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Show 1 2 Yerml ExpressAdvertiser Wednesday, December 28, 1983 ft. 4 -. : '"" II II 1 ' f S ' KENNETH ANDERTON, left, presents Kenneth Aycock with tne Vernal Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Service Award. Governor's budget insensitive to taxpayers, says tax head "Governor Matheson's $2.4 billion budget which calls for $150 million of higher taxes is excessive and insensitive insen-sitive to the already high tax burdens being shouldered by the people of Utah," according the Utah Taxpayers Association. Jack Olson, executive vice-president of the statewide tax watchdog organization, called on all taxpayers to contact their state legislators immediately im-mediately to counteract the spending pleas coming from various special interests in-terests who will benefit from the higher taxes. "We believe legislators have the duty du-ty to base decisions on the feelings of their constituents, contrary to Governor Gover-nor Matheson's request that lawmakers disregard calls against the increases which, he says, give a distorted picture," Olson said. "The tax increase suggested by the Governor is actually much higher than $150 million. It is closer to $200 million when off budget items, supplemental, and deficits are included," he said. "This is by far the largest tax increase in-crease ever proposed by any governor in Utah's history. The higher taxes, if adopted, would amount to about $133 for every man, woman and child in the Beehive State. For a family of four, the increase would come to $532," Mr. Olson explained. "The governor's $2.4 billion budget amounts to $1 ,600 of spending for every state resident and $6,400 for a four-member four-member family." Olson said it is unrealistic for the governor to assume that there is no breaking point for Utah taxpayers. The year 1983 saw Utah state and local taxes climb $155 million $80 million or 17 percent in higher property tax receipts and $75 million resulting from two increases in the sales tax rate. "If the Governor's tax proposals were all approved by the legislature, the two year tax increase would amount to $237 per person," he said. Utah already has the nation's 12th highest state and local taxes when compared to income. We have the 8th highest sales taxes and the 9th highest individual income tax. Yet the Governor's Gover-nor's budget contains increases in sales taxes, individual and corporate income taxes, severance taxes, and motor fuel taxes. "The restructuring of Utah individual in-dividual income taxes will force significantly higher taxes on middle income wage earners. The proposal would take an additional $40 million from taxpayers' pockets," Mr. Olson explained. "It is a slap in the face to taxpayers to be told less than six months after the 'temporary' 2 cent sales tax was adopted that the increase will now be made permanent. "Extending the sales tax to nonmedical non-medical professional services will take $28 million more from the people and further expand this highly regressive tax. This tax expansion will drive up prices of dozens of services such as legal, accounting, tax preparation, beauticians, barbers, and numerous others,"Mr. Olson said. "Jumping the corporation income tax rate from four to six percent is a high-stakes gamble which could prove pro-ve to be a death blow to our state's efforts ef-forts to attract new jobs and businesses to Utah," he claimed. Aycock given Chamber service award Kenneth Aycock was given the Vernal Ver-nal Area Chamber of Commerce Public Service award for his many years of public service in both the Vernal Ver-nal and Roosevelt communities. Kenneth Anderton, local attorney, presented Aycock with the award at the Tuesday noon Chamber meeting. He said Aycock enjoyed participation participa-tion in sports at an early age, focusing on basketball and tennis. He enrolled at Utah State University and later transferred to Brigham Young University Univer-sity where he was a cheerleader. He attended school during the depression, milking cows to put himself through. He graduated from BYU with honors. He entered the military during World War II. While in the military he married Alyce Stephenson. They now have three sons. He left the military after attaining the rank of major and was hired as principal of Duchesne High School. While principal of the school, he also was the coach of the basketball team, which took the regional championship. In 1947 he was employed by Uintah Power and Light, and in 1968 he was hired as manager of Utah Power and Light. "He is energetic and always gets things done," Anderton said. His list of accomplishments is lengthy: mayor of Roosevelt City, Lions Club officer, helped organize the Roosevelt Chamber of Commerce, president of the Vernal Chamber of Commerce, and president of the Uintah Uin-tah County School Board. AFBF praises Utah Representatives for automobile domestic content bill The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has praised Utah's House of Representative delegation for last month opposing an automobile domestic content bill which would have required fixed levels of American labor and parts in automobiles sold in the U. S. by foreign car manufacturers. The Federation praised Representatives Represen-tatives Dan Marriott, James Hansen, and Howard Nielson, all R-Utah, for their opposition to the legislation, which passed the House 219 to 199. Under the legislation,supported by organized labor, the domestic content levels would be phased into existence beginning