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THE ENTERPRISE IS READ BY OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTY FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEEK THE ENTERPRISE TIIE ENTERPRISE IS RE AD B~ OVER 3,000 MARTIN COUNTS FAMILIES TWICE EACH WEES VOLUME LV—NUMBER 103 Williamston, Marlin County, North Carolina. Tuesday, December 2.'t, IV.12 ESTABLISHED 1899 Trouble Hits At Christmas Time With several hundred dollars worth of new furniture all ar ranged and everything in <pie and span shape, the eleven rrtem * bers of Lucy Beard Purvis' fam ily * were all set for a happy Christmas until last Thursday morning when fire struck and wiped out just about all their earthly belongings. Spreading rapidly, the fire de stroyed everything except a sofa and a portable oil stove. A small member of the family was clothed in an old jacket removed from the back of another. Their ages ranging from four months to eighteen years, the children and the parents took shelter in the home of the mother's parents temporarily, but they are moving to another house just be yond the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claude E. Jer.kins on the Hamil ton highway. The mother’s first husband was killed in an accident, and she re ceives a comparatively small com Now Is The Time to go to I COURTNEYS For FURNITURE FULL REHEARSAL FOR THE BIG DAY . . Robert wanted Nick, the dog, to have dinner with him at his private table, but Dad and Mom were not enthusiastic until Robert demonstrated that Nick's table manners are impeccable. He did it with a dress rehearsal, which you see here. Nick seems to be enjoying non chalantly an after dinner cigarette. pcnsation check from a Pennsy lvania firm. But the checks were assigned to another for the next fifteen months to finance the purchase of the new furniture. The furniture is gone and there was i~it' insurance. The husband Tlu- eleven-member group is moving into virtually a bare house. Neighbors and other friends have moved in to help re lieve the plight of the penniless group, but there is need for more SOUTHERN BUTANE GAS CORP. “The Extra Value Gas 99 I For (iAS SALKS Call SKKVICK W. G. (Bill) ARNOLD Box 704 WilliaiiMnn, N. <1. INmmic 2750 I ★ Th e in list glamorous gift under a n y 1 a d \ s tree is the one rv hie h makes, life easier and relieve* tier daiK routine o! drudgery . ldectriwi) appliances have glamour because they do jusi that, from perking toffee and making toast in the morning to drying her luir and wann ing her bed ai night! There's a gift, of course it's electric, tor c\crv lauy on your list at the store of your electric appliance dealer. Shop wisely and well for the most glamorous gifts of all. the ones that add ease, comfort, leisure luxury and convenience to any woman's life. Of course, they're electric .'V portable electric roaster for the cooking enthusiast I JLiJJLLP I n ELECTRIC nno POUIER COmPHRV Electtic toffee makers, n a variety of styles and sizes! QbmCifa mb tobim l Every morning, toast as tke likes it , , . made electrically I See <fau% Ztcctxcc rtfijdiUKce ‘DetUex See electric hot plates, grills, waffle irons, mixers, juiceis! “Lets Keep Christ mas” j By PETER MARSHALL <The author, late pastor of the Washington, D C„ Piesbyterian Church, and recognized writer-author, made a lasting impression on many people when he preached a special sermon in ih* 'meal Pie. 3\ ter tan church in the middle forties - ect.l Changes are everywhere. Many institutions and customs that we once thought were sacro sanct have gone by the board. Yet there are a few that abide, defying time and revolution. The old message: “For unto you is born this day in the city of ■ David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord" is still the heart of Christmas. It can be nothing else. And this message can neither be changed —nor quite forgotten although there are many things that tend to make us forget. The idea of Santa Claus coining in a helicopter does not ring true. No interior decorator with a foridness for yellow or blue could ever persuade me to forsake the Christmas colors of red and green. I must confess that modernistic Christmas cards leave me cold. I cannot appreciate the dogs and cats the galloping horses the ships in full sail . . . nor any of the cute designs that leave out the traditional symbols of the star . . . the manger . . . the wise men on their camels. Angels there must be—but they need not be modernistic angels in evening dress and peroxide permanents. There is no need to search fur stories new and different. Then is only one after all—and no-modern author can improve it: "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. “And the angel said unto them, ' Fear not: for. behold, 1 bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” We all feel the pressure of approaching Christmas. The traffic is terrible. You can't find a parking space . The stores are crowded . . . Mob scenes make shopping a nightmare. You are thinking about presents—wondering what in the world you can get for so-and-so. You think of friends and loved ones who are so hard to shop for. You can't think of anything they need (which is rather strange when you take time to think of it). Maybe there is nothing in a store that they need. Blit what about some token of love—what about love itself . . . and friendship . . and understanding . . and consideration . . and a helping hand and a smile . . . and a prayer.' You can’t buy these tilings in any shire, and these are the very things people need. We all need them . . . Blessed will they be who receive them this Christmas or at any time. 'Let’s not permit tile crowds and the rush to crowd Christmas out of our hearts . . . for that is where it belongs. Christmas is not in the stores— but in the hearts of people. Let's not give way to cynicism and mutter that "Christmas has become commercialized." It. never will be—unless you let it he. Your Christmas is not commercialized, unless you have com mercialized it. Let’s not succumb to the sophistication that complains: “Christmas belongs only to the children.” That shows that you have never understood Christmas at all, for the older you get, the more it means, if you know what it means. Christmas, though forever young, grows old along with us. Have you been saying, "I just can’t seem to feel the Christmas spirit this year?” That’s too had. As a confession of lack of faith, it is rather significant. You are saying that you feel no joy that Jesus came into the world ... 