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FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1945
Increased Yields
The productive capacity of Ameri
can farms is highlighted by figures
which reveal record-breaking crops
in 1944, despite the shortage of labor
and agricultural machinery.
Apparently, the assurance of pro
fitable prices is an important factor
in farm production. This is what
one would naturally expect. Farm
ers can hardly be expected to push
nature to produce surplus crops, un
necessary to the nation and de
pressing to crop prices.
In 1944, according to available
statistics, the farmers produced
900,000,000 bushels of corn more than
the 10-year average, 1932-1942; 300,
000,000 bushels more of wheat; 140,
000,000 more bushels of oats; 800,
000,000 more pounds of peanuts;
500,000,000 more pounds of tobacco
and similar increases for a long list
of food and feed crops.
Savings Set
New Record
The eavrasre American should
be
saving some money, at least those
on the home front who participate in
the war-inspired flood of money that
is circulating here as a result of the
unprecedented activity of war pro
duction. The Securities and Exchange Com
mission reports that in the last three
months, for which figures are avail
able, public liquid savings totaled
$10,600,000,000. This is the greatest
increase in the nation's history.
While the significance of war
time savings depend upon its disr
tribution, by population and economic
groups, there can be little doubt of
the fact that such savings prime the
pump for terrific inflation when con-
trols are removed and thereby make
a strong argument for continuation
of controls for some years after the
war. I
The figures are for July, August
and September and reflect heavy
growth in individuals' cash and de-
posits. There was an increase of
$1,300,000,000 in currency, $2,900,-1
000,000 in demand deposits and $2,-,
100,000,000 in time and savings de
posits. LaGuardia Suggests
Equalizing Taxes
Fiorella La Guardia, Mayor of
New York, advocates a national tax
ing policy with "uniformity of taxes
throughout the country in order to
avoid placing business and industry
in any section of the country at a
disadvantage."
This i ssomething of a novel sug
gestion. It deserves consideration.
The Mayor would eliminate dupli
cation of taxes, the over-lapping of
fields of taxation and the unDalanced
tax situation between the various
states. He suggests that income and
corporation taxes should be left to
the national government, with no
state income taxes anywhere.
One of the great difficulties of
state and local governments in as
suming a proper responsibility to
ward modern society is a lack of in
come. While most, of the states are
enjoying abnormal revenue, due to
the spur of war incomes, the state
and local governments, in normal
times, have a problem to secure ade
quate funds.
We are not inclined to agree with
the suggestion that income and cor
poration taxes should be left exclu
sively to the Federal Government
I erhaps a better solution would be
leave the levy and collection of these
taxes to the Federal Government
with a plan devised to distribute a
percentage of total collections to
state and local governments. This
would assure, we believe, adequate
revenue for these units to carry
their proper burdens of government.
Millions To Leave
The South
An estimated 1,500,000 persons
have moved out of the South to se
cure jobs jn war industry and Nat
Caldwell, of the Nashville Tennes
sean, predicts that as many as 2,
600,000 persons will leave the South
in the first six years after the war.
The journalist believes that cotton
growers will have to adopt the me
chanical cotton picker if the great
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Prepared by OFFKI Of WAI INFORMATION
Reminders
Housewives are urged to destroy
all food ration stamps that have been
declared invalid, the Office of Price
Administration said today. Use of
these stamps by consumers, as well
as acceptance of them by retailers,
is a violation of rationing regula
tions, OPA said.
At the same time OPA explained
that red ration tokens continue good
and housewives may use them for
buying meats and fats. Groceries
will continue to trive
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wives as change for the red 10
point stamps.
Blue ration tokens, however, have
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fruits and vegetables. They are no
longer needed as change for the 10-
nnint hlne ration stamns used for
processed foods because point values (
for these items are set in multiples
of ten.
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stamps which were invali-
dated as of 12:01 a. m., Tuesday,'
December 26, 1944, and which are
not good for consumer use are:
Red Stamps A8 through Z8
and
A5 through P5.
Blue Stamps A8 through Z8 and
A5 through W5.
Sugar Stamps 30, 31, 32
40, along with all home
33 and
canning
good
coupons outstanding.
Stamps continuing to be
and those soon to be made
good
are:
Red Stamps Q5, R5 and S5,
which became good December 3. In
addition, five more red stamps T5,
U.r, Vf, W5 and X5 will become
good on Sunday, December 31.
