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f 1 , v . v. PAGE TWO THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, HERTFORD, N. O, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1MB. TBI Perquimans Weekly Published every Friday by The Perquimans Weekly, partner ship consisting of Joseph G Campbell and Max R. CampbeD, l Hertford, N. C. MAX CAMPBELL Entered as second class matte November 16, 1984, at postoffk at Hertford, North Carolina, un der the Act of March, .1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year Cards of thanks, obituaries, resolutions of respect, eta, will be cnarged for at regular advertising rates. Advertising rates famished by request FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1945. Dangerous Moments Perauimans County had its first highway fatality of the year marked up last week, but it was only by sheer good fortune that the first traffic death was not recorded here earlier when a young Negro child was struck down while crossing a street crowded with both cars and people. Reams of paper have been used writing articles about the safety on highways and the prevention of ac cidents, much of which was directed at motorists. We think that this j same stress should be turned toward pedestrians, many of whom dash across crowded streets without due regards to their own safety and con ditions of traffic while they attempt to cross thoroughfares. All of us at some time or other make a habit of crossing a street at any point along the block, but jay walking, that is crossing at any point other than street intersections, is a dangerous business, and the time taken in these crossings is danger ous, not only to children, but to adults as well. Unfortunately, Hertford's main street is a narrow one and it is a very conjested one on Saturdays, when residents of the surrounding territory come here to trade. Extreme caution should be observed, especial ly by children who are prone to dart out into the streets, most times with out thought regarding possible traffic. Adults should observe rules and use care in crossing streets and should caution their children to do likewise. Many an accident can be presented if a person will be observ ant at the dangerous moment . . just before they start to cross any street or highway. The person driv ing a car can do only so much, the pedestrian should cooperate and help the motorist aR much as possible in preventing accidents by making sure the street is safe before crossing. Power For Peace Bernard Baruch, native of South Carolina, and often referred to as an elder statesman, makes the ob servation that the United States must keep a big military weapon, with compulsory training for its youth, to show any incipient aggres sor that "we're ready" to take them on. The point made by Mr. Baruch is that the power of the United States, if untrained and not immediately available, will not count in the scales of future aggressors. If some new regime arises, determined to seek world domination, nothing would fa cilitate its greedy ambition more than the knowledge that the United States is unprepared for immediate action. If the people of the United States intend to support the world organi zation, formulated at San Francisco and designed to make war unprofit able to aggressors, it will be neces sary for this country to have avail able, at all times, for immediate use, whatever quota of its armed strength that is assigned to support internat ional cooperation in the interest of peace. Less Grousing Would Help Along with all other shortages, it would be too bad to have Americans get really short-tempered about the food situation. Aroused public opin ion undoubtedly has been effective in bringing about needed reform in some Government policies. ' But with all emphasis placed on shortcomings, ac- complisnments are apt to be over looked. The charge is made that control prices have not provided sufficient in centives to industry and farmers to bring about required production. Yet the profits of most price-controlled industries have risen steadily during the war, and corporate earnings for 1943 and 1944 after taxes doubled those of 1939. Also farm incomes have enabled the nation's farmers to reduce their mortgage debt to the lowest point since 1916, whereas in World War One the debt continued to rise. As for food production itself, all previous records have, been surpassed. This year meat products alone will exceed 22,600,000,000 pounds, an in crease of 38 per cent over the 1935-89 North Okraima vX loo;(ii;g at uasiii;;gto;i By HUGO S. SIMS, Washington Correspondent Funds For Veterans And Tenants To Purchase Farms For the next twelve months the Farm Security Administration will have $25,000,000 earmarked for farm purchase loans to veterans of World War II. The loans are made under the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 and are