Newspapers / Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.) / May 22, 1924, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
v - ' r?. SUDCCRiPTICN RATES: One Year $2.CD Six months. $1.C0 Three months... .75 ' Single copies 10c each Kew York Fuiurs Closed y 31.97 Jul 29 23 0 1 25.97 liocki-igba Lkrket Hay 22 n 71 (T U VT U U, lo ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, MAY 22.J924. $2.00 PER YEAR Vol. 7. No. 25. n SIIELDY VII3 CIIAriPlGIiSIIIP ROCKINGHAM HIGHS WON EAST ERN CHAMPIONSHIP, BUT DE FEATED BY WEST'RN CHAMPS FOR " . ALL-STATE HONORS. SHELBY HAS FINE TEAM. ELLERBE VOTES TOWN OF ELLERBE ON TUESDAY VOTED TO ISSUE NOT EXCEED ING $75,000 IN BONDS FOR WA TER AND SEWER. A FORWARD STEP FOR GROWING TOWN. After having won the high school baseball championship for Eastern Carolina, Rockingham Highs on, last Saturday were defeated by the fast Shelby team, 8-0. - . While nosed for all-state honors, still the local team feels no sting In their defeat.' In order to reach the headbf all the teams of Eastern Car olina, Rockingham had to win over a strong list of contenders; likewise did Shelby have to fight for he west- tern supremacy. And the battle be tween the two teams at cnapei, riiu last Saturday was one of giants, with Shelby having the edge. The Rock ingham boys are. game losers, and cheerfully accord to Shelby the credit that is their due. ' , This final game was played on the University grounds at Chapel Hill last Saturday. The college band fur nished music, and around 1009 peo-t pie witnessed the . contest. Perhaps 150 fans went up from Rockingham, And a continuous telegraphic report (Continue Pag ) RHAM COMMENCEMENT Out of a registration of 141, there were 94 citizens of the Town of El lerbe who on .Tuesday went to the ballot box and registered their ap proval for the issue of bonds for in stalling water and sewer connections for their growing young city. Only three votes were actually ast against the proposition,? 1 votes con stituted a majority of the registra tion, and so with 94 votes cast for, the majority amounted to 23. The Town can now issue bonds up to $75,000, but it is estimated that the total cost of the water and sewer will not be over '60,000, if that. Ellerbe is perhaps one of the few towns of the State that hasn't a bonded indebtedness. It is true that the Town issued f 15,000 light bonds last year, but the interest and sink ing fundjfpr this is paid by the Sraith- evman company, to whom the Town simply acted as endorser or surety, and the Town therefore really does not owe a penny of bonds. It will no doubt be a glad day to our Ellerbe neighbors when the new water and sewer system is completed. Graduating Exercises June 6-9. in Oast. Program Outlined. 35 The Commencement exercisess of the city high school will take place (Continued i Page 3) - . ft tl tarm $ n Dcsr.enstralion I Department ' 21 if I r Conducted by ji tflce In Courthouse. RecMMham. - It ALL TOGETHER FOR THE . - - . ELERBE FAIR The citizens of the Ellerbe com nrunity met last Tuesday evening at 8 io'clock and decided to hold another (Continued on page 7.) ' PEACH SHOW HAMLET. At. a: meeting of Hamlet citizens Tuesday night it was'decided to again hold a Peach Show there in July. E. Blanchard was appointed mana ger aa4 S. E. Bauersfeldt treasurer, 8,000 POUNDS FISH WEEKLY Perhaps few people ,' realize the amount of fresh fish shipped to Rock ingham each week. Figures secured from the express office show that the average weekly shipments this spring arhotuit to eight thonsand pounds of fish in' this is not ; included weight for barrels, ice, etc. ,. LEATH HIGH JUMPER Thomas Leatli, student at Trinity College, several weeks ago won sec ond place in the high jump at the track meet at State College, with Carolina winning first place. But in the South-Atlantic meet at Richmond two weeks ago, wherein 10 college! competed, he won first place in high jump.- - ; ' Troup two, Boy Scouts of Rocking ham, will leave Friday morniag, 27 strong, for a point on the river below Bennettsville, where they will camp for two day. Scoutmaster P. L. Mc- Call is in charge of the party. YATER BONDS 3,000,000 VETERANS RECEIVE INSURANCE ADJUSTED SERVICE COMPENSA- TION IS FIGURED ON BASIS OF DOLLAR DAY FOR HOME SERV ICE AND DOLLAR AND QUART ER FOR FOREIGN. Washington, May 19. It is stimat ed that 8,038,283 veterans will be en titled to the insurance policies pro vided by the soldier bonus bill enact ed into law today, while 389,583 will be paid cash of $50 or less. The bill also provides for payment to depend ents of deceased veterans ' of the amount of adjusted service compen sation to which they would have been entitled. Adjusted service compensation is figured on the basis of $1 a day for home service and $1.25 a day for overseas service. The first sixty days (Continued on Page 12.) PEGUES CATCHES 250-lB STURGEON Huge fish caught in trap in pee dee river. $40 in steak sold. 19 pounds eggs ship ped to new york. fins etc. boiled for liniment. CHAUTAUQUA OVER TOP GUARANTORS OF CHAUTAUQUA MADE PROFIT OF $55.63. THIS TO BE A SINKING FUND FOR A POSSIBLE FUTURE DEFICIT. 