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Show I Cost cl Benefits Dcutlo Taxes cf Cost of benefits furnished by state an! local governments to a typical Utah family Is more than double the taxes paid by such a family to these same units of government, according to a comparison com-parison made by Utah Foundation, a private nonprofit public service serv-ice agency. The relation of taxes paid by a typical family of four to the cost of benefits received from, state and local government is roughly the same as It was In 1955 and 1960 when Utah Foundation made similar comparisons, although al-though major taxes have been increased in-creased substantially in the In terim. Federal taxes paid and Federal benefits received were not considered In any of the Foundation Foun-dation comparisons. A typical family of four, living liv-ing in Salt Lake City, was assumed as-sumed to have a gross income of $8,000 a year, to live In a home with a current market value of $17,500, and to drive 10,000 miles a year in a car with a market mar-ket value of $1,750. On the basis of these assumptions, it was indicated that slightly over $700 would be paid In direct taxes in 1968 to state, county, city, Mid school district. Cost of benefits bene-fits provided by these same government gov-ernment units would exceed $1,-400, $1,-400, according to the research brief Issued by the Foundation. In calculating benefits, money from Federal sources was eliminated elim-inated from state and local budget bud-get totals, as were funds from non-tax sources. Also exempted from state expenditures Were amounts such as the "B" and "C" road funds and liquor profits pro-fits allocated to local government, govern-ment, that there would be no duplication du-plication of these amounts which appeai- In local government bud- Major taxes paid included about $277 in property taxes on the borne, $148 in sales tax (state and local levies totaling 3 14 per cent) and $138 in state income in-come tax. Other direct taxes would include property tax and license plate fees on the family car, state gasoline tax, and miscellaneous mis-cellaneous taxes including those on liquor, cigarettes, and oleomargarine. ole-omargarine. Cost of benefits provided (on the basis of a four-member family) fam-ily) was $480 at the state level, $167 from the county, $.312 from the city, and $470 from the school district. It was noted by the Foundation that the figure for school bene fits was. conservative. Inasmuch as there are more family units In Salt Lake City than, children enrolled in public schools, the average cost per family of the school district is less than the average cost per school child. Average cost per child in Salt Lake City schools in the 1967-68 1967-68 school year was about $620. Cost of benefits for a family with two school-age children would be $1,239. The figure for three schoolage children would be $1,859, and for four school child ren, $2,479. Sign seen on rural highway: Drive safelysomeone may want your heart. 1he Old 1mzn, "Ah, for the good old ways when a teacher's strike landed on the seat of the pants!''' ChtBiM I can do all things in him who strengthens me. (Phil. 4:13). God created us with infinite potential to be a self-motivated, forward looking, positive-minded individual. In looking beyond the mists of doubts, fears, and anxieties, we will find new and miraculous miracu-lous ways to use our power that comes from the Spirit. Minimize the appearance of negation, and real opportunities opportuni-ties for growth, progress and success will be revealed. ST ATI FARM INSU1ANCI - ; d it mm Mr- Shale deposits tell part of the geologic story of American Fork Canyon. The importance of geology to man's life is described in evening programs at the Timpanogos Cave Visitor Visit-or Center, 8:00 p.m., Tuesday nights. UTAH NATIONAL GUARD SUMMER CAMP TO EliD THIS WEEK END A summer camp that ranged from searing sun to chilling snow will end this weekend for about 3,000 Utah National Guardsmen participating in annual field training. The warm hearth of home FBI's Hoover Presents Medals To Young Heroes Nine heroic members of the School Safety Patrol received American Automobile Association Associa-tion Gold Lifesaver Medals in ceremonies conducted in Washington, D. C, by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. They were complimented by Mr. Hoover for their quick and courageous response which saved the lives of schoolmates in traffic accidents. . George F. Kachlein, Jr., executive ex-ecutive vice president of the AAA, said that the traffic death rate of school-age children chil-dren has dropped nearly 50 per cent since the school safety patrols were established, "while the death rate for all other pedestrian age groups has doubled." The recipients of the medals are: Nancy L. Barber, Montrose Mont-rose High School, Montrose, Pa.; Mary B. Stella, Troy Avenue School, Ventnor City, N. J.; Joseph A. Barbarite. St. Thomas Aquinas School, Brooklyn, N. Y.; James R. Bronowicz, McCleary School, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Thomas J. Cairns, Jr., and Ronald J. Gartner, St.. Matthew School, Detroit, Mich.; Glenn Darling. Mary B. Martin School, Cleveland, Cleve-land, Ohio; Bruce D. Higgison, Public School No. 2, Jackson Heights, N. Y. and John Ser-beck, Ser-beck, Culver-Sensor School, Millville, N. J. s s",,'p,,,f?iTr I PEST CONTROL fpTERHIINIX OF UTAH it Fetf CortrtJ Awx ANTS tB IE IkJtDCi-TtWe C" " 1,1 5 MKTS