Thanksgiving is Unique Holiday, Minister Stales (Continued from page one) of the Pilgrims' as a focal point. What can be learned from this act of piety of the Pilgrim Fath ers'.’ We hear much today about re ligious experience and there is probably nothing more common. In the broad sense of the phrase, anyone who has ever attended a | single church service, anyone who has ever read, heard, or said a prayer, has had, to some extent. .. . .. necessity Our,;. in nee is made up of all that we have seen, or heard, or done, and there are a great number of religious symbols abroad in the world. Whether the effects of our re ligious experiences ever do any thing to our life is another ques tion but at least there are few who can say that they have nevei had the experienct of something in connection with religion This incident in the life of the Pil grims is a little different from most other experiences of a re ligious nature. How can it be of any importance to us today? In the first place. I believe this religious experience of the Pil grims’ can havt meaning for us today because it was a national religious experience. As they ga thered together to offei their . thanksgivings to God at that first i autumn festival, wi dan see there 1 the first body of Christians n!1 New England In that act of I thanksgiving, in that act of wor- j i ship, they gave. unkno\ ..igly. the j * American nation of the future n j1 beautiful heritage. They left the 1 nation with an act of piety that 1 has never been forgotten Here 1 • was a group of the country's* first 1 settlers who found the firm and j 1 inspiration to designate a partic- j ular time to offer their special ' thanksgivings to God. It was an H expression of the entire group I 1 and it was designated by the 1 civil authority. In a sense, tht s day is still observed as it was in!' its beginning. It is a national hoi- 1 iday appointed by the civil au- I thority when all people are to 1 offer their thanks to God. The Government has appointed it. not the Churches and though we en joy separation of Church and , State in this country, it is not absolute. The day is unique in another way since it is the one da\ in the year when, as a whole, the var ious bodies of Christians through out the country join for a ser vice of worship. Exactly what is taking place here today And the feebleness of modern Christianity 1 is perhaps no mort clcarl\ dem onstrated than in this one fact; ’ that it has to depend upon out- < side authority, the authority of ' the civil power, before its var- • ious denominations will come to- . gether to worship. Instead of the < churches taking the lead and t making the effort to understand ' each other better, we have wait- I ed for this one day each year to s witness to (wu^rommop, both in It ■pO If,1.’. ' G'. th'- j'ifci of coming * is a fact for which ail Chnstiansjl should be grateful, it is a fact be- | vond which all Christians bodies It must strive to advance. The i Churches in America must make t more of concerted effort to un- t derstand each other better and t Christians ought always work t and pray for such understanding s to occur. The world has become t too strong for a divided Christen- 11 dom. Whereas this condition al- c most encourages Christian hod- \ les to fight and compel* against each other, a united Christendom t could concern itself chiefly and t wholeheartedly to those main on- t emics of God. "The World, the r flesh, and the de\il". The disuni- ( ty of the Christian Church is the 1 great sin against our Lord and \ the restoration and healing of 1 that breach must he continually t in the forefront of all Christians, c The Church is the Body of Christ of which Jesus Christ is the Head r and all baptized people its mem- > hers and before it can e ver sue- j feed in bringing any kind «.f e peace to mankind. A must first : i nd unity, harmony