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i;v? 5. S ' t J"i-7 'T-.."-4-.' "''V V? . 7. ;VV V - H ., v.yr -:i Subscription Rates w I J. d s'T -? TITT7TT HT r r One Year Six Months Three Months Single Copies 7c Each. VOL. 36 No. 23 n i : - i nESTRfllfJTAX Judge Hayes to Hear Matter This Friday. ' According to notices posted at the postoflice, Federal of ficers were due to v sale some of the M. S. Millikin assets April 13th towit, three cars stored at the Mclnnis garage, and the Launderette at Hamlet. ' But the attorney for Mr. and Mrs. Millikin on Aril 10th se cured a temporary restraining (Continued on Page Two) 1 Coming's Suit ; L. A. Corning, owner of the Buttercup ice cream business at -JTamlet jand a leading citizen of ' the Cafolinas, on April 10th fil ed suit in Federal "' Court at Greensboro, against the Govern ment, charging that $86,000 Was "erroneously, illegally and v wrongfully" collected from him. v The sums were paid under pro test by Corning for 1945 arid 1946. '.In his complaint Corning de mands a jury trial. An af f adavit attached to the complaint notes that the Hamlet man paid $187,758.25 income taxes; for 1945 and was later as sessed another $62,417.26. For 1946, he paid $135,599.12 plus an extra, wt,ztto.ov. : Corning allegedly paid the first assessment plus $12,033.71 interest under protest on July 6, 1949. The additional assessment on his 1946 income was accom panied by $3,219.82 in interest. itecovery oi tne two assess ments plus 6 per cent interest . is asked. James Not Guilty : When the Post-Dispatch went to press April 9th, the homicide case against Lonnie James was being tried. The trial lasted barely three hours. After the State's evidence was in, the de fense laweyers mover for a non suit, and Judge Rousseau grant ed it. And that ended the case. Apparently the Judge consider ed the shooting by Lonnie James, 67, on March 7th of his con, Hillary, aged 25, was in self .defense. Hillary was firing a pistol, Lonnie a rifle. Defending the father were G. Pittman, J. Elsie Webb and Hugh .Lee. .- Two of the State's witnesses were W. E. Bundy Jr. and Robert James, both young men sche duled to go for army induction March 12th, but their induction had to be postponed in order for them to be at the trial. Now that the trial is over, both young men can be inducted May 21st. Merchant Directors April 24. ants Association will have their monthly meeting on the last Fri day in each month a "dutch" lunch fit Sidney's from 12 to 1. 1 The next meeting wlil be April 24th. DEATHS Joseph R. Coley John Lee White Mrs. Fair ley Long Dr. Fred. D Quick John Singleon, colored Nathaniel Robinson, coL ll 1 $3.00 $1.75 $1.60 -4 , - . - - v. !i REGISTERED? Name Must Be on Town Books in Order to Vote April 27. Books Open Thru Apl 18 for Primary, 25th for Bonds. If you wish to vote in the April 27th Town primary your name must be on the registra tion books. There ought to be around 1500 voting here whereas in the 1949 and 1951 Primaries, not 500 voteq And (Continued on Page e o) AFL the Winner In the NLRB election kt Aleo HilLApril ,9tlv the AF.L- won by a vote of '465 to the CIO's 190.. Vivian Now at Belk's. Vivian Ray Kelly began work the first of April in the office gradu- of Belk's store. She was ated from Rockinghanu high June 3, 1952, and later a business college for months. Vivian will be Aug. 16th. hvas at a few 19 this RABIES CONTROL 178 Rabies Cases in 1932. One Way to Help is Have Dogs Vaccinated. Drr Reeves states that North Carolina has been designated as an acute danger area fori rabies. Figures recently released by the State Board of Heaith re vealed 178 positive laboratory continued on Page Two) J enkins-Wallace Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Wal lace announce the engagement of their daughter, Barbara Jewell, to David Lee Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ravmond Jenkins of Ellerbe. ; The wedding will probably be in June, a candle-light event in Pee Dee Methodist church the time depending upon when David Lee gets his furlough from Lackland Air Base in Tex as. He was graduated from EI leroe nign m 11)52, and tor some months had been with the Belk store here. He enlisted in the -Air Forces in late March Barbara Jewell was graduat ed from Rockingham high on June 3rd, 