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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. HERTFORD, N. &, FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1943 PAGE THREE LOOKING AT WASHINGTON By Hugo S. Sims, Washington Correspondent Heavier Taxes Certain i No Plan Changes Facts Congress Fooling Around The taxpayers of the United States should not be misled by the discus sion in Congress regarding various proposals to "forgive" and "partially forgive" individual income tax liabil ity for 1942. There is a widespread impression that legislation enacted in Washing ton will cancel the taxpayer's obliga tion to the nation and that this will mean that the citizens of the country will escape some of the burdens of taxation that they anticipated in connection with the war. It is time for us to consider facts in connection with war costs, national income and taxation. When they are thoroughly understood, the taxpayer will realize that there is no escape from heavier burdens, necessitated by our present wars. Expenditures for war activities for the fiscal year 1942 amounted to $26,011,065,089. The estimate for the fiscal year, 1943, is $74,000,000,000, and for 1944, $97,000,000,000. In the face of these figures, it is difficult to understand why anyone could expect that taxes can be forgiven, cancelled or reduced. The public debt of the United States on July 1st, 1942, was $72,422, 445,116. The estimate for July 1st, of this year, is $134,830,142,661, and for July 1st, 1944, $210,549,150,549. The Government of the United States, including its war activities spent $10,692,245,776 more than it re ceived in the fiscal year 1942. The deficit for the fiscal year 1943 is estimated at $57,461,252,915, and for the year 1944, the deficit will be $71,047,679,923. These figures should be enough to convince any taxpayer that there is no prospect whatever of reducing the tax burden that must be borne. It is utter nonsense to believe that in creased war expenditures, resulting in an increase in the public debt and creating a huge annual deficit, tend to lower taxes, cancel taxes or the forgiveness of taxes. Not only do the figures as to Gov ernment income, expenditures and debts point to heavily increased taxa tion, but the income received by the people of the United States suggests that they are well able to pay in creased taxes. Our national income was $119,800, 000,000 in 1942, an increase of twenty six per cent, over 1941, and Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones estimates that the national income for the year 1943 will reach $140,000,000,000. These figures indicate, without doubt, that the people or tluS country are able to pay increased taxes. Any congressman in Washington, with or dinary intelligence, knows that in creased national income must make a larger contribution to meet the Government's yearly expenditures. All the discussion in Washington about the Ruml plan, the Carlson Bill, and the Foran Bill is nonsense so far as any reduction in the amount of money that the taxpayer must pay to the Government is concerned. While the debate centers around the technical question as to whether income taxes shall be figured on in come received in 1942 or 1943, the net result for the taxpayer is that the Government needs more money, the taxpayer's income is increasing and it is only logical that the tax payer must pay heavier taxes. The strange hallucination that has spread over the country, due to the misconception and confusions that center around various pay-as-you-go plans, is absolutely amazing.. The figures show, beyond doubt, not only a necessity for increased taxation but the ability of the taxpayers of the nation to meet the charges. How in the world any large group of citizens have gotten the idea that, through congressional legerdemain. , taxes will be reduced,' presents an interesting study in mass psychology. Many of our people are under the impression that when Congress com pletes its consideration of the pend ing measure the question of taxation will be settled. They forget that the President has requested that taxes be increased by $16,000,000,000 and that Congress will have to devise some plans to raise approximately this amount. Regardless of any concessions that may be given to taxpayers, as for giveness, cancellation or pay-as-you-go, the need of the Goverilment for money to finance the war will make increased taxation inevitable. It might as well be understood by all of us that the only way to bring into the Treasury something like $16,000,000,000 will Involve increas ing taxes. Regardless of what taxes the American citizen paid in 1942, it is inescapable that heavier taxation must be paid in 1943. All the wrangling and chicanery