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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by tba ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WII.MAMSTOK, NORTH CAROLINA W C MANNING Editor ? 1*0*1931 * SIBSCRIPTION RATES - i Rt rir*t 1 v PbHiVi in A ?4??o n \ V DtriVWJ Vvol I XTT nUTIIIUl t " IN MARTIN COUNTY One year $1.76 Six months 1 00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year 62.25 Six months 1.25 No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in WiLIiamston. N C., as second-class matter under the act of Con gress of March 3. 1879 Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Friday, Octoltrr II. 11-141. Paying Tin? I'rirr Twenty-one years ago last mouth. President Wood row Wilson mach a memorable Tiddress at St Louts, appealing to this Nation to it-cog nize the common fraternity of all mankind, to support the League of Nations. It was an earnest appeal, but that appeal fell on deaf ear: there and today the world America included u. a big way. too. is paying a price that possi bly might not have been charged against hu manity and culture for generations to come Strange as it may seem, twenty-one year? la ter. almost to 'hi day, when another grave is sue faced the country there came out of St Louis, the sloppy beer town, a scathing attack against President Roosevelt The Post-Dispatch, apparently German-in fluenced, called th< President a traitor. Its action then and now runs a close parallel to the reports coming out of Mussolini-dominated Italy and is 111 close keeping with the works and wishes of Barbarian Hitler, a man to be preferred in the opinion of the Post-Dispatch lather than Mr Roosevelt as the leader of Am ericans We are paving the price now for what we did not do twenty-one years ago Maybe, twenty one years from now the rising generation will still be paying for what we failed to do 21 years ago and for our failure to recognize today the true values of democracy as against totalitar ianism. What would the late Mi Borah or the late Mr. Lodge and their chums who fought the League sav today if they could hear the warn ing of Woodro'v. Wilson issued 21 years ago' In substance Mi' Wilson said that if we do not act. "There'll be no choice but some day or oth er to entci ftito exactly the same sort of war that we have just gone through.' Continuing the great w ar-time President said: We said that we were going to fight this war for the purpose of seeing to it that the mothers and sisters and. fathers of this land, and the sweethearts and wives, didn't have to send their lads over on the other side of the sea to fight any more, and so we took part 111 an arrange ment by which justice was to be secured throughout the world The rest of the world. partly at our suggestion -nidi "Yea." und said" it gladly, said. "Yes. we will go into the part nership to see that justice is maintained," and then I came home and heard some gentlemen, say, "But will we?" Air w? interested in jus tice? The treaty of peace, as I have just said to you, is based upon the protection of the weak against the strong, and there is only one force that can protect the weak against the strong, and that is the universal concert of the strength of mankind. That is the League of Nations. In conclusion. Mr. President declared: If it should ever in any important respect be impaired, ! would feci like asking-the Secre tary of War to get the boys who went across the water to fight together on some field where I could go and see them, and I would stand up before them und say, "Boys, I told you before you went across the sea that this was a war against wars, and I did my best to fulfill the promise, but I am obliged to come to you in mortification and shame and say I have not been able to fulfill the promise. You are be trayed. You fought for something that you did not get." And the glory of the armies and the navies of the United States is gone like a dream in the night, and there ensues upon it. in the suitable darkness of the night, the nightmare of dread which lay upon the nations before this war came; and there will come sometime, in the vengeful Providence of God, another strug gle in which, not a few hundred thousand fine men from America will have to die, but as many millions as are necessary to accomplish the final freedom of the peoples of the world. An Empty Excuse ?? * An appeal, touching in its every detail, is being directed to the people of this nation, urging them to extend aid to refugee children in war-torn Europe. Thousands of English chil dren are being made homeless as the Germans continue their attacks week after week. While of English children are being bomb ed out of their home*, the situation is being aggravated for thousands of Dutch, French, Belgian. Polish and other nations who fled to the "island fortr^s" for refuge earlier in the war. Hardly before the appeal had been sounded in the ears of our people before many were ex cusing themselves by saying that we ought to look after our own children first. It is agreed that we should care for our own first, but the indisputable fact is that we could care for our own and extend an extensive aid to those across the seas. too. We are amply able to care for suf fenng humanity, but we don't lio it We refuse to place ourselves in the boots of the unfortun ate urchin even for a mi note, and then we turn and use him as an excuse for not aiding the lit tle victims of a cruel war across the seas. There are those who further claim that we arerit able to extend aid to the less