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Show Thursday, January 24, 1952 The LEADER - so PER CAPITA TAXES AND FEES PAID BY UTAH RESIDENTS 2 SERVING THE III JJ RIVER BEAR AMOUNT HM Foal Yatrs C 9ITA 1940 LL-- VAU.EY . Published by the Biu m Editor-Publish- eral taxes were $288, the per capita state taxes were taxes taking 23.1 per cent, state taxes taking 6.2 and local taxes taking 4.9 per cent of Utah's total individual income. In 1940, federal taxes were 7.5; state taxes were 7.5 and local taxes were 8.9 per cent of the ' income of Utahns. total-indi-du- al Preliminary estimates jndicate that the total tax burden of Utahns in fiscal 1952 will be about 24 per cent higher than in fiscal 1951 and about 420 per cent higher than that of 1940. In. fiscal 1952, Utah resident's per capita share of federal, state and local taxes and fees will probably be about $529, of which $375 will be for federal taxes, $83 for state and $71 for local taxes. In 1952 these taxes and fees will amount to about 37.8 per cent of Utah's individual income. The above figures include Utah's share of the "hidden taxes" which may he paid by manufacturers and distributors in other states but passed on to Utah residents in the price of the article. For example, federal excise taxes on automobiles and accessories may be remitted at the point of manufacture, but the amount of the tax is actually paid by the consumer in the purchase price of the vehicle. . State taxes Were about 8.1 per cent of Utah's total individual income after deducting federal taxes in fiscal 1940 and about 8.0 per cent in fiscal 1951. Local taxes amounted to 8.9 per cent .of the State's individual income after federal taxes in fiscal 1940 and 6.4 per cent in fiscal 1951. One reason for this decline in the local tax percentage is the tendency toward centraliza tion of functions and of tax collections in the state and federal governments. 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It takes! only a little each day to make sure your cow herd is getting the proteins, vitamins, minerals and carbohydrates they need.l See us .before you buy feed. 2 rARA mm m m ixiKiiigiwniiM"''"'""'"" rank raui ELWOOD By Mable Romer and school districts has increased substantiPVT. since 1940, while some functions formerly supportally ed in whole or in part by local governments; such as Meet welfare, are now supported in their entirety, or to a The next regular PTA meeting much larger extent, by state and federal taxes. will be held next Thursday, Jan A To Thursday Mrs. B-- W. Wamke Square Dancing Started The MIA, under direction of their dance directors, Mr. and Mrs. Thine Secrist, have started their square dance group at the recreation halL They have decided to meet qn Wednesday evenings at 8:30 p.m. All married couples are invited to join with them. The three children of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Kidman, who have spent some time visiting at the homes of their grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilford Durfey and Mr. and Mrs. Del Kidman, while their parents moved from Grace, Idaho to Salt Lake City, have joined their parents at their new home. Mrs. Joseph A. Ericksen visited in Bountiful at the home of her son and daughter - lri - law, Dr. and Mrs. Melvin Ericksen. Mr. and Mrs. LaMar Bowen entertained at a dinner party on Tuesday, in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Eugene Bowen of Logan. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Darold Bowen and Mr and Mrs. Otto Wolf and family - fey. Mr. and Mrs. John Potter and daughter Gayla, were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. James Andrus in Logan. During the afternoon, Mrs. Potter, Mrs. Andrus and Mrs. Eugene Thorn-oc- k of Ogden, visited with relatives in Richmond. Mrs. Ralph Simmons and daughter, Marlene, and her mother, Mrs. Albert Meldrum, of Elwood, visited Friday in Salt Lake City', with Mrs. Earl Francom. Mrs. Ruby Bowen attended a party at the home of June Bowen in Logan, Wednesdaey. Lt. and Mrs. Gordon Bigler and two sons of Tacoma Washington, spent the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Odell Bigler. Mrs. Bigler was called home due to the sickness and death of her father, Robert N. Gardner of Bear River City. Leland Stone, who is stationed with the Coast Guard in Astoria Oregon, is spending a 10 day furlough at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Vem Seamons of Logan. and family of Logan visited Mr. and Mrs. John Hlggs of Og- afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Grant Marble and family. in Brigham and Ogden. Sunday Mr. and Mrs. David Gilmore of DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS Honeyville visited at the Morten- SEEK TRAINED PERSONS The Utah Civilian Defense sen home. Mr. and Mrs. Reed Munns and Laboratory Division at the Utah ' family of Bear River visited at State Agricultural College is the Arch Munns home Saturday. anxious to contact anyone who Jerry an Carolyn Munns have has had training or experience recently returned from Ogden, in clinical laboratory bacteriolowhere they have bee in the polio gy, or biochemistry, and wish ward at the St. Benedicts for names of such persons to be rethe past twelve weeks. ported to them. From the roster of names reMr. and Mrs. Walter Fridal ceived will be organized, laborareceived wire a from recently Geneva, Switzerland, from their tory crews to function in emerson Norwood. Norwood was on a gency health laboratories throuten day leave and was taking in ghout the state in case of war the sights of that country, par- or other catastrophies. Send name and information to ticularly the skiing in that part of the world. Norwood is station- Civil Defense Laboratories, USAC ed with the army in Germany. Logan.' uary 31. The program commit tee promises an evening of fun for everyone. A special attrac tion will be a Fathers Talent Program, all numbers will be presented by fathers who are members of the PTA. The meeting will be held in the recreation hall. , n On Wednesday afternoon little Special to, THE LEADER Miss Carla Gardner was guest Beger W. Babsea of honor at a party celebrating her 4th. birthday. Her little their fair share of building and friends