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127 MEN TO CAMP
115 Colored And 12 White
Men Sent to Camps During
The Past Week.
During the past week 127 men
have been sent from Richmond
county to the camps 115 colored
and 12 white men.
On last Friday night, April
26th, the following 12 white men
were sent to Camp Jackson, Col
umbia. James Eli Cole was
placed in charge of the squad
for the trip. They were inducted
into the service by the exemp
tion board at four o'clock, pre
'sented with small bibles and
given a short talk by Rev. Z. V.
Roberson. They departed for
camp on the 7:35 train. The
twelve were:
337 Wm. C. Thompson, Entwistle
583 Lumis Adolphus Williams, Hamlet
848 West Jacobs, Morven Rt 1
869 Talmage Rogers, Rockingham
998 Marcum B. Williams, R'ham, Rt 4
999 Daniel Frank Mills, R'ham
1004 Ben Fianklin Coble, R'ham
1010 Melvin Francis Brady, R'ham
1021 Daniel C Hunsucker, Ellerbe
1053 James Eli Cole, R'ham
1055 Jonah Macom Smith, R'ham, Rt 2
1072 Joseph F. Cook.
On Saturday, April 27th, 51
colored men were sent to Camp
Grant, Illinois, they departing on
Jhe 9:40 night train by way ot
Atlanta. Asneml tourist car
was assigned them. They as
sembled at the exemption board
'' office at four o'clock, and after
the presentation of bibles, Rev.
DeBerry made them a short talk.
The squad left in charge of Thos.
P. Griffin; his assistants were
Chester Griffin, James Rivers,
George Ridenhour, Alexander
Austin. Ernest McCoy. The 51
to go were:
7 Andrew M. Bloomfield, R'ham, Rt 1,
16 Frank Johnson care J. E. Hairing.
ton, Cheraw, S. C.
18 Luther Dove, Ellerbe.
45 Jno. E. Robinson, Rockingham.
49 Jarvis T. Williams, Kinston Queen St
73 Willie McMillan, 2021 Marshal Ave.
Newport News, Va.
133 John Henry Davis, Johnsonville, S.C.
care R. L. Cockfield.
171 William Waddell, R'ham, Rt 1 Bx43
192 Lacy LeGrand, Monroe, Va. Bx 1.
242 Lola Dumas, Rockingham.
250 Lewis Medley, Hamlet
385 Chester Griffin, 628 Beachway,
Homestead, Pa. Hamlet
409 Will Bowden, Ansonville, care Joe
' Dunlop.
545 Fred Simons, Rockingham.
573 Jim Covington, Powelton.
762 Jno. LeGrand Rockinghan, Rt 4 care
W. Baucom.
808 Lee Gould, Rockingham, Rt 1.
833 Sun Barnes, R'ham, Rt4 Bx 220
841 Estel Jackson, Hamlet
862 Charlie Stanback, R'ham, care H. C.
Watson.
866 Paul McKistal, Rockingham, Rt 1,
875 Arch McDonald, Ellerbe.
S32 David Covington, Rockingham.
894 James Smith, Rockingham, Rt 2.
898 James Rivers. R'ham. Rt 1 Bx 42.
911 William Patterson Jr. Rockingham,
care Geo. Entwistle.
' 939 Will Robinson, Ellerbe, Rt 3.
952 Geo. Ridenhour. Mt. Gilead Rt 2
Bx63.
953 Ed Baldwin, Mangum.
956 C. S. Revels, Gibson.
967 Sandy Harris, Hoftmam,
983 Clenningham Dawkins, Kollock Bx 2
S.C
1012 Calvin Williams, Mangum.
1032 Dock Emerson Wooley, Ellerbe,
1037 Walter Quick, Hamlet
1057 Alexander Chas. Austin. 608 Com,
Bnk Blsg. Charlotte.'
1061 J. Emory Ritchie, Hamlet
1064 Jno. Cotman, Rockingham.
1063 James Henderson, Rockingham.
1075 John Medley, Rockingham.
1089 Eph Wallace, Osborne.
1099 William D. Gey. 634 Halket Ave.
" Braddock, Pa.
1113 James Stanback, Badin,
1122 Oscar Little, Powelton.
1135 Pleas Nicholson, Rockingham.
1148 Earnest McCoy.
1151 Lee Jackson, Covington.
155 Grover Timmons, Hamlet
1165 Thos. P. Griffin, Carney's PoictN.
1167 Canada Alford, Eastover, S. C. Rt
Bx29.
