Show UNDER THE THEBy IE I t Vime II By Harry Marlowe Speedy action on Income tax reduction spurred on by Gov J. J Bracken Lee was wa the major consideration as Utah's Legislature this week swung Into Its second week of action Indications were Rood good that Gov CoY Lee and the States State's taxpayers tax taxpayers payers would pet get et the sought for reduction although there were some differences of opinion ion as to how much of a cut the thele le legislators would go for Gov Coy Lee wants taxes cut asa as asa asa a first order of business thereby thereby there there- by clearing the decks for a are re realistic realistic appraisal of the states state's anticipated revenue for lor the thet coming biennium and also an ani equally realistic view of how v lunds should be allocated I And the legislators have moved moved ed with commendable promptness prompt ness to get the tax slash proposals pro Into the legislative mill As the second week opened no less Jess than nine bills were In Inthe Inthe the hoppers asking Income tax cuts cuts' through increased Six Six of or the othe bills came from Irom th the governor blueprinting his iris pro poS ls The Lee package If f adopted would cut some 30 O J from Irom rom the Income x me tax tac revenue Three other MIls bills backed by bythe the U Utah Legislative Council want taxes cut only an estimated 1 SI- SI to Main Main feature of f the governors governor's tax I slash proposal are to o up tip I exemptions front from rom the present rate of per person 1200 per couple x uple and for dependents dents to a exemption In ai aJl three categories Along with the Increased ex exemptions exemptions are added proposals to bring Utah returns more In Inline inline lin line with federal returns provide pro vide for a short form toxin which lg II based on net in Income me and allows al l lows federal taxes to be deducted deduct ed and make the ithe whole whale thing retroactive to Include return returns filed this year on 1952 Income The balance of the governors governor's bills bUls take up the slack In the uniform school fund w which i h will willbe willbe be left by the income tax cut Gov Lee Is asking an appropriation tion of of be made from sales sates tax taz revenue to the school fund fund fO ach of of th the 54 1953 54 and 55 1954 fiscal fis cal years Then because the chief executives executive's cu tives tive's tax reduction plans also call fo for elimination of state property pro perty taxes he wants to give from sales tax funds to the school fund In both the 54 1953 and 1954 55 1954 55 fiscal years The legislative council proposals pro posa are more moderate in in their tax decreases They advocate ad v te that all exemptions be pla placed ed at which Increases only the exemption for lor d dents p. p Equitable features of federal fed eras era tax laws Jaws are included the pi present nt sport short form would be ber r repeated al and 19 to the uniform school fund would also alsot t of sales tax surplus should sho ti othe council un il plan be beado ado adopted te Preliminary cloak room talk has not Indio Indicated ted which proposals pro likely to get the legi legislative legisla la tive approval or whether a compromise compromise com promise might b be hammered out One thing though appeared appear ed certain The Republican majority ma 8 15 in the ithe Senate and 39 21 in the House are determined deter mined to give the governor some sort of tax cuts There were however some Indications which might pos POST sibly presage developments as soon as the bills bUls come up tip for consideration One of these was that in the House some 25 Republican legislators leg placed their names on the bills bUts favored by Gov Coy Lee Among them were the majority floor leader Rep Charles R R. Peterson R and aDd th the thema majority ma whip Rep flop Clair R. R Hop kins R Only six more representatives would have to tobe tobe tobe be found to 1 put lIt the bill over In the Senate the division of those favoring one or the other bill but la is not so clear The Legislative Council tax bills appeared to have the early strength There are six Republican lican Senators who are members memo mem bers hers of ot the council and three Democrats However not all signed the council tax bill F Five ve Republicans put their names on the governors governor's proposals One Interesting feature was the comment com corn ment by Sen Marl D D. D Gibson D that the governors bUt bill comes a lot closer to the welfare commission estimates of the minimum an Individual can live on than ours does Gov Coy Lee also made one other request which th the legislative council moved promptly to answer This one was on the al al always ways hot issue of legislative re re- apportionment t. t In 1 MS ls S opening message Gov Lee Iee said he hoped the legislature legisla ture would meet Its constitutional Ional mandate and solve the knotty problem