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Vol 3. No. 24
ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, MAY 13, 1920.
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WADE WAIVES HEARING
Robert Wade, of High Point, Waives
Preliminary Hearing Wednesday and
is Bound to Superior Court Under
$1,000 Bond.
As stated in last week's Post
Dispatch, Dr. A. C. Everett on
Sunday, May 2nd, recovered his
Buick car that was stolen Feb.
6th, he finding it at a garage in
Gretfisboro. The car had been
brought to the garage by a man
named Scott Anthony for repairs.
Anthony lives between Greens
boro and Pleasant Garden, and
when questioned as to where he
got the car, stated that he got it
. from Robert Wade, of High
Point. Dr. Everett thereupon
had a warrant issued for Wade,
the burden then being upon
Wade to show just how HE came
into possession of the stolen
property. The warrant was
served upon Wade at High Point
the last of last week, and the
preliminary hearing set for yes
terday Wednesday at Rocking
ham before Squire Wm. Little
Steele.
Accordingly, Wade and his
attorney, Leonidas Williams, to
gether with Will Wade and M.
L. Burke, came front High Point
Wednesday morning, but instead
of going into a trial they waived
a hearing and put up a bond of
$1,000 for the appearance of Wade
at the July, term of ' criminal
court
Questioned by the representa
tive of the Poct-Dispatch, At
torney Williams stated that he
would be able to prove that Wade
bought the car in good faith from
another party, but that since they
were unable to get this party here
for the preliminary hearing Wed
nesday, they thought it best to
simply waive a hearing now and
clear the matter entirely at the
July term.
Representing the State was
Don Phillips, of the firm of
Phillips & Thomas.
The Post-Dispatch man also
interviewed Robert Wade. Mr.
Wade says he is 31 years old, is
married and has two children;
that he works for the Thompson
Chair Factory at High Point,
chiefly keeping up the cars of
the plant He says he swapped
a 1918 model Ford, together with
some boot, to a man for the, Buick
touring car some time in Febru
ary. Asked as to the name and
address of the man who traded
with him, he refused to answer,
saying that if the man's name
was published it might put him
on guard and prevent "securing
his testimony at' the trial in July.
As the reporter was talking to
Wade, Mr. Williams, his attorney,
called to Wade to "be careful and
not talk too much." Wade says
he traded the Buick to Scott
Anthony for a Buick roadster
and some boot; in neither case
would he say just how much boot
was received, or given. However,
that is immaterial. But he says
he will easily show at the trial in
July that he not only had nothing
to do with the theft of the car,
but that he was an innocent pur
chaser of same.
The State's contention is that
the car was stolen; that Wade
was in possession of it before its
sale to Anthony, and of course
the burden is upon Wade to show
just where and from whom he
secured the car. Should he do
this, the State would then go af
ter the man who -sold it to Wade;
if that man can show from whom
he got it the State would then go
after the tliird man. And so on
down the line until the finger
finally rests upon the thief. Ifc
might prove to be a sort of end
less chain, taking several trials to
unwind. But it is determined to
unwind it, no matter how tangled
the skein may be.
BONDS NOT SOLD
SUGAR
SPUD CAR COMING
HAMLET.
TO
Brings a Message to All Interested
Sweet Potatoes.
in
Though the sweet potato is still only
a jack; In the game compared to King
Cotton, he has attained the dignity of
traveling in a special car and is tour
Ing North Carolina to let 'em know
he's enlisted in the fight against the
boll weevil.
The sugar spud special will arrive
In Hamlet at 12:30 In the afternoon
of May 18th and leave Hamlet at 8:45
a. m. of May 19th. It will remain in
Laurinburg from 9:26 a. m. to 8:45
p. m. of May 19th. It will be In charge
of sweet potato experts from the N.
C. Division of Horticulture, State De
partment of Agriculture, who are co
operating with the Seaboard Air Line
and the Atlantic Coast Line railroads
In boosting sweet potatoes as a cash
crop m rotations with cotton and to
bacco.
A feature of the exhibits carried by
the- special car Is a model sweet po
tato storage house built to exact scale
according to government plans. Hous
es built by these plans will keep
sweet 'potatoes over a period of sev
eral months without loss and so per
mit a longer marketing period. Plans
will be furnished free toN persons who
want to build storage houses.
The exhibit also includes types of
containers; charts and pictures, and
examples of correct packing; and
other information concerning the
sweet potato industry which has al-
reaay proven; us value as a money
crop In other Southern States'.
Commissioners Met Wednesday to
Open Bids for $100,000 Bonds for
New Courthouse. All Bids Rejected
New Bids to be Received Jnne 7th.
