North Carolina Newspapers

HEAR CONGRESSMAN POU.1 He Will Discuss the War Situa tion and Liberty Honds at the Court House Tonight. The Ladies are Given Special Invi tation to Attend. . .Congressman Edward W. Pou, Chairman of the big House Com mittee on Rules, who is just back > from Washington where he was in close touch with the war situa tion will speak at the Court House tonight, beginning at 7 :30 o'clock. No man in the State is better able to speak on the great questions now so prominent be fore the public than Mr. Pou. He has had the privilege and the honor to stand close to President Wilson during the trying scenes of the past year or two. He has been constantly called into con sultation with the President on the great problems of the war. Mr. Pou will speak directly on the war situation and the Liber tv T.nnn It has been sometime since the people of Smithfield have had an opportunity to hear their honor ed townsman and friend speak on the great questions of the day and it is believed that a great crowd will be out to hear him. The seriousness of the situa tion now confronting the Ameri can people has not yet dawned on a great many of the people of this country. They are having great prosperity all round them. They have plenty of good things to eat, but they- are not yet thinking seriously of our Allies and of our own folks who are al ready across the water and those soon to go over. Let us become aroused and lend our every aid to the cause of world wide liberty by saving, conserving and buying a Liberty Bond. Hear about these things from Mr. Pou at the Court House tonight. The ladies of the town and community are given a special invitation to be present. Let everybody attend. AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER. Benson, Oct. 25. ? Mr. R. G. Grady, of Wilmington, is here today on busi ness mutters. Quite a large number cf Bensonians left this morning for Fayettevi'le, where they will take in the Fair. Mr. W. D. Boon is a visitor to Smith field today on business matters. Mr. Jesse Turlington recently spent! a few days at home with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. McCrae, of Dunn, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Whittenton this week. Mrs. J. F. Lee and daughter, Mis3 Mary, are in South Carolina this j week on a visit to Mrs. Lee's son, Paul j Lee, who is in the army at Camp j Jackson. Mr. M C. Barbour, cf Elevation ( township, was a visitor to Benson Tuesday of this week. Mr. George Holland spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Kenly with rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Strickland, of Falcon, who have been visiting here have returned home. Mr. N. L. Perkins, of Smithfield, was in tha city a few days this week. Messrs R. T. Surles, S. F. Ivey, W. D. Boon and others wore visitors to Smithfield Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Honcycutt, Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Strickland and Mrs. George Prnson returned the first of the week from Emperia where they went by automobile on a visit to relatives. Mrs. Dickson, of Raeford, was in the city on a visit to her daughter, Miss Florenco Dickson, for a few days this week. Mr. M T. Britt was a visitor to Fayetteville Wednesday on business matters. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Stancil, of Smith field, have been here this week with relatives snd friends. Mr Andrew Slocumb, of Pctersljprg, has accepted a position with the Farmers' Commercial Bank, to fill the position vacated by Mr. Henry Slo cumb who is now in the United States Army. Mr. Lausie Hodges, of Greenville Training Camp, was in the city a few days recently wit hhis parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Hodges. Mr. Eugene Jernigan, of the A. &E. College, of Raleigh, was in tcovn for a few day3 recently with his mother, Mrs. Cornelia Jernigan. Dr. W. T. Martin left the first of the Week for New York City where he is atending a Dental Society Meeting for a few days. Mr. J. E. Wilson who has been in the Fayotteville hospital for several days is home again, but is unable to do very little work yet. His many friends are glad that he is improving. Miss Flora Canaday, of Meredith College, Raleigh, was home for a few days recently. She returned Tuesday to resume her work.. Among the Banner Township boys who went to Camp Jackson Tuesday were Messrs Bobert McLamb, Arthur Surles, Chas. Smith, Garlr.nd Moore oml \1 ?? HI J\*n (WIU 4>11? v/ii* Mr. Eli Morgan, of the A. & E. Col lege, was horjie for a few days recent ly