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HUS BOWIE THE CIRCULATION or ALL OTHER IN THE cpmnr VOL XVIII. NO. 28. BRILLIANT RECEPTION TO MIL AND MRS. STUBBS. From nine until eleven o'clock on Thursday evening of last week more than one hundred and fifty people were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Gordy at the Atlantic Hotel, corner of* Main and Washington Streets, who received in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Stubbs. The reception rooms were attractive in the color scheme of white and green while banks of Spring's earliest offerings from the rose garden pleased the eye upon en tering the rooms, the whole be ing patrioticallly embellished by the folds of "Old Glory" Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Shannon Ander son received the guests at the door, and Mr. Kelly King di rected them to the receiving par ty composedof Mr. and Mrs. Eu gene Gordy, Mr. and Mrs. Har ry M. Stubbs. Mrs. Wheeler Mar tin. Mr. B. Duke Critcher, Mr. W. Henry Gurkin and Mr. Jack W. Biggs. Mrs. Stubbs wore her wedding gown of white satin with court train, trimmed in silver and seed pearls, and many of the guests were in full evening costume, making a brilliant assemblage throughout the hours. Miss Genevieve Harris, of Edenton, and Mrs Kelly King, attractively gowned, served punch to the guests from afcret tily decorated bowl, and ice cream with cake was served by Misses Martha Cotten Crawford Martha £lade Hassell. Lida Cook, Annie Clyde Gurganus and Eliza beth Burras, who' were daintily clad in white with ribbons. The people are glad to welcome Mrs. " Stubbs to Williamston, where her husband has lived anil who enjoys a wide popularity in both town and county, and her coming will add another charm ing member to the social life of the town. _ The Twentieth Century Book Club The Twentieth Century Club held its annual meeting at the home of the Vice-President, Mrs. C. 13. Hassell. fin Monday. This meeting was opened with a patriotic prayer. The resigna tions of Misses Mayo and Annie Lamb were most regretfully ac cepted. Following the By-Laws, the vice-president was elected presi dent for the ensuing year. Mrs. F VV. Hoyt was chosen vice president. Mrs. S. R Biggs sec retary and Mrs. J. G. Staton, reporter. It was unanimously voted that during the -ensuing year, the program should be very short, thus giving the members time to work during the meetings for the Red Cross. The National hymns vill be sung often, and very refreshments will be served. It was also unanimously voted that the usual expenses be elimi nated by using old books, old music and typewritten programs and the 53.00 per capita be given to the work of the Red Cross. For the present the membership will be eighteen. The last meeting on the 1916- 17 program will be with Mrs. Williams, June 6th, as the Club closes during the summer months. The Liberty Loan 'There is not a single selfish element in the cause we are fighting for. The supreme test of the Nation has come. We must all speak, act, and serve together."—WOODßOW WILSON. THE ENTERPRISE Can It Be True? In the South where loyalty has always been of the highest and truest kind, one Is not wont to look for anything else, especial ly at a time when the tate of the world is at stake against murder and all the evils ever concocted by the mind of the devil incar nate in the regions of the damned. The peace and hap piness of the world is in the bal ances against the Teutonic dom ination which spells nothing else except ruin, murder of the inno cent and the cruelty of the dark ages. Which shall prevail? Can it be true that any man or wo man has the slighest wish that Germany will win out in the world war now on in which our beloved country has entered un selfishly? If they have, let it re main in their own hearts,lfor it is dangerous to express anything except loyalty to the cause for which we are fighting. The South, the State of North Caro lina, the County of Martin, the town of Williamston are integral parts of the great Nation of Am erican people, and if true, no dis loyal word or act will be 4aid a£ the door of any one. An Appeal by the Governor I suggest that on Sunday after noon, JuneJJrd, or on the night of June 4th, there be held in every town and city in the State a patriotic rally. \Let there be music and flags, and a great out pouring of the people and then let some one briefly and clearly state the reqirements of the law. I do not ask that June sth be made a holiday. That question may be safely left to the judg ment of each community and to those in charge of thFTndpsTrles of the State. If a field needs cul tivating, if machinery needs to be kept running in order to meet the exigencies of the times, work ought not to be suspended in or der to make a holiday. But 1 earnestly trust that throughout the State the day may be made one of consecration and prayer. 1 do urge that every man who can spare time will turn out on registration day and assist in every possible way in securing a complete registration in every precinct. Let the women and children, together with the oldef members of the family, go to the place of registration with the boy who is to record his name as a cham pion of justice to all men and of peace for all time. T. W. Bickett, Governor. Appointments For State Fair Mr. R. 0. Everett, President of the State Fair Association, has announced his appointments for District Vice-Presidents, Ex ecutive Committee and others. Mr. Harry Waldo, of Hamilton, is the only representative from Martin County, he having been named on the Executive Com mittee. Mr. Everett has done well in naming Mr. Waldo, as he is one of the most successful farmers in the county and is in the fight for better farming in Martin County and North Caro lina. Teachers Institute The Martin County Teachers Institute will be held in William ston beginning Monday, July 2nd. All teachers are required by law to attend. The Institute will be conducted bv Supt. L. J. Bell, assisted by Mrs. T. E. Johnston. A. J. Manning, Supt. WILLIAMSTON, N; C., FRIDAY JUNE 1. 