The Enterprise
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W. C. MANNING
Editor ? 1908-1938
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Friday. July 18. I'J II.
Keeping Faith II ilh llir Selecleei
On the face of its contiact, the United fjtates
Government is almost honor bound to release
its army selectees at the end of their one year
of service. However, the crisis facing thOree
dom of America may demand that the terms of
the contract be altered. It is a baffling problem
and one that the Army heads should solve. As
far as the contract entered into between gov
ernment and the young men is concerned, the
young men have every light to terminate their
army connections and return lo civilian llle As
far as the freedom uf the country is concerned,
it would appear that the young men are still
needed in the service. It is imperative in many,
?marnr-cascsrtcr alter thc= rules-?nd regulations
from time to time, and' if the authorities_deem
it necessary and wise to alter the contracts do
meet new conditions it would seem that the
only thing to do is grin and bare the conse
quences.
Day by day, it becomes more apparent that
many of us, if not all of us, will have to surren
der some and possibly many of our claims- to
certain rights if we are to maintain a hold on
those rights in the years to come.
I ictim? of Propaganda
fishness
many of us adept victims of propaganda. In too
many cases we have warped thejacts to coin
cide with our own policies or to parallel our
own thinking. Apparently many of us do want
the facts, all the .facts, and on that basiiT we
let off steam, shouting to the world that we are
right and all others are wrong
Aside from the war, the mosfvdisgusting-pro
paganda is being distributed*by self-appointed
agencies. Manufacturers are often the victims,
and the wishful thinking tl at follows would
do a child no credit. It is fairly well established
that some smart young' fellow establishes an
office in Washington or some metropolitan
center, lie contacts manufacturers and indus
trialists offering an enlightening service cnver
ing all the sins of the opposition and all the
great acts of his patrons The statements re
leased in some of the services have been proved
unfounded, and yet there are those who are
gullible enough to literally eat them up. The
sad part about it and the truth about it all is,
the agent writes what his patrons want to hear.
They pay for what they want to hear, and in
the final analysis they are just plain victims
of propaganda, and they slumber around in
their wishful thinking.?
The courts of this land with some few ex
ceptions, of course, acknowledges the right of
the most dastardly criminal to be heard. But
it is customary in other fields to listen to only
that which we wish to hear, losing many im
portant and determining facts that should
have been learned before reaching a definite
conclusion.
As lor the War, it is sickening to sec how
many of our people have fallen victim of pro
paganda. Back yonder we were told about every
act in Russia, how many were killed in the
army purge, how Russia was faltering on the
brink of destruction from within. Today, the
leading militarists openly and frankly admit
they do not know much about Russia, that her
military strength is a secret. It just doesn't make
sense when we leam all about the bad things
chargeable to a country and then know little
or nothing about the good things traceable to
the same country. It isn't unreasonable to be
lieve that we have been propagandized and
misinformed. ?
Just the other day, thwnation's press in two
column headlines told about the thousands
Russia had shot in the back while-withdraw
ing from Poland. In this little Village of ours,
the story was a topic of much discussion. The
possibility that the weird story had been in
spired and fed to America for gullible citizens
to gobble up and wage their tongues never oc
curred to them. A few days latdr a recognized
press dispatch was released. It read:
The Soviet Information Bureau today charg
? ed that German reports of the finding of hun
dreds of bodies of Ukrainian and other nation
allegedly executed by the Soviets in
Lwow and other Soviet cities were deliberate
fabrications. ?.?
"The German office Wilhelm G., who to
gether with his unit went over to the side of
the Red Army, testified that shortly before the
attack on the Soviet Union the Gestapo (Ger
man fiecrtt Polict) and Mimstiy "f Piupagan
da prepared a wide assortment of 'descriptions
of Bolshevik atrocities,' " said the information
bureau communique.
"As regards photographs fabricated by the
Germans and showing dead bodies, it is well
known that wherever the Gestapo appears on
the scene there is no shortage of mutilated dead
bodies. To photograph the results of one's own
work is not too difficult, either."
That the other side is resorting to propagan
da is not to be denied, but strangely enough a
parallel story had its origin in Poland and it
was buried deep in the same paper. The story
declared that the Germans had swept through
a small town, destroying and kinning every
thing in its path. As the last of the soldiers
passed through, angered Poles fired on them.
The troop movement was halted until the sol
diers turned back and wiped the little town
off the face of the map, killing every man, wo
man and child in it.
