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Show Sende and ... . . . AotuletUe By INEZ RIDING Just every day or so I read a thought that I wish that I had penned. The latest was found in a short story in a recent Saturday Evening Post, "The Wreckers". It so happens that I have become quite concerned with my reading habits of late. Any magazine that I pick up interests me so little that I think that it must be me. Anyway, I picked up last week's issue of the Post and thumbing through found this lengthy article on Ireland, which I did read (and enjoyed.) As the family was not due home for a few more minutes I began reading this short story just to kill time. "The Wreckers" concerns o demolition dem-olition company, one who tears down old dwelling houses to make room for new supermarkets and such. This particular company was founded by an impressive and volu ble Italian, Every house he demo lished he liked to go through first and by studying the house to try to figure out what kind of family built the house. As he was going "through one particular house he thought "A house this big, there must have been some kids. Some people have kids, some make them." I liked that much. To me that was a new way of expressing . a happy marriage." Rather earthy but sincere. " Betty Kelly, La Veil Johnson and I judged the district entries 4n the Americanism contest this year. This year all essays entered were written on "Preserving America" I can't thank Betty enough for ask ing me to help with that interest ing little chore (at least, my dictionary dic-tionary says a chore is a small job.) It is rather difficult to find a winner of winners but what struck me most was the thought, planning and writing that went in to each essay. It helped to renew my faith in all young people. After reading those I decided once again that teenagers do have more on their minds than food for the belly, coat for the back, money in the pocket and the best car in the block. And who's to say whether they only think of this great country coun-try of ours at Essay time. SKtreidu Commission Releases Study on saying that he was addicted to only 1 wwiimiujiwn iiviwuwj tiuuj vii one thing, curiosity. That was the j propelling force in his life, or so it seemed to me. 1 1 Property Sales in Millard County Millard County Chronicle Thursday, May 4, 1951 I had a very rough time Monday, A research study of recent pro- Property Tax Department. LiilSdnd perty sales in MiUard CoUn,y by- Utah has been a leader in apply-to apply-to keep from going outside and the Utan Sute Tax Commission . princip,es o uniformitv do. digging in the yards and it was brouht to a conclusion this S. "T ?,, ,; - l. j.i- .i l . . - .. t i poses. Only a few states in the ina preiry u aay. (w course, oe- week with tne reiease of the re. tore I siasnea my wrists. I naa to t of f indlngs. make beds, wash dishes, run. four, v,.h.. ,cw K.ml The average property owner m some curtains, put up my hair, fix MiUard County according to the, employed engineers using aj stand- lunch for Bob grocery shop chat'study' Pavs ms taxes 0,1 the baslsiari manual and following standard with Athena visit a few minutes'01 an ssessea valuation that rep-j procedures actually make full and with Norma' Waddingham and a'resents 2212 o his property's, complete appraisals of each and few other little thinas like that. A ! actual market value- ev.erv Parcel of taxable Property, .a .int,i,, h.r Ahmit 300 seDerate transactions said Commissioner Smart wrists with stringy hair, can she? were checked and verified by Tax Neither cap she slash her wrists j Commission analysis. Of these, 158 without chatting with some of her transfers stood the test of being favorite people first. Nor is it in 'sales at fair market value, good taste to slash one's wrists! in each instance both sales in- with unmade beds and dirty clothes ! formation and assessed value were lying around. So by the time I got j thoroughly verified. The buyer and all those little things done, it was Hinckley to 32.89 in Scipio. By areas other ratios uncovered by the study are as follows: Fillmore, 22.33; Delta, 21.24; Kanosh, 21.91; Meadow, 23.77; Lynndyl, 23.09; and Leamington, 20.94. If ever 'an envious thought enters my mind, I try to squash it fast. But that really took some doing three weeks ago when for days all the news, papers and television. was about Mat. Yuri Gagarin's flight into space. I don't know if it were envy, pride in mankind of which I m such a small part or wonder. It could have been all three. I felt humble, tearful. thoughtful. Joyous. In fact, it seemed that I ran the whole gamut of human emotions. Recently, the Keith Daltons, the Wilford Munsters, the Roger Walkers and the Bob Ridings went out to Hot Springs. We took a picnic basket, healthy appetites and many curious children. Phyllis and I took a little ride on Keith as Tote-gote and explored aU that is left of the health resort that was started three years ago. Such decay de-cay of buildings always make me more than a