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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

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The last Legislature created
the office of State Tax Commiss-
Toner. This office is one of vital
importance to the people, and
the man who is appointed Com
missioner should be Cne who is
really prominently qualified to
fill it. Such q man is A. ]. Max
well; his training and ability for
this line Of work is unquestioned
and Gov. Morrison will reflect
credit upon himself in selecting
Maxwell for the place.
But the Governor is BEST just
now by A. D. Watts, of States.
vile, who wants the Job. The
fight appears to be between Max
we'll and Watts. Gov. Morrison
will make the appointment short
ly. In the interests Of efficiency
the PoST-DIsPATCH hopes that
Maxwell will be named. And il
would no doubt help MIR. Max
wells chances if our Richmond
county people would write Gov
Morrison a letter of endorsement
of Maxwell. If you think Max
well is the man for the position
then drop the Governor a short
note telling him so.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Medical Society Meets.


The Richmond County Medical
Society met at Rockingham Tuesday
for the first time since the flu cpl
demic of two years ago. The Socie
ty named the following officers foI
the ensuing year: DR.. w. d. James
president. DR.. J. NJ. Ledbctter, vice
president, DR.. A. C. Everett, secre
tary-trcasurer. The Board OF Sen
sors is: Doctors w. C.. Terry, L. ID
McPhail, w. L. Howell. Delegate tc
State Society meeting at Pinehurst
April 1928, DR.. w. ID. James.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

Miss Jennie Matheson is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. c. A. Ballard,
at Ansonville.
MIR. and Mrs. John Chandler spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday with relatives.
Misses Josie Chandler, Ruth Greene and
Lucy Tice, spent Friday night at Mr.. and
Mrs. W. L. Hornes
MIR. T. B. Andrews spent Thursday at
R'ham on business.
The ladies of Hebron church met at
Mrs. D. N Curries Monday and organic
Missionary Society.
Mr.. E. T. and Miss Rosa Haywood,
of MtGilead spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Davis Haywood.
Miss Lucy Tice and Miss Ruth Greene
attended group teachers meeting at Nc
Intyre school house Monday.
MISS Odole StdnDaCk is visiting heT
brother, Mr.. George Stanback of Wades.
boro.
Rev. A. J. Groves spent Sunday night
with Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Horne.
There will be box supper at Pee Dee
School Friday night.
Mr.. John Matheson was calling on
some Of the Mt. Gilead girls Sunday after
noon
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Johnson was ir
Wadesboro Monday shopping.
"Bob-o-link"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
A Low-DoWn Thief.

While the Ellerbe and Rocking
ham basketball teams were playing
their championship game here last
Friday afternoon, some thief OF
thieves slipped into the dressing
room of the school, where the boys
had left their clothes, and stole
every cent the boys of both teams
had. Something like S25 was taken.
No clue as yet has been secured.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Cotton Grading Notice.

All holders of cotton who want
cotton on hand graded by Gov
eminent grader will call at my
office on next Saturday, March
26, and get the necessary tags
and directions for drawing sam.
pies which will be brought to
to my office to be graded by the
expert who will be in Rocking.
ham to do this work on April
9Th.
The service is free. Call at
my office next Saturday.
w. H. Barton,
Co. Agent,
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To Federal Court.
your farm,

Federal officer Carl Shores and
other officers on Saturday ar
rested Clifton Brown and G. A.
Melton on the public highway
between Hoffman and Drowning
Creek bridge; the men each had
a pint of blockade whiskey. The
officers confscated the Ford, and
brought the two men to Rocking
ham where Commissioner Guth-
RE gave them a hearing Satur.
day night. They were bound
over to Federal Court under
$1,000 bond each. They were
unable to raise this bond until
Sunday afternoon, and so were
kept in Jail until that time.
The men are white, and are
said to live in Scotland comfy.
Mr.. Shores on Sunday found the
location of a still within a few
hundred yards of where these
men were captured; the still had
Deen moved, but aquanity of beer
was on hand. The officers believe
this still was operated by these
men. They have had search
warrants for Melton for quite a
while.
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Steele's Mill News.

