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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

P,,o,,irrr +b,o,rrrJ, tbo iIlf Of min
''''''''''e
strel organizations which nave been
popular in the pass, how many can be
named that were kept up to their
or;o;nol biob standard after 45ejr
fa l,l,,, ba 7 nassed on9
TN anoef;n, ca,,ries more nortent
tb,n l'4 4ba ''. avor,oa nerson NAV sun.
,nl.i T Nh name and areat rem
i rUt ta+inne ra,,oy ryeiobt and If is I'M
fort,1natc1,- t,no fbsf manv show
,,Iaaa,,+od r,do,, fbo trado r,aIk of a
~ cat'' ,,o,oe Vac fa5Ied to live nm ia
r., r. Nc orst Will crIo,l, Tho avcentions
nor ho ,ar,od j., hrea+b +, fact
tGnro ;s b,,t , sinoIa eycantion to
tb;s ,nio o,J +Lie ie Tho Al q FioIde
NI;netTals which viii omen the 1991.
% season If The RvIandar tbeater
Tnoedov oct -
FoI' tb;r+,-- fo,I,. ,,aars tho ,o,,o Al
e FieiJe hoe hoen ono +o cnni,,ro
With Il e+ande fo,, +bo VOW host tbe
biybas+ e+ands,,d tho ,,,a,,;r,,,,,, ooo
tent, in minstrel production. Each
succeeding year has noted increasing
merit and steadily growing POPULAR
ty.
Last spring Al G Fields passed to
the Great Beyond. His many friends
and admirers became victims to the
perfectly natural fear that his PASS.
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the Al G. Field MinstreIs may rejoice
that this splendid organization IS &c
remain in its long held place of Am
erica's representative amusement IN
stitution. Its future is assured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

The comic actors of ancient
Greece and Rome used to wear q
light shoe that reached to the
ankles.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

CARRIERS SWEET POTATO CUR
ING HOUSE is completed viii
give general instructions for the ask
ing. See me at plant near S. A. L..
Shops, Sawyer's old stand. W. c..
CARTER.-8-5t.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

BANNER LUMP-The coal that sat
lshes 11-3t
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CALL AND SEE our pretty line of
Fall and Winter Hats. Americas
Millinery Parlor, 606 Jackson Ave.
HIT
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

A NEW LINE of Pretty Pattern
Hats have arrived and are now on
display at the Americas Millinery
Parlors, 6O6 Jackson Avenue. 1I-7t
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-12

FOR SALE-One male COW, about
1 1-2 years old. Weighs about $50
pounds. viii exchange for mich
COW. H. L. Balkcom, 1044 jackson
street 11-1t
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WANTED TO RENT-A four or five
room house at once. Box 238.
11-6t
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Will have Cane Juice to
sell from now on at Sc a quart,
zoe gallon. G. B. Suggs, Seaboard
Bottom.-6-4t.
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QASSIE|EDADVERTI5 EIYENTS
WANTED

WANTED TO RENT-A four or five
room house at once Box 238.
11-6t
A NEW LINE Of Pretty Pattern
Hats have arrived and are now. on
display at the Americas Millinery
Parlors, coo Jackson Avenue. ATT
FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Purebred White Rocks
and White Wy2ndottes, Cockerels.
or will exchange for purebred hens of
same breed. Apply Agricultural Col.
lege. 24-tf
FOR SALE,-Ipswitch Ladies' black
fibre Silk Hose. A $1.25 value at
69c. Hoffman's, Cotton avenue
FOR SALE-Will have Cane Juice to
sell from now on at Sc a quart;
zoe gallon. G. B. Suggs, Seaboard
Bottom.-6-4t.
WANTED-Your HAT to CLEAN
and BLOCK. Service guaranteed,
Columbus Hat Works. Columbus, Ga,
Member Chamber of Commerce, HI
wants club.-12-30t.
FOR SALE-One male COW, about
1-2 years old. Weighs about $50
pounds viii exchange for mich
cow H. L. Balkcom, 1044 Jackson
street Hi
THERE is NOT single piece of
slate or foreign substance in a ton
of Banner Lump Coal; it's all pure
coal that will burn up. 11-3t
FOR Winter Lawn Grass
Seed. Americas Seed and Supply
Go, lit
LOST AND FOUND
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN
One dark bay mare mule. Satur
day night from my farm, near Par
rott, Ga. Notify G. A. Bowers, Pres.
ton Ga. 11-3t
LOST-POINTER dog; white with I
liver-colored spots; mole. Return
to Dan Chappell. 11-3t (
FONUD-Bunch of keys. Cali al
Times-Recorder, describe and pay
for ad.--12-2t.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Blockaders Flushed.

