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f 'T 11 i ■ ■ ■■ ~ y SHear Judge Francis D. Winston, Deliver Commencement Address At Everetts High School, Tonight - ~ • v ——— ——__ cz . _ J I . - , = t WATCH THE LABEL ON YOUR PAPER, IT CABBIES THE DATE YOUB SUBSCRIPTION. EXPIBES 1 VOLUME XXVI—NUMBER 26 Williamston High School Closed Doors Last Night With Graduation Exercises Dr. H. M. Poteat Makes Fine Address; Prizes Are Presented 7 The graduation exercises of th« lo cal high school were the most bril liant held here in years. The gradu ating class, composed of Misses Viv ian Taylor, Ellen Cowing, Frances Hoyt, Margaret Manning, Laura Or leans, Pattie Edmondson, Josephine Sykes, Messrs. Gsylord and Bill Hsr * 'fison, Robert Manning, George Harris, jr., Benjamin Courtney, Fred Taylor, and John Booker, Here presented di plomas. It is one of the largest classes in the history of the school. Those graduating from the gram mar school and receiving certificates were Katherine Hardison, Anne May Williams, Virginia Harrison, Margar et Rodgerson, Thelma Cook, and Mary Carstarphen, Homer Barnhill, Alton Daniel, Edwin Peel, Hibbel Liv erman, William James, jr., Claude B. Clark, jr., A. J. Manning, jr. and Paul Simpson. Certificates of honor were given all students who had not been tardy nor missed a day daring the past session of the school. Special mention and prolonged ap plause were given little Miss Kath erine Hardison ai\d Robert Brown, jr., each of whom have not been tardy or missed a day from school in seven years. In behalf of the chamber of com merce, Secretary R. L. Coburn pre sented Miss Margaret Manning with a medal which is given annually to the best all-round pupil in the high . school. In' a few very flattering words he made the presentation. The program for the occasion was attractively arranged. After a verse of "America, the Beautiful," was sung, invocation was made by the Rev. E. D. Dodd. The address of welcome was made by Miss Margaret Manning, then a chorus "Voices of the Woods," was rendered before Prof. J. S. Seymour introduced Dr. Hubert M. Poteat, of Wake Forest College. Dr. Poteat, making a ftWT>uhgent remarks in his preliminary, one of which was that he thought there should be a law passed which would forbid graduating speeches, especiallj the serious ones, when the young peo ple were so joyful and happy, brought the audience to his feet and everyone present followed him constantly for the 30 minutes that he a poles. He said that the trtmpet had sounded the call to war not long since and we had nobly responded. But that there were other calls to war which we are bound to respond or oar great nation will /all. First, he mentioned the call to the war on ignorance. He gave statis tics that were not boresome but awe some in their vastnoos, comparing the amount spent for education with that spent for nonessentials and luxuries. But "Education not built upon char acter is a heinous counterfeit,'" he em phasized with all his power. Training for service the faculties God gave us is education, and this educstion should come from the schools, the homes, and the churches," he said. Dr Poteat gave the evangetlsts who are joing over the country now and denouncing education and educated men and women a rap, declaring it an outrage against society that they should be allowed to go abroad and preach ignorance instead of learning from the pulpits of God's houses. Another war to be fought is against vice, the double standard of morals for men and women and strong drink being two things fliat every man and woman should arise and say, "I will go and fight." "Filth and disease sKould be stamp ed out," and a war raged against them, said the speaker, and ha showed , how lax in ess and ignorance spread dis ease. The rat, fly, and mosquito should be fought against, because they are the greatest germ carriers. The fourth war, against graft and corruption, can be waged successfully only when our people are educated a long the lines of cltixenshlp. He said that eitisenship is just as ilTOh a pro fession as law and medicine. This thought was closely fllied with the next, which was developed on the need of alUgiance and loyalty to our . government "There are Tt uewspo pers, 40 propaganda organisations, and 28 national societies at work- a gainst our government," declared