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Vol. 7. No. 38.
ROCKINGHAM, N. G, THURSDAY Afternoon, AUG 21, 1924.
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liEIITAL DEFECTIVES
SUPT. McNAIRY WRITES IN A
VERY INFORMATIVE WAY
ABOUT THOSE MENTALLY DE.
FICIENT, AND EXPLAINS THE
BRAIN.
The following is an. article pre
pared by Dr. McNairy, head of the
Caswell School for mental defectives.
It is 80 very interesting that the
POST-EISPATCH feels that its read
(TJonthiued on Pago i
!SOLD MUCH FLOUR.
S. L. Webb sells more flour for tHe
size of his store, than perhaps 'any
similar -store in the county. He Tuns
a small grocery over on -Watson
Heights, and for many months "has
advertised his King Patent ftour in
the POST-DISPATCH. He is 'a iirm
believer that this advertising has
materially assisted him In selling 12
car-loads of flour since January 1st,
and he expects to round out 18 'car
loads by the end of December.
SCOTLAND TAX RATE.
Total valuation in Scotland county
is $18,JtTD0,000, and tax rate for 1924
is $1.17.
KEEP AN EYE ON MARS.
The planet Mars will swing near
er the earth on this coming Satur
day night, Aug. 23rd, than for any
time in the past 100 years. ,'For some
weeks now it has aeqtiired a rich
red luminous appearance, and on
Saturday night it will be brighter
than any of our people will ever
have the chance of .seeing again.
Keep as 'eye on old Mart 'Saturday
night
STATE VETS IN CHAKLOTTE.
The annual Reunion of the North
Carolina Confederate Veterans will
be held in Charlotte Sept IE, 17, 18
ANSON COUNTY PICNIC.
A countjwide picnic for the folks
of Anson comity viis ,io held att Blew
ett Falls:- the. afternoon 3L.Aug
29th. That is a .splendid idea a get
together of She people, and -a plan
that our Richmond folks could prof
itably follow. What about R, Mrs.
Harris, and yoa Demonstration Uubs?
!RAINWATERS CUTS BRIGMAN.
On the 12th of August Herman
Hainwaters and Bill Brigman had an
altercation in front of 'the Seago
tor;e, down at Evemtt't anill, and
Rainwaters right severely .cut Brig
iman. The matter was aired before
Magistrate Smith bene Aug. '15th;
the defence introduced no. teVidence
and Rainwaters was bound to Sept.
29h :ttrm of f Court under' $500
band, Which was given. Atty. Boggan
represented the defendant, and Atty.
Sedherry appeared for Brigman. The
litigants and witnesses are close kin.
-. OTHER MURDERER CAUGHT,
John Leak, negro, sought in con
nection Vitb the killing of Charles
Garwood, white taxi driver of Lexing
ton, whose boy was found near that
town Aug, .8th, was captured, near
. Cross Mills, S. JC., Aug.' 15th. The
other murderer .Kenneth Hale, had
already hue n captured, and now both
men have at last been rounded up,
and will face trio, at once at Lex
ington; " . ...
GREi?N LAKE AUG. 22ND.
The public is cordially invited to
' a gathering at Green Lake church
Friday night, Aug. 22nd, at which re
freshments of ice cream, cake, candy
and cold drinks wjU be erved, and
a social time enjoyed.
J
j You can't stay the hand of fate if it is turned against you. You can't avoid accidents :
- by the most extreme caution. , ' . '
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You can't match a safety lock against the ingenuity of an auto thief. He acts whens .
you least suspect him. " : '
' FIRE IS AN EVER-PRESENT MENACE TO YOUR MACHINE. PROTECT YOUR- '
, SELF WITH AN INSURANCE POLICY. OUR RATES ARE LOW AND '
- !" .' OUR COMPANIES SOUND. ' ." '
ricu:.:o:id iusuratice, Cz realty 'co:,i?aiiy
i:o?jqr kk;g
writes a letter
SLAYER OF MAJOR McLEARY
WRITES TO CANTON PAPER
AND SAYS HE BELIEVES GOD
HAS FORGIVEN HIM. WILL SIN
NO MORE. CORRECT THERE.
The following is a letter that Mor
timer King last week wrote to the
canton Enterprise. He is the murder
er, it will be recalled, of Major Mc
Leary, who was killed July 2nd and
whose picked bones were found July
17th 1.1 miles south of Cheraw.
' King's Letter:
. "Mr. Editor, please let it be known
through your paper that I have asked
the Almighty God and Father above
to forgive me. I have given myself
to him, soul,, mind and heart to be
clfeansed, so that I might be saved.
