STATE GUARD IS [ I
i ELIMINATED IN 1
NEW ARMY PLAN
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Identity of State Organizations Is
Lost While This War
Lasts.
SUGGESTED BYGEN. PERSHING
Reorganization Wipes Out Identity of
Some Famous State Regiments
National Defense Act May
Restore It After Conflict.
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Washington. ? War department offi
cials, general staff officers and army
officers generally frankly admit that
the National Guard, as It was before
the United States entered the war, is
being gradually eliminated, certainly
as far as this war is concerned.
The fact is that since Gen. John
J. Pershing was sent to France a de
cision has been reached to reorganize
the regular army and National Guard |
from top to bottom. This decision was
made on General Pershing's urgent
recommendation.
General Pershing's recommendations
were the result of conferences in Paris
between the American and allied com
manders, and the new organization fol
lows closely the lines of the present
French organization, built up after
three years of active fighting.
The recommendations of General
Pershing were an entire surprise to
war department officials and the gen
eral staff. The latter balked at first,
but ultimately followed the plan rec- i
ommended by the American field com- !
manders on the theory that Pershing
was on the ground and in a position
to know what the British and French
have found most effective in battering
their way through the German lines.
That is the whole story. It is hard
on National Guard organizations, es
pecially the crack regiments, whose
members have always taken great
pride in them and striven to improve
and perfect them.
For Keeping Identity.
At the outset the general staff plan
provided for mustering into the fed
eral service state units as such, each
of them to be given a new regular
army number, but to retain its iden
tity.
When General Pershing urgently rec
ommended that regiments be increased
from 1,500 to more than 3,000, even
crack National Guard infantry regi
ments, which had been recruited to
full war strength were far below the
required number. As finally perfect
ed, the new organization provides for
a regimental maximum strength of 103
officers and 3,652 enlisted men.
This explains why it has been neces
sary to merge one National Guard reg
iment with another. It has been stated
repeatedly that the National Guard
would next go to France. By
combining two Guard units the gen
eral staff figured the war department
would have a maximum of men In the
enlarged regiment who had had some
military training and experience.
On the other hand, If the recom
mendations of governors, senators and
representatives and National Guard
officers were followed and the ranks
of Guard units filfed up with drafted
men from the same states, the ma
jority of every regiment, with a few
exceptions, would be composed of
wholly untrained men. This would
mean a much longer training period.
As reorganized, army experts are con
fident the National Guard troops will
be ready for service after a minimum
training period in this country.
Superior Fighting Machine.
However disappointing the new or
ganization may be to either National
Guard or regular army troops, offi
cials feel that there can be no doubt
that every officer and man In both
branches, as well as those now In the
(National army camps, want to see the
most efficient fighting machine pos
sible. Army experts devoted most
earnest study and thought to the reor
ganization. They think they have per
fected an organization which has no
superior as a fighting machine.
In the reorganization New York's
Guardsmen have suffered dlsintegra- 1
tlon. For Instance, the men of the
First New York Cavalry and Squadron
A find themselves today mere "dough
boys," as in the past they termed the
Infantry. They are bidding final fare
well to their horses, and the parting
Is a sad one, for many of the former
cavalrymen have had the same mounts
for several years.
The officers and men of the old First
Cavalry are being split up among
three units. The One Hundred and
Sixth Machine Oun battalion will claim
650 of the enlisted personnel and the j
One hundred and Second Trench Mor
tar battery, the first of its kind to be
organized in this country, takes One
Hundred and Eighty One. The One
Hundred and Second Ammunition
Train will also claim a number of offi
cers and men of the old regiment. '
Squadron A, too, has lost its mounts
and the organization is now the One
Hundr^u uud Fifth Machine Gun bat-,
tallon.
In tfle Spartanbtirg camp of the
Twelfth and Seventy-first regiments,
there are not enough men left to make
a decent sized company. Thi? historic
commands have been drained of
their son that more fortunate rcgb
meats In the first Une might get their
war quotas.
In some instances units from two
states have been combined or are '
about to be thrown together. These
are extreme cases, an<l they tend to
stir up even keener resentment than
the combining of units within a single
state.
