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Advertisers Find Our Columns a Key to 1,600 Martin County Homes VOLUME XX VIH—NUMBER 98 Parent-Teachers Association Held Regular Meeting Last Night; New Officers Elected Mrs. P. B. Cone Elected President; Miss Pen land, Secretary - The Williamston Parents-Teachers Association met at the school audi torium Thursday. The roll call and committee reports were made. After the regular program was concluded the aasociatioa proceeded with the election of officers for the, coming year. Mrs. P. B. Cone was elected president; Mrs. C. A. Harrison, vice president; Miss Penland, secretary; and Mrs. Myrtle Brown, treasurer. The retiring officers, Mrs. A. R Dunning, president; Miss Ethel Grif fin, secretary; and Mrs. W. H. Harrell, treasurer, have been faithful to the trust they have held and have suc ceeded in leading the association in many activities in helping the school and the community. For a good many years Williamston has felt the need of a parent-teachers association, and two times in the past such an organiation has been organ ized, but were short lived. The asso ciation organised some over a yesi' ago has not always had easy sledding but through the efforts of its officers, especially the retiring president, Mrs. Dunning, Professor Seymour, and Mrs. Harrell it has survived and ia now having the best attendance of its life. The parents are realising more fully all the time the importance of a parents-teacher* cooperative organ ization to their children, and are lend ing their support more than ever be fore. Memorial Baptist Sunday Services Sunday morning the pastor will have for his sermon subject, "A Preacher of Righteousness." At the evening hour, "A Dreamer on His W*p t» the Throne." - It is the policy of this church to be gin and close its services on schedule time. In this way, the people know when the services will begin and when they will close. If a church announces its services will begin at a certain heur, then this constitutes a contract with its con stituency, and should be as rigidly held to as any buainess contract When the people know what to expect about the beginning and closing of the services, it is easy to arrange for at tendance, and at the same time to meet the other obligations o' the day. "Blessed are they wno hunger and thirst after righteouaness, for they shall be Ailed." Old Mill Inn Opened For Business Tohay The Old Mill Inn was opened to day on the Williamston-Washington road. It will be opened for visitors, who can get meals served at all hours. Regular dinners will be serv ed and special meals upon request The inn was formerly the old Rawls Mill and has been changed into an attractive road house, where other amusements will be furnished next summer. Mr. Simon Lilley, the proprietor, has been at work for a year or so getting the pond ready for a bathing spot, and by next summer this will also be completed. This will be the only place of its kind in or near Williamston will be very popular. Mr. Lilley will be on the job always and render the serv ice that attracts. SSSBBB6S STRAND THEATRE ITS HERE MONDAY AND TUESDAY February 15 and 16 "THE MERRY WIDOW" With John Gilbert and Mae Murray 25c and 50c THE ENTERPRISE THE ENTERPRISE WEEKLY SERMON THE FOURTH COMMANDMENT "Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labor and do all that thou hast to do; but the seventh is the Sab bath of the Lard thy God. In it thou shalt do no manner of work; thou, and thy son, and thy daugh ter, thy man servant and thy maid servant thy cattle, and the stranger that is within thy gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day; wherefore the Lord . blessed the seventh day and hal lowed it" By REV. C. O. PARDO Sabbath or Sunday, which is the day to keep? Is it binding on God's people to keep the first day of the week or the last day? Are Jews right when they observe the seventh day, and are Christians equally right when they observe the first day? If both are right, did God intend that two days out of seven should be observed ? These and many other questions are always being asked concerning the fourth commandment Usually those who ask these questions desire an an swer of "yes" or "no" convincingly brief and emphatic. Which reminds me of the story told concerning a criminal trial when the accused, on the witness stand, was asked by the lawyer, "Did you strike