Show county school budget shows deficit at end of fiscal year deficit due to building program extension of activities in face of decreased revenues the 1938 39 duchesne county school district closed june 30 with i deficit instead of the usual balance of funds on hand financial reports deports given at a meeting of the Du chesno county board held in 2 friday showed the de licit totals approximately nearly of this sum will be paid off in august or Sp september when the state uniform school fund is distributed the remainder of af the shortage will be taken care of by tax anticipation notes it is believed the deficit is largely due to the fact that the school board had counted on the distribution of the uniform school fund in may instead stead of at the later date the serious financial condition of the school district is also due to th the e wards attempting to maintain a building program through the and at the same ilae time ex band school activities and increase indrea teachers eachers salaries in the tha face of decreasing creasing le revenue duchesne county teachers salaries were increased approximately last year vear over the previous year budget adopted fridays meeting was held for the purpose of reviewing this year years s budget and adopting a budget for the 1939 40 school year continued on page eight |