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Show AUGUST 12, 1986 Are you guilty of tax evasion.5 TERRY FREDRICKSON GERALD (JERRY) EITNER Arriving in the mail was a report on which citys residents paid the most in federal income taxes. (In case youre interested, residents of Fruit Heights, Farmington and Centerville posted the highest adjusted gross income in 1985; residents of Layton and Clearfield had the lowest.) And not long after, I received a telephone call from a prominent Davis County businessman who also wanted to talk about federal taxes. But he didnt care about my city by city statistics. His concern stemmed from a form letter and a subsequent conversation with an investigator from the Internal Revenue Service. I am not an expert on IRS investigators. I dated a girl once who wanted to dip into my pocketbook, but she never had an official IRS identification card. Actually, I have sympathy for the IRS. It has the unenviable task of making millions of Americans do something that they really dont want to do. I have met people with a hankering to do many strange things (commit suicide, listen to Barry Manilow, eat Greek food, vote Libertarian, etc.). . . but never have I met anybody who enjoyed paying taxes. DAVID HORNE MIKE GOLDEN Clover Club promotes managers - KAYSVILLE Clover Club Foods of Kaysville has announced the promotion of four employees within its operations. Ray Riss, vice president of sales and marketing, announced that Terry Fredrickson has been promoted to Manager of Sales Administration, and that Gerald (Jerry) Eit-n- er has been named Sales Planning and Development Manager with the firm. Meanwhile, Otto Clements, vice The man on the telephone didnt eitherespecially when he didnt owe any! The story goes like this: Television stations annually entice businessmen to purchase commercials by offering a free international vaction to those making a substantial purchase. If a businessman buys $18,000 in commercials, for instance, KSL, KUTV or KTVX might well send him and his wife to the Falkland Islands for a week of dreary weather and bad water. The businessman writes off the cost of the commercials as an advertising expense and, in return, receives a freebie vacation. operations, president thatofDavid Horne has announced been made Materials Control Manager and Mike Golden has been named Kaysville Plant Superintendent. Mr. Frederickson has over 12 years experience with Clover Club, most recently as manager of Route Sales Accounting. He has also worked as the Utah Division Office Manager. He is a graduate of Some big advertisers receive numerous free tickets-a- nd since not everyone wants to go to the Falkland Islands, these advertisers offer the vacations to others who have not advertised. (This trip is valued at $3,400. Ill sell it to you for Weber State College with a degree in accounting. He and his wife Karen and their seven children reside in Syracuse. Mr. Eitner has been with the company for 32 years, and most recently served as general manager of Personnel Development. He also worked as Utah Division Manager and Advertising and Sales Manager. He served in the Marine Corps for four years, with one of those years in combat in Korea. He is a survivor of the Chosen Reservoir Campaign in North Korea. He is involved in many professional and community activities, is past presi- Travel Council, on the board for the Golden Spike Empire Travel Region, chairman of the 1985 International Winter Special Olympic Games, and on the board of the Wheelchair Athletics of Utah. Mr. Eitner received the Distinguished Salesman and Distinguished Sales Manager awards from Sales and Marketing Executive International. His most recent award is The Award of Excellence from the Utah Retail Grocers Association. He and his wife ley live in Ogden. dent of the Utah Advertising Federation, past president of the Manufacturers Representatives Club of Utah, national chairman of the Public Relations Committee of Shir- Mr. Horne has been with Clover Club for more than 26 years, most recently as Director of Inventory Control-pruchasinHe has also worked as the Utah Office Manager and Administrative Accounting Manager. He has served as President of the Clover Club Emg. ployees Credit Union for four years, and is a member of the the American Advertising Federa- tion, commissioner of the Utah Utah Suppliers Development Council. He is active in the LDS Church, and currently serves as bishop of the Fruit Heights 3rd Ward. He and his wife Kathy and their two children live in Kaysville. veteran of Mr. Golden, a Clover Club, has been serving as senior auditor. He has also worked as the Kaysville Office Manager. He is a graduate of BYU with a degree in accounting and business management. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Kaysville Chamber of Commerce, and is a past president of that group. He is the finance clerk of the Kaysville 9th Ward in the LDS Church, and is treasurer of the Clover Club Credit Union. He and his wife, Nellie, owner of the Golden Touch Ceramics Shop, and their four children live in Kaysville. 