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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

not recall. but whose friendly
greeting and pressing hospitality
we shall cherish until good for.
tune permits us to again 'visitate'
in that section.
Returning to ockingham later
in the afternoon, our party turned
west from the busy center of
Ellerbe and went by the home of
Squire Eb. N. Ingram. The
Squire has a home that COM
mands a view of the big Blewett
Falls lake, and the panorama is
beautiful. Near his home is the
family burying ground in which
is erected his own tombstone.
Inscribed on the monument is
"E. N. Ingram, Born February
14th, 1841, Died--."
And below this is a record of
the principal battles in which he
fought in the unpleasantness of
the Sixties. He has not waited
until he shall have shuff1ed off
this mundane sphere for his
monument to be erected, but he
put it up while he could have the
pleasure OF seeing it himself, and
he has made w. N. Everett
promise and VOW most solemnly
to finish the inscription with the
date of his death, when he shall
have crossed the River.
Twilight was upon us as we
left the Ingram place, and the
lend of a perfect day" was close
when bump, snap, rattle, and
a spring was broken; but that
mattered little, and the flights
of the village" soon hove in sight
and our trip was ended.
Is. L.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

The new catalogue of the Uni
versity of North Carolina gives in
detail the many activities of the
University for this year.
The summary of students
shows that there have been 1862
students attending the University |
for the past year, not including
students in the normal courses of
Summer school. The slight falling
off from 1,186 of last year is due
in large measure to the war.
The falling off is veay small,
however, as compared with col
leges in general throughout the
country, Harvard's registration
having decreased 40 per cent and
Yale's SO per cent. The two
uppert college classes, the gradu-
ate school, and the professional
schools have naturally been the
greatest sufferers in numbers.
The schools of medicine and of
law each show 81 students for
this year, while the school of
pharmacy has 26. The graduate
students number Is. The senior
class is much smaller, compare
lively, with 81 members now en-
rolled. The freshman class is
about normal, with nearly 300
members. The University now
has So professors, 16 instructors,
land "a fellows and assistants.
The new catalogue also dis
lcloses the fact that the Uniyer-
Isity is now offering 40 courses
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

THE campaign for thu Third
Liberty Loan will be opened On
the 9th of April, the anniversary
of the declaration of war be
tween the United States and
Germany. Secretary McAdoo
chose the 9th of April as the
most fitting date to call for a
patriotic response to the sum.
mons to duty to every American,
to ask from our people at home
the same fervent patriotism that
actuates the gallant boys on the
battlefelds and on the waters of
the Atlantic. n
The Dispatch will gladly
cooperate in this Liberty Loan
campaign, as indeed it does in
every effort that tends to the
better prosecution of this war.
Therefore, beginning with the
issue of April 4th, the paper will
carry each week during the cam.
paign a supplement devoted en-.
tirely to reading matter pertain
ing to the Third Liberty Loan.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

ELSEWHERE in this issue can
be seen the invitation by the
Board of Commissioners of Rich,
mond county to the people to
visit the new County Home on
Sunday, the 24th, at which time
the doors will be thrown open and
a thorough inspection invited.
The Post Dispatch calls editor
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

If there is anything in rumb-
lings that come from the direction
of Raleigh and Washington, labor
"slackers" in Richmond County
have a shock coming to them.
The full utilization of all labor is
just as essential to winning of the
war as the work of engineers
and the fighting of other branch
.es of the army in France.
The rumblings from Raleigh
are in the form of letters from
Food Administrator Henry A..
Page to local authorities urging
the rigid enforcement of the law
against vagrancy. The Food Ad-
ministrator states that it is highly
desirable that labor in each COM
munity should be utilized for the
production of food in that COM
'munity and that the local farmers
are entitled to the labor of able
bodied men and boys who have
not been regularly employed or
who aae filling positions which
might just as well be filled by
women and girls.
Labor is needed, however, in
|shipyards, munition plants and
other industries and presumption
from the Food Administrators
letter is that able bodied men
and boys who do not secure en-
ployment upon the farms and in
the industries of the respective
communities are likely to be draft
ed for the more strenuous and
more dangerous services mentin
ed.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14
The Editor Visits North
western Richmond.

