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Orem Geneva Times BUSinGSS PCIVS 35 Of March 31, 1977 Property Taxes In County 4 Charles O. Sloan Veterans Heed Employment Spencer C. Heiner, veterans employment representative for the Job Service Center (UtahDe-department of Employment Security) in Provo stated that there are many veterans with good employment skills who are still seeking work. The following information on one of the veterans may prove interesting. It is typical of many of the applicants registered with Job Service.

The information is presented with the veterans permission. Currently we have available for work a 38-year old disabled veteran who has over fourteen months experience as a part-owner, manage, and salesperson in a small fish aquarium store. Inadequate financial backing forced him to close the store and eventually required that he accept public assistance. He states that he is most anxious to get off of the Public Assistance rolls as quickly as possible and will accept any work he is physically capable of doing. However, he needs an income at least sufficient to provide the necessities for a family of seven.

In addition to managing a fish aquarium store this veteran has had two years experience as president and manager of a collection agency. Many other skilled workers and several laborers are represented among the local unemployed veterans. Remember the veteran was once the military and gave important service to our country. Those people who have hiring authority for any employer are urged to seriously consider the veteran when hiring. Mr.

Heiner reminded veterans and employers that there is never a charge for any service provided by the Job Service Center. Edith Musser Mad sen Edith Musser Sheets Madsen, 85, 73 S. 300 Pleasant Grove, Utah, died March 29 at the Central Utah Convalescent Center of Orem. She was born Dec. 2, 1891, in Salt Lake City to Moroni Musser Shiets and Annie Musser.

She r.v ried David H. Madsen Sept. 17, 19! 3. He died March 22, 1963. Mrs.

Madsen attended school in Lakeview and Tooele County. She attended LDS Business College. At the age of 17 she worked as assistant secretary to Governor William Spry. She also worked as supervisor, Naval Supply Depot, Clearfield. She served as a teacher in Primary, Sunday School and VWMIA while living in Salt Lake City after moving from Provo in 1919.

She served on the Primary Stake Board for the Granite Stake. In 1949 she moved to Lakeview, Utah County, and held various positions in the Lakeview Ward. She was an active member of Owners of business property paid 35.1 percent of the total property tax bill in Utah County last year. Throughout the state, about 48 percent of all property taxes charged during 1976 were collected from owners of commercial property. These were some of the facts reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax researchorganizationsin its latest analysis of the property tax burden in Utah.

According to the study, property taxes charged by all units of government in Utah County last year amounted to $23,851,715. Of this sum, the various classes of commercial and industrial property accounted for $8,377,982, or 35.1 percent of the total. Other property categories include residential (52.3 percent), motor (6.2 percent), agricultural (5.9 percent), and (0.3 percent). Part of the property taxes collected on motor vehicles represents taxes on business and industry and part on individuals. Throughout the state, property taxes charged during 1976 totaled $240,134,711.

The report points out that this amount represents an increase of $32 million or 15.4 percent over the 1975 total. Most of this gain can be accounted for by new properties being added to the tax rolls and by increases in existing valuations resulting from the statewide reappraisal program. Last year the revaluation was completed in Iron, Juab, Piute, and Utah Counties. Taxes charged in these four counties rose by $7 million or 33 percent in 1976. The average mill rate throughout the state declined during 1976 for the fifth consecutive year.

Foundation analysts hasten to point out, however, that this decline does not necessarily mean that the property taxes paid have declined during this period. In many cases, the lower mill rate was more than offset by highei assessments placed on the properties. This wjs especially true in those counties that were revalued under the five-year reappraisal program. Approximately three out of every five dollars in property taxes collected in Utah goes for the support of local schools. According to the Foundation report, local school levies accounted for $144.3 million, or 60.1 percent of all property taxes last year.

In addition to the property tax, public schools receive all of the individual and corporate income tax revenue plus substantial part of the sales tax through transfers from the general fund. Although schools receive the bulk of all property tax revenue, the largest percentage increases during recent years have been by special improvement districts. The Foundation study points out that property taxes imposed by special improvement districts rose by 274 percent over the past ten years. This compares with property tax increases of 119 percent for counties, 78 percent for schools, and 74 percent for cities and towns during this same ten-year period. Last year there were 425 different governmental units in the state that had the authority to impose a property tax.

The study observes, however, that because of overlapping configurations, there were actually 565 separate taxing areas where a different overall mill rate could be imposed. The overall property tax mill rate varied from a low of 44.77 mills ($44.77 per $1,000 assessed valuation) in one unincorporated area of Utah County to a high of 114.77 mills in one section of Salt Lake City. The average mill levy for the state was 74.69 mills last year, compared with 75.06 mills in 1975. Harlo Clayton Harlo La Faya Clayton, 63, 3345 N. 650 Provo, died March 29, 1977 at the Central Utah Convalescent Center of a lingering illness.

