The home journal. [volume], April 09, 1952, Image 2

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Our Town And You
More & more the Cham
ber of Commerce hears lo
cal people asking, “How
much tax can our economy
stand?”’ |
Before anyone can make
an informed decision on
this issue he must know
how much of his income is
already paid in taxes. |
Because of the complex
ities of the tax system &
# he inherent difficulties of
# computing the necessary
sinformation, there has al
‘ways been a s-rious lack
of knowledge on thejpoint.
Thepers pal income tax
is the tax:that most every
one has in mind when he
com({)lains oftheheavy
burden of taxation. How
ever, -veryone pays in to
tal much more“in hidden
taxes or indirect - téfi% es
than he does in thedirect
personal income tax. My
riads of excise taxesare a
heavy' 'btgrdenvon the low
-and mqé € income groups
in particula , Most people
are still blisstully unaware
of the fact that hidden
taxes have been a major
cause of the higher cost of
~ living.
Telephone Notice
* It is anticipated that the
new telephone system will go
into operation within a fe w
months. Service will be a
vailable to all subscribers
within a distance of 500 ft. of
the new cable system. Sub
scribers beyond 500 feet will
be required to pay additional
cost of the installation in ad
vance. Present subscribers
will be given present service
unless change or additiona:
service is applied for. Those
who have not yet submitted
applications should do so im-;
mediately.
St. Thomas Power Authority 1
Fred Vialet |
General Manager
By The St. Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
| Most people would be
ishocked if they knew the
large percentage of their
income that is taken by
today’s taxes. For exam
ple, how many $3,500 a
year people are aware of
the fact that on the aver
age slightly over 30 per
| cent of their payistaken by
the government. How many
155,000 to $7,500a year
people are aware of the
fact that slightly over 35
per cent of their income is
taken by the government?
Taxes in the Virgin Is
lands have already been
‘increased 10 per cent by
ithe Federal Government
when the Federal income
taxes were increased this
year. Federal inccme tax
es remain here so in ef
tect it isa 10 per cent in
crease in local taxes. That,
in a sense, is ahidden tax.
IA local income t a x of 2
per cent is now being pro
posed. If you see the hid
{den 10 percent in the Fed
eral income tax plus 2 per
cent more locally you will
Irealize that the increase is
lactually 12 per cent. To
(this add the hidden taxes
'being proposed on liquor,
lcigare\tes, licenses and
other items and then ask
yourself, ‘“‘How much tax
can our economy stand?”
{ These hidds:an taxes
which you pay every day
of your life along with
other levies amount to
more than all your income
taxes.
No storekeeper, the law
says, may giv- a break
down of taxes and the
actual value of the price
tag of his merchandise
unless the break-l
fdown is accurate d o wn
continued on page 4 s
The Home Journal
Clocking The Town
Political Notes '
At this moment, Henry
Creque appearsto have
the lead in the three-cor
nered fight forth e seat
in t h e Municipal Council
to be filled in the May 24
special election. |
There are two months]
of campaigning to go, and
supporters of Mrs. Irene
Bayne are optimistic. The
first continental to see k
elective office here since
the days of Jacques Schif
fer m o r e than a decade
a(gio, Mrs. Bayne is expect
ed to givea good account
of herself. Her supporters
emphasize that every vote
for her disproves the
char%e t hat the native
peoplediscriminateagainst
continentals.
Although M rs. Rayne
has the support of the
Progressive Guide, some
leaders are either inactive
or in other camps.
Arthur Boreham has
been conductinga very
quiet campaign, and it ap
pearsthat some of the
ii i o
| Governmen of
- The Virgin Islands of The
l United States
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
% April 3, 1952 ‘
1 Publication ‘
It is hereby brought to pub
lic notice that the Government
of the Virgin Is ands of thel
United States has this date au
thorized The Reverend Sixto
Molina of the Church of God,
St ‘lhomas, to perform civil
religious ceremonies in the Vir
gin Islands.
Government of the Virgin Is-l
lands of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
. April 3, 1952
Daniel W. Ambrose
Government Secretary
supporters who helped
Roy Gordon to win six con
secutive termsin the legis
lature, particulariy in ,the
eastern district, are back
ling him.
Reports that Ralph Paie
’wonsky intendsto head
the Jocal Democratic party
ticket in November are,up
to now, nothing more
than guess work. The story
has of course, caused
great concern among
some politicos.
The saving that as Ralph
Paiewonsky goes so goes
St. John is as true today
as it was ten years ag o.
Asked some days ago
what would be the out
|come ifPaiewonsky should
run on a Democratic tic
ket, Julius Sprauve w h o
has St. Johu’s nearly 200
votesin his pocket, and
who usually runs on the
Progressive Guide ticket,
replied: ‘‘Don‘t worry a
bout it, Mr. Ralp h will
|sweep all of St. John."
| i i
Government of
The Virgin Islands of The
United States
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
’ Publication
It is hereby brought to pub
'lic notice that an amount of
$94.42 is available for distribu
tion from the Golden Wedding
Memorial Furd.
Applications will be received
by the Superintendent of So
cial Welfare up to the close of
business on June 25, 1952,
Government of tne Virgin Is
lands of the United States
Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas
March 24, 1952
Daniel W. Ambrose
| Government Secretary