Inc cQltOr OF the FOSC-DlSpdLCn
enjoyed a visit to Mangum last
Saturday afternoon, the occasion
being a gathering Of the people
of that community to hear ad-
dresses upon food conservation
and War Savings Stamps by
Messrs. w. N. Everett and L. J.
Bell, at Mt. Hebron church.
Having been a resident of Rich
mond county for but four months,
we were totally unprepared for
the wonderful scenery and noun
famous section of northwestern
Richmond. One traversing the
lower section of the county would
not expect such a decided change
in the topography in such short
distance. The highest point, at
Covington, unfolds a view of I'M
surpassed beauty.
Richmond county was segre-
gated from Arson county in 1779.
The county originally included
an area of 700 square miles, but
in 1899 four townships were cut
off and, together with a section
of Robson county, incorporated
as Scotland county. The county
now has an area of approximate
ly 464 square miles, or 296,96O
acres. 1t varies in width from
Is miles at the southern boun-
Diary to 26 IL at the northern.
The majority of the early settlers
were Scotch, these settling IN the
southern part of the county,
while many English settled in
the northern, or what is known.
as the Mangum section. Rock
ingham, the county seat, was es-
tabIshed in 1871.
There are seven townships in
the county. The township in
which is located Mangum is
Steeles. 1t has approximately
$4,000 acres, of which negroes
own about ESQ a smaller amount
owned by negroes in this town.
ship than in any other of the
county. In area it ranks fourth.
Also, there are more negro polls
in the township than white. as is
the case in Black Jack township.
The topographic features of
the county are varied. Extend
ing from the bottom lands of the
Pee Dee River, which forms the
western boundary, is a chain OF
hills stretching northward to
Little River, where it leaves the
river and turns northeast, follow
ing in a general way the course
of Big Mountain Creek. And
Mangum and Titles Mills mes
ties in this chain of hills, and
here dwells as hospitable anc
big-hearted a people as live. II
the extreme southern end of the
county this chain of hills is very
] narrow, occupying chiefly thu
bluff line overlooking the rivel
bottoms. This chain Of hills in
creases in width from 5 miles
opposite Rockingham to a maxi
mum Of 8 miles opposite Ellerbt
Springs from this point it mar
rows to s miles at the northern
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

The State Republican Conven-
ton will be held at Greensboro,
April 9th,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-03-14

Rockingham the elevation is but
I'll above sea level. It would
be interesting to know just how
much higher Covington is, GER
tainly three hundred or more
feet. It's a steady upgrade from
Rockingham to this highest point
in the county Covington; and
here at Covington, by the way,
resides one Of the county's board
of education members, D. A. Par
sons.
But enough Of the history and
topography of our county.
Our party motored from Rock
ingham, arriving at Mt. Hebron
church at ESQ, in ample time for
the appointed hour. Whereas in
years agone, church goers and
others would have journeyed in
vehicles, in this blessed 1918 they
mostly came by motor. Out of
the rs or more attending the
speaking, only two came in a
buggy-but even at that these
two came the surest, and safest;
they were MIR. and Mrs. w. C.
Lisk, two friends of the Post Dis
patch who embraced the oppor-
tunity of joining this papers
family of readers.
Mt. Hebron Methodist church
was moved from West Mangum
about 20 years ago to its present
site about a quarter of a mile
east of the village. 1t is an es-
pecially imposing community
church, and is rich in historic
interest and christian love.
Richmond county's part of the
War Savings Stamps fund is
$32,8O6, and the amount appor-
toned for Steeles township to
invest is $685.. The addresses
of Messrs. Everett and Bell were
Illuminating, and enthused the
audience into new determinations
for saving, sacrificing and serv-
ing.
The people of the Mangum
community are alive to the needs
of our government, and are re-
spending fittingly. A fewweeks
ago an Auxiliary to the Rocking
ham Red Cross Chapter was or.
gained. with over so members,
and the ladies are actively at
work on knitted and other ma.
terials.
County Commissioner Jas. L.
Baldwin resides in Steeles town
ship-and each year 'swears off
from political activity, but al
ways is found when election
time approached to be lined up
for the fry. Among other
good friends met at the church
was Squire ]. S. Matheson, a sol
der of the Sixties who served
for 4 years in the Confederacy,
finally being captured in January,
1864, at the fall of Fl. Fisher. He
has been a magistrate since the
mind of man runneth not to the
contrary, but he carries his sew.
enty-odd years with the ease of
one much younger.
He remarked that when he
saw it announced in the Post.
Dispatch that Bell and Everett
were to speak, he determined
that only death or high water
should deter him, for the team
BELL and Everett" was familiar
to one who went through the
stirring election days of Novem
Der, 1860. At that time there
were four candidates for Presi
dent, Lincoln, Breckenridge
Douglas and John Bell. Bells
running mate for vice president
was Edward Everett. They were
Of the so-called American
party, and secured but IL cleo
toral votes, and a popular vote o
59O,631, this coming chiefly from
the border states of Kentucky
1
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

