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Show Universal tiicroflloing Corps B ox 2608 .lfc NepM, Juab County, Utah 84448, Thursday, May S, I rity, k Utah SUM Volume 66, Number 19 F975 Net sales tax gain projected at $35,000 A 4 percent increase in the local option sales tax would produce $34,634 in added revenue for locals units of government in Juab County. This was pointed out by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in their analysis of the local sales tax increase enacted by the 1975 Utah Legislature. Under the new legislation, local units must adopt the new 14 percent local sales tax or have no tax at all. Counties and municipalities will have to enact new ordinances calling for a 34 percent sales tax rate by July 1, or lose not only the 4 percent increase provided by the new law, but also the 4 percent tax which they have been At receiving. the present time, all 29 counties in Utah are imposing the percent local sales tax. In addition, the tax is also levied in 175 cities and towns throughout the state. The tax imposed by the county however, does not apply within any city and town which levies the tax. According to the Foundation analysis, the present '2 percent local sales tax produced $6,575,403 for counties and $13,914,143 for cities and towns throughout Utah during the twelve-montperiod ended February 28, 1975. These amounts are equal to about 18 percent of the property tax imposed by counties and 56 percent of the property tax levied by cities and towns in Utah during 1974. If all local units decide to adopt the sales tax rate, it would increase local revenues by ten and a quarter million dollars per years. While there is nothing in the new law requiring it, the 1975 Legislature implied that part of the revenue from the '4 percent sales tax increase could be used to reduce local property tax levies. In fact, one legislator inserted in the Senate Journal the statement: it was the understanding that if the ,4 percent sales tax passed, Salt Lake City would decrease its property tax by 3 mills. Foundation analysts point out that the 4 percent sales tax increase would increase Juab County revenue by $2,952 and Nephi City receipts by $28,662. These amounts are equivalent to a property tax levy of .26 mills for the county and 13 16 mills for the city. By way of comparison, the actual levy for Juab County was 18.00 mills last year and 21.25 mills for Nephi City. If the new local sales tax is adopted and the rate is increased from 2 percent to 3 4 percent, it would mean about a $15 tax hike for an average family of four persons having a gross income of $15,000 per year. On the other hand if part of the added revenue was used to reduce the local property tax levy by 3 mills, the savings to a typical homeowner with a $30,000 home asssessed at $4,500 would be $13 50 The Foundation study points out that the sales tax has one important advantage over the property tax for local governments in that sales tax revenues tend to be much more responsive to inflation and to growth in the economy than is the property tax. Over the past ten years, gross sales in Utah subject to the sales tax rose at an average compounded rate of 9.6 percent per year. During this same period of time, the average increase in Utahs property tax assessment base was 4.4 percent per year. h Jones boy, 7 hurt In auto accident Bradley Jones, seven, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don Jones of Nephi, has been released from the Juab County Hospital in satisfactory condition. He was injured Friday afternoon when he was struck by a car after he had left a school bus in front of his home. Gary Taylor, Highway Patrolman who investigated the accident, said that a group of students had been to Salt Lake City on a field trip. Their bus was southbound, discharging students while enroute to Nephi. A car, driven by Mrs. Susan Scott of Nephi, failed to stop for the school bus and struck the boy as he started across the highway toward his home. Bradley suffered a broken collar bone and many bruises. Trooper Taylor said, Fortunately the car was moving slowly at the time of the impact. The investigation is continuing, he stated. ARLENE CARTER, front, heads the Gold Others are Douglas' Party candidates. Anderson, Whimpey. Hanalee Parkin, and Bert TNPhoto Arlene, Scott to vie for JHS presidency The Students of Juab High School will go the the polls next Monday in the annual election of student body officers for the coming school year. As usual, two parties, named for the schools colors, have candidates in the race. Heading the Gold party as their candidate for student body president is Miss Arlene Carter, daughter of Rex Carter of Nephi. Other gold party candidates are Douglas Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Anderson, vice president; Hanalee Parkin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Parkin, secretary; and Bert Whimpey, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Whimpey, activities manager. Scott Greenhalkgh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Greenhalgh