OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, .
JSDAY, APR! 28, 191jS.
?
iKES
tsoyS SWEEPS
GERMANY.
iplomats Are Censured
Allies.
wave of depression,which makes
announcement of a German "suc-
pwhpro almost a upppssitv. is
- . T i rt -a
rt 6f the press. The ab-
in ultimate German vic-
as "at least temporarily sub-
RENGTH OF ALLIES UNDER
ESTIMATED.
April 25th.)
he conservative Berlin naoer.Der
.writes that Germany is now pay
dearly for the lack, of foresight
and underestimation of the enemy on
the part of German diplomatic repre
sentatives abroad and statesmen at
home. ," "'.. .
"We have, made serious miscalcula
tions everywhere," . the paper says.
"Wo ovnoftprt ' fhnt all Tndia. would
rise in' open rebellion at the first
sound of .the guns in Europe.and now
thousands and ten thousand of Indi
ans 'are fighting with the English
, against us. We expected to see the
disintegration of the British empire,
but the British colonies have come to
the assistance of the mother country
in a way they have never done be-
t fore. We expected a successful up
rising in British South Africa, and
have seen nothing but a fiasco. We
expected disorders in Ireland, and,
instead. Ireland has sent some of her
best men against us. We believed
that the 'peace at any price' party
was all-powerful in England, but it
Las disappeared in the general enthu
siasm over the war against Germany.
We supposed that England was de
generate and unfit to become an im
portant factor in the war, and she
shows herself our most dangerous
enemy.
RUSSIA AND FRANCE. .
"It was just the same with Russia
and France. We thought that France
was corrupt, and had lost the sense
of national solidarity, and we now
find the French to be formidable ene
mies. We thought that Russia could
do nothing; we considered the Russi
an people too deeply dissatisfied to
fight for the Russian government; we
counted on her 'disappearance as a
great military , power. But Russia
.has iniYhiliwod hfr millions verv
quickly and very well ; her people
are enthusiastic and her strength is
.-crusning. 4 -'-,..-!.-.-..; ;
xnese errors ana miscaicujaiions.wuo
x lit; xi.uiiiiaciit; ciiuiig oninco x
' different tone, but the subject it dis
cusses what will happen if Ger
many does not win is in itself not
a very exhilarating one, though the
conclusions drawn are full of optim-
-- isn.- -
'Even if a miracle happened and
England were able to impose her own
terms upon Germany, it would not
.matter as much as might be expected,
for we Germans are intellectually so
immoaom-ohlv snnprinr tn the F!Tisr-
lish that the latter can never con
quer tfce German spirit- In science,
for instance, Germany is at least a
century ahead of England."
TO DISCUSS PEACE OPENLY
Five great German societies of
farmers recently handed a petition
to the Reichstag asking that permis
sion be given the German people.who
willingly bear the burden of war, to
discuss peace conditions openly.
UNCLEAN WATER.
AH Open Top Bucket Wells Furnish
Unclean Water.
Dr. B. K. Hays, County Health
Officer, is in receipt of the following
letter from the State Laboratory of
Hygiene, dated Raleigh, April 12th:
Dear. Doctor Hafo:
Our experience has shown us that
nearly all open top bucket wells fur
nish unclean water. Where dirty
hands touch the bucket and chain
and where a well is unprotected from
other surface pollution' it is almost
certain that an analysis will show
pollution. Such a well can never be
relied upon to furnish pure and safe
drinking water and should be re
garded as dangerous.
A DAY DREAM.
How Oxford Will Look When It Be
comes a City.
We often picture in our mind just
how Oxford will look when it be-
omes a city of 25,000 inhabitants
- -r-r tt:ii ill I. j. 1
it n sih.ihiv Humes, aiiu villus win
r ana an win ue couuecieu uu
j -li :il i j. a
trn1iiars Prnnprtv nnw worth
in the present corporate lim
worth $50,000 then.
i ii c anil ua u ii i ii i if i Lite
will iiiii r: A udimiu 1 1 1 1 1
j-1- . j c r
ind a most solemn thought. Let
Just ovpt tbfi hill to the west.
d by the morning sun, lies
il Elmwood Cemetery. Nature
Vr-miich for thft sacrsfl snot:
their sweetest songs
iBut man has not done
do to beautify
khe gift to give.
to assist na
Some way
associated
llkways of a
Iden strans
dead; but
Imwood are
ehicles as a
ing it would
forget Elm
leep there long
Of Stem -Route
down Red-Tone
fan mp. 25 cents at
re. ' .MoBty
"puld
d
1
7
i
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CAJLLi FOR CITIZENS MEETING.