your wife with a club because you loved her? Answer yes or no." The question tailed to reach the truth in the case, as the man wife unmarried. So in crder to answer the questions sur rounding the Sabbath Day, and the teaching of the fourth commandment it is necessary to look a little deeper than the surface and endeavor to find the deep and unchanging principle in volved. In the first place, the Sabbath Day is clearly and distinctly mentioned In the commandment as "The Sabbath of the Lord thy God." This might be better interpreted to read "A Sab bath to the Lord thy God.' The first mention of the Sabbath Day is found in Exodus, chapter 16, verse 23, "Tomorrow is a solemn rest, a holy Sabbath unto Jehovah," while the first reference to the seventh day as a day of rest—as a hallowed or holy day unto the Lord — is in Gene sis, chapter 2, verse 3, where it speaks of God as having finished His work of creating, and "He rested on the seventh day and hallowed it" Now to arrive at the principal in volved, it would seem that God by example and by direct command, re quires one day in seven be observed aii a day different from the other days. God blessed the seventh day. God hallowed the seventh day, and one day in seven is required to be set apart as the Holy Sabbath to the Lord. There is no way of knowing if the first day is Monday, or Thursday, or Saturday, because of our changes in time calculation and system of cal fcndar reckoning. Just so, there is no way of knowing if Saturday or Wednesday, or Sunday is the seventh day or the third day or the first day. How, then, may men dogmatically de clare keep Saturday as Sabbath, and the matter is they can not do so with the matter is hey can not do so with any authority. For years and years Saturday—named after the Roman God, Saturn—was looked upon as the seventh day of the week and observed by the Jews as Sabbath. When the Christian era came and the Son of God who was crucified rose on Sun day—the day known as the first day of the week, His followers—the dis ciples of Christ—began to observe the first day rather than the seventh day, as ■ memorial of Christ's resurrec tion and triumph over sin, death, and the grave. We read in the Hew Tes tament that the early Christian con gregations observed the first day, or Sunday. Now, Sunday is named after the sun and not after the Son of God. The sim had been an object of wor ship for centuries before Christ. The Egyptians, the Romans, the East In dians, were sun worshippers, even as were the South and North American IIMHIH When Constantino, the Emperor of Rome, embraced Christianity in the year 81} A. D., he enjoined the ob servance ef Sunday as the Christian Sabbath, following out the custom al ready established by the early church of Christ To the Mohammedans, Friday is a holy day and so observed. This is a matter of interest because Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, February 12,1926 REGULAR SESSION RECORDERS COURT Number of Cases Tried for Assault With Deadly Weapon; Several Fines Meted Out At the regular session of the re corders court Tuesday, J. C. Smith presided and Solicitor E. S. Peel, pros ecuted. The first case called was against Bill Purvis for larceny. He plead guilty of petty larceny, which plea was acceped by the solicitor for the State. He was fined SSO and costs and sentenced the county jail for 60 days to be assigned to the roads of Edgecombe County, the road sentence to be suspended for 12 months. The cases against Lewis Itrown and Warren Morgan were nol prossed. Jesse Rascoe, charged with an as sault with a deadly weapon, was found not guilty of assault on Hat tie Roberson, but guilty of assault on Hattie Inscoe. Judgment was sus pended upon payment of the costs. The cases against Kelly Daven port and Heber Davenport charging them with larceny, was continued un til February 16, 1926. Henry Cherry, Alexander Savage, Hosie Davis, and Norman Jones plead guilty to assault with deadly weapon. Each was fined $6.00 and one-fourth of the costs. Ernest Philips plead guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weap on and was fined S2O and the costs and required to pay $lO for the serv ices of Dr. Pittman. Lenten Services In Episcopal Church Ash Wednesday: 10.30 a. m., Holy Communion. 