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V J i. PUBUSHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AMD COUNT MTHES ALL HOME PMMT VOLUME XXXI. OXFORE j&tate Invy. , rt iiMESDAY, MAY 31st, 1916 NUMBER 43 y award scholarship rilOWDS HEAR PROF. NOBLES AT OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL Scholarship Honor Roll Distinctions iu Scholarships Perfect Attend ance and Deportment Honor Roll The auditorium was taxed to its raoactiy last Friday night to witness the closing exercises of the Oxford High School. The address of Prof. Nobles, the presentation of scholar ships and the reading of distinctions were the features of the evening. Gen. Royster, whose guest was Prof. Noble while in Oxford, happily intro duced the big hearted, jovial educa tor from Chapel Hill. No one can exactly describe Prof. Noble or the excellent manner in trhich he holds his audiences. To be gin with, he loks like a good-natured, aristocratic Irishman, about five feet high, and the nuggets of wisdom rolls so smooth and so fast from his lips you can scarcely drink them all in The fact that the title of his address was "The Supreme Court Reverses Itself," his hearers expected a logical discourse on the law, but such was not the case. The speaker referred to the fact that a man's mind is a su preme court unto itself, and he glor ied in the man who is broad enough to reverse his mind when he sees that lie is in the wrong. In speaking of bond issues. Prof. Nobles said that he was accosted by an astute elderly gentleman in a town in eastern North Carolina: "See here, (Continued on Page Eight) A GOOD MORAL SECTION What a Few Good Determined Men Can Do. Mr. E. P. Roberts, who resides near Bowling Mountain, was in Oxford Saturday. In the course of his re marks to a crowd of friends gathered about him, Mr. Roberts stated that it is remarkable what a few earnest determined men can do when they get right down to business. I remem ber, said he, when nearly every stream in Bowling Mountain section had an illicit distill on it. "The very ground on which our church is now located." said Mr. Roberts, "was the gambling and drinking resort of the negroes, and by the co-operation of a few good men they were put out and we now have one of the best and most orderly neighborhoods in Granville." MAGXIFICIENT LAWN Dr. Cannady Possesses a Rare Secret. We dare say that the magnificent lawn surrounding the beautiful home of Dr. S. H. Cannady on Main street is the most magnificent green sward in the State. There is an evenness and freshness about it that is most pleasing to the eye. Even in the dense shade the grass is ' as lux uriant as where the sun strikes it. We are inclined to think that the good Doctor has a formula by which he produces a superior sward. At any rate, he is just a little ahead of that part of Kentucky famous for its blue grass lawns. HIGH PRICED TOBACCO Two Dollars Per Pound for the Gran ville Leaf The Richmond Times-Dispatch Sunday contained the following item in reference to the price of tobacco fifty years ago, or May 27, 1866: "A lot of fancy leaf tobacco was sold at the Tobacco Exchange yester day for $200 per 100 pounds, the ughest price tobacco in large quan "ty ever brought in Richmond or elsewhere. This lot of 720 pounds as grown in Granville County, N. C, lU was sold by Walter K. Martin & - W. B. J rones & Co., were the buy- ers." INTERESTING PROGRAM Br- Lumpkin Will Address Provi dence Community Club Mil t Proviance Community Club i hold its next meeting Thursday ernoon, June 1st, at 3:30 o'clock. iuerary program will be given. Tfill frincipal speaker of the evening il Dr' LumPkin of Oxford, who of (i,f1Ve sood advise on the subject ood Reading." Th k- Reduction Sale 0n ate ,b.ig Eduction sale is still going the h Stre of Victor Kaplon at ad of Main Street. See adv. iew fourth Pe of the Public m$BMt WILSON PI LIES PEACE PLANS BRUMMITT S LEGIS LATIVE RECORD WAS CHAIRMAN OF ONE OF THE FIVE BIG COMMITTEES In ur opinion the people are al waysrentitled to full knowledge of the records or their servants in public "mtca- as especially true of rep resentatives in the legislature and therefore, for our own information ana tnat of our readers we have ask ed a man qualified to make the inves tigation to look into the records of the last General Assembly and advise us as to the record of Mr. D. G. Brummitt in that body. For want of space, we shall only attempt to sum marize, the career of Mr. Brummitt as a