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FORD SEES VICTORY WITH SMALL TANKS. If Standardized. 90,000 Could He Made in Three Months With Each to Contain Two Men and a Machine (iun With Armor Protection. (Ne?v York Tirr.es.) Henry Ford issued a statement yes terday asserting that America could win the war only by throwing "the whole weight of our industries and tool power into the balance." He said that the war is "the greatest engineer ing feat ever known and the side that musters the best machinery will win." The country has not "organized to concentrate industrial resources upon essential war work," he said, and the people do not realize that "the problem lies in the management of factories and the fullest use of machinery." In speaking cf his plans for the de velopment of a smaller and faster tank he expresses the opinion that the "trenches can be conquered and the stalemate broken if we develop and use the right machinery." "To me it seems out of place to send men with bare bodies and riflos agrinst trenches of concrete, fortified with barbed wire, machine, guns, and can non. A small tank can be made for at tack that will carry two men and a ma chine gun, with armor protection strong enough to resist the hall of ma chine-gun bullets and shrapnel splint ters. Such tanks, if standardized to on? model, could be produced at the rate ol 1,000 or 2,000 a day. Once production was started 90,000 tanks could be made in three months. Distributed equally a long the west front this would place one tank every eighteen feet. In each 1 tir.k two men, shielde ! by arnmrplale, wit h a machine gun would have the of fensive power of fifty soldiers with rifles. That advantage would come from possession of the better piece of fighting machinery. Soldiers would : stand in line to have a chance to at tack in such outfits," In discussing the problems of food 1 production and control, Mr. Ford says that "the solution lies in the increase 1 of tool power on the land." He sug- 1 gests the use of tractors for all sorts of farmwerk and adds: -1 Une tractor sent to frence or Eng land now will produce fifty times its weight and bulk in wheat and food this year. One ship carrying tractors now is as good as fifty ships carrying food next Fall." A workman can build a tractor in fifteen dr.ys, he says and each tractor would mean the addition of two or three men to the supply of farm labor. He continues in writing up the food problem: "We shall get more food not by bock-keop:ng and clerical regulati n the cities but by the use of more and better machinery on the land." He adds that the production of more ma chinery depends upon labor and lead ership, and continues: "Absentee con trol can never get the best out of the factory. The heads of industry must live close to the work; they must know metals and machines, and be ready to give every man a square deal." He concludes his statement by prais ing the work of the workmen in the Ford factories. He says he ascribes the absence of labor difficulties to the knowledge of men that "the com pany is not seeking profit from war work." He says the men "deserve credit for most of the progress that we have made in the production of ships, tractors, and airplane parts. He says he believes that "profiteering breeds distrust and antagonism." He praises also the policies. and ideals of President Wilson. To Have Your Address Changed. From time to time we have sub scribers who have their address chang ed. This can be done easily if the sub scriber will do four things: First ? Get a postal card. Second ? Write, "Please change my address from R. F. D. No. (if you live on a rural mail route) to R. F. D. No " Third ? Sign your name just like it appears on the little yellow label on your paper. Fourth ? Address it to The Herr.ld, Smithfield, N. C., then put it in the postoffice, or give to the mail car rier, and Uncle Sam and v/e will do the rest. Subscribers who do this will avoid P delays and save us unnecessary trou ble. Easter Music at Horne Memorial. 1 Clayton, N. C., March 28. ? The choir i of the Horne Memorial Church, under | the leadership of Mrs. Chas. Gulley ] and supported by twenty-five or thir- < ty voices will render a beautiful sa- i cred cantata entitled "The First Eas ter" on Easter Sunday evening begin ning at 8 o'clock. The cantata abounds in beautiful solos, duos, etc., and will be sung by some of our best singers. The cantata will occupy the entire hour ] of the evening service st the close i of which an offering will be made. |i BENTON'S V1LLE NEWS. Farmers Planting Corn. Bigger and Better (iardens. Messrs. Beasley and Evans Visit Camp Jackson. Bentonsville, March 26. ? Rev. Mr. Lappin, of Wilson, filled his regular appointment at Mill Creek Sunday. Rev. T. W. Siler will fill the pulpit at Ebenezer M. E. Church next fifth ' Sunday, the 31st at 3:30 P. M. Mr. Lorman Dupree, of Dunn, was ? a caller in this section Thursday. Miss Emma Flowers is spending a few days in Dunn with relatives. Mr. J. M. Beasley and Mr. D. Evans spent a few days of last week at Camp Jackson, S. C., with their sons, Messrs. W. B. Beasley and Ramson Evans who are in Uncle Sam's ser- , vice. The Vocal Union will convene with Mill Creek Disciple church next Sun day, March 31. Mrs. H. Arnold, of Rocky Mount, is spending some time in this section, ' the guest of her brother, Mr. W. A. Powell. * -*N# We are having a great deal of sick ness through this section at this time. Our farmers are some busy now preparing the soil for different crops. Some have planted corn and they