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By Hl(.0 S. SIMS, Washington Correspondent j
Manpower Shortage Slows War
Production
Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., says that
the nation’s rubber shortage is licked
but that the tire crisis remains.
The tire company official reports
that the army needs more heavy
duty tires than hitherto expected and.
that more machinery and more man
power are needed to make these
tires.
Je tremendous desir action of raa
i is one of the great costs of
•rn warfare. Nut only must the
army have enough tires tor its ve
hicles and mecnanized equipment,’
but it must, at ail times, maintain a
reserve supply adequate to meet un
expected demands.
Mr, Firestone stresses the fact
that the rubber shortage has been
solved but that the increased de
mand for heavy duty tires requires
the employment of increased man
power, The Same factor in other in
dustries seems to indicate that there
can be no early resumption of civ
ilian production, regardless of the
amount of raw materials on hand.
Debunking Two Current Political
Arguments
We take no stock in the argument
that “a vote against Roosevelt” is
in effect “a vote for Hitler.” How
ever, it might as well be recognized
that Hitler and his cronies would be
delighted at the defeat of the Presi
dent. 1
This is not an argument against
Governor Dewey because no one Im
agines that a Republican adminis
tration will care to encourage an m
conclusive settlement of the war is
sues.
Just as we take no stock in the
"•vote for Hitler” nonsense, neither
do we pay any attention to the ar
gument that the election of the
President for a fourth term is “un
democratic." It violates a custom,
set up as an unwritten law in the
early history of tut Republic, but
this is the extent of its effect.
in reverse this argument implies
that democratic freedoms exist in
the t inted States only because we
have limited the terms of presidents
to eight years. This is obviously an
absurdity.
Democracy and freedom continue
to exist in other countries where
there is no limitation upon the ten
ure of prime ministers, who hold of
fice as long as they can secure ma
jority support, The same limitation
applies to the presidents of the
United States.
Without the support of the Ameri
can people no president can be re
<vo ted. So Icing as the selection of
. Resident reflects the wishes and
Jlesr of the voters his continua
t'uo in office is an effective expres
:■ i n of democracy.
It is inevitable that some oppo
nents of Governor llewey will ad
vance the “vote for Hitler” argu
ment and that opponents of Presi
(.« it Roosevelt will attempt to con
vince voters that a fourth term is
undemocratic and the. death of poli
tical freedom in: this country,
.Neither , argument should have any
appeal to an intelligent voter.
1. S. Lives Buying Guam. Our
Unfortified Island
The news from the far waters .of
the Pacific tells us that “Guam s
prized harbor” is within the grasp
i f our lighting men.
You- have probably heard: about
tile island.:; of tidy in helire.. it was
American territory; It was unfor
tified because some of our Congress
men did not wish to “offend" Japan
and others were foolish enough to
believe that Japan "would not dare”
attack the United States.
Three years ago .Guam” was Ameri
can-occupied. it was our island.
This week, in the Pacific, many Am
ericans will lace enemy fire, some
never to rise again, to reclaim an
island that was lost by the stupid
ity o. a policy of appeasement in the.
Far Fasf.
We would not say that those who
advocated, adopted and implemented
the policy of appeasement to Japan,
which began with disarmament in
-102-1, are responsible for the death
of our men. This would be unjust.
The advocates of the national course
were convinced that they advised, the
ration correctly.
The point to remember is that
these men and women were wrong.
Their mi-take, not their disloyalty,
proves costly and the price is paid
in the blood of other men, most of
whom had no opportunity to frame
national policies.
Let us he sure that we do not
make the same error when the pres
ent warfare is concluded. Let us De
extremely wary of listening to the
siren voice of those who pronounce
the end of war, the era of brotherly
love and the potency of treaties
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signed by semi-barbaric statesmen,
Poland Musi Cooperate With
Victorious Soviet
The difficult problem of the Polish
| frontier comes up again with the re
markable advances ot the Red Army
which is rapidly pushing the Ger
mans out of Polish territory.
The Polish government in exile
says that the Soviet l nioh will in
corporate part of old Poland into
Russia. It reiterates a determina
tion not to recognize any war-time
changes “unless; they take place with
the friendly consent and good will
of the parties concerned.”
The Russian position, roughly
stated, is that Poland’s eastern fron
tier should be revised in order that
territory, which belonged to Russia
before the rebirth of Poland after
the first World War, will again be
come part of the Soviet Union.
