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ROCKINGHAM, N. C, THURSDAY Afternoon, FEB. 17, 1921.
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Vol. 4. No. 12
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CARNIVAL OR NOT
Shall Richmond County Fair Have a
Carnival? This is Up to the People
of the Coanty to Decide. Write Your
Vews to Pott-Dispatch.
the paper feels that a carniva
serves no good purpose we re
fer to the gambling devices at
tending the carnivals and the
general unhealthy atmosphere
surrounding them.
A meeting was held in the
office of the Secretary of the
BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Standing of Teams in Con
tests For Championship
of County.
Marks Creek Still.
Officers Shores, Humsay, Reynolds,
Richmond County Fair Associa-'"d Ort&m up
atom one nine noruicusi ui siums
Creekchurch on Wednesday of last
tion Wednesday morning for the
purpose of planning for a bigger
and better Fair next fall.
The princpal matter discussed
was as to whether the Fair
should have a carnival. Whether
it should be made a genuinely
helpful affair by the proper exhib
it of farm and home products,
etc., or to let this feature be
more or less subordinate to a
carnival. The Secretary explain
ed that the Fair derived over a
thousand dollars from the carni
val, and that without this money
no Fair could be held. It was
the sentiment of the meeting
that the matter be put up to the
people of the county; expressions
of opinion are desired both for
and against the carnival feature,
and the Post-Dispatch is gladly
putting its "Open Forum" de
partment at the disposal of our
county-people who may desire to
express themselves. Signatures
must of course accompany each
article. So let's hear from you
without delay.
If the general sentiment is for
a Fair'without the carnival, then
it will be necessary to raise some
thing like a thousand dollars by
private subscription. Now let's
see just how badly our people
want a Fair let's see whether
they will 'dig down' after the
wherewithal to support a genu
inely helpful Fair. Personally
week. The outfit was of 2(H) gallons
capacity, and 12 barrels of beer were
poured out. The worm was not
found.
Determined to Go.
For several days last week the
Pee Uce river was so high that traf
fic could not get to the bridge at
Cheraw. The river was out of its
banks, and over the - "lane" that
leads to the bridge.
A man from Boston on bis way to
Florida was informed at Kollock
Saturday that the bridge could not
be reached. Nothing di tinted, ho in
quired of the Seaboard agent as to
when a train would be along, and
picking hi.s time between trains he
set off down the track in his car
and crossed the river on the railroad
bridge two miles distant and tri
timphantly continued on bis way to
tiie Alligator state.
Marriage Licenses.
Feb. 11 Alonzo C. Daughtrey and
Lela A. Long, white.
Feb. 14 Foster Arnold and Mary
Williams, white.
Feb. 9 J. S. Huckabee and Al
meda Lowdermilk, white.
Feb. 16 Chas. Boggan and
Eula Turner, colored.
Feb. 16 David Phillips and
Eliza Welch, colored.
Feb. 16 Tom Stevens and
Katie He, colored.
The following Automobiles listed below are for sale
and terms to suit anyone. We will also take as part pay
ment or full payment on any of the Cars listed the follow
ing grades Cotton: Strict Middling, Light Tinges and all
grades above, at 3c per pound above Rockingham market
on day of purchase. We believe that the price of Cotton
will advance and we are willing to back it up with some
real Cotton.
One Seven-Passenger Hudson Super-Siz Touring Car Price $1550.00
One Five-Passenger Dort Four Touring Car " 600.00
One " " 500.00
One " " Lexington Six Touring Car " 1200.00
One " " " " " " " 1000.00
One " " BuickD-45 " " " " 1250.00
One " " Buick K-45 " " " " 1350.00
One " " Buick E-35 Four " " " 750.00
We guarantee each Car to be in first class running
condition, including tires.
J.W.JENKINS
Ellerbe
Hoffman
Derby
Rockingham
Roberdel
BOYS:
Played
1
1
1
1
0
GIRLS:
Played
1
1
Won
1
1
0
0
0
Lost
0
0
1
1
0
Won Lost
Rockingham 110
Ellerbe 1 0 1
Rockingham school was de
feated by the Ellerbe school last
Friday in a close game by score
of 20-17. However, the Rock
ingham girls got revenge by
walloping the Ellerbe girls to a
run-away of 60-3.
At Hoffman on the same day
the Hoffman lads came out vic
torious over the Derby Memor
ial school by a 14-7 score.
The schedule for Friday, Feb.
18th, is: R'ham vs Roberdel at
Rockingham, both boys and
girls; Ellerbe vs Derby at Ellerbe,
both boys and girls.
The schedule for rest of sea
son is as follows:
Friday, Feb. 18th.
Rockingham vs. Roberdel, at Rock
ingham. Derby vs. Ellerbe, at Ellerbe.
Friday, Feb. 25th.
