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LOOM AT 17ASIICM!
By Hugo S. Sims, WasbJngte Corespondent
WAR SHOCKS'' AMERICA
SENTIMENT CHANGING
HELP FOR THE ALLIES
THE GUNS ON HAND
OUR AIRPLANE "STRENGTH
HOW THE NAVY GROWS
HOW ARMY SPENT FUNDS
MONEY FOR CROP LOANS
JGREW ADVISES JAPANESE
The impact of events in Europe
haver shattered American .compla
cency1 aitfliifceBfl peoploof
this country to the; desperate need
for energetic action looking toward
the defense' of the United States.
Coincident with the startling suc
cess of Hitler's invasion, the confi
dence of Americans generally in the
success of the Allied nations deteri
orated. For the Hirst time in many
years, the people of this country be
gan to visualize the world conditions
which will result in the event of a
German triumph. Along with this
realization came a complete under
standing of the reliance heretofore
placed upon the navies of Great Bri
tain and Franc in regard to pror
tec ting the Atlantic Ocean.
The President's fireside chat to the
nation, calling attention to the se
rious state of world affairs and urg
ing an immense appropriation foi
increased national defense, was met
by an almost unanimous assent
everywhere. In fact, the general
comment was that the amount re
quested was not as large as expected,
but the probability is that additional
requests, to be made to Congress,
will largely increase the expenditure
for national defense in the coming
fiscal year.
By non-partisan votes, the SenaU
and the House rushed legislation de
signed to put into effect immediately
the bulk of the President's recom
mendations. The state of the public
mind can be accurately seen when
one observes that the Senate twicf
voted enormous appropriation bills
for defense without a single dissent
ing vote and the House, in measures
affecting the expansion of the Navy,
recorded only one dissenter.
Throughout the United States!
there has developed a keen interest
in the possible presence of Fifth
Columnists." Not only has the Fed
eral Government devoted attention
to the activities of spies and sa
boteurs, but state and municipal gov
ernments have taken action designed
) to prevent ajien residents from inter
fering with the defense of the
United States. Almost overnight
sentiment in the country has shifted
away from a policy of isolation and,
while it is too early to say that the
majority of cur people are insisting
upon prompt assistance to the Allies,
"short of war," there is a definite
trend in that direction. If the Ger
man Army in France, following
amazing success in The Netherlands
and Belgium, delivers a ferocious at
tack upon the French and there is
anything like a kind of collapse of
resistance on the part of Great Bri
tain and France, there will probably
arise renewed demands in this coun
try for prompt action to give succor
to the hard-pressed Allies.
It is practically impossible to give
accurate and definite figures as to
the state of the national defense
The citizens of the Republic have
read of authorizations and appro
priations bills, of plans for future
air armadas and enlarged fighting
forces, but considerable confusion
exists in the popular mind. Without
being able to guarantee the accuracy
of the figures, we give below some
idea of the existing strength of the
United States in respect to the arm
ed forces of the nation:
Anti-aircraft guns, 164 on hand;
900 ordered.
Anti-tank guns, 300-400 on hand;
1,000 ordered.
Scout cars, 509 on hand; unknown
number ordered.
15-J1M Howitzers, a handful on
hand and 300-400 ordered.
Field, Artillery, 5,000 war-time
75's, about 1,000 modernized and
1,200 to be modernized.
Field Artillery (heavy), a few ex
perimental guns - with an unknown
but small quantity ordered.
Army aircraft, 2422 on hand, with
3,128 ordered. This includes 853
combat, several hundred modern, 656
training, 903 miscellaneous, such as
cargo and photographic planes.
National Guard airplanes, 262 and
100 planes on hand for the organiz
ed reserves. '
Navy airplanes, 1,765 on hand,
and 1,127 ordered.
' !, 'The Army has about 17,000 Gner-'
' rand semi-automatic rifles on hand
And they are being delivered at the
Yttte of 200 daily. This rate will be
increased to 400 daily soon.
.The Navy has a total of 369 ships of
a,256,760 tons on hand and 76 ships
of, 1,256,760 tons on hand and 76
ships, 488,600 tons on .order.
, Battleships, 15 (three over age)
on hand, and eight under construc
tion. Aircraft-carriers, 6 on hand and
one under construction.
