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VOLUME XXXI.
OXI ORTH CAROLINA. WEDNESDAY. JULY 19th. 1916
NUMBER 57
THETOBACGO MARKET
O ll5 ANIZING TO CAPTURE
CHEATER VOLUME, THIS
YEAR
Cood Sand Lugs Should
Ki18c, Good Cutters
Open at
30 35c;
Medium Wrappers 35 1
Wrappers $60.00.
40c, Fine
Smarting under the failure last
year to organize the Oxford Tobacco
Market at the opening, the Oxford
tobacco men hope that the opening
prices this fall will compare with the
closing prices of last spring.
A failure last year to organize and
get things in working order at the
orening cost the market at least two
million pounds of tobacco. We are
informed that nearly 250,000 pounds
of tobacco in the rich sections of Pro
vidence 'and Culbreth found its way
to markets beyond our border . last
season, and it is a well-known fact
that tobacco from the northern and
"v1 stern sections of the county was
carted through the streets of Oxford
This was not done because the other
markets was paying more than the
Oxford market, but the farmers were
incensed at the haphazard way in
-which the Oxford market opened and
continued for a few weeks, some of
.the buyers not biding at all.
New buyers will be on the Oxford
market this year, including the larger
concerns and independent companies.
As yet nothing of definite or decided
nature has been accomplished in the
preparations for the opening, but it
has been reported that efforts will be
gin immediately and great prepara
tions made to make the opening day
one of the most auspicious and bril
liant during the past years.
The Public Xedger last year called
attention to the .fact that a very great
injustice had been perpetrated upon
the growers, and to the fact that not
withstanding the prosperous condi
tions of the manufacturers they were
not paying for the actual cost of mar
keting the weed.
Let us harken back to the time
when Fielding Knott, S. C. Hobgood,
W. L. Mitchell and other leading far
mers of Granville sold crops on the
Oxford market at an average of $40
to $50. Good sand lugs should open
this year at 16 18c; good cutters,
30 35c; medium wrappers, 35 40c
fine wrappers $60.00. These are
reasonable prices prices that were
considered normal at one time.
OXFORD LADY PROMOTED
Minneapolis Convention Elects Miss
Hettie Lyon
During the World-Wide Baraca
Philathea Convention held at Min
neapolis, Minnesota, June 17-2 2nd,
Miss Hettie Lyon, of Oxford, was
elected National State Philathea Sec
retary for North Carolina.
Miss Lyon has attended several
National Conventions and is ac
quainted with Philatheas from 32
States as well as members of Nation
al Executive Committee. Having ser
ved two years as President and three
years as member of North Carolina
State Philathea Union we are not
surprised that the National Commit
tee recognized Miss Lyon's ability for
National State Secretary.
REVIVAL MEETINGS
This Week at Corinth, Tabb
Creek,
Herman and Antioch
The first of a series of meetings
was held at Corinth Baptist church
Sunday. Rev. C. A. Upchurch is
conducting the meetings. There will
be two services a day throughout the
week,
A series of meeting will also be
held this week at Tabb's Creek Bap
llt, Hermon Methodist Episcopal and
Anticch Methodist Protestant
lurches.
rud;
?e Devin is holding: court this
ek at Jacksonville, Onslow county.
tte will
court
next week.
SALK OF ENTIRE STOCK GOODS
I hav
e moved my stock of goods to
store in building of the Johnson
l.inehUSe' and from Monday the
h of July to Thursday the 20th of
f I Win sell my entire stock of
amaged goods at cost, and all
that were damaged by the re
t fire below cost.
in hT iS your time t0 find bargains
nats, flowers, ribbons, silks, feath-
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t& ana notions.
MRS. T. LANIER
Granville County
Federation Picnic
THE BIG EVENT; JULY 21st
THE FAIR GROUNDS
AT
Mr. T. E. Browne, of the State De
partment, will be, here for the "County
Federation? picnic, Mr. : Browne is
one of the best speakers we have in
the Extension service and Ave are very
fortunate in having him with us.
There will also be other interesting
lectures.
In the afternoon there will be a
cooking demonstration by Mrs. "Cor
nelia C. Morris, one of Mrs. Chas.
McKimmon's assistants in Home
demonstration work. Among other
things, she will demonstrate the use
of a' home made tireless cooker.
Miss Maud Barnard, a- story teller
of great talent, will entertain both
children and grown-ups with her
stock of interesting tales.
Don't forget the date,- and get
ready for it, this Friday the 21st of
July. All organized communities
are expected to attend If you are a
member of any club working along
lines of improvement" of uplift, you
should surely attend this meeting.
