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.... Sr - t THE COUNTY PAPER PUBLISHED TWICE-A-WEEK WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS .TOABE AT-HKIE : ; THROW AWAY THE MAIL-' ' ORDER CATALOGUE AND TRADE AT HOIIE OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 7URDAY, MARCH 20, 1915. NUMBER 27. VOLUME XXX. DlTTKl tiff TO Js vyl 1LP Ita li i M j jP jLj 4 jri MR.BRUMMITTIHTERVIEVED TALKS INTERESTINGLY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Senator Currin's Crop Lien Law Bill Did Not Pass The House and Be come a Law. Finding Representative Dennis G. ; IJrummittjwijtli a spare moment, and inV the best of health andsirite . interviewed .hiiia on some of. the- mosf important measures takenp by the General Assembly With that direct and sincerity of statement which has characterized Mr. Brummitt in all public matters, he said: "I am glad of the opportunity to answer your questions in regard to the work of the. General Assembly. In the beginning I may say that a feeling of conservatism was notice- " able among the members at this ses sion. Those members who are ordi narily styled 'progressives' were dis posed to be careful as to the legisla tion advocated by them. On all sid es the general impression was that in the present depressed financial condition of the country no radical departures should be countenanced. And yet much legislation of a per manently beneficial character was en-acted- "Of course, the two great measures of the session' were the anti-jug act and the primary law. I take it that your readers haye followed the his tory of these two -pieces of legisla tion and are fully acquainted with their" provisions. "There were two other acts of this session to which little attention has been directed and yet which I believe will be of far-reaching effect and ben efit. I refer to the rural credit bill and the bill amending and extending the building and loan association law to rural communities and making it specially, applicable to rural needs. These bills were the outgrowth and result of the visit to Mr. John Sprunt Hill and Lieutenant Governor Daugh tridge to Europe with , the Gommis sioh sent abroad to study rural credit problems. In the Senate these bills were handled by Mr. McRea, of Mecklenburg and in the House they, were placed in my charge. We -were suceess&il inhavjng Jhem passed by both branches, arid we believe that if the provisions of these, bills are prop erly utilized by. our farmers that they will undoubtedly result in the better ing of rural-conditions and in provid ing short term credit -for farmers." "Nothing was done about the crop lien law. Senator Currin's bill pro viding for the repeal of this law and preventing the giving of a lien or mortgage on a crop until it was ma tured was by. a , divided vote reported favorably by the Senate committee on Agriculture. The House committee on Agriculture reported a similar bill unfavorably. Mr. Currin's bill was amended when it came up in the -Senate so as to limit the giving of a lien or mortgage on a crop to $300 per horse for theyear 1916 and pro viding for a gradual reduction of this amount " for each" year , ': until 1 9 20 v.. when the law was to "be repealed en- tireiy. In this ,shape " his bill was passed by the Senate In the last days of the session, came over to the -House and was referred to Judiciary . Committee. No.. 1 This committee re ported the bill unfavorably and on Monday, the 62nd day of the session, : Mr. Sellars of Robeson county moved to take the bill from the unfavorable -. - calendar and place it . bit the favor able calendar. This motion was lost ..