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JOB WORK A SPECIALTY
The first primary is a thing of
past, and the voters of the dis
trict by a majority of 286 express
ed a preference for Hon. A. M.
Stack for Judge. The friends of
Judge Walter E. Brock are natur
ally disappointed that he failed
to secure the nomination; but
they have the satisfaction of
knowing that a majority of the
voters in five out of six counties
ol the district wee for Mr
Brock. Mr. btack s majority in
the one county of Union was of
such size as to overbalance
Brock's majorities in the other
five counties.
Both Mr. Brock and Mr. Stack
are gentlemen of the highest type.
Both are able lawyers, fair and
just men. The Democracy is
splendidly represented in Mr.
Stack, even as it would have been
had Mr. Brock been the success
ful candidate. The people have
expressed themselves, and as is
the case with all true Democrats
the will of the majority rules and
should rule.
As the standard bearer of De
mocracy in the November elect
ion, Judge-to-be Stack will reflect
honor upon the Party, and be a
worthy representative.
The action of the Commission
ers of Richmond county in de
fraying the railroad fare of all
Confederate veterans of this
county to the Reunion that meets
in Richmond June 20-22 will be
approved by the people. The
ranks of the vets are thinning
rapidly, and our county will not
have the privilege of doing this
much longer. It is expected that
fully 5000 of the surviving 45,000
Confederate veterans will attend
the Reunion, and this paper hopes
that every Confederate veteran
in Richmond county will make
the effort to go to Richmond.
Plans for a memorial park on
Jttae memorable fields of the
first and second Manassas have
taken definite shape, and the
whole South will be pleased and
readily respond financially. The
-Manassas Battlefield Confederate
Bsak, to cost over a million dol
lars, will be established both as
"a memorial to valor and in the
interest of American history."
The campaign for funds will
doubtless be formally launched
at the approaching Reunion at
Richmond to be held June 20-22.
One hears on almost every
hand a criticism of the primary
method of nominating candidates.
A majority of those who really
think about the matter are
ur nf rhp ooinion that the
iiKn svstem is the pre
br.hb ,wav. and certainly gives
a cleaner expression of the citizenry-
There is no controversy over
woman suffrage; their voting is a
fact, and an accepted fact by al
most every man. And the most
of them view their voting with
approval.
But such bunk as a woman
pulled at Goldsboro primary day
doubtless causes a tinge of shame
to come to the cheeks of the more
ardent woman supporters. The
daily press states that a former
president of the League of Wom
en Voters last Saturday at Golds
boro visited the voting place at
the courthouse and "purified"
politics when she grabbed a hun
dred or more marked ballots and
tore them up. The man marking
the ballots was naturally dum
founded and could say little ex
cept to challenge her to bring a
man in the courthouse to try such
a stunt.
Any candidate has a perfect
right to have printed a bunch of
tickets at his own expense, simi
lar in every detail to the regular
ballots furnished by the county.
And he can have his own name
marked on them if he chooses
and endeavor to have this ballot
voted. No voter is going to cast
a ballot blindly; he or she is go
ing to personally check the names
desired; and if the marked ballot
doesn't suit, then it can be dis
carded and another secured. It
is done at every voting place and
there is no trickery in it; but this
would-be purifier at Goldsboro
very likely thought she was mak
ing a grand play, when as a mat
ter of fact it merely caused folks
to laugh.
Out of four candidates for Con
gress in an Oregon primary, one
favored wine and beer, and the
other three were for making
stronger the prohibition law.
Who won? The Volsteaders re
ceived 42,485 votes to only 2,214
for the wine and beer candidate
The irreconcilables would make
us believe the people as a whole
are eager to get wine and beer
back again; but such is not the
case, unless it be in foreign-ele
ment centers. Certainly it is not
true in a native-born population
such as Richmond county and
North Carolina.
Charged with unmercifully
beating his daughter, Walter
Stephens, colored, testified in city
court at Raleigh Monday that he
had "jes' breshed her off' with a
broom handle when she disobeyed
him. Judge Harris told him that
he thought a disobedient child
should be punished, but that a
broom handle was a trifle over
doing the job. Stephens replied
that he raised ten children by
that method and had never killed
a one.
$2500 Verdict.
When the paper went to press last
Thursday, the suit of Charles Stanback
against the Yadkin River Power Co., was
being tried. The case was not finished
Friday night, so Court adjourned over the
primary and convened again Monday
The case was given to the jury Monday
afternoon, and they quickly reported a
verdict a varding $2500 to the plaintiff.
