MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON. THURSDAY. AUGUST 2S. 1941
PAGE THREE
BUREAU IN
PLEA FOR BOOST
The War Today
By
Dewltt MacKensie.
Special Writer
Exemptions and Credit for
Dependents Should Be
Cut in Half Says Group
Washington, Aug. 19. Of)
The American Farm Bureau
Federation, contending that the
pending $3,236,700,000 tax bill
was not adequate to finance de
fense and check inflation, urged
today that existing income tax
exemptions and credit for de
pendents be cut in half.
my The federation's program was
submitted to the senate finance
committee by Edward A. O'Neal,
president of the organization,
who contended that national
revenues should be made to
equal two thirds of estimated
expenditures chiefly through
"ability to pay" taxation.
Against Excite Boost
O'Neal asked that income tax
exemptions be put at $400 for
single persons and $800 for mar
ried persons, with a $200 credit
allowed for each dependent.
He told the committee that
the federation was "strongly op
posed to increased excise taxes,
the general sales tax, or a manu
facturers' tax at least until oth
er tax sources have been more
nearly exhausted."
O'Neal asserted that the pres
ent excess profits tax was "in
adequate" and urged Imposition
.of higher rates and a require
ment that all profits above "a
reasonable maximum return" on
Investment be considered excess
profits regardless of prior earn
ings. Criticizing a house-approved
tax on radio time sales, Chair
man James L. Fly of the com
munications commission said to
day that broadcasters believe it
would be unfair to tax their ad
vertising while exempting that
of newspapers.
Fly testified that the proposed
tax would yield only $12,639,
000, of which he said $7,815 000
would come from nine chain
broadcasting companies.
Radio Tax Graduated
The proposed tax would be S
per cent on radio time sales
from $100,000 to $500,000: 10
per cent on sales from $500 to
$100,000 and 15 per cent on
sales above $1,000,000.
Senator Clark (D-Mo.), a fin
ance committeeman, told Fly
that "radio and newspaper ad
vertising is highly competitive'
and asked: "Under the supreme
court ruling in the Louisiana
case the constitutionality of tax
ing newspaper advertising is
doubtful; isn't it the contention
of the radio people that to tax
them and exempt newspapers
would be unfair?"
"That is the contention,"
Fly replied.
Wet August At Saltm
Salem. Aug. 28 (IP) Salem's
rain so far during August totals
1.17 inches, including yester
day's .52 inch, the monthly total
so far being the largest since
August, 1936. The August record
was 2.43 inches in 1926.
Another Anglo-Russian sensa-l
tion of the near future is likely I
to be the creation of a joint
fighting front in the Caucasus,
or so it seems to me a move
which will be hastened if the
Germans continue to advance
eastward along the coast of the
Black sea.
The nazi threat is emphasized
in the report from Berlin to
day that the invaders have
captured the industrial railway
center of Zaporozhe, east of the
lower Dnieper river. The signif
icance of this lies in the fact
that Hitler's troops should have
effected a crossing of this great
stream in sufficient force to
take a big city.
The establishment of a Joint
front is logical strategy in view
of the allied occupation of Iran
(Persia) which gives the British
an open road into Russia. That
left flank of the Soviet defenses,
running through the Caucasus
between the Black sea and the
Caspian, must be protected at
all hazards. The reasons are
these:
1. First of all, Persia is the
keystone for control of the
whole near east and middle east.
It would be a disaster for the
allies if Hitler got it.
2. The Russians must hold
the ports on the east coast of
the Black sea unless tney are
to lose control of that vital wa
ter altogether.
3. Since the Caucasus is the
gateway into Persia, and thence
to the open sea, it's one of Rus
sia's lifelines, and may become
the chief route for supplies from
America and other sources.
4. The Caucasus also provides
a door to Turkey, and it is es
sential from the allied stand
point that the Turks shouldn't
come under Hitler's domination.
5. Quite apart from Persia s
oil, the Caucasus has wells
which would be worth more to
the nazi chief than gold or
principalities at this juncture
when there is danger that the
wheels of the German war ma
chine may go dry for lack of
lubricants.
The sending of such an ex
peditionary force into the Cau
casus may be the first major
assistance the British will give
the Reds on land. Moscow has
been pressing England to create
diversion, other than the
bombing of Germany, to relieve
the nazi pressure on the Rus
sian front.
Now the creation of a worth
while diversion is easier said
than done. Most military ex
perts hold that it would be fool
hardy for Britain to attempt an
invasion of western Europe
while the nazis remain so
strong. It would be silly to be
lieve that the astute German
high command has overlooked
the possibility of such a move
and left itself unprotected along
the English channel.
A British attempt at a major
landing might result in utter
catastrophe. Raids of moderate
size can be carried out, of
course, and ultimately the grand
invasion can and will be at
tempted if Hitler is sufficiently
weakened to make the attempt
feasible.
DEFENSE ORDERS
MADE MANDATORY
FIRST BY RULING
Washington, Aug. 28. P)
American industry hence forth
must accept all war supply
orders for domestic defense
needs or anti-axis nations, even
though It means a delay or
suspension in the production of
civilian goods.
