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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. HERTFORD, N. ft, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 11, 1944 PAGE THREE T 1 . TBBr ,1 Perquimans Weekly Published every Friday by The Perquimans Weekly, a partner thlD 1 eonaistins of Joseph G Campbell and Max R. Campbell, et Hertford, N. ft If MAX CAMPBELL Bdltot North Carolina Jk EiiAned as second class matte. Kovtmoet 16. 1984. at Doetoffk Hertford, North Carolina, on- 4.U Arrf of M'ltvtl 17. i a, uci wro w -"i - - - T SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year - Six Months Cards of thanks, obituarieu, resolutions of respect, etc . will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Advertising rates furnished by request. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1944 LOOKING AT WASHINGTON By Hug. & Sims. Washington Correspondent THE RECEPTIVE ATTITUDE. i Speak, Lord: for thy servant heareth. 'i I Sam. 3:9. the Jap Subs Got Shore signals In nis 600-page report removal of Japanese from the Wes Coast area in 1942, Lieutenant-Gener-al John L. DeVvitt, says that in the early stages of the war, Japanese at tacks were aided by signaling from the shore. General DeWitt says that signaling was observed from buildings that could not be entered without a search warrant and radio messages were intercepted and their source deter mined within an area of a city block but the Justice Department was un willing to make "mass raids" and, at the time, the Army still lacked authority. He says that for several weeks . i 1 r 1 T I ml alter uie uiutcs. uii reoii iwjuw, "Slavery ship leaving West Coast ports I 'was attacked by enemy submarines. The General draws the logical con clusion that the submarines were re ceiving information from Japanese Sympathizers on the Coast. f He says the enemy ships were ap h prised of the range of coastal de- fenBe guns and that, on one occasion, an enemy vessel surfaced and shelled the coast from the only position in which it would not be in range. He points out that invariably tVapanese communities flanked stra tegic1 "vsstallauons and concludes Air Conference Ahead Great Britain's Position Great Britain is now ready to par ticipate in an international civil air conference, according to Lord Beaver brook, cabinet minister in charge of postwar aviation, who says in uc United States is still completing its of noatwar problems. lrH RpAvarbrook saYs that Great Britain does not want prescriptive rio-htR for use of air fields and in tends to use them for "steadily developing civil aviation throughout the world and to guarantee mier nnt;nnnl Bolidaritv and maintain world peace." While discussions have been going on in regard to international co operation in civil aviation, there are important problems to be solved be fore an agreement can be reached. The British Empire possesses a vast chain of potential air bases and the United States expects to have post war rights in airdromes built in other lands for war purposes. Despite the natural differences that arise from the desire of every nation to get ahead in aerial competi tion, there is no fundamental reason why the United. States and Great Britain, and possibly other countries, cannot cooperate in the development of postwar aviation on a basis that will guarantee the freedom of the skies for all peace-loving people. Farmers Need World Market Leaders Express New Views One of the most promising develop ments of the last decade is the in creased interest which farmers are taking in world problems. Despite their attention to the wartime needs of the nation in production of food, feed and fiber, our agriculturists have learned a great deal in the re cent past. It is interesting to note as pointed out by Dorothea Kahn in the Chris tian Science Monitor, that the three largest general farm organizations have come out strongly against isola tionism. Their declarations of policy are firmly against the idea that the United States is an economic unit which can operate successfully with out taking into consideration the other nations of the world. Apparently, the leaders of the farm organizations realize that the farmer gets it in the neck in this country. The high tariff policy which has pro tected industry gives to manufactur ers an exclusive market at high prices. By preventing other nations from selling goods to this country, it sary for the, nation as a whole. It is well that the leaders of agri culture are looking ahead. There is every prospect that the future will again present American farmers with problems of disposing of huge sur pluses, over and above the needs of the United States. Apparently, American agriculture must follow a policy of limited production or seek world markets. Only one or the other can prevent another depression on the nation's farms. Ships Take To The Sea The record for naval shij) construc tion in 1943, as reported by Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, includes two 45,000 ton battleships, eleven cruisers, fif teen aircraft carriers, fifty carrier escorts, 128 destroyers, 306 destroyer escorts and 56 submarines. The goal for 1944 calls for about fifty per cent, more tonnage than was built in 1943. In addition, the der General Eisenhower. 