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SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.C3 Six months $1.C0 Three months... .75 Single copies 10c each Hew Trk F Coini Tlaj fcj 31.70 U233S 25.5G ; n '(1 ft :s-.;u .U..U; I I j Kockiijua Market Hay IS ROCKINGHAM, N. G, THURSDAY Afternoon, MAY 15, 1924. $2.00 PER YEAR Vol. 7. No. 24. i ! Rccldngliam Team Yins Championship of the East Rockingham Highs on Tuesday Won Champion ship cf Eastern Carolina by Defeating Wood land in Semi-finals. Will Play Shelby, the Western Champions, Saturday at Chapel Hill lor State Championship. Never fn the history of high school atheletics in Piedmont Carolina has a team won such a single honor as has come to the baseball team that now represents the Rockingham High School. By its -defeat of Smithfield at San ford last Friday, and of Woodland at Chapel Kai.Tnesday, the Rockingham Highs have made a clean sweep of Eastern Carolina and the team is the undisputed champions. It mow re mains to be seen whether the coveted title of "All State" champions will be also annexed. This will be made known on (this coming Saturday when Rockingham is pitted against the champion team. of Western Carolina Shelby. The game takes place at Chapel Hill, under University super vision, Saturday at three o'clock and it is hot making an iflle predic tion when, we assert that the popula tion of Richmond county wlil be sev eral 'hundred Iesswhen. the umpire calls "play hall." Scores of Car-loads of .folks from this county will go to .Chapel Hill Saturday to back the - learn. This paper is printing ribbons on which are the -fcwrds, '"Rockingham," 1924, Eastern Champs," and thsme are on ale at Fox Drug store at cost (ten cents each.) lne Idea is Tor our folks to wear these and be proud of their colons! f r- Coach Shorty Lawrence Bias work ' ed faithf iflly to produce a . winning atheletic team. His football team last fall is .at ill believed to have been of elate-wide championship material; despite its defeat by Newhern on a mud-soaked '.field in" the semi-finals. AnJ now he 'has -whipped into shape a baseball cowb'ination that by "sheer force and awkwardness" has slammed , its -way to the top. May that top be f nlly attained Saturday is the earnest wish of loyal lovers of the home town and school. And Earn let, Ellerbe and the entire county is just as proud of the Rockingham school's achievement, and pulling strong for- the home team. -. Tke Woodland Came As can be .seen further along in the detailed account of the Smithfield game, Rockingham woo by score ef 14-U in a hair-raising finish; and the same way with the Woodland game last Tuesday. In the SmEhfleld game, the score stood 10-0 in favor f Smithfield when the eights inning started. ' And then thing began to happen. A1 regular barrage of hits, with a plen titude of errors, followed each other in rapid fire succession, and when the inning was finally'ended Rockingham liad come from behind with a magni ficent burst and shoved 11 . runs across. And in the next inning three more runs were stored away and the game laid on be. Seldom has a more heart-gripping finish been seen in baseball unless it was in the game with Woodland Tuesday at Chapel Hill. Thrill followed thrill in this Wood land game Woodland scored twice in the second inning, to be tied with two ail by Roefcingham In the third. Then in the sixth Rockingham forged to the front with a three-run lead, nd added another in the seventh. V This looked like a certain victory, oat several errors, two nits and a base on balls gave Woodland "four (Continued on pat 8) O t ' It Is iyovcr Tco Late to kdrc Against ACCIDENT FIRE LIGHTNING TORNADO DEATH After one accident, the chances are equally ras great - . that you may have another one. If you have made the . ''.. ''.:.'..,'.'. .'' ' . ' .' v mistake of carrying no insurance, profit by it NOW. . When the need for insurance comes, it is too late, but you can always guard against a recurrence of the same thin by making the most of the lesson you learned. iHJ BILLIE ELLEREE DEAD Suffered Acute Eowel Obstruction and Died Tuesday Morning Be fore Operation Could Ee Per formed. : Mr. W. W. (Billie) Ellerbe died Tuesday morning at the Hamlet hos pital where he was carried a few aiin utes earlier in hopes that an opera tion might relieve him. He was in town Saturday, appar ently as wrll as usual. On Monday he became .acutely sick, grew worse Monday night and early Tuesday was hastened to the hospital; he was suf fering from acute obstruction of the bowels. But his condition was so severe that it was seen that an opera tion could not help him and he died within a