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ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, FEB. 10, 1921.
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The Woman's
Forum
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LUCY P. RUSSELL
MRS.
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(Send contributions or
suggestion! to hex.)
To the Women of
Richmond County.
Friends:
The Post-Dispatch has placed
this space at the disposal of the
women who read its columns. It
is to be filled every week by
whatever interests women and
children in every relation of life.
It's an "open forum" to women;
the Post-Dispatch does not un
dertake to be responsible for the
views expressed herein or will
not feel embarrassed if directly
contrary opinions find their way
into this space. It wi'l be a
means of communicating with
each other and disseminating in
formation about what other
women are doing in other places,
how they are meeting their new
duties as citizens, as business
women, as religious leaders and
social workers. If any woman
knows of any wrong that may be
righted by lifting her voice, or
seizing her pen; if there is a
niusance to a neighborhood that
might be removed by public at
tention, orany project for better
things that needs commendation,
or any local history that should
be recorded please mention it in
this space. Good jokes will be
welcome, provided they are or
iginal, but no! Maudie, recipes
for boiling water, or peeling po
tatoes are not wanted. Tho' a
pretty bride whose eyes will read
these words once made a pie of
dried apples, using the dried fruit
just as it came out of the store.
She also cooked oysters with
condensed milk, but she knew
how to vote when the time came.
Speaking of wrongs that may
be righted reminds, me that there
is a large box of Red Cross wool
left at Mrs. W:B.Stansill'swhen
the soldiers-need passed. It was
not furnished by the Red Cross
but was bought from them by
money given for the purpose by
the ladies of the town. Also
there is many a shivering child
in our mountains, many a de
serving boy or girl who needs
the garments that might be
knit lrom that wool; why should
it be allowed to lie there and be
eaten up by moths? Wool will
not "keep;" there are plenty of
skillful hands that could quickly
fashion it into warm sweaters
and socks. We need no expenses
for "transportation to the near
East", nor to "the front": there is
pitiful need at our own door.
We could write to some of our
mountain schools and place every
garment where it would do the
most good. We pour out our
charity upon the r rmenians and
Servians, we feed the Chinese
and send soup into Austria; these
gifts are right and admirable, but
don't you remember that humble
comfession: "Mine own vine
yard I have not tilled."
Then take "local history". A
woman who bore the melodious
name of Keren-Happuch lies
buried with ten miles ot Rock
ingham: a very remarkable
woman in her day and ancestress
of one of North Carolina's lead
ing families; somebody find her
grave and tell us about her.
Flora McDonald's oldest son
lies amid the pomp and glory of
Salisbury Cathedral; where do
two of her little daughters
lie?
As for projects that need
''boosting", what about our coun
ty Fair? The most attractive
feature there is the work of Mrs.
Covington's "Canning Club," but
thort are other departments of
feminine activities that need pro
moting, needlework and basketry
and painting and weaving.
One thingleads to another if
you will only folio jv the sugges
tion to a successful conclusion.
An excellent means of making
"pin money" or more is to be
found right in this community
by the woman who will take up
the business of weaving carpets,
rugs and portiers out of rags. A
woman in our own mountains
weaves rugs for the Vhite
House; why not have it done in
Rockingham?
All communications for this
column will be received and pre-
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pared lor puDticauon Dy
Mrs. Lucy P. Russell
Rockingham, Route 1
Walter Campbell a Lawyev.
Sixty new lawyers for North Car
olina were licensed last week by the
Supreme court, 77 stood the exami
nation, but 17 failed. Among the
successful candidates were a woman
arxl a colored man.
In the list who passed is Walter
Lee Campbell, son of Dr. Ike 0.ip-
bell, of Norwood, Stanly county. Mr.
Campbell is a grandson of Mr. W. F.
Long, of this city, anl lived here n
long time.
$4 For Teams.
The Superintendent of roads for
the county is now paying $4 per day
for teams, and 81.50 for labor. The
price paid prior to February 1st was
$3.00 for teams and around $2.00 for
labor.
Governor In Town.
Governor Cameron Morrison mo
tored to the city Saturday afternoon
from Raleigh, and remained here
unti! noon Monday.
COMMISSIONERS MEET
Game Warden Appointed. Fee Basis
Recommended. Money for Ellerbe
Streets. March 21st Civil Term
Jury Drawn.
The County Commissioners
were in regular monthly session
last Monday.
E. h. Rogers vas appointed
Game Warden for the county.
The Commissioners recom -
mended to the Representative in
the Legislature that the county
officers be placed on the fee
basis.
