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Show OMNIWEST, CORP. 3322 SO. 3RD. EAST SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH flK MANTI Volume 89 Number 43 84115 MANTl, UTAH 84642, THURSDAY, MAY a 15 1975 1, New Tax Would Bring Sanpete County $59,627 A 14 increase in the local option sales tax would produce $59,627 in added revenue for local units of government in Sanpete County. This was pointed out by Utah Foundation, the private tax research organization, in their analysis of the local sales tax increase enacted by the 1975 Utah Legislature. Under the new legislation, local units must adopt the new 34 local sales tax or have no tax at all. Counties and municipalities will have to enact new ordinances calling for a 34 sales tax rate by July 1, or lose not only the 14 increase provided by the new tax law, but also the l2 which they have been receiving. At the present time, all 29 counties in Utah are imposing the 12 local sales tax. In addition, the tax is also levied in 175 cities and town through out the state. The tax imposed by the county, however, does not apply within any city and town which levies the tax. According to the Foundation analysis, the present l2local sales tax produced $6,575,403 for counties and $13,914,143 for cities and towns throughout Utah during the twelve-montperiod ended February 28, 1975. These amounts are equal to about 18of the property tax imposed by counties and 56 of the property tax levied by cities and towns in Utah during 1974. If all local units decide to adopt the new higher sales tax rate, it would increase local revenues by $10 14 million per year. hile there is nothing in the new law requiring it, the 1975 Legislature implied that part of revenue from the 14 sales tax increase could be used to reduce local property tax levies. In fact, one legislator inserted in the Senate Journal h the statement: it was the understanding that if the 14 cent sales tax passed, Salt Lake City would decrease its property tax by 3 mills. Foundation analysts point out that the l4sales tax increase would increase Sanpete County revenue by $6,467 and Manti City receipts by $10,194. These amounts are equivalent to a property tax levy of .39 mills for the county and 8.81 mills for the city. By way of compaiison, the actual levy for Sanpete County was 14.50 mills last year and 23.00 mills for Manti City. If the new local sales tax is adopted and the rate is it increased from 12 to would mean about a $15 tax hike for an average family of four persons having a gross income of $15,000 per year. On the other hand if part of the added revenue was used to reduce the local property tax levy by 3 mills, the savings to a 34, Friday Forum Beckons Speaker Victor L. Ludlow will speak in Friday Forum on May 2, 1975. He is the assistant professor of Ancient Scripture at the BYU. He attended the BYU and received his B.A. degree, took some graduate classes at Harvard University and is working for his PhD. degree. Mr. Ludlow has served in mission presidencies, in bishoprics and various positions in the Church. He is now the r Advisor in his home ward. He is involved with the Provo-Tim- p Lions Club serving as program chairman. He also belongs to the Society for Religious Education. Ludlow has written many articles for the Ensign, and a symposium for Sidney B. Teacher-Venture- a typical homeowner with at assessed home $30,000 hi The Foundation study poinis out that the sales tax has one important advantage over the property tax for local governments in that sales tax revenues tend to be much more responsive to inflation and to growth ' ,!'iea $4,500 would be $13.50. He is married to the former Virginia Ann Warner and they have two boys and two girls. Also with Ludlow will be Dann W. Hone. He is attending the BYU to work for his degree. He has been on a mission to Clark Barton and Paul Braithwaite won the tennis doubles championship at the BYU Invitational last week. For Clark this marked the third stright gold medal in this even. As a sophomore he teamed with Reid Cox to annex the crown. The two repeated last yea . This has to be an unusual athletic accomplishment. to the championship they defeated Dugways Sabato and 0 and Hank Brawner Dovey and John Groesner of and North Sanpete finally Jay Soelberg and Brent Durfee of Grantsville Braithwaite is only a junior. He and Jon Howell previously won the Snow Invitational Doubles. Steve Allred placed second m singles winning a silver medal for his efforts. He defeated of Lehi three opponents-Smi- th of Pickens Greg Hurricane Hayes fron and then lo-Dugway to Grantsvilles Ken Nelson En-rou- 6-- 6-- 6-- 6-- Korea and has served as a branch clerk for the Jerusalem Branch in Israel. Hone is presently involved with the development of the Jerusalem Semester Abroad Program and the student tours to Israel. He is married to the former Shirley Rae Stokes and they have a baby son. 6-- 7-- 5 6-- 6-- 6-- 6-- 6-- t 6-- 6-- Next action for the Templars of this week with an improved Wasatch Academy team. Friday will be a real challenge .is the team plays Highland Hij h School of Salt Lake. Later that afternoon and Saturday mor - will come Wednesday The subject of the talks will be Israels Battles: Bullets and the Bible in Modern Warfare. Victor Ludlow Music Groups Ready Tuesday Concert Three Snow College music department groups will join in the presentation of a scholarship benefit concert Tuesday evening, May 6 at 8 in