VOLLMfc. 36 , 'SMITHFIELD, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1917. ^ Number*
IMPORTANT TO REGISTRANTS.
A List of Those Who are Associate
Members of the Legal Advisory
Board. Registrants Should Famil
iarize Themselves with Questions
and See that Questionnaires are
Properly Filled Out.
The following information is given
that registrants may co-operatc with
the Legal Advisory Board in prepar
ing questionnaire.
The legal advisory board for John
ston County appointed by the Gover
nor consists of J. D. Parker, Ed F.
Ward and A. M. Noble. With this
board is associated the entire legal
force of the county, and a number of
laymen, who have agreed to assist
registrants in properly preparing
their questionnaire, the following be
ing the names and addresses of "the
associate members of the legal ad
visory board.
Smithfield. ? S. S. Holt, E. J. Well
ons, W. W. Cole, F. H. Brooks and
J. A. Wellons.
Selma. ? R. L. Ray, J. L. Cockerham,
W. L. Stancil, R. W. Etheredge and
R. J. Noble.
Wilson's Mills. ? D. O. L^zle and
W. C. Wilson.
Clayton. ? C. L. Cates and J. R.
Williams.
Kenly. ? Walter Hooks, Paul Grady
and II. P. Johnson.
Pine Level. ? N. B. Hales and W. A.
Herring.
Princeton. ? Dr. Oscar Er.son and
Geo. F. Woodard.
Four Oaks. ? C. C. Lee and S. W.
Brown.
Benson.? ^Dzra Parker, J. R. Bar
bour, Claude Canaday, James Raynor
and J. M. Morgan.
In order that registrants may have
their questionnaire filled out. promptly,
it is requested that immediately upon
receipt of the questionnaire, those who
can^^do so, will read the same care
fully, and familiarize themselves with
the questions and answers which they
desire to make. Those who cannot
read will take their questionnaire to
their neighbor who can read it to him,
and have him to do so, in order that
they m^y be acquainted with the ques
tions and the answers they wish to
make. By doing this a great deal of
time can be saved, as a great deal of
time is now consumed in filling out
the questionnaire due to the inability
to the registrant to answer the ques
tions promptly.
After familiarizing himself witlT
the questions and answers, the regis
trant will then take his questionnaire
to one of the members of the legal
board, or associate member, living
nearest to him, who wilPassist him in
the preparation of the same.
The associate members have no
authority to administer oaths, unless
such associate member is an officer
authorized by state or federal law to
administer oaths, but the oaths must
be made before a properly authorized
officer.
The members of the local advisory
board are anxious to extend all aid
possible to registrants ,and to the end
that this may be done it is requested
that registrants seek the services of
members of the board living nearest
to them, and that they familiarize
themselves with all questions and an
swers which they intend to make, be
fore seeking the services of the mem
bers of the legal advisory board or
associate members.
It is also requested that registrants
keep their questionnaire as neat as
possible and do not fold same un
necessarily. A neat, unfolded ques
tionnaire is much easier to fill out than
one that is soiled and crumpled.
Insufficient clothing, overcrowding
and bad sanitary conditions are held
largely responsible for disease epide
mics at Camp Sevier, S. C.; Camp
Dowie, Texas; Camp Funston, Kan
sas, and Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma,
by Surgeon-Gemeral Gorgas in re
ports to Secretary Baker made public
Tuesday on the result of his personal
inspection of the camps. With the ex
ception of Funston, none of the camfl
base hospitals have been completed,
General Gorgas says, and this is han
dicapping the medical officers in treat
ing patients. ^He recommended the
rushing of this work, particularly the
inStalation of Accessary plumbing.
The American submarine F-l has
been sunk in a collision with her sister
boat, the F-3, in American waters.
Nineteen men perished in the accidept.
The F-3 was not damaged. Her crew
was able to rescue five men belonging
to the crew of her victim.
GET READY FOR INCOME TAX.
Representative From the Revenue
Department Will Be in Smithlield
At the Court House From January
9th to 12th to Assist the I'eople in
Making Out their Returns.
In a communication received by
this paper, Collector of Internal
Revenue J. W. Bailey announces that
a federal income \tax officer will be
sent into this county on January 9th
and will be here until Jan. 12th. He
will have his office at the Court House
at Smithfield and will be there every
day ready and willing to help persons
subject to the income tax make out
their returns without any cost to them
f&r his services.
