North Carolina Newspapers

DANIELS PLEASED .. WITH NAVY BILL Money to Be Provided to Carry Forward War an a Three Year Program. RILL EXCEEDS $1,300,000,000 Tliis, With Appropriations the Pant Year, Amount* to Nearly ait Much as Had Been Spent on Navy for 122 Years. Washington, March 19. ? The annual naval appropriation bill carrying more than $1,300,000,000 and authoriz ing a war-time increase in the navy's enlisted strength from 87,000 to 180, 000 men ,was reported to the house to day by Chairman Padgett of the naval committee. Secretary Daniels tonight expressed complete satisfaction with the meas ure, saying the committee had im proved on official recommendations as a result of a thorough study of the de partment and its needs. "The bill is larger by over $800,000, 000 than any prior naval bill carrying, roundly, $1,327,000,00," said Mr. Daniels. "The sum, together with last year's bill and the supplemental ap propriations carried in the two defic iency bills of the preceding session, make almost $3,000,000,000 provided ^ ? * for the navy in a little more man twelve months, while the total expen ditures of the navy, from 1794 to 1916 inclusive, a period of 122 years, only exceeds this sum by three hundred and sixty-odd dollars. I make this compar ison better to convey what it means to support and operate the navy on a scale demanded by the present con flict. "Almost $200,000,000 is provided for aviation purposes, and while 1 cannot make public the details to which this large credit is to be applied, it rep resents what our experts felt neces sary and will be used to greatly in crease tlic efficiency of the excellent services the naval aviators are per forming. "The bill provides the money neces sary to carry forward the three year P'ogram of dreadnaughts, battle cruisers r.nd other types of ships al ready authorized. It provides an rec ommended another emergency fund of $100,000,000 which may b? used in the construction of destroyers and other small craft, which are present most pressing need in the fight against the submarine menace. Small craft end merchant ships are the need of the hour, but I am going to press the con struction of the big craft as soon as possible." ??310 M 100HDS VK I3S Interest is increasing in the War Savings Campaign in the school. The second grade is leading the way with War Savings Stamps, while their nearest rival is the fifth and sixth grades with a $200 worth of stamps. This is one of the very best invest ments that can be made, not only be cause this money will draw interest, but it shows a patriotic spirit by lend ing money to Uncle Sam so that it can be used in defeating the barbaric Germans who are trying to overthrow democracy. Make, Save, and Serve is the slogan of the day and should be practiced until Germany with her barbaric ideals is completely crushed. The following is the standing of the War Savings Campaign up to date: First Grade .....$127.50 Second Grade 1,037.00 Third and Fourth Grades 70.00 Fifth and Sixth Grades 200.00 Seventh Grade 122.00 Eighth Grade 4R.00 Ninth Grade 15.50 Tenth Grade 14.75 Eleventh Grade 18.25 Total $1,655.00 ? C. L. R. ? ? ? The eighth grade, under the direc tion of Miss Passmore, is studying the present war conditions. As the basis for this work, they are using the ex tension bulletins issued by the Uni versity of North Carolina. Tho topics are assigned ahead of time and re ported on in class. This work is prov ing valuable as it is getting the war situation intelligently before the ilass. It is also adding a patriotic flavor to their taste for history. ? J. W. A. ? ? ? The sixth grade is interested in makin.T products maps of South Amer ica. The making of these maps gives them a clearer understanding of an importance of trade with South Amer ican nations. The seventh grade is making pic ture maps of each of the United States The pictures show surface features occupations, and productions of the various states. Grades five and six are using as a reading book "Story of the Red Cross," which gives the history and work of the Red Cross. The children find this book interesting as well as instructive. ? R. W. ? ? ? Last Thursday, March 14, the Ar cher Literary Society celebrated Red Cross day. Instructive papers were read and speeches made concerning the history, organization, and work of the Red Cross. Esther Vinson's talk on why the school should be a Junior Red Cross was well prepared and forcibly delivered. The following programme was given: Origin of the Red Cross ? Mary Fos ter. Life of Florence Nightingale ? Reta Reynolds. The work of the Red Cross in Peace ? Clara Eason. Recitation ? The Angels of Buena Vista ? Margaret Cameron. Work of the Rod Cross during the present war: At Home ? Grace Fos ter. On the Battlefield ? Mary Mozingo. The Animals Help in the present War ? Lillian Corbett. The Work of the Selma Red Cross ? Zilphia Fulghum. Talk ? Why the School Should be a Junior Red Cross ? Esther Vinson. ? N. P. m m ? Thursday night, March 21st, one of the best things toward the moral up lifts of any town was begun, when the young men of Selma met and or ganized a Y. M. C. A. Talks were made by Messrs. C. K. Proctor, E. B Creech, W. P. Perkins, and C. R. Wil liams on the usefulness of Y. M. C. A.'s and the result that would take place in Selma after this organization had gained a headway. Much interest is b ing taken in this organization by the prominent men of town. Mr. M. C. Winston has shown his interest by his liberal offer of two rooms to be used by this organization. Mrs. N. E. Edgerton has offered the use of some things suitable for equipping these rooms. Everything is being done to make this organization a success and to make Selma a better place, for the boys who have gone to make the world for civilization, to come back to. The following officers were elected: isecrotary, i . K. rroctor. Assistant Secretary, W. D. Perkins. Booster Commottee, C. R. Williams, Chairman, E. B. Creech, Secretary, C. L. Richardson, C. L. Massey, L. H. Reynolds. ? C. L. R. ? ? ? The Domestic Science Classes have for some time been working with the different cuts of beef. On last Wednes day Miss Paris carried the members of her classes down to the market to see the real structure of the beef. Mr. Terrell showed the different cuts to us and told us from what cuts the different steaks and roasts are cut. The lower grades are taking an active part in beautifying the grounds in front of the school. The third and fourth grades are replanting violets and shrubs along the walks. ? E. M .V. The meeting for Moser Literary So ciety, Thursday, March 21st, was call ed to order by the President. The minutes were read and approved, and a business meeting held. The follow ing programme was given: Local News Baxter Ray Recitation Carl Worley Thrift Talk Orman Bailey Debate: Resolved, "That Immigration to the South should be Encouraged." Affirmative ? Robert Ray, Harvey Corbett, James Rose. Negative ? Charlie Kirby, Luther White, Walter Haynes. The judges decided in favor of the negative. ? C. L. R. THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES. By Cy Johnson. ?? <n ?T| .T? .T. .T. .?> Jfl .V? >T? Well, sir, I'm powerful glad that the majority of our farmers are wiling to try out these newfangled ideas abt.dt farming. The other day we asked the frrm demonstrator about permanent pastures for our hogs and cattle; whethe- or not we could get much of a pasture here! There were seven of us and before he could answer cne farmor picked up a stick and begin to whiddle to the tune. "It can't be done." When he had finished Uncle Sam's agent said tha^ was what we Americans thought when we proposed to build the Panama Canal and if wc had not finished the job some other nation would. And after we had walked thru one of those piney woods discoursin the pros and cons of the issue he asked how rrany of us were willing to try it! Five said they would this fall. That looks good to me. The signs of the times are that in ten years from now these woods of ours will be rid of the under-brush and as green for eleven months of the year as any old Kentucky blue grr?ss pasture is now ? if we don't do it some one else will. Taught 52 years in one schoolhouse, so Yonkers woman has decided it is time to retire. ******* ******** * PORTRAIT GALLERY OF * ******* ******** We are giving our readers this morn ing the pictures of three Smiths who are now serving in the military ser vice of the United States. Two of these are brothers and both Mmed John. Their mother, who is a widow, writes: "I have given all that I can for service ct the camps, except one boy fifteen years old, who is home with me. If he was old enough and the gov ernment needed him to win the war he would go too. What more could a mother sacrific than her sons! * * K OUR SOLDIER BOYS K * ? JOHN LEDGEL SMITH. John Ledgel Smith was born in In grams township 29 years apo. He is a son of Mrs. J. G. Smith. He entered the military service of the United States last Fa'l and went to Camp Jackson where he is a member of Co. E, 322 Infantry. His father is dead. JOHN ERNEST SMITH John Ernest Smith, brother of the young: man just mentioned, was born in Ingrams township 21 years ago