The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1977 Page: 2 of 10
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Every month The Clifton Record runs
a page one story reporting the amount of
that month’s city sales tax rebate check
from the office of State Comptroller of
Public Accounts Bob Bullock in Austin.
The story usually notes that the one-
cent city sales tax is collected by retail-
ers, along with the four per cent state
sales tax. That’s worth emphasizing.
The real source of the money returned
to the cities each month is not the state,
nor the cities, but we who have paid
the taxes.
And sales taxes are collected for the
state and for the cities, without compen-
sation, by the retailers who serve us. As
unpaid tax collectors, extensive records
are kept by these merchants so that the
proper amounts of sales tax money can
be forwarded to the state.
The lesson to be learned from this can
be applied to other areas of government,
too.
For example, under federal income
withholding regulations, supposedly put
into force as a temporary World War II
measure, employers serve as unpaid tax
collectors for the federal government.
As a result, the actual compensation a
worker receives from his employer is
minimized. The employee tends to re-
gard his net pay as his real salary. The
tax bite is made to appear less painful.
This situation is advantageous to the
federal government, of course. It de-
emphasizes the claim it is placing on a
worker’s earnings.
But it’s not quite fair to the employer.
He must not only pay the gross amount
of an employee’s salary, but also must
act as an unpaid tax collector for the
federal government and also match the
employee’s social security deductions.
Federal revenue-sharing funds are an
area where supposed gifts from the fed-
eral government to states and communi-
ties are but a return of money originally
obtained from us through income and
other taxes.
It is understandable why each dty or
town generally tries to get what it con-
siders to be its share of these funds, be-
cause they will be spent somewhere.
However, it’s wise to remain aware that
what we are getting is not a present, but
goods or services for which we had been
previously taxed.
Federal withholding tax regulations
encourage bureaucratic waste because
they spread the pain of tax payments
over a year. If this collection system were
abolished and taxpayers gave the gov-
ernment their taxes in one lump sum
once a year themselves, we suspect that
constant cries for more and more gov-
ernment programs would soon be
drowned out by pleas for fiscal economy
Nor would legitimate programs to aid
those in actual need suffer. Quite likely,
conditions would be better for those too
ill or otherwise Unable to work. The
concern we owe those less fortunate
could be more properly directed if cor-
ruption and inefficiency were elimi-
nated. We could more successfully carry
out our obligation to be our brother's
keeper.
Who is the real source of dty. state
and federal taxes; federal revenue-shar-
ing funds; ambitious programs to right
the world’s ills?
You are.
—Bill Jordan
Robert Reich Reports
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BY ROBERT REICH
County Extension Agent
Texas livestock producers
should toe on the alert for the
condition known as bovine coc
cidiosis, as a result of extreme-
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lose weight and die
Prevention ot bovine cocci
diosis is aided by sanitary
measures that prevent feed,
hay or water from becoming
contaminated by an affected
ly wet weather in many areas animal. Poor nutrition due to
of Texas. You may have ex- overgrazed pastures, over-
perienced what you thought to
be calf scours in your young
calves at this time of year in
the past when it might have
been bovine coccidiosis.
Cattle losses due to this
protozoa] parasite were esti-
mated at ijfl million in 1971.
The disease may occur any
time of the year, but it often
strikes when humidity is high
and temperatures are warm.
An important exception is
“Winter” coccidiosis. when
temperature and humidity are
comparatively low.
Cattle of all ages may be af-
fected, but it is seen more
often in calves from three
weeks to six months old. Signs
usually begin about two weeks
after infection, and diarrhea
is the most prominent symp-
tom. There may be signs of
blood or mucus in the fecal
material. A rough hair coat is
common and the animal can
become severely dehydrated,
crowding of penned calves, and
constant feeding of hay on
the ground in the same area
should be avoided. Clean wa-
ter from sources net contami-
nated should be provided.
A veterinarian should be
summoned if a problem is sus-
pected so that diagnosis and
prompt treatment can be
given. Worm medicines for
treating other types of inter-
nal parasites are not effective
against bovine coccidiosis.
Most severely affected animals
require additional care and
treatment for recovery.
We have garden calendars
available in the County Exten-
sion Office. The calendar has
timely suggestions on vegeta-
ble gardening and care of fruit
trees. For example, now is.the
time to spray fruit trees with
dormant oil, plant bare-rooted
plants and get hot beds ready
for planting tomato seeds.
money and doinAmore things
for yourself. *•
Steps to consider in manag-
ing your resources include:
—Look at the amount of
money you have each month
after taxes.
—Keep records for a month
to see where your money goes.
—List the amounts of major
monthly expenses — housing,
food, transportation, clothing.
—List other payments you
make only at certain times of
the year, such as car insur
ance, life insurance. Figure-
how much these cost each
month. List how much you are1
spending on installment pay-
ments each month.
Look at the amount you are
saving each month.
