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Show i c" ) 1 T Ft ? a RECORD BREAKER - tf if) v '1 nt ( Last Four Peach Queen Entrants Makes Grand Total Of 58; Ball On Sept The last four of 58 contestantsvlefng for Peach Queen were listed today by Boyd Sheffield, chairman for the Junior Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring organization. j t According to the chairman the deadline has passed and no more Applications are being accepted, With 58 entiants a new record for recent h$ beenforset at leastEach of the the affair. years girls, sponsored by a Box Elder County business firm, will be presented at the coronation ball, Thursday, September 11. There, .Poor Wheat Crop Indicates Value Of U. S. Insurance t Heavy snows and a dry spring knocked wheat production as low as six and eight bushels to the acre on many Box Elder county farms this year and pointed out the need of crop insurance, Donald J. Homer, chairman of the Box Elder Production and Marketing association, said today. - Homer said that A. W. Bishop, federal crop insurance adjustor, estimates that farmers who have insurance will collect $150,000 this year., ' Sound thinking , farmers has protected the Cost of their farming operation this year, Homer continued. All wheat farmers in the county may have this same protection on their 1953 wheat crop if they will call at the P.M.A. office in Tremonton and sign an application before September 15, the chairman concluded. - - . e Missionaries Decipher ' Unknown Language Assessed Property Valuation In B.E. WASHINGTON To Pay 6.60 Mills Less For School Purposes In 1952 Property owners in Elder Box county will enjoy 9 6.60 mill re- duction in taxes levied by local school board and state school officials, according to figures released by the office of the board of education. Of the total 6.30 mills of the reduction is a result of the abolition of the state levied equalization of tax earlier this year and the remainder, 0.30 mills, is a reduction of the equalization tax levied by the local board. A tax of 24.42 mills ($24-4dollars assessed per thousand poperty) will be levied this year compared to 31.02 mills in 1951, Total local levy this year Is 18.02 mills and for the state equalization program, adminis. tered by the local school board, it is 6.40 mills. Though the local levy (18.02 mills) this year is the same as in 1951, there were changes in taxes levied for different pur- . , Hon-eyvlll- South Young Womens Officers To Be Guests All South. Box Elder 6take Young Womens ward officers and teachers will be the guests of the Young Womens Mutual poses. Stake board next Thursday at the Fifth ward recreation hall, according to Blanche Hendricks, stake president. The evenings entertainment will begin at 8 p. m. with games and program, Refreshments will be served. all-tim- 7 ... in 1952. , ' heart - the Wyler tncaflex balance wheel. $14,521,323 in 1952. BUY NOW Since 1947 total assessed valuations have been as follows: FOR.. LUGE TO SCHOOL $34,- 1947, 1948, $34,525,567; 337,217; 1949, $33,665,111; 1950, $33,841,100; 1951, $35,378,173 and 1952, $37,796,257. They will be proud to wear one of these fine watches on the opening day of school You can afford to give watches priced so low think of the joy and the convenience of owning just such a watch. See these and Attend 172 Days School many others here for your selection now 1 BUYS BACK-TO-SCHOO- L With Three Vacations To Break Routine Famous Name GUESSING PEN & PENCIL SETS FROM $3.00 work, one day. While the original starting date for all school was Sept. 2, it was necessary to postpone it until Sept. 8, for students of Box Elder high school to help in the harvest and canning of crops. CONTEST Mens and Ladies Smart Style WALLETS Second Pipe Line e Will Go .... $1 up New KEYCHAINS Through . ,$1 up See them now! A. second petroleum products transmission line will be put through Box Elder coqnty, from Salt Lake City to Boise, Idaho, it was announced recently. To be censtructed by the Salt Lake Pipe Line Co., subsidiary of Standard Oil Company of California, it will parallel the line to Pasco, Washington, installed in 1949. An extension of the new line to Pasco will be made if traffic warrants in the future, said C. E. Finney, Jr., president of the company. e GOOD USED BOOKS mid-yea- GIFTS. , For Every Occasiop MlM $1.98 LS - - W they saw a "flying soup plate At winging through the sky. least, it didn't look like a saucer, one of them said. Zipper Loose Leaf $1.98 Weddings Anniversaries VOTE See Flying Soup Plate MYRTLE BEACH, S. C. (UP) A lot of folks have seen flying saucers, but two North Carolina visitors to this beach resort say Complete Selection BINDERS 9:00 P. M. of Utilities (railroads, power and light, telephones, etc.) had a comparatively small increase from $14,309,182 last year to WINNER PENS-PENCI- Friday, September 12 1 LUCKY Binders WALK lf Talent Show PENCIL: 1952 A can afford to give ifsjjl Brigham Couple Winners Of Students (UP) - The local tax for general operation of the schools, which is Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Anderson limited to 40 percent of the minimum school program by state . . . who won first place in the Box Elder county fair talent was raised from 6.92 mills show last week. They will compete in the state fair talent law, to 7.75 mills. However taxes levshow. . ied for building .'program under emergency legislation were decreased from 8.1 mills in 1951 Popcorn is used in a polishing to 7.72 mills this year. Also the Jim Bottomly drove in a dozen of in manufacture the operation runs in a single game for the some levy for debt service was dropradios. St. Louis Cardinals in 1924. ped from 3 mills to 2.55 mills. With the new reduction in taxes for school purposes, the levy is next to the lowest It has been in the past six years, which were BE tHE as follows: 1947, 27.1 mills; 1948, 27.0 mills: 1949, 25.48 mills; 1950, 23.4 mills, 1951, 31.02 mills, Mr. and , Mrs. Darrell Anderand 1952, 24.42 mills. son of Brigham City were first prize winners at the Talent show held at the Fair Grounds .on 1 DOWN 171 TO GO Thursday, August 28. under the direction of the Farm Bureau. Will The Andersons in Indian cos, OF OUR ANNUAL tumes sang "Indian Love Call and Were