WHAT THE MOTHERS CAN DO.
Mother* Are Asked to Co-operate with
Quarantine Officer to Control Con
tagious Diseases.
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Nobody knows what it means to
have a sick child like the mother,
therefore, I am asking the mothers of
this County, especially, to co-operate
with me, their county quartine of
ficer, and by all working together, to
keep down those preventable diseases
like whooping cough, measles, scar
let fever and diphtheria, as far as is
possible.
Some old fashioned mothers used to
believe that whooping cough and
mer.sles were like taxes, just had to
come, and the sooner they "came and
went," the better. But now mothers
know different. They know that even
if children should have these diseases
when Ihey grow up it goes less hard
with them then, and they are more
likely to recover without defects and
impairments. Why, when a mother's
baby, has measles if it is less than
five yei<rs old, she never knows wheth
er it is going to be left blind, deaf,
lame, or with weakened heart or kid
neys, for life. The safest plan is to
take no chances with any of these so
called children's diseases. Children
don't have to have th? m, and why not
protect them ?
Some of the things mothers can do
to keep down %hooping couRh, meas
les, sci.rl^t fever, infantile paralysis
and diphtheria in their homes and
communities are, first, to suspect the
diseases find keep home the children
having the first symptoms, such as
sore throats or head colds, particular
ly if any contagious diseases are in
the community. Second, in case no
physician is called to attend th- child,
the mother should see that the disease
is reported at once to the county
quarantine officer who will then tell
her what to do and how to treat the
case. The law requires her to do this.
Third, every mother should respect the
Quarantine law. It may inconveni
ence her slightly hut what will a few
days of inconvenience mean if it raves
a child's life or even if it saves him
from a life Ion,? defect, like blindness,
which is often one of the after-effects
of measles. The mother who dis
regards the Quarantine law, is not
only an undesirable citizen to have in
the community but is an enemy of
little children.
The number ef cases of contagious
diseases in this county last month re
ported to me were:
Whocping Couch- Two children of
A. F. Barnes, one child of A. Fitzger
ald, child of Nc r Hatcher and child of
A. J. Corbitt, Micro; child of J. P. '
Hales, three children of R. H. Boykin :
and two children of Austin Pittman,
Kenly.
Measles ? John P. Edlridge, Benton- 1
ville; W. I). Patterson, Smithfield, and '
Jack Crawford, Zebulon, R. 1.
Diphtheria ? Child of T. Bud John- 1
son, Clayton, and Lillian George, '
Selma.
Small Pox ? Joe McLamb, Four
Oaks, R. 2, and Alex Blaylock, Wen
dell, R. F. I).
Scarlet Fever ? Cariva Davis, Kenly.
Typhoid Fever ? Nettie Capps, Pine
Level.
Six diseases reported with a total
of 20 cases.
MRS. THEL HOOKS,
County Quarantine Officer.
BENTON VILLE NEWS. ,
Miss Cora Blackmail is in Smith
field for a short stay at the home of
Sheriff W. K. (Jrimes. I
Mr. Harvey Blackman drove to
Smithfield Sunday where he was
married to Miss Ennis at 2:30 P. M.
Esquire Z. L. LcMay officiated.
Mr. K. L. Rose came near being
hurt by his cow running with him Sun
day afternoon and pulling a chain
through his hand, inflicting a bad
wound in palm of hand, making it
necessary to take a few stitches.
The members of Acme Council No.
48!) Jr. O. U. A. M. held their Thanks
giving services at Ebenezer M. E.
Church last Sunday afternoon at
3 P. M. i
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hood, of
Wayne County, sperit Sunday in this
section, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. K.
L. Rose.
The different choirs of this section
are beginning to get in shape for the
next Vocal Union which convenes with
St. John Holiness Church on the fifth
Sunday in this month.
Mrs. A. M. Rose narrowly escaped
death Tuesday afternoon when a mule
she was driving became frightened
and ran away with her throwing her
from the buggy and dragging her un
til the mimal broke loose from the
buggy. Mrs. Rose received several
bruises and was pretty well shaken up,
while jhe buggy was torn to pieces.
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Bentonville, Dec. 6.
If farmers who raise sheep would
erode and park the wool more care
fully they would find the increased
price would yield a good return for
the extrr. labor.
K MS] PI Ki: HKKI) LI VK STOCK. HI
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A k?'<I farmer of Meadow Township
(iivi* Some Suggestions.
1 am addressing this article to the
readert of The Herald and especially
to Meadow township and the southern
part of the county.
A few weeks ago I became inter
ested as to what 1 might do best for
the upbuilding of our community, be
ing that my age, (nearly 81 yer.rs)
will not allow me to do manual labor.
1 became interested in the subjcct of
better cattle for our community for
which there is getting to be quite a
demand. Some of our people going
up in the vicinity of Fuquay Springs,
and over iij Moore County, I decided
that now is the time to start and start
right. So I wrote to the Experiment
Farm at Raleigh and asked them if
they could furnish me with a bull calf
whose dam had a two-pound butter
record per day. About this same time
I got in touch with the owner of a
herd over in Virginia who seemed to
have about what I wanted. He asked
me $75.00 for a bull calf four nnd a
half months old. Now some say that
this price is too much. Here is his
argument: Well, let's suppose the first
ten heifer calves are worth ten dol
lars more apiece than the calves of
an average registered Jersey bull, this
would be twenty-five dollars above the
first cost with practically the same
cost. If there are some who do not
believe these statements as to the
butter records, 1 wish to say that they
are made by disinterested parties
chosen for that purpose. A few points
in regard to this calf. He is a grand
son of the famous Gotten Ferns
Noble which sold for $25,000, and the
full sister of this calf is a prize win
ner and in our show here not at the
National Dairy Show. His fredigree
is enclosed, and I am holding the bull
awaiting your early reply."
