New Taxes
Hike Prices
Public Yelis as Retail
Prices Reflect Dispro
portionate Increase In
Living Costs.
JSv ( llVKI.rs !'. STl'AVART
((filtrai 1'ifss ( ultiiiisiisl)
V. ► '
g..,. . nmeu l.ii money raising expei ! .
;,u' inhuming to };« » a pow· rlul ρ ; ι
lie ivactiuR Hi ι 1 u η >v tax I..w. e!
!t tiv e HH'r ( ïcto H'r ]. Il i.-n't a
.. \ ; able lie e.t ! κ ι . ,\ι ι t h, ' t < ι
1>Λ ii |)im .(Ird for in tin· i.ιw ■ ι
;iι*ι· s much adv rsely criticized. |
I ι ;.y generally is nv >m .ad t ! ι., *
I licit S:im has !.. have the ι otlev.
'I'll hou I . - over the t <tent In
which Hit· law has lino It ii prie s. ;ι
),ii a! ileal more '.han enou.;: to cover
the taxe- deci eed by ι '.
fhe average consumer undoubted
ly knew that he'd have a. loot tiie
lull lor I 'ncle S.iu «·! ; .· | ureinent -
lit In· oi>\ . ιij.lv re ml· having to
p.iV a lot more. I'm,
Its like tin.-:
Suppo.-e the tax so much pi'i
t.u ot something or per hogrheadl il.
it it's a I ni u ici. I" i u ■ g"\ t riiment col·
led.- il on that ba.-is. 'I'll·.· produce,
pays exactly what . called ι r. Tht"i
he passes his -tui'l along to a wll le
·■ a 1er, tack ng on the amount that
la·'- paid, with perhaps a trifle added
ι 111 : > it. The wholt saler, in turn,
transfer it to a rota I r, ' ·> . ·
likely with a little additional rake
ill. The retailer ell- it over h
(Milliter to the ultimate con-nil 1 r.
Hut the r·. tailer doe■ n': do hi
jι Ding I.y the t.m r tiie i.·°g iiead
fill. He doe it by tin . ·: ι "π ο lull I
pint or maybe just a ul . This"
.-mall measurers' prop. ■: 11 ιι of the
tax probably isn't more than 1, Ί. or
:i or possibly ii or V cent ρ r ounce
ii' .-wig each. Such m.due: transac
tu ns in mere c.'npei are inc men
lent. So, in.-li ad ol 1, Τ or IÎ or 7
cents per .-ale, a nickel or a dime
gets il.-elt tack·.d on.
! Υ π cutané Still'
Well, ii t ■ mo nickel 01 une dime
do; >n'i amount to 11 : ι it'll, as a loin1
. ι i π ι ι ·1 ι ! i> Itlcv, but It ι epre
: tt)' a heck ni a .-til l ρ rcentage 01
• ncrease
Γ ι· instance, hiking the price ,.f ι
â ι-, I'll! liai I pmt ol "I ickt r" In (10
ci ni.- make the stimulant cost 20
i or ci nt more and a .-ingle slug
ol it. shot lip Ironi là 111 Jo cents,
ν, ίλ. vet
Such lutes oi increase, applied to
a whole loi o: item- ot merchand.se.
t ,· irally rends the gross eo.-] ol
' , mg - kylio ting into the air.
Retailor- are the boy- 1 come
j no;pal!y into contact with, and 1
'in s I know .issuι ο me tha ;
t ;. vre not the group who .-.coop in
" > nickels and dime-, 'l'hoir storv
" that vthe e\tra tax boosts are
i;ril into pi ices higher up by uii
produce, "i' wholesaling middle
: ι. they ι ι | >!y. As t that, I d .n't ,
■ ■ and ι", ι il·: les it \\.. .!d take ι ,
igressional investigation, or some
<■:, thing, tn ι nd out.
The advance i- noticeable to
ι ι : yoiie, ho\ve\ er
I, apparent!'., took the public a
few days to appreciate how gener
. iy it Has line t lie spread around. ,
■ .! it's man ι lost that it begins to np
j.'i 'C ate it ti.iw. I··,· evei ν coiigiv-s
man's mail ■ - eran.med Willi letters
fro a his hum lo!,,. st; inwk.ng over
It.·· ■ w ollen si/.e ol their bills
Si me ol thi1 ιίόιιιmi:ie ti.ιόri
ι ι nteiul that it'- a gond thing - the'.
it 1 i ιorce e il an buy. rs t cut
di'wn their purchases; that this will
I· ave industry freer to product de- ^
■ lie and h a -e lend s uppl its; that,.
»!· ■ ■ Ί ilt'ii,an 1. damned up fur the
1 ί t sent, will burst into a per ieet post- ;
t ueigeney i'l"oil. thus preventing a 1
btisin ss si.at that stage ol the t
game.
