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Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
BABSON Discusses Your Everyday Taxes

Federal Government and $3.50 to the State-a total
of $3.17 She had not bought what seemed to her,
or to any thinking person, single luxury. Small
potatoes? Multiply that amount by all other house
wives in the United States out on a normal morn
ing's activities and you will where the money
for social experiments is coming from,-Out OF your
own pockets
c. E. Glander (Ohio Tax Commissioners and Pres
of the NATL Assoc of Tax Administrators says that
in the past thirty years annual taxes in the U. S. A
have risen 1,50O@o Someone has estimated that
when a baby is born in the United States he
count on spending several thousand dollars in gaso-
line taxes alone before he dies. There are 200
separate taxes in the price of gasoline levied at
different stages of processing from the oil well to
the gas pump" according to the American PETROL
Institute.
WHERE is 1T GOING?
You can figure that you are working for at
least three months of every year for the Govern
ment not keeping a cent from your labors during
that period for living expenses. These taxes are
enough to support one government employee for
about every seven families in the u S. In the last
twenty years the population of the United States
has increased 219o. The Federal employee increase
has been 25086. 1t is your money which is being
spent on all security experiments" If you save
dollar for the future you have that dollar plus the
interest it earns ready and waiting for you when
you need it. But when you hand over dollar to
the Government in taxes, you have very little to
show for it.
national health program, for instance, would
call for almost many more Government employees
to operate it, and keep the records it would re-
qure doctors. Your doctors bills might be less;
but your taxes would be more. All these social
programs" mean higher taxes for you, both on in.
come directly and also on what you buy 1t is well
said that Government has nothing except what the
working taxpayer gives it," You are the working
taxpayer. What is your desire, to spend your Owr
money you see fit or to turn nearly one-third Of
it over, each year, to the government to spend
Upon your choice depends the freedom of the indi
vidual in this country
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

Mrs. Harry E. Lindall of Chicago,
ILL.,, was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
o. Roosa, last week.
Mrs. S. F. Sparklin and Mrs.
Clarence A. Layton of Wilmington
have been the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee L. Sparklin.
-
While there are many reports of
enormous catches of fish with the
rod and reel it still remains for
Master Jack West, a boy of eleven
years of Philadelphia, to carry off
the prize. He went out in a boat
with four other experts, the names
of whom we will withhold, and
when they came in from the fish
ing grounds and counted up, Mas
ter Jack had % speckled beauties
in the lot, being high catch, be-
sides having captured the largest
one, weighing five pounds and eight
ounces.
The Delaware Legislature will
hold it's biennial reunion at Oak
Orchard, Sussex County, this Fri
day and Saturday, and a large at
tendance of legislators and other
politicians is expected. A hotel has
been leased for the occasion. Up.
State members of the General AS
sembly will leave Wilmington via
the Delaware Railroad at 8:19 o.
clock Friday morning and th'
others will board the train at thu
stations nearest their homes. Gov
ernoE Townsend will join the par
| ty. Senators Asa Bennett ant
TholGlas F. Gormley and Represen
tatiWes ]. f. McNabb and J. d
War rington comprise the commit
tee on arrangements.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Thirty Years Ago 81 81 4is Fssfa o2d Ha GBfoBss 5bs RS

Miss Grace Clevenger and Miss
Matilda Welsh of Wilmington, are
visiting Assistant Postmaster and
Mrs. Wilbert M. Joseph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Davis,
Mark l.. Davis and wife and Rob-
ert H. Pierce and son Robert made
a trip up the Hudson River last
week and on their return spent a
few days at Atlantic City.
The basket department of the
Milford Lumber Company has been
closed on account of the failure
of the crop of peaches, tomatoes
and other vegetables. Many men,
women and boys are thrown out of
work. Every place is filled with
baskets, hampers and crates of all
sorts. The cessation of work will
mean a heavy loss to many workers
and merchants alike.
The storm of Wednesday was the
worst of many which have occur
red in Delaware this season. The
heavy rains were accompanied by
wind which approached a gale in
Milford, and in the rural districts
it whipped the trees almost bare oi
fruit. Peaches suffered the most
as they were at the ripening stage
just when it is most easy to dis
lodge them from the tree. Apples
suffered to almost half of theil
entire prospective crop, but thes'
will be largely salvaged and ship
ped, if the railroad can haul them
The embargo because of the strikes
has almost ruined the fruit grow
ers' business for the present sum
mer, as nothing could be shippe'
beyond New York City.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

