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ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, JULY 10,' 1924.
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COUIiTY AND STATE
CRIST WINS OVER SHIPMAN IN
PRIMARY JULY 5TH BY 523 IN
RICHMOND COUNTY AND OVER
30,000 IN STATE. A LIGHT
VOTE POLLED. -s. -
Frank D. Grist will be "the next
Commissioner of Labor & Printing
for the State. This was settled last
Saturday when in the second primary
he decisively defeated M. L. Shipman,
'who has held the office for 16 years,
by a majority well over 30,000.
The majority undoubtedly would
have been much larger had there been
second primaries in all the counties.
The votes shows the people are behind
a world-war candidate, provided he is
worthy and well qualified; and also
shows that the personnel of Ship
man's office is not pleasing to the
voters of the State. This latter condi
tion will be remedied after Grist gets
into office next January. The elec
tion in November will of course be
but a formal ratification of the Dem
ocratic primary.
' Here in Rockingham precinct Ship
man received but 10 votes out of 293
cast. At Covington, Hoffman,' Midway,
Crosland and Black Jack he didn't
even scratch the boards, getting a
goose-egg at each of those voting
places. His best vote was at Steele's
Mills where he received 29 to only S
for Grist.
FARMERS BANK OPENING
Into New Building Jvly 19th.
The magnificent new building of.
the Farmers Bank is now completed,
and the bank will move into the new
building with a formal "opening" to
the public on Saturday, July 19th.
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TAX SALE.
On page ten can be seen the annual
tax list those who have failed to
pay their 1923 taxes. The land or
lots will be sold for the taxes doe,
on August 4th.
LARGE STILL CAPTURED.
- Deputies Seawell and Heeney Sat
urday broke up a, very large and
complete blockade stai on ' small
island several hundred yeards above
the railroad bridge, in Pee Dee river.
The still had been run two 'nights
previous. The copper worm, cap" etc
was of the best construction, and two
vats of 750-gaI capacity were used
for the beer.
OFFICIAL VOTE IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
JULY 5, 1924, FOR RICHMOMD COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
OFFICIAL RESULT
Primary Richmond County
JULY 5, 1924
Compiled by Post-Dispatch, Rockingham, N. C.
Rockingham No. 1 (Roberdel). .
Rockingham No. 2 (City) ..... .
Steele's No. 1 (Mangum) t:.:
Steele's No. 2 (Covington) '
Mineral Springs (Ellerbe).... .
Mineral Springs (Norman) . .""""'
Black Jack .. .. .
Beaver Dam No. 2 (Ledl-etterf "
Beaver Dam No. 1 (Hoffman) ...
Wolf Pit No. 1 (Hannah Pickett) .... ..
Wolf Pit No. 2 (Midway) . .
Wolf Pit No. 3 (Steele's) .... .
Wolf Pit No. 4 (Crosland) . "
-Marks Creek No. 1 ... ,
Marks Creek No. 2
Total.
ARE YOU
Wind causes twice as-much damage as fiire and lightning combined, yet few property
' " ' ;owners take th precaution to insure against such loss.'
Don't Delay-Get Your Policy, Today. The rate is low and the protection great.
RICHMOND INSURAHCE REALTY COMPANY
A. G. CCSPEMN'S, Sec-Treas. - ; 1 , Cfflc. In Kotel Building - '
FEW LYNCHiNGS.
The Lynching Record for the Firtt
Six Months of 1924.
The following statisttics on lynch
ing for the first six months of the
year 1924 have been compiled by the
Department of Records and Research
of Tuskegee Institute. ;
Total number lynched, 5.
Offenses charged:
Rape 1: 3
Attempted Rape 1
Killing officer of the law 1
Record by States:
Florida :12
Georgia ... . ; 2
Sontfc Carolina . 1
Comparison of Records:
First 6 months of 1924 5
First 6 months of 1923 15
First 6 months of f922 30
First 6 months of 1921 36
. It is gratifying to note that the
record thus far for the year 1924 is
the lowest for the first six months of
any of the forty years during which
the record has been kept. It is an
encouraging sign of progress toward
the elimination of this evil, which is
condemned by public opinion. All of
the. persons lynched were negroes.