the speaker, and unless our American peo ple arise to light against them they will undermine its foundation. Perhaps no part of the learned doc tor's speech was more stranger put than his indictment against Intoler ance and bigotry. "No mfn las a THE ENTERPRISE | Campfire Speedster "Radio", Campfire Girls' message carrying pigeon, safe on the shoulder of Katherine Hay Jen, af ter a flight from Chicago „to New York hi which he equalled the time i*i!u "Ti.f iHtii C.T'.ury,, train. .' J SENIORS CLASS DAY EXERCISES ENJOYED Seniors Made Defendants in Mock Court Scene at Graded School Auditorium Wednesday ' At the graded school aaditorium Wednesday night a representative au dience of the whole town heard tlie class day exercises of Williamston's largest graduating class. Planned and gotten up by Mrs. W. H. Harrell and Miss Eva Peel, who have helped the sniors in their work and in their play and many times given them hours and hours of extra time to help them over the rocky road to graduation, the exercises were thor oughly enjoyable. Especially so to those intimately associated with the members of the class. The exercises carried out through the court play, the "The Court of .Edu cational Adjustments," were unusual. Judge Benjamin Courtney, Attorney Robert Manning, "Foreman of the Grand Jury Laura Orleans, Clerk Mar garet Manning, and Sheriff Fred Tay lor held court and found of wasting time, Ulking too much, tim idity and bashfulness, chewing gum, heart smashing and many other sim ilar crimes. In the procedure of the court the judge and every officer became involv ed in the cases. The judge gave sen tences and fines. Bill Harrison, as a prophet, was ordered to foretell the future of the members of the class. Miss Frances Hoyt, the class poet, had to read the class poem. right to dictate and force his beliefs on noother, for no man is infallible," ha said. The fact that the church schools and the State schools are be ing criticised for their teaching* | brought a clear-cut answer from Dr. Poteat as to what Wake Forest andj the ether schools of Norih Carolina f arc teaching, in the following words:, "Almighty God made the heaven and earth. The Bible is the inspired word of God. ..Jesus, His only Son, died for our redemption." He also stated that colleges, aside from the churches and the homes, were tl>? trreatest educa tional forces. / Lost but not least was a call to tKe, young men and women starting out in; their lives to enlist in the war agSinst sin. "One is for Him or against Him," and many, even preachers, are Him, because they are not doirig God's work. It is the only life US' lead, and a definite task should be undertaken, not as a means of a 'living," but of building a character. In closing, very impressively he quoted: "The Son of God goes forth £o war A kingly crown to gain; ; His blood-red banner streams afar, Who follows in His train?" Professor Seymour gave a brief res ume of the year's work, and paid a loving tribute to the teachers and the boys and girls who have made the work so successful. He has the love of his pupils and throtigh the heariy cooperation of all concerned the school has accomplished great results. ~ Miss Lours Orleans, winner of the first honors, made the valedictory ad dress. This feature of the program was also very enjoyable. After a chorus, "Out With the Tides," good-hlghf was sold by Ph>- fassor Seymour. Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, May 15.1925 CASTS REFLECTION ON GRAND JURY; Editor of Washington Daily News: Overlooks Fact That Grand Jury Investigated Officers * f' J (AN EI>IT{*KIAL> It was the hope of the people of | Martin County that the humiliation of the recent unfortunate happening j which occurred in our county might be allowed to pass away and that its j citizens might live in the sunshine- of charity. . But, apparently, not so. 1 Even our friend and neighbor, the; Washingto/i Daily. NeW.s, continues to sandpaper and salt us. In an editorial of' the 14th they | bitterly assail the office of Martin i County.