Cruisers, ' 85 (two . over-age) on
land and eight being, built. ,
Destroyers, over 200 on hand and
43 tn;!:r construction, . j - '
C ' -rps, 95 ' on hand and 19
. - . , v"on. ; ;.'. - ;
r are taken from
AT' THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, T HERTFORD,
a special tabulation published in The
New York Times and do not include
orders to be placed under new appro
priation bills designed to augment
the armament of the United states
Replying to criticisms of the War
Department, Secretary Woodring
points out- that the Army appropria
tions of $6,169,300,000 in the period
from 1924 to 1940 were largely used
for pay, rations, clothing, repairs,
research and development, planning,
construction, training, operations,
maneuvers, schools and nmuar items.
Altogether, he . says, 81 per cent of
the amount went for "recurring"
charges and improvement of plant
For increased defense facilities, there
was left a bare $854,556,000, says
the War Secretary, and of this sum
1509,900,000 went to the Air Corps.
In sixteen years, only $344,656,000,
or 5.6 per cent was available for in
creasing, modernizing and replacing
arms and equipment of the ground
element of the Army.
A $500,000,000 increase in Govern'
ment funds for crop loans, intended
to protect American farmers from
war-time price shocks, has been ap
proved by the Senate Banking Com
mittee and the measure is generally
expected to pass Congress without
serious opposition.
The Commodity Credit Corpora
tion has almost reached its present
lending limit of $1,000,000,000. The
new funds will be used as follows:
$150,000,000 to cover 3,300,000 bales
of cotton; $1,500,000 to ..cover 268,-.
000,000 bushels of corn; $90,000,000
for 140,000,000 bushels of wheat;
$40,000,000 for tobacco loans; and
$60,000,000 for loans on other crops.
Ambassador Joseph C. Grew re
cently gave an audience of Japanese
an exposition of American ideals in
international policy. Calling atten
tion to the fact that modern science
was obliterating frontiers, he said
that a new Pacific era was opening
and that different civilized races
face to face, are developing, "ex
perimenting and learning against the
day when the natural frontiers no
longer physically exist." The am
bassador explained that a policy bas
ed on the community of interests
among the Pacific powers would
"dictate the utmost freedom and the
flow of life's peaceful commodities.'1
Meanwhile, it appears, that non-in
volvement in the European War ano
disposal of the "China affair" are
tV motives behind present Japanese
foreign policy. Just exactly how
they are connected and how they
will be carried out is not clear.
Mrs. Harriet Parks
Honored On Birthday
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Carson
Davis ,of near Gliden, was the scene
of a happy gathering Sunday when
a large number of relatives and
friends gathered to enjoy a birthday
dinner with Mrs. Harriet Parks
Mrs. Parks' celebrated, her 70th
birthday recently. A large table was
placed under the trees on the lawn,
and when the guests were called to
dinner the table was found to be
overladen with delectable food. Mrs.
Parks, the honoree, gave thanks for
the occasion and asked a blessing,
after which everybody was urged to
"help themselves."
Those present included Mr. and
Mrs. John Parks, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bright and son, John Robert, Mrs.
Edna Barnes and children, Douglas,
June, and Philip, Mr. and Mrs. John
A. Parks and Mr. Parks, all of Suf
folk, V.; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Woot-
en, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Wooten, of
Norfolk, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. John
Brown and daughter, Helen, of
Weeksville; Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Byrum and little daughter, of Center
Hill; Sherman Parks, of Greenville;
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Jordan, of Bagleys
Swamp; Mr. and Mrs. Willie Smith,
of Elizabeth City; Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Smith, of Bel vide re; Mr. and Mrs.
Irvin Gaskins and little daughter,
Fale, of New Bern; Mrs. Levi Parks,
Luther and Alvin Parks, Mr. and
Mrs. John Lee Spruill, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Cuthrell, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
Sexton, Mr. and Mrs. Julian Ward
and George Ward, all of Edenton;
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ward, Miss Avis
Ward, Fermor, Elmer and Ed Ward,
Mrs. Joseph Byrum and son, Forest,
Mr. and Mrs. Vance- Moore and son,
Grady Vance, Mr. and Mrs. Joe
White and two children, Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd White and three children,
Mrs. Alphonso Parks, Mrs. John
Hendron, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hen
dron, Mrs. H. N. Ward, Mr and Mrs.
Tom Davis, Miss Lois Davis,. Thomas
Davis, Miss Gertrude Jackson, Ray
dolph Ward, Thomas Jackson, Ed
ward Bass, W. A. HcClenny, Mr. and
Mrs; R. S.'Ward, William, Lehman
and Lelia Faye Ward1, Roy Parks,
and West Parks.
