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Refunds assured in overpaid state tax FROM THE COURTHOUSE A Shirey in your future? by Gene Miller I Republican State Legislator Eugene Saloom, 59th District of Westmoreland County, issued a statement reassuring workers that, "Any person overpaying on their state income tax will be refunded that overpayment." "Many persons do not now claim all deductions or list dependents under the federal tax program in order to be certain that their federal taxes are paid in full. "Many of those who do this have refunds which are quickly made by the federal government. I cannot guarantee that the state tax operation will be as effective in its first year of operation." Saloom said that a worker who has four dependents and now lists no dependents for his federal with- Politics sometimes called the game of personalities! Cer- tainly candidates for high offices are usually individualists with strong and sometimes unusual personalities. It takes stamina and a holding will have no dependents listed by his employe on the state income tax withholding procedure. "To receive immediate credit for exemptions on his state income tax," Saloom said, "the employee must change his federal withholding exemptions." At the same time Saloom pointed out, "This is a new tax program and procedures for refunding have not been established.

I must warn the taxpayers that they should not expect the first year refunds to occur as quickly as under" the federal income tax program." "thick skin" to. withstand the pressures involved in today's poli Roger Bennett at Poetry Society chance to really express their opinions of the challengers and the incumbents. Will the Republicans turn LaCarte out in favor of Shirey or will they vote both of them in with the help of some dissatisfied Democrats (of which there seem to be plenty, if rumors mean anything) This is Shirey's first venture into the so called "bigtime" of county politics. He's no stranger to the game, however. He has been a school director for many years, having survived a series of mergers in the Ligonier Valley's school districts consolidation.

He has also been active in 59th legislative district politics. The 59th is an unusual one in Westmoreland County since it is the only one sending a Republican to Harrisburg. This, in spite of a heavy Democratic registration plurality, is testimony to some hard work on the part of the district's Republicans. Shirey could be classed a "rugged individualist" if background is any measure. He is a dairy farmer by profession.

He was instrumental in the formation of the Westland Dairy organization and served as president until recently. He has served as president of the Ligonier School Board. Observers class his tenure in that role as "firmly in control" with a constant eye to fiscal responsibility. Shirey studies situations, arrives at conclusions and then is hard to sway unless evidence clearly points to a change. No one denies he is "his own Whether he can project his personality across the county or not will be the key to his chances in the fall.

His three fellow candidates all have an edge of wider exposure but Shirey's advantage may be that being unknown, he can't be seriously challenged on his record. His "track record" in Ligonier is a good one and he may be the one candidate who doesn't have to worry about his past performance. tical campaigns. Voters of Westmoreland County are looking ahead to this fall's county commissioner race with keen interest. Four contenders, two from each party, are vying for the three seats to be filled in the commissioners' office.

Commissioner incumbents James R. Kelley (D.) and John LaCarte (R.) are known quantities since they've had much public exposure over the past four years. The second Democrat, Mrs. Dorothy Shope, has also become well known in the county over the past two years as a result of her activity in helping to found and run the Association of Concerned Taxpayers (ACT) Her battles for fiscal accountability by the incumbent commissioners has kept her name before the general public. Her startling victory over Kelley and deposed Commissioner Bernard F.

Scherer in the recent primary election has made her a bright light on the county political horizon. Only the second Republican commissioner candidate, Robert G. Shirey, is comparatively unknown on the county scene. Shirey did handily outscore La-Carte in the Republican primary but the vote was fragmented due to the large number of sectional candidates so that Shirey's victory is still not measurable. He will get a test in the fall general election when voters of both parties get a 1 A Name Recognized the World Over Magnavox Television Stereo Phonic High Fidelity Sold Only Through SAM ZIMMERMAN TV APPLIANCE SERVICE 14 1 Ma in St.

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Office hours: 8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Closed on Saturday, Sunday and holidays. 4 Wednesday, June 16, 1971 No Valley Reunion? Has Ligonier Valley outgrown its famed Valley Reunion? Have we grown so sophisticated that we no longer care to get together for a picnic with all those Valley citizens who have departed for other places? The Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce voted recently to discontinue sponsorship of the Valley Reunion, saying that there was not enough interest in the affair. What is the reason for this? The Valley Reunion and picnic has been held at Idlewild each year since 1892, and has always been a highlight of the summer season.