Two white blockaders were
flushed as they were making a
run two miles from Marston, in
Marks Creek township, last Fri.
day morning; they made a break
and succeeded in getting away
by plunging into the cold waters
of the nearby creek. The still
was directly on the creek bank
and safety lay by the water
route.
In the raiding party were
Sheriff Mcdonald, and officers
Shores, Reynolds, Key and Bras
well. The still was partly sur
rounded at II o'clock Friday a. m.
and when the officers closed in
the blockaders without hesitation
jumped into the creek and got
away. Besides the still, the off.
GERS bagged new suitcase in
which were a number of new
jars, two gallons of whiskey and
600 of beer.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Baldwin Takes Tumble.

Homer Baldwin, ex-sheriff of
the county and candidate again
for the position, came near hay-
ing a serious accident last Sun
day morning. He was returning
about 10 o'clock from his cabin
near Graham's Bridge, and just
as he neared the east end Of the
long bridge over Leobetter's spond,
he met another machine. Intry-
ing to avoid it, his car got off the
road bed and took a nose dive
down a ten-foot fill. Fortunately
the car remained on it's feet in
stead of turning over, and Mr..
Baldwin was unhurt. Aside
from a bent axle, broken fender
and injured wheel, the car was
not damaged.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Black Moving.

R. B. Black & Sons this week
moved their 5, 10 & 25c store
from the old Long store stand to
the building between Hopkins
store and Helms jewelry store,
fronting Main street. The Blacks
still have Xmas novelties on hand
that they are reducing consider
ably in order to "clean out" and
make room for new goods.
The building vacated by the
Blacks will be fitted up and used
by the Long furniture store. A
large doorway will be cut be-
tween Longs store and this room,
and the front of the present Long
quarters sealed UP and used for
displaying the various furniture
items. Entrance will be through
the old Black store-room, going
from thence into the display and
stock rooms.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Marriage Licenses.

During the first % days in De
cember only 10 marriage licenses
were issued from the Register oi
Deeds office of Richmond county
But in the next four days Il
licenses were issued.
Of the IL licenses issued from
23rd to 9th, 3 were to white and
9 colored couples. The biggest
rush day was on the day before
Christmas when 5 colored and z
white applied for licenses. Fig.
uring a little further, the total
ages of the IL male applicants is
322 years, or an average of 26 sc
years each; the total ages of the
female is 275 years, or an aver.
age of % l1-12 years each. No,
the paper is not publishing the
individual ages of each.
The following licenses were
issued:
Dec. 23-Raymond E. Nance
and Mary Verde White, white.
Dec. 24-Willlam Rush and
Katie Terry, colored.
Dec. 24-Wade Dockery and
Lille Hines, colored.
Dec. 24-Roman Ingram and
Betty Catherine Covington, col.
ored.
Dec. 24-Ompy Scarboro and
Lucy Williams, colored.
Dec. 24-E. M. Adcock and
Jessie P. Gibson, white.
Dec. 2-Percy Everett and
Oglatha Covington, colored.
Dec. 24-Walter Garrett and
Minnie Currie, white.
Dec, 26-Will LeGrand and
Carry Mae Leak, colored.
Dec. 26-Lacy Ingram and Leo
Thomas, colored.
Dec. 27-Herbert Martin and
May Terry, colored.
Dec. 27- Simon Robinson and
Will Lindsay, colored.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Store Changes Hands.

The Messrs. Hopkins have solo
their store on Main street to H
Silverstein, of Petersburg, ane
Sam Share Of Richmond. Inven
tory was taken today, and tht
new firm takes charge with the
opening of the store Saturday
morning. The business will be
known as the IS. & S. Depart
ment Store" successors to Hop
kins Bros.
The Hopkins brothers have
been in business here for a mum
Der OF years and have done we'll
They have decided to retire from
the mercantile business, at least
for the present, and possibly the
two brothers will becom c
knights of the grip"
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Good Fellows Luncheon.

