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appreciation fo- the numerous
services being rendered by the
hed Cross both here and abroad.
The sum of 5000 was raised from
various chapters to purchase a pi-
ano TO-: the use of tn armed
guards for prisoners of war at
Fort Fisher and another piano for
soldiers at Camp Davis, as re-
quested by A. T. Shumaker, Red
Cross field director at Camp Da-
Wis, who is the council secretary.
A gift of $500 was presented by
j.. Leder, prominent merchant of
Whiteville, for the purchase of fur
nlture for a dayroom for service
men on duty at Cape Lookout, as
requested by George K. Beach.
RED Cross field director in this
territory, who acted as official
most for the meeting.
Appreciation to the Beaufort
County chapter for two truckloads
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Hospital Council Representatives
Attend Session AT Cherry Point
rpBY POINT, April 49,

cuERRY POINT, April 49,
o~resentatives from a number OF
ny cross chapters in the coastal
Hea attended a meeting OF the
az ueel Camp and Hospital coun-
la "a held here Thursday at the Of
e Gi,rs, club, with Mrs. John D.
wv of Wallace, council
'sairman. presiding.
cp cn1 P. E. Conradt, USMC, COM
ending officer of the air station,
A ID rapt. Page Northington, USN,
DIV ,sarge of the station dispen-
" ~ were chief speakers, voicing
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Rabbi Thurman To Close
Series Of Book Reviews
With Ten Commandments

THE Ten Commandments, :"
edited by Amin L. Robinson, an
Australian publisher, will be re-
viewed by Rabbi Mordecai M.
Thurman Tuesday evening, April
49, at 8 O. clock in the Temple OF
Israel.
This will mark the concluding
review in the current series spon.
Sored by the Ladies' Concordia So
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TRAVEL RESTRICTED

ATLANTA, April 15.-lR-Re-
strictions on transportation facili-
ties to and from children's sum-
mer camps will continue in effect
during the 1914 season, the re-
gional Office of Defense Trans.
portation announced today.
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CLUB CLOCK

The Tileston PIT. A. will
i meet Monday, April II at 3
pm. Miss JEANNE Stout, of the
Health department will show a
picture on tuberculosis. Rev.
c. E. Baker will conduct the
devotional.
The East Wilmington Home
Demonstration club will meet
Thursday afternoon at 3
O'Clock with Mrs. w. M. Chin
mis-, 2319 Market Street road.
A meeting Of the Wrights-
boro Home Demonstrate club
will be held Tuesday at the
clubhouse.
"A called meeting Of Private
Duty nurses, District 9, will be
held Monday afternoon at 3:15
o'clock in the nurses home.
The Lake Forest School will
have open-house on Friday eve
ming, April 81, at 8 o'clock to
which the public is cordially
invited.
The executive board of the
Woman's Auxiliary of Immanu-
ell Presbyterian church will
meet Monday at 7::3o pm. at
the church followed by the reg
ular meeting of the auxiliary.
A meeting of the Ladies Aid
society will be held at St. Mat
thews Lutheran church Tues
day evening at o'clock.
The Crepe Myrtle Garden
club will meet Friday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. E. G. Hall in
Winter Park. Miss Allie Fech-
tig will speak to the members
of Azaleas and all ladies of
the community are invited to
attend.
The April meeting of the
Bradley's Creek P.-T.A. has
been postponed from April 20
to April Is at 2::3O o'clock at
which time new officers will
be elected and report of the
state convention by the dele
gate Mrs. Lloyd Lee will be
given. Mrs. Stout of the coun-
ty health department will be
a speaker of the afternoon.
The Sunset Park PIT. A. will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the school annex. An
interesting program has been
planned by children of the an
mex after which the mothers
of the annex will entertain at a
tea. Important business will be
transacted and a full attend
ance of parents is requested
by the president.
The Wrightsboro PIT. A. will
meet Monday evening at 8
O'Clock with Superintendent H.
M. Roland as guest speaker.
Miss Azalene Switzerland will
present a program which deals
with North Carolina history and
geography. The sixth grade
children will participate on the
program. New officers will be
installed by Mrs. w. P. Rouda-
bush.
The v. F. w. auxiliary will
meet Tuesday evening at 8
o'clock at Campbells place,
I'LL Mercer avenue for a So
cial followed by the election
of officers.
The regular meeting of the
Bradley's Creek Home Demon
stration club will be held on
Friday, April 81, at 2:30
o'clock in the home of Mrs.
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pagan doctrines of tn e modern
world.
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PERSONALS

