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Today, Sept. 9,
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Vol. 3. No. 41
ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, SEPT. 9, 1920.
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COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS
Norman and Oiborne Special School
Tax Elections Carry Overwhelming
ly. Williams School District Con
solidated With Hamlet. Dates Set
For Opening County Schools.
The County Board of Educa
tion met Monday for the trans
action of routine business.
The statistical and financial
report of the schools for the
school year ending July 1st were
approved and ordered printed in
an early issue of the Post-Dis
patch.
It was reported that the spec
ial tax election to carry bond
issue for a new brick school
building at Norman had been
carried unanimously, 31 votes
being cast tor, with none against.
It was also reported that the
special tax election at Osborne
had carried, with 23 votes for
and 1 against
The Williams school district,
upon petition of a large majority
of the tax payers and patrons of
the district, was ordered consoli
dated with the Hamlet City
schools.
The County Board of Educa
tion set the following dates for
the opening of the county
schools: White schools, 8 mos.
terms, not later than Sept 20;
white schools, 7 mos. terras, not
later than Oct. 18; white schools,
6 mos. terms, not later than Nov.
15. Colored schools, 6 mos.
terms, not later than Dec. 6th.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Aup. 26 Walker Graham and Jem
ima Dunlap, colored.
Aug. 28 Haskel Player and Hattle
Mcpherson, white.
vAug. 28 Lee Robinson and AnnleJ
LeGnind, colored.
Auj?. 28 Clarence Davla and Bessie
Johnson, white.
Aug. 28 James Sanford and Addie
Crumbee, white.
Aug. 30 George Ingram and
rie Stanback, colored.
Aug. 31 James H. Hendley
Wyleye Rawlins,, white.
Sept. 1 Geo. Thos. Wilson
Car-
and
and
Nayrilla Dunn, white.
Sept. 1 Wm. C. Steene and Ruby
Hart, white.
Sept. 2 Joe Green and Lula Robin
eon, white.
Sej)t. 3 Ed. Timmons and Jennie
Hamilton, colored.
Rohanen School.
The Rohanen school will open
Sept. 13th. The teachers are as
follows: Miss Pat Monroe, Prin
cipal; Mrs. Kate Bennett, 'Mr
Wm. Gaither, Mrs. Robert Mc
Kenzie, Misses Mamie McDon
ald, Sadie Sellars and Mamie
Monroe.
Pee Dee School.
The Pee Dee school will open
Sept 20th. The teachers are
Miss Nell Matheson, Principal;
Mrs. Mamie Thomas, Misses
Lizzie Covington, Elma Warbur
ton, Lula Taylor and Mrs. Wm.
L. Covington.
Were You Beginning to Wonder
if the adtv that ha run in this space for the past three
week would ever be changed ? well, we left it in for a
reason. We were in hopes it might impress itself upon
you readers. The subject was "Why Insure" a most
vital subject to all of u. Yes. "why insure." BECAUSE,
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and poor alike; Accidents befall every one; Sickness
hits all.
We do all forms of insuring fire, life, health, acci
dent, burglary, bonding, tornado, etc Drop us a card
and our representative will visit you.
Richmond Insurance & Realty Company
A. G. orpening, Sec.-Treas. Office in Hotel Building.
CITY SCHOOL OPENING.
Rockingham Schools Open next Mon
day. Puhlk Urged to Attend Open
ing Exercises.
The Rockingham City Schools,
white and colored, will open on
Monday, Sept 13, at 9 o'clock.
Everything is being put in readi
ness and a fine opening is expect
ed. At the white school building,
all the pupils will assemble in the
chapel for a short opening exer
cise. The exercises will consist
of Scripture reading and prayer,
songs by the school and 3 minute
talks on timely topics by Carl
Coley, Willie Williams, Charles
McCollum, Mamie West and per
haps others of last year's gradu
ating class. The public is cordi
aly invited, even urged, to come
to school on this opening day
with the children.
At the close of the exercises
the High School pupils will march
to the Opera House building
which is to serve as the High
School building for the coming
year. All other pupils will go to
the rooms where they will be
graded, classified and text book
list given out
The teachers of the colored
school are J. T. Gladden, of Reids
ville, Principal, Era Covington,
Olivia Leak, Vinie Murray, of
Mebane, and Lelia Gordon.
All pupils, 8 to 14 years of age,
are required, under the Compul
sory Attendance Law, to enroll
on the opening day and to attend
school continuously for the entire
9 months term.
Pupils will be dismissed at
ll':45 o'clock and allowed to go
home for dinner. School will re
assemble at 1 o'clock and con
tinue tW 3:30 p. m. Parents
should arrange their dinner hour
so that there shall be no cases of
tardiness. No excuse can be ac
cepted for tardiness. Certain
teachers will remaint the build
ings to exercise supervision over
those who do not elect to go
home for dinner. The co-operation
of parents in making this
new dinner-hour plan usable and
effective is earnestly solicited'
L. J. Bell, Supt.
New Supervisor.
Miss Anne Watkins, of Sanford,
has begun her duties as County
Supervisor of white schools.