Missouri Protests.
The Fourth Missouri and Third Kan
sas furnish u striking illustration.
Both of these regiments were below the
strength rt>qulred by the new organiza
tion. Both contained u large number
of veterans.
When it was decided to combine
them, Missourians immediately rose
and protested the ? case in person to
Secretary Baker, pointing out the in
justice to both states and the damag
ing effect on the morale of the oflicers
and men.
He said this was true, also, of the
Second Missouri, which was slated to
be carved up and transformed into ma
chine gun battalions.
Governor Gardner used all of the ar
guments he could muster, but wound
up by declaring emphatically that if
the government could not do other
wise Mr. Baker could count on Mis
souri supporting him and doing its
duty to a man. This case has not
yet been finally disposed of, but it is
entirely probable that Governor Gard
ner will lose.
Mr. Baker personally regrets the
necessity for breaking up state units.
Ohio, his own state, has some crack
regiments, and the Buckeye state is
being treated exactly as every other
state. The first consideration is a
military one. The government wants
the best possible military machine and
only efficiency was considered in per
fecting the organization plans.
After the War.
If there are any definite after-the
war plans for the National Guard
they have not been revealed. Mili
tary experts who discussed the matter
declared that after the war the Na
tional Guard naturally will revert to
its status under the national defense
act, which was passed with a view
to federalizing the Guard and mak
ing it more responsive to national au
thority.
But what will be left of the Na
tional Guard if the war lasts a long
time, it is asked? When the Guard
was shaken together after its service
on the border it numbered approxi
mately 150,000. Since that time many
thousand Guardsmen have been dis
charged on account of dependent rela
tives. Its strength at the time the
United States entered the war may be
put at 125,000 officers and men.
Men who have enlisted since that
time did so "for the period of the war,
and will be automatically discharged
when it ends. Meanwhile, it is fair to
assume that many of the veteran
Guardsmen will appear on casualty
lists. At best, therefore, the National
Guard proper at the close of the war
will be nothing like as large as at
present ? 378,000 men. Of course, many
of the men who go through the war
safely will re-enlist for peace time
service.
For "Period of War."
What is true of the National Guard
in this respect also is true of the reg
ular army, two-thirds of which is com
posed of men who volunteered their
services for the period of the war, and
cannot be held after peace is declared.
The terms of thousands of other men
will have expired and they also must
be released.
It will be recalled that the formal
announcement of the war department,
in defining the new organization, spe
cifically stated that it was for "over
seas service." It is but fair to as
sume that this organization is not now
intended to be permanent and that
there will be no disposition to main
tain National Guard units as now or
ganized after peace comes.
In fact, Secretary Baker has re
peatedly informed the newspaper men
that all plans for the army are tem
porary, or "for the period of the war."
Congress took particular pains to spe
cify that the selective draft law ap
plied only to the war period and was
not to be considered as an approval
of the principle of universal military
training as a permanent policy.
It is freely predicted that the men
who do the fighting in France will
see to it that congress provides for a
permanent system of universal mili
tary training. When the National
Guard troops returned from the bor
der they were almost a unit in de
manding universal legislation ns a
matter of common sense and element
ary justice.
Even with a system of universal
military training in vogue, it was
pointed out, the National Guard would
not necessarily be eliminated.
ST. VITUS' DANCE
GOOD FOR SERVICE
New York. ? Little things like
walking In one's sleep or being
afflicted with St. Vitus' dance
have naught to do with a man's
ability to fight In the new Na
tional army, ruled a local exam
ining board recently.
When a stalwart candidate In
formed the board he was af
flicted with both "ailments"
members winced. Then they
considered the case and decided
that he was "fit" for service.
"But I might get up some
night and walk right Into the en
emy's camp," argued the appli
cant.
"Then the St. Vitus' dance
will come In handy," said a
board member. "You can jump
right out again."