-.'and the Assembly adjourned next day with no action taken on the subject. "I found considerable sentiment in the House in favor .of a modification - of. the crop lien law, but very little for its absolute repeal. I believe a bill could have been passed that would haye prevented the giving of such a lien or mortgage before March first of the year in which the crop was to be grown. The general view was that such' a law would promote economy on the port of people who now rely upon the crop lien and that any greater change would produce so great1 a tightening of credit as would cause greater evils than the ones ad- "" vacates-of the repeal were attempting to escape from. "Another source of opposition en ' countered by the advocates of the Currin bill was the feeling that no I-distinction had been made between a . ' planted and an unplanted crop. A crop,- planted and growing, is prop ferty as much property as a horse, ..mule . or cow. It was felt by many "that it is but a short step from a law that will prevent the mortgaging of a planted crop to one that will pre- "vent the mortgaging of the farmers - horse,- mule or- cow, and if one can "x- l)e " done the other- may .be expected tto fdllow. -r' '- K : : : . "As this Ts'the regular year for the '" assessment of property the Machinery Act necessarily provides for the mak ing of such an assessment. The act as passed provides for a county asses (Continued on Page Four) ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS GATHERED FROM THE TOWN AND COUNTY Happenings That are of Interest to the Many Readers Of the Public Ledger. - The Easter Hat The baldhea ded men in' the church pew on Easter morning will look like pieces of statuary in a flower garden. Entertainment Postponed The musical entertainment an nounced for this Friday night at Ox ford College has been postponed. The Appointed Time Oxford's spring clean-up day has been appointed and it should be ob served to the strict letter of the law. We Got It A wise man once had a dollar which he wanted to invest where it would bring him the greatest pos sible returns. We got it." Cool Beach Suits R. L. Brame Company is making some handsome Cool Beach Suits for business and nleasure. See adv. else where in this paper. A Thoughtless Act We raw a man spit on the floor of store the other day. He seemed a not to know that this is the way sev eral contagious diseases are spread. The Kind That Kills The trouble is' the blind tigers can take a quart of real whiskey ana make several gallons of the kind of tuff that kills. Land Sale The land of George Thorpe and wife is advertised for sale elsewhere in this paper by B. K. Lassiter, Trus tee. Administrator's Sale We call attention to "the Adminis trators Sale of stock and" accounts of the late J. F. Edwards,published else where in this paper. On the Way The palsy of the war is past, the 3kies are brightening everywhere, confidence -is slowly but surely re turning, and prosperity is on the way Let us make ready! Higher Class of Animals "Better and cheaper meat, a high? Srcla'ssbrSnimats and - a -lmowledge of the business" are the slogans be- ine adooted . by the Pig Club men everywhere. . " '' Stricken With Paralysis We regret to learn that Mrs. R. E Booth, the wife of Deputy Sheriff Booth, was stricken with paralysis Thursday and is in a critical condi .ion. . - - - : New Cells -ii -i I A representative of tWelt'v?an'IIorn ron Worke jvas; in: . pxrofa rnursuay booking over, the county jail with' a view of placing a bid for the new ells to be added. The New Shapes If you think you see what look? ike a submarine sailing down the treets, it isn't any submarine at all 't is a girl wearing one of those new nats. I ... ' Feel the Thrill Work brings cash, cash creates bappiness and happiness just makes the world go around. Read the ad vertisements cf our merchants and 3ur. banks and feel the thrill. I Rub Your Eyes Thoso- who want to see things hum can look out of the window not later han April 1st and it will not be an April fool joke either. There will be something doing in the way of busi ness in the old town. Automobile Owners Mr. E. H. Crenshaw has completed lhe large addition to his garage on Hillsboro street which is to be used as an up-to-date automobile repair 3hOD. See adv. elsewhere in this paper. Road Sentence The notorious George Jackson colored, who was recently convicted Cor retailing and sentenced to the roads for a period of six months, was aken to Person county Tuesday by Superintendent Moore. District Meeting A number of the members of the Oxford Lodge of Odd Fellows will at tend the Ninth District meeting of the order in Durham this Friday night Mr. H. M. Shaw is down on the pro ?rara for a speech and there are oth er