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Roosevelt to Remember
Pearl Harbor in Silence
Washington, Nov. 20. Regardless
of what the rest of the nation does
on December 7, President Roosevelt
and the government will observe the
first anniversary of the Japanese
sneak attack on Pearl Harbor "as a
day of silence in remembrance of the
great infamy."
The Chief Executive, still reacting
with cold fury to the Japanese dupli
city that plunged the United States
into war a stab in the back at
: Hawaii while Tokyo's envoys talked
"peace" with the State Department
had the White House issue this state
ment:.' . , .
"The President will not deliver an
address on December 7 nor take of
ficial note of that anniversary. The
President does not feel that this at
titude on the part of the government
reed interfere with the carrying out
of programs already arranged under
private auspices. But insofar as no
tice of December 7 by the President
is concerned, he feels that it should
be observed as a day of silence in
remembrance of a great infamy."
Nearly a year ago just a day af
ter Pearl Harbor he told Congress:
"No matter how long it may take
us to overcome this premeditated in
vasion, the American people in their
righteous might will win through to
absolute victory."
Today, in contrast to December 7
when Pearl Harbor was virtually a
shambles with more than 2,500 sol
diers and sailors dead, the President's
prophecy is beginning to materialize.
The Japanese navy has just taken
its worst beating in history at Guadal
canal and American prospects in the
Pacific generally are looking better.
There have been many reverses, and
Mr. Roosevelt has warned that more
will come, but optimism has replaced
the pessimism of early post-Pearl
Harbor days.
There are expected to be many
local observances of the day pro
oramn arranced alreadv and the
Army and Navy may issue a review
of American military progress since
last December 7, but the President
made it plain that he cherishes only
one objective the utter and com
plete defeat of Japan and her Axis
partners.
Mr. Roosevelt was asked at his
press conference whether he had any
plans for an observance. He had
nothiner to sav. but later he conferred
with Elmer Davis, director of the Of
fice of War Information. Issuance of
the statement followed.
CORBETI-HATCHER
NEWS ITEMS
Miss Edna Green Phillips, of Ral
eigh, spent the week end here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Phil
lips.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Starling and
daughter and Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Starling, of Selma, were guests on
Saturday evening of Mr. and Mrs.
Rufus Phillips. '
Little Miss Faye Starling of Hamp
ton, Va., was guest Saturday after
noon of Henen Brown Bailey.
Albert S. J. Atkinson and daughter,
Mrs.. Edith Hagge, of Washington, D.
C, were guests of friends here Sun
day. ,
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Minister Moves Into
The New Manse
The Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Withrow
and family moved into the new manse
last Thursday, and are now at home
on Kenly, Route 2, near Boyette's
Crossing.
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Union Meeting At
Fairview Church
. The Union Meeting will convene
with the , Fairview Presbyterian
Church on the 5th Sunday morning
. at 11 o'clock, announces the pastor,
the Rev. J. D. Withrow. This group of
churches is composed of Center Ridge,
Mizpah, Oak Grove, Spring Hill and
Fairview. A most cordial invitation is
extended to all other denominations
worship with us.
Dinner will be served in the Atkin
son Library over in the school build
ing, at 1 o'clock.
Sunday school at 10:00 a. m.
Union Services and Sermon at 11
o'clock a. m.
Young People's League 6:30 p. m.
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Gloom Follows Death
Of Beloved Citizen
A gloom was cast throughout the
Corbett-Hatcher community, County,
and State early Saturday morning,
November 14, when news came of the
.sudden passing of a real noted and
true humanitarian, our beloved Dr.
Wade H. Atkinson. The writer, re
turned home last Friday from Wash
ington, D. C, where she and Mrs.
George D. Vick of Selma, accompa
nied Mrs. Atkinson, devoted wife, and
attended the funeral services which
were held from the Luthern Place
Memorial Church, 14th and N Streets,
11. W., in Washington, on Tuesday,
November 17, at 2:00 p. m. Interment
took place in Rock Creek Cemetery.
"Several days have passed since that
. sad day;
The one we loved was called away;
God took him home, it was His will,
Cut In our hearts he liveth still."
THE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON FOR
NOV. 29th
THE MISSION OF
THE CHURCH
Matthew 18:15-17; Acts 1:8;
2:442; 6:1-4; 11:27-30;
I Jno. 1:3.
By EDWIN MILLER
If we can clearly define the mission
of the Lord's church for our readers,
much misunderstanding will be clear
ed up. The primary business of the
church i3 to will the lost to Christ.
