Sherbrooke daily record, 30 avril 1941, mercredi 30 avril 1941

[" TEMPERATURES WEATHER Cloudy and cooler.^terbronkf Bailu ffiprorù Yesterdays Maxlimim, 74; minimum, 24.Same day last year; Max., 69; min., 23.Established 1897.SHERBROOKE, QUEBEC, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 1941.Forty-Fifth Year- GENERAL TAX RATES HOISTED TO FINANCE WAR Budget Provides For Record Cali From Canadians Imposition of Federal Gasoline Tax, Invasion of Succession Duties Field and Sharp Increase in Individual and Corporation Income Taxes Highlights of Federal Budget\u2014 Urge Provinces to Quit Income Tax Fields.BRITISH TAKE HEAVY TOLL OF AXIS SHIPPING1 How The Proposed Tax Changes Affect Incomes Of Canadians Royal Air Force Sank 42,000 Tons of Coastal Shipping During Single Week, News; Service States.Ottawa, April 30.\u2014 (® \u2014 Tables comparing present and proposed Dominion income tax rates, including National Defence Tax for single and married persons, presented to the House of Commons yesterday by Finance Minister Isley, follow: WARNS AGAINST UNDUE PLEDGES BY ROOSEVELT By FRANK FLAHERTY (Canadian Press Staff Writer) Ottawa, April\t30.\u2014(®\u2014T h e liighest federal taxes in Canadian history were in effect today.The 1941 budget speech, delivered in the House of Commons by Finance Minister Ilsley yesterday, announced new' and increased imposts designed to draw money from private citizens in all activities of life into the Treasury to finance the war for freedom.If a Canadian uses sugar he will pay an extra cent on that commodity, although the increase from one MOVIES AND RACING AIDING WAR EFFORT Ottawa, April 30.\u2014 ((I1) \u2014From movies and horse-racing the Dominion Treasury will collect more money.Finance Minister Ilsley comment- ed in his budget speech yesterday ____ ____ ________ that large expenditures on moving transport and have deprived\"them London, April 30.\u2014'IP)\u2014Royal Air Force bombers operating in daylight sank or damaged 42,000 tons of Axis shipping off the German, Netherlands, French and Norwegian coasts during the week April 17-23, the Air Ministry News Service said today.Most of the shipping, it said, was guarded by destroyers or other small warships.\u201cIt is evident that with milder weather the Germans are easing the strain on their raiways by coastal traffic,\u201d the Air Ministry said.R.A.F.offensive patrols have made the Germans pay for using sea to two cents in si actually has been ugar excise tax in effect since March 30 when Mr.Ilsley boosted the price one cent at refineries to curb speculative pre-budget buying.If he earns more than $660 a year, if single, or $1,200 if married, he will pay more in his national defence tax.If he earns more than $750 a year if single or $1,500 if married with an allowance of $400 for each child, he will pay more in income tax.If he goes to the movies he will pay twenty per cent on the value of his tickets.If he drinks wine, beer or soft drinks he will pay additional imposts.If he travels he will pay a tax on his railway, bus or airline fare; or an extra three cents a gallon on gasoline if he drives his own car, plus an additional excise tax if he has to buy a new car.If he uses the long distance telephone the tax on his toll will be higher.If he builds a house he will pay sales tax on his building materials, hitherto exempt from that tax.If he dies and leaves an estate his heirs will pay Dominion as well as Provincial tax.A one-cent a pound increase in the excise sugar tax also was announced but this will not affect the consumer since the price increase was ordered March 30 to forestall speculative prebudget buying.After hearing the budget address the House turned to consideration of the want of confidence motion on the Government\u2019s agriculture policy which has been before the Commons since before the Easter recess.Victor Quelch (N.D., Acadia), suggested if the Government could not pay Prairie farmers more than seventy cents a bushel for wheat it should\u2019 give them war savings certificates to bring the price up to a fair level.Hut it was the budget rather than the regular debate which held main attention.\u201cThe financial task of the Cana- picture entertainment were being made by Canadians.He said paid admissions of more than $34,000,000 were reported in 1939 and they were higher currently.He said an excise tax of twenty per cent would be placed on receipts of movie theatres, and from this tax he expected to derive at least $8,-000,000 in a full year and $7,300,000 in the present fiscal year.POINTING WITH PRIDE Fort Cdster, Mich., April 30.