What has happened in recent years to cause it to fall into disfavor? The Chamber of Commerce started sponsorship of the affair in 1948, but the reunion was already a 56-year old tradition at that time. Before the Chamber took it over it had been in the hands of a committee of interested citizens. Could we not again have someone take an interest in the picnic and set it up again? The day on which the picnic was held was changed in the past few years from Thursday to Wednesday. Did this have something to do with the lack of interest? Would it be better to go back to the Thursday date? These are just a few of the questions which come to mind as we wonder about dropping the Valley Reunion. Are there enough people interested to reinstate this popular affair, or shall we just let it go by the board? Does this mean that other Valley traditions will dwindle and be lost in the future, such as the Fort Ligonier Days, the band concerts in the Diamond and some of the other things which make Ligonier unique? Let us hope not.

We are not advocating that an unpopular affair be continued, but we wonder if it is really true that no one is interested in the Valley Reunion any more. Your comments are invited. to this newspaper or to the Ligonier Valley Chamber of Commerce. REFLECTIONS fay GUy wnght Guilt by diploma The annual meeting of the Fort Ligonier Poetry Society was held recently at the home of Mrs. Thomas Hewitt of Latrobe, with Roger Bennett of Canton, Ohio the featured speaker.

He spoke on the works of Robert Frost, who, he said, is the one twentieth century poet who is sure to be remembered, even after others who are writing now are forgotten. He pointed out that this typically New England poet was actually born in San Francisco, and did not go to New England until he was ten years old. He told how Frost's first success came in England, and that he had won the award for the best book of poems in any year no less than four times. He read and analyzed several of Frost's poems. The annual awards for best poems of the year were judged by Norman M.

Carson of Geneva College. He explained his criteria for judging the poems as (a) technical excellence; (b) skill in handling words; (c) originality and (d) significance. He awarded first place to "Communication" by Harriet Smith; second, "Night is for Sleeping" by Evelyn Bryan Crock; third, "Invis-ible Ink" by Eleanor Legion Auxiliary elects officers Mrs. Rosa Robb has been re-elected president of the auxiliary to Hood-Vanatt Post 307, New Florence American Legion. Other officers are Mrs.

Lawrence Betz, first vice president; Mrs. Ernest Ziegler, second vice president; Mrs. Thomas Heming, secretary; Mrs. Margaret Saunders, treasurer; Mrs. Caroline Boyle, chaplain; and Mrs.

Sam Maitland, sergeant-at-arms. The president will appoint committee chairmen in the near future. 11.8 cu. ft. Refrigerator-Freezer Only 28" wide Freezer holds up to 91 lbs.

Huge vegetable bin M99" This year, the price of campus chaos is coming home to college graduates as they venture into the job market. Those from schools with reputations for rebellion are getting a wary eye from employers. And, as so often happens, the innocent are the first to get hurt. A classic case of this occurred recently at San Francisco State College, whose destructive student-faculty strike during the 1968-69 term won it national notoriety. The case involves Douglas Odaffer, called Gary by his friends.

Odaffer is a graduate of San Francisco State College from the vintage years of violence. Now he wants to become a college teacher himself. He applied to Southern Colorado College in Pueblo for a berth on its faculty. Back came a curt rejection from John R. Howard, chairman of the geography department at the Colorado school.

"The reputation of the graduate students of San Francisco State College has made a significant impression on our administration and members of my department," Professor Howard wrote. Then, twisting the knife: "I fear that all graduates without an endorsement by Hayakawa will have a hard time finding positions in the face of the rising (sic) wave of disfavor over the amount of violence used in your school and city." The letter was as unfair as its language was ungainly. Odaffer is no campus revolutionary. He wasn't even on the San Francisco State campus during the strike. He wasn't even in the country.

He was in British Honduras doing field work for his master's thesis. But now he found himself tarred with an indiscriminate brush. Odaffer took his problem to Dr. Hayakawa, who ripped into it in the same way he ripped out the wires on that sound truck during the strike. Hayakawa didn't waste time on Pro fessor Howard.

He shot off a letter to Colorado Gov. John A. Love. He set the facts straight about Odaffer's case. Then he denounced the "blacklisting" of San Francisco State graduates.

He got high-voltage results. Governor Love wrote to the president of Southern Colorado College, J. Victor Hooper, criticizing Professor Howard's penchant for guilt by diploma and suggesting an apology was in order. Sure enough, Odaffer received a letter of apology from President Hooper. He also received a letter from Governor Love.

The governor said he was "dismayed" by Professor Howard's attitude, which, he assured Odaffer, "does not reflect the views and policies of the State of Colorado." So far this exchange hasn't produced a job offer, but Odaffer's wife isn't sure she wants to live in Pueblo, anyway. The Pueblo incident, as it's called on campus, is spurring a search for ways to counteract anti-San Francisco State sentiment among employers. Graduates seeking jobs in "conservative" communities are cautioned they may be challenged about the strike. They are advised to be candid, and if they were clearly involved, to expect a turndown. Hayakawa's role in this is ironic.

