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I FINANCE CHIEF WARNS ON SALES TAX CUT PROPOSAL Klan Sets New Maxion Rally of the state tax burden from the loss and middle income groups to the undertaxed upper income groups on an ability-to-pay basis means more money and additional purchasing in the California economy" Peirce replied that any reduction of the sales tax from 3 to 2 per cent "svould deprive the state of svell over 200 million dollars a sear in much-needed resenue for school support, cia! welfare and the other obligations of the state government The finance director said the Knight administration has avoided new taxes only by the use of reserves and a general belt tightening in state expenditures. Gov. Knight himself has said he intends to present a balanced budget svhich does not necessitate any tax increases. ton Jan. IS was intended as a to their agamst race mixing, converged on the group about 50 Klansmen with war-hoops and gunfire.

No one was hurt, but state police had to rescue the Klansmen and 'pack them off home in their 'automobiles. 1 1 The 33-year-old Cole who calls himself a Southern Free! Baptist minister is under indictment in Robeson 'N. site of the meeting, on jcharges of inciting riot. He has I announced he will fight extra-' dition. MARION'.

S. C. Ku KIux Klan leader James Cole, whose last rally near Maxton, N. was shot up and dispersed by armed Indians, says the KKK will gather "not less than 5,000 Klansmen" for another rally in that area within a month. "We dont expect to be broken up again, Cole said at his home here.

"This time there will be more Klansmen than there will be Indians and I don't expect trouble from the Indians. Hundreds of Lumbee Indians, incensed by reports that the Klans planned rally near Max- another to permit taxpayers to appeal their payments to the-courts. Each now requires 429 signatures to qualify for the Nos ember ballot. The initiative embraced by the labor organization would trim1 the state's leading revenue producer, the sales tax, from 3 to 2 per cent. It also svould losseC personal tax rates from 1 to '2 per cent on income under $5,000 svhile raising the maximum on income os-er $25,000 from 6 to 46 per cent.

C. J. Haggerty, secretary-treas-1 urer of the labor federation, said The needed shift in a portion The GREEN LANTERN Pine and Jefferson Streets "THE BEST OF OFF and ON SALE beverages Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey SACRAMF.NTO California's budget chief warned today that a labor-endorsed proposal to cut state sales taxps by some 200 million dollars a year would "raise haoc with the state's hard pressed finances. "This is no time to consider tax reductions if the state is to meet its obligations, said Fi-name Director John M. Peirce.

Peirce confirmed there will be, a "substantial deficiency in the amount of current revenue avail-; able for balancing the budget which Go. Knight will submit to the I egislature Monday. Other sources estimated general fund expenditures for 1957-i 58 are running 84 1 million dol- lars ahead of income. They offered an expert guess that outgo will exceed ordinary tax yields in 1958-59 by more than 1 00 million dollars Peirce said in an interview that the drop in anticipated revenue will force the administration to use various reserves, including the hitherto untapped 75 million dolar rainy day fund- Joining in opposition to tax reduction at this time. State Controller Robert C.

Kirkwood said he does not see how heavy tax cuts can be justified now in the light of the state's growing budget needs and the demands for water development. The statements by the two officials came after two developments yesterday gave substance to the tax lowering movement: 1. The California State Federation of Labor announced its support of the initiative, saying it conforms with labors long-ads ocated tax policies. Its action was teamed with denunciation of a proposed "right-to-work initiative to outlaw the union shop in California. 2.

The tax measure received its official title from the attorney generals office along with "Klansmen from all over the1 South are pretty upset, Cole declared. "Ive had offers of 5,000 men from Texas for another Ro- beson County rally and offers of men from Kentucky apd South! Carolina. I "It will be the greatest rally FOLSOM CP) Prison offi- the Klan has had. cials and the district attorneys. At Pembroke, N.

Simeon, office today launched an inyesti- o.xendine a of the In-i gation of a Folsom convict ra- jjan demonstration against the zor blade attack on ficer. Prison authorities said Ralph 0f Coles plans: He said W. Scott, 37, of Los Angeles that, did he? Well just wait and attacked prison officer Anton Rudolf yesterday as Rudolf Cole also said a top Klan of-; handed him a dinner tray in the icial from Virginia identified prison hospital. by a Robeson County source as Scott, described by Warden F. Milligan of Newport Robert A.

