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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
May Find 20 Million
Farmers This Fall

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The regu-
lar 5-year farm census this fall is
likely to find that fewer than 49,
100000 people are living there. This
would be more than a million fewer
than in 1850
Every farmer in 5000 counties will
be asked about 100 questions. The
Commerce Department will mail out
missionaries, then crew of 10000
census takers will follow up. They'll
ask age, size of farm, number of live
stock, and list all kinds of equipment
from gasoline motors to TV sets.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
Conclusion-Part III
GAS TAX is IDEAL AS USE TAX
ON LIGHT VEHICLES

Returning to consideration of the
weight-mile tax, it is interesting to
note that the principles involved here
in are not new in the field of motor
vehicle taxation, but have long been
recognized and universally accepted
in the gasoline tax which Oregon pio-
neered in 1919. For automobiles and
other vehicles in this basic class, the
fuel tax offers an ideal means of
applying the use tax. This is true
for the reason that all vehicles in
this class are of the same general
size and weight, operate as individual
units, consume the same type of fuel,
and operate with the same general
degree of efficiency. In this case, the
rate per mile is fixed by the amount
of gasoline tax and the mileage trav-
eled determines the fuel consumed
and the total tax paid. However, in
the case of heavy motor transport,
the fuel tax as a means of applying
a use tax is completely unsuitable,
for the following reasons:
ID Differentials in efficiency be-
tween gasoline and diesel fuels result
in different use payments for We
hisles of the same size and weight
class. Attempts have been made to
reconcile this difference in some
states, but the results have been in
conclusive at best due to the many
yariables present.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
LEAST SUBSIDY FOR Farmers

order of President Eisenhower a 25-
year contract with the Atomic En-
ergy Commission, despite the opposi-
ton of majority of Acc Commits
sionerS.
Under this order, Dixon-Yates
will invest only 5.3 millions cash,
be guaranteed a 9 per cent return
by Uncle Sam; will own the plant
at the end of IS years; and will get
the benefit of an annual 80 mill
lion over-charge made up by the
taxpayers for the difference be-
tween what they would have to
pay IVA instead of Dixon-Yates.
This was why Representative Chef
Holifield, of California, a member
of the congressional Committee on
Atomic Energy, calls this not creep
ing socialism" but ''galloping Federal
favoritism."
In contrast the farmer is guaran-
teed no 8 per cent return on his in
vestment. He has been guaranteed
80 per cent of the price paid during
a cross-section average of previous
years.
MORE GRAVY
Here are some of the other sub
sides to business to which the
United States budget refers when
it shows that business annually gets
about twice the subsidy given to
farmers:
Certain airlines get between $40
million and sos million annually for
carrying the mail. On top of this the
taxpayers have paid for radar, light
ing beacons and other safety aids for
the airlines totaling $21,361, 040 in
1851, $13,0O7,O35 in 1852, and 81
million in 1853. Taxpayers also paid
S73, 931,733 for personnel to operate
these safety aids in 1851, plus $780,
i84,761 in 1852, plus about S105
million in 1858. In addition, another
s37 million and SIG million went for
and construction work at
.irports in 1951-52 and another S19,-
$4,000 in 1853.
The shipping companies also get
IN average of around $50 million a
rear in subsidies to operate their yes
els; the United States Lines got
subsidy of $18,225, 200,
Dlus a national defense subsidy of
,24, 061, 900 for building the steam
hip United States; while the Grace
lines and Moore-McCormack are be-
ng voted subsidies for four new yes
els by the current Congress.
These vessels will be turned over
o the United States in time of war
nd this subsidy policy may be wise
ne. Also, it is important to keep
United States airlines operating
round the world. But likewise, the
american farmer has to feed good
art of the world in case of war and
e, like the shipping and airplane
can't contract and expand
is economy for peace or wars with
ut facing economic chaos.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
BOTH SHOULD PAY
SAME HIGHWAY TAX

