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Friday. March 7. I'> 11.
Senate Striken
The working man lias been criticised and even
condemned by the public for striking in an ef
fort to better his lot and gain a few of the things
his critics enjoy as an inherent right. Strange
as it may seem, the working man has had to
fight for his rights from Kunnymede in 1215
right on down to the present time His voice
was ignored when children labored long hours
in the cotton mills and when men went many
months m the coal mines without seeing the
light of day It is indeed unfortunate that the
rise of labor has been marked by disturbances
and even by bloodshed. Much of the blood lost
can be charged to those who would not hear
the cries of pleading humanity and who den
ied the common masses the privileges and op
portunities ptovided under the American Con
stitution
The public has been ready to condemn the
worker, and while many of the practices in
voiced in labor disputes and strikes are to be
regretted, there is another side to be consider
ed Last week the Lackawanna plant of the
Bethlehem Steel Corporation was closed by
strike The plant was reopened and work on
defense was resumed within forty-eight hours
An official defense bulletin recently said that
all th?' tune lost by strikes in the defense pro
gram would hardly average two hours for each
worker
Now turn to the Congress of the United
States Some declare that the delay in the pass
age of the all-important lease-lend bill is due
to democratic processes, but to the masses and
especially the common laboring man it has the
appearance of the nation's No 1 strike If a
laboring man's tune is so nnpoitaut to defense,
then why not listen to his appeals'.' If defense
is so important just now then who doesn't the
Congress of the United States act itself?
While labor is possibly burdened with faults,
isn t it equally true that others are burdened
with faults?
It is a strange fate, but countless thousands
are in the ranks of labor today whose fore
bears fought directly or indirectly labor reforms
in years gone by Who knows but what the sons
and daughters, too, of those who oppose today
the rights, the just rights of labor, will be sub
jected to the ruthless rule of inhuman slave
drivers before even another decade is recorded
in the annals of history?
\i> l/orc fV'flr 4n<l I ncertainty
Just a short >ear or two ago when Uncle
Sam was trying to help suffering humanity and
the natiunal debt was looming bigger and big
ger with the torn of each new fiscal year, fear
and uncertainty froze the assets of the invest
ing public A report just released states that
for the 20th successive week loans -to business
by reporting member banks of ihe Federal Re
serve System showed a weekly gain, which is
taken to mean that business activity is increas
ing.
Two years ago when it was a question of
spending money for the relief of the unemploy
ed and of suffering humanity, we hesitated,
claiming that an unbalanced budget was spread
ing fear and uncertainty. The. same budget un
balanced a few years ago is remembered only
as a word in Washington today, but fear and
uncertainty apparently have disappeared, and
it is apparently all right with those who were
frightened a few years ago to spend more and
more.
There is ho cause to fear an unbalanced bud
get when the money is being spent in reliev
ing suffering humanity and to preserve free
dom for a democracy-loving people.
If it had not been man's inhumanity to man
back yonder when millions were in need, the
stalemate in production and consumption nev
er would have threatened our economy as it
did for years. But mep valued their machines
and considered profits ahead of humanity, and
hunger, unrest, disunity, the growth of the isms
followed. The war apparently has brought us
closer together in that when all of our necks
are about to be severed from our bodies we are
ready to forget about an unbalanced budget
(ear and uncertainty and tackle the Job at.
Three Plant Fur Farm ioulh
It is easy to find something wrong with al
most everything . . . and farm life is no ex
ception. Many leaders and speakers frequent
ly talk about what is wrong with farming but
some never suggest improvements.
Not long ago, however, 1 attended a meet
ing where 100 farm boys and girls were dis
cussing their problems and this group was dif
ferent. Only a small part of the talk was on
what was wrong; most of the time was spent in
discussing ways to make conditions better. Us
ing their own communities as examples, they
would explain why a plan would or would not
work Then three lines of progress were decid
ed on:
(1) These boys and girls decided that through
club work they could develop their minds and
learn more about living and dealing with peo
ple. (2) They were convinced that their high
school subjects ought to fit them focJife on the
farm or whatever they were most interested
in doing. (3) It was decided that young people
in any community could improve themselves
by taking a more active interest in church work
"Uncle P. F." in The Progressive Farmer.