and peace I vithin itself. A seceend truth which, it seems e t > me, we can garner from this i >■ ligjous experience of the Pil- . j ’ inis' is the very simple, plain. , and obvious example of their giv ing of thanks to God. They did not have to do so but they gave thanks because they were grate ful. No ime or mithing either than their religious consciousness com pelled the-m to gather and wor *hip. And their example , which ? gave birth to the day, also showed "the way in which it should be ob served. If we are to be true to | the idea embodied in this holiday I, we Will offer oar UianL^ivins ■Hif * HWHt to God. That is why, I h<>pe, you aro here today. In his autobiography G. K. Chesterton makes this distinction between the Christian and the atheist. He says that the differ ence between them lies in just this one thing - the ability to be thankful. An atheist, he says, is a person who takes everything in life for granted and the Christian is one who takes everything in life for gratitude. To the1 atheist, the thought never occurs how wonderful the world is, even at its worst, and how wonderful it is that he should be here to see it Tin Christian he says on thi other hand, is grateful even for the miraculous beauty of the dan delion on his front lawn: he holds it r.~srv.ta, - *U hi'- < vc! d >' e i > '!» MTVf Jh. privilege of seeing a tiling I'kc this with its fact like the glory of th«' sun in miniature." Y* s, the Christian is the person above all others who ought to bt thank ful "We thank God for our crea tion. preservation, and all the blessings of this life but above all for his inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ." Thanksgiving Day is not a day primarily for the family to gath er around the table, laden with turkey, cranberries, potatoes am,! j]hvv, and all the other delica ■ies of tin traditional Thanksgiv ng Day dinner, but it is tirst and oremost a day that Americans - spi cially American Christians ire to render tin ir thanks to God >t course, that special dinner vill hi Ip make the day signifi ■ant but it any person enjoys the neal without having first ac mowledgid his thanks to God n thi fellowship of the Christian 'hurch, in has not observed the lav at all Hi may have enjoyed ! t and had a lot of fun but he ‘ las followed neither the custom if the Pilgrim fathers, not the icommendation of his govern ni nt nor the wishes of his chruch. ! That the Pilgrims enjoyed | hemst Ives on this day can bt 1 et n from u description of their irst Thanksgiving. Wi are told 1 his about them in thi recent tudv of their colony, in the book. Saints and Strangers:" "as the lay of the harvest festival ap noached. four men were sent out o shoot waterfowl, returning vith enough to supply the turn >an\ for a week. Massasoit (the treat Indian friend of the Pil ;rims was invited to attend and shortly arrived - with 90 hun gry braves! The strain on the food supply vas somewhat eased, however, \ hen some of them went out and ragged five deer Capt. Standish itaged military review and there vcri games of skill and chance, 'or thrit days the Pilgrims and heir guists gorged themselves on, elision, roast duck, roast goose vild plums and dried berries as I lesscrt-all washed down w ith j vine, which thi Pilgrims praised I is very sweeti and strong' ”, And I o the Pilgrims' knew how to and lid enjoy thi ir days of Thanks iving. They too, we see, had heir games and contests. But host festivities took place only Hi r all had joined in giving hi ir thanks to God for the rnanv w d upon tin in I in vaiy nus i - igious expel tenet of the Pilgrim iarty can be meaningful to us uday is because it gives us an Illustration of a Christian rela ionship of God. We have said hat the Pilgrims gavi thanks 0 God but why did they offer hose thanks? Why did they do uch a thing? They offered their hanks becausi they were all