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Show rrj o NOVEMBER 25, 1904 ESTABLISHED SSX 'TT,vt- - MEMBEH.4. OP MERLE B. MERKLEY Associate Editor AIRD G. MERKLEY Editor and Publisher PUBLISHED 3 Mo. $1. First Class Publication entered in the Post Office at Beaver, Utah, as second class mail matter, under the act of Congress of A March 3, 1879. Advertising rates quoted on request. Telephone 24. nation is the only Indian group now on the increase and they need more room. Pointing to a map of southeastern Utah, and to that part of the Navajo Reservation in Utah, some 150 miles long and 30 miles wide, he projected the possibility of extending the reservation borders north ward up into the waste lands of Kane, Garfield, and San Juan counties. Father Llebler is an Episcopalian Minister who has a Parsonage at Bluff and his work is entirely with the Navajo Indians. lie is attempting to teach the youngsters the rudiments of reading and writing and to interest them in silver smithing. dian Spotlighting UTAH Wants More Room For Navajos Padre Llebler of Bluff, Utah, better known as "Father Lieblor" among the Navajos, is anxious to extend the borders of the Navajo Indian Reservation. Feeling out Arizona authorities, he was told that public opinion was against extending the reservation lines any further Into Arizona territory, so he came to Salt Lake City to feel out public opinion relative the matter in Utah. Father Llebler presented his arguments in behalf of expanding the Navajo Indian Reservation before the Publicity and Industrial He Development Commission. pointed out that the Navajo In- iitiiiiiiimiiiiiiiuiiiimimii riTV ittau rDTn4V n'F.rF.MRRR i Th first affects all alien veter narts of T'tah htp rpnorted to he in ans throughout Utah who served good condition. in the U. S. armed forces after SepI'tali Tax Asxeswors Get tember 1, 1939, and who are still Ins( ructions eiiHhle to become American citi Utah tax assessors are being zens immediately upon application asked to give their full coopera- before December 31, tion in seeing that 1946's assessTho Rftrnnd deadline affects ap ments based on homes and build- proximately all those veterans who ings be carried out in every county have let their G. I. term insurance to the full cent of the valu- i.mse Thev mav reinstate this in ations of homes and buildings. surance on or before February 1, J. Lambert Gibson, Utah's Tax 1947, without a physical examinaCommissin Chairman points out tion by signing a statement that that while the tax commission their health is as gooa now as increased when their policies lapsed and by docs not recommend building and home valuations, it payment of only two months, predoes not mean that the tax load miums. Full details of these two will remain the same. The actual benefits can be had by contacting tax bill facing the taxpayer will be governed by the mill levies set up by local taxing units. Fat Pay Checks Go Bogging According to James K. Richardson, Utah Metal Mines Operators Association, a lot of Utahns evidently prefer white collar jobs at less wages than fat pay checks in the Utah mining industry. An exaggerated fear of accidents was blamed by Mr. Richardson for the present mine labor shortage. "Although," he pointed out, "Utah metal mines have had only 24 fatalities in two years compared ing traffic ratp. and home urn inmiimiim immii mil no entry deadline but must Dlete their trains,,& ...... C0I- "nam m years after the end of the war READJUSTMENT ALLOWvvpi-Veterans are eligible for uno ployment or selfemployment all ances for two years after thev discharged or after the end of war, whichever is later, with " overall limitation of five er the termination of hostility! t ' While there is no time limit making application for a disabin pension, there is a limitation , appeals. An appeal for the W sion of a rating board must be riiB!i within one year after the date t at the above address, Mr. Cromar said. Deadlines for several other benefits will be set automatically when the President or Congress II officially declares World War are: ended. They LOANS home, farm and business loans may be guaranteed or insured by VA up to ten years after the war or after discharge, whichever is later. trainEDUCATION or to four years started up be may ing after the end of the war and completed within nine years. disabled REHABILITATION veterans eligible for education and under Public Law 16 face the VA office - T notification of the Cromar stated. training ymJn Jjg&gM PAGE new with Utah s skyrocket- accident Figures revealed by Mr. Richardson indicated that the average monthly wage of general industry taken from textile, wholesale, retail, lumbering and manufacturing firms was $174.00 a month, while Utah Aided by Heavy the same average monthly wage Precipitation for persons employed in the 111 Heavy fall rains in various sec- metal-minin- g firms was $216.96 tions of Utah has greatly im- a month. Employees in the 19 proved stock ranges, many of nonferrous metal and produce which have been in poor condition firms smelters earned since 1943. Livestock in most on an including average of $214.50 a month. iiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiii 27. 