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Show ' " ' " ... - .... ,.. . . c-- y r " r- - 3 5, ' ; t UIWTFtSIlY LIBRARY . K ' J 5b' UMIVE3HY 0? UTAH ' W - - , : cm i2 A c ' i W" "5 iL ' , SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH-FRID- AY, JULY 3, 1959 New Tax Laws Effective Now--Here- 's What They Mean to You A group of new taxes imposed by the 1959 State Legislature affects every citizen of the state. Foremost among these are the new sales tax on services, hotels, motels, trailer courts, laundries and cleaners, the general with-holding tax on income; the off highway gasoline tax refund to famrers; and the local option sales tax of k affecting only those counties which have passed a sales tax ordinance. To help its readers better un-derstand these new taxes The Salt Lake Times herewith pre-sents a brief explanation of the major ones. The sales tax on services is the most difficult for the ordinary citizen to understand. To clarify, the tax applies only to services connected with tangible personal property. There is no tax levied on labor or services performed on real property. There is no tax on professional or other services' performed upon the person of the.taxpayer, . , . , . For example: If you paint your house, there is no tax on the painting labor. If you have your furnace repaired, there is no tax because the furnace is part of your real property. However, if you have your television set repaired or yourj automobile washed or lubricated ,or your dining room set refin- - (Continued on Page 8) Political Kingmakers Scan Candidates;! Stevenson Continues to Gain Support of the party faithful are content to bide their time and hope that Sen. O'Mahoney will again be a candidate. A wide-ope- n primary will de-velop if Sen. O'Mahoney does decide to drop out of the pic-ture. This prospect does not please Wyoming Democrats since it easily could leave the party vulnerable just two years after they gained the upper hand in the 1958 election. The only other possible candi-date of "stature" is Gov. J. J. Hickey, who has shown no in-terest in making the race. Be- - The nation's political kinkmak- - ers this week continued to spec- - ulate on possible candidates for president and there were indica-tions that twice defeated Adlai E. Stevenson was gaining in favor among some of the more impor-tant party circles. Meanwhile, Sen. John F. Ken-nedy and Sen. Lyndon Johnson were "holding their own." All in all, things apparently have not ! changed much nor are they like-- j ly to until several of the presi-dential primaries have been run ' off and narrowed the field some-what. j One straw in the wind was the sides, Wyoming Democrats pre-fer to keep Gov. Hickey in the statehouse wherev he is building up the first real Democratic ad-ministration in 20 years with a firm hand and eye toward build-ing the party. In Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Gaylord A. Nelson has thrown some doubt upon whether Wis-consin will actually become the first spring battleground for two Democratic presidential possi-bilities, Sens. Humphrey and Kennedy. The governor says he is quite concerned by the divisiveness which already is being felt in Wisconsin over the religious is-sue. In view of this the governor says he has informed Sen. Wm. Proxmire of Wisconsin that he would be willing to support him as a "favorite son" candidate. Such a move, it is felt, would no doubt convince both Kennedy and Humphrey to stay out of the Wisconsin race. , announcement by powerful Gov. ! David L. Lawrence of Pennsyl-- ! vania that he ranks Sen. John-son second only to his long time favorite, Mr. Stevenson. Gov. Lawrence told an inter-viewer that "Stevenson is by far the ablest man in either party. ' Of course, there's always hang-ing over him the fear that he got licked twice, that we've got a handicap there." "Then with the exception of Sen. Johnson you get down to the long line of Kennedy, Sym-ington, Humphrey, Meyner, Wil-liams and all those; they are all about the same level. "But in between Stevenson and that group there is Johnson. His name looms as a leader down in Washington. He's got his head above the crowd. He has the ability and everybody recognizes it." The governor, according to the Christian Science Monitor, said he did not overlook the Texan's liabilities. "The question would be what would be the attitude in the liberal , north to Johnson. What would the negro vote do in case he was the nominee and things of that kind. But he is , pretty well recognized, next to vT'&ifeiWion, as the statesman." Asked if he would say that next to Stevenson, Sen Johnson was his choice, th'e Pennsylvania governor 'replied: "No, .10, I haven't said that I am for my one of them. I am not. We a"ke wide open in Penn-sylvania oi what we are going to do. Kennedy has spoken here for the Americans for Demo-cratic Action; Symington spoke for a Philadelphia organization. Lyndon Johnson was here and Humphrey spoke at York." Out West Wyoming Democrats were confident that Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney