SELMA SCHOOL NOTES.
Because of the -success cf the Red
Cross play given by the school chil
dren a few weeks ago, this play will
be repeated in Clayton next Friday
night, April 5th. The play, "Seven
Stapes of Lifej" presents between
fifty and sixty characters with attrac
tive costuming and catchy songs.
When this play was {riven in Selma,
it was seen by a packed house, every
one of which was well pleased with
the performance. Everyone is request
ed to atten dthis piny in Clayton, be
cause it is not only a very good play
of home talent, but it is for the bene
fit of the Red Cross, one of Amer
ica's main cogs in the winning of this
hellish war. ? C. L. R.
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Hurrah for Selma! She b>?s covered ?
herself with glory by winning for the
?econd successive time a place on the
teams which will contest for the state
wide debating championship in Chapel
Hill, sometime in the early part of
April. The negative side of the ques
tion, Resolved, "That Congress sh>uld
enact a law providing for the Com
pulsory Arbitration of Industrial Dis- I
putes," was upheld by Lillian Sripes ;
and Elmore Earp, while the affirma- !
tive side was upheld by Juliu Ash- <
worth and Bertha Moser. The three '
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towns in this group had to debate on I
neutral territory, and such being the
caso our negative team journeyed to
Kenly to debate Smithfield's affirma
tive, while our affirmative went to
Smithfield to put a drudging over '
Kenly's negative. Our te ims have *
been working hard on these debates <
and everyone in Selma is glad that i
they have met with an honorary re- <
suit. Everyone in Selma is eagerly '
looking lo the near future when these 1
teams will go to Chapel Hill and I
try with all their ability to bring ?
the much desired trophy cup to Selma, '
end w ? believe that the can. I
The following is one of the songs *
which the chief rooters sang in honor
of our debaters after the contests i
were over Friday night: <
(Tunc of, "Let Me Call You Sweet- I
heart.") 1
Let us call you victors, we're so proud (
of you, 1
Let us tell ycu truly what we think t
of you,
Keep this good work going all your \
whole life through, i
Let us tell you debaters, we're in love t
with you. t
? C. L. R.
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The propramme for Moser Liter
ary for March 28th was somewhat pa
triotic. Three patriotic talks were
made by Linwood Richardson, Hous
ton Reynolds, and Mr. Williams, and
also a very patriotic poem was re
cited by Rufus Weathers. The follow
ing was the propramme piven:
Current Events? Warwick Debnam.
Local News ? Thomas Fulphum.
Original Composition ? David Fields
Oripinal Composition Robert Ray.
Recitation ? Rufus Weathers.
Talk ? The things Apainst Which
We Are Fiphtinp ? Linwood Richard
son.
Talk? The World for Which We
Are Fiphtinp ? Houston Reynolds.
Talk ? Keepinp the World Safe ?
Professor Williams.
? C. L. R.
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The Archer Literary Society held
its usual meetinp in the school au
ditorium, Thursday afternoon. The
roll was answered with a quotation
from a woman author. Before bepin- ,
ning the propramme, a discussion was (
held to decide whether to brinp in
written excuses or to pay fines, when
the pirls fail to do their duty. A
propramme on preat women was car
ried out in a very forceful and inter
estinp way. Sketches on the lives of ,
the preat women was piven. Martha ,
Ward told the life of Joan of Arc in |
a very interesting manner. As the
meetinp started late and the pro
pramme was lonp, the debate was (
ommitted. ,
On Monday nipht, March 25, Judpe
Stephenson made a talk on "War Sav- ,
inp Stamps and Why Buy Them."
He said that the investment was ,
a pood one and was for a good cause. \
They pay as pood rate of interest as ,
any investment will pay.
Are we poinp to let thi se German <
-kill our women and innocent children
in cold blood! Are we poinp to let
them defeat the allies in Europe! If
we do this, they will plunder our own
land, commit the awful crimes they
committed in Belpium. They will
have' no mercy on us and wo will be
forever afterwards dominated by the
grim power of Germany.
You say, "No we are not poinp to
do this." Then my friends before '(is
too late, push off and sittinp well in
order smite the Kaiser and his Huns.
You ask how can we smite them by
buyinp War Savinps Stamps! Listen,
and I will tell you. Every dollar you
put into them will help equip our
boys ? these boys have piven them
selves for their country, and for the
rights and principles for which we
stand. With this equipment they
will blow the Germans to regions un
known. ? 11. R.
