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Writing to tht Christum Science Monitor,
a California voter, signing his letter
“Trouble;! Republican" said he was accept
ing “Corruption agaii st Compromise”.
It’s little wonder that the sincere' Repub
lic ..n is troubled. His letter, stating the
tacts and pointing Vlireetiy at the unholy
Jke-T; ft-McCarthy J( oner and Company il
Jiancc. follows
■j 1 have just read your editorial of Oct. !),
"The Monitor and the Campaign.” Thank
'■ you for it.
But it leaves me. for the moment, anxious
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and unsatisfied.
My trouble O this: Bad as the corruption
i of Demoeratie Party polities looks to me.
. Republican Party politic^ looks worse. It
‘lias a backward •!■ ■■< k, a dishonest look, a look
of ignorance and stubborn unwillingness
, to learn.
General 1ms nhowe r toda\ is not the man
who won the nomination He is as it ap
, pears to nu -the naive spokesman for do
lei mint d men of the Taft. McCarthy, Jcn
her prism : in who are willing to use any
• meaii,s justify the end .they have iaw«.
1 have- nev< r voted foi a Democrat for
President oi tiie United State's.{because al
ways in my time as a voter I have felt I
wanted to help apply the conservative
brakes to a fast-advancing social unfnlri
naent (It does not look like socialism to
me.) 1 voted for Hoover, for Willkio, for
1 >t wry m the confidence that such men
(particularly the two latter) perceived the
meaning of our times, and wanted to pre
serve our progress from radical and priv
ileged influences. But it seems awfuallv hard
to believe that General Eisenhower really
wants to do that- and has the ability. Do
you thing he has? Do you think the Taft
Nixoi -McCarthy-,lenner arrangement is
negligible?
Frankly, it has seemed to me that the
organizational corruption of the Democratic
Party was much the lesser evil when put
against the corruption of compromise with
the past which seems to me so evident in
the Republican Party
Dos Angeles Troubled Republican
\ nl hi lit: I'xiiii fit
\\ hen toe Republicans go into action noth
in# is ( >:cmpt from attack, including all
that's good and noble They have worked
over innocent persons and even attacked
that which they were directly or indiroctlv
responsible for.
The latest attack taking place in this area
was directed at Washington’s High School
band. They said that the band had no busi
ness going and playing for a Democratic ral
ly in Robersonvillo last Thursday night The
band went tlier*1 and rendered a splendid
performam-t . a performance that Demo
crats and F.( ;■> iblicans alike could have been
proud of. The youthful musicians had their
transportation apid and thev were given
dinner. They gained for Washington good
will.
But the Republicans frowned on it all,
claiming that the band was supported by
general taxation. It is not known just how
Washington’s band is supported, but many
bands are financed in part if not altogether
bv volunteer donations.
Courthouse and other public buildings are
used by both parties, and those buildings
are maintained by taxation. Nothing is
said about their use, and nothing should be
said about the band trip. Possibly the band
would answer a Republican call and per
form just as well for them. But the Repub
licans don’t seems to see it that way; they
seem to get more pleasure out of griping
and attacking.
v My aim is good but
ing tbr targets.
someone keeps chang
lie I alls 11 \l Hi eh Man's Movement'
Smithfield Herald
Writing from Dallas about the Texas oli
garchy which is spending millions to get
Eisenhower elected president, Joseph Alsop,
f‘i|utl.«*H Jk'.\d W-f.ltUii'ton rnMVSpu/ulenl
says:
"In plain language, it is a rich man’s
movement.”
The same might be said of the huge ef
fort. in which certain Southern Democrats
have joined, to carry Southern states for the
Cl. (). P. One issue is the tick lands oil dc
posits. On this question former Diaiccrats
argue that it may best be handled by the
states concerned. But the big oil compaines,
which are financing so much of the publicity
and advertising for Eisenhower, are not
state organizations. Their operations cross
and recross state lines, and to deal With so
massive an affair as, say. the Standard Oil
Company with any power less than that if
the federal government is to try to push
an elephant with a pine straw.
As the campaign has developed, it has be
come ever clearer that the movement to
boost Eisenhower into the White House is a
rich man’s movement everywhere. On this
point Alsop writes further:
"The intensity of the pro-Eisenhower ef
fort is astonishing. Estimates of the sums
that are being and will be spent to carry
this one state (Texas) for the General run
from $3,000,000 to $0,000,000; and the imagi
nation boggles at the amounts the Republi
can National Committee is taking out of
i i .\,is fui ixpcniiiiuii cist1 whir a . In cities
like Dallas and Houston pressure for Eisen
hower is so strong that aspiring lawyers and
business men are genuinely afraid not to de
I clare for the General.”
