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Rockingham Market MAR.23 MiUliaf 18 1-4 Strict 18 3-4 Good New York Futurei Cfewd TWay i? 1797, W 17.38, Od 17.03 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year.-.. -$2.60 Six months $1.25 Three month... .75 Single copies 10c each Vol. 5f No. 18 ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, MARCH 30, 1922. $2.00 PER YEAR Criminal Term Court Superior Court for trial of criminal cases will convene at Rockingham April 10th, with Judge James Webb presiding. Ozmer L. Henry, chairman of the county Board of Elections, requests the paper to state that he will be glad to hear from the voters of the various precincts as to their preferences for reg istrars etc Bailey-Cox. Mr. Eugene Bailey and Miss Kelly Cox were married Sunday nignt at o ciock at the Baptist Parsonage Dy Kev. Bruce Benton, resent were the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W R f!rY Mr and Mrs. Ed. Stansill and Wm. G. Atkinson. The couple will make tneir home tor the present with Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Bailey. Roberdel High School to Chapel Hill The Roberdel High School will be represented at Chapel Hill next week, when the vanous victorious state secondary schools meet there to compete for the Aycock Memorial Cup. Rober del won the distinction of being entitled to representation at the University by defeating both of Jackson Springs debating teams on the state-wide query Resolvr ed That the United States Should Enter the League of Nations. The Roberdel teams consist of four girls, one in the tenth grade and three in the ninth, the af firmative team being Bertha Baxley and Mary Reese LeGrand, and the negative, Maggie Stog ner and Kathleen Thomas. These girls will deliver their regular debates to the public at the Rob- eraeffngh School Friday evening at 8 o'clock. To help defray their expenses to Chapei Hill, a silver offering will be collected at the dcor, and refreshments will be sold after the debate. Boards of Election. The State Board of Elections March 25th in session at Raleigh selected the members of the 100 county boards of election. The members for Richmond county are Ozmer L. Henry, H. P. Austin, Democrats, and Ravmond A. Manship, Republican. Anson county W. Henry Liles. J. Paul Kiker and L. J. Simpson. Moore county N. J. Muse. John W. Graham and W. G. Jen nings. Scotland Geo. T. Goodwin. W. N. McKenzie, C. C. Snead. Union Jesse F. Millikin. D. D. Parker, A. Selders. Hamlet 3, Rham 2. Hamlet Highs won from Rock ingham Highs at lames Field at Hamlet Tuesday by score of 3-2 It was a close game to lose, from the local's standpoint. But they have the satisfaction of feeling that a return game can reverse the score and even matters and this they intend doing. The R ham line-up was: Ernest Coble, catcher; Bob Covington, pitcher; "Robert Covington 1st: Johnnie Webb 2nd; Frank Eller- be3rd;01en Smith short; Billy Meacham rf; Harry West cf: George Covington If. McCracken sub for Meacham in 8th. Hits, triple and single Coble, singles by Meacham, Webb and Bob Covington. Rockingham 2 runs. 5 hits,l6 errors. Hamlet 3 runs. 6 hits, 6 errors. Episcopal Services. A meeting of social service workers is being held in Greens boro. Going from here Tuesday for it were Mesdames W. N. and J. LeGrand Everett, Misses Eas- dale Shaw and Eloise Smith, Mrs. W. C. Leak, and Mrs. Sam Steele. They will return Friday. Miss Easdale Shaw was chosen First Vice-President. Barn For Safe For sale a barn, just as it stands. Must be removed in reasonable time. Situate to rear of my house. John S. Ledbetter HAND BAG LOST. Lost, between Hoffman and Steele's Mills Monday, a large black leather hand bag, contain ing dental equipment. Reward for return to Dr. C. D. Dawkins, or to the Post-Dispatch office. v Service at the Episcopal church Sunday morning at eleven o'clock. Celebration of Holy Communion. Subject of sermon "What is it to Endure?" Sunday school at 9:45. Meeting of Woman's Auxiliary Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock. Lenten service Tuesday after noon at five o'clock. Subject of address "Charity." Prayer service 'Wednesday night at 7:30 "How we got our Bible." Service for children Friday afternoon at 3:15. Meeting of the Brethren of St. Andrew Friday night at eight o'clock at Mr A.. G. Corpening's residence. All are cordially in vited to attend these services. Federation Postponed. me meeting of the vanous clubs of the county, scheduled for Friday, 31st, at the Harring ton school house, is postponed to some later date, the postpone ment made necessary by the widespread prevalence