PAGE SIX
The Week In
Washington
] A Bkutiic of Governmental Happcniugs
in the National Capital
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Washington. D. C.. Jan. 19.?Treasury
department officials indicate
that the national income will go up
to 130 billion dollars although the
total value of all available consumer
goods wil! be 77 billion. Thus they
figure there will l>e an excess or inflationary
income of 53 billion dollars.
which roust be forced into savings
or forced ir.to taxes.
if is expected, however, that befu
e the year is out legislation will
havt been puI through by the government
to collect a sizeable portion
of Ihis exes sc.. 'flic present tax program
will probably bring in close to
^0 billion and efforts will be made
to put through as much as 16 million
additional in taxes during the
year. New taxes will probably be
put or a pay-as-you-go basis and it
seems likely that the 1942 taxes will j
tx- shifted to a pay-as-you-go plan
tin 1943 income.
Although there is nothing definite
yet on the 1943 tax plan, the Presi-1
dent's budget lequests plus the rec-1
ommendalions and opinions of rnem-1
bets of the senate and house finance'
committees, indicate that the tax:
program for 1943 will be something:
like this: On March 15 we will all!
be required to pay the first installment
of our tax on 1942 income: the
taxes fo: the other three-quarters
will be dropped or postponed until
after th war and a pay-as-you-go
tax plan on income for the last nine
months of 1943 will be substituted;!
the Victory Ms will be increased to
10 per cent, also to be paid on a pay- i
as-yon-- basis, but the additional j
live pet rent will count as savings!
n? will returned after the war;'
the Victory tax will be expanded to
cover the gross income of businesses
of all kinds.
Although there are now innumerable
tax suggestions before the house
nd senate committees, the above |
an? the proposals which seem to be
getting the greatest attention at this
time.
It is also possible that legislation
will be passed to legalize the sale
of post-war priority purchase certificates
which would give purchasers
first claim on the automobiles
and other products which they will
want delivered to them after the
war. This would amount to paying
installments now on goods which
we know we will want as soon as the
war ends. The plan has been endorsed
by Leon Henderson and is known
ta be getting a favorable reaction
from both congressmen and manufacturers.
This and many other post war
plans are now getting increased consideration
because of the President'*,
statement that the war might end
u< 1944. In making that statement
the President said that he wasn't
making any predictions, but it was
widely interpreted here as meaning
that the President expects the war
to end m 1944 and is planning the
war program with this goal in view.
The Office of Price Administration
here is being flooded with mail
from eastern states about just, what
cs and isn't legal under the new "no
im.-a.s-.ii-e anvmg ruling wnicn is
now !-.i force in 17 eastern states. Officials
of OPA say they are receiving
few complaints about the drastic
curb on automobile driving, but
the people in the East want more
definite information on just what
they can and can't do and want to
know how the ruling is going to be
enforced. Series of questions and
answers are being released by the
OPA to clarify the situation, most
of the answers being based on the
original te3t rule '"If it's fun, it's out.'
Because of the tremendous job
which OPA is tackling for 1943?by
far the biggest job being the operation
of the point system for the purchase
of food?it is expected that
congress will allow OPA a much
larger appropriation this year than
it did in 1942 With its present
funds it is clearly impossible for
OPA to do even a half-way job of
enforcement of its regulations and
it is feared that black markets will
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High Schools Are Be
To Help In Trai)
Emphatically favoring pre-induction
training for able-bodied youths;
; before reaching their 18th birthday.;
i the policies commission of the Na-'
l tional Education Association has al-;
| so gone on record with a statement
I that high schools must become pri- j
j rr.arilv schools for war. with elem- j
eitary schools remaining largely the!
[schools for peace.
These prcnouncements are part of!
! n sprios be-in*? r>rr?v>prpd hv as- I
soriati"n . for the guidance of public
school officials in their war-time i.
planning for Vhc nation's schools. :
Recommendations go so far as to
approve the issuing of certificates of
compteter.ee by higil schools to boys !
who successfully complete one or
more pre-indurtioti courses and further
submit that these certificates be
I presented at the army induction centers
upon induction.