"Public Sentimnt in Favor of Law
. and Order.
The officers of the town and coun
ty should have the hearty support
,and co-operation of the citizens in
their efforts to enforce the law and
to preserve good order. "
We believe much good can be ac
complished by forming an association
of our citizens for the purpose of
aiding the officers in the discharge of
their duties, and in creating a gener
al public sentiment in favor of . law
and order. . "
With such purposes
call upon the citizens
and county to meet
House Thursday night,
m view, we
of the town
in the Court
April 29th,
1915, at 8 o'clock.
SIGNATURES TO THE CALL
E. T. White, Jno. B. Booth, B. F.
Taylor, W. I. Howell, A. H. Powell,
C. D. Ray, A. Al Hicks," S. K. Phillips
B. S. Royster, John Webb,A. P. Tyer
W. B. Ballou, A. C Jones, J. P. Hunt.
B. K. Hays, J. F. Meadows, W. H.
Upchurch, W. Z. Mitchell.
TOWN ELECTION" NEXT MONDAY.
The New Board Will Be Formerly
Inducted into Office Tuesday
Nijjftt May 11th.
,The registration books for the
town election will be closed at 6
o'clock this Tuesday evening.' See
Mr- Hines at the Court House.
The town election will be held next
Monday,, May 3d, rain or shine.
The new Board will take the oath
of office and enter upon the discharge
of their duties Tuesday night, May
11th.
MR. JOHN JONESDEAD
For Many Years a Faithful Employee
of the Taylor-Cannady Buggy
Company.
Mr. John W Jones, about 32
years of age, died at the home of his
mother on Raleigh street Sunday
nigth last after a ingering illness of
several weeks. For more than 15
years he was a faithful and an effci
ent head painter for the Taylor-Cannady
Buggy Company. The deceas
ed was an excellent man, a member
of the Methodist church and all who
knew him admired his worth as a
straigthforward citizen, always ready
to extend the hand of . fellowship.
The deceased is survived by an
aged mother and two brothers,
Messrs. Sidney Jones, of the Hender
son Gold Leaf, and Lewis Jones, of
Oxford, all of whom were present
when the end came.
Mr. Jones was a member of the
Masonic Fraternity, . an active Odd
Fellow and -a member of Edwards
Hose and Ladder Company.
The funeral services, conducted by
Dr A. P. Tyer, were conducted from
the Methodist church Monday after
noon and. the interment was at Elm-
wood cemetery. The remains were
taken in charge by thfe local lodge of
Odd Fellows and .. laid s to f est" with
the impressive ritualistic " work of
that order. The Fire Company as a
mark of esteem" escorted the remains
to its resting place, and the Taylor
Cannady, Buggy Company, where he
i- 7 crkr'! so leng, was closed in his
honor and the employees attended
the funeral and burial services in a
body. The doweral offerings testifi
ed to the esteem in which the deceas
ed was held in this community.
THE WEATHER FORECAST
t .
The Old Family Almanac is Not
Reliable.
The goyciE'raent has ai ringed to
send ont wekly weather reports for
the special benefit of the farmers." It
is claimed that the reports are very
reliable, but of course the govern
ment c?.nnot tell xactly wna.1 sort of
weatiier 'will pre ail a week nheau.
At any rate it will beat the old alma
nac. For example, Old Blum s con
jectures for last week gave us "clear,
variabble and windy:" On the con
trary, the Government's information
for the week was to the effect that
there would be "generally fair
weather until the end of the week,
with some probability of local show
ers, followed by a hot wave Sunday."
This information ,was sent out by the
government last Tuesday and we no
ted the weather all the week with
some .concern. It was verified al
most to the letter. At any rate the
day has passed when the farmer can
set the almanac and the moon
against science and Uncle Sam.
A WORKING ORGANIZATION
Children Accomplish What Men Fail
ed to Do.
THE CLEVELAND STYLE.
The . rank and file is composed
mainly of school children appointed
by each principal for his district and
knowi as junior sanitary police.Each
"fly-cop" is responsible for a 'certain
section of his district and makes reg
ular inspections. For example, he
may find a garbage can without a
cover. This he reports politely to
the lady at the back door. If this
fails of result, he reports it up to his
senior officer, the boy inspector, who
approaches the lady again. Failing
again, the inspector reports to the
boy chief, who sends a courteous
note to the offending lady, stating
the trouble and asking her co-operation.
