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Newspaper Page TextTAGS TWO Tta OZIGOU STATESMAfC Caleza Qgoiv4Vdaesday Morning. October 21. IStt FDR to Sign m w m lax Dili lodav - - Unanimous on Huce ' Revenue pleasure (Continued From Page 1) cussed , the measure briefly and approved It by a standing vote of 130 to 2. The two dissenters were Reps. Hinshaw (R-Calif.) and Robison (R-Ky.). Hinshaw dis liked the victory tax and Robison thou eh t several items could have . been improvd. -' TVi (on at- 4i1VJ 4 Via --.. over for an hour, heard some . tnarp criticism oi tne 3 per cent tax on freight bills, and then ap proved the bill by a voice vote which sounded unanimous.- : The measure raises income tax rates to their highest level yet. The jiormal individual income tax rate is increased from 4 to 6 per cent. To that is added a graduated curtax starting at 13 per cent and Increasing 'to 82. At present the urtax ranges from 6 to 77 per cent Personal exemptions have been lowered. The result Is that the tax payer will pay It per cent of his dollar f taxable Income, with the tetaJ percentage to be paid rising sharply as income . increases. , " ".- In addition, thj bill levies the new victory tax, called by some a j . gross income tax. Under its terms, all individuals will be taxes a flat f per cent of income in excess of $12 a week, or $624 a year Some deductions are permitted for debt payments, insurance premiums and war bond purchases, or a por tion of the tax may be recovered after the war. An increase of nine percentage points in the tax on corporations was provided, raising the levy from 31 to 40 per cent by a com bination of normal and surtax rates. Excess profits will be taxed at 90 per cent, after a (5000 ex emption. ;Tbe present excess prof Its tax is a graduated- scale run ning from 35 to 60 per cent -The bin freezes social security tax payments at the present rate f one per eentea employers and one per cent oa employes, over the opposition of President Roosevelt. The president may criticise this featare in connec tion with signing the ML The taxes had been ached aled to rise automatically to two per cent January 1. The tax on passenger transpor tation is increased from 5 to 10 per cent A new levy of 3 per cent on freight bills is imposed. In addition, the bill increases virtually all the excise taxes now levied. These will become effec tive November 1, ifrMr. Roose velt signs the bill by midnight Wednesday, otherwise they i will take effect December 1. Liberty Ship Rose Sunk in Atlantic RECIFE, Brazil, Oct 20-() Sinking of the 10,000-ton US lib erty ship John Carter Rose was disclosed Tuesday with arrival of 35 survivors aboard the Argentine tanker Santa Crux, The John Carter Rose, complet ed only two months ago, was own ed by the US maritime commis sion, and her home port was Bal timore. .y 1 1 I'M Now Two Big Hita Plus Companion Featare ! She's a Terror with a Gun! : "LADY GANGSTER- with Faye Emerson - Jane Blahon Plus MARCH OF TIME See how th TOT f;rht. t. ... ret batUe against Axis agents! j 33333 STARTS TODAY Paillette's back . . . in the raciest, most riotous ro mantic escapade youU see this year! 0 -r. !! Aim M 1 --PLUS-- SllrrUf IhrilUI Yeothfal ronosca! :: u::::ui:ru:szz2 I! 4 COLUMBIA HCH.fr "fc, VZ o4 V. im.tteppireitOimfl . The Wc? Newo By K3RKE L. SIMPSON Wide World War Analyst tor The Statesman ' The British admiralty revelation that 530 axis submarines have been sunk or damaged by British and "some American" action since the outbreak of the war is a startling figure, al though its significance is not measurable without a time break down to show the current rateof sinkings. -ii'S'" Jost why It was decided U break British silence on U-boat sinking at this time is not in dicated. That information has been closely guarded on both . sides of the Atlantic and It was to the Atlantic MediUr- ' ranean theatre First Lord Alex- . ander referred. What Alexander stressed was that Anglo-American second-front operations In Europe must de pend upon "the degree of control we exercise at sea as well as in the air." His remarks were clear ly designed in part to still public clamor in England for, a prema ture second-front attack, or at least to impress his hearers with the scope of the problem. Such figures have been ' with held up to now in London and Washington as a result of World war experience. The progressive demoralization among German U-boat crews in that war was a major factor in the final German home front collapse. They saw comrades put out increasingly never to be heard of again. There was no mention of the actions in which they died or were captured in British announcements. The gnawing effect of that upon the morale of German undersea per sonnel led to mutiny. In there today any dim indica tion of declining public morale in Germany- or Italy as another grim war winter closes down? It seems indisputable. . It was almost con ceded by-Hitler and his nazi spokesman in recent speeches. ; A rising tide of revolt against the nasi conquerors in Norway, Denmark, the low conn tries, France and the Balkans