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HATCH 1
Senator Hatch, of New Mexico,
author of the bill to limit campaign
expenditures, now favors the Sud
oral Gorennaant paying the coat of <
national elections, together with the \
enactment of a law to prohibit the i
use of any money by individuals or 1
- party organisations.
MUNITIONS
The War Department will seek
additional facilities for the immedi
ate production of smokeless powder, >
TNT, ammunition and other equip
ment for Qreat Britain. The fac
tories, which will cost, it is estimat
ed around $700,000,000, were origi
nally intended aa. a chain of muni- ,
tfons plants teasnm as a reserve for
the use of this country. They would
have been constructed in the second
phase of the Army's industrial pro
gram in order to furnish reserve
equipment and supplies for aa Army
of 4,000,000 men.
HOMES
Facing the need df about 2,500,000
new homes, exclusive of those for
farms and the defense operations, the .
National Resources Planning Board
says that the nation needs the de
velopment of dwelling houses of a
high type and of stock design.
"IN RECORD TIME"
The War Department estimated
that it would take eighteen months
from the fail of France last spring,
for the United States to get things
going "full blast," says Robert C.
Patterson, Assistant Secretary of
War. He points out that the public
hears about projects behind schedule
but nothing about projects ahead of
schedule. He insists that, "We shall
do the job and it will be done in
record time."
health
The Public Health Service es
timates that at least 1,200,000 men
will have to be called to provide
the 800,000 men that the Army
needs by July 1st. The estimate
is based on figures compiled during
the first World War and the assump
tion that the general health of men
in the draft age is about the same
as it was in 1918.
BERMUDA
The Legislative Council of Ber-1
muda is taking steps to exempt from j
customs payments the machinery, [
material and supplies used in the
construction of the United States de
fense base on the Island.
SPOTTERS
After a test involving 10,000 civil- -
ian watchers at 700 observation posts
in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Is
land and Massachusetts, the Army's
new air defense command plans to
create a permanent and comprehen
sive setup to "spot" enemy planes in
case of war.
EMPLOYMENT
Non-agricultural employment in
December was more than 37,100,000,
or 1,500,000 more than in December,
1939, according to Secretary of la
bor Frances Perkins, who says the
figure sets a new high for recent
years.
CABINET
After the presidential election of
1936, there was widespread specula
tion and many predictions as to
Cabinet changes. Following the
election last fall, there were no repe
titions of these predictions. The rea- j
son: few, if any, changes are ex
pected.
labor'
Joseph S. McDonach, Secretary
and Treasurer of the American Fed
ggg
nation of Labor, proposes that the.
lays off of defense workers be stag
rered in order to avoid the week-end
mwatian of production activity.He
POWER
There are now 1,922 electric gen
erating plants of 1,000 kilowatts or
more in the United States, according
bo the Federal Power Commission.
The installed capacity represent* an
aggregate cecity of 39,508,445
kilowatts.
RELIEF
The Government has spent $18,
456?94^31 for relief since April 8,
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MINTS
The three existing mints, at Phila
delphia, Denver and San1 Francisco,
have been working on twenty-four
hour shifts since last July and Sec
retary Morgenthau seeks the authori
ty of Congress to establish a new
coinage mint in order to meet the
demand for subsidiary silver, nickle
and bronze coins. *
MECHANIZATION
The War Department's goal of
250,000 vehicles to equip a field army
of 1,400,000 men will be achieved by
late summer or early fall, according
to Brig-Gem. J. E. BarzynskL
CASH \
Cash in hand or in banks is at
least $13,000,000,000 more than m
the best dayB of 19S9, according to
the Federal Reserve Board, which ^re
ports that bank deposits and cur
rency in circulation outside of banks
totaled $69,500,000,000?about $527
for every man, woman and child in
the nation.
DEFENSE
Defense expenditures during the
present fiscal year, which began on
July 1st, amount to $2,164,527,365.
Treasury officials indicate that the
pace of spending is picking up rapid
ly after a slow start last summer.
Only Three Blue Mold
Controls Recommended
Tobacco growers are warned by
Howard R. Garriss, Extension plant
pathologist of N. C. State College,
against purchasing materials for
control of blue mold which are un
tested and therefore, not recommend
ed- He says that only three methods
of blue mold control are approved by
the Extension Service and the other
established agricultural agencies.
One of these?and the control rat
ed highest by Garriss?is fumigation
of plant beds with paradichloro
benzene (P.D.B.) crystals. This
chemical may be applied either as a
preventive or as a cure. It has been
proven effective by farmers over the
past two or three seasons.
The other two blue mold control
methods recommended by Garriss
are spraying with red copper oxide
and spraying with yellow copper
oxide. While the spray treatment is
satisfactory as a preventive, it has
few if any curative qualities.
"Both the P.D.B. fumigation and
the copper oxide sprays are tested,
effective controls for blue mold,"
Garriss emphasized, "and we can
only warn growers not to spend mon
ey on materials that have not been
tried and are not recommended by
Experiment Stations. Many have
invested their money in unreliable
materials in the past."
Garriss also warned against the
use of growth-promoting substances
for control of the tobacco plant bed
disease.v "Such materials are being
advertised by certain concerns this
year, but experience has taught
scientists that no matter how healthy
the plants may be, if weather condi
tions are favorable for blue mold
development, the plants are subject
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7 Recommended blue mold controls
cutar
Control," mi copies of tfc. circular
are available free upon request of
the Agricultural Editor, N. C. State
College, Raleigh.