--,. The Enterprise had purposely in-1 tended to "open not its mouth'' in the matter, and certainly not until'the trial was over, because it, like all other Martin County citizens, was anxious to see justice done and every j man brought to justice. We feel now that it wilt not be the maijly .thing to stand by and see in justice done. The editorial states that "There, was some surprise Hint the sheriff and clerk of tourt did not efiir.o , in for a reprimand and even disnjis-f sal." I - Now, the Daily Nows may have been surprised, but the honest and intelli gent citizens of Martin County wye j not surprised. And they ple who select and eletit officers of their county end ywclt their acts and hold them for what tliey do t>r fail to do. Again, the News say "The slate will not/have been wiped clean until these £Wo officers arfe discharged anil men of courage and honesty of purpose appointed in their places Then, and only then, will the people of Martin County l.ave done their full duty." Well, Mr. Editor of the Daily News, have you made a true and exhaustive investigation of the whole matter, jus as the court and grand jury ciiil, or have you filled your mind with the office-seekers' propaganda, which fills the air, until you are, liable to full in error? It might be well for the News to inquire about the character, standing, integrity,'courage, and. honesty of- R. J. Peel and Sheriff Roberson. There| are 20,000 peopla in Martin County,: most of whJhn know both of these! officers. ,iAsk them. The grand jury of the £ounty should take the sayings of the Daily News us an insult. They examined every! man who claimed to know -anything! against the officers; nor did they stopj there, they sent for every person sup-j posed to know anything pertaining to the case, either ,near or remote, and made a long and tedious investigation, lasting a week. At all times Ihe jury was keeping close to the judge and solicitor for all necessary advice. i We submit that the Daily News might be able to get some informa tion by consulting the IK Martin Coun ty citizens drawn as grand jurors, sworn and duly charged with the sa cred duty of preserving the peace and dignity of the Stgte. They have made a report satisfactory to the court, but will gladly give the Daily News any information it wishes. The officers in question do not gam ble nor get drunk. They stay close to their duties and are highly respect ed by the people of their county. Now, the Daily News can find that propaganda has been heralded from "Goose Nest to Gauk" by ollice seek I irs jtr ying toi plunrw+.if it will go to the bottom of the case. Martin County frankly admits many but,still claims the sense Of justice nnd honor to want right to prevail. It also claims suflcient in telligence to distinguish risrht fron wrong. THE EDITOR j Do Yba Want » Boykfa Figure? * 1 Do « Won Uta Bvew* d U» ■ J ' - U warn wopid keep a teas*. She toes it to keep fit fm aafcmafc*—assi mmm ikiuiw. - Alfred P. Griffin Sentenced by Error Alfred I'. Gurkiu's name ap-f I pea red in the list of those sen tenced to prison, which was an error of the tourt. However, the judge found Ue h.td made Jhe mis take in names and convened his j sentence to a tuu\' Griffin nei.her raised a"'hand nor v \had „a voice in the nialtei, leav ing the crowd as soon t as hi' found that Violence was threatened. THE ENTERPRISE WEEKLY SERMON Be Thou to nie a rock of habi tation, w hereunto i may continu ally-- resort *- * * for Thou art my rK'k ami my fortress.— I'salui 71:3. j By REV'. C. O. I'ARDO i JTliis present day in the affairs of' conization is thy day when men are \yotit to reduce most everything to-the Jiaterialistic equation. By investigation and research, study And experimentation, mankind husj /been able o discover some of the most j j fundamental truths and causes which j have long been hUUUui from man. For i instance, in the field of science, men : have discovered the basic principles j govei ting the earth's activities in the solar system. Today we may know what phenomena will-occur among the planets 2b, even a hundred, years be fore the event lakr.s plate ; In the field of invention, which is closely allied with 'science), man has overcome time and space by the per fecting of telegraphy, telephone, and radio. Transportation has shortened the time of traveling tli ■ distance of tiO miles—which used to require at least five or six hours by a fast hoi'se—to a matter of minutes by au tpmobile and airplane. MedH'al and scfence have so far progressed, until by plastic sur- Kt'ty, a man's middle finger is taken from a band and grafted onlo his face and it becomes a