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The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Sales And Income Taxes

AS the political pot begins to boil in Northh
Carolina it is apparent that the sales tax is
to be made an issue in the gubernatorial
campaign.
The Star-News is persuaded that the aban-
donment Of this tax would be unwise. For
one thing, it spreads the tax burden more
equitably among larger number of resi-
dents than any other system yet devised. 1t
it were discontinued the revenue it has Gre
ated would still have to be raised and the
load would fall upon a much smaller group.
Tae sales tax law needs obvious improve
dead-reckoning often happens at present,
and Inconsistencies existing as a result of
taking the tax off the family table should be
corrected. A simple example of inconsistency
is offered by the collection of tax on ice
cream eaten at the place of sale and not
other matters calling for consideration But
they are not sufficient to condemn the sales
tax.
If there is to be any revamping Of the
states taxing methods, 1t ought to include
reduction of income taxes. The state treasury
contains sufficient reserve to meet any prob
able emergency during the period of recon-
version to peacetime financing after the war.
With federal taxes already heavier than the
people can pay without hedging on many
things previously considered necessities of life
it would be helpful for the state to ease off in
its demands upon the earnings of its citizens.
Furthermore, the provision for quarterly pay
ments should not impose a penalty in the
form OF interest upon taxpayers who cannot
put up the full years income levy in a single
payment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Charge Calls For Challenge

very serious charge is made by Capt.
Borislav Todorovitch who has arrived in this
country as the emissary of General Mkhail-
ovic of Yugoslavia. Captain Todorovitch
claims that Partisans under Marshal Tito
have aided the Axis by conducting a reign
Of terror to promote communism and by at
lacking Milhailovic's forces when they were
in battle with the Germans.
Whatever the attitude in London and Wash
ington is toward Marshal Tito and whatever
success he has had in fighting Nazi troops,
this charge should not go unchalenged. Its
truth should be established or its falseness
proved. The stake in Yugoslavia, as in all
the Balkan territory, is too great, as the day
of the great European invasion nears, to al
low these Yugoslav commanders to remain
in open enmity and competition.
The Allied capitals owe it to the forces they
must ultimately send into Yugoslavia to use
the full power of their influence to effect a
single command and coordination of the war
effort. Failure to do so might easily prove
as disastrous as would be the results If two
American British commanders resolved to
fight each other instead of the enemy when
the battle becomes hot on Europe's soil
Either Tito or Mikhailovic might be entirely
capable Of commanding all the effectives Yu-
goslavla could put into the field when
the final showdown arrives But both have
made it plain that victory cannot rest upon
Yugoslavia's forces as long as the command
is divided and the forces Of each commander
not only hold aloof but, it Captain Toderovitch
is right, fight each other.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Scotch And Soda Pop

The convenient fact that Maj. Richard I.
Bong is a teetotaler saved rather embar-
RAISING situation after the Pacific ace broke
Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker's World War rec
ord. When Captain Richenbacker started to
send the record breaker a case of Scotch
General Macarthur raised an objection. He
did not think spirits an appropriate recog-
nition," suggested that promotion to major
was enough.
General Macarthur may have been within
the bounds of authority, but he conceivably
exceeded those of good taste when he passed
Judgment upon the appropriateness of some
other persons gift
General Arnold's message with a gift of
soft drinks was more gracious: Understand
YOU prefer this type of refreshment to 9TH
ers. You thoroughly deserve to have the kind
you want"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23

has been recognized as desirable for some
years.
The present situation is similar to that in
New York city when the first elevated road
was built There was lusty squeal then,
based on the assumption that surface lines
would have to fold up at once. Instead there
was plenty Of patronage for both elevated
and surface lines The same complaint was
made when the subway came Yet for cou-
pie of decades all three means of transpor-
tation prospered. Only in the recent past have
the elevated lines become outmoded, due, we
may assume, to the increased use of taxis
and buses. There is plenty of patronage in
the United States for air, highway and rail
transportation facilities.
At the same time, there is need for more
official consideration of the physical require
ments of the railways, which have been COM
PEELED to shoulder heavy load in the war
program, and have done marvelously well I'M
der adverse conditions, without adequate pro-
vision for supplying them with rolling stock,
steel, manual workers and crews. The gov
eminent owes the railways too great debt
longer to sidestep the obligation.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Meth odist Church Will
Receive Racial Proposal

