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Correspondence concerning legislation to increase the tax on gasoline.

Correspondence concerning income tax legislation.

Correspondence concerning legislation to place a tax on municipal bonds.

Correspondence concerning legislation to tax pension funds. Correspondents are especially concerned with the effect this would have on employees of the Southern Bell Telephone Company of South Carolina.

Correspondence concerning legislation (S. 1280) to abolish the use of poll taxes. Senator Maybank opposed a constitutional amendment to abolish the poll tax but he stated that he had no problem with South Carolina voluntarily voting to repeal the poll tax.

Correspondence concerning federal sales tax legislation.

Correspondence concerning social security tax rates.

Correspondence concerning legislation (H.B. 4) providing for assistance to veterans and their widows and orphans.

Correspondence primarily concerning government advertisements in newspapers for the sale of war bonds.

Correspondence concerning agriculture and forestry legislation including price parity, deferment for farmers, cotton acreage, production credit, the Farm Security Administration, extension of 4-H clubs, and controls on timber cut on private lands. Correspondents include Senators Clyde M. Reed and John H. Bankhead.