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VOL XVIII. NO. 20.
UNITED STATES
SENATE FORM
ALT DECLARES
STATE OF WAR
THE SENATE PASSES RESO
LUTION OY A VOTE 82 TO 6
Washington, April 4.—Th e
text of the war resolution, adopt
ed last night by the Senate, was
as follows:
"Whereas, 'he Imperial Ger
man Government has commited
repeated acts of war against the
government and the people of
the United States of America:
therefore be it
- -"Resolved, by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Con
gress assembled, that the state of
war betweep the United States
and at)d Imperial German Covern
ment, which has thus been thrust
upon the United States, is here
by formally declared; and that
the President be and he is here
by authorized and directed to
employ the entire naval and mil
itary forces of the United States
and the resources of the* govern
ment to carry on war against the
Imperial German Government:
and, to bring the conflict to a
successful termination, all of the
resources of the country are here
by pledged by the Congress of
the United States.
Got The Juice
Again the A. C. L. depot has
ben robbed of booze. It has be
come a sterotvped affair, so fre
quently is it done. Last week tin*
door to the office, where the
previous'stuff is kept was forced
open, and a quantity carried
away. It would be an excellent
proposition if none could come
htre, and then citizens, who
should keep away from the stuff
would not order it. The express
and railroad companies through
their authorized agents, pay very,
little attention to the laws and
regulations which govern the de
livery of whiskey. Law is a
thing apart when booze is men
tioned, and has become such an
easy commodity here, that it i 3
taken out >f .the express office
any old time- /Of course, no due
has been found yet.
S. Collins Peel is agent for the
Dees Marble Works at Greenville
and solicits jobs from the people
of this section. See ad.
The Peoples Bank began busi
ness Monday March sth and since
that time has opened more than
400 accounts.
Mesdames J P. Boyle, Bog
David Matthews, W. T.
Grimes, R. W. Salsbury, F. >L.
Gladstone and Miss Fannie Glad- j
stone, of Hamilton, were in town '
Monday.
Clark champed the speaker- j
ship hard with the help of the In-!
dependents just as we expected, i
WANTED:—Board and rooms
for man and wife and baby in
private family.—Address J. S.
O'Hara, Washington, N. C., or (
the Enterprise.
THE ENTERPRISE
Needs Censoring
That proprietors of moving j
picture shows are not careful,
enough, was plainly demonstra
ted here on Thursday evening of 1
last week, when a most objection-;
able picture was thrown on the:
screen. Quite a number of men
and the women who were present
(unfortunately for theml werej
shocked by the exhibition of im
morality, and no picture shown
here has been so severely con-1
demned. Why the men present
failed to stop the picture or to
call the police, is puzzling. No
such exhibition should be allowed
when there is power to prevent
it, or it could be done by every
body leaving the hall and de
manding their money at the tick
et window. There are various
ways of stopping such things
without resorting to the law.
Manager Gordy should run off
every picture before it is exhibit
ed to the public, and ascertain
what its nature is. Fortunately
there were not many present
only a few women and girls, and
these should have gone home
where they belonged, and they
would not have had to hang their
heads in shame. Williamston
people are toO careless in such
matters, and fail to take cogniz-'
ance of many things which are
hurtful to the morals of the town.
In the future, it is hoped thfit
if any vile picture is exhibited
that the audience will rise on one
man and give vent to their in
dignation.
New Firm Opens Store
Mr. Nathan Orleans, of New
■ York City, has opened an up-to
. the-minute stock of dry goods,
I gents furnishings, etc., in the
j building formerly occupied by J.
18. Hopkins. Mr. Orleans adver
tised that he would open on
! March 21th, but the railroads, as
usual, failed to comply with their
'contract to deliver shipments in
j due course of time, and not until
! last week did Mr. Orleans open
up his stock A visit to the store
will convince one that the host
can be I.ad at the very*, lowest
prices, and the goods offered an
new in shade, fabric and style.
'Mr. Orleans has a son with him
lin business, and . will bring the
I remainder of his family here;
they will occupy the house next,
to that of Simon Manning on
Church Street During the to
tbacco season, Mr. Orleans will bu j
'a buyer on the floors.- The trad- j
ing public should give him a visit 1
'and see the bargains for them
'selves.
