n.:..:y, Italy and
4,
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4.
(Cor.il.-uel f:ma I9 C. -)
t o'--er powers, and i:r;'.- ;nted
i nations in a pact, left open
w.Ji avenues of ceppe for the three
ajnatories In the event : that naval
construction by other- powers made
uch a step necessary. k
It is interesting: to point out that
1 1 -'re lCi Japan has built, or started
VJ,l"xiZi- 217 s warships 'with gross
f 717,t:3. tons, ;;v while the ; United
States has built, or started, only 136
hi-s with a gross of 669,000 tons, In
other words, during the period of dis
armament, when this country was at
, tempting to limit naval rivalry, Japan
was outbuilding; the United - States,
laying- down approximately 'five ton
mt warships for every tow tons that
the United States built. . , ;v -
v Between 1923 and 1333, naval con
struction is this t country .was prac-
tically at a standstill, but Japan
' ' cteadily pushed t her program . along
- . and proceeded to construct new war-
ehipe. .Consequently, today, aocord
. ittg to naval experts, Japan nas near
ly as tnucfc modern naval tonnage as
the United State,- The-- figure s
. undf. age ? show thai,
; , United States I lit vessels.
W,230 tons, and .'-Jaa has 171 vet
. eels, Or 708,158 tons. Included in the
v tonnage art seven Anarico and two
. Japanese capital ships whkh will be
, torn "over-age" tqr IMS.,' i
' t. Present naval plana la Japan are
unknown, although than are reports
that the Japanese arc bunding three
43,000-ton battleships, to be equipped
"with eigh teen-inch guns. Tokyo of
ficials deny the report but little cre
dence Is placed in such denials. -If
, the fart is established, it la a fore
. f -sons conclusion that the ' United
C,5ties and Great 'Britain will revise
-.itfteir Aattleship plans in order to
rneet the Japanese program.
"The holiday In battleship construe--'aion,
which began in 1922, is definitely
-abandoned. Every major , power in
- the world is engaged in the construe
: tion jai auper-battleships, op to the
; 3A6ED-ton limit , established by the
usxval pacta. : According to reports,
ret Britain . has five under , con
traction and plana five more. France
is building; two and plans ethers.
Italy, is building- two and '. has two
others contemplated. Germany fie
building two and planning another. J
jiussian puma w unevruuu, u k j
sistent reports tell of plans to import
materials from other countries for.
the construction of battleships. . j
n Apparently, within the next four'
, years, Italy, Germany and France'
will have eight or nbe battleships'
each, Japan at least thirteen and pas-
sibly more. Great Britain a possible
twenty-five and the United States
. whatever Congress finally elects to.
Duiid, a Dove tne numoer necessary to
replace those that are retired. -
Headers of this column can take 1t'
Sor granted that this naval construe-1
Tion is ior me purpose oi ugauuis-
las been instigated by the three ag
gressive, dictator-controlled nations,
apparently bound together by trea
ties, the full import of which ia un-.
inown. Dissatisfied with world con-,
, itipns, Germany, - Italy and Japan ;
lisve adopted as a. national policy the)
Use of military and naval forces to
chiev results.-)- , ,
- Germany, has discarded the terms
f the Versailles Treaty and at al
most any time, can precipitate ; a
crisis in Europe by advancing against
- Jgussia, or some of the smaller states
to the south. - Italy has seised Ethl-
, opla and Japan - ia attempting , to
awallow China. Once these tasks are
completed, it is reasonably . certain
that they will turn their attention to
other fields in an attempt to build up
empires. ,
A' The South American Continent, re
latively undeveloped and possessing
vast natural resources, will excite en
vious attention. Under present con
ditions, It would be comparatively
easy for Germany, Italy or Japan, to
incite a revolutionary movement in
amy . Latin-American country and.
wnder the guise of a war and Com
munism, land an expedition to sup
port a favored faction." Certainly, the
three of them together, would present
at formidable front,
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'Here we come back to the Ameri
can policy of isolation. We have as
sumed the guardianship of the West
ern Hemisphere. We have advised
the other nations of the world,' that
iby preference, we' stand .alone. Yet
the fact today is that if Greet' Brit-,
a in and France were -willing- fo ,re
anain unconcerned, the three aggTes
sive nations could probably come over
: -and take any part of South America
i that they - wanted to without the
United States being able to success
fully prevent such a partition.