The next day the council met and hammered together a compromise which the man 13 body felt they could agree on Under the plan Introduced under un der the council sponsorship Inthe in inthe the Senate the House would be cut to 53 members and the Senate Senate Sen ate cut to 21 House membership member ship now stands at 60 GO and the Senate at 23 Up until now the big stumbling stumbling sturn bling block to reapportionment has been the reluctance of the theother theother theother other 26 counties to 10 allow control con of the Legislature to be centered in the three populous counties of 01 Salt Lake Weber and Utah As things now stand the county 26 rural bloc has hasa a majority of one in the Senate and two wo in the House Under the ithe legislative council plan the urban county trio would have 11 senators a ma majority of one but would have only 25 representatives In the house to 28 for tor the others a minority of three As an added Incentive to rural support for tor their bill the council plans a separate measure asking for tor redistribution re reo distribution of the districts in Salt Lake Web Webe r and Utah counties Up until now each county has been one district with every citizen In the county voting for foraN all the senators seven sev en in the case of ot Salt Lake and two in the case of ot the other counties With the counties broken brokell up Into nta districts with one senator from each d district triot a lot of ot the rural rura objections would be a ah and a better tion offered the citizens of ot the three counties 7 Under the n new W plan Salt Sai Lake Con Continued on Bock Back Page NOTICE TO WATER US USERS EnS Notice Is hereby given iven that Lester Taylor Moab Utah has filed with the State En Engineer ineer a request for an extension of time from January 18 1953 to January January Janu ary 18 1956 In ln which to make and submit Proof of Appropriation tion of Water under Application No for the appropriation of ot 10 of ol water from Beaver Beav Beav- er Creek or Lost Creek In Grand County to be used for Irrigation purposes I It Is represented that has lias been expended In construe construction tion of works and It Is estimate estimated ed an additional expenditure of will be required to com com- the work and d apply the water to beneficial use Protests resisting the granting of ot said request with reasons must be In affidavit form with extra copy and filed with the State Engineer State Capitol Salt Lake City 1 Utah on or before February 28 1953 A hearing will be held on this request for extension of time before the State Engineer at State Capitol Salt Lake City at atthe atthe atthe the hour of ot pm p.m. March 5 1953 Protestants may appear at atthe atthe atthe the hearing and adduce testimony testimony mony In support of their pro tests JOSEPH M. M TRACY State Engineer Published in the Times Times-Inde Times Inde Independent pendent Moab Utah from Jan 15 to Jan 29 1953 1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Creditors of the estates of Ferry Perry ret Per ry J. J Holt and Sadie Holt Deceased De Dc ceased must present their with vouchers to the un un- at his bis residence In Monticello Ban San Juan county Utah on or before the day of March 19 1953 3 J. J J WESLEY NORTON Administrator of the Estate of Perry Ferry 3 J. J Molt Holt and Sadie Holt Deceased Donald T T. Adams Monticello attorney for or said administrator Date of first pub Jan 15 1953 Date of last pub Feb 5 1953 Notice to Creditors Estate of Martin Allred de ceased Creditors will present claims with vouchers to the undersigned undersigned un at the law office of Mitchell at Moab Utah on t a or before fore the day of March AD A.D. 1953 WINFORD BUNCE of the then estate of Martin Allred deceased Date of ot first publication Jan 8 AD A.D. 1953 last publication Jan 29 1953 Mitchell attorney for administrator Moab Utah Notice to Creditors Estate of Jesse Maxwell de de' deceased ceased Creditors will present claims with vouchers i to o the undersigned un at the law office of Mitchell at Moab Utah on or before the day of March AD A.D. 1953 LEONA MAXWELL administratrix of ot the to estate of Jesse Maxwell deceased Date of first publication Jan 8 A. A A.D. D. D 1953 last publication Jan 29 1953 Mitchell attorney for tor administratrix Moab Utah The best bast way to kill time Is to work It to ito death NOTICE TO CREDITORS Creditors of the estate of Joel W. W Norton De Deceased eased must present pre pree sent their claims with vouchers to the undersigned at his residence resi resl dence dente In Monticello San Juan county Utah on or before the day of March 1953 J. J WESLEY WEELEY NORTON Administrator of ot the Estate of ot otI I Joel L. L Norton Deceased Donald T. T Adams Adams- attorney of ot said administrator Date of ot first pub Jan 15 1951 Date of ot last pub Feb 5 5 1953 Dr S. S O. 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