Miss Watkins is a graduate of
State College for Women at
Greensboro and has had 6 years
successful experience as a teach
er of primary grades. Last sum
mer she took a special course for
6 weeks in supervision at Colum
bia University. For the past two
years she has taught a first grade
in the city schools of Rocking
ham. Miss Watkins will render
a splendid service to the schools
and the teachers of the county
during the coming year.
REGISTRATION OF
WOMEN VOTERS
Registration Books Open Sept 30th
and Close Oct. 23rd. All White
Women Over 21 Tern Old Eligible
(or Registration.
Editor Post-Dispatch :
Just a word about registration
of voters. Whatever may have
been the individual wishes of
any person in this county, we
are now confronted with the fact
that women are entitled to vote
on the same footing as are the
men. The registration books
will open in every precinct on
Thursday, September 30th and
close on Saturday, October 23rd,
and during that time we should
use every means to have the
women of this county register
for the election to be held the
first Tuesday in the coming
November.
I want to see all the white
women in the county register
between September 30 and Oc
tober 23rd and to that end the
men should lend every assist
ance. I trust the precinct com
mitteemen will see that the
women voters as well as the men
are duly registered. The only
difference between the registra
tion of the men and women this
fall is that, inasmuch as the
women have never voted, all will
have to register, while only the
men who have become 21 years
of age or have moved into new
precincts will have to register.
All men and women 21 years of
age and over are entitled to reg
ister and voe and the special
session of the legislature just
adjourned has exempted the
women from the payir.ent of any
poll tax this year.
As this is something new in
the political world of this county
and State I feel that come words
along the above lines are not out
of place.
This September 7th, 1920.
Respectfully,
Fred Bynum,
Chairman of Democratic Execu
tive Committee for Richmond
County.
Compulsory Attendance Law.
Many of the schools of the
County have already opened, and
within a short time all the long
term schools will have started.
This is to remind the patrons of
the schools that their children of
the ages 8 to 14 years are due to
enroll themselves on the opening
day. There should be a hearty
compliance with the law. The
county Superintendent of Public
Welfare has ample power to en
force the law and has been in
structed to do. The colored
people in Rockingham and Ham
let should remember that this
law applies to them, and will be
rigidly enforced in their cases.
L.J. Bell, Co. Supt. School.
FAIR PREMIUM BOOK
Premium Book for Richmond County
Fair Now Ready. Fair Oct 27,
28, 29, 30. Write Secretary Cor
pening for Book.
The Premium Book for the
Sixth Richmond County Fair
Association has this week been
completed, from the job presses
of the Post-Dispatch, and copies
can be had by writing the Secre
tary, A. G. Corpening. The book
consists of 96 pages, and is at
tractively arranged.
In the advertisements are
four purposely incorrectly spelt
words. The Fair is offering a
prize of $3 to the first person
finding these four words ; second
prize of $2 ; third of $1 ; fourth
of 50 cents, and fifth of 25 cents.
; The contest is open only to peo
jple living out of an ncorporated
town folks in town not eligible
I to win one of these prizes. Get
ja Premium Book and find the
j misspelt words in the advertise
ments. The fair will be held Oct 27,
!28, 28. 30. The officers are H.
C. Wall, president; A. C. Corp
ening, secretary-treasurer; and
I Nathan W. LeGrand, chief mar
shall. Every effort is being made to
the end that this Fair will be
really representative of Rich
mond county. Our people are
urged to take an active interest
and to plan now for exhibits. ,
Friday, 29th, will be Educa
tional Day, and the schools of
the county are expected to at
tend as a whole. A loving Cup
is offered by the Fair to the
school winning the most points
in the athletic contests. Points
count 5 for 1st place, and 3, 2, 1,
for 2nd, 3rd and 4th places.
Events are: high jump, broad
Sjump, relay standing jump, 100
yd dash, pole vault; there will
also be contests of a comical na
ture. First prze is the Loving
Cup; stecond prize is $5 and third
is $3. The idividual scoring
the most points will be given
personaly $5, and second most
points, $3.
i The far is for ALL of Rich
jmond county. And it is to be
hoped that our people as a
whole will loyally pull for it.
Wicker-Wall Engagement.
Mrs. B. B. Farlow entertained
at Ellerbe Monday afternoon
with a party announcing the en
gagement of Miss Cornie Wall, of
Ellerbe, to Mr. Dan L. Wicker, of
Watson:King grocery company,
at Rockingham. The wedding!
will be Nov. 17th.
A HOT PLACE
A preacher was vividly des
cribing the "bad place" to his
congregation. "Friends," said
he, "you have seen molten iron
running out of a furnace, hav
en't you? It comes out hot and
sizzling. Well, they use that
stuff for ice cream in the Place
I'm talking about."
Auditing Books.
Mr. Ingold, of the Scott-Charn-ley
Co., of Charlotte, is in Rock
ingham giving the books of the
county officers their annuai audit.
The Most Practical
For High Prices.
The only remedy for high prices and abnormal profits is increased produc
tion. The markets must have a greater supply. Economists agree that increased
production to a large extent depends upon new capital, and that new capital can be
produced in sufficient quantities only through economy and saving.