good things, too- Julius Caesar "Julius Caesar," the mightiest spec tacle in the history of the moving pictures in six parts, -will be seen at the Orpheum next Monday night. A minature city with 20,000 people cov ering eight blocks is employed in making this wonderful piece of pho tographing. See adv. in this paper The Day of Days The ladies of Granville are looking forward with pleasure t the millin ery opening in Oxford next week There are five large establishments in handling the latest styles. They are The Long Company, Perkinson-Green Company, Landis & Easton, Cohri & Son, and Mrs. T. Lanier. Tuesday and Wednesday are the days- THE POINTS OF ADVANTAGE - -- . ' - ' ,:: : fr - - ..... GOOD WEATHER WILL HASTEN . ' .the" end'" -"' '.i vp!5 The Allies Are Getting Ready f6jr;fh4 "Big Rush" Towards the; Gennw - " . ' l$iider. - - . '. - i -.r" HOPEFUL NOTE FROM LONDOk), While Earl Kitchener, Secretary for War. and other Cabinet Ministers are bending their energies . towards increasing the output of war. ma terial and are encouraging- recruit ing, complete optimism prevails. ; That the victories of last week en tailed heavy sacrifices . and that tl16 casualty lists must increase asrtne war progresses is fully, realized, but everybody in England believes that when the time comes for the,; bg push" there will be no turning; DacK The armies of Belgium,--I Great Britain and France, are fighting' f r the points which will be Of the greatest advantage to the army hold-' ing them when the advance begins. According to the French communica tion the Belgians continue, to im- prove their posiuons m -riauuwB, and the French to the north, of Ar ras and in Champagne have added minences to their gains which are4 of some importance. ; The French and German, official communications, however, are so ontradictory that it is difficult to decide whether any change is being made generally in the disposition of he opposing armies. vi "j The Russian Army is rushing 3,000,000 fresh troops to the front. -? Sunshine " We are knocking on the door oj Spring with sunshine and hope a the threshold. The metaphorical re awakening of spring is at hand and loon the sap will run up the tree? tVe nroDose for a soring elexir: "A little corfifier.ee m the future; a lit - lie cash and order mailed for sub scription to' the Public Ledger' Re mits, a lot of sunshine in regular semi-weekly dividends. - . ;' CHICKENS BY WEIGHT but cThincs; OansidereQ, -taat;- is 4Ji Best Thing to Dow; - f We saw an Oxford lady, walk up to a coop of chickens . on the sidewalk the other, day and select the .best hen and told the grocery man to send it up to her house. We asked the grocery man if he would weigh the chicken before sending it, and learned that he would not. We insisted, and he doubled the chicken's head back un der its wings and laid it on the scales, and to his surprise he found that the hen weighed seven and one-half pounds. After applying the mathe matical test, the groceryman turned to' us and remarked in a confidential one that he has lost 25 cents on the deal. - Praises Granville Grays , Capt. E. E. Fuller, - of the Gran ville Grays, is in receipt of a letter from Mayor General Lenard Wood, which he prizes very highly. The letter comes from Governor's Island, New York Harbor, and it, is signed by the hand of General Wood himself, ltfis in praise of the splendid showing the' Granville Grays made at recent inspection. The letter will be neatly framed and hung on the walls of the armory. Liquor in Egg Crates r An old friend living along the Nat ional Highway in North Granville, says that a large quantity of liquor is being brought into the county by automobiles and horse-drawn vehic les.; Whiskey bottles packed in egg grates and covered over with a layer of eggs is the most favorable device in use to fool the people. OLD 'AUNT MARY Yoii Will Remember the Good Inno cent Soul. - Ed Mclntire says that Aunt Mary is the best old soul you'll meet in many a day. She's tended tocher knitting in the good old-fashioned way. She never gabs nor gossips, she has no time to gad , she seldom reads "he papers, 'cause, she says, they make her sad. She drove to town the other afternoon