FIRST MEN CALLED
EARLY IN SEPTEMBER
They Will (Jo In Training In
Month of October.
lialance Soon An l'?*. iblc. Plan Dis
tribute* Task of Furnishing Sup
^Im ad Equipment Through the
Mi-nth and Prevents Confusion,
'"-rnhfrs May lie Allowed to Await
Third Movement.
(Washington Dispatch, 13th.)
The entire 687,000 men composing
the first increment of the army draft
forces will be under training early
in October. Under orders issued Mon
day the first 30 per cent of the quo
ta of each district will begin entrap
ment for cantonments September 5;
the next 30 per cent September 15,
and another 30 per cent September 30.
The remaining 10 per cent will be mo
bilized as soon after that date as
possible.
The plan to assemble the new forc
es in three increments distributes the
task of furnishing supplies and equip
ment through September. It will also
prevent serious shortage in nny camp
and will give the new officers from
the training camps time to familiar
ize themselves with their duties grad
ually before responsibility for a great
body of men falls on them. ,
12,000 At Kach Cantonment.
The order means that about 12,000
men will reach each of the sixteen
cantonments soon after September 5.
They will first be examined physi
cally by army doctors and fianlly
accepted or rejected. This will take
some time and the men will have to
be furnished with temporary quar
ters and rationing while awaiting ex
amination. If the full quota weje as
sembled at one time, great confus
ion would result.
Presumably the first increment will
have been organized into skeleton
companies, battalliona or regiments
l>efore the second arrives.
In farming communities, local
boards new will arrange the lists of
those to fill the first increment with
local crop conditions in mind. Men
engaged in harvesting work and who
otherwise would go with the first
third of the district quota will be
passed over to the second or third as
may be necessary.
As to Dependent Kclativrn.
Reviewing the questions of depend
ent relatives, General Crowder issued
a supple mental ruling today holding
that persons should not be discharged
because of dependents resident
abroad.
"The object of the law permitting
persons tc be discharged, provided he
was a person falling within any of
the classes of dependents, dependent
upon him, was to prevent such de
pendents becoming a charge upon the
American people," the ruling cays. "A
dependent residing abroad could not
become such a charge."
That conscientious objectors to war
are not to be excused entirely from
serving the country was made clear
in anothn ruling by the provor.t mar
shal, holding that such persons should
be sent to the mobilization camps
along with others drafted, to be as
signed later to non-combatant branch
es of the services. It is presumed
they will serve in the quartermast
ers corps, the medical corps or other
units not employed in actual combat.
K. I*. O. Clerks IS'ot Exempt.
Only in rare cases arc railway mail
clerks to he exempted. Today the
Post office Department announced that
published reports of blanket exemp
tion for this class of postal employes
were based on a misinterpretation of
the department order covering postal
exemptions. Only scheme clerks,
chief clerks and assistant chief clerks
of the railway service will be given
exemptions and most of them are
above military age.
The Pestoffice Department announc
ed also that it would certify exemp
tions for postoffice inspectors but not
for postmasters. Postmasters of the
first, are exempted specifically under
the law.
It developed today that the Navy
Department, misunderstanding the
War Department ruling as to volun
tary enlistment of registered men,
had instructed its recruiting officers
to accept registrants into the navy
even if they had been called before
their local boards for examination.
Mistake Corrected.
The mistake quickly was corrected,
recruiting stations being told by tel
egraph that no man called for ex
emption under the draft law could be
accepted to any branch of the mili
tary or naval service as a voluntary
recruit. Until called, however, regis
trants arc free to enter the army,
navy or marine corps.
Plans to provide publicity facilities
at camp.) of the National Army and
the National Guard are to be left en
tirely to the discretion of the camp
commanders, who will be authorized
to permit newspaper correspondents
to establish offices within the camp
limits and to maintain private tele
graph lines there if deemed advisable.
No such privileges will be granted un
til the camps actually are established
and the commanders on the ground.
Old Folks' Day at .Massey Chapel.
July 27th ut Massey Chapel was a
day lontf to he remembered because
of the heart claspings and hand shak
ings of the old boys of sixty years
ago who had uet to show the friend
ships of other days. One of the old
boys, Mr. H. F. Peedin, announced
that th" object of our coming to
gether in love and friendship was to
renew our old acquaintances I'.nd make
new onc3, and to enjoy the old games
which we entered so heartily into in
the days of long ago.
The first part of the exercises was
the talks made by the old teachers.
Mr. William Gurley, a former teacher,
of this place, now about 80 years of (
age, gave some interesting news of
bow he taught here and at one time
received only fifteen dollars a month.
He seems to think that the boys and
girls of today have great opportuni
ties with all the books they can carry.
We old fellows didn't study any ,
books but the old Blueback Speller
and Smith's Arithmetic.
