Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-11-02
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REPORT
WASHINGTON
Camp Polk Is Certified


efforts to get Camp Polk certified
as critical defense housing area
have borne fruit. Now that this
certification has been made, the
whole machinery for creating
more housing and controlling that
which already exists can 90 into
effect. This machinery, as esta5-
lished by the 82nd Congress in
July, is as follows: The Housing
and Home Finance Agency, in
conjunction with the Federal Re-
serve Board, is considering the
need of relaxing construction
credit controls in order that more
housing may be built in this area
/ have been reliably informed
such an order is in the making
and should be announced within
week to ten days. After Econ
omic Stabilizer Eric Johnston has
determined the relaxation of these
credit controls are sufficient to
help increase building, rent con-
trolls on existing housing may,
and probably will, be instituted.
With the Federal action, l be-
lieve the 37th Division of the Ohio
National Guard will have adequate
housing at fairer rentals when
they begin their active service in
January, or shortly thereafter.
Returned to Conference
A surprise coalition of Repub-
licans and Fair Deal Democrats
defeated the Revenue Bill of 1851
Many Republicans voted against
it to make an economy record for
the 1852 election, while the Fair
Deal Democrats, mostly from the
large cities, voted against it on
the claim that it protected the
large-more than the small-in-
come groups. / voted for the
bill because / felt there had to
be a tax increase and this seem
ed to me about as good COM
promise as could come out of
Committee. I did not like sever
al points, but / did not believe
it could be greatly improved by
sending it back to Committee. 1t
could easily be made less fair
One objection / had to the bill
was an amendment permitting
Indiana to get Social Security
funds in spite of their law which
makes relief rolls public. / did
not like this feature and have
explained my position in an ear
lier report. However, discretion
in this matter is left to the
States. No State need publicize
their relief rolls. There is nc
such thing as a fair tax bill that
everybody likes. A tax bill is ;
necessary evil Some features
are very hard to take. 1t seems
to me this bill has the minimum
Of Objectionable features for
tax increase measure. At least
that is the way it appeared to me
from here and that is why / voted
for it. l saw nothing heroic abou
passing bills to appropriate owe
S75 billions for defense and Gov
ernment operation and not pro
viding the tax money to pay i
with.
Administrator Confirmed
The Senate this week confirm
ed the nomination of Mr.. Telfort
Taylor as Administrator of th'
Small Defense Plants Corpora
ton. Now the Corporation Cal
be organized and put into full
swing. 1t is hoped it will succeed
in its major purpose of helpini
small business to remain in busl
: ness, prosper and receive a fai
share of the defense orders bein
made by the Government.
Railroad Retirement Amendmen
The Railroad Retirement Ac
of 1887, was amended by tn
House this week to increase tn
monthly benefits paid to retire
railroad employees. The bill pre-
$ vides for an immediate increas
. of 1870 for pensioners and ar
nuitants, 33 1870 for survivor
. of deceased workers and 25g
: in lump-sum survivorship. TIL
: bill as finally passed was a CON
! promise between views of tn
! numerous groups interested i
! this legislation. The House rea
lied the Importance of this que!
! ton and a resolution had ais
s been passed to establish a joir
! congressional committee to ful
ther study this question. Th
Railroad Retirement Fund
7 built up from contributions {
! both the railroads and the en-
. ployees.