' Under such conditions and in the
f "e of possible threats in the Atlan
t as well as in the Pacific Ocen, it
not Suryrining thfct the rer jonlble
.'Js cf V !s '-vc.- t have de-
Vi'.h.an intention of t'tn !nat!..j
all but machinery irorM, f s Elxi
can Government recently djuLled snd
quadrupled its custom duties. The
increases are directed , against the
lower tariff program of Secretary
Hull and chiefly affects the United
States, which has been selling Mexico
about seventy per cent of what she
buys. Officials point out that smaller
increases in tariffs have been made
against German products. -
2 i".a v's i-vn ii' "
When Ambassador Josephus Dan
iels expressed his "great surprise
and regret" at the Increases, he was
advised by (he Llexioan Secretary of
Finance that they "t were temporary
and "It was; hoped to lower them as
soon as possiLle. KThe United States
recently tonduded a silver purchase
agreement wiA .Oxico and relations
between- the two- countries have been
on the, happiest and friendliest .level
they have ever reached. Whether a
tariff war wOl develop is doubtful.-':
SKEPTICAL
rrwh.nt KVn t
mA Mt mt
Inlsery and war for two years. Above
half dead ere tve years wo fro
sickness, 34 surviving; A savage
with message of ship came to us, He
reported that after small space of
time the savages, afraid of revenge,
had run away from the island. We
believe it was not you. Soon after
this the Savages, .feigning that the
spirits were angry,' suddenly murder
ed all save seven of us. My child
and Ananias, tool were slain, with
much misery. : We buried all about
four miles east of this river upon a
small hill. Names are all' written
there upon , a rock. To i any savage
wno will show ' this 'unto; you and
show you' hither we promise to give
great plenty presents. E. W. D."
That "small hfll" referred to in the
message appears to have puzsled
many;': But thefaeriwinsuiiy'' that
some six miles, over t tortuous roads,
to the east of the site of the Indian
village on the banks of the Chowan,
there is a small hilli . It is Center
Hill, the highest - elevation between
Chowan and Perquimans Rivers, some
17 feet above sea level and in these
flat lands real hill.
Maybe thejfa is also a rock at Cen
ter Hill, on which names are carved.
That, of course, is conjecture. But
there has been eo much of conjecture
as to the fate of the Lost 'Colony
that if may be permissible to con
tinue to wonder if indeed . Eleanor
White Dare -was not carried by her
savage captors to this village on the
banks of the Chowan. It is not far
from Roanoke Island by water.
It would be " interesting: to know
the spot where the stone was found,
always supposing the stone was real
ly so found. Maybe it was here that
Eleanor . Dare, bereft of husband and
child and vainly hoping; for the: com
ing of her father, labored ' through
the weary days over her task of
carving her message on the stone,
message to remain V unread through
more than three centuries. . .
in While reserving1 judgment as to
the authenticity of- the inscriptiou,
Dr.'Pearce was quoted as saying he
and his colleagues had reached a ten
tative Agreement as ; to the transla
tion. , The history professor was
quoted .further as saying .the anr
nouncement was made to still false
reports and - in the hope ' that addi
tional evidence might be brought to
light There is some indication that
extensive investigation may be maoe
to determine- the authenticity of the
inscription. ;!:' ? . ; ','-k: ";v
'." ' ''.'r .'U-'a i
Insect-eating birds nearly always
fly by night, while, the seed-eating
birds fly largely by day. In their mi
grations. '
EDENTON, N. C
Today (Thursday) and Fr? lay, Tel: rwrj S-4 ,
Oaudettc iCcLat r 1 C.srks Boyer
, J With ANITA L0UIS2 a.J CASIL RATHBONX
1 ' News ..... . . Cartowi : :i '
Saturday, February 5 Cen at 1 :45-- , ;
!s ' 5 I With SlillLEY LI.T.NETT3 "".'
