Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 46, Number 101, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1948 — Page 2

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| DNCLE SAM’S PART OF * TOOK TELEPHONE BILL * The Federal tsx rate on local telephone eervice ie 15%. The tax rate on lon* distance tervice, where the charfe ie 25c or over, ie 25%. Other forme of telephone earviee are subject to Federal taxes at rates ranging from 5% to 25%. This tax is imposed by the U. S. Goycrnment directly on the arer of the telephone. The telephone company, at its ★ own expense, serves as a collector. Long distance calls and certain other services, being taxed st 25%, are taxed higher than the 20% rate for * luxuries such as furs, jewelry, and perfumes. This form of tax. that is an excise tax on telephone service, has traditionally been resorted to only in national emergencies. Tour telephone company believes this form of tax should not be a part of the peace time tax structure. Representatives of the telephone industry hate urged and will continue to urge before the proper Congressional committees that these excise taxes now be eliminated; and ★ many users and representatives of users of telephone sen ice are likewise urging that they be repealed by the rax legislation now before the Congress. n CITIZENS TELEPHONE CO. • TRADE IN DECATUR

4*>l fZ/7W / -x n J i iiiit 41 I k 1 eebß*Jnllw AGAIN -your General Electric Neighbors LOWER PRICES >lO/000,000.00 in New Price Reductions To Help Stop Inflation

HIGH PRICES HURT ’’High prices are now working a real hardship upon most American families," the President of the United States said recently, lie summed up the situation this way. "Our economy is in serious danger as a result of high prices and inflation ... 1 have repeatedly urged business men to exercise voluntary restraint in setting prices. Many of them have courageously done what they could ... -•— "It seems to me that the basic question is clear. It is whether we TAKE ACTION in time to do some good or whether we delay until a crisis is upon us." GENERAL ELECTRIC ACTS AGAIN A second major reduction in prices, continuing our efforts begun this year to aimbat inflation, was announced last week by G. E. President G B. Wilson.

On January 1, our company took the lead in acting to bring prices down. Price reductions announced at that time made possible g saving of 850,000,000.00 to the consumer.

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County School Head At Commission Meet Lyman L. Hann, county school ■ superintendent, went to Delphi today in the interest of the Indiana [ school study commission. .Mr. Hann is a member of the commission's committee on organization and ad- , ministration of schools. o , —.— Trade In a Good Town — Decatur LARD OPEN KETTLE RENDERED TO GIVE YOU OLD-FASHIONED FLAVOR 5 ..X ’l*s GERBER MEAT MARKET

Have You Hoard? It has been falsely rumored that: "General Electric has reduced prices because they had to do it to meet competition!” The truth about this reductioa is: 1. Our prices have not been higher than competition. It's Lwen our policy for yean to price our goods equal to or lower than competitors' goods. Only when we can show convincing proof of higher quality or performance will a customer pay us a nickel more on an individual |*oduct2. We still have substantial backlogs of orders on all major products affected by the price reduction. Despite this we chose to lower prices and pass along a saving to our customers.

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See Stassen To Take 7 To 11 Ohio Votes I r - , „ Delegate At Large Race Significant Washington. April 25 -(UP)— Harold E. Stassen stands to win from seven to eleven Republican national convention delegates next Tuesday In hie Ohio contest with Sen. Robert A. Taft. That is the average estimate of Stassen’s prospects. It was obtained by telegraphic inquiry to a scattering of well-informed Ohio '.political writers and editors. Also included tn striking tht average I was Stassen headquarters* claim that he would win 12 lelegates and I an estimate from sources friendly to Taft that the number might range from four to nine. None I expects Stassen to be blanked. j Stassen is contesting for 23 ct Ohio's 53 convention delegates. I twenty-two Stassen contestants I are entered from congressional I districts. He has entered only one i candidate for delegate at large, i That contest wii! pit Taft and i .Stassen on a statewide basis and I returns froA It will be especially 1 significant for that reason. The Concensus is that Stassen's data-1 i gate at large candidate will win. Highest estimate of Stassen I

fighting inflation and strengthening the economy of our country at this time. They also demonstrate our continued belief in the principle . ..

The new 5% price cut, in certain lines of Apparatus products, can save our customers nearly $ 10,000,000.00 more annually. WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU We all want lower prices for the things we use from day to day. These price reductions will not directly bring down the coat of our food, clothing and household items; but, obviously, they are a step in that direction. These price cuts, on fractional-horsepower motors, switchgear, distribution transformers, lightning arresters, feeder regulators, cutouts arid power capacitors, should ultimately help manufacturers of food, clothing, and other consumer goods to turn out their products at less cost. We will do all we can to continue this policy of price reduction. WHY? We believe such price reductions are the bast contribution General Electric can make in

prospects In the Ohio primary was that be might obtain from 10 to 15 of the states 53 convention seats This estimate waa accompanied by an opinion that if Stassen won 15 or more convention delegates the effect upon Taft’s chances for the presidential nomination would be deadly. Another who estimated Stassen might win eight to 10 delegatee said such an outcome certainly would hurt Taft’e overall chances for the nomination. But he added: "Winning eight to ten delegates would not help Stassen in a similar degree. Under these circumstances Stassen’s ,pr«*tlge would be Increased by Wisconsin, Nebraska and Ohio results far more than his increase in voting strength at the convention The net result would be certainty of a deadlock and further determination on the part of Taft and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey that none of their votes will Kit to Stassen on the showdown.” Another said: ”I'oloßß Stassen takes a dozen or more delegates I do not believe the Ohio primary result will affect Taft’s standing as a presidential candidate.”

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