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EOCSEJGIIA1L POST-BISPATCH
ROCKINGHAM
POST-DISPATGH
Published svery Thurtday aer
Mn at Rockingham, Richmond
County, N. C. Advertisers mutt
have copy .In. office for page 2, 3,
t and 7 by Tuesday, and for pagea
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pondence from every section of the
county Invited; write legibly and
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tor's Information.) Lend your help
In making the Post-Dispatch a Rich
mond County product and not mere
ly representative of any small part
of the county. .
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ALSO,
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to you and yours must bs charged
to YOU; don't blame the editor; he
Is no mind-reader; therefore send
the paper your Items of interest.
ISAAC S. LONDON "
Editor and Proprietor.
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Strictly In Advance.
Office on Hancock Street.
Telephone No. 182.
Entered as second-class mall
matter at the postoffice at Rock
Ingham, N. C.
Democratic In politics.
Many a mother who knows
all about the work of the mis
sionaries in the Fiji Islands
hasn't even the remotest
idea what her fifteen-year-old son
is doing down town till eleven
o'clock. Would a properly en
forced Curfew law be welcomed
by her, or if such a law existed
in Rockingham and her perfect
son were nabbed would she show
her acquiesence- of the law's
helpfulness by lambasting that
said perfect youth, or would she
rise in wrath and consign the
Curfew to the bow-wows? Is
there any food for thought in
this Figi Island comparison.
If the public has been inclined
to feel that the publishers of the
country have been over-emphasizing
the high cost of print
paper, the figures compiled by
Ayer's Newspaper Directory
should dispel this illusion. The
.annual shows that approximately
1,200 publications in the United
States and Canada suspended
operations last year. The num
ber included 62 dailies, 60 semi
weeklies and 569 weeklies. Run
ning a newspaper is no gold
mine at best, and with a delin
quent list of fully one thousand
it becomes a load that makes the
running a walk; a hint might be
contained in this for those who
are reading the Post-Dispatch on
a credit.
The essential principles that
must underlie peace, as stated
by President Wilson, should be
constantly kept in mind. They
show the greatness and unself
ishness and justice of America's
war aims. Briefly they are:
(1) The final settlement of this
war must be based upon essen
tial justice and each particular
case so adjusted as will most
likely bring a permanent peace.
(2) Peoples and Provinces are
not to be bartered about as if
they were mere chattels and
pawns in a game.
(3) Every territorial settlement
must be made in the interest of
and for the benefit of the popu
lations concerned and not by
way of compromising claims of
rival States. .
(4) National aspirations must
be accorded all the satisfaction
possible, without introducing
new or perpetuating old elements
This is the week set apart to
get the cream of Wat Savings in
the State.. North' Carolina is be
ing' called on for 25,000 of her
men and women who will go the
limit, that is do all that the. Gov
ernment asks of them, as regards
buying . War Savings ' Stamps.
To go the limit is to buy $1,000
of War Savings Stamps, which
is the maximum amount the law
allows to any one individual
To become a member of the
Thousand Dollar Limit Club does
not require that a person pay
this amount at once but that he
pledge himself first to systematic
saving; second, to refrain from
unnecessary . expenditures and
non-essentials; third, to encour
age Thrift and Economy in his
community; fourth, to secure
other members for the society
and, fifth, to purchase during the
year 1918 War Savings Stamps
to the amount of $1,000 maturity
value.
How many people in Rich
mond county will become mem
bers of this Thousand Dollar
Limit Club? This county has
been apportioned 269 as its quota
in other words, 269 people are
expected to subscribe $269,000 in
War Savings Stamps. What
will the response be!
Temporary suspension of the
meatless meal and of the special
restrictions against the use of
pork on Saturdays was announc
ed by the food administration at
Washington Sunday. Increased
meat production and the necessi
y ... . .
ty tor sun greater saving in
wheat made the change advisa
ble. However, the public is still
asked to do without beef and
pork on one day in the week-
Tuesdays. On all other days
pork and beef can be used with
out restrictions. The Allies are
calling for more wheat, and it is
believed that increased meat con
sumption will of itself curtai
the use of wheat, and thereby
enable this country to ship more
to our allies.
