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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. -WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Congress Fashions 5V2 Billion Dollar Tax Reduction for 1946; Ponder Postwar Army Training -Released bv Western Newsnaoer Union (EPXTOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) ^ ; J ' ' ■.li ' " 1 ! I Si. With freedom of speech assured under Allied orders, former Japanese political prisoner addresses gathering in Tokyo. Under proposed liberal ized constitution, all Nipponese elements would be afforded opportunity for recognition in nation’s governmental councils. TAXES: Good News Though the senate and house had yet to compromise their differ ences, John Q. Public could look forward to substantial reductions in income taxes in 1946, and Ameri can business was assured generous relief for the immediate postwar period. No less than 2% billion dollars was expected to be lopped off of in dividual income taxes as a result of provisions for permitting $500 ex emptions for dependents before pay ment of the normal 3 per cent levy and the scaling down of surtax rates. Close to another 8 billioq dol lars was scheduled to be pared from corporation income taxes through substantial reduction or total elimi nation of the excess profits assess ment; repeal of the declared value excess profits and capital stock levies, and graduated decrease in surtax rates on companies with less than $60,000 net return. In addition to income tax reduc tions, the use tax on automobile and boats was expected to be dropped. Solons were divided on the question of wartime luxury levies, however, with the house for cutting present rates to prewar levels July 1 and the senate against the action. With reserves well over 6 billion dollars, both houses were unani mous in freezing present social se curity payroll taxes at 1 per cent on employee and employer alike and forestalling an automatic increase to 2Vi per cent apiece January 1. Under the tax relief bill drawn up by the senate, G.I.s would not be required to pay taxes on service compensation during the war years, and officers would be permitted to spread tax liabilities over a three year period interest free. LABOR: Setting Pattern With both Henry Ford II and United Automobile Workers’ leaders expressing confidence in settlement of a wage adjustment at the com pany, government officials held high hopes that an agreement might re sult in the establishment of a post war nay pattern and clear the way for speedy reconversion. Government optimism was a wel come note in the dreary labor pic ture, pointed up by the deadlock in negotiations between the UAW and General 'Motors over the CIO union’s demands for a 30 per cent wage increase to maintain wartime “take-home” pay and the corpora tion’s resistance to the demands because of possible effects on prices. Setting the pattern for other ,CIO unions, the UAW declared that Gen eral Motors was well able to dip into alleged huge wartime profits to carry over any losses accruing from higher wages until future pro duction reached big volume levels. Reflecting industrial sentiment for its own part, General Motors denied exorbitant wartime earnings and de clared any withdrawal from reserves would crimp expansion plans. [ As the con panics and unions clashed, the administration worked on a reconversion wage policy de signed to guide negotiations through the troublesome days ahead. Strong ly influenced by labor, the govern ment reportedly favored substantial wage boosts to maintain wartime “take-home" pay while freezing prices at prewar levels, except In hardship cases. Giving both capital and labor its say in the formulation of a reconver sion pay program, the government moved slowly in the establishment of policy. Hopes ran high that the forthcoming management-labor par ley would result in the voluntary creation of machinery for settlement of important disputes. MILITARY TRAINING: Await Response Having received President Tru man’s recommendation for one year of postwar military training for American youth 17 to 20, congress adopted a cautious attitude on the question, with one ear perked for popular reaction and the other for military argument. Personal congressional response to the President’s request varied, with Senator Revercomb (Rep., W. Va.) declaring ”... I am open minded —I want to hear both sides of this. . . . ’' while Representative Celler (Dem., N. Y.) exclaimed ”... We Huge Postwar Market for Autos Looms Potential demand for automobiles by domestic consumers next year should amount to 9,843,000 cars, after allowing for 331,000 cars to meet the increase in population, says the Alexander Hamilton institute. At the beginning