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THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. HERTFORD, N, C, MwIDAY, MAFCH 17 1944 PAGE THREB crquiman Weekly a3fll ,WBj, parteer- ; ettitlBtf of Joiepfc G wpbeUand Ma K Campbell, f -rtford, Ni d ' JAX CAMPBELL North Carolina v-lt Enured aa second class matte. Novembei 16. 1984. at nostoffk at-Hertford, North Carolina, un der the Act of March, 1879. J p SUBSCRIPTION RATES -It Year $1.60 .Ax Months , 78 '' Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, eU.. will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Advertising rates furnished by request. FRIDAY, MARCH 17, 1944 L0010IIG AT WASHINGTON By Bag S. Sima; Washington Correapondein WE ARE NOT ALONE : Teach- ing them to observe all things what soever I have commanded you: and, 10 I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Matt. 28:20. Pulpwood Vital To Red Cross 3 Unless there is a continual flow of pulpwood into the mills, the American-Red Cross will be severely handi capped in its far flung missions of mercy among Allied service overseas. The Red Cross drive this month and the Victory Pulpwood Campaign have a similar objective: to help American fighting men wherever they may be. Pulpwood does its parti by protecting their- equipment, medical supplies and food in transit to Die battlefront. More than 2,500 medical items are packed in paper. Pulpwood makes the surgical dressy inga and supplies the blood plasma mtWners which Ked uross neio ten use in saving the lives and eas ing the pain of the wounded. Evvy box of food, candy and to- acoo that goes to American prison- of war in enemy territory n eked in paper-board made of pulp ood. . And so is the welcome ristmas package which went to our fighting men by the thousands last year. Many of us cannot give the service men the personal attention that they nt from the Red Cross. Our. lob is . , - - ism me Home Front But we can make their tasks easier, their lota more comfortable. We may in directly save their lives. Pulpwood is ou? msam. Contribute gMerously to the Red Crdss and cut pulpwood for Ameri can fighting men everywhere. Vi German Fighter Planes The thick cloud that hurte over Berlin during the fifth daylight-.visit of American planes no doubt partly accounts for the absence of enemy fighters, but only partly. For it is to be presumed that radio direction or interceptors is not an exclusive Allied art. Figuring in the equation, certain ly, is the fact that the Eighth, Ninth, and Fifteenth' U. S. Air Forces, based in Britain and Italy, shot down no less than 905 German "planes during February while simul- "Itanepusly showering down 24,000 tons of bombs, mostly on fighter . Producing factories, r , Berlin is now at bay, by day and ' by night. The defense job has been doubled; the capacity to resist is -flimimshing while the frequency and fury of the attack is ascending. " So far, it must appear, the pre ' invasion plans are shaping up rather well. For that the reduction of Berlin and the elimination of Ger man air resistance is a part of the jferand plan there can be no doubt. f Christian Science Monitor. Organized Minority Groups ; May Wreck World Peace Now that eventual victory seems assured, some thought is being di rected to problems which win arise upon the defeat of Germany and Japan. We are being subjected to an increasing barrage of propagan da, related to lie political problems associated with the framing of peace terms and the settlement of warn-born issues. and economic rights, if when the conflict is won we allow ourselves, through ignorance or emotions, to adopt national policies that lead to the destruction of actual freedom, which cannot exist amidst poverty, loss of employment and lack of hope. Consequently, it behooves Ameri cans to consider the attitude which this nation should adopt toward the rest of the world in the economic! There is danger lest well organ- issues that dog mankind. It is time ized minority groups, with intense for us to understand that the strong-1 concern in the fate of foreign peo- est nation in the world must accept j pies, create dissension in the United the' responsibility of its power and! States. Intelligent and loyal Amer- position ana tnat unless it neips to icans, not partisan-minded, should solve world problems, it will be resist the efforts of foreign-born utterly unable to solve its own citizens and their organizations to problems. make the cause of their former Endorses Free Enterprise countries the main concern of the Anfl Governmental Police United States. The Truman Committee of the The complicated issues which must Senate, which has been somewhat be settled in Europe, for example, critical of various phases of the war cannot he solved to the complete effort, has concluded an analysis of satisfaction of every American, much our war program, less to the satisfaction of contend- The Committee urges the quickest ing groups of foreign-bom. In fact, possible return to free, competitive there is little prospect that any of enterprise, and asserts that the suc us will be able to endorse without cess of the war program has been reservations, the final settlements due "to the accumulative efforts of that are written when the war ends, the