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* SOME SC HOOL NOTES. *
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* By Supt. L. T. Royall. *
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Next Monday the compulsory atten
dance period for Johnston County
opens. It is to be hoped that every
effort will be put forth to have the
best attendance this year that we have
ever had. Every one will please take
notice that the ape is from eight to
fourteen years. The attendanco of
ficers expect to visit the schools very
soon and get in touch with the teach
ers and find out the real conditions as
much as possible. Quite a number of ]
the schools have opened and several
others will open Monday, the 26th.
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Yesterday we visited Archer Lodge, |
Barnes and Batten Schools. We found
very good teachers in all of these |
schools. At Archer Lodge we found a
new piano and quite a number of the
pupils have been enrolled in the music
class. This school seems to be grow
ing rapidly. The Committee, Messrs.
Jesse Wall and V. R. Turley, seem to |
be very enthusiastic and are showing
a great deal of zeal for the school.
Mr. N. A. Randal is the principal and
Miss Athesia Powell the assistant.
Another teacher will start in Monday.
This school will prove a blessing to
the Community.
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Next week the Teachers' Assembly
will be held at Charlotte. The County
Superintendent will be away the whole
week, but hopes to be back in his
office on Saturday, December 1st.
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We are still in need of some teach
ers, and it now looks like some of the
schools will have to wait until after |
Christmas before teachers can be se
cured. We have written to several
County Superintendents, but there
seems to be a shortage of teachers
everywhere. We are still writing and
phoning to every one whose names are
given to us as prospective teachers.
As soon as we secure teachers for
these vacancies, the Committees of
the schools will be notified. Let us
put forth every effort to make this
the best year we have ever had. It is
highly important that these boys and
girls be in school, for we know not
what the conditions will be in the |
future.
ELEVATION NOTES.
Rev J. T. Stanford filed his regular
appointment at Elevation M. E. church
Sunday.
We are glad to note the opening of
our new school Monday, the 19th.
Mr. Alton Barbour and sister, Miss
Vila, and Miss Belle Medlin spent
Saturday and Sunday in the Reho
both section.
Mrs. J. P. Strickland and daughter
spent last Thursday in Smithfield.
Messrs Decker and Earl Creech, of
Pleasant Hill, spent Sunday in this
section.
We are glad to see some of our
soldier boys home on a visit to their
parents.
Benson, R. 1, Nov. 19th.
According to an English dispatch,
bacon is not procurable in many
butcher shops in London. In shops
able to secure supplies, the prices
range as high as 60 cents per pound
for grades of bacon that before the
war sold for 18 cents.
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER
Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by a disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick head
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous indigestion, fermentation of
food, palpitation of the heart caused
by gases in the stomach. August
Flower is a gentle laxative, regulates
digestion both in stomach and intes
tines, cleans and sweetens the stom
ach and alimentary canal, stimulates
the liver to secrete the bile and im
purities frbm the blood. 25 and 75
cent bottles. Sold by Creech Drug
Co. ? Adv.
SELMA'S DOLLAR DAY, THURS
day, December 13th. Watch for
big ads.
JOHNSTON COUNTY REALTY &
Auction Co., of Smithfield, will sell
your farm for the High Dollar.
THE SELMA MERCHANTS WILL
observe December 10th to the 15th
as "Pay-Up-Week." They will of
fer special inducements to all custo
mers who settle their bills during
this week.
FOR SALE. ABOUT ONE IIUN
dred bushels seed wheat. Also
Kogc-r bean and wheat thrasher in
first class condition. Smith Form
A-Truck also for sale. W. A. Phelps,
Four Oaks, N. C., Route 3.
WAIT FOR OUR LINE OF CHRIST
mas Cards. They will i>e ready for
inspection about December 1st. The
Herald Book Store.
SEE US FOR LATHS AND PLAS
ter. Cotter Hardware Co.
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LOST? POINTER DOG, LIVER COL
ored, spot one eye, and one about
the size of your hand at root of tail.
Big dog, weighs about 42 to 45
pounds. Reward if returned to C.
S. Boadhurst, Smithtield, N. C.
VALUABLE FARM FOR SALE? 204
acres, 150 in high state of cultiva
tion, suitable for most all crops.
