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ROCKINGHAM
POST-DISPATCH
Published every Thursday after
neon at Rockingham, Richmond
County, N. C.
ISAAC S. LONDON
I EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
Office on Courthouse Square
Entered as second-class mail
matter at the postoffice at Rock
ingham, N. C.
DEMOCRATIC IN POLITICS
Correspondence from every sec
tion of the county invited. Phone
132 your items.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES :
Ona tt $2.00
Six mxitht $1.25
Tkree months 75
i
JOB KOBK A SPECIALTY
One dollar and a war tax of
-eight cents was all that the Sea
board charged the American
Legion for hauling Marshal
Foch's train from Atlanta to
Washington. This was the same
charge made by all the other
roads.
By the way, a number of per
sons had their pockets picked
while in the huge crowd at the
Monroe celebration last Friday
night. While the exercises were
in progress, a thief stole a new
Ford Coupe belonging to the
Mayor of Monroe, J. C. M. Vann;
Mr. Vann was a candidate for
Congress in the primary last year.
Many people believe that Fatty
Arbuckle should at least have
been sent to prison for a Jong
term. Others are emphatic in
their contention that he was en
titled to acquittal that Virginia
Rappe should have had more
sense than to take part in a
drunken debauch such as Ar
buckle was in habit of pulling off.
Fatty is paying the piper in
suspense and money.
Virginia paid with her life.
The girl gets the worst of it
every time.
Two strangers, Fred James
and wife, were arrested in Con
cord last week charged with sell
ing fake mining stock to a Chi
nese laundryman. The man is a
second cousin of the famous
Jesse James, but it is a gamble
that, monster though lesse may
have been, still he never descend
ed to faking Celestial laundry
men.
Now we are told that the next
war will be waged against sol
diers and civilians alike, and that
the husband in the trenches will
be safer than the wife in the
kitchen. That ought to stimu
late masculine patriotism when
the storm breaks.
Prohibition agents last Fri
"day seized a car-load of "onions"
at Norfolk, that had been shipped
from New York, and found pack
ed in the onions 400 cases of
whiskey. The shipment is val
ued at $60,000.
If a four power alliance will
help the peace of part of the
world, that is proof that the
League of Nations was the rem
edy for ALL the world.
Moore County Courthouse.
- The county commissioners
Moore county last week definitely
decided to build a iicv courthouse.
Bids for the bonds are being adver-tis-e.i.
Ihese to he opened January
nth. The bonds would he payabje
Irow December, 1931, 1o December,
1951, and bear 0 per cent.
Thousands of shopmen on the
B. & O. Ry. will be furloughed
indefinitely Saturday. All the
shops over the system will be
closed. Business depression and
the necessity for effecting econo
mies prompted the action.
In operating upon Dr. R. V.
Killian, of Lincoln county, for
appendicitis at a Charlotte hos
pital last Friday, Dr. R. L. Gib
bon found a gold tooth in the ap
pendix. Dr. Killian had swal
lowed this tooth some time be
fore nnd finding it in his appen
dix was the nst intimation he
had as to its whereabouts.
On Sept. 30th, two of the Na
tional league teams gave the pro
ceeds of the game irf New York
t-to Christy Matheson, the former
great pitcher who is slowly wast
ing away at Saranac Lake, N. Y.
from tuberculosis. The amount
raised for him by the game was
$54,573.64.
Samuel Yettcr, of Carthage
Illinois, has broken into moving
pictures. He is 98 years old, and
he says by the time he is 100 he
will be a full-fledged star.
Centre College of Kentucky
will play the University of Ari
zona at San Diego, California,
December 26th. "Bo" McMillan
will coach Centenary College of
Shrevport, Louisiana.for the next
three years at $10,000 per year.
Filled Socks for
Oteen Soldiers.
The Women's Club intends
sending filled socks to the dis
abled soldiers at Oteen hospital.
Any one who is willing to contri
bute a filled sock, will please
communicate, or send same right
away to Mrs. I. S. London, chair
man of the committee.
