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SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
BOWLING
TOURNAMENT
It'd Bits

This Is the first in a series OF
columns to let all of YOU in on the
facts of the coming tournament
The entrieS, have been received
from most Of tile active clubs
although several have failed to
give Us any information to their
intentions. namely Homestead
EllWood City and Farrell.
Our scheduling will be extend
ed a few more days realizing the
importance Of everyone i'll send
ing their best and in some cases
their only teams, but most i'm
portant to give as many clubs an
oppo1 tunity to join in on one OF
the finest times ever had.
The meals served Saturday
night will be especially timed tc
accommodate SO many as possible
with the added convenience OF
extended time to allow everyone
bowling late time to dress, rest q
while then come and eat and
dance to one of the finest bands
in Cleveland.
Sundays program will be ono
of long remembrance to all. As
to the song mentioned in the let
terS. every club will be asked tc
make with some form OF variety
number that they believe is diff
ferent in their own way of putt
ing it across. \ Cherished prize
will be awarded. Only your Co
operation will help lis make this
possible.
SaNoncllv,
East Bowling Committee.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
CLEVELAND EAST
NEWS
BY John and Mike,

Cleveland, O., Ian. 20 Last
Saturdays basketball game PROV
ed to be quite a thriller. \ swell
game was played by both teams
and with much effort and spirit
our bachelors came out on top 40
to IS. 1t feels good to taste a vic
tory again. doesn't it boys
Thanks go to Salem for bringing
down such swell crowd and a
bundle of thanks go to West for
that delicious meal and the grand
time that followed. I'm sure we
will remember it for quit a while
Does Canton really enjoy march,
ing up and down and around
those stairs:
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
VALENTINE PARTY
OF CLAVELAND WEST.

Another fine affair is being
planned for the Children mem
bcrs of Branch and 4. You are
all invited to attend a Valentine
Party on Friday, February 18th,
at the We,t Side Sachscnheim,
zo01 Denison Avenue, starting
at us, p. m. Admission is free.
We will again havcd movies
as the high-Iight of the program.
There will also be music and
dancing and refreshments. So
please arrange to attend this par
ty and again have Fun at your
Sachscnheim.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
AN INVITATION

MI members of the @. S. $. X.
|. Y. Branch No. 55 are cordially
invited to attend this years ban
quct. 1t will be held at the East
Side Sachsenhcim on Sunday, ia
nuary 10Th, at 5 80 p. m.
Your officers are trying hard to
plan good meal and an inter
estlng short program. Reserva-
tions must be turned in by Fri
day, Jan. Goth. II you did not re-
Ceivc your card please call Joe
Nonnerth at Liberty 1858 and
make YOUR reservation. We would
like to sec every member present
this year. The Committee.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26

early this year on half a dozen
proposals by tctal of 80 Senators
for strengthening the United Ma
tions or building regional or world
federations of governments. The
State Department has been asked
to submit a full report of it's views
on each of the proposals.
Several of these proposals are
concerned with elimination of the
L. n. Security Council veto. An
other, signed by 19 Senators, de-
c'ares that the goal of United
States Foreign policy should be to
seek development of the United
Nations into a world federation
empowered to enforce reace by
international law.
Senator O'Mahoney Cd. Wyo-
ming), Chairman of the Joint Con-
gresslonal Economic Committee has
announced four days of hearings
beginning January "a on the steel
price problem. Members of the in
dustrv and union officials will be
heard.
The first witness will be Ben
iamin F. Fairless, President of the
U. S. Steel Cooperation.
Senator Lucas, Majority Leader
of the Senate, has announced that
the President will submit ten or
twelve governmental reorganization
plans to the Senate for it's approx
al. Most of these, said the Senator
would follow recommendations
made by the Hoover Commission.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
ATTENTION.
y unior Members of Branch |.