able 1 sec first of all what God had one for them. The recognition of hat He had done in their lives receded their offering of thanks i Him. God first; man second; hat is the sequence and that is he pattern of religion. And we lust recognize the blessings that lod has given us before we can i thankful. It is east to say that i'c ought to be thankful but un ss we can see things to be hankful for, what good will it o to bt told to be thankful So the tirst thing which each in lividual must do, that being the ante first thing which the Ptl irims did, is to see w hat God has lone in our life. It is only after eeing our blessings that we can it- thankful. It is interesting to earn from the Gallup poll that 99 iut of KM) Americans arc thank ul We wonder, though, if 99 out if every 100 will observe the day, ind not merely enjoy it. Many of our blessings arc social n nature while many others are ndividual. Wc live in a free country because men before us rave died and are dying in the druggie for that freedom. And hough families have suffered losses because of those struggles, jur land has still been spared the devastation of war. We who re main, however, must never for get that the freedom which we enjoy Wuj paid by tile blood uf Two Cars Crash On Main Street Mrs. Marvin Bonds suffered a neck injury, believed to be slight, in an automobile accident on West! Main Street, a short distance east of the highway underpass, last Friday morning at 10:00 o'clock. Mr<. Bonds was driving her 1SI40 Chevrolet east and slowed down for traffic. Dr. W. F. Cop page. driving a 1950 Ford, did not have time to stop and struck the rear of the Bonds car. Local of ficers, investigating the accident, estimated the damage to the Ford ■it $250 and that to Mrs Bonds’ ear at $30. J. T Barnhill Funeral at Home Here Wednesday (Continued front; page one) the Planters and Merchants Hank in Everetts, serving it as an offi cer for ;t number of years. He was also active in organizing Peo ples Bank in Williamston. Surviving besides his widow are four sons. Garland G., Le man and J Thomas Barnhill, Jr., all of Williamston, Abram P. Barnhill of Robersonvilie; two daughters, Mrs. F F. Pollard of Bethel and Mrs R Vernon Bunt ing of Williamston; one sister, Mrs. Nathan Rogers of Bear Grass, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be con ducted at the home Wednesday afternoon at LOO o'clock by Rev. John L. Goff, James M Perry and Olin Fox. Interment will be in Woodlawn Cemetery. those valiant men who died. We live in a country where, scientifically, we have more con veniences than any people have ever enjoyed. The wonders of medicine have given us the chance to live longer and in bet ter health. These things and oth ers we enjoy because we are members of society; we are mem bers of one another and of the human ran which has provided these things through its accumu lated industry and intelligence. Every person knows best the blessings he has received individ ually from God and with the help of the Christian fellowship, he should always continue thankful for additional blessings. When Guglielmo Marconi in vented the wireless telegraph, the lirst message which he trails- j milted over the machine were i the words, "What has God j wrought?" In spite of all the work that he has done on the experi ment, in the knowledge of the discoveries which scientists be torc him had made leading up to information in that field of teleg raphy, Marconi saw that behind all of that human endeavor, God was to be recognized first. The sound waves were his creation; the mind ot man was His greatest creation, so the inventor recogniz ed God as the source of the dis covi r\ He said n.oL "Wh-g,*.. . ' ' . * waB 1 ha- t.i od wrought. j What has l loo wTou^aT^T^T your life for which you ought to be thankful Family, friends, home, work, w hatever it is, be thankful to God and