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SUMTTY BMLL1AOT PPOMrWiriES ALL HOME FEINT VOIU3IE XXXI. NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MARCH 4th, 1916 NUMBER 18 HON. MALCOLM R. PATTERSON POBUBMEP SEMI-WEE1CLY J?' DRY AMERICA ' -r TWO OP -THE MOST NOTED LEADERS DR. MADISON SWADENER LENDING THE BANK'S MONEY BUY AT HOME CAMPAIGN THERE- ARE TAVO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTION We do Not Give These Arguments As Our Own, But They Are Culled From Remarks We Have Heard Since We Began to Sit Up and Take Notice. The Public Ledger is glad to state that its campaign to buy at home has been productive of good results; at least the merchants advise us that there is a stronger tendency to buy at home than ever before. The Public Ledger is ever on the lookout for the milk,in the cocoanut, and in fairness to those who buy out of town let us take under considera tion the motives and reasons that are given oy tnem ror so doing, it is well to consider both sides of the question. And here let us state that we are sadly behind the times when Ave go along without an organization among our merchants, which ought to be caned into oeing, it tor no oth er purpose than to make an effort to meet the objections of our citizens in this matter of buying at home, and an endeavor to remedy the causes that lead to the habit of buying away from home. Surely this alone ought to justify an organization that would brine: the merchants of this town to gether, to discuss methods whereby trading m Oxford may be made so attractive that our good folks will not want to go elsewhere to make their purchases. The first argument put forward by several is that stocks are so small they permit no opportunity for selec tion. and the buyer has to take whatever is available, without the opportunity of exercising his or her own individual taste m the matter. We will admit that the drab color of an existence where every man is contented to adorn his form with a uniform covering will never occur asrain in our civilization. We have acmiired individuality in our time and generation, in the matter of dress as in every other phase of human ex istence, and the merchant who ig nores the change, and makes no ef fort to meet it, is going to lose out, while the wide-awake merchant, who -caters to the public taste, is going to be the gainer. Conditions are chang ing just y as fast in our cities as in our urban centers, and he is a wise man who changes with them. Now that our merchants have been criticized by those who are bent on buying elsewhere, it would be well for our merchants to get their heads together and inquire just how much there is to the report. One critic says that there are some several stores in the town car rying a small and incomplete stock, say of boots and shoes, for example, from which none but the average man or woman can be fitted and that at the expense perhaps of making the round of every store in our town, but there is mo provision for -the com fort of those who possess unusual pedal extremities, necessitating pa tient waiting while one or other of these merchants shall send in a spec ial order for shoes to suit. Along with this argument goes the state ment that the merchant who buys a paaxe stock of boots and shoes is not in a position to get as close prices as the man who makes a specialty of it, while the latter buyer can also af ford to keep in stock a pair , or two of even freakish ornaments for the feet with reasonable hope of being able to dispose of them before they shall be tabooed in the stylish world, and such a merchant will also be in position to sell right, i.e., at lower prices, because he buys right. We give this .argument for what it is worth. It would be a splendid sub ject for debate in a meeting of our merchants. Another argument is that where every merchant, or a number of them, carry small stocks of ready-made men's or women's suits, the styles must necessarily be limited, and we all know, because fo individuality we have already referred to, a woman just hates to see her sister no mat ter how much she may love her wearing a counterpart of her own adornment. The specializing of our merchants in stocks would meet this obiection, for a merchant catering to ladies' or men's ready-made suits nnd that alone could keep a much larger stock; purchase on bet ter terms, and keep clear bf the obli gation of selling a similar suit to a second buyer. The same arguments appear to ev ery line of merchandise. We are liv ing in an age of specialization, induc ed by the high speed at which we are living. Neither man nor mer" ohant can longer afford to spread nirnself over a wide field; he must meet the changing conditions or suf fer the consequences. By no means the least to be consid ered objection to home buying comes from one source, in the complaint that there is not sufficient-reserve on the part of salespeople, who are prone to mention prices of products when questioned by people of an imi tative rather than an original