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'Keep Martin County Money in Martin County,-Where It Belongs—Do Your Trading in Williamston | .WATCH THK LABEL ON YOUR PAPER, IT CARRIES THE DATE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION EXPIRES VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 27 Judge Winston Makes Hit In Commencement Address At Everetts, Friday Night Dr. Perry Case, of Wil son Makes Fine Address (Special Enterprise Correspondent) The commencement exercises began at the Everetts High School with the baccalaureate sermon on last Tuesday night, May 12. The attendance was not so large on this night on account of the rain. Rev. I. L. Yearby, pastor of the Baptist Church, of Tarboro, preached the sermon. His words of exhortation will be of lasting worth to the people of this community. On Wednesday evening every one of the 460 seats in the auditorium wertf filled to see the operetta pre sented by the music department. And again on Thursday evening the audi orium waa Ailed to ita capacity for the plays preeented jy the primary de partment. Then came Friday, the big day of the commencement. At 11 o'clock Fri day morning about 400 patrons of the school and visitors gathered to hear Dr. Perry Case, head of the religious education department of Atlantic Christian College, Wilson, N. C. He held his audience spellbound for about an hour, talking on "proper attitudes" in education. He stressed, first, the attitude of open miivdedness, deploring "•the fatality of the closed mind that has become the attitude ef a large number of people today. He said that "opon mindedness was in harmony with the teachings of the Master, be cause He .would have Ms followers be ' come as little children, and children have open minds." Second, he spoke of the attitude of the grouch, stating that this was not a proper the educated In dividual. A largeSjumber of people, he aaid, bo matter when you meet them, tell you that they feel bad. They are never well Vnough to be friendly. He also, in this connection, deplored in an Interesting way the attitude of the person who gives you a loose, cold handshake. Third, he spoke of the attitude of reverence as a proper attitude for the educated individual. V Fourth, he spoke of the aUitpde of happiness as a proper attitude of the educated man. Ha stated tßat this attitude waa in harmony with" tne great Educator, interpreting the beati tudes as "happy" ere they that mourn, ietc., instead of "Blessed." After this mental feast the people were then introduced to an old-fash ioned barbeeue dinner on the grounds in order that the physical might also 4snjoy a feast About 600 people en joyed the physical f*a«t. *hd all de clared, "Well done, theu good and hoe pitable people of Everetts. The climax of the commencement came with the masterful commence ment address of Judge Francis D. - Hugh G. Horton Moves Law Office Ta the publics By agreement, and with mutual con sent, notice is hereby given that Hugh Gj Horton will, on J tne Ist, 1926, withdraw from the law ftrm of Dun ning, Moore * Hprton, and will enter i|it} the practice of lew in William ston, N. C., with offices on the first floor of the Peoples Bank Building, and A. R. Dunning and Qeyton Moore will continue the practice of law in the same offices now occupied by them. A. R. DUNNING, CLAYTON MOORE, HUGH G. HORTON Strand Theatre TONIGHT "DARWIN WAS RIGHT" 5 Reels of Hilarious Comedy TOMORROW BUSTER KEATON in •THE NAVIGATOR' Another Great Comedy Show Starts 8 P. M THE ENTERPRISE "Cod on Broadway* Mmffrißfi I ffr wBSHI MM buildiag, tatter thaa «* «Mft, It to 4m m BkmAmt r dedicated to ~ '-| "j R to ke bm m Bna* mm Temple, eeataiaJag, t 4m Mdhoriui, ImM* 4mi Md bmwtmm officm. W Men en oftee en fe* bend slogan. Dr. Chrirtlea V. Relsner, a Methodist minister frcm Kansan, la the leader hi the Move ment. DULL DAY IN THE RECORDERS COURT One Defendant Found Not Guilty; Second Paye Coats, and Third la Bound Over to Superior Court Recorders court was dull and tame today. Judge J. C. Smith and Solici tor E. S. Peel were on hand to the minute, a thing very much appreciated in officers by tKe taxpayers of the county. The State first called Roy Taylor, who was charged With an assault. Upon presentation of the testimony in the case the court found the defend ant not guilty. The second case was against G. H. Manning, of Oak City, charging him with driving an automobile without a ►license. The defendant plead gulty, and prayer for judgment was continu ed for one week upon payment of the coata of the CM*. Stat* vs. Asaria Williams; larceny. The testimony appearing to show probable cause, the defendant was required to enter into bond