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...v. , , I ............... .V ..... . ,, , Subscription Rates The Try-Corner An old-timer is said by some to be one who can recall when people thought the only two evils were bobbed hair and short skirts. . One Year .... Six Months ; $3.00 $1.75 Outside county area Single Copies 76 Each. $4.00 Vo1- 40 No. 8 8 Pags This Issue ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 3, 1957 ISAAC S. LONDON, Editor lam Postoffice Receipts $1,00( Fine Slapped On Two High Point Whiskey Haulers But They Have Appealed NEWS BRIEFS FROM HERE AND THERE 9 4 Were $97;524 For Year Off 1956 .1 Rocking!) Ym For Year 1909 Total Receipts Were $6684. Post Office Established February 28, 1829. GAIN OF $6,016 OVER YEAR 1956 Few towns in North Carolina the size of Rockingham, can boast of as large postal receipts. As of 1950 census, the Town was of only 650 acres and a population of 3,356 The ' postal receipts for 1956 amounted to a staggering $97,524.37! This compares with $91,508 for the year 1955 or a gain of $6,016. The above figures were re Bradley New Baby ; And Susan Roberta Writes C. W. Bradley was minister in charge of the Church of Christ here at Rockingham from fall of 1945, to Sept. 15, 1950, leaving then for a new church in Statesville. On Dec. 16, 1945. he was married to pret ty Roberta Brandon of Nash ville, Tennessee. The above is by way of lead ing up to a letter that their little daughter, Susan Roberta wrote to the Post-Dispatch edi tor December 31, telling of the birth of a new baby in Greens boro December 26, 1956. Maybe the mother did the writing. Could be. Anyway, here is Sugaj Roberta's letter, she born cember 9, 1953: Letter from 3-Year-Old: Greensboro, Dec. 31, 1956 Piedmont Memorial Hospital Dear "Uncle" Isaac: I have some big news and want you to print it. You know, I (Susan , Roberta) was born mont Hospital iii Greensboro, in room 63. And now I have a baby sister born 1 also in this same room, on Wednesday. December 26, 1956. This new: baby weigh ed 7.6 pounds and one-half ounces (don't forget the half ounce), and she is twenty inches tall (or long?). We will christen her."Patti Tishel." She has dark hair and eyes and my Mommie and Daddy says she looks like my other sister Louanna (who was born Aug. 11, 1951, in Statesville and lived but 26 hours). We are mighty proud of this new baby. My Daddy says he's , really , in trouble with this house full of girls. Maybe next time we'll have a boy. My parents and I came by Rockingham in early October, 1956, and dropped into your of fice to see you but Mrs. Cadieu told us you were in the hospital fighting the Battle of the Stone. Do you remember, Mr. London, when we were in your office De cember 7, 1954, and you held me, and my Daddy snapped a picture? We have it framed a distinguished looking gentleman and little year-old Susan Ro berta. This is all for now. Who knows but what I may write you along this line again in a couple of years. Could be, and general ly is. My Mommie and my Dad dy send their love to all their friends in Rockingham. We all just wanted them to know about our new baby. Love, Susan Roberta, age 3 Harriett to have Operation. Harriet Dawkins, the eight year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dawkins will undergo a major chest operation on Friday morning at Memorial Hospital in Charlotte. Harriet is the grand daughter of Mrs. Robert L. Hin son, and is a third grade student in Plaza Heights grammar school in Charlotte. leased January 2nd by Acting Postmaster John McCracken. The Rockingham postoffice was established February 28, 1829 with W. G. Webb as the first postmaster. Daring these nearly 127 years there have been but 28 Postmasters (two of them women, though another woman served as Acting Post master.). - ; - . ' . Jewelry and Aatch Repair is Added I TO THE PINE TREE GIFT (I SHOP OPERATED BY SAM if AND MARY TURNER snoddyI i ; I On February , 19, . 