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Tuesday, December 20, 1938.
The Gift That Counts
*
a During nearly twelve months we have run
the race of 1938, and now comes Christmas
awakening us to the futile efforts of ours to
gain happiness by wresting from the world
more and more of the material things and by
ignoring the little and simple things that can
mean so much in life.
"The years no longerlag in their passing as
they did when we were children," Editor Wal
ter McGuire timely writes in his Southside Vir
ginia News, and continues:
"They speed by now and leave their marks
upon us So busy are our hands and heads at
the eternal task of finding means to provide
food ami warmth and shelter that time has_be
come a mill-race that sweeps us, weary and be
wildered, on to the end of our course. There
are stations, here and there, along the way. Of
them all, Christmas is the most helpful, for it is
not a resting place merely, nor just a time of
merry-making, it is a spirit which descends
upon us and saves us from ourselves. Our work
and worries tire our brains. Our disappoint
ments weight our heights. The greed we nur
ture makes us selfish Our ego destroys our
concern for others . Then Christmas comes,
and purges us.
A friend told us the other night, as we rode
together in the country, that the corriest crit
ter in the world is the unbeliever?the unbe
liever in everything that is worth while. We
discussed the different kinds?the individual
who does not believe in man,~who does not be
lieve in woman, who scoffs at ideals, who has
no faith, who scorns love as a weakness, who
worships at the shrine of Self, who counts no
gain except that which_is- personal and mater
ial. He goes a lonely way, however sumptuous
ly, snatching at gems and discovering they are
but paste when he has them in his hand. For
happiness does not depend on w^at we can
wrest from the world. Happiness depends upon
the ability to enjoy and we enjoy the things we
have only as we share them with others.
It is interesting to study the faces in the
Christmas shopping crowds . . . See that man.
His eyes are bright with a light reflected from
the spark of gladness that nestles "in his SOU!.
Some place a child is standing at a window,
dreaming of a generous-hearted Santa Claus of
whom wondrous stories have been told. How
slowly the days creep, by for the child. He
jumps from his bed in the morning and rushes
to his mother with the oft-repeated question:
"Is this Christmas, mamma?" "Why no," says
the mother, "not yet, but pretty soon." "Tomor
row? Will tomorrow be Christmas, mamma?"
. . . You know how it is, if you ever had a child
in your house at Christmas time?or if your
memory of your own childhood endures.
The customer in the store, inspecting a doll,
a wooly sheep, a dog that barks, a train that
whistles, is dreaming of that child. No modern
Midas in his palatial home or club has ever had
from life a joy that was deeper than his as he
stands now amid the toys and chuckles at a vi
sion of a Chri^pias morning, coming soon.
What if the road he has traveled has been
rough? Has he not found his reward in a child
who runs his fingers through his hair as he
snuggles in his arms when story-telling time
has come? Perhaps there have been days when
his heart was hard and his -tongue sharp; but
the unuttered words that are on his tongue are
the dearest words he can recall, and in his heart
a song is singing.
It is the same with all?save those who wor
ship at the shrine of Self. For Christmas does
remind us of "Good Will" and of Him who bore
it toward all men and counselled us to do so, too
?good will toward men and good will toward
little boys and girls who stand at windows and
dream of Santa Claus.
How negligent we are, at other times, of
those to whom we owe good will by reason of
their relationship, their kindnesses to us, the
qualities of their character, or the admirable
bearing they have shown in their battle with
adversity. The fear of seeming over-sentimen
tal, or tog-flattering, restrains us from expres
sion. But at Christmas time it is "the thing to
do," and in the gift we give, without embarrass
ment, we not only recognize our friends but are
ourselves reclaimed?from ourselves. Thus is
the course of our sordid or thoughtless selfisli
ness interrupted, so that we emerge from the
Christmas season better fitted to go on our
way.
It isn't the gift we give that counts. It is the
gift we receive through giving that makes
Christmas joyful.