19t2, and complet ed the stenographic and typing course here. She will be 20 this Sept. 25th a bright! gen tie young lady. Car Falls on Hi n Nathaniel Robinson, 40, color ed mechanic, was killec the morning of April 13th wl ile at work in a salvage yard on east outskirts of Hamlet. Hi; was working under a car which had been jacked up un ier a steering rod. The rod broke and the car fell on him, crushi lg his head. This was about 11 a. m. and he died two hours later in a hospital. L J. -J LftLH NEW PRINCIPAL? Board to Name Principal at Meeting April 30th. Much speculation is going the rounds as to who the School Board will elect as Principal of the Bell Elementary school to succeed Miss Bessie Terry. She has resigned effective June 2, after having served as princi pal since 1922. The Law provides that the present or old Board shall" elect the teachers for the en suing year. And so the old Board will meet the' night of April 30th .and perform its functions perhaptlieost important item the naming 6f the grade principal. The new Board to be selected (3 members) in the April 27th primary and who will be duly ELECTED May 5th, do not take over until after the election has been certified. Really is SE ARS The Post-Dispatch in its April 2nd issue predicted that the occupant of the west half of KAY'S new building would be Sears, Roebuck. And this prediction is now confirmed. Manager J. C. Clark Jr. announced April 15th that the rental has been effect ed and that he will probably move in within 60 days. Baptists Can Eat Here Sunday in Loyalty Day. Sunday, April 19th, will be proclaimed as Loyalty Day at the First Baptist church. The that a large number will be present for the service, and pastor, ev. Carl Lewis, hopes members of the church will pledge themselves to be more loyal to the church in giving and attending services. Following the morning ser vice, dinner will be spread on the grounds. BIDS FOR ROADS IN SCOTLAND CO. State Highway Commission Calls for Bids for 22.8 Miles of Road work Down in Scotland County. Bids will be opened in Raleigh on April 28th by the State High Continued on Page Four) Stab Wounds Fatal John Singleton, 33, colored man of Hamlet, died April 13th from stab wounds suffered the night of April 11th when he is said to have forced his way into the home of Fred Johnson, col ored, in the North Yard section of Hamlet. A hearing was had before Magistrate Ed Snipes here April 13th, and Johnson was released as Snipes said he could find no cause to support the homicide charge against Johnson self-defense. ROCKINGHAM, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON APRIL WW 010B 1 wV .Ifc' - A BILLS AMENDED Affecting Clerical . Help for Courthouse Offices, - v. Hoffman Charter Revised Below are given recent bills introduced in the House by Rep. James Pittman, and several (Continued on Page Two) W. U. Hours Probably few know what the new schedule of hours at the Western' Union office now are. The big corporationf ls cutting down, on its operating: expense Here in Rockingham the W.'U. office is open only from 8:30 to 5:30, with an hour off ((12 to 1) for dinner. The of f ice is NOT open at. night. H v Nor is it open Sundays.' W. U. has installed a Tele type in the office of the Rock ingham hotel, and telegrams can be sent through the Hotel at any time on Sunday and? any time from 5:30 in the afternoon to midnight. The Hotel phone is No. 2411. Know These Men? The dratf office wishes to get the correct addresses of the fol lowing selectees, at once: Boyce WThitley Benton . 2-11-29 Ernest Ray Floyd 2-25-29 Lacy Odam Johnson, c 6-14-27 Thurman Clyde Moree 6-28-26 Henry Rush, c 4-26-29 Roy Lee Stokes, c 8-5-30 Ceiling Falls The plastering in the ceiling of the T. R. Helms jewelry store fell during the night of April 13th a space about ten feet square. Two show cases were smashed and debris littered the floor. A disconcerting sight when Payne and Josephine came to work next morning. Fortunate for them that the ceiling fell during the night not when they were at work in the day-time. Ceiling evidently was weak ened by water from hotel rooms above the store. Dickinson Likes N. Y. Life. We are speaking of the New York Life, now high life in New York. Mr. and Mrs. B. W Dick inson of Hamlet are attending a Club conference of his Com pany at Daytona Beach April 17 through April 23rd. On Trip to Japan Tom and Gracie Bowes are off on a nice trip to Japan. They left Oxford April 15th by plane for California, where they board a ship and sail April 17th for Japan a combined business (tobacco) and pleasure trip. They expect to get home in ear ly June. - - Mrs. George Bowes left Rock inghani April 10th for "Oxford to stay with the children: Tom my J. born Aug. 31, 1939, Mary Jamieson born Dec. 12, 1945, and George Bowes Evins born Dec. 14, 1951. ;; Gracie and Tom were married in the Episcopal church here June 13, 1936. n j . -r- -- ---.