Ill fares the land, it might be said, where
fat bank accounts can slug liberty to death,
whether it be individual or social liberty.
There are plenty of citizens living who can
remember when the Republican leaders, es
pecially Mark Hanna, fried the fat out of the
big corporations and scared them into fi
nancing a campaign against William J. Bry
an which triumphantly elected McKinley.
That inauguarted an era in which the pock
etbook governed politics until the depres
sion of 1929-33 brough F. D. Roosevelt to the
rescue of a bankruptcy and gasping eco
nomy.
Some of the forces nursed and made
strong by Hanna are again in operation to
day. The y have got their confidence and ar
rogance and above all their bank accounts
back. No wonder there are "We Like Ike”
signs on the backs of long and glittering
automobiles.
"Ilr Is I hiumlftlfiftthlf Mon" t
15v Ruth Taylor
"He is ;i knowladgeable man.” When 1
first hoard that said. 1 thought to myself
“Now that is a nice phrase. I wish someone
would say it of me.”
Think it over. It is a word that grows on
you. It has not the cold precision of “know
ing” or “well-educated,” nor the deadly dull
ness of “experienced,’ ’nor the brittle shine
of "brilliant.”
Knowledgeable is a warm and growing
word. It means that a man is using his know
ledge to gain more knowledge, that he is
capable of applying what he knows, that he
has an ability to use learning as a part of
his daily life, to change with the times and '
occasions, to be constructive in his thinking. |
Our world today is not a static thing. It \
is kinetic—or active. There is no assurance
that anything will be one day as it was the
day before. Scientific discoveries are‘'natur
al phenomena, not miracles. Doordays are
being opened in what seemed to be blank
walls. And the mind of man must keep pace.
A knowledgebale man is a receptive man.
His mind is not a musty bookshelf, but a
radio-receptive to the charged waves of the
air He does not make arbitrary dicta. He
does state facts, but in the assumption that
there is much he does not yet know—and
that he wants to learn.
A knowledgeable man is a good worker.
He tackles even the simplest problem of his
daily life with a desire to do his best and
to jmprovo that best.
A knowledgeable man is a good citizen.
He does not shirk his share of community
responsibilities. He tries to find out all he
can about the government in which he has
so large a part. And he is willing to work
with as well as for people. He has his own
opinions—but he accepts the will of the ma
joirty while reserving to himself the right
of dissent.
A knowledgeable man is a good friend
He does not assume what he has not seen,
nor impute what he does not know. He be
lieves in his own judgment of people—but
his judgment is tolerant and kind. He is
understanding.
Centuries ago this rule was laid down for
us—but too often we have forgotten the
command as given in the Book of Proverbs.
“Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore
get wisdom; and with all thy getting, get
understanding.”
'It s Time For A Change'
MASON
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EXPLOSIONS KILL
THEY MUST BE PREVENTED/
NEVER* NO NEVER POUR
OIL INTO A STOVE TO
BOOST THE FIRE ,
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Jamesville Plans
Halloween Parly
A talent show wilt be one of
the main attractions at the Hallo
ween Carnival in Jamesville, Fri
day, Oet. HI. Tap dancing, sing
ing. and minstrel act will be a
few of the highlights of the
event, ,
The Halloween Carnival is an
annual project of the Jamesville
1\ T. A.
An evening of entertainment is
planned for the entire family.
Festivities will begin at (i:J0 and
continue throughout the evening.
Snacks will hi' served in the
lunchroom to accommodate the
needs of the family.
There will be bingo, fishpond,
fortune-telling, cakewalks, corn
guessing and dart-throwing, fhe
highlight ot the evening will
come with th# crowping of the
Carnival Princess. She will be
elected fn in the class representa
fives.
For an evening of wholesome
recreation, be sure to attend the
Jamesville Halloween Carnival.
Parents - Teachers
In Meeting Here
Holding their regular meeting
m the high' school auditorium last
evening, 150 members of the local
parent-teacher association enjoy
ed a program with health as its
theme V. J. Spivey was in charge
of the program arid he called upon
Dr. John W. Williams, county
health officer, to discuss various
health problems. The health
leader reviewed the findings un
covered by the TB mobile X-ray
units in the county, and Mrs. S. H
Grimes, secretary of the Martin
County Tuberculosis Association
showed a film on tuberculosis.
The meeting was well attendee
and included a splendid repre
Kill Large Deer
Near Jamesville
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unusually large deer and
one certainly with the largest set
of antlers seen in this section in
a long time, was killed on Devil’s
Gut near Jamesville last Satur
day.
