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Evening star., 1944-02-05

being made in efforts to unite the
various Protestant agencies serving
|chaplains. The Executive Committee
OF the Federal Council of Churches
has approved the formation Of a
Protestant council for the armed
forces" which would serve as a
joint. overall agency to coordinate
the wrok Of the General Commission
on Army and Navy Chaplains and
the Servicemen's' Christian League
Functions of the proposed Prot.
estant council will include main
tanning contact with the various de-
nominations and with the chiefs OF
chaplains in the Army and Navy
and directing the public relations
programs Of the General Commits
sion and the Servicemen's League.
The expansion of the chaplaincy
is now centering attention of
church leaders upon its future.
There is growing conviction In
some quarters that the development
OF chaplaincy work will be one of
the church's major responsibilities
after the war. Despite the thou
sands Of clergymen in the Army
and Navy-the greatest number in
any period Of the country's his
tory - forward-looking religious
leaders believe that important tasks
await the chaplain after the war.
Military demobilization, 1t is be-
lieved, will result In a call for vol
unteers IN at least two fields:
Among the men disabled by the
war and among merchant seamen.
Progressive chuj9h leaders hope
to see established in the Veterans
Bureau and in the Maritime Com
chaplaincy corps compara-
BILE in size and quality of person.
mel to that in the fighting forces
t0day
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Methodist Union
Plans Victory RuIIy

A victory rally Of the Methodist
Union will be held at the Rhode
Island Avenue Methodist Church at
7:45 pm. Tuesday.
DR.. Fred G. Holloway, president
OF Western Maryland College, will
speak on THE Church Faces the
Future" Prayer by ]. s. vawter
of Laurel, Md; Scripture reading by
Dester L. Fansher, and benediction
by DR.. E. A. Sexsmith. The Rev.
George L. Conner, chairman Of the
Membership Committee, will call the
roll of the churches, and the repre-
sentative of each church will an
nounce the number of members of
the union secured in his congrega-
ton. o. o. Thomen, president OF the
union, viii. preside. The program,
will be followed by a fellowship.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
National Christian
Youth Duy Services

Youth day will be observed in the
National City Christian Church on
Sunday. The young people will be
in charge of the morning service.
Young men and women will offer
the prayers, preside over the service,
administer communion and speak on
the program.
Miss Mary McCarty of the WAVES
will speak on "The Heritage of
Youth" and G.. Aute Carr of the
Department of Justice will speak on
THE Destiny of Youth" DR.. j.
Warren Hastings, minister, will
speak on THE Expectant Christ
Each address will be limited to 10
minutes. This service has been
planned by the Rev. Benton Roy
Hanan, associate minister, in counsel
with the Young Peoples Cabinet of
the church.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Business Briefs

Increased Business Activity in the
last week was reflected by the index
lof Business Week, which reached
242.1, compared with 241.9 In the
preceding week, 1868 a month ago,
237.5 six months ago and 223.7 a
year ago.
Commodity Prices as measured by
the Associated Press index of IS
staples rose to 106.79% of the 1926
average yesterday, compared with
106.70 q week earlier and 10465 a
year ago.
State and Municipal Financing
scheduled for next week totals S.
326 .295, compared with $14,666 1903 in
the current week, the Daily Bond
Buyer reported. A $260O,00O Offer
ing of the Boston Metropolitan Dis
trict on Tuesday is the largest issue
on the list.
Purity Bakeries Corp. earned 81
2lO,O10 or $2.86 common share in
the year ended January /, compared
with $1,714,538 or 1922 share in the
previous year.
Murray Corp. of America earned
$342,57 or SO cents a share in three
months ended November 30, COM
pared with 1924, 1866 or 30 cents a
share in the same 1912 period.
Oscar Mayer e. Co. earnings were
$623, ,070 or $4.57 share in the year
ended october 80, compared with
$555, TOT or $409 a share in the pre-
vious year.
Electric Power & Light Corp.
asked SEC permission to apply S.
SIG, TOO proceeds from sale of Idaho
Power Co. common to the purchase
of all publicly-held S6 preferred of
Mississippi Power & Light Co.
Consolidated Electric & Gas Co.
plan to sell its common stock hold
ings in Central Illinois Electric &
Gas Co. through competitive bidding
was approved by the SEC. Proceeds
estimated at 7,000,0 900 would be used
to retire first lien collateral trust
o2@o gold bonds of Federal Utilities.
Inc, and Consolidated's own bonds.
Childs Co. preferred stockholders
petition to set aside some $4,000 900
OF assets for their benefit must await
action until May S. Federal Judge
Edward A. Conger postponed action
at request OF the reorganization
trustee.
Harpers Ferry Paper Co. of Alex
andria asked the SEC to approve
proposed sale of an $40 -kilowatt
generating plant and other prop
critics at Harpers Ferry to Potomac
Light IL Power Co. of Martinsburg
w. Va, for $150,000 After the sale,
the paper firm would transfer cash
to its parent, Virginia Public Service
Co. in exchange for its own capital
stock and dissolve.
United Gas improvement Co. an
nulty plan, upon which holders are
scheduled to vote February 20, was
opposed by six common stockhold
ers in a protest filed with the SEC.
They asked the commission to re-
lect the plan and adjourn the Feb
ruary % meeting until a hearing
can be held.
Chicago & North Western trustee
was authorized by Federal Court at
Chicago to purchase 80 Diesel switch
engines for $2,859250.
New York Curb Exchange made
money last year for the first time
since 1887 It's income statement
revealed sl21,8 added to surplus.
compared with net loss of sl05 ,Oo2
in 1912.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
FBl Inspector to Speak
At Foundry Methodist

