THE ASSOCIATION AT CORINTH.
Delegates Arriving at Wendell on
Morning Train* Will He Met and
Taken to Meeting Place.
The Johnston County H::p' ist Asso
ciation will nv-et at Corinth church
next Wednesday, October 31, for n
three days session. Rev. A. A .Pippin
pastor of the church, writes as follows
regarding the met ting of delegates:
"We will have automobiles at Wen
dell to meet the delegates who come
on the morning trains. There arc two
traiqp, cne from tach way, the last one
arriving by seven o'clock. Our cars
will be on hand and leave Wt ndell not
later than nine o'clock. The morning
trains will be met at Wcnd? 11 each day.
If any delegates wish tu.i)tf met at any
other time, if they will write me at
Wendell, N. C., I will have th> m met.
"We have made arrangements to
have preaching in the Academy, to
to give room in the church for the del
egates. We hope to have preaching
twice each day."
Tuberculosis on the Decrease in North
Carolina.
There wore '211 oases of tuberculosis
less in North Carolina last year than
the year before. This reduction, ac
cording to the State Board of Health,
brings the State's death rate from tu
berculoses to lH9.fi njrainst 127.7, the
rate of the United States for 1915.
If the same annual reduction could be
kept up fifteen years, says the Board,
the State would have no deaths from
this disease rnd would soon have the
tuberculosis problem under control.
Education;. 1 health work is consider
ed the preatest factor bringing: about
this reduction. Physicians have been
educlfled to the importance of an early
diagnosis as well as dealing honestly
with hi3 patients. People have been
taught to know that, tuberculosis is
both preventable and curable and now
they welcome the earliest possible in
formation from their physicians. If
they have tuberculosis, they want to
know it v.hile it is curable. Ignorance
and poverty remain the greatest allies
of this dicadful disease.
SKI-MA'S LIVE NEWS BUDGET.
( By W L. Standi.)
Selmr, Oct. 25.? Mr. T. J. West, of
Petersburg, Va., was here Sunday, the
guest of friends.
Miss Minnie Reynolds, of Wilming
ton, will arrive Friday to visit her
sister, Mrs. J. I). Reynolds.
Mrs. Luther T. Rose, of Clayton,
spent Monday here with relatives and
friends.
Miss Alta Debnam, of Clayton, spent
the last week end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Debnam, returning
Monday.
The numbers of the Local Red Cross
Chapter ere meeting today nt the
Graded School holding, and are en
gaging in the active work of the Red
Cross.
Mrs. P. A. Holland, of the Sanders
Chapel section, spent Tues3ay in town
shopping.
Miss Am ma St : ncil lef< Monday for
Princeton, where she will teach in the
Graded school this year.
Mrs. Alice Lilcs and daughter, MisS
PlaciJc Lilws, of Cro?nsboro, were
guests ."t the home of Mrs. Eliza Stan
di last week.
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.VII. T* aill'I WUUIV livuuv, ni'ii \ri ?>1, I
It. J. Noble, who is in the U. S. Navy j
on the U..S. S. Hannibal, came in from
Norfolk Sunday night to visit his
parent . and left at 7 o'clock Monday
mornin*:. This is his first visit home
since his enlistment fifteen months
ago. II? only had shore leave until j
12 <\]oc!t Monday night. He did not
know the destination of hi? ship after
leaving Norfolk.
Little Marion Let; Deans, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Deans, and who
has been seriously ill for sometime,
wi!l be taker, to the hospital kt Wilson
today for treatment. .
Quite a number of people will at
tend the Primitive Baptist Association
at Old Beulah church which will con
vene tomorrow and last through Sun
day. Tlv church is about nine miles
north of Sclma.
Messrs T. C. Henry and S. A. God
win made a business trip to Goldsboro
Tuesday evening returning Tuesday
night.
Mrs. W. E. Jones returned yesterd.i>
from a visit with relatives near Clay
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Richardson, Mrs.
A. B*padwell and Mrs. Mitchell .of
Wendell, spent Tuesday here with
their brother, Mr. R. E. Richardson.
A meeting of the Selma Rfrchants'
Association wdl be held in the secre
tary's office tonight at 8 o'clock. Busi
ness of importance will come up before
this meeting and a good attendance is
expected.
