THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY MARCH 12, 1943
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By, Huso & Sima, Washington Coirwpondoit
War Absurdities.
U. S. Owes Nothing.
'Not Even A Second Front.
have developed, it seems to
o monstrous aDsuraiues in re
in to our participation in the
now raging on two Bides 01 the
he first is that the United States
res" anything to Russia or China,
the sense of a debt to be repaid
a point of honor.
e second is the attitude, appar
tly developed in official circles in
Asia and China, that if they com
lin enough, they will secure greater
Jistance from the United States.
We don't understand where they
it the idea that it is our business
provide them with arms, munitions
id supplies. We can see, very
adily, it is smart war-making for
i to do so, but not as an obligation
either country.
The Chinese, with Madame Chiang
ai-shek in this country, are on the
Nrge of telling us what they need,
(cording to what we read in the
fewspapers. There is an easy as
imption that whatever China can
e to defeat Japan must be furnish
t by this nation.
jfe must not only supply China but
, a must, wage a campaign in uuuuai
, i f drive tne Japanese oui oi inai
' Wintry in order to deliver more
.'janes, tanks and guns to the Chin
5ju This is good strategy, we re
,gnize, but what seems strange is
tie assumption by the Chinese and
onie Americans, that it is our
lounden duty to do this.
M The United States has a right to
I 1 ise all resources in any way that the
(mutary leaders of this country
;hink best. There is no other obliga
tion and no other duty.
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- .United States to stop all shipments to
China, then all shipments should
cease. If, on the contrary, our mili-
tary experts believe that certain ad-
vantages will accrue to us by virtue
nSjf sending supplies to China, then the
)'.-. Bpppues snouia De sent.
Thje same reasoning applies to Kus-
'vsia. We have no obligation under
v the sun to send supplies to Russia,
fc this country have agreed to send
'them in the interest of the United
Llates
Premier Stalin's remarks about a
.sfcond front are his business and for
EJissian consumption,
t Naturally, we believe in the open
lUfg of a second front but notvas a
'Blatter of obligation to Russia. We
likewise think it smart war-making
to assist the Russians with supplies,
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EDENTON. N. C.
"WE HAVE THE SHOWS"
Friday, March 12
George Murphy, Carole Landis and
Anne Shirley in
"THE POWERS GIRL"
With Benny Goodman and
His Orchestra
Saturday, March 13
Charles Starrett in
"PARDON MY GUN"
Serial - Comedy - Popular Science
Sunday, Monday and Tuesday,
March 14, 15, 16
Robert Taylor, Brian Donlevy and
Charles Laughton in
"STAND BY FOR ACTION"
With Walter Brennan
Wednesday, March 17
Double Feature 10c and 22c
Weaver Brothers and Elviry in
"MOUNTAIN RHYTHM"
and
"WE ARE THE MARINES"
I but not ml duty to RusBia. At the
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time, una. repre-B
ests of the Ignited Sty , ,
The sole T purpose of our, warfare is
to protect the United Sre. Kt s
is accomplished through the. dispatch
of assistance to Russia, and China, or
through the services of another Dar
!r., the interests of the United States
will be served.
Senators Seek Patronage.
McKellar Bill Bad
The McKellar Bill, which will re
quire Senate approval of all Federal
appointees to posts paying $4,500 or
more, is designed to give Senators
the opportunity to appoint Federal
employees.
While the original idea behind the
confirmation of presidential appoint
ments was good, in actual practice,
the Senators not only confirmed but
actually nominated individuals se
lected for the jobs. In fact, it is an
unwritten rule of the Senate that no
individual in any State who is per
sonally objectionable to a Senator
will be confirmed for any appoint
ment Senator Hatch, author of the Act
bearing his name, which prohibits
participation in political activities by
Federal office-holders, opposes the
McKellar bill, declaring that it "is
completely destructive of the merit
that i svstpm and would be the greatest set
back to civil service that has tran
spired in many years."
It is estimated that the Mc-
Kpllnr Rill, if enacted, would affect
from 33,000 to 35,000 officials and
employees of the Government. To
subject every one of these executive
employees to the whims of a politi
cal Senate would mean, in actual
practice, that the Senators would
name the officials and thus become
responsible for the administration of
the entire executive department.
Worrying About Russia.
Stalin As A Bogey-Man
It is somewhat amusing to find so
many Americans straining their ears
to hear what Premier Stalin, of
Russia, has to say.
Some of our citizens who were
busily engaged in denouncing the lied
menace a few years ago are now
worried lest the Soviet Dictator stops
his army on the border of Cermany,
leaving the conclusion of the war to
the forces of this country and Great
Britain.
The Communist scare varies. Eith
er the Reds are about to become all
powerful in Europe, in which case
we should be worried because the
theat of communism will spread aU
over the world, or the Red Army is
not interested in anything except' the
recovery of Red territory, in which
cage we should be worried lest we
have to fight Germany and Italy
without Soviet assistance.
The Russians will continue to fear
a strong Germany and it is not likely
that Stalin will miss the opportunity
to assist in requiring an "uncondi
tional surrender" from the Axis
powers.
After all, regardless of anything
that Stalin may say, the Russians
have more to fear from a strong Ger
many than either Great Britain or
the United States. If Russia stops! utilize as much space for farm family
fighting when the battleline reaches gardening as possible, and to plant
the German border, the Soviet will' cai.y und ofu.J,i u,,,,;, u.e year.
invite another (;erman attack in the . . .... 4,.fQnj
, ,,, ,. , .t As incentives to aelnf . m; tstand-
LUbUIC illlU OIUI1JI 11.