1173 James Collins, Hoffman.
"TUT? KAISER, THE
At the STAR THEATRE, Rockingham, Monday
On Tuesday, April 30th, 24
colored men were sent to Camp
ackson, Columbia, on the 7:35
tram. Bible9 were presented
them, in the afternoon, and a
talk made them. Will W. Mc-
Koy was placed in charge with
Elijah Swinnie and Robert Worth
as assistants. The 24 were:
530 Friday Davis, Hemmlngway. S. C
739 Luther Smith, Smithboro, S. C
1206 John Everett, Rockingham, Rt 4.
1208 Luther Harris, Hamlet
1226 Will Allman, Hamlet
1259 Spade Covington, Covington.
1266 WiU W. McKay. Rookingham.
1280 Robert Worth, Rockingham.
1290 Bunie Bowden, care Lexington Ho
tel, Pftiehurst
1292 Sara Linwood, Rockingham.
1297 Will Lowry, Hamlet
1313 Marion B. Stubbs, Hamlet
1343 Hilliard Reed, Hamlet care J. Gibson.
1348 LemMcIver, Rockingham, Rt2Bx 12
1355 Jno. Jones, Hamlet
1360 Frank Stanback, Ellerbe.
1373 Greenwood Sanders, Hamlet
1378 Cleo Coachmon, Hamlet
1399 Elijah Swinnie, Rockingham.
1408 John Ledbetter, Hamlet care S. A-
L. Ry.
1418 Will Fairley, Hamlet
1442 James Adair, Hamlet
1445 Roscoe Covingham.Roberdel.
1467 Will Dawkins, 311-7th St. No. Wash
ington, D. C.
A squad of 40 colored men left
Rockingham this (Thursday) A.
for Camp Wayne, Michigan,
leaving on No. 14 for Hamlet at
20, and there being transferred
to No. 12. They go by Richmond.
The men were inducted Wednes
day afternoon at four, and bibles
presented them. George Alex
ander was designated as their
leader, with James Ingram, Her
bert Benton and John Mclnnis as
assistants. The 40 to go this
morning were:
941 James Ingram
1185 George Short
1189 James Dozier
1474 Willie Whitmore Johnson
1478 JohnReeder
1504 Thomas Little
1509 James Belton Nicholson
1535
Marvin Ogburn
IsTah Leak
John Mclnnis
Frazier Gregg
Charlie Ingram
Walter DeBerry
Zack McDonald
John Albert Crowder
Joseph F. Leak
Street Edwards
Turnie Chambers
1538
1550
1579
1610
1618
1654
1670
1687
1695
1715
1738 Bush Flowers
1754 RufusMobley
1767 Dennis Boone
1781 Jamea Fairly
1806 Robert Townsend
1807 John Bostick
1810 James Patton
1830 Ernest Heard
1863 IsiahBoggan
1866 Long R. Nelson
1867 George Alexander
1884 Kay McKay
1887 Hezekiah J. McKay
1903 Fred Allen
1904 Thomas Bostick
1916 Thomas J. Hadden '
1922 Buck Sam Rose
1955 Johnrie Thomas
1964 Milligan Gibson
1981 Sherman Thomas
1985 Flowers Diggs
1997 Herbert Benton
The Government a few weeks
ago called for volunteers in variot s
lines, and requested the exempt
ion board to wire in to head
quarters at Washington by April
29th the number and occupation
of the men volunteering. It is
not known just when these
volunteers will be called upon
for service. Four volunteered
from Richmond county, as fol
lows: Order No. 1679, William
C. Howell, brakeman: 2329, Eli
Herbert Shankle, engineer; 1911
Beniamin Alfred Capel, auto
mechanic: 1895. William Frank
lin Hutchinson, chauffeur.
War Savings Sales.
The Rockingham postpff ice has
sold in War Savings Stamps to-
dale $17,071.66, of which amount
the school has subscribed $6,050,
WHITE MEN TO CAMP
Call Made Today (or Six
White Men to be Sent on
May 10th to Fort Scri
ven, Geofgia.
The local exemption this after
noon at four-thirty o'clock receiv
ed instructions to call out six
white men for entrainment to
Fort Scriven, on May 10th. The
exact schedule for their depar
ture is not known as yet, but
they will probably leave on the
9:40 train Friday night, 10th.
