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Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Motor Vehicle Licenses.

During the period July l, 1921
to June 80, 1922, a total of $3,15l,
1853 was paid into the State
Treasury for the licensing o1
motor vehicles.
For the period July l, 1922, the
States revenue from motor vehi.
cles was $3,826,075.26.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Dog for Sale

For Sale-One white and liver
pointer, 3 years Old, we'll trained,
good retriycr. First cashier check
for $4,000 gets him. M. ]. Terry, Rt
I, box "a, Hamlet, N. C.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Weighed 6s5 Pounds.

Watt Gould, colored tenant on
the Dockery farms, last week kill
ed Poland-China hog that dress
ed 6S5 pounds.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Horse for Sale.

For Sale, a good horse. Will work
anywhere. If interested, apply to T.
l.. Becknell, at New York Bargain
House,
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Another lot of those fine
Hams 28c lb.
w. Ralph Smiths Store
We guarantee you will like them.
Position Wanted.

Wanted, Job in Rockingham
as ci~4k in grocery store. Also,
would want to rent a 3-room
house. Write to "X" care Post.
D!spatch.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Midway Sunday.

Rev. w. r. Coppedge will hold
services at Midway Sunday ~
afternoon.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
626 For Terry.

G. G. Terry reports killing Po-
land-China hog Monday that weigh.
ed 62S pounds.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

Is there someone hereabouts with
whom you are not or the best o.
terms?
Has some little incident estrang
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Position As Clerk.

Wanted, a position as clerk; have
had two years eXperience-H II.
Witherspoon, Lamar, S. c., Route 1.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

For sale, 5000 June bud Elberta
peach trecs.-BoX 206, Aberdeen, N.
C.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
NOTICE.

A car of Florida oranges and
taSgerines at Rockingham, r. r.
st; ton, going cheap. Everybody
come Ratley Bros.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

For sale, a 5-year-old mare; good
farm animal and Il bargain See
NJ. l.. Tucker, phone 219,
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
KU KLUx MAN


fuge was evidently practiced, and
hear an address under such circum
stances, Mr.. Parsons picked up his
overcoat and left the court house.
Just here it might be OF interest
for the Post-Dispatch to quote the
paragraph in the affidavit to which
Mr.. Parsons referred. This tilt oc.
CURED in public meeting and OF
of course a public matter. Last
October the attorneys for Younger
Smith, charged with selling
whiskey, filed an affidavit in Supe-
rior Court of Richmond county be-
fore Judge Long wherein they al
legged among other things that one
of the members of the grand jury
that found true bill was also a
member of the Ku Klux .Klan-Mr
J. L. HaWlcy. 1t was in reply to
this charge that Mr. Hawley filed
the next day sworn affidavit, the
main paragraph of which was as
follows:
daWleyS AuluaVlL.
"Atfiant further says that he
has not been and is not now
Knight of the Invisible Empire
or Knights of the Ku klux Klan,
sometimes known as the Kluck-
ers."
The affidavit was sworn and sub
scribed to before Clerk of Court J
A. McAulay on October 9Th, 1922.
Younger Smith Affidavit.
The Younger Smith affidavit
wherein Mr.. Hawley was charged
with being Knight of the Ku KluN
klan, was filed on October 4th, 1922
and was sworn to and subscribed
by Jas. a. LoCkhart and F. Don
Phillips, attorneys for the defend
ant Smith. The following is para
graph five of that affidavit:
"Atfiant younger SMITH is
informed and believes that the
Invisible Empire of knights of
the ku KluX Klan, some time
known as the Kluckers, has
since said grand jury was i'm
pannelled, as above set forth,
employed Fl. S. Boggan, Esq, to
assist the Solicitor in the prose
clltion of this action, and that !
l.. Hawley, one of the members
of the grand Jury, after lie was
so sworn and impannelcd, is
the particular Knight who APP
preached and employed said
Boggan as attorney, he acting
for and on behalf of himself and
other members of said Invisible
Empire, by whatever name the
same may be known. And af-
terwards said J. L. Hawlev par
ticipated in the action of the
grand jury upon the bill in this
action.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
Cabbage Plants.

For sale, at $1.50 per M. frost
proof cabbage plants Write to
L. O'Brien, Hamlet, N. c.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

Ladies coats are going at 25ss
Off at W. E.. Harrison & Land Co.
advt
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20
For Sale Ford Coupe, excel.
lent condition. See Richmond
Garage.