Show Your Colors
That the whole country is alive
!to the present situation, is clear
ly demonstrated, especially in the
! cities and larger towns. A wave
jof patriotism is sweeping over
j the entire people of the United
States, who have borne in pa
tience, the insults of Germany.
A state of war exists, and now
is the time for every man, woman
and child to show their colors.
You may hate war and who does
not? But when the cause of
humanity js at stake, it is the
duty of every American citizen
to wave the Stars and Stripes
and pray that the God of Battles
j will assist us in the cause for
which we must fight.
."Old Glory" is (lying every
where; let it float from every
home, every public building and
every business house in town, j
county and state.. It is our in-'
signia of honor: its colors are
significant; it is the flag of the |
free, let it wave in every breeze. 1
Show your colors today, tomorrow j 1
forever.
WILLIAMSTON, N. C., FRIDAY APRIL. 6. 1917.
ID Honor Of Miss Harris
j Miss Mary Thompson charm
, ingly entertained in honor of Miss
; Esther Harris, on Friday evening
March 16th, at her home near
! Wake Forest. The interior of
the home was attractively ar
ranged for the occasion, pink and
white forming the color scheme,
and the reception room was beau
tiful under the soft glow of pink
candies. While the wedding
i march was being rendered by the
Mandolin Club of Raleigh, mock
groomsmen and maids, bearing
cupids with missives of happiness
from the Kingdom of Hymen,
announcing the approaching
marriage of Mi6s Esther Harris
and Mr. Harry Murden Stubbs,
served refreshments in which the
color scheme was prettily carried
out The cards borne by cupids,
and which formed souvenirs of
the occasion, contained the an
nouncement: "Esther Harris-
Harry Stubbs, April 18th, 1917."
There were fifty guests present
duriog the evening
For Tick Eradication
Mr. J. S. O'Hara. who at pres
ent is stationed Washington,
has been in town this week, ar
ranging to start the work in Ani
mal Industry of the Agricultural
Department, for which Martin
County has appropriated the nec
essary sum of money. Tick
eradication will be the principal
work done by him, and it is ex
pected that the citizens of the
county will take advantage of the
opportunity offered to rid the
county of ticku and thus auve tlw
cattle. Mr. O'Hara desires to
bring his family here if he can
secure board and rooms, and re
main here some time.
. . —.— •
Riddick Moore
Sunday. Miss Roland Moore
and Mr. Levi Riddick were mar
ried at Mt. Zion Methodist Church
1 near Washington. Beyui'ort Coiin
| tv. They moton d here after the
I ceremony, and are making their
home at the residence of .1. Fatii
Simpson on Smith vick Street.
Mrs. Riddick is the daughter!
of Mr. and Mrs Whit Moore,
who reside near Everett*, and
has many friends in the county!
j who wish her years of happiness I
| in her new iife
Mr. Riddick is in business here
I which he has recerttlv acquired
j and has promises of success in
I the future. He is the only son
of Mr. William Riddick, of Rob
ersonville, but formerly of Will
| iamston.
Spent Week-End At Tarboro j
Harry Biggs and Kelly King 1
motored to Tarboro last week, j
where they, together with Miss j
Melba McCullers, of Clayton, i
were the house guests of Mrs. I
Jacksie Daniel Thrash for the j
week-end. Mrs. Thrash and
Miss McCullers are preparing to
attend the Confederate Reunion
at Washington. D. C. in June, j
Mrs. Thrash will be the guest of
the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, and Miss
McCullers will be sponsor for
North Carolina.
- Bulletil! -
President Wilson delivered his
solemn message to the extra ses- .
sion of Congress and asked that
war be declared on Germany, i
He also asked for cooperation ! 1
with the Allies and a big army. i ]
This important news prepared!
especially for readers of The En-' ]
terprise will be found in this *
issue- " •' • t
WILLIAMSTON LOSES
IN TRIANGULAR DEBATE
The Question Debated Was That
Government Should Own and Op
erate the Railroads-Lose Both
Contests.
Williamston failed to score in
the triangular debate this year,
having lost at home and at Scot
land Neck on Friday night.