Of course you know where
the various army camps are lo
cated, but for the information of
the other fellow who does not
know, we are here giving the
locations:
NATIONAL ARMY.
Camp Custer Battle Creek, Mich
Camp Devens Ayers, Mass.
Camp Dix Wrightstown, N. J,
Camp Dodge Des Moines, Iowa
Camp Funston Ft Riley, Kans,
Camp Gordon Atlanta, Ga.
Camp Grant Rockf oid, 111.
Camp Jackson Columbia, S. C,
Camp Lee Petersburg, Va.
Camp Lewis American Lake,
Washington.
Camp Meade Admiral, Md.
Camp Pike Little Rock, Ark.
Camp Sherman Chillicothe,Ohio
Camp Taylor Louisville, Ky.
Camp Travis Ft. Sam Houston
Tex.
Camp Upton Yaphank, Long
Island.
NATIONAL GUARD.
Camp Beauregard Alexandria,
La.
Camp Bowie Fort Worth, Tex.
Camp Cody Deming, N. M.
Camp Doniphan Fort Sill, Okla,
Camp Fremont Palo Alto, Cali;
Camp Green Charlotte, N. C.
Camp Hancock Augusta, Ga.
Camp Kearney Linda Vista,Cal
Camp Logan Houston, Texas.
Camp McArthur Waco, Texas.
Camp McClellan Anniston; Ala.
Camp Sevier Greenville, S. C.
Camp Sheridan Montgomery,
Ala.
Camp Wadsworth Spartanburg,
t Th? Charlotte Observer prines
that when a suspicious-looking
foreigner sings "Keep the Home
Fires Burning" un Frankfurter
English in the neighborhood of
the docks, it is time for a confid
ing people to get busy. , .
Gen. Pershing has requested
shipment of 18,590 pairs of shoes
for each 25,000 men monthly,
which is approximately nine pairs
of shoes per man per year. This
quantity is being used in excess
actual consumption and is
being used to build up a , reserve
"or all troops in France. When
such a supply is accumulated, the
quantities per man will be re
duced Some Discipline.
(Contributed)
Speaking of discipline, do you
remember, Hiram, when the Czar
of Russia had a line of poles
strung a mile apart all along the
rout from St Petersburg to Si
beria, at each of which a Russian
moujik was stationed to convey
any message from the Czar into
Siberia. The way they worked
it, the Czar gave the message to
the jake nearest the place, and
he carried the message to the
next pole and he would carry it
to the next one. One of the Rus
sians, forgetting what the Czar
had told him, committed suicide
by hanging himself to the pole
with his suspenders. When the
Russian of the pole beyond came
to the man hanging on the pole,
he thought that was the order of
the Czar and walked back and
hung himself by his suspenders
to his pole. Every blooming mou
jik did the same, and when the
Czar rode along next day all he
found was a line of Russians han
ging by their suspenders all the
way from St. Petersburg to Si
beria. Beat tfiat for discipline if
you can.
A New York girl, arrested for
jabbing with a pair of scissors
her sweetheart, who called her
"Honey," has been released on
the explanation that she under
stood him to say "Hun." Until
the war is over, call her "Pet"
Put It In Your Hat
When some chaps are setting
around assuming to tell every
one what they know, as to what
numbers constitute certain divi
sions ot our army, remove your
hat and then read the following
to him.
An army corps is 60,000 men.
An infantry division is 19,000 men.
An infantry brigade is 7,000 men.
A regiment of infantry is 3,000 men.
A battalion is 1,000 men.
A company is 250 men.
A platoon is 60 men.
A corporal's squad is 11 men.
A field battery has 195 mer.
