations were double those of 1929, and four times as much food, clothing, fuel and toys was distributed. Fullmer reports that several families were taken eare of outside of Price. Appreciation is being extended to all the organizations and individuals who supported the efforts of the central committee, either by acting on the committee or by making donations. So many articles were received before Christmas it was impossible to make a tabulation, and the donations continued to come in even after that There is still a small cash balance in the bank. Separate letters of appreciation are being sent to the New Peerless Coal company and the Independent Coal and Coke company of Kenilworth who made eoal donations, and to the Denver and Rio Grande Western, which hauled the eoal at a freight rate of d the regular price. All clothing. which eould not be used at this particular time has been turned over to the Red Cross and the Relief Society. Mathis and Aliee Fergusson of Priee, Mrs. W. E. Cowley, of Spring Canfrom yon, and Dollie Jocye.Bei-gene- r Snnnysido. . Other members the panel are Wilford Ruff, Ben Bean, James W. Fansett, William Davis, Ben D. Bedd, Leo D. Munk, Orson Grames, A W. Dixon, Msron P. Anderson, Charles Larsen, Boy E. Alley, Irvin Branch and H. A Reese, Priee; J. H. Reese,-A.Trlauroftflh jBruno, Tom Marker, Louis Wahl and Seth Davis, Helper; Rulon W. Rick M. L. Snow and E. H. Thayne, Wellington; Don Bishop and A P. Babcock, Hiawatha; Three New Members of Educational L. A. Sullivan and C. H. Mills, Castle Board to Take Office. Gate; W. H. Williams, Standardville; J. W. Baker, Coal City; W. G. Harris New members of the Carbon board and George W. Davis, Spring Can- of education will sit in at their first yon; George Howard, Jr., Peerless. meeting, Janiury 21, which is the regular meeting date. The three takiug offibe for the coming term are George Ruff of Scofield, representing District 1; William Woodhead of Kenilworth, representing District 3, and Albert Barnes of Wellington, repreGeorge M. Miller of Priee and Stan-le- senting District 5. Orson H. Gnymon Edwards of Hiawatha left last of Price and Charles Leger of Helweek for Salt Lake City for the open- per, holdovers, complete the board. All of the new officials are well ing session of the state legislature. They are expected to return the lat- known in this county. Woodhead haa ter part of March or the first of Ap- been a resident of Carbon county for ril. Miller is not a new figure in the twenty years, coming to Kenilworth legislature, although it has been some January 28, 1911, from Oakley, Ida., twenty-fiv- e years since he was first where he worked on a dam project elected as representative. He served a there as electrical engineer. At the term in 1905-0and it was he who present time he is superintendent of introduced the constitutional amend- the Independent Coal and Coke comment, subsequently passed by popular pany at Kenilworth, having been apvote, which permitted the establish- pointed to that position in 1929. Barnes has been a resident of Carment of high schools throughout the bon eonnty for approximately thirty state. After his election in November, Mil- years, the greater part of which time ler announced that he planned to in- he has maintained a home in Wellingtroduce a bill cancelling the 4ebt of ton, where he holds a considerable the Carbon Water company to the amount of property. He is a mining state board of land commissioners. Hj man as well, having been connected devoted a considerable portion of his with the Peerless Coal company in an time studying the farming conditions official position for a great many of the eonnty, and on numerous oc- years. He was formerly postmaster at casions, met with the farmers and Wellington. water companies to discuss the propBishop Buff is the oldest member osition with them. Straightening ont of the hoard, having served since its the tangle would be a distinct bene- consolidation in 1913. Through his fit to the agricultural industry in this numerous years of service he has seen the district grow until it is one section, Miller believes. of the largest in the state, and he haa Heeklera driven should be made to a full understanding of the conditions pay weekly visits to the places where in toe schools. wrecked automobiles are bandied. one-thir- A NEW BOARD MEETS WEDNESDAY Carbon Representatives In Legislature Take Over New Duties y 6, WARM CLIMATE IMPRESSES VISITORS TWO PRICE BANKS NAME OFFICERS Two Price banks held their annual election of directors this week. The Carbon county bank stockholders met J. W. HamMonday and mond, A. W. McKinnon and C. R. Fergusson, and named L. B. Fullmer to succeed the late Wallace Lowry on the directorate. Holdover directors are John B. Quilico, and Judge George Christensen and August Nicolas. The board organized with Hammond as president, McKinnon as first, vice president, Quilico as second vice president, and Claude J. Empey as cashier. All of the directors of the First at a National bank were meeting Tuesday afternoon, as follows: Joseph Barboglio, Oscar Ilmi-- , Honors Dusscrre, Fred Pntcr-nostrr and A. W. Horsley. Officers vice are Barlmglio, president;-Hansonpresident, and G. N. Nelson, cashier. Very few communities in the state can boast of weather as mild as that being enjoyed by residents of Price. Out of town visitors have been surprised and impressed at the warm climate and absence of snow, while Price citizens who have had oecassion to visit other parts of Utah remark that climatic conditions here are unusually warm in comparison with other sections. Virtually all of the towns of Utah have had long spells of zero weather and mueh snow. On the other hand, Price, with the exception of three or four days in November and a day or two the latter part of December, has been without snow, at the same time basking in sunshine and experiencing no colder wenther than two degrees below zero. With the usual cold period nearly ended, there is every reason to believe that this sunny weather will continue. January for a number of seasons, has gcnorally been the coldest month n Chairman Reports 108 Families Cared For see-rotar- y. sub-stanc- E of the year. During this month in 1930, a temperature of 27 degrees below zero was recorded at the govern-meweather station. This is in marked contrast to the weather readings for the week of January 5 to 11, inclusive, which are as follows: January 5, maximum 37, minimum 8; January 6, maximum 32, minimum 9; January 7, maximum 34, minimum 10; January 8, maximum 35, minimum 12; January 9, maximum 40, minimum zero; January 10, maximum 39, minimum 7; January 11, maximum 41, minimum 2. 