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Single Copies 5c each IKlM (JP VOL. 21 No. 44 ROCKINGHAM, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15, 1938 ISAAC S. LONDON, rfroprietor - Select New Register Commissioners Meet Friday. The County Commissioners will meet in executive session at the Courthouse this Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock to take up the matter of a successor to the late T. E. Battley as Register of Deeds. Appointment is for unexpired term ending December, 1940. There are a number of ap plicants at least two from Hamlet, and several from Rockingham. EARLY MORNING ALARM The fire alarm was turned in at 3:35 a. m. Wednesday from Box 53. A motor in the basement of the Bristow drug store had bo come too hot, and caused a lot of smoke. There was no damage 1o the store or stock. But the alarm, coming from the heart of town, brought out sev eral score citizens on the double quick. D. F. MORGAN HAROLD HART T. E. BATTLEY JAS. T. FIELDS C. B. MILLIKIN CARL C. CROUCH PATRICK FARMER HARPER L. McINTOSH MISS FLORA PRIVETTE .BOOZER JONES, Colored JUDGE REDWINE DEAD Robt. B. Redwine, 78, died at his home near Mo Sept. 14th. He ran for Congress from this district several years ago, but was beaten in the primary. Y. D's CONVENTION - The Young Democrats had a very harmonious convention in Durham Sept. 9-10, and selected Gordon Gray, of Winston, as Pre sident. Attending from Rocking ham were Frank Eatman, Tom Parsons and Walter Jones, Jr Mrs. Zeb Moreran. of Hamlet, was named as vice-chairman for the 8th district, with Woodrow Sey mour, of Sanford, as chairman. MELVIN PURVIS MARRIED Melvis Purvis, of Timmonsville, the former head of the G-men, was married in Charlotte by Dr. Luther Little the night of Sept. 14th, to Mrs. Rosanne Willcox Taylor, also of Timmonsville. He is 34, she 30. MARTHA RYAN $15 WEEK Martha Barkley Ryan, the Mor ganton girl who last fall married Pat Ryan, heir to a large for tune, is now working in a New York restaurant at $15 a week. She recently sued Ryan and was awarded $833 monthly alimony. RICHMOND THEATRE FRIDAY and SATURDAY Gary Cooper, Geo.' Raft, Harry Carey, Frances Dee all in "Souls at Sea" ALSO "Popeye" Advertising Taxes This is to give due notice that the county taxes will be advertised in October, the sale to be Nov. 7th. Come in and settle your due taxes and save advertising costs. W. E. Mc Nair, Sheriff & Tax Collector. MOVIE QUIZ VnoV 25O,CO0.00 i- CASH PRIZES ; 1 . -r Driver of Wreck Car is Under Bond Coroner's Jury Says Accident Due to Negligence of Bankhead. Coroner W. W. King and a jury held an investigation Sept. 13th into the wreck of Sept. 5th wherein three persons were killed, and nve are still in the Hamlet! hospital. The wreck occurred shortly af ter noon Monday, Sept. 5th, be tween Marston and Hoffman. Mrs. J. A. Ritchey and three others were driving from Hoffman to wards Marston. In the other car were five people, with the car; driven by John E. Bankhead of Washington. His wife is in a cast mthe hospital. Her sister and sister's husband, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Marvin Gibson of Col umbia, Penna., were killed. In (Continued on page Ten) AIR DEFENSE MANEUVERS The air defense maneuvers will take place early in October for the section from the Pee Dee river to the coast. The mythical at tack will be directed against Ft. Bragg, with attacking air-planes scheduled to come as far as Rockingham and drop imaginary bombs. Lt.-Col. J. C. Stanton, of Eller be, is the officer in charge of the message centers for Richmond A ti in i T in,n, county. He will have observers i . f, located on the three tall fire towers located in the eastern part of the county, as well as phone contacts for citizens who first observe the approach of the "enemy" planes. f'KNOB HILL PARK' Auction Sale Sept. 23rd. ! J. T. West is putting on an auction sale of very desirable lots on Friday, Sept. 23rd, at 10 a. m. It is the new "Knob Hill Park" development on the surfaced road leading to Roberdel, just one toneast of "Rockingliatmp ; - These lots should sell well, and go like hot cakes. A lot will be given free, as well as 200 pound Brass time s of sugar and other prizes. ' band, etc. This is a good fto get a lot close in at a cheap price. Mrs. Harris to Be "On the Air" Friday Station WBT at 1:45. On Friday, September 16th, at 1:45 P. M. Mrs. Anna Lea Harris, Home Demonsstration