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in ROCKINGHAM - PQSTDISPATCH,' RICHMOND COUNTY. N. a PAGE TEN THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1040 - vr toil .it Humo LUCKY The police sergeant looked at the newest recruit and shook his head. "You have been on the force for several months now, and never ence brought in a case," he said. The constable hung his head. "Now," went on the sergeant, "the squire up at the hall has just phoned to say that somebody is stealing apples from his orchard. Get up there tonight and watch, for the thief." yif " -:; ' After ...watching near the hall for sometime the constable saw a man slinking, along with a sack on his back. jpounced on him, opened the sack, and emptied a quantity of silver on to the ground. "H'm," be said, after surveying the spoils, "my mistake. You can thank your lucky stars it wasn't apples." Worse Than Disease The old lady entered the butch i er's shop with the light of battle in iier eyes. "I believe that you sell diseased meat here," she accused the butch er. "We do worse," blandly replied the shopkeeper. "What do you mean 'worse'?" The butcher put a finger to his lips. "The meat we sell is dead," he confided in a stage whisper. MARKSMANSHIP You know I would be quite a marksman if it weren't for my hus band." "Why how does he interfere with your.. marksmanship?" ' "Well, he ducks every time." 'As Advertised Guest Look here, sir; the rain is pouring into my room. Hotel Proprietor Absolutely ac cording to our advertisement, Mr. Meeker. Running water in every room. Usefullest' Rastus Sambo, what am de use XuUest animals dere is? Sambo Chickens, sah. Rastus Why chickens? Sambo 'Cause yo' can eat 'em be fo dey is born and after dey is dead. How True Nell John, I am really too good to you. You've heard of people be ing killed with kindness, haven't you? John Yes, dear, but don't be afraid that kind of murder never jets into the courts. Troubled Sleep First Tramp Why 'Orace, you're very listless. Second Tramp Yes, George, got this blinking insomnia again. Keep 'waking up every few days. AND YET THEY DONT DIE "She doesn't seem to dread reach ing forty:" "Why should she? No woman ever attains such an age." , Tourist Trade Tourist Tell me, what does a ill town like this do with such a t hospital? r.'ative Stranger, this road has tr.ie traffic than any other in the c. untry. , Polite Action Ejones BifTer claims to be a model husband. ' He says he is al ways polite to his wife. .Ijjnson Yes, he never strikes her nun his hat on. Foolproof Chubbwitt I tell you no one can ;ti my ,wife. ("buzz Then how did you ever su iier? , and CASES TRIED (Continued from front page) beijig punished sufficiently, witli snecial reference to the j sentences imposed in the Re- : corfier's Court at Hamlet. j D. T. Hicks was appointed It is of interest here to note that from May 2nd when Coun ty udge J. C. Sedberry assum ed office, to December 1st just 7 months a total of ' $4,820 in fines was collected, j This compares with $2,256 ir fines for the entire year 1938 under the old Recorder's Court. ! Solicitor Rowland S. 'Pruette prosecuted the following cases : j Willis Smith and Frank Wil- Hams . charged with robbery j with fire arms; non-suit grant ; ed as to this. Case to jury on j robbery without fire arms ; ver j diet ' of not guilty. Floyd Allman plead guilty i to larceny from freight car, ; roads for two years. I Raymond Davis plead : guilty to B. & El 2 years roads. Clarence Bowden, larceny, j fouid guilty by jury; sentenc ed to roads for 10 months. - Coleman Solomon, charged with B. & E. is found not guil ty. G ;orge Grant was found guilty of A. D. W. with intent to kill, at the October term but judgment was continued to this term; now sentenced to roads for four months. Jesse Martin pleads guilty to secret assault with intent to : kill ; to roads for 18 months. 