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. . j-'-j x .... Six. Months r-ilXO vm if ft fMP f U .Jr?8?" - I L " - D C Ka 1 H rl I M A Wl IH iv.. - A. U : xrnr oi ::v 9.ft f . . - -. ' "' .... . . 1 . . ... .... ' ' ai t w ntmnn CANDIDATE BILL IN CONGRESS Congressman Lambeth Is Aiding Woodrum in Effort to Get Ad ditional Money with Which to Keep 300 CCC Camps from Being Abandoned in in anon. nn -Mawh 23rd. Congressman Clifton A. Woodrum, of : the 6th virini district." introduced a w MM, mmm w . hill in Congress which if it passes will enable . 300 . CCC camps . to continue in operation LAMBETH WIRE Washington, Mch. 31st Editor London: "Appropriations Committee held a hearing on Woodrum Bill Wednesday, and measure will be reported favorably to the House next . week. : ' Final outcome will be determined by President's attitude, but pros pects are - bright for passage, and retention of camps. Wal ter Lambeth." WHOHAVEFILED Four for CIVIL TERM COURT Appeals Taken in Civil Cases Tried in Court Last Week. Have Filed for Constable TTham Township. Three for another . year. These 300 camps are slated to be abandon " ed between May 31st and July 1st. .Two of these are the Rich : .mond county , and the Harnett , county camps. .'I . The bill that Congressman Wnnli-iiTYi has , introduced calls W I for; the - re-appropriation of $28, 000000 of impounded funds (the unobligated balance rs of June .qnli. and a new appropriation nnn.noo. - The $50,000,000 will enable the. 300 - camps to op-oi-atA for' anTthe"r" year. v In Mr. Wopdrum's state of Vir ginia are 62 - camps, and 15 are , - . . (Continued on page Two) VUM fnr Sheriff. Thomas Leath for the Legislature (House). ThirA will more than likely be several candidates for both the Senate and House, as wellas sev- AViil for Sheriff: but they an a Am to hft hancrincr back, maybe waitilig for the other fellow to tnlfA 1t.be nluntre. Anyway, tnere is at least one official candidate rv tii a ttousa Attv. Thomas H. Leatlfwho paid his $3 filing fee this fThnrsdav a.- m.- - . , il Therearef now three who have filed for Sheriff E. B. Morse, R. Li. Saunders, and W. E." McNair. W W. Slack, and W. H. uov ingtoli have both filed for Re- .nririr and James Stewart nas ' - ,,T oppositioin in the person ot Lt. w Austin for Surveyor. A., Li. me. , . Neill is also considering filing fnr..Siirvevor. So far, no intimation nas come- that any one is considering run- ninrr n crn in st anv of the present Board of County Commissioners; but then no one ever Knows the next day may bring MEW RTR CTATIrtW i FFMRAI. I - - wmn a tin s ff i AdrtTV iff FOR $1 ,500,000 VJil liKAwa nuaniAL 0t.-.tm of: Superior r'it fnr. pivil .cases continued through Fridaywith Judge Don Phillips presidingAThe next civil term begin Mayauin. L (Continued ;pn paeg eleven; Boks oCElections Formally Named, on March 26th. Colonel Stratton Visited County March 29 and Looked Over Suggested Locations. Expresses Pleasure at Rockingham-Hamlet Area. . : " ; Proposed Sites are the 130-acre Shaw Home-place, The 175-acre Hinson Land Adjoining County Home. And the Mcltezieuuiwu-jwMk ju5 , ' Arthur Morgan with. Davenport Iphabetical order: what forth The time limit for filing i3 6 m Arm'l 23rd. The Chairman f tii a "Rl Actions Board can be found in his office until the stroke of 6, the afternoon ot April 23rd. The Republicans will have no primary, but if they want to put out iny candidates for the' No vember election, they must filo such