HEROES OF The 20TH CENTURY.
Johnston County's First Quota of the
Noble Brave To Honor Smithfield
With Their Presence In a Big Rally
Next Monday. Woman's Club and
Red Cross Chapter Will Serve Re
freshments to Johnston's Noble
Sons. A Great "County" Day.
At a meeting held in the court
blouse Tuesday evening, called by
Mayor H. L. Skinner and largely at
tended by the citizens of the town
and several of the ladies of the Red
Cross Chapter, it was decided to hold
a patriotic rally in Smithfield next
Monday, in accordance with the sug
gestion of Governor Bickett. It is to
be held in honor Of the young men
of the county who have been certified
to the district board as the first quota
for Uncle Sam's new army. They will
be the guests of th^ town on this occas
ion and it is hoped thgt every man
who has been before the exemption
boards of the county and not exempt
ed for any cause will accept the in
vitation to be present and be the
town's guests. These young men have
answered the call of their country to
go forth to fight cur battles and
theirs. They are to be the heroes in
the strife and fight for the salvation
of the world's freedom from prin
cipalities and powers and especially
the autoeratic powers.
Mayor Skinner presided and several
men took part in the discussions. All
were unanimous for a rally and pa
triotic demonstration. Next Monday
was fixed as the day and fommittees
were appointed to have the matter in
charge and work out the details of the
exercises.
All the towns of the county are
given a hearty invitation to come and
help to make the day one that all our
soldier boys who have to go in train
ing for service will be proud of and
one that will linger long in their
memory. It will show to them that we
are with them as they go forth to
fight for one of the greatest causes in
history. It will show \o them that the
people of Johnston County are not go
ing to allow them or the ones they
leave behind to suffer in any point
where they can be of scrvice.
In making the plans for the day's
exercises the members of the Wom
an's Club and the ladies of the Red
Cross are lending to the plans their
most earnest support. Their hearts
and souls are in the work and they
are willing to bear their part on this
great occasion. They will serve some
kind of refreshments at a fixed place
on the court house square to every
man who has been called before the
boards and not exempted. The col
ored men who have been called will
not be forgotten but preparations will
be made to serve them also.
The ladies of the Red Cross* Chap
ters in the other towns are given a
cordial invitation to come and take
part in the work.
It is hoped that hundreds of peo
ple will come from all sections of the
county to show their patriotism and
to make the men who answer the
country's cause fe^l that they are
leaving behind friends who will see
that their families and loved ones do
not lack for the necessaries of life
during their absence.
It is not a Smithfield occasion but
a great event for the people of the
county and one which comes only now
and then in a century and one which
we trust will never come to our peo
ple again. To make such an event
forever impossible among civilized
peoples is the reason for this event.
We are fighting to make the world
safe for democracy and every man
who has a part in the great fight is
playing the role of a hero.
The War in Brief.
Serious situation continues on Rus
sian front, with Teutons still forcing
Russians back.
The week has been a good one for
the Italians and a bad one for the
Austrians. The Italians have made
gains along their whole front.
Little has been done on the western
front.
Ready for Village Mail Delivery.
The town officials and some wide
awake citizens of the town have been
busy this week getting ready for the
mail delivery which is to start tomor
row. Th? street signs have been put
up and the houses numbered.
The cawfers are Messrs. W. L.
Ellis and J. W. Setzer.
NINE CLAIMED NO EXEMPTION.
List of Those Who Failed to Appear
at Selma Tuesday. List of
Those Accepted.
Exemption Board No. Two, sitting
at Selma, had another lot of men up
Tuesday for Examination. Eighty-five
were called to present themselves. Of
this number the following failed to
show up:
526 ? 1997 ? Frank Byrd, Wilson's
Mills, N. C.
591 ? 940 ? Milton Crews, Zebulon,
N. C.
633 ? 2121 ? Fritz Walno Henry,
Clayton, N. C. ^
636 ? 1435 ? Walter E. Brown, Selma,
N. C.
654 ? 58 ? Benny Oneal, Bagley,
N. C.
657 ? 1654 ? John Mitchener, Selma,
N. C
660 ? 400 ? Paul Simms, Kenly, N. C.
