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Federal Income Tax
Curbs Proposed
As our public debt moves rap
idly toward 300 billion dollars
with no ceiling in sight, taxation
becomes a number one family
problem along with food, clothing
and shelter There is no use to
merely kick about taxes. Every
one has got to pay taxes, more
taxes than they ever dreamed of
paying, more taxes than they ever
thought they could pay.
The thing to kick about is waste
and extravagance in the use of
public funds.
The thing to demand is econ
omy in tax spending.
The end to work for is an ad
justment of tax levies so that in
stead of discouraging industries
and individuals, they will be en
couraged to produce, and allowed
to retain enough of their earnings
. so there will be incentive for ex
pansion, which means the build
ing up of greater taxable assets
and more jobs.
That the need for such a long
ranged program is recognized, is
evidenced by a growing move
ment for a constitutional amend
ment providing that the power of
Congress to impose taxes on in-1
comes, inheritances and gifts,
shall be limited to a maximum
of 25 per cent, except that in the
case of war, the limitation may
be temporarily suspended by a
three-fourths vote of each House.
To date fifteen states have passed
a resolution favoring such an
amendment—Wyoming, Rhode Is
land, Mississippi, Iowa, Maine,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Indi
ana, Arkansas, Delaware, Penn
sylvania, Texas. Illinois. Wiscon
sin, Alabama. If a sufficient num
ber of states show there is a sub
stantial demand for the amend
ment, Congress, without waiting
for its adoption by 32 states, could
pass a resolution proposing the J
amendment and submit it to the
states for ratification in the us
ual way.
Heavy Taxation Can
Be Destructive
“America’s railroads, doing a
splendid job of transporting the
nation’s supplies and personnel
for war. face a peculiar situation
relative to the possibility of post
war construction and repair,” says
the Cincinnati Enquirer. “While
most industry will be up against
this problem when peace comes,
the situation of rail lines is most
unusual.
Under rulings of one arm of the
federal government, the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the rail
roads are empowered to set aside
certain funds to be spent after the
war for repair an*JHf»aii>tenance
which cannot be dime gow be
cause of war conditions. Such
funds the Commission accepts as
current operating expenses, since
the money thus earmarked would,
under normal circumstances, be
spent for work which should be
on the current program.
“But the federal government
taxes such money as profit—and
at high rates. Thus, while one
agency accepts the necessity for
setting aside a fund for post-war
repair and maintenance, another
makes the operation practically
impossible, because of tax pay
ments which it imposes. At the
rates as they now stand, a rail
road must set aside $5.16 in order
to assure itself of $1.00 for post
war spending.
“Under the stress and strain
of emergency use, rolling stock,
trackage and other physical assets
of the rail lines are wearing out
far in excess of restoration pos
sible under present conditions.”
Paste This In Your Hat
What is the matter with our so
called business and political lead
ers who chant: “Capitalism has
one more chance,” or “Private en
terprise has one more chance af
ter the war,” or we will have a
totalitarian government? Do they
really believe what they say? If
so, they better not advertise their
panic.
We are fighting a war to pre
serve freedom. We wouldn’t be
licking the Axis if we would sur
render the right to say and do
what we please, and raise our
families as we please, because
someone promised to fill our
stomachs.
For thorough Scientific Eye Ex
amination and Correctly Fitted
Glasses, see
Dr. C. W. Alexander, O. D.
OPTOMETRIST
O’Neill, Tuesday, Nov. 16
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Representative Kleberg, demo- |
crat from Texas, representing, the
King Cattle Ranch district, put
the branding iron on the OPA in
no uncertain terms when he told
his colleagues that the OPA un
der administrative directives was
going far beyond the intent of
Congress. He accused them of
violating the law and bringing to
this country a form of dictator
ship which the American boys are
now fighting against on many,
many battle fields. The House
stood and cheered his able ad
dress which lasted for one hour
and twenty minutes. It is becom
ing more and more apparent that
both sides of the House are in re
volt against government by di
rectives. This can be easily un
derstood when you realize that
there has been nearly as many
directives issued as there have
been laws passed by Congress.