And some alternatives to
lower spending might include
reviewing your resources and
'exploring how you might main-
tain your present insurance
coverage at a lower cost, us-
ing your credit more wisely
and limiting your buying, and
in making comparisons before
buying expensive goods and
services.
Keep upp to dale on what’s
happening in the nation and
around the world to be aware
of the changes that may affect
your own life style.
Delmelia Dunn Reports
BY DELMELIA DUNN
County Extension Agent
Planning is the key to man-
aging money more wisely in
these times of economic
change.
To live with economic
changes, you can spend less—
and have less; you can use
what you have to better ad
vantage; or you can increase
your resources by adding ihore
JIUarMO
THE CLIFTON RECORD — Clifton, T«
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Thursday, Jan. 20,11
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"Andye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free,*
—Gospel accordin' St John. Chapter B. Verse 32
CLIFTON, TEXAS * THURSDAY, JANUAKY JO, \<m
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Mrs. Bern! Olson
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Worship service of Christian
faith, remembrance and resur-
rection of Mrs. Bern! (Jose-
phine) Olson was held Sunday
afternoon, Jan. 16, in Trinity
Lutheran Church. Pastors Ted
Steenblock and Ahron Nelson
officiated. Passage* of Scrip-
ture and a life history- were
read and the sermon. “At
Home with God.” based on
Psalm 90, was preached by
Pastor Steenblock. Prayers and
benediction were offered by
Pastor Nelson.
“What a Friend We Have in
Jesus” was the hymn song by
the congregation and “1 Know
that My Redeemer Lives” was
the solo by Pastor Steenblock.
Both were requested by the
family. Organist was Mrs Ver-
min (Martha) Erickson.
Hie service was completed
in Our Saviors Lutheran
Cemetery. Norse, with commit
tal and prayer by Pastor Nel-
son, followed by burial.
Pallbearers were Willi m
Johnson. William Paine Ray-
mond Benfer. Merle Sparks.
Troy Nelson and Elwood Nel-
son.
Arrangements were by Clif-
ton Funeral Home. J B Dar
den. owner, with Freddie
Odom assisting
After hospitalization for a
broken hip in 1968. Mrs. Olson
entered Clifton Lutheran Sun-
set Home, where she was a
resident for some eight years.
Early in January 1377 she
suffered an apparentt stroke
Her conditioned worsened
until the early morning hours
of Saturday, Jan 15, when she
died. She was 89.
Mrs. Olson was horn Jane
24, 1887, at Turkey Creek
Community Bosque County
She was the daughter of the
late Tellef and Maren (Nelson)
Grimland She was the oldest
of six children, one boy and
five girls
As an infant, on July 3. 1887.
she was brought by her par-
ents for Holy Baptism in Our
Savior's Lutheran Church at
Norse.
In childhood and youth she
received instruction in the
’Christian faith and confirmed
her baptismal covenant with
God, also in Our Savior’s
Church on June 29, 1902.
She grew up on the family
farm and attended Turkey
Creek School.
April 9, 1909, she and Bemt
C. Olson were married at her
parents’ home in a service con-
ducted by Pastor J. K. Kystad
One son, Manuel Tilden. was
bom to them. They lived and
fanned in the Boggy and Norse
communities until they re-
tired in 1951 and moved to
Clifton.
Friends said she was a Chris-
tian person who liked to be of
help to others in need A com-
passionate mother, she worked
hard, caring for her family, es-
pecially her son, who required
home nursing care for many
years until his death from
muscular dystrophy at age 36.
This confined her considerably
to the home and limited her
activity in church and com-
munity. She did enjoy Church
Women circle meetings at
Norse and Trinity and she
liked to quilt.
With her husband, she was
an active member of Our Sav-
ior’s Lutheran Church at
Norse until tney moved to Clif-
ton and entered the member-
ship of Trinity Lutheran
Church She worshipped and
communed faithfully all of her
life, including the years she
was in Suaset Home.
She was preceded in death
by her son in 1947, and by her
husband in July of 1970.
She is survived by 24 nieces
and nephews, two of whom
cared for her and were close
to her, especial^ in her later
years: Mrs. Rean (Mae) Stan-
ford of Mansfield, and Mrs.
Clif (Olga) Benfer of CUfton.
The U.S. Department of La-
bor reports that the employ-
ment outlook for pharmacists
is expected to be very good
through the mid-1980s. Growth
of the occupation is expected
to be about as fast as the av-
erage for 111 occupations.
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Prestdeit of tit L ilted Stain. Jimm| Carter.
