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THE REVIEW COVERS RO CKINGHAM LIKE THE MO RNINQ DEW AND : SURROUNDING COUNTIES LIKE THE SUNSHINE ON A CLEAR DAY. JSlf V if - If If tyft) c "7 VeU XXXIII. NO. 3. , WE1D8VILH, H. C . FRIDAY, MARCH 12TH, 19201 ISSUED TUESDAY AND FRIDAY - - i i ' i CAUGHT JUST BEFORE GOING TO PRESS Knexville, Tenn., suffered a $100,- t0 Are Wednesday night, Gas rate In Danville has been raised from 90 cents to 91.20 per thousand. 'With only article X left the Sena tor are speeding compromise efforts. Seven persons are reported to have tan? e ber eye to fall out, was the har Stroyed the Ohio Epileptic Hospital at Gallipolis Tuesday. The West Virginia legislature rat ifies the suffrage amendment by one Vote. It begins to look as If the cause is won for American women. Atlanta Is entirely-without 'street car service. Carmen, granted a 15 per cent increase, refuse tc accept the arbitration board's award. Admiral Sims lays a severe charge on the navy department, declaring its dilatory policy cost 500.000 lives, wary ships and 15-billion dollars. Herbert Hoover says that his ambi tion is to remain a common citizen, but he believe he "like every citizen, , sbedd always be ready for service when really called upon." ; The West Virginia Democratic State convention endorses John W. Davis, ambassador to Great Britain, for the Democratic nomination for "President. ; . War savings stamps valued at $10, t)00, postage stamps to the amount of ?..000 and about $75 In cash were se cured by safe-blowers who blew open ' the safe of the Oxford postoffice early Tuesday and made their escape. SOMF. FLAVORS OF TAR, PITCH. TURPENTINE The Sanford hotel was destroyed by f5re Tuesday with a loss of $20,000. V H. Carter, postmaster jai Airy, has relsgned, and will move Greensboro where he will pracllce 'law . . : y- Senator Overman will make the keynote speech at the State Demo cratic convention early in Anril and will review the record of the national administration. Tar Heels Win Again. North Carolina won in the recent savings society contest waged with Virginia, according to figures just an nounced The contest was between the school supervisors of the two States. In all 177 new savings socie ties were organized. North Carolina was to organize two for every five organized by Virgina. The supervisors of the Old North State turned in a total of 67 as against 110 in Virginia; " North Carolina, therefore, winning by a margin of about 30 per cent. , : In a similar contest North Caro lina won from South Carolina earlier in the yean Methodists plan Unique Campaign. A conference of the presiding el ders of the W. N. C. Conference, and the executive board of the Children's Home, was held in Salisbury one day the past week to arrange tenta tive plans for raising a fund of $175, 000 for new buildings and equipment at the Children's Home at Winston Salem. The campaign is to be of a whirl-wind nature, covering the en tire Conference in a week's time, April 11-18, and in cash or its equiv lent. The Home is now crowded to Its capacity and the management has "been forced to turn away many worthy cases. The urgent needs call for quick relief. The action of the gentlemen representing the church is to give the relief required in the building of new dormitories, a chap el, a children's hospital, and other buildings, with adequate equipment for each. Publicity headquarters have been located in Charlotte, from wh!i is being prepared and sent out booklets, letters and appeals to ev ery pastorate in the Western North Carolina Conference. Gotta Take Pot Luck! First Irishman The rats at our piac are terrible. They're running; UJ oTer the place and they eat up i everything. Second Irishman 'Why don't you give them rat biscuit? First Irishman Rat biscuit noth ing. They'll eat what I've got or they can go to h . "Some Cow." A North Carolina farmer advertises tor sale: "A cow that gives five quarts of milk a day, also two grind-. stones, sickles bar, and side delivery , rake,- - A NEWSY LETTER FROM THE COUNTY CAPITAL James T. Smith, former clerk of Superior court, who is treasurer of the Imperial Trust & Savings Co., at Spray, plan to move his family to Spray in the spring. He haa sold his home here to Mrs. J. P. McMlchael and his store house to Garfield Wil son who conducts the Wentworth Mercantile Co. In the last few days there has been quite a demand for houses in Wentworth,-farmers near here desiring to avail themselves of the benefit of a school. - The several residents who ha'-e been ill with influe.n?v and pneumo nia, have recTeivd. J. J. Brown end Frank' Mitchell T.Ian to open a fancy grocery store here at an early date. Supt. Hickerson visited the head quarters of the State school system at Raleigh last week in the Interest of erecting a school house at Stone ville. His visit was successful. Wednesday of last