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LONDONERS ( i ET THIN
AS FOOD DIMINISHES.
Despite Scant Supplies, Trices in
Public Places Are 25 Per Cent Be
low New York's. Cheerful and
Determined.
(New York Times.)
London, Jan. 27. ? The chief subject
of discussion in London just now,
from Duke to dustmun, is how to tret
food. Butcher boys carrying meat
through the streets are followed to
find out where they get it. The peo
ple arc getting thinner daily, but
healthier, it is explained, except for
some cases of indigestion caused by
the war bread. There are business
men residing in London who boast
that they are able to count their ribs
for the first time in twenty years.
In spite of the war conditions,
everybody here is cheerful and deter
mined to hold out to prevent Ger
many becoming master of the world,
even if the war lasts another twenty
years.
Prices at hotels and restaurants are
still 25 per cent below those in New
York. The quanity of meats here is
60 per cent less. Meals on the meat
less days cost double the usual rate,
on account of th price of fish. A cargo
of fish sold at auction after landing
realized high prices. The crew of
one fishing vessel had $1,500 each as
his share in a fourteen days' cruise.
Prices are now regulated, but fish is
scarcer, because men will not go out
and risk their lives unless sure of big
money in return.
Young American officer* visiting
London find difficulty in getting what
they would call a square meal at
night, as the restaurants are darken
ed and the visitors are unable to dis
tinguish them from other stores. I
was accosted last night in the Strand
by two officers who had been one
hour trying to find a restaurant.
Dry Goods Notes.
A number of mercantile houses will
keep open Saturday afternoons until
the closing Monday order has been
complied with.
Of the 150,000 pieces of print cloths
sold at Fall River last week, SO, 000
were for spot shipment. Wide regu
larprint cloths are quoted at 13c. and
narrow regulars at 9 3-4c.
The silk trade has received some
large orders for a special cloth to be
used for powder bags and the busi
ness has been distributed among sev
eral mills to hasten deliveries.
Linens are very firm, but importers
hold forth few hopes of being able to
place much new business with the
mills for some time to come. The
mills in Great Britain are making
about 1(5,000,000 yards of linens for
American war purposes.
Many silk mills in Paterson have
been curtailing their output on ac
count of lack of power, the service
companies having run short of coal.
Some substantial sales of bleached
cottons for export were made within
a week, and the demand for cotton
yarns for South American markets is
very full.
The demand for blankets of all
kinds is continuing much later than in
normal years, and buyers are unable
to contract for all the supplies they
are seeking.
New lines of dress ginghams for
fall were priced at 22 l-2c. this week.
They sold for 17 l-2c. for spring.
Some lines of flannelettes have sold
for 22 l-2c. for fall delivery, and
were priced a year ago at 10 l-2c.
From week to week, many dry
goods houses engaged in export trade
are heartened by the removal from
the blacklist of names of firms with
whom considerable American busi
ness has been done in the past three
years.
Some of the fine combed yarn goods
mills in New England have recently
received Government orders for a
special fabric for balloon purposes,
requiring 136x145 picks in 40-inch
widths and yarns running from 70s
to 85s. The goods must be very
strong and will weave slowly.
A 16-ounce staple serge that was
priced for the last fall season at
$2.37 1-2 was priced at $4.15 a yard
for the fall of 1918; another priced at
$2.35 a yard last year was priced at
$3.77 1-2 this year, while a cheviot
that sold for $1.97 1-2 last year is
priced at $3.22 1-2 for the coming
fall. ? Dun's Review, Jan 26th.
A Popular Ilook.
Judged by figures, Mr. Empey's
"Over the Top" was undoubtedly the
leading book of last year. According
to the publisher's figures, over 400,
000 copies of the book have been sold
since its publication on June 8. In the
records of best sellers it would be
difficult to surpass this achievement.
The publisher states, in fact, that, in
the length of time d&ting from its
publication, there has been no book
that has equaled in sales "Over The
Top." The fact is significant of the
popular demand for a great, well
written book on the war. ? New York
Times Book Review.
