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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Cotton Ginning.

1t looks now like Richmond
county will have a cotton crop of
over 1880 bales. This would
be by far the largest crop in the
history of the county. The crop
last year was about 1900; 1917
it was 11,0l5; 1916, 9,259; 1915,
1876; 1914, 1857,
The number of bales ginned in
the county to Dec. 18th was H.
GIL, as compared with 1887 to
same date last year, and 1852 to
same date 1917.
The number bales ginned in
the south to Dec. 18th was 9,402,-
$40, as compared with l0,255, ,402
to same date last year.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
$4,000 Paid Out.

$1,000 paid out in cash this
Xmas, and $4,000 to be paid out
next July, is the record of the
Richmond County Building &
Loan Association. The 21st
series opens Jrnuary 1st, as can
be seen from their half-page an
nouncement elsewhere in this
issue.
We hold no brief for the home
association, and yet the value of
B. & L. association is so great
that the PoST-DIsPATCH feels
that saving through this means
is of tremendous benefit to the
subscriber. The local concern
is a strong one, and should num-
Der its shareholders by the hun
dreds.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Important Notice.

The law requires that after
January 1st a penalty of one per
cent is added on all unpaid taxes.
If not paid by February, then two
per cent is added; March, three
per cent, and so on.
If paid in November a one per
cent discount was allowed. If
paid in December, the net amount
must be paid. But beginning in
January a penalty is attached.
Therefore, to avoid this penalty,
| urge the taxpayers to come for
ward and settle their taxes during
this month of December. |
would like for every taxpayer to
save the penalty that will be inn
posed should he wait until Janu-
airy or a later month to settle.
The one or more per cent is well
worth saving, so attend to your
taxes NOW.
" Very truly yours,
" R. L. Mcdonald,
Sheriff
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Cotton Market.

w. T. Covington & Co., resum-
ed the buying of cotton Monday.
Mr.. Malloy is also buying as be-
fore.
The New York futures closed
% up today. New York market
will be closed Christmas Day,
but will openagain nextday. New
Orleans market will be closed
from Wednesday afternoon to
Monday morning.
January closed today at 37.l5,
March 1895, May 32.72, July
1892.
Price paid in Rockingham to-
day, Tuesday: Good middling
$3.50, strict middling $500, mid
ding $3.50.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
"White" Christmas.

The Methodist Sunday-school
had most enjoyable exercises
Monday night. Instead of the
children receiving presents, they
themselves brought pre- sent S
which are to be sent to the Or
phanage at Raleigh. In addition
to these, the congregation gave a
collection of $100, which was to-
day sent the Orphanage children
with instructions that the money
was to be used for Christmas
goodies, fireworks etc.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Train Wreck Sunday.

Rockingham had no train or
mail service last Sunday, during
the day. This was caused by a
freight wreck about a mile and a
half west of Hamlet, between
Hamlet and Rockingham. Throu
freight No. SO, composed of about
so cars, dropped, it is supposed.
a draw head about l IL miles
from Hamlet and this caused a
piling up of cars until IA were
punched in a splintering pile.
This was at 7:l0 Sunday morn
ing, as the train was coming to-
wards Rockingham. Wrecking
crews were at once on the scene
and by strenuous work cleared
the mainline so that trains could
pass about 7 o'clock Sunday
night. In the meantime, the
Sunday morning trains were de-
toured from Hamlet and Monroe
by way of Cherew, excepting the
two Shoofys due at midday
which transferred at the wreck.
Many a disappointed person
visited the postotfice during the
day Sunday waiting and looking
for the daily paper and mail.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
SHOOTING AT OSBORNE
Rich Mumford Shot by Jim Elder at
Osborne Monday. Both Colored.
Mumford Will Recover. Elder Gone.

