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ROCKINGHAM POST-TjiSPATCH, RICHMOND COUNTY," N. C. PAGE PIVS Cotton Picking Sheets, Sacks, Scale Beams, Knee Pads at less than pre-war prices. You heed a McCormac Mow ing Machine and Rake to har vest that hay and peavine crop and a Cole three-row Grain Drill for sowing your Spring oat and rye crops. Everett Hardware Company Rockingham, N. C. ' I ' Br I I "Sky 3S"lnF Solve the problem of high-priced I I m 'PBPlfwSJ ""'j fuel by installing the scientific fuel- H H Awll! uIEXaQwn saving CaloriC Pipeless Furnace. J FURNACE - ' I FEj HEAT FOR , Gives you summer warmth (70 de El EVERY pf grees guaranteed) in every room KqilOME 5si in coldest weather cuts fuel bills ) , 1 The CaloriC is the original pipeless fur- nace triple-casing patent, No. 1,346,801. L Lt'X HLsi Made by largest manufacturer of warm- I XiTy a'r furaaoea n he world. Over 125,000 jjyUr users, many in this community I IeSSI Partick Furniture Co., I lis & County Ellerbe Topics Gradabelle Turner) Miss AUena Herndon delight fully entertained a number of her friends Saturday evening at her home. About twenty-five young people were present to enjoy the hospitality of Miss Herndon. The evening was spent in pleasant conversation and play ing many interesting games. At a (ate hour the guests departed. Mr. and Mrs, P. O'Brien of Hawthorne, Fla. are visiting relatives and friends in town. Mr. Hollis Mills has returned home after four years ot service in the U. S. Navy. Mr. C. R. Turner and daugh ters Misses Gradabelle and Thurla motored to Fayetteville and Smithfield Sunday. Dr. Paul H. Bennett, Mrs. J. L Bennett and little sons Billy Jr. and Nicholas spent the week with their parents Mr. and Mrs. E. B. O'Brien. Mrs. C. B. Blackwood spent last week end in Raligh. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shaw of Badin spent Sunday with their parents Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Caudle. Mr. and Mrs. Press O'Brien motored to Salisbury last Friday They returned Sunday. Mrs. J. D. Herring of Smith field, N. C. is visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Turner. Mr. Meredith Herndon of Jack son Springs spent the week end with relatives here. . We are glad to know that Mr. Edwin Key is recuperating from ten days illness. The revival began, at the M. E. church Sunday morning. Mr. Johnson preached a very force ful sermon. Monday evening's services were canducted by Prof. Morris R. Mitchell Rev. Craven of Four Oaks, N. C. will be with us during the rest of the meet ing. Messrs. Guy Reynolds and Roy Bennett, who are in school here spent the week-end with their parents, at Roberdel. Miss Myra Ormond a member of the faculty of the Ellerbe High School spent the week-end at her home in Rockingham. The High School building has been greatly improved by the addition of two rooms which add very much to the comfort of the classes. The play grounds have been greatly improved by the new apparatus which aids in giv ing the children-necessary pleas ure and exercise. The interior wood work has been made more attractive by a coat of varnish; the new rooms have been equip ped with new radiators and the water fountain has been repaired. Miss Lillie Mae Sides was in school at Albemarle and complet ed high school. During the four years in school she was interest ed in athletics and was captain of the girls' basketball team. She is now in charge of the sixth grade work of the Ellerbe High School. Miss Capella Capel, of Ellerbe, is teacher of the seventh grade. Miss Capel is a graduate of the Connie Maxwell Orphanage, Greenwood, S. C. She is a very capable teacher, having taught sixteen years. She has also at tended several summer schools. Miss Verna Stanton, of Clio, S. C, who graduated in 1918 from the Flora McDonald col lege; is acting as substitue in the High School for one month, at the end of which time, she ex pects to go to Cherryville where she will take up her work in the Tryon High School as assistant principal. We regret very much losing Miss Stanton, she has al ready proven her efficency and all work under her supervision is progressing nicely. The people of Ellerbe are for tunate in having with them Mr. Sides as a high school teacher and coach for the athletics. By his help as coach we won the championship in basket and base ball last year, and we have a bright prospect for winning it again in football as well as bas ket and baseball. Mr Sides was born near Albe marle. After finishing all local schools, he entered Elon college and graduated with honors, also won his letters in all four major sports. During the war Mr. Sides was Bandmaster, and since then has organized several bands, including Rockingham. Miss Myra Ormond graduated from East Durham High School in 1918. In 1919 she graduated from Carolina college, at Max ton, later she entered the Music Conservatory at Durham and af terwaids she taught voice and piano at Weaverville college. She had charge of the 7th grade at Ellerbe last year, und is with us this year to teach voice and piano. The higher first and lower second grades of this school have Route 3 News. (Contributed) Harington