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Tilt; REVIEW COVERS ROCKINGFIAM LIKE THE MORNING DEW AND SURROUNDING COUNTF.S, LTXE THE SUNSHINE ON A CLEAR DAY Usr.ry rf it umm. i EEIDSVILLE, N. 0. TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 1917 ISSUED TUESDAYS AND TODAYS VOLUME XXX No. 13 CV If " Ot G euro- v T r 1 UIIA II V II II II M II II 'TWAS A GREAT DAY AT THECOUNTY SEA1 SIXTH ANNUAL COUNTY SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT A LARGE CROWD GREET THE EXERCISES MEDALS AWARDED TO SEVER AL CONTESTANTS. DR. RONDTHALER'S HNE ADDRESS Last Saturday was a great day in it be moral, social and educational life of Rockingham County. The sixth an nual county commencement of the public schools of Rockingham was hold ut Wentwrth. It was a day of de light- The weather was ideal. A -mtt April sunshine gave the air that thrill and life-giving healthfulness that made one for the time forget war ul dream of peace and educational power The public school system of the Str.tt and county means equal opportunity It means that every child shall have the chance to come in daily contact with a teacher of character, ambition tnd power to le taught orderly, right living, and to be law-abiding and en ergetic. But to go back the crowd at Went worth was larger than at any of the live previous commencements. The music for the occasion was fur bished in splendid style by the Reids ville Booster Band, with Mr. Jas W. Dilworth as the competent leader. Promptly at ten o'clock tha im mense crowd, standing, led by the hand, enthusia3tically sang "The Star Upangled Banner." The Invocation was delivered by Rev. Thomas Glenn of Stonevllle, and it was a prayer of uplifting thought, beautifully expressed. The address of welcome was deliv ered by one of the smallest students at the commencements-Master i no mas "Williams, Mountain Oak School- ami he did it nicely. The two spelling contests weregreat? jy" enjoyed and warmly contested. The first were contestants in the county spelling contest for elementary echools: Rose Merrit, 1 ranklin Adkins, Bessie McCollum, Mae Hens ley, Ethel Dawson, Farister Pruitt. David Purcell, TJrma Haynes, Annie Hudson. Henrietta Reid, Elmer Jarrett. Pink Stone, Ottis Koontz. Ollive Vernon, lassie Roberts, Raymond Trent, Tom Williams, Nancy Price, Era Brown, Ailen Pruitt, Floyd Griffith, Vr 4 WOMAN JAILED FOR RETORT TO GERMAN , . . . ' A well authenticated incident f which occurred recently during a German court martial in Bel- glum has just become known in Paris, M. Fuul Terlmden, bur f gomaster of Rlxensart, appeared before ttie court charged with shielding n wounded Frenchman, 4 for which he was condemned to twelve months' imprisonment. Ills daughter, Baroness de Co- ninck. a young niurrled woman, whose husband is at the front, was present at the bearing. A 4f German oflicer sat down beside her, saying, '"I believe, niadame, I, have mot you before." Baroness Ue Coninck refilled: t ' "You are mistaken. I don't know you, sir.' 4 The German persisted, saving, "Perhaps 1 am mistaken, but you greatly resemble an English- woman whom I knew well." "Evidently you mean Miss Ca vell," retorted the baroness. Fof this answer she was sen tenced to one month in prison. FOR TRAINING SCHOOL THE MILITARY OFFICERS Morman Butler, Pearl Duke, 31anche Mitchell, Annie Stone, Alma Marshall, May Drumler, Alice Pike, ;- .Mice Albert, Mary" Wall, -. ' Merritt Sharp, Fred Smith, Ruth Stanfield, Leila Dix, Edith Haynes, Robert Gunn, Lee Dye, ivey Moore, Zena Strader, Clara Roach, Brooksie Minter, Helen Price. The winner, in this contest was Miss Cassie Roberts of EUIsboro School, Madison- township, who was called to the rostrum and handed the prize. The other contest was the High School Spelling Contest in which the follow ing participated. Bruce Settle. Wilma Williams. Mae Young, J. W. Wright, Pearl Knight, Mary Barnes, Lema Holland, Eeulah Hodges, Frances Barham, Zillmon Dye, Ruth Humphreys, Susie Knight, Julius Middleton, Broodes . Pear.man, Marjorle Pearman, Mattie Young, Hazel Sharp, Helen Glenn, Thelma Glenn, Hontas Beltpn, Jtaima Barnes, Mabel Lemons, Obel'lark, : Frances Reid, Craven Smith, Vlo elt McCollum, Ila Turner, Branson