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AG L SIX ROCKINGHAM POST-DISPATCH, RICHMOND COUNTY, N. C ROCKINGHAM POST -DISPATCH Published every Thursday after noon at Rockingham, Richmond County, N. C. ISAAC S. LONDON EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Office on Courthouse Square Entered as second-class mail matter at the postoffice at Rock ingham, N. C. DEMOCRATIC IN POLITICS Correspondence from every sec tion of the county invited. Phone 182 your items. SUBSCRIPTION RATES : n S? 00 uiB ycai . Sii mcntljj - SI-" 5 ; Three months 5 JOB WORK A SPECIALTY j I iiiiiimiiii:i!:ii!i3!!i!Siiniiii!mii!iii!iiin 1921 FBRUARY1921 iiintiiitiiiitiiniiiiuiitiiiimiiiiimiiiiiiiri uHiiiHiiiiiimifiiiiiniiiiiiiiiimiinnHmfl S M T "V TFS 1 16 113 120 127 I 7 14 21 28 2 3 4 5 9 10 11 12 IIS 15 16 17 18 191 22 2324 25 26i i niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiimnimnii). The folly of planting even a nor-j uial acreage of cotton this spring ! is apparent to the dullest mind. The world's available supply of cotton the past year was 25,024,000 hales; the world's total consumption was 13,457,250 hales, this giving a carry- mark in the 50 years. Gold has de preciated more than one-half. So cn the basis of 1871 gold values the bill is not more than $10,000,000,000. "Second, the present population cf Germany is about double that of France in 1871. Measured per cap ita, then, what is now asked of Ger many must be halved again to nako a true comparison. The rep -.rati m bill, when judged relatively, thus F:lls to 85,000,000,000. "Third, individual wealth per cap ita in Germany is something like four times what it was in France in 1871. Allowing that half of this is due to gold depreciation, the other half may be ascribed to a positive increase in wealth accumulation, and another cutting in two 's need ed to arrive at a true comparison. This brings the reparation total bwn to $2,500,000,000. "Finally, the German bill n 1S71 was not to repair damage (Germany was not invaded or a Germr.n brick disturbed), but solely for war ex penditures. Oi. the eantrrry, France is to get nothin.- tor her war expen ditures only ah it one-half enough to repair her ravaged territories. She is the poorer in t;:al property by many billions though Germany pay her hill in full, and longer than 42 years her thrifty ifpayers will be burdened to meet the cost of ex pelling the Germans. "It is high time to recognize ex actly what the new German propa ganda implies. It means not only that Germany is to pay relatively little more than did Fiance in 1871. but that an intact Germany, having wantonly begun a war, is to emerge, from the conflict in a condition to distance France in economic competition." Bear la Wolf Pit. Is tnere a real sure-enough bear in Wolf Pit? The colored folks around Ed. Harrington's home say there is. Ed, says he saw the bear in his yard Wednesday night and tried to .ch, t the Bruin but his gun snapped. Ed. stoutly affirms that it was not a dog or heifer. And as proof of his con tention, he has one of the animal's tracks covered with a bucket. Roads A Mire. The roads of the county are a veritable quagmire, due to the three-inch rainfall of this week, and the snow and sleet of two weeks ago. But with a bit of sunshine and industrious use of the drag the sand-clay roads should again get into condition. Traveling over the present roads makes one long for the realization of the proposed $50,000,000 State bond issue for hard-surface roads. Hard Surface Roads. A bill is now being considered by the Legislature for a $50,000- 000 bond issue for building some thing like 5,500 miles of hard surfaced roads throughout the State, mr.nectine the countv the twelve miltic-B carry- give the world practically as much Surplus oi c.oi.on. ply and demand will rule These are facts that cur Richmond county farmers must face going to buck the inevitable and put in a large acreage regardless. Or are they going to plant a smaller acreage in cotton, prepare it better, ai;.l go in stronger for bread, meat and a real garden? over of over twelve million hales. sea'.S and principal points. Granting that the South .reduced its 01 especial interest to our peo crop 25 per cent, at least ten million pie locally is the fact that the bales would he raised; this added to 'highway would not stop at the t t.t.M ItMtlM U..4- At 1- over would uu, uui j uu imuugu line town just as it were a part of the countv roads. Rprtinn IK cotton as it had the past year. Hov.