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PAGE TWO Uke JHailij Jt tmnH DUNN, N. C. *S; Published By RECORD PUBLISHING COMPANY At 311 East Canary Street NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS F. CLARK CO., INC. SM-217 E. Omi St., New York 17. N. Y. . < J ■ Branch Offices la Ever; Major at; SUBSCRIPTION RATES ~ - BY CARRIER: 20 cents per week; $8.50 per year in advance; I* for six months; $3 for three months ■ IN TOWNS NOT SERVED BY CARRIER AND ON BUBAL ROUTES INSIDE NORTH CAROLINA: $6.00 per - year; $3.90 for di months; $2 for three months "OUT-OF-STATE: $8.50 per year in advance; $5 for six month*. $3 for three months Entered as second-class matter in the Post Office in Dunn, N-. C., under the laws of Congress, Act of March 3, 187% Every afternoon, Monday through Friday The Tax Burden This year, the American people will feel the full weight of the tax hill passed during the last session of Congress. The new and higher levies applied to individual incomes only for the last two months of 1951. In 1952, of course, they will be in effect for the entire twelvemonth. It is probable that the President will ask that taxes, both individual and corporate, be increased once more—though it is highly unlikely that the present Congress will go along with that, save in the event of a major war. The burden of taxation has increased at a very swift rate in this country. According to a new booklet on the tax problem issued by the Chamber of Commerce of the United State, the cost of government required only 7 percent of the national income in 1890. When World War I broke out, the figure was still about the same. By 1940, it had jumped to 22 per cent. And now government is taking something like one-third of the income of the people. As the Chamber’s booklet says, “For a long time the ‘ability to pay’ theory has dominated tax discussions. This theory has merit, but unfortunately people have been led tcCbelieve that all government expenditures can be paid for by taxes on the ‘rich’ .... The popular case for wei faxe-state expenditures is that they will redistribute in enpre from rich to poor. This would indeed be a simple sol aMSi to the world’s social and economic ills, if only it were true. But even if steeply progressive taxes had no un desirable economic effects, this would be impossible. There supply are not enough rich people!’’ It is clear, whether we like it or not, that any ad ditional tax increases must fall primarily upon people of very modest means—for the reason that they have most erf the money. According to Secretary Snyder, almost 75 per cent of all personal income available for addition aT taxation is actually in the lowest income bracket under $2,000. By contrast in the over-$50,000 bracket, the income available for additional taxation amounts to less than one-third of one per cent of the total! Fast as individual income tax rates have risen!, cor poration rates have risen even faster. The corporation was held to a ceiling of 42 per cent in World War IJ. HURT it is 52 per cent. 'Very steep excess profits come on top of this. Theutotal corporation tax runs as high as 70 per cent. There is not much room for further boosts here if an incentive-economy is to be maintained in this country, and enterprise is to be encouraged to pro press. This illustrates, in capsule form, the tremendous Magnitude of the tax problem. The heart of that problem Bras described in these words by Senator George: “There have-been frequent discussions of what the total tax Stake’ may be without doing injury to our economy. There is no fixed limit; the limit is to be found only when the Mistake’ destroys the incentive of the people and when R leads to every conceivable effort to evade and to waste ful practices by the taxpayers themselves.” r T)CONTO FALLS, WISC., HERALD: “A talk given ove* the radio recently contained the statement that graft and greed are not to be found in one political party only. Shis is true, but when one party is in power for a longer than usual period, naturally, they also accumulate more M-this type of person.” Frederick OTHMAN ' McLEAN, V*.—l didn’t mind so much when my super-duper plas ty garden hose, which cost almost pXMB as much as a rubber one, lost : jt* fire-engine red color. ?! first-It turned pink and then gray, but It still carried water to the rutabagas. After all. it was the Baest huse ever made and guaran teed' against practically everything. J$S need to pamper this hose, the MakleCsoid. So I didn’t. The other night it got the su preme test. It froze, full of water. 