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Show THU PAYSON (J IRONIC. I PAVso I ,, 0 , o. i C'aliiui nin, is a Hi - ji: 'ic null-- ;. l Th"""sJe)fon,at fiom rUM'.1 THE CITY COUSIH The Payson Chronicle TH Entered at the Post Office at Payson, Utah County. Utan matter as second-clas- Sta s .'of tt ,r MAX R. WARNER, Editor GRANT B MOORE, Business Manager CLARK BIGLER, Associate Editor Phone Madolrne Dixon, Local Correspondent .. Publishers R WARNER MAX ELISHA WARNER and hjla oalanc 223-- i SU J juarai ;ation $2.00 $1.25 One Year Six Months ue i NIMH is National Editorial Association Member Utan State Press Association and a Pap, lli's Ml. aiule Utah and Taxes he -i.i ti at .h anniM'is h a"11' ins p.. ni. iii.ttion u M 0 mid i'iri ati i'tl nine mu't a vi ir. lull tiu i (is te.lt! li 1 EDITORIALS RMIIV pateni! as riM'i't Indeed, we realize that we cant buy it through sound, svill. We know we must earn irate .i esen i and ik :..turi ethical business practice AL A 1 J.. . Then wcio no b.rnk f u lilies in the United tSates in tile year arinuil Th" turn uf tea pounds 1945, The state of Geoigia giaes million cattle and raises as many a Sl.u-hi.n- e fn:ty fiet " i ou is garden seeds . ; Full hi t.un N. , ji Bulk a! Christensen's in lJa.1 . SMITH AUTO i.'iO i' - .Mu.' n Ste Spanish Fork, Utah - Falls. Contrary to a widespread belief that Utah is a state burden cd with many taxes which other states do not have, a recent survey discloses the fact that only one state, in the west has icuer taxes than Utah. 'I he survey was made by Commissioner MilFurthermore, ton T. 'J wiehell of the State Tax Commission. the survey shows that Utah does nut have any tax which is not duplicated by one or more of the western states. On the other hand, there are fourteen ddferent taxes used by other states in the west which arc not in effect in Utah. C( Phone' i Utah levies fourteen different forms of tax; Nevada uses nine; California, fourteen; Arizona, fifteen; Colorado and Washington, seventeen; and Idaho, twenty. i All the seven western states levy the following taxes: property, alcoholic beverage, motor fuels, motor vehicle rggistration, Idaho, Colorado, insurance and unemployment compensation. California and Arizona levy a corporate income tax which Utah does not have; Colorado and Arizona an estate tax; Idaho and California a severance tax; Colorado, California and Washingand coal tax which are peton a gift tax; Colorado a culiar of the Gem state; Idaho and Washington have forest products taxes; Idaho and Arizona have express company taxes; Washington has a conveyance tax; Idaho and Nevada have gambling taxes; and, believe it or not, Arizona and Nevada still t levy the antiquated poll tax. ton-mil- e Idaho and Arizona are the only states in the group which do not levy a sales and use tax. Most of the states in the group have tobacco taxes, which levy not only on cigarettes, but on all other forms of tobacco as well. TTie beatitudes to aid in halting further advances living costs, U. S. Steel will decrease certain steel prices on May 1, 1948, to the extent of $25,000, should continue to advance, then in fairness to fli employees and to our stockholders we will have 000 annually, these price reductions being applicable so far as possible to steel products related to the cost of living. wages and steel prices under thenexisting tions IN i n i , .1' - H i M ; ',1 1 i u M 1 J condi not in the long run bring benefit to anyone, as it will lead to similar substantial wage increases in other "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven," is the first of the promises It seems to be directed to those who have had little comfort and consolation in this world. ers of America crease. Definitions again are necessary. Who are the poor in spirit? Luke, in his more condensed report of the sermon, says simply. "Blessed are the poor." This does not lend itself well to the thought expressed in the blessing. A person may be poor and not righteous. Likewise, a person may have great riches and yet be counted among those entitled to the blessings of heaven. Abraham. Isaac and Jacob were all men of considerable wealth Goodspced. in his American Translation of the New Testament, puts it thus: "Blessed are they who feel their spiritual need," an interpretation which corresponds nicley with the Book of Mormon rendering: "Blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me. United States Steel believes that costs and prices in general are too high for the good of the nation. industries and to higher prices generally. Such ad wage increase would make necessary a general vance in our steel prices. We are unwilling so to in BLESSED ARE THE POOR IN SPIRIT There '? both on April 22, 1948, concurrently with the denial by U. i. Steel of the request of the United Steelwork -- ti of Announcement of these price reductions was made I i i i t consider at some later date the adequacy was that the granting its request for a "substantial wage increase will By Elisha Warner i AN ENDEAVOR no virtue in a simple impoverishment of spirit. A feeling of humility or degredation will accomplish nothing good, unless the humiliated or degraded one turns to the life and light and hope which are the essence of the Gospel of Christ. Having realized our spiritual needs, what must we do to come unto God? The Psalmist asks the question: "Who shall ascend unto the hill of the Lord, and who shall stand in His holy place?" He then answers the question: "He that hath clean hands and a pure heart, who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity nor sworn deceitfully." The Lord Himself says "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thyheart and with all thy soul and with all thy might and thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self," and indicates that these two commandments encompass the whole law. To thosewho can do these things in spirit and truth is the promise given'theirs is the kingdom of heaven. is Where is the kingdom of heaven, The kingdom of God on earth is generally understood to mean the church. Joseph Fielding Smith in his most recent manual for use in the Priesthood quorums says that the kingdom of God and the kingdom of heaven are one and the same, that the two will ultimately be joined. Following this line of reasoning, it seems idle to think that we can go our way here on the earth ignoring His church and find ourselves after this life numbered with the blessed in Citizens of the kingdom in good standing on earth heaven. will be citizens in good standing in heaven It (CIO) for a substantial wage in shares the firm conviction that American industry and labor should cooperatively do everything in their power to avoid further increases in costs, which, if permitted to occur, must result in higher prices for of Our answer to the Union crease steel prices at this time, as we believe this would be contrary to the best interest of the nation. I he Union's demand for a substantial crease was based on increases in the cost I wage in .of living he index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U. $ almost everything we buy. Certainly the best in terests of all of our people will not be served by a Department of Labof, records an increase of 67.2 per cent in the cost of living between 1940 and February further lowering 1948. in the purchasing power of the We are hopeful that our action in reducing the prices of a number of steel products associated with the cost of living may have a benefical effect through out the nation and may be helpful in bringing about an early stabilization or reduction in the cost of liv ing. If this should prove to be the outcome, e cryone in this country will benefit. If, on the contrary, costs During that same period, average straight5 time hourly earnings of our steel workers rose 73.3 percent; their average actual hourly earnings ad5 'anted 81.3 percent and their average actual weekl) earnings advanced 91.7 percent. These advances are substantially in excess of the increase in the cost of living during that period. costs, there is to be a halt in the surge of rising this there must be full and effective cooperation to end on the part of every segment of our economy If Oi |