Price, Margaret Fulcher, Grace Fagge, IxhtIs Hopper, Ruth Vernon, Mr. Thomas F. Humphreys conduct ed this contest in the grand jury room and nearly all the day was consumed, and finally it was agreed that the five dellarsbe, divided between the three, who remained in the contest to the em A as follows: Miss Katie Knight of Gold Hill; Miss Annie Purcell of Sha ron, and Miss Hazel Sharp of Ellis boro. It will be noted that EUIsboro School is sending spellers. The oral and quick written arithme tic contest was by request, conducted y Miss Lucy D. Hall, and the prize, a 55.00 gold piece, was awarded Master Harmon Smith o Reed's School. At 11:30 o'clock Dr. Howard Rond tfcaler, president of Salem College, was presented in pleasing style by Mr. C O. McMlchael to the great audience and for one hour Dr. Rondthaler de livered an address which for facts Msterfully marshalled, wisdom eouched in eplendld phrase and pa triotism portrayed la the style of the great President Wood row Wilson, has never been equalled in this county Any listener who disagreed with Dr. Rondthaler must have felt like Ever ett Hale's "Man Without a Country." The address was unsurpassed and the, irreat throng cheered the finished scholar repeatedly. The first contest was the girls' reci tation "contest, participated in by the following named : Hassle Lindsey Mary Elmore, Blanche Mitchell, Pearl Williams, Estelle Baughn, Delia Young and Mae Hensley. The judges in this contest were Mrs. P. D. Watt of Reidsville, Miss Emma Carter of Stonevllle and Prof, C. M. Beach of Spray, and after the recitations, Prof. Beach in a few well selected words presented the medal to Miss ; Pearl Williams of Mt. Oak School, giving honorable mention to Miss Blanche Mitchell of Wentworth High SchooL The next contest which elicited great interest was the boys' declama tion contest, the following named par ticipating : Leroy Shaw, Fred Smith, Joseph Bondurant, Willie Hicks, Dew ey McCollum. The judges of this con test were Supt. T, Wingate Andrews of the Reiisville Graded Schools, Mr. J. w. Bennett of Reidsville, and Mr. H. J. Penn, mayor of Stoneville. Supt. Andrews in presenting the medal to the winner, Master Willie Hicks, of j the Wentworth High School, paid a pretty tribute to the spirit of, unity now existing between the various schools of the county, and he predict ed greater days for Old Rockingham and .her splendid school system. The "Thrift" contest evolced much interest and Representative Jesse L Roberts, delivering the handsome med al said the Judges, Messrs. Scott Fill man, banker; Junius Bennett, famer; Robert Harris, Jr, manufacturer, J. H. Allen, teacher, and J. M. Sharp, at torney, had found trouble in selecting the winner, but after care and re-reading had decided Mr, J. Oscar Thomas of the Spray High School to be the winner But the following are also en titled to honorable mention: Annie Purcell of Sharon School.Walter Stone of Stonevllle. Willie Hill of Stonevllle, II. L. Griffith, Jr. of Ruffln, Mabel Lemons of Sharon and Obel Clark of Leaksvllle, Mr. Roberts' speech was a fine ex pression of the aeaning and scope f ' Thrift." ... , ;' The Scholarship medal for which o many strive and which Is regarded by many as the medal to be the most cesired was delivered by Attorney J. M. Sharp, a brief, well conceived talk, to Master Floyd Griffin of Sharon School we publish with pleasure the Graduates of the Elementary Schools: fid na Smith, II L. Griffith, Jr. Sanford Roberts, Robert Dallas,- John Carter, Eva King. Ldna Sparks, Carrie Powell, Ida Allen, Willa Burgess, Glenny Covington, Penn Simpson, lvey Moore, Stafford Hancock, Blanaht Mitchell, Claude Gunn, John Blum, Mary Elmore, Philip Ray, Frank Suttenfield, Edward Hobbs, Jr. Lottie Wade, Ruth Robertson, James Hampton, Donie Roberts, A training school for the purpose oft preparing American Citiaens for service as commissioned officers dur ing the period of the present war will be held at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., from May 8th, to August 8th, 1917. ' Those who eatisfactorily complete the preparatory work will be commis sioned as officers in the United States A: my. It is not necessary that appli cants