North Carolina Newspapers

FARMERS FEED TTO PAGE DECLARES PRACTICE UN PATRIOTIC AND BORDERING ON TRAITOROUS. MATCHES FROM RALEIGH Doings and Happenings That Mark the Progress of North Carolina Peo pie, Gathered Around the State t Capital. Raleigh. That there are farmers in some sec tions of North Carolina who are feed ing to hops wheat that is needed by Ihelr government for the maintenance cf Its armies and the armies of its Al lies, has been brought to the attention of State Food Administrator Henry A Page. It is said in explanation of this re markable practice that the mills are offering only $2.25 for wheat while corn is selling at a higher figure. Re eardless of a difference in price in some localities the food administra tion and other authorities are indig nant that any farmer in this State should be so unpatriotic as to use for feed the only cereal that is suitable for export and upon which the govern ment is depending, almost as much as upon the soldiers, to win the war. It is clearly recognized that if this country falls down in any degree in Jts task of feeding the Allied armies nd keeping them in good fighting trim it will pay for that failure in the blood and lives of its own soldiers the boys from North Carolina and oth er States who will have to make up for any decreased fighting efficiency of oar Allies. In the face of this in disputable fact the food administra iion does not hesitate to denounce as bordering on the traitorous the pra tlce of feeding wheat to any animals. It is declared that this practice is aot only unpatriotic but that it is fool ish and uneconomical. Corn may be retailing at stores in some sections at a higher price than wheat but the corn that is now being harvested, and which is thoroughly mature and ready to feed, will sell for much less than that figure probably for not more than $1.50 per bushel. Besides velvet bean meal, a most effective hog feed is selling at $35 to $40 per ton and rice and wheat bran and shorts are also available. Further, there is not a miller in the State but would gladly exchange a much larger value of hog feed In bran and shorts for a bushel of wheat than would be contained in the bushel of wheat. The food administration requests that the names and addreses of any persist in using wheat as feed be sent to the office of the administration at Raleigh. To Organize Safety Leagues. Following plans which have been worked out by the insurance commis sioner, James R. Young. Mrs. W. R. HoIIoweM, representing the insurance department, recently organized at Richlands, Onslow county, the first Safety League in North Carolina. The league was organized at Richlands ru ral public high school, among the stu dents and teachers of the school and a number of the parents of the pupils. The meeting at which the league was organized was an enthusiastic one aad the promise of good results from the organizaion is good. The league fs to have regular meetings each Fri day morning. The opening exercise hour of the school has been given over to the league on those days for its meeting. The league has a president, Tice-president. treasurer, and secre tary, all chosen from among the pupils of the school. Assisting these officers there is an administrative committee. The members of the league will co operate in using measures against ac cidents and fires in their community. They will make inspections of prem ises and see that carelessness that aay cause loss of property or life or the injury of persons is prevented as Tar as it is within their power to do. At the regular meetings certain members will report on observations that have been made and newapapar reports that have come to their atten tion during the week and discussions will be held in which plans can be laid to prevent occurrences of a simi lar nature, where injury may result, in the reach of the league. It is the intention of Commissioner Tonng to give the aid of the depart-me-, fen the organization of these leagues in all parts of the State, ar.d. whenever practicable, representatives of the insurance department will be sent to assist in their organization. Friday, Nov. 2d, Arbor Day. Friday, November 2. has been net side by the government and the Stata school authorities to be observed an Arbor Day. It is expected that nearly II of our public schools will observe It in an appropriate manner. A new Arbf.r and Bird Day Manual has been prepared by the North Carolina Geo logical and Economic Survey and has teen printed and distributed by the Mate Department of Education. Suf ficient copies to allow two for eveny chool have already been' sent to the county and city superintendents. WHEA Aitl Saloon Ltagub Meett, Dr. L. S. Massey. chairman of the headquarters committee of the North Carolina An.. league, gives no tice that a uparnufindeiil of the league will be elected at the annual mooting or the league trustees at Ra-I'-iSh, November 15 .and that applica tions for the place are in order. His formal notice follows; "At a meeting of the headquarters committee of the North Carolina Anti-Saloon league, held today in the office of Rev. R. L. Davis, superin tendent, a number of questions con cerning the future policy of the league were discussed and recommendations made to the full board of trustees. We wish hereby to give notice to the tem perance people of the state that the annual meeting of the board of trus tees has been caled for November 1. 