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Show PAGE EIGHT. THE HERALD-JOURNA- NOVEMBER THURSDAY, tOGAN, UTAH, L, 30, 1939. Bravery Proved POWER COMPANY 2lter PAYS COUNTY TAX 21 Years 1 Into the Cache County treasury the Utah Power & Light Company Wednesday poured a stream of $62,562. in property tax payments to defray the costs of government and aid in reducing the burden on other Cache county taxpayers. The tax bill is nearly double the company's state property tax payment of $31,450 to the county in 1924 whereas in the 15 years period the average cost per kiloto hour watt residential electric users has shrunk more than half from 7.23 cents to 3.44 cents, exdistrict plained R. R. Rowell, manager of the company. The property tax payments this week to the treasuries of the 17 counties in which the power company operates will be prorated and school among municipalities districts to help pay the costs of and county governments and city the advancement of education in the state, At Needham9s Mr. Rowell explained the November tax payment of $916,000 on property in Utah only is about the company's annual tax bill, which in 1939 is estimated at more than $2,000,000. The larger amount includes Federal Income, Federal 3 energy, Federal Social Security taxes, State income, and miscellaneous taxes and payments to other states and subdivisions in which the company operates. The company's total taxes In 1939, it was outlined, will take approximately 17 cents out of every dollar of the company's gross revenue and exceed the dividends paid to preferred stockholders (the only dividends paid) by almost a million dollars. In commenting on the payments. Mr. Rowell said: "It is not our intention, nor has it been our custom, to complain of the burden of taxation. It is the duty of every company and individual to contribute according to ability to pay to meet the costs of government. Many of the functions of our public bodies are urgently necessary to meet the public and social obligations of the times, but somewhere in the not remote future there is a limit as to the tax burden business can bear and still continue to furnish the type of service, and at the low rates the public demands. one-ha- lf TURKEY GROWERS NEED ASSISTANCE SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 30 the turkey (Special) Ordinarily, grower has a lot to be grateful for during the Thanksgiving season, but this year the industry's are thanks tinged with anxiety over the marketing of the largest in history. It's the old turkey crop problem of the supply exceeding the Abram demand, Barker, Taylorsville grower and chairman of the Utah Turkey Growers Stabilization Committee, explained today. Thanksgiving buying was up 'o expectations, Barker said, But the supply yet to be marketed presents a very serious problem, particularly with reference to the heavier birds. Consumer demand must be increased at least 25 per cent within the next three months If the growers are to come out on top." More than 200,000 chain and Twenty-on- years e after In Delux Chest PIECE-BY-PIEC- E min yw 59.50 Value m li l Iliii y ,i, 'iWw Weston High School Lists Honor Students Principal Walter Basinger of the Weston high school has announced the following students on the honor roll for the past term. Highest honors lone Anuerson, Dorothy Guy, Dorothy Lannan, SET IN Ted Jensen, Arlin Mecham. Lucille Koller, La Priel Coburn, Ruby Schwartz, Opal Checketts, Permece Mickelson. honors Lora Buttars, High Maurine Price, Aileen Hansen, Arthella Wickham, Max Godfrey, Vo mar Calvin Gill, Miller, Frances Merrill, Kathleon GrifMarva Mae fiths, Campbell, Schwartz, Mar Dean Dailey, Peggy Dean Coburn, Hulet, Gordon Norma Gill, Vance CampMildred bell, Waddoups, Dorothy CHEST COMPLETE 1 SET CONSISTS OF 8 KNIVES, k, Stainless SteelBlades (New Type), : y 8 FORKS 8 SALAD FORKS 16 TEA SPOONS 8 BUTTER SPREADERS or COCKTAIL FORKS 8 SOUP or DESSERT