SUIXCRI? TION RATES:
One Ytar $2.C3
Six mon'.Li $1C3
New York Fatian Cil 7-' '
ft 24.51 F- 24 43 24 43 j
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Single copiei lGc each
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$2i)0 PER YEAR
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CONDITION AUG. 16 WAS 64.9.
ESTIMATED TOTAL YIELD
NOW 12,956,000 BALES. NORTH
CAROLINA 795,000 BALES.
A cotton crop of 12,956,000 equiv
alent 600-pound bales was forecast
Saturday by the Department of Agr-
ti fftreast was based on tne
' condition of the crop on August 16
which was 64.9 per cent of a normal.
A forecast 12,361,000 bales was is
sued August 8 on the condition of
the crop as of August 1, which was
67.4 per cent of a normal, indicating
an acre yield of 146.3 pounds. Last
year's crop was 10,128,478 bales and
the condition of the crop on August
25 was 45.1 per cent.
North Carolina Crop.
North Carolina's cotton crop shows
a condition of 59 per cent of normal
at present which indicates an improve
ment f 1 per cent over the condi
tion as reported August 1st and 2
per cent ver July 16th this year.
Last year at this "time the condition
was 71 per cent of normal or 12 per
cent higher than at the same time this
year. .
The normal yieW per acre this date
would be 354 pounds of lint but the
condition of 59 per cent shows the
yield to be 208.8 pounds lint per acre.
This gives an estimated production of
795,000 bales, which is approximately
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TICKET TN MONTGOMERY.
The Democrats of Montgomery
county met in convention at. Troy
Aug. 18th, and nominated the follow
ing ticket: V,
For Sheriff G. W. Stuart. For Reg.
Deeds E. H. Wood. For Representa
tive, B. S. Hurley. For Coroner, J-
A. Lisk. For Surveyer, N. M. Thayer.
For Commissioners, J. A. McAulay,
B. A. Davis, J. B. Sharriburger,
MR. EVERETT TO SPEAK.
Sec.' of State W." N. Everett will "be
the speaker tomorrow (Friday) af
ternoon' at the Anson county picnic
at Blewett Falls. The oasket picnic
supper will be served at 6 o'clock,
with the speaking program immedi
ately afterwards. . v , ;
PICKS NERVY SPOT.
A negro., Garfield Bostic, was shot
three times through the chest and
instantly killed Saturday night, Aug.
16th, about 8:45 o'clock in front of
the courthouse at Wadesboro. Sev
eral negroes were arrested charged
with the shooting, but witnesses -vary
as to exactly who did the shooting.
The shooter might have chosen the
jafl yard instead of the courthouse
for his shooting. v
NO MAIL NEXT MONDAY.
Next Monday, Labor Day, is a legal
holiday. The Carriers will not make
their Tonnds, and the postoffice -wll
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REPUBLICAN GUNS
HERE IN OCTOBER
lice Meekini and J. J. Parker Slated
' for Speeches in Rockingham.
. The Republicans seem determined
to increase their 225 vote of 1922 in
Richmond .count?' this fall. And in
this forlorn hope they are bringing
their two biftgest guns into action..
On Oct. 5th at 7:30. the Honorable
Ike Meakings, candidate for Govern
or, will speak at Rockingham; and on
Oct. 25th, at noon the Honorable
John J. Parker will spak here.
PRESIDING ELDER SUNDAY. ;
," Presiding Elder J. H. Shore is now
on his fourth and last round. , He will
preach at the Presbyterian church
hero Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
on 'The Ideal in Christian Character.'
liOW:I.i'.:Vtfii!ik
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 tan't match a safety lock against the ingenuity of an auto thief. ' He acts when
; . . - ' you least suspect him. t . .
FIFE IS AN EVER-PRESENT MENACE TO YOUR MACHINE.' PROTECT A'OUR-
' szlf with an insurance policy. our' rates are low and
our companies, sound. , .. ':;-
PEACH SIIIPLIEIIT
DID' KM PAY
PEACHES SHIPPED BY MR. DER
BY TO ENGLAND BROUGHT
ONLY $3.96 PER CRATE. WAS
NOT A PROFITABLE EXPERI
MENT. Editor Fost-Diepatch:-
I wish to correct a
statement in your last issue to the
effect that the peaches shippea Dy
Mr. E. A. Manice and myself to Eng
land uold well. You stated in your pa
per that they sold from four to six
dollars a carrier.