Agent for Richmond County, will broadcast from Charlotte over Station WBT, her subject being "The Farm Food Sup- piy.'l This is the subject which the How e Dems. Club members of Richmond County have been usin? for their main study this year and some excellent work has been accomplished. This talk will be given as part of the regular Carolina Farm Feature Program. Everey farm person should be inter ested in this subject, as it is of vital importance to the suc cessful farm family. RAI ROAD STRIKE COMING? .The railroads have announced .a 15 per cent wage cut effective Oct. : st. The roadroad unions have 1 roted on the matter ,and the vote was in favor of a strike. Tlie union committee meets Sept. 26th to set the time for a nation wide strike. About 929,000 rail employees would be affected. It is earnestly hoped a com promise can be reached and a nation-wide tie-up of the raildays be avoided. R. H. SCARBOROUGH, JR. R. H. Scarborough, Jr., of Mt. Gilead, died in a Charlotte hospi tal Sept. 14th from the effects of Tuesday, Sept. 20th, at the home a .22 Icaliber 4-barrel pistol that j of Mrs. Roy Phillips. An interest discharged a bullet into his ; ing program on "Folk" music will head laccidently Aug. 12th. The , be presented, and year books will i burial was-in Charlotte the 15th. be distributed containing pro His parents, .three sisters and grams for the entire year. Ail three Ibrothers" survive. members are urged to be present. FARMERS VOTING Those land occupiers who are entitled to vote on the question of joining the Brown. Creek Conservation District, and who have not yet voted, are urged to do so by Satur day night. If you have mis placed your voting card, call at the office of O. O. Dukes, county agent, and get new one. This is important. There are about 1800 land occupiers in this county, and everyone should express himself on this matter. There will be no mans of continuing soil con servation work in the county except through the organized district, if the local CCC camp should ever be removed. MAYBANK THE WINNER Burnet R. Maybank of Charles ton, won the second primary nomination for Governor of South Carolina Sept. 13th by around 12,000 majority over Wyndham M. Manning of Sumter. HINES TO THE PEN Will Hines, negro, was charg ed in Federal Court Sept. 9th with ownership of a still, but Judge Hayes directed a not guil ty verdict. However, Will was sent to Atlanta pen for a year -i r (because he had violated his Pro- bation. NEW ONE. Apropos of the present European tangle between Germany and Czechoslovakia, is the following "good one": Hitler has demanded that President Benes certify all Czechs (checks) NEW MOVIE TIME the two theatres here will start at, 7:15 at nightinsteai of the nnimer schedule of 7:30. ' Tne doors open for matinee at 3:15, start at 3:30. Doors open at night at 7, start at 7:15. Satur- day shows are from 10 a. m. to 11 p. m. ZION AND MOUNT PLEASANT COMINGS On Page eight can be seen the well-written and interest ing accounts of the Home Com ings held at Mt. Pleasant on Sept. 4th, and at Zion on Sept. 11th both attended, and writ ten by, the inimitable Billy Covington. Seaboard Norfolk Excursion The Seaboard is giving a roundtrip rate of $2.50 from Rockingham to Norfolk for this week-end Sat.. Sun.. Mon. Tick ets for coach travel. Can leave here Fridav nisrht. and leave Norfolk Monday night. Another excursion to Atlanta $3.00 for roundtrip, Sept. 23-24 Children 5 to 12, half-price. Tick ets good on all trains Friday, Sept. 23rd and Saturday, 24th (except on No. 9), and returning as late as Sunday night, 25th on any train except No. 10. mzi9 Threat of War Slashes Cotton Price Below 8c Even Federal Loan Program Fails to Prevent Cotton Decline. The threat of war in Europe and conflict elsewhere in the world has had a repressing in fluence on cotton prices. Even a Federal loan program, based on 8.30 cents a pound for (Continued on page Seven) MUSIC CLUB SEPT 20TH The Rockingham Music Club ! will hold its first, fall meeting on DEANE-BURGIN TO BE DECIDED 21ST Supreme Court Opinion Will Be Announced 6:05 p. m. The arguments in the Deane Burgin matter were made be before the Supreme Court at Raleigh Sept. 10th by Attorney General Harry McMullan and Major L. P. McLendon for the State Board of Elections, and by ex-Gov. Ehringhaus for W. O. Burgin. The 7-man Supreme Court may possibly give a decision before Sept. 21st, but it is hardly