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TOWN AM) COUNTY TOPICS.
Mr. Bailey Williamson, of Knight
dale, was in the city Sunday after
noon.
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Dr. Farquard Smith, of Dunn,
is in tho city, the guest of Mrs. W.
M. Sanders.
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Mr. J. E. Atkinson, of Beulah town
ship, was here yesterday and gave
The Herald office a call.
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Miss Margaret Lee Austin went to
Richmond Saturday to visit her moth
er who is still in that city.
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Miss Sarah Sanders, a student of
Peace Institute, spent the week-end
with her mother, Mrs. W. M. Sanders.
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Miss Ruth Jones who has been
teaching the school near Corinth
church, is at home for the vacation.
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Mrs. Sam Spence, who has been
spending 6everal days here with Mrs.
C. R. Turner, has returned to her
home in Kinston.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woodall spent
Sunday in Burlington with relatives.
Mrs. N. T. Holland and little Mary
Gattis Holland accompanied them.
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Mr. and Mrs. James Pou, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, spent
a few hours in the city Sunday af
ternoon with relatives and friends.
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The matter on page eight of this
issue of The Herald was all contrib
uted by the members of the Ninth
Grade of Turlington Graded School.
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Mr. J. H. Brady and Mrs. J. T.
Gurley attended the Union Meeting
at Creech's church, about eighteen
miles from here, Saturday and Sun
day.
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Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Johnson, with
children, Misses Lily, Susie and Mar
garet, went on Tuesday last to a re
union at Mr. Josephus Johnson's
home in Elevation township.
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Mr. D. H. Stancil and son, Wade C.
Stancil, of Garner, accompanied by
Miss Lula Stancil, passed through the
city Sunday en route to Elevation
township to visit relatives. Messrs.
J. C. and M. L. Stancil accompanied
them to Elevation.
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Mr. O. P. Dickerson, Mr. E. S.
Sanders and Edwin Sanders, Jr., mo
tored to Goldsboro Sunday to visit
the soldier boys in camp. They were
accompanied home by Mr. George
Sanders who will spend a few days
with his father in the city.
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Several of the young men of the
town visited Raleigh yesterday. Some
offered their services to the govern
ment and among the number was one
of Smithfield's young attorneys, Mr.
Robert A. Wellons. He will soon go
to Fort Oglethorpe and spend some
time in training.
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Mr. R. W. Freeman, of Wilson, the
district demonstration agent for
the Eastern district of North Caro
lina, spent Monday with the county
agent here. Mr. Freeman is urging
the planting of all food and feed
crops that can be taken care of. He
also suggested that we begin to look
after tho seed that we will need next
fall.
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Mr. H. R. Cates and Mr. Albert
A. Hansen, from the United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. C., were here for a short time
yesterday looking for suitable place
to put In some experiments on the
eradication of nut grass. They want
a place that has about one or two
acres in the plat. We hope that these
experiments will prove succcssful as
this grass is one of our bad pests.
Rather Conesome N?w.
The streets of Smithfield in one i
particular have had a lonesome ap- !
penraner for some days now. Since
the chickcn ordinance went into ef- i
feet on April lfith no chickens have
been seen on the streets and front 1
flower yards. No longer do autos
have to dodgo them.
A. M. COATES AGAIN HONORED.
The Student Body at lT. N. C. Has'
Elected Him President of the Uni
versity Athletic Association.
(By J. L. Siuckey.)
Chapel Hill, April 30.? Albert M.
Coates was elected president of the
Athletic Association of the Univer
sity of North Carolina at its meet
ing Saturday afternoon. This Associa
tion is the only organization in col
lege of which every student is a
member. The president of the Associ
ation is elected by the whole student
body, and Mr. Coates received prac
tically a unanimous vote. The presi
dency of the Athletic Association is
the highest gift in the power of the
whole student body. Mr. Coates is
the first Junior ever elcted to the
position, which speaks well for him.
Some idea of the importance of the
office can be seen when one learns
that the Xssociation handles about
$50,000 annually.
Mr. Coates has been elected to and
was initiated into the Golden Fleece
last Saturday night. This organiza
tion is composed of the ten best all
round men of the Junior Class.
On the 20th of April in Greensboro.
Mr. Coates won the State prize in
the Peace Oratorical Contest. Since
that time both the group and national
contests have been called off, which
will prevent Mr. Coates having anoth
er chance in the contest this year.
Kirby-Creech.
On Sunday, April 22nd, Mr. P. H.
Kirby and Miss Carletta Creech were
married by Justice of the Peace N. G.
Wiggs, near Pine Level. After the
marriage Mr. Kirby brought the
bride back to Smithfield where she
resumed her work in the telephone
office which she carried along unil
yesterday when Mr. Kirby came and
took her to his home near Selma.
It seemed to have been their plan
to keep the marriage a secret until
about May first, when Miss Creech
was expected to leave the telephone
office, but some one from the neigh
borhood where the marriage took
place let the news get over to Smith
field. Mr. Kirby is a son of Mr. C. F.