(2) The operation of combinations
(truck and trailer or truck and semi
trailer) has become prevalent, in
which case no fuel tax is paid on the
use made by the towed vehicles and
the fuel consumed by the tractor is
not increased proportionately 1t is
obvious that a truck and trailer of
like weight are two vehicles in their
effect upon the highways; and it ap-
pears reasonable that an operator
with two vehicles, one of which has
no engine, should pay the same high
way tax as another operator with
two self-powered vehicles of like
weight.
Furthermore, in the case of COM
binations, the fact that the two We
hicles are habitually hooked to-
gether actually creates an addi-
tional cost demand with respect to
geometric features of design over
and above that required for in
dividual units, due to the increased
requirements for passing distance,
sight distance, ct cetera.
81 Trucks using the highways of
one state may operate primarily or
entirely on fuel purchased in other
states, resulting in little or no pay
ment of use tax to the state concern
ed.
az The advent of new fuels such
as butane, propane, ct cetera, each
with different characteristics, and
the development of new types of
power plants, introduce variables of
indeterminate magnitude.
Therefore, it is clear that consump-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
BY DREW PEARSON
In WASHINGTON POST,

In WASHINGTON POST,
Few people have ever seen the
budget of the United States. Some
people think it's merely an etherea
set of figures that Congress debates
about every year. Actually, however
it's about the size of a New Yorl
phone book and just about as dull
The last few pages, however, art
extremely significant and ought to bt
paraded on the Senate floor during
the debate on so-called farm subsi
dies.
For these figures show the amount
of subsidies paid to farmers, veterans
businessmen and others. Highest sub
sidy, of course, is listed as paid tC
veterans in the form of bonuses anC
disqualification, totaling $4,214, 000,-
600 in 1853.
What may surprise some people,
however, is that the subsidy paid to
businessmen is about twice as much
as that paid to farmers. Farmers
got $523 million for soil conserva-
ton, price supports, and other Gov
eminent help in 1858; whereas
businessmen got $1.216, 100000.
This aid to business, incidentally,
was not to small-business men. 1t was
to upper-bracket business which has
yelled so loud about creeping social
ism yet spent so much money lobbying
Congress into voting more money for
galloping favoritism.
They include helpless little groups
like the United States Steel Corp,
the big utility companies, and some
of the big shipping companies.
HUMPHREYS SUBSIDY
Here, for instance, are some of the
subsidies big business has been able
to obtain-in contrast to farmers
price supports:
The NJ. A. Hanna Co., one of the
biggest iron and steel holding COM
panies in the United States, largely
owned and operated by George Hum
phrey before he became Secretary of
the Treasury, got more than $22 mil
lion in tax subsidies just few weeks
before he entered the Cabinet. The
Hanna Coal Ore Co., one of his sub
sides, got rs per cent depreciation
on an S11,345,O00 iron-ore invest
ment in Minnesota and another 70
per cent tax write-off on a S22 mil
lion nickel plant in Oregon. The 2
plants were permitted to depreciate
70 to rs per cent of their value in
) years instead of about % years.
These tax writeoffs were rushed |
through during the last few weeks
of the Truman administration so
company would not be
by asking for them when
he became Secretary Of the Treasury
later.
Today the new tax bill gives the
same kind Of quick depreciation tax
to other types of big bust
ness, and Randolph Paul, former
general counsel of the Treasury and |
author of Taxation in the United |
States, has told congressman this tax
subsidy will cost the public $40 bill
ion in the next II years. In contrast,
when a farmer builds barn he gets
no tax writeoff, but must spread his
over a period of about
30 years.
UTILITY SUBSIDIES
The big utility companies spend an
average of half million dollars a
year on their lobby to influence Con-
yress. At least that's the amount they
register officially with Congress. To-
lay this appears to be reaping divi-
bends. One utility company, Dixon
Yates, has just put across by special
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06

In 1910, there were 80 million
people living on farms. In 1920, 31H
million. In 1880, 291a million. In
1910, 29 million. In 1850, 24.3 mil
lion.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
By r. H. BALDOCK

