The Enterprise
Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the
ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO.
WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA.
Editor ? 19*8 1938
W. C. MANNING
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Friday . Warfh I. /') W.
M iihoul 4n Enemy
Should Franklin D Roosevelt choose not to
run for a third term what in the world will the
Republicans do"' They have directed their bit
ter attacks against the one man so often and
for so long a time that one would think the Re
publicans would be satisfied with the state of
the country were he to retire from pubic iue
next January
Possibly the Republicans see the value of
many New Deal policies and are not directing
their bitter criticism against many of the fea
tures thee would m.i likely retain were they
to get in thc driver's seat They don't like to
see Mr. Roosevelt and the Democrats holding
the reins. They realize th;d the pots and pans
filled bv graft under the old Republican re
gimes are fast getting empty and that they need
refilling
It is likely that quite a few Democrats will
follow the Republicans if the Old Guard can
face the issues and offer promising solutions,
but as long as the attacks are directed after a
personal fashion against one man the Old Guard
will attract no strong support from ranks oth
er than their own.
If and when Mr. Roosevelt renounces his
claim to a third term, who will the Republicans
denounces' Tt appears they will be without un
enemv
If ill Merely Sliijl The Itnrden
A thorough study of The complete taxing sys
tem of federal, state and local government units
is being proposed in some quarters Experience
in the past has proved that a study or investiga
tion has proved of little value to the common
taxpayer.
North Carolina set out -some time ago to
change its taxing "system. Its system was pussi
blv altered, but the ole burden still rests on the
sftdulder of the common people. At the very
best, a change in the taxing system will relieve
the little fellow for a short time, the records
showing that he will again be made the goat at
the next meeting of the tax lords.
If the powerS'tliat-bh want to relieve the tax
burdened folks, let them investigate the graft
and leaks that require such heavy taxes and
pay less attention to the methods that are less j
painful in sucking the life blood out of the com- j
mon man.
Enforcement Count *
The value of a strict enforcement of the law
has been well established in the case agauisl -
slot machines. Working with what has been
termed a haphazard law for the control of slot
machines, officers have effected a pretty good
job in holding the gambling devices in check.
From the start, Martin County officers have
enforced the law and saved thousands of nick
els for distribution among little children and
checked the flow of dollars into the pockets of
the machine distributors. Officers in many coun
ties hesitated to enforce the law and reports
claim that the machines, illegal as well as legal/
scooped up the nickels by the hundreds. They
invited robberies.
Starting in a few counties, enforcement work
gradually spread to other sections of the State
and now the machine racket is under a fairly
effective control Reports state that several ma
chine distributors are facing bankruptcy, that
machines valued at more than $100,000 have
been impounded in the State.
Possibly the law has held back in too many
cases for public opinion to stir them to action.
It is an established faet that in those counties
where public sentiment was indifferent to the
prosecution of the law, the machines were op
erated illegally on a large scale. But when the
public got behind the movement and voiced its
opposition, officers began to act. Demonstrating
how much could be accomplished, public opin
ion should awaken and spur officers to action
in the enforcement of all laws.
Hf/mhlican I'rayrr Book
Compiled by Glenn Frank and about 200 oth
er Old Guard intellectuals, a 33,000-word pray
er book is about ready to be submitted to the
! Republican National Committee which will
submit it to the Resolutions Committee which
will submit it to the Republican Convention in
Philadelphia next June when it will be submit
ted to the voters
Characteristic ol the opposition, the pfiiyei
book-directs a broad-sided attack against Prcsi
deht Roosevelt. Despite its liberal word con
struction it is, for the most part, just plain old
Republican stuff without the mention of a so
lution to any one or group of problems.
A few of the declarations in the prayer book
^follow:
The farmer must have his markets increased
instead of his production curtailed.
The wages-and-hours law must be abolished
in industries with collective bargaining but
preserved elsewhere.
There must be "selective adjustments" hf the
tariffs but they must not increase prices or en
courage monopoly.
The declarations are sinking indeed,?but
what Mr. Frank and his irlteTlectuals fail to
include 111 their little book is the solution. How
are markets going to be increased? Will the Re
publicans turn their backs 011 their stubborn
tariff policies so long a menace to the trade and
welfare of America's millions'.'
Corwri'it I ft hi 11
A marked increase was reported 111 the con
sumption of fresh fr.uite and vegetables in this
country last year, one company stating that it
paid ninety million dollars fur tin fresh pro?
duce or twenty per cent more than its 1938 pay
ments. While the company was increasing its
payments 20 per cent, the farmer furnished 50
per cent more products than he did in 1938. In
other words, the company bought last year half
as many more products as it did the year be
fore and paid only 20 per cent more for the in
creased purchases. The report doesn't give the
price the consumer paid.
It is quite apparent that the farmer was cor
nered again.
