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2 2 8 PAGES 1 THIS ISSUE. I t $ J "ALL THE NEWS Most of the Time; Most of the News ALL THE TIME" S 3444444444444M $1.50 PER YEAR Vol. 1. No. 36 ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, AUGUST 8, 1918. Richmond County Soldiers 44444444 4-14 444444444? Lt. F. B. Garrett's address now is "Evacuation Hospital No. 7, American Exp. Forces, France." Maj. George Everett, of the 58th regu lars, who went across three months ago, is now doing important mathematical work on a divisional staff. Arthur Capell, of Co. F, 6th infantry, writes home that his regiment passed in review before General Pershing a few weeks asto and it was presented with a flag as being the best drilled regiment overseas. The fourth officers' training school, of which G. G. Simpson is a member, was two weeks ago transferred from Camp Sevier to Carnp Gordon, due to the fact that most of the instructors were sent across in the 81st division. Remember Spark's circus? It winters at Salisbury, and just now is winding up its tour through Wisconsin, and will then start south. The circus has sent 42 of its employees to the army, and so its service flag carries 42 stars. Mr. John Bryant, of Roberdel No. 2, received a letter a few davs aeo from his son, Jonn, Jr., in France requesting that he draw out $50 from his savings account and send him, as he intended marrying across the seas. Mr: Bryant did as re quested. Allison Page who several weeks ago was reported as being wounded in action in France, was instead killed in action. Confirmation of his death was received by his mother in Aberdeen this week. His father, Capt. Prank Page, is also in France, in railway maintenance work. Walter Covington left Sunday for Charleston to report for service at the Naval Training Station. He was enrolled at Wilmington a month ago and has been at home here since then await ing orders to report. He is in Co. 7, Sec. 2, 4th regiment, Naval Training Station. Walter E. Warburton left Sunday for training at the Naval Training Station at Charleston. He is a son of D. S. War burton, who came to this country from England in 1879. Walter will not be 21 until October 13th, and yet felt he could not longer remain out of the service. For several years he was on the mechan ical force of the old Post, but for the past several years has been W. R. Smith's job shop foreman. He is in Co. G, Sec. 4, 4th regiment Boykin Paschal, son of Mrs. J. W. Leak, received his commission as second lieutenant July 18th. He is seeing active service in France, and a letter from him written June 25th stated that he was then on his way to the front line trenches. A later letter written July 4th said he had just returned from the front line, feeling dirty and tired; but was ready to return, rest or no rest. He says the men have to "read" their shirts before going to sleep; the cooties are unpleasant com pany. He feels the front line is not so dangerous as commonly supposed; a fel low must think and act quickly and he intends doing both. He is in Co. I, 327th infantry. The 316th field artillery of the 81st di vision, which is now probably enroute across the water, has quite a number of Richmond countv bovs: Robert Stansill, David Easterling, John C. McDonald and several others. McDonald is a son of County Commissioner Neill D. McDonald and was sent to Camp Jackson last Sept ember in the very increment. He has hppn at Camp Jackson ever since in the f. a. McDonald's captain is Bob Winston, a young lawyer, of Raleigh. Winston, by the way, is a ten-second man -but his sDeed can be counted on to carrv him towards the enemy rather than away. Lt. Carl W. Smith spent Saturday and Sundav with his father here. Carl is In the 4th Replacement regiment at Camp Gordon, near Atlanta. He is anxious to be sent across, but of course has no idea when that will be. His father, ex-sheriff J. M. Smith, is in better health just now. The sheriff was sick for nine weeks with something like indigestion, and as soon as able went to visit his daughter at Greenville, where he spent a month: he returned home three weeks ago, and once more pleas' antly greets his friends on the streets, his "eves" beinit his faithful servitor, Charlie. Mr. Smith was sheriff of Rich mond county for 14 years, from 1882 to 1898, with one term omitted. He was also editor of the old Anglo-Saxon many