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Show Hl'MfiC'J 'OonMnued from oace 1) Statistics, some arttully juggled to support the anti-gu- n theory, have been Hying freely through the air on CBS, NBC, ABC, and, on at least 16 occasions in one .veck alone, over New York City Stations WNEW, WOR. WMAC, WABC, WINS, KNEW and others. Except for an appearance by NRA Past President Woodson D. Scott on Station WCBS, little heed has been given to the gun owners side. The amount of time devoted need for a Federal handto the supposed curb to law police killings also far overgun shadowed attention to the strangulation with stockings of four young Boston women in the same period and the knife or ax butchery of 25 men in California. (Obviously, it isnt poing to be easy to register nylon hose and carving knives or license their owners.) So it remains for The American Rifleman to present the truth of the situation as best it can. All NRA Members are free to quote and pass along as they please the following information on the subject: 1. Of the arrested killers of policemen, 71 fc had been arrested previously and 57Cc had been convicted, mostly of crimes of violence. This means that it was already illegal for most of them to have guns under federal law and many State ot local laws. 2. Between 15Cc ard 20Cc of the policemen murdered with handguns were killed with their own handguns, which their assailants snatched away from then.. This could be the consequence of Dont hoot orders given police in some cities. 3. In the past three years. Black Panthers have murdered nine law officers and wounded 56 more with gunshots. Most of the guns traced to them were found to have been acquired by theft. The figures quoted are not hard to find or authenticate. They did not have to be "borrowed from top secret tiles in the highest tradition of New York Times-asnington Post journalism. All were contained in or derived from published statements of the FBI. available to anyone. Yet they have been kept from the public, it appears, by some of the same networks and metropolitan newspapers which have poured out soggy volumes of sound and newsprint over deadly handguns. We here and now invite the lop campaigners for anti-gu- n laws to share these with their public. New York City Police Commissioner Murphy, who has said that he would like to disarm even the police, should learn of these figures. We also invite the attention of Sens. Edward Kennedy (Mass.) and Claiborne Pell (R.I.), sponsors of S. 831; Congressmen Emanuel Ccller, Jonathan Bingham. John M. Murphy. Charles B. Rangel and J. H. Scheuer. of New York City, and Abner Mikva. Dan Rostcnkowski and Sidney R. Yates, of Chicago, all of whom sponsor gun bills in the Mouse, and State Rep. Anthony J. Sciriea of Penmylvania. author of a handgun ban bill in a State whose Constitution reads. The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned. Only when a lawmaker is in full possession of the facts can he function fairly and democratically. The facts in this instance arc quite clear and simple: Most police killings arc commuted by criminals with illegal guns. Rather than passing another law for them to ignore and break, the solution is to put them in jail. There arc enough laws now under which that can be done without bedevilling the millions of honest citizens who own guns. CURRENT DEVEtOPMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL LAND TAXES Two laws, passed in recent years by the Utah legislature, will soon Influence the taxes on agricultural la:.J In Utah. The first law requires re- "". m nc Amctuan K ttamuj M Wrndcll and Verda Hotchkiss have had all of their family here to vent at various t.nics djring the summer. Traveling the farthest were his sister and husband, Mr. an I Mrs. Coy llillia and a granddaughter Beverly of new Haven, Ohio. They had si much fun rock hunting that Mr. IMrhkui! s.iys they took half of Ltah home with them." rrprinr Pitietil' should keep a ssatvh-(ti- l eve on vhddten when ill nr neat the water, suggests I.ilwrt Mutual litsm.uue (.omp.ms Mule all pool diovvitmg sutmis aie Smmgstefs mule the age id tell All imatlriulcil muall vhihl (an quit klv gH into lug 1 d Dill ill'. I Ijttge mi VkiK should In' kvaul sw miming ihvultil tv depth VIREN rAX-to- n lines. usl the value Wav that and son spent the weekend iiituiit ipal jnnilv ale. ailtlvev with her parents Theodore and I Mutual liiviiiame (aiuip-anSylvia Penney. Dtplli hues lend In keep thev la long at swimmels sslu-iMR. AND MRS. ila-it- 0if iOt iO yov d buy o bfOd lor o H od rfputil you lit to will coil on