1917, at 1:30 p. m. At this meeting a superintendent of the North Carolina State Anti-Saloon league will be elect ed, and any party wishing to apply for the position may send in hi3 appli cation to W. T. Shaw. Weldon, N. C, chairman of the board of trustees; Dr. W. L. Toteat. Wake Forest, N. C, president of the convention, or to the undersigned, Raleigh, N. C, chairman of headquarters committee. Any ap plicant may be assured that he wi.ll receive due consideration by the board of trustees. L. S. MASSEY, "Chairman Headquarters Com." Hill Addresses Negro Fair. At the big day for the North Caro lina negro fair, the special speaker was Dr. D. H. Hill, former president of the North Carolina College of Agri culture and Engineering, who is now" devoting his time to the special com mission of writing a history of North Carolina's part in the civil war, a com mssion given him by the North Caro lina division, United Confederate Vet erans. Dr. Hill was greeted by an im mense crowd of negroes out at the fair grounds. His theme was "Con structive Citizenship in Peace and War." He insisted that every one must, in his relations in life as a citi zen of the commonwealth, maintain a constructive, selfish or a destructive citizenship. Dr. Hill's address was heard with deep interest and evident appreciation. Inspection of the exhibits revealed a number of quite creditable features, including agricultural exhibits by well known colored farmers that evidenced marked progress in methods. The in dustrial exhibits showed up we'l also, the negro fair this year under tha direction of Berry O'Kelly, as presi dent, befng a marked advancement over the fairs that have gone before. Required to Have License. With only ten days' remaining dur ing which to secure licenses, the North Carolina dealers in those commodities which have been put under the license system by proclamaton of President Woodrow Wilson, are likely to be in quite a flurry in getting through the required forms. State Food Adminis trator Henry A. Page has received suf ficient information and instructions from Washington to make him appre ciate the magnitude of the work inci dent to the operation of the law under the president's proclamation. Every person subject to license must obtain and fill out completely an ap plication blank. These blanks will be furnished only by the Livense Division of the U. S. Food Administration at Washington, together wth full instruc tions as to filling out. Any dealers who are in doubt as to whether they are subject to license should com municate with this Lttvislon of the Food Administration. These Who Are Subject. Those who are subject to license are dealers in wheat, barley, oats. Mrn. rice and the products of thes cereals; dried beans and peas; cotton seed and their products; peanuts and soybeans and their products; milk and its various products, oleomargarine, lard and all oils and cooking fats; fresh, canned or cured beef, pork and mutton, poultry, egg3. fresh aud frozen fish; fruits, vegetables, and all can ned and dried products; sugar, syrup and molasses. Dealers whose volume of business aggregates les? than $100,000 per annum or who are al ready u'.der license are not subject to license. These dre expected, how ever, to make ther business conform to the same principles under which the licensed dealers operate. Corn muffins are mighty good for breakfast. Eat them several times a week and help win the war. How to Promote Fire Prevention. He can avoid lighting a match around gasoline. He can inspect his premises occa sionally to se3 that waste paper has not accumulated in vacant rooms, cel lars, garrets and other places. He can think. He can remember that these are war times and that neither his coun try nor himself can affofa to have any of our products or wealth wasted by fire. James R. Young, insurance commis sioner, has just sent out the following suggestions telling what each person in North Carolina can do lo promote fire prevention: He can keep his premises clean. He can see that each match used is extinguished before throwing it away. He can knock out his pipe or throw away his cigar when he goes around highly