list before 6 p. m. April 23rd otherwise the Democrats nominated in the June primary will : The -State Board of Elections trih-RaleighSMafch 26th, and named the following as the Boards of Elections for the vari ous counties. The first namea i each county is the Chairman, and the last is the- Republican mem ber: Richmond: Isaac S. London, Jesse Leigh and Carl McLean. Anson : WV D Marshall, Jr., W. L. Ashcraft, A. A. Martin. Scotland: H. L. Morgan, u. r Moore, J. S. Beane. Mobre John A. ry, a. o. Ruggles; Coy LV Lewis. Montgomery : W. J:atten, Otis Poole, W. R. Harris. The time limit for county can-j didates to file is 6 p. m. April; 23rd. Cnrting Around $7,000, Work to Start on West Washington St. Lot at Once by Pee Dee Oil Co. '-iV'"'. ....... ' ' " " i A new bus station that will be 1 arger and better than either the one at Laurinbuurg or - Fay- ettevme win De Dunt lmmeaiare lv in Rockingham by the Pee Dee Oil Co.; handlers of Shell pro ducts' : . Some . months ago Mclnnis pkummage bought the big Jot ac foss the street from the .Ford agency on West Washington St, dissolved-partnership, the Rum mage,; interests secured the lot. And now; they have sold it to the pee Dee Oil Co. the lot being cViA tVia w nff.l tr-more sites throughout riea The new bus station will costtmont ana eastern wb .--arouiid $7,000 and also on the. will eliminate the ones he deems lot ' will be a modern filling sta- not suitable, and then later a Mon.f Mr. Pryce will continue as committee will come from Wasn- u.. v.fi tV,ti v.o otntion is ino-ton and maKe a ciosei rrifonfj f!has. H. - Stratton, en gineer for the Veterans Bureau in Washington, , yisitea propucu wivimond county March oawf' an a - YrirpsHed his' firratmca- tion at the various sues suum- ted to him. , , -: ' TT of course, has no power of selection, but after viewing some fcVti .0 -w- - - I finisnea, ana ine cnange m -t ion made. : HIGH SCHOOL DEBATES Rockingham, Hamlet, Lumbrton in Triangle Friday Night. resultant' recom- yoi thp onlv names on the November election ballot. Here are -the Democrats wno have so far HedT7PaJa 'lij-v i. Towrirt-Chevrolet wlAW'Maiaafferi ; He was formerly with the Bankheadf garage in namiei;. line, in a COTTON VOTE FOR SOUTH The official March 12th refer endum for the entire South on the cotton and tobacco Farm Bill, was: . i Cotton, for 1,406,088, against 120 940, or majority of 92.1. TrtWro for 219,842, against ! 35,253, or majority of 86.2. North Carolina : . uoxxou, i on QfiS Vainst 15.528. Tobacco, for' 151,503, against 17,340. (l- ( , i i . MARRIAGE LICENSES tigation, with mendations. . . ... The Government is to build a $1,500,000 Veterans hospital of ooa' UZAa in North Carolina. ovv- v--, It is the opinion of the Post ri;aWotr.ii that the hospital will 'finally be placed in the vicinity of Raleigh. tt tfnr sites on oux- LUPTON NEW HOME Work was begun March 24th on a new 2-story, 7room house on Scales street for w. u. Lrup- ton, local hardware man. PARKER WITH FHA W. H. Parker for the past 7 been field representa tive for 13 counties in North Poiino nrf for the entire state of South Carolina, for the Atlantic Joint Stock Land Bank. TTq Via rii o-ned. and effective Jli AAWrr O ' I A.