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The Smithfield Herald Published Every Tuesday and Friday. WATCH YOUR LABEL. No receipt will be sent for subscrip tion. Each subscriber is asked to watch the little yellow label on his paper. If the label is not changed within three weeks after remittance is made, the subscriber should notify us. Watch your label. NOTE. ? All correspondents should remember that we pay no attention to communications without the writ er's name. If you write every day be ?ure to enclose your name each time. Address all matters for publication to The Smithtield Herald, Smithtield, N. C. PERSONAL AM) LOCAL. Mrs. E. M. Hale left Wednesday to visit relatives in Louisburg. ? * ? Mrs. Lee Sanders and Mrs. H. L. Graves spent Tuest^iy in Raleigh. * ? ? Cashier B. I. Tart, of the Bank of Four Oaks, was in the city Thursday morning. ? ? ? Mrs. Eleanor Zachary spent Wed nesday night in Raleigh, the guest of Miss Elizabeth Kelly. * * * Mrs. C. B. Williamson and little daughter, Virginia, are in Raleigh this week with relatives. * * * Miss Emily Smith spent a few days in the city this week, at the home of her brother, Mr. W. S. Smith. ? * ? Mrs. J. A. Underhill and daughter, Miss Pearl, returned home Tuesday after spending several days with friends in Raleigh. ? ? ? Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Sauls, of Kenly, were in the city Wednesday. Their son, Mr. J. W. Sauls, is now a Flying Cadet at Park Field, Memphis, Tenn. ? ? ? Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Stevens, of Four Oaks, were in town Wednesday on their way to Raleigh to hear Dr. S. Parkes Cadman, who made a pa triotic address there that night. ? * ? Mr. D. H. Bagley, of Bagley, was in town yesterday. Mr. Bagley stated that most of the people in his section had moved up their watches and clocks in accordance wiih the new government ruling. V * * Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. T. S. Rags dale entertained the Round Dozen Book Club. After a pleasant afternoon cream and cake were served, after which the exchange of books was made. * ? * Mr. Joe Johnson, of Camp Sevier, and Mr. H. L. Johnson, of Florence, S. C., and Mr. N. T. Johnson, from near Selma, and Mr. Henry Johnson, from Raleigh and Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Baker, of Laurinburg, were here Wed nesday to attend the burial of their sistar, Mrs. Rebecca Barham. * * * Col. F. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem, State Director of War Savings, pass ed through Smithfield Wednesday and stopped for a short while to see County Chairman T. S. Ragsdale and congratulate him personally on his success in carrying his home town over the top in its quota of War Sav ings Stamps. Col. Fries was on his way from Kinston to Fayetteville. ^ ? ? m Lately it has been almost impossi ble to get a shipment of automobiles and many persons have gone to the factories to drive them through the country to the places where they were wanted. Recently several men went from Smithfield and Four Oaks tc De troit, Mich., for cars. Among those who went from Smithfield is Mr. Blackman W. Lee who is now enjoy ing riding on a new Dodge car. On ar riving at Smithfield the cars regis tered 981 miles traveled. As they made several stops on the way it took a week to make the trip back. They spent about a day each in the cities of Toledo, Ohio, Uniontown, Pa., and Richmond Va. They passed through Akron, O, Pittsburg, Pa., and Wash ington, D. C., Fredericksburg, Va., and Petersburg, Va. Mr. Lee says they found an awful piece of road just south of Washington. They spent most of one night trying to get through a muddy place about a mile long. There were thirty seven cars in the group part of the way. Major Hu^h Rroadhurst in France. Mrs. D. J. Broadhurst received a cablegram Tuesday from her son, Major Huffh Broadhurst, who is with General Pershing Somewhere in France, announcing that he is well. Maj. Broadhurst served under Gener al Pershinjr in the Philippines and was also with him in his pursuit of Villa in Mexico. Show your patriotism by contribut ing to the American Red Cross. OUR COUNTY LIMIT CLl B. The County Limit Club, of which no one can become a member who does not either buy now, or pledge to buy one thousand dollars worth of War Savings Stamps by December 31, 1918, is steadily growing. The fol lowing is the complete list of mem bers reported to date: Mrs. Mamie