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1 1 t THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1945. PAGE THREE By HUGO S. SIMS, Washington Correspondent L001O AT WA$III Jays Farm Youth Are Ready to ;.-v,. Fight For the Nation ;The vote of the House of Repre sentatives, authorizing a joint Con gressional Coirimittee to determine who' is responsible for the "whole sale" induction of essential farmers and farm workers in the armed forces, indicates that some Congress men have not yet. learned about Adolf Hitler and Emperor Hirohito. While It is essential for the nation to permit farmers to produce the food, feed and fiber that we need, it does not follow that young men, of sound physical being and in good health, should be exempt from mili tary service. We have no idea that anything like a majority of the farm ers of" this" country approve such a proposal. The fanners of the nation consti tute at least one-fourth of the popu lation and probably more than one fourth of the men of military age reside on American farms. To say that every one of these young men is sential to farming operations is otfttaaly absurd and it is almost as ridicuIbwMor anyone to propose that more than one-fourth of the young men of the nation are entitled t exemption. T ftepresencauv uranam a. naraen of"North Carolina voted for the mo- tibrl, "but he explained that he is con cerned over the inequality in the per centage of farmers drafted from the Various states. Mr. Barden says that in North and South Dakota farm ex emptions run as high as 23 per cent those espoused by Secretary of Com merce Wallace. Mr. Vinson quite properly stressed the fact that he intends to follow the law closely and take his policies from Congress. This is the proper atti tude for an administrative official and, in fact, is the attitude adopted by the vast majority of the men who compose the executive department of our government. Why Do Food Prices Soar Between Farms And Cities? The late Hampton P. Fulmer, who was chairman of the House Commit- ! tee on Agriculture, instigated an in vestigation to discover why the con sumer pays several times as much for food as the farmers receive for pro ducing it. The idea of the Congressman is being kept alive by his successor, Representative John W. Flannagan, Jr., of Virginia, who points out that last year the Federal Trade Commis sion, after making a survey in 1936, reported that consumers are paying r.. uHre- ,l;cucl.,Wuu. ,eived b farmers, sitting under extraordinary legisla- Mr FlJ, , ;d as we under. tion by Congress, has deeded that j it was an 'to.date market. the Aluminum lOmnanv nf AmAnpal . . . r . u -j- .. . ling system from rural regions, un I gation of bearing arms in defense of their country illustrates one of the great deects of a democracy. Nearly every American wants the war push ed to a victorious conclusion but there are some, when it comes to them or their sons, who are willing to take advantage of every technicality and employ every device possible to se cure exemption. Fortunately, for the nation, the percentage is not as high as the pub lic is sometimes led to believe by the broadcasts and headlines. In fact, we have no idea that the nation will be compelled to surrender to its foes, even if it had to depend solely upon the young men off its farms to fight its battles. Aluminum Oi-npany Adjudged Monopoly By the Court tariff-created monopoly is endang ered. We are quite conscious of the divid ed opinion which exists in the nation on this question which has been a partisan, political and economic issue for generations. Nevertheless, there must be developed a way to promote the swapping of goods between peo ples, even if they reside in different countries, and to eliminate selfish ad vantages artificially maintained. Negro Schools Hold Contest On March 19 interstate and foreign commerce in violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust law. The opinion says that the company "to monopolize the market" kept "complete and exclusive hold upon the liiifot market" and that the agree ment of a Canadian subsidiary with a number of foreign firms in 1936 violated the "restraint of trade" sec tion of the Anti-Trust Act. While it is impossible for the aver age American to keep up with the testimony and legal decisions relat ing to the prevalence of monopolies wnue in Worth Carolina it is only one, umiea oiaies, me question is per cent. one of great importance. Monopolies f; , We think Mr. Barden expresses the ind. agreements in restraint of trade (viewpoint of loyal American agricul- nd to prevent he competition which cturists when he says that rural people ! Promters of pnvate initiative in- possess the highest degree of patri- slst ls tne cause of our industrial lottem, that they are not "kicking," I PTf8- , , ., land thev can take the shm-tat in i . whl,e we weuld llke to see indivi- Pj...:" u..