repayable over a forty-year period. They carry three per cent interest and can cover the full purchase price but care is taken only to finance the purchase of farms that can be bought at earning-cap-acity values. The funds are alloted on the basis of farm population and the preval ence of tenancy. Because of this basis of distribution the share of the states varies considerably, from $3,' 592 for Rhode Island, to $2,138,058 for Texas. Nine other states, all in the South, get more than $1,000,000. They m elude Mississippi, $1,881,246; Georg ia, $1,663,858; Alabama, $1,597,974; North Carolina. $1,490,403; Arkan sas, $1,200,368; and four other states which barely exceed the $1,000,000 total, South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The appropriation, is expected to provide for the financing of 4,166 farm purchases. It indicates a par tial realization of the farm tenancy problem and the necessity of pro viding adequate credit to promote farm ownership. Already, the pro-1 gram has enabled 38,000 families to purchase and own their farms, in cluding 2,258 veterans of the First and Second World Wars. Senate Seems Anxious To Approve World Pact The approval of the United Na tions Charter by the Senate of the United States is now assumed. The probability is that only a few sen ators will vote against it. President Truman stated the issue very well when he told the Senators that it is "only a first step to a last ing peace" and that it will "be ex panded and improved as time goes There is no use for proponents of the United Nations' organization to pretend that the ratification of the charter by the necessary number of nations will solve all international problems. Much depends upon the good faith of the nations concerned and the effort that statesmen exert to use the organization for the wel fare of the world. Certainly, the United States should not hesitate to join hands with other nations in the effort to preserve the future peace of the world and to pro vidian avenue for corrective action, designed to ameliorate improper conditions that affect the relation ship between nations and peoples. In consideration of the problems that confront the world in connection with the maintenance of peace, let us all remember that the only way to avert future conflicts is to work assiduously for the improvement of conditions for all peoples. In the process it may be necessary for the more fortunate nations to spend some money but this will be small in comparison with the huge sums that will be spent, inevitably, if war occurs again. In fact, the price of peace is cheap insurance against the costs and destruction of warfare. Truman Did Not Inherit Bitter Antagonism To FDR The accidental accession of Presi dent Truman has produced one of the most interesting situations in the history of American politics. Mr. Truman's policies, so far as! they have been revealed, and accord ing to his public pronouncements, are essentially the same policies advocat ed and espoused by the late President Roosevelt. Despite this, the new Chief Executive is enjoying a pro longed honeymoon, with few attacks upon Him, his appointees or his ac tivities. average. However, nearly one-fourth of the meat, plus one-fifth of the but ter and sugar supply, has been going to the armed forces, which constitute only about one-tenth of the popula tion. Under the circumstances, a shortage was inevitable. You can't fight two wars all around the world and fulfill a moral obligation to help revive European countries denuded by the enemy of live and other food stocks, without sacrifices on the home front. With all this, the American people are still one of the best fed, if not the best fed, in the world. And they share with the British Commonwealth the advantage of effective inflation controls when rising costs have reached phenomenal heights in most other countries. There is no question that food dis tribution and co-ordination have been faulty. However, improvement should be forthcoming with the recent changes made by OPA, the temporary adjustment in Army purchases, and the broad powers to be given to Clin ton P. Anderson as Secretary of Ag riculture and War Food Administra tor. , It remains for the public to dp a little, cleaning up on its own hook, and turn its displeasure on black market operations, which account in large measure for the "acute" short ages, and which could not exist with out public p support. Christian , Sci-1 ence Monitor. ? i The truth of the matter is that Franklin D. Roosevelt, in effectuat ing some of the reforms which saved the nation in the early Thirties, had to fight vigorously against indivi duals and corporations enjoying spe cial privileges which he " abolished. This process of stepping on toes, and stepping hard, made him many bitter personal enemies, but it was the only method by which the leader of the New Deal could