If this letter fails, the matter
goes up to the street cleaning de
partment and the lady shortly will
receive an -official document frbm the
city of Cleveland, threatening suit if
the garbage can is not kept according
to law. Five days would probably
cover all these proceedings. An
other duty of some of these young in
spectors is to count the number of
flies that can be seen in three minu
tes in meat, fruit, confectionery, gro
eery shops, etc., the results being re
ported and returned for comparison
to the merchant with congratula
tions if he deserves them.
J KANSAS STYLE
Customers are encouraged by the
state board of health while waiting at
the butcher's, or the grocer's, or the
baker's, to count the. flies, if there
any. The board has a neat little
card printed, which the customer is
supposed to fill out and send to the
said butcher, or grocer, or baker, as
the case may be:
FLIES CARRY UNNAMABLE
FILTH TO FOOD. I COUNTED
FLIES IN YOUR PLACE OF BUSI
NESS. DATE
A CUSTOMER
A CREAMERY IN SIGHT
WILL
BE OPERATED ON A CO
OPERATIVE BASIS.
Established By State Board of Agri
' culture With a View of Developing
the Dairy Business in "Granville,
During the last two years there has
been considerable interest and sub
stantial growth in the creamery bus
iness in North Carolina. -
Most of the farmers' in the central
and eastern parts of the state have
not had the privilege of cream routes
because the creameries were , in the
western part of the state and rail
road facilities were not convenient
c'or extensive shipping. , -
Viewing the lack of ceeamery de
velopment in this section of the state
ind the good location at Raleigh for
a creamery, the authorities repre
senting the Agricultural and Mechan
ical College, the Agricultural Experi
ment Station and the State Depart
ment of -Agriculture have organized
the Experiment Station Creamery, v
- It 'will be under the direct man
agement of the Dairy Farming OflBce
and they already have two extra men
in the territory organizing cream
routes and arranging for cream ship
ments. The creamery will be ready
to receive shipments May first.
The creamery will be operated on
a cooperative basis, receiving the
butterfat from the farmers, charging
the necessary manufacturing and
turning all that is left back to the
producer, he ?ime as any oliiv co
operative creanu-ry.
Prices paid for butter fat will equal
that paid by other North Carolina
creameries. It is not the purpose of
the Experiment Station Creamery to
enter any other territory now occupi
ed by a creamery or to build up a
lare central factory, hci to act only
as .a local market to develop the di
ary business within easy shipping
dhstance of Raleigh' and as soon at
communities develop by cream ship
ping sufficiently to support a factory
other independent creameries will De
built.
There are going to be some splen
did opportunities at this creamery
for young men to get training and
experience in creamery work that
will soon be organized in Granville
and other counties.
Individuals who are interested
should write to the Dairy Farming
Office, West Raleigh, for information
about organizing v cream routes and
securing shipping cans, etc.
Literature will be supplied and
some special features in local bobst
ing are on hand for those who ask
for them. It seems to us that now
is the time for Farmers Unions and
everybody else to get bu
THE STATE'S NIGHTENGALE.
phme Gilmoi-e. -It
will be a pleasure to many
friends to learn that Miss Josephine
Gilmore, the pretty and aopmplished
daughter of the f ormerV Attorney
Zer. rnl and Mrs. R. D. Gilmorer will
make a tour of a half dozen cities
of the State in artistical musical con
certs. A graduate of St. Mary's, her
voice early attracted attention, and
she has since taken training under
celebrated artists.' Those who have
kept up with her career have learned
of the success which has come to her.
She was taking instruction in Italy
when the European war begun, and
she returned to America with her
mother, being now in New York.
For two years before going abroad,
she had been studying at the Metro
politan - Opera House in New York
under Madame Zeigler, and going
abroad, she studied two years in Mi
lin, under Amelio Metellio the great
Italian tenor, who for 15 years had
been with Patti in concert, and who
is held as one of the greatest masters
in Italy.
Miss Gilmer has given her- life to
music as a profession and will ap
pear on tour under the direction of
the Musical League of America.lt is
planned, that she begin her tour in
Raleigh on the ninth or eleventh of
May. Her appearance in the cities
of her home state will certainly be
made the occasion of social events,
for with her parents, former Attor
ney General and Mrs. Gilmer, she has
a very large circle of friends
throughout the state, and the wel
come extended will be a war n one.
CARTERET LITERARY SOCIETY
Our Yoimg Men Grapple With a Big
Question.