T. Candler, cf Selma. Mr. J. Eustace Yelvington, of Cleve land. Mr. W. D. Avera, Smithfield. Dr. L. D. Wharton, of Smithfield. Mr. M. C, Winston, of Selma. Mr. George T. Pool, of Smithfield. Mr. J. D. Boyett, of Smithfield. Mr. C. P. Harper, of Selma. Mr. W. H. Austin, of Smithfield. Mr. F. K. Broadhurst, of Smithfield. Mr. E. F. Boyett, of Smithfield. Mr. J. Walter Myatt, of Cleveland. Mr. W. M. Sanders, of Smithfield. Mr. N. B. Grantham, of Smithfield. Mr. Polie Gardner, of Smithfield. Mr. Preston Woodall, of Benson. Mr. W. W. Cole, of Smithfield. Mr. T. S. Ragsdale, of Smithfield. Abell and Gray, of Smithfield. First National Bank, of Smithfield. Mr. A. S. Cr^ch, of Smithfield. Mr. L. Z. Woodard, of Kenly. Mr. W. H. Call, of Selma. Mr. S. P. Wood, of Selma. Mr. C. P. Ellis, of Clayton. W. L. Woodall's Sons, of Smithfield. Mr. Chas. T. Hill, of Smithfield. Mr. John F. Sanders, of Cleveland. Mr. P. B. Johnson, of Benson. I)r. W. T. Martin, of Benson. Mr. C. L. Sanders, of Cleveland. Mr. Rufus Sanders, of Bentonville. Mr. E. W. Pou, of Smithfield. Miss Alice Grantham, of Smithfield. Mr. Walter Rand, of Clayton. Mrs. Lena Barbour, of Clayton. Mrs. Dwight Barbour, of Clayton. Mr. D. J. Thurston, of Clayton. Mr. J. A. Vinson, of Clayton. Frederics Concert Company. The first of the attractions of the Lyeeum course for which the Wom an's Club will be responsible this spring will be given at Turlington Graded School auditorium on April 22nd. This entertainment will be given by the Fredericks Concert Company, composed of Aage Frederics, violin ist, Miss Ethel Spence, soprano, and Miss Ake, pianist. The other numbers in this course which will follow are W. Powell Hale, a gifted monclogist of the South, and Mrs. Chilton, who needs no introduc tion to the Smithfield public, having captivated her audience hero last summer during the Community Chautauqua, with her negro dialect readings. New City Clerk. At the meeting of the Board of Town Aldei-men Tuesday night, the selection made by Mayor Skinner for City Clerk and Tax Collector was ratified. The man chosen for this po sition, Mr. Hubert I. Ogburn has been serving for the past several years as Deputy Clerk, and is a fine young man who has made a host of friends since he came to Smithfield. He is capable and obliging and will fill the position which he has just accepted with sat isfaction to the Board of Aldermen and to all the people of the town. Getting Ready for the Chautauqua. Miss Janet Totten, of New York, representing the Communities Chou tauqua, was here Wednesday to meet with guarantors of the Chautauqua which will be in Smithfield June 3 to 7 inclusive. A goodly nlfmber of those interested were present and an or ganization was effected to make plans and arrangements. The following of ficers and committees were elected: Judge F. H. Brooks, President. Rev. S. A. Cotton, Vice-President. Mr. W. W. Cole, Secretary. Mr. Jas. H Abell, Treasurer. Mr. N. L. Perkins, Chairman of Ticket Committee. Mr. N. M. Lawrence, Chairman, and Mr. W. D. A vera and Mr. E. S. Ed mundson, Grounds Committee. Mr. T. J. Lassiter, Chairman, Mr. A. M. Johnson and Prof. L. T. Royall, Advertising Committee. Rev. A. S. Anderson, Rev. S. A. Cotton, Rev. H. F. Brinson, Mr. H. B. Marrow and G. T. Whitley, Publicity Committee. Mrs. H. L. Skinner, Chairman, Mrs. L. T. Royall and Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, Juniors Committee. Miss Mattie Wollons, Assistant Play Grounds Leader. Thrift Stamp Ragsdale. Mr. T. S. Ragsdale, County Chair man of War Savings, has a new name, according to Master Charles Alford, nine- year old son cf Mr. R. H. Al ford, proprietor of Smithfield Hotel. Charles says that Mr. Ragsdale's ini tials, T. S., star.d for Thrift Stamps. The name will stick and be a compli ment to Mr. Ragsdale. Do your part by your Government by buying War Savings Stamps. MEETING AT BAPTIST CHURCH. Singers of the Town Specially Invited to Help Out in the Song Services. The Rev. Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell, of Norfolk, Va., will assist in holding a revi\al meeting in Smithtield Baptist church beginning- on the Third Sun day in April. Pastor Brinson is es pecially desirous that all the Chris tion people of the town and commun ity rally to the meeting and help to make it one of the very best ever held here. A special invitation is extended to all the singers of th-? several ccn gregations of the town to attend and help in the song service. We are requested to announce that a choir practice will be held at the Baptist church next Tuesday evening, April 9, at 8:30 to practice some songs for the meeting. Every singer | in the town is cordially invited to at tend. The Gosp.'l Hymns, 1 to 6, will j be used and all those having a copy | of this book in their homes will please | [carry it to the choir practice. Koyall School for Progress. Supt. Moser, of Selma, made the speech at the closing of the school at Royall school house Saturday, Mr.rch 1 30th. The whole community was pres ent. Mr. Moser reports that he found those people interested in War Sav ings Stamps and Education. Not a voter present but what expressed him self in favor of the special County Wide Tax for schools. Royall is all right. You may count on her support for intelligent prog ress, especially for schools. THE THIRD LIBERTY LOAN. The campaign for the Third Liberty Loan will open to-morrow, the first anniversary of America's entrance in to the World War. The bond issue will be for three billion dollars and the bonds will bear four and one-half per cent interest payable annually. The conditions on which they will be sold are such that a great many people will find the terms easy. These terms are as follows: Five per cent cash. Twenty per cent May 18th. Thirty-five per cent July 18th. Forty per cent August 18th. The allotment for North Carolina is $18,655,000. This is only abcut two-thirds of what the allotment to North Carolina was in the Secbnd Liberty Loan, when the state went a million dollars over its aportion ment. . Johnston's allotment will be a lit tle over two hundred thousand dol lars perhaps, but the county is easily able to take every dollar of it. At the call of the last bank state ment on March 4, 1918, there was on deposit in the thirteen banks in John ston county the handsome sum of $2,594,068.20. When one buys Liberty Bonds he is standing by his government in the same way that one does who buy . War Savings Stamps. Johnston County has gone right ahead in her support of the government in the first two Liberty Loans. She is stand- , ing by the government in the War , Savings Campaign and she will be . "right there" in the Third Liberty Lo.-.n. Death of Mrs. Barham. On Tuesday, April 2nd Mrs. Rebec- 1 ca Barham, widow of Mr. J. Tim Bar- i ham, died at her home just south of 1 Smithfield. Her death was not unrx- i pected as she had bean in poor hcr.lth for some time. She was buried at the Oakland cemetery Wednesday after- ' noon. The- burial services were con- i ducted by her pastor, Rev. J. E. La- 1 nier, assisted by Rev. H. F. Brinson. < She leaves four children, one of whom i is Mrs. T. V. Baker, of Laurinburg. ! It is understood that Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Baker will take the two young er children to live with them. Mrs. Barham was a member of Ber.ty Chapel Baptist church and was true , and loyal as a christian. She took . an interest in getting' her children , to Sunday school and church even i when she was unable to go herself. HOW THIC K TO PLANT CORN. Many farmers plant too little corn to the land and thereby lese part of their crop they should make. A few farmers plant corn too thick and there fore do not make well developed ears. Corn rows should be as much as four feet apart on upland but never over four and one half feet. A good rule is to run them as near four feet as pos- i sible. It is a waste of land to have very wide rows. Then the corn should be planted two feet in the rows. This will give distance enough between it in case of a summer drought. On highly improved land and on bottom i land corn should be planted even j thicker than this. For such land eigh- ] teen inches is about right, although some farmers plant it as thick as twelve to fourteen inches. MORE MEN TO CAMP JACKSON.!; Ton Registrants Smithfield Tues day. First tontingent of Sec ond Draft. Ten more men, the first contingent of the second draft, left Smithfield Tuesday for Cump Jackson. Twelve were sent from Selma on the same day. The men who went from the Local Board 1, are: Of.car Stanley, Smithfield. Carl K. Parrish, Wilson's Mills. Millard Parrish, Smithfield. J. K. Cunningham, Smithfield. Thurman A. Williams, MeCullers, R. 1. Junius Stephenson, Anjrier, R. 1. George F. Potter, Smithfield. Paul H. Eason, Smithfield. Ben W. Graddy, Four Oaks. Jesse J. Beasley, Benson. These men went in charge of Carl K. Parrish. CLAYTON BANK SKLI.S BONDS. Mready Disposed of Its Allotment of Third Liberty Loan. Clayton, April 4. ? Mr. John T. Tal ton, cashier of the Clayton Banking Company, today sent the following telegram to Mr. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury at Washington: "On basis of quota furnished us by the Federal Reserve Bank wo have already sold our allotment of the Third Liberty Loan and are ready for our flag." Clayton is right up to the limit on the Liberty Bonds. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR CLUB. Several people in Johnston County have prone half way tho limit in War Savings Stamps and bought five hund red dollars worth. We shall be glad to publish the list of rill those who are now in the Five-Hundred-Dollar Club. County Union Buys Stamps. The Johnston County Branch of the Farmers Union at their County meet ing in Selma yesterday bought fifty dollars worth of War Savings Stamps. The Union also recommended that the Locals buy Stamps. Mr. W. C. Har per, of Smithfield, is the Secretary of the Union. Charlie Chaplin in Selma Tomorrow. The noted Charlie Chaplin, the great movie actor, who is engaged in a campaign for the Third Liberty Loan, will pass through Selma tomor row, (Saturday) at three o'clock on his way from Wilson to Raleigh where he will speak Saturday night. Mr. Chap lin will stop in Selma long enough to make a short talk if the people want him to. If all those who are interest ed in hearing him at Selma for a few minutes tomorrow will notify Mr. R. N. Aycock at the First National Bank of Smithfield, he will take some steps toward arranging with Mr. Chiplin to make a short address. If you want to go to Selma to see the famous man notify Mr. Aycock. Arrangements may also be made at Clayton to have Mr. Chaplin to make a few remarks if the people there care to, as the train passes through. A Card of Thanks. Mrs. I. J. Eason and children wish to thank their friends am! neighbors For their kindness and sympathy dur ing the sickness and death of their husband and father. Mi<y God's rich est blessings be with them all. All your extra daylight will be j worth something to you if you will make use of it. You used to throw lots of it away, but you must no long er do so if you want to help Amer ica make it good night for the Kai ser. ? Wilmington Star. THE SMITHFIELD MARKET. Cotton 25 to 35 1-2 Cottcn Seed 1.00 to 1.05 Wool 20 to 30 Eggs 25 to 30 Fat Cattle 6 to 7 1-2 Fat Cattle dressed 13 to 14 Corn per bushel 1.75 to 2.00 | C. R. Sides 30 to 32% Feed Oats 1.20 to 1.25 1 Fresh Pork 20 to 22% Hams, per pound 33% to3.S | Lard 27% to 32% Timothy Hay 2.25 to 2.35 Cheese per pound 36 Butter, per pound 40 Meal 4.75 to 5.00 Flour per sack 6.00 to 6.25 Coffe* per pound IS to If Cotton Seed Meal 2.75 to 2.85 Cotton seed bulla 1.00 Shipstuff 2.80 to 3.00 Molasses Feed 3.00 to 8.25 Hides, Green 10 to 12% Hides, Dry 17% to 20 Cow Peas per bushel . . . 3.50 to 4.00 Soy Beans per bushel . . 3.75 to 4.00 Peanute Meal 3.25 The walnut crop of California in 1916 netted $2,882,814. j Liberal and Modern Methods Consistent with Sound Banking is the basis on which we retain our present patrons and invite new business. Every account appreciated. Under direct supervision of the United States Government. First National Bank Smithfield, N. C. T. R. HOOD, President. R. N. AYCOCK.Vice-Pres. and Cash. TO THE FARMERS We have a big stock of lime and sulphur solution, Arsenate of lead, Paris Green, Sulphur, Blue Stone, Borax. When you needs these come to see us and we will give you the best price we possibly can on these and everything else we sell. We have a big stock of the best tonics for all your stock. CREECH DRUG CO. D. H. CRFECH, Mgr. Smithfield, North Carolina Warsaw, N. C., 3-28-18 Smithfield Garage Machine Works, Smithfield, N. C. Gentlemen: I wish to thank you personally for your kindness to us last evening and for the pleasant manner in which you treated us, as it is very unusual to find good humor under like circum stances at the average garage found along the road. Yours very truly, jHN-h J. H. NEWBURY Give Us a Trial; We Will Do You Likewise SMITHFIELD GARAGE & MACHINE WORKS I Send Your Order for Job Printing to The HERALD, Smithfield, N. C. Seed Irish Potatoes Just Received # < have just received a large lot of nice Seed Potatoes. Come and get yours now before'theyfare allfgone. City Grocery Phone 1 Smith field, N. C.