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. ROCKINGHAM
POST DISPATCH
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Ingham, N. 8.
Democratic In politics.
Don't get the wrong angle on
this "Liberty Loan," friend. It
doesn't mean that YOU must do
the loaning. It means that your
government proposes to loan
you the opportunity of investing
your spare means in a proposi
tion as sound as the Rock of
Ages. It means that the oppor
tunity of your life is offered you
to gather to yourself your por
tion of national honor and glory.
It means that probably for the
first time in your rather careless
life you have the chance to be
come a really necessary cog in
the great wheel of progress. It's
the turning point in your life
Be sure you make the right turn.
A total eclipse of the sun which
will occur June 8, 1918, will be the
largest and most important of a
life time in all the Southern
states. This eclipse will be visi
ble throughout the UnitedStates;
the eclipse being total along a
path abcut seventy miles wide
extending from Fortland,Oregon,
through Denver, Colorado, Jack
son, Mississippi, and Orlanda,
Florida. In all other parts of the
United States it will be partial.
On the central line of totality the
duration of the total phase will
vary from one minute and eleven
seconds in Florida to two minutes
and five seconds in Oregon. Fig
ured from the Atlan tic the phases
of eclipse will occur in the nine
tieth meridian time as follows:.
Eclipse begins 4:35:53 p. m.
Middle of eclipse 5:35:50 p. m.
Eclipse ends 6:42 p. m.
Wild Rumors.
The circulating of extravagant
rumors and wild tales of
victory is as harmful to the in
terests of this country in the
present struggle as the spread
ing of adverse reports. Recent
ly the report was flashed from
one end of the country to the
other of a great allied victory on
the western front ' In many
parts of the country people went
fairly wild with joy, only to be
cast into corresponding depths
of dejection on learning that the
report was unfounded.
Our people should give ear to
no reports that do not come
from a reliable source. Telegra
phic news in the papers, from
reputable news agencies, can be
relied upon as being correct or
approximately so. The metro
politan dailies as a rule have
reliable special correspondence
on the front, and their reports
also can be received as truth.
jBiit reports circulating from
mouth to mouth frequently start
from nothing but grow with the
telling.
In justice to the news agencies
l"1 nameynmtsvct mtr
should be said that none of these
fake reports have originated or
; been circulated by them. Such
reports inmost cases, if they
. could be traced to their original
source, would be found to have
a sinister origin enemy propa-
jganda, with a view to disturbing
the peace of the country and
creating excitement and unrest.
We should keep cool and be
lieve nothing that is not . fully
: vouched for, trust in our govern
Jment and our armies, and put
j our every energy into OUR part
! in the winning ot the war.
Never send a dollar away from
home when the article that the
dollar will purchase can be ob
tained at home. Money is our
financial blood. Its circulation
keeps the business body alive.
Bleed that body by sending
money away and business will
soon put on a look of lethargy.
Always trade at home. Watch
the bargains offered by enterpris
ing advertisers in this paper and
you learn the best place to spend
those home dollars.
Report of Grand Jury.
We, the Grand Jury, beg to make the
following report
All bills brought before us have been
passed upon.
We have visited, by committees, the
following places chain gangs, No. 1 and
No. 2, Jail, County Home and Court
House.
. Chain gang No. 1 was found to be in
first-class condition; the convicts, seven
white and eleven colored, well fed and
well clothed; ten head of stock, in good
condition, and food supplies for three
months.
Chain gang No. 2 was found in good
condition, with the exception of cne
mule tent; one white and ten colored
prisoners, well fed and well clothed, and
eight head of stock all in first-class con
dition. At the County Home everything was
found to be in good shape, with fourteen
white and six colored inmates, all well
cared for; one horse, three head of cattle,
two hogs an O. K, and food sufficient to
last until the new crop comes in. We
found a Mrs. Long, and child about four
years old. To us it appears that, in this
day of abundant working opportunities,
Mrs. Long is fully able to support her
self and child. We, therefore, recommend
that the Superintendent of the County
Home secure for her a job at some cot
ton mill or elsewhere.
- The County Jail was found to be in
good condition and neatly kept, inside
and out. The boxing around the eaves
needs painting and we recommend "that
it be painted and that the valleys be
given a coat of good metal paint now and
every three years hereaftnv
The Court House was visited and found
to be in as good condition as the present
building will permi (We are not going
into the mattei of a new Court House, as
the Commissioners have already acted
on that.) There are some leaks in the
roof that should be fixed at once. There
are also some leaks under the wind, w
sills in the court room. These can be
easily located frcm the Sheriffs room and
should be fixed. The combination lock
of the door to the vault in the Clerk's
office is useless in its present condition
and for fire protection should be fixed.
