BLOCKADING STRUCK A STAGGERING BLOW FOOD ADMINISTRATOR PAGE ISSUES WARNING. Merchants and Millers Warned Against Violation of Lever Act Will Prosecute Dealers Who Sell Food Products to Make Whiskey. (News and Observer.) Another step forward for prohibi tion, and in the war against the op erators of blockade destilleries, was taken yesterday afternoon when State Food Administrator Henry A.Page de clared that those who supply food products for such operators will be vigorously prosecuted under the pro visions of the Lever act. It is no secret that the liquor block aders have to have grain and other food products in order to carry on their business. It is just us apparent that those supplies have been furnish ed to large quantities by dealers who certainly had at least a suspicion of what was to become of the supplies. Into the camp of the blockaders and the merchants artel millers who have been supplying the blockaders with food products, Mr. Page dropped a bomb in the shape of a statement ^ cnaracieriMucauy He issu'd the following statement: "To use food products, sugar, corn, meal, molasses and the like in the manufacture of blockade whiskey, rum etc., is clearly a willful waste *,f food and as such is punishable under the Lever act. It is also unlawful for mer chants or millers to sell these pro ductsto such quantities as make it ap ducts to such quantities as make i' ap to be used in the manufacture of il licit intoxicants. ' "The Federal Food Administra tion for North Carolina gives notice that it will take prompt and drastic action when evidence can be secured that any merchants or millers have of fended." Cutting the block&der off from his supplies is a new way of hitting the business, and Mr. Page expects to ob tain results from the order made. Of course he is not primarily interested in the fact that the blockader is in the act of makng whiskey and violating the law, but he is very much interest ed in the amount of food products that is thus being diverted from its nor mal channels and perverted in this waste, when all the food that can be obtained is needed to feed people. All sections of the State are affect ed by the ruling that violators will be prosecuted under the food laws. In the western section there are known to have been a numl>er of sales of to have been a number of sales of corn any other purpose than that of mak ing corn whiskey. In the eastern sec tion there have been large sales of molasses that manifestly was for the made that could hardly have been for "monkey rum." Mr. Page believes that evidence can be obtained against the merchants j.nd milers who sell these food products for the making of intoxicants, and he intends to get them. "SHRINE OF HEROISM." Secretary Baker Tells Purpose of Pilgrimage to France. (Springfield Republican.) Newton D. Baker, the American Secretary of WYr, met a number of American, English and French news paper men at Paris Tuesday nnd gave out the following statement concerning his visit to France: ? "Our purpose in visiting France is to confer with Gen. Perishing, to visit the American expeditionary force : sending our soldiers to Europe to fight until the world is delivered from these hor rors." PORTRAIT GALLERY OF OUR SOLDIER BOYS w w ^ ^ ^ ^ LUTIIER M. BARNES. Luther M. Barnes, son of Represen tative J. W. Barnes, of Wilders town ship, went to Camp Jackson last Fall. He is a member of Company M, .'522nd Infantry. He is 30 years old. He has two brothers in the army. HERBERT PENDER Serjeant Herbert Pender, 25 years of ape, is a son of Mr. W. I). Pender, of Micro township. He went to Camp Jackson in the first quota sent from Johnston County last September. He is a member of Company A, 317 Ma chine Gun Battalion. Mr. Pender has seen service in the Navy having ser ved four years on the Battleships Georgia and Arizona. JESMOND C. DUNCAN. Jesmond Claudius Duncan, of Clay ton township, is n son of Mr. P. T. Duncaft. Ho was 21 years old last May. Ho began service for Uncle Sam at Camp Jackson last Fall, b"inp a mem ber of Company A, 322nd Infantry. His mother died last March. Mr. Dun can was married on February 28, 1917, to Miss Irene Coats. / \ WAR SAVINGS STAMPS HAVE RIGHT OF V,'AY CAMPAIGN MEANS MUCH TO PEOPLE OF THE STATE. (iovernor Bickett ('alls on Every Person to Make Monthly in vestments in War Savings Next Two Weeks Critical Per iod of Campaign. That War Savings Stamps must have right of way is the message con tained in Governor Bickett's recent proclamation calling on every person in the State to devote all the time and all the energy he can spare from now until the fith day of April, when the Campaign for the sale of the Third Liberty Loan Bond begins. Not that War Savings Stamps be given right of way only but that all local and district officials and commit tees connected with this campaign re double their efforts during this time ! and go forward with untiring zeal, is j a further request of Governor Bickett. He says: "These two weeks are the critical period of the campaign. If everybody will pull together to se cure every pledge possible to make a monthly investment in these stamps from now until