Mr. Manice's shipment was put up
In California boxes and these sold
from seven to nine shillings over
tW which, at the present rate of
exchange, would be between $1.54
and $1.98 per box. ,. ,
My shipment was packed in crates
and these sold at 18 shillings or ap
proximately $3.96 per crate. These
peaches would have broughet about
S2.50 ner crate in New York at the
time of shipment and though we have
not got the final sales report in it
looks as if we would receive consid
AraWv less for tha'exDort sinment
than wu would have received if it had
been sold on this side. The expense
of handling on such a shipment is
naturally very great and unless a
far greater return can be secured
than we succeeded in eettine the
prospect of finding on outlet for the
over-production of Southern peaches
in Europe is not bright.
Very truly yours,
Roger A. Derby.
August 22nd, 1924.
FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Firet Game Ii Spt. 19th.
Coach J. B. Lawrence
Rockingham and read"
for the gridiron
Rockingham p-'
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.aates on the
and tfierwise
iner and Stud Ludwig
iii be in scnboi; and the sqnad
will .
will likely Tiumber'wcll into-the thir
ties, thus giving ample reserves arid
material for some Teal scrimmages.
Steve Furches will not re-enter the
school here this fall, but it is under
stood he will go to Oak Ridge Insti
tute. , .
' The opening game will be on Sept.
19th, with Chesterfield. ' There is an
Onen date for Oct. 31st. but this will
likely be filled soon. The following
is the schedule :
Sept. 19- Chesterfield here.
Sept. 26 Mt. Pleasant College
here. ' ' '
Oct. 3 Fayetteville here.
Oct. 11 Charlotte at Chorlotte.
Oct. 17 Sanford at Pinehurst.
Oct. 21 Aberdeen here.
Oct. 24 Raeford here. ,
Oct. 31 Open. ' ,
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Aug. 23 James Hailey and Jessie
B. McKeithan, colored.
" Aup. 23 Isiah Griffin and Sarah
Ewing, colored.
68 NEW LAWYERS."
68 out of a total of 123 applicants
successfully passed : the Supreme
court examination last week for li
cense to practice law. The examina
tion was one of the hardest in many
years. The man to make the highest
srade was a blind student from the
University, Sam Cathey, whose home
is at,Asheville., , "
HOKE SMITH MARRIED.
Ex-Senator Hoke Smith, of Geor
gia, aged 09, was married . Wednes
day to Mjss 'Mazie ' Crawford, aged
28, who was his former secretary. .
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UTJTILI1YOUR CAR IS
STOLEf!, B5JENED, DAMAGED
PAYING YAISEES
TO EAT PEACHES
SLUMS FED ON PEACHES AND
CREAM AT SLUM PRICES.
SIMPLY TOO MANY PEACHES.
DERBY WRITES FOOD FOR
THOUGHT.
Letter From Mr. Derby:
"Dear Mr. London:-
I enclose a copy of a
letter to the Sandhill Citizen which
I think may interest your readers.
I should like to have it published, if
you see fit, largely because '1 feel
that the results of this season's crop
justified the position I and several
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RECORDER'S COURT.
A bill had been prepared, creating
a Recorder's Court here at Rocking
ham for Richmond county (excepting
Marks Creek township,) but it was
not introduced at the special term of
the Legislature.
It was found that the Cononr bill,
that. was passed, would give the Co:
Commissioners of any county author
ity to establish a Recorder's Court.
It is presumed the Richmond County
Commissioners will be asked to es
tablish such a Court shortly.
SHAW SELLS PITTSBORO PAPER.
Colin G. Shaw, who has edited the
Chatham Record at Pittsboro for the
past four years, this week sold it to
O. J. Peterson, of Clinton. Mr. Peter
son was a candidate in the June 5th
primary for" Com. of Labor and
Printing. He will move his family to
Pittsboro at once and take charge of
his newly acquired paper. He former
ly owned the Sampson Democrat, at
Clinton.
METAL BUILDING ORDERED
40x83 Sheet Iron Building Ordered
'" by Town for Shelter for Machinery
and Equipment .
The Town of Rockingham last week
placed an order for a sheet iron build
ing that will be 40x83 feet This will
be erected on the lot just north olpthe
Municipal building, across the 10-ot
alley-way. In this building, which will
cost $3500, will be stored the Town's
street cleaning machinery, and repair
equipment .. - 'j
BLEASE AND BYRNES.
In the primary in South Carolina
Tuesday for United States Senator,
the vote in the four-cornered rufe
was: ,
Blease '71,342, Byrnes 57,57
Senator Dial (incumbnet) 38,52;
McMahan 4,129.
