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1HE 1IMLD HERALD Published Every Tuesday and Friday. WATCH YOUR LABEL. No receipt will be sent for subscrip tion. Each subscriber is asked to watch the little yellow label on his paper. If the label is not changed within three weeks after remittance is mada, the subscriber should notify us. Watch your label. NOTE. ? All correspondents should remember that we pay no attention to communications without the writ er's name. If you write every day be sure to enclose your name each time. Address all matters for publication to The Smithfield Herald, Smithfield, N. C. PERSONAL AND LOCAL. Miss Clara Young visited her sister in Dunn last Sunday. ? ? ? Remember that next Wednesday is "Dollar Day" in Smithfield. ?r ? ? Miss Erma Stevens has returned from a visit to friends in Roxboro. ? ? ? Mr. J. H. Wiggs spent Tuesday in Raleigh attending the Federal Court. * * * Mr. L. H. House, of Richmond, Va., spent a few days in the city this week. ? ? ? Mr. N. L. Perkins spent a few days in Barnwell, S. C., this week on busi ness. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Woodall and Mrs. E. 0. Aycock spent Wednesday in Raleigh. * ? ? Mrs. C. E. Bingham and son, James, are visiting Mrs. Bingham's sister, Mrs. E. O. Smith. ?? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Broadhurst, Mesdames Swift and Zachary spent Tuesday in Raleigh. ? * ? Mr. L. Z. Woodard, of Kenly, and Mr. John T. Revell, from near Kenly, were here Thursday. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. Henry Graves, Jr., spent a day or two in Benson this week with relatives. m v m Mrs. G. W. Thomas, of Roxboro, is spending a short while here with Miss Erma Stevens. ? * * Mrs. A. S. Johnson and children re turned this week from a short visit to her mother at Sanford. ? ? ? Mrs. Lee Sanders and Mrs. Henry Graves went to Raleigh today to witness the "Birth of the N;ition." ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hunter, of Aynor, S. C., passed through the city Wednesday on their way to Stewart, Va. * * ? Thursday of next week is Thanks giving Day, and as usual most of the business houses of Smithfield will be closed. * ? ? Miss Augusta Evans, of Greensboro, is spending sometime here, the guest of her brother, Mr. T. C. Evans, on Hancock Street. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. Wade H. Royal and Mrs. J. II. Hose and Mrs. W. D. Boon, of Benson, were here Wednesday. The Ladies came to meet with the Smith field Red Cross Chapter. ? ? ? The Selma merchants will observe December 10th to 15th as "Pay-Up Week." They will offer special in ducements to all customers who settle their bills during this week. m m m People who have Thanksgiving turkeys for sale this year are getting nice- prices for them. In many places they are selling for 25 cents per pound, while in larger towns and cities they are bringing 30 cents and more. ? ? * We are asked to state that Elder J. RufFm Johnson will preach at T Chapel Free-Will Baptist church Saturday night before and the first Sunday in December. He has accepted the pastoral charge of this church for next year. ? * ? Mr. G. T. Boyett, who lives near Princeton, was in town yesterday and renewed his subscription for another year. He inform^ us that the farmers in his section are planning to plant quite a lot of wheat. Some have planted and others will plant next week. m m 9 Mrs. O. P. Dickerson was called to Greensboro Tuesday to attend the funeral of her mother. Mrs. S. N. Mel vin, who died there Tuesday morning. Mrs. Dickerson and her son, Carl Dickicrson, who is now in training at Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C., will return to Smithfield Saturday. Mr. Fit* Dickerson, who has a position at Fremont,, also went to Greensboro to attend the funeral of his grandmother. MR. POU TO SPEAK \T BFNSON. He Will Talk on the War Situation And Red Cross Work Next Sunday. Congressman E. W. Pou has at ep tod an invitation to deliver an address on the war situation and the Red Cross at the Benson School Audi torium next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. On account of his position as Chairman of the Rules Committee of the House, he has been brought in close touch with many of the great problems of the war. H.