ayers
Of Hidden
laxp
1951 Income
Editor's not Federal la
com tax returns are due in
10 days. la making them out,
taxpayers are discovering that
in the last 18 months Congress
enacterd not one, but two, in- .
creases in individual income
tax rates. This dispatch ex
plains how it happened. -
By REX CHANEY '.;
Washington OI.R) .'Com
plaints are rolling in to the
Treasury and members of Con
gress from stunned income tax
payers struggling with what they
Russian Woman
Interned by UN
In Love With 61
Pusan, Korea (U.R) A Rus
sian woman interned by the
United Nations command said
Tuesday she is in love with an
Army corporal from Illinois and
will never go home to Manchu
ria. Mrs. Lubov Mikitihna Do
mova, 23, a White Russian for
merly of Harbin, Manchuria,
lives with her two-year-old
daughter, Sofia, in UN prisoner
camp No. 10, five miles north of
Pusan.
She said the corporal is Alfred
Martinet, Elgin, 111., who came
to Korea last November.
"I love him," she said, "and
he loves me, too. He writes to
me about twice a month."
She said she would try, to get
American citizenship through
the American consulate and re
turn with him to the United
States.
Oregonan Circulation
Manager Here Promoted
Clifford Piland. 401 West Sec
ond street, until March . 1 a
branch manager here for the
Oregonian circulation depart
ment, has been promoted to dis
trict manager, according to an
announcement from his office
today. Piland now is in charge
of circulation of the paper from
Ashland to Grants Pass with
headquarters here.
The Oregonian now has set up
an agency here instead of a
branch managership and Fred
D. Eismann, formerly of Port
land, has arrived to take over
the agency, according to Piland's
office. At the present he is living
at the Holland hotel but will
move his family here from Port
land when ' hc locates a resi
dence. AGE Unknown
MAKE Ditto
(Tires are worth
this)
AS IS
(Ride it away)
plain
es in
Lav
regard as hidden gouges in the
1951 tax law. Returns must be
filed by March 15.
Looking at, the big increase
iq their taxes, they figure there
has been a mistake somewhere
or that Congress and the admin
istration slipped something over
on them-when they weren't look
ing. ., . .
Two Increases Enacted
What many are just now find
ing out ig-that in the last 18
months 1 Congress enacted not
one, , but two individual income
tax increases.' These were: .
1. Tax increase of Oct. 1,
1950 this ranged, on an annual
basis, from 20.5 per cent in the
lowest income tax bracket to
11.5 per cent in the highest.
2. Tax increase of Nov. 1,
1951 this ranged, on an annual
basis, from 11 per cent to 12 per
cent for most taxpayers on top
of the first increase.
Due .to the delayed-action
fuses on tax laws, some classes
of taxpayers only now are feel
ing the full effect of the first
increase voted back in the fall
of 1950 plus a small bite of the
second increase too! '
Full Impact in 19S3
By the same token, some tax
payers won't realize the full im
pact of last fall's second increase
until March, 1953.
The great bulk of taxpayers in
the lower and middle brackets
already are aware of just what
both tax increases have done to
them. These are the people
whose income tax bill is wholly
or largely met by the withhold
ing levy. The government re
quires their employers to deduct
the tax from their wages. Each
time. Congress passed a tax in
crease, it ordered an immediate
hike in the withholding rates to
make the higher taxes immedi
ately effective for such persons.
Second One Not Felt
People who attempted to file
fairly precise advance estimates
of their taxes on 1951 income
also have had a pretty good idea
of what the 1950 tax increase
did to them, but have not felt
the second increase.
But the advance estimates, al
though" required of many tax
payers who are not fully covered
by the withholding system, do
not have to be precise, and in
deed in many cases could not be
precise.. So it is only in their
final, returns for 1951 that these
taxpayers come up against the
full shock of the first tax in
crease that was enacted back in
October, 1950 to say nothing
of part of the second increase.
There are 140 species of trees
growing in the Great . Smoky
Mountains, more than are found
in all of Eurooe.
Goug
SEMIS
Pi
COLUMBIA
(Not a gem of the ocean)
Two Wheels No Fenders
LEAD IT HOME
(It Needs one) AS IS
THE BLUE BEETLE
Somebody got careless with the blue paint
It's ready for the "wild blue yonder"
But Might Get You Home
AS IS with Chain Guard, and White Wall Tires
Open Until 9 o'Clock Tonight
Brain 'Strokes'
Responsible for
Loss of Memory
Los Aneeles 0J.F9 "Little
rfrnlcM" that occur in the brain
are responsible for Radical
changes in personality that cause
many men to lose their memory
and retire before the aee of 50.
says Dr. Walter C. Alvarez,1
Mayo Clinic emeritus consult
ant.