53 GUARANTORS. GARDEN THEATRE CLOSING Garden Will Be Closed From Next Monday to Middle of August, Ex cepting Pictures on Saturdays. Star Continues Open Daily. BONUS BILL PASSES CONGRESS PASSED SOLDIERS' BONUS BILL MONDAY OVER THE VETO OF THE PRESIDENT. SOME WILL RECEIVE $50 IN CASH. OTHERS AN INSURANCE POLICY. Washington, May 19. The sol. diers' bonus bill has become a law. The measure, which has been the subject of a fight between Congress and two successive Presidents, was repased today by the Senate over President Coolidge's veto by a vote of 59 to 26. This was a margin of two votes more than the necessary two-thirds majority, as compared with the 52 votes there were to spare when the veto was overridden in the house last ''-. (Continued on f age 8) ; : : The Garden theatre will close Sat urday night, May 24th, at midnight for repairs and a general cleaning. The management states that it will be open every Saturday matinee and night, for Western pictures and com edies, and will run just one day a week until about the middle of Aug ust when it will reopen full time.. The Star will continue in operation as heretofore, matinee and night; and on certain days of the week feature pictures will be shown, interspersed with Westerns and comedies. The management of The Garden requests the POST-DISPATCH to thank the public lor the support giv en it, and to give assurance that the reopening in the early fall will find it an even better playhouse than in the past. ' , TO SUCCEED SELVES. The present Board of County Commissioners have filed notice of their candidacy 'for .denomination, subject to the June 7th primary.' " CONCRETE BRIDGE STARTED Material Being Placed for Concrete Bridge- of Two 40-Foot Spans Across Hitchcock Creek. Contract For Hard Surface Next Winter. The concrete street from The Rockets to the town limits at Hitch cock Creek, through Great Falls village, was completed three weeks ago, and opened to traffic last Satr urday. -,. '; ; Material is now being placed at the creek for a concrete bridge across same. It win be something like '100 feet south of the present bridge.'.. It will consist of two 40-foot, spans, with a 20 foot roadway and two five foot sidewalks on each side. The Yadkin Construction Co. has the con tract, and as icon as the bridge nears completion the grading forces - will build the fills on each side and con nect up. .This should ba completed by the middle of August. Grading the new road from Rock ingham to the, river is going steadily forward. It can be stated, with as surance that the contract for hard surfacing this newly graded road will be awarded next, winter, so that it can be completed before the summer of 1925. In the meantime, the new fills will have time to properly settle. The big bridge across Pee Dee river will hardly be "completed before the summer of 1926. . EPISCOPAL CHRCH., ... Subject of sermon Sunday morning at 11 will be, "Unsuspected Re sources." At night at 8 o'clock "Our Talents." Church school 9:15. ; Mid week prayer : meeting." Wednesday night at 8 o'clock, : 1 ' . ; SUPERIOR COURT. PRESS CONVENTION. The annual meeting of the North Carolina Press Association will be held at Morehead City June 12-13. SuperWCou,rt for the trial of civil cases convenes at Rockingham next Monday, 26th, with Judge Thos. J. Shaw presiding. The calendar of cas es is on page ten of this issue. . The next crminal term will be held about the middle of July. Another civil term comes on June 16th. SHERIFF BALDWIN OUT. When 'your eye struck this head ing, you probably thought that it re ferred to his being out of the race for SherifF. But not so. "He is very much in, and up to the present time no one has filed notice in opposition to him. ,He is . "out" after being kept in doors for several weeks with an at tack of smallpox.' Last Monday was the first day he has been able to get to his office .lately, and he looks weak and shows the effect of his "spell." However, he will regain his strength rapidly now, and be ready to "hunt 'em out" as usual. When Randolph Pegues went to his fish trap in Pee Dee river, a few miles south of Rockingham, one morning last week he found to his amazement a fish that literally looked like a whale. It was a Sturgeon. He towed the huge thing to shore, and found that is was seven feet long and weighed 250 pounds. And the catch proved quite profi table. He found an eager local mar ket for the steak, selling $40 worth from it. He then took the eggs and shipped them, 19 pounds, "to New York where the market price is quot ed at $3 per pound. He then boiled the fins, skin, taif and head, and put up sufficient liniment to last his farm for a long time. The prepared or salted roe from Sturgeons is used as a relish, espec ially in Caviar.