The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1944 Page: 3 of 8
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TEXAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 18,
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Jobs and Taxes
America is going to need, many,
good steady jobs soon after tne war.
Plenty will be available, too, if busi-
ness holds up. With this hope in
mind, the U. S. Department of Com-
merce issued a book last year called
“Markets After the War,” to help the
Committee on Economic Develop-
ment measure the public’s post-war
needs. Some of the statements in
the book took on new color recently
from recommendations in the now-
famous Baruch Report.
One of the things proposed by Ber-
nard M. Baruch and John M. Han-
cock is that Congress get busy right
away and make a tax law to take
effect on “X-Day," the day Hitlerism
folds up. This law is to guarantee
lower taxes on business to relieve its
uncertainty. These are well-chosen
words admitting a harsh fact: If jobs
are going to be abundant, tax laws
must be changed.
Taxes Kill Jobs
More than two-thirds of this coun-
try’s factory output today consists
of war goods. Many manufacturers
are making absolutely nothing else
To meet war’s demands, factories
have expanded rapidly since Pearl
Harbor. What they did in pre-war
years is less than half of what they
are doing now. Under the law, most
of their volume classifies as “in-
crease” and most of their profits as
“excess” profits, taxed at 85 cents
on the dollar.
After the war, if the government’s
levy is still 85 per cent of all profits
above pre-war profits, manufactur
ers will have every reason to quit
pushing for increased production.
Here is the main reason: 85 per cent
from 100 per cent leaves 15 per cent,
and who will work twice as hard and
take twice as much risk if the law
lets him keep only $1.50 out of every
$10 honestly earned from the extra
work?
No Small Thing
A few cases of discouragement
wouldn’t matter but all of industry
is involved. Of course business can
slide down to its pre-war volume,
approximately where the tax on “ex-
cess profits” begins, but don’t forget
that America had eight million peo-
ple unemployed in the pre-war years.
If employment is to remain high, an
nual volume of business after the
war must exceed 1940’s volume and
this calls for a change in the tax law.
Look back at the Commerce De-
partment’s book for a moment. I
forecasts a post-war demand for au
tomobiles 100 per cent bigger than
the 1940 demand. Such a market, if
supplied, will make jobs all right and
help prosperity, but will it be sup-
plied? The automobile output in
1940 was about four million. Can
the automobile industry double it?
The answer is “Yes” under fair con-
ditions, but if the present tax law
remains unchanged for half a year,
it won’t be done.
A Ceiling on Work
The lowest tax a car manufacturer
has to pay is 40 per cent. That’s on
1940’s volume or less, so every $10
of profit on that much business
leaves him $6. This works okay on
the first four million cars but the tax
rate will be 85 per cent on the second
four million, i. e., on profits above
pre-war profits. On that part of the
Everybody was ready to hitch up
Old Beck and Kit and start the soil
rolling these pretty days. The wo-
men were also ready to put cabbage,
onion and other garden seed In the
ground, and most all planted pota-
toes.
Death visited in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Newt Cook on Thursday
and claimed their infant son, five
days old.
Everybody is invited to hear Rev.
W. E. Hawkins here Sunday, March
19. It is also our regular church
day by our pastor, Rev. B. F. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Jackson and
son of Chappell Hill, was a dinner
guest Sunday of her mother, Mrs.
Mable Woods.
John, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee
Thomas, has been brought to the
home of his aunt, Miss Bertha Thom-
as, from the Grant hospital, where
he underwent an operation two
weeks ago. He is doing as well as
can be expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Dawson and
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith visited
in Mt. Vernon Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Miner visit-
ed in Blossom Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Stout visit-
ed her mother, Mrs. Turnbow at
Catonville, over the week end.
Those visiting in the home of
Pete Bowman on Sunday were Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Williams of Paris
and Mrs. Effie Williams and Mr. and
Mrs. Melvin Williams of Paris.
Mrs. Janey Warner of Blossom
visited friends here Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Griffin of Blos-
som, visited her father, Wesley Hig-
night, Sunday.
Mrs. May Chumbley received
long distance call Friday from her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Wright of
Floydada.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Anderson
of Minter, visited Mr. and Mrs. Gar-
ney Weems Saturday and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bunk Bryant of
Blakney, visited Mr. and Mrs. W
W. Bryant Saturday and Sunday.
Alton Phillips of Negley, visited
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Chumbley dur-
ing the week end .
Miss Virgie Rawlinson has return-
ed to her home at Paris after a
week’s visit with her mother, Mrs.
J. O. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Van Deaver of
Minter, spent Saturday night with
her father, Buster Crews and family.
Mrs. Bill Young and children have
returned to their home at Milton
after a week’s stay in the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hig-
night, while Nancy, small daughter
of Mrs. Young was recovering from
pneumonia.
Charles, small son of Mrs. Johnnie
Dawson, who has been attending
school at Mt. Vernon, spent last
week at his home here.
Rabies Are More
Prevalent in Winter
Than Summer
there is still ample time for a victim
of his bite to be treated for rabies
prevention, but he cautioned that if ,'
the disease is found to be present in
_ the dog, the victim should begin
“Contrary to popular belief, rabies treatment without further delay,
is more prevalent in winter than in ~-~~
FURRING ENTERPRISE
the so-called days of summer,” says
Dr. Geo. W. Cox, State Health Of-
ficer. It was disclosed that in Feb-
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ruary the State Laboratory examin-! Pr*se follows the American flag,
ed 316 animal brains for the pres
ence of rabies, over thirty-seven per
cent of which tested positive.
“If all stray dogs were destroyed,
and all pets vaccinated for rabies, it
Witness the following letter, recent-
ly received by a Detroit man from
his soldier son stationed somewhere
in Australia.
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this justly feared fatal disease,” Dr.
