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VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 21
GOVERNOR McLEAN TO SPEAK AT OAK CITY
County Commencement Held
Here Last Saturday; Most of
County's Schools Represented
Much Interest Shewn In
Various Contests;
Winners Names
The couuty-wuie commencement
was iielu here oil last Saturday morn
ing, the exercises beginning at 10 o'-
clock.
The schools of the county enttreu
the various coiueuiu under three group
neaUiiigs. The first. group was coiu
pcsed of more than six teachers; the
second group, those having from three
to six teacher*; *nl the tiurd grot*),
those having two teacher* or less.
in Group 1 Oak City, WilUamaton,
Jamesville, RoberaonviUe and Everetts
were entered. In Group LI the entries
were harm life, Parmoie, Gold Point,
Hamilton, and Sandy Uidge. Group
Maiming and Biggs Schools.
1 he pageant, choral and declamation
contests were held in the graded school
auditorium. The mathematics, story
telling, and selling contests w re held
in other places at the same hours in
the interest of time and to divide the
large crowd.
In Group 1 mathematics Brownie
Itoberson won first place for the Rob
ersonville School, while Edwin Peele
put Williamston up in the second col
umn. Jack Mitchell, of Jamesville,
was third, and Mary Ainsley, of Oak
City, mods fourth place.
In the spelling contest Oak City
won first place by putting up its
ch&mpiou, Miss Naomi Etheridfce. Wil
liamslon was second, represented by
Miss Melba Wynn. Jamesville third,
with Miss Ruth Modlin, and William
ston fourth, with Miss Margaret Kog
erson.
In the story-telling contest Oak City
was first, with Frances Hopkins; Rob
ersonville second with Chloe Rober
son; Williams ton third with Alta
Critcher; aad Jamesville fourth, with
Harriett Brown.
In the pageant contest Jamesville
took first place, Oak City second, and
Williamston third.
Oak City was first, Williamston sec
ond, and Everetts third in the choral
contest. -
Group II Coatesta
The competition in Group 11 seemed
to be somewhat keener than in Group
L i ■ * 1 ''At
In the mathematics test Lester Grif
fin carried first honors to Farm Life,
with 5 full points, while Parmele and
Gold Point each evened on three points
with Hayarood Williams and Joseph
Boyette. Hamilton made two points
with T. Bog Slade, 111, and Sandy
Ridge also made two points, with Miss
Carrie Coltrain representing her.
In the spelling contest Farm Life
took first place, with Mi** Katie
Corey. Hamilton was second with
Miss Sal lie B. Barnhill; Gold Point
third and fourth, with Emma Hurst
and Annie Mae Whitfield.
In story telling, Parmele took first
piece, with May Arnold; Farm Life
second, with Lavinia LiUey; Sandy
Ridge, third, with Euls Green; Ham
ilton fpurth, with Paul Salahury, Jr.
In the choral contest Farm Life won
first place with 6 points; Gold Point
took second place with 2 points.
Grop 111 Contests
Group 111 entrants were also very
good in their respective parts.
In mathematics Janie Manning won
first place for Manning School; Phonsa
I THE STRAND
THEATRE
fONIGHT
REX BEACH'S
—."RECOIL"
with
BETTY BLYTHE
and
■ Mahlon Hamilton
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THE ENTERPRISE
MAN IS DROWNED
NEAR HAMILTON
George Everett, 10, Years Old, Loaes
Life When Small Boat Capaiaea;
Leaves Wife aad 6 Children
George Everett, a white man about
40 years old, was drowned near Ham
ilton in the Roanoke River Saturday
night at 11 o'clock. , Mr. Eveiett was
fishing with a Mr. Scott at the time
of the accident
Mr. Scott thinks Mr. Everett must
have been nodding as the canoe was
drifting down the stream, and whet)
he attempted to raise the net it arous
ed Everett, who threw his weight on
the low side of the boat, causing it
to turn over.
Mr. Scott says that Everett called
to him to follow, but that he attempt
ed to hold to the capsized %oat until
he found it impossible, when he swam
to the shore. At the spot he reached
the bank it was almost perpendicular,
but he managed to hold on until other
fishermen nearby heard his cries and
rescued him.
Mr. Everett was wearing high-top
ped rubber boots, and it is thought
he went down before he reached the
shore.
He leaves a wife and six small
children.
High School Seniors
To Serve Supper
The senior class of the Williamston
High School will serve a "Square
meal" on Thursday, April 30, from b
till M 0 o'clock, at the Masonic Hall.
Delicious roast chicken, with green
peas, creamed potatoes, pickles, rolls,
tea, and coffee; candies and cookies;
and cream and cake will be served.