week about 30 of the Wentworth Juniors went to the home of their late brother, John A. Hopper, near Wentworth, and cut and hauled enough wood for the family to last through the winter and cure the tobacco next fall. Such acts of kind ness are worthy of all remembrance. The Republicans have one woman on their State ticket Mrs. Mamie Settle Sharp She is the brilliant daughter of the late Judge Thomas Settle, and was born at "Mulberry Is land," the ancestral home of the Set tles, located on Dan river. Mrs. Sharp has the brains and poise of the Settles and, in addition, she is an at tractive speaker, and wit and elo quence please when she addresses a gathering. The Republican convention of the 5th Congress'onal convention has been called at meet at Durham Satur day, April 10, and Rockingham Re publicans at their late county con vention elected the following twenty delegates to attend: Clay M. Wilson, of Bethlehem: N. R. Reid, of Went worth r A, L. French and L. P. Mitch- ,Pr;p ,e tolM. Land, of Spray; D. Spencer,, tt. C. Face and J. L. Clayton, of Leaksvllle MaCk Cantrell, J. A. Pegram, T. Lytt Gardner and Geo. W. Baker, of Relds ville; Wm S. Fagg, of Stoneville; An drew Gibson, of Madison; Chas. Reid Joyce, of Mayodan; John Lemons, of Stokesdale; Wm. Wall, of Ruffln; Jo seph H. Holland. Jr.. of price, and Capas W. Waynick, of Mclver. , The delegation haa placed before it the unanimous endorsement of the last county convention of Attorney IT. j Leland" Stanford, of Stoneville, for the position of district delegate to I the Republican National convention, which meets at Chicago. 'Mr. Stanford's home county's dele gation will go to Durham with the question why shouldn't this active, joung Republican receive thfs coveted honor?. If not, why not? Among the number being discuss ed as the probable nominee of the convention for Congress is Martin F. Douglas, son of Judge Robert M. Douglas, who was much beloved by Rockingham people irrespective o f politics. Many of the Rockingham delegation are very fond of yonng Douglas. Oldest Living Man is Still a Scrapper A special from Lexington, Ky., says: John Shell, oldest living human being at 133 years, is able to take care of his own. Word" was received from Shell's home in Leslie county today that Shell returned home from a visit a few miles away to find his 35-year-old wife lying dead in the front yard of the home. He carried her into the house and notified her relatives. Geo. Chappell, 70-year-old father-in-law of Shell, without Shell's consent, took charge of Shell's young est son, aged 6 years, after the funer al, and started tothe Chappel home with him. Shell objected strenuously to this virtual kidnapping, but Chappell rode away with the child. Shell, who is the champion rifle shot of the moun tains, notwithstanding his great age, procured his flint-rock rifle, which he made himself over 100 years ago, and pursued Chappell and the child. Ov ertaking them he forced Chappell, at the gun's point, to yield up the boy. Shell then rode back home where he and the child are apparently happy together. Shell has gone through the winter In excellent health. Examples of Thriftinese. o Life insurance business not only In the United States, but especially In North Carolina, last year, broke all records. It Is said that the total Increase over that of 1918 will reach the enormous aggregate of ten bil lion dollars, a 66 per cent increase. Of this. North Carolina placed on the books $236,176,000, an Increase of 290 per cent THE MOVEMENTS OF THE PASSING THRONG Mrs. R. R. Mobley, of Danville, Va.f spent Wednesday in Reldsville. Mrs. E. H. Wrenn has been spend ing a few days with relatives In Greensboro. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Macklln, of Winston-Salem, spent Wednesday in Reldsville with relatives. Mrs. Lynn B. Williamson, of Bur lington, haa been a guest of Mrs. R. II. Tucker the past few days. Mrs. W. R. Talley, of Route 4, will leave Monday for Wi,80n to visit her daughter, Mrs. W. M. Mqnsees. Oscar Leath has returned from Greensboro where he spent several weeks under treatment at a hospital. Mrs. Florence Brooks is visiting her daughter, Miss Elizabeth Brooks, in Thoma8ville. The latter is quite 111, we regret to learn. NAME LOCAL POST FOR REIDS VILLE SOLDIERS A local post of the American Legion was organized here Tuesday eight when quite a number of former sty vice men met at the C. & A. hall and enrolled as members. D. F. Mayberry was chosen tempo rary chairman and P. H. Gwynn, Jr., temporary secretary. Permanent offi cers will be elected at a later meet, ins. The members voted to honor Relds ville's first killed in the late war by naming the1 organization "The Cole-man-CarrolI-Southard Post of the American Legion." Another meeting will be called as soon as the charter arrives. - WITH OUR SUBSCRIBERS P. D. Waynick, of Mclver, called in to see us Wednesday. ' W. D. Carter, of Route 2, paid this office a short call Wednesday. S. B. Alcorn, of Route 4, paid our sanctum a brief call Wednesday. W. P. Vaughn, of Route 5, gave The caUdnesdaPfJth L. Newnam, of Route 4, was a This groIplmteUnr A caller on Newspaper Row Wednesday. A. J. Dixon, of Monroeton, was a visitor at The Review office Tuesday. C. L. Dallas, of Route 4, paid the newspaper folks a brief call Tuesday. G. F. Sharp, of Wentworth Route 1, paid this office an appreciated visit Wednesday. 