Grim Outlook
!'e an Κ ι hink not, however.
Their notion is that today's taxation
will ha·, e be ciitinued indefin
i't ·,,·; lhat μι.η ·,·μ e; gency living
ct' is will continue at 1··ρ figur s;
that there'll be a slump because em
ergency production will be reduce:!
to a minimum and that there won't
be any of the ant;. :ρ:ι!ι -t ι pideinic
of civilian buving to t:t!:i up th·.·
slack.
lit the meantime the retailing pee
wee's eustonit rs are pinched and
«conomize all they can, which pinches 1
the retailer in turn, and they both
!n Her.
1 incline to think that the retail?"
is truthful in ; sscrting that he isn't
gelling any of the supplemental odd
o.>; p· rs—-that higi er ups are getting !
'< 111. The r tail: l 'd bk.· t keep h:
pi ici s dow n, to hold hi- trade. Tht I
higher-ups, if their civilian patron j
has Conference Will Deal
With Passenger Fares
IlaiÎT iiispatrh Hurrau,
In 1 II v» Si - ;a. î t-· · « !(>;.»·{
r ϋ m:v wfkill
Kulc.^li. < >et ι i Γι; » 11 ιι· manag
(r 1 ■ .«il the bu 11 ht of North Cur»
1 lui" have » ■ « 11 ammotU'd ι·· a <·< »n
•1 · * ii··· i it ii· i haï .· day w i Πt utility
. Il «il u I V. Itl 1 « 1 \ !l Λ It.
f-\ tkn.»tt\ rate pro
bll'l!!· .
'*· ' ■· .'(il. ehief ck'i k of the com
. <i Γ;·■ ». du- «. i 1<t\ ι l". bu « \ —
Ρ ι î. · dl make evriy et'loit l·· hri.e:
; {> r · î ar» »'iiki t · ι .i ri a 1 i /.a -
• i.iuv . : the ν \ i> ting ι .■ 11 · * ι
I < t ' t ! \ oUlWJli d TgU ol eu e : ,i;.
ι ru v ι 111 ; η · 1 >· against mtra
•. î·· passengers otid in favor of lit·
• t. .<· li aveiei s.
Ti · . >· an* ai » >ome installers i t ■
v.ii.iïî ;i,'.-ru .in· apparent di ι·: laiina
i mus ai ι M11; ι1 ; ï t î 1 ratrs and on llu -e
{lit· utility men aiv prepared t«» turn
11κ·;ι biggest gun r \ en î·· the pom·
c! invoking some « » 1 thvir po\vei> t.»
tî\ rates.
That there arc di· criminal ion> ι
clearly apparent Inun a siudy ot jii t
a î «-w example The lion L'a
lfij.li t > Γ * « » ι I « » I k i S2.â() by any une
i t ton.· route.-:. < >ι..· of · he se take
:; ■ ι --a n:;t τ \ lu ou g I î VV indsi >r,
v. Inch ι 1 Mle more tl·. η hall the
v. ay to tiie Virginia . caport. yet the
i t:- !.. ■· mû Kalcigh to Wind -or
a No Slî..*>().
The η there's the. case of the trip
ι r- »! ι c ' ■ ι · iia. South Carolina. 1«
(Ί rit t >n. West V irginia. Phi ti ip
m tie lliroegh Charlotte and Wm
i on-Sale in > '■! the fares to Che! -
>n i μ ι : Coi î m ilea. Chariot te aiu
\\' ! n- ton-Sa lei 11 a re id*, nt iea I.
Ίο the utility eommi-sion men thi
ί thing doe -n't make mu π
.-eii.se.
< ) 1 eoai e. wh.ere interstate rat<
,ιγ "I- rd there isn't a lot that
in· tat.· commission can do abou
Ί·ι. I (' (' has exclusive juris
diction in such ca i>: but there ar
a number ol peisiiaive method:
ι ■ · 11.1111 - -1 · n ι« ■ ι Stanley Wnilxirnc uni
• ι· ■ 'U'.'S can iim· without actually
clacking down wdh Hat orders.
I '<· are. hi addition, sonu· cases
>1 pure!** inti a.-tate d.-crimination 01
' II. ι· to t . I > I i s i ι ι * ι : 111 >t't 111 \'l* rate
« >: l'iipU . .t < .-I Mii'otliiiig le :
• ! ο ι '.ri'.· t 11 ' ·Γιΐ Λ lu'\ ill.· tt
.':i inR'ion by w.iy ol Chai'lotti·
a I'll·· the fare between tin· --aim· t\v<
■ : i ;. ! ι > -1 S ι Γ) ( ) il tin· ti ip :
by . y m .-.ali bury.
