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For the next sixty days the eyes
of the State will be turned toward
Raleigh where our law-makers have
gathered to make and unmake the
laws we are to live under for the
next two years. Some wise things and
some foolish things will be done. Some
laws will be passed that will not be
worth the paper they were written
on. Some others will be passed that
will be of great help to the counties
and the State.
The first work af importance of the
present General Assembly has been
the selection oi the presiding officer
of the House. For weeks prior to the
sitting of the Legislature there is
more or less interest in who is to be
chosen to be Speaker of the House.
It is a position of no little honor and
there is generally a friendly fight
among the aspirants for the position.
Prior to Tuesday of this week there
were three candidates tiir the place,
Gallatin Roberts, of Buncombe, Wal
ter Murphy, of Rowan, and Henry F.
Page, of Moore. When they got to
Raleigh and counted noses the claims
of the friends and supporters of two
of these men, Roberts and Page, saw
that the Murphy folks were in the
lead and both candidates were with
drawn from the race, and Mr. Mur
phy was unanimously chosen as the
Democratic nominee at the caucus
held Tuesday night. On Wednesday
when the House assembled at noon
Mr. Murphy was chosen Speaker and
began at once his arduous duties.
The twenty-three Republican mem
bers of the House also got together
and caucused as to who should be
their leader in the House. They se
lected John Ray McRnry, of Davidson,
to be their nominee for Speaker. Mr.
McRary was a member of the Fusion
Legislature of 1897.
Mr. Murphy, who will preside over
the destinies of the House, is a sea
soned legislator, having served in the
House in the Legislatures of 1897,
1899, 1903, 1907, 1913, and was Speak
er of the extra session of 1914.
The other officers chosen for the
House are as follows:
Otis P. Shell, of Dunn, Engrossing
Clerk.
D. P. Dellingor, Cherryville, Read
ing Clerk.
Alex Lassitcr, of Bertie, Principal
Clerk.
J. H. Moring, of Wake, Sergeant at
Arms.
E. J. Jenkins, of Granville, assist
ant. Both the sergennt-at-arms and
his assistant arc Civil War veterans.
The Senate Democrats also held a
caucus Tuesday night and chose offi
cers as follows:
President pro tern, Senator F. C.
Harding, of Pitt.
Principal Clerk, R. O. Self, of Jack
son County.
Sergeant-at-arms, W. D. Caster, of
Cumberland.
Assistant, J. W. Alexander, of
Clay.
Reading Clerk, C. C. Broughton, of
Montgomery.
O. Max Gardner, of Shelby, who
was President pro tem of the Senate
two yeara ago, having been chosen
Lieutenant-Governor at the recent
election, will preside over the Senate
this session.
There are 41 Democrats and nine
Republicans in the Senate.
Gary's Recipes for Success.
Judge Gary gives his rccipo for suc
cess. He says about a young man:
"1. He should be honest, truthful,
sincere and serious.
"2. He should believe in and preach
and practice the Golden Rule.
"3. He should be strong and healthy,
physically and morally.
"4. His habits and mode of living
should be temperate and clean and
his companions selected with regard
to their character and reputation.
"5. He should possess good natural
ability and a determination constant
ly to improve his mind and memory.
"6. He should possess a good edu
cation, including particularly the fun
damentals, such as mathematics,
grammar, spelling, writing, geogra
phy and history; and also a technical
education concerning the lines he
proposes to follow.
"7. He should be studious and
thoughtful keeping his mind upon a
subject until it is mastered.
"8. He should be conscientious,
modest but courageous, energetic,
persistent, even-tempered, economi
cal, faithful and loyal to his friends
and the interests he represents." ?
American Magazine.
Editor Bernard Is Eighty.
Editor William H. Bernard, of
Wilmington, the founder of the Wil
mington Star, the State's oldest daily
newspaper, celebrated his eightieth
birthday Monday. For many years
Maj. Bernard was a great power in
North Carolina journalism. He has a
host of friends over the State who
are glad to hear of his passing his
eightieth milestone hale and hearty.
NEW HOPE NOTES.
Mr. Samuel B. Lee, after spending
the holidays with his mother, Mrs.
W. F. Lee, has returned to Chapel
Hill to resume his studies at the Uni
versity.
Mr. K. T. Massenglll left Monday
for Gillums, after spending the holi
days at home. He was accompanied
by his brother, Mr. Nathan Massen
gill, who will also enter school at that
place.
