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Show 7g Sun - Odvocate Biggest Check from Corporation Goes Into State Coffers -- Second Section Thursday, December 16, 1954 T A " uu. X Much Assessment Work Faces Locators U-O- re Within the next year, uranium miners in Utah will be faced w.th completion of more than $20 million worth of assessment work on claims they have filed. H. J. VandcrVeer, lands and minerals staff officer for the Salt Lake City regional office of the Bureau of Land Management, estimates that more than 200,000 uranium claims have been located during the last nine months in Utah alone. Under the mining law of 1872, locators on the claims must complete $100 worth of assessment work on the property within one year of filing. Thus, if you located a claim on April 15, 1954, you must have completed the assessment work by that date in shallow surface searches for uranium ore probably would be acceptable, provided it is proed to be equal in value to $100 pe. claim. The Bureau of Land Management official says there is a rumor going around the min.ng in- dustry that Public Law 585 the multiple land use bill necessity of persons completing assessment work." "This is absolutely wrong Those who believe this are placing their property m jeopardy, he em phatically stated. Looming requirements of assessment work and cost thereof has tended to lower the askmg price by those wishing to sel, 1955. uranium say those in The government will have no the miningprospects, industry. checks on the assessment work but failure to complete such work denies the locator of rights. A Mail competitor can legally jump his claim by filing a relocation. Only as proper proof of assessment work For will permit the original claim locator to hold his property. Diamond core, or other types of exploratory drilling on the claims, is acceptable proof of asare bracing Postal sessment work. To a limited de- themselvesemployees for what may be the gree, completion of access roads busiest weekend in Yuletide hisonto the claims also constitute tory. Explaining the urgency o pleting assessment work. their problem, Postmaster William Bulldozing, ditching and other Grogan today said: "I have frequently asked that all Christmas mail be posted before December 15. Now that time has past, and I know from previous experience the volume o Christmas mail hasnt reached its peak. What to do? The postmasters e.im-inat- r 'A jy I - i & p fP; ry a !' . 5? !5 ...with a CLEAN y-.-ur- windshield is i9 Donnie Tittlie, son of Mr. and from BYU to attend the William Tittle, was home once Ball at Price. Prcfer-Mr- s. reason for the higher property tax is higher over-al- l property valua-- l s ol Mor-moms- social-securit- TELEVISION ON and ALL RADIO REPAIR MAKES Installation of TV Antennae Dealer for Raytheon TV CALL $5, 546,135 will go pa.vment to the public schools. Company officials said principal scctsisr on Mormon1 as The state of Utah has rocuved trom the Kennecott Copier a check for $7,321,45372 m property taxes for 1951, highest single coiporation tax to be paid in the history of the state. The pa.vment represents about 14 per cent of the total property axis of some 47 million dollars received in Utah annually, a company spokesman said. lie said it also represents roughly 30 per cent of the property tax monies recon ed by Salt Lake county each ear. This years tax pavmont by Kcnneeott is $(51,698 73 higher than the propei ty tax paid in 1953. Compam oi finals .said the 1954 tax payment is based on a total company property xaluation in Utah of $213,278,091. They announced that Ixennocotts total Utah tax bill for the joar, including franchise (corporate income), sales and occupation taxes will exceed ten million dollars. The largest share of the tax vp - - es Carriers Gird third-generati- Cor-porati- 1 by an ordinary clergyman, Ethan Smith. Mr. Harrison is a Book Claiming Book Mormon, descendant of a Of Fiction polygamous family in which-hiC. T. Harrison, of Helper, father had 29 brothers and sisters. He attended the Provo elementary w ho has held a arrety of positions the Brigham Young high school, in the Mormon church, is the author of a challenging, documented school, and went on to further book, Mormons Are Peculiar Peo- studies until he received am LL.B., ple" that goes to the very vital and was taken into the Mormon foundations of Mormonism, in depriesthood. He rose to Sunday-schobunking Joseph Smiths claim to superintendent and Foreign be a prophet of God. Mission Conference President, and Joseph Smith, snjs Mr. Harri- was sent to do missionary work in son, simply concocted the story of England. After returning from the gold plates" and the Urim England, he learned that there anil Thummim" through which he was a dramatic difference between allegedly mtirpretod their ancient book Mormonism and real He later waged a camcrjptic characters. The failure of the prophecies of the founder of paign for a y progMormonism is analyzed by the ram by the Church, which resulted author, who claims that the Book in their welfare plan, as well as of Mormon was written as fiction other reforms. Helper Mon Publishes Veter Motor Phone 921-- Co, Price J tion Pre-Christm- Delivery Deadlines advice is: Use air parcel post for your gift packages going to other states. Air mail postage is the Why I borrow from MOTOR CREDIT! "It's tbe best way I kuw f far a man f Mdtit laume to fiuuMe Om thinga W wants. Motor Credit Company William SXLVAGhT J Welah BUILDING Price, Utah best idea for any remaining Christmas cards with addresses. Theres still time to complete all local deliveries by Christmas if first-clapostage is used. Mad carriers are scheduled to make as many daily trips as are necessary So dont delay, and risk disappointing your loved ones. But I hope, Postmaster Grothat this is one gan concluded, year every mail bag will be empty, and every postal employee at home, on Christmas Eve. Then we can all relax at least, untl its time for New Years card, and thank you notes! out-of-to- I l wn ss Morleys Jewelers Your complete service for 8 42pcs. in ... all the solid silver Arrange to own yours now for immediate need and use you enjoyment. Avail1 able in your choice of 6 exquisite patterns, you pay nationally advertised price only, no interest or carrying charge! Come in now. up fir SOTTIED ct no extra cost. $206.00 (fW. To PRICE iadJ Cokt" k a nsbtoffci trod-maf- k. Abfifetp UNDII AUTMOKITY COCA-COL- A OP THI COCA-COI- it) , , A COMPANY AY BOTTLING COMPANY 1954, TH COCA-COI- A COMPANY m. |