Electric Drill Glenn and Murl Aufhent, brothers at'Solanco High School, here ‘demonstrate safety measures with an electric drill at a recent meeting of the Southern Lancaster County 4-H Tractor Club. A pipe to protect the bit, and a rag to catch shavings can do much to prevent serious accidents and injuries. The meeting was at the C. E. Wiley & Son imple ment store in Quarryville. (Lancaster Farming Staff Photo). Sales Tax License Applications Mailed To 250,000 Businesses Applications for licenses to collect the newly-enacted 3 per cent Sales and Use Tax are now in the, mail to more than 250,000 business firm in the State, Secre tary of Revenue Gerald A. Glee son has announced. The 1 forms are being sent to all the firms who were registered under the former Sales and Use Tax Act. Because of the addition al items to be taxed under the new law and the additional cate gories covering businesses not formerly'subject to the tax. it is expected that the total of license es will be close to 350 000 when all applicants have been register ed at the $2 fee under the new tax program. Seventeen general Categories of property which, are subject to tax are listed in the current law, and new firms required to collect the tax qari get applications at all District Sale Tax Offices, local Chambers of Commerce, or by writing directly to the Bureau of Sales and Use Tax. Pine Build ing, Harrisburg. April 30 Return Return forms from those charg ed with collecting the tax nust be filed monthly. The first return under the new 3 per cent impost will be due no later than April 30. Regulations covering the tax are now being prepared. Secretary Gleeson also said that the Sales and Use Tax Bur eau is presently staffed with enough employees to handle and administer the start of the new tax measure, and more personnel will be added as quickly as need ed. Following are the seventeen general categories of property which are subject to the 3 per cent tax: 1. Motor vehicles, trailers, semi-trailers and aircraft, and all accessories, parts, and equipment used in the maintenance, opera tion or repair of such motor ve hicles, trailers, semi-trailers and aircraft, except gasoline. 2 Formal day or evening ap parel, and articles made of 'fur on the hide or pelt, and articles of which such fur is the com ponent material of chief value, hut only if such value is more than three times the value of the next most valuable component material. 3. All materials, supplies, and equipment used in the construc tion, reconstruction, remodeling, repair and maintenance of any real estate. 4. Furnishings, appliances, sup plies, fittings, ornaments, furni ture, equipment and accessories for home, business, industrial or commercial use, for indoor or outdoor purposes. 5. Business, industrial, pro fessional and commercial sup plies, equipment and machines of all types including parts and ac cessories purchased on or used in connection therewith. 6. Cosmetics, toilet prepara tions, toilet articles, drugs and medical supplies except when sold on prescription. 7. All tobacco products except afety Measure such products already subject to tax under the laws of this Com monwealth. 8. Luggage, leather goods and related articles including fittings and accessories. x 9. Jewelry, watches, clocks, and related articles. 10. Books, stationery and sta tionery supplies. 11. Toys, games, hobby sup plies, photographic and projec tion equipment and supplies, sporting goods and athletic equipment, parts and accessories used in conjuction therewith re gardless of the use made of such property. 12. Flowers, plants, shrubbery, trees, fertilizer, sprays and in secticides, bulbs and seeds and supplies and equipment used in connection therewith. * 13. Fuel oil and petroleum praducts for heating purposes, natural, manufactured, and bot tled gas and steam. 14. Hardware, tools, paint and painting materials and equip ment. 15. Live animals, fish and birds, and supplies and equipment used in connection therewith. 