Mrs. A. M. Lear, of Albemarle, was
visiting her father here Sunday.
Born, last Sunday, to Mr.. and Mrs. l.
G. Goodwin, daughter.
We were glad to see Mr.. ]. L. Grant, OF
Charlotte, in our village today.
Mrs. julie Faulkner, of Wadesboro, is
visiting her mother, Mrs Fannie Eddings,
and other relatives of this place.
Miss Rosa Faulkner, or Wadesboro. is
here visiting her sisters, Mrs. ]. {. and
julie Faulkner.
Mrs. J. c. Faulkner, of San Francisco
is visiting her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. w
w. Garner, and other relatives at this
place.
MIR. J. M. Edwards, of Rosemary, was
here last Saturday visiting Mr.. ]. A, Ed
wards.
Mr.. Will Everett is this week moving
to Fayettev lie.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

Services will be held at the
Episcopal church tomarrow night
Good Friday at 8 o'clock by the
Lay Reader, and again Easter
Sunday morning. Rev. Mr.. Rot
ter will conduct services Sunday
night, and at that time admins
ter the offices of Holy Commun
ion. The public is cordially in
vited to these services.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Henry c. Covinston
Dies Suddenly.

Mr.. Henry c. Covington, bachelor,
aged Sc, of the Zion community, died
suddenly on the front porch of the T. K.
Moss store, in West Rockingham, We'd
nesday morning about 10 o'clock.
Mr.. Covington had ridden in earlier in
the morning, and had alighted in West
Rockingham. He had been drinking, and
was seen to fall time or two. He fell
the last time at the railroad crossing near
the Dockery-Allen store building; friends
helped him to the Moss store porch, and
it was seen that he was dying, death re-
sulting before doctor could arrive.
Coroner Smith held an inquest over the
remains, with the following jury: ]. M.
Dockery, Barney Chriscoe, Ed. Thomas,
T. K. Moss, John Brazell and S. Then
ry. County Physician Mcintosh testified
that it was his belief that Mr.. Covington
died of natural causes, and this was the
report of the jury. 1t is understood Mr..
Covington had been suffering from weak
heart for some time.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
TAXES AT ELLERBE
Cost Will be Added.

Town tax sare long past due,
really since last October.
The law requires that all I'm.
paid taxes be published begin
ming the first week in April
Therefore the list will be made
up April LIST of all who have moi
paid there town taxes and it will
be published in the PoST-DIS
PATCH as required by law.
You can blame your self fol
having costs added.
R. A. Easterling,
Town Tax Collector, Ellerbe N. c
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Why Grow 4,OCO,OOo Bales For
Nothing?
(The Progressive Farmer.)

| ne Progressive rdI lloI.J
What's the sense-common sense,
horse sense, or any other kind OF
! sense-of growing 100000 bales of
cotton Tor nothing?
That is the hard, practical, stub
born fact that cotton farmers OF the
South are now up against. We have
got to answer it for ourselves; and
upon the answer depends the
worlds estimate of our intelligence.
Everybody admits that an 100000
bale crop OF cotton this year will
bring just as much money as r.
100000 bale crop. What, then, is the
sense OF planting, choFping, nurtur-
ling, picking and ginning 100000
| extra bales OF cotton for nothing?
Not only will it be for nothing,
but for worse than nothing We
will not only get no more for a H.
OOO,G0D bale crop than We should get
for an 100000 bale crop, but there
is this other absolutely certain con
sideration:
If we make Only TN sos ,@G9 bale
crop we will BJOSi TIE price of
every pound of cotton we have car
ricd over from 1920 and from previ-
Gus years. On the O,:cr hand, if we
make 12,000,00O bale crop, we will
absolutely RUIN the profits of every
pound of cotton we are holding and
have held. Which course will you
follow?
1t is time to wake up. There is
absolutely no chance of a so per
cent cut in cotton acreage, but any
thing less than a % per cent cut
will be disaster. And if we are
to have % per cent average de-
crease, lot of people must cut far
more than % per cent-for thou
sands are not going to cut at all
Sir Edward Paish, the famous Eng
lish authority, is predicting that
cotton may go to cents next year
without a heavy cut in acreage; ii
will certainly go low enough.
| In Heavens name, let's plant only
just enough cotton this year to pay
taxes and absolutely necessary store
| bills and plant every other acre in
food crops, feed crops, soil-improv
ing crops, gardens, pastures, orch
ards, watcrmelons, and potatoes
Let's live well at home-With home
made bread, meat, milk, butter
vegetables, fruits, chickens, eggs
Watcrmrlons, syrup, and honey-ant
r absolutely refuse to ruin prices O
1921 cotton and of cotton already OF
hand by planting, cultivating, an,
: picking 100000 extra bales of cot
: ton for nothing.
! That is the issue. What are you
Mr. Farmer, going to do about it OF
your farm?
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Notice to Encampment
Members.