Heinzes office as a News visited him this week-constant trouble maker, could.end to discuss plans for another be charged under a California; Maxton rally, statute which sets an automaticj At Newport News. Milligan I death penalty for a full-scale Klan meeting is I convicted of assault wih a dead-'planned in that area within the 1 ly weapon. Fie is serving a five-jnext three weeks, with Cole to years-to-life sentence for' rob-j-ttend. bery. Scott was being treated at the hospital because he had refused, to eat for several days- Rudolf: said he was handing Scott a din- ner tray when Scott lashed out with the razor blade, inflicting the neck wound.

Rudolf said he received the cuts on his hand as NUlvIBtH-ON't FAlt Slater Martin ot the St. Louis Hawks puts a jacket aiourJ the shoulders of his number-one fan before getting into unform for NBA game. The fan is son Slater called "Dugieby his parents. (UP Facsimile). TODAY'S SPORT PARADE B( OSCAR FRALEY (U.P.

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8S PR00 restrain Scott. Rudolf was treated at the prison hospital and Rossellini Files For Annulment THE NAPA REGISTER NATIONAL COMICS COUNCIL, INC. NEWSPAPER COMICS CONTEST ma factory workers aie reported to have less purchasing power than they did a year ago. The State Department of Industrial Relations said yesterday production workers in manufacturing averaged $94.07 a last month, 90 cents higher a week than during the same period the previous year. The department said they were the highest gross weekly earnings on record of California factory workers despite a drop in the average work week from 40.8 hours the previous year to 39.5.

But a steadily rising cost of living dropped the purchasing ROME UP) Roberto Rossellini has asked a Rome court to annul his marriage to Ingrid Bergman. The actress is not contesting the Italian film directors suit. except that he couldn't read and I couldn't write. Bobby Fischer, Brooklyn's 14-year-old triple crow chess champion, is learning to ski un-l der the tutelage of Olympic; competitor Toni Kastner and in return is teaching Kastner to play chess. Many chess (not.

cheese) champs have been goodj athletes. Cubas Jose Capablan-j ca was a top tennis star and Russia's Boris Spassky clears six feet in the high jump. Some TV shows refuse to give their stuff gratis to the armed forces radio and television service but sports are completely cooperative. AMFs "Bowling Time teevee show has just been' presented to the service organization and will be seen by servicemen at the Thule Air Base, Greenland; in Seoul. Korea; Dhahran Field, Saudi Arabia, as well as in Manila, Adak and Okinawa LOCAL PRIZES: that Robinson vill be the choice at ring time.

The reasonin' is that Basilio will be more confident this time plus the fact hat each passing month takes i3 much more out of those 37-)ear-old Robinson legs; but Sugaf Ray is only three pounds over ne 160-pound middleweight linit as he goes into training and his new-found sharpness is expected to sway the price. Bill Talbet, Americas Davis Cup captain, is highly optimistic over the dances of regaining the big silver mug the next time and believes that the United States coud have won it this time if Diet Savitt, Budge Patty and Ham Richardson had been on the team. All four singles matches were decided by one break in the fifth set, he asserted. With steady campaigners such as Savitt, Patty or Richardson and the breaks might have gone the other wav. Back in November, Willie $10 Local Winner in Pre-Teen Category.

$10 Local Winner in Teen-Age Category Prizes to be awarded to the NATIONAL WINNERS by The Newspaper Comics Council, are as Rossellini claimed Miss Bergman was still technically rnar'p0wer 0f factory workers by two i.irt41 Dot at in A rrxtvt per cent since the same period a year ago. ried to Dr. Peter Lindstrom when she married the Italian NATIONAL PRIZES: film director by proxy in Mexico May 24, 1950. Fraudulent marriage is a legal ground for annulment in Italy, where divorce is not legal. Miss Bergman received a Mexican divorce from Dr.

Lindstrom Feb. 9, 1950, the week after the Pre-Teen Category RULES: (read carefully) Accident Verdict In Brawl Slaying SAN FRANCISCO UP) The San Francisco Grand Jury de dared last night that the death of Jack Exley, 19, in a sidewalk fight two weeks ago was an ac cident but criticized everyone who took part in this fatal brawl. The jury said John Saput 19-year-old son of a Santa Roa highway patrolman, and James DeVeggio, 20, could have kept out of this difficulty if they had minded their own business. Man and Wheatley Stables Bold Ruler in the Trenton Handicap. It was assumed he chose Lowes '-Li- 1.

