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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by tbe ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. Wn.T.lAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA W. C. MANNING Editor ? 1908-1938 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cuh in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year 81 75 Six months 1.00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year 82 25 Six months 1.25 No Subscription Received Under 8 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston. N C., as second-class matter under the act of Con gress of March 3, 1879. Address all communications to "Die Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Friday. January 3, 1941. Turn Celebration Into Disturbance Recognizing the old custom of ringing out the old and ringing in the New Year, local people anticipated a celebration last Tuesday night, but they did not anticipate bedlam to break loose and the joyous crowd to go wild. Brief ly stated, the New Year's celebration here was turned into a town-wide disturbance. Aged and sick in quite a few homes were greatly dis turbed after the whooper-uppers had blown, snorted and shot during the greater part of two hours And then the celebration was car ried to a dangerous extreme It was only after the constant sounding of horns for an hour that complaints were regis tered. adn if the custom of celebrating New Year's is to proceed unmolested in the future, those who take part will do well to remember and limit their program to a restricted period. It was a joyous occasion to be sure, but when an attempt is made to clear out the en tire Chinese stock of fijpcrackers in a single night in a ilttle town, it is just too much for manv to stand. 1'resident's Stand Has .Support While differing in their political beliefs, the press of the nation and the millions of people are together in their support of President Riirweifplt'c clanri' nri an all not aiH program- to Britain With few exceptions, the press cheer ed the President's talk, and directly or indirect ly pledged its aid in handling the difficult and serious task at hand For instance, the Seattle Times said: The Times only regrets the President did not say he would ask Congress for a declaration of war That there is still an apparent sympathy for Nazism in some parts of the country is evidenc ed in the Indianapolis News which says: "He (the President) failed to assure the people that he will do away with the two bottlenecks that retard the whole program of British aid and American defense?the lack of an indus trial defense commission empowered to act on its own authority, such as Woodrow Wilson established in 1917, and the short work week ?the Friday night industrial blackout " The News, while expressing no opposition, is a bit critical, meaning that the President's talk was hardly acceptable in its section. Speaking at a football game in Miami Wed nesday afternoon, Wendell Willkie, defeated for the Presidency, declared that he was in i favor of giving unlimited aid to Britain,?Hi* I declaration started a demonstration that last- J ed for some minutes. Press comment, picked up here and there ' over the country: New York Herald Tribune: Here is a higt call to action, and this newspaper is convincec that if the President can implement leadership of this quality with the practical steps neces sary to translate it into action, he will find thi people of the United States unanimous in support of every step he may take to fulfill these great ends Cleveland Plain Dealer: Admittedly there is danger in any course we may pursue. Dan ger in the course the President has chosen probably is the lesser but it is the course we should prefer even if it involved the greater danger of war. St. Paul Dispatch: President Roosevelt cor rectly stated the present situation confronting the United States . . (He) chooaes not to put the United States in danger of war on two fronts at once, Germany from the east and Japan from the west, and he is correct Richmond (Va.) News Leader: Explicit urg ency ran through every sentence of the Pres ident's noble address last evenmg. He said lit tle that was new. but he rallied the Nation by summarizing perfectly what millions have been thinking and have not put into words New York Post Here we have . . what is obviously one of the major declarations of purpose in the history of our Republic. This was a keeping of the faith with all the millions who voted for Mr. Roosevelt in November . . . It flowed logically and cooHy from the dreams and hopes and fears of the people of this coun try .. . New Orleans States: Ail democracies every where, all free peoples everywhere, will take new courage from the bold and resolute chal lenge to dictatorial aggression and brutality uttered by the leader of the world's greatest democracy. Mr. Roosevelt spiked the guns of the small but noisy group of "appeasers" who Oiink the country ought to prepare to play ball with a dictator. Birmingham News: We are in the gravest danger this Nation has ever faced .and what ever we do, we cannot entirely avoid risk of war . . . The course of action which Mr. Roose velt calls for is the best possible course that we could follow . . . That course is to keep the war away from our shores ... by giving all possible aid to Britain short of sending an ex peditionary force to Europe. Eyes of the people are now turned to the Congress where resulting action will have much to do with the outcome of the war. The people are looking to the Congress to act in making every possible aid available to Britain and making it available quickly and without wrangle. I.ihfral Talk That we are liberal when it comes to talk ing is offered in bold relief in the case of Great Britain There has been much said about giv ing aid to Britain in her death struggle against barbarism, but up until Christmas