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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
WARSAW: THE PARIS OF
POLAND

No other people, in all the worlds
history, has borne oppression so brave
ly and gloriously as the Poles, except
the Jews; and Warsaw, where, the
Russians had to keep garrison of
100000 troops to overawe city of
100000 people" is to Poland what
Paris Is to France.
Indeed the vivacity, the gayety and
the quick wit of Warsaw's people are
constant reminder Of Paris; as well
as those deeper likenesses which
spring from Warsaw's ascendancy in
the letters, the arts and the social
graccs.
y All this, too, In city where the
most grlesome tragedies have stalked.
AS recently as the years Of our own
Civil war the Russian army moved
down thousands of men and women
as they knelt in the snow, singing their
national anthem. Deportations are an
old story in Warsaw, every effort at
naturalization was followed by
slaughter, and hundreds marched the
long trail to Siberian exile.
But Polund's spirit meanwhile, be-
came synonym for the indomitable.
The success of the classification of Pc
land has been described as the process
of keeping 100000 Poles pinned to
+, Russia by bayonets. Politically non
existent, for even Poland's name was
cxpunged from all official Russian rec
4 orls, the pre-war Warsaw We'd with
world capitals in science, particularly
medicine, in manufacturing, IN trade
and in literature.
Though Warsaw betrayed none of
the grimneSS characteristic of Russian
cities. reminders of her by-gone glories
and tragedies were to be found even
| before the World war restored her au'
tocracy.
In the hazienki gardens is monu'
mcnt to John Sobieski, who stemmed
the advance of the Turks in Europe, O
figure as picturesque as Paderewsk
who now sees his land barrier to Dol
shcvisms westward spread. It was II
1853 that a Turkish force had thrown
itself in crescent formation around vi
emma. The encampment was no les
threatening because it resembled cir
Gus rather than siege, with its herd
Of Samels, and luxurious tents witt
baths and parrots within and foun
tains without.
Mighty events often hinge on slen
der circumstances. Sobieski hesitate
because Leopold, Austria's emperor
first declined to address him a
"Your Majesty" But Sobieski's hes
} tation is said to have vanished whe
he learned that the French ambasSs
dor had written to Louis XIV, VIII
rather hoped for the worst for Aus
tria. Don't trouble yourself, Sobiesk
!, is too fut to sit on horse and fight.
Thu 'Tnt man" rode his charger int
the thick of the fight, helping hew hi
way to where the Turkish grand viz
Ter stood, and after the battle handle
one If that digritary's stirrups to a
aide, With the command, take it t
: the queen and tell her that he to whoI
it belonged is defeated and slain"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24

nest and foraging for food aad be
come converted into fiagons By dis
tending the crop TO such enormous d
mensions that the abdomen looks like
transparent bead. In dis condlfiUl'
they hang by their claws from the ROOF
Of the nest chamber and thenceforti.
spend all their lives receiving liquid
food from the tongues Of the foragine
ants, storing it in their crops and re-
gurgitating 1t to hungry individuals
when the liquid food supply outside
the nest becomes inadequate.
"Thls is, of course, apt to be the
ease periodically In dry regions, so
that we find the true honey ants only
in deserts like those of the southwest
ern states, northern Mexico, South AT
RIGA and central Australia"
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
TACNA AND AFRICA: SIA-
MESE TWINS OF
GEOGRAPHY

Tacna and africa! The words are
fast becoming as inseparable as the
Gold Dust Twins, the Dolly Sisters, or
Mutt and JEFF.
The regions form territorial bone
of contention among Chile, Peru and
Bolivia. The province Of Tacna, com.
posed Of the department of Tacna and
africa, is shown on maps made in Chile
as the northernmost province of that
country, and on maps made in Peru
as the southernmost province of Peru,
bordered on the north by the Rio
Sauna and on the east by Bolivia.
It's broad uplands are rich in nitrate,
and ON the Bay of africa. at the ter
minus Of one railroad leading to La
Paz and the interior Of Bolivia, and
Of another running to ports to the
south, the delightful city of africa Is
situated, giving the possessor of the
territory great advantage in South
American affairs from both political
and commercial standpoints. Here is
ample reason why these two South
American republics want it, and why
Bolivia hopes that, in the adjustment,
she will have an outlet to the sea &C
corded her.
,The trouble over this region arose
originally from the fact that, in the
days of the early Spanish settlers, the
country was so vast that few hun
bred square miles more or less made
no difference in the affairs of the col
ony, and when the colonies organized
themselves into republics they still
were too busy with their internal prob
lens to bother about where their
boundaries began and where they end
ed. This condition was true not only
of Peru, Chile and Bolivia, but of most
of the other South American republics,
as indicated by the numerous bound
airy questions which have been in dis
pute during the last decade.
So matters drifted until the middle
of the nineteenth century, when guano
and nitrate were discovered in this
formerly ignored region. The guanc
alone was then hastily estimated as
worth $20,O0Q,O00, not to mention thu
nitrate. What friends could he ,ex
pected to remain friendly with sucl
a mountain of dollars between them
Since that time the Peru-Chile-Bolivi'
story has been one of controversies
treaties, counter charges and plebi
settles never taken.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
THE MAIL MAN: COURIER
OF CIVILIZATION

