Albemarle streets were crowded from early morn until late at night, Saturday. The occasion was the Rural Commencement of the County Schools. Thousands of school children and parents and teachers and those who did not have school children were present.
The parade started down at Hearne’s grove about 10 o’clock.
The parade was over an hour passing a given point.
Each school was in a crowd by itself, accompanied by the teachers as Captains. Most of the girls in each school had a dress of distinctive color. Some very fine floats were in the parade. Floats were seen from East Albemarle, Richfield, New London, Aquadale, Endy, Oakboro, Stanfield, Clairmont and Millingsport.
After the parade the following program was carried out at the Court House.
10:45 A.M. – Debate--City School Auditorium—Resolved, That the Inter-Alien War Debt Should Be Cancelled.”
Affirmative—New London: Christine Miller, Mary Ross Ritchie. Negative—Endy: Dolleta Bost, Nora Burleyson.
Preliminary Singing Contest, E. Albemarle, New London, Richfield and Clairmont.
10:45—Court House—Affirmative--Endy: Bertha Smith, Margaret Morton. Negative—New London: Clay Miller, Jennie Lee Blalock.
Preliminary Singing Contest—Millingport, Stanfield Oakboro, Endy and Aquadale.
AFTERNOON PROGRAM:< P> 2 P.M.—City School Auditorium—Reading Contest
Beulah Parker—E. Albemarle—“I’se Bad.”
Mildred Rogers—Richfield—"Under the Buggy Seat”
Annice Huneycutt—Clairmont—“Naughty Zell”
Annie Lou Sides—Millingport—“Kentucky Bell”
Nettie Temple—Locust—“How a Girl Saved The Lightning Express”
Mary Alma Hinson—Oakboro—“Before the War”
Bertie Hinson—Endy—“Mrs. Smart Learns to Skate”
Merle Tausch—Aquadale—“Nothing to Do Till June”
Eugenia Lanier—Norwood—“Entertaining the Missionary Lady”
2 p.m.—Court Huse—Declamation Contest
Ramie Turner—E. Albemarle—“The Poker Scrape”
Bennett Crooke—New London—“Mother, Home and Heaven”
Alvin Rowland—Millingport—“Paw’s New Car” [Pa’s?]
James Love—Stanfield—“My Trip to Chicago”
Edgar Lambert—Endy—“The Unknown Speaker”
Alfred Ledbetter—Hinson—“America, A World Power”
G.G. Lampey—Norwood—“Bud’s View”
Awarding prizes at City School.
CONTRIBUTORS
Morrow Bros. & Heath Company
International Harvester Co. (Charlotte)
Albemarle Real Estate & Insurance Co.
Stanly Hardware Co.
Cabarrus Savings Bank
F.W. Austin & Sons
Austen-Wolfe Motor Co.
General Seating Co. (Charlotte)
E.E. Snuggs
Stanly Auto Co.
Hickory Handle & Mfg. Co. (Conover)
Albemarle Plumbing Co.
Stanly Bank & Trust Co.
First National Bank
Riff’s Department Store
From the front page of Selders’ Weekly, Rockingham, N.C., April 25, 1924. The Press—The “Tongue” of the Country; May It Never Be Cut Out.
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