"I can never forgive myself for this
crime, so I have called on '"God," our
Heavenly Father to forgive me and
J am resting, assured that he has heard
me. .Although I have been a sinner,
I will sin no more
'. "God never does anything wrong or
half way, he forgives whole heartedly
and gives the weak strength that they
might carry ;on and do His will, to
gain a place on the bright road thru
this wicked world instead of the
crooked byways that lead to sin and
everlasting torment
I, Mortimer King, an Also a mem
ber of the Baptist Church of North
Adams, Mass., and President of the
Royale Buddie's Bible Class which
was organized in the 38th Infantry
in Camp Pike Arkansas.
"I will close now with the best of
wishes .and my regards ito the person
or persons that wrote me this won
derful letter of cheer. God only
knows that I need all the kind words
and prayers given me. I remain,
iSftweiwtet
r MORTIMER KING.
1431 Lincoln St., Columbia, S. C.
P. S, M write to me that care to."
SEEN A STRAY MULE?
This Se not written as an adver
tisement, Ibut as an act of real char
ity. On the night of Aug. 10th a mule
belonging (to :a negro, X. R. Rose
boro, escaped from, his barn, three
miles east .of ttown on the John S.
Covington place, and she has not been
heard f ahrae. TJae negro 'is a hard
worker, and the loss is a heavy one
upon him. M any of your readers
hear of Htm stray mules a sorrel
animaL 5 years .old, with, black legs
and blade steak down back-bone
you will be doing a real neighborly
act by letting this negro know. Write
this paper,-r a "him direct at Kock
lngham. ' :i " ": .' -
V '" UNION SERVICE.S
Union service Sunday night at the
Episcopal Church. .
Subiect' of sermivn Sundav morn.
ing at Episcopal church will be "The
Mystery of Temptation."
REDUCES 10.
Ten days ago the big Cone mills
at Greensboro resumed full time, but
with I2hb reduction in wagesl. Now
comes word that the big Riverside
and Dan River mills at Danville will
start full time Sept. ; 1st, but with
lU.Vf wage reduction..
CIVITANS FRIDAY.'
The Civitans will have their ree-ular
semi-monthly supper at the Hotel Fri
day night at 7:30. '
SENT TO ASYLUM.
A. negro., azed about '35 .Hairv
Easterlinj? was sent to the "negro
asylum at Goldsboro this (Thursday)
morning, preacher J;m Little Carrying
him. .-- - '
UNTIL YOUR CAR IS
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SUPERIOR COURT
Jury and Calendar of Cases.
The regular September term of
civil Court convenes SeDt. 1st. with
Judge Lane presiding; but due to the
dedicatioriexercises of the new Court
house, there will be no court the first
day. Litigants and witnesses can be
governed by the calendar of cases on
page seven. s
The jury for this civil term is as
follows: , . ' . v
Sept. ltt
M'roe Warburton
A. N. Graham
Jas. K. Watson
CM Term: '
David F. Rice
M. D. Braswell
C. K. Rhyne
C. J. Covington
R. S. Gaddy
J. A. McRae
W. H. Kellis
A. C. Davis
R, C. Cole
O. T. Goodwin
Marvin Terry
W. W. Covington
Neil Prevatt
A. M. Gibson
C. R. Baueom
B. F.' Palmer
J. M. Hutchinson
D, L. Wicker
J. R. Hines
J. A. Allred
B. L. Finch
ELLERBE-HOFFMAN ROAD.
11-Milc Stretch With Bat Om Carve
Entire DUtanc. '
The County Commissioners a few
weeks ago let the contract for build
ing a clayed road from Ellerbe to
Page's Landing, two miles north of
Hoffman. There will be &ut one curve
in the eleven-mile stretch this as the
rohd approaches McLean's bridge.
Morgan & Moore have the contract
from Ellerbe to McLean's bridge, and
Mr. Tulley from there to Page's Land
ing. The road will have six inches of
clay, 18 feet wide, aith roadway 24
feet If follows the ld plank road,
and comes towards Ellerbe through
the Xovin neighborhood. Work was
started a couple of weeks ago. The
Tflley end costs $1,000 per mile.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Aug. 16 -Henry James and Callie
McBae, colored.:
Aug. 16 Thos. ILeCGrand and
tella Patterson, cofered.
TAYLOR GETS CHURN PATENT
C C. Taylor Tana Inventor. Tea
Years a .Job.
C C. Taylor went to Washington
Tuesday morning, meturning this
(Thursday) morntatg. His little
flight to the National Capital was not
on pleasure bent fcut strictly busi
ness.'' :
For ten years he has been working
on an invention that ; would make
churning easier and better, and he
has at last: perfected his brain-child
to the point where he this week se
cured a patent for same. He has not
decided bow he will starket his in
vention. i ' "
STAGGERED TOO MUCH.