nose. | -I read an account this morning of; a scientist, Dr. Oscar Riddle, of the I Carnegie Institute, who has. a young! pigeon which started life a,s a female, j laid eggs, hatched, and mothered! I young. Then, after an infection of a| I gland, it hist i's female characteristicsi I and is now a male. Dr. -C. E, Seashore, of the State J I University of lowa, has succeeded in | photographing the air disturbances j eaused by the human voice in sing j ing. The fact is, science today is ac- I complishing the impossible of yester | day and realizing just a glimpse of tomorrow. In the field of religion, however, man has made lit tie progress. Per haps the reason for this is that re i ligious investigators have confined ' their investigations to God, and not to man anil MS" relation to God. The Bible—the Scriptures of the Old and New Test aments —contains a wonder ful record of human expcrlence.f-*with God. Not one single glim'pse of Godj not one word from Goil, a knowledge of God inive that given us by men; men like Abraham, Jacob, Moses, Aaron, David, Solomon, Isaiah, and Nehemiah. We who are Christians believe that the only rwelation of God to man was I hrough the Sob of God, who took upon Himself human form, in order thai we could comprehend Rod. There ! fore, If yofi wan' to know more abput | God, you must learn through the hu manity of Jesus; ihe human experi ences of His Apostles; our own ex periences in applying His ways, His word, His fraca to our every-day hu man lives. The man who would know God must -experience God. "You be jBJT human, can not investigate God, who is divine. The writer of 'he psalm cried out! REVIVAL WILL BEGIN MAY 24 Christian Federation Again Reminds Public of Stewart-Goodchild Evangelistic Meeting We desire to again call the atten tion of the public to the evangelistic services to be held in the Roanoke Warehouse, beginning May 24 and lusting through June 7th, being two weeks. These services are to be con ducted by Rev. William Stewart, of lturlington, N. C., and the song serv ice will be under the direction of Rev. li. C. Goodchild, also of Burlington. This meeting is to be non-denomina tional, and the cooperation of every church and the Christian people of the town and surrounding country is earn estly requested and sought. It is our desire and prayer that the name of Christ shall be magnified and glori fied by a great ingatherjnig of souls into His Kingdom and a general re vival and rededication of . Christian people, and this alone is our earnest and heartfelt prayer. We have just seen the terrible con sequence and result of sin. How it not only stins the guilty, but how its I penal'y is visited upon the innocent; and guiltless. Oh, how we ought to | liate the devil ami sin and how we I ought to fight it with*all our strength and might, and the only sure and ef fective victory is through Jesus Christ. The devil has won a mighty victory for the time being over Christianity. Are we, as representatives of Christ, going to allow sin anil the devil to continue victorious? God forbid. Christ is calling His people t'o arms, to take a Arm stand for the right and truth, to uphold His name, to proclaim His unsearchable riches to a lost world. Are you going to answer this call, Christians? If so, will you be gin to pray earnestly for this me'et ing? Ask Gpd to revive our own hearts and to anoint us afresh from on high, and that the blood-stained banner of Christ may be held aloft that Williamston and Martin County may see the Saviour nailied tto and dy ing upon the cross for the remission of sins.—(Williamston Laymen's Christian Federations.) C lass of 1925 Is Being Extensively Entertained The graduating class of 1926 is be ing exiensively entertained. A veri table round of gaieties liegan Tues day night when Misses l'attie Ed mondson and Josephine Sykes enter tained the class at the home of Miss Sykes on Church Street. They served a delicious salad at the conclusion of a very pleasant even ing. Thursday evening immediately af ter th.fe program the olass was invited by Mrs. F. W. Hoyt to her home on Muin Street. For the occasion the lovely home was made more beautiful by the use of quantities of sweet peas, Hie class flowers. An ice course of cream and home made cake, anTTmlnts and salted nuts were served. Tonight Mr. and Mrs, B. S. Court ney will entertain the yountf mem bers of the class in honor of thei/ son, Benjamin, who is a member of the class., Monday they will go to Kay's Camp and Tuesday night they will be the guests of Miss Eva Peel, a member of the high school faculty, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Feel. , CHURCH OF THE ADVENT Itev. C. O. Psrdo, Rectoi 8 III) a. m.