few 'minutes after reaching the hospital. A? . . The funeral was at Zioa Wednes day afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Revs. Petty and Jones. Surviv ing are his wife, two boys, four daughters, and four brothers. x The brothers are .Zack, John, Wesley, all of this county:; And S. W. Ellerbe of Jayton, Texas. The friends of llr. Ellerbe and his connections sympathize deeply in their bereavement. He was 66. GUARANTORS FRIDAY A meeting of the 64 guarantors of the Chautauqua is called for Fri day at 11 20 at the Hstel.' Every guarantor is asked to be present. HORSE FOR EXPRESS It will be recalled that in the big fire several weeks ago here the large horse of the express company was burned to death. "Bill" had drawn the 'express delivery truck here 9 years, and really needed no driver. A new horse was on Tuesday nut on the job. .".The new horse was ship ped here from Norfolk, is 6 years old, weighs 1460 pounds, and is an iron gray Percheron. He has been named Jerry." The express office will be moved on the 2Mb to the McLaurin building on fearJ street. IMPORTANT NOTICE There will be a meeting of the Wo men's Clubs of the county at Mrs. Harris Office, in the New Courthouse on Saturday, May 24th, at 11 o'clock. . There are many things of impor tance to be discussed at this time and it is hoped that every Club will be well represented. Immediately fol lowing lunch, Mrs. Harris will give a demonstration in canning English peas in a steam pressure cooker. Peas and beans are some of the har der vegetables to sterilize, usually re quiring the intermittent or three-day process. By using the steam pres sure cooker, the work is accomplish ed in one day and in a much shorter time than usually .required each day of the three. A pint jar of peas can ned in a hot water canner, requires one and a half hours cooking for each of the successive days. This same jar can be sterilized in a pressure cook er, under ten pounds of steam in forty-five minutes. Be sure to be there at eleven o'clock, r ' .... '.: WHAT HAPPENED TO DENMARK WILL THE SOUTH LESSON? LEARN HER Compare Our Sand Hillt With Den mark's Sand Hills. The Danes were 5a seafaring, war like people until they and their allies, the French, were defeated in the Na poleonic wars, by the English and the Germans. Their navy was sunk and Germany took all their southern ter ritory which was about all that was considered worth having at that time. Thus in the latter part of the nine teenth century the povertystricken Danes were thrown back 'upon the poorest land in Europe (a land that was much like our Sand Hills) to eke out an existence at farming on land that the shrude German regarded as practically worthless. Instead of submitting themselves to be ruled by their aristocracy, in stead of migrating to other and more fertile countries, instead of appealing (Continued on Page 11) SUPERIOR COURT . Superior Court for the trial of civil cases will convene at Rockingham May 26th, with Judge Shaw presid ing. The calendar of the cases is in this issue. MARRIAGE LICENSE May 10 H. A. Haywood and Mrs. Ethel B. Smith, white. May 14 Marvin S. Robinson and Tlllie Harris, colored. Tilay 14 -Parkes Holmes Cander, and Ona Lee Crow, white. May 15 Wiley C. Malloy and Mary M. Sloan, colored. EPISCOPAL CHURCH Subject of Mr. Hartaell's sermon this Sunday morning at the Episcopal church will be "God in the World." Church school at 9:46. No services .Sunday night, this called in for the union service atthe Chautauqua tent. ; MR. BENTON TO ATLANTA Rev. Bruce Benton left Wednesday for Atlanta to attend t heSouthern Baptist Convention. He will likely return next Monday. . WEAR COLORS TO GAME Show the Shelby folks that you are backing your Rockingham team, if you attend the game at Chapel Hill Saturday. Ribbons with "Rocking ham, 1924, Eastern Champs" printed thereon for sale by the POST-DIS PATCH. : - ' METHODIST CHURCH The presiding elder, Rev. J. H. Shore, will preach at the Methodist services in the Grammar School audi torium at 11 A. M. next Sunday OPERATOR HAS MUMPS W. H. Covington, Jr., the efficient linotype operator for the POST-DISPATCH, developed mumps last Fri day, and is kept at home this week. Mr. Dees, at present with the Spen cer shop at Bennettsville, is supply ing during young Covington's sick ness. ' Mrsj John Sandy Covington went to Charlotte Tuesday morning to at tend the graduating exercises of the Nurses. A class of fifteen, of which her daughter, Miss Johnsie Covington was one of the fifteen, graduated, Mrs. Covington reports a grand time; after the graduating exercises, there was a banquet tendered the gradua tes, followed by a