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PAGE TOO) . "in' -r' " f ' THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD," N. C FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1941 v ' '"W. - Al WASHINGTON By Hugo S. Sims, Wellington Correspondent, RUSHING WAR AH). "LEND-LEASE" BILL AIMS. CAUSE OR AVOID WART PERIL IN FAR EAST. U. S. FACES DECISION. 2,000 PLANES A MONTH. 5,800 IN YEAR 1940. HEALTH AND WELFARE. DEFENSE CREATES PROBLEM FOR FREE COMPETITION. ABOUT IDENTICAL BIDS. Filial passage of the Lend-Lease direct attack upon the British naval base at Singapore. The British, to-i gether with Australians and New, Zealanders, are preparing for a last-ditch stand against the advanc ing tide of Japanese aggression. There is a general belief that the United States will become involved it ajtual hostilities begin between' Great Britain and Japan over Tokyo's aggression program. ; It should be noted that the reac-, tion in this country to recent Japan-, Bill is expected 'this week, with the se aggression has produced an as-' Lonishing change of sentiment in Congress. Whereas the naval pro-j posal to improve harbors at Guam ' and Samoa has been held up in pre-1 vious years on account of the possi ble effect upon Japan, the House of Representatives last week Uiiani-1 niously approved these preliminary steps which plainly indicate that the United States intends' to fortify it-1 self in the Pacific regardless of Japanese sensibilities. Tne fact that the United States battle fleet maintains itself at Ha- waii indicates the serious situio::' existing in the Pacific and the im- portance the Government attaches to the Japanese threat. While this country insists that it desires peace in the Pacific and Japanese states-, men continue to stress their pacific intentions, the fact remains, never , theless, that Japanese soldiers ami, sailors, definitely challenge the in-j terests of every other nation in th" r'ar East. With France prostrate and Great Britain involved in a serious war in Europe, the United States alone is .n a position to exercise a restrain ig influence upon Tokyo. Whetner t'.iis will be sufficient or not, is a question at thus time and it is not j premature for the people of the United States to consider the possi-1 bihty of actual hostilities with Ja- result that assistance to urear. Britain will be immediately speeded and interesting announcements can be expected. The legislation is baa ed upon acceptance of the idea that the defense of the United. States requires the continued resistance f the British people. Consequently material assistance will be dis patched to strengthen British re sources in their weakest categories. When the question of aid to Great Britain is considered, one of the first problems is production of the necessary supplies This is be ing taken care of and, in time, the volume of supplies will be tremen dous. Afterwards, and just as im portant if the strategy of this coun try is to succeed, comes the que tion of delivery. Here the intensive submarine and aerial campaign of Nazi Germany against British ships casts an ominous shadow across the American purpose. i The Lend-Lease Bill has been de scribed by supporters as a measure designed to keep this country out ol war and by opponents as a device to put us into the war. Obviously, there is a measure of truth in botn assertions. Behind the unusual sta tute is the realization that the faws of this country will be endangered by Germany's victory and, conse auentlv. steps short of war whkn prevent Hitler's triumph protect the pan in tne near future a cantonment where the nearest town has a basic population ' of , 17,000 persons. v ,k Even the city of Norfolk, Vir ginia, is without sufficient re sources to handle the increased civilian problems in the Hampton Roads area and the State of Vir ginia has already expended $350,000, with more money needed. Indiana, it is reported, will ex pend $600,000,000 on new facilities at Charleston, Indiana, where a large powder mill is under construction. The entire defense program has caused a serious shortage of hous ing and competent surveys indicate that about 200,000 new family units might be required in various areas. The Federal Trade Commission believes that one of the primary causes of the recent depression and of its long duration was artificial restraint of trade, inducing high prices, progressive inability of the great masses of people to purchase and resulting unemployment. Con sequently, the Commission feels that free competition must be. restored as the fundamental element of the economic life of the United States. Along the same line, . Thurmai Arnold, Assistant-Attorney-General, now in charge of a campaign to en force anti-trust laws, wants some "real teeth" in the law and suggests that the Supreme Court should be asked to review some of its previous decisions involving the Clayton ana Sherman Acts. Mr. Arnold reports) an increase in "identical bidding" in connection with defense purchases. , Recently, he says, the Army ask ed for bids on cement and received two identical bids. Later, a firm outside the territory offered a much lower bid and then the original bid ders wanted the bidding re-opened, promising even lower bids. Concen tration of control in many indus tries, such as aluminum, automobile, meat packing, cans, cement and steel are reported py W. P. Kelly, chief counsel for the Federal Trade Commission. CROSS ROADS NEWS evening. ' G. P. Palmer spent Saturday night with Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott. Mr. Pahmer was enroute to his home at Kilmarnock, Va., after spending the past three months in Florida. Mrs. Lindsay Evans spent the week-end in Siler City with Mrs. Sam Bivens. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Morris and Mrs. E. N. Elliott visited Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Forehand Wednesday evening. Miss Dorothy Bragg spent the week-end with her parents at Stem. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott and guests, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Morris, spent Thursday in Norfolk, Va. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Jordan, Jr. and children spent Sunday in Nor folk, Va., and visited their son, Les ter Jordan, at General Hospital. He was operated on Saturday for acute appendicitis. Miss Helen Blanchard and Nick Vourlas, of Norfolk, Va., were sup per guests of Mrs. C. W. Blancharo Sjnday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Fred White and chil dren visited Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Jor dan, Sr., Sunday afternoon. Francis Hicks, Jr., of Edenton, spent Tuesday night with his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dale. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. ISullivan, of Hertford, spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dail. Miss Katie Brooks and Clifton Dail, of Washington, N. C, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dail. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Hicks and son, of Edenton, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Dail. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dale and chil dren, of Suffolk, Va., visited Mr. ana Mrs. Herbert Dale Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hollowell visit ed Mrs. Joe Eason and family Sun day afternoon. Mrs. C. J. Hollowell spent Wed nesday with Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Leary, Sr., in Rocky Hock. Miss Winona Asbell is spending this week in Portsmouth, Va., with Mr. and Mrs. Luke Hollowell. Misses Eunice Hobbs, Marian United States. If the nation becomes "an arsenal, of democracy" and provides suf f i- j cient supplies to enable t'lie British j The production of military planes , in this country passed the 1,000- j mark in January, thus doubling the output of a year ago. More than' to successfully end the present sjxtv ner cent, of the production struggle, the Lend-Lease ism win j iVas combat ships of various types. i January production was more than 'wenty per rent, ahead of the De-' i i-eniler figure of 799 and leads de-' frnst1 officials o believe that, before nay months, the rate of 1,500 in fact, prove to be a leg'slative device to keep us out of war. In this connection, however, we must consider the alternative. Let us suppose that the vast flow of sup Britain fails to pave the way ior a British victory, or even to prevent British defeat. In the latter case, we will have plies from this country to Great mo,,th will be reached and that be fore the year ends, the aircraft in- Ivstry of this country will produce at least 2,000 planes a month. j The number of nlanes delivered undoubtedly aroused the enmity of .;reat j;tajn js a closely guarded tne dictator-nations, but this, we seCret. While the output is encour think can be cast aside by the ob- aginfr, plane and engine production servation that the Axis group, in its ia not eXpected to reach desired future "relationship to tJfc. country, figUres until 1942. Much work re will be governed by self-interest j majns to be done in "tooling up," rather than emotions. lhe Axis vut once this is accomplished, much powers will attack the United States, according to many experts, regardless of anything we do, if the dictators believe they can success fully accomplish the seizure of the rich booty in this hemisphere. The supposition that the assist ance from this country will prove insufficient for the defeat of Ger many will raise a further question for the people of this country to de cide. Having committed ourselves progress is expected to be made to ".ard the goal of 50,000 planes pei year. In 19-10, some 5,800 combat and training planes were produced. Nearly 300, according to published reports, were trainers, the majority being delivered, to the Army am. ! Navy. Out of those sent abroad, ?rance got about 900 before its col lapse in mid-Summer. Of the oth- r 1,900, the Army received about to the defeat of the Axis group and 400 and the supposition is that the having backed Great Britain with balance was delivered to Great Bn almost unlimited material assistance,! tain. Officials say that combat we will, if this fails to accomplis.1 I planes now being delivered are its purpose, have to decide whether! equipped with leakproof fuel tanks the United States shall go further along' the road the Lend-Lease Bili begins. In other words, if material assistance fails to do anything but commit this country to a British vic tory, will we enlarge our program later to include military, aerial or naval activities against Germany? The people of the United States face an uncertain future in regard to their relations to European na tions but the activity of Japan in the Far East also presents a com plicated question which may de mand a prompt answer. With the advent of Spring, it is generally be lieved that Hitler will attempt to score a knock-out victory over the British and that, at the same time, Japan will move to establish perma nent hegemony over the Far East ern area. This will be directly op posite to the principles that the United States has insisted upon. Moreover, it will endanger our com mercial rights and imperil certain vital supplies such as rubber. Recent activities in the Far East indicate that the Japanese have ar rived at the threshold of a great military venture which probably in cludes the seizure of The Nether lands East Indies and, possibly a armor plate and fire power unsur passed by other planes. Moreover, more frequent deliveries are being made to the Army and Navy as pro duction of combat craft increases. A tentative program to provide health and welfare activities in areas adjacent to large military and naval training centers and defense industries has been adopted by the Inter-departmental Advisory Com mittee on the basis of surveys made by the Public Health Service. It is estimated that Congress will be asked to appropriate about $250,-'. 