Rockingham Encampment |.
o. O. F. No. 7, will hold a special
meeting next Tuesday night,
March 29th, following district
meeting to confer the three
Encampment degrees on a large
class of Odd Fellows. The de-
gree team from Raleigh will dc
the work.
N. H. McINNIS, Scribe,
R'ham Encampment No. 7
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Miss Luther Dead.

Miss Bette Luther died Wednes-
day morning; the remains will be
brought to the home of her father,
Mr.. C. w. Luther, at Exway, in up
per Richmond probably tonight or
Friday morning, for interment,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
BAPTIST Sunday School.

The Baptist Sunday School at
Rockingham has practically doubled
in size during the past year. The
attendance last Sunday; was ri
and for the past six Sundays the
average. attendance has been 1885,
The paper would be glad toThase
reports from other Sunday schools
over the county
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Picnic Easter Monday.

A public picnic and fish fry will
be held at the Jane McKimmon
club house Harrington school build
ing) Easter Monday, and the public
is invited to attend. A basketball
game will be played in the after
noon.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
To Pen 10 Years.

Readers of this paper doubtless
remember the fake suicide stunt
worked by Thomas B. McLaurin, OF
Bennettsville, at Blewctt Falls i'll
the early part of last November
McLaurinthad practically wrecked
a bank in that town, and last week
he was tried for it and sent to the
penitcntiary for ten years.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Commandery Meeting.

The Rockingham Commandery
will be officially visited on next
Tuesday night by the Right Eminent
Grand Commander OF the State,
John H. Anderson, Of Fayetteville.
Every Sir Knight is expected to be
on hand; il uniform
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Charter Oak Camp.

Charter Oak Camp, No. 5, w. o.
W., meets every Tuesday night at
7:45 in the hall over Swink's meat
market, Rockingham. Visiting mem
bers are cordially invited. Regular
members urged to attend with due
regularity.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Phillies VS. Rochester.

The Rochester International
league team and the Philadelphia
with first string players will play
each other at Cheraw on Satur-
day, April End, at 3 o'clock.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Last Notice Town Taxes.

Town taxes are long past due
really since last October lst.
The law requires that all unpaid
taxes be published beginning the
first week in April. Therefore,
the list will be made vi April
LIST of all who have not paid their
town, taxes, and it will be pub,
ished tnen in the Post-Dispatch
as required by law, You will
have no one to blame but your
self for having costs added.
S. E. Covington,
Tax Collector
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Easter Flowers.

Fox Drug store here has the
agency for the Hollywood Green
houses, of Tatum, S. C. Their Eas-
ter price list is on page three of this
issue.
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Easter at West Rham.

The children will give an en-
tertainment Easter Sunday night
at 7::30 at West Rockingham
Methodist church; the public is
invited to attend.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
HAMLET OPERA HOUSE
HAMLET, N. C.
Clean Entertainment for the
Whole Family.
PROGRAM:
PROGRAM:
Friday. March 18th.

HELD IN TRUST, starring
! lay Allison, Added attraction,
HEALTHY AND HAPPY,
Vitagraph comedy.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Saturday, March 18th.

Roscoe [Fattyl Arbuckle in
: THE ROUND UP" Added at
t. action, Buster Keaton in "ONE
WEEK" Also 4th chapter
YELLED MYSTERY"
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War Saving Securities.

According to the official report
recently completed by the Rock
ingham postmaster, the sales of
government saving securities
amounted to $632.39 here last
month.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Easter Caniata.