Mrs. Lucille Brown Koonce is a
patient at James Walker Memorial
hospital ..-.
Mrs. Mary E. Chadwick left this
past week for an extended visit to
Casper, Wyoming, where her son.
Sgt. R. E. Chadwick, Jr., is sta
toned with the United States Army
Air Corps. Sgt. and Mrs. Chadwick
recently suffered injuries resulting
from an automobile accident. Both
have been released from the hos
pital and are now convalescing.
Mrs. E. A. Bordeaux of Carolina
Beach, is patient at James Walk
err Memorial hospital following an
operation.
DR.. and Mrs. C1ewell Howell of
Baltimore, Md, will arrive Tues.
day morning to visit DR.. Howell S
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Andrew j.
EOWeI VINO Will celebrate their
Golden Wedding anniversary on
Tuesday at their home. Dr.. and
Mrs. Howells daughter and SON
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Gore
of Whiteville, will arrive Tuesday
to attend their parents anniver-
sary.
Mrs. N. L. Foy and Mrs. C.
Wayne Spencer are attending the
OAR. ontinental Congress in
New York city. Mrs. Foy and Mrs.
Spencer are serving on the house
committee. Mrs. R. c. McCarl will
leave tonight to attend the con-
gress and represent the Stamp De-
fiance chapter as a delegate.
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w. A. Jackson. All members
and women of the community
are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
House Slated 10 Give
SimpIified Tax Bill
Swift Approval Today
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne Associated PreSS.
The taxpayers dream-of a
March IS without fearful figures
and dismal decimal points
came nearer to realization to-
day. The House met to give
overwhelming approval to legis-
lation simplifying the tax status
for 100000 persons.
Leaders expected the measure to
pass before nightfall. It then will
be sent to the Senate, where swift
action also Is expected.
Drawn by the House Ways and
Means Committee, the bill would
relieve some 10000, 900 of the 50,00O,-
900 taxpayers of the necessity of
ever computing another income tax
return, and simplifying payment
procedures for the 10000 900 others.
System to Be Revised.
Beginning next January l, the
present withholding system against
wages and salaries would be revised
upward for most taxpayers-to
take full tax liability for persons
earning up to $4,000. Thus, the
withholding levy would become in
1945 the actual tax for these mil
lions Of persons, and they would
owe no more at the end of the tax
year.
There would be no change in
amounts held from pay envelopes
and salary checks this year, but the
Government itself would compute
the taxes on 1914 income for those
with wages and salaries under
5000. J,
The measure reShufles the whole
income tax structure, scrapping the
victory tax and setting new normal
and surtax rates and exemptions
while keeping actual tax burdens
near their present levels.
100000 Affected.
To provide relief from 10000 900
persons this year, all those with
wages and salaries up to $4,000 and
receiving no more than 500 from
sources not subject to withholding
will be permitted to file a copy of
Withholding receipt, furnished by
the employer in place of the regular
tax return.
These taxpayers will list their de-
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Bricker Plans Tour
OF South and East
Ey the Associated Press

