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ROCKINGHAM, N.; C, THURSDAY Afternoon, JANUARY 30,1919.
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J luchcjcn County
'" The mails Monday morning brought
'much overseas mail--and many hearts
in the county ytre made glad. ;. . ,
In the casualty list published Jan. 26th
J was given tlis nam of John C Wadkins,
Entwistle, as having been wounded in
. action. ( , , . ;: :., V',:;- .
A letter to "aunt" Fannie Frieson, col,
ored, a few days aga from her son Mallow
stated that in the fiahtinn before the
"Armistice M ' was gassed, but was re
covering o. k. ; "
Lauthia J. Mclnnis has sent his wife k
Dlcture of the church which he attended
in Germany Christmas Day. i He and Billy
McDonald are roommg togetner. They
are in the 56th Pioneers. :
W. C Biggs, corporal. 12th depot battal-
' fon, signal corps, received his discharge
at Camp Vail, New Jersey, several days
ago, and is now at Ellerbe spending a
few days with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
G. H. Biggs.
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The Army of Occupation consists of 13
" divisiont 1st 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th,
. 28th, 32th, 33rd, 42nd, 79th, 89th.' and
' 90th. The 81st division was on Jan. 2nd
stationed at Mussy Sue Seine, under com
Wand pjf Geo, Charles J, Bailey. - ; , ':
' - The 74th regiment has the distinction of
being the champion regiment ottheiztn
or Plymouth, division, at Camp JDevena,
. Mass. Of interest to our readers is the
ifactthat Cok Olhrer IL Dockery, Jr.. is in
command of this crack regiment, having
assumed. command last, Aug. !5th. ,. .;
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James W. Stephenson.' who was sent
to Camp Jackson last Aug. 27th in the
increment ot zu men ana wno nss oeen
been in service there ever since as a
telegrapher, was given his honorable dis
charge last Saturday, and is now again
at his post with Stephenson-Belk , Co,
Here.
W. M. Hale Monday received a copy of
The Cro, a weekly paper published at
; Bourges, f ranee, Dy ma fersonnei oi tne
Central Records Office, the Central Post-
office, the Queen Mary Auxiliary Army
" Corp9. The copy was sent by b. M. Ad
cock, of Co. D, Hq. Bn., A. P. O. 902; Ad
tock was sent to camp in the fall of 1917,
and for three or more years had worked
, for Hale m Ins lunaluie store here. '
. A card from Watt Parsons dated Christ
mas Dav stated that his Company (Co. C,
324th) was then in eastern France, and
though the weather was damp and dis
agreeable yet it was in welcome contrast
to the muddy trenct.es around vermin.
He says there are eight Richmond county
bovs now in his company, and with ex
ception of slight colds they are all well
and patiently awaiting the time when
they will be ordered borne.
North Carolina has collected $550,530
of its United War Work fund, toward
which $1,422485 was pledged by the
state during the November campagin in
a national over-subscription ot $zuj,14,
575. In Richmond county there yet
mains something like one thousand dol
lars in nledees that have so far not been
paid. Those who pledged and have not
iaid are asked to' communicate with
treasurer W. B, Cole.
Furman J. McLeod. son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. McLeod, of Ellerbe, received
his honorable discbarge trom Camp
1a-lrann Tan Wth and is now at Ellerbe.
He was sent to Camp Jackson Sept 16th
in the increment of eight On Oct 27th
tA wm sent tn r!nmn Hill. Va ' and "oh
Nov. 11, boarded ship for overseas, but
before sailing the news of the Armistice
ctm and the orders were countermanded
anu the men disembarked. He was then
sent back to Camp Jackson on Nov. 28th,
and given his aiscnarge Jan. w. .
: '. America had the second largest army
on the western front when the Armistice
was signed. The French on Nov. 11th
had 2,559,000, the United States had
1,950,000, the British,- including Portu-
i guese, had 1,718,000; and the Belgian,
; Italian and other forces numbered about
'200,000. .
