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WOMAN’S PLACE IS IN ... ? liy the end of I !*4, one out of every four war prpduc ti"U jobs will be tilled by women and about one out of every two regular civilian jobs will be handled by a member of the gentler sex. it is estimated by the War Manpower Commission. If this pomes to pass—and it is already well on the way with four million women already in war plants—it- would seem as though the name Manpower Commission will become a misnomer and should be changed to include womenpower Each' year since the last war women have played an in creasingly important role in business and in the professions -and by the time this war ends they will have assumed a major position in industry. Many of Us may still feel that a woman's place is in the home, but ho matter how we argue about it. it looks as though the home will become a secondary interest of millions id' w men. After the war tilings may tend to go back to normal but the chances are that many women will he dissatisfied being housewives and will, instead, want to have a hand in running business, industry and politics. And we imagine some of the successful women in indus try. it. .the professions and in politics, already are of the op inion t. at one home, in which a woman should certainly be in cha.-ge; is the White House. I TAX ON WAR INCOMES ! •' axes are to be raided attain during 194*3. one of the fa:: i <: a;..- to dp it w aid be to levy heavy taxes on those \vi.< - truing- extra- i nee hie because of the war. \V:i: protiteei :- recognized by all Americans as a de. ide-:. aitliy thine. If a big company makes a for tune 'nit ; manufacturing munitions, we are apt to suspect stocks. .1 , i secs-etiy ! lining the war continues so their pi ni;:.- .■..ill . . ntin.ue to fatten Bui in this war. is indtvjuuals who are profiting most by tiie uai—nr., win. were in the habit of earning $30 a week ami now. because pf the man shortage and the activ • .if- ia'.-.r ntohs. are earning $100 a week. Why -wouldn't it he fair for each man to report the income tie received before we went to war and lie reip.iii ed so pay an exce-s pro.lit tax on the difference between that po'r war wage and the pay he gets this year? I-n.it such a p ar the- man who earned $30 and now earns $iiiir'might'pay 5ii per cent on the $70 excess and he would -.e •.'••tirntely better off than he was before the war There seems " a- no i ivy nit nor reason for permitting ■mbln.' s-ul' me: to double or tri. j'le theii incomes out of the war and force thm-e who .are not pr< titing to pay for this ex’.ravagutrcc though heavy taxes. FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS The natiu: wnl'i* drive to raise funds to fight infantile paralysis n<>\\ oW arid every individual should have some part ill !'. Karli year. President Roosevelt asks that the observance of ais birthday be dedicated to the raising of funds to tight this dread disease, and this year the usual custom is to be ad hered-. to, but not altogether in the usual manner. Must of the public observances such as President’s Birth day Palls and many other public benefits have to be cancelled because of hampered tiaye! conditions. But there are scill wavs to raise funds, the ‘‘March of Dimes,’’ the sale of lapel tabs, birthday greetings and, of course, contributions large and small from individuals and groups. While lie ai e thinking and working in terms of victory, uc make every attempt to achieve victory over infantile paraly sis. and to, do t his we must, raise funds to carry on the fight. The money raised in the drive from January 15 to 30 will i,e used liy the National Foundation for Infantile Par alysis ro fight pulimyelitis in every way possible, it was pointed out Half of the funds will be used by each county locally. While the disease is still largely a puzzle to medical au thorities. and the fight lias really only begun, tremendous good has already been accomplished by the Foundation, it is said. The spread of the disease is under better control, and remark able improvements have been bn tight about in the reclamation of children stricken by the disease. IT SHOULD BE ENACTED (Winston-Salem Journal) The General Assenfbly has before it a bill which would prohibit the general use of any explosive, including fireworks Kxponents of child safety in North Carolina have every reason to hope that this measure will be enacted into law. The many deaths and serious injuries resulting from the use and abuse of firecrackers by children in this and other counties of North Carolina in recent years is reason enough for the nan. But the need for conserving explosives for war usage at this time adds another highly persuasive reason for the anaetment of a State wide anti-fireworks bill, Tt is reported that the measure introduced would permit public fireworks displays under proper local or State authoriza tion for special occasions of a patriotic nature, etc. But these displays would be in the hands of persons skilled in the art of handling fireworks Several counties, including Forsyth, now 'prohibit the public sale and general use of fireworks within their boundaries. But so long as the sale of explosives is not (banned in all coun ties, those who want to use fireworks can secure them readily by going into counties where they are sold. Seeing Their Shadow ABOVE*' hullabaloo \ v -XV V' The Hard Coal Strike The strike in the hard coal mines may be over when this goes to press, but it will be a long i time before the one hundred and j thirty million Americans who are not members of the United Mine Workers of America—but who happen to be serving their coun try in one way or another—are going to forget it. Time will eliminate the details from their memory but the sore will rankle on in their subconscious minds This strike, in one of the most v'ital of war " industries, was call ed ostensibly in protest against a 50 cent increase in dues