The Enterprise Published Every Tuesday and Friday by tha ENTERPRISE PUBLISHING CO. WTT.T.TAMRTOHJ NORTH CAROLINA. W. C. MANNING Editor ? 1968-1938 SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Strictly Cash in Advance) IN MARTIN COUNTY Om year $1.7# Six months 1.00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY One year $2-2# Six months 1.2# No Subscription Received Under 6 Months Advertising Rate Card Furnished Upon Request Entered at the post office in Wiliiamston, N. C., as second-class matter under the act of Con gress of March S. 1870. Address all communications to The Enterprise and not individual members of the firm. Friday, July 3, 1942. Tyranny Or Liberty Our children wili one day read the hisotry of this period. It will not only be about what gov ernments did and what statesmen said. It will be about you and me?about us. What we did and what we said. How we spoke up for all those liberties which stem from our religion. How Christians stood up for the rights of their persecuted brothers in the knowledge that free institutions can be preserved only as they are guaranteed to the least of these." How we re sisted and refuted the attacks, slurs, and false hoods of men whose only motive, however, dis guised, was to destroy democracy and to sub stitute for it some kind of totalitarianism. How we refused either ot be deceived or bullied. How we proved our love for the forefathers of Am erica by the persistnce and devotion with which we studied their principles and brought forth from them new purposes and new ideals for service-of this gcherationr - But this history will not be written at all ex cept another and better story accompany it. stor5' of how w?' found our strength and in spiration in the God of the ages, the Eternal, the Father of all mankind, the Author of Liber ty and learned again the truth of William Penns dictum. "Men must be governed by God. or they will be ruled bv tyrants " fim6haWh? l0Vt thPlr f,e?dom art' men wh? first have lost their faith in God. Society can not operate on chaos. Civilization cannot pro h PaCh man ServeS his own interests, makes his own rules, flaunts justice, denies the rights of his neighbors. Chaos can be avoid- j ed and civilization preserved only when en ough people, in obedience to the law of God 522?? d"gr"" - enl^h enC7*ratl0n 35 t0 SUStain pt'ateful eroun% this' some man or group of men-we call them tyranta-euublieh po*7tWbvrfUle' ** UP the'r ?W" order' and ? P?*> it by force upon the willing and the un dim? teT ThiS * Ui" W-y w'hich f'^" [ erkanf The dear l? ?Ur fellow Am ericans The history of this period is laying an imperative of very profound meaning before men everywhere. It is, "Choose you ?h? dav whom ye will serve " Will it n ^ , y whom makes us free' Or.' ?? tyrant" S Sis question.U " * ^ Th'Fir;t ShaU Be Ust And The Last Shall Be Firtt Among the asinine thin,., Wtuhiinri... *ear Admiral William B. Young' STr.o?rit^e ?f Supplies and Accounts' ^priority in social lists takes the cake An im portant meeting was scheduled, and because Announcement carried the admiral's name ed indigna tion.an el" Y?Un* w2,eiidee"Can r?Ple vaJue leadership, but - Young .pparentlyTas ITt wonder if there is any leadership ! P t0 ?k? -uch . tool of LJi P * ?" wh? -T'? 7 ?.1 f th'" ??' Young insiiT [?r S??iety Positions. If Mr . insists on being first let u * m the line of battle But hi' . flrst would cause one I kTu ?UUpoken stand flnt L ?* 10 Jeve that he would be <* battle. Co LCe?r'sTdand ^ the "ne airod, but ?o"Z trotgthKTISLT" -ES* 11 the'eyes their all to help prow^TteTS, "Cri" ?H*?nt in other qJLSTS, ^ 1"' U U er we ^ at the soon ??? I iT *** we will have i?d W?rld H that fellow who has a aure-f ire wav nt agOfty miles t? ts. way 1 ^-Pau-totisa ??d low. for his feliow-nwo, ? to apeak up now.?Exchange. Nudity Ban And Butinmt A bill, banning the wearing of bathing suits, sun suits and abbreviated shorts in the busi ness section of a New York resort has occa sioned a typical reaction. Just what and how far business will go to maintain itself is evidenced in the following remark credited to a store keeper, "What do I care what they wear? For all 1 care, as a business man, they could go around naked." Another one said, "As far as I am concerned, I wouldn't care ff They wore nothing, so long as they got money to spend." Business expressed itself, and then a robust lady spoke up for the public when she said, "If it was up to me, I'd wear even less than the law now permits." American business, in too many instances, and a large segment of the general public, have ig nored fair policies and moral principles to gain a penny here and a penny there. But the prac tice is proving costly in crime and actual mis ery. There's enough dealing in "hot" goods, es pecially automobile tires and