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LOOKING AT WASHINGTON
Hy Hug4 S. Sims, Washington (Correspondent
Figures On Plane Losses
U. vS. Bombers Set Record
The announcement from London
that 18,031 German, Italian and Ja
panese planes hahev been destroyed
from the start of the war against
known losses to the United States and
Great Britain of only 9,906 aircraft
is encouraging.
In addition, thousands of Axis
planes have been destroyed by the
Russians, 985 additional by the Brit
ish Navy and others by the U. 5
to hear Lieut Gen. Somervell assert
that "the Army will not be fully
equipped until well into 1944."
This officer reports that industrial
output for the Army's supply pro
gram actually, fell off in May, drop
ping below the $1,553,809,000 of
April, and delclares that this was a
"telling blow to our whole plan lor
supplying the Army's requirements."
The staff officer says that oro
nance production must move up one
third over May, radar and other sig-
Navy in the first months of the war i nal equipment must be almost doub-
which are not included in the total.
The figures reveal that the Axis
lost 4,201 planes over Great Britafn
while the R. A. F. lost only 900.
Over Europe, where the R. A. F. naa
led. and gas masks and other chemical
warfare equipment must increase 62
per cent above present production.
The reader will understand that
Gen. Somervell's department does not
been on the offensive, the British I include all the activity of the Army,
have lost 5,736 planes to only 2,814
for the Axis.
In strange contrast with the ex
cess British loss, the figures reveal
that the U. S. Army Air Force, oper
ating in the European theatre, ha.s
lost only 293 planes against an Axis
loss of 1,172.
In the Middle East, including
Malta, the Axis lost 3,500 planes .and
the Allies 1,977. In Tunisia the Axis
lost 2,231 and the Allies 795 planes.
The greatest disparity comes from
the Far East, India and Burma, where
the R. A. F. reports the loss of only
149 planes and says that the Axis
lost 4,042.
The figures show that the Ger
mans, in their effort to bomb Eng
land out of the war, lost planes at a
ratio of more than four to one but
the British combing offensive suffers
losses of about two to one.
American operations over Europe,
mostly involving daylight raids, seem
to be unusual in that while we con
duct the bombing the enemy loses
the greater number of planes. This
reverses the experience of the Ger
mans over England and the British
over Europe. Our plane loss, despite
the offensive, is only 293 while the
Axis loss is 1,172, or exactly one to
four.
English Speaking Peoples
Conceptions Are Evident
Throughout The World
Prime Minister Winston Churchill,
in another of his historic addresses,
' calls attention to "the moral and po
litical conceptions to which the English-speaking
peoples have given I
birth" and stresses the importance
of the association and intimate align
ment of the policies of the United
States and the British Commonwealth
and Empire. .
The British leader did not empha
size his observations but it' is a fact,
apparent to those who study the re
cord, that the present civilization of
the peoples of the world is largely a
product of the conceptions to which
he refers.
The value of British-American co
operation to th world at large is
due to the fact that these nations,
more than any other, have exhibited
a broad tolerance to other peoples
and an interest in 4,he welfare of the
entire human race. The progress
which they have made in the matter
of their own free institutions has
opened the way for other peoples to
follow unmolested in their footsteps.
What the United States has been
to South Anierica,' under the "Good
Neighbor" policy, the British Empire,
despite its critics, has been to the
other regions of the earth. Where
ever the British flag has flown, the
condition of alien and subject peo
ples has improved and, gradually,
these peoples are prepared for inde
pendence and self-government.
The four freedoms which the Eng-lish-seaking
nations espouse are not
war objectives in the sense that they
will be forcibly thrust upon other
peoples. They represent the fruit of
centuries of toil and struggle and
they live or die, of all the world, with
the two great nations.
Consequently, the defense and suc
cessful survival of the United Stales
ana ureal Britain inevitably means
the life and vitality of the principles
proclaimed.
Thus we fight in self-defence, af
ter being brutally attacked, in de
fense of our national existence. The
justification of our warfare and the
sole aim of our exertions is to secure
and guarantee our right to existence.
