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Show 4 i 1 SOUTHERN UTAH NEWS - Thursday, May 28, 1987 - Page Two Southern Utah The Southern Utah News is published every Thursday at 40 East Center Street in Kanab, Utah 84741. The News proudly serves Kane County, Utah, and the Arizona Strip. Address all communications to P.O. Box 90, AdverKanab. Utah 84741, or telephone (801) tising rates available upon request. Second class postage paid at Kanab, Utah 84741. Newsstand price 25 cents per copy. Yearly subscriptions available. Rates to Kane Yjt County addresses ard Fredonia and Moccasin, Arizona, $12.00; others $18.00. The News reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement or submitted items. Deadline for display ads and news copy is NOON MONDAY; Classified ads, 10 a.m. TUESDAY. Marlin B. Brown, publisher. Member Utah Press Association and National 9 ISSN No. Newspaper Association. 644-233- Federal Spending In Utah Rose Letters to the Editor Calling Horsemen Exchange Help LETTER TO THE EDITOR; Three girls and two boys. Exchange Students hoping to come to Utah for the school year in September are as yet unplaced and anxious to learn of their acceptance. Their own parents have agreed to accept a student from the U.S. in exchange. Your cooperation in publishing this appeal for host homes in your area is appreciated. Interested families can call collect or write to W. , R. Smith, International Fellowship, P.O. Box 1212, Sedona, Az. 86336 : ' for details. Basically, hosting families agrees to provide a bed, three meals a day, and transportation to school and church. Students have their own personal funds, are fully insured and tax deductible. IFI is a private, non profit exchange program established in 1952. Thank you. Wm. R. Smith, Western Director, International Fellowship, (Sgd) Inc. i LETTER TO EDITOR: Calling All Horsemen! The Kanab Area horse project youth need your time and talents. The Zane Grey Junior Riders have looked forward to school being out and plenty of time to ride. Their usual project leader, Debbie Judd, is unable to supervise any mounted activities due to her recent leg injury. These youth have been counting on riding at the arena from 10 a.m. to noon each Satruday and participating in the 4 H show I and gymkahna June 12. With Debbie sidelined on crutches and a cast, their activities are limited to meetings through the entire summer. If you ride and like kids, help these youth safely enjoy what you take for Federal spending in Utah rose by $531 million, or during the fiscal year ended September 30, 1987. This was pointed out in an analysis of 1986 federal expenditures prepared by Utah Foundation, 10.7, ' 644-219- 4-- 644-218- . , the private research organization. Altogether, federal expenditures in Utah for grants to state and local units, salaries and wages, direct benefits to individuals, procurement subsidies and grants to contract institutions, etc. totaled $5,500,-919,00This sum was equal to $3,304 for every man, woman, and child residing in the state and represents more than 30 of the total personal income of the state. Much of the increase in federal spending within Utah last year is accounted for by a sharp rise in federal procurement contracts awarded to Utah firms. The value of these contracts climbed by $360 million or 25.8 last year. This is in sharp contrast to the preceding year when federal procurement contracts awarded in Utah declined by $120 non-profi- t, Mary Howels, show and The gymkahna needs times and gatekeepers and trad course helpers, the judge will be coming from St. George. Call Debbie Judd at or 644-514- 8 In 1986 By 10.7 4-- granted. Call at president. million. part of their income trom larmmg (that is more than 50 percent of their gross income must come from agricultural production), be a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, not have an FmHA insured or guaranteed loan, and be well qualified for committee work. office. Nominations must be received in Persons nominated, should be the Panguitch FmHA office no later than June 10, 1987. FmHA currently engaged in the operation of a farm, have their principal committee elections are open to all farming operation within the Coun- eligible .voters without regard to ty(or area in which activities of the race, color, religion, national origin. County or area Committee are ' age," political affiliation,' marital carried ' out, ' derive the principal status-,- - sexr andor handicap, n-- i 5 ' states. development. Their hopes for a 1986 tax refund are likely to be dashed. The VA plans to deduct the debts out of the anticipated refund checks. The IRS will subtract obligations for overpayments in pensions, compensations, education, training and home loans. This program is based on an effort started in 1982 to collect from parents who avoided dependent children payments, according to the IRS. As a result of successes regarding debts to other government agencies, the VA forwarded data to the IRS on over 30,000 veterans who owe over $30 million. This year there have been over 260,000 referrals covering debts amounting to more than $340 , t The study also shows that Utahs share of the taxes required to pay for federal spending programs has beep rising during recent years. In other i words, Utah residents are paj ing a proportionately higher .taxes,' but qrc Receiving back a proportionately smaller ... share... of., ,Xha . .federal expenditure dollar. Federal expenditures during 1986 were equal to $3,304 per capita in Utah, compared with $3,392 per capita in the U.S. as a whole. ihare,-,otrtfedqra- J IRS Collecting Money h