show your thanks "not in words only but in deeds”. Thank God for himself and for His Son; thank Him for his Hous es of worship which help you to | learn of Him and provide a place for you to worship Him. Thank Him for the privilege of knowing him though that worship and prayer. Do we, like the atheist take all these blessings for grant ed, or do we, like Christians take them with gratitude? Gratitude is the test and gratitude is the cri terion. If we follow the example of the Pilgrim fathers, w'c shall both look for our blessings from God and then go on to offer our thanks unto Hint. These three truths then come to us from out of our nation's past as a reminder of tin mean ing of Thanksbiving Day. We see some of our earliest forefathers gathering together to express their thanks to the Almighty God who had sustained them and giv en th*-m of thj fruits of the earth. Their hearts were filled with gratitude. It was a national re ligious experience which this na tion honors and observes. And they met together to offer their thanks only because they look ed for and found first of all in their lives thosi things that God had done tor them. We commemo rate this day with our thanks to God and we pray that we shall never fail to see those things in our lives which God has wrought Hnd for which we ought to be thankful. "For ,t is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord, and to -■Ric. pivi-w-i unto Ilia name.'' Farm Bureau Has 2,078 Members In County To Date (Continued from Page One) that hurt the price was the fact that those who’ stored potatoes last vear lost money; also acreage was larger and the yield was low this year. He stated that 10 per cent of the crop wasn t harvest ed and that many farmers stated they will not plant sweet potatoes for a number of years to come. We have used twice as much W,existed .in. 1030, but.. 0-,re.;iv.n rwitw'h. we sti'i have, abundant forests. We have cleared millions of acres for-agricultural •rops but we still have two-thirds if the original forest area left. Wants be independent, sell raw Icigh Products. Good nearby locality open in Southeast Martin Countv. Write today. Rawleigh s Dept. NCK-451 -D, Richmond. Vir ginia. N 28 lOt MAN OK WOMAN FOR WAT kins dealership in the city ol Williamston. Full time income averages $45 weekly. Small in vestment preferred. We will help vnu get started. Write J. R. Wat kins Co.. Dept. S-3, Richmond. Va. LOST: ON STREET IN WIL liamston last Wednesday, nylon snow suit cap, deep green on out side and white on inside. Finder, please return to Enterprise office. FOR SALE: USED BICYCLES, live boys' 28". in good condition. Repainted. Very low in price. Western Auto Associate Store. FOR SALE: TWO ELECTRIC ranges, one large size and one apartment size. Cheap. Western Auto Associate Store. FOR SALE: FOUR USED OUT board Motors, good condition. £25.00 to $50.00. Associate Store. Western Auto CEMENT, $1.40 PER BAG. FIN ishing Lime. Plaster. Zonolite. Insulation. White Pine Paneling. Asbestos Siding and a complete line of building supplies. J. D. McCotter, Inc., Washington, N. C. no 28 2t WANTED: MAN TO SERVICE debit in Williamston and Martin County for the Imperial Life Ins. Co. For further information con tact E. J. McDaniel, Washington, N. C.. or write Imperial Life In surance Company, Box 588. Wash ington, N. C. no 28 2t FOR SALE: AZALEAS AND CA melias, blooming size. See J. Frank Weaver. no 28 2t THE JAMESVILLE WOMANS Club will sponsor a turkey sup per and bazaar at the Jamesville High School lunchroom Friday, December 1 Supper will be serv idfrom 5:30 and plates will be FOR SALE: LARGE Gil, HFAT or, will heat 3 to 5 rooms or s nail store, entirely automatic with fans and thermostats. 