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Opposition clUan to t Tax Tau : on Food FoodAbsolute FoodAbsolute F Absolute opposition to t&Jdng tJdng taxfne t&Jdngthe taxfnethe taxinth & the poor man a s table waa was express- express expressed expressed expressed - ed as the th Ways and Means tornmittee uom torn uommlttee Coinmittea mlttee mittee heard testimony teJltbnony on a pro- pro proposed pro proposed proposed - - posed bill to raise rats * at least $3 3 $ $3500 3500 $ 500- 500 500000000 - 000 000000 000 to bring bting bl'ing bling ' governmental re\- re reenues rev \ ' , - enues enuea to $12677 12677 $12C77000000 12C77000000 $12 12 $ (77 77 ( 000 000 or enouil enough enougl enoughto enouglto enouilto i to pay two-thirds two thirds - - - of the th estimat- estimat estlmat estimated - . ed ad expenditures for the th f1seal fisca f1sealyear ' ! year 1941-42 1941 42 l 41 4143 -43 43 - leaving tha the rema1n- rema1n remain rema1nder remainder - . - der to be met by y borrowing One Ow OnewltneBS Owwitness witness wltneBS suggested exemption or of o$500 o500 $500 500 $ for a single person $1000 1000 $1 1 11 $ 000 to foi for fora foia : " ' a . married couple and $250 250 $ for a adependent e edependent dependent dependentSeparate Separate S yarate Air Frce Force * la Is . UrgwJ Urprd Urged UrprdQhalrman Urgedeiahman UrgwJChairman Chairman Qhalrman eiahman Scrugham Bcrugham of the theHowse theHouse tl tlHouse House Howse Naval Appropriations Corn Com- Com Committee ' - mitte mittee * urged congmsa cong'l"QSS conglQSS congrgss ' " to czeate create czeatean createan * an Independent unified air forceAs force forceAs ' Aa As a preliminary step srep toward uni- uni unification unll unllfication unlticatlon - * fication of or the army and navy ailforces air ail airforces atforce forces * under a separate com- com coin command coinmand cornmand - ' mand it was suggested that nav nay naval nayal al aviation be made a unit similar s1milar simi s1mi similar lar to the marina marine corps with it Its Itsown it : own supply service servlOO servicd servicdAgriculture ' ' AgrlcxItT Agriculture uJture * Appropriation A Trritl * * n 8W BW 8WConferences BWConferences Conferences for adjustment of ofdifferences of ofdifferences odifferences f differences between the senate senateand senateand senatiand and House over the Agr1culture Agriculture Agr1cultureAppropriation AgricultureAppropriation AgricultunAppropriation Appropriation Bill Bin have havp begun begunAs begunAs Aa As passed , by 1y the House on March March7th ch ch7th 7th the bill bUl called for expenditure expenditures expendituresduring expendituresduring ; during the next fiscal year aggregating aggregating aggre gating $890824000 890824000 $ 0 $24000 24000 $ which wasslightly was wasslightly w slightly under budget e.sUmates esUmates estimates e.sUmatesWhen estimatesWhen estimatesWhen . When it got through the senate on onApril onApril orApril > April 3rd the total had been raised raisedto raisedto r lse lseto < 1 to $1 1 $ 340000 340 000 000 the hlgh highest t amo mt mtever mlever - ever voted into an agriculture ap approprtatlon appropriation appropriatlon proprtatlon propriation bill Among the In Increases increases Increases creases was an Item of $450 450 $ 000 000000 000 for farm parity uavmt navments navmentswhich > nts ntswhich which contrasted with $212000000 212000000 $21200000 21200000 $212000000voted $212 212 $ 000 OCX OCXvoted ( voted by the houseAmerican houseAmerican house American Inventive Invpntlve GeniusComes Genius GeniusComes GeniusC Comes mr Forth F rth in Emergency EmergencyApproximately EmergencyApproximately Emerg ncy ncyApproximately Approximately 16000 10 000 invention Inventions Inventionsand : ; and suggestlona suggestions for strengthenin strengthening strengtheningthe ; the national defense equipment ofthe of ofthe olthe ( the United States have been sub sub- submitted submitted submitted - - mitted At present new suggestloniare suggestionsare uggestlons suggestions , > uggestlonsare are being received at the rate of ) [ 100 a day In every evf'ry evfry ' great emergency emergency emer emergency gency American Inventive genlui genius geniushac geniushas has hac ; come forward with Invaluable Invaluablecontributions invaluablecontributions invaluablfcontributions contributions in the national in interest Interest Interest terest Man Mani } of the suggestion suggestions suggestionsreceived suggestionsreceived ; ; received have been found to be behighly behighly bhighly ( highly useful for defense purpose purposes purposesand purposesand ; ; and have been adopted by the war warand warand wmand and navy departmentsThe departments departmentsThe departmentsThe The National Inventors Counci Council Councilwas Councilwas : was created by the Secretary of ofCommerce ofCommerce olCommerce ' Commerce with the concunenc concunence concurrence concunenceof concurrenceof concunencof > of the president to aid the mm mill mmtary milltary milltary tary and navnl naval na va I branches ol of o ; the thegovernment thegovernment thgovernment ( government by bringing to their at atLennon attentlon tentlon Lennon all such discoveries and andmechanisms andmechanisms mechan1.sms mechan1sms mechanisms . as appear to have havevalue havevalue h vcvalue > value to the cause of national de defense detense detense detenseIn