Did it ever occur to you that your
city letter carrier, your village post
master or your rural route carrier has
past?
He Is the agent by which the long
arm Of Uncle Sam taps your shoulder
one, two, maybe three times day, yet
he is so unobtrusive that you probably
do not know him half so well al most
other agents of your government, the
school teacher or the policeman, for
example.
But he not only is an essential, but
a historic figure. The history Of the
postal service and its employees eX-
tends to the days of the Romans when
the earliest known means Of transmit
ting a message was by cSirier These
admirable organizers, the Romans,
marked by a "posl" the place in the
road where the relay of enc runner by
another was effected thus they named
our system long before it was born.
The first letter post seems to have
thirteenth century in order to facili-
tate relations between the merchants
of the various members of the Han
seattle League,
4 The British post office had its be-
ginning in the sixteenth century, and
our own colonial methods of handling
mail were inherited from our British
forefathers. Long before the people
had any means Of exchanging either
personal or official letters, the king had
established a system of conveying his
personal messages and official docu-
ments by royal messengers, In the
reign Of King John that petulant mon
arch paid out a large sum for postal
service and charged 1t to the house
hold and wardrobe accounts. Messen-
gers who we : thus entrusted with
matters Of state had to be above sus-
picion. They went the whole dis
lance and were paid according to the
length and danger of their journeys.
{, In 1888 New England proposed to
the British sovereign that postoffice
system be established in the colonies.
as It was so useful and absolutely
necessary" His majesty paid no at
tention to the plea. but Richard Fair.
banks. In the same year, SCI up an
office in Boston to receive letters from
ships He undertook TO deliver tue
letters received and charged q penny.
for each letter. He also received mail
for outgoing ships, but no one was
forced to send nah through his Office.
A thrilling story Of the devotion Of
mail mon b tlielr duties II thar D the
pony e<press the first rapid transit
mail iiiie across the f.D66 miles q
prairie desert. snow capped mountain
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF
REAI, ESTATE.

Under and by virtue OF an order
of the Superior. court OF. Richmond
county, made in the Special Pro
ceedings entitled m. F. Horne, adj
OF C. B. Watson, deceas-
ed, VS.. Eliza Mcleod Watson, ct. al. :,
the undersigned commissioner will
ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10th,
1921, AT THE COURT HOUSE
DOOR IN THE TOWN OF ROCK
INGHANI, N. c., offer for resale on
account of increase in bid, to the
highest bidder for cash, at II O'Clock,
noon, two certain parcels or lois of
land, lying and being in Richmond
County, in the Town of Ellerbe, and
more particularly described as fol
lows:
FIRST TRACT: Situate in the
Town of Ellerbe, adjoining the lands
of M. F. Horne and others-begin-
ming at stake in the edge of the
street in the original line, and runs
as said line S. II E 6.32 chains to a
stake in said line; thence N. So w.
317 chains; thence N. IA 1-2 w. 6.32
chains to the edge of the street;
thence as the Southern edge Of said
street S. IS E. SIT chains to the be-
ginning, containing two acres, more
or less, and being the same land
conveyed C. B. Watson by NJ F.
Horne and wife by deed dated July
18th, 1911, and duly recorded in the
office of the Register OF Deeds for
Richmond county in Book rs at
page. 2
SECOND TRACT: Beginning at
Watson's N. W. corner of the lot
upon which he now lives and runs
Nv. IA IL w. 81 chains to the grad
ed road formerly known as the
Grassy Island road; thence as said
road S. 60 degrees E. 4.02 chains to
a stake in the original line, thence
as said line S IA 1-2 E. 66 links to
his own corner; thence as his line
N. IS w. 3.17 chains to the begin
ming. containing one-half acre, more
or less.
This February 4th, 192I.
w. S. THOMAS,
Hnfnrnieaionnf
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administra-
tor ON the estate of G. A. Whitley,
this is to notify all persons holding
claims against said estate to pre-
sent the same to the undersigned on
or Before the 18th day of February
1922, or this notice will be. plead in
bar of recovery. All persons in
debtod to said estate will please set
tic
This Feb. It'll, 1921,
BENNETT BANK g. TRUST CO.,
Ellerbe, N. C
Administrators of G. A. Whitley
OZMER L. HENRY, Attorney.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
SALE OF VALUABLE LAND.


