THE SMITHFIEID HERALD
Published Every Tuesday and Friday.
BEATY & I.ASSITER
Editors and Proprietors.
Smith field, N. C.
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Entered at the Post Office at Smith
field, Johnston County, N. C., ?s
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A Farming Officer.
The Chief of Police of Smithfield.
Mr. C. H. Turner, is making some
reputation as a farmer as well as an
officer. Last year he raised enough
corn for the town of Smithfield to
last their stock which consists of two
mules and a horse, until February,
and the town has bought no dry feed
yet. Mr. Turner raises all the manure
he can raise from the stock kept and
supplements this with some feltilisers.
At Mr. Turner's home he planted
this year in March about one and a
half acres of corn. This was manured
with stable manure and 200 pounds
each of guano and nitrate of soda.
Much of it is two stalks to the hill,
but there is enough corn on the land
to average the stalks twelve to fif
teen inches in the row. This piece is
very line corn and Mr. Turner ex
pects to gather a hundred bushels
from it. In the new cemetery he
planted for the town five acres of
corn which had,- all told, eight hun
dred pounds of guano and four hun
dred pounds of top dressing, besides
the stable manure. It looks now like
the town of Smithfield will have corn
to sell next year from this year's
crop. Mr. Turner is pleased with the
corn crop he -is raising for the town
as it will mean the saving of many
dollars which otherwise would have
to be spent for the town for feed.
Smithfield has an alfalfa patch which
Mr. Turner has cut three times this
season and expects to get two more
cuttings from it.
ltegistei Now I'nder the Absent
Voters' l.aw.
The Editor:
Please permit me through your
paper to call the attention of your
readers to the law enacted at the
last session of the General Assembly
which permits absenters to vote.
Soldiers in the National Guard, all
men who are called to service under
the selective draft, and any other
voters who may be absent from their
home voting places at the time of the
next primary election in May, 1918,
or at the general election in Novem
ber thereafter, should by all means
see to it now that their names are
entered on the Ab*nnt Voters' Regis
tration Book, unless their names are
already on the regular registration
books.
The Chairman of the County Hoard
of Elections in each county is the
Registrar for all such voters who wish
to register. The sheriff or any county
officer will, upon request, furnish his
name and address.
If a voter is now registered, he will
be entitled to vote by mai^ if he is
away from home at the time of the
primary or the general election, but
there is no provision in the law for j
registration by mail.
There is no fee for this registration
and every voter whose name is not
now on the registration books, who
may be absent, owes the duty both to
himself and to his State to register
and register now, for unless he does
bo register in person before* going
away, h^ will not be permitted to vote
by mail, and, if away from home, will
thus lose his vote.
This law was enacted primarily for
the benefit of our soldiers, and it is
hoped that they will avail themselves
cf its privileges. t
W. S. WILSON, Secretary,
North Carolina Council of Defense.
Raleigh, N. C., July 21, 1917.
DRAFT LIST MEETS A DELAY.
Plan* Had IWn Made To Mail It Last
Night; Wait* t'ntil Today. Two
Copies For Kach Loral Hoard. Post
ing at Hoard Headquarter* of Men
Li*ted To Appear Constitute* Le
gal Notification, Crowder Kules.
(News and Observer.)
Washington, July 23. ? The master
list o{ the drawing last Friday
which fixed military liability under
the draft will not be ready for distri
bution to the local exemption boards
until tomorrow. It had been hoped to
mail it tonight to governors of States
for distribution, but a delay resulted
from mechanical difficulties in print
ing.
Pending publication of this official
result of the drawing no authentic
information is available to check the
unofficial report transmitted to the
newspapers during the drawing. It is
probable a copy of the official list will
be given out here tomorrow.
The governors will be furnished
with two copies for each local board
in their States. They will be asked
to mail each copy separately to local
jfficials so as to insure delivery. Im
mediately on receipt of their lists each
local board will cancel the numbers
higher than the top red ink number
in its district and then from the re
maining numbers each man to make
jp double the district's quota will be
notified to appear for physical exam
nation.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
?uled today that posting at the board
leadquarters of the list of men or
lered to appear constitutes legal no
ification. It therefore is incumbent
jpon all registered men to learn their
?ed ink numbers at once and to see
hat the board headquarters is watch
?d when the list is posted. Those or
lered up will be notified by mail, but
he period allowed for appearance
kill count from the posting of the
ist.