From March, 1933 to June, 1943
136 new agencies of the federal
government was established. Each
of these agencies has issued rules,
regulations or directives of some
kind. Some have issued but a
few, others a large number. It all
heads up to government by ex
ecutive order. It is centralized
bureaucratic control of every
thing. We find that btireaucracy
is aggressive, jealous, harsh. It
has corrupted administration and
perverted justice. Bureaucracy
measures progress only by the in
crease of its own powers.
The very excellent report made
by Senator Russell, chairman of
the committee that made an in
spection of the fighting fronts, is
well worth reading in its entirety.
Commenting on the dangers of
our policy on relief he warns: “I
am very much concerned to note
that! for some reason many of the
most recent of our Allies and our
late enemies have great expecta
tions as to what they are to re
ceive from the United States in
the way of relief and rehabilita
tion. It is very unfortunate that
their expectations are so high. . . .
f believe it would be much better
for all concerned if the people of
North Africa and Italy, particu
larly, were frankly given to un
derstand now that, while willing
to assist to a reasonable extent,
we do not consider it a responsi
bility of the United States to re
build destroyed cities or embark
upon any long-time program of
relief. Let them know that in the
last analysis they will be com- i
pelled to work out their own des-1
tiny and restore the destruction
of war by their own efforts. . . .
We should be careful not to pub
licize or embark on a policy which
will either lead to greater misun
derstanding or result in stupendu
ous charges against the Treasury
that our people should not be
called upon to meet.”
On the brighter side Senator
Russell said: “The completeness
of the hospital facilities in the
field and at permanent stations,
and the speed with which the sick
and wounded receive treatment
are almost unbelievable. I do not
think we failed to visit a hospital
at a single place we stopped, and
I talked with doctors, nurses and
patients. Men are recovering from
wounds in a few weeks in this
war which would have proved
fatal heretofore, and the use
of the sulfa drugs, blood plasma,
and new methods of treat
ment are accomplishing miracles.
Most of these hospital units mov
ed to the front completely staffed
with doctors and nurses from our
leading hospitals in the States.
The quality of the medical treat
ment received by the sick and
wounded in the armed forces is
incomparably superior to the av
erage treatment received by the
civilian population at home.”
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
On account of a meeting being
held in the office of the Collector
of Internal Revenue in Omaha
during the week of November 15
through the 20th, the Internal
Revenue office in O’Neill will be
closed for the above period—the
week of November 15th through
the 20th, 1943. — C. W. Porter,
Deputy Collector.
Every Family
Should Have One
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thirty, forty or fifty dollars a week have
checking accounts at this bank. In fact, fam
ilies that have to make every penny count find
checking accounts particularly helpful. Paying
by check gives you ironclad control of your
spending, helps you keep accurate record*,
provides safety for your funds. We cordially
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THE DAYS OF
LONG AGO
Sixty Years Ago
Holt Co. Banner, Nov. 6, 1883.
The carpenter work on the
Presbyterian church is about com
pleted, painting is progressing and
lathing was commenced last Fri
day.
At the election last Tuesday all
of the republican candidates, both
state and county, were elected in
this county, except the republican
candidates for county clerk, John
W. Wertz, who was defeated by
the democratic candidate, M. D.
Long, and the republican candi
date for county judge, Neil T.
Hoxie, who was defeated by
Judge Roberts by 11 votes. The
following were elected: County
clerk, M. D. Long; treasurer, D.
L. Darr; sheriff. Ed Hershiser;
county judge, B. W. Roberts;
county superintendent, Bartley
Blain; surveyor, A. E. Rice; cor
oner, I. R. Smith: county commis
sioner, Joseph E. West. For the
new county of Elkhorn, 283;
against, 1037; majority against,
833. For the new county of Perry,
392; against, 1037; majority
against, 645.
