NUMBER 44
CLASS DAY PROGRAM
PLEASE LARGE CROWD
Honor Rolls; Certificates,
Monograms and Music
Prizes Awarded.
The Class Day exercises of the
graduating class of the high school
here took place Wednesday evening,
the auditorium being crowded with
friends and relatives of the young
graduates, who were not disappoint
ed in the program of the evening.
This was the first class to hold their
exercises in the new building, and
it set a pace for beauty and unique
ness that will be hard for future
classes to live up to. Instead of
the usual way of presenting the class
prophecy, last will etc., with the aid
of one of the high school teachers,
Miss Evelyn Wilson, these papers
were by means of a profusion of pink
Dorothy Perkins roses, the class
flower, was converted into a scene
from fairyland. The auditorium was
darkened and lights thrown upon the
stage gave a tableau effect. As soon
as the curtain was drawn, a page
in the person of Milton Parker an
nounced the approach of the Queen
of ’23. Then entered Miss Ruth
Brooks, as queen attended by eight
tiny fairies, who escorted her to her
throne amid the roses. These little
fairies, with their gossamer robes of
pink, (Misses Dorothy Hooks, Nell
Morgan Broadhurst, Mary Ellen Law
rence, Elizabeth Kasey, Elizabeth
Pierce, Adelaide Pierce, Ruth Rose
and Mildred Edmundson) then danc
ed a fairy dance until the queen sent
them to bring in the spirits of laven
der and white. These spirits proved
to be members of the graduating
class, the girls wearing long lavend
er robes in Grecian stye, and the
boys wearing white robes draped in
toga effect. When these had made
obeisance to the queen the page an
nounced that a mortal from the class
of ’23 desired entrance. Accordingly
Mose Godwin, president of the class
made his appearance making an ap
propriate speech to the assembled
spirits of his classmates. The queen
called for the following, information
concerning the class. The history
•was given by Mary Avera; Statistics
by Gilbert Grady; Last Will and
Testament by Alton White; Phophe
cy by Edna Coates; Presentation of
gifts to teachers and the announce
ment of a gift of shrubs planted in
the eary spring to the school, by
Beatrice Matthews; Characteristic
gifts to classmates, by Sarah Patter
son;' Class song, by I^eone Sanders.
The program closed by the singing
of the class song by Miss Sanders, the
entire class joining in the chorus.
All of these papers showed origi
nality and wit, often calling forth
laughter and appaluse from the au
dience. Both the class and Miss Wil
son are to be congratuated upon the
splendid execution of the program.
The second part of the program
was devoted to the reading of honor
rolls, and the presentation of prizes,
certificates, monograms, letters etc.
by Supt. Thos. H. Franks. The mu
sic prizes given by Miss Margaret
Newell, who has just closed her third
year’s work here as music teacher,
were awarded to Sarah Adams and
Cornelia Lynn for playing the best
in the recitals. Sarah Adams played
in the senior recital and Comeia
Lynn in the junior recital. The win
ners in these contests are to be con
gratulated for the entire music class
acquitted themselves with credit.
Other honors awarded were as fol
lows:
Certificates In I vpewnting
Ronald Keen 48 (words net per
minute), Donnell Wharton 39, Leo
Ennis 38, Gilbert Grady 37, Lawrence
Stancil 36, Worth Boyette 35, Elmer
Lassiter 34, Sarah Patterson 34, Le
land Parrish 33, Mary Louise Turner
33, Mary Avera 30, John Caudill 30.
Tiden Honeycutt 30, Beatrice Mat
thews 30, Cornelia Powell 30.
Basketball—Stars and Monograms
Stars—(boys) Delma Brown, Eu
gene Caudill, Mose Godwin (Capt.).
Raymond Stephenson (Mgr.); mono
grams. John Caudill, James Hill Leon
Hill, Frank Skinner, Norwood Hol
land. Clarence Stephenson.
Stars—(Girls) Mary Avera, Ava
Wellons, Sarah Patterson; mono
grams Maude Meacham, Juanita
Woody, Nell Meacham, Leone Sand
ers.