There is a filing cabinet needed in the
Clerk's office and we recommend its pur
chase by the Commissioners, under the
direction of the Clerk. We found the
Clerk and Register of Deeds installing
modern indexes, and these will aid ma
terially in finding papers of all sorts.
We find that all magistrates have filed
their reports according to law.
(Signed) H. C. PETTY,
. ' Foreman.
Thrift will mean triumph.
Economy makes happy homes
and sound nations.;-G. Washing
ton. If Democracy dies, 'who lives?
If Democracy lives, who dies?
To this task we dedicate our
lives and our fortunes, every
thing that we are and everything
we nave. l , w. Wusoa vv
Your Extra Acre. 5-y
What will your extra acre be?
Corn, wheat or cotton, beans,
peas or potatoes? Everybody is
now agreed that it will be the
farmer by his planting extra
acres in food products who will
make the war shorter than it
would otherwise be. Therefore,
his extra acres have a right to be
called "Victory Acres".
You Know Him.
"A Shiftless cuss is Oswald Blue,
And some day he will rue it;
He knows the very thing to do.
And then forgets to do it"
For instance, he owns no Thrift Stamps.
Cut Wood.
The Richmond County Fuel
Committee strongly urges con
sumers to prepare to substitute
wood for coal this winter. There
will be a scarcity of coal and con
sequent inconveniences for those
who depend entirely on coal for
fuel. Those who lay in a supply
of wood will be doing the wise and
patriotic thing.
The Post-Dispatch will next is
sue publish the regulations
regarding the retail distribution
of coal for 1918, as effective April
1st Watch for this.
Mecklenburg Presbytery.
MecKienburg Presbytery is
holding its semi-annual stated
meeting in Monroe this week.
Revs. Z. V. Robersoh. W. R. Cod-
pedge, R. L. Patrick and ruling
elder Stephenson are in attend
ance. This Presbytery embraces the
counties of Mecklenburg, Union,
Anson, Richmond, Montgomery
and Stanly. It has on its roll 50
ministers and 85 churches, and a
constituency of 12,000 communi
cant members.
Nitrate of Soda.
The amount of nitrate of soca
subscribed by the farmers of
Richmond county was 1025 tons.
The county demonstrator last
week received word from the
authorities at Washington that
991 3-10 tons had been allotted
to this cqunty, which will be less
than applied for. This will be
distributed pro rata.
Of this 991 3-10 allottment, 116
6-10 tons have been received. This
was for small grain. The govern
ment is expecting additional car
goes to arrive in May from which
shipment will be made to the
county.
William B. Streeter, who came
to Greensboro many years ago
and started the North Carolina
Children's Home Society-a so
ciety that is doing a noble rescue
work died a few days ago in
Pittsburg. ,
Bishop Randolph, of Virginia,
died Saturday.
SOME STRIKE IT Rlflk,.
BUTASUHEWAYISf
T0PUTALIT1
Condi U USt, it C B.
EVERY
Robt. L. Steele, Pres. ; R. L. Nichols I t ..
M. H. Fowlkes, Vice Pres. Allen Mcintosh Asst- Cashiers.
Leake S. Covington, Vice President and Cashier.
The Farmers' Bank:
Capital Stock : $15,000.
Surplus and Undivided Profits Earned : 537,000.
4 per cent, interest, compounded quarterly.
(Total resources as reported to the Corporation Commission at
close of business March 4th, 1918, were $446,275.96. v
What Are You Doing
To Help Win The War.
If you think you are saving all
that you can and there's nothing
else left for you to do to help
your country win the war, you
are advised to read the leaflet,
"Help Win the War" that is now
being sent out from Slate Head
quarters for War Savings at Win
stoa It makes its message di
rect and personal and asks ques
tions the answers of which you
can't evade. For instance, it asks:
"Do you put out all unnecessary lights
at home ard thus save power?
"Do you keep the temperature of your
house down to 68 degrees which not only
saves heat but improves health?
"Do you save gasoline, rubber and
skilled labor by cutting out all unnecess
ary use of motor cars? Gasoline is a
most important factor in winning the war.
so is rubber! and chauffeurs are needed
on Government work.
"Are you cutting down on amusements?