Roberdel vs. Derby, at Derby.
Hoffman vs. Ellerbo, at Hoffman.
Friday, March 4th.
Rockingham vs. Derby, at Derby.
Hoffman vs. Roberdel, at Rober
del. Friday, March 11th.
Hoffman vs. Rockingham, at Rock
Ingham. Bllorb? vs. Roberdel, at Roberdel.
Friday, March 13th.
FinSl championship game at
Rockingham.
ftirls' Teams:
The boys' and girls' teams will
play by the same schedule, with ex
ception that the Hamlet girls wil
play the schedule that would have
been taken by the Hoffman girls, as
Hoffman has no girls' team.
Ry. Schedule Changes.
Effective last Sunday several
changes were made in the arrival of
Seaboard trains here at Rocking
ham. No. 34, ShOOfly from Charlotte,
now passes at 12:35 instead of 12:30.
No. 11 passes al 10:00 at night in
stead of 10:07.
No. 0 passes at 11:05 at night in
stead of 11:07.
Did Not Carry Tent.
The paper was in error last
issue in stating that Mr. W. P.
Ingram had carried his own tent
to the chain gang. He did carry
a cot and his own bedding, how
ever. Supt. Baldwin says that In
gram's size prevents his occupy
ing a bunk in the cage, and so
he is allowed to sleep in a tent
with the guards. His present
job on the gang is "toting" water,
svhich he does vvich a bucket in
each hand.
Legion Post Organized.
An American Ltgion Post was
formally organized at Rocking
ham Monday night with the fol
lowing officers elected:
Commander: Don Phillips.
Vice Com: Watt Parsons.
Adjutant: W. N. Everett, Jr.
Historian: Zeb Gibson.
War Risk Insurance officer:
Ozmer Henry.
Executive committee: Cole
Nichols, J. W. Stephenson and
Neal D. Hicks.
Chaplain: Rev. A. McCullen.
Thirty-six members have al
ready joined this Post, but it is
hoped to have a vastly larger
number. Every ex-service white
man in the county is urged to be
come a member.
Hamlet Recorder's Court.
C. P. Mabry was given a hear
ing in the Hamlet Recorder's
Court Monday on the charge of
selling ginger in his place of bus
iness at Hamlet, and keeping for
sale. He did not contest the
case. The Recorder fined him
$1000 and costs in the first case,
which he at once paid, and in
the second case a sentence of 12
months in jail was imposed, with
commitment to-be issued on the
application ot the prosecuting at
torney or chiet ot police.
BRIDGE FOR PEE DEE
Bill Introduced in Legislature
For Building Toll Bridge
Across Pee Dee River,
Anson and Richmond to
Pay $50,000 Each.
Colored Teacher's Meeting.
On account of the snow, the
meeting for the colored teachers
of the county, scheduled for Jan.
29th, was postponed. The meet
ing will now be held at the col
ored school at Rockingham on
Saturday, Feb. 19th, at 11 o'clock.
They Hadn't Expected It!
"OCONEE, GA., Feb. 10. A tornado that struck the Garnder settlement, one mile
from here, shortly after the noon hour today brought death to two white persons and
nearly 30 negroes, and serious injury to five wite persons and more than a score of negroes.
"A stretch of land extending from Oconee almost to Toomsboro, in Washington
county, nearly five miles long and about a half-mile wide, is as barren as a prairie tonight'
not building nor a tree being left standing."
And Neither Do You.
i , . .
But it will come some day, and when least expected. Be preparered; get insured.
We insure against Fire, Tornado, Buglary, Auto Theft etc. See us.
Richmond Insurance & Realty Company
A. G. Opening, Sec.-Treas. Office in Hotel Building. "
The Duroc Sale.
As can be seen lrom the full page
announcement elsewhere In this
issue, the Duroc Farms will hold
their second annual auction sale
blooded Durocs on Friday, Feb. 25tte
at the Long farm one mile from
Rockingham, on the Hamlet-Rock
ingham road. Lunch will be served
visitors at 12 o'clock, and at
o'clock the auction starts.
1 hirty-eighl bred gilts and sows
will be sold, and 2 boars. The sale
should be an event for the county.
Catalogues can be secured from eith
er of the three owners J. F. Diggs,
W. E. Crosland or H. Fairley Long.
Brick Being Placed.
Fifteen thousand nrick are being
stackcil in front of the building
next to the postoffice, with which
the Richmond County Savings Bank
will in a few days begin the work
of remodeling. The bank hopes to
get into its new quarters on the
court house corner hi April.
PUT IT UP TO PAYNE
"Honestly it's the best Polioy."
At last it seems probable that
Anson and Richmond counties
will be connected by a bridge.
A bill to this effect is now being
introduced in the Legislature by
Representatives Everett and
Bennett.