is re fleeted in many ways. A crista for the French collaborationist regime at Vichy is undeniable. -, Nasi garrison troops in many sections of occupied territory art reported living almost in a state ' of alege, surrounded by protective barbed -wire. To cap mat have come, reports of mutinies by German and Ital ian units ordered to the Russian front There is no way to test their truth, but the conditions under which axis forces of occu pation in the Balkans or elsewhere are serving are not conducive to high morale. The grim lesson of last winter in Russia must make assignment there a matter of dread for axis troops. Whether the progressive toll of U-boats lost in action is sapping nazi undersea personnel . morale seriously is a matter of pure con jecture. There can be no question,, nowever, that a morale collapse on that limited sector of his home front could wreck Hitler today as it did the kaiser in 1918. New Battlers Roam Oceans For Britain ' (Continued From Page 1) destroyed or damaged by British and . American forces since the war began. The commanders of the new battleships are Capt H. R. G. Klnahan of the Anson and Capt C H. L. Woodhouse of the Howe. Woodhouse already has a' feather in his cap from one con tact with , a crack ship , of the German navy. He-commanded the cruiser Ajax in the battle of the river Plate with the pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee. He , , : i , ana lunaaan leamea logeiner as cruiser captains In the West In dies before the war. . " Details of the action in which the Anson already has engaged were few; But it was announced that she had tested her armament by firing a dozen rounds and chased a German scout plane away from an important convoy. t- - Today It's Saucy! US Gay! ' - 5 ;t::::;i.:: y :n i:r.:::::Trpr - S Added JIarch of Time . News Cartoon Plus 2nd Featare ' Mrs. Barnes Describes Europe Life By MARGUERITE GLEESON Newspaper men and women who have heard over and over again, "Oh, I'd like to be s news paper .reporter, it must be so in teresting" will have a hard time being blase and casual in duscus sing the matter with any one who has heard Mrs. Ralph Barnes tell, in her Inimitable and charming way, of her life as the wife of a foreign correspondent ; Speaking In a delightfully per sonal manner to members of the Salem Kiwanis club Tuesday, men and women who had known her and Ralph Barnes as high school and college sweethearts, or as fellow students during those same high school and college days, she pictured 16 years spent in European capitals so that it seemed her listeners were given a real part in that life. V When she told of how she had missed meeting Benito Mussolini by such a "few inches", it became such a personal matter with one officer of the club that he later expressed the hope that If he ever had a chance to meet the duce he would not be prevented by any such margin. . ' To newspaper folk, at least to one who wrote advance stories of the coming marriage . of Esther Parounagian and Ralph Barnes 18 years ago, it was a thrill to hear big names in the newspaper world mentioned so casually by this '' charming poised - world traveler. Shopping difficulties of Rome and Moscow,: learning Italian from the maid, getting settled in one apartment only to hear they were leaving for another capital at once, these were all part of the life of a foreign correspondent's wife. - - "Some one asked me once hf the life was so hard, why did you marry a foreign correspondent?' and I can only reply I did not marry a foreign correspondent' "Ralph got a chance to work on a Brooklyn pape when we went to New York 18 years ago His first week's pay check was for $6 and we had run all around town to get the story, something about a lost dog. ' -- "We went to Europe the next spring expecting to come back in a year. After that Ralph was only in the United States all together about three months." Freeze Action Said Taken Against Press t Continued Tmo Page 1) ' "Because the situation has a pro-' found and portentous bearing on the freedom of public opinion, every newspaper reader must be concerned, because he is directly involved." ' Ackerman asserted the changes of a "domestic revolution" in the U.S. were being borne by .the peo ple with - "remarkable fortitude and good spirit" but he said the leaders in . this 1 revolution were equally determined to "freeze the bill of rights" along with substi tuting "freezing the press for freedom of thee press.". "This domestic revolution is go ing on," . he continued, "while millions of young men are under arms and orders, while they can not express their opinions or reg ister approval or dissent " We who remain at home share a literally stupendous responsibil ity for what we are permitting to happen while 'these men are away, -at sea, or on the several battle lines Ackerman pointed to the ser vices of ; newspapers : throughout the United States in promoting salvage drives, sale of war bonds, the Red Cross roll call, the USO campaign, and the mobilization of civil ;- defense and community chests, and said the press had "enthusiastically