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VoL 4. No. 3
ROCKINGHAM, N. THURSDAY Afternoon, JULY 28, 1921.
$2.00 PER YEAR
A RECORD OF WORK
Last Monday Marked the Fiftieth An
niversary of Wm. Entwistle's Coming
to Rockingham. Not an 'Ohitnary'
But a Rough Sketch of a Working
Man in the Flesh.
Fifty jeare ago latst Monday, Mr.
William Entwistle came to Rocking
ham. The story of his life is almost
like a romance the story of a man
who worked and saved, and who
was AND IS alwayson his job. It
is no obituary, for Mr. Entwistle is
hale qnd hearty, and attends to his
duties as President of the Entwistle
cotton mill, and general superinten
dent of the two Pee Dee mills. But
the Post-Dispatch feels minded to go
into detail of this man's business
life because of the incentive it might
hold to others.
In 1869 Mr. Entwistle came from
England (he was born at Accrington
Lancashire), and after several
months spent up North came to
South Carolina to Graniteville; he
went from there to Langley, about
4 miles distant, where he worked
. f.or two years.
.The old Great Falls mill was burn
ed during the war, but in 1869 Wal
ter F. Leak reorganized the mill and
"started it in operation again in 1870,
he being its first president. Shortly
after starting, superintendent fb be
John Morgan found that, he needed
a really competent weaving over
seer; so he went to Graniteville in
search of one. The superintendent
there informed him that there was a
young Englishman over at Langley
and that if he could get him he
would be getting the right man. Mr.
Morgan went to Langley, .saw the
young Englishman and made, the
deal. Mr. Entwistle accordingly
came to Rockingham, reaching the
town July 25th, 1871, and at once
went to work as verseer of weav
ing. The president of the Great
Falls mill then was Colonel John
W. Leak. The young man remained
with the mill for 7 1-2 yeans in
charge of the weaving, the 'mill at
that time having 100 looms arid 3,000
spindles.
In 1874 Mi. Robert L. Steele organized-a.
cotton mill company, and
Can You Figure a Better
Investment?
This Building & Loan Association is now prepared to
issue paid-up B. &. L. shares of $ 1 00 par value. These shares
are NON-TAXABLE, the interest is paid semi-annually and
bears 6 per cent I And if at any time you want your money
out, you can get it by giving us 30 days notice.
What better investment could you want ? 6 per cent
and NON-TAXABLE !
Think this over, anet ask us for any other information
you wish. '
Richmond County Building & Loan Association
A. 6. CORPEtilNG, Sec-Treat. Hdte! Building
OH!'!
THE BENEFIT OF INSURANCE
HE cost of insurance
do not realize you have paid it.
After the loss its benefits are so
great you marvel that anyone
would even consider being with
out it. The spectre of possible
and sudden ruin never bothers the
man who has his possessions pro
tected by insurance. HOW
Richmond Insurance & Realty Company
A. G. Corpening, Sec.-Tres. Office in Hotel Building.
active work was begun in 1874 on
Pee Dee mill No. 1. It was opened
for work in 1876 with loftooms and
2,000 spindles the same size of the
Great Falls mill with exception of
one-third, less spindles. Mr. En
twistle became superintendent of
this new mill in December 1878,
started work from the first turn of
the wheels and has remained ever
since and from the small beginning
this No. 1 mill has grown until to
day it has 850 looms and 19,000 spin
dins.' He has literally" nursed it
from un infant to a lusty, full grown
product. Mr. Robert L. Steele was
its first president, he resigning in
November 1882 and being succeeded
by his brother, Colonel Walter L.
Steele, who became president in No
vember of that year. Colonel Steele
died in October 1891, and was suc
ceeded by W. C. (Doc) Leak, who
in turn was succeeded as president
about three yearsago by George P.
Entwistle, son of the subject of this
sketch. In 1899 a ,new mill was
started by the company, known as
Pee Dee No. 2, and this mill started
up on January 1st, 1900 a mighty
easy date to remember. This No. 2
mill is about half a mile below the
mill No. 1. And right now the No. 2
is enlarging to the extent of having
an addition to the cloth room built,
size 72x100, of two stories, and the
entire village is being turned up
side down with the work of install
ing a complete sewerage system for
the homes.
In 1910 the Entwistfe Manufactur
ing Company, was formed and a
mill built south of the Seaboard
Railway about two faiiles from Rock
ingham. -The mill was opened for
work in May, 1911, with Mr. En
twistle as president. It has 600
looms and 26,400 spindles. The mill
takes its name from its first and
only, so far president.
