North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME 36 SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1917. Number 45 A BILLION BUSHELS OF W HEAT. ! I United States Department of As;ri- ! 1 culture and State Officials Set High Mark for Wheat Production for Next Year. Winter W heat Acre age to be Increased This Fall by IS Per Cent Over Last Year. Rye Acreage Also To Be Expanded. Washington, D. C., Aug. 8. ? The production of over one billion bushels of wheat and over eighty-three mil lion bushels of rye, through the plant ing of 47,337,000 acres to winter wheat and of 5,131,000 acres to rye this fall, is the immediate war agri cultural program for the Nation an nounced today by David F. Houston, Secretary of Agriculture. This record winter wheat acreage, an increase of 18 per cent over last year, would yield 672,000,000 bushels if the aver age yield for th$ past ten years is equaled, or under a repetition of the favorable conditions of 1914 would give 880,000,000 bushels. In cither case with a spfing wheat crop next year equal to that of 1915, the Na tion will have more than one billion bushels of wheat for domestic use and export. \ , This vastly increased production of wheat, needed in any case, will be ab solutely essential to prevent a se rious shortage of breadstuff's next summer should the growing corn, no>v behind the season, be much damaged by early frosts. The program approved by the Sec retary of Agriculture represents the best thought of the U. S. Department of Agriculture and of State Agricul tural officials and State Councils of Defense. The study of this question has in volved many factors and the special ists have been aware from the first that the demands for wheat may ex ceed the supply next year. Effort therefore has been made to recom mend in each State about as large an acreage in wheat and rye as can be sown without upsetting proper farm practice which must be main tained in the interest of wheat and rye crops this and succeeding years, as well as in the interest of other necessary spring-planted crops which are not discussed in detail at this time as they are not food crops in which a marked shortage exists. Tho planting and cultivation of these increased acreages of f&ll-sown grains calls for unusual effort on the part of the farmers. Plans to place at the disposal of farmers all assistance possible, are being perfected in the U. S. Department of Agriculture, the State colleges of agriculture, and oth er State and local agencies which co operate in farming matters. The as sistance of successful growers of wheat and rye in a campaign to turn out bumper crops in 1918 is assured. The State officials will do their ut most to get the acreages expected of their States into the ground. The pro gram as originally worked out by the Federal Department of Agriculturs called for somewhat more than 44,000, 000 acres to be sown this fall. Wlien this proposal was presented to the of ficials of the several States a further increase was considered possible and desirable by them. As a consequence the recommendation for the sowing of 47,337,000 acres is made. BICKETT APPOINTS YOUNG. Former Adjutant General Goes Back Into Office on September First. Adjutant General Beverly S. Roy ster who was appointed to the posi tion in June of last year when Adju tant. General Young was sent to the border as Brigadier General with the North Carolina troops, has resigned his position to take effect September 1st. Governor Bickett has re-appoint ed General Young to succeed him. Major George L. Peterson has re signed and will later enter some oth er department of the service. Both have made very acceptable officers. General Royster has two sons in the service. He is an Oxford lawyer, and it is said that he would not pass by a seat in Congress should the Demo crats of the Fifth District ask him to be their Representative. Food Bill Passes. The