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
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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
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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.
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