An Easter Cantata, The King
Triumphant will be presented at
the Baptist church by the choir
Sunday night; the public is invited
to this special service.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

It's a circus on the screen
Dainty Mary Miles Minter in
"1 HE LITTLE CLOWN" AID.
ded attraction, the Vanity Fair
girls in BURGLARS BOLD"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Monday. March 18th.

"SLAM.BANG JIM, starring
William Russell. Also Topics Of
the Day and Selznick News.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

The final result in the plesbiscite
in Upper Silesia on March goth was
Germany 716,40S votes, Poland AL
40G.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24
Wednesday, March 30th.

The one and only Norma Tai
mage in SHE LOVES AND
LIES" Added attraction Thorn
as Santschi in a two-reel western.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

Old time prices are certainly
back at E. B Terry's, nothing
high priced yet the quality as
usual IS the best.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

Just arrived Big shipment of
silks. All strides and quality.
Very low mi ed w. 3. Harrison
and Z and Co.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

"THE THIRTIETH PIECE
OF SILVER" with Margarita
Fisher. Added attraction, Sell
nick News and Hall Room Boys
comedy.
Clean Entertainment for the
Whole Family.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-03-24

HAMLET OPERA HOUSE
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Mangum Items.

Miss Jennie Matheson is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs. c. A. Ballard,
at Ansonville.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-23
BRANDYwiNE GRANGE.
Mem bers Met at "A Lawn Party at
TalIeysille Last Night.

More than 100 members Of West
Bra ndywine Grange attended the fsref
oren air meeting Of the season, held
last Thursday night on the lawn Of
the home Of Lecturer Mary Passmore.
at Talley-ville. The lawn had been
bea utifully decorated with japanese
lanterns for the occasion. A pro-
gram. including games. reeit2tions and
music was given Miss Elizabeth Gray
gave several recItations. and a pleas
ing musical program was rendered
by Miss Marguerite Ryan and Miss
Jenny Talley.
The FIRST steps toward organization
OF a second baseball team were taken.
Harley Simon was appointed cap
tain of the proposed team. The origi-
nal team of the grange has received
q number of challenges, and as il was
unable 10 accept all OF them il was
decided 10 form another team.
On August 4, the date for the next
meeting of the grange. the members
Will be entertained at farewell
party by Elwood Griffenburg Of Tai
ley-yille. who win move TO West Chess
ter in the near future. This meeting
ell also be an outdoor affair.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-23
HARDOR COMMITTEE FOR
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
viii Handle All Matters Per-
tanning to Waterways Affect
ing Interests of City.

President of the Chamber Of Com
nerce. a. d. Warner, has appointed
a committee OF eleven 70 act as a
standing committee for the purpose
ri handling matters PERTAINING 10
waterways affecting the city's inter-
esis. as they may come up from time
70 time. William b. Megear is chair
man.
The committee includes besides Mr..
Megear. George A. Elliott. vice chair
man: Henry T. Bush. Frank G. Cox.
" a Simcnton, Alfred G. Gawthrop.
john a. Tate. Charles II. Ten weeecs.
John f. Walker. Herbert II. Ward.
Sr.. and joseph s. Wilson.
Secretary William T. Budd has adj
dressed letter to the members of the
committee. which reads in part.
As you know this organization has
always been especially interested in
matters PERTAINING to marine trans
Iortatien. There are yaricns dlies-
tons liable TO arise in the near future
in the consideration of which the of
lieers Of this organize ton. rs well as
cur city officials. having 10 Go with
waterways matters. may need the adj
wee, assistance and co-operaton of a
live committee"
The committee IS subject TO call Of
its chairman at any time il may be
thought il can be Of material assist
ar3ce IN such matters.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-23