HOCK HILL NOTES.
Mr. Millard Rhodes left Monday
i on a business trip to Rocky Mount.
Mr. Eugene Phelps, from Apex, re
cently made a business trip to this
section.
Miss Letha Lee, from Stanley
school, spent the week-end with Mias
ms Cassie and Thelma Lee.
Miss Mittie Smith returned last
Saturday from Mars Hill, where she
entered school the first of the year.
Mr. John Holly left Sunday for
Hopewell, Va., where he has accepted
a position with the Dupont Company.
He will return in a few days for his
wife and children.
Mrs. J. K. Hudson, from near Dunn,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Wilbur
Lee.
Misses Mittie Smith and Lessie Lee
and Mr. Enuel Mahler attended
church at Jernigan's school house
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mahler spent
Sunday at Mr. Bud Johnson's near
Four Oaks.
It has become necessary to add the
third teacher to the Rock Hill school.
Miss Cassie Lee took possession of
the third department Monday morn
ing.
The entertainment and box sup
! per that was given at Rock Hill last
J Friday night was a decided success,
j Twenty-two boxes were sold and they
averaged a nice price. The neat sum
of $127.14 was realized. There was
a voting contest for the prettiest girl.
A cake was given to the lucky one
which was Miss Nettie Lee. Every
thing was carried out quietly and
every one present seemed to enjoy
the occasion.
BEN BOW.
Four Ouks, R. 2.
SANDY GROVE ITEMS.
Mr. H. N. Jernigan, a prosperous
parmer of Meadow township, has
killed a pig weighing 38G pounds.
The New Zealand Sunday school
reorganized last Sunday, making Mr.
S. T. Blackman superintendent, and
Mr. H. N. Jernigan assistant superin
j tendant.
We are sorry to note that Mrs. II.
N. Jernigan is on the sick list.
Messrs. Lonnie Jackson and Roy
West, of Sampson County, spent
Saturday night with Mr.' Malcolm
Jernigan.
Miss Lettie Marhler, of Benson, is
visiting friends of our community.
Misses Bethea and McFayden,
teachers of Sandy Grove school, were
the guest of Miss Lula Mae Jerni
gan for a short while Saturday.
The "Woodrow Wilson" Society had
a debate Friday afternoon. Query ?
Resolved, That corn is more beneficial
to plant than wheat. Speakers on
the affirmative side were: Clarence
Lewis, Noah Blackman and Lula Mae
Jernigan. Speakers on the negative
side were: Vira Blackman, Virta
Blackman and Thurman Rose. The
judges were: Miss Bethea, Miss Let
tie Marhler, and Mr. Malcolm Jerni
gan. The judges rendered their de
cision in favor of the affirmative.
Mr. Alfonzo Lewis spent several
days with Mr. Clarence Lewis re
cently.
This Jan. 28, 1918.
MICRO ITEMS.
Rev. S. H. Styron filled his regular
appointment at the Free-Will Bap
tist church last Sunday, with a pood
attendance considering the weather.
People of Micro always welcome him.
Mr. Worley Wall, who has under
gone an operation for appendicitis, is
improving.
Mr. Jesse T. Creech, who has
recently moved to town, has had a
severe case of lagrippe.
Miss Catharine Johnson, of Benson,
is spending a few days with her sis
ter, Mrs. W. C. Pearce.
Mr. W. J. Collier has just returned
from Petersburg, Va., having gone
there to stand the physical examina
tion before the Local Board.
Mrs. Bizzell Coats, of near Wilson's
; Mills, is visiting her father, Mr. D. C.
Smith.
Mrs. D. H. Jones, of Goldsboro, has
returned home after spending a few
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. L. Batten.
Miss Lena Blaylock is spending a
short while in Raleigh.
Mrs. N. B. Hinnant is expecting to
move to town shortly. We welcome
her.