turn of Ex-Governor of Tennessee, Liquor Friend Turned Foe YOUNG HAN FALLS TO SLEEP MR. W. Y. THORP PASSES TO HIS REWARD Mr. W. Y. Thorp, a highly esteem ed young man, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. Faucett, near Bullock, last Monday night. Mr. Thorp, who lived only a few miles from Bullock, mounted a horse and rode over to visit his sister, Mrs. Faucett, and while there he was ta ken down with a violent internal hemorage, and his sufferings were of short duration. Mr. Thorp was only thirty-one years of age. He was one among the most splendid young men of the county, with a bright future before him. His death brings sadness to many hearts. He was a follower of the Master. Rev. Lewis N. Taylor conducted the funeral and burial service and the interment was at the old home place Wednesday afternoon. Many sorrowing friends from Oxford and the countryside witnessed the last sad rite. The pallbearers were se lected from among the young men, and .the young women were the flower bearers. IN DURANCE VILE A Cow Follows Henry Pearce to Hen derson. Henry Pearce, colored, last Mon day night entered the barn of Geo Burwell at Fairport and made the acquaintance of one of his best cows After winning the admiration of the cow he started toward Henderson, and strange to say the cow followed Henry all the way across the county. That's Henry's version of the cow story, but from inside information it would appear that Henry placed a rope about the cow's neck and led her to Henderson, where on Tuesday morning he sold the cow on the streets of Henderson to a Vance county farmer. The Sheriff of Vance some how or other got wind of the transition, and as the check was being made out in exchange for the cow he took Henry into custody and locked him up. Sheriff Hobgood dispatched Special Officer Hutchins to Henderson Tues day. Henry was somewhat dubious of returning to Granville and asked the officer if he had the "necessary requishun papers." After the law and the evidence had been expound ed, Henry consented to accompany the officer to Oxford where he was locked in the county jail over Tues day night, and on Wednesday morn ing faced Justice Ellis on the charge of stealing a cow. Henry didn't know exactly whether it was a case of stealing or not until Justice Ellis required a guilt edge bond of $125, which he failed to furnish. Mr. Baldy Williams left for Rich mond Thursday to enter a hospital for treatment. His sister. Miss Mary B Williams accompanied him. Some Fun Charley Chapman will be seen at the Orpheum this Friday night in all his glory. If you cannot laugh at his antics you had better see a doctor. "The Life's Show Win dow," one of William Fox's best, will be shown Monday night. mind. This might easily be made a fatal barrier to the cultivation of -the buy-at-home habit. In the opinion of the Public Led ger, our merchants are prepared to -trrifh Vio best. As a general seic w - proposition, those who do not trade at home are attracted by the adver tisements appearing in out-of-town papers we nave no semsu muuvc in stating that it is due our mer MmTits to advertise more than has been their custom. The most successrui mercnants tue i j -ur, rrnr1nreri are COnsis- WOriU uaa V A j , . tent and persistent users of advertis ing space in their local papers. They advertise because they know the peo i oTnnTid it and insist upon having what they demand. Will Speak at the Rally to be Held in the Oxford Baptist Church This Friday Night; at 7:30 O'Clock. The coming of former Governor Malcolm R. Patterson, of Tennessee, to Oxford for an address at the Bap tist church Friday night is an event of much importance. A Saloon Friend Turned Foe TTntil nhnnt thrpf" vparo acn fVio i "-" I ablest champion of the liquor traffic in America was Hon. Malcolm R. Pat terson, of Tennessee, the popular and gifted son? of a father equally popular and gifted. As one of the young leaders of the Democratic party in his state, he had taken his father's seat in Congress and. later. was twice elected Governor of Ten nessee. Until about three years ago, his splendid ability , and ingenuity were devoted to the defense of the liquor traffic against the rising" tide of Prohibition sentiment in his state and the nation. When, as Governor of Tennessee, the Prohibition law pass ed the Legislature and came to him for his signature, vhe vetoed it and accompanied his veto with a message in which he characterized the act as "destructive and undemocratic." Al though the bill was passed over his veto, Governor Patterson's veto mes sage and speeches, made in defense of his action, were circulated nation wide by the liquorinterests in de fense of their traffic. Then, in the very height of his career as a statesmen, Governor Pat terson was overthrown by the traffic which he had upheld. The dark hours through which he passed were the providential means by which he was led to become a Christian. His conversion has been likened to that of Saul of Tarsus. From that day to this, he has been one of