Jaiuan 20. /9”. tpeaal permitaoi bat been C-
girt! tin weutfafxr hi THE CHRISTOPHERS
to reproduce tin prayer. J
Father, a handful of courageous men m a *.
moment of danger, pledged their lives. J
fortunes and honor to proclaim a nation J
whose citizens' rights were based not on 4-
the nod of king or ruler, but on creation 4-
at your hands. Grant to our administration J
a ministry of service to all. not the few: to our J
Congress the upholding of public interest, not J
merely a welter of competing private claims: 4-
to our judiciary a wisdom m interpreting law. 4.
grounded in principle, nor expediency. J
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Send wur spirit on our people, that they may j
become active in the affairs of government, that 4-
they may not confuse dissent for dislovalry. £
that thev mav use their mighrv power for the *
healing of differences among nations with justice
and mercy and love. ♦
Mr. and Mrs Herman Mickel-
son of Fort Worth visited her
father. Big Boy Nelson. Thurs-
day aftenoon after attending
the funeral for O. C. Samuel-
son from Fort Worth at the
Rock Church Cemetery-.
Lola Rabbi't and Madic
Stanford, both of Hamilton,
visited Mi and Mrs. Albert
Giese Friday afternoon Visi-
tors Friday night were Jodie
Herring of \rlington and
Alice Faye Gaston. Johnny
McNeil; of Hamilton was a
guest Saturday.
Big Boy Nelson and Rose
Hutlor. visited Jewel Mur
phrec a patient in the Meri-
dian hospital, Saturday. She
will have surgery Wednesday
morning Get well wishes are
extended to her
Hallle Hannon of Ohio came
last Sunday to spent some time
with her mother. Mrs Hannah
Jermstad. and brother, S. C.
Jimmy Jermstad of Temple
and S C met her at the Dal
las airport.
Thanks to the Hubert Vier-
tels for renewal of their Clif-
ton Record.
Mr and Mrs Gene Paulson
and family of Burleson spent
the weekend with his mother.
Mrs Pearl Paulson.
The Gfc-se’s family dinner
was held Snuday in the home :
of Mr and Mrs. Albert
Giese. Present were: Mr. and
Mrs. B. L. Standford and Mr
and Mrs T. J. Babbitt, all 0f
Hamilton, enable to com?
were. Mr. and Mrs.- H. L.
Giese and Garry of Azle, Mr
and Mrs. Marvin Hopkins of
Fort Worth and Mrs. Fredij
Herring and Jodie and Mrs
Winnie Paskel of Arlington
However, we had a wonderful I
time.
Welcome to Mrs Euna Mae I
Perry' of Hamilton who bought
the Gap Community Food
Store from Kenneth May of
Hamilton. She moved to Cran-
fills Gap Saturday. She bought
the home of the late Mrs.
Bernt (Minnie) Bertelson. Hope
she will enjoy being here. ‘
Mr and Mrs. Ted Hansen
visited Mr. and Mrs Jerry
Dickie and family in Gatesville
Friday night
Circle No 1 of St Olaf Lu-
theran Church met in the
home of Mrs Chris L. Rohnc
and Marguerite Bronstad Jan.
12. Mrs Ben Rhoades gave the
Bible Study. Refreshments
were served.
Guests of Mrs. C. L Roberts
over the weekend were her
daughter and family, Mr and
Mrs Leon Simons, Cedar Park;
Mr and Sirs. Raymond Rob-
erts and family; Mrs. Clifford
Hall and daughter, Hamilton;
Mr and Billy Roberts and
family, Clifton, and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Burleson and fami-
ly add Mr. and Mrs John Har-
rington and family of Cran-
fills Gap.
LION'S ROAR
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BY JANET DIETIKER
Cranfills Gap High School
elected favorites Jan. 14 for
the 1977 yearbook. They are:
Ruth Knudson. Miss Gap
High; Roy Johnson. Mr. Gap
High; Janet Tergerson and
Rusty Payno; creative boy and
girl; Janet Tergerson and Roy
Johnson, most likely to suc-
ceed boy and girl; Belinda Ep-
ley and Donny Johnson, most
devilish boy and girl; Belinda
Epley and Donny Johnson,
most daring boy and girl.
Class favorites from each
class are:
Margaret Sheppard and
Johnny Voiles, senior class;
Laura Witte and Keith New,
juniors; Maxine Phillips and
Lonnie Ybarra, sophomores,
and Betsy Hastings and Wil-
liam Jenson, freshmen.
The junior high basketball
teams played in the Clifton
Junior High Tourney and the
girls came back with second
place, when China Spring de-
feated them.
The Lions and the Loinettes
played Meridian last Tuesday
in Meridian and lost both
games. Friday, the -14th, the
Lionettes and the Lions played
Evant. The Lionettes won and
the Lions lost. 1
This makes the Lionettes 3
wins-1 loss in district and the
Lions 2 wins-2 losses in dis-
trict
The senior class would like
to thank each and everyone for
supporting their chicken din-
ner Once again, thanks a lot
for your support.
HILL JUNIOR COLLEGE
English Class
At Meridian
A class in English 304 (Second Semester Corn*
position) is being taught at Meridian High
School each Monday evening at 6:30 by Hill
Junior College.
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Jordan, William T. The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 82, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 20, 1977, newspaper, January 20, 1977; Clifton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth797728/m1/2/: accessed July 12, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Nellie Pederson Civic Library.