1 Nols Pros taken in case against George Penfield. Nol ; pros with leave taken in cases against Alf McDonald, Julia Gilrriore, Ernest Faircloth. Charlie E. McDonald, charg ed jwith L. & R. found not guilty. Oscar F. Townsend pleads guilty to embezzlement ; goes to reads for 12 months. W, ;G. Atkinson pleads guilty to drving car intox. Gets 3 months roads. Appealed from June 27th County Court where 4 mos. or $75 fine had been im posed. Willie Wall, charged with L, & R. jury says not guilty. Same entH m case against Fannie Mae Covington Frknkie Boyd pleads guilty to BJ & E. Case against Harvey Munn. charged with seduction, wa- begun Tuesday afternoon late, finished Wednesday. Mc- & Webb defended, while ttor was assisted for pri- prosecution by Attys. W. nes, Sr., and Thomas H. Each side given 40 minutes to address the jury. Jury says guilty. To roads 12 months but appeals. Malny capiases were issued for c efendants who had failed to appear in court. Wi ma Rhyne, forgery, pray er fcr judgment continued to April 8th term court. Cas e against Bud and Maxton Newton continued to April, due to illness in Newton family. Hamp Gould, Jr., guilty of carnal knowledge; roads for 12 months. Boyce Lee Carpenter, charg ed with non-support. Jury finds him guilty, and Judge Clement gives him two years on roads; appeals with bond $100C(. Kirk. Home, A. D. W. pleads guiltjb roads 18 months. John Eddings charged with breaking into Everett store at Everett Lake. Judge rules evi dence insufficient and dismiss es case. Frink Boyd, B. & E. pleads guilty; prayer for judgment continued to April 8th term. BoAd of John Spivey $1000. Court adjourned 11 a. m. this Thursday, Jan. 11th, 1940. $4,820 COLLECTED COUNTY COURT (Con inued from front page) with the abolishment of hie court April 4th. From May to December, a period -of seven months, the new bounty Court collected twice j as much in fines as did the Recorder's court during the entire year of 1938 when $2,256.40 was collected. For January, February, i March, 1939-4-the last three months that the old Recorder's Court operated, a total of .$915 wa? collected in fines. Forjj the 12 months ending June SO, 1939, the Hamlet court turned in $3,412.20 in fines. All of the fines collected by the caurt go to the county school fund. Here are the monthly fines: May . Juris July August .$ 210.00 . 265.00 1,415.00 1,090.00 . 640.00 695.00 September October November Totil 505.00 .$4,820,00 and Leod Solic vate xv. J O Leath B HENRY Owner of RICHMOND HISTORY OF MOVIES (Continued from Page Five) William Dockery Was Next. In 1S10 William Dockery became manager, in addition to editing the Post (from 1909 to 1917). He had road shows. The First Star Movie. About 1911 George H. Swift came from Bessemer City and opened the first movie in the present Fruit Store building 3 doors north of Efird's, on Lee street; he had 150 folding chairs. About 1912, County Treasurer R. L. McDonald and his son, Lee, bought Swift out and ran the. Star a short while. They moved across the street to the vacant lot where the Hallum store now stands, and opened in a second-hand tent. Shortly afterwards they bought a new tent. Star Moved to Building. In early September, 1913, V E. McNair moved his furniture business from the Stewart building (where Pender's now is) to the old Everett-Wall-Leak-Ledbetter company build ing on corner opposite old Bank of Pee Dee. J. B. Caudle and W. E. Harrison ran the Boss Racket there in the 'Nineties, while Harrison was postmaster (1892 to 1897; but Harrison sold his half interest in 1899 and moved to Greensboro). Lane Patrick later ran a fur niture store there, moving in 1913 when Watt McNair got the building; Watt had started business in 1908. And so when McNair moved from the Stewart building in September, 1913, the McDonald men moved their Star movie from the tent to that Stewart building and how that Star did thrive for many years! Wonderland Built by Rancke. In the late fall of 1913, or" early in 1914, Eugene Payne got Henry Rancke to build a theatre building where now stands the Strand. Early in 1914 Payne opened it , as the Wonderland, and got Hill Par sons in as a financial partner. (Later in 1920 Rancke sold the building to John D. Cameron, and it has latterly been run as Little theatre and now as the Strand) . Seawell Had Tent Show. After the McDonald men moved from the tent to their new' Star building in 1913, they sold or leased their tent to George Seawell who showed on that same lot for a few days, then moved it to