The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 15, 1937, Page 7

| -No In THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1937 come Small Enough to Evade Toll of Hidden Taxes, Flynn Shows ‘Little Man’ Pays 121 Per Cent in Indirect Levies; Mer- chant Collector Biggest By JOHN T. FLYNN (Copyright, 1837, NEA Service, Inc.) New York—There is a futile, helpless little person dearly be- loved by the politicians, and ‘affectionately referred to as the forgotten man. But there is one time when he is not for- Parking Law Noted Large, clear eyes set well back into sockets which are “Seventy per cent of the taxes collected in this country are hidden taxes The real tax ostrich is the average man who thinks he doesn't have three articles for NEA Service and The ALL ABOUT TAXES. while he is drinking his beer and smoking his throat medicine. Do you remember the howl of an- guish the corporations sent up about ® pitiful little $300,000,000 of undis- tributed profits tax? But do you re- call one little peep out of the liquor. drinkers over twice that much or from the smokers about almost twice as much? The buyer in the store pays taxes of} over to the federal, ing the month. Seven persons were convicted of driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor and 31 of drunken- and/w. Vancurs, president; on sugar, through tariff duties, and on several hundred other articles through customs taxes. He pays taxes to the city and the state when he pays his rent. And in the states and a few cities there are sales taxes that nick the customers for at least $850,000,000, What Does It Amount to? What does all this amount to in the case of the average man? How much of his earnings does he hand , state and local The Twentieth made a study of authorities in taxes' Century Fund has . B. Lloyd, vice president; H. C. , secre= tary; H. M. Holt, treasurer; Fred J. ‘Mohr and M, C. Solberg, project lead- ers, Underweod—Killed in an aute accident near Milltown, Ment. recently was John Boyes, 2, former Underwood resident. Steele — Enrollment in the high |. |School here is expected to pass the 100 It is Good Business to get for your money Kentucky’s fa- mous “Double-Rich’ Bourbon. It is straight. It costs no mare. And it’s “Double-Rich’! A90 PROOF whiskey wich the Mark of Merit. Made in the Bluegrass Country by master Kenvacky distillers the good old Keorucky way. COPR. 1937, SCHENLEY DISTRIBUTORS, INC., N.Y.C. mark, Lefor — Two annual fall celebra- tions will be held by the Church of €aint Elizabeth. The fair is scheduled Sept. 19-20. The Kirwel feast is billed for Oct. 10-11, Bowman—Registration in the school here this year is 245 compared to 282 @ year ago. New Salem—A hose cart has Roy Just and Earl Toepke. Havelton—Delegates from the Has- elton local to the annual conven- tion of the Farmers Union at Devils Lake, Oct. 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be T. E. Shea, Wendelin Fischer, Stanley Kurtz, seniors; Loretta Buck, Ed- win Fischer. Alternates—Mrs. Ben Orthmeyer, Mrs. Tom Shea, Earl Kurtz, seniors; Jean Kurtz, Irene Fischer, juniors. McClusky — With 272 pupils regis- tered, McClusky schools commenced classes with the second largest en- rollment in history. Teachers are Wil- liam Westley, superintendent; Robert P. Miller, principal; Louise Parkhurst, Pauline Huntley, Helen M. Swan- son, Emme Jordre, Ruth L, Odell, Irene N. Olson and Emma Alme. Garrison—George Lange, chairman, will call the annual convention of the McLean County Farmers Union to order here Sept. 18. Turtle Lake—Enrolled in the Tur- tle Lake school are 237 children, a record attendance. a Hettinger—New officers of the Ad- ams County Homemakers’ Olubs council are Mrs. J. L. Haugen, Bucy- rus, president; Mrs, George Buehler, » Vice president; Mrs, F. H. Due, Hettinger, secretary-treasurer. New England—In charge of the annusl church fair of St. Mary's parish, Sept. 18-19, are W. L. Gardner, 3 Lewis Keller, Van Maxner, Dorner and N. M. Weber. Hebron—Death came here for Mrs. ‘Simon Daub, 70, Glen Ullin women. Heart