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ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, JUNE 27, 1918.
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(In this column will be given each
week change of addresses of ' Richmond
county soldiers and sailors. Also, letters
from them. Friends and relatives of
Richmond county volunteers and drafted
men are urged to keep the Post-Dispatch
informed of the movements of their
men, and to send the paper, for, publica
tion, letters or extracts of letters from
them.) ,
W. B. Cole, of Rockingham, but who
was registerred in Union county and sent
to Camp Jackson with a Union squad last
Sept 1st, has recently been promoted
from a sergeant-major at Camp Sevier to
a field clerk of the 81st division.
One of the first things done to ' newly
drafted men aftter reaching camp is to
line them up. and a cathartic pill is
given each. And he must take this dry,
no water. Next morning the men are
given their first inoculation against fever.
Relatives of Ed. F. Helms received word
Saturday that he had been wounded in
action in France. He volunteered about
three years ago. and served for quite a
while on the Mexican border. Last June
he was sent to Fran. He was from Un
ion coualj , uI t luullicr of T. R. Iloiuu,
of Rockingham.
Wm. Covineton has been promoted to
Serneant in the 615th Aero Squadron,
Kelly Field. San Antonio, Texas. He
writes the Post-Dispatch that he has
missed but one copy during the many
months he has been in the Lone Star
State: the naoer invariably reaches him
on Mondays, and it is more eagerly look
ed for than Christmas chow would be.
Manly F. Haywood was ' sent to Camp
Jackson March 6th in a squad ot it Kicn
mond countv men. On April 26th he was
transferred from the 19th company to the
3l8t company of the 156th Depot Brigade,
He is mess sergeant of his campany. and
says his is the best company in the entire
brigade and he wishes all the Richmond
county boys could be in it. Army life is
agreeing with, and making a man of
Man-ly.
Relatives here received a card ten days
ago stating that Ellis Thomas had landed
safely in France. He is a stenographer
to the chief sureeon. medical detachment
of the 30th division. Ellis was one of
the 14 white men sent from Richmond
County to Camp Jackson March 31st. He
was in France almost within two months
after being sent to camp. His friends
hone the war will soon end so that he can
return and begin the practice of law,
license for which he secured last Febru
ary.
The address of Samnel Franklin Key
is now "Advance Gas Depot No. 1, A. P.
O. No. 712, American Expeditionary Force
France." Frank was sent in the draft
from Richmond county to camp last Sept
19th. and has been in France now over
three months. His brother, Edwin Low
der. Is also in the service, having volun
teered in June of last year. His mother,
Mrs. Cornelius H. Key. of Ellerbe. Rt.
received a card June 17th stating that he
had landed safely in France; he is in tne
JOSth Engineers. M-""" S., n
20 Oct 21st, is Mrs. Key's only remaining
son at home. Her husband died March
30th.
Robert Stancill, more lovingly known
to some of his school-day friends as
"sweetie", spent Saturday and Sunday st
heme here. Robert is attached to Bri
gade headquarters, in the personnel office
Camp Jackson; he was one of the "124"
sent from Richmond county May 25th.
He asked to be allowed to remain .with
the other fellows, as thereby he would
see active service in France sooner but
was refused; office men are hard to get;
the men prefer the chance of going ."over
the top" to the routine life. Robert was
an efficient assistant in the Bank of Pee
Dee here, and will be equally efficient in
the army clerical work.
Watt Parsons saw an eclipse of the sun
all by himself a few days ago at Camp
Tar.kson: also, several million extra stars
A boxing contest was in piogiess, and
each drafted man was told he must take
part - Presently a little fellow stepped
into the ring. Now Watt in his A. & h.
