Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-05-05

district, composed of Lexington, Err
LANCER and adjacent rural districts,
voted in favor OF modern high school
building.
New Bern.-Dr w. D. Gilmore, OF
MoolesvilIe, recently appointed coun-
ty health officer for Craven, is now in
full charge of the work here, having
officially reported to a full meeting
of the county board of health.
Wilsoa.-Tasker L. Polk, prominent
Wairenton attorney, will deliver the
memorial address this year before the
John L. Durham chapter, U. d. c.,
which will give a dinner for the vet.
Grams of the war between the states.
Fayetteville.-Flying at the rate Of
16O miles an hour, Lieut.. H. ]. Hart.
man, testing a new DeHaviland plane.
made flight from Pope Field to
Goldsboro in 30 minutes.
reensboro.-Souther headquarters
of the Consolidated Textile corpora
tion will be moved from Greensboro to
Lynchburg, Va, the change to take
place the latter part Of May, it is an.
nounced.
Salisbury.-This immediate vicinity
was visited by the worst hail storm
iy, foJx
area was covered, as indicated by re-
ports, but fruit and vegetation was
completely ruined.
Lenoir-Births exceeded deaths in
Caldwell county by 457 last year, &C.
cording to report Of Register of Deeds
John NJ Crisp, who is also keeping VI
tai statistics. There were 715 births
and 249 deaths recorded during the
year
Fayetteville-Four negroes arrest
ed here on charge of shooting and
wounding two policemen of the Lum-
berton police force earlier in the day
were taken to the state prison at
Raleigh for safekeeping.
Oxford-Mrs. Corinne Petty Jer-
man, member Of the class of '95, will
deliver the commencement address at
oxford college this year on Monday,
May 23rd. Rev. @. c. Davis, of Abe
marie, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon.
Goldsboro.-H. E. Longley, of Will
mington, prominent in fraternal cir
cles as well as being one of the most |
progressive business men in the
South, was elected president of the
North Carolina Master Plumbers as
sociation.
Henderson. - Arrangements have
been completed by the American Lee
gion, which will have the matter en-
tirely in hand, for the joint funeral |
service for Sergeant James A. Steed |
and Corporal Hammett N. Powell, |
who were killed in France in 1918.
Every hardware business in Char. |
lotte is a member of the Hardware as
sociation of the Carolinas and is ex-
pecting to send representatives to the |
annual meeting at the o. Henry hotel |
in Greensboro, May 1913" said T. w.
Dixon, secretary-treasurer at Caro-
linas hardware headquarters in the
Commercial building.
Stantonsburg. - In commemoration
of the 102nd anniversary of their or
der, members of Armstrong Lodge No,
39S, l. o. o. F., marched in body to
the M. E. Church to hear e special
Odd Fellow sermon by Rev. Daniel
Lone, the pastor.
Colerain.-The men and women OF
the Mars Hill school district in BERTHE
county, by vote of 81 to 26, have
again demonstrated their faith in the
education of their children. This time
they voted bonds for building home
for teachers and boarding students.
Elizabeth City.-Elizabeth City ship
ped her first carload of early garden
peas Wednesday, April 20. They were
shipped in a refrigerator car. The,
shipper was r. G. Abbott and the peas /
were consigned to New York City
Elizabeth City.--Gilbert c. White.
engineer, hes completed his survey of
the Mcqueen power site on Lower Lit
tie River and pronounced it ample to
supply the quantity of current promis-
{ ed by tie csmpany. He is now en-
gagged ia surveying the plant owned
by the town.