Buy Liberty Bonds in Every Home” Mcfalii VOLUME 37. SECTION ONE PAGES 1 TO 8. THE SMITHFIELD HERALD. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918. Number 80, SUBSCRIPTIONS TO FOURTH LOAN ARE COMING. Is Proving More Popular Than Either of the Other Three Loans. No Fig ures Available. Encouraging Re ports Are Coming from All Sections of the Country. Washington, Oct. 1.—Subscriptions to tht fourth Liberty Loan have been been more numerous and larger than at ■ this stage of any previous loan campaign. This was indicated today in telegrams received from all sec tions of the county. Actual totals in the campaign to raise $6,000,000,000 in three weeks were not available, but treasury officials believed that a re port could be obtained from every district by tomorrow night. “From the reports now at hand ” said a statement issued at loan head, quarters tonight, “it can safely be as serted that sales are moving much faster in the early days of this cam paign than they did during the third liberty loan drive. The twenty-four war exhibit trains moving through the country are given much of the credit for the enthusiasm of first days. Thousands of people daily are passing through these trains, reports said, and staying after the trains have gone to hear speeches and enter their subscriptions. From many districts today came reports that the throngs were so great they could not pass through the cars during the stay of the trains. In the New York district more than $2,000,000 worth of bonds were sold from the two trains yesterday. Thirty-two communities in the Cleveland district already have over subscribed their quotas and more tha^i $10,000,000 subscriptions have been officially reported to Washington. Subscriptions in New England for the first two days were $67,000,000, of which $45,000,000 came from Massa chusetts. The Pacific coast had sold $50,000,000 of bonds at the close of business last night reports from San Francisco said. Subscriptions from Hawaii on the opening day were $3,461,000. From Dallas tonight came this word, “Depression due to bad business conditions is giving way before a tidal wave of patriotism, and drought stricken districts are sending in very encouraging reports.” The Richmond and Atlanta districts report more subscriptions than could be tabulated. Negroes throughout the South are reported to be subscribing generously. Admiral Cowie, in charge of the na vy’s campaign, said tonight that an proximately $3,500,000 had been sub scribed by officers and men already. One battleship in European waters has furnished $113,000 in subscriptions and another $401,000, Admiral Sims cabled. LOWER JOHNSTON ITEMS. There will be a singing celebration at Poplar Grove school house Satur day, October 5. Several classes are expected to be there. The public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. B. B. Lee, of Selma, spent Sun day in this section with relatives. Mr. Fabian C. Lee left Saturday for Raleigh, where he entered the A. and E. College. Messrs. A. G. Johnson, Leon Wilson, Misses Viola Wilson, Hattie Wood and Lessie Lee attended the Primitive Baptist Association near Coats Satur day and Sunday. Miss Sybil Tart, who holds a posi tion with Mrs. George E. Prince, of Dunn, spent Saturday night and Sun day at home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Tart. Miss Katie Lee entered Benson High School Monday, as an art stu dent. Mr. T. J. Wilkes spent Sunday and Monday near Smithfield visiting friends. Quite a number of people in this section enjoyed an ice cream supper at Mr. Harold Morgan’s last Wednes day night. We regret to note the serious ill ness of Mrs. Oscar Johnson. The fourteen-months-old baby of Mrs. H. P. Johnson died Sunday, Sep tember 22 and was buried Monday at Stony Run cemetery. It had been sick several days with pneumonia. It was living with its grandpartnets, Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Tart, its mother having died about a year ago. The sympathy of the community is extend ed to the bereaved. SAM. Dunn, Route 2. Red Cross Meeting. The executive meeting of the John ston County Red Cross Chapter will he held in the graded school building in Selma, N. C.. on Tuesday afternoon at three o’clock. As this is the annual and monthly meeting combined it -'s very important that each branch send its executive delegation. M. C. WINSTON, Chairman MRS. B. B. ADAMS, Sec. RAILWAY WORKERS RAISE FLAG Items of Interest and Happenings Around Selma. Selma, N. C., Oct. 3.