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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
Deeds Under Tax Sale.

Chapter nine, section 29O3 of
the revisal of 1908, volume two,
states that no purchaser at any
sale for taxes shall be entitled
to a deed for the real estate so
purchased until the following
conditions have been complied
with: Such purchaser or assignee
shall serve a written or printed
notice of such purchase on every
person in actual possession or
occupancy of such land or lot,
and also on the person in whose
name the same was taxed, and
also upon any person, firm or
corporation having a mortgage
or deed of trust upon said land
or lots, and if upon diligent in
quiry such persons or firms can
not be found, then publication
shall be made in a newspaper at
least three months before expir-
alton of the time of redemption,
in which notice he shall state
when he purchased the land or
lot, a description thereof, in
whose name it was taxed, for
what year taxed and when the
time of redemption shall expire.
Such notice shall be inserted in
a newspaper in same county for
three issues, and the law pro.
vides a fee for such insertion not
to exceed So.
The Post-Dispatch publishes
the foregoing, because doubtless
there are many purchasers oil
land sold for taxes by the sheriff
last summer who are unaware Of
the law. They cannot get a cleal
title unless the law is complied
with the notice properly publish
ed in a newspaper for three is
sues.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
How To Obtain Nitrate.

Applications for a part of the
100000 tons of nitrate bought by
the government will be received
only from actual farmers or own
ers or holders of farms for use
on their land, and may be made
through County Agent w. ].
Isbell or through any member of
a local committee, consisting of
J. R. Bennett, Ellerbe, H. S. Led
better, Rockingham, w. R.sLand,
Hamlet, J. w. Butler, Hoffman.
No money will be required
with the application but upon
notice from the county agent
farmers who have signed appli
cations must. deposit with a local
bank, association, or individual
designated BY the Secretary Of
Agriculture to act as the farmers
agent for that purpose, money
to cover the cost of the fertilizer
except the freight charge. After
the money is transmitted tt
Washington the nitrate will be
shipped to the farmers. If appli
cations for the nitrate exceec
the supply of about 100000 tons
the government will allot the
supply on a pro rata basis among
those who applied. Applications
must be received by February 4
|
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
Odd Fellows Lodge that

The Odd Fellows Lodge that
was to have met Monday night
for the installation of officers,
called the meeting off because
the weather was too cold to hold
a session without fire, and the
order Of Fuel Administrator Gar
field forbade the use Of either
coal or wood. The members of
the fraternity are too patriotic
not to yield a cheerful compli-
ance with the order.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
A Thought For The Week.

The world would be better and
brighter if people were taught
the duty of being happy as well
as the happiness of doing their
duty. To be happy ourselves is
a most effectual contribution to
the happiness of others. Sir
John Lubbock.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
Fireless Cooker Wanted.

A secondhand 2 we'll Fireless
Cooker, and an automatic oil
stove, wanted for immediate pur-
chase. Phone or apply to ~
care of Post Dispatch.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
Tag Your Shovel Day"

January 30th has been set aside
as National "Tag.Your-Shcvel
Day" by the United States Fuel
Administration. On that day,
school children will tie tags bear
ing instructions for coal'saving to
every coal shovel in the country,
the purpose of this being to re-
mind each man, woman and child
who uses a coal shovel that every
shovel full of coal saved means
just so much additional power
and health and support for the
American soldier and sailor on
the firing line.
"Any worthy cause which en-
lists the sympathy of the child
rem is already halt won," declar-
ed Fuel Administrator McAlister.
Their enthusiasm and eagerness
is spontaneous and catching.
When the twenty-one million
school children of the United
States start to spread the word of
fuel economy through the coun-
try, we may be sure that it will
be spread. 1t is only sane optim-
ism to believe that practically
every coal shovel in the country
will be tagged, and the message
of conservatism thus carried will
hardly be lightly regarded or for
gotten"
United States Fuel Administra-
tor, Harry A. Garfield. in a re-
cent statement stressing the i'm
portance of "Tag-Your-Shovel
Day." said:
"The United States is mining a
record-breaking amount of coal
in an attempt to supply the re-
cord-breaking demand caused by
the war.
Goal is the great force behind
the men in the trenches; behind
the battleships, the transports,
the muntion factories and the
railroads.
"The war demands a hitherto
unheard of amount Of coal. The
Fuel Administration is doing its
utmost to supply this emergency
demand. Though the adjustment
of labor troubles at the mine, the
increase of the available number
of coal cars and the speeding ur
of coal transportation, the .Fuel
Administration is endeavoring tt
supply Army and Navy need:
and to keep factories running ane
homes warm. '.,
"The miners are doing thei1
part to aid the Fuel Administra
ton in its task. They are min
ing more coal than ever before
The over.burdened railroads ar
graphing WITH the problem o
transporting this unusual quaint
ity of coal, in addition to the grea
: amount of war freight which i
congesting their lines.
| LAS a result ofall of the efforts
: an extra million carloads of coz
: have been mined this year. Thi
= is 100000 tons more coal tina
7. has ever been mined before i
t any year in the history of tn
t United States.
l. eve need another million ca
|, loads. 1t is a physical imposs
bility to produce this addition;
d amount at once. Thrust be sa'
n ed from the coal already avail;
It BILE.
l. "The American people are asl
II ed to do their part in this eme
|, gency by saving shovelful b
II shovelful in factory and home tn
s additional coal for war needs, an
y this is the reason for "TaI
r Your-Shovel Day."
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
Farm For Rent.

