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ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, AUGUST 8, 1918.
Richmond County
Soldiers
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Lt. F. B. Garrett's address now is
"Evacuation Hospital No. 7, American
Exp. Forces, France."
Maj. George Everett, of the 58th regu
lars, who went across three months ago,
is now doing important mathematical
work on a divisional staff.
Arthur Capell, of Co. F, 6th infantry,
writes home that his regiment passed in
review before General Pershing a few
weeks asto and it was presented with a
flag as being the best drilled regiment
overseas.
The fourth officers' training school, of
which G. G. Simpson is a member, was
two weeks ago transferred from Camp
Sevier to Carnp Gordon, due to the fact
that most of the instructors were sent
across in the 81st division.
Remember Spark's circus? It winters
at Salisbury, and just now is winding up
its tour through Wisconsin, and will then
start south. The circus has sent 42 of
its employees to the army, and so its
service flag carries 42 stars.
Mr. John Bryant, of Roberdel No. 2,
received a letter a few davs aeo from his
son, Jonn, Jr., in France requesting that
he draw out $50 from his savings account
and send him, as he intended marrying
across the seas. Mr: Bryant did as re
quested. Allison Page who several weeks ago
was reported as being wounded in action
in France, was instead killed in action.
Confirmation of his death was received
by his mother in Aberdeen this week.
His father, Capt. Prank Page, is also in
France, in railway maintenance work.
Walter Covington left Sunday for
Charleston to report for service at
the Naval Training Station. He was
enrolled at Wilmington a month ago and
has been at home here since then await
ing orders to report. He is in Co. 7, Sec.
2, 4th regiment, Naval Training Station.
Walter E. Warburton left Sunday for
training at the Naval Training Station at
Charleston. He is a son of D. S. War
burton, who came to this country from
England in 1879. Walter will not be 21
until October 13th, and yet felt he could
not longer remain out of the service.
For several years he was on the mechan
ical force of the old Post, but for the
past several years has been W. R.
Smith's job shop foreman.
He is in Co. G, Sec. 4, 4th regiment
Boykin Paschal, son of Mrs. J. W.
Leak, received his commission as second
lieutenant July 18th. He is seeing active
service in France, and a letter from him
written June 25th stated that he was
then on his way to the front line trenches.
A later letter written July 4th said he
had just returned from the front line,
feeling dirty and tired; but was ready to
return, rest or no rest. He says the men
have to "read" their shirts before going
to sleep; the cooties are unpleasant com
pany. He feels the front line is not so
dangerous as commonly supposed; a fel
low must think and act quickly and he
intends doing both.
He is in Co. I, 327th infantry.
The 316th field artillery of the 81st di
vision, which is now probably enroute
across the water, has quite a number of
Richmond countv bovs: Robert Stansill,
David Easterling, John C. McDonald and
several others. McDonald is a son of
County Commissioner Neill D. McDonald
and was sent to Camp Jackson last Sept
ember in the very increment. He has
hppn at Camp Jackson ever since
in the f. a. McDonald's captain is Bob
Winston, a young lawyer, of Raleigh.
Winston, by the way, is a ten-second
man -but his sDeed can be counted on
to carrv him towards the enemy rather
than away.
Lt. Carl W. Smith spent Saturday and
Sundav with his father here. Carl is In
the 4th Replacement regiment at Camp
Gordon, near Atlanta. He is anxious to
be sent across, but of course has no idea
when that will be.
His father, ex-sheriff J. M. Smith, is in
better health just now. The sheriff was
sick for nine weeks with something like
indigestion, and as soon as able went to
visit his daughter at Greenville, where
he spent a month: he returned home
three weeks ago, and once more pleas'
antly greets his friends on the streets,
his "eves" beinit his faithful servitor,
Charlie. Mr. Smith was sheriff of Rich
mond county for 14 years, from 1882 to
1898, with one term omitted. He was
also editor of the old Anglo-Saxon many
years ago, and he and Billy Covington
established the Piedmont Dispatch three
veara aeo. which later was sold to Charles
Russell and in turn sold to I. S. London
who consolidated it with the Post into
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the present "Post-Dispatch.'
Dr. F. J. Garrett received a card Mon
day stating that Grady Garrett had ar
rived safely over yonder.
Starling Steadman Gibson, who was
sent to Camp Jackson Oct. 17, 1917, is
now at Camp Mills awaiting embarka
tion. He is in 316th F. A. Battery D.
