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Vol 2. No. 10
ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, FEBRUARY 6, 1919;
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I.IAJ0R CASUALTIES 56,592
; Of These 39,158 Are Listed as Killed or Died of Wounds,
And These May Be Largely,: Added to When The
10,000 Now Unaccounted For Are Tabulated.
! An official table of the major battle casualties of the American
forces in France was made public J by . General . March' Saturday,
they show that fully 10,000 men still remain unaccounted tornearly
' three months after thending of hostilities, i The deaths, missing
s and known prisoners are tabulated up to Jan. 30th, for each of the
30 combatant divisions. The total is 56,592, of whom 17,434 cjassi
fled as missing or captured, l .' An appended Statement shows that
' only 29 American military prisoners were believed to be in Ger
many on Jan. 8th, and that 4,800 prispners had been checked up
, as returned and 118 died in captivity. ' 1
To the above list must be added 1,551 from the marine brigade.
' ' ' -The 30th and 81st divisions are of especial interest to our Rich-
mohd county people. - And so we give here a ; statement of killed,
; died,1 missing and prisoners of each of these divisions; and further
- down is a summary of each of the 30 cdmbatant divisions: ,
. ' Thirtieth DiviiiiHii , '
Thirtieth Division, Tennessee, North Carolina. South Carolina and District of
Columbia troops: ' ' . '
Number Killed Dead' Missing prisoners iotai
- lir ..MJ-U 247 ' 80 , f Si-,- . . 0 . 388
118 ' 179 , 97 52- 0 328
' 119 i 283 ' 91 , - ,57 " 22 453
m lJ..:'.,.-. 311 '. ' h 98 , . ' 66 I . 0 475
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QUARANTINE LIFTED
Flu Conditions Over (County
. Much , Improved, Schools
And Picture Show Allow
ed to Fteopen.
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EIGHTY-FIRST DIVISION.
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The flu conditions over the
county are very much improved.
Not a single case has occurred in
Rockingham this week.
The Eoard of Health met last
Saturday night " and passed an
order permitting churches to re
open throughout the county on
Sunday, Feb. 2nd, and schools to
reopen Monday, Feb. 10th. vThe
local picture show will be allowed
to resume operation Saturday,
tea otn, out witn the proviso
that no person under sixteen
years of age will be allowed ; to
enter, under penalty of the show
being closed. The responsibility
is upon the picture show to obey
this order and Keep children un
der 16, out. v
The deaths throughout the
county the" past week have been
less than for any week since last
fall, only 4 dying from effects of
flu.; This brings the total to 156
for the county since the epidemic
started in October.
The Rockingham schools,
white and colored, will begin
next Monday.
BLUE TRIANGLE
Campaign to Raise Funds for
v Y W, C A. Began Today
and Ends Feb. 17th. Rich
, mond County Asked to
Raise $150.
Eighty-first Division, South Carolina, North Carolina and Florida troops:
Number
321 ..
,322 ..
323 ..
324 ..
Killed
43
61
19
41
Infutry.
Dead
25
13
12
12
Missing
6
27
3
14
Prisoners
0
1
0
' 1
Total
74
102
34
68
MackiM Gib.
DEATHS
J
r The Young Women's Christian
Association has most earnestly
at heart the welfare of the young
women, and now that the war is
over, hundreds of them are being
turned out of jobs in Washington
and other large cities. Tnese
girls must be looked after, and
precautions and safeguards
thrown around them. The State
organization needs $14,851 to car
ry on this work. A canvass is
being made throughout the State
to secure this amount,the canvass
beginning today and ending Feb.
17th.
Richmond county is asked to
contribute $150. The chairman
of this District (sirt counties) is
Mrs. W. C. Leak. She has ap
pointed Mrs. Frank W. Leak as
chairman for the county. The
chairmen for each township are
as follows:
. Marks Creek: Mrs. H. D. Hatch.
' Wolf Pit: Mrs. Wm. Crosland.
' Beaver Dam: Miss Todd Arm
istead. , l
Black Jack: Miss Irene Parsons.
Mineral Springs: Mrs. J.R.
Bennett. ,
Steele's: Mrs. John Capel.
,1 West Rockirigharii: Mrs. Porter,
COMMISSIONERS MEET
Routine Business by County
Commissioners Last Mon
day. Jurors ' Drawn ' ' for
Civil Term. Bill in t Legis
lature Regarding Court
house. T.;'K;:i rv.
316 2 2 1 . 0 5
317 2 , 3 0 0 5
318 5 1 7 0 13-
." ' Artillery. . ...
316 28 13 - 18 0 59
317 0 2 0 0 2
318 ............ 0 , 2 0 0 2
(' ' . Track Mortar.
