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
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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 :<nd
inspect its lines ?T transportation and
its storage and supply systems in
order that we in America can more
effectively support our own army and
the armies of our allies.
"Of course any visit to France at
this time is a pilgrimage to the very
shrine of heroism, and it will be an in
spiration actually to see the great
commanders and the armies which
have so long held the frontiers of
freedom against all Attacks. In
America, as in France, we have a
civilian secretary of war and civil
power is supreme. That is one of
the characteristics of the free insti
tutions which we are fighting to
maintain.
"Civil power must bring vp the
supplies of organized industrial re
sources and support its armies. In
America now the dominant thought
in all minds is war. Industry is cr
ganizel and supplies are beginning
to be produced in a satisfactory quan
tity. War materials are accumulating
and a great army is completing its
training to join the force already her
"There can be but one result wh?n
the forces of civilization in great
countries like those now allied are
combined to defend the vital princi
ples of liberty. Our president has
nobly phrased the spirit in which
America entered tho war rnd his sub
sequent declarations reflect '.he feel
ing of the en*ir?* country that we ?-.re :
committed with all oifr resources to
the winning of the war."
Ilaker on the Air Raid.
Secretary Baker Tutsday made the
following statement concerning Mon
day night's air raid on Paris: ?
"It was my first experience of the
actualities of war and a revelation of
the methods inaugurated by an en
emy who wages the same war against
women and children as against sol
diers.
"If his objects are to damage prop
erty, the results are trifling when
compared with his efforts. If his ob
jects are to weaken the people's mo
rale, the reply is given by the Buperb
conduct cf the people of Paris.
"Moreover, aerial raids on towns,
which are counterpart of tho pitiless
submarine war and the attacks against
American rights, are the very ex
planation of the reason why America
entered the war. We an> sending our
soldiers to Europe to fight until the
world is delivered from these hor
rors."
PORTRAIT GALLERY OF
OUR SOLDIER BOYS
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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.
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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
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