NASHVILLE, April % H. A
proposal that 'tNegro segregation
be removed from the orgnizational
structure" Of the Methodist church
will be presented to the quadrenial
general conference of the church
which opens at Kansas City, Mo-.
April rs.
The general conference is the
supreme legislative body of the
combined church formed in 1889
by the uniting of the former Metho-
dist Episcopal church, the Metho.
dist Episcopal church south and
the Methodist Protestant church.
The national conference of
Methodist youth last September
adopted the racial change pro.
posal. The youth council of the
national conference last month
ordered that it be presented to the
general conference.
The memorial" to use the con.
ference term for legislative pro.
posals submitted to it, states that
the 1910 general conference
adopted basic christian policies in
the field of world peace which
nave proven to be beacon lights
during these years in which the
christian faith and hopes of youth
nave been severely " and calls on
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
u. S. Submarines In Pacific

| Because Japan had such an easy time in
the early months of her conquests following
Pearl Harbor, the Tokyo war lords were en-.
couraged to cast their eyes upon Australia and
New Zealand. The plan was to set up chain
Of bases on strategically situated islands from
which supply lines might be operated. Rabau]
was seized early in their campaign and be-
come principal source of supply. They pro-
posed to overrun New Guinea, Guadalcanal,
all of the Solomon islands which possessed
military value.
The idea was to discount Britains naval
power because Of its commitments in the
Mediterranean and the Atlantic, and to Grip
pie the American Navy so seriously that it
could offer no substantial resistance, and so
completely dominate the south Pacific, thus
placing Japan in a favorable position to do
as she wished in the far East. But Japan
over-extended her lines, and this was the be-
ginning of her downfall.
Japan, as we Americans 50 deity say,
bit off more than she could chew. The Solo
mons were freed from the japanese yoke fol-
lowing bitter fighting on Guadalcanal New
Guinea lost its value wnen its chief bases
were reduced Rabaul is worthless. Nor has
the Allied offensive in the south Pacific been
the only reverse for the japanese. Because
of the success there and because the Amir
the Gilberts the Marshalls, the Mariannas
the Carolines are no longer stout ramparts of
the Yellow Empire. So effective has the as
sault upon Japan's bastions been that the
surprise attacks on Truk, Palau, zap and
Woleai were delivered in force.
Among the weapons that have made all
this possible, the American submarine has
had leading part Their bag has consisted
of 436 Japanese cargo ships sunk, rs prob
ably sunk and 1O1 damaged, together with an
undisclosed number of naval vessels AAmeri-
can submarines have been very daring in
their exploits, at times penetrating to the very
center of Japan's home waters. A photo
graph taken from a periscope shows Full
yama. Japan's famous mountain.
With this work going forward in conjunc-
ton with the land operations of General Mac
Arthhur's forces and the surface marvels per-
formed by Admiral NlrIltZ 1Ieet japan IS
being forced to draw in, with the successful
defense of the homeland the only hope her
war lords still entertain. The conquest Of
easts,r Asia, upon which the japanese start
cd is no longer even remotely possible. But
it must not be overlooked !hs! Japan can
still d Ever many harl blow. Japans de-
feat is inevitable, but not to be foreseen in
the rear future We are still long way
from Tokyo.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Sakhalin Island Pushes
Development OResources