Blue Stamps X5, Y5, Z5, A2 and
B2. In addition, five more blue
stamps C2, D2, E2, F2 and G2
will become good on Monday, Janu
ary 1.
Sugar Stamp No. 34, which be
came good on November 16. Anoth
er sugar stamp will become good on
February 1, 1945.
Expiration dates have not been set
for the stamps that still remain
good.
Ga.soline A-14 coupons good for
four gallons.
Fuel Oil East and Far West 1
and 2 coupons good for ten gallons
per unit. Mid-West and South 2
and 3 coupons good for ten gallons
per unit.
Ration Action For Fairer
Distribution
The mounting exactions of a
lengthened war and the failure of
past partial rationing to fairly dis
tribute available foods to all Ameri
cans are causes reported by the Of
fice of Price Administration for
tightening and increasing the ration
system on foods. Cancellation of
unspent ration stamps validated prior
to December 1 was done, OPA said,
because supplies are just not large
enough to permit spending both 1945
ration stamps and all those unspent
in 1944. Stamps issued for this past
December and for January a''' o
provide for current needs. Major
facts on the supply situation are:
Sugar The home canning ration
this year is severely tightened and
' coupons for no more than 700,000
, tons can be issued in the 1945 sea
! son, compared with 1,150,000 tons
last season. This reflects an ex-
cessive use of 1044 supplies and the
fact that 1945 will see no more than
5,400,000 tons available for c-iv'---.
as against. 6,100,000 in 1944, 5,700,
000 in 1943 and 7,350,000 in V.)4l.
Butter Civilian creamery stocks
are at such a low level that supplies
in the hands of wholesalers and re
tailers must be increased if a fairer
distribution is to be obtained. The
total available for 1945 is expected
to be smaller than last year.
Processed Foods 'Needs of the
armed forces for canned fruits are
expected to remain heavy and mili
tary procurement needs and set
aside requirements for canned vege
tables from the 1944 pack were big
ger than in 1943. The supply now
on hand must be made to last until
staple is to regain its markets and
retain something like priority in
Southern agriculture. He quotes
growers who believe that it will re
duce cotton picking costs to seven
dollars a bale and that this will
make cotton growing profitable at
twelve cents a pound.
The correctness of the writer's
conclusions may be challenged but
the evidence supports them. Such a
migration will have profound effect
upon me nation's social stnirt.ure
( It will mean the distribution of about
iwo minion Negroes into other
states, where there will arise new
problems in adjustments.
The Southern states have steadily
lost proportion of each generation,
since the War Between the States,
through the efforts of individuals to
find economic opportunity. While we
have no figures as to what part of
this migration has been white, there
is little doubt that white people
made up a substantial part of the
flow.
The mechanical cotton picker will
cause changes in the South as pro
found as those that followed the In
vention of the cotton gin. It is the
responsibility of southern leaders to
make sure that the development will
work to the improvement and pros
perity of their section. This is a job
that will require intelligent work.
THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY. I HERTFORD,
the next canning season. The pres
ent stocks of commercially canned
vegetables on December 1, 1944, were
about 66 per cent of the quantity on
hand for civilians 12 months pre
vious. Meat Prospects at present for
supplies , during the first three
months of this year are about 15
per cent below the last three months
of 1944 and also he first quarter of
last year. This applies to both ra
tionea ana unw.onea Kinas. nog
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is about 25 per cent below a year ,
ago.
.Says OPA: "Food rationing, In
effect, must be placed on a pay-as
you-go basis. During the next few
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months, and perhaps throughout
1945, ration stamps will be only
good on the basis of the supplies that
.n.
be made available to civilians
without upsetting the fairest distri
bution obtainable. Shortages in some
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canned fruits and vegetables may
continue to be spotty in some cities.
But as closely as possible point
values will be maintained to assure
the shopper a reasonable choice of
rationed foods."
Lend-Lease Food Deliveries
War Food Administration reports
that deliveries
other
BUY
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farm products f or , shipment to the
Allies under Lend-Lease during No-
venvber totaled
467,500900 pounds,
or 251,800,000 less than In October.
In November 1943 shipments were
1,015,900,000 pounds. Of these to
tals the United Kingdom and British
possessions received 52 per cent,
Netherlands, Poland, Yugoslavia,
Russia 41 per cent, and Greece,
West Africa, North Africa, the
and the French Committee of Na
tional Liberation, 7 per cent.