- . duals yrjmuuun ueuer man me rest 01 ine ITne efforts of Congressmen to re liev various classes from the obli- 2 TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA We Have the Shows Friday, March 30 Dorothy McGulre, James Dunn, Joan BlOndeil, Peggy Ann Garner, Ted Donaldson and Lloyd Nolan in "A TREE GROWS IN 1 BROOKLYN" Buggs Bunny Cartoon Shows 3 :30, 6:10 and 8:50 Feature! 4, 6:40 and 9:20 I Saturday, March 31 Allan Lane and Linda Sterling in "THE TOPEKA TERROR" 'Manhunt of Mystery Island' No. 11 Comedy Sunday, Aprl 1 Van Johnson, Marilyn Maxwell and Lionel Barrymore in "BETWEEN TWO WOMEN" Latest March of Time MondayrTuesday, April 2-3 Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey, Andrea King, Peter Lorre, Alan Hale and George Coulouris in "HOTEL BERLIN" Latest News Wednesday, April 4 ; Joan Davjs and Leon Errol in "SHE GETS HER MAN" "Black Arrow" No. 10 Community Sing - Cartoon Thursday-Friday, April 5-6 Roddy McDowall and Preston Foster in "THUNDERHEAD. SON OF M . FLICKA" s free to encaire in hneineci! without restrictions of any kind, such a condition is impossible in the pres ent era. The only question that arises is whether the Control nf hiicirwti.- shall be maintained by super-corporations or by the government. facing such an issue, we have no hesitation whatever in preferring the government, which, in the final ana lysis, will be responsive to the will of the people. Vinson States His Aims; Favors Full Employment Fred M. Vinson, who succeeded Jesse Jones as Federal Loan Admin istrator, says that he will make every effort to see that "the resources of our lending agencies are made avail able to assist . American business, in the Usk .ol . prwHWlng full employ ment and attaining- the President's goal of 60,000,000 jobs." The new loan administrator was discussing the post-war period and used the 60,000,000-job figure only a a statement of a goal. He favors a higher national income than we ever had in peacetime, with "higher prices for agriculture, higher wages for workers and profits for business." VVe thoroughly approve the general principles outlined by Mr. Vinson, whose appointment as Federal Loan Administrator hardly raised a ripple on the political sea. His objectives, however, are practically identical with ORDER YOUR EASTER FLOWERS O Potted Plants O Corsages FROM Mrs. Julian White Phone 2571 Hertford, N. C K ; MONTHLY INSTALLMENT LOANS YOU CAN BORROW MONEY AT THIS BANK FOR SEASONAL CROP PURPOSES ... OR FINANCING THE PURCHASES OF Automobiles - Electric Stoves p Electric Refrigerators - Taxes ' Doctor's Bills - Hospital Bills Vacation Trips and other items , ' We make Real Estate loans. Loans secured by collateral and endorsement loans. i Before borrowing for any of the above purposes, consult the officers of this bank. We are glad to be of every service that conservative bank-' ing will permit. THE HERTFORD BANKING COMPANY 1 1 . Member F..D,"L C :- ' Hertford, N:-C.v i ' der a farm cooperative program that would provide facilities for proper grading, storage and other essential services. Mr. Flannagan points out that every time a- handling charge is added to a farm product, after it leaves the farms, the charge comes off the farm price or is added to the consumer's cost. He thinks that an efficient farm marketing system would bring the farmer and the con sumer closer together and says that both groups should be rescued from the existing system. VVe have no doubt of the fact that excessive handling of farm products has added unnecessary increases to the cost of food and we suspect that what the farmer receives for most of his food crops is adversely affected by close cooperation between those who buy them, handle them and pass them along to the public. We hope the investigation will be pushed and that Mr. Flannagan will take every precaution to prevent any undue pressure being applied to the inquiry. Certainly, without the in vestigation no man can definitely as sert that farmers and consumers are being taken to ride, but there are signs that such a shakedown is un der way. Of course, growers of food crops should not get the idea that all the money added to the price paid by the consumer represents profits. There are AiBtinct services rendered by some middlemon and if they were hot functioning the grower would have to render the seryice and charge for it. An investigation, intelligent ly conducted, will give us the facts, which is the first step in securing the remedy. World Peace Plan's