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W. C. MANNING
Editor ? 1908 193*
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Friday, September 26, 1941.
Jumping At Conclusion*
Advised of trouble on the railroad labor
front, we laymen are jumping at conclusions.
If we entertain any belief in democracy, we
sometimes fail to express it
Faced with added living costs and recogniz
ing the piling up of profits for the railroads,
railroad workers voted to strike for a wage in
crease The procedure, strictly democratic, is
recognized by law, but when the first step was
taken there were those of us who started con
demning the railroad working man We did
not wait to learn all the facts. The unions first
present their demands and if the employees
and employers are unable to reach an agree
ment, mediation is attempted. If that fails then
the President names a commission to study the
problem with the provision that both sides are
placed before the gubhc in a fair and unbias
ed manner. During the meantime, the workers
agree to continue at their tasks for ninety
days.
' Possibly the workers are making unjust de
mands, but the layman should also recognize
that tin railroad worker is not receiving as
much, 011 an average, as many common labor
ers who are not charged with the big respon
sibility of transporting human fife and*breach
and other foodstuffs for human consumption.
We talk about democracy, but When democ
racy is applied in this case, we ignore it and
jump at conclusions.
I Lot Of Idle Talk
Its' little more than idle talk when people
start boasting about how much they are help
ing defense by buying defense savings stamps
and bonds 'At the best they are only indirectly
aiding defense, and they should be frank about
it and admit they are looking to the stamp and
bond as an investment medium. The man who
buys a bond or a greater number of bonds and
then grumbles about everything the govern
ment is doing can hardly be classed as a pa
triotic citizen.
The patriotic citizen is the one who is in step
with his government, btsxhurch and his fellow
man. The patriotic citizen is the one who strug
gles along trying to meet his obligations, sup
porting his leaders in government and doing his
bit without boasting about it to the world. We
have boosted our patriotism with a lot of hot
air; we will show real patriotism when we
make sacrifices and work without complain
ing.
I'd Rather Be Right
By Samuel Grafton.
Our hair must be curly. Our smile must be
sweet; our lips must be half-parted in a darling
bow. How else explain why so much of the
world bleeds to defend us? Mr. Summer Welles
bestows a note on Constantine Oumansky, the
Soviet Ambassadof, informing him that the
United States has decided that what Russia is
doing is in the interests of American defense.
It is like, a kiss blown from a high, safe win
dow.
It must be exhilarating for the sweating
Poles and exiled Czechs, the English and the
Chinese, to hear our girlish laughter, to know
that we approve of what they are doing; that
we like them fine. They are our favorites, ev
ery one of them, our veritable dears. They have
notes from us to prove it; we are so flattered by
this competition among the nations to defend
us that, actually, we do not know which one
we like the most. This attention is enough to
turn a girl's head.
China is defending America, and England is
defending America, and Russia is defending
America, and de Gaulle is defending America
?correction. We still recognize Vichy. We ac
cept de Gaulle's defense of America while af
fecting not to notice; after all, you cannot treat
all the men alike. And the Norwegian sailors
are defending America, and the brave little Bal
kan peasants scribbling' their pathetic V's;
' they are defending America. In a word, every
body is defending America except America.
We are touched. And we have been thinking.
We have decided to do something for the Rus
sians. We are going to let them buy tools and
weapons here. For cash. Not only that. After
they have bought what they need, we are go
ing to let them take it out of the country, smack
out of the country.
They are so decent about it, all of them, the
English and the Chinese and the Poles. There
is almost a conspiracy among them not to say
very much to indicate that we ought to enter
a shooting war. It is as if they knew us to be
life from us. They are so terribly grateful for
virginal, and have agreed to keep the facts of
our unutterable kittenishness, so moved by the
loyalty with which we flutter a handkerchief
at them from the window, almost every day,
that one could spit, thinking of it.
Don't look now, but our moral position has
become disgusting.
We have embraced half the nations in the
world, kissed them on both checks, told them
officially that they are saving our lives. Now
we are watching the battle, with a foolish-fond
expression. It is the damnedest face any coun
try has turned to the world since the world
began. If that look of infatuated helplessness
freezes on us, we shall become the gargoyle of
the century. Those lips, they shall say to us la
ter on, froze while trying to utter the syllables,
attaboy, to the ages.
Both sides are going to remember us, after
this is over, as something fat and cream-color
ed, that clung to a high safe wall during the
earthquake. What,, a dreadful risk one runs
when one loses moral grace. One wonders whe
ther our hair will be curly enough to maintain
the world's present adoration after the noise
dies down Or mo ?t
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unspeakable loneliness of those who play it
safe during common catastrophe.
History sometimes takes place deep down in
the belly of man, below the level of thought;
the tumbimg English and Chinese and Russian
and Australian and French and Polish millions,
toiling for something better, they know not
what, may decide later on that we are not im
portant after all. We are merely that which
was defended; but the future belongs to the
defenders. Isn't it becoming chilly, way up
here, and would it not be warming to sweat a
little?
What In a Wheelbergh'/
?
