Editorials and Local News
By Ninth Grade Pupils Turlington Graded School
NINTH GRADE DOING NEWSPA
PER WORK.
The Ninth Grade in Turlington
Graded School has been studying
"The Making of a Newspaper" as
suggested in their "English for Busi
ness." A part of the work that has
been done is published in this issue
of The Herald, through the kindness
of the editor. Several short editorials,
local news and two poems constitute
the Grade's contributions to this
issue.
The editorial staff is as follows:
Editors - in - Chief ? Rachel Jordan
and Ermine Bundy.
Local Department ? Helene Ives
and Paul B. Johnson.
Contributors ? John Grimes, Verney
Peterson, Lily Johnson, Lucy Lee,
Thelma Peedin, Ruth *Smith, Cherry
Gurley, Maie Sellers, Flora Vaile and
Kirk Lassiter.
THE CHICKEN ORDINANCE.
(By Helene Ives.)
At a recent meeting of the town
commissioners, an ordinance was
passed making it a violation of the
law for chickens to run at large. This
will help the town and the people
therein very much.
For instance, if you have a garden
and your neighbor has chickens and
makes no attempt to keep them at
home, your garden will be eaten up
entirely. And you can't but expect
that the man whose garden will
have to be planted over, can help
from being mad.
Another reason also why this is a
very good law is that the chickens
will be kept out of the streets and
drivers will not have to take care to
drive around the chickens as a few
people do. So let us all work together
and keep our chickens in our own
yards and so save money and time.
GOING TO THE Ti!AININ(i CAMP.
(By John Grimes.)
The Training Camp for boys under
18 years of age is a new thing. This
is its second year, hut it has been a
bi>f success and we hope to see it
made a still bigger success this sum
mer. It is a place where the Govern
ment trains boys free of charge for
one month and it pays your railroad
fares both ways, and your expenses
while you are there. I think that ev
ery boy ought to attend it for one
month, to be prepared to fight for his
country when it calls for him.
NEEDS OK THE SCHOOL.
(By Flora Vaile.)
The pupils of Turlington Graded
School are proud of their school. They
are glad of the advantages which it
affords. This makes them envious to
see it push forward in every way.
They want it to be the best school
possible. Since this is he spirit of
the needs of the school, there are two
or three needs which the school rec
ognizes. Among these the most im
portant are:
1. We want to have our grounds
leveled. There is a large mud puddle
in front of our building which looks
very ugly. Some one threatened put
ting up a sign: "No Fishing Here."
But we don't want a fish-pond in
front of our building.
2. This building would be a de
lightful back-ground for flowers and
a green lawn in front would be at
tractive, but where would the children
play? This brings out a third need.
3. We need more ground. If the
smaller children are playing some
games we have to walk on the edges
of the campus. If the larger ones are
playing they are nearly always run
ning over some small child. Would
it not be better if we had a larger
play-ground ?
4. We have not enough athletics.
If we had a tennis court it would be
used both summer and winter. It
would be a pleasure to us, to have a
tennis game on Field Day. But how
can we have a representative from
our school unless we have a tennis
court?
5. On the inside of our building
we need a much larger stage. When
we have a chorus, we are all crowd
ed on the stage. When Field Day is
here, which is every year, we have
not enough room for the ones who
take part. When we have commence
ment, the graduating class, the
speaker and school board hardly have
room. The auditorium will not hold
the school children, much less the
children's parents and visitors. When
the school has many visitors they
have to stand up, sit in windows or
anywhere they possibly can.
PUNISHMENT.
"Don't Know Why She Spanked Me."
(By Paul B. Johnson.)
Do you mothers ever stop to con
sider how tremendously important in
a child's life is the matter of punish
ment? Every time punishment of
any kind, no matter how slight, is
administered to a child it must have
some effect upon the child's future.
Mothers should be extremely careful
as to when and how they should pun
ish their little one.