for his appearance at the June term of the superior court. Winston, of Windsor. He kept the audience of over 600 people that crowded the auditorium spellbound, swaying them at one time into pathos and then with laughter. A hush fell upon the audience as Ke r.pokr; very briefly but pathetically of the recent disaster in Martin. Then, giving a word of optimistic exhortation, he turned our thoughts to an outline of words which were the basis of his speech. He had these planned so" that, the firs!, letters of each, reading downward, would spell Everetts. They were as follows: Education V alua Economy Right Energy Touch Tiptoe Safe In ipeaking of education he said that the basic thing was to leam the 20 lettera of the alphabet. But the prob lem came i%how to properly mix them up. He declared that you had to know these same letters whether you were spelling ear ok asafoetida. He fur ther declared tlwt alt mathematics in volved the ft rot ten numerals—l, 2, S, 4, t, «r7, 8, 9, O—but Inn again the problem was to mix them up Also that all music was simple in Its base, because it all involved' do, ra, me, fa, ao, to, tf, do. But the prob lem waa how to properly mix them up At tf# conclusion of this address the diplomas were presented by Sup erintendent R. Ji. Pope. This marked the close of the first ytar's work in the commodious new Mck atracture at Everetts. The av erage daily attendance has been larg er this year than ever in the history Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, May 19,1925 TOBACCO CO-OPS ELECT DIRECTORS Tyer Succeed* A. M. Dumay A» Representative From This District Raleigh, May 18.—A strongvote of confidence in the management of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative Associa tion is indicuted in the first returns from 18 out of the 22 electoral dis tricts in which directors for the as sociation were chosen Saturday by the elected delegates of the organized to bacco farmers in North Carolina, Vir ginia and South Carolina. Out of 18 districts reporting to Ra leigh 13 districts have returned the same directors to carry on the man agement of the tobacco association in its fourth year of cooperative market ing. It has been knwn for some time that Dr. J. Y. Joyner, who was chairman of the association's organization com mittee; M. O. Wilson, secretary of the association, and T. C. Watkins, man ager of warehouses, have positively declined reelect itui as directors, thus in augurating the recent policy of the; board in line with the recommended tions of the committee invited to pub lish the facts in regard to the asso ciation that heads of departments and higher officials of the organization should not continue on the directing board. it is g.iierally understood thut the.>e three directors could have been return ed from their districts, as they are among the organizers of the associa tion and were leaders in the early days of its formation, having served ps di rectors during every year of its oper ations. The five new directors of thej association, whose election has so farj been reported to Raleigh headquarters, I are James F. Tyer, member of the North Carolina legislature from lieau fort County, who succeeds A. M. Du may as director from Edgecombe, Martin, Beaufort, and Bertie. S. R. Adams, elected by the tobacco grow ers of Franklin, Vance, Warren, and Halifax Countiea to succeed T. T. Hawks, of North Carolina; G. H. Fau cett, elected by the members of Gran ville and Person Counties, who suc ceeds C. T. Hall, of Woodsdale, N. C.; Roy B. Davis, elected from Halifax County, Va., succeeding T. C. Wat kinis, the association manager of warehouses, as director from that county, and E. T. Bondurant, from Prince Edward County, Va., who will take the place of M. O. Wilson, pres ent secretary of the association and director of field servici, in represent ing the members of the association from Charlott and Prince Edward Coun»ies r Va., upon the board. The South Carolina tobacco growers returned their old directors to the as sociation's governing board without a change. Confidence in the tobacco as sociation and ils management has evi dently been atrongthened atnee the re port of a committee of public officials whom it invited to investigate its af fairs, according to' the results of Sat urday's election through the investiga tion it has become evident that the management of the association are striving for many of the changes which are advised by the committee, whose report has cleared the? air of a number of rumors and has made clear er both to the members and the man agement certain objectives towards which both are working. Deputies Capture Still and Outfit Deputy Sheriff