The Carterett Literary Society was
called to order Friday after noon by
the president. The query for debate
being Resolved that the Democratic
Administration iz Mere to Blame for
the Present Hard Times Than the
Present European War. ,
The speakers on the affirmative
were Messrs. Louis Turner, Earl
Hunt, and . Julian , Abbitt. The
speakers upholding the Negative
were Messrs. Agustus Landis, Robt.
K. Fort and Clyde Gooch. The de
bate was very interesting, both sides
being well represented. When the
decision of the judges was rendered
it was touna tnat tne negative
won.- B.
THE HEAT WAVE
Monday Was the Hottest Day Since
Last August.
The heat wave struck this section
last Sunday and the mercury jumped
up to 9 1 in the tube at Hamilton's
Drug Store. It was in-sharp contrast
with three weeks ago, when the
ground was covered with snow and
the. community was in the grip of a
recora-Dreamng Diizzard. Tne sun
rose hot Monday, and by 3 o'clock in
the afternoon the heat surpassed the
previous day one degree.
The records in the office of. the U.
S. Weather Bureau at Raleigh show
that twenty-seven years ago there
was a killing frost in this, section of
the State. ,
CARD OF THAN-ks
Mrs. A. M. Jones and Her children,
Messrs. Sidney and Lewis Jones, de
sire to thank the good people of the
entire community for the kindness
and sympathy displayed in the sick
nesind death of the late John W.
Jones.
. BUJLDING A JAI "3 BOOK
. ,. . ' : ,- -ifci :-'!?;,f:: -
Four-Hundred Pake, Jume Comes
From the Press ot ths Oxford Or
phan AsjT'n. ? .;.
One of the, neatest Scute jobs of
hfcook printing to rear' our. desk in a
lung time comes ixi,a,; pre,ss oi
the Oxford Orphan ,-sylunij It is a
400-page bound volume Containing
the proceedings of, te 1945 session
of .the ' Masonic . Gr 3 51 Lodge of
North Carolina. "ifei:we take into
consideration the faet jthat the book
was printed, fo!dk8:and bound ' at
the Orphanage" weT bfegifr to see the
great field of usefulness' that awaits
the little boys who Engaged in build
ing .the volume up;o its magnificent
proportions. Ther; was the type
setting, the proof trading, the revise
sheets, the pagingftfie presswork.th
folding, the bindingf-ithen the stack
ng and counting find packing thi
bound volujns forhlpment. There
was a master mind ;' at work some
where in the.prii .shop, but the
little boj'S were rofk.de , ; to feel thai
they alone were hel . responsible foi
the details. It isr;neat job a big
j--b and ' wlien J.was completed,
stock in the little boys advanced
from ,50 to 75. ce in-"the minds of
all ; good men. "Iv turning through
the. big book we find much tabular
work, which' Mr- Halse, the manager
of the printing department, says was
done by the boys, on the typesetting
machine. Anyone t'bo has seen the
Grand Master, .tb.Hon. Frank P
Hobgbood , Jr., ad the frontpiece
of the book will tfjfttify that it is a
magiiificent specimeiit of the art of
all arts, the art of printing. Then
there are the halftones of James H.
Southgate, the lamented Needham
Broughton and others to adorn the
volume. To know that these little
boys tdok part ;i:i manufacturing
this four hundred - page book reflects
great credit upon, "(he' State, the Ma
sonic fraternity and the Orphanage
and its management.
OVERCOME vWITH GAS.
Cox . and
His Helper
Receive a
Knockf Out.
W. A-, Cox, a .workman for the
Southern Gas Improvement Company
and his helper, Jes.4 Mayor, a colored
boy, came near ' losing their lives
Saturday evening t in attempting to
make a physical Jccnnection of the
gas pipes, in the Oxford Asylum
grounds. They neglected to cut off
the flow of gas fe,t;;fie street entrance
and while working in a deep ditch
the colored boy inhaled an overdose
and reeled over ,ix; mute silence. In
rescurfng his helper Mr.. Cox was like
wise overcome an& the two men lay
there upon the ground - dead to all
the woid. Mr. Hulse, of th print
ing department, H'wtere the connec
tion was bej effected , discovered
the plight orCIe tt.7nsr?bn(l hasten
ed to ' summon 'nvedical skill, , Dr.
Daniel responded " and the work of
aj-sijsy' or begin.; Dr.. . Daniel is
$ijmgk meveu a; pspiiaiOTjactionei:,
Handling a
big city, Knew what had'to be done
and knewthat it must be dne quick.