Cox said.
The doctor stressed that all dogs
suspected of rabies be confined ten
days for observation to see if the
disease develops. If a dog sickens
and dies during the observation per-
iod, the head should be packed in
ice and sent to the State Health De-
partment for examination. Freezing
the brain, or killing the dog prema-
turely, or in such a manner as to in-
jure the brain may make correct la-
boratory findings uncertain, if not
impossible.
Dr. Cox declared that after a dog
is confined ten days and then killed,
after the war and going into busi-
ness. I’m planning on crossing kan-
garooes with raccoons and raising
fur coats with pockets.”—Wall Street
Journal.
OF COURSE NOT
The pompous individual had been
making dogmatic assertions all the
evening, and when the conversation
turned upon sleep, he remarked: “It’s
always best to lie on the right side."
“Ah!” returned one of his audi-
ence. “when you are on the right side,
it isn’t necessary to lie at all."—
Sheffield (Eng.) Weekly Telegraph.
job every $10 earned is worth $1.50.
And even that niggardly profit is
subject to income tax later.
With such a prospect of ruin in
sight, any business man would know
enough to buy tax-free government
bonds instead, that pay 2 per cent.
The bad feature is that buying gov-
ernment bonds does not create gov-
ernment jobs or build any cars. If
the excess profits tax do6s not end
with the war as Baruch suggests, de-
pression is right around the corner,
We will be fortunate if it is not a
revolution.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Monk spent
Sunday in the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Sparks at Clardy.
Mrs. J. W. Merritt has returned
home from Dallas, where she was
called to the bedside of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Willie McLemore.
Mr. and Mrs. Huddles Early have
gone to Corpus Christi, where he will
seek employment.
Wallace McDaniel of Paris, visit-
ed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Monk on Tuesday.
A dinner was given Sunday in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Phillips
in honor of Mrs. Phillips’ birthday.
Guests who called during the day
were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry E. King
of Washington, D. C., Mrs. Clay
King and daughter, Gladys of
Paris, Mrs. Lela Walker and son,
Paul Leland, Mr. and Mrs. Ray-
mond Bullington, all of Paris, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Hutchison, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Swint and daughter, Mrs.
Carl Ladd, Mrs. Bob Kinsey of De-
port, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bennett of
Independence, Mr. and Mrs. John
Willis Bennett and children, Mr. and
Mrs. Willis Skidmore and son, Hen-
ry of Blossom, George Legate, Mrs.
Everett Humphreys and son, John
Louis of Pattonville, Mr. and Mrs.
Sam Monk and son, Charles.
Farmers of this community are
making use of the pretty weather
we have been having this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Short and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Weaver at Hutsonville on Sunday.
Pvt. Jack Henry of Camp Wolters,
visited his wife, Mrs. Mary Nell
Henry, and other relatives here over
the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. John Talley of Dal-
las .visited their daughter, Mrs. Al-
len Tulley and other relatives here
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Meader and
daughters, Minnie May and Bettie
Fay, spent Sunday evening with Mr.
and Mrs. Willie Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. John Talley, Mrs.
Willie Henry, Mrs. Allen Tulley and
J. W. House made a business trip to
Paris Wednesday.
Doyal Meader was in bed with in-
fluenza last week.
i Sunday visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Payne were Mrs. Mary Miller
and two daughters, Miss Effie
Burks, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Dyer of
Sweetwater, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Duty, Mrs. Mattie Banks, Mrs. Lou-
ise Coe and son and Mrs. David Wil-
liams of Sulphur Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilmoth Franklin
and daughter of Texas City, are here
visiting her mother, Mrs. Belle
Swarts and family.
Mrs. Verlin Dale of Dallas, came
this week to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. W. Burks and her dau-
ghter, Sally Ann Dale.
Mrs. Jim Payne, Mrs. Lonzo Mit-
chell and Mrs. Monroe Elliott spent
last Wednesday with Mrs. R. D.
Crowston and baby.
Brigham Young was reputed to
have 19 wives and 57 children.
Just MEW SHIPMENT
CURLEE SUITS
for Spring
100 ; ALL WOOL
IN PRETTY
1944 PATTERNS
$29.75
$35.10
AND
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CLARKSVILLE
GOD—LIKENESS
In the juvenile section of a big
bookstore, a small girl was found
busying herself with a box of cray-
ons. A clerk uneasily asked the
child what she was about.
“I’m drawing a picture of God,”
was the surprising reply.
“But how do you know what God
looks like?”
“That,” said the little girl suc-
cinctly, “is why I am drawing Him.
I want to find out.”
Job
Prescription Filled
Over 15 Million Times
Recommended to do just two things:
relieve constipation and gas on the
stomach.
This successful prescription is now put
up under the name of ADLERIKA.
Get a bottle of Adlerika next time
you stop at your druggist’s and see
for yourself ho
how quickly gas is re-
lieved and gentle but thorough bowel
action follows. Good for old and young.
Cmt Adlerika from your druggiat today.
CITY DRUG STORE and
CRESCENT DRUG STORE
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FARMERS ARE IN
The Front Lines
And “Food For Freedorh” is their battle cry! Sec-
retary Wickard’s call for greater production in ’44 was the
marching order for every man, woman and child on Am-
erica’s farms. Farmers of this section — together with
farmers the land over—are preparing to go over the top
this year in the greatest Spring offensive the world has
ever seen.
Their goal is to produce every vital food and fiber
needed by America and our allies to smash this thing
through. The Deport State Bank is proud to march along
with them . . , to make available the funds they need
for farm improvements and repairs ... to give friendly
help and advice on business management. Let us help
you to “beat the promise” in 1944!
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The Deport Times (Deport, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 16, 1944, newspaper, March 16, 1944; Deport, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth901980/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Red River County Public Library.