Two Large Divisions.
School children arc considered in
two large groups: (1) older students
who will almost certainly fight in
the war or work full-time in essential
industries and serviees; and (2)
younger students who will not be so
directly or completely involved unless
the war is greatly prolonged.
Different educational treatment is
recommended for each group.
The younger group should be prepared
for service as adult citizens
in a world which this war should
make essentially peaceful and democratic.
the commission states- For
the older boys and girls, however,
"the tyranny of time squeezes out
everything that is less than essential.
Long-range values, for them,
must be subordinated to the lifoand-deatn
needs of today and tomorrow."
On the basis of this differentiation
of educational treatment, the'
nationally known educational poll- j
cics board recommends that clein .
entary schools continue to lay strong ;
foundations in reading, writing anil
arithmetic and to teach basic habits,
appreciations and democratic ideals.
Secondary schools are the ones to
convert to an all-round war basis.
Specialized Training.
According to the commanding
general of the army services of supply,
630 out of every l.OtiO men inducted
are assigned to duties requiring
specialized training. Out;
of this group of 630 trained men, i
the army needs roughly 16 radio op-1
erators, 15 medical technicians, 15
telephone and telegraph linemen,
five master mechanics and over 35
automotive mechanics. So far the army
has had to train these men, for j
they have not been prepared when
they have entered the service. The
commission urges that secondary
J schools assume the responsibility of
I providing some of this specialized
.training before induction. To this
'end the U. S. Army and the U. S.
i office of education have prepared a |
[series cf pre-induction courses, bas- \
ed on the technical manuals used in I
! the army. Material is also available i
for special aviation training in the
high schools.
j Action by local .and state school
1 systems in rapidly converting their
programs to the task of training the
large numbers of men in the skills
required by the military services is
[not enough however, the policies
body goes on to say.
develop on a huge scale unless adequate
funds are provided.
Although it is agreed that the new
congress will put the war program
first in all its considerations, there
are expected to be bitter fights on
all subjects of a domestic nature,
which probably will include the OPA
appropriation. There is no doubt that
the strong republican group does not
intend to let the 78th congress be a
rubber stamp for the President. The
new house of representatives gives
the Democrats a majority of only
14 members' and many of those listed
as Democrats are not of the New
Deal variety. They know that they
have the power to defeat administration
sponsored measures and will
use that power on all legislation
which they disapprove and which
dees not directly affect the war pro- :
gram. i
WATAUGA DEMOCRAT?EVE
sn't a Pleasure
rid no pleasure, then all right. A
papers of a New Yorker after stopver
was en route to Kearny to work,
authorities and OPA agents worked
y pleasure driving hi the Kast.
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ning Youth For War
TODAY and
TOMORROW
By DON ROBINSON
NEIGHBORS influence
'"What the neighbors will think"
is or.p of the most powerful forces
guiding the behavior of 90 per cent
of the people of this country.
Our morals, our habits, our phi
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lanlhropny and even our honesty are
in many cases better than they
be if we had no fear (if the criticism
of others.
The power of this neighbor influence,
which guides us almost subconsciously
in normal times, is now
being turned Oil full force to build
our nation's \\ ar morale. After a
period of doubt and debate about
the necessity of such things as gasoline
conservation, local defense organization
and rationing, we have
gradually accepted all of these
things as essential to the war program.
Now we have begun looking
over the fence to sec that our neighbors
are doing their part?and incidentally,
are adjusting our own
lives so everything will look in order
if the neighbors peek over the
fence at us.
Obviously this "what the neighbors
will think" force isn't the only
source from which our new-found
morale lias sprung. Patriotism and
leadership started it off. But once
the ball started rolling?once these
war activities were more or less approved
by the people?the neighbor
influence quickly \yent to work
to prevent any of us from backsliding
CODE . war
It is true that wc- are still going
through a formative period about
arriving at a code of wartime behavior.
