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Show THE AMERICAN (jaunty 'P&yie44 Subscription, in Advance: 1 by Dr. George S. Benson Da,e year, $3.00, 2 NATIONAL EDITORAl a sfo cITation years, $o U Ray E. Hassinger . Don Wayman Correspondents: Mrs. Glen Snow Mrs. Rose Olsen Lynn Ann Minchey Mrs. Cristy Humphrey Mrs. Deborah Huntsman Mrs. Flora Jensen Mrs. Bessie Wright Mrs. Sarah Pulsipher Mrs. E. B. Simonsen Editor and Publisher . Printer Printer Castle Dale, 2895 Emery, 4243 Cleveland, 6486 Orangeville, 3330 Ferron, 5755 Huntington, 4221 Clawson, 5533 Elmo, 6637 Green River, J04-343- 5 BMT0E XXL Ov&to&tfs - The Problem of Taxes Both Money and Freedom Lost Nobody likes to pny taxes a statement which amounts to a cliche to end all cliches. Ever since the first lax system was devised, way back in the mists of history, people have root grumbled against the burden. Taxation lias been a other of manner all of and revolutions and cause of wars upheavals. and wars over taxation not lose sight of the fact that property taxes are again due, and will become delinquent if not paid by November 30, less than 2" days away. Although property taxes are the butt of many of the complaints, we feel that perhaps this is still our best buy in Yet, with all the grumblings during all ages of time, we must taxation. national scale, taxes collected on wages ami other sources, are thrown into a pot and after various bureaus and groups take their share for expenses, only a small trickle returns to the local level to provide services. On the other hand, local taxes are administered by a On a comparatively small group, and very little tax money is lost without returning some service to each local community. It is easy to see, then, that the federal tax system is a breeding ground for waste, squandering, and misuse, and has grown to overshadow local and state taxes. In this country today, sentiment on the tax problem seems to be passing the grumbling state. There is a growing feeling, both in arid out of governmental circles, that something drastic must soon be done. The first and foremost desire, of course, is to reduce the extent of the burden to find ways whereby the government will take less of our earnings and we may keep more for ourselves. Then, in belief that the addition to this, there is a strongyl-backe- d is in tax system is unjust unnecessarily many particulars, complex, and needs a basic overhauling. Like lopsy, this system just grew over a period of many years. Students are generally convinced that it is full of needless inequalities and confusions. number of specific proposals for tax reform are now current. One is complete and total repeal of the tederal income tax law. This was suggested some time ago by I. Coleman Andrews, once Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and it was his principal plank when he ran for President ticket last year. A bill for achieving this on a third-part- y end, via a constitutional amendment, has been offered in A Congress. However, abandonment of the income tax is an extremely remote prospect now. The proposal which seems to offer the best chance of concrete action in the field of tax reform is found in a bill introduced by Representative Sadlak of Connecticut, lie has made a thorough study of the matter, and is convinced that income tax rales can be greatly reduced and that increased federal income resulting from stimulated economic activity would more than make up for the losses, and would bring the government all the revenues it requires. Under the terms of the Sadlak bill, the existing income tax base rate of 20 per cent would he reduced to 15 per cent. The progressive rates applying to the higher income brackets would also he cut. The ultimate goal is to reduce both the top individual income tax rate and the corporation tax rate to a maximum of 12 per cent, as against the. present 1)1 per cent and 52 per cent rates. The reform would take place gradually, over a period of five years, with the proviso that the lime could be extended to nine years if that were necessary to prevent an unbalanced budget. Significantly, 00 per cent of the tax relief resulting from adoption of the Sadlak plan would accrue to people with taxable incomes of $(,(HM) a year or less. LEGAL PUBLICATIONS NOTICE OF LEASE S'L-Nli- UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Land Office, Salt Lake City, Utah. Notice is hereby given that at the hour and date, and subject to terms specified below, the lands hereinafter described under the following serial numbers: and known to contain coal in commercial quantities, will be offered for coal lease by public auction in the land office named herein to qualified bidders of the highest cash amount as a bonus for the privilege of leasing pursuant to Section 4 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437), as amended. Scaled bids may be submitted. Such bids will be opened and read at the auction before bidding is commenced by those present. Bids must be made separately on each serial and on each No obunit under serial jection will be made to the award of one or more leases to the same successful bidder. The envelope used by the bidder must be plainly marked with the serial number (and unit number if for one of the units on and state that it is for coal lease and not to be opened before the hour and date of the lease offer. Certified check, cashiers check, bank draft, money order or cash made payable to the Bureau of Land Management, for h of the amount of the bid, and a statement over the bidders own signature with respect to citizenship and interests held, similar to that prescribed in 43 CFR 193.11 (a) (2) and (3) must accompany each sealed bid or be deposited on the date of the sale by any successful oral bidder with the Manager of the Land Office, or other officer conducting the sale. No sealed bid received after the hour and date of the sale will be considered. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. After completion of the sale, the amount deposited by the unsuccessful bidder with his sealed bid will be refunded. Prior to the issuance of a lease on Standard Coal Lease Form (October 1956) the successful bidder must execute and file lease forms and a satisfactory bond of the amount specified herein (43 CFR 193.14) and pay the remainder of the bonus bid, the rental on each acre oi fraction thereof at the rate of 25 cents for the first lease year, and his proportionate share of the total cost of publication of this notice. The successful bidder's share shall be that proportion of the total cost that the number of leases awarded to him bears to the number of leases for which high bidders are declared. The successful bidder is also required to consent to the inclusion in the lease of a forest stipulation on Form (August 1952) and a special stipulation that no roads or tipple sites shall be located on national forest lands without obtaining prior written approval of the Forest Supervisor and that mining by underground methods only is authorized. Bidders are warned against violation of Section 1860, Title 18 U. S. Code, prohibiting unlawful combination or intimidation of bidders. Hour and date of auction: 1:00 P. M December 5, 1957. Terms for each lease: A minimum bonus bid of $1 an ucre or fraction thereof; a royalty of 15 cents a ton of 2,000 pounds, mine run; a minimum production equal to a royally value of $1 an acre and a bond in the amount specified under each serial. Lands to be leased: The lands are in Emery County, State of Utah, approximately 8 miles northwest of Huntington, Utah. one-fift- WK-SE'i-, 4. , SEL-NW- high-inco- N1--- , N'-S- high-incom- V'-.- S, E., S'iNE4 Sec. 20, Sec. 21, T. 16 S., R. $5,000. Another important point deserves attention here. Conopinion, very high tax rates are trary to the commonly-hel- d not big revenue producers for government. Henry Ila.litt tells this story in a recent Newsweek article. Using figures produced by a Tax Foundation study, he shows that if the present rate structure had a maximum of 50 per cent, as against the 1)1 per cent, the government would still obtain SE'iNE'4, E'tSEU, Sec. 24 1)8 per cent of the revenue at 11)55 rates, and the loss in SE4-SE'SW'iNE'j, S W tj NVV !4 NWUSVVL Sec revenue would be only .$731 million. On top of that, he 25, E'vNWq Sec. 26, T. 16 S., R writes, Time and again, when the highest rales were re- 7 E, Lots 2, 3, 4, SW'.iSE'i, Sec. 19, T. 16 S., duced, relative revenues from the brackets R. 8 EE'iiSWq SL Mer., Utah, 820.39 rose. He cites the 20's as proof, when the top surtax rates acres. Bond required in amount of " were heavily cut. Despite this reduction, he says, the $3,000. SE'iSW',4 Sec. 10. aii SiSE'l, e share of the total income tax paid by the Sec. 11, W'W'i Sec. 12, brachet more than doubled from 30 per cent in 11)20 to W 'v Sec. 13, E'iNW'4, NE'4 Sec. 14, T. 16 R. 7 SL 05 per cent in 1929. coordination by Federal goveern-meand not lack of agencies mpney delayed the U.S. earth satellite launching. The same trouble apparently is delaying our inter continental ballistic missile program. Ridiculous Situation Expert opinion suggests that the program to launch an American earth satellite counting research, construction, launching an dopera-tio- n requires the expenditure of approximately $100 million in tax money. Thats a comparatively small item in a budget of $72 billion. According to recent published statistics the Federal government paid out almost that much in cheese subsidies to benefit dairy farmers in the last 12 months! This year, in fact, the Agriculture Department will be paying more than $5 billion to farmers, most of it in subsidies on farm production far beyond market demands at true value prices. This is one of the most ridiculous situations in the history of our nation. A Destructive Program At a time of unprecedented prosproducperity, when our over-a- ll tive machinery could provide jobs for all persons who cannot effecunderground methods only is au- tively compete in an agricultural thorized. Bidders are warned free market, we are being heavily against violation of Section 1860, taxed to' pay $5 billion aid to Title 18 U. S. Code, prohibiting un- farmers an dat the same time lawful combination or intimidation of bidders. Hour and date of auction: 11:00 A. M, December 51957. R 6 E. by a concrete head box and Lands to be leased: SE'iNE',4, conveyed through 445 ft. of NEl4SE'4 Sec. 25, T. 16 S., R. 7 pipe to two metal troughs where it will be used for the watering of NW,4-SEE., and W'i, 50 head of cattle. Sec. 30, NE'iNW',, NW',4 29182 Union Carbide Corp., NE'i Sec. 31, T. 16 S R. 8 E SL Mer., Utah, containing 626.32 Box 1169, Grand Junction, Colo. for miscellaneous use acres. The land is situated in Em- .56 sec.