Mr. H. F. Peedin, another veteran
teacher, and the historian of the day,
gave th? foundation of the school and ,
perhaps the first teachers who taught
here, and especially one that he re
members very well, Mr. Debroh ,
Creech, who taught here before the
Civil War. He says that perhaps it
was under Mr. Creech's instruction
that he got so much history ? he re- <
ceived a whole history at once on his
head for some of his pranks.
The game:; were entered into and
Jumping the Rope was conducted by ,
Mrs. Martha Boyett and Mrs. Lucy |
Oliver. The prizes were won by Mrs.
Ophelia Mitchell and Mrs. J. W.
Baker.
In the jumping and setting pegs by
the old I toys, playing marbles, etc., |
Mr. Jim Creech won in the 100 yard
dash. Mr. J. W. Wiggs is champion
of the county jumping Jim Crow.
Round Town hall and Rullpen were ,
the heat games we had. If you ever
attend one of our old games you will
learn some of these new wrinkles, hut >
old to U3, for it is a treat to see these
old boys fifty to eighty years old
performing as many exploits as a
monkey. Was there ever an ear so
deaf that it did not love music? The ,
old Virginia Reel was danced out on |
the ground by four hoys and four
girls just to show the young folks ,
that there is no time for a sly hug, (
much less one all the time. There were j
the old ladies who went floating off
in the air, whose feet hardly seemed
to touch the ground, to the tune of
the old time fiddle. (
May God be with us till me meet ,
again. ,
"Wondrous and awful are thy silent
halls, |
O kingdom of the past!
There lio the bygone ages in their
pulls,
Guarded by shadows vast."
ONE PRESENT
Pine Level, N. C.
*
NEW HOPE NOTES.
We are all glad to see Henry Lee
up again, after having been confined
to his room for several weeks with
typhoid fever.
Mrs. W. R. Snead spent the week
end with her daughter, Mrs. R. L.
Massengill.
A revival meeting began at Antioch
Holiness church Sunday. The meet
ing is being conducted hy Rev. E. W.
Price who is assisted by the pastor,
Rev. J. G. Crocker.
Miss Thelma McCauley has return
ed to her home in Smithfield, after
spending some time in this section.
The crops of this section are suf
fering a great deal for lack of rain.
The tobacco farmers of this section
are finishing up barning this week.
A MO.
Prisrilla Club Entertained.
Kenly, Aug. 13. ? The Priscilla Club
was entertained by Mrs. J. R. Sauls,
on last Thursday afternoon from five
to seven o'clock. Mrs. Sauls sustain
ed her reputation as a delightful
hostess. The large spacious porch was
tastefully decorated with potted
plants and cut flowers.
As the guests arrived they were
served punch by Mrs. A. J. Brough
ton. An hour of delightful conversa
tion ovc their needle work was en
joyed by the members, after which
the hostess, assisted by J. C. Bow
man r.nd Mrs. A. J. Broughton, serv
ed a refreshing ice course followed by
mints.
Those present were, Mesdames L.
C. Wilkerson, L. Z. Woodard. F. M.
Aycock, J. C. Bowman, J. W. Dar
den, A. J. Broughton, J. G. High. W.
G. Bailey, P. D. Jerome, and E. S.
Bowers, of Jackson, N. C.
Judge Lindsey, of Denver, was
lunching one hot day when a politi
cian paused beside his table. "Judge,"
said he, "I see you're drinking coffee.
That'fc a heating drink. In this weath
er you want to drink iced drinks,
judge ? sharp iced drinks. Did you
ever try gin and ginger ale?" "No,"
said the judge, smiling; "but I've tried
several fellows who have." ? Ex.
CHAPEL HILL GETS $75,000.00.
Far Greater Sum Given to I'nivenu
ty by Mr*. Bingham Than Was at
First Thought. Amount* to Over
Million., $75,000 Annually for 21
Years After Which an Endow ment
Must be KNtabliwhed. "In "Kenan
Professorship."
(Wilmington Star.)
Instead of the University of North
Carolina receiving $75,000 under the
terms of the will of Mrs. Robert
Worth Bingham, that institution will
get annually f<>r J1 years, and
at the end of that time will receive
,| -?)'!? - ? ? i y I IV- '<? ?<?1.1 $75,
C/('0 a year at the prevailing legal rate
uf inter. -t, forever, the total approx
Iin.'tt j 1 1 v ;i m : 1 ! .< .n ami a half.
This princely gift to Carolina will
be h;i ? I i-y University friends
t ! i : < u the c intry, a herever
ih< v ti, a v be, ??<! will lx the cause of
-.if b ! ? ;< icing. a.- n< <-r ha- been
? .now: i over any he<iue.-t ir :tti < to the
grand old institution.
After providing that the sum of
?.'? K-i.il in | ? ? 1 ' 1 'niversity
i-iich and <-very year fur 21 years, the
will s< t - forth that at the end of that
I -me, th ? trustees shall turn over to I
the institution a cash sum of money
which a: the then prevailing legal
rate of interest in North Carolina, will
net the University not less than $75,
00 annually for each and every year
thereafter.
