STRANGE BUT TRUE
What a strange thing it is, an
example of Believe It or Not, but
Truth is one thing that is in
destructible. You can twist, fear
or hate, color it, forget it, ignore
it but you can’t destroy it—and
truth is taking an awful beating
these days. The bigger the man
or the cause the more the truth
is bent to fit the case, infused with
every color to match, buried with
glamorous lies, disguised in beards
and dark glasses, stuck in a cor
ner with a dunce cap on its head.
The strange thing is that however
you treat or mistreat it it will al
ways emerge as pure and shining
and beautiful as it. was when the
world began.
Ages ago there lived the Man
who knew and was unafraid ol
the truth. To those who listened
He taught the truth. The wise
heard and understood, some fol
lowed blindly because perhaps they
felt rather than understood what
truth is. As children at the knees
of a dear parent or grandparent
we learn the simple truths which
Christ knew and taught. As we
grow older and stronger or more
successful we are inclined to for
get those teachings and our con
duct is governed not by truth,
but by greed, or hatred or ambi
tion or fear.
What a lack there is of states
men who rule the world today
who are unafraid of the truth,
We listen to one orator after the
other, one blasting away on one
side proclaiming and attempting
with a superfluity of fire to prove
his truths, another threatening
and cajoling and spoiling the ail
with truths as hidden and well
wrapped as an Egyptian mummy
As we hear them, we may be
moved at the moment by theii
mastery of the art of speaking
but how often only a little think
ing or perhaps the mere passage
of time will prove their words
black and false. On the other hanc
there are a few—a very few whc
have courage enough to speak the
truth, regardless of the horrible
accusations which they realize wil
come from their opponents. Suet
is their courage as was that 01
Christ. They will live in the minds
of men and history long after the
others are recognized as weak anc
false.
The joke of it is, truth is no
remote, it is not hidden in an in
tricate maze—it need not b<
searched for with a super lense<
telescope. The truth lies right n
your own mind, and the persoi
who discovers this has discoverei
more than riches. The person wh
discovers truth and is not afrai<
to live it and speak it has a rea
reason for existing.
If you would read truth turj
again to the teachings of Chris
who was called The Savior, an
.refresh yourself. If you would
' practice truth you can be remem
bering that truth does not blend
with hatred, fear, greed or mali
cious ambition.
And tell me, do you know any
one who is smarter than truth?
(From “Mothers Homelife Mag
azine”, and contributed by Miss
Rothie Hensley)
Levon Theatre
Shows Sunday
"Belle Starr"
The Levon Theatre at Weldon
will show on Sunday and Monday,
“Belle Starr”, with Randolph
Scott and Gene Tierney. An act,
and news will complete the pro
gram.
“Man Hunt”, with Walter Pidge
on and Joan Bennett, is the pic
| ture to be shown at the Levon on
Tuesday and Wednesday of next
week. A comedy and an act will
also be shown.
Thursday and Friday of next
week the Levon has scheduled
“International Lady”. Ilona Mas
sey and George Brent have the
principal roles in the film. A
comedy and act will be shown, too.
“Private Nurse”, with Brenda
Joyce and Jane Darwell; and
“Lone Rider and The Bandit”,
featuring George Houston, will be
shown on Saturday of next week.
Also, Chapter 6 of "The Iron
Claw”.
PStts Theatre
Program For
Week Announced
Showing at the Pitts Theatre at
Emporia, Va., today and Friday is
"Hold That Ghost”, with Lou Cos
tello and Bud Abbott.
"Desert Bandit” will be shown
at the Pitts on Saturday only,
January 3.
"Law of the Tropics” is sched
uled to be shown at the Pitts on
, Sunday, January 4, for one day
only. There will be a serial and
other short subjects, also.
I Monday and Tuesday, January
5-6, the Pitts will show Don
Ameche and Rosalind Russell in
■ “Feminine Touch”.
' Mr. and Mrs. Joe Pearson ol
Newport News, Va., were visitors
| in town Monday.
I
Marines Are
Fighters In
All Sections
With the United States Marine
Corps on the front page of every
paper showing their exploits in the
Pacific war zone, many may have
wondered what it is that makes
the Marine Corps play such a
prominent part. Through the years
since the birth of our nation, Am
erica’s best trained military men
have been United States Marines.
The high type of military effici
ency reflected through the phy
sical and mental alertness as well
as cleanliness and neatness, of
Marines can be traced directly to
the thorough yet considerate,
training received under competent
non-commissioned officers, at the
Marine Corps training station on
Parris Island, S. C.
