AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER.
Thousand* of People Present to
Take I'art in the Big Fourth of
July Celebration. Many Prizes
Given. $42.50 Given to the Kinginc
Clauses. Kenly Brass Band Present, j
Great Home-coining Event. Other j
Items of Interest,
Benson, July 5. ? Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. J ones, of Godwin, were here yes
terday taking: in the Fourth of July.
Mr. E. L. Hall, of Fayetteville,
spent the day here yesterday with
his brother, Mr. J. L. Hall.
Miss Ruth Jones, of Smithfield,
was a visitor to our city yesterday.
Mrs. Remus A. Barbour, of Ral
eigh, was here yesterday on the way
to visit her father, Mr. C. H. Ben
son, in Elevation.
Mr. John Alex Wilson, one of the
foremost business men of Dunn, was
in the city yesterday for a few hours.
Mr. W. B. Hobbs and son, John
Hobbs, of near Smithfield, were here
yesterday on a visit to his brother,
Mr. J. E. Hobbs.
Mr. Wingate Morris, of Durham,
arrived yesterday and will spend a
few days here visiting relatives.
Attorneys J. C. Clifford, of Dunn,
and E. J. Wellons and J. A. Wellons,
of Smithfield, were hero yesterday
taking in the Fourth of July.
Miss Polly Barbour, Clarence Bar
bour and W. E. Barbour and Jim
Allen, of Four Oaks, were here yes
terday.
Mr. W. L. Burns, who formerly
was associated with the Citizens
Bank of Benson, now of the First
National Bank of Tarboro, was here
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yesterday spending the day.
Mr. Mark Barbour, of Duke, is
here spending the week with rela
tives in and near Benson.
Messrs. Grover Martin, of Raleigh,
and Dwight Martin, of Yadkinville,
N. C., are here this week at the home
of their brother, Dr. J. F. Martin. 1
Miss Gladys Pearce, one of the ]
teachers in our school last year, is
here for a few days with Mrs. M. I
A. Peacock.
Mr. Henry Tripp, of Harnett '
County, was here yesterday on busi
ness.
Mr. Conctoe Canaday, of Fuquay
Springs, was in the city Tuesday on
a short visit to his brother, Mr. L
Clnude Canaday.
Mr. J. M. Beaty, of Smithfield, was
here yesterday shaking hands with
friends.
Mr. L. C. Barbour, of Scotland
Neck, was here the first of the week (
on business. (
Mr. W. H. Lee, of Four Oaks, was
a visitor to our city Monday for a
short while. I,
M'\s. W. S. Privet t, of Edenton, is j
here for a few days visit to Mrs. II. j
A. Parker. {
Miss Agnes Austin, of Clayton, is ^
here on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Jesse (
McLamb. I
Mr. J. T. Langston, of Bentonsville, (
was here Tuesday for a short while
on business.
Mr. Edgar Johnson, of Oxford, re
cently visited his parents for a few
days, returning home Tuesday. ,
Mr. S. F. Ivey was a visitor to
Smithfield Tuesday on business mat- ,
ters.
Messrs. Alonzo Parrish and Jas.
P. Lee were in Lillington Monday on
business.
Mr. Henry Sloeumb went down to
Raeford and Red Springs Sunday on
his motor car, returning Monday
morning.
Miss Gertrude Stallings, of Sel
ma, is here spending the week with
her aunt, Mrs. J. II. Rose.
Mr. Herbert Harbour, who is now
living in Richmond, Va., was here
yesterday for a short while.
Mr. J. Willie Moore and family
went to Lillington Sunday, spending
the day with his brother, John Moore.
Capt. J. W. Goodrich went down
to Wilmington Saturday and spent
Sunday, returning Monday morning.
Mr. Ed. S. Coats, of Pleasant
Grove, was here yesterday taking in
the celebration.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Lassiter, of
Smithfield, were here yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Guy and chil
dren, of Dunn, were among the vis
itors to Benson the Fourth.
Messrs. Major Barbour, Paul Bar
bour, Fletcher Barbour, B. T. Pol
lard and Joe Morgan and son, James
Almon Morgan, were here yesterday
from Elevation township.
Notwithstanding the rain that fell
in the afternoon the streets of Ben
son were lined with people here yes
terday till night, most of them com
ing from elsewhere to take in the
"Glorious Fourth" which was celebrat
ed here in old style. The welcome ad
dress was delivered by Ezra Parker
and the Kenly Band furnished music
for the occasion. The following is
a list of some of those who won
prizes: Tallest man ? Tom Brown, six
and one-half feet; heaviest man ? G. P.