1 The coming invasion of Western Europe will .miude not only the bulk of our Army but c considerable num ber of liritiali soldiers. No official announcement has been made as to the strength of the British contin gent It is obvious that a tremendous fighting force is being prepared to assault Hitler's Europe and that it is of such magnitude as to almost guarantee the victory that is confi dently predicted for 1944. The record for 1943 reveals that the Nazis are hard pressed on the field of battle. When the new army crosses the Channel, despite its loss es, there is little reason to believe that the Germans can last long. Congress Not Alone To Blame People Succumbed To A Dieam "Congress has made an absurd mess of the income tax," says West brook Pegler, adding that "only a Congress of fools or deliberate sabo teurs of popular faith in the legisla tive branch could have invented such a painful and inefficient snarl." There is general agreement that the income tax law, including the various returns required, is a Mi.Ni alnin nmcrMm Will be aDOUt the same as 1943 but less than half.Nobdy understands exactly what it the total will be mass-produced Liber ty ships. The new emphasis will be on better, faster ships. 2,300,000 In U. S. Air Force Mighty Force In Warfare The War Department reveals that the United States Army Air Force is the greatest in the world, number ing in excess of 2.300,000 officers and enlisted men. Included are 100,799 pilots, 20,0SG bombardiers, 18,805 navigators, 107, 218 aerial flexible gunners and 555,- 891 ground and air combat crew technicians. These men graduated from the nation-wide network of flvinir and technical schools since January 1, 1939. The extensive training program, which began in 1939, includes 135 schools engaged in flying training. These schools turn out more than 5,000 pilots a month and the tre mendous growth of the system is better understood when we recollect that only 696 pilots were graduated from the two schools which were in existence in 1939. The Training Command points out that 786,401 courses of training were "successfully completed" but because some students completed two or more courses, it is impossible to state the number of men involved. However, most of the 107,218 aerial flexible gunners who double as tech nicians, Completed more than one course. Some idea of the number of tech nicians trained can be gotten from at State College. I Research has shown that the po tato should be cut so that the seed pieces will be of uniform size, aver aging from 1 to 2 ounces each. This is particularly important if the seed are to be planted with mechani cal planters. Seed pieces of various sizes and shapes will not feed pro perly and will cause poor stands. Small, thin seed pieces dry out rapid ly and do not produce strong plants. The seed pieces should be blocky and have as much skin as possible to prevent evaporation, Lassiter says. Mechanical cutters have been used to some extent by North Carolina growers, but due to the abundance of labor in the past, most of the cut ting has been done by hand. Now that farm labor is extremely scarce growers are now looking for a me chanical cutter that will do a good job. Such a cutter is shown on a leaflet which has recently been pre pared by the Extension Service at State College, and a copy will be mailed to anyone interested in secur ing a simple mechanical potato seed cutter. Inqui ries for this diagram should be addressed to the Horticul tural Department, State College, Raleigh. Ask for a copy of the in formation of cutting Irish potato seed. Buy More War Bonds For You To Feci Well 24 hour every day. 7 dayi every week, nrver stopping:, the kidneys filter waste matter from the blood. If more people Wfirn nware of how the kidneys must constantly remove sur plus fluid, excess acid and other waste matter that cannot stay in the blood without injury to health, there would be better understanding of why the whole Bystern is upset when kidneys fail to function properly. Burning, scanty or too frequent urina tinn sometimes warns iliat something is wnniK. You may suffer nagging back a'Mio, hendachi h, nizzinena, rheuniuLic p;inis, getting up at nights, swelling. Why not try Dtmn'n I'Mh? You v. ill be using a medicine recommended t!. count rv over. Ittuui'tt ;;i ' inula te the f une tii.n of the kidneys ! help thrm if. !' esh onl jHiiMiuLMwr, v. nm , from t b!'iod. They contain nntlt iig harmful deL Ihnih'H tud.y. Hue witn ronlidunco At all drug utoi s. Wficu to explain whatPte8 to cut d th rket fact that C0Ur8es were comPleted t&at it is tHfiicun io explain wnai I. o,nsfin ..