all have larger gardens than ever. We are glad to note that Mr. Lewis Williams who has been confined at his home for some time with pneu monia is out again. j SANDERS CHAPEL NOTES. I The recent rains makes the fall sown wheat and oats look green, the tobocco plants, Irish potatoes, gar den sass and spring hatch of chickens look promising. Miss Thelma Godwin has returned from a Goldsboro hospital, where she went for treatment. Now we shall have her cheery voice, smiling face and sunny visits among us. I Miss Haskin, one of the "Pomona" school teachers, is conducting a priv ate school of thirty odd pupils, since the closing of the regular school. This shows the community interest in edu cation. The blooming fruit trees, red tinted maple, yellow green budding oaks, green pine tree back ground of the woods, cackling hens, lusty crcwing roosters, drumming strut of the gob bler, mating of the sky tomtit and sparrow, along with the beautiful tu lips, hyancints and dew drops, remind us of the beautiful gentle "Annie" Spring time. Sheriff Powell is still on the sick list. The Doctor goes, and says (vir tually) "continue your dogwood." His daughter, Mrs. L. L. Matthews, of Sampson, is with him now. Mrs. Ches nut, another daughter from Sampson, having gone home with her little six months old boy, who had a combina tion case of Roseola, whooping cough and teething which almost converted his quarters into a bawl room. Many af his friends call to see him, bring- , ing evidences of good wishes. One 3ent a planked shad by parcel post, another a gallon of oysters, while oth srs brought various eatables, fruits and confectionaries, all of which he hopes, sometimes to suitably acknowl edge, Something besides money, helps in life's journey. ; ' X. X X. i' March 28, 1918. ! Boon Hill Woman Doing Her Part. j' Thinking of the many generous and ' patriotic mothers of the South who ' lot only are giving their sons to help ' n the great struggle for world-wide iberty and freedom, but who are de- \ noting their time and energy to their ] lomes in economizing and saving the "ood-stuffs on the farm, is Mrs. C. A. 1 Solt living near Princeton. Last summer she canned enough J >eans, corn, okra, tomatoes, and fruit ' ;o last until time for their bearing ( igain. Not only can she supply her 1 able in the vegetable line, but last veek she took off one hundred and thirty-fiMe biddies out of one * lundred and eighty that were hatched n the incubator. She is a live business ike woman who is doing her part in lelping win this war, and it would >e a good idea for others to take les sons from her. VISITOR. Princeton, N. C. I Notice of Registration. ro the Voters of Smithfield Township: Having been appointed Registrar ;he Registration books for the purpose ' )f registering for Special Tax Elec- ' :ion to be held Tuesday, April 30th, ( 1918, will be open at the Court House in Smithfield on each Saturday be tween March 29th and April 20th 1918. Days between these dates books will be jpen at the Mayor's office. New reg- I istration is required. J. N. COBB. 1 Registrar Smithfield Township. I This March 27th, 1918. i ?( After yean of experimenting a i Massachusetts carpenter has built a small table that contains 29 secret drawers. t NEWS OF THE WEEK IN CLAYTON Rev. J. A. Campbell Preaches at Bap tist Church Sunday. Marriage of Mr. Hugh Coats and Miss Chloe Sturdivant. Personal Notes. Clayton, March 27. ? Mrs. M. G. Gulley is spending this week in Cary. Mr. Clifford Gulley, of Raleigh, vis ited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. Vick Austin spent the past week-end with relatives at Benson. After spending a week h'-rc with his parents, Mr. Rudolph Barnes re turned to his post of duty at Fort Cas well Sunday. Mr. Carlton Stephenson, of Camp Sevier, spent a few hours here Sunday with his parents. Mrs. Hugh A. Page and little son, Hugh, Jr., left Tuesday for Charlotte where they will spend sometime with Mrs. Page's husband who is in train ing at Camp Greene. Miss Alta Debnam spent last week end with relatives in Selma. Mr. A. V. Gulley, of Smithfield, was in town Tuesday on business. Mr. R. H. Garrison, of Raleigh, was here visiting friends Sunday after noon. Among the ladies who are attend ing th<-* Woman's Meeting: at AsheVille this week are Mesdames B. A. Hoeutt, A. C. Hamby and D. H. McCullers. Mr. Duke Duncan left last Satur day for Camp Jackson, S. C. We re gret very much to lose him, as well as all others from our town, but we trust he is going to do his part and feel sure he will. He has our prayers and best wishes. Mr .C. W. Pender went to Golds boro Tuesday to attend the funeral of one of his friends there. Mr. Howard Gulley returned Sun day last from Rocky Mount where he spent the past week looking after a car load of cows for Mr. Sam Mus grove. The patriotic address at the school auditorium on last Friday night by Hon. 0. B. Eaton, of Winston-Salem, was very instructive and helpful to all rpesont. In the absence of the pastor, Rev. A .C. Hamby, who was assisting in a meeting at Buies Creek, Rev. J. A. Campbell came over from Buies Creek and occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church Sunday morning and at night. Mr .Campbell has several friends here and all who attended either service found that it was woll worth their time to hear such a man as this one. Mr. Campbell is President of Buies Creek Academy. He was accompanied over here by Mr. Edgar Lynch who is a teacher of voice at the academy. On last Sunday afternoon at the home of Mr. and Mis. Lehman John son, of Powhatan, Mr. Hugh Coats, of Bethesda nnd Miss Chloe Sturdi vant, of Mt. Moriah, were quietly mar ried. Mr. Johnson performed the cere mony. Only a few friends of the cou ple wore present.. TYPHOID SEASON SOON HERE. March Proving Low-Water Mark for Typhoid. Only Thirty-Six Cases in Entire State. "There are at present only thirty six cases of typhoid fever known to exist in North Carolina," according bo a report just furnished by Dr. A. McR. Crouch, State Epidemiologist. 