to shop around a bit and a merchant -invited her to 3it. Says he "Aint this war awful?" and Aunt Mary says "My Land I Aint heard about it I aint even heard no band.".' And. the - merchant says; "Sure, old England and France and Russia, toot are fighting the Kaiser, why,, it's worsi than.. '6.2.'" Aunt Mary answered sweetly as she start ed on her way, "Well they've got nice weather for it, 'cause it's jest a lovely day." . ' LOST BETWEEN FIRE DEPART ment and Mr. J. C. Howard's resi dence Saturday cne pair pliers, ! .. wrench and roand file. Finder will return to W. H. BRITT. iCOUNTYCOMMEIICEMEIIT iTERESTING PROGRAM OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS fZfirjthing is Being Shaped Up For rthe:Most Interesting Event of the Tear. r program t "ini.de from Horner Park 10 : 30. -Colonial " Days ' in North Caror ;1,Yliria' 11:00. v-t ijifialeigh at Court of Queen Eliza ylfbeth -Oxford. J.; Lost Colony of Roanoke Hester. $V Adventure on the Neuse Hicks. iFlora McDonald- Salem. iX-Tryon and the Regulators Brown- 'r: ing. '-: . S Edenton Tea Party Enon. h-First Sound, of Liberty s Bell Knott's Grove." g. Vision Realized Creedmoor. Recitation and Declamation Contest. Commencement . Address Mr. Z. V. Judd. Presenting Certificates andawarding " prizes in the essay contests. Story Telling Contest for Primary. Grades to be held in Oxford Graded .? ' School Building at 3:00. Athletic Contest at Horner Park 3:30." - r. '; " Track Events 2 2 0 yard dash ; 50 c. yard dash: 100 yard dash; Suit ; case race ; . High jump ; Mile run. LINE OF MARCH Last Saturday Mr. Eugene Crews, Chief Marshal and his assistants de cided on the following plan for the line of march of the commencement Friday, March 26th. -Historical pageant represented by following schools: . Raleigh at Court of Queen Eliza beth ... . ... ... .Oxford Lost Colony of Roanoke. ... . .Hester Adventure on the Neuse Hicks Flora McDonald - Salem Try on and the Regulators. .Browning denton Tea Party . . . . . . -Enon First Sound of Liberty's Bell, Knott's ' Grove. . , , ' Vision .Realized ; .Creedmoor ewine Class . . V. . .' . Stem i Cooking Class . ; . . , . Stem fewing Class v . . . 1 . Knap cf Reeds Sato Clubs.; Corn Clubs. 4vrvl Vrlt.a- ptJWUlS. v lil-. w. der the direction oir$tr: Nr Fr Hob- good. , -: '. Brassfield Township Schools under he direction of the township marshal Mr. Willie Bobbitt Banks, No. 1; Grove Hill, No. 2 ; Brassfield, Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, . ..' v.Dutchville .Township under the di rection of Mr.; Will Daniel; Lyons No 2 ;. Creeduior No. 3; Knap of Reeds No. 1; Northsida No. 4; Molly Hil No. 5; Perry No. 6; Hester No. 7. Fishing Creek under the direction of Mr. W. E. Dorsey. District Nos. 1, 2, 3; Currin, No. 4"; Corinth No. 5; Knott's Grove No. 6; Browning No.7 Oak Hill under the direction of Mr J. S. Watkins. Oak Hill, Nos. 1, 2, 3 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; Oxford No. 3. Salem under the direction of Mr George Parham. Penny Hill No. 1 ; Salem No. 2 : Dexter No. S ; Pine idge No. 4 ; Oxford No. 1. Sassafras Fork under the direction of Mr. D. N. Burwell. Stovall No. 1; Bullock No. 2 ; District No. 3 ; Grassy 2 reek No. 4 Tally Ho under the direction of Mr. Otho Daniel. Tally Ho No. 1; Stem No. 2; District No. 3; Williford No 4; Graham, No 5; Providence No. 6; Enon No. 7 ; Tar River No. 8 ; District No. 9. Waliyit Grove under the direction of Mr. Roy Daniel. District Nos. 12 3; Berea; Satterwhite, No. 4; Sunset No. 5: Howard No. 6;, Oxford No. 2; Edgefield. If the teachers of your schools have gone home the committee is urged to see that the children have ah opportunity of coming to the ex ercises and marching in the parade Special Announcement The Anchor Store Company, Hen derson, : invite you to attend their Spring opening Wednesday and Thursday, March 24th and 25th. In an announcement elsewhere in this paper, your attention is called to the millinery and coat suit departments They invite you to come to Hender- :on and spend a day . with them. MiUinery Opening The formal millinery opening o Landis & Easton will take place next Tuesday and Wednesday. A beautifu assortment and a cordiality awaits the ladies of Granville county. The buyers for Landis & Easton are back from the Northern markets and the goods have been marked, and the prices and selections were never more inviting than they are at this season See the display adv.; of "Granville's Biggest and Best Store" elsewhere in the Public Ledger. The Long Row t oV.ir Hfl t.irn ov.'ry flow ..e ev-iy tun work. There gold at the end of the long row. GO AND COME I I1UOL lN SOME YOU KNOW AND SOME YOU DO NOT KNOW ersonal Items About Folks and Their Friends Who Travel Here and There. ' Mr. J. W. Daniel of Route ,7, was n Oxford .Tuesday. V- Mr. E. G.