of 1942, the number of passenger automobiles in operation in the United States was at a record peak of 27,364,000, results of an extensive survey showed. As the result of the stoppage of production during the war, the prospect is that there will be only 21,921,000 cars in operation at the beginning of 1946. Taking into account the increase in population since 1942, the number of passenger automobiles in operation at the beginning of 1946 will thus be 6,768,000 cars below the normal level and in addition 2,744,000 cars may be scrapped in 1946. President Truman asks congress for military training for youth. want no truck with compulsory mil itary conscription. ...” Meanwhile, it was estimated that about 975,000 youth would be called up for training each year under the President’s program, with 250,000 rejected for physical or mental de ficiencies. Because of weather con siderations, the largest number of camps undoubtedly would be lo cated in the south, with regula > army officers and non-commissioned officers in charge. Fewer routine tasks, such as kitchen police, would be in store for reservists, military sources said. JAPAN: Reform Imminent Her military machine smashed, Japan’s highly developed economic monopolies, designed for foreign as well as domestic exploitation, also faced imminent dissolution as part of the Allied program to strip Nippon of her war-making potential and democratize the country. The losers figured to be the five great financial-industrial families of Japan, which, as the dominant ci vilian powers, had exercised strong pressure on the nation’s foreign poli cies. Backed both politically and financially by the government, the big five, known as the "zaibatsu,” were heavy investors in overseas development. By smashing the “zaibatsu,” the Allies planned to loosen their grip over Japanese politics and permit more liberal and democratic ele ments to exert influence over gov- emment direction. At the same time, destruction of the great com bines promised freer opportunity for economic development in the coun try. As steps were taken for the dis solution of the “zaibatsu,” the politi cal transformation of Japan slowly gained ground with new parties in the development stage and more lib eral political institutions impending in the rewriting of the national con stitution. AGRICULTURE: Global Pact First permanent body of the United Nations, the Food and Agri culture organization (FAO) came into existence in the grand ball room of the Chateau Frontenac in Quebec, Canada, with 30 nations for- .nally signing its constitution. Though possessing no executive powers over member nations, FAO seeks, through voluntary inter change of information and effort, to improve agricultural production, raise nutritional standards and bet ter the living conditions of rural pop ulations. Indicative of the big job FAO has on its hands, two-thirds of the world’s population is estimated to be ill-fed, with many facing peri odic starvation. Signatories to the FAO constitu tion include Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, Domini can Republic, Egypt, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hon duras, Iceland, India, Iraq, Liberia, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, Mex ico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Peru, Union of South Africa, Philippines, England, United States and Vene zuela. FRANCE: Left Swing With their fundamental platforms at \ariance, France’s three great political parties — the Commu nists, Socialists and Popular Repub lican movement — prepared for the establishment of a new constitu tion as demanded in the recent elec tion. As the three major parties and a smattering of smaller organizations moved to write a new political char ter for the country, the Popular Re publican movement, backed by General De Gaulle, loomed as a counterweight between the Commu nists and Socialists. Known as a Catholic Liberal party, and led by Foreign Minister Bidault, the PRM’s surprising demonstration of strength in the elections was in dicative of the quick defense thrown up by moderate elements against the threat of extreme radicalism. The new alignment found France’s political picture charac teristically mixed, with the Social ists joined with the PRM for a west ern bloc of European nations against Communist opposition; the Communists committed to a swift program of nationalization of indus tries; the Socialists favoring more study of such an undertaking and the PRM for a moderate course. FIRE RAIDS: U. S. Vulnerable Back from a tour of war-wracked Europe, Anthony J. Mullaney, chief fire marshal of Chicago, 111., and a noted authority on fires, declared that investigations show<jd that no great city