Judge F. H. Brooks and Attorneys
E. J. Wcllons and W. W. Cole, of
Smithfield, were business visitors here
today.
We do not desire a controversy with
our good old friends, The Herald, but
we notice that it has been showing up
the Smithfield cotton market very ad
vantageously during the last few
weeks, rnd we are glad to see them do
this, and appreciate the fact that
Smithfteld is a good morket, but we
also notice that the comparisons given
do not include other local towns. In
order to convince ourselves, one day
this week your correspondent called up
one of the leading cotton buyers in
Smithfteld and asked him what they
were paying for cotton. His reply was
27 1-2 cents per pound. Bids held by
several farmers in Selma at precisely
the sami hour were from 27.90 to 28
cents per pound. We are not writing
this in any criticism of The Herald or
of the Smith ft eld market, but to show
you that WideMwake Selma has one
of the best cotton markes in the coun
try, and a trial or a comparison only
is necessary to convince you.
Your correspondent wishes to again
thank the se who have been so kindly
aiding him by furnishing items for the
Selma correspondence, and urge upon
them and also others of the town to
report to him by Tuesday noon each
week anv items of a news or personal
nature for publication. Our Selma
correspondence will be just what we
make it, and your correspondent does
not have the time to go out and look
these items up and any help will be
appreciated.
IJEN'TONS VILLE NEWS.
Kenton vill", October 21 Miss Annie
Lassitcr, our postmistress, spent Tues
day in Smithfield shopping.
Ex-Sheriff C. S. Powell of Sanders
Chapel motored through our section
Monday viiwing the Rattle Field.
? Mr. J. M. Heaaley and s in, W. R.
Keasley spent Tuesday in Smithfield.
Mr. W. R. Reasley leaving for Camp
Jackcon in the afternoon in answer to
a call from Uncle Sam.
Tlu> Ikntonville Township's Good
Road's Association met at Bontonvillc
Saturday with a good crowd present.
It looks like now we are t.? have better
roads for old Bentonville.
A bond election in favor of the Cen
tral Carolina Railway Company is
called for Rentonville Township on
November J), 1917.
A large crowd of our people atten
ded The State Fair last week at Ral
eigh.
The El" nezer M. E. Sunday School
Choir attended the Sunday School
Convention at Mount Moriafc in Samp
son County last Saturday.
Our Mail service has been changed
again which is very inconvenient for
our people. The change holds our mail
over in the office over night, making it
n day older when we get it. We should
get the Smithfield Herald on Wednes
day and Saturday. Now we gej Lt on
Thursdays and Mondays.
Railroads !n War Service.
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Outside of the War Department
and railroad circles few persons re
alize how much the railroads of this
Sountry have done and are doing to
win the war. Since the first of last
August they have transported f?02,
000 soldiers to training camps with
out a hitch and the proof of the per
fection of the service is that so little
ha3 been heard about it. Had every
thing gone wrong the country would
have rung with the story.
Secretary of Wa{ Baker paid the
railroads n fitting tribute by saying:
"This strikingly illustrates the patri
otic co-operation of the railroads with
the government and also the tremen
dous capacity of American railways.
I think the railroads deserve great
credit for this achievement." V
Five days after Congress declared
war, the chief executives of the lead
ing railroads met in Washington to
consult with the Council of National
Defense and "pledged themselves
with the government of the United
States, with the governments of the
several States and with one another,
that during the present war they will
co-operate their operations in a con
tinental railway system, merging dur
ing suc^i period all thoir merely indi
vidual and competitive activities in
the effort to produce a maximum na
tional transportation efficiency."
The executive committee of five
then selected now directs the opera
tions of all the railroads as a single
system. In doing this the railroads
acted voluntarily and no law has
been enacted to enforce co-ordination.
They have received no guarantee of
compensation such as the British
government gave to the English rail
j ways which are assured of the same
i net returns that they earned before
jthe war began. ? New York Commer
cial, October 1, 1917.
ENGRAVED CHRISTMAS
CARDS.
We have a nice line of samples en
graved Christmas Cards. Come in,
make ^our selection and have your
name engraved on the design you
want.
Individual Christmas Cauls make
your card mean more to the recipient.
There will be a great rush along about
Christmns times. Give your order
now and avoid that rush.