The proceeds will be used for pur
chasing a school gift to be donated by
the present senior class al commence
ment. It is sincerely hoped that the
community will help the class make
the supper a big success, and the gift
a worthy one.
Johnson second, lor Poplar Point, and
Mervin Bonds made third place for
Biggs.
in spelling, Poplar Point took first
ipiace with Carrie L. Manning; Man
ning School was second, with Lucy
Moore; and Sandy Itiuge, third, with
Earl Hall.
In story telling Daniens was first,
Corinne Gurkin representing her,
Haael Johnson won second place for
Poplar Point.
Oardens was first and Poplur Point
second in the choral contest. There
were no other contestants.
The only declamation in the entire
commencement wus put on by Dardens
School, which of course gave them the
first place against all schools.
Caateata Were of High Order
The exercises were of a high order
and showed that much attention hail
been given to the training of the
children.
One thing noticeable was that most
of the honors were won by girls. Ten
girls and one boy won in the spelling
contest, nine girls ad one boy in the
story-telling contests.
The tables were turned in mathe
matics, where nine boys and three
girls were the winners.
Some of the boys triad to justify
themselves by saying that when it
comes to talking the girls always nat
urally win, but prhen it comes to
thinking it takes boys. Be that as it
may, there were 22 girls' names in
the wiqping lists, and only 11 boys.
If the names of the pageant and
choral contest winners were given it
would mkae the odds against the boys
much greater, because most of the
singers and players were girls.
The small schools with only 6-month
sessions more than held -their own in
the comparisons.
It was also a noticeable fact tnnt
the schools that took high scores in
athletics during the winter months
graded comparatively low in the lit
erary contests.
Scare bjr Groups
The score by groups, as given by
the judges were:
Group I: Oak City, IS; Williamston,
IS; Jamesville, 9; Robersonville, 8;
and Everetts, 2. »
Grasp II: Farm life, 18; Parmele,
8; Gold Point, 1; Hamilton, 5; Sandy.
Ridge, 4.
Group .III: Dardea., 18; Poplar
Point, 14; Manning, 8; Biggs, a.
Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday, April 28, 1925
TOMMY LILLEY
IS STILL LIVING
Has Been Conscious Most of Time
Since He Shot Himself in Head
With Small Rifle Friday.
Mr. A. Thomas Lilley, who shot him.
self jn the head last Friday, is still
living. He has been Conscious "most of
the smce it occurred; H®~h#B"
been able to take nourishment, and at
times has been able to smoke cigar
ettes. „•
On Monday he developed a high
fever and went into convulsions, which
have continued at intervals, rendering
him unconscious.
There seems to be very little pros
pect for his recovery, from present in
dications.
We have a case in tTle county in
which a colored mp.n was shot utmost
like Mr. Lilley, about four years
and for several days had convulsions,
i He finally recovered and now works
| on a farm a few miles from William
j ston, and comes to town regularly a
sane healthy man.
In comparison, the two cases are
almost parallel, so far.
State Sunday Schools to
Meet At Greensboro
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The State Sunday School convention
will hold the annual conference at
Greensboro next week, commencing on
Tuesday, April 28, and lusting th/ree
days.
Tuesday has been set aside as a j
day for conference work for county
and township Sunday school officers, j
Fifteen county and township officers ;
are expected from each courtty. The
State organisation, manned by Mr. IV
W. Sims, of Raleigh, has made special
preparations for this conferences u
mong the Sunday school leaders over
the State. It is hoped that county and
township officers will take noticy of
the announcements mailed out frqm
Raleigh and plan foi*»attendance boih
at this workers'-conference on Tues
day and during the two following days
of the State convention.
This workers' conference is unique
as a part of the annual -convention.
Many county and township Sunday
school officers will avail themselves, of
this opportunity to meet ihe leaders
of other counties and leai n how to
perform the duties of their offices in
the coming year.
The convention at Greensboro is
bringing together the finest leaders in
Sunday school work in the entire na
tion. Specialists in administration ami
supervision will be heard." Leaders of (
childrens' work, young people's work
and of adult work wll address the
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Program for the Oak
City Commencement
The baccalaureate sermon,will be
j,reached by Dr. A. E. Corey, of Kin
ston, on Thursday evening, April 30,
at 8 o'clock, in the Christian Church.
The Wilsonian and Estherian Lit
erary societies will present the play,
"Safety First," Mondav, 'May 4, at
8 p. m.
