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Show nr Flew Rates Asked WANT ADS Announcement was made today that The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company has asked the Utah Public Service Commission for authority to revise certain exchange and toll telephone rates In Utah to enable the Company to meet increased expenses operating and improve net earnings1 sufficiently to attract the additional capital that is required to continue its program of expansion and improvement of Its service in the state. The Company states that although it is handling the largest volume of business ia its history, of operations m Utah, its earnings on its intrastate investment in telephone plant are lower than at any time since World War I at an annual rate on a going basis. of 2.67 The present low earnings situation Is brought about by exfaster than penses increasing revenues. Labor costs which com prise 65 per cent of the total expenses have been the largest source of increased costs of doing business. Wage rates have and since the war due to adjustments comparable to those made in other industries of similar skill. Labor costs are now consuming 59 cents of every revenue dollar, compared to 35 cents in 1941. The cost of everything the company uses in constructing and maintaining its plant and service is subtantially higher. Some of the items listed by the Company were poles which had increased copper wire and lead covered cable rf fi: i 57 pi M z Large Jonathan Apples $1.75; Deliicous Apples $2.ff. Harvey Jensen, Hyrum, FOR SALE Ry Telephone Co. & 6 South Cache Courier Ross Good pony for sale Elia-so- n, Hyrum FOR inside painting done now and avoid, the rush Free estimate. next spring. Phone 71. George Eliason. HAVE YOUR TE LAST LONGER HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK AND WILL GIVE YOU PROMPT SERVICE !: WILSON MOTOR COMPANY LOGAN Just Received Shipment of 83; ALSO Unfinished Desk and Breakfast Set iy Cedar Chest as Low as $3750 Studio Sets as Low as $99.50 f:V fr. m WILL LIKE. Gle sa:,H2 w.rd sacrament meeting at of Mr. and Mrs. Bush m the house formerly by Eldrid Larsen. A good program rangeland a al 2 has been good attend Holstein WANTED Newborn heifer calves. George Eliason tfx. Phone Hyrum 71. . 7ltVaei.ENTLe.sA BED LAMPS (Ivory Walnut)1 ftgCGPTOKfSr HOT PLATE size) PRIVATE TAYLOR MEAT METER THIRTY-TW- OPERATION! . . . ANOTHER Three' years, ago Forrest (Nub- tion after the whole nation helped him celebrate his last Christmas- in: November; Recently" he' had another' operation, and once more ptdledi through against odds. LJI THERMO. THERMO. 135 TWJKNTV -- PIECE Pias-te- r DINNER SET ........ GRANITE ROASTER pound size) I mT 64; j 3 2,23 PIECE SET O DINNER . jSWss-r- bins) Hoffman of Cheyenne,. Wyo., had' his: life saved by' an opera- or (Percolator TAYLOR CANDY METER ELECTRIC HOUPC. reEO giNG SYNDIC (18 2jj TOASTER '( CO. will give you no song aid dance about the merits of our hardware, guns, fishing tackle and sporting goods . . . the trade marks of higher quality assures you of better buyjs. Its no longer necessary "borrow tools and sporting goods when we feature them at such reasonable prices. HYRUM HARDWARE increase the Compans total revenues in Utah by approximately $76,000 a month. Since Federal and other income taxes would take 40 per cent of this amount monthly earnings would be Improved by about $4)5,600. The effect on individual customers will vary considerably and will depend on the type and the amount of service they have and the exchange from which they get local service. The last general adjustment of telephone rates in Utah was in 1938, most of the adjustments ' . at that time being decreases. In general, present telephone rates in Utah are the same or lower HAS HIS cake:..... Italys Presithan rates established in 1922. dent Enrico DeNicola was caught in this excellent .close-u- p as he consumed a piece' u cake at a wedKill Rats-Sa- ve ding party. Liker most Italians, he enjoyed the cake? all the more because of the; little bread he By Reuben Hansen gets. County Agricultural Agent Every farmer can help save wheat for the hungry mouths of Europe. In this emergency animals can be marketed at lighter weights; culls and runts can be elimiatned