THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRJDA.Y, SEPTEMBER 3, 1943.
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Magnitude Net Appreciated
Eeaaive Leases Avoided
Anglo-American War Effort
The recall of Maxim Litvinoff from
Washington by the, Soviet govern
ment has produced an amaxing
amount of speculation as to Russian
policy and provides fresh evidence, if
any be needed, that many people In
the, United, States and Great. Britain
sneeze, quickly when Joseph Stalin
takes snuff.
So insistent has been the Soviet
demand for a second front that peo
ple in this country overlook the fact
that the United States and Great
Britain are making a contribution to
the prosecution of the war that is on
a par, if it does not excel, that of the
Soviet itself.
Every intelligent Anglo-American
appreciates the importance of the
Red Army and its splendid perform
ance. To admire the fighting heart
of the Russian soldier should not lead
one to over-emphasize what the Rus
sians are doing on the land front and
under-emphasize what the British
and Americans axe doing in the rest
of the world.
The Red Army, operating strictly
in defense of the Soviet, finds it ne
cessary to resist the German army.
In its struggle, to save Russia, it is
making a stupendous contribution to
the defeat of Germany and thus as
sisting the Anglo-Americans in their
war against Hitlerized Europe.
It is perfectly true that the heavy
casualties of the present war are
shared mainly by the German and
Russian armies fighting in Russia.
The toll of manpower is enormous
and leads some observers to the con
clusion that, without accepting equal
ity in losses, the Anglo-Americans
cannot make an equal contribution to
the winning of the war.
We do not agree with this line of
thought. Nothing in modern war
fare is more intelligent than the ef
fort of the Anglo-Americans to avoid
an unnecessary heavy slaughter of
soldiers. Nor is it yet apparent that
a premature effort to invade Europe,
at the expense of enormous casual
ties, will result in greater assistance
to Russia than a delayed attack, af
ter complete preparations, which will
insure success of the offensive.
It is very important for us to rea
lize the extent of the Anglo-American
contribution to victory. It is far
greater than most people imagine.
Here is the record:
(1) A successful campaign in the
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CHRISTMAS GIFTS
. The Postoffice Department has announced mailing
dates and specifications for Christmas Gift parcels for
men in service overseas.
The mailing dates are September 15th to October
15th, inclusive. No permission is required for mailing
within those dates. Shoe box size is about right, maxi
mum weight 5 pounds, maximum length 15 inches,
maximum length and girth 36 inches. Should be
packed in metal, wood or strong double-faced corru
gated fibreboard box, and marked "Christmas Gift
Parcel." Only one package may be mailed from one
person to a person In service in one week.
We now have in stock .Christmas Seals, Tags and
Boxes for use in mailing packages to men overseas.
Our manager will assist in wrapping and tying any
package for shipment overseas.
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Mediterranean area, inflicting a mil
lion and a quarter casualties on the
Axis and freeing North Africa and
the Near East from the danger of
German attack. In addition to its
effect upon the war strength of the
Axis, the operation has preserved a
transportation route through Iran to
Russia, over which an immense
volume of supplies is being sent to
the Soviet
(2) the Anglo - American air
forces have launched, and are ex
panding, the greatest aerial offensive
in the history of the world. It is in
flicting tremendous damage upon Ger
man factories, industries, transporta
tion facilities, ports and seriously
threatens the economic structure of
Germany, upon which depends the
fighting power of the German armies.
This activity in the air results from
a prodigious production of aircraft
and aviation gasoline and the train
ing of air crews on a scale unparal
leled is the history of the world.
(3) The Anglo-American navies
assumed the entire burden of sea
warfare and have maintained vital
sea lanes, without which the defeat,
of Germany would be impossible.
This sea power is effective because
it is backed by a miraculous produc
tion of cargo vessels and warships.
It is supplemented by huge bases,
many established forv the benefit ot
Russia, which makes possible the de
livery of supplies and the continuing
conduct of the war.
(4) The United States and Great,
Britain, in addition to equipping huge
armies, have been extremely gener-1
ous in the dispatch of planes, tanks,
motor trucks and other implements,
in the thousands, to aid the Rus
sians in their land warfare against
Germany. Not only have the Allies
accepted the responsibility of assist
ing the Red Army but food and other
supplies have been shipped to Rus
sia in great volume.