—The Liberty Loan drive is making some headway in and around Selma. The commit tee of ladies who are presenting the issue to the people are working faith fully ,and they do not expect to give up until the full quota is sold. Last Friday at six o’clock in the af ternoon the working men of the Southern yard in Selma showed them selves patriotic when a flag was rais ed as an expression of their patriot ism. Supt. E. H. Moser made a short talk on the Pprt the Working Man is Taking in This War. His talk struck a popuar chord and aroused a feeling of good will in the hearts of all who heard him. The flag was raised bv Julia Ashworth and Mabel Wilkinson, both daughters of railroad men, and two of the finest girls in Selma. Last Saturday was Rally Day at the Selma Mill Sunday-school. This is one of the livest Sunday-schools in the county. It has raised nearly a hundred dollars this summer for the relief of the Armenian children. How many Sunday-schools in the county have done better? Rev. R. R. Lanier has returned home after a stay out in the country con ducting protracted meetings. Mrs. Lanier's sister, Miss Stephens, has en tered school at Selma. Rev. C. K. Proctor is in Dunn this week conducting a revival meeting at the Dunn Methodist church. Miss Ruth White, a friend of Miss Virginia RodwelTs, spent Friday night with Miss Rodwell in Selma. The Selma graded school seems to be a good clearing house for teachers who desire clerical positions at fancy prices. A few weeks ago Miss Har low accepted a position at Washing ton, D. C., at a fabulous price when compared to a teacher’s salary. Now Miss Alma Lee Currin is offered a po sition in a bank in her home town at a salary more than double what she gets here. What can the school do? Let her go, of course. And work as the trustees are doing to get North Carolina to see that if she expects to keep her schools going at a respecta ble pace she must place the salary of a teacher on a living wage scale. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Moser spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Mo ser’s parents in Surry county. Mrs. Moser and the children are spending the week in Surry with her father. Eula May Edgerton spent Tuesday in Raleigh and Zilphia Fulghum spent the same day in Goldsboro. Shopping was the object of these young ladies’ visits to our neighboring towns. Selma still gets a view occasionally of her sanitary conditions. Regard less of these reviews Selma is put down by the State Health Department as one of the healthiest towns in the State. She is as free from contagious diseases, and has the lowest death rate of any town in the State. But there is one spot in Selma that looks decent and that is the school. Our school has borne critical in spection from cellar to garret, and passed muster. The next time you are in Selma go to the school building and ask the superintendent to take you around. You will see that the place where Selma is making her future cit izens is decent and kept clean. We have other redeeming features that you will hea rabout later on. The writer spent the last wek-end in a hill country thirty miles above Winston-Salem. He found the finest kind of patriotism in the township (not a town) where he visited. Prac tically every boy owns thrift and War Savings stamps. That little township with not a sign of a town anywhere near has long since over subscribed her quota of War Savings Stamps. It is thrilling to see these country people so wide awake to the war situation. Their boys are gone to war, to be sure. The folks back home are buy ing stamps to feed, clothe, and pay them. The home fires are burning in Shoals Township, Surry county. The reason, I think, is that the people can ne gotten together. They will go to i public place and then respond to the .alls of the nation. If we could get >ur people to come together at pub lic meetings we could get our allot ments of Liberty Bonds, W. S. S. and Red Cross funds raised more easily. These people that I have just told you ibout are country people. They have 10 town to depend upon to do their part. So every family has tried to bake its share of the burden. Can not ive wake up to the fact that every Family should take a share in the bur ien of war that is now on us ? Rev. S. A. Cotton to Speak at Wilson’s Mills. On next Sunday afternoon, October 3, at three o'clock ,Rev. S. A. Cotton vill speak at the Christian church in Wilson’s Mills, on the War Situation, rhe public is cordially invited to at tend. AT THE CAPITAL OF BANNER Heath of Mrs Nathan O'Neal at Hope well, Va. Marriage of Benson Young People. Death of Mrs. Kin nie Beasley. _ Beson, N. C., Oct. 3.