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T Monument Unveiling Continued from front page) iin sight, headed by a score of ; Ameri- can Legion soldiers. I At their head were the three flags The Stars and Bars of the ; Confederacy, the Stars -and Stripes of our re-united! (United -States, and the flag of the sovereign State ; of North Carolina.! i These flags were borne by the Boy Scouts, followed by their drum corps; Be hind the Legionaires and Scouts came , jthe future generations so that where-' happiness. -We have our difficulties ever they may see a Confederate -but the high ..courage . instmea. monument they may remember the . the -hearts of this county gave the cause of the confederacy, the rights ! people of this county the courage that they fought for, and may their, to suffer and to struggle and the ideals live in the hearts of our i wisdom to generally overcome their children and- grandchildren. , Acceptance by Mr. W. S. Thmoas Madam Chairman, Pee Dee Guards of the United Daughters of the Con federacy, Ladies : and Gentlemen : It has been said that a people who SOU students irom uie ttocKingnam to be forgotten. It is meet and pro of the ed by to lay created other Henry "high , school.- ; The small children, of the two grammar schools did not par ticipate, due to their youth and the fact they would have to stand during the exercises. I " . Tbfl school children formed in front of the stand, which had been erected just to the east of the monument. The "street entrances had been roped t by the Police Department, the of ficers handlings - the crowd j nicely. Around 1500, people were massed in front of the stand when : the Rev. Howard S. Hartzell, of the Episcopal Church, offered the invocation. "Awowii" nm9 minff liv iJ 1 multi tude, followed by "Tenting Tonight" ' led by Mrs. Roy Phillips and a male quartette. ; ' I v On the platform were Congressman-elect Walter Lambeth, Ex-Governor Cameron Morrison, the 1 U. D. . C. officers and five Confederate vet erans whose combined f ages totalled 446 years. The thin grey I line is getting rapidly thinned. It jis well the monument was erected now. ! Mrs.. R. T. Nichols, I presit ent of the U. D. C. chapter, preside d, nd most excellently. The; first act of the exercises was the j unveiling1 -wrtn tittle Kisaen j. nomas JNicnois, Jr., pulling the cords that held, the monument covered. This little lad. aged 5, is a great great grandson of Robert Webb, who was" one three Commissioners - .apptoin off a site for the newly County of Richmond. 1 The two Commissioners were Gen, W, Harrington and John Cole, Sr. These three men on April 1, j 1785, bought 18 acres for 6 lbs. and 3 shillings from John James, Sr., and 32 acres for 9 lbs. and 12 shillings : from John Cole ; and it is on j these 50 acres that the town of Rocking ham, the county-seat, was duly laid out. This little Nichols boy pad in Pee Dee Guards, the first company to leave Richmond county in1 1861 for the Front, a great uncle, 1t. Ris den Thomas Nichols, a 1 grandfather, Robt. L. Nichols, and great grand father, Wm. W. Ellerbe. f Interspersed during the exercises -was music by the young negrj boys from the Morrison Training School, situated 7 miles from Rockingham. -This -school was built by the j State -through the- efforts of the Secretary of State, W. N. Everett, and Ex-Governor Cameron Morrison, and was named in honor of Mr. Morrison. Under the circumstances, it was felt fitting that these negro boys khould make music with their band for the occasion. During the exercises, the stores of the town were closed, and the U. S. flag was displayed in front of every place of business. The platform was entwinec with Confederate colors, bunting, of red and white, with Confederate flags -waving in the breeze. Mrs. Geo. P. Entwistle wa then presented, and a felicitous speech presented the monument to the Coun ty. It was accepted by W. S. Thom as, Clerk of Court a man, by the way, who is probably related to more peopie m i&icnmona county tnan any otner man in the eounty. The quartette sang, "Keller's American Hymn. And theri Mrs. R. T. Nichols happily introduced the speaker, Ex-Governor Cameron ; Mor rison. Mr. Morrison spoke for 25 minutes, at the conclusion of which Rev. M. C. Ellerbe of the Methodist Church, pronounced the benediction. In order to save these speeches as a permanent record, the Pokt-Dis-patch is indebted to Miss Loiij Hay- wooa, a most competent stenogra pher who "took down" the speeches in short-hand. I The monument was bought through the Rockingham Marble Works, of which O. W. Doster is owner4mana- ger. The U. D. C. feel indebted to Mr. Doster for his interest and as sistance in planning for this bnonu ment. per, therefore," that we have assem bled here oh this occasion to, do hon or to and fitly commemorate the " va lor and heroism "of that brave band of soldiers who went out from this county to follow the fortunes of Lee Jackson from '61 to '65, as brave a band of heroes as ever kept step to martial music. When a great man dies the living seek to perpetuate his memory. For this monuments builded, Mausoleums