John Russell, white nan of West
End, staggered a bit too much when
he alighted from his muddy Studebok-
er in Rockingham Sunday night. And
the eagle eye of officer George Sea-
well quickly perceived that ho would
be the law's meat
In his car was found a pint or so
of whiskey. Russell was put in jail
till Monday when the Mayor fined
him $5 and costs. for being drunk, and
bound him under $300 bond to Sept.
29th term of Court for transporting
and driving car while drunk. Vivian
Tucker, of West End, stood the bond;
Sheriff Baldwin has the car in cus
tody awaiting trial of Russell. ' -
CONCRETE REPLACEMENT.
i
Some weeks aco the concrete tiave-
ment to the width of three feet was
torn up. around the old courthouse
square, so that larger water pipes
could be put .in, 'It was necessary for
the excavated dirt to be allowed to
settle before the concrete could be
replaced. The Tucker & Laxton forces
Wednesday began this concrete re
placement work. -
V. ws, a s Amsk
STATISTICAL REPORT COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
OF SCHOOLS
for year ending June 30th, 1924.
Census, Rural children, 6-2L-. ,1.-.
Census, Hamlet children, 6-21
Census, Rockingham children, 6v21
' Total for County
Enrollment, Rural, 6-21 .". ....
Enrollment, Hamlet, 6-21.'.
Enrollment, Rockingham, 6-2L ......
Total Enrollment for County...
Attendance, Rural, 6-21
Attendance, Hamlet, 6-21 .
Attendance, Rockingham, 6-21-.-....
;. Total Attendance for County ...
l4o. Teachers, Rural ; ... ...... .......
No. Teachers, Hamlet
lo. Teachers, Rockingham.... .
; Total Teachers for County . ...
Value School Property, Rural..... ...
Value' School Property, Hamlet
Value School Property, Rockingham .
Total Value for County........
No. Auto Trucks
No. Pupils Transported daily.
No. Miles Traveled daily
Total Yearly Mileage, all trucks..:
Total Yearly Salary Truck Drivers
Gas, Oil, Repairs &c
Cost of Transportation per day
COURTHOUSE OPENING
Formal Opening f Handsome New
Cowrthous To Be Held Sept. 1st.
Speeches ani Exercises.
The forma! opening, or dedication,
of the handsOTBt new $225,000 Rich
mond county courthouse will take
place Monday, Sept. 1st That is
the first day of the September civil
term of Superior Court, but actual
Court will not convene until the fol
lowing day. The new courtroom will
be used for the first time at this
Sept 1st term. ,
i The full program of exercises,
speakers, ete w2Q be published in
full next week. M..'
A WEINNIE COMES TO LIFE
Poodle Locked in Refrigerator Car
and Clerk Gets Nerroas - Prostra
tion. " .
"Happy," a little brown poodle dog
belonging to Miss Hazel Dixon, who
works at the Seaboard freight depot
here at Rockingham, was missing
Tuesday night. Search throughout
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MILLS A BIT BETTER.
Roberdel Mill No. 2. which has been
standing last week and this week, J
will start again next Monday, and
until further notice will run four days
a week. IJ is understood the mill has
around four million yards of cloth
stored away, unable to get a satisfac
tory market for them,
Roberdel No. 1 has not been shut4none neafd the endearing terms that
down at all, but continues on four
days a, week. Midway was closed last
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STUTTS KILLS AND KILLED
Grover Stutts, Who Killed G. L. Mc
Knight Near Mooreivilla WJn.
day and In Turn Was Killed, Lived
Near Rockingham Several Years
Ago.
G. L.oeke McKnight, business man
and farmer of Mooresvilie, and Grov
er. Stutts, a tenant on the McKnight
farm ' four miles from Mooresvilie,
are both dead as the result of a
shotgun and pistol battle between
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O While it is your business whether you save eny part of your earnings', it is
O ur business to help. you in the matter if you decide to make saving a regular weekly
( .'..habit
O , t Thrift has its champions among leaders in every walk of life. President Cool-'
() 5d Favs: "The one who saves is the one who will win." Saving is the daily practice
()''' " ' a'l who win. v ,
g START A SAYINGS ACCOUNT TODAY
O 0ur bank makos a special effort to develop this phase of the lankir.g lu;ners
WHITE COLORED TOTAL
4119 3702 7821
972 363 1335
951 476 1427
6042 4541 10583
3506 3128 6634
972 363 1335
901 434 1335
: 5379 3925 9304
2402 21241 4526
820 239 1059
666 282 ' 948
3888 2645 6533
92 49 141
34 7 41
26 8 34
152 64 ; 216
$314,996 $ 30,004 $345,000
192.500 15,000 207,500
217,000 25,000 242,000
724,496 70,004 794,500
22
722
V . 404
64,640
$1680 :
per pupil......