1 i. ι ■ ι ! · :. · tin th< ι c ι evet ν
■ l.t I ■ ' ι ■ i :: .it (Tii. tic· :.t·! :· >u "ill l>.
' la η ii the companies persist ιι
Iding to il·, ι, pre-ent polic.'.s.
Another waiter that will be con·
idercd I ti; ' ι :·ι ι.>a 1 of tin· coni
i.iif· to rt'ci. :;n i /.t· ta hot pun ha. d
over other lines. Thu tin Greyhound
.ill im! accept ticket old by til ·
■ 'ap'lina Coach c.iinpany bctwei η
. 'ι and Luuisburg, though both
m· ni. ke the 'rip. Πι . lue thing
Irlic ot 11 .11 > o'l'cr routes mi which
litre >s ( liaipet 11i.in.
The ut ι lit ν r. 1111111 i : .-.ion men I ie -
.ι·v*i· that t!:· time has conic wlier,
tic i ai. i·. h . ■. >ann - - hollld do aw a. '
, th a throat-butting policy and put
ι ι iid to (1. criminatory rates.
V pre-enl the Interstate Coili
•icrcc Commi ion has never forced
Ii.il linn ni of rati s at so mucli
,i . 'out ha- permitted the coni
,ii to ia i.e rate.- arbitrary to a
ic.'rce.
Vor has the tatc ever ,.'t any lix
i rate per mile. Kvcry time a com
: : ι η y de ires to increase a rate it
■ t g'.'l the utility commission'
ι.!;r11\ a I ot' the hike, but there is
. ■,!)· to prevent decreasing rates
ii cut-throat competiti m.
Capital Gossip
Ry HENRY AVEKII.L
Raleigh, Oct. 14. - M ... oo there's
iomethmg in a name, alter all. At
east, - ' ι te Kuril Electι'Ί ιίιΙιιίι ni·
icials -ay there'.·; a chap over in
ir.aige county named I'rabtree vvh ι
(let mined to prevent the eio·.·
ril ication "I Miami Hennnn e:i I : ;■. ■
and trtitil he is |>aid s.'ulil a,ι l
;a:d it by the church and u■ ■ t ■
liiyb dv else—for a right of way
>·- 1 ! 11> proptrty.
The sit lation is one oi the most
m .suai the ΚΚΛ folks have ever en
••■uniered. Th.y conies- ttmmselv· ·
i.impi'd in e\crv effort to provide
he church with lights, although it is
.vithin less than a mile of lour scp
irate and distinct distribution line
:id wn.'iin les- than one hundred
a;ds <if ;i high-voltage transmissi η
:i ' f the Duke Power company.
They say it wouldn't even he nee
siiry to set a poie on Crabtree's
and -that the right of way of a
laiilic highway is close enough to
lie church to run a wire from a pole
ι it to the church. That m an- t
ν uld he η ithinu' what oever done to
he ("rabtree land -except that a
vire would be run over it high in
he air.
The Crabtree prop r:;. extend·- all
ο md the church, and there i · ahm
utely no way vvbat-oever to ".et a
. ;r·· !» I ' except by crossing his
and. The HK.\ li ce .-aid.
According to tne story practically
ν ry means of cajolery. »\hor1ation
nil even tl·.reats have been ιised in
a e: i or) to -., 1 ten up the obdurat 1
ι id ev. :itr. but to no t : . ct vvha : -
ν or.
This and That
Yo'ir r porter, sitting on the Ford
ide of the tield at Chap 1 Hiil
>'.e is cut in '. pou, can turn to do
■ n-o and I· a.-e-lend business for
ie time being. The little retailer h
a" on a limb.
.. il.IV. heard .-evrral New York- |
ι·: express amazemen: a', the tliuii
lu.oas ovation which went up from
..,ι· c arolma stanCs l ight ait; r I'resi- 1
dent Frank Graham was introduced !
ri!· :·.· the game. Their amazement |
e,iaiii:ed to amusement when they
a , il that it was the Carolina squad
which had given the prexy such a I
break— by running out iro.m the
messing room just at the crucial imi
,.eiu. . . . K. O. Sell, chief clerk
>1 the utility commission, and Broad
da- Glover. bus expert, are figura
l.vely kicking themselve.-. Th y prac
: caliv ordered all bus company traf
1 i ι ■ managers to come to Raleigh
ΐίι irsday for a conference—forgei.
;>!!« t:..11 this is fair week and that
' ■ would have had a h liday il
". y hadn't talked, or rather writ-I
'. : ι. 1 :ie:; ι elves out of it T. !\l.
( 1: ..inger. state ΗΕΛ engineer, is an ;
. 'iiu of the University of North
ri'lina and of Georgia Tech, as
ι·11. Saturday he tuned in on the ι
( 'aroli a; Κ rdham Ran· in the .-re
ad liai: with the Tar Heels one
; meltdown behind and on the mow.
