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THE PERQUIMAN9 WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,' 1941
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By Bug S. Sims, Washington Correspondent
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If Japan Fights. U. S. Strategy.
To Hold Philippine.
There is no -way to tell when actual
hostilities wilT' begin between the
United States and Japan. Certainly,
regardless of face-saving clauses used
in conferences, there is fundamental
conflict between the two nations in
the Far East and sooner or later, un
less Germany collapses in Europe,
there will be strife.
The position of the United States
is that Japan must get out(of China,
stop aggression in the Far East and
cut loose from the Axis alliance,
with all that this means in regards
to the "immutable policies" of the
Japanese. It is too much to ask, ap
parently, and the Japs, while not di
rectly attacking the United States,
will not let the present unsettled con
dition of world affairs pass without
an effort to realize long-cherished
ambitions.
For many years the supposition
was that in event of hostilities the
United States would abandon the
Philippines, which were considered
indefensible. This idea has been ra
dically changed by results in the
present war and it is notable that the
armed forces of the Islands have
been strengthened. There is every
indication that the Philippines will
be retained as an advance base and
that submarines and airplanes, oper
ating on Japanese supply lines, will
be very effective.
With the U. S. Navy divided be
tween the Atlantic and Pacific oceans
it is probable that the Japanese
fleet is stronger than our own. Amer
ican experts, however, are satisfied,
that ship for ship, our war vessels
are superior. The British have now
created a squadron of heavy war
ships for the Far East and it is possi
ble that the combined fleets will be
able to handle the Jap battleships.
The move into Indo-China, length
ening Japanese supply lines more
than 2,000 miles, was hailed as a hap
py event by American naval strate
gists. They feel sure that aircraft,
based on Singapore, the Netherlands
Indies and the Philippines, with sub
marine support, can harass any Ja
panese ships engaged in supporting
this far-flung enterprise.. The ex
perience of the British, around Crete,
has convinced naval experts that
Japan is extremely vulnerable in re
gards to extensive operations from
an Indo-Chinese base.
There is likelihood, however, that
hostilities between the two nations
would be something of a long-range
affair. The U. S.. together with as
sociated power$, would continue the
stringent economid sanctions and it
would be up to Japan to make the
offensive move, designated to break
the blockade. This might load to a
clash between major fleets, with the '
advantage belonging to the United
States.
Should Japan elect to continue its
aggressive action in the Far East, by
attacking the Burma Road, Singapore
or the Dutch Indies, it is believed that
forces now stationed in that area,
acting in concert, will be able to
prevent any decisive victory and, in
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Japs.
Naval strategists In this country
are a bit divided upon whether the
U. S. fleet should fight a defensive
war, or boldly invade Far Eastern
waters for the purpose of seeking '
out and attacking the Japanese fleet. :
In the latter case, the Jap fleet would ,
have to fight in order to protect
communications with the army in .
China and the line of supply to Indo-
China. Certainly, if a decisive naval'
battle resulted favorably to the de
mocracies the situation in the Atlan
tic would be greatly improved.
Murray's Accusation Hits $1-A-Year
Men. Investigation Indicated.
Philip Murray, president of the
Congress of Industrial Organization
in a telegram to the President,
pledges the support of his organiza
tion to the national defense work.
This is encouraging but President
Murray raises a disturbing question,
when he spoke before his brother
delegates at Detroit when he alleged
that the "agencies of government in
Washington today" are "virtually in
fested with wealthy men" supposedly
receiving one-dollar-a-year compensa
tion when 'it is commonly known on
almost every street corner of Amer
ica that many of these business men
. . . are on the inside of government
getting fat, juicy, profitable con
tracts for the companies they are
privileged to represent there."
This charge cannot be laughed
away because it is spread upon the
record by Philip Murray, a labor
leader. There are people in this
country who are apt to believe that
the C. I. 0. leader knows what he is
talking about. There are others
who have no opinion but whose minds
will begin to doubt the patriotism of
the wealthy dollar-a-year men, some
of whom are undoubtedly giving gen
erous and unselfish service to the
government.
If there are those "on the inside"
getting "fat, juicy, profitable" con
tracts for their companies, in a man
ner unfair to their competitors and
inimical to the interests of the gov
ernment, Mr. Murray should not
make a charge in general terms but
should come out into the open and
call names. If he does this, the
matter can be investigated and the
truth established. If he names
names, the matter should be investi
gated promptly.