There was a tiny girl of three
years who loved bright colors as all
children do. She was attracted to a
beautiful scarlet geranium growing in
the garden. The little one toddled up
to it and pulled the pretty flower
from its stem. Her mother ran at
her screaming: "Don't touch those
(lowers!" But the child had already
pulled them. Her mother spanked
her and hit her little hands and tore
the flowers from her grasp. The
child had not been told that it was
wrong to pull flowers. She had been
taught to love them and pick violets
and Held flowers whenever she want
ed to. How was she to know that the
lovely scarlet flowers were different?
How was she to know that they must
not be touched? Why she wanted
them so ? they looked beautiful.
The unjustly punished baby cried.
Her feelings were hurt more than
the spanking hurt. She has lived
many years since then, but to this
day, she cordially dislikes red gera
niums. That little incident in her
babyhood effected her whole life. She
really did not know why she was
spanked. But the association of that
unjust spanking with red flowers has
remained in her consciousness for
many years.
THE HIGH PKICES OF FOOIJ.
(By Cherry Gurley.)
Food and nearly everything else is
very high and is still climbing. This
doesn't hurt the farmer as it does the
day laborer, because they get higher
prices for their crops. The day labor
er only gets his wages, and while 1
food is going higher his wages are
at a stand still. What shall we do?
Something must be done or our best
friends will be starving. Lower prices, '
raise wages, or we will soon hear the 1
people cry out for food.
PATRIOTISM.
(By Lily Johnson.)
True patriotism is always greatly
needed, but now, in the present cri- '
sis of America, it is very much more 1
80.
It is very good to show one's love
for our country by saluting the Flag
and singing patriotic hymns, and it
is better to give one's services to our
country as a soldier in uniform un
der arms, but how much better still
it is to stay at home and work and
save that these soldiers may be |
armed and fed and clothed. This is
something in which every man, wo
man and child may have a part.
How many gardens might be plant
ed or how many chickens might be
raised in uncultivated back yards!
In Europe there is hardly an inch of
available ground which is not culti
vated. Not a scrap of food is thrown
away. Every rag and stick is pressed
into service. When will America adopt
these thrifty methods?
Let us work for thrift. Let us plant
more gardens and raise more chick
ens. Let us be more saving and less
extravagant. Only with the help and
patriotism of every one enn our noble
and just cause succeed.
VACATION.
(By Thelma Pecdin.)
Vacation is here!
Vacation is here!
Oh what a jolly time of the year!
Forget your books, and your teacher's
cross looks,
And come to the meadow and play in
the brooks.
Get in your boat and give a shove
with your oar,
And oh, such a pleasure you ne'er had
before ;
Up stream and down stream we will
row with a will
Till the twelve o'clock whistle sounds
sharp and shrill.
Kirby -Creech.
Last Saturday-week Miss Carletta
Creech, of this city, and Mr. P. H.
Kirby drove to the home of Mr.
Wiggs, Justice of the Peace, who lives
near Pine Level, and were quietly
married. This event was not known
until last Saturday. We heartily wish
them a long and happy life.
WHEN PA WAS COURTIS'' MA.
(By Paul B. Johnson.)
When Pa went courtin' Ma to woo
He'd hold her hand, that's what he'd
do ?
And tell her how she was so sweet ?
That she had all the others beat.
Then Ma would blush (she told me so)
Until 'twas time for Pa to go.
One night Pa says to Ma, says he,
"Say Ruby, will you marry me?"
An' Ma says "Yes," so soft and low
Just like an angel would, I know.
My Pa just like to bust with pride
When he brought Ma home as his
bride.
They've kept on lovin* all these years,
Though there's been heartaches, and
some tears,
But through it all they've worn a
smile
And held each other's hands the while.
I guess I'd be for married life
If a girl like Ma would by my wife.
HOW TO HAVE A FINE GARDEN. ;
(By Verney Peterson.)
If you like to make a fine garden
join in with the other people and help
destroy all the English sparrows and
their nests that you see sticking up in
most every tree and in old houses and
lofts.
It takes about one quart of grain to I
feed a sparrow, or they will eat that
much p-r day. They will return your i
kindnt ss for letting them raise in j
your trees in this way. Pull up your i
peas, run o(T the helpful birds, stop up
your gutters and valleys and will eat
and destroy most anything that you
plant in u garden.
