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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Matter of County Pride.
Editor Post-Dispatch:

Your editorial in last weeks
paper endorsing Cameron Nor
rison for Governor strikes a re-
sponsive note with me. Yes, l
feel that Richmond county can
well afford to give Morrison an
Overwhelming vote, simply be-
cause he is a RICHMOND
COUNTY MAN. It ought to be
a matter of county pride with
us.
Personally, I have not been a
Morrison man in the past; l vot-
ed for Gen. Carr years ago, and
later for Kitchin and have no re-
grets or apologies for doing so
but all that is a thing of the past
now. Here is a chance for a
Richmond county man to be
Governor, and for my part !
shall support him for that rea-
son. Let's make it a hundred
per cent Morrison vote.
Voter.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Legislative Candidates.

Very little interest seems to be
manifested in the approaching
primary for county offices. 1t is
presumed each of the present
county officials will be candidates
to succeed themselves.
No candidates have announced
themselves for either the House
or Senate. However, it is under
sumed that the present Represen.
tative, w. N. Everett, will again
be a candidate. 1t is reported
that Attorney M. w. Nash, OF
Hamlet, will be a candidate for
the Senate.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Cotton Movement.

New York futures are today
about $50 points above the close
of last Thursday. The close
today was. May 1861, July 36.88,
Oct. 1882, Dec. 1902.
There will be no New York
market Friday or Saturday, clos
ing for Easter; it will reopen next
Monday.
The New York markets are
running on new" time now,
changing last Monday to anhour
earlier than standard time, so
that the market opens at 9 o'clock
our time, and closes at 2, instead
of 10 and 3 as heretofore.
Rockingham prices in upper
left-hand corner of this page.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Precinct Meeting.

The Rockingham Precinct
meeting was held in the court.
house last Saturday afternoon
presided over by the precinct
chairman, w. L. Parsons. On
motion of w. N. Everett, it was
voted that every Democrat ir
good standing be empowered as
a delegate to the county conven
ton to be held Saturday, April
3rd. The old precinct committee
was reelected, these being W. L
Parsons, chairman; T. c. Leak
H. L. Guthrie, w. N. Everett, J
N. Hasty.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Telephone Line.

The Ellerbe Telephone Com
pany resumed work several
weeks ago on their new line
from Ellerbe to Rockingham,
and it will likely be connected
up within the next ten days.
The new line has two open wires,
which will furnish a splendid
service between these two towns
Claude Polk, Dave Henry. A.
H. Farmer and w. H. Covington
are stringing a four-phone party
line for themselves on the poles
of this new line.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Superior Court.

The April term of Superior
Court for trial of criminal cases
will convene at Rockingham
next Monday, April 9Th, with
Judge Thos. B. Finley presiding.
Of outstanding interest will
be the Greer highway robbery
trial; it is understood that the
attorneys for Foster Parsons
will apply for a writ of habeas
corpus for their client at this
term, SO that he can get out un-
der bond until his case is tried,
probably in July.
The following are the jurors
as drawn by the Commissioners
March LIST.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Lodge Installation.

Ellerbe Lodge No. GAL, A. F. &
A. M. will be publicly institut
ed at the Methodist Church al
Ellerbe next Tuesday night
April 9th, at 8 o'clock. Also the
officers will be installed, and Rev
Bruce Benton will make an ad
dress. The public is cordially
invited to the ceremonies.
Ellerbe Lodge has about e
members, and has been working
a dispensation for the past veal
and a half. It is now to be reg
ularly instituted as a Lodge.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Democratic Convention.

Through a typographical err
ror in last weeks paper, the date
for the county convention was
put at April 5th. This is an err
ror. The convention will be held
at Rockingham Saturday after
noon, April Bird.
At 8 o'clock the same after
noon. and directly after the con-
vention adjourns, Hon. Cameron
Morrison, Richmond county's
candidate for Governor, will
speak.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Mary and Doug"

The dainty Mary and the smil.
ing Doug were married Sunday
night in Los Angeles, California.
We refer to Mary Pickford and
Douglas Fairbanks.
Miss Pickford early in March
was granted a divorce from Owen
Moore, and Fairbanks obtained
a divorce from his wife about
two years ago.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Jewish Relief.