19-ye- ar $1,300.) Heritage Museum shows fire antiques Our telephone caller bought two of these trips, one to Greece Carlo in 1984. He paid $1,000 each and his company. There was no difference is in you buying a gallon of milk at deal and he paid cash. in 1983 and one to Monte did not charge the trip to in what he did as there Safeways. . . He saw a The rub came when the IRS reviewed the passenger list to Monte Carlo and Greece. Figuring the man had received a free trip for advertising, an IRS investigator sent a request for taxes on the value of the vacations, valued, she said, at about $3,200 apiece. The man responded by telephoning the invesigator. I did not buy advertising, he told her. I did not receive a free vacation. I bought the trips legitimately from a man who didnt wish to go. If he owes tax, then contact him. The investigator agreed and asked the caller to send verification. But then she brought up a second point. You still owe a tax, she said. You bought a $3,200 trip for $1,000. You will owe a tax on the difference between what you paid and what the trip was worth. The man exploded--an- d he called Cyclops. The best I can do, I told him, is to warn the housewives of Davis County. Every one of them is apparently guilty of tax evasion. Using the investigators own logic, every woman who has ever used a grocery store coupon should be assessed a tax for making a good deal. . . Every man who has ever talked down the price of an automobile is guilty. . . Every toddler who ever accepted a free ice cream cone at a drive-i- n should be under suspicion. . . Every employee who ever took home a pen from the office should be assessed an additional tax. I dont think Davis County residents realize how exposed they are to a charge of tax evasion. Now, I think youre making a mountain out of a molehill, said the caller. Youre right, I said. But so is the investigator. Since when should a man be penalized for making a good deal? Ill keep you informed of the mans battle. The man makes a sizeable income. But, then again, so do you. Those city statistics I received to show that Davis County taxpayers had the highest adjusted gross income in Utah ($22,037). . . And yet, you wiley Davis folks paid less actual federal tax than taxpayers in six other Utah counties. If Salt Lakers are so smart, how come they made less and paid more? LAYTON -- - Two articles on ex- hibit at the Layton Heritage two-wheel- long-ter- m The fire hose carrier is a large piece of equipment that consists of two wagon-styl- e wheels, a center spool that will hold about 400 feet of canvas fire hose , brackets on the sides for axes, a tool box on the tongue and iron hand grips that the men held in order to wheel the hose to the fire. A rope is located on either side of the tongue that could be extended so that many men could assist in pulling the fire hose new con- firmed cases of measles have been reported in Davis County, the county health director and state immunication coordinator confirmed at the weekend. Six cases, all confined to North Davis, had been reported prviously. Concern previously had been raised by Health Director Enrico Leopardi and others that parents immunize their small children before traveling to California or Vancouver, B.C., for the Worlds Fair. Reports from there also confirm a strong downturn in measels cases, says Rick Cranksjaw, state department of health immunization program coordinator. "Only six cases were reported in California last week (Aug. 1), he indicates, those confined to Los Angeles, San Bernadino and Sonora. He termed those cases as fairly d. California's total cases for the year totals 308, he adds. The story is also improved in British Columbia although the number of cases reported is far The carrier was originally used at the Layton Sugar Factory. Ted Ellison, who has researched Sugar Factory history, said it was probably purchased from Farmington City when the sugar factory first opened in It is not known if the equipment was ever used. Until many years after the sugar factory closed, the hose carrier was stored in a small shed. The Layton Fire Department worked with the factory owners to acquire this piece of early equipment. Once the Fire Department received the carrier, they worked hard to restore it. The 1915-191- higher. Not all areas (there) require immunization to the same extent as we do, Mr. Crankshaw explains. I 1ZZ Total cases through July 5 there stood at 6,875 vs. 915 the previous year at that date. Positively, 6. though, he indicates the number of cases has waned considerably over the past several months. In fact, no cases were reported in Vancouver and the closest case known is 280 miles east. The number of cases has dropped from 1,696 March 15 to only 90 for the last reporting period, he quotes the provincial immunization coordinaThe Senior Citizens display at tor as indicating. Davis County Fair was a great the is Davis while In Utah, County Thanks to all who particisuccess. reported free of new cases, two and supported the county pated confirmed have been absolutely fair and the Heritage Center. One in Salt Lake County plus one tenhundred and sixty six entries for tative while there are a couple senior citizens division were the being watched in Utah County, through the Heritage accepted Mr. Crankshaw says. Senior Citizens Day at the Center. Dr. Leopardi credits public Fair and the picnic were also well awareness being "definitely inattended, despite the