are founded and statues -erected. This is not done to appease the dead nor to fender their, sleep more peace ful and profound, 'but rather to in spire the living to nobler and better lives. ' United Daughters of the Cofeder- aey, this Memorial made possible by your untiring efforts, and here dedi cated to perpetuate the undying valor of our soldiers, will stand as a moiiu ment of your devotion to the Con federate soldier, who like the mothers of the Confederacy were their guar dian angels on the field of battle and you theix benefactors since that ter rible conflict ended. It has been -by your efforts and your fidelity to these heroes in gray that monuments have been erected, historic spots . marked and the state brought to realize its duty in provid ing sustenance for the few survivors as the evening shadows gather about them. Like the temple fires which were fed by the vestal virgins, the flames have never died upon the hearthstones at which she ministers. Daughters of the Confederacy, esteem it great honor indeed to have the privilege of accepting this mem orial in memory of that brave band of heroes who went out from this county to do battle, a great number never to return, and whose last rest ing .place is known only to the Great Captain of the Universe. In behalf of this small remnant of that great army whom I am pleased abide with us still . arid who have passed their fourscore years and more and who have lived to see , this' occasion when they and their comrades in battle have been fitly honored ; in behalf of the citizenship of this county who glory in the deeds of our brave sol diers, I accept this Memorial at your hands. - . As we- pause r around " this ' historic spot may the noble spirits of .-our heroic dead ' call to us to . give t ous best efforts in the service of our great country, to think the highest- that is in us to think, do the best that ' is in us to do, and be the best that is in us to be. difficulties. We are beset now with great ma terial difficulties, but my countrymen, prosperity and the lack of .material things and prosperity will never des troy the pride of this county or oi j.n.nnOTr . Man rfnpR not live, on bread alone, and the. happiness and j future greatness and prosperity w the people here and everywhere does not depend so much as is ;genwJ th fcSJ &t PPattox, more than' ?n? X aU of the were handed j in from the hands of North Caro linians. V ! IniCi5Clu!ion 1 beg-all' of you to unselfishly dedicate your hearts to- Fatri0c things. Forget your difficulties and giye your heart tQ patriotic thoughts and realize that I apove everything that makes a people i great is devotion to the Christian Re-j ligion and the things for which the ministers of the erosnel ata-nA and patriotic things and the united Nation stand. j 1 ;Xes these heroes, a few of them are witn us, are not numerous. They thourfit unon material things., Tttey a ,fing away, God bless them ! are but transient and wm come nght xnneir places we have coming the in due time If the . people would , ooys oi the American Legion the allow their high spiritual life to de- boys who, when the World conflaga cay, demoralization and ultimate and . tion spread over the earth, went final ruin would follow in spite of across the seas and upheld the glories ; material things. The great people ; of T.e"d ckson. J of this county, I feel sure, in spite of ; i "f. thlnk that when our armies , oeiTv which now trans--went through the Hindenbura line. gresses all of the people of this sec- . the most impregnable defense the tion and of this county, will find j Germans had, that when we went , happiness and strength . in the know- througn that impregnable defense, ; ledge which they can obtain from jthe two infantry regiments that went , history and tradition that their an-j through were led by two sons of ma- -! cestors have come through things j jors m the armies of the Conf eder- I compared to these that we could not acy- General Jack Metts and Gen-j see how they have lived over and j eral bidney Minor. A large majority through. The soldiers of the Con-; of the soldiers in their command were federacy probably suffered as no sol-j North Carolina boys, sons of those' diers on this continent ever suffered j men Iwho handed in their guns at; before and yet in spite of inadequate j Appomattox. arms, in spite of lack of provisions) JNorth Carolinians, forget the in-' on which to live, they accomplished j consequential question of the price' more, resources considered, than any j f "cotton and tobacco and remember! army that ever marched to war in i thatis the material thing, but that any history. The great army of ! the everlasting thintrs are the thing3 itobert E. Lee fought more battles that this day and this occasion sug-; with practically the same personnel i gest, and in spite of the other, unsel than any army in history. And yet j fish loyalty to these things will mean it is the everlasting imperishable j happiness everlasting. glory to all the south that that army j ' was never defeated in its history, j 'r Tht RivTr" Not auite successful in its