AS stated in the Post-Dispatch
last week, a Drive for Jewish
Relief will be held throughout
the Nation during the week o1
April 4th to 10th.
No direct canvass will be made
but those who are willing to con
tribute to cause will please send
their contributions to Mrs. A
Arenson, the chairman for Rich
mond county.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
City Taxes.

Those who fail to pay their
city taxes by April 5th will have
themselves to blame when their
names are published. and costs
added. The law requires these
unpaid taxes to be published in
four issues prior to May 1st,
therefore the first issue must be
April 9th. The list closes April
5th, pay up. Don't blame me.
S. E. Covington.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
High Price Mules.

On March 24th the WE'LL
Brothers at Atlanta sold a pair of
mules to J. Walter Sanders, a
banker of Union, S. c., for $500;
this is said to have been the high
est price ever paid for a pair of
mules; the animals weighed $500
together, and we're bought by
the Wells in Missouri.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
State Certificates.

Examination for State Certif-
Gates will be held April 18th and
18th. The subject for .examina-
ton will be published in next
weeks PoST-DIsPATCH.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
School Bonds Carry.

An election was held in the
town of Hamlet on Thursday of
last week for purpose of voting
a 100000 bond issue for school
improvement (new high school
building, etc.) The issue car
ried by the close majority of Z.
Out of a registration of 368, 1876
voted for to IS against. 1873
votes were necessary to carry
the issue.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Warrants for Four.

.. S. Commissioner H. L.
Guthrie last Friday issued four
Federal warrants for four
brothers for distilling at four
different places. The warrants
were for Elijah, Charlie, Lo-
renzo and Jesse Mcmillan, four
colored brothers of Scotland
county.
This is very unusual-four
brothers blockading at different
points. Each seems to have had
an outfit.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Marriage Licenses.

Mch 27-Lonnie M. Blue and
Mary E. Bland, colored.
Mch 27-Joe G. Forbis and
Matte T. Dawkins, white.
Mch 27-Curtis Baldwin and
Cora LeGrand, colored.
Mch 28-Ben Ledbetter and
Cora Wooten, colored.
March 31-Willie Altman and
Viola Barrintine, colored.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Chapel Hill ----Pittsboro.

The State Highway Commits
sion this week let the contract
for a gravel read from Pittsboro
to the Orange county line, IL
miles long, at a cost of $1,000 per
mile.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
That Flu Poetry.

One of those "fiu" poems pub
lished in the Post Dispatch last
week was written by DR.. Will
.B. Crawford, a practicing physi-
clan of Wayne county. He is a
brother of a Rockingham lady,
Mrs. A. L. Ormond.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01

Ben Wall, a strapping colored
young man, was feed SIS and
costs of $5.4O by Squire. Barrett
Tuesday for assaulting ]. H.
Floyd, principal of the colored
school, Monday on the school
grounds. Wall should be thank
full he got off so light. He has
been ordered off the school
grounds several times by Floyd;
If this fine doesn't have any ef-
feet, a road sentence might be
tried upon him.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01
Tales Of Hoffman.