Holt Co. Banner, Nov. 13, 1883.
The post office department has
dropped the word “City,” and it
is now simply O’Neill.
John Bland of Caswick, Iowa,
has taken a claim about four
miles west of O’Neill and will
make this county his future home.
He may possibly teach school in
O’Neill this winter.
Edgar W. Adams of Paulding,
Ohio, who was here in September
visiting his brother, W. E. Adams,
has returned with his family to
O’Neill and will make his home
with us. He will be employed in
the Holt County Bank.
Stuart Ledger: The Ledger is
pleased to note the fact of the
entire breaking up by the vigi
lants of the notorious and desper
ate gang of horse thieves, whose
depredations have been so numer
ous the past year in north Ne
braska and southern South Da
kota, from the eastern portion of
both to the Black Hills, as to
greatly deter new comers from
bringing anything but the poorest
stock and aiding in the retarding
of immigration to this section.
From nformation gleaned from A.
J. Burnham, of Cams, captain of
one of the company of vigilants,
who is here now, in charge of
Culbertson, Wade and Hoyt, we
are thoroughly convinced that
the entire gang has been cleaned
out, routed, broken up and scat
tered. One week ago last Sunday
Wm. Morris was arrested on sus
Eicion, near Morris’ bridge, by
[enry Richardson, one of the
vigilants, who recently lost sev
eral head of horses. Morris, on
assurance that he would be given
a fair trial before a legal tribunal,
made a full and open confession,
implicating a rtumber of citizens
as aiders and abettors, and gave
information which led to the sub
sequent arrest of Culbertson, Mc
Farlan, Wade. Hoyt and others.
The same night the vigilants sur
rounded Kid Wade’s camp, in
Middleton’s canyon on Holt Creek,
where Andrew Culbertson and
Horace Stuart were captured. The
captured men were bound over to
the district court, bond being, fix
ed at $1000 each, in default of
which they were taken to the
county jail' at West Point for safe
keeping.
Holt Co. Banner, Nov. 20, 1883.
John Bland, who we mentioned
last week as likely to teach school
in O’Neill this winter, has been
employed as principal of the
schools here, vice Prof. O’Sulli
van, who has resigned.
Sheriff Welton made a quick
trip to Chicago last week, start
ing Monday and returning Friday.
He went via Springfield, 111., trav
eling over 1700 miles in all, and
did not have his clothes off during
the whole trip, only what sleep
he could get on the cars. And he
brought his prisoner back with
him, too.
On Friday of last week old Mr.
Wade—the father of Kid Wade—
who had been held at this place
by vigilants on the charge of
harboring and concealing horse
thieves, was turned over to Jus
tice Gates, of Brown county, the
crime with which he was charged
having been committed there. His
preliminary was set for Monday
last. On that day Attorney A. E.
Rice, who had been retained for
the defense, accompanied by Con
stable James Bauer, went with
Gates to attend the trial, but
learned that a party of masked
men had taken Wade from the
justice’s residence the night be
fore and left orders that they did
not wish to be followed. There is
a great deal of diversity of opin
ion as to whether the masked men
were vigilants or friends of Wade,
some inclining to the opinion that
Kid Wade had prganized the
crowd for his father’s rescue, and
others that it was the work of
vigilants. As they left no clew as
to what they intended to do with
Wade, all is a matter of conjec
ture beyond the fact that he was
taken away by armed, masked
men. Since the above was put in
type, we learn that the coroner
was notified that Wade’s body had
been found hanging to a tree on
Ash Creek; whether this is a mere
canard or not we are unable to
state.—Stuart Ledger, Nov. 17.
Married, at the residence of the
bride’s parents at Cleveland, Neb.,
on the 11th inst., by Charles Hud
son. justice of the peace, John
Robertson to Miss Florence Hud
son, both of Cleveland.
On Monday afternoon, Nov. 19,
1883, at the home of the bride’s
mother, Mrs. D. L. Darr, Rev. B.