He was born May 7, 1913, to Don Carlos Clayton and Aretta Burr. He married Melba King on Sept. 30, 1936 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. He had been a carpenter for the State Road Commission for 20 years, retiring in 1973, and was a member of the Capenter's Local Union 1498. Mr.

Clayton received his education in Orem Schools where he was active in all sports, lettering in baseball, basketball and track. In his senior year he received the senior class medal for outstanding athletic achievement. He was a high priest in the Latter-day Saint Church. Other interests included hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife of Provo, two sons and one daughter: Gary Harlo Clayton, Provo; Dennis Kay Clayton, Orem; Mrs.

Wayne (Kathleen) Stringfellow, Price; 7 grandchildren; four brothers and two sisters: C. Donald Clayton, Carlos H. Clayton, Mrs. Walter (Theresia) Pyne, all of Orem; Ken-ner B. Clayton, Provo; Leonard K.

Clayton. Dugway, and Mrs. Verl (Kmma) Christiansen of Lindon. Funeral services will be held Alma P. Astle Alma Paul Astle, 90, 195 N.

800 Orem, died Friday, March 25. 1977 of causes incident to age in the American Fork Hospital. Mr. Astle was born Oct. 5, 1886 in Montipelier, to John and Melvina Ann Banks Astle.

He married Martha Caroline Dutson, Sept. 29, 1909 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died Nov. 12, 1973. He was active in the LDS Church and was a high priest.

He had served as elders quorum counselor, Sunday School teacher and counselor, ward teachers advisor and was an active temple worker. He was a farmer. Being active in civic affairs, he was precinct committeeman, constable president of Grover Canal director of Star Valley Creamery and vice chairman of Lincoln County Republican Party while living in Star Valley, Wyo. Survivors include seven" sons and four daughters, Ralph A. Astle, serving in Oklahoma -Rulsa Mission; George E.

Astle, Gran-dview, Mrs. LaMonte (Verda) Draney. McGill, Myrle D. Imaly, Nevada; Mrs. Henry (Kena) Barnum, Mantua, Box Elder County; Owen D.

Astle, Evan I). Astle and Dale D. Astle, all of Orem; Mrs. Sherman (Vesta) Smith, Sterling, Scm D. Astle, Dietrich, Mrs.

Elton (Zoma) Kidd, Layton; 49 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; one brother and two sisters, Lehi Sam Astle, Mrs. Carl (Ruby) Landburg. Mrs. Wesley IMaryl Tripp, all of Salt Lake City. Funeral Services were held tTuesday.

Burial was in Grove, Wyo. Charles Owen Sloan, 49, of 676 East 1700 South, Orem, Utah, died March 23. 1977 of a heart attack. He was born in Huntington, Indiana, Nov. 3, 1927, to Glenn C.

and Violet Souers Sloan. He married June Howard Oct. 7, 19f0 in McAlester. Okla. Mr.

Sloan was a construction worker at the time of his death. He received his education in both Indiana and Oklahoma Schools. After school, he entered military service, where he attended pharmaceutical school in San Antonio, Texas. Following his release from the military, he attended business college in Missouri. He was called l.dck into military service during the Korean conflict.

Following marriage, they made their first home in Tulsa, Okla, living there until 1956 when they moved to California. He was transferred to Utah in 1964. He was a member of the Southern Baptist Church, with membership held in First Baptist Church of Pleasant Grove. He was a member of Giddens, International. He held membership in Alpa Lodge No.

12, Ft. Gibson, Masonic 32nd Degree, Scottish Rite. He was also a member of VFW, American Fork, and a member of Order of Easter Star No. 351 Ft. Gibson.

He was affiliated with El Kalah Shrine, Salt Lake City. He is survived by his wife of Orem, three sons; Carrol O. "Pete" Sloan, Pleasant Grove, C. Michael Sloan and Curtiss D. Sloan, both of Orem; Parents; Mr.

and Mrs. Glenn C. Sloan, Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma: Two sisters; Mrs. Wilbur (Marceil) Groh, Wolcottville, Indiana, Mrs.

J. Roy (Barbara) Helmer, Bar-tlesville, Oklahoma. Funeral services were held Monday, March 28 at Ft. Gibson, Okla. Interment at National Cemetery in that same city with full military rites accorded at the gravesite.

