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Show SMITH FI ELD, CACHE COUNTY, UTAH, FRIDAY, I I The SMITHFIELD SENTINEL I I more warlike today ihtn it ever did. They see dishonesty and crime gangextremely prevalent, sters rooming the streets with dead0 ly weapons, automobiles killing people and injuring 1,000,003 in a year and very loose sex and marriage relations. Another side of the picture koks different Far more is done for unfortunate people than ever Before. Previously when there was an industrial depression destitute folks were mostly left to shift for themlias selves. New the government out billions for their benefit. The people spend their money for philanthropies os they never before. The difficulties of the present depression have curtailed charity contributions somewhat, but people IrV learned to give in proportion to their inaomes as they never did before. The opportunities for poor and struggling folks are going to be better than ever before. IA country that does so mifch to opes opportunities for education and development, will eventually make progress in every good way Perhaps our greatest fault, is i that young people's beads have been ffll-wibook knowledge, so they are bright and alert, but they have not been taught that the straight path ia the only one to happiness. t 37,-00- Every Friday at Smitkfield, Utah PubDalwd Entered at the Pwtoffice at Smithfield, Utah, aa Second CUaa Mail Matter Advertising Rates Will Be Made Kaawa Upon Applies tioa 'hut THE FOOL AND HIS MONEY A dhoip price doe ni always constitute a bargain. That is as true of aocuritiea oa it is of shoes or anything else. And there h grave danger in the increasing activity in penny stacks, according to Chaiks It. Gay, President of the New York Stock Exchange. I don't like the looks of the recent flurry in stocks seHing for & fuw dollars a share, Air. Gay said. "That kind of Activity may mean tlie uninformed person is coming into the market and that is a matter aut 1935. ut. farm This information is shown graphof a in summary States ! b 'km ically by W. & CuUf.rf, farm tenure recently made available Eccn- - dit administration. by the Bureau of Agricultural oils. TLe newajHjrera tell about bathtub mysteries. Principal one in many homes is, who left that line of j I dirt along the inside of the tub? You Can Roach Thom HEWS IN BRIEF In 1880 three farmers out of four! owned the land they operated; only one in four was e tenant. Today, two farmers out cf every five are Instantly : -- by Telephone Useful every day and priceless in emergencies, a telephone pays for itself in time and trips saved. Enjoy its protection and convenience for a few cents a day. farmer-operator- tb be the dearest security in the country. Make no mistake about it: d The people in Wall Street dont want to see the public rushing into securities without first finding out what theyre buying. This is a very timely warning, in view of the greatly increased activity in securities of all types and prices. There may be penny stocks which will prove, in time, to be good purchases, but there are unquestionably in the minority, and should be closely investigated. live stock exchanges, of their own volition, and with the assistance of Federal laws, have made it possible for anyone to secure authentic information about securities he plans to buy. Wise investors whether they have a hundred dollars or a million dollars to invest always carefully investigate. The fool and his money are easily parted aid nq law or hjuik1 advice seem able to save them. right-minde- 3 , , concern. Many stock buyers never eecm to have got over the idea that a ttuclc is a bargain just because its price is tow. I cant stress too much the plain fact that just because a stock is selling at a low price is no guarantee it is cheap. A stock can be selling as low aa $2 and still -I1 States has increased from 81 per omics in Washington. Utah, cent in 1900, 33 per cent in 1910, are 23 per cent in 1900 and 37 per cent in 1920 to 44 per ;cent in 1920, 20 cent in 1930 and 45 per cent in and 21 per cent in iy"n tractive, hut the streets and public A tiwn with ,ijcira must be clean. the a mess of H:ter flying street loks cn the define. If you went into a wumans home, and found it all littered up with refu e, you would not have a high opinion of rer capacities. Similarly if the streets of a city are cluttered and never cleaned up, you say that city; lacks self icspect and systematic- meth- - tenants, and the three farmers wro their aTe still owners have seen equitv in their own land decline until it amounts, on the aerage, to considerably lew than