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Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-02-09
CHAMBER COMMERCE


/ The third meeting of the Good
Fellows club will take the form
Iof a banquet instead of the GUS
ltumary midday luncheon. The
banquet will be at the hotel
Friday night, 10th, at 7.45 o'clock.
A departure will be the fact that
members can be accompanied by
a lady.
The speaker of the evening
will be Col. Kirkpatrick, of Char
lotte. 1t is earnestly desired that
a Chamber Of Commerce be or
ganized in the city with a paid
secretary. The meeting Friday
night will be chamber of Com
merce" night, and facts and
figures will be given along this
line. And then next week a can
vass will likely be made in a
more material way.
This is the opportunity that
many citizens have long waited
for. We need the impetus Of
such DIN organization. We need
a central agency around which
the community can rally. We
need to go forward. And NOW
is the time. Friday night the
OCCASION. Are YOU inter
'ested in the development Of
Rockingham? If SO, lay aside
every other interest and come
to the banquet at the hotel to-
morrow night. Phone or see
Joe Stephenson, T. c. Jones or A.
G. Corpening, and they will in
clude your name "in the pot
1t you are not a member of the
club, you are hereby given an
invitation to join. Simply come !
TO the banquet Friday night. No
dues no initiation fees. Simply
costs YOU $lQ0 month Soc for
the feed" and SOC for the club
treasury. Let's go. Let's pull
for Rockingham the best town
of all. Tomorrow is the night
Are you on?
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-02-09
4 FEW SURPLUS poRKERs.

The man who produces a few sur
plus porkers under weevil condi
tions, win find that he will mo-
miss 50 much the percentage 81
cotton income clipped from his &C.
count by the boil weevil.
At present, the local meat mar
kets are under supplied with home
produced meats, and win pay more
than the Chicago price for hogs
weighing $50 to 200 pounds. AS soon
as the local markets become over,
supplied, we may expect the local
price to drop below that of the reg,
ular hog market Of the country.
This, however, need not interfere
with our selling comparatively in
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Cole Pays 500, 800.

The resale Of the 14,000-acre
tract Of land Of the Richmond
County Land & Development CO.,
was held at the courthouse Feb
4th. It was sold under a $75,O0t
mortgage of the Bank of Union
The first sale two weeks ago re.
suited in the Bank of Union buy.
ing the land for $4,000. +. T.
Cole raised the bid by five per
cent, and on the resale last Sat
urday he was the only bidder,
the property being knocked off
to him at the raised bid price of
$9O,300.
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Whiskey Ford $2O1.

The Charlie Callahan Ford cap.
tured with Callahan by the
Sheriff on Dec. 4th with about 4
gallons of whiskey, was sold at
auction here Monday, and was
bid in BY Callahan for $20l, S12
af this pays the expense Of sale,
and the balance, $189, goes to the
school fund. AT the trial at Jan
uary term of Court, Callahan was
fined $40 in one case and Sis in
another, besides the costs. And
the loss Of his cost, Or rather
$201. makes the amount he had
to pay out quite considerable.
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Road Survey.

Surveyors are still busy going
over several proposed routes for
the Hoffman-R ockingham State
Highway. One route surveyed
would really be an extension Of
Washington street in a direct
line for 5 miles and then would
make a turn and come into the
Hamlet Hoffman road at Marston,
making the distance from Mars,
ton to Rockingham 9 and 45-100
miles, and placing Marston a few
hundred yards nearer Rocking
ham than Hamlet.
However, no route has been
selected, and the surveyors are
still at work.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-02-09
Cole Charged with
a. Burning Barn.

Enoch Cole, Of Rockingham
was givena hearing before Squire
Barrett Tuesday night on the
charge of arson burning the
barn of Lewis Dockery on Thurs.
day night, Feb. End. Atty. Sed.
berry defended him, and w. S.
Thomas and E. Az Harrell prose
cuted for Lewis. The magistrate
bound him to April term under
$500 bond; he has not given bond
yet and is in jail.
The barn of Lewis Dockery
was foEn5 to be- on fire about 8
O'clock last Thursday night
Lewis lives near the old Gill mill,
in Marks Greek township. He
has two barns, some 100 feet a.
part. Both barns were on fire,
but one was extlnguished before
the flames had made much head.
way. The other barn was lost,
together with two good mules,
wagon, farming equipment and
feed.
The evidence against Enoch
(both men are colore0 is circum.
stantial. He introduced no evi.
dence for himself at the hearing,
preferring to wait until Court,
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How About a League?