Veterans who believe that they may avoid some of their debts to Uncle Sam may be upset by a recent - Foundation analysts point out that per capita federal spending in Utah during the early ,1970s was above the U.S. average, but has been below the U.S. average during the 1980's. A major reason for this shift in federal spending away from Utah during recent years is the increased emphasis placed on federal social programs during the past decade and a half. For the most part, Utah, does not participate in these federal social programs to the same extent as many of the other FmHA is Accepting Nominations for Committee The Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) is accepting nominations for County Committee elections for Garfield-Kan- e county area. This notice is issued to inform eligible voters of the right to nominate candidates by petition. ' Copies of the petition and instructions on its completion can be obtained from your, local FmHA . 0049-165- million. The VA and the IRS hope to recoup about $50 million. According to procedures, the VA through liaison with the IRS links social security numbers of debtors with the amount owed. The IRS literally takes it from there. One may, of the amount course, challenge collected through this arrangement. In this case, however, the person in debt must deal with the VA and not the IRS. Veterans Service Officers of the Arizona Veterans Service Commission visit communities many throughout Northern Arizona, including the Navajo, Apache, and Hopi Nations on an itinerant schedule. Veterans, widows, or survivors are urged to visit with Service Officers Thom Adams and Gibson Jones. . Business activity in Kane County, as measured by sales and use tax receipts totaled $34,651,000 last year, an increase of 4.3 percent over 1985. This was reported by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in an analysis of business activity in communities throughout Utah. The study emphasized that this change was based on gross sales volumes before a 1.9 percent inflation allowance. Ooss sales volumes in Kane County totaled $33,211,000 in 1985, $19,823,000 in 1980, $11,042,000 in 1975, and $5,024,000 in 1970. In the state as a whole, business activity declined for the second (Toss sales consecutive year. volume dropped by 1.5 percent last year. When an adjustment is made for the 1.9 percent decline in the purchasing power of the dollar, the total reduction in the effective sales volume amounted to 3.4 interest in A report on studies for water development and use in the Alton Coal Project, and an overall review of progress to date on the project will be presented by representatives of Utah International and Nevada Power Company on Tliursday, May 28, 1987 at 7 p.m. in the Kane County Commissioners Chambers. Interested citizens are invited to attend. 1986. The continued slowdown For Everything Under the SUN Turn to the Pages of the Southern Utah News for news of your community ! Yearly subscriptions rates for Kane County, Fredonia and Moccasin, AZ are $12. All other subscriptions rates are $18 per year. Newstand price is .250 per issue. Thursday in Send subscription orders to: P.O. Box 90, Kanab, UT 84741 9 or call (801) 644-233- support of statewide law enforcement agencies and to voluntary donations. Commercial entities and citizens provide the contributions to pay the rewards. Over $35,000 in monthly media coverage is donated by local television stations and newspapers to publicize the "Crime of the Week. This program is one of the best vehicles available to impact the incidence of crime in our state," said John T. Nielsen, commissioner of Public Safety. "It not only succeeds in identifying and apprehending the criminal, but serves to create the important awareness in citizens as to the vital role they play in reducing crime. When citizens become the eyes and ears of their neighborhoods, they greatly extend the efforts of law enforcement," he said. Crime Solvers type programs are currently operating in all 50 states and through Canada and have cleared over 140,000 cases since have also 1975. These efforts recovered over. $770 million in stolen property and narcotics and have paid over $10 million in rewards. All reward monies are generated strictly from private contributions made by commercial businesses, private citizens, service clubs, etc. This makes Crime Solvers programeffort and ming truly a citizen-baseprovides an effective way for citizens to fight back against crime. Anyone wanting more information can write to Utah Crime Solvers, 4501 South 2700 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84119, or call 964 2255 or toll free 1(800)972-2255- . Those inquiring will remain anonymous. d 24-ho- Ul't. . business activity has contributed to the financial problems faced by state and local governments in Utah. The sales tax is the most important revenue source for the state as well as for many Utah cities. Because sales and use tax collections have been well below earlier budget forecasts, the state had to cut back on 1986-8expenditure authorizations on three different occasions during the year in order to keep the budget in balance. The 1987 Utah Legislature also enacted the largest tax increase in the states history. Foundation analysts point out that the adjusted sales volume in 1986 was at about the same level as it was back in 1978. In effect, there has been virtually no growth in Utah business activity over the past 7 eight years. By contrast, business activity (as measured by adjusted sales volume) increased 78 percent (or an average of 7.5 percent per year) in the period between 