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recent undentandl&g bethe
United Stales^and the
wvu at Martinique is supposed
guarantee that the island will
be available as a spring board
for any hostile movement against
the United States in t}»e event
that Hitler secures control of the
French Government through the advancement
of some of his stooges in
Vichy. jj
The relations between the United
States and the French were further
complicated during the Christmas
holidays when Vice-Admiral Muselier
of the Free French fleet landed on
the French islands of St. Pierre and
Miqnelon, just off the Canadian
Coast Following a plebiscite, conducted
by the admiral, the people of
the island voted overwhelmingly to
Join the Free French in fighting
against the Axis powers.
The United State* has been assisting
the Free French by lend-lease
materials. "Moreover, the Free
French have offered us bases ia
French Equatorial Africa and in the
Southern Pacific. They are actively
engaged in the war on our side.
However, contrary to what most
Americans would have expected, the
United States has intervened in an
effort to undo the democratic revolution
in the small islands, even inqenriag
what Canada intended to do
about the disturbance of the status
quo in this hemisphere. Apparently,
Um Free French action interfered
w*th our negotiations with the Fascist
government of Martinique and
the United States seeks to uphold
Vichy's sovereignty of the islands in
this hemisphere upon the somewhat
dangerous presumption that, come
what may, the pre-Vichy elements in
the islands will not follow the lead
of the French nation if Hitler finally
manages to "persuade" Petahi to
accept "all out" collaboration with
the Nazi*
We are not inclined to critixe the
action of the American Government
at this time. We assume that the
stakes at issue, including the possibility,
of. eventually securing the cooperation
of the French Fleet and
the French Colonial Empire, leads
the State Department to conclude
that the risks assumed in connection
with Martinique are not unreasonable
whan related to the goal in
sight.
Nevertheless, it . should be remembered
that the French Government
is under tile control of the
N«ji and that Petain and VicePremier
Darlan have officially admitted
a policy "designated to establish
even larger and more trusting
relationships" between Germany and
France. There is the distinct probability
that the goverment of Martinique
may be playing the game of
Hitler, upon orders from Vichy, and
that, one day, the 260 planes and
the French aircraft carrier, Bearne,
may give the United States another
surprise. Whether our military and
naval leaders believe that this danger
has been adequately refnovfid is,
of course, unknown to the writer.
WISE COOPERATION
ONLY ROAD TO PEACH
AFTER WORLD WAR II
his historic address to the Conof
the United States Prime
ter Winston Churchill said
things worth remembering but
which should be more carefully
lend by Americans than this-.
nisled by the provincial nationalism
ry could take cart of itself and did
have to participate in tie af
of the world.
The opposition to the League of
Nations was fostered by certain dtzens
of this country whose hatred
>f Great Britain precluded their sane
appraisal of world trends. In fact,
Mm* of them, if we are tb judge
from their public utterances, were
•o violent in their antipathy to all
things British that they seemed to
be willing to court disaster for the
United States, standing alone, rather
than to cooperate in any way with
"perfidious Albion."
The belief that the United States
can live its own life, completely insulated
against the vicissitudes of
the world, was smashed on December
7, when the Japanese launched
their treacherous attack upon Petti
Harbor. The elements of ottr population
which continues to hate the
British cannot blink this fact, and,
under present conditions have restrained
the expressions of their hostility
to the English but it continues
to smolder within their frames,
ready to blaze into flame and consume,
if possible, the machinery upon
which future cooperation between
the United States and Great Britain
must be° based.
Up to Decembe^ 7, 1941, there existed
some possibility that the United
States might escape participation
in the present world conflict. Our
chance to avoid hostilities rested
upon the adroit foreign police of
President Roosevelt who, without declaring
wat, led this country to fullfledged
economic support of the free
nations of the worlds Without entering
the war, Mr. Roosevelt was
gradually applying the full power of
our industry, together with certain;
armed forces, oh the side of the
British and there was a possibility
that this assistance might be sufficient
to defeat the Axis powers.
Upon it rested our sole chance of
avoiding active participation in the
war.
