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Show THE 01fp Pnblifihed Friday, August, SHaRO VOICE OF Unirr of Sharon RecreetkAal North First weekly at Provo, Utah, by the Sharon Cooperative Edocatiotm! by Utah Valley Publishing Company tt Aeocitioa of Orem. Printed West street, Provo, Utah. Entered as Second Class Matter, October Utah, under act of March S, 187 9. ft, at the Poet Office at Preve, 1987, Todays Tragedy Note: The declares bis R. Butler. contribution Utah County Farmers Rebel writer, who contributed the following ctiterial. endorsement of the recent guest eilitorljil by W. The comments made below are an Independent to the thinking of this community. On with the New is in evidence Off wit it Old is no exception. Provo everywhere retail institutions, also proand wholesale Many in men fessional Provo, who have served the comfor many years, rendering faithful service munity are suffering the "tragedy. These institutions and men have been of greater profit to the community in sen ice, than any monetary profit they have reaped for themselves. These institutions and men have cheerfully given of their money and time for the upbuilding of the community in character and importance, not merely for selfish gain but to make our city and surrounding communities' cultural and prosperous places in which to live. Are not these institutions and men entitled to live and enjoy the fruits of their labor or should they he ielegated to the ash heap to be devoured by the wolves that wait outside, 'Watch the wolves, how the) wait till the good things are ripe, ready to rush in to reap the benefits of the years of conscientious hard wont by those institutions and men, doing so without cost in money or effort to themselvco. lias it come to pass that loyalty should go into discard Can it he that we are so forgetful of institutions and professional men, who have the spent major part of their earnings to enhance the value of Prrvo, its surrounding communities and the State? Are they not entitled to your first consideration? Isnt it to the best interests of all to build year home institutions where the earnings remain m your town and county? If we are to bring in outside capital, let it he manufacturing institutions that create pay rolls for home-owne- and understood the picture of local assessing officials have used distress which faces Utah farm- good Judgment under an accurate and workable system of assessers. Subdivisin within families, the ments of various classes o'i tana uited tillable area, the Increas- properties, yet they decried the ed population on Utah's farms, action of the state tax commission were causes given why farm land in hoisting the mill levy 2 4 mills values are abnormally inflated, above last year. as compared to farm values in other states. That land values for Meet sale, loans and assessments are entirely out of reaaoni was (he Called Sat. unanimous verdict given. While speakers agreed that All Progressive citizens of Utah it'tiimiKiimitnmitiitimmmiinHituDiiiiiiiiiifiiiHiiiiimmiiimmimimiimiiiHiimHmiinfmiimittmDumiiiuiiiiiiiimmitmuiimmmiii muiioni county are urged to attend a pub. lie meeting set for Saturday at 8 p. m. Aug. 19 In the City and County building (South Court Boom- - to hear Senator Laurence Nelson and Owen Woodruff, who are slated to address them on Im' matters, acportant economiic cording to a poster being circulated by the Utah Commonwealth Farm Buttau Directors Enipoouered to Fight Federation. Mr. Nelson has won the repuKing George Methods of Tax Increases. tation of being the key man during the last legislature who When this country of ours was taxed by King George could not be bought by the big without the people having anything to say. about it, we interests Into sidetracking certain Mr. legislation. (progressive! rose as one man and threw off the yoke. We might as well aUo a wtdejpread has Woodruff have a King George over usjtodav as the Utah state reputation as a public worker for tux commission, declared Le Grande Jarman of Orem ' progressive legislation. d " FINAL SUMMER IT ENDS TUESDAY, AUG. 22 Hart, Schaffner & Marx fc SUITS $16.75 $23.75 at the Utah County Farm Bureau Board meeting Monday night, and he was hacked by a score of other directors Suits $24.75 $27.75 .Just a few more days to take advantage of the lowest prices on Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes ;gnve