likely, if the usual procedure is followed, the deci sion will be announced over WPTF radio at 6:05 p. m. Wed nesday, Sept. 21st, by Henry M. London, the Legislative Re ference Librarian and this will be the first inkling or in formation as to the decision. So tune in on WPTF Sept. 2st, at 6:05 and get the deci- sKn. $85,000 in New Taxes Paid to Date Books in Hands of the Retiring Sheriff Dec 5th. The New Sheriff Does Not Collect for First Year. The total naid to the County Auditor for 1938 new taxes to Feb. 1st 1 per cent, and in date is $85,000. This amount is' creases 1 per cent each month paid mostly by the larger cor porations who wished to take ad vantage of the discount allowed for so paying. The new tax books do not go into the hands of the Sheriff until Dec. 5th and will then be col lected by Sheriff W. E. McNair, who is the retiring Sheriff. The new Sheriff, E. B. Morse, will have nothing to do with the tax col lecting for his first year until the 1939 I books are turned over toim jn $he fall of 1939. hwiUllfc -a discount of yper c'setor new twiaanJ June. 2 1-2! . per cent in July, 2 per cent in August, 1 1-2 per cent in SeptemDer, i per cent m ucw- ber, 1-2 per cent in November, and' net in December and Janu- WINDOW DRESSING HERE SEPT. 26-30 Stores to Have Trade Event andj Especially Decorated Window Contest. Prizes at 9:15 Nieht of Sept. 30th. . With store windows especially decorated and ablaze with light, Rockingham merchants will ob serve Window Shopping Week beginning Monday, Sept., 26 and continuing through Friday even ing when an interesting pro gram of events will be climaxed with entertainment and all res idents of this community and section are invited. Local merchants are busy making preparations for the oc cassion. Practically every down down store wil be specially de corated to add to the glamour of lights and merchandise dis plays. The public is invited to inspect each display carefully and it is promised that a trip through the shopping district will prove most interesting for it will give a comprehensive showing of the latest Fall and Winter merchandise of every de scription. On Firday evening all stores participating will remain open. A judging committee will in spect each display and award a cash prize for the one judged best. At that time the pubiic is invited to participate in a sim ple contest for which a cash prize is also being offered. Com plete details for this event are available at all participating stores. Plans for Window Shopping Week are being developed by Rockingham Merchants Assoc iation in close cooperation with an extensive list . of leading merchants. The purpose of the event is to stimulate local and trading area interest in Rock ingham as a shopping center. Those taking part include: W. E. McNair Furniture Co., Central Cafe, Rockingham Post , Dispatch, J. C. Penny Co., Har rison's, J. A. Seawell, Economy (Continued on page Feur) T. E. BATTLEY, REGISTER C-DEEDS, DIED WEDNESDAY AT HORffi IN HAMLET Stricken in the Early Morning Just After Dress ing to Come to His Office. Funeral at Hamlet This Afternoon. Was Former County Commissioner, Ran for Congress in 1928, and Was Register of Deeds for the Past Four Years. New Man Friday. EUROPEAN Prime Minister Neville Cham berlain this Thursday morning flew to Germany from England to personally confer with Hitler in an effort to avert the impending Czech-German war. The war clouds hang ominously low. DUKE BUYS TARPAULIN Duke has bought a huge tar paulin (no, this isn't a sea-beast or fish) to protect the gridiron in case of rain. ary. The penalty starts with ' unfit Kfov -urVion if. is 4 tier cent. Ullbll w - M The following took advantage of the discount, so far: .Hannah Pickett Mill $20,960.71 Entwistle Mill 15,439.30 Steele's Mills 7,975.80 Pee Dee Mills 6,499.32 .Ledbetter Mill 2,036.00 The following have made a part payment on the new taxes, but not all: Car. Power $12,610.00 Sou Bell' Tel. : 1,128.40 ' N. & S. y. - . i.x.u- - - r3u paid. JTisTtte-iBrer,, payer m lucnmona coumy. ine amumn paiu xui uj $20,029.20, and will be even more this year. Tenant Loans 96 TENANTS APPLIED FOR NEW FSA LOANS. Charlie B. Utter, Rockingham, County Supervisor for the Farm Security Administration, said to day that 96 tenant farmers m Richmond County have applied for the FSA loans with which to purchase farms with oGvernment money at a low rate of interest. Throughout the United States