Roosevelt Pledges Faith ? ^??Spccc_ ^ Sees Great Military Pa rade After Calling For Defense Of Liberty (Special To The Enterprise) (By the Associate Editor) Washington, D. C.?Contrary to my usaal procedure in former inaugural days of pushing aside papers, ink walls, letters, books and the always praeent dictionary on my desk at The Enterprise office, in order that I may tan on the radio, I was pushed along with the 350,000 other members of tha crowd here in Washington today, until I found my seat in section C of the Inaugural platform, which was almost directly facing the Capitol building and the Corinthian columned platform, where I saw the President and heard his firm, clear voice pledge again his faith in democracy as he be gan his portentous third term. I saw this bit of history in the making. The chill breezes sweeping in from the Potomac would bring the ther mometer down to 20 so the weather man had warned us the night before, but the sun was ?himnnr so bright that one could scarcely bet ve is was that cold. The blue expanse overhead was broken by little flocks of fleecy clouds and the cold atmosphere served only to bring out with the fur coats more colorful scarfs and accessories, in which gay blankets predominated. I found my seat about thirty min utes before the ceremonies began, and sat down with a blanket over my knees bo be numbered in a crowd that: is said to have been the greatest ever to witness the inauguration of a Pres ident. Than, figuratively speaking, I put a blank record on that I might faithfully record my impressions. In the blue arc, high above the statue of Freedom, which surmounts the dome of the United States Capitol, circled silver airplanes, which seemed to be safe guarding the city. The ma rine band was playing stirring mar-j tial music. Almost in front of me but overhead was the 1 resident's stand,' erected on the steps of the CapitoL And I saw that he would take his troth with the world's destiny beneath the dark blue presidential flag, rip-, pling in the breezes, and- beGad great shield bearing: the design of an American eagle, symbolic of strength and unity. I I was only a tiny speck in this* sea of humanity, but at the same time I fefc an indescribable exaltation and my heart swelled with pride as I thought of the thousands of devoted citizens composing this throng, which though serious in mien seemed reso lute in purpose. I felt a deep sense of devoted patriotism, that I never suspected I possessed before .. . an intense love of my country and its ideals of freedom and justice for all rinses and creeds and an almost over whelming desire to render some spec ific and personal service in its de fease. There was no loud talking or boisterous manner evidenced. It was awe inspiring to see that throng sit ting quietly and patiently waiting for the ceremonies to begin. Having an inquiring mind that nat urally goes with newspaper service, I began to wonder exactly how the people next to me felt, and if my emotions were shared by the thous ands around me. I found that the two lovely women on my left were young flrighsh women, who coming ovmr to this cotmtry.hr August, had experienced tea honors of blasted bomeaand lost loved owes. They were visiting relatives in Virginia. Yes, thay too felt the solemnity of the oc , caston, bad a deep admiration for President Roosevelt and realised that America must sacrifice to preserve . beg democratic -ideals for the world. Manpower along.with munitiona? Mo, ?i m* for tlism: the dmft had not rebcbed the 36 year ? limit yet They ware ao^harming and fmefous that I hit I ?*? fa the pres ence at exiled royalty. On my ifei* *** ? remdmt oi ? wwauigum, * ^gentleman, wno w?i ! Icijit?j1?IL-f' llMMllTiniT I of ^khe Cabinet, Supreme Court,' Sen ^SSudtot m wefeched her ^tMNHheot sines from the White % House to the Capitol. b It was & little past noon when the President made his initial appearance on the Capitol's inaugural stand. Thousands had waited in the sub freezing temperature for hours for this'event, and a shout went up and ; there was great applause. The wild cheering of the crowds that throng about European dictators upon their public appearances was conspicous by its absence, for this was a serious | moment. Veteran observers compared it with the second Inauguration of President Wilson against the back ground of war. In every heart was the dread that some fanatic might seek to harm the President in this triumphant occasion, which bore wit- : ness to his being the best beloved man ' in the world today, despite the bitter ; hatred which some hold