TW SMiTHFIELD HERALD I afcilahed Every Tuesday and Friday. BEATY & LASSITER Editors and Proprietors. Smithfield, N. C. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: Cash in Adranrr. One year, $1.50 Eight Month i4. 1.00 Six Months. .75 Thre<> Month*. .40 Entered at the Post Office at Smith fleld, Johnston County, N. C., an Recond-claaa Matter. TEN TIMES MOItE SO. There never was o time Tn the hij tory of the country when it was not a jjood policy to "keep your month shut and attend to your own busi ness." But, important as it has been in the past to observe such a policy, it is ten times more important now. This is a time when men are expected to stand by Mr. Wilson and the kov ernment, and any man who stops long enough to "cuss" the President need not be surprised to look r.round and find a jt;il door opening for him. Patriotism not only means sevice but it also means silence at the same time. A GOOD YEAR FOR LATE PLOW 1NG. Some one has said that this is a pood year for late plowing. The fact that crops are later is one reason for late plowing. The crops and especially cotton, are from one to two and three weeks late. Another reason for late plowing is to conserve moisture. We had lots of ain in July and now it is important to hold the moisture in the soil. The farmer can h ^p to do this by good plowing. It is true that circumstances alter cases, but gener ally speaking it payc to plow late. Many a crop has been a partial fail ure for the want of one more plow ing. Mr. David P. Johnson, who was a succcssful farmer, had a rule to piow his cotton one time in August. RALEIGH PACKING HOUSE. The amount of $100,000 for the Raleigh Packing House has been sub scribed and the stockholders are ask ed to meet in Raleigh on the evening of August 15th to perfect the organi zation. Several thousand dollars was subscribed by Johnston County peo ple and is listed from the towns as follows: Benson, $800; Clayton, $1,300; Four Oaks, $2,700; Kenly, $900; Wil son's Mills, $500. Total $6,200. Rumors and rumors of various kinds are being circulated these da.,*s about matters pertaining to the war. People should be weary about be lieving everything they hear. "Obey the law and keep your mouth shut" is a good policy to follow. Abusing the President and talking against the draft law is very danger ous at this time. No man who loves his home and home people can afford to indulge in such past time. A. &? E. Folder. The North Carolina State College of Agriculture and Engineering has just issued a very neat little folder calling attention to the importance of technical education at this crisis in our national life. To this is added in formation about the college: require ments for admission, courses of study, expenses, scholarship, and many other details. With this folder is included a six page folder containing pictures of all of the college buildings. These publications have bevn issued for gen eral distribution. If you want them write to the Registrar, West Raleigh, N. C. MORE ABOl'T MAIL DELIVERY. Free Delivery In Small Town* in IteinK Tried Somewhat Ah An Ex periment and Smithfield in Favor ed Through the Work of ('ongrehH man Edward W. Pou. It w?4? announced in Friday's Her ald that Smithfield in to be favored by the Post Office Department at Washington with a daily mdil deliv ery. Since then several people have asked why Smithfleld in so favored. This is what is known as "Village Delivery" and is being introduced as an experiment. Smithfv Id is thus highly f vored because of the efforts of Cougressman Edward W. Pou, who is ever on the lookout for the best things for his home people. The free delivery of mail in the smaller towns is somewhat experi mental. Congress passed a bill provid ing for a small appropriation and authorizing tit* expenditure of cer tain funds for this purpose and the Postmaster General, Hon. Albert S. Burleson, adopted the policy of plac ing this service in one third class post office in each Congressional District throughout the country, lim iting it to post offices where the re ceipts are us much as five thousand dollars per year. Smithfleld post office happened to be in this class. It is true that there ere several other post offices in the Fourth Con gressional District in this class, but on recount of the fact that the ser vice ccnild only be given to one office in the District, Mr. Pou de cided to give it to his home town. This is why Smithliejd will be given Vil lage Delivery. If this servic ? proves to be u suc cess in Smith field and in the other smaller towns throughout the country it will be rapidly extended to thou sands of other small towns. The Post Office Department is one branch of the government that reaches out and touches all the people. For fifteen years or more thousands of people have been having their mail brought to their doors miles and miles out in the country. Now the smaller towns are being placed on an equal basis with the rural districts and the cities, and the people of Smithfield will have their mr.il delivered at their homes twice daily. Through the offorts of our towns man and Congressman Smithfield is the most fortunate small town in the Fourth District in the respect of daily mail delivery. While Mr. Pou is at the head of the Rules Commit tee, one 'of the biggest committees in the House, and one which has to do with the legislation of the greatest importance, he has time f rojyi time