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"The DSS Lafayette formerly the French luxury liner Normandic will once again sail the seas despite
the devastating- fire of February 9 1941 which swept through her and the 100000 tons of water which were
poured into her hull sending her crashing to the bottom of the Hudson river. A corps of 70 divers and 700 work-
men have her rapidly on the way up in the final stages of the second tremendous naval salvage operation of
recent weeks. The other record setting ship raising and refitting was at Pearl Harbor. Left: The Nor-
mandic just after she rolled over. Despite the intense fire and the hundreds of workmen aboard only one life
was lost. Right: It has been necessary to paint new numbers on this measuring tape to keep pace with the
rapid rise of the ship.
Stilwell Naps While Flying Over Himalayas
A veteran of many flights over "The Ilump" military slang for the Himalayan mountains Lieut. Gen.
Joseph Stilwell commander of the United States forces in the China India and Burma theaters of warfare
naps on his rubber mattress left while making the trip. Upper right: General Stilwell carrying his own
duffle bag chats with Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault commander of the 14th Air Force in China and former lead-
er of the "Flying Tigers" pioneer American air fighters in this sector. Bottom right: Stilwell studies requests
for supplies while flying to the next point on a tour of the basejs of the vast area which he commands.
Making Gasoline From Coal
Dr. R. It. Sayers director of the national bureau of mines turns a
spigot and out pours gasoline which shortly before was lumps of coal.
Watching the demonstration in Pittsburgh are members of the senate-
house subcommittee on war materials.
Allied Bombing Victims Receiving Aid
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yictlma of Allied bombings over Lo Crciisot France are shown re-
ceiving fpod and clothing according to a French caption in a Nail-con-'trailed
magazine. The bombing referred to apparently was the second
attack by the Allies on the huge Schneider works one of the biggest war
plants 'in Europe where munitions have been turned out fpr Germany.
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New Type Litter
One or two men can carry a
casualty with this new type of litter
which is pictured adjusted for a two-
man carry. Designed by Lieut. Col.
S. II. Bingham it is said to ease
the strain on both hearers and the
casualty. Movement over narrow
tracks through jungles or moun-
tain trails is made much easier with
the new Utter.
Peace by Nov. 1944
"The war will be over before it
is time to think of the next presi-
dential election" Thus spoke Jim
Farley In Seattle where he was pic-
tured with his son Jim Jr.
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Many Tax Laws Suggested
To Get 'Nervous Dollars'
Compulsory Savings Personal Excess Income
Tax Spending Levy Found Unpopular or
Unwieldy; Orthodox Bill Seen.
By BAUKHAGE
News Analyst and Commentator.
'YOUR TAX- AND BOND-DOLLAR
HOW THE GOVERNMENT SPENDS IT
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commodities lor export and miscellaneous expenses.
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Washington D. C.
rAs far back as biblical days 'the
tax collector was an unpopular per-
son. Today you don't see the tax col-
lector but you know who writes the
tax laws and the folks who do (con-
gress) lead a most unhappy life
especially in an election year such
as we are approaching.
The complicated problem they
face can be simply statedthink it
over and figure out what you would
do if you had to write a tax lawv
The problem is this: how to collect
the most dollarsand lose the least
votes.
Soak the rich?. Well they have
$he money and it hurts them the
least but unfortunately there are
not enough of them to soak. It is
too bad because they are so few in
number that their votes don't mat
ter so much. (Only 46949 people or
approximately one eight-hundredth
of those with incomes earn over $10-
000 a year.) '
Tax the. rest?' That will bring in
the biggest total but they are the
ones with the votes.
The President says we need 100
billion dollars to run the war this
year. The treasury says that out of
every dollar collected 90 cents goes
to pay the war bills.
So there hove been a number of
schemes concocted which are aimed
at getting the nervous dollars the
ones most likely to create inflation.
Presumably they are the dollars that
belong to the people who are now
getting a lot more money than they
did beiore the war. It would be just
to take the "excess profits" to pay
for the war especially because the
people who are getting a lot more
than they are used to are the ones
who spend 'most freely.