For rent, a one-horse farm, one
mile from town, known as Coop
er's farm. Apply to Mrs. M. c.
Cooper.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24

Attorney McPhail went to
Troy Sunday and was there
Monday on legal business.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-01-24
SOCIAL ITEMS.

were studied during the evening,
each member answering to Roll
call with a current topic. Mrs.
Z. V. Robertson read a splendid
paper on What a Liberty Bond
Means" In the absence OF MISS
Rosa Parsons, Miss Bessie Terry
read a paper prepared by Miss
Parsons on "The American Wom
ans Place in The War" William
Edward Harrison delighted all
present with several patriotic sell
ections on his Kettledrum, being
accompanied on the piano by MISS
Harrison. At the close OF the
program the hostess passed not
coffee and cheese straws.
Miss Bessie Everett entertain
ed at dinner on Thursday at The
Rockingham complimentary to
Mrs. ]. @. Myers and Mrs. Paul
Whitlock, of Charlotte. Covers
were laid for twelve. Those pre-
sent were: Mesdames Myers and
Whitlock, John Morrison, Will
Land, of Hamlet, ]. L. Everett
Nv. N. Everett, J. P. Leak, +. W.
Leak, and Misses Ruth Harrison
and Sarah Lily Dockery.
Miss Beth Thomas was the
CharmlnA hostess to the Satur-
fiay Afternoon Bridge Club last
week at a most enjoyable meet
ing. Five tables were placed in
the large living room and hall OF
the spacious home where potted
plants formed the chief decorat-
ion. The game was called strick-
ly on the hour and at the close OF
the fourth progression the host
ess asked for the highest score.
This was held by Mrs. J. M. Led
better and to her was given a
handsome deck of gilt edge cards.
A sumptuous course of fruit salad,
onion and meat sandwiches, salt
ed almonds, and hot coffee was
served. Those playing were:
Mesdames. J. L. Hawley, G. B.
Williams, J. M. Ledbetter, H. D.
Ledbetter, w. N. Everett Jr., W.
Long Jr., E. G. Scott, Misses
Glen Farley, Eva and Elizabeth
Nicholson, Lillian Long, Ernes,
tine Nuttall, Todd Armstead,
Marguerite Paschal, Flora Cooper,
Elma Warburton, Jesse Steele,
Julia West, Sarah Lily Dockery
and Kathryn Mcdonald.
Mr.. Henry Wall entertained q
number of friends at a most de
lightful bird supper on Saturday
evening at his club house. The
guests after the ride down the
country gladly welcomed the big
log fires burning in the fireplace
and after the removal of wraps
a jolly time was had around tn
fire until supper was announced
A delicious meal of ducks
birds, sweet potatoes, hot bread
and coffee was served. After
wards all seated around tn
cherry blaze We'd with each othe
in telling ghost stories. Til
evening came to an end all to
soon and as goodbyes were sal
it was agreed that this was on
of the most thoroughly enjoye
affairs of the season. MIR. Wall
guests were: Misses Elizabet
and Eva Nicholson, Miss Telle.
of New York, Miss Louise Gil
Miss Sarah Lily Dockery, Mis-
Marguerite Paschal, Miss Floss
Ingram, Messrs. June Digg
Mial McRae, Tom Leak, job
Cole, Coney Steele, and Mr.
Howard Foushee as chaperon
DR.. and Mrs. ]. M. Ledbette
gave pretty dinner on Frida
evening at seven. An attracti1
centerpiece of green. leaves an
red berries gave a pretty touc
of color on the table where a 81
course dinner was served. ThoE
enjoying this occasion wer
Misses Octavia Scales, Kathry
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06

