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4- Ke Yiwk Fatsrei CicseJ TixUy V'-j 31.33 U 23,72 : Ou 23.65 j Kockuifli nj Market Apr.17 SUSSCRIPTION RATES: One Year..$2.C3 . Six montb $1.66 Three month... .75 Single copies 10c each Vol. 7. No.' 20. ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, APRIL 17, 1924. $2.00 PER YEAR RICIILIOND COUIITY SCHOOLS SATURDAY STATE SUPT. ALLEN PRINCIP'L SPEAKER OVER 25 SCHOOLS OF RICHMOND COUNTY TO JOIN N COUNTY WIDE COMMENCEMENT AT ROCKINGHAM SATURDAY, APRIL 19TH. ATHLETIC MEET HERE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SATUR DAY TO BE A' RECORD-BREAKING DAY FOR COUNTY SCHOOLS. EXERCISES BEGIN AT 10 A. M. IN OLD COURT HOUSE. Rockingham will undoubtedly have more folks in her borders this coming Saturday than have been here in years. It is doubtful if the mem orable "Returned Soldiers' Celebration" of July 18, 1919, will have been larger; and the largest crowds that Cyclone Mack drew here in his revival campaign of June-July, 1922, will not come up to the crowd that will come here Saturday. The oceasiont The annual county-wide school commencement. 25 schools scattered all over Richmond county will take part, and the interest and preparations this year have exceeded that of previous years. The only draw-back has been the handicap under which many schools labored recently by reason of the epidemic of mumps and measles. The commencement will open with a county track meet to be held at the Rockingham high school grounds beginning promptly at 2 o'clock tomor row (Friday) afternoon. Prof. J. R. Mitchell is chairman of this athletic committee, and numbers of merchants in Rockingham and Hamlet have donated prizes. The events and prizes are published further along in this article. On Saturday, April 19th, at 10 o'clock will begin the Big Day. The schedule can be seen in full further on, but the main exercises will take place in the old courthouse, with recitations and oral spelling matches, etc. In the afternoon at 2 :30 State Supt. of Education, Dr.A. T. Allen, will make an address, after which the prizes and diplomas will be awarded by W.-N. Everett, Jr., chairman of the County Board of Education. COUNTY AND TOWN TO BUILD ROAD BRIDGE OVER THE SEABOARD TRACKS SOUTH LEE STREET ALREADY PARTLY GRADED TO SEABOARD TRACKS. COMMISSIONERS PASS ORDER AUTHORIZING BUILDING OF A ROAD. UP TO S. A. L. RY. NOW TO CO OPER ATE WITH TOWN AND COUNTY IN BUILDING OVERHEAD BRIDGE. THIS WILL PUT SOUTHEASTERN RICHMOND NEAR COUNTY-SEAT. The long desired opening of a road from the courthouse directly southward, crossing the Seaboard tracks on an overhead bridge, and con necting with the Entwistle mill road at a point between Watson Heights and the new Leak mill, is soon to be realized. At least active steps have been initiated by the Town and County authorities, at the suggestion of the Civitan Club, to this end. Active work was begun two weeks ago by the Town in opening South Lee street, and grading same from the new courthouse to the railroad. At the last meeting of the County Commissioners, April 7th, an (Continued on page 8.) 668 MONTHS ROADS PEN AND JAIL TWO CONVICTIONS SECOND D'G MURDER WILLIE MADISON AND WALTER DOCKERY BOTH CONVICTED OF SECOND DEGREE MURDER AT LAST WEEK'S TERM CRIMI NAL COURT. FIVE CARRIED TO PEN FOR 504 MONTHS. ELEVEN TO ROADS FOR 152 MONTHS. FOUR TO JAIL 360 DAYS. HOLDER BOYS APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT AND GIVE BOND. HAPPY CHURCH SERVICE Three Congregations n One. and' the Presbyterian minister The following is the program for the athletic events for Friday and ! preached (and a good one, too, on The Presbyterian church last Sun day was completely filled, both main auditorium and Sunday school room, with the union congregations from the Episcopal, Methodist and Pres byterian churches. The Episcopal minister opened .he service with prayer, the Methodist choir furnished the special music, for the main day Saturday , PUBLIC EXERCISES. , Exercises open to the public, will' -be held in the old courthouse, if finished by that time, Saturday morning, April 19, beginning at 10 a. m. The program is as follows: (For each of the contests below, a prize of $1.00 in cash is offered.) Recitation contest, grader 1 to 3. Recitation, contest, grades 4 to 7. - -. - (Continued on page 10.) COUNTY CONVENTION Democratic County Convention Held at Rockingham Last' Saturday. j Parsons Endorsed for District Del egate. McAdoo Resolution With- ' drawn. .. . The Democratic county convention was held in the courthouse at Rock ingham last Saturday wiernow.' In asmuch as the only matter to be transacted was the selection of dele gates to the