• Hoffman Outlines. Basic Offensive For World Peace —•— Russia's Threat Will Not Be Effectively Met By Hot War -• zLos Angeles.—Calling for a “bold • and imr-ginath■■ peace offensive," Paul G. Hoffman has outlined . here a specific American program for winning, if not world brother hood, at least * r)d sanity. “By peace I do not mean a queasy arrangement resulting from the appeasement of Stalin,” Mr. Hoffman said. “I do mean, as a minimum, a condition where the people and rulers of the world ■will deal with one another with out resorting to either force or • a threat of force.” As present director of the gen erously endowed Ford Founda tion and former administrator of the Marshall Plan, Mr. Hoffman spoke with the urgency of inti mate familiarity with world af fairs. He also spoke as a business man who concedes readily that for too many years he took American liberty for granted, overlooking its relationship to world ferment. 4 Today he is keenly conscious of “the determination of masses of men everywhere to better themselves.” That Soviet Com munists seek to exploit this de termination only emphasizes, in the view of Mr. Hoffman, Amer ica’s opportunity to encourage it promoting by example that con cept of fre society which “offers unlimited horizons for spiritual intellectual and material advance ment.” • Russia's threat, he stressed, wil not be effectively countered b> hot war. "Whether civilization coulc survive such a holocaust,” he said, “I do not know. I do know that such a war would put oui free society and our free economj in the greatest jeopardy. It has been conservatively estimatec that the cost of another work war to the American people alom 4 would probably run a billiun dol lars a day and that our casualtie: would be measured not in terms o tens of thousands but in mil lions.” Prolonging the cold war, on th( other hand, might destroy thi free system “by slow freeze,” hi said. What Mr. Hoffman sees a: needed is a new kind of drive foi peace to countermatch the So viet. Tjnion’s “completely new kind of w.'-sv,"—‘lie ku\d.uv.,{'e de fined by Lenin as “a persistent struggle, bloody and bloodless, violent and peaceful, military and economic, educational and admin istrative.” “1 don't hold,” Mr. Hoffman j said, “with those who say that if ; we want to win against the Krem lin, we must fight fire with fire.” Why not? Because, for one reason, such methods are of doubtful mo rality. But even more, because “different ends require different means ” Russia aims at 'conquest the tree tvofl'd UTFiis at freedom. To defend the stiil-new ways of freedom, Mr. Hoffman empha sized. military defense is requi site. “In my opinion, defense spending to whatever extent nec essary must have first claim on our dollars.” Western military strength, he is convinced, can serve world peace. “The momentous proposal made by the western powers for general disarmament should give hope to all people that our mili tary power will force universal disarmament for the first time in history." On the political front: “We must use our influence to pro mote political unity within the free nations and among them. Wherever there is a breach be tween the free nations, you will find the Russians wedging in to widen it.” On the information or propa ganda front, he said, the chal lenge is underscored by the way Russia has outdistanced the West with promises. "We need to coun ter those big lies with big truths -—and we have to tell the truth with the same energy and force the Russians use in telling their lies,” he said. It is on the economic front that Americans have their best oppor tunity to make freedom propa ganda effective. This front, Mr. Hoffman said, seems to be unfor tunately misunderstood by most Americans, including leaders in both major political parties Careful investment abroad is what is needed. This should not be called “foreign aid," which, Mr. Hoffman spoke of as “a com pletely misleading phrase.” In vestments overseas should not be ' made, he said, for charity, but because some of them will stren gthen American prosperity by • strengthening world prosperity; • others will increase world secur ■ ity; others will secure the future ; while it is still relatively uncostly ■ to do so. Mr. Hoffman gave it as his m—1%: ->** our Valentine Ties thaf sing of "My Romance." Story-book patterns and lilting colors with a { true maaculine tone. / They’re Wembleys, so you •Jutow he wants tham. "dM Many Other Items For Your Selections Gift Wrapping Bullucft’s Men's and Boys' W ear .