Under and by virtue of the power
contained in a certain mortage deed
executed by d. w. McDuffie and
wife to the Pee Dee Motor Sales
Company on the 18th day Of May,
1920, and duly registered in the
office of register of deeds for Rich
mond county in Book 131 at page
Ell, the undersigned will, at the
court house door in Rockingham
in Richmond county on Wednesday,
the 9th day of March, 1921, at II
o'clock IN. offer for sale to the high
est bidder for cash the JIG undivid-
ed interest of d. W. McDuffie and
his wife iii and to the following de-
scribed tract of land, to-Wit:
That tract of land in Richmond
county, N. C, adjoining the lands OF
Archibald Mckay and others, on the
waters of Cartleges creek and
bounded as follows: Beginning at
Archibald McKay's lin also a COR
ner OF Mrs. Isabella Nicholson's land
on the, north prong OF Cartleges
creek and runs as said Nicholson's
line to green pine corner on the
top of a hill by the side of Mrs. Mich
olson's field, thence south so degrees
west 148 poles to a rock pile on the
hill between the Currie house and
tho Ming house, thence south sc de-
grees west 100 poles to the Ming
Spring, a sweet gum, thence as John
Hadley's land to the north prong OF
Cartleges creek. thence up the vari-
Gus courses of said creek to the be-
ginning, containing EOS acres, more
or less, and being the lands formerly
owned and known as Anguish Nc
Duffie lands.
The entire interest of d. w. Nc
Duffie and wife in the above lands
will be sold.
This February It'll, 1921.
PER DEE MOTOR SALES Co,
Mortgages,
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
NOTICE or SPECIAL ELECTION.

Under and by virtue of the au-
thority vested in the Board of Com
missioncrs of the Town of Rocking
ham, North Carolina, by Article 40,
Chapter 95 of the Consolidated
Statutes of North Carolina of 1919
and the Charter of said Town of
Rockingham, and in pursuance OF a
resolution Of said Board of Commits
sioners at a meeting held on the 9Th
day of February, 1921, notice is
hereby iven that an election will
+ be held in the Town of Rockingham,
N. c., in the County Court house,
on Tuesday, the 18th day of April,
1921, to determine the question as
to whether the Town of Rockingham
shall issue bonds in the amount of
One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000.00) to provide fund for
the erection and equipment OF a
building or buildings for school pur-
poses in the said Town of Rocking
ham, and levy taxes sufficient to re-
tire said bonds.
That at sad election all qualified
electors who shall favor the issuing
of said bonds and levying the taxes
for their retirement shall vote a
written or printed ticket with the
words For School Bonds and all
qualified electors wishing to vote
against Issuing said bonds and the
levying ST said taxes shall vote a
printed on written ticket with the
words thereon, Against School
Bonds"
Notice is further given that there
will be a new registration of all
qualified. voters residing in said
Town of Rockingham, N. c., and
that the registration books will be
opeRed on Monday, the 14th day Of
March, 1921, and viii close at sun
set on Saturday, the 9hd day Of
April, 1921. For the purpose of CON
Quoting said new registration and
election, H. L. Guthrie is hereby APP
pointer Registrar ana A. b. Nlchol-
son and Raeford Terry are hereby
appointed poll-holders and judge of
said election.
It was further ordered by said
Board of Commissioners of the Town
of Rockingham, N. c., at said meet.
ing, that notice of the said special
election be advertised for 80 days
Fin the Rockingham Post-Dispatch
Immediately preceding said election,
and that .:otice of the said new re-
gistration be likewise advertised for
80 days in the Rockingham Post
patch Immediately preceding the
opening Of the books for said new
registration.
Ordered by said Board of Com
missioners Of the Town Of Rocking
ham, N. c., at its regular meeting
held February Sth, 1921.
r D. PHILLIPS, Mayor.
w l. SCALES, Clerk.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
STEEL AFFECTED BY FIRE.
Figures Gathered by the United States
Bureau Of Standards Reveal Sta
bAity Of Structure.