little sad. Some man had dreams that didn't materialize. I never see such things that I don't wonder where ttiat person is now and what he is doing now and is he filled with regrets yet that his dream has decayed. It takes some of us a long time to quit thinking in terms of being "I" and to begin thinking in terms of being part of "we" in a mat' rkxge. It takes some of us a long time to learn so many little seemingly seem-ingly unimportant things. It takes some of us a long time to admit that we are ever wrong. It takes somq of us a long time to realize that we can t possibly be right 100 of the time. It's the seeming ly unimportant things that are im portant in a marriage, I believe. I recently read Errol Flynn's autobiography " My Wicked, Wick ed Ways" and thoroughly enjoyed every page. I do not condone aU the things he did, but a small beautiful beau-tiful truth can be discovered in the ugliest life. At the end of the book, he was reflecting on his life and was still wondering what had been the purpose of it, what had caused him to perform some of his many outlandish acts, etc. He was agnostic ag-nostic but if he was fearing death, country have set up state-wide re appraisal programs wherein state 7.500 Bead It In The CHRONICLE j ri" ' Designed to supplement the reappraisal re-appraisal program, the assessment- sales ratio program will measure valuation factors that are not in- J herent in the properties themselves. These factors which stem from area ; economic and population growth or j too late to work in the yards, anyway. any-way. Besides I really can't stand the sight of bloodl) I can't seem to find a quitting place. One last word to Scott Cal-lister Cal-lister and Darla Terry I'll sit and watch as long as you two care to perform your parts in Oklahoma. How about it???? seller of each property concerned decline influence market values. In were Interviewed and all matters many instances, Dy very pro nertainine to the transaction were I nouncea degrees, bimitarly con- checked. "The assessment-sales ratio study that has just been completed In Millard County represents a segment seg-ment of a state wide program that structed and therefore similarly assessed Improved properties which are located in different areas of the state can have vastly different values on the market. The only I has been undertaken by the Tax. difference can be mea- sales that have taken place in an area and relate the selling prices of the properties to their assessed Commission's new Research and Analysis Section", said Herbert F. Mildred Weraick. many thanks ' Smart, member of the Utah State for the lovely compliment. Tax Commission, who heads the Oak City N ews MAE H. SHIPLEY Now April is gone, and May is here with her blossoms and flowers. We should all be happy for the sunshine. We can't forget how the weatherman forgot to leave us any moisture during April. He did deliver de-liver lots of wind and dust; maybe the rains will come during May. Let's hope he doesn't forget this month. I A PTA meeting was held Wed-j Wed-j nesday evening with a very good program, consisting of reviewing the accomplishments of the past school year. Music, dancing and talks and refreshments made a very enjoyable evening for those present. At the Sunday evening services the program was given by the Wil-ford Wil-ford Sheriff family. Wilford con- I Join the Bandit BAND & ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTS AT STUDENT PRICES-WHY PRICES-WHY PAY MORE? 5.00 5.00 This coupon worth $5.00 towards the rental or purchase of any New Band or Orchestra Instrument at the . . . MUSIC CENTER. (Present this coupon personally or mail it to us and our Representative will call at your home). Name . Address - Instrument OFFER EXPIRES JUNE 5, 1961 , 5.00 t 5.00 See us NOW ... Ttlusic Genteh 120 W. CENTER PROVO, UTAH son of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Nielson. We are happy to see Steven home and looking so good. Mr. Thurlow Jacobson had his daughter visiting with him this weekend from Springville. Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Finlinson came home from Logan for a weekend week-end visit and Friday night a new baby boy arrived at the Delta Hospital. Hos-pital. Congratulations Jerold and Carol. Miss Mayvonne Dutson returned home from a two weeks visit in Salt Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Sheriff celebrated cele-brated their birthdays Saturday and Sunday. Their children Elaine and Wilburn Olsen and children, also Margaret and Larry Densley and children from Ogden were here ducted the Droeram and he and his to help celebrate, wife Bessie gave Instructive talks. Miss WUma Wixom was a visitor A short talk was given by their in Oak City with the Willis Dutsons little Indian bov Clvde Keith. A iamny. solo "Bless This House" was sune ' Mr. and Mrs. Grant Finlinson had hv Evan Sheriff aecomoanied bv their children, David and Judith, Eldonna Anderson. The closing Janet and Robert and baby Jimmie, talk was eiven bv Scott Sheriff. , visiting