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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRll JANUARY 28, 1944 PAGE THRER " ' Si ' .Ikhed every Wday by Th ,.dmai' WeeUyr : pwtaw ..coiiBfatlnf A f pbell anl Max R. Qunpben, f LUX CAMPBELL JUfet Entarad m aacoad claas matte overabei 16. 1834, at postoffi &S Hertford, North Carolina, un dor the Act of March, 1879. ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES ne Year l-50 Jix Months .71 Cards vof thanks, obituaries resolutions of respect, eU will be charged for at regular advertising rates. I Advertising rates famished bj request , ' FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1944 TODAY ONLY BELONGS TO US: Wherefore as the Holy Ghost saith. Today if ye will hear his voice. Hebrews 8:7. Future Progress For Fanners a l Secretary of Agriculture Claude R, ' 'Wickard has made public an agenda ''of subjects to be discussed . nection jvith the post-war needs and desires of agriculture. 1 , ' Mr. Wickard foresees an increased demand for food and fibre, with the ' need to reclaim and settle 40,000,000 'acres of land to become available 1 through drainage, irrigation and clearing. This is rather courageous in view of the huge surpluses that were piled up by our farmers in pre-War years. It apparently supposes an economic era of high income, which is neces ' sary if the people are to purchase t food and fibre on a larger basis than ver before. f 'lit is interesting to observe that . Mr. Wickard is also favorable to a I new and improved parity forumla for Maim prices. This is desirable if ag riculture is to be given anything like a ,fair share of the nation's income on the basis of population. v lat new formula is a post-war enterprise. The Secretary does not propose that we attempt to correct ; inequalities by high pressure, in the midst of war. This is right in our r omniom The farmers of the nation ar entitled to additional considera tion bjttlhey can welj afford, to delay pressure tactics until the war is won. . Pulpwood For Victory The War Production Board calls for,, 14JOO,000 cords of pulpwood in 1944,XfeWa.i, IfMfiOO corde above production ftrC.1 .' Concerning the campaign last year James L. Madden, of the WPB, says 4 that it received its greatest impetus - through the newspaper pulpwood camnaiirn. narticiDated in bv the dailv press and more than 1,500. weekly! . newspapers in twenty-seven of the producing states. The extra million cords of pulp- wood, this year, are required for " packaging materials, especially water proof paper and kraft board for f shipping munitions, foods and medi cal supplies to battle fronts end con tainers for essential agricultural and ' civilian supplies. '. Government agencies are cooper ; , ating in an effort to get farmers to work in their timberlands cutting forest products, or to work temporar ily in forest industries during Black winter months. ' We call this matter to the atten tion, of all farmers in Perquimans County because it is necessary for .... . . every, available man to get ousy li , tne nation is to avoid a serious shortage of pulpwood products. This ' la not a job that can be left to others. Every man who possibly can supply ' a part of the 14,000,000 cords' should ' make an effort to do so, realizing that it would be a direct contribution v 'ta tliA vir effort. i . y j .Volumes Of Promise ( , 1 j. There's a war to get on with, bat . we can find time for homework les- ' sons in required reading. The mail order catalogues appeared on ache , dule; the Old Farmer's Almanac gave ' 1 its usual months-ahead weather pre : dictions with comforting assurance and safe-margin leeway. . Now the seed catalogues are appearing and the long evenings can be devoted to serious study. For Uncle Sam, while pleased with 1943'S Victory Gardens, is asking for bigger and better ones l!.is year.' The pictures in a seed catalogue v a;e a, major part ox its vaiue. a f .; man may smile as he looks . at the r gorgeous glory of symmetrical ears , of goIJen corn, the cool deliciousness of long, green encumbers, "the royal V, v r- i of smooth,' tapering carrots, and y 1 "arlet beauty, of luscious, plump f ps. And the paintings of com plete -ardensl v Never a weed,all rows perfectly spaced, the soil, soft and brown with no rocks, and all r'nts bearing tremendous, crops. Tut that's an integral and . v ex r '-"i part of seed catalogues. The LflO;(!;:G AT VIASII!!!GT01I By ; Hat.' 3. '9ima, Waaklagt CawMpfdaal Childs Sees Natfcm Motto Towwd Uniform Freight Rates Bills now pending before Congress Japanese leaders were the steady would amend the Interstate Com- alK persistent pacifism that was ap raerce Act to establish uniform classi- parent in our national policies, the fication of freight and a uniform gcmpping 0f our Navy and the size scale of second class rates, in ac-i 0 ox,r Army. The relative unore- cordance with recommendations of i the Board of Research and. Investi gationTransportation, appointed by the President in accord with the Transportation Act of 1940. Meanwhile, the Interstate Com merce Commission's long