Dr. Alvarez, also a lecturer at
the University of Illinois med
ical school, made the disclos
ures at the annual convention
of the College of Medical Evan
gelists here.
Few Persons Aware
The author of the little stroke
theory said few of the persons
who have had these pygmy
strokes are ever aware of them.
He said they seldom individual
ly cause more than temporary
dizziness, but a series of them
may cause grave problems.
"If a man who has been im
maculate suddenly becomes slop
py and permits gravy to accum
ulate on his vest, we become
suspicious," the speaker said.
Portland Woman
Writes Letters
Opposing UMT
Portland (U.R) Mrs. Carl L.
Krause said Tuesday she plan
ned to write to every Senator
and Representative in Washing
ton, D.C., to state her views in
opposition to universal military
training.
Mrs. Krause said she has been
opposed to UMT for "at least 30
years" and has written to some
105 representatives within the
last two weeks. Most of the let
ters, she said, have been to those
who "are uncertain."
In addition, Mrs. Krause said,
she has sent numerous telegrams
to senators and others who she
said had "taken a good stand"
against UMT.
She said nobody except a par
ent has the constitutional right
to make a decision regarding
the education, occupation or
hazardous location of a minor.
She added she was careful to
note that "we do need help in
the defense setup" but that she
thought "we should keep the
boys out of the armed forces
until they are 21 years old."
Salem (U.R) State Rep. Rob
ert Y. Thornton of Tillamook
filed his candidacy with the
state election bureau Tuesday
for attorney general. He will
seek the Democraic nomination.
Walllkeir Weeps annaD. HDafisy
ED GAVE TOO MUCH FOR THESE TRADE-INS
SO NOW YOU WIN!!!
savie ait ttieiiesie mikcies
DKT HJSffiDD DBUISIES
Look At The Prices On These Dogs er-uh Bikes ! ! !
FOR
SEE OUR GUARANTEED
A Nichols Worth of
Comment On
Y HAftMAN
' Uaftee' Press
Washington', (U.R) The
Bureau of Labor Statistics has
completed h survey of the aver-
v age nuiii;au
house built in
the last couple
of years. 'And
I guess I live in
one.--
No garage,
the basement
and attic un
finished and
the medicine
cabinet large
-enniicrh tn hold
Haxmoa Nichols onJy cosmetics,
bobby pins and toothpaste. Leav
ing shaving, gear to rest on the
floor or some other inconvenient
spot.
The BLS survey covered 83,
825 homes started after Korea
in Boston, Cleveland, Chicago,
Washington, Atlanta, San Fran
cisco and Seattle.
By towns the survey showed
this picture of the average house:
San Francisco, no basement
or utility room at all; Washing
ton, masonry-brick preferred;
slate or tile roofing in Miami;
less than fivefooms in Chicago;
three bedrooms in Washington
and San Francisco, the average;
one and a half stories in Cleve
land; attached garages in San
Francisco and Seattle, and fin
ished attics in Cleveland.
I had a few questions to ask
the bureau.
Answer Generally Same
And to each question the an
swer generally was the same.
Money. Most of the new homes
are built by an individual or a
corporation on the speculation
of a sale. Therefore production
costs must be cut so that the "av
erage" home can be peddled for
$9,962 plus. -
In Washington, in most neigh
borhoods, you must leave youT
car on the street or back alley
to rust from the weather. A
garage would cost you $800 to
around $1,800 depending on the
material used. But those prices
would be that low only if they
were included in the original
blueprint. They are much high
er if you decide to add a garage
after the house is bought.
Finishing a basement or attic
costs what you want or. what
the labor, traffic will bear. A
good estimate, according to the
BLS, would be from $2,000 up
for the attic and less for the
basement.
Steel Supports Demanded
Some states, or areas, demand
that steel beams be used to sup
port the floor. Steel costs more
than wood, so the man who is
speculating on a sale, if he can
get away with it under the law.
naturally uses wood. Wood is a
IkHc it
ES MIEMLMCE
BALLOON TIRES
White Side Tires No Fenders
BLACK BEAUTY
Several miles left in this one
(Might even get you home) AS IS
ONLY
RECONDITIONED USED BIKES -
SnilIIIlS IKjIPCIDSo 23 N0RTH fir (ex to
This and That
W. NICHOLS
Peatere Writer
good feeding ground for ter
mites. The Trumans found that out
when it became evident that the
White House needed a going
over. Time had rotted the
beams and Margaret's grand pi
ano stuck a leg through the
floor of her suite in protest
Scrimping Makes Sense
Scrimping on materials makes
sense when it comes to econom
ical construction. But I can't un
derstand being so pennywise
when the bathroom medicine
chest is involved. '
The BLS claims there has been
some improvement. The awage
is said to be 12 to 14 inert in
width, 18 or 19 inches high and
4 or S inches deep. But for a
man who has two women to
fight for space therein, it isn'
big enough.
