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Show FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1970 Pag Eight Local Property Assessed at 16.72 in Salt Lake County Locally assessed property in Salt Lake County is being assessed on the average of 16.72 per cent of its selling price. For the state as a whole, the average assessment ratio for all locally asessed property is 15.67 percent. These facts were presented in in analysis by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, of a recent assessment-sale- s ratio study published by Tax Commission. Utah the Foundation analysts report that there is considerable variation in the average assessment levels for the different classes of property in Utah. For example, residential property in Salt Lake County currently is being assessed at 18.31 per cent of selling price. This compares with average assessment levels of 17.3 per cent for commercial property, 13.43 for unimproved lots and 5.34 for parcels over five acres (mainly farm properties on large unimproved tracts). The Foundation notes that the Tax .Commission study did not include assessment ratios for personal property (machinery, motor vehicles, etc.) and properties assessed directly by the state. These property classes currently are being assessed at 26 to 28 per. cent of cash cash value. Inventory assessments, however, are in process of being phased out. Under the 1969 inventory tax repeal law, assessments on inventories are reduced to 20 per cent in 1970, 14 per cent in 1971, and 8 per cent in 1972. After January 1, 1973, inventories will be completely exempt in Utah. Household furnishings of owner occupied dwellings have been exempt from property tax in Utah since 1959. In addition to variation among property classes, the Foundation indicates that there are also considerable differences in assess ' r , People living in homes built of wood receive significantly less radiation exposure than do those in houses made of block, brick, stone or other materials. This is indicated by research in . New England by Harvard universitys department of Environmental Health Sciences. . TOGETHER WITH T:-D.- A. The (toluenediamine). chemical is reported to have caused tumors in laboratory animals. 2,4 T.D.A. is used only in the permanent dyes in the to 6 week variety, not in the rinses. 2,4 T.D.A occurs in small amounts in a few darker shades of permanent hair coloring. After carefully studying the labels at the local beauty supply houses, I found two interesting facts. First, none of the ingredients are listed on any of the beauty products. Secondly, this weak warning is the closest hint you have of any damage which might come from a dye bottle. One must admit it is hardly sufficient: Caution: This product contains ingredients which may cause skin irritation on certain individuals. A preliminary test, according to accompanying directions, should first be made. This product must not be used for dyeing eye lashes or eyebrows; to do so may cause blindness. 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There's no better time than nowl NEW CLASSES BEGIN AT ROBERT STEUR COLLEGE OF BEAUTY IN SALT LAKE CITY AND OGDEN ON JAN. 121 . want to bacoma a professional! Ploasa sand ma my own personal copy j of GET TOGETHER WITH TOMORROW" understand tharo Is no obligation. NAME ADDRESS. CITY. .STATE. .ZIP. MAIL TO: Robert Steur College of Beauty 205 Wilmington Avenue Salt Lake City, Utah 84106 1 Rol&d Stem) t OoCe o'Heaulig. GET IN THE VINNERS CIRCLE - no beauty college has received or can match the honor awards won by Robert Steur College of Beauty 1205 Wilmington Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah (801) 326 Twenty-FourtStreet, Ogden, Utah (801) h Utah road construction projects in the fiscal year beginning next July 1 has been scheduled for action on the House floor later this week, Rep. Sherman Lloyd, reported Tuesday. The 2nd District Congressman said Utahs apportionment of funds from the Federal Highway Trust Fund would be uesd to continue work on the interstate highway system; improve primary, secondary and the urban roads; provide traffic improvements within urban areas; and to make safety improvements at high hazard locations. Rep. Lloyd said the largest share of the Utah apportionment $54.3 million, would be used to continue work on the interstate highway system. Nearly $10 mil-- , lion would be used for improving primary, secondary and urban roads feeding into the interstate system. Of the remaining funds, would be used for improvement of traffic systems in urban areas of the state; $1.3 million would be spent to upgrade rural roads; $1,078,000 for new highway systems within the citi : and $1.8 million would be used for improving safety factors at locations with high accident rates. ah, $1,-038,0- AGE 364-343- 486-936- 1 7 Metric Coming to United States, Better Get Ready For It It was the intention of Pierre strengthen her position in world L'Enfant, designer of the na- trade, which in no small way tions capital, that the White tied to a universal exchange of House would be visible from the measurement. Only the U.S., Capitol building by looking up Ghana and Sierre Leone mainPennsylvania Avenue. This was tain the outdated and confusing President Andrew system of odds and ends. There is every reason to believe that the future does hold a changeover. The National Bureau of Standards has been in the process of studying the various aspects of adopting the metric system. The Department of Comwhere I want the cornerstone of merce has come out in favor of the Treasury Building. Right smack in the middle of Pennsyl- a switch. NASA has already anvania Avenue. Exit LEnfants nounced a decision to publish its scientific data in metric term dream. Our system of weights and according to the Tulsa Tribune measures has come down to us in an editorial