investiga tion of railroad class rate, prompted by complaints from the South and Southwest, is nearing an end. The report, now being prepared, will be followed by exceptions, arguments and, finally, a decision, unless the matter is taken out of the hands of the ICC by legislation. The subject of freight rates is ex tremely complex and difficult of un derstanding by a layman. Generally, class rates apply to manufactured goods and ICC examiners have al ready recommended the establish ment of uniform nation-wide class rates. This will avoid the condition where various articles take different classifications in each freight terri tory and, sometimes, another when moving from one territory to another. One of the members of the board appointed by the President, Mr. C. E. Childs, says he has come to the con clusion that "the first essential of providing an adequate national trans portation system is the readjustment of freight rates and rate relationships of the railroads and other carriers, so that each rate will be fairly compen satory for the service performed, so that every shipper and locality will receive equal treatment in relation to the service rendered by the carrier." Under the present rate-structure, cited by Mr. Childs, cut-throat compe tition gives the benefit of low rates to shippers and localities where competition for traffic is heaviest and penalizes those in the lighter-traffic areas, adds to the advantages of those already strong and deprives others of the opportunity to compete. He advocates a rate policy which can give to each type of transporta tion a fair chance to develop, to the public the benefits of the inherent advantages of each type of carrier, and to every industry throughout all parts of the United States a fair economic chance to produce and mar ket its products and maintain full employment. He wants a rate sys tem which will provide uniform treatment for all sections by main taining rates for every type of com modity and for every length of haul which bear their fair share of the cost incurred by the carrier. Mr. Childs thinks that a Congres sional declaration of policy requiring the removal of rate inequities would be beneficial to carriers and shippers of all kinds, as well as to the general public in every part of the country. He believes this would help the South and West to develop their un used natural resources, providing greater employment and higher stand ards of living. This would help the East, which cannot be permanently prosperous if the development and prosperity of the rest of the country is retarded. Post-War Pressure For "Economy" May Again Cause Unpreparedness There is much to be gained by the knowledge that the Japanese attack upon this country was pdrt of a com mon course, planned by the Axis, and that it was delivered because the Japanese believed the United States stirs men's minds. Who would thrill to a catalogue that prosaically and accurately portrayed one's garden last season? It wasn't a bad garden. Tf'a Mawiln fkt- tClAA year, Gardening is a way of living. And he who gardens is entitled to his dreams. Seed catalogues are partly the. stuff that dreams are made of; the other part, this year, is a deter mination to make the garden more fruitful than ever before. Christian Science Monitor, ! Conserve An important step in caring for your car is to care for your tires v. . lit Joe and Bfll's inspect your tires often. When in need of tires ... and if you have the proper certi ficate . . . come to Joe and Bill's for your new tires. We have a large stock of tires-. . all sizes. GOODYEAR and U. S. ROYAL i -TIRES and TUBES JOE AfiD BILL'S SERVICE STATION "Where Service BILL WHITE;' Prep, - i ' could be overwhelmed. The factors that persuaded the paredness of this country in the face of German, Italian and Japanese aggression indicated to Tokyo that we would notraccept the full sacrifice of modern war. It may be doubted whether the Japanese would have dared to launch their attack if, for example, the United States had possessed a much larger Navy. The Tokyo war lords acted in concert with the disturbances in Europe but they pursue an inde pendent policy that is all-out for Japan. The existence of the war in Ku rope, occupying the energies of Great Britain and Russia, gave the Japan- ese an opportunity to attack the United States and to seize the pos sessions of the weaker nations in the Far East. Not only were the Japan ese convinced that the United States would get no assistance but they were assured that Italy and Germany would also declare war upon us. What is the lesson ? It is suggest ed by Mrs. Lawrence Smith, president of the American Legion Auxiliary, who says that we must never again be so "uninformed and undefended." Because we did not comprehend the sweep of world forces, we were care less in matters of defense and per mitted ourselves the luxury of dis armament in a re-arming world. It is vital for us to recognize that one of the potent pressures for our sacrifice of the Navy and Army was "economy" in the operation of gov ernment. The nation was apparently unwilling to spend the billions that were required or to pay the taxes that proper preparedness would cause. This fact should be recalled frequent ly in order that our people be not fooled again after the conclusion of the present wars. We unhesitatingly predict that within five years of the conclusion of peace, there will be economy in gov ernmental expenditures and a strong propaganda for lower taxes through less preparedness, it win be sup ported by the peace-at-eny-price fringe which will tell us again that the way to peace is to be friendly and helpless. 