Blain officiating, was solemnized
the marriage of Gilbert M. Cleve
land to Miss Jessie Hayden, both
well known to the citizens of
O’Neill.
The democratic canvassing board,
headed by M. D. Long, threw out
FOOD IS
YOUR WEAPON
Pick up this Food Chart
at your grocer’s today.
Hang it in your kitchen. It will help
you act every day to shorten the war.
FREE Kitchen Chart
shows how you
can use food
to shorten the war
American food is a weapon
of war — like our planes,
guns, tanks.
You are a fighter on the
“Food Front”. If you man
age food wisely, you help to
shorten the time till Victory.
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Wyoming precinct on a little tech
nicality and thereby counted Mr.
Hoxie out. If Wyoming precinct
had been counted, as it should
have been, the vote on county
judge would have been a tie, and
must have been decided by lot,
according to law. The prospect
now is that there will be a con
test.
Holt Co. Banner, Nov. 27, 1883.
James H. Riggs, publisher and
local editor, has gone to Eddyville,
Iowa, to spend Thanksgiving with
relatives and friends.
Fifty-Five Years Ago
The Frontier, Nov. 8, 1888.
The republicans of Holt county
made a clean sweep in the elec
tion Tuesday. L. T. Shanner was
elected state senator; J. M. Hun
ter and N. B. Bisbee, state repre
sentatives, and E. W. Adams,
county attorney.
James H. Riggs is back on the
job again as editor of The Fron
tier and his brother, George D.
Riggs, who has edited the paper
for the past few months, will be
associate editor and in charge of
the mechanical department.
O’Neill Markets: Rye 20c, eggs
11c, oats 20 to 23c, ear corn 35c,
shelled corn, 35c, apples $1.25 and
$1.50, hogs $4.50 and $4.75, new
potatoes 30c, fat cows $1.50 and
$1.60.
C. S. Evans of Boone, Iowa, who
recently removed his family to a
farm four miles north of Inman,
was in O’Neill Monday on bus
iness.
A very destructive fire ran thru
the southern part of the county
on last Thursday and Saturday,
burning up large quantities of
hay and destroyed a little other
property. The fire started from a
point some six miles southwest of
Drake’s and swept through the
South Fork and Dry Creek val
leys and all the country between
there and this valley. Several
thousand tons of hays were burn
ed and among the heavy losses
were: A. T. Potter loss, 400 tons;
J. B. Drake, 100; J. P. Weekes,
250; S. H. Elwood, 75. It is known
who started the fire and it is the
purpose of those most interested
to make an example of him.
The Frontier is pleased to be
able to chronicle the marriage of
three estimable couples in Holt
county during the past few weeks.
The first on the list is N. B. Mc
Namee of this place and Miss
Pearl Billick of Dorsey, who were
married on Sunday, October 21,
at the Cummings home at Dor
sey, by Daniel Binkerd, justice
(Continued on page Five)
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TO IMPROVE YOUR MILITARY L Q.
1. Identify these American generals by their nick*
names: a. "Mad Anthony"; b. "Old Hickory"; c«
"Little Mac"; d. "Morse Robert"; e. "Ike."
2. This is the insignia of what American -
fighting Division?
3. In the Women's Army Corps an enlisted
woman is now called: a. Auxiliary; b. -.
Miss (or Mrs.); c. Private.
4. The Strait of Messina recalls the adventures of the
hero in what Latin epic poem?
5. In the fighting in Sicily covering more them five
weeks casualties of American ground forces are
reported to be 7,400. Is this number greater or less
them the losses in Wellington's one-day action at
Waterloo or Meade's three-day battle at Gettys
burg?
8. What is AMG?
7. President Roosevelt entered the Citadel of Quebec
from Wolfe's Cove. Why was it so named?
8. Members of what branch of the military
service wear this insignia?
9. What American general gained only
three decisive operations, suffered as
many defeats and yet won the war?
10. More American chaplains have been casualties
since Pearl Harbor than during the course of the
World War. True or false?
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