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THE SMITHFIELD HERALD Published Every Tuesday and Friday. BEATY & LASS ITER Editors and Proprietors, Smithtield, N. C. Entered at the Post Office at Smith field, Johnston County, N. C., as Second-class Matter. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Cash in Advance. One year, $1.50 Kitfhl Months, 1.00 Six .Months, .75 Three Months, .40 MAKE IT McIVER COLLEGE. The alumni of the State Normal College are asking that the name be changed to Mclver College in honor of the late Dr. Charles D. Mclver who did so much for the college and the education of the young women of North Carolina. It would be a fit ting thing to honor the man in this way. It is not known what steps the trustees of the college will take to ward changing the name from the long and cumbersome "State Normal and Industrial College" to Mdlver College. Hut the women of the State who love and revere the name of Charles D. Mclver would gladly wel come the change. IMPORTANT MEASURES TO BE CONSIDERED. The inauguration of Governor Bickctt and the other State officers being over with and "Little Local Bill" a thing of the past, the Legis lature now can get down to real busi ness. And there ^ much business to come before it in the way of big things. One of the important things is the passage of a measure to carry into effect the amendment taking away from the General Assembly the passage of local bills affecting on ly neighborhoods, townships, towns and counties. It will take the combin ed wisdom of tjje men now in the Senate and House to devise and enact a measure that will solve the prob lems of local legislation and at the same time safeguard all the interests of the people. The passage of this measure will doubtless give to Boards of County Commissioners large and more varied duties, making it very important that these boards be com posed of the county's best men at all times. The County Commissioners will in effect become a law-making body. PROHIBITION GAINING. The prohibition leaders of the country have a right to feel happy. The cause has won two great victories this week. The first was when the Su preme Court of the United States held the Webb-Kenyon Act constitutional This act makes it unlawful to ship whiskey or other intoxicants into a dry State. The second victory was when tie United States Senate voted to make W ashington City dry. The vote ttood 5.") to 32. For the bill 28 Democrats and 27 Republicans. Against, Democrats and 10 Republican \ The following are the leading fea tures of the bill: "The Sheppard bill prohibits ''the manufacture, sale, storing, ofering for sale, keeping for sale, soliciting or receiving orders for the purchase of alcoholic liquors, the giving away cr importing the same." It permit? importation for personal use. "The term "alcoholic liquors" is defined to include all spirituous, vin ous, malt or fermented liquors, and all other liquors which shal! cor tain one-half of one per cent of alcohol, or more. The bill provides penalties f~r violations of a fine of $300 to $1,000, and imprisonment from thirty days to one year. "The bill prohibits the drinking of liquors in the public str??? lis, street cars and other public conveyances, including railroad trains. It rrakes it an offense to be intoxicated on the street, in street cars, railroad coaches, public places or buildings, at any pub lic gathering, or to disturb the peace of any person while intoxicated, any where." JARVIS NORMAL SCHOOL. The Herald calls attention to the advisability of changing the name of the State Normal College to that of Mclver College. If the General As sembly should get in the notion to make a few changes it would be fit ting to take that long name away from that excellent Bchool down at Greenville, known as the "Kast Caro lina Teacher Training School," and give it a shorter and more popular name. We would suggest that its name be changed to Jarvis Normal School. This change would give it a nice name which would show what it stood for and at the same time honor the mem ory of one of the State's most faith ful and patriotic citizens. Thomas James Jarvis served his State well in many great and responsible positions. He was one who stood by it in the days when the State sorely needed its best sons. Let us honor the school at Greenville, honor the State and honor the man, Governor Jarvis, by changing the name of the school t? Jarvis Normal School. ELECTING A PRESIDENT . On Tuesday after the first Mon day in November, 1916, the people of the United States went to their re spective polling places and, as they thought, elected a President of the Nation. Hut they did not quite com plete the job. Last Monday the