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FOOD ADMINISTRATION PREPARING TO
PUT SCREWS ON UNSCRUPULOUS DEALERS
?
Bumblings of Impatience Being Heard Around Headquarter!
Selfish and Unpatriotic Consumers Will be Dealt With
Alio ? Fin* of 95,000 and Two Years' Imprisonment
Penalty for Hoarding. ? Administrator Henry A.
Page Tightening the Reins.
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Raleigh. ? Notwithstanding its oft
repeated and proven assertions that
Ks attitude toward all dealers in food
stuffs is first of all friendly, and that
it is desirous of co-operating with all
handlers of foodstuffs, rumblings of
Impatience at petty profiteering are
beginning to be beard around the
quarters of the Food Administration
in this city.
That Food Administrator Henry ?.
Page has at heart the interests of the
producers and handlers of foodstuffs
has beeu demonstrated by his action
in straightening out the wheat situa
tion in the state and by his attitude
toward all wholesalers and retailers in
their respective conferences here; but
Mr. Page is not famous either for his
patience in the face of injury, nor for
his forbearance when laws are be
ing violated and people oppressed
through the greed of grasping or un
patriotic dealers.
Offenders to be Put Out of Business.
Where wanton violations of the
law and policy of the Food Adminis
tration are found, it is anticipated
that the offending dealers will be puu
ished by the simple procedure of put
ting them out of business. Where
profiteers are shrewd enough to stay
barely within the bounds they will be
put in a class of suspects and watched.
In order to give the consumer bet
ter protection and to secure from the
consumer more effective co-operation,
the Food Administration contemplates
offering to the papers throughout the
state occasional price lists showing
the average cost of staple food com
modities to the dealers and the price
at which dealers should be able to
buy. The publication of these prices
should be of inestimable value to th?j
people of the State.
What's In Store for Hoarders.
As a result of reports that have
reached it from two counties in the
State the Food Administration has in
structed all County Food Administra
tors to investigate and report prompt
ly any evidences of hoarding of food
stuffs. Reports that have been inves
tigated so far were found to have orig
inated as the result of the practice of
some farmers in the two counties men- j
tioned ?f purchasing most of their
food supplies in large quantities after
marketing their crops. Even this
practice, where it has been the cus
torn for years, cannot be tolerated
under present conditions.
Consumers of food commodities as
well as dealers are subject to the
provisions of the Food Control Law,
section 6 of which provides that any
necessity shall be deemed to be
hoarded when held, contracted or ar
ranged for, by any person in excess
of his reasonable requirements for a
reasonable time. The penalty for
violation of this provision is a fine
of $5,000 or two years' imprisonment,
or both, and in addition, the commod
ity hoarded is subject to confiscation.
Large Purchases Inexcusable.
State Food Administrator Henry A.
Page points out that there is abso
lutely no excuse for purchasing food
stuffs in large quantities, becauo
(1) prices have been stabilized and
are no more apt to advance than they
are to decline, and (2) the Food Ad
ministration's first concern is to sup
ply our own people with foodstuffs and
it will not permit the exportation of
such an amount of any commodity as
will endanger the supply necessary for
home consumption.
The great injury that would be
worked by this practice is clearly
pointed out as follows:
(1) It would add to the burden of
the railroads, which are already
strained to the breaking point.
(2) It would tend to advance
prices and thereby work an injustice
to all consumers of foodstuffs.
(3) It would deprive our own sol
diers, the soldiers of our Allies, the
civilian population of our Allies and
the hundreds of thousands of STARV
ING WOMEN AND CHILDREN in
Europe, of foodstuffs which are need
ed not only to help win the war, but
to save innocent people from actual
and certain starvation.
In the face of these facts Food Ad
ministrator Page does not hesitate to
vigorously denounce any person who
has any inclination toward hoarding
as selfish and unpatriotic to an extent
that is approaching the traitorous.
