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Show Fire District To Set Refund For 1952 Activity The Duchesne County Fire District has qualified, during the fiscal year of 1952 for reimbursement reim-bursement under provisions of the Clarke-McNary Act of 1924, as amended, reports the Department Depart-ment of Forestry and Fire Control Con-trol of Utah. Duchesne County's share of the reimbursement fund is $125 This amount is approximately 47 per cent of the $266 credite.' to the Duchesne County account Expenditure reports during the period July 1, 1951 to June 30, 1952, by Duchesne Counly, show that the majority of the local program's fund came from already allotted amounts for sheriff's salary, travel, etc., a percentage of which is credited to Clarke - McNary reimbursement. reimburse-ment. The reimbursement to Duchesne Du-chesne County will be increased accordingly as the organization becomes stronger, and more Duchesne Du-chesne County money is budgeted budget-ed directly to fire prevention. I pre-suppression and suppression, and a clear accounting indicates the identity of such expenditures. expendi-tures. Funds that are available for distribution to the counties are dependent on the department's biennial appropriation from the legislature, according to information infor-mation listed by J. Whitney Floyd, chief forester-firewarden. The more state money which is appropriated to cover administration, adminis-tration, the more there will be available for redistribution to the county fire districis. Sheriff Arzy H. Mitchell has served Duchesne County as fire warden for a number of years. |