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. I". VHP PERQUIMANS WEEKLY HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY MARCH 16, 1951 PAGE FIVl MHINGTONi us R. F. C INQUIRY MORE , NECESSARY THAN EVER The charges and counter-charges in connection with the senatorial in vestigation of the Reconstruction Fi nance Corporation drew big headlines 'early this month. The Senate com mittee, headed by Senator William J. Fulllbright,' of Arkansas, continues its investigation for the purpose of dem onstrating that in its report the com mittee was "not talking through its hat" :-v:' The HFC is a Federal agency which lends money to financial, industrial and agricultural enterprises that can not secure credit from private insti tutions. It was set in motion under the administration of President Her bert Hoover. , Its lending practices have been under sharp criticism more than once. -v;''i;::-vi'v:vr When the committee charged, early in February, that a group of Wash ington persons including some mem bers of the presidential circle exert ed influence to get loans for friends or clients, the President,' asked to comment on ' the report, said it was asinine. V Taking what eeemed to be the of fensive, the President said he found an immense number of letters from Congressmen to the KHJ but .that no body seemed to agree that this Con gressional activity was exerting un due influence. The disclosure that doesn't seem to be excessive. SPECULATION AS TO SOVIET ARMED FORCES The Soviet Government,' 1i a recent . note to Great Britain, gives for the first time in postwar history, its esti mate of the present size of the Rus sian Army, Navy and Air Force. The figure, cited by Moscow, is 2,500.000, counting land forces, air forces and the navy. This, according to the Rus sians, is equal to' the numerical strength of the armed forces of the Soviet Republic in 1939, before the onstrate. that Russia - maintains an armed fore thoroughly capable of overrunning Western Europe and that, wunout counting upon tne united, come. States, the free nations of Europe have practically no chance of con taining a Russian aggression. MISTAKES IN INCOME TAX RETURNS i As millions of Americans prepare to make their annual income tax returns, it is interesting to note that George J. iSchoeneman. Commissioner of In ternal Revenue, estimates that the Government loses as much as $1,500, 000,000 a year through faulty income tax returns. . !'.'''.- The Federal official reports that nearly 14,000,000 Americans made miat.nlrAa In thAii waitnwia last vanri J AT. A ti 1 1 AT. S it.- &t aiiu umi, alter cuecKing uicjn, . uie Government collected about $1,800, 000,000 additional. He thinks that if every return could be correctly pre Government reveal a fradulent intent; 25 970 Licenses ISSUed on the part of the taxpayer or a fail- m r t t-i i ure of a taxpayer to report actual in- lO UTlVe III rebruary Military Duties Will Not Interrupt GPs Who Attend School World War II veterans now in ac tive military service, attending school under the GI Bill during their spare time, will be able to resume their ccurses after the July 25, 1951 train ing cut-off- date, - if they we forced Al 1 1 . J tTf 1 ouwreas oi ue seoona worm war.i . - L,. ' even thou eh the v do nnt. t out ,.n- OTlH fcUHl tkon l,ol !l , i'OJLCU, UK lUMCllL WUU1U Ufl .. " m-wo wihu uwn w. WH3 UUIUCIWOl: . , .... . strength of the armed forces of France, Driver's license examiners of the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles issued a total of 25,970 driv er's licenses during February, the De partment reports. Of the number, 22,663 were opera tor's licenses issued on new applica tions, 2,014 were duplicate operator's licenses, and 1,197 were chauffeur's licenses. Net revenue from issuance of licen nos was $81,523.25, with $60,935.50 w interrupt meir stuoies Decause ,ci:19Mf. .2,19'j from original chau'f-r.-.iluary dut es or tranife -3,-Xbe vt.;feur,3 -Mc0ns3 and s1.379.75 from du. cvans Administration Reirion Office i iiiawii-CHueiii an;iounceu. They -will be ailowrd to continue training within a reasonable period after their release from active duty tenses. TRY A WEEKLY CLASSIFIED AD CHAPPELL - HOLLOWELL The marriage of Miss Rita Hollo well of Tyner, North Carolina, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Hollowell to Maynard H. Chappell of Hobbsville, North Carolina, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Hollowell, took place Saturday afternoon, March 3, at 2:00 o'clock in the Edenton Baptist -'parsonage,. with the Rev. R. N. Carroll psifonn- ing the double ring ceremony. The bride was attired in an aqua and brown checked suit with pink and Ibiown accessories. Her shoulder cor sage was a lavendar purple-throated orchid. The only attendants were Miss Lot tie Ann Leary of Tyner and Wallace W. Holblbs of Hobbsville. After a short wedding trip to the. western part of the state, the 'bride will reside at the home of her par ents 'while the groom will begin Ins training in the armed forces. Great Britain and the United States. The Soviet Government links the three powers together, as one mili tary force, "first and foremost be cause the armed forces of these coun tries are not three independent ar mies but one army combined by American