Returning from Poland not so many weeks
ago an American engineer stated that the Poles
were carrying on against the Germans, that
anti-German newspapers, printed secretly and
at great risk, were still appearing in the coun
try. It would appear that Polish sympathy
would certainly bo anti-German, and yet we
m this country swallow German propaganda
that would have us believe that Poland and Ger
manv are on the best of terms.
Ilappinet* Atnl Sorrow
By Ruth Taylor.
What is the real secret of life?the secret of
living at one with one's self and in that inner
circle of calm and quiet through which the
winds of worry cannot penetrate and which
111'1 .Iiiioi '.f flu-content e.-innnt shake?
happiness and never to be afraid of sorrow."
If you stop to think it through, that is a charm
which any One of us may hive. Tof happiness _
is not dependent upon material prosperity.
Think over the happiness you have had. How
do you remember them? By some possession?
or by a snatch of well remembered music, the
afterglow of a summer sunSet?or a hillside
white with snow and girdled by black pines,
the scent of flowers or of fresh cut grass, a
longed for laugh, a quiet companionship?an
hour of peace. Aren't those the things that spell
happiness? Remembered happiness is a jewel
whose value grows with the years?but like
pearls they must be worn to live.
Guard your happiness bv enjoying it to the
utmost. Lave happiTyTrejoicing in all of beau
ty, joy or contentment that comes your way.
Do not discolor your happiness with brooding
on sorrow to come. And when it does, as it
comes to all, don't be afraid. Sorrow bravely
mof is not an enemy but a friend ? bringing
with it a sense of comradeship with others who
have endured and in the end a quiet peace for
remembered jovs. Sorrow is the shading that
- emphasizes llie reality of happiness. If we will
face it with courage?sorrow is never greater
than we can bear.
Today .there are among us many sorrowing
hearts. As the war clouds loom closer and the
headlines grow darker and larger?the dread
of sorrow enters many a home where happi
?Hess always dwelt ^fouth- resents this unseen
specter, and those older ones who remember
the past too often fear sorrow so deeply, they
wrap its grey cloak around before the chill hour
arrives. They overlook the years of happiness
in fear of sorrow.
The evening prayer which Stevenson wrote
for his household in Samoa belongs to us all
these days, tl was used there when his near
ing death would have saddened a lesser spirit
and it breathes the comfort of faith we need
today.
"We beseech Thee, Lord, to behold us with
favor, folk of many families and nations, ga
thered together in the peace of this roof. Be
patient still; suffer us awhile longer to endure
and, if it may be, help us to do Ift^ter. Bless to
us our extraordinary mercies. Be with our
friends. Be with ourselves. Go with each of
us to rest. If any awake, temper to them the
dark hours of watching; and when the day re
turns to us call us up with morning faces and
with morning hearts?eager to labor?eager to
bo happy, if happiness shall be OUf portion?
and if the day be marked for sorrow?strong to
endure it."
A Parable For Our American Defeatist!
Coronal.
This is the story of the struggle between the
mind of man and the minds of beavers which
went on near Farmington, Me., in 1940.
The beavers' dam was dynamited.
It was repaired overnight
A six-ineh pipe was concealed in the dam to
drain it.
Both ends of the pipe were plugged with
mud.
A hose was rigged to drain the dam.
It was gnawed through three times.
The entire dam was removed.
A complete new dam was built
A tip.
It was torn down, divided into pieces, and
incorporated into the dam.
The beavers were trapped and their skins
nailed to the wall.
But at least they made a fight of it
The Source
Of Power. .
By REV. JOHN HARDY
Church Of The Advent
THOSE WHOM GOD CALLS AND
SENDS. HE EQUIPS AND
EMPOWERS
"It would be folly to send a mes
senger and give him no message. We
cull not- give what we do not pos
sess. We can not give neighbor-love
unless we are given neighbor-love.
God does not send His servants out
into the world empty-headed, emp
ty-hearted. or empty-handed.
No man can serve God or man
save with the gifts and powers God
has first given to him God never
asks a man to make an offering of
what he does not possess. He does
ask us to serve Him with all that we
possess. 'Unto whomocver much is
given, of him shall much be requir
ed.' 'Of thine own have we given
thee.' The principle applies to ev
erything: to money, brains, skill,
time, influenco. An earthly kingdom
in its time of need calls on every cit
izen to cast in all that he has. How
much more God's kingdom, God's
commonwealth! Every gift carries
with it a call. If God gives us wealth
or strength or influence He calls u?
to honor Him with them. And equal
ly when He gives us weakness or a
burden He calls us to honor Him with
that weakness or that burden.