College days was somewhat of a boxer
and seeing the little fellow and fancying
himself suDerior in skill and size he de
cided this to be his chance. "Watch me
lay him out" remarked he to William
Harrv Entwistle. as he nonchalantly don
ned the glow and crawled under the
mnea. Zin. Biff. Bane! And here the
curtain had best drop Watt hasn't yet
fwniimi lust when, where or how he was
hie but that he was walloped good and
plenty, his feelings and a darkened eye
. harm witness. Watt rays that clothes
may sometimes make the man; SIZE never
'does! ,
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12 of the 97 men sent to Camp Jackson
May 25th from Union County have been
returned home, physically rejected.
Joe Coley came from Camp Jackson
Monday night returning Tuesday night
On the same train going to camp was
his brother, Percy, one of the 15 sent by
the exemption board Tuesday night
In the casualty list published June 25th
were the names of Edward L. Sledge, of
Asheboro, and Lt. George A. Ball, of
Monroe, killed in action June bth. Lt.
Ball was a son of Rev. W. H. Ball, at one
time rector of the Rockingham Episcopal
church. .
Fred Simons, one of the 72 colored
drafted men sent to Camp Grant, Illinois,
March 30, returned home last Tuesday,
having been discharged from camp for
physical reasons. The bulk of the Rich
mond county colored men who went at
that time have been sent "across."
A Richmond county colored man says
he knows what war is. He said he had
been in two church festibul fights, broke
down acres of undergrowth in flight from
a raided still, been a cook in the Spanish
American war, and to clap the climax had
been married three times, baid he
wouldn't mind, after all this, going into
a little thing like this war.
Walter Warburton went to Wilmington
Sunday night and Monday was examined
for enlistment into the Naval Keserves.
He returned here Monday night and ex
pects to oe called within the next thirty
days. He went to Raleigh last week to
enlist in the Navy as a printer, but could
not get in in that capacity. Walter will
be 21 next October 13th, and for several
years has been foreman in Smith's Print
Shop.
Frank Biggs, who volunteered from
Marlboro county last October, has recent
ly been promoted to Sergeant-clerk in the
Quartermasters department, at Camp
Jackson. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. F.
T. Biggs, of this city. Rather strange,
utd yet pittiucaiiy cvuy leuuw wnu is
assigned to clerical work in camp chafs
at it they all with on accord perfer the
more active military life, with the more
immediate prospect of going "over yon
der." And this is the case with "Frank;
he wants to go to France.
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Two deserters were carried to Camp
Jackson last Thursday by Mr. Hal Led
better, who accompanied them in the
capacit y of mediator and intercessor. One,
Jasper Grant left camp last fall, and the
other. Tom Leviner, from Scotland coun
ty, more recently left camp. Both patri
outically dectded that they had "rather
return to the service than lay out and so
voluntarily presented themselves to the
Richmond county exemption board and
asked to be sent back to camp. They re
turned at their own expense last Thursday
with Mr. Ledbetter going as a "friend at
court Arriving there they found that
their company had been sent to Camp
Sevier, so they were allowed to go there
and. rejoin it.
Willie Gwynne Head a few weeks ago
was examined at Wilmington for enlist
ment into the Navy, and was allowed to
return home until he should receive
orders. These came last week, and Sat
urdayheleft for Charleston, S. C, to
report in the hospital corps at the Navy
Yard.
In tuiiuixtion . with Head, who has
iust eone to the Navy, and Warburton,
who is waiting orders, some Navy figures
are of interest: the enlisted personnel ot
the Navy now totals 450,000- 26,285 offi
cers and 423,808 men, as follows:
officers enlisted men
Regular army 9,204
Naval reserves 14,704
Marine corps 1,364
Nat Naval reserves 785
Coast guard 228
205.798
148,505
48,505
15,000
6,000
Ben Stubbs and Corbett Hinson struck
town last Saturday, but will return to
their naval training tonight These two
Rockinoham fellows volunteered and were
wnt last Januarv 7th to Newport Rhode
Island, and kept there in traimmrror tour
months. The last of April they were
sent to the electrical school at Brooklyn,
d on May 3Ctu trausfciied lo the new
school six miles from Norfolk, at the
Jamestown site. This electrical school
fits the men for anv kind ot electrical woric
and turns out out about 20 graduates each
week. There are 1 ?, companies there, 160
to the company.. Uncle Sam is, training
these men for service on submarines,
elccUicdlly Unveii balueships, destroyers,
etc The course requires about ten
months' study. And so thorough is the
electrical training that the instruction
there given will be moat valuable to those
so fortunate as to be trained by our gov
ernment Both Ben and Corbett like the
life and are not only glad to be in training
for service for onr Country, but at the
same time are receiving a real profession.