8 PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Nine prisoners escaped from , the
Guilford cfcunty chain-gang, near
Greensboro, Saturday afternoon. One
was recaptured before night.
SPLIT DOUBLE-HEADER.
Entwistle and Hamlet split a double-header
July 4th. In the morning
the teams played at Rockingham, with
Hamlet getting the little end of an
8-5 score. Jack McDowell pitched
good ball for Entwistle, with Snyder
catching. In the afternoon at Hamlet
the score was reversed, Hamlet get
ting the big end, 8-7. Lowder pitched
for Hamlet, and Wolff, of Winston,
ior entwistle. Shorty Lawrence
starred at the bat with' a triple, two
doubles and three singles in both
games.
Why don't you ball fans get busy
and- secure a berth in the Wadhnrn.
Monroe-Norwood-Cheraw league, with
two games a week? Hamlet would
come in, and this would give a strong
six-town circuit.
UNION SERVICES. '
The regular summer union servic-ps
of the Methodist, Presbyterian and
episcopal congregations will be held
Sunday night at the Eniseonal ph limn
with the sermon by Rev. J. D. Bundy,
oi the Methodist church.
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T0F TOnAfirt relentlessly dips Jown
I iiL I mUUi U out of the heavens and
and destroys the savings of
few seconds.
PROTECTED AGAINST IT?
NO COURT MONDAY
Civil Term Convenes Tuesday.
Jurors, witnesses and litigants need
not come to Rockingham next- Mon
day, July 14th, as the civil term of
Court will not convene until Tues
day, July 15th. ' .
The calendar of cases was arranged
so that Monday could be given over
to the exercises incident to the open
ing of the new courthouse. But later
it was found that the new courthouse
would not be ready for occupancy
by that date, and so the exercises had
to be abandoned until September.
The following is the jury that must
come here July 15th:
J V Ussery M T Poole
J S Birmingham C C Allred
S B Terry RL Tatum
M R 'Garris M H Fowlkes
J W Pegram W C Nance
S D Ballard ME Vuncannon
E H Rusher B B Covington "
D M Hay Ed C Thomas
C S Wentz Geo W Farrand
R L Hicks Miles Mclnnis
A T Hutchinson Jno D Cameron
I J Myers Geo P Entwistle Jr
MORE RAIN MORE GRASS.
Scarcely a day has' passed since the
20th of June but what rain has fallen
in this county. Another hard rain
fell late this afternoon. Cotton in the
lower part of the County especially
is in poor condition, small, wet, and
grassy. Instead of producing 20,384
bales this year, the prospect now is
for perhaps not over 12,000 and
much smaller than that unless the
rains cease quickly.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
On page eleven can be seen the
Democratic platform in full, as adopt
ed at the National convention June
28th.
KNIGHTS OF NIGHTSHIRT.
A parade of 18 Kluckers was held
through the streets of Wadesboro on
baturday night, June 28th. It was
reported that the gallant knights of
the nightshirt came from Hamlet.
GASTON MEANS GOT HIS.
Gaston B. Means has finallv trot his
just deserts. This man was convicted
of conspnjvcy. i.q violate the prohibi
tion laws, in New York Federal Court
two weeks ago, and sentenced to
the Atlanta pen for two years and
fined $15,000.
YOUR LICENSE TAX.
The Rpwmifl Apf nvnMi! t not oil
license taxes taid subsequent to
nugusj; ist carry a -penalty ot .
All persons liable for a license tax
should file their applications prior to
AlID. 1st. nnrl f-lrnc nnt cnMont
selves to, the (penalty provided.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.
July 7 Sam Stroud and Viola
Rory, colored. ."--'.
BANK STATEMENTS.
In this issue can be seen the finan
cial statements of the various banks,
showing their condition up to June
0th.
Prince O'Brien, of the Bank of
Ellerbe, will leave next Monday for
Los Angeles, California, on a month's
trip. He represents the Pacific Mu
tual, and by reason of having sold
over $200,000 insurance this Dast
year he is to be given this free triD
to the far west. - '
LaFOLLETTE TO RUN.
