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1 Rockingham Market MAY 4 Middling 1-2 Strict .... " Good New York Ftri CkweJ TUy Skj 1950, M 18.79, W 1891 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.00 Six months $1.25 Three months ... .75 Single copies 10c each Vol. 5. No. 23 ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, MAY 4, 1922. $2.00 PER YEAR Farm Demonstration Department Conducted by W. H. BARTON Otflc In Courthouse, Rockingham. Ready. Adjoining the Derby peach fnrni, which is ideal in its class . is a farm originally as poor as was the Derby farm when first purchased, but which is now one of the best pro ducing farms in the sand hills. This farm contains HO acres which was bought originally for about $1.75 per acre, and is owned by W. H. Carpenter who believes in. soil building through turning legumes. He has 17 acres in Hairy vetch and will plant 20 acres to Mammoth yellow soy beans for seed. Vetch' will be turned and followed by corn and velvet beans. The soy beans will be .gathered with a "Little Giant" harvester which saves the beans and leaves the bean stalks on the land for soil (Continued on Page 9.) Bids Old Calvin Go. Calvin Flowers, an old colored man who for some years has acted as janitor at the postoffice in Rockingham, and del i v e r e d special delivery letters etc., has lost his job. But then this is but in line with the prediction made in the Post-Dispatch in its issue of March 9th wherein it was pre dicted that the new Republican postmaster, W. F. Long, Jr., would in course of time undoubt edly succeed in thowing out the various Carriers and Clerks, and even the poor old negro janitor and messenger. Charges were filed against Ralph Hutchinson, of Route one, some weeks ago, and now old Calvin has either been fired, thrown out or just dropped from the pay roll. At any rate, Ralpf Benoy, a young white man, aged J 8, on last Mon day began work at the postoffice as delivery boy; needless to say Mr. Benoy is not a Democrat. Jury for June 19th. About the chief business trans acted by the County Commis sioners last Monday was select ing the courthouse site, and pay ing bills. tu. : u : c i lie luuuwmg is iue juiy ui the civil term beginning June 19 J A McMurray N H Jenerette T R Baldwin R T Gardner G A Jenkins R W Rainwater A N Graham M R Gains J B Wilson Jas. W Hines F S Terry H Deane J M McLauchlin A E Thompson J W Bankhead A R Spivey J P Maurice J B Carr J H McDuffie J L Sullivan D C Thrower D A Dollar R L Phillips BUILD A BUILDING. Road Contracts in June. Highway Commissioner Frank Page last Saturday wrote to Mr. W. N. Everett informing him that the contracts for building the hard surface road from Rock ingham to Hamlet, and the gravel road from Rockingham to a point near Marston, will be let at the meeting of the Highway Com mission in June. It was thought this would be done at the May 25th meeting, but it is now de ferred to the June meeting which will be about June 25th. It has been definitely decided to build the Rockingham-Hoff-man road from the end of North Washington street, out by the Fair Grounds, by the McAulay peach orchard and thence to a point on the Hamlet Hoffman road about a mile from Marston. It was thought for a while that this road might enter Rocking ham by the DeBerry school on South Washington street, bul the new survey brings it on North Washington. Program at The Star Theatre Rockingham, n. c Monday, May 8th to Friday, May 12th. Monday, May 8th. "THE FALL OF BABYLON" Tuesday, May 9th, Clara Kimball Young in "WHAT NO MAN KNOWS" Wednesday, May 10th. Conway Tearle in "THE MAN OF STONE" Thursday, May 11th. Clara Kimball Young in "WOULDLY MADONNAS" Friday, May 12th. Elsie Ferguson in "SACRED AND PROFANE LOVE" (A Paramount Picture) GREEN FINDS CAR; TUCKER BADLY HURT M. L. Tucker Sustains Broken Leg Wednesday Night When Car Skids Against Tree. Robt. Steele Bruised. W. A. Green Paid (or Stolen Car. The left thigh of M. L. Tucker was fractured about two inches below the hip joint, and Robert Steele, Jr., suffered a scratched face, in an auto wreck at mid night Wednesday night at Socie ty Hill, S. C. Mr. Tucker is now in the Hamlet hospital, and Steele is back home with his face bandaged. On Tuesday Mr. Steele went to Fayetteville and learned that the Ford that was stolen from W. A. Green on April 19th from