1 Robert Clack, of Route 3, paid The Review office an appreciated call on Wednesday." J. 6. , Neighbors of Ruffln Route 1. was a visitor at The Review office Wednesday. Ben Toler and son, Jasper, of Route 1, paid The Review office a pleasant call Tuesday. Harrison Hatchett, of Ruffln Route I, was among the visitors on Newspa per Row Tuesday. W, W. McAlister, of Route 5, was among the many callers on Newspa per Row Wednesday. Whit Fargis, of Benaja, was in town Wednesday and called by to see The Review force. J, B. Dye, of Ruffln Route 3, was in town Tuesday and remembered The Review in bis rounds. P. E. Wilson and daughter, Margar et, of near Wentworth, were pleasant callers at The Review office Wednes day. ' P. T. Page and son, Lee, of Mclver, were visitors at The Review office Wednesday. Lee Page, 13 years old, weighs nearly 200 pounds, and Mr. Page has a daughter 19 years of age who weighs 309 pounds. Luke McLuke Says We all like, to brag about our honesty. But how many men do you know of who would not rather be Rich than be Right. The half of the world that is dis satisfied with what it has can't un derstand why the other half Is dis satisfied with what it hasn't. One thing about this era of high wages and high prices la that a man can earn $10 with half the energy that it takes to borrow $2. If you want to hear words of ipralse, ask a barber hie opinion of a Bafety razor or ask a pants presser his opinion of a Highlander. Funny how the Losers in an all night poker game never get sleepy and chilly the way Winners do What a lot of pleasure the' aver age man gets out of the news that some - millionaire has stomach trou ble and can't enjoy his wealth! Another remarkable thing is how a woman can look pretty when you know darn well that she Isn't If a married man can't explain partisan1 compromise conference, was did with that fire-dollar bill he had last Monday his wife can visualize peroxide blondes, taxicaba and the ater parties. DISTRICT MEETING NOW IN SESSION The Rockingham County District training group of the Men and Mil lions Forward Movement of the Christian Chared will meet in Relds ville at the Christian church on Fri day. March 12th, at 10 a. m. Rev. W. L." Wells Is the chairman of the ' district directors of this train ing group and will be in charge of the training session. He will be as sisted for the laymen of this district by JM. Lambeth, of Reldsville, who is loy reader of the district, and by Mrs. H. Lee Truitt, of Summerfield, who Is leader of the women district. This meeting is to be primarily for training, though the first hours of the session will be given over to Inspira tlcnal addresses and to intercession for the sucess of the movement. There are included in this district the following churches: Happy Home, Howard's Chapel, Kallam's Grove, Mt. Bethel, New Hone, New Lebanon and Reldsville. The lay leaders of this district are Eddie Gunn, Reldsville; W. B. Madi son, Wentworth; Walter Washburn, Madison; D. L Cummings, Summei 5eld ; T. J. Simpson, Stokesdale; W. G. Sharp, Wentworth, and Wm. H. Smith, of Reldsville. The women leaders of this district are Mrs. Mary Powell, Ruffln; Mrs. Sollie Madison, Wentworth; Mrs. T. P. Kallam, Madison; Miss Ethel Frid dle, Stokesdale; Mrs. Sallie A. White, Stokesdale; Mrs. H. P. Moore, Madi son, and Mrs. C. W. Gerringer. Reids ville. ' The quotas on the churches of this district are: For Life Work Recruits, 7: for Tithers, 60; for additions to the church during Life Dedication Week, 60; and in money to be raised by an every member canvass during the week of April 18-25, $28,400.00, In addition to the laylead?rs and women leaders of this district there will be present in the training group a selected list of leading .workers in one of 35 others in the bounds of the Southern Christian Convention to be held .for a similar purpose. Following these district rallies the district di rectors will go to each local church where the actual work of setting up the campaign In all Its features will he perfected. "IS THERE NO PITY?" President Wilson says: There is one pitiful example which is in the hearts of all of us. I mean the example of Armenia. They are a Christian Deonle. helpless, at the mercy of the Turkish government, which thought it the service of God to destroy them. "But at this moment, my fellow cit izens, it is an ODen auestlon, whether