A firing squad is 20 men.
A supply train has 283 men.
A machine gun battalion has 296 men.
An engineers' regiment has 1,098 men.
An ambulance company has 66 men.
A field hospital has 55 men.
A medicine attachment has 13 men.
A major general heads the field army
and also each army corps.
A brigadier general heads each infantry
brigade.
A colonel heads each regiment
A lieutenant colonel is next in rank
below a colonel.
A major heads a battalion.
A captain heads a company.
A lieutenant heads a platoon.
A sergeant is next below a lieutenant.
A corporal is a squad officer.
An exchange says that one
trouble with this world is that
that there are too many people
who will not cast their bread
upon the waters unless they are
assured that it will come back to
them in a few days a full-grown
sand wich all trimmed with ham,
1 THt Democratic State Conyerv
tion will be held in Raleigh 'this
year on Wednesday, April 10,
cording to a decision of the Dem
ocratic StateExecutiveCommittee
in session in Raleigh Tuesday
night; March 29th was deter
mined upon as the date, for the
precinct meetings in the various
counties and April 6th as the
date for the county conventions.
Four Congressmen were voted
t r 1 i i i. r
on m JNew xorK city last iues-
day and the Democratic majority
in the House was maintained by
the election of four Democratic
Congressmen. A total of 78,192
votes were cast, and 31,858
were cast by women. Looks like
from this that the women held
the balance of power and that
they were mainly Democratic.
Prohibition took another ad
vanced step Wednesday when
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels ordered five-mile dry
zones around the seven perman
ent naval training camps, irres
pective of whether there is an
incorporated city or town within
those limits. In a statement ex
plaining his reason, Secretary
Daniels referred particularly to
objectionable conditions at Valle
jo, near Mare Island, California,
where there was a short business
street on which were 25 saloons,
said, by the way, to be controlled
by a German brewer
Meeting of Finance Com
mittee.
(Contributed)
On Friday at 8:30 P. M.the
Finance Committee of the Libra
ry Association met to plan a
campaign to raise funds to
operate a Free Public Library
for one year. Those present at
the meeting were Messrs. John
Dockery, Chairman, W. N. Ever
ett W. B. Cole and Claud Gore,
members of the Finance Com
mittee; Mesdames W. N.Everett
E. G. Scott, L D. McPhail and
Mr. Hawley. Before proceeding
with the regular business, Mr.
Hawley, as representative of the
Richmond Club, offered the Li
brary Association the use of the
Reading Room furniture for one
year free of charge. This offer
was accepted with many thanks.
Mr. John Dockery was appointed
to rent the Club Rooms the first
day of March and in these at
tractive quarters the Library will
be open to the public at the ear
liest possible date. To make this
opening a certainty and the suc
cessful operation for a year as
sured, the sum of $1500 must be
pledged in advance.
Tuesday, March 12th; was set
for "Library Campaign Day" and
five committees of three each
will canvass the town. Mr.
Claud Gore was appointed Chair
man of an advertising committee,
this committee to bring before
the public the paramount impor
tance of securing such an insti
tution for Rockingham.
The object of operating this
Free Library supported by public
subscription is to pave the way
for a Carnegie Library building
in 1919. Mrs. L. D. McPhail was
appointed to interview property
owners who have lots centrally
located, and I it is expected to
have a site for the Carnegie
building offered to the town as a
gift before March 12th.
To' the giver of a site, a memo
rial tablet will be erected in the
building, or some similar memo
rial, and one to Mr. Carnegie in
token of appreciation of his gift
of the buikiing.
Mrs. Lucy P. Russell has been
engaged as librarian and her se
lection assures the public a
splendidly conducted institutioa
It is hoped to get the library in
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solicits a portion of your Sta
tionery needs. The office is
equipped now to handle all
forms of job work, from en
velopes and letter-heads to
full page posters. A stock of
Flour Certificates kept on
hand, .x All work executed
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