On last Sunday two negroes of
the Osborne section had a quar-
rel at a colored church over a
debt of fifty cents, which Jim
Elder claimed Rich Mumford
owed him. 1t is said the matter
was stopped Sunday by an out
slider stepping in and himself
paying Elder the amount due.
Mumford gave the smaller man
a round cussing.
On Monday morning about 10
o'clock as Mumford was seated
on a wagon near the Osborne
depot, Elder appeared with a sim
gle-barrel shotgun. Is is not
known whether any words passed
between them or not; but at any
rate, Elder opened fire, the first
load entering Mumford's side and
knocking him from the wagon.
Elder quickly reloaded and again
shot at Mumford, who by this
time was on the run. The chase
continued for some little distance,
Elder loading his gun for the
third time and putting part of
its contents into the fleeing
Mumford. After the third shot,
Elder made off across the State
line, and though officers searched
for him Monday, he has not yet
been located.
Mumford was carried to the
Hamlet hospital Monday; the
shot grazed his liver and pepper
ed his 'insides' literally. How
ever, he will recover, according
to information received from the
Hamlet hospital by the PosT-DIs.
PATCH this (Tuesday) afternoon.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Marriage License.

Dec. 17-Milligen Gibson and
Hattie Barringtine, colored.
Dec. 17-Richard w. Hines and
Johnsie Lee Lilies, colored.
Dec. lS-Hobson S. Johnson
and Lois Gibson, white.
Dec. 19-Jim White and Marie
Deary, col.
Dec. 19-Geo. Floyd Hill and
Viola DeShay, white.
Dec. 20-Joe F. McAskill and
Johnsie B. Gillis, white.
Dec. 20-Hollie L. Mcdonald
and Addie Hughes, white.
Dec. 22-Samuel Franklin Key
and Thelma Catherine Aydolette,
white.
Dec. 19-Jim Ingram and Flor
rie Steele, colored.
Dec. 19-Joseph F. Cook ard
Roberta St. Clair Price, white.
Dec. 19-Guyton Lomax and
Daisy Baucom, white.
Dec. 22- Julius King and
Eunice Thomas, colored.
Dec. 2O-Willie Vauss and Fan.
ME Sturdevant, col.
Dec. 33- Rowland Smith and
Carrie L. Fuller, white.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
City Blazes Way.

And still another bit of cvi-
dence that Rockingham is the
best town of all-She has again
blazed the way in the matter of
her electric lighting system.
Last summer a change was
made from the arc light system
in the street lighting, and upon
recommendation of Manager Eg-
erton, of the Yadkin River Pow
er Company, what is known as
the G-E Form 6 Pendent Novalux
street lighting units was installed.
Forty of these were ordered,
Rockingham being the first town
or city in the State to use this
system. 1t was comparatively a
new thlng-a sort of experiment
as it were. But it has proved
eminently satisfactory here and
our lights are unequaled.
But about that bit of evidence.
The big city of Pittsburg has just
recentlyplaced an order for 250O
of these lights, and they are
growing in such favor that other
large cities are adopting them.
They must have heard that
Rockingham had them where
we lead, others can we'll follow.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
POSTOFFICE BILL
Congressman Robinson Re-Introduces
Bill in Congress for $4,000 Post
office Building for Rockingham.

The PosT-DIsPATCH is in re.
ceipt of the following communi.
cation from Congressman L. D.
Robinson, concerning a post
office building for Rockingham;
and the following letter and bill
explain themselves; it is earnestly
hoped this bill will be passed and
that this, the best town of all, be
given its just deserts as regards
a public building:
washington, Dec. 18, 1919
The Rockingham Post-Dispatch,
Rockingham, N. c.
Gentlemen
| am sending you herewith a
copy of a bill introduced by me,
toprovide for the erection of a
post office building in Rocking
ham. Action was not taken on
bills of this kind during the last
Congress so the one introduced
by me has been reintroduced. Of
course, we have no way of ascer-
tanning what action will be TAX
en- in this matter but everything
possible will be done by me to
secure favorable consideration.
Very truly yours,
/. D. ROBINSON"
"66th Congress, End Session, H. R. IL,
O93.
In The House Of Representatives
December II, 1919.
Mr. Robinson of North Carolina intro
duced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds and ordered to
be printed.
A BILL
To provide for the erection of public
building at Rockingham, North Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States in
Congress assembled, That the Secretary
of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to acquire, by
purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, a
site, and cause to be erected thereon a
suitable building, including fireprooff
vaults, heating and venilating apparatus,
and approaches for the use anc accomo-
dation of the post Office and other offices
of the Government at Rockingham Rich
mend County, North Carolina, the cost of
said site and building, including said
vaults, heating and venilating apparatus,
and approaches, not to exceed $4,000.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Christmas Presents.