HERALD OFFICE,
Smithfield, N. C.
m
Clothing
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We can show ybu over 1500 Men's Suits, of the very latest styles. Over
1000 Young Men's Suits, in the newest and most stylish fabrics, colors
and designs. Over 1000 Boys' and Children's Suits. Can fit the whole
family from the cradle up.
Our Shoes
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Are in a class to themselves? the largest stock ever shown in this section.
We have the best line of Shoes that money could buy. We bought them
for less than others had to pay, and can sell them cheaper. Our buyer,
Mr. Charles Davis, saw far ahead the great advance in leather and
bought before the great advance in prices---In Car Load Lots- -direct
from the biggest manufacturers in the United States, which gives our
customers the advantage in buying their Fall and Winter Shoes at Old
Prices.
$5.98
Our dry joods
Slock
Is complete with everything you
may want for Ladies, Misses and
Children at Old Prices.
COME!
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$5.98
We have the largest stock of Ladies Ready-to - Wear to be found in the
county . Our prices are the lowest to be found anywhere
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The Davis Department Stores
Smithfield, N. C.
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY NOW. 1
Buy ycur Fertilizers, Cotton Seed
Meal end Acid now before Spring
Prices are announced. Austin
Stephor.son Company, Smithfield,
N. C.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY
buy your Shoes, Clothing and Dry
Goods from Austin-Stephonson Co.
THE REST AND LARGEST STOCK
of Furniture in Smithfield is at
Cotter-Underwood Co.'s, Smithfield, '
N. C.
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY NOW.
Buy ycur Fertilizers, Cottcn Seed
Meal and Acid now before Spring
prices are announmi. L. G. Stevens
Company, Four Oaks, N. C.
BUGGIES OF ALL KINDS AT?
Cotter-Underwood Co.'s Store at the
old prices. Smithfield, N. C.
EVERYBODY IS HAPPY THAT
sells tobacco at the Farmers Ware- I
house. Join the happy crowd.
FOR RIDING DUTCH PLOWS,
Mowers, Cutaway Harrows, see
The Austin-Stephenson Co.
iVK CAN SAVE YOU MONEY NOW. '
Buy yi ur Fertilizers, Cotton Seed ,
Meal s.nd Acid now before Spring
prices are announced. L. G. Stevens
Company, Four Oaks, N. C.
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l"OTTER-UNDERWOOD COMPA
ny's Store is the place to buy .your
Dry Goods at the right price.
NOTHING BUT THE BEST HAR-j
ness sold at Austin-Stephenson Co. i
HE SURE TO SEE OUR NEW
line of Furniture at old prices. I
Cotter-Underwood Co., Smithfield, '
N. C.
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY NOW.
Buy your Fertilizers, Cotton Seed
Meal and Acid now before Sprinp
Prices are announced. Austin
Stephenson Company, Smithfield,
N. C.
YOU CAN MAKE MONEY BY BUY
ing your Furniture'at The Austin
\ Stephenson Company's. A trial is
all we ask.
WHEN YOU WANT GOOD REPAIR
work done, come to Four Oaks
Blacksmith Company.
Banner Warehouse
Tobacco is higher this week than it has been any time this
season We think now is the time to sell tobacco, and advise you to
sell, and be sure you bring it to the Banner.
Below you will sec some good sales made this week.
W. A. Johnson, 77, 68, 50, 47, 45, 38, 30,
Ncedham Mundcn, 70, 52? 45, 38.
J. J. Johnson, 60, 50, 50, 45, 42, 37, 32.
L. A. Dunn, 60, 44, 37.
Hannibal Godwin, 56, 41, 40, 38, 37, 37, 36.
Corby Johnson, 50, 45, 39.
J. W. Tart, 46, 40, 36.
W. A. Owens, 47, 43, 41, 38, 35.
A. H. Phelps, 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 39, 38.
Dixon Phillips, 45, 43, 37.
A. G. Parker, 45, 40, 38, 33.
John Baker. 42, 41, 37, 33.
F. P. Pilketton, 42, 39, 38, 34, 33.
W. N. Faulkner, 41, 39, 37.
Bring us your next load ajid we will get you the best sale you
have had in all your life.
Hoping to see you soon,
SKINNER & PATTERSON
Smithfield, N. C.