- y.
(The editor Of the Post Dis
patch had a "desk cleaning a
few days ago, and stuck back in
a pigeon-hole was found the fol-
lowing poem written nearly two
years ago by "F. H. G." con-
corning the then newly built
Hoffman High School. Better
late than never-so here goes
the poem at last. -Editor.)
The school building at Hoffman was
The poorest ever seen.
The window lights were broken out,
The porches had lean.
The plaster walls were peeling off,
The yard was in a nluss,
And right in back was Buffers gin
A-kicking up fuss.
The Seaboard tracks were right in
front
And frequent trains would roar,
And grind their brakes, and blow off
steam
Right by the schoolhouse door.
In. winter time it got so cold
The children nearly froze,
And crowded round the heater pipe
To warm their little toes.
They learned so very slowly that
The teachers had fit,
And said if things were not improved
They all would have. to quit.
In all that fuss and racket
And cold, and dirt, and din,
To ask child to live and learn
Was next thing to a sin.
The people called a meeting and
Decided that they would
Just raise the cash and build build
ing
That would be some good.
They boosted up the tax receipts,
Then someone gave lot.
They called Charlotte architect,
And this is what they got:
A handsome building builtsof brick
And plastered smooth inside.
The six class rooms are large and
light,
The halls are shore and wide.
The cellar holds heating plant
Which keeps the building warm
In coldest snap, or fiercest wind
Or hardest winter storm.
The auditorium will hold y
Four hundred, more or less,
Electric lights will be installed
This time next year, I guess.
A teachers room, a library,
Two closets near the stage,
The whole thing built so very strong
1t will improve with age.
Two playrooms for the children
To use on rainy days,
Or fitted up for canning clubs
Or various other ways.
The teachers are delighted
And all confess that they,
Instead of leaving in disgust
Are making plans to stay.
The moral of this little tale
Is easy to be seen,
The same kids in the nice new school
Are quick, and bright, and keen.
The secret of successful schools
Is comfort for the scholars,
If yours is cold and tumbledown
Get out and raise some dollars.
F. H. G.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1920-04-01

Commissioners to Meet.
The regular monthly meeting
Of the County Commissioners
will be held next Monday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-05

victed of murder, vii! not be heard
at this term
In Caledonia county, a motion for
affirmed Judgment and Il motion by
continuance, the latter by the defense
were argued. The lower court gave
judgment for $3,223. There are five
other cases against insurance com
ganles in which the Williams Manu-
Featuring company is the plaintiff,
and the argument was in the case
against the Insurance Company of
North America. The othots are con-
tinued pending the decision in the
case above.
In Essex county motion for judg-
ment will be filed in Powell vs..
Grand Trunk railway; in Orleans
county, motion for d decree affirmed
IN Norm vs. MORN and Morrill,.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-05
Williams Case Will Be
Heard This Term

The May term of the Vermont Su-
preme court convened at Montpelier
Tuesday with nearly 80 lawyers
from various parts of the state in
attendance. Entry for hearing in
the case of the State VS.. Frank c..
Williams of Newport On charges of
malfeasance and misfeasa1ce in Of
fee was made and Herbert G. Bar
bour Of Brattleboro stated to the
Court that they were ready for the
arguments. The case of the State vs.
Horace F. Graham will not be heard
As Attorney General Archibald has
not finished the preparation of the
transcript. Another case of impor-
lance, State vs.. George A. Long, con
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-05
ST. JOHNSBURY
Local News

The monthly beetinG of the Boar,
Of Charities ana Probation will b,
neld at the Museum Wednesday. A
! O'Clock in the evening they will hav,
4 Joint meeting with the executive
committee of the Vermont Children
Aid Society
George c. Cary has purchased ;
Cadillac sedan Of the Northern Cad
lilac Co.
Mrs Abbie J. Balch has taker
rooms at Mrs. Martha Smiths OF
Summer Street.
Mrs. Adelaide Sawyer, who died al
/ her home in Greensboro Friday, wa,
81 years old and a sister of Mrs. C.
/ \. Calderwood of St. Johnsbury. Mrs
Sherman H. Calderwood and Alvi p
! Calderwood attended the funeral.
The regular meeting of the Cham
berlin Relief Corps will be held
| Thursday evening. May s, at 7.30
o'clock. All officers and members
who can are asked to be at the hall at
, o clock for rehearsal. Bring supper
IS usual.
George r. Bagby of Danville was
a business visitor here Tuesday.
Ross Davis of Danville is in
B.ightlook hospital for treatment.
Miss Eva Wide of Johnson has
been here visiting the past few days
Mrs. Sam Hatch of Danville is in
Brightlook hospital recovering from
an operation.
Wherever presented king of
TrampS' has been stamped "the best"
and the most wholesome of Tramp
Comedies. These are some of the rea-
sons for the unprecedented success Of
The King of Tramps,' which viii
come to the Colonial Theatre, Thurs
day evening of this week.
The st. Johnsbuly Gas Company
has advanced their rates. on account
of increased cost of supplies. effective
June /, 1920. After that date the
rate will be 81 - per thod,and feet
with rate of 1928 for those using
5000 to 10000 cubic feet a month and
81 10 for those using over 10000 feet
a month. The present rate is 50 "a
shakespeare" MacKirby gave an
excellent exhibition Of billiard play
ing at the Barquin Pool Rooms on
Eastern Avenue. Mckirby first play
1t game of fftv points against +.
Smith. He used one hand while his OBJ
Donent used two. Shakespeare" won
Dy ten points. He then gave an
hours exhibition shooting off spot,
making cushion bank shots and enter
aiming a large crowd by his wonder
ul accuracy.
Announcements have been received
# the marriage in Lynn, Mass, on
Nay ] of Marion Blanche johnson of
}oston and John Henry Gauthier of
springfield Mass.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-05

