Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-01-13

GfeenSboro.-The Greensboro divi-
sion of the internal revenue service
has been consolidated with the Wins
ton-Salem division, with headquarters
in Winston-Salem.
Charlctte,-Free text hooks for the
children in the Charlotte schools is
the object CT a movement placed &C.
lively on foot by the parentteacher as
sociat!ons Of tho city. N
Sanford.-T. N. Campbell, of Jones.
boyo, who has been clerk Of the court
inSLee county ever since it was formed
in 1908, has resigned his position
on account of i'll health.
Observation-Disclosures here Of DR..
Dunlap Thompson, prominent physi-
clan Of MorVen, near here, were IN
eXpIessibly shocked when they learned
of his suicide ia a Charlotte hotel.
Red Springs.-Th,rty-fv hundred
people attended the funeral services
when the body Of Corporal c. F. Car
ter, first Of Red Springs sons to mako
the supreme sacrifice, was inferred.
working scale Of four days a week,
Elkln..-Dr. John Banner Holdings
worth, a former resident of Mount
Airy shot himself in the head at his
boarding house at Pine Ridge dying
about two hours later as the result
Of the wound.
Concord-Thieves attempted to car
ry away $1,000 worth of goods from
the Kelly Clothing company at Kan
napolik but were frustrated by the
timely arrival of the officers of that
city.
Durham. --\The Durham Hosiery
mills has resumed operation on a
working csale of four days a week,
eight hours a day. similar to that in
force when they closed for Christmas.
Charlotte, Miss Jennie Kirkpatrick
was struck by an automobile and her
skull probably fractured when car
hit her and knocked her to the side Of
the highway on the Park road, inside
the city limits.
New Bern~Twenty,one men out Of
the four score or more employed IN
the foundry and machine shops OF
the New Bern irCn works and supply
company. have returned to- work, fol-
lowing their walkout last week be.
cause OF reduction in wages.
Enthusiastically all Of the larger
manufacturing plants Of this place
have suspended for an indefinite per-
iod among them being wooden mills
of the Chatham Manufacturing co.
The Elkin Shoe company, the Elllin
Furniture company and the Elkin We
neer co.
Greensboro.-7A telegram has been
received here announcing the death
Of w. ]. Grandin well known in North
Carolina, which occurred at Tidioute,
Pa, his home.
Lexington. Unanimous endorse
ment was given at an enthusiastic
meeting here to the program of the
educational committee for greatly en-
larged financial support for the stat,
institutions of higher education.
Statesville.-A homicide occurred
in Shiloh township near the Alexan.
der county line, when Glenn Woods,
colored, shot and killed another col
ored man. Charles Bailey, known as
Bud Bailey, CT Taylorsville, during a
dance.
n-Salem.--When the home OF
Assistant Postmaster Robert N. Wal
ker caught fire here his cook and the
cooks child, sleeping in the basement
were burned, the child severely. They
were rushed to a hospital .~-..
Hickory.-Solicitor Huffman, spend.
ing the afternoon here in connection
with perjury charges to be preferred
against dozen witnesses in the Lip.
pard murder. trial in Burke superior
court two weeks ago, said that Lone
Young, one Of the three convicted Of
the murder, continues to 1emain ST.
lent
Spencer.-With the beginning OF the
new year the new road now under
construction between Spencer and
Yadkin was thrown open to the pub
lie from the town limits to Smiths
school house, halfway to the Yadkin
river.
Gcldsboro -The lives OF 500 suf-
fering and starving children of central
and western Europe have $ayed /
by Goldshoro people. The collection
which began some days ago through
canvass of the city has now reached
the $4,000 mark.
Gastonia-The coroper's jury in
the John Ford murder case rendered
IN hid