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Handsome New Bank Building of Indiana Limestone a Thing
of Beauty, Elegantly Furnished. Name of Bank Chang
ed. To Be Formerly Opened Saturday. Beautiful
A Appointments and Sturdy Strength Make It
One of the Handsomest in the State.
The erection of the handsome new
home for the Farmers Bank marks
a milestone in the progressive life
of Rockingham and Richmond coun
ty. And the POST-DISPATCH would
feel it were not fulfilling its mission
as a public medium did it not fully
chronicle the details of this fine build
ing. y
To begin with, our town and coun
ty people will feel a real degree of
pride in the completion of this build
ing, for beyond doubt it is the pret
tiest building and most modernly
equipped of any bank in Piedmont
Carolinas. The-tockholders and offi
cers should feel a pardonable pride
in their product.
The new building will be formally
occupied on Saturday, July 19th, with
its doors thrown open to the public
from four in the afternoon to 10 at
night. And then on next Monday
night there will be "open house" to
the colored people from 7:80 to 9
o'clock.
As can be seen elsewhere in this
issue, the Farmers Bank was organ
ired and built in 1901. In 1923 the
' capital stock was increased, and the
contract let for the erection of this
new building that has cost, to build
and equip, in the neighborhood of
9100,000. And now with the occu
nancy of the new building on Satur
day, the name of the bank will be
chanced from simply the Farmers
Bank of Rockingham to The Farmers
Bank & Trust Co.
' A detailed description of the new
building will, be. f interest. - And
elsewhere in this issue can be seen a
history of the Farmers Bank, under
the signature of R. L." Steele, togeth
er with picture of the old bank build
ing, picture of Mr. Steele himself
(taken many years ago,) and of the
virile Cashier, Leake S. Covington.
Description f Building: .
The erection f the new banking
house of The Farmers Bank & Trust
Company was begun April 16, 1923,
and finished June 1, 1924, with the
exception of a few details that were
necessary to be completed later.
' There is approximately 6,000 feet
of floor space in the building. The
' ' building covers thirty-five by v one
hundred and a half feet. "The en
trance is two stories; the first floor
being a '.Vestibule carridor,' ladies
room,' ladies' teller's cage, and presi
dent's office. On the balcony is the
stockholder's room and a committee
- room.
main banking room is thirty five by
. sixty three feet with a ceiling pitched
I thirty feet. In the center of the ceil
ing is a cathedral glass sky light
which lights perfectly the banking
room and by reflection from the big
mirrow in the vault at noon reflects
sunlight in the vault. On entering
the banking room at the right is the
cashier's office and immediately ad
joining are two receiving and one
. . paying teller's cases. Next is the
bookkeeper's cage. The north "end
of the fixtures is a bronze door weigh
ing thirty-seven hundred pounds and,
Between tnis and .the vault door is
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wIll use less gas
John S. Expect! 40 Crop.
There are eleven J. S. Covington's
living in Richmond1 county, and each
manages m some way to be distin-
guished from the others. The J. S.
Covington of this .little story is known
as John S., a bachelor, fisherman, and
ladies' man de luxe.
" John S. avers that he intends cut
ting down his gasoline bill two gal
lons a week, from now on. Last week
he used 22 gallons, this week 20,
and two less-each succeeding -week
until he gets to walking.
The reason? The rotten condition
of his cotton crop. Last year he plant
ed 125 acres and gathered 128 bales.
This year he planted 175 acres, and
from the present prospect it seems
as though he -will be lucky to get 80
bales and if the weather continues
unfavorably he will get considerably!
less than that, i"es, John Smith is
due to walk, and grate, against
CARS LICENSED LAST YEAR.
For the year ending June 31, 1924.
.1 ooc Ann - , . . ,
vucic wcie ioj.uuu inuvur venieies
registered from the Secretary of
tw.TCr'oh nnn
this nunvber. 260.0(1(1 wnre nnqecrtcr
caw 1600 motorcycles and 25,000
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Ine Income from the casnlino tav
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brought the state the sum of, $7,955,-
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ODOM WINS FOR SHERIFF.
Contett Wat Very Cloie On.
Vote Heaviest Ever Polled
Scotland County,
and
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(Laurinburg Exchange, July 10)
By a vote of 1487 against 1402 J.
White Odom was nominated for Sher
iff in the primary of Saturday, July
6, over Lamar P. Smith. The race was
close and the friends of the opposing
candidates fought right valiantly and
faithfully for their man until the last
ballot was in the box and the day was
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SPEW
Have you ever considered
what it would mean to start
all over again?