There is little possibility that the
United Nationswill he able to per
suade the Polish government in exile
to accept the Russian view or to ac
quiesce in the incorporation of any
Polish territory into the Soviet
Union, Obviously, there is no pres
sure that can be exerted upon the
victorious Russians.
If one views the situation on a
realistic basis, the facts demonstrate
that the Poles will he indebted to !
the Russians for anything they get
after the Germans have been defeat
ed. Without the success of tlie Red :
Army’s campaign all Poland would
remain subject to Nazi tyranny.
In addition, the Poles are utterly
incapable of asserting their conten
tion by force against either Russia
or Germany. The only prospect of
an independent Poland lies in suc
cessful collaboration with either Rus
sia or Germany in the post-war
world.
It may be that the Soviet will pre
sent suggestions designed to recon
cile the Poles to the loss of some of!
their eastern territory. The incor
poration of portions of East Prussia
into Poland might offset the loss of
other territory and, in addition, give
Poland a permanent outlet to the
Haltic Sea.
While deeply sympathetic with the
aspiration of the Poles, we cannot
endorse their stubborn insistence up
on the frontiers established after the
first World War.
In the interest of future peace it
is necessary for the Poles to follow
the example of Czechoslovakia and
make up their minds to “get along”
with the Russians. Any other force,
in view of the physical facts, would
be provocative and reflect little ap
preciation of the benefits that accrue
to Poland through the victory of the
Red Army.
Must Nation Choose Reconversion
Or Munitions?
It is very difficult, for: the average
American to understand the contro
versy over the reconversion of in
dustry to the production of civilian
goods.
Already the V\ PI! has taken pre
liminary steps: to facilitate the
gradual transfer of production, from
war needs to civilian goods. Al
though the present orders are of
1 united scope, manufacturers expect
to he able to resume civilian pro
duct ion next month where plants,
material and labor are available.
Donald M. Nelson, who has. been, a
strong, advocate of this preliminary
reconversion, originally planned to
put it into effect in July, hut objec
tion front A! my and Navy chiefs ami
War Manpower Commission officials
caused a delay.
The National 1 Association of Manu
facturers 'predicts that there will tie
a renewed effort on the part of mili
tary leaders to .delay the resumption
of civilian production. This organiz
ation reports that its members ex
pect the military authorities to bat
tle for complete control of war time
production.
The objection of the military au
thorities, as we understand it. is
based largely upon shortages of la
bor iii essential war production. Even
if surplus Avar materials are avail
able, the military view is that there
is need for increasing the labor
force employed in the production of
some critical items.
The army service force reports
lags i i production for the first half
of 1 <144. with heavy trucks 22 per
cent behind schedule, 150 mm. field
guns 33 per cent, power generators
24 per cent, air and transportable
ground radios 35 per cent, and
cranes and shovels 9 per cent.
In addition, it is well known that
equipment and material losses in
connection with the invasion of Nor
mandy have been .higher than ex
pected, that the expenditure of ar
tillery ammunition has been unusu
allv high, and that the Army has
called for heavy increases in the pro-
TIIE CHOWAN HEJ.Ai.b. EDENTON, N. C.. THURSDAY AUGUST 3, 1944
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i DEMOBLIZING GERMAN MINES—So fast were Nazi soldiers
thaaed from iomi aactora in Normandy that they did not have time
to remor* the warning aigna in their mine fields. Here an American
Engineer officer ealmly locates the hidden explosives, renders them
useless and piles ap the salvage. Failure of the enemy to conceal
the death'* hand Insignia probably saved many American live*.
ductioh of tanks, guns .did heavy ar
tillery shells.
, As suggested at the beginning of!
this article, the average citizen is
utterly unable to secure the facts'
necessary for a decision in this cob-,
troversy. Nevertheless, if there ex
ists a serious difference of opinion |
between Army and Navy leaders aim
industrialists as to the use of avail-i
(able manpower we would certainly
be inclined to resolve all doubts in
favor of the military leaders.
90 Enrolled In Up
County Bible School
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A commencement program for the
community vacation Bible School held*
at Ballards Bridge Baptist Church 1
for the benefit of Upper Chowan, |
was held Sunday night at the Bal
lards Bridge Church. The Evans
Methodist Church cooperated in the
school with the enrollment being in
the neighborhood of 90.
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Let's Keep lip The Fight On The Home Front!