Some interesting figures relating to
the behavior Of structural steel at the
high temperature of ordinary fires
have been given by the United States
bureau of standards. Naturally, the
strength of steel at high temperatures
has very imporBNnt bearing upon
the stability of structure which may
be subjected to fire. Without any pro-
tective covering, steel columns fail
after only 10 or Is minutes Of expos
ure to temperatures such as are
reached in ordinary fires. Resistance
can be greatly increased by the use OF
coverings of brick, concrete plaster,
tile, etc, to such an extent that coll
umns so protected are unaffected after
several hours exposure to intense
heat, says the New York Evening
Post.
Tests have been made to determine
the compression strength Of specimens
OF structural steel when heated IN an
electric furnace to Temperatures cor.
responding to duh red heat q, 100 de-
grees Fahrenhelt) and loaded up to
10000 pounds per square inch. It was
found that structural steel loaded Is
10000 pounds per square Inch fans ii
about 1916 degrees Fahrenheit, and
under d load Of 10000 pounds Per
square inch failure occurs At US de-
grees Fahrenheit Fer praeticaI con
ssiderations. however. The limit 81 util.
ity r.aS Be regarded IS reached Al
Temperature u about ISL afxraez
FahFenhelt below shese s'xea allows
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-02-24
NORTH CAROLINA,
Richmond County.
In Superior Court.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.
Tom Craig, Plaintiff

lOIII NldASS At'iiheAAA
VS..
Ella Craig, Defendant.
The defendant above named Will
take notice, that an action entitled
as above has been commenced IN
the Superior court of Richmond
county for divorce upon the grounds
laid down in the statute, and said
defendant will further take notice
that she is required to appear at the
term of the Superior court OF Rich
mond county to be held on the End
Monday after the first Monday in
March, 1921, in Rockingham, North
Carolina and answer or demur to
the complaint of said action or the
plaintiff will apply to the court for
theArelief demanded therein. M
J. A. MAULAY,
Clerk Superior Court.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-05
~dents l canno understand, and think
it very unfair.
NIDC IIUtT INC
P. H.. S. ALUMNI Totes

On Thursday Miss Armenia. L. Ris-
ley had a delightful surprise when she
received a wonderful box of most
beautiful chrysanthemums, sent by
Mrs. Charles Smith, of Pleasantville.
They arrived just in time for the An
nual Masked Ball, which was given in
the large ball room of the school by
Miss Risley's class to the Faculty,
Doctors and College. Miss Armenia
is as active as ever, and still finds
great pleasure in social lines.
The seniors at State Normal school,
Trenton, who enjoyed the weekend
at their homes here were Misses
Edith Leeds, Katherine Stahl, Mildred
Field and Virginia Anderson. Miss
Geneva Lake, of class 1920, is teach
ing Art at State Normal school at
Trenton this year.
Miss Catherine Sullivan, Music Di-
rector OF the Mortified schools, and
teacher of the first grade, was among
those who enjoyed the Junior dance
at the Mortified Country Club. Miss
Sullivan has Sc pupils and is very
fond of her new work.
Miss Mildred Burns, teacher at Irma,
Cape May County, spent a delightful
weekend here, Miss Burns is much
pleased with her work.
Mr.. Percy Brown, of Philadelphia,
spent a pleasant weekend here with
his parents.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-05
IN BEHALF OF THE.
STUDENTS OF PLEASANT
WILLIE HIGH SCHOOL

Editors Pleasantville Press:-
l feel it my duty to make this state
ment after reading an article written
up in the Atlantic City papers on
Thursday, Nov. 3, concerning the
dance given by the pupils in The Me-
chanics' Hall, at Linwood, a short time
ago. | wish to say
| attended the dance for the sole
purpose of chaperoning u boys and
girls, and a truthfully say that the
affair throughout the evening was car
ried on in a very respectful manner
l cannot imagine why anyone should
want to talk about the students in
such a way, unless they were absolute
ly sure of what they were saying. l
have a son who is in the school, and
I am deeply interested in all of the
students of the Pleasantville High
School.
1t is quite true that a certain young
mar came there intoxicated during the
evening, but he remained in the vesti-
bule of the hall for a short time and
then left. He did not cause any ex-
element, as l did not even see him,
and why that should cause SANDER to
heap upon the heads of the other stu
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-05
Boy Scout Notes

