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Tax Bill Debate the thought is to provide in advance for the anticipated requirements of a growing city. “FROZEN ASSETS” Fair Southern Bell’s confidence in is Enough Jitlmwgtnn the Wilmington » Both house and senate are balking an stimulating. It offers a fine example that tax bill, the first on a provision for husband others might benefit by. to know #tar and wife to file income tax statements, HJorttittg joint ions expressedthaT'Se’-s^nd6?'? in this r published Daily Except Sunday on control. The result is that are those ol an4; the latter crop the author 4 The Wilmington Star-News By needed legislation to set up- the machinery Gasoline Taxation may not always At The Murchison Building with its harm®* for additional defense levies is to be further position.—The j» g Page, Owner and Publisher Ed:;? the views of members ere The oHtel association Telephone All Departments delayed while Tennessee opposes any By WESTBROOK PEGLfr voiced anew. increase in the tax on gasoline for the good DIAL 8311 NEW YORK, July The income tax controversy grows hotter and sufficient reason, from its viewpoint, that 30.—This r*i Second Class Matter at Wilming- incident of the Entered as line is drawn elastic draft, Under Act of Congress with the weather, and the sharp- the consequent reduction in tourist travel in- ton N C., Postoffiee ought to be a lesson to atad Under will reduce their This all 0f of March 3. 1879. ly between democrats republicans. evitably patronage. posi- but more likely it win be 4' sharp republican fire, democratic house lead- tion is selfish, of course, but it is eminently no SUBSCRIPTION RATES BY CARRIER thing, for George in Advance have to liberalize income tax pro- reasonable. Spelvin Air, Payable Weekly or ers agreed is Combina- can, mentaUy lazy cedure and will permit submission of an This is no time to quarrel over tax sources and’c J!1' Star News tion and uses headline amendment to kill joint income tax returns. in general. The nation’s defense bill is a tre- impressions J -3 -20 3 -15 8 *30 catchwords in 1 Week with be the Ameri- lieu o£ -" 2.60 1.95 3.90 Heretofore husbands and wives independ- mendous one and must paid by niformar 3 Months . on matters of to make be an ureasonable vital 6 Months 5*20 3.90 7.80 ent incomes have been required sepa- can people. But it would import**' Specifically, if you l Year .10.40 7.80 15.60 rate statements. The pending bill would per- imposition to levy additional taxes on a Com- should ask 4 News rates entitle subscriber to Sunday issue Spelvin today to state mit them to consolidate their resources, ex- modity used by an immense group of citizens the me* j of Star-News of the a Selective Service emptions, etc., is a single statement. The op- who are already carrying too heavy tax act':5 would BY MAIL this is hit harder than reply that this was position centers upon the fact that by load. The automobile owner the c Strictly in Advance that all Payable would save which other- What with state and city required the Combina- process they money any other tax payer. young fel]? to spend a year in Star News tion wise would be on their tax bills. Considering licenses and national and state gasoline tax- the army learn ? .50 .90 I revenues to out of all to shoot and l Month ...$ 75 $ $ the government’s need fdr larger es, he shoulders a burden propor- march. He 4 I Months 2.00 1.50 2.75 thinks it limited that carry on the defense program, the separate tion to the capital he has invested in his ve- service to' i Month. 4.00 3.00 5.50 year, you know, like in Fr™ return seems reasonable. hicle. before l Year 8.00 6.00 10.00 the crash-onlv m At the other end of the the senate hotel men believe there Fra?1 Capitol, The Tennessee maybe it was two o News rates entitle subscriber to Sunday issue rthree 4- has voted to allow farmers to feed their stock be “a distribution as to other com- or of Star-News should whatever, but, anyway 44 that body had to or their family on their "excess acreage” modities.” Their position is so correct do it and we have 2 (DAILY WITHOUT SUNDAY) so in excess of allot- motor car many people that we wheat, that is wheat grown they deserve support from every don’t oj™ l Month .$ .50 6 Months .$3.00 need but one year. without a 1 Months .1.50 12 Months.. 6.00 ment, penalty. This, too, appears owner. Of late Mr. Spelvin has be-in justifiable concession. Its fate is still to be learn that (Sunday Only) there was a kicker in the or there, in the law 1 Month .$ 20 6 Months .