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SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $160 Six months $1.25 Three months . . .75 Single copies 10c each New York Ftr CkaW ToJ.j M 21.70 W 21.52. 21.32 $2.00 PER YEAR Vol. 5. No. 29 ROCKINGHAM, N. G, THURSDAY Afternoon, JUNE 15, 1922. " CAN YOU HELP? Have You Any Rooms in Rockingham for Rent? What with the big street paving work just beginning in Rockingham, and the courthouse construction, and high school building, there are and will be scores of men domi ciled in Rockingham for the next few months. They must have rooms and homes, and our people must respond. The Post-Dispatch every day has fully a dozen in quiries for rooms or houses; and so to be of service, this paper is opening a "clearing house" where those who wish to rent and those who have rooms for rent, may get to gether. Therefore, fill in the below questions and send to this paper, and when anyone wants a room or house, we will refer to this list and get the two parties in touch : Name - --- - Street.. -- How many rooms have you for rent ? .' -- Are they furnished ? Unfurnished Are they connected with bath ? If not, is bath in house and accessible ? Have you rooms for light housekeeping? ... Can you furnish board with rooms? Have you a house for rent?. Number of rooms...... Where is house located?.. AGAIN NEXT YEAR 51 Guarantors Sign Up (or Return of Redpath Chautauqua for Next Your. Deficit This Tear Wat $5.50 Each. The Redpath Chautauqua clos ed a five-days program last Mon day night with probably the best number of the series that of the Kublick Company and the Other good numbers were the National Male Quartet, the Gret chen Cox company, the address of Dr. Ott, the entertainment for children by the clown, Fitzpat- rick; the Nevin Concert company, and the great play, "Friendly Enemies." It is hard to guage the likes and dislikes of the public. Some think the program in its entirety this vear was not as eood as that of last year, others say it was even better. Some say it was not as good because there was no band: to these we would say that next year's program will a band number. A Lhau tauqua must have a widely varied program in this way hoping to please the greatest number and give every one a touch or some- (Continued on Page 4.) 15 GALLONS, 2 MEN Officers Monday Night Arrest Elihu Annan and Bige Scott at Egg Fry and Find 15 Gallons of Whiskey. Both in Jail. Two white men, Elihu Auman, of Montgomery county, and Bige Scott, of Randolph county, are in jail here at Rockingham to await the July 25th term of court on the charge 6f having . an unlawful amount of whiskey in their possession. Monday night Sheriff McDonald, with Deputies Reynolds, Key and Meacham, went to the shanty occu (Continued on Page 8.) Superior Court. Superior Court for trial of civil cases convenes here next Mon day, 19th, with Judge James Webb presiding. There will be civil term July 1th. and a criminal term July 25th. Jury for June 19th term: J A McMurray T R Baldwin G A Jenkins A N Graham J B Wilson F S Terry J M McLauchlin J W Bankhead J P Maurice J H McDuffie D C Thrower R L Phillips N H Jenerette R T Gardner R W Rainwater M R Gains Jas. W Hines R H Deane A E Thompson A R Spivey J BCarr J L Sullivan D A Dollar One Marriage License. Only one marriage license was issued this past week, that to Theodore Benton and Alberta I. Love, on June 14th. Confederate Reunion. HOMICIDE SUNDAY W. McGee Shot and Instantly Killed Sunday Morning Near Osborne by Mrs. Branson Milliken. McLendon June 25th. Just as our forms were being locked to go to press, we have information that the Cyclone Mack revival will begin Sunday, June 25th, at 3 o'clock. Program at The Star Theatre Rockingham, N. C. For the week beginning June 19th. Monday, June 19th Miss Gloria Swanson in "THE GREAT MOMENT" Tuesday, June 20th Miss Gloria Swanson and Mr. Ma Mon Hamilton in "UNDER THE LASH" Wednesday, June 21st Big Boy Williams, the Jack Rider, in A REAL WESTERN Thursday, June 22th Douglas MacLean and Miss Marian DeBeck in "ONE A MINUTE" Friday, June 23rd Thomas Meighan and Miss Doris Kenyoa in "The Conquest of Canaan" Don't forget our price is 10 and 25c all the time. Already six Confederate vet erans have secured tickets from Auditor J. D. Covington to at tend the reunion at Richmond next week. Mqst tfwisvwpnlrj ,be held Jy Jst. go next Monday and some next Tuesday. Every Confederate veteran in Richmond county can secure a free roundtrip ticket by appiying to the Auditor. Coroner A. M. Smith was summon ed to the home of Branson Millikin, white, between Osborne and Ham let, Sunday about noon to hold an inquest over the remains of John W. McGee. He found the body of the man lying partly in the door of the Millikin home, with a gun-shot