Mr. Page does not believe there will
be any hoarding in North Carolina,
but if there are those who are selfish
and unpatriotic and foolish enough to
attempt it they will be dealt with
promptly and vigorously.
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THE WEEK'S NEWS IN CLAYTON.
Sudden Death of Mr. J. D. Gulley. A
Number of the Soldier Boys from
the Training ( amps Spent Holidays
at Home. Many Personal Items.
Clayton, Jan. 3. ? Miss Jessis Eason
is spending some time here, the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. B. A. Hocutt. She
will leave in a few days for Louis
burg College.
Miss Lucile Cobb, of Morganton,
spent a few days here this week with
her sister, Mrs. T. A. Griffin.
Messrs. Houston Reynolds, Hooper
Johnson, Claiborne Massey, Keith
Jones and Daughtridge Reynolds
were visitors to Clayton Tuesday.
Mr. John Barnes left Wednesday
for Durham where he is attending
school at Trinity Park.
Miss Zenobia Bagwell, of Raleigh,
is spending some time here with rela
tives and friends.
Mr. J. M. Buffalo, of Raleigh, was a
visitor to Clayton Saturday.
Mr. Warwick Debnam returned to
Selma Sunday after spending a few
days with his grandparents, Dr. and
Mrs. J. A. Griffin.
Mrs. J. S. Barnes and Mrs. C. B.
Turley spent Monday in Pine Level
with relatives.
The young people of Clayton spent
a very pleasant evening at the home
of Mrs. D. W. Barbcur last Tuesday
night when she entered her Sunday
school class and a number of other
girls and boys.
Mr. Garland Wall returned to Cump
Jackson Sunday afternoon after
spending several days here with rela
tives.
Mr. Clyde Wall, from Oklahoma, is
here for some time with friends.
Mrs. D. L. Barbour went to Raleigh
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Lina White from Concord is
visiting here brother Mr. A. Sam
White.
Misses Gladys Barbour and Birdie
Taylor spent Tuesday afternoon in
Raleigh.
Mr. Norwood Barbour returned
to Camp Sevier Wednesday after
spending Christmas with his parents,
Mrs. and Mrs. D. L. Barbour.
The people of Clayton regret very
much the loss of one of their most
loved and respected citizens, Mr. J. I).
Gurley, who died suddenly Monday
afternoon.
Mr. Ashley Home, Jr., left Tuesday
for Bedford City where he is attend
ing school, after spending Christmas
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W.
Harne.
The people of Clayton are triad to
welcome Mr. Ronnie Ellis home from
Camp Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Gattis returned
to their home at Goldsboro after
spending a few days with Mr. Gattis'
mothej;, Mrs. M. E. Gatis.
Rev. and Mrs. G. H. Johnson re
turned to their home at Enfield after
visiting Mrs. Johnson's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ransom Penny for some
time.
Miss Ruby Ellis is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. J. Parker, at Baltimore.
Miss Rosalie Pope returned to
Clayton Saturday from Washington,
N. C., where she has been spending
Christmas with her sister, Miss Maude
Pope.
Mr. Devan Barbour returned to
Fort Caswell after spending Christ
mas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
L. Barbour.
Mr. Roy Gulley is here from Camp
Jackson on account of the death of his
father, Mr. J. D. Gulley.
Messrs. Neil and Rudolph Barnes
have returned to Fort Caswell ?.fter
spending a few days with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Gulley, from
Smithfield, are at Clayton owing to
the death of Mr. Gulley 's father.
Death of a Child.
On the night of December 21st,
when all the world was shrouded in
darkness, as the midnight hour v/as
approaching, the silent angel of death
entered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Blackman and claimed the spirit of
their little girl, Lelon Catharine, bore
it as on wings of love to a home not
made with hands, eternal in the hea
vens.
