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FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1941
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR WEEK.
A GREAT FRIEND: 0 Lord, be
gracious unto us: we have waited
for thee: be thou their arm every
morning, our salvation also in the
time of trouble. Isaiah 33:2.
Beg Pardon,
Mr. Peele
Last Saturday's issue of The Daily
Advance, editorially, expressed, the
information that Currituck County
led the procession of counties north
of the Sound who have reported quo
tas to the Old North State Fund.
Evidently, the good editor of the
Elizabeth City paper failed to reao
The Perquimans Weekly, issue of
July 11, in which we recorded that
Perquimans County's quota had been
sent to the State headquarters . . .
that news story appeared the day
the drive was officially opened . . .
not only did Perquimans send its
quota ahead of time, it oversubscrib
ed the quota and The Weekly, on
July 18, carried the news that the
additional funds had been sent to the
State office.
While The Perquimans Weekly
failed to note the exact date Curri
tuck reported its quota, it believes
that inasmuch as the Perquimans'
quota was mailed to the State head
quarters two days before the drive
opened, that Perquimans County was
the first county in the entire Albe
marle to report and over-subscribe
its quota to the Old North State
Fund.
We have no intention of trying to
belittle the fact that Currituck and
other counties have and are working
toward gaining this fine goal, we
just want to get the record straignt.
Russian Army
Fighting
More than five weeks have elapsed
since the German army, without de
claring war, began an invasion ot
Soviet Russia.
When the fighting began, faw ex
perts conceded the Soviet more than
an outside chance to slow up the
Nazi panzer divisions and practically
everybody believed that Hitler would
have his triumph within five or six
weeks at the most.
So far, the Soviet forces have re
solutely rufused to be overwhelmea.
Russian forces have fought desper
ately, bitterly and stubbornly, ac
cording to the testimony of Berlin,
which continues to report heavy
fighting all along the front, and es
pecially in the critical area of the
center around Smolensk.
There is little indication, as yet,
that Soviet militarized units have
been wiped out and the Red air force
continues to battle the invaders.
What may be the state of Russian re
serves, of men and material, is un
known. German troops, advancing
slowly against the massed strength
of the Soviet, have not yet found the
undefended gap through which to
pour a fast moving mechanized unit
for the sweep against the flanks.
It is impossible to estimate the
probable length 'of Soviet resistance
but it is certain that Germany has
not yet won the war. Nazi pressure,
slowly increasing, may wear down
Soviet resistance, or deplete Russian
reserves, but unless this is accom
plished, the battle may be prolonged.
At present, at least, there are few
signs of a Soviet collapse.
Making a
Political Army
Urging soldiers in camps to write
to Congress or the President on a
political question, particularly one
involving the military service, is no
way to raise a disciplined army.
General Marshall lino
ag and Secretary Stimson terms it
anlnAM!M TT7T. t .m
ouuvcnuve. n newer tnese are the
proper terms, the activity as prac
ticed by Senator Wheeler and some
of his associates is certainly open to
serious exception on at least three
points.
In the first place, the oversize
postcards were printed by the Gov
efnment Printing Office, thouirh re
ported! paid for by toe America
First Committee. Ought it to be
ia attempt!! to ftiieraie, rfibr ftr
by
Kyes
ROGER M KYES -
Obed NmIomI fam Ym femetffsn
HIGHER PRICES
No law nor contrivance of man
has yet successfully harnessed
natural economic forces for any
length of time. Today your gov
ernment is bending every effort
toward trying
to protect the
consumer
against price
advances.
A price stab
ilization board
has been creat
ed in an at
tempt to put a
ceiling on
prices. Further
legislation will
no doubt be
passed in an attempt to peg prices.
In addition to this, other means
will be used in an attempt to keep
demand from running away with
the supply, thus skyrocketing
prices. The treasury is selling de
fense bonds in an effort to drain
off money through loans to the
government made by the pur
chasers. Higher taxation has a two-fold
purpose. It not only pays the
bills but also is effective in hold-V
ing the standard of living down to
a point where excess consumer
demand will, not push up prices.
Further measures of regulation
such as the Federal Reserve dis
count rate and bank reserve re
quirements will be utilized in an
effort to block credit inflations.
; All these measures are sane and
necessary, but they will prove in
adequate in the face of natural
economic forces which are head
ing us toward inflation.
Advances in prices on the part
of producers will reflect quickly
in consumer prices; It must be
remembered that years ago deal
ers and distributors, or jobbers,
as they are often called, carried
heavy stocks c-f "consumers goods"
the items we need as a part 4
our every day Hfe and farm op
erations. In recent years very lit
tie stock has been carried, with
the result that the natural cushion
between the maunfacturer and the
consumer no longer exists. For
merly stocks were sold at some
point between acquired price and
replacement price. The result was
a gradually rising price. This
time, however, prices will take
sharp jumps.
Let us analyze some of the
causes ol these price advances.
One of the first will be wages of
labor. In spite of theories to the
contrary, any wage increase is
ultimately absorbed by the con
sumer. Labor has won increases
in the coal and steel industries.
The result, no doubt, will be an
advance in the price of steel. Steel
is a basic industry. For every
dollar advance in raw steel there
will be approximately a four dol
jlar advance in the price of fin
ished goods.