State Convention (held t Raleigh today), the county con vention was not largely attended. Chairman Fred. W. Bynum called the assemblage to order, with a ring ing five-minute speech, wherein he flayed the National Republican rec ord emphasizing the rotten disclos ures that, as the speaker said, "smell3 .to high heaven," Mr. Bynum then requested J. C. Leigh, of Hamlet, to preside. Upon motion of W. E. Harrison, the editors of the two Democratic papers of the county were asked to , act as secretaries. Mr. Hanlyn, of the Hamlet News-Messenger, was not (Continued on page four.) REMARKABLE RECORD ATHLETE Mumps Prevented Rockingham' Track Team Going to Chapel Hill, But One Man Goes and Wins Third Place for Grand Total -14 Points. Coach J, Bt "Lawrence hed intended taking-the Rockingham high school track team to, 0""' ""' wcc. toctrmpete in the state-wide tracK meet at the University, but the epi demic of mumps that has raged here the past two months simply knocked hi splans into a cocked hat. And not only have most of the team had mumps, ' but Mr. Lawrence himself was in bed last week nursing '.the swell jaw. Nothing daunted by this hard luck to his Coach and track mates, one member of the team, Jack McDowell, decided to go anyway. Accordingly, he left , Rockingham the 10th for Chapel Hill, and entered the meet as Rockingham's sole representative. (Continued on page 8.) "love.") Especially beautiful were the or gan solos of Miss Ruth Harrison, ac complished organist for the Presby terians. The "Melody of Love" ren dition on this elegant Pilcher organ, as the morning offering was taken, was a thing of charm and beauty. COUNTY MATERNITY AND INFANCY WORK PROGRESSING. The new health work that is being started 'in the county is progressing satisfactorily. Miss Jano. 'nurse, iHTow "Hevoting all of her time to maternity and infancy work. The following is a brief outline by Dr. E. D. Andrews, of the Bureau of Maternity and Infancy, of the State Board of Health, setting forth what the . work means to the people of Richmond county, and how it will serve the people is here given : It is not generally known that out of every 100 people who die in Rich mond county that 37 out of that 100 is either an infant or an expectant mother. It is not generally .known that out of every 100 babies born in Richmond county that 34 of them TOWN WATER RATES Water Collections Monthly. After this present quarter is end ed (Jan. 25-April 25), the meter readings and water collections by the Town will be made monthly instead of quarterly. The water Supt., Mr. Jessup, has these past few months been overhaul-1 mg and correcting many meters, and i the Town has its water department j on a business basis. There is no es-1 timating how much the Town has lost in the past by reason of inaccurate' meters, and failures to collect from j removals, etc. The water rate remains unchanged for those who take the cash dis- j count. But for those who fail to take advantage of the discount offered, the rate becomes 100 higher. The Town Commissioners an March Gth adopted a resolution raising the wat er rates 100, but to counterbalanr that by allowing a discount py the and 10 on all billed you see, this 10th of each nwe the bills of those dulVcWnt same; it simply protects the good payers from the bad. The new water rates are: First 10,000 gallons, 60c per 1,000. Next 20,000 gallons, 50c per 1,000. Next 30,000 gallons, 45c per 1,000. Next 40,000 gallons, 40c per "1,000. Over 100,000 gallons, special rate. SENTENCES: Roads 160 months Penitentiary 504 months Jail 360 days Roads : Eli Prince, colored, immorality 4 months F. B. McCombs, white, transyorting and possessing 22 months Walter Baldwin, colored, forgery 6 months John Harrington, colored, L. and R .. 4g months George Owens, white, driving car drunk 3 months Charlie Harrington, colored, mfg liquor ... 4 months Lewis Williams, colored, L, and R, 36 months Bill Jones, white, traasporting ';....'.......... ; .... 3 months Henry Hooker, white, abandonment . .. . 2 months Sam McRae, colored, a. d. w 20 months J. A. Roberts, white, gambling 2 months Penitentiary: Junius Holder, white, larceny (appealed, gave $1,000 bond)..., 18 months Arthur Holder, white, larceny (appealed, gave $1,000 bond) ...18 months Corbett Halloway, colored, B. and E. year Clayton Walker, colored, B. and E. -- . ... ... 3 years Tommie Rollins, colored, R. S. P. . . . ...... 3 years Willie Madison, colored, second degree murder, . .. 20 years Walter Dockery, colored, second degree murder ... 12 years .'-'Jail:' (The following sentenced to jail must pay the jail fees cost of boarding and lodging them.) ames Hobson, white, receiving whiskey , . . 