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The.Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by the ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WHXIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. MANNING Editor ? IMS-IMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY One year $1 75 Six months \ 100 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year $2 25 Six months 1.25 No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Fiirnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Wtlliamston, N. C.. as second-class matter under the act of Con gress of March 3. 1879. Address all communications to The Enterprise nnri nr.i milivirtml members of the firm. Friday. May I'' W. hid They I all 'Them I uririlized Down in the South Seas there is a tribe of na tives who once in every generation expend all their savings on the construction of a tower in memory of their ancestors. Here_iii Williams ton the common practice, with some few ex ceptions of course, is to allow the dead to sleep 111 peace 111 a neglected burial ground It has been said that a civilization can be fairly accurately judged by the respect it holds for its dead. Possibly Williamston people have respect for their dead, but that respect is not reflected in the disgraceful condition surrounding the pub he cemcterv here. Farm Korean Lo?e? Able Man In the rcognation of E F Arnold as execu tive secretary of the North Carolina Farm Bur eau Federation, the organization loses the ser vices of an able man and leader. For the medium salary he has receivt<f these past four years Mr. Arnold :has come hearer representing the North Carolina farmer than the regular elected representatives-senators in both Raleigh and Washington. During the four year term he has served the organization, the man has worked day and night lor legislation favorable to the fartnci He realized the value of a strong farm organization, but sail to relate, the farmers have not supported him as they should have. It would be indeed fitting to demand Mr Ar nold to continue in his post even if the farmers had to double his salary. Before this farm prob lem is settled, it is our honest opinion that the farmers and the farm aieas will be ncding Mi Arnold and needing him badly. II hot II ill H< !\oxt ? Many of the old-ttmcrr pine for the good old days, but Bill Casper, the rural philosopher of The Progressive Farmer is all for the good days of the present. Here's what he has to say about larm implements then and now: "When my Grandpa went to plow out his corn he had to make awn trips amiss the field . to plow the corn and plow out the middle. All he had was a bqll tongue on u Georgia stock "By the time my Pa go to furrhin' somebly had invented scooters and scrapes. With a small scrape he could work out his corn with five throughs to the row. Then it wasn't long till they was makin' scrapes big enough so three throughs done a good job. Then all you had to do was run around your corn and bust out the middles* ? "Then the next thing 1 knowed folks was talk n hi 1111 u/hut t 1 w 11 'i e' i 11 11 "i t i ir tliiif ouvuv rrl 1 a t tl It' t. tlllt U a tuttlVtUUl ITIUl worked both sides of a row of corn at a single through. When the hardware merchant seen a few of these scattered around and seen how good they done he bought some and put them around his store to sell. A lot of them he sold stood around in fence corners for a long time but these here county demonstration agents kept a draggin' them out and a tinkerin' around them with wrenches until it wasn't long until they was all back in the corn patches a doin' the prettiest work you ever see nand a doin' it twice as fast. "Now they've got pretty nigh everythlrtgTnr aginable to help a farmer do his work. They got tractors that run about twice as fast as a mule can walk and tl ybiTgot a hand to help you, you can run these here tractors day and night. You can get your land ready to plant almost quick er'n you can say Jack Robinson. You can use the same tractor to plow out your corn or cot ton and you can haul the crop to town with it if you want to. If the old woman plays out on you I see they even got a machine now that chopa cotton. "They tell me they've already got a machine that picks the hay up out of the field and bales it while you drive along. The cradle for cut tin' wheat and oats is a thing of the past and now it looks like the binder that took its place is a goner. They got a machine now that thrashes wheat and oats right in the field while it's cut tin' them. I reckon the women folks will be proud of that. They won't have to do no cook fa' for thrashin' crews." Gone With