0. P. Madsen, county agrienltural agent, reports that the unusual weather is not very beneficial to the farmers, as it affects the condition of the soil by preventing the organic matter used for plant fowl from going into the ground and also hinders aria-tio-n. There is little snow in the mountains, he reports, and its need is being felt. Swimming Pool Benefit Show Is Planned By Rotarians Price Rotary club is sponsoring a Rotary vaudeville February 4, proceeds to go towards heating the swim-,in- g pool in the north end of the eity. Several years ago the Rotary elnb of Priee adopted the swimming pool as a project to come under the sponsorship of the club. Several months ago the club entered into an agreement with Priee City to nnrehase a boiler for the pool. To raise funds for the project, the elnb is sponsoring the vaudeville. It is the object of the club, providing sufficient funds are raised by presentation of this show, to start student loan fund. A fund will be set aside and assistance given to those students wishing to carry on with their eilncation. Twenty dollar of the proceeds of the vaudeville will be given to the Womens club of Price to help provide undernourished children with milk. Eugene Ilanson of Priee is chairman of the committee. Losses Resulting From Conf lagrations Show a Decrease Two institutions of Price City submitted reports this week covering their work in 1930. A statement of the business handled at the Price City hospital is contained in a report submitted by Curtis E. Elwood, superintendent, and the activity of the fin department is shown in a summary of the records kept by Elmie Bemar-di- , assistant ehief. A total of 657 cases were handled at the hospital during 1930. Of this number there were 430 coses in which the patient was confined more than one day, 153 which required one day or less, such as treatment or minor surgery, and 68 There were 304 major and 186 minor operations performed during the period, a total of 550, or seven more than were recorded in the previous year. The report shows that the average daily number of patients confined at the institution was sixteen. The number of minor operations, respectively, performed during each month of 1930, was as follows January, 27 major and 6 minor; February, 32 and 15; March, 34 and 13; April, 41 and 16; May, 26 and 12; June, 40 and 15; July, 34 and 16; August, 33 and 28; September, 24 and 18; October, 23 and 18; November, 21 and 12; December, 30 and 17. The Priee hospital ranks as one of the best in the state for the size of the community, and during 1930 was admitted to the American Medical association. To be admitted to this group, a hospital must comply with rigid qualifications, covering case record, equipment and ethics. The Price fire department answered five more calls in 1930 than the previous year. However, the average lo3S for each fire was considerably less. No accurate record of the losses during the year was kept, but undoubtedly the average damage of each conflagration wonld run below the 1929 figures. Twent-eig- ht ealla were answered by toe department the year which ended December 31, as compared to 23 for the previous twelve months. September led in fires in 1930, seven in that month while October and November were second with four each. The other months had the following number of conflagrations: January, 1; February, 1; March, 3; April, 0; May, 3; June, 1; July, 0; August, 2; December, 2. Members of the department are Ne-pGunderson, chief, Elmie Bernar-di- , assistant, Niek Bcrnardi, Rulon A Bryner, Joe Golding and Carl W. Em-pe- y. hi TO FEATURE BALL The second M. I. A Gold and Green ball of the Carbon stake takes place next Thursday evening at the Silver Moon pavilion, beginning at 9 oclock. One of the features of toe affair will be the selection of a queen. Each ward is submitting a candidate for this honor, and the choice will he made of the candidate from the ward having the highest percentage of increased attendanee at Mutual during the month. Elaborate decorations are being prepared in the gold and green colors, and a throne is being erected for the queen and her maids. At 10 oclock, criers will announce the selection of a and impressive ceremonies will 2ueen after which the royal inarch of the queen and her maids will taka plaee. Patrons and patronesses of the affair are as follows : Mr. and Mr. A. W. Ilomley, Mr. and Mr. John E. Pettit, Mr. and Mrs. Orson H. Guymon, Levi B. Pace. Mr. and Mis. Ernest S. Horsley, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Biddle, Mr. and Mrs. O. Oscnr Hanson, Mr. and lira. H. E. MeNeilli Mrs. Irena Woodward, Mr. and Mr. B. Frank Mein tire, Mr. and Mr, germ Olsen, Mr. and Mm. Irvin Branch, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Jones, Mr. and Mr. John W. Prince, Mr. and Mr. William Downard, Mr. and Mrs. Orson A. Larsen. Mr. and Mr. Oliver J. Ilarmnn, Mr. Charles U. Madsen, Judge and Mr. George Christensen. Mr. and Mr. Oliver J. Flannon, fir. and Mr. George Jorgennen, Mr. and' Mr. George M. Hill of Wellington. Mr.' and Mr. Wlllinm B. Stapler of Castle Onte. Mr. and Mrs. ITenrr Thompson ol Orem Hirer, Mr. and Mr. Charie A Carlson of Spring Canyon. Mr. and Mrs. Kormnn O. Nelisen of Kenilworth, Mr. (Continued On Pag Four) |