60 days 1, C. Clark, white, receiving, driving car drunk, jail 120 days, to begin sentence at July term .... 120 days J. L. Currie, white, receiving and driving car drunk, jail for ... (20 days W. W. Adcock, driving car diunk ... 60 days COW TUBERCULAR EXAM. Last week's term of Court was j featured by the large number of cases handled, and the size at 1 sentencesimposej -uT.kly Court I ou fpril 7th and adjourned Sat urday at noon. The next term will be for civil cases and convenes May 26th, with another civil term to begin June 16th, and a criminal term in July. , Two murder cases were aisposea 01 last week that against Willie Mad ison, of Hamlet, for killing his wife ; and against Walter Dockery for kill ing Ellen Terry four years ago. Madison goes to the pen for 20 years and Dockery for 12. The case against Thos. Nunnery, Jr., and Murd. Mor wiLsqjtiy Lo,, out. In the state-wide high school de bate at the University last Friday, the cup was awarded to the affirma tive team from the Wilson school. The judges had decided that the Durham negative and the Wilson affirmative were the two best, and these two clashed for the final decis ion. A boy and a girl represented each of the two schools. The query was, "Resolved, That the Interallied War Debts Should be Cancelled." Going to Chapel Hill for the final About a year ago the town com missioners of Rockingham passed an ordinance requiring all cows to be tested every 12 months, from whom milk is sold in the incorporate limits. eliminations were 284 boys and girls rison, of Carthage, charged with the 'from 711 schools 11 more schools death of Wade Moore, was continued . than were repr.ese.nted last yean. , , to July term. j Rockingham won in' the "tri-argu- Arthur and Junius Holder, two iar- debates from Laurinburg in young white fellows from Wolf Pit, March and so was entitled to send its were sentenced to the pen for 3 ;d bat to cha , Hffl Representir,K years each for theft of an overcoat D , . , . n- o -c .1 from a tourist; however, Judge Shaw Rockingham were Miss Sarah Everett later in the week changed this sen- and Maurie Cl'ee- for the affirmative tenre to 18 months in the non. Thn and Jim Bell and Ammie Webb for are brought into the world by ig- jof milk The 12 months for the first This test is for tubercular infection, and is a protection to the consumers ; boys through their lawyer gave notice ' the negative. The -four debaters, s-.C' riorant midwives, who cannot read and write in most cases. These mid- inspection or testing have expired, and if you who sell milk m town have wives don't know the first principles , not had your cows tested again for Farm ! Demonstration Department - X h Si DR. MANESS TO HAMLET. Dr. J. M. Maness end family will move front Ellerbe to Hamlet on May 1st. Dr. Maness will open up-to-date offices, wiht new and modern equip ment, on the first floor of the Land building in Hamlet, and continue his specialization in the eye, ear, nose and throat,--; ,Jtf Conducted W. H. BARTON i Offlsa a Courthouse, Rockingham. JOH THE CUCKOO FARMER Load Your Gun for the Cuckoo Bear wsvvHinsNi a. , a us wwu a as ava for Gunning the Year Round. REELS BY AIRPLANE. Faul W. Mack, of the Co-operative Marketing Association, says that the at Pinehurst. (Continued on Pago 11.) An airplane passed over RocEing- ham about 1:45 Monday afternoon, headed towards Hamlet, and appar ently following the Seaboard tracks. A picture, "Red Robe," scheduled to be shown in the Superba theatre in Raleigh Monday, failed to be shipped from the Charlotte Exchange and so the Raleigh picture house was in a quandary, with no picture. The Charlotte office got busy, hired an airplane and sent the reels to Ral eigh, the machine leaving Charlotte at one o'clock and reaching Raleigh at 8:45, with a 25-minute stop for gas of proper medical treatment.' The expectant mothers and babies in this county comprise about 10 per cent of the population of this county, yet out of this 10 per cent, we get 37 per cent of the total death -rate in the county. Doesn't this show that some thing should be done to remedy this condition? The Bureau of Maternity and In fancy, of the State Board of Health, is attempting to remedy these condi tions'. The first thing to do is to em ploy a trained nurse, who knows all about the care of babies and ex pectant mothers. The nurse will de vote her whole time solely to these cases. She will visit the homes where there are babies and expectant moth ers. There are a thousand little helps and suggestions she can make to the mothers. he knows about the proper (Continued on Page 3.) this new year's period, you had better do so at once, TUBERCULOSIS