670 ? 832 ? Clarence Hudson, Selma,
N. C., Route No. 2.
679 ? 2122 ? Albert R. Miles, Clay
ton, N. C.
682 ? 2075 ? Stanley McKinnon, Clay
ton, N. C.
These parties were called for exam
ination August 28th, and failed to re
port. Unless they are heard from in
10 days they will be reported to the
District Board.
The following were before the
board and passed the examination,
and wer^ enrolled for the army:
541 ? 1593 ? Hubert D. Stancil, Sel
ma, N. C.
216 ? 54 ? WTilliam R. Smith, Micro,
N. C.
28 ? #267 ? Rufus Bowman, Prince
ton, N. C.
605 ? 1638 ? Robert Jurant, Selma,
N. C.
569? 113 ? Herman Bagley, Pine
Level, IN. <J.
668 ? 1735 ? David B. Durham, Clay
ton, N. C.
666 ? 1859 ? David Nelson Allen, Clay
ton, N. C.
48 ? 775 ? Eugene Manning, Zebu
Ion, N. C., Route No.* 1.
699 ? 2045 ? Exum Stephenson, Clay
ton, N. C.
663 ? 1320 ? N. C. Holt, Princeton,
N. C.
689 ? 2106 ? Leham W. Barnes, Clay
ton, N. C.
659 ? 19 ? Herbert Pender, Selma,
N. C., Route No. 3.
665 ? 4 ? L. C. Davis, Micro, N. C.
653 ? 750 ? James Glover, Selma, N.
C., Route ^No. 2.
647 ? 1008 ? Ahron Wall, Clayton, N.
C., Route No. 2.
Of the above, nine^-claimed no ex
emption.
LOCAL BOARD NO 2,
Johnston County.
Selma, N. C., Aug. 29th, 1917.
MELONS, LIKE FISHES,
OFTEN GROW LARGE.
Healthy Specimen of "Negro's De
light" Victor in Motorists
Offensive.
(News and Observer, 30.)
When one watermelon that has
been on cold storage for twelve hours
satisfies the appetites of ten automo
bile dealers, mechanics and farmers
in the shank of the evening, it goes
without saying that the aforesaid
'myllion was some product of the
vine.
The melon in question was the ob
ject of a motorists offensive staged
at the show rooms of the Marson &
Woodall Company, on Fayetteville
street, late yesterday afternoon. It
was grown on the farm of Will Avera,
located a short distance from Smith
field, and descended from a direct
line of melon crops antedating the
Revolutionary War, the seed having
been brought to this country by Mr.
Avera's great-great-grrndfather.
Several large, tempting slices of
the luscious fruit survived the on
slaught of ten healthy men and as a
proof of the noble ancestry of this
particular melon, the guests were
invited to Mr. Avera's farm to pick
a few eighty pounders before^ the
season is over.
A Word Often Misspelled.
There is one word in the English
language often misspelled. School
teachers, editors, printers, proof-read
ers and nil other classes of folks who
write appear not to know how to spell
"benefited. Most of them spell it
"benefitted." Next time you write it
only use one "t" and you will be
right.
MEN WHO FAILED TO APPEAR.
s
Local Exemption Board No. Two Gives
Names of 27 Men Who Did Not Re
spond To Call. They Are to Ik* Cer
tified to District Board and Denied
Claim for Exemption Unless They
Appear at Once.
Mr. Editor: We enclose a list of
name of persons who have never an
swered to their summons to appear
for examination. Unless these parties
rep*>rt at once they will be denied- all
claim for exemption and will be certi
fied to the District Board as called
into the military service of tbe United
States. Then if they fail to report
for duty when called they will be de
serters and subject to court-martial;
and liable to be shot.
