THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. c.
NUARY 21, 1944
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.FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 1944
Ih SOUND SPIRITUAL LAW: And
. his mercy is on them, that fear him
i Vyfrom generation to generation. Luke
1:60.
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-The Drive Is On
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i This week saw the beginning of
i'Ma. n l,. .... , .. j ? .
me rourtn war Lioan urive uuriug , . , . i .... , , ,. .
. bich the Treasury Department sP'cial taf f Pf0'ltlCal sub-divi-a.i
'urires the men. women and children slon8 Mattered throughout the
.'of this county to invest a total of,
this countv to invest a total 0f
. $227,000 ir. war bonds, to help raise
the sum of 14 billion dollars needed
to finance the war. ,
fv The County War Finance Commit
tee is busy now making calls and:
' taking applications for bonds. Have I
you signed yet?
If not, now is the time to begin,
Go to your bank or postoffice and
buy as many war bonds as you pos
sibly can. The drive is on.
i. Our armed forces are now storm
ing the very gates of the Axis and to
insure final victorious results, they
mnat. nnntimiA i rprfivf thf ma-
I .;w . TV,a A,;a
4rfl'f u,Wh riv0a ,.,rmr.
Ity over the enemy.
' The dollars you lend by purchas-
ng war bonds provide these mater-!
als. Let's not fail in this task of
eeting our quota during the Fourth
War Loan.
in rn rv i -
fy ltussia 10 uonunaie
uurope Aiier war
The people of the United States
mlsrht iust as well besrin to learn
! some of the simple ABC's relative to
4tH settlement of affairs in Europe,
'including, the Polish question. I . wtainly, individuals who make two-year period and a twenty per
We have considerable -sympathy! UP the nation must understand that cent withholding tax became effec
for th aspirations and ambitions of i those at home have a burden in con- tive on July 1st at the source to
the Poles. Out of the settlement oflntion with modern war. The bur- make taxpayers current.
' Ma r Hipm should arise, no den consists at present of certain While there continues to exist dif-
v doubt, a new Poland. But this does
nofkssKSsarily require that it should
- contain-aw. t square mile of te-ri-J
. tory that waf Polish in 1939. j
" - Th Biinreme fact, tolbe recotrnized'
"in considering every Ettopean set-
tlement, is the might an power of
- Soviet Russia. When Gertaanv is
defeated, Joseph Stalin wilf" 'have
" ample force at his disposal to apply
a Russian settlement to all questions j
? arislne in Eastern Europe.
This fundamental power, is the No.
1 fact affecting the determination of
the boundaries and the existence of
'Smaller states. It can be erased
only by the mobilization of greater
power, able to operate effectively in
' Eastern Europe.
.We hope that the Soviet Govern-
,1 , merit wiU conclude that its interests
Great Britain, the United States arid
; other nations but it is also Dossible
C that the' Russians will decide to make
-Tiheir own disposals, with an eye to
the future security of their country,
J. It P'issia puts no faith in inter-
' national cooperation, the cold fact is I hat Mny Become Political
that the entire area of Eastern Eu- The much discussed Polish ques
rope will be completely dominated by Hon concerns the United States to
the Soviet. This includes Lithuania,
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T land, Hungary and Rumania.
; inese states can expect no armea
N assistance from the United States
. or Great Britain if they elect to
make vat against Russia. The quick-'
A; er their friends understand this, the
f sooner and safer will become their
Independent existence.
. The Russians, as nearly as we can
make out, are not yet sure that a
reordered world will, follow the de
feat of Hitler. They are probably
' doubhtul of the effectiveness of any
. .4 understanding with the Western
Even . if Stalin and his advisers
v are ready, to consider the possibility
of mutual cooperation, they seem
iclined to i create conditions which
!1 safeguard Russia in the event
t the new collaboration collapses.
perate Air Defense
7 ' s more" Information' comes in on
luy. 'ay's great aij battle over Ger
; ma-y the impression of determined
but desperate defense Is increased.
kit '-. still not dear whether the Ger-
jn. thought the, attack by 700 ,
j escorts ws aime at Berlin. ' The firing broadsides of, rocket-bombs,
i actual v tflrets rdnna '"f-ctbrles at Desperation was Bho,wn also by'sui-"'a'berJ-".
Ocherslebe". ' a n d Cidal sorest and collisions. This des-swick--are'
quite posslHy; more peration' could be a hopeful measure
' than the capital "ft?ef. ' of thetirnminence,of the Luftwaffe's
' ed they, are so vital that the. ollapse-Christian Science Monitor.
