March 19, 1959 (6 pages)

All es KE NEDY . On March 16th at 10:30 A. Kone ea ta es i guilt. At approximately 5: . the jury advised the court that they were deadlocked, six voting for his innocence State Taxes and six voting for his guilt. motions of attorneys. Superior Judge Lowell Sparks thanked the jury and dismissed them from any further duty. Next Friday, March 20, at 2 P. M. the case will be set to hear De as to his imo?!" No’ To New “How —will the new! Gen. Power Urges Congress To Act HOUSING: SPOT PROMOTIONS s cd WANTS ALERT PAY. MORE * Pe tion will face th ision to: as low. he housing program, he voting ‘Yes’ vi ‘No’ eg nee Improve SAC housing; added, “is not going as fast as posed tax program. It will be his; Authorize alert pay for SAGE uld like to see it go.” eh ane am crews; Provide more spot promotions; Improve advancement opportunities; Boost PX and commissary privileges; : Eliminate commissary surcharges. He said methods to accomplish such steps “are under study now, and I am very hopeful they will be vigorously pursued, because they can give us a tremendous uplift.” Testifying before a joint meeting of the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee and the Senate Space Committee, General Power declared that SAC’s “greatest weakness” is the ““trémendous influx of personnel into the Comreach its “full military posture” . as long as men continue to-Jeave z ing is due to pay off. ee The 1958 Military Pay Act, General Power said, “is starting to have a very fine effect, a sta4 bilizing effect,” but other steps could be taken to “dramatically improve our position.” Under questioning, General Power said no money is included Lunardi Would Assemblyman Paul J. Lunardi of Roseville, representnig the Sixth District in the lower house of the state legislature, has announced that legislation has been introduced to protect cities from arbitrary decisions on freeway locations by state highway offiThe freshman legislator: ’said local residents and city and county officials over the state are becoming more vehement in their contentions that state highway officials are ignoring the effect of their proposals on local tax bases, on property values, and on future community development. “Freeways are a necessity to today’s free-wheeling way of life,” Iumnardi asserted, “but experience has demonstrated that building them can be productive of headaches for all parties concerned.” : He said the legislation introduced would prohibit state highway and public works authorities from determining freeway routes without first consulting officials of communities involved, and holding public hearings in each. A final hearing before the highway commission ‘would also be required. 3 Procedures which would be es-" tablished by he bill, Lamardi said, ‘would set up a six-step program involving (1) notice to all local governing boards whose territory would be affected by a proposed route, with each such board to name a conferee to work with the state people; (2) full exchange of of a route; (4) the filing with the state of any city or county mas* General Thomas S.' Power, commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command, has told Congress “vigorous” action should be taken you will. neral .Power also told . tary Pay Act.regard to officers. see, the SAC some years ago started what we call spot promotions. I believe it is fair to say we are the only command which operates on this basis. This is the way I keep the motivation of the crews up, because if they are real pros and can meet the standards there is an opportunity for them to be spot-promoted. We raise them in rank.I want to keep these spot promotions and I want more of them. I think this is a very important point. “We used to buy things wholesale in he Post Exchange, the general said. ““We used to be able to buy food very cheap in the commissaries. Now you have surcharges and you have things which tend to raise these prices so that they are not competitive with local markets. . _ File State Income Tax Before April 15 E9 The deadline for filing state income tax returns, Wednesday, April 15,-should be circles on the ealendar, State~ Controller Alan Cranston, chairman of the the Franchise Tax Board, reminded t@&payers of the state. “Everyone who received. suffieient income during 1958 to require the filing of a state return } le should keep that date in mind. Forms have been mailed to all taxpayers who filed last year,” The tax board chairman pointed out .that all single individuals who earned $2,000 or more and all pmarried couples whose combined income was $3,500 or more must in the fiscal 60 budget to implement any of his suggested steps except in the housing area, where the percentage provided “is too Legislation to provide alert pay ‘be’ greater ®areer advancement . tax levies, General