THE PERQUIMANS WEEXLY, HERTFORD, N. a, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 1941
PAGE THREB
By Hugo S. (Sims, WasJ&gton Correspondent?
Two-Ocean Navy..' Beady In 194
. Will We Junk It?
The two-ocean uavy wUj he ready
in 1944, saya SeereUry of the Navy
Knox, who ift well-please4 with' the
fast. progress 1eing made n the con
struction of warships. , - -i ,r '
The feverish hartelto'. ecure-d.
stroyers, cruisers and J hattleaaijw
compels ub to revert to tin day
ter the World War, when. lfy Unitef
ttfntaa astonished the world by pro
posing to Junkhundreds of million"
of dollars worth" of tapital shjps,
then under construction.
We would, "not bring up this amaz
ing spectacle of American obtuae
neaa if it were not for the danger
that,1 after the present peril is over,
some bright pacifists in the Unltea
States will come out with the idea
thal fihe taxpayers can save a lot of
money by scuttling their own war--aktaa
and forsrettinsr about the im
portance of aircraft.
. Hihtorv reneats itself and there
will he many Americans willing to
fall for the same hokum. The pro
cession will be led by half-baked
economists, theoretical idealists end
muddle-headed sentimentalists. We
hate to predict it but the chances are
that the neonle will be fooled again.
v Before many ' years. fcave passed,
you will hear Congressmen who now
proclaim loudly that, the nation
should be better prepared, assert
tbajb the nation should build school
houses and hospitals rather than
warships and airplanes. It will be
the old twaddle but it will souna
convincing to the saps who believe
that lower taxes are the chiet aim
of jgovernment.
v Honeymoon" Is Over. Warns Of
H. C. U Out-Producing Hitler.
V; The "honeymoon" months of the
defense boom have ended, according
to" Leon Henderson, Price Control
Administrator, who warns that the
nation, faces a long period of higher
prices and shortages of all kinds.
;;MrHeitferson asserts that "every
person will be touched and many
will be touched harshly by the de
fense program.'' There will be fac
tories idle for lack of raw materials
to make civilian goods, and men idle
forthe same reason. Bingle-indus-
try towns may be blighted when it
becomes necessary to cut aown on
the' production of non-defense goods.
Here is the picture 'painted by Mr.
Henderson: "Customers,: ready, eager
andble to buy, will be crowding the
marUt places and stores, but manu
facturers will be unable to get
enough raw materials to satisfy oe-
" Because instruments of war ore
made of the same basic materials
that automobiles, washing machines,
electric toasters, kitchen stoves ana
paring knives, many materials will
be rationed and this .means that some
'serious dislocations are certain to
occur. ' " r.
Mr. Henderson warns- purchasers
that-Drices are sroimr ud and that the
nation 'may face "that , terrible mons
,ter who destroyed family incomes in
the j last war old h. c.l. himsell
Price advances arer certain .-.because
of wage increases in basic industries,
the hW policy of eighty-five per cent
parity loans for agricultural pro
ducts, and ocean shipping rates which
have recently, been, increased. ,
I Mr. Jienderson thinks : that the
Government must "sup up" extra
iurchasing power by increasing tax
s fig stimulating, savings in order
o prevent purchasing -power hunting
.round for "soimethinjr to buy" when,
here are-t no .goods available. Be
ays that if this occurs to any sub-
tant,il degree ""no power on eartn
ir-
Ru!3S Of tilDROCl
signs.' within
course to be
turning there.
an' intersection the
followed by vehicles
tan-; prevent muation. :t.
The Price Administrator asserts
tjiat the United States can equal the
production of Nazi Germany and its
conquered territory "if .we spend two
hours ?day on defense" To- out
produce Hitler (t will be necessary
to use three hours out of every elgnt
for defense production and, he -adds,
"My guess is that by next spring we
will be equalling ; Hitlers produc
tion." . ..
"Exactly" Impossible. War Needs
ii ";V. , . Develop.
: One of the interesting criticism
of the defense program is that the
government has bailed to tell indus
try "exactly what it wanted."
