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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1943
Page
3
Point rationing set for March 1 as the Solomons join the Japanese empire plan, while U S armed forces disagree and the Treasury backs pay as you go tax.
Office of Price Administration officials announce March 1 as the start of nation wide rationing for canned and frozen foods and related items. Retail sales halt February 21 for an eight day period as schoolhouse registration proceeds for ration book No 2. Blue stamps will cover canned goods and red stamps meat rationing. Registration details to follow from local OPA offices. One family member may register for the household. Book No.1 must t
Feb 20 marks expiration for period 3 fuel oil coupons issued Dec 23. Feb 28 is final tires inspection date for B and C passenger car cards and commercial vehicles. March 13 begins period 5 fuel oil coupons valid to Sept 30. March 15 is last date for No 11 sugar coupons three pounds. March 31 final tires inspection date for A card holders and motorcycles. April 12 expires period 4 fuel oil coupons.
The text notes rules about excess canned goods at registration. It states that each household member may possess five cans of eight ounces or larger without losing coupons in the new book. The allowance applies at the time of registration and is previously ruled by OPA.
Dispatches describe Nazi soldiers at Stalingrad asking where to surrender as Soviet forces break the siege. 16 generals and Field Marshal Paulus capitulate with hundreds of officers, while radio admits heavy losses. Russians push in Leningrad Rostov Kursk Kharkov regions.
President Ryti told the Finnish parliament that the war is nearing a culmination point and he hopes the Allies will understand Finland’s position. He did not name Germany, Finland’s ally. Secretary Knox, with Nimitz and Halsey, predicted strong prospects of an air attack on Tokyo after a Pacific tour.
Navy reports indicate renewed Japanese effort to retake the Solomon Islands amid a large air-sea clash. American destroyers shelled enemy barges near Cape Esperance as U S forces hold Guadalcanal. Navy secretary Frank Knox says resistance may be wiped out in 30 days. Treasury backs pay-as-you-go withholding to curb last year’s tax payments.
A proposed weekly exemption schedule to simplify tax calculations under the treasury plan shows single persons 11.00, married persons 26.00, and additional dependents 8.00 per week. The 5 percent victory tax would remain, with deductions on a non dependency basis yielding a flat 12 per week exemption.
Rep Paul urges quick action by Congress on a new tax plan that would replace the 1942 6 percent normal tax plus 13 percent surtax with a 5 percent victory tax and a 19 percent withholding. The first bracket covers the first $2,000 of taxable income after deductions. The treasury favors deferring last year’s taxes rather than doubling them this year.
Treasury reports a new monthly record for war bond sales totaling $1,240,444,000 last month. The prior high was January 1942 at $1,060,546,000, with total sales since May 1941 reaching $2,934,611,000. About 98 percent remain with original purchasers.
War Manpower Commission announces April 1 to abolish deferments for fathers with dependents in selected occupations and trades. Married men with children face potential drafting as up to 10 in 14 18-38 year olds may enter armed service by year end. A 30 day grace exists for transfers within war job lists. Separate item notes Turkey Britain co operation and possible entry into World War II, with Churchill and Inonu meeting near Adana to discuss the pact and Turkey's role.
The collection covers dairy farm youth programs led by federal agencies and the University of Wisconsin, Rachmaninoff’s naturalization, miner wage talks led by John L. Lewis, Rickenbacker’s praise of troops, UK work stoppages rise, Mussolini on quarter-hour advantage, and Giraud’s North Africa official selection criteria.
Mrs Cecil Wells and Mrs Noble Canaday host family visits with Wells and Canaday households gathering. Evans family moved to Mrs Julia Sack Rider farm recently purchased. Roscoe Graham and daughter visited Lena Artman and son Doyle. Lee Drake returns home after two weeks in Union Hospital Terre Haute with diabetes. Leasure family visit with John Leasure and family.
Careful felling of trees will save the smaller trees so that they may grow and supply postwar needs, advise University forestrymen.
Farmers focus on the first winter as a critical period for beef calves. Maintaining steady gains during cold months supports growth, health, and future performance.
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