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ROCKINGHAM, N. C, APRIL 25, 1918.
$1.50 PER YEAR
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NEGROES TO MICHIGAN
40 More Drafted Colored
Men to Go to Camp Wayne,
Michigan, May 2nd. Other
Details of Other Entrain-
ments.
The local exemption will send
40 colored men to Camp Wayne,
Michigan, May 2nd. These men
must report here on Wednesday
afternoon, May 1st, at four o'clock
and will leave Rockingham Thurs
day morning at 7:30, May 2nd.
They will go by way of Richmond
and Cincinnati.andare scheduled
to reach camp in Michigan at
7:45 of the morning of May 4th.
The board is calling out 57 color
ed men to report here the 1st,
out of which number in their or
der number 40 will be selected.
The names appear further down.
As published in the Post-Dispatch
last issue, 12 white men
will go to Camp ' Jackson Friday
night, April 26th, on the 7:35
train; they will report at four to
the board. The paper published
17 names from which 12 will be
selected, last issue, but since then
five more white men have been
called to make the securing of 12
men certain; they are Alex Mon
roe and Benson H. Copeland, of
Rockingham, Walter Wood, of
Roberdel. Joseph F. Cook, of
Hamlet, and Samuel F. Jenkins,
of Norman.
On April 27th, at four o'clock,
69 colored men must report, 51
of these to leave on the 9:40 night
train for Camp Grant, Illinois, by
way of Atlanta, Nashville and
Chicago, arriving at camp at
5:30 of the afternoon of April
29th. Their names appeared in
this paper last week. .
On April 30th at four 31 color
ed men must report," of which
number 24 will be sent to Camp
Jackson. Columbia. S. C, on the
7:35 train. -
The 57 colored men to report
here May 1st, from which 40 wil
be selected for entrainment to
Camp Wayne, Michigan, May
2nd, at 7:30 a. m., are:
" 1474 Willie Whitmore Johnson
1478 JohnReeder
1482 Arthur DeBerry
1490 Willie Steele
1504 Thomas Little
1509 James Belton Nicholson
1531 William OUie Steele
1535 Marvin Ogburn
1538 IsiahLeak
1550 John Mclnnis
1579 Frazier Gregg
1583 Derious Covington
1609 Wiley Goole
1610 Charlie Ingram
1618 Walter DeBerry
1625
1628
1647
1654
1670
Lacy F. Tookes
Perry Spencer
Norman Seagrove
Zack McDonald
John Albert Crowder ;
1684 John LeGrand ; "
1687 Joseph F. Leak
1695 Street Edwards
1715 Turnie Chambers
1738 Bush Flowers .. ,
1751 William Adams
1752 Simon McSween
1754 Rufus Mobley
1767
1769
1781
1806
1807
Dennis Boone
Wiley Nicholson ,-
James Farily
Robert Townsend j .
John Bostick
1810
1811
1830
1843
1863
1866
, 1867
1884
1887
1901
1903
1904
James Patton
James Watkins
Ernest Heard
Hadley Goole
Isiah Boggan .
Long R. Nelson '
George Alexander .
Kay McKay
Hezekiah J. McKay
Walter McAskill
Fred Allen
Thomas Bostick
1916 Thomas J. Hadden
1917 John Hailey
. 1920 Will Williams
1922 Buck Sam Rose '
1948 Tom Allen
1953 Arthur L. Robinson
1955 Johnnie Thomas
1964 Milligan Gibson
.'981 Sherman Thomas -1985
Flowers Diggs
1997 Herbert Benton
2000 Willie Leak. .
Miss Fannie Hamer, a nurse at the
James Hospital a Hamlet, spent Sunday
: and Monday here with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Hamer. She had just re
turned from Washington where she car
Tied a patient from Pinehurst .
PRIMARY JUNE 1ST
rimary For Nomination of
Candidates from Each Par
ty to be Held June 1st Re
gistration, Candidates, and
other Information.
The date for the primary for
nomination of Democratic and
Republican candidates for the
Fall election will be held Satur
day, June 1st.
The registration books will be
opened April 25th, and will close
May 18th. The registrar must
be at the regular voting place
each Saturday during the regis
tration period, from 9 to sun
down, and at his regular place of
business during the other days,
or the purpose of registering
those who are not registered and
who may be eligible.
On May 15th all candidates for
county offices must file with the
Board of Election notice of their
party affiliation, office and pledge,
On May 22nd the law requires
all candidates to file with the
Clerk of Court a statement of ex
penses and contributions.
On June 1st the primary will
be held. :
On June 3rd the county can
vassers will meet
On June 7th candidates (wheth
er defeated or successful) must
fne supplemental statements of
expenses and contributions.
