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THE ENTERPRISE - —» •'.-*, s r r^-hiishea Every * iwsaay 6i.u i ^ ■; ENTERPRISE PI BUSHING GO. | VT-11 A' ?cTON CAROLINA * 8 (t ifc I ! k 1 >l BSCRIF>TIO\ FMTFs (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One > ear Six Months - OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTS One Year_ Six Months — - — S3.on .. 1.75 $3.50 2.00 4 i § Advertising Rate Card Upon Request r-'pTp-i *Ve nr>ct o^^iee m WilHftfnstop, N C. as second-class matter under the act at Congress of March 3. 1879. Address ail communications to The Enter prise and not individual members of the firm. Ko Subscription Received Under 6 Months Thurmiay. June 3. 19> l ~&»»S6e£ Prejudices ire Seen In ill Hacen Prejudices are seen in all races—if we in- | tegrate schools to meet communist criticism. I it is asked, why not abolish private enter prise also? There are many aspects of the Supreme .Court ruling against segregated schools that ought to be considered, but one argument that leaves me cold is that it is a triumphant answer to Communist and Afro-Asian charges against the United States. If we make our policies to meet Com munist criticisms we should abolish private enterprise, representative government, pri vate schools, independent courts, and every other institution of our society. Nor will full social equalitv for Negroes suit the Communists, who advocated (until, appar ently. their Russian bosses told them to pipe down) establishing a separate all-Negro state in the South, from which the whites would be moyed. If we want to frame our domestic policies to suit the Africans and Asiatics, we should throw open the gates of Afro-Asian immi gration and abandon the undemocratic no tion that ours is a predominantly white and w civilization. This is a far cry fr^m the Supreme Court decision but not from some of the argu ments being advanced for it. T,."A",,c,rwms,,'.twr~--? *fr<wvy;rfirc>- Con science which does not afflict the colored world. We seem to think that the white races alone have prejudices and that only they have established colonial systems ruled by dominant racial castes. What nonsense. Racial antipathies and affinities appear to be endemic in mankind The yellow races think the whites ugly, that their bodies exude an unpleasant odor, that them hairiness is beastly, and that white faces are actually mottled, and marred by unestheticallv protuberant features. The colored risings against white settlers in Africa are largely attributable to the fact that the settlers are of a distinguishably dif ' ferent race. Where a colored minority live among whites tl\ey adopt the prejudices of the whites. The Soviet Union has, ofitcially. no racial prejudices. But the governing elite is al most entirely composed of white slavs. A distinctly Mongoloid woman from Moscow was insulted when I remarked that she piust come from the Soviet East, since she had no Slavic features. Mongol troops from Siberia created dis may among pro-Russian East Europeans when they entered as liberators. But they were equally feared and disliked in Western Russia. The caste svstem of India was originally, I have read, based on race. Indo-Aryan con queruis •en.-atwf the t-aste system ie keep down the lesser breeds. Now we see a sort of race prejudice in reverse. Mr. Nehru was quoted as denying that he had prejudices against whites. “We always had white servants.” American Jews, though in the forefront of the fight for minority rights, oppose in ter-marriage with Gentiles. So it is with the world. I am opposed to American intervention in the wars and revolutions of Asia, because I am opposed to Asian intervention in our affairs. Races and cultures are different, and there is a limit to success in mixing them up Equal but separate may not work well within a nation. But nothing else is likely to work peaceably between nations and civi lizations.—Dorothy Thompson in the Con gressional Recoidr 4 t nirprsal—Or Sttlhm# Christian Science Monitor, Eighteen years ago Emperor 53a ile So- ; lassie I of Ethiopia stood before the Arrant- , l.i - ui tilt I. jf l.'.'