Good buildings, good pasture, rea
sonable terms. Apply to W. A. Ste
phenson, Willow Springs, N. C.
IF YOU HAVE TOWN LOTS OR
farm land you wish to sell for the
High Dollar, let the Johnston Coun
ty Realty & Auction Co., of Smith
tield sell it.
FOR SALE. MARE EIGHT YEARS
old, at bargain. Women and chil
dren can work her. Reason for sell
ing: Owner dead. Apply at once
to E. R. Jones, Smithfield, N. C.,
Route No. 1
THE SELMA MERCHANTS WILL
observe December 10th to the 15th
as "Pay-Up-Week." They will of
fer special inducements to all custo
mers who settle their bills during
this week.
ENGRAVED VISITING CARDS
make a fine present for a friend
See our line of samples and give
your order at once and avoid delays.
The Herald Office.
HEART CEDAR SHINGLES CAN
be found at Cotter Hardware Co.
TAKEN UP MONDAY, NOVEMBER
12th, seven head hogs. Owner can
get same by paying for this ad and
my trouble. R. E. Hill, Smithfield,
N. C., No. 2.
THE SELMA MERCHANTS WILL
observe December 10th to the 15th
as "Pay-Up-Week." They will of
fer special inducements to all custo
mers who settle their bills during
this week.
DON'T BE CLOSE FISTED? BUY
a Loth Queen Stove. We have them.
Cotter Hardware Company.
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SELMA'S DOLLAR DAY, THURS
day, December 13th. Watch for
big ads.
ANOTHER LOT OF BIBLES AND
Testaments expected next week. In
this lot will be a few Family Bibles,
* big type, easy to read. Wait for our
announcement and see them. Herald
Book Store.
IF YOU HAVE A FARM, LARGE OR
small, or town lots you wish to sell,
call, or write, or phone, Johnston
County Realty & Auction Company,
Smithfield, N. C.
FOR SALE? BUILDERS LIME AG
ricultural Burnt Unslacked, Slacked
and Oyster Shell Lime in bulk or
bags, car or cargo shipments. Clyde
MaeCr.llum State Agent, Hertford,
N. C., for Limestone Products Crop,
and Chesapeake Shell & Lime Com
pany.
BIRDDOG LOST. .BLACK ANI)
white, mostly white, old dog, an
swers to the name Bland. Deliver
at Farmers Warehouse, and receive
reward. J. C. Weeks, Smithfield.
FOR SALE? ONE JERSEY BULL
and one Aberdeen-Angus Bull. Both
registered. About 14 months old.
T. S. Ragsdale, Smithfield, N. ?.
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FOR SALE. MODEL 86 OVER
land Seven passenger Car with Con
tinental Six-Cylinder Motor in excel
lent condition. See James A.
Wellons, or Robert A. Wellons,
Smithfield, N. C.
SELMA'S DOLLAR DAY, THURS
day, December 13th. Watch for
big ads.
ON DOLLAR DAY DONT FORGET
to see the merchants that advertise
in this issue of The Herald. They
will offer you some rare bargains.
GET YOUR INDIVIDUAL CHRIST
mas cards this season. A nice line
of samples engraved Christmas
cards now at Herald Office. Give
your order early and avoid the
rush.
SEE US FOR LATHS AND PLAS
ter. Cotter Hardware Co.
IF YOU WANT TO BORROW MON
eny on your farm at only 5 per cent
interest, see A. M. Noble, attorney
at-law, Smithfield, N. C.
SEE
S. T. HONEYCUTT,
H. G. GRAY,
J. H. ABELL,
of the Johnston County Realty and
Auction Company, Smithfield, N. C.,
if you have farm lands or town lots
to sell for the High Dollar.
FOR SALE. MODEL 86 OVER
land Seven passenger Car with Con
tinental Six-Cylinder Motor in excel
lent condition. See James A.
Wellons, or Robert A. Wellons,
Smithtield, N. C. 1
FOR SALE. TWO GOOD MULES,
and new two-horse wagon. Cash or
on time. Apply at once. B. W. Lee,
Smithfleld, N. C.