-' Pabl Stallion-N. 9 . . ... Corner
Monday and Tuesday, February 7-8
; , Eleanor Powell cr
,:-' 4'i li-,..'v.:-'r:'f (,; it- '.H' i i A l-
" , Xt ' ,V with rr tr :c i:
Wednesday, Tv.-
AT:
ITY
As another servica ti lis readers.
The Perquimans Vc'.?y each week
will crive author;', ".tlve answers : to
questions on the Zot'.J. Security
Law. Ev special arr?.r.-rement with
Mr. Geore N. AJ- .-s in; Rocky
Mount, N. ' C, the , Social ' Security
Board has cor 1 to pass on the
accuracy of a" a, j t auestiona on
Social Securl' , v ' Ju i ?y be asked
by employers, er.:: :ye 3, and others,
throush The rtr.; a Weekly
Address Inquiries t i j I.Jitor." An-
awe'rt will be t'.v. i 1 b ia the order
in which o":.;ons t.u reived. This
is an iroi..,at:nil t rvl.e andls hot
leial 'advice or SorvL:. In-keeping
with Social Security z .,ard f policy
Mines will -not be t-lllhed;
Question.' The personnel records of
' 1 'l:t . L.I . .... ...L. '.l.I.MI.
my esiaoiisnmcnt snow an einpiujm
bv the name of Wttllam Smith, but he
iM a &ocim aecuniy acc9un num-cr
unaer we name oi ,.iuuu nwvu
a1,,a i i
-""S 'J c ZZTZr' " '
Answer: If your, employee's ac
count number snows his name as "Bill
Smith" then your reports should show
hia name as "Bill Smith" instead pf
William Smith.
.Question:' One of my
has two or three.: Social Security ac
count numbers. .So .far, ' I have al
ways reported him under the same
number, but I understand he should
have but one - number. Just what
should he do with the extra ones ? 7
'Answer: Each of ryour employees
should have only one Social Security
account number. - PosfcAssion of more
than one account number ia not in the
best interest, of the employee. Seek
to have your employee turn in to the
nearest Social Security Board Field
Office for cancellation all but one ac
count number card. - On the back of
each card turned ; in for: cancellation
there should be written ; plainly and
accurately the number of tite account
card retained by the employee. -
(Jliestienrl-.fl. amount a
worker will ' get In. unemployment
compensation payments depend on the
person's wagesT'"'';! ' ;
' Answer: - The amount of payments
which will be made to an elible un
employed worker under the unem
ployment compensation law will de
pend on' the amount of his' weekly
wage, the period for which he has
been ' employed and : other factors.
Ask the State s- Unemyment Com
pensation Commission Jot fuB infor-
nition;;;g; ir j nJiH-Si ?.
Question: , W?l everyone who loses
his Job get unemployment compensa
tion T,:.. r-:i;' KlrT''
: Answers . No. : Unemployment com
pensation will be paid only to those
unemployed workers who register for
employment and who otherwise quali
fy under : the State unemployment
compensation law. Payment of un
employment compensation has begun
in all tite states in this region, which
are North Carolina, Virginia,1 West
Virginia, Maryland, and. District of
Columbia, and in many other states,
and each' worker should inform him
self about the provisions of his state
r? Sheriff J. C. Fulghuin of Wflson
said that he had signed a warrant for
Charles Davis,. 82-year-o' 1 Wilson
County white man, charg' 7 ! m with
the murder of 45-year-o.a Lawrence
Lamm, who died in a hor;!tal from
bullet wounds. Sheriff Fc'hum said
that he was holding' Davis without
bond pending- a preliminary hearing
on the charges jn County Court be
fore Judge O. P. Dickinson.
1 ;
WS IUVB THE .
Ntlccn EuJy i
-ia riAE cr
:ocl'
. . IV
r .1 3. J T3.h sr-ent
tun.y vi Ji I.r. and Lrs. A. D. Har-
rell, at r-llu'-.ack.