Those desiring to send some
thing in the to the Red Cross
Nurse at Oteen can send same
to Mrs. Maude Hull.
The socks and box will be
shipped Monday, so send to Mrs.
London or Mrs. Hull without de
lav. Wreck at Red Springs.
Almo Gilchrist, of Wagram,
was instantly killed Tuesday
morning at 11 o'clock when the
auto he was driving was struck
by Atlantic Coast Line passenger
train No. 64, from Bennettsville
to Fayettevillel at the oil mill
crossing neat Red Springs. Fol
lowing the crash the engine, ex
press car and coaches ran into
a siding 50 yards beyond the
wreck and were derailed, the
engine turning over in two feet
of mud almost burying Gilchrist
underneath. Fireman Mangum
was badly injured, but no one
else really hurt.
Rose of My Heart.
Rose of my heart! In the Garden of Love,
Drunk, with the rapture,, instilled from
above,
Pink petals soft, to my lips close-pressed;
With a sweet feeling of infinite rest!
In this Love-Garden of old fashioned posies;
Mine is the sweetest, the Attar of Roses !
Rose in full bloom! Seen bliss to possess;
Velvety leaves, I love to caress!
Refrain;
You are the Rose of my earliest dreams,
My soul, lovely Rose, with ecstasy teems!
From all other roses, you stand apart,
Rose of my heart, oh, Rose of my heart!
L. C. PINCKNEY,
Rockingham, N. C.
Bills Introduced.
.ViuouK the hills introduced in the
House by Representative W. N. Ev
erett, are the following:
Rotating to privilege taxes for
railroads.
Amending charter of the "N. G.
Agricultural Society.
Authorizing railroads to appeal
from assessments on prosporty.
Authorize issuance of bonds for
street improvement in Rockingham.
A hill introduced by the Scotland
county representative increases the
coroporate limits of the town of
jjfasHGll, iii Scotland.
To allow Richmond county
commissioners issue bond float
ing debt.
Temptation Too Great.
Leon Houle, a likely looking
young fellow, is in jail here to
i await the January 9th term of
Court for the theft of $118 from
the office of the Jenkins Buick
Company. .
The young man was in the
office, seeking work, on Monday
night. The manager, Mr. Bar-
ren, counted the cash, amounting
to $118, and placed it in the big
safe. He then closed the doors
without locking them. A few
minutes later a friend stepped in
and with Barron walked to the
I rear of the garage. When they
! returned, Houle was gone and
! co was the $118. A search was
made, and the stranger was ar
rested as he was walking up the
track towards Hamlet. The entire
amount recovered; in fact it was
every cent he had on his person.
The Post-Dispatch man visit
ed the young fellow in jail Tues
day. According to his story,
which we have no reason to dis
believe, he was severely wounded
at Chatteau Thierry July 18, 1918
in the right arm; blood poison set
in and the arm had to be amput
ated just below the shoulder joint.
He says his home is at Lawrence
Mass., and that he volunteered
Aug. 14, 1917, and was in Co. F,
101st infantry, 26th division over
Seas. He says he received Gov
ernment compensation of $73 a
month up untill four months ago
when for some unknown reason
it stopped or failed to reach him.
He was unable to get work up
North, and wandered southward,
coming Monday from Sanford in
a passing Ford. He had no money
and nothing to eat until some
Legion men here gave him some
for a meal. He tried to get a job
in town, and at several of the
mills. And finally went to Jen
kins Buick garage Monday night
in the hope of finding Mr. Jenkins
there and possibly securing a job
from him at Hannah Pickett mill.
While in there, he saw Mr. Bar
ron count the $118, and, well, the
temptation at sight of so much
money right at his hand was
simply too great, and he took it.
He is just 21 years old, and
says he wants to take whatever
punishment is due him without
letting his people know.
While in the jail, the Post
Dispatch man saw another white
man who says he was overseas
in the 18th regiment of the 1st
division, and that he received
five flesh wounds; five scars can
at least be seen on his person.
