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GOVERNOR BICKETT COMING.
Johnston County is planning to have
a hie War Savings rally in Smithfield
on March 16th. Chairman Ragsdale
has just received a letter from Gover
nor Bickett who says he will be here
that day and make an address.
MR. VANDERLIP IN RALEIGH.
Hon. Frank A. Vanderlip, the man
who planned the War Savings Stamps
t
system to aid the Government, and
one of the foremost financial leaders
of America, will be in Raleigh next
Tuesday and address the War Sav
ings Institute Tuesday night at the
City Auditorium. The Rev. Dr.
Newell Dwight Hillis, who stands
without a peer as a platform speaker,
will also be present. This meeting
is to be a great rally for the War Sav
ings Campaign and every leader and
worker should go to Raleigh to hear
these distinguished men.
MORE MEATLESS MONDAYS.
It was thought until Monday that
the order for heatless Mondays might
be rescinded after last Monday. But
a conference between Fuel Adminis
trator Garfield and Director General
McAdoo held Monday night resulted
in the continuation of the order. So
until further notice heatless Mondays
will be observed. The conditions in
the congested business centers of the
East have shown that it is necessary
to cut down the use of fuel for one
day each week. The men who are in
close touch with the situation know
far more about it than the person who
is far removed from the crowded busi
ness centers of the great cities knows,
therefore it is the patriotic duty of
every good citizen to stand by the
government in this matter as well as
in all others. This is not time to quib
ule over these things. The conditions
in New York, Boston and other big
cities show that the order of Garfield
was a wise one. The weather con
ditions have been very severe and if
there had been no cessation of busi
ness on the several holidays that
have been ordered by Dr. Garfield,
New York would be shivering today
without any coal at all. Standing by
the government is the duty of the
hour.
THE FLOUR ORDER STANDS.
The conference of the Food Admin
istrators held in Raleigh Wednesday
emphasized the great importance of
obeying1 the order of the National
Food Administration in regard to
flour and other cereals. Unless there
is a strict observance of this order,
there will be no flour for anybody be
fore July 1st arrives. Everybody is
put on the same basis ? the merchant
and the farmer, the business man and
the lawyer, the doctor and the preach
er, the carpenter and the teacher ? in
fact all must obey the order that
every timo a purchase of flour is made
an equal quantity of com meal, hom
iny, grits, rice, or other cereal be pur
chased also. The farmer who wants
to buy a sack of flour has to pet it on
the same conditions as the profession
al man or day laborer. He must buy
the meal or the other cereals. The
farmer who has plenty of corn may
carry it to his merchant and buy meal
and flour. Some may say that this
is a hardship. It may be an incon
venience. It is not only an inconven
ience, but a great hardship for our
soldier and sailor boys who are fight
ing our battles for us. Let us who are
Jeft at home bear our inconveniences
without complaining, realizing that
those who are in authority have a
better understanding of the situation
and know what is best for us.
THRIFT AND SAVINGS STAMS
Central Committee Urged to Meet
Monday Night and Make Plant*
To Push Campaign in This
County.
The chairman of the War Savings
Committee, Mr. T. S. Kagsdale, has
written the chairmen of the Central
Committees in the ten towns of John
ston county and asked th?-m to hav<?
a meeting of their committees next
Monday night, February 11th, and try
to get as many pledge cards signed
as possible. To organize for the work
is the great problem before the com
mittee now. There will be no doubt
about the money being raised if the
county is thoroughly organized so
that the people may understand the
War Savings Stamps plan and the
great importance of it. There are
three important objects to be attained
in this campaign:
First ? To raise money and aid the
Government in the prosecution of its
war plans.
Second ? To teach the people the
spirit of absolute loyalty and patriot
ism.
Third ? To teach the thrift habit,
so that the children who are growing
up today will get the idea of econo
my so thoroughly imbedded in their
lives that they will stop being so ex
travagant.
When the Franco-Prussian War
closed in 1871 the French people were
required to pay Germany an indem
nity of three thousand million francs.