and loyally UEDIIESDM IHGII7 BAUCSIIG ' ; AT . : . WiEM. EE ' 2 Miles North of Albany on Highway 99 -Wednesday, October 21 - -SPARKLING ENJOYABLE MUSIC BY Let Us Remind Yon that if you want a gay, care-, free evening of fun; dont miss our regular Saturday Evening Dancing Party with Al Ben Ding's Ork. and Dorothy Evans. Older Soldiers May Take Jobs Labor Shortage Areas To Get No Work; Luxuries Mulled (Continued from page 1) had said the army was studying such a plan. r With regard to luxury goods, Mr. - Roosevelt remarked .that he had been on a drive and had been held up in a small town near Washington where he had time to stare Into store windows. Three Quarters of then, he said, were filled with luxury goods which we could do without One reason, he said, Is that people began stocking up their stores some time ago. We have got to face the ques tion, the president declared, whe ther we are going to allow produc tion of luxury goods to continue. ' In that connection he noted that people now had about $14,000,000, 000 In cash In their pockets, com pared with about $9,000,000,000 some time, ago. People with that extra $5,000,000,000 are going to spend ' their money for unneces sary things, he said, and since they- will buy luxuries, the stores will kep demanding them, and tt will tie up manpower to manu facture them. Moreover, he remarked, " the fellow who gets his salary in cash is less likely to buy war bonds than the one who is paid by check. - - ; WASHINGTON, Oct Zo-flP) The war manpower commission Tuesday listed M labor short age areas to be avoided la plac ing war prediction contracts (whenever too facilities for meeting the "prodaetlon" re niremnta are available in oth- On the other hand, the WMC listed 97 areas as having labor surpluses and designated them as areas "in which contracts should be placed." :i4:;.vV"i;:' WMC chairman Paul V. McNutt said the designation of areas "in which contracts should and should not be placed" was requested by the war production board as a guide to the war procuremnt agencies army, navy, maritime commission and treasury. The 6jS areas designated as ones to be avoided are located prin cipally in the northeastern and Pacific coast states. Two-thirds are in the following states: s Maine, New Hampshire. Ver mont, Connecticutt, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan. Illinois. Wisconsin, Washington, ;, Oregon and California. ? '. , . , ,;' , - Russians Drive Back Assaults (Continued from Page 1) "This attack also was repelled with heavy losses to the enemv in men and tanks. At the end of the day our troops firmly held their positions. "Our troops likewise repulsed all enemy attacks in the area of one of the factories. German war prisoners stated the German divi sions which participated in the attack during the past days have lost 70 per: cent of their effec tives." . , v Soviet troops above Stalingrad were said . to have strengthened their positions in 1 local fighting on the Tiazi flank with one Rus sian detachment wining out two Rumanian . infantry companies. and anti-aircraft gunners knock ing down two nazi planes. In the Caucasus the Russians said their; counter-attacking troops captured a copulated nlace and "continued to press back the HiUerties" In the"; Mozdok area which bars the nazis from the Grozny oil fields some 50 miles to the east - v " "As a result of the fighting in this sector about 900 German of ficers and men were killed," the communique said. "We . captured an enemy store of food and uni forms as well as various arms." , Southeast of Novorossisk along the Black sea coast the : war bulletin said that soviet marines had repulsed enemy at tacks, killing 119 axis troops In one sector and dispersing a Romanian Infantry company In another. . Like the midnight communi que,: yesterday's noon communi que also Indicated the Germans had been unable to extend their salient In the ruined factory sec twos of the city- mobilized public sentiment in support of every war project" al tsinnirs's 10-Piece Orchestra Featuring . Deductions Few From Income Tax; Victory Levy Slated (See also story on Page One) , WASHINGTON, Oct 20-flJ)-Taxpayers who have business expenses and individuals who receive! compensation for injury or sickness will be able to deduct those items from income before figuring out their S per cent victory tax. The victory levy, a new impost placed on top of the regular Income tax, will go will go into-effect January 1 on incomes over1 $624 a year. .Periodic collections. will ty withheld from the pay checks of wage and salary earners, i -v Ordinary Individuals will have few ded actions from the tax. unless they are engaged in business for themselves. How ever, they can subs tract any ali mony or separated maintenance payments from their taxable in Come as well as any gain from the sale of a capital asset and any compensation they receive for injury or sickness. Business men will be permitted to deduct the expenses they are allowed to subtract froms their regular income tax net income, including interest taxes, business losses, - bad