for him. There was a great deal of uneasiness ! despite pecautionary measures taken ; by those in authority. In a short invocation' the Rev. Ze Barney Phillips, Senate chaplain, ask ed health and strength for the Presi dent "to lead a united people out at the valley of the shadow to the hill of peace." First the Vice President, Henry A. . Wallace, was sworn in by the retiring Vice President, John Nance Garner. At 12:08 the four generations of Roosevelts and this mighty throng looked on, as the nation and the world listened in, while Chief Justice, ? ? ? * il iL Iarles Evans Mugnes, reaa me oaui it launched the third term. Bareheaded, the broad shouldered jsident swore in a firm, clear voiee r the ancient Dutch Bible that had ved him in this maimer twice ber. I e, to faithfully executdhis high ice. The Bible was opqmS. at the h chapter of First Corinthians, the h verse; "And now abideth faith, >e, charity, these three, but the atest of these is charity.'* n selecting this verse the President led that he thought of the first erican settlers who came:to estab , freedom and opportunity m a new he speech that will go down in his- J r as President Roosevelt's "third iguraT was of vast import though II nodal of Inspired Mjajhiint and Iritg,: ^e reaffirmed his faith in I locraey and as comnurader-in-1 f of the armed forces of these! ted States pledged himself to JjMtd I I country through the perils ahead. It the crtnrhnfam of his 17 mfcvtfctj silk hat at the multitude and drew I nat ovation. ? ?. . - .1 be Residential pai^ jefairnadJo j White ^?fi m triumph being] ?recfis no other'president ever had' i before by the mJffibn men, worn- I ind children lined up along the -long route from the Capitol to UbmU i iJftisten. ? /erhead, the wings of 700 Army I Navy planes glistened in the nm- , ; aa they flew in tight formation, j I ! wtwt te to hmch at the Wldta Boom and to prepare for the {friends also. The lunch was served in ?J a room over? drugstore, whichhatf m csnoOf ana frooi wiucii ? tu6 pfindo _ 1 ?.:.. p * ~;v>.*?? ''t'^ ? with the grim note of war replacing the color of former parades. .. For the first time a completely mechanized battalion was seen; light and medium tanks, combat cars/scout cars, motor drawn light and heavy guns, anti-tank and anti-aircraft gun?. The six bands and the lusty Army calverymen from Fort Meyer, Va., re ceived the most applause. Impressive were the thousands of olive clad sol diers, who with their steel helmets and Axed bayonets gave a somber touch to the parade and were a grim reminder that the man power is the most valuable possession of any na tion. The parade was short?it had only 5,589 persons in line, and took only one hour sad four minutes to pass a given point. Officials answering, in quiries about' this, pointed out that this was done at the express request of the President, who desired it to be brief and . military. Numbers of people collapsed on the streets due to exposure from the cold during the parade. In the late afternoon the President and Mrs. Roosevelt entertained at separate White House receptions' for the visiting State Governors and for the Presidential electors. Guests at a 5 o'clock White House tea included Vice President and Mrs. Wallace, the Cabinet, the District Commissioners, women volunteers of the Democratic National Committee, and the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Home Club frpm Hyde Park, N. Y. Inauguration ;;Day. was concluded for most of WKpfttmville group at TTiifiniiiil "ttiaslii. where they 'thrilled to this orchestra's overture, which feature^ Strains from famous battle songs and closed with a thrill ing rendition of "God Bless America." Many of the Farmville visitors were entertained at a dinner tendered by W. C. Murray Saturday evening, and at -a turkey dinner and a buffet sapper by Mrs. Rountree at her-guest house, the Rountree Club, on Sunday. They attended an Open House affair given by Congressman and Mrs. Herbert Bonner on Sunday afternoon, at the Roosevelt Hotel, at which Lindsay C. Warren, Comptroller General, was a special guest [.Final Rites Held For Rufus Clayton Shirley Fhial rife for Bute Claytfe Shirley, M, wkx dfed aH Sanatorium, Thursday, following a lingering ill ness, were conducted from the Wals tonhurg' Chrfsfen Church Saturday. [So$ fev. W. L Bennett, assisted by Rev. C. B. Haihhurn, pastor of the Ffcrmvilley Christian Church, and Bev. M. A. Woodard, of Winterville. In terment was made in. the Farmville cmnifcery. Mr, Shirley,, a former Greece coon out the county and harp, in Farmville, - ^ ^ V 1 iiMiiI 1 n Hi .1 ,t .ml wnanf'aftinfia Kami xor several years. He had been critically ill for IpSMl . week* and his death was not ?