1917. SEVEN POINTS TO MVEMBER IN CONNECTION WITH WAR REGISTER ~ /. There is only one day for registration, June 5, 1017. . m 3. —Every male resident of the United Mates who has reached his 31st and has not reached his SH& birth day ma st register on the day set, Jane o, 1017, '* The only exceptions aire persons in the military'or n a vat service of the United States, whiah includes all officers and enlisted men of the regular army re serve, the officers reserve corps, the enlisted\ reserve corps, the national guard and national guard re serve, recognized by the militia bureau of the Wat Department; the 1 navy, the marine corps, the coast' guard; and the naval mi litia, the naval reserve force; the marine, coros re serve, and the national naval volunteers, recog nized by the Navy Depart ment" 3 Registration is dis tinct from dra ft. .Vo mat ter what Just claim t/ou have for exemption, you must register. 4- Registration is a pub lic duty. For those not re sponsive to the sense of t hiti duty, the penalty of im prison tnent, not fine, is provided in the draft act. .'/—Those who lliru sick it ess sh allbe un a blc Io reg ister should cause a repre- Must We Volunteer? *■ - - It seems o the writer that Un cle Sam is a very wise man an knows his business. He is al " an observant man. The war has not been fought in a corner, but he w ho runs may read. During these past years we have learned many things an i one of the best is that selective conscription is wise This being the case, why volunteer? Per haps YOU arc needed more at home than at the front. Surely your country will need your ser vices in the near future, but that service may not be on a battle field. When Uncle Sam deems it wise for you to go, the call will come. Until then, possess your soul in patience, remembering that they also serve who only wait What better service can you render your country than by be ing a true man at home? Keep up the activities of town life. Have just enough fun to keep you well balanced. Cut down foolish expenses and extravagan ces. If you have little of this world's goods be careful in every expenditure' If you are in pos session of much, keep up a gen erous scale of living that no one may suffer because you are hoarding selfishly. Then when Uncle Sam calls answer; "Here am I, send me." .. -C. Registration Instructions On the inside sheets of The Enterprise this week will be found full instructions for regis tration on Tuesday, June sth. Read these carefully and make no mistake in this important mat ; ter. It is necessary to register according to law, or suffer the | penalty. All business houses in William ston will close June 5 registra tion day. sent a five to apply to the county or city clerk for a copy of the registration card. The clerk• will give instructions as to how this ctird should he filled out.] 1 The can! should then he nmiled by the sick person, or delivered by his agent, to the registrar of his home precinct. The sick person will inclose a self-address ed slumped envelope for the return to him of his re gist ra ti on ccrtifica te. 0 - Any person who ex pects to be absent from his voting precinct on registra tion day should apply a s so on a s uossible for a registration card t 0 th e county cle r k Of the county where he may be stopping, or if he is in a city of over 30,- 000, to the city clerk. The clerk will record the an Swers on th eearda nd t urn it -over to the absentee. The absentee should mail this card to the registrar of his home district so that it will reach that official by registration day. >1 self-ad dressed st amp e d envelope should be enclosed with the card to en sure the rektfn to the absentee of a registra lion certificate. , Regis! ration boot lis will be open from ] a. m. to 0 /). m. >n vegtstrulton day, dune 101 i. To Do Red Cross Work At a called riveting of th-- 1 wentieth Century Book Club at ;lit! b*''i:ie of Mrs. C. I!. Hassell. Monday afternoon, it was decided to'change the-program of same, and the money usually xpemh d !.»r music and printed programs , 1 used in the work J-I£ -the Red • ross. The meetings will be held a usual, but the refreshments .y, ill be simple, and th. time, be "pent mainly in sewing for the -ddiers. No new members will ■ lie elected to fill vacancies until fhe present unsettled -tate of .affairs adjust* itself, and the musical program will contain one number only at each meeting. This action on the part of the ( iub members is a wise and pa triotic one, for the women of the country have a most important I part to play in the war gams, 1 which is on the country at this 1 time. Every stitch done will mean that much comfort for jsome soldier at the front. Won Honors At St. Mary's I • Miss Eva Peele, daughter of I Clerk of the Court R. J. Peele, who graduated at St. Mary's School, Raleigh, this week was valedictorian of her class. This honor indicates, of course, that she led the Seniors. Three years | ago, she won the Murchison ; Scholarship and finished the work in three instead of the four years 'allowed. Her standard has al- I ways "been high, and the blue 1 ribbon has gone to her each year. | She arrived home Wednesday (evening. During a part of her itime at St. Mary's, she has taught in the preparatory de partment, and it is her intention to teach this fall either in the counly, or elsewhere, as she has received several offers of schools 1 - Ask your banker about buying ! a Liberty Bond. New Method Of Suppressing The Fly The United States Department of Agriculture, in Department Bulletin No. ~408, recommends fertilizer as a preventive of flies, the fertilizer to be applied to manure, where according to en tomologists 90 per cent of the flies breed. The recommended fertilizer not only kills the larvae of the flies but also enriches the manure by adding a complete plant food and by preserving