How many income-tax payers will
there be in this county? If you can
guess how many married persons liv
ing with wife or husband will have net
incomes of $2,000.0(1 or over and how
many unmarried persons will have net
inctmes of $1,000.00 or over this year,
then you kno\V. The Collector of In
ternal Revenue estimates that there
will be a large number of taxpayers in
this county.
Returns of net income for the year
1917 must be made on forms provided
for the purpose before March 1, 1918.
Because a good many people don't
understand the law and won't know
how to ma"ke out their returns, the
Government is sending in this expert
to do it for them. But the duty is
on the taxpayer to make himself
known to th e Government. If he j
dosn't make return as required be
fore March 1st he may have to pay a
penalty ranging from $20.00 to $1,000,
pay a fine or go to jail. So if you
don't want to take chances on going
to jail, you better call on the income
tax man. If you are not sure about
being subject to the. tax, better ask
him and make sure. Whether you see
the income tax man or not, you must
make return if subject to tax.
Of course, persons resident in other
counties may,*if they want to, come
and see the income tax man who will
be at the place during the time men
tioned above.
The Collector suggests that every
body start figuring up now his income
and expenses so as to be ready with
the figures when the expert arrives.
Expenses, however, don't mean family
expenses, money used to pay off the
principal of a debt, new machinery,
buildings or anything like that. They
are what you spend in making your
money, interest, taxes paid, hired
help, amount paid for goods sold, seed,
stock bought for feeding, rent, (except
for dwellings), etc. Income includes
about every dollar you get.
' The income tax man will also be
at Clayton January 2-3, Selma, Jan
uary 4-5, Benson January 7-8.
STATE'S GREAT TOBACCO CROP.
Nearly 50,000,000 Pounds More Than
Any Previous Crop. Valued at
$15,000,000 Increase.
*Maj. W. A. Graham, casting up a
few accounts, says W. T. Bost, writing
from Raleigh to The Greensboro
News, found that North Carolina has
sold for August, September, October
and November more pounds to tobacco
than have been marketed in the state
for an entire year since records were
ordered kept.
It is highly probable that North
Carolina will sell for 1917 and 1918
50,000,000 more pounds of tobacco
than the highest record reached dur
ing any former season. That will
mean more than $15,000,000 increase
in the price. Tobacco has been selling
near 30 cents a pound all the year and
the abnormal crop finds the farmers of
eastern counties especially growing
rich more rapidly than any people in
the wcyld.
The market produced last year-194,
439,224 pounds. That was a record
smasher for money as this crop
brought more ftian $30,000,000. It
put North Carolina second among the
tobacco states of the globe. It gave
the state first money. For 1917 and
1918 the state has sold 212,729,466,
which is an increase of 18,288,242 over
last year. Two good tobacco selling
months remain for selling as much as
30,000,000 pounds and the middle and
western counties have the bulk of
their weed in the barnes.
Economy makes rappy romea and
sound nations. Instill it deep. ? George
Wasrington.
Railroad Telegraphers' anion of
America has 50,000 member*.
THE WEEK'S NEWS IN SELMA.
Graded .School Closes Today to Open
Again the Last Day of This Month.
North Carolina Day to Be Observed
I.ater. Municipal Woodyard a Suc
cess.
Mr. S. B. Creech spent Sunday with
friends in Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Morgan re
turned Friday from Petersburg, Va.,
to spend the holidays with relatives
here.
Chief of rolice, J. A. Lowry, has re
signed, effective the last of this week.
So far his successor has not been ap
pointed.
Mr. R. E. Pearce has been elected i
City Clerk to succeed Mr. G. C. Hinton
resigned. Mr. Pearce is a very capa
ble man and will make the city a good
official.
Miss Estelle Debnam who has had
charge of the trimming department
at Lee Henry Company's during the
past season left for her home Monday
to spend the holidays.
Mr. N. E. Edgerton, Jr., pf Trinity
College, is home to spend the Christ
mas holidays with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. E. Edgerton.
Dr. Geo. D. Vick returned last night
from a trip to the Eastern part of
the State, where he had been duck
0
hunting. He reported that the
weather conditions were not suitable
for this kind of sport.
The office of Local Exemption Board
No. 2 is a busy place these days pet
ting out and receiving the Question
naires to the people of this district.
Attorney W. W. Cole, Smithfield,
was a business visitor here Tuesday
and stopping at the Central Hotel.
Mrs. C. D. Wood and children, Hazel
Lee and Geo. Robert, of Wilson, will
arrive Saturday to spend the holi
days with Mrs. Wood's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. H. Morgan.