Kr. and I'ca. Harry Thach v and
Louise Thach visited Mr. and
Mrs. 11. E. Dail, at Hollsys Wharf,
Sunday.
v Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Thach vjsited
Archie Stallings, at the Albemarle
Hospital, Sunday afternoon. .
- Mrs. BJ.' Thach and daughter,
Martha, visited Mrs. T. E. Mansfield
and children Sunday afternoon.
. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Baker and
chiluxen viintd Mr. and Mrs. T..E.
Mansfeld Sunday. t 1
RECOvrr.ixG fnoit operation
'.Kisa Clarissa Winslow, .of Whites-
ton, who was. carr' j to . the Albe
marle Hospital in I.:inabeth iCitj late
Thursday night ,, of last week and
underwent an emergency operation
immediately for arrendiciUs, ia eon
valescing satisfactorily..
:i A new WPA program for the State
wa Inaugurated with the aprroval of
a f 123,608 allotment for emr'.ayr-r.t
of women in household service dem
onstration centers where tey w..l
i
V
You're dwjt welcome at this itcrnationai
slMwroom and this time we're laying ourselves out -
make a visit more worthwhile than ever. Te have
Interoationtls to show jrou and demonstrate in detail
ia Tarious oiodcls and sizes, V4-eon, lVi-ton, and heavy;
duty models. Not the $mpUt4 international June of
27 models and 7f wheelbaies, because no showroom
would hold tbem alL You will see why Idternationti
offers you more In style and stamina, more in ecoooy
ml CMimnm mam lm Jm(f.U. l1Sm u
I ' other track. Dont Kl'99 Car
EDENTON,
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i . . .-Determine to enjoy this ycr.r tho red vr.y.
is best acccmplhhci .Ith r. cir, and ycu r"i r
car' at bur lev prices. Geo us tcdy rr 1 ; ' .
motorict3 who'll get the meet cut c ! t1 1 1 ; '
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r.
I'i tar C 3vr! t 4-djor E' i, '
' ' 1C23. t!..3 and 1 t
w&ior heater, , : -'
vmy ( ,
1C"4 r,L er Chevr ' t 4 '
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" MA, 'Ai- 1- .-
Hertert ,gi..i .
was s--ouncc It.
P. Gri:.dm at C.3 .
of the board of t; 1 3 c' t ', .
versity of North C.r." I
by Mrs. Annie II. Ja.aonof 1 Jt
niond, VaM as a mr-mori'd to It .'. :s
band, the scholarslap wi.l previ 'j
000 for a four-year tenure to a rj.c.v
ber of next fall's freshman class at
Chapel HilL " '-
Several thousand dollars da -je
was done by an cirly morn"-" . "t
In Lutnberton that - de' L.jt
Points grocery and fi J s.ion a.d
did. considerable dar 3 to Mt. Olive
Nfegro Methodist Chvvh. , - - . (
P.ural Cumberland's finest school
building was completely destroyed by
fire at Earover ? neaf ,.FayettevIIle
Monday. The V.zzt was discovered
about 1 o'clock and resisted all efforts
of fref-htars, the tower and roof col-
lr?'5 Icrs tsn an hour later. The
c ..a v.r.g was a total ls,
X t tve rynaniunt was saved. The
t:J 1 -s wj :3,430 wi'A f;5,
C.J i. sur- -e, school authorities stat-
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! " 1 C. Lawfion, promitr t t ,
c! C 'jrJ holJirj i. x :.-i .t ' '-
f .1 C .:. ' "1, J.J.vrJ til 3
cf h'j 1 .It f f,t l 'y t." .'.t as t'.c
r. :ult of a gu., ".ot accent at l.;s
home. - , .
Letters written recently by Sidney
Ingran. '.aon to rrec.'Jent '
r5o"vt. . wid to t'.e pr- ! jnt of the
r-.,:j: r n and t.e Zt'zzi
Air Line rall.vds comp!aI:r.j aiout
fc"- 1 t.:.t ..t the l.'erro r' '-9
te v s riven t i a tra.'i tc-r.joa
c J I'a f t ty Secret Service
o,.ts it I' j . ..Lral xovernnienL
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