fense tense fenseIn tenseIn In order that suggestions or inventions in inventlons inventlons , ventlons ventions may receive full fuJl consld consid conslderatlon considstation consldoration eratlon station by council experts they theymust theymust theymust ' must besubmitted be submitted In writing and andhr andin [ in hr such detail that th t the obectives obectivesand obectivesand obectlvesand ; and proposed methods or means of ofcarrying ofcarrytng ofcarrying carrying carrytng them tht'ITl thtITl ' into effect are ful fully fully fully ly and clearly stated ' The 'TIle TIle techni technical technical eal cal staff is well qualified to eval evaluate evalmate evaluate uate mate defense suggestions from writ written writen written ten en descriptions and drawings It ItIs ItIs ItI , Is Is * not practicable for the council counell to togive totve togive give ; tve adequate consideration to BUg sug BUggestions suggestfons suegestlons gestions gestfons made orally or by way of ofinterview ofInterview ofInterview interview alone alonefermany aloneG Germany fermany ; rmajiy \ Riakrw l\Iakt"N l Iakt"N IaktN Makes " sawdustinto Sa.wdust Sawdust Sa.wdustInto SaWustInt . Into * Uvutock Uvestock UTC t ck FoodThe Food Food'TIle F d dThe ' The 'TIle TIle Department of Agriculture Agriculturehas Agriculturelsa Agriculturehas has lsa just received Information Infonnatton that thatGermany that3ermany thatGermany Germany 3ermany Sweden Norway and andF1nlaInd andF'inlaind andFinlaind F1nlaInd F'inlaind Finlaind ' are converting wood Into Intolivestock Intoivestoek Intolivestock livestock ivestoek feed on an extensive extensivescale extensivexale extensivescale scale xale These countries are usuallv usually usuallvdependent usuallyfependent usuallydependent dependent fependent upon large quantities of ofoverseas ofrverseas ofoverseas overseas rverseas supplies of feed to main maintaln mainamn maintain taln amn their Important livestock llvestock In Industrles infustries Industries dustrles fustries but since the blockade blockadesupplies blockadesupplies blockadesupplies supplies have been cut off The De Department Department partment artment of Agr1cu Agriculture ] ture said that thattfter thatafter after tfter many manv years of research scl act actmtists sclenlists entlst mtists ' ! had developed devetop'd devetopd ! ' processes processe.s . for forconverting foronverting forconverting converting onverting . wood v.ood vood Into carbohydrate carbohydrateand carbohydrateend and end protein feeds The German Germanconversion Germanonversion Germanconversion conversion onversion process was said to tomake tonake tomake make nake use of sawdustshavings sawdust "havings havings shavings " and andImHar andImilar andirnilar ImHar Imilar materials materialsDf'lense materialsefense materialsDefense Df'lense Dflense ) efense ' ActivityThe ActivityThe Activity ActivityThe The probable size of defense ex exre 'e e ! ' c ( d I tures lures in the remnlnder remainder of 1941 1941hp 1941e 1 141hf 41hf hp ) e : been bee'1 bee1 ' increased by develop developi 1 + n rr ts Is t 5 c9 c ( the past month More Morehan Morethan thAII han ll 11 billion dollars have beenIded been been'dcd 'dcd dcd Id'd Idd Ided ' { ' to W defense appropriations am ane anetl ani.H aniH . . H tl tI orizatlons ortzatloll nrizatlonc . < ; $ Estimates Etlmates now In Indlcate inficate indlcat dlcate ficate < that the net contribution of ofhe ofhe ofhe he ft federal > deral government to the na as nalIonal astonal natlonal lIonal tonal buying power In 1B41 1941 ma maI ) } I I be e ) us fI as . < ; much R as ' > 10 billion dollars dollarsI dollarsompared dollarscompared ' compared ompared with 4 billion bUlIon in 1940 1940The 1940f'he 1940The I The f'he fhe ' recent additions to defense defenseands defe defensefunds fund ands , > point to a prolongation of oft ofhe ofthe t he plant construction phase of the theefee thec I Ifund ( efci efel efee se program thus prolonging prolongingthe prolongingt prolonginghe t hI he ' effects In total industrial ac acit ac"Ity ac11M4 ac11M4Many it hit "Ity Ity " ) "ItyMany Many defense rtefet1 . ! = e plants now under underconctructlon underonrtructlon I construction conctructlon onrtructlon will be coming Into ac acI actle acRe acti\e acti e tl\e tl e Re \ \ operation the I during summer summerI summerBUf1n summeriuMnesr summerBuslnesF BUf\1n BUf 1n iuMnesr \ men are Increasing tncreadng meres , > ing rath rathI rathr rather rather I er r than letting up on their for forward foryard I forI ward yard buying of finished tlnlshed and ltemi aeml aemlI ltemifll wnilfn fll I ' Ished fished materials The Tht " industries industriesprincipally industriesrrincipaliy Industrieprincipally * principally rrincipaliy affected will wUl continue continueto to 0 operate oJemte } at capacity or near nearcapacity nearapactty nearcapacity capacity apactty rates Partly offsdtlng offsttttng offsdtlngthese offsttttnghese offsettingthese these hese Influences rna feat m \ , oe De restrictions restrictionson restrictionsn restrictionson on n the tht ' output of some EOme goods for forI forchlllan forhillan forChilian chlllan hillan use n necessitated ltated by short short- shortages shortges shortages - ages ges of labor and some industrlaJ industrial industrlaJmaterlpls industrialnateriels Industrialmateripis I materlpls nateriels |