-f- t. ery County, State of Utah, approx- from Green River, trib. to Colo. imately 6 miles northwest of Hunt- River ut a point N. 43 deg. 12 min. ington, Utah. Terms: A minimum W. 2975 ft. from S'i Cor. Sec. 15, bonus of $1 an acre or fraction T 21 S, R 16 E. The water is to be thereof; a bond of $2,000; a royalty diverted by means of a pump and of 15 cents a ton of 2,000 pounds, conveyed to a treatment plant and mine run; a minimum production conveyed through 4670 ft. of equal to a royalty value of $1 an pipe to the place of use and used acre or part thereof. Ernest E. for the milling of uranium and House, Manager, Land Office, Salt other ores in Green River mill and for the domestic requirements of Lake City, Utah. 30 persons at the mill in SW,4-SWFirst published October 24, 1957 Sec. 14, S'iSE'4 Sec. 15, N'.i-NELast published November 14, 1957 Sec. 22, T 21 S, R 16 E in Grand County in the Green River NOTICE OF SALE OF TIMBER Uranium Mining Dist. of Utah. This AT PUBLIC AUCTION will consume .28 sec.-f- t. of water Notice is nereny given that in and .28 sec.-f- t. will be returned to accordance with law, the State the source at a point S. 82 deg. Land Board of the State of Utah 45 min. W. 1154 ft. from S', 4 Cor. will on November 26, 1957, at 2 said Sec. 15. P. M, on that day offer at public Protests resisting the granting auction on the south steps of the of of the foregoing applicaCourt House, Castle Dale, Utah, tionsanywith reasons therefor, must approximately 100M board feet of be made in affidavit form with timber on Sec. 36, T. 16 S., R. 6 E. extra copy and filed with the State and the N'-- i and SE'4 of Sec. 2, 403 State Capitol, Salt Engineer, T. 17 S., R. 6 E., Emery County, Lake 14, Utah, on or before City Utah. December 14, 1957. No bid of less than the appraised Wayne D. Criddle value will be considered, plus 25c STATE ENGINEER per M bd. ft. marking costs; the Published in Emery County Protimber to be cut under the superCastle Dale, Utah from gress, vision of the State Land Board. October 31 to November 14, 1957. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids, or to accept cr reject the whole or any part of any bid; or to waive any informality or technicality in any bid in the interest of the State of Utah. Terms of Sale: Cash in full at time of sale. By order or the State Land Board Oct. 4, 1957. LEE E. YOUNG DIRECTOR First published October 31, 1957 Last published November 21, 1957 AND TOO MUCH CHEESE Out of the national furor created by Communist Russias successful earth satellite, Sputnik, have come a number of political voices declaring that economy in government has held back our nations satellite launching. Its a fair question to ask: What economy in government? The Federal Budget is the biggest in peacetime history. The Budget reduction which the vast majority of the American people demanded earlier this year just did not occur, although the public got the impression from news out of Washington that the economy ax was being swung healthily. The politicians who are sadly shaking their heads over a nonexistent economy session of Congress are actually advocating increased Federal government spending and the rejection of any suggestions for cutting taxes next year. Out of all the statements I've read from leaders of our governments satellite program comes the inescapable conclusion that lack of capable management and proper SPUTNIK iiiiimuAu.rrn CLARIN D. ASHBY paying an artificially high price for much of the farm produce. The JlookitKj Qhe&ct WAY ESTABLISHED 1900 Published every Thursday at Castle Dale, utah A First Class Publication Entered in the Act of Utah, as Second Class Matter, under the i November 7, 19.)7 EMERY COUNTY (UTAH) PROGRESS Page Two - Mer., 1800 acres. Bond required in amount of SW4 , SL Mer, 400 acres. Bond required in amount of $2,000. is segregated into two leasing units. Bids must be mude on each unit separately. Each unit is subject to the terms stated above. Unit 1: NWU Sec. 33, T. 16 S, R. 7 E, SL Mer, 160 acres. Bond required in amount of $1,000. Unit 2: SWU Sec. 27, SE'4 Sec. 28, E , SW(4 Sec. 33, NW',4, NW'iSWU Sec. 34, T. 16 S R. 7 E SL Mer, 1000 acres. Bond required in the amount of $3,000. Ernest E. House, Manager, Land Office, Salt Lake City, Utah. First published October 24, 1957 Last published November 14, 1957 7 E., NOTICE TO CREDITORS Probate No. 1011 IN THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, IN AND FOR EMERY COUNTY, STATE OF UTAH of the In the matter ISABELL KOFFORD, Estate of Deceased. Estate of" Isabell Kofford, deceased, creditors will present claims with vouchers to Clyde Kofford at Castle Dale, Utah, on or before December 19, 1957. (s) Clyde Kofford Administrator of the Estate of Isabell Kofford, Deceased Mack V. Bunderson Attorney for Administrator Castle Dale, Utah Date of first publication October 24, 1957 Date of last publication November 14, 1957 NOTICE OF LEASE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, Land Office, Salt Lake City, Utah. Notice is hereby given that at the hour and date, and subject to terms specified