The defendant company gave notice of
aDDeaL The value sued for was around
$9000.
One Hundred Cents in $.
To the Voters of Richmond County:-
As a candidate for County Commissioner
in the second primary, if nominated, I
promise to use my beet judgment and
efforts to see that Richmond county gets
one hundred cents worth for every dollar
it spends.
Very truly,
W.&Caje
(advt)
DEMOCRATIC SECOND
PRIMARY
RICHMOND COUNTY, N. C.
JULY 1, 1922
Indicate your choice with a
crow in the square
Senate
(Vote tor Mi)
W. E. HARRISON
E. A. MUSE
Sheriff
(Vote for one)
H. D. BALDWIN
C. C. SHORES
Clerk of Court
(Vote (or one)
W.S. THOMAS
H. P. AUSTIN
County Commissioners
(Vote for throt)
H. C. WALL
J j. a. McNeill
JOHN W. CAPEL
L. D. FRUTCHEY
W. B. COLE
G. C. CADDELL
It is presumed all the above candidates
will file the required notice (by Saturday
and be in the second primary.
1 1 Vote in Family.
The J. W. Currie family, of
Gibson's Mill, voted eleven strong
in the primary last Saturday.
They were Mr. and Mrs. Currie,
two sons and seven daughters.
One other daughter is but 19
and so could not vote. One
other son is just 21 but had failed
to register. This family doubt
less holds the record for family
voting in the county.
Chautauqua Here.
The Redpath Chautauqua tent
is pitched on the school grounds,
and the opening number was
given Wednesday afternoon. It
continues for five days, closing
Monday nipht.
There are 63 guarantors, and
the King's Daughters have the
sale of season tickets in charge.
It is hoped that enough season
tickets will be sold as to prevent
the guarantors facing a deficit.
However, only $600 of the $1250
necessary, was sold up to Wed
nesday afternoon. Ir not yet
too late to get the benefit of a
season ticket, and same can be
secured from the Fox drug store
or the King's Daughters.
Mr. Ray P. Oster was the ad
vance ticket representative who
spent the past week here. Mr.
John M. Nelson is the superin
tendent, and is assisted by L. E.
Myers, ticket man, H. D. McCann,
doorkeeper and J. J. Gottschall,
property man. These gentlemen
are ai) college men and are doing
their part in making the Chau
tauoua go over strong wita our
people
Program is on page three.
'Continued on Page 3.)
Rockingham Ladies Hurt.
A distressing accident occurred in
Monroe Tuesday afternoon about 6:30
when a Franklin driven by Mr. George
Lee, oJ Monroe, and a four-ton army truck
ran athwart at a street intersection. One
side of the Lee car was smashed. On
the rear sent were Mrs. Jennie McRae
and Mrs. W. B. Stansill, of Rockingham,
and Misc .'.stelle Torrence, of Charlotte.
Mis. McXae suffered a broken collar bone, !
and is now m the Monroe hospital Mrs.
Stansill had a bad gash on the top of
her head this requiring five stitches; she
returned here Wednesday afternoon. Miss
Torrence was bruised but not laid up.
On the front seat was Mr. Lee and Mrs.
W. C Leak. Both were somewhat bruised
but otherwise no bad effects.
Do Not Hire Boy.
AH persons are -warned not to hire or
harbor n anyway one Fulton Allen, my
sos, aged 16. Any one disregarding this
will be prosecuted.
Calvin Allen, colore.
Commissioner Meet.
The County Commissioners
were in session last Monday,
with B. F. Reynolds; chairman,
L. D. Frutchey, H. D. Hatch, John
W. Capel, and John A. McNeill
present.
Routine business was trans
acted. It was ordered that the
railroad fare, roundtrip, of all
Richmond county Confederate
veterans be paid to the IReunion
at Richmond June 20-22.
The jury for the civil term
July 17th, and criminal term July
24th, was drawn, as follows:
Jury, Civil Term, July 17th.
J. A. Baker
Coy Green
O. N. Bruton
S. O. Ballard
H. C Wall
G. L. Sullivan
W. T. Hamer
W. L. Covington
J. U. Thrower
Jas. N. Mangum
J. O. Bruton
N. J. Pait
W. P. Ellerbe
H. W. Burroughs
W. C Williams
J. A. Black s
H. H. Bailey 3 David Easterling
D. T. Hicks; J- W. Diggs, Jr.
E. B. Morse S. T. Webb
A. B. Allen A. H. Rummage
Jury, Criminal Tern, July 24th.
