The Smithfield Herald
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PERSONAL AND LOCAL.
Miss Elizabeth Kelly spent tho
week-end in the city with friends.
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Mr. Leon M. Hall, of Camp Sevier,
Greenville, S. C., spent Sunday in the
city with friends.
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Mrs. T. L. Ginn was in the city
Thursday with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Stevens.
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Miss Margaret Lee Austin spent
the week-end in Goldsboro with her
aunt, Mrs. T. L. Ginn.
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Mr. E. S. Deans, of Coatsville, Pa.,
spent Saturday in town. Mr. Deans
formerly lived in Selma.
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Mr. W. E. Stroud, of Goldsboro,
was the guest of Mr. F. K. Broad
hurst, Wednesday evening.
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Mrs. W. S. Stevens and Mrs. Willie
A. Smith left Friday for Florence, S.
C. to visit Mrs. J. P. Whitley.
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Migs Frances Burton Crews has re
turned frcm her home near Oxford to
resume her studies at T. G. S.
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Miss Bettie Ward, of Baltimore is
visiting her aunt, Miss Blanche Miz
zell and brother, Mr Cornelius Ward.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Johnson, of
Spilona section, spent Sunday here
with Mr. and Mrs. Will II. Lassiter.
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Dr. Lila Wickerham has return
ed to Goldsboro after a short stay
with her brother, Mr. F. K. Broad
hurst.
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Misses Corrinna Sanders and Ger
trude Powell spent the week-end in
the Sanders Chapel section with Miss
Roberta Powell.
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Miss Bertie Spiers has returned to
Pine Level where she is teaching
after a few days stay with her uncle,
Mr. J. D. Spiers.
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Mrs. Wallace Coltrane and Miss
Madrid Hood, of Dunn, spent Friday
night and Saturday here with Mr.
and Mrs. T. R. Hood.
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Mrs. Thomas R. Crocker returned
to Smithfield Frday night to spend a
few days after a short visit to rel
atives near Louisburg
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Mr. Emmett A. Johnson, who is
working with a lighting company at
Gray Court, S. C., is spending a few
days here with Mrs. Johnston.
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Mr. J. T. Massengill, who is in
training at Camp Sevier, spent a few
days last week in this section with
relatives, returning to camp Friday.
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Misg Emma Wellons was hostess to
the D. G. S. girls at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Wellons Thursday
evening from eight until eleven
o'clock. Everyone carried knitting
and the time was pleasantly spent.
Delicious refreshments were served
during the evening.
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Mr. William H. Canaday, of Rich
mond, Va., was here yesterday to
stand the physical examination be
fore the Exemption Board. He is
originally from Benson and was a
son of the alte Prof. J. P. Canaday.
He passed the examination and re
turned to Richmond last night. He
tried to enlist in the Navy some
months ago, but on account of his
light weight was turned down. Later
he tried to get in the Marine Corps
and the same cause prevented his
succeeding. He is now passed for
special service. Being a registered
druggist he will in all probability
find a place where he can be of ser
vice to 4iis country.
Very few people came to town yes
terday to do shopping: of any kind.
Some did not understand the closing
order and came to town to do shop
ping and were disappointed.
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Mr. A. L. Langdon, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Langdon, of Smithfield
township, arrived home last week for
a few days visit. He is in the Navy
and is on the Oklahoma. The Okla
homa is one of Uncle Sam's biggest
battleships. He enlisted last June.
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Mr. Chester L. Stephenson, a mem
ber of Company C. 119th Infantry,
Camp Sevier, is at home for a few
days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Stephenson. Mr. Stephenson
was a member of the old Selma Com
pany and saw service on the border.
He is getting along well and is ready
to go across and fight the Huns when
his country calls for him.