Looking at Washington
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President, although the Chief Execu
tive shoiild have ^sufficient power to
enable him to extend aid to Eng
land." He was against anything
that would arouse the kvu^iem pttb
lic to "fitting pitch," such as "send
ing our warships to fight for Eng
land and having_them sunk or con
voy our ships over there and having
them blown up." He expressed the
opinion that tfiere is no prospect of
a negotiated peace now. ,
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Norman Thomas, national chair
man of the Socialist Party, also ap
peared in opposition to delegating
powers to the President which would
threaten democracy in this country.
While he would "welcome drastic
changes" he did not like the thought
of totalitarian changes.
Hanford MacNider,' assistant Sec
retary of War under President
Coolidge, expressed the opinion that
the pending measure would put the
United States into the war.
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Coloniel Charles A. Lindbergh,
who opposes the Administration's
entire foreign policy, appeared to he
the star performer for the opponents
of the Lend-Lease bilL He opposed
the repeal of the arms embargo, he
said, did not think the loss of the
British Navy would seriously endan
ger the United States and expressed
the belief that "this country is im
pregnable." He divided the blame
for the war equally between the two
sides, wanted a negotiated .peace and
said his sympathies were with the
people of both sides.
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Colonel Lindbergh though the
pending measure would be a step
closer to war, that our aid to Eng- j
land would not be sufficient and
that it would only prolong the strug
gle. He did, not think that we could
very well stop assisting England but
thought we should "try to bring
peace." While he did not think that
the United States was strong enough
to forfee its way of life on Europe or
Asia, he believed that it was strong
enough to maintain its own way of
life, regardless of what happens in
Europe and Asia.
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Denying that he favored an al
liance with ? Hitler's mew order in
Europe, Colenel Lindbergh said
that we must cooperate with, and
trade with Europe, no matter what
power is dominant. He thought it
"improbable" that England and the
United States could invade the Eu
ropean continent and defeat Ger
many unless a collapse occurred be
i hind the German lines and expressed
the opinion that a German-invasion
of England "would be too costly to
be worthwhile."
Admitting that he had "privately,
not publicly," expressed opposition
to Hitler's aims, the aviajor, in ans
wer to a question whether he pre
ferred England or German ideals, he
declared that "over a period of gen
erations, 1 don't think there is much
difference in their ideals."
William R. Castle, Under-Secretary
of the State under President Hoover,
erpreesed fear that the bill would
give President Roosevelt dictator
Status, making him supreme in both
American and British military mat
ters. He did not think that Japan
wanted a war with the United States
but though it possible that Germany
might induce the Japanese to attack
us if, we become involved in a war
with Germany.
General Hugh S. Johnson, column
ist and former head of the National
Recovery, Administration, .said he
-favored aid to England but opposed
the broad delegation of powers to
the President. He believed "Con
gress Should keep the reins." He
would make $500,000,000 or so avail
able to England, to buy. artns,. with
'proviso that more could be pnovid
sfid."
SLAUGHTERED
Recent reports from Vichy say
that most of the cattle in unoccupied
France will soon.have to be slaugh
tered because of a critical shortage
of com, barley, oats, and other feeds.
"Build-Up" Relief |j
Explained to Women
A method nrad maay -t
mam a lot ef traffermgl
It ia baaed on the fact that head-,;
aches, nervousness, cramp-like pain
an often symptoms of
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DhvEical i^riirtpnf#,? - TTff^r
. dbltst peaeiodkdistreJi^*.'?
da^Lfroe
bXre19the storm* ||
0*tandM^ <m th? p?rt oliJarmere
to let up on insect control ^practices
following a season "of i good cottori;
yields and comparative freedom ifijom
b5H wdevfll damage. , -
An exerted educational - campaign
was started early in 1940 to eifeoffi?
age cotton growers of North Carolina
to adopt good booi vreevil control
practices. ' The results of 4he cam
paign were especially gratifying, and
it undoubtedly- had some effe^on th*
lack of damage by weevils. Favor
able weather conditio** for the ex
termination of the insects' dlsohelp
Bd.
"But," Rowell declared, "cold wea
ther cannot be depended upon to
control boll weevils. Severe win*
ters seem to aid considerably hr re
ducing the number of weevils in
hibernation. Some weevils are al
ways able to go throughthe winter
unharmed by the cold. It is these I
weevils which start the new genera
tion in the spring when the squares
begin to form."
The entomologist said that -*eath
er conditions to-date have been favor
able to weevil survival in winter
quarters. "Therefore," he sug
gests, "our mottor should be: "Be
prepared and on the alert for the
appearance of boll weevils in the
spring.'"
Recommended methods of boll1
weevil control are described , in Ex*
tension Circular No. 234 which is
available free upon request to the
Agricultural Editor, State College,
Raleigh.
FABMVILLE TO OPPOSE
, PARMELE FEBRUARY 10th
Farmville Hi and Parmele Coun
ty Champions , of North Carolina will
meet at Farmville on Monday, Feb.,,
10th. The contest is set for 7:45.
This game is the second game
played by these schools. Last year
Parmele won both games by 2 points.
The.game will be played at Knott's
Warehouse No. 2.
The girl's team of Farmville has
won 61 and lost only 5 .games in the
the past two seasons, and up to, this,
writing. C. JE. Knight is coach of
both Farmville Colored Hi teams.
Regardless of how often business
men insist that the government stay
out of business, few big shots hesi
tate to seek legislation that Will bene-'
fit their enterprises.
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