VOLUME 37. THE SMITH FI ELD HERALD, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1918 Number 92 SUGAR ALLOWANCE INCREASE!' Regulations Relative to the Purchase of Cereals With Flour Withdrawn. Four Pounds Sugar Per Person After December 5. Regulations requiring householders and bakers to purchase 20 per cent of substitutes with each purchase of wheat-flour were withdrawn today by the Food Administration, effective im mediately, says a Washington dis patch dated November 13. Increase in the beet sugar producing States and in the cane producing terri tory of Louisiana, of the household sugar allotments from three to four pounds monthly per capita was order ed by the food administration effective December 5, and at the same time public eating places in these sections will be permitted to increase their consumption from three to four pounds for every 90 meals served. For the remainder of the country, it was stated, the allotments of three pounds monthly per capita for house holds and three pounds per 90 meals for public eating places will be con tinued for the present at least. In crease for sugar producing States was granted because of lack of cargo space for overseas shipments. THE NEWS IN CLAYTON. Clayton, N. C.—“Victory.” such as the world has never known before. War is over and America victorious, not a single Clayton boy lost and only one W'ounded in this great struggle. This Thanksgiving we have so much to be thankful for and so much to look forward to. We trust it will not be long before they are home again, and then comes our day of rejoicing, and nothing will be too good for the brave lads who, through their efforts, have brought peace to this glad land of ours and defended their country’s flag unto the very end. Mr. C. B. Gill, of Raleigh, was in town Tuesday on business. Mr." A. B. Hollowell spent Wednes day in Raleigh on business. Mr. Duke Duncan, a private of Camp Jackson, is here on a five days’ furlough with his sister, Mrs. John S Barnes. Mr. Swade E. Barbour, of the U. S. Navy, stationed near Norfolk, spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. A. J. Barbour. Mr. and Mrs. Thurman Smith spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Barney Edgerton near Kenly. Mr. liume oreecn, oi i.amp jacKson. is here for five days with his mother and father. Mr. and Mrs. A. Creech. Mr. A. Sam White went to Wilson Monday, being called there by the death of his brother-in-law*, Mr Bovett. Mr. White returned Tuesday night. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith and children, of Selma, spent Sunday here with Mrs. J. D. Gulley. Dr. J. H. Austin came up from Four Oaks to spend the day with his fam ily, who are visiting Mrs. M. C. Gattis Mr. Carl Smith, of the Merchant Marine, near Norfolk, is here to spend two weeks with his parents. Mrs. Robert Boone is spending this week in Selma with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Barham. Mr. Lea Thomas, a student at A. and E. College, spent the past week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C M. Thomas. Mrs. Creech, of Selma, spent a few days this week with her daughter, Mrs. Pearl Wallace. Miss Carrie Austin, of Wildwood Farm, spent the past week-end here visiting friends. Our people were glad again on last Sunday morning to hear the church bells. Regular services morning an 1 evening at both churches. Each night this w’eek at 7 o’clock there is a ser vice of one hour at the Baptist church. Miss Lenora Keeter, en route to Kinston, to teach, stopped over and spent the week-end with Mrs. L. M. Edgerton. Mr. and Mrs. Julian Starling came up Sunday for a visit to relatives. Messrs. E. R. Gulley, D. H. McCul lers and W. H. McCu’lers went to Fayetteville today to attend the fair there. Mr. Sam Honeycutt, of Smithfield was in town today on business. Miss Nannie Lou Poole, of Mt. Moriah section, visited Miss Thelma Barbour a few days this week. Mrs. E. E. Murchison and little daughter Rebecca, of Sanford, are here on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. D. I Barbour. The Clayton Red Cross Chapter has been very busy today packing boxes for the boys over sea. Our entire town was grieved today to hear of the sudden accidental death of T?f>nhen Myatt. which occurred at i Swift Creek bridge near Smithfield, | when his car turned over and broke his neck. Remember the United War Work campaign. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED. Report of Meeting of Johnston County Red Cross. The monthly and annual meeting of the Johnston County Red Cross Chaper was held in Selma Thursdaj afternoon of last week. Representatives from Clayton, Four Oaks, Kenly, Selma and Smithfiel' branches were present. Reports from the various officers and chairmen showed that despite the epidemic of influenza, most of the branches had their allotments completed on time. The most important work of the month was the co-operative work with the Board of Health in fighting influ enza and nursing cases where it was needed. Soup kitchens were opened where needed, and volunteer nurses went from house to house to care for the patients. The Homo Seiwice work under the efficient leadership of Rev. J. G. John son was reported as having been ard uously pushed. His services have been given freely and at his own expense. His work entails travel over the coun ty from end to end, and in apprecia tion of what he has done and what he will do, a resolution was passed giving him $25 per month to cover the expense of the work. A resolution was also passed assess ■ ing each Red Cross branch in the county five cents per member per month for chapter expenses, the mon ey to be taken from the treasury of each branch. The secretary of each branch should make out a bill for thi assessment, have it signed by the chairman, sign it herself, present to the treasurer, who sends a check to the County Treasurer, Mr. F. K. Broadhurst. This should be done as early in the month as possible. After discussing other phases of the work which will be given public ity at the proper time, the annual elec • tion of officers took place. The re sult was as follows. Chairman, Prof. E. H. Moser, Selma. Vice-Chairman, Mr. E. L. Hinton, Clayton. Treasurer, Mr. F. K. Broadhurst Smithfield. Secretary, Mrs. B. B. Adams, Four Oaks Chairman Woman’s Work, Mrs. H P. Stevens, Smithfield. Supervisor Surgical Dressings, Mrs. B. A. Hocutt, Clayton. Supervisor Hospital Garments, Mrs. R. J. Noble, Selma. Supervisor General Supplies, Mrs. C. F. Darden, Kenly. Purchasing Agent, Mrs. W. H. Aus tin, Smithfield. Shipping Agent and Chief Clerk, Mr. J. D. Spiers, Smithfield. The chairmen for the main com mittees are: Extension, Mrs. Joe Darden, Kenly. Membership, Miss Evelyn Wilson, Wilson’s Mills. Publicity, Mrs. T. J. Lassiter, Smithfield. Finance, Judge F. H. Brooks, Smith field. Nursing Service, Mrs Arthur Griffin, Clayton. Canteen Service, Miss Margaret Etheredge, Selma. Junior Membership, Miss Beulah Bailey, Kenly. Home Service, Rev. J. G. Johnson. Smithfield. The next meeting will be held in Clayton on the second Tuesday after noon in December at three o’clock. Remember the United War Work Campaign. Rat Campaign Becomes Icreasingly Popular. The campaign for exterminating rats, inaugurated by the Agricultural Extension Service, is rapidly spread ing over the entire State. Many coun ties are offering prizes to the boys and girls killing the largest number of these destructive rodents. Boys and girls, both white and colored, in the agricultural clubs are now taking up the matter, and school children in many cities are also planning to enter the campaign. The week of November 18 to 23 has been designated as “rat killing” week, when the campaign will end with a final great effort during these six days. Owing to the tonnage made upon its tonnage for the transportation of Uni ted States troops, Great Britain has decided to increase the retail price of meat and reduce the ration of beef, lamb fresh pork or poultry, from one pound to three-quarters of a pound per capita weekly. Fortunately they have on hand a good stock of bacon and ham from this country, and this meat is at present unrationed. “Econ omy of every kind is so direct a con tribution to shipping resources that waste of any kind, or even failure to sacrifice when sacrifice can be made, is at best a thoughtless offense against national interests.”—British Food Controller. AT TIIE CAPITAL OF BANNER. Manage in Meadow—Mr. David Bar bour, of Elevation, Had Stroke of Paralysis—Local Items of Interest. Ber.son, N. C., Nov. 14.