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Friday morning the Safety League
had charge of the chapel exercises.
Their programme was carried out in
a most interesting way. Houston Rey
nolds called to our attention, some
things that might cause fires. Lillian
Snipes told of some of the reccnt
fires in the state, and Linwood Rich
ardson reported on how many per
sons have been in fires recently or
had accidents, the causes and what
effect thise fires and accidents have
had on their usefulness and efficiency.
These meetings are interesting and
at the same time are very beneficial
to the school. ? C. E.
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Democracy in poetry might be said
to have had its beginning in Thomas
Gray's Elegy. Up to this time all
the writers wrote of London Society
and Club Life. None of them wrote
of ordinary people. Thomas Gray
sympathized with the ordinary class
of people. In his elegy, he said that
perhaps the humble village people in
this graveyard would have been great
men, if they had been given the op
portunity. Some of them would have
perhaps been a Cromwell, a Milton,
an orator or perhaps a ruler. These
possibilities were undeveloped be
cause of the lack of opportunity to
acquire knowledge or because poverty
prevented. ? N. P.
Bible Class Federation.
The Wesley Bible Class Fedeiation
which is to be held at Wilson, N. C.,
April 9-11, gives promise of being one
){ the most attractive and far readi
ng meetings of the year in any part
if the state. The program shows that
i number of the choicest speakers in
the land are to address the Federa
tion, while the subjects to be discuss
;d are an indication that the message
will be strong1, timely and to the
?oint. Below is a tentative list of
speakers und subject:
The Federation begins Tuesday ev
?ning, April 9th at 8:00 o'clock with
jpening address by Governor T. W.
Bickett. Just preceding this Dr. W.
P. Few of Trinity College, President
)f the Federation, wil deliver the
President's message to the Federa
tion.
Wednesday momng at 9:30 there
vill be a devotional service which will
jsher in a full day at Wilson. Among
he men und messages of the day are
he following:
"The Book and The Hour" by Rev.
F. N. Parker, 1>. I)., of Emory Uni
versity, Atlanta, Ga.
"Business as Usual" by Col. J. F.
Bruton, Wilson, N. C.
"Recruiting the ranks," by C. D.
Bulla, Nashville, Tenn.
"The Training Camps," by W. W.
Peele, Durham, N. C.
Wednesday at the evening hour.
Dr. J. S. Montgomery, of Washing
ton, D. C., will address the Federa
tion. Dr. Montgomery comes to rep
resent the Government at this time,
to bring a message dealing with the
?hurch and the war. In fact the en
tire session is largely militant both
in term and spirit. Those who want
to hear a wide-awake discussion of
the great problems of the times and
the part the church has to play in
their solution cannot afford to miss
this gnfat convention.
On Thursday morning the Federa
tion will be addressed by Mr. H. A.
Page or by some one selected by him
to represent his department. Rev. H.
E. Spence, Sunday School Field Sec
retary of the North Carolina Confer
ence will speak on the subject: "Sol
Jiers, Slackers, and Slickers." Dr.
Bulla will probably address the con
vention a second time on some time
ly subject. Other speakers of import
ance may be added to the progrrm.
While the program is strongly mili
tant and allied to the interests of the
war, it is not to be supposed that the
business of the church is to be neg
lected. Mr. J. M. Way, of South Car
olina, will be present to conduct two
;>r more Round Table discussions on
some problems of Bible Class Work.
He will be assisted by prominent
workers of the State.
All in All, the program promises tc be
worth going many a mile to heer. It
is confidently expected that hundreds
will avail themselves of the opportun
ity of hearing these speeches. ? E. J.
C.
GERMAN SOLDIERS SHOT.
Had I'ut On British Uniforms to
Create Confusion.
Paris, March 28 ? A number of Ger
man soldiers who had put on British
uniforms in order to create confusion
in the battle on the Somme front
were taken prisoners and executed,
according to the Intransigeant,
The Gnat Stings.
If the Wilson administration had
nobody to fight but the Germans it
would be much easier. But there are
so many whispering knockt-rs. ? Los
Angeles Times.
MORE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
The schools and churches are our
most important institutions. Without
these the other institutions among
us would fail to render their besi
service. Wake County, like Johnston
is in need of More money for schools.