half the land's total value. In 18 States In 1930 's the equity, or ownership free of debt, was less than 10 per cent of the total value of farm real estate, and in three of our be-- t farming States this equity was under 30 per cent. Thus in the half century, while we hoped pa-- t TOWNS MUST BE CLEAN we were building a secure rural Much of the progress and activity foundation far our civilisation, we were actually converting owner-farmeof a town depends upon the impresinto tenants end at the same which sion it makes on neighboring towns and waiters from a distance. time chiseling away the equities of If the place looks seedy and deca- those not yet converted. Secretary dent, people are slaw to come and Wallace. trade or anything else. The percentage of farm land opNot merely must business buildings and homes be kept neat and erated under lease in the United for PROGRESS OR DECLINE? Is the world making progress, or going into a decline? Airs. Carrie Chapman alt, famous leader in the fight for woman suffrage, cheered mkny friends when FEBRUARY 5, T937 Any employee will take your order. rs she said on the ooossion of her 78th birthday that she is confident the human trace ia moving onward and upward. Many good folks will not be able to agree with her. They look at the worlds upset condition, which seems The Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Company I f V. tV I!!1 ANNOUNCING V A NEW HOME FOR HOT POINT ELECTRIC RANGES CRYSTAL FURNITURE IS NOW IN A POSITION TO GIVE SERVICE IN THESE FINE RANGES COAI-PLET- E BRINGS NEW THRIFT ELECTRIC COOKERY Greet new electric eon, seated lUHotal tube, resists air, mote, twe, age and abuse. Permits eoking speed heretofore an ksowu to oloctrio Cooks faster with leso rings.. Murat. im The new hi speed Electric Ranges that everyone Is talking about axe here. Come in today. See how ' Calrod cooks with new speed, newthrifcncweose. Learn why so many of your neighbors are turn- ing to electricity as the final fuel for cooking. -- Hot-poi- Customers of iTie Utah Power S Light Company received a far greater amount of electric service for their money in 1 936 than in any previous year of the companys history. nt TTie m i THE Hotpoints ectric . nasty tsi nitfe sn black ceeSiiMat ers...Tkee chime far Umtas nrfjae Makfc SsrsBcm tram 1 Is NOW ONLY DORCHESTER 1937 e half-pric- el- built-to-the-fl- range. Modern in Style. Modest in price. DOWN Balance Monthly JJQ DROP IN AND SEE HOW EASILY YOU $25 half-pric- st LOOK AT THESE FEATURES Cs. y new plan for extra electricity was inaugurated late in 1933, so it was during 1936 that the benefits of this low-cosendee materialized to the advantage of our residential and commercial customers. A total of more than 45,000 took advantage of e electricity and the reduced rate, and enjoyed a total saving of approximately $275,000 during the period. Another saving to these customers resulted from the reduction of lc per kilowatt hour in the lighting rate in practically n!I of the company's territory, which became effective October S, 1936. An additional lc reduction in the residential lighting rate will become effective April 1, 1937, at AIAY OWN ALLOWANCE A HOT POINT $25 WE WANT TO BUY' YOUR OLD COAL OR ELECTRIC RANGE AND WE ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU $25 FOR IT, REGARDLESS OF ITS CONDITION AS A PAYMENT ON A NEW ELECTRIC RANGE. Crystal Furniture Company LOGAN, UTAH 12-mo- The definite downward trend in electricity cost is reflected in the pres- ent average rale for household service pf 4.34c per kilowatt hour as compared with a corresponding rate of 6.72c in 1926. Ten years ago the household customer used an average of 34 kilowatt hours per month, for which he paid $2.28. In 1936 he used 71 kilowatt hours per month foe which he paid an average of $3.1(L He has more than doubled his use of service, with an increase of 1 for which the overage increased cost was only 82c per month, or 36 more. He received this additional service at an average rate of 2.2c per kilowatt hour. The constantly decreasing cost of electricity and the further develop ment and availability of Electric ts has placed the home dweller in a position where the added com fort, convenience and economy re suiting from the greater use of are enjoyed more extensively than ever before. It is anticipated that further reductions in the wages you pay these tireless, dependable Electric Servants will continue hand in hand with the increased use of electricity, which lives such tremendous value for se 10, - Ser-van- eleo-trici- ty die cost. UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO r (12 Per |
