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The Enterprise Publiahad Every Tuaaday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. MANNING | Editor ? 1SM-19SS SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year - !.r- <2.00 Six months 1.25 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year ? 41S0 Six months 1.80 No Subscription Received Under fl 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 of March 2. 1878. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Tuetday, November 10, 194-2. A Pledge to the Unknown Soldier By Ruth Taylor. "And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a mem orial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation." 2 Mac. VI 31. Again on this Armistice Day, the highest dig nitaries of the land will gather at a grave in Arlington Cemetery to pay honor to the un known soldier who represents all who fell in the last World War?symbol of those who have fallen in the renewed struggle between tyran ny and freedom. No one knows who this unknown soldier is. He may have come from any part of the na tion?from some teeming factory town or from behind the plow. No one knows or cares who or what his ancestors were, whether he was among the humble or the favored of fortune, or by what path he sought to climb to the heights to sit humbly with his God. All that is known is that he gave his life for the United States of America. What he was, is not of import. It is what he did and what he has passed on to us the living that is vital. Heroes are an inspiration, not a creed ? an altar from which to progress, not a grave by which to mourn. We truly honor our dead not by making their earthly resting place a spot of beauty and of peace, but by completing the task they set out to do We dishonor them when we leave undone the work for which they gave their lives. Unknown means not recognized. But the task that the Unknown Soldier left is recognized by all of us. He was an American?not rich, not poor; not Protestant, Catholic or Jew; not a German-American, a Russian-American, , an Italian-American; not a "son of the American Revolution," not an immigrant?but just a citi zen of the United States?an American who loved his country and its ideals of freedom and equality enough to offer his life that these ideals of justice and democracy might not perish. It is for us the living to carry on where he left off?to rededicate ourselves to those ideals which carved this country from the wilder ness, formed it into a confederation, welded it into a nation, and made it and its Constitution the hope and the aspiration of the oppressed multitudes of the Old World. Our pledge of the continuance of these ideals is the wreath of immortelles we lay on the grave of the Un known Soldier this Armistic Day 1942. It is his right?and our duty. Thi' Turning Point The invasion of French Africa is recognized as the turning point in this war, and surely our march to final victory has been started. But we should take care for fear our optimism will overtake us. There are many factors to be considered, for gains and time will be deter mined by those factors to a large extent. If the German people "crack," the end can be expected say within a year. If the French fol low old Petain, the Germans will not "crack" immediately. Looking at the horrible situation at its face value, the Allies, with the possible exception of the great damaging blows directed by the Russians against Germany, have not reached that point where they started fighting the first World War. The starting line was in France, and the goal was in a direct line. Now, we are fighting a war that resembles a cart wheel, its spoke extending to nearly every corner of the world. When the North African campaign is successfully completed, the push will pos sibly be centered at the end of another spoke in that large wheel and in time we will reach that point where the other war saw the first fighting. And then there is Japan to be reck oned with. Briefly stated, there is a lot of fighting to be done yet, and we will do well not to rest on our oars, but work harder than ever to accom plish the big task that still lies ahead. Cornrnitnitm of Pelf Newi and Observer. Grover Cleveland had a flair for sentences that stuck in the mind. Perhaps the ohe that should be kept in mind now to "haud the wretch in order"?meaning the profiteers?was the term he used to describe the high protection ists of his day who bought the election and re couped themselves by high tariff taxes which taxed all consumers for their enrichment. He called their selfish scheme "the communism of pelf." That fitly describes the profiteers of today. They abuse communism while practicing the "communism of pelf." Bombers Raise Dust in Egypt Long plumes of dust are flung into the air by the thundering propellers of a number of Boston bombers as they take off from an Egyptian desert airfield. While U. S., British and South African planes kept the enemy out of the sky, Allied desert troops and tanks poured deep inside the German lines, after blasting gaps in the barbed wire and mine fields of the El Alamein front. (Centra/ Press) The 47th Week Of The War Stabilization of Wafts The War Labor Board began to set up administrative machinery to reg ulate all wages and salaries under $5,000 a year. The board will dele gate to local Wage-Hour Adminis tration officers the power to decide whether employers are exempt un der the provisions permitting indi vidual raises for merit, length of service or increased productivity. The board will establish 10 regional offices whose directors will meet in Washington with WLB officials to work out details for handling appli cations. The Treasury Department, which will control salaries not under WLB jurisdiction, established a sal ary stabilization unit and announced that seven regional offices of the unit will be opened soon. Stabilization of Farm Prices The Agriculture Department es timated net farm income for 1942, including government payments, at nearly $9,800 million, about $1,000 million above the previous record in 1919, and set 1943 income at approx imately $10,500 million. Total agri cultural production is nearly 12 per I cent greater than the record set in 1941, and 40 per cent greater than in 1918 Military and Lend-Lease buying of food next year is expect ed to take one-fifth of current pro duction. WMC Chairman McNutt said all "necessary" workers on the nation's dairy, livestock and poultry farms will be frozen in their present occu pations. Local draft boards will be Hsked to defer such workers, all oth er employers will be instructed to refrain from hiring them, and the Agriculture Department will act toward stabilizing wages, he said. PEANUT GROWERS When Ready to Sell Your PEANUTS Get In Touch With HENRYS. MANNING TELEPHONE 87 WILUAMSTON, N. C. IX. PEANUT *?