on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D Morgan. Mrs. J. T. Stanford returned the ^rst of the wbek from a visit to North ampton County. She was accompa nied home by Mrs. Knight who will spend a few days with her. Misses Velnr. &nd Dorothy Finch, of Oxford Seminary, were here for a few days recently visiting relatives. Mrs. Seth Barbour, of Duke, died at her home the first of the week and was buriod at Hannah's Creek Tuesday | afternoon She had been sick for some time, and her death was not unex pected. She was the mother of our townsman, Mr. Jesse Barbour. Mrs. W. H. Mills, M iss Margaret Mills and Master Wayland Mills, of Lakewood, Fla., are spending a few days here at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Utley. . ? Mr. and Mrs. Lesley Sutton, of Rocky Mount, were here recently visit ing at the home gf Mrs. J. H. Duncan. Mr.*C. C. Murphy, of Atkinson, N. C., was here on business recently. Mr. Alton Hall was here recently at the home of his pafents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hall. He returned Monday to re sume his studies at Wake Forest Col lege. Messrs Joe Norris and H. C. Durham were visitors to Carthage Sunday and Monday. Prof L. T. Royall, Superintendent of Schools of Johnston County, is in Ben son today visiting the school. HAPPENINGS IN PRINCETON. Princeton, October 24. ? Mrs. J. H. Woodnll and children, of Smithfiold, have been visiting Mr. C. W. Eason this week Mrs. Ed. A. Holt is spending a few days in Smithfiold with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Sanders. The Radcliffe Chatauqua was here for three days last week. Every day the tent was crowded and the return , next ye^r was assured. The stork visited Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lovett last Sunday and left in their care a little girl. Conral Parker has gono to Delway to entjr school. We wish him much success as he is one of our best young men. The graded school opened Monday .with a good attendance. Prof. J. B. Bridges, Miss Nell B. Miller, Miss Amma Stancil, Miss Gerterude Gol ston, Miss Miller, of Winston-Salem, and Miss Stancil, of Selma, arc new teachers. Miss Inr Golstcn, of Golston, a sister of one of the teachers, is here to at tend schcol. Mr. W. M. Rose, Sr., is seriously ill at his heme. His children were all called to his bedside Monday. Miss Lena Rowe and her brother, Dalma, are among the out-of-town students here attending this term. Mrs. Rr.y L. Hunnicutt, of Raleigh, is here at the bedside of her father. Prof. Bridges was called to Creed more Monday on account of the seri ous illness of his brother. New School Plan in Greensboro. Greensboro has been having her school troubles for the past few months. An election was held in that city Tuesday and an amendment to the proposed city, charter adopted provid ing for a non-partisan school board of seven members. The vcte for. an increase in the school tax from thirty to fifty cents on the hundred dollars was carried. REGISTRATION DAY TOMORROW.' Every Woman in Johnston County Who Wants to itender Service or Be Trained for Service Should Enroll. List of Chairmen. The Registration Cards prepared by the Woman's Committee, Council of National Defense are in the hands of * the Townsh'p Chairmen and any wo man in Johnston County desiring to offer trained service or be trained for service in this war struggle will please sign one of the cards. The following women have these cards in hand: Mrs. Battle A. Hocutt, Clayton. Mrs. John 0. Ellington, R. F. D. No. 1, Clayton. Mrs. J. S. Johnson, R. F. D. No. 4, Four Oaks. Mrs. Claude Stephenson, R. F. D. No. 1, Willow Spring. Mrs. Abram Lassiter, Benson. / Mrs. R. H. Hudson, R. F. D. No. 2, Bentonville. Mrs. Rufus -Sanders, R^F. D. No. 1, Four Oaks. Mrs. J. W. Sanders, Four Oaks. Mrs. Ed. A. Holt, Princeton. Mrs. D. B. Oliver, Pine Level. Mrs. R. L. Fitzgerald, Micro. Mrs. J. II. Kirby, Kenly. Mrs .Ncwsom Narron, R. F. 1). No. I 2, Kenly. Mrs. J. W. Barnes, R. F. D. No. 2, Wilson's Mills. Miss Evie Wilson, Wilson's Mills. Miss Margaret Etheredge, Selma. Mrs. J. M. Beaty, Smithfield. MRS. F. II. BROOKS, Chairman Woman's County Coun cil of Defense. THE NEWS AT FOUR OAKS. Four Oaks, Oct. 25. ? Mrs. O. E. Matthews, of Dillon, S. C., is spending several days here- with her father, Mr. K. L. Br.rbour. Mrs. T. E. Davis and daughter, Miss Eleanor, left Tuesday to spend a few days in Richmond. We regret to not the continued ill ness of Mr. J. L. York. ? Lieuter.ar.l Lecn A. Adams, of C: mp Jackson, who has been in the hospital for several weeks, has returned home much improved. Mr. W. E. Barbour