LOOKING AT WASHINGTON
iy Hug S. Sims, Washington Correspondent
Senator George's Tax Views
Says Income Levy At Top
War May Require Sacrifice
Senator Walter F. George, chair
man of the Senate Finance Commit
tee, points out that since 1940 Fed
eral tax collections have risen six
hundred per cent, or from $5,925,-
000,000 to about $41,000,000,000,000
for the current fiscal year wnicn
ends .rune 30th next.
The Georgia legislator reports that
many persons in and out of Congress
believe the limit has been reached in
raising additional revenue and that
to comply with the recommendations
of the Treasury Department "would
shatter the public morale."
There is much to the point made by
Senator George, who calls attention
to the increased taxes paid by in
dividuals. He says that few persons
realize that with the carry-over
of the 1942 or 1943 tax, required to
be paid in 1944 and 1945, "no in
dividual, no matter how high his in
come," will have left more than $25,-
000, assuming his income remains
constant and that his uncancelled tax
is paid out of current income.
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income, excise and sales taxes
" ,,' . .
well as other property taxes
as
and
country. ...
The Senator makes it clear that
to raise $8,000,000,000 more, as re
commended by the Treasury Depart
ment, without resort to compulsory
savings, a general retail sales levy or
other new methods opposed by Con-
gress, would, in his own opinion, dis-
j Pl -ne country economy mu , ,,
HIC 1 - 0H t hUV 1U1 HIV K u-
period. t
The Senator's argument, contained.
in a recent radio address, emphasizes
' the plight of individual taxpayers. It
is undoubtedly, true that many
I Americans are paying what would
have been considered exorbitant tax-
j ation on their iomes in pre-war
yearB-
From the facts Presented by the
, senator, one is incuneu to aree
1 that Federal taxation ot individual
incomes is high enough but there arc
other facts involved in the discussion.
There is no way to escape the fi
nancial burden of warfare. The na
tion is engaged in what amounts to
two serious wars at the same time,
which require the expenditure of
ash at a rate unprecedented in the
history of mankind.
rather minor inconveniences in regard
to essential commodities and the
necessity of paying part of the ex-
Penses of the grim struggle.
Every loyal American wants to do
his, or her, share on the home front,
ut in accordance with human nature,
nost of us are extremely reluctant to
L incept Jhe necessity for
sacrifice. We can find a
financial
excuses to avoid
means definite and
reductions
our planned style of ,
living.
We are not inclined to insist upon
heavier rates on individual incomes
but, if necessary, the people of the
United States can pay heavier taxes
for victory.
It will mean reduced standards of
living, a postponement of desired
contribution to the common cause.
To susreest that this is impossible is
nonsense, even if one admits that the
bulk of our people do not desire such
an experience.
U. S. Has A Polish Question
this extent, that in New York, 1111-
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ome other states, there are numer-
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Elghttlh r,r Forf apparently consid-
e re loss of 59 bombers and five
''',ter. Pia"e.8 n 78" P".
.ivcbiuuug iners reporueu more man
100 German planes destroyed, and
the figure probably would . be much
higher if enemy ships knocked down
by American bombers which did not
return were included. Trading a
bomber for two German fighters
might not 'be a good bargain, since
one carries ten men and the others
only two, but the bomber may have
destroyed plants which would pro
duce hundreds of fighter planes, not
to count planes being built.
The Germans know that this double
attrition destruction, of planes plus
plane plants threatens to eliminate
their air defense. Therefore they are
throwing everything waves of fight
ers, bombers, . even transports into
.the straggle. ' They have also been
straining to find new defense tech
niques and in this battle used tac
tics similar to sea or land ' forces.
Their sky fleets maneuvered in line-
olHbatrae, formations, , i
hid , behind
it snoum oe cuiisiucilu, as ocim- m inti, mere are so many toreign
lor George suggests, that Federal born, and children of foreign-born, in
I taxes must be added to various State the I nited States that some b-
ous citizens of Polish birth and their
votes may be thrown to one party on
another on the issue of what Russia
does to Poland. '
This is obviously unfortunate.
Citizens of the United States should
vote according to the interests of this
nation dui were is no way 10 msui-
1 pate the natural ties that lead many
0f them to look with affection and
concern toward the land of their
nativity.
if the "Polish vote" becomes de-
' cisive in close states, and it may be
so in view of political leaders, there
will be a tendency to play up to the
' Poles, regardless of our relutionsmp
1 with Russia. A matter of deep con-
cern, our future cooperation with the
Soviet for world peace, will become
the football of politics.
The observations made in regards
to the Poles apply equally to those
of other nationalities Germans,
Italians, -Russians, Swedes, Irish,
English and others. All of these
foreign-born, and some of their des-
cendants, will be deeply influenced by
settlements that affect the lands of
I their birth.