' The County Commissioners
were in special session Wednes
day, all, five members being
present. The purpose of the
meeting was to open bids for the
$100,000 in bonds to be sold for
the new courthouse fund.
Five firms submitted bids, the
best bid amounting to $96,510.
The Commissioners rejected all
of them, and is advertising now
for new bids, these to be opened
at the regular meeting June 7th.
The firms submitting sealed
bids, and their amounts, were:
Prudden &Co., of Toledo, Ohio,
$94,850.
R. M. Grant & Co., New York.
$95,103.
Elston & Co., Chicago, $94,400.
Hanchet Bond Co., Chicago,
$96,510.
J. C. Mayer & Co., Cincinnati,,
$95,002.
The Hanchet bid was the best
received. All the firms sent
representatives here with the ex
ception of the Mayer firm.
JACKSON SPRINGS OPENING.
MORRISON IN '98.
As can be seen in the full page an
nouncement on page nine of this issue,
the formal opening of the Jackson
Springs Hotel for the summer season
takes place tomorrow, Friday, May
14th. And tomorrow night the Uriel
Davis orchestra will inaugurate the
regular summer dances there. In fact,
the Davis orchestra will have its'head
quarters at Jackson Springs for the
summer.
We invite your attention to this full
announcement (page 9) and ask that
you give Proprietor Ross your consid
eration.
TELEPHONE SERVICE.
A subscriber a few days ago sent
the Post-Dispatch a copy of the
"Richmond Headlight," of date of May
9th, 1902. In that old copy was a
..nglng article urging Cam Morrison
for Congress from this, the seventh
district. Singularly enough, Mr. Mor
rison's present opponent for governor,
Robert N. Page, was his opponent for
Congress 18 years ago, Mr. Page win
ning by a fraction of a vote.
The article is signed by "A Ninety
Eighter" and the reasons given for
Morrison's selection then are Just as
true today. The blight of Republican
fusion rule was still keenly in the
minds of the people of the negro-ridden
counties, and the people had not
forgotten the invaluable service ren
dered the white people by Cam Mor
rison in those days of '98 and 1900
that tried men's souls.
And so here is what this old "Ninety-
Eighter" had to say of Cam in 1902:
"By next November the Amend
ment will have gone into effect. New
and untried conditions will prevail.
The Democrats of the district want to
nominate a strong man. It is no time
for a weakling. We want to nominate
a man capable of canvassing the dis
trict with force and fervor, and a man
who is able to successfully meet any
man opposed to the principles of his
party.
We want a party man who has
ueipeu to ngnt its rormer battles: a
Democrat who has SEEN SERVICE;
who has pulled the plow and pulled it
well.
Such a man is Cameron Morrison.
Never as long as time shall last shall
we or our children's children forget
the trying days of 1898 when white
women were shoved from the side-
by burly negroes; when the
swamped in an ava
ballots; when negro
courts,
SUPERIOR COURT.
May term of Superior Court for trial
of civil cases will convene here May
24th, with Judge Thomas B. Finley
presiding. The calendar of cases can
be seen elsewhere in this issue. The
next term after the May 24th term
will begin June 14th, and this" also
is a civil term.
The jurors for May 24th term are:
Jas R Ewing C D Russell
H S Sheely E C Thomas
W E Robertson
W R Bethune
A S Cowan
Walter L Steele
Paul Smith
C C Taylor
W C Hicks
W F Grant
S O Bauserfeld
E M Smith
MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
L B Brady
M B Nicholson
WD McCoy
Charles Brady
W L Ussery
W B Martin
J O Ballard
E B O'Brien
WT Covington
J L Pankey
Excitement at Roberdel.
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Bank Statements.
On page seven can be seen the
bank statements, for the quarter
ending May 4th.
The combined statements of
the four banks at Rockingham
show total resources of $2,716,
041.69. The Ellerbe bank has
total of $284,753.16.
Speeding.
The following were pulled for
speeding in town last week: Os
car McDonald and John Smith,
each fined $5 and costs; andJ
James Hasty, let off with pay
ment of the costs.
The telephone young ladies of the
Rockingham Exchange entertained
their mothers, and a number of in
vited guests, in the rest room of the
Exchange Monday afternoon. Stream
ers of red and white radiated to the
four corners from the chandelier; Vic
trola music was enjoyed, and conver
sation ana "good fellowship'' com
bined to make everyone feel perfectly
at home. The speaker of the occasion
was Attorney Ozmer L. Henry, and as
usual with this gifted genUeman his
words were much enjoyed. Refresh
ments of cream and cake were then
served.