could withstand concen trated explosive and incendiary raids and domination of the skies overhead was the only assurance of safety. In making his disclosure, Mul laney cited the obliteration of Ham burg, Germany, where all walls were of brick, numerous firebreaks existed, no skyscrapers reared up and an efficient fire department op erated. In a contrast indicative of the vulnerability of American cities, Mullaney cited localities dotted with frame buildings, wood lathe and plaster construction, tall buildings, and few empty spaces for allowing a sweeping fire to peter out. In burning out Hamburg, Mul laney said, great squads of Allied bombers first dropped explosives to rip up structures, with incendiaries then being loosed upon the open wreckage. Towering flames licked j up the oxygen to create a vacuum into which air from surrounding areas then rushed in, creating fierce “fire storms.” With instruments re cording temperatures of 1,400 de grees F., over 40,000 persons were said to have died from the flames, heat inhalation or asphyxiation. NAVY: Speed Releases With nearly 300,000 enlisted men and officers already released since V-J Day, the navy planned for the demobilization of an additional 800,- 000 by the first of next year through a reduction in discharge scores. Following establishment of lower scores November 1, the navy con templated an even further cut De cember 1, with male officers’ point requirements pared to 44; enlisted male personnel to 39; WAVE offi cers to 30, and enlisted WAVE per sonnel 24. In cutting its discharge scores, the navy left its point computation unaltered, with one-half point for each year of age; one-half point for each full month of service; 10 points for dependtnts regardless of num ber, and one-fourth point for each month of service outside of the U.S., since September 1, 1939. TURKEYS: G.I.s and civilians alike are as sured of ample supplies of turkeys for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays even though the size of birds may be smaller than usual due to growers’ speeding up production upon government demand. Purchasing turkeys * 4 early as last August, the army quartermas ter corps assured plentiful stocks for service personnel. Most of the birds already have been dressed and stored in warehouses or are in proc ess of shipment overseas. it -k ir HOUStHOLO ■MS"0S... Jm. Substantial Quality Food a Necessity on Winter Social Menu I Fiesta punch is delicious served either hot or cold. No sugar is re quired when one of the suggested substitutes is used, and the bever age can be quickly made a short time before guests arrive. With so many families returning to the old home town, and couples who married dur ing the war final ly getting settled 1 together, wel come parties are becoming quite the style. Social 1 engagement books which looked blank are now filled again. Yes, entertaining is due for a re vival. This is the time, because the I holiday season is approaching in full 1 glory. Food is not the problem it was last year although there still are restrictions, and it’s fairly easy to serve something nice and make the table look its prettiest. If the group is mixed and there are a number of men (big eaters, now that they have learned to have lots of chow or go to mess regular ly!), plan to have a substantial cas serole dish with some hearty trim mings like big salads and rich-look ing cakes or pastry. Or, if the affair is to be just a snack, serve bread with a choice of fillings and the usual accompani ments like potato chips, pickles, olives, relishes, and punch or some favorite beverage. Suggestion I. Assorted Bread: Oatmeal, Raisin, White and Rye. Sandwich Fillings: Nippy Cheese and Peanut Butter. Relishes: Olives, Radishes, Car rot Sticks, and Celery Hearts. Beverage: Orange Juice or Fiesta Punch. Nippy Cheese Filling. Combine equal parts of cream cheese and butter. Add salt and paprika to taste and 1 teaspoon each of finely minced parsley, pick les, olives and green pepper. Fla vor with sardine paste. Peanut Butter Filling. Peanut butter may be served alone or it may be combined with any of the following for a delicious filling: jam, chopped bacon or grat ed raw carrots. Fiesta Punch. (Makes Vi gallon) 1 cup strong tea Vi cup sugar, honey or corn syrup Vi cup lemon juice l\i cups orange juice 1 cup grape juice 1 quart water Make the strong tea by pouring 1 cup boiling water over 4 teaspoons of tea. Dissolve sugar or substi tutes in the hot, strained tea. (The tea should steep first for 5 min utes.) For a hot punch, combine ^ the tea with the fruit juices and add the water which should be boil ing hot. Serve at once. For cold punch, chill the tea and combine with well-chilled fruit juices and iced