--I... mun,v: mn. happened "by coincidence alone." I American farm products which must U l.J 11V i.UHUIl Cfrl VJlHIlKba AtA,AS ll0 long stressed the slogan "American removed, there was a virtual elimina tion of the signals from the shore ' and a reduction in the number of , submarine attacks on ships sailing from 'Heat Coast porta. Some Americans might remember what General DeWitt says the next . time they begin to feel scrry for Japanese residents who were remov ' ed from their homes by the Army. A While it is probable that some in . nocent Japanese suffered inconven " iences, it is probable that they, if loyal to the United States, accept 'them as their contribution to' the war effort. Meanwhile, hostile Ja .panese were placed where they could -, not harm the nation's war effort. Henry Ford 2nd, grandson of the motor magnate, warns the public not to expect new cars and trucks until "all our boys are back home again." Mr. Ford points out that even then the automobile manufacturers will produce essentially 1942 models for immediate post-war sales. Markets for the American Farmer," says: "It is impossible for us to isolate ourselves from world prob lems and the consequences of .world events. We must develop a method for re-establishing world trade on sound foundation. There is only one way to provide for trade on a last ing basis: If we sell goods, we must get en equal value of goods, ser vices or exchange which can be con verted into goods." The American Farm Eureau Feder ation points out that the future peace of the world calls for sound trade relationship and advocates policies that will give all nations the opportunity to obtain materials necessary for a sound peacetime economy and advocates "adjustment or removal of foreign and domestic barriers so as to facilitate the maxi mum exchange of goods and services between nations.4' While the. Farmers' Union held no national convention last year, various state conventions have re-affirmed the position of the national organiza tion that this country cannot return He is somewhat amwehensive 1 to isolationism but must participate about the effect of the buvinir nub- m world affairs in order to protect ic a aream of a "transparent, super-1 own wav oi me. streamline, tear-drop automobile. capable of running fifty or sixtv ttlles on a gallon, of gasoline, usinsr tirea of super-synthetic rubber which Will last almost indefinitely." i , Ine same observation applies to aome of the prophetic literature be ing published in magazines about the "home of tomorrow" and the fur nishings that will be available "when the war is over. , wane k may De ailficult to re strain the imaginations of writers, wera is no reason for the public to expect any large scale revolution in the, type of products to be offered for sale in the near future. Farmer's Stitch In (Time If World War Two has brought 4 about a sharp revision of, .military lltactlcs, it has likewise resulted in radical changes of farm' practice. I America's agriculturists, aroused ; by threatened food shortages in the wake of the Nation's 'most success ful crop years, .are giving earnest teed to i what agronomic authorities , aye long been Baying! that present jiarm methods, involving too-deep plowing, over-grazing of ? pastures, and burning of straw on wheat and joat fields, are stowlj looting the land (of much of ita fertility. , . , I Thus in Nebraska, Farmer Furrow, One state organization,, realizing the difficulties of establishing tariff policies . satisfactory to all groups, suggest? government compensation for domestic groups affected ad versely by policies regarded as neces- whose 10-inch plowed fields were for merly neat as the proverbial pin, last Fall merely disked in his unburned wheat stubble to the mild astonish ment of neighbors. And Agriculturist-cattleman Garter of Kansas, who had been blandly ignoring the, sug gestions of his County Agent that he construct an artificial lake