fields, increased effort by work
ers, and the development of better
handling and transportation facili-
ties, including oil pipe lines and
refineries.
Both Japan and the Soviet Union
in recent years are understood to
have been active in general deve-
lopment projects on the island, de-
spite it's inhospitable character and
climate. Between 1925 and 1886,
population on the Russian side in
creased from about 10000 to
around ten times that figure. Min
ing, fishing, and numbering indus
les have been modernized; new
farm and stock-raising activities
encouraged In 1912, tobacco, flax,
buckwheat, and pumpkins were re-
ported planted for the first time.
New schools, homes, hospitals and
places of recreation have been
built. Ports have been improved
and new transportation routes es-
tablished. Airlines, too, now serve
this raw materials and industrial
outpost, which in Tsarist times
was considered important only as
a remote and fearsome penal col
ony.
On the Japanese side, also,
farming, fishing, numbering, and
mining have all been reported ac-
celebrated Within the last decade.
Before the war the japanese were
estimated to have well over 300,-
600 inhabitants in their share of
the island.
The entire island of Sakhalin
once belonged to the Chinese En-
pire. Annexed by Japan in the
early 1600's, it was transferred to
Tsarlst Russia in 1875. The latest
official change in status was made
in the United States Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, 1905), VIII n
settlement of the Russo-Japanese
war OF 1904-5 resulted in the pre-
sent division.
At the time of the Russian civil
war and Allied intervention in the
Far East, the japanese occupied
the Russian civil war and AL
lied intervention in the Far East,
the japanese occupied the Russian
area in the north, holding it until
1925. When they withdrew, they
exacted the economic concessions
only lately relinquished. The
original agreement and later ad-
justments provided that the con-
cessions should continue until 1870.
In 1941, in connection with the
Soviet Japanese non-aggression
pact, the Nipponese promised to
liquidate the operations, but failed
to do so. For many years, the
question of concession renewals
and fishing allotments in this part
of the world has been a periodic
source of diplomatic concern to
both of the involved countries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Candidates For Senate
Are Asked To Address
State College Council

RALEIGH, April 22-tR- Five
Democratic and one republican
candidate for the U. S. Senate
seat now held by Robert r.. Rey-
nolds have been invited to address
the citizens council of the United
Nations at N. c. State College,
DR.. Roma S. Cheek, president of
the organization, said today.
The democratic candidates were
asked to appear on d. date before
the democratic primary May q.
while the republican candidate. A.
I. Ferree of Asheboro, was invited
to address the group sometime be-
fore the general elections in
November.
The speakers were asked to ex.
press their views on securing "a
workable, worldwide, just, stable,
and lasting peace"
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Schools Collect $2,Ol3
In Easter Stamp Sales

Schools of the county collected
$2,013 through the sale of Easter
stamps for the North Carolina
League of Crippled Children, C. G..
Berry, principal of Winter Park
school and chairman of the school
collections, announced yesterday.
The campaign was under the
sponsorship of the Junior Sorosis.
Much credit for the success was
given Belk-Williams company and
members of the Girls Hi-Y.
A part of the funds will be used
for the benefit of crippled youth
in New Hanover county.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
MEETS
HELD IN COUNTY

Little interest was shown in
the meetings held in the 10 pre-
cincts of the county yesterday at
ternoon, Aaron Goldberg, local
attorney and chairman of the
Democratic executive commit
tee in the county, disclosed last
night.
M. Goldberg declared that pre-
liminary returns indicated that
the majority of the precinct
chairmen are being reelected.
Mr.. Goldberg explained that the
county Democratic convention will
be held in the Superior court
room of the Courthouse next Sat-
urday at high noon, when dele
gates to the State convention will
be named.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23

the 1914 conference ito nlaln''a
these positions" 1t urges al ~
vanced stand in providing gulaa ....,
to the church in seeking c0ls mn,
ian world order and a JUST o. a..
lasting peace" and proposes IT., ~,
Negro segregation be FenV .,..,
from the organizational str1s'A y,
of the church as evidenced l.
jurisdictional setup." "A
The 1899 "plan Of union ~ a..
away with the three sepafaS '..; u
noninational structures Wa" "a
overlapped geographically 4.
divided the 1O7 annual confesS, =,
divisions of the church into -. u
Jurisdictions each with N h,
deal of autonomy. All Oh -.
Jurisdictions" were based Oh N n,
graphical dividing lines exceg NM.
central" which is racial anu
tains all the Negro conference IF
Mrs. Maud M. Turpln, mar, N.
of the Nashville branch OF 'He
mission on public informatl0' A.
tie church, explained ina. .4s3.
youth council propose, II ag aop-sd,
youth council proposal II a00p aso.
ences located within IHe .;5di.
graphic boundary OF any w. ,;n N
cticn would have mempelS"f
that jurisdiction
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23

