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Show LEUI FREE PRESS, LEHL UTAH Friday, February 23, 1951 all third class cities and rural sections. Provo, with over 20,000 inhabitants, will be left out. Cities of the third class, now operating libraries, would drop their levies for library maintenance. Those promoting the plan seem to stress three or four things as great advantages over our present city plan. More money to purchase books. A greater purchase discount due to larger volume. A greater circulation of books. Availability of a large number of books in the small towns and rural areas. A county uniform system of classifying, cataloguing and repairing. Let us examine the financial problem first. The present law provides for a one mill tax on all property in our county. Leaving out Provo'e valuation and assuming all the other seven larger cities joined in the tax, based on 1950 valuation, .would yield Double Taxation Feared in County Library Proposal about the matter. The following to part of m article published la tke Americas Fork Cltiiea Uet week; Citizens of American Fork and north Utah county today were awakening to the fact that a county library system is being advocated by a small group of Interested people, but they are asking: "What's this proposition all about?" Rumors and counter rumors have been flying thick and fast during the past week that American Fork's local library would be swallowed up by the county system; that taxes will be doubled both a city and county tax of one mill on the dollar; that a small group appointed by the county commission would make a political football out of the system. From literature distributed by sponsors of the county library plan a subtitle reads: WHAT STEPS ARE NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM? The text is as follows: "When delegates of the Utah County Library Assn. met with the county commissioners they went on record as favoring a county library system for Utah county, but they asked that petitions be circulated and signed by citizens telling how they felt This RE QUIRES THE SIGNATURES OF ONLY 10 PER CENT OF THE TAXPAYING ELECTORS. (The caps are ours) When these are turned in the commissioners appoint a library board of five members (see Utah code) which sets a levy for the maintenance of the library and proceeds with organization of the system. The policies of the library are set up by this central library board." The way the above reads, only per cent of the taxpaying 10 electors of the county need sign the petition before PRESTO! THE LIBRARY BOARD IS SET UP AND THE COUNTY LIBRARY IS ON ITS WAY. Chance to Vote? Now $72,-619.0- that seems all very nice. In case some of the cities desire to pull out, a break down of the valuations may be helpful: Lehi City $1,512,562 $1,512 American Fork 2,821,315 2,821 PI. Grove 1,403,295 1,403 Orem 3,863,783 3,863 3,219,404 3,219 Springville 2,480,502 2,470 Sp. Fork 1,761 1,761,427 Payson TOTAL $17,052,22817,049 Public Utilities and Mines . sized the point that the welfare program is not new, but a continuation of the ideals of conservation and economy laid down in 1830 when the church was organized. The responsibility of the individual in the program was discussed. Stake and ward leaders were urged to keep up with the projects assigned from time to time. Congregational singing was led by Duane Woffinden of the Eastern States Mission. Miss Mad-se- n Fifth Ward. Prayers were offered is a daughter of Mr. and by Bishop J. Ferrin Gurney of Mrs. Alonzo Madsen of the First the Second Ward, and Odell Peck Ward, and Miss Allred a daughter of the Fourth Ward bishopric. of Mrs. Rebecca Allred of the PRESIDENT CARLOS SCHOW Second Ward. TO SERVE AS PATRIARCH Dr. James A. Kenning, superDuring the visit of Apostle Ezra intendent of the YMMIA spoke Benson for stake conference, Taft in the morning session. President A. Carlos Schow was President Frank W. Jones con- appointed to serve as patriarch ducted the evening session.. of the Lehi Stake. Beloved PatMusic for conference sessions riarch Andrew Fjeld, now past was furnished by the Lehi Third 80, will also continue in the duties Ward and Cedar Fort choirs. of the office. Patriarch Schow, who has held PRIESTHOOD LEADERSHIP numerous positions in church orgThe conference began with a anizations, served for nearly 20 meeting at 8:30, for priesthood years as the first president of leaders. Apostle Ezra Taft Ben- the Lehi Stake. He is widely acson emphasized the responsibility quainted through his activities in attached to Priesthood work, the building business and as local stressing the need for rehabili- postmaster. tation of inactive members. Reports were given by the members CHAIRMAN THANKS HELPERS of the Stake presidency. IN FIELDHOUSE FUND DRIVE The Brigham Young University Congregational singing, "Praise to the Man," led by Vernon K. fieldhouse drive, which was initi ated in this community some time Nielsen, was accompanied by Schow. Prayer was offered ago, is progressing satisfactorily. by George Crawford of the presi- To date