MUCH FOOD STUFF
SAVED II THIS STATE
MOST OF HOTELS, BOARDING
HOUSES AND HOMES ARE
CO-OPERATING.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
Doings and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo
ple, Gathered Around the State
Capital.
Raieigti.
A saving each month of more than
6,500 pounds of white flour, approxi
mately the same quantity of beef and
pork, and more than 2, COO pounds of
sugar is reported by 56 hotels and
cafes in North Carolina which an
swered a recent questionnaire sent
out by the Food Administration in
terms of pounds. Others report a sav
ing in these products of from 10 to 50 j
per cent of the normal consumption.
Not more than 20 per cent of the
hotels co-operating with the Food Ad
ministration answered the question
naire in pounds or figures that could
"be reduced to pounds but it is esti
mated that the total saving by the
hotels and cafes in the State of food
stuffs suitable for export is hardly less
than ten tons per month each of wheat
end meat and between four and five
tons of sugar.
Food Administration officials are
exceedingly well pissed with the re
sults that are being shown by the ho
tels and cafes that i are co-operating
but. they don't feel kindly at all to
ward the several score that are paying
little or no attention to the observance
of meatless and wheatless days and
meatless and wheatless meals. It is
stated, howevev. i?.at the attitude of
the patrons of eating houses is such
that hotels and cafes more and more
are seeing that ft is to .their interest
to line up with the Food Administra
tion and recruits are constantly be
ing secured.
In older to Inform the public and
also probably with the idea of over
coming the apathy of many of the
eating places the Food Administration
is urging the public to give their pref
erence to those places which have
-.signed the hotel pledge card and are
following the suggestions and advice
of the Food Administration with re
gard to the saving and substitution cf
foodstuffs.
rFire Losses Show Increase.
Reports issued by the National
.Board of Fire Underwriters recently
on the November fire losses and for
fire losses throughout the nation for
the eleven months of the year ending
December 1 chow an enormous ki-
over the
Conservation In North Carolina.
Special from Washington, D. Cv
"An Army of Workers," is the classlfi
cation applied by the United States
Department of Agriculture to the 2,
460,682 women and girls in the South
who enrolled for demonstration work
in food production during 1917. The
achievements of these workers are
sursested when 415 counties in South
ern States were organized under wom
en county agents. These agents in
structed 37,964 girls in canning clubs,
9,656 girls in poultry clubs, 22,048
women as home demonstrators, and
2,211 women in poultry clubs.
The Department of Agriculture
through the co-operaiion of the Coun
cil of National Defense, shipped in
carload lots to certain Southern coun
ties 10,000,000 cans. These were sold
at cost plus the freight and handling
charges. Mrs. Jane S. McKimmon,
North Carolina Home Demonstration
Agent, notes that one merchant in
Wake county ordered nine carloads of
glass containers and sold them all
within the confines of the county.
The total enrollment in the South of
women and girl demonstrators includ
ed 51,575 girls in canning clubs, 13,466
girls in poultry clubs, and 35,506 wom
en. The number of containers of fruits
and vegetables packed by women and
girls under demonstration methods
was 5,144,747, with a valuation of
$956,669.
The women and girls culti
vated 7,649 winter gardens.
In North Carolina.
The report of Mrs. Jane S. McKim
mon indicates that 3,289,415 contain
ers were filled In the summer by club
members in North Carolina, and that
5,488,847 containers were filled by
women outside the province of the
demonstration organization. Thus tho
total was 8,778,262 containers for 58
counties. The valuation of these can
ned prrducts were $2,179,362, with a
profit of $1,634,519 accruing to the can
ners. The number of gallons brined
was 228,568, and 557,853 pounds of
products were dried.
In Eastern North Carolina, the dis
trict agent, through the co-operation
of the North Carolina Bureau of Mar
kets, sold 1,135 bushels of pears for
$930.90. The city of Durham, with the
assistance of County Agent M. R. Mc
Girt and Miss Helen Simmons, county
demonstration agent, produced 65,000
cans in its community canneries. The
city of Wilmington scored the record
in the State with the production of 75,
000 cans. The Caraleigh and Raleigh
Cotton Mills filled 54,868 containers in
three months. This was accomplish
ed through the efforts of Miss Elsie
Yarborough and a student at the Stato
Normal College. They were assisted
by 50 women in the mills.