>* Us ?Mn Mi*. 3MW Smith Shirley a daughter, Miss Mary and Brymn Shirley !cf Norfolk, Va.; two brothers, G. M. Shirley, of Farm ville, F. F. Shirley, of Griftkm, and a sister, Mrs. R. D. H. Gay, of Wals I '?"^v ' ' "'??V V:'-v*f'5Vv^.:?V--'i'V^ ^ ^ FRANKL^^H^SoOSEVELT ^ ^ The Nation's One and Only Third Term President . jpij I ?- ,, , 1; , ? By HUG6 & SIMS (Washington Correspondent) THE THIBDXSM BEGINS. OLD PRECEDENt BROKEN. WAR EXPLAINS IT ALL. MORE AID FOR BRITAIN. CAN THE BRITISH WIN? WHAT ARE Risks? PEOPLE'S OPINIONS DIFFER. SUPPORTING TOUR NATION. The people of United States, for the first tdme>' in- their national existence, have a President in office for a third term. President Roose velt's re-election last November set aside a precedent that had been ob served since the early days of the republic. \ ? . There are some Americans who are afraid that the termination of this precedent will mean, in the long run, an easy road to dictator ship. Not all of these opponents of a third term believe that President Roosevelt is after dictatorial powers. Many of them credit him with the finest motives but, just the same, fear that the breaking of the aged I custom will pave the way for others I to do the same. ' The re-election of the President ' for a third term, it should be remem bered, came about almost solely be cause of the international situation. Whether rightfully or wrongly the majority of the voters believed that Mr. Roosevelt was the best man for the job, under the circumstances. We do not believe that numyr?Cthe Pres ident's supporters would "have work ed for his third term if it had not been for the European War. Then, again, in addition to the dangers which the people felt that the United States faced, and the desire to retain a man .who had piloted the course of the nation in its foreign affairs notable success, the people were not unmindful of the development, in other lands, of a sentiment that fixed itr. Roosevelt as the leader of the democratic peoples. Consequently, it was admitted that his defeat would, fre-gagardad witjh safefiusfibh in~Serlm and in Rome sftd therewa* no idea on the part.of the people here to give the dictators any satisfaction whatever. ?The President, and his opponent, were explicit in their pledge to try and keep American soldiers out of Europe. There is nothing to lead any one to the conclusion that the Chief [Executive has abandoned this idea. The measure now before Congress to increase his powers, in order to aid the nations fighting aggressors, is, viewed, by his supporters, as neces sary in order that the President may have a reasonable chance of prevent ing the war from involving the Unit ed States. .That the President is wholeheart edly behind the British people in | their brave battle has been evident for many months! Nothing in the campaign lent any support to the theory that Mr. Roosevelt, if re-elect ed, intended to give less aid to the struggling victims of German ag gression. The ."aid short of war" slogan was accepted, in principle, by both candidates and the foreign poli cy of the nation was hardly a major issue of the campaign. The attitude of the President, as we gather it, is that his country will be inevitably involved in a hitler struggle if the Axis powers win their present fight against Great Britain. Therefore, the only chance to avoid the use of'a great army of youths to defend this nation, and the hemis phere, is to bring about the defeat of Germany by giving to the British every assistance that will serve to strengthen her resistance and pave the way for eventual victory. ? There are military experts in this country who believe that if we sow unlimited material aid to the British, the British will win* the European war. Obviously, if this is correct, the youth of America will not get into desperate battle, and the peace of the world, upon which normal com merce depends, will be restored. The dispatch of soldiers to Europe, under present conditions, with our fleet tied-up in the Pacific, it is said, would be a military gamble of colossal risks. I T* ' . . V < The drive to implement our de fense program, in order to produce vast quantities i . Possibility ?f Establish ing Sanatorium in Pitt Talked Here. Greenville, January 28. ? The Pitt County Boat?i of Health held a called meeting j* tfee,J3it^ of Greenville Municipal Building on Tuesday 1 night to diahumi with end and that 'everyone present felt that a local sanatorium for the ad vanced case of tuberculosis was the only solution to the tuberculosis situa tion problem in Pitt County. Plans were laid for oanjrtng Infor mation to all ire dtixens of Pitt County as to the seriousness of the tuberculosis situation, and in rids way, arousing their interest and (tap part for a local tuberculosis sana torium. " I;!