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C., as second-class mat%r unfier tug act of Con
gress of March 5, 1871;
Address all communicatifcfls to Ifce Enterprise
and not individual members of the firm.
Friday, February 12, 1943.
Time For All To W ckc Up
Writing interestingly of his return to life
following 21 days at the mercy of the Pacific
Ocean, Eddie Rickenbacker teiis much about
his sight-seeing mission and the hardships that
befell him and his companions in the Pacific.
He returns home and forcefully suggests that
it is time to wake up on the home front. We
can sympathize with Mr. Rickenbackcr or any
-'human soul who experienced the hardships he
suffered or similar hardships. While his mis
sion had the earmarks of a costly sight-seeing
tour, it may have been of great importance. We
do not know, and will presume it was import
ant. We go further and agree with Mr. Ricken
backer that it is time for labor to wake up back
home.
But when Rickenbackcr centered his charge
against labor and remained silent as far as
profiteering, cheating, lying, politicing and the
other evils in the high places are concerned,
he accomplished little, tie merely helped to di
vide the people. Apparently Mr. Rickenbackcr
would stop the blood in one vein and let the
country bleed to death out of another. Hero
or no hero, Eddie Rickenbackcr has joined the
old camp where the life blood of this country
has been and is still being sapped for selfish
reasons.
He was not satisfied with his indirect attack
on labor. He went further and said, “In the de
cade before the war, we spent billions on the
theory that a superior few could plan the lives
and duties of 130,000,000 people," added that
the New Deal was the greatest fallacy of our
times. It is hard to believe that the words came
from Rickenbackcr, that they were not inspir
ed by some one who would rather see America
fall than to see the present administration lead
us to victory. i
He goes on to say that the men who are do
ing the real work in Guadalcanal are 18- and
19-year-olds. Those lads, or maTiy'ofUWni, were
"nurtured fcy»the New Deal,-were given a new
hope and something to fight for. If Hooverism
had continued during the last decade, it would
have been quite possible those young men would
be fighting in a revolution right here at home
and not to protect the good gained during that
decade which according to Rickenbackcr of
fered the greatest fallacy of our times.
We hold no brief for the contemptible work
er, and one can’t say that labor has a clean rec
ord .But at the same time we also point out that
we hold no brief for profiteering, cheating and
the unsavory acts chargeable directly to those
in the high places and who Rickenbackcr ap
parently would protect with his heroic back
ing. What’s wrong in one place is wrong in an
other, and if we are to progress in war or peace
we must attack that wrong wherever it might
be. The great hero Rickenbacker should recog
nize that fact. But, sad to relate, he muffled the
ball.
Yes, it is time to wake up, not only on the la
bor front but also on the managerial front, the
political front, the spiritual front, the moral
front and all other fronts and put every ounce
of energy into the task at hand. It is also time
to get wise to the Rickenbacker talk, and to
others who would bore from within to destroy
us.
Explains Fix We Are In
In his Christmas Pastoral Letter, released to
the German people a few days before last
Christmas and later to the world, the Bishop
of Berlin, defying Hitler and the Gestapo, de
nounced the leader of the Third Reich and ex
plained the fix in which the world now finds
itself. He said, in part:
“This denial of God’s sovereign rule is direct
ly responsible for the uncertainty and bewilder
ment surrounding the idea of right—more than
that, for the downright lack of right. Power
rules in place of justice and profit in the place
of right. The moment this standpoint is adopt
ed the word justice loses its connotation. The
moment mankind--whether as individuals, as
larger communities or as nations—no longer
feel bound by an immutable eternal law the
result can only be strife and discord, hatred and
end chaos.
“If power creates and represents right, there
can be no peaceful communion between indi
victuals or smaller communities or nations and
a light of all agamst all will result. The most
powerful will win until a still greater power
arises and crushes him—the result is an ex
istence devoid of all human dignity, a fight for
existence on the level ot creatures deprived of
human intelligence ..."
Thinking Straight
Ey Ewth Taylor. __
In our burry, in our patriotic fervour, in our
| zeal to be of service at this crucial hour, we
must not overlook the fact that there is a need
to think as .well er. « t. Just as we drop peace
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winning this war against the posers of dark
ness—so must v/e thing straight toward our
goal, so must we drop fears, prejudices, petty
hatreds and personal preferences from our
mind.
