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PAGE SIX t'HE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1943 -" t I THE Perquimans Weekly Published every Friday by The Perquimans Weekly, a partner ship consisting of Joseph G Campbell and Max R. Campbell, ef Hertford, N. C MAX CAMPBELL Editoi Mooh Carolina i ' WW ASJ0CIAT1 I? :t ...leieo as second elan matte ,:ui 16, 1984, at poctoCQM at Hertford, North Carolina, ua. der the Act of March, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $1-60 dix Months .71 Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, ete, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Advertising rates furnished by request. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 19 LOVE OR HATE, THEY RETURN TO US: Blessings are upon the head! of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. Pro. 10:6, Farm Land Values Rise There are farmers, living in Per quimans County who have a vivid memory of the evil effects of infla tion upon the value of farm lands in 1920-21. The records show that farm land values stood at 103 in 1914, rose to 129 in 1918 and hit 170 in 1920. No body knows where they settled in the collapse that followed because, in most areas, there was no market for farm lands. When the present war began the index of farm land values stood at 84. It has moved upward to 102. In the natural course a further in crease is expected. Experts wonder where the rise will end. The rising value of farm lands is based, fundamentally, upon profits made out of farming. Despite what the professional farm leaders and the politicians say, figures reveal that agriculture is making money. In 1939 the net income of farm operators, after payment of taxes and farming costs, was $4,500,000. Last year it was 10,200,000,000 and this year it is expected to reach $12, 400,000,000. We -do not suggest that it is un wise fo buy farm lands, even at their present value. Individuals who know how to manage farming, and have the labor and capital to operate, can probably make money through the purchase of additional farm lands. It is risky business for a novice and dangerous for anyone operating a farm upon slender capital. To mortgage what is now owned to gain an equity in twice as much land is a risk to be accepted only after con siderable scrutiny, as many older farmers, who took the venture rn 1920, will tell you. Mail Christmas Packages With more than two million sol diers in foreign lands, and thousands of sailors scattered over the oceans, the problem of handling Christmas packages becomes immense. If those at home will follow in structions and mail their gifts to men in service the packages will be deliv ered by Christmas Day. Obviously, if everybody waits until the last day to mail their parcels the postal services will be overwhelming and delays will he inevitable. The War Department has announc ed that regulations requiring a re quest from an overseas soldier will be waived between September 15 and October 15. It urges the public to provide our men overseas with a "flood of Christmas spirit from their homes" and it pledges that every gift mailed by October 15th will be delivered by Christmas morning. Last year the Army Postal iService handled 5,000,000 packages and the load this year is expected to be 10, 000,000. Since every parcel must be opened, inspected and rewrapped be fore leaving this country, it is neces sary that the deadline be observed if gifts are to arrive promptly. Since around ten per cent of the packages sent out in 1942 were in correctly addressed it is important for every sender to include the sol dier's full name, rank, Army serial number, service organization and unit, A. P. O. number and the port of embarkation Postmaster. We pass the information along to all our readers in order that Per quimans County service men will get their Christmas packages on time. Additional Mails era be secured from the local postoffice. Mean while, everybody should get busy and mail their packages as early as possible. FDR day: Every worker should increase the Mount of bonds he or the is haying. t North Carolina vk LOOKING AT WASHINGTON "y Hugo 5. Sims, Washington Correspondent I Foreign Policy Not Clear received by many prisoners and give Parties Should Speak Out them their first news of relatives in Fast-moving events in Europe, fol- this country. The failure to provide lowing the surrender of Italy, may earlier packages has been due en make it imperative that the United tirely to the unwillingness of the States establish a foreign policy that Japanese government to cooperate in can be accepted throughout the world the exchange of packages for pns- as the expression of the considered opinion of the people and hence not subject to revision with every change in administration. This definiteness will be extremely difficult to attain. It