were entertained and maintaining the roadbed they served by her mother, Mrs. Eldon use. Perhaps a rate mul- Gardner. Mr. and Mrs. Erie Crompton tiplied by tonnage might be an BABSON PARK, Mass., There equitable basis? I know that a were in Salt Lake Monday on are nearly 49,000,000 registered proposition of this sort will not business. vehicles on our roads. Better appeal to the truckers. But, I Dean Crompton left Monday or about than 8,000,000 ask you, isn't it so often the on a business trip to Denver, trucks. Spot checks in abuse by a few which brings Colorado. He will be gone for some states reveal that about about regulation of all? several days. 10 per cent are over loaded, and Advice to Truck Drivers Recent visitiors at the Heber over loaded trucks are ruining Many have noticed of late the Mortensen home were Mr. and our roads faster, than we can increasing carelessness with Mrs. James Creager of Morgan, build them. which truckers drive. Almost any Mrs. Margaret Romer of Brig-haThe Evidence and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Priv-e- tt day, between Boston and HartThe most significant evidence ford, for example, they roll along and son of Magna. Saturday yet gathered to substantiate this racing each other, two abreast Mrs. Mortensen spent the day fact comes from the tests spon sored by the Inter - Regional Council on transportation and made on a mile stretch of two- lane concrete highway in Mary land. Various test loads of 22,400 and 44,800 pounds were run, The 22,400 loads damaged 28 per cent of the concrete sections while the 44,800 pound loads damag ed 96 percent of the concrete slabs! If this first fairly compre hensive test gives insight into what future tests will reveal, then it becomes clear that truckers are not bearing their share of the burden in maintaining our roads. I should like to see a similar test made of pleasure vehicles to see how fast they pound our roads to pieces. Should the evidence collected build a case against the trucker, then he should be taxed in proportion to the rate he wears out the roads. Further, since some truckers will overload until caught, on the basis that "only the big loads are pay loads," then a careful check system will need to be established. . Taxes vs. Tolls I cannot deny the fact that it is a pleasure to drive the 327 miles from Pittssburgh to phila Yet, delphia on a I resent, in principal, the idea of having to pay a toll on top of a tax. With tolls currently averaging from 1 to H cents a mile this is simply adding an additional tax of 15 to 20 'cents a gallon. I wonder how many motorists ever stopped to consider the problem in this fashion: What would be your reaction, should the current price of gasoline at your favorite pump be hiked from 28 cents to 45 cents per gallon? Appantly with our roads being pounded to pieces at a fast clip, present funds are wholly inadequate both to maintain old roads and build modern express ways. Added to this is the fact that to insure a fair degree of financial success a toll road Here are the truly advanced automobiles must have some kind of danger We mean the only cars at or near their for 1952 . . . the only fine cars priced so ous monopoly. Pressure might price with Centerpoise Power giving low . , . and one ride will tdl you what we almost unbelievable smoothness and freebe brought by bondholders to dom from vibration. mean by that. discourage modernization of parallel routes. Is this principal of Moreover, we mean that Chevrolet supWe mean the only cars at or near their plies all these fine car advantages at highway monopoly In the pubprice bringing you the beauty of radiant, substantial savings lic interest? for it's the lowest e new Styling with Fisher Body. priced line in its field. , Railroads and Trucks We mean the only cars at or near their The truck companies make a Ixlra-tin0l- k 9wnst0UA price offering such a wide and wonderful profit on their business Just as with New Automatic Choke for finest choice with colors and of trim, upholstery the railroads make a profit on driving at lowest cost (Combination of in harmonizing colors, in all De Luxe and the freight they carry; Railroads Ensine optional Hit tMl mw StrMlD 0 Um 1 Df Mm Hi sedan and coupe models! on De Luxe models at extra cost.) 4s4(f loot tfewi however, build and maintain Gi In cnijGfMG their private roads. Truck com to itmtndtnt MORE PEOPLE BUY CHEVROLET THAN ANY OTHER CARI tnitmktUtj i mil ml.) panies, on the other hand, have the use of the highways which all of us build and maintain. I'm not suggesting that truck ers build their own roads. I am, however, suggesting they carry DIAL 2311 TREMONTON, UTAH DADsorrs AUTHENTIC STATEMENT v Babson Discusses Our Roads one-sixtha- Sun-da- , . per-mi- le re : -- m super-highwa- PUR If A RANGE CHECKERS For - m - $77 counties, and the per capita local taxes were $61. In fiscal 1940, Utah's share of federal, state and local taxes and fees amounted to 23.3 per cent of the total individual income of the state. For fiscal 1951, this per centagje had increases to 43.2 per cent, with federal Winter Hard m m Utahns paid a total of more than $300,000,000 in federal, state and local taxes and fees during the fiscal an average year ended June 30, 1951. This represents and child retax burden of $426 for every man, women, fedading in the state. Of this amount, the per capita ,r ' - Taxes and Fees Paid By Utahns " to fight for his place on the road. More than once lately I've been scared out of my wits by trucks failing to stop at red lights simply because they were rolling so fast they couldnt stop! We look upon our truck drivers ' as the most courteous on the road. If overloading and recklessness continue, the whole industry will suffer. Truckers ought to. try to regulate themselves before the state and federal governments step in! In fact,municipal governments may soon rule that truckers can use downtown streets only after 6:0- 0- p.m. Eliminating trucks from congested areas will be the next step in solving the wrech-e- d traffic conditions of today. , s Entered at the post office at Trenonton, Utah as Second Class matter October 15, 1925 under act of March 5, 1879. 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