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SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 Six month $1.25 Three months .75 Single copies 10c each COTTON ROCKINGHAM Today, Jane 3, Good Middling 00.00 Strict Middling .40.00 Middline 39.50 Lower Grades. 23 up i Vol. 3. No. 27 ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, JUNE 3, 1920. $2.00 PER YEAR BREAD CONTESTS It doesn't take an expert to tell good bread from sorry. And tiie tables lined with loaf bread and biscuit in the domestic sci ence room of the school building at Rockingham last Saturday certainly made a feast for the eyes, as well as for the inner man. had the assortments been tendered for man's tender gas tronomic clutches. Six community clubs assem bled in a bread contest here Sat urday, this beinsr iust one of the series of group centers to be held over the county by Mrs. John Sandy Covington, the home demonstrator. Six clubs were represented, and 24 married ladles entered loaf bread exhibits, and 29 girls competed for the biscuit prizes. The winners of first and sec ond prizes in the six clubs were as follows, the first two in each club, being the loaf bread win ners, the other two the biscuit winners : Hoffman Club: 1st Mrs. Susie Wallace. 2nd Mrs. O. C. Baldwin. 1st Miss Lois Gardner. 2nd Miss Alice Baldwin. Victorian Club: (Roberdal) 1st 'Mrs. A. T. Hutchinson. 2nd Mrs. E. B. O'Brien. 1st Miss Bernece Terry. 2nd Miss Sadie Hutchison. Busy Boo Club: (Ellerbe) 1st Mrs. J. W. Capel. 2nd Mrs. B. P. Price. 1st Miss Ruby Price. . 2nd Miss Susie Meacham. James McKinnon Club: 1st Mrs. W. B. Covington. 2nd Mrs. Alma Hutchinson. 1st Miss Ella Kelly. 2nd Miss Sallle Kelly. Progressive Club: (Route 5) 1st Mrs. JaS. L. McDonald. 2nd Mrs. Nelson Gibson. 1st Misa Julia McLean. 2nd Miss Lena Gibson. Wolf Pitt Club: (Route 1) 1st Mrs. S. W. Watklns. 2nd Miss Nealle Watklns. 1st Miss Anna Porter. 2nd Miss Mamie Watklns. Names of Those Competing: The following are ladles who en tered exhibits of loaf bread; and1 all are married except one: Mesdames Nelson Gibson, Jas. L. McDonald, S. W. Watklns, Little McKinonn, G. C. Baldwin, W. E. Gardner, Alma Hutch inson, Josephine Hutchinson, Susie Wallace, J. W. Capel, B. P. Price, W. H. Meacham, C. L. Reynolds, A. T. Hutchinson, J. A. Hutchinson, T. J. Fletcher, a W. Gibson, E. B. O'Brien, Ella Fletcher, George G. Terry, A. L. McNeill, N. A. McNeill, and Miss Nealie Watkhu. The girls who entered biscuits were: Misses Ruby and Resale Mc Donald, Lena, Mamie and Annie Gib son, Maggie and Julia McLean, Louise and Carolina Ellerbe, Grace McKin non, Monnle Gay. Mamie and Lena Watklns, Maggie Covington, Anna POrter, Alice Baldwin, Lois Gardner, Berta Gibson, Sadie Hutchinson, Jewell, Sallle and Ella Kelly, Ellen and None Lee Maske, Alice Coving ton, Lois Haywood, Ruby Price, Susie Meacham, Pattie McDuffie. Veterans to Fayetteville. The Confederate veterans had a great time at the Reunion at Fayetteville this week. Twelve vets went as the guests of Rich, mond county; they were: E. F. Fenton, Harrison Shepard, A. L. McDuffie, R. C. Meacham, Law rence Latham, J. B. Padgett, A. B.Nicholson, W.H.Roberts, F. L. Cole, D. D. Chavis, J. F. Gay and A. M. Mclnnis. m "Right over the plate. Shoot 'em over." Richmond Insurance & Realty Company A. G. Corpening, Sec.-Treas. Office in Hotel Building. Successful Rockingham City School Commence ment Held This Week. Willie Wil liams and Agnes Head Winners of Declamation and Recitation Contests. Carl Coley Makes Record of Being Neither Absent nor Tardy from School During Eight Successive Years. 16 in Graduating Class. Splendid Faculty. The closing exercises of the Rockingham school this week were attended wh;h more than the usual amount of interest; for one reason, the graduating class was the largest yet had; and then it was commonly recognized that the faculty this year was the strong est, as a whole, of any possibly in the history of the school. On Sunday morning the annual sermon was preached in the Methodist church by Rev. F. S. Love, of Louisburg. The members of the graduating class were: Charles Edward McCollum, President Carl Younger Coley . Merritt Henley Head Caroline Crawford Covington Mamie Elizabeth McDonald Florence Lenoir Covington Allison Lee Ormond Viola McLean Covington Robert Parker Shepard Louise Covington Diggs Lula Frances Taylor Frances Joseph Edwards Willie Archibald Williams Martha Elizabeth Edwards Mamie Nicholson West George Allen Guthrie On Monday night the Class Day exercises were held as follows: Song "The Stars and Stripes Forever". .School Salutatory Charles McCollum Class History Mamie McDonald Essay "Home-Makers of Tomorrow" Josephine Edwards Instrumental