should have any previous mil itary training. The purpose of the school'is to make officers out of citi zens. .' , The United States is now entering the greatest war in its history and has on Its hands the job of raising an army of twelve hundre.1 thousand "men with no other officers than those of the regular army and Natoinal Guard to start with.. The immediate and imperative need is for additional ofh dors who can train an handle mem. and for this we shall require in the next four or five months approrimate ly forty thousand officers In all branch es of the service. North Carolina is called upon to fur nish one thousand of these, and all that is necessary to start with is a sound body, a clear thinking mind, and the desire for patriotic service. Surely this great State will not fall to furnish her full quota. Men between the ages of twenty 'ears nine months and fourty four who desire to enter, communicate at once with R. W. Glenn, Divsion Secretary. Greensboro, N. C. M TOWN OWNERSHIP r LEAGUE IS ORGANIZED ? Vivian Warrienr, Nellie'Bullard, Clarence Hobson, Bryant Smith, Norman McKlnney.Lee Richardson, Margaret Hancock Tom Williams, Floy Williams, Kate McCollum, Willie Hicks. Minnie Brooks, . ) Erma Haynes, Pearl Duke, Bernard Flanagan, Henry Schoolfleld, ! James Barksdale, Herman Cobb, - ' Evelyn Ivle, Mary Moore, - Margaret MarshallAlice Albert. ' Conway Suttenf lei Frances ,Carter, Inez Wader ' Paul Knight, " Joseph Beach, Kate Price, Forister Pruitt, Nellie Carrol, Percy Neal, Delia Young, Delia Carter, Lee Dye, Maggie Waynick, Joe Perkins, Kermit Angel, Floyd Griffin. Nancy Price, Manie Oakley Ethel Lamkin, Pearl Williams, Robert Moore, Arrie Pritchett, Lottie Talley, Herman Smith, Adyleen Trent, Pattie Walker, Howard Bennett, Lester McDonald, harlie Hughes, Fred Smith, Annie Price, John Co rum, Rosa Merritt, Era PowelL Gladys Bargess, Gorreel Neal, Leroy, Shaw, Annie Roberts, Fred Kersey, Roy William 8, Ruth Dixon, Emma Snead, Allie L. Barnes, Lannie Hopper, Maggie Carter, Wyley Ashworth, Estelle Baughn, Mary Carter, Dura Lewey, Kate Brown, Mary Walker, Roy Vaughn, Norman Butler,, Ollie Vernon, Sallie Troxler, Hassle Lindsey, Nannie Turner, Paul Webster, Roosevelt Plummei Ottie Myers, Annie Hodlerby, Walter Pulliam, Otis Koontz, Bessie Dawson, Eugene Hancock, Catherine MitcheL Robert Gunn, Georgia Adkins, Elma Roberston, Webster Patterson A: B. Martin, Jr., Drewey McCollum, Irene Clark, Joseph Bendurant, Katherlne Austin, Clarlse Robertson. Mabel Haizllp, Clarence Knight. Helen Turner, Willard Talley, Allen Trent, Buda Oakley, tan Lashley, Fitzhugh Lee Currit Annie Lea Hudson, Brainard Archibald, And so the sixth County Commence ment came to a close. May It prove an aid and inspiration to those in this county who have In their heads good wishes for our public school system. Let the next Commencement be greater than the one 1917 and so on as the years come and go. We wish it possible to publish the names of overyne who contributed even in a small way the success of the day but tuey will have their reward in the consciousness of duty well performed the memory of which 'Will remain thrughout the passing years. MarJiali Field 3d as Private. : Marsbuil Field Sd, one of '.America's wealthiest men, lias enlisted as a pri vate In the First Illinois cavalry. He will draw 13 a month. Mr. Field Is twenty-three years old and Is married and is heir to an estate of $4OO,O00,noo. CAN'T HIDE BEHIND A SKIRT TO SHIRK DUTY A sad awakening is In store for the hundreds of young men who have taken unio themselves wives in order to escape being drafted into the army under the proposed selective conscription planl Following Is an announce ment issued at the war depart ment: The war department announces that all men married aince the outbreak of the war will be treat ed upon the same basis un married men in so far as their military obligations are concern ed. It is desired that uttermost publioity be given by the press to this announcement. , A representative crowd of citizens pi the city met at the town hall Fri day night and organized a "Town Ownersip League" composed of mem bers who believe in municipal owner ship of public utilities. The primary