' Governments are operated by men
and there are no magicians and in
fallible soothsayers anywhere in the
world, including Germany
What the nation will require, in the
way of defense a year from today,
depends upon what happens in the
next twelve months. What we think
we need now is based upon what hap
pened in, the world in the past fif
teen months.
Until (we secure a set of of."tIals
who can know what will happen, at
least a year ahead, it will be very
difficult to tell anybody "exactry
what" will be necessary.
' . The defense program is develop
ing, unfolding need. Industry, like
government, can use its intelligence
in attempting to understand what is
likely to happen. There is no law to
prevent afi industrial leader from
being smarter than a government of
ficial, even in the matter of probable
defense heeds.
Pacific War Threat. Japan Marches
On. U. S. Faces Crisis.
In considering events in the Far
East it is important for Americans
to realize that Japan is asserting a
hegemony over vast areas of the
Pacific and that, step by step, the
Tokyo statesmen are attempting to
make the Nipponese dream of power
come true.
Japanese aggression has been de
layed not because of any peace sen
timent in Japan, but solely because
Tokyo waited for a favorable occa
sion. The clash between the United
States and Japan does not arise over
idealistic terminology but because
Japan uses war as an instrument of
national policy to take what she
wants, regardless of the owner.
For several years it has been ap
parent that only a complete back
down by Tokyo or Washington could
avert serious -complications with the
imminent threat of warfare. This
country has shown greaf patience
with the Japanese, even delivering
oil to Japanese tankers and permit
ting the purchase 'of vast quantities
of scrap metal, in the hope that diffi
culties might be awarded.
The Japanese advance into French
Indo-China is important evidence of
further designs, affecting Singapore,
the Netherlands East Indies and,
possibly, the Philippines. Without
bases closer than those in China ano
Japan the Japanese navy could not
hope to carry out a successful attack
upon the rich islands that are covet
ed for their raw material wealth.
. With British planes and ships at
Singapore, American planes and
ships in the Philippines and the
Dutch ready to fight, the Japanese
fleet could not afford to risk an en
gagement. Existing bases were too
far away to afford aircraft protec
tion for warships, operating in .dan
gerous waters. - The acquisition of
bases in French Indo-China by-pass
es the Philippines, moves much closer
to Singapore and the Burma high
way, and puts Japan in position for a
TURNING AT INTERSECTION
' Seetion'm6, Motor Vehicle : Laws
of North '. Carolina: "Except - as
otherwise provided in this section,
the driver of a vehicle intending to
turn to the right at an intersection
shall approach such , intersection in
the lane for! traffic nearest to the
right-hand side of the highway, and
in turning Shall keep as closely as
practicable to the right-hand curb or
edge of the highway, and when in
tending to turn to the left shall ap
proach such intersection in the lane
for the traffic to the right of and
nearest to the center of the highway
and in turning shall pass beyond the!
center of the intersection passing as
closely as practicable to the right
thereof before turning such vehicle
to the left."
In other words, when you want to
make a right turn, get in to the ex
treme right-hand lane of traffic;
when you want to make a left turn,
get in the traffic lane immediately
to the right center of the street.
And don't cut too short an a left
In connection with ' the section of
the motor vehicle laws, local author
ities in their respective jurisdictions
may modify the method of turning at
intersections by clearly indicating by
turn.
buttons, markers or other direction
foray against the East Indies.
With the world situation what it
is, we must remember that the
American battle fleet has been sta
tioned at its Honolulu station in or
der to exert pressure upon the Jap
anese. While Japan, under naval
treaties, had a capital ship ratio oi
three to five, nobody knows exactly
what construction has been under
taken by the Japanese since the
treaty limitations were thrown over
board. Whether the full strength of our
fleet has been maintained in tne
Pacific is questionable. Certainly,
some scouting units have been with
drawn for service in the Atlantic,
being replaced by aircraft of the lat
est type, well adapted for scouting
work. Experts believe that the U. S.
fleet is more than a match for the
Japanese navy but it will be operat
ing far from secure bases if it ven
tures into Far Eastern waters.