get positive results. As a result of the tempestuous period, covering the first two terms of President Roosevelt, there were millions of Americans who cordially detested him and were prepared, re gardless of what he did, to espouse the opposite side. The oligarchy of business, finance and industry met its master and recognized the fact, but individuals, accustomed to exploiting power and wealth, vented the full fury of personal disappointment upon the men in the White House. The death of President Roosevelt did not remove this bitterness, which was directed to the man rather than his position. Consequently, when Mr. Truman became President, he as sumed the powers of the office with out inheriting the hatred and bitter ness that was felt and often ex pressed against his predecessor. Army Reveals Execution Of 102 American Soldiers Of the 4,182,261 American soldiers under General Eisenhower's command in Europe, only 10,289 were tried, convicted and sentenced by general courtsmartial, according to Under Secretary of War Robert C. Patter son. The same official reveals that 33,- 519 soldiers are now in confinement in the United States or overseas. These figures do not include lighter violations of regulations, but they represent the total of serious derelic tions by the 10,000,000 men who have entered the Army since the adoption of the Selective Service Act. There is reason in Mr. Patterson's comment that "the manner in which the sol diers have conducted themselves has reflected the highest credit on the American Army." A total of 102 soldiers were exe cuted during the war, but only one was put to death for a purely mili tary offense. He was convicted twice of deserting under fire.- In addition, 47 men were executed for murder, 43 for assault and eleven for both mur der and criminal assault. Two hund red death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment or lesser terms. Attention is directed to the Army's rehabilitation program, which resulted in the restoration to service of some of the convicted soldiers. Others, it appears, made no effort at rehabilitation. Sentences and pun ishment, as a rule, have been based on the theory that the serving of a sentence should not be an attraction for men who want to avoid combat. Truman's Appointments Shift Cabinet Power President Truman is gradually forming his own circle of officials in Washington and, without disparaging the office holders under former Presi- dent Roosevelt, it is entirely proper for Mr. Truman to have the benefit of advisers of his own choice. It is to be noted that in the new Chief Executive the nation gets a President who lives west of the Mis sissippi and that, in filling his offices, Mr. Truman shows a tendency to se lect men from areas other than the northeastern states which are already largely represented in high places. New cabinet appointments include residents of .Texas, New Mexico. Washington, South Carolina, Missouri ana Kentucky. They replace resi dents of Pennsylvania, Indiana, New York and Tennessee. The other cabinet jobs are held by three residents of New York, one from Illinois and one from Iowa. Just for fun, the reader can test his information by attempting to name the individuals referred to in I me aoove article, rne chances are that very few people now know the names of the ten cabinet members of President Truman. Byrnes States Essential Of Future World Peace 11FLTI .11 1 . wniie'tnere nave appeared many laudatory articles in reference to See retary of State James F. Byrnes and there has been an unusual unanimity of approval throughout the nation on his appointment, we have not seen" much comment on the formal state ment that the new Secretary issued upon assuming office. Aiier saying, "mere can be no doubt that the peoples of this war ravaged earth want to live in a free and peaceful world," Mr. Byrnes pointed out that the supreme task of statesmanship, the world over, "is to help them understand that they can have peace -and freedom only if they tolerate and respect the rights of others to opinions, feelings rfnd ways of life which they do not and cannot share." This is an important truth that must be recognized 'and expressed by millions 01 men and women through out the world if we are to enjoy the peace and freedom that the world now seeks?! The statement of "2 Mr, Byrnes' applies, not only to majori ties that' attempt to coerce minorities. but also to the minorities that do not hesitate a 'use force to compel ma jorities to accept their demands; or suffer -the Injuries that might come from disorder, distrust . and disunion. Bonds AWeighBy Sparling -&! SOIL CONSERVATION NOTES According to a semi-annual re port, the Albemarle Soil Conservation District completed 31 farm 'conser vation plans in Perquimans C'.dnty for the period January 1, 1945, to June 30, 1945. 