J. Raleigh Manning, accompanied by Mr. C. Jones, were out In Griffins Township Monday i morning, where they found a nice copper still. It was not running at the time. The atill and entire outfit were captured, also about four gallons of corn liquor. The outfit was on the land of Mr. David B. Stalling*, near his old home place. No one was seen at the still. Young Girl Trips Over Rope; Seriously \Hurt Saturday, While playing on the side walk in froqt of Mr. home on Main Street, little Sarah Gur ganus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gurganas, had the misfortune to trip and fall over the rope* surrounding his lawn, and very seriously injured her head. At this time h«r physician, Dr. J. H. Saunders, pronounces her out of danger and predicts a rapid convalescence. x ' J— i Mr. Hornthal 111 in Washington Hospital Friends of Mr. L. P. Hornthal, of Plymouth, will regret to learn that he la ill at the Waahingtoa Hospital. While there he la attended by Mr*. Horn thai. Special Meeting Masons Tonight ja 'There will be a ' special communi cation of Ske warktM* Lodge, /Ny \ No 90, A. F. A A. M„ tonight at S o'clock. Work in the first degree. All Masons in good standing are cordially invited to attend. C. B. CARM ARTHEN, Jr, ' \ Secretary. i- —+ LETTER IS FIFTY SIX YEARS OLD Enterprise Reproduces Letter Written in 1569 by Nicholas Roberson Te Mrs. N. Harvey We are reproducing a leper given us by an interested subscriber that was written in the yeur 1869 by Nich olas Roberson to Mrs. N. Harvey, at Edenton, N. C. Mr. Roberson was the father of Mr. Lukenioberson, now a resident of Parmele, anif iMie of Mar tin County'R Influential in the days of reconstruction. e are re producing the letter in its original lorm, since it is more genuine and typical than a more perfect syntax and rthography could make it. The letter follows': Mrs. Nancy Harvey, Eagneton (Edenton),. N. C. In care of Patric Bell. Williamston, N. C., March the 26th, 1X69. Mrs. N. Harvey Madam 1 now imbrace the oportuni ty of answering your letter which found us all in comon health and I hope these few lines may soon reach and find you enjoying the best of health I did not git your letter until last week as it was sent to Jamesville and we had no passing down ther so some person carried it up to William ston to court so I got it from ther you sayd in your letter that you want ed me to see your tax and pay them 1 will try to do so. I have rented out your house and land with the promis of what you told me to rent it out for but the mail is so trifling I expect to run him off beofre long I rentad it to • • • (Name omitted for reasons best known to ourselves.—Ed.) and he promist to do all .you sayd but I dont believe he intends to do his promis and if he dont 1 shall tel him to leave for I dont like for nobody to try to make a fool of me Mr. Heel came to see me he paid me 3 dollars and 25 cents and he sayd he had an account against you to the amount of one dol lar and 75 cents for wood you had burnt and the fruit you had used he left his account and paid me 3 dollars and 26 cents and carried off the cow and aayd he should not pay no more so I have the money here with me but I dont know how to get it to you. I believe the neighbors is all in reason good health at thin time and that is all J can think of now Respectfully NICHOLAS NOBERSON. Cows and Chickens Add Moneyilncome Raleigh, May f9.—Four cows and a flock of barred plymouth rock poultry transformed the grain farm of Joe Ridenhour, of Rockwell, In Rowan County, front a poorly paying enter prise into one which keeps the level of work about the same during'jthe year and in addition pays a handsjbme income to the operator. The story is told by W. G. Yeager, county agent for the agricultural ex tension service tf State College, who says, "Mr. Ridenhour moved to V present farm about four years i He began his fanning operations growing wheat, some cotton, corn, other grains. He kept one cow. f years of grain and cotton fern convinced Mr. Ridenhour that he n , ed something to supply him with • money. Casting about for a aolu, he and his wife decided to add more cows and start a flock of pure bred poultry. They did. I visited them last we»k and found that the depend ent grain farm, with Its seasons v of overwork and underwork, has been transformed into an independent farm with the .'level of work more uniform throughout the year and wfch an established weekly cash incomj/ Mrs. Ridenhour takee good care of the cream and they now have a good butter trade in Salisbury. They sold 996 pounds from the four cows last year for a total of abotli SSOO in cash. The poultry brought In about half this amount and