Following the 6 pm. social at
Foundry Methodist Church tomor-
row Inspector j. j. Mcclure of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation will
speak in the Ball Memorial Chapel
on "The Responsibility Of the
Church in the Community"
Because many Of the Hi-Leaguers
are attending the Midwinter Insti-
tute. Of the West Washington Meth
odist Youth at Gaithersburg, Nd,
this week end, there will be no meet
ing of this group.
A reception honoring all new
members received into the church
since the beginning of this confer
ence year will be held Wednesday
evening following the devotional
service
Evening star., 1944-02-05
mt. Pleasant CONGREGATIONAL

At + pm. the Pilgrim Fellowship
will attend the Washington ,Associa-
ton Pilgrim Fellowship rally at
Peoples Church.
The Brotherhood of Service men,
bers and friends on Tuesday will
observe ladies night. Arthur Jor-
gensen, former representative on
the international Committee for the
YMCA in Japan, will speak on
How the japanese Got That Way
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Bishop Yu-Pin Speaks
AT First Friday Club

China feels honored in being
counted as one of the four leading
nations of the world and will do
its best to cooperate with the West.
the Most Rev. Paul Yu-Pin, Roman
Catholic Bishop of Nanking, told
the First Friday Luncheon Club
yesterday at the Hotel Willard.
Chang Kai-shek told his troops
in a Christmas eve message, the
bishop said, that he was sending
the Christian missionaries among
them to teach them how to suffer
by telling the story of Christ.
There are 100000 Catholics
among the Chinese. 10000 Catholic
priests and 1l3 Catholic bishops, he
said. Of the latter, "a are Chinese
he added.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Your i. 5. Income Tax
fThiS Is No. 81 of q Series.