Saturday and Sunday. They This Droeram was verv interestLnK returned to their homes in Salt and well attended. We are glad to welcome Mrs. Louisa Lovell home again after spending the winter with her brother bro-ther Cal Jones doing temple work in St George. Students home this weekend from their coUege work were Claudia Clau-dia Jacobson, Roland Dutson and Bill Alldredge from Cedar City; Roberta Ro-berta Lovell and Arnold Talbot from Snow College; Judithe Finlinson Finlin-son from Logan and Arlene Anderson Ander-son from Salt Lake City. Don and Merlene Schmutz and children visited Saturday and Sunday Sun-day from St. George. Monday they went to Salt Lake City for medical check-ups. Their mother, Mrs. Zella Lovell went to Salt Lake with them. Mr. and Mrs. Max Lovell and family visited with their brother Ray and family Saturday and Sunday. Sun-day. Mr. John Nielson has returned home after being at Milford about ten days. Mr. Nielson is feeling some better since his return home. He is at his daughter, Susan Shipley's Ship-ley's home at present. Congratulations to Jay and Norda Roper on their little new son, born at Payson Hospital last week. Grandparents living in Oak City are Mr. George H. Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Leland Roper. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Anderson have their daughter Jeanette and her little new son visiting from Salt Lake. Congratulations Jeanette and Max, also grandparents, Macel and Ellis. Steven Nielson arrived home from the San Diego, Calif., navy base for a two weeks visit after completing his basic training. Steven is the fini BEFORE YOU BUY ANY LAWII MOWER see the new Hew Impulse Starter ROTARY TYFE REEL - RIDIKG A mower for every job large or small YOUR GARDEN SUPPLY HEADQUARTERS Lake Sunday. Mr. John Nielson received word of another great-grand-daughter born at Pleasant Grove April 22nd. valuations, The assessment level In Millard County ranges from 20.83 in Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Kent Anderson. Fourteen Beehive girls and five scouts enjoyed a skating party at Hinckley Saturday night. Mrs. Ava Anderson and Mr. Marlon Anderson Ander-son are leaders. Mr. Alden Nielson and son Kim visited Sunday in Oak City from Milford. 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Trademark of Tht Dow Chemical Company Iiitcniiouiitaiii Farmers Delta Utah i IKS 117n-!PllfPnMll!Pr is a needless waste of money your tax money Taxpayers' money should b spent for woter develep! MOT power delivery! The Bureau of Reclamation's proposal to build a system of electric transmission lines in Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico is medless waste. And it's taxpayers' tax-payers' money your dollars that would be wasted! Most of the Upper Colorado River project electric power could be delivered over the transmission network of Telluride Power Company and other investor-owned utilities which for some 50 years have been operating in this area. By use of the utilities' lines, Federal construction costs could be reduced from 176,000,000 to $40,000,000. In Utah, the Bureau's proposed system would be 100 per cent duplication of investor-owned investor-owned utilities' transmission systems already constructed or authorized for construction. The Bureau's transmission system is inadequate and would not provide firm delivery deliv-ery of power; does not meet the present high standards of service in this area; does not have the ability to do the job outlined by the Secretary of Interior. The system has insufficient insuf-ficient capacity, thus power losses would be excessive, amounting to $ 1,000,000 a year more than the utilities' system. 4 The investor-owned utilities' network assures high quality service to ALL the people whereas the Federal system would provide only unreliable single source power to a limited few. The utilities' multi-purpose system does the job required by the project legislation. The cost of Federal project power facilities could be paid off five years sooner. This would permit earlier starts on more irrigation projects. The investor-owned utilities system would sat e the government $136,000,000 in construction costs; add $1,000,000 a year to project power revenues by eliminating eliminat-ing heavy line losses on the Bureau-proposed transmission system; pay $3,280,000 a year in Federal, state and local taxes. In Utah alone, our state and local governments govern-ments would receive $700,000 annually, at present tax rates, of which $470,000 would go to schools each year. Remember! A Bureau system does not contribute one dollar of taxes to state and local government and schools nor income taxes to the Federal government. AND the use of investor-owned transmission lines will give the people all these advantages and will t;ot affect the cost of power to any electric user. PROTEST WASTEFUL DUPLICATION HQVJ! Write your Senators and Congressmen before they consider the appropriations for transmission line construction. TOLLUniDE POWER COMPANY |