6623.28
.07
BLOCKADERS CUSS
AT SAFE DISTANCE
Officers Break Up Blockade Still But
Fall to Find Blockaders. On Leav
ing, However, the Blockaders
Emerge . From Hiding Place and
Have Cussing Spell.
Sheriff Baldwin and Officers Rey
nolds and Covington made a raid on
Big Island, about a mile above the
Blewett Falls dam, Tuesday after-
noory They iouna a Dig oiocnaao
outfit, with two men preparing to fire
it op, and 1000 gallons of beer just
right for a run. The two men, how
ever, did the running, and despite the
fact that tha officers beat backward
and forward over the 20-acr3 island
for sometime they failed to flush the
blockaders. Anson officers were oncates. The principal. James C. Wie
the Anson side of the river, in wait iliams, is 34 years old, is an A B grad
should the game have come that way. uate of Fisk University, with post--Finally,
just as darkness was about graduate courses at A. AT. College
to descend, the officers decided to ' and Shaw University. He has served
leave. They had rowed perhaps half ;as principal of schools for 3 veara M
a mile, when from back on the island last work being as principal of Scho
there sounded two voices in a terribly 1 field Normal and Industrial School,
vituperative strain and cuss words .of Aiken, S. C. All other teachers
ox cnuice vimuge was wuiteu w me
unwilling ears of the departing offi-
cers. The two Diockaders yelled to
their hearts content, secure in the
knowledge that the darkness would
, -. x j
officers did decide to turn around and
come DacK.
But the Sheriff had called it a day,
and all three officers directed their
conversation about the weather, the
state of cropsnd whether a port can
be developed on Falling Creek-and
were still echoing from hill to hill.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
Among the bills introduced
this
week in the Legislature was:
Provide a six months Grand Jury
for Scotland County, and provide for
the election of ft1 Auditor for Scot
land county. I
Another bill is to repeal the law
providing for a popular election of
the attorney for Montgomery county.
The Legislature will probably ad
journ Saturday sine die.
UNION TAX RATE $1.34.
The 1924 tax rate for Union county
is $1.34, with $3.50 on the poll.
HAMLET HOSPITAL
HAS SHALL BLAZE
FIRE UNDER ROOF OF HAMLET
HOSPITAL EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. NO PATIENTS WERE
ENDANGERED. APPENDICITIS
PATIENT ASSISTED IN REMOV
ALS. Tuesday morning at 5 :20 a nurse
on the second floor of the James hos
pital at Hamlet observed a trickle
of smoke coming from the attic space
overhead. With no excitement or un
due haste, Dr. James was informed,
and almost immediately the nurses
quietly began the work of removing
the patients, starting first on the
second floor. There was no smoke
filling the rooms or corridors at all
during the removing process, nor
were the patients over-wrought or
unnerved.
In the meantime Dr. James and
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BRICK VENEERED CHURCH
Rockingham Episcopal Church To Be
Brick Veneered. Unique Plan to
Assist in Building Fund.
The congregation of thft Rocking
ham Episcopal church has plans for
brick veneering the church building.
The congregation is the smallest of
the various denominations here, and
it is quite a big undertaking and an
ambitious program that is mapped
out. : '
The members have pledged loyally
to the building fund, and to supple
ment this they are seading to friends
out of Rockingham a "Buy a Brick"
card from which plan it is hoped to
raise sufficient funds to complete the
projected building operations. . .
RHAM COLORED SCHOOLS
Opens Sept. 8th With 8 Teachers.
James C. Williams is New Principal.
The Rockingham city colored'
school will open Sept. 8th. The'
teachers for the coming year are as
follows: ... ; , .
James C. Williams. Prin T,u
Gordon, Vinie O. Murray, Minnie C
Blue, Jessie McLendon, Mary W
Murray, Elsie G. Steele, Theresa Mae
Benton.
The teachers have been carefnliv
selected and all hold State Ortifi.
are wen equipped lor their work
PEACHES SOLD WELL,
The two carloads of Sale and El-
iKoger A. Derby and Edward A. Man
ice, of upper. Richmond county, to
England, brought just double the
prices that prevailed on the New York
market They sold from four to six
dollars a carrier.
The peaches were carefully packed
and shipped on Aug. 6th from Rich
mond county, by way of the Norfolk
Southern to Aberdeen, and thence by ;
fast freight to New York. There they
were rushed aboard the fast liner,
Olympic, which sailed from New
York the 9th. The peaches were on
sale in London on the 18th.
. It will be interesting to know just
what Messrs. Derby and Manice real
ized from their experiment whether
the big expense ate up the larger
price obtained. If the shipment
cleared a fair margin, why it will
likely be the forerunner of shipments
on a much larger scale to the Euro
pean countries. . ; ;
Wash silk dresses greatly reduced.
The new stripes, neatly made, $14.75
now $9.00. W. E. Harrison & Land
Co. .. advt
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