Measuring about thirty inches'
apart, the two beams suported
eleven tines or points, and were '
wide ei u.igh for farmin' Andrew !
Griffin to walk between them, I
turn around and walk out. The i
animal weighed 183 pounds.
Hunting without dog"., Ernie
Gardner fired three loads of shot <
into the deer but did not kill
him that morning He went for
dogs and James Smithwick join- |
ed the hunt. Late that evening
Smithwick finished' him off and 1
got the prize.
Planning Monthly
Boards Of Review
BOY SCOUTS
Of. Williamston, N. C.
TROOPS No. 29 AND No. 27
The committeemen, Troop No.
127 sponsored by the Kiwanis Club,
end Troop No. 2!) sponsored by
, the I.ions Club, are planning a
monthly BOARD of REVIEW
! Thej will meet on the last meet
i iitg night of each month, alter
nating between each troop.
The f rst Board of Review meet
ins will be held on October 29th.
Troop No. 29 s committeemen
will conduct the first review.
Every Scout of both troops is
1 urged to participate and advance.
; sentation from the Farm Life
a rea.
Following the P. T A. session,
the band parents held a meeting.
The coal industry's first aidj
trams are considered the nation’s!
best trained groups. * I
Halloween Party
Plans Completed
The Williamston Woman's Club
will again sponsor the annual j
Ilallowetjp Carnival on Thursday I
night, October '10, beginning at •
7:00 o’clock. The carnival will be
held in Planters warehouse.
Special attractions at the carn
ival will be bingo, fishing-ponds,
talent show, a cake walk, a cos
tume parade, the house of horrors,
fortune tellers and assorted en
tertainment
Refreshments such as sand
wiche.s, hot dogs, soft drinks,
candy and other sundries.
This event i* sponsored each
rear by the local Woman’s Club
tnd proceeds from it will be usi d
for the improvement of the Wil
iamston Library and .for the girl
scouts. These are very worthy
causes and the support of the
carnival by the local citizens will
ae greatly appreciated bv the
•lub.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
appreciation for each and every
act of kindness shown us during
our confinement following the
accident we were in The cards,
boxes of fruit, visits, flowers,
ir:- helped y,
much' 1" shoilen Yin o. ■J^Wn’Voi’r-1
finement. We als<. wish to express
our appreciation to Dr. Himmel
wright and the nurses' at Martin
General for the courtesy and at
tention shown us during our stay
there Aagain let us say thank
you to exeryone and may you
be richly rewarded.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice E
Roberson.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
STREET IMPROVEMENTS
JAMESVILLE, N. C.
Sealed proposals for the con
struction of two (2”) thick As
ph 11 pavement. F-2 Mix, accord
ing to State Highway Specifica
tions in the Town of lamesville,
N. C. will be received bv tne
Mayor and Board of Commission
ers of thi> Town of Jamesville, N.
C. .at the Town Hail until eleven
(11:00) o’clock a. m.. E. S. T.. on
Friday the seventh (7th) day of
November 1052.
The work will consist of ap
proximately 5000 sq. yards of as
phalt pavement. The- cost pe r yard
bid is to include shaping and con
ditioning the sub-grade with mot
or grader, rubber tire roller and
water wagon and the leveling of
the' shoulders to the- level of pave -
ment edge after pavement is laid.
Specifications and Contract
Documents are on file with the
Town Clerk in Jamesville and
the Engineers in their office in
Greenville, N. C.
Consideration will be given
only to bids of Contractors who
submit evidence showing that
ihey have been licensed under
••An Act to Regulate the Practice
of Generai Contracting ' tat it toil
bv The General Assembly of
North Carolina on March 10, 1952
and as subsequently amended.
A performance bond will be re
quired equai to 100 per cent of
contract price, conditioned upon
the faithful performance of the
contract and upon tne payment of
ail persons supplying labor and ’
furnishing materials for the con
struction of the project.
A certified check in the amount
of two 12) per cent and a bid
bond in the amount of three (3)
per cent of the bid. as a guarantee
that a contract evil! be entered in
to with the Town within ten 0
days after the award to the Bid
der and that the required bond
will be executed.
No proposal may be withdrawn
after the scheduled closing time
for the receipt of bids for a period
of thirty days.
The Mayor and Board reserve
the right to reject any or all bids
or to accept the bid or bids that
appear to be to the best interest
of the Town.
By order of the Mayor and
Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Jamesville, N. C.
L W. Hardison, MAYOR
L. II. Hardison, CI.F.RK
Engineers:
Henry L. Rivers, arid
Thomas W. Rivers.
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