Show Withholding Tax Snub Draws Federal Fire 1 WESTPORT Conn May 14 INS The INS The The federal government cracked down Friday on V Vivien ivien Kellems outspoken woman manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer manu manu- who refuses to collect withholding taxes from her em em- Joseph T. T Healy chief field deputy deputy dep dep- uty of the United States internal t revenue department appeared before before be be- fore tore Town Clerk Lois Clark and r. r filed tiled liens for The Hens liens were against all of 6 the Westport property of Miss tiles Kellems and her brother David and the Kellems company which Is 18 owned jointly by them Miss Kellems has a factory I I which manufactures cable grips I. I and employs about 20 persons person Last February she announced she ehe he no longer would deduct withholding with with with- 1 holding taxes from her I wages ages and challenged the government govern govern- ment to indict her thus forcing a test of the legality of the withholding withholding withholding with with- holding tax law In court Friday morning Healy acted for Thomas F. F Griffin actIng act act- Ing collector of ot internal revenue for fr the Westport district The liens hens involve the unpaid id r withholding tax in the amount of for one quarter interest amounting to 10 and a penalty i of or a. a a total of ot Miss Kellems could not immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- be reached reache for tor comment She Is in Hartford Her brother David refused to tomake tomake I make a statement declaring the next move is up to his lawyer In announcing three months ago that she would no longer deduct taxes from her checks Miss Kellems In a letter to Secretary Secretary Secretary Secre Secre- tary of the Treasury Snyder said I Iam am deliberately violating this law She said at that unions had paid for political advertisements advertisements advertisements advertise advertise- ments in newspapers to test the Taft-Hartley Taft labor law and that these unions were were quickly Indicted Indict indict- ed and nd are arc well on their way to court Miss Kellems added that she felt sure the government will wish to extend the same cooperation and courtesy to me even though I am only a small employer She ceased deducting her em em- taxes after Feb 13 |