The honors received a number oi
nice gifts and a nice little sum of
money. '
UP-TO-DATE i
Dallas, Texas. Realizing , that his
listeners are more interested at the
present time in the war in Europe
than they are in local politics, Buck
Frank, seeking reelection as county
commissioner,, is usiag war maps as
campaign literature; , i
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L So you think; ?oa can stop on a dimet If that ! is.tnie,,'your
brakes are altogejherjitoo good; they'll toss you right tbjcwg ttas..
. windshield sbmetirne, and Iww would you, like that? Actually, your
' brakes should be adjusted so they ltfif&ufttii;:
from a speed of 20 miles an hour in - (a) five to ten feet 0) Iten "
to twenty feet (c) twenty to thirty feet (d) thirty 46 forty feet
,. 2. You will "help save other lives as well as-jrour owtt if, when'
you hear the siren of a' fire truck or an ambulance, you will always
(a) stop where you are. (b) speed up and get but of the 'way. (C)
pull over to the curb on your right and stop, (d) hurry to the next
corner and turn right .
3. A car following another at 45 miles an hour should leave more
space between the cars than when toe rate of speed la 35 miles an
hour. True f--) or False ( ).
Answers on Page Six. '
"When American Red Cross asked
minimum war relief fund of ten mil
lion dollars no one could foresee
thai, in two short weeks the greatest
tragedy in all history Would be un
folded. Impossible to describe piti
ful plight of millions of refugees in
France. Sick, wounded, hungry and
homeless, they cry out to us for help.
Will need much more than ten mil
lion dollars, therefore quotas origi
nally assigned should be regarded
only as minimum immediate objec
tives. Chapters should then go on
and where possible double their quo
tas. In fact, only limitation should
be the maximum generosity of A
merican people."
This is the sort of telegram that
is reaching Red Cross Chapters all
over the United States as an inten
sive drive is launched to aid the
horror-stricken war-sufferers in Eu
CROSS ROADS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Forehand,
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Evans and
sons spent Sunday with Msr. W. H.
Winborne.
Carl Baber, of GreenBboro, spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. Welch, Sr. He was accompanied
home by his wife and children, who
had spent the past three weeks with
her parents.
Miss Kathleen Parker, who has
been teaching in Morganton, is with
her mother, Mrs. Belle W. Parker.
Mrs. Claude Futrell spent the
week-end at her home at Rich
Square.
Mrs. Lindsay Evans and Mrs. E.
N. Elliott visited Mrs. W. D. Welch,
Sr., Mrs. Drew Welch and Mrs. Carl
Baber Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott and
Mrs. Lindsay Evans spent Wednes
day in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Rector, of
Newport News, Va., visited Mr. and
Mrs. E. N. Elliott Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. A. S. Bush and Miss Louise
Bush visited Mrs. Lula Rountree at
Hobbsville, Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Tna Asbell and family, Mrs.
Tim Asbell, Mr. and Mrs. Edna As
bell and children, and Luke Hollo
well, of Portsmouth, Va., visited Mr.
and Mrs. B. M. Hollowell, Sr., Sun
day afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hollowell and
daughter, Anne, Mr. and Mrs. John
F. White and daughter, Carolyn, of
Edenton, spent Sunday with Mrs. W.
W. Bunch.
Miss Beatrice Rountree and Elton
Morris, of Hobbsville, were suppei
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Bush
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Burch and son
have returned to their home in Bal
timore, Md., after a visit with1 Mrs.
Burch's mother, Mrs. W. W. Buncbi
Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay Evans and
sons visited Mr. and Mrs. E. J
Elliott Sunday afternoon.- ., t
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Asbell,. Mr.
Chas. Asbell, Mrs. T. L. Evans, Mrs.
J. G. White, Miss Ether Evans : and
Miss Helen Evans attended, the grad
uation of Hiss Marguerite Asbell at
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Whether Hertford or Perquimans
County has received, a quota allot
ment is not generally known, but it
is believed tnat any numDer ot peo
ple here are ready to make imme
diate contributions for relief of re
fugees in war-torn France. ,
The Call is-in the name of common
humanity, the appeal is to aK peo
ple, the answer needed is in the form
of monetary contributions.
If a quota has not been set for
Perquimans County, the contribu
tions can be sent direct to Red Cross
Headquarters. If there is a quota
the limitation has been lifted.
If a canvass has been launched in
Perquimans County, The Perquimans
Weekly has not been notified, and its
aid in giving the matter due public
ity has not been requested.
E. C. T. Ci GreenviH, Monday.
Mrs. Z. W. Evans and Mrs. L. R.