legislator. In thefirst place Mr. Brummitt held the distinction of being chair man of one of the five big committees of the House. There are many com mittees of the House, and it is rare for a new member to be chairman of any of them, but especially is it an honor for a first-termer to hold the chairmanship of one of the "big five". Brummitt stood for .economy in appropriations, voting from time to time against appropriations which he judged to be unnecessary, and lining up with the men who believed in sup porting the State institutions, but in doing so on an economical basis. He did, however, vote to increase the ap propriation for the Tuberculosis Sani tarium at Montrose; an institution which is every day justifying the ap propriation. He was active in his efforts to se cure an increase of $4.00 to the Con federate pensioners of the State. He fought for the passage of this meas ure both in the committee and on the floor of the house, hut failed to secure its enactment. The bill providing: for the raising of the property quali fications of the pensioners from $500 to $1000 was supported by Mr. Brum mitt. We have heard it stated that Mr. Brummitt voted for the measure ap propriating money for the purchase of Mt. Mitchell and that he voted for the law enabling the Tax Commission to increase the assessment of the counties. In fairness to him, we will just say the records show that he vot- ( Continued on Page Five) TEST OF CHARACTER Dead Beats Snould Be Run Out A witness in Granville court, asked about the character of one of the parties to a suit, said his character wasrn't so good. Asked on what he based the idea that the man's char acter wasn't good, the witness an swered that he had the reputation of not paying his debts. Many a man who doesn't pay his debts would have no difficulty in proving a-gbod char acter in court, and the Public Ledger doesn't recall that it ever heard this failing assigned as evidence of bad character, nothing else appearing. But wibhout reference to this partic ular, case, for we know nothing of tho parties involved, this paper holds that one who makes it a practice to fail to pay his hcnest obligations isn't straight and therefore his character isn't good. The witness had the right view, whether he was right as to that particular case or not. But if every man listed in the dead-beat class should be put down in the courts as a man of bad character, a big bunch would fail in the character test and they should fail. . v FORTY-NINE MILES TO RALEIGH One Hour and Fifty-One Minutes in a Ford Car. Dr. Watkins and Mr. Fred Peed made a trip to Raleigh in a Ford car. There was no particular reason for making fast time, but the roads were good and they thought that they might as well come home. They glanced at their watches when they entered the car in front of the Yar brough House and when they pulled up in front of Dr. Watkins office in Oxford they discovered that they had covered the distance of forty-nine miles in one hour and fifty-one min utes. Careful Driver Master Junius Cooper is driving a nice car, the gift of his father, Col H. G. Cooper. UNITED STATES READY TO JOIN WITH OTHER NATIONS TO PRESERVE PERMANENT PEACE OF THE WORLD. Desire of the Whole World Now Turns More and More Eagerly To wards the hope of Peace Includes Provision for Absolute Freedom of Seas, a Contention Which Has Been Keystone of All the Diplo- matic Discussions With Germany and Great Britain. WASHINGTON Phesident Wil son declared Saturday night before the League to Enforce Peace that the United States was ready to join in J . . , yieaeive me peac xjl cue wuuu a,- xxutux dxxu mon order, a common justice, and a common peace." He expressed the nope mat me terms oi peace wnicn end me war wouiu xuuiuue ssucu an j -Li : i j J i a -t cUIdUgeiUKU L. Outlining suggestions for peace, which the President said he hoped the united states wouid mase n it iiau opportunity to do so, ne included pro- - B 1 1 -L i? J il, . vision ior aosoiuie nwuuiu ui seas, a contention which has been the Keystone or ail me diplomatic nib- cussions with Germany and Great Britain; and virtual guarantees of territorial integrity and political in dependence. Officials interpreted the Presi- dent's address as a preliminary feeler for peace in Europe, tie outlined the conditions on which the United States would move if it made a for- maL mediatory offer with the idea, it was understood, j pf learning, Jiow, such J suggestions would be received