I.. r ... .1 . i'
servers assert that it is almost im
possible for any American govern
ment to stay in office without mak
ing a definite play to their voting
strength.
Naturally, the German.-, will be in
terested in the fate of Germany,
where many of their relatives live-.
The Italians will be concerned with
Italy, and so on. It is a distinct
threat to the development of a firm
foreign policy that will have regard
to nothing but the self-interest of the
I nited States.
Simple Tax Plan, Yoo Hoo!
People Wonder About Reports
About a year ago, the nation wa.
excited over an easy, painless tax
plan, proposed by lieardsley Kuml.
who asserted that it would mean in
creased revenue for the Government,
free 75,000,000,0110 from the hazard
of income tax debt, simplify the
whole system of paying income taxes
and let all income taxpayers skip a
year.
The debate waxed fast and furious
throughout the country, until Con
gress finally adopted a compromise,
including a $50 cancellation of taxes
for persons owing $67 or less and
seventy-five per cent of the year's
taxes for all others.
The unabated fourth, or about $3,
000,000,000 became payable over a
terences of opinion as to the effect
of the new plan upon Federal income
and how the plan benefits those with
; large incomes in 1942 and 1943,
! there is general agreement that the
I simplification feature is a farce.
Limer tne law wnicn exisieu prior
to the pay-as-you-go act, the tax
payer made a return in March re-
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find all sorts of porting his income for the year be
ta.xation which I fore. After calculating the amount
non-transferable i of the tax due, the account was set-
tied in cash by the wealthy and in
quarterly payments by the bulk of
Americans.
Under the new legislation the tax
payer will have to file a return in
March, which is much more compli
cated than last year's form. This
is a report on income for 194", in or
der that actual income may be check
ed against estimates submitted to
the Treasury in September and De-
rpmhpr
In addition, the taxnaver must file
an estimate of 1944 income, and, in
i addition, figure out the amount
' owed the Government under the one-
fourth payment on the year skipped,
which will be 1943, or 1942, which-
ever income is lower.
Taxpayers must also
report the
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withheld and already paid by their
employers.
U-Boats Failed In 1943
Record Shows Nazi Defeat
With the beginning of the
New
JUST ARRIVED
A CAR LOAD OF SHEET ROCK
We have just received a car load of
heet Rock ... in lengths of from 6 to
10. Come in now and let us fill your
order for this material.
HERTFORD HARDWARE & SUPPLY CO.
. HERTFORD, N. Cr
Year, v.e come to our annual specula
tion as to the operation of German
U-boats in the Atlantic Ocean. The
shipping situation has improved so
much within the past twel.e months
that it is doubtful if many Americans
appreciate the full extent of the de-
feat inflicted upon the Nazis.
Only a year ago, there was some-
thing like consternation in this ,
country over reported depredations of '
U-boats. German construction was'
exceeding the sinking of U-boats andl
there was talk about a great Spring '
onensive. estimates as to the ex-
tent of losses suffered in 1942
ap-
proached fantastic figures.
Recently, a joint Anglo-American
statement reported on cargo tonnage
lost in 1943, putting it at only forty
per cent of 1942. This is indefinite
because no official report has been
made as to the tonnage lost in 1942.
Not much information comes from
the additional statement that the
tonnage of new merchant vessels
constructed in 1943 was more than
twice as great. Figures of the
Maritime Commission indicate that
American shipyards constructed 1,896
ships of 19,238,626 deadweight tons
in 1943, but "more than twice as
great" can mean anything below
9,600,000 tons.
Some light on the extent of our
losses comes from a German broad
cast which claims that Nazi forces
sank 754 Allied ships during 1943,
including 607 merchantships totaling
3,784,500 tons.
Consequently, it appears that the
Germans claim to have sunk less than
4,000,0(1(1 tons of merchant shipping
in 1943. It is interesting to " scr'f
that (ierman claims credit the 1
boats with .-inking 593 merchant
vessels of the 607 claimed t have
been sunk.
It is reasonable lo 'iide. o?i t'.e
basis of the Cerman broadcast, that
shipping losses in 1043 aggregated
3,784,500 tons, or less. In fact, it is
extremely improbable that the (iei
mans destroyed as many tons as
claimed in the Cerman broadcast.
It seems indisputable that the Al
lied shipping situation has imnroved
very greatly and that American
shipyards, alone, constructed in 1943
four times as much tonnage as the
Germans were able to destroy.
Congression il St rategis'.s
The statement by some Congress
men that a cross-channel invasion of
Kurope is unnecessary and that we
can win the war uilhoot such an
enterprise is a typical i sample of
the politician who says something
without regard to its implication.