1953. Mrs, Sam;Srloddy, dphheiPihe Tree Gift Shop" .in the 17 x 55 brick building which! Mr. and Mrs. Snoddy back ttl 1950 bought from Settle Dbckety ifr. (erect ed by his father in 1908). The building is two doors east of the Richmond Theatre, b And now, effective January 1, 1957, the , Gift Shop is expand ing and changing the name a little. It is now kno"vrn as the Pine Tree Jewelery & 3if t Shop. The changed Shop will now handle diamonds anc watches, and silverware. Their advertise ment on page four will tell you more of this in detail. Another feature is the open ing of a watch repair, depart ment in the Shop. Sam Snoddy back in 1956 attended the Illi nois School of Watci Repair ing, and has duly received a cer tificate for doing this sort of work. And so now the Pine Tree is ready for watch ar d jewelry repairing, and all kind;: of jewel ry service. Mr. and Mrs. Snodd came to Rockingham about .936. Mr. Snoddy resigned as Su )t, of Aleo mill in Aug. 22, 1951, and be came Supt of Pee Dee mills on October 1, 1951. In the past three years he has been on special assignment in Greece in mill work, as well as in South America. He had been in the mill business for over) 35 years. He and his wife, the forner Mary Turner, like Rockingham and plan to spend their "last days" here. They back in 1951 bought a building lot on Anson Avenue in North Richmond Park, and in 1950 bought this Docker y brick building) in which their Gift Shop is locited. And so both are "fixtures" here. And this is even more strongly indicated by Sam's tajking this watch repairing course and he and his wife together settling down to run their expanded Pine Tree Jewelers and Gift Shop. BUDDY AND FAMILY HERE Spending the holidays at his home here were Mr. (and Mrs. Myrcn Homer McBryde, better known as "Buddy." He and wife and little son left Jar uary 2nd for their home at 1106; S. Plati num Road, Demihy)f New Mex ico thirty miles from the Mex ican border. Buddy is with the FBI. He and Ann Garner wTere married in the Episcopal church at Del Ray, Florida, August 4, ivov. xxicir iuii oruce ariier was born Nov. 23, 1955 and they are infanticipating again an June. Buddy is son of Forrest G. and Annie Stone McBryae three boys, three girls in trie family. He will be 33 next July 27th, and was a star athlete in high school, later in the army and then after World War Two in semi-pro ball. CORPENINGS WERE HERE Spending from Dec. 29th to Jan. 2nd here with his aunt, Mrs. C. P. Stewart were Sammy Lin ton Corpening and young Linton, nearly 13. So many friends al most hugged him, they were so glad he is able to be about. It will be recalled that Sammy and his wife and two children were driving near Alexandria, Virgin ia, August 5th when another car skidded into their lane, wrecked his car, killed his wife and ter ribly injured Sammy and the two children. Sammy had both 'legs and both arms broken. How ever, he walks, with little diffi culty now. Linton and the daughter, Geraldine Anne, are now in Charlotte in school stay ing with their uncle Dr. Frank Smith. Sammy is making High Point his present headquarters, at the Sheraton with Arthur Glenn Corpening. However, Sam my is flying to Rockdale, Texas, next week for a visit to Marvin and Louise Perry, and expects to return to his home at Coats vllle. Penn., around March 1st and re sume his work - with the Phil adelphia Electric. The recovery Of Sammy, Linton and Anne is truly remarkable. WICKERS TO WASHINGTON Tom and Neva McLean Wicker and little girl, Cameron McLean, were here for the holidays. Tom and Neva ; left ; December 29th for Washington where they will bei for the next seven months, She covering Congress for his iWinston-Salem Journal. The lit- tie girl: was left here with Mrs. pari McLeon for a few: days un jtil Tom and Neva can get set rtled. in the Capital City. Tom has been Feature. . Editor of the Winston paper since Dec. 1 ,1955, And it, was Mark Twain who if said that the difference between the taxidermist and tax collector is that the taxidermist I "only takes your skin.'5 ; BASKETBALL. AGAIN Wednesday night with Rohanen boys winning by 61 to 32, and Ellerbe girls winning by 39 to 37. Rohanen plays at Laurinburg this Friday night at 7:15. Rockingham high goes to San ford this Friday night for two games, and next Tuesday night, January 8th, Hamlet will be play ed in the Rockingham gym, with the girls' game starting at 7:15. Mrs. J. R. Ormsby Died This Morning Burial Here Friday Afternoon. Husband Died Feb. 11, 1954. Mrs. J. R. Ormsby died at 5:15i this Thursday morning, Janu ary 3rd, at the home of her son Leon in Laurinburg. The funeral will be from the home in Laur inburg Friday afternoon at three o'clock. The remains will then be brought directly to Eastside cemetery at Rockingham for in terment beside hef husband who died February 11, 1954. Mrs. Ormsby was the former Lula Byrd; she was born in 1873. She is survived now by a sister in Greensboro, and