You are hereby informed that
Sec'y. VIM. SChustcr of Branch |
has send to all members a double
card informing them that our
annual banquet is held on Feb
10 and all members are requested
to return one of the postcard in
forming the Secretary that he is
or is not attending the banquet.
If you did not receive that card
than call the Secretary VIM.
Schuster Florida 3ll0 and make
your reservation that way.
The Committee.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
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CLEVELAND WEST
NEWS

{ IeVcland, O.. Jan. 10 Huray'
" est played Canton last Satur-
day night. Both teams did the
the best basketball playing have
ever witnessed. The final score
rolled up to 600 in favor of
Canton. People were screaming
from the rafters. Won, What a
crowd. My muscles were aching
just from watching those fellas
tear up and down the floor.
After the game all OF Canton,
Last and Salem trOtted down to
" cNt'e club. From what | heard
everyone enjoyed the delicious
meal that Mrs. Roth, Mrs. Pc
tiers and Mrs. Lining prepared.
HoodneS>, what would we ever do
Wlthaut our wonderful mothers: !:
hanks from the bottom of our
hearts.
Then the music started, Was
not that band spectacular: |
think | saw every one dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Titsch were really
hopping. Even Mrs. Lining was
making out with Cantonite. -
Mr.. Depner. BY the way who is
the Pied Piper from Canton with
the chapeau; Being in the bar so
long. Dick and Warren looked
like two pillars. BY the happy
expressions on everyones face |
imagine all had a grand time.
To Salem
he game next Saturday will
start at . p. m. at the Franklin
\ MICA on West Sind and Frank
lln Ave. After the game we are
all going to the East Club where
the four OF us-East. Salem, Can
ton and West will be together
again. Heaven for bid Here is
hoping you bring a crowd.
We're still singing every Mon
day night and. are. having angood
time. Last week we ,'discussed
what is in store for our singing
groups for the T. S. ]. A. Con
cert that is to be held at West in
May. 1t sounds good Why don't
the East members come on over
and join in?
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
Dance! Dance!

February 10Th. the Nounss-
town Irs. are holding a Valentine
dance, which will also be the last
dance before Lenten begins. Ad-
mission is very reasonable. and a
good orchestra. has been booked
YOU know the! Saxon spjrit.gf MIG
cant miss having;;qa good time
when we get together. - ~.
May 9th has also been set aside
for our annual May Dance. Bill
DuBos and his orchestra has beer
booked. and all those who have
heard him, knows that he's good
Let's all attend this dance ant
make It a great success.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26

THE Supreme Court ruled on
L January 9th that a strictly
intra- state seller of natural gas is
subject to regulation by the Fed
eral Power Commission. The 5-2
majority stated that the East Ohio
Gas Company comes under Federal
authority because some $3.50 of the
gas it sells within Ohio comes from
out of state gas. producers. ,.
MANY letters are coming to
AvA Capitol Hill land my desk is
no eXception) urging the elimina-
ticn, or the reduction, of excise
taxes. BY way of general informa-
ton as to anticipated action: Six
bills were introduced in the House
Immediately upon the opening of
this session of the Congress-. Quite
the most carefully worked over and
inclusive bill was that introduced
by Representative Daniel Reed (R.
New York;.
These six bills added to those
already pending before the House
Ways and M ans Committee
brought the total to nearly IT'S.
Since then other such bills have
been added.
Prompt action on the part of the
Committee and prompt considera-
tion by the House is certainly due
those whose businesses are practic-
ally at standstill, awaiting some
action. -
A ANNOUNCEMENT has been
"A made in London of proposal
to dedicate a memorial chapel in
st. Paul's Cathedral to United
States servicemen.
The Memorial Chapel, when COM
pleted will be reached through
beautiful wrought-iron gates, dom
mated by 3 great windows en-
blazoned, it is hoped, by the insig-
MIA of the forty-eight states Of the
Union.
This might be fitting place for
the beautiful and historic seals,
once the ceiling Of the House
chamber, that have been rejected
by the Committee in charge Of the
rebuilding of this Chamber. Ger
tainly they would take with them a
tradition Of the freedom under law
for which these young Americans
gave their lives.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
Totals lS
CLEVELAND osr
Branch "a.