Fcod Bill passed the Senate Wednesday by a vote of 66 to 7. The President is expected to sign the biil today and appoint Herbert Hoover, Food Administrator. The law will be put into operation at once. "ARMERS WASTING MANURE. Estimated That Not Less Than Twen ty-Five Million Dollars >N -;th Is Wasted Each Year in North Caro lina Through Failure To Conserve and Utilize. Raleigh, Aug. 8? North Caroling 'armors are wasting each year not ess than $25,000,000 worth of ma nure, and it is probable that the fig ires should be nearer twice that imount, according to a statement by John Paul Lucas, executive secretary )f the State Food Conservation Com mission, who have been investigating ;his phase of conservation work. Says Mr. Lucas: "The manure from the average horse or mule for one year contains approximately the following chemical ngredients: Nitrogen, 158 pounds; phosphoric acid, 61 pounds; potash, 145 pounds. These chemicals at pres ent prices of fertilizer are worth $80_ to $90. There are in the States about 385,000 horses and mules and nearly 700,000 head of cattle, besides 1,550, D00 hogs and sheep, goats, and poul try. A low estimate of the value of the manure from these animals for a year would be more than $100,000,000. "It must be remembered in consid ering the value of manure that the chemical ingredients do not form the total value. In fact many soil experts and farmers are of the opinion that the bacterial activity and the improved mechanical condition of the soil pro duced through the application of ma nure are of equal value with the chem icals. However, the estimate of $100, 900,000 as the value of the manure produced in the State is based on the ralue of the chemicals alone. And the estimate of 25 per cent as the amount jf manure wasted is ridiculously low. "'How is manure wasted?' is a natural query. "There are several ways. The com monest probably is the failure of a large percentage of our people to keep sufficient bedding in their stables to ibsorb and hold all the liquid manure. When it is remembered that more than lalf of the chemicals mentioned are ;ontained in the liquid manure it is readily seen that this is a tremendous source of waste. "Millions of dollars worth of chemi ;als are wasted out of manures that ire piled out in the weather instead if being: put upon the land or under :over. The best way to keep manure s to get it on the land just as quick y as possible and the best place to ceep it until it can be hauled out is n the stable itself; next best, in a :overed manure shed. "Other millions of dollars worth of nanure is wasted through non-utiii :ation. Stables, sheds, hog pens and hicken houses are neglected and housands of dollars worth of manures ire left un-utilized. "No farmer cah afford to neplect he saving and utilization of manure inder normal conditions. With fertil zers as high prized as they are now ind the products of the soil at pres nt levels, a farmer who does neglect 0 keep his stables well litered with traw or leaves and wood mold is Tther blind, helpless or indolent. "The amount of manure that we iave been wasting, if utilized dur nc the coming season, will add sever 1 hundred thousand bushels to our iroduction of wheat, oats and other rops and put into the pockets of our armers millions of dollars that they rould otherwise only dream of. "The hauling of $ood mold and shes to the fields is a commendable ractice. Wood mold, raked up with ;aves, makes an almost ideal absorb nt for saving liquid manures and reeds and other litter about the farm j lay be utilized the same way. Our ^ armers simply cannot afford to neg ;ct this great crop ? manure. Failure ! ) conserve food products is no g^eat r sin under present circumstances ( lan failure to conserve and utilize to est advantages every pound of ma ure from every farm animal." Smaller Army Divisions. The reorganization of the Ameri- ' in army will plan for a