Every community in America should make a
special effort In 1920 to produce savings.
Savings make capital capital makes production, therefore, saving will re
duce the high cost of living.
Open an account today, at the only savings bank in the county.
The Richmond Countv Savings Rank
$ 4 interest paid
COMMISSIONERS MEET
County Commissioners Met Last Mod
day. Tax Levy Made. Jury for
Sept. 27th Civil Term Drawn.
i ne county commissioners
met Monday in regular session.
Only routine business, payment
of bills, was transacted. The
tax levy was worked out, and
the levy in full will be published
next issue.
Jury for Sept. 27th civil term
was drawn as follows:
P W Watkins W J Bowen
C G Pepper R H Allen
J W Mclntyre S A Lanrolv
J D Pence I T McCollum
A Arenson W E Crosland
Jno W Covington Neill Campbell
B H Key W C Steele
H B Humphrey C A Greene
J G Liles J C Matheson
M L Altman D M Stogner
J J Henderson
Cotton Stronger.
The first bale of the new crop
cotton was bought by W. T. Cov
ington & Co., on Friday, 3rd, from
John Ellerbe for 25 cents. The
second bale was bought from
John Little, colored, on the 8th
for 26i cents. The price being
paid today, 9th, for good new
cotton is 27 cents.
Mr. Tom Malloy arrived from
Cheraw today to buy cotton on
the local market.
New York Futures closed to
day, 9th: Oct. 28.30, Dec. 26.19,
Jan. 25.18, March 24.50
Miss Wretha Gibson, aged 25,
daughter of Mr. A. M. Gibson,
died at Morganton, the 7th; inter
ment at Green Lake church the
8th.
Mrs. Betsy A. Collins died at
Kannapolis the 7th and was bur
ied at Zion the 8th.
Mrs. Annie Holder, aged 72,
died near Kollock the 8th, and
was buried at St. Pauls' church
today, 9th.
ANSON COUNTY.
The population figures for
Anson county were announced
last week. Wadesboro lias in
creased from 2,376 to 2,648.
JJlesville from 386 to 440. The
following figures for 1920, as
compared with 1910 and 1900,
for the various towns and town
ships of Anson county are of es
pecial interest to our Richmond
county people:
Townships.
1920 1910 1900
Ansonville 2785 2988 2171
Burnsvllle 1921 1814 2010
Gulledge 3890 3064 2757
Lanesboro 2974 2465 1967
LdresvMle 4316 3862 3311
Morven. 3848 3752 3477
Wadesboro 6864 6072 4637
White Store 1736 1448 1640
Town
Lilesville 440 386 213
McFarlan 219 186 112
Morven 631 498 447
Feachland - 196 232 166
Polkton 676 287 37S
S. Wadesboro .... 293 202 154
Wadesboro 2648 2376 1646
on deposits.
I DEATHS
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SUPERIOR COURT
Civil Term in Session, Judge
McElroy Presiding. Big
Water Damage Suit Began
Wednesday. Next Civil
Term Sept. 27th.
The first September term for
civil cases began last Monday,
with Judge T. A. McElroy, pre
siding. The next civil term be
gins Sept. 27th.
First case was divorce granted
to James W. Currie, Jr., from
Bertie Currie.
G. A. Patrick vs Town of Rock
ingham compromised by Town
allowing credit of $75 on paving
bill.
Thos. A. Graham vs E. S. Rus
sell; compromised by Russell
paying $50 and costs.
Wm. Henry and Lucy Ellen
Williams vs Kenny D. Grant;
compromised for $100 and costs.
F. Blacker vs John and Mary
Jones; suing for possession of
piano. Verdict for Blacker.
Linwood McLaurin et al vs '
Great Falls Mill. Suing for
$1500 for damages to hand. Jury
awards $500. Chesley Sedberry
appeared for McLaurin; Thomas
& Phillips for Mill.
The big case began Wednes
day morning, that of W. P. In
gram vs Yadkin River Power Co!
Suit is for damages to Mr. In
gram's land, about 225 acres, by
back water, etc. Suing for
$52,000. Appearing for Mr. In
gram are W. R. Jor, and Stack
and Parker. For the Company
are JamesJH. Pou, F. W. Bynum, ,
Thomas & Phillips and Mr.
Caudle. The case will likely not
end before Saturday afternoon.
TheJjuryconsists of J. M. Lovin,
D. C. Thrower, Townsend Smith,
J. E. Manor, T. H, Rowan, R. C.
Hamer, M. H. Fowlkes, J. W.
O'Brien, JoeJColey, John McNair,
WJH. Carpenter, Claude Wil
liams. $1500 to School Fund.
During the month of August
the" Hamlet Recorder collected
$1558.25 in fines for the county
school"fund. Recorder Austin
puts a fine of $25 as a minimum
on all'speeders.
Read the Post-Dispatch. It
gives you the news, and is
worth the 'HI al' $2.00.
ANITA STEWART
- AT
THE STAR THEATRE
Friday. Sept. 10
in "Mary Regan"
Admission 20 and 30c.
A First National picture.
Remedy $
Rockingham, N. C.
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