other scarce ar ticles, to shock the imagination. Your good folks are in the racket. The man who wants a tire thinks it perfectly all right to buy a stolen tire or beat the rationing program around the stump, but he will censure another for doing a shady act. We may not value fairness, decency and mor al standards, but once we see and recognize the bill brought about by forces opposing these principles, we will be shocked and left bank rupt Founded Upon A Rock By Ruth Taylor. "And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock." The testing time has arrived. We will now learn whether or not we have truly founded this republic upon the rock. We have taken our democratic way of life for granted. Upon na tional holidays we have assembled to listen to speeches about the past, to stories of the hardships which the founders of our nation went through. We have agreed that we had a great heritage, and then we have gone back to our own comfortable way of living. Now is the hour of trial. From all quarters of the globe, the forces that hate democracy because it is practical exemplification of the monotheistic doctrine of the brotherhood of man and the fatherhood of God, are descend ing upon us. The founders of this country built a nation upon the belief that man is entitled to free dom, that he is eapable of self-government, that his beliefs are between him and his God alone. Under this doctrine we have prospered until that prosperity has aroused the envy and cov etousness of those who saw only the success and not the cause, who could not see that a man would work harder for himself than for a master. We, the inheritors of this house, have been negligent, indifferent, overconfident?and now we are faced with the necessity of fighting to the finish for our democratic way of life. If enough of us believe in Democracy, in equal rights for all men, Democracy will live, no mat ter what gales may storm down upon us. But we now have to prove that we believe ?we have to put Democracy into action. We -have-To give up many of the things we deem ed necessary, we have to work harder, dis cipline ourselves more rigidly, work together in factory and field, fight on the land, on the sea and in the air for the preservation of the freedom without which we do not wish to live. If we do this, if we put democracy into ac tion, we will win?for the house of our repub lic is founded upon the rock of freedom for all, and that rock will endure forever and a day. Lo, The Poor Timber Greensboro Dally News. For the first time in its history the United States faces a lumber shortage, due mainly to an immense increase in wartime construction and a shift from metal to wood products in such construction. This country will need about 37.000,000,000 board feet erf lumber this yoar, which is about 4,000,000,000 more than it is likely to get. Lumber is one of North Carolina's big sources of income. It grows fast here and in good times it sells fast. The danger we face is in skinning the land, of killing the forests that lay the gold en planks. The warning by Gilford Pinchot, ex pert forester and long-time conservationist, ap pearing in Publis Pulse is well worth heeding. Timber is really a crop which re-seeds it self, generally speaking, in this state. But with the unlimited demand for lumber now exist ing and with the pulpwood market booming, timber lands are likely to be cut so closely that no hope of a future crop will be left. Something should be done to give our forests a future. It can be done without hindering the war effort. Intelligent rather than wasteful cut ting of timber Is the answer, but experience shows that neither the owners of the land who frequently know nothing about timber as a crop or are too far away to bother with it, nor the sawmill men who cut it for what they can get out of it, can be depended on to do any thing helptal regarding the problem. Our state forestry department and our county agricultur al agents might do sons good, and it may well be that, as Mr. Ptaehot suggests, the interven tion of the federal government is necessary. A Story of War?And War Bonds / &A VB A MAN W If you give at least IO% of your pay in War Bonds? This new color potter, which soon will be used in all parts of the country to promote the sale of War Bonds and Stamps, is one of four recently created to emphasize new themes in the War Bond sales campaign. V. S. Treasury Dept. CHURCH NEWS CHRISTIAN Bible school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship, 11 a. m. Sub ject, "Keeping Our Democracy." Young People's meeting, 7:30 p. m. Subject, "Playing a Straight Game." The first of our Union evening services will be held in the Baptist Church at 8:30 p. m. Rev. Z. T. Piep hoff, the speaker. Woman'* Council meets Monday, 4:00 o'clock at the Church. Prayer