Recreation is necessary but not the amuse
ments that cost so much money. So far
as you can, get your amusements more
out of doors and out of your brains and
less out of your pocket book.
"Are you foregoing personal luxuries
things not essential to your health or
efficiency or that of your friends?
"Are you wearing out your old clothes
and buying only that which is necessary
and will wear well? By so doing you will
save labor and material that should be
used in winning the war.
"Are you avoiding unnecssary travel?
The Government has already asked you
to take no unnecessary trips on the rail
road that they may be used for war ser
vice? "Do you produce anything? If not,
sure you are consuming as little as pos
sible and releasing others who can pro
duce. "Do you refrain from unnecessary re
pairs and improvements? Do only what
is necessary to keep things from going
to pieces. Don't worry about shabbiness
in war times. "Do you employ servants
who might aid the Government in ship
building, transporation and farming?
"Have you planted your War Garden
or an extra acre to help win the war?
Last year's gardens saved the food situa
tion. "Are you saving and investing your
savings in Thrirt and WarSaving Stamps?
"If you refuse to do any or all of these
you put yourself in the same class with
the healthy young man who refuses to
War Savings Societies.
The following schools have re
ported to Supt. L J. Bell the
amounts of their War Savings
Societies. Every school should
send in reports, no matter how
small, by Tuesday of each week
so they can be published :
Ledbetters, 2 societies, 29 mem
bers.
Rockingham colored graded
school, 4 societies, 75 members,
value of stamps $24.50.
McLeod school, 33 members,
10 honorary members, $58.16.
Cameron $14.90;Pankey $126.50
East Hamlet, colored, $11.50
Campbell school, $9.75.
Harrington school, one society,
12 members, $18.00.
. Pee Dee, 121 members, $435.00.
Rohanen, $77.07.
Zion,34 members,stamps$23.31.
Ellerbe high school, 3 societies,
stamps $170. . '
Rockingham city schools
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(white) ii.5a ; ;?y s:;;;;;
Prospect, 17 members, $6.75
O)rdova, 55 members, $49.75
Littles Mills2 members,$68.15
Osborne, $212.00
Norman, $422.75
Williams, $68.00 .
Hoffman, $75.00
Cognac $100.00
Roberdel high school, $193.34
Crosland, $12.64.
Covington, $18.75.
Oakridge $o.75 Exway $7.00
Baldwin $110.00
Malee. colored, $4.00
Mt. Airy, colored, $2.75
Miscellaneous, $801.50
TotaLreportedtoMar. 6 $3211.37
Total reported to Mar. 13 $3963.00
Total reported to Mar. 20 $4330.00
Total reported to Mar. 27 $5302.81
Total reported to Apr. 4 $6805.92
Total reported to Apr. 11 $6988.32
Democratic State Convention
Fully 800 Democrats assembled in
State Convention at Raleigh Wednesday.
State Chairman Thomas D Warren called
the body to order, and the keynote ad
dress was delivered by Victor Bryant, of
Durham. Unlike the Republican Con
vention of the day before that "named"
the men for that party to endorse at the
primary, the Democratic Convention said
never a word about candidates but left
entirely with the voters the naming of
such.
A strong platform was adopted. The
question of woman's suffrage came up,
but the Convention did not include it in
the platform.
The members of the State Executive
Committee from this, the Seventh Con
gressional district, ere: R. B. Redwine,
Union; J. A. Leak, Anson; C. C. Shaw,
Davidson; W. L. Parsons, Richmond; W.
C. Hammer, Randolh.
With a plelude assuring the Republican
party of Democratic confidence in Repub
lican loyalty to the nation, the Demo
cratic platform appealed to all of the
citizenship of the State to subordinate
all questions of internal policy about
which the voters of the State disagree
in so far as the public welfare may per
mit, to the greater and graver questions
in our foreign relations.
The platform further reiterates the
principles for which the Democratic party
has stood, endorsed the record -of the
national administration; approved the
nation's entry into the war; endorsed the
conduct of the war; commended the
course of President Woodrow Wilson; en
dorsed Govenor Bickett's proposed cons
titutional amendment . exempting from
taxation notes and mortgages given in
good faith for the purchase price of a
home; renewed the party's pledge of sup
port to the constitutional amendment for
a six months' school term; and made a
new pledge for the enactment of laws to
secure to the school teachers of the Sate
a just increase in salaries.
Group Commencement,
Pee Dee.
