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Show 1 ' V I a:. tk k est in-,v in-,v ait; do. let ict, spo il Sea: 1 1 is e. Ko: coc ! i )ta! its. is k Kith; A!: ma: Me:, nic For Wll )Ulc; nrer ins;:: CO. 3ee ; ized a sars oi reput: ? insi men car KG nyty? onsW ?TBRWRY 24' 1849 j !isPhone Company Asks Rate lease in Schedule Filed with 1 i;c Service Commission THE LEHI SUN, LEHI, UTAH , .ntaln States Telephone it Company today fil-eieg fil-eieg rtah Public Service rL.t Lake City, f Ses of rates which would I ledjk Inues in Utah ap- ST2.000 a month as . the present volume of e increase in net in-jjas, in-jjas, would amount :,000 a month. MPP110," L, $12,410,000 &n in Utah & of the war. This con- has increase - - Mpd 55.386 ad- u Jl iv - - ..infcnneS. an lHticoac w It and 8,550 additional ,(1011? CUSiaiiw v. , . e of 39 Per cent' ExPansion ties in the stale nas is,,-" is,,-" . o0 f 730 employees. futures for gross construct-L construct-L V-J Day are equivalent L than half the total invest-ie invest-ie Company had in Utah raft 1 1916 which had been pover'a period of 60 years. ,'to continuing demands for jnd and improved service the a stated further substantiation substant-iation programs will be jei The 1949 program calls p9,000. Some of the jobs t'er way and included in fTam iui i - - w wire in cable; 1600 miles lange wire; 4,328 miles of litance circuits; 5700 ter-1 ter-1 of dial equipment; 1445 I manual central office e-k; e-k; 31 switchboard positions Building additions. The 1948 tares totaled $1,071,000. Implication stated that the expenses have increas- faster than revenues. For e, labor -costs which take fo6 cents of each dollar of I are now 268 per cent I than in 1941 due to high- levels and more employee employ-ee revenues have increased p per cent. The last general Ikrease which became ef fective in December, 1948 increased increas-ed the Company's intrastate wage costs in Utah by $415,000 a year and this item alone absorbs more than two thirds of the revenue increase granted by the Commission Commiss-ion last August. The cost of practically everything every-thing used for providing telephone service has increased substantially. Some of the increases over 1939 prices mentioned by the Company were poles, 73 per cent; copper wire, 108 per cent; cable, 116 per cent; crossarms, 172 per cent; buildings buil-dings over 100 per cent; and installers' instal-lers' trunks 10o per cent, vestment per telephone will increase in-crease substantially in 1949 over 1948 because of the continuing increase in-crease in the cost of providing service. ser-vice. The depreciation expense which is based on plant costs is therefore increasing rapidly. Earnings on 1918 intrastate op-return op-return would have been only 3.6 per cent. This figure is a reasonable property, according to the Company. Com-pany. Even if the rate increase granted by the Commission last August were applied to the full year's operations in 1948 and wage costs effective in December, 1948 were applied to the entire year, the return would have been only 3.6 pe cent. This figure is a reasonable indication of the present . going rate of return. To continue its expansion ex-pansion and service improvement program, large amounts of new capital will be needed. Money received re-ceived ,by the Company from its customers in payment for monthly telephone service is used to meet day to day expenses such as wages, taxes, and other operating costs. Money for service improvement to present customers and provision of service to those whose orders are unfilled must come from new capital secured from the sale of Company stock and securities. The Company states that the present low level of earnings will not attract at-tract investors to invest the ad-diional ad-diional capital needed. The Company pointed out the E3 EZ3 E3 EZ3 C3 I0W! We'll Pay You Q for your n u OLD BATTERY sith the purchase I a new, powerful Goodrich 1ATTERY r lew B. F. Goodrich itteries give you lick, sure starts in any wither. Extra power, for the extra de-of de-of radio, heater ad other electrical su Tories. Buy now avenow! n A NCE IF. Goodrich DEFIA S9 j II I p A ISA All """"""""""" "" 1 & uu 7jUa7a 6.00-16 Deep, Skid-Resisting Tread Heavy Duty Breaker Strip B. F. Goodrich Guarantee A great tire at the price you want to pay. Genuine B. F.Goodrich quality in tilt designed for the average driver'i needs. High tensilt cord construction con-struction plus the heavy duty breaker itrip protect against bruises and breaks, give you extra thousands of safe, dependable depend-able miles. Buy now pay you drive. KEENWOODS serious situation in which it is placed through the use of a past test period in determining future earnings when there is a delay in making the rates effective. It pointed out in the application that the Commission's order in connection connect-ion with the Company's request for rates early in November 1947, was not fully effective until September 1913 and since the finding was based on 1947 operations only, the result was that fo rthe 10 months-period, months-period, January 1, 1947 to August 31, 1948, the Company failed to realize by $621,000 the earnings requirements thought reasonable by the Commission. The increases sought by the Company will vary for individual customers depending on the type of service they have and the exchange ex-change in which they are located. The Company pointed out in its application that telephone rate increases in-creases have been very moderate compared with increases since 1939 of 72 per cent in the cost of living; 88 per cent for new automobiles; 99 per cent for wearing apparel; 5 2per cent for