Bring your family and your dinner
along, and let's have a great big
county union and make this a big e
vent to look forward to annually.
EPDDEMiC OF MEASLES
Several Cases at Flat River Baptist
Association Last Week
That several cases of measles ac
tually developed on the ground dur
ing the "annual convention last wedk
of the Flat River Baptist Association
held at Island Creek church, near
Williamsboro, was the statement
made by Dr. D. C. Absher, the Vance
county health officer.
The Henedrson Dispatch says:
"Dr. Absher went to Williamsboro
township immediately after the As
sociation adjourned, and quarantin
ed several cases that had just been
reported there. The health officer
explained how the contagion had
spread through the lack of precau
tions on the part of the patient with
the first case, and declared it to be
his belief that the county just now is
in for a real, old-fashioned epidemic
of measles. He says that there are in
the county at the present time prob
ably twenty or twenty-five cases of
measles, and that in the homes of
some of the patients there are chil
dren for whom there is virtually no
escape. . racticauy since me eariy
spring the disease is declared to have
been smouldering among the colored
people of the county, many of whom
did not renort their cases, and, in
fact, did not know that they had to
be reported. Many of these cases
now are entirely recovered, but oth
ers have developed from them, and
it is feared that the disease may
spread further."
WANTED A RAISE IN SALARY
The Head of the Firm Did a Little
Stunt.
A young man, who had worked
long and faithful, reached a point in
his career where he thought that he
was entitled to a raise in salary. And
here is now tne neao. oi me mm yx-
ceeded to show the young man that
he was not entitled to a raise:
"Each year has 3 65 days. You
sleep eight hours each day, which
equals 122 days. This leaves 243
ovc Vnn rAst. eient nours eacn
day, which equals 122 days. This
leaves 121 days. There are 52 Sun
days that you do, not work, or 52
days. This leaves 69 days. You
have on-half day off each Saturday,
or 26 days. This leaves 60 days.
You have one and a half hours each
day for lunch, or 28 days. You get
two weeks' vacation each year, or
14 days. This leaves one day, and
this being the Fourth of July we
close on that day, so you've done no
work at all."
PURSE LOST
A small black purse, containing a
small amount of money was lost oh
the streets of Oxford last Monday.
Finder will please return to Miss Sal
lie Webb, Main street, Oxford."
Planting Time This is about the
time of the year to plant seed for a
good crop of fall turnips. F. F.
Lyon is advertising the best selected
seed on another page of this paper.
READY TO DM0
SPECIAL PERMIT GRANTED
LOAD DEUTSCHLAND
SUNDAY
TO
Loving Cup Presented Captain
Koenig by Opera Star No Mail to
Be Taken Enemy Ships Lay in
Waiting for the Submarine Mer
chantman.
BALTIMORE The loading of the
cargo of crude rubber and nickle for
the return trip of the German . sub
marine merchantman, Deutschland,
begun Saturday and a permit was
granted to continue' the work. Sun
day. The cargo is principally rub
ber that is to be carried to Germany.
It originally was intended to ship
this commodity in, the bags in which
it had been packed, but it was found
this would take, up too much space.
The removal of the rubber from the
bags consequently will cause an un
exepcted lengthening of the time for
loading and it is considered improb
able that the Deutschland could get
away with a full cargo before Tues
day or Wednesday.
Presented Loving Cup
Captain Koenig last week was pre
sented with a handsome silver lov
ing cup-for himself and crew by
Madame Christine Langenhan, a for
mer grand opera singer, who is the
wife of Hogo Boucok, of New York.
The cup is mounted on an ebony
base and beneath : an American flag
there appears this .inscription:
"Presented to the conqueror of
English prestige on the seas and the
commander of the first merchant sub
marine, the Deutschland, Captain
Paul Koenig, and the crew, in com
memoration and appreciation of their
services, by . Christine Langenhan,
Royal Opera Singer, July 15, 1916."
Captain Koenig, it was said, met
Mr. and Mrs. Boucok in Philadelphia
and accompanied them to this city in
their motor car.
No Mail to be Taken
A. Schumaker & Co., agents of the
North German Lloyd Company, an
nounced positively no mail will be
sent on the Deutschland. The firm
is being deluged with letters from all
over the United States, with requests
that they be forwarded to Germany
on the submarine, it was announced.
Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of
the Vice President, visited the Deut
schland and was shown through the
vessel by Captain Hinsch, of the in
terned German steamship Neckar,
which is lying alongside the submer
sible. Captain Hinsch said Mrs. Mar
shall was the first woman to go below
deck since the Deutschland arrived
in American waters.