A years subscription of the
Post-Dispatch would make a
mighty acceptable Christmas gift
to some friend or relative. How
about it? Subscribe now and
have the paper started to them
without delay.
Jeff D. Covlngton, the capable
county auditor, is sending the
home paper this Xmas to his
brother, Vann B. Covington, at
Raleigh.
Her daughter is sending the
paper for a year to Mrs. w, H.
Roberts, on Route |.
]. Corbett Hinson is sending
the paper to his. uncle, S. L. Cly-
burn, at Flint, Texas. Mr.. Cly-
burn lived in this county for 20
years, three of which he ran a
grocery in the store now oCcu-
pied by E. B. Lilies. He moved
away about IA years ago. Even
after such a long absence the
home news will look good to Mr..
Clyburn.
Let others send the home
paper as Xmas presents. Try it
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
"Old Maid"

"Old Maid" has a newsy COM
munity letter in this issue and
we call attention to it in the hope
that more "old maids" in other
parts of the county will wake up
and send their local happenings
to the paper. The PosT-DIs-
PATCH welcomes items from
every section. Get busy, you
maids, both old and young.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Mr.. Boykin Improving

We learn today that the condit.
ion of Mr.. J. R. Boykin, of Hamlet
who attempted suicide on Thurs,
day of last week by cuttiug his
throat with a satety-razor blade,
is improved and that he will re.
cover
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
CENSUS ENUMERATORS
Names Of Census Takers for Richmond
County. Other Information Regard
ing Census. Work begins Jan. End.

L. A. Martin, of Lexington,
census supervisor for the seventh
district, has announced the follow
enumerators for Richmond coun-
ty, these to begin work of taking
the census January End:
Rockingham-C. W. Gibson.
Hamlet-Edna P. Coats.
Beaver Dam township-Mrs. Ella M.
Patterson.
Marks Creek township-William D.
Smith.
Mineral Springs S. |. Reynolds.
Rockingham township, part-Mrs.
Stella EiIerbe; part, Mrs. Risden T..
Nichols.
Steele's township, No. John W.
Mcqueen; No. 2-Alfred Baldwin.
Wolf Pit, part rt--George A. McRae;
part, Joseph Gibson.
The men and women appointed to
serve as cnumerators of the Four
teenth Decennial Census are charg-
ed by law with the collection of all
facts necessary to fill out properly
the printed census schedules which
each cnumerator will carry when
making the house-to-house canvas
of the territory assigned to him.
Each enumeratOr must visit person
ally each house in his district and
make his inquiries of the head or
some other member of the family
who is competent to answer the
census questions.
The Act of Congress providing
for the Census gives each enumera-
tor the right to enter every dwell
ing in his district for the purpose
of obtaining the information re-
quired Enumerators will carry
with them at all times their identi-
tication cards and also their writ
ten commissions, from the Govern
ment which they will show when
ever requested to do so. They are
instructed. to be always courteous
and considerate, but in those rare
instances where information neces-
sary to fill out the questions is de-
MED them, they are empowered by
law to insist on correct answers.
There are legal penalties for refus-
ing to answer the census questions
or willfully giving answers that are
false. -a
Each enumcrator is prohibited by
law from publishing or communi-
eating any information obtained
through the census regarding any
individual or his affairs. This obli-
cation to secrecy likewise applies to
all persons connected with the Cen
sus. After the schedules are all fill
ed out they are sealed up and sent
to Washington where the informa-
ton is tabulated by means of ma
chinery, names being discarded en-
tirely. No person, therefore, need
fear that his personal affairs will
be disclosed or that the information
given will be used to harm him in
any way.
1t is expected that he work of
cnumerating urban districts will be
completed in two weeks and of ru-
raj districts in one month, except
where severe weather makes it
necessary to postpone activities.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Two Days Earlier.