Their address is "Electrical School, Navy
Operating Base, Hampton Roads, Va.
Ben is in 5th company, Corbett in 2nd.
Tlieii luljjadtf ltemlii'uarlrrs is ilie Jaineb
towQ Expositiah "IILtory" building, vith
barracks surrounding it iou wno
Journeyed- to the Exposition in 1907. caa
visualize it
v Superior Court.
The July term of civil court
will b,egin next Monday, July 1st,
with Judge W. J. Adams presid
ing The calendar of cases is on
page 7. . ; -9,
The next criminal term begins
July 15th, with Judge Adams to
preside. . . .
WAR SAVINGS DRIVE
War Savings Drive That Be
gan Last Monday to Close
With Big Rally Friday
Night In Opera House. A.
L. Brooks The Speaker.
During the past few days
Richmond county, along with
every other county throughout
the Nation, has been scoured in
the effort to induce our people
to pledge themselves to save
through War Savings Stamps
between now and December 31st.
Richmond county's quota is
$432,806. The quota for Rock
ingham is $138,732. Canvassers
have been working the town and
township and to date have se
cured pledges to the amount of
$50,000. Two days .yet remain
and it is hoped to go "over the
top" in pledges during that time.
On Friday night a big rally
will be held In the opera house,
the chief speaker to be Hon.
Aubrey L. Brooks, of Greens
boro. And right here the Post
Dispatch wishes to assure the
people that Aubrey Brooks is
one of the finest and most elo
quent orators in the State, and
South for that matter. To hear
him will be a genuine treat
The exercises will begin at 8:45,
Com.f
The Southern entrance to the
courthouse has been decorated
with W. S. S. pictures, bunting
and a large battleship flag (the
Wyoming) and a bulletin board
there records the pledges secured
daily. "
If the rest of the county sub
scribes in DroDortion to the
Great Falls employees, the total
will be easily raised. The mill is
the second smallest, and' yet
alreadv the employees have
pledged over $9,000 in Stamps.
A number of the Richmond county
boys ai Camp Jackson were sent to Camp
Sevier, at lireenvuie, last Monaay morn
ing, to help fill up the 81st division. It
seems probable that this division will be
sent across shortly, as it is up to the
required strength now. Among those
the Post-Dispatch knows to have been
transferred are: Watt Parsons, Cole
Nichols. William Stanback, Jim Little,
William Dockerv. Wm. Harry Entwistle,
Red Shackleford. Jim McKenzie, Jake
Pearson. Hill Atkinson. Snell Brown,
John Hammonds, Daniel Sneed, Victor
Coltrane, Wm. Hutchinson, Marcus
Little. Watt Davis. W. C. Nichols and
Watt Parsons address is Co. C, 324th
inft Wm. Dockery Co. L, 322nd inft.
At Camp Jackson the boys were in two
large companies, but the transfer has
separated them, and at Sevier they were
placed in various companies. About 40
of the 124 who went to Jackson May 25th
are still there.
"Local" Preacher Arrested.
A white man who works m
Pee Dee mill No. 1, named W
Tom Collins, was last Friday aft
ernoon arrested in the mill by
deputy marshal Tomlinson, o:
Fayetteville, and carried before
U. S. Commissioner Guthrie. He
is charged with using words in a
sermon on June 9th at a school
house near Morven, that were
calculated to give aid and com
fort to the enemy (Germans,
Mr. Guthrie required him to give
a $500 bond for his appearance
for trial on July 5th.