- But such Caviar, beloved, is used only in the largest hotels; it is considered a delicacy by some, hut little relished by the mass es. In other words, it requires a cultivated (and expensive) taste to like it. POST-DISPATCH readers may recall Shakespeare's reference to it in "Hamlet" in referring to a play, " 'Twas caviare to the general," meaning above the taste' of the so called common people. But a soup made from fish roe that costs $3 per pound sounds as though it might be good, whether it is or not, Just about as good as the Peacock's brains that History says Nero and his friends enjoyed some several years ago. - The Sturgeon is a ganoid fish; they have elongated bodies which are cov ered with tough skin and protected by rows of bony plates. The tail is IJieteroceral, the head is prolonged, ana tne toothless, pvotrusile mouth is on its under surface. Another use to which ; Sturgeons are put "is the manufacture of isinglass, which is a semi-transparent and very pure form ef gelatin chiefly prepared from the sounds, or air .bladders, of tb,is spe-1 cies oi nsh. Mr. Pegues did not save the air bladders,- otherwise he would nave realized, still jnore from his .j-catch.nstead -he bsiled"this'tii with lne nns etc tp make the much coveted and valuable liniment. It was a fine morning's catch and Mr. - Pegues , realized handsomely thereby. vSkimiing and properly pre paring such a fish for market is quite a job,, and oiie that requires expe rience. Never having prepared one before, he called in a man from the neighborhood who some - years afro had paid $10 to some one to teach him the art; and so he put his knowl edge into service and butchered the fish 'at a cost of $10 to Mr. Pegues. Perhaps' in the distant' years some one jjse in that conynunity may catch a large Sturgeon, and then maybe Mr. Pegues can pass his knowledge on at $10 per knowledge. At any rate, his fish was worth that and more and the people who bought the steak had a meal fit for a king. The 1924 Redpath Chautauqua has come and gone and it is doubtful if a single person can be found who will say that it wasn't fully worth the Season ticket price paid. And it leaves with a "good taste" all around, for the 64 guarantors who thought they would face a deficit and have to "dig down," on the contrary (Continued on Paoe 2) RICHMOND $93.95 PER SCHOOL CHILD NINE COUNTIES IN STATE HAVE AVERAGE SCHOOL TERM OF 8 MONTHS. FACTS AND FIG URES ABOUT SCHOOL INVEST MENTS EACH COUNTY. B. Y. P. U. CONVENTION Baptist Young People of Pee Dee Association Have Convention in Hamlet. Will Meet Next Year in Laurinburg. A very instructive," entertaining and enthusiastic meeting of the Pee Dee Association of the Baptist Young Peoples' Union met at the First Bap tist Church at Hamlet, N. C, May 18, 1924, at 2 o'clock. Mr. Chas. B. Deane is president of the Association, which 'comprises Richmond, Anson and Scotland coun ties, and he is every inch Of a live (Continued on Page 9.) Ten counties in North Carolina own more than one third of the school property in the State and only nine counties have an average length of term of eight months, according to figures made public by State Sup erintendent A. T. Allen to indicate how far off is the goal of an eight months term and equal opportunity for every child in the State for an education. . Forty three million dollars invest ed by the 100 counties in educational equipment, with art average invest ment of $82.06 per child enrolled in the schools. Sixty eight counties fall below this average, with Clay county, occupying the foot of the column (Continued on page 4.) LICENSE BUREAU CHIEF JUSTICE CLARK DEAD JUDGE WALTER CLARK DIED MONDAY MORNING AT HOME IN RALEIGH. A JUDGE FOR 39 YEARS. FUNERAL TUESDAY. State Auto License Bureau to be Opened at Rockingham May 28th.' Lloyd Jenkins in Charge. - Chief Justice Walter Clark, of the Supreme Court of North Carolina, died at his home in Raleigh Monday morning at 8 o'clock, the victim of a stroke of apoplexy. Funeral serv ices were conducted Tuesday after (Continued on Page 3) One of the 28 auto license bureaus to be scattered over the State is to be located at Rockingham, and this will be opened on May 28th at the Jen kins Buick garage, with Lloyd Jenk ins in charge. Also, title registrations can be secured through him, from the main office in Raleigh. The law now is that no auto license can be secured unless the title regis tration accompanies the application. Establishing these branch license offices will be cheaper for the State and give quicker service and less trouble to the general public. METHODIST-PRESBYTERIAN. U. D. C. MEETING. CLUBS MEET SATURDAY. TOLBERT SHOWS COMING. The Tolbert Shows, which played here