—Holy Communion. 9.48 a. m.—Church' school. , 10.00 a. m.—Advent Bible Class, Hon. Clayton Moore, teacher; 11.00 1. m.*—Morning prayer and sermon, 8.30 p. m.—Ho|y Trinity Mission. 8.00 p. m.—Evening prayer and ser mon. , . "Thou art my rock and my fortress." How did he know? He had experi enced God. The religious man or woman, «?ho lives in thejitate of complacent assur ance that God is their rock of defense, their fortress against sin, the world, and the devil, are men and wowen who in the weakness of their humanity have thrown themselves upon the di vine love and mercy of God. They fave not investigated the incarnation of Christ, nor understood, perhaps, the mystery of the resurrection, much less have they comprehended the Holy Spirit, who like the winds of heaven, "bloweth where it listeth," but dreamy, assurance from the experiences of other men and women who hsve trust ed in God. They, too, hsve thrown themselves upon God's love and mercy, and repentant but trustingTlkve cried "Be Thou to me a rock of liabltation, whereunto I may continually resort; Thou has given commandment to save me, for-Thoo art my rock and i»»y-for tress." • * Bethel Policeman Injured In Attempting Arrest of Noted Negro Moonshiner 1 Btst U. S. Athlete 'ky. orbet rgA UnivM^ Wy. won the fsmous Decathlon ehsmpionship M the Penn Relay femes, stamping himself tbe kes *ll-«round sthelete in the U. & CONVICTED MEN TAKEN TO JAIL Sherifl and Four Deputies Take Nin iuoh Members to Penitentiary at ItaleiKh Today ————— % - The nine men convigted in the 1 Needieman case were taken to Kaleigli this morning by Sheriff Koberson and four deputies. After all the excitement of jthe crimei and the long bitter trial and the smoke! of prejudice hus lifted, it would not] be amiss to say that the Stute of Nortii Carolina has never in i}.s his tory received in a body nii>e better prisoners. It is true that they slipped from the true line of good citizenship and performed a terrible and unlaw ful act, but when it comes to honesty of purpose and faithfulness to duty these prisoners will stand true. They will obey the regulations of those who are appointed over them, and so far as being workers, North Carolina will find them amoiiß the" best. k Impulse ted them into the commit ting.,o£,an awful and dangerous crime.' Most of them made due confession and impressed, those who saw and heard them with their honesty, frankness and truth. . \. The sheriff thut no mem bers of tbe families of the men visit the jail this morning to bid them good-by. Having let each and every friend or loved one that really want ed to tell their good-by visit the jail yesterday, be was very firm about their coining unywhere near the jail this morning. In deference to the of ficer they did us he said, and there was no one there to make the leave fakinx harder on'the men. When they passed through the main thoroughfare of the town Elder rttoije waved a feeble farewell to friends in thfe'ir places of business. There was no ex citement and commotion connected with their leave taking. COLORED GIRL SHOOTS HERSELF Kinds Pistol in Street and While Plsyiag With It Gets Shot In Foot Last night Maud Tankard, a colored woman while going to her home, on West* Main Street, found a pistol in the street near tbe home of Mr. W. T. Meadows. She picked it up and start ed to her home a few blocks away, before going in the house she shifted it to her other band arid was'playing with it when it fired. The ball enter ed the' top of her foot, inflicting a painful and perhaps a dangerous wound. The law does n|t seem to lessen the pistol-carrying habit. Some person must have accidentally lost he pis-J to| ifl passing along the street. NOTICE OF MASONIC MEETING TONIGHT There will lie a special comniunics tion of Skewarkee I»dge, No. 90, A. F. A A. M., tonight at 8.00 o'clock. Work in the Master Mason's degree. All Master Mssons In good standing are cordially inivlted to attend. Mr. W. T. Hunter Home Mrs. W. T. Hunter, who