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fHE SMITHFIELD 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 made, the subscriber should notify as. 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. Remember the Red Cross Wednes day. ? ? ? Mr. Wm. D. A vera went to Raleigh yesterday afternoon. ? ? ? Misses Stella Rutherford and Berta Coxe spent Saturday in Releigh ? ? ? Mr. C. Davis leaves tonight for the northern markets to buy goods. ? ? ? Mr. H. B. Easom, of Wake Forest, was here yesterday with the home folks. ? ? ? Supt. H. B .Marrow, of the Smith field Graded Schools, spent Saturday and Sundayln Richmond, Va. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H. Abell and little son, Guy, returned Saturday from a visit to relatives in Richmond, Va. m m m Mr. Arthur Edwards, Route No. 3, was in to see us Saturday and re newed his subscription, for another year. ? ? * Miss Flora Taylor, of Goldsboro, spent the week-end here with her sister, Miss Edna Taylor, a member of the Graded School faculty. ? ? ? The Red Cross meeting in Smith leld Wednesday is very important. Besides the Christmas packages, a box of hospital supplies will be packed for France. ? * ? Congressman E. W. Pou, Mrs. Pou and Misses Annie Ihrie and Margret Pou and Mr. Albert M. Noble went to Benson Sunday afternoon, where Mr. Pou delivered an able address on the war Situation and the Red Cross. ? * * Mr. Walter Grantham leaves today to be the best man at the marriage of his brother, Mr. Irving Grantham, to Miss Janie McBryde, of Raeford, which takes place tomorrow. Mr. Grantham is in the drug business at Lumberton. ? ? ? We regret to learn that Norman Parrish, a young man who went from Wilson's Mills township to Camp Jack son a few weeks ago, is very sick. He had the measles and complications fol lowed. His condition is regarded as serious. * ? ? Mr. Ira W. Medlin, who has been engaged n he Y. M. C. A. Army work at Jackson and Vicksburg, Miss., for several weeks, was at home Satur day for a short while. He spent part of the two weeks canvassing northern Mississippi in the interest of the work. ? * * Sergeant Carl Dickerson returned to Camp Sevier at Greenville, S. C., yes terday after spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. 0. P. Dickerson. He is member of Co. C, 119th Infantry, and saw scrvice on the Mexican border last year. He says that the members of his company have escaped any serious sickness and that there has been no death in the com pany since they went to border last year. Jo Attend Teachers Assembly. Supt. L. T. Royall left yesterday to attend the meeting of the Teachers Assembly in Charlotte. He went by way of Danvillel to spend a day with his brother who is pastor of one of the Baptistchurches of that place. Lieut. Pou Cominpr Home. We learn that his parents, Congress man and Mrs. E. W. Pou, are expect ing Lieut. Edwin Smith Pou, an aviator in the United States Army at Mount Clemens, Mich., to spend Thanksgiving here with them. Cotton Ginned in Johnston. Mr. D. M. Hall, of Clayton, special agent of the Department of Agricul ture, reports as follows on the cctton ginned in Johnston: "There were 23,449 hales of cotton ginned in Johnston County from the crop of 1917 prior to -November 14, as compared with 27,110 bales ginned to November 14, 1916." Special Thanksgiving Service. A special Thanksgiving service will be held Thursday morning at eleven o'clock in the Smithfield Presbyterian church, with sermon by the pastor, Rev. A. S. Anderson. At this service a Thanksgiving offering will be made for the Presbyterian Orphanage at Barium Springs. The public is given a cordial invitation to attend. .More Men to Go Friday. Johnston County Exemption Board, No. 1, will send five more white men to Camp Jackson Friday. These will make the full quota of white men from this district. The remainder of the quota for the first call will be filled with colored men. ? Many Articles Crowded Out. The Herald is going to reach many of its subscribers a little late this week because of unavoidable circumstances. Several important articles came in our mail this morning which will have to wait for Friday's paper. We can set onry so much type in a given period of time. If we could have these articles all along we should be able to get them in, but we can do only so much on Tuesday and Friday mornings, therefore they arc left over until the next issue. A suggestion: Mail your articles earlier. Arm Broke Cranking a Car. Sunday Mr. D. T. Stephenson's sons, Howard, Raymond and Clarence ,\vent to visit one of their relatives out twelve miles in the country. Yester day morning they were ready to start back home and Raymond, the thirteen year old boy of Mr. Stephenson, tried to crank the car. It kicked back and Raymond had the misfortune to get both bones of his right arm broken just above tfie wrist. Howard, the older boy, put the hurt boy in the car and drove rapidly to Smithfield where the bones were set by a physician. We regret to learn of the boy's acci dent. Lynwoo<J Peterson, son of Mr. Junius Peterson, happened to the mis fortune to get his arm broken while trying to crank a car Friday afternoon Both these boys were in the fifth grade at school. Both are^getting along as well as could be expected. Judge F. K. Brooks to Speak. Judge F. H. Brooks, of Smithfield, 'will speak at Sardis Baptist chuhch, I Sunday afternoon, December 2, at three o'clock. The people of the com munity are given a cordial invitation to hear him. White Oak Gives $100. Mr. N. E. Edgerton, Chairman of the Y. M. C. A. Committee, phoned us* this morning that he had just