yO POfltf pono i a nltt 1 - S' 1 cntieiue n ei Ei i CHAPARRAL Drclr rshiji Pfeoie tell me how I con buy o new piano (or who total price tej- thill Hi vtead nl letting uple vuitn nut "on i thi ll head'. thon o 0'l thi fextory pono, "repotititvd (Ovpon No on In muling REPOSSESSED BUYERS PIANO UN o n t Mo'l ft ASTIN - WEIGHT 170 Writ J300 Sox Sail toka City, Utah A vuilatile ATVh Snow m:u bines Cycles In termini tit n in Sports 0011 South St. ite St Suit Like City, Ilult 81107 Phone 8ul 20.10 - 1 of pojm-latlo- atnficn UC. intuit than hall all private property In Utah every five years. The second law, the Farm I, and Assessment Act of 19G9, allows qualified agricultural land to le taxed on the basis of Its agricultural use value rather than market value. It Is commonly referred to as the Creentielt Amendment. Both of these laws will take effect tn 1972. Taxation of agricultural land tn Utah has had a history similar to taxation of other proerty In the state. Customarily, assessed values were established for each county at some seclflc point In time and the values remained at that established level for a number of years before a review was made to update the assessed value. Coordination of these assessment reviews among the not was counties required although the State Tax Commission did make some attempt to equate the assessed values In the various counties. land has, of Agricultural course, carried an Important share of the tax burden. Utah law provides that proerty assessments should not exceed 30 percent of market value. It Is known, however, that the percentage of assessment Is lielow 30 percent throughout the state and varies from county to county. In recent years, action has lieen taken to have all property taxed on the basts of at least 20 percent .f market value. In some cases land has been taxed at 5 percent; tn other cases, 13 or One purpose of the 15 percent. laws Is to equate the assessment percentage throughout the state. In the taxation of other kinds of property, such as utilities or commercial property, the assessment level has not lieen the same as It has been on farm land. Under the new law, the State Tax Commission will reappraise all private property In the state during the next five years. Thus, several counties each year will be Involved. One thing already realized Is that market values are much higher because of Inflation and the Increased demand for land. Therefore, the assessed value also will be much higher. This Is particularly true In counn ties that have had Increased or Industrial growth with subsequent pressure for subdivision or commercial development. In these counties the new assessment levels may tie 200 percent or more than present levels. This situation caused a numlier of Utahns to worry about the status of agricultural land In urban areas and the level of taxation that farmers will be aide to bear and still remain tn farming. The resultant passage of the Farmland Assessment Act of 1909 thus allows farmers to have their land taxed on the basis of Its Income earning capacity rather than market value. To qualify foragrlcultural-us- e taxation, a parcel of land must (I) comprise at least five contiguous acres exclusive of the homeslte and all other acreage; (2) have been used for agricultural production for five years preceding application; (3) earned a gross annual income of $300; and the owner of such land must make an application to have his proiierty valued, assessed, and taxed under the law. Application must fa made to the county assessors office in the county where the land Is located. The law siectfp.s agricultural use as any use that Is normally thought of as being related to agriculture, including fur animals, trees, fruits, and vegeappraisal non-secre- ts i Rotes CLASSIFICATION tables. To Initiate the new law, all of the agricultural land tn private ownership had to ta classified Crop I.and classes, 1972 Chevrolet - Two Range I.and or Grazing Band Four classes, numbered I, II, Field Conference III, tv. This was a tremendous task there are approximately 13,200,000 acres of private agricultural land In the state. Factors such as climate, slope, soil tvjie, water availability, and drainage were considered In making this classification. After se land was classified in the field, lines were drawn on aerial photographs to show where the land from one class to changed another. The aerial photographs were then taken toSalt IakeCIty, where, through the use of a projector, the land classification was transferred to ownership plats which are available In county offices. Measurements were