The group commencement at
Pee Dee was held Friday, April
5th. Mri L. C. Broeden. of Ral
eigh, State Supervisor of Ru
Schools, was present for the pur
pose of observation. A very
pleasing feature of the program
was the folk dances, songs and
games given by the Pee Dee
pupils. The children were in
attractive costumes, sang well
and danced well, and there was a
patriotic turn to the program
that is very timely. The prize
winners were as follows:
1st grade reading- Jewell Kelly, Har
rington. "rJ grade reading---Charlie Hart, Pee
Dee.
1st trade writing Thelma Horn, Pee
Deel - -
3rd grade' writing -Charlie Hart, Pee
Dee.
Primary addition Clay Watson, Dockery.
Intermediate additon -Daniel Hasty,
Rohanen.
Intermediate multiplication -Monnie
Patterson, Pee Dee.
Best long division -Eva Gurley, Pee Dee.
Written Spelling Effie Ingram, Dockery,
Primary declamation Thelma Horn,
Pee Dee. . .
Intermediate declamation Sallie Kelly
Harrington.
Primary oral spelling Fred Hooks,
" Dockery.- -v- ' ' ,
Intermediate oral spelling-Kate Seawell,
Rohanen. . f .
Best sewing -Fahhy McQueen, Pee Dee.
Best exhibit Pee Dee. '
100 yard dash, boysJasper Hasty, Ro
hanen. . -
100 yard dash, girls -Pearlie Haywood,
Harrington.
Sack Race Daniel Hasty. Rohanen.
High jumpCurtis Reynolds, Pee Dee.
Broad jump Leo Baldwin, Rohanen.
Pole vaultEd McLean, Pee Dee.
L.J BELL.
Mrs. W. A. Dunn, and little
daughter, of Columbia, came Sun
day to spend several days with
Mrs. J. A. Dunn. : .-'
It pays to trade with R. L. McDonald.
Republican State Convention
The Republican State Conven
tion was held at Greensboro
Tuesday. The recommendations
of the Convention to the primary
were: ' V: r.y -
For the senate; John Motley
Morehead, of Charlotte. .
For chief justice of North Caro
lina, William P. Bynum, of
Greensboro.
For associate justices, Judge H.
R.Starbuck, of Winston-Salem,
and H. F. Seawell, of Carthage.
For Corporation Commissioner
J. J. Jenkins, of Siler City. s;
The Convention went on record
as pledging unqualified loyalty
and support to the Government
in the prosecution of the war.
The platform endorsed women's
suffrage, demanded free school
books, and demanded the repeal
of the primary law.
Lag primps Up
for h im as if ho's
a duke; but ho's
only a poor poot
starving in a garret
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Admission 15 and 25c
Sale of Personal Property.
Under and by virtue of an order of the
Superior Court of Mecklenberg County,
N. C, in a proceeding therein entitled;
"Merganthaler Linotype Company vs
William E. Dockery'" the undersigned
Fred W. Bynum, Commissioner, will, in
Ifront of the galvanized covered ware-
nouse on me cotton yard ot toe Everett
Hardware Company in Rockingham, N
C, on TUESDAY, the 30th day of April,
1018, at 12 o'clock M, offer for sale for
cash one Model K--No 78 Merganthaler
Linotype Machine and all appurtenances
thereunto belonging.
This the 8th day of April, 1918. "
Fre-' W. Bynum,
. ' ; Commissioner.
A FINE RECORD -
To Prospective Purchasers
of Automobiles:
The total mileage of 32 Hudson
Super-Sixes operating in and
around Petersburg, Va., during
1917 was 126,211 miles. The
total mechanical expense to the
owners was $7.81 approximately
24c per car.
Think, what it means to an
j. t. M . m . .a" .
auiomoDue owner to Know mat
his car is independent of
service and repairmen. He need
not hesitate to start out . on any
trip if his car is a Hudson.
! You know the number of men
in this city that have gone into;
the service. p Particularly has it;
taken the skilled mechanics the
1 a i t 1 - .
ut:oi auiuiuuuiH; juui. iivn uiuic
than ever, cars-lhat will give ,
service are nedded. .
Hudson records from Hudson'
owners show that the Super-Six;
is a car that can be depended
upon. Be sun? that the car you
buy this year is a Hudson.
; - Yours very truly, . , , .
I CONEY STEELE,"
I 'V:-:-:'-". - Dealer..
See "The House Of Hate", at
the Star next Thursday.