service Thursday, 8:15 9:00 o'clock. * METHODIST Church school, 9:45 a. m. Morning worship and commun ion, 11 a. m. Epworth League, 7:30 p. m. Union evening service at the Bap tist Church, 8:30 p. m. Rev. Z. T. Piephoff preaching. Prayer service, Thursday, 8:30 p m. Choir rehearsal Wednesday, 8:30 p. m. ? HOLLY SPRINGS METHODIST The pastor will fill his regular ap pointment at Holly Springs Sunday, 4 p. m All members who can come are expected and all others are cor dially invited to attend. BAPTIST Teaching service, 9:45 a. m. Les son: "God the Creator." Worship- service, 11 a. m Medita tion: "Preserving One's Virtue." Training service, 7:30 p. m. Study: "God Blessing America." Preaching service, 8:30 p. m. Open ing of Union night services for the holiday season. Pastor Piephoff, of the First Presbyterian Church, will deliver the sermon. A hearty wel come awaits you. Prayer service, Thursday, 8:30 p. m. CHURCH OF THE ADVEN1 5th Sunday after Trinity. The Collect for Independence Day O Eternal God, through whose mighty power our fathers won their liberties of old; Grant, we beseech thee, that we and all the people ol this land may have grace to main tain these liberties in righteousness and peace: through Jesus Christ, ou> Lord. Amen. Church school, 9:45 a. m. Celebration of the Holy Commun io nand sermon, 11 a. m. Every Am erican should attend church on thli Sunday and through pentitence am faith dedicate anew their faith ii God who will bring us through thi crisis and help us establish the tru< purpose and hope of Democracy it our country and the world. ST. MARTIN'S, Hamilton Evening prayer and sermon at f p. m. Attend service and pray for the peace of this nation and the world. CEDAR BRANCH Regular services will be held at Cedar Branch Baptist Church Sun day. Also it is our regular commun ion time. It is hoped that all mem ber* will try and be present, and the public i* invited. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our sincere ap preciation for the many expressions of kindness shown us when ws lost our barn and mules by fire several weeks ago. People have been gen erous in helping us repair the loss by giving us money, labor, mater la Is, and visiting us, and we are deeply grateful to all of them. We are glad that we live in a commun ity where one's burdens are shared by his feliowman. It is indeed a high tribe** to our citixenship. Our deep est gratitude goes out to all lour friends. Coy J. Roberson and Family. Local Happenings In The Enterprise Forty Years Ago JULY 4, 1902. Mr Eli Gurganus has moved in to hi* new home Messrs. Horton and Byrum are now open lor business. The Constable has been pretty busy this week putting in tiling. It is reported that Robersonville las a newspaper. We have not seen i copy yet. Mr W. T. Ward announces in this ssuc that he is a candidate for sher ff's office. Rumor has it that Mr. H. C. Green ivill be a candidate for the office of ftegitser of Deeds. Dr. Knight has had his office re .hingled and is having his stables m Watts Street repaired. Mr George W. Newell has moved nto his office in the new bank build Jig. Mr C. D. Carstarphen is having lis store painted. When completed t will be the most attractive store n town. The continued rush of Badgers Re reshment Pavilion proves how pop jlar his cool drinks and lemonades ire. Prince Edward lemonades are ill the go. N. C. Mines has been appointed an lgcnt for this paper. We hope our subscribers who arc in arrears will pay up when called on by Mr. Hines. Messrs. E. L. Morgan and Co. are having their sign painted on their warehouse. These gentlemen are hustling and are determined to get their share of the weed. Mr. William Harmon Daniel, of Griffins District, has a very fine crop of tobacco. Mr. S. H. Newber ry brought-a targe plant from Dan- " iels yesterday and placed it in the bank window. It is rather unusual to see a stalk of tobacco growing in a bank. Miss Bessie Latham, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. C. R. Alley in Washington City for several months has returned to her home accompanied by Mrs. Alley and lit tle son. Sam Reeves Alley. Mr. J. T. Thompson, of Poplar Point, was in town Saturday and re ports crops in his section very fine. Mr. Thad Harrison, of Palmyra, was in town this week visiting his brother, L. B. Harrison. Mr. M. M. Critcher, of Jamesville, was in the city Wednesday. James Quartermus is in James ville running a soda fountain. Miss Nora Fowden has returned from Robersonville. > The actual steel in the hull of a heavy cruiser totals 6,635 tons. In a 35,000 ton battleship 18,000 tons are needed. > ' . I Not everybody with a dollar to spare can shoot a gna straight?hot everybody eaa shoot straight to the bank and buy War Bonds. Buy your 19* every pay day. MT YOU* EXTRA < SUGAR FOR CANMNC ( A/owl