to time to look after the matters of interest to his home town and county people. The home folks appreciate this, the latest move of Mr. Pou for their convenience and will show their appreciation for his efforts by be ing fully prepared for the institution of the seviee on September first. COMPANY C AT SPARTANBURG. First Hattalion Now on Guard Duty at t amp Wadsworth. Kmithfield I toys In the Hunch. Chester L. Stephenson, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Stephenson, of Smith field, now a corporal in Company C, Second Regiment North Carolina In fantry, writes the following letter to The Herald: "We arrived at Fair Forest Creek, a few miles below Spartanburg, un loaded and started for our new camp which was two miles below there. This camp will soon be occupied by New York troops. This will be known as Camp Wadsworth. We were very much surprised to find that the place we had been taken to for our camp was ri^ht out in the woods. Our Major marched us down into an oak thicket and gave the command, "Stack arms." We thought this meant a rest for a few minutes but to our surprise we were given picks and shovels and or dered to clear out the camp. After a little work we have a nice camp un der the shade of the trees with a spritrg of very good water at the foot of the hills. "We are here just temporarily to guard government property until other troops arrive. Then we shall leave for our camp at Greenville, S. C. "The carpenters have already start ed to work on the mess halls and bar racks. The government has leased about two thousand acres of ground here for the training of the New York National Guard and drafted men. The camp grounds are situated in a very hilly country most of which is ir. the woods now, but will be cleared up pretty soon. The people of Spartanburg are showing every cour tcsy and kindness to the Tar Heels, by opening up the Y. M. C. A. of the city to the soldiers and granting them many other conveniences." Seeking Out the Enemy. , Many Americans who ought to know better cling to the argument that it is unwise and unnecessary to send American troops abroad "to fight for others." They insist that the American troops are not in France to defend America, but to assist the al lies in their tight with Germany. "If the United States should be invaded, then we should fight to the last man. Hut we have no business fighting in Europe." This kind of reasoning hats appealed with great force to tens of thousands of Americans whose patriotism can not be questioned. They would fight to the death in defense of the coun try, if it were attacked^ but they do not understand why the United States army should be sent to Europe. The simple truth is that every American soldier sent to Europe is sent in defense of this country. The United States has been attacked just as effectively as if the kaiser's ar mies were bombarding New York. There was an "invasion" of the Unit ed States when the German govern ment insolently ordered American ships off the high seas. When the kaiser'3 agents set bounds to the sov ereignty of the United States on the high seas, and murdered Americans who dared to disobey the commands of the German government, the Unit ed States was invaded as truly and as dangerously as if the German ar my had entered the outskirts of Wash ington. It is for full sovereigrf rights as an independent nation that the United State .?? fights. It is not merely to keep German soldiers off American soil. Sovereignty means more than the strength to repel invasion. It means the power to enforce respect and rec ognition of national right, anywhere in the world. When American soldiers are in Europe, organizing to move on Berlin, they are where they belong. They are defending the flag and moving forw ml to compel respect for its right to fly anywhere on the high saas. When America defends its flag and its rights it does not move backward. It moves toward the enemy's works. It never ceases to move forward un til it takes the enemy's workj and forces i.n unconditional surrender. It happens that other nations have been attacked by Germany and are moving to defeat her. The United States would fight whether they fought or not, but it is happy to fight by their side. The fight will be mer rier and the enemy will be all the more soundly punished. Germany is not the enemy of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean only. She is an enemy wherever found, and it is the right and duty of America to hit her wherever she is vulnerable, either in Europe, Asia Minor or on the seas. The allies of Germany are the enemies of the Unit ed States. They should be declared such, and the United States should make war upon them. The defeat of Austria- Hungary and its complete emancipation from German rule would not only defeat Germany, but keep her defeated. It may be that the United States could aid the allies in striking a fear ful blow at Germany through the Balkans. If so, the United States should not hesitate to act. Germany will compel Turkey to massacre Americans wherever military inter ests will be served. Germany is our enemy everywhere, at all times, through all agencies. The United States, representing self-government and liberty, is the shining target for every missile possessed by absolutism, represented by Germany. It is an irrepressible, world-wide conflict between liberty and her foes. American soldiers and sailors are