It is a matter of more than local
attention that the phone service here
at Rockingham is especially good. The
chief operator, Mrs. James Threadgild,
has been at the Exchange here for
the past eight years, and her unfailing
courtesy is known of all. Just now
the office is short two operators, and
tnis doubles the work heavily upon
the others; but despite this, and the
fact that one or two new operators
are being "broken in," the servico
continues on the high plane of , the
past. Miss Essie Clark, for ive years
operator at Laurinburg, is now with
the office here. The other members
of the "force" are Miss Johnsie Bog
gan, Miss Maude Phillips and Miss
Frances Dunn (relief). Miss Mary
Fields is Manager Rayle's stenographer.
walks
white vote was
lanche of black
magistrates presided in
and negro school committeemen had
a say-so over our white children's ed
ucation. BUT A MAN AROSE to the
occasion, 'mat man was CAM MOR
tuHUJN au glory and honor to hja
name. Shall we forget hit. heroism
and stalwart fight for our homes'? NO
a thousand times NO. Rally to Mor
rison, the man who led the White
Man's tight."
"A NINETY-EIGHTER,
TWO TO FEDERAL COURT.
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If your property
is destroyed by
wna
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t condition
yfm it leave
n
in :
Serious Thought
should be given
to this subject.
Then take it up
with us.
Insurance is inexpensive- The
protection it gives is great.
Ric
A.
aid Insurance
ming, Sec-Treat.
& Realty Company
Officen Hotel Building.
Sheriff McDonald and Deputy Rev
nolds last Friday arrested Sam Bald
win, colored, and Frank Thompson,
white, near Exway. The colored man
had in his oossession a three gallon
jug, in .whicu was two gallons of whis
key; hi was seen by the officers com
ing from Thompson's house with the
jug. He Admitted getting It from
Thompson, and so the officers search
ed the white man's house then, find
ing one quart and a barrel in which
beer had recently been mixed, and ar
rested him. Thompson admitted fur
nishing meal, molasses, etc., and mix
ing the beer, for a division of the
product, but would not tell who ac
tually made the -whiskey. Both men
waived a preliminary hearine. and
were bound under $200 bonds to Fed
eral Court which convenes in Laurin
burg the last of September. They
gave bonds through W. A. McDonald.
Charged with Gambling.
Local officers Sunday after
noon rounded up a crap rgame
in a house just south of Franklin
street, and nabbed ten colored
men. They vere given a hear
ing before the Mayor Tuesday
night, -and all but three released.
The seven released were Gene
Covington; Ben Wall, Berry
Stanback, Ches. Leak, Robert
LeGrand, Robert Allen, Harry
Ewing. The three bound over
to July 26th term of .Court were
Robert Worth, Love Davis and
Carl Smith. W. A. McDonald
furnished $100 bond for the last
two, each, and Stansill Coving
ton put up $100 bond for Robert
Worth.
Memorial bay.
As was most fitting, the mem
bers of the graduating class of
the Rockingham school last. Mon-
j day observed Memorial Day by
j visiting the graves of the various
Confederate veterans around the
j city and placing flowers thereon.
A detailed account of this will
appear next issue.
The steady blowing of the
whistle at Roberdel Mill No. 2
last night about midnight created
a deal of excitement at the vil
lage, and elsewhere, many think
ing a serious fire must be in pro
gress. As the colored watchman, Jim
Fletcher, was making his rounds
through the mill last night, he es
pied in the weave room two men.
Fletcher quickly ran to the
switch and threw on the lights,
and then, started after the in
traders. The men had their
shoes off, tied together and
swung around their necks and
wore crawling on the floor when
discovered. One managed to
get away, but Jim nabbed the
other; he leveled his pistol at the
man and tried to hold him this
way, but the man (whose name
is John Woodard) told the watch
man he. was going to run and he
could shoot if he wanted to.
Fletcher with commendable
presence of mind, laid aside the
weapon and grabbed Woodard,
at the same tirrie telling his son
to run and blow the factory
whistle so that help might come.
The son did as he was told, and
kept the whistle going for quite
a while. A crowd soon gathered
the Sheriff was phoned for and
Woodard brought to jail at Rock
ingham to await a .preliminary
hearing. The Sheriff found an
empty sack in the man's bosom,
and the supposition is that he
had entered the mill with the in
tention of getting cloth.
Woodard is now in jail here;
neisaooutie years old. u is
not known just who the other
man is, as Woodard remarked to
some,one that he "had rather
died than tell."