* W ? PM om Planters Nut and Chocolate Co. Farmers Urged To Seed Legume Crops North Carolina farmers should take advantage of the additional time allowed for seeding winter le gume crops and spreading lime and phosphate under the 1942 AAA pro gram, according to E. Y. Floyd, state AAA executive assistant at State College. The time limit for carrying out these soil-building practices, he said, has been extended through Novem ber 15th because of delays caused by recent heavy rainfall. Other phases of the 1942 program in North Caro lina closed on October 31. "Our recent unseasonable rains came at a time when many farmers had their legume seed and lime and phosphate ready for use, but had been delayed in using them by the necessity of harvesting crops al ready matured. Appeals from farm ers and AAA leaders throughout the state resulted in an extension of 15 days for carrying out these practices being granted by AAA officials at Washington," Floyd said. "This will make it possible for a large num ber of farmers to complete farming plans they mapped out several months ago and earn their maximum soil-building payments under the 1942 program." Payments made by the AAA for seeding legume crops and spreading lime and phosphate are counted tow ard the maximum soil-building prac tice payments which may be earned by any individual farm cooperating in the Agricultural Conservation pro gram. Floyd declared that seeding of winter legumes and spreading lime and phosphate are more important than ever before this year due to the shortage of nitrogen fertilizers and the need for more pastures in the Food for Freedom program. "Nitrogen will be harder to obtain next year than it was last spring, and we will have to provide as much as we can for our own use by storing it in the soil with legume crops," he said. * Rej)orts Scrapped From The Nation Fowler, Kas. ? Meade County's scrap drive netted 822.885 pounds of scrap iron, which B. N. Dinkins chairman of the County Salvage Committee, boasts is the highest pet capita collection of any county Ir Kansas. New York, N. Y?The Medical and Surgical Relief Committee of Am erica donated two tons of forceps, bone saws, scalpels, dental foot drills, fluoroscopes, and sterilizers?all ei ther obsolete or in too dilapidated a condition to be repaired?into the New York scrap drive. Agriculture Secretary Wickard or dered 144 types of new farm machin ery and equipment, excluding repair parts, frozen as of November 1st in the hands of dealers, distributors and manufacturers pending formal ra tioning. The agriculture department said its state war boards will estab lish state and county quotas. The WPB delegated to the Office ol Price Administration the authority to ration milk cans and farm fenc ing. The OPA will redelegate this authority to the agriculture depart ment. Sugar rations for Army and Navy personnel on furlough will bs one-half pound per week, instead ol on the basis of the value of the cur rent sugar ration coupon. The first coffee ration will be obtained begin ning November 28 by surrenderini the last coupon, No. 28, in the sugai ration book, and subsequent ration will be given on coupons taken in se quence toward the center of tha Relief At Last ForYour Cough relieves promptly be lt (on right to the mat of the ? to ham loosen and expel laden phlegm, and aid nature Boothe aim heal raw, tender. In 1 bronchial mucoue mem l Tall your druggist to mil you a bottle of CreomuLsion with the un derstanding you must like the way It quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION 1- flmn? PriM, irnarfcltin ror UNiciis, v-w ujiqi, proncnins BELK-TYLER'S Bargain Specials LL SHEETING 40-inches wide, smooth fin ish, good weight. A regular 15e value. SALE! 10c 36-inch OUTING Heavy weight, 36-inch Out ings, in assorted stripes and plaids. Lovely quality. Sale 19c Women'i Felt Bedroom SLIPPERS Made of a good felt with fa brikoid tip. Soft soles . . In . blues and wines. Sizes to 9's 1 39c Wash Cloths, assorted borders .. 5c Bed Spreads, Chenille $1.98 Printed Dish Towels 12c Women's Cotton Hose, all sizes . 15c OILCLOTH 46-inehes wide, in plain and fancy patterns. First quality. Real value 35? WEARTEX LINOLEUM RUGS Felt base Linoleum Rugs, good quality. In many new patterns . . Sizes 6x9. $1.69 DRESS PRINTS Cood quality Dress prints, all new 1 Of patterns. Fast colors. Values to 25c ? PLAIN OUTINGS A heavy weight plain colored outing, soft i Cm and fleecy. White, pink and blue ? BATH TOWELS A medium size towel, very good weight, in assorted fancy borders. While they last! SALE! 15c Sale! PRINTED SPUNS 29c Novelty printed spun rayons and cot tons. Lovely patterns. All colors. Regular 39c value. SALE! TOTWEAR PLAYCLOTH A good quality romper cloth. In plain & fancy patterns. All colors. SALE! 19c SOAP BARGAINS OCTAGON SOAP, small sixe 2c OCTAGON SOAP, giant sixe 4c SUNBRITE CLEANSER, large 4c LUX and LIFEBUOY SOAP, regular 6c PALMOLTVE SOAP, full sixe 6c OCTAGON TOILET SOAP, full sixe 5c PRIDE LAUNDRY SOAP, special __3 for 14c MEN'S WORK SHIRTS Chambray and coverts, fnll cut, well Qf made. In all sixes. SPECIAL! ? n WINDOW SHADES Full size windcA* shades, 36-inches. Guaranteed rollers. In green or cream. SPECIAL! 39c BLOODHOUND OVERALLS d heavy d cot, all die* Good heavy denims, full $1.19 Bdk/-3yier Compare J\DCPART/AE/IT STOR?S J DEPART/A?/U WILLIAMSTON, N. C
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