SPOONS 3 TABLE SPOONS 1 PASTRY SERVER Hansen. Honors Tom Lannan, Margaret Porter, Wanda Christensen, Lora Hansen, Roy Olson, Conrad Simpson. Charles Buttars, Ariel Miller, Bland Phillips, Leah Jensen, Principal Basinger also announces that on December 14 the school play, The Nutt Family," will be presented. La Dore Ward, director, has announced the following cast: Paul Naef, Mae Schwartz, Audine Dailey, Lajet Campbell, Arlin Mecham, Wanda Christensen, alindependent merchants are Frances Merrill, Dorothy Lannan, ready cooperating at the request Keith Taylor, Margaret Porter, of organized growers in a Coburn, Marva Campbell and drive to stimulate Amer- Jay Lucille Koller. icas appetite for turkey, Barker Activity in the hoop cucle is disclosed. Spearheading the increasing also reports Mr. Basincampaign in Utah are retailers The high school basketball with the Utah Chain ger. will take a two-da- y rip on Stores Association, including food, team December 8 and 9 to Kimberly and drug, variety and department Oakley, Idaho. store; and organized independent distributors. Newspaper advertising, store and window displays and other proFarm motional media are being utilized to emphasize the adaptability of the turkey to everyday menus as Selects 1940 well as to Christmas and New Year's dinners, retailers reported. coast-to-coa- Service for Eight 59-Pie-ce the World vVar, the government recognizes the valor of Albert A. Vahl, of Chicago, by awarding Service him the Distinguished Cross. Coolness and bravery in keeping his machine gun firing after all about him were wounded, killed or had w thdrawn won the Cross. Reason for the delay was lack of witness to confirm his bravery. t0 introduce this new beautiful pattern QDFCT AT PICKLE (Oyster Fork), for only we are offering one 4 I7 Each st Guarantee Skis etrttttM Hast the nerdiuxiiise pop purehutd la CIUOUIAL ROGCR3 gmygafLAiTg. sad eiclwlwtp b, th VmMNATlOML SILVER COUFA.TT. ! Bureau State Btwt Officers "One of our objectives, said SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 30 (L'Jl) Baker, Is to educate the housewife out of the notion that turkey -- Despite protests he was ill and is a seasonal luxury. We are also wanted to "pass the leadership trying to stimulate the buying of on," Ward C. Holbrook of Bountiheavier birds to give balance to ful today had been the market. president of the Utah State Farm Goal set for the retailers na- Bureau Federation, in convention tionally is the disposal of the here. Selvoy J. Boyer. State legislator record U. S. crop of 31,957,000 birds. Utah's production this year and president of the Utah crop 10 forecast at 1,000,000 turaeys or improvement association, was and voting per cent above previous high named to the 8 convenDec. delegate production. Stabilization committee members tion in Chicago of the American include Barker, chairman; Frank farm bureau. Members of the G. Shelley, secretary, Federations American Fork; Stanley B. Neff, Sandy; executive committee are Edward Orval Sanders, LaVerkin; Ralph J. Parker and Jr. R. Bcus, both Blackham, Moroni; Orville Scott, Ogden; Mrs. Edna G. Hogan, Charleston; Hugh Barnes, Roy; West Jordan; A. W. Chambers, G. Fred Swallsberg, Marysvale; John Smithfield; Frank Shelley, American Fork; H. M. Black-hurs- t, Winkle, Richfield. Salt Lake City, and Dr. R. Is 30 pleas e4 ttoto eUeenvara to suaran-tae- 4 ! Ito-aattofaotlon la ramllr aa4 MB bt raplacsS without thorp tup at r tjma a See aat coolonn U this Qai nt 5-- ODDITIES In the News BY UNITED PRESS ELYRIA, O.- -- Mrs. Mary Strong, 67, and seven times a widow, prepared to wed John Zommer, 67. My other husbands were named Zoviczen, Lulendor, Dsuigan, Gsuts-j- i, Lukic and Murkeviss, she told marriage license clerks. CHICAGO A spanking machine for use on couples who seek divorces over trivialities was suggested today by Superior Judg Oscar F. Nelson. 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