'This makes a total of 93 farm conservation plans cov ering 10,502 acres completed in Per quimans County since the Work Unit Office was established here in Feb ruary 1, 1944. During the spring of 1945 soil samples were taken for fer tilizer recommendations on 21 farms on which no conservation plans were written. These farms total approxi mately 2,000 acres. The worst problem encountered in this county is the large amount of land needing better drainage. There arc a great number of lead and tap ditches that need cutting out. There is also much good land left idle along field ditches that could be producing crops if the ditch banks .were spread or ditches converted to sloped ditches. Topographical surveys have been made on several farms by the Soil Conservation District t6 determine the best way or method of improving the drainage on that particular farm. Quite a few farmers have begun to establish the. one or more conser vation practices that were agreed upon in their conservation plan such as: 1. Cutting out lead ditches 2. Sloping tap ditches 3. Seeding permanent pasture for cattle 4. Seeding temporary pasture for hogs 5. Use of summer and winter cover crops for soil improvement 6. Seeding of wildlife borders on unproductive land next to woods 7. Fertilizing crops according to recommendations based on soil analy sis The services of the Albemarle Soil Conservation District are avail able to any farmer who desires any assistance on any conservation prob lem. Revival Scheduled At Anderson Church Revival services at the Anderson Methodist Church are scheduled for the second week in August, the Rev. A. L. Stevenson, pastor of the church, announced today. The Rev. B. C. Reavis will be the guest minister for the series of services, which will he held each night during the week and each afternoon from Wednesday through Friday. ' A Children's Day program was conducted at the church last Sunday, concluding the church's vacation Bible School, during which certifi cates were presented for perfect at tendance. There were 78 : scholars enrolled and the average attendance was 62. Forty-four had perfect at tendance records. The Secretary of State pointed out that centuries : ago , "devout men thought' that they had. to fight with one another to preserve their differ ent religious beliefs," but that.) "we have learned through long and bitter experience that the only way . to pro tect our religious beliefs is to respect and iff recognise" thq rights of others to their religious beliefs." ' , Ciialj?, United States and the rest of the world would be im proved if all people -would attempt sincerely to "tolerate and respect the rights of others t opinions, feelings and Ways of; life which they do not and cannot share." ' J ' k ' ; ' " BETHEL NEWS Mr.' and Mrs. Henry Simpson, of Norfolk, Va., were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Perry. Mr. and ' Mrs. Clyde Phillips and daughter visited relatives here last week. ' Little Vivian Lee Miller is visiting her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Curtis. Miss Roselyn Winslow, of Nor folk, Va,, spent the week-end with her mother, Mrs. J. P. Ward, and Mr. Ward. Miss Pat Phillips is visiting rela tives in Carey, N. C. Mrs. Kramer Williams and chil dren are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harris, at Englehard. Miss Marjorie Phillips has returned home after visiting her brother, Chief 'Sp. Thomas Phillips, and Mrs. Phillips. Mrs. Hattie Farmer, Mrs. David Ward and son visited relatives at Creswell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Phillips and daughter, Linda Claire, of Westfield, Mass., have moved to Edenton, where Mr. Phillips is manager of the Leary drug store. Misses Mavis, Marian and Marga ret Stallfngs, of Camden, are visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Vashti White. Dewey Perry, Jr., V. S. M. S., was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Perry, Sunday. Chief Sp. and Mrs. Thomas Phil lips and children, Sandy and Chas., of Norfolk, Va., were the guests of his , parents, Mr. and . Mrs. C, T. Phillips, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and chil dren, Marian and Joseph; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Davis and children, Whichard Bettie and Percy, were guests of relatives in Norfolk, Va., Sunday. , j Mr. and Mrs. Ennis Phillips and sons, Trafton and Johnny, spent the week-end in Norfolk, Va., visiting relatives, 't. Mrs. Sallie Sutton is visiting Mrs. Beulah Williams. Mrs. David Ward is a patient in the hospital at Windsor, having been admitted Tuesday for treatment Earl Williams spent the week-end in South Carolina. Arthur Jordan is, a patient in the Albemarle Hospital, Elizabeth City. Mr. anJ Mrs. Vashti White, Mrs. J. W. Catling and June Faye White visited Mrs". Arthur Jordan Tuesday night:' : ., '.. ' i;;,?! Mr. and Mrs. Joe White and chit dren and Mrs. Tempie ,, Tarkentofl visited Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Goodwin of near Edenton Tuesday night , . Sgt. Edwin Goodwin, TJS. A., re cently returned from overseas, paid a brief visit to. Ir; and Mrs. Joe Joe White Tuesday. Mrs. Sallie Sutton' fromv Edenton is visiting Mr. arid Mrs. Ernest Good- of this Clean) The Chrisiian Science Monttos i from crime and wnisttooat mm . . Fre from "fosdsl Internf control .l. Free to tell yon the tram about world events. In eoodents bring you otHhospoT d your family. lsd iuue filled IWftiWM Mum rala SmMt'; Una Stmt. Ma K Mtm. -.1- y .