at home wherever they can find the en emy. -Washington Post. A War Woman. An exchange gives this account of a woman whoso husband was drafted. She said: "My hushand isn't strong, maybe he is not strong enough to be a sold dier, but if they will take him I will do anything to pet him free. We arc poor, just these little rooms are all we have, and Joe is often out of work. But I can make clothing and could take care of the two girls if their father went to war. It's a pood war. Joe told me all about it. He'll go if they want him." Isn't that a brave, true heart ? Ev ery word she breathed spoke of her love for her husband, and yet she raised him to the skies by her being worthy of him. It is no way to show her devotion to her husband by whin ing around because the country calls him. He is the dearest object in life to her and yet she 'gives him up be cause she loves him. Strange philos ophy, you say; but we will bet that God understands it. ? Ohio State Journal. Mr. Emmitt Johnson accompanied by Mr. M. L. Stancil and family, spent Sunday in the vicinity of Gamer with relatives. Cost of Food in Germany. A report reaching Washington rel ative to the cost of food in Germany shows that many edibles, particularly th( se containing fats, are selling at all st prohibitive prices. Fat for frying is bringing more than $4 a i, und. Gooso fat is sold at $5.36 a [pound. I* owls generally are high. Fr ii fowls bring $1.01 a pound; lard 1 goose breast $2.08; salted g o legs, 94 cents; youn-* country laying hens, $3.32 each; well-fed g< cse, $11 to $10 each. The egg ration at Hamburg for one week was oik egg for each per son. Horses are fri great demand for food and horse flesh sells nt from 63 to 80 cents a pound. Rabbits are sold at $2 each. Cheese is quoted at from ">6 to 82 ccnts a pound. ? Ex. , FIFTY FARMS FOR SALE. ' 1 Wanted ? Buyers for fifty good to bacco, cotton, fruit and grain firms. Will sell on good terms. Good roads, pood water and a healthy community. Write me your wants. A. G. MARTIN. Carthage, Moore County, N. C. SALE OF VALUABLE LANI) IN WILDERS TOWNSHIP. Whereas, G. H. Eason on the 16th day of October, 1915, executed to F. II. Brooks. Trustee, a certain DEED OF TRUST securing one bond in the sum of $5,550.02 payable in five equal installment in 2-3-4-5 and 0 years from date, respectively, with interest from date at 0 per cent per annum, payable to J. D. Bizzell, being bal ance due on purchase price of the trait of lend hereinafter described and in said deed of trust conveyed, which deed of trust is recorded in Book No. 8, page 280, Registry of Johnston County; And, Whereas, application has been made by the said J. D. Bizzell, the present owner of said bond, to the said F. H. Brooks, Trustee as afore said, to make foreclosure of the deed of trust aforesaid because of failure to meet the conditions of the bond and deed of trust aforesaid, and dis charge the indebtedness secured thereby ; Now, Therefore, the undersigned, Trustee as aforesaid, under and by virtue of the authority contained in the deed of trust aforesaid, and upon demand of the owner of the bond aforesaid, will, on Saturday, Septem ber 1st, 1917, nt 12 o'clock M., at the Court House door in the town of Smithfield, N. C., offer for sale, at PUBLIC AUCTION for CASH, the; following tract of land in Wilders township, Johnston County, being Farm No 3 on plot of the Lemuel Jordan farm (formerly owned by J. D. Eason), as will appear from Plot No. 1, page 16 in the office of the Register of Deeds of Johnston Coun ty This July 31st. 1917. F. H. BROOKS, Trustee. ! I North Carolina, Johnston County, In the Superior Court, Before the Clerk. Bettie Lyon Lee vs. Laura Elizabeth Battle, C. W. Home, A. S. White, J. T. Talton, and E. I L. O'Neal and Hugh Ferrell, trad ing :'.s O'Neal & Ferrell, Et Als. j The defendant, Laura Elizabeth Battle above named, will take no tice that an action entitled as above ? has been commenced in the superior court of Johnston County for the pur pose of allotting dower in a tract of land on Main and Center Sts. in the town of Clayton, N. C., which defend ant purchased from C. R. Lee, hus- 1 band of plaintiff, during the cover ture, plaintiff never having conveyed or waived her right of dower in said property, and also for damages for the detention of said dower; and defendant will further take notice tha? she is required to appear before ! the Clerk of Superior Court on the 4th day of September, 1917, at the Court House of said county in Smith- j field, N. C., and answer or demur to the complaint in said* action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint. W. S. STEVENS, Clerk Superior Court. This 6th day of August, 1917. A. S. IIOOBGOOD, Attorney for Plaintiff. Notice small cuts in your casings. , Have them Vulcanized before they develop in larger ones, save tire ex pense and mileage. All work guar anteed ? Ccsing and Tubes. Tires re ceived by express will be returned in 24 hours. Prices reasonable. Give us a trial is all we ask. Piedmont Vulcanizing Shop Clayton. X. C. *>. :xk % . * ... ^A|y|ljNjG|s A1^|cJ^uJnJ5] The Best Way to inculcate the savings habit is by opening an account for the child. A Child will become as interested in watching this account grow as it would be with a toy. This interest will harden into habit and the habit into Character Open the account today, no matter what the amount. TRUST CO CASrock * 2 S.ooo .00 ~*