Show l THE Page 4 Small Town Voter ' Lean to “Ike” Press Poll Indicates Continued from page soouaiapad ajepipuBD compared men with 15 per oqi Smithfield Godfrey 1 uaawi the cent of Comparative voting by men and women on leading candidates follows: Voting by Men and "Women Presidential Women Men Youth For Ike Analysis of candidates preferences by voters’ age groups— under 30 30 to 50 and over 50 — shows some marked contrasts between younger and older persons in presidential choices Persons over 50 favored Taft over Eisenhower by a margin of about 5 to 4 while those between 21 and 35 picked Eisenhower over Taft On the by more than 3 to 1 Democratic side there was only moderate difference among age groups in preference for Kefau-ve- r but nearly all of the choices for Ilarriman came from persons 36 or older “Inferences drawn from the poll should be limited in application to the small town' areas of Utah” Dr Smith pointed out in the survey report “The does not represent the sample four largest cities and their urban fringes which contain 48 per cent of the population of the state The survey Is intended to provide an index to the political views of that half of Utah’s population living outside the metropolitan and large city areas” Miss Jean Gam left Saturday for Seattle Wash where the will will visit with Mr As Mrs Jack Gam and family for an indefinite period Callers at the home of Mr & Mrs Leo Farnsworth on Memorial Day were Mr Si Mrs Art Cramer Mrs Eliza with Sunday andMr& TIMES GARLAND v FRIDAY UTAH Fielding Ward Reorganizes Units At sacrament meeting held in the Fielding ward Sunday reorwere effected in the Mr & Mrs Dave Allen and ganizations and the MIA children of Perry visited with Mr Primary New officers for the Primary Si Mrs Elmo Munson and family were named as follows: president Friday afternoon Mrs Roma Jean Bourn- e- first Iris Coombs second Mr Si Mrs W L Roundy and counselor son Darrell of Spanish Fork counselor ' Mrs Lila Grover sechave been spending a few days retary Mrs Nina Owen’ choriswith their children Mr Si Mrs ter Mr? Bonnie Gam organist Mrs Pheobe Burnell Retiring offiUdy Roundy and family cers were president Mrs Isabel Mrs Gale Welling entertained Allred first councilor Mrs Esat a party at her home Wednes- ter Coombs second counselor day afternoon in compliment to Mrs Lucille Godfrey chorister her son Leroy who was cele- Mrs Lettie Leavitt organist Mrs brating his 7th birthday anniver Celia Zundel little friends sary Twenty-seveBoth the Young Women and were present and enjoyed games Young Men ersofr the Mutual followed" by refreshments — the were "reorganized-New"officfor the Young Woman are- presiStanley Gam of Seattle Wash was an overnight guests at the dent Mrs Lucille Potter counseW J Gam home Saturday lors Mrs Rae Petersen and Mrs Elsie Welling Retiring officers Mrs June Baird and two daugh- are: president Mrs1 Dora Anger ters accompanied by Mrs Margar- councilors Mrs Margie Skinner et Wassom of Willard spent Sat- and Mrs Lucille Potter secreurday at Salt Lake City tary Mrs Cleo Wood A new nahas not been yet Don Potter Steve Potter Rex secretary Richards and Herman Potter med new The officers for left Sunday for Leadore Idaho the where they will spend a few Young Men are Rex Richards councilors days after which they planned superintendent Jay a fishing Retrip to Yellowstone Bourne and Caude Allred Park tiring officers are superintendent Burnell Roundy councilor Ross Mr £ Mrs Carl Wilcox were Wood and Norman secretary dinner guests at the home of Mr Petersen A new secretary is yet Ss Mrs Eben Wilcox in Ogden to be chosen Saturday evening after which they all attended a' baseball Mr & Mrs E N Austin of game were dinner guests FriMrs J D Munson accompanied day of Mr & Mrs Frank Munns of Richby Mrs Jean Betenson Mr Sc Mrs Frank Munns and field left Thursday to spend Mr Si Mrs Victor L Hansen visitMemorial Day They visited with ed Sunday at Brigham City and Mr Si Mrs Leland Betenson at Logan Cedar City and with friends and Lt Sc Mrs Sterling Uuish Jr relatives at Richfield and returnand childreil arrived this week ed home Tuesday from Washington D C where he Mr & Mrs Gene Leavitt en- has been studying at Georgetown tertained at a family lawn party University IJe will now be staat their home Friday afternoon tioned at Mt Horae 'Idaho Guests were Mr Si Mrs Edwin Mr 8c Mrs Thaddeus Evans of Dewey of Salt Lake City Mr Si Mrs Todd