- is prepared to tell the people many things about which they have seen very little in the public prints. As every one knows, Mr. Pou is a very fine speaker and when he comes to talk on the War Situation he grows eloquent. Everybody in Ben son and community should hear him. They will be able to get a clearer con ception of our position in the great war and learn some of the needs which are before us at this time. Let a great crowd be present to hear him. The Red Cross workers of Smith field are specially invited to attend the speaking and are requested to wear their arm bands. It is expected that a large attendance will be present from Smithfield. Japanese Bazaar in Smithfield. A Japanese Bazaar will be con ducted by the young ladies of the Baptist church in the old theatre building next to the City Cafe, Satur day, November 24, beginning at 12 o'clock. Beautiful Japanese pictures and an assortment of real Japanese articles will be fore sale. A chance to buy your Christmas gifts. Notice to Correspondents. On account of the lateness of the mails wc shall have to ask our corres pondents to send in their items a little sooner. Articles mailed on Thursday often do not reach us until Friday morning when too late for that issue. No news item or advertisement will be accepted on Tuesday and Friday mornings for publication on those days. Correspondents and advertis ers will please take notice. Preachers Exchange Pulpits. Rev. J. E. Lanier and Rev. R. M. Von Miller will exchange pulpits and each will fill the other's appointments the first Sunday and Saturday before in December. Lewis Brown, one of the oldest colored men in Smithfield died Tues day of this week. He was father of Bud Brown the barber. Mr. J. G. Flowers, of the Kenly section, was in town yesterday and gave us a call. He reports that the people in his section are increasing their acreage in wheat almost 100 per cent. This is a fine plan and if the farmers all ever Johnston County will do likewise they will find they have made a paying investment. A Card of Thanks. We wish to thank our neighbors and friends for the big pounding they gave us a few evenings ago. Wc cannot find words to express our gratitude, but amid our afflictions and helpless ness and poverty God's children bring the light of the Christ-like spirit that is in them and turn dark ness and sorrow into sunshine and joy. What a comfort to know that for every heartache there is somewhere in the universe a heaven-inspired soul to comfort those cast down. God bless each of you. MR. and MRS. A. 13. SASSER. Smithficld, N. C., Nov 20th. Money Growing Tobacco. Many Johnston County farmers have made fine records in growing tobacco. J. G. Flowers, who lives near Kenly, had four acres in tobacco this year and realized $1,470.60 clear check. This is an average of $367.65 per acre. Compulsory Attendance. The Superintendent of the Smith field schools and the principal of the colored school have decided that the compulsory attendance period for the colored school shall go into effect next Monday, the 26th. The parents should see that all children between the ages of 8 and 14 are in school before the next week closes. This applies to the colored school of Smithficld. The Turlington Graded school will put the compulsory attendance period into effect on Wednesday, January 2, 1918. TO THE PEOPLE OF SMITH KIELI). Your Town Taxes are now due. Please come forward and settle at once. W. M. Ives, Town Tax Collec tor. FARM FOR RENT. A ONE OR Two horse farm for rent. Apply to P. A. Holland, Smithficld, N. C., R. F. D. 2. Please Remember That Wednesday November 28th Is DOLLAR DAY In Smithfield THE NEWS IN CLAYTON. Clayi-on, N. C., Nov. 21. ? Mrs. Julian Starling, of Goldsboro, is visit ing her mother. Miss Blanche Ellis left Tuesday for Littleton, where she will enter college. Misses Clee Ellis and Thelma Yel verton, who are in school at Meredith, spent the week-end here with parents. Mr. Mid Mrs. J. H. Austin and children, of Four Oaks, spent last Sun day here. Miss Zenobia Bagwell, of Raleigh, spent the week-end here with friends. Miss Pearl Harris spent last Sun day in Durham. Mr. Rudolph Barnes, a member of Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort Caswell, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Barnes. Miss Lina White, of Concord, visited relatives here this week. Mr. Lumas Hales, a member of Aivation Corps, stationed at Long Island, N. Y., spent several days this week with his sister, Mrs. C. B. Turley. He returned today to his post of duty. Mr. Carl Parrish, of Wilson's Mills, was in town Sunday. Mr. Doane Spence, cf Greenville, S. C., arrived Sunday to attend his father's funeral. He will sp^nd all this week here. Mr. Westrope and Miss Christine Gower went to Raleigh Sunday to ren der piano and violin music at FirSt Baptist church that night. Mrs. J. D. Gulloy visited in S lma and Smithfield a few days this week. Mrs. Joe Pittman and children, of Oxford, are spending this week here with licr sister, Mrs. C. B. Turlcy. Mr. J. D. Smith is attending Federal Court st Raleigh this week. Mr. Paul C. Duncan returned from a visit to Princeton today. Mr. J. W. Talton, of Coats, was here Sunday visiting his son, Mr. J. T. Talton. Mr. N. B. Hales, of Pine Level, was here Sunday visiting relatives. Mr C. R. Boone, of Raleigh, was in town Sunday. Messrs Jesss Austin and Howard Gullcy returned Monday night from Baltimore where they spent the past week. Lieut. Bennett Nooe, of Camp Jack son, Columbia, S. C., spent Sunday night rind Monday here with his famjly. He says our soldiers are faring fine down there. "Speeding up" business is not so much a matter of doing things hurri edly as of doing them in order. ??????????? ???????? ??????? K * ? RED CROSS NOTES. ? k m *??????:?????