"These are the things I told daily for
weeks before armies of airplane workers,
steel workers and shipbuilders. And 1 told
them the story of the RATS, how during
those blazing days out there in the Pacific
1 found my God. was having an audience
such as 1 may never have again. And 1
told. the story as often as could.
81 will tell it again so long as live. 1t
was the greatest adventure man can
have. It Is the greatest story a man can
tel.''
Lieutenant James Whitaker in eve
Thought we Heard the Angles Sing
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
OPA Buys Own Rules
From Research Group

WASHINGTON, April 22.-tR-
The Office of Price Administrator
confirmed today that it had pus'
chased copies of q digest Of ls
own regulations from the reseaFca
institute of America, but 1t saa
the booklets were obtained IN lst'
when the agency was in its III,
fancy and its own facilities M o
preparing such analysis were s'4
uno-ganized. ~
An editor Of the institute salo u
New York yesterday that OPA ns1
bought 5000 copies Of the lay y,
tute's ''Price Control Analysis W.
use as a working manual, but p'
date of the transaction was i"
mentioned.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23

construction of studio couches and
sofa beds.
"A ban on steel springs has been
the demand for replacements in
tne demanl for requirements in
studio couches and sofa beds is
expected to increase when the or
der becomes generally known.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
CONVICTED

LONDON, April 22.-LR,- Thirty
Jewish soldiers of the Polish army
in Britain were convicted of de-
sertion in court martial today and
sentenced to Imprisonment for
terms of one to three years.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23


and oil concessions that had long
been granted to Japan h a e
brought a new evaluation of inter-
national relations and resources in
the northwest corner of the Pa
cific.
Sakhalin island. is the area
chiefly concerned in the agree
ment. Held jointly by the Soviet
and Japanese governments, this is
land is slim, mountainous piece
of land stretched out for more than
600 miles, says the National Geo.
graphic Society. 1t is divided al
most equally between the Russians
in the north and the japanese in
the south. The japanese half is
called Karafuto; the Russian Sec
ton retains the old name of SAX
halin, still generally used for the
island as a whole.
Lying between the Sea of Ok
hotsk and the Sea Of Japan, SAX
halin hugs the Soviet coast in the
north, gradually widening tn e
water gap as it reaches southwark
toward Hokkaido, northernmost is
land of Japan proper. 1t thus oc-
cupies a strategic position with re-
gard to both Soviet and japanese
territory.
On the east, blocking the en-
trance to Okhotsk Sea from the
Pacific, is more Japanese-held ter
ritory in the long, struggling
chain Of the Kuril Islands, already
under attack by American
bombers. On the southwest, west,
north, and ortheast, Soviet areas
overland Sakhalin, seeming to
point long fingers at it in the many
new roads that cross the mainland
to meet Okhotsk Sea. At SOVIET
skaya Gavan, a new Soviet rail-
way has its outlet on the Sea of
Japan, just west of the Japanese
share of the island.
Somewhat larger than West Vir-
ginia, Sakhalin has rich resources,
including fisheries, oil, coal, iron,
fur-bearing animals. Most of the
petroleum is found on the Soviet
side; much of the gold and the
major share of the iron ore de-
posts are in japanese territory.
Both sections produce large
quantities of coal. In 1897 more
than two and half million tons
were reported to have been taken
from the japanese minis. Lately,
the Russians have indicated sharp
ly increased output from northern
coal mines. The 1881 production of
more than 100000 tons is now said
to hhave been multiplies many
times. Toward the end of 1912,
Soviet Sakhalin reported that it
had filled its yearly quota within
ten months.
Japan, using the Karafuto re-
sources for her own needs, has
granted no economic concessions.
Soviet Russia, on the other hand,
for many years permitted the ia
panese oil and coal concessions in
the northern districts and made
available to Japanese fishermen
the rental of many of the Soviet
fishing grounds. t-.
Many of these privileges have
now been withdrawn under the.
terms of the recently-renewed an
nual agreement. Moscow has an
nounced that the Japanese have
already liquidated their conces-
sions, and accepted the loss of
some of their former fishing
rights, including the wartime use
OF grounds off the eastern shores
OF Kamchatka Peninsula and the
Olyutorski District.
Sakhalin oil - of which japan
secured roughly one-half by con-
cesslon and purchase - was par
tlcularly valuable to the Nippon
csc. In 1888, the entire output was
nearly $4,000 tons. Since then,
rapid expansion has been reported,
with the opening of new oil
construction of studio couches and
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-04-23
Our Chief Aim
THOUGHT FOR TODAY