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That is What a loss by fire Without Insurance
means. But With Insurance, you are protected by
the resources of the strong companies we repre
sent and a fire means nothing more than : an in--.
convenience. ' - - ' . . - ',;
Let; us explain the kind o'f 'insurance servir
j . 'we gi ve. Don't wait
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TUBERCULOSIS .
ERADICATION
COUNTY APPROPRIATES $1500
FOR CATTLE TUBERCULOSIS
ERADICATION. STATE AND
FEDERAL WILL PAY BULK OF
EXPENSE.
The County Commissioners at their
meeting July 7th appropriated $1500
to tro towards the funds that the State
and Federal governments are putting
up in the cattle tubercular fight.
'.. A veterinarian from the Depart
ment will come to Richmond county
very shortly to start this work. Abou;
3800 cattle were listed for taxation
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SALE OF GARDEN AND
- STAR THEATRES
TJT XT A Mtlnmnw AfioirvnAA Sf -
mortgage on, the Garden and Star
French to C .L. Wheeler, of Dillon
will offer the above equipment for
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a vaudeville troupe could not be e
t . r
I inrcl 'I'hn Wto worn n a tiaiinl xvt
Monday and Jue8dayi but did not
open weanesaay or loaay, ana it
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not Known whether it will open again
the sale oh Aug. 4th or not
A pretty come off a town of this
size, and no picture show open.
However, no doubt after the mort
gage sale is held and the financial
affairs straightened out, the two the
atres will be opened by H. H. Ander
son, or. whoever buys the leases, etc,
on an even better and larger scale
than heretofore
JUDGE SINCLAIR HURT
Judge N. A. Sinclair (who held the
June court here at Rockingham) re-
ceived a fractured rib, and his niece,
Miss Kate O'Hanlon, received a bro
ken shoulder bone, when his car over
turned on a fill five miles east of
Albemarle Saturday. The chauffeur
was pinned underneath the car, but
was not hurt.
until it is too late.
C:."c in KfctsI CCJIna;'
Major McLeary Killed July 2nd Found
South of Cheraw. Buzzards Had Picked Bones Clean.
Murderer Admits Killing and Showed Spot Where
the Major's Body Had Been Dragged and Left.
"LET
HAVE IT, RED" AND TWO BULLETS
ARMY OFFICER WHO HAD BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO GIVE
TWO HOBOES A RIDE IN HIS CAR.
Bones Found at 11:30 Today, Post-Dispatch Man at the
The bodv. or rather the bones, of
Major Samuel H. McLeary was found
today (Thursday) at 11:30 o'clock
about 200 feet from tne main niRn
way, 1 1 miles south - of Cheraw.
The sight was a most gruesome one,
the buzzards having picked the bones
clean. The skull was cleaned as
smoothly at though scraped on an
emory wheel, and scattered here ana
there in the dense growth of trees
frinuine a swamp were other bones,
equally well cleaned. His shoes still
remained on what were feet; nearby
were rags that once were golf stock
ings. In the skull were two bullet
holes.
A Coroner's inquest was held at 3
o'clock this afternoon on the spot, or
rather just on the edge of the woods
that concealed the bones; and the ver-j
diet was that the deceased came to
his death at the hands of Mortimer
N. King, of Canton, and another man
whose name was withheld until an
arrest can be made.
As soon as the POST-DISPATCH
learned this morning that King had
Confessed at Canton to having killed
the Major, nd that his body was 10
miles from Cheraw, the writer has-
tened (accompanied by Robt. Steele,
3rd) to Cheraw, in order to give our
readers first-hand information as to
this mystery that has baffled the po
lice of two states for two weeks.
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FLORIDA EXCURSION.
, , .son 1780, Stanly 333, Montgomery
As can be seen elsewhere in this; 442.
issue, the Seaboard is to run a very i
cheap excursion rate to Savannah,
Jacksonville and .Tampa on July 24th.
The roundtrip fare to Savannah is
only $7, to Jacksonville only $10 and
to Tampa $17. ; - '
BArTON.REYNOLDS RE-ELECTED
The County Commissioters in ses
sion July 7th re-elected W. H. Barton
as, Farm Demonstrator for another
year, and 0. G. Reynolds as Welfare
Officer for 8 terjn of two years.
UNION SERVICES.
The union services of the Metho
dist, Presbyterian and Episcopal con
gregations will be held at the Pres
byterian church Sunday night, with
the sermon by Rev. Howard Hartzell,
rector of the Episcopal church. The
union service last Sunday night was
held at the Episcopal church, with
Rev. J. D. Bunday, of the Methodist
church, using the Methodist service
and preaching the sermon.