a- broad. I am sure," , said tne president, "that the people of the United states would wish their government to move Lalong these lines: " nPeace Duly, and its Future Guaran- tees. "First, such a settlement with re- gard to their own immediate inter- ests as the belligerents may agree upon. We have nothing material of any kind to ask for ourselves, and are quite aware that we are in no sense or degree parties to the present quarrel. Our interest is only in peace and its future guarantees. Universal Association of Nations Second, an universal association of the nations to maintain the mvio- late security of the highway of the seas for the common and unnmaered use of all the nations of the world and to prevent any wax uSuxx contrary to treaty covenants or with- out warning and full submission of the causes to the opinion of the world a virtual guarantee of tern- tonal integrity and punui iy dence." FINE HOME FOR SALE Mrs E T RavlmTwill Leave Ox- fOrd ' , ,T rp Owing to the fact that Mrs. .1 Rawlins has decided to make ner residence elsewhere, she is offering hpr anlendid home ioi &aie. nci residence is situated on Main street, opposite the home of Mr. John Webb and adjoins the property of Mr. J. G. Hall. It is indeed seldom that so valuable a residential property is of fered for sale iri'Oxford. Elsewhere in the Public Ledger will be found Mrs. Rawlins' brief announcement of her desire tojsell the property. Fine Attendance During the past year at the graded school there were in the fourth grade twenty children who did not miss a single day during the entire year. There were four others who missed only one day each. .There were 28 who were not tardy during the entire year. This good attendance speaks well for the health and interest of the children. ' Low Temperature In these days of sweltering weath er it is indeed: a pleasure to find a place in Oxford to cool off. The half dozen electric fans at the Or pheuni Theatre makes it the ideal spot to pass a pleasant hour -and' at the same time to be highly entertain ed with splendid pictures. FINALS AT'OX- FORDCOLLEGE THE ALUMNAE RENEWED THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO THEIR ALMA MATER (Written for Public Ledger) The exercises began Sunday morn ing with the Baccalaureate sermon by Rev. T. A. Smoot. D.TV Pastor Centenary. Church, Richmond. Dr. Smoot took for his text, Daniel 2:28. Tnere is a God in Heaven that reveal- em secrets." Prayer, or a personal knowledge of God, said he is the key and the only key with which the mys teries, perplexities and troubles of nfe cjm be unlocked. Tne sermon was clear and lofty in thought, full of WllHr 7 TT' to those who heard it a new message of fflith anri hnn In the evening, Dr. Smoot selected for his text in his sermon before the Y w. C a PhilHnnia.ua 2-s "J.t tWs mind be i,a you which was also ln Cnrist JesilsThftmfi. "Thought I o Atmosphere " i "Roth sermnna WArp sr nnnrnnriaio SO beautiful in thmis-ht and cHotinn so full of atrftneth and RO frfif?ntd with practical advice, faith and cour- i t1t if Hiffin. n hiho wnicn was tne better of the two. I The music both morninff and fiven- was furtnished bv the narefnllv train- d Chorus class of thG colleee. and the seiecUons were well chosen and beautifully rendered. Morning Concert On Monday morning at eleven o'clock in the College chapel was giv- interesting and eniovable con- cert While those figuring in this pro- gram were not the most advanced DUDils in the departments rebresent- ed, they showed most careful train- ing and diluent application and the selections were well received An appreciative audience lent in- terest to the occasion Alumnae Meeting The Alumnae came together in lar- ger numbers than ever before and a very enthusiastic meeting was held in the Calliopean Society Hall of the college. The Alumnae have awakened to tne fact tbat tbeir Alma Mater, which ( Continued On Page Two) KIND WORD FOR PROF. yPITTS Resolution Read at the Closing Hour of the Oxford High School G . i t kindness of Prof. Pitts aVfi e fooi;Tiaa in 10 lowing resolution, which was read by Mr Jom w ehairman -of the bQard clogin hQur gchooL ' iiore rh nr-d Graded gcnool wigh tQ make public acknowledgement of our appreciation and consideration which we have re ceived from Mr. Pitts throughout the term of his stay in Oxford as Super- 1 II Lt; 11 Li t7il L VI tlic UAium uiaucu Schools, and to assure him that our deep gincere good wishes will f u nim intQ nig new sphere of ugeujj2gggf