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The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WILLIAMSTON. 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 the act of Con gress of March 3, 1878. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the film \Friday, December 19, 1911. Christmas ? 1941 Amidst war, suffering, greed and hate, the 1941 edition of Christmas, it would naturally seem, will have a difficult task in advancing its true meaning. And, yet, in it all surely the foundation for all that which is good and that which goes to enhance the real meaning of Christmas is being laid. Dark days, equally as discerning and as hope less as those through which we struggle at the moment, have been lived before. There was Cav alry, followed by persecution, war and turmoil down across the centuries. But out of each em erged a new hope and a brighter day. The Almighty moves and acts in mysterious ways, and let us hope that as the wqrld moves into fierce battle, it will not snuff out the flick ering hope ol Christianity. Cold steel and blood may be needed to turn the tide of battle, but the peace?a true and lasting peace- may be turned arid molded only after the principles pro pounded by the Christ on Cavalry. And with that in mind, even in these dark days we can look to the future with a renewed hope. Austin R<m<lol pli Jarksttn Austin Randolph \Jacksnn, Martin County youth, sacrificed his life for his country that you and I might live more abundantly. No man has ever or can ever make a greater sacrifice. Answering the call of his country and express ing the real American spirit, the youth enter ed the naval service, asking no odds but offer ing his all. The tragedy of that Sunday morning, a lit tle over two weeks ago, str uck home, and thous ands even though they did not know him per sonally shared with his mother and other loved ones the sorrow regretfully expressed in a mes sage from the Navy Department. Even though he made the supreme sacrifice there is every good reason to believe that the young man and the other Hum sands did not die in vain His death and the death of others serv ed to jerk a slovenly American people to their feet, to fling directly to them a challenge that must be met, not bv the "other fellow" hut hy the everyone of us as individuals. Austin Randolph Jackson has made the su preme sacrifice. The least we can do is to throw off our bonds of luxury and prepare to answer our country's call to duty whether that duty be in the armed forces or at posts far removed from the public spotlight Real Americans will see to it that Austin Randolph Jackson will have not died in vain. And in handling that humble and solemn duty they extend to the young man's loved ones their deepest sympa thies, imploring them To keep the faith that has made America great. Our Relationships with Other ISations I sometimes think I would have given all the wealth of this great hemisphere if I could have been one of that little band that went out to the field of Runnymede in 1215 and extracted from King John that wonderful collection of human liberties, known as Magna Charta. After liberty had been banished from the world for a thousand years, I repeat, if I could have had the wonderful privilege of being one of that band that thus took the first step back toward human freedom?the first step in that 500-year struggle for Anglo-Saxon liberty?I would have parted with all the wealth of this Western Hem isphere And I want" to see some of that same spirit that finally culminated in our own coun try in the Revolution and the structure of our free government revived . . . We havg, carried the experiment of self-gov ernment further than it has ever been carried in the history of the human race, and yet it remains an experiment. If in this undertaking we should fail, if our civilization should be un able to cope with that age-old problem of self government, I doubt if it will ever be undertak en again in the future. So we have the tremendous undertaking to day of rebuilding more securely, along political and economic lines, our relationships with the either nations. I think we ought to build upon the solid and broad foundations of justice, equal ity and friendship. I think, too, that the more we visualize those broader relationships, both political and economic, that should be restored, keeping at all times within the limitations of our traditions and our Constitution, the great er service we will render to ourselves and to other peoples. ? Cordell Hull, Secretary The Silent Hells By Ruth Taylor. i "I hoard the bells on Christmas Day And wild and sweet, The words repeat Of peace on earth, good will to men." Only in our own land will the bells ring out in free and joyous song this Christmastide. Only on this continent will the sound of ringing bells mean the