Little Lelon was sick only one
week, ptomaine poison causing the
death. Two skilled physicians, loving
father, mother, relatives and friends
did all in their power to save the
babe, but Jesus said "Come." Lelon
was two years and four months of
age, a b;>autiful, blueyed, golden
haired babe with all these endearing
charms that accompany innccent
baby hood.
On Saturday afternoon, the little
baby in snow white caskct was borne
to the cemetery near her parents'
homo. There a short but impressive
burial service was conducted by Mr.
II. N. Jernigan, then the little body
was laid to rcct.
"In Jesus' arms we laid her down,
A precious Jewel for His crown."
We extend our heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved parents and little
brother.
A FRIEND.
Bcntonville, Dec. 22, 1917.
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* THRIFT. *
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* Earn What You Can, Spend What *
* You Must, Give What You Should *
* And Save the Ket*L *
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* Conducted by G. T. Whitley. *
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THRIFT.
(By Lee Ogburn.)
Thrift is the art of getting some
thing useful out of everything; or in
other words, to be thrifty means: to
abhor waste of time, of material, or
of anything.
Probably one of the safest methods
of testing thrift is by the savings
bank, since the function of the sav
ings bank is to promote savings
among the non-investing population.
Bank savings first of all, indicate
frugality and thrift. There is less|
temptation to spend when the money
is on deposit, and a savings deposit
is the first precaution against an old
age spent in misery and poverty.
Savings should be encouraged among
all classes, and especially those who
work cn a salary.
Some of the present laws of taxa
tion should be adjusted so as to pro
mote thrift. Immense bodies of land
are sometimes bought and held with
out improvement, as a speculative
proposition. When the adjoining land
is improved and its valuation in
creases, the valuation of the idle land
increases without cost to the owner.
The holders of the idle land and real
estate agents should be taxed extra.
Legislation is much needed against
patent medicine frauds. The laws
of the State prohibit anyone, who is
not capable, from practicing medi
cine; but on the other hand they allow
anyone to offer for sale remedies
which are not only of no value but
often dangerous. Buying most patent
medicine is against the law of thrift.
It is the duty of the press to warn
the people against these frauds, fakes
and travelling agents who are parasi
tic to the people, especially to the
more ignorant class of people.
More attention should be given to
the health of our people as a whole.
Each county should have a whole time
health officer who is in co-operation
with the people. Schools should be in
spected at frequent intervals, and the
defects remedied as far as possible,
for a saving of life is one of the
greatest means of thrift.
Probably next to our soil comes the
ways of transportation. As far from
perfect as our roads and railroads
may be, they are a vital factor in the
progress of our nation. Nothing tends
to the progress of a community more
than the improvements of its roads.
Better service is needed on the rail
roads, especially in handling the
perishable products, delays often caus
ing loss.
Conservation is going to have a
great place in the building of our
future thrift. Thrift of any nation
depends very much ou the economical
savings of its resources; that is the
conservation of its forests, its beds of
coal, the power that is idly floating
down th:: unharnessed streams, and in
short everything of value.
The agricultural and commercial
probably have more to do with the
progress of a nation, and if we are to
keep progressing as we must, there is
going to be a revolution in its
methods.
The farmer must learn to build and
maintain soil fertility by raising live
stock and growing legumes on every
available spot and practicing a good
rotation in his farm crops. He must
get knowledge from every source.
The farmer is not living up to his
opportunities unless he receives the
free bulletins jssued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Experi
ment Stations. He must keep in close
touch with his demonstration agent.
Every farm should produce its sup
plies first of all. Then the remainder
M the farm should be put to whatever
is most profitable.
Cooporation is of great benefit,
especially in the purchase of farm
implements which stand idle most of
the time. Also immense saving may
be brought about by the cooperative
buying and selling of supplies and
products.
The school term should be increased
as much as possible with text books
supplied at cost. A high school giving
courses in domestic science and agri
culture, with the farm life school in
connection would mean much for pro
gress.
Economics should be practiced and
emphasized as much as possible, and
business courses added.