calling for the in much the same haphazard metrics adoption. fashion. A jumble of arbitrary Unfortunately, there is (quite 12 decisions. Why should inches unexpectedly) some confusion on equal one foot? Or three feet the part of individuals as to make one yard? Or 1,760 yards what a changeover would entail one mile? Or 1,728 cubic inches but as the Tribune notes, but a cubic foot? Or 27 grains add we cannot remain a great interup to one dram? All came about national leader if we retain the standards incompatible with the without a plan. of the world and in the rest Thomas Jefferson, who paved the way for our sane monetary computer age it becomes impersystem based on tens (one of ative that our calculations jibe the worlds most sensible), at- with those of other countries. The changeover is inevitable; tempted to gain acceptance of a similar plan for weights and the confusion is not. Space does unfortu- not allow a complete explanameasures, but failed nately. This was just after the tion in one column of all the French had adopted the metric reason? for and explanations of system of measure, where all the metric system. In the near weights and measures do share future we will shed some more a common denominator. But the light on the entire subject young nation followed the Brit- pros and cons. But one thing you ish lead and here we are in a can bet on, there will be a day in the years to some when that bind. contest winner will be a Recently, the British and the beauty instead of Commonwealth nations have re- stunning When that day comes you solved to follow the other 200 realize that the change was will plus nations of the world who not so bad after all, and she will use the metric system. England was forced to do so in order to still be as lovely. upset by Jacksons fierce temper. Jackson, angered by an impasse over the site of the Treasury building, strode out one day and stabbed the ground with his cane and said, Right here is 91-61-- Contains $69 Million For Utah Highways R-Ut- TOMORROW I We wrote last about hair dyes containing the chemicals 2,4 A federal aid to highways bill authorizing $69.5 million for rGET I ITS YOUR BUSINESS ment levels among counties. The overall average assessment ratios for local assessed real property in Utah range from a low of 7.98 per cent in Wasatch to a high of 17.3 per cent in Sevier County. The Foundation attributes this variation in assessment levels to rapidly changing land and property values in some of the counties coupled with out of date assessments on many of the locally assessed properties. Recent Tax Commission reappraisal efforts have been concentrated in counties that appear to be particularly out of line with state averages. For. example, the first two counties reassessed under the 1969 reappraisal program (Summit and Wasatch) have the lowest assessment levels in the state. One of the stated aims of the State Tax Commission, according to the Foundation, has been to raise the general level of local assessments in Utah to 20 per cent of the reasonable fair cash value. Although the average assessment leve for all improved property in the State was gradually raised from 15.89 per cent of selling price in 1961 to 17.98 per cent in 1967, the average assessment ratio slipped back to 16.98 per cent in 1970. Foundation analysts attribute this latest decline mainly to the fact that real estate values have been rising faster than assessments during the past few years. THE SALT LAKE TIMES 00 " Kennecott Names Jones PR Chief Appointment of W. B. Jones as director of public relations of Kennecott Copper Corporation was announced Monday by Gilbert E. Dwyer, vice president for 91, 36-24-- 36. Three New Deputies Appointed To S.L. Attorney's Office Salt Lake County Attorney-elec- t Carl J. Nemelka this week appointed three key assistants. They will take office January 4 when Mr. Nemelka is sworn in. Named as assistant County Attorney was Nick J. Colessides. Chief Criminal Deputy will be Donald Sawaya and chief civil deputy will be Ray G. Grouss-ma- n. Halgren and Merrill Davis. Sawaya will remain as the chief criminal deputy at the request of Nemelka. Sawaya was the first full time deputy attorney for Salt Lake County, appointed in 1966, by then county attorney Grover Giles. He remained in that office under Mr. Christensen and will continue under Nemelka. Colessides is a graduate of the Mr. Nemelka replaces Gordon University of Utah College of Christensen, who did not run Law. He also has a masters defor office, and his assistants Leon gree in political science with emphasis in public adminstra-tioHe has been employed in administration. of Economic OpportuOffice the Mr. Jones, 42, will succeed nity (OEO). Lester Ziffren, who has been the Sawaya is a graduate of the since relations director U. Law School in 1965, and has public 1961. Mr. Ziffren wil be special been with the countys law ofassistant to the vice president for fice since 1966. He was first administration until he retires appointed chief criminal deputy next year. in November, 1970. Groussman is a former police Mr. Dwyer also announced to the transfer of Edwin Dowell officer, deputy county attorney the corporate public relations and public prosecutor. He has department as manager - public a degree in secondary education relations. Mr. Dowell, whose ap- and attended the graduate school pointment is effective Jan. 1, of business administration. He 1971, has been with Kennecott also earned his law degree from since 1958 as director of public the University of Utah. relations, Metal Mining Division March of Dimes experts say and in addition to his new corDowMr. that porate responsibilities fully half of the deaths of to ell will continue provide pub- preschool Americans are caused lic relations service to the Metal directly or indirectly by birth defects. Mining Division. n. |