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" v V' C. 1. I ft PAGE TWO THE PERQUIMANS WEEKW, HERTFORD, Nv f&AY. , SEPTEMBER 7, IMS. LOOK AT VASiH By HUGO S. SIMS, Washington Correspondent U. & Sobs Active In Rescuing Fliers J Lease "would continue for any length Naval headquarters reveal that our of time after the defeat of Japan' submarines, operating around Japan, rescued 227 fliers in less than three months ending August 16. The underwater craft picked up airemn from the carriers and those from Tand bases., Undoubtedly, they saved the lives of many of the res cued. The effort that the armed forces made to rescue American fliers had much to do with the maintenance of high morale among airmen. Every man who went on a plane knew that, if he met with disaster, there would be no limit to what would be done in- the effort to rescue him. Truman Says Nation Must Continue Draft President Truman has recommend ed that the draft continue to meet future needs of the Army and Navy and that mert between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five be taken for Service to be limited to two years. It is the opinion of most military experts that the nation cannot de pend upon any volunteer system to provide necessary replacements for men now in the service. Failure to continue the draft will extend the service of the men now overseas and make it impossible to give veteran fighters an early discharge. We do not think that any reason able citizen can complain of the de cision announced by the 'President. Parents and loved ones of the young men to be drafted can be thankful that their men are not being sent to the front lines and that, barring ac cidents, will return unharmed. Without attempting to assert that every young man should be compelled to serve in the military and naval forces of the nation, we believe in the selective service principle and that, whatever the needs of the arm ed services may be, young men should be selected according to es tablished rules for service. British Officials Talk About End Of Lend-Lease The British government expresses surprise at the termination of Lend Lease but nowhere in the speeches of Prime Minister Clement R. Atlee and former Prime Minister Winston Churchill do we find any phrases to justify the "protest" that many newspapers reported. Mr. Atlee described the difficulties facing the British governments which he said, could "only demobilize and reconvert gradually," admitted that he had not anticipated Lend- and , "hoped" that the United States would agree that "shipping and food and any other supplies still required by our forces overseas and by the American forces overseas can con tinue to be furnished for a limited period under Lend-Lease and recip rocal aid agreement." The British leader thought it "reasonable to regard such supplies and services arising out of the war as belonging to the common war ef fort." He made the point that Brit ish overseas expenditures, on the eve of the defeat of Japan, were at the rate of 2,000 million pounds a year and that the government had to meet these expenses with 350 million pounds of exports and temporary war receipts of around 450 million pounds. This left an initial deficit called "immense", as "we start the task of reestablishing our own economy" and of "contracting our overseas commitments." Storm Over OPA Means Battle For Larger Profits Storm clouds are reported fromfwas worth Washington where, despite the Gov ernment's speedy action to give bus iness the green light, there is dis may be said '- about -4nuch . .of. -the grumbling that is being heard about bureaucracy. til' Washington Wondering If Truman Has Shifted ' , , Recnt developments in Washing ton indicate that President Harry S. Truman is veering rapidly toward the New Deal position. The new President, who got off to fine start, with most people rather hopeful that he would enjoy an era of good feeling, is now beginning to grapple with domestic issues, touch' ing the pocketbooks of the people and corporations and this always starts a major row Mr. Truman' . . seemingly accepts the thesis that the government must provide everybody with jobs, if pir vate enterprise fails to do so. Hav ing accepted the obligation, he will be led into .many paths if the nation has a serious depression. Admiral Says U. S. Fleet Can Be Safely Reduced Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Commander of the Fifth Fleet, thinks that the "Japanese put up a hell of a fight, considering what they started with," and adds that it would have been impossible to take Okin awa had not the Japanese fleet been knocked out. The Admiral doubts the wisdom of permanently occupying Okinawa, al though admitting that the island all it cost in blood and ships, because of the danger that American occupation would be a sore point with the Japanese in future satisfaction with the Government's price policies for new consumer goods. The OPA, it seems, has made plain its intention of attempting to keep retail prices from running hog-wild. Apparently, the Government's policy is to restrain price increases until supply more nearly equals demand and to prevent eager buyers from in itiating inflation by bidding for scarce articles. The Associated Press reports re tailers and wholesalers converging on Washington to give battle with the OPA on this issue. While there may be an occasional instance where the policy declared will effect a hard ship, the general situation is that re tailers and wholesalers are after; greater profits, which is their busi-1 country repeatedly warned other na- ness, and the OPA is after stabilizations that Lend-Lease was a policy ing the nation's economy, which is 'to be continued only during the war. years, the island being so close to the heart of Japan. The high-ranking naval officer, who played an important part in the war in the Pacific, points