It was a tough proposition, with
only, one choice, in a hundred in fav
or of the twtjSHen. STucn the fresh
t.c-tran ' to pass into their lungs
Knv Co.. nn ' n "tnnlr nntina " Vint- tn
all appearance they resembled drunk
en men. ; Twenty-four hours later
the two men expressed a feeling -of
soreness in the chestj but otherwise
they were all right. ' , '
LADY SHOOTS TO KILL
Mrs. Oscar Breedlove Puts End to
Snapping, Growling Mad Dog.
Mrs. Oscar Breedlove possesses
the nerve that counts.. A mad dog
came snapping and snarling into her
yard Monday and she secured her
pistol and downed him on the spot.
We admire her nerve and her pre
sence of mind, and in this latter day
we feel that mere of the ladies
should learn to use the gun.
SOCIAL GATHERING
Mrs. H. G. Cooper Entertains in
Honor of Her Daughter, Miss
Nina Cooper.
Mrs. H. G. Cooper entertained in
honor of her daughter, Miss Nina
Thursday evening from 8:30 to 11.
Refreshments: were served, - after
which a delightful game of rook was
played, Mr. Henry Shaw winning the
prize which waa oft erea to the one
winning the most games. .
Those present were: Jullius 'Cooper,
Richard Turner, Ruth Parham, Fan
nie Taylor, Howard Burwell, Eliza
beth Hicks, Henry Shaw, Mary
Landis, William Webb.Irene .Pierson,
Gus Landis, Linsey Tayor, Elizabeth
Bryan, .Sarah Cannady, Jullian Ab
bott, Sophronia Cooper, Lucy Landis,
Blount Bryan and William Pace.
LUXURIANT LAWNS
Grasses Will Grow Splendidly on
, Grai.ville Soil.
Although ncr systematic effort has
been made to make blue grass a pas
turage crop in Granville, there is
every evidence that this nutritious
grass will grown to splendid advan
tage on these soils, for in Oxford
where little attention is given the
grass it grows luxuriantly, as some
of the magnificent lawns will testify.
Nd attempt has been made in the
county for growing alfalfa commer
cially or as a stock feed in quantities
sufficient for making it one of the
known crops of Granville county, but
alfalfa grows here with very little-en
couragement , on half-acre : plots in
many parts of the county. Many of
these plots were never limed or fer
tilized before the seed was put in. It
is remarkable how sympathetic the
spil is for the famous grasses.
. TO MEW MQWE"
When you pass along
Main Street .and reach
the corner at the post
office, turn to the east on
Littlejohn Street and land
up sharp at the new home
of the PUBLIC LEDGER.
We shall be glad to see
you at any. time.
i r - i -
APPEARS TO US
THE FA'
TMERS WILL PLANT TO-
CCO SPARINGLY.
There isl
Lot of Tobacco Piled Up
In 6
rd Now . Ready for the
WordJ
Accord
been tha
past t hrl
g to persons who have
gh Granville during the
weeks, it' is evident that
the far
idea of
rs are possessed with the
reater variety of crops.
"More1
rain, more cotton and less
tobabeco:
is the prediction of those
close touch with condi-
who are
tions.
"There is a mutual feeling among
.he farmers that tobacco will bring
i fine pVfoe," said a well informed
tobacconist, "but notwithstanding
;his, thej are bent on raising more
;rain ani4 more cotton to insure re
turns." The farmers of Granville have
lbout seyen months out of twelve in
which tOfdo some active farming. Dr'.
Morris, .jCounty Demonstrator, is
pointing'Iout to the. farmers that by
raising greater variety they will
profit infthe end. - Many of the far
mers who in the past have raised
nothing but tobacco are now work
ing for the end.
We are glad to see a disposition on
the-partof the Granville farmers to
raise mere grain and cattle to pro
tect thei iselves at all hazards. But
suppose they do eak in and raise a
large crop of tobacco, what disposi
tion will be, made of it?
It is a. well known fact that there
are great piles of tobacco here in Ox:
ford right now that the owners
would like to get rid of. As we can
not look , beyond the curtain that
hangs between tobacco and busi
ness, we are frank to admit that our
meditations are worthless. However
we are supposed to report .condi
tions as , we find them. The Wall
Street Journal in discussing tobacco
dividends contains the foHowing,
which may or may not have a re
mote bearing on the future crop :
"It has been taken for granted in
some quarters that the fact that ithe
American Tobacco Company earned
only a; trifle more than one per cent
over its dividend means that a cut in
the present annual rate of twenty
per cent is likely. A study of gener
al conditions surrounding the com
pany, however, makes such a predic
tion appear decidedly premature. In
fact, unless business of the company
in the present year is decidedly poor
er than,'ln,19acontinuation of the
dividend "et?IHt rate is strong
ly probahJe2;a .1
"The toviS businer of the old to
bacco cont Vation .1 vw!as divide'd up
among f oitompariip&: the Ameri
can Tobacco Company, Hhe Liggett &
Myers Company, the- P. Lorillard
Company and the R- 'J Reynolds To
bacco Company . AH liave submitted
during 1914, and only one of them,
the R. J. Reynolds Company, earned
more for its stock than in the pre
ceding yeff The Reynolds Com
pany doesyiby Tar the smallest busi
ner of any of the four.