week not a single penny had been given by the talkers in this country to the hard-pressed over there. The workers of an airplane plant out in Cal ifornia made and delivered to Britain a bomb er on Christmas day. That was the first gift. As Mrs Roosevelt said some time ago, it is about time we get the record straight, stop talking about our liberality and do something that is really liberal. Just as we lag as individuals to act in be half of Britain so will the concerted efforts of government and industry as a whole continue to lag in Britain's and ours too death struggle. It is possible that we could pack up half of our earthly belongings, including products on the farm especially those in surplus amounts, household goods and half of whatever we may possess, send it to Britain, Greece or China now and find that that price is cheap compared with a cost we may have to accept later on. But we continue to talk and actually do nothing. While Martin County was spending over $3,000 in a single day for liquor, its people all the fall had contributed less than one-fifth that amount for relieving suffering and encouraging those who are fighting the actual battle. It is about time to cut out the chatter and recognize the facts, to realize that the serious situation in which we now find ourselves will not bo relieved until we take definite action individually and as a group. The best individual action will be u close personal relation with the congressman and senator in Washington. A letter from every individual in Martin County to the representa tives in Washington urging them to advance and support an all out aid for Britain will have its effect. But few of us will trouble ourselves to write. Collectively we could raise sizable sums for the relief of the bomb victims in England and the needy in Greece. Collective ly we could extend a greater aid to Britain. Let's do away with some of our liberal talk and settle down to work. Retuly To Riile Lot's go! And Martin County people are ready to ride. Whether it is a good sign or not time will tell, but in 1939 Martin County spent almost as much for automobiles and gasoline as was spent for food and clothing. During that year we spent nearly four mil lion dollars in the 260 stores of the county. The per capita sales averaged about $133. Subtract ing the costs of our joy rides, the individual spent $95 on an average for food and clothing, medicine, hardware, furniture and other simi lar items. It would appear that our buying schedule is slightly out of balance, that we are ready to ride before we feed and clothe our bodies. Possibly a curtailment of the automo bile costs would prove disappointing and fail to solve our economic problem, but one thing stands out in bold relief in the sales figures and that is the people of this county are hardly spending enough to feed and clothe themselves but are ably taking care of the transportation problem. Turn age Theatre ? Washington, N. C. hiday Jinuur t Wednesday-Thursday January It "Blondie Flay* Cupid" Feuuy 8IuMm. Larry Stmn?. Arthur Lake "The Ram parte We Watch" IXM't'MENTARY rinali) T.ndaj Juury t-7 "Spring Parade" DRANNA DUBHN *ad ROBERT CI MMWOS Friday-Saturday January It-11 "Same Fe Trail" RRROL FLYNN, OLIVIA de HAVILLAND A New Beginning . My REV. JOHN L. GOFF Pmitor Christian Church ! Centuries ago a leader said to the people whom he was leading j "Ye have not passed this way be ' tore " The Israelites, to whom these words were spoken by Joshua, were on the east side of the Jordan Riv j er and were about to cross over in I to Canaan Before them was an un conquered country filled with sail ed cities and hostile people who did not like the idea of being dispos sessed of their homes and lands The Israelites understood something of the seriousness attendant upon set tling in this new land They were aware that many uncertainties lay before them, and it had a tendency to arouse a sense of fear, which ie their strength as a conquer ing host. Joshua, fully aware of these pernicious thoughts, chal lenged his people saying, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you." We, too, are at the threshold of a new year. We are aware of many uncertainties as we march with urrr^s the border into the new vear We are confronted with the uncertainty of life itself, the uncer tainty of employment and income and the uncertainty of investments Then too, there is the uncertainty of peace and liberty; for war might "embrace us with death" to all that we now know Because of life's uncertainties there may come the desire to let down and be wooed by the doctrine of futility, feeling so alone in a vast and unfriendly universe. Bending with whatever current sweeps by and offering no stern resistance. It is at this and other cross-roads of life that we n'eed to be reminded that while there are uncertainties before us there are also some cer tainties. Tliere is the certainty ol God, and love, and truth, and jus tice. Aside from the revelation and manifestation of God in the physi cal world there is an experimental knowledge of God inherent in His holy religion. This religion depicts God as a loving and interested Fa ther, earing for the state of His chil dren This solicitation is not only manifested in the welfare of the mass of humanity but in the individ ual The personal worth of the in dividual is declared in majestic tones when Jesus says, "I come that men having life might have it abundantly." The individual as a child of God is therefore not an un noticed and lonely person, but be ing a son, and with God as his Fa ther and friend, becomes at once a creature, of destiny and is linked with God s plan for His world. In heu of this amazing relationship man does not have to crawl and be cow ered before events transpiring in his world. He can scan the heavens and see the planetary worlds obey ,1.1,1,- laws and the seasons con sisteiit in their