Economical research work carried
on by the institutions and by private
parties would mean much to the thrift
and progress of the nation.
Waste is Criminal.
'"To waste now is nothing short of
criminal," says Secretary of the
Treasury McAdoo.
The duty of the American people to
economize in consumption of food and
ill other materials aa well as &mv?
money, can not be too often or too
jtrongly urged upon them. The duty
is so impressive, its observance so
vital to our country's success, that it
should be kept constantly before
them.
The proposition is plain and under
standable. We have lessened the pro
ductive powers of the country by tak
ing '2,000,000 men away from the pro
ductive forces of the <v>untry; instead
of producers of one kind or another
the soldiers are consumers of the pro
ducts of our farms, factories, and
mines, and when the munitions they
expend and will expend against the
enemy is considered they are tremen
dous consumers of the manufactured
products of the country.
A tremendous amount of the manu
facturing energy of the country has
been withdrawn from manufacturing
the things we use in peace and put
to manufacturing the things we use
in war. The total loss to the country
of the productive energy of our sol
diers and sailors and the diversion of
a great portion of the other pro
ductive energy of the country to war
purposes lessen to a great extent the
amount of material and supplies pro
duced by the country.
To this condition of lessened pro
duction and increased consumption of
and by our own men must be added
the extraordinary demand made upon
this country to supply the armies of
our allies and to a great extent their
population with food and other ma
terial.
We must meet the condition that
confronts us in two ways ? by the
strictest economy in consumption, for
every pound we refrain from using
adds a pound to be devoted to the
uses of our Army and Navy and the
military forces of our allies; and by
speeding up our production to the
limit. The American people are going
to do all that they know to be neces
sary to win this war ? to shorten this
war. They have only to realize the
imperative duty of economy in saving
and they will economize and save.
Read and Profit by These Great Men.
Tcach economy. That is one of the
first and highest virtues.-*-Abraham
Lincoln.
Economy makes happy homes and
sound nations. Instill it deep. ?
George Washington.
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A small hank account pays a large
dividend socially in addition to its
steady financial returns. ? J. Pierpont
Morgan.
Save, and teach all that you are in
terested in to save; thus pave the way
for moral and material success. ?
Thomas Jefferson.
The way to wealth is as plain as the
way to market; it chiefly depends on
two words, industry and frugality. ?
Benjamin Franklin.
The man who cannot and does not
save money can't and will not do any
thing else worth while. The best way
to accumidate money is to resolutely
save and bank a fixed portion of your
income, no matter how small the
amount. ? Andrew Carnegie.
Things don't turn up in this world
until somebody turns them up. Ex
perience teaches that it is the men
and women who pay attention to
small savings that become wealthy.
By saving nickels and dimes, a thrifty
person lays the foundation of a for
tune. ? James A. Garfield.
Do not, then, stand idly waiting
For some greater work to do;
Fortune is a lazy goddess,
She will never come to you.
Go and toil in any vineyard,
Do not fear to do or dare,
If you want a field of labor,
You can find it anywhere.
? Anon.
Kinston Schools Suspend.
Kinston, Jan. 3. ? Indefinite sus
pension of the public schools here has
been ordered because of damage to
buildings by the cold wave. The sys
tem was scheduled to reopen Wednes
day after the usual holiday period, but
the resumption of classes was tempo
rarily postponed because of the pros
pect for continued cold. Now it has
been discovered that the white build
ings are untenable, owing to damaged
boilers and water pipes. ? News and
Observer.
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Why use ordinary cough remedies,
when Boschee's German Syrup has
been used so successfully for fifty-one
years in all parts of the United States
for coughs, bronchitis, colds settled in
the throat, especially lung troubles.
It gives the patient a good night's
rest, free frtmi coughing, with easy
expectoration in the morning, gives
nature a chance to soothe the inflam
ed parts, throw off the disease, help j
ing the patient to regain his healthl
25 and 75 cent bottles. Sold by
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