Ss VAC SacoVSidtCG ELCoS
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 5.-Gov
John w. Bricker today announced
an extensive tour in behalf of his
campaign for the Republican presi-
dental nomination.
He will arrive in San Antonio
Tex, May 20 for a two-day confer
ence; then will go to Houston May
% to address the State Republican
Convention. From there he will &c
to New Orleans to address noon
meeting of the city's service clubs
May "A, meet Republican leaders
that afternoon, and address a pub
lie meeting that night.
Gov, Bricker will attend. Repub.
lican conferences in Memphis, Tenn.
May Is and then 60 to Hershey
Pa, for the annual Governors Con.
ference May 1880. He will discus.
taxation before the executives or
the 30th, and the next day attene
a homecoming at BrickerviIie, Pa
in the afternoon and address The
Manufacturers Association at Lam
caster that night.
On June l he will speak before
the Rotary Club at Trenton, N. j.;
confer there with party leaders ir
the afternoon and speak In Wal
Memorial Hall that night. The next
Gay he will address the Baltimore
Advertising Club.
Gov. Bricker said he intended tc
hold conferences with Connecticut
New York and Virginia party lead
ers before returning to Columbus.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
U.S.. Charge d Afaires
In Helsinki 10 Visit
Stockholm for Talks
BY the Associated Press.


STOCKHOLM, May 5.--Edmund
A. Gullion, United States Charge
d'Affaires in Helsinki, is coming to
Stockholm Monday "to- renew con-
facts and have talks" an ofiicial Of
the American Legation in Stock
holm disclosed today.
He emphasized that Mr.. Gullions
visit in no way indicated break In
United States Finnish relations,
about which there has been con-
siderable speculation recently as q
result Of the Finnish governments
rejection Of Russian armistice terms.
1n London there was specu-
1ation that Mr.. Gullion's visit
may indicate new moves were
under way to end the Russian-
Finnish war)
A Helsinki dispatch to the Swed-
ish newspaper Aftonbladet said Mr..
Gullion probably would remain In
Stockholm q week.
Eleven Finnish soldiers were de.
tanned In Sweden today after de-
serting the Finnish Army and fee
ing across the Gulf of Bothnia In
two motorboats, the Worgontid-
ningen reported.
At Umea, where they were held
by police, the men said they were
tired Of the war, short Of food and
clothing and were worried about the
| possibility Of civil war in Finland"
They also asserted relations be-
tween Finnish and German troops
were more strained than ever before,
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Wounded Pilot Keeps Ship AIoft
So Crew Can Boil Out, Then Dies

Simpson. Delaware, Ohio, to get rid
of his ball turret to tighten the
ship.
II think I'm the champion turret
remover OF the 9th Air Force" the
gunner said. this made the NTH
turret I've had to jettison since
started combat flying"
Sergt. John A. Higgins, Richmond
Hill, N. Y, radio operator, temp
orarily was blinded by hydraulic
fluid blown into his eyes, but he
managed to send an sos in case the
ship went into the Channel.
Losing $4,000 feet altitude, the
Fortress struggled across the mar
row water at only 10 miles an hour
Over the British coast, the last en-
gine caught fire, forcing the bomber
down to $500 feet.
Lets get out OF here-this Is it."
yelled 1t. johnson, giving the order
to bail out as flames spread over
the plane. Those were his last
words.
Because Of an arm wound, 1t.
Nye couldn't get his parachute on,
so Sergt. Hazard snapped 1t on for
him and helped him out through the
open bomb bay.
Other crewmen were Sergts. Al
bert J. williams of Kansas City;
Peter Bartkus, Lowell, Mass, and
| Kenneth L. Zeiger, Mishawaka, Ind
Evening star., 1944-05-05
U. 5. Chamber Elects
Johnston President
For Third Term

