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I Rockingham Market JUNE 9 SUBSCRIPTION RATES Got KUiaf-.- 11 Mc Strict nUEiaf... 10 3-4t MiiUof 10 l-4c Ktw To Fit wu CfetW ToUj W 12.68, Art 13-44y let 13.86 One Year $2.00 Six months Three month .75 Single copies 10c each 1 Vol. 4. No. 28 ROCKINGHAM, N. C THURSDAY Afternoon, JUNE 9, 1921. $2.00 PER YEAR COMMISSIONERS MEET Two Juries Drawn. Homer Baldwin Appointed as Member Board of Re view. Next Meeting Tuesday, July 6th. The county commissioners were in regular monthly session last Monday, all five "members being present, they being Chair man B. F. Reynolds, J. W. Capel, L. D. Frutchey, John A. McNeill and H. D. Hatch. The Board will not meet ofl the first Monday in July, this falling on July 4th; but instead will meet Tuesday, July 5th. The most important matter handled by the Board last Mon day was the appointment of Homer D. Baldwin as a member of the Board of Review in place of John L. Everett who had re signed. The other two members are J. C. Leigh, of Hamlet, and P. A. Parsons, of Covington. Lee Hogan and John Wood, both white, were granted per manent exemption from poll tax because of physical disability. Jim Nash LeGrand, Henry and Catherine Brown and Alfred Stanback were placed on outside pauper hst at $3 per quarter. Two juries were drawn for the July terms of Superior Court 24 fo the civil term that be gins Julv 18th, and 36 for the criminal term of July 25th. The jury for the civil term that begins June 20th was drawn on May 2nd, and has heretofore been published. Civil Tern July 18th: H B Long Jno F McDonald Claude Lowdermilk J J Bennett J A McNair US Webb Chas. Covington John Barringto JDGay W R Hall A A Covington WC Vestal Tom C Webb A M Flowers J W Maske J L Flaherty M J Brown D N Currie W V Thomas W O Hyatt WCLisk L L Campbell C A McFayden H C Shearer Criminal Term July 25th: J S Bundy S W Covington T C Rayle G W Coggin W E Harrison W J Goodwin J H Covington, Jr F N Phillips R L Patterson J W Williams Jr J U Thrower W FSpence Jno C Covington Johh McDonald Dargan Lampley Walter Lampley Walter Robinson M P Bailey B G McGilvary D E Maske John L Everett D W Graham J R Garrett M T Hinson P W West H J Covington W P Johnson E M LeGrand A F Blalock L J Phillips S D Tanner C G Crepps E G Payne A B Edwards 1 1 Efird W P Cole B R Harris Sugar 7 1-2 Cents a Pound. I am retailing sugar in ANY QUANTITY at 7 per pound. This price will prevail whether you want one pound or a hun dred. Am also selling No. 2 sliced pineapple, best grade, at 35 cents per can - E. B. Liles, grocer. Prepared Prunes. Delmonte's Prepared Prunes ready to serve, at Arthur Gib son's grocery store (in stand for merly occupied by W . P. Ingram.) Si When Your House Burns Will Yon Have . INSURANCE AND COMFORT or LOSS AND POVERTY? After the fire is a poor time to bemoan your fate. It will not restore your loss. Before the fire is the time to insure. It will keep you from possible poverty and save you years of useless labor. Insurance is so inexpensive any one can afford it. ; The disastrous results of a fire are so great no one can afford to take them. Richmond Insurance & Realty Company A. G. Corpening, Sec.-Treas. Office in Hotel Building. Election of Officers. Rockingham Lodge No. 178, 1. O. O. F., elected the following of ficers for the ensuing term: W. T. Black, N G. D. L. Coppedge, V. G. E. S. Reynolds, R. S. J. E. Napier, F. S. B. F. Thomas, Treas. Hamlet Trimmed Twice. Messrs. Sides and McAulay carried a team to Hamlet on Fri day of last week, and won from the Railroaders in a diving finish 10-9. The score see -sawed until the ninth rolled around, with Hamlet leading 9-7. Rock ingham got three on bases; Capt. Sides was at the bat with two down and he came across with a beautiful triple, scoring three men and sewing up the game. Sim Cashwell pitched for Rham, and gave but 8 hits. The njne Hamlet runs were made chiefly on errors. Forbes pitched 7 in nings for Hamlet, and then was relieved by Claude Gibson, who fared even worse. Oa Saturday the Hamlet team came to Rockingham to even up, but were, turned back to the tune of 10-7. Person pitched for Rham. On Monday the Ellerbe team journeyed here and had things all their own way until the 8th inning, to that period being 10-2-In the last two frames the locals romped on Rankin for enough hits to net 7 