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Show usy, Hectic-- - But Life In County Attorneys Office Is Never DulL Says Ollie McCulloch 3 By BETTY C ZAC HOW; On of the men who sit quietly, listening attentively three times a week at the County Commissioners meetings Is Ollie McCulloch. But If (he meetings run Into legal snags, Mr. McCulloch Is well prepared to fire off answers to any legal questions. Mr. McCulloch, who Is one of M deputies in the County Attorneys Office, is Chief of the Civil Division. We stay out of policy making, but act as legal advisors to all elected officials and the departments under them, Mr. McCulloch said. His office handles only civil cases, such as v those Involving the breaking of county health ordinances and zoning laws. My section handles about 11 different matters a day including the examination and prepara tlonof contracts, solutions of the . re- commis- particular, may impress you a little or a lot or'jnaybe not at all. After all, evtry business has problems.1 But what makes the 14 deputy positions unusual Is the fact that they are partlme Jobs. a Its a partima2-hou- r day Job, Mr. McCulloch declared. When asked If complaints are received because the county deputies do not work ona full time basis he stated, We get a few complaints, and good arguments can be made on both sides of the question. We dont have a perfect system, but 90 percent of the time we have continuity. I try to keep Informed on what all the deputies are doing. By letting our attorneys set up private practices i we' get better men. . more dedicated men. Mr. McCulloch works for the firm of Brown, Yano, Hay-ni- e, McCulloch and Acomb. The Jobs are compatible, he went on,''" you cant turn people off. People feel free to call me at my private office or at my home . . but most dont call before 7 A.M. how-everl y cases involved the countys The blending of nationalities Utah, according to a report Issued bytheU.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service. , Of the total number of aliens required by the and Nationality Act to report their addresses annually, 11, 151 were pertnanent residents and the rest were visitors, students, temporary workers and others. with 767,022 California alien population of any state. New York ranks second with 608,120. In general, the alien population is Increasing In the southwestern part of the United States and declining in most other areas. The largest number of aliens lo Utah comes from Germany with" a total 2,099 listed. The next largest group Incomes from Canada with 1,658, W other figures show; Mexico, Kingdom, 1,544; 864, United Italy, 226, Poland, 21; Cuba, 12; Ireland, 31; Japan, 486; jy.SS.R., 10; Netherlands, , . Whileattendlng college he worked full time In the evenings as a sports writer and copy editor for the Salt Lake Tribune. He has practiced law In Salt Lake since 1954. A golf and bowling fan, Mr. The McCulloch commented, day both scores are equals Ill give them up. He and his wife, Florence, bowled In the Skyline Mixed Doubles League at Olympus Lanes last year. Lost the championship he sighed. by two games, He Js vice president and coach of the East Miller eek Midgets baseball team, a squad of 7 to 8 year olds. Last year the Midgets, with Douglas Henry McCulloch In centerfleld, won the league championship. This summer, ever comes, Mr. McCulloch will be coaching the East Mill-cre3rd Ward softball team. On politics he says, I was born of Democratic parents by a Republican doctor . . . that was the last partisan thing done. Ive served COUNTY ATTORNEY DEPUTY OLLIE McCULLOCH AND NINE -- YEAR OLD DOUGLAS HENRY State Tax Will Jump As U.S. Drops Gain a little, lose a little, is the situation facing Utah Income tax payers as the result of the federal tax reduction, according to the Utah Foundation. The private tax research has Issued a organization statement pointing out that Utah residents wont have all of their federal tax savings In their Jingling around pockets. Instead, they will face higher state income taxes in 1965 as a result of the income tax cut enacted by Congress this year. their andjils wife Florence and two children, Anne 12 and Douglas Henry 9, live at 3271 Santa Rosa Avenue. other permanent residents, 2,771; other than permanent, 1,505. 