The second primary will be held ):
two weeks .between Blease atjd
Byrnes, with the chances favoring
Byrnes.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Subject of sermon Sunday morni
at 11 o'clock at Episcopal church
be "A Common Possession."
Union service Sunday night at
Presbyterian church.
ASKS $60,000 DAMAGES.
A. R. McPhail filed suit Mo
for Mary Ricketts, administratis
the estate of Louise Ricketts C
ler, against Morgan Cotton Mi!'
Scotland county, f or . $60,000
ages. She was injured aftht
Feb. 29th, and died June 19th,l
CHICKEN SUPPER AT
GREEN LAKE CH ,
A cliickon supper, with ot,
freshmer.t3, will be served at
Lake church Friday night, Se;C..J
and the public is most cordially in
vited. The proceeds will go towards
the piano fund.' :
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Dedication New. Courthouse
Magnificent New $225,000 Richmond
County Courthouse To Be Formally
Opened on Monday, Sept. 1st
Exercises To Begin at 10
O'clock.
Invocation Rev. WiR. Coppedge
Remarks - Judge Lane
Presentation of Building to County Commissioners,
by Chairman of Building Committee B. F. Reynolds
Acceptance for County... , - W. Steele Lowdermilk
Response : (a)-for Civil War veterans.
(b) for World War veterans 1....F. Don. Phillips
(c) for Bar of County L. H. Gibbons
(d) For Citizenship., W. L. Parsons
(e) for County Officers : 1...W. S. Thomas
Reminiscenses of Bar of Richmond County .....Judge Walter H. Neal
Historical Sketch of County......... ..Paul Whitlock '
In its elegant appointments,
terly structural perfection, it is doubtful if a county in the State can boast
of such a Temple' of Justice as has been attained in the beautiful new
Courthouse that on next Monday, Sept. 1st, will be formally dedicated.
: The actual work on this building was begun in the early summer of
1922, and at a very advantageous contract to the county. As a matter o
fact, were a contract to be let for such a building today the cost would be
perhaps $50,000 more than it actually did cost the county.
This paper will-not attempt here to describe this truly marvelous
creation of brain and skill. It stands out as the apogee of perfection, and
Richmond county can well be proud of its handiwork. .
The program at'the dedication, or formal opening next Monday, is
outlined above, and the exercises wjll begin at 10 o'clock. It is to be hoped
that our people will show proper appreciation by completely filling the
large auditorium and balcony, and
guished speakers of the day.
STORE ROBBED.
A thief bored around the lock of
S. L. Webb's store, "on Watson
Heights, Wednesday night, and stole
at quantity of goods. Anfong the
items missed was a 100-lb sack of
sugar, 484b sack of flour, about $75
worth of overalls, cakes, Crackers etc.
About three weeks ago a thief
bored a hole from underneath the
floor of Jim Lassiter's store on the
Rham-Hamlet road, and made off
with a quantity of goods.
You merchants had better keep an
eye on fellows who may be giving
your' locks and store any extra scru-
tiny-
DRY TIME DOWN SOUTH.
Rev. and . Mrs. Bruce Benton re
turned to Rockingham Monday, after
a vacation of five weeks spent at
Mansfield, Louisiana. .
It rained Sunday at Mansfield, for
the first time in 76 days! In fact, the
drought in that part of the South has
uceu v dcvcic iw even a cruw
wouio nave to carry nis corn rations
in flying over that section.
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RE-SALE OF THEATRES.
An auction sale, under bankruptcy,
the Garden and Star theatre
uinmfmt. was held A nor 99nrl hoinir
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fi in by H. H. Anderson for $2600.
Monday a 5 raise in bid was
le by Harris and Crews, owners of
VOrpheum at Oxford, and so the
"ment nd Garden lease will again
ered at auction, the re-sale to
ednosday, Sept. 3rd, at 2:30
EE STILLS CAPTURED.
officers on Monday and
t ednesday broke up. two blockade
outfits in Steele's township, near Su-
igar Loaf. And on Tuesday they broke
up a large full copper outfit in Bea
ver Dam, about two miles from the
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I While it is yonr -business whetheV you save ary pert of year earrinf, it is
.our business to help you in the matter if.you decide to rr.ake saving a regular weekly
, habit. '-.'' ,
Thrift has its champions among leaders in evefy walk of life. Fr:idMit Cool
. idge says:.. "The one who saves is the one who will win!" Saving is the daily practice
of all who win. "; v .