spent Wednesday in Raleigh. Of those who are away at school the following spent Sunday here: Misses Leola Sanders and Esther Creech of Oxford College; Miss Gladys Adams, of Louisburg ?oller;e; William San ders and Hunter Strickland, of Oak Ridge Institute; Gilbert Creech, of Buies Creek; Misses Onia Lewis and Louise Paschal, of Wilson. Mrs. Ben F. Royal and little sen, of Moreher.d 1 City, are spending some time with Mrs. Royal's parentn, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Adams. The Four Oaks Branch of the Red Cross. The Four Oaks Branch of the Red Cross meets every Tuesday afternoon in the attic at the residence of the chairman Mrs. B. B. Adams, where they have a large and comfortable work room fitted up. Mrs. Adams her self has done much toward the equip ment, but the ladies owe special thanks to Messrs J. W. Sanders and Wilbrd MassengiP for the use of two new and easy running machines. The physicians and druggist of the town delighted the ladies by furnish ing them with a nice bandage roller. After visiting the mother Chapter at Smithfield and learning from their ex perience, our Branch ig very proud of a goodly number of garments and hospital supplies. We were able to turn over for the shipment the Chap ter is making this week. W.- now number sixty-four menf bers, with an average working force of twenty. Oui* women have made very willing and efficient workers. The men of our town have been loyal and stood with the work in the finances. Our country friends have not re sponded so patriotically to small amounts of cotton at the gins for the cause. Wp feel that in the busy rush of saving their crops they have had no time to consider the importance of the Red Cress work and the privilege they havejn doing "their bit" just now. but that when they count the unusual amount of Dollars their cotton has brought them this fall that they will later conic and give us several of tho3e dollars for the Red Cross as a thankful offering that they are permitted to , work and make the dollars, and do not hr\v ? to wear the bandages made by the Red Cross Society. REPORTER. HOME HOYS WITH THE COLORS.! A List of the Beys from Sniithtield and Vicinity Who Have Enlisted for Ser vice in Uncle Sam's Army. Instruc lions About How to Write Ho the Soldier Hoys. \ (By G. T. Whitley.) Tho following is the list of boys from Smithfield and Smithfield town ship who arc Wow in the service of Uncle Sam, with their correct address as near as possible. (If any of our readers know of those who have been omitted from the list they will confer a favor by sending their names and ad dresses to the Editor of The Herald, Smithfield, N. (*) Volunteer Army. Isham Holland, Jr., N. C. Motor Truck Company No. 1, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. S. Daniel Jones, N. C. Motor Truck Company, No. 1, Camp Sevier, Green ville, S. C Bernitc L. Jones, N. C. Motor Truck Company No. 1, Camp Sevier, Green- , ville, S. C. Joe M. Johnson, N. C. Motor Truck Company, N. 1, Camp Sevier, Green ville, S. C. Luther T. Pierce, N. C. Motor Truck Company, No. 1, Camp Sevier, Green ville, S. C. George C. White, N. C. Motor Truck Company, No. 1, Camp Sevier, Green ville, S. C. Hunter Woodall, N. C. Motor Truck Company. No. 1, Camp Sevier, Green ville, S. C. Roy Bailey, 43 Ambulance, 306 Sani tary Tri in, Camp Leo, Petersburg, Va. Alger G. Byrd, 4.3 Ambulance, 306 Sanitary Train, (.'amp Lee, Peters burp, Va. Percy H. Youngblood, 43 Ambulance, 306 Sanitary Train, Camp Lee, Peters burg, Va. Oscar R. Rand, Second Officers' Training Camp, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Dr. Thel Hooks, (Lieutenant) Co. 4, M. O. T. C., Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Dr. Robert Parish, (Lieutenant) M. O. R. C., Fort 'Slecum, Now York. Oliver Rand (Lieutenant) Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C. Walter R. Rand, 45 Infantry, Com pany C, Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indi ana. Edwin Smith Pou, (Lieutenant) Sig nal Corps, Aviation Field, Mt. Clem ens, Mich. ? % George Ross Pou, Signal Service at Large, Care Chief Aviation Officer, Civilian Field Clerk, United States Expeditionary F >rces in France. Ashley Gordon, Srd Company Coast Artillery, Fort Adams, R. I. Thomas R. Johnson, (Sergeant) Co. K, 14th Infantry, Vancouver, Wash ington.' Ira W. Medlin* Army Y. M. C. A., Vicksburg, Mi':s. Leon W. Bailey, 105 S. B. N. Radio Company, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Zob Johnson, Machine Gun Company Expeditionary Forces in France, N. G. Myatt, Jr., (Navy) U. S. S. Wyoming, Care