The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-09-24

lngton-Having completed
their unofficial summer recess,
most members of the senate and
house are now back in Washing
ton preparing to cast their votes
on taxes, on wage freezing, on
farm price sterilization and other
vital legislation.
Following the Presidents f'you
do it I will'' order in regard to
stabilizing wages and farm prices
in order to prevent further infla-
ton, both houses of congress are
showing how rapidly they can
come to an agreement when it
seems necessary. The President
gave them a deadline of October
l for handling this situation, and
it now seems quite definite that
by that date the President will
have final orders from congress
to freeze wages at what they were
this summer and to put parity
ceiling on farm prices.
The speed with which congress
has acted on this measure stands
out by contrast with the stalling
which they have done in regard
to the tax bill. It is argued that
in putting through the largest tax
bill in history much time must
be consumed to consider the argu-
ments of all interested groups, but
it is still the general opinion here
that a lot of the delay has been
caused by the desire of many
congressman to postpone final
action on taxes until after the
election.
Months ago the secretary of
treasury pleaded for immediate
action on taxes so that additional
funds could be collected this year,
but all talk of new taxes payable
this year has been abandoned.
Most of the more recent pressure
of the treasury department has
been concerned with insisting on
larger taxes than congress wanted
to enact. It is still questionable
whether tax measure will final
ly be passed before the election,
although some experts here think
it will be difficult for congress
to postpone final action for six
weeks more.
At any rate, the taxes to be
paid next year will undoubtedly
be staggering as compared with
other years and even those people
with very low incomes will be
required to share in taxes. If
the 5 per cent Victory tax goes
through, which is just a small
part of the present tax bill, every
one earning $12 a week or more
will have per cent deducted
from wages or salaries, part of
which will be considered taxes
and part a form of compulsory
saving, to be refunded after the
war.
AS the tax proposals stand at
present, a married man with two
children and an income of $4,000
will pay a tax of $65. If his in
come is $4,000, the tax will be
$163, if it is $4,000, the tax will
be $275, if $4,000 the tax will be
1923 and if $4,000 the tax will be
$807.
Congress also is expected with
in the next two months to be
asked to pass legislation for in
Quoting youths of 18 and 19 years
old into the armed services. Dis
cussing the future selective SER
vice situation, Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, national selective
service director, said, 1--WE can't
have a recess in the war until
people grow up to be drafted"
The young men haVe proved most
valuable to the army, particularly
in aviation, and it therefore seems
essential to our military leaders,
that they dip into the UNDERGO
group, since the young men in
their early 2Os are most all in
the armed forces already if they
are not exempt because of physl-
cal unfitness Or their necessity to
war production. J. ..!@-'
General Hershey also said that
married men with children would
probably be called for military
service next year. He pointed out
that although he has issued in
structions not break up homes
until necessary, there is no law
or regulation which prevents the
drafting of married men with
children. :.lx;slI49 XIV
Pointing out the speed with
which men are being modified
which is much faster than IN
the last war General Hershey
said that it may be necessary to
mobilize between 100000 and
100000 men. eve will have to
come to the realization" he said,
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