—Mi*, and Mrs. R. C. Wells and children are spending several days in Wilson with relatives. Mr. John Smith has accepted a po sition with Mr. P. B. Johnson and be gun work the first of the week. Mr. J. M. Morgan, formerly of our city and who now lives in St. Paul’s, N. C., is spending a few days here this week. Mr. Eli Morgan, who is stationed in Norfolk, Va., in the U. S. Navy, is home for a few days’ furlough with his parents. Mr. Hunter Pool, who has bee* em ployed in the construct}©* of one of the government camps in Virginia for sometime, has been here this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. Q Pool. Mr. Jesse T. Morgan, who is a reg istered druggist at Lumberton* N. C., has been confined to his room for sev eral days with la grippe. His mother, Mrs. Jesse D. Morgan, is now with him. Among the boys who left the last of the week for Camp Hancock were Messrs. Claud Dixon, son of our townsman, Mr. Willie Dixon, and Ed Parker, son of Dr. G. E. Parker. Miss Ora Norris, daughter of Mr. A. V. Norris, and Mr. Zack Lee, who lives near Dunn, were married last Saturday afternoon. They will live near Dunn, in Harnett county. Mr. I. P. Robert, who has been em ployed at Newport News for several weeks, was home recently on a visit to relatives. Messrs. W. E. Thornton and P. P. Allen left yesterday for Lumbertoa, Robeson county, where they will spend a few days at their farm. Mrs. J. T. Stanford and little daughter Nellie Blanche Stanford, are spending several weeks with relatives in Northampton county. Mrs. Kennie Beasley, wife of Pri vate Kennie Beasley, who has been in the U. S. Army at Camp Sevier, died at her home a few miles below here last Saturday. She was a daughter efc Mr. Sam Young. She left surviving a little child three years of age. Mrs. L. E. Stevens, who has been in the hospital at Wilson for the past several weeks, returned home last night much improved. Mr. Alison Overby, his mother and sister, and Mrs. R. D. Overby, of An gier, were here this week to attend the burial of Mrs. Arthur O’Neal. Gene Tee, son of our townsman, Mr. •T. F. Lee, fell last Monday afternoon at the home of his parents here, and since that time has been unconscious. Little hope is entertained for his re covery. Mr. Rom J. Mocre, son of Mrs. Britt Moore, and Miss Alda Benson, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ben son, were married Monday morning at Dillon, S. C. They returned home Monday afternoon, and will reside with Mrs. Moore, who lives near here. The remains of Mrs. Arthur O’Neal, who died last Saturday at Hopewell, Va., reached here Tuesday afternoon and were buried in the city cemetery. Mrs. O’Neal was the daughter of Mr. J. G. Smith, of our town, and left sur viving four children, the youngest onl yabout two years of age. Mrs. O’Neal was about 29 years old and was a woman much beloved by the people who knew her. She was a member of the Baptist church and had lived here for several years before moving with her husband to Hopewell three years ago. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. G. W. Rollins. The Radcliff Chautauqua, which is being held here this week, is one of the most interesting attractions which comes to our town. It is espe cially highly entertaining and is be ing well attended, the large audito rium being well filled at each per formance. THE NEWS IN CLAYTON. Clayton, N. C., Oct. 2.