object of this league is to protect, and conserve the' town's property and re sources and combat the strenuous ef forts now being made to rob the mu nicipality of its electric light and pow pr plant and a 60-year franchise for lighting and power purposes in Reids ville. . Mr. Francis Womack was made tem porary president and Mr. E. H. Mat thewson, temporary seceretary;. Mr. Womack in calling the meeting to order explained the objects of the proposed league. It was being formed lit said for the purpose -of "turning on the light," not "shutting oft the light," on the electric light question. ?' The following preamble and resolu tions as a platfom or chart for the iew league was adopted. v Whereas, the citizens of Reidsville are anxious to secure hydro-electric current ii the most favorable terms la the community; and Whereas, alternative propositions tave been tentatively submitted by fhe Southern Power Company and the Southern Utilities Company, re- ppectively, whereby the Town can Suiv tha pnppont and maintain ttfl own (plant, on the one hand, or sell out the entire lighting ana power iran chise for a' period of 60 years at a price of $30,000, on the other; and Whereas, ovef 250 of our citizens hae already expressed, themselves by petition against a sale, while the advocates of a' sale declined to hand i In any petition at all (as asked to do by the Board of Commissioners) but chose, rather, to carry their point by thrusting this all important and far-reaching question Into the pres ent municipal campaign and mixing it up and confusing it with ordinary town politics. ileLi&ow therefore be it Resolved, That we , the unaersignea, oeueving uiat it would be a fatal mistake," without opportunities for correction, to place our lighting and power privilege into the hands of a foreign corporation for any period anuch less 60 years; end that such a sale would of neces Fity require an increase in our taxes tc make up the deficit that would be produced in our revenue; and fur thermore, would give us only one source of supply for pumping our wa ter:. " ,,-' :." Do hereby organize ourselves Into a League to be known as the Town Ownership League, with the avowed purpose of throwing all the light pos sible on this important question, and to do what we can to foster and en courage the saving of this valuable franchise to our people. On motion the platform as read was unanimously adopted. Enroll ment of members was then gone in to and atyout fifty c'ltiltens joined the league. Mr. E. R Harris made a motion that the temporary organ lzatlon be made permanent. The mo tion was unanimously carried. Mr. W. F. Burton was elected vice-president. A committee composed of Messrs. Jas. W, Walker, R. J. Oliver, H. W. Hlnes, and Dr. L. T, Smith was appointed to enroll additional mem-, bers of the league. After the organization of the league a round table discussion of proposed plans of the work and purposes of the organization was taken part in by nearly all the members. One of the suggestions acted upon was to in vite Mr. Frank Talbott, superinten t!f:u of the Danville electric light plant, to nr.ake a speech here one night this week on the many advantages of municipal ownership of public utili ties especially of light and power. Mr. Talbott is considered one of the country's leading authorities on this question and a large crowd will doubt less be on hand to hear him. A motion was made, duly seconded STid carried, to appoint a committee to select and recommend a ticket ot town commissfoenrs to be voted for at the municipal election May 1. Messrs. P. D. Watt, J. II. Burton, and R. B. Chance are the men who form this committee. The league, In teracted this committee to select the names of good men who are known to be opposed to selling out the electric plant and report their reroTmienda fions to a called meeting of the league to be held at the town hall tonight, (Monday, the 23rd Inst) at 8 o'clock. It was suggested that all members present write on ballots their respec tive choice of five suitable men to compose the board of commissioners The suggestion was carried out and every member of the league was thus given an opportunity to express their 4 WINTER WHEAT AND RYE ONLY CROPS SO FAR SOWN THIS YEAR . Of 1917's crops only winter wheat and rye have been sown. The department of ugriculture has recently reported winter wheat indication wore for a crop of -i:t0. 