Should a second primary be
necessary, it will be neid tour
weeks after the first primary, on
June 29th. '
The Board of Elections of Rich
mond county consists ofW. R.
Jones, chairman, W. A. McDon
ald, secretary,and D. Hatch two
Democrats and one Republican.
The law requires candidates
for Sheriff, Clerk, Register and
House to pay an entrance fee of
$5 for the primary; Coroner, Sur
veyor, County Commissioners
and Board of Education members
$1.00 fee each.
The last Legislature past a law
requiring members of the County
Board of Education to be nomi
nated in the approaching primary,
by both parties, and the Legisla
ture will then elect
Remember, May 15th is the
latest day a person may become
candidate. He must have his
notice filed on or before that day
with the Board of Elections.
, The counties of Chatham and
Moore will furnish the two Sena
tors this year for this 22nd Dis
trict There are two candidates
in Chatham, W. P. Horton and F.
M. Farrell, and one in Moore, W.
H. McNeill.
Registrars and Judges of
Election.
Steeles Township Precinct No. 1. ,
T. B. Matheson, Registrar, Mangum.
W. A. Smith, Judge
Ed P.McLendonJudge "
" "" No. 2.
J. P. Hadley, Registrar, Covington.
W. S. Crump, Judge "
James Mclntyre, Judge "
Mineral Springs Township -Precinct No. 1.
O. G. Reynolds, Registrar, Ellerbe.
J. T. McLeod, Judge "
A D. Spivey, Judge "
No. 2.
K. F. Lowdermilk, Registrar, Norman.
M.T.Poole. Judge,
S. E. Cole, Judge, "
Black Jack Township.
J. W. Caple, Registrar, Ellerbe, R; F. D.
J. A. Parsons. Judge. " . ',. "
C. H. Robbins, Judge, " "
Beaver Dam Township-Precinct No. 1.
A. H. McDonaid, Registrar, Hoffman.
M. L. Morrison, Judge, 7 "
A. J. Butler, M M
No. 2.
W. M. Turner, Registrar, Rockingham, R. 3
Nelson Gibson, Judge, r, " , ."
W. A. McDonald, Judge, . "
Rockingham Township Precinct No. 1
Alex Mcintosh, Registrar, Roberdel. '"
, Eli Greene Saturday bought
a five-passeneer Paige from agent
Coney Steele, and yesterday F.S.
Hasty, of Roberdel No. 2. bought
a traded Chalmers from him. ; ,
Archie L. McNeill. Judge, "
John Ballard, Judge, "
No. 2.
J. T. West, Registrar, Rockingham.
A.P.Ffye, Judge, "
Raiford Terry, Judge , -
Wolf Pit Township Precinct No. 1.
E. L. Cox, Registrar, Rockingham.
Hughey McLean, Judge, "
W. Bullard, Judge.
No. 2.
Ben Covington, Registrar, R'ham R. F. D.
E. S. Sandford, Judge
Calvin Hammond, Judge " "
No. 3.
Jim McKenzie, Registrar, Cordova.
C. L. Yates, Judge,
R. J. Hasty, Judge "
No. 4. 1
E. H. Rogers, Registrar, Rockingham.
D. M Hay, Judge,
Perry Leviner, Judge, "
Marks Creek Township.
D. M. McNair, Registrar, Hamlet.
E. M. Love, Judge,
Hamilton Kelly. Judge,
"PICK"LEAK DEAD.
Prominent Farmer, Manufac
turer, and Beloved Citizen
Died This Morning at 5:20
James Pickett Leak died at his
home here this morning at 5:20
o'clock, and news of his death
will be read with sorrw by vast
numbers who were pleased to
know "Pick" Leak as their friend.
Mr. Leak was paralyzed in De
cember, 1912, since which time
ne was an invalid, and yet was
always bright, cheerful and radi
ated that sunshine that made his
companionship a source of happi
ness to those with whom he came
in contact. Last Saturday he be
came desperately ill, and grew
steadily worse until at four o'clock
this morning Doctors James, Led-
better and Webb decided to oper
ate in the hope of relieving the
intestinal obstruction. This prov
ed of no avail, and death resulted
at 5:20.
The funeral will be held . from
the residence Saturday morning
at eleven, and will be conducted
by Revs. J. H. Hall, G. F. Smith
and Bruce Benton. The inter
ment will be in New Eastside
cemetery, in adjoining lots where
his brother, the late W. C. Leak,
is buried.
Mr. Leak was born in August,
1861, and so was in his 57th year.
In November, 1898, he married
Miss Connie Dockery, and sur
viving this happy union are two
children, Pickett, Jr., and Con
cord.