Ellerbe for a week, then to Lilesville, and finally to Steele's Mills where he in a few. weeks folded. McDonalds Sell Star. It was not long before the Parsons-Payne . duo and the McDonald father and son rea lized that neither theatre could make any ; money fighting the" other. And so they arranged a working agreement, with each having stock in the other. Things rocked along with the Star the chief movie place un til 1918, late fall, when R. L. McDonald was elected Sheriff (he had been county treasurer since 1912). He then sold his interests in the Star and Won derland to a new company com posed of Eugene Payne, Hill Parsons, E. H. Aycpck, L. G. Fox and E. B. Morse. These men continued to operate the Star and Opera House, but dropped the Wonderland. Opera House by McRae. The Bank of Rockingham some time during this period had a mortgage on the Opera rV.V.'. t'AVi .V.V.v. . -t C. WALL and LITTLE THEATRES House building, and rented it j to various ones. Part of the i time the late Mial W. McRae operated it, but continued as president of the bank. One I show in particular is recalled the "Birth of a Nation" that showed here for two days in 1915 or 1916. This picture was accompanied by a 35-piece or chestra, and top price was $1.65. $1800 was taken in, on a 20-80 per cent basis. Scott Thomas, a 15-yr-old lad, was sort of a handy boy then for Mial at the Opera House. Buys Opera House 1922 On July 1, 1922, Henry C. Wall and the late T. C. Leak bought from the Bank of Rock ingham the Opera House build ing, paying $35,000 for it. Garden Theatre Opened. In July, 1922, M. H. French leased from Wall and Leak their Opera House. French had expensive ideas and re modeled the building into bautiful theatre, with scented draperies, etc. French employ ed W. G. Atkinson as manager. He changed the name from the Opera Houii& ( to the Garden Theatre and' openea ruesaay Aug. 15, 1922, wth "The Old Nest," and comedies, making 13 reels in all. He charged 10 and 25c. And he had a hot 4-piece orchestra Boyd Cas que, Jerome Pence, Bill Ormond and a Mr. Watson. Metro, Fox, First National, etc. were used He incorporated his business under the name of the Rocking ham Theatre, Co. French Gets Star Theatre. In the meantime, the Star plodded along, making money while the old Opera House lost; but on May 14, 1923, the Parsons - Aycock - Fox - Morse outfit leased the Star to Mr: French, and for a time they re tired from the movie field. French in Bankruptcy 1924. But M. H. French sailed too fast, and went into voluntary bankruptcy July 24, 1924. He closed the Garden July 14, 1924. After several re-sales, Trustee C. B. Deane sold the lease to Parsons-Aycock-Fox - Morse on Sept. 13, 1924, for $2700, and the equipment of both houses to H. H. Anderson for $5,000. Anderson then on Sept. 15, 1924, re-sold much of this equipment to Parsons-Aycock, tc, and this group again resum ed the movie business, opening the Garden on Sept. 19, 1924, with Eugene A. Bailey as manager. They re-opened the Star on Oct. 14, 1924. The Star was used for movies, but the Garden for theatricals and special features. Wall Buys ; Opera Building. On Oct 19 1928, a deed was: filed at the courthouse where by Henry C. Wall acquired the half interest of the late T. C. Leak in the Opera House Viiifls!;,. Vttwi -full nw. nership of it. This was sold to 1 1 1 ... . J. . mm Dy tne three Mecuiws auu ivirs. mary Leaic Chalk-Watson Buys Star Bldg The Garden rocked along from 1924 to fall of 1929, as well as the Star though the Star for 1927 and 1928 and part of 1929 was run about twice a week, and entirely clos ed in the summer of 1929. Along about Sept. 10, 1929, J. D. Chalk and the Watson Es tate heirs bought from ' the Stewart heirs the building that since 1913 ? had housed the Star theatre; It had' frontage of 30 by .80-feet deep, and they converted the old theatre into a store building now Pender's in 1940. ? Joe Caudell Gets Theatre. In November, 1929, Joe Cau dell came here from Red Springs and bought the lease of the Garden theatre. The Richmond Theatre 1929. Joe Caudell did some re modeling of the old Garden theatre, or Opera House, and changed the name to The Rich mond theatre. He opened it Nov. 