1,429; but fall with equal suddeness when personal income deJ dines According to the report, ranks relatively high among the 23 states which impose both ap income and a sales tax. In most states, the sales tax acts as an offset to higher income taxes, especially at the lower end of the income scale. Utah In Utah, however, a man, wife and two children with a family income of $10,000 and Money Goes deductible from state income taxes, drop the state coffers gain, the Increase to the state is predicted to range from six percent to 16 percent. This development will add Impetus to what Its already the states percentagewise fastest growing source of revenue among Utah's major taxes. Since the end of World War II, individual income tax receipts haveTncreased a whopping 704 percent as compared with a 596 percent rise in state and local sales tax receipts, a 366 percent increase In total property tax collections and a 499 percent rise In motor fuel tax revenues. Steep graduation In tax rates applying In narrow Income bracket range, foundation analysts' say, make Utah income tax collections extremely sensitive to changes in personal Income. They in- - normal deductions would pay a state income tax of $170 compared with an average of $137.30 in states which Impose both an Income and a sales .'tax. In the six mountain states levy an income tax with or without a sales tax the average collection would be $153.63 $16.37 less than Utahs income tax bite. Withholding has become a rather general practice among states which impose an income tax, the report observes. Utah is one of 27 states out of 33 that requires with holding by employers. which Reminder: Utah Unemployment Taxes Now Paid On First $4,200 Oj Income Where Your When federal taxes, which He handled publicity for Senator Frank Moss Six years ago and for Bill Barlocker, unsuccessful candidate for governor In 1960. On the upcoming presidential campaign, Mr. McCulloch predicts the Republicans will nominate Richard Nixon. But President Johnson will carry the state gnd elect a slate of Democrates, he added. creased disproportionately rises in personal income with Utah employers now submitting first quarter contributions report to the Utah Department of Employment Security are reminded that beginning in 1964, unemployment insurance taxes will be paiiVm the first $4,200 of each covered worked wage. This is in contrast to the past requirements which called for tax on the first $3,000 only. Employment Security officials pointed out that the payroll tax is not at a uniform rate, and that by now all employers In Utah have received individual notification of what their tax rate will be in 14. The first $4,200 wages on which unemployment taxes are to be paid should not be confused with wage bases used by other government agencies, cautioned Employment Security officials. Theseinclude social security, workmeift compensation and federal unemployment taxes. The change from the first $3,000 to the first $4,200 of a, workers wage for State unemployment insurance taxing purposes resulted from action by the 1963 Utah Legislature. Town A Country 6200 Highland Phone CR7-21- 61 Pick-u- p Cleaners Drive and Delivery Union Tailors 165 East 2nd South Phone 238-87- 89 Sure Remedy de breeding sows to combined efforts of Heifer Project, an Independent organization who supply the animals; the Board of World Ministries, the overseas arm of the United Church of Christ; and the Indian government. Heifer Project has made 10 such shipments of livestock to underdeveloped areas in an effort to help Improve stock grade. After delivering the sows to the Indian government In Bombay, Reverend McMullen will spend 17 days touring service and mission projects of the Board for World Ministries throughout India. His trip will also Include a look at refugee work In Hong Kong and a visit with Church representatives in Feel like you're out of touch with the distant family? Long Distance puts you right in the center of things agaia Its so easy, so fast, to satisfying. Pick up your phone and go visiting tonight Syrla-Leban- MOUNTAIN TATES TELEPHONE HARD WATER? CALL FACTORY SERVICE CO WATER Nlshl- . Granite Seminary Graduates Attend Special Banquet SOFTENER Treat your family to the pleasures of fresh, sparkling clear soft water. The Tempo-- is designed to .remove iron and soften water up to 100 grains hard. See this modern appliance today. Tempo-- 0 A banquet for its graduating seniors was held by Granite High seminary on April 18, In the Institute of Religion at the University of Utah. fully automatic water softener Some 300 students attended, according to Kent R. Gardner. Graduation pins were presented at the dinner. 