—Miss Bar aara Gulley left Tuesday for Oxford "o take up work again after spending ;his week-end here with her parents. Miss Ruth Penny was here Monday 5n route to Raleigh to see her mofhe’% »vho is undergoing treatment at Rex Hospital. Mr. Max Barbour spent Sunday last n Durham visiting friends. Mr. Paul A. Wallace left Monday sight for New York to buy goods for ;he firm of Ashley Horne & Sons. Miss Lelah Duncan has accepted a aosition as saleslady with Mr. Charles Carroll. Mr. J. F. Hall has been going to Raleigh for several days this week, ,vhere he is undergoing treatment. Mr. Harvey Parker, of Selma, was :n town on business last Saturday norning. Miss Flossie Parrish returned home ast week from Elon College, where she has been visiting for some time, ilETTER SHOES TO COST LESS Maximum and Minimum Retail Prices to lie Fixed. War Industries Hoard and the Shoe Industry Enter Into Agreement. American people will soon be able to purchase shoes at fixed minimum and maximum retail prices, lower than those now prevailing and obtain at the same time shoes of better qual ity. This announcement was made today by the War Industries Board based on an agrement entered into with the shoe industry. Under the agreement shoes will be standardized as to quality and styles at prices ranging from $3 to $12 for men and women groups as folows: Class A, from $9 to 012; Class B G$ to $8.50, and Class C, $3 to $5.50; pro portionate prices for youths’ and children’s shoes have been fixed in each of the three classes. The board will check up on the quality of the shoes sold at each price by means of a class number stamped on it. Policing, officials explained, will be done by the various State councils of defense', and where the public is in doubt as to what quality it is getting according to the price schedule, complaint may be made and the cost of manufacture traced. While it is possible to purchase a shoe for $3 now, under the new sched ule, the shoe at that price will be of higher grade. Officials also said that it will be possible to buy better quality shoes throughout the three classes at less money than at present. Shoes now re tailing for as high as $20, they said, will retail for the maximum price of $12 and be of at least equal quality. Manufacturers, jobbers and retail ers subscribed to the agreement and retailers will be required to sign a pledge containing the new price scale and display it in their shops. Failure to do so will mean the cut ting off of supplies. The manufac turers’ pledge provides for standards of quality at the quoted prices.- — Washington dispatch, 2nd. America must literally feed the world during the war and at the same .tame prepare to rebuild the world’s food supplies wdien victory brings peace. Miss Lola Gulley spent the past week with her parents at Selma. Miss Gulley is a member of the faculty here. Miss Eugenia Thomas was here for the past week-end with her parents. Mrs. William McDowell, of Raleigh, visited Mrs. B. M. Robertson this week. Elliott McCullers, the young son of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. McCullers, who for more than a week has been at Rex Hospital, is very much improved. Elliott had a very severe case of ap pendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. McCullers were up to see him Sueday and ex pect him to return soon. Mr. Floyd Gower, a private at Camp Jackson, spent last Sunday here with his sister, Miss Norma Gower. Dr. W. J. Payne, who heretofore has had his office over the Clayton Bank, has recently moved to the office form erly occupied by Dr. V. M. Barnes over the Merchants Bank. Several of our people are attending the shows at Raleigh this week. Quite a number witnessed the parade of the tank company Monday night. Howard Gulley and McKiever Lan caster were entrained at Selma on Tuesday for Fort Thomas, Kentucky. They go from Local Board No. 2, lim ited men. Colonel Beddingfield was called and reported, but was not well at that time and was released for a while. Miss Josie Rand left Monday for Durham, where she holds a position. After only a few days’ illness Mrs. W. .1. Wright passed away at her home here Monday morning early. She was laid to rest in the new city cemetery Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Wright has lived here for a number of years and was loved by all who knew her. She leaves a husband and two very small children, besides quite a number of relatives and friends. It has been quite a time since the people in and around Clayton have witnessed so much sickness. Our phy sicians all have their hands full. How ever we hope that the patients will soon be well. Mr. W. R. Smith, of Selma, spent Sunday here, returning home in the afternoon accompanied by his wife aiyl children, who spent several days here with Mrs. J. D. Gulley. Mrs. E. M. Yelvington was stricken with paralysis last Saturday night. Sunday night she was carried to the hospital at Goldsboro. It is reported here today that she is some better. We iiope she will soon be well. Mr. John M. Hinton spent today in Raleigh on business. It is impossible to over-produce any line of essential food.