DUP. Survivors include one son, Guy Warren Madsen of Orem, and one brother, Laurence M. Sheets, Salt Lake City and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Friday, April 1, at 2 p.m. in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo.

Friends may call at Berg Mortuary on Friday prior to services. Interment will be in the Provo City Cemetery. Friday, April 1, at 11 a.m. in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel, Provo. Friends may call at the Mortuary Thursday evening from 6-8 p.m.

and Friday prior to services. Interment will be in the Provo Citv Cemetery. RENT-A-CAR BEESLEY MEMORIALS TlAIlM Mortuary F95 per day Services 373-1841 Mountain Motors Lease Daily Rental Co. 130 So. State -Orem ph.

225-3880 RICHARD J.MORGAN Richard James Morgan, 38, 01 Elko. died March 24, 1977 in an automobile accident in Ogden. Survivors include his mother, Mrs. Max D. Williams and brother Dan C.

Morgan, both of Ogden. ARTHUR B. GORE Arthur B. Gore, 57, Provo, died Tuesday, March 22, 1977 at Utah Valley Hospital of congestive heart failure. Included in his survivors are daughter, Mrs.

Herman (Erma) Loefiller, Mrs. Ronald (Kay) Birrell and Mrs. Gary (Maurine) Stubbs, all of Orem. MARRILLA S. ELLISON Merilla Sheen Johnson Ellison, i 76, of Payson, died Tuesday, March 22.

1977 in Payson Hospital following a short illness. She was the mother of Blaine G. Johnson, Orem. LOWEST PRICES, FINEST QUALITY LARGEST SELECTION IN UTAH MarkD.Keele Mark Dean Keele, two-week old son of Donald Francis and Peggy Mae Unsworth Keele of 355 East 150 North, Orem, died Monday, March 21, 1977 at Primary Childrens Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born March 8, 1977 at Utah Valley Hospital.

He is survived by his parents, five brothers and one sister, Terri Lynn, John David Brian Michael S. and Grant A. Keel all of Orem; grandparents. Mr. and Mrs.

Ruel Unsworth and Mrs. Pearl H. Coleman, all of Orem. Funeral services were held in Orem last Thursday. WU'M nn nQcn ARTHRITIS IS EXPENSIVE The annual cost of arthritis to the national economy in 1975 in medical care expenses and lost wages was more than $13 billion, with more than 14 million workdays lost that year.

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State) Thursday from p.m. Kdith M.Madsen Funeral services are pending and will be announced by Berg Morturary. Ilolladay Hills Funeral Home Santaquin, Utah MelvinH. "Slim" Smith Funeral services will be held Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Santaquin LDS Stake Center.

Friends may call Wednesday evening from 7-9 p.m. at the Ilolladay Hills Funeral Home and Thursday prior to services. Interment Santaquin City Cemetery. Flea Market Of Ideas Sets Final Series 1 I Christie Sabey Durrani Funeral services were held Saturday at 2 p.m. in the Berg Drawing Room Chapel.

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Open to the faculty, students, and the public without charge, the lectures are sponsored by the General Education Committee at BYU, according to committee memberDr. Vernon J. Tipton. Three series were held the fall semester and this is the final series of winter term Thursday lectures include the following, all to be given in room 357 Wilkinson Center: 9 a.m. LarryH.

Peer, "Humanitas' in the Scriptures; Or, How to Be a Humanist and Really Like It, 10 a.m. George W. Pace, "Programs, Principles, Ordinances, and Jesus Christ; 11 a.m.--Mary Ann Wood, "Hatfields vs. McCoys and Other Attempts at Dispute Settlement; 12 noon-Hal G. Moore, "Abstract Algebra An Art 1 p.m.

"The Habits of an Effective 2 p.m. -David H. Yarn, "What Is the History of Philosophy?" 3 p.m. Howard C. Stutz, 'Evolution and the Scriptures." Friday lectures are as follows, all to be given in room 321 Wilkinson Center; 9 a.m,--Phillip B.

Daniels, "Power, Power, Who's Got the Power?" 10 a.m.Arthur R. Bassett, "Mormonism and 11 a.m.-- Marion J. Bentley, "Sentiment Verses 12 noon Matthew Hilton, "Liberty: An Eternal Principle Revealed ty 1 p.m.--W. Cleon Skousen, A New and Promising Approach to American Criminal Justice" 2 p.m. Neal E.

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Charles Owen Sloan Funeral services were held March 28 at Gibson Oklahoma. Interment National Cemetery, Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. Andrew Colson Oldham Graveside services were held March 28 at 2 p.m. at the Provo City Cemetery.

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