-1 lot Kocrina work With the Apiii e e . Federal Housing Administration TTxroiiiator for the state. o ... , I tnp. familv will be glad to know that he will make Rockingham headquarters, and continue to reside nere. DEANE HOME FRIDAY C. B. Deane returns this Friday -r o ton davs' trip to the tia of the unner end of this 8th district. He is entirely pleas ed with the contacts ana encour oY;n rorpntion triven him in Davidson, Davie, Yadkin and Wilkes counties in his race for Congress. JEAN IS APPRECIATIVE T tt ova a fttiiftd in the Postoffice lobby, and will appreciate 'your oiAnm'nff hv and buying cigar OWtf'B w ettes, chewing gum, candy,, magrl xinfl etc. from me. May x nye the privilege) ol serving you? LEAGUE PLAYERS TO MEET ATtoWrd for the 1938 Le gion Junior teams! Every boy .v nas lwni since March 30, 1921, is eligible ; the would-be m1 O VTA ik. nf Rockineham and the yiaj onl vii.mitv are asked to units w . MaAf t n Tffion athletic officers Ulbbk V.-w O- and Coaches, at the grammar school building in Rockingham For Coneress: xt rS rA V "Reaslev. Monroe j.vauui " ' W lliam O. Burgin, Lexington C. B. Deane, Rockingham - Giles Y. Newton, uiDSon rB -iT March J28AJ CByxd : 56 of Boltonl 18,asx osi.Tfthn Everett Cotton, 25,Mt. Gilead, rt. 3, Miss Buth Elizabeth Fry, 25, Rockingham. SOFT BALL LEAGUE "JThe annual state-wide triangle debates, sponsored Dy xne umvei- However, tw sues syy, take place this Friday nignx,i skirts of Rockingham appeareu i a TTn let 9.ar hich schools take Q,,iiv nlease him the 130 part. The query is "Resolved, acres comprising the Major John That the several states auupi d.! Shaw home-piace un om unicamercal system of Legisla-. western edge of town; and the tion." C . A . ' McKenzie property where now The schools winning both theirj gtands the O'Brien dairy, one debates will send their teams to ; mile southeast of town on the Chapel Hill to compete in the Rockingham-Hamlet hard-surf ac- finals April 21 and zz. ed highway. The mnsou Rockingham's debaters are: : acre tract just north of the Bunny-Dicks, and: Terrell Smith County Home was inspected, but tfcA - affirmative ; side against, .. r-na nlv about 200 yards of m v.na npcrative :team at -- .oa. nn the payed v-road itamlet: t And;. Francesallum though 3 apparently v erwi r A MiknieiWrd McMillan v as stlitai,ie with a f commanding e- S&jktive! team - atUlinex.tn. "Conference Baseball West End and Raeford Have Bean -Beaten Rowland Here Friday and Hamlet Here Tuesday, 5th. Rockingham highs have two 1 arret fr thp Conference Group 4 championship---defeats of Raeford and West End.' Rowland comes here for a Con ference game tomorrow (Friday) at A and Hamlet is here next Tuesday . at 4. Wins over ; them will just about cinch the-Group 4 championship and. advance us to wards the Eastern title. Laurinburg brought a nifty non-Conference team here last Tuesday, and those Doys won -u. Lefty James for Rockingham al lowed but 2 hits and fanned 16, but errors enabled Laurinburg to get two runs and the game. Tom Carmichael for Laurinburg let Rockingham down with only 3 hits. -f It was, good practice for hftvs. but fortunately the game does not count in the Con ference grouping. George R. Ross, Jackson Spgs. IL S. Senate: Frank Hancock, Oxford Robt. R. Reynolds, Asnevine Utilities Commissioner: Paul D. Grady, Kenly Stanley Winborne, Raleigh Legislature, House: Thomas H. Leath aiaSr&tive team- atHLuinexrn. j vpe jcKerfzie r tract :looks-tQ namiers neganvc i oe toe pesi- ueu vu berton's affirmative team debate gide ig the Leak lands, and east each other at Rockingham. ' side the Stansill property, riign The nublic is urged to attend . v N ?4 skirts the r entire these debates. They start at 8 . 