Mr. Joe Broadwell spent Sunday
night with his grandparents, Mr. and
! Mrs. J. H. Broadwell en route to
i Kenly High School.
Mr. Rual Holland, of Kenly, is
.visiting relatives and friends her^ be
fore going to camp.
The Red Cress of Micro have just
commenced work, and they hope to
do their part.
The recent cold weather has ren
dered the roads in such condition that
it has stopped the car service for
Micro.
Reporter.
Micro, Jan. 30, 1918.
GENERAL NEWS MATTERS.
Items of Interest at Home and
Abroad Told in Brief for
Rusy Readers.
Last Tuesday was the 75th anniver
sary of the birth of President William
McKinley who was assassinated at
Buffalo. New York, in September,
1901.
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The little town of Ethelville, Ala
bama, was struck by a tornado Mon
day and the school house, two
churches, and several residences were
blown down.
Senator Tillman has introduced a
bill in Congress providing for an in
crease in the number of naval avia
tors from 350 to 10,000 and raise the
enlisted personel of the navy to 180,
000.
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First came Mississippi, then Vir
ginia, Kentucky and South Carolina,
and now South Dakota has jumped on
the "water wagon," by ratifying the
Prohibition Amendment to the Consti
tution.
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Police Commissioner Enright of
New York City has appointed Mrs.
Ellen O'Grady a deputy police com
missioner with the rr.nk of fifth
deputy. She will have charge of the
"white slave traffic" and look after
missing girls.
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Charles W. Fulton, ' former United
States senator from Oregon and for
many years a prominent figure in
state politics, died Monday after a
long illness, aged 04. His term in the
senate was from 1903 to 1909. He
was born in Lima, Ohio.
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When it was learned that the bak
ers were talking about increasing the
prices of the new victory bread the
Food Administration stepped in and
pave notice that there should be no
increase unless it was proven that
there could be no margin of profit at
the old prices.
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Forty lives were lost through the
sinking of the French freight trans
post Drome and the trawler Kerbihan,
which struck mines Jan. 23 within
sight of Marseilles. The Drome first
came into contact with a mine and
the Kerbihan shortly afterwr.rds
struck another near the same place. ;
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The United States Food Adminis
tration has sent out instructions to
the State Administrators throughout
the country to begin at once the dis
tribution of more than 18,000,000 food
pledge cards giving in detail the food -
conservation measures presented by <
President Wilson and Herbert C. ,!
Hoover as essential to the success of
the war. ,
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The fact that the east faces a tem- <
porary meat shortage because of
transportation difficulties was disclos
ed by the food administration Tuesday
in instructions sent to packers not to
increase their prices above a normal
margin of cost and to distribute their ,
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available? supplies fairly among their
customers. Wholesalers and retailers
received virtually the same instruc- "
tions.
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Creation of a half-billion dollar ;
government corporation to make loans <
and advances to enterprises essential '
to the war and otherwise assist in pri
vate financing was recommended to 1
Congress Monday by Secretary Mc
Adpo. The secretary also asked that J
all private issues of more than $100,
000 be made subject to the approval
of the government body, to be known
as the "war finance corporation."
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The American Red Cross hrs an
nounced that it has made appropria
tions for relief work in France to
cover the period up to April 18 of this
Xear, bringing the total amount ap
propriated for for France since Con
gress declared war on Germany to
$30,519,259. In addition to this
amount appropriations amounting to
$7,06.1,049 have been made for the
purchase of supplies in the United
States for Shipment to France.
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British casualties during the week
ending Monday wr-re 8,588 divided as
follows: Killed or died of wounds,
officers 25; men, 1,714. Wounded or
missing, officers 128; men, 6,721. j
These figures represent the virtual
cutting in half of British casualties as
compared with the previous week .
when 17,043 were reported. Two
weeks ago the high total of 24,978 was
reached. For the week immediately
preceding the figures were 18,998 and
the week before that 9,951. i
Joppins-^My wife's learned to talk
while she knits. Boppins ? Huh! My
wife learned to knit while she talks.
