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It isn't how many years we live, but what
we do in those years that counts.
The News Letter, issued by the Univers
ity Press, shows that there are 1.303 per
sons or 4.7 percent oi the population of Mar
tin County are 65 years of age or older.
That's interesting, to be sure, and it is a lit
tle bit disturbing to note that Martin Coun
ty's ratio of old folks rates 91 in the list for
the State. But it would be even more in
teresting to know about the old-timers, to
know how they are managing in this topsy
turvy world with low pensions and so many
irresponsible relatives.
In that connection, the Turlock (Calif.)
.Journal recently had the following to say:
Why is it that when we count our bless
ings we almost always count only our dol
lars?
Is it because we are a materialistic peo
ple? We hardly think so. Or is it because
counting the number of gallons of milk a
cow produces is more readily understood
than the spiritual gains made by our citi
zens'1 This probably is the answer.
But whatever the reason, we are surfeit
ed with statistics this time of year. We
learn that Stanislaus County has 137.000
souls; that snowfall of so many inches in
the Sierras means so many more acre feet
of water next year; that 1,500 people a day
are coming to California to live; that four
million people of this state are on payrolls,
and that California's population is now near
ly 12 millions.
Those are important and sometimes inter
esting figures.. But they are only relative,
either to ouf own past, or to what we may
expect in material gains next year. . . .
What we would like to see ... is some
measure of the spiritual and moral and men
tal progress of our people.
For inevitably, as our material wealth in
creases. we have or should have more time
to devote to the intangibles of life. Do we
have more freedom as individuals than
before? Do we have a better taste for music
and the arts? Have our people learned that
hard work, either mental or physical, is one
of the greatest character-building forces of
mankind? Do they appreciate and encourage
a feeling of earning one’s way through life,
and the self-reliance and inner strength
which comes from such accomplishments?
Have we enlarged our rich traditions of
neighborliness and friendship? Have we as
a people responded as we should to the
bloodbank in order to save lives of our men
in Korea? Are we resting on our laurels
since the revealing gains made in our com
munity spirit when the War Memorial was
dedicated a litle over a year ago?
These are the things that make life rich
and full. They are hard to measure. They
don’t depend upon material gains, but ma
terial things help though they should be and
probably are secondary.
Perhaps there’s both reason and a distinc
tion as to why we are inclined to list dollars
instead of intangibles each New Year. It's
easier, in the first place. And secondly,
our moral and spiritual attainments are in
dividual matters. Each person has to make
his own accounting.
This making of our own accountings, and
some estimate of our inner urge to greater
spiritual salvation, are the real values we
should assess each New Year.—Turlock
(Calif.) Journal.
Education sneaked into the child under
the guise of pky and pleasement is as fruit
less, in contrast with true education, as play
is with labor.—Thomas Henry Burrowes.
None of us is responsible for all the
things that happen to us, but we are re
sponsible for the way we act when they do
happen,—Exchange.
^ in The Ralanre
Norwalk (Conn.) Hour
The situation of our world today is so
grave that every American must he ready
to face facts and be willing to seriously ask
himself. “What can 1 do about it0"
We think the situation boils down to ask
ing what is generally called a Christian
world?
Reply to this question honestly and you
will have the answer to where this Nation
and the world as we know it are headed.
A.ll.*igi * >>n i' 1 i»*
in history. Read the history of the rise and
pi res and you will recognize s<. clearly that
those same signs are present in our Nation
today.
The tragedy is that in the short space of
time since our forefathers founded oui Na
tion we see these signs of decay that brought
about the collapse of those modern world
empires.
With the firm belief that hard work and
real faith in God would bring forth their
reward, the Pilgrims laid the foundation
from which has grown the richest and most
powerful Nation in the world today.
This priceless heritage of ours is in dan
ger.
The great advances made in science and
technology have brought to us richness and
an easier way of living. But man’s need
today seems to be primarily for the material
things of life—such things as a television
set, a refrigerator, an automobile. Dozens of
other labor-saving devices for our homes are
terribly important.
A Bible and a seat in a church seem to
have lost their importance.
God definitely has been forsaken.