Solo "Good Nicht". (Nevin).. Louise Diggs Class Prophecy... Class Grumbler.... Essay Responsibility of Woman Citizenship" Viola uvington Instrumental So!o "Moonlight Sail", (Bendel) Mamie West Oration ''The United States, the Big Brother of Nations" 1 .Willie A. Williams Mere Foolishness George Guthrie Essay "The Future of Aviation" Allison Ormond Vocol Solo "The Americans Come". Merritt Head Class Statistics u - -Pat Edwards Class Poem Florence Covington Class Will Caroline Covington Valedictory -Carl Coley Class Song - - ."Farewell Tuesday morning the reciter's and declaimer's contest were held, the winners being Willie Williams and Miss Agnes Head. Those taking part and their subjects, were as follows. Song - .."Soldier's Chorus" "The First Banjo" Johnsie Benoist "The Death of Garfield" ...Thomas McRae "The One-Legged Goose" Nancy Covington "Our NatienaTldeals" Thomas I.eath "Hell Gate at Soissons" - Sudie Jenkins "In God We Trust"...., Li Merritt Head "Fleurette The Art 01 Living wime a. wunaras "Tommy's Girl" .Ruby Lassiter "The Meaning of the Flag" r. Frank Ellerbe "Mr. Harris Testifies" L.Agnes Head "America's Gift to France" Joe Haywood "Grandma Keeler Gets Grandpa Ready for Sunday School" Juanita Taylor "The Mission of America" Win. Edward Harrison "The Whistling Boy" ... Esther Riddle "Flag Day Address Harry Fowlkes Song "When Life is Brightest" Tuesday night a really remarkable address was delivered by Dr. John E. White, President of Anderson College. . This address most fittingly brought to a close the Commencement. The program was: Song "Swing Song" Invocation Rev. Bruce Benton Commencement Address.. Dr. John E. White, President Anderson College (Continued on page 8) The baseball fever is about to strike in this community. Next week the players for the Rockingham team will be coming in and then PLAY BAO.. All of which is by way of preface to say that even in the best regulated games, accidents may occur. A player may get a leg broken, an ankle sprained. Or a spec tator may be "beaned" on the head by a fowl ball. Take no risk whether in base ball or in your every day walk of life. Get protected by our splendid Addident In surance. Play safe. Better safe than sorry, you know. Let us show you our policies, accident, hfe, fire, gurglary, etc School Year Lula Taylor Robert Shepard Margie Gregory m m Serious Shooting. Watt Dockery, a colored man aged about 23, and son of Henry Dockery, shot Jennie Terry, daughter of Calvin Terry, Wed nesday night about 11 o'clock on the Hamlet road near the colored cemetery. Watt at once took to the woods and has not yet been captured. It seems he and the girl and several others were returning from the colored school exercises in town, and when opposite the colored cemetery, near the County Home, he told the driver of the car to stop it, and getting out he whipped a pistol forth and shot the girl just below the heart; he then ran. The Post Dispatch is unable to learn the girl's condition this afternoon, or any of the causes leading to the shooting. Watt has been working at Roberdel No. 2. That Homicide Cue. In' last week's Post-Dispatch was given a hurried account of the killing of Piatt C. Smith, col ored, who lives just across the South Carolina line from Ghio. Smith was found dead in his road. cart on the morning of May 27th, with head apparently crushed. Suspicion led to Frank Odom, who lives four miles distant, in Scotland county, and about 200 yards from the Richmond county line. Odom was arrested and lodged in jail at Laurinburg. Examination of Smith's head by Dr. Peter McLean showed that the skull had not been fract ured; so evidently the negro did not die suddenly, but probably from a blow or blows and some time after he was attacked. Odom admitted that Smith was in his home the evening before. A habeas corpus proceeding has been set for June 15th at Rockingham before Judge Finley, when an attempt will be made by Odom's lawyers to have him liberated on bond. Odom is about 35 yeai"s old and married, and Smith was about 25 and not mar ried. Methodist Revival. What promises to be the finest revival held in the Rockingham Methodist church in many years will begin Sunday morning. Rev. A. L. Ormond will have Evangelist Thurston B. Price to conduct it for him, and the meet ing will last for at least ten days. Mr. Thurston will bring with him Mr. J. Dale Stentz, baritone, who will have charge of the sing ing. The members of the other denominations are invited and urged to assist in making this meeting a power for Christ tor the entire community. Mr. E. B. Lowe died May 31st, at Nichols, S. C, and was buried at Bethel cemetery June 2nd. SPECULATION is trying to guess what the value