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ROCKINGHAM, N. C THURSDAY Afternoon, SEPT. 18, 1924.
$2.00 PER YEAR
Vol. 7. No. 42.
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MAUD MULLER
WHITE IS MAGISTRATE.
W. H. White, of Wolf Pit town
ship (Hannah Pickett village,) was
appointed a Magistrate by the Gov
ernor about the middle of August,
and qualified before the Clerk of
Court on Aug. 23rd. It is now Squire
White.
SALE OF COURTHOUSE
As can be seen in the advertising
columns, the County Commissioners
will offer for sale to the highest bid
der on next Monday, 22nd, at 12
o'clock, in front of old courthouse,
the old courthouse. The purchaser
must tear it down and move it before
Dec. 22nd.
GOING OFF TO COLLEGE.
How about sending the home paper
to that child of yours who has gone
loff to college? It will be a weekly
1 letter from home and perhaps save
Lyou from having to write the little
things thatewould be gleaned from
the paper. How about it?
RICHMOND COUNTY GAME
Open Seaton For Hunting Game in
. Richmond County.
(Public Local Laws, Chaps. 520 and
796, 1913.)
- Deer, Nov. 1 to Nov,' 15 1 squirrel,
- Sept. 1 to Apr. 1; quail! (partridge),
Nov. 25 to Jan, 26; ruffled grouse
(pheasant), Dec. 1 1924; wild tur
BLEASE'-S MAJORITY
The official majority of Cole L.
Blease in the South Carolina primary
Sept. 9th, for U. S. Senate was 2,
221. His vote was 100,686, to 98,
465 for Byrnes. . .
ANY POULTRY LOAFERS?
A very timely article on "poultry
j loafers" appears on psge 15 of this
key, Nov. 1 to 15; dover Nov. 25 to iss wr;tten by P. W. Edwards, agri-
Jan. 26; woodcock, Nov. 25 to Jan. 1;
black-bellied and golden plover, yel
lowlegs, Nov. 25 to Dec. 16; ducks,
geese, Wilson snipe, Nov.' 25 to Jan.
26; foxes Oct. 1 to March 15. Fox
hunting license, for pack of 5 or more
dogs, $25; this applies to everybody,
resident and non-resident, alike. For
other game, the non-resident of state
for license js $10.50.' Written per
mission required in -' Mineral Springs,
Steele's and .Wolf Pit townships.
PRIMARY MARLBORO COUNTY.
The result of the 'seconi primary
in Marlboro county Sept., 9th was
as follows:
J. A. Weatherly won for Sheriff
over W. F. Rogers by 27 majority.
His vote was 1983 to 1956 for Rogers.
J. P. Campbell won tot County
Supt. of Education by 505 majority,
the vote being Campbell 2165, Mrs.
Flora Manship Pierce 1660.
For Supervisor, the vote was L. T.
Parker 2117, E. D. Graham 1795.
For U. S. Senate the vote was
Blease 1930, Byrnes 1948.
cultural instructor at
school.
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SOLICITOR'S SALARY
This paper stated last week that the
Solicitors of the State would go on a
salary basis Sept. 15th. This date is
effective Oct. 1st. Solicitor F. Don
Phillips will receive fees for; the first
two days of next Criminal Court here
(Sept. 29th and 30th) but the salary
basis prevails the rest of the weeK,
The salaries for the Solicitors of the
State will be $4500, with $750 for
expenses.
TO BE ELECTROCUTED
TOWN TAX RATE
WILL BE $1.76
ROCKINGHAM TAX RATE FOR
1924 WILL BE 21 CENTS MORE
THAN 1923. POLL $3.25 IN
STEAD OF $2.00.
Rockingham Rate 1924:
General Fund .26
Bonds, interest and sinking $1.03
Schools . . .44
Library . .03
TOTAL -11.76
Poll Tax -$5.25
IN THE OLDEN BAYS
ITEMS GLEANED BY THE POST.
DISPATCH FROM FORMER PA
PERS PUBLISHED AT ROCK
INGHAM. , , ;
MEEKINS FOR PORT BILL
Republican Candidate for Governor
Will Vote for Port-TerminaU Bond
Iasue.
Col. Ike Meekins, Republican can
didate for Governor, last week made
public declaraton in favor of the
port-terminals bill. He came out
strong for the port and transporta
tion measure, and in his statement
he urges the public to line up for it.
He truly states that it is not a politi
cal matter, but an economic one; and
he believes the passage of the pro
posed bond issue will give the great
masses of our people some relief
from the high freight rates now pre
vailing.
FT. BRAGG CONCERT
A squad of 100 soldiers reached
Rockingham today from Fort Bragg.
They are en route to Charlotte as ,an
exhibition Battery for the Made-in-Carolinas
Exposition, which begins
Sept, 22nd andjuns to Oct. 4th. : ," .
