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Show Universal Microfilm Corp box 2G08 Salt L.?ke City, Utah 84101 5- -1 Jordan Valley Sentinel Continuing The Midvale Sentinel Vublished weekly at Vol ume 40 Sentinel, Inc. Secdhd-clasSt., Salt Lake County, Utah by Midvale School District. in 5 Jordan $5 $2 rate per year. years at Midvale, Utah. Subscription compete for queen title Hank Nelson, vice president. Other officers include directors, Larry Lunnen, Dr. Larry Hutchings, Kay Schroeder, and Jim Purser. New officers of the Oquirrh Hills Kiwanis Club are, from left, Stan. W. Burgon, secretary-treasurer; Roy Green, president; and In Murray ... 1700 West, or to Harry Ballard, 195 Vine St., Murray, by The Salt Lake County Fair will begin on Aug. 13 and run until Aug. 18, but for the exhibitors in the fair the event is virtually, all over except for the judging. Exhibitors will start to .bring their projects on Sun- day, Aug. 5, and each day after until the opening of the fair when more exhibits will be added. Earl E. Howe, president of the fair board, said that this year the fair committees are anticipating the largest number of exhibits ever. Mr Howe said that a photography category has been set up for the fair for the first time. The new category is being sponsored by the county fair board and the Utah Chapter, Photographic Society of America. County residents will be competing for prizes and recognition in the following categories: barber shop quar- " On Wednesday quartet competition will be held and the winners will be eligible to compete in the Just Things By Jim Landers show. Fireworks displays will be held on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday nights during r the fair. Earl E.Howe Fair Board President Durfee, Mary Ann Parks, Lori Jaramillo, Jan Miller, Loriann Miller, Holly Eastman, Jane Applegate, and Elizabeth Butterfield. Area Bobby Sox team takes 3rd place The Southwest Valley Bob- by Sox team took third place in the state tournament last week at Harmony Park. The girls from South Jordan, West Jordan, Riverton, and Sandy, , defeated Kearns lost to defeated Kearns Granger and were beaten by again Hunter Granger won the tournament and the right to go to Buena Vista, Calif., later in the month. Hunter took second place in the tournament. 9-- 14-1- The Jordan board of education Tuesday rejected a request from the state parks riding area. The school e Football p sign-u- dates set Registration will beheld for boys between the ages of 9 to 15 years, for the Hillcrest Ute Conference football teams on Aug. 3 and 4 at Hillcrest High School. The boys must live within the boundaries of Hillcrest High School. Registration fee is $30 for the first boy from one family and $20 for each additional boy from the same family. Birth certificates and parents' signatures are required for the registration. For further information about the registration contact Gary Eckman, or Ann Castillo, 255-641- 7-- 4 opening round games had beating Carbon Murray defeating Ogden and Taylorsville dropping Kearns In the second round of competition on Monday, Midvale lost to Westside Salt Lake Granger beat Taylorsville Tooele 6-4-- 6-- old Babe Ruth currently going Midvale ball park on North Main St. is certainly worth going to see even if you have no personal interest in the ball games. Some of the young athletes in the tournament are truly outstanding, and the opportunity to see them play when they are young and full of enthusiasm is rewarding. The Midvale tournament committee is running a fine meet and deserves a lot of credit for a job well done. The current price and food situation with all of the government controls leaves us with the sneaky feeling that one of these days the federal government is going to come up with the quotation that Marie Antoinette is generally given credit for first uttering, "Let them eat cake." The French queen could never understand why her subjects objected to the heavy taxes caused by her spending. Somehow we get the feeling that this same message should get to the federal government someday, but in the meantime let's hope that we don't all go hungry waiting for them to get the message. 16-and Westside . Tooele 1 defeated 16-5- Wednesday's schedule opened with Murray playing Kearns at 12:15, Midvale scheduled to go against Tooele at 3 p.m., and Granger and Westside battling at 5:45 p.m. If the Midvale team won their game on Wednesday and they happened to win their first game on Thursday, then they would be required to play a second game. If they musical instruments to be used in the schools after 30 district music consultant A. Byron Peart explained reasons for accepting each of the bids. The board also approved the purchase of 28,200 sq. yards of carpeting to be used in the remodeling of various schools. Cathay Inc., Salt Lake, was awarded the bid for $4.84 per sq. yard. Cathay was not the low bidder, but was awarded the contract after it was determined by the district administration that the three bidders that were lower could not meet district specifications or could not deliver the carpet when the district needs it. Bid for demolition of the Union elementary school was awarded to Bland Brothers Wrecking and Excavating for a low bid of $18,900. The bid of Riverton Motor Co. for a four wheel drive ton truck was accepted by the board. The total low bid was way at the approximate center of the site to permit students from their development to use as an access to the school. The board approved a group of bids for a variety of . 