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Show T r N.S.H.& 700. ball , Tnind Qieu'-ctfai-J our. goaL " StateAaute IRefcart .000. by C. Page 5 March 18, 1971 Thursday, 1 Sharp Many new laws will affect virtually every Utahn as a result of the flood of bills which were enacted by the Legislature during its last few days ending early morning March 12th. On the final day more than 80 bills were acted upon by the two houses. These included the appropriations bill apportioning $531.6 million. This is $37.43 million above current spending and $4.5 million more than Gov. Calvin L. Rampton had recommended. Also approved was a beer tax increase which will yield an estimated $750,000 a year. This increases the state tax from $1.10 per 31 gallon barrel to $2.35. Federal - State Livestock Special Session Coming session later this year to reapportion representation in the Legislature after the 1970census as provided by law. It appears to be mathematically impossible," he said, to apportion the legislative districts without either electing legislators at large from several counties, or by crossing county lines and electing a representative from a district which includes all of one county and only part of another. Concerning the mine occupation tax increase which he had proposed and which was defeated in the Senate, he said: Camper Tax I feel that theminingindustry Owners of campers will have should bear a greater portion of to pay property tax on the camp- the states tax burden in cases ers to obtain license plate decals where it is able financially to do for the pickup trucks which carry this. the popular mobile living quarters. Sees Levy Increase Provided Rampton signs the bill, citizens will make their Rampton predicted that a state first simplified state income tax property tax levy of from 1.5 returns in 1973. New laws making to 2.2 mills will have to be imthis possible are the work of the posed next fall to support the state tax revision committee headed aid for public schools voted. This would mean a tax increase by Sen. Kendrick Harward, of from $1.50 to $2.20 per $1,000 This committee, aided by a property valuation. team of accountants and lawyers, Sen. Wallace H. Gardner, has been at work more than two Fork, appropriations years preparing acceptable leg- committee chairman, said posislation to permit Utahns to use sibly no increase will be required federal taxable income as a base but if revenue does not come as Young Dancer To Appear In Free Recital for computing their state tax. anticipated, a levy of a mill to a A single prosecutor system of mill and a half could be expected. handling criminal trials will beRep. Kenneth Silllman, Amber Crane, LeAnn Bosshardt and Natalie in the North Sevier High School Auditorium come effective in 1973. District River and Harward teamed Sorensen, left to rehearse for a free dance right, youngsters commencing at 8 p.m. Twenty-thrattorneys will be phased out in in supporting two resolutions to revue to be March 20th by the students in beautiful costumes will participate in the presented favor of 29 county attorneys and. benefit southeastern Utah High- of Miss Marcia Madsen. The event will be held Sleeping Beauty Ballet. their assistants. ways. Donors the past week p the NSHS Football Uniform Fund were: Mr, and Mrs,. Don Bird, Salt Lake City, $50.00 Salina American Legion Auxiliary, $100.00; Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hatch, $10.00; Mr. and'Mrs. Morris Curtis, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Leeon Christensen, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Lyle McDonald, Orem, Utah $10.00; Selacks 5 & 10, $10.00; Premium Oil Co., $20.00; Toms Chevron Service, $25.00; R & R Furniture, $25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Miles Anderson, $10.00; Mrs. Norma Robins, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Claud Christensen, $20.00; Mr. and Mrs. Boyd .Nelson, $25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Rasmussen, $10.00; Kens Drive In and Laundromat, $25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Johnson, $20.00; Southern Utah Fuel, $75.00; Valley View Ranch, Aurora, $75.00; L.A. Young Construction Company, $20.00; Mr. and Mrs. GrantStubbs, $25.00; Mr. and Mrs. Thad Torgerson, $10.00; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bastian, $30.00; Wayne Curtis, $10.00; Producers Livestock Auction, $50.00; Mr. and Mrs. Dean C. Nielsen, $25.00; Proceeds from the Johnson Drive-I- n sale of hamburgers and pizza, $45.00. Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Kiesel, Granger, $15.00; North Sevier High School Faculty, $200.00. With contributions and pledges we have reached our goal. Since this was an estimate of the needs, costs could go higher. All further contributions would be gratefully accepted. SCALE SCANNERS TOPS CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS Mrs. Axel Peterson was elected Leader of the Scale Scanners TOPS club Monday evening. Officers elected to serve with her were: Mrs. Kelly Hastings, co- leader; Mrs. Jim Crane, treasurer; Mrs. Leon Humphrey, secretary; Mrs. Tom Harrison, recorder; Mrs. Tony Casto, weigher. BIRTHS Mrs. Laurie Day has selected the name Allen Leon, for her baby son born March 25 at the Gunnison Valley Hospital. He weighed 7 lb. 3 oz. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Gurr, Salina. are Mr. and Mrs. Orvil Gurr, Sigurd and Mrs. Wilda Nay, Salina. Workmens Compensation Roads Money Workmens compensation payments were raised from $47 to $54 a week under SB 242-- 5 sponsored by Sen. Omar Bunnell, and others. For an additional dependent the rate was raised from $3.60 to $5. For the first time the rate of payments was fixed by the Legislature rather than leaving this in the hands of a joint committee. New law also for the first time recognizes pneumocomiosis, (Black Lung) commonamongcoal miners, as an industrial disease compensable under the law beginning in 1973. Public schools will receive state aid of $121.02 million compared with Ramptons recommended $118.99 million and $111.31 million appropriated for the current fiscal year. Silliman sponsored and kept rolling HJR26 which directs the Highway Department to cooperate with the Colorado Highway Department in studying feasibility for a spectacular scenic route from .Moab northeasterly into Colorado. At stake is approximately $2 over million for work on U-Comb Ridge and adjacent San Juan County scenic areas; $1 million in forest roads money for rebuilding the road through Huntington Canyon, Emery County and $400,000 for completing Higher Education across forest lands in DagCounty, plus other forest gett will education receive Higher $77.05 million including $50.42 roads money. state general fund money. InA low bid of $274,800 for imcluding federal aid and other at Dead Horse Point provements restricted funds in Ramptons State Park planned by the State milthis totals $129.93 figures, lion compared with Ramptons Parks & Recreation Division proposed $126.31 million and overshot the estimate by $93,800. $118.36 million appropriated by Jerico Construction Co., Salt the last Legislature. Lake City, made the low bid. In a last minute scramble in the steering committee of the The project as planned by Grant appropriations committee, Fredrickson of the Parks & Rec$200,000 was added for higher reation Division staff, is to proeducation projects for the econvide roads, camp loops rest omically disadvantaged. rooms and utilities. Dwane Dastrup is hospitalized in Gunnison due to a heart condition. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Taylor visited at the Dastrup home the past weekend. The Taylor's have recently moved to Sandy from Havre, Montana. Clifton is employed by Alder Construction. Mrs. Don Bird of Mary Blackburn and of Salt Lake City dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Teddy Bird. Mrs. John Jorgensen entertained bridge club members Thursday night at Mom's Cafe. Bridge prizes were won by Mrs. J.W. Bumgardner, Mrs. Paul Ball and Mrs. Arnold Willardson. Mr. and Mrs. Donald (Sally) and children, Granger, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ferrel Nielson. Blohm Mrs. Arlen Madsen entertained club members Wednesday night at the Madsenhome. Prizes Glen R. Swenson, Building were won by Mrs. Kenneth Glover Board director, referred the bids and Mrs. Howard Nielsen. back to the Parks and Recreation Division for recommendations. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nielsen and children from Cedar City have been visiting with Mr. and Phone news items to Mrs. Ferrel Nielsen. Stefenee Nielsen, Los Angeles, spent the weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger Nielsen. ' Electric heat is even from floor to ceiling, because people Qo from floor to ceiling 71 Mr. and Mrs. Owen Taylor were in Loa Friday to attend the funeral of Brigham Rees. Friday night the Taylor's had guests Mrs. Edra Edmans and their daughter, Mrs. Gerald (Donna) Cornish. They also attended the funeral. Mr. Rees wasabrother-in-la- w to the Taylors and Mrs. Edmans. Mr. and Mrs. Briant Burgess were weekend visitors at the Blaine Anderson home in Salt Lake. Sunday the family was present at the sacrament services in the Winder 9th Ward where the Anderson baby received the name of Rae Susette and was blessed by her grandfather, Briant purge ss. m & CALVES - Salable' 940 compared with 760 and 645 last year Broad demand with good attend dance. Good and Choice Feeder; CATTLE at Auction last week Steers steady to instances r on fleshy kinds. Standard-anGood Holstein Feeder Steers steady. Good and Choice Feeder d Heifers fully steady. Calves steady to instances 50? higher. Slaughter steers steady. Slaughter heifers scarce. Slaughter cows fully steady to instances 50? higher with most advance onhlgh yielding Utility. Slaughter bulls steady. Receipts included about 55 feeder cattle, remainder slaughter cattle. - FEEDER STEERS Choice Chlbs. $38.25-41.0- 0. oice 400-5lbs. $34.25-37.2- 0, with lot High Choice and Prime 420 lbs. $40.40. Choice 550-7Choice 750-8lbs. $32.50-34.5- 0. Good 300-5lbs. $29.50-31.5- 0. 300-4- 00 00 50 50 00 lbs. lbs. $31.35-33.5- $28.50-31.0- and Good $28.00-32.0- 300-5- Good 0. 550-9- 0. lbs. Holsteins lbs.$26.r 00 - Choice FEEDER HEIFERS 250-4- lbs. 00 oice 400-6Choice 600-8Good Cood 300-5- 00 500-70- 0 $32.50-37.2- lbs. 00 00 00 Standard 0. 50 - 28.25. 75 550-7- Ch- 5. $30.00-34.0- 0. Ibs.$28.00-29.6- 0 lbs. lbs. $29.00-31.7- 5. $25.10-29.0- 0. - Cutter ; : and 945-12- 18 Mr. and Mrs. Calvin (Carolyn) Standard lbs. $28.20-31.8- 0. Luke and family, GrandJunction, and Good Holsteins 1100 - 1350 Colorado were weekend visitors $27.20-28.4- 0. Few Good 950 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Rae lbs. lb. Heifers $29.30-29.6- 0. Guests during the week at the E. Noyes. Emma Herbert home were Mrs. LaVon Herbert, Brigham City; Other Slaughter Classes-Cutt- er St. Ge or ge visitors at the Douglas Herbert, Ogden; Mrs. and Utility Cows $21.10-23.6- 0. home the Crane Warren past Jerry Jorgensen and daughter, Commercial and Standard Tammy, Lewiston; Mr. and Mrs. weekend were Mr. and Mrs. $23.30-25.7- 5. Cows Utility and Mont Robins and Con Robins, Charles (Janice) Wanlass and Bulls $26.60-28.3- 0. Commercial daughter, Nancy. Scipio. Mr. and Granger and Nephi Rees were Sunday Chris Sanders, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Kent Sanders, Gunnison spent the weekend with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Sanders while her parents attended the State B Basketball tournament in Provo. r fr$4$MM444 SLAUGHTER STEERS Si HEIFHigh good and Choice 95 529-36- . ; ERS U-- 44 This includes $10,000 for the College of Eastern Utah at Price. Bunnell says this will provide scholarships for about 20 MexicanAmericans. Rep. Mike aided in obDmitrich, taining this money. Producers Salina Auction FEEDER COWS Utility $20.00-23.0- 0. 1 Harward introduced SJR Congress to unfreeze approximately $5 million in forest highway and public lands roads money frozen during the past two years and due to lapse July 1st unless it can be revived. 3 Market (lews announced that he Rampton would have to call a special ee . H-'f People are getting taller. Theres more length between head and heels than ever before. So its more important that the head be as warm as the feet than ever before. And vice versa. Electric heat gives you barefoot comfort. Why not convert your home to electric heat now. UTAH POWER LIGHT CO Has Power to Spare |