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r SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Yr $2.00 Six month $125 Three months . .75 ' Single copies 10c each Rockingham Market MAR. 23 16 1-4 Strict .. 16 3-4 Good Now York Facaru Cloied T0J.7 Ma 17.61, l 17.70, M 17.24 Vol. 5. No. 17 ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, MARCH 23, 1922. $2.00 PER YEAR Senatorial District The last Legislature changed a number of the Senatorial dis tricts. Richmond and Scotland were taken from Chatham and Moore, and placed in a district with Davidson and Montgomery, and this district is how known as the 18th. The county chairmen were supposed to meet at Troy Tues day to arrange for the represen tation of the new district. Chair man Bynum, of Richmond, was unable to attend on account of Court here, and so Messrs. W. N. Everett and W. E. Harrison rep resented him. Scotland was hot represented. It was agreed at the meeting that Montgomery should have the Senator first, as between Davidson and that coun ty, and that Richmond should have it first in connection with the Scotland-Richmond end. It was also decided that when p county is due to have the C tor, and primary fight is on, the other counties would not partici patein other words, letting each county select its own Sena tor. And so Richmond and Mont gomery will have the Senators this year and Scotland and Davidson two years hence. It is understood that Senator W. L. Parsons wiH not allow his name to be considered again for the position, and so a new man must be "trotted out." Many of Mr. Harrison's friends are urging him to be a candidate, but he has not officially indicated his intention. The new district is safely Dem ocratic. Davidson usually goes Republican by about 800, but the huge Democratic majorites in Richmond and Scotland, and 200 or 300 Democratic majority in Montgomery, forever precludes any Republican Senator mis-representing this district. Fire Hard To Find. The fire bell was rung Wed nesday morning, but some little confusion ensued as to its locat ion. The truck driver was told it was the Whitlock house, and the truck hurried up Randolph street; then it was said it was on Green street, and thither went the truck. Finally the fire was located in the opposite end of town, at the end of.New Wash ington street, next to the De Berry school. A bucket brigade had put the flames out; the fire was on the roof of a house occu pied by Rev. McKey, a colored preacher. The town has ordered an elec tric fire alarm system, so that the gong will indicate in what part of town a fire is. Part of the new system has been shipped from the factory, but it is hardly like ly the outfit will arrive in its en tirety under 40 or 50 days. GET THE BUILDING HABIT Richmond County Building & Loan A. O. CORPENING, Sec-Treas. VERNAL EQUINOX. To be exact, the vernal equi nox, when days and nights are of equal length, was at 4:47 a. m. Tuesday morning, the 21st. From that minute the clays will get longer than the nights and continue such until the summer sohtice, when the days are long est and nights shortest June 22nd. Then the backward move ment begins and the nights get longer until the days and nights are of equal length on Septem ber 23rd. ADA JONES & COMPANY. Rockingham has secured Ada Jones (herself), the original of phonograph fame, and her own company who will appear for one performance at the Rockingham Opera House on Monday night, March 27th. Ada Jones is with out question the cleverest singer oj soubrette songs, popular child bal lads and popular ragtime hits adapt able for the soprano voice now record ing for any company. She is one of the most, popular singers in fhe rec ord field and her records have been heard in all quarters of the globe. Ada Jones and her own company will ap pear here personally, which gives all a chance to see and hear this wonderful artist. The concert is given under the auspices of the ladies of the Pres byterian church. Tickets on sale at Fox Drug. store. Star Figuring on Radio. The Star picture show here is said to be figuring on installing a radio outfit so that concerts, lect ures etc from Pittsburg and other points can be heard by the pat rons as they watch the pictures. It will be quite a progessive step in the Star management if such a feature is installed. Sheriff In Hamlet. Sheriff McDonald will be in Hamlet Monday, 27th, at First National Bank for collecting tax es. AH taxes unpaid after April 1st will be advertised. MARRIAGE LICENSES. March 11 Archie Johnson and Julia Goodwin, white. March 13 John W. McLean and Lena Belle Quick, colored. March 18 Gus F. Crosby arM Susie Jackson, white. March 18 Robert L. Lassiter and Phoebe Wilson, white. March 20 Paul Ross and Pat tie Love, colored. March 2l-Walter E. Thomas and Sallie M. Covington, colored. March 21-William A. Wil liams and Mamie N. West, white. Fat Back 13c. For Saturday, March 25th, only, we will sell fat back meat at 13c per pound. U-Save It store. HAND BAG LOST. Lost, between Hoffman and Steele's Mills Monday, a large ii i i n i i i .