One boy ih this town went to work
one morning and destroyed fifteen
nests and thirty-nine eggs with four
half-grown sparrows in one nest.
Now why can't the other people in
Smithfield kill the sparrows and feed
themselves more. By doing this you
won't have to be a soldier for Uncle
Sam to help him, for you will help
him most of all by helping to save
food matter for him.
Let's all go out for the sparrow
now. Will you?
TIIK HIGH STAND T. G. S. HAS
TAKEN ABROAD.
(By Lucy Lee.)
When Albert Coates, a member of
the class of 11)14 of T. G. S., won the
'Peace" prize at Greensboro, Friday
night, one more laurel was added to
the record of the Turlington Graded
School pupils. This school has had an
unusual record of which the entire
community is proud. Albert has won
many other prizes besides this ami [
the school is very proud of him.
SWAT THE FLY.
(By Hazel Gillette.)
In practically every town and city
in the United States ever since peo
ple can remember there have been
flies upon flies. Various means have
M?|| used to kill these little insects
and to encourage fly killing.
Millions upon millions of these lit
tle disease carrying flies have been
destroyed and a great many cases of
typhoid and other germ diseases
have been decreased in the places
where the "swat the fly" idea has
been the slogan.
In Smithfield we want a flyless
town and we must all work to have
one. Let us all prevent as far as we
can the hatching of flies and swat
one whenever we see one and can.
And maybe if we try all together we
will soon have a flyless Smithfield.
Social by X-Y-Z Club.
Last Friday evening at 8:30 a par
ty was given at the school house by |
the X-Y-7. Club.
The guests were met at the door by
Miss Rachel Jordan, who ushered
them into the office. Many delightful
selections having been played on the
Grafonola and after engaging in dif
ferent games, delicious cream was
served.
These meetings of the Club have
been a delightful diversion of the
school work during the year and it is
hoped they will be continued.
Bridge Club Entertained.
Mrs. George Ross Pou entertained
the Bridge Club last Friday aft rnoon
at the home of her mother, Mrs. E.
W. Pou. The home was tastefully
decorated, yellow and white color
scheme being carried out. At th;' close
of the game delicious ices and cakes
were served. Mrs. Robin Hood, of
Kinston. and Mrs. F. II. Brook were
guests of honor. F. M. V.
Misses Carrie Brodie Sanders and
Lily Ruth Johnson competed for the
best short story from our school to
represent us in a State-wide contest
given by the State Normal College.
Although both wrote good stories,
Miss Sanders won, the title of her
story being "Not through fire * hut
through water." We hope that our
school will win out in this contest.
Local and Personal
Mrs. P. H. Kirby spent Sunday in
Benson.
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Miss Flora Vaile spent Sunday in
Kenly visiting friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Perkins spent
Sunday in Wendell with Mr. Perkins'
parents.
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Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Noble, of Ral
eigh, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
A. M. Noble.
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Mi s Cora Leigh Becton, of Fre
mont, s[x nt the week-end with Miss
Blanche Bailey.
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Mrs. L. H. Lee and daughter, Lucy,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Selma
with Mr. Henry Barrow.
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Mr. John White Ives left Thursday
for Raleigh where he goes to work in
Martin Street Pharmacy.
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Miss Eva Coats spent a few days
last week with Miss Bettie Adams,
who lives near Four Oaks.
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Mr. 1). II. Jones and family, of the
Bethesda section, spent Sunday wjth
Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Johnson.
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A Captain of the Third Regiment
was in our town yesterday inspecting
his troops down at the bridge.
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Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Woodall at
tended the commencement exercises
at Four Oaks Thursday night.
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Mr. Albert Sellers and family and
Mr. Lexic Johnson went to Hickory
Grove Sunday to attend church.
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Messrs. Robert Wellons, Cornelius
Ward, William Wellons and Dixon
Wallace went to Raleigh Monday.
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Mr. and Mrs. Robin Hood, of Kin
ston, are spending a few days with
Mr. Hood's mother, Mrs. 1). B. Ham
ilton. ?
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Miss Nova Stevens returned home
Sunday* from Lake View, where she
has been visiting friends and rela
tives.
