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ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, JANUARY 23,1919.
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The difference between the Allies -and
the Germans is that the Allies want a
juat peace, and the Germans want just
Only one more big war loan drive is
planned by the Treasury. This new one
will be known as the Victory Drive to be
floated the last three weeks in April
The loan will be for six billions.
Geo. J Entwistle, Jr's. is "Co. 385, Bat
talion R, Paris Island, S. C" He says the
"leathernecks" are being put through just
as strenuous training as if the war was
still going on.
Henry C. Jenkins has sent home a Ger
man officer's helmet. He is in the over
seas forces, in the cooking depart
ment; he has formerly overseer the spin
ning and spooling room of Fee Dee No. 2.
Sam R. Carter spent from the 11th un
til luesday here with his sister, Mrs. D.
M Stogner. He has just been given his
discharge from the service. He was in
France for six months in the Naval Re
serves, aviation section, in constructing
radio stations. He has now returned to
the Wise Granite & Construction Co..
"with which company he had worked for
ten years.
' Those business men who sometimes
hesitate as between ordering 500 and 1000
sheets of stationery should bear in mind
a recent order placed by the Y. M. C A.
in France. One item of the expense calls
Cor one hundred million letterheads and
one hundred million envelopes for free
distribution to the American soldiers and
sailors over there. Some little order, that
The job offices of Smith and of the Post
, Dispatch' shudder at the very thought -
, - E. V. Carter, of Greenville, but who
was a druggist at Maxtoa tor some time,
spent Sunday night here avisiting (?), en
. route to Greenville from being mustered
out at Camp Greene. He was overseas in
the 30th division, front - medical detach
ment, and shrapnel hit him three times,
. Ihe last piece being so hot that it not
only seared his meat but set fire to the
clothes.' The piece of hot iron was bed
ded in his hip, and the odor of burnt
flesh was ascending to high heaven before
he managed to yank it out of his ana
tomy. . .,.. . -,. . . '.
- Marshal Foch, the Allied Supreme Com
mander, in an interview last Friday ' at
Treves stated that had the Amistice not
been signed on Nov. 11th, the Germans
would have been completely whipped a
few days -later, and they knew it He
was preparing to launch, on Nov. 14th an
offensive on the Lorraine front with 20
French and six American divisions, sup-
ported by other movements in Flanders
and in the center; and these 650,000
men would most certainly have Caused
the Germans a colossal disaster. No
wonder the Huns surrendered "when they
did.
One of the first of the Richmond coun
ty boys who saw service in France, to re
turn home is Leroy Zeigler, a step-son of
: Dave Jenkins of Roberdel. :. Zeigler (who
, will not be 18 until March 21st) volun
.1 teered on May Tsh, 1918, was sent to Ft.
Thomas, and early in September his re
placement regiment was sent across and
he was assigned to Battery C,52nd heavy
artillery; this artillery regiment was one
of the first to be sent across in 1917, and
" therefore was one of the first to . be sent
back. The men landed at Newport News
Jan. 3rd, and Zeigler was given his honor
able discharge from Camp Eustis last week
and came to his home on the 16th.
MARKS OF SERVICE. r t .
' As the Soldiers come back it will be of
interest to distinguish, the meanimr of the
various chevrons which they wear upon
their sleeves, we suojom a list.
A tingle red chevron signifies "discharg
ed with honor."
r A single blue chevron signifies less than
six months service abroad.
A single gold chevron for each wound
received in service is worn on the forearm
of right sleeve.
A single gold chevron for each com
plete six month's service abroad is worn
on the forearm of left sleeve.- .
- A single white chevron for each com
plete six month's service in the United
States is worn on the forearm of left
. sleeve..), : : . , v y "y:fi'-.:''- v
There is generally a mere question of
opportunity, not of willingness or ability
between this service marks. ' Often the
man who would gladly have served abroad
has been retained in this country simply
because he has shown superior ability and
therefore was better qualified to instruct
others. The man who displays any one
of the chevrons above described has done
his full duty by his country and is worthy
ot honor. - . '
The war department stated Wednesday
that the 30th division wculd be home De-
tore the end of February.
Wnltpr CmAnotnn ' ram from naval
training station at Charleston Sunday for
S few days' visit; he returns Friday.
Calhoun Hiram Ussery .better known as
"Uxm, who volunteered in 1916, is in
the 105th Engineers, with the Army of
Occupation. He is a son of R. L, Ussery,
chief of police of Red Sprrngs. 1 Mr. us
sery, (Senior), by the way, spent Monday
and luesday in the county. .
Lonnie C. Cole- is expected home either
tonight or Friday, to visit his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cole. , He joined the
army Nov. 11, 1916, and one month later
was on his way to the Panama Canal
Zone, where he has now been stationed
for over two years.