The order number appears first,
then the serial number, followed by
name and post office and date order
ed to appear before exemption board, i
21? 275? J. M. Williams, Kenly, 1
N. C., August 6th.
55 ? 1682 ? Chas. J. Steele, Selma,
N. C., August Gth.
94 ? 927 ? James Moss, Petersburg,
Va., August Gth.
128 ? '280 ? James Bemes, Keniy, N. !
C., August Gth.
141 ? 194 ? William Pierson, Selma,
N. C., R. No. August 7th.
146 ? 1672 ? Walter McLudin, Selma,
N. C., August 7th.
150 ? 2132 ? Eddison C. Hall, Clayton,
N. C., August 7th.
152 ? 1294 ? Arthur W. Woodard,
Princeton, N. C., August 7th.
178 ? 809 ? Peter Home, Selma, N.
C., R. No. 2, August 7th.
192 ? 770 ? James Godwin, Selma, N. j
C., R. No. 2, August 7th.
231 ? 1032 ? Junius Bryant, Raleigh,
N. C., August 7th.
236 ? 1314 ? Willie Whitley, Prince
ton, N. C., August 7th.
255 ? 1675 ? Pompey Jenkins, Selma,
N. C., August 7th.
278 ? 805 ? Frank Williams, Selma,
N. C., R. No. 2, August 8th.
321 ? 773 ? David Keelins, Kenly, N.
C., August 8th.
323 ? 406 ? John Clay, Kenly, N. C.,
August 8th.
327 ? 392? John B. Richardson, Ken
ly, N. C., August 8th.
341 ? 2023 ? Colonel Lee, Clayton, N.
C.> August 8th.
380 ? 814 ? Norris Brown, Selma, N.
C., R. No. 2, August 8th.
450 ? 49 ? Harvey Raynor, Micro,
N. C., August 13th.
456 ? 1660 ? Wallace Hill, Selma, N.
C., August 13th.
475 ? 1634 ? Moses Munns, Selma, N.
C., August 13th.
477 ? 323 ? Henry Davis, Kenly, N.
C., August 13th.
481 ? 857 ? Butler Bunny, Selma, N.
C., R. No. 1, August 13th.
502? 565 ? Walter Marant, Selma,
N. C., R. No. 2, August 13th.
531 ? 1556 ? Leo. Warren Davis, Sel
ma, N. C., August 13th.
547 ? 506 ? Joe Cooper, Kenly, N. C.,
August 13th.
LOCAL BOARD NUMBER TWO,
for the County of Johnston,
State of North Carolina,
Selma, N. C., August 28, 1917.
EDWIN POU A FIRST-LIEUT.
Has Made Good as Aviator "Some
where in Canada." Smithfield Peo
ple in Washington Reception.
The following items in yesterday's
Greensboro Daily News sent from
Washington City by Mr. Parker R.
Anderson, are of interest to Smith
field and Johnston County people:
T. B. Ward, Mr. and Mrs. George
Ross Pou, Dr. and Mrs. Gilmer Bren
izer, Miss Annie Johnson of Red
Springs and Congressman John H.
Small and daughter, Mrs. Gall, were
among the North Carolinians who at
tended the Japanese reception given
by Secretary of State Lansing last
night.
Friends of Edwin Pou, son of Con
gressman and Mrs. Edwin W. Pou,
will be glad to learn that he has won
recognition as an aviator "somewhere
in Canada'' and has been recommend
ed for a commission as first lieuten
ant. Young Pou enlisted as a private
in the District national guard when
the trouble was/ brewing on the Mex
ican border and saw service in Mexi
co. He resigned as a member of the
guard and enlisted as an aviator after
war was declared with Germany.
While at a height of 2500 feet a
few days ago one of the planes broke
on his machine, but Pou managed to
"glide" the air fighter to the ground
and escaped with only slight injury.
THE NEWS OVER SELMA WAY.