His name is Daniel Belcher; he
says he is a Frence-Indiaiv that
his father was a Frenchman and
his mother a full-blooded Okla
homa Cherokee Indian. He got
a job in the fall with O. D. Wil
son, undertaker at Hamlet, and
was accused by Mr. Wilson of
forging a $10 check. He has
been in jail for five weeks.
By the way, you readers who
have comfortable fires at home,
pleasant surrounding etc., do you
ever give a thought to the unfor
tunates who by misstep have
gotton themselves in jail or the
convict camp? They are human
beings, whether white or black,
and would feel mighty kindly if
they could be remembered occas
sionally. Send to the jail or camp
or county home some time some
old magazines, or fruit or some
thing that might help those in
trouble. It woujd mean a lot to
them.
Hot Dog Stand.
The vacant lot on New street, op
posite the Stephenson-Bclk store, is
occupied by two restaurant stands,
and "sandwiched" between them is
a palmistry tent.
The hot-dog stands do a nourish
ing husiness on Saturdays, the pro
prietor of one estimating that he I
sells every Saturday an average of
1,000 sausage sandwiches at 5 cents
each. The other stand doubtless does
equally as well, to say nothing of
i tie UHtoor restaurants, tiie aroma;
from sausage being fried before your
eyes, mixed with a bit of onion,
catches the passersby.
) ,
Attention is called to the ad
vertisement of W. E. Harrison &
Land Companny in this issue ad !
Anson Cotton Weigher.
J. E. Gray has resigned as cotton
weigher for Anson county, and the
A'nson county commissioners last
week appointed W. T. Moss in his
place.
Courthouse Injunction.
A number of citizens of Stanly
county last week got out a tenipor
cry injunction against the Stanly
commissioners against building a
new court house at Albemarle. The
temporary injuction ill be heard
before .'udge Brock -on December
HHh as to whetliei it will be made
permanent. The order is an effort
to keep the Stanly new court house
frotn being buH on a new lot instead
of the old site.
P's Beat Boll Weevil.
An Exchange suggests that the
boll weevil be. beaten with the "P's."
- Pigs, potatoes, icas, peaches and
poultry'.
Blockader Kills Self.
Officers in Orange county Dec.
10th raided a still oif Eno river, and
flushed three white blorkaders. The
three tried to swim the river; two
got across hut the third, Gattis
Douglas, almost drow ned. He was
rescued by the officers, and taken
by them to his home to get dry
clothes
The officers remained otit
ic he went in to dress, and
side
wli
in a minute or so they heard a gun
report and rushed in found him on
the floor with a gunshot wound
through his breast; be died in a few
minutes. He preferred death to go
ing to prison.
Suing WeiU for $30,000.
An action was last week started
in the Superior court of Guilford
county by Miss Sallie C. Watterson,
a 20-year-otd girl of. Virginia,
against Bascom L. Weill, of Laurin
burg, for $30,000. She charges that
her confidence, love, affection and
trust had been wrongfully betrayed
hy Mr. Weill. She nets out in her
complaint that she went to Laurin
burg in March, 1920, to work and
that she was given every attention
by Mr. Weill, and that she was
ruined under promise of marriage.
Mr. Weill Was arrested last week
and required to furnish bond of $25,-
000 for his appearance when
case is set for trial.
the
North Carolina Leads.
According to a census report just
issued. North Carolina has the dis
tinction of having the highest birth
rate (31.7) for the white population
of any state in the Union for the
year 1920. The average birth rate
for the 83 states covered was 23.3 per
thousand.
The record for North Carolina
was: white births 57,054, and colored
24,353 for the year 1920; and 51,832
white and 22,022 colored for 1919.
Hiite birth rate 31.7, colored 31.3,
per thousand.
South Carolina's birth rate for
w hites last year was 2KS, and col
ored 27.7.
James Archibald Jones, a leading
business man of Laurinburg, died
suddenly on Wednesday afternoon
of last week at Blue's drug store,
Laurinburg.
Party at Crosland's.
There will be a box party at
Crosland's school Friday night.
Everybody invited.
COMING!
Monday and
Tuesday,
Dec.
