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Show T Paul Harvey Whozinit In Our Opinion Hospitals And Political Snarls Ted Steers getting the dock fixer to fix the bank dock right (after a week of frustration for the It Rain . . . Dr. David Murdoch checking the foundation By PAUL HARVEY of his new home in Grace . . . Dont credit me with this Neal Sanders getting back from convention . . . City mongrel prose: it has many Crews getting ready and put- parent at least 420,000 of them: policeting up Christmas decoramen. tions . . . Paul Johnson being A policeman slow on accident reporting is a composite . . Verdon Hansen running it what out of tickets for Saturday men are, a banquet . . . Colleen Stokes mingling of completely frustrated besaint and sincause holes were not punchdust and ner, ed In county tax forms . . . deity. whole town of Preston . . . Eldon Crockett out confirming names for the Preston chamber board . . . Workers busy on Fabric Shop in Grace . . . Malcolm Denton getting the dean up done at the Franklin District Scout Banquet . . . Reid Boiworth pick-bi- g up his mail . . . Sybil McGregor talking about Let all M St Alphonsus hadnt prepared their plans nor bad made plans for financing their abare of the project It Is somewhat fronfcal, but If Rank-M- il county had passed the bond election but year for a new hospital there would have been little hope for construction to start for another two years, maybe longer. Oneida County odd Gooding county passed bond elections for new facilities, at least one before the Franklin county election was held, end now the state department of health says there is no HilNHanris money available to pay the federal governments share. All of the states allocation for funds far two years has been Given to the St Alpbonsus hospital In Boise. Needless to say, Oneida and Goodftfg counties are hopping upset about it an. According to die leaders In the two counties, each has had an A" rating on die need for a new hospital for two years, while St. Alphonsus has had an A rating Just since this spring. Leaders .in Gooding say that their bond issue had been approved by the voters end the plans were ready to go, and Hill-Harr- In a letter to Gov. Don Samuelson, to whom Onekla county has appealed for help, county officials said that the countys share of the funds, $245,000, Is is . in the bank land all necessary details in planning and engineering have been completed. The commissloers told the governor that someplace there is a political snarl and conflict of interest that la Jeopardizing receipt of the matching funds to complete our program. A special hearing has been held and final word Is pending before the state department of health. But It seems rather strange that the state department would set the standards for the hospitals, almost force them Into a bond issue infer that money would be available, and then assign two years funds to one privately owned hospital in Boise. It is no wonder that Oneida and Gooding counties are suggesting that there Is a political snarl. The Family Spending The famfly breadwinner will be interested to know that it costa a moderately living family 50 percent more to mair ends meet today than it did in 1959. In other words, a little more than ' $9,000 a ear compared to half that sum, j years ago. In these figures, produced by the UMted States Bureau of Labor Statistics, there Is more Involved than Inflated costs. The government agency aayi that most of the Increase actually happened because consumers have been upgrading their spending habits. And that this Is posable because their earnings are up. One can Interpret such statistics several ways. Here, for one thing, is direct evidence of the continuing rise of living standards in the American community. More people are owning homes. More people are traveling. Advertising agencies would be glad to say that here Is a exrevolution of rising expectations fulfilled. are being pectations that note that this Increase One Can also to of life but not amenities the add may necessarily to Its happiness. Arthur M. Ross, Commissioner of Labor Statistics says that since spending rose In tandem with earnings, the economic squeeze for the average consumer is about the same as it was In 1959. He Is under pressure eh much ae ever." dit V v. n Since part of this boosted famity budget Is due also to rising prices, one can lament that, with wages and prices both rising, its the same old race, except that the breadwinner has probably advanced himself Into a new income tax bracket, where he win have to pay taxes hereafter at a higher rate. Here the government la the chief beneficiary. These figures confirm the change that la under way throughout the developed, the have nations. Living is modfamernizing. There are more two-ca- r ines in Britain as well as in the United States. People are eating better throughout the Common Market countries. Japans living standards are rising. Other things besides better housing and better cuts of meat contribute to the quality and nobility of living. Some dont figure much In the budget; good reading at the local library, memberIn ship in a drama dub, adventures neighborhood understanding. But In the hard nuts and bolts of the family budget, a 50 percent boost in living costs is very considerable. Unless the United States does a better Job than it is doing at the moment in fighting inwill flation, this percentage-of-increas- e be higher over the next few years, and will reflect some very real hardships. Christian Science Monitor Detour - Through Our Country The bids for the construction of four miiat of new highway In Logan Canyon are to be opened by the Utah high-wacommission on November 28. This will mean that a good section of the highway will be ton up for some time. It is expected to be completed a year from now. y Recently It was suggested by some one that the communities of North Cache county and Franklin county should place a sign or two south of the ' suggesting Logan Canyon Junction, rather strongly that people going to Yellowstone and to areas In Idaho and beyond could avoid the construction by continuing northward on U. S. 91 and then turning off on SH 34 or over Strawberry and Immigration out of Preston. This would be n natural promotion for the cafes, motels, and, in fact, everyone in general There are some, no doubt, who are already at work on such a promotional project WAYNE D. BELL - J. 