wound through the heart; his hand was outstretched and lying open over a brick. The coroner enipannelled a jury consisting of R. A. Kendall, D. F. Morgan, Charlie Langley, J. T. Smith. James Smith and W. E. Cha- vis. These men heard several wit nesses and rendered a verdict that the "deceased came to his death at the hands of Mrs. Branson Millikin." The story told by Mrs. Millikin in substance is as follows: She said she was in th stove room washing her face about 10 o'clock Sunday morning when the man, John Mc Gee, appeared at the door cursing and with a brick in his hand, and suggested to her that she go to the branch with him. She refused and ordered him out. Instead, he start ed through the door; she grabbed a gun and fired, thejoad entering his heart and causing instant death. This is Mrs. Millikin's version and (Continued on Page 8.) Solicitor in Doubt. Uncertainty still exists as to whether Mr. G. H. Russell will call for a second primary for Sol icitor. In the primary June 3rd, Don Phillips led with about 7900 votes, Mr. Russell second with about 4200, Nash third with 3700 and Tarlton fourth with 1400. This would put Phillips and Rus sell in a second primary that Mr. Russell has the right to call for a second primary, but it is not known as yet whether he will make another try or not. ROAD CONTRACTS Bids for Construction of Hoffman R'ham Dirt Road, and Hamlet Rham Hard Surface Road, Advertised. Same Will Be Opened June 28th at Raleigh. ROAD FORCE HERE Work of Paring Streets of Rockingham Was Begun Today. Steam Shovel Grading from End of North Wash ington Street Hedrick Construction Co., Has Contract. Dodge Station Open. Messrs. Lambeth and Armfield are this week opening their new Dodge station here. They have rented the large rooms from J. W. Jenkins at The Rockets. To dav they are unloading a supply of Dodge parts, and will have two new Dodge cars in a day or so. Walter Scales, Jr., will be connected with the company as office man, and Mr. Addison Lambeth himselt will remain here in charge. FRIDAY, JUNE 16 Ethel Clayton and Herbert Rawlinson "WEALTH" AT THE STAR THEATRE Adm. 10 and 25c Fourth at EUerbe Springs. Plans are tounding into shape for the celebration of the Fourth of July at Ellerbe Springs. Chief and foremost will be the basket picnic dinner that the folks are expected to bring and enjoy to gether. Then the tact that Gov. Morrison will make a speech will be another drawing card. Ellerbe and another team will play ball in the afternoon. The authorities at Pope Field have been written to for an airplane, and it is pos sible one may be secured to fly over and do overhead stunts. inter-State League. The Inter-State League, com posed of the towns of Hamlet, Laurinburg, Lumberton, Maxton, Raeford and McColl, opened their season last Monday. The season (Continued on Page 8.) As can be seen elsewhere in the Post-Dispatch, the State Highway Commission is adver tising for bids for the construc tion of the dirt road known as Project No. 661, from Rocking ham to a point near Marston; and for the hard surface road from Hamlet to Rockingham, known as Project No. 665. The bids will be received at the Raleigh office until 10 o'clock of June 28th. A study of the advertisements in this issue will give an idea as to the amount of grading and other work to be done on these two roads. The Rockingham-Hoffman road is 9.76 miles long. There will be 58,900 cubic yards of common ex cavation, and 25,750 cubic yards of topsoil, sand-clay or gravel. This road starts at the town limit, at the end of North Washington street, at the Fair Grounds and runs east towards Hoffman, com ing into the Hamlet-Hoffman road near Marston. The Hamlet Rockingham road is 5.77 miles, and runs from the Methodist church at Rocking ham, to the railroad track in Hamlet, and this road is to be of concrete hard surfaced. The work will consist of 15,900 cubic yards of common excavation. And so our readers now have the satisfaction of knowing that these two long desired roads are to soon be a reality that actual work will soon be begun on them. The Cyclone Mack Revival. "Cyclone Mack" was in Rock ingham Tuesday for an hour, and went that night to Atlanta to personally see about his new tent. The delivery of this new tent is what is holding up the re vival that was scheduled to start here the 19th. It is possible the tent may arrive in time to start . next Monday, but doubtful. It is scarcely likely the meeting can actually begin before the last of next week. Definite announce ment will be made in a day or so through the daily papers. In the meantime, the seats, etc. have come, and a carpentry force is now busy getting the lot in shape. The tent will be placed on the large lot to the rear of the residence of Hal S. Ledbetter, fronting