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, , , , i J v 1 I I I LOOK AT WASHINGTON i r: . ' . 1 : iv By Hug. S. Sima, Washington CoircflpMoit No Time For Debates Let Controversies Rest. f"WaIter Lippmann. newspaper col umnist and author, says that a poli tical understanding is necessary be fore the German Army collapses or fit will "risk a state of anarchy or $vil war in most of Europe," and the awful chance of "grave conflict imonir the United Nations." ? Assuming that this represents a lair statement of the situation, what is there to convince us that a settle ment is possible after the defeat of our enemies? Mr. Lippmann says we must first settle the positions of France and Poland before taking up the question of Germany. Just how this is to be accomplished, with the populations of both countries under the control of Germany, escapes us. Let us assume what is not yet es tablished that there ere serious dif ferences of opinion between Russia, Great Britain and the United States in regards to the treatment of Ger many, France and Poland. If these differences can be reconciled at this time, when the three nations are vigorously prosecuting the war, is there any reason to conclude that they cannot be disposed of when the -war is over.' If we assume that the differences, supposed to exist between the United Nations, are irreconciliable today, there is much to be gained by post poning discussion and debate until, "Ijlthe Axis has been destroyed er" . tainly, no sane American would force the issues today if the pressure meant an open break between Russia, f Great Britain and the United States. It seems to us that the best course to follow in regard to such questions is to get together with our allies, as far as possible, and leave other is sues to be settled later. In the ' meantime, the three powers can con tinue to prosecute the war because, unless they do, our enemy nations will be settling the issues them selves. fmr Restaurant Punished. $ Used 103,193 Excessive Points. " Some weeks ago, investigators dis , covered that a restaurant in New York City had used meats, fats and oils equivalent to 103,193 points in excess of its allotment for the period ending June 30th. t A hearing was had before a com y'lnissioner, during which the facts were established, but the official re- fused to suspend the restaurant, de ciding to give the management twelve "months in which to make up its ar rears in rationing points. ' " Strangely, the commissioner warn , ,'ed! the OPA attorney that the organ ization was under observation for being un-American- and "trying to destroy business." Apparently, the commissioner was of the opinion that the OPA was on trial and that the restaurant, in violating regulations as to rationing points, was not under Suspicion of being "un-American." The issue was carried to Washing ton, where the commissioner's decision was reversed. The opinion pointed out that the commissioner had no al ternative but to prohibit the restau rant from acquiring any foods cov ered by the order as long as it was in default. Pointedly, the Washington review ing authority said that the restau rant had a difficult problem in con nection with total war economy and that it had the choice of obeying reg ..In 4.1 J ec : i i uiouuun aim suiiering iuss, or vioiai- i tng regulations and maintaining its ! business substantially as usual. The opinion further said: "It cannot be said, however, that such cruelty of choice is confirmed to high-class steak houses. Many of j our sons in their last hours have been confronted with a choice no less cruel. They, too, have tne j choice between suffering substantial I loss and violating the obligations tm-! posed upon them by war. The cas ualty lists, mounting daily, are'evi- r j . i i i , m:nce oi tne cnoice maae ana its unanimity." Billions Are At Stake Huge Government Investment I The government of the United Vjlates, in order to win the war, has fcn wiupciicu tu iiiveea iuxge sums n various plants .and facilities ror 1 tie production of war supplies, equlp : lent, munitions, etc. I It is estimated by some authort 1 M that, in three years, the total fn i istment has been as much as $25, 0)0,000,000. This huge stake in the p reductive facilities of the nation pre ants a problem when peace arrives. Already, there is a campaign under way to compel the government to hell out its holding's to the hiehest judder. Tris drive is backed by the antiquated slogan of "keep the government out of business." Let us assume that the propaganda succeeds and that the government of fers its plants for sale. Who will TllI fnr i-ilAm ? fttiTOMial. 4-Via fers of private industry will be the Only ones to bid because they will be the only people able Jo operate them. ' ; Let us look at the magnitude of the government's investment in a few selected enterprises. In aviation ihe government's Rtnlcn : tf t9 inn nnn nnn to said to be ten times the value of th privately-owned industry ancT ifli it will hAt 1 .via v avivcv net gobbled up for a song by private in dustry with the taxpayers paying the The same observation applies to pie, the government owns ten per cent other activities. In steel, for exam- of capacity. In aluminum the output of gov ernment-owned plants will be greater than all plants owned by private industry. Magnesium production will be 90 per cent in th hands of the govern ment. Synthetic rubber plants, government-owned, will produce an annual amount one-third greater than that used in peace time. One-half of the country's machine tool facilities will be government owned. The policy of the government, in regards to these investments, will be of supreme importance. Serious in jury may occur to private