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Show THE SENTINEL Thursday, April 16, 1981 Pag 2 DDODOn Across state . . . StSSwiS Volunteers needed Hie hospital Pink Lady reading to an ill youngster... skier probing victim . avalanche snow an for the A cross-countr- y A private pilot boning in on distress a signal... A borne economics class cooking for a senior citizens group . . . Volunteers play a vital role in the everyday lives of Utahns in all walks of life. They make the prized lifestyle of the state the envy of others. But volunteerism does not Just happen; it takes concerted efforts by dedicated people willing to give back to society some of the benefits they've harvested. Utah The Advertising has launched a Federation s statewide effort to encourage more Utahns to become volunteers and to encourage individuals and groups to recognize the unselfish efforts of volunteers whose efforts most often go unnoticed. According to Utah Advertising Federation Doug spokesman Lake Salt City advertising Engh, a executive with the David W. Evans Agency, major Utah communities have Voluntary Action Centers as serve which (VACs) clearinghouses for people wishing to volunteer and persons or organizations needing assistance. If there are no VACs in your area, contact your nearest Chamber of Commerce and they will direct are the target of criticism and un- unfounded thinking politicians, but these midday meals are "tremendously important to thousands of Utah children," an advocate said Tuesday. The defender of school lunches is G. Ray Holt, executive director of the Utah School Employes Ass'n. He said it's time the school lunch program had some defenders. "These lunches have been the butt of too many undeserved criticism of late," he said. "School lunches are the only balanced meals that a lot of young people get," Holt added. "I'm not talking about children from poor families. Good nutrition is unknown in some of the wealthiest families and plenty of middle class homes." Holt said school lunches may be "the best health insurance our young people have in this day of junk food mania." The lunches mat students eat in school lf d to cafeterias provide of one day's nutritive Each lunch is requirements. required to have items from the four basic food groups milk, one-thir- meat, bread-cerea- l, one-ha- and groups. Holt expressed concern that cuts in federal support of the school lunch program could be a real blow to the health of a lot of young people. Those cuts could make school lunches unaffordable to many students, he said. About 212,000 young people eat school lunches regularly in Utah. "These lunches are prepared in line with rigid nutrition standards vegetable-fru- it 7 Sugg by dedicated people in schools across the state," the USEA executive said. "For too long, now, we've been seeing reports in the news media about "waste" in the school lunch program pictures of uneaten food being scraped into cafeteria garbage cans," Holt said. "That's no different from what happens in many American homes and in every restaurant in the country." "It's IMPOSSIBLE for a cafeteria to have a menu with items that every single student will like. When some young people see food before them that they don't like, they simply won't eat those items," Holt said. "Some students are so devoted to sweets and "empty calorie" foods that they eat little else." On the other hand, be said, many young people LIVE for school lunch. "These lunches taste like the kind of food mom cooks because most of the people who prepare school lunches are moms," Holt said. Besides the nutritional value of school lunches, they probably also have educational value, he said. "Teachers will tell you that hungry kids don't learn well in school. Their minds are on food, not reading or algebra." Holt said that no government program helps more people than the school lunch. "Since it helps so many people, it has to be one of the most worthwhile things the government does," said Holt. "That's why the program should be kept not made unavailable to intact many young people." so-call- pay. It's those additional dollars that are taxed at your, highest Secretary of the Treasury marginal rate. Or let's say you're his Honoring campaign pledge the owner of a business that to meet overtime to give our economy back to the requires seasonal and American President demands, you find people, overwant don't to submitted the your employes Reagan has What are time. and telling you is they Congress a comprehensive amount of tax taken with burthat the to reduce bold program the out of extra overtime their of dens high inflation and high find it wordon't taxation. paychecks, they thwhile to those extra hours. work That program consists of four For example, let's consider a mutually reinforcing elements that, working together, can family of four with $29,000 of inproduce a framework for real come. Assuming their deductible economic prosperity and reduced expenses equal 23 percent of their inflation. First, we must pursue a income, their taxable income stringent budget policy to restrain becomes $21,730 after claiming all their exemptions and deductions. the rate of growth in federal spending and to reduce the deficit. We