division of bout 10,000 men instead of the reg lar division of 28,000. The larger ivision has been found to be unwield r for service on the European bat- * efields. Under the new plan a divis- ' n will have two brigades of infan- ' ?y with two regiments each. Other * langes will be made, an. increase bc i?r made in the artillery and machinc un strength of each division. I SELMA'S NEWS OF THE WEEK. About Fifty-five Per Cent of Men Ex anunt-d for Selective Draft Stand Physical Test. Mrs. Arthur Oliver Entertains in Honor of Visiting Guests. Officers of Ep worth League Hold Council Meeting. Other Items of Interest. Selma, Aug. 9.? Attorney J. D. Parker, of Smithleld, was in the city today on professional business. Misses Addie and Eva Pearson, of Bailey, are spending this week, the guests of Mrs. W. E. Jones and other relatives here. Judge W. S. O'B. Robinson, of Goldsboro, was here Wednesday for a few hours. j Representative J. W. Barnes, of Wilders township, was here for a few hours Monday on business. Mrs. Paul A. Wallace, of Clayton, is here this week the guest of rela tives and friends. Mrs. J. E. Young and children re turned this week from a visit to her sister in Auburn, Ala. Mr. Council, of Hamilton, N. C., has accepted a position in the Jones Barber Shop. Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Griffin, of Clay ton, spent Sunday with the family of Mr. J. H. Griffin. Mrs. A R. Hooks and A. R. Hooks, Jr., arrived today to visit Mrs. L. D. Debnam and family. Miss Thelma Godwin, of the San ders Chapel section, is here this week the guesc of the family of her broth er, Mr. S. A. Godwin. Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Debnam and family, Miss Lovie Griffin, and Mr. Jno. W. Futrell motored to Kinston and Seven Springs last Sunday. Mr. C. O. Thornton has moved his barbel shop from Railroad street to the building formerly occupied by the Selma Millinery Company on Raiford street. Mr. W. L. Stancil, secretary of the Merchants Association, is engaged this week in compiling statistics for a new rate book for the benefit of the members of the Association. The old graded school building is being moved across the railroad this week, and will be used for a school building for the colored people. Mr. J. D. Barbour, of the firm of J. G. Barbour & Sons, of Clayton, was in town Tuesday for a few hours. The officers of the Epworth League he'd their first Council meeting at the Methodist Parsonage last Monday ev ening, August 6th, to discuss mat ters of importance relative to the league work. After all business mat ters had been discussed and disposed of they were entertained with music from the victrola, and juicy sweet watermelons were served. After spending several days here with her aunt, Mrs. G. H. Morgan, Miss Elise Austin left Monday to vis it relatives in Smithfield, before re turning to her home in Raleigh. Mrs. Arthur Oliver entertained a number of the younger set last Fri day evening from eight to eleven, in honor of her guests, Misses Janice and Laura Daughtery, and Elizabeth Dorrty, of Goldsboro. After the ar rival of the guests, various games and amusements were engaged in and enjoyed by all. The hostess served in her usual hospitable style delicious cream and watermelons. The out-of town guests were Misses Janice and Laura Daughtery and Elizabeth Dorrty, of Goldsboro; Mr. M. B. Ely, Knoxvillo, Tenn.; Mr. J. B. Mole, of Baltimore, Md.; Mr. B. L. Talton, of New York, and Miss Mozingo, of Florence, S. C. Quite ? crowd of people were here for the first three days this week presenting themselves for examina tion for the Selective Draft. Dr. Geo. D. Vick, assisted by Drs. J. B. Person ind I. VV. Mayerberg, made the phys cal examinations. There were 404 nen examined, with only a little more han fifty per cent passing the medi ?al examinations. Of those that pass d the medical examination, all but 12 asked for exemption. Detailed in formation is not to be had at this vriting, but we hope to be able to give ietails next week. Many Exemptions Asked For. Of the first 186 men examined by he Wake County Exemption Board 145 passed the physical tests. Of these 4 45 men nil but 26 asked for exemp- 4 ion. 1 The town knocker never troubles his h lead over the eight-hour law. 4 BOARD MAKES ANOTHER CALL. Exemption Board No. 1 Summons One Hundred and Fifty More Young Men to Appear in Smithlield. 