Troop Five.
The bugle and drum corps met in
company with the Patrol leaders
round table on Wednesday night at
the home of Scoutmaster ~Ellenberg,
Quite a strenuous rehearsal was held
by Musical Director Holdings. After
the combined meetings refreshments
were served in the shape of two large
cakes and a delightful punch, provid-
ed by Mrs. Ellenberg.
Mr.. buttons Offer.
Troop 5 still seems to be coming in
for a good share of the good things
in scouting. At the troop meeting
last week there were 80 per CEN. of
the scouts in attendance. Mr.. Dut-
ton, whose son is a troop bugler, and
who himself was a scoutmaster in
England years ago, is very anxious to
see Troop 5 progress. At the meeting
Friday night he made the following
offer:
Il am very much interested in the
work Troop 5 has been doing. | see
tonight that you have 80 per cent. at
tendance. That is very good. | want
to make you an offer tonight. Your
bugle and drum corps is doing fine,
and if the scouts of Troop 5 will show
80 pei cen attendance between now
and May LIST, 1922, l will present to
them a complete bugle and drum corps
outfit. If they are lucky enough to
secure this | will on The night they
are presented give the entire troop a
treat and party at my home
Mr.. Dutton was loudly cheered by
all the Scouts. The bugle and drum
corps outfit is composed of 8 bugles,
4 snare drums, base drum and Gym
balls. All of the boys have pledged
themselves to help win the instru-
ments.
Dance Tonight.
Kindly keep the fact in mind that
the dance to be given by the troop
committee of Troop 5 will take place
tonight Saturday in Red Mems Hall.
Daugherty's Twentieth Century Or
chestra has been engaged for the ev-
ening. A lucky favor dance and a
door prize will be two of the features.
Dancing from s until II p. M.
Log Cabin News.
The log cabin constructed by Troop
5 is rapidly being QUILTED for a Win
ter camp over week-ends and holt
days. Bunks are being erected, a
stove for cooking is connected and
the fire place will be put under way
this week. We are in need of a few
things for the cabin, and if any kind
hearted folks have anything stored in
the attic that would make the camp
comfortable and cheerful, let's hear
from you. We need dishes, eating
utensils, bed clothing, cots, or cook
ing utensils. If you have anything to
donate, drop a card to Scoutmaster
Ellenberg and he will call.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-05

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ANOTHER TREAT FOR
THE TOWNS PEOPLE.

Did you see the High School play
last year? Wasn't it a hummer?
Well, we are offering n this year
that we believe far superior to any
thus far put on the local stage.
The cast is comprised OF capable stu
dents of this years graduation class.
They have taken up the work with
unbounded enthusiasm under the di-
rection of Mrs. Macmillan. who is
working desperately to produce Fer
guson of Troy early in December.
Don't miss this treat, Watch The
Pleasantville Press for the time.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-05
THE EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL MUIR
SEES TRAINING COLLEGE OF
PHILADELPHIA RANKS FOURTH

At the International convention Of
the Big Chiefs, or Doctors, that was
held last week in Philadelphia, the
Episcopal Hospital and Nurses Train
ing College, where Miss Armenia Ris-
ley, of class 1918, and Miss Dorothy
klair, of class 1919, are students,
ranks fourth the highest in all the
United States, third being Johns Hop
kins. Miss Klair, a freshman, has be-
come very popular and is liked by all.
Miss Risley has been for three years
pianist each morning in Chapel and
sings in an Episcopal Church choir In
Philadelphia. These girls are more
than pleased with their profession.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-05
STATE HIGH SCHOOL
CONFERENCE


Atlantic County was very largely
represented at the High School Con-
ference held in New Brunswick on
Friday and Saturday of last week.
Superintendent William c. Sullivan,
OF Pleasantville, attended. About 1900
high school teachers were present.
An interesting feature of the program
was a dinner limited to four hundred,
at which the principal speakers we're
Miss Charl Williams, President of the
National Education Association, and
Commissioner of Education Enright.
One of the finest addresses delivered
was given by DR.. Talcott Williams on
he subject of Publicity. Talcott
Williams vas formerly the Dean of
the School of Journalism connected
with Columbia University. On Satur-
day the teachers were the guests at
luncheon of the State University of
New Jersey.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-11-05

Those of the class of 1919, who were
seen at the Junior dance at Mortified
Country Club were: Misses Mary Pen
hallow, Virginia Risley, Irma E. Stiles,
Eleanor Helfrich, Sara Eccles, Helen
Risley, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Penhal-
low, Hyle Hartzell.