threatening creased thanks to news coverage weather. along with increased calls from There are still seats available on evidence and clear "very parents Utah Shakespearean Festival, the at the clinics that parents have This tour inTour, Aug. informed. been adequately a three Renaissance cludes plays, An individual is four times as and sightseeing at Cedar Feast immuif measles likely to contract Breaks and Bryce Canyon. Please nized between the ages of call the Center for more informa15 as at months instead of months, tion. recommended, Mr. Crankshaw The deadline for reservations on inhave says, noting most cases the Canyonlands tour has been exvolved those years of inThis tour, Oct. tended. than one third, followed by cludes Zion National Park, Glen GAUTHERUM FIRE CHIEF JOHN H. Adams with the restored fire hose carrierthat is now on display at the Layton Heritage Museum. wooden wheels were sanded and refinished with varnish. Some minor repairs were made and the metal parts were painted. The Fire Department uses it for parades and special exhibits. The wooden waterpipe is an unusual artifact. It is made commercially of redwood or cedar. The h pipe was made of small four-inc- pieces of wood, tongue and grooved like a barrel. It was wrapped with a heavy gauge wire and Senior fair display called big success5 26-2- 8. 12-1- 10-1- 4 4 age-m- ore 2, 15-1- 9 year-old- s. These two artifacts from Laytons past, along with many other pioneer and wagon. fire-fighti- o bell-shap- Main. No new county measles FARMINGTON-N- underground in the downtown Layton area. Chief Adams grandfather, Hyrum Adams, was vice president of the Layton Water System, which was incorporated in 1911 to install a culinary water system in Layton. The length of pipe on display at the museum contains a joint that was used to connect two lengths of pipe. Chief Adams says the term fire Plug dates back to the time when wooden water pipes were used. When the pipe lines were laid, wooden plugs were placed along the line. If a fire occurred, the firemen would locate one of these wooden plugs, remove it and put their fire hoses directly into the water line. Museum are directly related to the early history of Layton. Near the southeast corner of the museum is fire hose cara large loan rier. This item is on from the Layton City Fire Department. On the museum counter in the desk area is a length of wooden water pipe that was uncovered when the city crews were installing new pipe along Main Street near 500 N. fast-foo- d By TOM BUSSELBERG waterthen treated with a tar-lik- e proofing material. Fire Chief John H. Adams says there are many pieces of wooden water pipe still By DONETA GATHERUM Two others will run unopposed in the General Election, thus the winner of the Primary Election will take the whole cake. Unopposed in the General Election will be the winner of the County Attorney race between Jack C. Helgesen and Melvin C Wilson; and the top vote-gettin the Coun- ty Auditor race between Jon E. and Ruth M. Kenmngton. All are Republicans. There are also four races in the county - Davis School non-partis- 2, phone Continued from page one -- Center. A Caribbean Cruise, March aboard the Sea Princess is also available through the Heritage Center. This tour includes stops at seven islands. Cost varies from' $1070 to $1 130 per person. A $200 deposit is required by Aug. 25 to insure the special rate. Get away from the winter cold and enjoy a cruise. More information is available through the Center. Tele- p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. There is no admission charge. Primary election Tues. er Canyon Dan, a boat excursion to Rainbow Bridge on Lake Powell, South Rim of the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, a jet boat ride up the Colorado River at Moab for the Sound and Light presentation, Arches National Park and, if you are adventurous, a float trip down a calm section of the Colorado River. The cost is $394 per person. Brochures are available at the artifacts, can be viewed during regular Museum hours, n0ar? f?HtriC,tS 4 A"? 5i ,Stat Davis County Justice of the Peace. Voters will cast one vote for each category, but only the top will have their names placed on the General Election ballot. Candidates are: Davis School Board, Precinct No. 4 - Dee R. Forbes, Louenda Downs and Nathaniel C. Johnson. Davis School Precinct No. 5 -Stan Norton, John W. Diamond, Laura Mitchell, Robert L. (Bob) Thurgood, Byron Hellewell, Nora B.T. Stephen's', L. Way'ne Volknd Ree(j I Thurgood state Board of Education, trict No. 3 David M. Pearson Doug Hunt, Richard S. Prows! Beth K. Kitchen and John M R ' Covey County Justice of the Peace John David Stewart, Dean O (Gus) Anderson, Dean L Carl- ston, William Marshall and Jeffrey vote-gette- rs -- Dis-Dai- - u. Frost. Davis Reflex-Journ- al Published weekly by Clipper Publishing Co. Inc. 96 South Main, Bountiful, Utah B4010 Weekly newspaper published at Layton, Utah every Wednesday In the interest of Davis County and colonies formed by former residents Address all correspondence to 197 North Main, Layton, Utah 84041 Subscription rate: 25c per copy, $6,50 per year, mailed in county. $750 per year outside. John Stable, Jr. Lucile S. Stable Noel C. 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