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Show Ton Commission nearly AcSiIoucs Proscribed Goal After all property tax adjustments adjust-ments were made last year, Utah came very close to meeting the 15 assessment objective prescribed for residential property and the 20 goal for commercial property. This was reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization in an analysis of the latest Tax Commission sales ratio study and property tax changes made during 1983. ; - According to the study,- the. overall state average assessment in Utah last year was 15.07 for residential resid-ential property and 19.28 for com-, merical property. Utah law provides that residential property should be assessed at 15 and other property classes at 20. These assessment percentages are based on fair market value as rolled back to a 1978 level.t The sales-ratio study just completed com-pleted by the State Tax Commission Com-mission indicates that residential property in Utah County was being assessed at 15.24, commercial property at 18.79, and unimproved property at 17.72 last year. Although the state averages came very close to the prescribed legal level for these property classes, there was some variation among the counties. Residential assessments ranged from a low of 12.45 in Rich County to a high of 18.75 in Wayne County. Commercial Commer-cial assessment variations were even greater, ranging from 9.14 in Wayne County to 26.64 in Piute County. Foundation analysts theorize that the variation may be due in part to the small sample of properties sold in some of the less-populated less-populated counties of the state. , Property taxes charged in Utah -last year were raised by $64 million or 13.6. This was the largest single-year single-year property tax increase in the state's history. This resulted from higher property assessments along with increased property tax rates. The property tax increase was particularity par-ticularity noticeable in the case of business and other nonresidential Farmers Planting Weeds?! ! The Biblical parable of wheat and the tares implies that only our enemies would plant weeds in our wheat fields. Certainly no one would do that in his own fields-would he? . Surprisingly, many, farmers do, says Rick; Chase, extension weed specialist'Utah State University. He refers to drill-box surveys conducted in 1958, 1968, and 1978 by Louis Jensen, Jen-sen, his predecessor, with help of the county agents and district agricultural inspectors. They took seed samples right from the grain drills or other seed that farmers were ready to plant. . In 1958, 52. percent of the sa'm- pies had weed seeds in them. By 1968, that had dropped to 39 percent, and to 37 percent .in 1978. That represents some improvement, but Vi of those 1978 samples contained noxious weed seeds. Chase says that's significant, particularly when you realize that the state weed law prohibits selling seed containing any noxious weed seeds. "We worry most about wild oats in irrigated grain fields. Thirty six percent of the grain seed samples in 1958 contained wild oats, 23 percent (i)rcin - (geneua men . (SKCI) 41 17001 IV dished cm h Tlimsduy for $7 per year by the Orem-Oeiieva Timet. i'l: .South Stale Street, Orem, Utah 84057. -'' Second Class Postage Paid at Orem, Utah 84057. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Orem-Geneva Times, P. 0. Box 65, Orem. Utah 84057. a. . X , , Call m . for a quote. Ask us about equipment leasing. property. The Foundation study indicates that the assessment changes made in Utah last year were the result in (1) the ratification of Proposition I by the Utah voters in 1982, (2) legislation enacted by the Utah legislature to implement this constitutional con-stitutional amendment, and (3) the factoring adjustments which are prescribed by the State Tax Commission Com-mission in every other year. Proposition I made some rather extensive changes in the tax article of the Utah State Constitution. Among other things, this constitutional con-stitutional amendment authorized the State Legislature to exempt up to 45 of the value of residential property from taxation. Legislation approved by the 1982 and 1983 sessions of the Utah legislature implemented this new provision, but limited'the residential r''n initially to 25. The li&Ui1;1: "IS" eliminated a 20 assessment reduction which previously had been applied to all locally-assessed real property in the state. The net effect of these changes, according to the Foundation, was to reduce the assessment level on residential property from 16 to 15, but to increase assessments on business and other nonresidential properties from 16 to 20. These changes established a classified property tax in Utah, whereby residential property receives favored treatment over other property classes. Along with the implementation of the changes prompted by the ratification of Proposition I, the State Tax Commission also ordered .assessment changes last year under its biehnlarfactoring program. This factoring program was