Oregon State Highway Engineer
presented before Western Interstate
Committee on Highway Policy Prob
lens, Council of State Governments
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
The Case For the Weight-Mlle lax

through audit. For the sake of argu-
ment, we may concede this to be true
in isolated instances, but such losses
are negligible with respect to the
total tax return.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
LOCAL OPERATORS GET THE
FULL TREATMENT"
UNDER GVW

extreme SITUATION, OF course, DuL IL
illustrates a condition which is pres
ent to a more of less degree in every
such case. Actually, the revenue out
look of the state in question is not
barren, due to the fact that the local
truckers, the log and lumber haulers
and interstate operators who serve
the many isolated communities which
are not reached by any other means
Of transportation and on whom the
economy of the state is dependent,
get the full tax treatment. They must
carry burden equal to and, in some
cases, greater than the long-haul OPP
orators who are in the business of
competitive transportation. | submit
that this is neither equitable nor de
sirable.
Having considered certain control
ling factors affecting the taxation
of heavy motor transport, together
with the shortcomings of the fuel tax
and the registration fee as a means
of applying such a tax, we may turn
again to the weight-mile tax.
In summary:
Cd The weight-mile tax is di
rectly related to the cost of pro-
viding facilities for each class of
vehicles and, therefore, is in keep
ing with the primary objective of
highway tax.
CD 1t may be adjusted to return
the required revenue and still re-
tain the economic balance among
wide variety of operations.
CD 1t is fair and equitable, in
that it is paid in direct proportion
to the use which is made of the
facilities and all vehicles in each
class pay the same tax per mile.
(4) 1t may be administered with
reasonable efficiency. The cost of
collection has averaged approx
mately AZ per cent of the gross
revenue for the past several years
in Oregon, and losses have been
negligible.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
EVASION MADE POSSIBLE
BY RECIPROCITY

On the other hand, it is interesting
TO examine the sitution existing with
the simple" tax structure consisting
of a fuel tax and a relatively large
registration fee Evasion is said to be
impossible under this plan. Let us con-
slider the case of an interstate opera
tor who owns three trucks and oper-
ates them in three states, with a
modest total annual mileage of 10000
miles per truck distributed equally
among the three states. If we view
this situation from the position of any
one of the states, we observe a condi-
ton where three trucks average 20
600 miles each on the highways of the
state. However, under reciprocity
agreements such as those now in eff
feet in Oregon, only one of these
trucks would be licensed in this state,
and the other two trucks would be
paying no registration fees for mile
age as great as or greater than the
average obtained by intrastate opera
tors.
However, there is still the fuel
tax" we say But upon closer inspec-
ton we find that the fuel tax rates
in the adjoining state are lower, so it
is quite likely that fuel will be pur-
chased to the maximum extent pos
sible in the other state, leaving little
or no tax payments to the state in
question. Those seeking simplicity
should be overioyed with a situation
such as this, where the problem has
been reduced to its most simplified
form-no tax! Here, we find a major
omission in place of a minor evasion.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06
UTILITY SUBSIDIES

The big utility companies spend an
average of half a million dollars a
year on their lobby to influence Con-
gress. At least that's the amount they
register officially with Congress. To-
day this appears to be reaping divi-
dends. One utility company, Dixon
Yates, has just put across by special
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06

total tax return.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1954-08-06

YariabIes present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

GOLDEN WEDDING - MIR.
and Mrs. william III. Howard
of 1112 North Kennebec
street, Arlington, recently
celebrated their seth wedding
anniversary ut the home Of
. daughter, Mrs. Joe Bolinger
Of Franconia, Va. The How
ards have 8 sons, 6 daughters.
% grandchildren and 6 great
grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Eisenhower Wartime 'Coptor'
NowIs Mr.. Young Republican
Lowmoker. in OsS,
Discovered Skorzeny
Plot on General
By Dovid Bornett