Taxes are, in general. deductibl,
item in arriving at net income fo!
Federal normal tax and surta,
purposes.
In the case of taxes incurred IL
connection with a trade or profes.
sion, the amount is shown In Seized.
ule c CD to arrive at net profit co.
loss) from business or profession
entered in item 90 of the return
Form 1040; taxes on rental properr,
should be shown in Schedule c Q)
while other taxes deductible shoule
be shown in item 13 of deductions.
Taxes shown in item 13 must also o,
supported by an explanation dr
Schedule F. of the deduction. o.
short Form 1040A. no deduction
should be entered for taxes, because
the tax table on this form alread;
allows the benefit of an averag,
amount for such deductions.
The deductibility of taxes is sub
ject to four general limitations:
Cd Taxes are generally deductibl
only by the person upon whom the,
are, by law, imposed;
CD Federal income, war profits
and excess profits taxes are not de.
ductible for Federal income tax pur.
poses;
CD Taxes for local benefits, such
as assessments for street, sidewalk
sewage, and other local improve,
ments which tend to enhance tn,
value OF the property taxed, are no
deductible except amounts allocabl,
to maintenance or interest charges;
(D The tax must be a tax fo
public purposes. Charges for gov
ernmental services such as munici
pal water bills, parking mete
charges, service fees, and the lik,
are not deductible as taxes, but ar
deductible as expenses if incurred
in trade or business.
In the case of State and loca
sales taxes" imposed in the frs
instance upon retailers, if tn
amount of the tax is measured b
the price of the article sold, or b,
a sum per unit of the article sold
and is separately stated, the amour
paid is deductible by the purchaser
The Federal tax on gasoline is lev
led upon the producer or importer
and consequently is not deductibl
by the individual consumer (excep
that in the case of gasoline used TO
business purposes it may be in
cluded in the cost of gasoline a
a business expense).
Federal duties and excise take
are, in general, imposed upon tn
manufacturer, importer, or dealer
and consequently are not deductibl
by the consumer, or vendee.
Taxes imposed by the Unite,
States Government on the following
items may be deducted from 1943 in
come: Admissions, club dues, tele
phone and telegraph services, saf
deposit boxes, transportation of per
sons and property, use of motor We
hicle or boat, and documents.
In the case of ad valorem propert,
taxes, the deduction is allowed onl,
to the owner of the property. Thus
if man and his wife are filing sep
arate returns, and the home
owned by the wife, then the prop
erty taxes on that home are deduct
ible only in the wife's return.
State income taxes paid are al
lowable tax deductions in computin
normal tax and surtax but not il
computing victory tax in the Fed
eral income tax return.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Capital Store Sales
| 19 Per Cent Above
Year Ago in Week
BY EDWARD C. STONE.

Department store sales in tn
Capital in the week ended last Sat
urday, January 20, scored 10 pc
cent gain over the same week
year ago, against decrease in tn,
preceding week Of per cent, tn
Richmond Reserve Bank reported
today. Sales In the Fifth Distric
were up Is per cent, 80 in. Balti
more and % in group OF othe
cities.
Sales in the Capital were off S pc,
cent from the previous week thi
year and were down 4 per cent i,
the Fifth District, partly que = -,aile
weather.
Cumulative sales in the foa.
weeks ended last Saturday showed {
3 per cent gain in Washington, -
IN the Fifth District, II in Balti.
more and l3 in the other cities.
S49,190,O00 in War Bonds.
The annual report of the Masss.
chusetts Mutual received by Johr
F.. Cremen, general agent, show.
$49, 10000 invested in Government,
bonds In 1943. Benefit payment,
amounted to s43,674, 651, while as
sets increased by s53, ,064, ,754 to $685..
401 All, new high. Total incom,
was SOS 5,137,111, and surplus gained
$6,632,073 New insurance totalec
s137,736,l15, up Is per cent for the
year.
Rationing of gasoline and tire,
and the pleasure driving ban helped
reduce automobile accident deaths
In 1943 the company paid out s1ol,.
0l8 on 80 claims from this cause
against 102 claims amounting tc
S66o,CO0 in l94l, the latest prewa1
year.
Bank Stocks Remain Steady.
Washington bank stocks sold owe,
the counter witnessed comparatively
few price changes during aJnuary
carrying the following bids at the
end OF the month:
Anacostia, 1856; City Bank, 20b .
Columbia, 1854; East Washington, IS.
Hamilton National, 80; Munsey
Trust, S71s; National METROPOLITAN
$50; Second National, IS; Security
Savings & Commercial, 180; Subur-
ban National, 14la; Union Trust, SO
Mergenthaler at New Peak.
Mergenthaler Linotype turned
strong on the Washington Stock
Exchange this week, reaching for
f9a, against low for the yaar of
47&. The stock was in good de-
mand.
Woodward & Lothrop common at
Asa was also at new 1943 high.
up from A. The first sale in Ma
tional Bank of Washington stock
this year was at LOT. In their first
l943 appearance on the board.
Washington Railway g. Electric As
moved at 108. Garfinckel pre-
ferred at 267s was unchanged.
Economic Chairman Named.
President Eric Johnston of the
United States Chamber OF Com
merce has appointed J. Cameron
Thomson, Minneapolis banker, chair
man Of the Committee on Econom-
ic Policy. The chambers 32d annual
will open in New York on
May 3.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Calvary Methodist

DR.. Robert H. Bogue will give the
first of series of book reviews, or
the book This Is Your War" BY
Ernie Plye, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Many members of the senior ano
young peoples department are at.
tending the Midwinter Institute al
Gaithersburg, Md, over the week
end. DR.. Orrin Robinson Is one o1
the teachers.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Grace Lutheran

