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Congressional District are
unusually broad because of the
number of vacancies which will
occur in the classes beginning
their studies in July, 1856. Three
men will be named to West Point
and one to Annapolis, with q
maximum of ten men to be
nominated to complete for
Ohio's cadet vacancies at the Air
Academy.
The problem arises because of
the desire to name our best quail
flied young men solely on the
basis of merit and to see to it
that the great opportunity, parti-
cularly for those who might be
denied a college education for
economic reasons, is called to
the attention of every young
man in the District.
To assist me in this selection,
l have asked the Civil Service
Commission to hold competitive
examinations in Marietta and
GAINESVILLE. next July IL for the
young men who have expressed
an interest. These examining
centers will be convenient for
residents throughout the seven
counties of the 18th Congress-
ional District. The Commission
has asked that | submit the
names of the men to take the
examination no later than May
81, just one month from now.
The three academies offer the
finest possible educational oppor-
tunities to their cadets and mid
shipmen and it is difficult to
understand the declining inter
est which has been reported in
recent years. Entrance standards
are high, as they should be. How
ever, the rigid standards should
not discourage young men who
are products of our excellent
schools in the 18th District.
1t is my earnest hope that
within the next few weeks we
can stimulate considerable in
terest in this examination. Any
young man who is interested
should write to me at the House
Office Building in Washington
to request more complete in
formation. To be eligible for
consideration, applicants should
be unmarried and should be
between the ages of II and %
on July |, 1856
Who Pays The Bill
Some interesting tax figures
compiled by the Tax Foundation
have come to my attention with
in recent weeks. These figures
show who pays the cost of oper-
ating our Federal government
with its annual spending rate of
$64 billion.
AS an example, if Uncle Sam
were to tax only the individual
incomes over $4,000, he would
collect less than SIS billion per
year - enough for the expenses
of approximately one month.
Even under the most extreme
soak the rich" measures, the
revenues would fall far short of
paying the Federal bills.
/ think it is well to remember
that although the Federal gov
ernment has many sources of
revenue other than personal in
come tax, high expenditures in
evitably mean that we are, in
fact, Soaking the poor All the
sugar coating in the world can
not remove the bitter taste from
the pill.
Summer Jobs
/ have received a number of
requests from this years high
school graduates and students in
college for information on sum-
mer employment with the u. S.
government. Because of this
great interest, / want to call at
tention to a booklet recently
published by the Department of
the Interior The pamphlet lists
vacancies in the Fish & Wildlife
Service, Geological Survey, Bur
eau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of
Land Management, National
Park Service, Bureau Of Reclaim
alton, and the Office of Terri
tories. The salaries range from
$4,000 through $3,795 a year and
the minimum age requirement
in almost every case is l8 years.
l shall be pleased to supply
copies of the booklets upon re-
quest.
En Tsgs