the end of the year, we will be able to carry this move ment "over the top". The work of these two weeks will determine its success or failure." Governor Bickett believes the War Savings Campaign will mean more to the people of the State than merely lending the Government their money ? that the best of it will bo the habits of Thrift and Savings inculcated in the lives of the people. He says: "The value of this War Savings Campaign to the Government in the winning of the war and to the people in training them to lay aside a working capital for use after the war cannot be over estimated. I earnestly hope that all war workers will, between now and the 6th day of April, lay aside the particular work in which they are en gaged and unite in giving a grand impetus to the War Savings Cam paign. For three weeks let the stamps and certificates have the right of way." NEWS IN ANTIOCH SECTION. Fine Collection Taken at Vocal Un ion for .Middlesex Orphanage. Cor respondent Favors Dog Tax. Per sonal Notes. Mr. Elbert Creech, of Lucama, spent the week-end with relatives and friends in this community. Mr. T. I). Godwin, of Wakffield, was a caller in this section Friday. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Hocutt, of the Corinth section, visited at the home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Narron, Sunday. Mrs. H. H. Creech spent a few days last week with her sister, Mrs. T. I). Godwin, of Wakefield. Miss Lucy Talton, who is in school at Selma, it at home on a visit. Miss Person Whitley, from near Poplar Spring, was the guest of Misses Mamif and Bonnie Whitley Saturday night. Misses Bettie Hinton and Mamie Whitley have returned from an ex tended visit to relatives in South Carolina. Mr. J. H. Bell and family, from near New Bethel in Wilson County, attended preaching at Antioch Sun day. We are glad to not'' that Mr. Balmo Johnson, who has been quite sick for the past several days, is improving. Mr. Ruel Narron, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Narron, left for Camp Monday morning. We regret very much to lose Mr. Narron from our community hut we know that he is one of Uncle Sam's boys, and that he has gene for a righteous cause, therefore we bid him "God speed." We think that the man who sug gested some time ago that the dogs should be taxed sounded the very key note. There hr.s been a vast amount of damage done through this section for the past several months by mad dogs. Several hogs have been lost on account of them. The Green Vocal Union was held with Friendship Church the first Sun day in this month. The Union always takes an offering for the Baptist Or phanage at Thomasville, N. C., but this time, it was decided that "char ity begins at home" so the offering that day was given to the Freewill Raptist Orphr.nage which is being erected at Middlesex. The total col lection amounted to $52.00. Despite the inclemency of the weather a large crowd was present at Antoich Sunday .At the next reg ular appointment, Mr. Joel O'Neal will be ordained a deacon to fill the vacancy made by Mr. J. T. Moore. REPORTER. A Dollar Saved at this time is more than a dollar made. Tut that dollar in War Savings Stamps and it will help defeat the Germans. NO REDUCTION IS ORDERED. North Carolina Food Administrator Declares Rumor About Tobacco Acreage Groundless and False. State Food Administrator Henry A. Page is indignant at reports that have been circulated in some parts of North Carolina to the effect that the Food Administration, the Department of Agriculture or some other branch of the Government had issued an or der limiting the acreage that may be planted in tobacco, cotton or other crops per horse or mule, says a press dispatch from Releigh. These reports arc not only absolutely groundless, but Mr. Page states that there is absolute ly no authority in any existing laws for any department of the Federal Government to issue such an order. "This is the first instance that we have had in North Carolina of what appears to be definite and injurious propaganda instignated by German agents or pro-Germans, with the de liberate dea of confusing, harassing or discouraging North Carolina farm ers," declared Mr. Page. "I shall ap preciate any information which will throw any light on th<; origin of such reports. Incidentally I do net hesitate to expres my utmost confidence in such a decree of patriotism upon the part of North Carolina farmers as will re sult during the coming season in the largest harvest of every food crop in the history of our state. "The attitude of the food adminis tration toward the farmer may be very simply state. Our country fcnd a starving world demand the utmost pound of production of all food crops by every farmer in America. This in creased production must come very largly through the increased yield er acre which may be brought about by proper soil preparation and crop cultivation and by the increased use of manures, forest leaves, wood mold and commercial fertilizer. A smaller acreage in tobacco would be desirable, but beyond this suggestion the food administration is not goin to urge any reducton. "I do not think any