Stuyvesant Wainwright il.
sometimes called Mr.. Young Re-
publican" Is an energetic. hand
some freshman Congressman who
was responsible for Dwight D.
Eisenhower's terrible" three
days In forced confinement.
President Eisenhower has
never held it against the Con-
gresham from New York's 1st
District.
And Mr.. Wainwright developed
such a strong political ''ro-
nance" with the President that.
last year. the Representative put
his infant political career on the
line by publicly calling some
q. O. p. old-timerS q ''back-
ward and reactionary gang" for
delaying the Presidents program.
Discovers Skorxcny Plot.
The confinement incident hap
pened while Mr.. Wainwright was
commanding ofiicer of the OSS
unit attached to the 1st Army
during World War us Battle Of
the Bulge.
During that desperate bid to
stem the Allied drive the Ger
i mans sent agents In United
States Army uniforms through
the American lines. Behind the
operation was Otto Skorzeny,
Hitler's daring expert in behind
the-lines rescues and assassina-
| lions.
1.-THE first Of these Germans
captured" Mr.. Wainwright re-
lates. "was q captain by the name
of Schmidt, who was later shot.
He told us Skorzeny himself
was coming through the lines
dressed as an American briga-
der general in an attempt to
bump of Ike. We relayed word
to Ike's headquarters and the
general was locked up, much
against his will, for three days
to make sure Skorzeny didn't
get to hip."
Hitler's elite guard leader
never came through.
cit was the first time, appar-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
1oO Apprentices Get
Approval 10 Enter
District Labor Market

The District Apprenticeship
Council gave It's stamp Of APP
prevail to $50 graduate appren-
tees during the past year.
Director Gino J. SINH reported
yesterday that this number Of
trainees received certificates Of
completion Of training. making
them qualified journeymen
available to the local labor mar
ket.
In the fiscal year ended In
July. 949 new apprentices were
registered by employers and
unions. including $40 veterans OF
the Korean war and disabled vet
Grams of World War II. Mr..
Sini added.
Another 562 registrations were
cancelled, however. either be-
cause Of natural aptitude, inter-
est or characterization or mis-
conduct.
A. total Of 6,3SS apprentices
have been registered since 1910
when registration was inaugu-
rated.
Carpenters. bricklayers, cleo
tricians. printers and plumbers
were the most numerous among
the apprentices completing
training as Of June 30.
The District has more reg
istered apprentices than q
States, Mr.. SINH reported.
More than 600 Korean veter-
ans and high school graduate.
sought council help on appren.
ticeship openings during the ifs.
cal year. Mr.. SINH reported 9
decline in the number Of open.
ings reported by employers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22

entity. that skorzeny lost his
nerve" Mr.. wainwright says.
When the S3-year-old Con-
gresham first came to Wash
ington to take his seat, almost
two years ago, he recalled the
incident to, the President. AS
Mr.. Wainwright remembers 1t,
this was roughly the conversa-
ton:
The President said the three
days had been terrible, mis-
cradle" Those responsible for
his personal safety wouldn't let
him move out of his "jail" for
a second.
President Learns Who Did 1t.
Had the President ever found
out who was responsible for his
confinement?
No, he had been searching for
that fellow for years, but had
never found him.
Mr.. Wainwright confessed. The
President was delighted to get
the details of the front-line OPP
Grafton.
Since then, the Representative
has been o relatively frequent
visitor at the White House.
Mr.. Wainwright was a junior
at Yale when the United States
entered World War II. The day
after Pearl Harbor he resigned
from the university and enlisted
as q private. He came out of
the war a captain and is now
a major in the reserves.
North American Newspaper Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
indians to Tour Russiu

NEW DELHI, India, Aug. 81
(R.-Twenty-five Indian dane
ers, musicians, dramatists, edu-
Gators, artists and other cultural
leaders plan to leave here Tues
day for a six-week tour of the
Soviet Union. The visit will re-
turn q tour here earlier this year
by a large Soviet delegation Of
performers and cultural leaders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
Oldest Alabama School

