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Richard H una PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS LET'S ALL BOOST OXFORD FOR A BIGGERr BETTER OXFORD VOL. I. OXFORD, N. C, FEBRUARY 3 1922 NO. 12 CM ARTICLE X Of all the problems which have en gaged the thoughts of the American people in the last decade perhaps the knottiest is that presented by the League of Nations, especially as it is affected by article X, which reads as follows: "The members of the league undertake to respect and pre- serve, as against external aggression, the territorial integrity t.nd exist- ing- political independence of all mem- bers of the league. In case of any such aggression or in case of any danger of threat of such aggression, is by way of saying that the question jrjn Gf tne movement for co-operative a Person that thinks coals are dia the council shall advise upon the j of beauty came up for discussion in marketing? From what I have read ni0ds (and I have heard of such a means by which this obligation shall eleventh Enirlish one dav not so lone .,,i una-A tk.f v.,..,o,. case) would be called an onfimisr be fulfilled." There are two sides to every ques tion, and no person can get a fair understanding of any proposition by studying only one side. The oppos ers of said article claim that it will be detrimental to the independence of America, that it will take away her right of exercising her independence in dealing with other countries, in stead of actinjr of her own free will and accord. In international misun derstandings, her course of action must be advised by the League of Na tions. If other nations are advised by the League of Nations to declare war, America, regardless of whether or not she has been ill-treated or of fended, must follow the other warring- nations to a bloody battleground. On the other hand, we do need a supreme council representing the in- terest of the nations of the earth, be- j cilitde.' airolanes. automobiles, wire- 1 less telopraphy, telephones, and rws-j papers have brought the world into one creat commonwealth. Before this was realized, a schoolboy fired a pistol which plunged the whole world into the greatest war that the world has ever known. A community can- not be independent of the county gov- j ernment any more than the county j can oe inuepeiiuenw ui me tLaie gov ernment, or the state can be indepen dent of the national government. On the same principle, the world has be come one great family, and if the I supreme court of the state is of more ! importance than the superior court of the county or the supreme court of the United States means more to the safety of the nation than tne state court, how much more do we need a supreme council representing the in terests of the earth, let it be called the League of Nations, supreme court of the world, or "whatever it may be called? Humanity demands that the nations of the earth so organize. Jack Usry IF THE TRUTH WERE TOLD A wedding of little interest to most people in this community took place yesterday when Mary Jones finally rucceeded in putting the blinkers on John Brown. Poor John looked like "a lamb led to the slaughter." Suggested by Elizabeth Hunt ! NOTICE ! In last week's Tattler, the article I dealing with the departure of Mr. i Oglesby from our community, was i "endorsed" incorrectly. This article 1 was a combination of articles submit- I ted by Edwin Shaw, Annie Gray Burroughs and Herbert Rountree, Jr. This mistake was made by the "high authoritSes," and we wanted to take this opportunity to right the matter, BEAUTY "A thinjr of beauty is a joy for ever." So sang John Keats whose brief life was spent in trying to show a stupidly matter-of-fact world that beauty is its own excuse for being Perhaps you have heard some of th" grown-ups at your house claim that i "Pretty is as pretty does." If you ' think about it long enough, you may j come to the conclusion that the poet and your maiden aunt had the same idea about pulchritude. All of which . I ago. Many suerirestive ideas were submitted. It was interesting to note successful in marketing their pro- an optimist for believing that you that everybody seemed to be agreed on (uct on tni. co-operative plan, the to- have any stnse at all. You say that this point: Beauty has nothing to d bacco growers of the country are ask- daily occurrences and manners of liv with what one gets from drutf sUr" ,,, to bjIld themselves in a five-year in are proof.that you are not insane, boxes wehther they contain pills or contract to sell their product only ut all these occurrences may be a rouge. Each member of the das:: through a proposed co-operative mar- musements given for us by some kind was asked to write a paragraph ev keting association. The contract is hearted people who feel sorry for u; pressing his idea of beauty in some sajd to b(f jt,j,aiy binding on the far- and our houses may be up-to-date ay phase. We append the results in twc .,. at east. if he signs he must lums. Now, we take it for grants 1 instances: Beauty is the divinest expression of nature. Consider a waterfall ai viewed by moonlight. Above, ont may see mass upon mass of billowy clouds sprinkled with twinkling stars, Presently the moon emerpes from a temporary retreat and rides majesti cally into view. Her radiance dim.