a record breaking crowd went to
the Sargent farm auction sale in ST.
Johnsbury Center this afternoon. All
the stock and personal property was
for sale.
Motorists can now enjoy the beau
tltul ride down the Passumpsic as far
as Barnet Mountain. The roads are in
good condition as far as the south
side OF the mountain where there is
bad hole
Charles E. Kirk has sold the L.
W. Ford property on Harrison Ave.
to Carl Smith. Possession given May
-.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-05
MRS. OTTERSON RETURNS
TO HOOKSETT HOME

CONCORD n. H., May 5-Mrs.
Marion L. Otterson pronounced by 4
jury last night not guilty of the muir
der of her brother-in-law, Maurice
Otterson, was today again at the
home in Hooksett where the young
man was killed She went to the
HookSett home Immediately after her
formal discharge by the court.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-05

: Mrs. Kenneth Kirk and Kenneth III.
arc visiting her people in Barre.
W. c. 7, u. meeting Saturday AZ
p. m. at the Methodist church par
lcrs. Subject, Frances Wizards
IogacY to the WOrld."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-05
TO LATE TO CLASSIFY

TO LATE TO CLASSIFY
LAWNS MOVED and gardens
planted and cared for. A. F. Valley,
II Elm Street. 2G7-70#
W ANTED---Woman to do plain sew
ing to work with tailor Apply to
). T. Lealy, Odd Fellows Block, st.
JohnsbuIy. 267-9
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05
the friendly tobacco

dink and sons, Will and Teddy; and
at Westfeld, Jos. Slagh, wife and
three children; Gerrit Rop and wife:
John Rowerdink and wife; Reimer
Lantenga and wife. It is understood
that there are several other cases of
"Flu" in Linton, but the attending
physician has so far failed to report
them to the Health Officer, as the law
requires of him.
The "Flu" situation is serious, but
not alarming, and there is no call for
hysteria about it. If the people will
follow the directions printed by the
Board Of Health, and prominently dis
played in most of the public and bust,
ness places in Linton, there is little
to fear. The precautions taken by
the City Board of Health have the full
sanction of the Secsetary Of the State
Board of Health, DR.. McGurren, Of
Devils Lake, in a letter received BY
DR.. Wolverton, a couple of days ago
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05

that the Record deemed it advisable
to secure statement from DR.. VOL
verton, city health officer. The state
ment given herewith will indicate the
exact situation, and none need become
alarmed over other rumors. It is also
quite noticeable that practically no
flu cases are proving to be particular
ly dangerous:
TIE following cases of Epidemic
Influenza have been reported to the
State Board of Health by DR.. VOL
verton, City and Deputy County
Health Officer: John Sautter and
daughter Esther; Mrs. Geo. Back
haus and son Herman; Helen Fischer
Gerrit Rocks; John Schiermeister; Mrs
Jos. Senkerik; Mr.. and Mrs. j. C.
Germaine, and children, Janice and
Buddy; Clint. Wagner; j. P. Schott
and daughters, johanna and Ruth. All
the foregoing live in Linton. Al
Strasburg, Mr.. and Mrs G.. Rover
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05
ASKS ANOTHER APPEAL
Wilson Insists On Loan To Aid
Stricken Europe.
Requests Secretary Glass To Apply
Again To Congress for Help for
Poland and Armenia.

