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Smithfield, N. C.
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Second-class Matter.
THE SCHOOL QUESTION.
When it conies to voting taxes up
on themselves the people of North
Carolina are very slow to act. But
when they see the necessity for such
a plan they never filter but rise up
like heroes and do their duty. The
time in which we are now living calls
for heroic action, not only in war
preparations, but also in our plans
at home and on the farms and in the
factories.
The schools are our great bulwarks.
It is through them that we prepare
for the larger and richer life. It is
through the work of the schools and
colleges that we nre able to raise
armies !>.nd equip them. As has been
said often, when our schools suffer, |
the State suffers and we suffer, for
we are the State.
A criticul time has come in the life
of the public schools of Johnston
County. To run them und keep them
up to their present state of efficiency,
not to say a higher state, we ure
bound to have more money to run
them. The people are better able to
raise the money than they ever have
been in all the history of the State.
And the only way to provide this
money for school use is to raise it
through increased taxation. So an
election has been called for April SO,
1918, for the purpose of letting the
people pass on it. If the people of
Johnston County want to keep their
schools up they will vote this small
increase in tax. Otherwise they will
not. The special tax asked for shall
not exceed fifteen cents on the $100
and 45 cents on the poll.
Now the people living in the special
tax districts, at least most of these
districts, have about all the school
money hey need to run a five months
school. So they do not want more
taxes for schools. Rut when they un
derstand that they can vote this pres
ent proposed special tax without in
creasing their taxes they pill readily
vote for it. In these districts, nil the
school committeemen have to do is to
nsk the County Commissioners not
to levy their district special taxes
for the coming year. By doing this
they will get all the money they need
without increasing their taxes and at
the same time they will be helping
to carry the county for the spocial
taxes and thus help the weaker dis
tricts so they may have better
schools than they are having now.
Now is the time for all the people
to pull together for all the county.
Helping to save the schools is helping
the county. Helping the county is
helping yourself. Every man should
register and then decide this question
for himself after carefully consider
ing it from the unselfish standpoint.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR
THE SCHOOL ELECTION.
It is the duty of every voter in
Johnston county to register and bo
in readiness to vote on the county
wide school tax April 30th. This is a
matter of too much importance to
be neglected. A new registration is
ordered. Unless you go to your regis
trar and register you cannot vote. The
fact that your name is on the old reg
istration books will not entitle you
to vote. This new registration began
March 29tli and will close Saturday
April 20th. This week and next is
the only time left to all those voters
who have not already registered for
this vote on the school tax question.
North Carolina's allotment of the
Third Liberty Loan is $8.00 per capita
while that of South Carolina is $9
per capita. The per capita allotment
in Maryland is $21.00.
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It doesn't matter who started this
war. Uncle Sam will finish it.
OUR COUNTY LIMIT CLUB.
The County Limit Club, ol whirh
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.
I)r. 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. P. 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. Kagsdale, of Smithfield. I
Abell and Gray, of Smithfield.
First National Bank, of Smithfield.
Mr. A. S. Creech, 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. ('has. T. Hill, of Smithfield.
Mr. John F. Sanders, of Cleveland.
Mr. P. B. Johnson, of Benson.
Dr. W. T. Martin, of Benson.
Mr. C. L. Sanders, of Cleveland.
Mr. Kufus 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. 1). J. Thurston, of Clayton.
Mr. J. A. Vinson, of Clayton.
Mr. Alonzo Parrish, of Benson.
Mr. M. T. Britt, of Benson.
Mr. J. Rufus Creech, of Smithfield,
No. 2.
Mr. J. E. Creech, of Smithfield,
No. 2.
Farming: & Mercantile Co., of Clay
ton, No, 1.
Mrs. Lou Stucky Howell, of Prince
ton.
Mr. E. E. Parker, of Smithfield.
Mr. W. P. Suggs, of Princeton.
Mrs. J. J. Broadhurst, of Smithfield.
Miss Lillian Holt, of Smithfield.
Stop Your Car at the Curbing.
Last week a man drove an auto
mobile into Smithfield and stopped in
the middle of a street to let out a
passenger. The pasenger after alight
ing from the car passed around the
rear end of it and just as he was
leaving the track of the car on which
he had been he was struck by anoth
er car coming from an opposite direc
tion and was knocked down and
(thrown several feet and badly hurt..