The mission of Jesus was to "seek
and to save that which was lost,"
and the church is but the institution
which carries out the will of Christ
in the world. Then, another second
ary business follows of necessity: to
win the saved to sacrificial service.
To Promote Christian Fellowship
The New Testament portrays vivid
ly the harmonious unity of the church,
the body of Christ, by likening it to
a flock under one Shepherd, to
branches of the same Vine, members
of a body under one Head. We should
ever be conscious of the fact that we
are in one family, and that the human
weaknesses of cross-purposes, com
nAHtinna. iealousies. etc. should be
lost and forgotten in the superior
love for our Master and for the other
children of the Heavenly Father.
When in Acts 2 we read that the
church "continued in fellowship," we
see the early church drawn togetner
by the power of the Holy Spirit and
the mutual love and devotion for the
Cause of Christ and for each other.
Rut God recognized that these dis
omies of his Son were all too human,
and that despite the love of the
brethren, differences would strain tne
"bond of perfection." So a plan is
outlined to settle these. First of all
a personal sin against another mem
ber is to be taken up in private, ar
resting, if possible, the poison before
it spreads. Then, the next step is to
take one or two witnesses." uniy or
that fails does Jesus command the
third course taking it to the church.
"Witnessing and Worshipping"
The passages from the first two
chapters of Acts tell us two great
missions of the church, namely, Wit
nessing for Christ to all the world,
and, maintaining collective worship.
Of course, these would solve the prob
lems of Christian fellowship, for one
thing that cemented the Christians
into unity was the fact that their
brethren were being persecuted. What
does it matter if you have a little
nernonal difference with a brother, if
he is giving his Ufa for th Caua oi
Christ There is also the spiritual lei
lnwfjhin we attain in collective wor
ship, when Christ is present in spirit,
and we lose ourselves in wnoie-nearx-ed
consecration, giving our concerted
nnwprs tn thincs spiritual. The early
members "continued steadfastly in
the apostles' doctrine, and leiiowsmp,
and in breaking of bread, and in
prayers." Worship is the secret or
spirituality in the church. Neglect of
it invariably brings on impoverish
ment and decay.
Teaching and Preaching
In continuing in the "apostles' doc
trine" the early disciples merely per
petuated the teaching of the apostles.
The message went from mouth to
mouth and was thu3 preserved until
the New Testament was assembled.
The apostles declared that their
sDiritual dutv was to "give ourselves
continually to prayer and to the
ministry of the word." Preaching and
teaching are the methods of spread
ing the Gospel to those in darkness
of ignorance and sin.
Helping (the Needy
The rniitv of the church was fur
thered by knowledge that a famine
would afflict the saints in Palestine.
Of one accord, the Christians resolved
to send help. Jesus had taught shar
ing with the needy. Paul voiced the
motto of the church: "As we have
iDDortunitv. let us do good unto all
men, especially unto them, who are
of the household of faith." (Gal. 6:10)
Tf the rhurch fulfills these divinely
given missions, it will have bettered
humanity more than by lorsaKing
these and endeavoring to do good
works outside of its intended sphere.
COME TO SUNDAY SCHOOL.
GOOD-BYE TO OUR BOYS.
We are losing our hope, day by day,
As they go to the Army for away.
But why should we feel so sad and
lone
Because some day they will come
back home.
I know it hurts to say good-bye-Right
at the time we had rather die.
But, if we stop and think of it clear,
We will find, "by the help of God,"
they're near.
Each day we should pray for God to
hold their handa, ,
And bring them back safe to their
country land.
That will be a glorious happy day
When victory is won and our boys
come home to stay.
I am sure they are thinking of us
while they are away,
And wishing they could be home to
stay.
The best thing' to do while we are
apart
Is to keep a warm place for them in
our heart. .
Bertha Stanley
Selma, N. C
JOHNSTONIAN - SUN, SELMA,
MICRO NEWS ITEMS
PERSONALS-
CLUB MEETINGS
Misses Helen McDaniel, Elizabeth
Gibbs and Mrs. Walter Burns, of the
Corinth-Holder school faculty, spent
the week end with Mrs. L. M. Ausley.
Miss Alma Ruffln visited her pa
rents in Bailey during the week end.
Mrs. Zilphia Creech, of Selma, was
a week-end visitor with Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Creech and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Pittman, of
Kenly, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Dewey, Pittman Sunday. '
Irvin Jones, of Norfolk, Va., visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Jones, during the week end. '
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G, Johnson
and Miss Bettie Lou Johnson, of
Smithneld, were guests or Mr. ana
Mrs. L; R. Batten during the week
end. '
Paul Aveock. who works in Wash
ington, D. C, spent a few days last
week with his parents here, Mr. and
Mrs. S. P. Aycock.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Brown, of
Goldsboro spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. L. Wall.