4.00 p. m., Litany and address by the rector. Friday, Feb. 19: 4.00 p. m., Litany and address by Rev. C. H. Dickey. Friday, Feb. 26 : 4.00 p. m., Litany and address by Rev. C. H. Dickey. Friday, March 5: 4.00 p. m., Litany end address by Rev. W. T. Lee. Friday, March 12: 4.00 p. m., Litany and address by Rev. W. T.» Lee. I ' Friday, March 19: 4.00 p. m., Lit any and address by Rev. A. J. Man ning. | Friday, March 26th: Good Friday: i 12 noon to 3 p. m.—The three-hour ' service, conducted by the rector, as i sisted by Reverends Lee, Dickey, and Manning. Each Wednesday In Lent at 4 p. m. Litany and address by the rector. The members of all churches and , those not members of any church are i cordially invited to attend any or all ' of yiese services. ; Highway Commission Lets New Contract The highway commission has let a contract for hard surfacing route 30 from Chocowinity to the Craven County line, a distance of about 7 I miles. The work will begin in a few ' weeks and should be completed by the eqrly fall. This will almost complete the hard surfacing of route 30 from ; the Roanoke River to the Cape Fear. Mr. G. H. Harrison spent today In i Rocky Mount , it shows us that in mankind there is . an instinctiveness to set apart one day , in seven as a holy day. Since God requires one day in sev , en it becomes a duty on the part of mankind to observe "A Sabbath to the Lord." | How we shall observe the Sabbath, i what we shall and shall not do is not i a matter apart from this question, for i God says, "Thou shalt do no labor," , and forbids us, requiring "the man t servant, the . maid servant," and even I the beast of burden, laboring on the s Sabbath; yet "the ox in the ditch" f may be removed, which shows labors, . of mercy or actual necessity may be l r done. Providing, of course, we are . not saving up oxen to push in the • ditch. , The "blatter of worshipping God on - the Sabbath is a matter of custom, as I well as being implied in the Old Tes . tament; while in the New Testament • the Scriptures plainly tell us to "gath r er together on the first day of the r week" In congregation. Now, the practical application of - the shove matter Is this: The £ab t bath belongs to God. He desires and - requires reverence for His holy day. i He expects worship and praise al i ways, but he also expects practical worship and praise by our observing t His commands. t God does not require us to refrain - from all activity on tne Saooath. But I He does require a proper and reverent - observance of His holy day. i Worship—praise—attend the place where people gather together to hon » or Him—the church. Not In the drag » (Continued on the back page) WOMAN'S CLUB IN RjbGUJLAK MATING • » Kfrports of Comraitteeti Show Much / Constructive Work; Heir World Court Discussed The Woman's Club met in theii club rooms Wednesday. Mrs. Lucy D. Biggs, president of thi club, pre sided. Mrs. Thigpen, thd secretary, , was absent, and "Mrs. M. C. Green was chosen secretary pro tempore. Various comYnittees made their re ports as follows: The committee on building and grounds had made numerous improve ments, additions, and repairs to the , hall. Several new members were report ed and received by the membership • committee. Mrs. C. R. Fleming was made chair man of the social committee. The charity committee reported $lO received from the town. • They also reported that they had sent Mrs. Bul lock to a hospital for treatment. The application of Mr. Wynn, an epileptic, for hospital treatment, was referred to the charitable committee for investigation. The welfare committee reported the Collection of sl6. A communication, donating water end lights to the club, by the town board was, received. Clayton Moore, who had been in \ ited to address the meeting on the important topic, "The World Court," was presented, and made a good talk on the subject. A resolution was unanimously pass ed, urging the employment of a home demonstration agent for Martin Coun ty. A letter was read from Mrs. J. M. Hobgood, of Furmville, who is district president of the Federation of Wo men's Clubs, saying that she would visit the club at its regular meeting in March. The time for the meeting was fixed at 230 p. nr., instead of the regular hour. Notice will be sent to each mem ber requesting them to attend this meeting. A special meeting was called to be held on the first Monday in March at 10 o'clock. Important buslm s will| | come before this meutiwg, and all i : members are expected to attend. ! Mr. i'ardo To