The ruling was in connection with
n order issued by the War Depart
icnt holding the ranks of the regu
ir army open to registered men for
oluntary enlistment up to the time
uch men have been posted as ordered
) appear. The Navy Department has
een notified, also, that the army
lakes no claim upon any registered
%
win until that time, so that registra
on is no bar to enlistment in the
rmy, navy or national guard.
In apportioning draft quotas, credit
as given for all voluntary enlist
lents prior to June 30, but there has
ten no indication whether credits
?ill be given for men coming in since
hat date. An average of ipore than
,000 men a day has been reported by
he regular recruiting stations, alone,
nd counting the national guard, it is
probable that the voluntary system
ias provided close to 50,000 men of
he <>87,000 called for under the draft
ict us necessary to fill up the regu
ars and guard and create the first
ncrement. of the national army. No
mnouncement has been made as to
vhat disposition will be made of this
>xcess of credits but it is entirely
ikely that in the end every man who
-nlists voluntarily will reduce by one
he quota of his home district.
WILSON'S MILLS.
Wilson's Mills, July 21.? Misses
\ileen and Florenee Boone, of Louis
t?urg, have been the recipients of a
mimber of social affairs.
On Monday evening Misses Ellen
and Harriet Uzzle entertained. The
chief feature consisted in various
contests. Following an ice course
-ame the announcement of additional
pleasure on the succeeding evening.
On Tuesday evening Misses Marga
ret Wilson, Ellin and Harriet Uzzle,
and Mr. Anthony Uzzle showed two
hospitality when they carried out their
plans for a gypsy tea.
The invited guests met at the ap
pointed hour, and went in cars for an
hour's encampment on a near-by hill
side. A most attractive and tempting
luncheon was served.
Those enjoying the merry-making
event were: Misses Aileen and Flor
ence Boone, Mildred Wilson, Lucy
Turnage, Lottie Wilson, Maggie Par
rish, Jennie Beale Tomlinson, Eliz
abeth Holt, Elizabeth Uzzle, Marga
ret Wilson, Ellen and Harriet Uzzle;
Messrs. Preston, Cecil, and James
Turnage, Carl Garrison, Aubrey Mas
sey, Noah, Gilliam and Ralph Wilson.
Battle Tomlinson, Anthony Uzzle.
Misser? Sallie Wilson and Frances
Howell, chaperones.
Off with your hat as the flag goes by!
And let the heart have its say;
You're man enough for a tear in your
eye
That you will not wipe away.
You're man enough for a thrill that goes
To your very finger-tips;
Ay ! the lump just then in your throat
that arose
Spoke more than your parted lips.
Lift up your boy on your shoulder high,
And show him the faded shred ?
Those stripes would be red as the sunset
sky
If death could have dyed them red.
The old tune thunders through all the air.
And strikes right into the heart;
If ever it calls for you, boy, be there !
Be there, and ready to start.
Off with your hat as the flag goes by!
Uncover the youngster's head!
Teach him to hold it holy and high.
For the sake of its sacred &ad.
Breathes there the man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land !
Whose heart hath ne'er within him
burned,
As home his footsteps he hath turned
From wandering on a foreign strand?
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim,
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentered all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwcp\ unhonDred, and uisung.
Hats off)
Along the itreet there comes
A blare of bugles, ft ruffle of drums,
A flash of color beneath the iky:
Hats off I The flag is passing by !
Blue and crimson and white it shines.
Over the steel-Hpped, ordered lines.
Hats off I
The colors before us fly:
But more than the flag is passing by.
Sea-fights and land -fights, grim and great.
Fought to make and to save the State)
Weary marches and sinking ships;
Cheers of victory on dying lipn
Days of plenty and years of peace;
March of a strong land's swift increase;
Equal Justice, right and law.
Stately honor and reverend awe;
Sign of a nation, great and strong
To ward her people from foreign wrongi
Pride and glory and honor, all
Live in the colors to stand or fall.
Hats off!
Along the street there cotnes
A blare of bugles, a raffle of drumsi
And loyal hearts are beating high:
Hats off I The flag is passing by I
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Mr. Farmer and Mr. City Man: Do you. ever have to
haul Tobacco, Cotton, Vegetables and many other articles
to Town for Market ? Do yon ever carry back Fertilizers,
Hulls, Meal, Flour, Wheat and Corn to the Mill and many
other articles? How would you like to haul all this
and never know you were hauling them until you reached
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J. T. Coats.
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time.
Yours for business,
oyett tiros.
Smithfield, N. C.
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