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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMS TON. NORTH CAROLINA. w. C. MANNING Editor ? 1908-1938 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year $1.75 Six months 1.00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year $2.25 Six months $ 1.25 No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Williamston, N C., as second-class matter under tiie act of Con gress of March 3. 1870 Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Tuetday, December 9, 1941. The Die li Caat Slipping out of the night and acting without warning or provocation, Japan has attacked Am erican life and property, challenging with the blessing of an inhuman combination our way of life and the principles upon which this nation was founded and builded The die has been cast and the United States today after the lead of Winston Churchill can offer immediately its people only sweat and blood ?and victory in the end. With reservations for yellow Bob Reynolds and possibly a few others, the nation upon learn ing the treacherous attack on Hawaii by the yellow men quickly formed a unified march. The travel is not gomg to be easy, and many disappointments are certain to be ours during the months ahead The struggle now underway has the possibilities of making World War No. 1 look small in comparison, for a quarter of a century ago France and Japan were lined against Germany However, victory is possible, but to attain that priceless objective we must show a greater determination, accept greater sacrifices and do our part in every way possi ble We are not to grumble and argue if we are to accomplish successfully the Herculean task that is now ours. It is easy to sit back at this moment and con demn the acts of those isolationists who have intentionally or unintentionally traveled along with those who are now at our throats. But we an1 lu furgei all thai and in a spirit of unity put our shoulders to the wheel. Removed from the war front and the indus trial center, we here in our snug little part of the world can see no immediate task that needs to be done to advance the war effort But there is a task to be done That task has been outlin ed for the mothers and others in the Red Cross production unit. It has been outlined for the far mer in the food for freedom program. It lias been outlined in the humanitarian call for sup- s port of the Red. Cross, There is a call for old scrap iron to replace that sent to-Japan to kill the hundreds in Hawaii on the first day of the war. There is a call for the conservation of gas oline, oil and other resources. There is a call for the purchase of defense saving stamps and bonds In behalf of our way of life we appeal to our people to recognize the seriousness of the situ ation not with panicky action, but with a will ing and grim determination and Ho do our part in the big task that has been thrust upon us. The die is cast. Will it be a pattern designed by Hitler and his barbarian associates? Or will it be one of our own making and in strict ac-, cord with that which is decent, right and good in tjhe sight of God and all righteous men? Protection In The High Place* One of tin most dastardly stories growing out of the last World's War apparently is having an echo in the present struggle. After arms were laid down in November. 1918. it was charged that certain interests on both sides had car ried on trade detrimental to their respective countries, I'p until a very short time ago. American oil shipments were moving into Spain in far great er volume than during peace time or even dur ing the period when the oil companies were selling to Franco for the prosecution of his rev olution It was well established that Spain was turning over the priceless oil to Hitler for use in his an attacks on defenseless people and in his submarine attacks on American lives. The dastardly practice recently dUrai'll'd al tention in Congress and Representative John M. Coffee. Democrat of Washington State, went so far as to propose an investigation. Attention was centered on Max W. Thornburg, oil ad viser in the State Department Thornburg, it was pointed out, was a high official of Bah rein Petroleum Company which is owned large ly by Standard Oil of California. Could it be that men like Thornburg and the dollar-a-year men in Washington are protect ing and aiding industry in which they are in terested? The bottleneck now1 bearing down on the neck of little business partly proves that the representatives of big business in Washing ton have done an excellent job for their "rela tives" back home. Coffee pointed out a few days ago that the oil companies, mentioning Standard of Cali fornia among others, had world-wide invest ments and interests affected by national pol icies on oil, that they are "dependent to some de gree on Hitler's good will for the recovery of these properties should the Nazis succeed in consolidating their New Order." Coffee then asked, "Is it wise to have an executive of these companies (meaning Thmnhnrgf?advising?US oil international oil matters?" The United States scrapped its plow shares and old iron lor sale to Japan, and sold liber allv to Italy to wage war on the helpless Ethio pian That was bad enough. But when men in the high places start promoting and protecting business when such action is foreign to the cause this country espouses then it is high time for action There are good dollar-a-year men in govern ment, but isn't it possible that some are pro moting their individual gains at the expense of the country and doing more to harm the march of democracy than all the Strikes combined? for thOENTIRE FflMILl Practical Gil ts,Too There ure only 13 mure Shu|tpilig l)aya before Christmas. Nuh is the time to purchase your gifts anil MARTIN SUPPLY CO., is the place. Re gardlcss of the type of gift you Mailt, we ean suit ply just the item you neetl . . . AND AT THE RIGHT PRICE! Try Shopping Hero First? WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY! TOYS WAGONS TRICYCLES DESKS TEA SETS DRUMS > BOOKS DOLLS GAMES HORNS GUNS DECORATIONS TRAINS Martin Supply Company & $ & <N^ & f ' *JV ? J7 / Gifts of Every Description Novelty or Practical ??V , Gifts Attractively Boxed and Wrapped
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