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Subscription Rate.; -pSjifefi Single Copies 5c each ' JiftUJSsSSK (JpWjJJjjS Rocldngham Center of Mill Actirity. RiVfimnnrl Cj Agriculture JP aftnre ROCKINGHAM, N. C THURSDAY AFTERNQO OCTOBER 27, 1938 VOL. 21 No. 50 FOOTBALL GUESSES 11 prisoners flee Anson prison camp HAMLET BATTLES Registration Saturday is Last Dav. R'HAM TO TIE Jim Fowlkes was Closest. i - " ' ' ' ' . . ISAAC & LONDON. Editor and Pronrietnr - t- w a i vv r . , lis ini iv" nrni a nnw mvwvi mTmwmvv ww. i . Hard Picks for This Saturday. Both Games to be Really Close. Jim Fowlkes received the dollar offered by the Post-Dispatch to the one predicting closest to the three games played last Saturday, Oct. 22nd. Now who will get the dollar for this Saturday's games? The re suit of either game is a toss-up, and many guessers are getting out on the limb. Glance at the list of guesses, and iust for your own amusement make a note of your own guess and see how much closer you would come to the result than do these who have guessed. Most of the fans are predicting Clemson to win over Wake Forest Friday night. And as for the fight between Carolina and Duke, why it is almost an even go in the guesses. Last year Carolina sprang a surprise by winning 14-6. Duke is the heavier and theoretically has the edge and is doped to win. But it will be a battle royal. Carl Goerch, of "The State", predicts Duke by 14-0, and Clemson over Wake For est by 14-7. But we'll see what we'll see this Saturday. In the three games Oct. 22nd, the results were: Carolina 34, Davidson 0. Duke 7, Wake Forest 0. State 7, Furman 7. Jim Fowlkes came within four points of the Carolina-Davidson score 30-0. He said that State Furman score would be 7-0 in favor of State; it-was a tie, 7-7. The Post-Dispatch exactly guaged the Carolina-Davidson score at 34-0, biit;ippe4up on the other two ; we said Duke would beat Wake Forest 20-7, whereas the actual score ?vas 7-0 ana me oiaie-r urma score would be 20-6 in favor of State, when it really was a tie, ,7-7. The games to be guessed for Nov. 5th are Carolina vs V. P. I., Wake Forest vs V. M. I., and State vs Manhattan. Fill in the coupon or write Vour guesses on a slip of paper and mail to the Post Dispatch. $1 to the best. Here are the guesses for the two games for this Saturday and cross your fingers: 128 have guessed, with 68 predicting Duke as winner. 53 thatCarolina will win and 7 predicting a tie; and 82 predict Clemson, 36 Wake For est, with 4 predicting a tie. On page six can be seen the 128 predictions of fans as to the Duke-Carolina and Wake Forest- Clemson games. BARBECUE FOR VETERANS The three Legion Posts of Richmond county will on Friday night, Nov. 11th, give a free bar becue to ALL the ex-service men of the coutny. This will begin at six o'clock at the Knowlen club house. You don't have to be member of the Posts to come. AUSTIN DANCE SCHOOL The Austin School of Dancing was opened in the Steele building here Oct. 26th. Mrs. J. M. Aus tin is in charge, assisted by Miss Barbara Hoole, formerly with the Hendreson School of Dancing Each Wednesday and Sautrday from 3 to 6 p. m. COTTON GINNINGS 2602 bales of cotton ginned in Richmond county to Oct. 18th, rnmnared with 6404 to same date last year. Black Jack Poll-holder Samuel Nunn was the Republi can poll-holder appointed for Black Jack, but it is found that he lives just outside the township And so on recommendation of Republican Chairman John Ham mond, the Board has named Ben nie Floyd as the Republican poll holder. "Snow White and Seven Dwarfts' ,The picture. "Snow White and Seven Dwarfs," will be shown at the Little theatre Nov. 21, 22, 23 24. 15 and 25c. Sawed Bars of Cell Window and Escaped Saturday Night. Eleven long-term white convicts escaped from the Anson county prison camp the night of Oct. 22nd, between 12:30 and 2 o'clock They used a hack saw to saw the four iron bars of the cell. The State Prison authorities have discharged two guards for inattention or carelessness in performing their duties. Qne of the prisoners surrender ed Sunday night to a Highway Pa trolman at Marshville: he was (Continued on page six) Democratic Rally At Courthouse in Rockingham Saturday Night at 8 O'clock. There will be a Democratic Rally at the courthouse in Rock ingham at 8:00 o'clock Saturday nigjit, October 29th, with Hon. J. M. Broughton of Raleigh as the principal speaker. Hon. W. O. Burgin, the Democratic nominee for Congress for the Eighth Con gressional District, will be pre sent and speak. Every Democrat