has as Mrs. E. her guest this week from Montrose. Miss Eeen Maske and Mr. W. D. Maske and Mr. and Vance Downer, of Hamlet, visited Miss Bertha Sinclair Sunday after noon. Miss Ruth Pierce spent Satur day night and Sunday with th Miss Kelly's from Watson Heights. Miss Effie Ingram spent last veek at Rockingham with relatives. Mrs. D. H. Peele, from near Hamlet visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Covington last week. Miss Johnsie Henry spent Tuesday night of this week, with Misses Myrtie and Pearlie Hay wood. The Jane McKimmon Club met and neld its regular meeting with Mrs. Lonnie Covington Eriday Sept. 9th with a good at tendance present. Mr. W. B. Covington and fam ily attended the reunion at the home of his father's Mr. Euclid I i: j : a. i " .l a spienuia msixuciui in uic P- Covington at Roberdel Sunday. near Asheville. She graduated from high school in Yancey county and from Maryville col lege in Tennessee. This is her third vear as a teacher. Miss Flora Snipes, of Hamlet, who is in charge of the third grade, is a graduate of the class of 1920 of the Hamlet High School. She also took teacher training after her graduation, then she attended the teachers summer school at Rockingham. In the fall of 1920 she taught in a three teacher school at Zion. Miss Eula Adams, who has charge of the fourth and fifth grades, was educated in the Hamlet High School and played basketball there. After gradual ing there, she entered Meredith college, at Raleigh, where she stayed for three years. She was on the basketball team for the three years and won a monogram for being the best player. She went to Chapel Hill where she attended teacher meetings. She is teaching very successfully for her first year's experience. Miss Edna McRae, of Ellerbe, the second grade teacher of last year has the same work again this year, but as she is not able to assume her duties, Mios Mon roe, of Rockingham, is filing her place for the present. Miss McRae has had very good training in the summer schools of Greensboro, Asheville and Boone. Through her fifteen years of experience she has gained many good points in the best primary methods. Miss Monroe has also received training in the University Sum mer School and Appalachian Training School. She came to this school after many successful years in the Rohanen mill school. - Morris R. Mitchel was a grandson of Doctor Brodus, a son of Mr. Samuel Chiles Mitchel, president of Delaware College. Mr. Mitchel took his A. B. de gree at Delaware College. He then volunteered in the machine gun batallion and was promoted to first lieutenant; he served faithfully for two years and a half. He got a bad dose of gas while in France, but fortunately recovered. He came back to Delaware College and graduated with highest honors. He then married Miss Grace Gates, of Montclair, N. J. Mr. Gates, his father-in-law, was one of the first northern men to start com mercial peach orchards in North Carolina. " This is Mr. Mitchel's second year to teach at Ellerbe, and we are considering ourselves very fortunate to have him back. He has done wonders for Ellerbe school and is liked by all of his pupils. He has won a great host of friends in and around Ellerbe. Steel's Mill Items. Miss Lizzie Lear visited her cousin, Mrs. Linnie Williams, near Wingate last Saturday and Sunday. Miss Georgia Gaddy visited her parents in Anson county from Thursday until Sunday. Mrs. Frank Lear is very sick at this writing, hope she will soon be better. The ones attending the picnic the other day were Miss Ola Lear, Mr. Walter Bray, Miss Minnie Grooms, Mr. Will Kelly. Mr. J. W. Kinson spent Satur day night and Sunday with his family; he is working off from home. Mrs. Lee Goodwin and little daughter spent Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Pearlie Walker, and little Nellie Henderson went to Hartsville S. C. Saturday morning to see her sister, returning Sat urday night. Miss Nince Allen spent the week-end at Raeford, coming home Saturday with Mr. Kinson. Miss Bessie Cole returned home some time ago frsm Mon roe where she spent a week with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Williams were visiting Mrs. K. D. Grnnt and Mrs. Eli English on Watson Hieghts Sunday p. m. Roberdel Items. Miss Annie Graeber returned to her home in Salisbury Thurs day night. Miss Willie Belle McRae is spending this week with relatives in Danville. Miss Susan McRae left Tues day morning to visit her sister in Red Springs. Miss Clara Stogner left Tues day for Columbia where she will enter school at Columbia College. The eleventh grade of the Rob erdel High School gave a picnic at Ellerbe to their former teacher, Miss Annie Graeber, last Thurs day afternoon. It was thorough ly enjoyed by all. Mr. W. McKenzie and family spent Sunday afternoon in Can dor with his brother. Mrs. Stephen Terry spent Tuesday with her daughter, Mrs. Guy Midgett. Mrs. J. W. Nicholson and daughter, Jean, returned from Charlotte Sunday where they had been to consult an eye spec ialist. Many relatives and friends en joyed the reunion held at Mr. J. E, Covington's Sept 11th.
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