(..;., ing dental equipment: Reward for return to Dr. C. D. Dawkins, or to the Post-Dispatch office, HOUSING PROBLEM. The Good Fellows Club held its monthly meeting with a sup ! per at the Rockingham hotel on Friday night, the 17th, at which 45 members were present. The chief topic for discussion Was the housing problem. During the meal an orchestra, consisting of Miss Rifth Harri son, John Scales and Bill Or mond, delighted the assemblage with popular and classical selec himself) were worth the attend- Continued on page 6. Superior Court. A civil term of Court is in ses sion here this week. Judge Brock is presiding, he having ex changed the Gaston county Court with Judge Finley, and then switching that Court with Judge Webb who was scheduled to be here. This is Judge Brock's first appearance here since being made Judge; those who knew Continued on Page 6 Garage Burns. Fire Tuesday night about 11:30 destroyed a garage building on the road between Rockingham and Entwistle mill. The build ing was formerly used by Will Ivey as a garage, but he only a few weeks ago sold it to Mrs. Will Childress, and her son-in-law, Dick Dixon, was using it as a garage. However, Mr. Ivey. had a Hudson car and Bethlehem truck stored there and these were lost! High School Debate. The annual high school debate for the University Aycock cup takes place Friday night. To night the Rockingham debaters will debate against each other, preliminary to the contests to morrow night. Friday night Carthage and Laurinburg will debate here, Rockingham's affirmative team will debate Carthage at Laurin burg, Rockingham's negative team will debate Laurinburg at Carthage. Our affirmative team is composed of Jim Bell and Robert Covington, and negative team is Ammie Webb and Ruby Lassiter. The Carthage team to be here is Dwight Currie and Vernon McLeod, and Laurin burg's negative team is Margar et Blue and Lula McLaurin. Tom Graham Dead. Tom Graham, of Wolf Pit, died Wednesday night. He was one of the oldest men in that section, being around 88. Barn For Sale For sale a barn, just as it stands. Must be -removed m j reasonable tim. Situate to rear j of my house. John S. Ledbetter DO YOU KNOW that one of the safest and finest ways of building a home is THROUGH THE BUILDING & LOAN Association? It is, for a fact. You can own your home almost with the rent money you pay. Let us tell you of it. Build a Home. Association Offk in Motel Building Detroit 4, Rochester 3. 2500 peoi-le this (Thursday) afternoon saw a big league game of ball at Hamlet at the splendid new James park. De troit won 4 3. Harry Heilman, rightfielder for Detroit and leading American league batter, slammed the ball over right field fence in the first inning. Tv Cobb played in center, reaching first on a bunt, and being walked another time, but was caught trying to steal second. He was out in his other two times at bat on a hot liner to third and Texas leaguer to cen ter. The admission was $1.75. It is said Dr. James had to pay the two clubs $1300 for the game. At that, the doctor ought to have scored handsomely. Early Planted Cotton. TheT. C. Leak interests are this season putting in practically 2000 acres in cotton in Richmond county or to be exact, 182 plows. The average will be about 11 acres in cotton to the plow. An unusual departure in cot ton planting in this county is the early planting by the Leak in terests. On Saturday, March 18th, 5 acres were planted, and up to Wednesday night, - the 22nd, 100 acres had been put in. Usually no cotton is planted in this section before the last of March. By this early planting it is hoped to gain a week or ten days on the boll weevil; it is to be hoped the weather will prove favorable and no frost damage result. Daylight Savings. Daylight savings hours go into effect with the Chicago and New York markets April 30th, and ends Sept. 24th. Refuses Pardon. Henry Smith, convicted at January, 1919, term of Court for blockading and sentenced to roads for three years, was Mon day refused a pardon by the Governor. Small Still Taken. Officers Wednesday broke up a 10-gallon still 3 miles west of R'ham, near the Jesse B. Coving ton house. A barrel and a half of beer were there and the baby affair was ready for running. Training a Bloodhound. Sheriff McDonald received by express from Sheriff Jackson, of New Hanover county, this morn ing, an 8-months-old bloodhound. He sent the animal to the chain gang to be trained by Supt. Bald win for Sheriff Jackson. Violates School Law. T. E. Ingram and Donaldson Thomas, of the Derby section, submitted before Attendance Officer O. G. Reynolds this morn ing to violating the State com pulsory attendance school law. They