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. kfobiUiaUon It Costly ;vvn- .
If the people of the United Stated
want to make an effort to avoid war
' fare,", they should not, overlook, the
fact that-this country, in 1917 and
1941, found ttself forced .to "hasty
and insequat rnobilitation" to meet
the threat oi agression. t i .
The U, S. Strategic Bombing Sur
vey which recently studied the effec
tiveness of our aerial warfare in Eu
rope and the Pacific, expresses ; the
opinion' that larger appropriations, for
the Army and Navy might have pre
vented Japan from embarking upon
the war, or considerably reduced cas
ualties and expenditures during the
conflict
The report of the experts calls at
tention to the fact that basic scien
tific research was neglected during
the course of the war. in order to con
centrate upon the development of spe
cific weapons. Consequently, it says
we lagged behind Germany in advance
aero-dynamics, jet propulsion and the
development of guided missiles: Even
"the Japanese were ahead of Us" 'in
air armament and torpedoes.
Declaring that its recommendation
is that the nation spend $1,000,000,000
' annually for research and develop
ment, the members of the group con
ducting the survey declared that its
recommendations were not to be in
terpreted as the beginning of an arms
race or lack of confidence in interna
tional relationships. However, the
concluding words of the report are
that "the United States must have the
, will and the strength to be a force'
for peace."
Situation In China Seems 1
To Be Very Badly Confused
Madam Sun Yat-sen, widow of
China's revolutionary jeader, ' parrots
the; propaganda of the Soviet Union
when she alleges that "American re
actionaries are teaming up with
Chinese reactionaries": .although we
are not in position to pass upon her
other allegation that the government
party in China is "inflaming the na
tion to civil war" in the hope that the
conflict will incite war between Amer
ica and the USSR.
The American people, we are free
to admit, have heard very little about
the aims and objectives of the Chinese
antagonists to the government of
General Chiang Kai-shek. During
the war there was, no doubt, a cen
sorship on development in China
where, one may presume, there has
not been a truly democratic govern
ment or the freedom that is usually
associated with political liberty.
The United States, as a nation,' had
little to do with the form of govern
ment adopted by China. The present
association between this country and
the government of Chiang Kai-shek
came about as a result of the war.
When the Japanese invaded China,
the United States naturally extended
aid to the Chinese armies fighting the
Japanese. - This 'meant, at the time,
the forces of Chiang Kai-shek.
It would be a mistake, perhaps, for
the people of this country to assume
that the Chinese fighting General
Chiang Kai-shek's government are
duplicates of the Communists in Rus
sia. Just because the term has been
applied to them does not necessarily
mean that they have the same social
and economic ideas. In. fact, we have
seen it stated by Amerisans who vis
ited them, that the Chinese are not
really Communists but rather Ag-
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World Or Work For Peace
Senator Brien McMahon of Cot.
necticut, chairman of the .Senate At
omic Energy Committee, says that the
United States faces the alternative of
conquering the world with the atomic
bomb, or working for peace through
the international plan outlined to the
United Nations by Bernard M.
Baruch.
The Senator says that "we haye the
he said that "in this great country of
ours, people can't appreciate what
goes on in the countries that have had
their farms and their homes and their
property completely destroyed."
,The United States ent overseas, in
its last crop year, 417,000,000 bushels
of food grains, when only 225,000,000
bushels were pledged, as late as last
November, but the hard facts of the
world situation, as outlined by Sec
retary of Commerce Henry A. Wal
lace, are that in Europe 150,000,000 to
bomb and we feel sure others Ao not 200,000,000 people are living on less
yet have it," and that with this mo-,thn1 enough to sustain health and
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nopoly "we could probably conquer
the world and by a regime of harsh
suppression, we might be able to pre
vent others from threatening us with
similar weapons.
Declaring that he had not heard a
responsible official, either military or
civilian, advocate such a program of
imperialism, he stated that "there is
an undercurrent of such talk ' by
thoughtless people." He declared that
the only way to protect ourselves
from atomic warfare is "through
some form of effective international
control,' and insisted that we should
"stop deluding ourselves that there
can ever be absolute security through
international agreements." The best
that we can get is a form of control
which will "make it difficult for any
nation to make atomic warfare" and
make it impossible "to launch a sur
prise atomic attack."
Senator McMahon makes it plain
that he believes that the United
States should not consider a program
of imperialism, but he evidently be
lieves that the nation, in its own self
defense, should be able, at all times
to defend itself. Even if no other na
tion develops the atomic bomb, there
is always the possibility that some
group will come into power some
where and develop an ambition to
conquer this country. Naturally, it
would not be wise for1 us to depend
entirely upon international action to
take care of the defense of our
country.
We have not heard anybody advo
cate an effort by the United States
to conquer the world, with or without
the atomic bomb, but such a course
would be a sign of national insanity.
Even granting, for the sake of argu
ment, that temporary success is pos
sible, the inevitable consequence is a
heritage of hatred all over the world,
which, in the end, would certainly
overwhelm this country.
