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Show .ENEVA TIMES THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1949 Orem - Geneva Times Published every Thursday at Orem. Ulah M- NEFF SMART. Editor and Publisher niered second class matter November 19. 1944 at the poitoffi at Orem. Utah, under the act of March 3. 1897. MEMBER: Ulah Stale Press Association Subscription Rales: 0D, year, in advance $3.00 THOSE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AGAIN We see by the papers that some Brooklyn people got !LS and formed a human chain across 19th Avenge a 58th Street. The police broke the chain twice, but the aroused people formed another line each time in order to slow down speeding cars and protest against the absence ab-sence of a traffic light at that dangerous intersection. Orem people haven't reached the point of makinfe human chains across State Street at 8th North and gth South Streets, but they are circulating a petition asking the state road commission to install semaphore lights at those two places in order to slow traffic Petitions have been circulated, and presented, before without definite results. We hope the state road commission com-mission will respond this time to an earnest plea to safeguard safe-guard lives at those two points. If they do not, Orem people may be inclined to look to Brooklyn. Those folks use strange methods of winning ball games and saving sav-ing lives. We think the state road commission could hardly ig-. nore the commotion which would be caused by the stalemate stale-mate of traffic on Highway 91, even for a few hours. arms the other day. That is to say, they linked Utah Foundation Reveals State's Tax Increase Rate Property taxes levied in Utah increased 70 percent between 1930 and 1948 according to a research re-search report titled "Property Taxes in Utah" released this week by Utah Foundation, the private tax study agency. During Dur-ing the same period, the Utah Foundation report notes, the addition of the sales tax, corporation corp-oration and individual income taxes, and the mine occupation iax made substantial inroads upon the pre-eminence of the property tax as top revenue producer, although it still ranks first by a considerable margin over any other single tax source Property taxes in 1930 produced nearly $21 and one-half million for state and local government in Utah, accounting for approximately approx-imately 80 percent of all taxes collected by state and local units. un-its. In 1948, .property taxes levied lev-ied increased to $33.7 million, but represented only 45 percent of total state and local taxes for that year, according to Utah Foundation analysts. Major factors in the increase in total property tax collections are the new properties added to the tax rolls, and higher metal production reflected in increased taxable valuations of mines, the report states. A spot check of Salt Lake County tax rolls by Utah Foundation analysts indicates indic-ates that the 1948 tax on specific specif-ic properties which were on the rolls in 1930 was approximate-10 approximate-10 percent higher in 1948 than the property tax charged in 1930 and 27 percent higher in 1948 than in 1940. Property taxes on ly lower in 1940 than in 1930-specific 1930-specific properties are general-However, general-However, the report notes that the property taxpayer had no sales tax, income tax, franchise tax or occupation tax to concern con-cern him in 1930. These taxes were adopted in part to relieve the property taxpayer when the depression years brought heavy SIGNS OF THE TIMES 1 W li ; ... , v 5 r i -i ... ..it ...... k... ..... can build better farm building at lti cost with Buvhntr Blockt. m mm, too, recognize CUFLW'IR quality Thii new, modern dairy barn for the Salt lake County Fair is made of Bwhner Blocks-a material that offeri tontfruction ECONOMY, DURABILITY, FIRE-SAFETY and LOW UPKEEP costs. Buehner RUr-Li k..:U: I ' -. HIU VUWI I" wmmer and warm In winter. That mecn greater milk production -ond more money for you! Your BUEHNER dealer is: ' UTAH VALLEY BUILDERS SUPPLY OREM PHONE 0783 Rl "f I i Jl.i1 mini MdtTtit4Mt ft. p 7 'rom where I sit ... Jy Joe Marsh If They're Wild, They Belong To Tiki w Tik Anderson last week and M reminded of the first time I spoke to