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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
ASKS o'CoNoR's AID
IN POSTWAR PLANNING

President Roosevelt has requested
the cooperation of Governor Her.
bert R. O'Conor in furthering State
Planning programs during the pres
ent emergency. The President for
warded to the Maryland Executive a
copy of the estate Planning, pre-
pared by the National Resources
Planning Board, and suggested that
Governor O'Conor, as Chairman of
the Governors Conference, bring
the report to the attention of the
other Governors of the Country.
The report, a record of State
Legislation for conservation, plan
ming, coming, etc., is brought for
ward at this time, the National Re-
sources Planning Board announces,
in the hope that it may be helpful
to Governors and State Legislator
es in their current and coming ses-
sions in the various fields of Legis-
lation covered. 1t stresses the i'm
portance of state planning in at
tanning the maximum national war
effort, and, President Roosevelt adj
vises the Governor, For the adj
justments which lie ahead, not
only during the war but also for the
difficult transition to full employ
ment at the end of the war, vigor-
GUS planning agencies are needed at
all levels of government.
The Maryland section of the re-
port, prepared by the State Plan
ming Commission, contains reviews
of the various studies made to date,
covering the Baltimore Washington
Annapolis Area, Recreational Areas,
Committee on Medical Care, Public
Works Expenditures in Maryland,
Six-Year Capital Improvement Pro-
gram for Maryland, Programming
on County Level, Study of Medical
Care and Facilities, and Planning
and Zoning in Defense Areas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
The Fourth Estate

The British estates of the realm"
being three in number-the lords
spiritual, or the churchmen; the
lords temporal, or the nobility, and
the commons-the title of Fourth
Estate was applied to the press as
indicative of the political influence of
newspapers. It is believed to have
originated in a speech of Edmund
Burke, when he was speaking in the
house Of commons. It does not ap-
pear in his published works, but
Carlyle in "Hero Worship" wrote:
Burke said there were three es-
tates in parliament, but in the re-
porters' gallery yonder there sat a
fourth estate, more important far
than they ALL"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
FOOD REMOTE FOR 1e4s

II hope, Secretary Wickard said
recently, 'that no one has the idea
that we are making this about eff
fort to increase food production just
for the purpose of giving everyone
in this country supply of food
which their wartime incomes will
permit them to buy. We are asking
for the increases in order to add to
the strength of our own people and
of our Allies, SO as to bring about
an early and decisive victory. We
are producing food for freedom, not
gust to satisfy our appetites. We in
tend to use our food supplies and to
share our food supplies in the way
that will best help win the war. That
is the keynote of our national food
policy"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
MARYLAND PUBLIC EXPEND1-
TURE COUNCIL
III Equitable Building
Baltimore, Maryland

All the work done by taxpayers
during the last year to secure reduc-
lions in State spending and taxation
is in danger of being undone.
Several officials and members OF
the General Assembly apparently
blind to, or unconcerned with, the
problem facing taxpayers to pay for
the war are endeavoring to increase
State taxes and State spending above
the amount proposed by the Cover
nor.
The head of the State Police
wants some 100 more troopers de-
spite the fact that automobile traf-
fic is constantly reducing. He also
wants automatic pay raises for his
force year after year. various Gov
ernmental employees not satisfied
with a permanent payroll increase
of $1,3OO,O00--and a bonus Of ST.
500, OO0--want more. A Senator
wants to pension highway laborers
another is working to increase GER
tain tax rates above the amount pro-
posed by the Governor. Others want
the Baltimore City police salaries
raised, while still others want the
Unemployment Compensation to be
raised to $40 week and to be paid
for months, ETC., etc.
All this in face of the fact that
the estimated per family Federal
tax bill in Maryland this year will
be $1428.
To save the gains taxpayers have
made, it is imperative that they ex-
press themselves in strong terms tc
their Representatives in the General
Assembly and to the Governor Di-
rectly and through the press.
You are, therefore, urged to get
as many of the citizens of your city
or county as possible to telephone
write or visit those you have elected
to represent you and tell them you
want
NO pay increases above the
Governors proposals.
NO new people on the pen
sion rolls.
NO new State services.
NO new costs imposed on the
State.
REMEMBER, INDIGNATION WON'T
HELP! ACTION WILL.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
On Lake and Sea

