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Show mmmt11 jwwpiw ii t, wpi wi Mi,!.. f" EAGLE O t Study Says ff - ADVERTISER M17AT (TTAB) Thursdoy, April 27, 1967 - Sfate, Local Taxes Gaining On Federal SALT LAKE. Taxes at state and local levels in Utah are increasing more rapidly than Federal ones, although Federal taxation continues to take the bite from income largest of Utahns. That's Jr the conclusion of Hpl sales tax rate, were cited by the Foundation, a public service agency, as major factors in narrowing the gap between Federal and state taxes. In the decade from 1956 to 1966, the proportion of personal income taken for Federal taxes increased less than 9 per cent while Increases in the proportion of personal income going for state and local taxes were 29.4 percent and 14.2 percent respectively. By way of comparison, between the pre-w- ar year of 1940 and 1956, the portion of Utah personal income taken by Federal taxes increased nearly 23 percent. Over that same period, due to the rapid rise in personal income, the proportion taken by state and local taxes declined non-pro- r Hi Sv FOR THE BIRDS . . . Fred Johnson chats with son Frank while cutting out wood pieces from which Cub Scouts make bird houses. tenth boy hours to assemble. Mr. Johnson at first kept a record of the number of kits he prepared by recording on a pad as they were picked up by the den mothers. Now he co unts as he finishes them and he has 209,800 completed kits. Any den mother, regardless of religious affiliation, can vi sit the hobby shop to pick up kits for cubs in her den. About 65 den mothers come In an average evening and are allowed two kits per boy. He hands out from 1,000 to 1,025 kits a night. His reason for providing this service to any den mother, regardless of her locationsome come from Mil-for- d, Calif., or Portland, Ore., as well as the surrounding area is that no boy Is any better than any other bo- ywhy give It to one and not to another?" No orders are taken but kits are available on a first come Granger Man's Hobby Is Projects For Cub Packs A friend to GRANGER. could describe a genboys 41 cents. In 12 years of providing the kits, he has manerous Granger resident, Fred aged to save den mothers over Johnson, who resides at 3674 $85,000 and has provided the W. El Glen. boys with close to 680,000 hours Most of his spare time for of building time since each kit the past 12 years, nine in the requires about three and one Sugar House area and the past three In Granger, have been spent In preparing kits for Cub Scouts to assemble into bird houses, bird feeders or shadow boxes, among other items. From scrap lumber which would otherwise be burned, he saws pieces Into various shapes and sizes to make up 27 different kits. Den mothers visit the shop behind his home which has been converted from a large garage, on Monday, Wednesday or Friday nights between 6 and 8 p.m. to pick up kits he provides without cost. According to people who know the price of lumber, It is estimated each kit would cost ,. Space Is not now problem that dwarf trees are available. Apples, pears, cherries, j"cl"?" Jill -- . . ANTIQUE IT! 4v ard trees. ANTIQUING MADE EASY WITH MARTIN SENOUR PROVINCIAL COLOR GLAZE "paint, ilate, Eiy wipe to turn a marred, arred attic relic into a handwme antique, a decorator accent piece! With Martin Senour'a Provincla Color Glaze you don't even remove varnuh or old itain Forget about acart and cratchea. Jutt paint, gtai wipe. Authentic antique color aix to rhoor from. Antique White. Old World Olive. Span iah Gold, Medici Blue. Provin cial Pink, Roman Red. Create grainy or roarbleiwd or tor ahell firnah You're the decorator. Scurvh out the attic, buy a bargain at a aecond hand tore or an unfinished piece . , . nd Antique it! Everything you need ia right in the kit toia 3. Trees are smaller, therefore, you will be able to prune, spray and pick the fruit easier (mostly right from the ground). 4. In case of an apple, a dwarf tree will produce three or four bushels of apples. In stead of 10 bushels or more of wormy fruit that you won't know what to do with. If I were planting dwarf ap ples, I would consider buying varieties such as Lodi, a good yellow summer apple that is good tor eating, apple sauce and pies: yellow and red Dellc ious for fall eating and red Rome or Jonathan for eating and cook tng. Some of the choice peach var leties are golden jubilee, a J l50lo..d 1 H7BBV community weekly newspaper. keeps you current on what's going on in the little corner of the world where you and your family live. It keeps you posted on the PTA, the Boy It Scouts, whafs happening to your school system and your city and county gov- ernment; your neighbors and the folks down the street. It gives you a diet of local pictures which aren't duplicated anywhere else. short, it's a continuing record of your town and your area a massive book of facts compiled every year to relate to one and all the achievements, the dis- In appointments, the happy events and the sad ones that dot the lives of all of us. In this era of mass communications, your weekly newspaper stands out as a tangible document. It's yours to read, put down, pick up and read again, clip and save. (And, when all that's done, even to line the closet shelves, where six months M0, 0, T.30I Trtoiure matter - Explorers Colnmoiltr Ncmelka