To do this required habits of thrift
and economy. The French people
went at the task with a will and in
three years had wiped out the debt
assessed i'gainst them by their enemy.
The meetings called for next Mon
day night in Smithfield, CJayton, Wil
son's Mills, Selma, Kenly, Micro, Pine
Level, Princeton, Four Oaks and Ben
son, are primarily to get better organ
ized for the task before us. But they
are also for the purpose of getting as
many folks as possible to pledge
themselves to raise a definite amount
through the War Savings Stamps
system this year. Mr. Ragsdale wants
every chairman to telephone or wire
him by ten o'clock Tuesday morning
how much has been pledged in this
way, together with how much has al
ready been raised. He wants to re
port what the County is doing at the
War Savings Institute at Raleigh
Tuesday night.
Now is the time to work. The Gov
ernment needs all our money that we
can spare and we must give it one
way or another. Through the War
Savings Stamps plan is the very best
way. You do not give to the Govern
ment. You lend to it and get it back
in five years with four per cent com
pound interest.
Nerve of the Cheats.
The tfmithfield Herald says some 1
of the wood sellers turn down orders
for woo^ if they arc not allowed to !
cheat ? if they are required to show
128 cubic feet of wood when they
take pay for a cord, they refuse to do
business.
In this respect they are exactly like
some of the butter sellers, who col
lect for a pound when they knowingly
and wilfully give 12 to 14 ounces and
sometimes less. And if the purchaser
should be so selfish as to demand what
is coming to him ? 1(5 ounces ? on the
ground that he is paying for 16, the
butter seller not infrequently cuts him
cold. He refuses to have anything
to do with a man so unreasonable and
so selfish as to complain when he is
being cheated.
Of all the nerve!
Many people knowingly allow
themselves to be cheated by short
weights and measures because they
lack the courage to complain; and
many people practice fraud so long
without being called to account that
they after a while feel that they have
a right to defraud and when called to
account they are as indignant as if
they were being denied a privilege to
which they were entitled, legally and
morally. ? Statcsville Landmark.
Negro Kills 400-Pound I'ig.
Mr. Cicero Hudson, of the Glenwood
section, was in town Tuesday and re
ported that Ammy Revel, a colored
man living on Mr. John W. Wood's]
farm, killed a pig about twelve rmnths
old a frw days ago that weighed 400
pounds. This pig was of the Red
Jersey stock and was raised in the
stock law territory. It is no trouble
to raise good hogs when the proper
efforts are put forth by the farmers.
When one lives in a stock law terri
tory he generally knows where his
hogs are. He does not depend on the
free range and therefore pays more
attention to his hogs. Consequently,
he rai3;-s, as a rule, better hogs.
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J. A. FREEMAN.
J. A. Freeman is a son of Mr. C.
H. .Freeman, of Wildcrs township, and
enlisted in Uncle Sam's military ser
vice in 1917. He is a farmer and is
now serving his country as a member
of Machine Gun Company in 120th
Infantry, Camp Sevier, Greenville, S.
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NEEDHAM E. WILLIAMSON.
Needham Elbert Williamson is a
son of Mr. Needham Williamson, of
Wildors township. He entered the
military service of the United States
through the Selective Draft and was
sent to Camp Jackson, Columbia, S.
C., last Fall. He is a member of the
Supply Company in 324th Regiment
of Infantry.
GEORGE W. BASS.
George W. Bass is a step-son of Mr.
John S. Eason, of Boon Hill township.
He volunteered in June, 1917, and is
now a member of Company C, 119th
Infantry, at Camp Sevier, Greenville,
S. C. He is 24 years old.
A JOHNSTONIAN ON TUSCAN I A.
It Is Reported that I,oomis M. Hales
of Clayton Was Probably on the
Ill-Fated Vessel When It Was Tor
pedoed Wednesday.