Baseball Monograms—1923
Marvin Adams, Nick Avera, Delma
Brown (mgr.), Eugene Caudill, Mose
(Continued on page 4)
DE VALERA GIVES
UP LOSING FIGHT
Irregulars Told To Cease Armed
Resistance; Means End Of
Bloodshed
Dublin, May 28.—Captured docu
ments made public today by the Flee
State government show that Eamon
De Valera and his chief of staff Frank
Aitken, have definitely ordered a
cessation of active hostilities by the
Republicans, adding that “the repub
lic cannot longer be defended succes
fully by your arms.”
The statement emanating from De
Valera comes as a quick change of
attitude on the part of the republi
can leader and is regarded in Free
State quarters as proving the effec
tiveness of the government’s cam
paign. Scarcely more than a week
ago, in a communication sent to the
Associated Press, he declared that
the “one sided truce” could not con
tinue indefinitely but this brought
no response from the government to
a definite end.
There will be no formal surrender
of arms, but the order by Aitken
that they shall be dumped is almost
the equivalent, for arms dumps are
easily discovered by the Free State
patrols. It is believed the Republi
cans now are likely to concentrate
their effort upon the election cam
paign, believing that their chances of
influencing the voters are greater
with the cessation of the armed cam
paign and attacks on property.
Definite abandonment of the state
of war is expected to prove em
barrassing to the government, whose
imprisonment and military measures
have up to this time been legally
justified by the decision of the courts
that they were necessary to the cam
paign against the Irregulars. No
immediate large releases of prison
ers, however, are probable.
Issued under date of May 24, the
document reads:
“Soldiers of liberty! Legion of the
Read Guard!
“The Republic can no longer be
defended successfully by your arms.
Further sacrifices on your part would
now be in vain and continuance of
the struggle would be unwise in the
national interests.
“The military victory must be al
lowed to rest for the moment with
those who have destroyed the repub
lic. Your efforts and sacrifices and
your dead comrades in this forlorn
hope will surely bear fruit You have
saved the national honor and kept
open the road of independence.
Laying aside your arms now is an
act of patriotism, as exalted and as
pure as your valor in taking them
up.”
In issuing this document for publi
cation, the Free State government
also gave out one of similar purport
definitely calling off all armed revolt,
I signed by Frank Aitken. Republican
j chief of staff. The latter document
says:
“The arms with which we have
j fought the enemies of our country
| are to be dumped. The foreign and
I domestic enemies of the republic
have for the moment prevailed.”
BABY FALLS FROM SECOND
STORY; SUFFERS NO INJURY
Thomasville, May 30.—At the
home of D. E. Moore, the 6
months old Ron of J. M. Blair,
fell from the second story win
dow to the ground, a distance of
16 feet, and seemed to be unhurt.
Dr. Hobgood was called and took
the child to an X-ray machine
in High Point to be positive
that there was no internal in
jury resulting and satisfied him
self of this fact.
POINCARE IS GIVEN
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
j Paris, May 29.—Any doubts as to
the solidity of Premier Poincare’s
i
position were set at rest tonight when
the chamber of deputies by a majority
; i'f 438, expressed confidence in him
, and his government and voted him the
j money needed to carry out his policy
I in the Rhur.
Only the extreme left voted against
the premier. His other critic did not
even resort to the common practice
of abstaining, but added their vote to
che : renuer’s triumphant majority
Mr. G. E. Thornton left yesterday
for Davenport, Iowa, where he will
visit his son, Mr. Everett Thornton.
He expects to be away about ten days.
HON. CLAUD KITCHIN
DIES AT WILSON
Had Been in Bad Health for
Sometime; Funeral Today
at Scotland Neck.
News reached this city yesterdaj
afternoon of the death of Congress
man Claude Kitchin who has been
quite ill for several days in a Wil
son hospital v.hcn Congressman Pcu
received a telegram informing him
of the sad occurence and appointing
a member of the Congr essional Com
mittee to attend the funeral which
will be held this afternoon at five
o’cock at Scotland Neck.
The Wilson Times yesterday car
ried the following concerning his
passing:
“The death of Hon. Claude Kitchin.
which occured at 6:14 this morning
at a local hospital, where he was
brought a short while back for treat
ment, removes from earth one of
America’s greatest statesmen, and
most beloved citizens of North Caro
lina, a man of whom the people of
Wilson county were very fond.