5* damage. While admiring this ‘9RR of the new-day technology £ picked up my hose for a closer Iggpection. Like a piece of taffy, | &^“ pped in t two thi unstuck. my tractor Sfiv headlights front and rear so plow backward at night It HSjr anything U Give it^'j^o |B[aiitomatu: water pump, for- Ban~> [ v.-y./ covered a brisk blase for sure; flames were leaping up the ski* of our gas water heater. This was an apparatus we bought because it was equipped with not one, opt two. but three thermostat* to shat off the gas in case of emergency. This time they didn’t seem to have worked. By hand I turned the valve and the fire died down. I didn’t have to use the big brass extinguisher. This turned out to be a good thing. Ah the goo inside had evaporated. By now we were getting a little nervous. The other half of th* family removed the clock that throws the lever which turns on our furnace every mossing. She wanted to sat it. She dropped it. The thing buzzed around on the floor like a wind-up to; imputed from Japan. Then it gave a smalt shriek and went dead. I now am shivering downstairs of a coming and lighting the furnace in the fashioned way. < " * None of-these things ere serious. I guess, not nearly as bad as thf butter that got a hole punched Jk It when smacked by a nearby tint Bub la s Ugh wind. I can’t find a tinner to patch it These babies keep promising to come dawn after tomorrow at 8 a. m., but so far teem has. So the water's There is no more paper oLtMs gpkeUkq ANOTHER ELEMENT OF DANGER The Japanese Peace Treaty is, on the whole, a great treaty; yet, ra tification should be slow. The treaty provides. “All occupation forces of the Allied Powers shall be withdrawn from Japan as soon as possible after the coming into force of the present treaty, and in any case not later than 90 days thereafter. Nothing in this provision shall, however, prevent the stationing or retention of foreign armed forces in Japanese territory under or in consequence of any bilateral or multilateral agreements which have been or may be made between one or more of the Allied Powers; on the one hand, and Japan cn the other.” Even though a “Security Treaty between the United Stabs of Amer ica and Japan” has been’ negotia ted, the fact remains that Soviet Russia is not a party to the Son Francisco treaty and therefore is still at war with Japan. Should we step out of Japan, Russia could step in. Whatever measures we take to reduce our military establish ment in no manner affects Russia right to expand hers. Russia could ! even dump upon Japan the host of : Japanese prisoners-of-war who have been retained by Russia for several , years and who have been indoct rinated and prepared for the Com munist revolution in Japan. Al though the retention of these prisoners-of-war is s violation of the Potsdam agreement, the Rus sians have refused to release them or adequately report about them. It is supposed to be a deep se cret. but it is strongly reported that the Pentagon and the State Department are in disagreement on this subject, the military taking the position that it is dangerous to imperil our troops in Korea, while the State Department feels that* it is hound to press for rat ification. If the question is asked, what will be done if Russia takes ad vantage of our departure from Ja pan and sets herself up in that country ** a conqueror, the answer is that that would be an act of war. Does that mean that we should have to go to war with Sov iet Russia to liberate Japan? ft would be simpler to delay \raUo* cation of the Japanese Tease Treaty, thus postponing our obli gation to leave that country with in 90 days after that event. We might postpone such ratification, at any rate, until the Korean war is over. No Japanese official could af ford to say that he would like ratification postponed. It would be admitting that without the physi cal presence in Japan of Ameri can troops, that coon try still stands in peril of imminent conqueot by Soviet Russia. Japan has lived In that peril since the IMS's. It is not altogether understand able why the State Department is in such a great burry to Obtain ratification from the United St atm Senate. Nothing immediate is to be gained; much danger am; arise from such ratification. Delay cocdd give Japan more time for recon struction. Actually, a Ttrsrmr government h now in content of that country, and the Japanese political system is