Mr. J. N. Wiggs has purchased the
handsome residence of Mr. R. E.
Richardson on Green street and will
move his family there in the near
future.
The Selma Manufacturing Co. has
recently purchased a large Republic
Truck, which will be used in their in
creasing' business.
A local Camp, Modepn Woodmen
of America will be orgartized here Fri
day night. The organization will be
in the Junior Order hall, and we
understand that they will start up
with about forty members.
Supt. Moser says that the Selma
graded school will close Friday, Dec.
21st, for the holidays r.nd will open
Monday, December 31, provided there
is a sufficient supply of fuel in sight,
otherwise the holidays will be extended
until a sufficient supply can be se
cured.
The increased traffic and bad weath
er conditions are causing passenger
trains to run late for the last few
weeks. The through trains on the A.
C. L. sometimes run nearly a day
late.
The North Carolina Day exercises
that were scheduled to be held at the
Graded School building last Friday
night, have been postponed until after
Christmas on account of the bad
weather. Supt. Moser expects to
make the occasion a real patriotic
demonstration and for that reason
has but it off until the weather will
permit the people to attend. The
date will be announced later, and the
stores will be asked to close for one
hour to allow the merchants and clerks
to attend.
On account of the snow which fell
early in the week, last week, the Pay
Up-Week and Dollar Day that was
advertised for the Selma merchants
last week resulted in a failure. The
snow and ice remained on the ground
to such an extent that it was impos
sible for the people to come to t;ownI
The Municipal Woodyard has proven
during the last weekvof snow and ice
that it measures up to all that its most
ardent contenders claimed for it and
even more. Manager Hood reports
that he has more orders than he can
fill, and doubtless during this cold
spell many would have actually suf
fered for the lack of fuel had it not
been for this woodyard.
Two sailors were saved by the Ger
mans from the American destroyer
Jacob Jones, according to an official
German announcement received at
Amsterdam. The Jacob Jones was
torpedoed and sunk in the war zone
on Dec. 6 and 65 men on board were
listed as missing. Survivors reported ;
that one American who spoke German^
was taken prisoner ov 4-he subma- ,
rine.
MOKE MONEY FOR SCHOOLS.
Chairman of County lioard of Educa
tion Writes on This Important
Question. Schools Without Teach
ers Because of Lack of Finances to
Pay Them Sufficient Salaries.
What shall we do with our public
schools? Many men of sixty and
over can recall what the Civil war did
for our public schools, and know also
what it has cost many strong-minded
men in later life who became of school
age in those days of no schools, to
have been deprived of these advan
tages. Their highest usefulness has
been nipped to their embarrass
ment. Shall we not profit by their ex
periences ?
We see taken from us the brightest
and most promising of our young
boys, the pride and hope of our gene
ration, and sent to the war. Many of j
them, sad to contemplate, will never
return, and many will come home to
us maimed and with health so im
paired that they can never fill their
merited places }i\ the affairs of the
state and nation. This will leave a
big gap in the supply of brain and
brawn necessary to forward the pro
gress of our country. If our schools
are neglected and the serious impor
tance of putting forth our greatest
effort to impress every one with the .
necessity of using the schools more
earnestly, the State must suffer. The
day has passed when the uneducated
man docs not keep abreast with the
times -can not command the respect
and attention of the world. It has
been only a few years since our State
was rated at the bottom for illiteracy.
To do the work necessary to keep
apace will require your money. But
to what investment can we place our
money that will pay a greater income
than into the minds of our children?
If w?u neglect this, our highest duty
we are guilty of a crime against hu
manity.
We are losing many of our best
teachers because the salary is not
sufficient for a living. Living away
from home is very costly, and the
larger per cent of teachers board, con
sequently, there is not remuneration
sufficient in the six or eight months
school to supply their living expenses.
In addition to this, the law requires
the attendance of every teacher at a
summer school at his own expense,
while farm products, cotton manu
facturing and all other interests
among us have advanced to unheard of
prices, yet, our teachers' salaries are
not advanced one dollar. Why ? be
cause the tax monies are not sufficient
to pay more.
In 1916 the school tax was less than
in 1915. There was a small advance
for 1917 ? not in tax rate but in valu
ation. There is also a large increase
in the number of school children and
more teachers are required. What
shall we do with this situation? Shall
we increase our own tax rate, pro
vide the money and educate our chil
dren, or shall we hoard our easily got
ten gain and let our depending chil
dren suffer? We have come to the
parting of the ways, we will have to
decide these things. Our board of
education, last June asked for the
small advance of 3 l-3c additional.
