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; ."- -.; '' r ; I -:c-."- ,W -l-W C;y- feT J' VOLUME XXXI. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 8th, 1916 NUMBER 2 1 'fj.:- - 'r;;-. - V-' " , ' - ;.. . . . - r . lyl JILJ Jjy 11 JLnJLAjW JlL JOl CASH ADVANCE SYSTEM MERCHANTS AND CONSUMER TO REAP BENEFIT e It is Argued That on a Cash Basis the Merchants Are Enabled to Turn Their Money Over Several Times During the Year and Sell Their Goods Much Cheaper. There is a growing feeling among the merchants in Oxford in favor of an organization for the purpose of improvement of business conditions, in addition to the larger organization that of the Commercial Club, operat ing for the advertising and develop ment of our natural resources and ad vantages. This is a healthy sign, and we trust the sentiment will crystalize into action at an early date. Co operation is the keynote of success. Where there is no hearty spirit of co operation, progress and advancement staggers along under a heavy load, and frequently succumbs to the mul titude of hands pulling on the reins in every which way. If we under take to drive a willing horse we never permit more than one pair of hands to hold the reins. Co-operation takes the place of capital in a great many instances, and frequently secures re suits that capital, without the spirit of .-operation, fails to acquire. Ox ford has long passed the stage when any old kind of merchandise, or any old method of purchasing or selling, will meet the reauirements of our splendid citizenship. There are pro blems facing us now that ought to be met and solved without delay if we ar to meet the changing conditions, and we heartily and sincerely hope tlvt the present undercurrent of de sire on the part of the business men of the town will result in organized and therefore, effective co-operation. It is understood that quite a num ber of the Oxford merchants desire to put their business upon a cash bas's, which they admit would be beneficial to themselves and the con n.inor. It is argued in re of the mo vement that much credit is respon sible for the report that Oxford is noted for its high prices. Our own personal observation is., that .the prices in Oxford are no higher than in town elsewhere of the same size; yet the theory is advanced that those who pay cash are charged a higher rrti to "ndemnify the merchants a gainst the loss of those who have been extended credit and fail to meet their obligations. Be that as it is, the fact remains that the merchants and. the consumers throughout the country who have done a cash busi ness are in better circumstances to day than those who have not availed themselves of the cash system. --"f)ICT PROSPEROUS YEAR Outlook far Brighter for 1916 Than at the Beginning of the Old Year That business conditions have made remarkable improvement dur ing the past year, especially the last few months; that the factors now rvalent are such as to render the prospects for the new year 1916 for brighter thr.n was the outlook a year ago, and that there is good ground to expect a very prosperous year, is the concensus of opinions expressed by -oT-roBentative business men of Ox- The depression during the first few - i - of 1915 was almost complete ly reversed by the revival of busi- 'rt fall, and a prosperous year and good times are in prospect at the beginning of the New Year according to the view of a number of those who were asked for their opinion on the ru"ook. However, there is a note of caution in the expressions of some a Taint extravagance, speculation and a return to a big tobacco acreage. "Ooodtimes are here in my orvnion," says Col. H. G. Cooper, hanker, while Mr. W. H. Hunt, bank er, beeves "the year 1916 will prove - nrosperous one," and Major Will Landis, one of the leading dry .ric, dealers in this section, says "wo look forward to 1916 going far . f of 1915." Mr. Ira Howard, of tho Oxford Buggy Company looks on 'he bright side. That company had Hxtn more men at work at the be- of the new year than was at work a year ago. The Fertilizer Situation There seems to be morevdepression country over the fertilizer sit " ban any one thing, but a talk -v,i local dealers convinces us that o "t'ook along that line is not as it would appear. We are in at good rich tobacco has been grown year after year in this th 2 per cent potash and we ed that this ingredient can ' 'v-i in any quantity. It will, of require good farming judge- 'n1 -nd energy, but it is worth the Tt do the very best possible 7 -he prevailing circumstances. . d that 2 per cent potash will - 1 reatest quantity that will be furnished for the 1916 crop. The " can supplement this and ' - profitable crops. Success will ' n honest effort. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET Jurors Drawn for February Term of CJiranville Superior Court The honorable Board of County Commissioners met on Monday, Jan uary 3, with the following members present: Messrs. B. I. Breedlove, Chairman; R. S. Hart, H. C. Floyd J. L. Peed. The road leading from the Wake county line to the road running by Fellowship, a distance of about two hundred yards, was declared a public road. S. G. Cannady was awarded a con tract to build a bridge across Pole Branch in Dutchville Township, he to furnish everything and the work to cost $20.00 Chairman Breedlove was appoint ed a committee to investiigate the ad visability of opening a road from Lewis station to the Mountain Creek road. On account of a physicians certi ficate W. W. Wood was exempt from road duty for the year 1916 on ac count of physical disability. The motion to donate $175.00 to ward continuing demonstration work in the county was unanimously car ried. There was a petition before the Board asking for an election to as certain the wishes of the voters as to a special school tax district in Brass field township to be known as district No. 1. The boundaries are on file and will appear on the posters call ing for the election. Harvey Bridges was elected janitor at a salary of $25.00 per month, this to include all duties performed by his predecessor. The following jurors were drawn for the February term of Granville Superior Court: First Week A. F. Harris, John Beal, W. E. De ment, J. W. McGhee, E. M. Evans, W. S. Suit, J. R. Sanders, C. N. Floyd, Alex Duke, S. T. Barnett, E. B. How ard, J. D. Penn, E. C. Clayton, J. C. Hayes, W. S. Cozart, H. C. Davis, G. S. Frazier, L. L. Gresham, A. C. Mel lichampe, H. W. Daniel, John D. Wil liams, R. A. Daniel, Joe A. Watkins, N. G. Covington, H. G. Aiken. T. C. Harris, R. C. Ellington, G. T. Pit tard, O. W. Jones, Z. W. Wheelous, Jno.Webb, Rufus Algood, G. L. Clay ton, W. N. Bobbitt, Letf.Ball, L. W. Oakley. Second Week J. W. Renn, D. C. Frazier, John McGhee. M. F. Hill, J. W. Mangura, R. S. Usry, W. H. Fleming, W. L. riaskins, W. C. Breedlove, F. M. Tim berlake, Emil Elliott, Richard W. Harris, P. H. Harris, N. G. Longmire, W. C. Brooks, Jv. B. Bailey, C. E. Earl, E. N. Clement. THE OLD BACHELORS 3 There Are a Large Number of Them In This Section. Owing to the fact that this is leap year and that it is hoped the Bache lors Club will see its finish at the end of the twelve months, the following essay by the humorist, George Fitch, will be interesting: "When a man has arrived at the age of thirty without evincing the slightest interest in the cost of living, at the increasing outrageousness of millinery, he may properly be called a bachelor. Bachelors are of two kinds self-made and girl-made. The first kind is a man who is too foolish to marry. The second kind is produc ed by women who are too wise to marry. "Bachelors live alone as a rule, but are kept in a passable state of repair by the landladies. They are very hearty and will eat almost anything. If you are in doubt as to whether a man is a bachelor or not, invite him to dinner. If he eats without remark and grabs his coffee cup about the waist instead of by the handle, you can safely bet that he is a bachelor from the lightning lunch belt. "Bachelors are most attractive be tween the ages of thirty and forty, during which time they are in an ex cellent state of preservation and are able to dodge heiresses and chorus girls, matrimonially speaking, with ease and skill. Between forty and fifty the bachelor becomes more pen sive and cannot imagine why young girls of eighteen are so unanimously elsewhere when he calls. From fifty onward bachelors are objects of pity who live alone, pursued by many ter rors. It is a sad sight to see a tremb ling old bachelor holding a ferocious baby which has been loaned to him by some heartless father for the a musement of a large room full of company. At this age too many bachelors who have successfully a voided dozens of happy marriages earlier in life are caught helpless and feeble by