Ice Prices in Rockingham.
The ice dealers in Rockingham
have agreed to the following
prices:
Price for ice delivered is the
same as heretofore.
Cash and carry price (cash at
ice house) for less than 25 lbs,
50c per 100. Over 25 lbs, at rate
of 40c per 100. ,4
:y f t ' 4 m . '
Cotton, spots, had a big jump
Tuesday 140 points; , it dropped
15 points today, closing at 31.95.
Sugar Regulation.
On page 2 is a detailed statement
from the County Food Administra
tor relative to flour, wheat, sugar,
etc. Since it was written a change
has been made by Mr. Page. On
and after July 1st Mr. Page at Ral
eigh will issne certificates to all
buyers of sugar, including whole
salers, retailers, manufacturers,
eating houses, boarding houses and
every dealer or user of sugar what
soever with the exception of house
hold consumers. No sales of sugar
must be made July 1 and thereafter
except upon the surrender of certi
ficates issued by the food adminis-,
tration and with the exception of
sales to household consumers. '
This is important, and dealers
etc had better write for certificates
to Mr. Page AT ONCE.
325,000 IN JULY
Big Draft of Soldiers for
July. Names of Those for
Camp Greenleaf.
The War Department announ
ces that 325,000 men will be sent
to camps during July.
The Richmond county exemp
tion board has sent notices to 4
colored men to report here Sun
day, June 30th, at 4 o'clock, from
winch number two wm ue chosen
to leave here on the 7:35 train for
the State A. & M. College at
Tallahassee, Florida, for special
trainine for army service. The
4 negroes to report are:
E. M.Reddick, Tom Jackson,
Walter Ewing, Sandy Hooper
;-l5 negroes are to be sent to
Cama Dix. New Jersey, about
July 16th.
16 negroes to Camp Greene,
Charlotte, about July 29th.
6 whites to Camp Hancock, Ga,
about July 22nd.
There were 744,865 men regis
tered June 5th, and a drawing
will take place in Washington
today or Friday to determine the
order number of these men. The
order numbers of the 153 Rich
mond county newly registered
men will be published next issue,
Questionnaires were sent to 38
of the new registrants Tuesday,
38 Wednesday, 38 today and 39
tomorrow. These must be filled
and returned to the board within
7 days from date of mailing.
Five white men are to be sent
to Caihp Greenleaf, Ft. Oglethor
pe, Georgia, during the five-day
period beginning July 5th. The
board is to call the following men,
from which number the 5 will be
chosen. The exact day for re
porting will be announced next
issue. They are:
937
1001
1590
2045
2103
2241
2301
Ralph Fairley Covington
Elisha Rowland Baxley
Henry Harrington Graham
Luke Gibson, Jr.
Hugh Pate Green
Colon A. McFadyen
Pleasant Long, Jr.
Voluntarily Changes.
John Loyd Hill, of Hamlet, was
C'laced in class three on account
of the poor health of his father,
But recently his fatr.ei had so
much improved that his son felt
he could enter the service; and
so he voluntarily presented him
self to the exemption board
Richmond county, and asked to
be reclassified into class one.
This was done and young II:
will be sent to Camp Jackson in
the squad ot 15 June 25th.
A manly and commendable aci
that's the stuff that makes Wil
helm realize there's a handwriting
on the wall.
15 WHITES TO CAMP.
5 White Men Sent to Camp
Jackson Tuesday, June 25.
Fifteen white men were sent
from Richmond county to Camp
ackson Tuesday night, June 25,
on tne :oo train, iney were
inducted by the exemption board
at 4 o'clock, and presented with
bibles by Rev. Mr. Smith.
A picture was taken of these
men and will be published next
issue. A picture was taken of
the 7 colored men who were
sent to Camp Taylor. the 21st,
and this picture is on page 3 of
his issue.
Percy Coley was placed in
charge of the squad.