established -in 1981 and is designed to correct assessment inequities that develop among the various counties of the state. These adjustments are needed to facilitate operation of the school finance program in Utah. in '68 and 24 percent in '78. Like other weeds, wild oats are first class thieves. You see them but hardly appreciate the damage they are causing, yet four wild oat plants per square foot can reduce grain yields -fey 30 percent. They are a very fierce competior with the grain." . Chase said some spot checks last year confirmed that farmers are still planting weed seeds. One farmer planting a mixture of barley a oats as a grain crop had 14 poverty weed seeds and 60 wild oat seeds per pound in the mixture he was planting. plan-ting. Both are noxious weeds. Per pound, he. also had 18 barnyard grass, 45 wild rhustart, 36 lamb's quarter, 5 cow cockle, and 5 yellow foxtail, plus some wheat and a little bit of alfalfa. "There's a lot you can do to prevent weed problems. The first thing is to purchase certified clean. , seed. Unfortunately, people trying to save a few dolars will plant back their own seed without checking it for weeds or will buy seed from a neighbor. .' "Realize that its hard to see i J1 -.J' . ..rc; 'J c: residential red f"t":'tr :-I to us and r,r. t inn LOCKHART CO. 850 South State, Orem 225-7652 445 North University, Provo373-0192 " f B Postmaster Clyde li. Weeks Sunday is April Fool's Day': an excellent occasion to'discusstnc fresh attack against "mail-order fraud which is underway in the U.S. Postal Service as the result of a new law which tries to decrease the wages of sin. I choose April Fool's Day to do this simply because of the inordinate number of those folks around of whom P.T. Barnum said there is one born every minute. Certainly, one falls in the category of a foolish person if h has truly unrealistic expectations about extravagant claims and promises which are being made by confidence men, swindlers and dishonest promoters pro-moters who devise schemes to defraud customers. Fraudulent schemes appeal to basic human interests and weaknesses, and they are limted only on-ly by the promoters' imagination. Fraudulent promoters know from experience ex-perience that a certain percentage of every thousand people solicited will respond, no matter what is offered for sale. ... . They also know that victims losing los-ing less than $10 seldom complain. HIGHLY SPECULATIVE . What are some of these higly speculative "opportunities" which are garneririgthe hard-earned dollars of the unsuspecting? Believe it or not,' hundreds of investors, including many retirees, are still buying Tvor-thless Tvor-thless land by mail. Want a business without a future? Thousands of Americans are' investing in-vesting million of dollars in business ventures - franchises, distributorships, distributor-ships, vending machine routes and licensing arrangements. Many do find financial success, but many others lose their life savings to swindlers. Don't get burned by fraudulent correspondence courses. These are usually characterized by useless training, exorbitant prices, limited employments opportunities and guaranteed refunds promises;ijif:; QUESTION CHARITIES; h Charity rackets comprise a major ma-jor type of fraud, exploiting the finest impulses of the human heart. Check to see where the money really goes, and how much of it winds up paying "administrative costs." Work-at-home schemes are especially attractive to home-makers or house-bound people. These can include in-clude addressing envelopes, lacing ". - v j ' those weed seeas in a sample of grain. You ha ve to. sift ' carefully . through it to know what you have there," Chase said. ' , f ' "Certainly you wouldn't plant the noxious weed morning glory called field bindweed, but a Jot of people do. A lot of the seed samples .we see contain morning glory. They curse the morning glory in their fields but don't stop to think that they planted it. "Of course it's crazy to plant weed seeds, but people do it, so clean seed must be empasized more and more if people are going to control weeds," Chase empasized. !' He also noted that weed seeds" often get scattered by machinery. He says the state weed law specifically states that a combine coming out of a field containing noxious weeds must be run long enough and cleaned out so it's free of noxious weed seeds before it can go into another field. That law can only be regulated by the grower making sure that the machinery coming onto his place is free from weed seed so it doesn't get spread and planted in his own fields. Buy Eggs i "" -a,-. Even though egg prices are up, Extension Poultry Specialist Dr. Don Dobson at Utah State University Univer-sity maintains that an egg is still by far the cheapest and best protein one can get in his or her diet. He says compared to many other foods eggs also are an excellent source of vitamins missing only vitamin C. "The quality of egg protein is so good that it is used as the standard of efficieny to which other food proteins