enterprise and serious and useless financial toss may occur to the government. Both should be avoided, if possible. The investment of the nation in ships constitute another problem for the post war years. After the first World War the government practic ally gave away its ships and shipping- lines. Certainly, no such aD surdities should mar the disposition of government-owned facilities when the present struggle ends. Admittedly, there are two sides to the whole Question, which cannot be satisfactorily solved without due con- j sideration to the just claims of prl- vate industry and without due gard for the money that the govern ment has .invested. Fathers Versus Illiterates Million Men For the Army Announcement that fathers might bs called into active service around October 1st, has produced a mighty howl from Congressmen, with some asserting that legislative action will be taken to prevent the induction of fathers. Naturally, most Americans hope that the manpower needs of the na tion can be met without draftinfif ! fathers but the test is not whether' fathers like it but whether the ion needs their services. Major Gen. Lewis B. Hershey says that there are 7,000,000 fathers be tween the ages of 18 and 37, but that hardly more than 2,000,000 will be able to pass the physical examina tion. He points out that 2,000,000 men will be needed in the next year and some of them must come out of the father group. In this connection it might be well to consider the reclassification of some men in other groups, who have been deferred. A report of the Sen ate Education and Labor committee 1 asserts that nearly 1,000,000 in-i ductees have been rejected by the, Army because of illiteracy 1 Certainly, there are ample jobs in the army which require nothing more than a strong back and a weak mind. I TM .1, i .... .1 . inese places can De iillea by men regardless of their ability to read or write and there is no reason why they should not serve their country on the same basis as other men of better education. It seems to us that it would be as sensible to use men of limited edu cation for ta.-;ks that they can per form, as to call upon fathers, with education, to go into service, where some of them will be busy at jobs that any lay laborer can better com plete. - rjys i rn i rlMSfi 1 UrkeyS For Holidays Of Soldiers Turkey growers are advised to put their early hatched birds on a good quality laying mash containing about 19 percent protein, in addition to the usual grain so that the birds may be finished off for early market. Poul try specialists at State College say that this should be done at once if the birds are to be ready for market in September. Uncle Sam recently sent out a call for the early marketing of a good por tion of the turkey crop so that the ! Conserve An important step in caring for tires ... let Joe and Bill's inspect When in need of tires . . . and ncate . . . come to Joe and Bill's a large stock of tires ... all sizes. GOODYEAR and U. S. ROYAL TIRES, and TUBES JOE AND BILL'S SERVICE STATION "Where Service it mil wdftp d ' - . . THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY HKRTlfOltl), N. C, boys on the fighting fronts could haye their turkey on Thanksgiving and Christmas. It will take quite some time to handle th turkeys and then get them to all of the armed forces. The State College specialists point out that the pens should not be too small, when the birds are first taken off the range, because the birds may worry because of the confinement and actually lose weight. Restricted range should be given gradually so that the birds will have time to ad just themselves. The fattening period may last for six or eight weeks but a more limited period is better than none at all. They recommend that all mash be fed in hoppers and all grain in hop pers or tioujr'is because it is very important that quarters for turkeys be kept clean s"t all times. If there is plenty of skimmilk or buttermilk on the farm, it should be kept before the birds at all times. The use of milk or mash helps in crease the efficiency of the ration and will give better finished birds. "Ain't The Way We Her'd It" A North Carolina rationing board reports that one of the mountain eers living nearby has just about found a limit to his patriotism. "I'm trying to do my bit," he said. "I swore I'd abide by them tha sugar regulations, but I'm married, have 8 children and I'm darned if I can af ford to keep on ahuyin' all that sugar." TOWN AND FARM IN WAR TIME (Continued from Page Four) ficient new and reconditioned parts will be made available to keep the nation's essential cars rolling through 1944. Even the country's 5,000,00(1 vehicles ten years old or more will be kept on the road by necessary re placement parts. Order Fuel 0w With War Price and Rationing Boards rapidly completing the task of renewing consumers' heating oil ra tions, OPA is urging householders to place orders immediately to give both consumers and dealers Dlentv rf timo .lnrinfr umrm U'dathar ii irett oi t u,t: ;i ; v, ( cmfji y f l iicatiug "ii ill Jivnic storage tanks, Civilians To Get Soya Products To strengthen U. S. wartime diets nutritionally, more than 12 times the quantity of soya products avail able last year has been allocated to civilians for the year ending June 30, 1944, by WFA. Civilians will gel 27 out of every hundred pounds of soybean flour, flakes, and grits pro duced, a total of 362,500,000 pounds. It is estimated that 30 million pounds were used domestically last year. Speed Limit Saves Tires Tires wear out about four times as fast t fis m;ips hnnr c at mies an hour and speed is the most imDortant factor determining the rate oi tire wear, according to a re cent