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VOL. I.
OXFORD, N. C. MARH 24, 1922
NO. 19
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D. BROOKS HOSTESS AT
SMART PARTY
.MISS XAXCY MOOnKFIKMI AND
MISS AXXA WKKKS, OK FAC
I'LTV OF ST. DIARY'S,
IIOVOH GCKSTS
On Saturday evening Mrs. J. D.
Brooks entertained at bridge in hon
or of her house guests, Miss Nancy
Moorefield and Miss Anna Weeks,
both of the faculty of St. Mary's, Ra
leigh. From the invitations smartly deco
rated in shamrock leaves to the group
of Irish songs sung by Miss Weeks
at the close of the evening, every de
tail of the affair was delightfully
Irish. It is doubtful if St. Patrick's
birthday ever inspired a more charm
ing party.
To begin with, the rooms of the en
tire first floor were beautifully deco
rated with great branches of snowy
pear blossoms against a background
of vivid foliage. On the piano in th?
reception hall was a growing sham
rock plant. After being presented
to the guests of honor, each arrival
was served with punch made Irish
by mint cherries. On each table
were dainty green baskets filled with
delicious butter candies in the shape
of shamrocks. The individual score
cards also bore this characteristic
Irish decoration.
At the conclusion of a number of
brisk rubbers came the refreshments.
On each table was placed a silver bud
vase holding a single green carna
tion and a tiny Irish flag. The first
couiec ctibUUa of chicken ba1u a l
mold served with green mayonnaise,
pickles, potato chips, sandwiches, and
beaten biscuit. Next came the ices
frozen in the shape of fat Irish pigs
or equally fat Irish gentlemen. Each
individual square of cake had molded
in the icing an Irish harp. Green
frosted coconut balls and fruit cake
were also served with this course. The
third course consisted of coffee serv
ed with green whipped cream and
cheese straws followed by stuffed
figs and green mints. The favors
were small Irish flags and shamrock
bouquets.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the evening was the group of Irish
songs sung with fine feeling by Miss
Weeks, accompanied by Mrs. Wood
all. STORM PARTY
The home of Mr and Mrs. D. H.
Currin was the sene of a joyous oc
casion last Tuesday night wher a few
of Corrinne Carnaiy's class-matf?s
gave her a .-orm party.
After packing two cars with every
thing good to eat, the happy crowd
drove out to their destination, arriving
about 8:30 o'clock. The secret had
been well kept so Corinne was fully
surprised and delighted.
Everybody had a jolly good time.
After many games were played, the
"goodies' danced out. There were
Eskimo pies, zuzu's, apples, bananas,
peanuts, and an assortment of delici
ous home-made candies. When the
clock struck eleven, the guests gave
good-bye. Those present were Misses
Elizabeth Allen, Florine Lewter,
Margaret Davis, Lois Waller, Cynthia
Dorsey, Dorothy Parham, Annie Gray
Burroughs, Martha Cannady, Beth
Cannady, Messrs. Ivey Allen, Joe
Floyd, Herman Meadows, Edwin
Shaw, Bailey Currin and R. M. Cur
rin, Jr.
Beth Cannady
MRS. J.
FIRST ANNUAL GRANVILLE CHAM
PIONSHIPS TO BE HELD HERE
On Friday, March 31st, there wil
be held in Oxford the biggest athletic
meet ever staged in Granville county.
Kvery high school in the county will
be represented and a warm contest
is expected for the various prizes.
The meet is to be held under the
auspices of the high school and the
Oxford Orphanage; and is being pro
moted by coaches Livengood and Dun
can of the same institutions.
It is the object of the Executive
Committee, composed of C. G. Credle,
R. L. Brown, Major Stem, W. W.
Bainhart, F. M. Pinnix, J. F. Webb
and Miss Aldace Fitzwater, to make
the meet an annual affair.
Realizing that the smaller boys
are often neglected, the committee
has also arranged for a grammar
school meet to be held at the same
time. The grammar school meet
will be held at 10 a. m., and the high
rchool at 2:30 p. m.
At one o'clock Governor Morrison
will make an address on Food for
the Home. He is to be the guest of
honor and may, perhaps, say a few
words to the contesting athletes.
Three silver loving cups will be a-
warded. One for the best grammar
i school team, one for the best high
school team, and one for the team
winning the high school relay race.
These cups will be on display, in the
next week, at the Oxford Jewelry
Company. In addition to the cups,
medals will be awarded to the ath
letes winning first and second highest"
numbers of points in their respective
classes.
Admission to the meet is free. We
want your support. We expect it.
It is due your boys. Come out and
show them you believe in them and
their efforts for clean, healthful sport.
If you have ever seen a track meet
you will surely be there. If you
haven't, you can't afford to miss this
one.
Watch for the window cards, with
a list of the events to be staged. Then
come and make it a big day for Ox
ford. Show the Governor that Gran
ville County believes in physical train
ing. ATHLETICS
THiCK, GIRLS' nASKKTHAM. AX1
n A SI'.n A LL NOW OCCl'PY TIIK
STACK
The track men are hard at work
preparing for the county meet to be
held on the 31st and the state meet
to be held on April 7th. 0. H. S.
has a lot of promising material and
we are hoping to make a splendid
showing in both meets.
The girls are still playing basket
ball and improving every day. They
expect to play three more games be
fore closing their season. Oxford can
really be proud of their fair, coy
representatives. They surely are the
stuff.
About forty men answered Coach
Livengood's call for baseball candi
dates. We expect the best team this
year in the history of the high school.
The season opens on April 10th,
when the local boys engage the ball
tossers from Loiiisburg.