celebration of the great holiday of the world, which for centuries had brought joy and gladness to all people, even to the humblest homes. Where are the bells of Germany that once rang out in such joy the Christmas season, while happy people gathered around the fir trees which Saint Wilfred gave as a symbol of Christ mas to the Germanic tribes?a symbol of eter nal life as opposed to the blood sacrifice of Thor and Wotan. From their hearths no longer rise the merry strains of "Oh, Tannenbaum." In stead, the Horst Wesscl song blares defiance to the Prince of Peace. The bells of Austria are mute. The lovely "Stitle Nacht," written by a parish priest for his faithful flock, no longer rings upon the mid night air. Austria lies crushed, with little heart to sing. The carillons in Belgium, singing from their tall belfries, have been stilled, and there is lit tle hope in Holland this year of the kind Kris Kringle appearing with his bag of toys for good children. The hauntingly exquisite "Noel, Noel," that sweet carol l^eloved of all Christmas singers, will not ring through a France saddened, torn by war and a more devastating peace, and threatened both within and without by new dangers. The bells of Italy, what could they mean this year to the women left at home, their men gone to spend their lives in aggression against peace ful neighbors? What can the grand motif of "Adeste Fideles" mean to a nation locked in closest bonds to the godless Nazis? centuries rang in Christmas from every village green?the bells now ring only to warn of dan ger and death, instead of the new life which Christmas signifies, sending the children scur rying not to happy family gatherings around the Yule log, but to deep underground air-raid shelters. Even here Christmas will have a keen joy tinctured with sadness?for though we are still free, the long threatened war is upon us. Our men lie dead thousands of miles from home. And'yet?ring out, wild bells, in the land that is free?ring out your song, for you may reach and revive the hopes of those in other lands whose Christmas joy is dimmed. You may re mind all those who hear your cheerful tones of the joys they still possess. You'may recall to the world that the good tidings of great joy was promised to all the people, bringing peace on earth and good will to men. We wish to thank you for allowing us to serve 5 you another year with that which will mean most to you and yours in the years to come. Meeting* Leslie FOWDEN, J. Paul SIMPSON, Garland COLTRAIN * \ Representing the Security Life and Trust Co. Chi Earth Good Will By REV. JOHN yARDY Church Of The Advent By H. ST. GEORGE TUCKER, Presiding Bishop, Protestant Episcopal Church On Christmas Day we celebrated God's answer to man's age-long prayer for help. Religion arises from a sense of insecurity and^ inadequacy. Man recognized his dire need of aid in the struggle to defend himself against the hostile powers, both nat ural and, at least in the earlier stages, supernatural, which threatened his welfare. He learned also from ex perience the inadequacy of his own capacities and resources for the sat isfaction of his desires and the at tainment of his purposes. Looking back over the centuries we can find ample cause for grati tude in the blessings which we owe to Him who was born in Bethlehem, j What about God's answer to our prayers for' blessings-to ( liable us Loi meet our present problems? Are we ! not frequently as disconcerted at God's way of answering our plead ings as were those who rejected with scorn Christ's claim to be the long desired and expected deliverer? There is one blessing which per haps all people will unite in asking God to bestow on this Christmas? just and durable peace. A prayer for peace at Christmas seems pecu liarly appropriate, for the angelic hosts heralded the birth of the Sav iour by proclaiming, "Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will toward men." Are we justified in hoping that God answer such a prayer? The song of the angels suggests the condition upon which alone we can expect such a hope to be realized. Their promise was peace on earth to men of good will. Where good will is lacking even God cannot establish' a just and dur able peace. We know by sad experience that our own attempts to secure peace by force or by negotiations have proved failure. The reason for this is not that the force used has been inade quate, nor even that the negotiators were not wise enough to work out proper peace terms. Is not the real cause of the failure of such attempts the laek of ^hat spirit of peace which the angels call good will? If we ask God for peace, then we need not expect His answer to take the form of a grant of more power j to subdue aggressors, nor of more j cleverness in negotiating peace terms. What we can expect is that 1 Bear Grass Goes