is possible that the presidential election of 1944 will give the people an opportunity to de cide what our foreign policy will be but this is by no means certain. Consequently, it is probable that our role in world affairs will be circum scribed by the inherent obstacles to prompt elucidation of nation policy. To give positive assurance of our participation in the establishment of a new world order, with adequate power to preserve peace, it would be necessary, at this time, for both ma jor parties to make a declaration that is without the possibility of "in terpretation" to please all factions. Tho Republican conclave at Mack inar Island adopted a declaration urging: "Responsible participation by the United States in post-war co operative organization among sov ereign nations to prevent military aggression and to attain permanent peace with organized justice in a free world." Now, with all recognition of the obvious difficulties that confront the Republican committee, we find its ut terance far from the clarity of the suggestions recently made by Clar ence Budington Kelland, former executive director of the Republican National Committee, or the forth right declaration of Governor Dewey of New York, for an outright con tinuing military alliance with Great Britain, together with the hope that Russia and China might be brought into a four-way arrangement. Of course, the Kepublican party, when it assembles next year in con- ' vention, may give us an out-and-out I declaration. It is assumed that the 1 Democrats will have no choice but to I support the President's foreign pol icy. This, however, must be more ' clearly denned, especially in regards I to post-war matters. In fact, both I parties must come out into the open in order that the verdict of the peo ple, at the polls, will bp conclusive as to national poficy. Russia Not Fighting Alone Soviet Has Received Aid It may be perfectly natural for soldiers of the Red Army to attri bute their clean-cut victory over the Germans to their own power and not to Allied operations in the West, as reported by Henry C. Cassidy, Asso ciated Press correspondent on the Steppe front. It is somewhat surprising, how ever, to find many people in the United States and Great Britain, who, despite clearer information as to the activities of their countries, seem to agree with the Kussian sol diers. When all the facts of the present war are available, it will be ascer tained, we think, that the aerial of fensive against Germany and the threat of an Anglo-American inva sion in Western France exerted con siderable pressure upon the Nazis and prevented the Germans from using their full power against the Red Army. In strange contrast with the Rus sian soldier who believes that his country is fighting the whole war, some of our citizens are inclined to depreciate our war effort. The same observation applies to some of the people of Great Britain. They have accepted the propaganda from Mos cow, relating to a "second front" and, like the Russians, will be satisfied with nothing less than a full-scale offensive against the German Army. They are not impressed by the aerial offensive against Germany, the successful operations in the Mediterranean, the volume of sup plies shipped to Russia, the burden of maintaining sea control or the fact that the United States and Great Britain are carrying the entire war against Japan. Parcels Sent To Prisoners Now Being Held By Japan Now on the high seas the Swedish ship Gripsholm will proceed to Mor mugoa, Portugese East Indies, where it will meet a Japanese ship for the exchange of passengers and cargo. Of great interest to the people of this country is the dispatch of par cels to Americans, now held as pris oners of war by the Japanese. The next of kin of every designated prisoner was given the opportunity to send a parcel Where next of kin was not desig nated, or could not be located, the Red Cross provided parcels, similar to those being sent by the next of kin. so that Dracticallv every Ameri can will receive a package from home. In addition, the Red Cross provided special 13-pound packages of food in sufficient quantity to per mit the distribution of several to each prisoner. The Army and Navy also provided food end clothing and the ship car ried medical supplies supplied by the Red Cross, These packages will be the first oners oi war, Two Years of War Ahead, Hopkins Warns of Sacrifices Harry L. Hopkins, friend and ad viser of the President, has had many opportunities to appraise the war situation. In his position, he has in formation not available to many Americans and it is interesting to report his prediction that Germany and Japan will be crushed by 1945. Mr. HoDkins warns that the loss of Russia on the Allied side would! greatly lengthen the war. He says i that because China has fought brave ly for several