(5) The Anglo-Americans have
under way a full-scale war with Ja
pan, with the fighting front thou
sands of miles away. Despite the
geographical advantage which en
abled Japan to overwhelm their
forces in the Far East and acquire
control of a vast area, the two Allies 1
nave consistently aiaea Kussia, even
at their own expense, in the war
against Japan.
They have not added to the proo
lems of Kussia by demanding assist
ance in the war .against Japan, even
though they are busily engaged in
the war against Germany and the
mobilized power of Japan, in army,
navy and air force, was greater than
that of either at the beginning of
the war in Europe.
We do not believe that the extent
of the Anglo-American war effort is
fully appreciated by the British and
American peoples and, consequently,
it is not surprising that Soviet of
ficials are inclined to minimize the
effort.
After Kussia is essentially a
land-power, unfamiliar with the diffi
culties confronted and overcome by
the Anglo-Americans in their war
program which involves full partici
pation on land, in the air and on the
sea.
Payments For Dependents
The Office of Dependency Benefits,
which has sent out more than three
million checks monthly to soldiers,
wives and other dependents, an
nounces that 90,000 persons claimed
or accepted unauthorized payments
but that fewer than one thousand
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showed, sufficient evidence of fraud to
warrant prosecution.
frigad ier-General H. H. Gilbert,
director of the office, says that most
j of the dependents accepting benefits
w which mey were noi enuuea were
ignorant of the requirements of the
law and not criminally inclined.
Some 4,521 family allowances have
been discontinued as a result of in
vestigations, many originating in
"tips" from neighbors of those re
ceiving dependency-payment checks. '
Some "Forgotten" Americans
Caught In The Price Squeeze
In his recent radio address to the
American people, War Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes discussed
the home-front battle against infla
tion, giving facts which should
strengthen the resistance of all peo
ple to new boosts in wages, prices or
profits, which will inevitably lend to
further inflation.
Mr. Byrnes pointed out that there
has been a 34 per cent increase in
the weekly wages of factory workers
since the United States entered the
war; SO per cent gain in net farm
incomes in 1942 over 1941 and an 80
per cent rise in corporations' net pro
fits since 1939.
The former Justice of the Supreme
Court also stressed the plight of
some 20,000,000 American citizens
whose incomes have not been in
creased during the present emerg
ency. These are "the forgotten Ameri
cans" of the present time. Without
increased incomes, they are caught by
rising prices and increased taxation.
Certainly they, of all people, should
be resolute and determined in the
war against inflation.
Warning To Labor
Public Opinion Shifting
Organized labor has gained consid-
erable strength in the last ten years
as a result of the favorable attitude
of the Roosevelt administration
Unfortunately, some unions have
not accepted the responsibility that
inevitably accompanies increase!
power. Moreover, the number of un
authorized strikes indicates a lack of
control of union membership.
It is no surprise, therefore, that
the President has given the War
Labor Board the power to punish a
recalcitrant union by withholding
check-off dues. In addition, defiance
by individuals, where a union is not
to blame, may be prosecuted under
the anti-strike law and the draft
status of the worker changed
inese sanctions snould come as a
warning to organized labor, both to
officials of unions and' 1.0 the mem
bers. The public opinion, which has
been favorable to unionism, has been
affected in recent months by strikes
end work-stoppages in war indus
tries. While the evil effects
have been exaggerated, the net re
sult, so far as unionism is concerned,
is a loss of popular support. It is
to be hoped that the sanctions thus
outlined will serve as an adequ.ue
warning to labor and that intelligent
leadership will produce results to
discourage further restrictions.
Labor leaders should recognize
that the vast majority of the work
ers of the nation are unorganized,
that many of them, along with the
public in general, have the idea that
labor is being coddled to an exces
sive degree.
Rayburn Warns of "Rot"
Sob-Sisters And Sob-Brothers
Speaker Sam Rayburn predicts
that "within sixty days after the end
of the war sob sisters and sob broth
ers will start crying that the com
mon people of Germany, Italy and
Japan had nothing to do with this
jvan"
We agree with the Texan when he.
says this "is rot." He adds, "If it
had not been for the common people
of Germany, Italy and Japan, there
would have been no Hitler, Mussolini
or Hirohito."