in front of the hotel at Rocking ham, was likely to be found at Darlington, S. C. He notified Mr. Green who at once drove there Wednesday morning. Later in the day Mr. Green wired Mr. Steele to come to Darlington and help him solve his car problem. Mr. Tucker and Mr. Steele ac cordingly left Rockingham Wed nesday afternoon at 6 o'clock in Tucker's Nash, for Darlington. They reached that town about 10 o'clock, and found a bank cash ier and several officers at the (Continued on Paue 7.) Tent Site Selected. Rev. F. A. Bower, advance rep resentative for "Cyclone Mac," was in Rockingham today, and a conterence was neia at tne Baptist church regarding plans for the big McLendon meeting that starts June 12th. Rev. Leon M. Hall is general chairman. The location for the 125x250 tent that seats 6000 will be on the square between LeGrand and Roberson streets, adjoining the Everett Park. Mrs. Claude Gore found she could not accept the presidency of the Woman's Club, and so at a meeting of the club this (Thurs day) afternoon Mrs. W. C. Leak was elected President. COMING TO THE Star Theatre Rockingham, N. C. Monday and Tuesday, May 15th and 16th. FOR JUST TWO DAYS ONLY Doors open Matinee at 2:30 Show starts at 3:15 Doors open night at .7.00 Show starts at.- 7.45 Adults $1.00 Children .50 THE STAR THEATRE Courthouse Site Settled; Building Contract $177,450 County Commissioners on Monday Se lected Jail Lot on Franklin Street for New Courthouse. Ten Contrac tors Submitted Bids Wednesday for Building, the Lowest Being John P. Uttle & Son for $177,450. Year to Complete Work. The courthouse location ques tion is now settled, and the con tract for the actual building let to a contracting firm. As noted heretofore in this pa per, the County Commissioners had decided upon the land on Washington (or Main) street just west of the Farmers Bank, as the location, provided the land could be bought at a price they might consider themselves justified in paying. A Condemnation Board was appointed and this Board a week ago set a valuation of $265 per front foot on part of the lot, and $235 an the balance. This of course was out of the question for the county to pay, and so con sideration of this lot was prompt ly dropped. The Board met last Monday, and a proposition was presented them of buying the McDonald and Gore property of around 250 feet at $100 per front foot, this property being on the same side of Main street and ad joining the Hendley-Leak-Wall property that had been valued by the Condemnation Board at $265 and $235 per front foot though lower down the street and not on as high an elevation as the Hendley-Leak-Wall property. Two members of the Board voted to accept this Gore-McDonald pro position, but it failed to carry. Then on motion of L. D. Frutchey, seconded by John A. McNeill, the Board voted to adopt the Frank lin street site,, three voting for this location. The county already owned 115 feet front on Franklin street, with the jail at the rear of the lot. An option was secured from "Aunt" Mollic Russell, colored, for $9,000 for 120 feet front, and this with several feet purchased from other parties gives the county a full square of 240 feet front, on Franklin street. In the center of this lot will the court house be erected. The town commissioners are to let the corr tract on May 20th for widening and paving Franklin street, and they contemplate opening new streets, extending New street on through where Bryant Little now TOWN STREET WORK Bids to Be Received May 23rd by the Town Commissioners for Street Pav ing for Rockingham. The town commissioners were in session Wednesday night, with Warren H. Booker, of the firm of Mees & Mees, present to advise and consult regarding the street paving for Rockingham. It was decided to advertise for bids, these to be received on May 23rd. The streets to be worked first are Franklin, North and South Wash ing streets, the latter as far as the Dr. J. M. Ledbetter residence, Everett street, and arrange with the State regarding Rockingham Road. These are the only ones for which petitions from proper ty owners have been received. Petitions for other streets will be presented later as soon as the property owners sign them. At a meeting of tha board sev eral weeks ago, it was decided to name the street that runs from the Methodist parsonage, (inter section