who can possi bly) be present should attend this Ral(ly. All Democratic office holders in Richmond County and all (Democratic Party officials, in cluding the precinct committee men, should be present. The Iadjes are especially invited. Mr. Broughton will deliver an inspirational address. It will be interesting, entertaining and in structive. Mr. Broughton is not only one of the most prominent I lawyers of .the state but he is one of J North Carolina's most out standing citizens. He is promi- 'kc4K0ife as wen as in tne proiession oi aw and in the field of politics. He has a marvelous intellect, and all good, true and loyal Democrats should avail themselves of the opportunity to hear this great leader. All Republicans who are sted in good government and well-being of the nation, state and district are invited to hear Mr. Broughton. RALLY AT SANFORD Barbecue and Speaking Nov. 1st. There will be a big Democratic rally at Sanford next. Tuesday, Nov. 1st, at 11 o'clock, with a barbecue dinner served. The puplic is cordially invited. W. O. Burgin will be the prin- cipai speaKer. utners to taiK wi 1 be Walter Lambeth, Gregg Cherry, Libby Ward, Mrs. W. B. Murphy, Gordon Gray and State officials. RED CROSS ROLL CALL The annual Red Cross Roll Call wi 1 begin at Rockingham Nov 14 h. Rev. Robt. Man is the Drive" chairman. Mrs. A. A Walker is president of the Chap ter. The goal is for not less than 500 members. STEALS BYRNES CAR A. bold thief plied his trade in Rockingham Sunday morning, stealing a car from in front of the Presbyterian church in broad daylight. Jimmy Byrnes parked hi 5 1938 2-door Ford sedan in front of the church at 10 o'clock, and went into attend Sunday School (which he has not missed in over 15 years). When he came out at 10:50, his car was gone. Jinmy says this is the first time in his life that he ever left his car with the keys in it but it turned out to be just one time too often. In the car were over $200 worth of material Pelcon equip ment, $35 of fishing tackle, hunt ing card and equipment, etc. The car was found abandoned the streets of Durham Mon- y, damaged somewhat. FURNACE AT M. E. CHURCH The ,' furnace at the Methodist church here has been repaired, and is now ready for full opera tion for this coming Sunday. 2.000 Fans Watch Old Foes Battle To Scoreless Tie. Play Wades boro Here This Friday. 'Home Coming" Game Here with Raeford November 4th. With "Dame Fortune" lending a helping hand, Rockingham high's gallant band of Black and Gold warriors, battled a favored Hamlet high eleven to a scoreless tie last Friday, Oct. 21st, at Ham let in a hard-fought game that had all the color of a big-time tilt. A crowd of 2,000, the largest ever to witness a high school con test in this section of the state, (Continued on page five) ADDITIONS IN COURTHOUSE Some improvements have been made in the offices of the -Health department and the Farm Agent, in the courthouse. The Farm Agent's office now has a railing and counter, so that those having business there can tne Detter transact it witn a place to write, and without crowding around the tables where the clerks work. In Dr. Bardin's health office is a railing and "gate" to provide a sort of ante-room for patients to! sit and wait their turn. This railing came from the old court house, town down in 1925; and was used in the bar of that old courthouse built in 1887. Gets New Plane 50 h. p. Taylor "Cub" Bought for Rockingham Airport. Les ( Roberts, licensed instruc- Lr:v.bas sold , Jiis7-T'ayJor Gbf ana in its rpiace nas Dougnt a brand new TaylOr "Cub" with 50 h. p. and cruising speed of 85 miles an hour. Mr. Roberts and Fairley Sea well left here by train Sunday for Lock Haven, Penn. They got the plane at the factory there, and flew back to Rockingham Tues day, 550 miles. Fairley did most of the "driving." They sotpped three times Washington, Rich mond and Raleigh. Roberts still has two planes at the Rockingham Airport a 3 passenger waco, witn cruising speed of 120 miles, and now this new "Cub." This new machine will be used for student flyers his charge is $60 for a solo course. BREAKS LEG AT GAME Lacy L. McNair had the mis fortune to get his right leg brok en an inch or two above the an kle while attending the football game at Hamlet Oct. 21st between Rockingham and Hamlet. He was standing on the railing of a fence to get a better view, when his foot slipped and the impact downward snapped the bone. The fall was only about a foot. The ambulance carried him to the Hamlet hospital where he now is resting comfortably. Y. D. MEETING