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POTUS1HIED BEMMttEEKLY TOWM Am COUNTY OFEERS BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOHE PRINT VOLUME XXXI CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 5th, 1916 NUMBER 62 VERY HANDSOME STREETS THK EQUIVOLENT OF . EIGHT MILES OF ROAD TWENTY FEET WDDE Total Pavement Laid 78,363 Square yards Total Curb and Gutter Laid Eight Miles. The universal verdict is that the r. G. Lassiter Construction Com pany has more than sustained their enviable reputation in their contract with the town of Oxford. There is scarcely a blemish in the 78,363 square yards of pavement and eight miles of curb and gutter placed by this company. It is not at all strange that Mr. Lassiter, who was ever present to see that the work was executed in the best style, taking extrordinary paius and spared no expense to give to his home town the very best that was possible. In giving to Oxford the very fine streets we enjoy, the "home town" was ever uppermost in Ir. Lassiter's mind. He lives here, and there is not a more loyal citizen in our borders, and he proposes to reside here the remainder of his days. When the question of improving the streets was first agreed upGpn there were those in Oxford that op posed the proposition, but we heard one of the bitterest oppenents the other day remark that he could not for the life of him see now how in the world we got along with muddy streets year in and year out. Our good streets has been the means of robbing the town of its petty jealousy. Every man realizes that his property has increased in value and he has reached a point where he is willing to do his share in maintaining the increased values. Take for instance the man who must pay out $500 in ten years. The bur den acts as a spur to that man, and instead of lamboosting everybody and everything he has "pulled off his coat and rolled up his. sleeves and henceforth he will e w found allied with the best interests of the town. "Oh, you have such beautiful streets," is a common Temark made by hundreds of people who pass through Oxford. "We have passed through hundreds of towns," say the tourists, "and Oxford is far ahead of anything we have seen during our travels." It certainly is a great pleasure to realize that the world has its eye up on Oxford. With it will come numer ous enterprises and people to share the burden of taxation. 7$o one can expect great things until the affairs of the world are again properly ad justed, and then the old town that has laid dormant so "long will arise and claim all that is due her. By virtue of the quarter million dollars invested in good streets our citizens have become organized and are naw ready to entertain any proposition looking to the interest of the town. THE COUNTY FAIR Premium List Will Be Distributed In Couple of Weeks Mr. P. w. Knott, the hustling sec retary of the Granville County Fair, states that the premium list, now in the hands of the printers, will be ready for distribution about the mid dle of August. It will be his aim to Place the list in every home in the county. As soon as the premium list is ready Secretary Knott will be gin an active campaign in the interest of the Fair. So far this season he lias met with encouragement, but the real genuine enthusiasm is yet to be enkindled among the farmers. The farmers should realize that the Fair i? for their especial benefit and they should give Mr. Knott all the encouragement possible. Aside from the educational fea ture of the Fair, Mr. Knott favors wholesome amusement. He is now in communication with a number of high-class attractions and the three y's event in October promises to be fuU of interest. "MY MADONA" Vreen Favorite at the Local Play House Coming to the Orpheum next Mon day night "My Madona" with Mme. petrova in the title role. This is one f the fine dramas of the Popular Players. Friday night is always "Funny mht'f and "The Girl and the Game" ls a popular feature, for Saturday lights. J. fie . tsvt 'titiro of Being On Time THERE ARE THOSE THAT YOU CAN COUNT ON BEING LATE EVERY TIME Statesville has started a crusade for punctuality. The Landmark, fol lowing the suggestion of a leading citizen, proposes to let those who come late, under the mistaken im pression that it is fashionable to do so, understand distinctly that it is quite the contrary and that they are winning the contempt, instead of the admiration, of those who came at the proper time. It is a fact that half of the people spend a great portion of their time waiting on the other half. Sometimes the narties of the first part decide to turn the tables and let the other man do the waiting. As a -general proposition, the cul tured people of this community are prompt, but here and there you will find a few that dote on showing