millions of people who have We would be very foolish to ex- each done their share rather than to pect perfection from those who'any miraculous planning of a few frame the peace treaty and attempt j experts at the top." to set up the new world order to whl'e the greater part of the re port is aevoieu to argument ior me replace the barbarism and tyranny of the Axis. Indeed, we would dis play an undue simplicity of mind to childishly demand that every problem be settled in accordance with the ideas of the United States. After all, other nations must be consulted in connection with these problems and the eventual settle ment will inevitably represent some thing of a compromise between di vergent viewpoints and conflicting interests. Isolation, in the United States, which played such havoc with our foreign policy before the war, con tinues strong in the thinking of our people. It. is a state of suspended animation, hibernating under the cold pressure of the exigencies or war fare. It will come out into the open earliest relinquishment of war re straints on freedoms of enterprise, the Committee frowns on schemes to waive the anti-trust laws in the in terest of reconversion and makes numerous references of the need for full corporate competition. One of the conclusions of the Committee is that the country "will flourish best when least hampered bv Government ontrol" hut in visw of "the frauds and business excesses of the last Twenties," some policing "is necessary." The Senators assert that the suc cess of the war program is due to "the flow of private initiative" and they urge a resilient home economy in order to "secure a "quick and suc cessful conversion to peace-time oc cupations." Otherwise, "it will not opinion and it will attempt, through bable to provide employment for the discussion of various issues, to rekindle our old distrusts, suspi cions and even hatreds. This is a danger to the future peace of , the world and to the pros perity of the United States. It re presents a peace-time peril that is not much short of war-time risk. If not checked and disavowed by pre ponderant public opinion, it will make inevitable a third world war Moreover, it will make certain a world-wide period of economic de pression which will insure another soldiers and war workers when they are released frofh their present tasks." Lend-Lease Saves Lives Of U. S. Fighting Men The Lend-Lease Act expires June 30th and already Congressional com mittees are hearing from officials, urging that it be promptly and en thusiastically extended. There should be little argument and no delay. As Leo. T. Crowley, director of Lend-Lease told Con gress, a failure to continue assist ance to our allies would be "to call rtisnfltrmia Hahnnla in lliio rniintTO It nhvin,,i fnni.'fli,na.a f,',Jo Part of the war an essential United States to engage in a world-1 Part-just at the moment when we well as among the fighting men who go after the enemy. There is only one way to pro duce a collapse among the adherents come only when the armed forces of the United States batter the Nazis to their knees, giving them more battle than they can take. The process isn't easy. It means death, suffering and destruction. It of aggression, to kill enough of the enemy to make it impossible for the remainder to stand up and -fight. We might as well steel ourselves, as a nation and a people, to the sober thought that we won't get out cheaply this time. In the first World War, the end came soon after we got ou rarmy ready to fight and our losses were relatively small. In this struggle it may be manv months I of bloody warfare and we may have to learn that the price of war is added to the folly of peace and pacifism. There is a chance of course, that the war may end suddenly and that we will be happily surprised, but the are poised for our greatest sives." Mr. Crowley says that Great Bri tain alone is producing more planes than all the factories at Hitler's command in Europe but British pro duction would have been impossible without the $460,000,000 worth of aircraft engines and parts sent un der Lend-Lease and the $240,000,000 worth of additional engines and parts purchased for cash. In regard to Russia, the food ration of the Red Army has been maintained through shipments from the United States. ' In addition, Russia has received 7,800 planes ana 740,000 tons of aviation gasoline, 228,000 trucks and military vehicles and 4,700 tanks. Without this as sistance, it is doubtful if the Red Army could have carried forward its offensive. So far, fourteen percent of our total war costs have gone for Lend Lease. More than half of the $20, 000,000 000 has gone for materials of war, about twenty per cent for in dustrial items and the remaining fourth has bedh almost equally di- Black Market talM. James C. Derrieux. OPA Ad ministrator in Atlanta, says that "A", book holders might be driving 150 miles a month instead of the present 120 except for the black , market in gasoline. He estimates that ration coupons worth 50,000,000 gallons of gasoline have been stolen in the eight South eastern states since January, 1943, and that, in addition, counterfeit coupons have drained off another 50,000,000 gallons annually. ., u, . Mr. Derrieux believes that the public's apathy toward black mar kets is one of the most serious ob tacles in the OPA's war against II gal ; gasoline traffic Naturally, j'ue hopes to make automobile drivers 'conscious of the effect of such oper ations upon their driving allowance. Will .Germany Collapse? I tlriAti 4arI11 fln-rvit ..mIUama t .iV -'.