26th and 27th:
"THE FUTURE MOVIE STARS"
which was made in Charlotte
Nov. 29th-Dec. 2nd. See with
your own eyes the Carolina
beauties. Also on same program
Miss Florence Reed in "THE
BLACK PANTHER'S CUB" 10
suite that you tell all of your
friend, about the Future Movie I
. ,afa T pretty little girl was the Govern
ineewill be at 2:30 each dw ,, bent down and kissed her
night at 7 P. m Admission 25,on th cheeks
and 35cents. A big show .for a The train was M t0
small once. Make this your ,eave Monroe 9odxX and it
place of pleasure. We thank you ,eft on the dot with the Marsha,
in advance, I f if,
THE STAR THEATRE
William G. Atkinson, Mgr.
Interwoven socks for men in
silk and lise.W. E. Harrison &
Land Company. adv
Foch at Monroe.
Continued From Front Page
middle west and southern states,
a swing of some 8000 miles. .
He is just like his picture
short, heavy set, sharp eyes,
large moustache, and a friendly
smile. He and his six French!
aides wore beautiful overcoats
of blue, and his cap was red top
ped. As the special train rolled into
the Monroe station on the dot,
the thousands greeted him with
yells of welcome. At the same
time the battery of 75's from
Camp Bragg peeled forth the
number of sakites befitting his
rank. Gov. Morrison, former
Secretary Josephus Daniels,
former Gov. Bickett and scores
of other prominent men, met
him as he stepped from the
train, and preceeded by the 50-
piece b0VS SCOUt hard frnm
Charlotte playing theMarseillaist?
rode in decorated cars to the
Courthouse where on the east
entrance had been erected a
large platform. Mounting this,
Gov. Morrison quickly stepped
to the front and in a few words
of eloquent tribute to France, in
troduced Hanford MacNider, of
Tnwa th heA nf k. aJ
Legion. Mr. MacNider then in
troduced Marshal Foch.
The distinguished visitor
stepped to tht edge of the plat
form and in a clear voice began
addressing the multitude, speak
ing in trench. Bv his side
stood Col. Frank Parker who
acted as interpreter. Col. Parker.
by the way, is a native of George
town, S. C, a graduate of the
University of South Carolina and
later of West Point. The Mar
shal would speak for a couple of
minutes, then Col. Parker would
repeat what he said in English,
in a loud, clear voice that could
easily be heard over the crowd.
The speech was commendatory
of our American soldiers, appre
ciation of his welcome here and
of the friendship that shall for
ever bind the French and Ameri
can peoples.
After completing his speech of
ten minutes, he stepped down
from the platform ar.d walked
several feet to where Gen. Bow
ley, of the fifth, and Col. Mac
Nider, of the seventeenth, ar
tillery regiments stood at atten
tion, with the colons of their
regiments grouped behind them.
The swords of the officers snap
ped out of their scabbards' in
salute, the regimental band broke
into the "General's March" and
the ceremony of conferring the
fourragere, the highest decora
tion of the French republic, was
performed. The colors were
dipped and the coveted cord of
the fourragere was pinned to the
staff. A short speech was made
by the Marshal and response by
Gen. Bowley; these two artillery
legiments were at Chatteau
Thierry July 18, 1918, when the
German advance was halted, and
for their splendid work this
French decoration was given.
After this presentation, Mrs
W. E. Burt, of Salisbury, head of
the Legion auxiliary for this
State, presented him with a
small long leaf pine tree. The
time was up, so the visitors
quickly stepped into the waiting
cars, and sped to the depot, in
the first car being the Marshal,
his interpreter, Gov. Morrison
and little Angelia Morrison. And,
by the way, at the beginning of
Lh
exercises when Marshal
fnrm ,j ,, iJT-.-j
guests and was informed the
aiauuiii& Kji i me iaii jjiaiiui.ui, o
pipe in his mouth, and waving
goodbye in response to the cheer
ing and waving of t. i thousands
of North Carolinians who had
met to do him honor. It was a
memorable occasion for Monroe,
and that town carried off the en
tertainment in splendid style.
