' • V>.. V FOUR OAKS SOCIETY N. C. — THURSDAY. OCT. 29, 1942. THREE CLUB MEETINGS PERSONALS ENTERTAINMENTS Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Sherrill are Visiting relatives in Richmond, Va. Miss Josephine Lassiter of Louis- burg College spent the week end at home. Wilson Lewis and Pete Moore of the U. S. Coast Guard, Norfolk, Va., spent the week end at home. Bill Cannady of Chapel Hill spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C .Cannady. Miss Pat Gordon of W. C. U. N. C. Greensboro, spent the week end with Mrs. A .W. Parks. Mrs. C. G. Grady and children spent the week end in Angier with relatives. Mrs. Jim Benson and children of Princeton, Mrs. Herman Braswell of Goldsboro, spent Sunday with Mrs. Bill Eudy. Mrs. W. J. Lewis, Mrs. R. C. Can- uady, Mrs. Tryon George and Mrs. S. E. Sherrill spent Wednesday in Raleigh. Mrs. E. L. Pierce visited in Golds boro Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Daughtry and daughter of Wilmington visited Mr. and Mrs. Wilton Adams Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Wood had as their week end guests. Miss Elizabeth Wood of Smithfield, Miss Zelda Mae Wood of W. C. U.’N. C. Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Reid Harris and son, Vicky, spent the week end at Sea board. 'i *1* Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barefoot had as their week end guests, Mr. and Mrs. Madison De Young and baby, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Barefoot of Washington, D. C., Mr. and Mrs. Lexie Barefoot and baby, Mrs. Wilson Barefoot of Canton, Mrs. Bruce Denning and children of Benson. Miss Louise Lide spent the week end in Marion, S. C. Mrs. Norwood Massengill and son, Billy, spent a few days this week in Rocky Mount. Mrs. C. W. Bandy spent Tuesday in Dunn with her daughter Mrs. Ed Turnage. Mrs. I. P. Ray, Mrs. Belle McMillan and Miss Myrtle McMillan, of Red Springs and Mrs. O. O. Dukes of Lumberton spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Steed, Jr. Mrs. Horace Bryant and son, Sidney of Fayetteville are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Boyette. Mrs. W. P. Sanders and son, Billy, and Mrs. J. H .Strickland spent several days last week in Richmond, Va. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Gibson of Rocky Mount visited Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Creech on Wednesday. Miss Catherine Barbour, of A. C. C. Wilson spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Barbour, she had as her guest Miss Margaret Owens of Wilson. Miss Lollie Cobb and Mrs. T. J. Cobb spent the weeV; end with rela tives in Lumberton. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Talton of Hen derson visited Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sanders Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W .Bandy had as their gues.ts Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Greene, FayeH^vdle, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Turnage, Dunn and Mr. and Mrs. Bo >ker Lawhorn of Benson. Mrs. Paul Rasberry of Wilmington visited Mrs. Hubert Massmgill during the week end. M”. and Mrs. Hubert Massengill and son AHred, and Mrs. W .A Mas sengill visited in Raleigh Thursday. — F O — dismissed with prayer. The hostess served a salad course with cookies and coffee. Mrs. Huber Honored At Bridge Party Mrs. Lester Huber, a recent bride, was honored at a bridge party given by Miss Mamie Watson on Saturday afternoon, at the Four Oaks teacher- age. The teacherage was decora.ted with lovely fall flowers. Table prizes were awarded to Mrs. Wade Stanley, Mrs. Ella Quinn, Mrs. Tom Sanders, Mrs. G. P. Lynch and Miss Carrie Myrick. The hostess pre sented Mrs. Huber crystal in her chosen pattern. Refreshmenits consisted of assorted sandwiches, cheese straws, cookies and iced coca-colas. The guests'were: Mrs. Lester Hu ber, Mrs. Joe Austin, Mrs. R. C. Can nady, Mrs. J. T. Hatcher, Mrs. Ella Quinn, Misses Lollie Cobb, Mae Ellen Johnson, Carrie Myrick. Pearl Lilley, Lenora Patterson, Chirlie King, Mil dred Bryant, Louise Lide, and Mrs. G. P. Lynch of Camp Carabelle, Fla., Misses Louise Wood and Dorothy Davenport assisted with the refresh ments. — F 0 — BEHIND THE SCENES American Business By JOHN CRADDOCK New York, Oct. 26. — With wider rationing of scarce commodities, par ticularly foodstuffs, near at hand, a loit of belt-tightening