accompanied by Miss Dorothy Ann Lillywhite. They received a cash award of $20 and a chance to compete ho-- , started For students in state talent show to be hpld school yesterday. Tuesday, Sepon September 18 at Utah State tember 2, its one down and 171 , days to go, according to B. E. disFair Grounds. There were 19 entries in the trict school calendar released refinal contest according to Mrs. cently which shows a total of Andrea Huggins and Mrs. Elma 172 teaching days for 1951-5Carter, who were in charge JOr School began for all except How many pencils are there the Farm Bureau. Box Elder high school students Second in our window? place winners who yesterday, and will come to an were awarded $5 included : ENTER TODAY! end on May 15, 1953. During the Andersen Jeppson pd nine months there will be three Vondell of Andersen Corinne, Utah Education asso1st Prise: Eversharp SHOP EARLY who 6ang a duet; little Barbara holidays: ciation convention, Oct. 9, 10 and PEN & PENCIL SET Avoid th Ann and Mary Jane Lemon, 11; Thanksgiving, Nov. 27 and daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Roy 28; and Christmas, Dec. 24, 25, and dissapoint Two Other Major Prizes Lemon of Willard, who also 26, 29, 30 and January 1 and 2. 'ment. Clyde Other holidays such as Lincolns sang; Vanyle Arbon, Andersen Byron Christensen, and Washingtons birthdays will and Varge Christensen, a vocal be observed with appropriate quartet from Bear River City; school exercises but school will BIRDS! EARLY FOR THE and Byron, Delon, Marie and be held. . Kathleen Madsen, children of The students have it a shade Limited Amount! Mr. and Mrs. Fronald Madsen of better than the teachers, who Honeyville, who played musical have to attend school 180 days. selections. Besides regular teaching days All contestants participating they have or will attend the received $1. AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! conference, two days; First prize winners 6ang at the r conference (Saturday), rodeo on Friday evening and one; UjE.A. convention, three those who placed second per school census, one day and ZIPPER formed on Saturday evening at days;after school ends to complete day the rodeo. , Brigham City. Utah Wednesday. September 3, With an estimated increase in of $2,418,084, the assessed value of all property in Box Ele der county will reach an high of approximately $37,796,-25this year. This is an increase from since 1951. According to state law the assessed valuation is 40 percent of the actual property value, though in recent years the state tax commission has interpreted it as 40 percent of value at normal times (much less than 40 percent of actual value because of high inflation). Arkansas ranks 30th in papuincreased valuation,' obvious- lation among the states. ly, means greater Income for all taxing units if they keep their levy the same, j In other words the school district, county, cities and towns will all have a substantial increase in tax revenue You this year without , Increasing levies. It will give them the The worlds only watch with t he opportunity to increase wages, undertake new projects or cut v tax levy.- Increased property valuation denotes a growing and expanding county, which of course means greater responsibility and expense in operating local government and schools. For instance, the school district this year has the added expense of an increase of three and oije-haclass-roounits or about 105 additional students over 1951. This means more teachers must be hired and more rooms put in operation, which all costs money. Taking the biggest jump in increased property valuation has been private property (farms, homes, local businesses, etc.) which increased from $20,978,-99Come in for in 1951 to about $23,274,934 demonstration 1952 judges will pick, a queen and two attendants and during coronation ceremonies will be crowned. They will reign over all Peach Day festivities thq following two days. Price for admission to the "ball will be $1 per, person. It begins at 9 p. m. and the conoration rites are slated to begin at 10 oclock. ; The new entrants include: Kayla Kerr, .daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kerr, Tremonton, sponsored by Wayne Sandall Motor company, Tremonton. Barbara Hamberlln, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Hamberlin, Brigham City, sponsored by the Hollywood Candy company. Yvonne Hess, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Hess, Garland, sponsored by the Bear River Farm Supply company. Lucille Dickey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dickey, sponsored by American Sportswear. Elder NEWS young Lutheran minister and his wife Soap and water, applied with have the unique job of exploring a stiff brush, will remove ordi-- . a language never before known nary dirt from abestos shingles. to western man. Back in this country on leave, ALL CAN HAVE FUN the Rev. and Mrs. Wesley Sadler are at work deciphering the At The Loma tongue, a complex lannasome 40,000 guage spoken by tives of Liberia, on the west CAKE coast of Africa. Sadler 6pent 11 years, includMen,, women, children ing two years advance study in COME AND WIN in preparing language analysis, for his present and biggest task , At The Cake Walk a 7,000 word dictionary. County. Reaches High Of $31,796,257 11 Box Z LEATHER BRIEF CASES MM C. i $3.50 V FOR BETTER .GRADES EASIER WORK Birthdays Holiday Events For , Youll find the most beautiful and complete selection of gifts at Palmers Gifts youll be proud to give . . . Silverware Crystal Silver Pieces Costume Jewelry USE A PORTABLE Hurry there are Smith-Coron- 4 s' v only: a Remington Underwood t it $6150 up Used Upright Typewriters, from FREE PACKAGE FILLER PAPER WITH EVERY BINDER $32.50 REMINDER office supplies' gifts JUDGE WILL L HOYT REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE 1 ' For STATE SENATOR From BOX ELDER COUNTY CANDIDATE FOI SUPREME COURT JUSTICE TERM FOUR-YEA- -- A judge with fifteen years ex who knows that the perience law is based upon justice, com non sense and truth . . . and should be so interpreted by lawyers and the courts. (A4vcnlmca- - wmI ht bf i 1 y 4. Election Tuesday, September 9 Primary ' . f t f - )l, f 4 f t I (Paid Political Advertising) , , WiU L. J |