Mr.. and Mrs. H. o. Eames re-
oeived word this week that their son,
Earl, had arrived safely in France.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
BABY WORK WILL BE
TAKEN UP in EARNEST
Child Welfare Work to Be Pushed
and Women in Industry to Be
Registered .e

There are two branches Of the
work Of the Woman's Committee OF
the Council of National. Defense
which will be taken up In earnest by
the women OF SteYens county soon.
One Is the child's; welfare work and
the other is the registration of wo-
men in industry. s, "a !,
The chtld's welfare work will be
in charge of Mrs. G. L. Hemming as
chairman. This work aims to do for
children under six years Of age what
the school nurse does for children Of
school age. 1t is safer to be man
in the trenches than it is to be a
baby under six years Of age, and for
that reason special measures will be
taken to. have babies regularly
weighed and their health looked af-
ter AS the result of this work in
England, the infant death rate in
the second year of the war was the
lowest in her history.
The registration Of women in in
dustry will be taken by Mrs. r. A.
Hancock, who is chairman for Stew
ems county of the Woman's Com
mittee Of the Council of National De-
fense.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
MANY MORE NURSES, = 5. !.
NEEDED In SERVICE
Surgeon General Gorgas Makes Plea
For Assistance to Red
+-- t't
Cross

Surgeon General Gorgas Of the
United States Army has called upon
the American Red Cross to enroll for,
military service at home and abroad
thousand nurses a week for the
ensuing eight weeks, according to .
telegram from Washington head
quarters, received at the Northern
Division Office announcing that 1t
set it's organization machinery in mo-
ton for the purpose of complying
with the Surgeon Generals request.
The nurses for military service
have been enrolling through the Red
Cross, since the United States en-
tered the war, at the rate of about
1000 a month. During the recent
special effort put forth to obtain
nurses, the enrolment increased
about threefold. In order to meet
the most recent request of the Sur
geon General that rate will not only
have to be maintained, but increased
materially. The Surgeon Generals
call is as follows:
"In view Of the great need Of q
large increase in the number Oh
nurses required for service with the
army at home and abroad,I call upoA
your organization as the chief nurse
recruiting agency Of the army 10
employ every possible means to i'm.
crease the enrolment of nurses for
immediate assignment to duty.
with the contemplated increass
in the army both at home and over
seas, there must be proportionate
increase in the number OF nurses IN
the service. The army today II
growing faster than the nurses corpa
is increasing and, as the armies over
seas enter the front line trenches In
greater numbers, the greater will b
the need for nurses in the army
nurse corps.
II, therefore, urge upon the Amer
lean Red Cross through its agencies
to bring to the attention of the
trained nurses of this country the
necessity of the immediate offer Of
service and their enrolment In the
army nurse corps.
/ ST hesitate to deal in concrete NUM-
bers but desire to emphasize the
fact that need today a very mat
Ierial increase in the army nurse
corps, and desire this increase in ths
ratio OF at least 1000 q week for
the next two months"
Nurses wishing to enroll for as-
tive service or for home defence nurB-
ing can obtain full information from
any Red Cross Chapter or nursin8
COMMITTEE.
Mrs. r. A. Hancock has chargD ef
/ this work In Norris.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
BAN ON WHEAT suFTED;,
UNIVERSAL WAR BREAD
Wheat Substitutes Now Put on go
90 Per Cent Basis, Effective
Sept. 1st