Eric A. Johnston 4s-year- -old
president of the United States
Chamber OF Commerce, was re-
elected unanimously today for a
third one-year term at the annual
meeting of the Board of Directors
here.
Mr.. Johnston, who is to leave
shortly on trip to the Soviet Union
at the invitation of Premier Stain,
is the fourth president Of the cham
ber to be elected for three terms.
Mr.. Johnston is president of the
Columbia Electric g. Manufacturing
Co.. Spokane, Wash.
Ellsworth~C. Alvord, of the Alvord
g. Alvord law firm here, was re-
elected treasurer.
Vice Presidents Elected.
Vice presidents chosen by the
board include:
Northeastern Division, William K.
jackson, Boston, vice president and
director of the United Fruit Co.;
Southeastern Division, Carlyle Fra
ser, Atlanta, president of the Cen
uine Parts Co.; Northern Central
Division, Roy C. Ingersoll, Chicago,
president Of the IngersoH Steel and
Disc Division of the Borg Warner
Corp; Southwestern Division, Ber-
nard F. McLain, Dallas, Tex, Sec
retary-treasurer and general man
ager of the Hart Furniture Co.;
Northwestern Division, Philip w.
Pillsbury, Minneapolis, president of
the Pillsbury Flour Mills Co., and
the Western Division, James w.
Spangler, Seattle, vice president of
the Seattle First National Bank.
Officers normally are elected by
the board Immediately preceding
the annual convention. The general
session, scheduled for New York
May to 5, was cancelled this year,
however, because Of war conditions.
Member Resolutions Considered.
Resolutions from the 1000 member
organizations were being sifted to-
day by the Resolutions Committee,
headed by w. A. Klinger, Sioux City,
Iowa, president and treasurer OF w.
A. Klinger, Inc. They will be acted
on by the board during the meet
ings today and tomorrow and will
then be referred to the general
membership for approval through
referendum.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
By the Associated Press.

UNITED STATES BOMBER
BASE IN BRITAIN, April IS De.
layed) The crew Of q bomber told
today how a wounded pilot, 1t. VII
liam H. johnson of Minneapolis
brought their fiak-riddled Fortress
back recently on one engine, held it
aloft long enough for his compan-
ions to bail out, and then died in a
flaming crash.
Flax bursts tore great holes in the
nose of the Fortress and also
wounded 1t. Harold S. Whitley,
Limerick, Me, co-pilot: 1t. William
S. Sanchez, Walton, N. Y, naviga-
tor, and 1t. George H. Nye, Comp
ton, Calf, bombardier, during an
attack on Augsburg April Is.
Sergt. Frank j. Hazard Of Chica-
60, top turret gunner, said that while
he was bandaging 1t. Sancher's leg
the navigator stood up and con-
tinued to navigate the ship, although
he was in constant pain and weak
from the loss Of blood.
IF it hadn't been for the courage
of the pilot and the navigator, we
never would have made It," Sergt
Hazard said.
Numerous fax attacks knocked
out two engines and then the third
The pilot ordered Sergt. Paul e
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Partisans Lay Siege
To German Garrison
In Yugos|av Town
BY the Associated Press.