years ago, and he and Billy Covington established the Piedmont Dispatch three veara aeo. which later was sold to Charles Russell and in turn sold to I. S. London who consolidated it with the Post into 2 the present "Post-Dispatch.' Dr. F. J. Garrett received a card Mon day stating that Grady Garrett had ar rived safely over yonder. Starling Steadman Gibson, who was sent to Camp Jackson Oct. 17, 1917, is now at Camp Mills awaiting embarka tion. He is in 316th F. A. Battery D. William C. Mathis, who went in the squad of six to Camp Hancock, Ga., July 22nd, is in Co. 6, Recruit Receiving Depot. He writes the paper that he likes his new life.and is determined to perform his duty the very best he can. A card was received by Mrs. C. M. Hobbs Tuesday stating that her nephew, Dr. J. M. Covington, of Wadesboro, had arrived safely overseas. He is a Captain in the California Base Hospital No. 35, American Exp. Forces. Another soldier-subscriber who has a keen interest in the happenings back home is R. B. Dawkins, who is in 1st Company, 1st division, 156th Depot Brig ade, Camp Jackson. Dawkins sent in a year's subscription Saturday. The Red Cross Canteen has received a letter from Sergeant C. L. Baker, 710 West Race St., Seacey, Arkansas, stating that in passing through Hamlet on a troop train recently he found a purse in the switch yards. The owner of same by proper identification can get it. Sergeant Ralph P. Mattox has arrived safely overseas.a card to this effect reach ing his aunt, Mrs. John S. Ledbetter, Monday. Mattox attended school here several years ago, and stayed with Mrs. Ledbetter. He entered the service from Savannah, and is in Battery F, 61st artil lery C. A. C. Cole Nichcls writes from Camp Mills to send his paper over yonder, as he is "gone from here." Writes that he is happy on the way. He is in Co. C,324th inft, 81st division. Cards will likely be arriving in a few days stating that the across. Richmond county has probably 125 to 150 men in this 81st division. Sergeant L. W. Turner spent from Monday to tonight with his father, W. M. Turner, in Beaver Dam. Turner lacked only two days of being without the draft; he had to register June 5th, 1917, and he would have been ii June 7th. On July 28th he volunteered and since Aueust 25th has been at Camp Taylor, Ky, in the Quartermasters Corps. lulian C. Burroughs' address is "Sani tary Detachment, 316th F. A., 81st divis ion, Camp Mills, N. Y." Or rather, that was his address during the past few days. Probably by now he has started across. His address over yonder will be the same as above, omitting Camp Mills and add ing "American Fxp. Forces, France." His wife is now in narione aoing stenographic work for the Southern Ex press Co. Ozmer L. Henry, an attorney of Rock ingham, was placed in Class 5 on account of his eyesight. However, he determined that this should not bar him trom doing his bit; and so he signed up for Y. M. C. A. work. For some months he has per formed important work at "Y" headquar ters in New York; and now he has applied for a transfer to similar service in France. He expects to be across within 30 days. Dr. Jas. H. Ellerbe, a dentist of Rock ingham, last fall put in his application for admission into the dental reserve corps; he received his commission Sept. 7th, 1917, but was anowea 10 continue his nractice until called. This call was received last Monday, a telegram from Washington ordering him to report at Camn lackson on or about August 10th. Accordingly, Lt. Ellerbe will leave Rock ingham Saturday for Jackson to do active service for his uncle bamuei. On Tulv 30 three limited service men wenL tO Syracuse. N. 1. ilicoc Acre Win. K. McNeill, Wm. F. Baldwin and Pet Yates. A card from McNeill received Wpdnesdav stated that they were in camp near the New York State Fair Grounds, and to the north and east could he seen the Oneida Lake. He said they were kept busy Aug. 4th with a pick and shovel. His address is 4th Co, 7th Bat talion, Syracuse Recruit Camp, Syracuse, N. Y. Lt. Nathan W. LeGrand was transfer red from Camp Gordon Aug. 1st to Camp Perrv. Ohio. "Small Arms firing scnooi, Groug 73." He and a bunch of other officers were carried in a special tram to this firing school, for a special course ot instruction. The camp is an hour's run from Toledo. The range is covered with a beautiful carpet of grass, a thousand yards long and ends in Lake