6—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday. December 16,1967
Tobacco Men Oppose State Cigar Tax
• Cigar Tax
(Continued from Page 1)
seemed to make the most im
pression on the local group
were those who could speak
Pennsylvania "Dutch” Severe 1
of the congiessmen co ’IJ spe. k
ait quite fluen
The lawnweis assured the
farmeis of their interest in the
views expressed Such excerps
of the impromptu speeches as
"Definitely agam-t ,t” (the cigar
tax), ‘Til do everything possi
ble”, "I don’t think you'll have
any trouble from the Lancaster
area congressmen', and "We
can defeat it it we stick togeth
er”, -showed the local represen
tatives in Haiusiburg to be also
against the tax
The congi essmen a d dressing
the local fann group were- Sen
Richard S. Snyder, Sen Clar
ence F Manheck, Rep Sherman
TTIIM; Rep. Harry Gnng, and
Rep. Eugene Rutherford Reps
Marvin Miller and Jack Horner
were unable to meet the farm
ers b e cause of other appoint
ments at the time.
The congressmen thanked the
fanners for coming and invited
them to sit in the visitor’s gal
lery and to make themselves at
home Many of the farmers did
attend the law-making sessions
and they weie introduced as a
group in both the House and
Senate
What Was Accomplished?
The general feeling expressed
by members of the farm group
to Lancastei Farming was that
something was accomplished
mostly m the aiea of bringing
attention to the tax and how it
would effect farmers
A report from Harrisburg
Thursday, indicated that the tax
may never get to the House of
Representatives for a vote To
quote from the leport
“The proposed 35 percent
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Bale Wagons • Balers • Bale Carriers • Bale Thrower*
• Combines • Crop-Carriers • Crop-Choppers • Farm
Wagons • Fertilizer Distributors • Forage Blowers • Forage
Harvesters • Forage Wagon Kits • Hay Conditioner*
• Haybme* Mower-Conditioners • Mowers • Rakes • Rotary
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C. E. WILEY & SON '
101 S. Lime St. Quarryville. Pa.
786-2895 Hi
state tax on cigars and -tobacco
products other than cigarettes
appeals to be dead.
-The Rep üblican leadership
was reported to have given up
any hope of passing the cigar
tax at a Me Wednesday after
noon caucus of GOP House
membeis At least 28 members
said they would vote -against the
revenue bill listed as producing
S 8 8 million a year
•Rep EugeneS Rutherfoid,
R-Lancastei City, said he was
receiving support for his amend
ment -to the Pennsylvania cig
aret and tobacco products tax
act, which eliminates the por
tion dealing with cigars and
other tobacco products
“I am very hopeful ”
P a s s a g e of his amendment
Farmers Oppose Cigar Tax
SHUT DOWN?
DELAYED?
... BECAUSE OF
ELECTRIC POWER
FAILURES OR JOBS
AWAY FROM LINES?
standby power
Reliable electric power units
come on automatically dur
ing those crippling emer
gencies. Low-cost gasoline
or diesel systems from 600
watts to 100 KW. 39 years
of experience at
PORTABLE POWER
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most economical on-the-job
source of electric power~
portable hand-carry or two
wheel-dolly generator*
starting at 600 watts.
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L. H. BRUBAKER
350 Strasburg Pike, Lane.
R. D. 3, Lititz
Phone Lancaster 397-5179
Strasburg 687-6002
Lititz 626-7766
No. 1893 Unfair To Farmers
H.B.
Welcome From Senators Snyder and Man
beck Inside The Capitol.
Club held at Dutch Town and
Country Inn, at Vintage, that
the elimination of the 35 per-
And on Thursday evening it Qn Clgars and , tobacco
was reported the cigar tax i's eiJarette s
“dead”. Gov Raymond from t , he new tax package “must
er told newsmen following his *1 , ,
appearance at a dinner meeting make Lancaster County feel
of the Lancaster County Shrine very happy.”
would definitely kill the pro
posed tax on. cigars.”
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