1 You are confessing that llis presence in the world is not a reality to yon . . Maybe you need all the more to read the Christmas story ovei again . . . need to sit duwui with the Gospel of Luke and think about it. 1 thank God for Christmas. Would that it lasted all year. For on Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day, all the world is a better place, and men and women arc more lovable, Love itself seeps into every heart, and miraeles happen. When Christmas doesn’t make your heart swell up until it nearly bursts . . . and fill your eyes with tears . and make you all soft and warm inside then you’ll know that something inside of you is dead We hope that there will he snow for Christmas Why” It is not really important, hut it is so nice, and old fashioned, and appropriate, we think. Isn’t it wonderful to think that nothing can really harm the jov of Christmas. Although your Christmas tree decorations will uu lude many new gadgets, such as lights with bubbles in them . it’s the old tree decorations that mean the most . the ones you save carefully from year to year . the crooked star that goes on the top of the tree the ornaments that you’ve been so careful with. And you’ll bring out the tiny manger, and the shed. and the little figures of the Holy Family and lovingly arrange them on the mantel or in the middle of the dining-room table. And getting the tree will he a family event, with great excite in. )t... ..bija-.., And there will be a closet into which you’ll forbid your husband to look, And he will be moving through the house mysteriously with bundles under his coat, , and you’ll pretend not to notice There will be the fragranee of cookies baking, spices and fruit cake . . . and the warmth of the house shall be melodious with the lilting strains of Silent Night, Holy Night. And you'll listen to the wonderful Christmas music on the radio. Some of the songs will be modern—good enough music perhaps —but it will be the old carols, the lovely Christmas hymns that will mean the most. And forests or fir trees will march .right into our living rooms. There will be bells on our doors and holly wreaths in our windows. . . . And we shall sweep the Noel skies for their bi ightest colors and festoon our homes with stars. There will be a chubby stocking hung by the fireplace . . . and with finger to lip you will whisper and ask me to tip-toe, for a little tousled Head is asleep and must not be awakened until after Santa has come. And finally Christmas morning will come. Don’t worry—you’ll be ready for it— You’ll catch the spirit all right, or it will catch you, which is even better. And then you will remember what Christmas means—the be ginning of Christianity ... the Second Chance for the world . . . the hope for peace . . . and the only way. The promise that the angels sang is the most wonderful music the world has ever had: “On earth peace, good will toward men.” It was not a pronouncement upon the state of the world then; nor is it a reading of the international barometer of the present time ... but it is a promise—God’s promise—of what one day will come lContinued nu page eight) Javeers Party Mueh s *' » Enjoyed Lasl Friday Fiily Little Tots Enertained Here In Woman's Club Event Is !\iinibere«l Anion" Most Successful Ever Held Bv S|uin»ors —— "I wouldn't truck' tonight for | any six month's of my life" that statement b\ a Williamston Jaycee sums up the fooling of j those nu'ii who helped entertain [ fifty underpinviledgod children at a Christmas party Friday night. * Childish laughter mingled with masculine belly-laughs floated front the Woman's Club building from 7:30 o'clock until the party ended at 9:30 signaling passers by of the fun inside. Fete Austin, acting as muster of ceremonies, tape-recorded the children's singing and games and played it back to them for the amusement of both children and adults. Following tin' game period, Santa Claus entered and distn , buted toys and gift . to the child ■' n. Refreshment of milk, ire .'roam, and cake also won' . t ad ay the Jay we hosts Alii !' the party, the Jnvcees rai l it'd each child back to Ins own home. The Jayeees found their little -ubjeets m nearly every section al tin county, bringing them in and returning them in their own ears I NATIVITY SCENE . . This scene Is repeated on thousands •f latvns of private homes and public buildings In the home towns of the nation during the Christmas season. Now TRY THIS Ftr Child s Cough f or coughs and acute bronchitis vine to colds >ou can now pet ( rcomulsron specially prepared foi t h i Id re n in a new pink and blue package and be sure. I I ) Your child will like it. (2) It contain only safe, proven ingredients. (.1) It contains no nareoties to v,is ■ turb nature's processes. (4) It will aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed throat and bronchial membranes, thus relieving I the cough and promoting rest and I sleep Ask for C reomulsion for t, hit dren in the pink and blue package. CREOMULSION FOR CHILDREN relieves Coughs, Chest Colds Acute BfOischitif I o It E S u It E , US S x JUi n THE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA W. G. BILL" PEELE Manager WILLI AM8TON N. 0. '/rtWWIfWWVWWWVWW Report Increase InPecan Crop Raleigh, North Carolina’s pe rm crop ih. • » car totaled 2,546, ■ , ,. ■ i' * 111jt r t■ i estimates >.y lati>!uriaro with the Stato 'Vderal Crop Reporting Serv Tlu* 1552 figure compares with !.425,000 pounds produced in 1951 rnd 2,114.000 pounds produced on hi 10-year (1941-50) average. Km the first 11 months in 1952, nilk production on the nation’s 'arms totaled 106.7 billion pounds. S MERRY J. PAUL SIMPSOM Egg Mog Ice Cream i Hi df!. mu Christmas! 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