is in prospect. Signs of what is to come already are evident .Coffee has become a will- o’-the-wisp. Meat is harder to obtain and milk shortages are reported in some areas. Curently, of the food stuffs, only sugar is being rationed. But others will follow, say Washing ton reports—as soon as the necessary machinery can be established. Meat rationing has been promised — two and a half pounds a week to a person. In fact, some cities are experiencing it with meatless days in restaurants. Thus a swing from abundance to scarcity is taking place .Although there’s little likelihood of the nation going hungry on the war-time diet that’s taking form, one thing is cer tain: the dinner plate isn’t going to look the same. SIGNS OF THE TIMES — In Williamstown, Mass., the .town office of “Measurer of Wood and Bark,” dating back to Colonial days, has been revived. Its function: .to decide questions arising from persons seek ing firewood on nearby mountain slopes to warm oil-rationed homes... Bond Stores, Inc., one of the largest men’s clothing chains in the country, has entered the women’s apparel field. PRE-FABRICATED CITY — Gov ernment housing authorities have come up with one answer to the serious problem of finding homes for the thousands of workers pouring into war plants in every part of .the country. It is the pre-fabricated, de mountable homes which is proving an efficient solution .to providing work ers and their families with every liv ing comfort. A city of these pre-fa bricated homes is nearing completion at the Kingsbury ordnance plant near La Porte, Indiana. Over two thousand homes, from one to three-bedroom capacity, already have been erected. Others, in addition to stores and a hospital, are to follow. But there’s more here than just a story of how these modern type homes are filling the bill. That’s the story of how one industry, Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company, converted part of the peace timefacilities of its Ottawa, Illinois, plant to aid the government 'in the war effort by building pre-fablicated homes. The big Toledo glass firm is now producing these homes in volume —proof tha.t American industry can do just about any job asked of it. WOMEN — The old saying that woman’s place is in the home may well have been true in grandmother’s day, bu.t times have changed. Today, with the manpower problem daily be coming more acute, women are leav ing the kitchen and office for the as sembly line to aid in turning out .the huge quantities of war material needed to fight a global vcar effec tively. A Bureau of Census survey discloses .that the feminine army in the factory and on the farm is grow ing by leaps and bounds. Some 14.- 300,000 women were at work, in August, a gain of 2 100.000 over August, 1941, comprising 15 per cent of agricultural employment, nearly 30 per cent of nonagricultural employ ment. Nowadays women can get a job in shipyard or in the lumbering in dustry. They are replacing men in railroad yards and as drivers of trucks, busses and trolley cars. The Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company recently let down the bars to eight of their number for work in the yards. At the Pennsylvania Railroad’s Sunnyside yards on Long Island there are several feminine crews. A drive- REV. N. W. HARRISON Republican Candidate for House of Representatives away concern employs some to drive big trucks, which haul Army trucks, jeeps and ambulances from Detroit to eastern cities. At the huge Ravenna ordnance plant, operated by Atlas Powder Company, more than a third of the workers are women. The air craft field and the now converted auto industry are large employers of women. The gap they are filling in industry as the armed forces reach deeper into labor’s ranks is recogni tion of the grand job they are doing. COMMANDOS — America’s scien tists and engineers are apt be modest workers who prefer the quiet of their laboratories to public acclaim and who, therefore, are often over looked when citations for distinguish ed service are made. But .the other day they were paid fitting tribute as “commandos of the home - front battle.” In an address dedicating Olin Hall, Cornell University’s new chemi cal engineering building, John L. Collyef, president of the B. F. Good rich Company which established the first rubber research laboratory 49 years ago, said: “Neither millions of men nor billions of dollars could be thrown into the war effort effectively until these first ‘commando’ attacks of scientists had been successful. Our accuracy in bombing, our protection against surprise raids, our detection of enemy submarines — these are a few of the contributions of commando raids by American scientists against stubbornly resisting ‘frontiers.’ ” BITS O’ BUSINESS — The cos.t of living in the United States jumped one-half of one per cent in September over August levels, according to .the National Industrial Conference Board ... War is gradually cutting into one of the country's biggest hobbies, photography, with Eastman Kodak Company rationing some photograph ic film supplies for civilians. .. Net sales of General Electric Company for .the first nine months increased 38 per cent over the same period in 1941, but net'profit dropped from $37,471,- 608 to $30,710,499, while federal taxes rose from $82,000,000 to $139,000,000. NOTICE! North Carolina, Johnston County In the Superior Court James Robert Hughes Versus Alma Hales Hughes. The above named defendant, Alma Hales Hughes, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Johnston County, North Carolina, by James Robert Hughes, plaintiff, in which plaintiff seeks an absolute di vorce from the defendant; and the de fendant will further take notice that she is required to appear at».the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Johnston County, at the Court House in Smithfield, North Carolina, on the 21st day of December, 1942, and an swer or demur to .the complaint filed in said action, or the plaintiff will ap ply to the court for the relief demand ed in said complaint. Dated this 22nd day of October. 1942. H. V. ROSE, Clerk of the Superior Court of Johnston County. Birth Announcement Mr. and Mrs. Wade Massengill an nounce the birth of a daughter, Annie Rhodes, on Sunday, October 18, 1942. at their home in Four Oaks. — F O — Missionary Society Meets With Mrs. Keene The Woman’s Missionary Society of the Four Oaks Baptist Church met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Louis Keene. The meeting was opened by sing ing “The Light of the World Is Jesus,” after which “The Lord’s Prayer” was repeated in unison. Mrs. R. C .Cannady gave .the devotional. In the absence of the program leader, Mrs. J. W. Sanders took charge. Those taking part on the program were, Mrs. Wade Stanley, Mrs. Alton Massengill, Mrs. J. R. Jones, Mrs. B. B. Creech, Mrs. C. tl. Grady Mrs D. H Sanders, after singing “Am I A Soldier of .Ihe Cross,” Mrs. T. J. Cobb Spurgeon Creech County Auditor For To the Voters of Johnston County: I am a candidate for the office of County Auditor at the coming election on November 3, 1942. As ft is impossible to visit the various sections of the county and personally contact the people, I am writing this letter to solicit your support, and assure the voters that I will appreciate their support, and to assure them that, in the event of my election, that I will give my best efforts to an efficient and impartial performance of the duties of the office. As to my qualifications, I am a graduate of King’s Business College, Raleigh, N. C., and since graduation, I have had at least fifteen years experience. I am a grandson of the late Worley Creech, a Missionary Baptist Minister, a son of the late Kirkman Creech, and am, myself, a Minister of said church, and at present engaged in the Ministry and in farming. This October 14, 1942. C. S. (Spurgeon) CREECH Kenly, N. C., R. F. D. FARM Questions - Answers QUESTIONS: What is a good ma terial to use as litter in the poultry laying house ? ANSWER: A good litter must keep the floors both warm and dry during the winter months. Materials found 'best for this purpose have been shav ings, dry sawdust, chopped hay or straw, and shredded cane. In a limit ed number of cases, ground corn cobs have also been found a good material. Each mentioned will absorb moisture and warm the floor. tified in any larger quantity only on crops giving a relatively high return, such as .tobacco and truck crops. HELPLESS Where there is no family labor, small dairymen of Forsyth County are practically helpless in securing help to keep their dairies going, re ports Farm Agent R. W. Pou. MORE PIGS Stanly County farmers are increas ing their herds of swine, despite the farm labor shortage and are handling the