Universal war bread for all the
nations arrayed against the Central
Powers is provided for in new regula-
tions announced by Food Admins
traitor Hoover, under which wheat
flour restrictions in the United States
are relaxed, and the Allies given
bread containing more wheat than
they have had since the early days Of
the war.
The new regulations took effect
Sept 1, and 'wheatless days and
wheatless meals can now be discon-
tinued.
Under an international bread pol
icy formulated by the inter-allied
food council in London, all bread
land, Italy, the United States and the
other Allies, will be made of mixed
-four containing 80 per cent wheat
-four and 20 per cent substitute GER
.sals.
All present baking regulations in
conflict with the new plan are re-
scinded, including the half and half
regulation controlling -four sales to
householders, and that permitting
bakers to use only 20 per cent Of
their normal supply Of wheat -four.
All rationing of bread among the
Allied nations will be discontinued
and plenty of the new Victory
bread" is assured the civil popula-
tions at time when the wheat sit
uation in Germany and Austria Is
anything but promosing.
Ready mixed -four in the proper
tions allowed by the food admins
tration, in accordance with its mill
ing standards. will be available for
purchase by householders, although
this is not compulsory. They are
urged, however, to buy the ready
mixed Victory -four, but where pure
wheat flour is purchased the regula-
tions require retailers to sell 20 per
cent of substitutes at the same time
to each purchaser.
RELY ON HOUSEHOLDERS
The food administration relies on
householders voluntarily to mix their
bread in the same 1920 proportion
required Of bakers.
All so-ca1led 'FVictory fours" may
be sold without substitutes, the re-
gulations provide, but at no greater
price from the miller, wholesaler or
retailer than in the case of standard
wheat -four.
whole wheat or graham -four may
he used without substitute but 1t
must contain at least 95 per cent of
Ahe wheat berry.
- ABILITY to provide the Allies with
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
Ban on Sunday Driving

Some time ago garage men and the
public generally were called upon by
the War Economy Board to conserve
gasoline and labor by following out
a set of rules to close selling stations
at six o'clock and on Sundays. Be-
cause this request was not an alb
solute law which everyone was
forced to obey, a great many have
failed to live up to the rules laid
down at that time.
AS result OF this failure on the
part Of few it has now become neces-
sary to take action to further econ:
omize on gasoline and last week the
fuel administration issued an order
to refrain from driving pleasure cars
on Sundays until further notice.
While this order stipulates only
the territory east of the Mississippi
1T is understood to include all Of Min.
nesota. Like the request from the
War Economy Board, this order II
not a law, but patriotic citizens will
obey 1t as closely as possible, as well
as the former order to dealers te
close at and on Sundays, which II
still in force.
The Automobile Dealers Associa
tion is making an effort to have Min
nesota excluded from the Sunday
driving order.
Chas. A. Lee,
Adm. for Stevens County
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
VILLAGE OF TYLER
IS BEING REBUILT
Twin City Wholesalers Arrange 70
Extend Credit to Stores in
Village Il

Co. X, of Morris, arrived home
Monday afternoon, having been at
Tyler for over a week. With the
companies from Mankato, Pipestone.
st. Peter and Fairmount, they did
a great deal for the people of that
stricken town in the way Of clear
ing up the debris and also in the
way of military protection. All OF
the remaining companies left Tyler
on Wednesday of this week, leaving
the town once again in the hands
of the citizens.
Everybody was anxious to extend
help to the people of Tyler and the
neighboring towns sent from one to
two hundred men each to assist in
clearing up the wreckage, these men
donating their services free. The
wrecked buildings have all been
cleared away and the business part
is now ready for the carpenters to
commence on the reconstruction
work. A large unit to house twelve
stores has been erected on the rail-
road right of way and this will be
used temporarily while the business
men put up their more substantial
places on main street.
Very little tornado insurance was
carried by the people of Tyler and
in most cases each firm sustained .
total loss. The Twin City whole
salers have arranged to extend credit
enough to the merchants SO that they
can restock all of the stores.
The people who were made home
less by the tornado are being taken
care Of. All have found temporary
homes and the Red Cross has supplied
clothing and food.
Money is being supplied to aid
the people of Tyler. A relief fund
has been started and already amounts
to nearly $4,000. People of Min
neapolis furnishes the funds to
build the stores on the railroad right
of way.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
TWENTY-FOUR BOYS
GO TO CAMP GRANT
Four Leave Wednesday and Twenty
Yesterday From Stevens
County

Again the people of Stevens county
have gathered to bid more boys fare
we'll as they leave to serve their coun-
try and again another bunch of
young men have gone to fight that
our country may live and prosper.
Twenty-four boys left this week,
four Of them going Wednesday to
Camp Grant as special and limited
service men, and the other twenty
going yesterday to the same camp to
be enrolled with others for overseas
service as soon as they complete
their training.
All of the twenty-four men re-
ported at the court house in Morris
Tuesday for instructions and they
were then dismissed until Wednes-
day and Thursday. Co. K of the
Morris National Guard accompanied
the men to the depot yesterday and
hundreds of friends and relatives
were on hand to bid last farewell.
Lieut.. J. A. Krueger of Camp Grant
was present to escort the boys back
to the camp. He had charge Of the
boys from Morris, Willmar, Litch-
field and Benson, and other Lieuten-
ants had charge Of the boys from
other parts of the state.
Those who left Wednesday were
Peter J. Weum, Hector Mamie, Ger
hard Hagen and Vernal Olson. Those
leaving yesterday were Frank A.
Torrey, Clarence Wasieck, Alfred
e Wengelin, Cyril J. Ring, Edward Fl.
Pahl, Nicholas Grossman, Christ On
men, Edwin Christensen, Carl Giese,
Henry R. Sannes, Morton A. Bowen.
Ludwick Bergerson, Samuel Tschudi,
Einar Wade, James William Burns,
Arthur T. Harstad, Alex Peterson,
Anton l. Anderson, Rangel X.
Aanerud and James w. Mickleson.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
arms by June 80, 1919.
Each man will be required to
answer twenty questions. These
Concluded on page 3.)
Charlie Hansen at Camp Dix