; Gen. Pershing has had a large number
of postcards printed, and one has been
placed in the hands of every soldier and
' officer overseas, with instructions for it
to be sent to the soldier's nearest relative,
giving his address etc This is done be
cause thousands of soldiers have neglect
ed writing home and the department has
been Swamped with inquiries from anxious
relatives who have not heard from these
' boys.. i .This postcard plan will relieve
' : many an anxious parent - .
Up to Jan. 24th the Government had
given discharge to 57,366 officers and
858,187 men; the bulk of these were in
.army camps in this country in training.
The -British to same period have dis
charged 12,759 officers and 611,950 men.
Luke Gibson. Jr.. and Elisha Baxley
were last week transferred from Fortress
Monroe to ''Post Hospital, Army Reserve
Depot New Cumberland, Maryland."
A wire was received Wednesday. 29th,
hw T A MrlnKra from the War DeDBit
ment notifying him that his son, Corporal
Wm. E. Mclntyre, was wounoea in action
between Oct 1st and 12th, . f . . .
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' Mrs Tamen McKinnis. at Pee Dee No.
2. has received a letter from her brother,
John Strother.in France. No one around
here had heard from him in nearly u
months, and It was supposed that he had
been killed over there. His friends back
home'Bjre gjad toknow he is well. r t -.. ;
Mrs. Bob V.Howell died in a hospital
at Columbia Jan. 17th from pneumonia
influenza, and the remains were interred
at Troy the 19th Her 26-months-old
daughter also had the flu. Mr. Howeil
practiced law in Rockingham, and last
year volunteered for army Y. M. C. A
work, and was stationed at Camp Jackson.
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mr. m. ume rnis morning- auu
scribed fdr six months for his son, J." R,
Currie, Co. K," 323rd infantry, A. P. O.
791, France. Currie was reportea Dy tne
Department ? last November as having
been severely wounded Nov. 9th, but
this later proved to be a mistake; the
Currie referred to is a different one,
living at Pope.
Rev." Z.'V. Roberson returned home
Monday from Camp Jackson where he
has been religious director in the Y. M.
C. A, He went to Blue Ridge last Sept
25th. to Camp Sevier Oct 19th, and to
Camp Jackson Dec 16th. His friends are
happy to have him home again. ' His
wife is visiting her parents in Oxford and
Mr. Roberson will go there next Monday
for the week, returning Saturday night
Feb. 1st ,
Lonnie C. Cole arrived home last Fri
day' morning from the Panama Canal
Zone for a month's visit He has been on
the Isthmus for two years, and more re-i
cently has been connected with the Pigeon
section; "Military -me has not oeen aoie
to rub off the Dertietual smile from or
dampen his perennial good humor. Lon
nie has presented: tne local scnooi a use
ful book, "The ; Panama Canal," by
Frederick J. Haskih; this lathe authorita
tive book ;,9$tbf ",big ditch.", , :
Rev. and Mrs. Bruce Bentonand daugh
ter Virginia, arrived here Saturday from
Mansfield. La, and are agaia -.ahome in
the Baptist parsonage " '' . .
Mr. Benton volunteered for Y. M. C A.
work overseas, and left Rockingham for
New York June 21st He sailed from
that city Aug. 8th. landing at Liverpool
Aug. 21st Shortly thereafter he was as
signed to the American Aviation Accept
ance Park, at Orly Seine. France, which
is 15 kilometers (10 miles) from Paris.
He was the entertainment secretary and
canteen supply buyer for the camp. And
that he made himself indispensable to
the boys, and fully measured up to his
duties, goes without saying among those
who know Bruce Benton.
He sailed from Southampton, England
Dec. 28th, landed at New York Jan. 7th,
and for two weeks loUowinc was at
Mansfield. La., with his family who had
resided there during his absence - abroad.
Change in Courts.