by the one son Leon who was formerly Supt. of one of the Morgan mills. A daughter Mrs. Lewis Brown died many years ago. Mr. Ormsby was 83 when he died Feb. 11, 1954. He lived for years at Midway village and was overseer in the old Leak-Wall-McRae mill there. He was a bro ther of the late Tom Ormsby, long time chief of police of Rock ingham, and he also was a bro ther of Mrs. J. R. (Mary Susan) Hines who died in June 1951. Marriage Licenses Dec. 21 Billy Charles Helms 23 or Monroe, Miss Nancy Anne Eddins 19 of Rockingham. Dec. 21 Jerry Wayne Wat kins 18 and Miss Barbara Ann Evans 18. Dec. 21 Robert Richard Cau dle 20, Miss Sara Gertrude Eaddy 17. Dec. 22 James Dawkins 20 of Hamlet, Miss Myrtle Jacqueline Williams, 17, of Ellerbe. Dec. 22 Curtis Malloy 48, and Henrietta Townsend 31, col ored. Dec. 27 Neal Dockerv Hicks Jr., 23, Miss Meggy Jo Blakley 23 of Hamlet. Dec. 28 Richard Thomas Lemon 33 of Los Angeles, and Miss Elizabeth James Dunn 21 of Ellerbe and Charlotte. Mar ried Dec. 28 at Ellerbe, and will live in Los Angeles where he is a CPA. Dec. 29 Dariel Gray Black 23 of Charlotte, Miss Darlene Joyce Williams 23 of Monroe. tea 'Ssfc r Y " 1 Mrs. Bryant Thompson Jr., and Her Baby Boy First Child Born in County Jan. 1, 1957 y THE MOTHER IS ONLY 18 YEARS OF AGE The first baby born in this New Year in Richmond county was in the Hamlet hospital, it is a boy, shown above, bbm at 8:10 a. m. January 1, 1957t6 Bryant Newlin. and Ann Busby Thompson Jr. The baby .weighs 6.6 pounds and he will be named Bryant 3rd. Dr. - Ralph; Garrison was. the officiating physician. The second 'New Year's baby , was born in Memorial hospital at Rockingham ' January 1st at 1:21 p. m. This one to Bernie and Lillie Mae Pratt Bostickj of route 4, colored. The babe will be named Bobby Lee Bosticfcrhe third baby to arr rive in this new: year of 1957 was this ' Wednesday morning, January 2nd, in Memorial hospital here to- Wm D.:and Marr , jif Ii30 a. m. - 4 The third baby born on New Year's Day in Richmond county was also in the Hamlet hospital. ' This was a son to Edwin and Geneva Jenkins TCelly, the! baby arriving by Stork Express at 7:05 p. m. This is the sixth child born to Edwin and Geneva. The Thompson! baby , that has the distinction of being the first 1957 baby in Richmond county, is grandson of the one and only Bryant Newlin Thompson who came to Hamlet in 1910 when his father established the J. W. Thompson busi ness. And Bryant has been operating it alone since his father died. Now, however, Bryant Jr. is out of the arniy and will be associated with his father. Bryant Jr. was born Sept. 21, 1931, in Cartersville, Wyoming. The lad was married Dec. 22, 1955 to Ann Busby also of Hamlet, she then 17 years old. He enlisted in the regular army Dec. 29, 1953, and was discharged Dec. 19, 1956, as a Staff Sergeant, most of time served at Ft. Bragg. Bryant Sr., is an old political war-horse of Hamlet politics, and if this first grandchild takes after grandpappy, he'll be a hum -dinger. 1953. In 1953 the first baby born in Richmond county on January 1 was at 12:03 a. m. a girl to William and Naomi Turner McDonald. 1954 In 1954 the first baby of the New Year was at 9:47 a. m. a son to Herbert Woodrow and Jacqueline Trueit Kinard. 1955 First baby born in 1955 here was at 8:51 a. m. to Jerry Glenn and Glenda Garrett Brown. 1956 The first white baby born on Jan. 1, 1956, was in Memorial hospital at Rockingham to Wilton Ray and Bettic Ann Horton Futrell. The baby weighed 8.9 pounds and was born at 2:15 a. m. and is named Stephen Ray (Steve,) Futrell. And that brings us up to date for 1957 with Bryant Thompson's grandbaby Jorn in Hamlet. hospital early January 1, 1957 ISL. Tax Listing and Don't Forget TV's Closer Scrutiny On Radios and TV's? Annual tax listing started January 1st. A penalty for fail ure to list in January, goes into effect January 31st. A casual check on various list ings shows that many persons failed in 1956 to list their radios and TV's The law says all such MUST be listed separately from a lump "furniture" listing. But it is hardly fair for one person to honestly list their TV and so many ethers fail to do so. Might pay the County Board later in the Spring to hire a checker to go I strei of all kinds wanted Especially interested In timber lands in any Quantity. SEE D. L. ALLEN route 3, phone 4782 or write havj H) Hi hav in V half clos Jani NORMAN LUMBER CO. son rabt Norman, N. . V-i ' Election Jan. 7 Town Extension 618 REGISTERED TO VOTE IN NEXT MONDAY'S ELECTION Some 618 voters living on southern fringe of Rockingham, and on the northeastern and northern edge will have the op portunity next Monday, January 7, 1957, of expr e s s ing their wishes as to being annexed to the Town. On whether they wish to be classed as citizens OF and IN Rockingham, or outside. The size Qf the proposed sew age plant to be built for the Town withiri the next two years, will be affected by this vote. Shall Rockingham build a plant of sufficient capacity as to take care of these fringe areas, or not? It is a serious matter, and the people in the affected ; areas should take a long-range view and weigh well their decision. lit the final analysis, it stands to reason that Rockingham, tax payers may wish to tax them selves with a sewage bond issue to handle ROCKINGHAM'S needs And outside areas should bear this in mind in their think ing. Now for the eia registered. Of these,' 408 in the Richmond Park'-Roberdel Road will vote at Taylor's Grocery near Eastside Par -The other section, Watson Heights-Maplewood, registered 210 land- will vote at Terry's Cafe in Maplewood on US 74. Registrars at Taylor's Grocery were kept busy all day Saturday with last minute registrations. Starting the day with only 185 registrations, the list was swell ed to: 408 by closing time. There were 655 people qualified to reg ister, which means that 225. fail- This was , in .' contrast tor - th$ Watson Heights-Maplewood area which registered early and ; is nearly . 100-percent registered. . . Campaigns for and against ex pansion- will prooaDiy reacn climax this week. Both sides hav distributed circulars presentin pro and con arguments. The polls will be open for vot ing next Monday at 6: 30 a. m and close at 6:30 p. m. Votes will be cast at the same place, of reg istration. Schools Re-Open Easter Holidays April 18-23 Commencement June 4th The local schools closed De cember 18th for the holidays, and resumed work Wednesday morning, January 2nd. - The rest of the schools of the county opened also on January 2nd except Ellerbe and Hoff man which opened December 31st. Pay day for the teachers here is January llth. The next break in the school year will be a long time off not until the Easter holidays. Easter falls on April 21st this year and so the school holiday starts at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18 and resume work Tuesday morning, April 23rd. Graduation exercises here is pn night of June 4th. Easter in 1956 came on April ;lst ; in 1957 on April 21; in 1958 t will be on April 6; and in 1959 on March 29. $4504 TB Seals 'No One is SAFE from TB Until ALL are Safe" Never were truer words writ ten. Therefore, we wish it were possible to thank each and everyone, personally who bought Christmas TB Seals and Health Bonds, for it -is through your help that we are able to carry on our efficietn program in this county. To date our . .treasury has $4504.43 -and it is not too late for anyone that would like to help. Please send checks to M. F. Grantham, Treasurer, before January 31st. We want to thank the news papers and radio station for their generous assistance. Wishing all a healthful 1957, Mrs. C. L. Ingalls, Seal Sale Chairman Rev. H. S. Cobey, President . M. F. Grantham, Treasurer Mrs. C. C. Knotts, Ex. Sec. 4 J Weekly Session of County Court January 1st Nets the School Funds Hefty Sums. ONE BOOTLEGGER PAYS $281. SIX OTHERS TO BE TRIED LATER. Despite the fact that Tuesday fell on January 1st, the Rich mond County; Special Court held its weekly session as usual. Judge Walter Lampley presided and Solicitor John Pittman prosecut ed. . ' One Sent to the Roads. Only one person was actually committed to the roads. - He is Webster Wall, colored aged 31, of the Piney Grove section. He was up for larceny a nd now is to serve twelve months on the roads. . Three Men Appealed. There were three appeals. These were Richard Scott who was arrested by town police in Rockingham Dec. 28th and in the 1949 Buick were thirty gallons of blockade whiskey. With Scott 15 Degrees Today 1957 STARTED OFF WITH A COLD SNAP The mercury dived to a cold 15 degrees this Thursday morn ingcoldest morning in several years. Friday will find the wea ther moderating. January 1st " had a low of 34, January 2nd a low of 27 and now January 3rd a low of 15! Coldest morning on record her was 101 years ago January 15, ISSStehen. & was, SUlegmea be. iQw"zertt?v-ania ewaur-twelvein Ches thick. On TeWfU;tZ, tJier was ' an unofficial, reading of 1 below zero, according to a note tion in the account book of tf late Dr. John StanslU. ' Hamlet Lad Named to West Point Ex-Congressman C. B. Deane Names Boys to Army-Navy. Congressman Charles B. Deane, in one of his last official acts before he completes his ten years service as Congressman for the Eighth Congressional Dis trict, has recommended the fol lowing young men as his princi pal candidates for appointment to the Service Academies. To West Point: Manley Harris Hayes, Hamlet, a student at North Carolina State College in Raleigh. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hayes. Charles E. Walsh, North Wilkesboro, a student at Brevard College in Brevard. Heis the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Genio Walsh. To Naval Academy Annapolis: Charles T. Ackerman, Route 1, Morven, a student at N. C. State College in Raleigh. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Ackerman. Dan S. Davis, Jr., Monroe, a student at N. C. State College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan S. Davis, Sr. Paul G. Stoner, Jr., Lexington, a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. He is the son of Mr . and Mrs. Paul G- Stoner, Sr. The final tests for clearance to the Academies will be held during March of 1957. Mr. Deane commended the young men very highly in making his recommen dations. He had previously ask ed all candidates to submit to the regular Civil Service exami nation to determine their fitness for the principal nomination and the above named men were the candidates that qualified. , was John B. Austin, both men of High Point. Scott was given 12 months on the roads suspended if he pays $500 fine and costs, and the car to be confiscated. He appealed and bond was signed in amount 'of $750 by Dewey Coleman. The same sentence on John Burney Austin. -The ap peals are to the Jan. 7th term of Superior Court here. Philip Hornbuckle of Cordova was charged with interfering with Dog Warden W. S. Baldwin on December 12th when the said Dog Warden was in the dis charge of his duties. Judge Lampley found him guilty and gave him four months on the roads to be suspended if he pays $50 and costs. From, this judg ment he appeals to Jan. 7th Superior Court. Bootlegger Pays $281.49. Around 2 p. m. Friday, Dec ember 28th, Sheriff Goodman vand his deputies raided seven joints around Rockingham, and seized a' quantity of bottled in bond whiskey. Among the num ber was Jim Baxley. His cases was handled in County Court January 1st and he was given six months on the roads to be suspended on payment of $200 fine and costs, and not violate any liquor laws for two years. He paid the $234.69. Another case against him was for ' ADW. In this assault case ' he gets four months suspended on condition he pay $25 fine and costs and $3 for doctor's bill of Howard Pankey. He paid the $46.80. This amount added to the whiskey case made his total $281.49 pand he has a self -started six months roads sentence to hang over him for, two years. The other men (Continued On Page Six) Played at Raleigh Dec. 27-29 With Carolina the Winner. .The Universty of North Caro lina won .the Dixie Classic bas ketball tournament in Raleieh. Dec. 27, 28, 29, 1956. The run ner-up was Wake Forest, withi .State College third and Duke ourth. For the record. hpr re the results for each dav. Th otal paid attendance for the ree days numbered to 71,200. First-Round Dec 27th: Duke 73, West Virginia 67, -State 84, Iowa 70. Wake Forest 74, DePaul 68. Carolina 97, Utah 76. ' Second-Round, Dec. 28 Championship Bracket. Wake Forest 73, State 66. Carolina 87, Duke 71. - Consolation Bracket, i Utah 83, West Virginia 66. " DePaul 73, Iowa 72 (Overtime) Third-Round, Dec. 29 Championship. Carolina 63 Wake Forest 55. Third Place. State 102, Duke 80. Consolation Championship. Utah 86, DePaul 79. Seventh Place. Iowa 79, West Virginia 76. Football Bowls Games Played Jan. 1, 1957 ORANGE BOWL Colorado 27 Clemson 21 SUGAR BOWL Baylor 13 Tennessee 7 ROSE BOWL Iowa 35 l Oregon State 13 COTTON BOWL Texas Christian 28 . Syracuse 27 SUN BOWL Geo. Washington 13 Tex. West 0 PRAIRIE VIEW BOWL Prairie View 27 Texas Southern 0 TANGERINE BOWL West Texas 20 'Miss. Southern 13 DEATHS Robert Neil Beard Mrs. Atlas Williams Mrs. J. R. Ormsby Jasper James Young Mrs. W. II. McNeill Sr. Wm. Thomas (Joe) Ellerbe .k I... -.