This accident was unexpected of
course but it would not have occur
red if The driver had carried his car
to the sidewalk curbing or even if he
had gone near to it. If every car be
fore stopping was driven to the "ight
side and stopped at or near the curb
ing much danger would be avoided. A
good rule to make is to go to the
right to the side of the street and
have all passengers get out on the
side walk or .near it so as to avoid
danger. Travel on Market and Third
streets of Smithfield is often much
conjested and there is real danger
unless all necessary precautions are
taken to insure safety. Do net stop
your car in the center of a street.
Democratic State Convention.
Tho Democratic State Convention
will meet in Raleigh tomorrow. Wed
day. No delegates have l>een chosen
from Johnston County, but all Dem
crats in pood standing who may at
tend the convention, will as usual, he
regarded ns delegates and l>e permit
ted to take part in the convention.
For the Increase of School Funds.
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To the Editor:
Pltase allow me to say through
your splendid paper that the school
board of Kenly is unanimously in
favor of a county wide tax for the
increase of school funds next year.
Please allow me to say that the
members of the Faculty of our school
are unanimously in favor of the pas
sage of a law providing for more
school funds next year.
Please allow me to say that I am
personally in favor of this measure
and that I believe it is extremely im
portant that the county overwhelm
ingly indorse the plan provided by the
County Board of Education for the
increase of school funds.
It is perhaps already known that
the election has been called to take
place on April 30. Let every man in
the County do his full duty on that
date.
Very sincerely yours.
M. B. ANDREWS,
Superintendent.
Kenly, N. C., April 6, 1918.
President Wilson's Kinging Word
This is the anniversary of our ac
ceptance of German's challenge to
fight for our right to live and be free,
and for the sacred right* of free mer.
everywhere. The nation is awake.
We know what the war must cost,
our utmost sacrifice, the lives of our
fittest men, and, if be, all that
we p assess.
Men in America may be more sure
than they ever were before that the
cause is their own, and that, if it
should be lost, their own great nations
place and mission in the world would
be lost with it.
We have ourselves proposed no in
justice, no aggression. We are re .dy,
whenever the final reckoning is made,
to be just to the German people, deal
fairly with the German power as with
all others.
They nowheie set up justice, but
everywhere impose their power and
exploit everything for thir own use
and aggrandizement; and tho peo
ples of conquered provinces are in
vited to be free under their domina
tion.
Are we not justified in believing
that thry were not there face to face
with armies whom even their count
less divisions can not overcome!
Germany has once more said that
force, and force alone, shall decide
whether justice and peace shall reign
in the affairs of men, whether right
as America conceives it or dominion
as she conceives it, shall determine
the destinies of mankind.
There is, therefore, but one re
sponse possible from us: Force, force
to the utmost; force without stint or
limit; the righteous and triumphant
force which shall mske right the law
of the world and cast even; selfish
dominion down in the dust. ? Extracts
from address made at Baltimore Sat
urday.
PORTRAIT GALLERY OF
OUR SOLDIER BOYS
JAMES R. GLOVER.
James R. Glover is a son of Mr.
J. P. Glover, of Oneals township. He
is 22 years old and went into the ser
vice of Uncle Sam through the Se
lective Draft. When District No. 2,
Johnston County, called for volun
teers for the first quota to be sent to
Camp Jackson, he had the honor of
beinp one of the number, and went
from Selma, September 7, 1917. He
was later transferred to Camp Sevier
where he was assigned to Company C,
119th Infantry.
JAMES HERMAN CREECH.
Jamos Herman Creech, son of Mr.
Josh D. Creerh, of Oneals township,
was born in Johnston County twenty
one years afro. He volunteered in July
1916, and saw servire on the Mexican
Border. He returned to North Caro
lina in the spring of 1917, and was
mustered out in April. He re-enlisted
in July of the same year and was
sent to Camp Sevier where he is a
member of Company B, 120th In
fantry.
CORN NOTES.
By J. M. Beaty.
If a stalk of cotton has plenty ol
room round it you may expect it to
multiply its number of bolls. This is
not the case with corn. Of course
some stalks will have extra ears but
generally speaking thin corn does not
do much more per stalk than when it
is planted the proper distance apart.
This being the case a good stand is
very important for the corn field.
Now is the time to plan for a good
stand of com. Thorough preparation
of tho land and good seed vnd the
proper amount of moisture in the soil
at planting time and the planting of
plenty of seed all help to get a good
stand. Then see to it that h:>e3 and
plows do not tear up or destroy the
corn after it has come up. The corn
crop deserves our best thought and
greatest care. Corn is high priced
now and it is important to start right
and make a good crop this year. There
will be no chance to get a good crop
unless we can arrange a good stand.