- i ?? 19 CHILDREN IN 25 1SARS / 1 ' SAllentown, Pa.?Mrs. Edwin Trapp, 42, recently gave birth to her nine teenth child, he eighth girl Four teen of the children, oldest a# whom is 22, living. Mm. Trapp was 'Ihaariad when abb was 17. 0 - ^ ^^ ! Board of Directors Farmville Chamber of Commerce Meets ri At a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Farmville Cham ber of Commerce and Merchants Aa sociation in the Farmville Funeral Home oil January 14, the question of the Stagger System for electing the Board of Commissioners for the Town of Farmville was discussed. {Under this system, only two or three members will be elected at each elec tion, resulting in the retaining of ait least two old members on the Hoard/of Commissioners. No resolu tion was adopted but the question was raised with the hope that the busi ness men, clubs, organizations and other citizehs would -diicuss the mat- j ter so that if the people of the Town desire such a change it could be af fected by the present legislature. At the November meeting of the Chamber of Commerce a resolution was adopted requesting the Board of Commissioners of the Town to in vestigate the commercial light rate and the. possibility of a white way. In pursuant to this request the Board of Commissioners of the Town inves tigated the rates and the secretary read a letter at this meeting from R. A. Joyner, Clerk to the Town Board of Commissioners, advising that the commercial rate had been substantial ly reduced and that , an investigation was under way to determine the cost of a white way for the" future.. The Secretary advised the Board of an in quiry concerning the location of a furniture factory.' He was instruct ed to invite the inquirer to visit Farmville. L. W; Godwin appeared before the Board and reported on the situation of the East Carolina Railroad, stat ing that in his opinion the campaign launched by the merchants of Farm ville, Fountain, Pinetops, Maccles field and Snow Hill had been of great value to the Railroad, but due to the loss of Imperial Tobacco shipments and of fertilizer shipments through crop control, even greater efforts on the part of the merchants of said towns would be necessary. A meet ing was called for Tuesday, January* 28, to which the representatives from Farmvilte, Fountain, Pinetops, Mac ctesfleld^iitd Snow Hill all to be In vited amLplanH.made for 1941 in con nection with the Railroad situation. The advertising committee was re quested to workout plant with G. A. Route for the completion of the pamphlets. "Facts About Farmville" and. begin distribution of them as soon ah possible. FarmviHe Boys Get 6th I & 7th Straight Victory I , FarmviHe vs. Stokts The boys continued their winning ways by taking their sixth straight win from a. strong team from Stokes. It was the home boyB night. Although the Stokes boyB kept fighting until the final whistle, the result was never In doubt after the first few minutes. Lester Turnage opened the scoring in the first few seconds of the game with a long shot frpi the corner, and! Braxton sank another long one to put the boys ahead 4-0. Stokes then got busy and sank three free throws and a field goal. Then Rouse dropped in a long one from way out and the home team led again 6-5. After that the final score was 40-23. Bobby Rouse led the scoring with 18 points.' Brax ton, Parker and Turnage divided the other scoring. Paul Parker and Bill Rasberry were outstanding on de fense. L The girls lost the first game of the twin bill, but they were in there fighting all the time. The fiml score mw 28-17 in favor of Stokes. Doney Jones scored 7 points to lead the Farmville girls, * ? Farmville vs. Walstomburg Wednesday night brought the teams another brace of victories. The girls won their game after a har^ fight Cornelia Knott, regular guard, was out because of sickness. The final Score was 16-12. iUlKan Harris had a very good night and scored 14 points to take the scoring honors. J The boys took a 28-14 victory from Walstonburg to avenge an early sea son daCeat. The local boys, failed to j play their best game. The score was] 12-9 at the opening of the fourth] quarter. The first half of that quar-l tyr saw the hoj^ hit their jrtride and rtm their lead to 28-12. That 11 pointl scoring spree, brought a close to tyumvilleV scoring and Coach Harrelll rsinv in a whole new team. Bobby 1 ouae led the setting with 9 points, but was closely followed by Paal Par-] Iter with 8, who took fioor honors fori t ay frigate meet Chicod in a douM.1 iBwhr. ] ? ?Tha^tttaSs ?f a| Sp; ?