Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume], May 16, 1918, Image 1

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Vol 1. No. 24.
ROCKINGHAM, N. C, MAY 16, 1918.
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SCHEDULE CHANGES
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Red Cross Rally at Opete .
House Sunday Afternoon.
Big Rally at Opera House at Rockingham Sun
day Afternoon, May 19th, at Three O'clock.
Lieutenant Liderkerke, a French Officer
Instructing Soldiers at Camp Jack
son, To Be Speaker. Every
body Invited and Welcome.
The Red Cross campaign to
tionment of tue $100,(XX),000 Vvar lund will De lauauieu wun a uig
rally in the opera house at Rockingham Sunday afternoon, May
19th, at three o'clock. And then during the remainder of the
week, from 20th to 27th, the county will be canvassed by commit
tees soliciting donations for this greatest of relief agencies.
' The people of the county are fortunate in the prospect of hear
ing a noted French officer. Our people can absolutely count on
the presence that afternoon of Lieut Uderkerke, a French instruc
tor at Camp Jackson.
. ; The program for the afternoon is as follows
".. Music.
Invocation, Rev. Z. V. Roberson.
Purposes of meeting, by Chairman T. C. Leak.
Introduction of speaker, by W. N. Everett.
Address, Lieut. Liderkerke, of the French army.
Song, Marseillaise.
Three-minute talk by Mrs. W. P. Webb.
"Follow-up" by Rev. Bruce Benton.
The foregoing in brief is a program that will be sure to well
repay those who attend. The committee in charge of the arrange
ments consists of J. LeGrand Everett, chairman of the War Fund
Drive, and I. S. London, chairman of the Speakers' and Publicity
Committees. Our people can confidently count on the French
officer'9 oresence. The local committee is in receipt of the fol
lowing telegram from Red Cross
Liderkerke, French officer, from Camp Jackson, will deliver your
Red Cross address Sunday afternoon." That our people will be
entertained and instructed by hearidg ihis distinguished French
man is a foregone conclusion.
r The Committee endeavored to secure the presence of two of
Gen. Pershmts men who, wounded, are touring the country, but
a wire from the State Council of Defense at Raleigh at noon today
stated that the War Department had countermanded the orders
sending the men to this State for this week, and that they would
not be available until some time next week. " The Committee has
neen promised the presence of these wounded Amelican soldiers
as soon as they are allowed to visit
coming will be announced in our
War Saving Stamps.
The amount of War Savings
Stamp3 sold at the Rockingham
postoffice up until today amounts
to $19,129.17. Of this amount
the Rockingham school has sub
scribed $7,346.75.
The postoffice at Hamlet up to
the 13th had sold $6,304.17, while
the other offices of the county
(with exception of Rockingham)
reporting through the Hamlet
office had sold $3,004.65
Superior Court.
The May term of Superior
court will convene May 27th, with
: Judge W. F. Harding presiding,
The term is for civil cases only,
and the calendar appears on
. page 2. , :- '..It ' ' '
The June term will begin June
17th and is for civil cases only.
Judge Harding will preside at
this term too.
The next criminal term wil lbe
in July.
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raise Richmond County's ' appor
headquarters at Atlanta: "Lieut
the State, and the date of their
next issue.
Cotton And Its Doings.
The beiow summary of May
and July futures, and spots, will
give a fair idea as to the fluctua
tions since the high-water mark
of April 4th. The market had
an advance of about 60 points to
day, spots closing at 27.30, and
May, 25.80
May July Spots
April 4 34.50.. ..36.00
April 11 32.76..
April 18 28.82
April 25 26.04.. ..27.50
May 2 26.SS.. ..27.75
May 9......26.ba.. ..28.15
May 11......26.35..25.98..27.85
May 13 26.75-.26.43-.28.20
May 14 25.67..25.50..27.20
May 15 25.20..25.00..26.70
May 16 25Ji0..25.52..27J0
Marriage Licenses.
The bureau . experienced the
dullest week in some time. The
following secured licenses:
Theodore Benton Capel and
Hattie Battle Marsh, white, 11th.
Walter Dunn and Lillie Whit
ley, white, issued 14lh,
RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
Committees Named and Can
vass Will Begin Monday
and Will Continue All of
the Week. Contributions,
No Matter How Small, Are
Desired From EVERY Per
son, White And Black.
The Committee will begin on
Monday morning a canvass of
the county to secure contribut
ions to the Second Red Cross
War Fund. No matter how small,
it is hoped every person in the
county will contribute. And cash
can either be paid on the spot, or
made in more convenient install
ments of four payments. One
fourth July 1st, orie-iourth Aug.
1st, one-fourth Sept. 1st and one
fourth Oct. 1st. In this way, the
payments will not be a burden
and one can therefore give more
than if the cash had to be paid
down.
The following are the commit
tees: Rockingham.