That would mean they would re
port here at four o'clock of the
afternoon of the 10th. The fol
lowing nine men are called,
from which number six in their
order number will be selected:
1080 Samuel F. Jenkins, Norman.
1090 Walter Wood, Roberdel.
1095 Walter Moody Brady, R'ham.
1100 Jasper Chambers (Chavis,) Osborne.
1103 Edward L. Copeland, Jr , Hamlet
1132 Alex S. Monroe, R'ham
1143 Benson H. Copeland, R'ham.
1153 James Robt Currie, R'ham.
1164 Willie J. Butler. Hoffman.
Food Honor Roll
Your attention is invited to
page 11 to the double column ap
peal from Food Administrator
Page. He desires to know just
how many will pledge themsel
ves to refrain from using wheat
iloiu utilil after harvest; ihobeso
pledging will get on the Honor
Roll.
Incidentally, the Post-Dispatch
would remind you that this issue
contains TWELVE pages of all-
home print matter.
Good for Moore County
Farmers' Union!
At a gathering of Moore Coun-
tv Farmers' Union members at
Carthage last Saturday, a resolu
tion was adopted repudiating
the effort of H. Q. Alexander, the
State President, in his manifest
endeavor to put the farmers of
North Carolina in a false attitude
toward the government The
meeting urged the executive com'
mittee to request Dr. Alexander's
resignation as President
Resignation is too nr. ill There
ought to be some way for the
membership to kick him out
North Carolina Automobile
Laws Must be Enforced!
The Laws of North Carolina
provide that a number shall be
Dlaced on the front and rear of
all cars, or motor vehicles.
Speed limit in towns and vil-
ages is limited to 15 miles per
hour in uie lfojiuciiua uxuons
and 10 miles in the business
sections.
Each car with excessive candle
cower lights must nave oim-
mers.
Cutouts prohibited in towns
and villages.
Cars must not be stopped with
in 15 feet of a fire plug or water
hydrant.
Turn all corners at a speed of
4 miles an hour and turn to the
right.
No person may operate his car
with another person s number
without first having that number
transferred to him by the Secre
tary of the State.
No car for hire may be run
with the dealer's number.
No car may run for hire with
any other numDer man mat is
sued by the State of North
Carolina.
All lawful officers are forced
by law to enforce these laws.
J. C. Baldwin,
Chief of Police.
and Tuesday, May COi & 7th. Admission SOc Show
SPEED MANIACS
Traffic Guards Ordered For
Street Intersections. Man
Knocked Down by Car
Saturday. A Speed-Way
Being Made of Washing
ton And Other Streets.
Law to be Enforced.
The city has ordered fourteen
"to the right and left" traffic
guards, to be placed at the street
intersections from the depot to
the Methodist church. This is a
wise precaution, and should les
sen the danger of careless drivers
in turning corners.
The need of these traffic guards
was felt last Saturday afternoon
when a boy driving a grocery
truck ran against Mr. Press
Hogan, at the Fox drug store
corner and knocked him down.
When these guards are installed
in the middle of the intersections,
this sharp turning of corners
will of eliminated or woe be to
the offender!
And another thing, while on
the subject of auto traffic: there
seems to be an utter disregard
on the part of some of our citi
zens for the speed laws. Especi
ally on Sundays is the law most
frequently violated. Washington
street is the iavorite resort for
the speed maniacs and thirty and
forty miles an hour speed is no
uncommon sight. If these law
breakers have no regard for the
aw, they should at least have
some regard for the feelings of
citizens whose homes are almost
literally covered by the dust
raised ? That more accidents in
the business part of the city
have not occurred from reckless
driving is due not to the care
fulness of drivers but to a merer
ful God who seems to exercise a
orotecting watch ovei fools and
such drivers.
The Chief of Police Baldwin is
determined to enfore the traffic
and speed laws from henceforth
without fear or favor. He is de
termined that the law requiring
a tag on both the front and rear
shall be obeyed. And so you
who may be offenders had better
have a care, or the law will "git
you ef you don' watch out!"
Supreme Court Decisions.
The Cu&i-eiiie Court handed
Hnwn two decisions on Wednes
day of last week that are of in
terest to our citizens. In the
action of A. D. Dumas against
the Trustees of the Presbyterian
Church, of Rockingham, the Su
preme Court affirmed the decis
ion of the lower court in refusing
Mr. Dumas' claim. He had
claimed a balance due on con
tract price for construction work,
and in the Referee hearing two
years ago had been allowed $908.
The Trustees appealed to the
Superior Court, and Judge B.
Long overruled the findings
the Referee. The Supreme
Court has now upheld Judge
Long's decision.
The other case came from
Hamlet It was an action brought
hva colored man named Cole,
-
and others, against T. F. Boy
over possession of some valuab!
estate in and around Hamlet,
The Superior Court had found in
favnr nf Cole, and now the Su-
nreme Court has affirmed the
lower court's decision.