their fine figure. One of our leading citi zens remarked the other day that he did not know which was the most sinful, to enter a church late and dis turb the preacher and the congrega tion or not attend the church at all it is nigniy important in some places that if a meeting shall be call ed to order promptly at 8:30, the only way to assure it is to announce it for 8 o'clock- In cities where street cars must be depended on, it is often difficult to keep an appoint ment on the moment because missing a car by half a minute may enforce a wait of fifteen minutes or more. And yet as a rule the larger the town the busier the people, the more pun ctual they are, because they must be in order to transact the allotted vol ume of business. The comment is frequently made that the Northern people work hard and fast while they work, and then play while they play, whereas the average Southerner pre fers to work more leisurely, and the result is he has less time, or no time, left for recreation. But there is no excuse for taking the time of another with whom one has an engagement, however strong the suspicion that he is himself at the appointed place. These matters are best regulated by cultivating a wholesome public senti ment which condemns the forgetful and the negligent. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMING Will Hold Three Day's Session In Oxford The executive committee of the North Carolina State Baraca and Philathea Union will meet in Oxford this Saturday, August 5th, and con tinue through Sunday and Monday. The meeting will be held in Lyon Memorial Building. The Philatheas members will be entertained by Miss Hettie Lyon while in Oxford. The Baracas will be quartered at the Ex change Hotel. The members of the committee will visit the various Sunday Schools of Oxford Sunday morning. All good people are indebted to Miss Lyon, National State Philathea Secretary for North Carolina, for ringing the Executive Committee together in Oxford. Tney win ian among pleasant places in Oxford. GILLIS' CONDITION CRITICAL Woman Held Without Bail to Await Result of Injuries BALTIMORE Because of the crit ical condition of M. L. Gillis, of Sto- vall N. C, who was assaulted and robbed on the Philadelphia road one week ago, the habeas corpus pro ceedings in behalf of Pearl Thorn ton, who is one of those charged witn being implicated were called off Tues day by Judge Heuisler. Mr. Gillis is in such a condition that little hope is being held out for his recovery. Pearl Thornton was committed to jail several days ago without bail to await the result of the injuries of Gillis. An operation was performed on the injured man Tuesday and an ich and a half of bone that had been press ing on the base of the brain was re moved. It is said that while the op eration seemed to relieve the patient there was little doubt but that a sec ond operation would be performed within a few days. The woman al leges that she knows nothing of the assault. Misses Hixie White, Helen White, Alline Hicks and Alline Minor are spending a week at Atlantic City. DEUTSCHLAND THE UNDERSEA CRAFT SLIPPED QUIETLY THROUGH THE DARKNESS TO OPEN SEA Not a Single Allied Ship Was Visi ble When the Submersible Left the Territorial Waters. iNUK-b 1-L.rv as peaceruny as a ferry boat crosses the Hudson river the German submersible Deutsch land passed out the Virginia capes into the open sea at 8:35 o'clock Wednesday night bound for Bremen. The Deutschland had chosen an dieal night of darkness, and raging storms for her getaway and not a single cruiser of the allies' patrol, which has watched for her so long just out side of territorial waters, was dis cernible when she neared Cape Hen ry as night fell. Ostensible nsnmg scnooners were on hand to exchange quick gleaming signals with her just before she de parted. The neutral watch maintain ed for the last two days by United States navy department with the cruiser North Carolina and four de stroyers had beenall but abandoned and no American government ves sels were in sight as the under sea trader finished the first and perhaps the most hazardous lap of her 3,800 miles journey back to Bremen. The tug Timmins after exchanging a few signals with the Deutschland just before the latter sank, started back to Baltimore after hovering near the spot for half an hour. As she had been specially rigged and equipped for convoying subma rines she took with . her when she deserted this harbor all expectations that the Bremen sister ship of the Deutschland would put into these wa ters in the near future. The going of the Deutschland started with a beau tiful marine picture including an eighteen mile ray to the capes through mountainous seas and was climaxed in swift and silent drama as the great liner dipped under the waves; and 'fled: ; After