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Show V a Thursday, Deceinlcr 27, 1973 f, NUMBER FIFTY -- TWO . VOLUME XXXVII COALVILLE, UTAH 84017 I Utah Legislature Enacts Tax Relief for ProiKM'ly lax prior investments must lie rcliof may Ik all soino elderly people Utah need to slay independent .in these inflationary times, comments Helen Tliarkeray, Utah State University consumer informain tion specialist. And ' erly tax relief under the law, and how does one go about applying for if considered with the income total. Persons under Cfi years of age for whom an extreme hardship lakl fits may also lx granted the tax relief at the discretion of the county commissioners. To ajiply for the proiierty lax relief, call your local courthouse and ask for a tax deferral abdication. Ms. Thackeray said the. form must lx filed with the Ms. Thackeray . said any tersou over G5, whose total yearly income is less than $3,500 and who resides for not less than 10 mouths of each year in the residence for whirl) property tax is requested is eligible. such relief , designed especially to allow older citizens to remain in their own homes, is here," she added. Its the result of a law enacted this spring hy the Utah legislature. The law Ixiard of county commissionprovides that all or a mr-liof the lax assessed on ers each year, and must conresidential proiierty of low tain a signed affidavit of your income persons may lie deeligibility. de-Terri- Also, any couple whose combined total income from all sources does not exceed $4,000 may apply. Any assets, however, such as funds given by relatives or from on ferred. Hoystville Girl Ricks College Cheerleader CHEERLEADERS this year at Ricks College, Rexburg, Idaho, are left to right, front row, Janice Hatch of Bancroft, Idaho; Debbie Wood of Idaho FaUs, and Honda Brooks of Hoytsville, Utah; back jow, ' Debbie Van Gilder of Plantation, ' Fla., Teresa Manwaring of Rigby, Idaho,- - and. Teresa Richards of St. Anthony, Idaho. is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Brooks of Hoytsville. Ricks is the Ronda largest privately-own- in America, two-ye- ed and is ar lome lit by iunglars Last Friday Somebody robbed the missing: Judge. portable TV set; ah un- determined amount of money Justice of the Peace James collected in fines, in behalf 11 of Summit County, and aval- Kilby left his home at a.m. last Friday and when uable coin collection. he returned that evening Summit County Sheriff Ron from Salt Lake he found A paid eventually, either by tjfe heirs or by the future purchaser of the property," she continued. Who is eligible for prop- - State Seeks Public Comment on Triple Truck Trailer Use The State Road Commis- sion has' invited the public Farmers' Response to Record college owned liy the. LDS Church. s The tax will, however, accumulate as a lien against the property until such time as the properly is sold, Ms. Thackeray explained. The taxes will have to lie Robinson stated entrance to the home was made by pry- ing open the back door with a screw driver or other sharp instrument. Tb's home is located at me bottom of Parleys Summit, Law officers are continu- ing the investipition. High Prices Is Being Tested Are farmers responding -- to the recordlhigh prices which have prevailed during much of 1973 by producing more food? If they are, how large are the increases? Mr.Rell Argyle, County Agent says that The Statistical Reporting Service of UJ5. Department of Agriculture aims to find out. SRS technicians will soon interview about 29,000 farm operators in the nation. These farmers are carefully chosn en to represent a of total UJS. agriculture. Some 308 of them are from Utah. These farmers will be cross-sectio- questioned in detail on their . to comment on a proposal to allow triple trailer fruck units on Utah Highways. Comments may be made at the Commissions meeting scheduled for December 28, 1973, at 10:00 a.m. in Room 614 of the State Office Building. A tentative proposal would allow triple trailer units only on continuous sections oi intentions for the spring pig multi-la- ne highway and travcrop; inventories of cattle, el would be determined after hogs, sheep, and chickens; consultation with adjoining and plantings of winter wheat states. and rye for harvest in 1974. Vehicles would be requirUtah State University ed to adhere to present regagricultural economists ex- ulations governing weight plain that the survey find- and width. ings will indicate how farmers are using the opportunity Strict adherence to safety to increase production since regulations and appropriate planting restrictions have power requirements would been eliminated on most be enforced. crops. Each farmer in the survey sample represents a large number of other farmers. Each is urged to cooperate and help make the informa- tion collected as accurate as possible. The triple trailer units would be initially allowed to operate for one year to give the Highway Department a chance to evaluate the safety and performance record of these units. |