—U. S. Food Administration. GOOD WOMAN PASSES AWAY. Death of Mrs. Ernest T. Mangum (Nee Miss Floy C. Johnson.) Benson, N. C., Sept. 30.—'The sad intelligence announcing the death of Mrs. Mangum, daughter of Mr. Esrom Johnson, and Columbia Ann Johnson, was received by the family Friday at 12:30 p. m. . Her untimely death came as a shock to her friends and loved ones. She died at G o’clock Friday morning, at her home in Union, Kentucky. She was married to Rev. Ernest T Man gum July 10, 1918, making only two months and seventeen days of young married life. Floy was 28 years of age, was a faithful and consistent member of the Misisonary Baptist church, at Four Oaks, N. C. A young woman of rare ability, One Christian character and a lovely disposition that endeared her to those that came in touch with her. She was sick only three weeks and all that a true and loving husband, klnd f,riends> Ph.vsicians and nurse could do for her could not restore to her the life we all loved so dearly. When we think of Floy as gone from us from the stage of action, from her usefulness—we wonder within ourselves, O, why should she be tak en, when it seems to us that her life work had reached the time and place that she had planned for so many years, just when she was so happy in her new life. Floy was striving to accomplish greater things for her Heavenly Fath er’ t0, c[)mPIet* her preparation in school that she might be prepared to do the greatest work possible to help her fellow man to live for God, but God saw best to take this sweet, un selfish spirit unto Himself. We cannot understand. This we know “that God doeth all things well for those that love and obey Him.” Her greatest pleasure in life was doing her duty and duty was a su preme pleasure—her first duty was to her God. We shall miss this sweet girl her Christian influence was a perfume of the rarest, shedding its fragrance . Those that knew her best loved her most; her beautiful, unselfish life should be an inspiration for us that ere left behind. May the bereaved ones only think of her as living the ™ , * ami (h;,t some day. we too, shall be called and when the summons comes to us, we can say as this sweet life, ‘I surrender all to Thee.” The casket, accompanied by her husband, his brother an dsister, reach , ^elma Sunday afternoon at 12-30 0 clock and was taken to her old home in the country near Smithfield. Her funeral was conducted out doors un der the shade of the big oak trees. Ihe day was a lovely, unclouded one. 1 he shadows, as they flitted, the birds as they sang, seemed to say she is gone. All nature seemed to be clothed >n solemnity; the quietude of the oc casion, the peace that reigned about us bespoke her beautiful life. The husband, father, brothers and sister now in humble submission to our Heavenly Father, may God comfort .he hearts of her dear husband, aged lather, brothers and sisters. Her brother, Paul E. Johnson, re sides with his father, Walton and Roy Johnson are somewhere in France. Her half brothers, John W. and David H. Sanders, of F our Oaks, and sister Mrs. E. F. Moore, Benson. The funeral services were beauti lully and impressively conducted by Rev. A. T. Lassiter, assited by Re''. G. W. Rollins, Benson, and Rev. S. A Cotton, of Smithfield. The pall bear ers were Dr. Utley, Dr. Stanly, Mr. R. C. Cannaday, Mr. Will Barber, Mr. Jones, Mr. J. C. Lassiter, and others. The following Scripture lessons wei read: Rev. 21:1-7; Psams 90:1-12; E< elesiastes 12th chapter. Remarks wei made based on the two passages < Scripture Rev. 14:13, “Blessed are tl dead which die in the Lord,” and Job 14:2: “In my Father’s house are mar mansions.” The choir sang softly and tenderl “Nearer my God to Thee,” and “Sha We Gather at the River.” Her r< mains were laid to rest beside her d< voted mother, who preceded her i. the grave eight years. The floral oi ferings were many and beautiful, large crowd of friends and relativ: were present to pay their last tribui of love and esteem to our departe loved one. A devoted sister, A LITE SANDERS MOORE. Benson, N. C. To Meet at Bethel Church. We are planning to have a meeting at Bethel Free Will Baptist church near Four Oaks next week and will meet Sunday evening. October 6, at 3 o’clock to see about it. We ask the people to come, one and all wh<? can and help to decide about hours of ser vice. D. C. JOHNSON, Pastor. INFLUENZA SHOWS SLIGHT DECREASE. Slightly More Than 13.000 New Cases Reported, However, Making More Than 100,000. More Than 7,000 tases Pneumonia Since Epidemic Began. Washington, Oct. 2.