Mr. Entwistle has always been a
dilligent workei, a master of detail
and a man who 'preserved with that
bull-dog determination that is so
characteristic of our English cousins.
From a small beginning he has
worked his way until he has amass
ed a comfortable share of this
world's goods and yet with it all
he is just William Entwistle, a, kind
ly "young'' elderly man.
IS BEST REALIZED
AFTER THE FIRE
is so small you
ABOUT YOU ?
VACCINATION SCHEDULE
Free Vaccination Campaign
For Richmond County A
gainst Typhoid Fever. Sche
dule of Dates. No Charge
Whatever.
About this time of the year
typhoid fever begins to make itself
noticeable. Here and there all over
the county cases appear. The sum
mer months, June, July and August,
ore the had months for typhoid. Sep
tember is little better. Flies furnish
a mighty easy method of transmit
ting the disease from family to
family.
The people of Richmond county
are going to have an opportunity
now of getting protection against
typhoid. The Board of County
Commissioners has made arrange
ments with the State Board of
Health for free dispensaries to be
conducted in convenient places
throughout the county, the schedule
of which is given below.
That typhoid fever can be prevent
ed has been amply proved right here
in North Carolina. In 1914 there
were 839 deaths in the State from
this cause. Last year there were
only323. Improved sanitation and
vaccination are the reasons.
Typhoid fever 's the most easily
prevented of all the preventable dis
eases. Anti-typhoid vacciilation
gives protection for at least three
years, and may be taken without in-
Continued on page two.
MR. STOGNER REPLIES.
The Post-Dispatch last week pub
lished a statement that appeared
in the Greensboro Daily News rela
tive to the settlement of the Lashley
Stogner case.
Mr. W. M. Stogner has handed
this paper a" copy oi a statement he
has sent to the News in which he
gives a different account of the set
tlement. The Post-Dispatch gladly
publishes his statement on the
front natre of the paper. It is as
f
follows: "
"Rockingham, N. C.
"July 20th, 1921.
In reply to an article appearing
in the Greensboro Daily News dated
the 20th day of July, 1921, in re
gard to the charge against W. L
Lashley, charging him with having
committed a criminal assault upoti
Grace Stogner of Richmond county,
I wish to state the following:
' "That Grace Stogner had nothing
whatever to do with the withdraw
Continued on page two.
Cars Collide.
Shortly after dusk Wednesday
evening, two Fords collided at the
northwest corner of the court
housethe cars of "Coot" Stewart
and Steele-Covington Co. The
latter car had a right rear wheel
broke off.
At TERRY'S SALE you can
certainly teach your dollars to
have more cents.
I
We insure you against loss
by
FIRE WIND WATER
LIGHTNING
ACCIDENT DEATH
EMPLOYEES SUE MILL
Wearers at Steele's Mills Quit Work
When Required to Work 60 Hours
Per Week. No Dispute Over Wages.
Weave Room Running Full Time
aud Full Force Now.
A case of considerable local in
terest was tried before Squire
Mullisin the courthouse Satur
day afternoon, six weavers of
Steele's Mills suing the mill for
their back-pay which the mill
had held back when they quit
work, until they should have
vacated the mill houses.
From what the Post-Dispatch
can gather, the mill several
weeks ago put the weave room
on a 60-hour per week basis un
til some certain orders could be
filled. The employees made no
objection to working 60 hours (of
course the pay was on the basis
of 60 hours work,) but when the
specified time was up they asked
to be put back on 55-hour basis.
Due to the conditions, the
spinning and card rooms tor a
while were obliged to work but
50 hours inasmuch as the weave
room at 55 hours could not han
dle the work. And so rather
than keep these two rooms at 50
hours, the mill decided to put the
smaller weave room at 60 and
the other two rooms at 55; the
majority of the weavers didn't
like this new arrangement and
soon Wednesday of last week
they presented a petition to the
management asking that the
room be put back to 55 hours.
Mr. Porter replied that he would
give an answer in a day ois so.
Next day all but seven of the
Continued on Page S.
Magistrate's Court.
Tom Spivey was given a hear
ing before Squire MuHis Monday
charged with reckless driving.
He and Tebe Henry, driving W.
A. Green's car, ' collided at the
Presbyterian church corner. The
magistrate dismissed the action,
holding that the collision was an
accident and neither driver was
to blame.
Homer Brown was fiped $5.00
and costs for speeding on the 18th.
Lester Morse was fined $5 and
costs for operating'a car for hire
without a license.
Two FootChange.
Work that was begun on a new
filling station by Mr. Robert L.
Steele, next to the Ford garage,
some two weeks ago, was resum
ed Tuesday. Some doubt about
the exact lines of the lot existed;
it was cleared by moving the out
er wall in two feet, making the
width now 30 feet front by 65
deep.
