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THE ENTERPRISE i Published Even Tuesday and Thursday by ^ ENTERPRISE PI RUSHING CO. | WIl 1 1 AM‘-.TON NORTH CAROJ.INA | “.' 1 sn?S( RJPTION RATES « (Strictly Cash in Advance) jy' . . $3 nn \ 175 I A One AVr.r .... .. Sin Months f, IN MARTIN COUNTY & ; OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY N One Yea> S3 .10 » | Six Month- 2 00 J W A A Advei t nv Rale Card Upon Request !} I (V “ « iV Entei'i 'i ;il liu pcuit office in Wilhamston. 5- N C . ; • second da- • mailer under the ;iet A ol t'ni)::it*- ill March 2, 111'/!). j A A11111 ess all l iinirminieal ions to Tlie Enter- J, S' prise .old not individual members of the A' | Uym | | No Subseription Received Under B Months Tuesday. March 20 ./*>>/ iml tin- (.osI II tmltl Harr llrrn Small 0 In trying to woo Western German along with all of Europe to our side, the United States has spent billions of dollars, but. at the same time, something tjjat would not Have cost very much has been overlooked. It has been said that American movies are good propaganda for the Russians. Our would-be European friends are shocked at the low morals, gambling, drinking and high life depicted in the films. It all leaves such a bad taste in the mouths of our would-be friends. Writing to the Christian Science Monitor, a West (human points out that what would have cost us little or nothing we failed to do and the result is not desirable He says, m part : 1 he lack ol European spiritual forces is at least partly -an American product. The average European is impoverished and liv ing on a modest standard; the average Amer ican, visiting Europe, likes to show his su perior standard of living, as measured by jazz. cars, dollars or war material Con sequently. an American is considered here as wholly materialistic, as an ever calculat ing profiteer. As long as the American system was vic torious. to follow in its shade was easy bus iness. But now. the Communists profit by the feeble points of this system of dollar mcasuring, of war-material-mindedness, by using and stressing the superiority of indi vidual courage, of instinct, and by exploit ing the human traits hate and envy. Your ieai friends will show soon in the sieve of troublesome days. U ho looks into any East German daily is lealizing what the psychological warfare in World War III is meaning. All around east (rn Germany, the people are summoned for tidining in anti-American imperialism and pifrfH&sia classed, leg sons, discussions, medals, promotions, pun ishments, etc. Under the incessant fire of the motto. The victory of the Proletariat is in t\d.ukk\ it will be not easy for those liv ing behind the Iron Curtain to save an in dependent head. Postwar years brought a considerable sum of psychological failures by the western powers, and so many contradictory ways m politics that the average German (re-edu cateu since 1945) is unable to understand or to meet the American point of view. Last Gallup tests of December showed anti-mili tary votes by 85 per cent in southern Ger many. No government could bridge such un willingness to fight, although 95 per cent '<f our folks unite in anti-Communist feeling. The solution offers a psychological prob l0n’ ^e broadcast basis, beginning with American self-examination, leading along the narrow streets of modesty and humility to a western world, where everybody feels it sponsible to carry his part of the common burden. Suppose, a business for the best peo ple on both sides of the Atlantic, Profits if fret Costs The farmer has been held responsible for the high cost of food and the wage earner has been hold responsible for the high cost ol goods and services. Surely, the income received by the two groups has to be ac counted for somewhere down the line - mostly at the consumer end. But it appears that much of the yelling about high costs has been directed at the larmer and laborer just to hide the big steal on the other side of the fence. Many, il not all those big deals run through or over the Reconstruction Finance Corporation take their toll somewhere in the economy. And the sucker commonly known as consumer, is sacked in again to pay the bill in the form of higher costs. Then we read in one daily report: American Smelting and Refining Co. and subsidiaries reported record net income of $42,718,823 or $14.91 a share, for the year 19f»0 The 1950 take compares with $25,106, *777 or $8.22 for the previous year. American Radiator arid Standard Sanitary Corporation increased its profits last year by about $10 million, repenting an income of $28,453,497. Crucible Steel Company of America in creased its earnings last year by about $5 million, pushing its share income to $9 73. Continental Air Lines reported a net in come of $T9T,24fi.8K. a* fn*;asfv gain (it dtiiy about 42:' percent compan d with the 1949 income. liishop Oil Company reported $276,014.24 net profits last year, an increase of a little ole hundred thousand dollars over 1949. 