Potmaster.'New York. Chester L. Stephenson, (Sergeant) Company C, 119th Infantry, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. f Gt'o. R. Sanders, (Sergeant) Co. C. 119th Infantry, Camp Sevier, Green ville, S. C. Carl Dickerson (Sergeant) Com pany C, 119th Infantry, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Clarence Johnson, Co. C, 119th In fantry, Camp Sevie^, Greenville, S. C. Ernest W. Gordon, Co. C, 119th In fantry, Crmp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Ralph Dodd, Co. C, 119th Infantry, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. Joe Bradley, Co. C, 119th Infantry, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. The names of the men who went to the army under the Selective Draft Law will be published in our next issue. Writing to the Soldier Iloys. The list of the names of the boys from Smithfield township as given above should be clipped cut and kept for future use. The Council of De fense and the Red Cross should pre serve this list of men who are with the colors. Individuals should cave it and should write ocasionally to the men who are in patriotic service in our places. They will often think of us and of home, why not let them know tK*t we are thinking of them? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Put yourself in the other fellow's place. In case a solder is in the expedi tionary ftrcrs in France care should be exercised in addressing letters a.id packages. Packages not wcigmg more than twenty pounds may be shipped by parcel pest to United States soldiers in Europe. The parcel post rate is the same as the rat.? for the eighth zone, namely, 12 cents for each pound or fraction thereof. Hut such packages must not be registered, insured, or sent C. O. D. Here is an example of the way you may address these packages: % From Mrs. J. T. Jones, Sterling, 111. Mr. Sam L. Jones, Company II First Regiment, American Expeditionary Forces. The above represents all the in formation you can put on the package. Under no circumstances will the Gov ernment permit the location or the sta tion of the organization to which the soldier belongs to be put on the pack age. They will deliver the package to the soldier wherever he may be with out further informaton. From the above you will note that the only information you are to use is as follows: First ? Name of the soldier. Second ? Name of the company and regiment or troop to which he belongs. Third ? That the soldier belongs to the American Expeditionary Forces. Fourth ? Your own name and ad dress as the sender of the package or letter. U " Instructions about Christmas Mail. Lieut. Commander John J. London, in charge' of the N. C. Navy Recruiting Station, has received from the Navy Department a 1 >tter explaining fully the surest way to get Christmas mail delivered to enlisted men. The letter follows: 1. With the approach of the holiday season, special attention is being given to the delivery of Christmas mail to enlisted men serving abroad. Ar rangements have been perfected by the Navy, War and Post Office Depart ments whereby Christmas mail to American Expeditionary forces in Eu rope and to the crew^ of United States naval vessels serving in European waters will be delivered by Christmas morning. Without the fullest co operation on the part of the public it will be impossible to accomplish this result. 2. The families and friends of enlist ed men are urged to observe tl c rules adopted by the Navy, War and Post Office Departments, particularly in three essential respects: 1. Mails to reach sailors and sol diers by Christmas must be posted not later than November 15th. 2. Every package must bear con spicuously the words " Christmas Mail," the complete address of the per son for whom it is intended, and, in the upper left-hand corner, the name and address of the sender. 2. Every parcel must be so packed and wrapped as to admit of easy in spection by the postmaster. No par cel will be dispatched to Europe which has not the portmaster's certificate that it contains no prohibited articles. 