Erie, so that when you shoot the bullets raise no dust but hit the water instead. The beach close bv is fine for bathing, a sandy bot torn, and one can walk out a hundred yards before the water is over your head, Our "Soldier column last week gave extracts from a letter from a Y. M. C A. transport worker to a Richmond county father, whose son had just been carried across on this man's ship. In the letter the secretary spoke of the hundreds of wounded who from now on would doubt less be brought back on each return voy ace. and how acceptable cigarettes, can dy and such things would be to these wounded soldiers. No sooner did the Rockinaham Red Cross Chapter hear of this than a box containing $15 worth of cigarettes was expressed to the secretary, with instructions that they be given to Melvin Lowe is also one of the boys on his way across. He is in Co. A, 306th Field Signal, B. N., 81st division, and was one of the 12 sent to Camp Jackson from this county last Sept. 8th. Lt. Walter Scales came from Camp Wadsworth last Saturday, and will re turn to camp Sunday. He is in Co. G, 55th Pioneers, and for the past month has done personnel work. On the sixth column on this pac;e can be seen the names ot the 31 white men who left tonight for Camp Wadsworth. Of the 31. 21 are the newly registered 21 year old boys. Also, note that Order Number 1 and 153 are in the lot the Alpha and Omega of the new registration. W. N. Everett, Jr., (class 4) and John Cole (over present draft age) have ap plied for admission into an officers' artillery training camp in Kentucky. They went by Ford to Chapel Hill this morning to consult the Professor of Military Science in order to expedite matters. Capt. Will Gillespie, Co. I, 118th infan try, 30th division, writes his sister, Mrs. J. A. Harrington, that so far he is un scathed. His last letter was written July 18th. His division has been in the recent heavy fighting, a fact that Will Gillespie is sure to be glad of. lie was a member of the National Guard fron Cheraw and was one of those who fought sand and tlies on the Mexican border before going to France. Sergeant W. L. Covington, Jr., came Monday to see his parents and sisters; he will return to Americus, Ga., Saturday, where he is in the clerical dejiartment of the 615th Aero Squadron, Aviation Gen eral Supply Depot, having been transfer red from San Antonio. Texas, two weeks ago. William will be 25 Aug. 31st, and signed up at Greensboro last Dec. 10th. He spent Tuesday in Charlotte on busi ness (?). Stephen Steele, Jr., is not afraid of vVi.Lwi". L.Ci'jial Vv't-wl.S lie V,tS lii l.iw surf at Wrightsville Beach. Two young girls nearby were caught by the undertow and realizing their danger they called for help. Stephen was near and effected their rescue, but in doing so sustained some cuts from barnacles sur rounding the Seashore hotel pier-posts. He is now in Battery E, 50th regt. Camp Eustis, Va. W. L. Parsons, Jr., sent the paper a check for a year's subscription the first of the week; he wants the paper to fol low him. He is in Co. C, 324th infantry, 81st division, and by now is on the seas. There are 10 Richmond county boys in the company he is in, and he says they are the very best men in the company all cheerful, willing and determined to do their part over there. He says they are all looking forward to passes in Paris, and later in Berlin. Robert Waddell. a crack shot in the Marines, was recently issued extra heavy clothing; overcoat lined with fur, boots lined, and thick gloves. 1 his, considered with the announcement made by the War Department last Sunday that the United States and japan nad agreed to send a small force of several thousand men each, to Siberia to act as guard dutv and a nucleus around which the true Russian element might rally, causpF one to conclude that perhaps our towns man will shortly be, if not already, en route across the Pacific to that land where the "bear walks like a man." A letter from Robert Stansill received today stated that he was placed on board a transport Monday ready to sail, wnen at the last minute his Captain had he and eleven athers of his company remov ed ashore and placed in a detention hos pital, for quarantine tor a weeK. it seems that a memoer oi ine company the day before had "flung a fit," and the doctors thinking it might be a symptom of meninjn' it xn to quaran tine the twelve who