--Couch, of Goldsborowas n Oxford Tuesday. " Mr. L. K. Knott, of Route 1, was a town visitor Thursday. Mr. J. H. Stem, of Stem, was in town Thursday. Mr. Herbert Crews, of Watkins, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. B. W. Parham is in Lexington on legal business. . Mrs. Laura Buhl is in a'Richmond hospital for treatment. Miss Gambell Jones is visiting Miss Edna White. Mr. Henry Hicks, of Route 3, was a town visitor Wednesday. Mr. Doc 'Hunt, of Stem, visited our town Wednesday. Mr. A. J. Dickerson, of Route 3, was on our streets Wedensday. Mr. Hood Parham, of Route 3, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. Leonard Cheatham, of Wat kins, was in Oxford Wednesday. j Mr. Goodrich Wilson, of Stovall, visited our town Wednesday. Miss Blanche Adcock, of Route 5, was on our streets Wednesday. Mr. Carl Piper, of Route 6, was in Oxford Wednesday. Mr. W. G- Averett, of Rout 6, was in town Wednesday. - Mr. J. R. Daniel, of Route 1, was in town Wednesday. . Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Crews, of Route 2, were Oxford visitors Wednesday. Mr. B. Y. Hunt, of Route 3, was in town Wednesday . - Mr. Taylor Hobgood, of Route 1, was an. Oxford visitor Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Parham, of Route 3, were in Oxford Wednesday Miss May White i Is spending the week end in Raleigh otteejryinjf in the city schools. .Mr. W. R. Kimball v and wife, of Route 6 were Oxford: visitors wedr nesday. . :k '---X: iMrs. :Hv: J: Jlobarj has. irom. a visit .. . to her daughter . in We are glad to learn that Mrs. Joe Baird, who has been suffering with a evere case of grippe is improving. -Misses Lois Rogers.Cathefine Moss and Mr. Jim Moran of Creedmoor, were Oxford visitors Wednesday Mr. Mark Evans and daughter, of Route 1, were Oxford visitors Thurs day. , . r., - . 1GMr,. Sidney Jones, of the Hender- vqn Gold Leaff ame over Wednesday evening to see his brother, Mr. John Jones, who is quite sick. Miss Sadie Parham is spending the week end with friends in Henderson. She is doing observation work in the city schools. Mr. H. F. Lee, local manager of the Carolina Power and Light Company, attended the meeting of the superin tendents of the Company in Hender son Tuesday. Cheer Up Less war talk and more activity. Secretary . McAdoo is going to have printed $500,000,000 in new money to be sent to the federal reserve banks. That will certainly be a larg t r stack of greenbacks than we have had with us for several months. That ought to bo enough to restore confi dence and energy. 'DO MORE; OF IT. The Farmers Know What is Best to Do. - In those sections where the princi pal crops have been tobacco the ad vice to the farmers Is "Don't do so much of it." In those sections where itaple food crops engage the chief at tention of the farmers, the advice is "Do more of it." It is sound advice too, but the farmers do not have to adopt the policy suggested merely because they are advised to do so ; they should have discretion enough and information enough about conai tions and prospects to take the wise course without any advice. SPRING MILLINERY OPENING AT COHN & SON Tnesdav and Wednesday, March 23 and 24th. Quality and Low Pric 3s go hand and hand in our millin ery department. We take pleasure in inviting you to come to the spring opening. We will disrlay marvelous coi.-pction 'f the hands mest hats The very latest styles. Our expert milliner. Miss Johnson, who 'has re turned from New York is able to pro .in.