La Goulette, Tunisia, also has the
advantage Of being both on the lake
and on the sea, which has made her
the port for stable fishing feet
that can fish either in lake or sea,
as the weather and run of fish may
dictate. The fishermen are mostly
Maltese and Sicilian. The smaller
port also profits in peacetime from
being a seaside resort with beach
superior to that of the many resorts
along the shore. 1t is the resort
most accessible to the residents OF
Tunis, who have an unusual APP.
proach to La Goulette. They take a
seven-mile ride over the lake in
street cars. The trestled line par.
allels the canal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
srREAMIrNrp DIRECTORY

Washington's new Winter and
Spring telephone directory has I'M
dergone face lifting With book
already too large to handle with
ease and bind securely and some
5000 new listings to be added to
keep pace with the Capitals mount
ing poulation. one of two things had
to be done. The telephone directory
would have to come out in two vol
umes or its formal would have to be
changed. The telehone company
chose the latter alternative because
II thought the customers would pre-
fer one volume.
At q saving Of 2s0 pages ana
Il ee-fourths OF Q pound per direc-
terry the company used smaller tyre
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
,e4s FEBRUARY ie4s|
SUN MoN IUI wD IsUa WI SAL
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YOUR Federal INCOME TAX
Number @
Head OF Family ExemptiOn


A single person, or married per-
son not living with husband or wife,
is entitled to personal exemption
of $1,000 for the year If he can
qualify as head of family. A head
of family is IAN individual who ac-
tually supports and maintains in
one household one or more indivi-
duals who are closely connected
with him by blood relationship, re-
lationship by marriage or by adop-
ton, and whose right to exercise
family control and provide for those
dependent individuals is based upon
some moral or legal obligation"
Examples of head of family status
would be widower or widow who
maintained a home for dependent
child or son who supported and
maintained a household for DEEPEN
dent father or mother In order to
meet the test of actual support and
maintenance as head of a family,
the benefactor must furnish more
than one-half of the support and
maintenance.
The term Sin one household" or
dinarily means under one roof, but
if a father is absent on business or
child or other dependent is away at
school, or on a visit, the common
home being still maintained, the
head of family exemption would still
apply. Where parent is obliged to
INT svr h c drnu
with relatives or in boarding
house while he lives elsewhere, the
additional exemption may still ap-
ply. If, however, without necessity,
the dependent continuously makes
his home elsewhere, his benefactor
is not the head of family irrespec
tive of the question of support
The term closely connected by
blood relationship" applies to per-
sons progenitors and lineal descend
ants, to his brothers or sisters,
whether by the whole or half blood,
and to his uncles, aunts, nephews
nieces. Irrespective of any legal OBJ
legation of the taxpayer to support
such dependent relatives, a moral
obligation to do SO exists, and if the
individual is actually supporting
and maintaining in one household
relatives of this degree he is entitled
to head of family exemption.
A taxpayer is considered to be
closely connected by marriage"
with his step-sisters and step
hrofbarc hut uyhothor h;c r;oht ~
exercise family control and provide
for these individuals is based upon
some moral or legal obligation must
be decided upon the facts in the par
ticular case. The same considera-
tons apply to the status of a taxpay-
err because of support furnished to
his father-in-law, mother-in-law,
brother-in-law, and sister-in-law
First cousins, by blood, and cousins
of lesser degree, are not regarded
as so closely connected by blood
relationhip" as to give rise to head
of family exemption.
A legal guardian who may main
tain and support in his home de-
pendent ward is not entitled to the
personal exemption as head of a
family if the ward was not connect
ed with him by relationship of blood,
marriage, or adoption; nor is tax
payer entitled to exemption as head
of family by virtue of maintenance
and support of child not legally
adopted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

The Council of State Governments
meeting at Baltimore got an unex-
pected insight into war produc-
tion troubles in Washington when
blunt VIM. M. LETTERS, rubber car,
told them that Army and Navy ex-
pediters were getting in the way OF
production and loafing on the job"
He was speaking specifically of the
rubber program, but he added that
there are too many experts on lots
of other Things in Washington He
said production could be brought to
an adequate level with less inter-
ference in the plants. He concluded
with this punch: Zone day it's the
Navy and the next it's the Army. It's
q battle between how many stars
and how many bars. Keep the Army
and Navy loafers out Of these
plants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