Power also said some phases of it are in operation, and they are having a fine effect. All of the provisions have not been implemented yet, particularly in . ker received the personal éndorseSenator Committee. * special ‘piggy bank’ “I will vote ‘No’ on ‘Proponents.o personal calls on voters: In his home town of Grass Valley, a good crowd attended a rally staged last Friday at Hennessy School. At that time Brunment of Nevada County: SuperGeneral Power continued: “You visor’ Mosco Smart, Nevada County Auditor John T. Trauner, Nevada County Treasurer and Tax Collector Elma Hecker, H. J. Ray, manager of the City of Nevada City, as well as many other prominent busienss and civic leaders. Ray Dunlap Out For-Senate Seat “In ‘the past few weeks of my campaigning for the Seventh District senate seat, I have been approached on several subjects,” states Ray Dunlap state senator vote on increased . tax proposals at Sacramento?” is the principal campaign issue in the forthcoming Seventh Sena-: torial’ District special election, April 7, it was pointed out’ this week by the Brunker for State Wally Brunker, Nevada County finance director and candidate for the office of state senator, said: “Whoever wins this elecmost important vote at the LegisCohstruction of family housing lature. A sui > “should be pushed more vigorSeu rahe ously,” he said. The number of units now being built under the Capehart program is “too low.” Serious consideration should also be given, he said, to increased’ benefits to these crews that are . elected to the state senate, I will on the alert, a monetary benefit, . vote ‘No’!call it inconvenience pay or what als are getting ‘touchy’ is the word that the tax bills will come up for action late in the session. But I can announce now to the voters of Placer, Nevada and Siérra Counties how I stand. If “From my experience in government finance, I know that the taxpayer deserves a better shake for SAC crews has been intro-. on the tax bill he pays than he }duced in the House (HR 2972) by . is now LOCO IRR. oe Representative Overton Brooks] © «,q ood’ example is the fac (D-La.), chairman. of the House. that there are millions of idle pace Committee. The proposal . Tare: 3 ram is in was referred to the House Armed et ee _——Se Committee and. Chairman Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) asked because I beli the Defense Department on Jan. ‘Wary 22 for its recommendations. funds possib for men in hard skills. new taxes know . He said it is sometimes difficult . very well, oncé. everyone. gets in an ove military structure . ‘hooked’ with a consumer tax, it “to get these men pushed on up.” stays hooked for a long, long In answer to other questions, . time.” General Power made what appeared to observers as a strong] reports an: ‘enthusiastic response { hint that the Defense Department . to his talks on the tax issue. He should reconsider its decision not. spent two days last week camto utilize the officer-responsibility paigning in Auburn, followed by pay authorized by the 1958 Mili-/a full day in Roseville, making Brunkers campaign committee Arthur G. Gallez, Route 2 Box term of minority years at the rate -of seaman recruit. ‘ cruit training at the U. S. Nava Training Center, San Diego, California, where the “raw recruit” ‘is given indoctrination for a period of from nine to. eléven weeks that will make him a “Navy Bluejacket” ready for duty with the modern ships of the-Navy. training, Arthur will be allowed to spend a period of about 14 days with his family before reporting to his next duty station. — Seven Fairs To Be Held This Summer with the famed Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp, are being prepared in the Mother Lode area of Western Fairs Association, it was announced by Dale Campbell, area chairman. — ‘}ing an international contest for Jumping frogs, is slated for 3 ‘. 14-17 under the name District Fair. Mother Lode Fair, gust 6-9; El Dorado C Placerville, August 21-29 County Fair, Grass a ‘. gust 27-30; Amador Cou Plymouth, August 28 burn District Fair, A tember 10-13. petty. officer third ey and TRI-COUNTY NEWS CHEROKEE. MOONEY FLAT, SWEETLAND. ALPHA, TON, BLUE TENT, 248KRR.MEADOWS WOLF, CHRISTMAS HILL. LIBERTY HILL. SAI OR ELAT./LAME CITY. HILL, NORTH COLUMBIA, COLUMBIA HILL, BRANDY FLAT. SERAB?POPC “ANS FLAT, REMINGTON HILL. ANTHONY HOUS (BROOK. LITTLE YO UMBUG, RELIEF HILL ~~ $3.00 Per Eas ise. to Little Re IL HAWAII! rly half a century and nearly half a sional junkets to the Islands to “study” roblem, ,but Hawaii finally made it! long struggle, statehood came last week Eggle as the House duplicated the Senate’s de Hawaii State No. 50. ndous burst of joy in the Paradise of S quite understandable. But statehood *” a vast change for the islanders, Howe out what they have long felt was the