It There Were No Regulations
"If there were no governmental regulations
and no element of compulsion and coercion,
great progress would he made in the direction
of industrial peace," a national business figure
declares.
It is agreed even by the creators that regu
latory laws are not perfect, but many big busi
ness men overlook the fact that conditions gave
rise to every law on the books today, that a vast
majority of the laws would never have been
placed on the books had there been no need for
them.
Some are anxious to attack the wage and
hour law, and possibly some features of it
should be changed or eliminated altogether.
Kill the wage-hour law and all the other laws
regulating industry, and in a short time millions
would slip back to serfdom. Their lot would
soon become so hopeless and they would not
offer to disturb the industrial peace, but there
would be untold suffering and poverty.
The wage and hour law has taken piece work
out of the hands of the needy, one far-seeing
lellow points out. it otters about the same par
allel that existed a dozen or so years ago when
little children were held at home from school
in sight of the towers of an institution of high
er learning to tie strings in tobacco sacks. Some
thought then and possibly still think that a
great injustice was done the little fellows when
the strong arm of the law stepped in and estab
lished compulsory school attendance.
May the powers that be never allow indusr
trial peace to come if it is to be based on star
vation wages.
Don't Let It Happen Here
" "Adversity lurks at the doors of many homes
in the country today, and many a child will not
even have a stick of candy to touch to his lips
or to brighten the soul within. But some fath
er of those less fortunate tots will spend their
last cent for a pint of whiskey. Don't let it hap
pen to us, the feeble ones plead.
There are no holidays in the school of exper
ience.?Philadelphia Bulletin.
Poor Europe! She simply can't .pay Uncle
Sam while keeping herself in condition to lick
him.?El Paso Herald.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of nle contained in a certain Deed
of Trust executed to the undersign
ed Trustee by B. A. Critcher, Trus
tee. dated 11th May, 1938, of record
in the Register of Deeds Office. Mar
tin County, in Book P-3. page 531, to
secure certain notes of even date
therewith, and the stipulations in
said Deed of Trust not having been
complied with and at the request of
the holder of said bonds, the under
signed Trustee will, on the 9th day
of January, 1939, at 12 o'clock Noon
in front of the Courthouse door,
Martin County, offer for sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described tract of land:
A tract of land in Williamston
-Township, Martin C"'intv and pnrt
ly in the Town of Williamston, N.
C , containing 18 acres, more or less,
bounded on the North by Abe Spruill
land, on the East, by H. H, Cowen
and W. D. Ambers, and on the South
by Main Street and on the West by
G. W Blount land. For a full and
complete description see Deed of
Trust from John Robcrson and wife
to the Federal Land Bank, of record
in Book N-3, page 153.
This 9th day of December, 1938.
B A. CRITCHER,
dl3-4t Trustee.
NOTICE OF RE-SALE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Jefferaoa E. James^ Executor of the
Estate of George James, deceased,
and Jefferson E. J.imes, individ
ually, vs. Mary Lee Smith and
husband, Ben Smith. Irma Lee
Rogers and husband, Walter Rog
ers, Esteen James, Lula Mae
James, Cleester Wiggins and hus
band, SheHie Wiggins, Willie
Pearce, Cornelia Brown and hus
band, Starkey Brown, Eliza James
Smith and husband, Curtis Smith,
Colleen James and William James.
Under and by virtue of an order of
re-sale made by L. B. Wynne, Clerk
of the Superior Court of Martin
County, the undersigned commis
sioners will, on Saturday, the 24th
day of December, 1938, at twelve
o'clock noon, in front of the court
house door in the town of William
ston, offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed real estate, to wit:
Lying and being in Goose Nest
Township, Martin County and State
of North Carolina, beginning at a
stake in the George James path, cor
ner of this land and the land allot
ted to Jefferson E. James, thence
North 38 1-2 East 806 feet to anoth
er stake, North 33 1-2 West 2570 feet
to another stake, thence along the
Tom Sherrod line to the Osborn
corner, thence along the line of the
land of Mrs. M. E. Osborn to the
George James path, thence along
the W. L. Mizell line to a lightwood
post in a pine, thence along the J.