-j , --- u . i HflUE FILED J Would-be Candidates Still '.Hanging Back Waiting ". Tilt Last" Day to File? MARKS NOT A CANDIDATE .9The dead-line for filing is 5 pA-'m.- Wednesday, April 22nd. f'The mare candidates!, the more; interest-the public would swra to have in the various of f ices to , be filled. That is a healthy 'condition for any com xr unity.,' v - ; v yVp tcr pr&s'-time ,this.Thurs-r afy afternoon,- the .' .following J- "FOR MAYOR: ; : :. ' "(Vote for one) Tj . Wm. Harry- Entwistlc COMMISSIONERS: (Vote for five) Dewey Coleman John W. Covington Jr. Carl Cox Dr. T. Boyce Henry j Ed. Kennedy J Roy Shepard . W. A. Vick SCHOOL BOARD: (4-yr-term, vote for two) John Entivistle p L. F. McCaskill Jr. (2-yr.-term, vote for one) f Walter Pope Q Tom Wheeler - NOT BE CANDIDATE It is definitely known that Raymond Marks will not file for re-election for Mayor; nor will I. S. London file for the School 'Board. Mr. London is retiring after having served on the Board for ten years ; and Mayor Marks retires after hav ing served as Mayor for six years. But there is still one more full week in which a person can file for one of the offices and persistent Rumor says there will be plenty more. Temperatures This- Week. Temperatures -here this past week were 33 on April 13, 36 the 14th, 40 the 15th and 52 this Thursday morning, April 16th. Gets 4 .Years for Cutting Teacher In Superior Court at Wades boro on April 14th, Judge Ros seau sentenced Daniel E. Kelly, white man, to the pen for 4 to 7 years after. the man. had plead ed guilty to an aggravated knife assault " on William E. Powell, principal of the Lilesville town school.- Kelly had cut Powell with ' a pocket knife Feb. 26th on the street of Lilesville ' as result of a controversy involv ing the school -record of Kelly's 10-year-old son. 16, 1953 i, --.vl 'UL'v:t 13 INDUCTED Group in Army April 13. Many for Examination. Below is given the list of 13 men who went to Charlotte Mon day, April 13th, for induction into the Army. Seven are white, six colored. Of the 13 men, eight are regulars, while five are Volunteers to go out of turn (3 colored, 2 white). The next induction eall is May 21st and is only for ten men.- But the June induction call will be a huge one inas much: as. Ill men are to be ex- of these will be 19-year-old lads. 74;go for examination April 21,' their ages from Aug. 8, 1933, through Jan. 19, 1934; and 37 for examination April 28th, their ages Jan. 19, 1934, thru March, 1934. Three young men go for ex amination May 13th most of these born in April, 1934 but the call can't be filled because there are not that many avail able. Any lad in high school will be allowed to remain into June, provided the school Prin cipal applies in writing and al so provided the youth is doing satisfactory work. They of course will have to be examined. 13 INDUCTED APRIL 13: Norman A. Arnold, V ... 8-3-33 Wm. Carey Baldwin 1-3-33 John H. Bostic, col., V . 3-28-33 Jack A. Calvert 3-27-33 Wm. Dumas Jr., col., V 1-16-33 James F. King, col 3-28-33 Bobby G. Lammonds 3-13-33 Nathaniel Little, col 3-3-33 Glenn T. Nunn . 2-17-33 Archie Thos. Purvis, V 6-25-33 Hozel Short, col.,V 5-2-33 Clinton R. Wallace 7-12-30 Harris Williams, col 11-8-31 JOE R. COLEY Resident of Wadesboro Died April 14 Charlotte Hospital. Last of Five Coley Boys. &&$;- The last of the Coley family of five brothers, died in Mem continued on Page Six) Pittman Tried to Get Likker Vote Repl James Pittman made a motion in the House April 15th to get consideration on a bill that would permit the people of the State, to vote on a state wide likker referendum. But the House Speaker steam-rolled his motion back to a committee where it will die. The Wets have complete control of the Legislative machinery. Per ma for Hotel Last year Manager Jack Land treated the west side of the Rockingham Hptel to a facing of permastone; and this week he, is having much of the north side so treated. Adds to the appearance. 