Then came that freak fumble and the
Hams' final tally. Sadly Mr. Graing- ;
er -witched his dial ver to the j
Moire Dam--Tech battle. At the mo- I
aient the Rumbling Wreck was 1
ran tilling down the field in good1
:yle and the engineer's enthusiasm
r '-e. Then there was a time out an.i
m the pause the announcer said:
"We are in the fourth quarter and
the sei re is Notre Dame 120, Georgia
T< eli n." Mr. Grainger is looking for
oehody to buy a slightly damaged
adi - et. . . . One o| the higher rank- j
ng s'.at officials is very enthnsias- ,
tie o\ er the fair—"the best thing
about it :s Thiir.-day." he cracked. "I
an go out and play golf that morn
■_· Utility commi .an attaches are
akiinih calling today's power cn'i
b-'-cnee in Georgia tiie "Second 15a!
: ie of Atlanta."
TO CAPITAL.
Raleigh. Oct. 14.—(AP)—Josephus
Daniels of Raleieh, Ambassador to
Mexico, said today he would go to
U'a-hington within the next l'ort
light to confer with Secretary of
SCHOOL BOARD MEET
m,
ΒΓΥ lî. i 11 11.1.1 ί s \V. Λ. 1)1 is
! YV. A. Decs of Gold.'· >. pM-idcni < » i t he X rlh Carolina S· li ;t
Association, a nd i1 ·! (i ;. I'. PhiUij» ni the l Ίι iver-! ,'y Kd .i' η d- }».»::
.mut. secretary, w 1 j«■ i 1111y announced plan.- I r t! - :.·!! d '
me t i η lî. < d the . 11 1 to he held -hp »ι ii»h· » it tin· tate
I next month. The meeting* will be held as follows: Charlotte. Octohei 21
J ( ίreensboro, Octolu ; iîaleie.h. November !: Κ η t « «ι 1. Ν
I. ι η iht"î« m. \< »\* ι mber lu
Civilians Advised To Avoid
Carolina? Maneuvers Area
Daliy Dispnli ii r.nn aii.
In It™· Sir '· ■ ·■· ;ii»ic|.
By IIENKY \\IKIl.!,.
Hak il;11. ' )ct. 1 -4 Ml u a;h m >
roads in tin· Λ nny ; 11 : ; ι h ·' ι, .·«. ··;»
. re expected In lie t·. ι k> I .nul
c'osi cl at any I. ne. Λ : y > 1 l it als
stressed a;ain tnrlay iiio . ■ 111 ne
cessity for 11 civilian traffic to
avoid this section as m Hi a.- pos
sible while the war Liaioe.- aie in
progress.
Lieutenant Colonel il. ν Π
Scht ibler. provost marshall with the
First Army headqu rte.·- at II >ΓΓ
man, in conferring wii'i rep.e-enla
lives of t!ie State Η ' ·· iy "id Pub
lic Works Con.a - : in. ij'^i-ted
civilian traffic be advised to avoid
State Hull and I1,-cs·Π··ηι 11·· · eve!'
He added that he ;t« η led 'a · ! a
to Mexic ' Cit ■· Ivirtlv In.
Washington .· inferences.
I
maneuver ar< ι-, in '■· n inter··· t
except in imm-· · >f e, 111·.·l;· ■ ι n-y . .ι
: ; ι ;hl.v important !· · ne
The prov.>.-l ·ιμι ΐ>;·1 · ite.l the
rea sons π s ;ι b ...is for his çugges·
t h m :
(1) The !:..·«.· ■· .· \i \
v· hiek - Ijein}: ;·.».!
games is subject ;.ι ι . ι,
•nent and. then ι
will be subjected i<i ί .
conve niences.
(2) Speed lin·.!.-·
•riles per hi»U!· hare t> eti
ed fur all h.ghway in
areas by the highway
..nd these limit le 1
by the state higlnva·· pat; ■
traffic speed, Ihcivf.i:· . .
rally restricted in Λ · ■.'· ■■ ιρ.· .1
territory.
(3) Army vt-liii !»·.-. .« .·Uic 1.
nits at night. ! ravel t thei.
headlights burning. Τ'ι . · · ·.· an
; xtremely danger ' :.>>n Γ->r·
<1
irmal
C · l ί « ι ! 1 »·! ' C. : ,
î« :](·> V «tî wry low* spet»(i
(·?> Cud·· >|»ecini cond.î »n J*
in? ·!;ιι·Κ >uts, the t ■ tr 11. :'.h a i '·
ν t »n^.de· * ne<*ess;ti V ·ϊ
c." <· î( 'ι -ι ι i ν cert «Ή η sections of
. «»\<·; winch Army move
: ι · 11 . » ; ·* » being m. ide
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