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BIG DEBATE UNDERWAY.
H. IL-ltWJO PASS.
* WILLKIE SUPPORTS BILL.
AMONG THE OPPOSITION.
FOUR CABINET MEMBERS,
Mae&EYNOLDS RETIRES.
PLANE PRODUCTION UP.
JAPAN SPKAKS "PLAINLY.,
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The tomolt and the shouting on
fBangtn&a Day hardly died out in
Washington before opponents and ad
vocates of the Lend-Lease Hull, Mor
geftthau, -^wiatw .and Cipitol Hill.
Already Secretaries Hull, Morgen
thdn, Stamson and Knox had appear
ed before the House Foreign Affairs
Committee and Joseph P. Kennedy,
fortner Ambassador to Great Britain,
immediately took the stand to op
pose the Administration's measure
"in its present form."
While sharp division of opinion ex
ists in the congressional committees
and throughout the nation, it appears
reasonably certain that the bill, with
out great alterations, will become
law. The House Committee is over
whelmingly in favor of the measure.
While the Senate group includes sev
en Or eight opponents, the recent ap
pointment of Senator Byrnes and
Glass t!t> vacancies on the committee
will assure a favorable report to the
Upper House.
A factor of considerable impor
tance, in connection with legislative
consideration of the measure, is the
almost unqualified approval of Wen
dell Willkie, Republican candidate for
President in 1940, who suggests a
time limitation but is otherwise al
most all-out for aid to Britain "short
of war." Mr. Willkie takes the posi
tion that, if he had been elected, he
would have expected a grant of power
to meet the current dangers and that
since the people elected Mr. Roose
velt, opposition to 3tich a grant should
not be based upon the individual oc
cupying the White House.
Meanwhile, Mr. Willkie is off to
Great Britain where he expects to
learn much at first-hand, with the
probability that, upon his return to
this country, he will make a statement
to the people.
A number of leading Republicans,
however, including Alfred M. Lan
don and former President Hoover, to
gether with the Isolationist group,
vociferously oppose the bill. That
they represe nt a considerable minori
ty goes without question but that
they can prevent passage of the bill
is not generally believed. Notable
among the former opponents of the
President who have endorsed the
measure is Alfred M. Smith, former
Governor of New York.
Secretary Hull, in his testimony,
did not believe that the danger "is
any less" than when England was in
danger of invasion last September.
He insisted that the Axis powers
have taken action in harmony with
their public utterances, insisting that
these statements - are not "bragga
docio." Questioned as to a hostile
act against us, he remarked that thh
was said in Holland and Belgium"
and declared that Germany and Italj
have "given us ample warning oJ
their movement against us."
Secretary Morgenthau outlined the
saying that^WhiW He BritikhLjuw*
Secretary Stimson faiml th? notion I
in a more critical period that it faced!
in 191?: and pbfrSdWthS trifle
we have 1,400,000 men, there is ? dif-l
fewnce between manpoW and >
"army? He expressed foil tvror ft I
tion at the use of the AnuHfn Natfv I
in war xonee, tisyihg,"&it%^uld be
one of the sorest ways to get into
war,* and pointed out that we have
an aasurahce, M^ar silt can be giv-|
?*3*gf $*
no assurance can pe 'Trfndmg if the!
Government changes,* which makes!
it "important to keep Engtaaft fcoU
going under.* He expressed em
phatically his. aptffehsailto^til' to a|
possible crisis "withinl&e not sixty
or at least nme$}r,day?.* j
Secretary Know presented figures
to show" "that the United States has j
S22 naval vessels to 658 to Germany J
Italy and JapSh^and; said that next
January the figures would be 848
ships for the United States to 80S
for the Axis." Hi 1943, the figures
will be 422 for us and 962 for the
Axis alliance. So long as the British!
fleet stands, he thoughVWe have "inl
practical effort, a fw&^6ceto ^hvy,"l
but should the British Isles ^ifi, "we I
can "only believe that the British
Navy, which never runa away ft*?
aanger, will fall at the same time.*
He. said it would be "impossible. to
conceive a more beautiful situation
for German penetration than the: One
South America presents" and said
that if Gennanywihg in |tax>& thbl
Nazis will have seven times our ship
building capacity.
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This is, in brief, sonMthigg of the
gist of the testimony of the four
members of the Cabinet, all appear
ing: in favor of the Lend-Lease pro
posal. Space is not available this
week to present the position of those
testifying against the bill, but in this
column, next week, a similar resume
will be presented
The resignation of Associate Jdkticg
James Clarke Mac Reynolds will pre
sent President Roosevelt with his
sixth opportunity to appoint a mem
ber of the "Nine-Man Supreme
Court." Mr. MacReynolds has been
a bitter foe of recent' ideas in refearict
to Government and judicial interpre
tations. He resolutely refused to re
tire, hoping that he could hold on
. until some other president oould re
place him. Being almost 79 years of
age and facing four more years of
Roosevelt, the jurist yielded to the in
evitable and sent in his letter of
1 withdrawal. Under 19S7 legislation,
' he will receive his full salary of $20,
000 a year for the remainder of his
life.
