THE SMITHF1ELD HERALD
Published Every Tuesday and Friday.
BEATY & LASS1TER
Editors and Proprietors,
Smithfield, N. C.
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GROW PLENTY OF CORN.
Corn is America's most im
portant cereal. It can be grown
successfully over a wider area
than any other and furnishes
nutritious food for man as well
as the staple grain feed for cat
tle and draft animals. The pro
duction of corn should be in
creased this year to the fullest
extent, taking into considera
tion seed, labor, and existing
economic conditions, and the
availability of food land in corn
growing regions not needed
more urgently for other crops.
In practically every county in
the country in which experience
has shown that corn may be
produced successfully, the pos
sibilities of increasing the corn
crop without encroaching upon
other important crops is at least
worthy of consideration, if land,
labor, and seed are available. ?
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture.
UOAI) BONI) ELECTIONS.
Next Tuesday Road Bond Elections
will be held in Smithfield, Selma,
Pine Ix:vel, and Oneals townships,
under the Clark Good Roads Law
passed l?jr the last General Assembly.
"The privilege of voting is one of the
highest privileges accorded to citi
zens of a free government. This priv
ilego should not be treated lightly.
JEvtry qualified voter should cast his ^
ballot for the men or measures of his ^
choice. If a voter wants to see bonds
carried for road building, he should
so cast his ballot. If on the other
hand b? is opposed to the issuing of
bonds, h? should register his views
by casting his ballot against bonds.
1
It is a high privilege that the voters
have aad every one who is qualified
should go to the polls in Smithfield,
Selma, Pino Level and Oneals town
ships Beat Tuesday and vote.
TO THE GRAVES MAY 10TH. 1
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May l#th, which comes this year <
on Thursday of next week, is South- 1
ern Memorial Day. On that day the
graves he soldiers who died in the
Civil War will be decorated. Since the
Civil \Tar May 10th has been the day
when tli? graves of others besides
soldiers get most attention. It is
more aafl more observed as o day to
look after the graves of the dead.
This is a suitable season for such '
work aad we owe the dead to give at
tentioa to them at least once a year.
We hope next Thursday may be tha
greatert gt all Memorial Days. Let '
every oae of us think of the dead and
do something for the graveyard. It is
said that when the Scotch people set
tled certain sections of this country
one of the first things they did was
to pirtc out a place for a graveyard
in their neighborhood. This should
have bcoa done for all neighborhoods
everywhere. Graves in a graveyard
are much more likely to get attention
than placed here and there on every
farm. But if a grave is on your farm
it will not take long to cut off the
bushes and briar? and shape it up a
little. If everybody will take some in
terest in the graves they would pre
sent a different appearance from what
many of then do now. In each grave
no matter w >ether the person was
known to the owner of the land or not
lies a body which was dear to some
one. Let us make next Thursday,
May 10th, 1917, the greatest Memo
rial Day ever observed in this sec
tion. It can be made the greatest if
everybody will take some interest in
the graves.
PAPERS AND PERIODICAL.
Since the high price of news-print
paper has forced many publishers to
increase the price of their papers,
there has been more or less complaint
on the part of subscribers. Some stop
their papers because they are unwil
ling to pay the little extra that is
so necessary to the publisher. A few
days ago we heard of some church |
members who had stopped taking the
Biblical Recorder because of the ad
vance in price. Those who do this,
when it means an extra cost of less
than one cent per week, are making
a great mistake. They are casting
aside some of the solid, substantial
periodical literature of the day and
perhaps substituting in its place some
of the cheap, flighty periodicals which
give the mind nothing to feed on, and
have a tendency to actually starve
the noblest and best part of man.
Every home ought to have at least
three or four good papers ? a home
paper, a general newspaper, a farm
journal, and a religious paper. It
would be well to have added to these I
one or two good magazines and a
daily paper when it can be had each
day. A few dollars spent in each
home for good newspapers and peri
odicals is money well spent; in fact
the well regulated home cannot afford
to be without them.
Many homes get the county paper
and stop at that. Others take a
farm journal and leave off their coun
ty paper. A few families take only a
religious paper. A home into which
only one paper goes is not sufficiently
equipped in periodical literature.
All the leading denominations
have good church papers which
should be supported by their constit
uency. The Primitive Baptists have
Zion's Landmark; the Methodist have!
the Raleigh Christian Advocate and
the North Carolina Christian Advo
cate; the Missionary Baptists have
the Biblical Recorder; the Presbyte
rians have the Presbyterian Stand
ard; the Christians have the Christ
ian Sun; the Free Will Baptists have
the Free Will Baptist, and the other
lenominations have their papers.