is the nominee for the office of president on the Crimson ticket. Guard unit reunion set May 16 The 34th anniversary reunion of the Utah National Guard Veterans of World War II will be held on Friday, May 16 at Camp W. G. Williams, according to information received from Phil L. Peterson, secretary. Members of the 145th F. A. and the 222nd F. A , 115th Engineers, 115 Ordnance and 115 Medics units, with partners, are invited to attended. The affair will begin at 1600, and conclude with a program and dinner at 1900 Peterson said. Kiwanis Club dates stock show Monday The Nephi Kiwanis Club has announced that their annual Junior Spring Livestock show will be held on Monday, May 12. and FFA youth should enter their animals between 3 and 4 p m., and judging will begin at 4 pm. The general public is invited to attend. Road Commission meets at Richfield A meeting of the State Road Commission will be held at Richfield on Friday from 7 a m. until 9 am. Persons interested in attending will be welcomed, a spokesman for the commission stated Tuesday. 1 Tom Painter, son of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Painter is the candidate for vice president. Julie Mangelson, daughter of President and Mrs. Golden Mangelson of Levan is the candidate for secretary; and Roy McPherson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Seth L. McPherson, is the partys candidate for activities manager. The election will be held Monday following the annual election assembly at the school, where each candidate will present his or her views on campaign issues, and seek student votes. The Crimson party campaign slogan is Vote Crimson The The Gold partys slogan is Be Mothers Day Sunday School services set Special Mothers Day services will be held in the Sunday Schools of all wards of the Stake, it has been announced by Stake Sunday School officials. The services yvill begin at the regular times, and no class work is scheduled. new-highe- r Ramon Memmott, center is the newly elected president of the Nephi Jaycees. Andy Anderson, left and Merrill Sanders, right, are the clubs new vice presidents, Installation of officers is planned for a June meeting. Jaycees name new 6 officers for 75-7- Installation ceremonies are pending for newly elected officers of the Nephi Jaycees, according to Loren Callaway, retiring president. Weather to determine flood threat Unless we have drastically hot weather quickly that extends for several days, we see no immediate danger of flooding in the area, said J. E. Worthington, president of the Nephi Irrigation Company Tuesday. Worthington said that the accumulation of snow in the lower hills is very light, and that this is where flooding would come from. Martin Poulsen of the Forest Service surveyed the situation in Salt Creek canyon on Monday of this week. Although there are no snow measuring stations in Salt Creek canyon, Poulsen noted that snow depth at Cottonwood is about 16 inches. Readings at stations along the Wasatch front mountains have shown measurements as much as 150 percent of normal. Worthington pointed out. Precipitation at the Nephi weather recording station showed 1.79 inches of moisture in March, and 76 hundredths of an inch for April up to April 29. Selected to head the Nephi civic group during the 1975-7year is Ramon Memmott, Nephi barber. Memmott has served as a vice president during the past year. Elected vice presidents to serve with Memmott are Andy Anderson, external vice president and Merrill Sanders, internal vice president. A secretary will be appointed. New directors include Terry Smith, DeVon Howell, and Jim Wilkey. Lee Scott is chaplain. Loren Callaway, past president, is the state director from the Nephi unit. Larry Ostler has been selected as public relations director for the club. Blair Painter, who has served as secretary of the Nephi Jaycees for the past two years, has been elected vice president of the Southern Utah District. The Utah the entire Jaycees have recently state. The Nephi unit is now in the Southern Utah zone. 5 Nephi man gets Masters Degree at USU LOGAN Thomas Earl Andrews has earned a Master of Accounting degree at Utah State University. Andrews received his bachelors degree in accounting at the University of Utah in 1968. His wife is the former Barbara J. Dover of Heber City. They have one daughter. Andrews is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Andrews of Nephi. UN-gol- Bold-V- ote Gold. New officers will be sworn in at the awards assembly the week following the 'lection. Stake outing is postponed The Nephi LDS Stake Fathers and Sons outing scheduled for this Friday and Saturday has been postponed, according to Stake authorities. A new date will be announced as soon as arrangements can be made, they say. Juab County Hospital Patient list Patients at the Juab County Hospital as of Tuesday morning included the follow- ing: Margaret Bills, Nephi William Butler, Levan Thor Carson, Nephi Julie Eva, Santaquin Cindy Hall, Levan Leigh Ann Hall, Levan Kathy Hammond, Mt. Pleasant Nelda Haney, Nephi Adele