in 1985 reaching maximum levels in 1987. In opposing the legislation, which is not expected to clear the Senate, AFBF contended that a domestic content con-tent law would trigger harsh retaliation retalia-tion with agricultural exports the most likely target. The AFBF also praised the three Utahns for supporting a failing substitute measure to dairy legislation that would have authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce the existing $13.10 hundredweight federal dairy support by as much as $1.50, while also repealing two existing 50 percent per hundredweight assessments. AFBF said it was concerned that the subsequently adopted compromise would pay dairymen for cutting back production while still receiving the two 50 percent assessments. Utah Crop production Vernal City ICtEETT WETT Program nm I AR DAYS START ...... M . . I Prenatal classes oUiMUAY, JAIMUAHY l!l begin Jan. 4 See Friday's Vernal Express For Ad Insert Special Store Hours: Saturday, Dec. 31 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 2 - 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Happy Holidays! Governor urges pay hike for court and elected executives Pay raises for the state's judiciary and elected executives, ranging from around $5,000 annually in most instances, in-stances, are recommended in Governor Gover-nor Scott Matheson's proposed budget for the next fiscal year starting July 1. Both the administration's Division of Personnel Management (DPM) and a citizen advisory panel, the Executive and Judicial Compensation Commission, Commis-sion, (EJCC) have urged salary boosts on the basis of compensation surveys for comparable positions in and out of government where feasible. The EJCC urged the Legislature when it convenes in budget session Jan. 9, to hike the governor's salary from $52,000 annually to $57,000 annually. an-nually. The DPM suggested the salary be set at $58,500. Enactment of a $5,000 salary increase in-crease for the next fiscal year was urged urg-ed by the EJCC for district and juvenile judges, and the Utah Supreme Court. Enactment of this proposal would put the high court justices' salary at $55,000 annually and the trial court judges' pay at $50,000. The citizens commission also recommended recom-mended boosting the attorney general's salary from $41,000 to $45,000; state treasurer $35,500 to $38,500, and the state auditor, $35,500 to $42,000. Both of the groups have also recommended that the salary of the lieutenant governor be raised to reflect the importance of his position. For state employees, Governor Matheson's recommended six percent salary increase was about one percent lower than the DPM's proposal, which indicated cumulative raises for the past five years have been about 10 percent per-cent behind those of the average non-agricultural non-agricultural wage hikes. "The six percent compensation package for state employees is less than they deserve, but is all the state can afford," Governor Matheson said. He proposed a four percent cost of living pay adjustment starting July 1, and two percent for merit promotions or bonuses, estimated at about $60 million. About two thirds of the state's total budget goes for salaries and benefits for state employees and public and higher education faculty and staff. The governor recommended recommend-ed funding to allow a similar six percent per-cent compensation for education employees. TEMPERATURES Date Hi Lo Pet. Dec. 20 21 4 .07 Dec. 21 14 -10 .04 Dec. 22 10 -8 .05 Dec. 23 15 -9 Dec. 24 12 -5 Dec. 26 21 3 .25 Courtesy Sky West Airlines Smaller acreages of most small grains were harvested in Utah during 1983, mostly the result of smaller acreages planted because of poor weather this spring and flooding throughout much of the state, according accor-ding to the Utah Crop and Livestock Reporting Service. Late plantings and flood related problems pro-blems other than barley did not materially affect the harvested yields for small grains; however, most yields were similar to 1982. Production of winter wheat in Utah during 1983 totaled 6,650,000 bushels, down 16 percent from 1982. Average yield was 35 bushels per acre, up one bushel from last year and the same as 1981. Acres harvested, however, totaled total-ed 190,000, down 18 percent from last year. Other spring wheat production was 1,377,000 bushels, down 17 percent from 1982, but slightly higher than the 1981 output. Average yield was 51 buac, up 1 bushel from 1982, and up 6 bushels from two years ago. Acres harvested totaled 27,000, down 18 percent per-cent from 1982. Total wheat produced was 8,027,000 bushels, down 16 percent from both 1981 and 1982. A total of 217,000 acres were harvested, at an average yield of 37 buac. Oat production totaled 884,000 I I I J an 1 t i Dusneis, aown u percent irum iusi vnnr hnl 11 rwrrrmf nhnvp 1QR1 VirIH 1982 and 1983, while acreage harvested -I . I 4 4 rl mm 1 tmirt aroppea u percent to u.wu in i:hm. Barley production during 1983 totaled total-ed 11.088,000 bushels, down 16 percent from 1982 but initial to the 1981 filiure. Avcraee vield oer acre at 72 bushels dropped from last year's 82 buac, but enualed to the 1981 average yield. A total of lM.ooo acres were harvested, 4 percent below last year, but the same as 1981. Utah farmers indicated thev had planted 230,ooo acres of winter wheat for harvest in 1984, compared lo 220.000 last year, and 240,ooo in liHI. V7r nn rv n n r X II If If II t t I f 1 1 I I fl I II UZAALTUZAA 0 IV 0 tfiuitrormeiunoiit. 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