—While reports to. »y to the office „f the surgeon tht n ,e ary showed decreases in tht number of new cases of Spanish comH^t at army camP»> information was tLt r,’Ub'ic heaIth ^rvice snrL? fc he dlsease was rapidly tfon ;lm°akr the civilian P°pula tion over the country. 43T^,maIad/ba8 aPPeared now in 3 btates and the District of Columbia and besides New England it is epi demic m tidewater Virginia, South Carolina and other places. It was announced that the Red Cross war work council has appronri ated! $575,000 for expenses incident enza Th°rk m .<iombattin£ the influ onza The council soon will appeal for additional nursing personnel and TJS.de8irWK ^ serve have been asked to report to the nearest Red Cross chapter. Washington, Oct. 2.—For the first time since it became epidemic spread of Spanish influenza at army camns snowed a slight abatement during the 24 hours ending at noon today. New oases reported totalled slightly more than 111,000, a decrease of 1,000 from the number reported the day before. Pneumonia also showed a decrease with only 876 new cases and 271 deaths. Influenza cases at all camps now number more than 100.000 with 7,645 cases of pneumonia reported since the epidemic began and 2,148 deaths. Sixteen camps today reported new cases of influenza with the largest number at Camp Meade, Maryland, where 1,590 were reported. Camp Custer, Michigan, reported 1,404 new eases and Camps Pike, Arkansas, and 1 aylor, Kentucky, more than 1,000 each. < amps Lee, Virginia, and Grant, Ilinois, had more than 500 cases. There were 50 deaths at Camp Dix and 29 at Camp Devens, Massa chusetts. Influenza has spread to shipyards in New England and North Atlantic States to such an extent that Director General Schwab, of the emergency fleet corporation, today described the situation as “serious.” In the yards at Fore River, Mass., he said there wo re about 4,000 cases or 10 per cent of the workers. At the Hog Island yards approximately 8 per cent of the 40,000 men have been unable to re port for work this week on account of the disease. Like conditions exist in other yards in the two districts, Mr. Schwab said, but the disease has not spread to any great extent to ship yards in the South Atlantic, Gulf, Great Lakes and Pacific coast dis tricts. ANTIOCH NEWS. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Narron spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson near Oak Grove. Miss Emarna O’Neal visited Miss Gladie Narron Sunday. Mr. Millard Parker, who is in school at Middlesex, spent Saturday and Sunday with his parents. Mr. Orice Johnson left this morning for Middlesex, where he will be in school this fall. Mr. Turner Bailey, of Kenly, was in this section last Friday working up ear sales. As a result, Mr. H. H. Creech has a new Ford car. Mr. Bai ley recently sold Mr. W. R. O’Neal a Ford truck and has an order from Mr. W. R. Lewis for a truck. The Democratic township conven tion was held at Hare’s Store Satur day, September 22. The following were nominated for the various offices: Messrs. G. R. Whitley, J. W. Godwin and B. C. Strickland, magistrates; and M. C. Hinton constable. We have a splendid township ticket, and with these men on we are going to give the Republican ticket a black eye. Rev. A. A. Pippin recently closed a splendid revival at Antioch. Seven new members were added to the church. Brother Pippin was assisted in the meeting by Rev. W. G. Hall, of Zebulon, who preached a number of very able sermons. October 12 is O’Neal’s Township Fair day. Let each of us do what we can to make the fair a decided suc cess. So let every one attend, just as though it were the real State Fair. Re member the date and place, October 12, at Sandy Spring school house. REPORTER. Meeting at Burnell. A series of meetings will begin at Burnell Baptist church next Monday night, October 7, at 8 o’clock. Every body is cordially invited to attend. C. E. STEVENS, Pastor. i 11

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