The Hamlet fans are already
getting the ball fever. The sec
retary of their club has sent out
a circular letter to Rockingham,
Wadesboro, Monroe, Laurinburg
and Lumberton suggesting the
formation Of a six-town league
for summer baseball. Is there
any sentiment locally for organ
izing and entering such a circuit
this summer?
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-02-09

Rather than be summarily kick
ed out by the powers-that-be
Postmaster w. S. Thomas or
January 18th sent in his resigna
Ition to Washington aspostmaster
lat Rockingham. It was promptly
Iaccepted. He was notified that
The would be held accountable for
THE Office until his successor quail
| |fes- which means that he will
continue in office untila Radical
|is appointed and is sworn in.
This may be two weeks, two
months or a year. But hardly
very long, for the faithful are
mighty pie hungry and such a
luscious plum will not be allowed
to lingei longer in a Democrats
clutch.
Mr.. Thomas was appointed
postmaster by President Wilson
on March lst, 1915, In 1919 he
was reappointed for four years,
and therefore his term, if not in
terferred with, would not have
expired until July %, 1923.
He has given general satisfaction
in the conduct of the office, but
this doesn't figure in an appoint
'ment.
An inspector was sent here
to investigate the charge that he
had not complied with the postal
rules in staying on the job 8 con-
secutive hours each day. Mr.
Thomas himself admitted that
very often he was out of the
postofice at some time during
the 8-hour period but that he
many times over was on the job
at,the postofice at night and in
rush periods; but he can receive
no credit for this. He must stay
at the Office 8 hours each day,
even though he may have work
ed till late the previous night or
intended working late the same
night.
.. In other words, not being able
to find any real charge against
him tolget him out. the Republi-
cans resorted to a strict inter
probation of a rule and realizing
they would in some way succeed
in ousting him, he sent in his
resignation. The inspectors
found the Office run entirely o. k.
Not a flaw in how the books were
kept; every penny correctly ac-
counted for.
1t is reported that the leading
Republican candidates for the
Job w. F. Long, Jr.. NIL. Tucker
and B. G. Crawford.
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BraswelI Never Stops.

Chief Braswell, Of Hamlet, is a
sleuth Of untiring energy. Last
week he went to Washington for
a prisoner, and on his way back
discovered that one Wash Bald
win. colored, escaped from the
Richmond county roads last year,
was a dishwasher on the diner.
He searched the train and finally
found the man hid in a linen
closet Of the rear Pullman.
Wash IS now again on the
chain gang, being carried thither
Monday.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-02-09
Basketball Scores.

In the county basketball league,
only three games were played
last Friday Derby boys beat
Pee Dee boys 24-4; Derby girls
won from Pee Dee girls 22s9; and
Rockingham girls won from
Roberdel girls 25-l6.
Gibson won from Rham boys
Monday 1916. .Wagram won at
Wagram Wednesday from the
boys l5-9, but the Rham girls
won from Wagram girls 1872.
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County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners
were in session last Monday.
Among the matters transacted
was renewing the appropriation
for a county demonstration wv.
H. BartonO and for a county
home demonstration agent (Mrs.
John Sandy Covington.)
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-02-09
Superior Court

A special term Of Court for
criminal cases will convene next
Monday, 18th, with Judge Nc.
Elroy presiding. The first case
to be taken up win be the Dennis
Jessup case; then the Leak (col-
ored) dance hall affray case. The
six-months Grand Jury, enpan-
neled at January term, will not
be required to report for duty
next week. The petit jury drawn
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1922-02-09

PUT IT UP TO PAYNE
Honestly IFS the best Policy
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-10-14
PRACTICAL EDUCATION

