Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-09-30 | Page 16 | Early Decision on AAA Looms

EARLY EARL Y DECISION ON AAA LOOMS v WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Sept 30 UP- UP There is a strong probability that the he supreme court will give the nation nation nation na na- na- na tion a decision by Christmas on the validity of ot the administrations administration's agricultural agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural program S Ordinarily a final Cinal ruling on th the tho challenge of oC the governments government's processing processing processing pro pro- tax taxes taxes s upon which the theA theA A AAA A K program A-program program depends depends depends-by by the H Hoosac Mills Mill corporation of Massa Massa- Massachusetts Massachusetts would take much longer than Christmas But the course of ot the tho A AAA A A depends largely on the thede de decision ision and nd the farm administration tion has indicated it wants the matter matter mat mat- ter expedited In such cases the supreme supreme supreme su su- su- su preme court Usually agrees to speedy procedure S This is by far the most reach far ing case awaiting action by the court which begins it its f fall ll term next Monday i The Hoosac controversy attacks I the constitutionality of processing taxes levied on cotton and arid other basic agricultural ral commodities c For Instance when cotton is changed Into cloth and wheat converted into flour a tax is imposed d. d The Th A AAA A A act also assessed articles or commodities corn com com commodities which already had been processed That was called a floor stocks tax Money thus derived is used for rental and benefit payments to farmers who agree to control of oft t production or to withdraw land from crom cultivation