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Miss Mary Royall Hancock, a mem
ber of the faculty of the Dunn Grad
ed School, spent Sunday with Miss
Mary Shaw.
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Mrs. N. L. Jackson, who has been
visiting Mrs. D. H. Wallace for the
past week, went to Kenly Sunday to
visit Mrs. G. D. Davis.
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M rs. II. A. Peterson and little
Edith Creech, of Sanders Chapel sec
tion, spent Saturday and Sunday in
:he city visiting friends.
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Mrs, C. A. Bundy and daughter,
Mary, of Pineview Farm, near Ral
sigh, were in town last week visiting
it the home of Mr. J. R. Bailey.
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Those attending the Benson Com
mencement Monday night were
Misses Eva Bain, Ethel Coats, Eva
Coats, John Grimes, Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Grimes.
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Mr. T. W. Johnson and son, Willie,
ivent to Goldsboro Sunday to see Mr.
Johnson's son, Clarence, who is a
member of the Second Regiment now
in camp there.
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Mrs. W. S. Stevens and son, Ever
ett, and Misses Hazel Doles and Zilla
Faison spent Sunday afternoon in
Goldsboro, with Mrs. Stevens' daugh
ter, Mrs. T. L. Ginn.
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Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Peterson and
daughter, and Misses Thelma, Jose
phine and Hilda Peedin spent Sunday
in Durham with Mrs. Peterson's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Peed.
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One of Smithfield's soldiers, Mr.
George Sanders, spent Sunday night
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. S.
Sanders. Mr. Sanders is a member of
the Second Regiment now stationed at
Goldsboro.
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Misses Mabel Wellons, Margaret
Pou, Eva Bain .and Messrs. Claude
Edgerton, of Kenly, and William Wel
lons went to Four Oaks Friday,
spending the night at the home of
Miss Florence Adams.
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Mr. F. II. Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. Will
II. Lassiter and family, Mr. and Mrs.
J. D. Dickens, Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
I,assitcr and family, and Rev. H. F.
Brinson attended the Sunday School
Institute at Pisgah, Sunday.
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Mrs. T, L. Ginn, of Gqldsboro, who
has been vhiting her parents here,
accompanied by Miss Margaret Lee
Austin, left Sunday night for New
York. They will join Dr. Ginn, who
has been taking lectures for some
time there.
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Those attending the Benson Com
mencement Tuesday night were
Misses Florence Muns, Helene Ives,
Margaret Muns, Lily Belle Johnson,
Lucile Johnson, Flora Vaile; Messrs.
Ira W. Whitley, Adam Whitley, Har
vey Strickland and D. II. Wallace.
FAMILY HOLDS A RE-UNION.
Mr. JoKrphuM Johnson, of Elevation
Township , Attains His Seventy
fourth Year.
( By Lily Johnson.)
On Tuesday, April 24th, a family
reunion was held at the home of Mr.
Josephus Johnson, of Elevation town
ship, in honor of Mr. Johnson's
seventy-fourth birthday. Every one
of his sons and daughters were there,
and almost all the grandchildren.
There were also several old friends
of the family, making seventy in all.
About nine o'clock, the wagons,
carriages and cars began to roll up.
By eleven all were there. There was
much handshaking and many remin
iscences on the part of the old folks
and much joy and delight on the part
of the younger set at such a delight
ful holiday.
The climax seemed to be reached
when a large table was set in the
shady yard, and loaded with all
manner of food ? old fashioned, home
cooked food. There were cakes and
chickens and hams galore. Not once
were hard times or high prices men
tioned.
After the meal was over, the old
er people sat under the trees and
swapped yarns about the good old
days gone by, while the children
"played 'round."
About the middle of the afternoon,
Mr. Langdon, from Four Oaks, ar
rived with his camera and the picture
of the whole gathering was taken.
Finally, good byes were said, and
everybody declared in hearty tones
this to be the correct idea of a
good time.
Those present were, Mr. and Mrs.