proceeding slowly most of the way down she increased her pow er at 6:30 o'clock and reached the capes just after dusk. FIR.CALTON TO THE RESCUE DONATES LAND AND A TWO- ROOM SCHOOL BUTLDING The Public Spirited Citizen Makes the Proposition Jointly to Gran ule and Person Counties. One of the most interesting and significant propositions ever made to the Board of Education of this coun ty was recently made by Mr. W. T. Calton, of Caltolina. This proposi tion was made jointly to Granville and Person counties, and consists or the donation of five acres of land and a two-room school building on con dition that the two counties establish a school at his place to take the place of the two small schools, one in each nmitiv TTiis offer on 'the Dart of Mr. Calton is especially significant as an indication of what value business is beginning to place on the school. The company which he represents owns 1100 acres of land in this sec tion. This land will some day be for sale. Mr. Calton estimates that he can spend $1100, one dollar per acre for his land, on a good school and make it pay him in the sale of his farm. In other words he will have to get only one dollar per acre more for the land to pay for this invest ment. Let us look at thi a little closer. It is not only the 1100 acres of this tract of land that will be affected. Within two and one-half miles of any center there are over ten thousand acres of land. Let us suppose that a good school will add fifty, cents to the value of each acre. On this bas is the community could afford to put $5,000 in a school building and the added values would be as much as the cost of the house. In other words the school building would not cost anything. Visiting Chemists Dr. McGruder, chief chemist of the F. F. Royster Fertilizer Co.; J. C. Devilbliss, of Riciimona, ana mr. Perry of the Durham Fertilizer sitors at the Test Farm this week. These gentlemen visited the Farm informally ,and made tests and we learn that they were highly pleased with the results. -"X fiiiles Governing Promo tion in Graded School OXFORD GRADED SCHOOL WILL OPEN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER THE FOURTH Every successfully operated insti- tution has at its basis a definite pol icy and standard of action. The public school is no exception to this rule. In view of this the following requirements must be met regarding the promotion of all pupils from one grade into the next. Often the con ditioned pupil feels that his or her case is an exceptional one. to re- cognize such! destroys one of the es- eiiu.ai lessons oi scnooi lire inor- oughness and attention to duty. f 1 , - .lno pupn can contend tor a mo ment that an examination given to all is unfair, j Please observe the fol lowing rules' regarding the examina tions: 1. Any pupil of any grade who is vviiui Li w iiu u. 1 wii uiic iTwi if ir-i . i n n ri-i i isfactorily pass on that subject be- - mre entering me next graae. . uy puyn oi any graae wno is conuiLionea on two suojecis must sat- wiactuiiiy on uom fcuoject ue- iure entering me next graae. 3. Any pupil of any grade who is conditioned on more than two sub- jects must remain in tne same graae as before. 4. Any pupil of any grade who is conuitionea on eitner term oi any subject must abide by rules 1, 2 and 3 in order to gain promotion. 5. Examinations on all condition ed subjects will be given to those al lowed to take them during the week preceeding the opening of school on September 4th, 1916 at the Graded School building, under the direction of the Superintendent and any of the teachers he may see fit to call upon These regulations are published so that the parents and children may know just what to expect. Justice to all and efficiency in the school room demands that you help in carrying r-M-fr fCk ahnvo' riil ' ; -It is- often:btteor:a cfiild' ito -"-was Colonel Roosevelt's first ap take a grade a Wcond time than to Pf ata Republican gathering trv to nnsh throueh: deficient in some v,: T ' throughout school and business life. I urge you not to make yourself think that your child should be an exception to the above regulations. The fact that your child was only a verv few points below the standard of 75 or was sick at the time of ex- amination makes an examination the foirct miiM of nromotion. See that vour child receives the worK witnm tne next moma unuer the direction of rme one and then make arrangements about the exam- inntion The child mav bring: a statement of the work done under the coach and hand in 'with the examin ation. G. B. PHILLIPS, Supt. DISTINGUISHED VISITOR Granville Bdv Returns From the Ottomon Empire Mr. Fredie Stem, son of Mr. Buck Stem who some years ago was asso- riated with the tobacco interest in Oxford, returned from Turkey a few weeks ago oh a visit to his father at