Mrs. Boyd Gasque, Mrs. J. T.
Bennett, Mrs. R. S. Leak, chair
men; Assistants: Mrs. Buren
O'Brien, Mrs. Isaac S. London,
Miss Maude Moore, Mrs. John
Morrison, Mrs. Ben Palmer, Mrs.
T. K. Helms, Miss Kuth Harrison,
Miss Ruby Mcintosh, Mrs. Fred
Dickinson, Mrs. J. L. Hawley,
Mrs. A. Arenson. These ladies
will begin a canvass of the city
Monday morning, with pledge
cards. -
Rockingham Township, out-
side of Town.
Mrs. George G. Terry, Chm.
Mrs. A. K. Mcintosh. Misses
Elizabeth, Haywood, Bessie E, Her.
be, Sadie Hutchinson and Mrs.
W. B. Covington.
Steele's township:
A. J. Little, chairman. He will
aoDOint committees tor various
parts of the township.
Black Jack township:
T. G. Thomas, chm; A. J. Har
rington, E. R. Hudson, Miss Irene
Parsons, Miss Laura Capel.
Wolf Pit township
J. F. Diggs, chm; Pierce Whit-
lock, J. M. Dockery, W. F. Camp
bell, Dan Garris, Brant Shankle,
John Sandy Covington, Roger
Lisk, S. P. Quick, Walter King.
Mineral Springs township.
James E. Nicholson, chm;Eller-
be B. B. Farlow.O. G. Reynolds
assisted by ladies to be named
later. Ellerbe, Rt 1 J. A. Cov
ington. Rt 3, Jacob Smith
Norman R. V. Ussery.
Mills.
Mr. W. B. Cole is chairman in
charge of the Mills. He has
appointed as chairman at Ledbet
ter, Mrs. Davis; at Roberdel No.
1, Rev. Mr. Hill; Roberdel No,
H. H. Brown; Hannah Pickit, R
L. McKenzie. These chairmen
will selet their own assistants,
Mr. Cole will appoint the chair
men for the other mills tomorrow,
Colored People:
Rev. T. T. Taylor, Rev. Lum
Fletcher and Rev. W. CDeBerry
have been chosen to act as
head of the campaign among the
colored people. They will ap
point their committees and wil
see to it that the negroes do not
fall behind in this great work for
humanity for white and black
The Red Cross is to minister on
the battle fields to both white
and colored soldiers, and both
white and colored people "back
home" must loyally contribute,
Even the smallest amount from
a penny up, will be a help, y
mond County to Leave for
Camp Jackson on the 7:35
train Saturday Night,
May 25th.
The Post-Dispatch last issue
published the names of 137 white
men who must report to the loc
al exemption board at three o'
clock on Saturday, May 25th.
iom this number 124 will be
chosen, in their order number,
arid they will leave Rockingham
:or Camp Jackson on the 7:35
train that night.
The exemption board is today
sending out notices to the men
to report here the 25th. The Post
Dispatch is pleased to have given
the men information a week ago.
The following names should
be eliminated from the list of 137
published last week: Silas
Sewart, who is a negro; Dr. E. H.
Chamberlian, who has a commis
sion but has not yet been called;
Sam Carter, who has enlisted in
the navy aviation; and Robert u.
Cosby, who is in the emergency
fleet
Anson 93, Stanly 129, Union
97, will entrain on the 25th.
Chatham 80, Montgomery 45,
Moore 63, Hoke 35, Scotland 70,
wui entrain on the 2bui.
The Department called for
233,000 to entrain during the five
day period beginning May 25th,
and Tuesday a call was issued
'or 51,600 more men, these to en
rain during the period May 20-
24, and May 29-June 2. None of
he 51,600 will come from this
...iState. This new call makes a
total of 284,600 drafted men jour
neying from their homes to mili
tary camps between May 20 and
une 2. Including numerous calls
:or technical and especially quali
fied men the total number sum
moned during May is something
ike 366,600, nearly half of the
800,000 originally expected to be
called this year.
In addition to the 137 named
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in; this DaDer iast wees, ine
board will also call David Easter-
ling (1787) and John F. Freeman
(1191) of Hamlet, and Andy G
Muse, of Norman, but now of
Sulphur Springs. Easterling and
reeman had appealed to the
district board on industrial
grounds, but same was denied;
they later filed additional affi
davits with the district board
but these too were rejected. So
they are now placed in Class
and called. Muse was in the
emergency fleet, but is no longer
so employed, andthereforecomes
back to Class 1.
Children Running Cars.
The lav expressly states that
no Derson under the age of 16
years shall run an automobile,
Chief Baldwin is determined that
this law,as well as the speed law,
shall be enforced. He this morn-
inehadakid up for trial who
was operating a car and Wednes
dav had two citizens up for
speeding and one citizens for run
ning a car without a North Caro
lina license number.