"Excluding the. Reynolds concern,
the American Tobacco Company, de
spite the fact that it earned only
21.04 per cent on its common stock,
s compared with 28.12 per cent m
1913, actually increased its net earn
ings on tobaccA business by $289,000
Tobacco business of both the Lornl-
lard and Liggett & Myers concern
fell off heavily."
BARACA-PHILATHEA AFFAIRS.
Miss Hettie Lyon on the Executive
Committee.
The State Baraca-Philathea Con
vention in session at Raleigh last
week selected Goldsboro as the place
to hold the convention next year.
BARACA OFFICERS.
The officers elected by the conven
tion were for the Baracas:
Prof. J. E. Allen, Henderson, pres-
ideut; Henry, A. Bland, Raleigh.first
vice-president R. L. Pope, Thomas-
ville, second vice-president; F. L. At
kinson. Greensboro, third vice-presi
dent; O. J. Howell, Goldsboro, fourth
vice-president; C- M. Bagwell, Wins
ton-Salem, secretary-treasurer; Exe
cutive .committee: R. N. Simms,
chairman, Raleigh ; D. T. Perkins,
Wilson; .Dr. Calvin Waller, Ashe
ville; R. . E. W?.re, Shelby; W. M.
Craig, Wilmington; M. B. Andrews,
Cary; J. M. Stone, Greensboro; C.W.
Andrews, Charlotte; J. L. Jenkins,
Lumber Bridge. .
PHILATHEAS.
The Philathea officers for the next
year are :
Miss Nena Hedges, Goidsooro,
president; Miss Lola Long, Greens
boro, first vice-presidsnt; Mrs. E. vB.
Ruth, Goldsboro, second vice-president;
Miss Elizabetli Pritchard, Au
lander. hird vice-president; Miss
Mattie Hyndman, Charlotte, Re
cording - Secretary; , Miss Margaret
Adkins, Asheville, treasurer.
Executive Committee; Miss Chris
tine Thomas, chairman, Henderson;
Miss Hettie Lyon, Oxford; Miss, Caire
Lathrop, Wilmington; Miss Mina
Holloman, . Ahoskie; Mrs. N. Buck
ner, Asheville; Miss Grace Lowe,
Durham; Miss Gussie Dotson, Hen
dersonville; Miss Margureite Holli
day, Greensboro: Miss Elizabeth
Jones, Raleigh, and Miss Annie Bis
hop, Wilson.
LIVE STOCK ASSOCIATION
The Farmers of Granville Are Falling-
Into Line.
We understand that a number of
farmers are making inquiries into
the recently formed Granville Coun
ty Live Stock Association. We take
it that these inquiries reflect much
hope for the future prosperity of the
county. The organization is" com
posed of the most enthusiastic as
well as the most energetic j-farmers
of Granville and it has gone into the
undertaking with an earnestness of
purpose that is bound to bring suc
cess." It has the aid and encourage
ment of not only State experts in
m-wo, ctnrOr raisine. but it has the co-
operation . and assistance of the Gv
eriient itself. The Public Ledger
setTmu!ch store by the Live Stock As
sociation and within the course of
the next two or three years faith in
it will have been justified by the re
sults. V is an important f acter in
AS 11
the prosperity oV GanjH.
A . Good Base Ball Team is a . Town
Booster. .
There are a great many people in
Oxford who are of the opinion that
a base ball aggregation ;is a draw
back to a town, and in former years
they have failed to lend their sup
port to this kind of sport. People
who are of the opinion that "nines"
are a-, detriment to a community are
getting more scarce every year and
in most of "the cities the size of Ox
ford there is a concerted movement
to help along base ball aggregations
for the reason that a good "bunch"
is a good advertisement for a town.