Better race relations will be dis
cussed tomorrow evening by the
Rev. James Sommersill, pastor OF
the Church of the Redeemer. He
will speak on Toward an Under
standing" The pastor, DR.. Gerhard
E. Lenski, will conduct the service.
At 7 pm, under the leadership of
Lee Schooner, my Definition of
God" will be presented by Ann Dill
lon, Jean Cappelmann, Warren Jen-
sen and Esther Schwartz.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Boy Scout Week

AS part of the activities of Boy
Scout Week, Linn G. Drake, Scout
executive of the National Capital
area of the Boy Scouts of America
will be the principal speaker on a
program presented by the Boy Scout
Troop of the Chinese Community
Church at 3 pm. tomorrow.
Mr.. Drake will also present to the
troop a special award in recognition
Of their meritorious record achieved
during the past year.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
New York Rector Invited
To Visit Canterbury

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-The Arch
bishop Of Canterbury has invited
DR.. Horace B. w. Donegan, rector
OF st. James Episcopal Church, to
visit England this summer, the rec
tory announced yesterday.
DR.. Donegan, as a representative
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in America, would be the first off,
cial representative of the American
church to visit England since the
United States entered the war, the
rectory said. He would confer with
British church leaders and preach
there, it added.
Evening star., 1944-02-05

For the meeting
of representa-
| tives Of 40 Unit
ed Nations un-
| dertook to feed
the hungry of
the whole post
| war world, in
the spirit Of the
| miracle-working
Jesus.
In all the his
tory of civiliza-
ton there is no
precedent for
this e poe h a !
meeting. These
re reSentatiYeS
Evening star., 1944-02-05
st. Paul Methodist

DR.. John R. Edwards, superin-
tendent of the Washington west dis
trict. will conduct communion serv-
ices at II am. Because of the con-
tinuing illness of the Rev William
Pierpoint the evening services have
been Cancelled.
The Official Board will meet Tues
day at pm.
On Friday at 8 pm. the Young
Adult Glass will sponsor a minstrel
show by the Young Adult Fellowship
of Calvary Methodist Church. Re
freshments will be served.
Evening star., 1944-02-05

Of the Allied nations undertook the
task for providing food for the
worlds hungry-even for the peo-
Piles of the countries with which we
are at war. They exemplify literal
application Of the Masters word, IF
thine enemy hunger, feed him." The
United Nations specifically plan to
spend at least $4,000, 100000 for
food, making plans for a veritable
food armada to cross all oceans.
From the day when Eve plucked
the forbidden fruit in Eden down
to the scene of India's starved people
lying dead on the streets of the
capital of Calcutta, food has been
the basic problem of mankind.
Uttermost religious transports are
dependent upon material food. The
multitude that followed and crowd
ed about Jesus heard wonderful
words, but eventide found them
hungry. The oficious disciples
were for the easy way out; send
the people away, each to solve his
own problem. But Jesus, in words
that apply in two senses to His
church. said, Give ye them to eat"
His banquet board is spread for both
body and soul. So He ordered the
company of 5000 to be seated in
orderly array on the grassy hillside.
Among the multitude who listened
enrapt to Jesus was a lad who car
ried lunch provided by his mother.
1t was just enough for a hungry
boys appetite-flve thin slabs of
bread with two small fish for savory.
We have a sidelight upon the alb
sorbing nature of the Teachers dis
course in that the boy had been
too engrossed to eat his lunch.
His little store of food was given
into the hands of Jesus. Therein
is a parable of life, for whatever
is given to Christ, of labor, talent
or devotion, is multiplied beyond
imagination.
AS it passed through the hands
of Jesus, the food miraculously null
tiplied. We know not how nor
when the little became much. We
see, in our minds eye, the busy and
awed u distributing 1t to the
amazed multitude, row upon row,
block upon block. There was
enough for all and to spare.
Mans little possessions and tai
ents are multiplied when given over
into Christ's hands.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Radio Bible Quiz