in Washington cannot change the basic facts: The Government needs more money and the national income is jumping upward. The result is in creased taxation, regardless of what it may be called or what maneuvers congressmen may adopt in regard to the imposition and collection of taxes. The Court Changes The Law The recent reversal of opinion, on the part of the United States Su preme Court, in the case of Jehovah's Witnesses, illustrates again that the law of the land is what the justices think it is. The religious sect attempts to pro pagate its faith by the distribution of pamphlets. Some municipalities attempted to impose a license fee for such distribution and the Court held that this was illegal. There is no vital connection be- I tween religion and the distribution or pampniets. a license tee, imposed upon the distributors of the pam phlets, is not of itself against reli gion nor does it penalize any group provided it applies equally to all. Much the same question arises when newspapers yell to high heaven about the freedom of th press in op position to some law to regulate the methods of the press. So long as the law, or license, applies equally to all and does not discriminate, there is no violation of the basic and fundamen tal right, guaranteed under the Con stitution. The Government has a right to im pose license fees upon business enter prises, but no one would argue, if a church went into Business- operation, that it would be denied freedom of religious worship because it was re quired to pay some of the same li censes and fees as other businesses. Navy Gets Ships And Planes If you have any idea that the Navy of the United States is not air-minded, it should be dissipated by the an nouncement of the Secretary of the Navy, Frank Knox, that "for the first time the number of combat planes delivered was in four figures." He referred to the mohtn of April and while he offered no additional in formation as to the number, reporters recall that last month he said that 1400 planes in all, about half of which were combat planes, had been delivered. Interesting also is Mr. Knox's statement that the Navy in 1943 will double the number of ships that it had in 1942. While this information is naturally vague in order not to give complete details to the enemy, land ing craft were excluded. Presuma bly, the total includes auxiliaries, small craft and the larger warships. War Production Nears Peak Donald M. Nelson, Chairman of the War Production Board, recently disclosed that airplane production in March reached 6,200 planes, that de livery of Liberty ships exceeded 100 a month and that heavy bomber pro- SAVE ON CLEANING AND PRESSING At Riddick's duction neared the 500-a-month mark. All of these figures represent a new high in production. Gains were made in the production of medium bombers, fighters and transport planes. Mr. Nelson reported that the pro duction of munitions in March, 1943, showed an increase of 165 per cent, over March, 1942. These figures emphasize his conclu sion that the nation is nearinc "ton capacity" and that while production win increase in the next month or two, the chances are that peaks will be reached this summer. In fact. Secretary of the Navy Knox says that "peak production" in naval aircraft ana ship construction was reached in April. Armchair Experts Were Wrong A few months ago, the air was frequently filled with the lamenta tions of armchair strategists who de plored the Navy's failure to take ac tion against the Japaneses bases on Kiska and Attu. Reading the comment of manv ex perts and listening to the radio broadcasters convinced one that no body except the "experts" appreciat ed the danger of the Japanese threat. It appeared that the Navy had gone to sleep, leaving the Japanese alone as they developed the bases. The foolishness of this becomes apparent only in the month of May, when the Navy revealed that American soldiers occupied Amchitka on January 12th. This is an island of the Rat group of the Aleutians, only seventy miles from Kiska. It is also reported, that Adak, in the An dreanof, was occupied in October. Our expeditionary forces have built up military positions, including air fields, on the islands and are able to launch nunishinc raids on tho .Taiwn. ese bases. During the past two months, our airmen have bombed Kiska more than two hundred times, despite the bad weather and fogs. Sugar For Canning Rules Announced By Local Ration Board Detailed announcement of the pro cedure by which housewives will ob tain sugar for canning of this year's fruit crop was made today by E. Leigh Winslow, chairman of the Per quimans County War Price and Ra tioning Board. As previously announced, home canning sugar is going to be allotted on virtually the