military men and put under an additional billion dollars. "(Mr. Schoeneman thinks that the big majority of taxpayers are truthful and that their errors are "honest." He admits that the Bureau does not "interpretation" of deductions. It should be understood, of course,' that he Commissioner does not refer to the. efforts of some taxpayers to the command of the American General esc payment by making dishonest Eisenhower." These forces are esti mated at more than five million. The Soviet figures differ consider ably from those recently discussed in Washington, where estimates of the Soviet land forces have been 2,500,000 to 7,000,000, with an additional mil- ion for sea and air forces. Data presented to a Congressional commit tee recently estimated the armed Soviet and it satellite 1 onn tuuTiIw T.r V .Tn, , n CT , I nations at nearly 5,000,000 men, mafc l 800 or 900 tetters hy Coemm was . m i taken, in many quarters, to be the . f o, . . nnn STIOOO. ,Tbese figure, are exclusive of IVb HID BUUl IMVUO VI HQ IWfiUA Ibe able to reveal some evidence legainst Members of Congress. ' Among the recommendations of the committee, in 'making its report, was that the Board of Directors of the lending organization be replaced by a single administrator, responsible fori all operations. Shortly1 'afterwards, the President submitted a reorganiza- Communist China. Against this, the estimate in Washington, is that the 'North Atlantic Treaty Nations have 4,600,000 men in their air, sea and ground forces with about 2,600,000 in ground forces. There is no way for anybody in this country to know whether the Soviet figures are approximately cor- tion plan which, m genei foUowed;,, . . that Moscow has the committee recommendations but the information was advanced that the Chief Executive had decided ulpon the plan before he saw the report. under-estimated its strength. Even if this suspicion is unfounded, one should not overlook the fact that, despite the force maintained by the United States, Tf tnav K fnn BONV tti Itnjia inner- .. .. ... - ..T. . . , j . " tne disparity ol miutary strength m ment upon the charges made by the .t,,,, , Ao nv ' xU .0mi . r , . . , 'j. hf vyv 'numb 1 uinnvo i4c Mivovn Fulirribht Committee, but it is quite 8lWion danger0U8. Even if the Mos evident that somebody is hot fctolU figure are correct, they dem- me iruifii uenvrts w3 cuiiiiiiiui-TO. iw the prospecive borrowers, who report aporoaches offering assistance for " compensation, or the individuals, who deny the charges, are guilty of per jury. It is not too early to say that the investigation should be pursued until the true facts are ; satisfactorily established. There is a deep-seated suspicion throughout the country that men in official positions are- orten guilty of using their positions im properly, either to give special favors to friends or to advance themselves financially or otherwise. It is well to dissipate the suspicion whenever possible. This can be done ,by dis closing the facts and by the prose cution of anybody who may be guilty of the practice. The President, in getting copies of letters written by Congressmen to the RFC, merely emphasized the necessity of a thorough investigation. Wis ma neuver was no reply whatever to the charges made by the committee, The improper use of influence by those connected with the presidential office is not disproved or justified by in ., timatihg tliait other officials of the 'government have been guilty of the BHine.iM;uvib. SOLDtERS COST S10.000-A-YEAK EACH The cost of preparing for war is illustrated by the estimate of the Department of Defense that, under " universal military service, it would cast 10,000 a year to support a man in uniform This seems Kke a great deal of money and, to many Americans, an exorbitant amount. Nevertheless, wnen one considers the training, upkeep with the extensive services maintained for his welfare, the 10,000-a-man 1 1 - iri i m i i i rmj-ij j i ir - w .... . . and f raululent returns. There is no way to estimate what the Government field of study. til after the cut-off date. In fact, the VA added, when they do re-enter GI Bill training, they may step up the part-time training taken while in uniform to full-time courses. However, the VA said, a veteran taking a GI Bill correspondence course while in service or otherwise may not, after the cut-off date, which to classroom -training, regardless of whether it's in the same or any other EASTER FLOWERS loses from this "calculated risk" on the part of the tax-dodger but it must be tremendous. In connection with the enforcement of tariff rates, the Government has a system under which informers are rewarded for reporting delinquencies. It might be a good idea to have some thing of the same incentive to en Veterans whose training is inter rupted by military service must meet three requirements if they expect to return to training after the cut-off date, the VA said. They are: con- duct and progress in their GI Bill course must have been satisfactory; period of training obtained after they 1 i - :tt ill i i.'if gut vui ui ui mural win lie mxiiucu w courage the collection of information! their remaining GI Bill entitlement; as to willful income-tax evasions. 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