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Show Thursday, April 23, 1959 THE VALLEY VIEW NEWS Page 4 State State Aid For School Construction The 1959 Legislature passed an act providing for $4 million in emergency state aid for school construction to be divided among the states needy school districts. Of this sum, it is expected that Granite will receive about $1.5 to $2 million in the next biennium. The School Building Advisory Commitd tee of the Legislative Council that Granite needed $7.7 million in state aid for the next biennium to eliminate double sessions and overcrowding. The act also provided for $1 million for continuing state aid for school construction. Of the $1 million, it is expected that Granite will receive somewhere between $150,-00- 0 and $200,000 in the next biennium. Additional Funds For School Construction Sought by the Granite District The amount of state aid provided by. the 1959 Legislature is inadequate to build enough schools to prevent double sessions and overcrowding in the Granite District. Therefore, the Board of Education has decided to turn to the people of the district for funds to build schools for their children. In an election on April 28, Granite residents will be asked to vote on two propositions. 1. Voters will be asked to approve a $3V million bond election is similar to previous bond elections and will not increase taxes. Its purpose is to raise our bonded indebtedness to the legal limit so that we will be eligible for our share of state aid. 2. The Granite District will ask voters for a 10 mill increase in local property taxes to be used for school construction and purchase of sites. The 10 mill increase would be for a two year period only and is designed to solve the problem of double sessions and overcrowding. A 10 mill levy would raise about $1.4 million a year. A 20 room elementary school costs a little over $500,000, so the $1.4 million would provide almost three elemetnary schools a year. Fo rthe individual taxpayer, a 10 mill levy would mean $10 for each thousand dollars assessed valuation of the property. Assessed valuation is about 16 esti-matee- Sharon Lee Shieving and Bernice Sanchez, students of the West Kearns School, participated in the Hopscotch Tournament of which the State Tournament will be hejd at Kearns, Utah. Edward Wilgus an 11 year old fifth grader, and the West Kearns Champ, has a game going with Lee Patten, a 10 year old fifth grader also of West Kearns. Brent Paul JoneS of the 2nd grade at West Kearns, watches with deep interest. Host Tournament in Kearns for State VFW To Marble-Hopscotc- With the coming of Spring, the jack ball starts bouncing, the jumping ropes are turning and the hopscotch and rparble diagrams are found everywhere. To encourage the development of good sportsmanship and activities among the children, the VFW Post No. 9322 and the Auxiliary are sponsoring the hopscotch and marble tournaments in the Oquirrh Hills, Whittier, Kearns Jr. High, South Kearns and the West Kearns schools, the ages of the entering students are from Trophys and medals to be presented to the winners may be seen at the Bank of Kearns. The presentation of medals for the marble tournament winners and ribbons for the hopscotch winners, will be made at the individual schools Friday, May 1. These awards will be given to the students by Jim Hodges, commander of the Kearns VFW Post. The hopscotch and marble city tournament will be held at the Kearns Jr. High School, Saturday, May 9 at 1 p.m. Judges for the 7-1- 5. Plow and drill h The farmer's plow and the miner's drill have been Utah's most productive tools. In the past, most raw products from mines and farms were shipped out of the stale. Recently, new industries have come to Utah to process these products, Because mining and farming are helping our state's prosperity, it is vital that they be kept as healthy and productive as possible. UTAH MINING ASSOCIATION "From the earth comes an abundant life for all " of market value. Thus, an $18,500 home would be assessed at about three thousand. $10 per thousand equals $30. The 10 mill levy would mean an increase of $30 in prop$18-50- 0 erty tax for the owner of an two next home for each of the years. Increase in State Support For Classroom Units The 1959 Legislature increased the basic state supported school program from $4800 to $5150 per distribution unit. It also increased supplemental and leeway programs. These funds are spent for maintenance and operation of the schools, as distinguished from school construction. The increase in funds will come mainly