To aid IN every way the prosecution Of
the war to complete Victory.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-23
8ea,ntenocriam mlnmg
Odnfldouno

Sir 81, mir onlGBlih bes plotlider
Siniheiocns meines eeliebten 8atter
Daniel 6erman
entsesenacbradte Sgmpaibie, fir Sis
berrlieben 8lumenipenoeu, iiir oit
sroBc 9eteilisiug ser Gcr,panSten
isreunoe, Mahbarn, 8efonnten, 8e.
lh1itsireunoen uno MitslieAer oes
;3apeis am geerGbnis, Sen Gintraht
6ermania SGnsern uno Irof. slnr
Nifolaus fitr Sen ergpaifenSen
Srauerssiang, @aitoren Sobanes
Teutid)lGnber lno Dennis Matberlee
iiir sic trcltrcihen @orte in Ser Stride
unb an, 8rabe, sen 2eihenbeitattern
Mrmitrong unb Geo. 9ute Gpler iii:
sic ieinc 9eoienl,lg, Grdi. @eorl
Weber fir sic id,6nen> Maf,ruf,porte,
iage id Sc ninnigiten Ganf.
Cant iage ih audi Dem Central
Serbanh fiir Die prompte Mus5ab-
lung ser geriiberung unb 6em 3tpeia
1 fir gussablune oes Sofallterbegel-
Oes unto alien Sic mir irgenOlpie in
melnem sroBen 2eio beigcitanben.
@ott pereelte es aaen.
!6ermine 9erman, @attin.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-23

Sas Sugenofomitee Ser 3tpeige
nno 4 beabiid,tlst auh oieies Sabr
cine @eibnadtsfeier 5u peranitalten,
Sen II. Tesember. Spicaciter &err
aarl 5ranid) bat iid er6oten arpei
8eibnadtsipiele NIT sen &inbern Der
&inSerloge ein5uiiben. Gaber eriuhet,
mir Die Gltcrn, iie m0een ibre &inber
nadNtsn Sonntag, Sen 26. Nopember,
nu6mittags 1 llbr, in oas 0eitieite
Sadienbeim idnden. Die Stolen ,per'
Sen perteilt.
0iejenigen &inoer. lpelhe elm @e.
oidt oOer cine N,,mmer NIT einem
Muiifinitrrmert portragen ,poaen,
mogen lid, bel bem Susenofomitee
meloen. Das Sugenbfomitee bittet als
iid Sen II. DECEMBER 81, reierpiereu
fiir oie @eibnabtsieier i'm Sadien.
beim. 7O01 Ianiion Mpe.
autbarina Sdmiot, Setr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-23
3tpeta 81. - 3artenabcn6.