seen in years. ACT NOW! The selections are rapidly becoming depleted and the sale positively ends Tuesday night. , FREEMAN SHOES One Lot Values to $5.00 One Lot $2.95 $1.00 SHIRTS Values to $2.50 LATHES SWIM SUITS Entire Stock MENS SWIM TRUNKS Entire Stotk .... , 25 TO 30 The Sale Positively Ends Tuesday Night Sanwena,G Style Leadership FRIGE OFF Its PLACES! a real economy to have Louis Kelsch and Sons rebuild your childrens shoes, They may be scuffed and worn, but our expert rebuilding will but .them into shape for a lot more wear. We fix shoes to look like new wear like iron. j n: SIX ROOM HOME Beautiful, Modern, Convenient. APARTMENT HOUSE SHOE REPAIR SHOP 124 W. Butlers Center Ph. 707 Rear of Booterie A 1 A A.. 1 j soon. jj Utilities (Jet Biggest Cots jj Discussion of conditions and jj trends in taxation brought forth jj many embittered statements. The jj declaration was made from the jj floor that while the State tax ;j commission had reduced mining jj and utility assessments in Utah jj by two and a half millions of do, jj lars. less than one half million jj had been taken off farm valua- - jj tions. Actually these utilities are j; less taxes In jj paying $160,000 (Utah rounty, stated Sylvan W. jj Clark, county commissioner, jj whereas taxes on farm lands had ii been reduced over the same per- - jj iod by less than $60,000. jj Utahans May Become ji jj Share Croppers Comparisons were noted by Mr, ji Shelly with what has gone on In ii the Southern states where share jj cropping Is the prevalent meth-j- j od, and where land taxes had;; robbed the owners of their hold-j- j ings, and the property had fallen ij Into the possession of 'the capl-j- j talists In New York, but soon;; after, land taxes had been re-j- ; dured, and the sales tax bad be-j- j come the main source of state SCREEN DOORS SPECLL SIZES AT COST TO CLOSE OUT j j The Voice of Sharon Office: Cast week we talked t you about Betty Boses" arrival many of you must liave read It for Betty Bose" has had a splendid reception, so murh so that we have bad to replenish stock. The Inside story of Betty Rose is very and all Misses and Matrons should know it. LET US RETEAT ii of SO , Does your home need repairs? Are you putting off needed improvement because you haven't the cash? If you are, come in and see os and we will show you the simple and most convenient ABC Monthly Payment 'Plan which makes it possible to pay for home repairs out of income. Terms are remarkably easy and are always arranged to suit your ;Yi : i V',e hV . ,v 1 y--t - F 1009 SPEAR Lumber Co. West 2nd North 8t., Provo, Utah CHEVROLET 1934 FORD Dz-TO- N 1936 Motor 1938 FORD IV2-TO- N n 7, m vJP c GannonAsliton,lns. OLDSMOBILE DEALER TRUCK SPECIAL! $190. DUAL STAKE TRUCK with practically new y Tires $&45. 10-pl- 191 South University Avenue CASH FOR CARS OR EQUITIES nation-wid- e renown: Needle Point Onde. American Tweeds, Hudson Seal Fabrics, Wool Lambs that will not pull out. EARLrGLO uiantli! Willard L. Sowards Agency Readers of FABRICS FEW BARGAINS R. House $1550 3 R. House $1600 4 R. Brick $3150 THONE This Week to Other charges of highhanded jj methods of dealing with the tax ii situation were made by various ii speakers, but the two main jj charges sere voiced by Frank jj Shelley of American horn, and jj were sustained by. unanimous ap- - jj proval frfcm the floor during the ij j: discusslop. Selvoy Boyer, well known state jj representative, declared the only jj authority for the increases made jj by the state tax commission, was jj a pamphlet written by a univer- - j jj pity professor, a Mr. Mahoney, jj who bad made some cursory sur- - jj vey, and concluded that Utah was jj jj under assessed. David Jones of Spanish Fork jj said: Its a dirty outrage to the taxpayers of this state. Jesse Hall of Fayson asked: Has the constitutionality of this state tax commissions arbitrary jj actions been tested, Its a good H time to test them. Let the asses- - Ii sor refuse to put on the tax in- - ji creases, then they will issue a jj writ of mandamus, and we will jj have the thing before the Supreme jj court. jj Almost unanimous approval jj met this suggestion, and A. H. jj Lowe of Orem suggests that legal jj advice be sought to determine jj Just how this matter might be jj brought to a bead before the jj Court. jj Finally a resolution was adop-- ! jj ted Mr. authorizing Shelley, ji Frank Nelson of American Fork, jj and