, While the production of airplanes
> is not what officials desire, William
i S. Knudsen last week expressed some
encouragement, reporting that the
i "production is getting a little better."
i He said he hoped that 38,000 military
; planes wonld be turned out by July
? of next year, although "we were slow
i getting underway'Vand" that/of &ese,
i 14,000 would go to Great Britain. x
' Relations between the United
: States and Japan have not been im
proved by Japanese reaction to the
testimony of Secretary of State Cor
; del1 Hull before the House Foreign
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will outaU| ??wmpHqfr %y new
world ordsr and appealed to thf Unit
Thjs woald occur, if the United
State* end Japan became involved in a
war. T*m wan no indication that
Japan.hid any idea of bus pending
her policy of Hapariatynn in tbe Par
Ewt and* in *"*, Kb explicitly tnelnit
ad Fwneh IndorChina wad ThaNetfc
erlahda JBaat Indies as territory "that
ehould be in intimate and inseparable
relationship with Japan."
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The Chineee, he . reported, continue
their re litem e KtcflTtt of assist
ahca of Gnat ^Britain aha the United
States.and in view of this assistance,
including embargoes and restrictions
oh, export* to Japan, Japan would
rind.it nece8sary "to.go forward."
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MRGR1RSA5BmimS
ON CROF& FORESEEN
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Report) . I
Henry A. Wallace, in his last re
pert as Secretary of Agriculture, said
that the . wmr> impact on American
agriculture may require additional
"lakge-scale" shifts in crop pxodnc
tkp pnd an overhauling of the New
Deal farm program).
With foreign markets impaired by
com-1
petition, and finally the war, the
Vide^Presi dent-elect said farmers
Would hare to .think anew about mak
ing; further reductions in acreages of
cotton, wheat, tobacco and other prod
ucts which foi?neriy. found outlets
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"UJf NEEJXEEt CROPS. SHEER I
WASTE? u
"Growing uwieeded crops is sheer
waste of labor, of capital and of soil,
even if 'temporarily the. products can
go into storage under Government
loabs," Wallace's report said.
Covering the 12-month period be
fore Wallace resigned in September
as Secretary of Agriculture, the re
port said Federal farm programs
might have to "put more emphasis on
shifting entire enterprises Or sys
tems of farming in certain; areas or
regions," and added:
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"Collectively and individually, far
mers, with suitable federal aid, should
do all they can to acQdsV their output
to the actually available market.
MAY OVERHAUL NEW NEAL
POLICY
"In the setting created by the war
we may have to overhaul our farm
price - adjustment policy. Exactly
what new shaj?e it will require, we
do (not yfet know: Everything is in
fluX, on so great, a scale that it would
be Idle to propose details."
Wallace said, however, that future
price policies might require differ
entials between eXport prices and
domestic prices, and between the cost
of fjprm commodities to the ordinary
consumer and the 'cost to the preson
c-n relief, 7 * 7
CEB37FJC4TR PLAN OF .
I BOOSTING INCOME
I The situ&tKwi, he continued, re
quired separation of surplus, produc
tioiifrom the iw'if the supply and1
disposal of the surplus in some spedal1
manner. He indicated that he con-'
tinued to favor, for sotue products,1
the ""certificate .plan" _. of boosting'
grower income from that portion of j
cropi consume^ in this country whihj
permitting prices to t adjust them
selves at levels which would permit
the surplus to compete favorably in
Und^r this.' plan, the Government
would^aliot mariceting certificates to
tificates, which would cover 'each far
mert share ^tfce'&niestic maxtot,
would be vti&d'it l&e dOtoehce be
tween the market price and the pari
ty price: he said, would
be M effect a ptocejriftg tax.
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Wallace viewed the , certificate
method as readily, edsptshJe to prod
ucts'which pass through centralised
maAizfacturing of 'marketing process*
es, 'inch as bottoo; wheat, rice, pea
nuts) prunes, raisins and tobacco. -In
tbejcase ofcwmend other feed crops,
onty; a small jpgfeit *hieh are
nmrhssed. other methods would have
to iTused,5 he^S^suSppting price
s^orto^Goreii|^_^?ms and
gtotider'hgafcafc' ^havhrfV be the
mM jfttft-wsft* absorber?*':
POSSIBILITIES AFTER
"When peace cemes, even if it la a
wfliunipiiw wim prouucxiorL vy ? j
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?v- -. h JZ '?. W-y ^ ,-v ? .*?,'
that tho Vv^i* ft^ncultiUi^B *w^ll b?
8?- He"1jM??mP*ti"
.\-vCr \Y<**r. '*t^nr^ jfif *
A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE
.; ?A.'lto a**e can m M we
shall h?*e need for concerted, crop
adjustment, soil ^conservation, sub
J 1 UT "'??? , J "F? "JfcJ. t? !MP3 . 2
marginal land retirements, .land-ben
, ,' i?9fJJL'A> * : u?VTJT3!!!jra.'- -T^T CTTT: .;
ure reforms, aids in rehabilitating the
JW-- - . . * 1 JJ 15!JkJJlv *'
*??.. m.?^P0$a?A'
ery,and4fsviees of one kkrf or anoth
^ domestic ? farm
pH^jUmyeworld prices.