then made of the acreage for a given parcel of land that fell into each of th classes. This classification becomes very Important the earning capacity of each land class Is different. Each county In the state has historically had what they have referred to as numlier 1 Irrigated land, numlier 1 dry land, and numse ber grazing land. Suchclasstfl-catlo- n meant that land placed In each category was usually the lest land available In the county In that particular use. Under the new classification, which Is designed quite closely to the Soli Conservation Service Land Use Classification, many counties In our state no longer have what Is known as numlier 1 land. What used to tie called numlier 1 land This may now tie number 3. causes some confusion and caution should le exercised when referring to the new classification tn comparison with the older classification. The newclassifl-catlo- n has the definite advantage f hat given class parcel of land In any county In the state has essentially (he same productivity whereas under the old system this was not necessarily so. The Farmland Assessment Act established a committee known as the Farmland EvaluationCom-mlib.- v Its function was to make recommenitatlons to the Utah Stale Tax Commission as to the agricultural use values ofthe various classes of agricultural land In the state. This committee was comprised of represen-tlvle- s of the Landowners Association, I he County Assessors Organization, I he County Commissioners, the State Department of Agriculture, the State Tax Commission, ami Utah State University. The work of the Farmland Evaluation Committee was accomplished by preparing budgets for each of the major crops produced on each class of land, tn the case of grazing land, of course, the budget was restricted to the Income produced by grazing the various range lands. To legln the work, txidgets for various crops were obtained from previous studies conducted at Utah State University. These budgets were adjusted for county differences In factors such as yield, price, and certain Input costs. The resulting county budget for each crop was then dlsrussed In a meeting held with selected county agricultural leaders and officials to verify or to find wherein the budgets needed adjusting to represent the actual situation that existed In each county. These budgets were then used to calculate the net Income to the land on the lasts of a typical rotation for the class and type of land. This net Income was then capitalized to give an estimate of the agricultural use value. Beginning early In August 1971 there will ta on file, In every county assessors office, three tools for Implementing the Farmland Assessment Act. A I. complete set of countv plats reflecting the S"l! classes and the nuintsr of acres In each class in eai'h ownership parrel. ; Asrli' lu.e d the asss-mevalues base, I on agricultural use values that will applv toeach 1 for Its agricultural use value. To accomplish this, the Mate fas Commission enipbned a numls-- r of lend ctassfratoneTts liu visited each riamtv and the class ot .,n, If the land Is to various sites within Ihecsinlli-s- . tv laved under the Farmland They classified the Ian I as folAssessment rt. lows; 3, Ai lira ion forms for IncluIrrigated I anil 1 mir classes sion under the rw' ram. numtiered through IV. Individual land owners should 1 1 nl The first annual field conference of the Utah Ceological Association will lie held September 30, 1971, October 1 and 2, 1971, In Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake Valley wltn Its treasure ches heart of natural resources. ..the of the great new west... humming with the energy of lnd-dusat work, with Its broad avenues and scenic parks - Is y Freedom is not inlxirn or im- UTAH AGRICULTURAL PRICES it must le acquired perishable Changes In prices received by a anew bv every generation Utah farmers over the month serious interruption m its tran-- , ended August IS were varied with mission may bring it to an end. Increases about offsetting de- W;!l Durant creases according to the Utah Crop and Livestock Report! ig small Prices for The newsletter of St. Alov sms Service. wool and grains, turkeys, parish in Iewee Valley, while preces for cattle, declined invites parishioners to a and eggs calves, lambs, celebration of (ommunal Increased. Ken-liuk- pen-ant- If sou dont a friend have any prices recelvedby Mid-Augu- st who does. Utah farmers for small grains were down lrotn the previous ascertain the eligibility of their month, but were up from a year Wheat, at $1.34 per property and the probable tax