11 these be examples, and they are said to be just tnat. then some of the high costs encountered in this land <>1 our today is not traceable altogether to the farmer and labor ing man. Iii llii- Hour of Crisis By Ruth Taylor Suddenly the truth has come home. We are face to face with the fact that this is war, that we are in the thick of it. that wars are not won by sudden feats of daring but by everlasting pounding ahead, that war can not be fought on the defensive alone. We have found out that smart slogans, and boastful claims of superiority will not stop the enemy He is just as sure of winning as we arc. We have not only been out-maneu vered but out-thought. We are all to blame. We have demanded too much and given too little We have quarreled among ourselves and lobbied for our own interests, and clut tered up the hours of our commanders by demanding explanations out of turn. We have tried to run this war ourselves. And it can't be won that way We must get it into our heads that we arc at war with strong and dangerous enemies. We can't muddle our way through. This is a War for Survival. The issue is simple. It is our way of life or theirs - the way of democracy or the way ol t> ninny - and, as Thomas Paine said in the midst of another war - “Tyranny like hell, is not easily conquered.” What we must do is plain. Every one of our problems is bigger than any of us as in dividuals'. We must either work together for the common good or we shall inevitably share the common evil of defeat. Domination by a master race, a master nation or a mas ter class would be intolerable to any of us, and. make no mistake, that is what this war is about. Let no propagandist befuddle you,on the issue - every one of ug. White or Black, Pro testant, Catholic or Jew, will know the feel of a hobnailed boot on our own, individual, personal neck if wo lose this war. It won’t be .just the other fellow. We must subject ourselves to the most rigid voluntary self-discipline, showing that we are a free people who are willing to ac cept restraints because we understand the terrible necessities of the hour. The things we are giving up temporarily, we will have iakcn-fcom u.; tor gaetf'TT"we'lose this war. This is an hour of crisis. We must buckle down to work. We must each of us keep con stantly before us Nelson’s motto: “A year from now what will we had done today!” The Rock of Reality Easter Message by The Rt. Rev. Henry Knox Sherrill, D. D„ LL. D., Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church The plainest fact today is that we live in a time of crisis. No one is able to predict the future or to give complete and satisfactory solutions to our problems But deeper than the evident perplexities in regard to action, there is the fact that men and women every where are in a state of disillusionment, of | t notional and intellectual qqo£u&1<Hv. within themselves In an era of revolutionary change, they must have some rock of reality upon which to stand Such was the exper ience of the first disciples. After the Cruci fixion, they were discouraged, bewildered, "We trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel." Then came the impact of the fact of the Resurrection. The stern task given them still remained. But now they understood as never before the meaning and purpose of God, of life, and their lives They were given insight, courage and above all. spirtual power. So may this Eastertide bring us once again these great gifts as we realize the truth that God reigns. The joyful news. "He is risen" does not change the contemporary world. Still before us lie work, discipline, and sac rifice. But here is the spiritual power to per form the same. And when the strife is fierce, the war fare long Steals on the ear the distant triumph song And hearts are brave again and arms are strong Alle.'uia, Alleluia! Turpentine Drippings —*— Compiled By Bill Sharp* GRAND FINALE (.1 M Elea/.er, Humid News-Messenger) The old eovered wagon show i brought many wonders into our rest rioted world of 1902 in the Dutch Fork. For the past two j weeks I've been telling you about .VUgU > ’ r rI evi-iVt. "i futay i wanI to I tell you of the crowning act That was saved for the last of ill. show . The men uji front were J asked to gel the iwn lanterns i down and blow them out. They j had let the fire die down on pur 1 [lose and the embers were covered | with ashes so there would be no light in the room to mar the pic I lure They III up somethin!; on the table lliere at the hack ot the room. Il sputtered and fizzed like it might explode. But soon it set tled down to a steady purr. Then, very dramatically, the man announced, "Ladies and Gen tlemen. get ready for the treat of your lives." And, with that, in tense light flickered on the bed sheet that had been tacked up at the other end of the room. Fork ed figures jumped across that Held before the picture came, Then all of a sudden there it was, a railroad leading right up to you. And to our perfect consterna tion, away up the track we could see a train coining right at us! As it approached, a bit of restlessness grew in the room. Everyone seemed to forget where he was, and to feel that he was alone, standing there in the middle of the track, with that monster of, fire and steam coming right at him! As it got closer it seemed to come faster. Someone opened a shutter and a hail dozen folks | jumped out of the window. Moth ers