to the union. In time of peace—and when it would not endanger the health of the public—strike might conceivably be the easiest way to settle a matter of this sort, as under our present laws there is no proper provision for protecting the laborer from the union bosses. But these are not “peacetimes’ —needless to say—and the Am erican public is startled out of its usual good tempered composure by this strike The public knows that there is »ome method of solv ing the trouble and the public will not be persuaded to the con trary. One union official is quoted as saying that "This is a tight for principle’’; and "Men in my local have sacrificed on the average of $75 each oyer this issue of 50 cents." The balance of the 130 million Americans are sacrificing more than $75 apiece: some of them are sacrificing their lives— and for a “principle" which does not involve a 50 cent raise in dues. The leaders who caused this strike and tbe men who are carry ing it on, have abandoned the finer principles for the baser ones. Those abandoned principles are: duty to the millions of their fel low creatures who have entrusted to them their comforts and their health; duty to the cause of union labor; duty to the no-strike agree ment; and duty to the nation which has nutured them and which is fighting their battles and pro tecting them. Union labor doesn’t deserve this slap in the face. Union labor has patriotically agTeed to stop strik ing for the duration, and it has kept its agreements—with extra ordinary few exceptions. But peo ple who are sacrificing for then country. become enraged at the sort of thing which is going on in the anthracite district at the time of this writing, and unfortunately, they don’t differentiate between union labor generally and the men who have risen against the decree of their union bosses in the hard coal industry. It would be pleasant if “union labor gen erally” repudiated publicly the whole unattractive fuss. MILEAGE During a recent month, suffi cient passenger miles or organized military business were rolled off on the Seaboard Railway to take 250 soldiers on a round-trip to the moon, or 2,250 sailors for a trip around the earth at the equator, or to have taken 1,300 marines for a one-mile ride dur ing every minute of the month. Your Income Tax PERSONAL EXEMPTION Every individual is allowed a credit against a is net income which varies with his domestic status, that is., whether he’ is (a) a single person, (hi a married person living with husband or wife, or '(c) a head of family. This' credit is known as personal exemption, and is shown on line 21 of the return Form 1040. The amount of the personal ex emption also varies depending up on the period during which the taxpayer occupied the particular exemption status. The personal exemption for a single person is $500 for the yeai , for a married person living with husband or wife, $1,200; and for a “head of family," $1,200. (Per sonal exemption as head of a family has no effect on liability to file a return.) For Federal in come tax purposes. widows, widowers, divorcees, and mar ried persons separated by mutual consent, as well as persons who have never been married, are i classed as single persons. A head of family is defined as “an individual who actually sup ports and maintains in one house hold one or more individuals who are closely connected with him by blood relationship, by mar riage or by adoption, and whose right to exercise family control and provide for those dependent individuals is based upon some moral or legal obligtions.'*’ A single .person, or a married per son not living with husband or wife, may, therefore, enjoy a head of the family exemption under certain conditions. Taxpayers using a Simplified Return (which is permitted if the gross income for the year is $3,000 or less and derived solely from earnings from employment and or from dividends, interest and annuities) obtain personal exemption based on their status as of July 1 of the year. Thus, a taxpayer married and living with husband or wife on July 1 is en titled to $1,200 personal exemp tion on Form 1040a; if he were a widower on July 1, his exemp tion would be $500, irrespective of the date on which he became a widower. The amount of the exenntption is not deductible from I the income but is reflected in the | mount of tax shown in the table on the reverse side of the form. Taxpayers using Form 1040 ob I tain personal exemption propor j tionate with the number of months i during which the particular status married on July 1, (who w«s not a head of family prior to his mar riage) the personal exemption would be $850 ($250 for the six months as a single man, plus $600 for the six months as a married man). In this example it is as sumed that the wife has no in come. Married persons, may, however file joint returns, even though one has no income, and by filing a joint return a couple married dur ing the year may obtain an ex emption to which they weuld be Mrs. Kimball and Mrs. Worthing ton, dressed soberly and wearing their best black gloves, walked along the stony country road back toward Sophia Hardy's farm, to pay their visit of condolence. ••How do you reckon she'll be bearing up?" Mrs. Kimball asked Mrs. Worthington. Both ladies wore their most solemn, funereal expres sions, "A mightv severe blow, Mrs. Worthington said. "Mighty severe. To lose your only son, the mainstay of your declining years. And such a dreadful death, too—to go down with a ship. Mercy!" "The first of our boys from Hano County to go, too,” Mrs. Kimball said, mourniuny. "I wouldn’t blame ^ Sophia Hardy for ‘ feeling right bit ter." K They stood on C the simple stone | doorstep, with , downcast eyes, I * getting them- I selves into the proper commiserative mood. "Come in!" | The voice was brisk and cordial. | They looked up in surprise. Sophia herself had come to the door. As ] they followed her into the parlor thev exchanged