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[HE SHIELD HERALD Published Every Tuesday and Friday. BEATY & LASSITER Editors and Proprietor*. Smithtield. N. C. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Cash in Advance. One year. 11.50 Eight Months. 1.00 Six Months, .7G Three Months. .40 Entered at the Post Office at Smith field, Johnston County, N. C., as Second-class Matter. SMITIII ii:m> must he ready. Smithficld is expecting to have vil lage mail delivery to begin on Sep tember first. However, there are lome conditions \yhich must be ob served or the town will lose it. First: Street signs must be put up at every corner in the town. Second: Every business house and residence in the town must be plainly numbered. The numbers must be put up on the house or door. Third: Every home in the town must have a box or other receptacle of some kind to receive the mail. Tl\is is not required of business houses. Fourth: This must be done by the morning of September first, or the town will not get the benefits of the village delivery. Fifth: The town authorities must put up the street signs and number the houses. Sixth: The owners of the homes! must see th:it the numbers ?re on their houses and prepare their own mail boxes. Seventh: This is so important that a mom nt' delay may lose the service to the ti wn, and some1 other town get it. Eighth: Let everybody who wants the villaRC mail delivery for Smith field get busy today. MAKING ARMY OFFICERS. When the United States entered the war there was not only a lack of men to make an army, but there was also a ;trcat shortage in army officers. The army is now being filled through the Selective Service System. Through the work of the Officers' Training Camps, during the past three months about 2C,000 young men have been trained and given commissions. In an other three months, perhaps 15,000 more will be trained and given army cominissiens. By the time the army of soldierc is ready to go in training for servicc, there will be officers enough to go forward with the work. WATKH Sl'I'FIA AT CLAYTON AMPLE AT ALL TIMES. Tuesday morning just before going to press we heard of the bad fire in Clayton and heard it Teported that ? the water was short and so stated. We tried to learn more about it but on i account of the rush in petting to press did not do so until too late. From The Clayton News received this morning we learn that there was no shortage in water supply at any time. We regret that an error was made in reporting this and publish the following from The Clayton News: "The Smithfield Herald of Tuesday carried a short account of the fire of Monday night, in which it stated that the water supply gave out and that a call wi.s made on Raleigh. In this The Herald was misinformed, for *it no time was there any shortage of water, and after the fire had been completely checked there was still 32,000 gallons in the tank. When the fire broke out both the reservoir and tank, holding 100.000 gallons each, I were full, and immediately the pumps ' were started to keep up the supply on hand. Mr. White, superintendent of the water department, states that a total of 205,000 gallons of water was used in suppressing the fire. We are told that Chief Farmer of the Raleigh fire company, who was here with some of the Raleigh equipment (very little of which was used) high ly praised the members of the local company for the excellent way in which they were handling the situa tion and further spoke of the water supply and high pressure of the wa ter. The pumping engine brought by the Raleigh company was not used at all." ralkigh motor TRUCK CO. ON WA1 TO GUKNYILUL The Raleigh Motor Truck Company is now on its way to Camp Sevier, Greenville, S.?C., and spent last night in Greensboro, according to this morning's News and Observer. In this company are seven Smithfield young men and three young men from Clayton. A sad accident to Sergeant Archie I,. Stevens in whifh he lost his life occurred on the road yesterday just five miles beyond Chapel Hill. He fell from the truck and the wheels passed over his body. He was born in South Carolina and enlisted in the company on June Kith. He was married on May 10th to Miss Lillian Brown at Hallston, Va. His remains were ship ped to the home of his widow, lit- will be buried in Arlington Cem etery near Washington with military honors. Miss Lcola Smith, of Louisburg, re turned home Monday, after spending several days in the city the guest of Miss Annie Lec. Mr. and Mrs. J. W .sRzcr returned last night from a viait to see his mother in Hickory, N. ('. Mr. and Mrs. T. Eld ridge and chil dren, of Mt. Olive, are visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lee. Not So Big A Fool. A hoy who was smoking a cigar ette near the monkey's cage took an other one from his pocket. "Would it do any harm," he asked, "if 1 should offer him one of these?" "Not a hit," responded the attend ant. "He wouldn't touch it. A monkey isn't half as big a fool as it looke." Our Dumb Animals. Prof. Vermont Com To A?he?ill*. After a service of seven years in the gradid schools of Smithfield, six of