being restored- Why is It necessary to take chan ces while American troops ore in Korea? Are those troops tq be squeezed between the Russian-con trolled forces in Manchuria, and a revolutionary Japan? Surely, none of that san be right. Possibly the only hope to gat at the whole truth of this will b* a hearing before the Foreign Rela tions Committee of the Senate. Sec retary of Defense Robert A. Lov ett. while he has had long assoc iations with the New Deal, in both the Roosevelt and Truman admini strations, is most favorably regard ed even by Republicans: It is not likely that he would say before a Senate committee, under oath, what he did not believe to be true. It is liktly that if properly ques tioned, particularly concerning the relations between the Korean cam paign and the ratification of the Japanese Peace Treaty, he would not avoid the precise truth. dt .av rate, that is the beat hope we have of getting at the truth as this business. The contin uing value of Congressional inves tigations is that they always bring out seme of the tacts in a situ ation. Oqr foreign policy has been SMretl* esudneted /for secret ob jectives, but as the 1952 Presiden tial campaign approaches, there will he bn increasing clamor ter Precise facts and a clear explaa- Ottqn of them. The reason for speud 1 WWN IN ABM* R. C. Warren, son of Mr, sad' Mrs, Calvin Warren of Godwin, Route one. and. husband of the • —i:. THE D AILY RECORD, DUNN, H. C. - _ Man, »»mm _ rigteimnW. "Care for s gome of gin-rummy... ?” I a ei, wsMtiw d&tMttKY-GO-ROUHD if »»«W MAMOB ’ WASHINGTON lt was push ed out of the headlines by Winston Churchill’s visit, but another Prime Minister was simultaneously in the U. 8. A., quietly winning the hearts of the people. He was Netherlands Prime Minister Willem Drees. Unlike most visiting potentates. Premier Drees sought no loans or military supplies. He just wanted to %et to know America. Visiting Prime Ministers usually make a bee line for the White House the minute they arrive, but Premier Drees had completely dif ferent ideas. • "I want to see and learn some thing of this great country before I ••meet President Truman,” he told his aides. So. 48 hours after he arrived, the Dutch Prime Minister was in Bridgeport. Conn., having a friend ly talk with officials of the local A. F. of L., later visited some of Bridgeport's factories, saw how the typical American worker Bred. "I’m being educated In one of the world’s great miracles—the miracle of the American standard of living” he sold, a* he continued hii educational campaign. He chatted with the garment workers in Hew York: the steel workers in Pittsburgh; newlyweds at! Niagara Falls and college stu dents at the UniveJsity of Mary land. DEFENDER or DEMOCRACY An American official traveling with Drees said; “Mr. Drees has probably learned more about the Uniterf States in twelve days than the average diplomat could learn in.a ytar of official receptions and ceremonies." Though the United States seem ed to make an Impression on Pre mier Drees, the Premier also made a profound impression on the United States: A simple, though as tute man. Drees is no armchair defender of Democracy. During the war, the gestopo threw him in pri son as * leader of the Dutch un derground. and only through a miracle did h« escape with his life. As Premier of the Netherlands,. Drees is concentrating qn rebuild- . ing and rearming 'bid country. The Dutch suffered mare at the bonds of the Nazis than any other Euro pean nation, due to the destruc tion of their dikes and the flood ing of their lams with salt water. Railroads were systematically de stroyed and cities were leveled. Thousands of Dutch patriots were brutally murdered by the Gestapo. Dutch humorists hod a kit of fun kidding their Premier when they heard that New York was pi-nniny a t* 1 * eeceptton for Cap tain Carlsen, hero of The Flying Enterprise. ’Don’t the New York ers know,” asked the wags, “that Premier Drees is also quite a Naval hero? After all, he's stayed at the helm of the Dutch ship of state for five years while it has been . CUTISS i 1 s TM&Mi I >. * . ■ listing as much as 60 degrees!” Under Premier Drees’ quiet leadership, however, the Dutch ship of state is righting itself and getting under way as a staunch friend of the United States. v Note: Netherlands' Queen Juli ana and Prince Bernhard will ar rive in Washington April 1. They'll be the Trumans’ first guests in the remodeled White House, . just in time to see their gift to the