The hospital unit to which Dr. Burney
Garrett is attached has been in Germany
for some weeks now, being stationed at
Prum, which is about 18 miles east of
the Belgium border and about 75 miles
from Coblenz, -tne headquarters of the
Third Army, on the Rhine.
Cant Nathan W. LeGrand. who re
ceived his discharge from Camp Travis
two weeks ago, has started in the furni
ture business at Hamlet the firm being
known as "Nathan W. LeGrand & Co.
successors to Hunter L; Land. He and
W. R. Land went to High Point last
night to personally select a supplementary
stock; the firm has a quarter-page an
nouncement in this issue. - -
R. L. McDonald received a letter Wed
nesday from Billy McDonald, of Head
quarters Co., 56th Pioneers, dated Christ
mas Day. He was then at Winineen.
Germany, on the Mozelle river. His
Christmas box had not then arrived, but
he was expecting it daily. Partook of the
boxes of more fortunate ones, however.
Says they .are billitted in the German
homes, and he now sleeps on a real feath
er bed, the first since leaving home. He
says on the long hike into Germany Neal
Hicks had to drop out oh account of his
feet and go to a hospital.
Here is an item about a Richmond
county soldier -of the Sixties.
Mr. W.R. Covington, of Roberdel, paid
the Post-Dispatch office a visit Wednesday,
and subscribed tor the paper. He served
the Confedhrocy for over three years, and
is probably th only resident voteran in
the county who was a Confederate com
missioned ' officer. His . company, the
Richmond Boys." was organized here in
the fall of 1861, and for three weeks they
were encamped and drilled at Ellerbe
Springs. The company, under command
of Capt (later Lt.-Col.) Oliver Dockery
marched from the county, 86 strong, Dec
17, 1861.
Mr. Covington will be 78 Dec. 2nd. '
Cotton Wild.
Cotton demonstrated its uncer
tainties again today, as in dtzd it
has almost every day since Jan
uary 1st.
The, government ginning re
port issued this morning placed
the cotton ginned to Jan. 16th at
11,051,845 baes; this was bearish,
so the market made a big break
from the opening. . The general
list declined today an average of
159 points, with spots closing at
25.60. ; January futures had a
drop of 164 points, March 195 and
May 185.
On January 2nd spots closed at
32;40; on the 9th they closed at
31.85, on the 16th at 28.85, and
today 25.60. This shows a drop
of 680 points in spots since Janu-
uary 2nd, and 325 points since
Thursday of last week.
Mayor's Court.
The Mayor fined Will Spencer
Saturday night for being .. drunk,
$5, and the costs amounted to
$3.05. . ; . ., .
Zeb Locklear and Harrison
Rainwaters were fined $5 each
and costs, $2.50, Monday for be
ing drunk. - This drunk was from
Noah's Bitters and Noah's Gin-
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- Scotland Men Freed.
James Gainey, white, and Frank
McCullock, colored, of Scotland
county; were given a hearing be
fore Commissioner , Guthrie Mon
day. They were arrested in
Scotland county last fall on the
public road and in their car was
found a stilL - After hearing the
matter, theCommissionerreleased
the two men, but deputy marshal
Morrison held the car for dispo
sition by Jud.2 Connor.
HEALTH SITUATION
22 Deaths in County the Past
Week from Flu. Quar
antine Still On for
. Four Townships.
The total death record for the
county from influenza to date is
136, 22 having died during the
past week. Viewing the county
as a whole, the conditions appear
to be better, fewer cases occur
ring, as compared with two weeks
ago.; ; ; .
The situation around Hoffman
is improved, the Hoffman school
opening .last Monday, though
with a greatly decreased attend
ance.
The conditions in Rockineham
aire much improved. The Board
of Health permitted the 11th
grade to resume work last week,
and permitted the 10th grade to
start again last Monday. These
are the only two grades operat
ing. 10 pupils are in the 11th,
and 17 in the 10th grades, attend
ing. Those teaching are Prof.
Bell, and Misses Finlay and Grov
es. All the other teachers, wirh
this exception, and exception of
Miss Wortham, have returned to
their homes, until the full school
is allowed to resume. 'i
There are still a laree number
of cases at the two Pee Dees, but
even there the conditions show
an lmDrovement. Souns smri
other nouishment are still being
prepared at the city school build
ing for the sick of these two vil
lages, and the city, and elsewhere
when needed. , -
Ellerbe'also shows anlmorove-
ment, and it is likely the school
there will start again on Feb. 3rd.
The Little's MU1 school will
begin again next Monday in
Steele's township. '
The Board of Health will al
low any community to have its
school started, orovided the
school committeemen of, that
district deems.it safe, after con
sultation with the chairman of
the Health Board.