All members of branch 81 are
invited to attend the banquet on
Saturday evening February 4, at
East Side Sachsenheim. l4OU +.
55th St. Please make reservations
early and call the president.
Johanna Wolff, 10 2SIO or
Scc'y., Sophia Koch, MU. 4ll5
not later then january 2S, 1850
SO the committee can have time
to make arrangements.
Sophia Koch, Scc'y..
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
AMERICAN CANCER
SOCIETY LECTURE
Learn how You can guard your
self and your Familie against
Cancer!

Attend the free mass meeting
on Wednesday, Feb. |, at l 80
p. m. in Higbee's auditorium.
DR.. John H. Lazzari, we'll known
Cleveland surgeon, will talk on
"(1>li>er Detection for Every
body"
The meeting is being staged
by Cuyahoga Unit, American
Cancer Society.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26

u p w ! t n the
House which so
far meets Mon
days and Thurs
days, with COM
mittees getting
into full speed
ahead.
A S e n a t e
Foreign r e | a =
t i 0 n s Subcom-
mittee h e a d e d
by Senator Ell
bert d. Thomas
d., Utah) plans
to hold hearippS
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
ATTENTION.!
Members Branch | and 4.

The Juniors Committee, in an
effort to create some activity
among our children members
between the ages of II and 10.
arc cndeavoring to enter a boys
team in one of the Organized
Baseball Leagues in Cleveland
this summer. This is hard ball
and if any OF your sons, brothers
or Saxon friends arc interested
we would appreciate Your call
ing Frank Ham at Florida 3595
and give lis their name and age
When and if we get enough boys
together we will be able to deter
mine what Glass We can enter
and when the games will be play
ed, Come on, Fellas Let's play
ball
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26

Arc you end your relatives mem
oers VI the Sick BENEFIT Society
md Central Verband? II not, now
- the time to Join. For moro Infor
Llati0n call tho local representative.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
WEST SIDE CIVIC
COUNCIL AND
CO-SPONSORS
Present
FREE CONCERT
Cleveland's Women's Orchestra
Lyman Schandler, Conductor
assisted by

~ SAiONAL VI ~ d
&. Il. Montgomery, Music Director
Tuesday JANUARY 81 8 p. m
West High School Auditorium
This IS the first such program we have
undertaken and we are pleased TO an
noun"" the following organizations of
tn. near West Side as co-sponsors:
West Side Civic Council - r. w.
Schmidt, President
CudclI Arts & Crafts Center -
Mrs. Eleanor Gordon, Supervisor
West Technical High School - Mr.. G.
Tuck, Principal
West High Community Center
Mr.. ID. ID. Hicks, Director
West Side Community House -
Mr.. b. s. Houghton, Director
West High School -- Mr.. Edgar A.
Miller, Principal
VIM. Dean HowelIs Community Ccutc,
Mr.. VIM. J. Kral2y, Director
Clark Recreation Center = Mr.. Carl
F. Wittkc, Supervisor.
The Womon's Orchestra will present
two soloists that evening:
Louis Zimmerman - Harp
Phyllis Braun -- Dramatic Soprano
and will feature the works of Nicolai
Schubert, Ravcl, Verdi and Strauss.
This will be free concert made
possible by the Musicians Per
tormanCe Trust Fund und the
Cleveland Federation of Musi
clans.
Mrs. Bette Rusch in charge O.
uNher> provided by ro-sponsor,
OF the concert.
This will be an exceptionally
fine opportunity for West Slider.
to enjoy delightful evening o
music.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26

tournament notify MickeySchind-
Ter for your banquet reservation
by January u or %. Phone 81
5O3.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
This and That from WASHINGTON
BY Congressman Frances P. Bolton

THE Second session of the S1st
L Congress is on its way. The
Senate is in daily session catching
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
To Canton