White House—ls,ooo tulips—break into bloom. . . PROBING JUSTICE ' Two things turned the tide for an investigation of the Justice De partment by the House Judiciary Committee: 1. A blunt Republican ultima tum that thej; would force a rec ord vote if the probe were blocked, thus letting the public know who opposed the corruption clean-up. 2. The unexpected appearance of Attorney General Howard McGrath at Chairman Manny Ctßer’s of fice, requesting the right to testi fy before the secret vote was taken. This move, interpreted as “pres sure" tactics, boomeranged. it so lidified sentiment for the probe. However, before McGrath show ed UP, Democrats Francis Walter of Pennsplwwta and Joseph (Bry son of Bouth Carolina both re marked that they “were concern ed about bow the people ‘ feel on this issue” end that “something should be done by Congress” in view of the fact that President Truman’s weak gestures to clean up had “fallen flat.” As the secret meeting began. Chairman Celler of New York lift ed eyebrows by announcing that McGrath was in an adjoining of fice and wanted a "chance to test ify.” DEBATE OYER McGKATH 1 Republicans Kenneth Keating of New York, author of the probe resolution,- Patrick Hillings of Cal ifornia and other Republicans vig orously objected, a* did Democrats B. L. Forrester of Georgia and Tom Pickett of Texas. “I do not feel that it would be ’the proper procedure to hear the Attorney General before we have even completed our discussion on this resolution to investigate his department,” demurred -Forrester. “Also, it would be unfair to Mr. McOmth if we heard him and then voted against him—in a sense it would be Hke condemning him before the investigation start ed. *On the other hand, if we agreed to hear him now and then voted not to investigate the Justice De partment. a tot of people would get the impression that we actqj under pressure from the Attorney General." Nonetheless, Chairman Celier kept insisting that McGrath, os chief of the Justice Department and “the man most vitally con- Walter Winehell In A New York BROADWAY MIDNIGHT Calebs About Town: Princess Andree (el the Khaa-etan) being bawled out by a sth At*., firid arme tor Jaywalking. (Have Mas beheaded. Princess) ... Bishay Fel ton J. Sheen and the Michael O’- Sheas (Virginia Maya) at a Modi* son soda fountain Georgia Gibbs, doing 57th Stroot In yellow slax and mink Dorothy Sarnoff, a canary hi “The King and L" who wings to Movletown shortly for her first emoting.. Nancy Valentine, the actress, confirming a t-Bner here months ago—that India’s toy brass were unhappy about her merger to Maharajah Cooch-ftehar and would try to sabotage it . .Cab Calloway going Square. His new suit, an Oxford gray, Is more W*U than Basin Street.. Odette Myrtil, the new Bloody Mary in "South Pacific.” Her 2Mh musical Lionel Hampton, rated the natioa’s toy grossing band, who never uses pop ular chunes. Only Bombers com posed by his crow.. Fays Emer son giner-snappin* persistent ru mors that she and SMtch, etc. Sallies in Our Alley; Joe Busfakin tells about the Positively Mad Pro ducer, who was worried about the deadline for his premiere . “To morrow is Monday." he screamed, “then comes Tuesday and then we have Wednesday! A half a week alneady shot to hell—and we’re nowhere ready!”.. Tallulah Bank head’s pet quote after her recent mud-slinging ordeal: "Envy yells at Reputation: ‘You're an acci dent!" And Reputation wonders idly who is making that funny squeaking noise away down at the bottom of the hill.” Show Business Vignette: When Julie Harris tested for the feytmo lead in “Znprttn” (opposite Ma rlow Brando) EUa Bason joshed the teat to Mr. Zauwck Shortly , after. Mr. Z. sent the director a four-word stems: “Jake Harris. No Sox” . Bo she loot the role I* her surreal smash Mt (“I Am A Closers") every critic in town not ed that her portrayal of a tart was the sexiest perfermonce of the year. Mpmos of s Midntghter: U. 8. Attorney Myles Lnne (prosecuting Costello) starred in his own drams just as the trial started- Got word , that his mother had s stroke and ; may not last the week . Wait’ll | you meet Sen. Keihuver’s 95-year old pater on teevy at wherever san ! Estes stumps. The eld gent’s per sonality is a great vote-winner, , they report Horace Dodge, who . keeps a private suite at Doctor’s Hospital all year round, used it , for his big New Year’s Eve party . Her intimates are scared silly over Mrs. Isabel MeLane Maury’s planned simler titled “Me, My ! Life. My