earlier. was down 10 cents from savings, If any, that may accrue bushel, to them by filing for taxation the July 13 price, but was 5 1970. under the Farmland Assessment cents above Act. Applications should be filed Barley, at $1.08 per bushel was y prior to October 1 for parttetua-llo- n down 8 cents from the under the Act for the 1972 price, but was 10 cents above tax year. Signed applications vhe average price a year earlier. will tie accepted after Ortotier Prices for sheepand hogs were 1 from the previous and up to November 30, but unchanged such late applications carry a month while prices for other meat animals Increased. Cattle and filing penalty of $25. There will be an annual sljnup calf prices were above a year period so landowners will need earlier In contrast to lower to keep Informed about the tax- prices for sheep, lambs, and ation values of their agricultural hogs. pr'ces and lands. In counties where reap- changes from the previous month praisal has not been completed were: hogs, at $17.80 per cst., yet It may be financially ad- unchanged; sheep, at 5.00 per ewt, vantageous to let the taxation te unchanged; lambs, at 2G.00 per based on the old methods still cwt,, up 1.00; cows at 21.00 per In use. However, when the reowt., up 30 cents per cwt.; steers appraisal Is made, It probably and heifers, at 29.30 ;er cwt., will he advantageous to file an up 30 cents; and calves at 33.00 up 1.00 per cwt. application at that time. All milk The Farmland Assessment Act averaged $3.40 of 19G9 does not provide for a per cwt., unchanged from the reduction In the previous month and the highest permanent st amount of taxes paid on agriculprice for all milk In the last twenty years. Wool, at tural land. There Is a roll-tiatax provision that becomes 18 cents per pound, was down 2 y and was the effective If land taxed under the cents from lowest price In 30 years. Eggs, law Is changed to a obtained at 25 cents per dozen, were up oxc. Tax under the Act beyond the five-ye- 3 cents from the previous month roll-baperiod no longer but down 6 cents from the precoast ttute a lien upon the proper- vious year. prices For example. If a farmer for alfalfa hay averaged $28 per ty. y ton but has had hls land under the Green-be- ll unchanged from provision for a period of $4 above a year earlier. seven years and then changes the used of the land he Is only liable to redeem the tax benefits for the previous five years. To compute the amount of rollback tax payable when a change sms, bring st mid-Jul- Mld-Ausg- ck mid-Jul- ar ck st mid-Jul- Duck Hunt In use occurs, the difference Starts October 2 be- tween what has been paid under the Creentielt values and what would have had to be paid under the market value assessment k tax due. equals the Forms for computing the rollback tax will tie on file with county assessors. Itah dink hunters have an Ovtolwr 2 season opening but goose hunters must wait another three weeks. The AAiluhfc Resourtes Board set the 1971 grm ral waterfowl season to liegm at noon, Satur2 (X toiler day, continuing CLASSIFICATION RATES through January 2. 1972. MILLARD COUNTY Assessor, rOTSHOTS AT geese aie LaMar Brunson, states that the illegal until the goose season classification rates for all land owns (Xtolier eurpt in DagIn Millard County will not he where goose hunting chanced until after 1972. The gett Uoiinty until Noscmler Farm land Assessment Art of does not 27. Desemlier 19 mails the dose 19G9, will then In effect In of the goose shoot m all M Liard County. juits of Utah In order to fulfill the relimits Dmk are six in the quirements of Je t km vlailv bag and 12 in vossrssion to 111, Utah Code annotated limits mas not imlmlc more 1933, which relates to the than two cansasbaiks of appraisal or reappraisal limits aie sit in the all taxable real property Ite- vl.nls(.nose ami 12 m bag swssinn rated In the enmities of the OiiIs two il.uk oi Canada grew Ntae of Utah, Millard County ai c allowed dads csivl In Dag Ls at Mich present the limit is Comity whi-iroll-bac- 2-- In-g- 'G iiixk-rroin- a reappraisal. la gelt me vlads. llie season limit is iglil ( '.mail, i geese SM AN miMIlS good bn i me bml. will InI'siud to 2.100 hunters again tins sear Wildlife llesinuies olliies will lev vise ieiwtn.d oi mail appbt ations Sep lemliei 7 10 Sievial applivation hums ,ne nevessan and appli vosl mat kid altel i alums 10 will lie ieev led Del. ills ol the wateifowl hunt aie listed in the 1971 pnnla-matioas.nlahlr ftoni livrose agents Mar Millard Count) Brunson, AssesMr, reports But the oftlie land In M illard County Is now complete, and the memlvrs of the State Tax t ommisskni wlsi are now working In Millard County are the buildings. Reappraising Mr. Brunson appreciated the cooperation of our cUiens In this efiort. TIh Stale Tax l ominisslnu employee- - i arry - should U'fere You I Were qualified to Rive you exceptional service tor all types of insurance, let us give you the facts about a complete 1 1 States I protection plan. For additional information, call us! Contact Sheldon VYestern, PETERSEN .INSURANCE AGENCY 1 Hinckley 864-238- 1 .. get continuous service. Let us prove to you that we moan what we say. We serve you first." 