THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1941
PAGE THRE3
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LOOKING AT WASHINGTON
By Hugo S. Sims, Washington Correspondent
LABOR ON THE SPOT
LEADERS MUST BE WISE
SEIZING AXIS SHIPS
OUR NEW WAR POLICY
WORLD NEWS WATCHED
PEOPLE BECOME INFORMED
PROTECTING OUR TRADE
RISKS FOR PEACE
T. e pecpie
progs xu
of the United States
jo.uewh.-.t concerned
over the delays that labor difficul-
I'uiuting upon v.iB uej.ciiDC
This mucii is apparent,
- of
u- e.-is bi me reapuii"""w
labor or capital for the situation.
The prospect of new strikes is not
relished by the public. Th should
te a warning to labor leaders, who
Ed to lose public synrnatny
they manage to present their case
SSi adequately f the average
American. That the trend of pub
itcTy against labor, as news of
nTw t-up reach the people with
out much explanation of tne reasons
behind the walk-out is apparent.
We are not ready to condemn labor
generally because of the de ays that
have occurred. Undoubtedly labor
leaders have made mistakes and un
: oHvpn members bad advice.
n: ,wh1v true, but in the
main, we retain confidence in the
good judgment of laborers who will
not let the nation down.
The trouble generally arises when
workmen know that industry is
cashing in on the defense program.'
This, it seems, is inevitable as there
is no clear way to "take the profit
out of war." Consequently, workmen
argue that they should share in the
profits and while the argument has
reason, any attempt to implement it
puts upon labor the burden of tak
ing the offensive which upsets the
status quo and leads many people
to believe that labor is alone to
blame for all strikes.
The seizure of Italian, Danish and
German ships in American harbors,
followed by similar action in other
Latin-American countries, reveals
evidence of sabotage on the part ot
the Axis crews. Undoubtedly, the
men had orders to wreck the vital
parts of their vessels and this is sin
ister in that it implies a decision y
the owners to destroy their ships
rather than let them serve the needs
of the democracies.
The United States, in seizing the
essels, acted under ample legal au
thority. The fact that many of the
ships were damaged is proof that
dela7 in taking the drastic action
would have permitted further de
struction. That Germany and Italy
will not like the seizure of then
vessels and the internment or prose
cution of their sailors, goes without
United States would be isolated from
the world.
This may have been what some
individuals wanted in the United
States but to us it meant the slow
decline of the nigh standard of living
that this nation has established.
When this occurred we foresaw in
ternal dissatisfaction, with discon
tent affecting the people. In the
end, a serious clash of interests be
tween the sections that would en
gender bitterness, lead to division
and pave the way for some aggres
sive power to take the United States
almost without the trouble of war.
Whether this be true or not, the
people of the United States are alert
to what goes on in the world and
their interest, while quickened by the
war, is apart from it. The greatest
republic on the globe has found it
self engaged in a new role, largely
in direct response to tne pressure
public opinion. Apparently, unless
we miss our guess, the American
people are ready for this nation to
assume its responsibility in the
world, as the greatest and most
powerful nation. They want peace
and, if necessary, are willing to as
sume risks in order that world peace
may become real.
saying.
The action of the United States is
based upon the simple necessity of
the present situation and evidences a
complete disregard of what the Axis
powers think about the conduct of
this country. It is positive prool
that following the lease-lend policy,
our action is to be based solely upon
what will help defeat the totalitarian
combination and that the reaction ol
Berlin and Rome are of no conse
quences. It is interesting to reflect that
popular interest in the United States
today is centered largely upon inter
national mieations. Eight years ago
'' the mind of America was bent solely
to the tasks of rehabilitation in con
tuwtion with a shattered economic
Washinirton remains the
capital of news but the slant is inter
national rather than domestic.
Eiarht years ago interest in Eu
rope was remote and what happened
in the Fr East was almost academ
ic. Since that time, however, events
abroad have impressed themselves
upon millions of Americans, who un
derstand that their well-being is vi
' jiiv affected bv the troubles that
beset the world.