William C. Mathis, who went in the
squad of six to Camp Hancock, Ga., July
22nd, is in Co. 6, Recruit Receiving Depot.
He writes the paper that he likes his new
life.and is determined to perform his duty
the very best he can.
A card was received by Mrs. C. M.
Hobbs Tuesday stating that her nephew,
Dr. J. M. Covington, of Wadesboro, had
arrived safely overseas. He is a Captain
in the California Base Hospital No. 35,
American Exp. Forces.
Another soldier-subscriber who has a
keen interest in the happenings back
home is R. B. Dawkins, who is in 1st
Company, 1st division, 156th Depot Brig
ade, Camp Jackson. Dawkins sent in a
year's subscription Saturday.
The Red Cross Canteen has received a
letter from Sergeant C. L. Baker, 710
West Race St., Seacey, Arkansas, stating
that in passing through Hamlet on a
troop train recently he found a purse
in the switch yards. The owner of same
by proper identification can get it.
Sergeant Ralph P. Mattox has arrived
safely overseas.a card to this effect reach
ing his aunt, Mrs. John S. Ledbetter,
Monday. Mattox attended school here
several years ago, and stayed with Mrs.
Ledbetter. He entered the service from
Savannah, and is in Battery F, 61st artil
lery C. A. C.
Cole Nichcls writes from Camp Mills
to send his paper over yonder, as he is
"gone from here." Writes that he is
happy on the way. He is in Co. C,324th
inft, 81st division. Cards will likely be
arriving in a few days stating that the
across. Richmond county has probably
125 to 150 men in this 81st division.
Sergeant L. W. Turner spent from
Monday to tonight with his father, W.
M. Turner, in Beaver Dam. Turner
lacked only two days of being without
the draft; he had to register June 5th,
1917, and he would have been ii June
7th. On July 28th he volunteered and
since Aueust 25th has been at Camp
Taylor, Ky, in the Quartermasters Corps.
lulian C. Burroughs' address is "Sani
tary Detachment, 316th F. A., 81st divis
ion, Camp Mills, N. Y." Or rather, that
was his address during the past few days.
Probably by now he has started across.
His address over yonder will be the same
as above, omitting Camp Mills and add
ing "American Fxp. Forces, France."
His wife is now in narione aoing
stenographic work for the Southern Ex
press Co.
Ozmer L. Henry, an attorney of Rock
ingham, was placed in Class 5 on account
of his eyesight. However, he determined
that this should not bar him trom doing
his bit; and so he signed up for Y. M. C.
A. work. For some months he has per
formed important work at "Y" headquar
ters in New York; and now he has applied
for a transfer to similar service in France.
He expects to be across within 30 days.
Dr. Jas. H. Ellerbe, a dentist of Rock
ingham, last fall put in his application
for admission into the dental reserve
corps; he received his commission Sept.
7th, 1917, but was anowea 10 continue
his nractice until called. This call was
received last Monday, a telegram from
Washington ordering him to report at
Camn lackson on or about August 10th.
Accordingly, Lt. Ellerbe will leave Rock
ingham Saturday for Jackson to do active
service for his uncle bamuei.
On Tulv 30 three limited service men
wenL tO Syracuse. N. 1. ilicoc Acre Win.
K. McNeill, Wm. F. Baldwin and Pet
Yates. A card from McNeill received
Wpdnesdav stated that they were in
camp near the New York State Fair
Grounds, and to the north and east could
he seen the Oneida Lake. He said they
were kept busy Aug. 4th with a pick and
shovel. His address is 4th Co, 7th Bat
talion, Syracuse Recruit Camp, Syracuse,
N. Y.
Lt. Nathan W. LeGrand was transfer
red from Camp Gordon Aug. 1st to Camp
Perrv. Ohio. "Small Arms firing scnooi,
Groug 73." He and a bunch of other
officers were carried in a special tram to
this firing school, for a special course ot
instruction. The camp is an hour's run
from Toledo. The range is covered with
a beautiful carpet of grass, a thousand
yards long and ends in Lake Erie, so that
when you shoot the bullets raise no dust
but hit the water instead. The beach
close bv is fine for bathing, a sandy bot
torn, and one can walk out a hundred
yards before the water is over your head,
Our "Soldier column last week gave
extracts from a letter from a Y. M. C A.