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Mr. J. L. Le? (Lisbon) and myself i Ir
h:i vt> < >r<l? red tli"~ l?ull. Wo propose tojg
order a cur load of heifers, cows and
hulls of high grade. We went to |
supply our community with hitrh
grade, and expert to deliver them at |
Benson. We do not propose to buy
anything less than six months old.
Those who are interested should write
Mr. I>ec or myself. There will be no
speculation in the business. Buy one ]
and at the proper time, sell t!-?t old
scrub or anything that does not give
a pound of butter per day, if you want |
butter. I do not know of anything
else th.it will add so much to the com
munity.
We ought to have at least three
bulls in Meadow and 10 to 20 cows. By |
all means let us use high grade bulls.
What applies to this section applies to i
the County. In four or five years we |
should get others, and if possible get
highest standards evory time. As
the country becomes more thickly set
tled we will need to use more of these
products.
Now, let's see how rapidly the cow
may increase. Let's suppose she finds
her first calf at two years old, and it is |
a heifer calf, and her next calf at
three years old is a bull calf, at the ]
fourth year a heifer, and all the fe
males go on at this ratio; when the
first cow is twelve years oldthere will
be H2 females, at 14 years old 64 fe
males, at 16 years 128 females. This
leaves of what would be due at 16
years, which is 256 females if all
should live. The most valuable cow |
I ever raised, its mother, as I remem- 1
her, was 17 years old. It was a heifer
and its father was a full blooded Jer- 1
sey. I write this to show the impor
tance of starting with a few full
bloods of real merit.
Notwithstanding my age I am inter
ested in the future welfare of our |
section.
Now, 1 hope our people wiH get busy
and get up a car load of high grade ]
cattle. The difference in raising high
and low grade is very little, though
the difference in value is much. If I
can be of any benefit, I will write
later.
H. M. JOHNSON.
Bentonville. Route 2.
Parker-Ward.
On Wednesday afternoon, Novem- 1
ber 28, at the home of the bride in
O'Neals township, Mr. William B.
Parker was married to Miss Lillie May
Ward. Rev. T. A. Sikes, pastor of the
Home Memorial Methodist ehurch,
was the officiating minister. Mr. Gor
don R. Westrope played the wedding |
march on the violin. Those who went
from Clayton were Mrs. James Stan
cil. Misses Ida, Lula and Annie Smith |
and Messrs. Walter Smith and Gor
don Westrope.
Mr. Parker has a position with the |
Clayton Department Store, and is a
young man of sterling worth.
The bride is one of Johnston Coun
ty's popular young ladies and hns a
host of friends.
| They will make their home for the
present with Mr. James Stancil. The
News welcomes them to the city. ?
Clayton News, 6th.
Speed in finishing the animals for II
market i? < ?i ? of the tv?t anl
factors in tho baby-beef industry. j j
The Man With a Book
Is the man who rules the world and leads
men on to higher and better things.
The home filled with good books will be the home out of
which will come our future Presidents, Governors, Senators,
Congressmen, Legislators, Editors, Preachers, Teachers, and
the leaders of men and woen everywhere. For thism reason
it is exceedingly important that fathers and mothers of today
surround their children .with good books. A good book
may change the course of their lives for better things.
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Christmas is almost here and even though the nation is ergaged in a
great war, hundreds and hundreds of folks will continue to give presents
to their relatives and friends. Nothing is more appropriate than a good
book and nothing is appreciated more.
We have a number of stories for the boys
and girls from six to ten years of age.
Among them are Bible stories for the chil
dren and other stories that children have
read and loved for generations.
Then we have a shelf or two of Bargains
which we are selling at about your own
price. Look them over and see what you
want out of the list.
We have a larger stock of books this
year than ever before. We have novels
and stories for those who love to read the
works of fiction of the leading writers of
the day.
We have some books of Poems and little
gift books which will gladden the hearts of
your friends.
We have a few books in our list that will
appeal to the more serious minded. Re
ligious and devotional.
Sunday School Books
We have Peloubet's Notes for $1.25;
Tarbell's notes for $1.25; Arnold's Notes
for 60 cents, and Torrey's Gist of the Les
sons for 25 cents each. Better buy now
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before it is too late. Last year we had sev
eral calls for Peloubet's Notes, and could
not Supply them..
We also have a lot of Dictionaries from 25c
up to $3.50. A dictionary is a book that is
always useful.
Bibles
See our line of Family and Teachers Bibles and Testaments
We have the best line of Sixty Cent Novels we have ever carried. We
can supply a copy of almost any of the best sellers of the past years.
Send your Soldier Boy a book for Christmas, something live and snappy,
it will be read with pleasure by many of our brave boys and highly ap
preciated.
When you come to make your Christmas
purhcases do not forget
The Herald Book Store
Smithfield, N. C.