3. All i^ail for men serving on board vessels of the Atlantic Fleet and in European waters should be address ed to the U. S. S. , care of Post master, New York, N. Y. All mail in tended for men serving in the Pacifc and Asiatic Fleets should be addressed to the U. S. S. , Asiatic Station, via San Francisco, Cal., or U S. S. .Pacific Station, via San Fran cisco, Cal Current magazines and newspapers may be sent to the boys in France. The publishers will send them through the agencies of the government post offices. The government knows where the soldiers are and delivers them the mail. For military reasons it is not permitted the public to know where the soldiers are located as this infor mation would be useful to the enemies of our country. Entertainment For Soldiers' Dinner. Mr. Eric Masscy, of Selma, was in town Wednesday and informed us that a musical entertainment will be given in the Municipal Building at Selma on Wedneday night, Octobcr 31st, be ginning at 8:30 o'clock for the purpose of raising funds to send the soldier boys of Company C. (tho old Selma Company) a Thanksgiving dinner. Home talent assisted by some artists from Raleigh will give a hig'u cl >ss entertainment. Thii is a creditable undertaking and will be largely pa tronized by the patriotic people of the community. QUARANTINE OFFICERS WORK. State Quarantine Law at Work in Three Counties Made Bad Reports. State Hoard of Health Will Enforce Law. Seventy-seven counties are at work putting into operation the new State quarintine l&w, according to a map published in the September issue of the Health Bulletin, which is just from the press. Twenty three counties had done practically nothing when the re ports were madfc September 1. These were: Camden, Currituck, Pasquo tank, Gates, Dare, Tyrrell, Hyde, Stokes, Alleghany, Watauga, Avery, Beaufort, Craven, Carteret, Jones, Green, Brunswick, Moore, Person, Henderson, Jackson, Graham and Clay. ( The countries doing good work when the reports wcie made were: North ampton, Martin, Pitt, Edgeccmbe, Nash, Wayne, Johnston, Wake, Gran ville, Durham, Guilford, Fornyth, Yad kin, Davidson, Cabarrus, Iredell, Ca tawba, Lincoln, Yancey, Buncombe, and Haywood. The other counties of the State are represented as having started the work but*vhich are not yet doing satisfactory work. The rating of the counties was bas ed mainly on the number of contagious diseases reported by tl.e county quar antine officers. Those reporting the greatest number were considered as doing the best work THE NEWS IN CLAYTON. Mr. and Mrs. L)oane Spence left Tuesday for their home at Greenville, S. after spending several days here with relatives. Mr. Garland Young arrived Tuesday from Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., to spend a few days with his parents. He was called home on acount of ill ness of his mother. It is hoped Mrs. Young will soon be better. Miss Clee Ellis of Meredith College spent past week end here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith and children of Selma spent last Sunday here. Messrs Ekie and Aubrey Gattis of the Motor Truck Company, now sta tioned at Camp Sevier, Greenville, spent several days this week here with their mother Mrs. M. E. Gattis. Their many friends wire glad to see them again. They are noble looking soldiers and say they like their life just fine. Mrs. R. B. Ellis and little daughter Kathyrn returned Monday night from Columbia, where they have been visit ing Mr. R. B. Ellis, who is in training at Camp Jacljson. On Monday night at her home here Mrs. D. W. Barbour entertained the junior boys and girls of her Sunday school class of the Methodist Church in honor of Messrs Ekie and Aubrey Gattis of Camp Sevier, Greenville, I S. C x Mr. J. H. Austin of Four Oaks spent Sunday h. re returning in the axter noon accompanied by his wife and children, who have been visiting Mrs. M. E. Gr.ttis for the past several weeks. Mr. Edward Barbour of Hampton, I Va., spent last week here with his | cousin Mr. Max Barbour. Miss Milba McCullers left Monday j night for Columbia, S C., to visit Mrs. i Bennett Nooe, who is at that place j visiting her husband stationed at Camp Jackson. Miss Telza Barnes who is at Con servatory of Music, Durham, spent a | few days last week with her parents j Mr. and Mrs. Barnes. - Mr. Porter Wallace now in training at Camp Sevier pent a few days re cently here with his parents. Mr. Dave Smith of Greene County was here a few days ago visiting friends and relatives. Mr. Arthur Smith spent Wednesday in Raleigh. Mrs. C. W. Carter left today for Keysville to visit relatives. Mr. J. W. Adams and family of Wil son's Mills were here Monday. Fred Barnes a young negro man was killed on the railroad near the Clayton Cotton Mill Tuesday night. Mr. Charlie Smith a prominent far mer of Wake County was here Monday selling cotton. Lawyer J. R. Williams made a busi ness trip to Smithfield Monday. Ashley Home, Jr., left Tuesday for Bedford City to "again take up his work there after spending a few days here with parents. Dr. E. H. Broughton of Raleigh wvi here Sunday. Clayton, October 24.