We want our fighters to have the
best equipment possible and your
purchase of War Bonds will help pay
for these guns, giving them an ad-
vantage over our enemies. Buy War
Bonds every payday. At least ten
percent of your income, or as much
as you can buy will help pay the
war cost, provide you with a nest
egg for the future, and pay you good
interest. US. Treasury Department
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
FEEDING THE ARMY

Fifteen thousand tons of food
worth $2,75O,0OO is consumed daily
by our Army of more than 5,000,-
900 men. Each month it will take a
pile of food almost the size of the
Empire State Building to keep the
Army going when it reaches the
goal Of 100000 men. Lit. Col.
Ward B. Cleaves, commandant of
the Cooks and Bakers School,
Camp Lee, Virginia, who reported
these victual statistics, added that a
soldier eats five and one-half pounds
of food each day compared with four
pounds for a civilian. Milk, meat,
gravies and potatoes are on the pre-
ferred list. Spinach and liver are
two of the most unpopular dishes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
All. Life!

Life In the Tunis, Djanet, oasis IL
simple. The thousand or so ma.
tives till their small plots, harvest
dates In season, roam the surround.
ing country. Each individual plot
has its own well or water pit. Grass,
palm tree bark, dried date stones
ground into sort of -four, and &C.
casionally some corn are the chief
food items. Famine is a regular ex.
pectation, but food is not put by for
lean times. Food for the garrison
is brought from Ourgla, more than
500 miles to the north.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

size Of the largest pre-war planes,
and that the nation will be dotted
with huge air fields He predicts that
great chemical plants would stand
ready to turn out new plastics, new
paints, new textile fibers, new fer
tilizers, and hundred and one 9TH
er new materials in quantities un-
dreamed of only few years ago.
There would be wood that won't
burn, glass that won't break, win
dow screens that contain no wire
and machine bearings that contain
no metal. There would be better
and yet cheaper homes, finer and
less costly automobiles, radios, and
refrigerators--a greater abundance
of almost everything that adds to
the comfort and satisfaction of liv-
ing--all of these will be awaiting
the Homecoming soldier when the
war is won.
"Spurred to extraordinary efforts
by the extraordinary needs of the
past few years." he added, 1--WE have
gone ahead 80 to SO years as meas
ured by the old rate OF development
In many fields"
Those are statements Of fact by q
man who knows what the 10 talking
ahout--and he never sxaggeratss
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

Working for a state does not mean
permanent employment any more.
Maryland's classified service had q
so per cent turnover last year. OF
5,42S employees. 2,5S4 left during
the year for war service or other
jobs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

and printed the alphabetical listings
four columns to page instead OF
the usual three. Annually, the saw
ing will amount to three-Quarters Of
a million pounds Of paper, and, in
addition, the smaller book has been
found by most subscribers to be
more convenient.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
BACK TAKING is BACK
BREAKING
BY j. E. Jones