Dunn, 206 pounds; best fiddler ? Leon
Cook; lowest lady ? Mrs. Ida Messer:
tallest lady ? A tie between Miss Le
thia Lee and Mrs. G. W. Rollins;
finest dressed lady ? Miss Novie John
eon; climbing greasy pole ? Carson
Clifton; broad jump ? Paul Stephen
son; running broad jump ? Garland
Moore; 100 yard dash ? Garland
Moore; oldest man ? Whiley Messer;
finest pair mule? ? A. D. Kaynor;
finest horse ? J. E. Wilson; man with
longest beard ? Mart Stewart; pret
tiest bouquet flowers ? Miss Pearl
Barbour; best mounted horse ? C. C.
Jernigan; best decorated machine ?
M. T. Britt; largest load ladies ? Ardle
Raynor; best fruit exhibit ? C. E.
Spence; finest mule sold by R. U.
Barbour ? Tom Barefoot; finest horse
sold by R. U. Barbour ? Herbert En
nis; largest load men and boys ? Pius
Hudson, the load containing eighty
two men and boys drawn by two
oxen hitched to a two-horse wagon.
Tht^-e was $42.50 divided equally
among the nine singing classes rep
resented in the singing contest, and
very excellent music was rendered by
the classes. The day passed off with
out an accident although there were
several thousand people here through
the day. There was no evidence of
anyo*"* drinking as there has been on
form occasions of the kind in years
past in our town.
(?row a Second Crop of Iriah Potatoes.
The fall or second crop of Irish po
tatoes in one of the means by which
the production of one of the most
important food crops may be increas
ed. For a number of years, this
second crop of Irish potatoes has
been an unimportant item in i the
food supply of North Carolina, but
with emergency times at hand, Mr.
W. N. Hutt, Horticulturist of the
North Carolina Experiment Station,
urges upon the growers of the East
erns section of the State the import
ance of putting in an extra crop.
In Extension Circular No. 49 pre
pared by Mr. R. (J. Hill, Superintend
ent of the Truck Station at Willard,
N. C., careful instruction in the
growing of this crop is given. The
problem of seed is one of the most
terious questions confronting the av
erage grower but it has been found
that when seed from the first crop
ire spread out on the floor in some
sheltered place where they are ex
posed to a strong light but not to di- i
?ect sunlight, and are turned at fre- '
juent intervals until they are green- i
(d or sprouted, they are then ready i
o plant. This method insures against i
njury from rot caused by moisture I
ind allows of the culling out of I
tock showing signs of disease. In (
his case a good stand is secured. i
Tests have shown that the best t
ime to plant the second crop is from t
he middle of July to the middle of
\ugust. In a favorable fall they
night be set as late as September
irst, but there is always danger of
ate planting being caught by frost
?efore maturing. Additional informa
ion in regard to the second crop of
iota toes and copies of the circular
nay be h*d on application to B. VV.
Kilgore, director, Agricultural Ex
ension Service, Raleigh, N. C.
Thomas H. Harry.
Major General Thomas II. Barry,
in command of the central depart
ment of the army, with headquarters
nt Chicago, has been termed "a typ
ical product of New York City."
Born in the metropolis, of Irish par
entage, he received his education in
the public schools, where his brilliant
scholarship led to his appointment to
West Point. In the forty years since
his graduation from the military
academy he has held nearly every im
Photo by American I'resa Association.
Major General Thomas H. Barry.
portant command in the service. Ho
participated in the war with Spain
and in the China relief expedition
and was commander-in-chief of the
army of Cuba pacification. A year in
the Philippines, a like period as com
mander' of the department of Califor
nia and three years as superintend
ent at West Point were followed in
1913 by his appointment to command
the eastern department, from which
post ha was transferred two years
later to Chicago.
A man may be heart and soul in
the war and yet be bodily absent.
I
DRYING AN CANNING.
By Nell Pickens,
Home Demonstration Agent.
Quite a number of inquiries have
come to the office asking about the
advisability of using preserving pow
ders in fruits and vegetables. Then
are a great many of the co-called
powders on the market. These are
sold not only under advertised trade
n.un< but by druggists and peddlers.
In the directions for use the house
wife is told to fill the jar with th.t
fruit or vegetable to be canned, to
cover with water, and to add a tea
spoonful of the powder. It is true
that these powders may prevent the
decay of the fruit or vegetable, but
they also encourage uncleanly, care
less work and while with small doses
the influence may not be apparent in
an adult in normal health, with a
child or an invalid the effect may be
of a serious nature. The best way of
preserving fruits and vegetables is by
sterilization by means of heat. This
can be done very easily and the use
of the powders is not to be recom
mended. Salicylic acid, the most com
mon preserving powder, is also used
in embalming a dead body. Common
sense teaches us that a powder strong
enough to preserve a dead body, is not
very good for our digestive system.