changes, and real ize tliat he is a son of Him whose will is master. What a privilege to begin now to be at peace with Him whose love overflows the bounds of man and pervades the spheres of spirits. Whose love is as constant as the tides and as soothing a precious ointment. Rather than incur the Father's dis pleasure, may we all endeavor to live by and practice those high qual ities 111 life that will enable us to become the spiritual emissaries of a new regime ill which life's cardinal virtues may be the ensign of all men. The new year offers to each one the priceless privilege of a new beginning. The fears and sorrows, and sins that have hurt and marred the harmony of both inner and out er life may be transformed into the very stepping-stones of personal en richment and character-develop ment. The Church of Christ offers the means both of rightly aligning our lives and their investment 111 wholesome service. May we pledge to our better selves the use of tills means of grace by not only attend ing church but by the translation of the spirit of the church into every area of life May this coming year llnd US moie deeply cnti unhid in the battle to be among those who are overcoming the enemies of our souls and having once felt the thrill of victory continue on, until we are masters of ourselves and dedicated servants of Jesus Christ. "Now the God of Peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting cove nant, make you perfect in every good work to do His will, working in you that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen." Mrs. George B. Steele, of Golds boro, visited relatives here this week. PRESBYTERIAN Regular services will be held at all points this Sunday In Williamston at the 11 o'clock hour, the Rev J. Norton Dendy. of Tarboro. will bring the message in the absence of the pastor. Mr. Den dy is one of our most promising ministers and will bring an inter esting and helpful message Be sure to hear him. BAPTIST Bible school, 9 45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a m Theme, "Doing the Will of God." B T. U., 6 p m Evening worship, 7:80 p. m A New Year's pageant by the Train ing union. Please notice that the training union meets at six o'clock. A sandwich supper will be served at that time in the basement of the church. Ann Lindsley is iri charge ol preparing the supper. Every member is requested to be present for this first meeting of the New Year. At the evening hour these young people, under the d rection of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Peele, will present a New Year's pageant ? CEDAR BRANCH The pastor. Rev. W. B. Harring j Ion, is urging the members of his congregation and others to start the New Year right by attending serv ices Sunday morning at 11 and at 7 o'clock that evening in the Cedar Branch Baptist Church. The public is invited. ? x | CHURCH OF THE ADVENT Second Sunday after Christmas Day I The Collect Almighty God, Who hast poured I upon us the new light of Thine in carnate word; Grant that the same light enkindled in our hearts may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ, our Lord Amen. Church school. 9:45 a. m Celebration of the Holy Commun ion and sermon, 11a m. The Woman's Auxiliary will meet Monday at 3:30 p m. ST. MARTIN'S. HAMILTON Evening prayer and sermon, 7:30 p. in. CHRISTIAN Bible school, 9:45 u.\ m Morning worship, 11 a. m Sub ject, "Joy and Committment." Young People's meeting. 6:30 p m. Evening service, 7.SO p. in?Sub ject. "Keeping One's Faith." Woman's Council meets Monday, 3:30 p. m. at the church. Junior choir meets at 7:15 and senior choir at 8 p. m. at the church Monday. Mid-week service Wednesday, 7:30 p. m Subject, "The Universal Jes us." The Senior Phiiathea Bible class of the Williamston Christian Church will hold its monthly meeting Fri day. January 3rd at 8 p. m. in the home of Mrs. John A Ward with Mrs. R. L Smith as joint hostess Spends Holidays Here Mr. John E. Manning ,of Albany, Ga.. spent the holidays here with relatives. ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE Having qualified as administratrix of the Estate of Joe Henry Lilley, late of Martin County, North Caro lina, this is to notify all persons hav ing claims against the said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned at her home, R.F.D., Williamston, N. C., on or before the 19th day of No vember, 1941, or this notice will be pleaded in bur of their recovery. All. persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. ANNIE GRAY LILLEY Administratrix of Joe Henry Lille; Hugh G. Hortun, Ally. dO z Coughs from common colds Beware from con That Hang On Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause It goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, In flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un derstanding you must like the way it qulekly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Coughs, Chest Colds, B ronchi tis Reita Theatre?Washington Sunday-Monday January 5-6 "MURDER OVER NEW YORK" with Sidney Toler and Marjorie Weaver Tuaoday DOUBLE FEATURE January 7 "(lode of the Carina," with Tim MrCoy "Ellery Queen, Mauler Detertive", Ralph Bellamy Wednesday-Thursday January I I "GALLANT SONS" Jackie Cooper, Boniia Granville, Gene Reynold* Friday-Saturday January 1#-11 "CARSON CITY KID" tcilh Roy Roger* and Bob Steele Hurry! Hurry Tlimisands of items placed on wale. Ileal honest-to-good ness values in everv department in our store. Don't wait, hnv now. At surprisingly 1 o w prices. ALL MERCHANDISE NEW AND SEASONABLE. It's a Real BARGAIN FEAST! Belk-Tyler's ?BIG? 13TH? MONTH SUE! CLEAN-UP OF Odd Lots Soiled Goods.... Broken Sizes... Remnants Don't Wait?Come down early tomorrow morning (Saturday) and share in the wonderful val ues offered during this Sale! Belk-Tyler Co. WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
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