—— ..- — i LLOYD'S MEDAL GIVEN TO CARLSEN I INTREPID CAPTAIN HENRIK KURT CARLSEN is congratulated in London by Matthew Drysdale, Chairman of Lloyd’s, after the world’s greatest marine insurance organization had presented him with the Lloyd’s Medal. The courageous skipper of the Flying Enterprise will be given a traditional ticker-tape reception in New York City. (International) Seeks Cancer 'Cure* AT WORK in his Berlin laboratory is Prof. Dr. Guenther Enderlein, 80-ycar-old bacteriologist, who claims he has developed a medi cine which will effectively treat cancer. The scrum has been tried in cases of Hodgkins disease, tu berculosis and rheumatism. How ever, '.Vest German rcientists cau tion against claim: that the medi cine possesses any "miraculous” powers to cure. (International) Speeding Charges Raleigh—Nearly 4,000 North Carolina motorists faced court ur lion for speeding last month thi Department of Motor Vehicles , jw.U led !.i.hi\. In si-; fis-.d .-t .n, i ly summary of traffic violations for the new year the Department reported 3,581 speeding convic tions; 2,206 convictions for reck less driving and 1.538 for driving without an operator’s permit. Foi failing to stop for a stop sign or red light 64-1 motorists were convicted; 305 answerer I charges for driving with improp er lights; 228 were caught am convicted for passing on hills one curves; and 112 were convictec for failing to give a hand signal. ; Failing to give right-of-waj brought 104 convictions. Miscel laneous violations carried tht ; month’s total to 10,211. j Out i f state drivers accountet i for another 1,335 convictions m\.lit -. the grand opinion that had we spent a bil lion dollars in China on a five I year land reform program starlet ! in 1045, China1 would lie a frei nation today. There would no have been a Korean war. F.sti j mates put the cost of 4.hc Koreai !\vur thus far at from 25 to 50 bil | lion dollars. ft; :ri52 M- !! -fc'1, “■ four-year program ot reasonabl dimensions-perhaps 500 millioi dollars” could give us the oppor tunity in India we missed sevei years ago in China. To the military-political-propa ganda-ecoiiumic f- -nts, Mr. Hoff man appended for his Dos An , geles listeners a fifth—the horm j front—and urged a home-fron cherishing of “a free and unafraii society at work.” “We have become,” he said “too apt to measure a man not b; what he is for, but by what b is against. I am struck by the fac that so many of our public, mei feel that they have to spend s much of th'-ir time running aroun explaining that they arc agains communism. T for one v- niid lik to know what they are for. Tha ts something that ever-,- ci‘»zen ha a rigid and even a duty to know. Social News —*.— Here From Chapel Hill Mr. and Mrs. Jack Baker Saun ders of Chapel Hill spent the week-end here with Mr Saunders' mother, Mrs. Nannie Saunders. They attended the funeral of r. Saunders’ aunt, Mrs. Kim Saun ders in Washington Sunday af ternoon. — -« Home From Hospital Mr. J. E. King returned to his home on Main Street last Satur day after undergoing treatment in Martin General Hospital for sev I oral weeks. : Home From Hospital Mr. Willie B. Watts returned j to his home vestreday following a weeks stay in Martin General ! Hospital. persons found guilty of traffic violations on the streets and high ways of the state during January. l Fumigating Soils In This Area For Nematode Control More Farmers Showing In lerest In Plan To Com* lull ‘'Hool Kiiol" North Carolina is one of the loading states with an active pro t gram of soil fuThiguTTnfi' lor tiiei centre! of nm trioio, cfifCS jfttBs'f ana other son posts win on are, VP.v; lVS£* 'Ti&\ UiVfS fu i i'CtOV 'Vii'il lions of dollars each year in to bacco and other crops. This conclusion was reached by R. A. Biron. chemical engineer of Midland. Michigan, who recently returned from- a trip through the South and Southeast where lie studied the programs in various states to fight this devastating pa rasite. Biron, whose work lias taken him to many sections of the United States, and who lias spent 24 years in agriculture and agricultural chemical activities, lias been a leader in pushing soil fumigation. He recently was speaker at a soil fumigation school held at Green ville, N. C. Impressed by the