disease was the cause. Elbowoods — Teaching here this year are Glenn ©. Lundeen, su! = tendent; Ethel Kinglie, Irene Aske- gaard, Ruth Beitel, Gudrun Jacob- son, Doris Bernice Lundy. Lefor—Mrs. John Fisher, time resident here, died in Los ree cently. Her first husband was Joseph Gardner who died 15 years ago. Marmarth—The Milwaukee freight depot here was destroyed by fire. such tax payments. Its findings are, | to say the least, startling. It reports that a wage earner in New York, for example, earning ee $123, which is 123 As a matter of fact, most of these impose a burden on the taxpayer out of proportion to the money which the government gets in Now, as you probably know, every merchant fixes the price on the basis of what he pays for his merchandise. In prices he takes the amount he pays for the article and adds what is called a mark-up. us suppose he figures on adi (2 cover BEER at ie Aetresg MocArthur Shirley’s Guest rthur, As one actress to another, Shirley Temple, left, was only too glad to accommodate Mary MacArthur, 7, visited the studio on a recent with o Photo when Mary trip. Daughter of Actress Hollywood Helen Hayes, Mary made her stage debut last February with a “walk-on” part in Victoria Regina. But seven years ago Mary won even wider fame as the “act of God” baby, when her birth caused Miss Hayes to leave her show and precipitated a court wrangle. PREDICTS DECLINE INN. D. LAND VALU Ward Says Parts of Western Dakotas, Other States, Will Sell for $3 an Acre Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 15.7)—A de- crease in value of the western parts of Nebraska, the Dakotas, and Kan- has sold for 30, 40 or 50 dollars an acre will go for no more than three, four and five dollars an acre agricultural readj which are experiencing,” he said. “Government farm aid must get away from the spoiled much of the land in the west- ern Dakotas, Kansas and Nebraska,” he told supervisors during introduc- tion of local FSA officials to the new farm aid program which inherit- ed functions and personnel of the Resettlement administration. BEULAH PLANNING HARVEST FESTIVAL|*s: Farm Products, Poultry and Flowers Will Be Featured at Show Sept. 22-23 Beulah, N. D., Sept. 15—Reflecting confidence in the future of agriculture in western North Dakota, Beulah mer- chants are sponsoring a harvest festi- val here Sept. 22-23. Farm product, poultry and a special exhibit of fall flowers will be empha- sized, according to C. B. Heinemeyer, manager. Prizes for exhibits will be in the form of merchandise credits with the Beulah business men or rib- bons were there are no competitors in the various classes. The agricultural exhibit will be in the New Dome. Experts of the North Dakota Agri- cultural college are expected here to give talks on farm problems. A basin listing demonstration is scheduled. For entertainment there will be mo- tion picture shows and dances. A spe- cial free vaudeville show for children will be given at 4 p. m. Sept. 23. N. D. Girl, 19, Held In White Slave Probe Minneapolis, Sept. 15—(P)—A. 19- ud year-old North Dakota girl, taken into custody Tuesday night, Wednes- day was held for federal bureau of investigation agents, concerned with white slave activities in the North- “Authorities sald they were search- 287 feet wide, and 125 feet high, i¢ was used by the Indians as a rendes- sCED Schilling Tea has more flavor because its toasted FOR IMMEDIATE SALE Combination Grocery & Meat Market in town of 1200 population. Only two other stores in town. Volume over $25,000.00 annually. Deal involves about $8,500.00. modern fixtures. Terms to responsible portunity, Rent, concrete building and party. Exceptional op- Write quick or see Maurice Dorfman, Sister Bahed Apple sometimes foos obliged to curb Brotber Ham's enthusiasms with ber rolling pie” et Baked Ham, Baked Apple, And Baked Sweet Potato... 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But secretly, For she knows a number of people Who own an electric range, And now couldn’t cook without it!” North Dakota Power & Light Company