The Enterprise
Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the
ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING GO.
WI1.I.IAMSTON. NORTH CAROUNA.
IV. C. MANNING
Editor ? 1908 1938
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Friday. January 9. 1912,
I'alriotixm
Patriotism among some of us is indeed short
lived. Reports coming from the post office 111
Williamston stating thai quite a lew poisuns,
mostly children arc turning in their savings
stamps and demanding cold cash. And then
there is the storv of a customer who got fiery
mad with the grocoryman because lie would not
recognize the stamps as a medium of exchange.
Recalling the reports telling of the supreme
sacrifices made in Poland, Greece, Russia and
other countries, one can be fairly certain that
empty patriotism will not win this war, that
sacrifices, willing sacrifices, supreme sacrifices,
will be necessary if final victory is to be ours
We sing. "God Bless America." when we real
ly mean God Bless .ME
A filling station operator in Alexandria, Vir-^
ginia, said the other day that he was not go
ing to grumble if they would not let him sell
tires, that while"'he was interested m his own
business he considered the business of his gov
ernment as of more importance just now. "If
I can by -sacrificing my business help my coun
try's business, their it may be that I will have a
business later on. 11 my government loses, 1
know 1 will lose "also," the filling station man
said. ^
Simu'lliinn Xiill II ronft
There's something still wrong with our war
defense effort. And the iwung is not allogolliei?
centered in or around labor troubles It is true
that marked progress has been made in our
defense effort, but we, tin people, are still
asleep as to the real-meaning of the conflagra
tion burning at the very heart of democracy.
Management must admit that it has failed to
synchronize the efforts of machines, labor and
the common people with the common task at
hand.
Over in England, industry is half a million
men short In tfiis! country there are more than
four million workers still unemployed In Eng
land every small machine shop is turning e;?t
arms. In the United States a few huge indus
trialists are sitting tight on the defense orders
while little business is headed for a shut-down
Bottlenecks are common. And, yet. the countrx
goes along after its business-as-usual schedule,
grasping for profits and more profits, and ac
cepting more of the empty pleasures of life.
Teacher
What we failed to learn in three years front
our own recognized leaders, wc learned in three
the yellow barbarian Japanese admiral.
We had been told that danger was ahead, but
during three long years we traveled the pleas
ure road. Our acts were prompted by the love
of money. We sold scrap iron to the Japs for
money. Today our own blast furnaces are clos
ing down because of a scrap metal shortage We
got the money, but it would appear that we need
something else.
Yamamoto is a great teacher and a monument
should be eretced to him because in three hours
he taught America a lesson it had been unable
or unwilling to learn in three years.N^^
Rubberized
One of the great tasks in 1942, and it has been
pointed out in English quite plain, will be to
straighten out a people whose walking appara
tus has been rubberized.
It-has been estimated that at least 30 milium
Americans did little or no walking at alh the
number not including the golfers who never saw
the sky for the sod.
Learning to walk all over again is going to be
a difficult task, and those able-bodied souls who
have dared blaze the trail afoot are cordially
urged to look after the rubber-legged souls and
stand them in a corner where age will stiffen
the limbs and make it possible for more to get
about under their own power. And a warning
to the able-bodied: don't be too haughty for you
may have to walk longer than you expected.
The great thinker is seldom a disputant. He
answers other man's arguments by stating the
truth as he sees it.?Daniel March.
The Staff Of Life
Just a short time ago the announcement of
dates for the opening of a modern bakery would
have received scant attention in a fast-moving
world, but when we begin to see the light
through the surrender of luxuries we can bet
ter appreciate the more stable things in life.
The Royal Baking Company is opening in
Raleigh next week a $250,000 bakery, and rec
ognizing in bread the staff of life we find a bit
of security in the progressive step by Raymond
B Streb.
Kee/ting / ft II itli The Jonenet In (hit
R. F. Beasley in the Monroe Journal.
Well, here we are in 1942. We are told that
it is to be a yc or of hards'hip and self-denial. But
there is a lot of comfort in the thought that no
body will have to keep up with the Jones' this
year, and maybe not even next year. Mr.
Churchill said that this is to be a year of prep
aration and next year w" i'"'nK *" knrirk?
the block - off Hitler, the Japs, and all the oth
er wicked men who have been dyeing their
hands in the blood of innocent people. And it
-may be that even before this year is out the Rus
sians will put the quietus^on Hitler. None of us
but who feel sorry for the poor German soldiers
freezing to death in Russia or for the strange
ly crazy little Japanese fellow who eats his
rice and wonders what is to become of him But
as it ruins 011 both the just and the unjust, so
must the punishment of their wicked rulers
be borne also by the people they have misled.