Timmons Bound to Court
A white Irishman, C. J. Tim
mons, was given a hearing before
Squire Guthrie Monday charged
with embezzlement, and was
bound over to the July term o:
criminal court under a $300 bond
which he was unable to give and
was so remanded to jail,
Timmons is charged with soli
citing subscriptions to Mother':
Magazine, - without being the
agent thereof.
dule Made Last Sunday.
Effective last Sunday', the fol
lowing changes were made in the
schedule of the S. A. L trains:
NORTHBOUND
No. 14 now arrives at 7:44 in
the morning instead of at 7:20.
This is the train from Charlotte.
No. 12, the train from Atlanta,
does not stop here; it passes at
8:19 instead of 7:42 a. m.
No. 20, the afternoon train
from Charlotte, continues to ar
rive at 7:35.
No. 6, the train from Atlanta,
arrives at 11:33 at night instead
of at 11:06.
SOUTHBOUND.
No. 5, from the North continues
to arrive at 720 a. m.
No. 19, the Wilmington to
Charlotte train, arrives at 10:07 1
in the mqrning instead of 9:37.
No. 13, from Wilmington to
Charlotte, arrives at same old
time, 8:37 at night.
No. 11, from the North for
Atlanta, arrives at 10:12 instead
of 9:40. I
Other Cnanges.
No. 11 now passes Raleigh
coming South at 4:28 in the af
ternoon instead of 40, but ar
rives at Hamlet on same old
time, namely, 7:50. No. 3 now
passes Raleigh at 6:45 in the
afternoon instead of 6:10, No. 3
eaves Hamlet at 9:50 at night
instead of 9:30. No.t4 leaves
Hamlet for the North at 10 a. m.
instead of 925. Noi 2, the north
bound night train, leaves Hamlet
at 9:40 instead of "9:25. No. 6
leaves Hamlet at 12:01 at night
instead of at 11:30. No. 1 leaves
Hamlet at 8:50 a. m. instead of
7:50. No. 11 leaves Hamlet for
Atlanta at 9:50 at night instead
of 9:30. No. 14 for Wilmington
leaves Hamlet at 8:45 instead of
at 8:15.
Vagrant Sent to Roads.
George Henry Ross was Mon
day sentenced to the roads for
thirty days oil the charge of va
grancy. There are too many calls
"or laborers and too much work
to be done for an ablebodiedman
now to be idle.
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test is simple and infallible. Are you able to save money ? 3? ,
If not, drop out You will fail as sure as you live. You
may not think so, but you you will. THE SEED OF SUC- f?
CESS IS NOT IN YOU."
Habits are seed. Each brings forth of its kind. Do
you want to "Drop Out? Then take care that you sow the f
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LEARN TO SAVE.
Andrew Carnegie is quoted as saying, "Get the first ' O
thousand, and the rest will be easy." Have you accumulated
your FIRST THOUSAND, young man? If you haven't,
start today by opening a bank account in the ONLY SAV- ''.Jr
INGS BANK in the County. Money in the bank gingers
you up. It gives you confidence. If a business opportunity O
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You will find that a BANK BOOK is your best friend, a
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deposits. . (
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Savings Bank
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NEW REGISTRATION
Registration of Men Coming
of Age Since June 5th,
1917, to Be Held June 5th.
All men, white and colored,
who have become 21 years of age
since June 5th, 1917, will have to
register for the draft on June 5th.
Last year when the first regis
tration took place, the men were
registered in each township. But
this time the men will be regis
tered at each courthouse, and by
the local exemption board. So
bear in mind that you who have
become 21 since last June 5th
must report to the exemption
board at the courthouse at Rock
ingham on Wednesday, June 5th,
for the purpose of having your
name enrolled on the registration
lists of the United States Govern
ment.
It is estimated that 800,000 men
have come of age since last June
5th, and the big majority of these
will probably come under Class 1.
Blockade Still Captured.
Sheriff Baldwin and deputies
have another blockade still to
notch up. Last Saturday he and
deputies "closed in" on an 80-gal-
lon outfit, in Steele's township, in
the hilis a'oout a uiue uom ihe
river, that was in full operation.
Three men were present, two
whites and one colored, but they
made their escape. 5 gallons of
whiskey, 200 pounds of sugar, 10
bbls beer and a Ford car were
among the spoils.
On Monday Charlie Goodwin,
white, and Morris LeGrancLcolor-
ed, were arrested, charged with
distilling, and were allowed to
give a ;tbw bona eacn lor tneir
appearance before H. L. Guthrie
next Monday for a preliminary
hearing.
The 7-room cottage being
built for E. B. Morse on the cor
ner of Franklin and Randolph
streets is nearing completion.
The slate roof is now being put
on.
500 volunteers from North
Carolina are wanted immediate
ly for the United States Navy as
the State's quota of 100,000 men
needed to man the new ships now
being prepared for sea servive.
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