This issue of the Dis
PATCH is published on Tuesday
instead of the regular time Thurs
day. This is done in order to
"clear the decks" for Christmas.
The force we'll deserve the few
days OF grace.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Ga. Tech Schedule.
The football schedule for G

The football schedule for Ga.
Tech for 1920 is as follows:
September Is, Wake Forest;
October2, Oglethorpe University;
October 9, Davidson; October 16,
Vanderbilt; October %, Pitt s.
burgh; October 80, Centre Col
lege; November 6, Clemson Col
lege; November IA, Georgetown
University, and November Is,
Auburn.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23

Found, a hog. She is a white SOW
full grown and may weigh a.
bout $50. Owner can get her by
paying for this notice and for the
trouble of keeping her. Call at
Post Dispatch Office.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
Pool Pardoned.

John Pool, white, of Scotland
county, was pardoned by the
Governor and released from the
Richmond county chain-gang
last Sunday. He was sent from
Scotland for II months for f. and
a. He had served four months.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23

Only one more day to Xmas.
Make the most of it. Pick out a
pair of gloves or tie for your male
relative or friend" Nothing
tastier. Garner & Hinson have
'em, (adyt)
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23

Fulford N. Gibson came from
Wilmington Monday to spedd the
holidays with his Sister, Miss
Dora Gibson. He will return
Sunday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
No Holiday Carriers.

Christmas Day is not a holiday
for the Carriers; they will make
their rounds as usual. January
1st is their holiday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23

The Episcopal Sunday-school
will have a Christmas tree at the
church Wednesday afternoon at
$50.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23
$500 Fine.

One of the city ordinances i'm
poses a fine of SIS for shooting
fireworks on the streets.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23

Resale of Morrison land Dec.
9th. See notice on page eleven.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1919-12-23

Nothing better for Xmas than
handkerchiefs or ties. The men
and boys all love 'en'. You can't
suit them better. G rner & Hin
son have what You want in tt &c
line. (aGvN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04
FIGHTING WHEAT DISEASES

diseased fields are found elsewhere next
 spring.
 | In the meantime there will be no let 1 up in the work of preventing either of the diseasAs from getting a real root hold anywhere in the United States. The federal department is working with the authorities of Illinois and Indiana, gv- l ing them every possible aid. It's patholo- gists are energetically studying the dls-
 eases, and it's representatives are search
 ing the country over to make certain
 whether or not there are other infested | areas and to see that effective measures !! of control are available if any such areas are discovered.
 i The co-opera sion of state authorities Is
 essential in order to prevent hardship II 1 further infestations should be discov- 1 cred Only the prompt action of Indiana and Illinois prevented the placing Of a 1 quarantine against all the wheat in those states, a measure which would have ] meant hardship not only to all the wheat
 growers in the two states but to dealers,
 millers and consumers. Even prompter
 state action will be desirable if either 1 of the diseases is found later to exist | in any other state.
 i Neither of these diseases is likely to 1 find it's way into the country again from i outside sources. The department of az
 riculture has established quarantine reg
 ulations against all the rest of the work | in which either of the diseases exist. No small grain can come in for any Fur pose unless it has been thoroughly ster- l iIized with steam heat. It is the T'ir-
 pose of the department, says it's officials, Ito make the clean-up of these plagues
 as thorough and as prompt as 1t dld the | foot -and-mouth disease of animals 8
 few years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04