baby oil (Fed. tax $.2O), and one medium sized jar
of hand lotion Fed. tax $bs). Any woman who
does all of her own housevTork will tell you that
the last mentioned item is no luxury.
EVERYONE PAYS THE SAME FEDERAL
SALES TAXES
Next, my friends wife paid two bills, one for
her husbands safe depoist box (Fed tax $1,000
where very few government bonds repose. AT the
telephone company where she paid her second bill,
there was Federal tax of $56 for local service
and equipment" another $38 on message units"
and another $.1S nearby toll call. The bill was
$782. $1.O7 of this amount went to the Govern
ment. That same morning she had the family car
filled with gas. This tax amounted to $.45 on 10
lon and the Fed. tax is $O1h. All these taxes are
in addition to the taxes the corporations (Which are
already taxed to the ,hilt) pay.
At nOon this young housewife, sick and tired
of Federal ad Stete taxes went to a restaurant for
lunch--one where she could get 1890 special" A
choice of beverage was included. She decided to
have tea-'icedsA When the bill came she found
that sc had be Ell added for the ice! The bill was
$1.1O She figured that having her tea iced had
cost her lie extra &c of that amount going straight
to the State G Government for the "old age" tax.
MULTIPLICATION
The aboFJe little story explains why this house
wife came home angry and resentful. She had turn
ed over ~ that morning S2.S1 in taxes to the
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

James Fitz Jerrols of Whining
ton spent Sunday with Mrs. Alonzo
Still.
Miss Blanche Foulk of Whining
ton spent the weekend with Miss
Laura Salevan.
Miss Naomi Thomas and Oscar
Thomas left Friday for an extend
ed visit with relatives in Franklin
City, Bishopville, Ocean City, Days
bOrO and Georgetown.
Major William E. Lank and Ma
ior James Cannon are home for g
twelve day leave of absence and
will report next week at Camp Dix
N. j., for final mastering out of the
United States Army. Sergeant.
Major Archie Lank arrived home
with his father last Saturday. He
is mustered out of the service.
10
John Paynter Frame Blackstone
son of former State Senator Will
liam F. Blackstone of Georgetown
has been recommended by Sena
tor Josiah o. Wolcott for appoint
ment to the Military Academy a
West Point. The young man, les!
than IS years old, graduated from
the Williamsport, Pa, High Schoo
in June, completing a two-yeal
course in one year. Prior to goinl
to Williamsport, where for the pas
few months he has been residing
with his brother-in-law, Rev. Da
vid Wilmot Gateson, the young mai
attended the Georgetown Higl
School. Young Blackstone wa
chosen from a large list in Della
ware seeking appointment, be
cause of the ability he has display
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Power Lobby

Right now, as this is written, the
private power lobby is sitting pref
ty, having won a signal victory
over the public power cooperatives
in SlaShing appropriations for trans
mission lines, particularly for the
southwest power administration ex-
pansion in Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri.
These projects were backed by the
National Rural Electric Coopera-
tive Association, which claims to
represent 10 million farm people in
AZ states.
The private power lobby lost its
initial fight when the house voted
some $20, 200, 900 for these projects.
The lobby won in the senate when
the senate appropriations commit
tee not only slashed the money
from the appropriations, but
ordered the Southwestern Power
Administration to sign contracts
with the private power companies
in these areas for transmission to
consumers.
It may be in the closing days Of
this session before the battle is
over. because the fight is scheduled
to come on the senate floor with the
public power advocates seeking to
put the money back into the interior
department appropriations.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
HOME M u
T0gUn i i!I..'SA 'SA~,@ Z
REPORTER - i
90 WASHINGTON = 20
Five Psresniers
ca WASHINGTON
q; 4 4 8 Il