glances, with eye brows lifted. Sophia was not even in mourning. The parlor shades were not even drawn. "It's nice of you to come.” Sophia said. "Do sit down.” "We came," Mrs. Kimball said almost reprovingly, "to tell you that i our hearts are bleeding for you in your great loss.” "We know how lonely you must be out here,” Mrs, Worthington said. "With nothing to take your mind off off . ." She sniffed and reached in her purse for a hand kerchief. I "Oh, I keep busy," Sophia said. •Tve just finished applying for the \ Government insurance on Tom's life.” The visiting ladies could not re sist a shocked glance at one an- I other. "I want to get it right away," So phia said. "So I can put it into War ' Bonds. My boy hasn't finished fight ing yet. not by a long shot." The ladies were so occupied with feeling horrified, so titillated by this callous behaviour in a bereaved mother—that neither of them no tired Sophia’s h inds. Under the folds of her chan print dress, against the seat of her chair, they were tightly clenched. (Story from an actual report in the files of the Treasury Depart Carry on for mothers like Sophia. Buy War Bonds till it hurts. I/, i. ittasury Vefartnuitl i entitled for a period of married status, plus the amount of their individual exemptions prior to their marriage. In the example I given the total exemption in a | joint return would be $1,100 ($250 for each spouse for six months plus $600 for six months married status). If a husband and wife living I together both have income and file separate returns on Form 1040 1040, the personal exemp tion applicable to a married per son may he taken in the return of either or divided between them in any way as they may agree, but the total personal exemption taken in the two separate returns may not exceed $1,200. tLost and found columns of Tokio newspapers are crowd ed these days. Every time an American buys a War Bond, the Japs lose face. Buy your !•% every pay day. "Meet the People... (Each week in this space will be presented and word portrait of someone whose name i picture is news.) Wii'-v Blount lluWcdge • Wiley Blount Rutledge, named to succeed James F. Byrnes, became the first justice of the U. S. Supreme court to be selected by President Roosevelt from the federal judici ary. He had served since 1939 as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals for the Dis trict of Columbia. • Little known outside of legal circles, the 48-year-old Kentucky-born Jurist Is a graduate of the University of Colorado law school. He practiced law in Boulder, Colo., then returned to the university to teach. He has also serveu as dean at Washington university In St. Lou^ and at the University of Iowa law school. • Considered as a successor to the late Jus tice Cardozo, Justice Rutledge recommended that Felix Frankfurter be chosen instead. A Democrat, Justice Ru'ledge is in accord With the President’s social and political views * Dale Carnegie Author of 4 'How to Win Friends and Influence People" KEEP YOUR MIND ON YOUR WORK The year 187f> was an important one in the history of Philadelphia; that year the City of Brotherly Love cele irated its famous centennial exhibition. Kings and jueens and presidents visited the city. But an incident iccurred that no one paid an> attention to at the time. This was the burning of some peanuts. A boy 1!) years old had come to Philadelphia from Derry Township, Pa., to establish a business of his own. He had been working since he was 15 years old, and he had saved about $50 a year. In other words, he had a total capital of about $200. He had saved this money, penny by penny, and now he was ready to go into business for himself. He poured every cent he had into his ven ture. He had chosen Philadelphia, looking forward to the crowds that would swarm into the city during the Centennial. He had set up a small shop where he made candy and sold it to the school children in the neighborhood. A bar sold for a penny. He had worked out an idea of his ow n to nyike candy more tasteful. This was the addition of peanuts. This was an additional expense which he could hardly afford—but anything to improve his candy. One morning he shelled his peanuts, slipped off the skins, put them in a pan and set it on the stove. Suddenly he heard a noise put in the street. He listened and his feet began to tap. A circus parade! Bands. Clowns, Elephants, Tigers, Fun. Of course a coun try boy (he had been born on a farm) couldn’t resist the excitement, so he locked the front door of his tiny store, and ran down the street to see the parade. What fun! At last., the parade was out of sight, and he started back to his little store, his mind still on the circus. As he approached the door he smelled something. He opened the door. No doubt now what it was. His peanuts! He stood looking at the crisp, worthless pellets, and he made a resolve, then and there. Hereafter, all through his life, when he roasted peanuts he would keep his mind on his work. He would concentrate. That boy was Milton S. Hershey, famous the world around as the originator of the Hershey chocolates. Milton S. Hershey made a success of keeping his mind on his business when lie was roasting peanuts. Twenty-five years from that day he sold his business for exactly a mil lion dollars. LIST YOUR TAX IN JANUARY List your TAX this month and avoid the penalty which will be imposed on every one who have not listed Tax, by February 1st, 1943. 1 PER CENT PENALTY TO ALL WHO HAVE NOT PAID TAX BY FEB. 1ST. A 1 per cent penalty will be charged to all who have not paid their 1942 Tax by February 1st, 1943. Pay your Tax now and avoid the penalty. Have your crop report made out and save time because this is going to be a very busy month for the List Taker and such a short time, is going to require staying on the job all the time. List Early And Avoid The Rush J. C. JENKINS, TAX LISTER
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