Active cooperation with the food ad- ministrations of the various states to re- duce cost of the necessities of nfe ana curb profiteers has been urged upon the farmers of America who are members of War Savings societies by William Math- CT Lewis. director of the savings division Of the treasury department.
 MT. Lewis pointed out that none is in better position to know real facts as to production and fair prices than the farm members of the 160,000 War Savings so- cieties in America. He declared each member owed plain duty to cooperate with the food administrators to the ut most to establish and publish fair prices and to discover and prosecute cases of pnofiteering.
 Checking of waste and increan of pro- duction are peremptorily necessary meas lures to be taken to reduce living costs, ? said MT. Lewis. "A veritable orgy of ex- travagance is going on.
 Every sound analysis of the present price situation lends confirmation to the decision of Governor w. P. G. Harding of the federal reserve board, that no so- lution of high living costs can be reached until the country shakes off its present spending intoxication and settles down to demanding the receipt of dollars worth of food or material, measured by the labor or effort required to obtain that
 dollar.
 "One great trouble is that millions of pcrsons are not spending from their earn ipgs, but from their savings Of the past two years.
 Liberty Bonds and other securities ac- cumulated by the most worthy ratriotic sacrifice during the war are being cashed at loss to purchase luxuries at prices |exorbitant even for luxuries. The people have themselves to blame if prices of necessities have followed the prices of luxuries up, when merchants observed the absolute carelessness with whicy people parted with their money. The farmers of the country are not exempt from this axtravaeance. We read with out particular surprise, because of num- erous similar instances. of farmer buy ins out the ertire stock of exrensive haberdashery :n the store where he was previously accustomed to drive hard hargains for necessities
 "It is absolutely necessary, as Gov ernor Harding has pointed out. to work regularly and efficiently in order to pro- duce and distribute the largest possible volume of commodities and to exercise reasonable economies in order that money, goods and services may be devot- ed primarily to the liquidation Of debt and to the satisfaction of the demand for necessities. rather than indulgence of desires for luxuries.
 "Enrolled in the savings societies are more than 6.Oo0.0oo people. close to the very heart of American industrial life It is in their power to increase the flow of production through the arteries of in dustry It is in their power to check waste not only amongst themselves an those dependent on them. but amongst all in the communities in which they live.
 "Thev can do this by wise buying and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04

Indications are that the two dreaded foreign foes of wheat, flag smut and
 take-all, will not become widespread m
 the United States. The department or
 agriculture announces that the two
 states where these diseases apr ared h.
 diana and Illinois, have taken steps that
 will prevent the spread of the diseases
 from the infected fields and that should wipe out in a few years the infectlon
 in fields where it exists.
 IT. diana officials came to the recent hearing in Washington with adequate safeguards already placed. Shortly after the hearing, Illinois established similar safeguards All the infected wheat in
 beth states is under control and will be
 disinfected before any use whatever is made of it. All straw and s'ubble are to be burned, thrashing machines are to be thoroughly disinfected and no wheat is to be grown in infected areas for sev-
 eral years.
 Under these conditions full confidence
 is felt that neither of the diseases will spread from the diseased areas in H. linois and Indiana. That does not mean,
 however, that the fight against flag smut and take-aTl Is over. It IS possible that one or both of the diseases exist this year in places where they have not been recognized. There is, however, no
 great probability that this is true. The department of agriculture and it's coop erating agencies have been diligently on
 the lookout for these two diseases all summer and have found no evidences of them except in the two areas. Both flag smut and take-all occur in illinois and only take-all in Indiana. The experts. however, realize the possibility that some infected spots may have escaped obser- vation, and it would not be surprising Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-09-04

Crops are big and prices are good, and every farmer would like to know how to get the most out of his crop money. Juggling figures is fascinating game anyhow. Even Mother Goose took a fling at it. You remember. If all the seas were one sea, what great sea that would be- You might cap this if you June day through Kansas wheat with If all the wheat fields were one field, what a great field that would be,'
 Jacob Mohler, the secretary of agricul- ture out in Kansas, likes to figure with the golden wheat crop of his state. He calculates that if Kansas grinds her 200, GOO 900 bushels of wheat into flour, and then makes one big baking, that she might invite the world to breakfast and serve each person eight hot biscuits apiece. According to the latest figures the secretary would have to cut that breakfast to six biscuits, but that is a big enough world breakfast to make Kansas swell with pride.
 That is one way of figuring Kansas wheat. The farmers of the Sunflower
 state are figuring, too. They always fig
 ure in thousands, whether it is bushels,
 acres or dollars-so many thousands for
 new tractor, so many thousands for
 more land and sometimes so many thou sands to pay off the mortgage.
 How many thousands of this years cop
 money are being set aside for the educa- tion of the thousands of future farmers now scampering over wheat stubble or going down the cotton row? Let us fig ure awhile on turning wheat into ed ucation. There is no better investment
 to day of farm profits, for the profitable
 farm of the future belongs to the farm engineer The man trained to make ma chinery do his work will reap the profits