AKOST EVERYTHING that hap
AVA pens in Washington during
these long summer dog days can
be viewed through the jaundiced
eye of politics =. of what it will
mean in votes next year.
Latest sensation is the so-called
''five percenteT scandal" There are
those who want to blow up this
five percent deal into another Tea
pot Dome on the eve of the 1850
elections. They want another con-
gressional investigation to be
dragged out as long as possible.
Insofar rs this reporter can
Judge, there is nothing here
that can be blown into the cate
CORY Of q scandal. There are
scores Of people whc have had
government jobs, who know
their way around Washington
in the huge and vast ramifica-
tiOns Of this government, who
are making = living telling 9TH
ers who come here, wanting to
sell TO the government, how to
60 about it. OF course there
may be some grafters who may
attempt TO trade on the fact
they know Harry" But these
are few and win be weeded out
anyway, for It is the "knOw-
how" rather than "influence"
which will keep these people in
business.
Here is how it works. Take, ;
big business on the scale Of us
Steel or International Harvester o
Edison Electric. This bushes
would have a large office with
highly paid staff with an unlimite
expense account to look after it
government contract work here i
Washington.
But a small business from s.
Louis, for instance, thinks it ha
something the government shoul
buy, whether it's an office desk c
a new gadget. So this firm sends
representative to Washington |
sell the government. He may be a
able man, but he's here two week
or a month before he establishe
the proper connection, only to fin
out the government isn't intereste
or that he should have gone to So
Francisco, or st. Louis or Chicas
where the contract for that con
modify is let. So the firm SpenC
a lot of useless money and winC
up right where it started. So Il
common practice has been to CO..
tact a representative in Washin
ton who is paid a retainer to il
form the small business concel
the how, where and when about II
commodity he has to sell. It's lii
having your own man on the jo
That's what a five percenter"
And Washington is full of ther
Lawyers who have had expel
ence in Government practicing b
fore the various government
agencies; business men who ha
had experience in government; c
reer men who have grown tired
government service setting up the
+ own shop, even newsmen who ha
run ''beats" in Washington I
many years have gone into t
business of Washington represe
) tative."
But It Is legitimate bushes:
and we don't believe the few
grafters who attempt to trade
$ on Influence" can blow it VI
into 3 prediction scandal
= even though some anti-admin
i istratiOn congressman want Il
try IL.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

GLOUCESTER, 9Gass., August
ia young friend of mine ar
rived home the other night to
find his wife on th4e warpath. She
had kept accoat, for the first
time, of every cent she had spent
that day on taxes. First she
went shopping for some of the
articles used in most homes as
regular necessities. She bought
small coptainer of deOderant
(Fed. tax S.OS), and one large
container (Fed. tax $.12). She
also bought one can of bay pow
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
RscsssiOn7>

When you read the statistics you
do wonder if the talk about a re-
cession is not for a purpose. People
have about $50 billion dollars in
their pockets; corporate profits are
at a new high; there are still more
people employed than in any year
except the peak of 1948.
The securities exchange COM
mission has just released fig
ures showing net working cap
ital of corporations increased
during the first quarter of 1919.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Half OF Mormons
Live In Utah

SALT LAKE CITY - (AP) -
The Latter day Saints (Mormon)
church lists membership of more
than 100000.
Slightly less than one-haff the to-
tai lives in Utah.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
HOW TAXES HAVE INCREASED

States, cities, and other local govern
ments have been searching franticaly for
new sources of revenue. The cost of road
building, fire protection, police service, and
all other functions has skyrocketed. Local
officials say, with considerable justice, that
the taxpayers demand good and expanding
services, but that they kick hard when taxes
are increased. It is something like the case
of the Irresistible force meeting the immov-
able object. And one, of the major reasons
for the difficulty is the extent to which the
Federal government has increased its share
of total national tax revenues. u. S. News
and Report recently published a revealing
graph to illustrate the trend. In 1910, the
Federal government took $5,600,000,0O0 in
taxes, and state and local bodies took $S,-
700,000,000. In other words, of every tax
dollar the taxpayer shelled out, the Federal
government received 80 cents and the other
governments got61 cents. Now, the Federal
government is taxing us to the tune of $780,
1O0000,000 year, while local governments
take S14, 800, 100000. Breaking this down,
at present the Federal government swallows
70 cents out of each tax dollar while the rest
of the governments get but 27 cents. The re-
suit is that local governments are moving
into tax fields now occupied by the Federal
government. Favorite old tax 'SourceS-in-
comes, sales, admissions, gross receipts, liq-
uOIy tOUdCCO, SdSOllHc, OtIlcIS- dIS OSlIlS IlC
hard Triple taxation is no longer any nov
city, In few places, residents actually pay
three separate income taxes-one to the Fed
eral government, one to the state, and third
to the city, This illustrates one very practi-
cal reason why Mr.. Truman's program has
met such hard going in Congress. In the
Senate, particularly, Democrats as well as
the Republican opposition show a growing
concern over the tax burden. 1t is estimated
that Mr. Truman's social security program
alone would add at least $12,000 100000 a
year, and possibly a good deal more, to the
cost of the Federal government. Secretary
Brannans farm price support plan-which,
incidentally, is viewed with deep suspicion
even by the farm organizations-would cost
another huge sum. And so, of course, would
the Presidents Federal power program
Congress is committed to enormous mill
tary budgets, and to continued heavy spend
ing for European aid. 1t must also provide
for the normal functions of the government
That is why more and more of its members
are viewing avoidable spending with colo
eye. 1t is also the reason why sentiment fol
putting into effect the Hoover Commission
recommendations is increasing.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
800
HEALTHY SIGN