Famine Threat Continues
Throughout The World
The people of 4he United States
must continue to help feed the world,
declares President Truman, who says
that famine still .threatens the world.
Mr. Truman recognized that there
are people who are "sick and tired of
hearing of starvation and want," but
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conservative estimates put the prob
able number .of famine deaths in In
dia as high as 15,000,000; that in
China the situation is nearly as bad
as in India;
We call attention to these facts be
cause there is a tendency on the part
of most people to conclude that the
necessity for sending food abroad has
been successfully concluded. The
need for conserving food continues
and the United States, which seldom
sees, any part of its population on a
starvation basis, must help provide
the food to keep people alive until
they can rehabilitate themselves from
the consequences of war's destructive
orgy.
V. S. To Depend On B-29 In
Event Of Any Early War
A leading article in a recent issue
of a prominent aviation magazine
stated that the B-29 super-fortress
was already "obsolete" and readers
were told to expect a pilotless, guided
rocket war when the next conflict
breaks out.
The atom bomb was pictured as
something which would be hurled on
nations by crewless craft. About tl
only way to escape sure destruction
in that kind of war would be deep
concrete cellars with compktc f.vili
ties underground for eating and
breathing, it was stated.
That kind of war will probab'v ar
rive but it is improbable that it v jll
happen to us in the next ten years.
Even if the United States were drawn
into a war in the next decade, which
is entirely possible, this country
would not be able to wage that kind
)f warfare.
While the army and navy both h; ve
experimental type planes under con
traction and others in test High's,
the mainstay of the Army Air tones
is the B-29 in the way of bonilers
and the P-80 in fighter craft. The
P-80 hasn't been sufficiently tested ;n
battle, although the Germans l...d
plenty of Me-263's, the German jet
version, in the air six months before
the end of hostilities in Europe.
If war broke out and the United
States became involved, it is logical to
assume that the n-UU would do the
atom bombing and the P-80 offer
fighter protection. It is reasonable to
assume that new models would be.
tested Hn the course of the w ar but
the only weapon the United States j
has in adequate numbers, and will j
have in adequate numbers in the next
few years, is the super-fort.
The Army is testing German rock
ets but has failed to perfect any
large rockets and put them into pro
duction. They have yet to devise a
method for rockets to deliver atomic
bombs on a specified target with any
sure degree of success.
The Army does say, however, that
it has a weapon in the for,m of bac
teriological warfare that will surpass
in effects the atom bomb. In some
writers' opinions, this announcement
would make the atom bomb obsolete.
If war occurs in the next few years,
the bacteria weapon will probably be
carried in a B29 and the big bomber
will probably return without casual
ties in spite of some of America's
fast-moving magazines.
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All first-year cotton seed from the
breeder should be given special at
tention this fall and saved, rather
than be placed in regular market
channels, says Dan F. Holler, Ex
tension cotton marketing specialist
at State College.
"If the . price of cotton remains
mvwhpw near thft nresent level.
'many farmers in North Carolina who'
did not plant cotton this year will be
planting it next season and there
will be a strong demand for good
seed," he explains. "Last spring, be
cause of unfavorable weather con
ditions during the harvesting season,
many growers were forced to plant
gin-run seed rather than seed 01
good, known breeding.
"For these two reasons the chances
are that the demand for planting
seed for cotton will be exceptionally
a-ood during the fall of 1946 and the
spring of 1947."
Holler suearests that farmers pick
thsir cotton onlv when it is drv. and
that it be turned several times before
it is carried to the gin to keep it
from haatinfir. This is not only good
practice in saving seed but also in
getting the best job or ginning.
When the nrst lew Dales 01 couon
tinned, the cotton is "green."
Tjie seed contain large amounts of
moisture and this is transformed to
the lint, making good ginning difficult.
It is especially necessary to nave cot
ton turned and dried out at this time.
After the cotton is ginned. Holler
suggests that the seed.be handled so
ation of the seed
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CLASS MEETING
TK 4 "Judnon Memorial Sunday
School class of the Hertford Baptist
Churph met Thursday night, August
'Circle no. 2 meeting
Circle No. 2 of the Hertford Bap
tist Church met Monday evening with
Mrs.1 B. W. Pennington as hostess.
Mrs. Pennington, assistant chair
man, presided. Mrs. Tommy Miller
gave the devotional.
Mrs. W. E. Homer was in charge
of the program with several taking
pan. the meeting was closed with
prayer.
After the business session, presid
ed over by Mrs. R. L. Holmes, a soc
ial hour was enjoyed, the hostess
Tommy Miller, B. T. Wood, Lois' Dan-"
ielg, Estelle Miller, E. A. Byrum, JJ
v . iiniiipuiii, naiier r.asi, a. T,
Pennington, W. E. Homer, A. A.
Perry, V. A.. Holdren, T. E. Raper
and Miss Laura Pennington. The
September meeting will be with Mrs.
J. W. Hampton.
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