Kirby and will live near Selma. His
wife is well known here, having been
in the Smithfield telephone office for
a year or two. Their friends wish
them much happiness.
Pleasant Grove Fair Officers.
On Saturday, April 28, the people
of Pleasant Grove township met at
the Township Court House and or
ganized for the Township Fair to be
held on October the 11th. The fol
lowing officers were elected:
G. Willie Lee, President.
Victor Penny, Vice President.
J. C. Langdon, Secretary-Treasurer.
These three are among the most
progressive young men in the town
ship. With the enthusiasm and back
ing of all the people in the township
we can look for Pleasant Grove to
give us as great or greater surprise
in the way of a Fair than it did last
year.
There is more real good in one of
these Community Fairs as far as the
people are concerned than there is in
any other Fair. ? L. J.
THE "CAN" SONG.
Song of The Johnston County Rifle
Association, "The Smithfield
Home Guard."
Tune: Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the
Boys are Marching.
(By Lawrence C. Longstreet, retired
officer U. S. A.)
In the land of German-ee
Far away; across the sea,
Where the Kraut is getting scarcer
every day.
Then there is a submarine,
Then there is a war machine,
If the can; they'll hit us in their fall.
So! It's up, up, Tar Heels; let's be
doing,
Brush the cotton from your clothes,
Plant your com in long straight rows;
Then clean up your gun and drill;
you may be called!
El Envoi:
We have lots of Starry Flags;
We have lots of good old "Krags";
That we carried just a few short
years ago.
We've enough to shoulder hoes,
For to feed the man who goes,
Throw your head up boys, and just
do all you can.
Notice Home Guard.
The drill of The Home Guard has
been postponed 'from Tuesday night
at 7:30 until Wednesday night at 7:30,
at which time Lawrence C. Long- i
street, ex-United States Officer and
Drill master, will drill the boys. All 1
member are urged to be present at j
rhe Banner Warehouse at 7:30 sharp. <
No visitors allowed. 1
GEORGE ROSS POU,
Captain.
HIG HOME COMING WEEK.
Great Coming Together of the Peo
ple of Johnston County to Be Char
acterized as Patriotic >\ eek. Elo
quent Address by An Ex-Governor
of Nebraska, Intermingled With
Music and the Chatter of the Hosts
of Merry-Making Home-Comers.
There is much discussion at this
time about America and the war, duty
and patriotism. Patriotism can be
expressed in a number of ways. Have
you stopped to think as to whether or
not you are patriotic? Smithfield and
Johnston County are going to have a
big Home-Coming Week beginning on
June the 10th and lasting for five
days. One of the big features of this
Home-Coming Week will be a Patri
otic Day. Ex-Governor Shallenbergex,
of Nebraska, will be the principal
speaker of the day. He is a speaker
of note. He will enthuse you, enter
tain you, instruct you, and leave
something with you that will be help
ful through life. The day will be fill
ed with patriotic displays of differ
ent kinds. We intend to stir up the
patriotism in Old Johnston County
and see whether or not we are wide
a-wake or just slumbering. Are you
patriotic? Come to Smithfield for
this great patriotic day and see
whether or not you are.
You mothers ask your boys to come
home and meet all the folks in Smith
field during this week. Why not plan
to have a family reunion. If you want
to have all your family here on a
certain day notify them and ask each
one to bring a big basket and make a
memorable day out of it. If you want
a nice place to spread your dinner
just notify the President of the Com
munity Chatauqua and he will ar
range it for you. Summer time is
coming on and everything will be full
and fresh with life and promise dur
ing the second week in June. It will
be the time when you will enjoy be
ing with friends, relatives and loved
ones. This will be a Johnston County
week. You folks in Johnston County
help to make it a big one. Come and
meet your friends from all over the
County. A special effort will be made
to have every possible man or woman,
boy or girl, formerly from Old John
ston to come back home for just this
week. You can select almost any kind
of a day for amusement which you
may desire. You can meet here on a
day when there will be a big patriotic
display, or on a day when there will
be eloquent speeches by big speakers,
on a day when you will hear the finest
music in the land, or almost any kind
of first-class, up-to-date amusement
which will tend to uplift and build
up a community. Make ready and join
the crowd! All together! folks of Old
Johnston, and let's make a big week
at HI F. H. C.
Fishing Days Are Here.
These past few days have made
some of our sportsmen feel like real
fishing time was here. However, the
market is not yet overrun with their
offerings.
Medical Officers Reserve Corps.
The doctors of the State are being:
called on to do their part toward pet
ting ready for the war. Meetings
have been in various centers and the
Physicians, many of them, have join
ed the Medical Officers Reserve Corps.
Dr. Thel Hooks, of Smithfield, and
Dr. George D. Vick, of Selma, have
been appointed President and Secre
tary respectively, of the Johnston
County branch of the Medical Officers
Reserve Corps, and the physicians of
this county who desire to enroll can
send their names to either, Dr. Hooks
or Dr. Vick.