Misses Inez Sanders and Jessie Ea
son left Tuesday for Louisburjj to
resume their sudies in Louisburg Fe
male College.
Mr. Sam Stafford and daughters, of I
Durham County, spent last week in
this section with relatives.
Miss Lola Snead left Saturday for
her home in Florida, after spending
several days with relatives in this
section.
Miss Lizzie Sanders spent last
week in this section.
Several from this section attend
ed the Vocal Union at St. John Sun
day.
Mr. Harry Lee returned to Falcon
Saturday, after spending a few days
with relatives in this section.
Mr. Elmer Stanley, of Atlanta, Ga.,
spent Sunday night in this section.
Mr. Matthew Raynor and family
spent Sunday in this section.
Sorry to note that Miss Swannie
Johnson is confined to her room with
measles.
Mr. Walter Strickland spent a few
days in this section last week.
Mr. Ransom Allen and wife, of
Mississippi, spent Christmas with his
father, Mr. T. B. Allen.
SAMBO.
January 1, 1917.
l.t'SH For Hum per Crops.
That the farmer receives less
money for his bumper crops than he
pets for his lean ones, although the
handling of the one involves infinite
ly more labor than the gathering and
marketing of the other, is a statement
made by Wm. J. Showalter, a Wash
ington economist, in a paper brought
to the attention of the House of Rep
resentatives, by Representative Flood
of Va., in connection with the high
cost of living issue. He shows how
the farmers of the world received a
billion dollars less for their bumper
grain crop in 1912 than they got for
the lean one of 1911, how those of the
United States received $172,000,000
less for their bumper corn crop of
1912 than for their lean one of 1911,
and how the wheat growers got $(54,
000,000 less for their bumper wheat
crop of 1900 than they did for their
lean one of 1907.
"While Congress is considering the
high cost of living from the stand
point of the city consumer," says Mr.
ShowaHer, "it might also consider the
high cost of universal bumper crops
to the farmers who produce them. A
study of the statistics of the Depart
ment of Agriculture will show that
bumper crops, with all the extra la
bor they involve, bring the farmers
shorter returns than the lean ones.
"All the world understands, of
course, the law of supply and demand,
and knows that big crops mean lower
per bushel prices. But to take both
world-wide, all-crop statistics and na
tional single-crop statistics to to
find that without exception the bump
er crops bring less money in the ag
gregate to the farmer than the very
lean one is to disclose a condition in
the economics of food production
that is at once surprising and impor
tant." ? Indiana Farmer.
FOUR OAKS, ROUTE NO. 3.
Miss Randall, of Asheville, arrived
Sunday to take charge of the primary
department of Parker school. She
takes the place formerly held by Miss
Grumpier, who resigned on account of
ill health.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hall, of Benson,
spent Sunday with Mr. Hall's son, Mr.
C. F. Hall.
Worth, the tive-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Johnson, was
attacked and bitten seriously by a
mad dog which passed through this
section Friday. The child was taken
to Raleigh for treatment Friday af
ternoon.
Mr. John Austin and sister, Miss
Nola, of Hopewell, were visitors at
the home of Mr. John Wallace Sun
day.
Mr. Edward Allen spent the week
end with his parents in Lower John
ston.
Mr. George H. Dunn went to Smith
field on business Thursday.
Will our esteemed friend, Sheriff
C. S. Powell write for publication
mere often? W. & D.
Two Fine Pigs.
On last Monday, Mr. W. H, Cole, of
Clayton township, killed two pigs
which weighed 480 and 523 pounds,
mnking a total of 1,003 pounds of
nice pork. If more such pigs as these
were killed each winter, Johnston
County would not have to spend so
much money for western meat as it
does now.
A GOOD TIME AT SCHOOL.
Report of liox Party at Creech School,
District No. 8, Smithfield
Township.
On Friday night, December 22, at
7:30 o'clock, a large crowd gathered i
for the box party at Creech's. The j
school gave a program consisting of
songs and recitations relating to
Christmas, which were much enjoyed
,by all.
Then began the sale of the boxes
with Mr. John Barnes as auctioneer.
A goodly number very beautifully
prepared, had been collected. The
bidding was very spirited, as the
boxes sold well. This pleased the
young ladies who had so generously
prepared them, immensely.