The following 24 men were
drawn as jurors for the civil
term of Superior Court that con
venes March 21st:
E. T. Harrington J. L. Pankey
J. L Hardie E. P. Powers
W. C. Meredith Jno. H. Thomas
Jas. L. McDonald J. B. Hooks
R. T. Gibson C. A. bkipper
J. B. Goodwin J. B. Bryan
T. M. Rose T. B. Liles
J. W. Fletcher J. K. Sinclair
J. M. Dockery E. E. Ingram
W. B. Covington W. M. Garner
J. G. Huguelet H. C. Parsons
S.E.Covington rurman J. Mci-eoci
A Splendid Lecture.
The lecture by President E. V.
Sikes, of Coker College, at the Bap
tist church last Sunday was intense
ly interesting to the crowded con
gregation. His subject was "Eng
land and America their relations
for one hundred years."
This paper would not attempt to
outline such a strong address; but
Mr. Slices has been written to in the
hope of getting his manuscript, and
if successful, this paper will publish
it in full later.
Suffice it to say, the speaker ful
ly sustained his reputation as an
interesting speaker and deep stu
dent. And he was emphatic in as
serting that the peace of the world,
ami future of civilization, depends
upon the standing shoulder to shoul
der of the two great English speak
ing peoples. He showed how con
sistently England had befriended
America and now whenever the
pinch came, the English navy stout!
ready at the command of our coun
try, And he recounted details of
the American Revolution to show
how in reality England was not
averse to our independence and
therefore prosecuted the war with
a half-hearted will. And then he
unfolded our relations on down to
the World War, and the narration
lost nothing in the telling. It was
a treat to have heard such a lec
ture. Mayor and Constable.
Mayor Aultman and Policeman
Strother recently resigned their re
spective positions at Ellerbe. The
town commissioners, A. T. White,
Jas. R. Bennett and J. H. McRae,
met on Tuesday of last week and
appointed R. A. Easterling to fill the
vacancy as Mayor and Policeman
until the regular town meeting is
held in the spring to nominate a
ticket for the town election. And so
Mr. Easterling has the distinction
of being a 2-in-l man Mayor and
Chief of Police combined.
School Election.
As can be seen elsewhere in
the advertising columns of this
issue, an election has been called
for the town of Rockingham, to
be held Tuesday, April 12th, for
the purpose of voting $100,000 in
bonds for school purposes. A
$75,000 bond issue was voted
some time ago, but the bonds were
not sold. This former bond issue
is discarded, and now this forth
coming election is for an entirely
new issue of $100,000.
An entirely NEW registration
is ordered for the town. The
books will open March 14th, and
close April 2nd, with H. L, Guth
rie as registrar. So if you wish
to vote, you must register again,
during the dates mentioned. The
election will be held April 12th,
and the pollholders will be A. B.
Nicholson and Raeford Terry.
- The voting will be against the
registration.
New Picture Machine.
The Star picture show has
bought a Powers B machine, and
this has arrived and will be in
stalled next week. Their present
machine will be dismantled and
sent back to the factory and re
modeled; it will be returned here
by March 1st, and then the Star
will operate two machines and
thus give continuous service)
There will be no waiting between
reels.
This new Powers machine is
the latest in projection develop
ment, and the most expensive
machine put on the market. In
fact, there are in this State at
the present time but half a dozen
of this new model type.
Two Inches Rain.
The rainfall for this week
through Wednesday night a
mounted to two inches. Heavy
rains fell today, which doubt
less amounted to well over an
inch.
Spelling Bee.
The ladies of the Episcopal
church will hold a spelling bee at
Library on Thursday night of
next week, February 17th, to
which everyone is invited; ad
mission 25c. Sandwiches and
coffee will be served.
Mrs. J. T. Bennett will "give
out" words from the old blue
back. A enjoyable evening will
be spent with such well-known
spellers as H. S. Ledbetter, A. G.
Corpening, Tom Leak, Win. En
twistle and others competing.
Hamlet's Streets.
We understand that an election
will soon be held in the town of
Hamlet for $100,000 bond issue to
pave the principal streets of that
town.
PUT IT UP TO PAYNE
"Honestly It's the best Policy."
I Why Deposit Your Money
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Because it is YOUR home bank.
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Because its officers and directors are all
home people and are all known to you,
AND ARE YOUR FRIENDS.
Because your friends are more vitally in
terested in YOUR welfare than otheft can
possibly be.
Because the bank'is conducted on safe and
sound business .principles, and takes no
chances with other people's money.