\u2014(TP) \u2014When the cocks at this army camp point with pride, the chances are that they are gesturing toward Corporal Charles Russell.His weight increased from 140 bo 223 pounds in twenty menths.of some valuable supplies, the state ment declared.It cited as an example an incident on the morning of March 31 when one of these offensive patrols bombed two German oil tankers, each about 3,000 tons, moving westward off Le Havre.\tSingle Persons\t\tMarried\tPersons Income\tPresent Tax\tProposed Tax\t2 Dependents\t 700\t\t 14.00\t35.00\tPresent Tax Proposed Tax\t 760\t\t 15.00\t37.50\t\t 1.000\t\t 35.00\t87.50\t\t 1,250\t72.50\t162.50\t9.00\t22.50 1,500\t\t 100.00\t217.50\t14.00\t35.00 2,000\t165.00\t340.00\t24.00\t60.00 2,500\t.\t240.00\t175.00\t46.00\t115.00 3,000\t\t 325.00\t322.50\t95.00\t215.00 4,000\t\t\t525.00\t955.00\t223.00\t450.00 5,000\t\t 765.00\t1,332.50\t391.00\t735.00 7,500\t\t 1,515.00\t2,400.00\t983.00\t1,037.00 10,000\t2,437.50\t3,600.00\t1,780.00\t2,710.00 15,000\t\t 4,552.50\t6,277.50\t3,782.00\t5,209.00 20.000\t0.802.50\t9,105.00\t5.982.00\t7,800.00 30,000\t\t 11,587.50\t15,082.50\t10,636.00\t13,621.00 50.000\t\t 22,242.50\t28,392.50\t20,998.00\t26,437.00 75,000\t\t 36,970.00\t45.877.50\t35,429.00\t43,391.00 100,000\t\t 52.697.50\t64,347.50\t50,860.00\t61,299.00 150,000\t86,175.00\t103,317.50\t83,791.00\t99,207.00 200,000\t.\t.\t121,652.50\t143,795.00\t118,722.00\t138,6.38.00 500,000\t\t 362,555.00\t411.720.00\t356,423.00\t400,408.00 In calculating the above taxes it has been assumed that all incomes up to $30,000 are entirely earned incomes, and that incomes of more than $30,000 include earned income of that amount and additional investment income to make up the total.DETERMINATIONS Newark, N.J., April 30.\u2014 VP) \u2014 Clark Shotwell, 20, who ate 77 bananas in a week to gain poundage necessary to meet army physical regulations, was sworn in yesterday for service as an air corps mechanic.Recruiting officers said the youth applied for ground duty April 14 but was told he was five pounds underweight.He began eating bananas.United States Takes Vital Share In Atlantic Patrols United States Ships May Operate in Zone Declared by Germany to Be Under State ot Siege as Result of Announcement by President Roosevelt that Craft Would Be Used Anywhere.Soviet Ban On Transport Of War Material Indicates Intensified Strain On Relations With Reich SITUATION IN NORTH AFRICA IS UNCHANGED Axis Forces Reported Attempting to Drive Through Desert Still Held Up by R.A.F.Planes.Cairo, April 30.\u2014(Æ1)\u2014Axis air attacks have been \u201crepeatedly repulsed\u201d by Royal Air Force planes Washington, April 30.\u2014 (TP) \u2014 Warships of the United States Navy, patrol bombers, and in all probability carrier-based aircraft, informed sources reported today, are already playing a vital role in patrolling ocean stretches which figure in Britain\u2019s \u201cBattle of the Atlantic.\u201d This assertion was made after President Roosevelt\u2019s flat statement that United States naval vessels were not prohibited from entering combat zones by any executive order and that they would operate anywhere deemed necessary for Western Hemisphere defence.Mr.Roosevelt, in telling this to his press conference yesterday, said that it did not mean that navy units are going into the European combat zone or that they would go in.i, \u2022\t\u201e\t,\t,\t,\t, \u201e\tNevertheless, apparently inform- flying'constant convoy patrols over cd som.ces said itF^ould 4 no sur.j certain areas of the Mediterranean, !.the Royal Air Force Middle East ^\tthe navy\u2019s patro communioue said todav\t|aircraft has been covering at least; There was no further indication\t£ ^ea.1^ed Ger' whether the war bulletin referred to : many\u2019s recent extension of her counter-blockade the R.A.F.screening ships carrying dian people in this fiscal year is, by j Empire forces from Greece.any precedent, colossal but it is in A communique from Middle East i\t.T .\t,\t,\t- , no sense, impracticable,\u201d said Mr.j army headquarters said the with-Sjre* es from Iceland almost, Ilsley in grave tones as he ended j drawal from Greece is \u201ccontinuing t0.the c,