debts,; depreciation, depletion, payments to pension trusts, -net operating losses, , and amortization. ' ; - ' i - The new tax wul be collected from all alike, 'whether they are single or married and have de pendents. . v, Thus a wage earner who makes between $20 and $24 a week, for instance, will find 50 cents with held weekly from his paycheck and a man who makes between $70 and $80 a week will find $3.10 subtracted. (In certain cases, audi as wages paid to domestic ser vants and fees paid to public of ficials, the' tax will not bo col lected at the source but will be payable In the same manner as regular Income levies.) - At the end of the year, the married taxpayer will be per mitted to claim n credit for 40 per cent of the tax. pins 1 per cent additional for each de pendent, np to a maTtmnnr of $1090. The single person can claim credit for only ti per cent of his tax, or a maximum of $5M. -Mr This credit can be used In two ways, either for. current deduc tions or for. post-war rebates. Laval Appeals For Workmen (Continued From Page 1) scrip tion since his appeal was not expected to yield the 150,000 vol unter workers demanded by Hit ler,) "(Private advices reaching Bern said Laval had until November 1 to furnish the full 150,000 in or der to avoid the "measures of constraint" to which he referred,) Laval told his listeners that his government was "resolved not to tolerate resistance" to his appeal that workers go to Germany de spite their "love of liberty and of independence." . The government must be obeyed," he said. "The highest Interests of France demand that we under- take a policy of entente with Germany," he said. "I am di recting the policy of France in such a way that' France shall net be the victim of a German victory." He added that such a victory was Inevitable. Germany has the . right to take workers from France, Laval went on, "Because these are the laws of war" and that Hitler's cause had : to be supported "Because I am certain and do not doubt for one moment that I am telling the truth that if Germany were beat en i the Soviets would tomorrow make the laws of Europe." Fito Result s PORTLAND, Oct 20.-ff)-Cos-tello Cruz, 158, . Santa Barbara, Calif., pounded out' a decision over Leo Turner, , 157, Portland negro, m the last two rounds , of a crowd-pleasing boxing match here Tuesday night " v - V A' slugging bee . from start to finish, the bout turned to Cruz In the; ninth and tenth when he ripped home solid blows at infighting.- All New Show TODAY F4Ter tTP ti tt A1 iTaSnSa : li p woerv ww ow -mm Jlischa Acer - Ernest Truex K -- I II'' Mm- f 11 I II i r I) Allied BbmberS Hit Solomons Extensive Damage Inflicted on : '."." Enemy Bases (Continued from Page 1) Bremen, an air ministry . com munique said, but no details of the damage were given. This was the first time In more than a year that Bremen was at tacked in daylight, the last occa sion being September J, 1941. It was the second time -mis month that Hannover had a daylight attack. The flight to Hannover meant a round trip of at least 700 miles an easy Job for the Mosquitos, which combine speed with long range. Relying on speed, they do not need a fighter escort ' Although they flew late some of the Basis' heaviest anti-aircraft fire and fighter concen trations, the communique said only one plane was-missing In the day's operations. v i While the RAF was continuing its bombing of the continent the luftwaffe remained grounded. No German raids on Britain were re ported after Monday's scattered attacks on East Anglia. Air ministry sources said 19 railway engines, seven tugs and numerous barges were destroyed by the RAT'S American-built Mustang (North American) fight ers last week in operations against German communications In Hol land. ' CAIRO, Oct 20.-ffHJnited States and British planes. In day and night a e r I a 1 partnership against the axis, have struck heavy blows ashore, asen and afloat In a new, stepped-up of fensive, communiques from the USAAF and the RAF disclosed Tuesday.- Two axis ships were sunk and at least two others hit Sunday night and Monday in these com bined attacks in which the allied forces brought Into action the whole range of their flying fleets. Including fighter -bombers and torpedo planes. - At least two enemy mer chantmen were hit by heavy United States bombers m : an attack on Tobrnk. British tor pedo planes left another sink ing, with hits In her stern, off the Italian island of Fantouarla. Long-range British fighter bombers left a fourth vessel, a two-masted schooner, aflame and sinking off the enemy-held Greek Isle of Crete. . Homeward-bound from this at tack, the same planes encount ered a large formation of fighter escorted JU-52 transport planes, some of them towing gliders, over the eastern Mediterranean about 25 miles southwest of Gavdos, a small Island 1 off the south coast of Crete. One of the Junkers was downed, the RAF communique said. USO Wing Plans To Be Ready Soon Plans In detail for the proposed new wing to Salem's Legion hall USO center and a check Qf con struction costs are In preparation In the hope that funds may be made available shortly, H. M. Radley of : the public buildings adniinistration of the federal se curity agency, said In Salem on Tuesday. Radley, architect, Is here to complete the plans, . already out lined and to double-check antici pated costs. ' v . Apply for License An application for a marriage license was made in Walla Walla, Wash, Tuesday to Charles . Otis Taylor and Verna W. Bush, both of Salem. - . 