—Mrs. T. T. Lanier left the first of the week for several days’ visit to relatives in Chalybeate Springs. Mr. Edgar Johnson, of Oxford, spent Sunday here with his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Johnson. His wife and baby have been visiting here some time. Mr. Marion Raynor has moved his family to the residence on Main street recently vacated by Mr. Fonville. Rev. and Mrs. A. T. Lasister and children returned the first of the week from Cleveland township, where they visited relatives. Mr. R. I. Austin had the misfortune to sprain his back badly Monday while lifting a heavy piece of timber. He has since been confined to his home. Mr. Earl Fonville and family moved the first of the week to Durham coun ty, where he will carry the mail on a rural route. He has lived here sev eral years and has many friends. Mr. J .H. Godwin and other Benson ians left this morning for Fayette ville to attend the Cumberland County Fair. Mr. Godwin has a Farm Trac tor plow on demonstration at the fair. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Newton Grove, were here visiting re ■ cently. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and chil dren and Miss Ida Adams spent Mon day in Cary. Mr. R. F. Smith is spending a few days in Richmond, Va., this week on business matters. Mrs. S. T. Coats and daughter. Miss Alma Coats, and Miss Hilda Parrish, of Smithfield, were here Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eli Turlington. Mr. David Barbour, of Elevation township, was tricken with paralysis while at Fayetteville last week. He was taken home and his condition is very much improved at this time. Mr. L. B. Capps and family moved to the new bungalow on West Main street in our city. Mrs. H. W. Darden and Mr. H. B Giddens, of Clinton, are here for a few days’ visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Britt. Mr. J. Will Moore has moved his family to Benson. Mr. Moore has charge of and manages the Banner Gin plant this season. Some unknown party stole a bale of ginned cotton from the cotton com press of ,T. W. Wood here last Sun day and Monday night. The bale of cotton belonged to A. V. Norris. This is the second time that a raid has been made on cotton left at this gin plant this season. Mr. S. H. Washburn, of Lillington and Mrs. Arch McDavid, of Brookfie’d. Mo., spent a few' days here recently with relatives. Mr. Ivan Byrd, of Duke, was a vis itor to our city this week on business. Mrs. S. C. Pipkin, of Lillington, vis ited Mrs. J. E. Ligon several days re cently. Mesrs. J G. Greenthall and Willie Woodall spent Monday in Raleigh cel ebrating. Messrs. T. T. Lanier and Casper Jernigan and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pool were visitors to Smithfield Sunday. Mr. J. C. Stancil and Mr. and Mrs. N. L. Perkins, of Smithfield, were here Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Rose. Air. Almon Hood and Miss Vida Smith were married last night at the j home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Smith, in Meadow town ship. The ceremony was performed by Rev. G. W. Rollins, pastor of the Benson Baptist church. The young couple will make their home in Mead ow township. Rev. J. T. Stanford, who has been pastor of the Benson Methodist church for the past two years, will move with his family this month to their farm in Northampton county. They have made many friends while here who will regret to see them leave our town. Some one erected a huge banner j across Main street Wednesday night bearing the inscription, “A Republican Congress has abdicated the Kiser.” Thursday night some other artist painted on the same banner and un derneath the first inscription, “Said Congress has also lowered the price of cotton five cents a pound.” CASUALTIES MAY RUN TO ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND The officials at Washington esti mate that the total casualties of th■? American Expeditionary forces in the war may run to one hundred thousand including the men killed in action wounded, died of disease and from a!1 causes. Some of the missing may be accounted for when the prisoners are returned from Germany. Secretary Baker states that a considerable num ber of reported casualties have no. been given out yet, but that they will be released as rapidly as the newspa pers can handle them. THE NEWS IN BOON HILI Princeton Hold a Meeting Monday tNight and Raised $610 for the Uni ted War Work Campaign—Good Set of Teachers in Charge of School. Princeton, Nov. 13.—Miss Lena Woodard, from Sanford, is spending two days at home. Mrs. Lila Massey and children are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T L. Burton, this week. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Holt and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grantham went over to Wilson county Sunday and spent the day with Mr. Wiley Williamson. Mrs. Jesse Godwin from near Kenly, has been visiting her parents a few days. Mrs. Geo. F. Woodard and little daughter Virginia, are confined at home with the flu. Mr. John Woodard and family have gone to attend the funeral of his sis ter, Mrs. Hodge, near Kenly today. Mrs. Holly D. Wells has returned home after spending several days at Black Mountain visiting her son Frank, who moved to the mountain some months ago with the hope of regaining his health. At a meeting of the citizens Mon day night in the school building, six hundred and forty dol'ars was raised for the war work cause. Those inter ested in forwarding this work are having splendid success. They are at work and fully expect to raise the amount allotted to this section. Every one was most agreeably surprised at the success Monday night, because there wasn’t very many present at the meeting. Mr. Leslie D. Horne came home Sunday from Durham bringing hi? bride with him. This youthful coup’e, being about nineteen each, has made an early venture on the matrimonial sea. Mr. Arthur Johnson, of Eureka, was in town Sunday on his way to Buie’s Creek school. We are delighted with our graded school teachers. Each one is thor oughly competent for the work ta vhich she has been assigned, and pos sessing that most remarkable femi nine winning way, which displays wis dom and discretion in the school room. Miss Myrtle Nicholson, the superin tendent. has that determination and vim which is so essential for one ii. her position. There are yet many cases of the influenza in fh's school district, and this fact necessarily reduces the at tendance at school, and it is entirelv probable that for several weeks yet the attendance will be very small. Germany Feared Bolshevism. One of the dangers feared in Ger many is the power of Bolshevism, a festering sore which the Germans en - couraged to grow in revolution-ridden Russia. With the people all torn to pieces on account of the revo’ution in the Empire it is hard to tell what the outcome will be. The people for four years have lived in the hope of the great victories promised them by then autocratic leaders and now that the defeat has come, sudden and terrible, they are shocked beyond measure. They have endured hardships, and suf fering and hunger. Now they are ready for almost anything and only a strong and masterful leader among themselves will be able to save them from a fate worse than Russia’s. Allied Fleet in the Dardanelles. It is reported that the Allied fleets passed through the Straits of Darda nelles and anchored off Constantino pie Wednesday. BERLIN PROGRAM PROCLAIMED. Siege Raised, Censorship Abolished. Full IJberty For AH to Form Asso ciations—Direct Secret Suffrage. Berne, Nov. 14.—A dispatch receiv ed here from Berlin says the new gov ernment has published its program in a proclamation. The dispatch adds that the program enforces many mod ifications toward democracy and lib erty. economically and politically. The proclamation includes that the victims of the fighting during the past few days inside Greater Berlin sha’l be buried together in the ceme tery where the victims of the 1814 revolution were buried. The proclamation includes that the state of siege has been raised, that there is to be full liberty for all, even functionaries, to form associations; the censorshin including that on the- , atricals, is abolished; there are to be i freedom of speech and of ■writing,1 amnesty for political offenses, annul- j ment of the law of national auxiliary ] service, an eight-hour work day and universal direct secret suffrage, with proportional representation for both ; sexes above 20 years of age, for elec tions to all public bodies. FLOUR RULING AMENDED. A Family May Buy Six Founds For Ferson Without Having to Buy Cereals. Smithfield, Nov. 14, 1918. The rule of the Food Administra tion requiring the purchase of corn meal, corn flour or barley flour with wheat flour has been rescinded, and flour can now be purchased without cereal substitute, Merchants can se'l a family supply of six pounds per per son and not more than sixty days’ supply at a time. This, however, does not lessen the obligation of American citizens to continue to conserve wheat flour, for there are over two million persons in Europe in imminent danger of star vation