dance at the Sel wyn Hotel. Mrs. Covington returned home this (Thursday) morning. MEMORIAL DAY HERE 16 Veteran Present for Annual Mem orial Day Dinner May 10th. 23 Present in 1923. Four Vets Died This Past Year. Memorial Day was appropriately observed by the Pee Dee Guards chapter U. D. Cohere last Saturday, May 10th. While not quite as many Confederate veterans attended as were present in 1923, still there were enough present (16) to make all have a good time, in enjoyment of the creature comforts provided, and in the comradeship of each other. Shortly before noon the vets and Daughters assembled in the high school auditorium, where Confederate songs were sung by a bevy of high school boys and girls, under direction (Continued on Page 11) HANCOCK NOT INSANE Henry Hancock, white, who was declared insane at January term of Richmond County Superior Court, and who was committed to the State Hospital at Raleigh, was two weeks ago declared of sound mind by the hospital authorities. He accordingly was brought back here by a deputy sheriff on last Friday, lodged in jail, and on Monday was released under $500 bond for his appearance at July term of Court to answer to the blockading and assault charges against him. . . . IN TOUCH WITH LAW A negro woman, Bertha Shaw, sent by the Hamlet Recorder last week to serve 4 months in jail here, was turn- ed out Tuesday on $100 bond fur nished by "Little-Bill.".' She had ap pealed her case to July term; the charge is receiving whiskey. . Walter Chance was furnished with $100 bond last Friday by "Little Bill" to answer at July term to the abandonment charges filed against him. Jonn Leuoetter, colored, was on Tuesday arrested near Roberdel and carried to Marlboro county to an swer a charge of transporting and running off with another man's wife. RECEIVER FOR BOGGAN L. E. Youngblood, on petition of McRae Grocery Co., was on last Mon day appointed by Judge Shaw as temporary receiver for the Auto Inn, at Hamlet, and Everybody's Service Station, at Rockingham, operated by Mr. W. R. Boggan, of Hamlet. The McRae company sets out in their complaint that the indebtedness due them is over $8000. Mr. Youngblood has taken charge of both places, and is operating them. The matter of making the temporary receivership a permanent receivership will be taken up with Judge Shaw May 26th here. TEAM PICTURE NEXT ISSUE The POST-DISPATCH had Photo grapher Morgan take a group picture of the High School ball team Wed nesday. This picture will appear in Sunday's Raleigh and -Charlotte dail ies, and this paper next issue. COMMUNITY MEETING AT ELLERBE On Tuesday 'evening, May 20th, at 8 o'clock there will be a commu nity meeting held in the Ellerbe school auditorium. The object of this meeing is to discuss, make plans and elect officers for the Ellerbe Fair. Make your arrangements now so you can be present for this meeting. Men, don't forget to bring your . wives. Representatives from any part of the county are urged to attend this meeting. ' ; . Yours for a BIGGER and BETER Fair, ; r', .". '" -'-" .'. J. A. Glazener. HEMSTITCHING and PICOTING. MRS. J. B. WILLIAMS 411 N. Randolph street Phone 267 COOOGOCdOOOOOOOOOOCOOOCOOOOOC'OOOCOCGCCCO 0 : o '-1 ' ' the possessor. ' O ( ) It pays you to own one of these books. And it gives you business standing, too. ij O ' We refer to one of our bank books which shows regular entries. Come in today f . and start yours your book of smiles. , ; ( O WUKKi W AJN J, UNCERTAINTY () Bitter, persistent enemies of your happiness, are never known in the homes of savings ( ) ' depositors. A well tended savings account in this lank will introduce you to Srcuv.Vy, - Happiness, and Contentment. , . C ) Chautauqua Backers May Have to Unless Season Ticket Sales Greatly Increase Be fore Friday Afternoon, the 64 Guarantors Will Have to Face a Substantial Deficit. Local People Urged to Buy Season Tickets Quickly and Save Situation. To most people a long list of names means practically nothing. To evry public-spirited citizen of Rockingham the list of 64 names published below should mean a great deal. To these men and women Rocking ham owes its guarantee that the Red path Chautauqua will make its usual appearance here this year. And yet, from latest indications, it would seem that the great majority of the people of the community are "sitting back on their hands," as it were, and seem willing to let the guarantors pay for their entertain ment. The POST-DISPATCH reaches the bulk of its Rockingham subscribers Thursday night and early Friday morning. If YOU haven't already bought a Season ticket ($2.50 adult, or $1.25 any school age), phpne this office or