1 large coal burning heater, brick lined for continuous heat. Very reasonable. Cash or terms. C. D. Pittman. Phone 2739. no 28 2t TRIO Kohcrsouvillc, N. C. TONIGHT, Nov. 2* (In Beautiful Technicolor) DUCHESS OF IDAHO With Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Lena Horne Plus: Latest News and Short WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29 SHERIFF OF REDWOOD EOREST With Bill Elliott and Bob Steele CHEAT PLANE ROBBERY With Tom Conway and Serial THURSDAY - FRIDAY Nov. 39 • Dee. 1 THE JACKPOT With James Stewart and Barbara Hale Cartoon and Short •yrmv sxrmiNE used gas range. good condition, i.50 00. Western Auto Associate Store. FOR SALE: ONE IRON SAFE, medium size and in perfect con dition. Also one bicycle, second hand, but in good condition. Both priced reasonable. Contact or call William Smith, c o Police Depart ment. Robersonville. no 23 2t MAN WITH CAR WANTED FOR route work. $15 to $20 in a day. No experience or capital required. Steady. Write today. Mr. Mc Vey, Candler Bldg., Baltimore 2, Md. no 23 2t CADIES, IT’S TIME TO HAVE your fur coats remodeled and repaired. Also capes made of old coats. Come in.to see me. Mrs. Mattir Hardee, over Key Brown’s Drug Store. 5 Points, Greenville, N. C. no 23 4t FOlT SALE: COW^kND CALF. Leslie Jones, Rt. 3, Williamston. no 23 2t FOR SALE: GENERAL STORE Merchandise. Dry goods, shoes, hardware, groceries, etc. $18,000 inventory. May rent building or remove stock. See H. M. Ayers, Everetts, N. C, no 23 4t GRACE VOCR LOT WITH A monument of Marble or Granite that will perpetuate your family name as your friends and neigh bors have perpetuated theirs. Choose it now while all concerned can have a voice in its choice. Con tact R. Sherrod Corey. Williams ton, N. C. Dial 29493. Rep. of Brown Memorial Company, Rocky Mount, N. C. no 14 (it WANTED: WHITE TENANT farmer for 5 6-10 acres of tobac co. 10 or 12 acres of peanuts, all equipment furnished. Gdod 8 room house with electricity, run ning water. Tobacco barns, oil fired. On school bus route. Good opportunity for light man. Apply N. L. Turner, Rich Square, North Carolina. no 21 4t CORN WANTED: WE ARE shelling every day and paying the farmer $1.25 per bushel. We recently rearranged our sheller and can give quick service. Phone 29843. Abbitt’s Mill. no 21 4t DEAD AND DISABLED HORSES Mules, Cows and hogs removed promptly. No charge. Phone Greenville, N. C, 3101. Norfolk Tallow Company no 8 ti HAMILTON THEATRE LAST TIMES TODAY Shows at 7 and 9* RETURN OF JESSE JAMES With John Ireland, Henry Hull and Ann Dvorak Latest News and Comedy wj LVrgn* v v.iio, ?<> Shows a,(wraith ” Double FeaturTTrogram TRUSTED OUTLAW With Bob Steele CASSINO TO KOREA With Quintin Reynolds Plus Serial MOVIES Are BETTER THAN EVER MdMWMWMWMWWWWMVV VICCAR THEATRE WILLIAMSTON NOW SHOWING “THE MINIVER STORY” Greer Carson Walter Pldfeon WEDNESDAY ONLY “BLOOD ON THE MOON” Robert Mitchum Barbara Bel Geddes THURSDAY - FRIDAY “RETURN OF JESSE JAMES” John Ireland Ann Dvorak !NEW CARS: DO YOU WANT A j new Car today. Pittman's in Williamston, has new Fords, Chcvrolets, Plymouths and other makes in 2 and four door models for immedaite delivery at regular prices, too. Pittman's also has many good used cars to select from, priced from $295.00 up. Re member Pittman's buy, sell or trade new and used cars. Pitt man's used car lot, Williamston, N. C. no 9 tf FOR SALE: THEJ. w7 HARDY Home on Ray Street. 3 Bed rooms Chas. H. Manning, At torney. no 23 tf WeTARE IN THE MARKET FOR all types of high quality hard wood logs. Wells-Oates Lulmbet TCnmp'any. "Frank E. Weston, man- | ager, Williamston. N. C. jo 8 tf FOR YOUR CUSTOM . MADS Venetian blinds, awnings for th* home or store, see us. Wr h*v» the famous Flexalum aluminum' slats; also beautiful colors in j wood. Henry Harrison, Wiiiiams ton. au 28 tf HOUSE COLD? INSTALL A modern H. C. Little floor fur nace operated by thermostatic control and be comfortable. Its mjtomatic. If lights itself. See it operate today at Corey Plumbing Company, Dial 2309. no 16 4t