Tomorrow night, Jan. Is, East
will play host to Canton at the
ToWne Club, 26l2 Prospect,Start
ing at ! p. m. After, the game our
january Frolic will follow, with
another great-get-together be-
tween Salem. West, Canton and
East at the East Side Sachen-
helm. Music will be furnished !,
by Dick HrOvat and his orchestra
starting at op. m. till ; All are
welcome, young and old.
Old Timers Game
The Old Timers game will be
played at the 'Iowne Club on Fc-
bruary II. For further informa-
ton get in touch with George or
John Schneider.
Our Bowling tournament is
drawing closer SO keep an eye
on this column for further details.
All members are. urged to attend
our few meetings before the tour
nament. ....
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26

Arc Jou ana your re.atlves mem
bers Of the Sick Benefit Society
sqd Central Verband? If not. nov
k the time to join. For more h.ror-
mstton call the local representative.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
Farrell VS.. Monaco
Farrell

Totals -. T. 8 81
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
Youngstown

Totals ... IS ; 80
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
Totals 2S
Canton

Totals .... Is lJ 81
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26
Played January "a
New Castle VS.. Youngstown

Totals .... Is ~ 50
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1950-01-26

- Please pdtrOniZe our al
vertisers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

The biggest private corporations
in the country are the life insurance
companies. But they deny they are a
monopoly.
They have accumulated the biggest
and most readily available source of
finance in the country.
The II largest U. S. insurance COM
panies have combined assets totaling
$40 billion.
No Registration
In recent years big manufacturing
industries and utilities have more and
more been turning to the insurance
companies for loans to finance their
operations. By direct dealing with the
insurance companies these concerns
can avoid the issuance of securities
for sale to the public and therefore
registration with the Securities Ex-
change Commission.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

A House Judiciary subcommittee
headed by Chairman Emanuel Celler
and set up to investigate monopoly,
has been inquiring into the growth
and operations of insurance compan-
les.
Rep. Celler is a longtime critic
of the insurance companies and their
directly negotiated loans to industry
and utility corporations.
In questioning before the sub-com-
mittee, Leroy A. Lincoln, president
of the worlds largest insurance COM
pany-Metropolit Life Insurance
Co. which has assets totaling approx
imately SO billion-admitted that in
1948 such investments reached 69.3
per cent of all investments. But he
denied the big insurance companies
were monopolies.
U. S. life insurance companies in
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04
80 OF FARMERS own 4I%6 OF IT, S. FARM LAND

Nearly fifth of the farmers have
less than 80 acres each. Another
fifth have 80 to 50 acres and about
fourth have 70 to 139 acres.
These figures are for the nation
as a whole, including cattle and sheep
ranches. They appear in land
ownership study just published by
the federal bureau of agricultural
economics. But even in the south,
which excludes the ranch country,
46% of the farm land is in holdings
of 1000 acres or more, and 1870 is
in holdings of $500 acres or more.
Ladder Not Strong
The socalled agricultural ladder,
by which men are supposed to climb
from farm hand to tenant to owner,
is shown by the study to be largely
folklore rather than fact. Fewer
Continued on Page Two)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

Only $50 of the farmers in the
USA own 1000 acres or more. But
the go that do have that much own
41d of all farm land in the nation
owned by individuals. The other
979S of the farmers, along with few
other occupational groups, have
among them the rest of the land that
individuals own.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

No wonder we say, "Buy Farmers
Union Insurance" and keep your dol
lars at home working for you.
Metropolitan Life alone is invest
ing billion dollars year or about
four million each business day in in
dustry and private utilities.-Na-
tional Union Farmer, Aug, 1949.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

creased their assets last year by SIS
billion. Their total assets now amount
to $3.50 billion.
The table shows the speed with
which total assets of American life
insurance companies have grown since
the turn of the century, roughly
doubling every decade::
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