ond-class” citizenship. give them a voice in Congress that is ere than sound. Their one representative vote, But with statehood they will have two ° Teast one representative—and possibly Some ervers say that statehood for Hawaii is, Asians and Africans, America’s answer Certainly it will not weigh against us in me world’s dark-skinned masses. ut Hawaii’s new status ' be relieved of the task s to make it a state. And islanders of the task of sending mile-long pe agton asking for that which they’ve de: years. Hula, anyone? easant fact abo writers will no ADOLPH ARTHUR GALLEZ Adolph Arthur Gallez, son of 1120, Grass Valley, recently enlisted in the U. S. Navy for a Arthur is now undergoing reUpon completion of hig recruit Seven fairs, starting May 14 Campbell is secretary-manager of the Mariposa County Fair, in } Mariposa, which will be held September 5 to 7. The Angels Camp show, featurOthers in the area EDWARD ALBERT BAKER, Jr. Now undergoing recruit training at the U. S.Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, is Edward Albert Baker, Jr., son of Mrs. Anne Ferguson of Motor Route Box 332, Nevada City, California, who chose the Navy as the service in which jhe would like to do service while fulfilling his’ military obligation. While the newest of these Navy men are undergoing recruit. training, they are given from nine to eleven weeks Of indoctrination that transforms them from a “raw recruit” into a Navy Bluejacket, ready for duty with the fleet of the Navy’s modern ships and airUpon completion of recruit training, Edward will be allowed to spend a period of about two weeks with his family before reporting to his next duty station. Play Safely Poster “WINNER, 14TH AAA TRAFFIC SAFETY POSTER GONTEST” A safety poster illustrating the be ss theme “Play Away from Traffic” oe eS er states as part of the regular onthly safety education proAmerican Automogram of the #4. bile Association. . Drawn by Marcia Salo’ a 16“4 year-old student. at Arroyo High c€}School, San Lorenzo, the poster SN,/ was a first prize winner in the }AAA’s. national traffic safety Poster contest last year. . Parents are urged by. the Cali1 . fornia State Automobile Associa{tion to assist in the safety pro. against playing in the street or . highway. The motorists’ organiza. af . a> AENS a, o several weeks ago. tax program. fiscal crisis, alone. é fiscal disaster. re either awaiting or are . for comprehensive studies of their budgetary and tax situations. ditional taxes, in the nation. The explanatién that the state had about run out of reserve funds to take care of the deficit financing of recent years and was overdue for a.return to balanced budgets and pay-as-you-go. financing still left some people wondering about why California should be alone in its current. Brown said. Governor Brown’s office announced last week that a survey of budget proposals made by the chief executive of other states shows that additional revenues are being asked im 28 out of the 42 states from which budget ah ae a iinet elicitin The governors of three other states (Georgia, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) reported that revenues are running behind exPenses but they did not make a specific recommendation for adThe Governor has asked for NEWS BRIEFS present disintergration of cities, counties, and districts may come to an end. *ee2s8 Clyde L. Goodnight, new business trust officer of the Bank of America, Sacramento office, will speak before the Soroptimists at the Gold Center Club to night., March 19, s¢e¢8 @ Nevada County Board of Realtors held their monthly meeting at the Bret Harte Inn March 10. William Esterly introduced Walter Kaitz, an attornety represent‘ing the California Real Estate Assocoiation. Mr. Kaitz warned against increased taxation of utilities, for it affects all property owners. see 6 The Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee has voted 8 to. 2 to abolish the California death penalty law; against much opposition. oe 88 Lou Hartman, of Hartman Chevrolet, is in Detroit attend-. ing new business training course started by General Motors. Mrs. Lisetto Sheave’s Wayside Chapel at Rough and Ready was the scene for the wedding of Larry Fraser and Hazel Harris of Lakeport. Judge Verle Gray of the Nevada Judicial District Court} officiated. _ “a ee @e@ b) the Grass Valley lodge of oftrttic =I Governor Brown states that Budget Message Means Huge Increase In Taxes A lot of Californians were unhappily surprised when Governor Edmund G. Brown sent his budget message to the State Legislature The surprise was-that a budget described by -economy-minded legislators of both parties as the state’s tightest in many years should nonetheless be accompanied by a request for a $200 million plus new or increased taxes on cigarettes, beer, horse racing, inheritances, banks