Likewise with every call there
comes the promise of a gift. To Moses'
complaint, when he was called, 'I am
slow of speech, and of a slow tongue,'
God answered, 'Go ,and I will be with
thy mouth, and teach thee what thou
shalt say.' To Jeremiah's attempt to
beg off,' 'Ah, Lord God, behold I
cannot apeak; for I am a child,' God
answered. 'Say not I am a child: for
lliou shalt go to all that I shall send
thee, and whatsoever I command
thee thou shalt speak.' Paul's prayer
that he might be relieved of a han
dicap was met by God's word, 'My
grace is sufficient for thee; for my
^tnngth j< mi'd" p"rfv^t?in weak
ness " And own the one true Son,
cpuld say, 'I can of mine own self
do nothing.' 'I have given unto them
tlie words which thou gavest me.'
?-"Our-Lord sent His disciples out
without gold or silver or brass in
their purses, but He did not send
them out unequipped. He gave them
a message to deliver. 'Freely ye have
receivea, freely give.' 'What I tell
you in darkness, that speak ye in
light; and what ye hear in the ear,
that preach ye upon the housetops.'
The Lord 'gave to the disciples and
the disciples to the multitude.'
"When we grow anxious because
of the Church's lack of money or
equipment it is well for us to re
member that the first disciples had
nothing to bring to men save what I
their Lord had given to them out of
His poverty. Christ brought to men
What man can not give and man can i
not take away. He brought nothing
that money could buy. He had the
vision of God and the quiet strength
and the faith and tfte blessedness
which are the fruit of that vision.
His allegiance was beyond the
world; so He overcame the world.
He was possessed by the love of God;
so He loved men. The Spirit dwelt in
Him; so He could give the Spirit.
He gave to men the Truth of God
they despeiatety need. He gave Him
self. He gave u deep and strengthen
ing companionship with Himself
and with one another in Him. He
gave some simple acts that need only
a little water and a little bread and
wine.
?"Phi
. ..^ oviiuiiig ui v-ivju uuu ur ins
Christ is always a sending with a
promise. When God drafts men into
His service He equips them for that
service, and the equipment is suffi
cient for the service He asks. 'He giv
eth power to the faint.' 'I am full of
power by the Spirit of the Lord,'
declared Micah. 'Ye shall receive
power, after that the Holy Ghost is
come upon you: and ye shall be wit
nesses unto Me.' 'It is God which
worketh in you both to will and to
do of His good pleasure.'
"The highest gifts of God corre
spond to the deepest needs of men.
Again and again St. Paul greeted his
congregations with the words, 'Grace
be unto you, and peace, from God
our Father and from the Lord Jesus
Christ.' That was his best' wish and
his constant prayer for them. The
greatest gifts of the Spirit are 'faith
and hope and charity'. These are the
deepest needs of all men: faith, a
strong affirmative 'Yes' to life and
its meaning as given by God; hope,
a victorious outreach to the good
that lies ahead in this life and the
life to come; charity, to hold others
dear and to enter into true commun
ity; peace, to be inwardly reconcil
ed with oneself and one's neighbors
and one's God. The gifts that alone
can meet the deepest needs of our
neighbors can not be summoned up
out of our own spiritual poverty by
the efforts of our wills. We can not
create faith or charity or peace with
in ourselves by willing them. They
come to us out of communion with
the Father and with His Son Jesus
Christ in the fellowship of the Spir
it. They are gifts of grace. We can
give them to others who need them
greatly only by sharing them and
drawing others into the one com
mumon and fellowship."
CHURCH OF THE ADVEN1
flffi Sunday after Trinity.
> The Collect
O God, who has prepared for those
who love thee such good things
pass man's understanding; Pour into
our hearts such love toward thee,
that we, loving thee above all things,
?y obtain thy promises, which ex- !
ed all that we can desire; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Church school, 8:49 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a.
m.
Service at the prison camp in the
afternoon.
CHURCH
NEWS
Jamesville Baptist
Regular services at the Jamesville
Baptist Church Sunday.
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
Preaching sen-ice at 11 a. m. Sub
ject. The New Covenant It is our
regular communion service. It is
hoped that all the membership will
try to be present and the public is
invited.
METHODIST
Church school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m.
Epworth League, 7 p. m.
Evening worship, 8 p. m.
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service will meet at the church on
Monday, 4 p. m. Mrs. D. N. llix will
have charge of the program.'
#
Holly Spring* .Methodist
Preaching services at 3:30 p. m.
The community is invited to attend.
BAPTIST
Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m.
B T. U? 7 p. m.