the school auditorium. The concert is free to the public, but donations to the music department scholarship fund will be accepted at the door, according to Professor McLoyd Ericksen, department chairman. The three groups which will participate in Tuesday nights concert are the A Cappella Choir, Singers of Note and the Concert Band. The band will present a medley of numbers from Golden Brass, a "Camelot, concert march called, The Theme from the Apartment, featuring Monte Atkinson at the piano, and several con- temporary Tersinretrics. excerpts called The choir will sing Waters The Ripple and Flow, Caliope Song, and the negro Aina That Good spiritual, tars. gross sales in Utah to the sales tax rose at 'eiage compounded rate of 9 o per year. During this same the average i .rease m Utah's property tax assessment base was 4.4 per nd ! y i. of time, ai Manti Doubles Team Wins BYU Invitational Tourney 6-- Sperry. the economy than is the ,'iop' rt tax Over the past ten News. Singers of Note will contribute to the program several selections ranging from popular to religious. Featured will be the hymn, Come Let Us Sing an Evening Hymn. The selection was composed by Jerry Call, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Call, Manti. mg matches will be held at the Salt Lake Tennis club with members of the club. On their way to the BYU Invitational last week. Hurricane dropped off for a tennis match with MHS. Three doubles matches were played first and then six singles encounters. MHS ended up winning 7 to 2. Bob Keller played his best tennis of the year defeating Pickens Greg Pickens is a fine player and this was an excellent win for Keller. In the top doubles match Mike Cox and Dave Miller won over Pickens and Dave Campbell Other results were: Jon Howell defeated Campbell Randy Clark over Steve Lemon John e Erickson defeated Keith 6-- 6-- 7-- 6-- 6-- 7-- 6 6-- Bet-tudg- Craig Bettridge defeated Russell 6-- 6-- and Gary Sanders defeated Richard BarNielson 6-- ton 6-- 6-- league match was played at Juab also. Sophomore Dave Miller showed a powerful serve in defeating Dick Foote close singles matches, Keller topping Scott Greenhalgh while Cox was edged bv Brad Vickers Winning the No. 1 doubles were John Erickson and Randy Clark over Tom Painter and Kerry GreenNinth graders halgh Brian Henretty and James Allen won from Jeff Jarrett and A d 6-- 6-- 6-- 3-- 7-- 2-- 2-- 6-- 7-- Merrill Shaw' 6-- 6-- Schedule CAeanup Monday, May 12 commencing at 10 a.m. will be clean up day at the Pioneer Cemetery in Ephraim. Everyone bring rakes, shovels, tractor or other equipment if available. Lunch will be furnished by the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers for all workers at 12:30 at the cemetery. Lets clean up, brighten up and show up. Salt Lake City Chamber Orchestra Will Perform Snow College will bring the Salt Lake Chamber Orchestra to the college auditorium Sunday afternoon at 4 for the concluding concert of the current season. A professional group whose membership includes musicians who have performed with the Utah Symphony, the Utah Valley Symphony and the National Symphony, the Salt Lake Chamber Orchestra has appeared throughout the state. Its Sunday afternoon concert will present unusually listen-abl- e music ranging from Tchaikowsky to the contemporary British master, Benjamin Britten. Robert Bowden, a dynamic young maestro, directs the orchestra. The public is invited to attend the concert without charge, according to Prof. Richard SNOW COLLEGE SINGERS OF NOTE Nibley, lvceum chairman, as a gift of music to a music-loun- g area. Lead parts in Hello Dolly played by Larry Belliston, are Car- - Snows Hello Dolly Plays Through Next Saturday Snow College Theater topped Hello off the season with Dolly Wednesday night for an audience that rippled with excitement over the adventures of Americas most beloved matchmaker, Mrs. Dolly Gallagher Levi. The hit show plays again Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, and reservations will still be accepted, according to Richard Haslam, Snow Theater chairman. And what do you do for a Some living, Mrs. Levi? 1 people paint, some sew meddle, replies Dolly. The story of Dollys meddling ... Judge Don Tibbs Sustains Serious Eye Injury Judge Don Tibbs, Manti, was seriously injured in an accident at his farm Saturday evening Apnl 19 when he was kicked in the eye and face by a colt. His daughter, Janet, was with hint at the time and assisted her father to get to Manti and seek medical attention. Numerous stitches were taken to close the wounds which were primarily m the right eye and facial area. Mr. Tibbs was taken to the Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City fur further medical caie and was there until Wednesday of the following week. Judge Tibbs has double vision and will be wearing an eve patch lor a period of time while the doctors will continue to observe his condition and determine what steps will be necessary. It is not known the full extent of his permanent injuries nor if surgery will be required at this time. There was also a facial fracture which is being observed to see if it is healing satisfactorily. in his eye Judge Tibbs expects to icturn to the bench this week, e en though he is still under the doctoi care. The song, of is "Hello Dolly. couise, is one of the most famous songs in the history of musical comedy. And Dolly, herself, is one of the fabulous Caiol