last year for a week, will again visit Rockingham next Monday for a week's engagement. They appear un der their own tent Ladies free Mon day night. See advt page 8. Mrs.. Anna Lea Harris requescs au the women's club in the county,, and other women wh!o may not be mem bers, to keep in mind the meeting that is to be held at her office in the new courthouse here Saturday at 11 o'clock. . A business meeting first, and then a demonstration in canning English peas by the steam pressure cooking. Every woman Interested is asked to be present, no matter whether a club member ,or not. MARRIAGE LICENSES. May 16 Robt. Hilton Hoyh and Verlie Iola Williams, white. May 19 Joe Levine and Gladys Blacker, white. . ' - The regular monthly meeting Of the Pee Dee Guards chapter U. D. C. will be held with Mrs. W. L. Par sons' next' 'Wednesday, May 28th, at 4:30 o'clffck. The Daughters who will attend are asked to notify the hostess. The district, meeting is to be held at Laurinburg June 11, and it is hoped to have the entire Pee Dee Guards chapter attend. .Rev. J. A. McQueen will preach at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning, and Rev. J. D. Bundy will preach at the graded school audito rium also on Sunday morning. . On Sunday night Mr, Bundy will preach at the Presbyterian church.. . A COSTLY LESSON JUNIORS CELEBRATE. A Variety Store, in Albemarle, was closed last week under execution by the Stanly Sheriff. - The News-Herald in its last itsue mentioned the above fact, and added this very -significant comment: ' "The concern did not believe uv advertising." . . Enough said. The wonder is such a store lasted a year, The flag raising and bible presenta tion to the Rockingham High School Tuesday afternoon by the Juniors was attended by perhaps 75 mem bers of the order, and an auditorium full of pupils and citizens. The parade up the street to the school was led by the Pee Dee band, followed bv 4 Juniors holding t each corner a huge ! Dee 'mffl, ,L?A ?Ce ' Picture of Rham bail eam is on tiee mills shut down for the day pge five Tuesday in order that members of the I order might attend the exercises. I It was a red-lett6r day locally for the 1 GAME ON FRIDAY. The last game of the present school ball season, will be played here to morrow (Friday) afternoon when the Champs of Eastern Carolina play the Carthage Highs. JEWISH WEDDING organization which at the Rocking- nam cnapter numbers 95 members. DEATHS ESaSiaS 'in mr mil IS I MISS SALLIE McDONALD MRS. J. W. GARDNER MRS. L. C; STANTON MKS SALLIE McDONALD. Miss Sallie McDonald died Monday night at the home of her sister, Mrs. R. F. Brewer, at Johnson City, Tenn. She had been practically an invalid for a year, and her death was not un (Contlnued on Page 7.) Levine-Blacker Wedding Witnessed " in School Auditorium by Manv j Gentiles and Jews. , ; As can be seen elsewhere in this . paper, the marriage of Mr, Joseph Levine, son of Rabbi A. Levine, and Miss Gladys Blacker, daughter of Mr. F. Blacker, was solemnized in Rock ingham Wednesday night at 7:30. This is written from a news view point, inasmuch as rarely is a Jewish wedding publicly performed inthis section. s There being no synagogue here, and the Blacker home too small, the graded school auditorium was - se-' cured. And Hot only was every seat occupied, but standing room was at a premium. Many of course went out of curiosity to witness a Jewish rite, (Continued on Page 12.) " iisiircriiMiHome Protection Your Home is 'Worth Protecting write fire and other insurance in the best companies of America. The cost r- is small and the protection is great. You can not always prevent fire, but you can "prevent "the loss that is incurred by being protected by insurance. ' INSURE YOUR AUTOMOBILE Nothing is more essential than having your automoblie insured, especially for fire and theft. . . ... . Accident policies, also, are valuable in, times of misfortune. Our business is to protect you against loss. ' -r ', Fee! free to consult us. ' ; . ocooc5oocooooooocooo6ooooocooooooc CCCCOO V .:. '- - '- - ( 0 RICHMOND INSURANCE Cz REALTY COMPANY A. G. CCTJZ"::". 3, Sec-Tr?s, , C " n V t l - ' ft is not a joke book, but one that always brings a happy, contented smile to the possessor. - , ' V . , . It pays you to own one of these books. And it gives you business standing, too. We refer to one of our bank books which shows regular entries. Come in today - and start yours your book of smiles. WORRY WANT UNCERTAINTY . . Bitter, persistant enemies of, your happiness, are never known in the homes of savings depositors. A well tended savings account in this bank will introduce you to Security, Happiness, and Contentment. . ... .. . .. 6 v ' Ti The Richmond County t
Rockingham Post-Dispatch (Rockingham, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 22, 1924, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75