-v -This question has been thoroughly discussed ' in the United " ' States where millions of people consider a "collapse", a magical- method of ;"ng a "war. ' '.-. It just isnt so. A collapse will yiires some courage . at homo as job of the nation and its entire vided between foodstuffs for sol population today is to- accept war, diers and war workers and services wage war and thus end war. I which include ship repairs, pilot training and such items. The extension of aid to our fighting allies means that we fur nish the money and they furnish the men, who suffer the casualties. In sofar as our money has reduced the burden ahead of our fighting men, it has1 saved American lives ami, con sequently, represents money well expended, regardless of any future repayment. Housewives Pay Black Markets $1,200,000 000 A Year Says Bowles The American housewife is paying $1,200,000,000 every year to opera tors of food "black markets," ac cording, to Chester Bowles, OPA Administrator, who says that the operation of black markets is very great and a national disgrace. More surprising is the statement that "nearly five per cent of all gasoline is purchased either without coupons or with stolen or counter feit coupons," and that "if the black market in gasoline could be com pletely eliminated, the A-card ration of every one of us could be increased by twenty-five per cent." Mr. Bowles says that black mar kets can be smashed by (1) creating a broader understanding of the size and extent of the danger on the part of the general public and (2) by showing the nation's retailers that their stake as business men depends on the success of the fight to keep down the cost of living. Post-War Immigration Causes Some Discussion There is some discussion of the attitude to be taken by the United States in regard to immigration when the war is over. There are some Americans who are interested in people overseas and, therefore, anxious to facilitate their entry into this country. While immigration, under the quo tas adopted by Congress has been heavily restricted for a number of years the United States received more than a million aliens in six different years 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1913 and 1914. It seems to us that the people of this country should understand the difference between immigrants. A number of aliens, upon their own volition in foreign countries, saved money and came to this country to make their fortunes. As a rule, this type was industrious, anxious to assimilate American customs and possessed with an enthusiastic ad miration for our way of living. These individuals are not to be contused with the hordes of cheap labor, solicited, organized and trans ported to the United States by va rious industrial interests. Naturally, the vast majority of the latter group were ignorant of American ideals, indifferent to our way of life and somewhat along the serf type. The distinction does not necessar ily rest upon the national origin of the immigrant but it is generally recognized that the immigrants that came to this country from Northern Europe represented a more substan tial type of individual than those who were subsequently brought over a4toa4aaaaoo'- I Conserve Your Car j An important step in caring for your car is to care for your tires ... let Joe and Bill's inspect your tires often. When in need of tires . . . and if you have the proper certi ficate . i come to Joe and Bill's for your new tires. We have a large stock of tires ... all sizes. GOODYEAR and U. S. ROYAL : TIRES and TUBES JOE AND BILL'S SERVICE STATION US&iMM, Who Strvk H A PfoiW' PHX WHITE. Prop. PHONE 8401 ' It is hard to make any set rule to do justice to all peoples but it certainly is inadvisable for this country to lower its barriers to per mit the entrance of unlimited num bers of irresponsible people. Sound The Alarm Patient Doctor, do soraetbjng tat me quick. My, temperature : is 130 degrees. Physician Gracious,, your case is) beyond me. You'd better send . far, a fire engine I'm only a. physician. SHIPS KETUKNI.NG f.i ... c.' ." i ':: ' ; natural soda from Chile fr th: y. ' of all food production jobs. It is soda ju I. . , . 'm:.i -can store and handle easily can depend on f : ; find side dressing. How much will there be? That's r.,ro to say, but last year Chile sent 1,000,000 tons to U. S. farmers and think what that would mean this year. Properly applied. 1,000.000 tons of Chilean Nitrate would produce 250.000,000 bu. of oats or 100.000.000 bu. of wheat; 125.000.000 bu. of corn or 4.800.000 tons of forage crops; 6.000.000 tons of vegetables or 2.500.000 bales of cotton and 1,100,000 tons of cotton seed. Natural Chilean Nitrate, always a big factor in food pro duction, is absolutely vita! this year enough and in time for all essential needs. n unwcvmes nll ("-" ",- Of', ML W i If J i WyL Soi ) .Ufa U SINCLAIR REFINING CO. HERTFORD, N. G
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