inammable material. He can keep matches away from tbe children. He can be careful about the burn !nc of trash In his backyard. WhdA'Well Women' Will Captivating Whoever thought up the morning coat, or breakfast coat, added n new Joy to life. It has taken its bright plnce In our midst and is welcome to stny, and destined to do just that, for the rest of time. It will take a great Inspiration to create something equally captivating to replace It. The morning coat Is a gay and pretty garment, made of light-colored taffeta, ou the lines of a regulation coat. It is dignified enough to appear at the breakfast table and frivolous enough to be charming. It Is long, reaching almost to the bottom of the lacy petti coat that Is its companion for life. It has a coat collar and a belt and fast ens at the front like any other coat In the matter of sleeves it is wayward refusing to go further than elbow or three-quarter length. In the coat shown in the picture there are pockets nt each side edged with shirred bands of taffeta. This finish is used ou the sleeves and down the front of the coat and the buttons 72 7 4 "Furward" March! All millinery minds appear to travel to an inevitable goal, no matter by what road they go. When they nego tiate with fashion concerning the mat ter of liiid-vvlnter hats, fur and velvet, fur and metal brocades, fur with metal mbrolderles, fur with metal cloth, ap pear to be the end of their imagina Mons. One might think it contrary to the constitution, in the realm of style, to leave out fur; for it is everywhere. But, if the designers haven't fur then they use fabrics that suggest It. and feathers. Very small neckpieces made to match, account partly for the partial ity shown to fur. Just a touch of fur on the hat, and a high collar, like a small muffler of the same fur, to be worn with the hat, leaves no doubt in the mind us to the smartest thing In winter millinery. The neckpiece may be a scarf or cape, and both It and the hat thnt goes with It may be of cloth and fur. Designers have made many variations on this theme and all of them successful. Three new arrivals In millinery are j shown In the group above. Something hetween a cup and a turban at the cen ter of the picture. Is made all of caracul nnd It Is draped up at the center of the front revealing a gleaming bit of nilver brocade on a black ground. This hat Is soft and furnished with n chin strap of the fur that extends from side to side nnd fastens with a snap fast ener. Very few hats are stiff, but thee ae many In which only the crowns fcS jfc n5 '1:1 J2M X A- fxi V &$j$!Zr l x 4 f $ p Dress Weac 7i ""-';) Morning Coats. are covered with taffeta. They fasten through cords, made by covering cable cord with the silk Instead of shirred ! bunds, full box-phiitings made of nat- row strips of silk, frayed out Into fringed edges, make a lovely finish. Almost anyone. could make a coat of this kind If it wore worth while to spend the time, but they are so inex pensive ready made that there is noth ing to be gaiuod by doing the work at home. Of course nothing could look bet ter with a breakfast coat than the lit tle lace cap that has a remote resem blance to a sunbonnet with its cape of lace behind and frill over the face. The ribbon that extends across the top of it tios at the nape of the neck in the back and is of the same color as the coat. The tiniest chiffon flowers are set in little clusters on it. Pink, maize, blue, lavender and light green are nil used for these coats with the preference at present for pink ami maize. a n4m -1 I nf i i Say Millinery Styles. are soft. The pretty hat at the lower right is of this description. It is made of taupe-colored velvet embroidered with silver threads. The coronet Is edged with moleskin and the soft crown Is finished with three small .....,.. e tut f.. ..f ...I..... ,k i ! l'i'ni'i'4ii.- wi i in.-? aus i nni; tuv ii vet drapery Is fastened down. The bat at the left is of brown hat ters' plush with the brim smoothly covered and the crown drap"d with this beautiful material. It dares to be furless. Inasmuch as the plush Is much like a glossy fur. and is trimmed with a hundsome' flat band of feathers ! that extends across the front of th hrlni. Veils Have Magic Lure. The lure of the veil is second only to the lure of milady's eye. For motor use the veil Is of thick substantial chiffon almost too coarse to claim rec- ognition to Its parent stem, and prefer- nbly in taupe, beige or gray. tboiij.b some of the darker brown veils are ex- cellent and the high colors nre per missible for those who like to deck ti e grim winter landscape with a touch .f color. Where the veil j attached ti the motor cap usually It matches. For the separate veil the style thnt Is liked Is square about thrc nnd a half Uv four yards