some designing widow and meet a terrible fate. "Bachelors are useful when young for wearing down ballroom floors, supporting theatres and candy stores and florists and seating guests at weddings. Later on they become use ful for paying taxes and as horrible examples. Bachelors have done some good in the world, but as forefav tiers and ancestors they are a dismal failure." T H E tW A R EVENTS MUST" NECESSARILY RUSH QUICKLY TO A DECISION The War is to Be Decided on the His toric Battlefield of Northern Eu rope When iiermany Shall Have Wasted Heir Manhood in Futile At tacks Against anf. Enemy Growing in Strength as She Declines. Now that the "Christmas calm" has vanished from the trenches, what are the outstanding features of the war and what is the real situation of the contending powers at the beginning of this momentous; !STew Year. Broadly viewed, the most impress ive aspect of thelwar today is the sus tained offensive of the Germans. Most of us realized, when hostilities began. that it would take the Allies months to bring their organization to the German standard. ;h It was the calm forethought of deliberate preparation against the hasty makeshifts of sud den need. A yea? at least had to pass before the allies could cope on even terms with a nation that had plan ned the last detail of ggression and defense. The year has passed, and almost five months besides, yet Ger many and her allies are today press ing their attack with the same vigor, if not with the sain,e confidence, dis played in the first thrust of the duel. Outwardly, at lea.stt-the Serbian cam paign was as carefully conceived and as acurately prosecuted as that a gainst Belgium. f All of this bespeaks a united coun try and capable leadership and fore casts a war to be decided by outward force and not by inward stress. Un less there is an early and decisive change of heart in Germany, there will be no revolution Vto lessen the task of the allies. Tlie only way to beat the Germahsr, is to overwhelm them with artilley and overpower them with numbers; V . Well informed men, especially mil itary writers, assertvthat if the ener gy ? of the German --warmachine, is greater thanif has ever been, its po tential energy is steadily growing less. And this is not due to any of the causes that wrecked a beleaguered country like the Southern Confeder acy nor, indeed, is the situation thus far the direct result of the British blockade. In some manner Germany is still able to feed herself and may be able to pass the next harvest with out serious bread-riots, though this is by no means certain. She is, too, able to cope with the allies in the out put of war-munitions and, since she overran Serbia, she can get from Tur key all the cotton and some of the copper she needs. Never was a na tion, so cut off from the outside world, better able to sustain herself on,her own resources. The real reas( Germany must pre pare herself for disaster is the sure and irreparable loss of fighting men. On this point there has been much speculation and -there is still some doubt. But the known experience of other armies and the unyielding limit of Germany's male population enable us to fix within bounds the reserve strength she has left .to fill the gaps. All are agreed that by the opening of the spring campaign of 19J, the kaiser will be unable to recruit to full strength and must face a steady decline in his effective strength. In the meantime the allies, France alone excepted, are certain to gain in strength. Great Britain has enlisted 4,000,000 men since the outbreak of hostilities and her colonies have put 500.000 more in training. She can certainly place 2,000,000 on the fir ing line by May, 1916, and can main tain that figure for at leat two years. Russia's supply of men is, of course, almost unlimited and her effective fighting strength will increase just as rapidly as her allies can supplement her own limited output of arms and munitions. France may be able to hold her own for the next year, but she cannot increase the size of her army. If Turkey and Bulgaria be reckoned at their full military strength on the side of the central powers, the campaign of 1916 will be fought with the odds against Ger many about 4.5 to 4. This will not be decisive, for Germany has the line of the Rhine behind her in the west and the line of the Vistula to her rear in the east. Turning to the immediate situation in