*OV IVallOll. jt Ml ■ I* ' a -tflti pleaded unsuccessfully for aid and protec tion against the invading armies of a Fascist dictator. Last week he stood before a joint session of the Congress of the United States in , -Washington and was listened to vtiife re- ! sped. The things he said were in keeping ! with the dignity he has shown as a ruler. ! the humanitarianism of a leader in the pro- j gress of his people, and the wisdom of an ; acute observer of the drama of nations. With what poignant feelings one can only imagine, the Emperor said: I call upon the world for determination fearlessly to apply and to accept, as you and as we have accepted them, th*3 sacrifices of collective security . . . We feel that nowhere can the call for aid against aggression be refused by any state, large or small. It is either a universal principal or it is no prin ciple at all. It cannot admit of regional ap plication or be of regional responsibility. That is why we. like you. have sent troops halfway around the world to Korea. It could be added that Ethiopian troops, like those of Turkey, won for themselves in Korea an outstanding place in the respect of both foe and friend. Some pundits ques tion whether the principle of collective se curity will ever become a reliable moving force in the action of nations. But the de votion of such supporters as Emperor Haile Selassie and his people gives strength to what is becoming a standard of world morality. firqvy Train? Tyler (Tex.) Morning Telegraph If there's anybody around who thinks the American farmer is riding a Government subsidized gravy train, I’d like to call atten tion to an article from the Wall Street Journal of May 19. A page 4 story says that the Federal Gov ernment and the United States (steamship) Lines Co. have compromised their dispute over how much the company should pay for the superliner United States, which the Gov ernment built at a total cost of $76,800,000. Originally, the company was to pay Uncle Sam $82.9 million. But somebody in Eisen hower's administration thought the Gov ernment ought to get a little more money for the ship. As bargaining leverage, Uncle ; Sam held up $8.6 million in .current"operat I ing subsidy payments. So thi company finally complainirigly I agreed to up the ante by 4 million bucks— v. fkce of hard bargaining, Uncle Sam (that’s Uo) lost only a little less than $40 million on the deal. Of coQrse. that was only on cost of the ship. The article didn’t say how much an nual subsidy we are paving the company to run the luxury liner to Europe and back Did He Arrent Himtelf? A report from Charlotte states that a can didate for constable in Mecklenburg won the nomination, that he was arrested and convicted on a wife-beating charge. Now. it would be a sort of redeeming feature if it develops that he arrested him self. * ' * 60 Second Sermons By Fred Dodge TEXT: “Vices are often habits, rather than pas sions.’’—Rivarol. A young man. just out of college, sought the advice of a hard-headed and success ful businessman. “Tell me,” the young man asked, “how I should go about getting a start in the great game of business?” “Sell your vvnst watch,” the businessman replied, “and get an alarm clock." liiese is 11c such thing as a new horizon. There never has been and there never will be a new horizon. All horizons ar» old. The same as they were yesterday and are today, they will be tomorrow. The only change can come from your position in rela tion to a horizon The atomic scientist did not create a new horizon when he split the atom. He mere ly moved in the world of science and saw a horizon of which he had not dreamed. It had been invisible until he changed his position. When we are bored with life we need only to change our positions to discover ex citing horizons. They are not new—they are old. They won't move, either. We must change to see them. The next time you suffer from dull, old horizons, remember that all you have to do is to change your position and your horizon will change. It's up to you! Strange Vehicle Will Visit ■ One r.f the l7 S Coast Guards, mwt useful pit-.'t - »f rescue, equipment. a l)l!KW amphibious; vehicle. will rsill into Williamsion for a clay this week as a special recruiting unit. Coast Guard of ficials in Norfolk announced. Manning the unusual vehicle ! will be Chief Sonarman Jack A:-, ! rinetnn. a Coast Guard recruiter: ! from Norfolk, and Engincman ! First Class Julius Lewark, who j will drive the DUKW. which is ! from the Coast Guard's Virginia i Beach, Va.. Lifeboat Station They j plan to park their amphibian at the local Post Office. An intense Coast Guard drive for recruits is now on and in stead of regular recruiting trucks being used by recruiters to can vass the countryside for enlist ees, the seldom-seen DUKW was picked for the job. According to Chief Arrington, when he arrives in Williamston he will be prepoied to disseminate complete information on service in