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Selma has shown her patriotism
and loyalty to the United States gov
ernment by subscribing' half of the
entire amount raised in Johnston
County for the Y. M. C. A. fund, by
her 243 spirited Red Cross members,
and by the great amount of War Sav
ings Stamps sold here. Wore W:ir
Savings Stamps have been sold by the
Post Office at Selma than by the
other post offices in the county com
bined. War Savings Stamps have
been introduced in the school. It ih
the desire of Mr. Moser and the
faculty that each child in school own
at least one War Savings Stamp.
Each grade is striving for the honor
of owning more War Savings Stamps
than any other. This will not only
teach the children loyalty and patriot
ism, but will also teach and encourage
them to save money. Every child in
the United States can help Uncle Sam
win the war by saving his quarters
and buying Thrift Stamps, sixteen of
which make a War Savings Stamp.
Two members of the fourth grade
have purchased War Savings Stamps.
Watch the fourth graders! ? J. W. A.
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Monday morning I)r. Cornwell,
manager of the Radcliffe Chautauqua,
visited our school. All the pupils
knew that Dr. Cornwell was a man of
wide experience and that he would
have a message that would be of
benefit to us. The pupils were ex
pecting something great and they re
ceived one of the greatest lessons that
has ever been taught in the school.
Now, this lesson was not learned from
a book. It was learned from Dr.
Oorpwell's own experience. This was
his > message: "Flan your work, and
work your plan." There wrfre only
six words in the great lesson. He
also gave a few instructions that
might be applied to this lesson which
were: 1. Work your plan thoroughly.
2. Cultivate every resource and
power to work your plan. 3. Frown
on all discouragements and cut out
all handicaps. You have never
built an air castle so great but that
you can live in it and accomplish the
thing worth while if you apply the
simple rule composed of six words,
Plan your work, and work your plan.
The following is an illustration of
this rule: The boys who slack their
job in school will most certainly slack
their job in future life. The world
has no time to waste on slackers, yet
since they are in the world a job must
be given them which they deserve.
Now this job may be wood-cutting,
ditch-digging, or various other jobs
which may be performed without
much thinking. Who will be com
pelled to do this work, the boy who
studied and did his task in school or
the boy who shirked his tasks? Why
a "Slacker" or "Shirker" must be
given a slacker's job. ? L. S.
Some of the domestic science
classes have been working with the
much abused prunes. Prunes are a
very valuable nutrient? and an ad
ditional value of prunes is that they
may always be had when fresh fruits
are out of season. Prunes contain a
great deal of supar and do not need
very much added to them when cook
ing. Because of this we should use
them in the conserving of our sugar
supply. The following recipe has
been tried with satisfaction:
Prune Dainty.
One cupful prunes, soaked over
night, and steamed, seeds removed
and prunes mashed fine, 1-4 cupful
sugar, added to the prunes, one table
spoonful lemon juice, or one tea
spoonful of vanilla. Fold into this
mixture the beaten whites of three
eggs. From the yolks may be made
a custard sauce which maybe used to
pour over the prune dainty. Beat
the yolks slightly with 1-4 cup
ful sugar and one fourth teaspoon
ful salt. Stir into this a pint of
scading milk. Cook in double boiler I
until the mixture coats the spoon.
Remove from the fire, add one half
teasp#onful vanilla. Chill and serve.
It has been found that custard that
has begun . to curdle may be made
smooth again by placing immediately
in a pan of cold water and beating
with a dover egg beater.
Stuffed prunes. ? Raw prunes may
be split and the seeds removed and
filled with cheese or nuts. Thig
makes a pleasing variety from the
plain cheese balls. ? E. M. V.
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The Archer Literary Society cele
brated Lincoln's birthday last Thurs
day afternoon. The following pro
gram was carried out:
Recitation: My Captain ? Margaret
Cameron.
Biograprical Sketch of Lincoln ? j
Mary Foster.
Lincoln as a Laborer ? Lillian Cor
bett.
Lincoln, the South 's Friend ? Clara
Eason.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address ?
Grace Foster.
Interesting Anecdote ? Rita Reyn
olds.
Why Lincoln was called Honest
I Abe ? Mary Mozingo.
Debate: "Resolved, That Lincoln
had a more difficult task as president
during the Civil War ihan does
Woodrow Wilson as president during
the present Worjd War."