73 on Tuesday, August 14 and 73 on Wednesday, the 13th. The following are called to meet the exemption board in Smithlield next week, the first 75 on Tuesday and the second 75 on Wednesday: TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH. 299 ? 920 ? Willie Monroe Stevens. 300 ? 1010 ? Talbert Stephenson. 301 ? 919 ? John Ashley Massengill. 302 ? 656 ? Willis Everette Parker. 303 ? 1339 ? Raymond Edwards. "04 ? 814 ? Neil Henry Smith. 305? 1175? Robert A. Rose. 306 ? 1070 ? Charlie Elbert Strickland. 307 ? 738 ? Jesse Martin McLamb. 308 ? 1107 ? Jasper C. Johnson. 309 ? 1097 ? Lewi's Westbrook. 310 ? 1191 ? George F. Johnson. ;; i -1234 ? Isaac Dublin. 312? 1360? Buck Hill. i '113 ? 848? Otis Coats, j ".14 ? -1118 ? Archie B. Jernigan. : : 1 5 ? 121. ? Alonzo C. Ogburn. 316 ? 221 ? Leon L. Cole. I !17 ? 1537 ? Alonzo B. Durham. ? :18 ? 1474-^-Harvey Dublin. jH9 ? 1414 ? Durward H. Creech, j '20 ? 1616 ? William L. Barbour. 1 321 ? 292 ? James A. Williams, j 322? 822? John Banks. 323 ? 504 ? James W. Johnson. 324 ? 1064 ? William A. Gregory. 325 ? 1205 ? George W. Parker. 326? 1510? David Best. 327 ? '1091 ? Handy T. Jernigan. 328 ? 470 ? William V. Stewart. 329 ? 312 ? Walter J. Baker. 330 ? 1507 ? Daniel W. Spencer. 331 ? 1626 ? James Burley. 332 ? 1284 ? Early Lee. 333 ? 90 ? James I). Coats. 334 ? 191 ? George W. Weeks. 335 ? 477 ? Varon Coats. 336? 1187? William A. Lee. 337? 1179? Samuel R. Broclc. 338 ? 753 ? William Henry Sloeumb. 339 ? 130 ? James W. Carroll. 340 ? 858 ? Willie O. Edwards. 341 ? 168 ? Merrit E. Langdon. 342 ? 1023 ? Willie M. Temple. 343 ? 424 ? Milton G. Bailey. 344 ? 840 ? David M. Holt. 345 ? 1347 ? J. T. Massengill. 346 ? 1511 ? Dan Clemons. 347 ? 1188 ? Milton B. Lee. 348 ? 157 ? Willis E. Parker. 349 ? 175 ? Lam Langdon. 350 ? 300 ? Lonnie Sneed. 351 ? 278 ? Jlerschelle V. Rose. 352 ? 1622 ? William Henry Parrish. 313 ? 1240? Will H. Avera. 354 ? 524 ? Leslie E. Rhodes. 355? 911? Phillip Turner. 356 ? 1172 ? Lonnie H. Rose. 367? 532? David P. Baker. 358 ? 1517 ? James Graham. 359 ? 1139 ? David E. Massengill. 360? 1214? John P. Eldridge. 361 ? 336 ? Henry W. B. Thompson. 362? 212? Charlie M. Beasley. 363 ? 1357 ? Johnnie D. Strickland. 364? 49? Willie L. Webb. 365? 8? Bernic H. Ellis. 366 ? 1707 ? Bryant P. Sandlin. 367 ? 1160 ? Turner D. Knowles. 368 ? 1192 ? Leonidus Parker. 369? 1660? Will Walker. 370 ? 305 ? Robert D. Marler. 371? 1143? Orville Eldridge. 372 ? 557 ? Thomas Jefferson. 373 ? 1652 ? Jacob K. Cunningham. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH. 374 ? 1433 ? Clarence W. Thompson. 375 ? 1640 ? John Wilkins. 376? 622? Isaac Tart. 377 ? 585 ? John II . Morgan. 378 ? 1464 ? Harvey Whitley. 379 ? 1257 ? Timothy Dublin. 380 ? 1077 ? S. Primrose Parker. 381 ? 781 ? Jesse T. Morgan. 382 ? 141ft ? Lloyd Potter. 383 ? 1035 ? l^inel S. Penny. 384 ? 1634 ? Arthur Lee. 385 ? 958 ? Harvey L. Allen. 386 ? 323 ? Henry H. Tucker. 387? 1343? W. A. Holt. 388 ? 1439 ? Leon G. Stevens. 389 ? 857 ? Thurman E. Williams. 390 ? 1554 ? Avcra E. Godwin. 391 ? 1401 ? Leonard C. Barnes. 392 ? 1303 ? Charlie L. Green. 593 ? 963 ? Allen W. Johnson. 594 ? 438 ? James M. Baker. 595 ? 878? Arthur G. Smith. 596? 1059? Talbot G. Matthews. 597 ? 441 ? William L. Wallace. 598 ? 880? Claude W. McCabe. 599 ? 357 ? Needham M. Stanley. 100 ? 23 ? Lee Dawson. 101 ? 1173 ? Lonnie F. McLamb. 102? 331? Charlie F. Hall. 103 ? 1108 ? George II. Moore. 104 ? 