1.nffth of t o'clock this Friday night at the CO-OPERATORS APRIL 7TH The 100 or more farmers who have signed agreements: with the soil "conservation work; known as "Co-operators," will. be guests at dinner' at the CCC xamp at noon April 7th. -State. Co-ordinator - l B. Garrett oi -rvaieigu, ithe: Bpeake.Av,:;;::v.o-- Clerk of Court: w. S. Thomas County Recorder: W. H. Covington W. W. Slack E R Sheriff: E. McNair B. Morse L. Saunders C onstable R'ham. Township Cjiarlie T. Cockman Willie J. uiggs Ben G. Dunn Ruben J. Pierce Constable Wolf Pit: Frank Davis lionnie Stogner llloyd L. Terry Surveyor: li; : W. Austin James "Stewart j Constable Beaver .DaiBi: Marvin Prevatt Pros. Atty. Marks Creek R, C c. B. Alien It won't be long now until soft ballers get going. A red-hot lea gue is in prospect for this sea son. The Baptists have aireaay organized, with J. wens as captain and L. T. Wadsworth, manager. FINES AND SELF-STARTERS Marh 12th. officers raided TW7A stations on Rocking- WY V A4N5 ham and Hamlet road, and se rMirod about 59 pints of whiskey. They were given a hearing before the Recorder March 15th, out; ae nieinri was deferred until Ma.'ch 29th. The Recorder Tuesday pro nounced judgment ?100 nne anu a rvir.ntis5 rrad sentence suspend ed pending good behavir for 12 months upon L. R. Seago; $50 fine on J. M. Hildretn ana m same suspended sentence; and $100 fine and same suspended sentnee upon Dewey Meacnam. NEW DINING CAR The new dining car cafe, own ed by Mrs. Ella Napier and operated by Mrs. E. J. .Lewis, jr., xiU nrPTi this Saturday: it was a former Myers Park street car in Charlotte, transported nere and converted into a model dining car, with booths and. tables; ; n is on McNair lot across tne 9,ic t PnatftflFice. Mrs. Napier ? : flpAi-lwff $5 ':brize to the one - " . . rr:. nffoiMnor tnp heat: -name. wrw name on slip and deposit in box in car before midnight' April 3rd. See advt. on page twelve. high schools. PEE DEE CLUB TO USE CO-EN PARK skirts the entire i -u tliA lands. A lU-mcn iciikv" " , , , water-pipe line extends along the highway, as well as power ime. It is on a high elevation, and is within a mile of Rockingham and 4 miles of Hamlet. Within a (Continued on page Twelve) TAX LI3TIi;APRIL r Plan to Have Vigorous Team. tv, p00 rPo hall club has rent ed the Co-En Cubs park for the. 1938 season, according to a. v I incheg Xlitic, uiauofi'- WEATHER DATA Tntal rainfall for. month of In nanager for the Peee, V7ast"year the rainfall team. The boys began pracv, 2 4g March 1935 it was today, and players are invited to 4 Mftrch average come anu ' In this ' issue cam be seen the appointments for the various list takers in the county. Listing starts April 1st. A penalty is imposed if you fail to list in April. An inportant matter for all farmers is the listing the amount of cotton and tobacco acreage. This is not taxed, but for infor mation. , boys hope to get in a league. NO JUDGE-SOLICITOR Don PRISONERS NARROW ESCAPE A crew of 14 white prisoners on a State Highway truck came near having a serious accident about 6 p. m. March 29th in front of the' John Porter home on Fay etteville street. The truckwas forced into a post Dy tne iuiu Ti;.i,oct tamn. this past week 11 i'JV - IT- - , V. OAfVi T.mff. was b degrees 1' a tmirist oat was 4Z marcn 6ow. """ car a iu r Phillips is Judge for; 63 ag low this Thursday morning. car. The prisoners jveic out . 