He held large farming inter
ests, and was connected as an
officer and stockholder with var
ied industries. He was president
of the Leak, Wall & McRae Co.,
inc. a promoter and hrst presi
dent of the Rockinghsm Railroad,
director in the Bank of Pee Dee,
Robedel, Pee Dee and Midway
mills, and was one of the three
citizens who might be said to be
the "father" of a better system of
roads for Richmond county.
In the recent death of W. C
Leak, and now in the death of
Mr. James Pickett Leak, the
town and county have lost two
strong forces in their material
development, for they held
niche that was peculiarly their
own.
Your Acres Planted.
The Government is anxious to know
just how many acres in eacn county are
planted to cotton, how many to corn, etc.
To that end, the government is, asking
each list-taker to find out from every one
listing taxables beginning May 1st just
how many acres he or she has planted,
This is not done for the purpose of taxa
tion. but simply for the purpose of find'
ing out just what the acreage throughout
the country is for the various crops. So
when you go to the list-taker in May, be
sure to figure up before hand the number
of acres of the various crops , you have
planted.
Mrs. Baxter R. Yarborough and little
son, of Concord, are visiting her parents,
Dr and Mrs. h. Davis. ,,
Mrs. Z. V. Roberson returned Monday
night from a visit to her mother at
Oxford. She was accompanied home by
her sister. Miss Julia Koyster. -
A GREAT MEETING
$118,950 Raised in Mass
Meeting in Rockingham for
Liberty Bonds Last Sunday.
Splendid Address by May
or Frank McNinch, of
Charlotte. Total of $209,
100 Raised in County; the
Quota Was $152,400.
That was a great outpouring
of the people of Rockingham and
Richmond county that assembled
in the opera house here last Sun
day afternoon at three o'clock for
the patriotic mass meeting. The
opera house was filled, floor and
gallery, and the isles were block
ed. A conservative estimate
would place the number of those
unable to gain admission at 750;
others say fully 1000 were turned
away.
it was a great occasion, and a
great cause called them. The
purpose of the assembly was to
hear Mayor Frank R. McNinch,
of Charlotte, deliver an address
on behalf of the Third Liberty
Loan bonds. How well he
succeeded.this account will detail
further along.
Mr. W. L. Parsons presided.
Rev. Z.V. Roberson delivered the
invocation. The choir of one
hundred voices, from the various
thuihes sang "Onward Christian
Soldiers." Mr. W. N. Everett
then introduced the speaker of
the day, Mr. McNinch. At the
beginning, Mr. McNinch took
occasion to explain the absence
of Major Dupont, the French
officer who was scheduled to be
present He stated that Major
Dupont had fully intended com
ing, but on the day before had
sent him this laconic written
message, "Regrets. Am unable
for military reasons to leave
camp Saturday or Sunday."
This, said the speaker, was self-
explanatory, and the audience
could surmise the important mill
tary necessity that might have
detained him. But the absence
of the French officer was no dis
appointment after Mr. McNinch
once got started." His address
was the best regarding the war
that has so far been delivered
here. It was clear, forciful and
emphatic. No words were min
ced; he called upon our people to
show their colors. "You must
be for or against," said he. "There
is no middle of the road ground
The die is cast There can be no
peace but with the complete de
feat of Germany. The sooner
we wholeheartedly realize this,
the sooner all of America realiy
put their shoulders to the wheel
then and then only will the Ger
man Impend masters realize that
defeat for them is sure and cer
tain." He begged the people to
follow every behest of the Gov
ernment, to save and sacrifice,
At the conclusion of his address
Mr. Parsons, as chairman for the
Richmond county committee,
called for Liberty Loan subscrip
tions. Instantly T. C. Leak arose
and in the name of the Roberdel
mill subscribed for $25,000 in
bonds. No sooner was he seat
ed than W. B. Cole was on his
feet snbscribing $25,000 for
Steele's Mills and $25,000 for
Hannah Pickett, and $5,000 for
Mrs. Cole. And then Claude
Gore clamped the lid by pledging
the Great Falls mill for $15,000
and stating that if any of their
operatives desired to take bonds,
his mill would buy them and let
the orjeratives pay for them at
the rate of 25 cents per week!
This totaled $95,000 in less time
than it takes to read this; there'
upon subscription cards were
distributed over the audience, and
from them $23,950 was subscribed
making a total for the retina
$118,950, and sending Richmond
county well over the topi The
county's assessment is $152.400.
aud $90,150 had previously been
reported. This with the Sunday
amount makes a grand total so
far raised of $209,100 and the
efforts are not being relaxed, this
total will yet be considerably
swelled.
Much credit must be given the
splendid choir for the music af
forded during the meeting. Other
selections were the stirring
rench "Marseillaise," the belov
ed "Star Spangled Banner." "Keep
he Home Fires Burning," "God
old, Save and Keep Our Men,"
to tune of "America," and lastly
The Son of God Goes Forth to
War. '
It was a great meeting, and as
we have said at the outset a great
cause called our people together.
