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Show 4F The Salt Lake Tribune Sunday, July 24, 1983 Thanks a Million Youre Wrong About No One Giving stamps. OK? Now EDITORS NOTE: The millionaire author of ttili column lives In but is Internationally Minneapolis known for his humanitarian and philanthropic activities. His trademark Is the sliver dollar, and his favorite pastime is helping others by sharing both Ms money and Ms philosophy for success with them. His motto Is: "He knows who gives while he lives-ol- so where II goes." lets have a big smile! Dear Mr. Ross: After six months of being layed off, I have been called back to work. But I cant pay my union dues of $200. My girl and I arc planning on getting married, so I really need to get back to work. Without $200, my future is ruined. Thank you for your By Percy Ross time and anything you can help Washington. Dear Mr. M.: Ill pay your $200 union dues with this hope: Once you are back on your feet . . . youll send $200 to a member of your union whos in the spot youre in. Maybe, he, in turn, will do the same. with.-G.- Dear Mr. Ross: My big brother wrote you a thank-yo- u letter last week, but Im mad. Im REALLY mad! I dont think youre fair. You gave him a new bike so he could earn money. He wants to be a millionaire. SO DO I! No one will give boys a job around here. Mom told me I could write you now because I just finished cleaning my room. Im STILL mad!M.T.N., Texas. Dear M.: Youre wrong about no one giving jobs. I have an important one for you. It doesnt pay much, but its a start. M., Dear Mr. Ross: My wife and I and our three girls live in a nice neighborhood. Im 48 and a postal worker, but neither of us ever owned a car until my wife took a part-tim- e job in a nursing hospital and saved enough money to buy one. I am supposed to be the breadwinner, and I am embarrassed to ride anywhere with her. I would like a car of my own but never seem to get Each week (after your room has been cleaned) neatly cut out and send me the page from the Dallas Times Herald where this column appears. Then Ill send you $10 a month plus your cost of the paper and the my head above water financially. Will you help me?-L.land, New Zealand. S., South Is- American Farm Expenses Down Slightly From 81 - Dear Mr. S.: False pride hurts all of us. Since your wife wants to share the bread- - 12-Year-- Boys Jobsg Old winning, ride in her car with your head high. Maybe shell even let you drive once in a while. British Developer Buys Old U.S. Assay Facility - The U.S. NEW YORK (AP) Assay Office, a historic lower Manhattan building, was sold to British developer Howard Ron-so- n Wednesday for more than $27 million the largest sum ever paid at auction for a piece of U.S. government property. Pat Corroleo, an assistant to the regional director of the Gen- eral Services Administration, bidders each put up a part in the auction, which lasted an hour and a .half. The winning bid, $27,010,000, far exceeded the expectations of some GSA officials who predicted the Assay and its 42,176 square feet of land would fetch $10 million. The previous auction record for a piece of government real estate was $3 million, set only last week when a Philadelphia building was sold. The Assay, built in 1932, was used to collect gold, burn damaged paper money, melt damaged coins and recover precious said 16 $100,000 bond to take 2Vi-fo- just ot 160-fo- W Mailk The Assay was closed last December as an economy move. At the time, its vault contained 4,140 bags of gold coins confiscated from the Nazis during World War II, thousands of pounds of silver and more than 100,000 gold bars. Easy Howard P. Ronson, chairman of HRO, said the purchase was made because any building constructed on this site will have the most breath-takin- g views of the East River and New York Harbor. It is the finest remaining site on the east side of lower Manhattan and South Street Seaport in fact, the last site suitarea able for a major corporate or institutional headquarters od. But a declining number of farms and mounting interest payments on real estate and operating loans, prompted by the depressed rural economy, increased the average production bill per farm by more than $400. The average farm expenditure last year was $54,643 compared to $54,218 the year before. Lower outlays for feed, machinery, fuel, fertilizer and buildings and land improvements were more than offset by increased costs for livestock, wages and contract labor and especially interest on farm debt, the report said. Interest payments, which totaled By comparison, cash receipts for livestock and grain farmers last year totaled $144 billion. Net farm income plunged to $20.4 billion, nearly $5 billion less than in 1981. Net income also includes government support payments, farm income from nonproduction activities like renting farm machinery, hiring out for work on other farms and adjustments for the value of products consumed on the farm and the farm dwelling. As usual, the nation's largest farmers those with sales in excess of $40,000 a year incurred the bulk of production expenditures at $111.5 billion last year. rrr?7TTnrm DU O O FACTOMBKS $10.4 ture Department has announced. privately) Tribune Synd(c) 1983 The Register ond icate Inc. 27-to- billion for all the nations farmers in 1980, soared to nearly $13.6 billion last year. The average debt service per farm jumped from $4,287 to $5,671 over the same peri- WASHINGTON (AP) American farmers shelled out $130.9 billion to meet production bills in 1982, down slightly from revised 1981 expenditures of $131.8 billion, the Agricul- of You may writ to Percy Rou, la caro this newspaper, P.O. Box 35000, Minneapovolume lis, MN 55435. Because of the heavy of mall, only a limited number of requests alwill be answered In future columns, though many others may be acknowledged W., metals from scrap. The building is five stories tall, constructed of granite-face- d steel and concrete; it features a vault with walls and a n door, and a smokestack. 10,000-square-fo- Service on N. Washington Street hS Wilkes-Barr- e to fit you with the Ear hearing sysMiracle Dahlberg tem that will best correct your hqw ' ingloss. kids ftt I know how it hurts when school laugh at us. Dear Mr. Ross: Your column is in the Wilkes-Barr- e Times Leader, and I read it every week. 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