START A SAVIKGS ACCOUNT TODAY
Our bank makes a rpeciul effort to develop this rhi;?e of the laiil'.r:: Yv.. '. ;
. because we believe we are performing a real sorvkc- for oupatrws sYi i f , , ; .,
' - induced to rave regularly. .
beautiful architectural design and mas
incidentally doing honor to the distin
BALE NEW COTTON TODAY.
First Bale Sold in Rockingham Aug.
28th for 24it bjr G. E. Hint.
The first bale of the 1924 crop of
cotton raised in Richmond county
was ginned and sold in Rockingham
today, Aug. 28th, by G. E. Hinson.
The bale weighed 494 pounds, and
brought 24c, for a total of $121.03.
In 1922 the first bale of cotton
gold at Rockingham was on Aug; 23rd
by, M. H. Fowlkes, for 20 c. The
502 pounds brought $102.91.
I l 1923 the first hale was sold by
Pres Ellerbe, colored, for 23c, on
Aug. 31st It weighed 478 pounds and
brought $109.94.
COUNTY OFFICERS MOVING.
The old courthouse today is taking
on a deserted and bedraggled appear
ance. The county officers are moving
( their books etc into the elegant new
courthouse, on Franklin street and
apparently there-is no pang of regret
m lorsaKing the old for the new
PARAMOUNT WEEK.
On page three can be seen the half
page announcement of Paramount
Week at the Ham,et 0pera House
All the feature pictures shown there
next week are Paramount pictures
and Rockingham movie devotees
will perhaps be interested 'in the f
ferings presented by Manager Wil
liamson.. . .
UNION SERVICE.
Union service Sunday, night at
Presbyterian church, with sermon by
Rev. Howard Hartzell. . . -.
GLASSES LEFT IN OFFICE.
A pair of child's tortoise-rim glass
es were left on the desk on the
desk of the POST-DISPATCH office
Wednesday. Owner can call and get
same. . , .
IN THE OLDEN DAYS
ITEMS GLEANED BY THE POST
DISPATCH FROM FORMER PA
PERS PUBLISHED AT ROCK
INGHAM. T?ie POST-DISPATCH from now
on will publish each week items of
interest picked from the old papers
published at Rockingham. We cannot
make this a "10" or "20" years ago
department, for all the files are not
available. But we shall more or less
pick at random, trying to follow con
secutively the old files, and the writer
feels sure that the items unearthed,
and memories recalled, will make this
j department a most welcome and
pleasing feature.
We are giving extracts this week
from the Rocket beginning with issue
of January 2, 1890, of which R. W.
Knight was editor and proprietor.
The paper was published over Capt
Everett's new store, and the price
was $1.50.
Rocket, Jan.. 2, 1890:
H. C. Watson advertises to the
public that owing to a fire and illness
of his wife, he was delayed in buying
his full fall and winter goods, but
that his wife's health is improved and
he therefore is ready to serve the
public. '
Miss L. E. Blakey says she has the-
largest and best selection of bonnets
and felt and plush hats to be found;
and the prettiest stock of birds and
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Farm
Demonstration
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Department
Conducted by
W. H. BARTON
OMn hi Ceartbeute. ReeWmben.
ODDS AND ENDS., T- ?
A Vi.it From Texai.
On last Monday, August 25th,.
Judge J. W. Fitzgerald, a banker, W,
H. Caldwell, a business man, and E.
Gentry, a county agent, all from Ty
ler, Texas, called on me and express
ed a desire to learn something of or
methods of soil building and use o
fertilizers which might be applied to
the sandhill section of Texas where
they reside." 1 -
I spent the day showine them ac
tual results of soil building with leg
umes and of the use of commercial
fertilierzs, and let them catechise the
farmers themselves relative to condi
tions, answers to which questions
were written down by the visiting
tvuiiLy agem jor puDiication wnen
they return to Tyler.
v Overheard.
When the day was finished, I over
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Mr. and" Mrs. J. A. McQueen re-
turned to the city today (Thursday)
after two weeks spent at Murrell's
Inlet, and other points in South Caro
lina. It would be hardly fair to the
preacher to tell you readers of his
various catches? he simply said "they
were biting tine." The "they" might
refer to red-bugs, but doubtless ha
was speaking of fish.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
S. S. 9:45. O. L. Henry, Supt.
1 1 o'clock service : subject, "Faith
ful Work Rewarded."
8 o'clock service: subject, i "The v
Shadowed Life." ; ,;
The pastor, Rev. Bruce Benton,
has returned from his vacation, and
wlil preach Booming
Sunday.
and evening
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