Captain Hinsch said the tempera
ture of the interior of the submarine
was 110 degrees while Mrs. Marshall
was exploring it.
Watch for Deutschland
Norfolk, Va. , July 17 Forming
what incoming stearmer captains say
is a "V-shaped socket," warships of
England and France are off the Vir
ginia Capes waiting for the German
submarine Deutschland to cbme out
intQ tne Atlantic on ner way back to
Germanv from Baltimore. How
warships are off the Capes is
nQt known but at ieast three have
. One of them, a two fun-
neled, formidable-looking cruiser,
came witMn six miles of Cape Henry
thig afternoon hung around for 'sev-
eral nourg and tnen steamed back to
sea.
A FINE COMMUNITY
Fine Large School House
For
Wilton.
A delegation representing the
wishes of the Wilton section was in
consultation here Saturday with Sup
erintendedt J. F. Webb and members
of the County Board of Education
looking to erecting at Wilton one of
the largest and best school buildings
in Granville. In the party were
Messrs. W. B. Dixon, Charles Floyd,
Lucius Currin, A. B. Pitts, C. R.
Gordon, C. W. Whitfield.
Banks Chapel, situated at Wilton,
is one of the finest church edifices in
the County, and the good people of
Wilton are moved with one accord to
have the very best school building in
the county also. It is understood
that the Woodmen of the World and
the Junior Order will have a com-
modious hall on the second floor of
the school building.
New Superintendent
Oxford Graded School
PROF. PHILLIPS DESIRES
MEET THE PATRONS OF
THE SCHOOL
TO
To the Patrons of the Oxford Grad
ed School:
Everyone recognizes the necessity
of earnest cooperation for the suc
cessful completion of any enterprise.
In no" field is this more evident, than
in public school work and because of
that I, as you sperintendent, want to
urge you t join hand in making the
Oxford Schools the best in thevState.
I have come to Oxford to get things
m shape for the best opening in Sep
tember that can be had. During the
summer months I am very desirous to
meet every patron of the schools and
talk over the situation with you. It
is your school and I am here to carry
it on for you. In doing this I have
an able corps of teachers. You know
the work of most of these teachers
who have worked here in the past.
They are all more than anxious, to
make the schools a success. Besides
these, two new teachers have been
elected this year. Miss Lqura
Clement is a graduate of the Greens
boro College for Women and .has
met with success as a teacher. Miss
Fannie Belle Robertson is a graduate
of the State Normal College at
Greensboro and has also been very
successful in the school room and as
a leader of the yOung people. Both
of these young ladies did teaching
during the senior year at their res
pective colleges. You are assured
then of the true and tried service of
the old teachers and promises of
good work by the new ones. It has
been considered wise .to add another
teacher to the High School Depart
ment this year and give th6 superin
tendent more time for the supervis
ing of the work under his care. He
will also exert all his power to build
up a healthy school spirit absolutely
necessary for any system's success.
To do this a reasonable forum of
Atheletics will be encouraged and
carried out. Debating which has been
very profitable here will be empha
sized continually. In fact, every
thing that goes to develop boys and
girls into strong efficient manhood
and womanhood will be encouraged.
The unified growth of mind, soul and
body is our aim.
I am planning to have a meeting
of every boy in town in a short while
to talk over some plans which 1 have
in mind which will interest them
very much. When this meeting is
called be certain that your boy
comes whether he has been in school
or not. I want to meet them all.
I expect to be at the Superinten
dent's office on College Street practi
cally every morning from nine until
eleven o'clock and urge the people of
Oxford to call there and talk school
matters and things of interest over
with me. Your Superintendent,
G. B. PHILLIPS
Off to Virginia Beach
Dr. and Mrs. I. H. Davis and their
sweet litle daughter, Miss Margurite,
and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Meadows and
their fine little children, Miss Roslyn
and John Randolph, left for a so
journ of ten days at Virginia Beach
Monday. Mr. Jack Haskins will join
them this week. Misses Marie Mea
dows and Dorothy Royster are also
in the party.
COLORED BOY STEALS AUTO
Arrested on the National Highway
and Taken to Clarksyille
Charles Russell, colored, ' about 15
years old, came over from Clarks
ville Sunday morning in a car that
did not belong to him. He "sailed
around the street of Oxford all day
Sunday and up to a late hour Sunday
night. Monday morning he cranked
up and started back in the direction
of Clarksville, and when he reached
a point some three or four miles
north of Oxford the gasoline gave
out. He. parked the car beside the
road and started out on foot when
Special Officer Hutchins, on informa
tion received from Clarksville, start
ed out in hot pursuit and placed the
boy under arrest. An officer came
over later in the day and got the boy
and took him to Clarksville.
