Show What Our Readers Think 1 Editors Editor's t note nofa Contributors to to fo What R R. R Riders ders aders Thin Think must sign their thir I 1 names and addresses although these will not be published if the writer rs' rs ri r. quests Short letters will be given preference Compares Benefits From Taxes Utility Charges Editor Telegram Can someone someone someone some some- one please give me an answer to this short letter I was just thinking of the past year and of the taxes I paid and the benefits I received I like to compare them with the utility bills I pay Last year the tax on my home was 56 For this I got fire protection police protection and garbage disposal and a little street repair But lets let's look at my light bill for the year I use a refrigerator tor and an electric iron and try to be very careful with the lights The total bill blU was My telephone bill blU was This is the cheapest service they render My gas bill was cents I use one for one room and anda anti a gas range used only during the summer months This was a total of Instead of razzing the city commIssion commission commission com com- mission about raising the tax levy to 17 mills lets let's get after these utilities O 0 yes today I was looking at ata ata ata a sales tax token and it was inscribed For the emergency relief fund You know there has b been en a large influx of famIlies families fam fam- families here in the past year and anda a half and most everybody is working They all pay this soma salt tax for the emergency relief relle fund and yet there has been i I a 90 per cent decrease in r relit relief J ef clients This must be a hu tag buge e account by now I was j jus merely thinking where does i t tall all go 1 C C. Jones t |