IS tiiC hsoOSldtCd HiCoSs
LONDON, May 5. - Partisan
forces have surrounded the Yugo-
slav town Of Mrkonjicgrad and are
laying siege to the German garrison
which is offering strong resistance
a broadcast communique from the
headquarters Of Marshal Tito said
today.
The war bulletin. studded with re-
ports of successes, also told Of Parti-
san units smashing into Uzice, rs
miles west Of Sarajevo on the main
railway to Sofia, and wrecking the
station, destroying the town and
killing many enemy troops.
Tito's men have gone oyer to the
counterattack in Slavonia neal
Vocin and forced the Germans ant
Ustashi to withdraw, the commun.
ique said.
Meanwhile, q demand by King
Peters Yugoslav government-in-
exile for surrender Of q $9,5O0, ,00(
deposit of Yugoslav funds has beer
rejected by the National Bank OF
Brazil in an apparent victory fol
Tito's government.
A Partisan broadcast April 5 sale
the Tito-led Yugoslav Nationa,
Committee of Liberation had asked
banks in Washington. London, Rie
de Janeiro and Ankara to stop pay
ing out funds deposited in those
banks by the Yugoslav National
Bank.
The broadcast asserted King
Peters government was throwing
away more and more money and
has finally put its hands on the
country's last gold reserve which II
is trying to obtain" from the de-
pository banks. Tito was said to be
trying to get control Of the money
for the Partisans.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
PimIico Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, S1.sOo: maiden
2-year-olds; 4h furlongs
Lubrs (Adair) $50 400 21o
Vrondi Jemas) 4S0 35o
Guernsey Isle (Kirkland) 90 an
Time, 0:5435
-, Also ran-Piquant, MILESTONE, Bit Gay,
Playing Fair, Betty Carreen, Picardy Rose,
Fair Bid, Star Finder, Slam 1t,
SECOND RACE--Purse, S1,7O0; Agar
olds and up; claiming: furlongs.
Carmus (Jemas) 540 an oso
Sorsho (Wahler} 40 290
Balwelia (WalD q on
Time. 1:l335.
Also ran-Ginger Man Milkymoon,
Johns TEDDY. Walter Haight, Dona,
Fosss, Colleen NJ, Neutrality. War Shy,
Moxley-Allan T. Clarke entry.
h. G. Bedwelf entry
DAILY Double Paid S199O)
THIRD RACE-Purse. $1,000: 2-year-
Nariah (W. Kirk 4s,Io 1910 no
santa Candida CRooN 3,70 330
Morgils Lad (Scocca) lain
Time, 0:552s.
Also ran--oaklins, Toll Away, Wake
Jr., Infinite Girl.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Capital WAC Reaches
New Guinea for Duty
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SOMEWHERE IN NEW GUINEA,
May 3 DelayeO.-T island was
given q preview today Of the WAC
jungle-green, two-piece uniform
with trousers, which win be regula-
ton for tropical service.
The suit was worn by 1t. Col.
Mary Agnes Brown of Washington,
D. c. She and Capt. Charlee Kelly,
El Paso, Tex, wearing khaki shirt
and trousers, were the first WACS
to arrive on this once "men only
island. They will prepare for the
arrival of several hundred WACS.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Reds Again RepuIse
Attacks by Nazis
In Two Sectors
By the Associated Press.

| bs Tie ASSOCldteO FTeSs.
LONDON, May 5.-German prob.
ing attacks southeast of Stanislawov
and south of Tiraspol were thrown
back yesterday for the second sue
cessive day as the lul in ground
fighting continued along other posi-
tions of the eastern front, Moscow
announced today.
Near Stanislawow, in the south
east corner Of Old Poland, German
attempts to reconnoiter Soviet po-
sitions were beaten off in the morn
ing and a Nazi attack against one
Russian unit was hurled back in the
afternoon, a Soviet communique
said. 1t asserted that about 800
Germans were killed and IL Nazi
tanks were destroyed.
60 Killed in One Action.
Sixty Germans were declared to
have been killed and wounded when
Russian troops threw back an enemy
reconnaissance detachment south of
Tiraspol, town so miles northwest
of Odessa, on the Dnestr River.
The broadcast communique, re-
corded here by the Soviet monitor
listed no essential changes on the
land front, but declared that long
range Soviet planes bombed and
strafed German and Romanian
troops pinned in the besieged
Crimean city of Sevastopol Wednes-
day night.
Heavy Losses Claimed.
The Russian planes were declared
to have inflicted heavy losses on the
enemy and to have started at least
10 large flres and caused many ex-
plosfons. The communique said
many enemy batteries were silenced
A terse German communique said
the Russians attacked throughout
yesterday in successive waves east OF
the Siret River, in Romania, but
were thwarted. German planes were
said to have destroyed 26 Russian
mortars which were hurting shells
into Sevastopol.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Soviets Report Firms
Distrust Government
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Soviet information bulletin
said today, Reports from various
sources show that the rejection Of
the Soviet peace terms has con-
tributed to growing lack Of conf
dence in the Finnish government
among large sections Of the popula-
ton Of Finland"
The bulletin, issued by the Soviet
Embassy, also carried a statement
by Tass, the Soviet news agency, de-
scribing as contrary to the reality"
q statement by Hjalnar Procope,
the Finnish Minister here, placing
on Russia responsibility for the final
breakdown in the peace negotiations
two weeks ago.
after receipt by the Soviet gov
ernment Of the Finnish answer on
April 49," the bulletin said, "tne
Firms did not address the, Soviet
government, either with regard to
the continuation Of negotiations or
for their renewal"
"The Soviet armistice terms" the
embassy publication declared, 'in-
cluding demand for indemnity In
the sum indicated, were approved
by the Allies, who found them to be
moderate and fair. The Finnish
government knows it quite well.
Nevertheless it Is seeking to SOW
mistrust in the camp Of the Allies
with regard to the Soviet Unions
clear and magnanimous policy on
the Finnish question.
"The Finnish Minister In the
United States. Procope, Is trying to
rally so-called friends Of Finland
among certain American circles with
the aim Of getting absolution for
| the Hitlerite stand taken by Fin
land" +
In bringing up the reports Of "lack
Of confidence" in the Finnish gov
ernment by It's people, the bulletin
said that the. Allies are in posses
sion Of sufficient information as to
what Is going, on in Finland and the
effect Of the peace discussions on
the Finnish Army and, rear" ,sa,
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Draft Board Awaits
Report From Army
lin Cammack Case