Now most of all must we learn to think
i straight. Elmer Davis, the director of War In
formation, made a statementn,?unTEr iiuic ago*!
wjjich every one oi' us who fight for democracy,
fljaist well remember: “Not only does our fu
ture, and probably the world’s future, depend
on our ability to fight straight on through to
victory, it depends as well on our ability to
think straight through to the end of the war and
afterwards.”
This is a time of complete reorientation. We
must realize that even history is speeded up
these da*ys The changes that are taking place *
are rapid and we must be able to keep up with
them mentally, and adjust ourselves to the idea
that the way we had thought things out may
not be the best way to work things through.
We must ruthlessly discard old habits Gf
thought. We must think in broader terms. We
must praise the right action—no matter who
does it; and we must condemn the wrong, no
matter whose it is We must not detour for self
ish motives, whether that selfishness be a self
ishness of an individual or a group. We must
think straight through toward the high end of
victory both of the war and of the peace, and
we must recognize the source of all efforts to
divide us and create hates and dissension.
We must not be led astray by those who are
seeking their own personal gain or the fulfill
ment of their ambition in this war, or the sat
isfaction of their grudges and hates. We cannot
even afford to spend time hating them. We
have our job to do—and we must think straight
to it.
We have a mental code to guide us. The Four
Freedoms are not just a statement of national
policy, but a challenge to all of us, a call to the
minds of men to think straight through to these
goals, and to put them into practical applica
tion—not merely at some future date when
victory rests on our banners, but here and now
in our daily lives.
The war will be won by those who have
fought straight through to the victory of the
United Nations. The peace will be won by those
v'ho have thought straight through to the vic
tory of the Four Freedoms.
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Incurable Optimism
From The Common Defense.
It is truly indicative of the spirit of Westr *n
man that even m tne midst 01 this most brutal
of all wars there should be so much planning
for a just and righteous' peace to follow it. We
simply refuse to accept the notion that wars are
inevitable. We persistently cling to the convic
tion that something about them to
stop them.
That conviction is in our bones. It is our her
itage. It is the effect that our religion has had
upon us. It is because we have learned that God
is not apart from what goes on here, that He is
in the historical process, and that He works to
establish His Kingdom in that day when the
“glory of God shall cover the earth as the wa
ters cover the sea.”
It began far back in the days of God’s revela
tion of Himself to the Hebrews. For them God
was in the historical process, and because He
was, things that happened made sense, had pur
pose, contained hope. Even the captivity in
Babylon could not dismay them. God was in
that, too, using their enemies as a means to His
purpose, over-ruling the plans of wicked men
for His glory.
The years passed. Christ was born, Christian
ity went out into the Roman Empire, into per
secution, and death, but with the conviction that,
in Christ, God had entered history, endured all
that, men must endure, and overcame all, and
banished death. God was in the historical
process—h^pver in it — raising men to new
heights, new levels of life, assuring them that'"1
“with God all things are possible.”
The resulting outburst of confidence and hope
among men was inevitable. It was expressed in
St Paul’s question, “If God be for us, who can
be against us?” This question was answered by
generations of men who believed that God was
working His purpose out in the world and that,
since He was, there could be no such thing as
harsh fate, or hopelessness, or the triumph of
darkness, or the victory of evil.
Man had a reason for his hope and his new
attitude toward life, it was the knowledge that
he was a co-worker with God in this world, and
that in itself was the assurance of victory as it
was, too, the encouragement to try, and try, and i
try again for peace, and human brotherhood and
justice. 1
We are still trying, still hoping, still planning |
for these things. We cannot help it. We are in
curable optimists. We shall always be so long ^
the ancient faith cst the
that God is here in the historical process and 1
that vitkfiy belongs to Him. I
CHURCH
NEWS
CHURCH OF THE 4DVEN1
m.
6th Sunday after Epiphany^
^Mfcreh School; itAb O?
Morning prayer and sermon, 11 ®.
Evening prayer, 8 p. m.
| The Vestry will meet at tin Rec
on ^ - ■.7:30.
MOL* IRJ Vi i V. BEAR CRASS
Regular servtw? 'WnSmP
noon at 3:30. Everyone is invited to
aUend the service.
CHRISTIAN
Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m. Sub
ject, “Man’s Equality Before God.’’
» I\.. .■:■•■■> ■€&Af-amti, 5:3ft p »
Young People's meeting, 8.45 p. m. j
Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Sub- j
ject, “The Lives of the Great Live I
On.”
Prayer service Wednesday, 7.30,!
with choir rehearsal following.
BAPTIST
Bible School, 9:45 a. m. “Jesus
Heals a Man Born Blind.”