Fate May Depend Upon Battle to Reduce Tariff Walls The acid test of the nation's wil lingness to cooperate with the world in an ell'oit to solve the tremendous problems that will confront us after the war will come upon the bill ex tending the Hull Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act for another three years. The Administration has asked for greater flexibility in tariff negotia tions, including tariff cuts 50 per cent below present levels, or about 75 per cent below Smoot-Hawley level:,. The proposal has been as sailed as a step toward free trade and there are indications that the two major parties will line up for a bit ter fight on tie issue. The efToit at world cooperation has met Wilh more encouragement on the political side, with present signs tending to the conclusion that the Dumbarton Oaks agreement will be ratified and that the Bretton Woods agreement, despite fierce criticism, will successfully run the gauntlet. When the tariff issue is touched, however, as it must be in any effort to promote a larger volume of inter national trade, protected interests, which produce powerful propaganda, let out a howl. Most of the lamenta tions revolve around the ill effects that reductions will have upon the farmer and the wage-earner but the real concern is the profits of pro tected industries. We are quite certain that the fight will be furious and the outcome du bious unless consumers and the gen eral public give vigorous support to the effort to make a definite contri bution to the solution of the world's economic problems. The hodge-podge of tariff walls, quotas, cartel agree ments, exchange regulations and other trade barriers must be greatly reduced if the peoples of the earth are to have a chance to cooperate peacefully in self-development. There will be exaggerated state ments, such as that attributed to Representative Harold Knutson, Re publican spokesman on the House Ways and Means committee, who de clares that extension of the reciprocal trade act, with broad authority to negotiate reduced tariff rates, con stitutes "as great a threat to the American way of life as Jap and German armies combined." The Minnesota Congressman says it would be. the 'death warrant of hundreds of businesses" and throw "tens of thousands of workers out of employment" He even thinks that the unamnlntmnont vtwOO it v a 'wreck the republic." His words will j be re-echoed, by protected industry which will consider the foundations I of the nation eternally destroyed, if Perquimans County's Negro schools held their third annual Klementary Musical and Oratorical contest at Ellis Temple I'aptist Church on March It), and raised a total of $1,007.45 through the Victory Queen contest. Schools participating in the con test were Toole's Grove, Galatia, Fork liridge, Nicanor, Winfall, Oak Hill, V illow Uranch, Cedar Hill, Hay Branch and Chinquapin. Winners in the oratorical contest were Sadie Kllis of Winfall, James Modlin of Cedar Hill and Catherine Spellman or I'oole's Grove. The musical contest winners were Sadie Ellis of Winfall, Marie Turner of Galatia and Klnora White of Ni canor. Music was also rendered by the octette of the IVrquimans Training School under the direction of L. Til let. Waltr Oakie, W. H. Hardcastle, S. P. Jessup, Bob Applewhite, R. S. Monds, Jr., Marion Riddick, Willis Jessup, J. P. Perry, Jr., Walter Ed wards, Silas Whedbee, Jack Brinn, C. A. Davenport, Misses Prances Ma ness, Mary Gaither and Miss Esther Evans. High score prize was award ed Mrs. Oakie and second high went to Mrs, Riddick, and Mrs. Payne was presented a lovely gift. A salad course was served by the hostess. BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. V. N. Darden entertained at a bridge party Friday evening at her home on Front Street. Those play ing were Mesdames W. G. Wright, B. G. Koonce, R. M. Riddick, T. L. Jessup, H. C. Stokes, C. M. Willi ford, J. G. Roberson and Miss Jessie McMullan. High score prize for the club was awarded Mrs. Koonce and Mrs. Jessup received high prize for the visitors. A salad course was served. Disguised Pedestrian (to boy leading a skinny mongrel pup) "What kind of a dog is that, my boy?" Boy "This is a police dog." Pedestrian "That doesn't look like a police dog." Boy "Nope, it's in the Secret Service." BABY CHICKS Better book that order for your Spring Chicks NOW. Certified Hanson Leghorns, Certified New Hampshires, II. S. Approved New Hampshires and Barred Rocks. All pullorum tested. Season's output fast being booked. ORDER NOW and get your chicks when you want them. Superior Hatchery l'. S. 17 Two Miles West of Edenton BRIDGE PARTY Mrs. II. C. 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