Consequently, the readers of small
town newspapers are keenly aware of
such international events as the re-'
cent visit of the Japanese ambassa
dor to Berlin and Rome. Moreover,
they see a connection between the
conferences that he held in the Axis
capitals and the vital cor.cern of the
United States. They know, without
debate, that the decisions taken by
the members of the Axis treaty may!
decide whether this country shall en
joy peace or be forced into warfare,
la the last decade or 'bo, ther l
' has been a greater appreciation of
, the importance of foreign market.
Farmers, far from the cities, have
seen the price of products go down
, because other peoples have gotten
out of the market. The steady en
; eroachment of totalitarian organi
. cation upon the economic life of free
- peoplee has been felt in many - a
j American home of humble preten-
sums. - "
. In this connection, the writer may
confess that some years ago he was
, extremely doubtful about the wis
,' dom of 'a nation , going to' war, if
., necessary, to protect its commercial
' rights. We did not then understand
that the standard of living of a peo
pie depends, very largely upon their
. . foreign trade. As we observed', Eu
ropean nations, like , Germany, Italy
and Russia, going into a system ol
bottled commerce and as Japan, took
? over the same .theory.. in the , Far
1 ' East, it fceemne aarent that if the
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Spray Prevents
Apple Droppings
Farmers who wish to have small
grain seed certified by the N. C.
Crop Improvement Association should
make application for field inspection
by April 15, announces A. D. IStuart
State College seed specialist.
In the case of wheat, oats and bar
ley, certification can be had from
either certified or registered seed,
but in the case of rye, the seed with
which the crop was planted must
have been registered-certified seea.
Rye is a cross polinated crop and
mixes with other rye just as readily
as yellow corn mixes with white corn
when planted near each other.
Wheat varieties which are accepted
by the Crop Improvement Associa
tion for certification are: Leaps, Car
ala, Purple Straw, Forward, Red
hart, and Fulcaster. The last-named
variety is a bearded wheat.
Barley varieties which will be ac
cepted for certification are: Iredell
So. 23 and Tennessee No. 6, hooded
varieites, and Davidson 15 and Ran
dolph 68, bearded barleys.
Varieties of oats eligible for certi
fication are: Fulghum, Lee and Lee
5, Norton, Fulgrain (Strains 1, 2
and 3,- and Coker 33-47, 38-1, and
33-50.
The only variety of rye accepted is
Abruzzi, and it must have been plant
ed at least 250 yards distant from
any other variety to be accepted for
certification.
Stuart said that full information
on seed certification may be obtained
from county farm agents, or by writ
ing to the N. C. Crop Improvement
Association, State Collage, Raleigh.
Counties Jail 173
Children In First
Two Months 1941
Buncombe, Nash, Robeson and
Wilson counties were the most se
rious offenders during the first two
months of 1941 in the practice of
placing children under 16 years of
age in jail contrary to the attorney
general's ruling that such confine
ments are illegal.
In the two months Robeson county
jailed 20 children while Buncombe
came close behind with 19, Wilson
next with 16, and Nash with 12 in
the same period.
Eighty-one children were jailed in
the State in February while the
January total was 92.
Serving sentence In the Nash
county jail in February were two
12-year-old Negro boys, one aged 13,
and two aged 15, or a total of four
children serving sentences in the
county prison.
Two of the Nash county Negro
boys, 12 and 13 years old, were put
in jail on the last day of November
of last year and were still there
when the report of jail population
was made to the division of institu
tions and corrections of the state
welfare department.
Another of the Nash county Negro
children was kept in jail from No
vember 23, 1940, until February 17,
of this year. He was 15 years old.
A sixth Negro, aged 15, was listed in
jail during February as "juvenile."
"This matter of putting children
under 16 years of age where they
can be contaminated with the ideas
of seasoned offenders against the
law is a most glaring blot on North
Carolina's program of looking after
its unfortunate," Institutions Direc
tor Wade N. Cashion said.
Cashion pointed out that a nine-year-old
white boy had been jailed
in Buncombe county In February,
while Pitt county had taken the same
action against a 10-year-old Negro
youth. A total of 11 boys of both
races under 12 years old were jailed
in February alone.