- the lateM and best patterns. If you want a beautiful hat you can get it at Cohn & Son's and at a price so low it will astonish you. Our hats loe-n't cost too much. This season our-vilues re bettre tm ever. ' COHN & SON, The Two Big Stores on Main Street. - ' ' Tuncc ? THE HEW CHIEF OF POLICE THE IMPORTANT OFFICE SEEKED THE MAN Ex-Sheriff Wheeler Was Never Known to Falter When Duty Star ed Him in The Face. All good people of Oxford rejoice n the call of Ex-Sheriff Sam Wheel er to-'the'head of th polioeiforce.and all evil doers : tremble at thei thought of Vuch an active fearless officer. Sam Wheeler was never known to falter In the face of duty, and he is- stronger man today than he has ever been. Good bye, Sally Jane; good bye, blind tigers! - Chief Wheeler will be Inducted in to office Wednesday, April 14. He is a man with a record, and he will do all that he obligates to do. A man of pleasant address one who prefers to rule by gentle words but at all times ready to enforce the law. The election of Chief Wheeler brings a ense of security to the whole com munity. It would seem that the pray ers of righteous community have been answered. With other things in view, Chief Williford tendered his resignaton Tuesday, and Street Foreman I. H. Hobgood will do double duty until Chief Wheeler is inducted into office. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS Special Agent of the Department of Commerce Headed Toward Oxford One' of the regular employees of the Bureau of the Census is headed toward Oxford to complete the can vass for the Federal Census of Manu factures. Mr. William J. Harris, di rector of the Census Bureau, writes that he is anxious to complete the canvass for this census and publish the results in time to be of current value. THE MURDER IN VANCE The Trouble Was Hatched Out In the Neighborhood The murder of Joe Pef ry's wife and child last week in. Vance county .Just ver' the Granvlll'i line to. the fork of Ruin Run and -Tabbs' Creek, an ac count ' of whTch appeared" W thf last- issue of the Public Ledger is set at rest by Mr.. Herbert Crews who was interviewed Wednesday by the Pub lic-Ledger; Mr: Crews is of the de cided opinion that the trouble was hatched out in the neighborhood in which the murder occurred and that no outside influence is responsible. "The negroes themselves know the guilty parties," says Mr. Crews. Diversified Crops. ' Some farmers claim that it does not pay to grow a diversity of crops and there are some 'town people who claim that it does not pay to have a- garden. Maybe they are right but we. have nover seen the hat passed around , to help out the man who di versifies his crop or had an all the y ear-round garden. Season's Greetings The millinery interest of Perkin son-Green Company next Tuesday and Wednesday Is attended ;wlth in terest. Miss Lena- Cable, the expert trimmer after spending- some time on the northern markets, is again with the firm and that means a whole lot to the ladies. While the millinery is of a superior quality, there are many other things in the establishment to interest the ladies, children and men. They extend a cordial welcome to the people of Granville and deem it a pleasure to serve. See adv. else where in this paper. TO THE L AMES .ust relve the latest designs in patterns for ladies suitings and sty les. W. A. HLl.'ZISK, The Tailor. "OUR COLONIAL ANCESTORS Omission of One Line Results in a Misstatement By the omission of a line in the article on "Our Colonial Ancestors'.' in last Wednesday's Ledger ' .it is made to appear that Lewis Taylor wa3 the great-grandfather of Mrs. Fort, J. A. Taylor and other named. This is incorrect. Lewis Taylor was the great-grandfather of Thomas G. Taylor; and Lewis' brother Richard was the great grandfather of Mrs. Thomas G, Tay lor, Mrs. Fort, J. A. Taylor and the others named. PAY YOUR TAXES BEFORE APRIL THEFT1?.ST! , i Unless your taxes are laid before above date, youi property yrili be ad vertised for sale. More than five ihn.isand hove paid aD t it is your time now. If yov delay and your property gets advertised It will be ycu, ot mo. - S-jttie now. Yoq are near enough to the last day. Respectfully, 3-20-4t. S. C. T'OBGOOD.Sheriff. ' . -fr. r, 5 :' V
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