According to the IRS Tax Rate also must have a stable monetary Schedule, their taxable income of falls within the tax bracket of policy and a program $20,200 to $24,600. Under present regulatory reform. Finally, a key element in the law, that family will pay $3,273 President's program is the income plus 28 percent of the $1,530 in extax relief for all taxpayers to en- cess of $20,200. That 28 percent is courage individuals to work and the family's "marginal" tax rate. The family's tax is $3,701 leaving it save. The President specifically with an after-ta- x income of $25,299. Under the President's proposal, proposed that individual income tax rates be reduced by 30 percent that "marginal" tax rate will be over 3 years by 10 percent per reduced by the year 1984 from its beginning present 28 percent to 21 percent. July 1, 1981. year Inflation has pushed people into Two factors are at work in this the higher and higher marginal rate proposal. Lowering brackets. These are the rates you "marginal" tax rate not only pay on the next dollar of your reduces the percentage figure in taxable income. Let's say you our example, from 28 percent to 21 receive a raise in percent by 1984 but it also will well-deser- Schoolers, and ,' Homo Q0' (lM eXX . by.n V v f-rom mows... a1,, iM 6f Dr, Daryl J. McCarty .. m ISAM S0iiD0iiDlbir 40yearsago... More than 90 percent complete, the Elton tunnel being driven from Tooele valley to Bingham Utah, is now on its final lap. This bore, which cuts under the western range of the Oquirrh mountains, is being driven in an effort to reclaim thousands of tons of low grade ore that lies under water in the Bingham district, and to prospect a vast expense of undeveloped territory. The work is being conducted by the National Tunnel and Miners company, a consolidation of the Answers building Ufa old Utah Apex Mining Co. and the Utah Delaware Mining Cor., and is a subsidiary of the International Smelting and Refining Co. The tunnel was started in June, 1938, and at the current rate of progress, it should be completed and ready for use by midyear 1941. Driving of the tunnel is not only being welcomed by people of Tooele as a mining project, but as an agricultural project as well. The flow of water developed in the d tunnel is furnishing a semi-aristimulant to the lands of Tooele valley, where much-needed requirements" ;n plant? , ' an industrial "A:' A, guardrail ta a dwelling be minimum height of 38". a may with bars, screens, etc., Designed so as to not permit a nine inch diameter sphere to pass between or through the guardrail. The guard rail in other types of building shall be a minimum of 42" in height. (Each week, the West Jordan In an industrial plant not open to Building Department will answer the public, a guard rail shall be 42" some of their most frequently minimum heighth and designed so asked questions in this column. as not to let a 12" sphere pass The information provided here through. comes directly from the city and The OSHA requirements are a applies only to West Jordan minimum for employe safety. The residents. Questions should go to design for OSHA requires a 42" the building department, high rail with an intermediate rail and not the Sentinel offices. ) and a four inch high kick bar or Q: Is there a difference in the rail. The OSHA requirements do not requirements for a guard rail around an opening or a catwalk in meet code the building an industrial plant and a dwelling, requirements for the design of or in the building code and OSHA guardrails. question 566-053- a has agricultural production languished during the past quarter of a century. Negotiations are underway be- ween Midvale City and the U.S. Smelting Refining and Mining Co. , for the acquisition by the city of a site for a municipal dump, Mayor C. J. Welch announced this week. The proposed site is west of the slag dump at the north end of the smelter property. The old site, on the west side of North Main St. just north of the. Union Pacific trestle, has been an eyesore for many years, and recently complaints against the odors and uosightliness of the ' place have been made by residents of North Main St. and vicinity. Under new garbage regulations Midvale residents will be required to separate their garbage in three piles, including wet garbage, refuse and refuse. Jordan Valley Sentinel CjeJiewflj uMuM lawim fts Hsdjflls SsstMilt vsstdy sivspspsv MZi UnM mr, nmnta, t, SmM m H 11$ W. mtnk. Cwm Stw $4,572. In other words, under present tax law, our taxpayers would inmake only $28,428 in after-ta- x come from a raise in pay. So the $4,000 raise is really only a $3,129 after-ta- x raise. In other words, the government took 22 percent of the raise in taxes. We want to put some initiative back in a fmaily's life to make sure that it's worthwhile to take a better job. Under the President's program, a family would keep more than they otherwise would keep. The exact money amount as im- one receives to take a new job, to take portant as the incentive some risks, to produce more with teh expectation of a greater reward. That's the essence of how marginal tax cuts affect incentives: making it worthwhile for people to work harder, save more and take risks