There is no evidence whatever
that the common people, so-called, ot
the enemy countries were unwilling
to share the spoils of conquest. In
fact, it would have been impossible
for the Axis nations to begin ana
prosecute the present struggle with
out, et least, the tacit consent and
acquiescence of the common people.
The great lesson that must be
taught all these people, at the con
clusion of the conflict, is that those
who stand ready to profit by war
must be prepared to suffer the con
sequences of unsuccessful freeboot
ing. Only when this becomes known
will there develop a yen for peace
among the aggressor nations.
! Increase Acreage
And Wheat Yield
' North Carolina growers are asked
by the War Food Administration to
increase their wheat acreage and the
officials suggest that it is even more
important to increase yields per
acre.
They state that the Nation's acre
age goal for 1944 is to be increased
by 26 percent and they request Tar
Heel growers to cooperate in pro
ducing more of this vital wartime
crop.
They urge growers to follow the
three most important rules recom
mended by the North Carolina Ex--
periment Station at State College for
obtaining a good wheat yield. These
recommendations are: "Prepare the
land thoroughly, use the proper
amount of fertilizer, and get the
crop planted at the right time."
The WFA officials state that there
't itl Tit limit. SB ii ills miiim'Kaw ff amaA
1 1 of wheat which may be planted on a
North Carolina farm. They suggest,
however, that the farmer follow good
farming practices needed to maintain
production and prevent erosion.
They point out that good farming
practices of proven value include
contour farming, strip cropping, and
crop rotation. They advise that
"Farmers hold land for increased
acreages in 1944 of peanuts, soy
beans, potatoes and feed grains, and
then plant all other acres to wheat
consistent with good farming prac
tice." According to the WFA, the 1943
loan rate is $1.47 for North Carolina
for No. 2 red winter wheat. The
1944 wheat loan rate ' will be an
nounced as early as possible next
year,
ine oxnciaib gay tnat the situation
with respect to combines for harvest -
ing wheat will be more favorable next
season. The output of new machin.
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PEANUT DIGGING TIME is just around
the corner . . . and unless you have everything-
you need to harvest your crop, we
advise you .to come to our store today and
get the proper equipment.
We have the very items you need to
harvest your biggest crop.
PITCH FORKS - FORK HANDLES
NAILS - POST HOLE DIGGERS
PEANUT POINTS - HAMMERS
NO. 8 CHAMPION PLOWS
SPADES - AXES - HATCHETS
Hertford
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in the war
BUS
ery will be approximately 80 percent
of the 1940 level, which will make it
possible to meet the minimum needs
for all-out food production.
County Farm Agent
Urges All Citizens
Aid Cotton Picking
In an effort to aid farmers of the
county to find sufficient labor for
the picking of cotton this fall, County
Farm Agent, L. W. Anderson, this
.week lKKlim) n nnnpal In nil fitivonc
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of the county, where possible, to
1 render assistance to cotton producers
I in seeing the crop is properly picked
1 and harvested.
GSaruesting Equipment
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HERTFORD, N. C.
ur Traveling
Necessary
For the past several years the Norfolk
Southern Bus Corporation has made every
effort to make its Bus Service the best means
of passenger transportation possible. We
take pride in our success in this endeavor.
However, since "Adolph" stalled out on
his mad dream to conquer the whole world,
many things have been changed in our daily
lives, and among changes are those affecting
our ability to obtain equipment, replacement
parts and labor.
The increased demand for service creates
a problem for us, handicapped as we are by
conditions over which we have no control.
You, our friends and customers, can help us
solve this problem by traveling only when
necessary. By doing this you leave more room
on the Buses for service men, who must come
first, war workers and others who MUST
travel. By doing this you will also be helping
effort.
C(D)iniDir2l(tfl(III311
Mr. Anderson stated that ratior, at
the best, will be short in Perquimans
during the fall harvesting season and
pointed out that the only way for the
crops to be housed will be for every
person able to do so to join in with
helping the farmers.
Cotton picking has already started
in some places ail it is expected it
will be in full swing by the end of
next week. Cotton is important this
year, more than ever before, for the
many uses in the war, and every ef
fort should be made to set the entire
crop picked and marketed.
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