years, we cannot as sume that she can fight forever. He further says that the people at home face two years of increasing sacrifice and "must work harder and go with out more things." Warning against over-optimism, Mr. Hopkins declared that the prin cipal Axis powers are not economic ally desperate and that despite bomb ings, blockades and ship sinkings, they are still militarily solvent. The German home front morale has suf fered a heavy blow, but Hitler's group is fighting in the hope of "a long war, a stalemate and a compromise." Declaring that although one-third of the German Ruhr industrial dis trict probably has been demolished and Nazi war output is down ten per cent from raids and other causes, Mr. Hopkins says that industry In Europe is still functioning. With nearly 13,000,000 foreigners working in Germany, the Nazis are able to maintain armed forces of ap proximately 10,000,000 despite total war casualties of 3,000,000. "The Axis is not critically short of man power," declares Mr. Hopkins, who asserts that "the United Nations are." Discussing the matter of transpor tation, Mr. Hopkins says that these facilities have been heavily strained, but reliance upon inland waterways and successful repair techniques go far to offset weaknesses. As to Japan, Mr. Hopkins points out that for years reserve industrial strength has been developed in Man-! chuiia, North China, Korea and Kor-mo.-o, and declares that if Japan lost all the islands she has seized in the last two years, "she would not be licked by any means." The views of Mr. Hopkins are pre sented in The American Magazine and are apparently designed to pre vent the development of over-confidence on the home front, based on the growing popular belief that the collapse of Germany and Japan is not far distant. Problems For Congress Taxes, Fathers, Election The end of the Congressional re cess will find returning solons con fronted with several serious legisla tive matters. After conferring with "the people," it may be assumed that the members of the House and Sen ate will more accurately reflect popular sentiment but we do not ex pect any radical changes in the ex pressed opinions of the nation's gov erning body. There will be much discussion of the proposed drafting of fathers. Already strenuous opposition is ap parent, with the suggestion that un married men be taken in higher age bracket and the idea is also advanced that, after all, the Army and Navy are planning an unnecessary increase in size. The ever-present subject of taxa tion will occupy considerable atten tion, with the President anxious to raise an additional $12,000,000,000. The chances are that Congress will not provide so much although it is recognized that increased levies can not be avoided. Higher rates are reasonably cer tain upon corporate, excise and per sonal income taxes. Cigarettes and liquor will pay more. Discussion as to a general sales tax runs into a certain presidential veto and Con gressmen are not enthusiastic about a spendings levy. Compulsory sav ings, advocated by some, present difficulties in connection with con tinued sale of war bonds. There will be much heard about subsidies to hold down food prices. with particular emphasis upon dairy products. Improved crop conditions indicate record yields of foodstuffs, with attractive prices, but the farm bloc will have demands for agricul ture to engage serious attention be; fore Christmas. Above all, the legislators will not lose sight of the presidential elec tion that comes in 1944. Statesman ship will give way to the necessities of "the record" which is very im portant to those who want to be re elected. Consequently, .there will be much talk, in both Houses, about the war program, the peace ahead and the establishment of the future world order. One-Sided Mr. Smith May I have the pleas ure of the next dance? Hiss Slim You may. I know I won't get any pleasure out of it III? 'A . - . r ST 7 THESE ARE AMERICAN SOLDIERS GOING INTO ACTION. You need not worry about their flinching or failing no matter what tough going they may meet. You can count on them to do what we're asking of them to pay, with their lives if need be, the price of victory. But victory cannot be bought by these men alone. We've got to pay our share of the cost too. This month, that share is at least $100 EXTRA over and above all other buying in U. S. War Bonds, far every man and woman in this country. Invest your share today! BACK THE MAJOR alFegmiafffl ynmiff cair wntilhi Bs)(t mnidDttdDff' nil mminiey cana tamy. cTPo n 1 X ... . j AS i Si 'I - 7 H " j$jCi l J" WAR LOAM ATTACK ... WITH WAR BONDS -LOOMIS COMPANY HERTFORD, N. C. Him ttflneQS PURE PENNSYLVANIA Distributors of Pure Oil Products HERTFORD, N.G CfPUREJ! & J,1 (flays, fl M (DiMipaimy J" 'V 4 ' Jrt r f v . sm-xt'jol
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