Further action by Draft Board
No. 2 in the case of William Cam
mack, 18, charged with draft eva
sion, will await q report from the
examining station at Fort Myer
which on Wednesday rejected him
for military service, A. j. Driscoll
board chairman, said today.
Cammack appeared before the
board yesterday at his own request
for q hearing on his application fol
classification as a conscientious OBJ
jector, but. according to Mr.. Dris.
coll, he refused to answer questions
Mr.. Driscoll today gave The Sta,
the following statement:
I'm accordance with william j
Cammack's request for an oppor.
tunity to appear in person before
Local Board No. 2, four member,
convened. Mr.. Cammack appeared
and filed q petition. The board re.
quested the right to question thu
|registrant regarding his file, sine.
he had personally appeared. Mr.
Cammack refused to comply witt
the prescribed procedure for inter.
viewing q registrant. No further
action was taken and the board ad.
journed."
Mr.. Driscoll said the board, for tn
present, would stand on that state
ment without going into the merit
Of Cammack's written application
for the status Of a conscientious OBJ
jector, which was denied him whei
he first applied for 1t several week
ago.
Meanwhile, the young heir to ,
large Washington fortune who failet
to register by his 18th birthday las
January, still Is under bond Of 81 ,00l
pending disposition Of Fedora
charges Of draft evasion.
Evening star., 1944-05-05

without any payment. The collector
will compute the tax and where nec-
essary either bill the taxpayer for an
additional payment or issue refund
check.
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Virginia Bor Tests Slotted

RICHMOND, Va, May R.-The
semi-annual June examinations for
the State bar will be held in Wythe-
vile June 27 and %, Clerk M. B.
Watts Of the State Supreme Court
OF Appeals announced yesterday.
Fewer than usual are expected to
take the tests because Of the war,
Evening star., 1944-05-05

pendents on the reverse side of this
receipt and enter the amounts of
"other income" if any.
They then will sign the receipt and
mail it to the local tax collector
Evening star., 1944-05-05
Phil Baker Obtuins
License to Wed Dance,

BY the Associated Press. s
LOS ANGELES, May 5.-Phil
Baker, film comedian and radio quiz
program director, got his marriage
license yesterday preparatory to his
marriage Monday to Miss Irmgrad
Erik, dancer.
Mr.. Baker, who has been married
twice previously, gave his age as IS
Miss Erik, Is, said she had been
married once before.
Evening star., 1944-05-05

These bombs which have Just left the bomb of
bombers OF the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces following
others into the target beowthe Fschamed Markt seage
and component factory at Wiener Neusad Austria. Here
ME-109 fighters manufactured
"A. P. Wirephoto from Army Forces
Evening star., 1944-05-05

Torture TOTO with another bond.
He will feel the squeeze more than
you do.
Evening star., 1944-05-05

For the bond drive you have m
S-card and the speed limit is OF
Drive now, and step on 1t.