Senator Robert LaFollette. of Wis
consin, last Friday definitely- an-
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iivuiivcu ma u-iei imuauuit m run
for President n an independent
ticket. In his Dublic statement he as
serted "that President Coolidge and
the .Republican party are the frank
defenders pi organized wealth. -
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a lifetime in a
COURTHOUSE OPEN
DIG POSTPONED
FORMAL EXERCISES AT OPEN
ING OF NEW COURTHOUSE
POSTPONED TO SEPTEMBER
TERM OF COURT. OFFICES
WILL MOVE IN SHORTLY.
"Owing to the unavoidable delay in
finishing up a portion of the tile and
marble work in the new courthouse,
the formal exercises celebrating the
opening of this magnificent building
is postponed from July 14th to Mon
day of .September civil court. How
ever, the county offices will be moved
from the old courthouse to the new
building probably within the next
three weeks. Next week's civil term,
and the following week's criminal
term, will both be held in the old
courthouse.
RURAL POLICE FOR MILLS.
Last Saturday night a meeting of
40 citizens of that community met in
the Woodmen hall at Roberdel, and
among other matters discussed, per
taining to the public welfare, was that
of securing a whole-time rural police
man for duty in the four adjoining
mill villages. A committee from this
mass meeting appeared before the
County Commissioners "Monday and
presented their request. The Board
responded very favorably, and action
along this line will be taken in a
few days.
The mass meeting also suggested
W. W. Sandford and J. R. Dawkins as
new members of the Rohanen school
board.
HAD MONEY BUT
WOULDN'T SUPPORT
Man Arrested on Non-Support Charge
Had $350 in Cash and Fine i
Pistol on Person.
Officers Monday arrested B. T.
Teston, white man over in Pee Dee
mill villagf, on a warrant charging
non-support for his wife and children,
who, it is alleged, were' forced to
work. Monday with nothing to eat.
The Officers found in T-ct--'
i pockets a. roll of blils amounting to
u-smes some cnangej and as
they carried him to jail,' they discov
ered some additional bUls under the
lining of his hat. In his pocket was
a 32 S. & W. Special Teston pre
ferred remaining in jail and himself
keeping possession of his money than
putting any of it up for bond. 1
CALVIN COOLIDGE, JR., DEAD
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irk- j f roHaeni coolidge
-'.u iwonaay Night of Blood Poison.
" The heart on the nation- beats in
sympalhy with President . Coolidge
and his family in the almost sudden
death of his bright young son, Cal
vin, Jr., aged 16, which occurred at
a Washington hospital Monday nisrht
at 10:30. -
The lad developed a blister on his
Vu J,.0 from a tennis game on
the White House grounds' just one
week previous, and this became in
fected and blood poison set in a few
days later. His death followed on
Monday night.'
The funeral urns f tu i j
- kmc uiu iiume
at Plymouth, Mass.-today.
; ... MAN'S THROAT CUT.
Watt Ellerbe this (Thursday)
morning about 10 o'clock eut the
throat of Plez Bostick, down on Ben
Ussery'. farm. Plez is in the Hamlet
hospital m a critical condition, and
Watt is m jail, having been arrested
by Officer G. A. Seawell this after
noon. Both are negroes.
; HAMLET PEACH SHOW.
iThe date for holding the 'Hamlet
peach show has been changed from
July 24-25 to July 30-31. The recent
wet weather and consequent delay
immaturity of the crop necessitates
tins postponement
ASHEBORO FIREMEN'S
FESTIVAL CANCELED
.County Commissioners Forbid Use of
The
i -isiieuoro naa
planned for a week's entertainment,
Degmninff Juno snt i.. '
through July 5th. It was to be a w
of festivity, with a sort of caival
effect somewhat on the order if the
mmunity circus recently hrf here
at Rockingham.
But the County Commissioners of
Randolph put a crimp in it. The
Board gave notice that no games of
chancy would be allowed during the
festival, and this knocked the thing
in the head, ag the main proceeds
were to be secured from these games
of chance. , .
CIVITANS FRIDAY NIGHT.
The regular semi-monthly, meeting
of the Civitans will be held at the
Hotel Friday night at 7:30, at supper.