The importance of the British base
at Singapore, in connection with pos
sible involvement of the American
battle fleet, is appreciated in Wash
ington and Tokyo. In part, this ex
plains the desire of the Japs for
Indo-China bases. It also elucidates
the cooperative spirit that exists be
tween the British and ourselves in
the Far East. 4f. . -
Some experts go so far as to say
that the possession of Singapore is
kthe essential factor to prevent Japan
from running nog-wild, not only in
the Pacific, but even in the Indian
Ocean. They remind us of the re
port that Hitler eventually expects
the assistance of the Japanese fleet,
if necessary, to win his war in the
Mediterranean.
, The developing sequence of Japan
ese aggressive enterprises indicates
that Tokyo is going to test American
backbone and determine whether the
United States is ready to put up a
fight at any given point in regards
to the Pacific. Economic moves are
not apt to persuade the Japanese
that the United States means busi
ness and will probably increase Jap
anese determination to grab coveted
territory at the risk of war.
BURGESS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Winston E. Lane mo
tored to Norfolk, Va., Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Mathews visit
ed with friends and relatives in Gates
County- Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Sidney Layden has returned
home after spending a few days in
Norfolk, Ya.
Mrs. Arthur Chappell, of Edenton,
visited her ' mother, Mrs. John J-.
Bateman, Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Spruill, of Deep
Creek, Va., visited Mr. and Mrs. J
B. Basnight Sunday afternoon.
Shelton Davenport entered Albe
marie Hospital, Elizabeth City, Sun
day for an appendectomy.
Carlton Spruill, of Deep .CreeK,
Va., is spending the week with Mr,
and Mrs. J. B. Basnight
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Mathews
and Mrs. H. S. Davenport visited
Shelton Davenport at the Albemarle
Hospital, Elizabeth Cjity, Sunday af
ternoon.
RAISING FUNDS FOR
SCHOOL BUS
The colored people of Hertford, and
surrounding territory are raising
funds with which to purchase another
bus for the Hertford Colored School.
Two of the county schools have re
ported goodly sums for the project
and those in charge are giving Ethel
Williams and Annie Askew credit lor
raising the sum of $50. It is thought
that the necessary amount will be
raised by the time the bus is needeu
for the opening of school.
WHAT TO DO WITH
THAT SOUR MILK
Interesting contribution .from a
reader, who tells of many dishes in
which sour milk can be used instead
of sweet milk and baking powder.
One of many features in the August
10th issue of
The American Weekly
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Young Pullets Require
Good House, Green Feed
Prepare the laying house now lor
the young pullets, says C. F. Parrish,
Extension poultry specialist of N. C.
State College, in timely suggestions
to North Carolina chicken-raisers.
"Also see that the pullets have plen
ty of green feed for the remainder of
the summer and the fall" he advised.
"Scrub out the laying house with
hot lye water," Parrish said, "and
after the house is thoroughly ry,
apply a good disinfectant as an extra
precaution. Let the house air out
for a few weeks, if possible, before
filling it with pullets."
The Poultryman says it may be
necessary to plant some additional
green feed for late summer and fall.
He recommends soybeans as good
late summer and fall green feed.
Where soybeans or other green feed
are not available, broadcast oats in
corn near the chicken house when
the crop is laid by. These oats wifl
furnish tender green feed through
hot August and September weather.
Parrish also said.: "If the flock of
pullets is to be vaccinated for pox,
or dewormed, do it early. It is not a
good practice to do either job after
the pullets have started laying.
"Go slow on feeding new grains,"
he declared. "Start with only a lit
tle new grain each day and gradual
ly increase the amount if no trouble
is noticed in the flock. It is better
to allow the new grains to become
thoroughly dry before feeding to
poultry."
As a final suggestion, the Exten
sion specialist said: This is the sea
son to do that repairing of poultry
houses and equipment that has been
put off so long. What about putting
a floor in the laying house? How
about building those dropping boards
or roosting racks that have been
needed so badly? Do you have
enough nests?
True To Her First Love
Her Fiance Would you like me
better if I'd shave off my beard?
His Fiancee By no means. I ac
cepted you on account of it. It makes
you look so much like a dear little
Skye terrier that I lost.
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