In writing on this question several
leading citizens of Wake express
themselves very strongly in favor of
the highest tax rate, since the argu
ments apply equally as well to the
situation in Johnston County, we are
publishing them here.
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Tax is 17 ffly Word.
President W. C Kiddick, of the
jFtate College of A g: 'culture and En
gineering, says:
"To some people 'tax' is an ugly
word, but I have never considered
public money collected for some pur
poses ? especially schools and roads ?
as a tax. It is simply providing for
tne purchase of something we need
pnd must have. It is even better than
investment which pays an hundred
fold.
"This is a time when everybody is
advising economy and conservation;
but no sane man cart believe other
wise than that true economy and real
conservation demand the education
of our boys and girls.
" 'There is that scattereth and yet
increaseth: and there is that vith
holdeth more than is meet, but it
tendeth to poverty.' "
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Dr. D. H. Hill, chairman of the
State Council of National Defense,
says:
"In the rush of war schools are
more likely to suffer than any other
jublic institutions. The reasons for
this are obvious. Large numbers of
the men teachers, superintendents
and school commissions pass into
military or industral service.. Hun
dreds of the most active-minded wom
en teachers volunteer as nurses os
as Red Cross workers or take men's
vacated places in business or are at
tracted by higher salaries into gov
ernment positions. The children are
only too often withdrawn from school
by the calls for labor. Supplies of all
kind increase in price.
"Manufacturers, bankers and the
conductors of all sorts of enterprises
recognize that the outlay in conduct
ing operations during a war neces
sarily increases and these sagacious
men promptly devise ways to meet
war conditions. Is it not strange that
in the most vital of all business ?
the proper education of our children
? we have to be urged to follow the
example of these versatile men!
"In Wake county we stand face to
face with the fact that unless we can
increase' our school money to a war
basis, as is done in other business,
we shall either have no schools next
year or these schools will have to be
taught largely by men and women who
are too inferior to fill any other posi
tions. It does not seem possible that
we are willing to inflict such a wrong
on our children."
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"Is is Right! Is it necessary!" are
the two questions which must be an
swered by the people of Raleigh and
Wake county in the matter of taking
care of the schools of the community,
says Mr. E. B. Crow, chairman of the
Wake County Board of Education,
and these questions, he says, should
be thoroughly considered by all at
this tima. "Is it right!" and "Is it
necessary that it be done now!"
"These arc the questions which
we very properly ask ourselves at
this time. In these days when every
man, woman and child, when all of
us are being called upon to pay more,
to give more, and to invest more than
formerly all of us must do our part
and we must weigh and consider
these matters as they appear. Is it
right that the teachers who get $40
per month for four or five months in
the year, and pay about $20 per
month for board, should receive more
for their services! Yes, it is right. Is
it right that the chldren should have
the l>est teachers it is possible to se
cure! Yes, it is right. Is it right that
the boys and girls of the country
have at least six months school term
in the year when the boys and girls
of the city receive nine months' term!
Yes, it is right.
"Is it right that the city of Raleigh
should invest eighty cents per child
outside of Ralqigh township in or
der to help the country boys and girls
of Wake county the advantages which
they should have! Is it right that all
large places, where they have good
schools and special taxes, should l.elp
the boys and girls in the poorer dis
tricts where they have neither good
schools nor local school taxes! Yes,
it is right that Raleigh make this in
vestment because we expect to see
the boys and girls of the country to
day, the men and women of our city
in a very few years. No city will be
stronger than its surrounding county
and no city or county is stronger than
its citisenship. Yes. it is right for
Raleigh to do its pari; by the weaker
districts of the county.
"Is it necessary that the matter be
settled now! If you had appendicitis
and the doctor urged treatment to
gave your life, would you Bay: 'Let's
see how the weather is,' or 'v/hat
hospital shall I go to!' or 'are you
sure that the trustees of the hospital
are looking carefully after the finan
ces of the institution!' or 'I don't like
a certain nurso in that hospital. She I
doesn't earn her salary. The only j
thing she does is to go arcur.d to see
what the other nurses do.' No, you
would not do anything like that.
"I know a certain school commit
teeman in Wake county wlho 3ent
eight miles to Raleigh, through snow j
and ice, for a doctor. The doctor saw
that the school committeeman had
appendicitis and ordered him to Rex
Hospital. Did the sick man go! Yes. '
Did he live! Yes, and today he is
working for the county-wide tax.