Worship service, 13 a m. Our Gi
\v. :ntar.’^^^^
Trainm^Xhuon, 6:30 p. m.
Worshio service, 7:30 p ,n.. “An
Unlimited Salvation.”
Prayer and praise service, Wed
nesday, 7:30 p. m.
Pmey Grove Baptist
Regular services will be held at
the Piney Grove Baptist Church on
Saturday at 11 o’clock. The member
ship is urged to attend these serv
ices and the public is invited.
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METHODIST
Church school, 9.45 a. rn. D, N.
Hix, superintendent.
Morning worship and sermon, 11
a. m. Sermon subject, “Christianity
and a Vexing ProMem.”
Met!,odiot Youth u^.30
p. m. w‘
Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Sub
ject, "Methodist Missions in Argen
tina and Brazil.”
Wednesday evening devotion and
Mission Study, 7:30 p. m. At this hour
we will study, “Methodism in Cuba
and Mexico.”
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PRESBYTERIAN
Mr. Gower Croswell,
Union
eolugiCcU .oeru. R’.eh
«r id,.win
Al tsoanty rbutchcs. .■iundav. it
-I n 'AhljmlliaiM
minister will preach in the A'uuarn
ston PresbytcjWk Church at 11 a.
m., going director f'om here to Rob
erson s Chapel at 12 o’clock noon.
Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock he
will preach at Poplar Point and that
evening at 7:30 in the churcii at
Bear (jtt-'s
The Membership is urged tojhf;
invited. J
ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE
Having this day qualified jte ad
ministrator of the estate of the late
Mada E. Weaver, deceased of Martin
County, this is to notify all persons
holding claims against the said estate
to present them to the undersigned
at Robersonville, N. C., Roata 2, for
payment on or before the |Bth day
of January, 1944, or this notice will
be pleaded m irMMMN ecovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate pay
ment. -d
This January 28, 1943. ■
D O. WEAVER,
Adnir •ofrafier
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the District Court, of the United
States for the Eastern District of
North Carolina. Washington Divi
sion.
In Bankruptcy No. 777
“Bring
Your
Ford
Back
Home1
We’ll make its motor purr like a kitten—we’ll
make every neeessary repair with all the skill
ami quality parts used in the factory when
your Ford was first built! We know Fords—
because we’ve been selling nothing else but
since the Model-1 ! So we iLink —
Four wisest decision in these times when unto
economy is a first essential is — to bring
your Ford hack “home” for repairs!
Williamston Motor Co.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
PAY YOUR
TAXES
For The Year
1942 NOW
No definite date lias been set to
advertise the delinquent tax list
but it is very likely that it will
be advertised earlier this year
than in former years.
THE TOWN OF
WILLIAMSTON
i
In the matter of: Ida Greenstone Ze
mon, Individually and trading os
The Bargain Place, Williamston,
North Carolina. Voluntary Bank
rupt.
Notice is hereby given that Mon
day. Mar^h 1$. 10-ia hac fiyed
by an order of the Court entered at
the first meeting of creditors as the
last day on which objections to the
! discharge of this bankrupt may be
filed.
Such objections are required to be
specified, to be verified, to be in
duplicate, and to be filed with the
undersigned.
WHEELER MARTIN,
U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy.
Williamston N. C.
February 6, 1943.
fl2-2t
SOLID CARLOAD OF
Plaster Board
(lieajftf'P 'ffSkt U
All Kinds of Building
Material and Mill Work
j'
WILLIAMSTON
Supply Company
WILLIAMSTON, N. C.
LET US PREPARE YOUR
Income Tax
Reports
DO NOT DELAY. Prepare your ineome
lax returns now. Avoid the rush later.
Regardless of any ehange in law you
must file before March 15th.
We cun save you money because ice are familiar
with the many deductions allowable. Open for
business Monday, February 15th, with offices in
the Adkins and Bailey Warehouse, Robersonville.
Curd and Parker
ROBERSONVILLE, N. C.
We Have Just Received
A Large Shipment Of
Upholstering
Make your old FURNITURE last and at
the same time look like new. We have
several patterns to select from, and more
coming in each week. All fine quality
materials and reasonably priced.
Also
Prints, Piece
Goods, Seersucker
Materials
Largest stock in town to select from . . .
All new patterns and colors. It is eco
nomical and,patriotic to make your
clothes.
Darden's Dept. Store
WlU IAMSTON. N. C.
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