He is, of course, the no-nonsense professor who received a battlefield promotion to president of the college during the height of the strike. And because of his unflappable firmness in dealing with the strikers his name is still a dirty word to diehard militants on the campus. But now, as they are out job-hunting, Hayakawa's renown with Establishment types is the strongest trump they have. After all, how many other college presidents could swing that much weight with a governor? (COPYRIGHT 1971 JOINTLY BY THE LEDGERS SYNDICATE, INC. SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER) Wide Range Of Colors In Stock Fast Delivery Quick Efficient Local Service Available Complete Line Of General Electric Large Small Appliances Televisions springs dealers v7 Buy Locally And Save At: APPLIANCE TELEVISION INC.

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1 5658 Seward Scouts hold Camporee Headquarters and Dr. Ronald Koval of Johnstown who acted as master of ceremonies at the Saturday evening program. Congressman John Murtha was the speaker Saturday evening. Rev. Harold Hines of the New Florence United Methodist Church arrived at the campsite at 8:30 a.m.

Sunday morning to conduct worship services. Roman Catholic services were under the direction of Rev. David L. Fisher, who brought a bus to the campsite and took the boys to mass in Seward. Troop 173 New Florence had 20 boys present under the direction of Lanny Fuller, Donald Harbison and Ronald Flick.

Games, community sports, etc. filled the time, with the National Boy Scout clean-up project part of Saturday's program. The boys cleaned up the local area and a part of Johnstown. The Western Division of Penn's Woods Council of-the Boy Scouts of America held a weekend Camporee recently, from 6 p.m. Friday until Sunday afternoon at the Andrew Katcher farm, located adjacent to State Game Lands.

More than 200 boys took part in the event, with 70 tents of all varieties on the camp site. A total of 39 workers were along on the affair, including Rolin Clarke, staff director from Milk Board that the previous accounting system is no good proves there was no legal foundation for the round of consumer milk price increases last September," Peter H. Sandfort, president, Louden Hill Farm, charged. It proves that the Milk Board has been penalizing the public while playing handmaiden for the greed of the big milk dealers," he said. Sandfort called upon the Milk Marketing Board to withdraw the latest round of consumer price increases since it has no facts upon which to justify any hike.

"Under Order A-761, consumers in the Scranton Wilkes-Barre area where we operate have been overcharged for their milk in excess of $600,000 since last September," Sandfort asserted. "The Milk Board should put an end to this outrage." The September hike increased consumer milk prices in Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area by 6 cents a gallon, 3 cents a half-gallon, llA cent a quart, 3A cent a pint and 3 cent a half-pint. "If this is allowed to go on another year, it would take some $870,000 more from consumers pockets in our area, not to mention how much the public in other sections of the state is being victimized. Unless these illegal price hikes are rescinded, consumers will be justified in taking legal steps to protect themselves from being 'milked' of Millions," Sandford Defend milk pricing Milk Board surprise on The Milk Marketing Board, struggling to shore up its defenses in an effort to prolong milk price-fixing, sprung another surprise on Pennsylvania milk dealers at a hearing here Thursday. On 72-hour notice (from time of receipt by parties involved), the Milk Board called the hearing to discuss the uniform accounting system for dealers which was mandated by 1968 amendments to the Milk Control Law.

The system was intended to provide the Board with needed facts upon which to base prices. During the proceedings, the Milk Board virtually admitted that the accounting system it devised in February of 1970 did not fulfill the requirements of the law. Opponents of the system, including integrated dairy-store milk dealer Louden Hill Farm, had long argued that it was inadequate and that it was imposed by the Board without the dealers' hearing and proper procedures required by the law. In effect, the Board agreed Thursday, and withdrew the previous accounting system. In its place the Board introduced a new 39-page system, and demanded that the dealers make whatever comments they had at that time.

Attorneys for the expanding groups opposed to price-fixing, including the City of Pittsburgh and Louden Hill Farm, vigorously protested, stating that it was impossible to make a proper review of the new system immediately. However, the Board persisted, stating that it needed the new system finalized for the Commonwealth Court hearing June 22 on the legality of a consumer milk price hike in Pittsburgh. "The admission by the WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO MEET OUR NEXT DEPOSITOR HE'S SAVING FOR COLLEGE It's never too soon to start saving for the future. To make sure your child goes to college like you plan, open his savings account now. You'll Political Adv.rtimnt To my friends, the voters of Westmoreland County THANK YOU I I VERY MUCH LC FOR YOUR wfer CONFIDENCE.

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