will be. INVESTMENT is buying AFTER the value is proved. The Richmond County Savings Bank s Rockingham, N. C. PRIMARY SATURDAY Big Vote Expected. Second Primary July 3rd Almost Certain for Governor and 7th District Congress. Full Tabulated Vote in Next Week's Post-Dispatch. The hottest three-cornered fight ever waged in the State for Governor will come to a close with the counting of the votes Saturday night, June 5th. But then that will hardly end the fight, as a second primary to be held July 3rd is almost certain. No one expects either of the three Morrison, Gardner or Page to get a majority in the first primary. The Congressional fight in this Seventh district is going to be close, and a second primary is likely. There are 13 counties in the district. W. C. Hammer, of Randolph, wiil probably carry Wikes, Yadkin, Davie, Davidson, Randolph, Montgomery. W. E. Brock and J. C. M. Vann will lead in Union, Anson, Richmond, Scotland, Moore, Hoke and Lee. The approximinate Democratic vote in the 13 counties in the 1918 election was: Wilkes 957, Yadkin 296, Davie 393, Davidson 1363, Randolph 1175, Montgom ery 680, Anson 1700, Richmond 1600, Scotland 885, Moore 1050, Lee 650, Hoke 650, Union 2400. The Democratic vote in Rich- mond county for the past 14 years was as follows; the vote for Sheriff being the basis: 1906.... 725 1908.... 1117 1910. ... 864 1912.. ..1402 1914.... 1271 . 1916... .1611 1918 1575 . The Democratic vote in the primary June 1, 1918, was 1445. In the second primary on June Continued on page 4 Baseball. Manager John W. Covington had nine likely looking ball play ers report to him for business Wednesday; several of them were crack players of the Elon College team. These men are limbering up each afternoon now at the Fair Grounds. The first game will be played Saturday with Roberdel No. 2 team. Hamlet will be played here either Mon day or Tuesday. The manager is endeavoring , to line up a regu lar schedule of games. The players already here are John McGirt, Henry McNeill, Dan Watson, and Messrs. Parker, At kinson, Sides, Robinson, Cassell and Marlette. The fans are to be treated to some classy ball; so look out, you rube teams from Hamlet, Cheraw et cetera. BUILD A BUILDING. One of America's greatest masters of business, ANDREW CARNEGIE, made his first thousand dollars by SAVING IT, not by looking for specula tive windfalls. THRIFT is the foundation of practically ALL fortunes. Make 1920 your BEST YEAR in matters of finance. START SYSTEMATIC SAVING. This bank will aid you in selecting the SAFEST SECURITIES in which to place your funds. Start the SAVINGS habit by opening an ac count at this-the ONLY SAVINGS BANK in the county. 4 per cent interest paid on deposits. WOMAN'S CLUB Club of Far-retching Importance to Rockingham and Community Now Being Organized. Women Invited to Join. Steps are now on foot for the organization of the Woman's Club of Rockingham, and this of course will be a branch of the State Federation of Woman's Clubs. About 30 ladies of the city met Tuesday afternoon at the Pres byterian Church to hear Mrs. Charles Hooks, of Charlotte, out line the scope of such a Club, and to formally set the ball to rolling. Mrs. Ellis Thomas was made temporary chairman and an ad visory committee was appointed consisting of Mrs. W. N. Everett, Mrs. Claude Gore, Mrs. J. P. Leak, Miss Esdale Shaw, Mrs. Ellis Thomas, Miss Bessie Terry. This advisory committee met Wednesday and named the fol lowing committees: Nominating Committee for officers and heads of departments: Mrs. John Ledbetter, Miss Shaw, Mrs.W. C. Leak, Mrs. Claude Gore, Mrs W. E. Harrison. By-laws : Miss Maude Moore, Mrs. W. N. Everett, Mrs. John Armistead, Miss Bessie Terry. Membership : Mrs. Ellis Thomas, Mrs. J. P. Leak, Miss Faith Covington, Miss Lottie Rogers, Mrs. J. T. Collier, Mrs. Buren O'Brien, Miss Pat Mon roe, Miss Hattie Marks, Mrs. J. M. Ledbetter, Mrs. Bruce Benton, Mrs. A. L. McDonald, Mrs. Jake Hinson, Mrs. B. F. Palmed Mrs. Stella Cameron, Mrs. W. B. Cov- Continned on page 4. Cotton Market. The Government report of the" condition of the cotton crop up- to May 25th, issued June 2nd,, showed the condition to be 62.4 the lowest in tfte history of the reports. The condition for this State was 70. The market ad vanced 35 points June 2nd, and 78 points today, closing: July 38.75, Oct. 36.34, Dec. 35.24. House Burned. The old Mollie Covington house in Wolf Pit, occupied by Wesley Hurst, a beamer at Steele's Mills, was burned Wednesday at noon; most of the household effects were saved. Ora Carew 4 "UNDER SUSPICION" - AT - THE STAR THEATRE Friday, June 4 Admission 20 and 30c. 51i,.i :" ' life
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