After the boxes had all been sold
and their contents enjoyed by the
lucky ones who bought them, and the
young ladies, we had a voting con
test. The young lady who received the
greatest number of beauty votes re
ceived as prize a nice cake, which
had been prepared by Miss Omega
Creech. Miss Flora Starling was
voted to be the prettiest girl and was
presented with this prize.
About $25.00 was realized which
was placed in the hands of the com
mittee who will use it for the benefit
of the school.
We wish to thank all present for
their interest, help and splendid order
during the party.
P. J. KORNEGAY,
MISS EFFIE HAMILTON,
Teachers.
December 30, 1910.
Str?*H Deaths Increase In New York.
Figures prepared by the Bureau of
Records of the Health Department
show that during the first eleven
months of 1916 there were 139 more
fatal street accidents than in the cor
responding period of 1915. The fol
lowing table shows the increase:
Mode of Death. No. of Deaths.
1916 1915
Street vehicles 529 453
Surface cars 96 77
Falls on streets and
sidewalks 81 50
Falls from wagons, cars,
ctc 59 46
Total 765 626
Police Department figures show
that a big increase in street car ac
cidents foHowed the inception of the
street railway strike last summer and
that the number of such accidents is
still greater than it was before. ? New
York World.
Anchor Your Farm.
The United States Geological Sur- J
vey has issued a statement to the ef
fect that an average of 95 tons of soil
anil loose rock arc washed into the
ocean every year from every square
mile of territory in the United States.
The stupendous amount of land wash
ed away may be realized when it is
taken into consideration that there are
over 3,000,000 square miles of land
in this country. This loss to the Amer
ican farmer is gigantic, as it is ob
vious that the soil carried away is
top soil ? the richest in plant food
and humus.
Is the best part of your farm being
gradually washed away year by year?
Do you allow the washes to develop
into gullies to further facilitate the
robbing of your soil? Have you failed
to realize that the muddy creek flow
ing through your section is carrying
part of yours and your neighbor's
farm away? ? Indiana Farmer.
GREAT AMERICAN INDUSTRY.
Almost a Quarter of Our Population
Is Enrolled in the Schools.
They are striking figures, that the
bureau of education gives in its re
port on the schooling of the Ameri
can people. They show that 24 per
cent of the population ? a trifle less
than one-fourth of the American peo
ple ? are in school, either as pupils or
as teachers.
Schooling, it thus appears, is our
greatest national industry. And the
proportion of brains, hearts and souls
that this industry absorbs, in com
parison with the three other leading
countries in the world, is an inspir
ing revelation of America's thirst for
knowledge. In Germany, the country
that ranks next to the United States
in the scope of its educational equip
ment, 20 per cent of the population
are in school; in Great Britain, 19
per cent; in France, 17 per cent.
In the United States there are 23,
500,000 persons enrolled in various
educational institutions. What an ar
my of hope that is ? the army that
will create and guard America's
future! ? New York Mail.
Organize to Hold Cotton.
One hundred business men of the
South met in Selma, Ala., and organ
ized for the purpose of urging cotton
growers to hold their cotton for twen
ty cents a pound.
I'or Merchants
Having decided to discontinue handling Shoes? as every Store R
in town is a Shoe Store? have decided to increase my Furniture p
Line and Cut Out Shoes. Therefore I am offering my entire stock ?
of the Well Known Brands?
Roberts, Johnson and Rand Work Shoes
and W. H. Miles Fine Shoes
At First Cost!
And every pair in my house is new and up-to-date
as I have only been handling Shoes Three Years .
Needless to say that every pair in my hands is
worth 50 cents to $1.50 more than they were six
months ago, as you know condition of the Shoe
Market.
Floyd C. Price
PINE LEVEL, N. C.
Special Sale on Field
FENCING
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Beginning January 1st, 1917
And Closing January 31st
We are going to sell two carloads heavy weight field fencing at a sacrifice in order
to move it. If you need any wire fencing now is the time to buy, for we are going to sell
it cheaper than this fence can be bought for at Factory to-day. These are some of the
heights and prices: .
?28-inch 6-inch Mesh $7.10
34-inch 9-inch Mesh $7.25
34-inch 6-inch Mesh, $7.90
40-inch 6-inch Mesh, $8.15
46-inch 6-inch Mesh $9.00
We are going to give one roll free (110 yards). Every roll you buy give# you one chance
at the free roll. This to be given away when fence is sol4L
m
Somebody is Going to Get a Roll Free!
It May Be YOU!
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Johnston County Farmers
Union Company
Selma, N. C.