"If you believe the county borrd of
education and the superintendent you
must know that unless something be
done at once, many of our schools j
will next year be closed. Will you r sk
of the cost! The sick man did not ask !
what treatment for his illness would
cost. To save the schools will cost
each tax payer a property tax of thir
ty cents on the hundred dollars' val
uation and ninety cents poll tax."
"And," continued Mr. Crow, "if you
want to know exactly what this pro
posed increase in school taxes will
cost you, send us your name and we
I will send you a statement of the
exact amount. Let's look into this
important matter and decide what our
duty is and vote accordingly."
MOORE'S SC HOOL XOTS.
Miss Josie Crocker, of Columbia, S.
C. has accepted a position as steno
grapher with Messrs. Wiley Narron j
& Son Co. We gladly welcome Miss
Crocker in our community.
The Ice Cream Supper and Pie Par
ty was well attended here Saturday >
night. Quite a neat little sum was
collected which will be used for th?
benefit of the School.
Rev. C. B. Clark, of Kenly, filled his
regular appointment here at the Pres
byterian church Sunday.
Mr. Edmond Crawford, of Camp
Sevier, visited friends here Monday.
Mr. Arthur Creech, of Camp Sevier, !
visted friends and relatives here for
a few days last week.
The Narron Central Rail Road is
making good progress. It has pass
ed here and is making its way through
woods and fields to M. E. Narron &
Co. They are hauling lots of fertiliz
ers, cotton seed, dry goods, and other
freight. The stockholders will have '
a meeting April 5, in the new store
of Wiley Narron & Son Co. Dinner ,
will be served and all stockholders, j
their wives and the public is invited
to come and enjoy the day.
Honor Roll for Fourth Month.
1st. GRADE ? Ollie Renfrow, Alice
Johnson, Rena Johnson, Sallie Cock
rell, Johnnie Grice, Tamzy Pittman, j
Dewitt Pittman, Guy Davis.
2nd GRADE ? Emma Narron, Ida
Renfrow, Jim Renfrow, Milton Hare,
Junie Allen.
3rd GRADE ? Oda Rtnfrow, Rosa
Pittman, Sebastain Johnson.
4th GRADE ? Mattie Grice, Zelma
Godwin, Martha Renfrow, George
Johnson, Felton Johnson.
5th GRADE ? Lois Hicks.
6th GRADE. Floyd Hill.
March 28, 1918.
NEW HOPE NEWS.
Rev. Mr. Strickland filled his regu
lar appointment at the Holiness church
Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. Lester Massengill and wife
visited their falher, Mr. J. A. Massen
gill last week.
Mr. Nathan Massengill anl sister
Lcni\ spent Sunday afternoon in the
Royall section.
Miss Lena Masengill gave ^ party
last Tuesday night in honor of her
brother Robbie, who was home from
the navy for ci few days. The time
was well spent in playing games and
the time soon arrived for all to go
home, declaring Miss Massengill a
charming hostess.
Miss Reseline Gefcrge gave a birth
day party last Saturday night in hon
or of her 16th birthday. Everybody
seemed to have enjoyed themselves.
Upon leaving everybody wished
Miss George many more happy years.
New Hope will have a moving pic
ture show next Wednesday night.
Brogden basket ball team played
New Hope a double header game last
Saturday. The Rrogden girls defeated
the New Hope girls, but the New Hope
boys defeated the Brogden boys. The
score wafe: Girls 8-2 Brogden favor;
Boys 17-5 New Hope favor. The
games went off well and there was
not any hard feelings between the
teams. Miss Lucy Culftreth refereed
for the girls and Mr. J. L. George
for the boys. SAMMY.
March 28, 1018.
"It's fine to cheer the beys in canips,
And say the country needs them;
But the patriot who buys Thrift
Stamps
Is thV patriot who feeds them."
Coal said to be equal in quantity to
the best American stemming coal has
been discovered in Venezula .
Special County Election
Upon petition of the Board of Education of Johnston County
and under Chapter 71 of the Public Laws of 1911 notice is hereby
given that at the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners
on Monday, the 4th day of March, 1918, a Special Election was
i ailed and ordered to be held in the several voting precincts of the
county pn Tuesday the 30th day of April, 1918, to determine
whether there shall be levied in the County a Special Annual
Tax of not more than 15 centson the One Hundred Dollars
valuation of property and 45 cents on the Poll to supplement the
Public School Fund of the county.