out that part of our Navy can be scrapped because "there are now no navies left except the American and the British and there is no prospect of war between us." He thinks that we should keep a navy sufficiently large to protect us, "with the Ameri cans controlling the Pacific and the British the Atlantic." Allied Nations Are Still In War Stage Discussing the concern of the British over what they consider the sudden termination of Lend-Lease, Washington makes it plain that this its business, Under the circumstances, the people of the nation, and especially the consumers, should give their sup port to the OPA. We are sure that most of the population does this, re alizing that the bulk of complaint, directed against government controls, arises from those who seek greater profits and are hurt by restraints that limit their gains. The same BUY THE Nixon Peanut Diggers Man On Digger Not Necessary Shaker does not become fouled with vines . . . equipped with Automatic Spring Release Hitch. Hydraulic Lift Attachment Eliminates Raising and Resetting With Lever. Give Us Your Order Now and Be Assured of Delivery EDENTON SUPPLY COMPANY "YOU A JOHN DEERE DEALER" . SALES SERVIjCE PHONE 394 DAVID HOLTON, Prop. Certainly, the average American supported Lend-Lease as a war policy. Very few Americans would endorse such a program during peace. How ever, the question that now arises relates largely as to whether the war has ended. It may be argued, and we are in clined to think, that until demobili zation is fairly complete, the nations of the world are in the war stage. With millions of American men overseas, many of them clamoring to get; home' the nation faces the great task . of demooiii&ation, which is as much a part of the war effort as the prior job of mobilization. This is the premise, as we understand it, upon which the British and other 'Al lies, made their request for a con tinuation or American assistance.. Atomic Bomb Increases Influence : Of The U. S. - : The experts report a shifting bal ance of influence in Euroje with, tjie western democracies making gains at the expense of the Soviet Union. This is interesting because appar ently it reflects only the realization that the United States and Great Britain, through possession of the atomic bomb, have actual military predominance. There was a time, not many mon ths ago, when many people in the United States were somewhat ap prehensive over the military power of the Russians. While it was dif ficult, for a layman to see where the possibility of armed conflict arose the fear of Russia, with its seeming ly ' strange economic system, was widespread. .The explosion of the two atomic bombs in Japan, with the enormous destruction that followed, has con Interference Se&ri In Fertiliser Bill' More government interference with farmers and farm community busi-i ness men is threatened by the conv panion Hift-Bankhead and Flannagan bills now A before Congressional com mlttees, according to an "emergency Diiuetm" just issued by the. National fertilizer Association, Washington, D. V. . The bills Dfonnae rovernment vn. struction of plants to supply fertilizer to 75 farmers In each of 2,060 agri cultural counties, to the disadvantage oi tneir neighbors and at the taxpay er's expensed the bulletin maintains. It also points- out that 50,000 fer tilizer agents and dealers, most of whom are small business men, will be unable to meet this government com petition with private enterprise. Moreover, the existence of 1,100 fer tilizer manufacturing plants employ ing 20,000 people is jeopardized by these bills, the bulletin asserts. Association spokesmen state that fertilizer production capacity has al ways exceeded demand and that more govenynent-built- plants and their subsidized government operation would accordingly be a waste of pub lic money. They point out that un- vinced most observers that the west-der Private .enterprise fertilizer is ern democracies can, if necessary, stand up to Dictator Stalin and tell him to jump into a lake. While this may not be necessary the idea that it is possible, without grave national peril, comforts the segment that suf fered from Red-phobia. We have never subscribed to the opinion that a conflict was inevitable between the United States, or Great Britain, and Russia. There were matters to be arranged, of course, and widely varying viewpoints to be adjusted. These matters could be handled with'-good will on both sides without hostilities and there was every evidence that the alliance for war, which united- the three great powers, , was also a potent factor for peaceful relations. Nevertheless, the stark truth is that nations, and their leaders, when they consider policies and claims, keep a close eye on the armed strength-possessed by those concern ed. It can hardly be disputed that the atomic bomb is a weapon with out comparison in the world today and it is notable that the Soviet gov ernment is not in on the secret. SOCIETY MEETS The Womans Society of Christian Service will meet Thursday, Sept. 6, at New Hope Church, at 3:30 o'clock. All members are urged to come, and visitors are cordially invited. priced lower than almost any other commodity the farmer buys, accord ing to U. S. Department of Agricul ture figures. CIRCLE NO. MET, f , v"l !i , , j, I 4 Circle Nv4 of the W. Jtf. S. of the Hertford Baptist Church) met Monday flight with Mrs. Mitt Mathews. Mrs. r Mark Gregory. presided. The .meet- , ing opened with a hymn, "Faith of ' Our fathers." Prayer by, Mrs. Lena Gregory. The roll was called with 10 : members and three' visitors present ' A hymn was then sung, "Lead On, O ;! , King Eternal." The Scripture lesson ' , was given by Mrs. Tom Mardre and " prayer by Miss Mamie Stallings. ' The meeting was closed with s "' n hymn, after which the hostess served refreshments. 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