Jackson, Nephi Bradley Jones, Nephi Keyna McCaffery, Nephi Della Ostler, Nephi Hazel Russell, Nephi Thelma Sperry, Nephi Charles Williams, Nephi Gloria Williams, Moroni Linda Worwood, Nephi 9 Lots and lots of years ago, the average electric bill in this area was about a dollar a month according to one old timer. We can easily understand that. A globe in the center of each room was about all the lighting that was available. And that was at the end of a piece of lamp cord. More often than not there were no wall switches for convenience in turning the light on and off. Then along came the electrical appliances which folks started to acquire which made life much easier. About the first additions were electric washing machines to take the drudgery out of the weekly wash day. Then came (as we remember it) additional lamps to aid in light where Then came the electric you want it. toasters, electric refrigerators, electric ranges and hot plates, and a dozen or so other things which used electrical energy. Electricity was first a luxury and then a necessity in the average home. Today, electric furnaces and radiant heating as well as electric cooling of whole houses and whole buildings is becoming common place. And about this time, with the dozens of electrical wizards, our electric light and power bill is no longer About a dollar a month, but upwards of $20, $30, $40, or even more. In New York City, residential service for 750 kilowatt hours of electricity costs $44 84, the highest in the nation. Coming out west, in Los Angeles, this same amount would be billed at $26 23. In Salt Lake City, 750 KWH costs $18 60, and in Nephi it costs $16 18. The Nephi figure, and the Salt Lake figure are for homes with water heating facilities. In case you dont have an electric water heating tank, your electrical bill for 750 KWH would be $21 42 owing to the fact that people with electric tt water heaters get a oetter rate. What were trying to point out is that electricity in Nephi is still a very good bargain, and if you dont agree with us, look around your home and consider the many appliances that lighten your load as they lighten your home everything from electric tooth brushes to electrical entertainment to electrical heating and cooling of your home and your food. Ideal parents forget all the tures they build character their children by example. lec- in Mother is still the most loved and talked to person in the U. S. today. More than 11 million Americans across the nation will be calling Mom on Sunday, according to Kenneth Hill, Mountain Bill Public Relations Manager. Mothers Day is second only to Christ mas as the busiest day of the year but Mountain Bell in Utah has scheduled 480 operators to handle the high volume of long distance calls. For those who want to avoid the rush, Mountain Bell suggests direct dialing for the fastest and most economical route while taking advantage of the low weekend rates in effect Saturday from 8 a m. to 11 p m. as well as Sunday from 8 am. until 5 p m. People placing Mother's Day calls on Saturday or early Sunday afternoon, will receive reduced rates and most probably get a call through on the first try. Those who wait until Sunday evening to call may experience a circuit "jam, necessitating another dialing attempt before the call is A completed. By daihng Universal Directory Assistance customers can obtain telephone number listings for any city within Utah. To reach directory assistance, dial 1 plus the area code, then reg Here's one for the book EPA issued some air quality regulations on December 5, 1974 One of the requirements is that development of power plants or other industries within the State of Utah be kept 60 miles from Federal or Indian lands. Challenge: Find a spot anywhere in Utah that complies w ith that regulation . . . reg They tell me that alter the fight his eyes were highly integrated one white and one black That reminds me that the magpie is a universally accepted bird Hes fully integrated Weather report I.E N WEATHER Mrs. Francom to be honored The family of Dulcie W. Francom are honoring her at an open house on her ninetieth birthday anniversary at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Christensen on May 10 from 3 to 6 p.m. Mrs. Francom was born on May 9, 1885 at Lehi, a daughter of George and Mary Ann Ward Webb. She spent her early life in Lehi and attended Brigham Young University, graduating in 1906. She taught school in Lehi and Sugar City, Idaho. Active in the LDS church, she served a mission to the Southern States. She also directed the Levan Ward choir and youth choruses for many years. She has served in many ward positions, and was the first president of the Chicken Creek Camp of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. Hosts and hostesses for the event will be Paul W. Francom, Salt Lake City; Martha Brotherson, Layton; Phyllis Christensen, Nephi; and Alan Francom, Stockton, California. Also expected are most of Mrs. Francoms 18 grandchildren and 24 great- grandchildren. A "no gifts, please made. request has been ( |