This was refused by our County Boafd
of Commissioners. Now, I think they
are all good men, but they did not see
the school needs. Many of our
schools are without teachers on ac
count of this refusal because the old
prices will not engage the teachers.
What do the people of Johnston
County say of this important situa
tion ? Since writing the above I
have read Mr. M. C. Winston's letter
in Friday's Herald and heartily en
dorse it.
W. G. WILSON.
Wilson's Mills, N. C.
According to announcement of Mr.
Charles W Home, president of the
North Carolina Agricultural Society,
Johnston County wil feature the 1918
Great State Fair. Johnston County
will erect on the Fair grounds and
donate to the Society a new building
to he used next year to house the ex
hibits that will he sent from John
ston County under the charge of Mr.
E. J. Wellons. One day during the
State Fair will be known as "Johnston
County Day."
Cotton Ginned in Johnston.
There were 29,251 bales of cotton
pinned in Johnston County from the
crop of 1917 prior to December 1,
1917, as compared with 31,279 bales
ginned to December 1, 1916.
AT THE CAPITAL OF BANKER.1
House Burned in Benson and Ira Bar
bour Burned to Death In It. Mar
riage of Mr. Henry Massengill and
Miss Hattie Allen. Other Items.
Benson, Dec. 20. ? Mrs. Darius Dun
can left for her home in Raleigh after
spending several days here with Mrs.
S. J. Duncan.
Mrs. Wilson, mother of our towns
man, James E. Wilson, has been visit
ing here for several days.
Mr. Carson Porter who has been in
Petersburg, Va., for several weeks
returned to Benson this week to spend
the holidays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. N. W. Porter.
Mr. J. C. Canaday, of Fuquay, was
here Monday on a visit to his brother,
Mr. Claud Can:>day.
Mr. J. M. Jones, of Wade, was here
yesterday on business matters spend
ing the day and returning last night.
Sergeant Willie Clifton, who has
been here for several days from
Camp Sevier, returned the first of the
week to assume his duties at camp.
Mrs. J. E. Ligon will take charge of
the Brady Hotel about the first of
the yea y. This hotel has been prior
hereto i4in by Mr. R. B. Brady.
Mr. Jesse Jernigan, son of Mrs.
Cornelius Jernigan, is home on a visit
to his relatives. . He has been in the
United States Navy for the past two
years.
Mrs. C. S. Pipkin and grand-daugh
ter, Little Miss Margaret Pipkin, of
Lillington, are spending a few days
here with Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ligon.
Mr. H. I. Ogburn, of Smithfield, is
here today on business connected with
the Sheriff's office.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Marshall, of
Tennessee, are here at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ligon spending the
holidays. -
Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Britt and son,
Deleon,( will spend the holidays at
Clinton with Mrs. Britt's mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. Giddens.
Mr. Daniel Wood, of Meadow town
ship, is spending the day in town.
Messrs. R. T. Surles and Ezra Par
ker are spending t^ie day in Lillington
on business.
A baby boy was born yesterday to
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Dixon. His name
is E.* H. Dixon, Jr.
A baby girl was born this week to
Mr. and Mrs. George Benson.
Miss Hattie Sorrell, ?f Harnett
County, visited her daughter, Mrs.
W. P. Reaves, this week. h
Miss Swannie Paschal and Miss
Young, of Smithfield, spent Sunday
here with friends.
Messrs. Claud Dixon and Elton
Neighbors were visitors to Richmond
the first of the week.
Miss Hattie Allen, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Jesse Allen, was married
yesterday to Mr. Henry Massengill, of
Four Oaks, Rev. Chas. Johnson per
forming the ceremony. They left im
mediately after the nuptials were tied
for Sclma, from whence they left for
Richmond and other cities where they
will i'pend their honeymoon. Mr. Mas
sengill, the groom, is a farmer living
near Four Oaks. Both parties have
many friends who wish them success
in their married life.
About eight o'clock last night the
fire alarm was turned on, and in re
sponse the news that a house in South
Benson was on fire. A -large crowd
was soon on the scene, but the building
could not be saved. It was occupied
by Isaac Williams, a colored man, who
was found near by intoxicated, and
was seen leaving the house shortly
before the fire. It was thought last
night that posibly Ira Barbour was
burned with the house, but tjpis was
not established till this morning when
his charred remains were found under
neath the debris. It is supposed that
he was also intoxicated, as he was
drinking in the afternoon, and must
have gone to sleep in the building,
which is supposed to have caught
ffom a fire in a heater. An inquest
will be held tpday over his remains,
by the County Coroner from Smith
field. It has been whispered that
Barbour may have met with foul play,
but this has not yet been established,
as the inquest has not been completed.