situation by building self-feeders and growing more barley to replace REWARD I TRAPPERS QUESTION: What are some of the best woods for smoking beef ? ANSWER: Hickory and oak, al-| though practically all of the non-' resinous woods are satisfactory, par ticularly .the hardwoods. Dried beef should be smoked 70 to 100 hours at a temperature of 125 to 160 degrees. Fahrenheit. After smoking, .the dried beef may be wrapped in heavy paper and then slipped into a heavily starch ed flour sack and hung up in a well- ventilated room. QUESTION: How should-weather cotton be handled ANSWER: In the first place, grow ers should not attempt to harvest cot ton that has been beaten out on the ground, sprouted, and begun to root. The important, thing however, is .tq take cotton to the gin as dry as pos sible. Also, if possible, the co.tton should have the cleaning effect of four beater rolls to remove sand and soil stain. Seed from storm-damaged cotton should be kept separate from the better grades. QUESTION: Is it possible to re move fish odors from wooden kegs? ANSWER: Fish odors are exceed ingly difficult to remove from wood, especially if the fish brine has stood in the keg for any great length of time. There is no absolutely positive Way of removal, but one of the most successful methods is to steam the keg, then wash it with a fairly s.trong B-K solution. After the keg has dried thoroughly, recoat the inner surface with melted paraffin. Even with this treatment, it is not always possible to remove the odor. QUESTION: How much salt should be used in curing pork ? ANSWER: E. V. Vestal, animal husbandry Extension specialist, says it was. once a common belief that 50 pounds of salt were necessary for curing a 250-pound hog. Now it is realized there is no need to waste that much salt, and, in addition, the meat will cure out too salty for good eating. Last year. Vestal said, he used 7 pounds of salt, 2 pounds of brown sugar, and 2 ounces of salt peter per 100 pounds of pork and got excellent cured meat. ®7,590.00 in Cash Awards! Trappers! This season is your big oppoi tunity! Fewer men on the trapline means a bigger catch for you. Big prices and , awards through Sears, too! 600 added awards! 942 in all—^raising the total in cash awards to $7,590.00 for carefulpi It handling in Sears 14th National Fur Show. ■ Think! 918 daily awards! $1,000.00^ First Major Award! Other big major awards besides. And'a//of them in addi tion to the TOP market prices Sears- Roebuck gets you for your pelts. Only handling of fur counts, hot kind or value of skin. So you may easily be a winner! Win your share of these extra: fur dollars! Every pelt you ship to' Sears- Roebuck during the Fur Show period is automatically entered, so don’t delay. Skip your furs as soon as they’re ready to SEARS-ROEBUCK, Raw Fur Marketing "Service, Philadelphia. Men’s I Suits \ > S *, 4/' 4\ An f i; '^,1 1 'ti For every occasion, just received this week. New shipment hardfinish materials, all new colors and styles. Let us help you. $15.95 TO * $27.50 QUESTION: Is the use of cotton seed meal, soybean meal, and peanut meal to be encouraged in mixed fer tilizers now that nitrogen is short ? ANSWER: Supplies of these vege table meals are much greater this year .than ever before, and their use in fertilizers should be encouraged where economic conditions justify. The cost of nitrogen from these sources is now approximately $4 per unit greater .than that from inorganic sources, and at this price can be jus- Overcoats , Excellent values in green, tan, tweeds, navy. $14.50 $19.50 Efird’s Department Store 311 - 313 W. MARKET ST. SMITHFIELD, N. C. Facts Speak For Themselves I Below is shown prices some producers have received on their cotton in the Government Loan at our Warehouse: Matthews & Coats 1 BALE . $26.31 1 BALE $23.16 1 BALE $24.91 1 BALE $20.26 1 BALE .. $19.71 W. H. FLOWERS 1 BALE $23.16 1 BALE $20.26 1 BALE $19.26 Buy U. S. War Bonds Beddingfield & Horton 1 BALE $23.16 2 BALES $24.91 3 BALES . $20.26 1 BALE $19.71 R. L RAY, Jr. 1 BALE $23.16 G. W. Barham 1 BALE $23.21 Get a Government Loan on your cotton at our Warehouse where you get the full value of the grade and staple of your cotton and where you get the advantages of good grades, good weights, 3 per cent interest and lower storage rates. FARMERS COTTON WAREHOUSE, INC. On the Railroad On Truck Lane SMITHFIELD, N. G. 4.