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Show April 12. 1955 The Western Mineral Survey. Salt Lake City. Utah Herres Hails Lead - Zinc Relief From Tariff on Foreign Imports Hope that President Eisenhower or Congress will take action to remedy the domestic zinc, and copper situation was expressed by Otto Herres, mining specialist, who returned to Salt Lake City recently. The one-ha- lf cent increase per in the domestic zinc price pound was hailed by Herres as the first price rise in six months. The last was in September 1954. Herers said there may be additional increases depending upon business conditions. Demand for zinc, he noted, is good at present. With further im- provement expected in the do- mestic mining industry, Herres says it would not be surprising if an edict from the President or some legislation would soon come about. In August 1954 President Eisenhower set up a stock piling purchases program rather than approve Tariff Commission regulation for relief. At that time the President said, if the stock piling program did not prove adequate to support a healthy mining industry, he would initiate further steps early in 1955. While stock-pilihas been helpful, Herres pointed out it has not been adequate to give the mines relief. He said lead and zinc mines of this country are operating on a smaller output than prevailed in 1933 and 1934, while at the same time, demand for zinc is strong be ng QP80C8 GbQCilSsB) 'Whats sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. This bid folk saying Is often quoted these days on Capitol HilL Legislation is pending to tax cooperatives on same bads as corporations. In nationwide membership poll of National Federation ofl Independent! IS, Introduced! by Rep. Noah! Mason, (R.,f to tax co-- 1 operatives the! III.) same as porations. opened for. practically any type of business to bo operated as a cooperative and thus escape taxes. With advent of Ugh taxes, door beoame popular. eoo An lg wholesale Add. While chain operations are blamed for demise of high percentage of wholesalers, whole- sale cooperatives have probably been as responsible, or more so. e o e If a retailer would prefer to buy through a cooperative rather than his old established wholesaler who extended credit and performed ether services, that Is his privilege. But during past few years there Is reasonable doubt cooperative membership would have been so attractive to many retailers If cooperatives had been required to pay same taxes as private wholesaler. Business, 95 endorsed H. R.l eor-j- j Membe rshlp ' c. W. Harder is now voting on H. R. 1780 Introduced by Rep. Clifford Davis, CD., Tenn.) which would require cooperatives to pay taxes on net Even despite tax advantages Income before payment of pacooperatives tronage refunds in same way there are wholesale paid members corporations pay tax on net in- which have notrefunds in cash, any patronage come before dividends. issuing stock certificates in lieu Thus It might be said Trea- of cash not readily negotiable sury Secretary George Hum- and thus of doubtful value. appeals for Congress not phrys At same time, many cooperato cut personal Income taxes because government needs money tives have been pushing to their have drawn sympathetic Con- members their own house brands competing with Income tax paygressional Interest. private manufacturers. ing e For some time it has been Thus once again Congress is recognized a vast volume of business done by cooperatives has faced with an economic injustice been escaping taxes. spawned by Income tax. While Income tax would be Some experts say taxation of outlawing it is not to be exquick remedy, cooperatives on same basis as pected such a drastic cure will competing companies would ever be entertained. yield extra billion dollars. OOO Therefore, It Is felt only Just History of cooperatives is In- that Congress prescribe all enteresting. Many years before production farm price supports, farm subsi- terprises engagedof Inmerchandise dies, other farm programs were and distribution to taxation. dreamed about, special laws be equally subject not is action such taken, many permitting establishment of co- If In years to come fear observers on basis tax free a operatives were enacted to help farmers. practically all business will be captured by cooperative system However, law was written on which In many nations has supsuch broad scope door was planted free economy system. 