What then is happening? No one can
deny that there is a serious decline in moral
concepts. Too many of us are willing to say
that we are Christians, but when it comes to
living a Christian life we do so on our own
terms.
Sometimes the truth hurts and it makes
us ready to deny it, or go into a shell, or try
to justify ourselves. Sometimes, thank God,
though the truth hurts it brings an awak
ening and a willingness to do something to
set things right. That time is now—it must
be no wif you, like other men and women,
want to safeguard your heritage so that
your children will have a better chance to
live in peace, happiness, and security in a
truly Christian world.
We urge our religious leaders to teach it
possible with greater wisdom and under
j standing that moral concepts and faith in
I God are things worth living and fighting
for. We also urge that leaders of religious
j faiths make greater efforts to bring about
, a unity of purpose in extending Christian
fellowship to all corners of the world.
We urge each American—you and your
friends and neighbors—to give a little more
of yourselves to God’s purpose when He
gave you your life.
Is all this possible? It should he simple.
Man has inherited from God the power
to do great things. If this inheritance and
this latent power that is in every man are
harnessed, if the minds and hearts of all
men will be moved, the world we want for
our children and grandchildren is possible
of attainment.
We need not fear a tragedy that can be
avoided.
Remembering the past let us all. with
churage and high faith in the promise of
God, accept this challenge and start today
to repair the damage to man’s soul
The i'.hriatian World
The situation of our world today is so
grave that every American must be ready
to face facts and be willing to seriously ask
himself—“What can I do about it?"
We think the situation boils down to ask
ing yourself this simple question:
Just how important is it to me to be liv
ing in what is generally called “a Chris
tian World?” . . .
We urge our religious leaders to teach if
possible with greater wisdom and under
standing that moral concepts and faith in
God are things worth living and fighting
for. We also urge that leaders of religious
faiths make greater efforts to bring about
a unity of purpose in extending Christian
fellowship to all corners of the world.
V/e urge each American—you and your
friends and neighbors—to give a little more
of yourselves to God’s purpose. . . .
Is all this possible? It should be simple.
Man has inherited from God the power
to do great things. If this inheritance and
this latent power that is in every man are
harnessed, if the minds and hearts of all
men will be moved, the world we want for
our children and grandchildren is possible
of attainment. — From a full front-page
presentation entitled “In the Balance—The
Christian World” in the Norwalk (Conn.)
Hour.
Manner, not gold, is woman’s best adorn
mer.t—Menander
Boy Scouts Celebrate 43rd Birthday
43»i 4ww<KO)Mffr I9SM
BOV SCOUTS OP AMERICA
Official Boy Scout Week Poster
Boy Scout Week. Feb. 7 to 13,
I marking tiro 43rd anniversary of
I the Hoy Scouts of America, will
| be observed throughout the nu
' tion by more than 3,250,000 boys
and adult leaders. Since 1010,
| more than 20,200.000 boys and
men have been members.
“Forward on Liberty's Team”
is the birlhday theme and the
emphasis is on “The Scout Fam
ily" of programs meeting the
interests of boys in three age
groups: Cub Scouting for boys
15. 9 and 10: Boy Scouting for
those 11, 12 and 13 and Explor
ing for boys 14 and up.
The high point of Scouting in
1953 will be the third National
Jamboree. More than 50.000 Boy
Scout - will camp at a 3,000-acre
tent c ity on the Irvine Ranch in
the Newport 1'irbor area of
southern 'California next July IT
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Eisenhower Hits
Speech Jackpot
By Stanley James
Washington Correspcindent
Washington President Dwight
D Eisenhower made a hit with
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Congress when he delivered his
recent address before a joint
meeting in the House chamber
It was almost imperative that
Eisenhower put himself and his
program over
In the first place, there were
some evidences that the new ad
ministration was having a rocky
start with Congress, and commit
tees—before Eisenhower's speech
Secondly, there was much specu
lation whether Ike or Senator
Robert Taft would call the shots
on G. O P policy in the Senate
about that time
The President created a strong
impression with his speech, and
! he went a long was toward mak
ing it clear that he is going to
jactively set the parts course. Ills
foreign policy pronouncements
were clearly of the international
I', x press Agency ‘Seeking
Increase In Its Hates
Tile Railway Express Agency
lias asked the Interstate Com- '
meiee Commission lor authority1
i
to revamp express rates and]
charges The proposal, if accept-j
ed, would mean higher rates on al
one t all categories of express
shipments
In and Mis domestic proposals
were a compromise with both
wings of his own party
•The speech was strictly Eisen
hower It was neither fx sur
rcndei speech to the conservative
element nor a surrender speech
to the left-wing element. Even
many Democrats had to admit
they liked what the President had
said, for much of it is Roosevelt
Truman policy.