CAMPAIGN. The County Commissioners of An son have decided to put on a cam paign in the county for the eradica tion of tuberculosis from cattle. Ev ery head of cattle in the county will be examined, and those showing tu bercular reactions will be killed. When an animal is thus killed, the state pays one-third of the value, the of appeal to the Supreme Court, and ' companied by Miss McDougald, ot, were released under $1,000 bond the local faculty, went to Chapel Hill each, signed by Jno. .L. Everett. the 10th, and the try-out in the pre- .Sheriff Baldwin and Deputy Darby umjnarteij was held along about mid-ttn-W ST5 fnied; night that night. The speeches of Tommie Rollins, Willie Madison, and " f0' splend'd' fnd ea! T Walter Dockery to the pen to begin : fleeted credit upon the home school; serving their sentences. here's hoping this sehool will again Tommie Ratcliffe, negro, had been be represented next year in the final sentenced to the pen for 3 years, but eliminations. Judge Shaw later decided to with-1 . , , ' ; "',;'" hold judgment until July term, and; put his bond at $400. Tommie cannot raise the bond and is still in jail. He stole a car at Hamlet some time ago. Mgr. Braswell, of the new negro training scnooi iu miles east of Rockingham was going to take charge of him,, but inasmuch as the WAS LAID ON COOLING BOARD. county pays one-third and tRe owner j buildings are not ready yet, the stands the other third. .The cost to Judge has held up the matter until Anson county for the campaign will a later Lourt, be about $3,000. Great is the airplane.. ELLERBE PLAY HERE. A farce-comedy entitled, "Come Out of the Kitchen," will be present ed at the Rockingham high school auditorium tonight (Thursday) by Ellerbe high school faculty. It is a professional play, and professionally coached, and those who attend to night will be rewarded by an evening of enjoyment. The admission, is only 20 and 85 cents. EASTER MONDAY NIGHT. There will be an old-time spelling bee held Easter Monday night in the courthouse, this being an annual event begun by the ladies of the Epis copal Guild some years ago. The fun will start at 8 o'clock, and every one is invited. The admission will be 25 cents. Mrs. T. L. Coving ton will give out the words, using an old Blue Back. Comical stunts will be pulled, and other entertaining features will enliven the evening, as well as refreshments served. Come out next Monday night and enjoy yourself. When the POST-DISPATCH went to press on Thursday of last week, the jury had just been given the case against Willie Madison, charged with (continued on Page 12) R'HAM COMMENCEMENT Citv School Commencement June 6-9. 35 in Graduating Class Secretary of Stato to Deliver An nual Address. : The commencemen t exercises of the City High School will be held June 6-9. The Senior Class at pres ent numbers 35, the largest class' in the history of the' school, 18 of them (Continued on page 8.) Tuesday, April lfithi was the 69th birthday of Rockingham's premier. fisherman, Stephen W. Steele. He now enjoys the distinction of having once been pronounced dead ; ' when " about 15 months old he was thought to be dead, and he was actualy laid on a cooling board. But even at that early age he developed a pugnacious streak, and came back to life s.nce which time he has been very much alive. Mr. Steele was born in Ansonville, . son of Robt. L. and Hannah Leak Steele. From Anson the family moved to Arkansas, and then back to North Carolina, to Richmond county where he has spent the most of his life. The POST-DISPATCH wishes for him many more years of piscatorial en joyment. : I have just received a new line of Tailoring Asso. Prices range from $16 to $39. Look them over before buying. C. B. Mills, Agt. at Jimmie's Pressing Club, IF?lG IB lie Suupsrstitioiis?- - OF COURSE YOU AREN'T. You don't need to be insured before you buy an acci dent insurance policy. The most sensible people invest in this kind of insurance because they realize that haz ' ards are increasing all the time and that it's- safer to be insured.. Protect yourself against the loss of time and money if you meet with a mishap. Don't neglect it. . OOO'OOOOOOOOOCOOOCCCOOCCOOOGGGQC.GwwwwwwC D . Q . w : "Unless' Yob Start -. I; . - . , ; . a ' You will never be able to,arrive any place J Unless You Open a Bank Account J You will never be able to save any money ' ) We can show you how to save intelligently and wisely . for the future so that you will not live in constant fear ) of poverty in your old age. V ' Our Bank is anxious to serve you willingly end . cheerfully. - LIFE ACCIDENT HEALTH .an .. .V- 1-
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