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YY' i'vvv' Y- Y' FRIDAY, DCCSMMUt W.1IU IMWPRNDRHT 1- 1 1 Pugn 17.., FRIDAY, DCCSMMUt tt. HO 10PA Now Prepared To Act Speedily on MeatPointChanges Soutwd houMwim he attended. a conference of OPA meat qiedidiiU. that OPA stands meat, a cut of per cent, is expected Pcri-Mufuel lax Kept Out of Bill; IMer Theater Met Lew Voted oc approximately 80.. to hold through New Years and probably; through the month of January.

Hbwever.v regional officials throughout nation. am keep Inga dose watch on the and sudden shifts may result In j. changes." ratlpn coupons an cordingfjthe national supply, 'it lpre by HaraM "In the past there' has been a lag of from three to four weeks In changing point values. This has now. been corrected and meat points may now be changed on a moment's notice.

was first done last month: when poric points were reduced. The present: pout values of WASHINGTON; Dec.9, (INS) I einpting the American Bed Chin -The senate, finance committee from excise taxes. The houn bill struck the 5 per cent tax on pari- would remove the exemption -now mutuel betting from the house granted this organization from Revenue hoi today and reduced the then taxes. revenue total carried by the meas- Houn bill tax lira to $1,922,700000 a year. wcre approved- by the finance Congressional tax 'experts mtj.1 committee, -I ited the committee by Its action whittled an additional from the house bill.

vwxn mated the had whiti 400l000 i Nelson, Southland OPA food. tioningSereBtotive. Nelsonrsturned to Los Angeles this week trim Washington. who? Dm 'raising to more than 216 million tbs amount of. revenue shrinkage In two days of pruning.

I Rejection of the parimutuel tax resulted from vigorous leaf the its by racing officials Itteo hearings that the levy ruin radne -v -1 I After much debate, the commit- tee accepted the houM vision increasing the tax on theater admissions from 10 to 20 per pemands were made la the com mittee far exemption of. smaller I from the increase, but 'this yras not deemed prectfcabla. The house increase In the I Jewelry tax from 10 to' 20 per cent of the retail price was accepted; -but the finanee committee voted to exempt alarm clocks selling far lese than 85 and watches retailing far less than 565 from the increase. This would mean, committee members said, that only the present tax 'would apply to three articles. I The committee wrote into the bill ar provision exempting vacuum cleaners Tram the 10 cent I I manufacturers excise tax on dee 'trie appliances.

committee hers observed that new" vacuum! cleaners not being add now Tlie Famlf Glft tor a Worfme Cfcrlifma! BAKEi 'SERVE AND STORE IN SAME DISH i 'r I Matf ta As labls an work si i 'Air. A provision was adopted ex- i 1 1 "I Husband of Local Grl Whs Medal 3a4 j4 rf --s jfcTwTs mrfrr 1 CUSTARD CUPS Vijrt .........1 CAM IWj iiVs far Hjbg at Alto For "meritorious achievement" as pilot of an' observation plane dpHwg an attack on Attu Island last May, LL Robert CL Erins, United States navy, 'has been awarded the air medal, by Presi dent Roosevelt, It was learned yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Maddux, daughter of Mr. 1 and Mrs. G.

Robert Pettit. 223 Grenada avenue, was married to Lieutenant Erins ion October 10 last. He is the son of John XL Evins, 3000 Home avenue, Hartsville, South Carolina. 1 According to the dtation, XJeu tenant under r- extreme weather conditions; "flew repeated anti-submarine patrols over the naval 'forces around Attn and, aUbQMgh his plane i was 'not. well i adapted' to ths missions, he par-tidpated.

In two. glide bombing attacks In the face of. the. enemy fire and obtained hits in the target area, thereby contributing to the successful advance of our ground V'v -J-. i.

i On another occasion, despite anti-aircraft fire, ho maintained his spotting station In order to di- ii; effectively the sttack of his the fire of an enemy gattery. His 1 coot qulrif thinking and positive1 i1' action in all these missions contributed materially to the success ful seizure of Attu and were In keeping with the highest traditions of the United States naval 'W; enrlcer; Is for $1.00 Z4 Mtn liw 'aat Want Ad to Ml year story cmnpleMy assy sen quickly Ra added laa ossta Uttieu 'j; 'v Opeu Every' Eveatag TO sOO. VClock From Now TO Xbw -Vr "'A LEATHER GIVfHERAN ALLEYS FOR CHRISTMAS No Priority. Needed for inuMdUts Dellvsryt A grand leather walls makes a hit with may maa. Ueverel attractive stria hlackjaad hrawa.

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