Visions.” Crowded with . more inside stuff on the socially . registered (and royalty) than any . thing published in decades ..The 1 John Carradines parted again. She i is Sonia Sore! “This is for good!” Oiga San Juan of “Paint Your > Wagon” and star Edmund O’Brien • reconciled . Bobo Rodkfeller's bar . rister (Hiram a Gone of Wail St.) i is readying a'demand for a hefty s tilt in Winthrop Ro-kfeOer's 82,660 monthly alimony. i Manhattan Maoris: “Lady Moc i beth," a raggedy old woman, who [ stalks the tower Ms side streets every .riddle f f the wight With a lighted candle seeking goodness 1 knows who* The Darhesa of I Windsor’s pooch, Disraeli, which has Ma eww fqr Mawkat ■ Thu mast l in trifling mimic fig s piriNlEglNPl l firm, “Lost Publications,” on E. > 39th. It publishes scientific tracts .. The pigeons which play with 1 the Camel ciggie sign—taking tarns ; diving through the smoke rings. Cast of Characters; Jimmy Mit chell, a featured dancer in “Wa gon,” was interviewed (over the ah) a few days ago. He was asked U bis specialty was dangerous. “Yes", he said, “but so for (knock wood) I’ve never had an accident.” The next performance he brake a to* and will be out of the show for 3 weeks or longer . Lydia Clarke, who has a one-minute walk-on role in “The Greatest Shaw on Earth,” elevated to stardom In “Loe Alamos”. Pol]; Bergen, who opens at the Paramount (on the 30th) because of bar terrific suc cess at the Maisonette in the St. Regis—her first New Yprit ap pearance “Mams.” the M-year osrned in this matter,” had a “right to be beascL” But when Griter put tbs ques tion of McGrath’s appearance to a showdown vote, there was an overw helming chorus Os “no’s” from both sides of the table. Represen tatives Mike Fateh** of Ohio, Robert Ramsey of West Virginia, and one or two other Denwcrats murmured “aye." >-: ■ In the end, the committee voted foj- Tjjym - WITNESS % v ' •> The Worry Clinic By DB. GEORGE W. CRAW |p|j|f , , p i If Du yuu knew how to detest * 24-carat, pure gold, type of hw gilded imiuttwt? Yew eon du this even during cemrt shtp if yen’ll keep your wits about you. But don’t be deluded by Ms social atteuptte and dancing fines*. CASE 0-859: Louise 8., aged 22, is the talented secretary in a bank. She la seriously considering mar riage. but has a number of worries that makes her hesitate. So she ask ed me a aeries of questions. For example, she wonders if men don’t turn on a lot of extra show manship and social ?“'<«manshlp during the courtship. They do, and ; so do the girls, too. She asks if husbands lose some 1 of their gallantry a year or two | after the wedding ceremony. They do. ’ Oh, they may still turn on their politeness when out in public, or 1 when they, know people are look ’ ing on. | Then they will again usher their 1 bride Into the right front seat at ‘ the car, after which they trot ’ around dutifully to the far side ' to slide behind the steering wheel. But when they are alone, they ’ realise that their wives are healthy, able-bodied women, so it is silly to indulge in such “play acting." 1 Besides, women don’t appreciate ’ gallantry U they get too steady a 5 diet thereof. And as long as -their husbands • can show off in public so that the ! neighbors see they have married 1 cultured men, that is the main ! thing M-CARAT HUSBANDS 1 It isn’t the story-book gallantry s which makes a 24-carat husband. ‘ Even the gilded imitations can show i off during courtship. 1 If you wish to pick a man who 1 is the real McCoy and who will kWP you happy through your Gold en Wedding Day; then consider 1 these marks of a pure gold (24- 6 carat) husband: MMkTHaU" ' WtmKl ' America's Foremost Per *°nal Affairs Counselor " 1 mmrnmmmmmm £ l I MOTHER OF THREE SONB/COL -1 LEGE GBADUATES. ABKS HOW 1 THEY CAN MEET SERIOUS - YOUNG WOMEN. » DEAR MARY HAWORTH: lam - the mother of three sons, all col , lege graduates—two doing poot ) graduate studies, one serving hi i the armed forces. And I wish you t would list a few co-ed social or s ganizations where Serious young f men could meet serious young i women. f Up to this timq, such young la i dies as my sons have met seem to r fall into two categories: 1. Those - who wish to be swept off their t feet by infatuation, and courted e and married in about three months, " by some gay blade of great wit, r who knows all the answers, and an i the best spots in town. 2. The - other type Is the prideful career ) woman, who proclaims her eompe y tence and Independence at first 9 