and corporations, insurance companies, and oil production. “It is deplorable to have to ask for additional taxes, but the deficit I inherited from the outgoing administration coupled with the deficit under the new budget leaves me no choice,” Governor Brown said that he had The answer that has become trimmed tens of millions of dolincreasingly apparent in the last. lars out of the new budget but six weeks is that California is not. that no reasonable: economies could possibly obviate the necesA Republican Governor, Nelson . sity of new taxes. Rockefeller of New York, has found himself in’ still deeper] states which do not need additrouble there, and a whole host . tional revenues this year are of other states have now decided . states such as North Dakota, to seek tax increases to avoid The survey shows that the where the population is declining or is relatively stable compared to that in California. The Governor pointed out that as the population expands in California, so inevitably do the costs for such items as schools, mental. ~ Continued Next Week) _ Every taxpayer is entitled to at least one personal exemption of $600 in filimge his federal income tax returme for 1958, Joseph Governor Brown said that the. revenue for Safi Francisco Disinformation provided .by the surtrict, said this week. vey confirmed his conviction that California has one of the best balanced programs for obtaining additional revenue of any state He added that a taxpayer who was 65 or older or who was blind at the end of the year is entitled to an extra. $60 exemption and if both conditions existed, he gets two extra exemptions of $600 each. The same exemptions for the same conditions apply to his wife if a joint return is filed. Mr. Cullen said a taxpayer who filés a separate return may claim his wife’s exemption or exemptions only if she had no income and was not the dependent of another taxpayer. “If your husband or wife died during 1958, the number of his or her exemptions is determined as of the date of death. Be sure to cheek the appropriate blocks on your return.’ Mr. Cullen advised taxpayers that if they have any questions about personal exemptions, they may get a copy of Document No. 5013, “Personal Exemptions and Dependents,“by calling or writing to their local office. if you have any other questions about your federal income. tion pamphlet which accompanied your blank return form or telephone your local internal revenue Fair Officials To Get ©

All es KE NEDY . On March 16th at 10:30 A. Kone ea ta es i guilt. At approximately 5: . the jury advised the court that they were deadlocked, six voting for his innocence State Taxes and six voting for his guilt. motions of attorneys. Superior Judge Lowell Sparks thanked the jury and dismissed them from any further duty. Next Friday, March 20, at 2 P. M. the case will be set to hear De as to his imo?!" No’ To New “How —will the new! Gen. Power Urges Congress To Act HOUSING: SPOT PROMOTIONS s cd WANTS ALERT PAY. MORE * Pe tion will face th ision to: as low. he housing program, he voting ‘Yes’ vi ‘No’ eg nee Improve SAC housing; added, “is not going as fast as posed tax program. It will be his; Authorize alert pay for SAGE uld like to see it go.” eh ane am crews; Provide more spot promotions; Improve advancement opportunities; Boost PX and commissary privileges; : Eliminate commissary surcharges. He said methods to accomplish such steps “are under study now, and I am very hopeful they will be vigorously pursued, because they can give us a tremendous uplift.” Testifying before a joint meeting of the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee and the Senate Space Committee, General Power declared that SAC’s “greatest weakness” is the ““trémendous influx of personnel into the Comreach its “full military posture” . as long as men continue to-Jeave z ing is due to pay off. ee The 1958 Military Pay Act, General Power said, “is starting to have a very fine effect, a sta4 bilizing effect,” but other steps could be taken to “dramatically improve our position.” Under questioning, General Power said no money is included Lunardi Would Assemblyman Paul J. Lunardi of Roseville, representnig the Sixth District in the lower house of the state legislature, has announced that legislation has been introduced to protect cities from arbitrary decisions on freeway locations by state highway offiThe freshman legislator: ’said local residents and city and county officials over the state are becoming more vehement in their contentions that state highway officials are ignoring the effect of their proposals on local tax bases, on property values, and on future community development. “Freeways are a necessity to today’s free-wheeling way of life,” Iumnardi asserted, “but experience has demonstrated that building them can be productive of headaches for all parties concerned.” : He said the legislation introduced would prohibit state highway and public works authorities from determining freeway routes without first consulting officials of communities involved, and holding public hearings in each. A final hearing before the highway commission ‘would also be required. 