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Lieut. Thel Hooks returned to Camp
Sevier Saturday night after spending
ten days here with his family and
friends. Dr. Hooks, as his friends
love to call him, is with the Medical
Department, Sanitary Detachment,
117th Regiment, at Camp Sevier,
Greenville, S. C. He is First Lieuten
ant and is making good. He entered
the service in September, taking a
three months' course in the training
camp at Fort Oglethorpe. Like all
other good soldiers he is greatly in
terested in his wcyk and if his coun
try needs his services over the sea
he is ready to go.
Eastern Star "At Home."
The ladies of the Smithfield chapter
Eastern Star were "at Home" last
Thursday evening from eight to ten
o'clock, to the Masons and a few
friends. A nice crowd was present,
but owing to the bad weather, not
as many attended as was expected.
The music and pictures were es
pecially interesting. After an hour
of general conversation, refreshments
were served, then a collection was
taken for the Red Cross, and three
cakes were sold to the highest bid
der, making the total amount for the
Red Cross $20.00.
Next meeting of chapter will be
second Monday in February at three
o'clock. All members requested to be
present.
Tacky Party.
Friday evening in the Woman's
Club room in Smithfield a tacky party
under the auspices of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy was
given.
The, admission was ten cents and
quite a neat little sum was raised
towards furnishing a bed in a hospi
tal in France.
Games were enjoyed by those pres
ent and many a hearty laugh at the
expense of those who came in tacky
costume. After delicious refresh
ments consisting of candy kisses and
popcorn was served the judges having
made their decision, Mrs. F. H.
Brooks asked the Patterson family,
the be^jt dressed people in the crowd,
to come forward and presented them
with a prize, a huge boquet of crim
son flowers.
Next month the Daughters are
planning something else towards rais
ing money for this fund. The people
are urged to come out and spend a
pleasant hour and help in this worthy
cause.
Wasting Heart Timber.
It is surprising the way heart tim
ber has been wasted in the South.
Not many years ago long leaf timber
was cut and burned in log heaps in
new grounds on almost every farm.
Millions and millions of trees were
wasted this way. Of course part of
this waste in the long ago past could
not be helped, but some of it could
have been helped. Besides saw mill
men have wasted very much heart
timber. Instead of making it into
sills and timber for other parts of
buildings most liable to rot, heart
timber has been cut into lumber when
other timber would have done just as
well. This has been done in millions
of cases. Builders have done their
share of wasting heart stuff also.
The result of all this waste is that in
many sections it is now almost im
possible to get heart lumber when it
is most needed.
Neuse River Rising.
The water in Neuse river at Smith
field lacks only one foot of flood stage
this morning and is still rising. The
river has .risen several feel in the last
48 hours and if it keeps on it would
be well for those living in the low
ground sections to look out for their
stock.
The rainfall for the past 24 hours
has been .65 inches.
Free Garden Seeds.
Congressman Edward W. Pou will
send garden seedfl to all who write for
them as long as his allotment holds
out. Send him your name and ad
dress if you expect to plant a garden.
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* TURLINGTON GRADED *
Our Superintendent, Mr. H. B. Mar
row, haj cfferd a prize worth while to
the grade in which all the members
will purchase a Thrift Stamp first
Everybody is boosting the Thrift
Idea. As many as eighty per cent of
the students in some of the rooms
own stamps.
The number of Thrift Stamps own
ed by the pupils in the different
grades ere as follows:
First trade A ? 4
First grade B ? 1.
Second grade ? 11.
Third grade ? 53.
Fourth grade A ? 8.
Fourth grade B ? 56.
Fifth grade ? 97.
Sixth grade ? 36.
Seventh grade ? 55.
Eighth grade ? 17.
Nin.h grade ? 89.
Teuth nrade ? 177.
Eleventh grade ? 24. ? R. Y. J.
The tenth grade, at a recent class
meeting voted in favor of sending The
Smithfiel dllerald to their former
class mate, Paul Johnson, who joined
the colors during the Christians hol
idays. Paul is stationed at Fort Thom
as, Kentucky. ? M. H. I.