We learned yesterday that prob
ably one of our own Johnston County
boys was on the ill-fated Tuscania
when it was sent to the bottom by a
German submarine. Corporal Loornis
M. Hales, of Clayton, is a member of
the 100th Aero Squadron, and the
daily papers state that this squadron
was on the vessel that was lost. It is
not known yet whether he was among
the saved' or not. It may be that he
was not on board, but it is presumed
so since the 100th aero squadron is
reported to be one of the units on the
ship.
{stockholders of fair meet.
Nearly All Old Hoard of Directors
Are Re-Elected. C. M. Wilson
Again Heads Society As President
And E. J. Wellons to Continue As
Secretary and Treasurer. Ten Per
Cent Dividend Declared.
The stockholders of the Johnston
County Agricultural Society met in
annual meeting last Tuesday in the
law offices of Wellons & Wellons. The
attendance was large, a majority of
them being present in person.
Just before the meeting cf the
stockholders the directors had a meet
ing to hear the report of the Secre
tary and Treasurer on the past year's
business. The report showed a suc
cessful fair last fall, all debts against
the Society paid and a neat sum ir.
the treasury. The directors declared
a ten per cent dividend payable at
once.
The meeting of the stockholders
was presided over by Dr. R. J. Nuble,
of Selma, and E. J. Wellons and N. M
Lawrence acted as Secretaries. The
election of twelve directors for the en
suing year resulted as follows: Dr. R.
J. Noble, C. M. Wilson ,S. A. Lassiter,
Robt. A. Sanders, A. B. Wellons, E.
T. Westbrook, W. W. Cole, H. C. Hood,
E. S. Edmundson, C. T. Hill, L. T.
Royall and Ceorge L. Jones.
The directors held a meeting inv
mediately and elected the following
officers for the year:
President, C. M. Wilson.
Vice-President, Dr. R. J. Noble.
Secretary and Treasurer, E. J. Wel
lons.
Other matters of interest to the
Fair for next Fall were considered.
New features will be added and great
er efforts will be put forth next Fall
than ever before.
For the first time since the John
ston County Agricltural Society was
organized the Society same out ahead
and the ten per cent dividend comes
as an encouragement to the manage
ment as well as to the stockholders.
D. L. Odell, of Marshall, Mo., put
all his money in Liberty Bonds and
enlisted in the Army. He is the great
grandson of Pat Jerry Odell, who
gave the 65 acres of ground on which
the city of Marshall now stands.
The largest order ever placed for
postage stamps has just been given
by the New York Post Office. The
order is for 301,202,320 stamps, val
ued at $8,193,705.26, which would
make a strip 5,200 miles long.
Brick Store
For Sale!
My Brick store recently occu
pied by I). T. Worley & Company
is for sale. The building is
25\65 feet on a lot 25x75 feet.
For price and terms apply to
J. H. WORLEY
Selma, N. C.
Fresh Stock Powder Just Arrived at Creech Drug Co.
We have a fine line of Dr. LeGear Medicines. There is
no better Stock remedy. Now is a good time to begin
giving your stock this tonic.
We also have the Colic Remedy, and the Lice Killer.
Try the Poultry Powder and notice how much it improves
your chickens.
CREECH DRUG CO.
D. H. CRFECH, Mgr.
Smithfield, North Carolina
Start The New Year Right
By Resolving to Buy Your
Groceries From
S. C. T urnage
Smithfield, N. C.
He always keeps on hand a full line of staple
and heavy groceries at prices satisfactory.
Roofing and Wire
Fencing
We have received a car load of American Wire Fenc
ing, and can now fill your wants. Also a large lot of
Poultry netting fence 2 to 5 feet.
See us for Asphalt Roofing. A good Asphalt Roofing
properly put down will last for many years. We have this
Roofing from $1.50 square to Seven Dollars.
Cotter Hardware Co.
Smithfield, N. C.
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Tuesday and Wednesday |
February 12-1 3 th
We Represent the Best there is in Tailoring
Remember the Dates, Feb. 12th and 13th.
N. B. Grantham
Smithfield. N. C.