A complete set of the Book of Knowledge (30 volumes), courtesy of The Groiier Society. 2. A Hamilton Wrist Watch, courtesy of The Hamilton Watch Company. 3. A World Globe, courtesy of Replogle Globes, of Chicago, whose slogan is "Replogle's Gyromatic world globe brings every spot on the face of the earth to view in seconds." 4.

A Columbia Deluxe Girl's or Boy's Bicycle, fully equipped, courtesy of The Westfield Manufacturing Company. 5. An original drawing by the winner's favorite cartoonist. Manv of the tall men in has ketball are rugged enough t0irth of her first chlld by Rosse1' Shoemaker had to choose football, too, but Georgia tween Ralph Lowes GaHant-j-ecbs Bobby Dod explains why they dont make the parlay. They have to make a choice, I1-'3'01 anc said-she w'ould submit says, because after the reg-t0 findings of the court.

Gallant Man because of a sense! uar football season Is over the of obligation due to the pull basketball squad is too far ahead up ride he gave the horse in the'for him to ever catch up. Kentucky Derby. i Red Auerbach, coach of the Now there is another obvious, Boston Celtics, remembers los-reason. Willie just hit oil with jng only one oratorical debate tojgasoline price war pushed major his first well, which he received a referee. That was once in a brands as low as 23.1) cents a from Lowe; so the rich get game at Sheboygan when a spec-'gallon for premium in parts of tator took a poke at Red ThejOakland yesterday and continued a weekend spread through San Francisco.

SAVE R0CKINAR DRIVE-IN DAIRY 4 Miles North of Napa On St. Helena Highway Jackie l-arreil, a member of referee. fearful of a full-scale the New York Yankee front of-jQ ordered Red off the bench. VVhv me? Red ranted. Why "Theres price cutting almost 1.

The contest is open to boy and girl newspaper cemlet readers in two categories Pre-Teen (12 and under) and Teen-Age (13-19) living in the United States, Canada and the Territory of Hawaii, and not related to any employ of a newspaper, newspaper syndicate, or cartoonist. 2. Foch contestant, to be eligible for local and national prizM, must submit the following: (a) A drawing of a comics character (from a strip or panel) which appears in The Napa Register. This must bo on one side of 8x10 white paper, and may be in ink, pencil, water color, or ony suitable medium. (b) A statement of 100 words or less on "Why I Like Newspaper Comics." This must be on a separate sheet of 8x10 white paper, one side only, and should be printed, typewritten, or in clear, legible handwriting.

Neatness of drawing and clarity of statement will be determining factors in choosing the winning entries. 3. Eoch contestant will be permitted to submit only ONE entry to THE NAPA REGISTER COMIC CONTEST, which must bo postmarked no later than Feb. 15, 1958, the closing date of the contest. The decision of the local judges will be considered final.

4. All entries must be accompanied by entry blank clipped from The Register and properly filled in with name, address, and age of contestant. 5. The local winning entry in each category (Pre-Teen and Teen-Age) will be forwarded to The Newspaper Comics Council, no loter than Feb. 20, 1958.

Judging by The Newspaper Comics Council, for the national winners will take place on Feb 25, 1958, and the judges' decision will be considered final. 6. All entries become the property of The Newspaper Comics Council, and none will be returned. dont ou get a cop andlock over the city. commented the joker who took a shot at Wallace Pettigrew, treasurer of me? the San Franc'sco Petroleum Re- said the referee ominous- tail ers Assn.

By last night post-lv, "am a cop and if you don't ed prices averaged 32.9 cents a 2et off the bench I'll toss you in 'gallon for premium gasoline and iail. '29 9 cents for regula $54.00 1x8 Douglas Fir Kniflht Lumber Company lttfil Rd. Phone 4801 Ynuntvilte Teen-Age Category 1. A round-trip for the winner and chaperon to Now York City via American Airlines. 2.

A "V.I.P." weekend in New York City (March 7-9) The beginning of International Newspaper Comics Week). 3. The red carpet treatment at the Hotel Park lane, Park New York City. 4. Personal appearances on radio and TV programs.

5. An evening at the hit Broadway musical, "Li'l Abner." Photographs of this event will be furnished to the local newspaper sponsoring the winner. 6. A Home Study Course from the Famous Artists Schools, Westport, Conn. (If the winner is under 15, this course will be held for him until he reaches 15.) 7.

The world's first and only electric wrist watch, courtesy of he Hamilton Watch Company. 8. A world globe from Replogle Globes, Inc. 9. A complete set of the Encyclopedia Americana (20 volumes), coilrtesy of The Groiier Society, Inc.

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