A bill will very probably be
introduced in the legislature to
improve the times for holding
superior court in Richmond
county for the fall ; terms. As
the calendar of courts now
stands, the county is due to have
a term about July 4th and a term
the week before Christmas. Both
of these terms as a rule are more
of a burden than a help, very
little business being transacted.
No change will be made in the
Spring terms, which are as fol
lows, (date of month is for 1919):
Jan 6ih criminal. ,
J March 17th civil. V )
April 7th criminal.
May 25th civil. ;
' June 16th civil.
Judge Thomas J. Shaw, will
preside at all of the above terms,
unless an exchange is made.
The . proposed . Fall, .terms
would be (dates are for 1919):
. July 14th 7th Monday before
1st Monday in Sept, civil.
July 21st 6th Monday before
1st Monday in Sept., criminal. "
Sept. 1st 1st Monday in Sept.,
civil. "
Sept . 22nd 3rd Monday after
1st Monday in Sept., civil. .
: Nov.' 3rd 9th Monday after
1st Monday in Sept., criminal, f
Dec. 1st 13th Monday after
1st Monday in Sept, civil.
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" Mr. S S. Mills 13 i reported to
be in a dying condition this after
noon. He has rooms upstairs in
the Hinson block; his wife, child
and wife's sister have had flu,
but are some better." ?
Flu Conditions.
The flu situation-throughout
county appears to be 'very
much improved this week, 'as
mpared with two Weeks 'ago.
Quring the past week 15 deaths
occurred throughout the county,
as compared, ith" ' 22 ; for
the previous week. . The total
death record to date from flu is
151. The deaths for the past
week can be seen on page ten.
Jlie boardi of health has not
yet raised the ban on churches
and public gathering, but if con
ditions continue to improve, the
balance of the week, : the board
will possibly have a meeting
Saturday and permit servicesSun
day. This is not definite, ' bu
problematical. .. , j
Only a dozen new cases of flu
have appeared in Rockingham
this week, showing the epidemic
is waning, for the present ;
' Red Cross Sewing.
The sewing room of the Rock
ingham Red Cross Chapter was
opened Monday. The Chapter
has been assigned the making of
120 pinafore dresses, and these
must be completed by Feb. 10th.
The Southern division was allot
ted 30,000 refugee garments to
make, and if these garments, are
to be of practical value, ui, for
eign relief this winter, it is im
perative that they . be shipped
abroad not later than Fdp. .15$,
The value, of an, article in
creases in the arAe-atio- as tiler
need for it increases. The value
of these dresses, if delivered ' by
the time , stipulated, may be
many-fold their intrinsic worth;
if delayed beyond the time when
they will be of service during the
present winter, their value will
be materially decreased.
The war is ended, but suffer
ing abroad is not. Come to the
sewing room from now to Feb.
10th and our Chapter will be sure
to measure up to the assignment
of 120 pinafores. Otherwise, we
will be rated as having been call
ed and found wanting. And
don't hold back and expect just
two or three ladies to bear the
brunt of it.
Those sewing on this work the
past four days, since the sew
ing room reopened last Monday,
were:
" Monday, Jan. ,27th. Morning,
MrsJ.LeG.Everett marked,folded
and tied 12 pinafores.. Afternoon,
Mrs. J. LeGrand Everett and Miss
Annie Marks marked, folded and
tied 25 pinafores.
Tuesday, Jan. 28th. Morning,
Miss Hallie Covington (supervis
or). Mrs. Collier, Misses Mary
Reid Hobbs and Minnie Garrett
nearly completed two pinafores.