same hasis as last year- that nis, one pound for each four quarts (or eight pounds) of fin ished fruit, and bv esRentiallv th same procedure written application to the local board. A top limit of 25 nounrlR of sncflr Der Dereon ner vetvr in octnKKaliftH ? the new regulations. Mr. Winslow emphasized, however, that the 25 pound figure is a maximum, to be granted only in the relatively few cases where a large amount of fruit will be put up. Departing from last year's provis ions, any family under the new reg ulation can apply for sugar to put up jams, jellies, and preserves in amounts up to five pounds per person for this purpose. (Last year's pre serving allotment was one pound per person). However, any sugar ob tained for preserving purposes must be deducted from the total maximum of 25 pounds per person. BEECH SPRING CLUB MEETS The Beech Spring Home Demon stration Club met Tuesday afternoon, May 11th, with Mrs. W. J. Perry. The meeting was opened by singing "America," after which Mrs. Way land Howell gave the Scripture read ing and the Lord's Prayer was re peated. , Miss Maness gave an interesting talk and demonstration on the use of milk in the diet. During the dem onstration she prepared cheese fon due and five-minute cabbage, which were served with crackers, pickles and tea. Those present were Mesdames Jarvis Forehand, J. E. Boyce, Joseph Rogerson, W. J. Perry and Wayland Howell, Misses Frances Maness and Lillian Rea Perry. AAA Committees Will Handle Wheat For Feed In an effort to ease the current shortage of livestock and poultry feed, AAA committees in 40 North Carolina counties have obtained a total of 334 bins from the Commodity Credit Corporation for storage and handling of' federally owned feed wheat, according to H. A. Patten, State AAA executive assistant. More than 200 of these bins already are in operation and the others are being We are now operating our cleaning and pressing club on a cash and carry basis. Due to lack of sufficient help, we can no longer call for and deliver your clothes. However, we are offering our patrons a 23 per cent saving in cleaning and pressing through this plan. Bring your clothes to us for cleaning and pressing . . . we are maintaining our first class service, and all garments may be obtained within 24 hours. hbbke. clemms HERTFORD, N. C. "LEGENDS OF ICELAND," NEW ILLUSTRATED SERIES Witches who rode by night figure in the "Legends of Iceland." Read the stirring sagas of our Arctic out post by John Erskine, noted author, with illustrations by a famous artist. One of the many features in the Mav 30th issue of THE AMERICAN WEEKLY The Big Magazine Distributed With The BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN Ask Your Dealer To Reserve Your Copy c TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON, N. C. "WE HAVE THE SHOWS' FRIDAY, May 21 Tim Holt and Bonita Granville in "HITLER'S CHILDREN" SATURDAY, May 22 Johnny Mack Brown and Tex Ritter in "LITTLE JOE WRANGLER" SUNDAY, May 23 James Ellison and Lois Andrews in "DIXIE DUGAN" Monday-Tuesday, May 24-25 Deanna Durbin and Edmond O'Brien in THE AMAZING MRS. HOLIDAY' Wednesday, May 26 Double Feature 10c and 2c Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall in 'ALOMA OF THE SOUTH SEAS John Loder in "MYSTERIOUS DOCTOR" Thursday-Friday, May 27-28 Henry Fonda and Maureen O'Har in "THE IMMORTAL SERGEANT" Coming Three Hearts For Julia," "Cabin In The Sky," "Slightly Danger us," "Silver Skates," "Flight For Freedom," "The Moon Is Down," "Random Harrest." : erected. The bins, he said, are being made available to county committees by the CCC and will be used later in the year for storage of soybeans and grain and for other purposes. The bins will be supplied to any county need of farmers having no facilities for handling a carload or other large amounts of feed wheat, the AAA official said. "Handling of wheat by county committees, however, makes it possible for feeders to obtain wheat in small quantities and on short no committee upon application to the State AAA office. "Operation of these storage bins by county AAA committees fills a tice. The bins are manufactured at Try, North Carolina, and if shipped by rail must be accepted in carload lots of nine. Each bin has a capa city of 900 bushels." Since release by Congress of an additional 100,000,000 bushels of wheat for feed, a total of 150 car loads, or 300,000 bushels, has been r mam a ' j use Hjy&siy 666 TABLETS. SALVE. NOSE DROff ordered in North Carolina. The wheat is available in carload lots at a price of $1.08 per bushel for April delivery, but due to the acute feed situation, county committees and dealers are limited in the amounts they may have on hand. 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