Last week was examination week,
and every one was very busy. Two
examinations were given each day,
the morning session beginning at
nine-thirty and ending at twelve, and
the afternoon session beginning at
one and ending at three. The High
Schools students were requested to
remain at home when they had no ex
aminations so that the building might
be kept quiet. ? T. M. P.
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SCHOOL NOTES
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Friday night the members of the
Junior Class, with a few guests, met
at the home of Miss Thelma Poedin
with the most commendable purpose
of making candy for one of the sol
dier boys who has entered the ser
vice from that class. They were not
at all daunted by such trifling mis
fortunes as the spilling of eggs, the
scorching of molasses, or the failure
of a batch of sea foam. With an op
timism which would have made Job
weep tears of envy, they ate the fail
ures and sent the successes to the sol
dier. When at last all pots and pans
were scraped, and the candy set to
cool, the "come out of the kitchen"
call was obeyed, and all adjourned to
the living room, where apples were
eaten and games were played. When
going home time came, every one ex
pressed themselves to the effect that
the candy-making party had been a
success. ? L. J.
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Quito a few absences have been
caused by an epidemic of mumps in
the school.
Miss Celeste Mc.Eachern, teacher
of English in the High School, has
just recovered from a case of mumps.
We are sorry to note that Mr. So
lon Cotton has the mumps.
Miss Ruth Cotton has recovered
from the mumps, and has again ti ken
up her studies" in the Senior Class.
Mr. John Stancil, a former pupil
of T .G. S., is visiting in the city. ?
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The Juniors have organized a Knit
ting Class, with the organizing of a
Junior Red Cross in view later in the
year. Since several of their classmates
are in the service they feel more the
nearness of the war, and are anxious
to do all they can to help win the war.
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Last Monday morning, January the
twenty-first, was given over to sing
ing. After practising several songs,
"The Old North State" and "My
Country Tis of Thee" include:!, Mr.
Marrow announced the schedule for
the week. The students then march
ed to their different rooms to take up
the daj 's work. ? L. R. J.
MARCH OF THE WEATHER KING.
Washington, Jan. 28. ? Much colder
weather throughout the Southeast as
far down as Northern Florida was
forecast tonight by the weather
Bureau. The lower temperatures will
extend into the Florida peninsula by
Wednesday while by that time it will
be somewhat warmer in the lower
Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys.
Rains in the South Atlantic States
Tuesday will be followed by generally
fair weather.
The Southwest disturbance of
Sunday night now extends in a thin
trough from the east coast of the
Gulf of Mexico far north to Georgian
Bay and there also is a moderate
secondary disturbance off the Virginia
coast. Both are moving northeast.
? News and Observer.
Miss Julia A. Thorns, of A: heboro,
was named to the Presidency of the
North Carolina Forestry Association
which met in Wilmington last week.
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!* BOX PARTIES. *
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Short notices of box parties will be
published at a nominal price of 25
cents each. Stamps or coin should be
sent with notice.
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We shall be glad to have a short
account of box parties held giving us
the amount realized and for what pur
pose it is to be used.
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Notices of box parties should be
sent in at least ten days before same
is held if it can be done. Let the
teacher always sign his or her name
to notice, not necessarily for publi
cation, but in order that we may
know the name of the sender.
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Yelvington's Grove.
There will be a box party at Yel
vington's Grove School house Friday
night, February 8th. Everybody in
vited to attend. ? Teacher.
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Baptist Center.
There will be a box party at Bap
tist Centex* school house Friday night,
February 1st. The public is invited to
attend. ? J. E.
CAR LOAD OF BEST MULES EVER
brought to Smit'ifield. W. R. Long.
SEE US FOR POULTRY NETTING
and goose fence. Cotter Hardware
Company.
A FEW LITTLE DUTCH SULKY
Plows that we can save you money
on. Austin-Stephenson Company.
A FEW LITTLE DUTCH SULKY
Plows that we can save you money
on. Austin-Stephenson Company.
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IF YOU WANT CEMENT SEE THE
Smithfield Hardware Company.
GET YOUR SODA TODAY. AUS
tin-Stephinson Company.