meeting, as if to bay “I am not in peed of a mate to take care of me.” “ - Is it any wonder that serious » minded ambitious young men be • come discouraged: or that our dt* s vorce courts are overcrowded? Is it s any wonder there are so many f frustrated old women snapping at s us in the business world? Appar t entry young women have lost their t sense gs values. A man who Is serious minded s enough to want to provide well i for hit familyr and to be a pal s to only one woman, his wife, is a God-given gift. Thank God I have such huspand; and he was serious - minded as a boy of 16. and has - been through the years. I would ) jmit qq tti6 f modern phenomenon I have de ', striked. c B. I : v PRIDE IN SONS s BAS BEEN HURT » DEAR 0. B.: Another way to : -““ST",;■ , years. She put 3 sons through coi , lege peddling papers. } _ _ t . «*aadwte TaWetolk: The srittes . loved “Pal Joky" and noted it -«*»■ : > lew wmip tcftlq is naming »mM i fcr Mg mt £ 08th ■ That chap In i the town's eml j red dinner Jacket Does he bring home a pay cheek regularly? Does he study on the aid* to improve bis earning ca pacity? Remember, permanent love A is based on a steady input of meat and potatoes! Does he respect womanhood in general, in addition to you? Is he fair ancßa good sport? This includes giving you an adequate allowance or letting you have the whole pay cheek if you wish to run your home on a budget. Does he let you drive the auto mobile, realizing that you own half of it, as the home 50% of your marriage corporation? ri Does he know the modern med ico-psychological facts about mari tal technique so he satisfies you in this intimate realm? Does he like children? Dogs and cats? Or does he tease and torture weak creatures? Is he reasonably liberal hi con tributing to religious and* moral causes? Does he attend church regularly? Will he be likely to equip you with tabor saving devices In your £ home, especially the kitchen ~.r— laundry? ■to* REAL McCOY Does he apologize after-a quar rel? Or does he pout and sulk? Does he have faith in you? Doea he pay you compliments with a fair degree of regularity? Does he have enough sense of humor to laugh occasionally at a joke on himself. (Don't expect this too often, please!) Does he remember anniversaries g and birthdays? Does he surprise ■ you occasionally with an unexpect ed gift? Or a'movie date? Does he help you with the dishes or other housework? And do his bit toward looking after the babies? If you want to read the full list of merits and demerits of a 24- carat mate, smuKfdr my “MarnMe Tests' , enclosing a stamped re turn envelope, plus a dime. They apply to both husbands, as well as wives. g classify these young ladies of whom you disapprove would be to say: 1. Those who buoyantly expect a tot of quality in their beau*— charm, gaiety, savoir faire, a (im position to love and be loved, and a readiness to marry, if the notion strikes. 2. Those who get a kick out of their work, and are vivifßy self-reliant in the first flush of job-success; and who think to) themselves, when your sons ap proach “Surely I can do better ' than that.” It Is my surmise that you qn ventilating offended pride, thinly disguised, in making a case against all the sought-after girls your saps have mat—and failed to interest I gather you are stung by the unexpected discovery that you don’t have to stand guard to help your boyi cope with predatory bat talions of attractive, mate-seeking females. It strikes me that your sons are pretty dull company, from 1 . the viewpoint of the selective young modern. Since you ask my comment, I am sorry to say that it's probably yam overly protective Influence that causes your boys to be social dude, elbowed aside by the happy people. No doubt they are earnest, passive, self-deprecating fellows up to nor, committed to study or other intro spective routine—a carry-over frqm childhood habit of. being no trouble to you. The tact that you are try ing to give them, In adult age. a road map of sorts to use in hunting a suitable wife, indicates that you are still doing .the backseat driving in their life; and males thus throt tled have no chum ter spirited girls. Rattier, they are vaguely em barrassed by (and for) them. . TIME TO TREAT 80NS A8 ADULTS In effect you are charging mod srn young women with having "loat SSLXffd&’S-’W* —don’t pay them attention, don’t appreciate their single-track minds sr£ &3LK '2* or ramnnoe-CTSsy. In the SsTa£sse l IQgQjQl' - I * its own level, and birds of a featH-