the Armenian people will not, while we sit here and debate, be absolutely destroyed. When I think of words piled on words, of debate following debate, when these unspeakable things that can not be handled until the debate is over, are happening in these pitiful parts of the world, I wonder that men do not wake up to the moral responsibility of what they are doing. "Great populations are driven out upon a desert where there is no food and can be none, and they are compelled to die. Then men, women and children are thrown into a com mon grave, so imperfectly covered up that here and there is a pitiful arm stretched out to Heaven; but is there no pity in the world? When shall we awake to the moral responsibilities of this great occasion " Seventeen cents keeps one child one day; $60.00 keeps one child a year. ' Campaign in Reldsville March 14 to 22. - ... JAMES P, BURKE, Chairman. Richest Woman In the World. Mrs. Yone Suzuki is by far the richest woman In the Orient, and probably the richest in the world. It is estimated that she made close to $200,000,000 during the war. Her shins sail the seven seas, carrying goods of all kinds from her many fac tories, to all parts of the world. Among her interests are lead and cop per mines, flour mills, rice . planta tions, silks, alcohol manufacturer, tea and valuable goods. She has branch offices all over the world. Sneezed 8o Hard Out popped Eye. Sneezing with such violence as to cause her eye to fall out was the har rowing experience of Miss Marjorle Pryor, of Chester, Del. According to the hospital authorities, it is not an nrnal for the eye to be removed for some operations, but to have it forced cut by coughing or sneezing is unique in medical annals. MINISTERS OF RACES HOLD FINE MEETING "Our Mutual Problems" was the theme for discussion at the joint meeting of the white and colored min isters held Monday morning. Presi dent Johnson asked the colored minis ters to speak briefly but frankly. The points they brought out may be sum marized: Rev. Croom: Feeling between the races is good, but it could be better. Eetter feeling must come through the churches. Rev. Phelps: If we are to lead our people we must have mutual under standing. Sensible negroes do not want social equality, but recognition as men and women. J. A. McRae, principal of colored schools: Bigger church spirit than Christian spirit. Prejudice keeps race from getting facts it needs from white race. Only time he hears much about social equality is when he hears a speech. Rev. Brown: I have been preaching the religion of Jesus Christ as the solution of our problems. Three points seem to have been clearly established at the meeting: First, there is no negro problem. Second, there are many mutual prob lems; the problem of ignorance and prejudice, the problem of better living conditions, and the problem of getting men and women to believe and prac tice the teaching of the ' Master. Third, solutions He in the simple preaching of the gospel of love. Rev. W. J. Gordon, of Leaksvllle. Spray, presented the cause of Armen ian and Syrian Relief to the Associa t!on te v. J. P. Burke wn a chairman Reldsville, of the Relief Fund for .. The president and Rev. H. C. Sprln We and Rev. Fogleman were chosen to head a committee from, all the Reldsville. The census will be taken Sday afternoon, March 14. DVMSiPiE!eff RITY FARMINC , W. A. Graham, Commissioner of Agriculture of North Caroifno the Manufacturers Record as fol- The slogan of this department has always been to the farmers, "If you don't raise rations necessary for the operation of your department, you had better quit farming " This ad vice has been taken by our farmers, and while it required 50 years, from 1860 to 1910, to raise the corn crop1 of the State, 4,000,000 bushels, i. B., 30, 000,000 bushels in 1860 and 34,000, 000 bushels in 1910, yet the crop was ever 65,000,000 bushels in 1918. It is a little short this year both on ac count of the high water and drouth which we had last season. T will send you next week a copy of a bulletin which the department is just issuing, covering our opera tions for the past year. You will no tice that while North Carolina Btood twenty-second among the States In the value of its agricultural crops in H'10, it rose to fourth place last year, and is next to Illinois in rank. The people of North Carolina, espec ially the farmers, were never In as good condition as they are. at this time. They have more money, live better and have more comforts about them than ever heretofore. The only trouble is their great desire seems to be to spend the money which they have, but I am glad to say that many of them are Investing it in homes. What we need is a home-owning, self-supporting population, and this, I think, we are fast becoming. Speaking of Spring. How dear to my heart Are the scenes of my childhood. With the coming