In addition to the higher wages
of labor, white collar workers
must receive advances in pay. De
fense industries are trying to hire
foremen, engineers, managers and
accountants . To hold them on
their present jobs they must be
given more money. This, too, will
reflect in prices. From the time
consumers goods leave the pro
ducing factory the expenses of
transportation and distribution
must be added to take care of
business profits and wages of
those who handle the goods until
they reach the consumer. Facili
ties and equipment are also nec
essary. Railroad cars, locomotives and
busses are all made ef steel. Of
fice buildings and warehouses are
made of building materials which
have been advancing in price.
The result can be only one thing
an ultimate advance in con
sumer prices. Scarcity of mate
rials Will first cause substitution
but finally those who desire
scarce articles will pay a higher
price. Those who feel they can
not afford them at the new price
will do without
Putting it another way, there
will be a lowering of the standard
of living because advancing prices;
will take some articles to which!
people were accustomed out of
their reach. Every farmer can bel
certain of advancing prices for'
his products in the immediate fu
ture. Therefore it is important
to buy the necessities of farm op
eration now.
5sf ijjK
Congress. These men, now to mili
tary service, might be excused for
not knowing that when a man enters
the Army he loses temporarily cer
tain civil liberties, among them the
right of petition. But Army regula
tions forbid "efforts to procure or
influence legislation" by writing to
members of Congress.
Elsewhere, as from Camp Meade
in Maryland, there have been report
ed efforts to foster petitions from
draftees in service. But persons
who might be inclined to engage in
such activities should be warned that
they are encouraging a breach of
discipline and that a political army
would be virtually no army. The
Christian Science Monitor.
WHO KNOWS?
or against an Administration policy,
one of the organized pressure drives
which have become almost an im
plement of minority government?
Second, the cards, a million of
them, were sent out postage-free
under the frank of a United States
Senator. Repeated complaints have
been made that isolationist Senators
and Representatives lend the use of
their franking privilege to organiza
tions mailing large amounts ox print-
ed matter at points remote from
Washington. Surely it is an abuat
of this free privilege to use it to
conduct a propaganda drive Or a
nationwide public Opinion poll.
Third and finally, the large, mail
ing lkt to which Senator Wheeler's
cards went included a number of
mm in the United States Amy,
some of them selective sorties torain-
tS or Nattenal afdsmt whose
tern of service i under debate in
1. On what date did Germany In
vade Soviet Russia?
2. What and where is Fujiyama?
3. Was there a Federal law for
daylight saving during the World
War?
4. What is the meaning of Bas
tille day in France?
5. When was the Selective Ser
vice Act passed?
6. What is meant by "H..C. L."?
7. About how many machine guns
are being produced in the United
States ?
8. What was once referred to as
"Seward's Icebox"?
9. Is the Panama Canal longer
than the Suez Canal?
10. Is French Guiana and French
Guinea the same?
and at the same time maintain an
adequate stand of growing stock.
The forester predicted that num
erous farm and urban residents will
install automatic wood-burning stov
es or heaters this fall. One city m
South Carolina installed 3,000 wood
burning stoves for heating res?-
LEGALS
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Having qualified as Administrator
D. B. N. C. T. A., of the estate of
Alfred Turner, deceased, late of Per
quimans County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said ae
ceased to exhibit them to the under
signed at Chapanoke, N. C, on or
before the 28th day of July, 1942, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons indebted
to said estate will please make 5m
mediate payment.
This 28th day of July, 1941.
G. D. TOWE,
Administrator D. B. N. C. T. A., of
Alfred Turner, Deceased.
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THE ANSWERS
1. June 22, 1941.
2. Volcanic cone, near Tokyo,
Japan.
3. Yes; clocks moved up one hour
on Easter Sunday, 1918.
4. It celebrates the fall of the
Bastille, a fortress-prison, captured
by Parisians on July 14, 1789, at the
beginning of the French revolution.
5. September, 1940.
6. High cost of living.
7. About 5,000 a month.
8. Alaska.
9. No; the Suez Canal is nearly
twice as long.
10. No; the first is in South
America, the second on the west
coast of Africa.-
Firewood Is Needed
For Winter Of '41-'42
Indications point to higher coal
prices for the winter of 1941-42. R.
W. Graeber, Extension forester of,
N. C. State College, suggests to
farmers that they prepare now for
extensive fuelwood. cuttings this win
ter. "Even if labor is available to mine
sufficient quantities of coal for dom
estic purposes, it is questionable
(whether transportation facilities will
be available," Graeber declared, ana
he added, "this situation is bound to
create a greater demand for wood as
fuel."
The forester pointed out that the
expanded fuelwood market should en
able many farmers to dispose of low
grade hardwood trees not suited for
lumber or other commercial pur
poses. The earlier the start is made
in cutting, the more nearly the wood
will be seasoned when the demand
becomes active, Graeber stated.
Despite the advantages of Increas
ed demand for wood, the Extension
specialist offered a note of warning.
"The slogan should be 'Don't Strip
the Land'," he said. "A good cut
ting phut would be: Cut the poorer
species, such as scarlet oak, black
jack oak, sourweod, black gum, horn
beam, etc. Cut crippled, crowded, or
diseased trees of any species. Make
use of tree- tops left from recent
sawmill ooeratkros."
. Graeber said it is a good idea not
to m inorf thaa W-fonTth of the
tetaf volsimj f tittber in any foe
area at ttttftgt fcardweed sttsdft
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