--.rNi.vl -Sflral.,,ttfil.Mt.tiaMv r'l' " IF,fsF....'f....-.V..fi'M..r.SW.,rtk;si1J With . Perquimans Hoys In Service - Idear. Max; . - I received a copy of the Perqui", mans Weekly whicn you have been sending me and you, can't realize how much enjoyment I got. out of read ing m hometown news, i It takes long time for the paper to reachus out here, but I think I am speaking for all the fellows that we still Jike to read the news anyway. You and all the folks back home are doing a wonderful job, just keep up the good work. I want to thank you and the bank for sending me the paper of what I think the best county in N. -C, and here's hoping all the fellows, and myself will come home soon. Vernon L. Perry, S 1-c Dear Sirs: I don't hardly know how to thank you for the papers you have been sending me. I liked it very much when I was back at home, but I never knew it would become so much more important. I think Perquimans County has backed us up over here just as if it was just by our sides at all times. I read in The Perquimans Weekly of the huge amount of bonds that are being bought . . . that is a large weapon against the enemy. I have been from the beach head of France, since D-Day, through Ger many, and I have five campaign stars and recently I received the good conduct medal, so you can see by the encouraging reading of the paper keeps us on the ball. Sincerely, T-5 George D. Overton RECORDER'S COURT HAS HEAVY DOCKET TUESDAY (Continued from Page One; costs of court, after pleading guilty to a charge of assault. Bill Brothers, Negro, was ordered to pay the costs of court, after pleading .guilty to a charge of fraud. Steward White paid the costs of court for driving with insufficient brakes. Wendell Nixon was ordered to pay costs of court on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. John Carraway, Negro, was fined $10 and costs for speeding. War Effort Demands Waste Fat Salvage The farm women of North Caro lina have made excellent records in the salvaging of waste fats for the , war effort, and they will need to continue their patriotic efforts in . this direction until the war against Japan is concluded, according to Mrs. Estelle T. Smith, assistant State home demonstration agent of the State College Extension Service. According to the reports for May, 89,950 pounds of fat were salvaged in North Carolina, but there was a drop in collections for June, Mrs. Smith said. She pointed out that V-E Day did not end the critical shortages and that housewives should guard against the waste of any fats until the nefed for such materials ceases. The index showing that more fat is being salvaged by the rural wom en than by the town women is not surprising- in view of the meat short age in the towns, Mrs. Smith ex plained. Rural women in some areas of the State are collecting the waste fats cooperatively through their commun ity chairman and are deposing of the material accordingly, Mrs. Smith stated. In many instances, these women are using the funds from the sale of the waste fats for community projects which enhance the farm life. Mrs. Smith suggests that women in other communities could render a patriotic service to their government by collecting the fats and could or ganize their efforts, pool the money made in the sales, and devote the use of the funds to community improve ments. win. , ' ' Mrs. Evie Weston and children, Evelyn, Tom, Nora and Mrs. Blake more Weston from Norfolk spent the week-end here. Mr. and "Mrs. Johnnie Broughton, Sr. f rom Hertford, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Miller, Mrs. Williams from Nixonton, ; Mr, and Mrs. Leroy Goodwin and son, Leroy, Jr., visited Mr. and Mrs. Ern- .est Goodwin Sunday afternoon. - r Miss Pattie Nora Phillips is visit-, big her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. jC. j. Holloman at Cary, N. C. ' .Mrs. Leroy Goodwin and son, . Le roy, Jr.r spent Thursday with Mrs. Clifton Morgan at Winf all. , -, Mrs. Ernest Goodwin, Miss Blanche. Goodwin and Mrs Sallie Sutton spent Tuesday with Mrs. Johnnie Brough ton in Hertford. s .' family Newspaper am .Tree torn political ,- own world-wide tout of corn-, aewi and its meaning to yo with unique self-help feature iii mi "t Tin Ckrhtum Stitut trill wMWta i,' tlof ff ' 1. 6 if) - i , i v
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