In the past a manufacturer
was free to accept or refuse
such orders, as he saw fit, but
the office of production man
agement issued a new regulation
yesterday which makes the ac
ceptance of those orders man
datory. The regulation said that the
mandatory acceptance applied
not only to the purchases made
by the United States army, navy
or other government defense
agencies, but also to purchases
by Great Britain. Belgium,
China, Greece, The Netherlands.
Norway, Poland, Russia and
Yugoslavia. It likewise includ
ed government orders for deliv
ery to any nation in the western
hemisphere.
Although the official state
ment did not state how recalci
trant cases would be dealt with
it was indicated that manufac
turers refusing to take such
orders would be cut off from
the raw material supply which
they need for regular civilian
production.
Bomb Demonstration Set
Salem. Aug. 28. (IP) The
state defense council will spon
sor a demonstration in Bend
September 16 of methods of
extinguishing incendiary bombs,
the show to be held in connec
tion with the joint fire school
and conference of the Oregon
Fire Chiefs association and the
Oregon State association of fire
fighters.
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Ensign David Allan Eldred
(above) 26. of Burlington, Wn..
assistant naval attache In the
American embassy In London,
was reported by the navy de
partment in Washington. D. C
as misting and "presumably
drowned after crash of a British
flying boat."
Justice In Derby
Astoria, Aug. 28. IP) Asso
ciate Justice William O. Douglas
of the U. S. supreme court said
today he would enter the salmon
derby being staged as part of the
annual Astoria regatta.
Hop Fiesta Opens
Independence, Aug. 28. (P)
The three-day Independence hop
festival will open tonight with
the crowning of Queen Bette
Weinert by Governor Sprague.
A process for producing tin
from ore formerly classed as
waste has been developed in
Canada.
The oldest pecan tree- in Ari
zona was planted at Yuma in
1894 by Frank Ingalls, who
brought It from Texas.
A camera designed by the
coast survey, department of
commerce, photographs 13 0
square miles In one exposure.
BURNS FIVE MEN
San Jose, Calif., Aug. 28. (P)
Five men were burned, three
critically in a fire In the new
$12,000,000 magnesium plant at
Monta Vista. The plant, pro
ducing magnesium by secret
process for defense work, start
ed operation Monday. The FBI
was called in to investigate the
blaze.
Workers said flames suddenly
burst out in one corner of the j
pinv, una were conunea 10 an
area of about 400 square feet.
There was no explosion.
The three men gravely burned
were Eugene McGlinchey of
Pleasanton, Donald Bonafield,
Santa Clara, and Meyer Gal
lonoway, San Jose. They were
taken to a San Jose hospital.
Neil Collins, plant superin
tendent, and Keith Corey, engi
neer, were less seriously hurt.
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with the "northern bombard
ment group" in the World war.
This organization worked With
the French and British In bomb
ing shore objectives.
As a naval lieutenant he was
given command of the navy
air station at Dunkirk on the
French coast.
While piloting a French plane
Washington, Aug. 28. (.V)
lArtemus L. Gates, noted World I he was shot down behind the
iwar flier and now president of
the New York Trust company,
was nominated by President
Roosevelt today to be assistant
secretary of the navy for aero
nautics. This post has been vacant for
several years.
Gates Joined the navy avia
tion branch in 1917 and served
German lines and held prisoner
until the armistice.
While at Dunkirk, Gates led
In the rescue of a British craft
which crashed at sea. For that
act he was given the American
distinguished service medal and
the British distinguished flying
cross.
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Sydney, Australia, Aug. 28.
(IP) Prime Minister Robert G.
Menzies announced today his
intention to resign.
Earlier he had announced an
agreement by the British and
Australian governments for an
Australian minister other than
the prime minister to be sent
to London to represent the
commonwealth In empire war
councils.
Cash for Poultry and Bgga O. K.
Poultry Co., 4th and Plr. Tel. 431s.
Final Impaction
Salem, Aug. 28. (P) Civil
aeronautics authority officials
made the final inspection today
of the CAA project at the Salem
airport, which included a new
4,400-foot runway.
Convicts Indictnd
Salem. Aug. 28. (IP) James
PERSONNE L At the as.
(Ion's No. 1 placement manaser
In chart e of the careers of a mil
lion younc mm newly arrived
for army training, Lieut CoL
Willard 8. Paul supervises tha
system whereby the right man
cets the right Job In army.
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Quentin Anderson and Kenneth
Lloyd Hougham, state prison
inmates who took Deputy War
den E. C. Halley's car when they
escaped from the prison last
Saturday, were bound over to
the grand Jury yesterday after
preliminary hearing on larceny
charges.
Bus Drivers Oather
Salem, Aug. 28 (IP) Drivers
of school buses in all sections
of the state will meet here Sat
urday to discuss their problems.
Dean Dorsey, Corvallis, is presi
dent of the organization.
The Weather
Northern California: Fair to
night and Friday, but night and
morning fog on the coast; warm
er In the interior Friday; mod
erate northwest wind off coast.
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