Mrs, J. LeGrand Everett and
Miss Marks marked, folded and
tied 25 i pinafores. Afternoon,
Mrs. J. T. Collier, (supervisor),
partly made one pinafore; Mrs
J. R; Smith helped Mrs. Everett
mark and tie up pinafores; work
ed and sewed on six button-holes,
buttons. Mrs. R. B. Waddell
made 2 pinafores. Mrs. Walsh
began one pinafore. Miss Octa
via Scales ms? fw.feif ninafnm
Mrs. Dan Hicks finished one pin
afore, began another. - ; ;;'
Wednesday, Jan. 29th Morn
ing, Mrs. R. B. Waddell (Super
visor, Mrs. Collier worked all day
alone, finishing ud unfinished
pinafores. , Mrs. Bennett 5 with
her hymns would have been a
most welcome addition (she is
teaching, however, at Roharien
school.) ' " . " ,
Examination for . Postmaster.
A civil service eaminatipn
will be held at Hamlet 'postoffice
March '8th to fill the vacancy, of
postmaster at " Cordovas" The
compensation at "that "office the
last fiscal year amounted to'JS.,
Applicants t must reside within
the territory supplied by the
postoffice,' application blanks can
tfe .secured, from the Cordova
postoffice. .. '. .
Watch Feb. 1st
Just a. word to.you February
1st subscribers: the subscriptions
offully 200 Post-Dispatch readers
will expire Feb. 1st. Therefore,
this issue being nearest to that
date will be the last these will re
ceive unless they renew before
next issue. This is simply in ac
cord with the well known rule of
this paper to stop when sub
scription expires, without regard
to rich or poor, high or low. c
Keep your eye on label, ..
No pay,no paper. f
. Easter April 20th.
Easter. Sunday falls on April
20th this year by way of a re
minder to some who may be un
aware as to the date.
Neat Blotters.
The Richmond Insurance &
Realty Company, of Rockingham,
managed by ' A: G. Corpening,
Has just had printed a large num
ber of rdcehr desiened . blotters.
frbni the job department of the
Post-Dispatch.-" ' r s ;; ';
Marriage License.
The matrimonial bureau has
been more active the past week.
The following secured license to
marry:
Bliston Thomas and Ethel
Strong, colored, issued 23rd.
Robt. Jerome Lisk and Annie
Wilson, white, issued 24th.
Dunk Blue and Sallie Jackson,
colored, issued 25th.
Andrew Leak and Lucy B: Col
lins, colored, issued 25th.
Frank DeBerry and Sarah
Nowell, colored, issued 28th.
Lorenz McKenzie and Corinna
Harts, colored, issued 29th.
Hamlet Recorder's Court
A "swing" porter, calling him
self John Williams Walters, col
ored, was sentenced to the roads
for 12 months last Monday-week
by the Hamlet Recorder, Judge
H. P. Austin, charged with retail
ing. , Lawyer Fred Coxe, of
Wadesboro, and lawyer Fred. W
Bynum. of this place, will this
week arrange bond for him, for
appeal to superior court; appeal
bond $200; he is . at present on
the roads pending raising the
bOnd. . ;?'. ::r:, ,
The Recorder at Hamlet last
week made a colored. woman,
Levian Green, cough up a $50
fine and costs for the pleasure of
carrying a concealed weapon, the
weapon being handily carried up
the damsel's sleeve. .
Candy Kitchen Opened.
.
The new candy kitchen oper
ated by J. S. Dleykan was opened
to the public Wednesday of this
week. The location is in the old
Helm's jewelry store building in
the opera house building. It has
been nicely repainted; soda foun
tain and attractive show cases
installed. - It will be known as
the City Candy, 'Kitchen; fresh
fruits and candies will be made a
specialty. , , '
Soldier Shipped 6000 Miles.
The remains of John Adams,
colored, arrived in Rockingham
last Friday, 22nd, having been
shipped about t December , 11th
from Manilla, Phillipine . Islands.
The interment was at Stephen's
church, in lower Wolf Pit town
ship, Friday afternoon: ,; " !
.. : Adams was 44 years, 10 months
: J t j ' tt' 'i "J-j it
ana 1 aay 01a. ne jomea ine
army during the Spanish-Amer
ican war' in 1898, and for some
years had been in the service in
the Phillipines. He was' a ser
geant, - attached to a medical
branch. He was taken ill on
Nov. 26th and died at 2 a. m.