They are worthy journals and should
have the support of the church mem
bers regardless of the slight advance
in price. No other paper can take
their place in the home. The man
who knows about the war and how
to keep up with what is going on in
the agricultural world and knows
nothing of what his church is doing is
not an all-round man. Keep abreast
of the times by reading your County
paper, some general weekly or semi
weekly newspaper, some good farm
journal and your church paper. And
if your means will allow, add to these
a good daily and a good magazine.
Starve not your body, neither your
mind, nor your soul.
PRICES ON NITRATE OF SODA.
We print in another column of this
paper an article which shows the ef
fort the United States^ Congress is
making to increase the quantity and
lower tho price of nitrate of soda.
This is very important and we hope
its efforts may be successful. We
have never known a time since soda
began to be generally used when it
was so scarce and the price so high
as now. The prices on nitrate of soda
are almost prohibitive. When farm
ers arc asked to pay eighty-fiVe to
ninty dollars per ton for soda they
begin to ask will it pay to buy it.
If cash is paid fr it the money will
all be gone if much of it is bought
and if bought on a credit it will take
a large part of the crop to pay for
the soda used. If Congress can get
on to ja plan to reduce the price fif
teen or twenty dollars per ton it will
greatly help us.
SAVING AND CANNING.
(By Miss Kelly and Miss Pickens.)
The Secretary of Agriculture said
some time ago: "As a Nation we
seem to have a disdain for economiz
ing. In many homes there is a strong
feeling that it is 'only decent' to pro
vide more food than will be eaten.
Experts of The Department of Agri
culture report that the annual food
waste is about $700,000,000. Of
course, the waste in families of lim
ited means is slight; but in families
of moderate and ample means the
waste is considerable. Even if this
estimate were cut in half the waste
would be enormous."
Food waste in the household re
sults in a large measure from igno
rant buying or planning, bad prepa
ration and cooking, improper hand
ling and from serving an undue num
ber of courses. An overabundant sup
ply on the table followed by failure
to utilize food not consumed is also
a great source of waste. As an in
stance of improper handling it is of
ten true that 20 per cent of the edi
ble portion of potatoes is wasted in
the process of preparing them for
serving on the table.
Food is also wasted when we eat
more than our bodies need for growth
and repair and to supply energy for
our work; when food is burned or
spolied in cooking it is also a clear
waste since it can not serve the pur
pose for which it is intended. Let each
housekeeper ask herself this ques
tion: "What do I know about foods
that are available in my own home?"
There are so many, many things con
cerning the value of foods and the
proper cooking and serving of foods
that we have on our tables each day
that we need to know before we can
possibly meet the demands of those
whom we are feeding, and at the
same time try to economize because
of high prices.
We hear over and over each day
that there must be more food pro
duced on the farms else there is grave
danger of a world wide famine. This
is no doubt true, ?nd it is equally
true that the need is just as great for
saving from needless waste the prod
ucts of farm and garden as that of
producing more food.
The thing for each housekeeper in,
Johnston County to do is to demon
strate thrift in her own home by feed
ing her own family first of all. On
tha^side of conservation, the best way
to do this is to plan right now not
to let any fruit or vegetable in your
care go to waste. Get out all your
old glass jars ? Mason or any other
kind ? and line them up for the can
ning season. Mason jars have never
been satisfactory for canning vegeta
bles if the screw top is used, but with
the White Crown top they are all
right for use. There is no danger of
the rubber blowing out if the White
Crown top is used. Any one in need
of these tops may find them at Cot
ter Hardware Store, Smithfield.
Canning is not a difficult process,
and with a little spare time any
housekeeper can soon fill her pantry
shelves for the winter. Make up your
mind NOW that you are going to
produce and save what you can to
ward furnishing your own table this
year. All canned goods are nearing
a prohibitive price now with all indi
cations pointing to higher prices.Ev
en if this were not true, the home
canned fruits and vegetables are far
superior to any commercial brand.
Tin cans are best for canning veg
etables, and fortunately provision
has been made by which a reasona
ble demand for them may be supplied.
These cans cost 100 per cent more
than last year but even at that price
it will pay to use them since canned
goods will be correspondingly high.
Several hundred of these cans are al
ready here and plans for making
them available for housekeepers as
well as club girls, will be perfected
and published next week.