Preach in! Goldsboro and Kinston Rev. durance O. i'ardo, chairman ol the commission on evangelism of , the Diocese of East Carolina, will be in Goldsboro and Kinston to present th»j subject of evangelism in the churches of these cities next Sunday. The usual services of the church of the Advent will be conducted by the ] licensed lay readers of the parish. ; High School to Flay Jamesville Tonight The town team game last night was , followed by a game between the high , f-chool teams of Washington and , Jamesville. Washington never had a showing ac the score indicates. The Washing i ton boys were no match for the hardy youngsters from Jamesville, where they are born basketball and baseball i players. The store was 20 to 1. The Williamston boys will meet this strong team on the local floors to night, and they will probably need ' our support, so be on hand. Episcopal Church Sunday Services i Itev, C. O. I'ardo, Hector t Quinquagesima Sunday; r 9.45 a. m.—Church School. , 9.45 a. m.—Advent Hible Class. 11 a. m.—Morning prayer. ( 3p. m.—Holy Trinity Mission. ,| The rector will be absent on Sun , I day, and the morning service will be s ' conducted by the lay readers of the parish, assisted by the Y. P. S. L. l « Regular Services At ] Riddicks Grove Sunday The regular services will be held at Riddicks Grove Huptist Church at j 3 p. m., Sunday. A splendid congre gation was present last meeting day, and a fine service was held. Come and let's make it better this Sunday. A cordial welcome to au.—R. L. Shir- I ley, pastor. x Weather Is More i Severe Than Usual t t The weather has been more severe this winter than usual, and there have e been more storms of wind, snow, and - cold than there usually are. Ship ? ping has suffered greatly, and there has been much suffering from cold all along the Atlantic coaat v County Farm Agent Says Martin Fahtoers Are Big Losers By Not Usihg Pedigreed Cotton Seed By T. B. BRANDON I find upon a very thorough in- ' j •■•estimation that Martin County plants very poor varieties of cot ton. I find that the farmers are willing to plant anything that is called cotton seed. 1> piove his, I Iv.ve run two cotton variety tests in the coun- I ty in the past two years. The best local varieties yielded an average of 950 pounds of seed cotton per acre, and the best pedi greed s.eed, se-ured from repu table breeds, yieHed as high as 1,600 pounds oi seed cotton to the acre. 1 think it is worth while for the farmers to know these things, und to get better seed. LOCALS DEFEAT FORT BRAGG, 16-14 One of Best Exhibitions of Basketball Ever Seen Here; Picked to Lose, Town Team Won by Fighting The basketball game last night be tween the locals and Fort Bragg was by far the best game of the season, and possibly the most enjoyable ever played here from the standpoint of local fans. It was interesting from beginning to end. The local boys took the lead early in the first half, but the soldier boys gave them a hard run for the points during the latter half. All of | the visitors were big, well-built men, but they played a clean, fair game during either a winning or losing streak. Fouls were numerous on both sides, but none of them were inten tional. Elby Johnson, of Washington, refereed, and, as usual when he calls u game, there was no kick on his de cisions. ~ Our boys all played well, no one t of them being outstanding especially,! but' rather players who were out to 1 win the game rather than to startle l the crowd with spectacular plays I j The forwards, Bowden and ' made every possible goal and some j that were really not possible. Mar-) . golis, Britt, and Anderson played to I I them wonderfully. A conversation between two of the soldiers was overheard just before the fame. They said it was a "shame lor that little boy (Irving Margolis) to play, because he's liable to get hurt." By the end of the first quar ter, however, their fears were not for Irving but for his "man," a big husky six-footer. All in all, local fans enjoyed it be cause it was a close game, a fair game, and a game that we won, 16-14. - Roanoke River Continues to Rise The water in the Roanoke con tinues to rise slowly and will rise a few days yet, according to reports. Still there is no fear of any damage, as the water will not reach above the stage of the medium freshet. Lenten Season Starts Next Wednesday Next Wednesday is Ash Wednesday or the first day of