Barbour was a brother of the late
Alonzo Barbour, who was once Regis
ter of Deeds t>f Johnston County. He
was a single man about thirty years of i
age, and had made Benson his home
for the past few years.
True economy means a wise expen
diture for tha essentials of life and a
careful avoidonce of all unnecessary
waste.
m ?
AT THE CAPITAL OF 'BEUL,
High School Closed Until January 2
Red Cross Chapter Organized Tl
day Night. Dennis Simmons Li
ber Company Closed Down.
Kenly, Dec. 19. ? The snowy weat
and the scarcity of coal have mad
seem wise to the authorities of
Kenly State High School to close d<
until Wednesday, January 2nd, 1:
This action was taken after due
liberation. The Christmas prog
and the mid-year examinations, wl
were planned for this week, have i
been postponed until January.
After it was announced that scl
would close until after Christmas,
teachers and boarding students of
school immediately left for their
spective homes where they will si
the holidays: Miss Gladys Wall.
Elm City; Miss Agusta McKeitl
Carthage; Miss Lena Marley, Luii
Bridge; and Mrs. B. F. Greer, \
Addie Mae, went home with the Mi
Clara and Lilly Eason, who live in
country from Selma. Mr. and Mrs.
drews have decided to spend their
idays in the community.
That the Christmas season is r
at hand is evidenced by the fact l
all the merchants in town are pia
on display largo quanities of attrr.i
holiday goods. Several of the st.
have been arranged beautifully.
The Dennis-Simmons Lumber* C
pany, the largest enterprise in
community, has suspended busij
This concern came here some ten v
ago, put down a large lumber mill, .
employed approximately two hunc.
laborers. The details of the busi
are being put into order,The book* a. e
rabidly being closed, and most of tire
laborers have moved to other i :;i
munities to find employment. The
remaining standing timber was s< !d
td the Montgomery Lumber Company,
of Middlesex. ,
"The Christmas Drive" is the slogan
of the local chapter of the Red Cro: 3
Society which was organized here
Tuesday night in thq^ Presbyterian
church by Mrs. Charles T. Fuller, of
Atlanta, Georgia.
Mrs. H. F. Edgerton was elected
Chairman; Mrs. Claude Darden, vice
chairman; U4iss Marie Kirby, Secre
tary; and the Reverend C. E. Clark,
treasurer. The members of the execu
tive committee are as follows: Pro
fessor M. B. Andrews, chairman; Mr.
J. R. Sauls, Doctor J. C. Grady, Mrs.
C. P. Jerome, Mrs. G. S. Coleman and
Mrs H. P. Johnson.
Mrs. Fuller delivered a most illumi
nating address. She is first assistant
of the division of development for the
South, which is composed of the fol
lowing States: North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Ten
nesssee. She stated that when she
was appointed last spring there were
less than three hundred members of
?
the Red Cross in the United States.
Today, she said, there are no less than
five million members. She then as
serted that the organizers have de
termined to add ten million new mem
bers to the roll during the week end
ind at sunset the night before Christ
mas.
Mrs. Fuller outlined with clearness
and force the work that the Red Cross
is attempting to do. "We are no
longer fighting for democracy," she
declared, referring to the President's
great phrase; "we are now fighting
for our very existence."
The Chairman of our local chapter
has already appointed the various
necessary committees, and the new
officers are going to work with great
enthusiasm.
Coal shortage in various parts of
the country "cannot fairly be at
tributed altogether to lack of tr.vis
portation," said a stater; er -d
hy Fairfax Harrison, chairman of the
railroad war board, at New York,
Tuesday night; "The problem is pri
marily one of distribution, for which
the public must share the responsi
bility," the statement declared. Fig
ures showing that the railroads
of the country had hauled approxi
mately fil,000,000 tons more of coal
from \pril to November, inclusive,
than they did in the same period last
year, were contained in the statement.
Governor Bickett has asked the
manager of the Seabdard to expedite
the delivety of one car of coal trans
ferred to that road several days ago
und consigned to the State Sanator
ium for Tuberculosis. The Sanator
ium is absolutely out of coal, Gover
nor Bickett told the railroad sup?*r