The Chowan Herald
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Mrs. Mildred Majkut
Dies In Norfolk
Illness of nine months duration
culminated in the death Monday,
July 31. at 2:05 p. m., of Mildred
Elizabeth Majkut, wife of Lieutenant
Peter Majkut, District Coast Guard
Supply Officer, Norfolk, Va., at the
Marine Hospital. Mrs. Majkut, a na
tive of Norfolk, was admitted to the
Marine Hospital last June 24th, and
for some time her condition was de
scribed as hopeless.
Surviving are her husband, her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Sut
ton, of Edenton; a sister, Mrs. Pencie
Clark, of Norfolk. Va.; two brothers.
Pvt. Sherman Sutton, USA, and
Lieut, (jg) Murray J. Chappell, U. S.
Navy. * '
Funeral arrangements were under
the direction of the Sykes Funeral i
Home, Norfolk, Va., and interment
took place Wednesday; August 2nd.
at 4 p. m.. at the family plot in
Edenton.
Edenton Marines
Getting Ready For j
Games In Series
Local Outfit Ends Sea
son In Tie For Sec
ond Place
: Though the Edenton Marines led.
the Service League over half of the
( season, they finished in a tie for
t second place and will, therefore, take
part in the series for championship,
' which will begin next Sunday. The
j schedule, however, has not yet been
: arranged hut Coach Lieut. Cochran
I is of. the opinion that a few of the
I games will ho played in Edenton.
The local team had been, crippled
(luring the latter part of the season
due to some of the players being nri
furlough and others being unable to
get (iff from work.
Coach Cochran is holding practice
sessions in preparation for the series
and it is hoped that his team will
show early season form and be able
to win the championship.
Members of the team are: Steven
son. Milakowski, Blow and Kiiicker
-1 hooker, pitchers; Isineigan, catcher;
: infieldfrs. Fast Lie,' ;i s; base; lVti,:
second base: Baer, shortstop; Bake:
and Cahill, third, base: outfielders
Fa sick, Pollock. Blum, Saner. L.ucia
nio, Rasin. Alsteel and W is.
Watermelon I oadinjr
Scene Features Front
Pajre Os Leatherneck
With the loading of watermelons
being the order of the day at the
County Dock of late, a typical picture
appears on the cover of this week’s
Chowan Leatherneck, weekly news
paper at the Marine Corps Air Sta
tion. A watermelon boat partly
loaded is pictured and for the pic
ture two Marines and three Marine
Women Reserve “agreed” to he in
cluded while sinking their mouths
and noses into generous slices of one
of Chowan’s delicious watermelons.
Service people who "posed” for
the picture: are Staff Sergeant Eliza
beth McEnamy, Sergeant Famine
Collard, Sergeant James Kelley, T.
Sergeant Joe Dittoe and Private
Miriam Scharic.
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i tors.
10 Edenton Dogs
Treated By Deese
Veterinarian Will Con
tinue Work at Home
In North Edenton
As the result of the dog vaccina
tion schedule carried out hy Dr. L. A.
Deese, veterinarian, approximately 70
dogs have been treated, Those who
have dogs are required to have them
vaccinated and if they have not had
the opportunity to have this work,
done, l)r. Deese has arranged to
continue it at. his home on North.
Broad Street.
A committee from -Town Council
is now considering an ordinance to
be presented to the Board, the abject,
of which is to eliminate many dogs
which roam the streets which have
neither .a license or have not. been
vaccinated. All dog owners ate,ere
fore, urged to have their flogs treat
ed as soon as possible.
Many Attend Funeral
Mrs. Margaret Jones
Funeral services' were held Friday
afternoon for Mrs. Margaret Fletch
er Jones, who died Wednesday morn
ing at her home on East Queen
Street. The service was held in the
Edenton Baptist Church, the pastor,
the Rev. F. 1.. Wells, officiating.
Many friends were present to pay
their last respect to Mrs. -Jones,
who had a host of friends, which was
reflected in the large number of
beautiful floral tribute*.
Appropriate numbers were sung by
the choir of the flautist Church, and
a sola, “Sunset and Evening Star,
was rendered by George Goodwin, of
Washington. D. C. Interment was
made in Beaver Hill Cemetery.
Too Late To Classify
FOR SALE 1936 OLDSMOBILE
Sedan. In good condition. See
\V. C. Moore, 519 Cabarrus Street,
North Edenton. aug.3.lopd.
FOR SALE —COMPLETE WOOD
saw, stationary engine mounted on
wheels. In good condition. See W.
C. Moore, 519 Cabarrus Street,
North Edenton. aug.3 lOpd.
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for baby. Must be in good condi
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aug.Spd.
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