to im pound the surface water which, run ning off his fields after heavy rains, was washing away the irreplaceable top8oil of his east eighty, drew heav ily, upon his autumnal spare time to dig a huge pond. This, in addition to furnishing' water for the livestock and "air :. conditioning" . the imme diate vicinity in Summer, will supply welcome subsofl moisture for grow ing crops in time of drouth. Farmer Furrow end Cattleman Car ter are symbolic f husbandmen from Maine to California. The changes they are making are not experimental but' of proven practicality. Their land is iat from being ''worked out" as the. capacious crops of 1942: end 1943 testify They are merely tak ing the axiomatic - "stitch In time' that the- fertility of their land be no$ lessenet--Christiaa Science Monitor. means. Ihis includes Congressmen who passed the law, and Treasury officials, who seek to administer a statute they disapprove. i It is not fair, however, to put all the blame on Congress. After all, I the average Congressman is not a tax expert and must rely on the advice1 of others. Last year, when the tax was un-1 der consideration, the Congressmen, were opposed to the Treasury's sug gestion and, consequently, turned at tentive ears to such experts as Mr. Beardsley Iiuml, who was bestirring himself in favor of a pay-as-you-go law, with forgiveness of one year's income tax. The Congress of the United States was not alone misled. There was an intense reaction among the ignorant public, with q considerable demand for passage of the Ruml Plan. The average American was captured by the idea that a year's taxes would be forgiven and that a new, painless, pay-as-you-go plan would go into effect. Nobody was interested in voices which asserted, t the time, that adoption of the Ruml Plan would not ease the tax burden of Americans. No one heeded the warnings that a reduction in tax collections was im possible so long as the nation was spending borrowed billions for war fare. Everybody liked the dream-picture painted by Mr. Ruml and few minds Crop Loans Monthly Installment Loans YOU CAN BORROW MONKV AT THIS HANK FOR SEASONAL CROP PURPOSES ... OR FINANCING THE PURCHASES OF Automobiles - Electric Stoves Electric Refrigerators - Taxes Doctor's Bills - Hospital Bills Vacation Trips and other items A. We make Real Estate Loans, and endorsement loans. Loans secured by collateral consult Before borrowing for any of the above punosc! the officers of this bank. We are glad to be of every service that conservative bank ing will permit. Hertford Banking Go. Member F. D were open to the facts, much plainer today. which are . I. C. Hertford. N. C. I by 240,360 airplane mechanics, 100, 339 radio operator mechanics, 70,166 armorers, 46,052 clerks and 98,974 specialists. Huge New Army To Hit Nazis In Effort To Score Decision The United States now has 2,600, 000 soldiers overseas and by the end of this year expects to have approx imately 6,000,000 abroad, according to a statement made by Secretary of War Stimson. The American Expeditionary Force! of World War I totaled 2,086,000 men. This means that the nation now has about 400,000 more soldiers overseas' than at any time during the earlier struggle. While no figures are given out as to the distribution of our fighting men, the Army expects two-thirds of its forces to be overseas this year. Inasmuch as the Air Force comprises almost one-third of the Army total, one may assume that our ground forces will number something more than three million men. It is idle to speculate as to the proportion of these men in Europe and the Pacific. However, it is no ! Seed Shape And Size Affect Potato Yield secret that the bulk of our forces is being prepared for the assault upon j Western Europe but it is useless to try to guess the number of men un- 1 The size of the Irish potato seed piece has a definite influence on the resulting yield of the crops, says J. Y. Lassiter, Extension horticulturist tf you need to Here's One of the Best Home Ways I You girls who suffer from simple ane mia or who lose so much during month ly periods that you are pale, feel tired, weak, "dragged out" bicause you lack precious blood-iron start today try Lydla Plnkham'a TABLETS. Plnkham's Tablets Is one of the great est blood-Iron tonics you can buy to help billd up red blood to give mora strength and energy In such cases. Taken as directed Plnkham's Tab lets Is one of the beat home ways to get precious Iron Into the blood. Just try them for 30 days then see If you, too, don't remarkably benefit. Follow label directions. 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