Dec. 9th. The body was em
balmed, and shipped to the States
a day or so thereafter, it was
shipped from San Francisco Jan.
15th, reaching here in nine days.
This is probably the longest
distance a dead Richmond county
man has ever traveled; and very
few live ones have covered that
distance. It is in round num-
ters, 6,000 miles from Rocking
ham to Manilla. , " ' :
Commissioners to Meet "
Next Monday is the first Mon
day in February, and the reguiai
meeting time for the county com-
missiones. Among other matters
of business to come before them
will be the drawing of the jury
for the civil term of court that
convenes March 17th.
'.'j .' Ginner's Report ;
JJp to January 16th, there were
14,390 bales of cotton ginned in
Richmond unty, as compared
with 10,135 to same date last year.
This probably represents about
95 per cent of the crop, so that
when the next report is issued
(for period from Jan. 16th to
March 1st) the total will be about
15,100.
Letters from Soldiers.
Whenever you get a particular
ly interesting letter from your
soMier-boy or soldier-friend, send
it to the Post-Dispatch: we want
more letters frem the boys in the
service.
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YULETIDE
Of the ONLY SAVINGS BANK in the County
Announcing the opening of their -
CHRISTMAS SAVINGS CLUB
Join now our Christmas Sayings Club and have it nice sum ready ,
for yoor shopping and other expenses next CHRISTMAS. '
Study the following table and see how small weekly savings grow
into substantial ones.
10c Club Payments '
1st. week 10c 2nd. week 10c . 3rd. week 10c,
Deposit 10c each week for 50 weeks you'll have $5.00.
25c Club Payments '
1st. week 25c ; ,r :.. 2nd. week 25c! yV 3rd. week 25c.
Deposit 25c each week for 50 weeksi you'll have $12.50. I
- ' 50c Club Payments t
1st week 50c 'yi . 2nd. week 50c f ' 3rd. week 50c
Deposit 50c each week for. 50 weeks you'll have $25.00. I
; '$1.00 Club Payments j
1st week $1.00 2nd. week $1.00 : 3rd. week $1.00 ' '
, Deposit $1.00 each week for 50 weeks you'll have$50.00. '
$2.00 Club PaymenU
1st. week $2.00 2nd. week $2.00 , K: SnLweek $2.00 , I
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
" V ROCKINGHAM, N. C
This Bank is open until
Fire Sunday Afternoon.
A residence on Washington
street belonging to William LH
tie Steele, and occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. E. G. Scott, was com
pletely' destroyed by fife last
Sunday afternoon. . ' '. ' V', J",
The exact origin is not known,
but presumably it was caused by
the explosion of an oil- heater in
the bath room, , Mrs, Scott dis
covered smoke issuing from the
roof, bath ; room and . kitchen
about 4:50 and at once gave the
alarm, but so rich were the planks
of the building that the flames'
spread with surprising rapidity.
Practically nothing was saved
except the piano and a few odds
and ends. No furniture or per
sonal apparel, or silverware.
The fire company had three
streams on the blaze, but the
pressure at first was very weak;
this improved and the residence
of S. W, Steele on the west side,
and that of W. L Steele on the
east were saved, though the sides
of each were blistered. There
was no wind blowing at all,
otherwise the S. W. Steele house
would ' most assuredly " have
caught The alarm of course
drew a large crowd to the scene,
and the thick smoke from the
rosin-like building ascending
straight upward made folks in
the country believe a larger con
flagration was in progress.
cellent work, disregarding Sun
day clothes and thought of self.
: Mr. Steele had $1000 insurance
on the building, and, Mr. Scott
had $1100 on his effects. ' V .
UNDER WER
A good chance, now
to "fill in" with warm
winter underwear. We
have some extra special
values just now in draw
ers and shirts. Come to
see us.
GARNER & HINSON
Phone 214
GREETINGS
5 p. m. each SATURDAY.
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