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What that Even so,' the services for really means Is that they are the property tax dollar ap- exceptional, unusual, not parent to the taxpayer, ex- commonplace. ceeds any other tax dollar he Buried undo: the froth is pays. the fact: less than .5 of For example, assuming a olicemen misfit that person has a gross income of $10,000, he pays about $2,000 Thats a better average to the federal government, than youd find among clergy$380 in state perhaps more, income taxes, about $180 ln men. What is a policeman made sales tax and about (in Boise) $400 in property tax on his of? He, of all men, is at once home. In addition he pays the most needed and the most $290 (this year) in social se- unwanted. curity taxes, which may go up next year to $352 (and dont forget that his employer has to pay a like tax). For this property tax on his home, the $10,000 per year man Gets all of the services of the city, all of the services of the county and more than half of the cost of his schools and a good share of the cost of Boise College. If the businessman does not j think his property that pro- - Politically Speaking By JOHN CORLETT Idaho Statesman Political Editor A businessman of long acquaintance wrote me a letter the other day that not only was discouraging but disturbing. He is a progressive-typ- e businessman interested in the growth and prosperity of the city in which we live and has a pride in its development I think one of the troubles is that the public needs more information on what is being done to help real property 1 1t may owners, he wrote. be that I have not read of these activities. I know others have not for at a recent luncheon meeting of a civic club all of the members at my table were nf the opinion that nothing is being done In the interest of the real property owner. There were eight substantial taxpayers at that table and every one said he would vote against any bond issue until something is done to stop the for his living should not conreal property taxes. tribute to these services, then If these eight men own he ought to fold his tent and sneak away. property downtown then, It is high time for Boiseans indeed, they have exhibited a complete lack of to have some pride in their knowledge of taxes and community and they ought to be willing to build a monuexpressed only in the problems that ment to their city, such as a face the city of Boise. library. Had they taken this attitude in the past, there If these men resided in would be no beautiful and Oregon taey would pay nearly magnificent Boise College, twice the properly taxes they which most certainly is the in undoubtloano. but pay monument demoutstanding edly taey nave dosed their onstrating developing minds to wnat has happenec of Boise. growth in Idaho in tne interest of the property taxpayer. No one seems to want to remember tnat when the 1985 Legislature enacted the sates From maiuifactuivf'i tax, it provided $11.2 million list price on Indiin property tax relief. It vidual Hama. certain property taxes hat are still repealed. Tha egisiature reduced the state ncome tax by $15 million, and mat reduction remains in effect. Had the property tax relief not been provided, the property taxpayer this year would nave paid $2 per $1U0 COMPLETE WEEKEND self-intere- uni-or- grouch. He must make In an instant decisions which would require months for a lawyer. But If he hurries, hes careless; If he's deliberate, he's lazy. He must be first to an accident and infallible with a diagnosis. He must be able to start breathing, stop bleeding, tie splints and, above all, be sure the victim goes home without a limp. Or expect to be sued. The police officer must know every gun, draw on the run and hit where it doesn't hurt. be able to whip He must two men twice his size and half his age without damaging his uniform and without being brutal. If you hit him, he's a coward; if he hits you, he's a bully. A policeman must know everything and not telL lie must know where all the sin is and not partake. The policeman must, from a single human hair, be able to describe the crime, the weapon and the criminal and tell you where the criminal is hiding. But If he catches the criminal, hes lucky; if he doesnt, hes a dunce. If he gets promoted, he has political pull. If he doesnt, hes a dullard. The policeman must chase bum leads to a dead-enstake-ou- t 10 nights to tag one witness who saw it happen, but refuses to remember. He runs files and writes reports until his eyes ache to build a case against some felon wholl get deified out by a shameless shamus or an (Continued on page 7) d, 405 Fifth Ave., I COLOR TV YOU CAN CARRY -- st A Wonderful Gift Idea! the SAVE 25 d re-eai- ea more this year. 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This gives him a substantial reduction in his WEIGHS ONLY 11' POUNDS (less bar and chain) et EYE-0?- "3 :- VALUr MAC MOA At the same time, the homeowners ratio of assessed valuation to full cash value of his home has been increased from 12 to 15 percent, and his taxes therefore are increased. This is an unfortunate tax shift that the 1965 Legislature never envisioned when it sought to equalize the assessment of property taxation. Furthermore, the merchant will have his personal property tax on inventory eliminated over the next four years, as will every livestock owner in the state, under a law passed by the 19G7 Legislature. He will get this elimination at the expense of the public which pays the sales tax. And so, if these eight men owned business property in downtown Boise and voted against bond issues because they could see no property tax reduction, then they have no interest in progress and the growth of this city. 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