early1; more GIFT SENSATION careful feeding can save waste; rodents and insects that eat and spoil grain can be poisoned. All of these things can be done without disrupting the farm business IN USEFUL PLASTIC BOXES and in the aggregate we can save the millions of bushels of grain necessary for the subsistence of our hungry neighbors. Home owners who have seen rats about the place or noted wl rat damage should mark down NOVEMBER 13 and 14 as days to exterminate them. A communrat drive ity and county-wid- e is scheduled on these days. Bait is to he mixed under the supervision of the Fish and Wild Life Service using horse meat with red squil as the poison. Distribution will be at the garage to the rear of the courthouse In DE LUXE MAKE-U- P SET Logan and from a central point .Contains Brand Make-Uin other communities, the time Face Powder, Rouge, Lipstick, and place to be announced later. Invisible Make-UFoundation, A small charge of 40c a package Skin Freshener, Eyebrow Pencil, Make-Uwill be made for the d and Cologne. Eyelash For Blondes, Brunettes, bait. $JQ75 The rat is the worst animal PLUS TAX pest in the wolrd. From its home among filth it visits dwellings and storerooms to pollute and destroy human food. It carries bubnic pague and many other Other Gift Sets... $3.00 to $7.75 diseases fatal to man and has. been responsible for more untimely deaths among human be-ings than all the wars of history. In the United States rats and mice each year destroy crops and other property valued at over $200 million. On many1 a farm if the grain eaten and wasted by rats and mice could be sold, the proceeds would more than pay all the farmers taxes. The common brown rat breeds as many as ten times a year, and produces an average of ten young at a litter. Young females breed when only 3 or 4 months old. At this rate a pair of rats, and breeding uninterruptedly without deaths, would at the end of three years (18 generations) be increased to 359,709-48- 2 eM individuals. The poison used is fatal to rats but does not harm animals Shaving lotion Shaving Mug about the farm or humans hand$3.00 plus tax ling it. The cost is nominal and the poisoning is quickly and easily done, - EVERYTHING FOR THE HpME AT PRICES' YOU Everton & FLOOR SANDERS 3ons, 25 V. 1 No. Logan. 10 10 all Lau-ritze- The proposed new rates would IX ALL SIZES MISCELLANEOUS and. M - 104. Unfinished Chest of Drawers RENT A fireside chat for ers Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo An sen of Los Angeles have reti ed to their home after spen, a week here at the home of has and Mrs. Elmer Lauritzen. Miss Ramona been released from the Budge Andersen has spent the m hospital where she has received months visiting relatives in i treatment for a liver complaint. mark. . I RIDING PONIES for sale. Three and four years old. E. J. Wilson, Hyrum. Fireside y to Now in stock New Philco Radio Values! mm '48 a cm Grain U & I FURNITURE EXCHANGE ' i HYRUM DRUG Your Gift Headquarters We carry a large stock of gift merchandise for aU occasions. We have shower gifts, f)at)y gifts, birthday gifts. We carry a largo stock of jewelryf items ranging in price from $2 up. Included in our stock are rings, watches, watch bands (mens and ladies), Carmen braelet sets, Ronson lighters, neck pieces, earrings, Eversharp and Parker pens. Also Coty gift sets, Evening in Paris gift pets, Max Factor and many other lines. leb: m) Pan-Cak- DEPEND ON US FOR ALL YOUR GIFT NEEDS e p ready-mixe- Convenient . . . dependable . . . comfortable in any kind of weather. Thats why its a pleasure to go by train by Union Pacific. You relax .from the moment you step aboard. You reach "your destination .rested and refreshed. You . p W take it easy. Next time you plan a trip west or east, ask about Union Pacifics daily Streamliner and other fine service. Its the easy, enjoyable way to travel. GIFT SENSATION hi; IN USEFUL PLASTIC K 4 Si ns , be Specific" Union Pacific UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD D BOXES PAN-CAK- MAKE-U- P E SET Glamour in agorgeous Christmas' Factor gift box . . . contains Max Make-UBrand and Lipstick. Powder, Rouge For Blondes, Brunettes, $A73 Brownettes, Redheads. Hollywood Pan-Cak- e plus T SETE Mens Talc Other Gift Sets... $3.00 to $19 |