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Show .yy. 111 Jl-2 A---" Fcrfe Citixcn ; Every Thursday at American Fork, Utah fcy th ALPINE PUBLLSHINa COMPANY S. Hogsel) Innea, Editor and Publisher ' Estersl u Second Class Matter, at the Postoffice at Assricaa Fork, Utah, under the act of March 3. 1879. Subscription Rate $30 Per Year NATTljONAL- OQiriLCOCi v By Qioaas Haqpomt - . Tho Curved Udder cl Tax Rates There la a peculiarity In the structure of our present system sys-tem of personal income tax rates that Is not widely under-stood under-stood by the general public. ', Certainly, everyone realizes that we have high tax rates , on personal Income. It la also generally understood that rates of tax are steeply graduated, grad-uated, rising from 20 percent on the lowest layer of taxable Income to 91 percent on tax- . able Income above $200,000. . What has not been emphasized empha-sized In public discussion Is the high degree to which the progressive rise In rates Is compressed Into the lower range of the taxable Income scale. Over the entire range up to $200,000 the tax rate Increases In-creases with the Increase In Income, but it increases the fastest as the taxpayer moves through the lower and middle graduated income brackets. As he gets above this hump his tax rate continues to rise, but at a gentler gradient. ' 'This la the result of two factors. fac-tors. First, the brackets are narrower near the bottom. . Second, the rise In rate from one bracket to the next tends to be greatest In the first ten brackets and then to taper off gradually as Income rises. ...The combined effect Is that as taxable Income rises from aero to $20,000 the applicable rate Increases from 20 percent to 58 percent- total spread of 38 percentage points. From there on It takes a further increase in-crease of $180,000 for the rate Beshiyc Girls Camp at ft Silver Lake Flat ' The"Americaa Fork Staked0"1 mUy and your unch Beehive girls spend a delightful' de-lightful' weekend, June 27th, 28th and29th?. up to Silver Lake Flats. Among dirt, smoke; and the fear of wood ticks, ; everyone had wonderful wonder-ful time. There were no noisy boys to laugh at us so everyone every-one Just let their hair down. The purpose of this trip was to teach the girls first aid and how, to survive if such conditions condi-tions arose. We had some of our leaders bandaged up so well they would of never got out if someone hadn't help ed them. In addition we learned such useful skills as lashing and knot tying. Each camp had to lash a table and washstand together -V- , The first night we had a pro gram and each camp had to make , up a little skit. The second night we had a testimonial testi-monial and they gave out the awards each camp had earned. During the events of the se cond day. each girl had to hike three miles. Almost everyone hiked to Silver Lake. Some of the girls liked to hike so well, they got up and went the next morning and were back before anyone else got up. . One of the funniest incidents was making hats for the lead era. We made them out of just what we could find on the ground or, in our suitcases. Even though we slept with wood ticks, hiked 'til our feet ached, worked 'til we were dizzy everyone had a great tlme.i - The following poems ' were written by some girls to ex press their feelings about the trip: v My Dream I ' love to go to the woods To do the things I dream I would ' To watch the squirrels scam per to and fro To watch the trees as the wind does blow . v To smell the freshness of the air v To see the beauty everywhere To hear the rippling of a stream Of these , things I always dream. The leaves and trees are green Their more beaunfutthanrve ever seen The bugs and ticks bother us at night. j Everyone ends up in a fright. The river runs, swift, While the Lord has given us many gifts. The Lord has helped us in our trials. While we have traveled these many miles. to rise another 35 points. In other words about half the rise In rates occurs In the first' 10 percent of the Income scale, i Our system of graduated personal tax rates Is often described de-scribed as a ladder, up which ; the Individual must struggle as he works and takes risks to Improve his economic well- . , being. But It Is a strange kind of ladder, curved and steepest at the bottom. As the climber reaches the higher rungs he finds the ladder still Inclined upward but the slope some- -what easier. , ( This schedule of tax rates' has been regarded as one designed de-signed to "soak the rich." But, " whether by design or accident, It also has the effect of imposing im-posing a discouraglngly steep rise In rates on those who are attempting the climb through the lower and middle brackets. Congress is at present study- - Ing tax revision. Let us hope that they will enact a plan which lowers the genera! burden bur-den of personal Income taxes. Let us hope also that they will ? reduce the overall graduation of the tax system as measured by the spread between the lowest and highest rates. But let us not deceive ourselves our-selves Into believing that these steps are all that needs to be done to relieve the growth- ' Inhibiting effects of high and steeply graduated rates. Some- thing should also be done to , straighten out the curvature in the ladder. (81263) 1 REUNION NOTICE, , ThesMayne Family, Reunion will be held Saturday 'July 27 at Saratoga Resort. Bring ay ii -b and begin the 'festivities at 12 noon. For further informa tion call? Hindley Mayne in American FoiaVV?l After our first month of publishing the American Fork Citizen, it seems fitting to appraise our situation and evaluate the operation here. Moving into a new operation, .where machinery is strange and we have to familiarize Qurselves with, the equipment and overall operation, is no easy task. However, the fine cooperation we have received from the individuals, in-dividuals, has made this challenge much easier. Businesses up and down Main street have been more than cooperative in helping us meet our deadline (which every newspaper must have) and have helped in every way to support us during the past month. And for this we are very appreciative. Besides taking over a new business, we had the nerve to revolutionize the whole operation by changing from hot metal (the conventional way of turning out a newspaper) to the "Cold Type process. This is a new method of production, which many newspaper throught the country have adopted. We have experimented (and are still experimenting) with type. We have heard differing comments about the type face used In our news columns. For the most part, our readers seem to like the larger print. We'll continue with the present style until we find a better one. ' ' American Fork is one of the first weekly newspapers In the state to adopt this new "cold type" process, which Is revolutionary to the Industry. . " ' - We are Interested in local news and would like to Invite our readers to help us by reporting anynewsworthy happenings that thev mav have. We hope to feature 'local news about ..American Fork and Its people, and leave the "canned stuff or national happenings to our big brothers (the dailies). You can make a better paper by reporting your news every week. And to assure getting your news printed it must be In by noon on Tuesdays. We will appreciate your cooperation. . :ia my'- For the expressions of sym pathy and kindness, the understanding under-standing and consideration extended ex-tended during our recent bereavement, we would like to express our appreciation. and heartfelt gratitude. ? V Mrs. J. E. 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You buy food in quantity when bargain prices prevail. Save Food. Store extra servings and leftovers in your freezer for later use. ' " U4i If Iff electric. If bttiarl UTAH POWER & LIGHT CO. Buy now from your electric dealer. THE AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN, Thursday, June 11, 1C:3 With more than 30,000 persons per-sons many cf ihv.;a .4.1k amaieurs becoming boat enthusiasts every month, National Na-tional Safe Boating Week, set for June 30 through July 6, gains added Importance each The vision of beauty is the greatest thing in the world, and those who can catch what the ordinary eye cannot see are among the great people of the world. . , , General Jan Smuts V :i ml Wis. 4m t M ' t. f , I, V' V 7 1 mmm t a a I k v - w t . . . 4 1, . i. - , 0 - - 1 1 1. |