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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by tha ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WTl.1.1AMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. MANNING Editor ? IMS-ltU SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year <1.75 Six months 1.00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year ' ... _ $2.25 Six months 1.25 No Subscription Received Under 6 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, 1870. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Tuesday, October 7, 1941. Con?ervati*m Fading There are few things out of which nothing good comes. Even in the present world debacle with its accompanying threats and invitations to suffering, want and trouble, there is a glim mer of hope. Conservatism which has hesitat ed to look at the new moon out of respect for the old is beginning to. fade. The old order of holding to ruinous policies even if the world went out of balance to be brought back through suffering and misery is now recognizing the need for changes and the need for removing age-old obstacles to continued peace. In a series of ten editorials, the old conserva tive London Times recently said, in so many words, that if the future is to belong to democ racy, then democracy must consider the wel fare of all its people. The drip theory of econom ics is to be cast aside, the Times says in its ser ies of recent editorials touching on such sub jects as Bread and Freedom, Vital Democracy, the Two Scourges and allied topics. When the Times, a conservative paper hold ing to the theory that the King can do no wrong, that the many are to bow down to the few and accept their lot without complaint, takes up the liberal banner, there is cause for hope. The Times makes no promises, but recognizes in the lifted quotations below, a need that must be fulfilled, if democracy is to have a place in the future order of things. We quote: The national standard of living stands ur gently in need of an overhaul; for, however de pleted our resources, there are some whose standard not only cannot be lowered but must imperatively be raised . . . The application of approved standards of nu trition to the whole population is the necessary and elementary starting point of a long-term social program, whose goal must be the exten sion to all, as a first call on the resources of the whole community, of decent standards of housing, oI clothing, and of other amenities of life . . . The old motto "To each according to his needs" is the only criterion which can be ap plied . . . Neither BriUin nor Europe can be content merely to return to the past. We fight not to restore but to build ... Out of this horror must come a better housed as well as a better fed British people .. . No political institution can live for long on the prestige of its past exploits. In its origins democracy was a revolutionary and forward looking force . . , It would be fatal to democracy if large masses of people came to feel that the right to vote had no bearing on the issues which most affect their daily life . .. The great twin scourges ... of the present generation are the scourge of war and the scourge of unemployment . . . The problem of unemployment becomes sim ple for those who have the courage to face its implications ... It can be solved . . . when we recognize in time of peace a social purpose as compulsize and as worthy of sacrifices as the purposes of war. To formulate a social end, 'other than war, which will inspire such sacrifices is the cardi nal problem of our time. Cushion The Future It has been said and truthfully so that the time to tackle a depression is before the de pression strikes. It is an established fact that very little can be done to successfully combat a depression during a depression when men's minds turn to questionable acts. The sale of savings stamps and defense bonds has a dual purpose?to finance the defense pro gram and to offer the people something to fall back on when the present wave of prosperity and plenty peters out. It is possible for this na tion to finance its defense program without calling on its little folks, but this nation can do little to check a depression without the aid of large, medium and small, or in other words, all the common folks. Two or three $100 bonds tucked away now may stand between the thoughtful and bankruptcy later on, and dur ing the meantime help relieve the financial pressure where it is now being felt. Judging from history, the pages of which are hardly dry, depression is to be expected, and those who do not try to cushion it will, no doubt, find the going difficult and hard. Are we preparing ourselves for any eventual ity? Forgetting our defense preparations for the moment, and turning to the other side of our present upheaval, one finds that'little is be ing done in this section to cushion an expected fall. In a single day recently, 89 liens were en-N tered in the register of deeds office in this coun ty for recording Agencies, handling savings stamps and defense bonds, reported small sales. Possibly we are paying up a few old debts, but the bare facts clearly indicate that we are marching forward with our eyes closed, un mindful of the task of preparing for the future. We are mumbling against new tax schedules, forgetting that it is better to pay as much as you can when you can than to want to pay when you can't. If we would help eliminate Hitlerism, we, the common people, must buy bonds; if we would protect ourselves against uncertainty, we must buy bonds now. What a man does, not what he feels, thinks, or believes, is the universal yard-stick of behav ior.?Benjamin ?. Leeming. What is becoming in behavior is hnnnrahlp, and what is honorable is becoming.?Cicero. STATEMENT OF CONDITION Guaranty Bank & Trust Co. HAMILTON, WILLIAMSTON, N. C. RESOURCES Cash and In Bank* f 6,635.000.73 U. S. Bonds 500,261.74 N. C. Bond. 215,412.10 Municipal Bond* 759,660.58 Total Cash and Marketable Bond* | 8,110,335.15 Other Bond* and Stock* 37,600.00 Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures (Net) 153,545.54 Other Real Estate _ 87.25 Bond Income Earned But Not Collected 10,502.46 Loan* and Discount* 3,227,565.87 Total Resources 911,539,636.27 LIABILITIES Capital Stock ? Common $ 300,000.00 Capital Stock ? Preferred 160,000.00 Surplus 240,000.00 Undivided Profits 100,780,71 Unearned Interest 31,596.62 Reserve?Interest, Taxes, Insurance, etc. 65,879.05 Reserve?Dividends Payable in Common or Preferred Stock 68,000.00 Reserve?Preferred Stock Retirement Fund 14,500.00 DEPOSITS 10,558,879.89 Total Liabilities ?11,539,636.27 Established 1901 Time Tested Member Federal Depoelt Insurance Corporation Week-End Belk-Tyler's Specials NEW FALL DRESSES New Romaines, Alpacas, Mossy Crepes, Sports Silks, and Nov elty Woolens. All lovely new fall shades, tailored and dress styles. $1.98 $2.98 $3.98 $4.95 $5.95 _ $7.95 CHILDREN'S School SWEATERS Children'* fine knit sweaters. Pull-over, zipper and hntton front styles. 98c $1.98 Ladies' Dress SHOES New fall shoes in suedes, patents, kids and ealf leather. Blaek and hrowu. All sizes. $1.98 Novelty Drews SHOES New suede, patents, combination of kids. I ,ow and medium heels. AAA to C widths. 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