Hon. J. W. Bailey, of Raleigh, Makes
Strong I'lea For the Red Cross. Lec
ture b> Rev. R. L. Davis. Selma
(?railed School Faculty. Bond Elec
tion Called for September 18th.
Interest In Epworth League Grow
ing. Other Items of Interest.
Selma, N. C., Aug. 30. ? Mr. Paul
Ilassell, of New York, was here for
a few hcurs Wednesday enroute to
Fayetteville.
Mrs. R. M. Jenkins and son, of St.
Charles, S. C., are here this week the
guests of Mrs. W. II. Etheredge.
Miss Georgia Winston, of Oxford,
is in the city this week the guest of
the family of her uncle, Mr. M. C.
Winston.
Miss Louise Williams, of Dunn,
spent the last week-end with Miss
Stella Etheredge.
Miss Rowena Evans, who has been
bookkeeper for the Selma Supply Co.,
this year, will leave Saturday to ac
cept a similar position with the Pine
Level Oil Mill.
Mr. Junius Peedin has returned
from Rocky Mount where he held a
position with the Southern Cotton Oil
Co., and has accepted the position
which lis formerly held, as Assistant
Cashier of the Peopk'3 Bank.
About thirty-five of the younger
set enjoyed a "straw ride" Tuesday
night, the large motor truck of Rob
erts Atkinson Co. going to Clayton
and Smithfield, and having a very en
joyable trip.
Mr. C. E. Korncgay, the proprietor
of the Ideal Grocery Company, has
sold his stock of goods, and accepted
a position as traveling salesman for
the Fidelity Grocery Company, of
Wilson.
Mr. W. L. Black, ot iiopewell, va.,
was here shaking hands with old
friends and acquaintances Wednes
day.
Mr. J. M. Beaty, of Smithfield, was
in the city today for a few hours on
business.
Mrs. T, H. Whitley recently return
ed from a visit to relatives and
friends in Wendell.
Mr. Ceo. W. Evans, the popular
cashier of the First National Bank,
spent the past week-end with friends
in Raleigh.
Rev. R. L. Davis, of the Anti-Sa
loon League, leceured at the Meth
odist church here last Tuesday night
to a fair sized audience.
Miss Florence Fitzgerald, of Micro,
is spending this week with Miss Mar
garet Etheredge. Miss Fitzgerald has
many friends here who are always
glad to ree her, she having taught in
the grrded school here.
Mr. Geo. F. Breitz gave a very in
teresting and instructive lecture be
fore the Epworth League at its meet
ing last Sunday afternoon. The Ep
worth League is young, having been
only recently organized, but it is
gaining in members steadily, and will
very soon be one of the live organi
zations of our town.
Judge and Mrs. F. II. Brooks, of
Smithfield, were here Wednesday
night to hear the address of Hon. J.
W. Bailey.
Mrs. W. H. Pool, Jr., is spending
this week with relatives and friends
in Wendell.
Mr. w. v. Anderson, or t,agie
Rock, was here Monday on business.
Mr. Anderson lived here for about
ten years, and has many friends here
who arc always glad to see him.
Mr. T. C. Henry returned Friday
night from Baltimore and other north
ern markets, where he had been to
buy goods for his firm. ?
Quite a number of farmers who
have been called for the military ser
vice have been here this week seek
ing exemption under the agricultural
exemption clause.
Misses Mildred and Agnes Wall, of
Archer, were here for a short while
Saturday the guests of Mrs. W. H.
Pool, Jr. They left Saturday for a
visit to friends at Orrum and
Wrights'ville Beach.
Mrs. Geo. H. Morgan, who has been
visiting relatives near Smithfiejd, re
turned to her home here Wednesday.
A special election has been called
for Selma Graded School district to
be held cn September the 18th, for
the purpose of accepting or rejecting
a bond issue of twenty-two thousand
dollars to pay off floating indebted
ness and to complete the furnishings
of the new school bui'ding. There will
be an entirely new registration. Mr.
R. E. Richardson is the Registrar,
^e Sc'ma Graded School will open
THREE MESSAGES OF DEATH.