water. Garnish the punch with slices of orange and lemon. LYNN SAYS Care for Your Silverware: Clean, hot, soapy water is recom mended for both flat serving pieces and tablewaie. Rinse in boiling water after washing and wipe dry as soon as possible. To remove tarnish, use a good silver polish or wet a little sifted whiting with ammonia and apply with a soft cloth. Let stand until dry, rub off with soft cloth, rinse and polish with a second cloth or chamois. Silver tarnished with egg should be cleaned immediately. A small soft brush is best for cleaning ornamental pieces. Silverware should never be heated directly or placed on the range. Serving dishes may be heated over hot water or kept warm on the radiator if an as bestos pad is placed under them LYNN CHAMBERS’ IDEAL MENU Oyster Rarebit Crackers Jellied Vegetable Salad Apricot Cobbler Cream Tea, Coffee or Milk , MpROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL S UNDAY I CHOOL L. esson By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Lesson for November 11 Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se lected and copyrighted by International Council of Religious Education; used by permission. Suggestion II. Farm Sausage Casserole Combination Salad Crusted Rolls Favorite Cake Beverage The main dish for this hearty snack can be made ready before company comes, and then heated about half an hour before serving time rolls around. Farm Sausage Casserole. (Serves 6) IVi cups broken macaroni Vi cup diced American cheese 1 tablespoon minced onion Vi teaspoon salt IVi cups thin white sauce 1 cup green peas, cooked Vi cup sauteed mushrooms Vi cup chopped pimiento 1 pound pork sausages, broiled Buttered bread crumbs Cook macaroni in boiling, salted water until tender. Drain and rinse. Combine with all remaining ingre dients, except sausages and bread crumbs. Place in casserole which has been greased. Top with sau sages and sprinkle a few bread crumbs over tiie top. Heat in a slow (325-degree) oven for 25 minutes. Combination Salad. (Serves 6 to 8) 1 head lettuce 1 cucumber 2 to 3 tomatoes 1 bunch radishes 1 bunch small onions 1 green pepper Celery curls Carrot curls French dressing Wash all vegetables carefully and allow to chill. Break lettuce into chunks and line salad bowl. Toss in all other ingre- dients which have been sliced or cut into pieces and sprinkle french dressing over them. Favorite Cake. 1 cup whipping cream 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla IVi cups sifted cake flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Whip the cream until slightly thickened but not stiff enough to hold a peak. Fold in the sugar gently, the beaten eggs and vanilla. Add the flour which has been sifted with the baking powder and a speck of salt. Mix only until smooth. Place in two shallow cake pans and bake in a moderate (350-degree) oven for 25 minutes. Cool. Frost with seven- minute icing and sprinkle with coco nut. Or, frost with whipped cream and sprinkle with coconut. * THE FRUITS OF PUBLIC WORSHIP LESSON TEXT—Isaiah 6; 1-8; Ephesians 5:15-21. T GOLDEN TEXT—Praise ye the Lord. I i will praise the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the congregation.—Psalm 111:1. 111111 For impromptu entertaining, there’s nothing easier to prepare than a tray of sandwich spreads with assorted bread and health drinks of citrus fruit juices in colorful glasses. Seven-Minute Icing. 1 egg white, unbeaten 3 tablespoons cold water Vi enp granulated sugar Vi teaspoon cream of tartar Vi teaspoon vanilla Place all ingredients in top of dou ble boiler. Beat with rotary beater until mixed, then place over hot wa ter, and continue beating until frost ing stands up in peaks (about 7 min utes). Ahead of the other foods the re turned G.I. will look forward to are the good, homemade desserts. What ever was his favorite when he left is sure to be his favorite when he returns. He has spent many hours thinking and dreaming of that des sert. Chocolate has been a favorite of the serviceman. His favorite may have been chocolate ice cream, chocolate pie or chocolate cookies. The sizes of portions should be man- size, he has learned how to eat in a big way and will not be at home when dainty portions are passed out. Milk seems to be the favorite bev erage of returned servicemen. This might be served with the addition of chocolate or in form of a malted or egg malted drink, all of which will be welcomed. Give him a try with bread, raisin, nut, potato, or best of all a real home baked loaf. He may be tired of dark tack and stale white bread, and anxious to try something new and different. Released by Western Newspaper Union. The center of every community should be the church. The house set aside