' The Battery is spending tonight in
Rockingham, and presentinng a con
cert in The Garden theatre. The
proceeds go to their recreation . de
partment at the camp. It is hoped
they will be greeted by a full house
tonight; an advertisement of the
show appears on page two of this issue.
The Commissioners of the Town
of Rockingham have just compiled
the rate of taxation for the new tax
year, 1924. The figures show that the
total property valuation is $266,000
less than last year, and the tax rate
is 21 cents higher, jumping from
$1.55 on the $100 valuation and
$2.00 on the poll, to $1.76 on the
$100 valuation and $5.25 on the poll.
This compares with $1.40 as the
County tax rate, and $4.20 as County
poll tax.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that in 1909 the taxable pro
perty in Rockingham amounted to
$1,021,586, with 303 polls. The rate
of taxation then was $1.15 on the
$100, and $2.85 on nthe poll.
Letter From the Mayor:
The POST-DISPATCH is in receipt
of the following statement from W.
Steele Lowdermilk, Mayor of Rock-
ngham:
"For the year 1923-1924 the
total valuation of property in
Rockingham for taxation amount
ed to $5,078,444. ,
"With all the new building and
development that has been done
since Sept. 1, 1923, the total
value of property for taxation
in Rockingham for the year
1924-1925 is $4,812,808. Prop
erty value has not decreased
during the past year, and conse
quently the principal cause for
a less valuation this year than ..
last is the failure of the taxpay
ers to list their property as the.
law requires them to do under
path. Taxpayers do not gain any-'
thing by pursuing this policy.
W. Steele LowdermilK,
' ' ' Mayor."
The POST-DISPATCH i from now
on will publish each week items of
interest picked frpm trje 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
picTc 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
department a most welcome and
pleasing feature.
The Rocket, Jan. 30, 1890.
R. W. Knight, Editor.
Cotton 10 l-2c.
T. J. Cowan, of Hamlet, has genu
ine case of grippe.
Sweltering here, but six feet' of
snow in the western states.
W. P. Stansill has accepted a posi
tion with J. W. Cole.
W. S. Fowlkes left last week for
Rock Hill tocarry on a jewelry busi-'
ness.
Rev. R. H. Broom, pastor of Rich
mond Circuit, is making a good lm-
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A TRIPLE AFFRAY
Jim Collins, -negro who murdered a
j brother of J. Chesley Sedberry in An-
iw.vnr T.nwHprmilk aired the do- son county two months ago, was tried
mestic troubles of Aaron and Norah at Wadesboro Sept. 10th. A special
Dumas, and the encroachments of venire of 30 men was brought from
Emma Jane Adams, all colored, Mon- ocouana county to Anson lrom wura
day. It seemed that Norah thought jury was selected. He was found
her husband, Aaron, and Emma were u,lty and JudKe Lane sentenced him
too intimate, so when she came upon be electrocuted on Nov. 21st. His
the two at Falling Creek bridge Sat- attorney H. H. McLendon, assigned
nrdnv niirht nh nrnroerierf tii irive hr by the Court to defend him, gave no-
rival a beatinir. Aaron and she then ' of appeal to the Supreme Court,
went home, but arriving there Aaron
turned on his wife and fought her.
Monday morning Norah met Emma
on the street infront of. the Belk
store and again waded in.
The Mayor finally untangled the
various charees. sendine Emma Jane
to ail for 80 days, 'Aaron to jail for
lo days, ana let Aorah pay a $o nne ';.
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JANE McKIMMON CLUB
CIVITANS HAD STEW.
Over a score of Civitans partook
of a fish fry and catfish stew at Blew
ett Falls last Friday afternoon, in the
natural amphitheatre so obligingly
provided by Mr. Stewart. The cooks
were A. G. Corpening and P. L. Mc-
Call, and they did their jobs to a
turn; in fact, either can be assured
of a competence as Chefs anywhere
ana at any time.
GARDEN THEATRE
Fr'idaySept.l9th.
4(
The Slanderers"
featuring Gladys Hulette and.
Billie Sullivan
Matinee 2:30 - Night 7
Admission 10 and 25c
The next meeting of the Jane Mc
Kimmon club will be held with Mrs.
W. B. CoVington on Sept. 25th at
2:30. The demonstration will con
sist of making cold ' process grape
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; NEW PAPER AT TROY
The Montgomery Herald is a new
nanfir that wa Ht.nrt.od nt. Trnv this
i . mi. ..s. ii . i . .. a '
weeK. inis gives mat town two
weekly papers now. "
It is published by "The Montgom
ery Herald Publishing Co.,'! with W.
C. Albright as editor, E. Wade Cran-
ford as associate editor, and James M.
Deaton as business manager.