POSTPONED Due to the fact that so many young Democrats will be away, the meeting of Y. D's scheduled for Rohanen for this Friday night, is postponed to a later date. Burroughs with Meat Cutter Julian Burroughs has just se cured the South Carolina contract for handling the Jim Vaughan Electric Meat Cutter, and will work that state. He formerly sold meats for a large packing con cern, but now switches to meat cutters. to open ne;w store Joe Levine will in about ten days open a new store here call ed the Dollar Store; the building next to Lupton's hardware is be ing remodeled. It" was recently used as a barber shop. Joe has a store in-Hamlet, and' a Dollar Store in Ellerbe. J I CONGRESS AS A "MATTER OF LAW" Csp ?came Bogged Down in Judge Harris' Vurt And so Burgin and Dearie Agreed for Lawyers to Decide the Issue. The Commit ree Seemingly Reversed the Supreme Court in Their Findings. HOWEVER, BURGIN'S NAME WILL NOW BE ON THE TICKET, P THE DEMOCRACY OF THE 8TH DISTRICT IS ASKED ; TO RALLY TO THE PARTY AND INSURE A DEMOCRAT BEING ELECTED. ; Deane Will of Course Abide by the Committee's Decision. He Will Give His Active Support to the Full Ticket. ? The name of W. O. Burgin, of Davidson county, will be on the ticket for the Nov. 8th election as the Democratic candidate. This waih. decided Oct. 25th when three lawyers, acting as referees, or a "court- of review," by consent of Deane and Burgin, found as a "matter of law" that the Davidson Board had acted in its rights in its original returns. Those returns gave Burgin the nomination by about 73 majority. The three lawyers made no attempt to go into the wholesale irregularities that the State Board had found in Davidson county and which the Supreme Court had declared the State Board had a right to find. ' Instead, these three lawyers seemingly reversed the Supreme Court, and construed the law as NOT giving the State Board power to, jgo behind a County Board's findings regardless of the fact that the State Board's investigations disclosed that at least 167 Absentees TO MY MANY LOYAL SUPPORTERS: I want to thank each and 1 ful support and co-operation during these eight months of campaigning for the Democratic nominee for Congress in -our District. ; . ;s: 4 Let us all accept the result with the consciousness that . ywe have made a clean fight for honest elections in North 4 Carolina. This fight, we shall not abandon We will re- double our efforts in "the determination to work out within ; the Democratic ranks a system of elections that "will npt Jermit? the real will of the majority -to be defeated 'b; :frauient : " . I ivTie contest between Mr. Burgin and myself is now :? ; 5eMedGIM;gT Ircain tnat may force me to nnng-line ngniing iur me sucuess ui uw iwauwauc ub& which means so much to me, until, the last ballot is cast on November 8th. Sincerely yours, C. B. Deane. had been cast illegally in Davidson. (And it might be noted here that the State Board acted on only 275 Absentees, whereas there still remains over 1500 Absentees untouched and unchecked). - Anyway, this article is not intended to try the case all over again. It is written purely to keep the record straight. Richmond county and Deane have been so grossly maligned that in this final reference to the contest, the facts should be printed. After the State Board found as a fact that 167 Absentees in Davidson should be voided, and which thereby gave the nomination to Deane by 23 majority, the Burgin forces took the case to the Court and there it bogged down. The Supreme Court ruled on the law, and declared the State Board has the power to regulate and act and not be simply a rubber-stamp body. But the case still remained in Judge W. C. Harris' court. With the election barely 18 days distant, it became evident that the case would continue stale-mated. Therefore, with the good of the Party at heart, and in order to get a name on the ticket, Mr. Deane went to Raleigh on Oct. 20th and in conference with Mr. Bur gin, they agreed on three lawyers to whom the whole thing should be submitted for settlement. These lawyers were Chas. G. Rose of Fayetteville, James G. Merrimon of Asheville, and H. Gardner Hud son of. Winston. It was presumed, of course, that in their investigations, the referees would primarily consider the Supreme Court's ruling, then the actions of the State Board in its various investigations. And finally, to scrutinize closely the unquestioned irregulariities that the State Board had found existed in Davidson. But the referees made their own construction of