Lent. In the last lew years, Lent has become the sea bon observed by nearly all the churches, although for centuries only the Roman and Orthodox and Epis copal Churches observed the season. Lent is the forty days preceding Easter and commemorates the last forty days of our Lord's life and min istry. In the church it is a season of prayer and fasting—a time when the usual social activities are laid aside for our Lord's sake. Special Ash Wednesday services will be held in the Episcopal church by the rector, Rev. C. O. Pardo, at 10.30 a. m., and 4.00 p. m. The public is invited to attend. Mr. Andrews to Take Over Parmele Agency Mr. J. W. Andrews, local agent for the Line for the last severs? /ears) has been transferred to Parmele and will leave todoy for that place to take over the duties of the Parmele agent Mr. Andrews will be succeeded here by Mr. Vernon Godwin, who has been his assistant Mr. Andrews will continue to live in Williamston. Mrs. Andrews and her two daughters, Misses Mary Me lissa and Elsie, will move in New Town. Mr. and Mrs. Titus Critcher and children will also move into the new bungalow erected by Lilley Brothers and he with them. , Th i ouhty agent is ready and prepared. ti> give the farmers re liable information as to where to gil these seed. F«j*mera who would like to get better seed should see me at once, ass I am trying to get enough orders for a car of seed. By getting a car of seed, it can be boiight much cheaper. These »seed must be 1 ought soon or the supply will .-con be exhausted. Dr. R. Y. Winters, of the State Fxperiment Station, says on an average over the State, for each dollar invented in good cotton seed, it pays a return of $24.00. This is one of the best invest ments I know of. WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON February 14.—"Jesuit, the Good Shepherd."—John 10:1-30. By C, H. DICKEY This lesson grows immediately out of the lesson we hail last Sunday a bout the blind man. Jesus had healed him and the church authorities had cast Him out of the temple. Jesus met him again, and re vealed Himself unto him. He remark ed that He had come into the world for judgment, to make the sightless see, and the seeing blind. The Phari sees, hearing these words, asked Je sus if they were also blind. And this ! drew from him the beautiful story of the Good Shepherd, sometimes called the twenty-third Psalm of the New Testament. It will enhance the story if we re member that these Pharisees were the professional shepherds of the people. In excommuWtltfSllHg the youth whose sight had been restored by Jesus, they manifested a very unshepherdly act, and this gave Jesus His chance to pic ture the real shepherd. In the eastern countries, shepherds named th£ir sheep as we name our ! domestic animals. The sheep folds are an enclosure, made of stone, and i built high enough to ward off wild ; beasts and thieves. At night the shepherds leave their sheep in these folds, and they were watched over by a porter who remained with the sheep all through the night. When the shep herd of any flock wanted admittance lor his sheep, he applies to the por ter by coming to the door, or gate of the enclosure. The porter instantly knew his voice and admitted him. If one appeared whose voice he didn't know, or whose identity was not es tablished, he was not admitted. Now, taking his story from the life of the country where he 11"es, Jesus set it before his hearers in all Its beauty and simplicity. 1. Jesus Himself is the good shep herd. 2. There is only one way of en trance into the fold—via Jesus. It is well to remember this one way to day, when-every few days a professed ly new way, is invented and announced tind gathers adherents from the peo ple. 3. He knows His sheep. 