If Mr. Murray, despite his general
allegations, has no names to cite,
and no instance to prove the truth of
his charges, then there is nothing to
jthe matter. . However, Congress
Bhould give Mr. Murray the oppor
tunity to say what he is talking
about and if he delivers the proof, he
is entitled to the thanks of the people
of the entire nation. If he fails,
then he promotes himself to a
mountebank and nobody should pay
any further attention to his charges.
Army Moves To S. A. Base In Dutch
Guiana. Brazil Approves Action.
The landing of U. S. Army forces
in Surinam, or Dutch Guiana, even
under an agreement with the Nether
lands Government in London and the
time, the
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consent and cooperation p of Brattl,
projects the United States -fc little
more directly into South America and
may mean more than meets the cas
ual eye. f' '
The .official announcement of the
dispatch of , troops, explain that , the
move is taken to assure ; the safety
of bauxite mines which furnish up
ward of sixty per cent, of the re
quirements of the United , States
aluminum industries. The landing of
troops has been heartily approved
by Brazil which
will cooperate by
setting up an effective guard on the
Surinam frontier,
Incidentally, the United States
promptly notified the Governments
of the American Republics of the ar-
rangement and pledged the withdraw
al of the soldiers as soon as "the
present danger to the mines is re
moved and at the latest at the con
clusion of hostilities."
A glance at a map of the South
Atlantic will show that the Dutch
colony is almost opposite the African
port of Dakar, where Germany is ex
pected to establish, in cooperation
with the Vichy Government of
France, a base for the eventual use
of submarines and possibly airplanes
in connection with the war against
the democracies.
While the United States, under
last year's agreement with Great
Britain, established a naval base in
British Guiana, the position of an
Army base en the eastern
South America has (treat
coast of
strategic
significance. In addition, the pres-
ence of American soldiers on the bor- Little Dare County on the coast
der of French Guiana might prevent reported the highest value per gar
the establishment of German centers den, $163, but there are only 55
of influence on the South American farms in the county. Forty-six of
Continent as a result of rapproch- them had a garden. .
ments with Vichy France. ! The Extension horticulturist says
While Surinam bauxite supply is that the vegetables which can be
vital to the American defense pic- grown in a half-acre garden would
ture, Nazi Germany is not interested cost tne farm housewife $225 if
in the aluminum raw material as the bought at retail prices. One-tenth
Nazis have an abundant supply avail- or" an acre produce an abundance
able in Europe. As this nation's vegetables for one person. A
aluminum requirement for 1942 is family of five, therefore, would need
estimated at 1,000,000,000 pounds, it half an acre for garden crops.
is apparent that this country has a
vital interest in protecting its source
ot supply. Domestic sources, in Ar
kansas have been rapidly developed
but are not equal to the expected de
mand. The reaction of American Repub
lics, notably Brazil and Argentina,
has been reassuring. The arrival of
U. S. troops is treated by Brazil as a
natural cooperation and the Argen
tine foreign minister called the step
a "normal thing."
Dusting Of Peanuts
Proves Profitable
According to L. W. Anderson,
County Agent, the dusting of pea
nuts has- proved quite profitable to
Perquimans County farmers this
year,
In proving this. Mr. Anderson CAVP
the names of two Perquimans County
farmers and related their experi-
ments.
Milton Dail, Hertford, Route 1.
Mr. Dail, by dusting one acre of
peanuts four times with sulphur, re
ceived 2034 pounds of
i bales of hay. On an acre not dusted.
he received 1,738 pounds of peanuts
and 80 bales of hay.
Henry Perry, Hertford, Route 2.
Mr. Perry, by dusting one acre of
peanuts with sulphur, received 1,864
pounds of peanuts and 2,394 pounds
of hay. By dusting one acre of his
peanuts with copper sulpher, he re
ceived 1,969 pounds of peanuts anl
2,340 pounds of hay.
One acre that he did not dust
yielded only 1,528 pounds of peanuts
and 1,680 pounds of hay.
All in all, including the cost of sui
phur, picking, et?., a profit was made
of approximately $16.
Therefore, by these experiments,
the dusting of peanuts in 1942 will in
all probability be profitable to Per
quimans County farmers.
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EDENTON. N. C.
