Show J Jack Jack- cla- cla St.-avs St. its it's By Jack Wallis Wall Now that we have all paid our federal fed lcd eral and state income taxes we can give a sigh of 01 relief until our county taxes come due in November However every ev ery cry of the month the tax drain is felt by most employers These dollars are are quietly withheld and most wage earners Just dont don't figure they earn their total wage until they see the amount on their W 2 form at the end of the year Economists say in inflation is brought on when the general consumer has more money to to spend than there are goods to buy This causes the prices to go up just like at the old county auction Almost anything you buy nowadays has risen in price The plumber the elec elec- electrician electrician hospital care clothes hair cuts entertainment and construction Right now the big complaint is the high food prices Since everyone has to buy food this seems to hit the pocket book hardest In the last 20 years food prices have increased about percent whereas taxes have increased percent and semi-private semi hospital rooms percent Food is still a big bargain even at today's prices The U. U S. S farmer is feeding feeding feeding feed feed- ing the population better and more cheaply cheap cheap- ly today than ever before in history Twenty years ago consumers spent 23 percent of their disposable income for food in 1972 it went below 16 percent Lets Let's not blame inflation atlon on the farm farm- er The primary cause has be been the excessive excessive ex ex- ex deficit spending by the federal government and Wand expansion of the money supply by the Federal Reserve Board And listen to the howls now being made because of the cuts President Nix Nixon on is trying to make in an effort to decrease decrease de de- de- de crea crease e this federal deficit spending have This week we have put together a farm ranch and garden supplement calling attention attention at at- to the importance agriculture plays in our local economy At one time most of the local economy depended depend d on on agriculture This has changed but we westill westill still have a lot of hard working farmers farmers farmers farm farm- ers and ranchers that contribute heavily to the economy of the area It is these farmers and ranchers we depend on to to supply us with our food If they should become discouraged and quit producing the supply of 01 food co com commodities n modifies would further decrease and their prices would increase So it is important important tant that we keep up the good work back on the farm and it is time the farmer got a just reward for his long hours of hard work This week we would like to pay a special tribute to our farm and ranch people Most of us dont don't realize the problems problems problems pro pro- they have How they can be wiped out by the whims of f Mother Nature through storms cold weather floods dry weather insects predators dropping prices and etc They have a hard row to hoe But there seems to be great satisfaction satisfaction satis satis- faction in working with the earth and elements elements of Mother Nature that makes the farmer and rancher stick t to his course even though most of us would give up and try our hand at something tie we might bight think to to be easier The good outdoors seeing things grow and overcoming overcoming over over- coming obstacles gives the agriculture I people the satisfaction and drive to keep them on the farm even when they much headway headway headway head head- dont don't seem to be making way financially compared with other sectors in business About the only way he can really get ahead is to work harder produce more and not expect the federal government gov government gov government to step in and take over when things dont don't go smoothly Instead of knocking the farmers we should be glad we can go to the store and buy the things that will keep u us a growing and healthy nation This his week we say thanks to the farmer for supplying supplying supplying sup sup- plying the food we eat even though itis it itis itis is costing us a little more District schools Uintah District schools will let out Friday and Monday for the annual spring vacation This long Easter weekend will give our children and school people a chance to get into all that spring work that has accumulated around the house and yard or will it Many 1 have other interests they want to get away from the area and this is a good time to pack up and hit the road for a weekend family vacation Whether you stay home and work on the yard or go on a trip to see seo the relatives it is nice to know that summer is close a hand and the long hard winter is finally about over Nothing in life gives you a newer feeling than a abright abright abright bright warm sunny day after a long cold winter and a newness in life is the promise of the resurrection and thereal the thereal thereal real reason we celebrate Easter |