The Bible quiz contest over Sta
ton WWDC at Z o'clock will be
between the First Baptist Church OF
Mount Rainer, Md, and the Airing
ton Presbyterian Church. The
Marylanders will include Cyrus
Johnson, Mrs. Ruby Dorr and Mrs.
Alice Lemons. The Virginians, John
S. Petrie, Miss Carole Lenfers and
rSpurgeon Avakian. It will be con-
Quoted by Evangelist Dale Crowley.
Mr. Crowley is heard daily over
Station WWDC at 6:45 am.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Luther Place Church

The Rainbow Missionary Society
will meet with Mrs. G.. R. Sager on
Tuesday evening The World Service
Society will meet at the apartment
of Mabel Maxwell on Thursday.
Both groups will study America in
the Making"
The Inner Mission roll call report
meeting will be held in the chapel
Tuesday evening. Dr. F. E. Reissig
and Miss Frances Dysinger will ad-
dress the annual Inner Mission roll
call dinner at the Lutheran Church
Of the Reformation on Thursday
evening.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Tokomu Presbyterian

A special service marking National
Scout Week will be held at 8 pm
tomorrow. Boy Scout Troops "a, 33
36 and '38, as we'll as Cub Pack 80
and Girl Scout Troop 36, will attend
in body. Calvin w. Hassell, Scout
commissioner of the area, will pre-
side and solos will be rendered by
Scouts Merrill Sickles and Neal Bo-
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Doc Starts Fire
By Wogging Toll
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0clated Press.
MANKATO, Minimum, a big
Dalmatian dog owned by Carl j.
Nelson, wagged his tail and started
a fire which took firemen more
than an hour to put out.
Jim was in the basement with
Bob, the Nelson's son, when he
wagged his tail The wagging over
turned varnish remover container,
and the liquid splashed against a
hot-water heater. The boy and the
dog escaped. but the resulting
flames did considerable damage to
the basement.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Chevy Chase Baptist

World Baptist Alliance Sunday
will be observed tomorrow. DR.. WAL
ter o. Lewis, secretary of the al
lance, will. speak at pm. on Re
ligious Liberty"
The service Wednesday evening
will study the Sermon on the
Mount" under the direction of For
rest P. Neal, chairman of the Board
of DeaconS.
Evening star., 1944-02-05

ADprOxtmate Sales Today.
ll:OOa am 80 400 Total BIO 2Ao
tUnit OF trading. 10 shares; sales printed
in full r In bankruptcy or receivership or
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act.
|or securities assumed BY such companies.
|are actual disbursements based on last
quarterly or semi-anuual declaration. Un-
snde sle not q dvdsna s
xr Ex rights. . Aleo extra or extras. Cash
|or stock. . Declared or paid 80. tar this
b Payable In Cansdian funds. Accumu-
lated dividends paid or declared this year
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Nails SoIvueed

OKLAHOMA CITY (R.-Corrtv
Commissioner Grover Pendelton h2d
the nails removed from discarded
bridge and culvert timbers which
were given to needy families for
fuel. Result: 1,70O pounds of scrap
metal.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Feb. 4 tPl.-roreign ex-
change rates follow (Great Britain in dol
lars, others in cents):
Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 10is per cent discount, or SO. .6S34
United States cents, UNCHANGED.
Europe: Great Britain, oficial buying,
4.O2; selling, 4.O4.
Latin America: Argentina, free, 2523
down 02 of cent; Brazil, free, 6.20n;
Mexico, 90 B3n.
Evening star., 1944-02-05
Gripsholm Repotriote
will Speak Tomorrow

DR.. Frank A. Brown, missionary
who recently returned from China
on the Gripsholm, will be the guest
speaker at the Central Presbyterian
Church at 7:30 pm. tomorrow. "The
New China" will be his them. The
church will observe its annual praise
and giving service for the cause Of
foreign missionI.
The nllhlic is invited
Evening star., 1944-02-05
A Lesson
or the Week
By WILLIAM r. ELLIS.

Atlantic City may seem far away
from Galilee, where the Wonder
Worker twice fed the hungry multi
tudes. But the connection is close.
Evening star., 1944-02-05

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Evening star., 1944-02-05
New York Cotton

NEW YORK, Feb. 5 UP.-Cotton prices
steadied after an early setback OF as much
as 35 cents q bale. Reduced hedge pres
sure made the market responsive to trade
and mill buying.
Futures closed unchanged to 15 cents
Evening star., 1944-02-05

The Sunday school lesson for
February 6 is Jesus Feeds the
Multitude" Mark WHOSE;
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