The truth of the matter is that
nervous individuals are attempting to
read more into the Stalin speech than
. ..ards
Thursday-Friday, March 18-1.9
Pant Muni and Lillian Gish in
"THE COMMANDOS STRIKE
AT DAWN"
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when the kidneys (ail to remove excess
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the Dictator said. He emphasized
that the Red Army was created for
the defense of Russia and that its
prime purpose is to expel the enemy
from Russia.
This statement should give some
reassurance to those who have feared
that Russia, after winning the war
against Germany, would attempt to
become an aggressor nation. Instead
of reassuring them, however, the
Premier's statement has been placed
under the microscope by those seek
ing to sow some seeds of discontent
between the Soviet and the demo
cracies. It should not be overlooked that
such discussions pi ly into the hands
of Hitler. Nothing would suit the
Axis powers better than for the
United States and Great Britain to
lose faith in Russia and for the Rus
sians to 'lose faith in the democracies.
Persistent rumors that Russia or
the democracies plan a separate
peace with Germany, under certain
conditions is pure Axis propaganda,
regardless of its source.
Whether Americans like the pros
pect or not, the peace of the world
after our victory over the Axis
powers, depends upon the cooperation
of the four great United Nations.
In such a combination, it is impossi
ble for any one nation, even the
United States, to have every issue
settled according to its desires.
The Russians are entitled to a
voice in the peace which will follow
this war and it is obvious nonsense
to believe that there will De peace
upon any other basis.
Franco Is Our Enemy.
But He Is Still Afraid.
We do not share the fears of some
Americans who are worried lest Gen
Franco swings his forces to the side
of the Axis although we certainly
iiitop w ith them in their conclusion
that the danger is one that we as
sisted in creating.
When Italy and Germany helped
Franco to launch his revolution
against the government of Spain, the
democracies, led we presume by
Great Britain and France, refused to
sell munitions to the government oi
Spain.
This, it appears, was a serious mis
take. It was against the position
which the United States had main
tained for many years to protect the
right of a belligerent to buy
munitions.
Because Great Britain and Fiance
were anxious to avoid showdown in
Europe they rpetd every plea of
the Spanish govermjt' that it be
allowed to exercise an admitted right,
under international law, to buy muni
tions. This right was more precious
to Madrid because the Axis powers
were pouring men and supplies to
Gen. Franco.
Gen. Franco is a devoted follower
of the Axis cause. His policy is one
of "moral belligerency" on the side
of Hitler and Mussolini. He would
help them if he dared but we suspect
that the Spanish dictator has had
that the Spanish dictator has had
enough war and, moreover, he has no
fancy for getting on the losing side.
Gen. Franco's excuse for fighting
his own country was that it had be
come dominated by Communists. It
is the 'same shallow pretense that
Hitler gave for his invasion of Rus
sia. It is the dope by which the
dictators attempt to fool the people
of democratic lands, the bogey-man
by which they seek to scare individ
uals everywhere.
The Franco government is doomed
to disappear. Its demise will occur
when Hitler and Mussolini pass out.
The reasons are plainly stated in
Thomas J. Hamilton's recent book,
"Appeasement Child," where the au
thor points out that the "Franco
government, which restored and in
creased the privileges of the aristo
cratic landowners and the Catholic
church, has neglected or been incom
petently unable to bring any real im
provement in the lot of the people."
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I are of fere. I by Se.-rs, kotb. . 1. These
recognitions for helping to "Feed a
Fignter in 1H4S" include medals to
four county winners; $25 V ar Sav
ings Bonds to eight champions in
each State, and all-expense trips to
the National 4-H Club Congress in
Chicago to eight sectional partici
pants who as national winners will
each also receive a $100 War Bond.
The contest will be conducted,
along with other 4-H wartime pro
jects of production and conservation,
under the direction of the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture, State Agri
cultural Colleges, and County Ex
tension Agents.
Peanut Pickers To Be
Available This Year
A substantial number of peanut
pickers will be available Tor distri
bution in 1943 to help surpass the
nation's peanut minimum goal of
5,600,000 acres, W. T. Parker, mana
ger of the Grower's Peanut Coopera
tive, Inc. said todav. He added that suits, Mr. Parker said
effort will be made to have additional
pickers manufactured in 1943.
They will be sold on fair terms in
communities where they are needed,
he said, although everyone who wants
a new picker may not find it avail
able to him. Replacement parts
should be ordered now, he declared,
and repairs made well in advance of
harvest time.
Every picker old and new in or
der to thresh the peanuts designated
this year as one of our "front ife"
war crops should be worked to ca
pacity. Farmers should plan their
work in advance on a community
basis in order to achieve the best re-
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Old North State's 4-H
Gardeners Ready To
Teed Fighter In W
North Carolina's rural youth, to
gether with those in other states, are
enrolling en masse in the 1943 Na
tional 4-H Victory Garden contest to
produce adequate supplies of essen
tial vegetables and garden fruits on
home plots for their entire family's
use.
One million 4-H Victory Gardens
are the 1943 goal. Government offi
cials emphasize that the wore food
each community grows for its own
use, the easier it will be for the
county to meet its military needs for
garden fruits and vegetables. They
also point out that the annual garden
product needs of a man in the armed
forces, which include 34 pounds of
tomatoes, 250 pounds of potatoes,
and 168 pounds of leafy green and
yellow vegetables, can be produced
on plots of 3-10 to 1 to 1, and
2 to 3 acres, respectively.
The primary purpose of the activ
ity is to encourage every 4-H'er to
MEETING OF BOARD OF
EQUALIZATION AND
REVIEW
The Board of County Commissioners of Per
quimans County will meet as the Board of Equal
ization and Review in the Court House on Mon
day, March 15, 1943, at 10 o'elock A. M., for the
purpose of hearing complaints and the equaliz
tion of property values, and said Board will ad
journ from day to day until this work is com
pleted. J. W. WAEM
Register of Deeds, Perquimans County
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