'v ' t t J0f77 . v J j ' "' Two Action-Packed Hits in With Lynn ilerrick alUC rios Tax Tl 5.-CJ ONtheHOME FRONT 'By EASEL agLD3 Package FROM' camp received and contents noted. The ; chewing gum "should aid considerably in bolstering civilian morale. As for the bottle caps, I know Mr. Censor, that bottled goods are not acceptable In Uncle's mails, but if you had to drink the coke addressed to me by a kindly friend In khaki, was it necessary to leave the little re minders in the box? - -v- -V . : , Women who eat at officers mess should put in the afternoon drill ing troops, or head immediately for some successil school of re ducing. - The cauliflower was gone when we arrived (and I did not cry) but our plates were heaped with squash delrvioualy "loaded" with brown sugar, fresh buttered car rots, succulent and cooked as the nutritionists . advise, : two cube steaks served In a gravy made with vegetable stock in which I could discern onions and celery, all well-seasoned. Oh, yes, when the young lieutenant said he'd skip the soup I sought a sample. Just to see what was wrong. It was non-greasy, full-flavored and filled with still crisp and tasty vegetables. The salad was my own broth ers' favorite, a great platter of fresh, sliced tomatoes on lettuce leaves,' dotted generously with a tangy salad dressing. On the table . also was bread (both white, and brown if I re member"conectly), a variety of sauces, butter, jam, salt and pep per and a steaming pitcher of GI coffee. To an army man the GI Is sufficient description me, I've tasted worse at some well rated restaurants on days when the Java trade had not been brisk.: ,;? ., ,. -.j ; : As for the rice pudding well, that takes a woman's hand. Per haps when the WAACs get in, the .boys may even be served blanc mange with whipped cream, but until that time they can al ways buy a candy bar at the well stocked px (post exchange to us). En route- home, we picked up a big private, a fisherman from St Helens, he was. i . - "Suppose you ate at officers' mess," said he with a sigh, and we thought he might be hungry, so we questioned him. His menu had been, the same as ours, except that . he was in time for the cauliflower . . . may be that explains the sigh! No Move Made On Solomons (Continued from Page 1) 3 Knox did hot elaborate, but he said "It is still a good stiff fight" and news from the battle area is being made .public as quickly as received In Washington. " , ' t BERLIN . (from ' .German broadcasts), Wednesday, Oct j r , 0 0 t mw m i mm km V - - claimed Wednesday that the Japanese bad' recaptured three Important landing . places on Guadalcanal island la the Solo . toons. l:'r,--vuv The Berlin dispatch did not say when the action , took place, but stated it was announced in Tokyo Wednesday morning. The . claim may refer to landings previously announced by the US navy. ; ( The action was carried out by dive bombers and tanks, the. dis patch said, and the positions were being held despite furious Ameri can counterattacks. : The dispatch also said eight US bombers, including three flying fortresses, had been shot down over Guadalcanal and neighboring waters.; iZ "3; ' (There is no confirmatiofi ef this claim from any source), r Oregon Qaims First Place, Scrap Drive, (Continued from Page 1) the airport offered the services of their men and tracks . last . week to load and haul the col lection of a number of years thev had found at the old ettv ineenerator site. Membera of the- county and state salvage ' enaunltiees. ; viMrliir mtl there, agreed with one city Junk , dealer that ha . Ita present shape transportation ' would cost more Chan tt eonld be expected to bring. -, j . .:. ' ,- On the other hand, it was point ed out,' except lor its encrustation of dirt and rust much of it is simi lar to the contributions of city residents. In rural areas, salvage committee members agreed, the more valuable donations - are al ready being received In the form of heavy discarded farm machin ery. ' -i;;' ; October 29 was this week named pickup day for scrap metal col lections in Bethel and Fruit land districts, Where the Com munity will provide four trucks and make its own sale, pro ceeds to go to the air observa tion post Pringle. providing its own trucks except in the more congested area adjacent to Sa lem, where assistance from the city may be asked, is to gather its scrap harvest October 29; the same days has been selected for Pleasant Point , , . Named on the Salem city coun cil's special committee by Mayor W. W. Chadwick are Tom Arm strong, Frank Marshall, James Nicholson and David O'Hara. , tb . ecu n-go - pus . Ml aBnammao. ssamaea, kn m i- .-.V' , , -. ". - .