BE AST
Civil Service Examination.
An open campetitive examin
ation under the rules of the Civil
Service will be held here May
th for the position of substitute
erkofthe Rockingham Postof-
fice, examination to begin at 9 a
m. Applications must be made
on the prescribed form which
can be obtained from the post
master. Each applicant will be
required to submit to the exam
er on the day of examination a
photograph of himself or herself
taken within two years.
Higher Phone Rate.
The Southern Bell Telephone
Company has filed a petition
with the Corporation Commission
requesting authority to advance
its rates for phone service in
twelve exchanges; among the
twelve exchanges are Hamlet and
Laurinburg.
It also seeks to have the phone
service between Kodkingnam,
amlet, Gibson and Laurinburg
put on the toll basis effective
ulylst They wish to charge
ten cents toll between Rocking
ham and Hamlet, ten cents
between Hamlet and Gibson and
ten cents between Gibson and
Laurinburg. The Corporation
Commission in writing to the
Mayor of Rockingham states that
the petition of the Company will
not be passed upon before giving
an opportunity to the city to be
heard in the matter, a date for
the hearing of the matter will be
announced later.
Families of Soldiers.
If the families of soldiers suffer
any delay in getting meir allot
ments from the Government, I
shall be glad to put the services
of the Business Aid Committee
of the Council ot Defense at
their disposal. Other county
papers will please copy.
W. N. Everett
Chm. of Committee.
May 18th.
On May 18th (instead of May
5) all candidates for county ot-
fices must rue witn tne coara
of Elections notice of their party
s . t a f . T-l 1
affiliation, office and pledge. Re
member, May 18th is the last
day a person can become a can
didate.
Republican Convention
It is understood the Republi
cans ot Kicnmono county win
hold a convention probably next
week to name a ticket to be
ratified at the primary June 1st,
and to be defeated Nov. 5th.
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"If you want to know whether" you are going to be a
success or failure in life, you can easily find out the
test is simple and inf alible. Are you able to save money ?
If not, drop out You will fail as i sure as i you live . You
may not think so, but you will. The DEED OF SUCCESS
is not in you."
Habits are seeds Each brings forth after its kind.
Do vou want to "drop out"? 't hen take care tnat you
SOW THE SEED OF SUCCESS.
LEARN TO SAVE; go to your bank today
and buy a LIBERTY BOND.
If you cannot pay for it in full, PAY WHAT YOU CAN. The Bank will
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Another Mew Feature.
Beginning with this issue, the
Post-Dispatch is inaugurating
another new feature a depart
ment to be known as the "Home
and Farm Department," conduct
ed byMrsJohn Sandy Covington,
Head of Home Demonstration
work for Richmond county.
Turn to page 4 and see the recipes
she is giving for war food sub
stitutes. If you have any special recipe
that you think would be . helpful
to others, send it to the Post-Dis
patch for insertion in this new
department. Contributions wel
comed. Cotton Continues Low.
May futures closed today at
26.58, with spots at 27.75.
m
160 N. C. Men to be Sent
to College at Raleigh.
A call for 8,985 additional draft
men was issued Wednesday by
the provost marshall general.
They are to be sent to 22 institu
tions scattered through the coun
try for a two months' course ot
training in various mechanical
studies. They will be mobilized
May 16th. 160 will report from
North Carolina and will be sent
to the North Carolina College of
Agriculture at Raleigh. No inti
mation has been given out as yet
as to now these men win oe ui
vided among the counties. They
will receive training as electric
ians, carpenters, mechanics,
chauffeurs, etc.
To Whom to Report.
Charleston, S. C April 19, 18
It has come to the notice of this
office that many people fail to re
port suspicious and disloyal acts
or manifestations of sympathy
for the enemy, because of uncer
tainty as to the proper official to
approach.
It is very important mat tne
Government should have the as
sistance of all citizens in detect
ing enemy propaganda or suspic-
. ... r -1 1 1 nMJ
ious activities oi inaiviauais, anu
you will do a service in notifying
your readers that any communi
cation addressed to "Intelligence
Officer, Headquarters Southeast
ern Department, Charleston, a.
C" will receive attention ana pe
transmitted to the proper official
of the Government for investiga
tion. The names of imformants
will not be divulged and there
need be no tear, on the part of
anybody, of getting into trouble
in case suspicions prove to be un-
Informants should indicate the
nature and source of thetr inforj
mation, as well' as the tune and
place.
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