? Bupalo Express.
"Mir.s Stronpmind says she doesn't
intend to marry until after the war,
and then she'll marry only a soldier."
"Why a soldier?"
"Because her husband will then
know the value of implicit obedicnce."
? Boston Transcript.
POPLAR SPRING NEWS.
The school at Poplar Spring has
had very poor attendance this week
on account of bad weather.
Mr. Jasper Holmes, of near Godwin,
visited in our community last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Godwin visited
relatives in Elevation Sunday.
Poplar Spring school has purchased
a piano which adds much to the en
joyment and benefit of the school. The
school is also expecting a basket ball
soon.
Mr. W. M. Woodall made a business
trip to Smithfield Tuesday.
Mr. Sidney Barbour, of Camp
Sevier, was a very welcome visitor in
our community Saturday. He seems
to be enjoying army life fine.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Moore, of Rhode
Island, were home on a visit last week.
Mr. Moore has been in the army at
that place for three years. He seems
to like it fine.
Mrs. Riley Allen is visiting her
husband who is in Camp at Greenville,
S. C.
GUESS WHO.
Benson, N. C., Jan. 28. j
Talented Cow.
Advertisement in a rural New Eng
land weekly: "Wanted ? A steady,'
respect ible young man to look after
a garden and care for a cow who has
a good voice and is accustomed to
sing in the choir." ? Christian Regis-:
ter.
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NOTICE OF SALE OF VALUABLE j
LAND.
Under and by virtue of the power
conferred upon us by an order of the
Superior Court of Johnston County,
made in the Special Proceedings en
titled "Mrs. Ellen Augusta McLamb,
widow, and Thomas I. McLamb, et als,
heirs-at-law of Nathan McLamb, de
ceased, Ex Parte," now pending in
the Superior Court of said County,
we, the undersigned commissioners,
will on the*
?1th day of March. 1918,
at 10 o'clock, A. M., on the Premises
in and near Benson, North Carolina,
in said County, sell for cash to the
highest bidder the following described
lands, to-wit: Lying and being in
Banner Township, Johnston County,
North Carolina, in and near Benson,
Rnd adjoining the lands of J. W. Whit
tenton, J. W. Wood, Jr., and others
and bounded as follows:
Beginning at a stake and runs
North 1 West 200 Poles to a stake;
thence North 67 East 35 1-5 poles to
a stake; thence South 30 East 4? 2-4
poles to a stakes thence North 89 East
14 poles to a stake; thence South 28
East 40 1-5 poles to a pine; thenee
South (5 West 142 4-5 poles to a pine;
thence North 88 1-2 West 70 poles to
the beginning containing Ninety
^.even and one-half acres, find !s that
land allotted to Nathan McLamb in
Lhe division is duly recorded in the
Office of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Johnston County in Land
Book No. 4. page 142.
This tract of land has been sub- 1
livided into small lots and tracts, and
ivill be sold in separate lots and par- i
:els. j
This 30th day of January, 1918.
EZRA PARKER.
JAMES RAY NOR.
Commissioners. [
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND. j
Pursuant to r. Decree of Sale in the
Special Proceedings entitled "Alonzo
Parrish, and wife, Neilie Parrish, J. 1
H. Godwin, and wife, Eva Godwin,
Julius Lee, and wife, Nellie Lee,'
against G. C. Bryan, and wife, Lillie
Bryan," now pending in the Superior
Court of Johnston County, I will sell
at public auction, to the highest bid
der, for cash, the following described
lands located in the Town of Benson.
County of Johnston, and State of
North Carolina, described as follows,
to -wit:
FIRST: One lot of land in the Town
of Benson, and running back 300 feet
to Harnett Street, comprising lots
Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 11, in Block "34" ac- 1
cording to the revised plan of the
Town of Benson, made by Riddick,
Mann and Hales.