Over The Top In Red Cross Drive (Continued from page one) Holliday, 25c; Charlie Beacham, $2; Robert Coltrain, 50c; Jasper Rodgers, 25c; Mrs. R. G. Rodgerson, 50c; R. L. Perry, $3; H. P. Mobley, $1; Daney Taylor. $1; Mrs. Annie Buck, )1; Mrs. June Harris, $1; Miss Joyce Harris, 10c; June Harris, $1; Mrs. C H. Ay ers, $1; C. H. Ayers, $1; Plum Jen kins, 25c; Arthur Harrison, 50c; Will Knox, 25c; Mrs. H. L. Harrison, 50c; Mrs. Ernest Ward, 50c! R. L. Rodger son, 15c; John Cratt, 25c; J. T. Far mer. 25c; Mrs. Rue Cratt, 25c; Mrs. Mollie Farmer, 10c; Mrs. Marie Whit aker, 25c; Luther Cratt, 25c; Billie Cratt, $1; Arthur Peaks, $1; Mrs. W. A. Bailey, $1; Ophus Bailey, $1; Mrs. Sallie Bett Rodgers, $1; T. L. Rober son, $1; J. D. Wynne, $1; Mrs. J. L. 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B. iGod will send into our hearts the spirit of Him whom we call the' j Prince of Peace. If we will surrender ourselves to the guidance and in fluence of that spirit, He will de velop in us the good will which as the angelic song suggests is the only | basis of a just and durable peace. | Let us, therefore, approach this j Christmas not only with gratitude for what God has done in the past, but with the confident expectation that if we dedicate ourselves to Him, He will qualify us to take our place among those concerning whom our I Lord said, "Blessed are the peace makers: for they shall be called the ! children of God." CHURCH NEWS BAPTIST Bible school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. B. T. U., 6:30 p. m. Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. Mid-week prayer service, 7:30 p. m. Student Night will be observed in our church Sunday evening. The boys and girls who have been away to school and teachers who are home for the holidays are especially in vited to this service. It is planned for you. CHURCH OF THE ADVEN1 Christmas Day. The Collect O God, who makest us glad with the yearly remembrance of the birth of thine only Son, Jesus Christ; grant that as we joyfully receive him for our Redeemer, so we may with sure confidence behold him when He shall come to be our Judge, who liv eth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen. Mid-night celebration of the Holy Communion on Christmas Eve, at 11:30 P. M. It is hoped that as many as possibly can will plan to attend this great service. Celebration of the Holy Commun ion at 11 a. m. Christmas Day. Holy Innocents. Sunday after Christmas. Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m. ST. MARTIN'S, Hamilton Candlelight service and sermon at 7:30. Our friends of the community are Cordially invited to worship with us in this most impressive service. Ayers, $1; N. R. Rogers, $2; C. U. Rogers, $3; E. C. Harrison, $2; J. C. Gurganus, $1; LeRoy Harrison, $2; Elizabeth Bailey, $1; Lewis Bullock, $1; Bill Bailey, $1; D. L. Peele, $1; J. B. Whitaker, $1; Robert Leggett, 25c; Alton Harrison, $1; Mrs. Nathan Rogers, $2; Noah Gardner, $1; Mrs Verona Rogers, $5; Mrs. Effie Rog ers, $1; Mrs. Rena Whitehurst, $1; Henry Gurganus, $1; Gilbert Rawls, 50c; Elder Ben Cowan, $1; W. A Brown, $1; Lum Gurganus, $1; Ro land Harrison, 50c; Henry Harrison, Farmert Of County To Support War Program (Continued from page one) in Europe are getting as few as (our and five eggs a month in England and not any in some other areas, and it would seem that the egg market outlook is promising to say the least. $1.50; Jay Price, $1; Kneezer Harri son, $1; Mr. Ayers, 10c; Lester Ter ry, 25c; Mrs. Johnnie Wynne, 50c; G. A. Harrison, 10c; C. C. Whitaker, 25c; Mrs. Bill Wynne, 25c; Mrs. Char lie Hoell, 50c. Bear Grass Colored Augustus Reddick, 25c; Leroy Hop kins, $1; Aimer K. Reddick, $1; Vance Whitfield, $1; Nathaniel Bos ton, 25c; J. W. 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To get this improved treatment, just massage VapoRqb for 3 minutes on BACK as v eil as throat and chest, For Better Results then spread thick * ? layer on chest and lllv'd cover with warmtJ W Va*oRu? cloth. Try it! The Improved Wey THE UNDERSIGNED MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS FIRMS WILL CLOSE Thursday and Friday DECEMBER 25th and 26th ? Housewives, Farmers, Contractors ami Others are asked to keep in mind this Two-Day Hol iday and to make their purchases accordingly Virginia Electric & Power Co. ROANOKE CHEVROLET Co. WILLIAMSTON MOTOR CO. PROCTOR SHOPPE PEELE'S - JEWELERS ROSE'S 5c & 10c STORE WOOLARD HARDWARE CO. MARTIN SUPPLY CO. PITTMAN'S ALPHA CLEANERS DARDEN'S DEPT. STORE Williamsion Hardware Co. Branch Banking & Trust Co. ECONOMY AUTO SUPPLY FARMERS SUPPLY CO. E. & W. GROCERY CO. B. S. COURTNEY N. ISRAEL CHAS. H. JENKINS & CO. ANN'S VARIETY STORE MARGOUS BROT1 BELK TYLER COMPANY MOORE GROCERY CO. PENDER'S LINDSLEY ICE CO. The Harrison Shoppe
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