Affirmative ? Elizabeth Earp, Zil
phia Fulghum.
Negative ? Esther Vinson, Bertha
Moser.
The judges decided in favor of the
negative. The program was enjoyed
by all present.
The Archer Literary Society chal
lenged the Moser Literary Society to
a debate. The challenge was accept
ed. The debaters to represent the
Archer Literary Society in the debate
are Margie Iienoy and Emma Lucas
Ward. A committee was chosen to
decide the query.
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The Germans- have united their
own people by means of a seiies of
convincing lies that represent Ger
many as the victim of foreign aggres
sion and armed attack; in other
words, their desire is to see us forget
our loyalty to our country in a sec
tarian quarrel. Their wish is to see
us fight one another instead of fight
ing Germany.
The Germans have designed lies to
discourage volunteer Red Cross work,
nearly every one has heard talcs such
as the Red Cross supplies being
sold to shopkeepers by dishonest of
ficials of the society. They discour
age the housekeeper concerning the
conservation of food by saying that
the German prisoners ure fed five
times each day. The Germans are
trying to aggravate the negro prob
lem, the struggle between capital and
labor, the jealousy of the farmer of
the West of the business men of the
East. These lies are among the war
of lies that the Germans are waging
in their interest to embarrass our
government, divide our people, and
hinder our defense. The citizens who
hear these rumors, and inquire about
them from one another are innocent
ly aiding our enemy. It is for us to
keep our ears open and our mouths
closed, to believe in our government
if possible; but whether we do or not
deny rumors the support of our voice
by repeating them. I>et the German
agents who invent these lies be the
only persons to pass them on. In
this way it will be easier to catch the
liars and refute the lies; for the liars
are not idle ones but German agents
furthering German plans.
If the people of America would
merely heed the remedy for counter
acting German propaganda the world
would begin to see the rays of democ
racy beginning to shine forth; for
the strength of the fighting lines is
not only in the fields; but also in the
spirit of the soldier who represents
the spirit of the country from which
he is drawn. ? R. W.
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(The above article was written by
a member of the tenth grade history
class from information derived in
their study of current affairs.)
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The Selma High School won their
fourth successive game of basket
ball from the Smithfield quint last
Wednesday night on the local floor.
This game was one of the most
thrilling games of basketball staged
in Selma. Smithfield had the game
sewed up until t???. last few minutes
of play, when the whole Selma quint
got together and showed that they
had the ability to plwv basketball.
The rally was begun when Richard
son shot a field goal, with Parrish,
the little Smithfield guard, doing all
in his power to keep the ball from
going through the basket. This was
quickly followed by a field goal from
the center of the court by "Justice"
Haynes. Massey was in the game
with his excellent passing. Reynolds
and Creech were also there with the
guarding goods. The following is the
lineup for the two teams.
Smithfield ? Peterson, C.; Wallace,
L. G.; Ives, L. F.; Gordon, R. F.;
Barnes, R. G.; Parrish, R. G.
Selma ? Richardson, C.; Reynolds,
L. G.; Ilaynes, L. F.; Massey, R. F.;
Creech, R. G.
Selma, Feb. 25, 1918.
TRIANGULAR DEBATE SOON.
Will Be Held In Chapel Hill In
Second Week In April. Johnston
Has Si\ Schoos In the Contest.
News comes from Chapel Hill that
a large number of schools will par
ticipate in the trianguar debate to
be held in April under the auspices
of the North Carolina Debating
Union. The final event will be pulled
off in Chapel Hil April 11 and 12.
So far 300 separate high schools
have entered the debating contest.
?Many of the counties have many
schools entered. Robeson has 11,
Mecklenburg 10, Buncombe 9, Guilford
8, Alamance and Wake 7 each, David
son 6, Durham 6, Iredell 6, Johnston
6, Moore 0, Pitt 6, Rowan 6, Scotland
0, Union 6, Wayne 6, Bladen, Duplin
and Northampton, 5. The folowing
seven counties are the only ones with- ?
out any representation: Bruswick,
Hertford, Jackson, Jones, Madison,
Mitchell and Watauga.
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| The boy who helps to tend a gar
jden, grow a pig or raise poultry is
{shooting at the Germans with as big
a gun as his older brother who goes
to France.
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With eggs at 30 to 40 cents a dozen
it is a sorry sort of a hen that will
not during the next few weeks repay
the Food Administration for its kind
ness in discouraging her slaughter to
supply the table on Meatless Days.