3 Procedures which would be es-" tablished by he bill, Lamardi said, ‘would set up a six-step program involving (1) notice to all local governing boards whose territory would be affected by a proposed route, with each such board to name a conferee to work with the state people; (2) full exchange of of a route; (4) the filing with the state of any city or county mas* General Thomas S.' Power, commander in chief of the Strategic Air Command, has told Congress “vigorous” action should be taken you will. neral .Power also told . tary Pay Act.regard to officers. see, the SAC some years ago started what we call spot promotions. I believe it is fair to say we are the only command which operates on this basis. This is the way I keep the motivation of the crews up, because if they are real pros and can meet the standards there is an opportunity for them to be spot-promoted. We raise them in rank.I want to keep these spot promotions and I want more of them. I think this is a very important point. “We used to buy things wholesale in he Post Exchange, the general said. ““We used to be able to buy food very cheap in the commissaries. Now you have surcharges and you have things which tend to raise these prices so that they are not competitive with local markets. . _ File State Income Tax Before April 15 E9 The deadline for filing state income tax returns, Wednesday, April 15,-should be circles on the ealendar, State~ Controller Alan Cranston, chairman of the the Franchise Tax Board, reminded t@&payers of the state. “Everyone who received. suffieient income during 1958 to require the filing of a state return } le should keep that date in mind. Forms have been mailed to all taxpayers who filed last year,” The tax board chairman pointed out .that all single individuals who earned $2,000 or more and all pmarried couples whose combined income was $3,500 or more must in the fiscal 60 budget to implement any of his suggested steps except in the housing area, where the percentage provided “is too Legislation to provide alert pay ‘be’ greater ®areer advancement . tax levies, General Power also said some phases of it are in operation, and they are having a fine effect. All of the provisions have not been implemented yet, particularly in . ker received the personal éndorseSenator Committee. * special ‘piggy bank’ “I will vote ‘No’ on ‘Proponents.o personal calls on voters: In his home town of Grass Valley, a good crowd attended a rally staged last Friday at Hennessy School. At that time Brunment of Nevada County: SuperGeneral Power continued: “You visor’ Mosco Smart, Nevada County Auditor John T. Trauner, Nevada County Treasurer and Tax Collector Elma Hecker, H. J. Ray, manager of the City of Nevada City, as well as many other prominent busienss and civic leaders. Ray Dunlap Out For-Senate Seat “In ‘the past few weeks of my campaigning for the Seventh District senate seat, I have been approached on several subjects,” states Ray Dunlap state senator vote on increased . tax proposals at Sacramento?” is the principal campaign issue in the forthcoming Seventh Sena-: torial’ District special election, April 7, it was pointed out’ this week by the Brunker for State Wally Brunker, Nevada County finance director and candidate for the office of state senator, said: “Whoever wins this elecmost important vote at the LegisCohstruction of family housing lature. A sui > “should be pushed more vigorSeu rahe ously,” he said. The number of units now being built under the Capehart program is “too low.” Serious consideration should also be given, he said, to increased’ benefits to these crews that are . elected to the state senate, I will on the alert, a monetary benefit, . vote ‘No’!call it inconvenience pay or what als are getting ‘touchy’ is the word that the tax bills will come up for action late in the session. But I can announce now to the voters of Placer, Nevada and Siérra Counties how I stand. If “From my experience in government finance, I know that the taxpayer deserves a better shake for SAC crews has been intro-. on the tax bill he pays than he }duced in the House (HR 2972) by . is now LOCO IRR. oe Representative Overton Brooks] © «,q ood’ example is the fac (D-La.), chairman. of the House. that there are millions of idle pace Committee. The proposal . Tare: 3 ram is in was referred to the House Armed et ee _——Se Committee and. Chairman Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) asked because I beli the Defense Department on Jan. ‘Wary 