The child's brain is susceptible oi
the highest development, but it
should be developed along the line
OF its inclinations and for practical
purposes. If ever there was a time
when sanity in education was
needed, now IS that time. Our
schools and colleges are educating
the youth of this land away from
the natural tendencies and from the
human instincts of we'll developed
boys and girls.
The education Of today seems to
destroy initiative, self-reliance, cour-
age, and a desire for self-support.
The educational system of today
has apparently destroyed the desire
on the part of children to be con-
tributing members Of society. They
seem to think that the state owes
them something because it gives
them free education. There are
very few boys learning to be master
mechanics. The majority are trying
to find an elevator by which they
can ride to the top story of Success.
Success was never reached by an
elevator. The mountain peak of
Success can be reached only by
climbing over the rocks and BY en-
during the hardships, dangers, and
difficulties.
# the manufacturing plants of
this country had to depend upon
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-10-14

American master mechanics, the
factories of the land would have to
close. The majority of the master
mechanics controlling the factories
today have been trained in foreign
schools. There are very few appren.
tices. We have permitted the tyran-
nical labor unions of the country to
destroy the school Of apprentices.
The idea Of organizations or insti-
tutions arbitrarily saying how many
apprentices they viii permit to be
trainedl Such tyrannical sugges-
ton from an organization should
not be permitted. Such a doctrine
is damnable curse to the manufac.
turing plants of this land.
Men Of brains and money should
spend their time and money and
their energy in founding, erecting,
and directing chronological schools
for the training Of boys and girls in
the great mechanical trades Of life.
There should be great technologi-
cal school in every city of this land.
and our boys should Be encouraged
to learn trades, to master trades,
and to become masters in their
trades.
We have too many counter hop.
pers, too many clerks, too many
nonentities, and too few technically
trained mechanics coming from the
public schools Of our country.
St. Tammany farmer., 1922-10-14
OF THE FOUR DAYS
AT THE PARISH FAIR.

First day, "school Day." Friday
| October Goth.
/ Parade starts promptly at 10 a
m. from the courthouse. Children
and teachers in parade admitted free
to the fair grounds. Pupils of col
leges, private and public schools OF
the parish will assemble at the court
house, and upon the arrival of the
/ N. O.. G. N. train they will form in
| rank and parade to the fair grounds.
Free-for-all school athletics, also
public sckoOl contests and pirate
school contests.
Judging stock, poultry and agri-
culture.
Baseball, brass band, horse races,
shows. Dancing starts at 1880 p.
m. Gates close at 10:30 p. m.
Second day, Farmers Day. Sat-
urday, October 21.
Tractor demonstrations, Better
Baby Show and judging, band, horse
races, dancing. Gates will close at
11:00 O'Clock.
Third day, Amusement Day." Sun
day, October o..
Music, baseball, horse races, auto
races, motorcycle races, boys and
girls bicycle races. Dancing starts
at p. m. Close at 1920 p. m.
Fourth day, ''Colored Peoples
Day." Monday, October 23.
This day has been set aside for
the benefit of the co1ored race. All
exhibits, concessions and attract ons
will be open for them on this day.
Dancing starts at 1880 p. m, and
the gates will close at 1890 p. m.
The Poultry. Show.
The poultry show at the fair this
year promises to be the biggest in
the history of the fair. There are
prizes for nearly every class and the
prizes are well worth trying for. Be-.
sides the cash prizes and ribbons
offered there are loving cups that
can be won
Two loving cups not listed in the
catalogue are the Covington dro:ery
& Grain cup for best pen Mediter-
anean Glass, any breed, and The St.
Tammany Farmer cup. for best pen
American Glass, any breed.
Other Features.
There will be an Old Fiddlers' Con-
test which is open to all. This will
be one Of the best features.
Mrs. Mapes will card and spin cot
ton in the old-fashioned way. This.
feature will attract attention because
of the fact that the latter day gen
Grafton have never seen what diff
culties their forefathers had in get
ting material for shirt
The balloon ascension with double
parachute drop will take place daily
at the fair grounds.
Claiborne Williams Donaldson
vile Band will furnish the music at
the fair again this year. Those VINO
have heard this band know that a
treat is in store for everybody, and
the dancers will be given the latest
there is is dance music.
The amusement features this year
have been given special attention and
only high-class attractions have been
booked.
Entries.
In each and every department and
CIddo WuCl6 dlC EOAC-cu,
unless otherwise specified, en;ries
will positively close Thursday, Oct.
18th, at 6 p. M, and no entries vii
be received~for premiums after that
date. Animals and articles are rel
quired to be on the grounds and |
properly placed by Friday, Oct. 20,
at 10 a. m.
This year the exhibits will be more
numerous than ever before on ac-
count of the many Community Fa;-s
that have been held throughout the
parish. They have all made ar
count Of the many Community Fairs
booths and their exhibits will be
shown special attention.
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31
YANKS EXPLORE
ARCTIC, TROPICS
Forsake Home Comforts Seeking
Specimens and Data World
Over for Scientists.
SEARCH FOR MISSING LIAK"
Stefansson Expedition Is Mapping Lit
tle-known Boundaries of Wran-
gels Island, North of Siberia
Seek "River of Doubt"

