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RoclriBgha Market DEC. 8 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Tear $2.00 Six monthi $125 Three month .75 Single copies 10c each 19 M 1-2 Strict . New York Fotmt CUi TUj N 17.82, 17.67, " 17.70 Vol. S. No. 2 ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, DEC. 8, 1921. $2.00 PER YEAR FIREWORKS BANNED Town Commissioners Instruct Strict En forcement of Ordinance Against Shoot ing Fireworks. New Street Made a "One-Way" Street. Legislative Bill for $200,000 for Street Improvement. The Commissioners of,the town of Rockingham held an impor tant meeting Tuesday night. Among the matters acted upon was the passing of an ordinance making New street from the pub lic square to Franklin street a one-way street, with no parking. The entrance to be from the north, or public square entrance. This is a very narrow street and especially on Saturdays is it con gested by parked cars and travel trying to go both ways. So here after entrance to this street can be only from the north. It was ordered that a bill be drawn and requested that it be introduced at this special session of the Legislature, authorizing the town to issue $200,000 in bonds for street improvement, this to be subsequent to the pro posed school bonds that will be likely voted after the New. Year. A delegation of representative colored men and women appear ed before the Board and made the proposition that they would have the excavation made if the town would install sewerage to the colored graded school. The Commissioners accepted the of fer and authorized the work to proceed. By a unanimous vote it was decided that the bars should not be lifted for shooting fireworks Xmas, and the policemen were instructed to enforce the follow ing ordinance (this does not ap ply to shooting firecrackers on one's own premises): Ordinance No. 28. "That any person who shall discharge any firearm, bow or arrow, bean shooter, India rubber sling, cannon cracker oi other fireworks, within the corporate limits of the Town of Rockingham, shall ce guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined fiive dol lors; provided, that the ordinance shall not apply to the discharge of firearms in cases of necessity for the legal protection and defence of persons and property." Foch at Monroe. Marshal Foch, world's great est soldier, will be in Monroe for 45 minutes tomorrow (Friday) night. His special train will reach Monroe from Atlanta at 8:15, and remain there until 9 o'clock. It will pass Rockingham about 10:20, but of course will not stop. In fact, the Monroe stop is the only one in the State. Thousands will be in Monroe to welcome the Marshall, and a great celebration is being ar ranged. PUT IT UP TO PAYNE 'Honestly it's tho best Policy." --ifc, i.i - -ru a,-: Gambling Never Pays You Play a Losing Game When You Gamble on Your Life Against Death or Sickness, or on Your Property Against Fire. Insurance DOES pay Imagine your state of mind if you contract a fatal illness, and lying on your bed near unto death realize that you have no adequate insurance that your family will be hard put to it to make ends meet when you pass away. How much better would you feel if you knew your life was well insured, that your loved ones would not be left in need ? And the same thing applies to your property your house, your furniture, your bara Insure them against fire; it pays. RICHMOND INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY A. G. CORPENING, Sec-Treas. YOU ARE WANTED For What? To Be a "Good Fellow" and Work Together for the Upbuild ing of the Town and Community. The Post-Dispatch last week told of the formation of a Good Fellows club for Rockingham. Much inter est is being takn iu the idea, and the paper hears on all sides en thusiatisc approval of the plan. There is nothing "close" about the plan. No membership dues no eli gibility list, uo red tape. The idea is simply for every business man in the town and community to meet together twice a month around u big table eat the luncheon, get bet ter acquainted, create a closer feel ing, arouse a keener civic pride and band together for the development of Rockingham. From this twice a month meeting there will no doubt be formed a Chamber of Commerce and other agencies for town better ment The idea is to hold a midway lunch, from 1 to 2 o'clock every oth er Friday, at the Rockingham hotel. The cost will be 81.00 per person, of which T0 cents goes to the hotel for serving the lunch, ami the re maining 50 cents to the club treas ury. The first lunch will be on Friday, Continued On Page 2 Ry. Schedule Changes. Effective next Sunday morninet at 12:01, Dec. 11th, a number of important changes will be made in the schedule of the Seaboard trains passing Rockingham. The following will be the schedule, as reported by Ticket Agent A. C. Edwards: No 14 will get to Rockingham at 6:55 a. m. instead of 7:31 as at present. It will leave Charlotte at 4:30 instead of 5:00. No. 12 will pass at 7:24 instead of 8:00, but does not stop unless to let off passenger from without the State. No.20 is changed just one min ute, arriving from Charlotte at night at 7:42 instead of 7:43. No. 6 comes at 11:05 at night no change. No. 19 will pass at 8:48 instead of 9:28 in the morning, getting passengers to Charlotte at 11:35 instead of 1225. This is a very important train, and putting it up 40 minutes will be an improve ment. No. 13 will pass at 8:55 at night instead of 8:59. No. 11 at 9:20 at night instead of 9:40. All even number trains are northbound, odd number afe southbound. Better clip this out for refer ence, else you may "get left." Effective Dec. 11th. No. 14, northbound 6:55 a. m No. 12. north, no stop 7:24 a. m No. 20, north 7:42 p. m No. 6, north 11:05 p. m No. 19, south 8:48 a. m No. 13, south . 