The senior class exercises, consist
ing of salutatory, news dispatches,
"want ads," poem, toast, jokes, proph
ecy, song, and playlet, entitled "Climb
Though the Rocks be Rugged," this is
also the class motto, Tuesday, May
6th, 8 p. m.
Commencement address by Governor
A. W. McLean, Wednesday, May 6,
11 a. m. ■*
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Noted Historian
Visitor in Town
Mr. Bruce Cotton, formerly an East
ern North Carolinian, but now a resi
dent of Baltimore, visited friends ami
relatives in Williamston during the
week end.
Mr. Cotton probably knows more
North Carolina history than any man
living. He is making a life study of
the State's history and has written
several books on the subject.
Having been born and reared on the
Cotton plantation near Greenville, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Cotton, two
of the State's most distinguished citi
zens, he is very familiar with facts of
the past of this immediate section,
and it is particularly enjoyable to hear
him discuss those events so closely re
lated to our own lives.
While here he was the house guest
of his cousins, Misses Mayo and An
nie Lamb and WilsonG. Lamb.
Leaves fer Warsaw
Mr. Irving Margolin left this after
noon fr Warsaw to spend a few days
with his brother, Max Margolia.
New License Tags to
1 Be Orange and Black
> Raleigh, April 27.—Orange and
black will be the cibtor scheme of
North Carolina automobile license
tags from June 30, 15i. >, to the
corresponding date a year hence.
These tags will be the first select
ed under the new order ot things,
that is, since the-transfer of au
tomobile icgistiation from the
department of state to the depart
• men of revenue.
Orders have been placed for
520,000 tags this year. Some of
them have arrived. After June
30 all cars will have to he equip
ped with new lags, under the law.
COMMENCEMENT
AT JAMESVILLE
School Will Begin Exercises May I;
Continues Through May ti; Or.
Spillman to Pi each
Jamesville High School will give a
most elaborate commencement, to
! which the public in general is invited.
It will be a great pleasure to meet all
the patrons of the school and others
in Jamesville at this tinir. I'liere will
be recitation and declamation' con
tests for gold medals, in which 20
hoys and girls will take part.
Special attention i« called to two
| beautiful historical pageants to l>e
given, in which pretty tableau scenes
feature.
A big picnic dinner is' being ar
| ranged for Wednesday, May 6.
The exercises will be held in the
following order:
morning, May 1: Primary
grades and pageant.
Sunday morning, May 3, 11 a. m.:
Annual sermon by Dr. SpillmaH, of
Klnston.
Monday night, May'*"4: Grammar
grade exercises.
Tuesday night, May sth: ■'Tflgtf
school play. Also one of the histori
cal "The Making of Our
Flag." This is a very pretty pageant.
Wednesday morning, May 6: Class
exercises, followed by address by
President Robt H. Wright, of th&JSast
Carolina Teachers' Training College,
Greenville.
Wednesday afternoon: Declamation
contest by high-school boys. Recita-I
tion contest by grammar-grade girls..!'
Wednesday night, May fl: Recita
tion- contest by higji-school girls. I
Beaver Dam Local
and Personal News
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Carden, Miss
Maud Carder, and Mr. and Mrs. Law
rence Carden and family, of near!
Louisburg, jipent the week end with I
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rogers.
V, Mr. and Mrs. Mayo Hardison were
the guetjts of Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Bourghous Sunday afternoon.
Messrs Lester Rogers, Vf. H. Carden
and Lawrence Garden, of near Louis
burg, motored to the Jamesville Fish
ery Friday.
There was a good attendance at
Vernon Sunduy.
Mrs. Ben Weaver spent Sunday with
Mrs. W. H. Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rogers and Mia*
Maud Carden, Mrs. Lawrence Cardei,
motored to the JamesVlTTe Fishery
Friday.
Mr; H. A. Cullipher went to Wil
liamston Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Billie yullipher spent
the week end near Greenville with
relatives. -
Many of the local are set
ting .tobacco.
Miss Alma Pedd Khh fleSTt on the
sick list for the past several days.
Mrs. M. G. Peele spent Sunday af
ternoon with Mrs. Ira Peed.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Sleeks and fam
ily, near Williamston, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Meeks.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Bennett and fam
ily spent Sunday with relatives near
Gold Point. ./ ,
Mr, Fred Hoiliday motored to Wil
liamston Saturday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Chesson sfient Sun
day with Miss Vada Peed.
Spends Week End Here
Mr. D. C Barnes, of
spent the week end in the city.
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Motor to Windsor
Messrs. A. R. Dunning and W. K.
Parker motored to Windsor this morn
•t g, where Mr. Dunning went on pro
fessional business.