The Finch Y. M. c. A. Lecture Wed nesday night should have been heard by every person in town. It was edu- .cational and patriotic. A man to hear if would at once be 50 per cent better American. Counties which have gone to the people with education cam naigns have had no trouble with dis loyalty. Education a..1 tne truth will put every shoulder to the wheel as nothing else will.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10
PREPARE FOR SERVICE
Council of Defense Names Committees
 to Give Preliminary Drill.

To War Registrants.
 It is the desire of General CrOwder that each person who will be called up on to enter the service through the draft, enter the service willingly, loy- ally, intelligently and clean, and so- Der, and that Local Committees be appointed to assist all registrants in every possible way, and if possible furnish some preliminary drill and instruction and other advice pertain ing to military matters and their in, duction into military service and thereby aid the individual and the Local Exemption Board.
 To that end am making the follow ing appointments in various parts of the county, and prospective registrants who will likely be called into the draft are requested to call upon these part ies for instruction and assistance, and it is specially urged that each pros- pective registrant JoIn the Home Guards at Ashdown, Foreman or Win throp, if possible, or any other place in the county where Home Guards are organized, in order to receive the bene- fit of that experience. My appoint ments are as follows, to-wit:
 Rev. A. N. Youngblood, Winthrop.
 B. B. Austin, Winthrop.
 George A. Briant, Asi down.
 Thelma Bowles, Foreman. w. l.. Matteson, Foreman.
 A. T. Hemphill, Richmond.
 These men can appoint Committees to help them. Appointments for col ored registrants will be made later.
 All registrants will please take mo- tice of the above appointments.
 Respectfully,
 . A. D. DuLaney, County Chairman, Council of Defense.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