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DAVIS IS NOMINATED
John W. Davis, of West Virginia, and
Charles W. Bryan, of Nebraska, Are
Chosen to Lead the Democratic Party
to Victory in November. A Fine
Combination. The Efforts of Smith
and McAdoo to Rule or Ruin Brought
to Naught.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET:
For President: "
JOHN W. DAVIS
For Vice President;
CHARLES W, BRYAN
After swelterine in a deadlock for
two weeks, the Democratic convention
in Madison bquare Garden, New York
at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon
nominated John W. Davis, of West
Virginia, as its candidate for Presi
dent. And then shortlv after one
o'clock this (Thursday) morning the
convention nominated Gov. Charles
W. Bryan, of Nebraska, . for. Vice
President.. . .'
The ballotin.' for President beeran
on June 30th, with McAdoo well in
the lead. There are 1098 votes in the
convention, and two-thirds, or., 732,
were necessary to secure a nomina
tion. McAdoo rancer around 400
votes', with Al. Smith, of New York,
second with around 325 votes, prac
tically the entire two weeks. The
highest point McAdoo reached was on
July 5th when he touched 530, and
Smith's highest point was 6n the 83rd
ballot when he got 368 votes.
,On Tuesday night Smith released
his delegates, and shortly afterwards
McAdoo released his too. But Mc
Adoo endeavored to swing his dele
gates to Meredith, of1 Iowa, ' and
Smith's wet followers flocked to the
Underwood banner: but the otpa
mass' of delegates refused to be dic
tated to or led, and on the 103rd
ballot a stampede took nlar tn tfe
Davis standard and he was nominated
Only one ballot was ' ner-Assarw
Wednesday night for Vice Prpsirfnnf
Bryan getting the nomination, with
ueorge Berry, of Tennessee, head of
the Pressmen's Union, nushintr him a
close second. .
Bryan is a brother of William Jen
nings .Bryan, and is Go7ernor of
Nebraska. Davis is a native of West
Virginia, but has practiced, Taw in
New York since 1919; He was once
Governor of West Virginia, hn, K
a member of Congress, Solicitor-Gen
eral or. the United States, and was
Ambassador to Great Britian, suc
ceeding Walter Hines Page. He is a
pre-eminent lawyer, and is "dry" and
a Protestant. No oil besmirches his
garments, nad he is witlml ilun.mf
American who will do honor to his
Party and to his Country. ' A happy
selection, and one that me:ws Dem
ocratic victory, in Nov.- 1 - r!
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DEATHS
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MISS ALBERTA BARRETT.
Friends locally were much dis
tressed Wednesday afternoon to learn
of the almost sudden death of Miss
Alberta Barrett, bright and pretty
young daughter of Mr.. Alfred Barrett.-
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The young girl, who was iust Dast
sixteen, was ill for many Weeks with
typhoid fever in West Rockingham,
but was convalescent. , However, the
strain weakened her heart and this
caused a collapse on Tuesday and
she died Wednesday afternoon.
- The funeral wna lnn4nt-rl fi-nm
her. home this i(Thursday) afternoon.
one was a memoer ot the tenth grade
of the Rockingham school and would
have graduated next year. The Bar
rett family have the deep sympathy
of our people in their sorrow.
OSSIE LEE JONES.
Ossie Lee. aered 4 vears and 1 1
months, daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
uias. A. Jones, died in Wilmington
Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The little girl was brought to Rock
ingham on the noon train today, and
the interment will be at , Eastside
Friday morning, with funeral
at the house at 10 o'clock. Rev. Mr.
Jones is pastor of Richmond Circuit.
J. L. DOUGLASS,
J. L. Douclass - no-oH At AiaA t
Hannah Pickett Village July 9th, and
the interment was in Chesterfield
county today. -- -, ' ,
COLORED DEATHS.
' Terroll All- eh -i i
,. j V """ .u u, cuiureu,
died July 7th. Interment at Snead's
. . Bettie Patterson, aged 25, colored,
died Julv ith nr1
, ., aa uuiicu )UllUy
at Dipgs Chapel.
Willis Harrington, acred 55, color
ed, died July Srd. ,
2270 LICENSES.
Up to this (Thur;rf.i
a total of 2275 auto
been 1 by i' .-.
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