492? Young B. Parker. 105 ? 1201 ? Harvey Eldridge. CLAYTON'S LIVE NEWS BUDGET. ] Revival Meeting In Progress at the Baptist Church. Mrs. Y. M. Hol land Gives Rook Party to Friends, in Honor of Miss lone Richardson. Other Items of Interest. Clayton Aug. 8. ? Miss Barbara Gulley returned today frcm Lilling ton whore she has been for the pa-it ten days visiting her sister, Mrs. G. T. Smith. \ Mr. JcLn G. Edwards, of Raleigh, spent Saturday and Sunday here. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hall have as their house guests this week Misses , Maude and Jewel Hall and Roberta Upton, of Fayetteville, and Miss Eth-;1 Hall, of Benson. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Williams are spending this week at Portsmouth with Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Gulley. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. S. Barnes and family arc spending a few days this week at Morehoad. Mir,s Rosalie Pope is visiting in Raleigh this week. Mr. Oiho Ellis, of Wilson's Mills, spent Sunday here. On Tuesday afternoon from 2:30 until 4:30 Mrs. Y. M. II Hand gave a rook party at her home here, in honor of her hist r, Miss lone Richardson, .if Kenly. Those present were Misses Tel za Barnes, Douschka Barnes, Genie Thomas, Blanche Ellis, Aldine Oneil, Sulon McCullers, Mrs. Robbie Sanders,, Mrs. Glenn Pope, Mrs. Bennctte Nooe and a few others. Miss Gladys Barbour has been i.i Trenton for the past week. Miss Margaret Hunter, of Raleigh, is visiting Miss Mildred Poole. Mrs. J. W. Smith left Monday for her home at Lillington, after spend ing some time here with relatives. After spending several weeks here with friends, Miss Thelma Johnson left Monday for her home at Clinton. On Monday night of this week a revival began at the Baptist church here. This is a time when we need a revival most, it seems, for so many of our boys are going away and some of them unsaved. I)r. Weston Bruner, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist church at Raleigh, has charge of the preach ing while Mr. Edgar Lynch has charge of music. Both men are capa ble of the plac^ they are filling and we feel great good is going to be done. Services every evening at 8:15. Mrs. I. S* Bagwell, of Raleigh, spent Tuesday here. Miss Alma Hall is visiting in Zeb ulon. Messrs H. Poole and N. R. Poole and D. J. Thurston spent Tuesday in Raleigh. Messrs. A. Farmer and Taylor Poole spent Wednesday in Raleigh. 406? 565? Myatt B. Coats. 407 ? 800 ? William H. Rowland. 408 ? 1447 ? Milliard Bain. 409 ? 1049 ? George P. Benson. 410 ? 1442 ? William J. Fort. . 411 ? 715 ? John D. Young. 412 ? 961 ? Shuford L. Coats. 413? 539? Robert C. Lee. 414 ? 349 ? David V. Adams. 415 ? 1596 ? Morris Tomlinson. 416 ? 562 ? Lasde A. Hodges. 417 ? 1407 ? Steven R. Hinton. 418 ? 501 ? Needham G. Adams. 419 ? 102 ? Walter J. Braswell. 420 ? 1411 ? William T. Daughtery. 421 ? 875 ? Vadie M. Coats. 422 ? 714 ? King D. Stewart. 423 ? 1528 ? Thomas E. Powell.1 424 ? 86 ? Thomas C. Langdon. 425 ? 1024 ? William R. Ellis. 426 ? 1291 ? Joseph A. Johnson. 427 ? 871 ? Delno Coats. 428 ? 1341 ? David T. Strickland. 429 ? 1556 ? James Parnell. 430 ? 1043 ? Joshua Hall. 431 ? 160C ? Clarence W. Hinton. 432 ? 71 ? Edgar Hines. 433 ? 1502 ? Nathaniel S. Tomlinson. 434 ? 1690 ? Andrew Sanders. 435 ? 1150 ? Jesse Braxton Barefoot. 436 ? 1393 ? Hunter Stephenson. 437 ? 1593 ? Garfield Tannines. 438 ? 55? ? Charlie G. Terry. 439 ? 978 ? Joseph E. Ryals. 440 ? 1260 ? Lucian Grejrfc. 441 ? ?- 50G ? Ezra B. Parker. 442 ? 1588 ? Will Hanberry. 443 ? 1591 ? John W. Mitchencr, Jr. 1 444 ? 168C ? Claude Arthur Martin. 445 ? 1391 ? Charlie M. Lamb. 446 ? 1272 ? Ira Casey Whitley. 447 ? 1525 ? Earl McLeod. <48 ? 877 ? Joseph L. McLeod. On the Ruins of Our Schemes. ' We mount to heaven mostly on the i ruins of our cherished schemes, find- < injr our failures our successes. ? A. 1 Bronson Alcott. 