It should be noted by all Americans,
in the interest of reaching a
correct conclusion as to the post-war
policy of this country that the President's
policy was opposed by the
same political leaders and factions
which sabotaged the work of President
Wilson, in 1918. Notwithstanding
repeated demonstrations of the
inaccuracy of the understanding of
world conditions, the blatant isolationists
continued to hamstring the
policy of this country. It Is saf6 to
assume that the same minority is
ready today to renew its clamorous
dissent and vociferous disapproval 'of
any plan for future collaboration between
the United States and the
English-speaking world.
Our present warfare seems to be
abundant proof of the wisdom of
President Wilson and those Americans
Who have labored in behalf of
international cooperation. Twice in
a single generation, the United
States, against its wishes and despite
its efforts, finds itself in the
throes of mortal combat. Certainly,
we should not be so foolish as to
invite a repetion of this peril in the
future and the only way that we
can reasonably expect prolonged
peace in the world fe through the
wise cooperation of the liberty-loving
and free peoples of the world.
DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
DOES NOT PREPARE
NATION FOR WAR
The democratic process is not adequate
to compete in warfare with,
the autocratic powers of dictator
governments and, in conseqwBce, if
the world is to be mad? "Safe for
Democracy," there must be an end
to the totalitarian rule which enables
one man, or a small group of men,
to plan and execute offensive action
against other nations.
The scope of the Japanese offensive
In the Far East leads competent
observer# te the opinion that preparations
for the attack upon the United
States and Great Britain must
V, ___ , . I ..1 ■ ■■.■ II II /a- -. ft-- .jA.,1 !
nave oeen unaerway iot mor® iniui ft
year. Meanwhile, the poker-faved
government of Japan set op a peace
solutely refused to p«*iK this coantry
to fortify its island bast* in the
Pacific. Bad aa this is, wa should
recognize that the difficulty stains
from the necessity to secure direct
It may be taai the leasees of the
present emergency will teach as
something along this line. Certainly,
if, after the present war, there is no
organisation of democratic powers to
guarantee the security of peaceloving
peoples, than it is to ha hoped
that the Congress and the people of
the United State* will hare sense
enough to provide an oversell defense
board, with ample powers to
take whatever steps responsible officials
deem neoessazy to adequately
safeguard the interests of this oaantry.
. - " ■ ",'i
This, yjill include, among' other
things, an annual appropriation for
defease, to be made in a lamp ram
and to be spent by a non-partisan
defense board without having to give
Congress or tfae people an itemised
account of expenditures. Such a
plan as this would enable this democratic
nation to preparefor war with
the same - secrecy that totalitarian
powers prepare for attacks.
1 CLAIMS
The War Department has seat a
memorandum to commanding generals
regarding settlement of claims
resulting to farms and crops from
the recent maneuvers.
STARCH
Lsst year the equivalent of more
than 12,000 600-bushel carst or about
7,200,000 bushels, of Maine potatoes
were made into 25,000 tons of starch.
A little authority affects some men
more than strong drink.
Borrow if yoq want to, but Jost
remember you will have to pay the
money back, whether y6n do it in
your own name, that of your business
or your government.
r •
One of these days we are going to
be rich and then we will prink a
newspaper for the benefit of people
who want to know tfae truth, if yn
can get enough of them to agree
on what the truth is.
will be devoting 50 per cent <rf its
national income to the purpose of
defeating the Aids. By comparison,
the outlay is to be running about 27
per cent six months from now, and
apparently ia leas than that »w.
Hie Chief Execute revealed
these figures at a press conference
discussion of the bodgetfbr the fiscal
year ending Jane 30, IMS, whfch is
to be sent to Congress next week.
Some difficulty was being experienced,
he said; with the problem
whether the budget figures should
cover the total cost of projects began
during the year, or only actual
Treasury expenditures.
In response to questions, he confirmed
Canadian dispatches that
American sad Canadian military resources
were being pooled. That
has bqen going on for a month, he
said, and was old as December 7
(the day the Japanese attacked
Hawaii).
Money Angle.
He would net say, however, that
the money angle of the lease-lend
program had been eliminated, although
no thought had been given
recently to the phase of the program
under which military articles loaned
to other nations are to be upturned
or replaced after the war.