Dewey and family and Salt Lake City Mr St Mrs' Wallace Rhodes of Pocatello and Mrs Mr Si Mrs Lynn Dewey and famand daughter ily Mr Si Mrs Charles Dewey of Vernon ‘Rodes Ogden Mr & Mrs Milton Smith Mary of Logan’- visited relatives and family of Grace Idaho and here Memorial Day ’ Mrs Alice Durfey of Logan ' Suzanne Dahliqan of Gillette ’ is visiting hef grandGuests at the home of Mr Si Wyo Mrs Leonard on Mem- parents the Charles Cutlers Standing orial Day ivere Mrs Klea Strick- Also Terry Lynn Cutler daughter land and family France Stand- of Mr Si Mrs Keith Cutler reBowcutt ing and son mained for a visit George Mr Si Mrs A R Udy Mrs Will Stayner of Mr & Mrs George and Brigham Preston of Logan Mr Si Mrs Parley Petersen and children spent Wednesday at Salt Galen of Ogden Lake City Mr Si Mrs Elmer Coombs and Mr Sc Mrs Elmo Munson spent Mr & Mrs Richard Coombs and the weekend visiting with Mr St family spent Memorial Day at Mrs Marvin Looslie and family Farmington at Paul Idaho and Mr Si Mrs Miss Betty Jean ' Petersen has Joseph Looslie and ' family at Rureturned home to spent the sum- pert mer months with her parents Mr Sc Mrs Mondel Weber and Mr Ac Mrs Nobel Petersen and after having spent the family of Salt Lake City spent family school at last week with their parents Mr past year teaching Miss Petersen & Mrs Frank Cannon Sugar City Idaho a group of students accompanied Callers at the Dan Garn home from Sugar City to Salt Lake or Memorial Day were Mr Si Mrs City last week Haffield and Roland Cooper Miss Faye Coombs of Ogden and two sons of Salt Lake spent the weekend with her par- City Mr & Mrs Horace Gam of ents Mr Si Mrs John E Coombs Brigham Mr & Mrs Preston Gam Dinner guests at the Ross and iamily of Ogden On SaturWood home Sunday were Mr & Mr Si Mrs Darrell Jones of Mrs George Risenmay and son day Rock and Wyoming Jay and two daughters of Shel- Arthur Springs of Garland visitCapener ley Idaho Sunday moring they ed at the Gam home all attended the Institute graduation exercises at Logan where Mr & Mrs Smith Richards and Jay was one of (he graduates! daughters of Carson City NevaMr Si Mrs C W Bourne and da visited with Mr Sc Mrs Frank Mr Si Mrs Leo Farnsworth spent Wood last week Sunday Sunday at Logan Canyon Mr & Mrs Dell Nielson of Mrs Alex Albertson and daughIdaho visited with Mr ter Mary of Cary Idaho are Gooding & Mrs Clifford Welling Friday a few days with Mr Si spending Mrs Ralph Grover and family Allred who has been ser--Bob Mr & Mrs Jay Welling and ving with the Navy in Korea family of Salt Lake City spent visited with his sister Mrs Dora Friday with Mr Ac Mrs Gale Anger and family last week Welling Mr Sc Mrs Carl Sutherlund of Guests at the home of Mr & Tocatello "visited With Mr Sc Mrs Mrs Carl Wilcox on Memorial F W Sutherland Thursday and Day were Mr Si Mrs Blaine Wilcox and family and Mr & Mrs Friday Mrs Wayne Garn entertained at Dale Wilcox and family of Salt Lake City and Mr Ac Mrs Eben a family party at her home last week in compliment to her mothWilcox of Ogden who was Mr & Mrs J F Watson and Mrs er Mrs Frank Wood Alton Millkeson and children of observing her birthday ahnjver- of Clearfield ) visited and family Mr & Mrs Guy Rees accompanied by Mr Si Mrs Leslie Rees and son Terry of Garland spent Friday at Logan and Smithfield GARLAND JUNE 6 1352 THE TAX BURDEN IN RELATION TO UfAH’S ECONOMY formerly performed mainly or entirely such as welfare by local governments activities and road building and maintenance A concurrent significant trend has been the increase in Federal to state and local governments and state grants to local governments During fiscal 1951 the state of Utah received Federal totaling $139 million an increase of 177? fiscal 1940 and 9600? (97 times) over fiscal 1930 Ih 1951 Federal grants 4781 of the 'total Utah represented state revenue These data include only Federal grants channeled through the state treasurer reported by the State FiT and exclude all Fednance Commission eral payemnts for projects carried out directly by the Federal Government in AND OF TAXES COMPARISON ’ PROPERTY VALUE The total assessed valuation of Utah in 1951 reported by the State Tax ComUtah’s share mission was $903 million of Federal state and local taxes for the four years 1948 1949 1950 and 1951 amounted to $1043 million or $140 million more than the State’s assessed v valuation for 1951 Total taxes in 1951 of the assessed vahia- equaled