There can be 110 other way for the world can?
never let these two nations go into war. So
the1 blows of mighty Britain, of Russia, of the
United States, of China, of all the rest of the
peoples who have been suffering and are suf
fering, must fall long and heavily until the
world is cleared of the vermin that has infest
ed it. And Americans, vain and self indulgent
and careless, well fed and comfortable, are to
know something of what others have under
gone Except for the grief of those whose kin
dred fall upon the battlefield, there should be no
murmur in America. Normal life will be disar
ranged, normal business and occupation will be
disrupted. But what of it? Who is going to be the
first to whine? Others have taken it and so will
we.
And so we will not have to get out of breath
from trying to keep up with the Joneses, try
ing to outshine each other By gosh, before it's
over we may see a man with a pair of patched
britches, and a woman with a hist year's hat. All
ol us ought to try to come out of this war bet
ter than when we went into it. None will go
hungry, none cold, none unsheltered, but near
ly everyone will have less for the time being.
Therefore we cannot come out better from the
material standpoint. Maybe that is just what we
need When the British people had just come
through the miracle of Dunkirk ?m,i ..I
appeared that the heart of England lay open for
the linal German slaught.that was to wipe the
nation out of existence, Winston Churchill said,
It the British Empire lives a thousand years,
let it be said that this was our finest hour."
When Americans have gone through the fire
and come out with thi^spirit, we will know that
we have come out better than we went in. It
was said in the last war by many, "I wish to do
my bit." Doing one's bit is now out of date. It
must be doing one's all
Foith
Charlotte News.
Then is something touching 111 tin- reaction
of tin Norwegian Loftofcn Islanders to the re
mit landing by British Commando raiders. It
would have been more logical if the conquer
ed villagers had half-expected the English to
conn But no Thev hailed the attackers as Am
erica its, "entito to dehvrrtis from captivity."
Three thousand miles of ocean? what was
that to tin mighty men of the West who were
now m the war to strike off the shackles of Nazi
bondage'.' They must have spent many a long
Antu. night talking among themselves af the '
day when Roosevelt would make good his
pledge to free them.
There was a similar cry in Manila the other
day when the populace spotted several Amer
ican planes overhead. Mistaking them for re
inforcements. the shout went up, "They've come
. at last they've come." The flag of Japan flies
over Manila today.
So many peoples have so much faith in Am
erica that we shall just have to justify, by our
actions .the way they feel about us.
W hy Forty?
"Life bourns at forty'' iias become one uf the
pet sayings of the last decade. And nobody can
tell why the popularity of the phrase. Some ob
servant guy has been prompted to declare: "And
so does fallen arches, lumbago, bad eyesight and
the tc-mlertey to tcii a story to the same person
three or four times."?N. C. Christian Advocate.
Suspicion*
A story from Charlotte tells of a thief who
entered a man's bedroom and lifted $45 from
the victim's wallet, leaving a cool $100 behind.
We are inclined to believe that it is a matter of
overlooking rather than one of honesty that
left the man with $t0tf.
It s An III H ind
Young Democrats in North Carolina are pro
posing to cease their activities for the duration.
It's an ill wind that blows no good for some
body.
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CHURCH
NEWS
BAPTIST
?Brbk?school, 0:45 a. tn.
Morning worship, 11 a m
B T U., 6:30 p. m.
Evening worship, 7:30 p. m.
Mr. W. L. Taylor will be ordained
for deaconship in a special service
Sunday morning at the close of the
service. The pastor will preach on
"The Duties of a Deacon" at the
morning service, and on "What Can
the Lord Do With Me?" Sunday eve
ning The Junior Choir will present
special music Sunday evening.
The Baptist Hour, sponsored by
the Southern Baptist Convention,
presents great speakers for the next
twelve Sunday mornings at 8:30 a.
m. On January 11, 18, 25, Dr. Theo
dore K. Adams will be heard on "The
Home."
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Piney Grove Baptist
Regular services at Piney Grove
Baptist Church Saturday and Sun
day at 11 o'clock. These are our first
services in the new year. Let's make
a special effort to attend these serv- I
ices and perhaps it will help us to be '
faithful in our attendance on through I
the year. Our subject for Sunday,1
"Why join the Church?"
The public is invited to attend.
CIHIRCII OF TIIK ADVEN1 |
The F'irst Sunday after the Ephiph
any.
The Collect
O Lord, w hr'Mi'mvh?thee im-rci- ?
fully to receive the prayers of thy
people who call upon thee; and grant
that they may both perceive and
know what things they ought to do;
and also may"have grace and pow
er faithfully to fulfill the same;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Church school. 9:45 a. in.
Morning prayer and sermon, 11
a. m.
A candle light service will be held
at 5:00. It is hoped that many of the
people will come and bring their
children.
Celebration of the Holy Commun
ion omThursday morning at 11
METHODIST
Church school. 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m. Sermon
topic, "First Things First."
Epworth League, 6:30 p. m.
Evening service, 7:30 p. m.
At the evening services the offi
cers of the Woman's Society of
Christian Service will be installed.
Mid-week prayer meeting Wednes
day, 7:30 p. hi.