him. The missus had "it me out one Saturday afternoon " ht for some blackberries. I took a long hike and couldn't id any. Finally, I came to Tik's J along that low stretch east ftefork on River Road. "Hi tte"" I says, "any blackberries round here?" j fys. "There used to be-but oat know much about things J S'ow wild." Later, I found T4 supports his family by IB8 terries. Ever since, I've been like the rest of folks in town -respectful of his right not to tell where "his" berries grow. From where I sit, respecting other folks' rights comes natural in our town ... in America for that matter! Whether it's a persons right to enjoy a temperate glass of beer or ale, or whether it's Tik Anderson's right to keep secret where his berries are, it's all a big part of a real democracy! tax delinquency. The Utah Foundation report states that it is not possible to give a meaningful answer to the question, "Who pays the proper ty taxes in Utah?". Although property taxts are classified by the State Tax Commission in 35 separate groupings, such groupings group-ings do not coincide with the major sectors of the economy. It is pointed out, for example, that residential, business and industrial in-dustrial properties assessed lo cally are all lumped together as "City and Town lots" and "Improvements "Im-provements on City and Town Lots" on present tax rolls. Farm houses and farm buildings are reported as part of the same grouping as steel plants, smelters, smelt-ers, sugar factories, and other industrial in-dustrial plants outside city limits all shown on Utah tax rolls and tax- reports as "Improvements "Improve-ments on Acreage." Valuations for tax purposes on mines, utilities, railroads and certain other designated ndust-ries ndust-ries are set by the Utah State Tax Commission, and the a-mount a-mount of taxes paid by these economic groups is reported in detail each year, the Foundation stody points out. Support of Utah's elementary and high sihools consumes the major share of the property taxes tax-es now levied. For 1948, $20.3 million or 60 percent of all Utah property taxes were for the public schools, which also receive re-ceive the entire revenue from the individual income tax and the corporation franchise tax. Cities and towns levied $635 million property taxes in 1948, 20 percent of the total, and counties $6 4 million or 19 percent per-cent of the total property tax bill. No property tax for state purposes pur-poses has been levied since 1945, although the 1947 legislature contemplated a state property tax levy for building fund purposes. pur-poses. This state levy thus far has been avoided by the transfer State Labor Group Hopes to Retire Senator Watkins Orem's U. S. Senator A. V, Watkins was marked by Utah's labor organizations as one of their principal targets in coming political battles, when the joint legislative committee of the state met Sunday. of sales tax revenue above wel fare appropriations to finance state institution buildings. The group heard national labor lab-or leaders, including Joseph D. Keenan, director of the league for political education, and Jack Kroll, chairman of the political action committee. The group endorsed en-dorsed the candidacy of Sen. Elbert D. Thomas and Representative Repres-entative Walter K. Granger. They marked State Senator Rue L. Cltgg of Salt Lake City along with Senator Watkins for defeat. Senator Watkins does not run for re-election until the 1952 general election. GENEVA Relief Society meetings will not be held during the entire month of September. The Guide boys and Seagull girls of the ward joined with the groups from the rest of the stake for their annual breakfast at Canyon Glen on Friday morning. After the breakfast games were enjoyed. Those from Geneva who attended were Roba Workman, Work-man, Marlene Wooley, Jaimee Norton, Kleah Rowley, Lois Davis, Da-vis, Reva Benson, Jeanine Bench, Gary Littlefitld, Jan Peterson, Pet-erson, Gregory Farley. Gerald Combs, and Evan Burr. Advisors were Arvilla DeLange, Pauline Patten, Fay Kitchen, Edna Larson, Lar-son, Ruth Johnson, Helen Little-field, Little-field, Mina Brown, Beatrice Pyne, Deon Patten and Emma Burr. The Junior boys won another softball championship this summer, sum-mer, making three in the past four years. The fine