transport worker to a Richmond county
father, whose son had just been carried
across on this man's ship. In the letter
the secretary spoke of the hundreds of
wounded who from now on would doubt
less be brought back on each return voy
ace. and how acceptable cigarettes, can
dy and such things would be to these
wounded soldiers. No sooner did the
Rockinaham Red Cross Chapter hear of
this than a box containing $15 worth of
cigarettes was expressed to the secretary,
with instructions that they be given to
Melvin Lowe is also one of the boys on
his way across. He is in Co. A, 306th
Field Signal, B. N., 81st division, and
was one of the 12 sent to Camp Jackson
from this county last Sept. 8th.
Lt. Walter Scales came from Camp
Wadsworth last Saturday, and will re
turn to camp Sunday. He is in Co. G,
55th Pioneers, and for the past month
has done personnel work.
On the sixth column on this pac;e can
be seen the names ot the 31 white men
who left tonight for Camp Wadsworth.
Of the 31. 21 are the newly registered 21
year old boys. Also, note that Order
Number 1 and 153 are in the lot the
Alpha and Omega of the new registration.
W. N. Everett, Jr., (class 4) and John
Cole (over present draft age) have ap
plied for admission into an officers'
artillery training camp in Kentucky.
They went by Ford to Chapel Hill this
morning to consult the Professor of
Military Science in order to expedite
matters.
Capt. Will Gillespie, Co. I, 118th infan
try, 30th division, writes his sister, Mrs.
J. A. Harrington, that so far he is un
scathed. His last letter was written
July 18th. His division has been in the
recent heavy fighting, a fact that Will
Gillespie is sure to be glad of. lie was a
member of the National Guard fron
Cheraw and was one of those who fought
sand and tlies on the Mexican border
before going to France.
Sergeant W. L. Covington, Jr., came
Monday to see his parents and sisters;
he will return to Americus, Ga., Saturday,
where he is in the clerical dejiartment of
the 615th Aero Squadron, Aviation Gen
eral Supply Depot, having been transfer
red from San Antonio. Texas, two weeks
ago. William will be 25 Aug. 31st, and
signed up at Greensboro last Dec. 10th.
He spent Tuesday in Charlotte on busi
ness (?).
Stephen Steele, Jr., is not afraid of
vVi.Lwi". L.Ci'jial Vv't-wl.S lie V,tS lii l.iw
surf at Wrightsville Beach. Two young
girls nearby were caught by the
undertow and realizing their danger they
called for help. Stephen was near and
effected their rescue, but in doing so
sustained some cuts from barnacles sur
rounding the Seashore hotel pier-posts.
He is now in Battery E, 50th regt. Camp
Eustis, Va.
W. L. Parsons, Jr., sent the paper a
check for a year's subscription the first
of the week; he wants the paper to fol
low him. He is in Co. C, 324th infantry,
81st division, and by now is on the seas.
There are 10 Richmond county boys in
the company he is in, and he says they
are the very best men in the company
all cheerful, willing and determined to do
their part over there. He says they are
all looking forward to passes in Paris,
and later in Berlin.
Robert Waddell. a crack shot in the
Marines, was recently issued extra heavy
clothing; overcoat lined with fur, boots
lined, and thick gloves. 1 his, considered
with the announcement made by the
War Department last Sunday that the
United States and japan nad agreed to
send a small force of several thousand
men each, to Siberia to act as guard
dutv and a nucleus around which the
true Russian element might rally, causpF
one to conclude that perhaps our towns
man will shortly be, if not already, en
route across the Pacific to that land
where the "bear walks like a man."
A letter from Robert Stansill received
today stated that he was placed on board
a transport Monday ready to sail, wnen
at the last minute his Captain had he
and eleven athers of his company remov
ed ashore and placed in a detention hos
pital, for quarantine tor a weeK. it
seems that a memoer oi ine company
the day before had "flung a fit," and the
doctors thinking it might be a symptom
of meninjn' it xn to quaran
tine the twelve who were exposed to it.
Robert will be kept in quarantine for z
week, and then sent across, rejoining his
Batterv in France. As he was going on
board the transport Monday, a familiar
voice cplled, "Hey, Rube Stansill," and
looking up he saw Watt Parsons. So by
now Watt is on the nign seas.