16. Radios, television, receiving sets and receiving equipment, phonographs, sound recorders, musical instruments or any com bination of the foregoing and parts, components, and accessor ies for the same, and records and sheet music. I 17. Food and beverages when purchased for consumption on the premises from persons en gaged m the business of operat ing public restaurants, cafes, lunch counters, other eating places and clubs except when purchased from school church, or hospital in the ordinary course of the activities of such organiza tions, from persons engaged m the business of catering when in either, case the purchase price of the total transaction is more than fifty cents. Beverages shall not include soft drinks, malt and brewed beverages and ' spirituous and vinous liquors. Smart Boy Little Bobby: “I found a horse shoe this morning.” Mother: “Do you know what that means?” Little, Bobby: “Yes, it means that some ' horse is running around m his stocking feet” Truthful Advertising “I had a terrible time with my flivver.” “Yeah?” “Yep. Bought a carburetor that saved 50 per cent of gas; a timer, that saved 30 per cent; and a spark plug that saved 20 per cent. After I had gone ten miles my gas tank overflowed.” Schmidt upsets Davidson in U. S- tennis final. In Fashion Now The shirtwaist dress as popular fhr Spring and Summer. This is one of the classic designs that is always in good taste It is worn for almost every ocasion. The. cotton shirtwaist-,is a good choice for grocery shopping or for a round of golf. The linen or silk shirtwaist makes a lovely after noon dress and the satin and the linen'with satin or jeweled trim makes an elegant cocktail dress The straw bag has definitely gone glamorous There are beau tiful ones being offered in every Color under the sun, decorated with, flowers, rhinestones, pearls, shells and any glamor material that comes to the designer’s mind Matching Parasol • Tfie matching parasol is news and very becoming. One of the cutest numbers in a recent show ing of ' Spring and Summer clothfes was a mother-and-daugh ter outfit, each with its matching parasol Some of these new para sols are very elaborately decorat ed and can represent quite an investment. Some are simple but just as effective. They are said ■to cast a flattering shadow over MODERN FARM ROWER FOR VOU Whatever Your meeds "420" UTILITY -£■ A Type for Every Farm '*> „ 420 " ★ A Size for Every Power Requirement w ADJUSTABLE FRONT AXLE ~ .UTILITY . "ft Aa Engine for Every Fuel |~**4~sBsa * Equipment for Every Need _ "60" Tnd "420" CRAWLER ★ At a Price for Every Pocketbook * ■, ’ "50" IP-GAS "SO" w I SINGLE FRONT WHEEL ADJUSTABLE FRONT AXLE "6d". ORCHARDS "70" SINGLE FRONT WHEEL WENGER IMPLEMENT GO. r Phone BUtler 4-4467 Rl. Quarryville BUCK, Pa. my lady’s face, when chosen in a becoming color, casts quite a romantic glow. The parasol pocketbook is a new idea Straw imports from Italy are more beautiful than ever Shoes, every item of clothing is being fashioned from the soft, pliable straw, native to that very fash ion-conscious country The color ing process is said to be much improved and more lasting. The best advice in this department is don’t try to economize. If you buy the cheapest garment offer ed it may well prove to be the most expensive because it will not hold up and will not keep its color. Tank Suit Revivals In the bathing suit department look for a revival of the tank suit. These suits, for the most part, need an almost perfect figure to be becoming However manufacturers say they are mak ing them by the thousands and that American women will wear them They are improved over materials are far better and they the old type tank suit m that the ■all feature a built in bra. Big, bold rings are still being seen. Earrings are big and bold “70'' STANDARD DIESEL Lancaster .Farming, Friday, March 16, 1956 "yo" lp ms STAND 'RC. too, but not long and dangling as before. Fresh flowers are be ing fashioned into earrings. In fact, a pair of earrings that were nothing more than two small plastic tubes attached to earring backs, recently made news at a New York fashion showing. Spain suspends all exports of olive oil. ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■, ■ Belmont ■ ■ 97 Per Cent Pure ■ J Agricultural Limestone * ■Calcium Oxide 30% ■ sMagnesium Oxide . .20% * "Calcium Equivalent 57% ■ S Wenger & ■ S Serisenig Co. i ■ Phone Gap HI 2-4500 ■ • RD 1, Paradise, Pa. ■ liiiiiiiimiiiii 7 .V "60? ■-GAS "60' 7 S(MGIE FRONT WHEEL ,"60"' f I ADJUSTABLE FRONT AXIS
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