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Many vegetables and fruits, which
often go to waste may be saved by
the simple process of drying. If
properly dried, they retain their na
tural flavor and food value and can
be made into wholesome and attrac
tive dishes. They may be dried in an
oven, in trays or racks over the
kitchen stove, in a specially construct
ed drier or spread in the sun. Direc
tions for a home-made drier will be
furnished upon request.
* * *
The quality of the dried product
depends upon having the vegetable
absolutely fresh, young, tender and
perfectly clean. Vegetables should be
blanched to remove the strong odor
and flavor from certain vegetables
and to soften and loosen the fiber.
This allows the moisture to evapo
rate more quickly and helps to hold
I he natural flavor. Blanching con
sists of plunging the vegetables into
"tiling water for a short time. Use a
lour sack for this. After blanching, i
Irain well and remove surface moist
ire by placing vegetables between
wo towelr, or by exposing them to
he sun and air for a short time.
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Recipes.
String Beans ? Wash and string
he beans can fully. The young and
cnder beans may be dried whole,
rhose that are full grown should be
:ut in one-fourth to one inch lengths
with a sharp knife. Blanch in boiling
water from 6 to 10 minutes, depend
ing on the age of the bean. One-half
teaspoon ful of soda may be added to
each gallon of boiling water to help
set the color. Remove surface moist
ure and spread to dry.
Lima Beans ? Lima beans can be
shelled from the pod and dried. Gather
while young and tender, wash and
blanch from 5 to 10 minutes and dry
as the string beans are dried.
Pumpkin and Summer Squash ?
Pare and cut in about one-half inch
strips and blanch three minutes, re
move surface moisture and dry slow
ly.
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More recipes will follow in Tues
day's Herald. All dried products
should be examined occasionally. Upon
the first appearance of insects, spread
in thin layers in the sun until the
insects disappear; then heat in the
oven or dryer and restore to con
tainers.
SHIPPING LOSSES LESSENING.
Fifteen British Ships Over 1.600 Tons,
Five Smaller and Eleven Fish
ing Vessels Sunk.
The weekly shipping summary is
sued in London July 4th, shows that
15 British merchant ships of more
than 1,600 tons were sunk and tivc
vessels of loss than that tonn;:ge.
Eleven fishing vessels also were lost.
The cummary :
Arrivals 2,745; sailings, 2,846.
British merchant ships sunk by
mine or submarine over 1,600 tons,
15; under 1,600 tons, 5.
British merchant ships unsuccess
fully attacked, including five previ
ly; 16.
British fishing vessels sunk, 11.
General von Hindenburg's boasting
announcement that "if we hold oyr
ground until the submarine war hfts
done its work," has a pleasant sound
to the British naval ear, for the navy
is now firmly convinced that the
submarine war has failed.
A Card of Thanks.
I desire to express my thanks to
the people in and around Micro for
their kind hospitality shown me in
the sickness and death of my sister.
HELEN PULLEY.
BON TON
THE LADIES STORE
Big
Half Price
SALE
Now going on, and will last for Seven Days
Only. Come and Share these wonderful
values with your neighbors.
Ladies Hats - $1.00
Come And See What
We Are Offering
BON TON
SMITHFIELD, N. C. J
W; atch These Saving
j Accounts Grow !
By saving the Cash Coupons the following have j*
been made Charter Members of the Savings Club [
opened by The Cotter Hardware Co. \
Miss Esther May Lanier, Smithfield No. 1 $3.00 I
Waitstill A. Avera, Smithfield, No. 1 5 00 !
Wm. D. Avera, Jr., Smithfield, No. 1 5 00 L
Miss Frances Hogan, Smithfield 5 00 L
Joseph Graham Wheeler, Selma, R. F. D 7.00 C
Miss Helen Tomlinson, Smithfield, R. F. D. 1 4,00
Miss Mamie C. Phillips, Smithfield 7 00 ?
Robert Nathan Johnson, Four Oaks 4 00 C
Wesley Howell, Princeton, N. C 1 00 !
Miss Minnie Bailey, Selma, R. F.D 1 00 L
Miss Inez Guthrie, Smithfield, N.C 1 00
D. A. Lassiter, Wilson's Mills 1 00
J. W. Smith, Smithfield, N. C 5.00 I
Richard London Thompson, Pine Level 1.00 I
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Good many have failed to return their coupons; be sure and get
these in by October 1st. Remember that you can add to your sav
ing fund deposited by us, but we want you to get busy and by re
turning coupons make us increase the amount to your credit everv
three months. Miss Mamie C. Phillips and Joseph Graham Wheel
er are now in the lead. Who will lead Oct. 1st.? Get busv. Everv
$20.00 in coupons means $1.00 to your credit.
Cotter Hardware Company
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Smithfield, N. C.