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Show ' THE SAUNA SUN, SAUNA, UTAH Utah Taxpayers . Association Is A Good Thing , But School Board Resents State Associa-tioMixing Into Strictly Local , n The following two letters, one coming from the state taxpayers association and submitted by the chairman of the local committee to the board of education, the other the boards answer thereto, were brought to our attention, and as they have some bearing on the bond election coming off on July 7, we consider it opportune to publish them. The letters read: Utah Taxpayers Association Kearns Building, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 9, 1925. Mr. D. P. Jensen, Chairman, Sevier County Committee, Richfield, Utah. Dear Mr. Jensen: Since protests have come to us concerning the recent action on the part of your committee respecting the proposed school bond issue, we have to suggest that a meeting be called at once of your entire committee with representatives of the General Committee at Richfield for the purpose of the subject and permitting the General Committee to express its opinion upon the action which will be to the best interest of not only Sevier county but the entire tax situation throughout Utah. As indicated by Vice-chairma- Win- n this subject, it is of outstandder ing importance that in decisions of this character an unanimous opinion on should be had. WTe sincerely believe that in the interest of the continued solidarity of your committee and its usefulness in expressing public opinion in your county on tax problem, this meeting should be held at a very early date. In the meantime we hope that you will urge upon the school board that no election be called pending the outcome of the meeting above suggested. Please advise us sufficiently far in advance of the time and place of meeting and you may count upon our at- tendance. Anticipating your favorable consideration and action, we remain, Very truly yours, (Signed) A. C. Rees, Secretary'. June Mr. D. P. Jensen, Chairman Sevier County Committee of Utah Taxpayers Association, Richfield, Utah. Dear Mr. Jensen: 15, 1925. Keep A Picture Record Of Your Baby KODAKS The Board of Education of the Se- - Farm Bureaus, and thereupon said vier School District, at its meeting Association, after organizing a Sevier last Saturday, considered at length County branch of the same, outlined the contents of the letter of A. C. a plan of investigating and determinRees, Secretary of the Utah Taxpay-- 1 ing the necessity for the proposed ers Association to you, dated at Salt bond issue in this school district and Lake City, June 9, 1925, and there- - their plan was followed to the minutupon it reached the conclusion that no est detail and their proposed investigood purpose could be served by its gation made and the report of tbe deferring the call for a school bond same acted upon by committeemen of election as in said letter proposed. their own choosing, and now when The time is already late for holding j their own committee makes a recomthe. election if money made available mendation that the issue of bonds as thereby, should the bonds carry, is to proposed by the Board be submitted be used in any part of the district for to the taxpayers of this school disthis years school improvements, and trict. said general committee in Salt of if the bond is to be defeated, it is Lake City, asks for a better that the Board should know the subject and permitting (them) the this at the earliest date possible, in General Committee, to express its order that it may refrain from or- opinion upon the action of its own dering any improvements made and committee taken with reference to adjust its school operations accord- this matter. In other words, it assumes to exercise a guardianship over ingly. The Board takes the position that the taxpayers here, presumably upon it went as far as it should reasonably the theory that they are incapable of be asked to do in postponing the bond transacting their own business. Whatelection called for May 9th, in order ever else the officers of the Utah to give the Farm Bureau and the Taxpayers Association may be, they are not good losers they are not good Taxpayers Association ample time sports and they are not parliamentcondiwithin which, to investigate the lostions of the schools and the necessity ary by reason of the fact that the and submitted to a question for the funds asked for through the ing party remove a not for voted upon may proposed bond issue. consideration of the same. As you are aware, the officials of Had a request come to the Board the Utah Taxpayers Association came from any organization of taxpayers of from Salt Lake City upon their own the Sevier School District, asking it suggestion and organized a branch of to defer action upon the proposed their association in Sevier County, by school bond issue, it would presenting a list of names of their have given the same its most careful own choosing to act as the consideration and have respected the for Sevier county, and ask- wishes and desires of such organizaing the taxpayers assembled to sus- tion as far as it could consistently do tain as committeemen the persons in the interests of the schools as the they proposed and their wishes were Board conceives them to be the complied with the taxpayers present Board is the servants of the taxpay-erhad no voice in nominating these comof the Sevier School District, but it mitteemen as you will remember. At is cognizant of no allegiance that it the suggestion of the general owes to the general committee of the from Salt Lake City, a special Utah Taxpayers Association. committee of five was selected by the In view of the foregoing, the Board local county committee to investigate ha resolved to submit the question the needs of the schools of this dis- of issuing $250,000 school bonds to made its the trict, and this taxpayer of the- Sevier School investigation and thereafter reported on Tue.