group consisted con-sisted of Kent Rowley and Carl Rowley, co-captains, Leland DeLange, De-Lange, Terry Johnson, Sherman Kitchen, Ray Nielson, Wayne Maag, Henry Brown, Myles Judd, Darrel Jensen, Gregory Farley, Gary Littlefield, Tommy Moon, Jan Peterson and Sterling Rigby. Two hundred ward members enjoyed games, dinner and a program pro-gram at the Sunday School Centennial Cen-tennial outing at Canyon Glen last week. Superintendent Harold Har-old Maag conducted the program. pro-gram. Former superintendents James Jensen and Arden Rowley Row-ley were honored guests. Gilbert Childs conducted the singing and Wilda Skinner played several accordian unmbers. The Missionary Mission-ary class, under the direction of Phyllis Farley and Jim Bohner, gave a skit depicting a typical class session. It was written by Betty Foster. Lorna Maycock's class presented a dramatization of the first Sunday School held in 1849 at the George Valentine home. Que Steele and Lola Nielson took the parts of Mr. and Mrs. Valentine. TO ENLIGHTEN THE WORLD THIS WEEK THESE MEN HAD THIS TO SAY: American possession of these two weapons (the JJ-38 bomber and the A bomb) is the greatest force for peace , m tne worm. ukw. lakl Si'AATZ, testifying before the House armed services committee. "If Alaska and Hawaii want statehood, I am in favor of giving it to them. This old talk about their not being, ready is just so much blah trumped up by those who are enemies of the idea of independence under statehood." state-hood." Rep. REVA BECK EOSONE, on the floor of the House. "Peace with freedom cannot be bought cheaply. No single program can bring it about, nor can any single nation. It can only be assured by the combined efforts of the multitudes of people throughout the world who want a secure peace." Pres. TRUMAN at the Miami convention of the VFW, in which he called for approval of the program of military assistance to North Atlantic pact signers. , j "We have proposed a budget of $15,000,000 for war but nothing to promote world peace." Ira H. Masters, former secretary of state of Idaho, in a Gooding, Ida. pulpit pul-pit on Sunday. "We British are tired of Yankee insults. Twice in this century the Americans have lived on borrowed time and British lives. The vast contribution we made during dur-ing the last war in defense of democracy seems to be forgotten." EMANUEL SHINWELL, British war minister, min-ister, in Sunday newspapers in England. "Authorities are trying1 to obscure the part played by alcohol during World War II in all sections of the armed services. The unpleasant truth can be discovered from court-martial records. . ." H. Cecil Heath, before the national convention of the WTCU at Philadelphia on Sunday. "When the President announced the formation of this (steel fact-finding) board he was in fact announcing announc-ing an industrial revolution in America. By so doing he ha3 . . . proclaimed that wages shall be fixed by the government. . . . The fixing of profits comes next. . " CLARENCE B. RANDALL, president of Inland Stwi, before the fact-finding board. O Pat Hansen entertained the Blue Racer athletic club at a party on Tuesday evening. Colored Col-ored slides were shown, games played and refreshments served. Present were Frank and John Thompson, Larry Lee, Ernest and Ned Seppi, Don Searle and Bobby Elliott O Mr. and Mrs. Chester Graff, Montel Graff, Mrs. Mal-inda Mal-inda Terry and Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Graff were guests on Friday evening at the Harvey Stahell cottage in Wildwood. Mr. Staheli showed pictures he took on a European tour last year. "i A "When a Utah miner gets ready to build a home, he's mighty glad to have some good car penters handy to help him. And I think that carpenters appreciate what mining means to their trade. Miners and those who depend on mining furnish work for one half of the carpenters carpen-ters in Utah!" Copyright, 1949, Vniud States Brtwtn Foundation UTAH MINING ASSOCIATION 7 , . ; 1 j rJ) , fey V "3. " ft-" " i - .- wanks... 6uf onfy a CAevroet 'w' satisfy no... I know it (jives rioro or mv money 0 You're LONGEST, HEAVIEST CAR IN entitled to theso ,TS mi """'r TREAD EXTRA VALUES EXTRA ECONOMICAL TO exclusive to Chevrolet in its field! 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