were exposed to it. Robert will be kept in quarantine for z week, and then sent across, rejoining his Batterv in France. As he was going on board the transport Monday, a familiar voice cplled, "Hey, Rube Stansill," and looking up he saw Watt Parsons. So by now Watt is on the nign seas. When our country declared war last year, we were woefully short of rifles and ammunition, up until me very nrsr oi this year the men in camps were drilled with anything that could be picked up in place of a gun. Many criticisms were heard at alleged "inefficiency." But not so now. We now know huge factories had to be built, new models designed and countless other steps taken before am munition and guns on a quantity basis could be produced. And now the United States has passed the two-billion mark in the manufacture of small-arms ammunition. Since this country entered the war, and up to July 19th, the total output of cartridges for rifles, pistols, revolvers and machine guns was 2,014,815,584! The daily aver age output is 15,000,000. The total num ber of rilles to date is 1,886,769, pistols 217,000, revolvers 169,367. The production of the Browning ma chine gun per week now averages 2500 light and 1200 heavy. And the fine showing now being made in gun manufacture is fully equalled by the ship building plants. During June the United States built more ship ton nage than the German submarines de stroyed. And each month will witness an increase in shin building. Verily, our munition and ship building plants have struck their "pace.' COMMISSIONERS MEET County Commissioners in Regular Session Last Mon Day. J. C. Baldwin Elect ed Road Supt. Two Sets of Jurors drawn. No Dem onstrator Elected. Settles with Sheriff Baldwin. The county commissioners met last Monday, all five members being present. W. B. Covington, for 7 years superintendent of the roads, hav ing tendered his resignation, the commissioners elected j. uuaia- win as superintendent, at a salary of $100 per month, and an allow ance of $75 a month for expenses Mr. Baldwin thereupon resigned as chief of police of Rockingham to accept the new position, and is now in charge of the road work of the county. The two county chain gangs were last week con solidated; there are 20 men on the gang now, and 12 mules; a Ford truck has been bought for the work, and a deal is underway for the purchase of a two-ton truck. The force just now is in camp near Colon Williams, and is at work on the Williams-Hamlet road. The resignation of W. J. Isbell as county demonstration agent culturial teacher of the Catawba County Farm Life School at Star town, Oct. 1st. The commission ers decided to make no selection for the. present. It was ordered that J. M. Dock ery, J. C. Dockery et al be allow ed $250 for repairing road leading from West Rockingham to the Steele's Mills-Zion road, and for construction of bridge thereon. Provided, the said par ties shall pay one-half of main tenance of said road and bridge for three years. The jurors for the civil term of Superior court that convenes Sept. 2nd, was drawn as follows: A Arenson W D McKoy W F Hutchinson J LeGrand Everett W W Ellerbe T M Whitlock H S Ledbetter David Watkins J L Hutchinson Furmon J McLeod J W McKenzie R P Nicholson W H Purser D D McKoy A W Porter H A Black E G Payne A D McLean Callie L Stubbs J T Lowe I B Pittman H H Bailey The Jury tor the criminal term that convenes Sept. 23rd was drawn as follows: D L Wicker T L Maske R L McKenzie E D Whitlock E D Baucom E B Terry Jaaies Clue C J Terry I W Webb R C Cole W K Diggs L Carter C S Howell B W Dickerson W B McKeiuie L S Covington N J McLaurin W P Johnson esterday is utterly over with Tune is the oniyJhinjm.thi life which can be completely destroyed . Ijfar jo-day j8- yOUrS but tomorrow belongs Wthe man behind Never in all Ihe million years of its history- has Jhisecretiy- jjji old universe displayed such richesTso manygieneroua oppor tunities as NOW- Wake your self, shake your self i and DO. Thcmoot JtartTODAYlohaw ft ffflft llEJB Will pay you 4 per cen interest compounded quarterly. Capital $15,000, W. L. PARSONS, President THIS BANK IS OPEN EVERY SATURDAY UNTIL FIVE O'CLOCK J A Seago Frank Blacker D C McRae J L Hawley J C Huggins E C Thomas Alex Mcintosh H L Phillips Davis Haywood E H Aycock G B Goodwin Lee Malloch L C Sharpe B C Ellerbe C V Williams F A Lackey C H Morrow R H Huntley A special