Distinguished Lawyers Here
Messrs. James W. Barbee, W. F.
Foushee, of Durham, and C. D. Tur
ner, of Hillsboro, distinguished law-
yers, appeared before Judge Devin at
Oxford Friday in referee proceedings.
THE OXFORD C0P1PANY
THIRD REGIMENT PASSES ITS
PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
In the Third Regiment Company M
of Durham. Holds the Score for
Numbers While Warrenton Com-,
pany Leads in Percentage"
CAMP GLENN The completion
of the physical test of the Third Regi
ment was completed Saturday.
Every individual in the guard, in
cluding a large number of recruits,
.underwent a test much more thor
ough than those given by insurance
companies; for in this case the ques
tion was not how long the examined
was to live under ordinary conditions
but whether he was able to hold up
under the strain of severe military
life.' -
The first : of the three regiments
holds the record for both the largest
number and the highest percentage
of qualified men; while the third
cme next in order, with the second
following last. .
In the third regiment, company M,
Durham holdc the score for numbers
while company H, Warrenton, leads
in percentage. Warrenton ties with
High Point first regiment, in the latter-score,
with a percentage of 83;
while Asheville, first, leads both ofx
these by a margin of two points.
The roster of the Oxford company
follows;
Company E, Oxford
Qualified: Capt. E. E. Fuller, First
Lieut. J. I. Stegall, Second. Lieut. V.
W. Taylor, First Sergeant, John A.
Baker Sergeants: Ben L. Wilson,
Grover C." Nicholson, . Frank E.
Young, Corporals Lewis Thorp, Otis
R. Hobgood, George- Elliott, Luther
ditcher, C. L. Brown. Musicians, E.
Pi Sheldon, W. Chappell, Cooks, C. C.
Wheeler, Polk Williams. Artificer
Fred Clark. Privates: Roy Aiken, K.
S. BoyHug, D. S. Brown, J. C. By
num, B. B. Bragg, John Lowe Cole,
Claude Church, Leonard Daniel, A.
A, Drese, C. W. Eakes, J. M. Elling
ton, S. L. Fowler, O. D. Freeman, H.
F. Green, Otha Gordon, G. W. Gos
sett, Irvin Hurst, Kilgo Hunt, Walter
L. Holt, Wallie A. Hall, H. T. Joyner,
Earle Lowman, J. E. Matthews, W.
G. Matthews, Rufus O. Moss, W. R.
Pendleton, L. F. Puulim, W. C. Ro-
bards, W. J. Renshaw, C. C. Staley,
Charles H. Volz, W. R. Williford,
Willie Watson, W. T. Wells.
Disqualified: Quartermaster Ser
geant Leo E. Byrum, Sergeant Ed
ward A. Long, Corporal Guy Wheeler
Privates: E. D. Arrington, R. S. Ar
rington, E. D. Bowen, Fred Daniel,
Sam Harris, I. E. Jacbs, G. L. Mat
thews, W. T. Mustian, R. C. Parham,
Alvin Renshaw, Frank Spain, Mon
roe Vanhorn, Henry Webster, Jessie
R. Whitley, Allen Wilkins.
The Master's Service
On Thursday afternoon of last
week, during the Association at Is
land Creek, the women gathered un
der the trees for an hour's devotion,
and. discussion of interests, pertain
ing to work of the Missionary So
cieties. The meeting was called to
order by the Associational Superin
tendent. After singing "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name," Mrs. C. A.
Upchurch led the devotional exercises
After, short talks by Mrs. Brooks,
Mrs. Lumpkin, Mrs. Cannady, Miss
Cora Phipps, and others, Miss Sue
Kelly spoke in her earnest manner,
emphasizing greater consecration
and greater effiiciency in the Lord's
service. More prayer, more Bible
study, more mission study she said
were necessary if one wishes to ren
der a better service. The meeting
was closed with prayer by the Sup
erintendent. Mass Meeting of Boys
There will be a mass meeting of all
the boys in town above the age of
ten years at the Graded School build
ing Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
Parents, see that your boy gets there.
Some Atheletics and facts to interest
boys is the object of the meeting.
G. B. PHILLIPS, Supt.
LIST YOUR TAXES
Ordered that the names of all per
sons who fail to list their taxes on or
before August 10th, 1916, shall be
presented to. the Grand Jury for in
dictment. The Register of Deeds,
shall take said lists until that date
Positively no excuses will be received
for failure to list after that date.
This includes every species of prop
erty, tobacco in storage, dogs, stocks;
bends, money on hand, in bank, in
vested or otherwise. jul-10-m