Inside Pages.
The Post-Dispatch earnestly
calls your attention this issue to
some especially timely and live
articles in the inside pages. Page
contains the Sheriffs tax
notices, and Hamlet Opera House
advt.
Page 3 has the Red Cross de
partment and social items; also
McNair's furniture advt. and
that of Dockery-McNair.
Page 6 has a column account
of a War Y. M. C. A. meeting
held Greensboro last week, at
tended from this phce by W. N.
Everett. Also, on this page can
be seen the announcement cards
of the various candidates for the
primary; the Star program, and
column sketch of the re
cent colored county commence
ment; also, a column of items
from over the State.
Page 9 has the program of the
recital to be given Saturday
night by the Rockingham Music
Club; this recital is to be free,
(Since this was put in type it has
been decided to postpone the
music recital until a later date.)
The Food Administration has a
timely item about the use of
flour. Coney Steele has a large
Hudson display.
Page 7 contains Scott's Phar
macy new advt and tells about
how sugar can be obtained this
summer for canning, and how a
Raleigh hotel man has a new
way of cooking potatoes. Page
8 has a strong appeal from Mr.
Hoover to the colored people to
save food.
These pages above enumerated
are wnat we call our inside
pages. Of course you will read
closely pages 1, 4, 5 and 10.
The paper has ten pages this
issue. Your best plan is to start
at the front and read "clean
through," or as we said last fall
Lt. Nathan W. Legrand's ad
dress now is "25th Co., 7thTrain
ing Battalion, 157thDepot Brigade
Camp Gordon, Ga" ;
Systematic Saying is a
TO SUCCESS
This Bank invites your
subscription
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OUR COUNTRY I In her intercourse with foreign
nations may she always be in the RIGHT; but Our
Country, right or wrong 1 V
"THEY WHO WISH TO PROSPER, MUST WORK
AND SAVE." Spendthrifts and idlers are similar!
A generation of them would bankrupt a nation. The
prosperous are the nation's strength. .
A Bank account here leads to a seat in prosperity s
cornel". Interest, 4 per cent paid, compounded quar
terly. Resources
The Richmond County Sayings Bank,
ROCKINGHAM, N. C. ;
ui our first issue, from kiver to
kiver." Incidentally, please take
notice of the fact that there are
.over 30 columns of pure reading
matter set before you.
Cotton Wild.
In the past two days cotton has drop
ped nearly three cents per pound. Wed
nesday May futures dropped 103 points,
and today May dropped 183! May closed
today at 26.04, and spots closed at 27.50.
April 4th, May closed at 34.50, with
spots at 36.00. April 11th May closed at
32.76, April 18th, May closed at 28.82,
while today, just one week later. May
closed at 26.04, with spots at 27.50.
YOUNG MAN
ELECTROCUTED
Paul Garris Touched 2,300
Volt Wire and Instantly
Killed.
A horrible accident occurred in
this city last Snnday morning
about 8:30 when Paul Steele Gar
ris was accidently electrocuted by
coming in contact with a live
wire. Death was instantaneous.
It seems that the wind storm
of Saturday night probably blew
several electric wires together,
causing them to burn apart. The
ends were on the wet ground
Sunday morning, when about 8:30
young Garris came from the
dwelling of his father, W. F.
Garris, near Great Falls mill, and
was CAciiViiiiiii Uiciit. TLc in
sulation must have been burned
to a greater extent than he had
thought; at any rate, he came in
contact with a live portion and
the 2,300 volts of electricity in
stantly snuffed out his life. The
wire burned his back, his hand
and a gash below his knee. A
bystrnder coming up removed
the wire from his body by means
of a stick. "
- The 'voltage used in the state
pen for electrocution purposes is
1800 and it requires several
shocks to kill. The voltage that
killed Garris was 2300.
The funeral was held Monday
at Bear Branch, conducted by
Rev. Mr. Patrick.
Garris was exactly 20 years
and four months old. His mother
died six weeks ago, and tor a
month or so he had been at work
near Peachland witn the West
ern Union linemen.
Miss Ruth Covington and Bennett Cov
ington, of Ellerbe, Rt, were in the city
Wednesday.
TUP PT r TUPATT1P
Friday April 26th.
One Day Only.
World -"The Adventures of a Boy
Scout" will be shown at this theatre for
fne day and wc want every father and
mother to come out to see this special
picture as we are going to put it on for
the benefit of the Rockingham scouts.
Admission 10 and 20c, matinee and night
at usual time.
Liberty Loan.
over quarter million aonars.