the Wind 4i He Star It If you saw "Gone With The Wind" then read the following review of the picture by a writ er in the Toombs County (Ga.) Democrat: | Katherine Scarlett O'Hara was our shero. A winsome wench with a figure like a marble statute and a head as hard. Gerald O'Hara was her pa. By nature he was most animal-like. Proud as a peacock, he roared like a lion, and rode like a dog-and-pony show. After Sherman came, he was crazy as a betsy bug. "Scarlett was in love with Ashley Wilkes, who was m love with his cousin, Melanie, who was in love with Ashley, and so they were married < Ashley and Melanie, in case you're getting confused). This irritated Scarlett no end, and so in quick succession she married for spite and cash, respectively, a couple of fellers whose names we didn't get But then, neither did Scarlett for long. "The other major characters were Rhett But ler. BelJe Walling, and a colored lady exactly like the one on the flapjack box. Rhett, who was Clark Gable, was a cross between somehow strangely reminiscent of Jesse James and Little -Boy Bhie. If Rhett had joined the Lost Cause in the second reel instead of after the intermission, the Confederacy would have won the war ? and Belle you'd have loved Belle; everybody did During the seige of Atlanta only three things were running?Belle's place, Prissy's nose, and the laundry that kept Rhett's white suits snow white. "Melanie's baby arrived about the same time Sherman did. Both were equally welcome to Scarlett. It was, so far as painstaking search has revealed, the first baby ever born in Technicol or Anyway .the South lost the war again in the picture (what would you expect with a lot of Yankee producers?) and Scarlett married Rhett to get even with him. Their married life was just like sitting in Hellfire and listening to the Heavenly choir. Finally, after Melanie died, Scarlett realized that she didn't love Ashley but Rhett Scarlett was as changeable as a baby's underwear. However, Rhett had had enough of her foolishness, and when she told him, he says, 'Frankly, my dear, 1 don't give a damn.' ? N..ith... Hid til.. HiidieriPB hy this time Thov were glad to see the end .their own having be come 'number' than somewhat." ff'anl To Be Prepared pill in Trihmifi DIUO tlllWHPl 1 ' 1 1 ?? ? President Roosevelt's impressive victory over Mr. Garner in Wisconsin followed so closely by his six to one lead over the Texan in Illi nois, will at once give encouragement to his friends in North Carolina, and pause to his foes in sheep's clothing. For no matter how much Jack Garner may talk about a "moral victory" in the Wisconsin and Illinois results, the fact remains that he made an aggressive campaign in both States, admittedly to crush the third-term trend?and failed utterly. Tom Host, veteran Raleigh political observer, says "Roosevelt loyalists, well-placed over the Stan , are debating prayerfully and to an early decision, whether to go along in stride at the Stale convention or whether to take it for the President." In other words they are faced with the need of making a decision as to whether they will accept the challenge of the powers-that-be in North Carolina, or float along with the current, and let the State convention follow the chart as it has been marked by Mr. Roosevelt's un friends. It is un open secret that leaders among Mr. Roosevelt's friends and supporters have been putting Ihcirheads together to determine whe ther to let nature and polities take its course, or to guard against a stampede at the Raleigh pow-wow that would place the State's delega tion to the national convention in the hands of one or two ambitious leaders who will call the tune at Chicago. These Roosevelters are not members of the office-holding tribe. Numbered among them are some of the smartest go-getters in the State who "are Convinced that il Mr. Roosevelt and bis pro-7 gram were made an issue in North Carolina, the voters would render a decisive and convincing verdict. The results in Wisconsin and Illinois indicate that maybe these leaders are right. If there is such sentiment in this State, and if it does predominate then it should he rgfWtoH in the Raleigh convention. There is no purpose to organize a "draft Roosevelt" movement. His friends who are con cerning themselves In his behalf want only to demonstrate their loyalty to him and his pro gram Tlies are even willing to pay tribute to Governor Hoey on the favorite-son basis, turn ing to Mr. Roosevelt in the national i-nnvontinn! only under instructions given under Democra tic processes. Mr. Bost makes this further significant obser vation: " It would be odd if a third term or 