the various theatres of war, we find nothing that suggests an early decision of anything. In the fest, it is useless to dwell on the deadlock. Yet it is worth while pointing out that the deadlock is due to the fact that the lesser numbers of the Ger mans are offset by the lesser muni tions of the allies. The best author ities agree that Germany has from 1,400,000 to 1,9.00,000 either on the western front or in reserve. To op- THE SOCIAL SEASON Culminating in a Delightful Leap Year Dance Oxford has been socially very gay this Xmas season, a series of dances being given, culminating in a delight ful leap year dance given by the young ladies of the town at the Ar mory Hall Monday evening. The Italian band of Henderson furnished the music. Punch was served dur ing intermission by Mrs. Arthur Lan dis, Miss Marie Burwell and Miss Margaret Capehart. It was amusing to see the usual order of things reversed; the young ladies begging the favor of a dance from the young men, and "breaking" in on the other girls. Those dancing were: Mrs. Dicker son with Mr. William Gregory of Stovall, Miss Dickerson with Mr. Perry Rose, of Henderson, Miss Ste vens with Mr. Paul Venable, Mrs. Arthur Landis with Mr. Bert Taylor and Mr. Roy Royster, Miss Marie Burwell with Mr. Outlaw Hunt, Miss Ethel Hancock with Mr. Wilber Smith and Mr. Elliott Cooper, Miss Margaret Capehart with Mr. Shep hard Booth, Miss Lucy Landis with Mr. Bev. Royster, Miss Helen Royster with Mr. James White, Miss Roper of Petersburg, with Mr. Harry Lee, Miss Harris of Petersburg:, with Mr. Dare Cooper of Henderson, Miss Aline Hicks with Mr. Edison Hicks, of Henderson, Miss Sallie Webb with Mr. Marsh Ray. Miss Estelle White with Mr. Ben Parham, Miss Mary F. ilunt with Mr. John Graham Webb, Miss Sophronia Cooper with Mr. Hamlin Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Glasgow. Stags: Dr. Nick Cannadv. Mr. Wil liam Corbitt, of Henderson, Mr. Dare Cooper, Mr. James Cooper and Mr. Hunt of Henderson. Chapercnes: Mrs. Canehart. Mrs. Robards, Mr. and Mrs. Burwell. "THE BROKEN COIN" Francis Ford and G.race Cimard to Appear at the Orpheum It's the kind of a story the public has wanted to know and see for years. First time in pictures. .Magnificently wrought, wonderfully photographed. Scene after scene just crammed with exciting incidents that will move you to the utmost. Arrange to take your family or best girl to the opening episode of this magnificent photo play serial Saturday night, January 8th. It is the finest, most romatic, most absorbing tale of love and ad venture ever conceived, featurine; Francis Ford and Grace Cunard. To call Grace Cunard "the most wonderful girl on the screen" is merely to give an extra "shade of color to the Lily. Whether for her beauty, clever acting, splendid costumes, di versity of talent or any of a hundred other qualifications, she stands "alone on a pinacle of her own greatness. Miss Cunard plays the leading wo man in the "Broken Coin". Francis Ford is the most versatile member of the great moving picture world today. The Oxford patrons know him as a brother and look for his production with an interest born of the know ledge that whatever Francis Ford does is bound to be brilliant. Not only will he play the leading male part in the "Broken Coin" but he will direct every phase of the production of this great serial, A beautiful sou venir will be given away on the open ing night, Saturday, January 8. A special matinee at 3 p. m. pose these the allies have at least 2, 000,000 effectives, with an additional 500,000 available within three days' journey. But the allies have not tne ammunitioh with , which to cover the offensive of their armies. A general bombardment must be followed by a wait of weeks before the ammunition is replenished. This was clearly de monstrated on Sept. 25 and the days following when the French and Brit ish broke through the German lines only to stop because their ammuni tion was exhausted. Yet the superior numbers of the allies in the west at least insure France against further invasion. The allies can aavance when they have the munitions; the Germans cannot advance without seriously weakening their eastern front. In Russia, the allied cause is cer tainly safe for the winter. The mar shes are now frozen and the Dvina is covered with ice strong enough to permit the passage of men and light guns, but the extreme cold makes any extended