Surrounded by members of his
family Mr. Kitchin peacefully fell
asleep, and his gentle spirit was
waifted to the God who gave it.
i Ever since the stroke of paralysis
1 Mr. Kitchin has fought manfully to
regain his strength, and has been
under the care of a number of spec
ialists. the time however he
has continued to serve his country
and constituency with the same vi
i gor as of old. ever looking forward
1 to the time when he would be his
former self when on many a forum
he challenged the enemies of demo
| cracy, and stood for the high ideals
1 of citizenship and statesmanship
which ever imbued his soul.
Mr. Kitchin has served this, the
second North Carolina district, sines
j 1900 when he redeemed it from Re
publican rule, defeating the negro
George White.
Has brilliancy in debate and his un
tiring energy in behalf of the people
| of his district and state, soon made
j him famous, and marked him as a
leader of men, and therefore a lead
; er of the party.
Under the Wilson administration
when the Democrats were in power
he was given an opportunity to dis
play his genius, and his career r.s
Chairman of the Ways and Means
committee and as leader of the House
are known to all men. He has been
prominently mentioned as Speaker of
the House and also as the leader ■ f
the party for the high position of
the nation’s chief executive.
Mr. Kitchin bore his illness with
great fortitude and was hopeful to
. the last. He was so confident of re
' covering and of his return to Wash
ington at the opening of Congress
, that he would not allow his wife to
make any disposition of their Wash
. ington residence.”
SAYS OUTLOOK INDICATES
SHORT COTTON CROP
: St. Matthews, S. C., May 30.—The
American Cotton Association in its
first monthly crop condition report
i says the condition on the cotton crop
on May 23rd was 65.5 per cent, and
14 days late. The labor shortage is
placed at 19 per cent. The govern
1 ment’s condition report on May 25,
1922, of the cotton crop was 69.6 per
cent.
| Seventy-five per cent of all coun
ties reporting show weevil infesta
tion heavy to light, fifty per cent
reporting heavy infestation.
| The 1923 cotton crop enters the
month of June badly handicapped
from a number of causes .the most
serious being the continued exodus
of farm labor, unfavorable climatic
conditions and heavy weevil infesta
tion. Without decided improvement
in these adverse conditions the bal
ance of the season, another short
American crop is inevitable, the re
port says.
JEWS WOULD OPPOSE
FORD FOR PRESIDENT
| Atlantic City, May 28.—A 'esolu
! tion opposing the nomination cf
Henry Ford for President, and stat
i ing that if he is nominated his elec
tion will be fought by the entire Jew
ish race, was up for consideration to
day before the United States grand
lodge, Order of BTtith Abraham in
convention here.
Morris M. Green, of New York, was
nominated for grand master.
WANTS NATION TO
HELP PREVENT WAR
_ I
President Harding Speaks at |
Memorial Services; Pays
Tribute to Dead.
Washington, May 30.—Standing in j
Arlington Memorial amphitheatre
and facing the wooded slopes where
rest thousands of the war dead of the
nation, President Harding today utter
ed a prayer that the United States
“do its full part toward making war
unlikely if not impossible.”
“We have already proven that we
can have less armament,” the
President declared, “let us strive for
the assurance that we shall have
none of war.”
Scarcely had the applause from
those assembled in the great national !
cemetery for the annual Memorial
day exercises died away when the
chief executive coupled with his
prayer the hope that should war
again come to America “we will not
alone call to service the youth of the
land * * * * we wjj] draft
every resource, every activity, all of
wealth, and make common cause of
the nation’s preservation.”
He denounced the “conscienceless
profiteer,” who in all wars “has put
the black spot of greed on right
eous sacrifice.”
Several minutes passed before the
applause which greeted this pro
nouncement allowed Mr. Harding to
continue and then he asserted:
“It will be a more grateful nation
which consecrates all to a common
| cause, and there will be more to
| share the gratitude bestowed. More,
there will be a finer conscience in
: our war commitments and that sub
| limity of spirit which makes a peo
' pie invincible.”
The prayer and the hope were the
! high points in the President’s ad
; dress, delivered at exercises which
in their impressiveness and spirit had
many parts of the land. The Presi
dent was accompanied to Arlington
by Mrs. Harding who sat in a box
to his left during the exercises. Gath
ered in the marble amphitheatre were
a scattering of survivors of the Civil
war, hundreds of veterans of the
war with Spain, and many more of
those who participated in the world
war, including their commander-in
chief, General Pershing.