-i proposcd m provides ever, to offset this, the consumption v hen ny portion of the due to reviving buiijseas would nat- j State Highway System shall run unraliy be larger, but not nearlp , ihrcugh any town of more than sufficient to take care of the huge 3000 and less than 5000 inhabi- The law oi sup-1 tants, according to the last U. b. census, the cost of construction of said road through the same I shall be borne, one-half by the re they I ,v ; u. . . . ; , oicuc mgiiway commission ana one-half by the town. In all cities over 5000 population the entire cost of construction shall be borne by said city or town." Inasmuch as the population of the town of Rockingham is less than 3000 (being 2509 to be ex act,) the passage of this bill would permit the hard surface road to be constructed through the town at no additional cost to the town (other than its propor tionate part of the taxes.) With Hamlet the case is different; the last census gives that town a population of 3659, and so that town is in the class that would have to pay one-half of the road cost. However a strong effort is be ing made by Representative Everett and Senator Nash to have the town population limit increased to something beyond 3500 so as to enable the town of Hamlet to come under the "free" clause. The average tax-payer need not be frightened by this bill. The cost of the huge project should fall upon those best able to bear it. No ad valorem tax will be levied. The interest on GIBSON'S ?. t WIPE MORNS are still winning Propaganda is being scattered throughout the country in aid of German resistance to payment of the indemnity levied against her on ac count of the war she started and lost. But even if she pays every cent of the indemnity asked, she will be getting off tremendously light. The circumstances of this present German indemnity should carry the minds of the people back to the days of 1870-71. As a result of that war, Germany levied against France what it considered a ruinous in demnity. But France, in contrast to the present whining attitude of the Germans made no protest. In ;fitead the French went to work and in three years had paid every cent of the dt. The following from the New York Tribune racalla those "days; p "In 1871 Germuny exacted from i the nds will be paid with the france a war indemnity of $t,ooo,-; automobile tax, and this tax will 000,000. Not until the. tottd sum was! supplemented by income, tiaid did the invaders retire. The excess prohts, and tranchise taxes Germans assumed that the right to The inheritance tax will also be iomoel payment was undiscussable. increased. k 'How,' asks the Tribune does the bill of $1,000,000,000 which Germany presented to France compare with 'the tentative 821,000,000.000 bit: ybich the Allies have submitted to JGenunny.' And it. proceeds "A geat change has occurred in the iturchaalng power of the gold The town of Sanford is to have a whole-time Mayor. That official is to bo paid a living salary and will look entirely after the business of the town. Health Pictures. A moving picture ontfit. sent out by the State Board of Health, spent last week in this county showing health pictures to the colored people. A total of 2,289 colored persons attended the shows; the outfit was in charge of Dr. E. T. Ransom, who lec tured on health subjects during the course' of the pictures. The admission was free of course. The outfit is this week in An son county, but it is intended to bring them back to show in other parts of the county later in the spring. Near East Relief. A campaign will be waged throughout the State beginning Feb. 14th for the relief of the starving Armenian and Syrian children. George H. Bellamy is State Chairman. North Carolina has been asked to take case of 3,334 orphans now at Trebizon, and some relief is necessary to keep them alive. Richmond county has been asked to take care of 33 of these children Chaiman Bellamy is desirous off some cne in the county volun teering as chairman for the Drive Write him at Raleigh. If you would be happy, just forget the things that make you