The changes in our life are
now coming so thick and fast that
we haven't had time to all agree on
a full set of accepted standards for
wartime living.
But we are reaching more and
more of an agreement on many
things. For instance, it is now generally
accepted that:
If a young man. Dhvsicallv fit
tries to avoid the draft, he is a
slacker.
If a motonst drives over 35 miles
an hour, he isn't patriotic.
If 'a housewife hoards any scarce
products, she is to be condemned.
If a man encourages black market
activities?by such practices as
buying or selling tires illegally?he
is little short of being a traitor.
If a man or woman makes no effort
to take part in local defense
work, he or she is "passing the
buck."
And if a person doesn't sacrifice
something to buy war bonds, he
doesn't deserve to share in the coming
victory.
GRUMBLERS coolness
There continues to be a small
group in the country which prefers
grumbling to accepting the inevitable.
There are still those who blame
the rubber shortage on Washington
and won't give in on the idea that
no matter who is at fault, rubber
must be conserved now.
There are those who think it is
silly to spend time and money training
civilian defense groups?who
make fun of the men and women
who are "playing soldiers"?but who
would probably be loudest in demanding
help if anything did happen.
There are those who criticize how
each local war job is handled, but
make no effort to help with any of
those jobs.
But, in general, the critics of all
war measures affecting civilians
are finding their audiences increasingly
cool?and, whether they realize
it or not, are inviting disrespect
for themselves by continuing to
complain instead of pitching in and
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; The thing upon which almost all.
of us are in agreement is that we
should all do something. If a per- I
son takes an active part in one war!
activity he may feel free to criticize
some other activity?but the
person who watches the whole war
program from the sidelines and
avoids any form of participation, is
no longer in a position to find a.
sympathetic audience for his opin-1
ions.
CRITICISM cautions1
It is important, however, that we j
retrain trom being too critical of I
our neighbors and acquaintances,
unless we are sure we have all the
facts.
The man who takes a 30-mile automobile
trip to go fishing, may
have walked miles, while others
rede, in order to save gas for that
one spree.
The farmer who hasn't time to
turn in his scrap iron may be work- j
ing day and night to produce a record
crop of food to help keep our
army well fed.
The man who may be handling a
local defense job in an unsatisfactory
way. may have accepted it only
when r.o onr else was willing to do
so.
We must be cautious about our attacks
and be as vociferous as we
wish in making it clear to all con- I
cerncd when we have accepted the
standards and responsibilities of I
wartime and expect cur neighbors
to do likewise.
Six-Inch Sermon
By Rev. Robert H. Harper.
Jesus, the Great Phtsician.
Lesson for January 24: John 5:2- T
Golden Text: John 5:6.
In the preceding lesson wc thought
of Jesus winning souls in cases where
no ills of the body were present. Today
we think of him saving souls
through saving the bodies of men.
in healing them, gaining their confidence
and love, and then leading
them to the cure of the soul. Beyond
the relief of the manifold distresses
of men and the improvement of conditions,
we have the blessed work of
helping Jesus, through deeds of mercy,
to heal wounded souls.
As Jesus moved among the sick
beside the pool of Bethesda. each
hoping to get dowr. into the water
for healing, he found a poor fellow
whose desperate condition prevented
his getting into the pool, but was
lying there day after day, somehow
hoping that in some way he might
gel into the pool. And Jesus said un
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of his critics because he
profaned the Sabbath by heading.
When thev first Questioned the heel
ed man, he did not reveal who had
healed hirn. Afterward, when he saw
Jesus again and learned who he was.
he told the Jews that it was Jesus
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times in this day. in the midst of alien
circumstances, we need a fearless
witness to the things we have
seen and heard.
The only answer Jesus raade his
critics (verse 17) indicated that he
claimed oneness with God and would
not be deterred by earthly opposition.
And may we be confident in
all we do in Christ's name because
: %ve believe we are in blessed ieague
I with God.
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