The English
BtMe . 777T7
By REV. JAMES H. SMITH
Pastor. Willuunsten Memorial
Baptist Church
That he must give the Word of
God to his fellowmen was a heaven
ly born conviction with William Tyn
dale and he determined to be true to
did he think, however, that a sup
posedly good friend living in the
j house with him would betray him
for execution One day, Mr Phillips.
1 a man to whom he had given money
! and with whom he had often gone
to walk, enticed hinrquite a dis
tance from the house and present
ed him to his lurking associates who
siezed him and rushed him to the
black dungeons of tlie Vilvorden cas
tle. After a period of loneliness in
this eold, cruel prison, he was made
to realize his own foreboding ? "If
they burn me also, they shall do
none other thing than I look for."
On Friday, October 6, 1536, he was
strangled at the stake and then burn
ed to ashes His last words during
the physical torment were "Lord,
open the King of England's eyes."
There were many religionists
whose eyes were closed. They argued
that when a farmer read, "No man
that layeth his hand to the plough
and looketh back is fit for the king
dom of God" he would actually from
fear, quit cultivating the land; that
when the bakers read 4 A little leav
en leaveneth the whole lump" they
would be too sparing in the use of
leaven to the great injury of health;
that the county would be filled with
blind people when they read "If thine
eyes offend thee, pluck it out." But
the word which is sharper than a
two-edged sword was reaching the
minds and hearts, of the people and
soon both their eyes and the king's
were opened.
Three years after Tyndale's death
the Bible was authorized by the
king, commended by the clergy and
placed in every parish church in
England. Twenty yoahs lalef, in the I
^=eception London gave to the new
queen, Elizabeth, the queen kissed
the Book and held it against her
heart.
In 1604 King James began the di
rection of the English Bible transla
tion which gave to the world, in
1611. the most beautiful version we
have ever had. This King James ver
sion, even though it is the most beau
tiful. is not the most accurate. The
Revised Version has the advantage
over the King James in that it is
based on the old Hebrew and Greek
manuscripts discovered since King
James did his work. You can under
stand how easy it was for Bible
copyists to make errors when you
realize how easy it is for stenograph
ers and printers to make them to
day
These manuscripts and old Bibles
which take scholars back nearer to
the original scriptures are blessings
from God who has said in Christ
"Heaven and earth shall pass away,
but my words shall not." Notice how
the King James version is explained
by the Revised: "Search the scrip
tures for in them ye think ye have
[eternal life." (King James). "You;
| search the scripture because in them |
ye think you have eternal life." (Re
| vised Version). This first reading of
f John 5:39 is confusing with the next,
verse,-but when you read it in the j
Revised Version you can see what
Jesus meant when he said in the
to me that you may have life." Lit
erally Jesus was saying "You keep
on searching the law and the proph
ets because you think you will find
life in them; you must come to me
if vou ever have life eternt' '?*?
spelled with a capital letter. The
writings of Moses and the Prophets
are merely to guide you into life."
Naturally, after looking briefly at,
[a very few Interesting things about
the Bible, you get anxious to look |
into the Bible. That's what we did '
in the last paragraph. It is important
1 to know about the Book of all books;
I it is imperative to study the Book.
[ 3COM may havp difficulty in ^nfj?r
standing many of its passages, but
? remember that you can profitably
| devote all your days to the familiar
J passages easily understood?"Do un
to others as you would have them do
unto you." "Bear ye one another's
burdens." "Seek ye first the King
dom of God and His righteousness."
These and many other familiar pas
sages can be translated into human
iexperiences by the least educated.
The only way any of us will ever
know the Book is to practice its
teachings. It is the Heavenly Blue
print for mortal man with immortal
.-pirit. To practice its principles is
I to declare your love for God, its au
thor. Read it often and with sincer
ity. When you are sick or in pain,
read Psalm 91; when your business
is poor, read Psalm 37; when you are
discouraged, read John 14; when you
are planning to make an investment,
read Matt. 6; and if you have sinned,
read I John 1, John 3:1-21 and make
Psalm 51 your prayer.
Iloly Bible. Book Divine
Holy Bible, book divine.
Precious treasure, thou art mine;
Mine to tell me whence I came;
! Mine to tell me what I am.
' Mine to chide me when I rove,
Mine to show a Saviour's love.
Mine to comfort in distress,
Suffering in this wilderness.
Mine to show, by living faith,
Man can triumph over death.
Mine to tell of joys to come,
And tin- rebel sinner's doom;
O thou holy Book divine,
PreeiouK treasure, thnn irf> mina
?John Burton.
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
OF CO-PARTNERSHIP
North Carolina. Martin County.