At 6:30 a banquet was given
the Governor and other guests
by the town at the Joffre hotel.
DEATHS
J. H. Dickerson.
Mr. J. ft. Dick rson died suddenly
h -.home tt riamlet on Nov. 30th, and
w:iShu i d at M irks Creek hv Rv Mr
C ipedge on th-2nd. Surviving is one
u; 'igmer, miss cmnia. xne old Rentle
m n was a native of New Jersey, coming
te this county in 1893.
John D. Dawkins.
.' hn D. Dawkins died Nov. 30, 1921, at
hi-Mome near Ellerbe. and was interred
at I le Dawkins cemetery Dec 1st. The
fm ral service was conducted by Rev. G.
C. ",od, assisted by Rev. Rev. Rook.
He was born Dec. 26th, 1844. He
un ed with the Green Lake church at an
eaii age. He had been in declining
he., th for the list two years and was
tak n seriously ill three weeks before the
enc All that loving hearts and hands
cov d do was done, but to no avail. On
the .norning of Nov, 30th his gentle spirit
toe it flight. He leaves a vacancv in
our lives that canrot be lilhd but we
kno v that our loss is his eternal gain.
Fe is survived by his wife, Mary Daw-kin-
one sister. Mrs. Rachel Jones; three
chiMren, Mrs. J: H.Gillis, Henry C. Daw
kin and Mrs. Lizzie McAulay; fourteen
grandchildren, and host of friends.
A friend.
Mrs. John C. Tyner.
Mrs. John C. Tyner died at her home
near Hoffman Saturday night after sev
eral days' illness of pneumonia.
Mrs. Tyner was 32 years of age and
was the youngest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Wilkes, of Wagram. She
leaves a husband and seven children in
the happy home which she left. But, oh,
that home is sad and lonely now. She
leaves three sisters and three brothers to
mourn their loss: Mrs. Arch Wilkes, of
Wagram; Mrs. Will Tyner, of Pine Bluff;
and Miss Maggie Wilkes, of Wagram;
Messrs. Willie and Dan Wilkes, of Ham
lot, and Dillie Wilkes, of Wagram.
Mrs. Tyner was a faithful member of
the Baptise church of Hoffman. She had
a kind and loving disposition and was
loved by all who knew her. She was a
devoted wife and loving mother.
She bore the pain well and did not fear
death and we know she is at rest. All
that helping hand could do was done,
but God saw fit to take her from this
world to dwell in that land so bright.
We know she can't come to us but we
can go to her.
The body was laid to rest Sunday after
noon at the family burying ground, in the
presence of a large number of friends and
relatives. The fnneral was conducted by
Rev. Arnette, her pastor.
We extend our greatest sympathy to
the family.
(Written by a friend who loved her
dearly.)
Stop! Look! Listen!
Had you once stopped to think
that there is a third place in town
where you can have your watch
repaired and your engraving
done, at reasonable prices?
Howard J. Helms,
(under Central office)
Stove Wood.
Call W. A. Seawell for stove
wood and fire wood, also trans
ferbaggage and freight at any
time. Phone 301-W.
Your Laundry Quickly.
The Rockingham Hotel has
the local agency for the Hamlet
laundry. Arrangements have
been made whereby the truck
collects laundry each day. You
can either send your laundry to
the hotel, or phone the hotel and
word will be left for the truck to
call at your home. Remember,
the service is DAILY. You can
send your laundry to Hamlet one
day, and get it back the next
Rockingham Hotel,
phone 228
Baby Carriage for Sale.
For salea Block baby carriage,
in good condition. Write to
Mrs. W. R. Carter, on Rocking
ham, Route 3. v
Our snecial shirt waicr nffr.
ing W. E. Harrison & Land
company. adv
Big shipment of holiday hand
kerchiefs. W. E. Harrison &
Land Company. adv
Rod Cedar Shingles.
Cur of Red Cedar shingles, and a
car of laths, just received by McRae
Grocery Co.
A few pairs of boys' $1 shoes
at W. E. Harrison & Land Com
pany, adv