however, they have themselves reached the conclu-
sion that this provision is of real Importance and
of very questionable advantage to the sharply de-
creasng number of co-operatives which qualify I'M
der it. The only real advantages afforded by this
exemption are: G) that interest preferred stock
is not taxed against cooperatves exempt under 101
2 but is taxed against all other co-operatives and
(2), far important that the procedures Of CO.
operatives employing 101 (12) are greatly simpl-
fled The rules all set out in the law By follow
ing them the farm co-ops must conduct their bust
ness virtually non-profit basis, in consideration
of which they are not taxed on profits The advice
of attorneys is rendered much less important
essary.
Nevertheless, many farm cooperative leaders
agree today that 1O1 2) just isn't worth all the mis-
it has caused, and hence would not
seriously object to it's repeal The greatest loss from
such repeal would be that it would represent re-
versal of congressional policy Of encouraging farm
ers to solve their problems by means of coop
eratives instead of depending upon the government
for their solution. And it is interesting to note that
those who cry the loudest for the repeal of 101 12
are also those who profess greatest opposition to
governmental action to protect agriculture against
the economic injustice that has plagued it through
the years.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

But if the check-wrting procedure is not gone
through with, and if the coop patron instead simply
authorizes the cooperative to pay him certificate
of ownership and thus to renvest his money in the
coop, then it is argued the cooperative should be
taxed on that money. To quote large midwestern
daily newspaper which has proved a relentless OPP
Continued Next Week
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

CO : patrons. They are liability, not asset,
O : cooperative. And yet the central and only
x tant issue between co-operatives and their op-
ponents is that of whether not patronage refunds
shall be taxed against co-operatves.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04
cO.OPS PAY #THEIR TAXES!

these laws regulations or court decisions do not ap
ply to co-operatives alone They apply to any bust
ness paying patronage refunds.
SO the charge that ''co-ops don't pay taxes be-
comes to the informed cooperative member a most
bewildering thing. He looks over the list of taxes
paid by his cooperative. He finds it has paid all
property taxes, sales taxes franchise taxes school
taxes county assessments state and county license
taxes vehicle taxes, social security taxes state and
federal income taxes-and all the rest of the taxes
levied generally upon business. He only
plain the oft repeated accusation that co-ops don't
pay taxes on one of two grounds Either it is made
in ignorance, in most it of u.s. else
it is another application of the admonition of a
tain erstWhe dictator that if you tell big enough
lie often enough it will eventually be believed
For the fact is that with this single exception of
101 (12) applying to dwindling minority of
eligible farmer co-operatives all co-operatves pay
all taxes under the law anyone else Is this
their fair share? Yes and then some. For coop
eratves are democratic businesses. lot of people
know all about them. They report fully on their in
ventories. Consequently, many local cooperative
pays total taxes than it's competitors per unit of
business volume despite the exclusion of patronage
refunds.
How About Non-Monetary Refunds?
The question that is being most frequently rails
ed at present is this: Shall co-Ops be taxed on pa
tronage refunds paid in form other than dollar
bills? Everyone including Fulton Lewis, the Chicago
Tribune and congressional opponents of co-opera-
tives-everyone that is except the NTEA-says that
if patronage refunds paid in cash they cannot in
justice be taxed against the cooperative 1t is
agreed that so long the money is paid out by the
if it is Immediately reinvested by
the patrons it is non-taXable So long the physi-
cal writing of two Blackstone by the coop to the
patron and another by the patron to the coop for
in stock-takes place, everything is all
light
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04
Rules Apply To All Business

With the exception of 101 (12), which even OPP
ponents of co-ops declare of consequence the In
terna Revenue Code contains no special reference to
co-operatves. The same law applies to all bust
nesses cooperatves and others alike. There are of
fetal regulations and court decisions in unbroken
succession which declare patronage refunds not sub
ect to tax in the hands of the paving business But
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-08-04

In the early stages of the controversy much was
made of the opportunity open to certain strictly reg
uated farmer co-operatives to apply for specific
emption from federal corporation income taxes un-
der the terms of Section 101 (12) of the Internal
Revenue Code. AS the National Tax Equality Asso-
citation and other forces opposed to co-operatives
have become better informed of the facts in the case