'This," continues the report, " is the lowest number of cases of typhoid known to exist in the State at any jne time since typhoid fever was made i reportable disease. March, however ^ias shown the lowest number of ieaths from typhoid of any month in the year for the last four years. The average for the entire State be ing less than thirteen deaths each year during March. Beginning with \pril, the number of deaths each nonth increases rapidly to an average }f 141 for August, after which the nonthly deaths decreases rapidly un til the following Mjarch." The special warning contained in ,he report is to guard against flies which carry the disease germs from )pen back closets through unscreen ed kitchen and dining room windows* ;o polluted and poison food and drir.k. rhorough screening of e^ery door and window is urged, together with the construction of sanitary closets which will exclude flies, the swatting of stray flies found in the house and the still more general use of anti-typhoid /accine as a preventive. On a trolly car running from Brooklyn Bridge to Coney Island, George Roth is motorman and hia laughter, Grace, is conductorette. NOTICE. My son, Willie Thomas Rhodes, six been years of age, has left my hrmc without cause. This is to notify the public that I will net be responsible For any debts or contracts he may make and all persons are warned against harboring or aiding him in any way. This March 26, 1918. T. H. RHODES, Four Oaks, N. C., R. No. 1. Girls What Do You Want for Easter? We have just received a big lot of silk, silk dresses, silk waists, silk skirts and, well, whatever it takes to dress you up and make you look nice you will find it in our Ladies Department. Our Prices on this line for the next two weeks will be reduced to the very bottom so we may help you set it. We are agents for the Standard Patterns and the De signer. Boys If you want a nice Suit, Hat, Tie, Shirt or Slippers for Easter we can fit you from stock or have you a suit made to order by one of the best Tailoring houses in the United States Ladies Our stock of Dry Goods of all kinds is very complete and we will be glad to help you make any selections you want from our big stock and our prices speak for themselves? They are our best salesman. , ? a . r Gentlemen If you need anything in the Grocery or feed line or fertilizer we can save you some money if you will see us before you buy. All we want is a chance. Our prices and goods sell themselves. Come and See Us. We save vou Money and Appreciate Your Business. Yours to Please Roberts Corbett&Woodard Selma, N. C. Farming Season And Farming; Weather Have you farming machinery and implements with which to farm successfully this year with the scarcity of labor now confronting us? It you haven't come to see our lines of Chattanooga and Oliver plows, Disc and Section Harrows, Riding Plows, Tractors, and Riding Culticators, Lime and Manure Spreaders. We especially invite your inspection of our No. 4 International Harvester Co's. pivot axle riding cultivator as a time and labor saver They are the most successful riding cultivator both in work and operation yet invented. We are willing for the cultivators to produce our evidence in this assertion, and for you to be the jury and judge. We will gladly let you take one on trial in your own field together with any other riding cultivator made, and see the superior points in work and easy opera tions of our cultivators. Any boy can successfully operate one. Buy one of these culti vators and produce more high priced corn, cotton and tobacco than you ever did, not with standing you may be short of farm help. We consider them the only redemption for c the farmer with the scarcity and high price labor I E Our Knickerbocker Form-A-Tractor too, is a wonderful invention for the farmer. Any one owning a Ford car can with in a few minutes time attach one of these tractors and have a machine that will break your soil as deep and thorough as any high priced tractor. They are a wonder. Call to see one if only through curosity. Have you seen one of our Meadows Flour Mills or Sterling Corn Mills in operation? They turn you out more bread and better bread than any Mills on the market. If interested, we will gladly take you out to see some of our customers who have these Mills in operation and let you get an expression from them. We Also Carry Gasoline and Kerosene Engines Mowers and Rakes, Reapers and Hinders, Threshers, Cotton and Corn Planters, Guano c Distributors, In fact we carry, or can get for you, anything manufactured by the Interna- C tional Harvester Co. or Walter A. Wood- A full stock of Oats, Red Dog, Ship Stuff, C. S. E Feed Meal, Beet Pulp, Hay and other feeds. Best fancy patent flour. New shipment of | Cook Stoves and Ranges just received. Tobacco Furnace Grates. | Our Gent's and Ladies' Oxfords and Spring line of dry goods and notions are com- I ing in. Come in to see us. i "We absolutely guarantee everything we sell to be as represented. K Roberts -Atkinson Co., Inc. Selma, North Carolina ?
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