were fined $5 each and the costs. INTEREST PERIOD "THE BANK ON THE SQUARE" APRIL FIRST TO FIFTH. The 83rd interest perion starts at "THE BANK ON THE SQUARE" April First On this date "this Bank" will have paid to its depositors interest amounting to One Hundred and Nineteen Thousand, Nine Hundred and Two Dollars. Deposits made on or before April 5th will bear interest as of April 1st at 4, com pounded quarterly. WHY DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN THIS BANK ? S 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. The Richmond County Savings Bank tKUCrUJN'oHAAl, IN. L.. "The Bank On the Square" Open ROCKINGHAM CITY SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. The commencement of the Rockingham school will take place this year May 28th to 30th. The commencement sermon will be preached by Rev. Howard Hartzell, of the Church of the Messiah, on Sunday, May 28th, at 11 o'clock. The commence ment address will be delivered on Tuesday evening, May oOth, by Dr. Edwin Greenlaw, who holds the Chair of English at the State University. The graduating class this year is composed ' of 20 boys and girls 8 of whom are boys and 12 girls. This is the largest graduating class in the history of thc-school; they are as fol lows: Johnsie Henry, Mary Polk, Pearle Haywood, Myrtle Haywood, Catherine Cole, Mar tha Biggs, Sarah Terry, Johnsie Benoist, Monnie Patterson, El len Maske, Ruby Lassiter, Julia Maurice, Williajji Edwards Har rison, Glenn Garrett, Robert Covington, Charlie Terrv, Ern est Coble, Olin Smith, William Hamer and John Allred. Other interesting exercises on the part of the class and the school-will contribute their part toward bringing the occasion fully up to the high standard set by previous commencements. COLE AND PEACHES. No, we are not referring to a possible frost to the riamatre of the peach crop. The Post-Dis patch gave the exclusive story three weeks ago of the organiza tion by T. T. Cole of the "Caro lina Fruit Land Company," whose purpose is to develop the 14.000-acre Leak-Evprprt Sand hill tract into small tracts for peach orchards. T. T. Cole has now moved his family to Ham let and from that point is push ing his land properties, DON'T PLOW IN "ROAD. J. F. Meacham, road man, asks this paper to call attention to the fact that at many points farmers are plowing too close to the roads, and are turning in the roads thereby dragging the furrow dirt in. This is against the law, and he is issuing warn ing that the law will be enforced. NEW LAW FIRM Messrs. Fred. W. Bynum and Ozmer L. Henry have formed a law partnership under the name of Bynum and Henry. They will occupy a suite of five rooms over the Bank of Pee Dee. Both are able and vigorous at torneys, and the firm should be one of the strong ones of this section. Wallace Reid in "THE LOVE SPECIAL" Friday, March 24 AT THE STAR THEATRE Come one, come all. Matinee 2:30, night at 7 o'clock. FINAL COTTON GINNING 7,976,665 Bales Cotton Raited in South for 1921 Crop. 803,602 in North Carolina. 13,501 in Rich mond Count. The final ginning report issued by the Government on March 20, 1922, shows a total ginning of 7,976,665 running bales for the 1921 crop, as compared with 13,' 197,775 in 1920 and 11,325,532 in 1919. North Carolina raised 803,602 as compared with 949,484 in 1920. South Carolina raised 786,029 as compared with 1,639- 470 in 1920. Texas raised 2,129,- 155, as compared with 4,130,197 in 1920. Richmond county raised 13- 501, this being 10,243 bales less than in 1920 when the crop was 23,744. Scotland county raised 29,497 as compared with 44,065 in 1920, and Anson raised 23,232 as compared with 31,780 in 1920. The ginning by States is as follows, the first column being the 1921 crop and second column the 1920 crop. 1921 1920 Alabama 587,409 670,721 Arizonia 42,926 104,853 Arkansas 787,974 1,177,095 California 34,809 77,443 Florida 12,201 19.194 Georgia 822,585 1,446,577 Louisiana 284,276 388,625 Mississippi 816,806 897,733 Missouri 68,145 74,332 N.Carolina 803,602 936,582 Oklahoma 477,777 1,287,689 S.Carolina 786,029 1,639,470 Tennessee 297,554 313,747 Texas. . 2,129,155 4,130,197 Virginia 16,680 2,844 Others 8,737 12,673 U. S 7,976,665 13,197,775 6-Room House. For sale, new 6-room house in town of Ellerbe on Sunset avenue on one acre of pound. See W; E. Hall, Ellerbe. advt. Coming to THFSTAR THEATRE Rockingham, N. C. Monday and Tuesday April 3rd and 4th. Harold Lloyd in "A SAILOR-MADE MAN" Monday and Tuesday April 10th and 11th. A First National Attraction Pola Negri in "PASSION" Monday and Tuesday April 17th and 18th. "WAY DOWN EAST" Monday and Tuesday April 24th and 25th. Mae Murray in "PEACOCK ALLEY" Wednesday, April 26th. "THE RIGHT WAY" for one day only. BECAUSE Yon seed "The Bank the Square"-.! THE BANK NEEDS YOU. ) each SATURDAY until 5 p. ra. i mi
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