Little Left
After paying a 25 billion dollar crime bill, a
Hit) million dollar bill chargeable to tubercu
losis, a bill ranging in the billions for Ute care
of the insane, the weak, the maimed, the blind
and the helpless, a 10 billion bill for defense and
many billions for doubtful entertainment, there
is little left with which to build for the future
posterity of this country.
A day never passes without our grumbling
about costs But have you ever heard of any
one who did or wanted to do anything about
it? There may be a few pleading for action, but
their pleas are drowned in the din and rush
characteristic -of a mad world.
// Hritain Were Defettteil?
Roanoke Rapids Herald.
Certainly it would mean that:
1 Austria would remain a vassal state of
Germany, and so would Czechoslovakia, and
Norway, and the Netherlands, and Belgium, and
occupied France, and Great Britain
2 Poland would cease to pxist as a European
state.
li The former German colonies in Africa
would be reoccupied.
4 All shipyards, factories, raw materials, and
foodstuffs in the vassal countries would be
taken by Germany.
Probably it wuold mean that:
1 The unocupied part of France would be '
occupied and become a vassal state.
2 A like fate would overtake Sweden (for its
iron and industry), Spain (for its raw materials
and food lands). Portugal (for it Atlantic ports).
Rumania (for its oil and wheat) Greece (for its
Mediterranean ports), Bulgaria and Turk< > (to
outflank Russia), Arabia, Iraq, ai d Persia (for
oil, the Suez Canal and the R< .1 Sea)
li. All of Africa would be in v.i .alage to Ger
many (for its raw materials).
4 Italy would become a vassal state (too weak
to be a partner).
5. The entire Mediterranean Sea would be
controlled by Germany.
t> Certain strategic Atlantic islands would be
occupied by Germany (Azores, Canaries, Cape
Verde Islands and Madeira).
7. Eire would be made a vassal state (for its
strategic position against America)
H. All European and African peoples except
Germans would lose their religious, political
and economic freedom
9. Culture would be largely destroyed in Eu
rope (purge of Jiterature, education and art).
10 China would be defeated by Japan.
11. The Dutch. English, and French posses
sions in and near Asia, including British In
dia, would be taken over by Japan.
12 Australia and New Zealand would be oc
cupied by Japan.
13. A simultaneous attack upon Russia would
lie made by Germany and Japan
14 The Ukraine, Latvia. Lithuania. Esthonia
and Finland would fall to Germany.
Possibly it would mean that:
1 Japan would seize the Philippines.
2. South America would turn to Germanized
Europe to barter its wheat, oil, copper, tin, wool
and meat for manufactured products produced
by impressed labor, on terms with which the
United Slates could not compete.
3. German domination'of South and Central
America and Mexico would inevitably follow.
4 Supplies of rubber, tin, manganese, etc.,
would be denied the United States by Japan and
Germany except upon their own terms.
be undertaken in all of Europe's shipyards.
6 It would be necessary for the United States
and Canada to build and maintain a super-navy,
super-armv, and super-air force. These and
their upkeep would bankrupt America and
make universal military training a continuing
necessity.
In view of these considerations what should
America do in its own interest? Obviously see
to is that Britain is not defeated.
The bill to aid the Allies has passed the Houae
and ik now before the Senate. Write every U.
S. Senator whose stand is uncertain to vote for
the Lend-Lease Bill.
Republican leaders would like to get rid of
Mr. Willkie, but they're afraid he might carry
too many voters along with him.?Elkin Tri
bune.
Spiritual
Mastery.