8:55 p. m No. 11, south 9:20 p. m BIG RAID Anson and Richmond Officers Make Big Raid in Anson Sunday Bag Two Prisoners, Two Stills, SO Gal lons Whiskey and 400 Ponnds of Sugar. Near Will Battle's Store. Sheriff McDonald, of Richmond county, had reason to believe that nuicli whiskey was being brought into this county from Anson. And so he requested Sheriff Braswell, of Anson, to meet him at the river last Sunday morning with proper war rants so that a search could ho made. The Sheriffs of the two counties met as agreed upon about 11:30 Sunday morning, and they with deputies closedin on Robert Elli son's house, colored. In the house was found 225 pounds of sugar and 19 1-2 gallons of whiskey, in 3 5-gal., 1 4-gal ,and 2 1-quart vessels. Robert was arrested and on him Continued on Page 12 Quick is Shot and Killed at Gibson. Gibson, Dec. 4 Lander Quick was shot and instantly killed by Columbus Cross Saturday even ing on the street in front of the Bank of Gibson. The direct cause of the shooting is not known. Cross shot him with a gun, the whole load of buckshot going into his side. Cross was captured about a mile south of Gibson and carried to Laurinburg jail. The inquest was held as soon as the coroner could get there from Laurinburg. Another Otter Caught. Three weeks ago J. D. Carter, a local trapper, caught an otter on Falling Creek, just within the cor porate limits of Rockingham. Since that time he has caught two cooim and a mink near the same spot. And now a second otter has fallen vic tim to his prowess as a trapper, he catching this second otter Sunday night. Settles for Apples. Last December Burkett Purnell or dered a car of apples from the west ern part of the State, but on the way the car broke down and the ship ment arrived late and damaged. He put in claim for the loss. The suit was to be tried at November term of court, but a compromise was agreed upon. The Senboarc' sent his attor neys, Phillips and Sedberry, a voucher for $881 last Saturday, this being the amount of the compromise and court costs. Filled Socks for Oteen Soldiers. The Women's Club intends sending filled socks to the dis abled soldiers at Otecn hospital. Any one who is willing to contri bute a filled sock, will please communicate, or send same right away to Mrs. I. S. London, chair man of the committee. Office in Hotel Building GINNING FIGURES 7,640,870 Bales Cotton for the Sooth, and 13,093 for Richmond County, Ginned to Dec. 1st. The Government issued its ginning figures this morning, giving the total amount of cotton ginned up to Dec. 1st as 7,640,870. This compares with 10,144,921 to the same date last year, 8,844,000 to same date in 1919. The gin ning to this date last year was very large, but then the entire crop was large, the total yield be ing 13,365,754. In 1919 the total yield was 11,420,763. From the above figures it can. be seen that last year 3,220,833 bales were ginned AFTER Dec. 1st. In 1919 the number ginned after Dec. 1st was 2,576,763. The question now is: how many bales remain to be ginned of this present crop. It looks like the total yield will be 8,000,000. In Richmond county there is practi cally no cotton to be ginned, whereas last year there was about 6000 bales ginned after this period, and the year before about 2100. 12,308 bales were ginned in Richmond county up to Nov. 14th, and 13,093 to Dec. 1st, this being 785 bales ginned in the period from Nov. 14 to Dec. 1. There will hardly be more than 350 bales yet to gin. In this connection it is interest; ing to note that exactly two years ago the price of strict middling cotton at Rockingham was 38c, and December futures was 37.05. Last year on the same date strict middling was 13c at Rock ingham, and December futures 15.67. Today strict middling is 16c in Rockingham, and Decem ber futures 17.82. Opera House Rented. H. H. Anderson, proprietor of the theatre at Hamlet, has rented the opera house here at Rocking ham, and this will be refitted and made into an up-to-date picture show. The front store room will be used as a drink and ice cream parlor. The Star had the opera house rented for the past year or so, and ran it in conjunction with the Star, but gave it up in . Nov ember. Xmas Trees. The annual Xmas trees of the Methodist and Episcopal Sunday schools will be held this year on Thursday night, 22nd. We have not pet obtained dates for hold ing the Baptist and Presbyterian trees. CHARLIE CHAPLIN in "Idle Class", Monday, Dec. 12 at Star theatre. Also, Constance Talmadge in "Lessons in Love", in five reels Admission 25 and 35cents. Closing and Opening Christmas Savings Club 1921 - 1922 "THE BANK ON THE SQUARE" will close its CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB for the year 1921 SATURDAY, December 10th. No payments in this club will be received after this date. On December 15th this Bank will distribute to its several hundred members in this club Christmas Savings