of spring i would roam in the wildwood. But, oh! how bitter Are the scenes as they pass. That bring back the memories Of sassafras. That "Production" Thing Again Colonel Link, the auctioneer of West Point, says that Wilk McWllk wants to buy a cow, but he wants one that will give five gallons of milk a day, as the twins and triplets have each got to have a gallon apiece. Exchange. Everyone has something for which they have no further need. Hun dreds of people may be needing the very article you have and do not need. A small ad in The Review will put you in touch with the parties who want what you have and do nei want If you want help, either male or fe male, or if yon desire a position The Review's "Business BaOderi" eoluzen will bring about the desired results. MADISON MAN WAS ROBBED BY CHUMS Two voung white men, Glb3ou and Sisk, were arrested in Madison on Tuesday and placed In Jail at Went worth on the charge of highway rob bery and assault on James Ai en. a white man living at Madison. It seems that Gibson and Sisk per suaded Allen to go with them to Randolph county to purchase some land they claimed they had an option on at a bargain price. Allen drew out about $3,000 in cash from hid bank and carried it with him. Gib son and Sisk persuaded Allen to let them carry a part of the money, about $1,700, for safekeeping. - - When the party was near Randle man, It is alleged, Gibson and Sisk fooled Allen into believing that the automobile in which they were riding was out of fix. After Allen got out and was on his knees investigating the breakage (?) one of the men struck at Allen's head with a heavy Btick. The lick caught him on his Bhoulder. Allen took to his heels and made his escape, several shots being fired at him as he was running down the road. Allen hired a horse and buggy from a farmer, made his way to Randle mr.n where he . Becured a car aad headed for home at once. His two as sailants also went back to Madison and were promptly arrested upon tbeir return. It is said that all but atout' $200 of Allen's money was re covered from the young men. They did not get any of the money Allen had on his person when the assault was made. DEATH RECORD DURING THE PAST FEW DATS George Nelson, aged 35, died Tues day morning at the home of his father at Stokesdale. Death resulted from apoplexy, Mr. Nelson having been stricken Sunday. He is survived by his wife and an eight-year-old daugh ter. Interment was in the Stokesdale ctmetery. -v;V ;,;.. ; K: The Infant daughter' of Mr. and,. Mrs. T. B. WebD died suddenly In A,' S. Price & Co's.- store Monday after noon. The baby was stricken with convulsions and died in a few min utes. The infant of Mr. and. Mrs. J. A. Walker, of New Bethel township, died Tuesday. R E. RANSON WILL ENGAGE IN INSURANCE WORK HERE . . . j tmmmmmi R. E. Ranson, manager of the branch office of the Southern Life and Trust Co., in this city, will In the neor future leave this office and go to Reldsville for the purpose of engag ing In general Insurance business for the Southern Life and Trust Co., in that city. This comes as a surprise and also a st rrow to the Greenville people. Mr, and Mrs. Ranson came to Greenville from Henderson last July. Since their arrival here they have won a hest of friends. Mr. Ranson, besides being manager1 of the Southern Life ard Trust Co., has also acted as ad visory secretary to the Greenville Chamber of Commerce, having for six years prior to hla coming here, acted as secretary of the Henderson Chamber of Comemrce. He is a far nighted man, and made many sugges tions to the chamber which have helped this city. Mrs. Ranson, short 1 after her arrival here, accepted position with the Greenville Graded Schools as a "story teller." All the children know her and have fallen la love with her. She has helped with the plays which the children have given this winter, and the informa tion which she has given to thera concerning the children of other countries will always remain with them. They have indeed been an addition to Greenville, and this city reluctant ly gives them up. Mr. Ranson goes to Reldsville, to accept a position, which is a promotion, and the people of this city wish him much succesi. He and Mrs. Ranson will certainly be missed, and Greenville's loss will be Reidsvllle's gain. Greenville Re Hector. English Rector Got a Raise. So struck were the congregation o a London church with an Illustration by the minister that they doubled hit stipend. The minister was preaching on the high cost of living and exhibiting basket with 48 eggs in It said: "This la what a predecessor of mine, got for a shilling 75 years ago." Next he showed another basket containing jtwo dozen eggs, "This, ha said, "the next minister purchased foe a shilling 35 years ago." "Today," he went on, "I get tTfl eggs for my shilling."
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