4. And He is known of them. 6. If they hear the voice of a stranger, they pay no attention to it. That has been the cure of the church in this generation—too many ol its members have been hearing the voice of "others." Hundreds and lit erally thousands have gone from the church into the cliques, clans, and isms which are so prevalent today. It is time to reemphasize this state ment of Jesus—that there is only way into the abundant life, and that is through Him. Jesus made to them the startling declaration that there were "othei sheep," not of that fold.. He was, we think, referring to the Gentiles. And while the Scriptures of the Jews were sprinkled with references to the uni versality of God's claim, while in the midst of their Bible was the Hook of Jonah, itself a missionary tract, yet the Jews were slow to get the idou that any one could "enter in" except themselves. But it Is the teaching of both the Old and New Testaments that salvation is for all men every where. The universal fatherhood of God forces on us the conclusion of the uni versal brotherhood of men. The Jews rejected the idea and its appli cation. Happy are we If we fall in line with it. ' Christian Church Sunday Services A. J. Manning, Pastor Sunday school, 0.45 a. m. Morning service, 11 a. m. Everting service, 7.30 p. m. Watch Label on Your Paper; It Carries Date Subscription Expires HORSE AND CAR IN HHiAD-ON COLLISION I Horse Instantly Killed And Driver of ' Car Cut and Bruised; Rider Escapes Uninjured Thursday morning, as Mr. D. W. Etheridge and Mrs. S. W. Weatherly, of Hassells, were driving along the hamilton road near Williamston they met a negro man on horseback. The ca» artd horse were both in high geat and ran squarly together, resulting in the instant death of the horse and the cutting of Mr. Etheridge's hand and bruising him up considerably. Mr. Etheridge, the driver of the car, was driving, according to his opinion, about 25 miles an hour and was on his proper side, well to the edge of the road, and the negro was expected to get on the right, but in stead held well to the left and struck the Ford about the center. The rider was pitched clear over the car and tell on the ground, but was unhurt." Ihe men in the car were dashed thru f the windshield. The car itself was almost completely wrecked. From all indications, the whole trouble was caused by the foolish and t criminal carelessness of the negro who was riding the horse, which be t longed to Claude Manning. NEWS IN BRIEF ; OF JAMESVILLE ( Jaiueaville High School Boys Basket j ball Team Win Several Games; Other News of Interest (Special To The Enterprise) 4 Jamesville, Feb. 12.—The Jamesville f high school basketball team visited I l'lymouth last week to play a team ? that is coached by an ex-coach of Jamesville—Mrs. L. H. Hubble. The game was roughly played though a very interesting one, Jamesville win s ning 18-12. Last Tuesday the Williamston High 8 School played Jamesville in James 1 ville. The game was well played and ' showed good sportsmanshp. The Wil "| liamston boys stated at the beginning , that they could accept defeat as well * as victory. We congratulate Mr. r Bowden on the wonderful sportsman " ship which was manifetsed through out the entire game. Although the ' score was 2t»-2 in Jamesville's favor 9 the Williamston boys fought from 9 start to finish.* Wednesday afternoon Farm Life ' visited Jamesville for a return game The game began with much rough work on the part of the opposing team which showed very little basketball, but excellent football practice. Mr. Meadows, of Williamston, refereed the first half of the game, but at the second half Farm Life became very quarrelsome and refused to play because Mr. Waters, Jamesville's 9 referee, was to referee the game as ' agreed. After seeing that no satis ' factory agreement could be reached, the Jamesville team was ordered to uress. After Farm Life left the court n practice game was played ami en joyed much more than the first. The " score was in favor of Jamesville. The basketball fans of Martin County will have a chance "a see a 1 real game if they will visit the game " between Jamesville High School and the Ayden town team next Saturday night at Everetts. These teams have met before, Jamesville winning after i an extra five-minutes was played by J i margin of three points. Personals y Mrs. J. E. Smithwick returned e Tuesday from a delightful visit to * Florida. 9 Miss Mary Fagan and Mrs. V'ernie ' Mae Jordan, of Danjens, leave for '• Florida Saturday, where Miss Fagan's - sister is seriously ill. y Miss Beatrice White, Miss I'earlie 8 Jones, Mr. C. C. Smith motored to Williamston yesterday on business. K We are glad to state that Mrs. 1 louis Mizellc is on the road to re e covery from a serious attack of ear 'I trouble. e ______________ '* Mesdames A. Hassell, Hugh Horton, e and Martha H. Britt, and A. Hassell, 1 Ji , motored to Raleigh yesterday. !t u Mr. Wilson G. Lamb has returned from a long trip. if ;s ■' ————————— - ( f "I « XJaritßonw yowifeijjhWs paper*——• OwnjawOiraJ