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Army's Manoeuvers In Arctic T Test Personnel and Materiel . , Thr United SUtes Army ig plan ning a series j of manoeuvers in the Arctic region and already.,, ground forces are assembling fn Alaska tor the experiment designed to test the effect of cold on personnel and every type of equipment 4 ' " ':'- ' 1 The exercises will begin in Nov ember; and last through February. Temperatures down to sixty degrees below zero will , be encountered. It la desired to test such things as un protected field rations, the hydraulic systems in gun recoil cylinders, motor vehicles and tanks. Also, the behavior of explosives, rockets, guid-.ed-missilea' and other weapons will be studied. - J. ne institution oi , such exercises .represents ah intelligent precaution in connection with the possibility of war. They do not mean, as some pacifists would assert, that the Unit ed States is planning to launch a mil itary expedition into the Arctic. How ever, it is necessary for this country, if it is to have a well-rounded mili tary; force, to experiment in various regions, including cold and hot clim ates,' for the purpose of ascertaining the -behavior of $ men and materiel. "Experts" Believe Inflation Near End in U. S. The "experts", that anonymous group of wise individuals so often quoted, are recorded as believing that the recent break ,in the stock market was the first sign that the nation is about to shed its inflation ary processes for a developing dec line in prices. While current price trends remain pointed upward, living costs increas ing and people thinking in terms of a never-ending boom, there are fact? which are apprais d as warning sign' by the mythical boys who read th( future. Wheat and corn are quoted fo May at much lower than recen' prices. So are other farm products Whether this is due to an expectec surplus-production, or to latent forces that control the nation's ec onomic cycle, iSj. the question. In the industrial field the wise men say that inventories are increasing J but that orders are declining. This is likewise termed a "caution". Sim ilarly, it is said that inflationary YOUR HOME. YOUR SAVINGS. YOUR EARNINGS FOR YEARS tO COME RIQE WITH YOU That's the reason why "ruIl-coTrage" automobile Insur ance protection Is a necessity. Without full protection, one automobile accident may take everything you own and your earnings lor years to come. Don't take a chance insure today with a "iull-coveraae" policy offered by the Farm Bureau Mutual AutomobiU Insurance Company. It's the economical way to prevent financial loss. For complete information, (fail SEE RILEY MONDS, JR., Agent HERTFORD LIVESTOCK & SUPPLY CO. Farm Bureau Mutual .Automobile 'Insurance Company Farm Bureau Mutual Fire Insurance Company HOME OFFICE COLUMBUS, OHIO PHONE 2501 HERTFORD, N. C. o have . weulion ...j uice ' ! gns" without attempting to out line, the future. , It is anybody's ns. That tha cycle ef prices is aoova normal, as We have hitherto understood the' term,, is apparent. The old rule of. "what goes up must come down" is still a good guide. "Little Pearl Harbor" Responsi bility Not Yet Decided Not many Americans realize that the nation lost more airplanes in the little Pearl Harbor that occurred in the Philippines than it did in the at tack upon Honolulu. Moreover, there was less excuse for surprise in the islands because news of the attack upon Pearl Harbor had been received. The mystery as to who was res ponsible for the loss of our B-17's in the Philippines lias not been officially uearea Dut Lieut. Oen. Lewis H. Breraton, air commander in the is-' lands at tha t; ma Cairo m a il.. I .. . . , . w in a ICiitriUiy published book that he was not res wnsible for the disaster which vir tually wiped out our entire striking force in the Philippines. Gen. Brereton makes the point that on Dec. 8, which was Pearl Har bor day in the Philippines, he re quested permission to attack For mosa with his big planes but that permission to make the attack was withheld by Gens. MacArthur and Sutherland, his chief of staff, for so long that most of the B-17's were caught on the ground in a Japanese air atla -k. Gen. Brereton also says that before going to the Philippines, five weeks befoi-e Pearl Harbor, he warned Air Force loaders of the danger of bas ing the big planes on the islands without air warning services and fighter protection. He also says that "everyone in the military service" agreed that in the event of war with Japan, the Hawaiiafl Islands would be the "most probable target". This is interesting because the in vestigation into the sad affair at Pearl Harbor did not seem to pro duce witnesses to testify to such a belief. Instead, it seemed that the leaders