1946 30-pe- r EVERY FRIDAY RATES Year, $2.50; 6 Mo. J1.50; (PAYABLE IN ADVANCE) SUBSCRIPTION a T7T?i- - it. THE- - ASSOCIATION UTAH STATE - Write it in your heart that every day is the best day in the year imiiiimiiiuint EMERSON DIUOLTNKH APPROACH FOR VKTERANS BENEFITS Howard C. Cromar, contact representative in charge of the Veterans Administration office in Beaver, today reminded World War II veterans of two important deadlines of benefits to which they are entitled. The Sage of Concord had the right idea,' good people. Let's set out to make this Deciphers Story of Old Syrian Tablet New Year of 1947 the best one yet, and every day thereafter the best we can A scholar at Yale university recently translated an inscription on a clay tablet found In Northern Syria which comprised "the oldest known narrative of the miraculous birth of an exceptional child," antedating similar tales familiar in Old Testament literature. The ancient tablet was one of several unearthed during a series of archcological expeditions begun in 1929 at Ras Shamra, the site of ancient Ugarit, and the translation May many friends help make the days brighter was made by director Dr. Julian J. Ober-manof Judaica research make it. Our HAPPIEST HEIR EVER! HYRUM L. LEE, Manager He said the inscription, in cuneiform alphabet, formed the prologue of a Canaanite saga about a certain Daniel, who lived more than 1,000 years before his namesake who invaded the Hons' den, and how he begat a son named Aqhat 1947 NEW LEE'S STYLE SHOP n, at Yale. for you in best wishes for the i mlm DICK'S MARKET miiiiiiiini iiimiitmiuimiimiiiiimiiiiii Him niiimtnii imiiiiiiiii niniimiiiiMtiim um iiiimiimmiiiiiimiiiiiimmi Mr) If Q. Is it gate to feed roughage to livestock from a pasture that haa been treated with the Weed Killer? A. Yes, is not a poison. It is a hormone. Testa conducted by the U. S. Department of Agriculture prove that it is not toxic to livestock. Pastures sprayed with was fed to dairy can be used. cattle at the rate of 5.5 grams per day for 100 days with no toxic effect to the animal. Do not confuse with DDT, however. Distinctly different chemicals are used, and DDT is poisonous to livestock:. Do not feed roughage where it has been used. D D 2-- D 3-- Hoar Y3! Hear Ye! How can I ret rid of round-norm- s in my laying hens? A. There are a number of good preparations on the market 'tor worming hens. Most of them call for the individual capsuling of the birds. Many pot'ltrymen prefer the simpler method of mixing a worm powder with the mash for a week. This method is practiced at the Research Farm of the Ralston Purina Company where it has been 83 effective. Q. QVekowe the N EW YEAR, Flying in safety after a stormy 12-mo- nth journey, 1947 promises to be a big year for all Americans and we extend our heartiest wishes to every one of you for a year filled to We hereby proclaim to every townsman and rural this section resilient-o- ami children alike that it men, women is our devout and earnest wish that the year A. D. 1947 hring unbounded health, happiness and Q. Do sweet potatoes compare favorably when used as a substitute .or corn in steer fattening rations? A. At Oklahoma A. & M. College's "Cth Annual Feeders Day, Dr. A. E. Harlow, head of two animal husbandry departments, reported that dried sweet potatoes and ground helled com gave equal gains on ?tcer calves, although the sweet po-alots were appraised 50 cents 'ver by packer buyers. On that basis, sweet potatoes were worth 00 of com in the 1946 test; equal to corn In the 1945 t;st. prosperity to all to ( the brim with good cheer, prosperity and health. CUTLER IMPLEMENT AND HARDWARE Q. Is vaccination for Bang's dis- eaer Drag Co ease sufficient, or is there more to be done to control it? A. The evidence is that vacclna-iio- n alone is not sufficient. Other means are necessary, such as sani- Thompson Murdock tation, segregation, and elimination animals. of diseased Mitchell Tolton litork Snd your question ahoiit or poultry problems to t AHM FACTS, Loom 2. St. Iliithth Strrtt. South SI) Mittouri. (Jucttion will b aniwarvo without chare. Mthrr bv mail or ia thii column. t a ttrvicf of thii nawtpapcr. 11! mi mil decision ' mr |