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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 ~1945
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FORGOTTEN
TAXES
Something like 4,000,
000 Americans have for
gotten to pay the United
States Treasury the un
forgiven part of their in
come tax on 1942 earn
ings and the Bureau of In
ternal Revenue is calling
the matter to their atten
tion.
When Congress switch
ed to the so-called pay-as
you-go system, it sought to
avoid requiring taxpayers
to pay two years’ income
tax in a single year. Con
sequently, it “forgave” 75
per cent of the tax due on
1942 incomes, which would
have been payable in the
year 1943.
The one-fourth of the
tax that was not forgotten
by the government was
made payable in two years,
last March 15 and next
March 15th. Some of the
defaulting taxpayers are
no doubt confused by the
complexities of the vaunt
simplification of income
tax processes but they
will have to pay just the
same.
PRACTICAL
RETRIBUTION
The recapture of Clark
Field on Luzon, like the
recapture of Guam,
brought a dramatic climax
of retribution to our
steady advance in the Pa
cific war. It avenged in
part the savage, stealthy
Jap attack of December 7,
1941, which destroyed
planes and pilot and help
ed hasten the fall of Man
ila.
But the field’s recapture
was of practical as well as
dramatic value. It provid
ed a springboard for air
operations which sealed
the Japs’ fate in Manila.
And with Manila retaken,
one of our great supply
and repair problems will
be solved.
Thus far our Pacific
supply problem has been
complicated by some
ships, which had no equip
ment for unloading onto
lighters offshore. For that
reason, it was necesary to
send them to Hawaii or
Australia and there trans
fer cargo to other vessels.
With Manila Bay’s deep
water and port facilities,
many miles and much la
bor will be saved. And of
course it will also give us
an invaluable base for na
val operations against the
China coast and Japanese
islands. Now with a bomb
er base almost in Manila’s
outskirts, the prize is
within reach. — (Anchor
age Times.)
MANPOWER
NEEDS GROW
The effect of the man
power shortage.on the war
effort continues to hold
the attention of Washing
ton.
It becomes more appar
ent daily that in view of
the critical situation some
kind of legislation is like
ly to be passed.
The issue at present is
whether control of man
power is to go over large
ly to the military author
ities or remain for the most
part in civilian hands, as
at present.
War production and mil
itary officials point to the
crying need during the
first six months of the
year for 1,600,000 men—
900,000 for military ser
vice, and 700,000 for war
work.
The President, in his
state of the nation message
to Congress, asked enact
ment of a national service
law to mobilize workers to
produce the greatly in
creased amounts of war
materials demanded by
the turn of military oper
ations on two world battle
fronts. Pending action for
total manpower mobiliza
tion, he asked for legisla
tion for utilization of the
services of 4,000,000 4-F’s
in whatever capacity is
best for the war effort.
Draft calls will be step
ped up immediately. De
ferments have been grant
ed to nearly a million men
of fighting age now engag
ed in war work. Military
authorities believe that at
^ast a fourth of these
workers may be called in
to the armed forces.
With or without legis
lation, the situation is one
that calls for balancing the
requirements for fighters
and workers. Decision
must be made as to where
men are most needed for
the war effort. Small con
sideration will be given to
ordinary civilian wants.
Many conservation meas
*
ures are in the making.
The President’s budget
message revealed a drop in
expected war expendi
tures. The explanation is
that although war produc
tion will be increased,
most of the heavy cost of
plant construction and in
stallations is behind in
stead of ahead.
In the Senate during the
week foreign policy was
under scrutiny, Senator
Vandenberg touched off
the debate with a demand
for early -multilateral
agreements between the
Allies to check unilateral
action that has been going
on in Europe with its con
sequent frictions. — (Busi
ness Action).
Placer Location Noilcoa now on
sale at The Nome Nuggoi.
J..1. A ■«■■»■ -«- ...... .
Herbert Brownell, Jr.,
chairman, Republican Na- ’
tional Committee: “The
Republicans are ready,
able and willing to coop
erate in helping to solve
our foreign policy prob
lems.”
~... ♦
Albert C. Wedemeyer,
Maj. Gen., commander U.
S. Forces in China Thea
ter: “We have established
supremacy over the Japan
ese in striking force and
tactical employment of
air.”
Maybe it just seems true
that only well paved
streets are the ones torn up
to lay pipe lines or some
thing.—Toledo Blade.
"Around the World iVews In *
Pictures" appears regularly in
The Nugget.
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