The schedule includes such teams as
Henderson, Louisburg, Durham and
Raleigh.
ITINERA! OF REV. JOHN E. WOOL
Many people throughout North
(Jarolina were saddened by the death
if Rev. John E. Wool, which occurred
i Jackson, Miss., on March 18. The
lfdy was brought to Oxford for bu- day night, March 17. Mr. Wilson,
Hal; services were held in the Pres- the field secretary of North Carolina,
lyterian church of which Rev. Mr. made a very fine talk on Endeavor
Wool was pastor for nearly six year6. Work. After Mr. Wilson's address,
''hat Mr. Wool enjoyed the esteem . a social hour was enjoyed. The fol
fld love of Oxford people was shown j lowing took part in a delightful pro
iy the large crowd that came to pay (gram: Misses Edith Howell, Annie
i last tribute to his memory.
The floral tributes were many and
Itautiful.
Annie Gray Burroughs
SURPRISE AUTOMOBILE SHOW
A surprise automobile show was
) ill at high school this week. Mr.
( . O. Mainor, manager of the Oxford
Tody Company, brought a most in
teresting exhibit of five miniature
t nick bodies. There were two school
t as bodies, one canopy-topped deliv
i -y body, a stake platform body, an
(nen express body, with cabs and
vindshields to match.
The dimensions of the bodies were
all just one-fourth regular size, an 1
i i volume were one-sixty-fourth. The
rost interesting little sample is the
t iodel of the twelve-foot school bus
vhich is fifteen inches wide and thirty
f tx inches long; yet is finished up as
nnely as the regular size bus.
During the past year the Oxford
!y Co, has sold one hundred
t lool bodies in North Carolina, and
i j preparing for the increased
cr p
school session.
MRS. R. C. CRAVEN HERE
The many friends of Mrs. R. C.
Craven were glad to have her in
town for a few days this week. Mrs.
Craven, who is making her home in
Durham for the present, has a very
special place in the hearts of Oxford
people. Oxford loves Mrs. Craven,
not only on her own account, but also
because of her relation to the work
of her husband whose splendid ser
vice to this community will live as
long as memory endures. During her
stay in Oxford, Mrs. Craven was the
guest of Mrs. James Horner.
Till: lilt AWHAfK
A good Methodist asked John Wes
ley to advise him in regard to a cer
tain woman well known to both.
The great preacher told the man
that he never would be happy if he
married her.
"But she is a member of your
church, isn't she?"
"Yes," was the reply.
"And you think she is a Christian
woman?"
"I do."
"Well, then, why should I not mar
ry her?"
"Because," replied Wesley, "t,he
Lord can live with a great many peo
ple that you and I can't"
A POI.ISIIKI) DIPLOMAT
"Did you see anything that
particularly struck your fancy when
you were looking around the furni
ure shops today?" asked a young hus
band of his bride on her return from
a tour of furniture inspection.
"Yes," she replied, "I saw some
thing exceedingly pretty in looking
glasses." "I have no doubt you did," he ob
served, "if you looked into them."
And the halo of a calm, sweet
peace rests upon that home.
j CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR MEETS
One of the most interesting and
enjoyable meetings ever held in Ox-
ford for young people was the special
Christian Endeavor meeting on Fri-
Lou Williams, and Lucy Taylor
Baird, Messrs. T. B. Rose and Herbert
Rountree. Cream and cake were serv
ed. Much of the credit for this delight
ful occasion must go to Miss He'en
Clement who was largely responsible
for planning the meeting.
Annie Gray Burroughs
PROMISES
I I'o you know what a promise is?
: Well, it's just about the easiest thing
l on earth to break and the hardest to
put together again. If you have your
I choice between breaking a leg and a
i promise, my advice is to break the
j leg. A gentleman may break his leg
1 and remain a gentleman, but if he
breaks his word he loses all claim to
the title.
The other day I was reading in the
American Hoy about a business man
who wanted to hire a young fellow
for a certain job. Two boys applied
for the position. The prospective
employer made inquiries of a friend
who knew both boys.
"Well," said the friend, "young
Smith i a ji'MMino- sort f H; nVh
ing brilliant about him. Young
Jones is as smart as a whip and as
keen as mustard. But I've noticed
this about Smith, when he makes a
promise he keeps it. If he says 'I'll
do a thing,' he does it. I'm not so
sure about Jones."
"Tell Smith the job is his," said
the employer. "That's a quality
worth more than brilliancy."
Moral: Don't make a promise care
lessly, but boat glue when it comes to
sticking.
Jack Brinkley
WHEN THE WAITER CAME
"Were you ringing the bell, sir?"
asked the waiter of the customer who
had been busy with the bell for fif
teen minutes.
"Ringing it, man?" echoed the cus
tomer. "I have been tolling it. I
thought you were dead."
A WISE OMISSION
Murphy, the foreman, was sent to
the railroad office to report a slight
accident in the gang repairing the
track. He was handed a blank and
got along all right until he came to
the space healed "Remarks." After
staring at it a while he beckoned to
the clerk.
"What's the matter, Pat?" asked
that official.
"Well, sor," said Murphy, "ye see
it was Bill's big toe he hit wid the
hammer,' and it wudn't luk well for
me to write down th' raymarks Bill
made."
Ill MAN NATl Iti:
"ty's a funny thing about human
nature," said Jones, as he walked
home with his next-door neighbor.
"What's funny about it?"
"Why, if you tell a man there are
270,169,325,481 stars he'll believe you,
but if a sign says 'Fresh Paint' he
won't believe it without a personal investigation."
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