Marine Corps recruits reach mil
itary perfection soon after leaving
“boot” camp, where recruits spend
their probationary training period,
There new Marines find their non
commissioned officers strict in ev
ery detail. The purpose of the ex
acting “boot” camp routine is soon
realized by the recruit who, within
a few short weeks of rigorous
training, becomes an able rifleman
and familiar with the manual oi
arms, military environment and
other basic requirements of the
Marine Corps.
Unlike the hard boiled Marine
sergeants of fiction' and movies
the new Marine soon discovers that
non-commissioned officers are
stern yet friendly and anxious tc
assist new Marines solve problems
New Marines soon learn to look
at these seasoned veterans as
friends to be sought for instruc
tions and advice.
Non-commissioned officers ot
the Marine Corps have earned rep
utations as top notch military ex
perts because of the years thej
have spent training troops. These
skilled CGid ers of the sea are re
sponsible to their officers for the
performances of their men. The
basic lesson taught by these non
commissioned experts to the new
recruits is the Marine Corps mot
to: “Semper Fidelis”—A 1 w a y i
Faithful.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hollowaj
had as their guests during the
holidays H. C. Leatherwood o:
Hopewell, Va., Preston Brockwel
of Petersburg, Va., and Mr. an<
Mrs. Henry Holloway and little
daughter, Suzanne, of Washington
D. C.
Funeral Services
For S. M. Waters
Stephen M. Waters, 47, died sud
denly about noon in Newport
News, Va., Saturday, Dec. 13, while
at work.
Funeral services were conducted
the following Sunday afternoon at
3 o’clock at Wilkerson and Sons
Funeral Home by his pastor, the
Rev. J. C. Moye, pastor of the
Greenville Free Will Baptist
Church. Burial was in the Hart
Cemetery, near Ayden.
Mr. Waters was born and rear
ed near Jamesville, going to Win
terville to work for A. W. Ange
and Co., when a young man. On
Aug. 20, 1916, he was married to
Miss Stella Hart, daughter of the
late Jesse Hart and Mrs. Pennie
Hart of Ayden.
Mr. and Mrs. Waters moved to
Greenville in 1923, from Winter
ville, and had resided there since.
Mr. Waters was engaged in the
insurance business.
Surviving are two sons and a
daughter, Stephen Franklin and
William H. Waters, and Miss Mar
garet Waters, all of Greenville; a
sister, Mrs. Haywood Modlin of
Jamesville; his stepmother, Mrs.
W. B. Waters of Roanoke Rapids;
four half-sisters, Mrs. Clyde Wil
liams, Mrs. M. M. Williams, Mrs.
B. F. Strickland and Mrs. Claude
Gayle, all of Roanoke Rapids; nine
half-brothers, John Waters of
Jamesville, A. G. Waters of Ports
mouth, Va., Charlie Waters of
Scotland Neck, Loyd Waters of
Plymouth, Monnie Waters, and
Lewis, Fennife, Rudolph and Noah
Waters, all of Roanoke Rapids.
Pvt. Charles Holloway of Fort
Belvoir, Va., spent Christmas day
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Holloway.
Bobby Leatherwood has been
spending the holidays with rela
tives in Hopewell, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Willards
spent the week-end in Washing
ton, N. C., with relatives.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Ellis spent 7
the Christmas holidays in Dan
ville, Va., with Mr. and Mrs. C. M.
Ellis and family.
PITTS
THEATRE
Emporia, Virginia
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
THURS.-FRL -- JAN. 1-2
Bud Abbot and Lou Costello
in
Hold That Ghost
SATURDAY ONLY- JAN. 3
Desert Bandit
SUNDAY ONLY - JAN. 4
LAW OF THE
TROPICS
Also: Serial other shorts
MON.-TUES. - JAN. 5-<
Rosalind Russell
Don Ameche
Kay Francis in
Feminine Touch
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LEVON
THEATRE
Weldon, N. C.
“Motion Pictures Are Your
Best Entertainment”
WEEK OF JAN. 4
SUN^MON.
Randolph Scott-Gene Tierney in
BELLE STARR
—News and Act— j
TUE.-WED.
Walter Pidgeon-Joan Bennett
MAN HUNT
—Comedy and Act—
THURS.-FRL
Ilona Massey-George Brent in
International
Lady
—Comedy and Act—
SATURDAY
Brenda Joyce-Jane Darwell in
“PRIVATE NURSE”
George Houston in
“Lone Rider and the Bandit”
Chapter 6 ‘“THE IRON CLAW”
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