F.N. A. STANDARDS MT WIIOCONTRd-AllTYMSl TREE ft YARD SPRAYING p& FREE ESTIMATES 4 HS Ralph Rlnn.il liw. 7M-JJI7 Nir.KTS SLC 41I U31 V ! lAts met JmL j (tSS5) juhm. proven methods used in s Over 100,000 structures STATE FARM INSURANCE - i ITVP7 i . Hi i m will be a welcome sight for the guardsmen who shivered in the cold rain and snow that cascaded down upon the Uintah Mountains early ihis week. And even guardsmen training at Dugway and Camp Williams may have similar thought. At those sites rainstorms chased away the sun and drenchad the dust that marked the first week of camp. Despite the mud which plagued training sessions, boots and brass shined for the VIPs who toured the camp and training ranges. A special visitor this week was Lt. Gen. Stanley R. Lar-sen, Lar-sen, commander of the 6th U.S. Army, the Presidio, San Francisco. Fran-cisco. He was among several "stars" who visited Maj. Gen. Maurice L. Watts, Utah Adjutant General. Other 6th Army generals who visited during field training exercises ex-ercises were Maj. Gen. Carl Darnell Jr., deputy commander of reserve forces, and Brig. Gen. William M. Glasgow, division of engineers, south pacific division. di-vision. June 14 was reserved for Utah Gov. Calvin L. Rampton, who is commander-in-chief of the Utah Guard. Ceremonies included the colorful pageantry of a military parade, with stirring music pro- Ray's Buys 13 17 rag American Fork J. KurnhBitinoi State Farm Life Insurance Company Retired Persons May Vcrk Without Losing Social Sec. "Retired" doesn't mean you can't do any work at all. According Accord-ing to Don Ponalt .on, District Manager of the Provo Social Security Office, starting in 1968 you may earn up to $1,680 a year without losing any of your social security. Even though you earn considerably mce than that, you may still draw some benefits. Mr. Donaldson explained that the $1,680 limitation is combined with a sliding scale provision. Here's how it works: If you are working regularly and do not earn more than $1,680 a year in wages, no benefits will be withheld, with-held, and you will receive all of your social security benefits each month. Should you earn vided by the 23rd Army Band. Afterwards, the camp extended extend-ed hospitality to visiting families fami-lies and friends of guardsmen in the traditional Family Day activities. ac-tivities. Visitors were given a first-hand glimpse of what their neighbors do during annual field training. In the rolling foothills of the Uintah Mountains, guardsmen constructed bridges and roads in the Mocn Lake area. Materials for the projects were provided by the Duchesne County Road Department, while guardsmen supplied the labor and equipment. Guardsmen also rioted this weekbut it was part of a planned plan-ned demonstration. To show how well-prepared guardsmen are to handle civil disturbances, the demonstration was held for two visiting groups, the Citizens Advisory Ad-visory Council and Honorary Colonel Col-onel Corps. A mock village was constructed and a guard unit was "volunteered" "vol-unteered" to act as a group of dissidents. The 625th Military Police Co. then portrayed the different formations used to dispel dis-pel or control a mob. Lake this week, about a dozen guardsmen will graauate from Officer Candidate School. For successfully completing a gruelling gruel-ling 54 week course, they will receive their second lieutenant bars. The first lighthouse on the West Coast was established on Alca- traz Island in 1854 "There" WoUf lf;9Coast Guardsmen manning ships, boats, and stations in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1968 more than 200 lives were saved by Coast Guardsmen in Northern California. 15 i POCKET CO! 35 i cich 2$ mm SHOE LACES Black and Brown 2 pair 5c BAEL P0I1IT PENS esch 7g 7T77 rf SAVE Fl I J 120 lioriti 1st East more than $1,680 a year, $1 will be withheld from your retirement re-tirement benefits for each $2 you earn between $1,680 and $2,880. If you earn more than $2,880, $1 will be deducted from your benefits for each $1 you make over $2,880. Regardless of how much you earn in a year, you will receive your full social security check for any month in which ybu do not earn more than $140 in wages and are not active in "She says other wives have their pictures on their husband's desks!" Automotive Air Conditioning Service ALL MAKES -CLLEY Phone 1. self-employment. You will also get your benefit payment for any month in which you are 72 or over, no matter how much you earn in the year. For more information about how working after you apply for benefits will affect your ret're-ment ret're-ment or survivors payments, your Social Security Office is located at 170 North 200 West Provo, Utah. Please write or call them or go in to see them between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. weekdays. On Monday they are open until 6:30 p.m. SMITHS WELCOME NEW BABY SON Delighted first time parents, Burdell and Carolyn Kir km an Smith, are simply walking on air since the arrival of their tiny baby son on Saturday, June 14, at the American Fork Hospital. "Cory Burdell," asthenewcom-er asthenewcom-er will be called, weighed in at seven and one-half pounds. His mother reports that "he has lots of dark hair and is just darling." Sharing grandparent honor s are Mr. and Mrs. Donald E. Kirkman and Mr. andMrs. Roy B. Smith, all of American Fork. AUTO GO. 756 - 3533 ' f WAI3T All EASY WAY TO HAH Yoen coiiey? 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