LOOKING A TOP CtJAT? WELL, we have them. Gaberdines, from $ 16.95 to $39.93. Not only are they topcoats but they arc TOPS in quality and the best values you’ve seen this Reason. Darden's Dept. Store, Williamston. oc 26 tf REMINGTON RAND PORTABLE typewriter for sah'. Good as new. May be seen at Enterprise Office. no 7 tf VERY SPECIAL: MEN. DON’T buy your fall and winter suits until you've seen the best values in tOA'n. We have good quality suits that range in price from $21.00 to $49.95. We feature Cur-1 lee suits, the best buy on the mar-1 ket. Darden’s Dept. Store, Wil liamston. oc 26 tf FARM LOANS 10-13-20 Years Prompt Closing No Appraisal Fee Low Interest Rate Cha*. II. MaiininR, Ally. Atlull* 30c Children 15c TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY "South Sea Sinner Curry CARTOON THURSDAY . FRIDAY "Stagecoach" With John Wayne Claire Trevor SPORT WORLD FAMOUS BARTER Theatre presents THE SHOW OFF at Williamston High School, November 29, 8:15 p. m„ sponsor ed by ,Williamston Jaycees. no 9 4t CLARK’S RHEUMATISM COM pound for positive relief of i aches and pains. Guaranteed re | rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, [ neuritis, neuralgia and muscular lief or money back. Clark Phar macy. m 22 tf STOP IN AND SEE OUR STOCK of Used Furniture. Williamstor Hardware Company, Williamston N. C. au 29 tf PINE TIMBER WANTED. WE pay Top Prices lor standing tim ber and pine logs. Williamston Sfcppply Phone 2-18$.- je 25Hf fcCILD WEATHER* CAN’T BE too far away. Remember Heath Radiator Shop is the place to buy your Prestone. We fill 'em and check 'em. • no 7 8t j YORK RADIO SERVICE FOR repairs, parts, tubes and bat teries. Phone 2818. Turn right at , Freezer Locket no 8 tf GOOD USED FURNITURE—Wil-J liamston Hardware Company,) Williamston, N. C. au 29 tf FOR RENT: SANDING MACH ine. Refinish your floors your self and do a first class job of sanding and polishing your worn dingy floors. We will rent and show you how to operate the ma chine. Its easy and rental costs are low. Worrell Appliance Com pany. Dial 2057. no 8 tf SUNRAY A Finer Gas KuiiRe AT Poekel Pleasing I'ritTS SEE IT TODAY AT MaytuR Appliance Go. Washington St. Williamston THEATRE — WILLIAMSTON LAST TIME TUESDAY "The Jackpot" With Janie* Stewart Barbara Hale News and Tom & Jerry Cartoon WEDNESDAY ONLY "Anna Lucasta" With Paulette Goddard Broderick (!rattfonl THURSDAY - fffffiSY’ "The Fireball" With Miekey Rooney Pat O’Brien Speciul: “Yon Gun Beal The Atom Bomb" NEWS I ! i ) I I NICE SPECKLED TROUT — 35c up. Ovsters and a choice selec tion of fresh sea food. Sanitary Fish Market, located behind Mar tin's Bakery. Phone 2204. n 21 8t FURNISHED ROOMS AND apartment for rent. Mrs. Len nie Manning, 312 Smithwick St., Williamston, N. C. no 7 tf PARKER'S SELF -SERVICE Laundry. Hours 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Monday through Friday. 8 a. m. a quick and economical wash ser vice. ie 8 tt Lawn Mowers Sharpened We Sell and Repair. Bicycles-Tricycles. Hai lev-Davidson Motor cycle Sis-’.: and Service. -a*.. QUINN’S MOTORCYCLE SHOP Washington St., Dial 2384 0HYPUIM8ING& EDGEWOOO AVC .PHONI 2309 WILLIAMSTON, N.C. FIXZIT SYSTEM Si ill 91 I’ll is Gliri*lnias Give ELECTRICAL (; I F T s ■j: Kleelrie Koa»ln> | Kln'ti'ic Irons I Pop-l p Toaslt-rs if Mixiuaslrrs s Waffle Iron* Sundwieh Grill* Kleelrie Healer* Warmiiur Pads Mot Plate* Kleelrie Blanket* \ aenniil Gleaner* Wa*liin^ Mueliine* Sewing .Vlaeliine* Radio* Bailee* W ater Heater* ( fM rh.'igi> Ho >*«(•-*:? Kleelrie Pop Gorn Poppers WOKKELL Appliance* ( o. 1 ?! I | A | I h ii 'a* ,j Oil Quaker Spare ji Heater* !| Gliri*tma* Li^lit^ |j (Indoor and outdoor) •I Largest Seleelitm In - Tonn d _ I t <• ij (j ij WATTS THEATRE WilUamsion,H.C. THURSDAY-FRIDAY THE PICTURE THAT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE! 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