liorji for the entire State Utah laws provide that property in Utah should be assessed at 40Jof its reasonable fair cash value However a made in 1951 indicated that survey property is actually assessed more nearly at 20? of current market value If it is assumed that assessed values equal 20$ of the actual approximately property the entire accumulated taxable wealth of Utah would pay the taxes imposed by Federal state and local in Utah for about 15 years governments at 1951 rates wn Utah - The Increased centralization of gov- ernmental functions and the rapid rise in Federal and state subventions arc two reasons for the relatively smaller increases in local and state taxes com-- pared wlth the much "greater increase In Federal taxes Of course the major factor for the relatively greater increases in Federal taxes is the tremendous expansion of Federal expenditures in recent years for war defense and foreign aid as well as increases in domestic ' SHIFT IN TAXES At first glance it would appear that for the increasing proporresponsibility tion of wealth and income required for taxes lies with the Federal Government this underemphasizes However the fact that in recent years tnere has been a decided tendency to shift the responsifunctions to for bility financing certain the higher level of government The have asstate and Federal governments sumed a major role in many functions outlays Federal taxes in 1929 accounted for 27? of the total tax burden in In 1940 Federal taxes represented 32? of the total tax burden By 1951 Federal taxes had risen to £8? of all taxes paid by Utah-i- about Utah I "Ml " Mrs Arch Roberts and Mr Mrs L W Manning and Mrs Mike Ericksen of two children and Mr & Mrs Ken Beaver Dam were guests at a Allred of Ogden spent Sunday at shrimp supper at the home of Lava Hot Springs Mr & Mrs J N Sargent at Logan Mr Sc Mrs William Woffinden Saturday evening and family were in Salt Lake M L Nielson attended the postCity and Lehi over the Mr & Mr & masters’ convention in Logan Mr & Mrs Bill- - Fraser baby were here on Friday and Thursday and Friday Wednesday &Mrs Preston Wright and Mrs Nielson accompanied him to daughters of Topeka Kansas a number of the sessions spent from Monday until Thursday with Mrs Beatrice Wright exercises at the BYU Mr Sc Mrs R M Anderson and graduation at Provo Monday Joan Swenson family of Provo are also visiting was one of the graduates with her this week' 'Mr Si Mrs Don Frisby and children of Idaho Falls visited here and in Ogden on Memorial Mrs Ida Michaelis returnDay ed home with them for a visit Earl Ila Limb of Ogden was a weekend' guests at the W C Rogers urday home Tuesday Miss Limb Mrs army Rogers and Earl Hess were in O C Davis accompanied four of his brothers to Island Park on a fishing trip this week Mr Salt LakejCity '' ' Mrs WC Rogers were Mr St Mrs John Middleton apd Saturday as guests of family left Friday for the Pacific Mrs Merrill Furlong Northwest 'fi Mrs Jennie Housley left ' 3frs Olive Hall who has been Tule lake California to teaching school in Wendover is visit the Jack Yoder family visiting with her son Elmer IlaU and family Dora Henderson visited at the Mr St Mrs Keith Cutler and L B Richardson home in Ogden family of Twin Falls Idaho visitSdnday ed his parents over the weekend Mrs L W Manning and daughThey with Mrs Charles Cutler ter Dorothy spent Memorial Day and Miss Dora Henderson were in at Beaver Dam with relatives Preston Idaho Memorial Day Mr Si in Ogden sary A hot dinner was served The evenitq eighteen members ng was spent in a social Mrs Chester Cannon and three Calif daughters of Modesto spent the weekend with Mr Si Mrs Frank Cannon Visitors at the home of Mr Sc Mrs Ellwood Hess on Memorial Day were Mr Si Mrs Bill Jardine and Mr Si Mrs Burbank of Ogden Mr Si Mrs Dave Emery of Salt Lake City Mr St Mrs Dean IleSi and family of Garland Mr & Mrs Lewis McFarland and Idaho and family of Arimo JoHill Field of Hess Joseph seph has just returned from Oklahoma where he attended a world of mititary conference wide leaders sports and administration of Oklahoma at the University Lt II CLUB MEETS Club The Cooking Sisters of Fielding met at the home of Mrs June Baird Tuesday afternoon and made muffins Sharon Anderson and Lana Godfrey gave a demonstration on measuring flour 4 Hess arrvied home Satwith his release from the Mr & ' Prairie Oones Wanted! 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