which ho was superintendent, Prof. A. Vermont left Wednesday for Ashe ville where he goes to take up his work as head of the Modern Lan guage department of the schools of that city. The schools of Asheville are fortunate in being able to secure the services of a man of Prof. Ver mont's culture and learning to teach Modern languages. A man of broad education and extensive travel, fa miliar with eight or ten languages, a writer of note and a teacher of many years' experience, Prof. Vermont is eminently welj qualified to fill the po sition to which he has been chosen. Not only is he a teacher of high standing, but he is also nn author well known among school folks. He has written a very successful French Reader which has already found its way into many of the leading schools and colleges. His publishers, a well known Hoston firm, have commission ed him to write a companion book to his French Reader which will soon be ready for the press. We understand that he has al.o received a commis sion to write an English text book. Since coming to Smithfield seven years ago, Prof. Vermont has made many friends who regret to see him go, but one and all wish him the greatest measure of success in his new home in the Mountain City. His work here has left a permanent im press on the life of the community and county. His articles in The Herald from time to time have attached much attention and won high praise from thougtful men and women. His last article of "This, That and the Other," appears today. The Herald appreciates his work here and adds its good wishes to hie many friends for a happy and prosperous career in his new home. To Preach at Royall School House. We are requested to announce that Elder J. T. Coats has an appointment to preach at Royall school house (Ele vation township) the fourth Sunday in August at 11 o'clock .AH are in vited to hear him. Before the Charlotte Board. Mr. Ber F. Wei Ions, who was here a few days aj?o visiting: his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wellons, has returned to Charlotte where he was called before the" exemption board Tuesday. FIRST CALL [ TO OUR | Autumn SaJe The season is just beginning, and we have the largest One Store in this vicinity, which is now filled from base ment to top story with k Furniture Drv Goods Groceries Buggies, Wagons, Harness and Farm Hardware We don't advertise low prices, but if you make us a call we shall give yow Quality and a best price. An Investigation NOW Means Money Saved. Cotter-Underwood Co. ^Smithlield, N. C. Paint Your House ? Before Cold Weather If you go through the coming winter without repainting your house the deterioration in value will be twice the cost of painting it now. Let us figure on the paint for your house. We fur nish the best of paints, and quote you the lowest possible price. Smithfield Hard ware Co. Smithfield. N. C. Itfttleton College. The 3*th Annual Session of Little ton College will begin on Wednesday, September 26th. We have an ideal plan by which pupils may live at thrir owr charges in our main dor mitory, thus saving about $75 during the scholastic year. For further in formation address J. M. Rhodes, Lake Junaluska, N. C., till September 5th, and after that, Littleton, N. C. MISS (H)X, WHO HAS BEEN WITH the Davis Stores for several seasons will be with us again this season. She will arrive Sunday and will be waiting for her friends to call on her. Smithfield, N. C. THK BON TON'S NEW FALL AND Winter Ready-to-Wear is arriving daily. Call and get your school out fit before the rush. Smithfield, N. C. I DESIRE IMMEDIATE CORRES pondence with four young men who wit h to work their way through school either here or at Littleton, N. C. J. M. Rhodes, .Lake Juna luska, N. C. FOR SALE QUICK ? ONE FINE Jersey cow, good milk and butter cow. J. B. Creech, Four Oaks, N. C. MISS ALMA COATS IS NOW WITH the Davis Stores, and will be glad to have her friends call on her when in Smithfield. Hauling Wanted We have a lot of dry lumber we want hauled to Smithfield, lumber is about two miles from Mr. Burt Bar bour s store. Good price. Come to seel us. I RAND & LAWRENCE | SMITHFiELD. N. C. Fresh Turnip Seed Have now arrived. We also have some Beans and Cabbage Seed just arrived. Creech Drug Co. D. HEBER CREECH, Manager, Smithfield, N. C. HOOD BROS. Smithfield, - N. C. Mr. Reader, Do You Buy or Borrow The Herald? When you think of GROCERIES? let your thoughts turn to TURNAGE Sraithfield's Leading Grocer The Best is None Too Good For OUR Customers! S. C. T urnage Smithfield, N. C. riririr I r*ir"i r-i r- iriripi rir iriFtEimr irinnnriripipinr Offering a $50,000.00 Stock of High-Class Spring and Summer Goods at This stock consists of everything worn by Men, Women and Children. We have four stores loaded with goods. Just Received a Solid Car Load of Shoes. Shoes i are high, but by buy.ng in car lots we bought them j cheap, and you can get them at your own price. All styles and leathers. We are the "daddy" of LOW PRICES in Shoes. Come to I The Davis Stores SMITI1FIELD, N. C. < For the Best Goods at Lowest Prices
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