They are all doing their bit and are glad to do it. At many places see Belgian and Northern France refugees. The women and children are very piti- full. but they all do not kick sa tneir hard work. At this station all fellows contribute and quite number of or phans have been adopted by the navai base station. One little fellow is here now. He goes dressed in sailors regular uniform and is some kid. he stays at the station most of the time with the fellows.
 Here the principle crop is wine grapes and hay. see women out blowing the fields and cutting ane pitching hay the same as a man. The 1 French do love their wine. They drink it instead of water and it costs them one franc Q7a cents) quart. We are allowed to drink all we want, as it is not very intoxicating.
 Quite number of German prisoa- i, CTS do work here and at other places. Some are used to --ships, farm or any work needed to be done. They are we'll cared for and get no rough treatment at ali They are guarded by the older soldiers and the soldiers who have been wounded and are not fit for the trenches. l also see quite few wounded French. They come home to rest up before go- ing back to the front. It is interesting to talk to them. They tell many things. My French is getting better and can understand what they are talking about now. As for excitement see none, yet, but I will see plenty before very long. I am so far off from the front that do not even hear a gun, but am here for only a limited time, then I will be sent to some base of real action where l may be able to tell you something about real war. As you know am a machine gun operator and bomb thrower and some time ]. will get chance to get shot at some German plane, perhaps, There is lots would like 70 tell you, but cant tell you at present as it would no; pass the censor But you can bet your last dol lar that am going to get at least one "boche."
 Tomorrow is French holiday and all Americans will celebrate as the French celebrated the Fourth of July I am going to spend the day at Bor- deaux, al city of importance and is quite a place for sailors and soldiers for this part of the country. I hope to see Paris at some time, but am quite distance from there. It is quite a mixup to hear French, American Belgian, Chinese, Algerian, German, etc.. talking in their native language I see them all every day.
 T have not received the News yet. but I am sure I will get it soon.
 twill write more soon, I try to write once a week at least or oftener. Write me often and give my regards to my friends.
 Your bud,
 Fred M. Graves" U. s. N. Air Station, Pauillac, Gironde, France, Care N. Y. Postmaster.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10
Dear Thos:

Dear Thos:
 "It is useless to say how glad l was to get your letter this afternoon. got seven, the first to receive direct rom the states. had one from nam, ma and papa, Joda, and several others from friends in various places.
 II wrote you a long letter which would have been interesting and mail- ed it on the President Lincoln, which was torpedoed on her homeward trip, and you did net receive it. am glad the boat did not get torpedoed on her
 way over here, as I was a passenger on her. Since leaving New York
 have seen quite bit of country, also
 water. had fine trip coming over. We had quite bit of rough weather, but did not get sick in the least. Quite few Of the soldiers fed the
 fish, but most sailors proved to be good
 sailors. On arriving in port at--
 was sent across the southern part
 of France on regular French train,
 a trip which tcok--days and --
 nights. As food is scarce enroute we
 took our rations with us, travelling all
 the way in day coaches A French coach is cut in compartments, the seats
 which have no cushions and just room l in, ah fnr %,
 a coach. They are very rough and
 slow On my way was at Brest.
 Here I saw and went through an old dungeon prison which was built by Casear and completed by Napoleon It was some place and will stand for centuries. I would certainly hate to have been prisoner in it during that time. The country south of Brest is very productive. every inch of ground is cultivated in various crops and I must say it is beautiful. It reminds 1 one of California, only there are no tropical fruits. The farms are all en- closed and separated by hedges. which adds to the beauty. saw Nantes, an other beautiful city. Santes and sey, eral other places of interest. The farming and in fact most. everything IS done by women, both old and young. It looks pretty hard to see a woman unloading and pushing a heavy bag. gage truck, but they do it with a smile.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

Keep the letters going to the boys in camp and in France. Did you ever notice the difference in ring In ms letters to you after he had just receiv- ed a letter, and then how he siumps when he fails to hear. They want tC keep in touch, and every little incident of local interest helps. Make this a part of your job in winning the war
 Send him his local paper. As Fred said, he will even read the editorials
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

You can't afford not to be member of the Red Triangle League. If there is one in your community en- list today It will prove all inspiration to you and through you will inspire the boys who are fighting for the re- demption of the world, yes, for Christ isnity and civilization itself against the same barbarians that wiped out civilization in ancient days.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

If you have any letters from the boy in France which would prove interest ing bring it in and let us publish it. We find that our readers like them and like to keep iE touch with our boys whether they ever saw him or not. Some of our leading magazines are devoting large spaces to soldiers let ters.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

The rain Wednesday was one of the most welcome and will do this section a world of good. It was so good that we are not going to kick because it cid not come sooner.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

It is said that there is not relia- ble and complete list of the Little Riv- CT boys now in the service. The Red Triangle League will try to compile this list and keep in touch with the boys.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