rail freight rates; 115 per cent for food costs, along with other examples cited. The Company feels that it is faced with an emergency and has requested early consideration of The Company stated that the in-the in-the application for increased revenues. Pinochle Mrs. Keith Nielsen entertained entertain-ed the Pinocle club Wednesday of last week. Prizes were taken by Mrs. Leo Bowen, Mrs. K. W. Morton and Mrs. Karl H. Bennett. Duo-Five Mrs. Gordon Francom entertained enter-tained the Duo-Five Friday evening eve-ning for 500 and lunch. Prizes went to Mrs. LaMar Hutchings and Mrs. Norman C. Webber and special guests were Mrs. Dean McDonald, Salt Lake City, and Mrs. Vern Sorenson, Provo. Mrs. Sarah Devey Buried At Alpine Cemetery Clubs and Socials Bee Orchis Mrs. Vern Walker was hostess to the Bee Orchis ladies Thurs day afternoon for needlework. Dinner was served at six o'clock with a patriotic theme beins car ried out in the decorations. Mrs. Stephen F. Beck was an extra guest and 19 members were in attendance. Westminster Fellowship Tuesday evening of last week Westminster Youth' Fellowship enjoyed a box social at the church. A business session was in charge of Charles Orr and Bill Bennett lead in games. Those in attendance were Jean and Martha Hoelscher, Barbara and Pauline Kniesler, Sue Leeper, Barbara Jean McMillan, Olga Marcon Martha Lou Seibel, Al ma Shaffer, Jeanne Stewart, Dale Beighley, Frank Bampton, Rich ard Dotson, Norman Hoskings, Eddie McMillan, John and Cecil Morgan, Mrs. George Morgan, Mrs. Fred Leeper, Mr. Orr, and Mr. Bennett. Alpine Ward Elders Elders and their partners of the Alpine ward met at the church Monday evening for their February meeting and social. Officers presented a comparative renort of the last three months of 1947 and 1948 which showed marked improvement m the quorum's activities. Tne lesson was eriven by Robert D. Heming way, a returned missionary. John Pulley and Edward w. Burgess, m probers of the High Council of Alpine stake, were in attendance. Refreshments were served wiin Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, Mr. and Mrs Owen Beck. Mr. and Mrs. George Z. McDaniel and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Mcuaniei acting act-ing as hosts. Van Burgess Host to Scouts Van Edward Burgess, was host to the Alpine Scouts who attended the Jamboree Saturday evening at the home of his parents, par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Burgess, Alpine. Mrs. Burgess served a sumptous dinner to the boys and games followed. Prizes went to Jerry McDaniel, Calvin Whitby Vernon Bair and Creed Strong. Other boys present were Alfred Barney, Jack Beighley, Allen Forbes, Lester Healey, David Healey, Joseph Little and Lester Reiske. Mrs. Earl Robinson Surprised on Birthday Brothers and sisters of Mrs. Earl Robinson brought pot luck lunch for a surprise birthday party Saturday evening, the occasion oc-casion being her birthday. Games were played and lunch served to Mr. and Mrs. Lee Leavitt, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Gadd, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Christensen, and Hal Gadd. Missionary Shower Mrs. Afton Steiner and Mrs. Joseph Hoglund entertained Saturday Sat-urday evening at a missionary shower for James Seastrand who will leave next month for a mission mis-sion to Great Britain. Bingo formed the evening's diversion and refreshments were served to Patricia Clawson, Mary Weeks, Esther Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Seastrand, Stephen Seastrand, Billy and Delbert Hoglund, Jun ior Garlick, Dale and Glade Steiner, Dean Lewis, and the guest of honor. Beta Sigma Phi Psi Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi were guests Thursday evening of Mrs. Merrill R. Preston and Mrs. Dean Christensen at the home of Mrs. Peterson. The evening was spent making plans for a service project, the raising of hospital funds. Refreshments were served. Mrs. Sarah Adelaide .Okey Devey, 65, Salt take City, was burled In the Alpine city cemetery ceme-tery Wednesday following funeral fun-eral services conducted Tuesday noon in the 9th LDS ward in Salt Lake City. Interment, scheduled for Tuesday, had to be postponed because of the blizzard bliz-zard at the .point of the mountain. moun-tain. The dedicatory prayer was offered by Joseph Devey. Mrs. Devey died Feb. 12 of a cerebral hemmorhage. A native of Alpine she was born Aug. 28, 1883. a daughter of Edwin and Mary Ellen Clark Okev. She was married to Joseph A. Devey who died in 1923. She was active in the Ninth ward having served in the Relief Re-lief Society and genealogical committee. She was also a temple worker and a member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Survivors include two sons, R. E. and Elmer J. Devey, Salt Lake City; a sister, Mrs. Lcvina Anderson, An-derson, Bliss, Idahoi; two brothers, broth-ers, Harvey Okey, Lehi; Lester Okey, Payson; nine grandchildren grandchil-dren and one great-grandchild. O. DeVere Wootton left Wednesday Wed-nesday nighf for St. George where he will spend several days on business. PAGE - THREE Miss Lettie Chipman, Salt Lake City, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Noyes, for the past week. Want to Buy 1940 or 1941 Chevrolet or Ford Must Be Nice Will Pay Cash Tel. 61 1R, Am. Fork HIGH PRESSURE BOILERS U. S. Gov't. Surplus Coal fired complete with: Automatic Stoker All Controls Hot Water System Condensate Return Pumps 45 to 90 II. P. WILL SELL COMPLETE OR BY THE UNIT PRICED FOR IMMEDIATE REMOVAL also Gas and Oil Space Heaters in all sizes. Standard Surplus, Inc. P. O. 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