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Show 1 12 B DESERET NEWS, Tuesday, January 5, 1971 Collection axes chedole ff By CLARENCE S. BARKER Deseret News Staff Writer State special tax collections six months since July i npa running substsnfi&lly ss Finance scheduled, Director Herbert F. Smart said today, commenting cn frr the State the tax commission Total collections report for the state were $108.8 million or six per cent ahead of last year s Sales tax collections totaled $50.4 million or 11 per cent ahead of last year, indicating that inflation is continuing. 19 FCT. DROP Income withholding tax collections of $23.9 million are down 19 per cent from last year due to a $0.5 million windfall last year due to earlier collections from large employers, plus a lag in employ- ment. Smart said the estimate last winter was that sales tax for fiscal 1971 would total $96 mil- O lion. With the $50.14 million collected for the first half of the fiscal year, it looks more like the total will be close to he said. $100 million, LAG BEHIND Uniform School Fund taxes (income and corporation fran-- c were hise principally) expected to yield $62.5 million for the fiscal year. They are now lagging behind at $28.7 million for the first half of the year, but could reach the esti- mate if refunds this year are markedly higher than last year, he said. Refunds are expected to be lower this year because the federal surcharge tax was 11 Will AU Jjtn cent in 1970 LCill LU and the per federal individual exemption was raised from $600 to $525. INCREASE NET Since this lowered the federal tax, it would tend to increase the net state collections because stat withholdings were retained at the same 1370 percentage of federal withholdings. Cigarette tax which goes into the generai fund yielded $2.78 million for a 4.1 per cent increase ovei last year. Oleomargarine yielded $510,535 for a 10 per cent drop compared with last year. collections Gasoline tax yielded $18.7 million or 8.1 per cent ahead of last year and Diesel fuel tax yielded $1.88 million or 13.6 per cent ahead of last year. 2V2 Marine Team To Visit U. Of U. The Marine Corps Officer Selection Team will visit the University of Utah campus Jan. 14 to discuss student mil- itary obligations and provide information officer about training programs. Interested students can meet the team between 9:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. in the Union Building. !' Boundary Dispute Reported V v, . I'ft.afSfcx.i.xv-- i a; ? sources Department. Dr. William P. Hewitt, director, Utah Geological Survey, reported that the conflict is of importance because there has been recent prospecting for oil and gas within a stone's throw of the area in doubt. Whereas this activity, has resulted in a dry hole, thare is an active gas field which gives all appearances of extending ir.-- o the area in question, he wrote. Certainly it would be well to have the problem decided before revenues become recomHewitt involved, mended. The conflict has developed because the Grand County description extends from the Coiorado-Utal- i line westerly to the Green River, wKla the Uintah County description extends from the Green River easterly to the state line. Since the Brown Cliffs bend southerly, the Grand County description intersects them on the east edge of their downward arc, whereas the Uintah County description intersects them on the west end of their downward arc. Hewitt sent copies of his letter and a letter from dheridan L. McGar-ry- , assistant attorney general, to members of the two county commissions, the county surveyors involved, legislators from the two counties and Hubert C. Lambert, state engineer. Lambert said he will meet with the county surveyors and issioners county to edmm involved try to work out a solution. AREA NEWS IN BRIEF f) 0; A conflict in the boundary between Crand and Uintah counties was reported Monday to Gordon E. Harmston executive director, Natural Re- f J A Ariz. the of The destiny (AP) worlds the Navajo Nation, most populous Indian group, to was WINDOW II sx . 1 !: .'8' 5 Peter MacDonald. He became the first Navajo with a college degree to head the more than Indian greup living in portions of New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. The Indian nationalism proponent took office along with Vice Chairman Wilson Skeet, 44. and 74 tribal council members. ;; . Mary Alice WooPey, granddaughter of Gov. William Spry, and Gov. Calvin L. Rampton view silver service from Battleship Utah. Jubilee Rite Features Youth And Education B-- l former governors and relatives of deceased governors who were invited to ceremonies in the Capitol rotunda. Guests included Miss Mary Alice Wooley of North holly-of o o d, granddaughter Utahs third governor, William Spry, She came for the festivities and aLo to help in the publication of a complete biography on her grandfather. Mrs. Urc said Utahs and the nations schools are on trial. Historically Utah has had a progressive education system. Even before statehood was granted on Jan. 4, 1896, a territorial school tax of of one per cent was a rare thing for a assessed frontier civilization. Up to recent times, the states education system has ranked above average statistically compared with the rest of the