there has been collected dency of the 68th Quorum of $370 cash and plendges for a subSeventy, and N. La Veil Jorgenson stantial amount which is not in of the presidency of the 127th cluded in the above figure. Quorum of Seventy spoke the Mr. Leo Hanson, drive chairbenediction. man, states that the efforts of the respective ward chairmen George ADVANCED TO SEVENTIES Strasburg, Eldon Harding, Glen Four men from the Elders Smith, Orvil Gunther, and Dr. W. Quorums of the Stake were ad- L. Worlton are fully appreciated. vanced to the office of Seventy He also wishes to extend the by Apostle Benson, as follows: thanks of the committee and of Elder Orion Schow, Fourth Ward; the university to those who so R. Card Holbrook, Second Ward; generously contributed. Elvin Schow, Fifth Ward; Dean There are many who, when apHigginsen, First Ward. proached, expressed a desire to contribute later. It is suggested WELFARE MEETING that all funds should now be turnApostle Ezra Taft Benson and ed in to Mr. Hanson, general chair William T. Lawrence of the Gen- man, who will receipt you for eral Welfare Committee were the them and forward the amounts to speakers at the Welfare meeting Dean Wesley P. Lloyd at the held at 2:00 p. m. They empha Brigham Young University. $15,216,581 $15,216 $27,000,000 $27,000 Steel Plant and Cressote Plants Farms, buildings, livestock cn outside of cities $13,354,225 $72,623,094 TOTAL (Continued from Front Page) W. Jones spoke in the morning session and President Armond E. Webb in the evening session President A. Carlos Schow, newly ordained patriarch, also spoke during the evening meeting. Reports were given by two returned missionaries, Miss Ferrell Madsen, recently returned from the Mexican Mission, and Miss Marie Allred, who served in the Al-v- Figures Cited But the question being asked by some citizens is: "Will the other 90 per cent of the taxpaying electors agree to the library, or should they have a chance to vote?" If 10 pen cent of the taxpaying electors can put this thing over, as stated in the literature, then there had better be some serious delving into the library question. Will taxes for upkeep of the county library be doubled? No, says Ralph Seibel, presi dent of the American Fork library board. The county would col lect one mill on the dollar from Conference News.. 0. etc. $13,354 $72,619 This $72,000, plus the school library funds, make a sizable amount for one central library to handle annually. Further study, however, of other states, counties and cities disclose, that it takes about 75 per cent of total library funds for general operating expenses. In this case it will leave only about $18,000 from county funds annually to purchase books, construct a central building and provide mobiles to distribute the books, to perhaps a dozen branch libraries and some forty or fifty schools and depots. On its face it would seem twice this sum will be necessary which i:i tm j &$BTHB 1 will mean another mill tax to make the venture any better than the present city plan, which is now serving about 90 percent of the people in the county. Even this proposed system does not place books on the front room table each week. The cost of or 15 percent greater service in the rural areas will be this 10 terrific. More Taxes The farmers will tax themselves in new added taxes annually $13,000.00 (from $4 to $15 per farm). The public utilities and mines will be taxed $15,000 and the plants $27,000 much of which will come back on the taxpayers who use the products from these sources when they up their prices. Counties that have the system immediately p u b li s h figures showing a greater circulation of books. But are any more books actually read and studied. These added statistics are largely made up by adding the books read in the public schools to those which have been taken out from the libraries. These are not new books read, but merely adding school statistics to library figures which have not been published before. Reading books and publishing figures are two separate items. Mr. Hartvigsen of the Davis county schools where they have the county library system talked on a public fcrum in Provo about the middle of January. He admitted they were having some operational difficulties in their county. Experience has taught that losses and mutilation of books is much greater under a county system than under a closely supervised city system. The Davis County Library plan is really taxing the county outside of Farmington City, one mill amounting to about $24,000 per year and taking from the district school funds about $10,000 annually and hiring three or four people on the outside to come in and give the school library serv- - TIME REPAIR and REMODEL is in the To THE PLACE Get Your Income SALE Gladiola Bulbs varieties. show and Garden prepared by T. Phone Lehi 140. Priced 2c and up. Home grown FOR and acclimated. Phone 194-- Interiors and Exteriors THE MONEY ice. Space and complete facilities are furnished at the expense of the schools. 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