SECOND: One lot 75 by 140 feet,
fronting on Mill Street, being Lot
No. 13, in Block "34" according to
said plan of said Town.
THIRD: A lot fronting on Wall and
Mill Streets 140 feet by 90 feet, the
same being Lot No. 3 in Block "48"
according to said plan of said Town.
FOURTH: Three lots, containing
three houses on Harnett S'roet, and
said houses being now occupied by
Charles McLean, Neill Ferguson and
Will Cozart, respectively, said three
lots together comprising Lots Nos.
2 and 3, in Block "33" according to
said rlan of said Town.
FIFTH: Lot No. 8. in Block "20." , !
according to said plan of said Town.
SIXTH: Lot No. 5 in Block "36,"
according to the said plan of said
Town, said lot being known as the
Home Place, fronting on Harnett
Street about 397 feet, and running
back 300 feet to Church Street.
SEVENTH: One house and lot |
known as the O'Neal Lofl. located !
nenr Benson on the Raleigh Road,
hounded on the West by the lands of
Delia Bradv: on the South bv the
lands of J. W. Wood. Jr.. and John V.
Moore, and on the East and North
by the lnnds of Alonzo Parrish.
EIGHTH: A tract of land in the
Town of Benron, N. C.. bounded on
the North by Harnett Street, on the
East by the hinds of Alonzo Parrish.
on the South bv the lands of J. W.
Wood, and on th? West bv the lands
of Nat McLamh * deceased, and con
taining 10 acres, more or less.
Date of Sale: Mondav, March 4th,
1918, at 11 o'clock. A. M.
Place of Sale: Post Office Door,
Benson. N. C.
Terms of Sale: Cash, upon con
firmation bv the Court, 10 per cent
tash deposited on day of sale re
quired.
This the 31st dav of Jnnuarv. 1918.
N. A." TOWNSEND.
Commissioner.
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This is to notify all our friends and customers and the
public generally that Mr. Galbraith has just reached
Smithfield with his second car load of mules. These
mules were bought from the plantations around Mr. Gal
braith's home in Tennessee. They are now ready to go
to work. t
Remember that you can buy mules much
cheaper from us than from other parties who buy
their mules of the city stock yards.
Our mules are not only of better quality but
are a good deal cheaper.
Come to see us.
W. M. SANDERS
Smithfield, N. C.
F armers,
Attention !
PLANT BED FERTILIZERS
AND
CANVAS CLOTH
for everv one
FLOYD C. PRICE ?
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Pine Level, North Carolina
P. S. Canvas Cloth 5c. yard.
NOT A SALE
But A Big Money Saver
We have just completed the inventory of our 1917
Stock, consisting of :
Dry Goods, Notions, Millinery, Shoes, Hats and Caps, La
dies ready-to-wear and men's and boy's clothings.
Beginning with next Thursday, Jan. 31st, we will
offer the entire remainder of our stock at prices much
less than they can be bought at current whole sale prices.
To give an idea of some of these low prices, we offer
a nice lot of Ginghams for 12 1/2 to 15 cents. Percals one
yard wide at 18cents. Calico and plaids at lOcents per
yard. Many other valuable staple Dry Goods in propor
tion. We also have between $4,000 to $5,000 worth of ex
tra good factory shoes, which we will sell at last year's
prices. Our last year's line of slippers we will sell at less
than they could be purchased at wholesale now.
These goods will be offered for sale, at these low prices
beginning Thursday, Jan. 31st, 1918 until Feb. 20th, 1918.
Many will take advantage of these bargains, it will be
to your interest therefore to call at your earliest oppor
tunity, to see for yourself and select before the rush. We
have many ladies' hats, we do not desire to carry them
over, and offer them at $1.00 each, your choice.
Your friends.
J. W. SANDERS.& CO.
Four Oaks, N. C.
Start The New Year Right
By Resolving to Buy Your
Groceries From !
He always keeps on hand a full line of staple j
I and heavy groceries at prices satisfactory.
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