The question debated : Resolved,
That the Feberal Government
should own and operate the rail
roads, admits of strong argu
ments on both the negative and
the affirmative sides. And not
withstanding the fact that the
debaters are all young, splendid
material had been gathered and
delivered with force.
At the Court House, Friday
evening, Miss Marv King Ellißon
and Mr. William C. Manning. Jr.
representing the High School
here, and also the affirmative
side, were oppos:d by Miss Sadie
B. Brown and Mr. Connor Eagles
of the Tarboro High School.
Supt. J. T. Jerome was in charge
of the debate, and Prof. Ben
j Taylor, of Tarboro, was time
keepei\while Messrs. John L.
1 Hassell and Clayton Moore, of
Williamston, and Rev. Mr. Glass
| of Tarboro, acted as Judges.'
Miss Ellison was the first speaker
and though the youngest member
| of her class, represented the
school in a highly creditable
\ speech in which she gave sound
argument for the government
I ownership of the. railways. The
I next speaker was Miss Itrown,
i who soon convinced the audience
11 hat she had conu 1 - prepared to
! meet any argument >n the other
I side. She delivered her speech
! in a well modulated tone of voice
I arid with ease worthv of older
lii'idmoro experienced debaters,
'I.Mr. Vviiiiain C. Manning Jr., fol
lowed Miss Brown and presented
'j a mass of evidence to show t hat
jfi r the good and safety of the
I pie, the railroads should be
| takv'n from private ownership
'This was the first appearance ofj
Mr. Manning in public debate,
! and he acquitted him soli' wort hily
j giving st#ong evidence of future,
successful battles. The ia st
! sneaker was Mr Coo nor Hatrles,
- I o presented numerous facts
, and .figures - against, the. ,u-..hi
|i 1 ml s of Ins pponent The au
di'rice soon realized that they
were listening to a trained de
bater, one who had been before
the public many times before.
; lie left no spot untouched in at
tempting to s'et aside the reasons
I for ownership-of the roads for
I which his opponents had argued.
I His reasoning was sound, and he
| appeared confident that he would
1 win for his side, and he did, ' for
I the judges gave Tarboro the
| honors. The rejoinders were
made by each, and that of Miss
Ellison was most spirited and to
the point. Rev. Mr. Glass and
| Prof. Taylor made pleasing Re
marks, and the meeting ended.
The visitors were the guests
of the High School pupils and
Faculty at the rooms of the Lo
tus Club, which were decorated
in class colors. The hours were
spent in music and pleasant con
versation, and before the evening
ended, ice cream and cake were
served. Misses Abernathy and H
'Jonnson, of Tarboro, accompan-''
ied the Tarboro team, and were ;
the guests of Miss Fannie Myrt 1
Manning while here; j
At the same hour, Miss Musa j 1
Eure and Mr..C. I). Carstarphen ;
Jr. represented the High School js
at Scotland Neck. They were I
accompanied by Dr. and Mrs.
J. D. Biggs, Prof. Bundy, Miss
Farnell and Hermon Taylor.
They lojt the debate, the judges
deciding in favor of Scotland
Neck. Dr. Biggs represented
Williamston in the decision.
Tarboro won at home and here,
and the team of four will go to
Chapel Hill for the finals.
Easter Day
Easter services will be held a*
The Church'of the Advent, Rev.
Clarence H. Jordan, rector, both
morning and evening on Sunday.
Celebration of the Holy Commun
ion at 7:30 and 11 o'clock a. m.
Morning and Evening Prayer
will be said with the following
additional musical numbers:
Morning
Prelude, "Easter Day"—Loret
"Christ our Passover—Morn
ington .
Te Deum Laudamus—Jackson,
Jubilate Deo—Woodward
"At the Lamb's high feast we
sing"—Elvey
Offertory-"Day of Resurrec
tion"- Rotterdam
Evening
Prelude, "Hosannah"— Hart
man n
"Angels roll the rock away"—
Arimathea
Offertory, "The Strife is
o'er"- Palestrina.
The public is cordially invited
to attend each service.