Look Out for the Flies.
These past few days have been fine
for flies, and unless everybody keeps
busy with a swatter there will be
midions of the pesky creeturs before
the coming of dog days.
Hens at Some Price Now.
Six hens for $7.77 is some price for
hens, but that's what they brought
in Benson last week, according to the
Benson Review.
Enlisted in the Navy.
Since April 1, 1917, the following
young men have enlisted in the navy
from Johnston County: William E.
Driver, of Selma, and Walter Caudle,
of Benson. The call of the navy for an
increase of 30,000, allots to North
Car^ina about 400. Up to April 24th
only 70 had been accepted from this
State.
WORLD ALMANAC FOR 1917.
WTe have on hand a few copies of
the New York World Almanac for
1917. It is a paper bound book of
nearly 1000 pages, filled with valuable
?nd interesting information. Price 36
;ents. Get a copy and see how manj
things worth while you may learn.
HERALD BOOK STORE,
Smithfield, N. C.
More About the Koad Bond Issue.
There seems to be some misunder
standing in Smithfield township as
to the proposed Good Roads bond is
sue, and 1 agree that there is excuse
for this, as the matter has not been
generally discussed.
The bill under which this election
has been called was published in full
in The Herald on the Oth day of
March, 1017, in order that all the
people of the township and county
could read the bill and familiarize
themselves with the provisions of the
bill in order to be able to intelligent
ly vote on the question.
This bill was worked out and in
troduced by Representative C lark
and is considered one of the most
constructive pieces of legislation en
acted by the last General Assembly.
This bill provides that the State
shall semi-annually sell $400,000 four
(4) per cent bonds and lend that
money to the counties and townships
of North Carolina at five (5) per cent,
for forty-one years, and this would
automatically pay off the bonds for
money loaned to the various counties
and townships.
In Smithfield township we have a
levy for roads of 25 cents on $100
worth of property and 75 cents on
poll, and collect in round numbers
$0,800 annually. We can take from
this $2,500 annually to pay the 5 per
cent interest on the $50,000 proposed
bonds for Smithfield township and
then have $4,300 left to put in build
ing and keeping up the roads of this
township.
We will always have the levy of
25 cents and 75 cents for roads in
Smithfield township, in my opinion.
It looks it would be a pity to not
take advantage of the provisions of
this bill and vote the proposed $50,
000 of bonds in the election next
Tuesday. With this money we can
probably build all the 80 miles of
road in this township, and as a large
part of the roads of the township
have already been prepared, graded
and considerable already gravelled
and in good condition. If this should
prove insufficient to build all the
roads, there could be another elec
tion called and more bonds issued,
as Smithfield township could vote
$75,000 and still have left out of
present taxes collected $3,050 for up
keep of the roads in this township
and yet the present rate of taxes for
roads would not be increased. Then
why not get this $50,000 and build
good roads instead of merely "patch
ing" of the roads from year to year,
as is now and has been the case and
enjoy the benefit of good roads while
we are paying the taxes.
I have no interest whatever in this
matter except that interest that every
good citizen should have in building
up our township and county. I have
donq what I could to get the election
called, advertised and held, although
1 have been too busy to make a
thorough campaign for the issue. I
have not and do not expect any at
torney fee or any reward except the
consciousness of knowing that I have
done what I could to build up my
township and county.
I hope the citizens of Smithfield
township will vote for this bond issue.
Very respectfully,
F. H. BROOKS.
April 30, 1917.
THE SMITHF1ELD MARKET.
Cotton 17% to 20
Cotton Seed 85 to 90
Wool lf> to 22%
Fat Cattle 5 to 6%
Eggs 20 to 25
Fat cattle, dressed 10 to 12
Granulated Sugar 9 to 10
Corn per bushel 1.65 to 1.75
C. R. Sides 21 to 22
Feed oats 90 to 95
Fresh Pork 12% to 14
Hams, per pound 20 to 22
Lard per pound 20 to 24
Timothy Hay 1.40 to 1.50
Cheese per pound 35
Butter per pound 80 to 3F
Meal per sack 4.00 to 4.25
Flour per sack 7.00 to 7.25
Coffee per pound 15 to 20
Cotton seed meal 2.25 to 2.30
Cotton seed hulls 1.00
Ship Stuff 2.60 to 2.75
Molasses Feed 2.60 to 2.75
Hides, green 12% to 15
Sweet potatoes 75 to 80
Stock peas per bushel 2.00
Black-eye peas 2.25
Beef Pulp 2.50
Soup pea 3.00
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We have on hand a few books of
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A story of Rome of the 14th Cen
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pages.
The Heart of the Bible.
Edited by Ella Broadus Robertson.
A book for young people, parents, aid
teachera.
Price of above books, 50 cents each.
By mail, 56 cents.
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