The same applies to the British Em
pire. ,
As api inevitable consequence of
our victory, and the continued supre
macy of ,the English-speaking na
tions, the moral and political concep
tions, of which Mr. Churchill spoke,
will be strengthened and broadened
throughout the world. They will be
beneficial to all peoples in the fu
ture, as they have been in the past.
The English-speaking nations have
no mandate to force the other peo
ples of the earth to adopt our ideals
or our form of government.' Compul
sion precludes democracy. We have
a duty to preserve and defend our
heritage and in doing this we serve,
not only ourselves but all mankind.
- "Fully Equipped" In 1944
Army Needs More Stuff
The appropriation of vast sums of
money is not the possession of an
adequate army, and navy. Despite
all that we read the United:' States
expended only- a little more than
$71,000,000,000 for warfare in tne
last twelve months. ,
Even so, it is somewhat surprising
$41,690,000,000 in
speak of the
They refer to
ng power that
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the last year.
A Tax On War Incomes
The Inflationary Gap
Increases Not Uniform
The danger of inflation is real and
the results of inflation are disas
trous. Consequently, the people oi
the nation, without exception, assert
their opposition to inflation.
Unfortunately, in the determina
tion to avoid inflation the average
American has the hazy idea that,
somehow, his own salary or income
can be boosted. This illogical process
explains the drives of various groups
and blocs for large incomes and
I prices.
The fiscal experts
"inflationary gap."
the surplus purchasin
has been distributed throughout tne
nation. In 1942, according to Ran
dolph Paul, Treasury tax expert, per
sonal income, after the payment of
personal taxes, amounted to $109,
000,000,000. Out of this citizens
spent $82,000,000,000 and saved
$27,000,000,000.
In 1944 income before taxes will
exceed $150,000,000,00(1. There will
be available for spending, unless
heavier taxes are imposed, much
more than the $82,000,000,000 spent
in 1942. There will be fewer goods
for sale and, consequently, unless
prices are regulated, the bidding wirl
send prices sky-high, which means
inflation.
It is estimated that the surpfus
money, available for spending but
for which goods will not be available,
will exceed $45,000,000,000. To avoid
inflation it is propsed to levy heavier
taxes and thus drain off the surplus
funds, even though it is realized that
Lit will-dot be possible to take it ail.
Jndoubtedly, such increased taxa
tion will serve two purposes: (I)
protect domestic economy from the
threatened inflation and (2) enable
the nation to pay for a large part
of its war out of current Income.
These are valuable results, if they
can be obtained, but the difficulty is
that incomes have not risen uniform
ly and hence any general increase
of taxes, which does not differentiate
between those of larger incomes and
those with the same or less
wjll not be equitable.
We are glad to notice that this
solution of the tax problem is being
Considered. Certainly, if it desired to
drain off the "inflationary gap" it
must be tapped where it is. No In
crease of taxation on an indivftfual
whose income remained steady wfll
remove surplus spending power from I
inuiviauais wnose incomes have in
creased. It is suggested, for example, that
a special tax be applied to incomes
above a base year. This is a sensible
suggestion. It could be graduated
just like the regular income ax.
There should be no especial hardship
involved and the citizen whose in
come has increased should be willing
and able, to pay the heavier levy.
Convoys Beat TJ-Boats
The German Admi'raltv admits
that the U-boats sunk only 107,000
tons of shipping in June, which com
pares with a claim of 851,000 tons
in March.
This may be taken as an official
admission that the U-boat campaign
in the Atlantic has been beaten, de
spite the alarm that almost swept
some Americans into the abyss of
despair in the early part of the
year.
When Germany launched her at
tacks against the United States, m
the early months of 1942, we lost
nearly 450 valuable cargo carriers.
The worst months were May, June
and July, when American ships to
the number of 207 were sunk by Ger
man raiders.
This loss was occasioned solely be
cause we did not have sufficient
escort vessels. The fact is abund
antly proved by the experience of
Navy, which, in the same three
months, escorted 11,125 ships under
convoy with a loss of only five
vessels.