Notice is hereby given that the
i co-partnership heretofore existing
between J. G. Barnhill, H. L. Barn
hill and A P. Barnhill. trading as
Barnhill Brothers and Company, at
Williamston, North Carolina, operat
ing a clothing and ladies' and gents'
furnishings store, was dissolved as of
February 2, 1940, by mutual consent
of the partners. The interest of the
said T. L. Barnhill and A. P. Barn
i hill in said business was sold to and
I taken over by J. G. Barnhill, and the
said J G. Barnhill assumed the pay
? ? I pirttipr?hip ..Mig-linn?
and whatever debts may be due the
firm are payable to J G. Barnhill,
and the firm of Barnhill Brothers
arid Company composed of -J. G.
Barnhill, II. I,. Barnhill and A. P.
Barnhill is dissolved and no longer
exists.
This the 2nd day of Feb., 1940.
J G. BARNHILL,
H. L. BARNHILL,
12.141 A. P. BARNHILL.
DR. V. H. MEWHORN
OPTOMETRIST
Please Note Dale Changes
Bethel office, Rives Drug Store,,
Monday morning, March 4, 9 to 12 M.
Robersonville office, Scott's Jew- j
elry Store, Tuesday, March 5
office. Peek's Jewel-.
p.m.
ry Store, Every Wed., 9 a.m. to 5 p.i
Plymouth office, Liverman's Drug
"Store, Every Friday, lO a.m. to 4 p.m.
Eyes Examined?Glasses Fitted
Tarboro Every Saturday.
PRESBYTERIAN
Regular services will be held at
all points this Sunday. The sermon
thought will be happuiess. Does ev
ery person have We right to be tisp
py1 If so, why aren't all of us hap
py? Why is it there are so many un
happy persons? Can an unhappy per:
son recover lost happiness? How?
Begin to renew and continue your
happiness by worshipping with us
next Sunday.
BAPTIST
Bible school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m. The sub
ject of the sermon is "How to Put the
Original Meahing in Present-Day
Discipleship."
The Training Union meeting, 6:30
p. m. A new union for young men
and women, both married and sin
gle, is being organized Sunday eve
Jiing. Be sure to come.
Evening worship, 7:30 p. m. The
sermon-subject is, "If We Have a
Revival."
CEDAR BR ANCH
Regular services will be held at
Cedar Branch Baptist Church Sun
day. All members are urged to at
tend.
METHODIST
Church school, 9:45 a m. Classes
for all. You are invited to be pres
ent.
Morning worship and Holy Com
munion, 11 a m. Sermon, subject:
The Finest Fellowship-on Earth."
Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Ser
mon subject: "The Most Deceitful
Thing on Earth."
Services at Holly Snrinas
m
Young People meet in Epworth
League at 6:45.
Beginning Monday afternoon the
regular pearly mission study course
wall be conducted. The first Slid
tng will be held tn i iniiiertlnti with
the joint meeting of the circles of the
missionary society. Classes will be
held each day during the week
through Friday. We invite you te
be sure and attend each class, begin
ning at 3:30 Monday.
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
4th Sunday in Lent.
Church school, 9:45 a. m.
Celebration of the Holy Commun
ion and sefmon, 11 a. m.
Meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary
on Monday afternoon at 3:JO.
Litany Tuesday afternoon, 5:15.
Litany and sermon, WnAsiltty
night at 7:30.
St Elizabeth's Auxiliary will meet
in the church immediately following
the service Wednesday night.
Celebration of the Holy Commun
ion. Thursday morning at 10:30.
Litany with junior choir on Fri
day afternoon at 5:15.
St. Martin's, Hamilton
Evening prayer and sermon, Sun
day night at 7:30.
Litany and sermon Tuesday night
at 7:30.
CHRISTIAN
The regular schedule of services
will be held at the Christian Church
Sunday.
Beware Coughs
from common colds
That Hang On
Creomulslon relieves promptly be
cause it goes right to the seat of the
trouble to loosen germ laden phlegm.
Increase secretion and aid nature to
soothe and heal raw. tender, inflam
ed bronchial mucous membranes.
No matter how many medicines you
have tried, tell your druggist to sail
you a bottle of Creomulslon with the
understanding that you are to llko
the way It quickly allays the cough
or you are to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
I buy everything
from homefolks
TNI AM I III CAN
? NITRATE OF
I SODA
'IIOMEFOLKS help me make
I better crop*. My fertilizer
man know* my farm. I depend
on him to supply me with fertil
izer that produces bigger yields
of better quality at lower coat.
When I need extra nitrogen I
buy ARCADIAN NITRATE,
The American SODA, made in
the South for Southern crops. I
buy everything from hotnefolks!''
THI BARRETT COMPANY
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BREAD,
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BAMBf
For My Fanily"
"Tor my own table it's BAM BY PULLMAN BUAD at
every meal. Why? Becauae bread ia one of our moat important
energy food.. And becauae BAM BY PULLMAN BUAD ia
skillfully baked ol extra-fine ingredients." Certainly, that*a taa
aon enough for you to aak for BAMBY PULLMAN BUAD.
If1 a always fresh at your grocer's.
BAMBY fuiWu
BREAD
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