The Good Fellows club will formally
become an active organization with its
first luncheon, this to be held tomorrow
Friday) at the Hotel at o'clock, and
lasting just one hour. A snappy program
has been prepared. Gov. Morrison is ex-
pected. An orchestra will furnish music.
100 men have signed up to be present.
The cost is only $1.00. If you have fail
ed to sign to attend, it is not too late to
do so even tomorrow morning. EVERY
man in Rockingham and surrounding
community is INVITED and WANTED to
become member No select circle---t
idea is for our people to be brought
closer together to the end that we may
all pull and cooperate for the improve.
ment of Rockingham and county.
So be on hand at the hotel Friday,
at o'clock sharp. 1t will be well worth
your while. Be Good Fellow!
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
The Greatest Food In
The World----MILK

Whole milk is a balanced ra,
ton for man or beast, and con.
tains not only the building and
sustaining elements necessary to
supply the building and sustain.
ing materials of the body, but
in addition to these, it contains
in proper proportions, the three
all important principles known
as "yitaminies" namely: fat sol
uble, A; water soluble, B; and
water soluble, c. These might
be termed life-giving elements,
without which the ordinary ele-
ments of food could not be util-
lied by the system. All other
elements of food are energy and
strength producing, but would
be worthless without vitamines.
Milk being the only food con
tanning a perfect, balanced com,
bination of all the food elements,
including vitamines, makes it
the most important food IN the
world. Moreover, it is easily
digested and assimilated, which
cannot be said of all foods.
We may eat a food that is a
perfectly balanced ration other
wise, and unless we have suffi,
cient vitamines in the system,
malnutrition, weakness and dis
ease win result. I
Did We evef stop to tiiftilS thai
without milk there would be NO
living human beings on the
earth? Neither would there be
any animal life of the class
known as mammals. True, there
are other sources of vitamlne
supply, but not in digestible
form for young animals, includ-
ing children.
Another prolific source of vi
tamines is found in many of the
green vegetables and in eggs,
but not so we'll balanced with
Continued on Page 2
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Free Dental Work.

The State Board of Health is
sending to Richmond county a
dentist to visit the various
white schools and give free dem
tai work to the school children
between the ages of 6 and IL.
DR.. c. D. Dawkins, a native of
Hoffman but more recently of
Siler City, has been selected for
this work, and he will begin with
the Ellerbe school next Monday,
and be there all of next week.
His appointments for the other
schools will be announced in
next weeks issue,
The work is entirely free, and
is in line with the free tonsil and
adenoid clinics held by the State
Board of Health last summer.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Simply an Oversight.

Last April some several hun
dred Posi-. DISPATCH subscribers
renewed their subscriptions for
a year by giving the paper their
personal note to pay So, on OF
before November 1st. The maj.
ority have paid the amount
promised, but there are still some
who have not. Their failure is
no doubt due to forgetfulness or
an oversight, and in no case is it
intentional. We therefore put
this in the paper as a reminder
to those who may have overlook.
ed this little matter.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29

thrive in the neglected orchard.
And so while there is undoubt-
edly money in the peach busi-
ness, it should not be entered
upon lightly or ill-advisedly."
Richmond county is land will be
even more so in the future) the
garden spot for peach raising in
the nation. Already the county
has 1882 acres in peaches, and
now there has been set out this
fall, or now in process of setting
out, 1884 additional acres, which
will bring the number of acres
in this county to 1886.
Among the contemplated or
chards is the Beaver Dam Or
chards, Inc, of the Derby section,
which proposes to operate a
100000 orchard in the near fu-
ture.
Also in this county is the Cum,
berland Nursery, at Marston,
which has sold more than $4,000
trees this season-and the nurs.
cry only two years old.
AS a matter of fact, the peach
orchard is only getting a good
start in Richmond county-de-
spite the fact that 1866 acres are
planted and in process of plant
ing. Readers of the Posi- DIS
PATCH can get a fair idea of the
prominence Of the industry by
reading the following figures
showing who and where the
acreage is in the county:
Norman Section:
R. V. Ussery 80 acres, old.
| Continued on Page IL.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Med Donald Gets DolI.

Allen.Morse offered large
doll to the lucky person during
the holiday trade, each pur,
chaser of one dollars worth OF
goods having his or her name
written on a slip and the slip
placed in a box. The drawing
took place Christmas Eve. The
first name drawn was that OF
Tom Mcdonald. of Route 5, and
to him goes the large doll. The
next name was George Saleeby,
and he received SIS, and the third
was w. ]. Mcqueen, he getting
$3.50
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
War Tax Removed.

]. w. Dawkins, express agent
here, informs the paper that the
Government war tax of one cent
on every twenty cents and frac-
tons thereof in transportation
charges on allexpress shipments,
will be lifted January lst In
other words, the rate for some
time has been that whenever you
paid S1.OO express charges, you
had to pay an additional i've
cents as war tax. This war tax
is now to be removed.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
The Hamlet Bakery.

H. L. Barrett, engineer on the
Seaboard, has gone into the bak-
cry business at Hamlet, under
the name of the Hamlet Steam
Bakery. 1t is next door to the
Patrick furniture store.
The bakery has a handsome
new delivery truck and will
bring fresh cakes, breads, etc
to the Rockingham grocery
stores every day. Cakes, fancy
cakes, buns, rolls, etc. will be
made by this new industry in
our neighboring town.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
PEACH DEVELOPMENT
In RICHMOND COUNTY
The Present Holds Great Possibilities for
Peach Growing. 1884 Acres Put
in Peaches During This Season.
Total in County 1866 Acres.