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Langston. of
Kenlv ' visited Mr. and Mrs. James
Langston during the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Everett, of
Selma. were euests of their mother,
Mrs. Cora Fitzgerald, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E: Corbett visited
relatives in Wendell Sunday.
Kfft.-C. L. Wall returned to Florida
Tuesday, after a two weeks' visit here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
As can
be sure,
N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 26,
ENTERTAINMENTS
Wall, Sr. -
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Brown, of
Gildsboro, were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Wall, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Barbour, of
Raleigh, were guests of Mrs. Emma
Hawkins Sunday. : ,
Mrs. Myrtle Daniels, of Rocky
Mount, spent the week end with Mrs.
Etta Daniels.
Mrs. John Adams and children, of
Princeton, were guests of Mrs. S. A.
Pate and family Sunday.
B. L. Stancil, of Lynchburg, Va.,
visited his brother, Millard, last week,
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Godwin, and
children, of Wilmington, were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Godwin, near town.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Crumpler, Mr.
and Mrs. Winston Crumpler, and Mrs.
Fannie Crumpler, of Kenly, were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. W.
Crumpler.
Mrs. Clifford Potts, of Detroit,
Michiyan, is spending some time with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Rad
ford, near town.
Misses Elizabeth and Estelle Bat
tel and Mildred Wellons, of E.C.T.C.,
Greenville, spent the week end at
their respective homes.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Batten, of
Smithneld, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Warren.
Friends are sorry to know that
Gamaliel Batten is in Duke Hospital
for treatment and operation. We wish
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T G9 u I al i o n s o f O. D. T.
Office oi Defense Transportation
On October 15th the operating speed of Greyhound buses was immediately
adjusted to conform with the new wartime regulations of the Office of Defense
Transportation. Since then buses have been running on the old schedules but
at the new speed. Beginning on December 1st, however, a completely new
schedule ot arrival ana departure
readily be understood, it has
a considerable neriod of time to comnlete
the full rearrangement of a service that has
transported more than 85 million wartime
travelers since Pearl Harbor. Until the final
changeover to new schedules, until every
detail of the new service is worked out,
there may still be occasions When you will
be inconvenienced. :
For instance, you may find that connections
are not as well-timed as in the past it may
be difficult to get complete information
about some trips telephones at the Grey
hound terminal may be congested new
time tables mav not be available. You may
however, that Greyhound is
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for him a speedy recovery, and a safe
return to his home again.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Braswell an
nounce the birth of a daughter,
Glenda Carol, at their home here on
Wednesday, November 18, 1942. '
- Misses Ruby Bridgers and Lucile
Evans, of Raleigh, spent the week end
at their homes here.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Pate and Mrs.
S. A. Pate attended the funeral of
Mrs. Nannie Jones, Wednesday, near
Clayton."
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Underwood and
children, of Smithneld, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Bagley on
Sunday.
A pound of scrap will stop a Jap.
RADIO REPAIR SERVICE
For First Quality Radio Repairs On Any
Make Leave Your Radio With Norman
Creech, Selma, or J. R. Sullivan, at Corbett-Hatcher.
Lacelle's Radio Service
Near Underwood's Funeral Home
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
umes wiu go inro enecc
taken
everything possible
stanaaras oi service unaer unusuu wuw
tions. '.t;-
Yet on the whole, you may not find the
change in' operating speed as marked as .
you might expect. For several months all
Greyhound buses have been running at
reduced speeds yet this has not prevented
these buses from carrying half again as
many passengers as ever before.
Now when every bus, every tire, every gal
lon of gasoline must be used to full advantage-there
are ways that you can help.
Travel in mid-week when possible take
less baggage than usUal and get tickets
and information in advance.
doing
SELMA DRUG COMPANY
SELMA, N.C.
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CARD OF THANKS
The family of Mrs. Carrie Mae
Fostfer Braswell wish to sincerely and
gratefully thank the many friends,
especially the doctors and nurses, for
the kind deeds, the thoughtful re
membrances, and neighborly expres
sions of love and sympathy for our
dear daughter and us during her sick
ness and death. May God shower His
blessings upon you forever.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Foster.
Fresh grapefruit and tangerines,
produced this year in record quanti
ties, have been designated as the Vic
tory Food Special for the period
December 3 through December 12.
to maintain its high
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