THE SMITH FIELD BUILDING *
Loan Association has helped a
number of people to build home*
It will help othert, and maybe you.
New series of shares now open
See Mr. J. J. Broadhurst.
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED
farm land at 5 per ccnt interest.
Five, seven and ten yen.rs time.
Amount unlimited. A. M. Noble,
Attorney-at-law, Smithfleld, N. C.
LAND FOR SALE? EIGHTY-ACRE
farm, known as the Cook Place, sit
uated two miles East of Clayton,
and suited to tobacco and general
crops. Lot in Clayton, containing
one and three-eights acres. Will sell
whole or part. Two lots in "New
Colored Town" in Clayton. Lot
near depot in Smithfleld. D. J.
Thurston, Clayton, N. C.
WANTED? YOUNG MAN OF GOOD
qualities to work in a general mer
chandise store. A No. 1 reference re
quired. Apply at once. P. O. Box 52,
Selma, N. C.
PURE BRED, SINGLE COMB
Brown and White Leghorns. 1916
& 1017 Blue Ribbon Winners, For
Sale. Prices Right. Call on or
address, W. P. Strickland, R. F. D.
4., Bex 53, Dunn, N. C.
SEE?
HONEYCUTT,
A BELL or
GRAY
AUCTION SALE CONDUCTORS
Sniithlield, N. C.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified as
Executor on the estate of W. II. Gra
ham, deceased, will sell at public auc
tion at the late residence of said de
ceased, on the 5th day of December,
1917, the personal propeny of said de
ceased, consisting of the following
articles, viz: One mill?, cow and calf,
several head of hogs, corn and fodder,
one wagon, two buggies, one cart, all
farming utensils, household and kitch
en furniture, and other articles un
necessary to mention. Terms cash.
Sale begins at 10 A. M.
This 9th day of November, 1917.
W. H. UPCHURCH,
Executor.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified as
Administrator cn the estate of Jacob
Finch, deceased, hereby notifies all
persons having claims against said
estate to present the same to me duly
verified on or before the 16th day of
November, 1917, or this notice will be
pleaded in bar of their recovery; and
all persons indebted to said estate will
make immediate payment.
This 14th day of Nov., 1917.
J. E. HOCUTT,
Administrator.
A. M. Noble & W. L. Watson,
Attorneys.
NOTICE.
By virtue of the authority contained
in a Mortgage Deed Executed to
Farmers Mercantile Co., by Simon
Morgan and dated the third day of
April, 1916, and duly Registered in the
Register's Office of Johnston County
in Book No. 18, page 46, the under
signed will sell at public auction, for
cash, at the Court House door in the
town of Smithfield, N. C., on the 20th
day of December, 1917 ,at 12 o'clock
M., the following property to-wit:
Adjoining the lands of Tom Wiggins,
Len Chappell, Betty O'Neal, Hezckiah
Watson and others. Being the tract
or parcel of land conveyed to Simon
Morgan by deed from Silas Lucas, as
will appear from reference to the
registry of Johnston County. Con
taining forty-five acres more or less.
For a more complete boundary, re
ference is hereby mado to the records
of the books of the Register of Deeds
for Johnston County.
This 20th day of November, 1917.
FARMERS MERCANTILE CO.
Mortgagee.
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NO OTHER LIKE IT.
NO OTHER AS GOOD
Purchase the "NEW HOME" and yon will have
a life asset at the price you pay. The elimination i f
repair expense by superior workmanship and l>?*-t
quality of material insures life-lone -rrvic t mini*
mum cost Insist on having the * NEW HOME".
WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME.
Koown the world over for superior sewing qualities.
Jht NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO., ORANGE, MASS
J. M. BEATY
Smith field, N. C.
I)R. J. F. FOSTER
Physician and Surgeon
KENLY, N. C.
NOTICE.
The undersigned having qualified as
Administrator on the estate of J.
Tommie Starling, deceased, hereby
notifies all persons having claims
against said estate to present the
same to me duly verified on or before
the 16th day of November, 1918, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery; and all persons indebt
ed to said estate will make immediate
payment.