*! litr "V ' s?wwwiiifejz i? .? -ijnittH'????Vi3lKBI The Tobruk Defenders Yield to British Assault ~ i v - Australian Unit Leads Final Drive; Famous British Regiment and French Forces Aid In Smashing Defenses of of The Italians. v. According to latest news flashes, whopping Australian shock troops (a famous British reginfect and "Free" French" forces led Britain's Army of the Nile as it smashed into the inner xlefenses of Tobruk Wednesday to mop up survivors of the thirty or more thousand Italians under seige there for 18 days. ' y A Reuters (British news agency) dispatch from Sydney said Australian army headquarters had been advised that the Libyan desert stronghold had been captured, but in mid-after noon London military quarters still 1 asked confirmation. Dispatches from the battlefield said the British had driven to within three miles of the town at sunset last night and "today operations are again de veloping satisfactorily." "It may be well that while I am speaking Tobruk and its garrison are t in our hands." The British high command an nounced Tuesday night that Austra lian troops and a picked British regi ment, supported by tanks, had broken through the outer and inner ring of forts about 25 miles in circumference. Part of the Fascist garrison sur^ rendered within the first 12 hours of the attack, which started at dawn on Tuesday, and the British view was that the rest were "bottled up" with out hope of escape. The desert city, 80 miles inside Libya, was reported smashed to rub ble by bi? guns of the British fleet and by bombs of thfe Royal Air Force. Observers described the naval bom bardment as "ground-shaking," de claring that "shells rained on the town at a seemingly incredible rate." The 9,232-ton Italian cruiser San: Giorgio, beached iin Tobruk harbor, was reported "a mass of flames." Many prisoners, including an Ital iangeneral, wer captured. 4 ' Never Rush A Child ' Through School* ; Some years ago, well within the memory of experienced teachers, we discovered the gifted children and began adjusting the school for them,- or, perhaps, adjusting them to the needs of the school We made some mistakes at that time, the worst ' being the practice of speeding the . , bright child through school as fast " as he could make the grades. . In those days many. teachers; of m authority seemed to' believe, that learning the facts of the course of study was the most important port-of a child's education. They hurried the children along, urged them to do more and more and helped them to pass tests that carried them rapidly through the schools. In vain some of - us pleaded that the texts were not all of school life; that children need ed leimp-e; that it would be better to enrich the child's experiences end broaden his course of study rather - than to hurl him through the grades. This is the harvest time .for those speeded children. They are out in the world making their way now and at a . recent conference of educators , they reported directly what their ex periences with their speeded educa tion had been. They hadnt liked it. They found themselves unsuited to the life into which they were plump ed by the hurrying process. They lacked the pioae that comes of ex perience; they lacked the maturity of judgment and action; they lacked the social viewpoint of their classmates. They would have done better, in their judgment, had they taken more time and proceeded more deliberately with the matter of growing and learning. Speeding children through life is against nature and she will have none of.it, punishing the'children who, by ; ho will or wish of their own, violated her decree.; ? Experience with life, its people and its ways. will educate children and the brighter they are the jnore , experiences they may enjoy, and the., more varied they can be until they discover their particular field .of in dustry. But they are entitled to . their full time for growth. Better allow them to have it Enrich the school, broaden the children's ex periences, and-give them time.-rl4jd ger Dispatch. z . ? . ROBS "HELPING MOTHER" r New York.?Joseph Bellavia, 16, who held up a grocery store with a toy pistol, weepingly explained to prtice tM.he dM it motiuar.^who was expecting her see^ V < enth chlid, would no* have to go charity bospUai.