Washington, D. c., February Is
If something constructive isn't done
by March Is about putting indivi-
dual income taxes on pay-as-you-
go basis, the present black taxing
system (paying taxes this year on
last years income) will be back
breaking load for the 20 million
new tax papers who were not pre-
pared for the tax bill passed last
October, and it is bound to affect
the efficiency of the nations produc-
tive effort The possible repercus-
contemplate.
Pay-as-you-go income taxes mean
just one thing-each one of us pays
as he earns, and hasn't got a year.
old debt to worry about. Three pro-
posals have been made: G) Pay two
years taxes in one year, which would
be too >burdensome; (2) Pay taxes
ON 1943 income and postpone taxes
on 1912 income until after the war
which would keep us in chains in
definitely; and (3) Wipe out the
debt on 1912 income while we all
concentrate on paying taxes this
year on this years income.
The last of these three proposals
is the only workable one, as to the
effects both now and after the war.
A small percentage of the citizens
might benefit from a "windfall"--
where their income was greater in
1943 than in 1913. But this would
be relatively small inequity and
could be corrected by compelling
revised returns in such cases.
What the country cannot stand
is hangover of income tax debt af-
ter the war. This is particularly true
of peolpe living in small communi-
ties and the farmers, whose year
| to-year incomes change radically
from climate and economic condi-
tons over which they have no con-
troll.
The question of pay-as-you-go
taxes is squarely up to Congress
| which has shown it can act quickly
| when convinced the folks back home
want something done. Members OF
Congress were elected to represent
citizens, who have it in their power
TO give directives to their Senators
Ind Representatives
Among many influential organi-
cations that have endorsed pay-as-
you-go income tax legislation are
he National Grange and the Amer
can Farm Bureau Federation. Their
| endorsements need individual back
ng.
No one objects to paying a fair
share of taxes, especially with the
| nation at war. Millions of new in
,ome taxpayers do not yet realize
What they face on March is under
he present tax law. Pay-as-you-go
axes are merely matter of book
keeping for the Treasury Depart.
| -nent, except in a relatively few
windfall" cases. Can we allow this
o stand in the way of constructive
legislation that will free our pro-
1uctive citizens from financial debt
Ind worry, at time when such bur-
lens upon the family budget and
he mind can hinder the effective
hess of war production for the fore
IS on the fighting fronts?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
X X
MhotHoss BUY WM
WAN BONDS!
J.

The Bofors anti-aircraft gun is de-
signed for greater range and heavier
calibre than the average anti-air-
craft or rapid fire gun. They are
mechanically intricate and more
costly. The two-gun Bof0rs mount
costs approximately $4,000 while
a Bofors quad-mount runs up to
$4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

The United States has some 5000
Community churhces-independent,
self-governing congregations with
no central ecclesiastical organiza-
ton. Their ministers usually come
to them after having been ordained
by other denominations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

1t is reported that the Govern.
ment needs snake venom for treat
ment of snake-bitten soldiers. Elk.
PLANTATION of the shortage may be
that Adolf Hitler has made nc
speeches lately.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19
DUPONT Says The World Is
Going Ahead

OOAuS AuCS&u
The House of du Pont of Will
mington stands out as a great lead
er of American industry. A du Point
manufactured powder for George
Washington during the Revolution,
and the United States Government
frequently has relied upon the du
Points for munitions over the years.
Under the guidance of Lammot du
Pont, the company has forged stead
lily ahead in recent years. 1t manu-
aactures thousands of chemical pro-
ducts to be found in every household
n the country. In speaking to Amer
ican fighting forces overseas few
days ago Mr.. du Pont made a num-
Der of very thought-provoking state
ments on the world picture of today.
after the war we will have at
our command in America ten, fifty,
a hundred times what we had be-
fore, chiefly new Materials" he
said. American factories will be
producing almost seven times more
aluminium than in 1889, and 100
times more magnesium, which
weighs less than aluminium. We will
be making almost as much rubber
by chemical processes as was grown
annually In all the world before the
war, he added. He said that the
American aviation industry would
De able to produce In q single year
almost double the number OF planes
that were made throughout its his
tory UP to 1910. He prophesied some
Of these planes will auadruple the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

Human nature hasn't changed.
When we had another kind OF sys-
tenn, those who liked II were the
enes who get taauey cut Of III
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

Any set OF books can be balanced
II YOU have enough wsighta
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-19

Hitler was believed dead because
he hasn't talked. Congress never
allows us to get the filters over it's
silence.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Dr.. MohIer 10 Retire
From Agriculture Post
After 46 Years