1,000,000 Men And Women Already Demobilized In This World War More than a million men and worn- en have already been demobilized during the present war, according to Bng. Gen. Frank T. Hines, Adminis trator of Veterans Affairs Who says that $8,223,000 had been paid in pen sions up to November 80 and en addi tional $8,443,000 to dependents of those killed. With more than 222,000 claims filed, the work of adjudicating them has taken time, but action has been completed on 119,256. Steps ere be ing taken to shorten the processes involved in order to facilitate deci sion upon pending claims. While the United States has been engaged in warfare for more than two years, the armed forces of the country have just begun to get into position for large scale operations. The claims will multiply many times, In fact, as we understand it, many of those now filed relate to men .who, for various reasons, were taken into service although unable to stand the rigorous experience. President Roosevelt Proposes ''A Just And Equitable Whole" The President proposes five meas ures as "a just and equitable whole" to concentrate the national energies and resources on winning the war and to maintain a fair and stable ecenomy at home. H-ere is what he suggests: (1) a tax law to reach unreasonable profits; (2) renegotiation of war contracts to prevent exorbitant profits and assure fair prices to" the government; (3) a floor under prices for farmers and a ceiling on prices to consumers, appli cable to necessities only; (4) re- aeeeieeeeet. Your Car It A Pleasure? PHONE 8601 enactment of the stabilization statute which was passed in 1942; (5) a na tional service law, making every able Nearly everybody will agree upon bodied adult available for essential service. this program in principle but many people will have exceptions to make in their application, particularly when it means lessened profits. No Flood Of Civilian Goods Any idea that large scale produc tion of civilian goods is just around the corner is removed by the recent action of the War Production Board in upholding its drastic steel conser vation order which forbids the use of the metal in 646 common civilian goods items. The Army and Navy, through proper officials, opposed any let-up, takinir the position that the bars should not be lowered until the mili tary situation clarifies. There can be little argument with the decision taken. While there no present shortage of steel the re laxation of the ban on its use in certain civilian goods would contri bute indirectly to shortages of other war materials. Civilians should applaud every de cision made by responsible officials to play the war safe. There justification whatever to ease any regulation or restriction until there is unanimous conviction that the move will not, under any circum- TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON, N. C. "WE HAVE THE SHOWS" Friday, Jan. 28 Mary Martin, Franchot Tone, Dick Powell, Victor Moore in "TRUE TO LIFE" Saturday, Jan. 29 Charles Starrett in "HAIL TO THE RANGERS" Sunday, Jan. 30 Matinee 2:30, 4:15. Night 9:15 Jimmy Lydon In "HENRY ALDRICH HAUNTS A HOUSE" Monday-Tuesday, Jan. 31 - Feb. 1 Cary Grant' and John Garfield in "DESTINATION TOKYO" Wednesday, Feb. 2 Double Feature 11c and 25c Gale Storm and Robert Lowery in "CAMPUS RHYTHM" Nils Asther and Ruth Terry in "MiYSTERY BROADCAST" Thursday and Friday, Feb. Randolph Scott and Grace McDonald in "GUNG HO" BUY MORE BONDS Back The Attack 4th WAR LOAN DRIVE cAP'Zml IN IrnR SAVE WBARWITH J. HI. stances, interfere with the needs of the armed forces. BUY WAR BONDS! i It's Here - I Ready Pasted It Has Been Taking the Country By Storm. HANG IT YOURSELF IT'S EASY TO DO We Furnish Instructions fc Ask to See Our Spring Samples KEEP UP YOUR SPIRITS . . . fresh new Wall Paper will be a real tonic to your house and to you after the long winter. Come in today and see this new READY PASTED WALL PAPER. You can do perfect decorating in your home with the aid of the color chart shown with our samples. READY PASTED WALL PAPER can be hung in four easy steps . . . three boxes usually papers the average room. Ceil ings are also available. See us for your needs. Hertford Hardware & Supply Co. HERTFORD, N. C v TTdDWE, SINCLAIR REFINING HERTFORD, N.C j Mere Suitable Wild Son Father, I think IH take up keeping fowls. Father Try' owls, my boy. Theit hours will suit you better. The New Wall Paper .... 7 Ageimti GO. I w I r of i .:.lori is a goal that
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