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"W^awgoi^ o "have more need II
for sciencp in agriculture, more need
mijnpro?? a?>m?bc market."
Agriculture, Wallace said, has
"laid the basis in production planning
whicii'other branches of the national
? 7i(Tft ill v .< h ; ?? T>Ltv Hi ifV
^copom^raayba?. to cop7."
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QUOTAS
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01 Prfiipiinary state cotton acreage
allotaMgit? totalipg 26,699^17 acres
for 1941, according to a late. an
nouncement from the. Agricultural.
A<tfa|tgie^ Administration.
VEGETABLES
, Prospective supplies of fresh vege
tables for late winter marketings are
indicated to be substantially larger
than .a year earlier, but consumer
buying power will also be larger.
ed 205 Walnut street. See Mrs.
Dora H. Keel or John B. Lewis.
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FOR BENT - Nice Apartment in
Fielda house on Pine street, also
McAbee house on Home Avenue.
Dial 286-1 A. C. Monk Enterprises.
flowers for all occasions! j
f Pot Phmts, Cut Flowers, Corsages
and Funeral Designs. Say "It" with '
Flowers. Farmville Flower Sh?s^
Myrtle Sutton, Owner. Phonco:?
Day 467-1; Night 203-1. tfc
COME TO SEE US for your buttery
had Bicycle Repair Work. Prompt
Service. Wea?aMe Charges. West
ern Auto Associate Stare; Farm
ville, N. C. tfc
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Protector of Women
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A weak, undernourished condition
often enables functional dysmenor
rhea to get a foothold; thus leada
to much of woman's suffering from .
headaches, nervousness, and other
periodic discomfort.
CARDUI'S principal help for such
distress comes from the way it
usually stimulates appetite; in
creases flow of gastric juice; thus
aids digestion; helps build energy,
strength, physical resistance' to
periodic pain for many.
Another way, many women find
help for periodic distress: Take
CARDUT a few days before and dur
ing "the time." Women have used
CARDUI for more than 50 years!
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NEXT VISIT !
Farmville?Office at Fields' Jewelry i
Store, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Eyes Examined ? Glasses Fitted
?Tarboro Every Saturday?
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' FIRE LOSSES UP
New York.?Fires in the United
States during 1940 cost the lives of
approximately 10,000 persons and de
stroyed property valued at more than
the $300,000,000. loss of 1939. , -The
worst single holocaust occurred at
Natchez, Miss., where 207 Negroes
were burned to death in a dance hall
last April.
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FOURTH FIREJ.ESS YEAR ,
Rochelle, Ga.?Although only a
small town, this town enjoys the dis
tinction of entering its fourth year
without a single fire. The total
"damage" since the latter part of
1937 was one bird nest which was
destroyed when someone attempted
to smoke a colony of bees from under
a church roof.
Dr. W. Watson Eeffer
Chiropractic Physician
Offices 2nd Floor
Pitt County Ins. Agency Bldg.
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Piano Tuning
320 Western Ave.,
Rocky , Mount, N. C.
CHOOSE YOUR PIANO.
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Farmville Retail
Lumber Yard
? Phone 302-1 ?
Located Near Norfolk Southern j
Depot ? Farmville, N. C.
LUMBER, MOULDINGS,
ROUGH and DRESSED
SCREEN DOOR STOCK.
Your Patronage
Respectfully Solicited.
Accounts Receivable ?.70
Temporary Advances for Insurancer Taxes, Etc.
Office Furniture and Fixtures s : fXJO.OO .
Other Assets L. .' _... 440.88
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TOTAL ? ?; ; $lW^77i8
LIABILITIES
The Association Owes:
? To Shareholders
Funds entrusted to our care in the form of payments on
stock as follows:;' ' '
Installment Shares ?? 161,878.94
Full-Paid Shares ? 88,800.00
Other Shares (Dormant) i- v 427.10
? $150,606.04.
Accounts Payable (Loans in Process) 1,405.00
Undivided Profits 8,032.65
Earnings held- in trust for distribution to share-holders
at maturity of stock.
I '>.*&* J.V ' ?* y v'-r- ' .
Reserve for Contingencies - 4,500.00
To be used for the payment of any losses, if sustained. This
. reserve increases the safety and strength of the Associa
tion.
Other Liabilities 133.54.
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TOTAL?1 - $164,677.23
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State of North Carolina, County of Pitt, ss:
G. A. Rouse, Secretary-Treasurer of the above named Association per
sonally appeared before me this day, and being duly sworn, says that the
foregoing statement is true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
G. A. ROUSE, Sec.-Treaa.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of . January, 1941.
. EVA H. 3HACKLEFORD, Notary Public.
My Commission expires December 4, 1942.
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