-daJuly 7, 1925, and back to the county committee its findof result of the the what regardless ings, on the 2nd instant. The unanielection may be, it will accept the vermous report of this special committee dict of the electorate cheerfully, for was that the school are in need of it ha confidence in their judgment approximately the amount of and intelligence and believes that they for by the Board in its pro- know what they want, and it has no posed bond issue of $250,000.00, but disposition, even if it had the power, the said committee was divided in its to make school unless improvements report as to the method of raising the taxpayers want them. If the this money the majority report facrowded, unsanitary conditions of our voring a bond issue at this time of schools are satisfactory to parents of $150,000 and that the balance be rais- the children attending them, the reed by special taxes to be levied later for the same will rest upsponsibility on, while the minority report favored on the and not upon the parents a bond issue now for the full amount Board, unless they provide the means asked for by the Board. After an to improve them. exhaustive discussion of the two reThe Board begs to assure you, Mr. ports by the general county commit- Jensen, that it respeets you in your tee the question was put and the minposition as President of the Sevier ority report was adopted by a major- County Taxpayers Association, and ity vote of the latter committee. appreciates your efforts in attemptNow, it is stated in the said letter ing to give this important question of Mr. Rees to you, that protests have of bonding a full and fair considerabeen made to the State Taxpayers tion by the organization over which Association of Salt Lake City, against you preside, and trusts that neither the action of the county committee of you nor the local committee will take Sevier County, and the any exceptions to the action of the officers of said association, who will Board in this matter, in view of the not be required to pay a penny of the fact that neither of you have asked bonds, if voted, nor saved a penny if for any further delay of the bond elecnot voted, and whose school children tion since the action of the county are so abundantly supplied with committee referred to herein. The school facilities by the amply financed Board assumed that the county tax schools of Salt Lake City and which organization had completed its work said children will not be affected ei- and that its determination should now ther for better or for worse by the be submitted to the taxpayers of the result of our bond election, ask you district for their approval or disap-- , to urge upon the school board that proval expressed by the ballot. With no election be called until they can this understanding of the situation, come here and use their influence in j and in the belief that the next step saving our taxpayers from them- j to take after the County Tax Commitselves. Such a proposition, as the tee had acted upon the matter was to Board views it, is nothing short of submit the question to the taxpayers, casting a sad reflection upon the in- the Board had prepared the necessary telligence of the citizens and taxpay- new papers for this submission, by the ers, of obr school district. attorney who prepared the original The proposed bond election was papers, and these proceedings had postponetL.at the request of repre- been completed before the Board was sentatives of the Utah Taxpayers As- advised that there was any objection sociation, the State and Sevier County by anybody to its now putting the j -- county-committe- e s com-mit- i - Di.-tri- ct money-aske- y, d Fred Leaves For Central States Automobiles Special Sunday- Collide On Main Only Excursions Mission Field Street Monday Commencing Sunday, June 21 and A farewell testimonial was tender- continuing each Sunday to and includ27, Denver & Rio ed Fred Mickelson Thursday evening ing September at the Social Hall, prior to his depar- Grande Western will sell round trip ture for a two years mission to the tickets, god Sunday only, between all Central States. The party was given stations on its lines in Colorado, Utah under the auspices of the First ward and New Mexico where the one way bishopric and everything possible was fare does not exceed $6.00, at a rate done to make it a success. Many peo- of one fare plus 25 cents for the round ple from both wards attended and trip; no tickets to be sold for less thiin their contributions were generous. The $2.00. Advertisement. first part of the entertainment consisted of a splendid program as folEngland has been sweltering in a lows: Prayer, H. C. Williams; selec- temperature of 84 degrees, the hottest tion, Lions quartet; violin solo, A. C. in fifty-fiv- e years. If they call that Willardsen; reading, Mrs. Chrystal hot they ought to import a little of Whitbeck; saxophone solo, Hal Felt; our June weather. piano duet, Amelia Hugentobler and Ara Peterson; vocal solo, June Colby; selection, Lions quartet. Immediately following the program a dance was given, at which Wrights Troubadours furnished the music. Mr. Mickelson then gave a talk of appreciation, thanking the many present for their liberal contributions which had been E. E. Johnson driving a car of Man-- ti Boy Scouts to Fish Lake was acci- dentally hit by an east going car owned by P. C. Nielson on West Main street Monday morning. Mr. Johnson had stopped at the Electric Shop for gas and on backing out the two cars collided. Mr. Johnsons car being the largest was damaged worst and had the front wheel broken. Before the scouts could continue their necessary to have rejourney it pairs made. Luckily no one was injured in the collision. w-a-s HOUSEWIVES! given during the entertainment. Following his talk a luncheon of ice cream and cakes were served. Mr. and Mrs. Mickelson left for Salt Lake City Monday morning for a short visit before Mr. Mickelson leaves for the states. During their stay at the capital, Mr. Mickelson will take a short missionary course. He will leave June 3rd for his mission work and will be absent for two years during which time his wife will make her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rasmussen. The large attendance at the social Thursday evening showed Mr. Mickelson. that he is well thought of and his many friends join with The Sun in wishing him health and hapiness in "His Do you know that the road to the man's heart leads through his stomach ? You'll travel the road safely if you buy your table supplies at the Salina Meat & Supply Co. If it's good to cat we have it work. question up to a vote of the taxpayers. You will find inclosed along with this letter a copy of the same which you may send to the Utah Taxpayers Association, should you elect to do so, in explanation of the attitude of the Board toward the preposition contained in the letter of Secretary Rees. 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