or even longer, and is cleft at one end or both for a short ways te admit of close d rating In hohje etTecl about the head and fuce. TEACHERS MEET M 29-30 State Tachers' Assembly at Charlotte Will Hear Addresses by Best Known Educators. Charlotte. The North Carolina Teachers' Assembly will meet in Char lotte during the Thanksgiving Taca tion, Nov. 2S-30. Thu L:;cc;:.iv o Committee of the Assembly and officers of the depart ments have arranged a most interest ing program. Some of the best known educators in this country will speak at the general meetings. Iu the va rious departments of which there are nine, there will be papers and discus sions concerning present day prob lems in the schools of this state. It is to this meeting that teachers of the state go for greater inspiration and for many new ideas to work out in their own schools. No progressive teacher can afford to miss tirs meet ing. The people of Charlotte are making great preparation for c-niertainment and comfort of the v'snora. The j hotels and boarding houses claim to be ! able to provide for all that come, but that there may be ample room great many of the homes will be open for IV the visiting teachers. The cafes and special lunch rooms will easily take care of the large crowd that is expect ed to be in attendance. Many teachers will probably take this opportunity to visit the great camp of the National Guard near the City of Charlotte. 27,000 Men at Camp Sevier. Greenville, S. C Almost 27,000 men are now encamped at Camp Se vier, according to an individual card index completed, which will be placed in the statistical department for the convenience of all. In the division proper there are J:4,fi!)0 men and 7G9 officers, including 96 men and 33 of ficers left over after the distribution of the personnel of the depot brigade to regular units. In attached but separ ate units, such as the remount station, the 320th truck company, the depot, quartermaster, oidnance, and signal detachments, the baker company, and the base hospital, there are 883 men and eight officers. The grand total is 26,620 men and o'ficers. Face' Split by Flywheel. Davidson. L. C. Holler was the vic tim a few days ago of a very distre33 Ing and painful accident. While en gaged at his work of running his wood-saw machine1 at the home of Otto Stiles, in some wiy that he could not explain after the accident, his face came in contact with the flywheel of the gasoline engine, which cut a long, deep gash, splitting his nose length wise and so deep that his throat was visible through the wound. The man who was helping him at the machine did not see Mr. Holler at the exact time of th; accident and could not ex plain how it happened. Dived After Pocketbook. Kinston. Jack Whitehurst, a strap ping young six-footer who went from here to the Great Lakes a few months ago to enter the coast guard service, recently recovered a pocketbook con- ! taining $141 dropped overboard by a ' woman, says a Cleveland, Ohio, news- paper account. The loser appealed to i the captain of the Fairport station ; "Whitehurst," one ot the crew, went ! after the pocketbook by a fine exhibi ; tion of diving and linally located it un ; der the bridge in 12 feet of water." j Whitehurst is from North Carolina ! coast stock, which has produced the j finest lifesavers in the world. Scout Sells Many Bonds. Kinston. Diminutive Mitchell Woo ten. boy scout, took up a wee bit of space on Queen strpet here. A casual observer would hpe supposed Mitch ell to be doing nothing else. But the lad's meekness has given him an op tion on a good big acreage when the promised partitioning off of the earth occurs. "How about Liberty Bonds?" asked Scoutmaster Alfred Cheney, dodging five pedestrians and a toy bal loon to get to the apparently lost .Mitchell. "I'm doing a little some thing," said Mitch :ll. or some such words. He handed Mr. Cheney sub scriptions for $10,000 worth. Tim rause of food conservation of fers to every American citizen a chanc e to render a patriotic service that does not entail a sacrifice. NORTH CAROLINA BRIEF'S. About a half mil to the ''ast of Chapel Hill there is being construct ed a complete system of military trenches, whic h suggest the bounds- rles of "No Man's La,ul" trenches are modeled after ths English trenches and are built with the same strategical pmms m oc. prepared for defending a charge, heavy artillery fire, a flank attack and mining by the enemy. Spencer is soon to have a public playground. Present indiciations point to - s : wheat crop ii Pasquotank county year. This consummation, long "Con sistently worked for. is now about to be reached as a result of war prices, federal direction and a progressive citizenship. Wihin the very near future the new est and handsomest church building in Klizabeth