22 for its recommendations. funds possib for men in hard skills. new taxes know . He said it is sometimes difficult . very well, oncé. everyone. gets in an ove military structure . ‘hooked’ with a consumer tax, it “to get these men pushed on up.” stays hooked for a long, long In answer to other questions, . time.” General Power made what appeared to observers as a strong] reports an: ‘enthusiastic response { hint that the Defense Department . to his talks on the tax issue. He should reconsider its decision not. spent two days last week camto utilize the officer-responsibility paigning in Auburn, followed by pay authorized by the 1958 Mili-/a full day in Roseville, making Brunkers campaign committee Arthur G. Gallez, Route 2 Box term of minority years at the rate -of seaman recruit. ‘ cruit training at the U. S. Nava Training Center, San Diego, California, where the “raw recruit” ‘is given indoctrination for a period of from nine to. eléven weeks that will make him a “Navy Bluejacket” ready for duty with the modern ships of the-Navy. training, Arthur will be allowed to spend a period of about 14 days with his family before reporting to his next duty station. — Seven Fairs To Be Held This Summer with the famed Jumping Frog Jubilee in Angels Camp, are being prepared in the Mother Lode area of Western Fairs Association, it was announced by Dale Campbell, area chairman. — ‘}ing an international contest for Jumping frogs, is slated for 3 ‘. 14-17 under the name District Fair. Mother Lode Fair, gust 6-9; El Dorado C Placerville, August 21-29 County Fair, Grass a ‘. gust 27-30; Amador Cou Plymouth, August 28 burn District Fair, A

tember 10-13. petty. officer third ey and TRI-COUNTY NEWS CHEROKEE. MOONEY FLAT, SWEETLAND. ALPHA, TON, BLUE TENT, 248KRR.MEADOWS WOLF, CHRISTMAS HILL. LIBERTY HILL. SAI OR ELAT./LAME CITY. HILL, NORTH COLUMBIA, COLUMBIA HILL, BRANDY FLAT. SERAB?POPC “ANS FLAT, REMINGTON HILL. ANTHONY HOUS (BROOK. LITTLE YO UMBUG, RELIEF HILL ~~ $3.00 Per Eas ise. to Little Re IL HAWAII! rly half a century and nearly half a sional junkets to the Islands to “study” roblem, ,but Hawaii finally made it! long struggle, statehood came last week Eggle as the House duplicated the Senate’s de Hawaii State No. 50. ndous burst of joy in the Paradise of S quite understandable. But statehood *” a vast change for the islanders, Howe out what they have long felt was the ond-class” citizenship. give them a voice in Congress that is ere than sound. Their one representative vote, But with statehood they will have two ° Teast one representative—and possibly Some ervers say that statehood for Hawaii is, Asians and Africans, America’s answer Certainly it will not weigh against us in me world’s dark-skinned masses. ut Hawaii’s new status ' be relieved of the task s to make it a state. And islanders of the task of sending mile-long pe agton asking for that which they’ve de: years. Hula, anyone? easant fact abo writers will no ADOLPH ARTHUR GALLEZ Adolph Arthur Gallez, son of 1120, Grass Valley, recently enlisted in the U. S. Navy for a Arthur is now undergoing reUpon completion of hig recruit Seven fairs, starting May 14 Campbell is secretary-manager of the Mariposa County Fair, in } Mariposa, which will be held September 5 to 7. The Angels Camp show, featurOthers in the area EDWARD ALBERT BAKER, Jr. Now undergoing recruit training at the U. S.Naval Training Center, San Diego, California, is Edward Albert Baker, Jr., son of Mrs. Anne Ferguson of Motor Route Box 332, Nevada City, California, who chose the Navy as the service in which jhe would like to do service while fulfilling his’ military obligation. While the newest of these Navy men are undergoing recruit. training, they are given from nine to eleven weeks Of indoctrination that transforms them from a “raw recruit” into a Navy Bluejacket, ready for duty with the fleet of the Navy’s modern ships and airUpon completion of recruit training, Edward will be allowed to spend a period of about two weeks with his family before reporting to his next duty station. Play Safely Poster “WINNER, 14TH AAA TRAFFIC SAFETY POSTER GONTEST” A safety poster illustrating the be ss theme “Play Away from Traffic” oe eS er states as part of the regular onthly safety education proAmerican Automogram of the #4. bile Association. . Drawn by Marcia Salo’ a 16“4 year-old student. at Arroyo High c€}School, San Lorenzo, the poster SN,/ was a first prize winner in the }AAA’s. national traffic safety Poster contest last year. . Parents are urged by. the Cali1 . fornia State Automobile Associa{tion to assist in the safety pro. against playing in the street or . highway. The motorists’ organiza. af . a> AENS a, o several weeks ago. tax program. fiscal crisis, alone. é fiscal disaster. re either awaiting or are . for comprehensive studies of