23, 1929. Talkies Installed Dec. 1929. Joe Caudell was the daddy of modern talkies here. He installed talkies on Dec. 16, 1929) in his newly acquired Richmond theatre, and operat ed it until the summer of 1930. Henry Vann Gets Richmond. In July, 1930, Henry C. Vann, of Clinton, came here and leas ed the Richmond from Joe Can dell. ; "Cotton" Eubanks Comes 1930. ; Henry Vanh began operating the Richmond in July, 1930, and brought W. H. "Cotton" Eubanks .here from .Charlotte as manager. "Cotton" took charge, on July 21, 1930 and is still here (in January, 1940) . Wall Gets Richmond. On July 1, 1934, Henry C. Wall, owner of the building, took over the lease from Henry C. Vann, and Mr. Wall incor porated the theatre company on June 28, 1934. Wall con tinued to operate the Richmond and kept Eubanks as manager. Little Joe's in 1934. On Sept. 1, 1934, Joe Caudell opened another theatre here, in the Cameron building under the name of Little Joe's. This building 1 is the one built by H. C. Rancke along about 1913 for the Wonderland, and it was sold by Rancke to John D. Cam eron about 1920. Mrs. Evans Gets Little Joe's. On Sept.-9, 1935, Joe Caudell sold his theatre to Mrs. Annie Willard Evans. Wall Gets Little Theatre. Shortly after Mrs. Evans bought. Little Joe's theatre in September, 1935, Henry Wall got control of it and until sum mer of 1939 operated it as the Little theatre, along with his larger Richmond theatre. Please-U Theatre. . In the 'twenties, the Please U theatre was operated out at Hannah Pickett mill village. The Rohanen Theatre 1935. After selling r to Mrs. Evans his Little Joe's theatre, in town, J oe Caudell moved out to Han nah Pickett No. 1 community anad on Sept.' 7, 1935, opened a new theatre The Rohanen, 27x100 feet, and seating 300. Joe died on Dec. 22, 1936. Poovey Gets H. P. Theatre. Upon . the death of Joe Cau dell Dec. 22, 1936, Mrs. Caudell leased the theatre to M. T. Poovey and Joe's uncle, C. F. Caudell on Jan. 7, 1937. Mrs. Poovey bought it from Mrs. Caudell April 22, 1938 and on Jan. 1, 1939, the name was changed to the Hannah Pickett theatre, With Clinton Whitlock as manager and he still is. Richmond Remodeled 1935. In 1935, Henry Wall spent about $25,000 in extensive re modeling of his Richmond thea tre property. He closed it May 20, 1935, and opened it again Aug. 5, 1935 the most beauti fully appointed theatre in thi section. It contains 704 seats, but there is space for more seats when necessary. Eubanks continues as manager. Strand Theatre Sept. 8, 1939. On July 1, 1939, owner John Cameron leased the Little theatre building to H. B. Mei selman of Vass and Southern Pines. Mr. Wall got his equip ment out by Aug. 14th, and Mr. Meiselman began remodeling on Aug. 16th, and had his big opening on Friday, Sept. 8, GRAND OPENING RICHTiIOND THEATRE PROGRAM WEEK OF JAN. 15TH TO 20TH. Mon. and Tues. Paul Muni "We Are Not Alone" Hold Your Breath and News. Wed. and Thurs. - Morning Loretta Young, David Niven, and Zazu Pitts in "Eternally Yours" Friday Doug. Fairbanks, croft and Montague "Rulers of The Saturday Double. Feature Geo. O'Brien in "Fighting Gringo" 1 and - "Rulers of The Sea" GRAND- OPENING 1939, with showing of "Jesse James." He put his price at 10 and 20c; and that is what it still is. He has 299 seats. Jimmy Williamson, Jr., stayed with him from Sept. 4th : . to Oct. 1st, 1939, then Robert Carlton assumed v the job as manager with Mr. Meiselman coming here several days in the week for personal super vision. Mr. Meiselman's main business is at Vass furniture manufacturing. New Little Theatre Jan. 15, '4f - Shortly after Cameron lea sed his Little theatre building to H. B. Meiselman for the Strand theatre, Henry Wall set about plans for a brand new theatre. Contractor Jesse P. Phif er began grading the Wall lot, just east of the Bus Sta tion, on West Washington street, on Aug. 23rd, 1939. The lot 35x120. On Oct. 23rd the contractor began laying brick for the1 big building,' and he completed the job Dec. 23rd. 1939 singularly, starting: each process on. the 23rd of .' each month. The . inside measure ment of the building is 32.f feet and it is 90 feet from the screen to the last seat at the front of