last May. He enlisted in the service of his country July 23, 1916, and is now a member of Company C, 119th Infan try, at Camp Sevier, Greenville, S. C. DAVID F. SMITH David F. Smith is a son of Mr. D. C. Smith of Micro. He enlisted Novem ber 1, 1917, and went to Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was later sent to Camp Greenleaf at Fort Oglethorpe, where he is a member of Company 14, Field Hospital. He was in school at Buies Creek last year. A Merchant Wanted a Shoat. Recently a Johnston County mer chant who lived just far enough from town to say that he lived in the coun try decided to get a shoat that he might raise some moat for next year. He spoke to one of his country friends about the matter who agreed to supply him the shoat at twenty cents a pound gross. Something was said about the weight and his farmer friend said that the shoat would weigh a little over a hundred pounds. A few days later the shoat was de livered. It weighed two hundred find twenty pounds and brought $44. Now the merchant is wondering what his hog will be worth when it is grown and is fattened. MORE Y. M. C. A. MEN WANTED. The First Training School for Y. M. C. A. Army and Navy Workers to Open at Blue Ridge, March 23rd. (By Potter Moore.) Atlanta, Ga., March 19. ? On Satur day, March 23rd, the fir?t 1918 "Of ficers Training School" for Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. Secretaries will be opened at Blue Ridge Association, Black Mountain near Asheville, North Carolina, in the heart of the beauti ful Blue Ridge Mountains. It is plan ned to train 200 men for Red Trian gle service, either at home or over seas, in this first of a series of inten sive training courses offered by the National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christion Associations of the United States in the Southeast ern Department. R. H. King, Associate Executive Sec retary and Field Secretary for the Atlantic Coast States Division of the Southeastern Department, repre senting the Army and Navy Y. M. C. A. will be in charge of the training school. W. W. Alexander, head of the Southeastern Department Bureau of Personnel, is conducting the recruit ing campaign for Red Triangle Secre taries in the Southland, aided by com mittees in each of the seven states of the Department ? the Carolinas, Geo gia, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi. New York City national headquar ters announces that 43 new Red Triangle Secretaries are needed every 24 hours for war work here and overseas.. There are now approximate ly 4,5000 *Y' Secretaries in uniform; 3,000 manning the green-stained huts in American training camps, and 1, 5000 overseas, with 2000 more ready to sail. During the next six months 4, 500 overseas, with 2000 more ready and trained, 850 being the quota asked for from the Southeastern Depart ment. ROY ALL SCHOOL ELEVATION. The commencement exercises of Royall School (Elevation) will be held on Saturday, March 30th. The exer cises will begin at two o'clock and will include an address, songs, recitations, etc., and two games of basket ball in the afternoon. Beginning at eight thirty o'clock at night the concluding exercises will be held which will consist of songs, recitations, declamations, etc., by the larger pupils. The public is cordially invited to attend these exercises and we hope a large crowd will be present. A large crowd attended the mov ing picture entertainment on Thurs day night and enjoyed the pictures. We hope to see a large crowd out every time and that these pictures will be of benefit and pleasure to the whole community. War and Thrift Stamps are still be ing sold among pupils and patrons. We hope to have a big sale this week, the last week of our school. X. FLY SWATTING SEASON HERE. Screens the Best Precaution Against Flies. "Swat the fly by screening," is the text of a bulletin which the State Board of Health has just sent out. "Screening," acording to the bulletin, "accomplishes much greater results and at for less expense than any of the other various methods of anti-fly warfare. Of course cleaning up and staying so clean that flies will find no place in which to breed is ideal. While we should strives for the ideal we should also remember that some careless neighbor is likely to leave enough fly-breeding material around to stock the community with a supera bundance of flies. It is difficult to get ample protection from such neighbors except by screening and by swatting the stray flies that dodge in at open doors. Furthermore, screens also pro tect against mosquitoes andwhen prop erly made wil last for many years. "Extension screens," according to the Board, "are scarcely worthy of con sideration. They rarely fit, soon get out of shap, and often sere as a trap which tends to retain the flies in a room instead of excluding them. Good wire made-to-measure screens are best while ordinary mosquito netting fakes an excellent cheap screen. 