school tax election will be held for Ellerbe School District Saturday, Sept. 14th. The full legal notice of this is on page 7, with names of registrar nd etc. Settlement was made with the Sheriff for taxes, as follows: State taxes charged $16,292.73 State taxes collected $15,889.24 Insolvents, releases etc $403.49 County taxes charged $32,526.25 2,072.32 1,079.22 Total $36,307.79 County taxes collected $35,386.07 Insolvents, releases etc $921.72 Road taxes charged $36,318.44 Road taxes collected $35,403.82 Insolvents, releases etc $914.62 School taxes charged $30,259.10 School taxes collected $29,603.99 Insolvents, r.ikocs etc $655.11 Special school taxes chgd $13,994.68 Special school taxes colltd $13,614.58 Insolvents, releases etc $380.10 (Included in the "insolvents, releases etc" are the Polls of all the boys that have gone to the army, both white and col.) DRAFT NEWS 41 White Men to Camp this Call. Draft Ages to Be Made 18-45. New Call for 31 Whites to Camp Jack son Last Week in August. Tuesday night ten white men were sent on the 7:35 train to Camp Hancock, Georgia. A pic ture was taken before they left, to be published next issue. Also, the pictures made of the two sets of colored men last week will also be published next week. The 10 who went Tuesday, Aug ust 6th, were: 342 John Wesley Stutts 777 Pearl Watkins 877 SamT. Haywood 927 Jas. C.Craven 975 Stephen R. Thrower 993 Stephen J. Fesperman 1039 Frank McAskill 1066 Miles W. Graham 1168 Frank Auman Garrett 1200 China DeBerry A new call has been issued for 3,738 colored men to go from this State to Camp Greene during the three-day period beginning Au gust 22nd. Richmond county must furnish 14, Anson 27, Stanly 30, Moore 11, Montgomery 12, Scotland 29. The names of the Richmond countv men will be published next week. Among those who have been given honorable discharge from camps recently, on physical terrific Centura? all s here, Share It: ft 4 money in ike BinM-We will help you in The Richmond County Savings Rockin jnam, N. C. The ONLY SAVINGS BANK in the WILLIAM ENTWISTLE, Vice President OCTAVIA S. SCALES, Astst Cashier. grounds are: John Wright, from Camp Grant; Talmage Morrison, from Camp Hancock; William Leak and Jerry Grant, from Camp Taylor. 38 white men were ordered to report here this afternoon at 3 o'clock. They were ordered to report an hour earlier than here tofore in order that doctors might look them over. From this num ber the following 31 were select ed, and these will leave Rocking ham tonight (Thursday, August 8th) on the 8:37 train for Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg: 1291 Wm. Claud Robinson 1421 1426 1631 1675 1820 1815 2209 2241 2301 1 8 Clarence H. Hedgpeth Henry Rainwaters Neal Dockery Hicks Arthur Baxter Green Edwin J. Kelly Lewis T. Nance Jno. Robert Hines Colon A. McFayden Pleasant Long, Jr. Homer F. Wilson John L. Gibson Claude B. McFayden Willie C. McDonald Joseph F. Hutchinson Lauthie Jas. Mclnnis Joseph B. Garner Summie Richardson Eli English Jas. R. Misenheimer Augustus M. Rankin Lonnie P. Billingsley T. B. Morgan Jason Webster Dunn James Fincher Thomas Wm R Phillips Claude Garrett Pankey Bill Jones Lester C. Lovin Barney Sylvan Carriker Dorsey Smith 22 26 29 46 51 57 61 63 78 82 89 111 113 118 119 129 136 145 153 Draft Ages. A bill was introduced in Con gress last Monday changing the draft ages from 21-31 to 18-45. Congress will reconvene Aug. 19th, and it is certain that the law will be speedily passed. The plan is to have the new registration on Sept. 5th, so that the draft calls for October, November and December can be met from the new age limits. . lt is estimated that 601,236 fighters will be se cured between 32 and 45, and 1, 797,609 class one men from 18 to 21, making a total class one men of 2,398,845 by means of the new registration. The total number to register will be about 13,000,- 000. The department will hold back the boys of 18 and 19 to the very last. New Call. The Department issued a new call Wednesday for 4,500 white N. C. men to Camp Jackson during the five-day period begin ning August 26th. When this call is completed, the total num ber of registrants called from this State will exceed 50,000. Rich mond county must furnish 31 on this new call, Anson 49, Moore 39, Montgomery 68, Stanly 100, Scotland 8. more waya i Bank county Surplus $15,000. W. L. SCALES, Cashier the wounded heroes.