The meat eating habits of the American
people were recently surveyed by bureau of
the u. S, Agricultural Research Administra-
ton. The surveys were conducted in SO
American cities in every part of the country,
and were confined to housekeeping families
of two or more persons. Total meat consump-
tion for the average family came to 1924
pounds week. Some of the families, of
course, ate less, while others ate more. Great
est consumption was in the case of beef
the average was slightly more than 80 lbs.
week. Pork was next on the list of favor
ties with about 2.9 pounds. Coming down to
specific cuts of meat, pot roasts and other
roasts appeared to lead in popularity. Ground
beef also won wide acceptance. The great
est favorites in pork were ham, bacon and
chops. This is a country of avid meat eaters.
The average family builds at least one meal
day. and often more, around meat. That
is situation in which taste, and sound die
tary habits coincide Current forecasts point
to an increase in meat production and the
meat supply That is literally a healthy sign.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
Singapore
Population Up

SINGAPORE - (AP) = The po-
pulation of this British colony in
creased to an estimated 961,S56 as
of the middle of 194S. This COM
pares with a population Of 9S8,079
in 1947.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19

England needs American food
and raw materials for which we
will not accept English pounds and
shillings but demand payment in
dollars. England's production costs
of manufactured commodities are
too high to enable her to compete
with American-produced commodi-
ties in America, and for which
we would pay in dollars IL we
bought. Because England Is not
selling for dollars she cannot buy
with dollars. That is the crisis
over which national and interna-
tional conferences have been held
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
SOME SPIES

The disclosure that number of foreign
officials who have been granted admission to
the United States had previous records as
intelligence agents or as Communist organi-
rational workers should not cause even a
ripple of surprise. Long before Communism
became factor in international affairs; a
diplomat used to be defined as a person who
was sent to spy on another country. 1t can
be taken for granted that anyone sent abroad
by Government behind the iron curtain is
at the very least a devoted Communist; and
the chances are that such emissaries will
engage In as much intelligence work as they
can get away with. Thus all of them are
IN some degree, security risks. The rene
dy lies, however, not as Senator McCarran
seems to suppose, in keeping them out of
this country but in keeping their conduct.
while they are here within proper bounds.
Milford chronicle., 1949-08-19
GOOD NEWS-RIITI


We have scored a small, but encouraging.
victory in the endless war against fire. Loss
for the first six months of the wear was al
most 10 per cent under the total for the same
period IN 1948. That is good news. Every
fire that is prevented means that the nation
saves jobs, materials, resources and other
tangible and intangible assets that would
otherwise be lost. And, far more important
still, it means saving in lives and iniuries
However, we have only begun to do the iob,
Despite the decline, the waste for the first
hall OF this year was nearly $3.50. 900 600.
The indirect waste-which cannot he mea.
ssured in terms of money-is estimated to
greatly exceed that figure. All in all. values
OF one kind or another totaling an inesti-
mable amount went up in smoke during that
brief span of time. Why did this waste oc-
cur? People were careless they took
chances with smoking materials. heating
plants, and other hazards, and thew lost
Communities failed to provide adequate fire
protection. Businessmen didn't trouble 10
educate their employees in the simple tech
niques that will prevent most fires before
they start. So it goes, down the sorry list of
failures. Let's really go after fire-and beat
it to the punch.
, 1949-06-09
Farewell Portv