DR.. John r. Mohler, head of the
Agriculture Departments Bureau of
Animal Industry, will retire at the
end of this month after As years
service in the bureau.
DR.. Mohler, who is 68, has been
head of the Animal Industry Bureau
since 1917 and is internationally
noted for his work in Federal meat
inspection and suppression of bovine
tuberculosis.
He is credited with saving this
country's livestock industry by de-
tecting the existence of a foreign
livestock scourge in some appar-
emily healthy zebu cattle imported
into New York.
DR.. Mohler will be succeeded by
DR.. Arthur w. Miller, assistant chief
of the bureau since 1928 Mr.. Miller,
a native of Manchester, N. H.. for
merly lived in Junction City, Kans.
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
said yesterday thai DR.. Mohler has
been one of the leading figures in
the bureau and that he has headed
drives to eradicate cattle fever ticks
and to stamp out several outbreaks
of hoof f-and-mouth disease among
cattle.
DR.. Mohler, who lives at 1920
Hobart street NV, plans to rest
and recover his health after retiring
this month, His request for retire
ment, he stated, was based on ILL
health for the past six months.
He plans to continue research and
writing in connection with the work
he has done with the department,
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Theorists in Government
Assai|ed by Farley
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
TUCSON, Ariz., July 21-The peo-
pie of the United States will be more
concerned about the war and get
ting it over with for the next five or
six months than they will be about
politics, James A. Farley, former
Postmaster General, says.
After that time" he told a din
ner meeting last night, I'VE will face
a national election. There will come
time when people will talk politics
and will have right to talk poll
tics 80"
by that time I would like to see
the war over. Then both parties
would be able to select their men
on the basis of the domestic situa-
ton; in other words, would like to
have the election settled on do
mestic issues"
Mr.. Farley expressed himself as
disturbed over the presence in Gov
ernment of those who, he said, saw
the war period as an opportunity to
sponsor their theories and ideoIogies
Evening star., 1943-07-21
John CowIes Resigns
Post With Lease-Lend
By the Associated Press

B. the Associated press
John Cowles has resigned as sne-
cial assistant to Lease-Lend Admin
istrator E. R. Stettinius, jr.. to re-
turn to his post las president of the
minneapolis Star Journal and Tri-
bune.
MIR Cowles has been with lease
lend since early January, and in his
Fesaenation. made public today, said
that In his opinion "lease-lend has
nons an outstanding Job"
Il terminate my ofscial connec-
ton with lease-lend and with Won
with real regret because of nv an
precaasion of what an effective part
In winning the war lease-lend under
your leadership has played" Mr.
Cowles wrote Mr.. Stetinius. The ad.
minlstrator said he accepted Mr.
Cowles' resignation with great re-
gret" and added that the newspaper
publisher had made IAN important
contribution to the war effort"
Mr. Cowles went to North Africa
and England last spring on a lease
lend survey mission for Mr.. Stet-
tinius.
Evening star., 1943-07-21
Witness Says Hitler
Directed Bund Units
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.-The
organization which later became the
German-American Bund included
SO Nazi party members in its Chi
cago unit in 1926, and the Nazi
party functioned as an organiza-
ton in the United States until
1888, Peter Gissibl of Waukegan
Ill, testified in Federal Court yes
terday.
Gissibl was the Governments first
witness in its attempt to revoke the
citizenship of % German-born nat
uralized Americans. All are charged
with having held membership in
the bund.
The cases have been consolidated
Tor the hearing before Federal
Judge Louis E. Goodman to deter
mine whether the bund fostered dis.
loyalty to the United States. The
defendants then will be tried indf-
vidually.
Gissibl said he and two of his
brothers aided in organizing in 1924
the Free Society of Teutonia" in
Chicago. He said he was active
until 1888 in the group, which be-
came the German American Bund
In 1886. He also held membership
In the Nazi party from 1922 to 1927
When Hitler became chancellor
OF Germany, in 1888, orders came
from Berlin, Gissibl related. abolish
ing party units in the United States
and ordering all party members to
Join the prebund group.
He said his brother. Fritz Gissibl
became national leader of the bund
and after a trip to Germany re-
turned with an order that all mem.
bers who did not hold American
citizenship must resign. AS a result
Fritz Gissibl resigned and named
Fritz Kuhn as his successor. Then
the former members were organized
into a irrespective Citizens League"
and were eligible for bund member
ship after they had obtained final
citizenship papers.
Gissibl said the bund organized
units in Milwaukee, Detroit. St.
Louis. New York, San Francisco,
Los Angeles and Kansas City.
We considered Adolf Hitler our
leader said the former bundist
adding that his brother, Fritz. the
former bund leader, is now a mem
Der OF the Gestapo in Germany,