The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-18

Simpler Tax But
Higher One Seems
Most Probable
BY Helen essary

WASHlNGTON-The tax bill pie.
ture. always muddy until the last
roll call in Congress, shapes up
something like this
The tax program will be simpll.
fed and the take will be incrcas.
ed-but far below the L. billion
asked by the Treasury. Just how
the simplifcation and increases
will be worked out is still ne
bilious matter. one thing appears
tertain. there will be no more
retroactive taxes unless the pay-ss-
you.go program should be repealed,
a far-fetched possibility.
The last word from the House
WAYS and Means Committee and
he Treasury made il almost def
mite there will be no tax bill FOR
1914 enacted by Jan. ]. Here are
some features that may be covered
by the legislation;
Possibly slight increases in In
dividual tax rates. Representative
Knudson. ranking minority mem
her OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee, opposes this.
2-Some increases in corporation
taxes. retaining the provision for
nost.war credits in the amount Of
all excess profits taxes over SO per
cent
Further increases in excise
taxes on tobacco, whiskey ct al.
4-Provision that taxpayers be
given an income tax credit for war
bond or postwar redemption bond
purchases. as an inducement for
them to lend more 10 the govern
ment.
5-A new tax combining the in
dividual normal income tax OF six
per cent and the victory tax, prob
ABLY by making a fiat rate Of 10
or II Ter cent for simplifcation
purposes. Also other smplitica-
lions in the filing of returns.
Confusion over the Sept Is filing
of estimated tax declarations has
increased the demand for simplif-
cation.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT is ca
nected 10 deliver another war ad-
dress 70 the ration within the neXT
few weeks.
The Preside chat has been des-
cribed as a second part to the
Presidents talk 10 the nation last
summer. just after the downfall OF
Premier Mussolini.
Much water has passed over the
dam Of history since then-and
the next week or so should see
more
A FEMININE CUSTOMER sp-
peared at a Distric Of Columbia
ration board and tried TO obtain six
new tires, to- hich the board said
no.
The assistant who refused the re-
quest pointed out that the govern
ment had rulel that FIVE tires are
enough for any automobile.
There was considerable discus.
sion. and finally the applicant dis
closed that the six new tires were
for the White House
That meant -. X
THE l0-YEAR-OLD BELIEF that
President Roosevelt's favorite bal
lad is Home on the Range is a
myth.
The President repeatedly detests
IN cowboy chant with which he
has been serenaded by hill.billy'
bands for decade.
Real lover OF the piece is Marvin
Mcintyre, personal secretary and
close friend OF the Chief Executive
Owl BOYS TOOK IT IN STRIDE
but they're still looking for the
note OF gratitude that was sIngu.
larly missing in a recent bit of serv-
ice for a southwestern congress
man
The congressman, 1t is told, call
cd in an Owl representative and
asked for help in obtaining some
factural material on progress of
the war. Between throsty
hrmphs'. he added that he
wouldn't mind il the material was
submitted in speech form. The Owl
man" caught on quickly. did not
mind turning out speech, but
curiosly asked why the material
was wanted.
The member explained that dur
ing the last war the congressman
from his district failed OF reelec-
ton because he did not keep his
constituents posted on war develop
ments
Owl produced the speech, was
pleased 10 note that il was used
several times and was played in
newspapers But one set OF news
clippings changed the Owl reac.
ton.
In news column next to one re.
porting the congressman's owl