Received in Benson in Brief Succes
sion From West Virginia Hospital
Tolling of the Death of Messrs.
Lonnie Mahler, John Ryals and E.
Rylor. Cause of Death Unknown.
Bonson, N. C., Aug. 30. ? Chief of
Police Henry received a telegram this
morning announcing that John Ryals
of this place, had died yesterday at
Logans Hospital in Logan, West Vir
ginia. Mr. Ryals is supposed to have
been with a show company known as
the Capalet Carnival. This message
followed one yesterday addressed to
Mr. Manley Mahler of this place stat
ing that his son, Lonnie Mahler, had
died at Logans Hospital, in Logans,
West Virginia. Another message was
also received by the Chief here stat
ing that u son of Mr. E. Rylor had also
died yesterday afternoon at Logans
Hospital of the same city. It is not
known at this time what caused the
death of either of the three boys, and
judging from the messages following
closely upon each other it is surmised
that the parties must have met with
foul play. It is not known here that
either of them were sick or had been
recently. The last named party is
unknown here and it is supposed to
be a son of Mr. E. Roilly, a traveling
salesman for the American Seating
Company, while the Mr. John Ryals is
a son of some man by that name who
lives near Duke. The bodies of
Messrs. Mahler and Ryals are ex
pected to rca^Ji here tonight or to
morrow. . ,
I.ittle Change Made.
The editor traveled over a short
stretch of road in Johnston County
a few days ago that he has seen few
times n 25 years. He was struck
with one remarkable fact, and that is
that there is little change in the ap
parance of the homes and farms in a
quarter of a century.
The same road is there with its
sand and hills atjd the same farms are
there with but few improvements
made. The outhouses are not improved
much and some of the buildings we
once knew are becoming delapidated
with age. It is time to wake up. We
are living in a new day now and must
not sleep forever.
for the 1917-18 term on September
10th, with Prof. Moser formerly of
the Wakelon school, as superiatend
ent. The teachers are: Miss Eliza
beth Hyman, of Hobgood; Miss An
nabel Warren, Durham; Miss Lovie
Dell Pittman, Carr, for first grade;
Mrs. Mamie T. Candler, Selma; Miss
Elva Strickland, High Point, for the
second grade; Miss Lila Best, Allen
dale; Miss Louise Harlow* Miss Alma
Adams, Pour Oaks, for the third and
fourth grades; Miss Douglas Hand,
Burgaw; Mrs. R. W. Etheredge, Sel
ma, for the fifth and sixth grades;
Miss Helen Paris, Oxford; Miss Julia
Passmoro, Cary; Miss Margaret Bose
man, Enfield; Prof. Coy R. Williams,
Graham, and Superintendent E. H.
Moser for the seventh and high
school; Miss Ruth Folger, Dobson,
will have charge of the music de
partment.
A fair-sized and representative au
dience of Splma people gathered at
the City Auditorium last night for
the purpose of organizing a local
chapter of the Red Cross. The organi
zation was perfected with Rev. C. K.
Proctor, Chairman; Mrs. L. D. Deb
nam, Vice-Chairman, and Miss Mar
garet Etheredge, Secretary. Rev. C.
K. Proctor in a few pleasing remarks
introduced Judge F. H. Brooks, of
Smithfield, who was to introduce the
speaker of the evening. Judge Brooks
in his usual pleasing and forceful way
told of the success of the organiza
tion of a Red Cross chapter in his
home town, and of the many acts of
mercy of this great organization,
after which he introduced Hon. J. W.
Bailey, of Raleigh, as the speaker of
the evening. Mr. Bailey told in con
vincing trrms of the organization and
work of the Red Cross, the greatest
organization of its kind in the world.
He portrayed vividly the work of this
organization in the great national dis
asters of our own country, and touch
ing on the European struggle showed
why the people back home must lend
a helping hand, if we expect our
forces and the forces of our allies to
succeed in this great struggle of
democracy against autocracy. The va
rious committees of the organization
will sec every man, woman and
child in town, and it is to be hoped
that all will become members.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BEULAH.
