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Show THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1953 OREM-GENEVA TIMES AVERAGE UTAH FAMILY PAID 51-900 IN 'HIDDEN! OR DIRECT TAXES DURING 1952 53 Utah Foundation report describes des-cribes Utah tax system. Utah Foundation reported today to-day that Utahns paid a total of more than $350 million in Federal, Feder-al, state, and local taxes and fees ciurir? the fiscal year ended June 30, 1953. This represents an average tax burden of $475 for every man, woman and child in the state. The average family of four paid $1,900 in direct and ; "hidden" taxes and fees during the year. More than one dollar i out of every three earned in j Utah last year was required to make tax payments. i - Approximately two-thirds of ' this tax burden was devoted to Federal taxes either direct or' Indirect, Utah Foundation analysts anal-ysts reported. In other words, the Federal tax load imposed on Utahns was twice as great as the state and local tax load combined. combin-ed. In 1940, the situation was almost al-most directly reversed, with state and local taxes being twice as great as the Federal tax burden. Although Federal taxes have increased more rapidly tht ate or local taxes in recent years, the Utah Foundation study pointed out that State and local impositions imposit-ions are a significant part of the total. Between 1940 and 1953, total state and local taxes have about trebled. A recent nationwide nation-wide study revealed that Utah had the sixth highest . combined state and local tax burden in the nation. Utah's total state and local tax burden in proportion to total income was found to be higher than that of any other Western State. According to the Utah Foundation Founda-tion researchers, Utah levies every ev-ery major kind of tax imposed in any of the Western States with the exception of gambling taxes. Most of these taxes were imposed during the'1930's. Prior to that time, state and local governments in Utah relied almost exclusively on the general property ta for their revenue. 1 y -' r . - - V v:j S hi ryyj ywmr. tK-mz. 1 1 '',TA5 - : ,: "FREE CONSULTATIONS" On AU REAL ESTATE and INSURANCE Needs. SELL AND BUY THROUGH YOUR OREM RESIDENT REALTOR RAY E. HANKS GO. 265 West Center, Provo, or 426 E. 10th South, Orem Phone 3642 or 0554 Rl Clifton M. Pyne Lincoln H.S. Clifton M. Pyne has been at the j Lincoln High school two years, and is instructor of general science and chemistry in the 7th, 11th and 12 th grades. A former student at Lincoln, Mr. Pyne was senior class president, pres-ident, and president of the band while attending LHS. He was born in Orem, and now lives with his wife and their three children at 116 East 4th North. Clifton attended the University of Wichita and the Brigham Young University where he received re-ceived his Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education. He was a member of the U S Air Force in the second World War. A member of the LDS church, Mr. Pyne is in the presidency of the 401st quorum of Seventy, and is a member of the Orem First Ward choir. He is affiliated with the Phi Kappa Phi national scholastic scho-lastic fraternity. When it comrs to outside interests, in-terests, he finds hunting and fishing fish-ing as his chief diversions. tli A ics ) ' I . r ii lee ' f ,., I I --I I in mi i in I if - ' v i 1 I rrA jlJOd 4CaC5- Sen. Bennett Scores High in Pro Eisenhower Support Sen. Wallace F. Bennett (R., Utah) led the Utah congressional delegation and recorded one of three highest Senate scores in support of Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower Eis-enhower during the recent session. This fact was revealed Thurs day by Congressional Quarterly, Quarter-ly, a non-partisan reference pub lication, issued weekly in Washington. Wash-ington. Of 49 so-called "Eisenhower Issu" will-call votes. Sen. Ben nett voted to support the chief Helen T. Went Westmore Helen T. Wentz, who is a native nat-ive of Springville, has served 28 years in the teaching" profession. She spent two of those years in the Nebo district, and has been employed the remaining time in the Alpine district. She attended the University of Utah and the Brigham Young University, and has her Bachelor degree in art. A third grade teacher at West- more, Mrs. Wentz has seven children child-ren (three of them step children). She and her family reside at 926 South 450 East in Orem. Among Mrs. Wentz's hobbles are reading, handicrafts and mus ic. She keeps busy with various church and community duties, She is a member of the Sharon LDS Stake YWMIA board, sec retary of the Timpanogos ward genealogical committee, and cor responding secretary of the Orem Business and Professional Wom en's Club. Emily Anderson Pedersen eva Gen- executive on 43 counts and against him six times for- 88 percent in CQ's "effective support" column. Sen. Arthur V. Watkins voted on the president's side 35 times, against him seven times and missed miss-ed seven votes to total 71 percent per-cent fflncfive support Spending most of 24 years of teaching experience in the first grade and kindergarten classes, Efnily Anderson Pedersen has been a member of the Geneva school teaching staff for the past five years. She was well prepared for her career after attending the Brigham Young University,' Un iversity of Utah, Columbia University Un-iversity in New York and Berk eley University. Presently she in structs kindergarten classes one half day and first grade the other half. A native of Pleasant Grove, Mrs. Pedersen now resides there with her four children. She is president of the MIA stake board in Pleasant Grove, a member of Delta Kappa Gama, president of the local branch A. A.U.W., and served as local del egate to the NEA convention at Miami Beach, Florida last summer, sum-mer, when she also visited Cuba. Mrs. Pedersen doesn't hesitate to express her appreciation to parents who take the time to visit vis-it the schools. Gilbert E. Childs Lincoln High and elementary schools. Among his suggestions for improving im-proving school conditions, Gilbert E. Childs lists the acquisition of better school equipment, and the assignment of fewer students to each class. Being an instrumental instructor at Lincoln High and elementary grades, Mr. Childs is in a position to appreciate musical mus-ical instruments which are in good condition, and to understand the obstacles students face when endeavoring to learn music with inferior instruments. The father of eight children, and a native of Gunnison, Utah he and his family now reside at 1103 South State Street in Orem. He graduated from the Brigham Young University, where he re ceived his Bachelor of Science degree. He has contributed 25 years to the teaching profession. He has taught at Provo, Gunnison, Vernal and in Orem. Mr. Childs is music director for the Orem LDS Stake, and also for the Geneva ward. He enjoys participating par-ticipating in a string quartet when time permits. Also, he is a lover of art. His future plans and hopes , include a visit to South America, Director of Family Life Named at BYU Dr. Royden C. Braithwaite has been appointed Director of Family Fam-ily Life Education at Brigham Young University, it was an nounced this week by Dr. Ernest Ern-est L. Wilkinson, president Dr. Braithwaite's nrimarv res ponsibility in this new position on we byu faculty will be to work with the faculty committee on Family Relations in directing the development of an integrated integrat-ed program in family life edu- uniun iwoiu students, according accord-ing to Pres Wilkinson. 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