the law, and found that the Davidson Board was legal in its first returns. And not a suggestion was made as to the 167 irregular ballots that the State Board had declared existed. And, mind you, the Supreme Court had already asserted that the State Board had the power to so investigate, and rectify. How? By having the Davidson Board re-certify; and on their fail-ui-e so to do, to remove that Board and appoint a new one. The State Board had no interest in either candidate; the Board acted solely in the honest performance of a plain duty. After the referees made their decision, Mr. Deane gracefully wired the State Board his withdrawal from the race, in accordance with his agreement with Burgin to accept the referees' decision as final. This left the way open for the State Board to certify Burgin, as only one man then appeared before it. But it is significant that in certifying Burgin, the State Board made it plain that it was not necessarily convinced that Burgin received a majority of the legal votes. The formal certification papers said that Burgin automatical ly became the nominee after Deane's withdrawal. And attached to the papers were returns which showed a 23-vote majority for Deane ! The vote was Deane 19,182, Burgin 19,159. Anyway, the chapter is now closed.' Burgin's name will be on the ticket. Burgin and Deane agreed to accept as final the referees decision, and Deane is doing that very thing. And the Democracy of the 8th district is asked to do that thing, and to rally to the standard-bearer Nov. 8th and elect Burgin by a rousing majority. As a straight Party paper, the Post-Dispatch will of course go "down the line" and give its support to Mr. Burgin, whose name of ficially now appears on the Congressional ticket. ADJUSTMENT CHECKS Up to Oct. 27th, O. O. Dukes has received 412 checks to .the all of you for your wonder- the hospital, I 'shaH lbe on the : amount of $25,008.87 to distribute to those farmers who -complied with the 1937 farm program. Have you registered for the Nov. 8th election? If your name is not on the books, and you are entitled to have it there, go to your precinct Registrar before sundown this Saturday, 29th, and have your name recorded. Otherwise, you cannot vote Nov. 8th. The Registrai will be at the polling place from 9 a. m. to sundown Saturday, but you can see him at his home or any other place before Saturday. Nov. 5th is "Challenge Day" and the Registrars will be at their polling places that day to receive any challenges. Absentees can be obtained from I. S. London upon proper ly signed application. DRUNK ROBS HOUSE Breaks into Covington Home in Middle of the Afternoon. Roy Allen, young white man, is now serving 30 days on the roads for being drunk, and will then face trial in Superior Court for breaking and entering. It seems that about 3 o'clock the afternoon of Oct. 20th, young Allen came to the ? W. E. Coving ton bungalow on Leak street. Finding the front door locked, "and the house apparently deserted, he proceeded to cut the screen wire, then . unlatched the door and en tered. Mrs. Covingtori was in the back bedroom asleep, and hearing some r one walking, - she . called thinking :J : it jiyaherr . husband. When 8lie found r it wasn't, . she fahthrough a.rear'door;and call ed to some PWAjirieri working nearby. ; The ; officers were noti- .. guarititof clothes Xon; his;.arni ' and apparently intoxicated. lie 7 " was locked up, and next tried be- .- -i fore the Mayor for being drunk and give 30 days on the roads. And at Jan. 9th term of Court he will be tried for B. & E. KILLING DEERS The week's October hunt at the Council camp in Bladen county came to an end Oct. 22nd. On' Oct. 17th, the following each bag ged a deer Dave Henry, Heath Penegar, Marion Lee Hinson, W. H. Parker. On Oct. 19th, Stew art Gordon, Corporal Louis Allen, W. S. Stewart. On Oct. 20th, W. R. Land and Zeb Billingsley. 'Blue Barron" Sanford Dance The famous Blue Barron or chestra will play for the big dance at Sanford tonight (Thurs day), given by the Firemen. HALLUM'S SALE Hallum Fur. store is giving away numoered coupons witn each $1 purchase, and will give away a valuable prize at a draw ing each Saturday at 5 p. m. And on Christmas Eve the draw ing will be for a $350 complete bed room outfit. The first draw ing will be Nov. 5th for a $49.50 Tomlinson chair. DEATHS R. P. EDWARDS TOM LEAK, Colored RICHMOND THEATRE Friday and Saturday Its all in Color 'Valley of the Giants' With Wayne Morris Claire Trevor, Barton McLane. Also 3 Cartoons Feature and Cartoons in Color.