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Break Land Well for Corn.
Very few people renlize the extent
of the corn root system. We do not
realize tho number of roots, the
depth they go or the extent to which
they reach out. To allow the roots to
do th?>ir best work it is very im
portant to break all corn land deep
and well. Care should be taken not to
break the land when it is too wet If
the land breaks up in clods it sh?<uld
be well harrowed before planting.
Nothing about the corn crop is more
essential than a well prepared ceed
bed.
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The Moon and Your Corn.
Not a few farmers plant their corn
crops by the moon. This causes some
of them to plant too soon and others
to plant rather late. When fanners
have full work and plant several
kinds of crops this moon question
gives no little trouble. I avoid all this
trouble. I consider the time of the
year and condition of the land and
let other people worry about the
moon. I do not want to farm with
any man who considers the moon in
farming. A few years ago a tenant
asked me to agree for him to plant
some Irish potatoes for the market.
I selected some good land and bought
his seed but it happened that I sent
the seed to him two or three days
after the moon had passed his time
of planting and he waited nearly an
other month to plant. T!he crop
was a failure and his moon farming
was the cause of it.
Hobbs-Barbour.
A wedding of interest to this sec
tion occurred last Wednesday after
noon at five o'clock when Miss Linda
Barbour became the bride of Mr.
John W. Hobbs. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. J. E. Lanier,
pastor of Pisgah Baptist church, at
the parsonage. The wedding was a
quite but pretty one, only a few
friends being present to witness the
occasion.
Mrs. Hobbs is a daughter of Mr.
and Mrs H. M. Barbour, of Clayton
township, and is well known and lov
ed for her charming personality and
attractive manners. Mr. Hobbs is a
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hobbs, of
Smithfield township, and is a progres
sive young farmer of his community.
X.
Uncle Sam is in a race against
Germany for ships and food ? are you
with him.
Save food or go on short rations.
WILL PAY 35 CENTS FOR EGGS
in trade all this week. Spiers Bros.
THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.
Cotton 86 to JS]
Cottcn Seed 1.00 to 1.05
Wool 20 to 30
Egg's 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
Fresh Pork 20 to 22 H
Hams, per pound 33^ toS?
Lard 27^4 to 32 H
Timothy Hay 2.25 to 2.35
Cheese per pound 35
Butter, per pound 40
Meal 4.75 to 5.00
Flour per tack 6.00 to 6.25
Coffeo per pound II to ft
Cotton Seed Meal 2.75 to 2.85
Cotton teed holla 1.00
Shipstuff 2.80 to 3.00
Molasses Feed 3.00 to 3.25
Hides, Green 10 to 12tt
Hides. Dry 17 H to 20
Cow Peas per bushel . . . 3.E0 to 4.00
Soy Beans per bushel . . 3.75 to 4.00
Peanute Meal 8.25
The Wife
should be thrifty and help save her husband's
money,
If He hasn't done it, She
should start the savings account and see that a
portion of the income gets there each week. We
offer
This opportunity
to establish the real bulwark of the home. Such
co-operation makes the partnership complete.
Things You Want
It isn't any trouble at all to think of the
things you want. It's how to get them that
causes most of the worry.
There's the comfortable home, money
for old age, means to educate your children
that vacation trip, and a thousand and one
other things that comes crowding up the
minute you think of the things you want. A
little savings account at this bank is the
best start you can make toward having
these things. It will grow. The funds are
safe. Some day the things you want will be
yours if you work, save and bank with us.
The Clayton Banking Co.
CLAYTON, N. C.
BANK AND THE WORLD BANKS ON YOU
"Oh, Boy! Fry Two? Ham On The
Side," Is His Standing Order
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 on 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
.aluation 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
Beulah
Bentonsville
Clayton
Cleveland
Elevation
In grams
Meadow
Micro
Oneals
Pine Level
P. Grove
Selma
Smithfield
Wilders
Wilson's Mills
Judges
W. H. Massingill and Troy Lee
W. G. Row and J. H. Rose
J. W. Woodard 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
Claude Stephenson A. C. Ogbum and Victor Penny
Harvey StaneiL J, J. Dean and Ransom Creech
P. A. Holland and E. L. Woodall
E. Liles and J. A. Wall
B. A. Turnage and Clifford Uzzle
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.
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. Blackman
R. L. Fitzgerald
W. H. Godwin
N. M. Gurley A.
J. N. Cobb
V. R. Turley
W. T. Wilson