Oat of Tawa oa Dnshnnw
Dr. Jfto. D. BiggfT made a business
trip to Rocky Moaat, Spring Hope,
and Wilson this week.
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Commencement Address to be Made
By State's Chief Executive at the Oak
City School On Wednesday, May 6th
GOVERNOR ANGUS WILTON McLEAN
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BENEFIT PLAY
FRIDAY NIGHT
"The Minister's Wife Comes Back," to
be Presented at Graded School
Auditorium
The Woman's Missionary Society of ,
the Washington Christian Church.wilt
Hive "The Minister's Wife's* New
HonifttT" at the Graded School Audi
torium Friday night. The proceeds
will go to the societies of the Wash
ington and Williamston churches.
The show will begin at 8.16", aim
.admissiou-i*- -uuly -35 c -fu£_adlili£_iuui. -
15c for children.
The program is composed of a one
act play and the musical numbers are: ,
Duet: "Welcome Mrs. Grundy,"
Deplie and Cayenne
"The touch of a woman's hand/'
chorus.
"How Glad I am to Cret Hack,"
chorus.
Part song, Vivian, K;:te, Hilly,
'.'Sleep, sleep, sleep," chorus. J
Laughing song, chorus.
Solo: "In the long ago,* TTuWler.
Rainbow song, chorus.
Grand finale, ensemble.
The complete cast of characters fol- J
low:
Rev Grundy, Joe Wilkinson.
Mrs. Grundy, Estelle Meekyis. •
.Vivian Wulker, Etta Lea Campbell.
Kate Bui.'htr .(an ol college c imi
of Mrs. Grundy J, Mrs. Waltnr Boweri.
l'cnelope Perkins, Mrs. Albert
Doughty.
Samantha Slick, Mrs Floyd Bridgers
Nodanna Simpkins, Mrs. Dadcn
Wolfe. . ' '
(These three on the anxious bench.)
Agatha Squalls (She cools down a
little), Mrs. Chas. Mumford.
Cayenne Pepper (she still stutters),
| Mrs. Vernon Freeman.
Dephe Hardhear (she's still, deaf),
| Mrs. Joe Davis.
j Hugh Howler, Johnirtl' Boyd. "%
Always Knoxit, Francis Jefferson.
Billy Butcher (He's a jolly good fel
low), Earl Freeman.
Rain am! Hail in East
Carolina and Virginia
Much hail, as well as rain, has been
reported at many points in eastern
Carolina and Virginia Sunday and
Monday. *
Some damage was done in the south
eastern section of Mdrtin Count /'Sun
day night, where tob: cco plants were
cut down and gardens torn up. Field
c.ops in general were not up; there
fore, the damage was not extensive.
The fains have been general through
out the tobacco section, and farmers
i are taking advantage of the season
L and setting out their plants extensfve-
I REGULAR SESSION
RECORDERSCOURT
Quite a Number of t ase* tome lit-lore
Judge Smith at Today's
Session
« The, Recorders Court convened to
day, with Ji.dge J- C. Smith presiding J
and Solicitor K. S. I'eeV prosecuting|
The cases disposed of follow:
State vs. W. W, Griffin, failing lto|
dip cattle. Continued to 'th» J first
Tuesday ni July.
State vs. James Ellison, iishing un>
lawfutiy. —This cas? was- nol jmu.-mh!..
State vs. David Taylor, fishing un-j
luwfully. This case was also nolj
prossed.
State vs. Roy Taylor; vulgar lan |
guagu.. Continued to May l-i.
State vs. Speller; carrying
concealed weapons. Fined SSO and
costs. »
State vs. Aznriajn Williams. Con
tinued until May 12.
State vs. Plum Illackwell Larceny
Guilty. Sentenced to the Edifefcmwb»l
County roads for !) months. Notice
of appeal to the superior court was
given, and -bond was fixed at SSOO.
Sta'e vk.'Louis Jlryant'; false pre
tense, Not, guilty.
Washington Girl
Reported Missing
( Washington Daily 'News)
Tho entire police force, as well as
Shel'ifT Harris j'.nd all hi deputies,
have been busy since last niglu trying
to locate the whereabouts of little
Helen Standi, »!' the county, who was
-taken for an %»uto ride SunJlay with
Willie Moore, of Chocowiflitju and has
not been seen or heard of since.'Short
ly after the Christian Chjirch Sunday
schooT wus out, Moore picked lleleo
oip to take her for u ride. ATttiut 5
o'clock they were seen on-the farm of
Dempsie Grimes, near the city, in the
Moore';ar, but no trace of has
been found since. The parents are
mucll concerned, and parties are out j
scouring the country Tor them.
