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Show 'HiliaNfJiijj,iria 10 B DESERET NEWS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1973 Utah reviews church tax exemptions Should 'he huiw and proper i ihureli provided h congregation for ilx minister be exempt from taux ' 'this lx the division fauns .ite tax iiimmixxioners tmlav as the) study the tax exempt an i Utux of parxemgex teadieragt x ownul bv sever d religious o.miationx put on the tax rolls earlii r this year by Salt Lake Countv l -- 1 lie churches he i ate appealing ountyx ruling to the n saying the parsonagps are a necessary part of the thurih since a home is needed tor the minister and without a minister the church would cease to exist ernun L Holman, ihair man, State lax Commission said the matter would !h taken under adviemtrd and the churches notified by mail of a del Ision lie dido irnhi ate when i dtiMon I would tie made No taken under advisement was an appeal by the Ltah Dt partment. Disabled men can Veterans, whose pro)erty was put on the tax rolls by the Salt Lake County Board of Equalization on the ground that it wasnt uaid exclusively for charitable purposes Don E Hammill attorney the churches, representing said the countv ruled that if the personage was attached to the church it would be but a parsonage on the other side of a parking lot was not tax exempt He said comp parsonages are away from the churches, but the ministers conduct church business prepare their sermons, do counseling and bold auxiliary meetings in the parsonages which is connected with churc h ium turn t, ll.inimill s ml vhurcht h x iu no quarrel with f ,e idea that property obtained by ministers m which they are building an equity should be taxed, but where the church owns the house and it is used for church business it should be exempt The Rev Kcrneth Ball, pastor hirst Church of the Naza-rensaid he has been a minister for more than 30 years and doesn't own equity in any home He said tlr vault, in Little Cottonwood Caryon owned by The Church of Jesus Chnst of Latter-daSaints are exempt on the ground that without records The Church would be y m chaos He said the pastor and par sonage are just as essentia! to our churches Several of the clergy mu. objected to questions bv G Metre Davis assistant Utah attorney genera! representing tne commission, about the number of children living m the parsonages He said his only intention was to determine if a large part of the house was taken up by a ministers family and that section could be declared taxable while the portion used by the minister m religious work be exempt The organizations making appeals are Chnst Evangelical Lutheran Church and School, Central Church of the Naza-renAlliance Salt Lake Church, Kearns Assembly of God, Tnmty United Methodist Church, Centenary Methodist Church: First Southern Baptist Church, Evangelical Free Church, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Hoildday Baptist Church, Rocky Mountain Pistnct of Assemblies of God First Church of the Naz arene. The Corporation of the Episcopal Church in Utah and Complete yoyr system and save over $100 AWClg St Paul s Episcopal Church Jerrald Conder, attorney for the disabled veterans, said the county put the state department headquarters, 3419 S West Temple and the thnft store, 241 S. West Temple, on the tax rolls The Argonne Chapter 2 received an exemption for 1973 He said the thnft store makes $6,000 per year, but the is required to organization give 10 percent of it away The remainder goes to pay for salanes of store workers Right now, while our supply you con get the stereo "buy of the yecr." Nomely, the famous lei's, TEAC x It plea to ha e one uew the Defense Depart merit's position not to pursue the fate of service mi n missino in action in Vietnam has been mane by Gov Calvin I Hampton in a letti r to sen Frank E Moss, D Utah for one, can never son. lion a national policy whicn implies m its verv philoxophv Unit those wlm have served our nation can be fo. gotten if'ei the conflict is ended and returned our servicemen home," the governor said Contents of the letter weie Thursday to a group at the State CAPITOL AT THE END OF A National Freedom Hun from the Building to focus attention on still the 1,233 servicemen l y uiiau ounted toe m Vietnam r Secy of Slate Clvde I, accepted a U S flag and a V flag fiom Lt Col Hess a returned ROW, on Jay behalf of the governor who was out of town Mil-to- POVV-M- 1 Hess ran the last stretch of tnat carrying project included five runners from Fast High School in the flag relay The run was sponsored of by the National League Families flag ment decision not to pursue the fate of the servicemen "On Nov. 15 you will accept the official flag of the League of Families Will it just be a show or wiil you do it with the intention of helping these families really attain peace with honor? she wrote Rampton told her he has asked the Congressional delegation to aid in searching for. of the evidence missing 5 snowstorm by Wednesday Lack of snow forced cancel lotion of openings at most resorts this weekend and many refunds had to be made O groups and individuals booked at the lodges The Ng worry now is with almost Thanksgiving, every lodge at every resort in the area booked solid for the holiday Randy Montgomery, marketing director at Snowbird, said the loss would be tremendous" both in lodging refunds and day skier use He said they had good occupancy this weekend for the lodge, with several groups booked in. Those reservations had to be canceled and the money refunded I am of the opinion that as one as there is long unaccounted for serviceman or woman, that this country should continue to exercise all of its power and influence to ascertain a complete accounting of their circustances, if for no other reason than to provide their families and loved ones with peace of mind. the governor told her o TEAC Umt-f- or We don't hove to fell you thet TEAC mok s the finest tope decks in the world Or that ihe Dolby system eliminates all audible tope hiss. However, we should point out that the Dolby unit that comes with ihis deal will also work with your existing or cassette deck But don't just think of the $1 10.00 saving. Think of whet you're getting. The 220 cassette has the kind of specs TEAC is famous for. Such as wow end flutter of 0. 15 at 1 7s ips. Frequency Only $22950 hz with response of tapes. Tape selector switch. Pouse control Studio cciibraied YU meters. Etcetera, etcetera. 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