drew their children close to them and awaited the consequen ces, Several screamed out, and the show-man announced there i was no danger. The film broke before the train quite got there. After a ten-minute pause to fix it, it was run again. And when the j engine finally got there and look ed like it was jumping right out of the screen at you, there were squeaks all over the place, and two men fell backwards from top of the wood box where they were ! sitting. Soon lanterns were lit again. Folks rubbed their eyes to see if they had been dreaming, and won dered it they hadn’t been seeing things. And the talk about that train running and spouting steam .md smoke there on that sheet j lr> our school house never ceased 1 around there for weeks. WHAT IS A CONSERVATIVE? (Laurinburg Exchange) Conservative is a good old word which has suffered somewhat ! from the smear "technique. Words, like persons, cun suffer because , of injustice and il! treatment. I,ue Tuns I'm and Kandolph Scott come to the aid of bullet uiju-pil Kill Williams in an action scene from “The Cariboo Trail”, comini; on Thursday to the Marco Theatre. A Vat Molt production in Cinecoior. “The Cariboo Trail" is being released by Twentieth Century - Fox. The editor of The Charlotte Ob server comes to the defense of the word “conservative" and says it means, "To keep in a safe or sound state; to preserve,” quoting the dictionary. The author of one of the currently popular books says that the word "conservative" is static, while "Liberal" (in the po litical sense) means dynamic. Words do take on acquired meaning, and often suffer from misuse. Such is the case with the word "conservative.” And when the waiter of a book says that it means “static" and backward looking, he is doing it an injus tice and pinning a false label on a great number of people. The words conservative, liberal, reactionary and radical have been bandied about so much that they no longer mean much of anything when applied to an individual, or to his thought habits. But foi the sake of good, honest words, writ ers and speakers should not smear them, or bring them into disrepute bv making them say what they were never intended to say. INFLATION AGAIN (Greensboro Daily News) The gardening season is just around the corner—a short cor ner at that. Harold Nau. assistant farm ag ent, had a few words on the sub ject yesterday: “if you’re undecided about how much gardening to do, add up your grocery bills. They’re terrif ic, and may get worse." Nuu is the father of twins, and knows whereof he speaks regard ing grocery bills. TRV THIS ONE (Marion Star) Many doctors and ministers who find themselves at a loss for words when called upon to admire new born infants—attractive and oth erwise—have adopted a standard comment which seems to satisfy everybody: "Well, that is a baby!’’ One pastor we know became a bit confused when the christen ing hour arrived. Peering intent ly at the baby as it lay in a proud parent’s arms, he exclaimed heart ily, "Well, is that a baby?” DEEP FREEZE (Harold Hooker, Camden Chronicle) A story in the State last Friday I morning from Chicago told of a ! woman, who had been found fro I zen, being thawed out by aston* i ished physicians. Just about the time World II broke out there was a lot of talk about experimenting i with freezing human beings and leaving them frozen for a time ; and then unfreezing them. The I belief was expressed that this I migh affect a cure for cancer and other diseases. It seems that ex periments had been made on an imals and that diseases in them had been cured this way. It was found that the animals did not age oi feted himself as a guinea pig hut the Jaw wouldn’t allow the experi i tnent to he made. This set us to | thinking. If the experiment Irad I been conducted and had proved successful it would have opened 1 the way to a solution of many problems. For example in times of depression a man could just have himself frozen unit] times got better. II a couple wanted to go out at night and couldn’t lind a baby-sitter they could just have the children frozen until they got back home. If a husband and wife got in a fa s one or the other could just go to the deep freeze and remain frozen until the other got over it. Since one doesn't age while being frozen, on could just have himself frozen indefinitely if need be until the world situation got better. The idea is certainly worth pur suing. NAGGED BEYOND THE GRAVE (Thomasville Tribune) A fantastically henpecked hus band finally did something en tirely on his own initiative. He dropped dead. His nagging wife mourned his loss—and the fact that she had nobody left to bad ger. A visitor sympathized. “How 1 you must miss dear Wilbur.” “Yes,” said the widow wistfully “it seems hut yesterday that lu stood at that very door, holding it open until two flies come in.” An Alexander County farmer, W. C. Moore of Stony Point, has received gross returns of more than $1,000 per acre on aromatic tobacco during the past two years. bee Our Display of... UNUSUAL/ candies attractively Packaged for] Saster 59$ to $5.00 MY HOBBY BOX... Glv# Hollingsworth'* moit popular box of candy! 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