elec tors of the forty-four States met in their respective State Capitals and again went through the ceremony of electing a President of the United States. These 531 men met and cast the ballots as their party directed. Hut the job is not yet done. One of their number was appointed a mes senger to carry the vote to Washing ton City and deliver it into the hands of the Vice-President. On February 22, the birthday of the Father of his country, the votes will be opend and the result be de clared in the Senate Chamber. Then it will be definitely known who is elected President of the United States. SMITH FIELD BANKS DOING Well. Smithfield has two pood live, safe and substantial banks ? The First National and the Johnston County Bank and Trust Company. On Decem ber 27, 1916, when the bank statement was called for these two banks had on deposit more than half a million dollars ? to be exact the amount was $504,096.24. A year apo, when the statement was called for on December 31, 1915, the amount on deposit in these two banks was $255,006.72. The fact that the deposits of these two institutions almost doubled in one year shows that Smithfield and vicinity closed the year 1916 in a prosperous con dition. The deposits of The First National increased from $198,228.37 on De cember 31, 1915, to $396,703.12 on December 27, 1916. For the same pe riod the deposits of the Johnston County Bank and Trust Company grew from $56,978.35 to $107,393.12. This is a fine showing for our banks and shows how well they stand in the confidence of our people. It is r.u news to the State that Representative George E. Hood, of the Third will be a candidate to suc ceed himself in Congress in 1918. When did we hear of a congressman, save Boh Page, declining to be a can didate to succeed himself? Legislators Fiom Johnston. In our issue of January 9, there ap peared a complete list of the men who have represented Johnston County in the General Assembly from the for mation of the County in 1746. This most interesting article was furnished us by Mr. Robert W. Sanders, a Smithfield young man who is attend ing Trinity College at Durham. In the list of the honored names there are found many men who served their county ably in the gone by years. The list is a valuable one and should be preserved by all those who are interested in their county's his tory. Scotch tweed and hosiery manufac turers have opened schols for the Russian language, in order to do more business with Russia. It i8 with a certain pride that I chronicle to-day the success of Wood- ' all and Peterson. These gentlemen have made for themselves a reputa tion of reliableness that has gone ^e. yond the limits of our town, and that should give pleasure to every citizen in Smithfield. These men are growing in their work and in the esteem of the County. fhe Methodist church here is a specimen of their work, so are many homes about town. We wish them greater and greater growth. * * ? J. W. Philips and 0. P. Dickerson come in for a hearty word of praise. Heaven knows how hard it is to start anything in Smithfied and see it through. These men have gotten to gether a bAnd, ? a brass band ? and they are playing. They have mastered a few pieces and they are on the way to complete success. Bros. Philips and Dickerson are doing something for Smithfield, and this something will eventually be worth while. m m m The big slide has come, and of all the sliding ever done ? this is the greatest. The grown as well as the young enjoy the play apparatus. The Camp Fire Girls organized a sliding party and they report a grand old time. It is a joy to hear the merry laughter and the shrieks of purest pleasure as the children come down. Incidentally the boys and girls learn the rules of courtesy on the play grounds. They learn to respect each other's rights. They must neither push nor break in. This is as valuable a lesson as any. The good ladies of the town who put their energy behind this play-ground movement deserve our thanks. ? ? * The coming of Dr. Ott to our town should mean much. A few lectures of that kind would bring our citizens closer together ? and here is some thing worth thinking about: HOW MANY FRIENDS HAVE YOU, GENTLE READER? I mean FRIENDS, not in the sense of ac quaintance, who gossip and help you run down the other fellow. But just warm-hearted fellows who will go to some trouble for you ? just to help you? Friends who care for you as a matter of pure friendship, and not for the dollar they may collect from you. How many such friends can you count? * * Do Smithfield men visit? The wom en have their clubs and their social life is well enough organized. What about the men? How many of your neighbors have called on you ? How many have you called on? Is our social bump undeveloped? Once I heard of a clergyman ? a man of the finest intentions ? who vis ited his flock. Of all the men of his church perhaps half a dozen called in a year. Few ever shook hands with him on Sundays, except in a perfunc tory way. The fine energy of that man was chilled. The members pray ed for new life in their church ? for new conversions. They forgot to pray for warmth of the heart, and their church grew colder and colder, and emptier yet! A few men who can shake hands and mean their handshake can re vive a church. How many does it take to make a town a pleasant place to ?ive in? * * ? I will refer, en passant, to a fine act of courtesy which I saw done by Judge Brooks the Recorder of our court. 1 saw him generously advance to one of the best boys of this county, the necessary funds wherewith to complete his education. The whole transaction betrayed a supreme spirit of service and is worthy of the highest praise. It is an act of fine senti ment, one of these things a man does when he is a man. Matters of County Interest. By an act of the Legislature of 1915 the office of Treasurer of John ston County was abolished. At the expiration of Mr. Easom's term of of fice on December 1, 1916, the county was without a treasurer. Under the law the County Commissioners had the right to designate some bank within the county as the county's fi nancial agent. The First National Bank of Smithfield has been desig nated financial agent for Johnston County and is placed under a heavy bond for the safe keeping of the county's money. Under the law abol ishing the Treasurer's office the fin ancial agent of the county receives no fees or commissions for handling the county funds. This will mean a saving to the cunty of one thousand dollars a year, the amount of the sal ary paid the treasurer last year. The County Commissioners at their December meeting appointed Mr. Ed. S. Abell, County Attorney at a sal ary of two hundred dollars a year. Two years ago the Commissioners cut the salary of the Judge of the Recorder's Court from $1200 to $1000 a year. When they met at their ses sion on the first Monday in Decern-" ber they increased the salary to twelve hundred a year, the amount paid before the reduction of two years ago. Farm Loan Hank Meetings. People all over the County are be coming more or less interested in the rural credits system, known as the Farm Loan Bank. Meetings have been held at Smithfield and Elevation. We understand that the people of Oneals are becoming interested and we are asked to announce that all those interested in a meeting should write to or confer with Mr. Wm. Parker at Atkinson's Mill. By doing this it can be ascertained when would be the most suitable time to hold a meeting to consider the organization of a Local Association in Oneals. Mail orders will be filled in the order received, beginning Friday ev ening, January 19. Those who are present in person at the city ticket sale Friday morning have the privilege of selecting the choice seats. There will positively be no reservations made prior to that time, except to the schools. No tickets will be laid aside and all of them must be paid for in full when delivered. Orders for seats, ac companied by national bank checks or money orders, may be sent to J. C. ALLISON, Secretary, Rotary Club, Raleigh, N. C. When You Build That House Remember that it takes more than the bare walls. You will need all sorts of supplies. You'll need Doors, Windows, Mantels Locks, Etc. We carry a large stock of all kinds of Builders' Sup plies, and can furnish you anything you may need, from the cheapest to the best. Don't buy until you see our stock. WE CAN INTEREST YOU. Smithfield Hardware Co. Smithfield, N. C. Colds! Colds! Colds! For that bad cold take Rexall Cold Tablets. For that Cough take Rexall Cherry Bark Cough Syrup. For that Baby's Cough try Rexall Baby Cough Remedy. HOOD BROS. Druggists On the Corner, Smithfield, N. C. The Queen of the Kitchen She dearly loves quality in Groceries and provisions, for she realizes fully that without Quality in them she can not give you a meal of Quality. Substitutes only result in failures and disappointments. COME TO SEE US NEXT When you want Groceries that produce results and cost no more, come to us. We have them. Others are get ting them every day, and so will you if you once give them a trial. S. C. T urnage Smithfield, N. C. I have more Mules and the best selection, in my stables to select from than any place in Johnston County. Prices and terms right. Come quick and get your choice. Your friend,
The Smithfield Herald (Smithfield, N.C.)
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