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Friday, Dec 5
Walter Huston. Walter Breiuum
and Virginia Gilmore in
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Matinee 10c-25c Night 10c-35
Saturday, Dec 6
Wild Bill Elliott and Tex Ritter in
"ROARING FRONTIERS"
Sunday, Dec 7
Fred MacMurray, Mary Martin
and Robert Preston in
"NEW YORK TOWN"
Monday, Dec. 8 On Our Stage
THE JUNGLE NIGHTS
REVUE"
17 People 7 Vaudeville Acts
Band
On the Screen
Jackie Cooper in
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Matinee 30c Night 40c
Children 10c
Tuesday, Dee. 9
Martha Scott and Wm. Gargan in
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Wednesday, Dec 10
KDotible Feature 10c and 22c
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fBIRTH OF THE JtLVES
licit of Got;
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Costs Co
Farm people of Perquimans County
rob their pocketbookfl, as well as
their health, when they fail to grow
a garden, says U P. Watson, Exten
sion horticulturist of N. C. State
College.' To prove Us point, the
agricultural leader presents the fol
lowing facta and figures;
The 1940 census showed that 929
farms in this county had a garden,
but 127 farms in the county did not
have a garden. The value of all the
farm gardens in the county, las esti
mated to the census-takers by the
farm people themselves, totaled
$33,687. That is an average value
per garden of $86.
By multiplying the average value
per garden by the number of farms
without a garden, it can be seen that
the loss to the county due to the
failure of every farm family to have
a garden totaled $45.72.
Watson reported that the State
totals show that $1,868,940 was lost
by North Carolina farm people be
cause of a lack of gardens. The cen
sus report shows that 247,127 of the
278,276 farms in the State had a gar
den, leaving 31,149 without a garden.
e ' vame f a'l gardens in the
outM9 waB io,vzo, or an average
value of 60 Per garden.
BURGESS NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Matthews spent
Sunday afternoon as guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Ned Matthews, of Route 3.
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Matthews
spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Davenport.
Those visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Basnight Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Lee Harris, H. R. Winslow,
Miss Ruth Winslow, Mr. and Mrs. F.
T. Matthews, all of Hertford, and
Mrs. Jim Johnson, of Portsmouth.
Mrs. Sarah Phelps is the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Mollie Blow.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Matthews
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Swift, at Seaford, Del.
Chicks . . Chicks
Now is the time to put in a brood
of Chicks. We have a hatch off
each Friday of New Hampshlres
and Barred Rocks. Prompt deliv
ery. U. S. Approved.
Superior Hatchery
Arthur B. Gilliam, Prop.
HERTFORD,' N. C
lily $4572
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Cotton Christ nias Gilts
Suggested This Year
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'Cotton, is grown y on about v,. two
thirdf of the fcjrms to' Nort. Carolina.
Textile manufacturing is one of the
leading idustries in this State.
Miss Willie N. Hunter, Extension
clothing specialist of N. C. State Col
lege, says the people, who grow .cot
ton, the people who manufacture cot
ton goods, and alt the other folks who
indirectly benefit from the prosperity
of cotton producers and . processors
owe it to themselves to use cotton
products. .
iShe suggests: "Let's make.lt a Cot
ton Christmas this year; give pres
ents made from cotton, and ubs this
basic agricultural and industrial pro
duct in our decorations and other-
Miss Hunter said that shortages in
many other commodities used in gift
items are already apparent because
of the National Defense. "There is
a vast surplus of American cotton,"
she stated, "and the purchase of cot
ton Christmas gifts will serve a
three-fold purpose.
"In the first place, cotton gifts
will bring happiness to the recipient;
second, it will aid millions of people
who are either directly or indirectly
dependent upon the production, man
ufacture and sales of cotton products
for their livelihoods, and, in the
ISAM
Sinclair Greases save farmers
money over a season because they
last so long. They help prevent
costly breakdowns because they
lubricate moving parts safely. You
play safe and save money when
you use Sinclair Greases.
J. El
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Hertford, N. C
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TO TAKE THIS ONE!"
llvartd to your home-one for utoone for reservo- 'I
to prevent your running out of gas. Automatic ,j
equipment, available at slight extra diarge, turns ' .
in use becomes empty.
GAS SERVICE
COOKINO WATIR MIAIIH ' irl?ATION
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third place, will contribute to Nation-
al Defense by relieving the dem -J'
for more limited commodities -urgently,
needed In the re-armament pro-1
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The Extension economist anggf ed
cotton blankets, clothing of al ki. j
linens, and others of the ; ChousaniiST i
of products made entirely or partly
of cotton as desirable Christmas :
gifts for this year.
1. How much was actually spei.c
on defense in August? ' .
2. How does the present interest
rate on the national debt compare
with the peak rate? s T,
3. What is the estimated income
of American farmers? ' .,
5. When did Hitler come into
power in Germany?
6. Who is the Emperor
of Jaait
THE ANSWERS V
1. $1,172,000,000.
2. Now, 2.48 percent; 1921, 4.339
per cent.
3. About $90,000,000,000 a year.
4. Approximately $11,000,000,000.
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