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Show Wordseeker A As long as people enjoy being waited on in restaurants, there will always be ample justification for rewarding good service with a generous tip. years were spent at a popular Salt Lake City restaurant. Yep, I worked my way 8-- Im bringing the subject up, because of some inconsiderate comments aired on channel 5 in late May by KSL public affairs director Donald Gale. As a youth, Gale worked as a busboy for about six months. col- lege by filling water glasses, wiping off dirty tables and generally catering to every whim of the customers seated in my section of the Gale started off on the right track - condemning the new tip restaurant. The law requires restaurant owners to withhold a A more sensible approach, he said, would be to do away with tipping altogether. Gale proceeded to call tipping an offensive practice begun in the Middle East. He also dubbed it outdated and discriminatory. His solution would be to have restaurant owners pay their workers adequately for their services. That will never happen. Nor is it likely that the government will rescind the tip tax. tax of eight percent on tips. Dont get me wrong, Im all for I paid paying my fair share taxes on tips all through my restaurant years but the idea behind the tip tax is that the IRS taxes waiters and waitresses in advance on how much it figures they should make. In some cases, that tax actually gobbles up an employes base salary. - - So, sometimes, you have to pay to work. Its kind of like Thursday, June 2, 1983 Gale called the tax laughingly complicated and noted that it does not apply to such services as taxis, hotels, or small restaurants. So far, so good. linger of his own. Beckman BURIED. Elsie May Campbell Beckman, 84, West Valley, Saturday, following services at 4330 So. Redwood Road. She died Thursday. Born on March 9,1899 in Anaconda, Mont, to Frank and Diza Goodwin Campbell. Married to Fay Morse Beckman on Nov. 24, 1922 in Idaho Falls. Survivors, just good. Waiters rarely receive full time benefits, for instance, such as medical and dental insurance or g monies. And contrary to an outdated, but popular belief, waiters arent a lower form of human being. and Many are spend their extra hours working on college degrees. Ive personally worked with hundreds of dancers, musicians, photographers and writers who paid their rent from tip trays. Tipping should never be manotherwise it would datory undermine a waiters incentive to cater to the customer. profit-sharin- husband; sons, daughters, Mrs. Glen (Frances) Harris, Mrs. Herbert (Melanie) York, both Montana; Bette Anderson, Wyoming; Ronald, Washington; Mrs Kenneth (Ralpha) York, California; E. Frank, Colorado, Mrs. Ray (Audrey) Gann, West Valley; 22 grandchildren, 31 great grandchildren; four great great grandchildren; sister, Gladys Hope, California. far-fetch- well-educat- ts d - If Gale is really concerned about keeping up with the times, he would do well to buy himself an apron and a corkscrew and, once again, check out the realities on the other side of the fence. If a waiter is offensive and brings the food out hours late - he shouldnt get an extra dime. -- Staten Stolhlm UiioC Its not great, The hapless waiter or waitress, then, will be the first to lose. Further down the road, youd see service levels in Salt Lake restaurants drop markedly. Elite restaurants would then either raise prices considerably or close down altogether. But, then Gale came up with a waitresses are in the business because the pay is good. hand, it is possible that Gales words could cause some restaurant customers to stop tipping. ding. But, those who wish to be waited on, should come prepared to pay a 15 to 20 percent tip for an enjoyable meal. If Gale is offended by tipping, then it should follow that he is offended by being served too. He could solve that problem by eating out only at buffet-styl- e establishments. But he has no business supconcept porting a from his Ivory Tower that could cause immediate harm to the little guy. Especially when many waiter-studentoday are constantly being faced with higher tuition payments, the newly-createeight percent tip tax and an inflated cost of living. What Gale is overlooking is that most waiters and On the other being taxed for the value of gifts the IRS figures you should receive at your wed- tax. Without tips, I never would have been able to rent an apart WEST VALLEY VIEW by Mark Arnar - Four and a half of those through . . . ment, purchase food or pay tuition to the UofU. Restaurants were and always will be - very tight-fiste- d about base salaries for service personnel. As a busboy in Salt Lake, I received $2.70 an hour and as a waiter - when I turned 21 - it was lowered to $1.65 an hour. As a waiter in Brooklyn, I received a base salary of $5 for a strenuous, hour day. Salaries for waiters havent changed much since I began playing journalism in 1980. My opinion is based on the five I worked as a waiter. years that IJB services at Taylorsville North stake center. He died last Wednesday in Newport Beach, Calif. Born on Sept. 30, 1957 in Coalville to Michael Arthur and Elva Loretta Robinson Gale. Mechanic with Barnes and Sons. Survivors, parents, Salt Lake; brother, sisters, George Allen, Mrs. Orson (Jean) Lingman, both Salt Lake; Mrs. Dennis (Verna) Jones, West Jordan; Mrs. Bill (Raelene) Petersen, Buena Park, Calif.; Mrs. Virgil (Pamila) Vaughan, Doyle, Calif.; Mrs. Dennis (Elaine) Barnes, Sandy. following BURIED. Charles Albert Staten, 77, West Valley, Tuesday in Redwood Memorial Estates, following services at 6500 So. Redwood Road. He died Thurs day in a Salt Lake hospital. Born on March 18, 1906 in Swan Valley, Idaho to John Ephraim and Jesse Brooks Calder-wooStaten. Married to Elsie Elizabeth Worley on May 3, 1927 in Buhl, Idaho. Retired after more than 50 years as truck driver. Member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic church. Survivors, widow, sons, daughter, Gene, Salt Lake; Harold, Baker, Ore.; Bill, West Valley; Larry, Dickerson, N. D.; Opal Allen, Camp Verdi, Ariz ; 10 grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; sister, Hilda Duvall, Med ford. Ore. Gale BURIED Thomas William Gale, 25, Saturday in Coalville City Cemetery, Gale BURIED. Thomas William Gale, 25, In Coalville City Cemetery, following services at Taylorsville North stake center. He died last Wednesday In Newport Beach, Calif. Born on Sept. 30, 1957 in Coalville to Michael Arthur and Elva Loretta Robinson Gale. Mechanic with Barnes and Sons. Survivors, parents. Salt Lake; brother, sisters, George Allen, Saturday Mrs. Orson (Jean) Lingman, both Salt Lake, Mrs. Dennis (Verna) Jones, West Jordan; Mrs. Bill (Raelene) Petersen, Buena Park, Calif.; Mrs. Virgil (Pamila) Vaughan, Doyle, Calif.; Mrs. Dennis (Elaine) Barnes, Sandy. High Priest Leader Named Is By Ward A new high TAYLORSVILLE. priest group leader has been named in Taylorsville 38th ward. Taylorsville West stake officials have installed Galen Farnsworth as head of the high priests in the ward with Mike DeJong as his assistant and Steven Aubrey as secretary. Try Green Sheet classified ads! 262-668- FOODS 3735 So. & 47th So. & POST OFFICERS , . . Newly-electeiliary Linda Higgins and Bill Clark. d 9th East 26th West officers of Magna VFW and Aux MAGNA. Installation of officers of VFW Post 7398 will take place Saturday in the Steelworkers Union Hall, 2650 So. 8950 West. 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