E. B. Terry's sale is by far the
biggest and best in this section
f the country.
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Why Deposit
BECAUSE yon
Because it is your Home Bank.
Because its Officers and Directors are all Home People, and are known to you, AND
ARE YOUR FRIENDS.
Because your friends are more vitally interested in YOUR future welfare than others can
possibly be.
Because the Bank is conducted on safe and sound business principles, and takes no
chances with other people's money.
Safety Deposit Boxes for rent in OUR NEW VAULT $2.50, $5.00 and $10.00 per year.
"The Bank On the Square"
MANY CASES TRIED IN COURT
Criminal Term of Superior Court in Session,
Judge Finley Presiding. Grand Jury to
Serve for Six Months. Many Cases Tried.
White Man Given 6 Months on Roads for
Driving Car While Drunk. Barksdale
(Extract Case) Found Guilty Six Months.
Superior Court for the trial of
criminal cases convened Monday
morning at 10 o'clock at Rock
ingham, with Judge Thomas B.
Finley presiding. Solicitor W.
E. Brock was promptly at his
post of duty, and with his well
known ability ready to prosecute
in behalf of the State.
The Clerk reported, that of the
36 men summoned to appear for
jury duty, the following were not
found in the county: J. W. Wil
liams, Jr., D. E. Maske, W. P.
Cole and B. R. Harris. The
young son of Deputy Reynolds
picked the name-slips from the
hat, for selecting the Grand Jury
of 18 men, and Mr. W. E. Har
rison, Rockingham merchant and
prince of good men, was chosen
as foreman of that body.
J. E Manor was made officer to
the Grand Jury.
The following were drawn as
the Grand Jury, with W. E. Har
rison as foreman. This Grand
Jury will serve for six months
until January term. They are:
John L. Everett
G W Coggin
W. E. Harrisoh
J H Covington, Jr
W. P. Johnson
A F Blalock
S D Tanner
Jno C Covington
Walter Lampley
D. W. Graham
J R Garrett
W. J. Goodwin
H J Covington
E M LeGrand
J U Thrower
Walter Robinson
C O Crepps
1 1 Efiru
The Judge's charge was listen-'
ed to attentively by the crowded
courtroom, ludge nniey is an
able jurist, of dignity and fair
ness, and is unquestionably even
ly balanced. It is refreshing to
have such an pfficer preside. At
torneys and litigants are well
assured of just treatment at his
hands, consonant with fairness
to the State.
Tt is remarkable that business
is transacted so well in such a
building. The accoustic proper
ties are poor, and rendered still
worse by the noise of street traf
fic from without. The County
Commissioners have selected a
new site, and have twice sold
the bonds for erecting a new
courthouse, but each time the
purchasers found some flaw and
refused to take the bonds. And
now the Board is making a new
effort to sell the $200,000 bond
issue, bids to be opened on Aug.
31st. It is hoped this third at
tempt will be successful, and
active work begun on the new
Continued on Page 12
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ROCKINGHAM, N. C.
. Open
PELLAGRA SCARE
Federal Government Sending Out A
larming Reports el Pellagra Epidemic
Over South. Greatly Exaggerated.
A Deaen Cases in Richmond County.
The Public Health Service De-
partment of the Government sent
out a report Monday to the effect
that pellagra is increasing with
alarming speed over the South,
due to the low price of cotton and
the resultant fact that tenants
and others are forced to live on
the 'cheapest diet such as salt
pork, corn meal and molasses.
These foods are valuable when
balanced, by other foods, but eat
en by themselves they lack cer-.
tain elements that are absolutely
essential to the maintenance of
health. And these other foods
are simply beyond the purchase
of the tenants and others.
Undoubtedly there is much
truth in the report, but that it is
terribly exaggerated goes with
out question. Any one reading
the glaring reports would think
that our Southern people were
starving and dying by the thou
sands from pellagra. This is not
true.
Inquiry by the Post- Dispatch
among Kockingham pnysicians
shows that the colored doctor has
six pellagra patients, and among
the white doctors one has three,
one has just one, three have none,
and one has two. There is one
white patient at the County
Home.
Odd Fellows Class.
The Singing Class of the Odd
Fellows Orphanage will be at
Pee Dee academy Monday night,
Aug. 1st; at Roberdel No. 1 Aug.
2nd; and at the high school at
Ellerbe Wednesday night, Aug.
3rd. The Class is especially
strong this .season, and it is hoped
full houses wiH greet them.
MISS ENID BENNETT
IN
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Friday, July 29th
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