Quit trying to judge the Hun mind and his way of thinking by yourself. It can't be done. He has been ruled by fear until it has become his nature Nothing else will appeal to him. Put the fear of God and America in his heart
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

judge that it is some place in normal times, but of course now is little dull as all French cities are at pres ent. I also took trip across the country on bicycle yesterday and went for about ten miles. Thel coun- try out from here is beautiful and the Fpeople are grand to you. When you get out a little ways you get out where there are not many sailor vis- itors and we were quite a novelty
 They would invite us in to have wine and fruit. And of course we would jabber what little French we knew, and read them the rest out of our little book. The book comes in quite handy
 when you run across one that can t sewy 8 single word of English, and there are only very few that do un-
 derstand our languagh. The roads are fine after you get away from the station Most of them are made Of , gravel, but near the station where so many heavily loaded Packard trucks pass over them it only takes a shrort time to crush them to dust and full of holes. The French around here do most all of their hauling in two wheel carts, something like carts used at congresses to haul cotton, and, the road would last them for years.
 When this reachessyou I suppose the fate of the big drive that the Germans are trying will be decided. The Americans and French are putting up some hard resistances, and there is no doubt in my mind that the Boche will be driven back instead of gaining ground. Taere is not one chance in a million of them defeating the boys from the good old States sn1 the hard fighting French. You have to hand it to the French for they gre some stickers; they fight all the time with the determination that always wins. l see from the papers what the people at home are doing in the way of supporting us in building ships and raising money. The people at home are just as necessary as the fellows at the front, as it takes ten men to keep one man supplied at the front. All We need is plenty of food, ammunition, a little more time, and good word and cheer from the folks at home, and We are getting every bit of that. l would love to send you the daily New YorA Herald, printed at Paris, occasionally, but we are not allowed to send any papers or magazines home as there are so many letters to go. They are a about the same as the papers that you see, but the novelty or getting paper from over here would be nice. We get them every day for cents anc thus keep posted with the news at the front and at home. When you write me tell me all the happenings. l am always anxious to know how all the | fellows are and try to keep in touch | with things as much as possible. will close for this time. Send this let ter the usual round, Maud, Mamma and papa and then tS Joda, as I can't Write each one every time. Or if of interest use it as you see fit for dope.
 Erred M Graves"
 Love to all, and regards to friends.
 "July 13, 1918.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

Let's get together and stay together, and when there is big job to be done we will all do it together and do it easy.
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

"Pauillac, Gironde, France, July 1S. Dear Thos: received the package of News papers yesterday, also the first letter you wrote me. It is use less to tell you how glad was to get the papers. I read every word in them, advertisements, and even to the editorials" It did seem good to get a paper from home once more. In the paper from Lockesburg I noticed q
 letter from Wm. Conner, a boy knew before left there, and from the ai- dress he gave know where he is. He is only 25 miles from me- If I ever get the opportunity I intend to look him up. l also notice that Fletche, Floyd writes from a foreign port. From his letter l have pretty fair idea where he is now, but of course l cant say. The other letters in the papers were of interest to me but do not know where they are located
 By the way, see our Arkindai cores pendent is still finding spies. So ai last part of Go. will get to see over sea service. They have been in train ing for quite while and am sure they are anxious to get across the sea as most fellows are. So Furlow is in the naval reserve. Give my address to him or send it to him and tell him to look me up. He will likely have the opportunity of seeing oversea service. l showed the letter from Josh Cook to the fellows and they had lots of fur out of it. I suppose he does feel that way about having to walk so ,nuc.. i. am glad to see that little River county did her part on the Liberty loan. guess l will try and buy another bond myself when the next loan is in pro- gress. l don't miss the money from the first ones l am most always broke soon after pay day and never see where my money goes, so I am going to putit in bonds and be sure to have little when the thing is over.
 T was down to summer resort this week It is quite a place with a swimming beach and amusements From the looks pf things there would
The Little River news., 1918-08-10

The local ice company is now oper- ating their new plant with the excep- tion of the old tank, and it is now hop ed that the ice famine will not return.