The wind-up of. the year 1921
has witnessed a wonderful eX-
pansion of the peach industry in
Richmond county. And the year
1922 will see a still more remark
able forward step. Land that
had been considered practically
worthless is by reason of the
blessed air drainage and climatic
conditions, just suited for grow
ing the finest peaches in the
world. This land lies in Moore,
Montgomery and Richmond
counties; and with the advent of
the boil weevil, more and more
attention is being turned from
the uncertainties of cotton to the
more promising peach.
Moore county has, led in the
development of peach growing;
the impetus has come from the
neighboring county to the east.
But gradually our people have
awakened to the realization that
! the climate and other conditions
are as good, if not superior, land
certainly a trife earlieO than
prevails in the cradle of the in
dustry."
Unquestionably the Sandhills
peach is the best peach made
Eanywhere in the world. This is
mot enthusiasm, but is a fact at
! tested by the ready sale at splen-
did prices that prevailed on the
northern markets last season.
As a matter of fact, the popular
ity of the peach is just coming to
the front. And cooperative mar
keting is the key to peach sue
cess.
Raising peaches is not the sim
pie thing one would imagine. On
the contrary, attention must be
given the orchard all the time,
and of the right kind. Simply
going to a field and picking a
harvest of peaches, without work,
is not the way money is made.
An orchard must be looked after
and right, as Bion Butler so aptly
says.
| One of the pioneers in peach
culture in the county is Roger
Derby, of upper Richmond, who
has over 200 acres in peaches.
He warns against promiscuous
ventures into the peach business
simply because many might be
led through enthusiasm into
planting large orchards, and then
neglect them when that enthusi-
asm fails to last. A neglected
orchard, whether large or small,
is a menace from the pests that
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Wreck Averted.

Discovery of broken Journal under
the tender of freight engine when near
Steele's Mills Tuesday night probably
prevented bad pile-up of cars and re.
sultant track damage. As it was, the
derrick had to be brought from Hamlet
lift the tender up and new truck put in
place before the train could be moved
This blocked the main line about four
hours, but was better than real wreck.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29
Pensions Unclaimed.

Auditor ]. D. Covlngton has in
his Office two county pension
checks for $44.20 each, in the
name of Mrs. Eliza Virgins and
G. w. Battle estate, that have not
been called for.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1921-12-29

Jim Warner returned today
Thursday from Montrose where
he has been for two months. He
is discharged from that sanitor-
ium as having no indications of
tuberculosis.
The Adair County news., 1921-09-13

s~~~--ss-
That afternoon he again met Golf
in the trail The bare sight of the
shyster made him very angry now, and
his right hand fell upon the butt of
the big revolver on his hip. Golf was
about to sideStep in the laurels, when
Dale caught him roughly by the arm.
"Sap here" he said sharply, you've
about cut your little swath. We've
had enough of, You. You can't get this
coal at any price, and the sooner you
get yourself out of this country the
better and safer it will be for you.
To be plain. I'm pretty apt to thrash
you the very next time see you. NOW
move On!
Golf went off laughing wickedly.
"Oh, all right, Dale; go ahead and
build the little road for meT he said.
Late that night every sleeper in the
valley of the Doe was awakened by a
great rumbling explosion, which was
followed almost Immediately by an
other great, rumbling explosion. Be-
fore the reverberatiOns had died
away, Bill Dale had dressed himself
and was standing On the Vine-hung
front porch, and he was only a few
seconds ahead of John Moreland.
Then there came the tearing sound
of heavy explosion miles to the east
ward.
do We know what it isP' inquired
the mOuntaineer.
They've stolen our dynamite from
the tobacco-barn, and blown up the Of
fee and supplies building and the COM
missary building; also they've blown
up the big trestle near the siding"
Dale answered.
The Adair County news., 1921-09-13