DEATHS
HUGH T. WALLACE
COL. MEEKINS OCT. 9TH
: Hugh T. Wallace, aged. 45, died at
Hannah Pickett Sept. 15th. The in
terment was at Mizpah on the 16th.
MRS. J. H. SASSER
Col. Ike Meekins, .candidate for
Governor on the Republican ticket, I Mrs. J. H. Sasser died at Cordova
will speak in Rockingham the night Sept. 16th, aged 77, and was burled
ol Oct. 9th.. at Mizpah the 17th.
U. D. C. MEETING
The Pee Dee Guards Chapter of the
U. D. C. will meet next .Wednesday
afternoon, 24th, at 4 o'clock with
Mrs. Edgar- Davis. Members . will
please notify the hostess if they can
come. .
KIRSCH NEW STORE
As can be seen from a "double-page
announcement on paees 12 and 13.
the new store of Kirsch Bros., will be
openea on next Wednesday, 24th.
The firm will occupy the entire first
noor of the new three-story brick
building now nearing completion by
a. v. waison on South Lee street.-.
With the opening of the new store
nere, the firm of Kirsch Rrns. will
have 2 stores one at Hamlet and one
at Rockingham. The firm consists of
tnree brothers Michael. Morris and
Mendie Kirsch, and they have been in
the mercantile business for many
No marriage licenses issued by
Register of Deeds in the past week.
PICTURE SHOWS AGAIN
700 BALES COTTON.
Cotton receipts on the platform of
W. T. Covington & Co., at Rocking
ham to date (Thursday afternoon)
number an even 700 bales. Price to
day is 2VAc. On Wednesday it was
a quarter of a cent lower.
DEPUTIES GET STILLS
Two Men Sentenced to Roadi.
Deputies W. Chavis and W. D.
Smith have been active in their sec
tion recently. On the 5th they broke
up a still one. and a half miles east
of Hamlet; capacity 60 gallons.
On the 6th they broke up a 60-gal
outfit about half a mile from the
Adams place in Marks Creek town
ship; everything except the worm was
found. Three barrels of beer were
poure"d out. Officer Smith hid at the
still all night waiting for the oper
ators, but they stayed away.
On the 13th a 20-gal oil drum and
50 gals of beer were captured half a
mile from the State Line. Two men
were bagged, Henry Hodges and John
Chavis. These were tried in Hamlet
Recorder's Court Monday and were
given six month each on the roads.
From this sentence they gave notice
of appeal to Superior Court.
The final chapter in the - French
Garden-Star picture show bank
ruptcy proceedings was closed last
Saturday when the Trustee, C. B.
Deane, knocked down the Garden
lease for $2700 to Messrs. Hill Par
sons, L. G. Fox, E. H. Aycock and E.
B. Morse. The little equipment that
was not actually fastened to the
buildings had previously been bought
by IJ. H. Anderson, under his mort
gage. Several re-sales were made of
the 4-year Garden lease, it finally go
ing to the above four men for $2700.
And then this week the equipment
(other than the Star piano) was
bought from, Anderson by the above
four men. ' '..
Some" weeks ago these men ac-
quired the life-long interesf of Mrs.
Stewart, of Laurinburg, in the Star
building. "- ' ,
' And so now the theatrical and pic- ;
ture show ailments of the town have '
been ironed out, and a new page
is to be turned to be hoped with the
finel elimination of the tab shows that
have been shown in the past. " "
The new owners will open the Gar
den for pictures Friday, 19th, mati
nee and night everyday through the
week. It is hoped to have the Star
ready for pictures within a ; week i
and the intention of the owners then
is to run the Star regularly, and close
the Garden except for special fea
tures and theatrical attractions.
The manager of the two houses
will be Eugene A. Bailey, who has
been connected with the moving pic
ture game for a number of years, and
who has always tried to please the
public, both in pictures and in the
conduct of the houses. Admission
will be 10 and 25c. -
SAYING LITTLE BUT WORKING
HARD
1 Coach Shorty Lawrence is saying
precious little these days about the
football prospects of the Rockingham
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Highs and his taciturnity cannot be
laid to fear or disgruntlement'. 'The
fact is, the indications are that the
team will be really stronger than even
last year s record team, and that is
saying a lot
The rain of the past five days has
kept the boys from practicing, and it
is just as well that the Chesterfield
boys canceled the game due to be
played here the 19th.
32 players Were out for practice
this (Thursday) afternoon, and all
are erabued with the spirit of "carry
ing. Rockingham forward." . No one
has any particular place cinched,
and it is a real fight among the candi
dates for' the positions. : :
TJie first game will be with Mt.
Pleasant Collegiate Institute here
Friday, 26th, and the next will be
with Wadesboro here Tuesday, Sept.
30th. : . ' ' . .
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