A. Everett line and the Gus Bryant
line to a sweetgum in Gum Pond,
thence North 76 degrees West 4446
feet to the George James path,
thence along the line of the land of
D. L. Howell and W. D. Hyman, to
a stake, corner of this land and the
land of D. L. Howell and W. D. Hy
man, thence along the line of D. L.
George James path, thence along i
the George James path to the begin
ning. containing in all 564.24 acres
and being shown by plat made by C.
H Revelle on February 1st, 1938,
and of record in the clerk's office of
Martin County as a part of this pro
ceeding as lots A, B and D.
A deposit of 10 per cent will bo
required from the purchaser at the
sale.
This the 8th day of December,
ELBERT S. PEEL and
C. WALLACE JONES.
dl3-2t Commissioners.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given that under
"and by virtue of the power of sale
contained in that certain Deed of
Yiiis' from S. K Harrell and wife to
W. C Haislip, Trustee, bearing date
November 3U, 1937, and recorded in
the Public Registry of Martin Coun
ty in Book P-3, at page 406, default
having been made in the payment
of the indebtedness for which said
Deed of Trust was given as security,
and the terms and stipulations there
of not having been complied with
and at the request of the holder of
said notes and Deed of Trust the un
dersigned will on Saturday, the 31st
day of December, 1938, at twelve
(12) o'clock Noon, at the Court
house door of Martin County, in Wil
hamston, N. C., offer for sale, at pub
lic auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described real
estate:
Tract 3-A of the House Farm: Be
ginning at a large white oak tree on
a branch, which is the most wester
ly corner of Tract 2-C in the division
of the House Tract; thence South 33
degrees 40' West 70 feet to a point;
thence South 34 degrees 00' West 700
feet to a point on A. C. L. Railroad;
thence along said Railroad S. 45 de
grees 00' East 383 feet to a point;
thence N. 27 degrees 00' East 574
feet to a point on the road; thence
N. 72 degrees 30' W. 200 feet to the
point of the beginning. Containing
6.2 acres according to a plat and
survey by L. E. Wooten, C.E., on
date, December . 1934.
Tract 3-B of the House Farm: Be- [
ginning at a point on the A. C. L.:
Railroad, which is the most wester-1
ly corner of Tract 3-A in the divi
sion of the House Tract; thence along
said railroad North 42 degrees 00'
West 467 feet to a point; thence S.
65 degrees 00' West 584 feet to a
point; thence S. 5 degrees 30' W. 1723
feet to a corner of Dr. Harrell's line;
thence along Dr. Harrell's line S. 86
degrees 00' East 2750 feet to a point
on the A. C. L. Railroad; thence
along said Railroad .. 45 degrees W.
00' West 2552 feet to point of be
ginning, Containing ."5.7 acres ac
cording to plat and a ?: . ey made by
L. E. Wooten. C E.. of date Decern
ber , 1934. And the same prem
ises allotted to F. S. Harrell in the
H. K. Harrell land division entitled
"Mrs. S. A. Harrell, et als. Ex-Par
tee" of record in the office of the
Clerk Superior Court of Martin
County, to which reference is here
by made for a more perfect descrip
tion.
Third Tract: Lying and being in
the Town of Oak City, County ol
Martin, and State of North Carolina
in the intersection of Railroad Streei
in said Town and Highway No. 44
beginning at the corner of said Rail
road Street and Highway No. 44
thence along Railroad Street to th<
line of E. Norman Harrell: thenc<
along his Une to the line of the landj
of H. K. Harrell Estate: thence alon|
the line of the lands of H. K. Harrel
Estate to Highway No. 44; thencf
along Highway No. 44?to the "begin
ning, same being a house and lot ir
the town of Oak City in the inter
section of said Highway No. 44 anc
Railroad Street.
This the 28th day of November
W C. HAISLIP,
Trustee.
Hugh G. Horton, Atty. n29-4
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