are compared On a scale of 0 to 100, egg protein .'s given the value closest to 100," Dobson said. He explained that egg protein , supplies all the essential amino acids, the building blocks of body tissues in nearly the right amounts needed. Egg protein is slightly better than milk and somewhat better than meat in this comparison. com-parison. The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations lists the following biological values of proteins in several foods. These food proteins and their comparative values are: whole eggs, 93.7; milk 84.5; fish 76; beef, 74.3; soy beans 72.8; polished rice, 64; whole wheat' 64; corn, 60; and dry beans, 58. ' Via! Cli baby boots, mailing circulars, printing prin-ting novelties, clipping newspapers, stuffing envelopes, etc. Every year thousands of people pay 25 cents to $5.00 for information about jobs that do not exist or provide income. Victims rarely complain because the amount of the money involved in-volved is small. They are required to invest -their money before they are told how a plan works or before they are sent any instructions. Finally, the work they are asked to do often continues con-tinues the fraud by getting others involved. MAGICAL POTIONS The U.S. Mail has always been a popular and profitable medium for the advertising and delivery of all kinds of magical potions or devices guaranteed to increase vitality, memory, IQ, sexual prowers, beauty, cure even incurable diseases, reduce weight, reshape figures, or simply bring good luck. When it comes to weight reduction, reduc-tion, remember: no machine, alone, can shake it off, rock it off, roll it off, knock it off, bake it off, or sweat it off! The new law which is aiding the Postal Service is shutting down mail-fraud mail-fraud operations more quickly allows an investigator to go to the company in person (rather than by mail) and ask to buy the product suspected of maKing iaise claims. This lets the post office move within days to shut down a mail-fraud operation, before the crook gets away with a lot of money. WATCH THESE The Postal Service has just filed cease-and-desist orders agaist: The Conservative Fund, which claimed to be raising money for 14 well known political organizations. Unfortunatly, the organizations told the post office that they had no connection con-nection with the fund. The National Testing Authority. .Its letter says that you've won one of . 20 listed, apparently valuable, prizes, 'and encourages you to send in $14.80 to cover the cost of mailing it to you. Most of the prizes are memberships in a free film club. The hitch is that you have to have your film processed process-ed by the organization, whose high-processing high-processing charge appears to cover the cost of the film. Mail order firms are doing a thriving business in high quality, well-priced well-priced merchandise, but expect to pay a fair price for quality goods. Be suspicious of anyone who promises you the moon for a song. You may wind up not even getting a star in exchange ex-change for your ticket to the symphony! for any worthwhile purpose 2nd Mortgage 14.50 APR 15 Year Amortization ' ... V ' Murk W illmins. Minmwr 1534 South State Street Orem (across from Silo) We're here uiid Orem-Geneva Times- J. Lance Garner Named Vice President-Manager Commerical Security Bank J. Lance Garner has been named Vice President and Manager of Commercial Security Bank's Orem Office ( 185 South State Street, Orem, Utah), according to Mr. Richard K. Heminway, Chairman of the Board. Mr. Garner started with Commercial Security Bank in 1975 as a Management Trainee in the Provo Office. Later that year he was promoted to Operations Officer in the Orem Office. In 1976 he became a Loan Officer, and in 1978 he was appointed Assistant Branch Manager in the Orem Office. During 1981 he was promoted to Branch Manager of the Orem Office, and in 1982 was named Assistant Vice President and Branch Manager. According to Mr, Hemingway, the Bank has been very pleased with the way in which Mr. Garner has executed all of his assignments and he hoe mrvrd rrniHIv tin in the organization. Mr. Garner has had an extensive ex-tensive involvement in the Orem community. He is a member of the Orem Sertoma Club and the Orem Chamber of Commerce. He served as President of the Orem Sertoma Club in 1980-81. He presently serves as President of the Central Utah Chapter of the American Institute of Banking which is the educational arm of the American Bankers Association, and which conducts local training and educational programs for bankers in their own localities. Mr. Garner has taken many of these classes. He has also served as an instructor, teaching Instalment Credit. He has spent many years working in the United Fund Campaign as a "loaned leader" and last year was in charge of all retail fund raising activities in the Utah County United Fund Drive. A slow faucet drip can waste 10 to 20 gallons of water a day, says National Na-tional Wildlife magazine. 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