runs, but this was not enough to win out. Ellerbe finally winning by score of 10-9. Kankm and Key was Ellerbe bat tery, while Cashwell, Allison Or- mond and Medlin worked for Rham. Ormond, by the way, has promise of good stuff; he is a left hander and played on Trinity Scrubs this past season. The Morven team came over for a game Tuesday and won by score of 6 to 5. Jim Rogers pitched for Morven, and Capt. Sides for Rockingham. Wanted Reliable man to sell Delco Light plants in Richmond County, Launnburg Electric Service Co. Laurinburg, N. C. DANCE SCHEDULE -:- for -:- Lakeview and Jackson Springs. Dance, schedule for LAKEVIEW dancing starts at 8:30 every Monday, Wednesday and Fiiday nights. JACKSON SPRINGS at 9 o'clock every Tuesday and Saturday. Real music: 'The Rockawav 5" Syn copated Orchestra, Come and have a good time. Polite entertainment exclusively. Clip this out for reference. Homer Baldwin Trustee. At a meeting of the creditors of R. R. Little held in Rocking ham Tuesday morning at the office of Sedbeiry & Phillips, Mr. Homer D. Baldwin was selected Trustee. Mr. Little had filed a voluntary petition in bankrupt cy and J. B. Cheshire, Jr., U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy called a meeting of the creditors for June 7th to select a Trustee. It is understood the liabilities amount to something like$78,000, with assets supposed to be some thing like $76,000. Inasmuch as a crop has already been planted on the lands of Mr. Little, the Trustee will go ahead with the farming operations and endeavor to work out the best way possi ble. In addition to naming a Trus tee Tuesday, the meeting ap pointed a committee of A. G. Corpemng, Alfred Baldwin and R. E. .Cochran to appraise and sec a value upon the various assets. That Microbe, The musical comedy, "The Microbe of Love," presented in the opera house on Friday night ofkst week by Miss Bowden, under the auspices of the Amer ican Legion, was well received by the audience, and brought in a gross revenue of about $375. After paying the expenses and dividing 50-50, the local Post re ceived as its share $150. About 35 Rockingham ladies and gentlemen participated. With such an array of talent it would be invidious to single out any particularly shining light all have promise of being drafted into higher company; but especi ally good was Mrs. Louise Wil liams. The chorus was comely and daintily gowned. Car of Sugar. Allen-Mbrsp Co. beve a quarter-page advt in this issue telling about a solid car of 42,000 pounds of sugar they received this week, and which they are retailing at 7 1 2c per pound in 100-pound lots. In 5-pound lots their price 1s 8c per pound. Marriage Licenses. May 28 Henry R. Hancock and Doshia Hancock, white. June 4-Ernest Young and Ila Johnson, white. June 6 James B. Quick and Caroline Morrison, colored. June 6- Arthur Simmons and Daisy Smith, colored. Privilege Tax. Now is the time to pay your privilege tax. See me at once. R. L. McDonald, sheriff, PUT IT UP TO PAYNE -Honestly it's the beat Policy." Successful Closing Exercises Rockingham School Held This Week. 17 Graduates. John Gore Wins Scholarship and Math Medals, and Receives Diploma for Being Neither Absent Nor Tardy for Seven Consecutive Years. Sadie Jenkins Wins Reciter's Medal. Tom McRae Reclaimer's Medal. Delivered Address The City Schools of Rocking ham closed a very successful year's work June 5th-7th. The enrollment this year has been 675 in the white school and 295 in the colored school, a total of 970 pupils. The Commencement exercises of the City High School depart ment began with the Commence ment sermon at the Baptist Church Sunday morning, which was pieached by Dr. John J. Hurt, pastor of First Baptist Church, of Wilmington. His text was from Philippians, second chapter, 12th and 13th verses, and seldom if ever has a finer or more appropriate sermon been heard in our city. The graduating class this year numbered 17, as follows: Ledbetter McKenzie, Pres. Rose Biggs Roy Coble " Tessie Covington Mike Ellerbe Agnes Head Katie McDonald . Idell Meacham Annie Smith Ernest Coble Frank Copeland Lee Ellerbe John Gore Sudie Jenkins Grace McRae Mary Leak Scales Henry Steele The Class Day exercises were held Monday night. A very splendid program was carried out, each member of the class 3 1 aoing ms or ner part m a more than creditable manner as fol