Washington.-President Wilson has
asked Secretary Glass to make anoth.
er appeal to Congress for authority to
loan s15O,O0O,0OO to Poland, Austria
and Armenia to relieve their desper.
ate food situation.
Text Of Wilson's Letter.
The Presidents Letter follows:
with considerable regret have no.
ticed from the press that Congress is
delaying the granting of authority for
the extension of prompt and generous
relief to the stricken portion of Eur.
ope,, the urgency and Importance of
which, especially in respect to Poland,
Austria and Armenia, you have fully
explained to the Ways and Means
committee. It is u1thinkable to me
that we should withhold from those
people who are in such mental and
physical distress the assistance which
can be rendered by making available
on credit small proportion of our ex.
portable surplus of food which would
alleviate the situation.
while I am sure that you must
have explained fully to the Ways and
Means committee the appalling situa-
ton in those parts Of Europe where
men, women and children are now dy.
ing of starvation and the urgent neces.
sity for prompt assistance, 1 beg of
you that you make another appeal to
Congress. am informed that through
the published reports of hearings be.
fore the Ways and Means committee
that Congress has now been furnished
with incontrovertible facts showing
the necessity for immediate affirma.
tive action.
"This prosperous republic ought not
to bear any part Of the responsibility
for the moral and material chaos that
must result from an unwillingnes on
our part to aid those less fortunate
than ourselves. We cannot, merely to
husband a small proportion of our sur.
plus, permit the happening of this
great catastrophe"
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05
Mexico After Bandit Bands.

Mexico City.-The Mexican govern.
ment has prepared heavy campaigns
against rebel forces operating in the
Northern states to insure the preser.
walton Of order during, the coming
presidential elections. President Car.
rama, has instructed state COMMANDERS
to intensity their hunt for the bandit
chiettains to avert national disorders
when his successor is chosen next
July. Special efforts will be made
to wipe out the bands of Pancho Villa,
and Felix Diaz.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05
MAIL CAR ROBBED BY BANDIT
Holds Up Clerks with Empty Automa.
tic Revolver.

Omaha, Neb.-A bandit with an
empty automatic revolver robbed the
mail car on Union Pacific passenger
No. 2 of all registered mail between
here and Fremont, Nebraska, 40 miles
west. One bag containing $4,000 in
war saving stamps was ripped open,
but the contents were not taken.
The amount taken will not be known
until there has been check by postal
officials. Truck handlers released the
clerks when the train arrived in
Omaha. In leaving the car the robber
climbed out the skylight to the roof.
In doing SO he dropped his automatic
revolver, which was found to contain
no shells.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05
]PR0cLA!Ms SELF DICTATOR
lCarranza Will Not Transfer Mexican
Government, Report.

lC1rranZa VIII Not Transfer MeXcan
Government, Report.
San Antonio, Tex.-Declaring that
he will not transfer the government OF
Mexico to the presidential candidate
choseS at the election to be held next
July. President Carransa has pro-
claimed himself dictator of Mexico, &C.
,cording to dispatch from Mexico
tCity received by a Mexican newspa.
tper published here.
Carranba also declared IA states,
whose governors have Joined in a call
tor convention to agree on civilian
candidate for the presidency ito be
without the constitutional regime" &C.
:cording to the dispatch.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05
Food Imports Doubled.

Washington.-Food imports in
December amounted to nearly double
the value brought in Decembe, 1918,
while exports of foodstuffs were $780,.
100000 below the total for the same
month year ago, according to figures
made public by the department of
commerce.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1920-02-05

New portrait Of Albert Thomas, the
French labor leader and statesman
who has been chosen by the interna-
tional labor conference in Washington
as director general of the international
labor office. His headquarters will be
at the seat Of the League Of Nations
and there lie will organize the staff
that will attempt to carry ON the labor
program started in Washington. Dur
ing the war. NJ. Thomas was minister
Of national industry in the French war
council.