The setting was as impressive as
the exercises. The amphitheatre was
draped in flags and the hills of Ar
lington under an overcast sky were
in the deep green of spring. Just
outside the amphitheatre the tomb of
the Unknown Soldier was buried be
neath a mound of flowers, and the
President before returning to the
White House placed a wreath upon
it and stood for a minute at salute.
Mrs. Harding visited the cemetery
an hour before the exercises in the
amphitheatre and at services held
under the auspices of the Disabled
American veterans assisted in the
planting of an American elm , turn
ing over the earth around the tree
with a trench shovel which had been
used in France. At the request of
Mrs. Harding, no advance notice had
been given of this ceremony and only
a few were present.
The President in voicing the prayer
that the United States do its part to
make war impossible recalled how
two years ago he had stood at “at Ho
boken pier among 5,000 dead in their
flag-draped coffins.” There “was
death in war’s unheeding allotment,
corridors of sorrow and sacrifice so
far as the eye could see, and grief
that no human soul could appraise,”
he said, and adjjd:
“Under the spell of the great sor
row which gripped my heart, I said
then and repeat now, “It must not he
again! It must not be again!”
Amplifying the prayer with dec
laration which many interpreted as
referring to the proposal for Amer
ican membership in the world court,
he said:
J believe it to be a God-given duty
to give of our influence to establish
the ways of peace throughout the
world. We cannot guarantee, but we
can promote the peaceful adjustment
of disputes, we can aid in the es
tablishment of the agencies of peace,
we can be influential in committing
the world to the triumphs of peace,
and make hateful to humankind the
spoils of war.”—Associated Press.
BAPTISTS IN FAVOR OF
SOME SORT LEAGUE
Northern Convention Also Calls On
the People to Spread Pro
hibition Doctrine. >
Atlantic City, N. J., May 30.—An
urgent call for the United States to j
enter some form of international I
league for peace and an indorsement
of the federal enforcement of the pro- i
hibition law, featured the closing ses- i
sions Tuesday of the northern Bap- j
tist convention. After an address by
Roy A. Haynes, federal prohibition
commissioner, the delegates voted to
send a telegram to President Harding
commending the President and Com
missioner Haynes for their “non
compromising stand for prohibition
enforcement.” They also adopted reso
lutions pledging obedience to and en
forcement of the 18th amendment and
calling upon Congress to keep liquor
off vessels flying the American flag.
“In view of this crisis in prohibi
tion,” said another resolution, “we
urge our people to unceasing effort
in behalf of temperance education
both in the use of temperance les
sons and by the dissemination of
facts showing the beneficent results
of the prohibition law.” They indors
ed a resolution of its social service
committee that Baptist ministers be
more active to prevent family dis
putes, separation, divorce and voted
for a campaign to insure “clean mo
tion picture films.”
THE ANNUAL VOCAL
UNION AT BENSON
Elevation Choir Wins Silver
Loving Cup; Six Choirs
Participate.
The annual vocal union was held in
Benson Wednesday, May 30th, in the
George Benson grove. Six choirs were
present and participated in the pro
gram. The singing which is always
considered splendid was prehaps at its
best on this occasion, it being neces
sary to ask some of the choir sing an
extra song before the judges could de
cide upon the winner. The decision
was finnaly made in favor of Eleva
tion and that choir was presented
with the silver loving cup which is
given to the best choir every year.
I The Duke choir won it last year.
| The crowd gathered in the grove
j about ten o’clock, and after the var
ious choirs had found their places the
| singing began. Each was allowed
three songs before noon when a sump
! tuous dinner was spread on the
; grounds. After dinner each choir sang
! three more songs, then after a few ex
| tra songs, Elevation was pronounced
; the lucky one. The following choirs
; took part in the day’s program:
Johnson Union, led by Mr. R. E.
Thomas.
Duke, led by Mr. Gore.
Banner Chapel, led by Mr. Raynor.
\ Benson Grove, led by Mr. Stewart.
Beulah choir, from Kenly, led by
I Mr. Stancil.
Elevation choir, led by Mr. Creech.
It was estimated that more than
| three thousand people were present on
this occasion and the day was thor
oughly enjoyed by all.