-, the glory of the stars. One by on they hide themselves in shame. Iiu1 look! There is the whole scene rt fleeted inthe'ueep, pare waters of tlJf lv'movinir flood as ft. harries' tow irl the edge of the dami Crest upon' crest of foam and spray are hurled int the black, seethino- nool below. An incessant roar as of a mighty forest wind fills the air. Surely all this is God's way of expressing beauty, Edwin Shaw There .g nothjnc mQn leasinj? the &m th&n crumpled little hand of a baby. Its faint exquisite color cannot be paint i ed on canvas. There is a soft, warm touch with which the velvety flower petals cannot compare. There is an indefinable something which is more suggestive of purity than the clearest brook. And yes, there is something more than this. Who has ever felt the tiny fwigers close about one of his own rough dig-its without experienc ing a sense of shame because of his own unworthiness? Again, who has ever studied the little hand without dreaming of what good that tiny member might accomplish? Everyone is affected in some way by the exquisite beauty of a baby' hand. Hereert Rous tree, Jr. HUNGRY T The lunch counter at the high school is now in operation, and the M. E. i Junior Baracas, who have it in charge, have been very successful I thus far. The "menu" for the first ! day was composed of a variety of j candies, peanuts, grams, raisins, etc. For the next day, the boys brought a supply of doughnuts, ham .sand- 'icbes and other .things which were Quickly disposed of. As business picks up, the committee is planning to introduce soup and light lunches, so that anyone wishing to remain at school during the dinner . hour may do so without fear of im- j mediate starvation. , REECE ON CO-OPERATIVE MAR KETING In Oxford, as in every other town in the tobacco belt, there is much in terest manifested at present in the question of co-operative marketing. On the surface of things, the senti ment is overwhelmingly in favor of the new scheme. At the risk of placing myself in the hopeless minority, I want to say a word or two on th "ther side. jn tne first piace what is the ori- iivuiiif i , jTviiii l 1 1 a I, uciauc niv ,,.; r0i;f,; v, iw signs. stick. But who will stick to the far mer: hat man or group or men assume any responsibility toward him? It is doubtless true that the Cali fornia fruit growers have been great ly benefited by their plan of co-operative marketing. But we must re nember that fruit is a product ready lor immediate consumption. Tobac- o, on the other hand, must go thru , . , . . Jn lonx .process, of drying,,, rfrJryuc. manufacture,' andmcBoyiji ;nWore - . ,. , - V, l '"1f Pucta cannot' be successfully, sold in the same manner as manufactured fKK,s or fruits reatly for the con fumer. I wonder if it has occurred to our co-operative marketing- enthusi asts that it is the character of the product rather than the plan of mar keting that is largely responsible for the success of the plan? The friends of co-operative mar- ketinp; make much of the fact that under the present system of sales the same pile of tobacco does not always bring the same price. Every tobacco buyer will admit the truth of this statement. But will the boosters of the new scheme be equally frank in admitting that 98 per cent of the to- bacco sold bring a uniform market price? Occasionally a buyer bids too much for a pile of tobacco. Any one who has followed the auctioneer and observed the auction sales knows that some piles appear to be sold above the market and others below. Sometimes the farmer gets the low- bid; sometimes he gets the high bid. In the long run he get the average j market price. ' . ! It i proposed under the co-opera- tive plan to employ expert pradeo t. pass on the tobacco. There will, of course, be times wnen large quanu- , ties WH come to a receiving house, j Will it be possible to secure m-u so j competent that no mistakes will be ' made in grading? 'Is there a tobac- co man living who would not occa- sionally put a pile of superior quality in a low grade, or squeeze a pile un- , der standard in a high grade. Will , there not be in grading the same ten- Jency to err which we find in bidding. ; " ,s Ba'" ""u T ' , ' j r W inru ProP Pn of cooperative market- ,n than he is under th existinj; 8chme of M,e b auction. Edgar Reece HAD YOU THOUGHT OF THIS? Are you crazy? I hope not, but I don't know. Am I crazy? Aain ! hope not, but again I don't know. You will naturally conclude that I am crazy after reading this, but you don't know. A crazy person Joes not know that he is insane. Neither do we know that we are not "daffy". You might think your intelligence is average, but a crazy person thinks the same of himself; consequently, you might be as insane as anybody. This may be called pessimism. Hut f-- Therefore, vou could call yourself that our readers are up to the star. dard, mentally. Possibly this is flat Wry. Anyhow, no one is accused of being mentally unbalanced, so don't misunderstand me. The staff may be crazy for all I know. But how am I to Ik; sure that there is a staff? Nev ertheless, let us hope that we have brains, and be optimistic enough to work on that basis. Author's note: The above was in- i u , uurrieu rvuuuur ot sonic ( of my contri6utitna to former Wa 4 rfj yr; t .u indeed If 1 were -to txJieve tha believe that my brain was functioning when I wrote some of that stuff. Herbert Rountree, Jr. IS WILL MITCHELL RIGHT? It was raining1 cats and dojrs that day. At recess a bunch of boys wa ! gathered about the radiator as usual engaged in the pleasant pastime of taking; the world to pieces to see what makes it go round. Will Mitchell was holding forth when I came in. "Well, I'll tell you fellows what: . I mean to po to college if I have to work my way through. There must be something to this education idea or , so many people wouldn't be 'nuts' about it. I may be crazy, but I'm poing to rind out." The Passerby TEMPERANCE AND LAW OR OR DER DAY At its last meeting the General Assembly of .North Carolina provided that the Superintendent of Public In- traction should set apart a suitable date to be observed as Temperance anJ Law or 0rder Day gupt E c Brooks has Fcbruary 10 and has requeste1 the schoo,s of the Statt to make pang accordinrly, Wfcy not RUrt jn Ume and put on a rcay worthwhile program in our gcn0ol? It might not be a bad , . . litcrarv societies to take up th? nd push jt thnj AccordinfJ to a pamphlct issued by Dr Brook th? prjme object ifi ob servinjr the day is to teach school ftnd they arp just &s truI citizens of North Carolina and the United States as are therrown- ups. uoth Mr. Lredle and Mr. liarn hart are supplied with material. Let's get to work and find out what it is. all about. James Webb