AUBURN. Ala.-Alabama Poly
technic Institute. located at Au-
burn. is the oldest polytechnic
institute In the South. Founded
In 1857 as a Methodist school for
boys, 1t was turned over to the
State in 1872 for use as an agri-
cultural and mechanical college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-08-22
japanese Ships Record

Japan set q new postwar rec
ord by competing almost $96
million worth Of ships for for
eign nations within a 12-month
period.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31
Negro News

The regular services at the First
Baptist church were conducted as
usual Sunday. A youth program
was given with Prof. Roy L. Ger
aid in charge. Communion services
were observed with the evening
worship with Rev. v. S. Single
tary, pastor, in charge.
The Christmas Saving Club met
at the home of Mrs. Bessie John
son Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Goldie johnson presiding. A salad
course was served to the follow
ing members: Messers Rosa Smith.
Elneta Rogers, Pinkie Capers, Reta
Johnson, Bessie Mcneil, Marie
Mcneil, Rosa Williams, Mabel
Jackson, Blossie Graham, Goldie
johnson, and Leemon Graham.
The Holy Light Church spon-
sored a singing program recently
with 6 choirs participating. Miss
Mary Lewis was Mistress of Cere-
monies.
Mrs. Goldie Johnson and daugh-
tiers spent last weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Marion McCraw of
Bucksport, S. c.
On the sick list are Mrs. Ola
Graham, Mrs. Mamie Brown, Mrs.
Marie Mcneil, Mrs. Sarah Stanley,
Mrs. Liza Gore and Miss Ann
Butts.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31
Armed Forces

Army Pvt. Sylvester Maultsby,
ID, whose wife, Maggie, and par
ents, the Rev. Mrs. E. J. Bethany,
lives on Route 3, Whiteville, N. c.,
recently returned with Company
I of the 511th Airborne Infantry
Regiment to Fort Campbell, KY,
after taking part in Canadian sub
arctic maneugerS.
Private Maultsby, a difleman,
entered the Army in April 1858
and completed basic training at
Fort Campbell.
He is former student at Cent
raj High School and truck driver
for Hills Ice Cream Co.
Willard P. Stanley, policeman
third class, USN, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry E. Stanley of Claren-
don, is serving aboard the attack
aircraft carrier USS Essex, with
the UN's peace patrol off the east
coast Of Korea and in the Sea of
Japan.
The Essex began her third tour
of duty in the Far East when she
rejoined Task Force II in the
Orient in January.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31
Columbus Election
Board Appointed

The State Board Of Elections in
Raleigh appointed the new Board
OF Elections in Columbus County
and will swear in the officers on
Saturday, April 10.
A. E. Powell, Jr., of Whitevillc
was the only member of the old
board re-appointed. Powell has
been a member of the County
Board of Elections since 1888.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

Other members Of the board in
ciude Robert E. Sessions of Welch-
es Creek Township. and John H.
Dwyer of Whiteville. Powell and
Sessions are Democratic members
and Dwyer is the Republican
member.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

offerings which have been wit
messed by approximately 100000
persons. 1T Is the largest Easter
production we have ever offered,
and we believe the public, includ-
ing those who have see il before,
will say it is the most beautiful"
Anthony Jenzano, Planetarium
manager, said following the open
ing performance.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

daughter, Rosalind Elizabeth, on
March IL, James Walker Memorial
Hospital, Wilmington.
Mrs. Walters is the former Miss
Betty Baxter Of Tabor City.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31
PLANETARIUM SHOW OPENS

CHAPEL HILL - A large and
more beautiful Easter program
than ever before opened Tuesday
night at the Morehead Planetar.
ium at the University of North
Carolina.
The 1854 Easter story is basical-
ly the same. as the four previous
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1954-03-31

An electric farm fence can be
dangerous unless properly con-
Structed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25

EXTRA LARGE and bedrm apis ,
direct fraEsp to D C.. close TO
schools and shopping center 53rd
pl and Defense hwy Bladensburg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-01-25
THE EVENING STAR BIS
Washington, D. G.
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1854
HOUSES FOR sALE-MD.
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