objective luvcr- i i at Gettysburg, but yet any one thinks they were wmppQjl tnere is , iooiisn "Buy Now" "Buy Now" TV0 TONS COAL FREE We have a pile of Bonny .Blue Coal near Bristow Drug Co. in front of the Courthouse " With each 1-2-ton order yoNare entitled to "one guess at the weight of this coal. Two guesses .with a ton order. " On Dec. 10th person guessing nearest correct weight will receive a ton of coal free. Contentes ofthe pile will be changed and another ton will be given Dec. 31st. The weight of the coal has been sealed . anddeposited with the Editor of the Post-Dispatch. We operate yards at Rockingham, Hannah Pickett 'Mills and Hamlet. ROCKINGHAM ICE COMY Phone 244 The" Richmond Theatre Next Monday. The Address" By Hon. Cameron Morrison Madam chairman, survivors pf the armies of the Confederacy, J Daugh ters of the Confederacy and assem bledNorth Carolinians: This beautiful monument, the ser vice:? up to now connected with its presentation and this great assem blage of the patriotic .peopl'j;of .this county, are all most creditable to Richmond County. I havo been tbout over the world a great deal and I know something of the people of end of the three days Lee kept his ,.,CTnK at time when genuinely; army intact. They would have re- V1 Jf3 are at a premium, ; ceived a monumental thrashing, as Up,T R;ver Pens at the Rich-, evervbodv knows, but finally it neare weanesaay, one marched away with 5 generals and 6000 prisoners of the northern army. And after that, it won more honor and glory than any army of the world. ' The suffering our fathers went through in those battles has given the people of the state the fiber to meet difficulties compared to thosa we now suffer so great that when we think of them we can forget the pre sent. All this will enable ' us to go through this period and find happi ness and prosperity in the not distant future. I am always glad to come to Rich mond County. Right here is one of the most sacred spots in all the world to me. My .first speech as a lawyer was made in the old court house here., and i.1 .will. never fortse't my 'timidity, which I have somewhat overcome since. I was scared well nigh to death.' I stood up before the jury to make a gesture, something like I had seen other speakers make, ana l tnrew my heel up in the air, and I thought that heel would never come down. I have been scared a great many times since, but never quite so bad as on that occasion. We talked a great deal in this old courthouse. Lots of nonsence, and little wisdom, but I was always strengthened and upheld by the parti ality and kind favors of the devoted friends of my boyhood, and whatever I have accomplished and whatever I have done to seive my state and my day, I am indebted for it all to the kind favor and partiality and loyal friendship of the great mass of peo ple of dear old Richmond County. This county is a great county in ma terial things, but the greatest thing day only, bearing the advance reputa turn oi being the funniest picture i since the advent of the talkies. j . Many unique features are said to ': characterize this production which is j John Ford's first humorous .directarial effort for Fox Movietone. The story, 1 an original by Maurine . Watkins, au- thor of that satiric triumph "Chica-1 go," revolves around the earnest ef- forta of two hardboiled burglars to promote a romance that begins be- ; hind the bars. I These lads hold the jail-breaking j championship of the country, and : they employ their peculiar talents with considerable frequency; even to the , extent of breaking out of onej jail to get into another when the com- j forts of the first do not measure up ; 4-tAr.their standards. Presentation by Mrs. Geo. P. Entwistle Madam President, friehdsJ and bellow citizens: we are glad tb have you all with us this morning. : fro me it is one of the proudest momenta of my life to be chosen by i the Pfe Dee liuards , Chapter of the U. D. C. as the one to present this monument in honor of those who went from this county in the dark days of the 60's and who, for what they, thought was right, went into thel war. and tfought for their rights. We feel that in honoring these men, we honqr our selves, and as daughters and jgrahd daughters and nieces of these men, we want to do something in memory of our Richmond County bays, - so tnis monument we unven toaay is what we have done for our ! boys. The generosity of the ' Boy Scouts and the American Legion and ; our friends here have made this monu ment possible. Without this, we would have struggled on for no tell ing how many more years but today we are glad to have this monument. We especially. wanted it for those men who foughT for their lives and are still with us. We wanted it tb show manv sections of the country, but I do believe that there is as true and ! in this county is the love of the great unselfish patriotism in the hearts of body of people for the primary things Richmond County as lofty as the best in which patriots and Christians are in all the world. Through all their interested. trial the people of this county have? met duty in a way to