Said Cashion: "People in the coun
ties concerned should make all pos
sible effort to bring about some
change in a situation like this."
In February the county jails mark
ed up the following scores: Robeson,
12 children; Buncombe, 11; Wilson,
8; Cabarrus, 6; Cleveland, 5; Craven,
4; Nash, 6; Edgecombe, Johnston,
Hertford, three each; two each in
Caldwell, Gates, Lee, Lenoir, Pitt
and Rowan; one in Chatham, Guil
ford, Halifax, Iredell, Rutherford,
Scotland, Wayne and Yadkin.
In January eight children were
held in Buncombe, Robeson and
Wilson; six in Nash; five in Craven;
four in Burke, Cleveland, Pitt, and
three in Caldwell, Lee, Martin, Rich
mond, Scotland, and Wilkes; two in
Cabarrus, Catawba, Edgecombe,
Halifax, and Madison; one in Ala
mance, Anson, Guilford, Henderson,
Hertford, Johnston, Macon, Pender,
Rockingham, Rutherford, Surry,
Wake and Wayne.
scientists began thevjob 10 yeais
ago. Before 1931, blue mold was
virtually unknown in North Carolina.
To record the latest findings, the
N. C. State College Extension Ser
vice has just issued a new circular
to replace the one printed one yeai
ago. A copy of the publication may
be secured without charge upon
written application to the Agricultu
ral Editor at State College in Ra
leigh. The number is 229.
Since mold is highly dependent o.i
weather conditions, growers have
been watching the skies and ther
mometers regularly during the past
few weeks. If night temperatures
are below 45 degrees or above 65,
the disease does not develop rapidly.
Even if night temperatures are
favorable, rapid spread of blue mold
is not assured because on sunny days
the dew dries off the leaves and
nearly all the spores are killed be
fore new infections can occur.
However, the circular points out,
mild nights and successive cloudy
days provide ideal weather condi
tions for the mold parasite. These
conditions are usually associated
with severe outbreaks.
When properly applied paradich
lorobenzene gives excellent control in
tobacco plant beds. This material
consists of solid white crystals whicn
vaporize when exposed to the air.
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Safety Talks
Growers May Obtain
Blue Mold Circular
"Yours may be the only car on the
road and you still will stand a chance
of being involved in a serious acci
dent unless you drive at a safe
speed," Ronald Hocutt, director of
the Highway Safety Division, said
this week.
Hocutt made this statement after
studying the 1940 record with re
spect to single responsibility acci
dents on North Carolina streets and
highways. Single responsibility ac
cidents are accidents involving only
one vehicle and one driver, as when a
car overturns in the roadway, runs
off the road, or strikes a fixed ob
ject "It doesn't take two cars to make
an accident," he declared. "It only
takes one car driven improperly.
Last year, 988 persons were killed In
traffic accident in North Carolina,
and 280 of these were killed in single
responsibility accidents. Fifty-four
were killed in cars that struck fixed
objects, such as bridge abutments,
telephone poles, etc., on ttie roadway
or on the right-of-way. And 161
were killed in cars that got out of
control and ran off the road. Sixty
eight were killed in cars that, over
turned in the roadway."
'A large majority of these acci
dents are a direct result of excessive
speed," the safely director said;
"Car just don't torn over . in the
roadway or go sailing off into
ditch or field unless they are being
driven so fast that their drivers are
unable to control them.
' "It is speed that is killing people
every day on North Carolina ' high
ways, and until speeding U discour
aged by unrelenting and impartial
enforcement, we need not expect any
reduction in single responsibility ac
cidents, at least." , , ,"
Peronospora tabacina Adam suc
cumbs readily to paradichloroben
zene. This is just another way o)
saying that blue mold doesn't last
long when PDB crystals are placed in
present were given a chance to guess
the number of the National Organiza
tion, the number of members in the
State and the number in Chowan
County. All guesses were much too
low. The speaker explained that
there are over one and one-half mil
lions of boys and girls in the United
the tobacco plant bed.
Extensive work in developing
methods to control this deadly to
bacco disease has brought out new
recommendations each year since
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