Gs ergebt sic freun>lihlte Gin.
laouu an alle llniere ssrcunoe 1nS
9efannten BON sit uno @elt 81, unies
rem &artenabeno am 25. Hopen;6er,
Z ltbc abenos, alio gerooe am 3a.
tbarinentag, inn SitIeite Sahiellheinr,
400 Sit 55. Str. itattiinoet. &crn
alle Milglieoer hielem Rufe Holac
leiiter t0nnen mir aui Elm lolles
3ars rcdnel. Gs .perben nl!cs
banogemahte Siidrreiie iein unh 10
auf Elm if0ner Sauptpreis. Gil. iehr
tiihtises aolnitee miro allies ouftics
ten INN aae @dite 5uirieSer su Itellen.
Seimgebafenes @eb1f uno 01fiee
miro ierpiert. @ir bpfien piele Mit-
glieoer uno g1ite beeriiben ,u fSn.
men. Spbanna @rlff, Sefr.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-11-23

ihtuer franf in ibrem &eim. Gra,,
Moia Mifolaus lit et1pas better ,mo
allen ,riiniden mir 8eiierune.
e. 9iifler, Setr.
0erner 6anft Ser &irdenrat i'm Na.
men Ser 1eutldgemeinbe alien Bolts
uno Glaubensaenoiien Sen Mitelie-
oern ser 8emeinoe uho alen 6reur-
Sen fiir ieelihe llnteritiibuna an @efo
unS Mrbeit, 9iat ,mb Cat bel sen
&ranen, bel alien 0eitlihfeiten,
iotpie beim 8aiar Ses 1rauenpereins,
fir sic Iertldgemeinoe. Der GriolJ
.rar iegeusreih uno ioa gcfr0nt icil
aus innerlider 9iebe ser Sanfbarfeit.
8ott pcrgelts aIIen burh @eilmbbcit,
9iebe uno Ireue 5ur Go!fseemeins
ihnft nnb sur Stride.
Ser &irhenrnt.
per @corg geler, tSefr.
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3'ueis 4.

llniere &artenpartie finbet an 26
Nopenlber, a llbr nad,mittags, itatt
rno ole Shlpeltern NIT 9tamen &a=
tharina, Gliiabetb, gmilie uno ait.
Neren oeren 9tamen in oieie 3eit fais
len, lueroen frbl. erild)t 8ebGd fit
oieie ltntarbaltIna mit5ubringen.
Sauptpreii ie oafiir erbalten mir Dor:
Erdi. &atbarina Sbermer, Gise-ErG;
ltoentin Hole Yetri, unn 9. GiseprGl.
&atb. Murtini unb SSsennp Slber. 9lQs
unlere 2arosleute bon Sit rno @elt
Sung ,,no slt iiub bersliH elnyeIaoer
gs iperoen fir ieoen 2iid, Yrciie
perteilt uno ih0ne Sauptpreiie. &af
fee l1no foltlihes @eb1f Miro ierpier'
Sm Sauptfonlitee iinb: Sennp Mber
aatb. Sheel Sarriet SdneiSer, Gb
8ctiihlins unb Cara sSeber.
Sm Silisfomitee iino: Sara Gin
Sing, Gliie ginoer, Shea Stols. Sob
@etSr uno 8atb. ShmiSl
Gs hittet Inn sablreiNeu geiud,
Ias Gpnlitee.
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3eutidgen,einbe.

Sonntao, Sen 26. gtppember, feiert
Sic SelltId,aemeinbe -@eSenftas
no mir in itiller grinnerune an un-
iere lieben Seimaesaneenen oenfe'::.
Bel oieier 8elegenbeit miro audi I'M.
ier 8oloen &smorp @md gum eriten
Vtal geSfinet lperben unS Sic Giutra,
gllngeu oerlelen rperSen. 9aber laoen
mir ale Mitglieoer Ser Gemeinoe.
Bolts unb 8loubensecnoIIen uno
ale 6re,1ioe SaSu elm berslih ein.
SpesieQ ergebt Ser Huf an aue sic
oieie grinneruna-g -gintrasuns ibrer
licben Seinlsesangenen ldon gemadt
taben.
8ottesbielrit beginnt I'M tO:45 llbr
pormittags.