the strongest and ablest advocates of National Con stitutional Prohibition. Strong Speaker Mr. Patterson's speech has nothing of the spread-eagle; and tawdry at- temptst to capture his audience His is the istiory'of Jtiiigh-mihded man who has faced the depths of hell with liquor and has come back ,to fight the deamon. It is true that Malcom R. Patterson, while Governor of Ten nessee pardoned a couple of men that should have been shot, but why throw a stone? Let us go out and hear" the converted man tell his life's story. In speaking of the great temper ance rally held in Columbus, Ohio, a writer says: "But we shall never forget the moment when Malcolm R. Patterson brought his oration of human exper ience to a close. There was a sec ond of tense silence such a silence as seems to fill the air before the break of a clap of thunder. Then we watched those thousands of-thrill ed humannity rise as of one accord and crying, shouting, cheering, ap plauding, acclaim the oratorical powers of the prohibition statesman from Tennessee." THE PROGRAM FOR BABY WEEK TALKS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRA TIONS AND PRAYERS FOR THE LITTLE FOLI The Woman's Civic Club will ob serve "Baby Week," March 5 to 11 The object of this is to instruct in experienced mothers and to impress upon the general public the impor tance of looking after the welfare of the children in the community. Free literature will be distributed, and the subject discussed in the church societies. We believe that the entire community will be interested in this movement, and ready to lend a help ing hand to the cause of the baby. On one afternoon of next week (exact date to be given later) the fol lowing program, to which the public is invited, will be given at the Graded School: Hymn .... "My Country 'Tis of Thee" Lead by Rev. S. K. Phillips Address . . "Preventative Measures Dr. B. K. Hays Twenty Minutes Talk on Care and Feeding of Babies Dr. N. C. Daniel. Demonstration Preparation of Baby's Bottle Miss Gregory Demonstration Baby's Bath -r Miss Weaver Baby Master Tom Winston Taylor Song Mrs. Jno. Booth Paper Proper Food for the Growing Child Miss Maria Parns Developing Child from Standpoint of the Mother: Physically Mrs. G. T. Lumpkin Intellectually .Mrs. H. O. Furman Spiritually Mrs. Jno. Webb Prayer by Rev. R. H. Willis Look put for posters, announcing date and hour of meeting. MRS. J. D. BROOKS, Chm. pro. tern. Health Dept. Wbmans Civic Club. The Noted Evangelist, Oratoj and Reformer NEARLY TEN MILLION POUNDS THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET TO DATE The official report of the sales on the Oxford Tobacco Market during the season, up to and including the month of February, has been made public. The report shows that there was more tobacco sold and that it brought more money than was gen erally believed at the beginning of the season. There is little doubt in our mmas mat lr tne crop nad a bounded in high grade wrappers it would have sold for two million dol lars. Tobacco men estimate that there will have been sold on the Ox ford Tobacco Market during the month of March, up to and including the 10th instant, the day on which the market closes, something in the neighborhood of 200,000 pounds The figures up to March 1st show the following result: Pounds sold 8,382,187 Price paid $1,023,094.29 Average $12.20 It is also interesting to note that there were 69 2,711 pounds sold on the Oxford market during the month of 'February, as follows: - Johnson 228,249 Minor 160,833 Baainer. 91,768 Farmers 91,768 Owen 88,202 ,The Public Ledger is of the opinion that if the farmers will plant sparingly and raise a good quality of tobacco the coming crop will sell bet ter than the present crop. There can be no doubt that the results depend entirely upon the quality and the quantity. The farmers should get their heads together and strike a happy medium. TWO OLD CRONIES Messrs. H. J. Robards and L. L. Crews. Back in their boyhood days Mr H. J. Robards, now treasurer of Granville countv. and Mr. L. L Crews, of Tar River, were fast friends. In fact, they courted the same girls, attended the same dances and were converted about the same time. The same mutual admiration has followed them all the days of their lives, but possibly the time may arrive in the near future when their friendship may be put to the severest test- known to men. Both are Dem ocrats and each are endowed with fine qualities, but who can tell what may happen during a heated cam paign. It is whispered that Mr. L. L. Crews will be a candidate for County Treasurer, the position now filled by his friend, Mr. H. J. Kobards. We were present in the court house this week when the two gentlemen met. They greeted each other cor- diallv and talked of the olden times, some forty or fifty years ago when they were boys. "Lerov. may I ask if the report that vou will enter the race for treasurer is true?" asked Mr. Ro bards. "TTenrv. mv good old friend, I haven't fully made up my mind," re plied Mr. Crews. Tt is