of flu throughout the county. When the next announcement is made, it is hoped 'to have in prospect an even better gathering than would have been the case had the meeting for tomorrow not been cancelled Horse Show Pinehurst. April 4th and 5th the Jockey uuo at nnehurst is holding its Annual Horse Show. An advt of this can be seen in this issue Local Baptists Lead. The Rockingham Y. W. A. lead the entire State this past year in the matter of contribu tions, $1664.33, while the Greens boro First was a close second with $1664.23, just ten cents less, according to the report made at the W. M. U. convention Wed nesday in Charlotte. Colored Team 14 Innings Tie. The R. N. & L I., otherwise known as DeBerry's school, crossed bats with the Laurinburg N. & I. I. at Rockingham Mon day, the game going through 14 innings without a score. The local colored team is augmented by several boys by grace of a night school enrollment. The team has dates with Biddle Uni versity team and other strong colored teams. Purheath Shoots Manor. Last Saturday night a man from the Osborne section named John Purheath, severely shot John Manor at the latter's home near the old County Home. Purheath and a man named Edwards, from Hannah Pickett, came to the Manor house and waked Mr. and Mrs. Manor up and asked were Purheath's wife and child there. They were in formed they were not. Purheath was drinking, and tried to get in the house. Mrs. Manor barred the way, and thereupon Purheath shot at Manor with a shot-gun, through an opening in the door. The load entered Manor's left arm, side and hip. He was car ried to Hamlet hospital where the surgeon found it necessary to amputate the arm just above the elbow. Purheath was arrested Sunday by Sheriff McDonald near Os boro, and the man is still in jail. Edwards was also arrested, but was released from jail Wednes day. It is said Purheath claims Manor was coming at him with a gun. Civil Term Court. The March term rrf .Sntvrim- Court for the trial of civil cases adjourned late Saturday after noon after disposing of a record amount of work. Judge Walter E. Brock Dresided over the Court and his manner of rnnHnrHncr court fully justifies our predict ions that he won d smn he one of the leading judges of the state. At tne time ot going to press last Thursday the rase rrf W F Gardner and M. T. Driggers vs K. o. saieeov was beme tried. At the conclusion of the evirlenre the Judge directed judgment of non-suit. E. J. Steele vs Roberdel Mfa. Co. was tried Friday morning. Steele was suincr to remver IIhy) as damages for the loss of a fin ger, juagment ot non-suit. Oderless Refrierprafnr Co vs Long Furniture Co. Judgment for $96 in favor of plaintiff, farmers Bank of Rockingham VS Auto Sales Co. and W C. Steele. Judgment for $540.81 for bank. Alexander Stankwvtr.h vs Rnh- erdel Mfg. Co. Suit for $1500 on account of injuries sustained to plaintiff's foot by falling off plat form. Voluntary non-suit was entered after the jury was chosen. School Location Tied. The matter of a location for the new high school building for Rockingham is at present a tie 5 members of the School Board voting Tuesday night for the property owned by the Board between Robinson and LeGrand streets, adjoining the Park; and 5 voting for the proposed site at the Fair Grounds. Mrs. W. C. Leak was out of town Tuesday night, and so was unable to vote. Another meeting of the Board will be held Friday night at which she will be pres ent and cast the deciding vote as to the location of the building. The eyes of the town, figuratively, are now turned to her to break the tie and by her one vote say where the high school pupils shall receive their education. COTTON GINNING. Department of Commerce, Bu reau of Census, Washington. Cotton Ginned in North Carolina Crops of 1921 and 1920. Exams for Teachers. State examinations for teachers for elementary and high school certificates will be held April 11th and 12th. This paper will next issue publish the schedule etc for these examinations. Born, this (Thursday) morning to Mr. and Mrs. Rufus McNair. a son, Rufus Junior. The Ada Jones concert Mon day night given under the aus pices of the ladies of the Presby terian church, was much enjoyed by those who attended. The in clement weather kept the at tendance down. $148 was the door receipts, which just made the guarantors come out even. Fire Hamlet Drug Store. Fire was discovered Wednes- 1 :,.Li i nr . uay uigni a-jouc i:ju m tne rear of Mabry's drug store at Hamlet, but the work of the firemen con- nned tne Hames to the back of the store. The damage by fire, water and broken glass and fix tures is