Mr. Jarman to seek the best jj legal advice possible and report jj at another meeting to be called ii 4 A., 4 Message jj Paabij SUBSTANTIAL INCOME Handy House for School. HOME AND APTS. Heart of School Districts. SOME FARMS. Louis Kelsch & Sons I EEPAEH IWIV Complete Furnishings, About $1900 per A. Gr. Income ly j Three-Piec- e Progressive For Tax Commission from every part of Utah county, , revenue, thus pushing the bnrdeu representatives being present ' right back upon the share crop-fror- a Lehi. and American Fork, j pr, who earned from $38 to 100 on the north and Salem and Pay- - j a year, and tried to exist on that son on the south. paltry sum. Two charges were made against That Utah Is beading for this the actions of the State Tax Com- -' same condition, and todays First, they have arbi-- 1 dren and grandchildren wilt increased assessments In coine the share croppers of thu ' Hi 30 to 60 yean was unUtah county, and have forced the county auditor, Marcellus Nielson, animously agreed to, when It aas against his will and desire, to add these increased assessments n to the tax rolls of the county. jj Second, they have taken con- - I; eerted action, both by propaganda jj and by attempted legislation, to jj centralize, authority for taxation K In the state into their own hands, ij endeavoring to eliminate the of- - ij five of county assessor, and re- - ii move the last vestige of local jj authority in saying how much j; taxes shall be collected from the ij 39 I at Dictatorship of State people. JUST SIX MORE DAYS TO GET IN ON THIS stated by Mr. Lowe. Deplorable Utah Farm Conditions Continued low prices for farm products, high percentage of farm mortgage delinquencies, continued emergency as to debt adjustment, loss of homes through tax sale and inability to sell Utah count' farms at even h; if their assessed valuations were pointed to by Earnest Madsen, director of the federal farm loan department, as evidence of the statement that the State tax commission had not Been our young men and women. Better not stress so mu'h on saving'' hut more on producing, thereby creating more wealth for our town and county, Ask yourself, does it make sense to destroy a certainty and replace it with an uhcertainty? Lets pnse and think the thing through to its best and most sensible conclusion. 15,-19- Liberal Allowances on New Cars Night Wrecker Service - Phone Prove 15B LININGS, guaranteed to wear for the life of the Coat. Select your boat now, a amall down payment will hold it for yon. Yon should come in and see our new Loma Leeds drewsc for Fall they are captivating and only $7.93 but look like $12.95 values. and then allow ns to mention new sweaters and mannish shirts for girls and misses to wear with the nobby new skirts we have (hem too. The new Fall Hats are gorgeous and top off a coat Just Betty Itosc grand. j; :: 1 E?n 368 West USED ll;1xl2 AXMINSTER RUG USED Apex Rotarex WASHING MACHINE SA -$ ,4 $4 .... ' USED SANITARY COUCHES jg .so '50 24 39 .... .... DINING ROOM SUITE -- so 2.95 4 Easy Terms No IftahTimber, Center Interest "::B SPEAR LUMBER CO. EVERYTHING FOR THE BUILDER No Carrying Charge r t lumber U nder FRA terms And protection wo esn glvo you extended credit or start yon off with small capital. Ask for fall information. Furniture Exchange St. West 316 equipped to give you service on any job large or 6mall. Call 232. 4 Easy FILA or ABC Payments -- I i Lumber is the most important thing you put into you home. Unless you are an expert at judging, deal with a firm whose nputation assures you of quality and fair prices. We are .95 USED Q 7 BED, SPRINGS and MATTRESS 75 USED Q 7 PIIILCO RADIO (Table Model) Cordially yours. 4 44 A A A $ Walnut USED s STYLE SERVICE WITH YOUR NEW HOME! PROVO Center St. Bought and Sold mention the new Fall fabrics and prints, some women like to sew. Misses too, If they have something worthwhile to make up. asretate and Holdings silk fabrics are In and let us also mention transparent, non rrusliable velvets in colors and black, so much wanted for afternoon and evening wear. Top Most cotton prints for childrens school dresses In an endb-svariety of pat. terns and plain colors have arrlied, we Invite you to see them. OslTlUTY hgi?9g New and Used Furniture Mrs. Simpkins asks ns to jMIsm e(3 rr J 1 64 W. 5 N. Coal Co. Rhone 232 4 i msstnnensnntnnsmr.::: NATIVE LUMBER USED LUMBER USED SASII AND DOORS 4 3 s S j fI |