Evening worship, 8 p. m.
"Your Brother, Does He See Life
Or Abide Under God's Wrath?" and
"Be Not Ye Therefore Like Unto
Them" are the sermon topics for
Sunday morning and evening, re
pectively. Sunday morning the plain
Biblical facts on the condition of the
believer and non-believer in Je*us as
Saviour will be presented. Sunday
evening a great danger signal used
by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount
will be reflashed with practical ap
plications. These messages are from
texts full or dynamite, texts that get
results. His Word shall not return
void.
?.
CHRISTIAN
Bible srhnnlj Q 45 n m
Morning-worghip, 11 a. m. Sub
ject, "Behind Strange Doors."
Young People's meeting, 7 00 p.
m. Subject, "The Church in Amer
ica."
Special
Notice
To Men
IF YOU HAVE
SUITS
Or
O'Coats
YOU WOULD LIKE TO
EXCHANGE
i For
NEW ONES
AT THE OLD PRICES,
SEE ME AT ONCE!
/ Will Devote The Next
Tico Weeks To This
Service . . .
k
We'll give good al
lowances and guar
antee excellent fit.
I have good selections
NEW PRICES WILL
BE MUCH HIGHER
HERBERT
LILLEY
"Taylor-Made Clothing"
Harrison Bros. Store
WiLLiAMSTON, N. C.
Evening service, 8 p. m. Subject,
"He Could Not Take Second Place." j
Monday,* 4 p. m., Circle No. 1
meets with Mrs. Herbert Taylor,'
with Mrs. John T. Edmondson as
joint hostess.
Circle No. 2 meets at the same time
with Mrs. V J Spivey.?with Mrs.
Robert Coburn as joint hostess.
Choir rehearsal, 7:30.
Thursday, 8 p. m., Study of 19th
Chapter of Acts of the Apostles.
HOLINESS
A revival is in progress at the Pen
tecostal Holiness Church with Mrs.
Brown and Miss Margaret Smith in
charge. Much interest has been
shown in the services during the
past two nights. Preaching every
night at 7;45 o'clock
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to all
services.
Reita Theatre?Washington
Sunday-Monday July 20-21
'"BEHIND THE NEWS"
trilh Lloyd Nolan and Dorit Davenport
Tuesday DOUBLE FEATURE July 22
"Drums of the Desert,*' Ralph Byril, I^orna Gray
"The Kid's Last Riile," Ray Corrigan, John King
Wednesday-Thursday July 23-24
"UNDKR ACE"
with Man Grey and Alan Baxter
Friday-Saturday 'u''r 25-26
'?LAW OF THE RANGE"
with Johnny Mark Broun
Tobacco Farmers!
We Huvc a Complete Stork of the N'efnt
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of Y our Tobacco Crop.
Check This List And See IJs ?
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Compressed Air Sprayers
Twi lie?Lanterns?Nails
And Many Other llurduare Items You'll Need
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HARDWARE COMPANY
WILLIAM.STON, N. C.
NEWS W PACTS ... of State wid? Interest
YOU
CAN HELP!
North' Carolina's legalized brewing
industry wants no law-violating ele
ment within its ranks. It wants no
beer outlets that use their licenses to
mask anti-social activities. ,
Hence the consistent effort under the
"clean up or close up" campaign to
eliminate the comparatively few
beer retailers who do not respect the
privilege of their licenses.
In cooperation with law enforce
ment agencies, our Committee has
made progress. But our goal is a
100% law-abiding business and we
insist that all retail beer outlets be
able to withstand the searchlight of
public scrutiny. ,
You can help us attain this objective
by patronizing the orderly outlets in
your community and reporting any
unlawful conditions to officials or t/>
this Committee.
BREWERS AND NORTH CAROLINA
BEER DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE
EdfirHBain, SMe Dirtdcr. Suite 813-817 Contrail Bid* Raleigh
muw* M COOratATWM WITB TNC MUTED MfWBS UMBTMM. MMM
Turnage Theatre ? Washington, N. C.
Sunday July t?
"Ariaona"
JEAN A&THL'K and WILLIAM BOLD EN
Monday-Tuesday July M-M
"Sunny"
ANNA NEAOLC and JOHN CAUOIX
ALSO SELBCTBD
Wednesday-Thursday July >3-M
"Barnacle Bill"
WAtLACT REEKY, VIKOPftA WBMJt
Friday-Saturday July UhM
% "Wagon* Roll At Night"
Humphrey Bofart, Sylria Sidney, Joun Leslie
SHORT SUBJECTS