their budgetary and tax situations. ditional taxes, in the nation. The explanatién that the state had about run out of reserve funds to take care of the deficit financing of recent years and was overdue for a.return to balanced budgets and pay-as-you-go. financing still left some people wondering about why California should be alone in its current. Brown said. Governor Brown’s office announced last week that a survey of budget proposals made by the chief executive of other states shows that additional revenues are being asked im 28 out of the 42 states from which budget ah ae a iinet elicitin The governors of three other states (Georgia, South Dakota, and Wisconsin) reported that revenues are running behind exPenses but they did not make a specific recommendation for adThe Governor has asked for NEWS BRIEFS present disintergration of cities, counties, and districts may come to an end. *ee2s8 Clyde L. Goodnight, new business trust officer of the Bank of America, Sacramento office, will speak before the Soroptimists at the Gold Center Club to night., March 19, s¢e¢8 @ Nevada County Board of Realtors held their monthly meeting at the Bret Harte Inn March 10. William Esterly introduced Walter Kaitz, an attornety represent‘ing the California Real Estate Assocoiation. Mr. Kaitz warned against increased taxation of utilities, for it affects all property owners. see 6 The Assembly Criminal Procedure Committee has voted 8 to. 2 to abolish the California death penalty law; against much opposition. oe 88 Lou Hartman, of Hartman Chevrolet, is in Detroit attend-. ing new business training course started by General Motors. Mrs. Lisetto Sheave’s Wayside Chapel at Rough and Ready was the scene for the wedding of Larry Fraser and Hazel Harris of Lakeport. Judge Verle Gray of the Nevada Judicial District Court} officiated. _ “a ee @e@ b) the Grass Valley lodge of oftrttic =I Governor Brown states that Budget Message Means Huge Increase In Taxes A lot of Californians were unhappily surprised when Governor Edmund G. Brown sent his budget message to the State Legislature The surprise was-that a budget described by -economy-minded legislators of both parties as the state’s tightest in many years should nonetheless be accompanied by a request for a $200 million plus new or increased taxes on cigarettes, beer, horse racing, inheritances, banks and corporations, insurance companies, and oil production. “It is deplorable to have to ask for additional taxes, but the deficit I inherited from the outgoing administration coupled with the deficit under the new budget leaves me no choice,” Governor Brown said that he had The answer that has become trimmed tens of millions of dolincreasingly apparent in the last. lars out of the new budget but six weeks is that California is not. that no reasonable: economies could possibly obviate the necesA Republican Governor, Nelson . sity of new taxes. Rockefeller of New York, has found himself in’ still deeper] states which do not need additrouble there, and a whole host . tional revenues this year are of other states have now decided . states such as North Dakota, to seek tax increases to avoid The survey shows that the where the population is declining or is relatively stable compared to that in California. The Governor pointed out that as the population expands in California, so inevitably do the costs for such items as schools, mental. ~ Continued Next Week) _ Every taxpayer is entitled to at least one personal exemption of $600 in filimge his federal income tax returme for 1958, Joseph Governor Brown said that the. revenue for Safi Francisco Disinformation provided .by the surtrict, said this week. vey confirmed his conviction that California has one of the best balanced programs for obtaining additional revenue of any state He added that a taxpayer who was 65 or older or who was blind at the end of the year is entitled to an extra. $60 exemption and if both conditions existed, he gets two extra exemptions of $600 each. The same exemptions for the same conditions apply to his wife if a joint return is filed. Mr. Cullen said a taxpayer who filés a separate return may claim his wife’s exemption or exemptions only if she had no income and was not the dependent of another taxpayer. “If your husband or wife died during 1958, the number of his or her exemptions is determined as of the date of death. Be sure to cheek the appropriate blocks on your return.’ Mr. Cullen advised taxpayers that if they have any questions about personal exemptions, they may get a copy of Document No. 5013, “Personal Exemptions and Dependents,“by calling or writing to their local office. if you have any other questions about your federal income. tion pamphlet which accompanied your blank return form or telephone your local internal revenue Fair Officials To Get ©