A letter from Charlie Hansen of
Alberta, under date of August %,
from Camp Dix, N. j., says:-"We
just arrived here In camp Saturday
night at 12 o'clock and it sure Is
a nice camp as far as I have seen
yet and it sure was nice trip. I
don't know how long we are going
to stay here but I think it will not
be long before we see France, as we
sure hope to- get there soon. My
brother is over there now. / have
not heard from him yet but my
brother in Morris has. He is over
there where Spaulding and Peterson
are. Well, how is Morris-I would
like to spend few hours there my
self. I am now supply sergeant
and I tell you it keeps me pretty
busy as I have to draw clothes and
other things for $50 men. Will close
with best wishes to Morris and all.
Sergeant Charlie Hansen, Co. G,
135th Inf, Camp Dix, N. j."
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06
COMPANY X, M. N. C.,
is NOW MUSTERED in
Men Now Being Examined for Ply
sical Condition.-More Needed
in Company

AS most of. the physical examina-
tions of the men, are made, Co. X
Of the Minnesota National Guard has
into the state service.
Thirty men were examined at Tyler
and out of that number four were
rejected. Fifteen more men were ex-
amined Monday night at Morris and
Al Tuesday night. The examina-
tions were made here by DR.. Caine
and DR.. Geenty and the blanks have
to go to Major Dahl of Mankato to
be passed on. It is likely that about
ten per cent Of the 86 men already
examined will be rejected. More
men are needed to fill up the COM
pany and recruiting station is be-
ing maintained in the building next
door to the Vinje Clothing Store,
There are still thirty more men al
ready signed up to be examined.
AS soon as all examinations are
completed the uniforms and equip
ment will be received shortly after
ward.
"A Iu1luS HAS IeCeut1y Uoou udue
that all members of the Home Guard
who do not join the National Guard
will still belong to the Home Guard
and the members of the company
stationed nearest to Morris. This is
done because the Home Guard mem
bers signed up for the period of the
war and have therefore not complet-
ed their time of service. 1t is like
ly that there will be enough men
left in the Home Guard at Morris
to make a platoon and will be under
a commissioned officer. Whenever
the company is called out that this
platoon belongs to, the men here will
have to report with them.
Morris tribune., 1918-09-06

the new bread and relaxation of the
the restrictions on wheat in America,
officials of the food administration
declared, was made possible by the
sacrifices made by the American peo-
pie in observing the conservation
program of the administration last
year and the bumper wheat crop
raised by the farmers.
The new wheat -four regulations
providing for 'Victory Mixed Flours''
are as follows:-
Mixed wheat and barley -four, con-
tanning four pounds of wheat flour
to one of barley -four.
Mixed wheat and corn -four con-
tanning four pounds of wheat -four
to one of corn flour.
Mixed wheat and rye flour, con-
tanning three pounds of wheat flour
to two pounds Of rye flour.
Mixed wheat, entire wheat, or
graham flour, containing at least 95
per cent of the wheat berry.
The new rules do away with the
fifty-fifty rule. The retailer, sell
ing standard wheat flour is required
to sell only one pound Of substitutes
with every four pounds of standard
flour. The substitutes are: Barley
flour, corn meal or corn -four, kaffir
flour, milo flour, sweet potato -four,
buckwheat -four. Oatmeal, rolled
oats and rice are not substitutes.
Pure rye flour or meal must be sold
as substitute in the proportion of
two pounds to every three pounds Of
wheat flour.
This change of rules does not mean
that Americans need no longer con-
serve wheat -four. The food admins
tration asks that great care be taken
in conserving, in giving tshare and
share alike" to the allies.