The conditions in Hamlet are
better. The Hamlet authorities
Monday decided to close the
picture show, schools and forbid
public . gatherings there. The
picture show was closed, how
ever, for but one night, and, on
Tuesday was allowed to reopen.
The Hamlet school this week is
closed, but will reopen ' next
Monday. There have had 9
deaths from flu in Hamlet the
past week4 whites and 5 color
ed. " ..
The Board of Health still has
the quarantine on the the town
ships of Rockingham, Mineral
Springs, Black Jack and Steele's.
No picture, show, church service
or public gathering can be held
in these townships until the
order is rescinded.
( fhe list of deaths over the
county for the past week can be
seen on page eight
The weather so far this month
has been in striking contrast to
that of last January. During
January of last year the mercurv
dropped below the freezing point
on 25 days, and part of the was
near zero. So far this month the
mercury has touched freezing but
on nine day. Touchwood.
New W. U. Operator.
v E. Mack Phillips, manager of
the Western Union office here
for the past seven years, has re
signed as such, and Wednesday
began work with the Seaboard
freight office here. Mr. W. H
Hobgood is acting as relief oner
ator. Wilson Hasty is messenger
Doy.
Vital Statistics.
There were 67 more births
in Richmond county during 1918
than deaths, according to the
figures compiled by the Post-
Dispatch from the Record Books
of the , various vital Statistics
registrars. These books are now
on file with the Register of
Deeds.
The reports show 452 deaths
to 519 births. Rockingham and
Rockingham township lead the
county with life over death, hav
ing 108 to die against 199 births.
Marks Creek and Hamlet show
137 deaths to 136 births. The
city of Rockingham over doubles
the births over deaths 72births
to 33 deaths. -
The records of each township
are as follows:
v Rockingham Township:
Deaths: 17 wh. males, 23 fe
males; 22 colored males, 13 fe
males; births: 48 wh. males, 42
females; 15 colored males, 22 fe
males. Total deaths 75', births
127.
Rockingham:
Deaths: 9 wh. males, 8 females;
8 colored males, 8 females; births:
31 wh. males, 26 females; .9 color
eoj males, 6 females. Total deaths
33,. births 72. Total for Rock
ingham city and township: 108
deaths, 199 births.
t : Mack Jack Township:
Deaths: 3 wh. males, 1 female;
colored males, 6 females; births:
wh, males, 1 female; 9 colored
males, 7 females. Total deaths
14, births 22,
Steele V Towttthipt
Deaths: 7 wh. males, 3 females;
5 colored males, 9 females; births:
11 wh. males, 8 females; 20 color
ed males, 12 - females.. Total
deaths 24, births 51.
Mineral Springs:
Deaths:1 12 wh. males, 6 fe
males; 7 colored males, 10 fe
males; births: 22 wh. males, 23
females; 9 colored males, 6 fe
males. Total deaths 36, births
60.
Beaver Dam Township:
Deaths: 2 wh. males, 3 females;
9 colored males, 8 females; birth?:
11 wh. males, 7 females; 14 color
ed males, 7 females. Total
deaths 22, births 39.
Wolf Pit Township:
Deaths: 36 wh. males, 26 fe
males; 17 colored males, 32 fe
males; births: 41 wh. males, 39
females; 15 colored males, 16
females. Total deaths 111, births
112. . '
Marks Creek.Townihip: ;
Deaths: 37 wh. males, 22 fe
males; 20 colored males,. 27 fe
males; births: 26 wh. males, 40
females; 13 colored males, 18 fe
males. Total deaths 106, births
97. " ' .7'.- .
')).'', Hamlet:" V V v;v''
Deaths: 6 wh. males, 11 females;
5 colored males, 9 females; births:
5 wh. males, 4 females; 15 color
ed males, 15 females. Total
deaths 31. births 39. Total
deaths for Hamlet and Marks
Creek township 137, births 136.
Registrars:
The Vital Statistics Registrars
for the county are: ,
Rockingham and Rockingham
township Dr. A. C. Everett
Marks Creefc-W. H. H. Bag
well.' . .
Hamlet Dr. L McPhail.
Beaver Dam G. C. Baldwin.
Wolf Pit Mrs. John Sandy
Covington.
' Mineral Springs O. G. Rey
nolds. '
- Steele's S. F. Key. '
Black Jack B. F. Meacham.
Under $1200 Bond.
Henry Smith, convicted in
superior court two weeks ago
of blockading and sentenced to
the pen for three years, stayed
only a couple of days ui the pen.