nation, Mrs. Ure noted. In 1960, Utahs illiterate popof ulation was only one per cent,, making us fourth ranked in the United States, she said. The state's current average daily attendance of 87.1 per cent is high compared with the nation. But then If Utah has such w tive director of the Oft ice of Navajo Economic Opportunity. He deieated Nakai, seeking r a third term, by 6,201 votes. It was the most victory in tribal election history. four-yea- one-side- d COLD 128,000-memb- ",.. Continued from Page ROCK, handed today 4 v$t. Ilf" t College Graduate Takes Reins Of Navajo Nation learning rather than just disseminate knowledge. Students should see education as valuable and meaningful rather than as a system to beat. Primary responsibility for learning now centers on the teacher. It should be shifted to the learner. Commissioner Bunker reviewed Utahs higher eduation program which now has more college students compared with total population than any other state in the nation. The University of Utah, the oldest state university west of the Missouri River, was founded in 1850, just three the pioneers years after arrived here, he said. Since that time, the territory and the state have continued to pron.oe higher education to the point that there are now more than 80,000 students enrolled in post high school education programs in the state, Bunker noted. Utah officials have gone out of their way to keep higher education open 10 all economic ond social groups in the state and loans to help students currently total $25 million, he said. Continued from Page B-- l who contract for the unused capacity of the fuel company's pipelines and are the first to be cut cff when derrnd exceeds supply, MFS officials who dropped MacDonald, out of school in the sixth grade but went c- to earn an said. The Salt Lake Valley had a skiff of light snow on the ground this morning, but elsewhere in the state roads were reported open and in iod condition for travel. A few icy spots remain at higher eleva- electrical engineering degree from tiie University of Oklahoma, in 1957, became tiie ninth man to serve as Navajo tribal chairman. succeeded He Raymond Nakai, 52, who served eight years. Before he took office, MacDonald received a pledge of assistance and cooperation from Nakai. I think I can still contribute to some degree, Nakai said Monday. If Im called on by the new administration, I will assist them. Nakai, who didnt disclose his plans, said he holds no bitterness toward anyone. The oaths of office weie given to the new tribal officials in below freezing temceremoperatures in open-ai- r nies at the tribal fairgrounds. MacDonald returned to the reservation in 1963" at the request of Nakai to work on tribal operations and management procedures. He stayed two years in the tribal executive branch and in 1965 was named first execu tions. High temperatures in Utah Monday ranged from 5 Canyon to 31 at St. George. Most readings were in tiie teens and Salt Lake Citys high was 18. High Wednesday will be 15 to 20 and low tonight will be 5 e above to zero. low for the month is 22 below zero,. All-tim- CLOSED SUNDAY FRUIT punch 2 49' HALF GALLONS At Your Neighborhood HEBER VALLEY MILK DEPOTS 25 LOCATIONS one-fourt- h Women Struck By Cars Lead Traffic Statistics 2 APPLIANCES nine-tent- The new year is proving to be a lethal one for pedestrians in Utah, particularly women. Of ihe four traffic fatalities so far this year, three have been victims, two of them women and one a school girl. In addition, an elderly Sclt Lake woman was in serious condition at Holy Cross Hospi- funds in October of 1970. She was granted a stay of execution until Feb. 1 to get her affairs in order. n tal today after being struck by a car Monday at 6:56 p.m. while crossing the street near her home. Mrs. Ann R. Barton, 82, 1970-9t- h East, suffered possi- ble head injuries, a fractured arm, compound fracture of the leg and other undetermined injuries when she was struck by a car driven by h Susan Shaw, 18, 4005-13t- East. Investigating Officer W. P. Young said Airs. Barton w'as walking east across 9th East near Hollywood Ave. (1980 South) when she was hit by the northbound car. She was thrown about 63 feet north of the intersection, the officer said. Gets Sentence - PRICE (UPI) Mrs. Ilo Parker, former Price City treasurer, was sentenced in Seventh District Court Monday to two terms in the state prison not to exceed five years each, terms to run concurrently. Mrs. Farker was setnenced cn a guilty plea to two counts of misappropriation of public Dies Of Burns Henry Washburn, 62, East, who was found in his burning home by firefighters Friday, died Monday t 7:50 p.m. in a Salt Lake hosp d of WYO. (AP) Wyoming Atty. Gen. James E. Barrett argued before the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals Monday that University of Wyoming and state officials acted properly in upholding a decision by Lloyd Easton, former football coach, dismissing 14 blacks from the squad in 1969. Barrett and Denver attor- ney Thomas Bastien argued opposing sides of an appeal by 11 of the athletes of a suit they brought against the state, university president William D. Carlson, the university board of trustees and Eaton. The 14 athletes three later dropped from the suit sought $75,000 damages each cn civil rights grounds and ert Rob- C. Gibson. Present assignments of city judges are: Cowans and Paul G. Grant, traffic; Melvin H. Morris, civil; Maurice D. Jones and Gibson, criminal. 