When canning season comes we
are going to do everything we can
possibly do toward helping every
housekeeper in Johnston County who
docs not already know how to can,
and who wants our help. In the mean
time let these housekeepers be rais
ing something to can.
Raising spuds is almost as import
ant now as raising an army. The
army can hardly exist without them.
THE SITUATION IS SERIOUS.
The people of Johnston County and
North Carolina have not yet begun to
realize the seriousness of the situa
tion which has been brought about by
the war with Germany. A great
many people hope and believe that
the war will be of short duration.
But the folks who are at the head of
affairs and are in position to know
some things which are altogether un
known to the public look on the sit
uation as a serious one.
The Governors of many States con
ferred with the Council of National
I Defense in Washington Wednesday
and heard of some of the great prob
lems which are now confronting the
nation. Secretary Lane, of the De
partment of the Interior, told the
i Governors that the Federal govern
ment had heard that 400,000 tons of
shipping had been sunk by the Ger
man submarines last week. In order
that our readers may know how the
.situation is being regarded we are
I publishing the account of the meeting
| Wednesday as sent out by the Asso
ciated Press and printed in Thursday
! morning's papers:
The destruction, Secretary Lane
said, was not only threatening the ex
istence of England and France but
was alarming the United States,
Study of inventions to combat the
submarine menace is being diligently
pursued in the interior department,
he said.
The United States must build ships
as rapidly as possible he told the
delegates.
"If wa don't fight the war on the
other side," he said, "we shall have
to fight it on this side of the Atlan- 1
tic."
Secretary Lane declared he believed
that the war would last several years
and that every resource of the coun- J
try must be brought into place to '
bring it to a successful conclusion, i
"Many persons thought," said Sec
retary Lane, "that all we had to do
was to issue bonds and that Germany
would bow her head in submission.
Nothing could go farther from the
truth. We do not know when this war
will end. It may not be a one year
war. Personally, I believe it will last
several years. Herbert C. Hoover
has informed this government that
Germany has food enough to last two
^'ears, perhaps longer.
"Germany has put up the greatest
fight of history and she has the ad
vantage of now fighting a defensive
warfare. Don't go back home and in
spire your people with the thought
that immediate action can bring this
war to an immediate end. Your peo
ple must look to this year's crop and
next year's crop and the next after
that.
"We can't afford to fail in this war.
Every man in this country is involv
ed in this work and every man in the
country is a soldier. The French hope
to break down the morale of the Ger
man armies. Our concern is to see to
it that our own morale rises."
SPARKS AND FLASHES.
Swat the fly and do it now. A week
later may be too late.
Johnston County farmers are mo
bilizing for the spring drive.
Quick marriages and sudden con
versions. Is the war responsible.
The government has been busy
loaning billions to the Allies. So far,
however, no spuds have been offered.
If the government can regulate the
price of manufacturers' products, why
not regulate the prices of the food
speculators ?
Building ships and better roads is
exceedingly important now. Without
plenty of ships the Allies cannot be
fed. Without roads and railroads the
produce cannot get to the seaboard.
A regiment of baseballists would
give a good account of themselves if
they should go against the enemy as
vigorously as they handle the ball
and bat. And don't forget the
"fans."
"
In some quarters they are calling
for a Federal food inspector. An open
jail door should stand in front of the
price booster. Keep prices within rea
son. Poor people and wage earners
ought to have an opportunity to eat
three meals a day.
For the entente allies to obtain ul
timate success in the war with Ger
many the United States may have to
put 500,000 men on the firing line,
Pomeroy Burton of the London Daily
Mail said in an address at New York
Wednesday before the Merchants'
Association. Urging that America
must shape her policy for a long con
flict, Mr. Burton made a plea against
censorship.
Fly Time Is Here
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And every home should be protected against the pesky
creatures. Screen your house and keep them out. We
can fit your doors and windows with the proper screens.
See us now before the rush is on.
Prepare for Summer by buying your Refrigerator and
Ice-Cream Freezer now. Carry good stock all the time.
Yours for Preparedness,
SmithSeld Hardware Co.
Smithfield, N. C.
Irish Potato Bugs
Kill 'em with
Arsenate of Lead,
of each on hand.
Paris Green or
A large stock
HOOD BROS.
Druggists
On the Corner Smithfield, N. C.
A BIG SUPPLY
of Flour, Corn, Oats, Shipstuff, Molasses Feed, Beef
Pulp, Meat and a general line of choice and Fancy Gro
ceries, always in stock. When you come to town again,
buy a gallon of my good Molasses, and you will be pleased.
Smithfield, N. C.
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