the Coast Guard to all pros pective recruits. With recruiting quotas wide, open, the service wants men be tween the ages of 17 and 2ft for enlistment. It was pointed out that former servicemen can enlist even il they don't fall within the 17 to 25 age group and that many ex-Coast Guard and Navy men can join the Coast Guard with their old rates. New Coast Guard recruits are sent to the service’s Receiving Center at Cape May, N. J., for 12 weeks of basic training, in which they learn gunnery, boat handl ing, Coast Guard history and gen eral seamanship. Following their initial training, accoiding to the Coast Guard, many recruits are assigned to spe cial service schools at Groton, Conn., and elsewhere which lead to petty officer ratings. Other new men are stationed Oak Ridge. Tern —Imagine the] surprise w hen Der.nirs Seiber, la bor foreman, recently learned tha'f^ttark Haney, a laborer. u’i»King (<>r hjrri. is the ‘ medic who had saved Seiber's life on Luzon Island during World War II m the Philippines. Both had been working here for a year and a half aboard Coast Guard cutters en gaged in offshore rescue work, weather patrol and ice patrol, while some men pr^jrstassigned t() a * U i, 'i ) s and other shore installations gen erally somewhere in the United States or its possessions. 1governing their respective trades. General Contractors are noti fied that An Act to Regelate the j Practice of General Contracting." '^ratified bv the Genpirji Assemble oi N rib Car lina on 10; | 1P25. and as subsequently amend ; ed will be observed in receiving I arW 1 . i \t’G lv{jT\t> . ) rontr^ftc Each tiruposai shall t>f? accom panied by a five per cent bid se- j curity This may be in cash, cer; tified check or bid bond. Said deposit to be retained by the Ovn;-r-v liquidated damage® in. • •' mm of f 3 f *■ v'/\ bidder to execute the Contract i ithin ten days after the award, Performance Bond will be re i qmred for one bundled per cent (100^) of the contract prict** The Town reserves tne rijjhtto reject anv ov all bid? or to ^tfccpt * the bid or bids that appear to be J.e- the best interest nt the Tow-P, p- ’-.ert .Cn.vyjji. Mayor Engineers: Henry I> & Thomas W. Rivers Sr Associates, Greenville, N C je 3-15 n NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS CURB & GUTTER. ASPHALT PAVING, & EXCAVATION TOWN OF WILLIAMSTON WILLIAMSTON, N. C. Sealed proposals will be receiv ed by the Town of Williamston, Williamston, N. C., in the office of the Town Clerk until 2 P. M.. E S. '1., on trie 3Uth day of June, 1954, and immediately thereafter publicly opened and read, for the furnishing of labor, materials, and equipment entering into the con struction of Excavation, Curb & Gutter, and Asphalt Paving. Complete plans, specifications and contract documents will be open for inspection in the office of the Town Olerk, Williamston, N. C. the office of the Associated General Contractors, Raleigh, N. C.; and the office of the Engineer, Greenville, N. C.. or may be ob tained by those^jualified and who will make a bid, upon deposit of twenty five ($25.00) in cash or certified check. The full deposit will be returned to those submit ting a bona fide proposal' pro. ti ed plans and specifications are re turned to the Engineer in good condition within five days after i the date set for receiving bids. The work will consist of ap proximately the following major items: 40.000 I- F Combination Con crete Curb & Gutter 25.000 C. Y. Common Exca vation 500 C. Y. Select Material 78.000 S. Y. 2" Asphalt Sur face (Type F-2 Alt Tvpe F-l) 1,500 Tons Course Aggregate Base Course All Contractors are hereby | notified that they must have pro 1 ner license under the State laws c * We’re miles away now but it will cost onlij a few pennies to call the folks LONG DISTANCE and let them know we're OK." On Most Trips CO '• KONG DISTANCE ! TELEPHONE it’s Cheaper and Safer than Travel ... A fast and personal means of communication. CAROLINA TELEPHONE and TELEORAPH COMPANY Only FORD gives you features now which her low-priced cars may offer tomorrow! Ford gives you: V-8 POWER Only Ford of the low-priced cars offers V-8 power— the type of power more and more car owners are adopting. And Ford’s new 130-h.p. Y-block V-8 is the most modern V-8 in any car regardless of price! I BALL-JOINT SUSPENSION For ride and handling eaae that no other low-priced cat can match, Ford brings you new Ball-Joint Front Suspension It’a another Ford exclusive in the low-price field. 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