How Farmers Can Get Lumber
Farmers who need lumber for
emergency maintenance and repair
of farm dwellings may now apply
to the War Food Administration for
preference ratings instead of to War
Production Board field offices.
WPB's Office of Civilian Require
ments has transferred to WFA 15,-
000,900 board feet of lumber , from
jta allotment for the first quarter of
1945 to provide lumber for emer
gency maintenance and repair of
larm dwellings.
Fewer Trucks To Be Made
Less than one-fourth of the motor
trucks estimated as needed to meet
essential war and civilian transpor
tation requirements during 1945 will
be produced and distributed to com
mercial operators, the Office of De
fense Transportation announced to
day. The estimate is based on the
1945 civilian truck program approv
ed by the War Production Board.
Increased demands by the armed
services for all types of motor trans
port were given as the chief reason
for the severe reduction. The total
authorized program amounts to 186,
792 light, medium, light heavy and
heavy heavy trucks, or 24.1 per cent
fractionating lowers for producing
Rfl OSTEINS" v p ' i
'T'OLUENE puts the knock-out punch
in TNT, and it is TNT that gives
bombs, ''block busters", sea and land
mines their destructive power.
Sinclair makes great quantities of
Toluene from petroleum in these newly
completed fractionating tower at its
refinery at Marcus Hook, Penna.
To supply our boys who are doing
the fighting, Sinclair makes not only
Toluene, but also components for syn-
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of the ODT stated requirements of
773,935 vehicles.
SNOW HILL NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Harrell spent
Sunday ( with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. M. Barcim, ai xxuiunum.
Mrs. Moody Harrell visited her
parents at Woodville on Sunday.
Mrs. itussell Baker spent the
week in Norfolk, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Wood, Mrs.
Wallie Knight and daughters visited
Mr. andvMrs. Ernest Long, of near
Edenton, recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Umphlett, of
Camden,, spent Sunday visiting rela
tives here.
Mrs. j; H. Harrell is visiting her
son. Moody Harrell.
Mrs. 'Jack Benton visited her
mother, Mrs. Lane, in Elizabeth City,
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Moody Harrell, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Harrell were in Eli
zabeth City Friday afternoon.
Central PTA Meets
At School Monday
The Parent-Teachers Association
of the Central Grammar School will
meet Monday evening, January 16,
at 8 o'clock, at the school building in
Winfall. All members are urged to
be nresent and visitors are welcome.,
W. S. C. S. TO MEET
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service of Woodland Church will
meet with Mrs. W. M. Mathews om
'toluene at a Sinclair Refinery
thetic rubber, 100 octane aviation gaso
line and a long list of fuels and spe
cialized lubricants. Altogether, 10 mod
ern Sinclair refineries are turning out
products for war-front and
home-front use.
SINCLAIR DEALERS do their
part by keeping war workers'
cars, delivery trucks and other
vitally needed vehicles on the
job. Let a Sinclair Dealer care for
your car, too.
AND STAMPS
Thursday, January 18, at 8 p. nv
All members are especially t tag
to be present- and visitor axe wt.
come.
Too Late To Clzz
FOR. SALE PAIR OP " tit
Good, heavy mules, frevra Ant
eight years old. See J. F. Wins
low, Route 2, Hertford, Nt C.
North Carolina In Tba 1 ,
Perquimans County Superior Ow
Term 194..,. -
NOTICE ' ? J
Oritha B. France, Plaintiff;
Raymond M. France, Defendant ,(
Raymond M. France, the above
named defendant, will take notice
that an action for divtlce entitled ;
above, has been commenced in the t
Superior Court of Perquimans Coun
ty, North Carolina, for the .purpose
of obtaining an absolute -divorce
from the bonds of matrimony' be-
tween the plaintiff and the defend-. J
ant upon the grounds, of two years ;
separation, and the defendant ;:will:';.
take further notice that ne is requtr-
i ed to appear within 10.. ufifs: , after i
I Dublication hereof, as preicribed Ay"
law, at the Court House of Perquim-
ans County, in Hertford, North Caro-.
lina, and answer or demur.' to tf
complaint filed in said action; or the
plaintiff will apply to the Court firt
the relief demanded in said com-
plaint. .'
This the 8th day of January, 1945.
W. H. PITT, if
. Clerk Superior Courts V
(SEAL)
Perquimans County.
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