soil fumigation work being carried on by state e\tensi%n men and coun ty agents, Biron said: "1 lind that many meetings are being held in North Carolina this winter to arouse the tobacco tann er to the realization that “root knot" caused by nematodes can he controlled with proper appli eation-of new chemicals now avail able. "The damage of nematodes to tobacco, cotton and peanut crops in the South each Near will run into millions o1 dollars. North Carolina has carried on extensive research and Hold activity in fighting those devastating soil pests.” Two types of nematodes that do damage in North Carolina are root-knot, forming knots or bead I like galls on the roots, and lesion ! or meadow nematodes, which cause the condition called “ban root," Biron explained. The small secondary roots of the plant art destroyed by the meadow nema tode. "‘The southern areas with theii longer growing seasons an vers favorable1 to nematode develop merit.. “Many growers bad what they called -sick land'. They started with fertilizer and gradually, year bv year, built up the amount of it used in order to maintain their crop production—not realizing that what they called ‘sick land' was nematode trouble." Research brought out the fact that much uf this so-called 'sick land’ was really nematode infested. Biron developed the thought that in any given program of in St?.-I • CinticiI oil crepe,' it s cco i *7nlTisu\\“ "mipiinm'dic fa d< an : rtThrcimcm ye mm**-*** ^ trol can be"used to cut the neriia n.di. pViptir'criTiV, v tv, - U, . .iii ■ .arm that a crop can be successfully and profitably grown. "Under present limited acreage allotment per farm for tobacco production, and generally higher production costs, the farmer needs to secure high yields if he is going to stay in business," Mr. Biron pointed out. "With a small addi tional cost for soil fumigation the tobacco growers can realize a sub stantial increase in income. 'Let's look at it this way—a to bacco grower has his acreage al lotted. He has the land, labor, equipment, and production costs all fixed. By slightly increasing his production cost through using soil fumigation, he controls ne matodes, wireworms, and some other soil pests, with the result that he usually has a profitable crop year." In the proper application o( chemicals, Biron suggest that tni following steps be followed: 1. Do a good job ol litting s< that a good seed bed is prepared 2. Do not fumigate dry soil. Soi moisture content must be high at tlu- time of fumigation. a. Calibration of the fumigatini equipment is most important, Fol low instructions carefully in set ting and checking equipment fo calibration before application. -1. A good seal of the fumigan in the ground should be secured A spike-toothed harrow and ; drag will aid considerably in get ting a good seal. I r>. Do not disturb fumigated soi J for 7 days, unless heavy ruins lal Then, disk the soil after 7 o, a 'and again at the end of 14 day . t laid in aeration, Chemicals companies h ve de i veloped poisons to eontrol nemo I todes, wirc'.vorms, and ccrtai . other i oil pests. It is a water-clou solution that contains ethylene ill bromide, the active ingredicr that destroys the pests, it is a poison of concentrated solution containing HK per cent fjbromide— j stronger formulation than pre vious ethylene dibromide formu lations." Biron said. It will be very much in use during this sea son. According to Biron. the two common methods of soil furniga ls" in: .1II and : i v- uppi ;r i - lion. The over-all treatment may h • made with either a plow-sole ", hich spravs or drips tie lumigaid into tiie luri >«v 3t Soil Conservation frets C.onperaliOK In South ---— Three-fourths of the farrrus irt the United States and 30 per cent of those in the Southeastern State; are included in the soil conservation program, according tv an official of the U. S. Soil Con servation Service. • plowing time, or with a chisel op tooth applicator, which injects tha inn ; ir.t the 1 .f‘ • plow' for 1 the One you hove Whether a simple rememDrancc or ah elaborate present, liere at our store you will find just the gift your Valentine will treasure. We have a wide selection of beautiful Haviland patterns to choose from and this is a splendid opportunity to start your Val entine on a new set of Haviland china— or add to her present one. 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