In brief the bill provides that
the cost shall not exceed $100,
000. That each county shall
bear half the expense. That it
shall be built to connect what is
known as the Wilmington-Char-
otte Highway. That the inter
est on the bonds and the sinking
fund to finally repay the bonds
shall be borne by means of a
toll charged to the public in
using the bridge. In this way
only those who actually use the
bridge would pay for same, and
this would be very right and
proper. The man who lives in
anotner part of the county and
who never has occasion to use
such a bridge, would beat no
part of its expense.
The bill in full is as follows:
"A Bill to be Entitled An Act to Au
thorize the Boards of Commission
ers of Anson and Bichmond Coun
ties to Build a Bridge over the
Pee Dee River.
'The General Assembly of North
Carolina Do Enact.
"Section 1. That the Boards of
Commissioners of the Counties of
Anson and Richmond are hereby au
thorized, empowered and directed
to build a bridge over the Pee Dee
river at such place as they may
deem best, the same to connect with
what is known as the Wilmington
Charlotte Htehway, leading from
Rockingham to Wadesboro. The
cost of the building of said bridge
shall he borne equally and jointly by
the two aforesaid counties and shall
not in any event exceed the sum of
one hundred thousand dollars
($100,000) of which sini the county
of Anson shall pay fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000) and the county of
Richmond shall pay fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000).
Sec. 2. That for the purpose of
raising funds with which to build
said bridge, the Boards of Commis
sioners of the two aforementioned
counties shall have the power and
authority to issue the bonds of their
respective counties in an amount
not to e xceed fifty thousand dollars
($50,000) for the County of Anson
and ($50,000) for the county of Rich
mond. Said bonds to be in denom
natipns of one thousand dollars
($1,000) or less with interest bearing
coupon attached, payable annually
at such times and places as may
bo directed by said Boards of Com
missioners of Anson and Richmond
counties and to be of such form and
tenor as may be directed by the
aforesaid Boards of Commissioners
of Anson- and Richmond counties
Continued on Page 6
Shooting at State Line.
A shooting occurred near the
State line, about four miles from
Hamlet, Wednesday night. John
O'Tuell, a white man, went to
Boyd (Buddy) David's house, a
negro in O'Tuell's employ, ar.d
some altercation touk place. As
a result O'Tuell shot at David
and missed, and David shot at
O'Tuell -and hit. The load en
tered the abdomen. O'Tuell is
now in Hamlet hospital. A re
ward of $50 is offered for David's
apprehension, by a brother of
O'Tuell.
Wild Cat or Catamount.
Clifton .Matthews, a colored youth
living three miles south of Rocking
ham, received the surprise of his
young life on Saturday of last week
when he discovered a wild cat or
c atamount in a tree near his home.
His dogs had treed the varmint. He
secured a gun and shot him out of
the tree, and the dogs did the rest.
The animal weighed 13 1-2 pounds
and was four feet long from tip of
front feet to tip or rear feet. Evi
dently it had been forced ia !C2VO
the lowgrounds of the river on ac
count of high water.
Shot Through Chin. .
While playing with a pistol at
the jail Tuesday, the weapon ac
cidently was fired, the bullet
ploughing through the chin of
Willie Morrison, lhe boy was
carried to the Hamlet hospital.
Willie was sent to the jail some
time ago by the Juvenile Court.
A larger colored boy.Wtil Minor,
works around the jail for Mr.
McDonald, and the Morrison lad
was allowed to come outside and
split kindling. The two boys got
to playing with the pistol, and it
fired. Despite the fact that it
was an accident, Willie Minor
ran and may be still running.
Charged With Gambling:
Sheriff McDonald and deputy J...
B. Reynolds last Sunday afternoon
arrested seven white men in the
woods near the Biewett Falls road,
about a mile and a half from Rock
ingham. They are charged with;
gambling playing poker. The seven
men waived a hearing, and were
bound to April 11th term of Supe
rior court under $100 bond each.
The seven men arc T. A. Whitaker,
Jonah Pinion, Joe Briginan, D. E.
McKenzie. W. T. Home, Ed. Plyler,
A. E. Snipes.
Kathryn McDonald
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!Y LADY'S LATCHKEY"
AT
STAR THEATRE
Friday, Feb. 18
Admission 20 and 30c.
Matinee 2:3C: night 7
A First National Attraction.
Why Deposit Your Money
In This Bank
Because it is YOUR home bank.
Because its officers and directors are all
home people and are all known to you,
AND ARE YOUR FRIENDS.
Because your friends are more vitally in
terested in YOUR welfare than others can
possibly be.
Because the bank is conducted on safe and
sound business principles, and takes no
chances with other people's money.
BECAUSE YOU NEED
THE BANK, AND THE
BANK NEEDS YOU.
The Richmond County Savings Bank
ROCKINGHAM, N. C.