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Governor Bickett says the chicken
order of the Food Administration,
designed to discourage the killing of
hens and pullets until April 30th,
was inspired by suffragettes with the
intention even in chickendom of al
lowing the hens to rule the roost.
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Agricultural experts declare that
leaves and wood mold are worth $8
a ton as manure. This being the
case, North Carolina farmers have a
literal gold mine in their wood land
and from this source should be able
to increase their production per acre
of all food and feed products during
the coming season.
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Gardening weather is here. Folks
who propose to fight the Germans by
raising their own vegetables cannot
afford to lose any time in getting
their gardens in shape for planting
the earlier and hardier vegetables.
Some of the balmy days recently
have caused a stirring of the blood
and longing looks toward the garden
spots.
War Gardens in North Carolina
last year saved North Carolina con
sumers $12,000,000 to $15,000,000
which otherwise would have been
spent for food products imported into
the state from other sections and, in
the opinion of health experts, saved
tens of thousands of dollars in doc
tor's bills by improving: the general
health of the people through the in
creased variety in their diet. "More
Gardens and Better Gardens" is the
motto for this year, and with the
forces of the Food Administration
and the Agricultural Extension ser
vice behind the movement there
should be a further increase of sev
eral million dollars in the aggregate
value of garden products.
ANTIOCH NEWS.
Mr. T. E. Talton made a business
trip to Clayton Saturday.
Messrs. D. C. Massey, Joe and
Jesse Hocutt went to Smithfield
Saturday.
Mr. Jim Johnson and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Johnson's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ruffin Atkinson, near
Oak Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Loomis Strickland,
from nearFriendship, were callers in
this community Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Baron Murphy, from
Wilders, spent the week-end with
Mrs. Murphy's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. II. Talton.
Mr. Butler Jeffreys, of the Thanks
giving section, visited relatives and
friends around Hare's Store Sunday.
Mr. W. It. O'Neal wont to Clayton
last Wednesday and bought a young
mule. Mr. O'Neal has recently pur
chased the Holloman farm and will
farm on a high scae this year.
Mr. Manly Narron went to Zebu
Ion last Tuesday. On his way home
his mule got frightened and ran,
throwing Mr. Narron from the buggy
in a ditch near the road. Mr. Narron
was badly hurt and a physician was
summoned at once who rendered
medical attention. We are glad to
say that Mr. Narron was not serious
ly hurt, and is 14 this writing improv
ing.
Those on the sick list are: Miss
Mary Woodard, Miss Robeary Nar
ron, and Mr. Milton Lewis' little girl.
The Building Committee of Anti
och church held a sale Saturday
afternoon for the purpose of selling
a part of the old benches. Most of
them were sold, the entire sale
amounting to $2(5.00.
The next Vocal Union in this sec
tion, known as the Green Vocal
Union, will be held at Friendship
church near Emit, next Sunday,
March .?>rd.
Owing to the disagreeable weather
this winter^ the Sunday school at
tendance at Antioch has been very
poor, but since the weather is so
greatly moderated the attendance is
rapidly increasing. ? Reporter.
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Farmers' Meeting.
The Pleasant Grove Township ;
Board of Agriculture will meet Fri
day, March the 8th, at 10 o'clock a. m.
We hope every farmer in the town
ship will be present on that day.
ED. S. COATS,
President.
CLAUDE STEPHENSON.
Secretary.
rock hill news items
Death of .Mr. Millard Rhode* and
Wilbur Dunn. Both Died of Pneu
monia. Notes of Personal Interest.
Mr. Jerry L. George attended the
; ball game at Brogden School Friday
afternoon. The game was played be
tween the New Hope boys and the
Brogden boys. They report a fine
time.
Misses Cassie, Thelma and Retta
Lee, and Messrs. John Stanley, Enuel
Mahler and Lassie Blackman attend
ed church services at Jernigan's
'school house Sunday afternoon.
Mr. W. M. Lee spent Sunday after
noon in Sampson County.
Mrs. Lou Stafford, from Bentons
ville section, spent several days re
cently with her cousin, Mrs. Alice
Rhodes.
Mr. Walter Smith and Misses Mat
tie Smith and Lessie Lee spent Satur
day night and Sunday in Harnett
County near Hodjjes Chapel at the
home of Mr. Rand Smith.