One other little fact. The "old
fashioned" fireplace is fading in
to the limbo in new houses. That
makes me old-fashioned. I have
a fireplaced home.
Oregon Described
In Magazine Story
Oregon in general and
Southern Oregon in particular
is given favorable mention
in an article in the current edi
tion of Westways, magazine pub
lished by the Automobile Clubs
of Southern California.
The article was written by
Patrice Manahan, associate ed
itor of the magazine, who was
one of the visiting travel edit
ors entertained here briefly last
summer. The publication goes
to some 350,000 automobile own
ers in Southern California.
The story describes Miss Mon
ahan's trip through Oregon last
summer. A considerable portion
of it is devoted to the time she
spent in Southern Oregon, in
cluding a visit to Crater Lake,
her ride down the Crater Lake
highway to Medford, visits in
Medford, "with . its tree-lined
streets, carefully tended gardens
and cosmopolitan, hospitable
people."
She also tells of touring Bear
Creek orchards, Ashland and
Lithia park, Jacksonville, Grants
Pass and the Oregon Caves.
DIVIDEND VOTED
Aberdeen (U.R) The Harbor
Plywood Co. board of directors
has voted a dividend of 20-cents
per share payable April 1 to
stockholders of record -as of
March 10, it was announced
Wednesday.
Dead line on Classified Adi
5:30 p.m for following day: 10 ajn
Monday for Monday: noon Saturday
BLACK AND WHITE (original paint what there is left)
ENGLISH TYPE (We said type it never saw England)
LIGHT WEIGHT Easy Riding (Down Hill)
HAS TWO (count 'em) FENDERS
KICK STAND To Hold It Up When Not In Use
(Which will be often) HOW CAN YOU LOSE
Wednesday. Marefc S. 152
Negro Plans Move
Despite Cross in Yard
San Pablo, Calif. (U.R) !L
Negro war veteran planned to
move himself and his family into
a new home Wednesday despite
the mysterious appearance of a
three-foot cross on his front
lawn. .;
"I'm not afraid and I will not
be forced out," said Wilbur D.
Gary, a Richmond, Calif., build
ing contractor and father of sev
en children. He is a former Navy
carpenter's mate and vice-commander
of an American Legion
post in Oakland.
The wooden ' cross appeared
Tuesday morning on the front
Bargain
in Beauty
KEM-TONE
Mirade sol wofl point. A ooRoa
of Kan-Tone arakat a gallon one'
a half of poft, ready to vu.
$391 GAL
SUPER KEM-TONE
De luxe wall paint
Ouoroirtaad'woihoMe
Rich gergeou colors
$498 CAL
Main and Riverside
"
1
mmmm
Ms Jbinnt
66
$20.00 AND UP!!
MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE ELEVEN
119 Estimated Dead
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (U.R)
Casualties in Tuesday's train col
lision, apparently the worst in
Brazilian history, was estimated
at 119 dead and more than 250
injured.
More than 100 bodies had been
removed from the burned and
twisted wreckage at the scene of
the freak crash 25 miles north
west of here. Nearly a score of
others died in hospitals.
lawn of Gary's new home in the
all-white Rolling Wood district.
Its appearance prompted an im
mediate investigation by Contra
Costa County Sheriff James N.
Long.
in the
lonq run
(BMP W
Tfo KUrcch Encsnd That I
looks and Washes Like I
I Poked Enantleee 1
For kitchen and bathroom wolb and afl
your woodwork!
6 colors end a white mot stays white!
Washes as easily as your refrigeratorl .
Dries fret of brush marks in 4 hours!
YOU SAVE...
WHEN YOU SHOP FOR QUALITY
bros
HERE'S ANOTHER BLACK ONE (We think
(Hard telling what color is under the dirt)
Has One White Wall Tire
Gave somebody a lot of service
Might even give you some?
A BARGAIN?? AS IS AT ONLY
(5)99
Mail Tribune) PHONE 2-9472
Penney's Distaff ers
Will Manage Store
The J. C. Penney company
store in Medford will take a
fling at Leap year Friday and
Saturday. Women employees of
the store will hold all the top
management positions and direct
all the store's operations those
two days.
And the men will do as they're
told, according to Assistant Man
ager Bernie Loosemore.
The same stunt has been tried
hi other Penney stores, and it
was found with women running
things, sales zoomed way up and
customers were happy with the
change, Loosemore said.
Done.
Phone 2-6189
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