By BERNARD T Ht'RLEY
Pastor. Methodist Church
As we enter the lenten season we
are reminded that millions of Christ
ians throughout the world are turn
ing their thoughts towards the high
er values of life, the things of the
spirit that abide under all conditions
and endure throughout the vicissi
tudes of time and place. While it is
true that this season which has been
set apart for spiritual meditation,
self-examination, and self-denial by
the Christian. Church has been abus
ed. misused, and^neglected by many,
yet. the true purpose and intent of
the observance of Lent remain,
namely, the mastery of the spirit ov
er the physical. It is heartening to
know that in these days of so much
emphasis over the material side of
life, and the drift toward paganism
on the part of many, that the Christ
ian leaders of our land are empha
sizing the necessity of re-examining
our faith and a stricter adherence to
know that this emphasis is not upon
mere denominationalism, but upon
Christian living
j Fresh from the waters of baptism
Jesus was led of the Spirit into the
I wilderness to be tempted of the
devil. This temptation was not :i
make-believe tempetation. It was a
real trial of his soul, or else it had
[ no meaning for him. nor does it have
any meaning for us- It can hardly be
conceived that his temptations were
in the nature of inducements or en
ticements of the tempter to get him
to commit evil of the baser sort, that
is, of the flesh, but it is rather that
of the spirit. For forty days and
nights Jesus fasted and prayed.
There was a great struggle going on
Jherc in the wilderness. He was clear
ly conscious of the fact that the
spiritual destiny of his race depend
ed upon him. How was he to accom
plish this great task? What method
must he use? These were doubtless
the thoughts that were paramount
in his mind. The three temptations
that came to Jesus were to use his
power as the Son of God to win the
people to him by meeting the popu
lar demands of the people Let us no
tice the nature of each.
1. 'If Thou be the Son of God. com
mand that these stones be made
bread." "If You are what You claim
to be," says the devil tauntingly,
"use Your power to meet the ele
mental physical need of the people."
Jesus was not going to prostitute his
public holds them in his hands. No.
power in any such manner, but in
oWtm the tempter by declaring an
. ternal truth. "Man shall not live by
bread alone." The need of human
?ty is greater than the need for phys
ical bread His mission was to giv<
them brtad for their souls.
2 The second temptation was to
do something spectacular and there
by demonstrate his messiahship. The
devil suggests that he jump from
the pinnacle of the Temple to the
1 ground, that he would suffer no
harm, and in so doing the people will
say, 'The Messiah has come, the
Messiah has come " To this sugges
tion Jesus turned a deaf ear. He did
not w ish to win the people to him by
>uch show manship. He had the pow
? r to do it, but it was the wrong way
of manifesting himself to the world.
His appeal must be to the spirit, not
to the flesh.
3 The third temptation of Jesus
) was to meet the most desired need
j of all the Jewish people, and, too, the
devil here discloses his real purpose.
Here it is in effect, "Meet the pop
ular belief of the Jews concerning
the nature and purpose of the Mes
siah. Be a political Messiah. An
nounce your purpose to deliver the
Jewish people from the power of
Home, and the whole nation will
flock to your standard. Behold the
glory of political conquest. I will
give you all the glory that goes with
conquering the* cities that lie out
yonder in your vision, if?(What
price, glory!)?if you will fall down
and worship me." Jesus indignantly
said to the devil. "Get the hence. Sa
tan, for it is written. Thou shall wor
ship th'e lA?id thy God. and Him
only shalt thou serve."
After Jesus had withstood the ter
rible onslaughts of the devil, who
persistently endeavored to persuade
IhiifTto carry on his life's work on
the p^ine of physical and material
needQwhich was plausible and good,
but of itself alone would come to
naught and ultimately defeat his
real mission on earth, angels came
and ministered to him. Here Jesus
won for. himself mastery of the Spir
it. and for us the possibility of the
same. Here he whipped his humanity
into right relationship with his liigh
? r spiritual nature. From him we
learn that we, t<xj, can master oui
human nature and bring it into sub
jection to the Spirit of God that is
w ithin us. Such mastery comes, how
ever, only through faith, prayer and
self-denial. The choice of Jesus was
the way of the cross, the hard Way.
but in making this choice and fol
lowing it through to the end, he has
made possible all the good that the
world has had in both the realms of
the physical and spiritual and life
everlasting.