expected the Japanese to move against the Philippines and Malaya. Gen. Brereton gives it as his opinion, before the attack, that our installations in Hawaii were very vulnerable to a strong combined sea and air attack unless they could be materially strengthened. "Take Profits Out of War" Legislation Necessary The declaration of Henry Kaiser that he knows of no country "that ever won a war except under the pro fit system" is moderated by the dec laration that when Congress can figure out a way to prevent wartime profits, "I'll be for it." It should not be overlooked by those who served in the armed for ces, that Mr. Kaiser was referring to the method by which a Govern ment manages to secure the weapons, equipment and paraphernalia that r SERVING THROUaH inQ f- , . -s' See Your U. S. Tire D aler ffll Today j TAKE A DEMONSTRATION RIDE W V : TOMORROW'S GREAT NEW PREMIUM TIRE 1 . to instill patriotism Wo Money and, besides, no government . has a way to coerce money to perform its bidding. ; -:a;V.' We would certainly favor 'legis lation to prevent Borne individuals and corporations from waxing rich while trillions of men offer their lives in defense of their country, and, incidentally, in defense of the wealth of those who make profits of producing war goods. However, in the event that a nation is unable to prevent war profits, there is no rea son whatever why it should not at tempt to recoup these profits to as great a degree as possible. In time,, no doubt, there will be laws to provide for the immediate Seizure of necessary industries in the event of war and the utilization of the material wealth of a nation in its defense. If a nation has the right to take a young man into the armed services and make him fight the enemy at the risk of his life, it ought to have the power to acquire the physical properties that it needs for successful defense. Some nations have approached this, to a degree, by using a capital tax levy to assist in the financing of a struggle. Price Control Not Responsible For Present Meat Shortage The present shortage of meat is the subject of considerable contro versy, with politicians in both parties seeking to put the blame on those in the other. With the November 5th Congressional election only four weeks away, the issue packs a punch which the politicians cannot ignore. Nevertheless, in connection with the shortage, it is well to point out that in the period from July 1 to September 9, when price controls were not in effect, there was a sell ing spree. Prices surged upward and animals were rushed to the mar ket, so that about 13,500,000 were slaughtered, as compared with 11, 500,000 in the same months of 1945. President Truman points out that this "flood of meat" was bound "to mean a shortage" later on. He in timates that an increase in prices or the abandonment of control at the present time . would precipitate an other rush to market but it would also mean an inevitable shortage in subsequent months. This is the background necessary to understand the importance of con tinuing price controls. Experts as sert that there are, at the present time, in the hands of growers and feeders, about 52,000,000 head of cattle, or enough to give every per son in the United States a pound of steak a day for eighty-four days. However, there is no eagerness to sell. Feed crops, especially corn, are abundant and this encourages growers and feeders to hold on to livestock in anticipation of a more favorable market. This anticipation is encouraged and increased -by political demands I "val r.vv..v ... .., mean suspension of price regulations, the growers and feeders Will hold to their livestock.' '?..-' Cuts in Armed Service Efficiency Not Real tf. S. Economy Responding to budgetary limita tions, the Army expects to release 85,000 officers and the Navy to drop 40,000 civilian employes by the end of the year. We are thoroughly in favor of economy in the operation of the Fed eral establishment and, in order not ! to be misunderstood, express the be lief that there is room for some ec onomy in connection with our arm ed forces. Nevertheless, as a matter of prin ciple, neither the Army nor the Navy should be required to conform to de mands for economy. Our defense forces should be projected in the in terest of national safety and secur ity, not on the basis of a temporary j desire to save dollars in order to bal ance the national budget or to re duce taxes. Somewhere in the realm of olicial authority, there should be competent sources to determine what this coun try should do in connection with nat ional defense. When the plan has been completed, it should be the busi ness of Army and Navy officers to EXTRA FiNE BREAD! 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