received a check for one hundred dollars from White Oak Baptist church for the Y. M. C. A. army work. This brings j Johnston's contribution to $4,100. Good Tenant Farming. Mr. Joseph E. Lassiter, one of the best farmers of the county, was here yesterday for a few hours. He told us about the crop of Mr. F. H. Reardon who lives on his place. Mr. Reardon had this year four and a half acres in tobacco and six acres in cotton, and .has sold sold $1,690 worth of cotton and tobacco. The last bale of cotton with the seed brought $202.02. In ad dition to his cotton and tobacco Mr. j Reardon made plenty of corn and other supplies. j FORD CAR FOR SALE. COMPARA tively new, and in perfect running order. Miss Ora V. Poole, Smith field, N. C. FOR SALE TWO THOROUGH BRED Duroc Jersy boar pig. Price right. J. B. Ccats, Wilson's Mills, N. C. R. F. D. No. 1. Remember That Wednesday November 28th ' Is - DOLLAR DAY In Smithfield RKD CROSS NOTES. The Rod Cross Chapler at, Smith field has sent seven knitted helmets to the seven Smithfield boys in the North Carolina Motor Truck Company at> Camp Sevier. ? ? ? The Red Cross Chapter will meet Wednesday at two P. M. A large attendance is earnestly desired, as be sides the Christmas packages, a box will be packed with hospital supplies for France. ? ? ? The Christmas packages for the men in the camps will be made next Wednesday. On that day seventy of these will be sent off. Any one desir ing to contribute may bring candies, nuts, tobacco in any form, games or new magazines to the club rooms. ? ? ? The Smithfield Chapter will gladly furnish wool for the knitting of the sweaters, entirely free of cost, and will give all necessary instructions. Mrs. E. W. Pou has charge of the knitting and will furnish materials, printed di rections and individual advice. Any one may make an appointment with Mrs. Pou, at her home, by phoning her in advance. The Smithfield Chapter has secured an urgent request from the wife of an officer in Camp Jackson, at Columbia, S. C., that we send as soon as possible 70 sweaters for the 70 drafted men from Johnston County now in that Camp. This Chapter is doing its ut most to meet the request, but the work is nuexpected and the garments should be sent very soon for delay is dangerous. Already a number of cases of pneumonia have resulted fatally in some of the Camps. We trust that the other Red Cross Chap ters in the County, as well as persoiiS who are not Red Cross members, will come to our help. 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. AliOUT ONE HUN dred bushels seed wheat. Also Kogcr bean and wheat thrasher in first class condition. Smith Form A-Truck also for sale. W. A. Phelps, Four Oaks, N. C., Route 3. CAR PIEDMONT WAGONS EXPEC ted Friday at Austin-Stephenson Co. WANTED? YOUNG MAN OF GOOD qualities to work in a general mer chandise store. A No. 1 reference re quiri^l. Apply at once. P. O. Box 52, Sehna, N. C. PEAS ARE SCARCE, BUT YOU CAN get them at Austin-Stephenson Co. at $(5.00 per bushel while they last. Buy now. ? TO THE PEOPLE OF SMPTHFIELD. Your Town Taxes are now due. Please come forward and settle at once. W. M. Ives, Town Tax Collec- 1 tor. _i_ I MEET MB AT AUSTIN- STEPHEN son Co.'s big sale. FARM FOR RENT. A ONE OR Two horse farm for rent. Apply to P. A. Holland, Smithfield, N. C., R. F. D. 2. NEW TESTAMENTS AND BIBLES for sale at The Herald Office. JOHNSTON BOUNTY REALTY & Auction Company, of Smithfield, conduct Auction Sales of farm lands and town lots for the High Dollar. HONEYCUTT, A BELL or GRAY AUCTION SALE CONDUCTORS Sniithfield, N. C. SELMA'S DOLLAR DAY, THURS day, December 13th. Watch for big ads. THE SMITHFIELD MARKET. Cotton 29% Cotton Seed 1.10 to 1.15 Wool '20 to 30 Fat Cattle 2% to 6% Eggs 40 Fat Cattle 5 to 6% Corn per bushel 1.50 to 1.75 C. 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 8f Butter, per pound 40 to 50 Meal 4.75 to 5.00 Flour per sack 6.00 to C.25 Coffee per pound IB to 2< Cotton seed meal 2.25 to 2.50 Cotton seed bull* 1.00 Shipstuff 2.80 to 3.00 Molasses Feed 3.00 Hides, Green 12% to 14 Dollar Day Specials 4 Pounds Best Head Rice 48 1 Can King K Raisins 15 1 Can Asparagus Tips 30 1 Jar Apple Cider Vinegar 15 1.08 DOLLAR DAY 98c. 20 Bags Pride of Reidsville Smok- , ing Tobacco 1.20 DOLLAR DAY 99c. 4 One-pound Cans Como Coffee . . 1 20 DOLLAR DAY 99c. 12 Rolls 10c Toilet Paper $1.20 DOLLAR DAY 96c. 5 Pounds Best Head Rice 60 One-half Pound Morara Tea 35 1 Can Tomato Soup *. . . . .15 1.10 DOLLAR DAY 98c. PEEDIN & PETERSON ; Smithfield, ----- North Carolina ] 5 per cent money for 5 j years. ? 6 per cent money j for 1 to 20 years. Will loan you one-half the value of your cleared lands ac cording to appraismcnt made by your neighbors on terms above stated. Make your arrangements now in order to be ready for January 1st. ' Will buy your land or sell you mine. See me before clos ing deal. Will buy your notes and mortgages at reason able discount. v Frederick H Brooks A T TOIL \ K V- AT -LAW Smitlifield, - - North Carolina 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 foV $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 Worth 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 00 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. Oue 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, Smith field, N. C. Get your Christmas Cards and Christmas Post Ca ds bt the Herald Book Store. On sale on and a ter December 1st. r ? \i v r, ,vV' ; , ? ; i*M DAV at Spiers Store WEDNESDAY NOV. 28th. Several valuable items will be sold for a dollar. i 53 Smith field, N. C.
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