536-3r- d e burrs ove iO p cent of his body. Officials said the ire in Washburns home w - caused by a burning cigare; e. third-degre- -- Remain Cntical Two children, - .ctims of a lght plane crash hat killed their parents, Errol A. and Eloyce Sorensen Fargo, .D., remained in ci Heal condition in intensive c; it the University Hospital iou-- y. . ' 10, and Brian LeAnne, Sorensen, 7, were transferred from Pavson City Hospital to University Hospital following the Saturday crash near Mammoth, Juab County. The children, returning home with their parents from a Christmas vacation in California, suffered multiple frac- tures an other injuries, tal officials said. hospi- Court Change Judge Floyd H. Gowans will serve in 1971 as presiding judge of the Salt Lake City Aide Defends Athletic Action CHEYENNE, Courts, replacing Judge additional punitive damages after being dismissed by Eaton on Oct. 17. 1969. The blacks had worn black arm bands in protest of alleged racist policies of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints a day before the Cowboys game with Brigham Young University. Eaton said they had violated his rule prohibiting athletes trom participating in protests. Last winter, U.S. Dist. Court Judge Ewing T. Kerr in Cheyenne dismissed the suit and tlie appeal was heard by the federal appeals court Monday during a special session he'd here. The three-judgpanel of the appeals court 'ook the case under advisement and gave no indication when a decision might be reached. SPEBQSA Class The Salt Lake Chapter, Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America fSPEBQSA) will hold a class in chorus direction tonight at 8 p.m. in the Hotel Newhouse Crystal Room. The teacher for the Salt Lake, Proo and Bountiful chapters will be David M. Stevens, musical services assistant for the International SPEBQSA. They also will be rehearsing for a Jan. 16 performance with the Utah Symphony. Discarded Trees Gundersen said the new machine can chop tip trees so that l.OCO can be hauled on ore truck. If trees are hauled w ithout being chipped, only about 100 trees would fill a truck. Residents eho may haul their own trees to the countvs sanitary land f:n ('"mp at 13th Souih a. id 4 56C0 Wet. Paid On Time About p-- it Office 50 La1'0 and emnloyes of the Ci',tv .sssors Agricultural were Inspection Department paid on schedule tot1 ay along with the countys other 1 550 employees, due to an agreement reached. Lame duck Countv Auditor Glen F. Palmer had refused to pay the emnloyes hecniwe he contended it would cause be departmental budgets to be overspent. But the new auditor, Gerald with R. Hanson, working Carl J. County Attorney Nemelka, met with department heads arid agreed to cancel 1970 purchase orders so money would be available to meet the payroll. 300 Major Appliances 100 Bedroom Suites 200 Living Room Sets 96 Rolls of Carpet 200 Televisions OVER 75 ROUS OF CARPET ON DISPLAY to solve todays problems. They must reverse the current trend of society which acts as though it resents its children and fears its youth, Mrs. Ure observed. Mrs. Ure made the following suggestions for humanizing education : curriculum with the focus on the student and his understanding of people rather than things. Allow students to play a role in establishing school procedures. Teachers should facilitate Personalize Discarded Christmas trees may be taken to the nearest Salt Lake County Fire substation or placed on the curb for pickup. Lamont B. Gunder-sen- , county highway department director, said today. machine A new chipping will b used to grind up the trees before they are hauled to the dump. $50,000 e a great educational system, are we losing our why youth? the vice chairman asked. She cited a report from the recent White House Conference on Children which indicates that schools must humanize eduation if they are 250,000.00 stock reduction 75 YEARS AGO 19 Cu. Ft. GIBSON REFRIGERATOR & FREEZER Freezer cepacity 219 lbs. Twin or r come Utah into suffrage union as well as statehood. events, however, Sports were not forgotten. The Lincoln School football team met Saturday and easily the Trilby team in a van-guish- pigskin licking contest. When the game ended the score stood eight to a goose egg. And horsepower was a major attraction back in those T days as can be seen from this Bi owning Bros, ad in the Deseiet News: People may augh and people may cry, Arid dogs may howl if they please. But Ramblers win races w herever they go, Regardless of how others feel. Moral Buy a Rambler ! Ride a winner and youll be a spinner. ar IN UTAH Sunday, Jan. 5, 1896, the day after Utahs statehood was anrounced by President Grover Cleveland, telegrams started arriving from all over the nation congratulating the women of the state suffrage victory. One from Rochester, N.Y., to Emmeline B. Wells, president of tiie Utah Equal Suffrage Association, was typical: All rejoice with you and wel- pre-Rlod- Frost-Cle- YOU'LL NEVER MAKE A BETTER BUY DELUXE 18 LB. have purchased over 100 televisions. 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