Veronique Hall, in the Milwaukee Journal.
A Wheelbergh is a not so quiet birdman of
the ostrich family. Its main habitat is in the tem
perate zone, where it enjoys all the fruits of
nature but is noted for its refusal to defend
these advantages. It appears only too willing
to share them with despoilers, who have only
to growl from a distance.
A further distinguishing chT?etnrifftie of the
Wheelbergh is "day blindness,'.' which causes
it to ignore dangers plainly seen by others and
yet can see nonexistent dangers in a poorer
light.
The only sound the Wheelbergh makes is a
harsh, unpleasant scream, something like this:
"A-pease. A-pease."
Labor Day Footnote*
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New York Post (Ind.)
A great many persons who, like Senator
Wheeler, argue that this war is no good for
labor, and who try to picture it as a struggle
between rival imperiums, fail to do the Sim
ple and obvious thing: to see what labor itself
has to say about it, or to note which side per
mits labor to say anything at all and which
does not. Under Mr. Wheeler's theory, Mr.
Chamberlain was a great friend of labor for
compounding the felony of Munich, and M.
Petain was a great friend of labor for capitulat
ing to the Nazis?while labor was its own
worst enemy, for insisting that Mr. Chamber
lain declare war, and for deposing him when
he would not fight it vigorously. Somebody is
standing on his head, and it is not labor.
Cut Them All, Senator!
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CHURCH
NEWS
CHRISTIAN
Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m. Subject,
"The Word That Opens Heaven."
Young People's meeting, 7 p. m.
Subject, "Religion in a Democracy."
Evening service, 8 p. m. Subject,
"The Unwritten Gospel."
Mid -week service Wednesday, 8 p.
m. Subject, "The Three Homes."
Promotion day will be observed in
the Bible school with a special pro
gram on next Sunday morning All
students of the school are urged to
be present to receive their promo
tion cards or certificates, and all to
enjoy the program. The following
Sunday, the first ill October, will be
observed as "Rally Day." Many of
our students have been away and
we are anxious to greet them and
to the many members of the Church
who do not attend Bible school, we
extend to you a most cordial wel
come. and to those not attending who
are not members of the church we
invite you to attend with us or some
where in our town.
Installation of the pipe organ at
the church is going forward in a
most pleasing note. We are promised
the use of the organ for the first Sun
day in October. This fine instrument
will add much to the beauty and at
mosphere of our worship. Mr. Rus
sell Roebuck, lately of Atlantic
Christian College, will become choir
director, and will announce his plans
for the church music in the near fu
ture Announcement will be made
shortly concerning the dedication of
the organ.
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BAPTIST
Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m.
B. T. U , 7 p. m.
Evening worship, 8 p. m.
The sermon subjects are: "Fulfill
ing the Law of Christ," and "The
Parable of the Talents."
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CHURCH OF THE ADVEN1
16th Sunday after Trinity.
The Collect
O Lord, we beseech thee, let thy
continual pity cleanse and defend
thy Church; and, because it cannot
continue in safety without thy sue
cor, preserve it evermore by thy
help and goodness; through Jesus
Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Church school, 9:45 a. m. E.S.T.
Morning prayer and sermon at 11
j. m. E.S.T.
There will be a meeting of the
memorial committee following the
morning services.
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ST. MARTIN'S, Hamilton
Evening prayer and sermon. 7:30
m. E.S.T.
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METHODIST
Church school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m.
Epworth League, 7 p. m.
Evening worship, 8 p. m.
Mid-week prayer service, Wednes
iay evening, 8 p. m.
Choir practice, Wednesday eve
line. 8 d. m.
ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICI
North Carolina, Martin County.
Having qualified aa administra
trix of the estate of George B. Steele,
deceased, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the said estate
to exhibit them to the undersigned
within one year from the date of this
notice or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery. All per
sons indebted to said estate will
please make immediate payment.
This the 21st day of August, 1941.
MRS. GEORGE B. STEELE,
Administratrix of the estate of
a22-6t George B. Steele, deceased.
NEWS and FACTS ... of Stat* mid* In tar a si
FROM MANTEO
TO MURPHY
North Carolina law enforcement official*, accepting
the help of the Brewer* and North Carolina Beer
Distributors Committee, have established a note
worthy record of eliminating the scattered few beer
retailers who commit or permit law violations in
their places of business.
Encouraged by the recent endorsement of our work
by law enforcement officials and county authorities,
our Committee's program of industrial cooperation
proceeds without let-up. Your support is needed
in making and keeping North Carolina's legalized
beer industry free from objectionable elements.
You can help by patronizing only those dealers who
conduct their businesses in strict compliance with
the law.
BREWERS AND NORTH CAROLINA
BEER DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE
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Sunday September 28
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LLOYD NOLAN and MARY BETH HUGHES
Monday-Tuesday September 29-30
"When Ladies Meet"
Joan Crawford, Robert Taylor. Greer Garson
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"Tom, Dirk and Harry"
Ginger Rogers, Geo. Murphy, Burgess Meredith
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