000,000 bushels as flcalnst the poor crop of -482.000,- 000 bushels In 1910 and with the bumper crop of (,71,000,000 bush- els iu 1915. Rye this year promises to yield 00,000,000 bushels, about 2,000,- 000 bushels move than In 1910 and 15.000,000 more than in 1915. Rye, howover, is a minor crop. Owing to the Hor crops in 1910 this year will we a very meaner carry over, so that if the crops still to be planted should turn out unsatisfactorily the food short- age will be more pronounced 4 than last year, when the carry over from the bumper 1915 crops was ample. Comparison between REIDSVIL IE LOCATED BANKHEAD HIGHWAY COMMITTEE AT BIRMINGHAM! RE PORTED IN FAVOR OF LYNCH BURG, DANVILLE, REIDSVILLE, GREENSBORO, CHARLOTTE, AT LANTA, LITTLE ROCK. TO IMS. 1915 Bushels. Bushels. 639,886,000 1,025.801,000 .. 285,437,000 859, 721,000 .. 180,927,000 278,831,000 fr ..1,251,992,000 1,649.030,000 ..2,583,241,000 2,994,773,000 the 1910 and 1915 crops follow: All wheat Potatoes ., Barley ... Oats ....... Corn , PRESIDENT FAIRFAX HARRISON APPEALS TO THE FARMERS "Our precipitation in the war against Germany makes it more than ever important that every Southern farmer shall produce the foods and feedstugs needed for the people and animals on his farm and a surplus for sale," said President Fairfax Har rison, of the Southern Railway Sys tem the -other day. "Vast quantities of foods will be required for our own army and navy and for our allies in Euope. These requirements for carrying on the war must be imet, even though our people at home have to be put on short ra tions. There Is every reson to be lieve that prices of foods and f eed Btuffs will be high, and, while it is the patriotic duty of every Southern farmer 'to produce4 tiot - onl f enough to supply himself but . a surplus for aaley he win find It profitable to do ho. It should be impossible to find a farm anywhere In the South with out a home garden. The, armies and navies of the United States and our allies will require large quantities of meats and the meat supply of the world is ishort There is no part of the United States in which meat can be produced more profitable than in the South and every Southern far mer should at once aopt the policy of producing more than enough meat to buddIv his own requirements. But ; however high prices may go, he should not yield to the temptation to sell his j breeding animals. It Is safe to pre diet that live stock prices will ba I high for years to come and the far mer who parts with breeding animals now will be cutting off lage future pro fits, .'.'v . "Every movement for the encourag ing of the production- of crops and meats and for the planting of home gardens on every farm and on vacant' lots in the cities and towns should be encouraged. I know of no agency that can do more in this direction than can the daily and weekly news papers of the South. They can per foi a patriotic duty of the highest, vaule to the entire country, and es pecially to the people of our own sec tion, by Impressing upon their readers j day after day and week after week i the supreme importance of overlook-1 lng no opportunity to , increase me production of foods and feedstuffs in the South, I am confident that If fcverv newspaper in the South will carry in each issue a pointed andj vigorous editorial on this subject and our problem of feeding ourselves and doing our share towards feeling our army and navy and those of our al lies will be solved." ladividiual peferenceS as to the per scnel of the new ticket. These bal lots were turned over to the nomi nating commltte for their aid and guidance ia selecting a commissioners ticket. On "motion, the league unanimously went nn record as onDOSed to endors ing anv candidate for mayor or other municipal offices and to enter into nc "trade agreements" on a commis-:, sioners ticket. V 1 A registration committee to look a'ter the proper registation of the voters was also appointed. The meeting then adjourned to meet at the town hall Monday night, the 