'Roosevelt loyalty' movement went far without meeting Mr. Hoey in its path." There has been plenty to indicate that Governor Hoey blows neither hot nor cold for Mr. Roosevelt, and if you're asking us,-it-isJ attitude that the President's friends are busying themselves at this time, so they will not be helpless when they meet the governor in their path. There is the barest possibility, though, that what has happened in Wisconsin and Illinois may shape things differently in North Carolina. The people whom we revere as saints are those who cooperated with God better than other people of their generation.?Exchange. Remember The Sabbath Day. . By REV. S. J. STARNES Pastor, Methodist Church Every day is important, but the Sabbath is fraught with special sig nificance. During six days of the week most people are engaged in what is called the secular pursuits of life; it is proper, therefore, that we should recognize the Divine scheme of things and observe one day out of seven as a day of rest and wor ship. "Remember the Sabbath day and keep it holy"' is more than an exhortation, it is a command. The sanctity of the Sabbath dates back to its primeval institution, which is implied in Genesis 2 2-3: "On the seventh day God ended His work which He had made, and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made. And God blessed the seventh day. and sancti fied it, because that in it He had rested from all His work which God created and made-" The prominent position accorded the Sabbath day in the scriptures clearly indicate its importance: It is mentioned m the second chapter of the book; it is the Fourth f'umniariHminl nut of only ten commandments, one "1 them deals entirely with its observance. For moral and religious instruction the world has nr>t yet outgrown these commandments, and they form the constitution of religious faith. One of the threatening dangers to our American religious We is the j widespread and growing disregard for the holy Sabbath. We need some conviction along this line, and a re- j vival of Sabbath observance. The i modern evils which threaten the, sanctity of the day are apparent on every hand. Some forms of business are operated on Sunday as on other days, except that Sunday is regard-; ed as the "big" day. The operation of Sunday movies and Sunday sports, such as baseball and football are innovations undreamed of a few years ago. These things found their ' way into our social set-up through ! the stupidity of religious people in ! many instances. The false appeal was made to raise funds for charity, when as a matter of fact, those who made the appeal were concerned only in getting a strangled hold upon the Sabbath day in order that they may commercialize it for their personal benefit in a material way. TTie trag edy of it is that some of our best peo ple became victims of this vicious and insincere propaganda, and the result has been a lowering of our moral and religious standards. It are still wiser in their dav and gen eration than the children of light." The misuse of our highways and au tomobiles, especially since the leg alization of whiskey, has become real menace to Safety. We shudder tu luuk over the newspapers on Mom day morning and count the number of highway death* and injuries over the week-end, most of which could j have been avoided if the Sabbath had been observed properly as a day of rest and worship, rather than a day of hilarious indulgence and frivol ity If we believe the Ten Command ments we know that some things which are legitimate, and even com mendable on other days, are entirely out of place on the Sabbath. This is to be regarded as a holy day. What is implied in this Fourth Command ment is not the institution of the Sabbath, but its strict observance. The Sabbath was known to the Ba bylonians and probably to the Israel ites before this time?hence, the word ' remember". And that means more than mere mental recall; it means to remember with appropriate observance. Dr. Edward W Hitch cock says that' while he was minis ter of the American chapel in Par is, General Grant was invited by the president of tlie French republic to occupy the grand stand at "Le Grand Prix." the great day of the races which comes on Sunday. Such an invitation from the chief magistrate of a great nation is an honor which is almost a command. But General | Grant, replying in a note to the pres ident, said in substance, "It is not in | accordance with the custom of my r.