has been -spending -several months in -Florida, has returned to her home. **DVERp'SER.S WILL FIND OUR COLUMNS A LATCHKEY TO 1600 HOMES OF MARTIN COUNT! ESTABLISHED 189b L. H. Martin Attacked With Knite; Has to Shoot Negro Wednesday evening Mr. L. H. Mar tin, liethel policeman,* accompanied by Dean Jones, entprci .1 targe tract of woods' near the l'te-Manin County line, where they found a still and sev eral barrels,.of b#er wjiich was in a condition to run. I ptfti this evidence they hid, and'within a short time* John Eddie I'itt and his brother appeared on the scene artel proceeded at on**; to make preparations fui the .operation of the still. The brother of John Ed die placed the cap on _the jilill while he built the tire. 1 After watting for several -mihutea uiitil could jnake cSftAideiabte progress, in the tnanuPucture of the liquor Martin and Jone-T "walked up,' e; cti going for - one man. Jones fol lowed his man into the .woods aim soon it»Ußht ami returned with him, but when Martin told hi* uegrq to put up hi* hands he jumped on him ami pro ceeded to carve him with a knife. Mar in was heavily clad, wearing a coat, sweater, and vest, preventing the ne gro from cutting him severely, tliaugh "Hi-Nut Tils coat practically off. "Oilier than \he cutting of his coat, Martin was not injured, with the exception of a slight cut in the back. Hcfore the fight was over, Martin succeeded in freeing his head from the firm grip of the negro's arm, af ter Which I'itt grabbed for an axe ly ing near the scene, but before he could reach it Martin shot him through the back, the ball passing through one of hfs lungs. The negro fell and begged Murtin not"-to shoot him again, as he had"'"' killed him. Soon thereafter Jones .re turned with his negro and they ,were placed under arrest. A curt and mult were summoned to carry the supposed dying man home, but before the "am bulunce" arrived I'itt recovered suffi ciently to walk home with his brother. Dr. Garrington, who. is attending the negro, says his chances for re covery are very good, and unless com plications set in he will recover. The lift family, which lias a no torious record as liquor manufacturers have been in the business'tor several years on a lurge scale. John Kd Firt is now under an indictment in the United States court for operating a. moonshine still on the 1" h -of No vember. He would have been tried at the recent term of the Federal court held at Washington, but all the witnesses could not be reached. * ' • Dust Rose Hushes to Prevent Diseases , Raleigh, May 12.—I'owdery mildew and blotch, two very common diseases of the rose, is now beginning to ap peur, but may be controlled effective ly by dusting with sulphur-arsenate, made by mixing ll> parts of finely ground -sulphur to one part "of dry powdered arsenate of leud. dust material amounts almost to a specific for the two rose diseases." The material should be thoroughly mixed "before applying and dusted on the pluntis with a dust gun. If a dust gun is no tuvailable one may use the homemade device of a cloth sack on a pole. Dr. F. A. Wolf, plant disease investi gator for the North Carolina Experi- , ment Station, recommends that the dust be put oh when the plants are damp with dew or rain. Several-ap plications at intervals of a few days may be necessaiy to bring the disease under control, but best success.always follows where the dusting* is started with the nrst appearance of the dis- ' ease. Dr. Wolf states that .the rambler group of roses is subject to mildew, but it destructive to bush roses! on the other hand, blotch is confined almost entirely to bush roses ami near ly all ramblers are free from its at tack The mildew is characterized by ,1 frosty or' powdery on the 1 aves, young stem. and flower buds. The nffected buds eiiher wpen or the flowers are imperfect. Ulotch shows itself by the presence of targe • black patches on the leaves. As the blotches develop, the leaves a Ught. green, then yellow, and finally drops off.~**This will so weak-n the vigor of the plant »hut few flowers will be formed. "Dusting is better than *jjr»."intf," says Dr. Wolf, "because the liquid sprays discolor the foliage and flow efs with the dried coettng." ' ~j —; —.. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Siceloff and Mr*. J.-D.—Thrower are spending today in T»rboro.