City will stand on the corner of Road and Church streets. That, at least, is the present outlook. Fat pine lightwood was sent from Red Springs to Washington for Mrs. McAdoo to use in kindling the Liberty bonfires TOWN is MELPsS REMODELED HOUSE LIKE NEW Dwelling That is Made Over May Come Nearer Meeting Needs Than One Constructed to Order. N The remodeled house is often more comfortable, charming and satisfying than one built new. Buying a house already built is much like purchasing clothes ready-made; It is never quite a perfect fit; there is never perfect harm. my with individual needs and re quire.ilents, says Nobh, Foster Hogon in the Phialde!pnta Public Ledger. Remodeling makts it virtu ally K new house, with the, idded ad vantage that, the general ,lan being satisfactory, it is easier to see just what n odifications and improvements are needed than to see them in imag ination from a study of the archi tect's plans for a complete new building An ol house, endeared through years of occupancy and association, glows into a familiar adjustment to the need.s of the family. But usually there comes a growing realization of the many ways in which it might be altered and Improved. The growing family requires more rooms or changed arrangements; or the taste of the owner, becoming finer with the years, or bettered fortune making it easier to make his dreams a reality, brings 1dm face to face with tho problem of remodeling, should he not care to move to a new dwelling which might prove, when tested by occu pancy, less satisfying. Tbo two principal reasons for re modeling are the utilitarian and the esthetic; the need of more space or more convenience and comfort and the natural desire to make the home more beautiful to the eye. Both re quirements can be met perfectly by proper remodeling, which may really prove nn actual transformation. Re modeling gives a stamp of individu ality to a dwelling as nothing else can, for it means the revising of the builditig within and without to har monize with individual tastes and needs. COST SHOULD BE IN HARMONY Amount Put in House Should Not Be Out of Proportion to the Value of the Site. One of the most grievous mistakes the owner can make Is to build a house which Is out of proportion to the value of the land on which it is erected. The higher the cost of the land the better, as a rule, the character of future build ing operations in the neighborhood. For iiiVance, it is generally unwise to build a house costing $r,000 or RO.onO on a site costing less than $25 to $40 a front foot. Nor should the reverse mistake be made of building a cheap house on an expensive site though that is governed by the re strictions which most developers of high-grade subdivisions Impose. Cost of house and cost of site should be in fairly strict proportion. Buy as much ground as you can rea sonably afford. Twenty-five-foot lot3 In a suburban section are an abomina tion. Fifty-foot frontage should be the minimum for any modern residence built for a home, and 100 feet with the added possibilities of attractive lawn And garden is better. As u bit of advic e here is an excerpt from a booklet recently Issued by a realty broker: "Forced growth in anything is haz ardous; natural growth is u guaranty of stability and permanent values. De mand governs supply, not supply de mand. A piece of real estate has no fixed value until someone takes it to ke?p and improve." Native Trees Are Desirable. Many people have the decidedly mis taken idea that the only trees worth buying and setting out are the more or less expensive shrubs or evergreens which are not native to most sections of the country. The idea of paying out good money for a pine or a birch or a maple seems to go against the grain. As a Am iter of fact there are many pi noes where such trees are to be had for the trouble of digging them tip and transplanting them, but even this is considered too high a price. And yet for many purposes pines and maples mo as good trees as can be had, and thre is nothing listed in the catalogue more beautiful and graceful than a well enred-for group of white birdies. Fall Best Time to Paint House. The fall of the year is by far the best time to paint the exterior of a house, for paint dries more slowly in jcool weather and consequently lasts Jonger. The heat of the summer sun on a house painted in the spring does much more harm than any winter weather and a foil painting Is well sea soned before the next summer arrives. Small files and insects are also a pest lu spring painting. Where He Was Bound For. "Do you think your boy Josh is goin? to remember the advice you gave hiia when he left home for the army?" "Not this trip," replied Fanner Corn tossel. "Iiy sheer force of habit hts mother told him to be sure and keep nut of trouble."