< 1.1 "try nil n r.r w/ith fhf SPiflt of my religion, to spend Sunday in this way. I beg that you will permit me to decline the honor." Instead of ac cepting the invitation, he attended public worship at the American cha pel. We need some outstanding ex amples today of men in high posi tion who are humble enough to be religious, for no people or nation can long flout defiance in the face of God. disregard the spiritual laws of life as expressed in these command ments and hope to exist. You may ask the n, "What is a prop er attitude* toward the Sabbath day, and how should it bo observed?" I would answer by saying the duty of observing the Sabbath day is bind ing upon us in a three-fold way: First, it is a duty we owe to God. He created the Sabbath, and commands us to observe rt In the second place, it is a duty we owe to ourselves. As a day of rest it is essential to the highest condition of physical health. As a day of meditation and worship it is essential to our spiritual educa tion and growth. In the third place, it is a duty we owe to our fellowmen. There if. tt two fold prohibition here: not only are men urged to observe the Sabbath themselves, but they must not be responsible for others breaking this commandment. And you and I cannot violate it without influencing others to do so. Truly, Jesus said, "The Sabbath was made for man.^ by which we infer, as I suggested a moment ago, that it was made for his physical, mental and spiritual development. And we can not profit by the operation of spiri tual laws unless we expose ourselves to religious influences. Therefore, on "Iliis holy day. when the church bells CHURCH OF THE ADVENT 2nd Sunday after Trinity. Church school. 9:45 a m. Celebration of the Holy Commun ion and sermon, 11 a. m. The Woman's Auxiliary will meet with Mrs. John Cook on Monday af ternoon at 4 p. m. St Elizabeth's Auxiliary will meet on Wednesday night at 8 o'clock with Mrs. Jesse Price. The district meeting will be held in Windsor at St. Thomas' church on Thursday. ? ST. MARTIN'S, HAMILTON Evening pravrr and sermon, 8 p m. BAPTIST Bible ECbool, 9.45 a- m Morning worship, 11a in. Sermon "Promises To Those Loving Ckxl " Baptist Training Union Assembly, 7 n. m Evening worship, 8 p m. Sermon 'A Great Salvation." This is the first of a series of sermons from the book j of Hebrews. are pealing out all around us, calling us to worship with the congrega tion in the .sanctuary of G<*i, where the air is filled with music, and prayers rise from earnest hearts, where the word of God is read, and moments spent in meditation bring to us renewed strength for a strenuous life, may we find ourselves in the church cf our choice singing in the words of Harriet Auber: With joy we hail the Sacred day. Which God has called His own, With joy the summons we obey, To worship at His throne." METHODIST Church school, 9:45 a. m Cil for all Preaching and Holy Communion. 11 a. m. Subject, "Seeing It Through". Preaching, t p. m Subject: The pastor will draw lessons from an ex perience when he went with a man from death row to the gas chamber and saw him die. The crime for which he was convicted was committed in Martin County, and the trial took place in Williamston. You are invit ed to be present, and especially urged to have the young people present. Epworth leagues meet at 7:15 p. m. PRESBYTERIAN The regular services will be held at all points this Sunday CHRISTIAN Bible school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Young People meet. 7:00 p. m. Sub ject "The Possible You." Hienittg ?ei \ iee, b p. m. FuMor will jspeak ui t"lh services. Circle- ??umber 1 end " meet Mon ' day aturiioon at fou. o'clock. Midv > ek service, Thursday, 8 p. in. Subject: "Furnished with Every thing " Conduct Demonstrations In Order To Improve Pastures a?? Joni County is determined to im prove its pastures, and several far mers are conducting demonstrations to determine the best rati-s of seed ing and fertilization, reixirts F. F. Hendrix, farm agent of the State College Extension Service UK. V. H. MEWBOKN OPTOMETRIST Please Note Uaie Chances Kobersonvilie office, Scott's Jew elry Store, Tu' day, June 4 Williamston office, Peele's Jewel ry Store, every Wed., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Plymouth offiee, Liverinan's Drug Store, Every Fi iday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eyes Examined?Glasses Fitted Tarboro Every Saturday. A Note of Appreciation It in Mitli a keen mw of gratitude that I mprew 111 \ 114*4* ii ;?11 it 1*4 l:i 1 ii * ii fiir 1 111* htri/f lh|i> _ ??j'l" * '* ?????"?? BT^ Ul Ut II me ill lilt- primary last Saturday by the people of Martin County. An a member of tile .Martin County Hoard of Com minnioiiern, I pledge my bent effort- in the faith ful M-rvire of all the people. C. D. 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