unhappy. Simple, isn't it. We note the absence of one unfailing sign of the approach of spring that dreamy youth with a poem for publication. The hotel at Sanford that was burned last year, is now being rebuilt by the owner, Dan C. Lawrence, and will be run by Gus Womble. It will be brick veneered, three stories, have 58 rooms and 18 private baths. A Chicago paper avers that "given a pickle and a few moments of undisturbed time, a woman can solve any problem on earth." Give 'em a barrel, broth er, giye 'em a barrel, and elect 'em all to congress. Just now the country is sorely in need of an army of solvers. A farmer near Sanford last week lost $300 from his pocket. The money was in bills. He discovered the loss just after he had finished feeding his cow, and he jumped to the conclusion that the animal had swallowed it. He hastily had the cow butchered and the stomach opened, but the money was not found. At any rate, his family lived on beef for a spell. My entire flock of breeding birds are unusually fine this season. I have been breeding S. C White Leg horns for the past 8 years, but nev er before had such a grand lot of fine birds, to select my breeding stock from as I have this season. They are bred to win and to pro duce winners and they do it. They are bred to lay throughout the win ter when eggs sell at highest prices and they do it. My Birds Are Bred to Lay as Well as to Win. My matings are all headed with blue ribbon winners at such shows as Raleigh, Charlotte and Rocking ham. Fifty per cent of the females in my No. 1 and No. 2 matings are prize winners. My No. 3 mating is also of high exhibition quality. Stock and hatching eggs for sale. Get my mating list before you buy; it is free for the asking and will give the details and prices. H. T. GIBSON, Rockingham, N. C Be sure to watch for ann it'-.-j wm Apples. s"1 Ul TL h u V i have only a few more of those ance Company, to be pubhshed yuntain apyples. Get yoursbe. in next Sundays issue of thef. Ihavesome viiauuuc vuoti vu i'uij a it- markable record, the Best Policy." "Honestly it's Advt damaged, good for hogs, for 50c per barrel. Burkett Purnell. House Wanted; I must have a house In or near town somewhere soon. K you know of one I can get please let me know. Prefer about six room but five will do. Burkett Purnell, box 335. Annual Meeting holders, of Stcok- The annual meeting of the Stockhold ers of The Richmond County Savings Bank will be held in their Banking room on WEDNESDAY, March9th, at ELEVEN i. 'dock. W. L. Scales, Cashier. This, February 9th, 1921. Garage Prices Reduced. The price that is charged customers for garage work at ibis shop is reduced from $1.25 per hour to $1.00 per hour. We have five first-class mechanics and give our customers prompt service, Wc appreciate your patronage and shall do our best to merit all work in trusted to us. Pee Dee Mo'"r Sales Company, M. L. Tucker, proprietor. II K. - ',' V V NW n,yr- -.rw-l Ta, Did you know Oliver and Dixie plows had declined? Everett Iidw. Co. Reorganization prices' on the level at W. E. Harrison & Land Co. General pershing began to be a general when he was a small boy. He played soldier. Then he became lieutenant, captain, and general, by al ways WORKING to that end. v If you want to be a captain of INDUSTRY, you must be industrious and BANK REGULARLY a part of your earn ings and not be tempted to make foolish investments. We invite YOUR Banking Business. Bank of Pee Dee Rockingham, TSf. C. 1 nfPTTlfA I GARAGE Charged With Cutting 'Lad. Curt Barber will be given a hearing before Squire Steele Fri day mom ing on the charge of cutting Lester, the young son of Vann McDonald, Tuesdav. In default of $200 bond, he went to jail Wednesday to await trial. Do not fail to see new prices now being shown by W. E. Har rison & Land Co. ANGES HANDS Warburton and Poplin Again on the Job Effective next Monday, Feb, 14th, the Richmond Garage will change hands. The I undersigned have bought Mr. J. F. Hicks' M interest in same and will conduct it them- selves. Our price for work is $1.00 per hour. We shall give careful attention to all work 1 entrusted to us, and ask that the public give us their consideration. Very truly, Richmond Garage Phone 15 Monroe Warburton W. A. Poplin
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