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Show Messenger-Enterpris- by Pat Mellor income tax than Ephraimites ranged from a high of $17,079 in Carbon County to a low of $10,082 in Garfield County, Among the 138 communities examined in the survey, the average in income varied from $20,493 Stansbury Park to $9,439 at Fort research organization. This sum averaged SI ,280 for each return filed for the year. to the study, Manti According taxpayers filed 629 federal returns for 1979 and reported gross income totaling $7,332,000. Thus, gross income per return averaged $11,637 for that year, and compares with a statewide average of $15,032 per return. In Ephraim, taxpayers paid $788,000 in federal income taxes for the 1979 tax year, according to the same organization. This sum averaged $1,132 for each return filed for the year. According to the study, Ephraim taxpayers filed 696 federal returns for 1979 and reported gross income totaling $8,286,000. Thus, gross income per return averaged $11,905 for that year, and compares with a statewide average of $15,032 per return. Duchesne. Foundation analysts caution that, these averages are not an accurate indicator of family income because they include a large number of students and other individuals who work in part-tim- e and temporary jobs. Often, these individuals are only nominally attached to the labor force and file a separate tax return in order to obtain a refund for taxes withheld. Nearly 86 of the total adjusted gross income reported in Utah for 1979 was derived from wages and salaries, 4.8 from came from dividends, 3.8 interest payments, 3.0 from pensions and annuities, with the balance (approximately 2.5) obtained from a variety of other sources. Altogether, Utahns paid $934.8 million in federal income taxes. Altogether, Utahns paid $934.8 million in federal income taxes, according to this analysis of 1979 tax returns. Approximately $564.1 million, or more than 60 of this total, was paid by families and individuals earning more than $25,000 for the year. Only $47.4 million, or 5 of the total, was paid by taxpayers in Utah with incomes of $10,000 or less. federal taxes averaged Overall, 12.0 of adjusted gross income. The percentage varied, however, from 1.5 at the lowest income bracket to 36.6 for those earning more than SIOO.OQO per year. . Inflation and adjustments are pushing taxpayers into higher Income brackets. In 1976, approximately 83 of all returns filed by Utahns reported gross incomes of $20,000. By 3979, the percent of returns with incomes of $20,000 or less had declined and the percentage with to; 71.5 incomes above $20,000 had risen to 28.5 ' total of 516,242 Utahns filed federal income tax returns for 1979 and these Tilers reported $7,760,189,037 in Adjusted gross income. Thus the typical TeQira reported an average income of $15,032. This average gross income A COMSANLog reported Tuesday to the Sanpete County Commission. The History of Sanpete County, The completed manuscript runs to compiled with the assistance of local about 477 typewritten pages and will be historians and with the aid of the Utah delivered to the State Historical Society Historical Society, is completed, local on Monday in person by Mrs. Scow and writers Ruth Scow and Albert Antrei Mr. Antrei. The finished size of the book first The National Law Enforcement people busy .July 2 Paula JorgenJuly 4 Craig McKean, sen reported brush fire in Gunnison, a reported (tek of residence in truck and trailer rollover Moroni. Moroni Fire which had occurred the Dept, responded. previous night. Deputy I;July 2 Family distur- Bruce Tidwell investbance reported in Manti at igated. . sidence on 500 North. E' anti Police officers John RodriJuly 4 Bonnie Cox and Jim Hillin resMoroni, reported a guez, near man left sheep shooting ponded; suspect scene. Victim agreed to the feed mill. Suspects were reported driving a sign complaint. 2 James Allen, Chevy. green July 260 E. 400 N.. Manti, Marshal Curt Lund loreported burglary at cated a suspect and Temple View Lodge. vehicle but concluded the Manti police officer Rees report was unfounded. Rasmussen investigated. July 4 Tony Braith-wait- e radioed the Sheriff s Lila 3 Maynard, July Ephraim, reported a'child office that he was bringhit by a car. Ephraim-Man- ti ing a gunshot victim down ambulance re- from Canyon. Ambusponded along with Ephraim-Man- ti in vehicle the met lance Ephraim City patrolman Steve Madsen. The pathe canyon and transtient was transported to ported the victim to Dr. Bateman's office. Gunnison Valley Hospital. ' A on 3 Sheriff Kennard Anderson man a July motorcycle was reported and Deputy Robert Allred injured at 100 North 100 investigated. West. Fairview, at about July 5 McKay Andrea-so- n 1:22 p.m. Marshal Rayreported an accident mond Nelson and the Mt. in front of Christiain Furniture Pleasant ambulance re- nsen's sponded. The patient was Ephraim. A car hit a transported to Sanpete cement abutment. Mrs. Valley Hospital and later Sanborn Hunt driving the transwas transferred to Utah Val- vehicle to ported Sanpete Hospital ley Hospital. t- by ambulance and later transferred up to Holy Cross. Ephraim City officer Bob Rassmuson assisted. 5 Jerry Ryan, re Indianola, July quested an officer to investigate a theft report. Deputy Bruce Tidwell responded. July 5 Gunnison Fire Dept, responded to a truck fire at Christianburg. spans the years from the countys founding in 1849 up to 1981, and has been four years in the compilation. Process Server The addition of a process server to the Sanpete County Sheriffs office staff on a basis was approved in concept part-tim- e on Tuesday, and commissioners instructed Sheriff Kennard Anderson to determine what method of compensation would be most satisfactory and beneficial to the county and to the prospective process server, and report back to the commission on Thursday during Board of Equalization meeting at the courthouse. The commission favored a plan whereby the server would also be when the utilized as a deputy part-tim- e Australian Basketball League championship for the island of Tasmania was won by the team from Taunceston coached by Jim Ericksen, a son of Mr. and Mrs. McLoyd Ericksen, Ephraim. As the team returned home from Ade- laide after defeating 75-5- 7-- Jim Ericksen coaches winners incomes and partly to large family size. think that Sanpete may have gained in the past year or two because of the number of residents now