The 15 white men are:
Herbert F. Benoy '
. John Lloyd Hill
William Chavis
John F. McDonald
Ellie Lee Hinson
Percy C. Coley
Robert F. Lisk
Herbert S. Smith
Zoll Oscar Ingram
John Matheson
Henry Nona Watkins
Tillman Dunn
Frank G. Mclntyre
Walter S. Sedberry
John Franklin Ledbetter
Mechanical Volunteers.
247 men will be entrained from
this State on July 15th for Clem-
son College, b. u, to take a
mechauical course. Volunteers
will be accepted up to July 1st.
Any Richmond county men wish
ing to take this special course of
instruction ' 'can " apply to the
exemption board. The course
of study will be for auto mechan
ics, blacksmiths, capenters, and
electricians. Men with some
experience in one of these lines
are preferred. The course will
ikely last two months. The
men will then be sent into the
service.
On July 15th 165 men will be
entrained from Pennsylvania to
our State A. & E. at Raleigh, for
the same purpose as the 247 will
go to Clemson.-
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Private David S. Graham, aged
43, of the Marine corps, was
killed in action June 6th at the
ieht at Ghateau Thierry. He
was a son of Proffessor and Mrs.
Alexander Graham, of Charlotte.
Sixty-Seventh Interest Payment,
July First
MEET THE COST OF. HIGH LIVING
by opening an account with the ONLY
SAVINGS BANK in the County,
The Richmond County ' fevis-jS Bak
ROCKINGHAM, N. C.
Deposits made on, or before
July fifth, will bear interest
from July first at four per
cent, compounded quarterly.
ONE DOLLAR will open an ac
count. BEGIN NOW, TODAY.
WS.S.
11SUFD BY TW
UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
DON PHILLIPS
- WINS MEDAL
Rockingham Attorney De
corated by French High
Command for Bravery
in Action.
The pleasing news has just reached his
friends here thatLt. Don Phillips has been
decorated with the French war cross.
Croix de Gierre, for bravery in action. In
the recent heavy fighting on the French
sector Lt. Phillips led his men "over the
top in a night atUck against the uer
man lines, and capturing a number of
German rjrisioners. Lt. Phillips himself
brought a prisioner back, while his men
bagged several. For this feat he was de
corated by the French Major General and
staff. He is the first officer in his regi
ment to receive this recognition, and one
of the first two in hi3 division, as well as
the first North Carolinian.
Don Phillips is a son of Mr. and Mrs.
R. D. Phillips, of Laurinburg, but he is
also a Rockingham product. He practic
ed law here for several years and was
actively identified with our city life, in
the late Spring of.1917 he attended the
officers' training camp at Ft. Oglethorpe'
and was commissioned a lieutenant, and
when volunteers from the camp were
called for immediate passage to France
he was one of the first to respond. He
went over last September.
Nash A Food Inspector.
State Food Administrator Page
yesterday announced the appoint
ment of M. W. Nseb, an attorney
of Hamlet, and Carlos McLeod,of
Carthage, as two of the eight
Food Administration inspectors.
Picnic at Ellerbe.
There will be a picnic at Ellerbe
Springs July 4th. Everyone in
vited; bring baskets and spend a
day of enjoyment together.
War Saving Stamps.
The amount of War Savings
Stamps sold at the Rockingham
postoffice up until today amounts
to $33,655.50.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been
issued during the past week to:
Willie Franklin Bean and Nan
nie Beulah Green, white, 21st.
June Robt- Davis and Bessie
Cornelia Bailey, white, 22nd.
Robt. Lee' Taylor and Edna B.
Quick, col., issued 24th.
Robt. Randolph Simmons and
Jessie Wills Steele, white, 26th.
OFFICERS:
W. L. PARSONS, r.ileiit
WTJLUAM ENTWISTLE. Vice President
W. L. SCALES, Cuhier .
OCTAVIA S. SCALES. Aut. Cashier '