255-782- FOE convenes in Seattle $4,031. Tonnesen Sprinkler Co. was The 75th annual Grand Aerie convention is in session , Girls who are interested in being cheerleaders should the low bidder on two different jobs to install sprinkler at Seattle, Wash. Thomas systems. The bid for installation of the system at Oakdale Elementary was $23,-45and the bid at Eastmont Jr. High was' $38,665. The Eastmont bid was not the lowest of the bids, but the low bidder did not provide a bid bond. After a lengthy discussion, the board asked the administration to study further proposals to hire female bus drivers in the district. The district has applications from some women drivers. Pollack, Midvale, was named to the special Diamond Jubilee committee by Grand contact Loni Asay at There is a $6 fee for cheer- leaders. 255-984- ..'-- district owns acres of land in the area, and they have already received complaints from residents of the area concerning people using the property for bike riding. The board felt that they could not approve the request because too many homes are close to the property. The board agreed to trade a small portion of property at the Peruvian Park school to American Equity Corporation and American Equity agreed to replace a portion of the sprinkling system in the new portion of the land. They also would provide an 8 ft. walk- division to turn property known as Flat Iron Mesa, at approximately 8600 South 1700 East, into a motor-bik- . Worthy president, J. C. Entertainment will be provided by headliners in the entertsports and by topSullivan-Considine ainers. A special salute will highlight a Friday program and a two-hou- r parade with units from throughout the United States will compete for prize money on Saturday. Midvale remains in Babe Ruth tournament The Utah State Babe Ruth tournament opened Saturday, and the local favorite, Midvale, won their first game of the meet with a victory over East Millcreek. Other pl use Fiat Iron Mesa for bikes Mitchell. make it into the finals they would have to play another double header on Friday to become champions. Government 9-- East Millcreek eliminated Carbon from the tournament with a 13-- 7 and victory, Kearns defeated Ogden 13-eliminating the Ogden team. On the third day of the 0 at the Days, Aug. by being the fastest ticket sellers in the west. Competing in the "Quick 10-1- 14-9- Thursday and Friday the fair will feature the "Brothers Four" in a professional talent 8-- on barber shop postag. cci,00i board reiects reouestto pi- geons, poultry, rabbits, sheep, and swine. On Monday, Aug. 13, the annual parade will be held in Murray at 6:30 p.m. On Tuesday the Sweetheart Contest will be held to select the royalty to reign over the fair and represent the county in other events throughout the year. Any community, church, civic or service organization may sponsor a candidate for the Sweetheart Contest, but entries must be in to Mrs Everett Wood. 6141 South 13-ye- for Herriman Homecoming 4-- tet, beef cattle, ceramics, The tournament midnight Aug. 7. The girls in the contest must be between the ages of 16 and 27 years, and will be required to participate in street dress and an evening gown. She will also be required to give a three minute talent routine, which will be of the contestant's choosing and may be singing, dancing, playing a musical instrument, dramatic reading, or she may give a talk on the career she wishes to pursue, or another subject. Utah State Fair. dairy cattle, fine arts, flowers, hobbies, home economics, horses, horse pulling, horti- culture, photography, ) J Girls, ages 10 to 12, are competing for the queen title Draw" contest are Janet Eastman, Shelly Rushton, Kaylene Petty, Cory Dawn Mangum, Joan Odell, Marcy County Fair slated for Aug. 13. to 18 s Number 31 Herriman giris QE33 125 W. Center Mid- tournament, Tuesday, vale defeated Taylorsville Kearns beat East Millcreek in a marathon 12 inning game Granger dropped Murray 5-- 2-- Resurfacing set for Midvale streets Twelve streets in Midvale are scheduled to be resurfaced during the next month, according to A. M. Ross, councilman in charge of the streets department. The streets are Pine, Elm, Spruce, North