6 MHloail hdwitlM f MwoOS BmUww considers such legislation. He is working to obtain support for that legislation. Herres said he has observed a great deal of activity in the uranium mining fields. In the East, he said the construction of new mills is proposed. He said there is interest in construction and development of power plants to use nuclear energy. He mentioned Consolidated Edison Company of New York has started to build one on the Hudson River, New York, and Westinghouse is working on nuclear reactors. Action is also taking place in Detroit, he said. The question according to Herres is, which will be the most cause of the growth of domestic industry and other uses which require much zinc. Herres said the price rise reflects the shortage of zinc due to low production by domestic mines and, to some extent to stock piling, which absorbs some surplus arising because of imports from outside this country. The smelters of the nation according to Herres are operating on import orders. He said they have forced the domestic mines to a low production rate. adaptable type of reactor for Herres predicted before a power purposes with half a healthy condition prevails in dozen types developed. He premetal buying, it will be necessary dicted actual construction work to obtain action such as President and experience before this can Eisenhower promised as a rem- be determined. He noted the enthusiasm f the edy for excess from foreign countries. Senate and of the Atomic Energy The President has shown con- Commission after a trip on the cern. Reports in Washington sre Nautilus, nuclear submarine, the that a most intense study of the performance of which, they delead-zin- c problem is taking place scribed as amazing. by the office of Defense MobilHe said opinion prevails the ization. That office has been re- nuclear submarine will soon be quested to make recommenda- obsolete as research moves ahead tions as to remedies. In addition, and new ideas are emerging with Congress now shows an interest. rapidity, as new thoughts develSenator Wallace F. Bennett of op as to use of nuclear Utah has introduced an amend- Herres predicted it will be power. necesment to the Trade Agreement to abandon and go sary planning Act, by Senator into actual operation to deterHenry C. Dworshack of Idaho mine possibilities of nuclear profor an excess tax of two cents duction. per pound on imports of lead-zi- nc discussion of domeswhenever they go below ticResuming lead-zin- c, Herres, said perprices which the President re- haps prices should go several gards proper to support the cents to support the domestic mining industry. Sena- - domestichigher mining industry. The present price is 12 cents a pound. He pointed out Senator Bennett (TEraniGaaiiana SfiflAW tor Bennett is a member of the Senate Finance Committee which Paeg Three Are You Worried About Cancer? We read much today about the fear of disease. On the one hand we are assailed by admonitions to heed minor symptoms, transient pains, fleeting aches, feelings of uneasiess, and the like, and to take proper steps to avoid serious consequences. On the other hand, psychologists tell us that many of our ills are, in a way, figments of our imagination. Sometimes, it is true, a constant preoccupation with one's physical condition results in what we know as hypochondria unwarranted fear of disease. No doubt the public occasionally is confused by these apparently opposite viewpoints of medical authorities. A reader of a medical columnist one day may find himself persuaded to have a physical examination. Next day another writer tells him that 95 per cent of all ills cure themselves and that most sickness is not of the flesh but of the fancy. What then should a thoughtful person conclude? Take, for instance, the program of the American Cancer Society, which is aimed at early diagnosis of a disease that usually can be cured only in the early stages. The Societys doctors are aware of the possibility that an over-avi- d concern about cancer's result the in early danger signs might exaggerated fear of that disease which psychologists call cancerophobia. They know, however, that persons who develop an unnatural fear of cancer have other fears as well. If the source of their anxiety had not been this disease, it most likely would have been some other ailment, or condition, or object. It might even be dogs or cats, or high places, or the dark. The American Cancer Societys early warning program is a calculated risk. Balanced on one side is the chance that some deeply sensitive and introspective persons will be worried unduly. On the other side of the scales in 1955 are the lives of some 75,000 Americans. This number represents persons whom medical authorities believe die of cancer needlessly each year. They are the ones whose lives could have been spared had they heeded the early warning message of the ACS and sought proper treatment has introduced legislation to fix in time. the price of zinc at 13 cents and With this great weight of human lives in the balance, can lead at 15 cents. He said anything below those prices would be too anyone wonder why the scales have been tipped in the direction low. Although he said the price of a program to alert people about cancer? dynamic nation-wid- e of zinc could go higher than 13 cents, that is a minimum for We cant all be calm and dispassionate, but most of us have prolonged betterment. 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