of Franklin and Leak streets) to Falling Creek bridge "Rockingham Road." It had been referred to in the past as 'Hamlet Road." DENTIST FINED $400 Dr. E. H. Chamberlain to Face Trial for Transport ing Whiskey. Pleads Guilty to Manufacturing Whiskey in South Carolina. He and Charlie Bowers Fined at Bennettsville $400 Each Today. Will Be Brought to Rockingham Friday. Dr. E. H. Chamberlain, dentist for the past several years at Rockingham, must face trial on the charge of transporting whis key; he today plead guilty to the charge of making, transporting, storing and selling whiskey, be fore Magistrate J. P. Gibson at Bennettsville and was fined $400 and costs. He is at present in jail in that town, but expects to pay the fine Friday. The moment he is released, he will be re-ar-reted on warrant from Richmond county, and will be brought back to Rockingham to face the charge of transporting whiskey. He will be bound to July term of Super ior Court, over which Judge Long will preside. The manner of his capture was this wise: Sheriff McDonald got word that Dr. Chamberlain would pass a certain about 8:30 o'clock Wed nesday night, so with officers Sam Covington and J. B. Rey nolds went to Gill's old mill, about four miles from the South Carolina line, arriving just about dusk. They had barely alighted from their car, when they ob served a man walking across the (Continued on Page 12.) (Continued on Page 12.) McAulay Drops Out. J. A. McAulay, candidate in the approaching primary for re nomination as Clerk of Court, on last Saturday definitely decided to drop out and not be a candi date. He intends going into the realty business and developing the vast possibilities of the Sand hill section of Richmond county. The fact that "Bud" has drop ped from the race is doubtless good news to the other four can didates; he was a most formid able contender, and many believ ed would have been one of the leaders in the first primary. With McDonald out of the race for Sheriff, and McAulay from Clerk, the outcome of the primary is rendered even more uncertain than before. Instead of the old "button, button, who has the button," it might well be "candidate, candidate, who has the votes." John S. Ledbetter. In the death of John Steele Ledbetter, not only Rockingham but the entire coun ty and section have lost a friend. Mr. Ledbetter died at his home here last Saturday night about 11 o'clock. He had been in feeble health for the past several years, but only for the past two months had he been kept at home. His passing was peaceful, emblematic of the beautiful Christian life of the man. The tuncral was held from the Metho dist church Monday at noon, conducted by Rev. A. L. Ormond and Rev. A. Mc Cullen. Especially beautiful were the floral designs, among them being a gates ajar from the Methodist Sunday school, a broken circle from the Board of Stew ards, a pillow from the Masonic lodge, and a huge wreath from the Ledbetter mill. The interment wasat Little'sMills, in the old Steele graveyard, the funeral (Continued on Page 12.) LOIS WILSON Production "too mums? AT THE STAR THEATRE Friday, May 5th Tomorrow The man who thinks of tomor rowof his future comfort of the protection of his family insures his property today. If it burns it will not break him. The insurance company pays the damage. Today The one who thinks only of to day who considers only the slight expense of the moment -who forgets the future security of his family does not insure. When the property burns it criples him or wipes him out completely. Let us quote you low prices on a policy RICHMOND INSURANCES REALTY COMPANY A. O. COUPONING, Sec-Treos. Office in Hotel Building WHO IS BANKING YOUR MONEY? If you spend all you earn some other fellow is banking your money. That is as sure as DEATH and TAXES, and twenty or forty years hence, when you are old some other fellow will be living on the INCOME from your money. It's a sure thing YOU won't be living on it. WHAT WILL YOU BE LIVING ON ? Answer this question NOW for yourself, and commence banking your OWN money. "THE BANK ON. THE SQUARE" SAVE The most successful persons owe their. independence to SYSTEMATIC saving. s i s s I I ! The Richmond County Savings Bank I ROCKINGHAM, N. C. "The Bank On the Square" , Open sach SATURDAY until 5 p. n,
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