the building. There are by actual count 465 seats, the last word in comfort. It is 3 feet and 7 inches for each of the two aisles. Mr. Wall has named his new theatre the New Little theatre, and the admission price is t be 10 and 20c, the same r Strand. There is no balcony. And now the New Little thea tre is to be opened on Monday. Jan. 15th, 1940 and it as well as the Richmond, will continue to be managed by "Cotton" Eubanks. We neglected to say that the 10-20c is for matinee; at night it is 10-25c. Above Tells The Story. The foregoing in brief gives a history of the mfovie and the atre business in Rockingham compiled after painstaking re search by the editor of the Post-Dispatch : who himself came to Rockingham Dec. 1st. 1917, and ' has operated this weekly paper here ever since. It. is a long ways from th tent movie of Bob McDonald in 1913 to the three fine theatres that are in Rockingham now in 1940. And these theatrer draw patronage from many surrounding towns and coun tieswith Rockingham label er as a capital movie place. May all .of it's theatres prosper and continue; to merit the attend ance of thousands of our peo ple .. , ; The NEW LITTLE THEATRE Formal Opening Monday BUT a special showing This SATURDAY of a double feature: beginning at noon Gene Autry in Springtime in the Rockies" and Frankie Darro in "Boys Reformatory" Also, two swell short. 1st chapter of "Buck Rogers Serial" Days lO & 20c Night: 10 & 25c LITTLE THEATRE MONDAY, PROGRAM WEEK OF JAN. 15TH TO 20TH. in Monday and Tuesday -Opening Picture James Stewart, Margaret Sullivan in "The Shop Around the Corner" Ifs Brand New and Swell Entertainment. Comedy, Traveltalk and Serial. Show Thurs. Hugh Herbert Wednesday only Movita and Warren Hull "Girl From Rio" 2 Comedies, Serial. Jr., Geo. Ban Love in Sea" Friday and Saturday - Double Feature . Bob Steele in "Fighting Champ" 'Nick Carter, Master Detective' Cartoon and Buck Rogers Serial. UTTLE THEATRE MONDAY, LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS RESIDENTIAL LOTS " For sale, several fine residen tial lots near Community House ; section certain to rapid ly develop. See Scott M. Thom as. PHARIS TIRES Good used 32x6 10 ply Pharis truck tires and tubes. A bargain here. Western Auto Accessories store. BUILDING FOR RENT For rent, the building now occupied by Davenport Chev. Co., Good location for automo bile, super grocery or furniture business.. See Claude Gore. APARTMENT FOR RENT 5 For rent, 3-room apartment and bath, first floor at ' 111 Randolph street. See S. T. Haywood or Kby Pridgen. MULES FOR SALE For sale, 3 mules. See En twistle No. 3 store. t SNOW AND COLD And much flu around. Keep your feet dry. Have them properly repaired. Bring them to Hudson's and get 'em fixed while you wait. Hudson's Shoe Shop. ROOMS FOR RENT For rent, in heated home in desirable j section, a large downstairs room and - room up stairs. Apply to Post-Dispatch. HOUSE FOR RENT For rent, a 5-room house on Ann street, and a 4-room apart ment. Apply to H. C. Rancke. BURIAL ASSOCIATION Join the Watson-King Co., Mutual Burial Association, in corporated. W. W. King, sec treas. , KODAK FINISHING One-day kodak finishing, por trait and commercial photography. PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICE CO. Successors to Morgan's Studio Over Wood's 5 & 10c store. Into an infant school rushed an excited woman brandishing a heavy hammer. - VWheres' is Miss Davids?" she cried. ,.v ' ' ' . . ..... The teacher named fled, fright ened. The principal said to the noisy visitor: "Madam, come to my room, where we can have a chat more comfortably." '"Never! I've brought my ham mer and I'm going to use it! You're going to see something! My young rascal has ripped his breeches " "But Miss Davids has nothing to do with it!" "That's possible, but I'm not go ing away until I've driven in the nail my little fellow tore himself on." ' , HIDING BEHIND IIER FACE "I don't see how she can short her face so openly with all that paint an!" "But she, my dear, is entirely concealed." - JANUARY 15TH. Thursday only Chas. Ruggles in "Sudden Money" 2 Comedies, Serial. Walter Pidgeon in JANUARY 15TH.
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