Simmons, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Don Simmons, was $22 00 richer this week, after having won the Mysterv Personality contest. Carol said correctly that Manti City Police Chief Calvin Nielson was the week's mystery personality. That brought her $7 50 Having all the clues correct brought her another $14 50. She may spend the money in her dad's store, Simmons, or any of the other of participating mer- chants. Entrants are reminded that they may place one entry in each of the six boxes each week. However, if more than one entry for a person is placed in any one box, the person is disqualified from winning that week Next week's bonus will again be $14.50 characters of the musical stage. Of course, the musical is a lot of things: scenes of New York at the turn of the century, dancing with lots of bounce, bright lines, songs and situations that directing the musical. Mr. Susan are funny and sentimental and Haslam is Ericksen is student director and sometimes a trifle sad. Carole Larsen, Mt. Pleasant, McLoyd Ericksen, musical director. Mrs. Carrie Lyn Lee is is Dolly. Douglas Vandegnft, Bountiful, plays Horace Vande-geldechoreographer and Diane Latithe mer, assistant choreographer. Dolly proposes to marry so she can send his money circulating among the people like ram water. Rebecca Anderson, Manti, will be the beautiful young widow, Mrs. Moltoy and Brad Graff, Orem, Cornelius HackI, the head clerk Dolly manages to Sterling Scholar Awards match Mrs. Molloy with. night was held at Richfield High School Wednesday, April r, Sterling Scholars Named at Awards Meeting Community Theatre Organized A Sanpete Community Theatre has been organized and will meet on Monday, May 5 for the first meeting. All interested adults from the entire county are welcome to join. Dr. Sheril Hill Dean of Instruction at Snow College headed the group. Officers elected Monday, April 28 were: piesident, Wesley Clanton; vice president, Shirley Lauritzen; historian, Sharon Larsen; publicity, Teiry Mendenhall. A secretary will be appointed by the president. Board of directors include: Molly McBride, ONeil Miner, Evan Green, Donna McGarry, Don Simmons. I he next meeting will be Monday, May 5 at 9 00 p m. m the Little Theatre. Richard Haslam will be the special guest for the evening Eyangeline Memmott Nielson. When he was still an infant, the family moved to Manti, Utah weie Cal grew up. While he was still quite young, he helped his father with the sheep. He disliked this work. Later, he went to work on the Mountain Ranch m Salma Canyon for Manti Livestock Company, working with cattle and doing other ranch work for tht late Lee Kenner. He diove coal trucks from the mines in Salma Canyon over the old Salma Canyon road before it was widened and oiled, to the Japanese-AmericaCamp of Topaz, near Delta, Utah. n Only four weeks remain in the contest, so your chance of yy inning the cash jyyard is diminishing Better take time to lead the ads. play the game, outguess the editor and win house and a tow n that no longer exist, Cal Nielson was born on August 27, 1925 at Garfield. Salt Lake County, In a V 23. Three Manti High School for a students w'ere runners-u- p Sterling Scholar Award. Dell Ray Anderson was a runner-u- p in mathematics, Kerry Byrum in vocational was a runner-ueducation and Mary Jane Witt in art and art was a runner-u- p crafts. Richfield High School came up with five first place winners and North Sanpete had four winners. will Winners and runners-u- p receive offers for scholarships and cash prizes. All finalists received sterling silver Sterling Scholar pins and Sterling Scholar certificates in special awards assemblies in their own high schools. p Those students competing from Manti High included the above-name- d runners-uand the following- Helen Mavnes, English; Marvin Higbee, p - speech and drama; Jeffrey Moore, science; Terri Lynn Daniels, homemaking; Sherrie Nielsen, business education; Teena Black, music; Tannie Gleave, general scholarship. At the age of 18, in 1943, he was inducted into the Army. His basic training was at Camp Fannon, Texas. Later, he joined the 26th Infantry Yankee and was sent into combat west of Metz, France, in Pattons Third Army. He e fought up through the and through the Saar Basin. He was wounded in the Division Alsace-Lorrain- left leg near Saarbruken, Germany, and then was thrown into the big known as break-throug- h The Bulge. He was taken from the front lines near Wiltz, in Luxembourg, to the 97th General Hospital in England on January 15, 1944. After recovering, he left the hospital and went back to France, then m the army of occupation. The unit was transferred then up to Germany in the Mainz area, near where he had fought with the Infantry. Here he was e awarded an Individual of Merit while working on the new bridges being built across the Rhine River. Cal returned to the USA and was discharged from Fort Douglas, Utah on May 4, 1946 at the age of 20. (Continued on page 2) Citation-Certificat- cash CHAMBER ORCHESTRA Others who have prominent roles are LeAnn Tucker, Salt Lake City; Marlene Johnson, Moab; Larry Belliston, Salt Lake City; David Jackson, Provo; Elaine Breinholt, Richfield; Karen Smith, Mentor, Ohio; Dan Shaw, Murray, and Scott H. Nelson, Ferron. Professor Joseph W. Crane is Mystery Personality Named stores SALT LAKE started Wednesday and runs through Saturday. ole Larsen, Rebecca Anderson and Brad Graff. The musical Calvin Nielson Manti Police Chief |