The United States Department of
Agriculture comments thus on the
work in the South: "War conditions
and needs have brought about a great
extension of activities along the gen
eral lines which the home demonstra
tion workers have pursued for the last
seven years in Southern States. For
example, the very earnest campaigns
of the last year for a home garden on
every farm were a part of a "safe
farming" program which has been ad
vocated for several years. These cam
paigns have extended to tne ciue3,
LI STOCK B
MEET AT WILSON
HOG AS A BIG FACTOR IN FEED
ING THE WORLD IS KEY
NOTE OF SESSION.
A FINE EXHIBIT OF CATTLE
Dairy Products Prominent G. A. Hol
derness Elected President Reso
lutions Adopted.
Wilson. With a crowd of visitors
estimated at between 700 and 1,000
souls with a complete exhibit of dairy
products, meat and show cattle, tho
sixth annual meeting of the Nortli
Carolina Live Stock, Dairy and Poul
try Associations opened with an ad
dress of welcome from Mr. R. W.
Freeman, district agent of the Agri- '
cultural Extension Service. The
weather was very cold, with snow
lying around in all protected places,
but despite this fact Mr. Dan T. Gray,
chief of the Animal Industry Division, '
goes on record as feeling unusually
good about the success of this meeting
because of the large first day's attend- j
ance. , j
The first wa3 swine day, featured by ;
addresses by Mr. W. W. Shay, of Cru- j
so; Mr F. P. Latham, of Belhaven: j
Mr. A. M. Swlnnerton, Pinehurst, and !
a sale of 52 pure-bred hogs. At the j
beginning of the meeting Mr. R. W. t
Scott, of Haw River, a member of the :
State Board of Agriculture, responded j
to Mr. Freeman's address of welcome, ;
after which he took charge of tha !
meeting. The whole morning was de
voted to the addresses, in which th?
predominant note was the use of swine
as a means of quick, efficient pork
production to decrease the present
shortage of meat existing over the en
tire world. Mr. Shay's address, "A
Hog as a Factor in Feeding thj
World," was practically on this one
subject.
Holderness Elected.
Before the sale of pure-bred swine ia
the afternoon, the Swine Breeder's As
sociation elected at their business ses
sion Mr. G. A. Holderness. of Ed?v
combe county, president; Mr. W. W.
Shay, of Haywood county, vice-president,
and Mr. Dan T. Gray, of the Ex
periment Station, secretary-treasure.
Fifty-two pure-bred hogs were dispos
ed of at the sale at prices far above
the average. Twenty-six of these came
from the famous Berkshire herd of the
Pinehurst farms and 26 were donated
to the association by different mem
bers for its support, and their sale
netted a total of $550, which will go to
the support of the Swine Breeders' As
sociation. Approximately twenty head of pure
bred beef cattle consigned by the state j
breeders were on hand for the sale i
1
W. S. WILSON IS LIBRARIAN
Appointed to Serve Without Salary by
Trustees Succeeds Mr, Alex J.
Field, Who Resigned.
Raleigh. Mr. W. S. Wilson, legis
lative reference librarian, has been ap
pointed by the truseees of the State
library, acting librarian, witnii't sal
ary, to serve until the next session of
the general assembly, when an effort
will be made to co-ordinate all the
library facilities of the State under
one head.
The action of the trustees followed
the resignation of Mr. Alex J. Field as
State librarian to take up a position
to which he has been appointed in
Washington, D. C.
The trustees of the library, includ
ing Governor Bickett, are definitely
committed to the plan of co-ordinating
under one control the State library,
the Legislative Reference library, and
the State Library Commission. The
necessary authority for this must
come through the legislature.
Until that body meets Mr. W. S.
Wilson, who is already drawing a sal
ary as legislative reference librarian,
will preside over the State library, too.
Judge Coble Is Dead.
Statesville. Judge Albert L. Coble
died at his home on Walnut street of
heart trouble. He had an attack of
heart disease some time ago, but had
seemingly recovered. He appeared to
be in usual health the day before, hav
ing attended a directors' meeting, and
attended to his regular business.
Funeral services were held at the
Episcopal church conducted by Arch
deacon Hardin, of Salisbury. Inter
ment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
He is survived by his wife and a broth
er and sister. Judge Coble was brci
and reared near Burlington. He was
a graduate of the university.
He removed to Statesville about 30
years ago, and built up a large law
practice. In 1"94 he was elected judge
of superior court, on the fusion ticket.
He served the full term. During
Roosevelt's administration he was ap
pointed assistant district attorney for
western North Carolina, and he serv
ed faithfully until President Wilson
was elected, when he was succeeded
by Clyde Hoey.
Lacy Grand Treasurer.
Raleigh. Mr. B. R. Lacy,' State
treasurer, ha3 been appointed by Act
ing Grand Master Norfleet, of the
Grand Lodge of North Carolina Ma
sons, to fill the unexpired term of tho
late grand treasurer, Leo D. Heartt.