South Washington St. That was the only vacant plot of ground that was found to be large enough to contain the huge tent. The outfit of the Hedrick Con struction Co., of Lexington, has been filtering into Rockingham for the past few days, and active work was begun this afternoon in grading. Mr. Bennett Nooe, Jr., of Pitts boro, is superintendent in charge of the work for the Hedrick Co. Walter Whitt is cashier, and Mr. McClure is resident engineer for the town. A large steam shovel arrived Wednesday and was unloaded to (Continued on Page 8.) New Buildings. In addition to the new brick build ing that A. W. Porter is rapidly put ting up on New street, there is now to be still another building put up. E. B. Morse will begin work within the next month on a three-story brick structure 10x90 feet, adjoining the new Porter building on New street, and just north of it. There will he a space of four feet between the proposed new Morse building and the southern end of the Watson building. Mr. Morse will have the first floor for a store, the second for office pur poses and the third probably for a lodge room. The Morse and Porter buildings are being built four feet back from the pavement line, and consequently four feet out of line with the other buildings on that side of New street. The idea of this is to eventually have New street widened, and even four feet will make a big difference on this rapidly developing business thoroughfare. With the predion of these two new buildings, theiv remains nly a space of 73 feet frontage on that side of the street; this 73-foot corner lot is owned by the Stephenson Belk firm and is directly opposite the new court house site. . Condemnation Proceedings. Condemnation proceedings were this week started by the town of Rockingham against E. Bryant Lit tle. A bearing will be had next Monday to assess the price the town shall pay for the brick building that stands in the way of extending New street southward. The building is 40x90. The condemnation board consists of Dr. L. D. McPhail, E. B. Liles and E. D. Whitlock. This board will view the grounds at 9 o'clock next Monday morning and at 8 o'clock Monday night they will hear evidence in the court house. The town wishes to extend New street, then build another new street to be named Court street, just south of the jail, to connect Han cock and New street, extended. These streets will be paved and make a solid paved square sur round the new court house that is being built on the jail lot. Tomorrow The man who thinks of tomor rowof his future comfort of the protection of his family insures his property today. If it burns it will not break him. The insurance company pays the damage. Today The one who thinks only of to day who considers only the slight expense of the moment who forgets the future security of his family does not insure. When the property burns it criples him or wipes him out completely. Let us quote you low prices on a policy RICHMOND INSURANCE & REALTY COMPANY A. O. CORKMN8, Stc-Treas. Office hi Hotel Building I it Explanation What Makes Mystery Clock Go ? Curious Time Piece in the Window of "The Bank on the Square" Arouse Many Surprises. VARIOUS ARE THE THEORIES. Since "The Bank on the Square" hung in its window "The Clock of Mystery" with its nothing-to-deceive-you-dial, hundreds of inquirers have asked what the CLOCK itself asks "What makes it go?" Scores of persons have entered the Bank to volunteer information some said Gravity, others the Earth's Magnetism, and some declared that at last Perpetual Motion had been attained. The town is hum ming with possible explanations for the big time pidas. The beholder sees an octagonal shaped piece of clear plate glass suspended from above by brass chains. Around the rim of the octagon are the figures of a clock's face, and at the center the two hands join on a pivot Hanging to one of the hands is a small compass, the size of a nickle. And there you are. The clock keeps perfect time. In its effort to give the public the manufacturers, explanation The Bank secured a four-page printed leaflet. On the first page was a picture of the tlock; on pages 2 and 3 appeared the following: WHAT MAKES IT GO The Answer. These leaflets any one cau have at the bank for the asking. On the last page of this leaflet as a clincher of the whole problem there appears in big type : We can't tell you what makes the CLOCK go but we can tell How to Save Your Money. That's no secret start an account today. ....... . . , . r . i u i: vtlMIT HrfAITkPTC We nigniy value tne Dusiness oi our present cuenis aim suiiui nun nkwunio. "The Bank on (he Square" -- A good Hank for everybody. The Richmond County Savings Bank fi" nsSluiSBtam ff ROCKINGHAM. N. C. "The Bank Ou the Square" Open each SATURDAY until 5 p. m.