$1.25 determined house, failing which permits Congress the i Months .65 1 Year .2.50 joint committee consideration. keep one-year men bens 'Washington Daybook their time in case of the rate of It is right and proper that every provision emergent" Card of Thanks charged for at and he is which col- pretty sore about 4 25 cents per line. Count five words to line. of this tax bill, contemplates STINNETT and By JACK suspects trickery or sba lections of $3,529,000,000 for defense purposes, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON, July 30.—It was generally practice. is entitled to the exclusive use of all news should be threshed out item by item, and the overlooked, but behind the President’s recom- stories appearing in The Wilmington Star. action the best thought avail- But still, Mr. Spelvin final represent for to per- hasn't re-i mendation to Congress legislation the law which was JULY 1941. able. If looks for revenue to the great masses published" WEDNESDAY, 30, mit the President to establish regional or many of the hand it papers at the time of the American people. On the one for all or any part ol not general daylight saving and, to pretend that I hav-> must include every dollar the people can rea- the year is a plan to circumvent one of the this is of by way admitting that explosions of the whole ol this Star-News sonably afford to contribute; on the other it major political Spelvin, who should haw Program national defense legislation. studied it Consolidated Government must not exceed that limit. But the debate carefully as a duty City-County his line In World War 1, Congress and the nation of work, hasn’t yet under Administration. has already consumed much valuable time. glance- Council-Manager paused in its entire defense effort to wage one at a copy. Port The national crisis has reached the point over whether we should Publio Terminals. of its bitterest battles No Trick Clauses where the waste of further time will imperil or shouldn’t have universal daylight saving. Perfected Truck and Berry Preserving Moreover, I have Every time congressmen have made faces just finished and Facilities. the nation’s, and the people’s, security. A de- a conversation with Marketing at the clock in the present defense effort, another cision is that the dollars of the Spelvin, an who Seaside Highway from Wrightsvitte necessary, there have been little whirlwinds of criticism editor, is suppose- to keep himself Beach to Bald Head Island. masses may be speedily converted into war and debate all over the land. thoroughly formed and tools. Why? who, furthermore, fc« Extension of Limits. a son City in the armed ■ Because the controversy over daylight sav- forces,' b So-Fooi Cape Fear River channel, wid- hasn’t read the law either. a between farm communities and Life ing is fight millions er of others, he Turning Basin, with ship lanes into the large urban and industrial centers. Even thought'• Traffic Enforcement was a flat one-year industrial sites along Eastern bank south some of the most vigorous advocates of uni- service la.' with no trick clauses or versal daylight saving will admit that the fine pus- of Wilmington. The club’s endorsement of Chief and he thinks the reason Rotary Cas- farmer has a justifiable gripe. And on the why tie Paved River Road to Southport, via teen’s catch, or reserve order for police rigidly to enforce traf- other hand, some of the outstanding opponents The War clause, escap : Interpreting his attention was that all Orton Plantation. fic control ordinances awakens sympathetic confess that daylight saving in some areas ~\ of i-i Stewart were thinking about the presiden- Development of Pulp Wood Production echoes wherever note is probably is a good thing. Says- taken if that action. tial campaign at the does save Ac- time, whies through sustained-yield methods the traffic It undoubtedly electricity. through- Truly situation has improved ma- may so, but might not cording to the Federal Power Commission, Soviet Successes Seen State be. out Southeastern North Carolina. in Department Probably few of us terially recent weeks. national daylight saving would conserve more very would have read it Unified Industrial and Resort Promo- The effort to eliminate double parking is than 736,000,000 kilowatt-hours s year. It gives Dizzy Following through, anyway. One critic has blamed the tional Agency, one the factory workers on one or two shifts more Amer. supported by county- especially commendable. The small traffic In Nazis’ Own Changing Events ican free For many workers, even Reports press for failing to ex- wide tax.