So compulsory savings has been
suggested. That is making Uncle
Sam collect a part of everybody's
income' which would be returned
after the war. Then there is a
scheme to tax spending. In other
words tax the dollars which are
spent on extras dollars that get
back into circulation and push up the
inflation spiral. Not the dollars that
go into homes or life insurance or
paying old debts but the dollars
that romp off for more clothes than
you need to wear more food and
more gadgets than you ought to get
along with in wartime.
Then there is another tax the
personal excess income tax.
That is a tax on the amount of
money that you are receiving now
that you weren't receiving before
the war.
Lacking Popularity"-
None of these methods is popular.
There is a sentimental objection to
compulsory savings. It smacks ac-
cording to its opponents too much
of totalitarianism of an interfer-
ence with the individual's personal
BRIEFS
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department nas announce.
The British radio in a French-
language youth hour broadcast to
the continent declared: "Young
men gain time If you avoid going
to Germany today' perhaps you will
never have to go."
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habits. The President is opposed to
it and his wife agrees with him
the treasury is opposed to it.
The spending tax is said to be too
complicated and likewise appears to
be unpopular with the treasury.
Then there is this personal excess
income tax of which you will soon
be hearing more. The chief objec-
tion to that tax seems to be that it
is too hard to work" out; that it is
too hard to make it just and fair.
:gven the Nazis who tried it gave it
.in r.ftn rtTs.4 ..Ariz's tftol
When the personal excess income
tax comes up you will hear many
arguments against it. Like many of
these other "unorthodox" .methods
it requires the establishment of what
is called a "base period" to estab-
lish a comparison. That is some
period of time during which the
amount earned by the individual is
taken as a base. Then what he is
making now is compared with that
"base" and the difference taxed.
But that is a pretty hard thing to
work out because so many adjust
ments would have to be made for
special cases that the government
would never be able to examine each
case and pass on it fairly.
Take the young doctor. The year
before the war he may have been
graduated from medical school.
Probably he had little or no income
then. Then he begins to practice
and in wartime doctors are in de-
mand. He may have mdde a fair
income this year. Would it be fair
to tax the "excess" if it were the dif-
ference between this year's earnings
and the "base period" when he was
earning nothing at all?
Too Many Inequities
Then there are many men who
are getting more money now be-
cause they work longer hours or
have received just and deserved pro-
motionsall these things immedi
ately come into the picture when you
begin to straighten out the inequi-
ties when you really try to tax a
just percentage of a man's income.
And so the predictions which are
being made in Washington now are
that the next tax bill will be a pretty
"orthodox" affair it will simply
have about the same land of exemp-
tions a little higher percentage tax
and will be rushed through at the
last minute after as many members
of congress have objected to the
clauses which they think will be un-
popular with their constituents. The
government needs the money and
needs it quickly. The people don't
want to be taxed any more than
can be helped and the congressmen
will lean over backwards trying to
please the people.
Meanwhile the treasury tells us
that most of the money which is be-
ing earned due to the great in-
crease in production caused by the
war is going to people whose in-
comes are less than $fj000 a year
seven-eighths of it. So at least seven-
eighths of the taxes ought to come
from that group.
by Baukhage
The Nazi ministry of propaganda
has ordered all literature about Be-
nito Mussolini withdrawn from Ger-
man libraries and bookshops espe-
cially those drawing a parallel be-
tween him and Adolf Hitler the Rus-
sian Tass news agency said in quot-
ing a report from Berlin reaching
Geneva. The parallel did exceeding-
ly little to help the cause of Hitler
in his countrymen's eyes.
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Air Speed by Knots
The air - speed indicators in
many navy planes show tho rate
of velocity in knots instead of
statute miles per hour.
IRRITATIONS OF
EXTERNAL CAUSE
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miseries with simple' homo treatment.
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Money-back guarantee t3T Vital in
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The TROWEL SWAT is the handi-
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some flics while victory gardening.
Tint allow fly to rest on hubby's
self then swing trowel in an osten-
sibly devastating manner at the
perched pest. Results arc stunning
causing swollen muscles and marital
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Ford, Robert C. The Bartlett Tribune and News (Bartlett, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 50, Ed. 1, Friday, August 27, 1943, newspaper, August 27, 1943; Bartlett, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth76795/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bartlett Activities Center and the Historical Society of Bartlett.