TWO CAR LOADS BUGGIES JUST
unloaded. Cotter-Underwood Com
pany, Smithfield, N. C.
POTASH? WE HAVE IT. COME
quick. Austin-Stephenson Co.
SEE US FOR ASPHALT ROOFING
and proslate shingles. Cotter
Hardware Co.
COTTON SEED MEAL ANI) ACID.
Come after it now. Austin-Steph
enson Company.
WE SELL THE NEW WAY AIR
Cooled Gasoline Engine. Cotter
Hardware Company, Smithfield.
OBERS 8-3-3. YOU CAN HAVE IT
today. Austin-Stephenson Co.
ONE FORI) CAR FOR SALE. SEE
E. F. Boyett, Smithfield, N. C.
WANTED? A SINGLE MAN TO
help work on farm. Apply to or
write Ira Thompson, Pine Level, N.
C., Route 1.
ALL KINDS OF FERTILIZERS Now
on hand. Austin-Stephenson Co.
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THE SMITHFIELD BUILDING &
Loan Association has helped a num
ber of people to build homes. It will
help others, and maybe you. New
series of shares now open. See Mr.
J. J. Broadhurst.
THREE HUNDRED TONS BEST
grade fertilizers now in warehouse.
Cotter-Underwood Co., Smithfield,
N. C.
A TWO-HORSE CROP FOR RENT.
A three-horse crop for rent. Both
crops are near the town of Smith
field. W. M. Sanders, Smithfield,
N. C.
THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Good Cotton 30
Cotton Seed 1.00
Wool 20 to 30
Eggs 40
Fat Cattle 5 to 6%
Corn per bushel 1.75 to 1.85
C. R. Sides 30 to 32%
Feed Oats 1.00 to 1.05
Fresh Pork 20 to 22%
Hams, per pound 38 to 40
Lard 27% to 32%
\imothy Hay 1.90 to 2.00
Cheese per pound 35
Butter, per pound 40
Meal 4.25 to 4.50
Flour per sack 6.00 to 6.25
Coffee per pound 18 to 20
Cotton Seed Meal 2.75 to 2.85
Cotton ?eed bulls 1.00
Shipstuff 2.80 to 3.00
Molasses Feed 3.00
Hides, Green 10 to 12%
Hides, Dry 17% to 20
Cow Peas per bushel ....3.00 to 4.00
Soy Beans per bushel . . . 2.75 to 4.00
PAUL I). GRADY
Attorncy-at-Law
KENLY, N. C.
Money to Loan. Titles Abstracted.
Attention is called to subscribers
to both first and second issues
of Liberty Loan Bonds that
bonds have been received suf
ficient to fill all orders, and
parties may call at the bank and
get them
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
First National Bank
Smithfield, N. C.
Just One More Each
The Christmas Holidays are over and we have a few
books, only one copy of each title, which we want to sell
now. Read over the list and order at once.
Uncle Remus and His Friends, by Joel Chandler
Harris, Price $1.50. ?
Nights With Uncle Remus, by Joel Chandler Harris,
Price $1.50.
Under Fire, by Henri Barbusse, Price $1.50.
Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, Price $1.75.
A Booklover's Holidays in the Open, by Theodore
Roosevelt, Price $1.75.
Either of the above books will be sent anywhere
within 150 miles of Smithfield postpaid for the price
named. We have only one copy of each. Order quick if
you want them.
Herald Book Store
Smithfield, N. C.
W. L Woodall & Sons
SMITHFIELD'S SHOPPING CENTER
Get a War Savings
Stamp Free
AT
W. L. Woodall & Sons
With every $5.00 worth of Merchandise purchased at
our store for the cash we will give free one Thrift Stamp.
Free One Thrift Stamp
Spend your money with us and help your Government
so that we might win the war.
Friday Specials as Usual
For the lack of space we will not give any prices, but
you will find hnudreds of articles at reduced prices.
W. L. Woodall & Sons
Smith field, N. C.