understood that tne two gooa friends would hate very much to de feat each other, but you cannot al ways tell what may transpire. Some fellow may come along and plant a dynamite bomb in the pathway or the candidates and blow friendship to smithermarines. Both of them are very fond of red pepper. Floydtown After manv eventful moons Brown- town forfeits its charter as an inde pendent hamlet. Mr. J. P. Floyd rins nnrrhased the entire land title 9nH franchise and named the old historical spot "Floydtown," of which he is now the Lord Mayor. Engineer Here Air. T). Tucker Brown, of Chapel Will, engineer in charge of the street work, is in Oxford this week. A WORD AS TO THE FUNCTIONS OF BANKS The Banker is a Credit Alchemist, Making One Dollar Do the Work Of Many. When all the world is topsy turvey' and the people are hoarding money in old tin boxes and trunks, nothing is more conducive to thrift than to ponder well the real functions of the banks. If the bank confined itself to re ceiving money offered for deposit and paying it out again on checks, it would render a very great and necessary service to the individual and the community, but it would soon cease to exist, because the life blood of all business (profits) would be lacking. The operation of a bank is expensive, and to hire clerks, pay rent, buy stationery and build vaults, merely to protect money and handle checking accounts with out some source of income, would prove a costly undertaking. Therefore the bank must seek some steady source of revenue, and find it in lending money of its stock holders and depositors to those who can use more than they have, and are willing to pay for the accommo dation. And only as it loans its funds, and gets them back with in terest can it long operate as a going concern. The peculiar fact of the matter is that a dollar in the bank will dn as "much work as from four to five dol lars elsewhere. In a technical sense the banker does not loan money, but credit. He does not want your money to loan, but to use as a basis of credit and one dollar to him is as good as four for business purposes. This may seem an impossible proposition. Let us prove it. Experience has proven that every body does not want all their money at the same time. If one hundred people were each to deposit one hun dred dollars in a bank, the banker could safely assume that not over one-quarter of them would call for their money at one time. As a mat ter of fact, less than fiften per cent, would. do so; therefore, if out of ev ery dollar deposited, the banker keeps fifteen cents in money, he can meet every ordinary demand for cash. When an unusual call arises it is called "bank run," which mere ly means that more than the usual number of people are demanding their money at one time. Working on this theory, the bank er does not, out of the hundred dol lars you deposit lend, let us say ninety; he puts the hundred in his vault (in his reserve) and discounts the notes of his customers, placing whi,weeds t0 lheir credit- aeaist which they can check, the same as if they had deposited cash. The banker work on the law of averages, and sel dom does this law fail him, for as long as he has a certain percentage of his obligations in cash, or quickly available he is safe. (The amount of reserve money varies, on mo case be ing legally required to be more than 1 per cent, of the deposits.) If, therefore, the banker with one dollar in money can lend ten in credit when you hold back the ten, you de prive the community of the hundred m credit. The banker is a credit alchemist, making one dollar do the work of many, and you owe it to him to yourself and to your community to make the credit structure as big and as strong as possible. The place for every dollar that you do not need for your daily necessities is in the bank, for the bank will not only protect it against fire and theiv es, pay it back on demand, but by the alchemistic process known only to banking, turn it into ten credit dollars, which are as effective in the business world as money dollars and cheaper. This is the bank's greatest service to the community and to you. THE OXFORD LD3RARY You Should Assist With Your Mem bership Fee. Along with others, the Librarv has felt the hard times, so to help catch up in expenses, the Civic Club has in structed us to offer a twelve months' subscription for $1.00, beginning Sat urday, March the fourth and closing Saturday, April the first. After this date, the price will be $1.50 as be fore. If you are alreadv a subscrib er pay the dollar and your time will be extended one year. Come and take advantage of this wonderful of fer. Nowhere else can you get as much erood for vour monev. MRS. C. D. RAY, Ch'm Library Dept. Canning Club to Meet The Oxford Canning Club will meet at the home of Mrs. A. L. Cape- hart this Saturday at 2:30 p. m. All members are urged to be present as this is an important meeting. Any one wishing to join the club will re ceive a cordial welcome.
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