from a 5 mill increase in state property tax. Reports listed in the 1959 Yearbook of American Churches place the Assemblies of God eighth in number of churches out of approximately 255 U.S. demoninations. The Evangelical, Pentecostal denomination is one of the youngest reporting statistics to the yearbook. Founding sessions of the Assemblies of God were held in Hot Springs, 1914. Ark., April Included in the national release of statistics was Kearns Assembly of God, 5242 So. 4820 West, local congregation of the denomination. According to Rev. Don Anderson, pastor, the local church was the 7800th erected in the U.S. Figures in the yearbook were for of the 1957, when compilation volume was begun. Besides the high rank in number of churches, The Assemblies of God placed sixth in number of Sunday School teachers and workers, seventh in Sunday Schools, tenth in Sunday School enrollment, eighth in ministers, and 27th in church membership. Growth of the denomination can be credited to an active home mission and Sunday School program, according to the Rev. Anderson. The Assemblies of God has averaged opening almost one church a day for the past 10 years. Currently the organization has 8,104 churches located in all states, and some 14,095 churches in 70 foreign countries. 6 The Assemblies of God has Sunday School .teachers and workers serving 893,530 students. A drive is underway to boost enrollment to one million by 1960. Statistics in the 1959 Yearbook of American Churches, were compiled by the National Council of Churches in Christ. The publication lists all denomination in the U.S., including those not a member of the National Council. 2-1- The Bond Election in the Granite School District will be held April 28, 1959, from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. in the five school representative precincts. Fourth School Representative Precinct: Voting Districts: 553, 555, 557, Webster School, 9228 W. 2700 South. 545, 547, 549, 551, Magna School, 8500 W. 3100 South. 520, 521, 570, Whittier School, 5975 W. 3500 South. Fifth School Representative Precinct: Voting Districts: 498, 499, 500, Redwood School, 2550 So. Redwood Road. 508, 510, 512, Granger School, 2450 W. 3800 South. 514, 516, 518, Monroe School, 4004 W. 3500 South. 502, 505, Plymouth School, 4800 So. Redwood Road. 523, 524, 525, 533, Oquirrh Hills School, 5241 So. 4280 West. 526, 528, 529, 530, West Kearns School, 4901 So. 4720 West. 535, 537, 539, South Kearns School, 4430 W. 5570 South. 2, 97,-47- i No person shall be permitted to vote at this election unless he is a registered voter residing in the School Representative Precinct in which he offers to vote and shall have paid a property tax in this District during the year next such election. pre-ceedi- ng CUT ME OUT AND HANG ME UP! city tournament are: Lorin S. Miller, Darr Harward, Farrol Lambert and a Representative from the Lions Club and the American Legion Post No. 132. Commander Jim Hodges of the VFW will also make the presentation of the awards in the city tournament. Henry Beech is youth activities chairman and Don Pearce assistant chairman for the tournament. Free drinks will be furnished at the city tournament. The Kearns VFW will host the State Marble and Hopscotch Tournament this year at Kearns. The tournament will be held Saturday, May 16, at the Kearns Jr. High at 10 a.m. and will go on through the day. Hamburgers and ice cream will be sold with free drinks being furnished. Bill Strausser, is the State Youth Activities Chairman. Entrants to the tournament will come from all over the state. Plan on supporting and backing the students of our community by your attendance at the tournament. Let them know you are interested in their activities by being there. prosperity's tools Church Yearbook Gives New Data Aid for Schools Explained GEM THEATRE Magna No Show Thursdy, April 23 - - One Day Friday Only April 24 "The Sheriff of "Seven Brides for Fractured. Jaw" Seven Brothers" Ken Moore - Jayne Mansfield Jane Powell - Russ Tamblyn Cinemascope and Color Starts 8:00 Cinemascope and Color 6:15 and 9:55 Saturday Matinee Roundup,' April 25 12 Starts HEY GANG! Its Double Noon Out 3 p.m. Payday Time" Money for Everyone Also "THE SHERIFF OF FRACTURED JAW" And Colored Cartoons, "3 Stooges" "Captain Video" Serial FUN FOR ALL! . Sunday, Monday, Tuesday "The Remarkable Mr. PERFECT GIFT for Mother's Day extension telephone... In your choice of 9 new colors, attractively gift boxed and delivered to your home. Just call your telephone business office. 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