This year there is a promise that
Oxford will have a team that will bt
able to uphold its end with any othei
team in this section of the state and
it is up to the people of the town to
lend their moral, as well as their
financial, support to the idea- Base
ball is a good healthy game and when
there is a team that can give a good
account of itself throughout the sea
son it is of untold value as an adver
tising medium for the town that pos
sesses it.
GET INTO THE GAME
What Can Be lDone in Georgia Can
Be Done in -Granville.
The Atlanta Constitution states
that an interesting instance is re
ported from Auburn, Ga., where an
acre of Turner county land is expect
ed to produce a crop of sweet potato
slips worth $4,500. County Demon
strator R- L. Ballard ' is growing 3,
000,000 slips on a specially prepared
acre. It is proposed to sell them at
$1.50 per thousand, so that if the
plants turn out well and customers
are found for them, the gross re
ceipts frpm the acre will be $4,500.
Looking over the vacant lots in
town and the idle lands in the coun
ty it would seem that there is a
chance for a fellow to make a little
pocket change.
THE STATE OF TRADE.
The Prosperity of the People is Now
in Their Own Hands.
For nearly a year the habit of self
denial has been practiced by the peo
ple of this country. The inclination
has been to refrain from purchasing
whatever may have been needed for
the home, the farm or the shop, un
less the need became so imperative
as to be an absolute necessity. To
save and not spend has been the
rule. The time has come to reverse
this practice, for the slogan- which
will -lead to prosperity is "buy it
now." Never -was it truer than at
the present moment that the pros
perity of the people is in their own
hands. By their own action . they
can hasten the . end of the existing
business depression and speed the
arrival of unexampled prosperity.
That end 'and that arrival are certain
to come in any event, but a wide
spread determination, to cast off the
sion have put upon us in the past
will hasten the day.
The war in Europe spread far and
wide the seeds of business distrust
and individual apprehension of hard
time". Thrift, " whicli is a virtue in
its rightful place, was carried by
many to the point at which it became
... i i i
a positive vice, truaence aeveiopea
into niggardliness; men ordinarily
forehanded, became misers; the anci
ent maxim was amended to read,
"Take care of the pennies and . lock
up the dollars out of use." The re
sult has been a financial stringency,
now happily fast disappearing, and
a business depression tor wnicn no
reason longer exists. It is time for
people again to resume the habits of
life and of business which character
ized Americans before this depres
sion set in. We do not counsel ex
travagance, but we insist that nig
gardliness is no longer either neces
sary or neiptui not even io me
p"erson practicing it. If every reader
of this paper, for example, ' would
loosen to the channel of trade $10
in the next two weeks for things
they really need, but have, through
fear of the future, -been trying to do
without, they would be better off,
business would be appreciably stim
ulated, and its revival felt by those
who contributed to it.
STOVALL SHORT STOPS
Brief News Items About People and
Things. : .
(Correspondence of Ihe Public Ledger)
Mrs. C. C. Heggie visited Chase
City last week.
Mr. James B. Powell, of Oxford,
was here last week.
We are sorry to note the continu
ed illness of Mrs. .Jack G. Harris.
Mrs. Wm. L. Taylor is visiting re
latives and friends in Washington D.
C.
Miss Mollie Hester has .. returned
from a pleasant visit to Chase City.
Mr. Luther C- Wilkerson has re
cently, purchased a Ford car.
Mrs. Bettie T. Gregory is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. J. B. Powell in
Oxford.
Messrs. R. G. and G. Puckett,
are building a new storage house.
Mrs. Mary 0 Gregory and Mis.
Annie.. Gregory spent Monday in
Clarksville.
Mr. Richard T. Gregory entertain
ed Tuesday night in honor of Miss
Lillian Dickerson.
Mr. Carl Hester, agent for the
Southern Railway spent last week in
Atlanta, Ga.
Miss Helen Howell and Miss Mary
Taylor, of Oxford spent a few days
with Mrs. Lewis N. Taylor, last week.
Rev. J. S. Kennerson, attended the
Presbytery which met in Oxford last
week.
A handsome new re-table has been
placed on the altar in St. Peter's
Episcopal church.
Mr. Wiliam T. Gregory, of Leam
ington, Canada, spent last week with
his mother, Mrs. Ella Gregory.
Mr. W. P- Slaughter, w,ho has been
sick since Christmas, has sufficiently
recovered as to b able to be out on
our streets again.
Mrs- Wiliam McCrudden and fami
ly have returned to the Catskill
Mountains where they will spend the
summer. Mr. MCrudden accom
panied them, to New. York City and
returned to stovall this week.