000,000. The program embraces a bout every problem except housing, from fresh water and sewerage fa cilities to amusement and recreation. Public Health Service surveys em brace all areas within twenty-five miles of military training or indus trial operations incidental to the defense program. In some cases, established communities must be as sisted to reorganize existing ser vices and assume the added load. In other cases, new towns must be built. Some idea of the problem can be secured from figures relating to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where 63,000 soldiers will be quartered in Ray Hollowell, of Portsmouth, Va., and Carlyle Hollowell, of Fort Jack son, S. C, spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hollowell. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hollowell and j son, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leary, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hollowell and chil- i dren, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Corprew and son visited Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Hollowell Saturday evening. I Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Leary visited Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Hollowell Sunday evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Perry calleu 1 on Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Perry and i children one evening last week. Mr. and Mrs. Pete Forehand visit-; ed relatives in the Macedonia' section Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Elliott visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Elliott, in Suf folk, Va., Sunday afternoon. Eugene Perry, of Norfolk, Va. spent the weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Perry. Miss Pennie Hollowell is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Hollowell. Mr. and Mrs. Luke Hollowell, of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. Lena Asbell and daughters, Winona and Dorothy Ann, visited Mr. and Mrs. I. M Hollowell, Sr., Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Edna Asbell called on Ms. and Mrs. E. M. Hollowell, Sr. Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Bush and their daughter, Miss Louise, visited with Mrs. Lula Rountree, of Hobbsvile, Monday evening. Ray Byrum, of Fort Jackson, S. C, spent the week-end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Byrum. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bertram Byrum is quite ill, be ing threatened with pneumonia. Mr. and Mrs. H. N. Morris, of Ra leigh, spent several days last week with Mr. and Mrs. E. N.. Elliott. Mrs. B. W. Evans visited Mrs. John Small, in Edenton, on Friday JoKfRtv MUtry xLIQUID. TABLETS. SALVE. NOSl DROPS TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON, N. C. WE HAVE THE SHOWS Friday, Feb. 28 James Stewart and Hcdy Lamarr in "COME LIVE WITH ME" Saturday, March 1 Gene Autry and Smiley Burnette in "RIDIN' ON A RAINBOW" Sunday, March 2 Rosalind Russell and Melvyn Douglas in "THIS THING CALLED LOVE" Monday and Tuesday, March 3-4-Carole Landis, John Hubbard, Patsy Kelly and Charles Butterworth in "ROAD SHOW Wednesday, March 5 Double Feature 10c and 20c Lloyd Nolan in "BEHIND THE NEWS" Frank Morgan in "WILD MAN FROM BORNEO" Coming Thurg. and Fri. Mar. 6-7-THE PHILADELPHIA STORY' Fiake and May Belle Edwards spent the - week-end with' Mrs.' Carlle Adams, at Willow Springs. Mrs. E. L. Winslow spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. Tyree Buck, at Winterville. On Sunday E. L. Winslow, Miss Eleanor Winslow and Mrs. R. H. Hollowell joined them for the day. Miss Bonnie Rowe spent the week end at her home in Elizabeth City. She was accompanied home by C. O. Myers. Mrs. W. W. Bunch, Mrs. Ray Hollowell and daughter visited Mrs. K. H. Hollowell Saturday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs; Ernest -Privott and son spent Sunday k in Portsmouth, Va. . Mr. and Mrs. Wood Privott, f Edenton, and Miss Frances Evans, of Jackson, visited Mr. and, Mrs. B. W? Evans Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Z. W. Evans and Jess Wilson spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Evans. George E. Goodwin, who has been confined to his room for a week, is able to be out. AUTO AND PERSONAL LOANS See Us Personally Before Purchasing an Automobile. No Investigation Charge. PERSONAI LOANS FOR EVEHY NEED VI- HERTFORD BANIO COMPANY HE IN-DISCOVER H UT US WMH1 f I ess M rSSl y ff-figp (If y IF THEY'RE 600D ENOUGH TO DRIVE IN ON THEY'RE VALUABLE TO US. SEE HOW MUCH ACTUAL GASH WE CAN 6IVE YOU FOR THEM ON THE PURCHASE OF NEW U.S. TIRES We're offering bis cub. mints on roar old tires nd we'll ap ply these savings to new U. S. Safetr Tires. That real upecUlly when too consider that roa re getting- genuine U. S. 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