Christie spent the week-end in Hert
ford as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Trim
Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Privott attended
the graduation of their daughter,
Miss Annie Belle Privott, at E. C.
T. C, Greenville, Monday.
Justin Tune has returned to Man
teo, after a visit in the home of Mrs.
Z. W. Evans.
Miss Willietta Evans, who teaches
at Gulf Park College, Gulfport, Miss.,
is expected to arrive this week to
spend the summer with Mrs. Z. W.
Evans.
Luke Hollowell, of Portsmouth,
Va.," spent the week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Hollowell.
Mrs. Ray Hollowell and daughter,
Anne, visited Mrs. R. H. Hollowell
Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hollowell and
son visited. Mr. and Mrs. R. W.
Leary, Sr., in Rocky Hock, Sunday
afternoon.
John Ward Byrum, of Charlotte,
spent the week-end with his parents,
Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Byrum.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Waff, of Nor
folk, Va., spent the week-end with
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leary.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hollowell and
son visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph
Hollowell Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hollowell and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur 'Hollo-
'well and children, Miss Pennie Hollo
well, Luke and Carlyle Hollowell
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Raleigh Hobbs, at Hobbsville. -
Ruth Jordan underwent; a tonsil
etcomy in Elizabeth ' Gity ?Wednes
day. ' - - -
FAMOUS ACTOR LOOKS UPON
. LIFE AND LOVE
Brilliant examples f the epigra
matic .philosophy, of . a : Frenchman,
who, after four marriages, concludes
that one woman' can be adorable, but
two, terrible." Don't mjea -this fas
cinating article in the Jdn&l$ issue
of !
The AmericanfVeekly
the big magazine distributed with the
Baltimore American
' On Sate at All Newsstands,
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Family Budget
: "Some fellow wrote ' in to "The
Rambler," Roanoke Beacon column
ist, an4 asked for a budget . on a
salary of $15.00 .a ..week.
This is the advice ; The Rambler
helpfully offered:
.Whiskey and beer $8.80
Wife's .Beer C 146
Meat, fish, groceries on credit
Rent next pay day
Mid-week whiskey .... . - 1.60
jCpaU ..fuel, borrow from neighbor
' Life Insurance, (on wife) .50
! Cigars...; ... .20
. Movies : .60
Pinochle Game : .50
Hot rtips on horses .50
Dqg. food it - .60
' Miscellaneous . .40
Poker Game . 1.40
Total
.$16.65
"This means going in debt," The
Rambler added, "so cut out the wife's
beer."
Tundy, Questions ,On j
Question: How can I make up a
lye solution for disinfecting poultry
houses?
Answer: A most satisfactory so
lution is made by dissolving one
pound of lye in five gallons of water.
The lye, however, should be,, thor
oughly dissolved and the solution
we! mixed before it is applied. Since
lye is caustic and poisonous, it must
be used, with care. Two pounds of
water-slacked lime added, to the
above solution will make a good
white-wash and, at the ,same time,
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HERTFORD, N. C.
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tomorrow! , -
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A Question:- . What is the best ration
for a fresh; cow?
Answer: The feed 'for .the first
few days after freshening "should be
very limited with ' the ' first day's
grain .feed; being restricted to bran -mash.
A mixture . of, wheat bran,
and ground oats, equal partsk should .
then be fed for the next four days.
On or about thefifth day. after,
freshening thel, cow may be started ;
on the regi4atJ inlkin Crati&
gradually brought fo full feed ove
a period, p f three weeks, - A'f reason!
able amoum) v pf leguine' hay and ; a
small amount of silage may be Ted
at all times during the freshening
periods . fit?. liffifi "H'-, ' r?; wir
Question : Wtu& il proportions of
arsenate,-, water, and - molasses are
used for mopping cotton to control
bolliwevil? j' VV'- :
Answer: One pound of calcium
arsenate should be added to one gal
lon of water and thoroughly . stirred.
Then add one, gallon of cheap molas
ses and stir until all ingredients are
thoroughly mixed. . ' This Will make
enough of the mixture for one appli
cation on one acre. Larger amounts
may be made by. using the same pro
portions. Only enough, of the mix-(
ture should be. made for each day's
use. Frequrt stirring while applying
is necessary to keep the calcium ar
senate in suspension.
Dangerous, Subject , ,
"Dad, we., learned , at school today
that the animals have a new fur
coat every winter."
"Be quiet! Your mother is in the
next room." . Hlf,
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