In this etrenoue acre no m&i can if
ford to be sick. Hod-Tone Tabules- are
sirenartneninar ami nelD to ward
sickness. 15 eets at th Lyoa Dru
oltl
vir. mm; k lr otesatMft.
RARE Fit;
LIKE
A SPII
In Search of Health
, York Printer ' Buys ;
Farm and Makes Good.
There lives near Lewis stat
few miles north of Oxford,
unassuming man with an.int
history.
Counting himself half dJ
long siege of work on the
Tribune. Mr. A. L. Babct
South in search of health, lancis
old Granville a few years late
luck would have it-
Mr. Babcock is a native of
York, and cast his Itt with the
bune when a mere lad. He wl
trusted man in the mechanical'
partment until he was called hij
up by Whitelaw Ried, the rulLI
head of the Tribune. For years an?
years Mr. Babcock looked out across
East River at the break of day
from the tall Tribune Building on
Printing House Square, to see the
sun emerge from its ocean bed. From
apprentice boy to assistant foreman
and on up to manager of the entire
mechanical department of the great
New York morning daily brought
with it a-responsibility that few men
can stand for a decade. With de
clining health, and counting all as
lost, Mr. Babcock came South in
search of health, landing in Granville
some years ago and engaging in
farming and the saw mill business.
Asked if he knew Horace Greeley,
founder of the Tribune, Mr. Babcock
stated that the great editor passed to
his reward some years before he en
gaged with the Tribune, but, says
he, "The old founder left his Impress
upon everything, and I suppose his
spirit, will 'always linger ' around the
various departments of the paper."
In our younger days, at the time
Mr. Babbcock was with the Tribune,
we were knocking around among the
big dailies down on Pork Row, and
a comparison of notes reveales the
fact that the two of us took our mid
night lunch at the same resturant
for more ' than a year. But who
would have thought that the brawny
sawmill man was the same slim,
elegantly dressed, palefaced Babcock
of Printing House Square? Surely
the balmy air of Granville has done
its work. v
VITAL STATISTIC LAW
The Law Has Not as Yet Accomplish- ,
ed the Desired Ends.
The State Board of Health says the ,
Vital Statistic law must be represent
ed. The Deputy State Registrar
says : ' . ; .' .
."It appears that in many cases th
doctors, midwives and undertakers
have gotten the impression that the
local registrars are to look them up. .
and get their reports. Similar.'T, 1 - ,
g6"mror tHeegls triers- have -h jrf
to and even resigned their office be- . '
cause they thought they had to fol
low up the doctors, midwives and un
dertakers and get reports of births
and deaths frcm them. .Tow this is
all wrong. It is not liie local regis
trar's duty in any case to follow up
the doctors, midwives and undertak
ers or even to ask them for report?.
The law is very plain on' this point
and the local registrars of the State
have been' advised as to their duty,
as have also the physicians, midwives
and undertakers.
The Vital Statistics Department
recently employed a special assistant
to aid in making prosecutions where
gross of wilful neglect has been
found in the matter of reporting
births and deaths. The law, to be of
any value to anyone, must be fully
enforced, otherwise the records will
be not only deficient, but the statis
tics will be wrong and actually mis
leading and no one will know how
misleading or how far wrong they
really are. In other words, the
thirty or forty thousand dollars
now spent On this matter will be
wasted or even worse than wasted
if the law is not fully enforced.
MORIAH MOHSALS.
Mrs.
Sam Glenn Enters Into Eternal
Rest.
(Correspondence of the Public Ledger)
Mrs. Sam Glenn, nee Miss Cornetia
Cash) was buried in the family bury
ingground Tuesday, April 20th. She
leaves a husband, mother and several
children. Slie died of pneumonia.
being sick for about six. days. Mrs.
Glenn was a faithful member of Red
Mt. Baptist church and will be miss
ed by her many friends, but mostly
hv Tipr hnmp nnps for which our rtpen-
est sympathy goes out. May the
family be reunited above where sepa
rations and tears of sorrow never
come. The funeral services were
nr. TIT A 1Tnln
admist a large number assembled
pay her their last respects.
On March 19th Moriah school
ed a very successful term.
eloquent address was delive
subject being "The Ideals of
tion." Mr. Brown has charg
was fn nnreri hv an flf!rfR
Beam.
PERSONAL M
simon uiavion an
TV - till
Corn Club.
Miss Mamie Mfcadows
Vena, are spending a
Roxboro.
Miss Lucy Sweeny
sick for several weel
being beter.
Miss Hattie
several days
recent bi
- Miss
former.
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