QUIT WHEN FLAG OF
DIXIE IS FORBIDDEN
Louisville, Ky., May 30..—Twen
i ty-four veterans of the war be
i tween the states refused to march
in a joint Memorial day parade
here today when the chairman of
the committee on arrangements, a
union veteran, refused them per
mission to carry the Stars and
Bars of the Confederacy at the
head of their column. The vet
erans came from the Confederate
home at Pewee Valley, near Louis
ville, upon invitation, they said, of
a committee to participate with
veterans of other wars in the exer
cises. The roster shows they en
listed in Texas, Kentucky, Virginia,
North Carolina and Georgia. The
youngest is 75 and the oldest 90.
Col. C. L. Daugherty, commandant
of the Confederate home, spokes
man for his comrades, said they de
sired to carry the flag for senti
mental reasons, hut, denied the
privilege, they declined to partici
pate.
Whatch your label and renew in time.
DR. E. C. BROOKS
HEADS STATE COLLEGE
A. T. Allen To Succeed Dr,
Brooks as State Supt. of
Public Instruction.
Announcement was made Monday
of the voluntary resignation of Dr.
W. C. Riddick, who for the past sev
en years has been president of the
State College. His resignation has
been accepted and the presidency will
be offered to Dr. E. C. Brooks, now
State Superintendent of Public In
struction, who will accept the posi
tion.
Dr. George F. Zook has made a
survey of State College and has sub
mitted plans for reorganization on
a departmental basis—a thing Dr.
Riddick has wanted done and Dr. Rid
dick will be transferred to the de
partment of engineering as dean. This
department of the college is said to
have been closest to the heart of tne
retiring president.
Dr. Brooks will be succeeded in of
fice by Mr. A. T. Allen, l>irector of
Teacher Training of the State Depart
ment of Education. Mr. Allen is said
to be well fitted for the place. He is
an honor graduate of the University
of Nor-o ( arolina and has taken ad
ditional training at Columbia Uni
versity. He has served as principle
of the Statesville high school, super
intendent of the schools in Graham,
and superintendent of the schools in
Salisbury. Mr. Allen recently accept
ed the presidency of Cullowhee Nor
mal, in Jackson County, and expect
ed to take up his work this summer.
As to the change at State College,
+he News and Observer has the fol
lowing editorial:
“Dr. Riddick is a master in math
ematics and engineering and that de
partment under his lead will be at
tractive to an increasing number of
young men. He is a man of ability
and the college has made giant strides
during his term as president. It is
fortunate that he is to remain with
it ir. the large expansion begun un
der his term as president.
It is understood that the presidency
will be tendered to Dr. Eugene C.
Brooks, State Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction. His selection will be
widely approved and his acceptance
: will gratify many thousands in North
I Carolina. After his graduation at
i Trinity and later as professor in that
institution and director of public edu
cation, he succeeded Dr. J. Y. Joyner
t as State Superintendent of Public In
! struction His record in thai office
I has been characterized by great exe
I cutive ability and vision which has
| been translated into notable achieve
| ment. He is a native of Lenoir coun
ty and spent his youth on • farm,
knows by practical workings the needs
! of farmers, and will devote his abili
I ty and zeal to the carrying out and
j broadening the great program of the
I State College. It has before it a fu
ture that promises big things for im
proved and diversified agriculture and
industry in North Carolina.”
FISHING PARSON GETS
SIXTY GALLON STILL
Rocky Mount,, May 28.—Rev. J. W.
Kincheloe, pastor of the First Bap
tist church, is known far and wide
as a fishing parson, but never until
last Saturday with all his fishing,
had the preacher caught a still Now
he has a sixty gallon copper distil
ling appartus to his credit.
The “catch”' oecured while Rev,
Mr. Kincheloe and G. D. Modlin, also
of this city, were casting for bass in
Bellamy’s lake in Halifax county. The
parson’s l:ne was given a sudden jerk
and he thought that he was in for a
scrap with a regular whale.
The “catch” refused to be reeled
in or to budge one bit Whereupon
the two fishermen rowed to the place
where the bait was caught and pulled
up the big still which had been hid
den under the water and in which
Mr. Kincheloes’s hook had become
fastened to the surfaro.
The preacher brought his “catch”
to police headquarters, and it is now
I on exhibit here. The captured still
brought just as big a smile to the
preacher’s face as any fish that he
has ever landed.
Panama, May 28.—The Panama
tolls Sunday were $136,000. This was
the first time they had expected
$100,000 for a single day. TVenty—
five ships passed through the canal,
including the Cunard liner Samaria,
which is ocmpleting around the
world trip.