When our country declared war last
year, we were woefully short of rifles and
ammunition, up until me very nrsr oi
this year the men in camps were drilled
with anything that could be picked up in
place of a gun. Many criticisms were
heard at alleged "inefficiency." But not
so now. We now know huge factories
had to be built, new models designed and
countless other steps taken before am
munition and guns on a quantity basis
could be produced.
And now the United States has passed
the two-billion mark in the manufacture
of small-arms ammunition. Since this
country entered the war, and up to July
19th, the total output of cartridges for
rifles, pistols, revolvers and machine
guns was 2,014,815,584! The daily aver
age output is 15,000,000. The total num
ber of rilles to date is 1,886,769, pistols
217,000, revolvers 169,367.
The production of the Browning ma
chine gun per week now averages 2500
light and 1200 heavy.
And the fine showing now being made
in gun manufacture is fully equalled by
the ship building plants. During June
the United States built more ship ton
nage than the German submarines de
stroyed. And each month will witness
an increase in shin building. Verily, our
munition and ship building plants have
struck their "pace.'
COMMISSIONERS MEET
County Commissioners in
Regular Session Last Mon
Day. J. C. Baldwin Elect
ed Road Supt. Two Sets
of Jurors drawn. No Dem
onstrator Elected. Settles
with Sheriff Baldwin.
The county commissioners met
last Monday, all five members
being present.
W. B. Covington, for 7 years
superintendent of the roads, hav
ing tendered his resignation, the
commissioners elected j. uuaia-
win as superintendent, at a salary
of $100 per month, and an allow
ance of $75 a month for expenses
Mr. Baldwin thereupon resigned
as chief of police of Rockingham
to accept the new position, and is
now in charge of the road work
of the county. The two county
chain gangs were last week con
solidated; there are 20 men on
the gang now, and 12 mules; a
Ford truck has been bought for
the work, and a deal is underway
for the purchase of a two-ton
truck. The force just now is in
camp near Colon Williams, and
is at work on the Williams-Hamlet
road.
The resignation of W. J. Isbell
as county demonstration agent
culturial teacher of the Catawba
County Farm Life School at Star
town, Oct. 1st. The commission
ers decided to make no selection
for the. present.
It was ordered that J. M. Dock
ery, J. C. Dockery et al be allow
ed $250 for repairing road
leading from West Rockingham
to the Steele's Mills-Zion road,
and for construction of bridge
thereon. Provided, the said par
ties shall pay one-half of main
tenance of said road and bridge
for three years.
The jurors for the civil term of
Superior court that convenes
Sept. 2nd, was drawn as follows:
A Arenson
W D McKoy
W F Hutchinson
J LeGrand Everett
W W Ellerbe
T M Whitlock
H S Ledbetter
David Watkins
J L Hutchinson
Furmon J McLeod
J W McKenzie
R P Nicholson
W H Purser
D D McKoy
A W Porter
H A Black
E G Payne
A D McLean
Callie L Stubbs
J T Lowe
I B Pittman
H H Bailey
The Jury tor the criminal term
that convenes Sept. 23rd was
drawn as follows:
D L Wicker
T L Maske
R L McKenzie
E D Whitlock
E D Baucom
E B Terry
Jaaies Clue
C J Terry
I W Webb
R C Cole
W K Diggs
L Carter
C S Howell
B W Dickerson
W B McKeiuie
L S Covington
N J McLaurin
W P Johnson
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Will pay you 4 per cen interest compounded quarterly. Capital $15,000,
W. L. PARSONS, President
THIS BANK IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK
J A Seago
Frank Blacker
D C McRae
J L Hawley
J C Huggins
E C Thomas
Alex Mcintosh
H L Phillips
Davis Haywood
E H Aycock
G B Goodwin
Lee Malloch
L C Sharpe
B C Ellerbe
C V Williams
F A Lackey
C H Morrow
R H Huntley
A special school tax election
will be held for Ellerbe School
District Saturday, Sept. 14th.
The full legal notice of this is on
page 7, with names of registrar
nd etc.
Settlement was made with the
Sheriff for taxes, as follows:
State taxes charged $16,292.73
State taxes collected $15,889.24
Insolvents, releases etc $403.49
County taxes charged $32,526.25
2,072.32
1,079.22
Total $36,307.79
County taxes collected $35,386.07
Insolvents, releases etc $921.72
Road taxes charged $36,318.44
Road taxes collected $35,403.82
Insolvents, releases etc $914.62
School taxes charged $30,259.10
School taxes collected $29,603.99
Insolvents, r.ikocs etc $655.11
Special school taxes chgd $13,994.68
Special school taxes colltd $13,614.58
Insolvents, releases etc $380.10
(Included in the "insolvents, releases etc"
are the Polls of all the boys that have
gone to the army, both white and col.)