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The Salt Lake minister will be Joined on the journey by the Reverend Clarence Huggins, minister - of the .United Church In Stone Creek, Ohio. He will return to Salt Lake June 5. Reverend McMullen, who worked In the mission field in for H years, was named minister of the Holladay Community Church September, 1962. ! He and his wife, Marie Louise, have four children; Gary, 22, Dee Dee, 20, Laura, 15, and Daniel, 11. The Me Mullens live at 2546 Lincoln Lane. Bombay, India. Reverend McMullen said the trip was arranged through the are Party." The featured program MacKathy accompanists Donald at the piano and Alan Eastman at the organ. Soloists were Cary Van Fienderen, Milton Larson, Donald Powell, Mary Bllleter, Paul Turner, Warren Robert Dastrup, Daelin, Marie Horner, John English, Steve Poll, Karen Kiddle, Kay Bowthorpe, Gordon Nebbeker, Sue Pyper, Holladay Minister, 200 Sow Take Off For India high-gra- on Just about every county and state committee In the Democratic Rlpp linger. tending its warm grasp from Salt Lake City via Philadelphia to India. Reverend Horace M. Me Mullen, minister of the Holladay Community Church, 2631 East 4800 South, left Salt Lake Monday, May 4, to accompany a chartered plane-loa- d of 200 ek Ive Music Department Offers Haydens The Creation The arm of Christian charity will stretch many thousands of mile; this' week ... ex- writer, Attorney, sportsman, coach and ardent Political fan are all titles worn well by Ollie McCulloch.' Born In Logan, Utah, Mr. McCulloch Is a product of the Logan City schools, the Uni- verslty of Colorado and the University of Utah. He graduated In mechanical engineering from the U.- of Colorado In 1947 and received his law degree from the U. of U. Immigrants Still Flocking To Utah upon which the United States was built still continues In a. sports He The Salt Lake attorney said that two of his most unusual I McCulloch. In 1953. Skyline High By Vicky Ragsdale . After six months of prethe Skyline High paration, School Music Department presented The Creation by Franz Joseph Hayden Thursday, April 30. In the school auditorium. Featured In the musical program were the combined Junior choir, concert choir, aqd concert orchestra under the direction of Donald H. ... sioners and requests for legal opinions, the lawyer stated. But he quickly added, this doesnt Include working pn court cases or zoning regulations. We file In court about twice a month on matters such as unpaid hospital bills or personal taxes. He continued we dont keep track of the number of zoning problems we work on. Maybe well have 12 In a week and then none for the next couple of months. None of this business Includes what the public brings Into the office. We. either answer their questions or refer them to the right agency. Id estimate that 40 percent of personal calls and 60 percent of phone calls are of this nature. The public has the mistaken Idea that the County attorneys office Is a e legal society. Were the eptlc tank for the entire bulldjjfig, . .If other offices dont have an answer for a person they send them to us, ; he said smiling. All this Information concerning the County Attorneys Office In general and Ollie McCulloch In mulch gravel plant and a haggle with the state over zoning regulations. After the county filed a suit to prevent a private firm from starting a gravel plant beside the countys plant, area residents fllld a suit to end the existence of both plants. The county found Itself In a position of defending its plant while arguing against the private firm . . . with the citizens using the countys reasoning against both gravel plants. Results; Residents lost their case . . . county abandoned their case. Four years ago a private firm built what was listed as a commercial structure at 3255 East 3300 South. It was leased to the state which In turn quickly hung a Liquor an unStore sign out authorized zone for a Liquor store. The County won the case In district court . . the stated appealed to the State Supreme Court and won. Box Score: State 1 . . . County 0. It proved that the state doesnt have to obey county zoning ordinances, noted Mr. ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVIEW , Salt Lake County , Utah Thursday , May 7, 1964 $ FREE DELIVERY Dont cook tonight - Coll CHICKEN DELIGHT Beilin OdiuflF OcunOhtui 486r-96- 04 ' 2343EasJ 33rd South i Hinun |