Bertha L. Paris, Sadie Parham Lillian Minor Kate F., Brummitt Jeannette Biggs May White Ella Clement Lucy Webb Mrs. John B. Booth Carrie Fuller HEALTH DEPARTMENT Dr. Hays and Mayo.r Stem Will Speak on Health Measures The members of the Health De partment of the Woman's Club are requested to meet Wednesday after noon p'romptly at 5 o'clock on the lawn of Mrs. C. G. Elliott for organi zation and to make plans for this year's work. At 5:30, the entire Club is invited to listen to Dr. B. K. Hays, who will talk to the ladies on the subject of public health. Mayor Stem will also address the Club at this time, mak ing such suggestions as he thinks can be worked out by a combination of forces. MRS. C. E. BROWN, Chairman Health Dept. Stand by Their Friends Although the Republicans have put out' a ticket in Granville it is pretty well understood that many of them ,are going to vote for their Democratic friends. A NEW ORGANIZATION THE GRANVILLE COUNTY FED ERATION OF CLUBS Holds Important Meeting and Elects Mrs. Will Kimball, of Providence, Executive in Chief. Representatives from a number of the clubs of the County met in Prof. J. F. Webb's office at the Court House last Friday afternoon and organized the Granville County Federation "of Clubs. The object of this federation is for mutual helpfulness and co-operation. The following officers were elected: President Mrs. Will Kimball, of Providence. First Vice-President Mrs.vS. H. Rodgers, of Creedmoor. Second Vice-President Mrs. Fred Currin, of Enon. Secretary Miss Mary G. Shotwell. Treasurer Mrs. E. B. Meadows, of Culbreth. The meeting was quite enthusiastic and with such efficient officers the organization is going to mean much for our county and the good people who live in it. . Two meetings will be held during the year one business and one social. a ! 3Ui HOTTEST DAY OF YEAR Records Smashed Sunday When The nometer Climbed to 97 Degrees The hottest day of the year and one that was only one degree lower than the hottest day last summer was experienced in Oxford last Sunday. For a short spell in the afternoon the thenometer stood at 97 in the shade. The excessive heat is attributed to a high pressure area over the South At lantic Ocean and a low pressure over the Lake region, causing the winds to be southerly or southwesterly. OXFORD BAPTIST PICNIC Will Go to Shady Nook Near Provi dence The committee having in charge the date and place of holding the Oxn ford Baptist Church picnic reported Sunday. The-recommendations of the committee were adopted and the picnic will be held Thursday, June 15th, in a shady nookbn Tar River ' near Providence. Committees were named to handle the details and itds going to be a big day. THE WTLLINGHAM PORTRAIT Touching Tribute to the Lamented Divine Commenting on the many interest ing incidents at the Southern Bap tist Convention held in Asheville last week, the Biblical Recorder contains the following in reference to the will ingham portrait painted by Mrs. Bur well, of Oxford: "One of the features of a remark able Convention was the presentation of a life-size oil portrait of the la mented Dr. R. J. Willingham, which, by the way, was painted by Mrs. Bur well, of Oxford. The speech of pre sentation was made in chaste and beautiful language by Dr. W. W. Landrum, of .Louisville, Ky. When the handsome picture was unveiled the great congregation rose and sang, "In the Sweet Bye and Bye." There were tears in many eyes. Dr. Will ingham certainly made a profound impression upon the men of his gen eration. "The portrait is to hang in our Foreign Mission Rooms in Rich mond." MR. LEE PROMOTED Mr. William Bailey Comes From Cheraw Mr. H. F. Lee, who for the past two years superintended the local affairs of the Carolina Power and Light Company in Oxford, has been pro moted to a like position in Goldsboro and left Oxford Tuesday morning to take up his duties there. Mr. Lee made many friends in Oxford and while they regret to see him leave they are glad that his company re cognized his worth. Mr. Lee takes the place of Mr. Couch, a former resi dent of Oxford, who has been promo ted from the Goldsboro office to the Raieigh office. , Mr. William Bailey, successor to Mr. Lee, is"" a young man and comes from Cheraw, South Carolina, highly recommended. All good people will extend to Mr. Bailey a cordial wel come to Oxford, the most hospitable town ' in the State and otherwise great. m i . Ill 1' f V 5 s If I, I .' 1 I i i i i, (' , 3 ) f 1 j; , t i I ;