1970 and 1978. All eight of these years registered positive economic growth in Utah. During the period between 1978 and 1986, on the other hand, there was negative growth in five of the eight years. Subscribe Today! Publisher Marlin Brown Editor L. Maxwell Dahmen Photographer Doug Reddick Crime has been "paying off - at least for those Utahns willing to talk about it. Anonymous tipstets have been paid cash rewards totaling over $1,600 in the last two months according to Utah Crime Solvers, a division of the Utah Department of Public Safety. These tips have resulted in the recovery of over $90,000 worth of stolen property and ll arrests. A total of 38 felony cases have been cleared, including drug trafficking, auto theft, rape, burglary, larceny theft, robbery, fraud and apprehension of wanted fugitives. The key to this response is Crime Solvers' unique approach of not requiring informants to identify themselves, combined with a cash reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators. hotlines Crime Solvers' received 147 anonymous tips this pail March.' Since its inception in has 1985,, the July, project processed ovel1 500 Tips th&CMvb cleared 197 felony cases. The leads have reduced investigation time by unknown hundreds of hours. Utah Crime Solvers attributes its overall success to the efforts and Sales Volume in County Over $34 Million Last Year Report to Citizens on Alton Coal Project Set Every Thursday Solvers Crime at Pay Tips Total sales volume in Utah during the 1986 calendar year amounted to $12.4 billion according to the Foundation report. This was equal to about 69 percent of the total personal income in the state for the year. In 1978, sales volume in Utah was equal to about 80 percent of personal income. In other words, Utahns currently are spending a much smaller proportion of their personal income on taxable items than they did in the late 1970s. A larger percentage of their income now is probably going to meet other obligations (interest payments, taxes, housing costs, repayment of debt, medical bills, etc.) that are not subject to the sales and use tax. .250 It is 261 degrees Farenhert below zero on the planet Saturn. Every week the Help Unit at Highland Ridge Hospital answers your questions about alcoholism and drug dependency. If you have a question, please write to: Richard Bell, Alcohol and Drug Help Unit, Highland Ridge Hospital, 4578 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119. All correspondence will be confidential. We will reply to all letters and no names will be used if we use your letter in the column. If you have a question that needs an immediate answer, you can call the a day: (801) Helpline, 272-HEL- QUESTION: . What is the difference between Cocaine and Crack? ANSWER: The drugs are similar. Both come from the Coca bush. Crack is a new and extremely dangerous form of cocaine that is made by mixing street cocaine with baking soda to create a paste that can be smoked. Crack is ten times cheaper than cocaine which makes it affordable to a greater number of people particularly youngsters. Its highly addictive nature and low cost make it one of the most heart breaking and dangerous drugs to hit the streets in a long time. -- QUESTION: My son recently came home on leave from the army and said everybody was drinking and using drugs. Is this so? ANSWER: Not true atroui drugs although alcohol use is high. A recent survey of all military personnel indicated substantial declines in drug use from 1980 to 1985, marijuana being the most abused drug; 87 percent of military personnel, however, reported drinking on occasion and 12 heavy percent were rated as drinkers. The heaviest use of alcohol and drugs was reported and among younger personnel junior enlisted personnel. The Air Force had the lowest use of alcohol and drugs of all the armed forces. QUESTION: There has been a lot of publicity about Betty Ford and her recovery from the disease of alcoholism. Do many women have a drinking problem? Isnt it really a mans disease? ANSWER: Alcoholism and drug dependency are diseases that effect both men and women. Statistics show us that 30 percent of alcoholics are women; 25 percent of the population at alcoholism treatment centers are women and one third of the membership of AA are women. Women have always had drinking problems, however, it was hidden in the home. Todays women are out in the work force as never before. They have high powered positions and all the stress that goes with those positions. The women that were in the home drinking are now out in the world, very visible and because of this visibility they are more likely to be forced to recognize their disease and get help for it. Orrin Hatch's Constitution Cavalcade Uttto-bum-a facts about our Const, tuboa Can you imagine Ronald Reagan, Walter Mondale and Jesse Jackson all living in the White House at the same time? Don't laugh! When the Constitution was First being drafted, the founding fathers seriously considered a Republic with three presidents-oelected from the North, one from the South, and one from the Middle States. celebration of itt lOOtk wuurtrwj (I7S?-mT- ) ne The Constitution consists of a preamble, seven articles, and 26 amendments. The 26th Amendment, the granting vote, was signed by Richard Nixon on the san desk upon which Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. im You'll probably never hear it on MTV, but in 1 874, a New England composer set the Constitution the Bill of Rights, preamble and all to music! The composition was six hours long. Sen. Omn Hatch is Chairman of the Senate Constitution Subcommittee |