As toi pleasing listeners, the
speech was about as successful as
any Eisenhower will ever make
One might even assume that hi'
will ncvoi win such unanimous
support m Congress again. That's
the way it usually is in politics.
New administration honeymoons
are short affairs.
Stale College Has
Timely Answers
Question: What is the fastest
way to get young pine seedlings
started on cut-over land?
Answer; The control of hard- |
woods with chemicals is often re-,
quired to get pines started again, i
says James H. Phillips, forestry!
specialist for the State College |
Extension Service.
Phillips reports that there or":
manv acres of cut-ove; land ir..
North Carolina that will require
treatment with chemicals before
pines will seed back natural!?. ■"
before the?’ can be- surr-.v.~lull?
planted.
Two of the most effective chem
icals recommended for killing
hardwood trees are animate and
2. 4. 5-T. according to Phillips.
These materials are easy to apply
and they pose no danger to live
stock that may graze the area.
Phillips urges farmers to con
sult their county agent before ap
plyme tree poisons.
One of the many farmers who
know the value of getting young
pine seedlings started back on
cut-over land as soon as possible
is Sidney Randolph. Route 1. En
field.
With the help of his county
agent and the forestry specialists,
Randolph is going to take about
10 or 15 acres of cut-over land
■ach year for several years and
poison the hardwoods and plant
pines.
Poor lliftlnmxs Increase
Motor Vehicle Repairs
At least $75,000,000 a year is be
ing spent on automobile repairs
because of poor highways and the
lack of proper parking space, an
Eastern stales conference of the
A. A. A, Motor clubs was told
Propose Ten Billion
Dollar Col in Budget
The Chamber of Commerce of
the United States has proposed
that the Government limit its
spending for the next fiscal vearj
to S68,000,000,000. thus cutting
$10,000,000,000 from the budget,
proposed by former President
Truman. It also proposed that
taxes be cut by allowing the ex
cess-prfits tax, personal income
and excise tax increases to expire
during the coming year.
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NOTICE
(''irliii i t ( i 1 HU. iViaJ tin Ci'Uilt'v
In The Superior Court
Burtis €. Nelson Vs. Mildred
Frances Nelson.
The defendant. Mildred Frances
Nelson, above named will take
notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
Superior Court of Martin County,
North Carolina, to secure an abso
lute divorce based upon over two
years continuous separation; ana
thi1 defendant will further take
notice that he is required to ap
pear before the Clerk of the Su
perior Court of Martin County on
the 11th day of March. 195;i, and
answer or demur to the complaint
in said action on said date, and
unless the defendant answers or
demurs to said complaint on the
above date or within twenty days
thereafter as provided by the laws
if the State of North Carolina, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded in the
complaint.
This the 0 day of February, 19.»3
L. B. Wynne,
Clerk Superior Court
Martin County.
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KXF.CHTO.rS NOTICE
North Carolina, Martin County
Having this day qualified us
executor of the estate of Eli I\
Hodges, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against said
estate to exhibit them to the un
dersigned or his attorney within
one (li vear from the date of
,his notice or this notice will be
•n bar oMi.oir recdVeiJ. AH per
indebted 4 «• ^estate w:1’
nh use make immediate
Th;s 12 dav of December, 1952.
MARION F '"srvripq.
Executor of the estate of
Eli T. Hodges.
Peel and Peel. Attorneys,
Williamston, N C. d-lf> f>t
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Ending Saturday, February 14th
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