1 Anywhere in Yesfern Fireworks SAIL OR USE OF FIREWORKS DECLARED against SAFETY AND WELFARE. The sale, eximsure for sale, use distribution or possesion of fireworks or py rotectmlcs In the state of Utah, except as herinafter provided , Is herely declared by the legislature to be against the public health, safety and welfare of the eople of the state SALE OR USE OF FIREWORKS UNLAWFUL. From and after the passage of this act It shall lie unlawful for any person 2. firm, partnership or corporation to offer for sale, expose for sale, sell, (Hissess, or use, or explode are used; the type of balloon which requires fire underneath 'o propel the same; firecrackers 0 propel the same; firecrackers; Roman torpedoes; ts, candles, bombs, or other fireworks containing any explosive or Inflammable compound or any tablets or other device commonly used and sold as fireworks nitrates, chlorates, oxalates, sulphides of lead, barium antimony, arsenic, mercury, nitroglycerine, phosphorus or any suhtanre or combination of the compound containing any of the subtance or combination of or articles prepared for the purpose of producing a le n, or an audible effect by explosion, deflagration or detonation, other than aviation and railroad signal light flares, except as In this act provided; provided furthur, this act shall not prohibit the use of toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns, or sparksub-tanc- vls-Iv- corn-butto- 11-3- -7. this state are hereby charged with the enforcement of all ofthe provisions of this act and may enact and enforce ordinances not In conflict with this act. Wildlife On poses. Display At State Fair live wild! dr and the sturv their i air is on vbsplav at tlir 1971 l't ih Slalr Fair in the popular M ildlife Resource build- 01 ing Reaver, watrilowl. tlrei. a bird of cv. and w hoolv of fish also havr llint annual trrat of the (minus sarirtx of two footed (aligners migiatmg aluMit the Fairgrounds Septem-U9 19 Don Paul. Wildlife fvrvmrvcs Inhumation Spix lalist in (haige of the fail exhibit, saul xisitorx will we several displavs aUmt (orient hapjienings in Utah wildlife management Added rcspmi-silulties ol the mentis te named Divimoii ol W ildhfe Hevmrirs are deputed ,n h the purpose of the new Divivuui emblem whuh features the whistling swan. I augoers mav examine an exhibit sfiowing whv I tab wild-fifii is I mine funds lor their proper i aie Ainither exhibit tells what this falls tough fish removal piiqei t will do for Otter I icch Ivesei v oil in lnitc ('omits obw-rsm- r , I X The purpose of this conference Is tocommunlcate geologic kiv to those who make decisions. The geologic maps may or may not provide the kind f Information or provide It In a form that Is useful to the Then, the geologists feel, they must make the maps more meaningful to be used... snd this Is the Idea of the con- ference. The conference will also focus Its mention to a wide variety of problems. Some of these will Include a look at man and hi regional framework, (independence (a the natural resources and their Interrelations, the effects of settlement tn the misuse of the environment. The Incompetent rock units, the Importance of the hydrologic cycle and how it affects water supply. Several sjaciflc localities will be looked at. For any additional Information, ,,ontact the Utah Geological Association, Box 11334, Salt lake City, Utah 84111. I llo pirsctsets ami other vilolv equipment tooM !e the most iinpnttaiil iiivevtmcnls for advises ( oiiseivalnm nltivfis are on the home vlutv thionglumt the fair to I ilifitv Mutual lusmauvv I'otn-xvnTtagcvly aluass sink x (arc for animals on ibsplav and lux nine avquaiutcd with sivitors when least rtpevtevl. hut the owner van (Mevent ami their outd.'m interests. ptejvarcvl jol iiHt, Ol I) (xt It 1 IM1 US Old timers lemeinlici xvhei mils inti people phi seal gull am xml iik nine laves - Cut hi ( UNO! OCA I ei htmhigv itw It is not III lien nils evil, hut when it vv illmut louespomlmg xhluat eionomu and edm a tloiial adv a, ms. I sovniv If-- i nines ghdled with phvsual vh.inge migindi d bv mlegiated sm lets vulh um lal pi. liming nitinl met ihange Is out wHietv with its Inline out of iniiliol We .lie now at llie dawn ol a gimvitig aw.neue" that we boose out destmx. 