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W. C. MANNING
Editor ? 1968-1938
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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*
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