No better building property
than Mcdonald. Thursday 1880.
Ask McAulay. advt.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

May your joys of life be many
and full to ovcrtioWing!
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

Hoyt Hinson got a bale of cot
ton 70 the acre on his farm this
year. For sale at 2::30 Thursday,
Dec. 2lSt. advt.
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

May health, happiness and pros
perity attend you!
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

Peace and good owill to you al
ways!
Rockingham post-dispatch., 1922-12-20

Get that $1,000 gold piece at
the Sale Thursday Mcdonald
property. advt.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
BAND CONCERT

The Clayton Band made its initial
appearance in the first of series
of concerts to be given, last Satur-
day night The concert was in the
new red, white and blue bandstand
in the middle of Main street.
Words Of commentator are en-
tirely appropriate. The program
rendered was we'll received by pos
sibly the largest number of Clayton
ties assembled for a long time, with
the exception of the concert given
by the military band recently. Too
much cannot be said of the Clayton
boys that make up the band. They
are giving a good portion of their
spare time to their practice. They
should be encouraged. Very few
small towns have the privilege Of
having a bunch of public spirited
boys who thus contribute to the
advancement and enjoyment of the
Town,
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
MARRIAGE BELLS

Many Clayton people will be in
terested in the following clipping
from a California paper Catherine
Bruins was for several years a stu
dent in Clayton High School and
all her friends will be glad to join
In good wishes;
"Mr. Charles Cummins and Miss
Catherine Bruins were happily mar
ried Thursday, june 29th, 1890 a.
M, at the home Of the brides par
enis, Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bruins, iiO2 W,
Ninely-seeond street. DR., G S. WI
liams, pastor Of the Baptist church
saying the ceremony. II was a quieI
marriage, only mcmbers Of the fam.
fly being present The young cou-
pie viii make their home IN Whit
tier, Cal, where Mr.. Cummins has /
business engagement Many friend
wish them abundant happiness"
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
MAE RUMLEY SURPRISED ON HER
BIRTHDAY

Miss Mae Rumley was very de-
lightfully surprised on last Wednes-
day evening, July 10, when she re-
turned home about $50 and found
a host of friends seated in the par
lor.
There were eighteen girls and boys
present, the occasion being Macs
eighteenth birthday. The evening
was spent in playing various games.
Delightful refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served after which
Miss Thelma Rumley gave several
selections on the piano that were
enjoyed by all The guests departed
wishing Mae many more happy
birthdays.
Those present we're: Misses Opal
Brane, Anna and Margaret McCart-
ney, Lila Faus, Vera Bangerter, Bon
ME Rinker, Esther Barker and lila
GoOding; Messrs. Frank McRoberts,
Elmo Turpin, Walter Selvy, J. D.
Horn, Arthur Bangerter, 0rba Good
ing, Tom Swaggerty, Delos Rinker
and Bertice kits.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21

in attendance. Mr.. Copass held a
very successful meeting at the Tex
as town last April, and they believe
in him.
On Thursday morning Sheriff D.
I. Roberts was present with two of
his prisoners, both of whom made
public profession of faith in Christ.
Mr.. j. L. Trussell of Fort Worth,
Texas, is leading the singing in a
masterful way. His solos are highly
commended by the hearers. His
earnestness and conservation to the
Masters service are marked charac-
teristics of the young mans life.
He has just finished his first year
in the Department of Music in the
Southwestern Baptist Seminary of
Fort Worth Texas.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
PROVING HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL


The Baptist Revival is on in ear
nest Evangelist Copass and Singer
Trussell have made a good start for
one Of the best meetings ever held
in Clayton The services are we'll
attended, with unusual interest
shown by the other churches.
The churches of the town dismiss
ed their evening services last Sun
day and attended the revival with
the exception Of the Christian
church. lnasmuch as no services
were 10 be held at their church next
Sunday and their people would at
tend the revival, they thought best
to continue their regular service for
last Sunday.
The success'of the revival will not
be due TO the evangelist or his sing
er altogether, but the untiring eff
forts that have been put forth by the
resident pastor, Rev. J. w. Sale to
make the Clayton church the first
among the brotherhood.
Rev. Sale is an untiring and con-
scientious worker, real Christian
gentleman, one that has endeared
himself to the church-going people
Of Clayton and Union county. Under
his ministry the church has pros
pered and is stronger today than
possibly at any time in its history.
Evangelist A. J. Copass breaches
the old-time gospel "in demonstra.-
lion of the Spirit and of power" His
long experience in evangelistic work
has given him a rare insight into
human nature, and he handles ev-
cry situation with great wisdom and
tact His strong personality and
soreeful uttetances make his SER
mons irresistible.
The day services are held at 9
a m, and are well attended. On
Wednesday morning of this week
there were about 25 Texline visitors
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
GHAS. ADAMS IS ELECTED
HEAD OF FARM BUREAU

Clovis, N. NJ, July i3.-The execu-
tive committee Of the New Mexico
State Farm Bureau held meeting
here today. Mr.. Chas. Adams Of
Union county, newly elected presi-
dent and MIR. Fred Davis of Roose-
welt county, was elected vice presi-
dent. These officers met with the
state secretary and executive COM
mittee on Thursday Of this week.
Many matters of important business
were taken up at this meeting, as
this was the first executive commit
tee meeting since the recent reor-
ganizatiOn. Arrangements were made
for completing the executive com-
mittee of the Stale Farm Bureau,
as there are some vacancies TO be
filled.
Plans were drafted for making q
survey of the work being done by
the county and community farm
bureaus in order to acquaint the new
officers with the work being done.
Plans were discussed for assisting
counties in conducting membership
campaigns and it was planned 10 get
an official publican of the State
farm bureau in order to keep the
farm bureau members of the estate
informed in regard to important
matters of general interest to the
farm bureau from the individual
member and the national organiza-
! ton.
While the state farm bureau has
been unable to accomplish very
great things in the past its member
ship realizes the Importance Of q
strong state organization and the
support is constantly increasing
It is the purpose of the State Farm
Bureau, first of all TO connect the
membership of the state with the
great American Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
STATE CONVENTION OF LEGION
is CALLED FOR NEXT MONTH

We print below the text of let
Ter being sent out to each Legion
Post by Department Commander NJ.
A. Otero, calling attention to the
next convention, which is to be held
at Las Vegas next month. The Fred
J. Tuttle Post had four delegates
at the last convention, and it is
hoped that a number will represent
the local boys at Vegas: The letter
follows:
In conformity with the decision
of the executive committee of the
American Legion of the Department
of New Mexico, the Fourth Depart
ment Convention of the American
Legion will be held in the city of
Las Vegas, New Mexico, August 28,
%, and 80, 1922.
The convention is called for the
purpose Of electipg officers for the
ensuing year, amending the consti-
tuition, selecting delegates to the ma
tional convention at New Orleans,
La, Oct. IS to 2ist, and for the trans
action of such other business as may
properly come before the convention
in conformity with the national and
department constitutions.
Representation in the department
convention shall be by Posts. Each
Post shall be entitled to one dele
gate representing the Post and one
additional delegate for each twenty
five members whose department and
national dues have been paid for the
year 1922 according to the records
in the office of the Department Adj
iutant at least thirty days prior TO
the date of the annual meeting of
the Department Convention. All
Posts TO which official recognition
has been extended prior TO the date
of the Convention shall be entitled
to representation in the Convention
The voting strength Of each Post
delegation shall be equivalent to the
aggregate number Of delegates to
which the Post is entitled.
Each Post is entitled 10 send Ia
and to seat in the Convention a num-
ber of alternates equal to the num-
ber of delegates to which such Post
is entitled,
Proper hotel Accommodations will
be made by the local Post of the
American Legion at Las Vegas, for
taking care Of the delegations. Re
quests for advance reservations
should be sent to Thomas " Truder
East Las Vegas, n. NJ.
Instructions covering program, or
der Of business, entertainments anC
other miscellaneous matters will b
issued later.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
IS MORE SERIOUS
As MORE men QUIT JOBS