that 1 find my people and thr.r .nr-
mics as thick as m'lasses in d jug
while we walk on"
When Dale returned to John More
lands cabin from having seen Babe
LittlefOrd safely to her fathers door,
he found Major Bradley and By Heck
waiting at the gate. Heck had some
important, bad news, he said.
Better not tell me about it until
after supper" replied Dale I'm as
hungry as you ever were, By"
They went in to sit down to one of
the best meals Addie MOreIund had
ever prepared. When they haG lin-
iShed eating, John Moreland led tl!a
way into the best room, where Chey
took chairs. The major pr0dIrr@
cigars. BY Heck, swollen with IL feet
ing of greatness, lighted the wroLs
end of his weed, faced Dale, and be
gan to unburden his mind of its weight
of information.
We'll, Bill, old boy he began-ard
then stopped to wonder why his cigar
wouldn't smoke as well as the majors
We'll, Bill, old boy" he went on, final.
ly. Henderson Golf, he's shore been
as busy as a One-armed man in a bum
blebee's nest. L CANT see, igOd, what's
wrong with this here seegyar. He's
| went and brupg about twenty-five Tor
reys from two places knOwed as Jer
us'lem cove and HattOn's hell, to helI
work his mine when he gifts it. They're
all a-puttin' up with them Balls The
TOrreys is part Injun, Cherokee In
jun, and I've heered it said at they
The Adair County news., 1921-09-13

81" q; De" t..
BROTH"
Major Bradley blew a little cloud Of
smoke upward. More of the game OF
ruff. Perhaps" he suggested.
I'm inclined to think So" Thought
ally said Dale. We'll, wen avoid
-"ouhIa as long as we decently can a;
md wl:"n ,@p can no Ionge" get arOrnd
t, we'll call in as much OF the law
IS we can get, and meet it halfway.
81, Hayea?'
Sure" nodded the mining expert.
Dale was on his way to the new
,d.ng the following morning, when he
met Henderson GOff. Again Dale was
s0rcibly reminded of stories he had
heard and read of Mississippi river
steamboat gamblers of the long ago.
liDif stepped out of the trail, smiled
and spoke with apparent good humOr.
bale passed him without a word.
Then the shyster coal man called
ont, Ready to sell YETI"
The MOreland Coal cOmpany's man.
"cer halted and faced about with q
puckering of his brOws.
For a fair price, yes"
Just what would you call a fair
price?'
"Oh, somewhere between two and
three hundred thousand" promptly.
Golf shifted, and the corners of his
mouth came down.
you don't want much. You won't
get it from me !"
81 don't want it from you"
Dale turned and went on. He was
sorry that he had stopped to talk with
the fellow.
The Adair County news., 1921-09-13

He faced Hayes, his right-hand man,
and began to give orders like a vet
eran general manager. The men were
to take their rifles with them to work
in the morning, but they were to fire
no shot unless it was in defense OF
life or property. In the morning every
available wagon in the valley was to
be sent to the little sawmill that was
in operation ten miles toward the low
land for more building material.
By Heck joined them then. He
guessed just what had happened,
plucked at Dale's sleeve and whis-
pered:
"SpOsen 1 takes a sneak or two to-
ward them lOwdOwn, walnut-eyed,
knock-kneed, dadblamed Balls and
Torreys and finds out what l can find
out; hey, BnlT
The answer came readily: "Sure,
you be detective. But be careful that
you don't lose anything for US, y
know, if you don't gain anything"
BY Heck and his rifle disappeared
in the darkness of the mountain night.
A little after wOrk-Ame that day,
Bill Dale started alone on the way Of
the narrow-gauge railroad for the sid
ing. He wished to see for himself just
what the damage had been to the
trestle, and he hoped to meet Goff, or
a Ball. or a Torrey, and learn some
thing that would be to his advantage.
Before he had covered two miles, he
had seen two Of the enemy skulking
through the woods, and he recognized
The Adair County news., 1921-09-13

ATS my guess, too," said More
land.
Within the next half hour Dale and
Hayes, Major Bradley, and the men
folk of the MOrelandS and the Little
fOrds had gathered around the wreck
of the two big, unfinished frame build
ings. Dale blamed himself much for
tObaccO-barn-but nobody else blamed
him for it.
Its time to let the law in," he said
when he had viewed the jumbled mass
of broken planks and timbers by the
light of lanterns. He turned to stall
wart Luke MOreland.
you get on my horse and ride to
Gainesville for the sheriff. Tell him
he can get the best posse in the world
right here, if he needs one. It's the
proper thing, isn't it, majOr?
"Yes," said Major Bradley, its the
proper thing. You've got real griev-
ance now. But fancy Golf had moth
ing to do with this; he is shrewd
enough to know that a thing like this
would cook his goose. Golf has been
playing a bluff game all along, you
know. Some Balls or some TOrreys,
perhaps a mixture of both, have done
this without Goff's knowing anything
about it. I'd have Sheriff Flowers ar
rest several of the Balls and several
of the Torreys, and try to scare them
into turning states evidence to save
themselves"
The major finished In low tone,
: because of the probability for caves
droppers, and In this he was wise.
"Well do that" Dale decided.