New York.-ComfortS of home
weigh little when cast In the balance
with the interests Of science, it is de
clared by museum experts and learned
societies. Expeditions have gone
forth from the United States and for
eign countries into the frozen arctic
the blistering areas Of Africa and to
the varying climes of Asia, South
America and other lands in quest OF
animal and vegetable specimens and
data to add to the knowledge of man.
Some of the explorations have not
stopped with the earth. Conan Doyle
recently claimed to have talked with
his dead relatives, and not a few wire
less operators assert that kindred souls
on Mars were trying to wireless folks
here.
Hunt "Mssng Link"
Among the expeditions now at work
are:
The third Asiatic expedition of the
American Museum Of Natural His
tory, which is to remain five years in
the Orient hopeful of finding the
missing link" and of gathering a
wealth of scientific data.
Lie SleIduSSOu eApoulLiOu WHICH 10
mapping the little-known boundaries
of WrangeIs island. north Of Siberia,
where polar bears are most numerous.
This party Of Americans and Esqui-
maux expects to remain away two or
three years, and Donald B. Macmillan
and his comrades are exploring Baf-
fms land.
An expedition to hunt gorfllas is
trekking in Africa under the direction
of Carl e. Akeley Of the American
Museum Of Natural History. Recently
he reported having bagged a family
of five.
Seek driver of Doubt"
The Mulford biological expedition,
now in South America, is exploring the
headwaters of the Amazon, seeking
Colonel Roosevelt's River of Doubt,
and gathering rare plants and herbs
desired by chemists and the medical
profession
The British expedition which climbed
TO within 5000 feet of the worlds
highest summit, Mount Everest, in
1921, expects to finish the job this year.
Minor expeditions are working in Peru,
Ecuador, Bolivia and elsewhere, most
of them being American.
Roald Amundsen, who is quite used
previous years in the Arctic, will set
forth in the spring on a trip to the
north pole.
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31
DUELIST'S CHIvALRY BARED
Argentine Politician Refuses to Fire
on ary-ReconciIiation
Is Then Effected

Buenos Aires.-The popular fancy
has been captivated by the details OF
a duel which has been fought here by
DR.. Rodolfo Moreno and Senator Fer
nando Saguier.
Doctor Moreno is an eminent con-
servative politician while Senator Sa-
guier is a no less prominent radical
politician. The dispute arose over the
phraseology. Of a radical election post
er. They met with pistols Both
fired at the signal, but neither was
wounded. Doctor Moreno's seconds
noted that Senator Saguier had fired
at the ground, and they then insisted
that Doctor Moreno should stand up
unarmed to receive another shot, but
Senator Saguier refused to fire upon
him. A discussion resulted in rec
onciliation.
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31
HENS SURPASS MINE OF GOLD
600 Yearly-H omestake
$4,000, 900.