'Traps are useful around stables, markets or where flies are numerous. Swatting is good so far as it goes, but it is a 'retail proposition,"' and is best limited to those flies that break through our first lines of defense, the screens. Manure, even if infected with fly eggs or larvae is rendered much less dangerous if spread out thinly on the surface of the ground and allowed to dry. "Finally, the fly danger can be great ly mitigated by having all out houses sanitary and by being vaccinated against typhoid." A wireless station, open to the pub lic, has been opened in Terra del Fuego. Brought Joy To An Aged Woman Long Years of Pain Made Her Life Miserable. A Venerable Grandmother is Restored to a Healthy Life of Activity and Rejoices. An aged lady of Durham, a grand mother past seventy-three, wants the public, and her friends in particular, to know how she recovered her health. This venerable woman, Mrs. Julia Sea well, living at 610 Rockboro, St., says: "I suffered for a long time with the worst form of indigestion which caus ed pains all through my body, which often kept me awake at night and caus ed me to walk the floor. Sleep was im possible and I was so nervous that I could not stand the slightest noise. I lost what little strength I had; every thing that I ate hurt me and I lost hope of ever being well again. / heard of the great work of Pcplac and I bought a bottle, and now I am cured at last, through this wonderful rem edy. Nervousness has left me, my ap petite has returned and I can eat any. thing that I want without indigestion. My sleep is good; I wake up refresh ed and strong, and it is pleasure to me to dress my daughter's children and get them off to school. I hope that any one who suffers the pain that I did will give Peplac a trial." Peplac has proved especially bene ficial to aged people. Its tonic proper ties appear to be exactly what is needed to stimulate the organs of aged and infirm persons. The merits of this great construc tive tonic will be gladly explained at Hood Brothers where it is recom mended and sold. (Adv.) SAVE THE QUARTERS and SEE THE DOLLARS GROW. BUY WAR-SAVINGS STAMPS! IMPORTANT NOTICE TO LADIES. We have an EARLY SPRING with UNUSUAL WARM WEATHER. Ladies buy summer hats EARLY and we sell them EVERY DAY with many orders ahead. We have a LARGE STOCK and MANY VARIETIES. MISS MABEL COFEENBERGER, with her charming disposi tion and extensive experience in the Millinery trade, has been retained by this firm, and will be at your service. NOW is the time to select your hat We have a LARGE QUANTITY of GINGHAMS and PERCALES bought BEFORE PRICES WENT UP. You will save money buy ing these. LARGE LINE of SILK SKIRTS and WAISTS, different colors and fine quality, just what you want, at BARGAIN PRICES. TO YOUNG MEN We have a fine line of SPRING SUITS, SLIPPERS and HATS, at MODERATE PRICES. See us before you buy. We can save you money. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, we have a large number of MEN'S and LADIES' SLIPPERS from LAST SEASON at LAST YEAR'S PRICES. COME ? see for yourself. We will be very glad to wait on you and show the best stock we ever had. Yours to serve, J. W. Sanders & Company FOUR OAKS, N. C. ! ? Stores and Residence For Sale at Public Auction On Saturday, March 30, at 2 o'clock in front of the D. T. Worley Company's old grocery stand, 1 will sell to the highest bidder, 1 two-story brick store and one small store wood building, now occupied by Charley M. Millard, near the Selma Cotton Mills, and 1 4-room resi dence. New building near D.H.Ferrell's residence j Terms made known on day of Sale J. H. WORLEY Selma, N. C. Tanlac Gets Right at the Root of the Trouble by Removing the Cause It is a powerful reconstructive tonic and contains cer tain ingredients which purify the blood and renovate the entire system. In fact there is not a single portion of the body that is not benefited by the healthful action of Tan lac. Thousands, everywhere, have tried it and testified to its remarkable powers, and those who once use it invaria bly buy it over and over again and tell their friends of the splendid results thy have derived from its use. You, too can be helped by TANLAC Sold and recommended by HOOD BROS., Smithfield, N. C. PEACOCK DRUG CO., Benson, N. C.