The Richmond County Savings Bank
INGRAM ON ROADS
W. P. Ingram This (Thurs
day) Afternoon Began
Serving His Twelve Months
Sentence on Roads. Gov
ernor Refuses to Pardon
Him.
Mr. W. P. Ingram this (Thurs
day) afternoon left Rockingham
at 2 o'clock in a car in which
were a cot, bed-clothes, tent, etc.,
to report to the chaingang, be
tween Hamlet and Laurinburg,
for the purpose of beginning his
sentence of 12 months.
He was convicted July 26th
term of Superior Court of selling
gin, and sentenced by Judge
Adams to 12 months on the
roads. He appealed to the Su
preme Court. One of lib lawyers,
Fred W. Bynum, argued the case
before that high tribunal last
November, but the Supreme
Court found no error and refused
to grant a new trial. On Jan.
10th he was placed in the cus
tody of the Sheriff to begin his
sentence, but that afternoon the
Sheriff received a telegram from
Governor Bickett reprieving him
for 30 days. The 30 days ex-
Dired todav. beb. lUth, and so
this morning Sheriff McDonald
went to see Mr. Ingram at his
store on the corner of Depot
street, with a committment tor
him to begin his sentence, but
was requested by Mr. Ingram
rhat he be allowed until this af
ternoon before going into cus
tody. This the Sheriff agreed to.
And so this afternoon Ingram
went to the chain gang camp in
his own car, and carried a small
tent, cot and bedding.
Cell or Tent, Which?
The Post-Dispatch man in
quired of Supt. Baldwin today as
to how many prisoners he had on
the gang noW, and the reply was
"46". 35 are colored and 9 white.
Mr. Ingram makes the 10th white
man, and the 47th member of the
gang. Supt. Baldwin says the
white cage has a cr.pacity for 12
men, whereas only 9 are in it.
Ingram would rrteke the tenth oc
cupant; asked whether Ingram
would be allowed the special
privilege of using a separate tent
of his own, and not bunk with
the other prisoners, Mr. Baldwin
replied that "he didn't cross
bridges till he came to them", or
words to that effect.
Sees Governor Morrison.
On Tuesday of this week In
gram with his attorney, H. S.
Boggan, went to Raleigh to see
Governor Morrison. The daily
papers the next day carried a
news story to the effect that the
Governor had refused to pardon
the man.
Lawyer Boggan was inter
viewed by the Post-Dispatch
man Wednesday, and he stated
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
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Basketball Schedule.
The following is the schedule of
games to be played by the basket
ball teams of Richmond county to
decide the county championship.
The final game for the champion
ship will be played at Rockingham
on Friday, March 18th.
Friday, Feb. llth.
Rockingham vs. Ellerbe, at El
lerbe. Derby vs. Hoffman, at Hoffman.
Friday, Feb. 18th,
Rockingham vs. Roberdel, at Rock
ingham. Derby vs. Ellerbe, at Ellerbe.
Friday, Feb. 25th.
Roberdel vs. Derby, at Derby.
Hoffman vs. Ellerbe, at Hoffman.
Friday, March 4th.
Rockingham vs. Derby, at Derby.
Hoffman vs. Roberdel, at Rober
del. Friday, March llth.
Hoffman vs. Rockingham, at Rock
ingham. Ellerbe vs. Roberdel, at Roberdel.
Friday, March ISth. ,
Finnl championship game at
Rockingham.
Girls' Teams:
The boys' and girls' teams will
play by the same schedule, with ex
ception that the Hamlet girls will
play the schedule that would havo
been taken by the Hoffman girl.-, as
Hoffman has no girls' team.
Legion Meeting Monday.
There will be a meeting of all
white ex-service men in the court
house next Monday night at 8
o'clock for the purpose of completing
the organization of an American
Legion Post here at Rockingham.
All white ex-service men are urged
to attend and join. It does not mat
ter in what part of county you live,
you are earnestly wanled'as a mem
ber of this new post. So conje and
join and take part in the first elec
tion of officers. It is the intention
to -make the Rockingham Post a
Live number, and it is up to the,
fellows of the county to join in.
Valentine?.
, A big supply of Valentines now in
stock at. this store. We have the
comic kind, lace, post-card forms,
etc. Come and pick yours out. J. E.
Haywood.
For Sale.
One four burner oil sjve, cash
register and baby carriage. Will
sell cheap. See R. A. Kendall,
Rockingham.
Lionel Barrym ore
in
"THE GREAT
ADVENTURE"
AT
STAR THEATRE
Friday, Feb. 11
Admission 20 and 30c.
Matinee 2:30: night 7
A First National Attraction.
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