This permanent endowment will be
known aa the "Kenan Professorship"
und the funds will be used towards
better paying the professors of the
University for their services in edu
. ting the coming generations of Mrs.
Bingham'- native State, which' she
loved with a love that is thus most
beautifully indicated.
The University will now take its
place among the largest and fore
n ok! institutions in the country and
continue its work of service and use
fulness to the commonwealth which it
has so nobly served for generations.
1'hat Caioliniam from one end of the
State to the other will appreciate the
munificent gift need not be enlarged
jpon. f
This large endowment comes Irom
a member of the Kenan family which
has for generations lived in Eastern
North Carolina, and all of whom haVe
always taken a prominent part and
Jeep interest in everything pertain
ing to the upbuilding of the State.
Mrs. Bingham was Miss Mary Lily
Kenan, daughter of Capt. William R.
Kenan and niece of Thos. Kenan, for
many years clerk to the Supreme
??>urt, and also a niece of Jas. (1. Ken
an, all three of whom were University
men and who typified in their lives
the best Carolina traditions.
NEW HOPE LOCALS.
Dr. T. B. Allen, cf Richmond, is
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Allen.
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Smith, of Clay
ton, spent the week-end with their
sister, Mrs. Rufus Sanders.
Miss Floy McCauley, of Richmond,
spent the week-end with Miss Sallie
Sanders.
Mr. and Mrs. Langley, of Dunn,
spent Sunday at Mr. T. B. Allen's.
Mrs. Annie Sanders and family
spent Sunday with relatives near
Wendell.
Mr. and Mrs. Fields, of Farmville,
are visiting Mrs. Fields' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. B. Allen.
Miss Sallie Sanders has returned
home from Greenville where she at
tended the summer school.
Mr. Rufus Sanders, Jr., spent a
few days last week at Wrightsville,
Kinston and Goldsboro.
Misses Inez and Paulino Sanders
are visiting relatives near Wendell.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson and
family spent Sunday at Dunn.
Mr. Warren Massengill made a
business trip to Kenly Saturday.
Miss Norma Sanders, of Tarboro,
will arrive Saturday to spend her va
cation at home.
Mr. Robbie Massengill left Thurs
day for the navy.
Mrs. Lulr. Cherry and children are
visiting Mrs. Rufus Sanders.
Misses Geneva and Willie Wood, of
Benson, have returned home, after
spending some time with Miss Clida
Hayes.
Four Onks, N. C., R. No. 1.
Sunday School Picnic.
There will be a Sunday school pic
nic at Carter's Chapel church, Friday,
Autrust 31. Everybody is invited to
come and enjoy the day. Rev. R. M.
Von Miller will speak for us that day
on the subject of "The European
War." There will be other speakers.
MARTIN THORN.
Superintendent.
No Joy Rider.
"Your husband is suffering from
auto-intoxication."
"I can't believe it, doctor. Tim never
rides in the things an' I'm sure he
hasn't tasted liquor for a whole year."
? Boston Transcript.
Farmers W arehouse
SMITHFIELD, N. C.
To the Farmers of Johnston and Adjoining Counties:
We wish to announce that our opening sale will be
Tuesday, Aug. 21st
1917
Wo are of the opinion that tobacco will sell higher than it
has for years, and we would advise all Farmers not to sell their
tobacco at home, but work it up and put it on the market. We
have this year the best force that can be had anywhere. Mr.
Ed. L. Beasley will Auctioneer for us. Mr. Beasley is an expe
rienced man and will sell your tobacco for the high dollar.. Mr.
Andrew J. FMtzgerald will have entire charge of our grading de
partment and you all know "Fitz."
Our office force will be Mr. 1). E. Motley and W. C. Stuckey.
We hope that you have decided to let us sell your crop this
year. We appreciate and want your business, and will work as
hard for you as any Warehousemen in the State. Start with us
and finish with us. Bring your first load on to the FARMERS
WAREHOUSE and we will send you home with a smile.
Your friends,
V
Boyett Bros.
PROPRIETORS
DO YOU WANT To SAVE
MONEY?
Of Course You Do-- We Can Help You---LISTEN!
Our Big 25 per cent Reduction SALE will Begin
Friday Morning, Aug. 17th
And Close Saturday Night , August 25th
Everything in Our Dry Goods Room
Will Be Reduced
25%
Nothing will be excluded ? nothing laid aside. Our stock is complete and new goods
will be coming in and displayed during this Sale, comprising beautiful Fall and Winter
Goods. This is a rare opportunity for those seeking High Quality Goods at a big dis
count. These sales have been satisfactory to those who attended them and we intend to
make this one the Greatest success of any. Come to the sale, even if you do not want to
buy. Our clerks will not worry or try to tease you into buying. You will be made to feel
at home. Tell your neighbors to meet you at HORNE'S BIG SALE. Bring your children
too. We shall be glad to see you.
Remember: By trading with us you save money and we make money.
Ashley Home Son
"The House of Service"' - CLAYTON, N. C.