according to the increase in flocks and the better production now being secured from the cows, they expfect to raise their income from these | sources to over (1,000 this yeptr." Mr. G. C. _ Britton, of Ahoskie, is spendhtig today with friends in the e*T- 1 County Commisioners Hold Special Meeting to Pay Claims Against 'County for Special Term of Court i AiTSom of Mkdwipp* River Tragedy J A relief the scene of the Mississippi river tragedy nei ~ y nphK where thA excursion steamer, Norman, Lank in fifty feet' * .. . I , eat'- VjJlWing iO live*. Most of those lost were membei , t' > i So"-i li.Jgineers Aas'n. and their wives. WELL-KNOWN MAN OF COUNTY DEAD Mr. (George Roberson, of Smithwirks Creek Section, Dies of Heart Trouble Friday Mr. George Roberson, of the SnUth wick Creek neighborhood, died at his home at 8 o'clock Friday night, after j an illness of only hulf an hour. He' had worked on the farm all (lay, ap-j parently well, dyirtg from *ome form j of heart disease. Mr. Roberson was nearly 6H years j old, and was born, raised, lived, died.j and buried on the same farm. He had never traveled on a train and hud never been more than 40 miles from his home. , v - Though not a farmer "on a large scale, it can be said of him that he was one of the best farmers in the county, always raising c enough for himself and some to spare, ifle never suffered himself to be embarassed by debt, but was careful to provide; against the rainy day, Martin County never had a quieter citizen than he, nor one-who stuck closer to his"ffwn business. He married Miss Jennie Perry, and she with twelve children, six sons and six (laughters,* survive. The children are Slade and Dewey Roberson, of Petersburg, Va., Pugh, Irving, Bert I/ee, anij, Elbert Roberson, of William ston; Mrs. Willie Bryan, of Hobgood; Mrs. Raleigh IJlley, Mrs. J. A. LiHey; Mrs. Will Griffin, Mrs. Henry Wil liams, and Miss Millie Ixiuisa Rober son, all of Williamston. They hail lost three children 'by death. The funeral service was conducted by Elder John N. Rogerson on Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'clock. Former Martin County Resident Visitor Here Mr. Alonzo Parker, of Norfolk, a former resident of Williamston and Martin County, visited his brother, Mr. W. H. Gurkin, here since Friday. Mr, Parker, who has been associat- Ml in r :T... r f dritlM Ut tt UUA dry Tile time is pah* when complete plumbing systems in the farm home should be considered a luxury. Of all the laboi awing conveniences, the water 3ystem should come first and every farm home in North Carolina should have at least a simple pump and sink fixture, sayhome demonstra tion workers of State College. Now is Good Time To Sell Roosters | This is a good time to sell the roos-, tier or remove him from the laying, lock so that only infertile eggs may | be produced during hot weather, rec ommends A. G. Oliver, poultry spec ialist at State College. j Mr. Bill Moye, of Rocky Mount, was a busniess visitor here yesterday. ! SchM>l Faculty to . Entertain Seniors The Williamston High School faculty will entertain the seniors of the high school at a reception at the home of Miss Eva Peel tonight. The colors ol' the class of 1925 will be used in the decorations. Invitations have been issued to _ the high schi.ol students and a few friends. Hew York Attorney Is Visitor in Town Col. Burton Smith, of New York, visited The Enterprise office Saturday. Colonel Smith, who is a nephew of the late General W. F. Hoke and a cousin of Judge Hoke, is a native Nor.th Car olinian, a graduate of the.State Uni-, versity; going from North Carolina to Georgia, he practiced law in Atlanta for a time. He was also connected with the Atlanta Journal, owned by his brother, Hoke Smith. Since locating in New York Colonel Smith has risen to considerable promi nence. He is now associated with George Gordon Battle in u suit against the United States for the recovery of $200,000,000 collected in the years 1X66, 1X67, and .1868, which it is claimed was collected contrary to law, being levied as a direct tax on prop, erty, a right belonging only to States, counties and municipalities. The umount paid by citizens of North Carolina was about $2,000,000, and if collected the principal part of it would go to' the State, as there are very few persons who can show that they paid these taxes. The records at Washington show the amount collected from each State, but not from indi viduals. Judge Francis D. Winston and Cap tcin R. M. Winston have been employ ed to assist in getting the suit per fected for North Carolina clients. Beaver Dam lA>cal And Personal News Mrs. Eli Ray'spent Friday after-" ! noon with H. Rogers. Mr. and J Mrs" Amelic Wynn ami family of y/ilson spent the week end with Mr. aiVil Mrs. A. L. Raynor. Messrs. HaywOod Rogers anil Les ter Rogers went to Williamston Sat urday on bnsiness. Many of the local people attended the commencement in Everetts Fri day night. M.isg Elizabeth Peele has been on the sick list for the past several days. Mr. Minga Rogers, of Bear Grass, spant Saturday night with his parents, Mc. and Mrs. W. H. Rogers. Miss Jessie Peele and Miss Wren Preptwood, «nd Mr. Bob Green, of Raleigh, spent Sunday with. MJst Peele's parent'*, Mr. and Mrs. M. G, Ptoale. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Raynor, Mr. and Mr*. William Cullipher, and Miw Au dra Wynn, of Wilson, attended the ■how in Williamston Saturday night Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Chesson and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rogers. Mr. and Mrs. William Culliphe ■peat the yyeek and with relatives nea Greenville. I. ADVERTISERS WILL FIND OUR TOLI'MNS A LATCHKEY TO 16W HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTS I&TABUSUED 1898 Have Paid Out a Total - of $>,332.7G So Far; More Later The county commissioners met in special session Monday, May lHth, in order to pass on and pay bills which '• were incurred during the recent trial of the mill)' number- who mutilated Jaseph Wedlemah Several bills were rejected for correction anil will be presented later. The total amount paid out tor-the special term of court to date is $6,3^2.76. The following members of the board were present at. the special meeting today: H. C. Green, chairman; T. B. Sl'.tde, jr.. J. G. Hamhill, H. M. Bur ras, and John N. Hopkins. The following i : ems were, ordered paid: A. T Crawford, justice of the |K'UC'e v $ 18.00 H. Worthington, witness 6.50 E. I). Dodd, witness v 6.10 Simon Stalls, witness 6.70 S, H. Martin, witness 3.10 W. C. Whitehurat, witness __ 8.10 E. L. Mayo, witness 3.10 J. E' Carson, witness 3.10 •J. W. Hook, witness .. 3.10 H. V. Staton, witness 4.10 F. L. Andrews, witness 8.19, /,. Vv Bunting, witness ... .. ifclO S. C. Ives, witness 3.10 W M. I'ruitt, witness 3.10 T. R. Andrews, witness 3.10 Walter Roberson,'witness 6.50 Lester Jones, witness 4.20 J. R. Jones, witness_ ... 4.20 Joe Unvphletl, witness 5.20 Norman C. Sheppard, cour stenographer 258.75 The Britt Hotel, board, jurors 263.25 Dr. D. T. Ta.vloe, sr . witness 100.00 Dr.-t).'T. Ta.vloe, jr., witness 50.00 Dr. H. .11. York, witness . 50.00 Dr. W. E. Warren, witness 50.00 Dr. J. S. Rhodes, witness 50.00 .1. F. Thig|K»n, services as dep- v uty sheriff, and car v ■ 775.00 J. B. DarnHflFl' special deputy sheriff _ r .... . 400.00 W. T. Stone, special deputy sheriff 400.00 Washington Hospital: Hospital . $ 2&.00 Drugs 78.50 I Nurses ... . .... 300-00 I Professional 1,000.00 |S. R. Biggs Drug. Co., drugs* 8.00 | Nash County, board prisoners 9.00 I A.' 3. Jackson, sheriff I'itt Co.i hoard prisoners .J; 22-50 IJ. W. Martin, sheriff, Edge- ' coiM-be Co., board prisoners '88.55 | Jaclc Yarrow, guarding Wash ington Hospital 220.0.0 D. F. Simmons, guarding at Washington Hospital 220.00 J. 11. Barnhill, expense for jura in —■.. : ■: i.■ -.. IS.BO* —j | 11. B. York; medical service, F. W. Sparrow, jr. 14.00 jII T. Roberson, court work . 140.00 H. T. Roberson, for oflicer of grand jury ... - 24.00 -) jH. T. Roberson, guards at jail 198.00«- | 11. T. Roberson, conveying - . . - prisoners to Raleigh ... 60.00 • 11. T. Roberson, board for prisoners , 49.16 ; N. A Sinclair, judge 246.00 IR. J. Peel, clerk's fees - 83.01 I H. T. Roberson, sheriff's fees 54.26 ] Previously Advanced | K. L. Edwards, ambulance 86-60 H. T. Roberson, arrest and carrying Needleman from II from Edenton 27.30 Don Gilliem, solicitor 500.00 ; H. T. Roberson, summoning jurors -..v 18-00 I County commissioner!, spec- I la! meeting:. ... 196.00 *■ " "j Total , —-r- $6,382.76 -—j— " A Everetts to Bejfin .; 1 Revival Sunday 3 The Baptist revival starts at Ever -1 etts Sunday, May 24th. Sunday morn ing services will be hold in the church, • and Sumlay night will be held in the 'high school auditorium, where all the 'services with ' he ( exception - of the 1 first o.ie will be hfcld In view of the f fact that the church is not large s enough to comfortably. seat the crowds • expected the ones in charge of tfe* J school building have consented to Mjfl i the meeting be held there. The preaching will he conducted by ] B . the pastor, .Rev. F. A. Burnes, and . ■ the mgsic will be lirectel by Miaa 1 Jacksie Andrews, of Bethel. These g services are to last one hour each night ,and we are sure everyone will - ir this hour during the meeting and all jj ir are invite*) to attend each and every H