for the worship of God is the gathering place of His people. There they find fellowship as they meet their Lord. He is in their midst exalted and mighty, but ready to enter every humble and contrite heart. Our lesson shows us how the wor ship of God brings blessed results as His people meet. I. Recognizing God’s Presence (Isa. 6:1-4). King Uzziah, who had begun well but had forgotten God, was at the end of his life a leper because of his sin and dying in disgrace. Is rael which had known unprecedent ed prosperity under God's blessing now hardened its heart nationally against God and was also about to go into eclipse. God needed a man to speak for Him in such an hour, to bring to His people a message of judgment and also of blessed invita tion. To prepare that man, the great Isaiah, God gave a remark able manifestation of His glory and power. It is essential that the man who speaks for God should first see the Lord high and lifted up and to hear of His holiness and glory. The nega tive tone of the present-day mes sage, the lack of enthusiasm and interest in holy things, the low standards of personal holiness, the failure to preach boldly the truth re garding God’s holy standards are to be explained by the fact that there has been no vision of the eternal holi ness and glory of God. II. Renewing by God’s Power (vv. 5-8). To see the holiness of God is to be immediately conscious of one’s own sin and unworthiness. The obvi ous conclusion which one draws from'that fact is that anyone who is proud, who is not concerned about his own sins and the sins of his peo ple, is living far from God and has either never known or has forgotten about His divine holiness. Isaiah spoke of the pollution of his lips, thereby confessing that his heart was not right. Whereof the heart is full, thereof speaketh the mouth, for we read that “out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matt. 12:34). Remem ber that even though Isaiah was a believer he recognized the need of cleansing. “Then” (v. 6)—what an important word! When Isaiah called out in humble confession, “then” he was cleansed. The turning point is right at that place for any life. Only when we come to the place of confession and contrition which Isaiah knew, can we expect the Lord to send the cleansing fire and the enabling power. Reformation, turning over a new leaf, character development, all commendable in their place, are not sufficient. There must be a divine cleansing of the life if there is to be a commission to service. III. Realizing God’s Will (E£h. 5: 15-17). The ministry of the Church of God can serve no greater purpose than helping men and women to know the will of God. That wisdom (v. 17) comes through the teaching of God’s Word and through the minis try of the Holy Spirit, both in the church and in the individual. The Church (and that means ev ery member) is to recognize that the evil day in which we live is a challenge to holy and effective liv ing. Time is not to be wasted, or casually used. It is to be redeemed —every moment to count for God. The walk of the believer is to be circumspect, that is, with “pains taking attention to details, under a sense of their importance,” not a foolish walk, but a wise one. IV. Receiving God’s Spirit (5:18- 21). God wishes to fill His children with the Holy Spirit in such mighty overwhelming power that they are entirely under His control. Such Spirit-filled believers find their joy and satisfaction in the fellowship of those who sing the praises of God from the heart. Being a Christian is not a depress ing, sorrowful busines?’ It makes you glad. It is God’s people who sing and make melody. Some of us who have failed to appreciate this truth should begin now to “get hap py” about our religion. The Holy Spirit leads believers into a life of humility and self-denial (v. 21). Pride and self-exaltation are definitely ruled out. Do not neglect the note of thanks giving found in verse 20. The Church of Christ has so infinitely much for which to be thankful that actually ingratitude is a sin. How much blessing is lost because of it! Let us “give thanks always for all things.” Many doctors recommend good- tasting Scott’s Emulsion-be cause it's rich in natural A&D Vitamins and energy-building- oil children need for proper growth, strong bones, sound teeth, sturdy bodies. Helps build up resiatanc* to cold* too if diet is A AD deficient. Buy Scott's today/ All druggists. SCOTI'S EMULSION YEAR ROUND fON I C DONT FEEL WELL? It may be due to uneliml'. nated waste matter in your system Unellmlnated waste matter may cause ma symptoms for a long time, but unless relieved when necessary, can finally im pair the health. 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