enacts the ad mraton of mankind. ' In the war between the states we did hot produce great generals who became lights in the history of the great military records of the Con federacy, but the soldiery of Rich mond County brought from " those great, battle fields as much glory as any county under the southern skies. When I was a boy I fortunately picked up a history of the Pee Dee Guards written by the late H. C. Wall. I read it as a boy and I could not trust mymemory of some things that was in it now, but I remember one thing which has-been the pride of my life, and it is this: My kin folks made the name Morrison synonymous with dare-devil bravery and loyalty to their great cause. - My father was not a member ; of the. Pee Dee Guards. He went later. But his cousins and brothers were all in it and I am proud of its history. If I should undertake to discuss the descendants of Jthose brave ' men, .1 would have to discuss practically all the men now living of almost every family of. Richmond County, because that was the company in which most of the men of this section went, but not "by any means all. It seems to me that that history, as I read it as a boy, told of some historic action of some member of almost every fam ily in Richmond County.; It gave .me then great pride that I lived among 3 people who without high- rank had done so many things worthy of even the divine power of the poets. Our ancestors did mighty deeds in that great conflict and those who survived came back to meet the diffi culties and troubles to follow with a manhood, a steadiness and a wisdom The Greensboro Daily flews One of the south's big daily newspapers, the Greensboro News occupies a unique and enviable position, serves a large and constantly growing list of subscribers throughout the entire state, and fulfills completely the need and demand for a progressive, independent and virile flaily paper, which in every respect is a KEWSpaper. . There is something in it every day for every member of the family, from the head of the house right on down to the kiddies. The best for features, always; all the the sports, good editorials, complete markets and general news. - ' - Carrier delivery service in all the cities and towns at 20c per week; mail subscriptions accepted for three months, six and twelve months at the following rates : Daily and Sunday, $9 per year; daily only, $7 per year. CIRCULATION DEPT., THE GREENSBORO DAILY NEWS GREENSBORO, N. C. Push Rockingham Forward Post-Dispatch for Job Work, AT This is a great country in material things but . the greatest thing in this country is the love of the great body of people, for the primary things in which patriots and Christians are in terested. I do hope that whatever may come to this country in material things that forever the people will j strive to keep in the hearts of all the i people the -history of the heroic sacrifices of the fathers who made the,. glories of the Pee Dee Guards ana" the other companies into which the sons , of this county poured in the 60's to fight for what they thought was right, but what was right, as history finally acknowledged. Some folks say our daddies were honest but hotheaded. Our daddies took the only course that was honest and I despise the weakness of . any boy who says that his daddy was honest but a fool back in those great days! They "were honest and right and they did all that they could do consistent to -manhood. We. should all defend the valor and .courage of our fore fathers in which they displayed those mighty virtues to which we love to refer. . : ' ";.-.. . North Carolina did not want to go j into the war, not because they did not think the, state was right, but because they had done so; much to help make the union that they hated to leave it. They wanted to preserve the union and they made a. record unsurpassed1 in their efforts, but when it became necessary, they went " into the war wholeheartedly. It is the glory of North Carolina that while it did not join the Con federacy until the very last, and all had been done, that a great Christian people could do to keep out of it, a larcre percentage of our people were in the thickest of the battles and help- that brought happiness to the people j ed to win most of the glories that we oi xvicnmona uouniy - ana tnrougn : ceieoraie. wia are ceicuiouue """j; most of its history prosperity 1 and When Lee's "great army surrendered w Harrison Laid C ROCKINGHAM, N. C. Children's Union Suits Up Women's Shoes One table 1.89 Boys' Rain Proof Lumber Jackets $ 1 .95 Cloth Naw Vat dyed Prints 15c Yd. Children's Sweaters Up Ladies' Coats were $10.75 " Now Women's Shoes . One ' table Women's Heavy Pants 3c Pr. Men's All : Wool Suits Made-to-Measure $22.75 Up Women's Black Oxfords V - ; Pr. Up Men's Hats Men's Work Shoes $2.89 Up Baby Shoes and Slippers Men's Heavy Undershirts $1.00 quality Men's Winter Union Suits Die Up' Overalls $1.29 Men, Women and Children, be sure to visit our Shoe Department where you'll find just the shoe for your foot, m the newest styles and colors. -
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