more than 2,000 loans ranging from $3,000 to $5,000 were made last year under the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937. From the $25,000,000 set aside for beginning July 1, 1938, the FSA th ispurpose for the fiscal year expects to make more than 7,000 loans which will spread over 700 dedignatied counties and allow for an average of about 10 loans per county. "Applicants are given a wide choice in selecting the family size farms they want to buy. The price of the property must be in keeping with its value as deter ( mined by the County Committee and the FSA," Mr. Utter said Richmond County is composed of The three-farmer committee for Mr. A. M. Waddell, Rt. 1, Rock ingham; Mr. F. S. Hawkins, Rt. , Rockingham ; and Mr. W. B. Dawkins, Rt. 2, Rockingham. No loans are made to persons who can obtain adequate credit from other sources. PARKER WITH BALTIMORE The Philadelphia Athletics on Sept. 9th traded "Ace" Parker, former Duke star, to Baltimore Internationals in exchange for Pitcher James Reninger. In ad dition to getting Parker, the Bal timore club received $20,000. Reninger must be some pitcher, uecauae rar. r ru.my ' by a majorityof 13,639 the iis slouch of a player. trict vote being Hammer 19,634, . . . ' Battley 5995. In that primary, Renew that subscript n (Continued on page Four) It will be known with genuine sorrow over the county that T. E. Battley is dead. . He died as he would have liked in "harness"- and while still actively performing the duties of the office of Register of Deeds to which he had been elected in 1934 and 1936. Mr. Battley was at his office as usual Tuesday. He had not felt especially unwell, and around 8 o'clock Wednesday morning he dressed. His wife left the room for a moment, and when she re turned she found him lying across the bed, dead. A heart attack had snapped his life. The funeral was held this Thursday afternoon, Sept. 15th, at 3 o'clock from the Presbyter ian church in Hamlet, and burial in the Mary Love cemetery there. The various county offices were closed out of respect to his mem ory. The officers and the Bar attended in a body, and the church was full to overflowing with hundreds of friends. T. E. Battley was born Oct. 20th, 1866, in Clinton, son of Wra. H. and Jeanette Edwards Battley. On March 5th, 1890, he was mar ried to Mary Hunsucker of Car thage and this devoted couple would have celebrated their golden wedding anniversary had he lived until 1940. There were eleven children born to them only one of whom is dead Aubrey J. Battley who died in 1924 at the age of 27. -a Surviving besides his wife, are the following. ten adult children Mrs. Frank (Neta) Rankin of Mt. Holly; " Mrs. D. Ruth) Miller of Rutherfordton Gilbert M. Battley, Hamlet; Mrs. L. E. (Mary Glenn) Cannady, Raleigh ; Mrs. Harold (Helen) Barber, Portsmouth ; G. L. Battley, Rock ingham ; Mrs. G. B. (Dorothv) Smith, Greenville, S. C. ; W. R. Battley, Statesville; .Mrs. E. C. (Faye) Dunn, Hamlet; T. E. Battley, Jr., Poughkeepsie. He operated for years th Fair view Dairy, and had a large peach orchard. He was always civic minded, charitable, and with a keen sense of the milk of human kindness. He was a Mason, Shriner and belonged to the Jr., 0. U. A. M. And now here is a brief sketch of his public life, as gleaned by the Post-Dispatch from its filess: HIS PUBLIC LIFE County Commissioner H. D. Hatch, chairman of the Board of County Commissioners, died May 17, 1923. The Board appointed T. E. Battley in his place, and he took the oath of office on June 4, 1923. Mr. Battley was re-nominated for County Commissioner in the June 7, 1924, primary, leading the ticket, his high vote being 3105. The other four, in order of their vote, were Dr. G. C. Caddell, H. C. Wall, A. T. White, L. D. Frutchey. In the June 5, 1926, primary, he was again re-nominated, again polling the highest vote 3476; the other two nominated were White and Caddell; and in the second primary Covington and Frutchey were named to make out the 5-man Board. He was chairman of the Board from 1926 to Spring of 1928 when he resign ed to run for Congress. Candidate for Congress In the June 2, 1928, primary, he ran for Congress against Wm. C. Hammer of Randolph; in this (then) old 7th district. He car ried Richmond county by a majority of 660, the vote being Battley 2360, Hammer 1700. But Mr. Hammer carried the district 4 ' V
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