J. G. Wheelis HQ T. G. Bagwell
Geo. Warburton J. L. Hawley
L. D. Frutchey
P. G. Webb
J. A. Mcfcinis
H. D. Godfrey!
J. N. Hasty
Arthur L. Capel
W.V.Brown 4
Jno. W. Lassiter
P. L. Lassiter
W. T. Ussery
E. S. Davis
Wm. A. Green
J J. A. Mclntyre
I. W. Webb
L. O. Buren
I. S. London
E. L. Howard
Jno. W. Thomas
Clyde Smith ,
R. H. Shaw
Walter S. Covington Arthur Morgan
N. A. Wilkes D. L. Robinson
J. A. Sullivan W. E. Hall
J. Gus. Covington R. J. Muggins
T. C Covington M, R, Hunsucker
N. V. Dennis L. B. Mcleod
Free Tickets for
ConfederatejVeterans.
The County Commissionersof
Richmond county last Monday
passed an order authorizing the
Auditor to provide roundtrip rail
road fare for all Confederate vet
erans who may desire to attend
the Confederate Reunion that
meets in Richmond, Va., June
20-22. So all Confederate vet
erans who wish to take advantage
of this can get in touch with
Auditor J. D. Covington and he
will arrange the transportation.
The veterans will be met at
; trains inRichmond by committees
'and assigned to homes and quar-
ters. The roundtrip fare
Rockingham will be $5.35.
from
Charlotte Follows
Lead of Rockingham.
An article in Wednesday's
Charlotte paper states that our
neighboring city has made anew
street lighting contract that will
do away with the old arc lamps
and install in their stead 600-oandle-power
incandescents for
the business section, and smaller
lamps of the same type in the
residential section.
We think that this is a good
move. About two years ago we
made this same change, and it is
a known fact that we secured a
very much better lighting sys
tem, at almost no increased cost.
About six months after we made
our change the city of Pittsburg,
Pa., installed 2500 lights of the
same type we use, and now
Charlotte has seen the light, and
wants it too. Better lighting is
of great value in decreasing crime
and lessening the number of au
tomobile accidents.
Rockingham is a good town for
others ft pattern after, and the
Queen City is reflecting credit on
its judgment in following in this
town's footsteps.
Marriage Licenses.
June 3 Claude Little and
Nichols, colored.
June 5 Andrew Brown and Chanie
Barris, colored.
June 6 Raymond Boyett and Adgie
Graham, white.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to express our sincere thanks
to our neighbors and friends for their
kindness to as in the loss of our wife and
other.
J. M. Lowe and chrMrec.
SUMMER SCHOOL
49 Teachers Enrolled in the Su
School That Began Monday. Misses
Finley and Watkins in Charge. Col
ored Summer School Starts July
17th. Both Run Sii Weeks.
The six-weeks Summer School
for Richmond county white
teachers began in the Rocking
ham graded school building Mon
day, June 5th. The number of
teachers attending is larger than
usual 49 being here. Miss Kate
Finley is in charge assisted by
Miss Ann Watkins.
The Summer School for color
ed teachers will start July 17th,
and last six weeks.
The following are the 49 white
teachers enrolled :
Dollie Allen, Cordova.
Mattie Allied, Candor.
Catheiine Baker, Maxton.
Flossie Burch, Peachland.
Maude Coppedge. Rockingham.
Myrtle Covington, Peachland.
Susan Covington, Ellerbe.
Janie Covington, Rockingham Rt. II.
Mrs. Pearl Dunn, Exway.
Macy Gray, Osborne.
Delena Gibson, Red Springs.
Mamie Gibson, Rockingham.
Marsie Howell, Lumberton.
Ellen Maske, Rockingham Rt. 4.
Gladys McCracken, Cordova.
Sarah McEachin, Maxton.
Ina McCracken, Cordova.
Eula McGugar, Red Springs.
Mrs. Nettie Mcintosh, Rockingham Rt. 3
Mamie McDonald, Rockingham.
Julia McLean, Rockingham, Rt. 5.
Myrtle McMillan, Red Springs.
Edna Parsons, Ellerbe.