Hiram Johnson political advt
on page three.
Cotton Prices.
New York futures closed today
as follows: May 40.30, July 38.07,
Oct. 35.93, Dec. 35.00. Rocking
ham prices in upper left hand
corner this page.
TO BAPTIST CONVENTION.
The following from Rockingham left
Monday night for Washington City to
attend the Southern Baptist Conven
tion; they are stopping at the New
Willard: Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Benton
and Virginia Benton, Mr. and Mrs. V.
T. Cole and Ozmer L. Henry.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gore left
Wednesday night to attend the
Southern Baptist Convention at
Washington.
MONROE GAIN8 2.
The census figures for Monroe were
announced Saturday. They give the
Union County capital a gain of two
people ' since the 1910 census, the
present figures being 4,084 as compar
ed with 4,082 ten years ago.
Lumberton Gains 461.
Census for Lumberton an
nounced Tuesday gives that
town a population of 2,691, which
is an increase of 461, or 20.7 per
cent over the census of 1910.
Reidsville has 5,333, an increase
of 505, or 10,5 pei' cent.
O. P. (Bud) Henry was Tuesday
morning given a hearing before Squire
Steele on two charges. One was for
am assault on M. L. Pickleseimer with
a knife, and the other for being drunk
and disorderly. On the former charge
he was bound over to court under
$100 bond, and in the latter case he
was fined $5 and costs of $3.75. Inas
much as. at the April 6th term of court
Judge SThley had given Henry a coi
ditional sentences of 75 days on the
roads, commitment not to be made
during good behavior, it became nec
essary for commitment to be served
now that he had lapsed from good be
havior. Accordingly, he was placed
in the hands of the sheriff aftar the
magistrate's trial, and is now serving
his 75-day sentence on the' chain
gang.
Carl McQueen, white, was charged
by Roger Derby with stealing corn.
The matter was heard before Squire
Steel Saturday. Fred W. Bynum ap
pear for McQueen, and W. R. Jones
prosecuted for Derby. McQueen was
bound over to court under $200 bond,
which was given by W. A. McDonald.
For an assault on Walter Farmer,
child of A. H. Farmer, John Odom
was required to pay a fine of $5 and
costs of $8.45, by Squire Steele May
April 27th.
Four hoboes were sent to the chain
gang for 30 days each, by Squire
Steele Saturday morning. Thev were
found on the railroad trackt bezeine.
and gave their homes from various
States. The four are M. D. Creel
and' James King, white, and Henry
Ragan and Frank Banks, colored.
Squire Alfred Barrett Monday night
aired a case wherein Murrell Jenkins
was charged with an assault with a
knife upon Johnnie Baker. There
Were two cases, the other for an as
sault with a Bevo bottle upon Baker.
The two cases were combined. Ches
ley Sedberry represented Baker 1 J .'.
Fred W. Bynum appeared for Jenkins.
The magistrate found probable cause
and bound Jenkins over to July term
under $50 bond.
ROBERDEL VS. McCOLL.
Roberdel No. 2 team will play the fast
McColl team at Roberdel Saturday af
ternoon at 3:30. No admission; a free
will offering will be taken,
UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONS.
The University baseball team won
the State championship Monday by
defeating State A. & E. 6-2. Murray
and Lefty Wilson were opposing
moundsmen. Carolina secured 8 hits
and made no errors; A. & E., 4 hits,
and 7 errors.
Carolina put a second and final
clincher on the State champion
ship by defeating Trinity at
Chapel Hill 2-1 in a 12-inning,
game.
PROHIBITION 8PEAKING.
( Rev. Leon M. Hall will have Dr.
Cotton, a noted prohibition speaker
with him next Sunday at a number of
appointments; as follows:
Roberdel No. 211 a. m.
Midway-4 p. m.
West Rdhan 8 p. m.
The public is cordially invited to
hear this visitor speak on such a
heart-gripping subject. Come and
bring your friends.
MUSIC RECITAL.
Miss Ruth Gaither will give her
closing music recital at the school
auditorium on Thursday night of next
week. May 20th, at 8:30 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited io attend.
Colored Commencement.
The dosing exercises of the
Rockingham colored school will
begin May 30th with sermon by
Rev. Bruce Benton at the A. M.
E. Zion Church. Exercises will
be held June 1st and 2nd, with
address by Dr. S. G. Atkins. A
more detailed account of the
program will be given next issue.
Keys Lost.
Bunch of 7 or 8 keys on trian
gular ring lost at pstoffice Wed
nesday. Reward for their return
to the Post-Dispatch office.
MARGUERITE CLARK
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