Distributing Agency Strut For Demonstration end Brochures 484-776- 8 Phone Robert D. Nemelka - flSHFR RESEARCH 322-100- 1 EAST MURRAY 5630 So. 9th East Phone 262-344- 1 GRANGER W. 3500 So. Phone 299-140- 1 2781 THEN JUST PHONE YOUR ORDER TODAY! Sears Diilfkt Representative for U8. from now, when you change those shelf liners, you'll find it again and be surprised how interesting it is to remember what was going on a short -- CATALOG Phone W7EEK Few sources of reading enjoyment have more impact than your Hometown SALE '"VNugjitmoiftr WHITE'S ELECTRONICS WIS 9 FREE 1441 Concord Ope Sot. 7i30 ojh. till 5.00 p.m. liMl II 23 CATALOG WAY! MODELS Wl'aCuci i one-fourt- CONVENIENT Gotdmotter 1 i SHOP THE nice peach for eating fresh that ripens about August IS. The Red Haven ripens a few days later. The Gleason Early Elberta Is one of the best peaches for eating fresh and canning. It rip ens the Utter part of August or first part of September. If you plan on planting a cherry tree, bt sure that you plant one that Is self fruitful. The two main WWI Vets To Hold cherry varieties grown in this Western Regional area, Blng and Lambert, are self sterile and will require SALT LAKE. The western a pollenizer, such as Van, Black regional conference of World Tartonlan, or one of the pie or War I Veterans will be held at sour varieties. Hotel Newhouse, starting three If you are planning to plant days of sessions tomorrow trees or shrubbery of any kind (Friday), according to Gust this season, it should be done as Noren of Murray. soon as possible, except for The conclave is expected to those plants that are potted draw members from 17 states, and they can be planted at any headed by national officers Willong as the ground is liam H.Walker, commander and time, not frozen. Mrs. Lean Brandmo. SENQim PAINTS y h. by about In 1966, Utahns will pay nearly $827 million in taxes at all levels. Federal taxes account for about 63 percent of the total, state taxes for 23 percent and local taxes for the remaining 14 percent. Property taxes continue to be the largest producer of state and local tax revenue in Utah, but the study noted both sales and income taxes have increased proportionately more in recent years. Education remains the major area of government spending in Utah. The 1966 total reached almost $163 million in state funds alone, in addition to money provided by local school districts. Education represents 47 percent of all state spending for the year. The year just ended was marked by a succession of efforts directed at changing the basic structure of state government, the study noted. It appeared, however, the basic feeling first served basis. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have of Ujtah voters favored retention three sons, .The; oldest. Is of : existing ' Institutions and studying Spanish at BYU prior procedures, as all (eight propto leaving for a South American osals for constitutional change mission for the LDS church. were defeated In November. Frank, is a student at Valley Junior high and Dean, who Is in the guide patrol, attends elementary school. Granger They also have a daughter attending BYU and a second daughter, Dorothy, at Granger high. Mr. Johnson's "spare time" includes "10 minutes here or 15 minutes there" while waiting for an appointment or a meal. He dashes to the shop to use the time profitably. Most evenings are also spent pursuing his hobby with an assist from his wife from time to time. Each kit is composed of four or five pieces, which he mass He can complete produces. 100 kits per hour. Many of his creations have found their way to special crafts displays at Primary General Conference. Further evidence of Mr. Johnson's love for boys is his past 12 years' service as cub master. He has been a member of the LDS church three years. Ask For His efforts have also been felt by boys In trouble. He has taken 37 boys from court to keep them from going to the Industrial School in Ogden. Only one of these has been "lost." The boys have been given a job, a payday and guidance to help them through their difficult time. It is interesting a project At These which began when his wife, then Sears Stores a den mother, needed help in piovidlng activities for her boys, should grow Into the hobby DOWNTOWN through w hich thousands of kits have been provided eager young 754 So. State St. cub scouts. METAL DETECTORS MARTIN C ALL ROADS LEAD TO apri- cots and dwarf peaches can be purchased. Dw- warf trees mean that the tree Itself is dwarfed. The fruit on such trees Is standard size, color and quality. Advantages of dwarf trees in a yard Include: 1. More trees can be planted In a given area. This means a better selection of varieties. 2. Generally, dwarf trees start bearing fruit sooner than stand- TAKE IT OUT OF THE ATTIC a generally fit ready-to-assem- Are you one of those home owners who would like to have a few fruit trees In your back yard, but do not know what var ieties do best In this area, or wonder whether you have a space for fruit trees? a study which has been completed by Utah Foundation. The increases in individual and corporate income taxes enacted by the 1965 Legislature plus successive hikes in the half-a-ye- ar ago!) it tMkVllKO ii ; sjirirrrnTUt m NO OTHER U --At 11 k.', . Wt "": "TV '"' mm NEWS MEDIUM CAN MAKE THAT CLAIM! the Green Sheet newspapers . . . |