The annual district Missionary In
stitute will be held at Hertford Tues
day, January 13th, beginning at 10
a. m. A program of interest has been
arranged Representatives from all
the organizations of the church are
expected to attend. Miss Ruth Whea
ton, field worker from New York,
will bring a special message to the
members of the Woman's Society
of Christian Service. We hope that
a large number of our people will be
able to attend.
CilHISTIYN
Bible school, 9:45 a m.
Morning worship, 11 a m. Sub
ject, "The Church's Need of a World
Field."
Service at prison camp, 2 p. m.
Young people of the town will
meet at 6:30 p. m , when Mrs. Chas.
Leonard will speak to them.
Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Sub
jeet, "Obeying a Commund.'
Bible Qui/." Wednesday, 7 30
Choir rehearsal, Friday, 7:30
U. S. Coast Guard j
Seeks New Recruits i
The U. S. Coast Guard is rapidly J
expanding, and must enlist many ^
men ot fill the vacancies on ships and ; (
at shore stations. ! ^
Enlistments are for three years. (
the quota is unlimited for men be- j t
tween the ages of 18 and 31 years, in |c
the rating of Apprentice Seaman <
and Mess Attendant Third Class. Ex- j
Coast Guard and Navy men may be
enlisted in the same rating held atj^
time of discharge. The age limit for
ex-service men of all military serv
k ? is 40 years of age.
Married men may be enlisted with
| the consent of wife. All men 21 years
of age or over, should bring with
them their birth certificate or bap
tismal certificate. Young men under
| 21 years of age must have the writ
: ten consent of their father or moth
Men may be examined at various ?
cities in Virginia. North Carolina,
West Virginia. Ohio, and Maryland.
Further information may be ob- 1
tainted by writing "or applying in j
person at Recruiting Office, U. 9.. I <
Coast Guard, Room 238, New Post 1
Office Building, Norfolk, Va.
The young people of our town are
invited to hear Mrs. Charles Leon
ard at 6:30 o'clock Sunday evening
at the regular Young People's hour.
Mrs. Leonard's many years as a mis
sionary to the Far East enables her
to throw much light on world situa
tions as they gather there now, and
.Jit-point out the Christian technique
for the present. Let's fill the house
for her.
NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain deed
of trust executed to the undersign
ed Trustee by A. E. Taylor and wife,
Maggie Taylor, di/fcM the 1st day of
January, 1930, and recorded in Book
B-3. at page 349, in the Office of the
legister of Deeds of Martin County,
?forth Carolina, default having been
nade in the payment of the indebt
edness thereby secured, and said
ieed of trust being by the terms
hereof subject to foreclosure, and
it the request of the holder thereof,
he undersigned trustee will offer
or sale, at public auction, to the
igihest bidder, for cash, at the
?ourthouse door of Martin County,
?Villiamston, North Carolina, at
welve (12) o'clock Noon, on "Dies
lay, the 3rd day of February, 1942,
he property conveyed in said deed
if trust, the same lying and being in
"russ Roads Township, Martin Coun
y. and bounded and described as
ollows, to wit:
A one-half undivided interest in
he following tract of land known as
lie J. Louise Taylor Home Place,
ieeded to her father, the late Stan
i v Peel, and contains 77 acres, more
>r less and described as follows:
Beginning at a gum, a corner in
he run of Cow Branch in the late
Charlotte Price, line; thence with run
it Cow Branch down the various
xmrse a Southwestern course to
Henry D Peel's line, a corner; thence
in Easterly course along Henry D.
Peel's line to a lightwood stob; thence
i Northern direction along Henry D.
Peel's line to a gum in the run of
" .w Branch, the beginning, contain
ing 77 acres, more or less. It being
tht same land deeded to Maggie Tay
lor by J. Louise Taylor, and is rec
eded iri the Public Registry of Mar
lin County.
This the 31st day of Dec., 1941.
D. C PEEL, Trustee.
Hugh G. Norton, Atty. j2-4t
Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Creomulsion relieves promptly be
cause it goes right to thereat 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
quickly allays the cough or you arc
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds. BronrtiiH*
FERTILIZER
For
PLANT BEDS
MAN> Hit WHS TO SELECT FROM.
LOWEST PRICES. WE SELL THE
REST BRANDS OF FERTILIZER.
FaiTtHTsStipplvCo.
MORE THAN eleven million dollars
have been authorized and have"
been or are now being spent for power sta
tion expansion, substation construction and
increased transmission line facilities - - some
completed and others now under way--to
meet the need for more electric power in
the area served by the Virginia Electric and
Power Company System.
The construction of these extensive facili
ties and improvements in the record time
with which they and arir hiring -
put into operation is no less an achievement
than that of financing them, which has been
accomplished through the company's usual
channels for keeping its system well ahead of
the need in normal times and for meeting the
special needs of the present day emergency
in which the heavy demand of National De
fense in this section and neighboring areas
is of such great magnitude and importance.
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