12 PACEANT6IUEN AT BELL SCHOOL DEDICATION APRIL 12, 1953 Miss Genevra Beaver and Mr. Huneycutt and Bell Faculty Do Outstanding Job in Pageant Depicting History of Schools in Song-Dance. DEED HOWARD JOHNSON FILED Contract , Being Readied; for BigvNWRes.taurant. The plans have been drawn and bids asked from contrac tors for the proposed new How ard Johnson restaurant to be built half a mile south of Rock Continued on Page Six) Locals Play at Hamlet. Our high school boysjalay in Hamlet this Friday night at 7:30, an important Conference game. Our team beat Laurinburg April 7th by 6-2, but lost to San ford here April 14th by 2-4. Marriages Licenses issued from Regis ter of Deeds office here: April 9 Charles William Pittman 24, Miss Jennie Par sons Dockery 21. April 9 Henry Hatcher Fields 25, Miss Ruth Jacqueline Martin 21. April 10 Robert Fulton Rey nolds 27 of Ellerbe, Miss Emma Jean Snead of Norman. April 16 Wm. Franklin Lo max .23, of Jackson Springs, route, and Miss Juanita Russell 19, of Mt. Gilead. My-Lady's is 19 Mi-Lady's Beauty Shoppe is this month celebrating its 19th anniversary. And the Mi-Lady's has some especial beauty parlor offerings in their adv. in this issue; look it up. Mi-Lady's was started by Ollie and Cassie White in April, 1934 opening in the old Watson cor ner building April 20, 1934 the same' month' that Wood's was organized. And both have grown strong together. On June 22, 19 37, Wood's moved into the re modeled Long building (now occupied by Penney 's and owned by John Porter), and Mi-Lady's moved too with a suite of rooms on the second floor near the rear. The next moving was in May, 1950, when Jesse Phifer completed his new building on Watson Heights, and moved: and Mi-Lady's took Phifer's front offices, still on the second floor. . The Shop now has three ope rators a nice suite of rooms overlooking .the square and the pleasing greenery of the Town's two big water-oaks. Here's hoping Ollie and Cas sie will operate their Mi-Lady's for many years to come; and that it will, continue to be a pleasing place for the ladies for their hair-do's. PAGES TODAY ISAAC S. LONDON,- Editor V, Despite the steady downpour of rain that began around 1 o' clock Sunday afternoon, and continued until after 3 o'clock, the L. J. Bell Elementary school auditorium was just about fill ed when at 2:30 Supt. J. E. Honeycutt started thejrogranv ... The occasion" was trie final ac-" ceptance of the hew building by the School Board, and the dedi cation thereof. All five members of the Board were present Isaac London, John Entwistlc. Dan ' Gore, Leo Allen, Lonnie McCaskill. , The building was begun Jan. 31, 1951, and was occupied, by the 675 grade children on April 10, 1952. "Moving Day" from HISTORY OF CITY SCHOOLS Complete Sketch Starting with Year 1788 to Appear in Post-Dispatch in Next Week's April 23rd Issue. The full history of the schools of Rockingham will be printed in next week's paper. It will be worth saving. Also, next week will be the speech of Mrs. Walter Toy in presening the bronze bust of Mr. Bell April 12. : Just giving you some thing to look forward to. the old ; grammar school lot down town, to this 12-acre site in. the northeastern portion of town (next to the 13-acre high school property ), was the big event that will long linger in the memory of both pupils and -parents. It was the realization ' (Continued on Page Two) Junior-Senior Party. ' The annual Junior-Senior party will be in the high school gym this Friday night at eight. THE event of the school year, for the participants. Merchants Favor Water Bonds The directors of the Rocking ham Merchants Association in meeting April 13th voted an endorsement of the proposed $175,000 issue of bonds by the Town for improvement of the water system. And the Association appoint ed a committee to actively work on the proposition. ' The Directors also went on record as opposed to the bill now in the Legislature that might permit banks to close on Saturdays. (The bill is dead) . HAVE YOU REGISTERED? i .iv ... 4