It is possible the? may have clopcn
and gone to some town to g«t mar
ried. V v : , ,
- Mof>r » ka* a- police_ record, accord
ing to the police here, and it is possi
! bio that it mors serious charge may
be laid against him, as the
j U under 14.
fcYderntion Meeting
at Methodist Church
The Christian Federations will meet
I a t the Methodist Church
ing at 8 o'clock. .Everyone is cordially
invited fo com«.
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ADVERTISERS WILL FIND OUR |
COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 1600 j
HOMES OF MARTIN COUNTS
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ESTABLISHED 1898
( hief Justice Faville, of
low*u in Governor's
Party
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Oak C.ty, April 27. A. y
VS. AicLean lias kindly accepted aa
u.vitation to address the senior of the .
Oak City High School on May 6, at
II o'clock: iiiis is indeed a rare hon
ii for this anil surrounding"Communi
ties. .
V\ e wish to express our apprecia l
, tion for this occasion by a dismay of ™
patriot is i)i for the "GUI North State."
Oovernor MrlMn is one of the out-
I standing figures in public life in the
i South. Ilis policies of administration
' aTe bejig eagerly' studieil'by many,
other governors in order that they
may l»e enabled to follow the lead of
j !iis able executive on questions of
I public in'erest. , \
T4m» -honor ::havioir t.ha- guvernm
>n our" midst is a very great one;' the
j privilege tl f hearing this distinguished
I rftitn i> an opportunity tha' will be
lit by everyone 'within reach of
l Oak City. ' '
Governor McLean wHT lie accom
panied by Chief Justice Faville, of
| lowa, whose coming to North .Caro
| lifin is a in i'ter of considerable ihter
i est ii members of his profession, as
; net is- o the law students of some
iof h-> colleires who will hear him, lee
j tuie. He is a jurjst of national stqnd
, i(i ! ,-JtjnlTYe*led by his selection to the
A4ierican Har Association council
which is now engaged in the Work ol
tew riling the code in conformity with
common-law principles.
Hun. K. O. Everett will* also ac
company ihe~governor. Mr. Everett
is a prominent Durham lawyer and a
close friend of the governor. He is
it native of this section of Martin
County, a sou of whom Martin is
justly proud.
The "following reception committee
is making preparations for the recep
tion of this distinguished trio: Prin
cipal 11. M. Ainsley, Mr. J. A. Ever
eu, Mr. Harry Wald«*|- of Hamilton;
Di- 11. 1,. Long, of HaiiyUoii; Mr. B.
M. Worsley; Mr. L. J. Maker, of Pal
i#i\ i - a; Mr. J. W. Mines; "and County
Superintendent of Education K. A.
Pope, of Williamston.
Special Radio Class
In Scout Leadership
ISy special arrangement with the
Mercer Lnivfct;sity Radio Broadcasting
a course in Scout leadership
Will be broadcasted from that station
on six consecutive Monday evenings,
beginning April 27th, at 9 o'clock.
The Macon, Ga., Scout Council, Mer
cer L'niversity, and the staff of l{e
gki'i Six (supervising Scouting in the
Carolines, Georgia, and Florida) are
cooperating in these classes and the
leksons wheh will be broadcasted will
be very prac'ical in nature on the
problems *>>f troop organization, ad
ministration, program build'ng, hikes.,
camps, etc. Emvtalnment features
will he added to tl)e program so that
listening in on the pu.'t of Scout lead
ers should prove highly worth while.
Although this is not, of course, a
formal training school, r.nd is not in- ,
tended in anywise to supplant the
Council training progranj, yet it
should offer help to Scout
masters in the sinutio.a of some ol
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l lu;ir iinmrdiatu problem!!;
llic course will run for six nights,
one week apart, beginning Monday,
April 27ih, continuing each Monday
•night to and including June Ist. Les
sons begiiv promptly at 9.00 ■» p. m.
Each perioiNwill have a duration o>
about 30 r.iinuti s.
' Any Jistener'-in may ask us any per
tinient questions regarding Scouting
and troop administrate by mail or
wire and an attempt will be made tu
ari:wer sucb questions during the
Semite raft hour. This personal serv
ice should be made use of. . .' J
At the final period, on JiiMJ'tstV ait
examination will be Riven, consisting
of about ten quest io is to which i an
swers should be niailad. All person#
meeting these requirements and re
turning a satisfactory e*amin:\tion
will be accorded regular certificates of
clans m-jmbership.
Leaves for Baltimore
Mr. G t W. Hardison left today for
Daltimore, where he will spend Mrttml
, days on businuss. n* tifl