306 '. ; 0 ' 0 0 0 0
306 2 I , 3 S 0 6
Total .......I. .203 86 . 79 - m, , 2 370
Division No, Killed . Died Missing ' Prisoners Totals
1 2.303 , 1.050 1,789 106 548
' '2 " 1,383 696 813 . 73 2,965
. 3 1.901 '589 873 254 3,617
n 4 i..... 1.500 618 817 51 2,986
' 5 970 ' 505 ' . 969 '60 ' 2,504
6 ...... 49 67 3-3 122
, 7 175 98 50 3 '326
' ,'26 ..".I-. 1,388 660 462 354 2,864
'.' 27 1,302 - 404 . 330 ,. . 158 2,194
58 LI... 1.544 '.553 . , 1.174 619 3,890
' 29 ...... 597 220 267. 33 1,117
'30 1,085 . ' 415 251 22 1,772
32 1.694 , 708 768 - , 43 3,213
33 ...... 632 " 261 249 29 ' 1,171
" 35 596 . 217 , . 808 112 1,733
- 36 '.- 358 116 , 393 2 869
. ..-37 658 !' 289 303 150
" 42 1.702 . . J723 , 440 85 - 2,950
' 97 U75 . 1 552 529 - 336 . 2,692
'!' 78 '915 339 ( ' 508 63 , 1,825
v,:?9 Y 880 .' 352' 1,142 15' 2,389
. ;" Bl' I 203 , ' 86 79 , 2 . , 370
, B2 '808 324 ' " - 271 189 1,592
' !88 ..!.'. . 20 33 .r , . 7 v , .6 . 66
' i ".89 -I.:- 838 427 256 4 1,525
90 ' 936 327 287, 35 1,585
''91 934 , 275 . 470 23 1,702
",92 109 ,50 . 47 5 211
.'93 ...... 372 - 105 - 8 4 -489
; Total 27,762 . 1U96 14,649 2,785 5692
Rockingbam (City.) d
. " Sandford S, Mills, died In R6ck-
ingham on Thursday night , of
last week of pneumonia-influenza,
and was buried in Eastside ceme
tery here. He was 28 years old,
and had come from another
county only recently. The Red
Cross attended to his wants
while sick, and assisted . in his
burial. His wife and child have
now recovered from the flu.
The county commissioners met
in regular session last Monday,
all five members present'' :' ; r
H. J. Rogers, Wolf Pit t'wship,
was released of tax on $700 over
valuation real estate.' il '
Shockley Peele was , allowed
$5.00 per quarter for support.
C. B. Powell was refunded poll
tax, 1918, being nonresident .-,
Richmond county's representa-
iye in the House, W. N. Everett,
will the last of this week or the
first of next week introduce a bill
that will remove all obstacles to
wards building a new courthouse;
in other words, the legal machin
ery will be provided by this Leg
islature, and the question , of
building will be up to the county
commissioners. The delay here
tofore in building a new court
house has been due to the . legal
difficulties in the way of building
on a dinerent site irom the
present courthouse.
The following jurors were
drawn for the civil term of court
that convenes March 17th:
Rockingbam Towmbip.
Leonard, three-months-old child
of Will McLaughlin, colored, died
in Rockingham township Feb.
2nd, supposedly of pneumonia
influenza. Claude, 10 1-2 months old child
of Mr. W. J. McCaskill, died
at Pee Dee No. 2t Tuesday night.
The little body was carried Wed
nesday to Savannah church, in
Anson county, for burial.
, Mitchell Ingram, year old child
of Willie Ingram, colored, died of
effects of influenza in Rocking
ham township Feb. 3rd. V
v . EUerbe School Bonds.
ivrSealeAbids were opened by the
Richmond County Board of Edu
cation here Monday for the sale
of the $8,000 Ellerbe school
bonds. John Neween & Co., of
Chicago, were the successful bid
ders. The bonds are 20-year
serial, six per cent. They sold
at par with accrued interest, plus
premium of $132, with the
bidding firm to furnish the blank
bonds. There were eight bids
opened Monday.
Hamlet
6000 people jammed the city
auditorium at Raleigh Monday
night to hear Billy Sunday,' the
famous evangelist, who left his
meeting at Richmond for a one
' night's service in Raleigh. Sev
eral thousand people were, mass
ed on th outside unable to find
room within:
Clyde Davis, former secretary
of the Sandhill Board of Trade
and editor at one time of the
Carthage News, died in New
York of pneumonia, following
influenza, Jan. 22nd. He was at
the time working on the World's
work; the remains were interred
in Kansas.
G. W. Cole died of pneumonia
influenza in Hamlet last Friday
morning; burial there , Saturday.