fortunate at home not to mention the refugee tots in an other land The ver\ man who said that pos sibly threw away enough money at places of questionable entertainment within the past ten days to keep life in the frail little body of a refugee during the greater part of a year. No one need be denied his recreation, but this orgy of wild spending for questionable en tertainment should never be used as an excuse lor not helping the helpless. To throw away the sustenance of life and plead poverty as an ex cuse for not helping suffering humanity is mockery in the sight of the Almighty. The International Child Service Committee. Metiopolitan Tower. No. 1 Madison Avenue, New York, is appealing to The people of Martin County for aid in saving the lives of the home less victims of war. It is pointed out that $2.50 a month or $110 a year will hold together body and soul of a helpless child. Ifr/mlilicim iitiiiOr pan Alter braving about tin- expense of govern ment, Republicans and grievous members of the opposition are turning to the Congression al Record, a publication printed and distrib uted at public expense, for carrying 011 their campaign. In a recent issue of the Record, the haters of Roosevelt ran wild with their attacks and almost converted the age-old journal into a Republican handbook Drawing all the vemon their ininds and hearts harbored, the haters sought out degradorv ar ticles from all uver the nation. In the one is sue the Hon Style Bridges, of New Hampshire: the Hon William E. Hess, of Ohio; the Hon. Robert K Goodwin, of Iowa: the Hon. Edward R Burke, of Nebraska: the Hon. John M. Rob KHjri. of Kentucky; ihe Hon. Fred L,. Crawlord, of Michigan: the Hon. Fred Bradley, of Michi gan. and the lion but defeated West Virginia candidate for the Senate, Rush Holt, had pre pared or had printed attacks against the New Deal, against a third term or against the Pres ident himself. Senator Burke had three articles 111 the Record, a publication that is prepared at the rate of $50 a page, the funds coming out of the taxpayers And yet the Republicans and the anti-New Dealers would bray about public spending and turn around and tax the people to spread their political propaganda It is apparent that the old die-hards are grabbing at the last straw in an effort to air their grievances?and at public expense /'fl',r I't'lirv Christian Science Monitor. Many who shy at the phrase don't mind pre paring so long as it isn't "for war." But they do not explain what they mean by "preparing". lti effect""they seem to ignore the danger There is urgent need for Americans to face unpleas ant facts And there is some danger of theore tically conceding the necessity of arming but ~ not following through Americans approved overnight and almost unanimously the revolu tionary new armament program, but there has been delay and division over the essential steps to find the men to use the arms. The charge, "You are preparing for war," can be leveled at any measures to employ force. It can be applied to the arming of po licemen. If it be agreed that under certain con ditions the Nation should oppose war with war then the question about preparing for war be comes one of motive. There is something splendid in the thought that defense measures should be preparations for peace. We hope that Americans will keep _ that goal resolutely before them. They have a unique opportunity to keep good will alive and to think toward a just and stable peace. America may not be called upon to fight for peace, but surely enough countries have learn ed that wanting peace is not sufficient prepara tion. We cannot say that readiness to fight is a guarantee of peace, but certainly in our present world unreadiness is not. Whether the Nation is preparing for peace or preparing for war will not be determined by phrases or even by armaments, but by its spir it and the acts of others. Every man knows the difference between a bully and a boy who won't be bullied. Americans may well guard against any chip on-the-shoulder attitude, against taking on the hates of the times, against excitedly taking in war times a position in the world they will not continue to support when peace is made. They should seek to remove the causes of war and work for conditions in which peace can be es tablished. Holding to lhat purpose they can go forward with defense measures, knowing that they are not preparing for war but for the right to live In peace. | Looking At Ourselves. . By BEV. f. 1. STABNES Pastor. Methodist Church Most of us can see the weaknesses i of other people, other homes, and other communities and nations, but when we turn the searchlight upon ourselves and find that it reveals weaknesses in our own character, our own home, or community or na tion it makes a different impression ftrpon us and gives us a different at titude toward these treasured rela- ; tions in life. And yet we believe that introspection or self-examination is 1 good occasionally. We should cer tainly not want to play the part of the foolish ostrich, who, when hard hunted, sticks his head into the ground, failing to realize that his | whole body is exposed, and the mere fact that lie refuses to see does not I remove the element of danger inher I ent in his situation. There is no reason why a brave i and intelligent man should not face | all the facts pf life for in this way j one is better able to avoid the pit falls and climb the heights of achievement. We are largely the product of the things we emphasize. Moral character is not a haphazard or accidental