reduction in the cotton acreage is at all desirable, but rather that a greater production should be secured upon the acreage which we normally plant. Because of the scarcity and the great demand for fats and the large content of whole some edible oil in cottonseed, cotton may be rightly considered as a food crop, to say nothing of the demand for the staple for clothing and am munition. "A greater production of corn, soy beans, peas, Irish and sweet potatoes, sorghum for syruv, and all hay and sorghum for syrup, and all hay and urgent. No family in North Carolina that has an opportunity to cultivate a garden should neglect to do so. "Any individual in North Carolina or America who neglects or fails to do hs utmost in crop production or to make every square foot of his soil and every hour of his time count dur ing the coming season is a slacker and is unworthy of citizenship in this State and nation. I am sure however, that we have few such citizens in North Carolina. ? Southern Tobacco Journal. CONTAGIOUS DISEASES IN JOHNSTON COUNTY. The following contagious diseases were reported to me for the month of February: Measles ? John Odum, Princeton, 7 children of Rufus Merritt, Clayton, R. F. I)., 4 children of Phillip Winston, Clayton, R. F. P., 2 children H. A. Herring, Selma, R. F. I")., 2 children of M. P. Pollock, Selma, R. F. P., 1 child of D. M. Morris, Selma, R. F. D., 2 children of Joel Rollings, Selma, R. F. P., Edith Crow, Princeton, Ben Johnson, Smithfield, Route 1, Lcxie Johnson, Smithfield, Miss Maie Har wood. Pine Level, Lillie Wilkins, Pine Level, Oscar Jones, Pine Level, Por otliy Barrow, Pine Level, Howard Brown, Pine Level. Blanche Brown, Pine LevelA Konnebel Kornegay, Pine Level, Leah Godwin, Pine Level, Ruth Peedin, Pine Level, Effie Starling, Pine Level, .A^inie Starling, Pine Level, Baby Bailey, Clayton, Effie Jones, (col.) Smithfield, 4 children of Icha bud Starling, Pine Level. ? Total 39. Whooping Cough ? Essie Love, Princeton, Route 3, Lela Love, Pr'nce ton, Route 3, Percy Love, Princeton, Route 3, Sarah Talton, Selma, Route 1, Pavid Atkinson Princeton R. F. P., 4 children of Mrs. Sallie Richardson, Selma, R. 1, 2 children of Will Pittman 2 children of Jesse Eason, Selma, 2 children of Mordicai Batton, Selma, 2 children of Lewis Crabtree, Selma, Jessie Udell Stallings, Princeton. ? Total 17. Small Pox ? John P. Motgomery, Selma, R. F. P. Cerebrospinal Meningitis ? J. Austin Phillips, Four Oaks. MRS. THEL HOOKS, C ounty Quarantine Officer. The program of the Orphan Sing ing Clcss is calculated to make the hearts of al loyal citizens swell with love for their country. At Four Oaks, March 27th. I To The American People There U do foundation for the alleged violations of law attributed to our Com pany by agents of the Federal Trade Commission and I want to say emphatic ally that Swift & Company is not a party to any conspiracy t# defraud the Govern ment. Nor has Swift & Company been guilty of improperly storing foods or of making false entries or reports. Conferences of packers, where prices have been discussed, have been held at the urgent request and in the presence of representatives of either the Food Administration or the Council of National Defense. And yet the packers have been accused of committing a felony by acting in collusion on Government bids 1 We have done our best, with other packers, large and small, to comply with the directions of the United States Food Administration in all particulars, including the furnishing of food supplies for the U. S. Army and Navy and the Allies, now be ing handled through the Food Adminis tration. We will continue to do our utmost, un der Government direction, to increase our production and assist the Food Adminis tration. We consider that the opportunity to co-operate whole-heartedly and to our fullest powers with this branch of the Government is our plain and most press ing duty. The Trade Commission Attorney has, by false inference and misplaced empha sis, given to disconnected portions of the correspondence taken from our private files and read into the Record, a false and sinister meaning with the plain purpose of creating antagonistic public opinion. The services of the packers of the United States are most urgently needed, and I regret exceedingly that we should at this time have to spend our efforts in defending ourselves against unfounded, unproved, and unfair assertions such as are being daily made public. President Swift & Company, U.S. A. Stores and Residence For Sale at Public Auction On Saturday, March 30, at 2 o'clock in front of the D. T. Worley Company's old grocery stand, 1 will selljo the highest bidder, 1 two-story brick store and one small store wood building, now occupied by Charley M. Millard, near the Selma Cotton Mills, and 1 4-room resi dence. New building near D.H.Ferrell s residence 1 Terms made known on day of Sale J. H. WORLEY \ Selma, N. C. 1 ?i m Send Your Order for Job Printing to The HERALD, Smithfield, N. C. Big Lot Early Red Bliss Seed Irish Potatoes Just Received Irish Cobblers cn the way. See us for flour and feed stuffs. S. C. T urnage Smithfield, N. C.