lows: Class Song.. Class Salutatory. .Ledbetter McKenzie History Tessie Covincrton Recitation, "Commencement" Mary Leak Scales Who's Who Annie Smith Instrumental Solo.... Rose Biggs Grumbler. Frank Copeland "Physical Training" Ernest Coble Prophecy Idell Meacham Vocal Solo Katie McDonald Student Gov't. Lee Ellerbe Humorist Henry Steele Class Creed ...Mike Ellerbe Recitation, "Cupid and Dicky" Agnes Head (Continued on page 12) President Harding Says: "Thrift is the foundation of fortune, the key-note of security. Thrift is not miser less or meanness, it is prevision." We are ready to help YOU to be thrifty. Begin saving The Richmond County Savings Bank ROCKINGHAM, N. C. Safety Deposit Bezet $2.50, $5.00 ud $10.00 per year. Open each SATURDAY until S p. a. School Year i Hon. Walter Murphy Tuesday Night DISTRICT CONFERENCE Rockingham District Conference Con venes at Rockingham Tuesday, Jane 21st. Will Continue Through Thurs day, Jane 23rd. Rockingham is to have in its midst during the days of June 21st to 23rd well oyer a hundred Methodist ministers and laymen, the occasion of their gathering being the annual meeting of the Rockingham District Conference. If all the accredited delegates and ministers of the District come, the number will be 166. And Pastor Ormond and his com mittees are hoping that all these will come; however, it is scarcely likely that more than 125 will be here. The town, irrespective of denomination, will fully sustain its reputation as a hospitable host. Jhe meeting last year was at Red Springs. Board of Review. The Board of Review at this county. composed of H. D. Baldwin, J C. Leigh and 0. A. Parsons, will sit at the follow ing places and on the following dates, for the purpose of receiving and hearing com plaints of overvrluation and under-valuation of real property, vie Steeles township, D. A. Parson's store, June 14th. Mineral Sorinfis townshiD. Henderson store, June 15th. Beaver Dam township, W. E. Robert son's store, June 16th. Marks Creek townshiD. citv hall. June .17th. Rockingham townshiD. court house. June 21st. Wolf Pit township, Crosland School house, June 22nd. Black Jack township, Key's school house, June 23rd. . . Ford Prices. The Fords have been 'reduced again a $15 cut on touring cars and roadsters, and larger cuts on other types, this being effec tive June 7th. See quarter-page announcement in this issue Ellerbe Statement The bi ennial report of the financial condition of the town of Ellerbe can be seed in this issue. Look it up. fry depositing small amount! That Condition Report. The condition of the. cotton crop to May 25th, issued by the Government June 2nd, was 66 per cent of normal. The follow ing table giving the condition of each State for 1921, as compared with 1920 and 1919, will be of interest to our cotton farmers: State 1921 1920 1919 Virginia 77 71 89 N. Carolina 65 70 85 S. Carolina 58 68 78 Georgia 63 55 81 Florida 60 62 75 Alabama 57 58 78 Mississippi 60 65 73 Louisiana 57 72 74 Texas 71 60 76 Arkansas 73 61 (18 Tennessee 69 60 64 Missouri,, 75 64 70 Oklahoma 74 70 65 California 75 86 91 , Arizona 84 80 All Others 5 63 Average 66 65.4 75.6 The ten year average condition for May 25th was 76.7. Barksdale Case Reversed. The Supreme Court Tuesday handed down a decision revers ing the Richmond county Super ior Court in the case of the State vs B. W. Barksdale, the man who some months ago was con victed of selling intoxicating liquors in soliciting orders and selling extracts that contained more than a certain per cent of alcohol. The Supreme Court, four to one, decrees that a new trial be granted to Barksdale, the representative of Garrett & Co. Superior Court. The next term of civil court convenes June 20th. The calen dar of cases is in this issue. Miss Sallie Gillia Dead: Miss Sallie Gillis, aged about 80 years, died in Concord on Friday of last week. Her remains were brought here Friday night, and Saturday afternoon were interred at the family graveyard near Mrs. A. M. Parsons' home, oil Route 4, Rev. D, A. Clarke con, ducting the burial service. LOST! Reflector rim and glass from Page Six. Return to R. L. Mc Donald and receive reward. ENID BENNETT IN "HER HUSBAND'S FRIEND" AT THE STAR THEATRE Friday, June 10 ALSO GOOD COMEDY Admission 20-30c Matinee 2:30: night 7 with this bank.
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