CHURCH
NEWS
METHODIST
Church school, 9:45 a m
Morning worship, 11a m Rev. B
B Slaughter, district superintendent,
will preach, and hold the second
quarterly conference.
Epworth league, ti:45 p. m
Evening service, 7 30 p. m
Mid-week prayer seryice, Wednes
day. 7:30 p. m.
?
CHRISTIAN
Bible school, 9:45 a m.
Morning worship. 11 a m Sub
ject, "The Great Enlistment."
Young Peoples meeting. 6.30 p.
m. Subject, 'The Grace of Christ,
the Son."
Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Sub
ject. "The Attractive Man from Gal
ilee."
Junior choir. 715 p. m. and Sen
ior choir, 8 p m. Monday.
Prayer service Wednesday, 7:30
p. m . the study of the fourth chap
ter of Acts.
The Senior P oath, a Bible Class
of the Williamst'?n Bible School will
hold its regular monthly meeting on
Friday evening. March 7th. at 8 with
Mrs. R W Bondurant, its president.
( III KCII OF Till: ADVKNI
2nd Sunday in Lent.
Collect
Almighty God, Who seest that we
have no power of ourselves to help
ourselves; keep us both outwardly
in our bodies, and inwardly in our
souls, that we may be defended from
all adversities which may happen to
tin- body, and from all evil thoughts
which may assault and hurt the soul,
through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
Church school, 9:45 a in
Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a.
m
Evening prayer and sermon, 7:3U
p. m.
Study class on the Migrant prob
lem at 4 o'clock Monday.
Family prayer. Tuesday at five
o'clock.
Litany. Wednesday night at 8 00.
TTTe lie v. Lewis Schenck, of St
Thomas' Church. Windsor, will be
the speaker.
Thursday at 10:30 a. m , Celebra
tion of the Holy Communion
Friday at 5 00 p. in. Evening serv
ice with junior choir.
Piney Grove Baptist
Regular services will be held at
the Piney Grove Baptist Church on
Saturday and Sunday at 11 o'clock.
We invite the public tp come and
worship with us.
BAPTIST
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m
Moming worship, 11 a. m
Baptist Training Union, 6:30 p. m.
Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. A
special musical service has been ar
ranged for the evening hour.
"For a day in Thy courts is better
than a thousand I had rather be a
doorkeeper in the house of my God.
than to dwell in the tents of wicked
ness.** Psalm 84:10.
PRESBYTERIAN
The regular services will be held
at all points this Sunday. The Rev
John Smith, of Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond, will speak
at most of the seTvices.
THE LETTER-BOX
To The. Editor:
Some few weeks ago, Mr. P. P.
Peel had an article in your paper
headed, 'A thief in our midst." Well,
I read the article with interest as did
a number of other people. 1 can't un
derstand either, why someone would
st'*?p so low as to steal a carton of
cigarette-, from this good-naturad
man. He is very nice to the down and
Outer. He keeps the best fire you can
find in town, good seats, tables and
lights for you to write your friends
In the summer it is cool inside and
he has plenty of ice water freely giv
en by his clerks. 1 guess he has given
away more ice water than any oth
er man in Martin County unless it
is Lindsley Ice Company.
I peisonally have lain and dream
ed of those large mugs of ice water
he handed out to the thirsty and I
am sure I have drunk enough water
out of his fountain to float a small
< hooner I have Wondered if he was
not thi inventor of ice water. I hope
he lives a long time to keep the boys
a fire.
Yours very truly.
Teddy Jackson,
Asheville, N. C
DR. V. H. MEW BORN
OPTOMETRIST
Please Note Dale Changes
Robt-rsonville office. Scott's Jew
elry Store, Tuesday, March 11.
Williamston office, Peele's Jewel
ry Store, every Wed., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Plymouth office, Womble Drug
Store. Eveiy Friday, 10 a m. to 4 p.m.
Eyes Examined?Glasses Fitted
Tarboro Every Saturday.
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