Checks aggregating between $3,000.00 $5,000.00. These pay ments have been made weekly, and no member has missed this little amount each week. On December 15th-20th THIS BANK will open another Club for the year 1922. IF YOU SAVE and to above amount will be added your interest, all your own, and saved from amount you would have abso" lutely thrown away. Coupon System. No Trouble. No Mistakes. Just think of spending your own MONEY next Christmas for presents, and not having to ask anybody for it. We ask you to join THIS CLUB for 1922, which opens December 15th '21 The Richmond County Savings Bank 'The Bank On the Square' LITTLE GETS $3,750 a(.. Tu.. n.. Ti.i rm. promise is Reach e d in Hector Little Case. T. C. Ellerbe Will Case Now Being Tried. Superior Court for civil cases convened Monday morning, with Judge Henry P. Lane presiding, he having exchanged terms with Judge Finley. Judge Lane's reg ular time for holding courts in this district will not be until three years hence. The next term of Court will begin Jan. 7th, with Judge James Continued on page 12 tm4 Broken Pipe Mended. For two or more weeks a steady flow of water has been coming from underneath the paved street at the intersection of Randolph and Washington, at the Presbyterian church corner. The hitulithic was torn up Monday by Water Inspector Hamer and it was. found that an inch pipe had split. Th, repair was easily made, the hole refilled, and the hitulithic replaced with concrete. Before Hie work was begun, it was feared that the constant flow f wa ter and traffic might undermine that part of the street; but when the opening W88 made it was found that the ground underneath was solid day, not sandy. iSh Flashed While Playing. Saturday afternoon Sheriff Mc Donald and Rural Policeman Shores brought in five white men whom they caught near town playing cards for money. $6.25 was raked in by the officers when the quintet were flushed. Squire Mullins hound them to January 9th term of court under $10(1 bond each; the men are: M. H. Russell, Jess Ratliffe, F. W. Purdue, Jasper Grant and Kenny Grant. Gypsies Rob Farmer. A band of Gypsies numbering probably 30, including children, was camped last week on the Rham Cheraw road on the Tom Horno place, about 3 miles from Rocking ham. On Thursday of last week Alec Purhealth, of the Osborne sec tion, passed by the camp and was stopped by a number of the camp ers. One, a girl, pursuaded him to show her 'his money, to amount of $10G. He became uneasy and de manded his money hack. She htuld ed him back $60, and upon her re fusal to return the balance, he came to town and got out a warrant against her. Sheriff McDonald went with him to the camp, and after some conversation Alec and the Gypsy band settled the matter by returning to him $25, They claimed this was all thai was gotten from him. Rathar than go into a trial, etc., Alec agreed to take what was offered and drop the matter. The outfit with its filth and dirt broke-camp next day and wandered I eastward. 10c each week your Christmas Club 25c each week your Christmas Club 50c each week your Christmas Club $1.00 each week your Christmas Club $2.00 each week your Christmas Club ROCKINGHAM, N. C. Optn COMMISSIONERS MEET Jory Drawn for Jan. 9th Term. Three Special School Tax Elections Order ed. Hamlet Recorder's Salary Raised $10. Rural Policeman to Be Discontinued After This Month. The County Commissioners were in regular monthly session last Monday, and among various other matters attended to was the draw ing of the jury for the January 9th term of Superior court for trial of criminal cases. J. C Leigh, Recorder at Hamlet, was given a raise in salary of $10. His salary now is $50 per month instead of the $40 heretofore. It was ordered that Mrs. David Reynolds be allowed $6 per month for support of her children. Her husband plead guilty at October 3rd term of court to making whiskey and was sentenced to two years on the roads. The family are very needy. Frank Sanfoid was granted a per mament exemption from paying poll tax on account of physical disabil ity. It was ordered that the appropria Continned on Page 6 FATAL ACCIDENT Claude Misenheimer Killed Wednesday in Steele's Township When Log Pole Strikes Him on Top of the Head. A most distressing accident occurred in Steele's township Wednesday afternoon about 4:30 o'clock when Mr. Claude Misen heimer met a sudden and tragic death. He was hauling logs to the saw-mill of his father, Mr. J. D. Misenheimer. In adjusting the pole that acts as a lever to hold the log in place, either the rope or chain broke, with the result that the pole flew up and struck him with fearful force on the head. He lived scarcely 20 minutes. He is survived by his wife and two children. The funeral was held this Thursday afternoon from the Presbyterian church at Mount Gilead. Blockade Still. Officers Shores, Braswell and Miller Wednesday broke up a still in Marks Creek township, 3 miles from Hamlet. Two men were at the still, which had just been fired up, but they 'saw the officers' first, and made their escape. AT THE STAR THEATRE JOHN BARRIMORE IN DR. JEKYL & MR. HYDE Friday, Dec. 9 Matinee and Night. Admission 15 & 25c s check will be check will be check will be $ 5.00 $ 12.50 $ 25.00 $ 50.00 $100.00 check will be check will be 8 t each SATURDAY until 5 p. ra.
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