operations almost impossi ble. The war is not to be decided in Serbia, at the Dardanelles, in Egypt or in Mesapotamia. It is to be de cided on the historic battlefields of northern Europe when Germany shall have wasted her manhood in futile attacks against an enemy growing in strength as she declines. The out come was never more certain than it is today, and events must necessariily rush quickly to a decision. BURIAL OF PtIR lirlANGUM INTERMENT IN FAMILY PLOT NEAR BEREA The Woodmen of the World Had Charge of the Remains Pirofuse Floral Tributes. The remains of Mr. John W. Man gum, who was killed by a shifting en gine of the Southern Railway in Dur ham early last Monday morning was brought to Oxford Tuesday morning. The funeral cortege left the Ex change Hotel after the noon hour and wended its way to the home of Mr. Mangum's mother near Berea, where the remains were tenderly laid to rest in the family plot by the Woodmen of the World. General B. S. Royster delivered a beautiful and impressive eulogy at the grave. Large Gathering The news of Mr. Mangum's untime ly death spread rapidlv and nearlv every home in the western part of the county and many over the line in Person county were represented at the graveside, gathered ther to nav the last tribute of respect to the mem ory or the popular young man who was called hence in the "twinkline: of an eye". The Pallbearers Honorary C. H. Timberlake. P. A. Wood, Fred Peed, Lewis Crews. Baldy Williams, Mat Nelson. Flower bearers Mrs. Lonnie Smith, Mrs. W. H. Walters and Mrs. D. N. Winslow were in charge of the noral tributes, with the following as sistants: Lillie Deen. Allie Deen. Daisey Williford, Angie Brinkley, Hatttie Bowling and Lucy Bowling. The noral tributes were beautiful and profuse. ... The Minor Warehouse On the back page of the Public Ledger today will be found the in teresting statement of Mr. I. W. Mangum, proprietor of the Minor Warehouse, to the tobacco growers. The reputation of the Minor for high averages is well known and Mr. Man gum will maintain it the remainder of the season and as long as he is in the business. THE TOBACCO MARKET It is Estimated that Seventy-five Per Cent of the Crop Has Been Sold Some very good tobacco has found its way to the Oxford Market during the week and it would seem that the prices are a little in advance of the holiday closing week. The breaks have been comparatively light during the week, but those in a position to know say that the market will take on its old timie appearance the com ing week. Of course it is not definitely known what proportion of the crop remains to be sold, but the farmers and ware housemen estimate that about 70 or 75 per cent of the crop has been sold. The Remainder of the Crop Mr. W. Z. Mitchell, proprietor of the Banner Warehouse, carries an in teresting statement to the tobacco growers in this paper. It is the opin ion of the tobacco folks that the re maining part of the crop will sell well and we may safely add that the Ban ner is an execellent place to sell. Daniel's Market Mr. G. C. Daniels has moved his market business from the store room on Callege street to his old stand on. Hillsboro street.which has been reno vated and beautified for the occasion. He. keeps constantly on hand fresh and cured meats, fish, oysters and game in season. Mr. Daniel guaran tees the best of everything in his line. See adv on the fifth page of this pa per. The Old Reliable Sam Watkins, the popular proprie tor of the Johnson Warehouse, is sure to get the highest possible aver ages on the remainder of the crop placed on the floor of the Old Relia ble. Elsewhere in this paper he sta tes that "the prices have advanced and I will get every dollar possible for your tobacco." MR. WILLIAM KNOTT DEAD Buried in Petersburg, This Friday Morning. The sad intelligence reached Ox ford Thursday morning that Mr. Will Knott had died of pneumonia at his home near Petersburg Wednesday night. The deceased was about fifty years of age. He left Granville some fif teen years ago and settled in Dinwid die county, Virginia. He was a suc cessful farmer and counted one of the best of men. The deceased was a half brother or West, Lea and Sam Knott, of Encn section, who hastened to Petersburg Thursday morning. The interment will be in the Petersburg city ceme tery this Friday morning. it'1 1 1l -. .A ! n
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