While he emphasised that he was
aiming at utmost utilization of the
nation's productive capacity, the
President said no human being could
tell what would be done with the
finished products — whether they
might go to Russia, China, Britain,
or the Kamchatka Peninsula. This
peninsula, he said, when reporters
showed a sign of surprise, is the
most practical and available piece
of land west of the Aleutian Islands.
The peninsula, which is Russian
territory, lies north of Japan and
apparently witiun stxiKing auvsncs
of {hat country, bat' tfct President
gave no further indication how it
might fit into the strategy.
Expanding on the question of the
production progcam, he said he had
changed its name. Befon the war
started, he said the OPM had what
was known as the all-out program
or ''Vistory" program. He preferred,
he added, to use less dramatic terminogoly
and call it the "Waf pro
Farm ville doeeqt need outside help
to make it a better place in which to
live. AH that is necessary,is for
good citizens to poll together.
Intelligence Test: Can yon read a
really sensible book without going to
sleep?
The old-iatihioned stenographer is
the individual who put the "gum" in
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
Farmvilie Building & Loan Association
«f Farmvilie, N. C, M of December 31, IMt:
(Copy of sworn statement submittal to Insurance ComnHasffon aa required
by Uw.)
The Association Owns:
Cash on Hand and in Banks
State of North Carolina and U. Si Government Ban
Stock in Federal Home Loan Bank .
Mortgage Loans
Money loaned to shareholders for the purpose of
them to o#h their homes. Each loan seeared
mortgage on local improved ml estate.
Share Loam ^.4*—
Advances made to our shareholders against tlu
No lows exceeds 90 per cent of amount actually p
Accounts Receivable ■ ■,,
^ Temporary Advances for Imwwfc Taxes, Etc
Office Furniture and Flxliues
Other Assets -1*
| 416*41
,w>*»
1,50000
163,960,00
Full-Paid Shares
Other Shaves (Dormant)
RUSSIAN OFFENSIVE NEARS
NAZI WINTER RATTLE LINE
(Continued From Pag* One)
17,000 sbeHs, 22,000 mines, 200 i
torcycles and mach other booty.
RUSSIANS THREATENING
NA9R CRIMEAN ARMIES
London, Jan. 7,—The Russians
were threatening the entire surviving
German army of the Crimea tonight
and were smashing forward in
every other vital ana along a vast
northern Finnish front
In the Crimea, the Soviet garrison
of the Black Sea naval base of
Sevastopol, formerly a city of Garman
saiga, had been t-ouverted into
a central offensive bod/ which, in
cooperation with Soviet l'oiees landed
north and south of the city, was
moving toward envelopment of the
Naxia.
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SING'S HI-TEST GAS
Regular First Grade
18ft Gallon
1st Grade Kerowne 10c Gal.
Motor Oil 10e Qt aad Up
300 SOUTH MAIN ST.
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angles running in an Easterly direction
along the Erwin Hines line to
the old lot sold Henry Dixon, thence
in a Northerly direction along with
the Henry Dixon line to the Southeastern
corner of the lot sold Esther
Bagley, thence at right angles running
in a westerly direction the width
of the above named lot thirty (80)
feet to the Southwestern cornier of
the Esther Bagiey lot, thence at right
anglefe running a Northeily direction
to Perry Street, thence parallel with
Perry Street 87 feet to the H. B.
Bynum corner, the beginning corner.
Being the tract of land of which
Clora Joyner dud iflisod ywf possess**
ed. Reference being made to deed
iL L. Davis to Redmond Tyson and
wife Chloe Tyson, ^uly recorded Registry
of Pitt County Book Q-<5 page
282. Further identified as the tract
of land sold by John Hill Paylor,
Commissioner to Haywood Chestnut
by deed dated Jane 17th 1929, reference
being made'to said deed for
fuller description.
This the 12th day of December,
1M1.
John Hill Paylor, Trustee.
D19-4t
reward far any wfoi ■»!»—
Notify L. P. Thos
IP TOUR CAB WONT START
Call SUA. ■ Wo charm JMr I
Myrtle Sutton, Owner. Plw—
Day MA.-, Night 475-L tie
RESERVATIONS WANTED FOR #
or 8 rooms to ha wad hy Salter*
- who wlH he atepptog orer to Farrn
ESSO PRODUCTS AND REAL
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