1 PLYING EASIER THAN AUTOING. Fo I .earn to Fly Warplane is Easier Than to Run Auto; War Eagles in l'our Hours. Remarkable Curtisg Training Machine, With Dual Con trol, Responsible for Speed. Mine ola, I'ncle Sam's Aviation Field. (Basil M. Manly.) Mineola, N. Y., Aug. 4. ? Jt is easier ? to learn to fly a warplane than to learn to run an automobile! / That's what I learned at Mineola, the eagle's aerie ? the nesting plac2 of the great American bird, king of the skiej. For Uncle Sam's groat Mineola aviation field is the school where the eagle's young are taught to swoop over the fields of France, carrying terror to German vultures. Easier to learn to fly than to learn to run an auto! How long did it take you, or your neighbor, to gain the confidence of his machine? Well, at Mineola mere boys become expert pi lots, ready for the finishing touches of instruction in war combat in four hours. Most :iutoists stay out of the down town traffic congestion for four weeks, to say nothing of four days. And, as for auto mastery in four hours ? un heard of! ''That boy is one of our best grad uate airmen." I followed the gesture of my officer guide to a figure in khaki. , Then like a jolt in the ribs came from the officer; "He lei rned in four hours. He is ready for France." I had turned my gaze back to the sky. Things had seemed interesting there. Half a dozen huge planes were circiing, passing and repassing. I had been thinking a collision was about due. But ? "Became a star air pilot in four hours!" I studied the boy ? yes, boy, apparently about 20, slim, cool, % no swagger, just plain American boy. I had made a mistake craning my neck upward. After that I kept my eyes closer to the ground. And the most important thing 1 learned at Mineola was that the men, the soul of the eagles, were more worth watching than the air, the ele ments they conquered, or the planes, their wings. "Just tell me," I said to the officer piloting me past hangars, tents and barracks, "how they do it." He matched my surprise. "Why," with a shrug, "They learn to fly alona in two hours. If they can't fly alone in ten hours they leave, so they won't waste our time. After twenty hours of actual flying th-~>y are ready to become officers ? or cast-offs. They must have passed all the test stunts ? cross-country flights, triangular flights, accurate landings on fixed marks, and so on. "Then, as officers, after a little time at an advance school, here or in France, learning to handle fast ma chines, aerial gunnery and bomb dropping they are ready for their first air battle." The remarkable Curtiss JN ma chine, greatest twining airplane in the world, adopted by the British, is responsible. It is a dual-control ma chine ? just as if an automobile ha?J two steering wheels, two gear shift levers, two fuel controls, so the in structor could at any time check or correct the learner without interfer ing with him. There ore two seats, one directly behind the other. In front of each is ' a complete set of controls, interlock ed. The pupil climbs into the front seat. He keeps his hands and feet on the controls to learn the "feel of it." The instructor, in the rear, manipu lates them. An auto steering wheel, turning from left to right for sidewise direc tion, and swinging backward and forward for up-and-down direction, a steering bar on the floor operated with the feet like the steering bar of your old sled, and the engine throt tle ? these are the controls. The second time up for his thirty minute lesson the pupil does the fly ing, and if he makes a false move the instructor's hand checks him. The fourth or fifth time up the instruc tor doesn't expect to do much check ing. He's there for safety only. And "Safety First" is the motto all aver the aerie. One broken strand of wire, out of a woven cord of twenty strands, means repairs. Every .ma chine is thoroughly overhauled b* Fore every flight. ? Charlotte Observ er.