Sioux Falls, S. D.-Although South
Dakota is classed as one of the gold
producing states of the Union-Owing
to the fact that the famous Home
stake mine in the Black hills is one
OF the great gold producers Of the
world-it will be a surprise to many
to know that the hens Of South Da-
kota each year produce many times the
value Of the Black hills gold product.
The production of the Homestake
mine is estimated at $6.OOO 900 q
year. The hens on the farms Of South
Dakota figures show, produce $3O,OOO,-
900 a year. For every dollar of South
Dakota gold the South Dakota hens
lay down 50. The record made by
the hens of the state is believed to
make record for states with no
greater population than South Dakota.
South Dakota has no great poultry
farms. There are now about 100000
chickens in South Dakota
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31
WHAT is THE BIGGEST
BLOT ON OUR AMERICAN
LIFE OF TODAY

If you were asked "What is the
biggest blot on our American life OF
today" who would your answer be?
In vague sort of way you have
always told yourself that you know
but the chances are that you have
never given the subject serious
thought.
In recent years calamity and tur-
moil have been lowering about this
world of ours. The great world war,
prohibition, high prices on absolute
necessities of life, money shortage
and other events have filled the daily
newspapers of the country for some
time.
Back of all this, there is some
foundation of events. Each incident
has led it's effects on the other.
There has beena BLOT" on the uni
verse in this generation-the one that
you and l, all of US, live in. What is
it? What is the biggest BLOT on
our American life of tOday?"
Lois Weber's great motion picture
"The Blot"-the great drama of the
nations millions-has set everyone
debating this question, What is this
blot?''
''The Blot" at the Kenworthy Thea
tre Thursday and Friday, will answer
this question-"What is the biggest
BLOT on our American life of today?"
1t is up to you and you and you
to see ''The Blot 1t will answer
a question that has been asked daily.
'sThe Blot" will deliver a message
that is vital and important, one that
will help the children of this and
future generations. 1t will possibly
relieve great poverty that has been
inflicted by the American people up
on group of necessary individuals
that have made supreme sacrifices
in order that our children should not
be neglected.
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31

us that Indigestion is caused by
Hyperacidity, meaning, there is an
excess of hydrochloric acid in the
stomach which prevents complete di-
gestion and starts food fermentation.
Thus everything eaten sours in the
stomach much like garbage sours in
a can, forming acrid fluids and gases
which initiate the stomach like a toy
balloon Then we feel heavy lumpy
misery in the chest, we belch up gas,
we eructate sour food or have heart
burn, flatulance, water thrash or nau-
sea.
He tells us to lay aside all digestive
aids and instead, get from any pharm-
acyfour ounces of Jad Salts and take
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31
REGAINs SIGHT, LOSES JOB
When tsis Blindness ls Cured, Position
in 8Foom Shop in Cleveland
Ceasea-

ClevelanH--Joe Lanzs,. nineteen, has
TDst his JOB and he is anding it hard
er' TO get another one tlsan at any 9TH
er time in ais life.
Joe was working at tie Society for
the Blind, where with other blind men
and boys he caned chairs and did
other jobs in the broon9 shop. One
day he was told TO report to dfspen-
sary for an examination He wasn't
very much interested, having been ex-
amined many times during the 16
years aff1iction without Anything hap.
pening.
But this time he was toBdl they were
going to operate Today he can see
very we'll
''it's wonderful to be able to see
again, but wish I coul0 see job"
he said.
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31
ABANDON CLAY PIPE FURNACE
English Company Declares Small De-
man3 Among Smokers lis Reason
for Closing Plant.

London.-Because of the small de-
mand for clay pipes nowadays T.
George & Co. of ST. Jude's, Bristol,
who have made such pipes for de-
cades, decided to- cfose down. The
last batch of clay pipes was baked In
their kiln recently
Fifty years ago clay pipe making
was the staple industry In the st.
Jude's district, but the IA firms then
engaged in it are no more.
Three generations of the George
family saw the kiln lighted for the
last time Up to twenty years ago
the firm had big South African trade,
the pipes being used by European
traders to barter with natives for
their ivory, gold and other treasures
The daily star-mirror., 1922-01-31

a tablespoonful in glass of water
before breakfast and drink while it
effervescing and furthermore, to con-
tinue for for a week. While relief
follows the first dose, it is important
to neutralize the acidity, remove the
gas-making mass, start the liver,
stimulate the kidneys and thus pro-
mote a free flow of pure digestive
juices.
made the acid of grapes and lemon
juice, combined with lithia and sodi-
um phosphate. The harmless salts is
used by thousands of people for
stomach trouble with excellent re-
suits.