Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 July 1941 — Page 7

THURSDAY, JULY a, i641

TRAFFIC DEATHS | Races Blindness NEARING RECORD

17 Per Cent Increase for| Nation Is Reported in First 6 Months.

CHICAGO, July 31 (U. P.) —The, National Safety Council reported to- | day that the nation’s 1941 traffic toll was pointed toward an all-time high. The council announced there were 16.810 fatalities in automobile acci- | dents during the first six months of | the vear—a 17 per cent increase] over the 14420 figure for the same | period in 1940. “Unless this trend is checked.” the council said, “the 1941 traffic | toll will shoot past 40.000 for an all- | time high. Last year it was 34.,500./ The last half of the vear wd brings the heaviest toll” The report said the mileage death | rate was 5 per cent higher than in 1940 because the mileage traveled

Expecting to be blind soon, Mrs. L. R. P. Jordan, traveled 700 miles from Reidsville, Ga., to have one last look at President Roosevelt, wham she calls the “finest man on earth.” Here she smiles at the White House door after

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JOINT RETURNS GALLED ‘FAIR’

But at Least 26 Senators Will Oppose Them in New Tax Bill.

This is the second of several brief articles explaining important sections of the new tax bill, now before the House. By MARSHALL McNEIL Times Special Writer WASHINGTON, July 31.—The new tax bill requires all husbands and wives living together to fils] their income-tax returns jointly,

lumping for this purpose all income of either spouse. Under existing law, husbands and wives may file separate returns if each has an income. In eight states, | the so-called ‘community property” states, all the family income, even] though earned by one spouse, is by| Istate law divided 50-50 between]

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Catholic Church of Speedway City, will bless the new statue of St. Christopher and the Infant Jesus on the church lawn at 4:30 p. m. Saturday. Automobiles also will be blessed at the ceremonies. St. Christopher is the patron saint of all travelers. Following the blessing, women of the parish will serve a chicken dinner. The blessings will be the highlight of the closing day of a threeday lawn festival, which ‘begins today. Lecnard Schenck and Francis Stamm are general chairmen, and Mrs. Joseph Rosher and Mrs. Herbert Grande are in charge of the woemen.

FAMILY REUNION SET The 44th reunion of the Brown{ing family will be held at Milligan Park, Craw Ei Aug. 10.

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Disease Consequences of War to Make Huge Task, A. M. A. Warns.

CHICAGO. July 31 (U. P) —The Journal of the American Medical Association said todav that insulation of the United States “from

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Deaths in rural areas increased 22 per cent, in towns under 10.000, 11 per cent and in towns over 10.000. 1 per cent North Dakota, with a 28 per cent reduction in its death toll, led the nine states reporting fewer fatalities. Others were Wyoming, 22 per cent (five months); Idaho, 13; New Hampshire, 11; Minnesota, 5; Oregon, 4: Rhode Island, 3; Louisiana, 2 (three months), and Nebraska, 2.| Twenty - four states, however, | showed a reduction in mileage death | rates for five months. They included Illinois, 9; Wisconsin, 2. Memphis, Tenn. led all cities over 250,000 in population in reducing its traffic death toll. It reported a 63 per cent reduction. Portland, Ore..

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XCCUtIve: husband and wife, and each nat- |g Za urally files a separate return. Thus] in those states married persons escape the higher surtaxes, and in| the 40 other states, providing the wife has separate income, married! persons similarly escape the higher! taxes. All this is ended under the new| bill. If a husband and wife are living together, they must lump] their income for tax purposes. This has been the practice in England for more than 20 years. The joint return is expected to vield $300.000.000 more revenue to the Treasury. While this proposal has been | widely attacked, the Ways and {Means Committee insists it is fair, the Qluhse Corsoadtm. i and that the public interest is will prove a Wer Fy > an MY [eparaing oe amily I} yt a ta e uni e committee also and a se and St. [ An A. M. A editorial said speed- says it is thoroughly constitutional. , n., 3. | ler transportation made the pos- A bloc of at least 26 Senators, howLower Toll Here ee of “sudden and wide- ever, is prepared to fight the proRe i . i spread outbreaks of disease” far vision to the last ditch: this group NOLS Shown Ine! dag from the area of its source greater | includes all the Senators from the per cent; Indianapolis 9. fal ever before. jcommunity-property states. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. with a popu-| “Among the endemic diseases| Committee figures show that the lation of 86,200, was the largest city | which are kept from epidemic pro- {mandatory joint returns will not reporting no traffic deaths in the Portions only by the most stringent increase taxes for any married six months. {public health activities are ma- couple with an income under $4000. There were 103 cities of less than laria, yellow fever, typhus and| The following table shows the 100,000 population with perfect rec- plague” the A. M. A. said. |effect of the joint return, compared ords. In the 25000 to 50,000 class’ “News dispatches from Europe | with separate returns. The supwas Lacrosse, Wis. | indicate already that typhus is! | position here is that the husband wy being held in check only with the|has 50 per cent of the income and DRAFT REGISTRANTS |ereatest difficulty. Indeed, with the wife 50 per cent. TO GET NAVY DATA the fragmentary information avail-| Combined Tax Under 38.30 WASHINGTON, July 31 (U. P). —The Navy Department announced

able, it has probably reached seri- | Income ous epidemic proportions already] ion 180 30 235. today it has arranged with Selective Service officials to place Navy re-

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and the Balkans.” 3 | 005.38 3.958. The journal said plague probably ! of Selective Service registrants he Navy thus far has refused to

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