The Grand Lodge meets here on Janu
ary 15 and the election to fill that -vacancy
will be held then. Mr. W. J.
Carter was yesterday appointed su
perintendent of the Masonic Temple
by the temple committee, to succeed
the late W. T. Lee.
Killed in Auto Accident.
Concord. Gertrude Widenhouse,
eight years old, is dead, and her broth
er, Richard Widenhouse, 22, may die
as the result of the smashing of a
motor delivery truck by the section of
No. 37, the fastest train on the South
ern system, about three miles north
of Concord.
The young man was delivering a
load of groceries from the store of his
uncle, Tom Widenhouse, in Kannaoo
lis. His little sister was riding with
him.
Increase Nearly Two Million.
Raleigh. The increased collection
in the office of Internal Revenue Col
lector J. W. Bailey for the first six
months of the fiscal year, amounts to
$1,751,360.95. The collections for De-
ember, 1917, amounted to $830,169.17
iver the same 'month in 1916. The
epartment is just beginning to re
ceive the war tax and expects the col
lections for the next half fiscal year to
exceed ten million.
Cold at Lumberton.
Lumberton. During the last week
Lumberton people have experienced
the coldest weather since February,
189919 years ago. Mercury register
ed 4 above zero Sunday morning. In
February, 1899. it registered 1 above
zero, and at that time Lumber river
was frozen over. While the river
was not frozen over during the recent
cold spell, large sheets of ice followed
Jeach other closely down the stream.
NORTH CAROLINA BRIEFS.
The adjutant general's department
f the North Carolina national guard
p advised by the war department that
he staff, retired, and reserve officers
t the North Carolina national guard
ho have not heretofore been drawa
rito the service of the federal army
ill have opportunity to enter one or
nother of the six training "amps
bout January 15 for special training
hat will give them vprxrtunity for
ommlssions up to major and activa
Wvice thereafter.
One man was badly burned and an-
)ther cut, but not seriously, and about
18 other passengers slightly burned or
liurt when the rear car of a Kinstoi
rarolina railroad train left the track
ind turned over, a short distance from
CInston. The car caught fire, but was
ion extinguished. There were about
h passengers in the car.
Preparations are being made to en-
ge Camp Greene at Charlotte to ac-
modate another brigade of about
10 men, at a cost of $200,000. Addi-
al cantonment buildings are to be
-'tnictpd at once by the construct
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL'
(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director of
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
(Copyright, 1917, Western Newspaper Union.
LESSON FOR JANUARY 13
JESUS BEGINS HIS WORK.
LESSON TEXT Mark 1:12-22.
GOLDEN TEXT Repent ye, and believe
in the Gospel.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FOR
TEACHERS Matt. 4:1-11; 8:18-22: Luke 4:
1-13; 9:57-C2; Heb. 4:14-16; Acts 9:1-9; John
4.34-3S.
PRIMARY TOPIC Jesus chooses four
helpers.
MEMORY VERSE Come ye after me.
Mark 1:17.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC Overcome
temptation.
MEMORY VERSE-I Cor. 16:13.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-How Je
sus faced his task.
I. Introduction (vv.12, 13). Mark de
votes little or no attention to the early
incidents of the life of Jesus, and only
suggests the events Immediately fol
lowing his baptism. Indeed, for the
record of the Temptation and the Ser
mon on the Mount, we have to look to
the other Gospel writers. In teach
ing the lesson we must not, however,
overlook making some reference to
these two outstanding events in the
life of our Lord.
II. John the Baptizer (vv. 14, 15).
This section not only disposes of John
as having been put into prison, but
Immediately plunges Jesus into his
public ministry. Jesus' entry Into
Galilee was a part of his connection
with John, inasmuch as he withdrew
himself to that place (See John 4:1-3),
and made Capernaum his headquar
ters (Matt. 4:13). The message here
recorded as proclaimed by Jesus was
the identical summons which John the
Baptizer had uttered. Jesus speaks
of this new kingdom as beirg already
come, referring, of course, to his own
person and ministry, but in its actual
establishment it was not really "at
hand" until he shed his blood upon the
cross and the Holy Spirit descended on
the day of Pentecost, when there was
opened the fountain for sin and un
cleanliness for the world at large.