Eureka Pittman, Lumberton.
Wjllie S. Powers, St. Pauls Rt 1.
Florabel Snipes, Hamlet.
, Etrulia Stephenson, Cordova.
Catherine Thomas, Jackson Springs.
Fleeta Thomas, Jackson Springs.
Lola Thomas, Jackson Springs.
Thurla Turner, Ellerbe.
Mrs. J. LeRoy Walker, Rockingham.
Lula Watson, Maxton.
Bettie Watkins, Rockingham, Rt. 1.
Effie Brewer, Eagle Springs.
Beulah Coseland, Eagle Springs.
Mary Patterson, Antioch.
Mrs. Sallie Shaw, Rockingham.
Ada PreVatte Lumberton.
Pearje Prevatje, Lumberton.
Beatrice Gibson, Roberdel
Minnie Terry, Roberdel.
Irene Blackwell, Hamlet.
Willie Millikin, Hamlet
Ruth Harrison, Rockingham.
Rubye McGilvany, Red Springs.
Ophelia Ormond, Rockingham.
Alma Reece, Hamlet.
Kate Pope, Wadesboro.
First Radio in Town.
To1 Nicholas Dockery, aged 13,
goes the credit and distinction of
installing the first radio in Rock
mgham. This young man put
up a wireless outfit last year and
off and on tinkered with it, but
was never able to make it work
until he last week secured addi
tional parts and last Monday
succeeded in "tuning in" and
now every night he has no trou
ble in hearing concerts radiating
from Pittsburg. On Tuesday
night he heard a concert sent out
from Detroit. He has his outfit
on the sleeping porch of the resi
dence, and can sit there and lit
erally have the world at his feet
-or in his ears.
Mrs. J. M. Lowe.
Mrs. J. M. Lowe died at her home
north of town Tuesday, and the interment
was at Zion Wednesday. Many friends
attended and the grave was covered with
beautiful flowere. Surviving are a heart
broken husband and six children;
was 36 years old.
Silas Easterling.
Mr. Silas Easterling died at Roberde
Tuesdav. after a lingering illness. The
interment was at Bear Branch Wednesday.
Moore Want.
The four-months-old infant of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Moore, of est Rockingham,
died Wednesday night, and was buried
this, Thursday, afternoon at Mizpah.
Garret McCrotkey.
Garrett McCroskey, of fob Fit, aged 9,
died Wednesday afternoon of meningitis.
The funeral was at Zkm today. Thursday.
DEATHS
Senator Pollock Dead.
W. P. Pollock, former U. S.
Senator from South Carolina,
died suddenly at his home in
Cheraw the morning of June 2nd.
He had been in poor health for
some months. As he attempted
to arise Friday morning, he fell
back across the bed and died in
few minutes. The funeral was
at Cheraw Sunday afternoon.
Senator Pollock was in his
52nd year. He was a son of the
ate Capt. Alec and Rebecca Pe-
gues Pollock. He married Miss
Bessie Salley, of Orangeburg. A
sistcr-in law, Mrs. Henry Rogers,
ive3 in Richmond county.
Privilege Tax.
Yoi-r privilege tax was due June
1st.
-R. L. McDonald, Sheriff.
Candidates Sign Pledge.
Sheriff and Clerk Candidates Pledge
Thonuelves to a Legitimate Cam
paign for Second Primary.
NOR'i H CAROLINA,
RICHMOND COUNTY.
WhEREAS it has become neces
Bary to have a second Democratic
primary in Richmond county for the
selection of candidates for the office
of sheriff, clerk of court, senator and
three county commissioners, which
is to be held on Saturday, July 1,
Vf&- and whereas it is desired by
the candidates in such primary that
an agreement be entered into in re
gard to the expenses of the candi
dates involved in said primary;
NOW THEREFORE, We, the un
dersigned, hereby agree as follows:
1st: That no candidate, in seeking to
advance his interests in the coming
primary, shall spend any money ex
cept for published advertising and
for the necessary expenses in con
vcylng the candidates around the
county. i
2nd. That no other expenses shall
be made by any friends of the un
dersigned candidates with the know
ledge an consent of any of said
candidates;
We hereby solemnly agree to
abide by the above covenant and
conditions.
Witness our hands this the 7th
day of June, 1922.
H. P. AUSTIN
W. S. THOMAS
CARL C SHORES
HOMER D. BALDWIN
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