Missouri Treacher Holds Revival at
Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. C. P.
Jerome Rapidly Improving- Meth
odist Sunday School Picnic in Ral
eigh. Dr. Foster Is Added to the
Medical Profession In Johnston.
School Notes and Other Items.
Kenly, Aug. 29. ? Doctor James Y.
Joyner, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, has consented to
deliver an address to the people of
this community on Monday, Septem
ber 10th, at the opening of school for
*his term. A public program of a
popular educational nature is being
prepared and it is expected that the
exercises will be both decidedly help
ful and inspiring. ?
The school census, which has just
been completed by Mr. Andrews, re
veals some very interesting facts. It
was learned that practically every
chid of school age in the district will
attend school this year beginning with
the first day; this is not meant to in
clude, however, those who will at
tend college from the community ?
about twelve choice young people. It
was also learned that it will perhaps
be unnecessary for moonlight schools
to be opened in the district, inasmuch
as there are only three people over
twenty-one years of age who cannot
read and write intelligently. More
over testimony as to the healthful
ness of the community was secured in
view of the fact that there are not
more than a half dozen cases of ill
ncM in the dW?"*' ?
Mrs. B. F. Greer, of Southport, and
her little daughter, Addie Mae, have
already come to the community, and
Mrs. Greer has taken up her duties as
Matron of the Dormitory.
Owing to the fact that two of our
leading physicians have responded to
the war needs, Dr. J. F. Foster, of
Vaughn, North Carolina, has come to
this community for the purpose df
practicing medicine as a family phy
sician. Dr. Foster is a man of expe
rience, having been connected for one
year with the hospital in Richmond,
Virginia. He comes to us most highly
recommended.
The members of the Methodist Sun
day SMrool here gave themselves an
all-day picnic in Raleigh Wednesday
of this week. Between fifty and a hun
dred of the young folks went, and
they were accompanied by several of
the older members of the school. Mr.
J. R. Sauls is Superinendent of the
Sunday school.
Rev. C. P. Jerome, pastor of the
Methodist church here, who has been
suffering of ill health for several
weeks, is rapidly improving. His phy
sician thinks he will be able to resume
his pastorial work by the first of Oc
tober. Dr. L. S. Massey, Editor of
the "Raleigh Christian Advocate,"
filled the pulpit here for Mr. Jerome
last Sunday, preaching two powerful
sermons. At the special request of the
Presiding Elder, Mr. M. B. Andrews
has consented to fill Mr. Jerome's ap
pointments at Lucama and Buckhorn
during the month of September.
A revival meeting of much interest
came to a close at the Free Will Bap
tist church last Sunday night. Rev.
Ira Waterman, of Eldridge, Missouri,
did the preaching, assisted by the
pastor, Mr. S. H. Styron. The whole
series of sermons was strong, well de
livered, and effective. Much good was
accomplished. Three joined the church.
Johnston Men In the Third Infantry.
Three companies of soldiers of
the Third Regiment, Infantry, were
scheduled to leave Raleigh last night
for Camp Sevier at Greenville, S.
C. There are several Johnston Coun
ty young men in these companies as
follows:
John Q. A. Jeffreys, Selma; F. J.
Bailey, Four Oaks; Fred Carter, C.
Stephenson and William Carter,
Clayton, and Sonie Crowder, Wil
son's Mills, members of Company B.
Porter Wallace, Clayton, Supply
Company.
Smithfield Boy To Go To France.
A battalion of engineers, now at
Greenville, S. C., will soon proceed
to France, according to news sent
out from Greenville. In this battalion
are quite a number of North Caro
linians, several being members of
the Second North Carolina Regi
ment. One of the young men to go,
Z. V. Johnson, of the Second Regi
ment, is a former Smithfield boy who
worked here with Simon B. Jones
Garage at one time.