—*• \
> Stubbs Harris
' The following invitation has
" been received by friends h»?re: v
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Harris
request the pleasu.e of your
company
at the wedding reception of their
daughter
Esther Morgan
and
Mr. Harry Murden Stubbs
on the evening of Wednesday
the eighteenth of April
at nine o'clock
At homo
Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Ceremony at -hal|j after night
o'clock
Oak Cify Items
Mrs. J. W. York is in Wash
ington this week.
.Johnnie Eubanks, of llassel',
was in town Sunday.
Miss Bessie Roberson, of I lac
sell, spent Monday here.
Miss Sammie Staton. of Hob
good was in town Tuesnay.
Mrs. Gladstone Anthony and
Miss Shields, of Hobgood, were
in town Monday.
Misses Annie Lee Anthony and
Mary W. Sullivan, of Hamilton,
were here Monday.
Mr. Bath, of Wilson, spent the
week-end here as the guest of
R. W. House and brother.
Miss Lizzie Harrell, M rs. ,
James Hopkins and Mrs. S. E.
Hines were in Tarboro Friday.
Mrs. Henry (Jay and Mrs. Chas.
Bowen, of Bath, spent the week
end with Mrs. John Bellfiower.
Mrs. Jesse Everett, of Hamil
ton was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Tommie Johnson, Monday. '
J. W. York met with an acci
dent Tuesday evening, when one
of the lines came unbuckled 1
while he was driving. HeW>uld 1
not stop the horse, so he jumped 1
over the wheel, landing on a ba
nana peel which was the cause of
a broken ankle bone and badly 1
sprained ligaments. H€ will not r
be able to walk for a few days, r
SI.OO a Year in Advance
SOIL TEST WORK ON
DIVISION OF AGRONOMY
Following is a report of soil
test work by Mr. C. C. Logan of
the Division of Agronomy West
Raleigh, and J. L. Holliday,
County Agent. Daring the week
beginning March the 20. Roils
were tested on a number of
farms in Williamston, Williams,
Jamesville, Griffins, Bear Grass,
X Roads and Poplar Point Town
ships.
We had hoped to make the test
in each township in the county,
but were rained out for practi
cally one day. In all we made
125 tests. This work was in
tended to find to what extent
our soils were acid of the tests
made 122 soils were found acid
in some degfee, three soils tested
sweet by heavy applications of
„ lime. Our investigation showed
that around 50 per cent of the
soils tests the acid of which had
been partially corrected, by the
use of small applications of lime,
Were in a much more commend
able condition than those that
had not been treated.
Two marl quarries were tested
the test showed the marl to be
from thirty to'fifty per cent pure.
We had hoped to find some
1 marl of a better grade, so that
the cost of applying to the soils
' would r.ot be so great; even if
we have to. continue to freight
the lime in; we can not afford
not to use it so long as the re
turns from it are'so great,
j On the Edgecombe Test Farm a
soil identical with ours, on which
a liberal application of lime has
given a return of sl4 20 not profit
per acre for thirteen years; this
was on cotton. At this rate aSO
acre farm would give an annual
return of $7lO 00 annually, an
amount sufficient torun the farm.
Of course, lime is not an antidote
for all ills still it is one of our
big problems: once we were; in
clined to think that dur wet bot
tom lands were sour and needed
lime, but upon investigation we
find that the higfiv-l well
• as the valleys are alike hungry
for lime. They have already
cried to us, w£ can not grow
legumes save you sweeten us,
and our experience us
that these are our only hope of a
substantial agriculture. When
the thirst for lime in our soils
hasj'been quenched and not the
exception; we wiTTaTTrejoice over
Our greatly improved agriculture.
We feel that the effort of the
Department to work with us
through its . distinguished Mr.
liOgan will ripen into bigger crops
in this county.
Yours for further service,
Joseph L. Holliday,
County Agent.
Have vou joined the Christmas
Savings Club at the Peoples
Bank? It is not too late' to join
now.
"Old Glory" is being conspic
ously displayed around here, and
shows that the folks are real
glad of being Americans at this
time Th e sentiment should
grow stronger with each hour.
The Parish Guild that intended
having a white sale Easter week,
has decided to postpone the saTe
until Wednesday, April 18th.
If you have Funds you will not
for three months, place
them with The Peoples Bank
they will allow 4 per cent.
Don't forget that the town
mtist have more water this sum
mer for the public in the busU
ness section.