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Tuetday. September 30, 1941.
Morale and Materiah
How good the morale of America's armies is.
no oflf Siunib tu I'.now; how \riueh defense ma
terial has been manufactured,' no one seems to
know, or at least if one knows he hasn't gone
to the trouble to tell the world about it. What
ever the status or our morale may be, or how
much defense material we have produced, there
is one thing to remember that morale is more
necessary to our defense than material posses
sions.
Sir Francis Bacon pointed out three centur
ies or more* ago that the ability of a nation to
defend itself depended less upon its material
holdings than upon the spirit of its people,, that
its stocks of gold were of less importance than
the grim determination in the body politics:
"Walled towns, stored arsenals and armories,
goodly races of horses, chariots of war, ele
phants, ordnance, artillery and the like; all of
this is but a sheep in a lion's skin, except the
breed and disposition of the people be stout
and warlike. Nay, number itself in armies im
porteth not much, where the people is of weak
courage; for (as Virgil saith, It never troubles
a wolf how many the sheep be.)
"Neither is money the sinews of war . . For
Solon well said to Croesus (when in ostentation
heshewed him his gold). Sir, if any other come
that hath better iron than you, he will be mas
ter of all this gold."
It wouId-seem that Bacon was writing for the
benefit of the United States today. We have
talked about billions for defense, vast factories
for an expanding production of arms and muni
tions, and possibly some progress has been
made in that direction. On the other side of the
ledger, the important side, according to Bacon,
we are flopping around in a sea of turmoil. We
question our leaders. We lend our ears to the
Lindberghs, Wheelers and Clarks. We question
the need of surrounding our rights to even life's
unnecessary things and pleasures. We fiddle
around while far-reaching events transpire in
a rapidly moving world. We don't stop to con
sider the possibility of a gas shortage; we some
huw or olhei feel oui uwn importance and gam
ble with defense that the wheels of pleasure may
continue to turn for another day. We criticise
and find fault with proclamations calling for
daylight saving time because the schedule does
not suit our individual whims and fancies, for
getting the possibility that the change was ef
fected in the name of defense.
We talk about our material preparations, but
is our morale strong enough to activate the ma
chines?
No Better Invettment
Parents, in this uncertain period and facinf
a period"aggravated by even greater~uncertaTh
ties, can make no better investment than by de
voting their time, thought and material goodi
to their children. While it was far short of ar
easy maximum, the meeting of Williamstor
parents and teachers last week offers a renew
ed hope for underwriting one of the country'i
most important ventures?the training of youth
Stripped of a material heritage, and such hai
happened in and following wars, the trainee
youth can manage somehow. The untrained lac
can be expected to contribute little to a work
that is demanding more thought than materia
goods.
When parents can find time to at least hel
train their children and teach them not in the
ways of taking advantage of their fellowman
but how to live with others, how to better ap
preciate the good ideals in life and how to meas
ure life not in terms of wealth and ill-gotten
power but in terms of accomplishments for
peace, understanding and the common good of
all.
Those parents who forsake the pleasantries
and who ignore the petty arguments and get
in there and literally fight that the youth of
today might be trained after the finer ideals of
life will have contributed about as much in
promoting our way of life as the soldier who
is being called upon to defend our way of life.
The work of the association is being watched
by many, including the. children themselves.
If the organization falters and fails, it will have
broken faith with those little folks and with so
ciety, itself.
If an important organization such as the P.-T.
A. can't function successfully, we might as well
close the school itself and call it a day, and pray
for the coming of the barbarian from across
the seas to come on over and straighten us out.
If ever there was a time for a greater inter
est in youth and his education that time is now.
And there must be a very continued alertness
in this country to the importance of youth
training in a democracy in order to help meet
the problems of tomorrow. Parents, think of
your children now?don't wait until Christmas.
A Proof of Honor
It is an honor to receive a bill. Instead of get
ting vexed when the mail man or a collector
brings you a statement of account, you should
be pleased. For a bill is an indication that some
one believes in your honesty.
A bill indicates that someone who knows you
depends upon your word or promise to pay, at
the time you received the goods or services on
credit.
If you never received a bill, it might indicate
that your credit was not recognized; that no
person trusted you; that no one had been will
ing to extend you credit and take your word
that you would pay.
Credit is one of the finest things you can
have. Money may be had by various means but
good credit comes only from the habit of hon
esty and prompt meeting of obligations. It is
a proof of honor to receive a bill.?Selected.
School Begint Again!
By Ruth Taylor.
With the first crisp days of fall , begins the
daily exodus of the children of America. Rac
ing along quiet streets, scuffling through the
fallen leaves, chattering together like a group
of magpies, they go back to school, with, God
be thanked, books under their arms, not gas
masks. Gongs are to them the signal for recess
or the end of the school day?not air raid warn
ings.
There they have to learn how to get along
w other children, which is the best train
ing for getting along with people when they go
out into the world. As in life, if they cannot
keep up 110 matter what the reason?they drop
back into another class. Rain or shine they are
expected to be at school in their appointed
places at their appointed time. They learn that
there are certain things that one cannot get
out of and they learn that alibis do not count.
But one thing that should be done in all the
classes in all the schools In this country is to
try to make the children realize what a privilege
this freely going to school is. What a great ad
vantage they have in a free education in a class
room where opportunity to learn is based on
ability and on willingness to study, not on race
or creed. We have neglected to stress the im
portance of school days in our haste to make
gala days of holidays. School has too often been
something to be hurried through. We have ne
glected to teach the children to appreciate
school itself.
The children of today must be taught that
democracy, equality, freedom are not empty
words, to be sung or recited about and then for
gTTttcn?bur "that They are clarion calls to tasks
which are theirs as surely as they were the tasks
of the pioneers ,or of the boys in our armed ser
vices. The right to freedom must be earned by
each generation. The young men of the coun
try are in camp to fit themselves for the defense
of their country if war comes. Their brothers
and sisters are in school to fit themselves for
life under these freedoms. All are soldiers to
gether in an army for America.
Conscience is merely our own judgment of
the right or wrong of our actions, and so can
never be a safe guide unless enlightened by
the word of God.?Tryon Edwards.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having this day qualified as exec
utor of the estate of the late Frances
Melissa Moore, deceased, of Willlam
ston. Martin County, this is to noti
fy all persons holding claims against
said estate to present them to the
undersigned for payment within one
year from the date of this notice or
same will lit phadeil in liai uf Ult'U
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate will please make immed
iate payment.
This the 13th day of Sept., 1941.
JAMES DAVID MOORE,
Executor of the estate of Frances
sl6-6t Melissa Moore, deceased
NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County. In
The Superior Court.
County of Martin against Lewis
Slade and wife, Mrs. Lewis Slade.
The defendant, Lewis Slade, above
named, will take notice that an ac
tion entitled as above has been com
menced in the Superior Court of
Martin County, North Carolina, to
foreclose the taxes on land in Mar
tin County in which said defendants
have an interest; and the said defend
ants will further take notice that they
are required to appear before L. B.
Wynne, Clerk of the Superior Court
of Martin County at his office in
Williamston, North Carolina, within
thirty (30) days after the completion
,.l II,IC cantir... nf pnhlicatinn by Txn.
tice and to answer or demur to the
complaint of the plaintiff in this ac
tion, or the plaintiff will apply to
the Court for the relief demanded in
said complaint.
L. B. WYNNE,
Clerk Superior Court of
s2-4t Martin County.
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