compensation in the purchasing de-
partmont OF the Post Office Depart
ment. The proper man lis now being
sought to take caro- of tho system OF
vehicles operated by the Department
including between 1900 and 1000
automobiles. The transportation cx-
pert of one of the big railroads is
serving as second assistant TO MIR.
Hays. III charge of the railway mail
service, among other things.
The system Is being extended TO the
parcel post service. an express business
conducted by the government and
handling over 2.oo0. 200. 900 pieces of
mail IN bulky form every year. Then
there is the banking end of the postal
business. Mr.. Hays is authority for
the statement that there is a billion
dollars hoared away in American
socks and chimneys which should be
in circulation, through deposit In the
postal savings system, to assist in the
nations industrial revival. To lure
these dollars from their lairs, Mr.. Hays
plans TO increase the rate OF interest
paid to depositors, TO make interest
payments apply TO deposits left in
tor less than year. to remove the age
limit OF depositors, to provide for
joint and trust funds. and TO extend
he postal savings feature of the sa~-
vice to $4,000 post Offices 1t is now
established in only $500 offices.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-23
EVERY EVENING GUESTS
|. TO SEE OUTSIDE LAW
Boys and Girls in Bicycle Cam.
paign to be Entertained at
AIdine Thursday Next.

The gripping, thrilling and all alb
sorbing drama Outside the Law" is
the picture to be presented at the
Aldine Theatre, on Market street
above Eighth. next Thursday morn
ing when Every Evening will enter
tain its guests at this moving picture
house all the boys and girls who have
secured one or more yearly subscribers
to this paper in connection with the
campaign now being conducted for
a Ranger bicycle. one OF which will be
given 10 each boy and girl who secures
thirty-five subscribers.
The bright particular stars in the
picture will be Priscilla Dean and Lon
CLANCY, than whom there are no bet
ter actors or actresses IN all the movie
world They are at their best in this
very interesting picture and treat
is in store for all the boys and girls
who attend. The performance will be
given at III o'clock next Thursday
morning and tickets win be issued
at Every Evening office at lo.45
O'clock.
The campaign for the subscriptions
in the race for Ranger bicycle is
going merrlly on and the hundreds
of contestants in all parts Of the state
and in fact. all over the Delmarvia
peninsula are working like tl.0jans.
each in his or her own behalf in order
TO get free one Of these very modern
and desirable bicycles. Outside Of
Wilmington and in the towns in the
lower part OF the state the boys and
girls are showing remarkable results.
The race has become SO close there
that they are even going into neigh
boring towns 10 carry on their can
wasting. u is, therefore, well for ain
those who have books 70 get busy and
to cover their home town. at least, 10
make sure the territory has been can
yasscd thoroughly before some of the
~ nresident contestants come in and
take subscriptions right from under
their very eyes.
In the city here the contestants
are piiing up their totals and many
are already assured or a bicycle. They
are looking forward to the acquisition
Of one of these machines with feelings
.of tbs keenest pleasure. Others are
entering the race each day and intend
70 make supreme effort to get she
required total Of thirty-hve subscrib-
ers.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1921-07-23
SUNDAY SERWCESAT
BRANDYW|NE SUMMIT
Rev. e. p. Thomas VIII Preach
and Epworth Choir Will Fur
nish Special Program.


Row. EsseIl Parks Thomas. pastor -
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church.
Chis city. will be The preacher m tho
afternoon service ~ Hrandywine Sum-
nit Camp Grounds tomorrow The
meeting viii begin At 3.s0 O'Clock city
time. The choir ~ EDw0ffh Church.
directed by prof. George y. King. wilt
furnish the musical program for the
seryice.
Zach succeeding Sunday sees
larger attendance ~ these meeiinrs.
There are more cottagcrs on the
grounds now than there have boon -
this time n the year FOR many 500
sons. which gives promise Tor a record
breaking camp meeting during iha
first two weeks II August
The Chiidren'a Meeting VIII DC hold
tomorrow az 2sg Vcyock. Mrs Ella
Rhoads and Gesg.- Raymond W. cooke
are ~ charge 81 this work and not only
the children bat the grown-ups attend
in large numbers The children wiii
sing their favorite songs and rocite
verses Of scripture. afr. Cooke VIII
give them an illustrated talk. Mrs. 81
81 Keen gave an interesting talk lat
week concerning the Graded sunday
School Lesson.
Next Thursday evening there win
be an ice cream festival on tho Camp
Grounds given by the Women's Auxii-
larry Of Brandywine Summit Camp.
On Saturday there wiz be a siug-sonx
in the evening. led by Prof. 4 "a.
Merideth. a composer and song ieades
n
chorus to sing some Of the new songs
in the book which IS 10 De used drr-
ing the camp meetings. Re will 4iso
conduct the singing At two services 90
I The following Sunday.