would run again although hei said some time ago that he would not be a candidate for re-electi- on in 1960. The veteran senator has a wide following in the Cowboy State and what "Senator Joe will do next year is of wide interest. Several "just in case' candi-dates are actively seeking sup-port for the Democratic nomina-tion but their efforts have en- - gendered little enthusiasm in me rank and file. The vast majority Sagebrush Democratic Club Readies Summer Outing , :x - i-- i fs I x i WSJ v, ,i mM i ski q HERBERT B. MAW Guest Speaker Sagebrush Democratic Club will hold its annual summer out-ing Saturday, July 11 at Lib-erty Park. Lawrence A. Jones, club presi-dent, said entertainment and program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Liberty Park bandstand. The program will open with singing of "God Bless America" and a salute to the flag led by Club Vice President Esther T. Luchesi. Mr. Jones then will welcome members and guests and club officers and officials will be in-troduced. An address will be delivered by former Governor Herbert B. Maw. Prizes, including $100 in cash, will be awarded, Other club officers include Ethel Anderson, secretary, and Douglas Thomsen, treasurer. Di-rectors are Clarissa Winsness, Edith Barney, William H. Earn-sha- w, G. G. Sweeten, Harryt Holley and Charles O. Bonner. Well Known Weber Democrat-- Dies Of Heart Ailment Ernest R. McKay, Weber Coun-ty treasurer and for many years active in the Democratic Party, died Wednesday at his home. Death was caused by a heart ail-ment. He was 70. Mr. McKay, a cousin of David O. McKay, president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, was Democratic can-didate for Congress from the First District in 1952. He had served as Weber County Democratic Chairman. He was elected county treasurer in 1958. Prior to that time he had been employed for nearly 20 years by the U. S. Internal Revenue Serv-ice. Mr. McKay had long been ac-tive in church and civic affairs. He was born April 20, 1889 in HunUville to Angus " and Wil-liamen- ia McKay McKay. On Feb. 14, 1919 he married Mary Ellen Wilson in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. Surviving are his widow; two sons and a daughter, John Angus McKay, Hunts ville; Ernest Cam-eron McKay, Mesa, Ariz.; Mrs. Janice Davis, Salt Lake City; 11 grandchildren and a brother and two sisters. j ' TODAY'S EDITORIAL"Y GOP Fiscal Policies Failed Again Many millions of Americans are feeling the bitter fruits of the Republican tight-mone- y policy in higher interest rates, in-creased living costs, lower purchasing power and, worst of all, in unemployment. Nevertheless, the advocates of tight money and high interest rates lose no opportunity to compound past damage by fuhther excess. Republican economic policy is now a demonstrated failure. In the.last five and one-hal- f years we have had the highest un-employment since the great depression, the most severe peace-time inflation in our history and a slow and wholly inadequate rate of economic growth. The Administration has sought to bal-ance the budget by reducing needed expenditures. It has suc-ceeded in reducing federal revenues by preventing healthy eco-nomic expansion and growth. As a result, in four of its six budgets the Eisenhower-Nixo- n Administration has had huge deficits a record which squares badly with its constant preach-ments on fiscal responsibility and sound finance. The Congress shoudl resist and where possible reverse the Administration's tight money policy. The current proposal to increase interest rates on federal bonds, a step made necessary by speculation based on-- high corporate profits, is indensible. It will have a damaging effect on small borrowers. States, munici- - I (Continued on Page Four) Area to Observe Long 4th of July Many Utahns will begin ob-serving the Fourth of July holi- - day on Friday this year. The long week end is being made possible for many govern-ment employees, including those of the state and city by the des-ignation of Friday as an official holiday. The Fourth falls on Saturday. As usual, virtually all non-essential businesses and services will be shut down during the holiday. Parking in metered zones on Salt Lake City streets will be free. Various fireworks are planned in the city and county and in some communities special pro-grams will marks the nation' birthday. Safety officials joined this week in urging motorists and others to use extreme care in traveling over the week end. . If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundation under them. Thoreau. News Preview j Top Democrats are seeking ! i to persuade Arkansas' Gov. j Faubus from stirring up an- - jj I other Little Rock crisis that j could upset the 1960 elections! . . . Krushchev is expected to i S offer dramatic concessions on Berlin to Vice President Nix- - jon during Nixon's Moscow! i visit to improve prospects for summit talks . . . Contrary to j j reports, the U. S. is pleased j with and will back the Medi-- ! terranean Pact proposed by I France, Italy, Spain and Mo-- 1 ! rocco. |