Mr. Grady Tart and Miss Lillian
I Lee, of Lower Johnston, spent Sun
day at Mr. Jasper Morgan's.
Mr. C. B. Thomas and Miss Letha
Lee, of Stanley school section spent
Sunday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. G. Smith.
Mr. F. P. Wood and daughter-in
law, Mrs. Lecta Wood, also Messrs.
Charlie and Adkin Wood, returned
last Monday from Camp Sevier where
they went to visit Mr. Nogah Wood
who is in training there.
Rock Hill school has recently pur
chased a new basket ball. We are
j expecting some match games some
time soon.
Wilbur, the nine-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Dunn, died Sun
day of pneumonia and was buried
Monday afternoon at the Dunn family
graveyard in the presence cf a large
number of relatives and friends. The
sympathy of the entire community is
extended to the bereaved.
On last Thursday morning about
1:30 o'clock the death angel came to
the home of Mrs. Alice Rhodes and
took away her son, Mr. Millard
Rhodes. He had been sick only five
days with pneumonia, wich caused his
death. Millard was only 19 years
and 7 months old. He had been mar
ried* a little more than three months.
He leaves behind, his wife, mother,
one sister and four brothers and a
host of relatives and friends to
mourn his departure. He was laid to
rest Thursday afternoon in the Wood
cemetery to wait the resurrection
mora. ? Reporter.
Four Oaks, R. No. 2.
PROGRESS SCHOOL NOTES.
We are glad to note that those
who have been sick with pneumonia
in this district are greatly improved.
Mr. Ruffin Ellis spent the past
week-end at his home near Clayton.
Misses Carrie and Dixie Pittman
spent Wednesday and Thursday with
their sister, Mrs. A. M. Tyner, of
Raleigh.
Messrs. Jack Wooten and Henry
Massey and Misses Bessie Barbour
and Eula Lynch went to Goldsboro
last Monday evening. ? "Prof."
Gave Happiness
To Whole Family
Mother Made Discovery That
Brought Happiness to All,
From Grand-mother
Down To Hired
Hand.
"What is worth doing: at all is
worth doing well." A worthy task
should be thorougly performed, and
that is the way Peplac worked when
it started in to bring health to the
Decover farm, near Wilmington, N.
C., also known as the Garden City
Dairy. The credit for introducing
this remedy in her home belongs to
Mrs. Decover, who says:
"My mother, Mrs. Westerman, is
sixty-eight years old and for the past
ten years has been treated for
Bright's disease. She was so bad she
could hardly walk, but I wish you
could see her now, since she has been
helped by Peplac."
Miss Minnie Decover, a daughter,
says:
"Mother got Peplac for me and I
am feeling fine. No more tired worn
out feeling when I arise in the morn
ing and I relish everything that 1
eat. I have gained ten pounds and
am growing stronger every day."
George Davis, an employee of the
firm, saw the wonderful work of this
great remedy and took it with this
result :
"Peplac has worked wonders for
me. I have already gained twelve
pounds in good, solid weight and am
thankful that Peplac was brought
to us."
If there had been any more sick
people at the Garden City Dairy Pep
lac would have restored them, as it
does every one who is in need of a
remedy of this character. Peplac is
sold at Hood Bros. Buy a bottle to
day, it will do all that is claimed
for it. ? Adv.
Auction Sale
OF MILCH COWS
AT CLAYTON, N. C.
Thursday, March 7, 1918
We w ill sell one car load of Tennessee Milch Cows at
Clayton, N. C., Thursday, March 7, 1918. They are from
three to live years old; most all fresh, balance heavy
springers. They are the best grade Jerseys, and a few
of them pure breds, also one pure bred Holstein cow and
calf. We bought them carefully from the best farmers of
Knox County, Tenn., one and two of each farmer. They
come direct from the farmer to you. All of them have
been Tuberculin tested and health certificates go with
them. This is the best car load of Cows ever shipped to
this country.
Don't fail to attend this sale as every one will be sold
regardless of price on above date rain or shine.
Don't forget the date and place. Sale starts promptlv
at 10:30 A. M.
M. F. BRANNON
KNOXV1LLE, TENN.
M. F. BRANNON, Auctioneer.
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We a;/// pay $2.50 per\dayto all
making six days to the week.
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SELMA, N. C.
Another Lot of Dictionaries just
Received at The Herald Office.
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