'and bruised, dui no uiuacw Hamlet Recorder: I. F. McCollum t,?o iQfVi Jnrfifial district, tlll3 1.UVU v- - - his term does not expire until 1940. .Rowland S. Pruette, of Wadesboro, is Solicitor, but inas much as no one filed against him, u o,ntTy,ntiVnnv is re-nominated without having to be voted on in the primary. Rip and Robbie for Trials Robbie Robinson and Rip Tu tor left here Wednesday to get try-outs on the teams of the Nor folk Tars, and Portsmouth Cubs, respectively. Y. D.-RALLY BEAUTIFUL AVENUE And It is Here at Home. . i -vAn Tfnntr school building m jctocitiKxii"i -rne lawns anu jaiuo at 2:30 p. m. tnis oaiuraay, mgnam nome c ivvj 2nd for the purpose 01 regiswi- tnir ispnng giccuuDD, .. fripndsl InnaUv ia ouite SO Pretty i v,j on1 ViTfnor tbem. 1 fv,o wppV as the avenue of Wis- jlUUUt lllio, iiv w .r ' ' - i teria from the snaw nome uown fin vs. WF.WTON VISITED Ultv,o wnnHs. It is worth a ride lIAAiAM AJMW V ' LU I VUV " ww. .. i m. I ii. - Giles xeomans nevzon, ox uiu-ior wain, uvci w o t,. son, candidate ior uongress, was ine ant t,nxUueu Ada abont 140 vards from de- 111 lUWJUUfii'aul muiiuaj HUHU.U w, " fho Ymmff Demo- flk X rM.M.J .VL. VA w c .... - crats of Hoke and Richmond counties will be held at Clyde's : - ... . nJ..1 Lake, in Raeford, tnis rnujr night at 6:30, All Y. D's are urged to attend. NEW ELLERBE PASTOR Rev. Frank Elvery, of Rich mond, has accepted the call to the pastorate of the Ellerbe Pres byterian group churches. He will TCllofho nhrtiit Mav 15th. This Sunday he will preach at Ellerbe at 11, at Mt. Carmel Wm. A. ADAMS REV. F. T. BIGGS A. R. THOMPSON Wm. W. THROWER FANNIE FRIERSON MRS. LULA C. GENES MRS. G. H. McLENDON FERTILIZER Field arid Gai-den MIXED GOODS; ALSO C. S. MEAL, KAINIT, ACID, POTASH & SODA Fairley Long W. T. Covington & Co. Cotton Office ROCKINGHAM, N. C. COTTON QUOTAS Farm Agent O. O. Dukes again went to Raleigh Tuesday in an effort to get the county allotment raised, but without success. All eyes are turned on Washington as to whether any small increase i..;aA Vw fVncrress. tt,o .ftnntv so far is allotted XHV v fflX, in OA A nsioa for cotton. ihe farmers were on March 30th mail ed their quotas, this being wou out by the formula as mm v by the Farm BUI law. GOVERNORS HERE nnvAmor Clyde Hoey passed itx..i, tArn Tuesday, and ex- Gov. Cam Morrison w j Wednesday: Mr. Morrison - jjgr ; v. ifll he isn't in politics e jt the' again, and win nuw rest of his life to fanning. NEGRO BLOCKADER CAUGHT mrnn 25. nejfro, was arrested March 30th by coun y deputies, and will be handled in aepubus , . charfired with Federal wuin " - . o isn-ffallon outfit m ,i. tv The second run ws 'deTresday night at this new Still. EASTER April 17 Botany and Cheney Neckwear HARRISON'S CLOSED FISHING SEASON There is a 40-day closed fishing season now upon us of any kind in any pond or stream, private or from April 1st through May 9th. Cat and carp can oe caugm low Blewett Falls aam. MERCHANTS BANQUET The annual get-together ban quet and party of the merchant and employees will be held on April 19th,-with the place not settled. The Magician could not be secured for the 12th, hence the change to 19th. : RICHMOND THEATRE Thursday & Friday Frank McHugh in, He Couldn't Say No 3 Good Shorts and News SATURDAY until 6 p. m. Buck Jones in "Headin' East" SAT. 6 p. vol- until 11:30 Geo. Arliss in "PR. SYN" Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Deanna Durbin in "Mad About Music" at 3, and Norman at 7:3U. nanas wun mc vuwio. "i"
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