Unc'e Sam Needs
Extra Pulp Wood
Uncle Sam is asking farm wood
land owners to spend some of then
spare time in cutting pulpwood be
cause more tons of wood go into
the war machine than tons of steel,
says R. W. Graeber, extension for
ester at N. C. State College.
Recently 125 farmers and timber
men met in Rutherford County with
the county agents and soil conserva
tionist from Polk, Cleveland, Burke,
McDowell and Gaston counties. Pa
per company representatives were
also present to answer questions pui
to them by the farmers.
The meeting brought out that a
paper company at Georgetown, South I
Carolina is making 125,000 boxes a
day for use in exporting food and
war supplies for the army. Ninety-
two percent of the paper manufac
tured by this plant goes into the war
effort and it has a capacity of 2,20U
cords a day.
This company is getting only 1,600
cords ot wood at the present time
and the farmers pledged to cut extra
pulpwood just as soon as the crops
are lead by and before the fall har
vest season begins.
lhe conference showed that the
army and navy use wood products in
about 800 different ways and that
the demand is so great for pulpwood
and other timber that unless grow
ers make every effort to supply the
mills with extra timber this year, a
severe shortage of wood product
will prevail.
Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. tennis Phil
lips and children, Johnnie and Pat,
Mrs. M. T. Griffin, Miss Evelyn
Long, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. White,
Mrs. Pearl Proctor, Mr. and Mrs.
Bryant Miller, Miss Rosa Lassiter,
and Beverly Russell.
The honoree received many lovely,
useful gifts.
Grow More Alfalfa
For Excellent Hay
Alfalfa produces exceptionally high
quality hay and larger total acre
yields than other legumes, making it
an excellent crop for planting to off
set the existing feed shortage, says
Dr. E. R. Collins, in charge of agron
omy extension at State College.
Alfalfa can be grown on r.ioderate-ly-heavy,
well-drained, and fertile
upland soils throughout the State.
It is not suited to bottom soils be
cause it gets "wet feet" when the
water table is high. It must be
grown on good land because it is not
a "poor land" crop.
Collins advises that now Is the
time to select the land for the sowing
of the crop in September. Disk it
with a "bush and bog" harrow, leav
ing as much of the vegetation on the
surface as possible, and prepare to
disk once or twice more before seed-
e"
A sample of tne son should be
taken now and sent to the Soil Test
ing Laboratory at Raleigh for a re
commendation on how much lime is
needed for the crop. It should be ap
plied immediately since limestone
does not quickly neutralize soil acids.
An application of five to ten tons
of stable manure per acre is recom
mended at planting and eacn year
thereafter. Also apply 700 pounds
of a 2-12-6 fertilizer and 35 pounds
of granulated borax per acre. Larger
amounts of borax may damage the
crop.
Collins recommends the planting of
Kansas common, Utah common, or
Oklahoma common seed, at the rate
of 20 to 25 pounds per acre, with an
alfalfa or clover drill, a grain drill,
a cyclone seeder or by hand. The
rate of seeding should be increaseff;
when the crop is sown by hand.
For complete information on' seed
ing alfalfa locally, see your county
agent.
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HONOREE AT KITCHEN SHOYYEK
Mrs.
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Mrs.
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Mrs. Charles E. White was a
charming hostess to a number of
friends at her home on Wednesday
evening when she entertained at ,a
kitchen shower, complimenting
Bryant Miller. The guests
greeted at the door by Miss
Lassiter. Each guest wrote a
for the bride.
Contents were enjoyed, with
E. J. Proctor and Mrs. Charles
lips winning the prizes.
Those present were Miss Blanche
Goodwin, Mrs. C. M. Umphlett, Mrs.
E. L. Goodwin, Mrs. W. D. Perry,
Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Stallings, Mrs.
Roy S. Chappell, Mr. and Mrs. E. Y.
Berry, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Mathews,
Mrs. J. C. Hobbs, Mrs. J. J. Phillips,
Mr. and Mrs. Shelton Long, Marv
Inez Chappell, Mrs. Preston Lonir,
ncomes, Miss Gertie Chappell, Mrs. Charles
Phillips, Mrs. J. B. Basnight, Mrs.
E. J. Proctor, Mr. and Mrs. S. P.
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