Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-12
DRIVE NOW ON
FOR THE REPEAL
OF VEHICLE TAX

A determined drive for immediate
repeal of the Federal "use" tax of
five dollars per vehicle will be the
first order of business as the Ameri-
can Automobile Association swings in
to action to effectuate the broad
gagged program of action adopted at
the recent annual meeting of A. A. A.
motor club delegates at White Sui
phur Springs, w. Va, Robert D.
Moore, Resident Manager of the Sal
isbury Branch of the Automobile
Club Of Maryland announced today.
"Our national Association has with
drawn active public opposition to the
principle of Federal taxation of the
motor vehicle" said C. M. Falconer,
President of the Automobile Club,
"but at the same time the motor-club
delegates felt that we should not be
called upon to submit to tax as un-
fair, inequitable, unscientific, and UNI
iustifiable as this so-called use tax.
Accordingly, resolution, unanimous
ly adopted by more than 600 repre-
sentatives of motor clubs throughout
the nation, is going forward irnmed-
lately to those responsible for feder-
al taxation policies.
Meanwhile programs are going
forward to carry out the terms of a.
mother resolution which called for
wholehearted cooperation by motor
clubs and motorists generally with
civilian defense efforts. In our highly
mechanised era, it is obvious that the
automobile will have an important
part to play in mobilizing our powers
of resistance. To fit the automobile
and the motorist into his picture with
a maximum of efficiency and effec-
tiveness will be a major effort on our
part in cooperation with Civilian De-
Tense Authorities.
"a continuing responsibility will be
Carrying out the mandate of our con-
yention which calls for all-out pro-
lection of motorists interests for the
duration of the emergency. It will be
up to us to see to it that every effort
be made to keep the nations great
fleet of passenger cars in operation,
particularly through continued MAIN
tenance of high priority ratings for
motor vehicle replacement parts. We
must have an adequate pool of trained
automobile mechanics. There must be
definite maintenance of fair prices on
the things the motorists buy and at
all times the passenger car must be
treated by responsible officials as a
vially essential element in our trans
portation system and in our national
economy.
"The convention also went on rec
ord as strongly favoring the speed
ing up of defense highway construc-
ton and adoption by all states of a
broad-guaged program of highway
planning, with road needs set forth
on master plan for each of the
states and responsibility for execut-
ing the master plans vested with the
duly authorized units of government
The Association also reaffirmed it's
strong stand in favor of protecting
against all attacks the Federal aid
system of encouraging highway
building in the various states.
"Facilitation of defense traffic and
prevention of bottlenecks and acct
dents as the result of increased traf-
fic due to defense production is a
further assignment of the organiza-
ton as the result of convention ac-
ton. On the whole, the resolutions a.
dopted by the delegates this year call
for new highs in exertions in behalf
Of the nations car users. To the sue
cessful carrying out of that program
we pledge our best efforts"
Officers elected at the meeting in
Guided: Thomas P. Henry, Detroit,
Mich, President; Howard W. Hughes,