the fertilizing elements which the manure contains. The particular ingredients of the fertilizer to be used are cal cium cynamid, acid phosphate and potash. Because of the scarcity of potash it may be omitted and acid phosphate can serve for both. Calcium cynamid adds nitrogen and is the element that is especially destructive to the larvae. The lime it contains would, however, release from the manure some of its nitrogen but for the acid phosphate. The • Government authorities recommend one pound of calcium cynmid to four or more pounds of acid phosphate to each four square feet of exposed surface of manure in pits, boxes or stalls. For an exposed pile of eight bu shels of manure four pounds of cyanamid to four or more pounds of acid phosphate is recommend : ed. The beat results from a fer tilizer standpoint are obtained when the acid phosphate is irf the proportionate* or e»*hfc tn one, according to the Govern ment authorities. Two objects are attained, by using fertilizer in this way, the typhoid menace is reduced to a minimum while crop yields are. -Itt-itrymrren^prfr " ITT "other words this is method of suppressing flies it bout cost, for the fertil izer more than pays for iLself and the labor of applying i♦. by producing greater crop yields Ex. The Red Cross T4n- wAt'ld has long sine- w~ knowl.;dged the effectiveness of the Red Cross, which is interna tional in its scope. Iri times of peace, it ha.- its victories as well u iii war, and today the organi zation is a world necessity. At tlit- present crisis in the history of th'* entire world. its activity has been increased until even, little hamlet has its auxiliary, the work of which is carried on mainly the women. Thou sands of volunteers have offered their services to aid the sick and wounded and to comfort the dy ing on the field of battle, and, too, with the knowledge that the of the Teuton is SD black that he does not respect or protect the hospital ships, nurses or anything which belongs to the enemy. Never before has warfare been conducted on such a barbaric plan. But men and women with brave hearts, are working as never before to fit themselves for the** relief of the suffering throughout the world. There has been an auxiliary formed in Williamston and every woman who desires to help win in the fight for humanity, should join. The members of the Aux iliary will make bandages and other articles used in giving aid to the sick, suffering and dying. Williamston and Martin County will have sons in the service; whether they will go to France or not, remains to be seen It is the duty of our women to sac rifices as to give of themselves and their time to aid their coun try. The war is Upon us, let us not be slackers in the supreme crisis. $1 .00 a Year in Advance- SATURDAY WAS BOOZE . ' HARVESTING DAT Saturday was booze harvesting - day in police circles, as Chief «f Police C. F. Page with seareh warrants entered three place* and found the real goods and the measuring pots. The haul con sisted of beer 1 , monkey rum, rye whiskey, Jamaica ginger, pare goric, the latter two con tain in gas enormous per cent of alccheL The dealers were placed under bond after a preliminary trial be fore Justice W. C. Manniag. The haul created a great deal of interest in the town as the peo ple are getting very tired of the situation here, and were pleased • that the work of breaking the blind tigers up, was beginning in earnest. According to cow mon report, the haul was just m small amount of that said to be in the town at all times. The work of uprooting the evil should be pushed vigorously by the police, and the night policeman should be forced to do his duty and stop the wholesale delivery of booze by automobiles, which are known to come into the town at late hours. If there was a night policeman, who would pa trol the streets, as he is sworn to do, there would be morebomJs to be arranged, and considerable less monkey rum in town to cor rupt and despoil men and boys. — ; a Conservation Committee* Meet An interesting and very en thusiastic meeting of the Martin County Conservation Committee was held at the Court House in Williamston. on Thursday after noon of last week at two o'clock. "Tho nveetfnfr was railed to order ~ by .1 L. Harwell, chairman of the Heard of County Commissioners, an* I Mr. Hassell stated theobjeiet of the meeting. Reports were hencd from the various mernfxws who had called meetings in districts, and each showed that tin men were in earnest in t.'ierr efforts to conserve the products the farm--nf Martin formty during the present crisis. Mr. Hollidhy, the County Demon tra tor, read the suggestions of the agricultural departmentas t the c Hiservation of crops, and ur £ed rach farmer present to abide by t liese suggestions. Some sugjres t iort was made as to the growing of Wheat in Martin County, in that our people might com bat the high price of flour now, but after discussion of this mat ter, it was decided that on ac count of the great number »f wild onions with which we have to contend, the raising of wheal will be unprofitable. Mr. A - phonso Everett urged the farm ers to'concentrate their efforts upon the raising of com, a * which is most splendidly adapted • to the soil of Martin County, The meeting of this comrrvrLtee shows that the people of this county are ready and willing te help fight the enemy and to do their bit towards feeding them selves and assisting in feeding our armies and those of our allies across the seas. For the benefit of those desiring seed, it was announced that J.IA Hassell & Co., would furnish-.all necessary seed to those in need of them. When in want of seed call there and consult them about the matter. ' The Woman's Guild of the Church of the Advent will serwe a supper of chicken salad and ice cream at the Parish Halt on,' Tuesday, June 5. The- don will be opened at 6. All cardial |ly invited to bring a good appe al®.
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