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SAVINGS - ACCOUNTS
ARE THE MAINSTAY OF ANY HOME
, EVERW COMFORT, every luxury, every article
in the household, which makes life so pleasant, is made
possible by your best friend, MONEY.
: A savings account will enable you to follow the :
natural course your position in life dictates. 7 ;
It will be your friend in both fair and stormy
weather, and will grow rapidly under .the impetus of 4
per cent interest. , - . (
If you have no checking account, start one today
and learn how convenient it isl ' -
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Inquest. A Gruesome
BONDS SELL WELL
Wachovia Bank Buy Rohanen School
$40,000 Bond, at $292 Premium.
Interest Rate S. A Splendid
Sale.
On May 3rd an election was held
in Wolf Pit school district No. 7
(Rohanen school) on the question of
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IQOUlUg p'SVfWU 111 VUIIUO IT 1H11 1Tlllt.ll .
to enlarge the present Rohanen I
school facilities. Out of a registration
of '292, a total of 215 voted for the
bond issue.
On last Tuesday, July 15th, bids
were received for this bond issue.
18 bids were submitted, but the best
', one proved to be from the Wachovia
i Bank & Trust Co., of Winston, that
bank agreeing to give $40,292, for
the bonds at 5 interest. This $292
premium, and interest rate, is said to
jbe the best sale made in this section
: of the state in sometime, and is very
(gratifying to the School Board and
.those who had charge of the details.
, GROWERS MEMBERSHIP. .
35,288 Member in Cotton Co-Opi in
North Carolina, and 692 in Rich
mond County.
The total membership in ; North
Carolina in the Cotton Growers Co
i Operative Association on July 1st,
'1924, was 35,288. Of this number
Richmond county had 692, Anson
1 638, Moore 262, Scotland 414,'Robe-
TONSIL-ADENOID CLINIC.
The State will conduct an Adenoid
Tonsil clinic at Rockingham on Aug
ust 12th, lasting four days, this for
Richmond county . Dr. Murphy will
be in charge. A similar clinic was
held , for this county several years
ago, with 65 children operated upon.
SWALLOWS POISON.
The little daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Cole Nichols on Tuesday morn
ing swallowed some Paris green.
The little 2-yr-old girl was rushed to
the James hospital at Hamlet, but has
so much improved as to permit her
being brought back home today.
AUSTIN-MEACHAM.
Miss Lula Taylor returned Wed-i
nesday night from Smithfield where
on Tuesday morning at sunrise, Miss
Willie Mae Meacham and Mr. Hugh
Austin were married. Miss Meacham
formerly lived in Rockingham.
Today 1 1 y Miles
SNUFFED OUT LIFE OF
Sight.
ELLERBE FAIR
CALLED OFF
POOR CROP PROSPECTS CAUSES
THE ELLERBE FAIR TO BE
CANCELLED FOR THIS YEAR.
RAINS HAVE PUT CROPS ON
THE BLINK. .
The Ellerbe Community Fair has
been postponed until a more favora
ble crop year. '
Pres. T. E. Howie and Sec.-Treas.
J. A. Glazener. after a canvas of
the business men and farmers of
Ellerbe and vicinity, have thought it
wise to postpone the Community Fair
until next year, or until a more fav
orable harvest prospect. This year's :
crop prospects are said to be worst
ever known in the county, due to late,
eool Weather and later to , excessive
flood of-rain. - ''
Eig things, were planned for this
year's fair and considerable "funds
were necessary to meet the expense
necessary to carry out the ptugm,
for a better and bigger fair, but it is
felt that a little burden ordinarily,
would be a heavy one this fall in view
of crop prospects at present.
Just "trust in the Lord and keep
your powder dry" until old "Ceres",
the Goddess of Agriculture, smiles on
us again, and we'll ."paint Ellerbe
red."
W. H. Barton.
LARGE RUTABAGA.
C. J. Terry, who scratches in the
dirt near Roberdel, brought the paper
a Rutabaga Tuesday that weighed
exactly ten pounds.
HARDLY 10,000 BALES.
The continued rains, and preva-
lence of boll weevil, are causing local
cotton statisticians to still further re
duce their estimates for the 1924
crop. V t ,-. ' '
Last year the yield for Richmond
county was 20,884 bales. From pres
ent prospects, a yield of 10,000 will,
be a high estimate. , -
One farmer who expected to gather
500 bales, has been heard to remark
that he would give $10,000 to -any
one to be relieved of his crop, and
the financial outlay involved. He had
rather take a $10,000 loss on his
farming operations now than face an
almost certain heavier loss from a
poor yield. 150 bales is quite a come
down from a 500-bale yield.
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