III. His Helpers Called, (vv. 16-29).
In this record, we have the call of
four of his helpers: Simon, Andrew
his brother, James and John his
brother, the latter being the sons of
Zebedee. Luke tells us (5:3) that
Jesus was teaching. Those called
were certainly at work and God al
ways Issues his call to those whose
time and effort are being occupied,
even though perhaps for selfish pur
poses. There is no place for an idler
in the spiritual kingdom. This call
was to "come ye after me" (v. 17),
the purpose being that they might be
come "fishers of men." Notice he be
gan upon the common, familiar ground
of fishing, something mutually and
thoroughly understood, and led them
from that to a spiritual truth. In this
we see a good pedagogical hint and a
wise suggestion to the preacher and
teacher, viz., that we must begin to
teach our lessons through the medium
of past experience and of present in
terests. Simon (Luke 5 :5) appears to
have been a doubter when Jesus
called him. Nevertheless, he was will
ing to try Christ at least once, and so
at his word, he let down the net. The
evidence of obedience is found in.verse
19, and Matthew (4:8) also Luke (5:
11) tells us that when they left their
nets, "they left all."
IV. His Helpers Trained (vv. 21,
22). The result of this call was (see
v. 21) that as they went into the city
they entered into the synagogue,
where Jesus taught thenu The infer
ence, of course, is plain. Whenever
God calls a man into his kingdom, he
begins at once to teach him the du
ties and responsibilities of the king
dom. Notice that in becoming fishers
of men, then began close at home
Brother sought brother. This was not
the first time that Jesus had called
these brothers. (See John 1:40, 41),
In the call, as accorded by St. John,
we are led to believe that John (the
unmentioned disciple) first .sought an
interview with Christ. The question
of harmonizing the various calls which
Jesus gave to his disciples is an in
teresting one and one which has given
rise to n good deal of discussion. The
one recorded In the first chapter of
John occurred In Judea ; this one oc
curred In Galilee. As to whether this
is the one recorded in the fifth chap
ter of Luke, there seems to be a gen
eral opinion that it Is not the same,
though we can with profit compare
the two callings in teaching this lea
son. The probabilities are that there
were three calls: First, the one re
corded in John 1 :35 :42 ; second, that
one recorded in Matthew 4 :18 :22 ; and
the third and last was that which oc
curred Just before their appointment
to become apostles, the one recorded
In Luke five.
Conclusion. When Jesu faced his
great task, he did not face It alone. He
had first of all the approval of God
the Father. He also had the annolnt
ing of God the Holy Spirit, and he
called in the co-operation and help of
human agents. Jesus met his tempta
tion and his tasks not In his own
strength, but In the strength of the
Spirit of God. At the same time be
ins God, he called to his side those
.vho In turn were to become fishers of
non. lenders of others. His call to
heVe disciples was three-fold; (a).
, disciv-leshlp, (b). to tellowshlp
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Famous Policemen of the East.
Two of our most famous gunboats
won their laurels in the East. The old
side-wheeler Monocracy, says a writer
in St. Nicholas, which has handed
down her Indian name to her Tang
tse successor, was for years one of the
most familiar sights in Chinese waters.
She burned wood, and was unwieldly
as a ferry boat, but did yeoman service
even as late as the Boxer troubles In
1900. The Petrel, one of Admiral
Dewey's famous squadron at the battle
of Manila bay, is now used as a station
ship in Cuban waters. The Callao,
Don Juan de Austria, Elcano, Isle de
Luzon, Pampanga Quiros, Sandoval,
Samar and the Villalobos once flew the
flag of Spain, for they were captured
from the Spaniards at Santiago or Ma
nila bay. The Villalobos proved too
much of a name for Yankee tars, so
they have rechristened her the Village
Iloho.
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very little cost. Full directions for mak
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Compound. It will gradually darken
streaked, faded gray hair, and make it soft
and glossy. It will not color the scalp, is not
sticky or greasy, and does not rub off. Adv.
Speed Preventers.
It Is stated that in some places In
England motorbus companies are com
pelled to fit their vehicles with a hoot
er that automatically gives warning
when a speed of 12 miles an hour is ex
ceeded. Keeping the Quality l p
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taken. Your wise notions of today
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late liver, bowels and stomach. Adv.
Two essentials to success are dollars
and sense.
HEALTH WAS WRECKED
KotMrtf Broujfct Relief Until Dou'i Wen Bati.
Wonderful Improvement Was Effected.
I had such awful cutting pains
in the small of my back and hips, I
often had to cry out," says Mrs. Er
nest Wiethoe'.ter, 550 Madison St..
St. Charles, Mo. "The pain was
knife-like and I couldn't turn In bed.
In fact I was almost
helpless. My feet and
ankles swelled badly, I
my hands were Duffed C B 1
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