13rd inst, at 8 o'clock to make a final selection of a ticket The Association organized to con struct, or influence the construction of, the Bankhead Highway, met in Bir mingham, Ala., on the 19th and 20th insts. and according to a special wire to the Greensboro News, a committee on location was appointed, which re ported in favor of the loctafon of the highway from Washington, via Lynch burg, Danville, Reidsville,, Greensboro, Charlotte, Spartanburg, Atlanta, BIr-. mingham and Little Rock, V Los An geles. - It was also ordered that a survey begin in 30 days, to be completen with-. in six months, between Washington and Little Rock. We will probably very soon have this surveying party passing through Reidsville. It was most unfortunate that no per son could spare the time to go from Reidsville to represent this community ot the meeting. Many wanted to go, but were obliged to be in Reidsville on the dates 'mentioned. However, a splendid representative was found In the person of Mr. W. R. Lynch of Spray, who undertook to represent the Interests of his own town, Reidsville and Greensboro, and who was, we are informed, appointed chairman ot the PlptnlnirSam rr aa f I n P . liaiMi been able to get in touch- with, Mr. Lynch since his return, but will doubt less receive a full report from him at the called meeting ot tha C. & A. hall this afternoon. He, unfortu nately has had to face disaster of the burning of his home since bis return from Birmingham, and we feel deep sympathy for him In his loss of ,matiy treasures that ' could not be repre sented in mere money value. Reidsville, ably assisted by Spray," has been able to win the first two battles for the location of the project ed highway through Rockingham coun ty. W are not lulled to a perfect eense of security by these victories, end know that when the project comes ud for final handling we will have to face a stiff fight to hold the ground we have gained. Meantime however we should consolidate the ground we have won and permit no dilatory tactics jn our organization, but remain alive constantly to the issue and increase lecal interest in this project which If carried to a successful conclusion and that to Include Reidsville In Its Itinerary--would be worth a clear mil lion dollars as a material asset to our town alone, and worth -much more than that to our county. : Such contributory works as the con struction of a good sandclay road to Greensboro, and between Reidsville and Danville; a country club in com paratively close proximity to the pro jected highway, and (and perhaps this is the most important worn of all) -an hotel for Reidsvil.e, would be the Mrongest auxiliaries we conld under take to assist thoEO who aro striving to put this town on one oL the most important public highways in the whole country. A hotet in Reid v!l!e is, even uuder resent condlti -ns, ! po-lt1 .-'C nwes!- ty. and one that would pay th projec tors handsome dividends from the htart. These dividends would not be dependent upon the number ot guests the hotel would accommodats. If an7 of our own citizens should contemplate such a development and will com municate with the Secretary of the Commercial and Agricultural Associa tion, information will be ?lei of a nature that will offer stronu encour agement to promoters. Rockingham must and should make her own supplies. ;, War' Department Recognizes Universi ty's 9C0 Students Now Drilling. The 9iO students who are taking In fantry drill work at rrlnceton univer sity have now boeu officially recognized as a reserve officers' training corps unit by the war department. This news, joyously received by the undergradu ates, came from Adjutant General Mc Caue iu rvply to a request made by the university authorities alotit a week a so th;it siii h unit le established here. Classes will lc conducted as usual at Princeton, hut it Is the iutcntion of the faculty to give all the time possible for military Instruction. Permission will be given those men who Intend to take the examinations for commissions thi- spring to drop one of their courses, and the requirements of the other courses Will probably be somewhat lightened, j
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