At such election those favoring the levy and collection of
Tax shall vote a ticket on which shall be printed or written the
words "For Special Tax," and those who are opposed shall vote a
ticket on which shall be printed or written the words "Against
Special Tax."
Notice is further given that a new Registration is required.
Registration Books will be open for 20 days preceding the day for
closing the Registration Books. Registration Books will open on
29th day of March, 1918, and close on Saturday, 20th day of April,
1918. That polling places shall be at Precincts in County.
That the following named persons have been appointed Reg
istrars and Judges of election:
Township
Banner
Boon Hill
Reulah
Bentonsville
Clayton
Cleveland
Elevation
In grams
Meadow
Micro
Oneals
Pine Level
P. Grove
Selma
Smithfield
Wilders
Wilson's Mills
Registrar
J. L. Hall
Harvey Watson
N. R. Pike
E. T. Westbrook
L. H. Champion
F. M. Weeks
D. D. Medlin
A. D. Ford
W. V. Blackmail
R. L. Fitzgerald
W. H. Godwin
N. M. Gurley A.
Claude Stephenson
Harvey Standi,
J. N. Cobb
V. R. Turley ]
W. T. Wilson
Judges
W. H. Massingill and Troy Lee
W. G. Row and J. H. Rose
J. W. VVoodard and A. J. Hill
A. M. Rose and W. A. Powell
J. E. Smith and A. R. Duncan
Cadmus Young & W. T. Johnson
Delma Hardy & J. W. Neighbors
Junius Temple and J. Q. Baker
T. J. Mashburn and J. M. Parker
R. B. Barnes and I. V. Pittman
Moses Creech and J. W. Godwin
J. Fitzgerald & Lawrence Brown
A. C. Ogburn and Victor Penny
J. J. Dean and Ransom Creeph
P. A. Holland and E. L. \V6odall
E. Liles and J. A. Wall
B. A Turnage and Clifford lizzie
By order of Board of County Commissioners in session Mon
day, 4th day of March, 1918.
SAM T. HONEYCUTT,
Register of Deeds and Clerk to Board.
"The Big Fight9' by Capt. David
Fellon--Price $1.50, at Herald Book
Store. Read It!
Books About
The War
DAY BY DAY THE PEOPLE ARE GETTING MORE
INTERESTED IN THE GREAT WAR ACROSS THE
SEA. BOOKS ARE BEING WRITTEN ABOUT IT BY
MEN WHO KNOW. THESE BOOKS ARE GIVING
THE READER A NEW IDEA ABOUT THE SITUA
TION. WE HAVE NOW IN STOCK A FEW OF THESE
BOOKS. SEE LIST BELOW :
OVER THE TOP, by Guy Empey, an American who
has been over there. For many months this has been
the best selling book in this country. Price $1-50.
THE BIG FIGHT, by Capt. David Fallon, the Eng
lish soldier who spoke in Smithfield recently. It is a
thrilling story by a man who was there. Price $1.50
MY FOUR YEARS IN GERMANY, by Ambassador
Gerald, who was in Germany when the great war began
Price $2.00.
UNDER FIRE, by Henri Barbusse, A vivid story of
the terrible fighting in France. Price $1.50.
THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, by John Buchan.
Price 60 Cents.
A YANKEE IN THE TRENCHES, by Corporal Der
by Holmos. The actual life of an American on the West
ern Front. Price $1.35.
A STUDENT IN ARMS, by Donald Hankey. This
is regarded by many to be the greatest book written by
a soldier in the trenches. Price $1.50.
THE CROSS AT THE FRONT, by Thomas Tiplady.
Experiences of a field Chaplain on the Western Front.
Price $1.00.
RHYMES OF A RED CROSS MAN, by Robert W.
Service. Price $1.00.
FIGHTING FOR PEACE, by Henry Van Dyke.
Price $1.25.
FAITH, WAR AND POLICY, by Gilbert Murray.
Price $1.25.
COLLECTED POEMS OF RUPERT BROOKE,
Price $1-25.
TOWARDS THE GOAL, by Mrs. Humphrey Ward.
Price $1.25.
MY FIFTY YEARS IN THE NAVY, by Admiral
Charles E. Clark. Price $2.50.
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