*????????????? The linotype made u slight error in >ur notice of Red Cross knitting in ruesday's paper, which entirely re versed the original meaning. The sentence should have been, "The Chap :er will be glad to furnish wool free of rost to all wishing to knit for the Red Cross." The knitters will not be isked to bear any expense at all, ex cept the price of the needles, which is very small. Moving Back to the Farm. Mr. M. L. Stancil and family moved from Smithfield yesterday to their farm near McCullers in Wake County, rhey have been residents of Smith leld for several years and have many frends here who will miss them. Mr. Stancil had been with The Herald for the past four years as linotype jperator and has proven himself to be a very efficient and dependable nan. We shall greatly miss him in >ur print-shop, but wish for him much success as he goes to the farm. Music is the manifestation of the nner essential nature of all that is. ? Beethoven. THE SMITH FIELD MARKET. Cotton 28 % Cotton Seed 1.10 SVool 20 to 30 Fat Cattle 2% to 6% Eggs 40 Fat cattle, dressed 11 to 12% Corn per bushel 1.50 to 1.75 :. R. Sides 30 to 32% Feed Oats 90 to 1.00 Fresh Pork 17% to 20 Hams, per pound 38 to 40 Lard 25 to 32% Timothy Hay 1.75 to 1.90 Cheese per pound 35 Butter, per pound 40 to 50 VIeal 4.75 to 5.00 Flour per sack 6.00 to 6.25 Coffee per pound IS to 2(1 Cotton seed meal 2.25 to 2.50 Cotton seed hull* 1.00 ^hipstuff 2.80 to 3.00 Molasses Feed 3.00 Sides, Green 12% to 14 THANKSGIVING Comes but once a year, but you can be thank ful all the time if you buy your groceries at TURN AGE'S He keeps a good supply of fresh groceries, shipstuff, corn, oats, meal, meat, flour, molasses and all the things you need to keep your table well supplied. Bring me your hams and shoulders, your chickens and eggs and all other produce you have to sell and get the highest market prices for them, either in cash or trade. Yours to please, S. C. TURNAGE Smithfield, N. C. DOLLAR DAY $1.00 off on any hat bought DOLLAR DAY OR 4 yards any ribbon in my store for $1.00 Miss Ora V. Poole The Exclusive Millinery Shop Smithfield, N. C. At Creech's On DOLLAR DAY Nov. 28 you will find real bar gains in our line which will please you . Two 50 Cent Boxes of Writing Paper and One 25 cent Box Pound Paper All for $1.00. One 50 Cent Mirror, One 50 Cent Tray, One 50 Cent Comb All for $1.00. These are in the White Celluloid Commonly known as French Ivory. Five 25 Cent Boxes Pound Paper All for $1.00. Three 50 Cent Boxes Writing Paper All for $1.00. Five 25 Cent Boxes Writing Paper All for $1.00. One 50 Cent Comb, One 50 Cent Hair Brush and One 25 Cent Nail Brush All for $1.00. Five 25 Cent Boxes Talcum Powder Your Choice for $1.00. One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents Worth of Your Choice Cigars for $1.00. One 50 Cent Pipe and Five Cans Twelve Cent Smoking Tobacco All for $1.00. One Dollar Box of Your Favorite face Powder and One Twenty-five Cent Jar Vanishing or Cold Cream Your Choice All for $1.00. One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents W'orth of Soda Cks. All for $1.00. One Dollar Bottle Wine of Cardui and Twenty-five Cent Box of Black Draught All for $1.00. One Dollar and Twenty-five Cent Bottle any Kind of Patent Medicine for $1.00. One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents Worth of any Kind Toilet Articles All for $1.00. One Dollar and Twenty-five Cents Worth Any Thing in Our Store for $1.00. Five Jars Any Kind Croup, Cold and Pneumonia Remedy All for $1.00. Twenty six-cent Packages Any Kind of Cigarettees All for $1.00. Ten 12 Cent Packages Cigarettes Any Kind All for $1.00. One Dollar Fountain Pen and Twenty-five Cent Bottle Fountain Pen Ink for $1.00. Two 60 Cent Bottles Hinds Honey and Almond Cream for $1.00. Two 50 Cent Bottles Toliet Water and Twenty-five Cent Box Face Powder or Face Cream for $1.00. One Dollar Bottle Hair Tonic and Twenty-five Cent Cake Shampoo for $1.00. One 50 Cent Box Vanishing Cream, One 50 Cent Box Massage Cream, and 25 Cent Box Rouge All for $1.00. One Dollar and Forty Cent Bottle Toilet Water Azurea or the Azurea Face Powder for One Dollar and Twenty five Cents. Five 25 Cent Jars Vanishing Cream for $1.00. One Dollar and Twenty-five Cent Box Apollo Choco lates, Best Candy Made, for $1.00. Come to see us and ask us what we will do on anything you want to buy on this Great Dollar Day Sale which we haven't listed here. CREECH DRUG CO. I). HEBER CREECH, Manager, Smithfield, N. C. "I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yester day," said Abraham Lincoln. To this add Beethoven's, "Every day that we spend without learning something is a day lost." TO THE PEOPLE OF S.M ITH FIELD. Your Town Taxes are now due. Please come forward and settle at once. W. M. Ives, Town Tax Collec tor.
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