Locust, South Pioneer, Jackson, Coolidge, Garden View, East Lennox, Rio Grande, East 2nd Ave., and Wilson St. Ross said that the streets will all get a new asphalt surface. lie added that there is a chance that there could be some additions to the list. study group at Jordan Aug. 14 Ruth Petajam, League of Women Voters, will be the featured speaker at the weekly hearing of the Salt Lake County Government Study Commission, to be held on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 7:30 p.m. at Jordan High School. The public is encouraged to attend and contribute ideas for the modernization of Salt Lake County Government. The Salt Lake County Government Study Commission, established by law under S. B. No. 184, in the general session of the state legislature, 1973, and by a resolution of the county commission, is engaged in a full study of the nature and effectiveness of Salt Ysiy--vv-- -- C "'2 13$ Lake County Government, and looking into the possi- bility of adopting a new form of County government, in compliance with the constitu- tional amendment which passed in the last general election, which authorized counties to adopt optional forms of county government described by the legislature. The conclusions of the study commission will be submitted to all County voters for approval. " ' Mat. s ... Jg'y i Jeff Hoskisson, Midvale first baseman, digs out a throw to put out a Salt Lake Westside base runner during Monday action in the Babe Ruth Tournament. Midvale remained in the Tournament Wednesday morning, but had another game scheduled Wednesday afternoon. Property taxes on homeowners in Jordan district average $14.77 per $1,000 of value Property taxes on homeowners in incorporated areas of Jordan district averaged $14.77 per $1,000 of value la.t year, according to a study prepared by L'tah Foundation, the private Ux research organization. Property Ues on home- in Midvale average $15.74 per $1,000 of value, in Sandy $15.50, in West Jordan $15.22, in Riverton $115. and in South Jordan $13.54. The foundation calculated the a vera it property tax load in the 53 Utah rommunities owners with a population of 2,500 or more. According to the study, the property tax load ranged from a high of $16.59 per $1,000 of Mies value in Salt Lake City to a low of $10.38 per $1,000 of sales value in Logan. Midvale ranked 6th, Sandy 7th. West Jordan 11th. Riverton 29th. and South Jordan 33rd among the 53 Utah communities cited by the foundation. For the state at a hole property taxes on residential profrtT averarnf $13 97 p-- r $1,000 value during 1972. of saU-- s Property taxes levied against a parcel of property are determined by two separate factors: the assessment or valuation placed on the profierty for tax purposes, and the tnial mill levy by the various units of government applying to the area in hirh the property is located. 1Mb of these factor ere considered by the foundation in making their community by community analy- of a vera ire property tax d lo;Hs. Foundation analysts point out that the state tax commission currently is engaged in a program designed to iron out the differences in val uation ratios. This program to upgrade the assessment procedure in Utah includes ihe training and certification of all personnel entjaeed in reap pratsal work, and the revalu at ion of all real property in the state on a county rtatHn basis. Although property taxes have trrown stmehat ovr the pal decade, the increase has acompank-by a r-- corresponding rise in the market value of homes. As a result, the average taxes on residential property throughout the state has fluctuated somewhere between $12.50 and $16.00 per $1,000 of full market value. Based on an analysis of a recent Federal Housing Ad ministration report, the foundation concluded that property taxes paid by home-on'rin Utah are lower than those paid in most of the other states and 23" below the U.S. average. In 1970 pro s pert? taxes per $14.99 in Utah averaged $1,000 of selling of FHA financed homes prk-compared w.th a U.S. average property Ux load of $19.42 r $1,000 of selling price for Ff-HA units. Utah ranked 32nd among the fifty states by this measure. Most of the low property tax states are in the South, while the highest taxes are found in the Northeast and . Mwiwest sections of the The average property tax load for homeowners ranged from a high of $30.01 per $1,000 of yalue in Nebraska to a low of $5.65 per $1,000 of value in Louisiana. The foundation report emphasized that these comparisons were based on an analysis of existing, single-famil- y dwellings financed through the FHA. and do not necessarily apply to commercial and industrial properties. In fact, the report notes that "there is evidence that commercial and indus- trial property in Utah is assessed at a somewhat higher proportion of reeog niw d value than w residential property." |