development, it is a result of certain choices and empha sizes from day to day and year to year until these things really be come a part of us. I heard someone say recently that God looks upon mankind with three eyes: First, is the microscopic eye?he is able to see the smallest and most insignificant part of man; second is the telescopic eye?he looks down through the long years into the remotest act of one's life; and then is the cx-ray eye?he is able to pierce through the very heart of man and know what is in him. The Bible tells us that Jesus needed not that any should testify of man, for He knew what was in I man. This does not mean that we ; are hopeless and helpless victims of fatalism, but it rather implies that knowing the facts about ourselves we are able, if we desire, to make adjustments and avoid the pitfalls that lie before us, by refusing the evil and choosing the good. The church represents the highest value of time and eternity. It is the one and only institution whose mission is wholly spiritual. It is the only one which has the promise that "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." Heaven and earth may pass away, but the words and principles of Christ shall not pass away. These are the abiding, eternal values. One is therefore acting unwisely, in fact, foolishly, when one fails to build upon these principles. The greatest joys and satisfactions of life are to be had in the Christian faith, and through fellowship with the church, and by giving religion its rightful place in life. No person can be con sidered a success in life or be ulti mately happy until that person is a Christian and giving religion and the church a chance to make its con tribution to his or her life, for our chief duty is to glorify God and to enjoy him forever. If we, therefore, fail to do this, we have missed life's greatest challenge and privilege, and failed in life's greatest responsibil ity. . v-? ?? In any community as a rule, the most substantial and dependable, and the happiest people are those who recognize the place the church should have in their lives, and who give of their time and substance to the work of the kingdom of right eousness. How any person, young or old, can go from week to week, from month to month, and sometimes even from year to year, and never attend the services of the church when it is their privilege to do so, is beyond the understanding of the Relieve misery as most wise mothers do. Rub throat, chest, back with VAPORUB Herbert Lilley Gets Agency For P. H. Davis Tailoring Co Ilen<li|iiarters in Cincinnati ?Brunches ami Agencies ill Ail Important Cities ami To* n*. 'The only tailoring house ever to have attained membership in the 'Rice Leaders of the World Association' and sole representa tive of the custom tailoring in dustry in that illustrious organi zation." That, according to Mr. Lilley, is one of many claims to fame which the P. H. Davis Tailoring Com pany now enjoys, another being the pioneering of "clothes insur ance '?the issuing of a certificate of indemnity to each customer, which provides a monetary con sideration if the Davis Clothes he buys wear out or break down in less than 12 months. Protection is also offered in case of accidental tears or burns in six months from date of purchase. This firm makes every garment to individual measure?offers a f10.000 reward to anyone who can prove to the contrary. Not a sin gle stock size or ready-made gar ment is cut and tailored in their modern day-light plant in Cin cinnati. Mr. Lilley has recently received his line of 3S0 fabrics in a large price range and is fully equipped to be of service to the men of this: community. Ladies' suits and top coats, tailor-made?are also avail able. adv. CHURCH NEWS METHODIST "Conquering Myself will be the subject of the pastor at the Metho dist Church Sunday morning. At the evening service the subject will be "Discovering the Mind of Christ." r?hnrrh at 9:45. Some re-arrangements in classes provides for all ages You are invited to be present. Epworth League meets at 6:45. - Mid-week prayer service Wednes day at 7:30. CHI KCI1 OF THE ADVENT 21st Sunday after Trinity. Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. m CHRISTIAN Bible school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Young People's meeting, 6:30. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Pastor speaks at both services. person who frequents the church services and to whom the church represents everything that is good. More of the good people of William - ston need to experience what the Psalmist meant when he said, "for a Tfay in thy courts is better than a thousand. 1 had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wicked ness." onrno x Bible school, 9 45 a m Morning worship, 11 a. m. B. T. V., 8 30 p. m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. in. Prayer service. Wednesday eve ung at 7:30. "Think on These Tilings," and Jesus' Power to Forgive Sins," a he sermon-subjects lor Sunday norning and Sunday evening, re spectively. The ordinance of bap ism will be observed Sunday night II arren County Farmer* Return To Small Grain* After harvesting their lespedeza, soybeans .and cow peas for hay. War en County farmers are putting the and back in small grains and crim en clover, reports Assistant Farm \gent R. S. Smtih. Removed The development of a method at Georgia Tech for removing the wood from flax fiber takes away the main ibstacles to profitable flax growing n Southern states. 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