Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 54, Number 67, Decatur, Adams County, 20 March 1956 — Page 6

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Retail Sales Tax Studied For State State Commission Studying Figures INDI AN APOUS (INS) —The Indiana state tax study and financial policy commission today studied figures showing that a two per cent retail sales tax in Indiana would produce sn additional |96 million annual revenue. The commission has the job of preparing recommendations for changes in state tax and financing laws. ... Courtney Johnson, of South Bend, chairman of the 11-member commission, said that the data presented by Or. John F. Sly, of Princeton. NJ., a tax expert, does not mean the commission has decided upon recommending a sales tax. Dr. Sly’s report is one of four being prepared for the commission on ways of raising additional revenue. The report also estimated that a three per cent retail sales tax would produce $144 million annually. Were a sales tax agreed upon, but with food exempted, Dr. Sly said the return would be $76 million on the two per cent tax and sll4 million on the three per cent. These figures were baaed on the assumption that gross income tax remain unchanged. The Sly report also listed three changes in the present gross income by'which more revenue than the present SIOB million annually ooulß be derived. These were across the board increases, increases on certain classifications only, and - establishment of a uniform rate of one per cent for everyone.. • Sly reported that a one-fourth of one per cent across the board gross income tax boost would produce approximately S3S million. A one per cent corporate net income tax was estimated to produce sls million additionally, but the Princeton University expert said such a tax might also scare away prospective new industries. Johnson opined that gross income has advantages over net income tax for Indiana since It fluctuates less with changing economic conditions. A proposal that an Increase in the* state gasoline tax be sough from the 1057 legislature was discussed but no decision was made. Governor George N. Craig, auditor Curtis E. Rardfh and treasurer John Peters are ex officio members * the cofhrtftasWo, whftlf atab includes in addition to Johnson, Matthew E. Welsh, of Vincennes; Albert W. Wesselman, Evansville; Walter H. Maehllng, Terre Haute, Cable G- Ball, Lafayette, Willis Hockam, Spencer, and C. Harvey Bradley, and Anson 8. Thomas, both of Indianapolis.

Lenten Service At Reformed Church The final mid-week Lenten service of this season will be held in the Zion Evangelical and Reformed church Wednesday at 7:30 p. tn. The pastor, the Rev. William C. Feller, will be in charge of the service. The filmstrip, “Judgement and Crucifixion," will be shown and will serve as the basis of the message of the evening. The youth choir, under the direction of Mrs. L. A. Holthoilse, will sing •They Laid Him Away," by Holton. AU members and friends of the church are invited to attend. Following the Lenten service the confirmation class will be presented to the official board, their parents and friends. SENATE JOLTS (Continued Prom Page One) mere receiving price support payments on 1957 and subsequent years' crops. The President had asked that the bank be voluntary. However, the big battle was over price supports. The house overrode administration opposition last year and passed a Demo-cratic-backed 90 percent price support bill. The senate approved retention of the flexible support system which the administration’ demanded. But this victory was largely wiped out by three subsequent actions. One was approval of a last-min-ute Democratic-backed amendment to increase price supports ou cotton to 90 percent and on those for corn and wheat to 85 percent. W ■ Another administration setback was adoption of the dual parity system, providing that either the old or modernised yardstick for measurihg farm prices be used — depending on which is higher. This would raise supports on most of the basic crops. The third administration defeat came on an amendment providing 100 percent parity prices for wheat need in the U. S. for food. However, this would not opply in 1960 and would only take effect If farmers approved it at a referendum and the agriculture secretary put It into effect. ft you have something to sell or room for rent, try a Democrat Want Ad. Tt brings results.

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Woman Killed In Car-Truck Crash FOWLER, Ind: (INS) — Nellie Mcßeth, 65, of Fowler, was killed in a car-truck accident north of Fowler on U. S. 52 Monday night. Injured were Larry Burk, 19, of Fowler, critical, and his aunt, Eva Burk. 44, of Fowler, serious, both taken to the hospital at lAfayette. The dead woman was riding in the car.

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operations subcommittee, which Is holding hearings on civil defense. The scientist said: “I believe it is realistic to assume super-bombs range up to 50 megatons in power ... It must be stressed that a single ton of thermonuclear bomb material has the equivalent power of 18 million tons of T.N.T. "Thus it is quite conceivable that fall-out areas of 15,000, 20,000 or 30,000 square miles would result, and would dwarf the areas hit by blast and heat.”

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The maximum plane - carried weapon foreseen by Lapp would be approximately three times the largest H-bomb set off so far. He said missile warheads would be smaller, but that development of more compact weapons in future teats will steadily narrow this difference. Lapp contended that a civil defense policy of "evacuation to shelters” could save the bulk of the population from radioactivity, provided that persons are willing to remain below ground for weeks or possibly months-