below, the lands hereinafter designated as a leasing unit, known to contain coal in commercial quantities will be offered for coal lease by public auction in the land office named herein to qualified bidders of the highest cash amount as a bonus for the privilege of leasing pursuant to Section 4 of the Act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437), as amended. Sealed bids may be submitted. Such bids will be opened and read at the auction before bidding is commenced by those present. The envelope used by the bidder must be plainly marked that it is not to be opened before the hour and date of the auction and should show that the bid is for coal lease Certified check, cashier's check, bank draft, money order or cash made payable to the Bureau of Land Manageh ment, for of the amount of the bid, and a statement over the bidders own signature with respect to citizenship and interests held, similar to that prescribed in 43 CFR 193.11 (a) (2) and (3) must accompany each sealed bid, or be deposited on the date of the sale by any successful oral bidder with the Manager of the Land Office, or other officer conducting the sale. No sealed bid received after the hour and date of the sale will be considered. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. After completion of the sale, the amount deposited by the unsuccessful bidder with his sealed bid will be refunded. Prior to the issuance of a lease on Standard Coal Lease Form 'October 1956) the successful bidder must execute and file lease forms and a satisfactory bond of the amount specified herein (43 CFR 193.14) and pay the remainder of the bonus bid, the rental on each acre or fraction thereof at the rate of 25 cents for the first lease year, the total cost of publication of this notice, and consent to the inclusion in the lease of a forest stipulation on Form 'August 1952), and special stipulation that no roads or tipple sites shall be located on forest lands without obtaining prior written approval of the Forest Supervisor and that mining by nt U -- n. economic law of supply and demand, which has brought about Americas great economic development, is being destroyed in agriculture. If the competitive free market is completely destroyed in agriculture, ultimately It will be destroyed in every other phase of our comand all the incentives and merce motive power of our dynamic competitive economy will be killed. Our living standard then would drop down, down, down '4 Because a comparatively small number of citizens are working actively in politics and a much larger number of citizens are not, emergency war measures set up to encourage production of agricultural products 20 years ago, when production lagged behind consumption demands, and its are being continued costing taxpayers more than $5 billion this fiscal year. Not only that: its endangering the future prosperity and freedom of every American, including, of course, the farm population. The Budget Items We ceertainly need to spend adequate money on the missile program, development of earth satellites, and on other vitally important research and explorations. But we should obtain whatever additional money is needed above present allocations by a sensible cutting down of the swollen Federal Budget. Here are the items that make up the record Budget: military, $38 billion; foreign military aid, v3.2 billion; foreign economic aid, $1.5 billion; other defense activities, $2.9 billion; aid to veterans, $5 billion; welfare and labor programs, $3.4 billion; aid to farmers, $5 billion; power, reclamation, etc., $1.4 billion; aids to housing and commerce, $2.1 billion; interest on debt, $7.3 billion; all other programs, $1.5 billion. The Budget items add up to $72 billion. This is almost $200 million more than the government had planned to spend before Congress began its widely publicized "cutting of appropriations. Look at the Budget items carefully. Do you approve of the amounts? Are your taxes not burdensome? What are you doing about it? on-th- 1, G CastL ZbJe Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Cell and Geraldine were guests at a family night buffet dinner at the new Union building at the University of Utah Saturday evening. A program was given by the medical students for their parents and families. Michel Curto, Beths husband, is a student there and the Bells enjoyed this lovely affair very much. They also visited with the Ted Crawfords in Salt Lake and with Andrea in Provo. If you divorce capital from labor, capital is hoarded, and labor starves. Daniel Webster Complete line of suppliesJo.R COsOuD NOTICE TO WATER USERS The following applications have been filed with the State Engineer to appropriate water in Emery County, State of Utah, throughout the entire year unless otherwise designated. All locations are in SLB&M. 28168 United States of America, Bureau of Land Management, P. O. Box No. 777, Salt Lake City, Ut. .001 sec.-f- t. g for use from Sand Cove Spring, trib. to Sand Cove Draw to Willow Spring Wash. The water is to be diverted from the spring at a point S. 46 deg. 26 min. 41 sec. W. 2661.3 ft. from SE Cor. Sec. 24, T 24 S, stock-waterin- Kilfoyle Krafts, Builders Price, Utah one-fift- With each purchase of $200 or more HELPER FURNITURE CO. with Stores in Helper and Price at |