If our soldiers invade Europe, it
will he because our military leaders,
including General Marshall and oth
ers, believe that such an attack is
necessary. So when a Senator says
otherwise he is not only setting his
judgment against that of the men
responsible for our national safety
but carelessly sowing discontent
among ignorant people.
Luckily, the vast majority of our
t,,;,fe,,s nave se,lse ''""ugh to permit j
military experts to conduct our war-1
fffe- Whenever the time comes that
, ,B. nation allows politically-minded
le&lsators to direct its strategy the
republic will be on the way out
Risky Venture To
Set Apple Trees
1 It's a risky venture to begin set-'
ting apple trees now, unless the j
grower has enough capital to pay
I the cost of planting and caring for ;
' the orchard until it is ten years old, '
says C. E. VanDeman, horticulturist
with the Experiment Station at State
College. !
He predicts that apples will bring '
good returns for the next three or
four years or more but, if history
repeats itself, the prices which farm
ers receive for their products, includ
ing apples, will decline rapidly just
as.they did in J92I.
He suggests that anyone wishing
to enter the apple business should
buy a small orchard of bearing age.
"An orchardist, who now has a few
hundred trees, should seriously con
sider setting out more trees, because
that will be the best investment for
the profits of the next few years,"
VanDeman says.
He points out that the 1943 apple
crop was one of the shortest on re-
cord, particularly in the Eastern and
Notice To Readers
From time to time this news
paper receives from its readers
such items as Cards of Thanks, In
Memoriams, poetry and letters to
the editor.
It is our rule that all Cards of
Thanks, In Memoriams and poems
are published only when paid for
at our regular advertising rates,
and the "charges must be paid in
advance.
As to letters to the editor, we
are glad to receive them, and
will publish them, free of charge,
providing that they are not of a
controversial nature and that the
writer signs his or her name to
the letters. Signatures are not
necessarily published, but the
newspaper must know from whom
the letter is received. We shall
not publish any letter not signed
by the writer, and due to the
shortage of newsprint, request
that length of letters be as short '
as possible. j
Central states. Also, the peach crop
was extremely small and this in
creased the demand for apples and
other fruits. The rationing of all
canned and dried fruits further help
ed to increase the demand for apples.
Since apple orchards set during
the net few years will not be in full
production until they are fifteen to
twenty years old, VanDeman urge
growers to use caution in making
their future plans.
BUY WAR BONDS
Weather Forecast
Old Man Winter has arrived, and from all
indications he will stay on a spell ... so it's
time t.o cut more wood and time to think about
getting to work clearing out ditches and fence
rows.
We can supply you with most of the Hard
ware items you will need to do these jobs . . .
come in and get yours. Don't waste time, tires
and gasoline hunting for items. We have
them.
CROSS CUT SAWS AXES
DITCH BANK BLADES SHOVELS
BUSH HOOKS SPADES FORKS
HAMMERS - HATCHETS -- FILES
Hertford Hardware & Supply Co.
HERTFORD, N. C.
A CLEARANCE SALE OF
Ealby Caiririaiges
jfe
Greatly Reduced Prices
Don't Delay . . . Come In Now and Select a
Baby Carriage While This Sale Is On!
Let's AI! Back The Attack . . .
Buy An Extra War Bond
Quinn Furniture Co.
211 North Poindexter St.
Navy Radar School
Opened To Youths
The Navy has opened radar school
to every 17-year-old youth who can
pass the entrance examination and
all high school seniors passing the
examination will be deferred until
graduation, it is announced by J. W.
Brown, chief petty officer in charge
of the Elizabeth City Navy Recruit
ing Station.
Ttrown said that ra !ar is one of
the finest schools that the Navy has
and the course will give complete
training on radar equipment, repairs
and maintainance. The training of
fered in radar schcol will last from
15 to 24 months.
Rrown stated that recruits do not
have to have a high school education
to get in radar, neither do they have
to be any better physically than in
the rest of the Navy's 55 trade
schools. If a young man is selected
for radar be is made seaman, first
class, and sent directly to radar
school from the recruiting station.
This is a highly desired school, an. I
the Navy is taking an unlimited num
ber of men for this training.
A Long Walk
The M. O. looked at the youth's
feet, and rejected him. "You couldn't
nossiMv stand the long marches, son,"
he explained.
'" would-be recruit burst into
tears.
"Why are you so upset?" asked the
doctor.
"Well, sir," replied the youngster,
"I walked 217 miles to get here . . .
and I can't bear the thought of
walking back."
We are over-stocked with
with Baby Carriages! In
order to reduce the num
ber, we are offering them
during this sale to our
friends and customers at
Elizabeth City, N. C
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