engaged in coal mining and other relatively high .. paying jobs. If Sanpete is near the bottom among Utahs counties in per capita income, Utah itself is near the bottom among the states. In 1958, Utah ranked 30th among the states with a per capita income of $1,817. During the 60s, Utah's position improved, but has since been gradually deteriorating. In 1980, Utah had a per capita makes personal income of S7,48S-Tha- t the state 46th among the 50 that comprise the union. They Snow students place high Junior tennis team wins third match Mathew, a teammate of Jims at Snow, played very well at the guard position. Michael Parsons, a back up center, was with the Snow College team this The local junior league past season and plans to tennis team won its third return to coach ' Ron consecutive match of the low per capita income partly to the number of aged people with fixed Financially speaking, Sanpete County continues to be one of the poorest among the poor. According to a report prepared by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research at the University of Utah, residents of Sanpete rank 28th among the 29 Utah counties in per capita income. San Juan County has the dubious distinction of ranking 29th. Per capita personal income in Sanpete in 1979 was $4,373. Thats exactly half the national average. San Juan's per capita income was $3,661. Salt Lake County topped the list at $8,204 and Carbon was second at $7,813. Neighboring Sevier County ranked 11th with $6,080. County officials attribute Sanpetes 6-- 9 After two years of basketball in Australia,' Jim, his wife Bonnie and daughter Kristen hope to be able to visit Utah in September. A decision as to whether to return to the will be land down-undmade by that time. full-tim- Sanpete ranks 28th of 29 counties in per capita income Melbourne's entry in the the tournament team was greeted at the airport by 600 fans who had just watched the game via national hookup television. Four of the players on this championship team are known in varying degrees to people in Utah. Jim Ericksen at played for Manti High School, Snow College and Weber State. Richard Smith at who with Jim, gave the team the biggest front line in the league, was a member of Big Sky Championship teams at Weber State. Two Australians who came to Snow College to sharpen their basketball skills also played for the national Abegglen's aggregation this coming season. need arises for someone to fill in for one ' of the three deputies. also told the Commission The Sheriff COMSAN that part-tim- e dispatcher Kerry Steck had resigned, and that he and Chief Dispatcher Barry Bradley proposed that the dispatch system be converted from a four two part-tim- e dispatch system to five fulltime employees. Sheriff Anderson recommended present part-tim- e dispatcher Pat Mellor to fill the vacancy, and the commission approved that change also. The commission also made recommendations concerning the installation of a generator to provide power to the dispatch center in the event of power failures, and approved the installation of improvements in the sheriffs office to handle the equipment used in the dispatch center. will depend on the size of type and style in which the book is printed, as well as final editorial revisions. The history Jim Ericksons team wins national championship champions. Trevor . Page 4 Thursday, July 9, 1981 Commissioners hear of project completion Mantians pay slightly more Taxpayers in Manti paid $805,000 in federal income taxes for the 1979 tax year, according to an analysis prepared by Utah Foundation, the private tax e, in national competition in the nation in his division. It took Rodney approximately Two Snow College vocational students represented Utah state at the National Leadership Conference of the Vocational Industrial Gubs of America Orem defeating season, Alap Nell won the held in Atlanta, Georgia last (VICA) last week. decisive match of the day week. One hundred thirty participants Tracy Jorgensen got with a great comeback conthe squad off to a fast pyer, Russ Braithwaite .of earned the right to attend this in first state a ference place by winning win Orem.' Nell lost the first 2 start with a n over Jim Stone in the No. set 6 and was trailing 3 competition. in the Snow College Representing 1 singles. Dean Hatch in the second before he added another point by caught fire to reel off a 3 electronics division was Kim Norman of Jones represented the downing Brian Taylor 6-win. In the third set he Ephraim. Rodney Shawn Henretty played steady tennis to carpentry program of Snow College in national competition and placed third and Donnie Mackey lost clinch the team match match to Paul a doubles 6-- Hadley and partner 6-- 4, 6-- 1. 6-- 2-- 2-- 7-- 4, 6-- 4. Cut tlhroiMlh tike Six-Mi- le vr" H SSSAbV.- y, ir At f$ s Manti city horseshoe champions named Many years ago the late John R. Nielson, Jr. taught Evan Johnson how to spin a ringer in the game of horseshoes. Johnson has been tossing them ever since and particularly during the Manti City Championships on the 4th of July. entrants Twenty-seve- n matched shoes in the first were round. Glen Mackey, Johnson, Wilbur Braithwaite, and Fred Hall. In the finals Glen defeated Evan Mackey, who had been hot" all day, but had too many ringers cancelled by Johnson in the final. En route to the trophy Evan defeated in order, Bill Hardle, Val Jo Anderson, Dale Farnsworth and Mackey. Greg Maylett and Mel annexed Sweat the doubles championship. A frequent winner of this event, Maylett teamed Semi-finalis- ts with Sweat to defeat Fred Hall and Ray Jorgensen, Leonard Hardley and Ed Stilson, in the finals Steve and Bill Hardle. Tor most participants this event is the one and only time during the year that they play, and the caliber of performances is amazingly good. Talk is that the Manti Lions and Manti City will combine to upgrade the pits and add another court for next year. Manti runners 6" i There are a lot of different ways to save, and all of the fanfare and frills just add to the confusion of with who is offering the best yield the most safety. Its no wonder that place in race Larry Larson and Donnie Mackey were winners in the 5,000 meter run (3. 1 miles) at Moroni on July 4. Larry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Larson, placed second, out of 120 runners, receiving the second place trophy, and first in his age division. 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