A. C. Johnson and children, Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Johnson and children, Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Johnson and children,
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moore and
children, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Johnson
and children, Mrs. J. Ruffin Johnson
and three youngest children, Mr. and
M rs. M. R. Johnson and children, Mr.
and Mrs. L. C. Barbour and children,
Mr. A. S. Johnson, Mr. Allan John
son, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Johnson and
children, Mrs. Lucy Woodall, Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. Lassiter, Mrs. Ellie John
son, Mrs. Easter Tiner, Mrs. John
King and children, Mrs. Zilla Hardee
and daughter, Mr. Victor Barbour
and sister, Mrs. Winnie Massengill
and Mrs. Matthews and children.
Misses Florence Muns, Helene Ives,
Elizabeth Cotter and Messrs. John
Stancil and Kenneth Parrish motored
to Wendell Sunday.
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Miss Helene Ives, Florence Muns
and Mr. Hubert Johnson attended the
commencement exercises at Four
Oaks, Friday night.
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News reached here Saturday of the
death of Miss Mabel Kevil, sister of ,
Mrs. E. S. Sanders. The whele com
munity sympathizes with Mrs. San
ders in this the second death which
has occurred recently in her family.
TURNER'S NORTH CAROLINA
Almanacs for 1917 now on sale at
The Herald Office. Price ten cent*
V FIVE PASSENGER FORI) CAR
for sale. H. C. Hood, Smithfield,
N. C.
DON'T FAIL TO SCREEN YOUR
house with the best screen doors
and windows made by the Phelps
Manufacturing Co., Four Oaks,
N. C.
SPARROW HAWK
IFalco SF*rveriu$)
Length, about ten Inches. This It
one of the best known and handsom
est, as well as the smallest, of North
American hawks.
Range: Breeds throughout the
United States, Canada, and northern
Mexico; winters in the United States
and south to Guatemala.
Habits and economic status: The
sparrow hawk, which is a true falcon,
lives in the more open country and
builds its nest in hollow trees. It is
abundant in many parts of the West,
where telegraph poles afford It con
venient perching and feeding places.
Its food consists of insects, small
mammals, birds, spiders, and reptiles.
Grasshoppers, crickets, and terrestrial
beetles and caterpillars make up con
siderably more than half its subsist
ence, while field mice, house mioe,
and shrews cover fully 25 per cent
of its annual supply. The balance of
the food includes birds, reptiles, and
spiders. Contrary to the usual habits
of the species, some individuals during
the breeding season capture nestling
birds for food for their young and
create considerable havoc among the
songsters of the neighborhood. In ag
ricultural districts when new ground
is broken by the plow, they sometimes
become very tame, even alighting for
an instant under the horses in their
endeavor to seize a worm or insect.
Out of 410 stomachs examined, 314
were found to contain insects; 129,
small mammals; and 70, small birds.
This little falcon renders good service
In destroying noxious insects and
rodents and should be encouraged and
protected.
\ CAR OF HEART LONG LEAF
pine shingles for sale; also a car
Building Lime; a car Cement, and
a car of Hair Fiber Plaster. W. M.
Sanders, Smithfield, N. C.
THREE STACKS GOOD FODDER
for sale. Mrs. W. L. Brady, Smith
field, N. C.
rO CULTIVATE YOUR LITTLE
cotton, corn, peas, tobacco or cane
use the harrow-cultivator made by
Phelps Manufacturing Co., at Four
Oaks. It works a row at a time.
Price $6.00.
LABOR IS SCARCE AND YOU CAN
save time by getting the one-row
cultivator and harrow made by the
Phelps Manufacturing Co., Four
Oaks, N. C. Price $6.00.
FOR THE BEST SCREEN DOORS
and windows which are so impor
tant to keep out flies and mosqui
toes and bugs and other insects,
use the Screen Doors and Windows
made by the Phelps Manufacturing
Co., Four Oaks, N. C.
Work a Row At a Time!
The Phelps Harrow-Cultivator works a whole row at
once, going across the field Does the work of two Cot
ton Kings, and if all the teeth are used it docs the work
of four Cotton Kings. Price $6.00 complete Send your
orders to
Phelps Manufacturing Co.
Four Oaks, N. C.