Fie was about 45 years old. One
of his children died of flu Jan.
17th.
Trosie Ingram, colored, aged
10 years, died in Hamlet Feb 4th
of blood poison. The child stuck
a splinter under her tongue about
a month agot but it was thought
it had been entirely extracted.
However, a small particle must
have remained, as the tonrr
became infected and death result
ed from blood poisoning.
Marriage Licenses.
Jan. 30th, license to Mr. Morde
cai Lee Altaian and Miss Helen
Glenn TownsendV' of EUerbe.
Ceremony performed by Rev. B.
F. Watson at Pee Dee parsonage
Feb. 4th. 1
Feb. 1st, license to Will Buie
and Nannie Poole, colored.
- Feb. 6th, license : to Willie
Goodwin and Bessie Thompson,
white, of Pee Dee mill village.
Readable Paper.
At first glance the reader may
imagine the paper is lull ot ad
vertisements this issue, but noi
so; there are a good many advts,
but then there are twelve pages.
And our news matter is divided
oyer these twelve pages to the
best advantage. The advts con
tain, interesting matter and we
suggest you read every page clear
through to the Hogwallow on
page eleven.
New Jailor.
Sheiff McDonald has appointed
Josh H. Bean, ofEntwistle, as
jailor, and Mr. Bean, wife land
two children are moving to the
jail today. Mr. J. B. Reynolds
and family are today moving to)
the Hinson house, to rear
Municipal Building.
5000 yards
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SPECIAL
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St:pbsGn-E3lk Go.
; WHITE SALE
Sale began this (Thursday)
morning, and closes Feb. 15.
two-page announcement
on pases three and four of
this issue. ' . -.
it; 590 Lb. Porker.
County Commissioner J. I. W.
Capel a few days ago killed a
Duroc hog ' that weighed . 590
pounds.'; He made 110 pounds tf
lard and 50 pounds M sausage
from this sizable porker.' .
He is going in strong for meat
this year, and expects to market
over 10kX) pounds of meat next
fall: He is long on turnips for
fattening. ' .z '
MBWatkins
A W McKay
A G Corpening
DRTbpmaa .
SPStogner
Coy Green
DR Pope . ;
HDLedbetter
G H Mauldin
Billy Watkins
Lonnie Stogner
SJMMikin
J C Doekery
I C C Cabel
v. ?'W S William'?.i. H
v F t Biggs. . ,
;JWMoGirt
Raiford Dawkins
? DF Warner r
J B Melton '' "';:'
J R Boykin '
A J Little ' .'' -R
R Vuncannon
J Wait Covington
IK
Reopens
Saturday.
The Star Picture Show will
reopen Saturday afternoon
at 2:30 with matinee Ad
mission 10 and 20c.
PROGRAM:
3rd episode "Fight for Mill
ions. :. '
'.Two hot comedies. ;
The building is thoroughly
-disinfected twice each day.
1
Copper Still.
Deputy collectors Morrison
and Shores brought in a 40-gal-lon
copper still, bagged about
three miles irom candor, m
Montgomery county, on Thurs
day of last week. 500 gallons o
beer were poured out
See pages seven and eight for
information of the White Sale
and Clearance Sale that began at
Stephenson-Belk's store this a. m.
FASHIONS and FABRICS
.-; ; ' . OF .
The Globe Tailoring
Company .. .
CINCINNATI
To be displayed by
GARNER & HINSON
Ftbruiy 13tfc to IS bclaiWt
J. T. Townsend
"Globe Man" in Charge
Woolens Shown in
Full Length Drapes
MONEY SAVED
In Our Christmas Savings Club is Practically
a clear
GAIN
because it represents a total made up of small amounts
, conserued weekly and placed on deposit instead of being
' spent in the many ways in which small change is usually
expended -'s ;-:-:,:.',il l nJ:
Become a member and it will be "just
like finding so much money" when you
get a check for : your entire savings
plus interest, just before Christmas
The First Deposit Makes You a Member
There Are No Other Reauirments '
No Fees No Fines - No'Extsas , ,
Save For Christmas. Save For Liberty Donds
and War Savings Stamps
: ', '-' .'..'-.f', ' .i;' ''-.i"'-' ' : .,' 1 V' -," 'i. "-.
Everybody Old or Young Invited to join 1 ' .
Have Everyone in the Family Become a Member
ENROLL NoW
THE RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
THE ONLY SAVINGS BANK In the County
ROCKINGHAM, N. C,
Capital $15,000.00 , - , Surplus $15,000X0
W. L, Parsons, President; William Entwistle, Vice President;
W. L. Scales, Cashier; Miss Octavia S. Scales, Asst. Cashier.
This Bank is open until 5 p.m. each SATURDAY.
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