said to be around $5000. lne total insurance carried around $16,000, it is said. is Cyclone Mack June 12th. It is very probable that the big four-weeks revival by Cy clone Mack will be held at Rock ingham beginning June 12th. This date is not official, but is practically assured. The Chau tauqua is definitely settled to begin June 7th. -Coming to- Canned Blackberries. For sale. North Carolina can ned blackberries, 3-lb to can, fine for pies, etc. Only 20c per can. E. B. Liles. Optometrist for Business. I will reopen for businass next week, and am in better shape than ever to handle the optomet rical needs of the community. H. B. Humphrey, under 'Central' office, next to Hotel. Atty. Fred. W. Bynum Wednes day bought from Pee Dee Motor Sales Co., a Nash Four roadster. College Glee Club. The Wake Forest College Glee Cluu will visit Rockingham Apr. 14th. Lovers of glee club music will look forward to this visit with genuine pleasure. Mrs. L. J. Taylor and Miss Lucy Lee, of Hope Mills, spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Northam. Mrs. Taylor is a sister, of Mr. Giles Wishart, who was in business in Rocking ham many years ago. Remember and don't forget to see HAROLD LLOYD in "A SAILOR-MADE MAN" Monday and Tuesday, April 3rd and 4th. At the Star Theatre. THE STAR THEATRE Rockingham, N. C. Monday and Tuesday April 3rd and 4th. Harold Lloyd in "A SAILOR-MADE MAN" The Department of Commerce. through the Bureau of Census, announces the preliminary re port on cotton ginned by coun ties, in North Carolina, for the crops of 1921 and 1920. The to tal for the state was made public at 10 a. m., Monday, March 20. (Quantities are in running bales, counting round as half bales. Linters are not included) Monday and Tuesday April 10th and 11th. A First National Attraction Pola Negri in "PASSION" Monday and Tuesday April 17th and 18th. Mary Pickford in "Little Lord Fauntleroy" Monday and Tuesday April 24th and 25th. Mae Murray in "PEACOCK ALLEY" Wednesday, April 26th. "THE RIGHT WAY" for one day only. "WAY DOWN EAST" May 16th and 17th. County 1921 A la ma lie. 439 Anson 23,232 Beaufort 10,706 Bertie 1 13,710 Bladen 9,464 Brunswick . 149 Cabarrus 9,109 Camden 2,217 Carteret 1,097 Catawba 6,502 Chatham 6,163 Chowan 4,877 Cleveland 27 Columbus 4,586 Craven 5,077 Cumberland 15,991 Davidson 766 Davie 1,012 Duplin 10,116 Durham 248 Edgecombe 29,291 Franklin 11,379 Gaston 8,882 Gates 4,022 Granville 536 Greene 14,367 Halifax 31,186 Harnett 24,890 Hertford 3,926 Hoke 15,870 Iredell 9,583 Johnston 48,591 Jones 5,086 Lee 6,083 Lenoir 15,219 Lincoln 6,043 Martin 9,211 Mecklenburg 23,042 Montgomery 4,181 Moore 2,042 Nash 23,912 Northampton 16,372 Onslow 4,757 Orange 1,003 Pamlico 4,176 Pasquotank 2,805' Pender 2,732 Perquimans 4,863 Pitt 26,485 Randolph 605 Richmond 13,501 Robeson - 62,546 Rowan 5,701 Rutherford 9,013 Sampson 29,162 Scotland 29,497 Stanly 6,369 Tyrrell 1,133 Union 27,303 Vance - 3,797 Wake 21,431 Warren 7.547 Washington 3,362 Wayne 34,033 Wilson 26,230 All others 4,153 1920 606 31,780 11,437 14,557 15,826 1,682 11,461 2,588 1,892 8,093 7,748 5,325 31,760 11,942 5.450 22,782 1,373 1,227 13,024 329 34,345 12,758 19,341 4,643 745 11,449 34,717 29,324 4,520 19,208 12,227 54,532 4,820 7,616 13,085 6,436 10,455 24,872 5,744 4,164 31,179 18,790 5,802 1.260 6,335 3,498 4,822 5,367 23,557 708 23,744 77,045 8,459 12,408 30,481 44,065 6,742 1,208 28.376 4,285 26,222 9,307 3,946 31,238 28,246 5,406 The State .803,602 949,484 LOIS WILSON in "WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS" Friday, March 31 AT THE STAR THEATRE Come one, come all. Matinee 2:30, niRht at 7 o'clock. ONE OF THE THINGS YOU CANNOT NEGLECT WITH SAFETY : URANCE Don't wait too long -SEE US BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE RICHMOND INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY INS A. G. CORPENING, Sec-Treas. Office in Hotel Building a INTEREST PERIOD "THE BANK ON THE SQUARE" APRIL FIRST TO FIFTH. The 83rd interest perion starts at "THE BANK ON THE SQUARE" April Firs t 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 qn or before April 5th will bear interest as of April 1st at 4, com pounded quarterly. WHY DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN THIS BANK? 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 busi.n ss principles and fakes no chances with other people's money. BECAUSE You need "The Bank the Square" and THE BANK NEEDS YOU. l The Richmond County Savings Bank A ROCKINGHAM, N. C. Z "The Bank On the Sauare" (Wn rh SATURDAY mill 1 m m www-WW-WWWWWWWWW WW WWW WW'
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