Darlineton. S. C. and numerous rel- atives in the Stem section of the county. Before going to Turkey several years agcw Mr. Stem played ball on the Boston Iteam of the American Leacue. It has been seventeen years since he was in Oxford and he ! is very favorably impressed with his old home t.4wn. Since his return from abroad a few weeks ago, Mr. Stem has taken unto himself a hand some bride. ! They left for New York Thursday aAd will sail for Turkey Sunday. Unusually Good Music The Methodist congregation of Ox ford has been enjoying some unusual ly good musjic of late. The regular choir, which! is one of the best in town, is beilng assisted during the summer months by Miss Hutchens, Miss Tva M nor, Mr. Thomas L. Pace, Mr. W. G. Pace, Jr., and Mr. Sam Barbee, The congregation ap preciates very much the splendid ser vice which tjhey have so freely ren dered. Special preparation is being made by thej choir for the union ser vice to be held in the . Methodist Church next; Sunday night. Miss Sunshine Hicks entertained a number of her friends Wednesday evening in honor of her house guest, Miss McClement, of New York. FIR. C. E. HUGHES ACCEPTS DECLARES IN FAVOR OF CONSTI TUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO GIVE EQUAL SUFFRAGE TO WOMEN Ex-Jurist, Accepting Republican Aomination, Criticises President's Acts Declares New Policies Are Needed, But Neglects to Define Them. Charles E. Hughes received for mal notification of his nomination for President by the Republican party and made his Eneerh of nonontannt Monday night before an audience which, in the sweltering heat, filled Carnegie Hall, New York City, from orchestra to topmost gallery. The speech was chiefly a critical review of the Wilson policies, in par ticular the treatment of the Mexican situation and the record made by the Administration in relation to the i - . . y-w . i u y rrin nnwtaye in h nrrkno it- woo at times scathing in its criticism. At other time Mr Wnw Were fraucrht with Ra.tir wbinh tho audience applauded heartily. Col Theodore Roosevelt, who oc- nmipd oo nf tho lnw.r ci honors with -the Rpmihliran nomine as a ter of intGrest aTlH attraction at the notification -rpmnnv tbmh Ivi ; i tt chGerGd for from thpPA tn fnnr miT, I UC LUUIV LiUL O. S11C11L 1 1 I . n r. WHK tQe v,i v. i i - i uio iicu. uc cuiccu xxia uua auui after 8 o'clock and was forced to rise again and again to bow acknowledge ment of the ovation. From many parts of the hall rose the cry familiar from the days in Chicago immediately preceding , the Republican National Convention, We want Teddy." . Ovation Also for Hughes The appearance of Mr. Hughes on the platform about 15 minutes later was the signal for a new demonstra tion, which both in length and in tensity equaled, but did not surpass that bestowed on the Colonel. u" ' -"" w paTttrnnat has honored him so sig- nalljr, following the Chicago conven tion of four years ago. Woman's Suffrage Mr. Hughes' letter to Senator Su therland was in reply to a telegram received from the Senator asking the nominee to aenne his personal po- sition with regard to the equal suff- rage Federal amendment. Mr. Hughes replied: i mo uunm,ouuu 1 did not refer to the proposed Fed- end amendment relating to woman Page as iuis was not meuiioiieu in the platform. I have no objection, (Continued On Page Two) NOTED WRITER HERE Mr. Frank W. Day, of Washington City Among the many friends of Mr. A. H. Powell is Mr. M. V. Richards,head of the Industrial Department of the Southern Railway. It was the mten- tion of Mr. Richards to visit Oxford at this time on the invitation of Mr. Foweii, but tne demands on nis time is great and he did the very next best thing by sending Mr. Frank W. Day, who is identified with Mr. Richard's office. "Mr. Day is a forceful writer and has the happy faculty of seeing things as they are. We are indeed fortunate to have the distinguished writer to visit Oxford just at this time, that he may see the beautiful streets and homes and splendid sites for manufacturing plants. Mr. Day, with Mr. Powell, had already visited the Oxford Orphanage and several other places when we saw him this morning. "Oxford presents a mag nificient appearance," said Mr. Day. Notes of Mr. Day's visit to Oxford will appear in the Southern Field September first. UNION SERVICES Will Be Held Each Sunday Evening During August It would seem that the Public Ledger wa3 a bit hasty in announcing that the Union Services in the Oxford churches came to a close last Sunday night. We are glad to announce that the services will continue throughout the month of August. The union services next Sunday even ing will be held at the Methodist church, and each Sunday night throughout the month in the other churches. it t :. ' i' Si
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