Chicago, ILL.,, July i9.-The failure
of all efforts to bring about the set
tlement Of the countrywide strike
of the railway shopmen was an
nounced in a statement issued to-
night by Ben w. Hooper, chairman
of the United States Railroad Labor
Board.
"As there does not seem to be any
probability of reconciling the anti
podal views of the carriers and the
men on the question at issue, the la
Dor board and none of its members,
as individuals, are engaged in any
further efforts along that line"
At the same time the statement
pointed out that virtual agreement
had been reached between the rail
heads and the strike leaders on all
of five points in dispute except that
of the return to the strikers of their
seniority rights. Railroad execu-
tives, thru the western presidents
committee on public relations of the
Association of Railway Executives
issued statement tonight corrobo-
rating Chairman Hooper's statement
that no further peace conferences
We're being held and that the senior
ity issue was the principal stumb-
ling block.
AT present" said Chairman Hoop.
er, of the Labor Board, there is nj
possibility of an agreement on tn,
question of the reinstatement 0,
the striking employees with all theil
rights restored"
All the big railroads with the ex
ception of one. have agreed TO dis
continue the practice Of letting GU
to contract their repair work, whicl
was in violation of the Labor Board
ruling, and which was one of tn,
principal points upon which the raj
men struck.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
DICKMAN SAYS BUSINESS rs
GOOD

In a talk with H. /. Diokman Of
the Union County Creamery and Ice
company this week, we learned that
business is good in this home indus
try in both the ice and creamery
departments. The Toe plant is maxi
ing about five and one-half TONS
day, which is all consumed by the
buying public. Clayton people should
and evidently do appreciate the new
industry, for ice is much cheaper
than in previous years, and there
are no long stretches when II cannot
be obtained. The plant viii be en-
larged next summer.
Mr.. Dickman informs US that the
cream being brought in is Of much
better grade than that Of the earlier
summer, and The farmer Is taking
more pride in his dairy business.
Better cream commands the. best
price, while poor cream Is undesir-
able at a creamery al any price.
Butter sales are gradually inoroas-
ing and Mr.. Dickman is very optim-
isiic regarding the future Of the
business in Clayton.
Let's boost our ice plant and
creamery. They deserve H. Good
butter at home; good ice at half
what il was last year
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
MOST PRODUCTS COMING DOWN
BUT GAS CONTINUES HIGHER

Gasoline prices for July, 1921, ave-
ragged about 22.25 cents for the coun-
try as against 26.45 cents for July
this year. This is nearly a twenty
per cent increase. The manufacture
ers of automobiles on the other
hand have steadily lowered the cost
Of their product TO their customers
and it appears on the surface that
there must be something funda-
mentally wrong with the oil indus
try if il cannot readitist its produc-
lion costs TO fit general conditions
in which ali other business has re-
duced its costs similarly. With a
great many thousands Of men out Of
work, few people, If anybody, will
credit the old claim about the high
cost Of labor causing the increase.
The oil industry apparently wants
to prolong the war forever. Here
in the end. of the fourth year Of
peace we find them clamoring for
a return to a system that is con-
demned by all economists, and had
as its only justification The fact that
il was a war measure.
Twelve million motorists would
like 10 have some assurance that
there is really competition in the oil
business, or whether the sO-called
."wustr and the se-called independ-
ents" are not merely back door and
front door names Tor the interests
contrO..hg a very necessary conf
modify in American life.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
TExLNE WELLS WORKING

Texline has completed laying Of
mains, pipe and water tank. On
Tuesday, the Pioneer Auto Go. sent
down a FOrdson tractor for their
use in testing the water pumps and
we'll system. They have two wells
three hundred feet deep. By the
use Of five-inch pumps, the Ford
son tractor is pulling seventy-five
gallons per minute on one we'll. The
water is pumped from the bottom
Of the wells and forced to their 75.-
600 gallon storage tank, an additional
one hundred and twenty feet, OF 40
feet in all.
Work is also going ahead on the
fire-prOof engine plant and two
Deisel type engines are expected TO
arrive in about sixty days. The town
is wired for lights and street lights,
with fixtures in place.
II might be good business for the
city Of Clayton to negotiate for one
of our neighboring city's wells.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETS

The United Christian Missionary
Society met with Mrs. Ray z. selvy
Thursday afternoon, July i3. After
the business meeting, Mrs. J. +.
Lunsford led 10 the devotional serv-
ice, the subject being on japan
Several of the ladies responded in
q very interesting manner, giving
reports on different topics. After
devotional services everyone enjoy
ed the light refreshments, and a
social good time.
The Society voted 10 meet 10 the
basement of The Christian Church
for TIE next meeting the second
Thursday 10 August Every mem
ber is urged 20 De present and visit
ors ave alVoya woIcDme.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21

thing Of the past entirely, as Che
heavy loads now coming to the ware
houses prove. A good sheep coun-
try yet, but the herds can be spoken
Of as hundreds instead Of thousands.
Probably no herd in. the county will
exceed $1,000 in number. The gov
ernment has been liberal in granting
a settler go acres OF grazing land
and securing some from his neigh
bors who want TO 80 back east, they
have enough TO Craze a profitable
bunch Of a better grade that they
can shed in storms and take care
of in the lambing and shearing sea-
son. The price Of wool today is
encouraging to the grower. The
lamb is worth i2 or more cents per
pound, where 3 and 6 cents were
good prices ten years ago. Last
winter the feeding Of lambs and old
ewes over in the Arkansas valley
netted almost fabulous returns. That
fact may induce more farmers 70
grow a small herd of sheep along
with his other stock and farming.
There is nothing TO discourage an
enterprising man who does a little
thinking and looks ahead.
This is what is known as a dry
season in eastern New Mexico and
Colorado. The dry land farmer is
alarmed lest his crops prove q fail
ure. Many neighborhoOds have had
sufficient rainfall TO keep the crops
coming and will reap a fair harvest.
They who have made constant cul-
tivation have the best appearing
crops, and this fact will be a valu-
able lesson to the pessimist farmer
who is sitting on the (fence2) walt
ing for rain. The writer has been
in this arid west 35 or more years,
and has never witnessed an entire
failure. In fact, some Of the dry
years have proved better than an
excessively wet season. A wet year
usually keeps sap in the crops so
late that frost Injuries the quality.
Few dryer winters in the west half
of the United States have been
known than the last. The ground
was dry beyond description in many
counties, and no long soaking spring
rain has visited many sections. The
dry farmer who has believed In and
practiced constant cultivation Is the
teacher TO the Doubling Thomas
farmer. Experience teaches a dear
school, but lazy farmers will learn
In no other. II is useless for the
discouraged man 10 get up and spend
his remaining few dollars In moving
TO another section Many a western
farmer has made that mistake 10
his sorrow. If there should be a
small section somewhere that has
better crop this season, maybe
next year the rotation Of dry wealth
er will hit the new location Stay
where you are, and as Gen. Grant
said, fight il out on this line. Think
OF the disturbing features Of some
of the European countries and the
famished condition Of the people in
Southern Europe, where crust Of
bread would be a delicaoy.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
HANK ERRETT WAKES POETIC
AND ISSUES ROTARY RHYMES

We got hold of one of the. Rotar!
bulletins issued this week, and herr
is what it said:
BOwery, Here's Some Cheer:
Whatever else may happen,
Although the country's dry,
The sailor will still have his port
The farmer have his rye;
The cotton still has got its gin,
The seacOast has its bar,
And each of US will have a bier,
No matter where we are
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
PRESBYTERIAN CLASS GOES ON
PICNIC

About 35 members Of the Young
Peoples Glass Of the Presbyterian
Church. picniced at the perico last
week. As we were informed, the
class went in swimming, played
games, had a fine dinner and enjoyed
splendid time.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21

The story is going the rounds that
Bro. Luns being in dire need Of some
song books for his church, was ac-
cosled by Doc. Hayden, who prom
ised % furnish Luns all he would
need. Luns looked them over and
saw the usual headings contained
in church song books and accepted
Docs kind invitation. Last Sun
day the whole audience was astound-
ed when, on reaching the second
verse of No. i5O they found them-
selves singing.
"Hark, the herald angels sing,
Haydon's pills are just the thing;
Angel voices meek and mild
Two for man and one for child"
Doc. still claims It pays 10 adver-
lise.
Rotarily yours,
HANK
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
Rotarily yours,
HANK


Morning service: "Does Man Have
a Soul, and What is His Place in the
Universe9"
What is man?
Who is MANI
Would the absence Of man cripple
God9
Evening servioes--union service
az the Baptist Church.
The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1922-07-21
The following games win be play.
ed at Clayton:

Did you know that Clayton has
played seventeen games this season,
winning eleven of them. That's a
better winning percentage than in
The big show.