Mrs. Ford or any of the ticket sellers and engage a ticket. The guarantors are asked to meet at the Hotel lobby at 11:30 Friday morning to make up the difference between the Season ticket sales and the guarantee; and YOUR buying a ticket before 11:30 will considerably help. It will be at least doing YOUR part. It is needless for this paper to dwell upon the value of a Chautau qua to a town and to the citizens. Or of the splendid quality of the enter tainment provided. You all know this. Suffice it to say, the program this year is the best we have ever had. The .Chautauqua starts under the big terit next the Rockingham Hotel Friday afternoon. May 16th, at 3 o'clock, and continues through May 21t. On Sunday night there will be union services under the tent, with the sermon to be preached by Rev. J. A. McQueen. Two years ago the Episcopal minister preached at the tent service, last year the Methodist minister, and now it is the Presbyter ian minister's turn. A union choir will furnish the music, and services start at 8 o'clock. t The first number on the program ( Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock will be a concert by the Dunbar Male Quar tette and Bell Ringers. Friday night a concert by the same company and a lecture by former Governor Brough of Arkansas on "America's Leader ship of the World." : ; : And so on through each day and night through May 21st, with a change of companies and programs at each entertainment. The 'representative from the Red path organization who has spent this week here assisting in the sale of Season tickets is Mr. Burt Jackson. The Superintendent who will be in charge during the 5 days is Mr. Frank Coad, of New Orleans; he ar rived this morning. The tent came Wednesday night, and was erected on the lot" adjoining the Hotel foday, and is in readiness for the opening (Continued on Page 6.) HAYWOOD-SMITH Mr. H. A. Haywood and Mrs. Ethel B. Smith were quietly married Sun day morning at Ellerbe. The friends of Mr. Haywood and his bride wish for them every happiness. They will make their home on Mr. Haywood's farm, between Rockingham and El lerbe. . '. :.. . : Meet Guarantee CHILD CHOKED TO DEATH Two-Year-Old Boy Gets Green Peach In Wind-Pipe and Chokes to Death Before Doctor Could Reach Him. A two-year-old son of Wilbert Rolison, out at Hannah Pickett mills, swallowed a faulty new-formed peach Tuesday afternoon. It lodg ed in his wind-pipe, and the little fel low choked to death before a doctor could be reached. The father rushed the child to Rockingham in a car, but the little one died on the way. Desperate efforts were made to re vive the child, and a part of the green peach was moved, but not enough to save his life. The last sparks of breath left the struggling body just as the father was hurrying through the streets to a physician's office. The interment was on Wednesday at Mizpah church. CIVITAN LUNCHEON Regular luncheon of Civitan club at Hotel at one o'clock tomorrow (Friday.) i MR. EVERETT COMING HOME Secretary of State W. N. Everettr who underwent a three-in-one opera tion at Charlotte Sanitorium April 30th, will be able to leave the Hbs- pital for the home of his sister, Mrs, J. P. Little, in Charlotte Sunday. And ha exDects to return to his hnm in- Rockingham this,! coming Monday, where he will remain for perhaps a few weeks in regaining his strength. LIGHTING STRIKES HOME Lightning last Sunday morning about 11 o'clock made a stab at the County Home, tearing the frame work of a window of the colored building, but not breaking the panes ? and tearing off several planks from a tenant house in the yard. It was fortunate that the damage, was not serious. ERECTING NEW BUNGALOWS The walls for an attractive 7-room shale brick bungalow are rapidly go ing up now, for Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Nance, on the northern side of Fay etteville road, just within the incor porate limits. POPLIN HAS OPERATION .W. A. (Billy) Poplin was operated upon by Dr. Scruggs at the Presby terian hospital in Charlotte May 9th for strangulated hernia. He was car ried there by. Dr. Webb; the opera tion was very necessary, and his friends back home will be glad to know that Billy is recovering nicely. NEW WATER MAIN The water connections on the north side of the old courthouse have been, quite poor for same time, only a small pipe line feeding thi various places of business. However, this is to be remedied at once, as a large pipe line is to be placed under the concrete street,' connecting with the large water main that runs undr Washington Street. . - : CT : q The 'n:dimonc! Com
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