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Truman Urges.Natioa , , 5,000 Yugoslavians and 10,000 British
To Defend Free Peoples ' , and American soldiers. " -; "
President Truman, in his recent From what e understand, there
message to Congress, took official no- are two zones, the Anglo-American
w . f wrM Vm n i.u sone and the Yugoslavian lone. In
not brought progress in the rehablli-;f Are xone the authorities , hav
v.l develop favorably and thatevery?. lioJ.lik n-rik. T-"
thing will work oat all Jkfcfc ilW GrOWUtfc IS..
While we cannot approve any pre
ventfve war) on the part of the United
States or other nations, ' against the
Russians we realize the disadvantage
t.Knf t.llA ' fraa itAiirtinna will ' 'ii't7a. if
they permit the Russians ? .to firm a HtUe'" extra care during the grow
themselves and then .'select the time , ing season can have sucoess with
Topic Of Bulletin
The gardener who chooses: a suit-
aoie variety of dahlias And gives them
because these areas often have hot,
dry summers. , '
tation of devastated countries and
that the world's hope of something
, like permanent peace has been- thwart
ed by the .flure of one country to
cooperate. ' '
, v" .The Lfresfdentinceaino words in
making cleat his denunciation of the
- coarse pursued by Soviet Russia, both
in its effort to prevent the World from
'; recovering . after a destructive war
v and from constructing peace machin
- ery upon basis of law and justice. -'f
The President made it ; clear that
one nation, and one alone, has per
sistently obstructed : the work of the
United Nations and , that the SovietJ
'Union, together, with its agents, has
' persistently attempted to destroy
., democratic freedoms by pursuing . a
ruthless policy. Moreover, there is
n apparent intention to extend this
type of campaign against theremain
Ingfree countries of-Europe. While
, methods - vary, the ''pattern ; is too
i dear" ,,
- Mr. Truman asked Congress to take
several steps designed to put 1 the
United States in a ' position to give
active support to the free nations. It
' k not enough, he pointed out, to rend-
er economic i assistance : but we must
be strong enough to support the Wet-
V rn nations in their effort to stop the
' Russian effort to subjugate the free
'countries of Europe. -."';' - '
The President recommended that
Congress rush the passage of Euro
' pean Relief Program legislation, that
,yit enact' a universal military training
law and that it temporarily revive the
j Selective," Service system. ? The first
Is to give economic aid to Europe,
v the second is to give Ions' aange pow-
r to this country and the third to
guarantee adequate forces to the arm-
"ed services in a period of temporary
""i crisis.
y 'Mr. Truman made it clear that Sov-
let Russia had not been excluded from
the Invitation to assist in the rehab-
.... ... . . . JkllC VObUIUUilU Ul
. ii.uyn worm- wrn y war or w , warning center& around the Italian
on April 18th, which, he
of conflict iifii;;'. ;;v-ii.kii
Because of this danger, it behooves
the United States, and all other dem
ocratic, nations,; to put adequate pre
paredness . for .war ahead of every
been forced to ban Communists from
administrative posts to" prevent Yugo
slav penetration of key posts. . lii ad
dition to the 5,000 troops inside the
zone, the Yugoslavian - Government
has a considerable army scattered
along ! the, border f of the territory,
right down to the Italian frontier.
For, the present, the situation seems
to be quiet , There have been no riots
within recent weeks, but ' the ap
proaching general election in Italy
on April 18th 'may be the occasion of
action on the part of Yugoslavia to
test the. , resolution and determina
tion of the AngloBritish authorities.
If the general election in Italy re
sults in the Communist bloc's gain
ing as much as forty per cent of the
vote, it is highly doubtful if the Com
munists can be excluded from a coal
ition government If they get in,
they . will infiltrate info key posts
and attempt to take over the country
from the inside. If they are exclud
ed, many observers believe that the
Communists will' provoke fighting in
side Italy itself.
If. something like civil war develops
Inside Italy,' the Yugoslavian army
is in a position to "intervene , either
by providing supplies or contingents
of troops. ' This will be a serious
crisis. . In fact, some observers be
lieve that it may precipitate war.
Byrnes Warns U. S. . ' . '
Of Immediate Danger
The gravity of the international i
situation is clearly apparent in the
suggestion of .Mr. James F. Byrnes,
former Secretary of State, that the
United States "revive its wartime
draft. Mr. ''Byrhes makes it clear
that it is wise 'to think of our military
strength four or five years from now
but that it is more important to
think of. the situation "that may exist
four or five weeks from now as a
result of our failure to adequately
provide for the national defense.
The background of .the Byrnes
them' in any partv of the state, says
Robert Schmidt, tdsociate professor
of Horticulture at State College.
Mr. Schmidt is author of the bulle-
other governmental policy. There is tin, "Dahlias for the Garden", which
slight chance that the democratic na
tions will precipitate an all-out strug
gle even in the face; of considerable
aggression. The danger is that they
will not recognize a possible peril un
til it is too late. , !
If anyone doubts this last assertion,
all that is, necessary is to read the
record of Nazi Germany under Hitler
to recall the attitude of the democrat
ic peoples to the aggressors. " :
has recently bee'n revised and is now
ready for distribution by the State
College Extension Service.
A moderately cool season with suf
ficient rainfall is most desirable for
dahlia culture, the bulletin v states.
The mountain section of North Caro
lina is well suited for the purpose,
but dahlia growing in the piedmont
and coastal sections is more difficult
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT .
Mr. and ' Mrs. Louis C. Monds of
' Answers to many questions of the Tyner announce the birth of a dausrh
uanna xancier may . oe iouna in tne
new 12-page .publication, which may
be obtained free, by addressing a re
quest for Circular, No. 230, "Dahlias
for the Garden", to Agricultural Edi
tir, State College Station, Raleigh.
ter at the Chowarf Hospital on Tues
day, March . 23, weighing eight
founds. The newcomer will be known '
as Linda Cheryl. ' Mrs. Monds is the
former Miss Doris Layden of Hobbr-ville.
The Reason Why
Monuments we set never lean or fall . . . they are erected
on concrete foundations five feet deep.
J. WINTON SAWYER
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ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. 405 S. ROAD ST.
N. G. Farmers Asked '
To Grotf More Grain
participate In international machinery
to prevent war upon the basis of law
and justice.
Immediate Background
Of Present World Crisis
The Communist coup in Czechoslo
vakia has been followed by the for
mation i of "Action committees" in
' Austria and there is grave . concern
' lest a ConxmunsUficjSsB in Austria
will 'decisivel iimUinie ' the 'election
in Italy in April. "''- " . '
In short, officials in Washington re
gard the present month- as a very
k critical . .period in' the--world's history.
,v It wll probably decide whether Com-;
munism can be-contained behind the
"Iron Curtain",' or whether it will
4 spread to .Austria, to Italy '' and to
France. '
, Secretary of State George Q. Mar-
shall counts on the European ' - aid
plan to be the keystone in the 'new
world structure that has 'its f ounda-
.. tion on the "Western v European
Union'' recently inaugurated at Ver-
' sailles. c "v. :'"'' "' :': ';'":" : ' ,
" Britain, France, Belgium, The Neth
erlands and Luxemburg . have tenta
tively agreed upon a military defense
' pact which is undoubtedly "unpreced
ented in the history of Europe,". Each
' nation gives op a substantial degree
of sovereignty to seek & anilitary, ec
onomic, cultural artl social unity. . '
. If the Five-power Bloe is encourag
ed and assured of . onomic, support,
the Secretary of Stae believes that
will be. the rock imon which the
' .waves of Communism- will beat In
vain. "
v Fighting -In The Balkans
Can Start A General War ' i
. The situation in the Balkans shows
, no improvement despite1 the fact that
- tpe vwek Army is being strengthen
ed by the ; assistance of the United
States. ' ' i
fc Ofllcial' reports o Washington tell
oi an intensified campaign- in. Com
munist-dqminated . Yugoslavia. Ru
mania and Bulgaria to raise funds for
; the Greek rebels and other reports in
dicate that improved, i arm's are ,be
: ginning to show up as nations across
tne irontler contribute equipment to
the reoels -to offset Jhe assistance
' given he Greek Government by ,the
, uuneu oiaies. "
i " Meanwhile, American military of
ficers are advising the Greek Army
- on the offensive which is to have limi-
ted objectives in the near future. The
. idea' is to cut m te guerrillas into
Small bands and bo ri-ry them that
t they .cannot invade the villages and
obtain recruits' at the point of the
payoneu , , . i
' If the. Balkan btaUs, how tinder
, Communist control, sendi arms and
money to,, the. rebels, the prospect
looms that the warfare micrht con
: tinue for '?' sometime. In ; fact, the
struggle could be gradually enlarged
into a major test of strength between
the four Communist-dominated states
tf the Balkans and the United States
In the background, of, course, would
re the power of Soviet Russia,
r :'- re P.". ties
'.t I,i lAjtt Area -
elections
thinks the Communists cannot win.
Nevertheless, he seems to fear that
the (Soviet intends to act in Italy as
in Hungary and Czechoslovakia and
voices the' possibility that the Com
munists may not wait until the elec
tions 'if ihey reach the conclusion
that "Communists .cannot win."
, In view of the fact that Mr. Byrnes
has served this nation in high capacity
and,' presumably, understands some
thing of the actual situation irj inter
national affairs, his warning is some
what ominous. The temper of Mem
bers of Congress as expressed in
private discussion is enough to jus
tify Secretary of State George C,
Marshall's recent warning about the
irrave condition that confronts this
country. , -': '
Marshall Denounces ' , -
The "Reign of Terror" ,
Secretary of State George C. Mar
shall goes a long way when' he de
clares: - ' '. - -.!; ', ' "' '
"It is a reign of terror in Czechos
lovakia and not an ordinary due pro
cess of government by the people."
This is the inescapable conclusion
of thOBe, who look facts in the face.
It may be doubted by the wishful
thinkers who feel sure that events
With a heavy demand for food still"'
existing both : in this country and
abroad, North Carolina farmers are!
vcmg asueu w grow mure corn, vats,
barley and other grain crops during
1948, according to G. T. Scott, State
director of the Production and Mar
keting Administration.
In announcing 1948 farm produc
tion goals for the' State as set By the
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Scott
said tne critical feed supply situation
has made necessary a reduction in the
goals for livestock and poultry.
The 1948 goal for corn production
is 2,358,000 acres, an increase of 9 per
cent over 1947 acreage. The goal for
wheat is 000,000 acres, an increase of
15 per cent, and for oats, 523,000
acres, an increase of 1 per cent.
Farmers are asked to produce
1,221,000 acres of tame hay, about the
same as last year. The goal for cot''
ton is 794,000 acres, an increase of
27 .per cent, and for Irish potatoes,
73,800 acres, an increase of 2 er
cent. (
The greatest decrease is seen in the
goal for flue-cured tobacco, which is
602,000 teres as compared with an
acreage of 800,000 in 1947. The bur
ley tobacco goal is up 21 per cent,
from 9,600 to 11,577 acres.
The" goal 'for sweet potatoes is 63,
000 acres, a decrease of 2 per cent.
No State goal for peanuts has been
announced, -but the recommended na
tional goal is 16 per cent below the
1947, acreage, picked' and threshed.
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