1 lie must lave is now on bt tween mnie tiimlauieiil.il pi. immig than we have ever engaged in and - William II llover, 'lihuation lor Snr Ival, Ihl Di Ita happan M v Kimballs & Co. hand-wrlngt- ng VIOLATIONS A MISDEMEANOR. Any person violating the provisions of this act, or the provisions of any ordinance complying with this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. MUNICIPALITIES And COUNTIES TO ENFORCE ACT. The municipalities and counties outside of Incorporated cities of A OFF have been avoided. Its an earthquake occurs, or a hill slides - after the - that the realization dawns: An application of basic knowledge of terrain and Its geologic anlhydrologtccharacterts-tlc- s might have averted disaster, and high economic loss. Every member of the Utah Geological Association bears In mind also that the engineer, the landman, the public official, the architect, the planner and the concerned citizen. Is no necessarily geologist, yet he must know where to place hls housing, where to place hls Industrial parks and hls recreation area, and where, for example, to preserve grounds for the exttactlon of sand and gravel or other purmight after lers. v ALL ABOVE PRICES 10 vironmental problems. For example, Utah Is traversed by several active earthquake faults. The Wasatch fault Is the most Impor.ant single active fault because of Its proximity to major areas of pojulatlonand Industrial located along the development whole Uasatch Front area. Consider other problems suchasl'r-ba- n Sprawl, Avalaiices In nearby Industrial Concecanyons, ntration, Foundation protile ms, Landslides - old and new. Flooding - Spring runoff and Summer Cloudburst, Site problems on the steep slopes. Water Tables -high, low, perched, fresh and sal. Temperature Inversions and accompanying air pollution problems In "closed valleys. This leads one to ask the following questions: What are the consequences of future fault displacements? Does living near and along an active earthquake fault pose serious problems In regard to potential hazards to life and property" Just where are these problems In the valley and how do they affect us? We have seen too often a housing development planned, a complex Industrial facility laid out, a bridge built, a road constructed, without knowledge ofthe terrain conditions or hazards that of Utah. s lbs. always spontaneous, exciting, and Inspiring. Avlstt to the city and Its historic and cultural points of Interest will not soon be forgotten. Environmental Geology of the Wasatch Front Is the theme of the conference. The Association was formed recent by a merger ofthe Utah Geological Society and the Intermountain Association of GeThere are "some 340 ologists. members In the Association. There is no part of the Rocky Mountain Region where geologic and topographic factors combined with increasing urbanisation and Industrialization create more diverse, pervers and critical en- Numerous changes for improved durability are featured in the 1972 Chevrolet light-duttruck line. They include tougher acrylic enamel exterior paint which resists chipping and chemical spotting, larger rear brakes on some models, expanded use of finned rear brake drums, and engine changes to meet government exhaust emissions standards. Cab interiors are improved with molded plastic door trim panels, featuring sty ling keyed to the interior trim level selected. Wc hove q large stock of VISQUEEN Raised in Colorado. Delivered Associotion Announces -- blent ill. at kill and themselves Identify outer ing your liomos. 200-35- 0 Pickup Light-Dut- y III and IV. HE3E3E3E1DBQH Al H0L5TE1II HEIFERS Millard County Progress Fillmore, Hall 84031 September 10. 1971 Durability featured in latas-tioph- I'll RICA DIURM1Y uf thu nation in its diversits - its divel'itv ivviuttes and its diveisitv id Tin- - stn-ugt- is ol x ople Sthools must not destmv . instead thev must lu mg out fulness and its st length Bilingual is one wav that this van he done thal diversitv Ih-inB (tonalc . Me ml a r of ( ongiess f i diii JtHlt Distmt Ti vas, ' I'diu turn for the Spanish National I lemrntars Speaking. Iniu qxil The !mss gets his salats for leading, ami employ ex get theirs for following his lead. As long as you take your s.daiv, you arr obligated to (das oil iimr Ixiss' team lovallv and vhhgeutlv. Cedin' t Ihworth |