that will benefit themselves and the country. By cutting marginal rates, we will again encourage, not penalize, extra effort and personal savings. Let me cite just a few of the letters President Reagan has received which illustrate these points: A woman from BronxvUle, New York writes: "Due to the relentless inflationary spiral we found ourselves being pushed into increasingly heavier tax brackets. Finally, five years ago we stopped saving. Now, last year we actually had to dip into savings to remain afloat." A Texas Mesquite, businessman writes: "We went into business for ourselves about 3 years ago on a shoestring budget and now we cannot handle our taxes. Raising prices would put us out of a job." These are exactly the kinds of people who will understand a tax cut program designed to put incentives back in the economy. It's the marginal tax rate cuts which can hold down bracket creep and keep that Bronxville woman .out of the inflationary Mttt MM?. MW.taMcMiNMdiVli1tiMiM, SmM. f0 hi 111 IM, UM MM7. WburlpH hn y DovMC. r In tttt, l Utfc in Stat Ot Utah " '1 . ft Umit CltilM lata 'J 1, lower the dollar amount of basic tax one pays at the low end of the bracket. Let us now take our example one step further. Consider what happens today, under present law, to that family of four with a $21,730 taxable income, when the taxpayer gets a raise of $4,000 a year. After claiming all exemptions and deductions, the family's taxable income is now $24,810, which moves them up into the next higher bracket. The new dollar amount the family will pay at the low end of their bracket rises to and their new marginal $4,505 32 rate becomes percent. Therefore, their tax for the new salary under present law would be . Executive Secretary Utoh Education Association GodfreyJam. M. lander v. Adv. Mgr. David C. Godfrey Cdltoc Jetties M Louden MEMIEROf THE Lower tax rates mean greater incentives By Donald T. Regan . you. "The important thing is to get involved," Engh said. "Volunteer today!" School lunch defended School lunches by Barry McWllllams spiral and put her back into a savings program. It's a marginal tax rate cuts thati can allow the Mesquite, Texas ! businessman to keep enough of his money to stay in business. It will . give others like him the incentive to start their own business because the risks will be worth it. I believe the public will respond to this program not in some Studies indicate that writing skills of America's young people have decreased significantly over the years. Several theories explain it, at least in part. One theory holds that machine scoring of tests requires an "x" in the appropriate box on an examination paper, but no writing. Teachers have larger classes, leaving little time to correct students' essays. With easy access to telephones, young people write fewer letters than they once did. Among the problems are incorrect spelling and inability to express thought son paper in a cohesive way. there are many: Obviously, young people who can and do write well. But because they are rarely called upon to do so, many are find ing themselves lacking in written communication skills. Parents can help their children greater writing skills. gain ' Do your children see ,you writing? Are they writing for school assignments, letters to friends, or reports on books, they've read? Do you tell them that writing is a valuable skill, and that they should spend a lot of effort in developing it? ' When you spot a spelling or grammatical error in son Ralph's letter to Aunt Kathy, do you talk it over with him? You can help your children improve their writing skills by looking for or creating ways they can practice writing. Learning to write is like learning to play a piano or batting a baseball. You leam by domgit ovejr andLoyer:and, iC,:,;.'.;. ...o over.' ' ,,v If you start a son or daughter oa a personal project, such as keeping a personal journal, it can be one of the most valuable learning experiences that child may ever have. It's a daily writing experience. It forces the child to take a good, hard, evaluative look at the way he or she is living as well as identifying areas in which he or comadditional she needs municative skills. Older persons often fail to see changes in their lives, or changes in the way they think. A look at a personal journal that's ten years old can be a revealing experience that can change the writer's life for the good. Why not talk to your children about the idea of keeping jouranls or carrying out other activities which will improve their writing and spelling skills? ' mystical way based on faith and psychology, but on their logical understanding of what they expect to happen in the future. In the past, the public quite rightly refused to believe that government had changed its ways. This time in this Administration they know different. I can tell you that President Reagan is serious. We are going to lick this problem. Sound Off! Dial 255-355- 6 Is something bugging! tPit po you hove a comment to make on a current Issue? The Sentinel wonts to hear from you. Call and tell us what you think about anything. Dial weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 12 noon or I and S p.m. No need to give your name. 6 |