DRAFT NEWS
41 White Men to Camp this
Call. Draft Ages to Be
Made 18-45. New Call for
31 Whites to Camp Jack
son Last Week in August.
Tuesday night ten white men
were sent on the 7:35 train to
Camp Hancock, Georgia. A pic
ture was taken before they left,
to be published next issue. Also,
the pictures made of the two
sets of colored men last week
will also be published next week.
The 10 who went Tuesday, Aug
ust 6th, were:
342 John Wesley Stutts
777 Pearl Watkins
877 SamT. Haywood
927 Jas. C.Craven
975 Stephen R. Thrower
993 Stephen J. Fesperman
1039 Frank McAskill
1066 Miles W. Graham
1168 Frank Auman Garrett
1200 China DeBerry
A new call has been issued for
3,738 colored men to go from this
State to Camp Greene during the
three-day period beginning Au
gust 22nd. Richmond county
must furnish 14, Anson 27, Stanly
30, Moore 11, Montgomery 12,
Scotland 29. The names of the
Richmond countv men will be
published next week.
Among those who have been
given honorable discharge from
camps recently, on physical
terrific Centura? all s here, Share It: ft 4
money in ike BinM-We will help you in
The Richmond County Savings
Rockin jnam, N. C.
The ONLY SAVINGS BANK in the
WILLIAM ENTWISTLE, Vice President
OCTAVIA S. SCALES, Astst Cashier.
grounds are:
John Wright, from Camp Grant;
Talmage Morrison, from Camp
Hancock; William Leak and Jerry
Grant, from Camp Taylor.
38 white men were ordered to
report here this afternoon at 3
o'clock. They were ordered to
report an hour earlier than here
tofore in order that doctors might
look them over. From this num
ber the following 31 were select
ed, and these will leave Rocking
ham tonight (Thursday, August
8th) on the 8:37 train for Camp
Wadsworth, Spartanburg:
1291 Wm. Claud Robinson
1421
1426
1631
1675
1820
1815
2209
2241
2301
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Clarence H. Hedgpeth
Henry Rainwaters
Neal Dockery Hicks
Arthur Baxter Green
Edwin J. Kelly
Lewis T. Nance
Jno. Robert Hines
Colon A. McFayden
Pleasant Long, Jr.
Homer F. Wilson
John L. Gibson
Claude B. McFayden
Willie C. McDonald
Joseph F. Hutchinson
Lauthie Jas. Mclnnis
Joseph B. Garner
Summie Richardson
Eli English
Jas. R. Misenheimer
Augustus M. Rankin
Lonnie P. Billingsley
T. B. Morgan
Jason Webster Dunn
James Fincher Thomas
Wm R Phillips
Claude Garrett Pankey
Bill Jones
Lester C. Lovin
Barney Sylvan Carriker
Dorsey Smith
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26
29
46
51
57
61
63
78
82
89
111
113
118
119
129
136
145
153
Draft Ages.
A bill was introduced in Con
gress last Monday changing the
draft ages from 21-31 to 18-45.
Congress will reconvene Aug.
19th, and it is certain that the law
will be speedily passed. The plan
is to have the new registration
on Sept. 5th, so that the draft
calls for October, November and
December can be met from the
new age limits. . lt is estimated
that 601,236 fighters will be se
cured between 32 and 45, and 1,
797,609 class one men from 18 to
21, making a total class one men
of 2,398,845 by means of the new
registration. The total number
to register will be about 13,000,-
000. The department will hold
back the boys of 18 and 19 to the
very last.
New Call.
The Department issued a new
call Wednesday for 4,500 white
N. C. men to Camp Jackson
during the five-day period begin
ning August 26th. When this
call is completed, the total num
ber of registrants called from this
State will exceed 50,000. Rich
mond county must furnish 31 on
this new call, Anson 49, Moore
39, Montgomery 68, Stanly 100,
Scotland 8.
more waya i
Bank
county
Surplus $15,000.
W. L. SCALES, Cashier
the wounded heroes.