report by the Public Roads Ad ministration after a four-year inves- titation P Strict observance of the national 35-mile speed limit offers the greatest promise of keeping the country's cars rolling for another year, the study concluded. For You To Feel Well 24 hours every day, 7 day every week, never stopping, the kidneys filter waste matter from the blood. If more people were aware ol how the kidneys must constantly remove sur plus fluid, excess acids and other waste matter that cannot stay in the blood without injury to health, there would be better understanding of why the whole system is upset when kidneys fail to function properly. Burning, scanty or too frequent urina tion sometimes warns that something is wrong. You may suffer nagging back ache, headaches, dizziness, rheumatic pains, getting up at nights, swelling. Why not try Boon's PMi You will be using a medicine recommended the country over. Doan't stimulate the func tion of the kidneys and help them to flush out poisonous waste from the blood. They contain nothing harmful. Get Doan't today. Use with confidence. At all drug (torn. jmaannfl Your Car your car is to eare for your your tires often. if you have the proper certi- for your new tires. We have J A Pleasure" rUUXNUi 86U1 HflMfflU FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1943 Grow Proteins For Your Hogs Growers who ere producing hog meat for home use can easily supply a large percentage of the required protein in the hog diet from green forage crops like alfalfa, the clove -s lespedeza, soybeans and cowpeas says F. H. Smith. Animal nnfrlf.'nn chemist at State College. He points out that niirs ucii,;,, less than 100 pounds require more piotem man nogs weighing over this amount. Feeding records show that corn does not supply sufficient quan tity or quality of protein to. satisfy the needs of either young or old pigs. Pigs grown in a dry lot should "also receive a protein supplement to com plete the ration. Unless proteins are furnished, the grower is handicapped in getting the most meat at the lowest cost, says Smith. Under the existing feed shortage, it has been increasingly hard to get dairy by-products, tank age, fish-meal and the oil meals, so it is up to the hog grower to produce a much larger percentage of his own proteins and not depend on commer cial channels, he points out. The overall feed picture for the coming year shows that total feed supplies are not sufficient to sup- n"iw ft!"686"1 flnimal Population and tha there will probably have to be "eduction in the number of hogs which are being produced. This kes it all the more necessary to MYLOR THEATRE EDENTOV. N c "WE HAVE THE SHOWS' Friday. AoK. 20 Lorella VunK and Alan Ladd in "CHINA" Saturday, Aug. 21 Rov Roper.. .j.l w , ... in "SONG OF TEXAS" Sunday, Aug. 22 Teresa Wright and osph (""en in SHADOW OF A DOUBT" Monday-Tuesday Aug. 23-24 STORMY WEATHER" Wednesday, Aug. 25 IJouble Feature llc and 25c "tup ..-AT Conyy in ALCON STRIKES BACK' ..,ri,ec.nny Sine'elon in "IT'S A GREAT LIFE" Thursday-Friday. Aug. 26-27 Cary Grant and Laraine Day in "MR. LUCKY" y i 'if 5 - - Fighting righting lubricants that will fight heat keep motor and gears working smoothly despite tough battle con ditions. So the U. S. Army uses Sinclair lubricants for many of its tanks, jeeps and other mechanized equipment. SAVE MM WITH J. DEL TflDWIE, A Diet Often Cause Of Thin Shelled Eggs The production of thin shelled eggs during the summer can not be cor rected by causing hens to consume more oyster shells or some other form of lime, says Roy S. Dearstyne, head of the poultry department at N. C. State College. He points out that, in most cases, the birds have been laying for a long period of time and have exhausted their body reserves. Thin shelled eggs may usually be regarded as an index that the bird is about to c m plete her laying period and this fact should be valuable as a culling guide. Dearstyne says that egg shells are chiefly calcium but are formed when Let's Live Better In times like these we should make every effort to live bet ter .. . keep cheerful and work for victory. Start at home by adding a new piece of Furniture . . . that will work wonders in making your home more attractive and comfortable. DON'T MISS SEEING OCCASIONAL CHAIRS Straight Backs 16.50 up Platform Rockers $6.95 Every home should have several ex tra chairs, and you will want to see our new line of chairs for every room. We Have a Large Stock of Smoking Stands In Maple and Walnut Quinn Furnitue Co. 211 North Poindexter St. tanks need lubricants To give your car the same, sure protection, get Sinclair lubricants from your Sinclair Dealer. To pro tect your engine, for example, he offers Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil. This famous oil stands up longer and lubricates better because it is both de-waxed and de-jellied. Use Sinclair Opaline to keep your car rolling. SINCLAIR REFINING CO. Hertford, N. C PAGE THREE calcium, phosphorous and possibly other minerals are broken down in the process of digestion. Research study elso reveals that certain levels of vitamin D are necessary in preparing the minerals for bone and egg shell formation. "If at any season of the year, the mineral content of the diet is off balance or if an adequate quantity of vitamin D is not taken into the ani mal body, thin shelled eggs may re sult. In this case, a high percentage of the eggs laid will have thin shells and the reason for this may be truth fully ascribed to the diet," Dearstyne said. No proof is so potent as the silent lesson of a good example. Mary Baker Eddy. OUR EXHIBIT OF NEW DAVENOLAS $64.50 up Can be used as an extra bed . . . makes up splendidly Eltiarih City, N. U I y i