A farewell party is being
given in honor of Miss Edith
Laloma tonight by Mrs. Alicia
Whitman and Mrs. Jean F. Nc
Kay, both are residents of
Alexander Hamilton Field.
Miss Laloma who recently
was given a position with the
Pan American World Always
will depart on June II for
Miami, Florida, where the Ex-
ecutive offices of the company
are located.
, 1949-06-09

authority and attributes inherent in
legislative bodies, and shall jointly
or separately have the power to in
stitute and conduct Investigations,
issue subpoenas to witnesses and
other parties concerned and admin
lister oaths .."
AS you see, gentlemen, the Organic
Act gives us the right and I feel that
the whole Council should go on an in
vestigation, SO it is my privilege to
ask my colleagues to see with us that
it is better to have the whole Council
make an investigation.
1st Member for Frederiksted Town
Neazer): MI. Chairman. / agree with
the last speaker that the Organic Act
gives the right to the whole Council
to make Investigations, but it also
states that Council may set up stand
, 1949-06-09
PUBLICATION

Pursuant to paragraph 2 of
the Charter of Foundation for
Merchant Wilhelm Smidt's Lee
gacy for assisting needy per-
sons in St. Croix, it is hereby
brought to public notice that
interest in the amount of $50
90 will be available for distri-
button on July l, 1949.
Applications containing the
requisite information and
duly certified should be for
Warded to the undersigned
not later than June II, 1949,
Government of the Virgin of
the United States
Christiansted, st. Croix, v. /.
May rs, 1949
HARRY E. TAYLOR
Administrator for st. Croix
, 1949-06-09
BRIDE OF

riage by her father, Joseph
the groom's bestman
was his stepfather, Leroy Hug
gins. Only relatives witnessed
the ceremony.
The young couple were for
mer classmates at the Chris
tiansted High School. A recep
ton was held at the home of
the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bauman.
, 1949-06-09
4 D V R It's {

ing committee. A committee can do
the ground work and bring in the
facts to Council. I still feel that a
committee of three members is more
suitable to make investigations and
therefore I will not support this re-
solution.
1st Member for Christiansted Town
Jacobs):. Mr.. Chairman. I beg to. diff
fer with the last speaker. Section 3
of the resolution says:
More accurate information, salts
factory evidence and impartial de-
cisions and recommendations can
and will be obtained, with harmony
among the members if these inves-
LEGATIONS be conducted by the Coun-
Gil exercising its rights in the Or
ganic Act than by a special CON-
mittee."
CTo be continued)
, 1949-06-09

In The District Court of the Virgin Islands Of the U.S..
Division of Saint croix at chrisiansted
Estate of Walter Rouse. Deceased) Probate No. 10 ls4s
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Hippolyte Brunstoff, having been appointed Administrator of the
Estate of Walter Rouse, Deceased, does hereby give notice to all per-
sons having claims against the said estate to present such claims
Within six C) months. Persons indebted to the said estate are like
wise requested to make payments within the said time to the Adj
sninistrator,. or his attorney.
Dated: June ], 1949.
WILLIAM F. MooRHEAD HippolYte Brunstoff
Attorney Administrator
In the District Court of the Virgin Islands of the United States,
Division of ST. Crox at ChristiansteG
In The Matter of the Estate of PROBATE NO. 8. Is4s
Allan G. Harris. Deceased Summary Administration
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Please take notice that an application for Summary Adm6nistra-
ton of the Estate of Allan G. Harris, deceased, has been made by his
surviving widow, Mrs. Sylvia G. Harris, and James Watson, guardian
of the minor children; Thelna D, Vurney M, and Morris D. Harris.
Any creditor having claim against the decedent shall file same in the
Court or with the undersigned within thirty C3O days from this date.
Dated: June I, 1949.
WILLIAM F. MOORFEAD
Attorney for Petitioners
, 1949-06-09
T TO CREDITORS

F.
Attorney for Petitioners
Montana labor news., 1949-05-19
Roster of Billings Unions

County Trades \ Labor As
sembly Meets Friday p M, Ill the
abor Temple. "a south 29th ST. 7. O
Box 1916. Robert West. pres Howard
Smith. vice pres Martha " Peterson.
rec secy Glenn iiallam, I'm secy FL
kl.pstein. sgt-at-afms. Frank Mayer.
George l.usl'e. ll.gh Mosier, trustees
Phone 2S3S
Carpenters Local No. il7a Rov rhomp-
son. pres E II Helterornn roc ;er
Meets lst and 30 TUESDAYS