When sentenced, his attorneys
gave notice of appeal, the Judge
fixing appeal bond at $1200
This was raised, and he is now
at liberty pending appeal to he
Supreme Court in April
Watch Your Plowing.
On some of the roads of the
county there appears to be a
tendency to plow not only into
the ditches but almost to the
crest of the road itself. Supt.
Baldwin requests the paper to
ask the people to refrain from
plowing into the ditches.
Hamlet Postal Receipts.
The gross receipts of the Ham
let postoffice for the year 1918
were $16,175.36, as compared
with $12,908.64 for 1917. This is
a handsome gain for 1918 of
$3,266.72.
The War-Savings Stamps sold
by the Hamlet postoffice for 1918
amounted to $50,784.65. Amount
sold by the district offices through
the Hamlet office was $25,483.12.
The amount of War-Savings
Stamps sold by the Rockingham
postoffice was $112,589.97. This,
added to the $76,267.77 sold
through the Hamlet office, makes
a total for the county .of $188,
857.74. r-.r-
.Negro Buncoed.
A negro from near Gibson was "work
ed" for about $400 here Jan. 10th by two
slick negroes who from their method
of "steering" were evidently professionals
at the game. The negro had sold his
cotton and received a check for it; but
the banks being closed, he could not get
it cashed just then. The two strangers
"made up" with him, put up a slick tale,
had him cash his check at Levin's, and
took the money; they were to meet him
next morning at the postoffice with the
full amount, and other moneys; the vic
tim appeared at the postoffice as per
agreement, but the two strangers of
course were far away, doubtless working
some other gullable person in some
other town. Their identity is unknown.
The picture shows, churches
and schools are closed tight this
weeKat Jsantord, on account of
flu. Also, the same atFayette
ville. .
YULETIDE
Of the ONLY SAVINGS BANK in the County
Announcing the opening of their
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB
Join now our Christmas Savings Club and have a nice ran ready
for your shopping and other expenses next CHRISTMAS.
Study the following table and see how small weekly savings grow
into substantial ones.
1st week 10c
Deposit 10c each week for
25c Club Payments .
1st week 25c 2nd. week 25c ' 3rd. week 25c.
Deposit 25c each week for 50 weeks youH have $12.50.
50c Club Payments ' v
1st week 50c : 2nd. week 50c Vt " 3rd. week 50c
Deposit 50c each week for 50 weeks you'll have $25.00.
$1.00 Club Payments : ; '
vf 1st week 1.00 ; , 2nd. week $1.00 ' '3rd. week $1.00
Deposit $1.00 each week for 50 weeks youTl hate $50.00.
$2.00 Club Payments .. Sr.
1st week $2.00 . 2nd; week $2.00 o ' ; 3rd. week $2.00 ;
Deposit $2.00 each week for 50 weeks you'll have$100.00.
JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS you will receive all the
Money you have saved with interest added if all ' pay-'
ments are made regularly or m advance.
Keep up the Christmas Spirit for the sake of the little
folks. Keep it alive that the world will be better and
brighter for everybody. - ' .
' THE RICHMOND COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
' ROCKINGHAM, N. C.
V This Bank is open until
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Convict Force. ' r
The convict camp will propab
ly be moved Friday or Saturday
to Osborne, and the roads radiat
ing thence will be worked. The
force this week has been com- -pletingthe
short-cut road from
the corporate limits of Hamlet
to the main Hamlet-Rockingham
road, which is an extension of
one of the Hamlet streets:
The force now consists of 17
prisoners, all colored. The sen
tence of one of these, a colored
ed from Hamlet Recorder's court
for theft of $10 from a preacher,
will expire Feb. 3rtL14 t-
Supt Baldwin now has three
dogs at the camp? and these are
given practice daily, it would be
a difficult matter ' for a prisoner
to throwr then off the track.
Seventh Still Captured..
Sheriff McDonald, with J. B.
Reynolds and. C. C. Shores, Sun
day capturedthe seventh blockade
still since his induction as Sheriff
Dec. 5th. The sJilKwas in a "
swamp between - thel-houses of
Wheeler Jacobs and Henry Hatch
er, and was within 300 yards of a
still captured by the officers the
Sunday previous. .
Marriage? License.
Only marriage license is
sued the past week here, that to
a colored couple, Bliston Thomas
and Ethel Strong the 23rd.
Shoes, either work or dress, at
DocWMeNair's. i " .'
Our Business is to
PLEASE.
Give us a trial order in
pressing; our work will
"suit" you.
Bear in mind that we have
an excellent line of gents'
furnishings. ':
GARNER & HINSON
Phone 214
GREETINGS
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lOc Club Payments
2nd. week 10c 3rd. week 10c
50 weeks you'll have $5.00.
5 p. ra. each SATURDAY.
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