This 13th day of November, 1917.
C. T. EASON,
? Administrator.
NOTICE OF SALE.
North Carolina, Johnston County.
Under 'and by virtue of authority
contained in a mortgage deed executed
to the undersigned by W. E. Altman
on Nov. 20, 1916, to secure the pay
ment of Two Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars ($2,500.00), purch&ce of the
lands hereinafter described;
And whereas the said W. E. Altman
has failed to pay the bonds secured by
the mortgage aforesaid as they ma
ture, and default having been made
in the payment of the first bond due
Nov. 1st, 1917, which, according to the
terms of the mortgage, matures the
entire indebtedness;
Therefore, the undersigned mortg
agee will offer for sale at public auc
tion at the court house door in the
town of Smithfield, N. C., on Saturday,
December 15, 1917, at 12 o'clock M.,
the following described tracts or par
cels of land lying and being in Ben
tonsville Township, Johnston County,
and bound as follows, to-wit:
Tract No. 1: Being known r.s lot No.
2 of the Powell land and bounded as
follows: Beginning at a stake in the
line of Lot No. 1, and runs S. 2 W. 80
poles to a stake; thence W. 96 poles
(by scales) to a stake In Powell &
Grant line; thence with said line N.
2 E. 72 poles to the beginning, con
taining 48% acres.
Tract No. 2: Being known as Lot
No. 3 is bounded as follows: Begin
ning at a stake in D. Grant's line, R.
Briant's corner, and runs his line E.
97 poles (by scales) to a stake, corner
of Lot No. 7; thence with the line of
said Lot No. 7 N. 2 E. 100 poles to a
stake; thence with the line of Lot No.
2 W. 96 poles to a stake in the Powell
and Grant line; thence with the said
Grant line S. 2 W. 98 poles to the be
ginning, containing 56% acres. The
above two tracts being Lots Nos. 2
and 3 of the land conveyed to F. H.
Brooks by S. S. Holt and wife, by deed
dated May 30, 1911, recorded in Book
"P" No. 11, page 1, Registry of John
ston County.
Not sold under any other name.
Tract No. 3: Beginning fit a stake
in a stump, and runs N. 7 E. 21 poles
to a stake, corner of Lot No. 5, in the
division of the Dennis Grant home
place; thence S. 5% W. 21 poles to a
stake, corner of Lot No. 3, in said di
vision; thence S. 84 E. 106% poles to
the beginning, containing Fourteen
(14) acres, more or less, being Lot No.
4 in the division of the Dennis Grant
home place, in Bontonsville Township,
and conveyed to J. E. Raynor by Den
nis Grant and wife, Mary Grant, by
deed dated Dec. 29, 1906, recorded in
Book "W" No. 10, page 330, Registry
of Johnston County, and conveyed to
F. H. Brooks by J. E. Ruynor and
wife, et al, by deed dated Jan. 17, 1914,
and recorded in Book "T" No. 12, page
555, Registry of Johnston County.
Tract No. 4: Beginning at a stake
corner of Lot No. 2 and runs N. 7 E.
26 poles to a stake in a stump; thence
N. 84 W. 106% poles to a stake, comer
of Lot No. 4; thence S. 5% W. 9 poles
to a black gum in Spring Branch;
thence up the meanders of said Spring
Branch to a stake, corner of Lot No.
2; thence S. 84 E. 69 poles to the be
ginning, containing Fourteen and one
fourth (14'4) acres, more or less, and
being known as Lot No. 3 of the di
vision of the Dennis Grant home place,
and being the land conveyed to F. H.
Brooks by Mary L. Faircloth, et al, by
deed dated Jan. 9, 1914, recorded- in
Book "T" No. 12, page 323, Registry
of Johnston County.
Terms of sale cash, but terms may
be made on the day of sale by pay
ing the cash payment and arranging
to secure the balance.
Thir 15th day of Nov., 1917.
F. H. BROOKS,
Mortgagee.
THE HERALD BOOK STORE WILL
make some attractive offers on Dol
lar Day. Look up today's Herald
for the list of bargains.