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-- .r, - .:.i.r. -.-. . . f POTUS1HIE1 SM-WEEKLY TOWN AMD COUNTY OFFERS BMLUAKT OPPOETONflTHES ALL HOME PMM VOLUME XXXI. OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, jVlEDNESDAY AUGUST 9th, 1916 NUMBER 63 FAMILY TALK THE THING IS FOR THE PEOPLE TO MAKE THE TOWN It Has Been Too Long a Mistaken Idea In Oxford That It Is For The Town To Make The People. The citizens of Oxford should or ganize an industrial foundation, or some plan by which encouragement could be extended to manufacturing interests. We are hardly in a pos ition to sit down and await the ar rival of industrial plants. We must at least open up the way and extend the invitation. Once Oxford should catch the spirit of the Western , cities there would shortly be under way a development in this section of the country hat would surpass any Western record tnat has yet been made. It has been too long a mistaken idea in Oxford that it is for the town to make the people. The thing is for the people to make the town. Oxford is bound to be a great city some day. No imaginable circumstance could arise to check its self-attained impetus. But the coming of the day when Ox ford will stand acknowledged by the world as a great city can be vastly liastened by co-operative action on part of its own people. With the whole population turned pullers and pushers Oxford will come along at a rate that will eclipse the fastest of the boasted Western records. Ox ford has greater opportunities than some of these cities whose only claim to superiority is in a large popula tion. The people of Oxford want to turn "their eyes to the future and once de terminedly united on making Oxford a great city they will find it an easy matter to make wift strides in that direction. While the 5,000 people of Oxford all of a jolly good mind, all big fellows and not a little man among us, giving and taking, and ac ting with the one motive of pushing i the things that are best for the whole " town, we would shortly have a de velopment under way here that would astonish ourselves, as well as the outside world. An organized in ducement for new enterprises and e quitable taxes are wanted. We have the power in untimited quantities for Tunning the industries, we have the Tailroad rates and we have the mar kets. We have everything at hand to make Oxford great if we once put these things in evidence the right -way. WHO SHOULD BE VACCINATED Dr. Hays, Our Health Officer, An swers ImKrtant Question In answer to the question "Who should be vaccinated against typhoid fever?" Dr. Hays, our valuable health officer said in part: "All who come under the follow ing heads should be vaccinated against typhoid as their positions largely increase their chances for contracting it: Drummers and rail road men; all vacationists, especially people who travel much; practicing physicians and nurses; all people who live in towns and small cities; people who live in the country; people who live in a town or community where typhoid is epidemic; people who sat at various hotels and restaurants; people who have no means of know ing whether their food has been free from flies and filth; and finally all people who have not a big bank ac count or who have loved ones de pendent on them." JUDICIAL TEMPERAMENT Acting Mayor W. Z. Mitchell Firm, But Lenient It was our pleasure to look in upon Municipal Court Monday morning. Commissioner W. Z. Mitchell, who' is presiding in the absence of Mayor Stem, came in and scanned the mot ly crowd with his eagle eye and tried to look severe, but his quivering lips betrayed him and the usual smile spread over his pleasant features. "What have we here?" inquired the Mayor. "Assault and battery," answered Chief Wheeler. The case to engage Mayor Mitchell attention grew out of an effort on the part of an old colored man to check the wayward tendencies of a colored girl. The old man acknowledged that he slapped the girl. Mr. D. G. Brummitt appeared for the old man and made it appear that it was noth ing more than a family row. Mayor Mitchell .ruled that the old man did wrong in striking the girl and he taxed him to the amount of $6.95. Fair Grounds Will Be Lighted This Year THE CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY A PUBLIC SPIRIT ED ENTERPRISE The Directors of the Fair Associa tion have for several years been mak ing efforts to get the grounds lighted and the past week a committee coin posed of W. T. Yancey, W. Landis, and A. H. Powell, members of the Executive Committee, went to Ral eigh to submit the matter to the Car olina Power & Light Co. The fol lowing letter from Mr. H. H. Carr, Vice-President and General Manager, has just been received: "I have considered your- request made by your Committee yesterday I regarding the extension of our light- ing line to your Fair Grounds, and while, as you know, this is not by any means a self sustaining exten sion, yet to meet the folks in Oxford on the ground of public spiritedness, we are going to make this extension for you." The willingness of the Carolina Power and Light Company to put up a line and install fixtures at the Fair grounds is highly appreciated by the entire community. Their outlay will be about $300.00 without the hopes of immediate returns, but the fact that they also look forward to an ex pansion at an early date is in keeping with the best judgement of our busi ness men. Mr. William Bailey, the local man ager of the Carolina Power and Light Company, stated to the Public Ledger that he would have the line to the Fair grounds up in ample time for the Fair in October next. THE VIRGINIA WTHISKY HOUSES Liquor to be Sent Out in Lots of Five and Ten. Gallons In conversation with Sheriff Hob- goodTwe learn that he proposes to keep an eye on all suspicious cars and other vehicles for the next ninety days, this in view of the fact that the Virginia Whiskey houses are making great preparations to clear out their stock before November 1st, at which time the Prohibition law in that State goes into effect. Of course, thousands of gallons of the vile stuff will be carted through Granville county in the guise of res pectability, but if they don't look sharp Sheriff Hobgood will and a lot of them. It . is estimated that there are at least 1,000,000 gallons of liquor in Virginia that must be disposed of be fore November 1. The whiskey houses are now "offering special low rates on lots of five and ten gallons and no doubt much of, it will be load ed into cars coming down the Nation al Highway, but with Sheriff Hob good on the lookout they will not get through Granville so readily as the Deutschland passed through the Vir ginia capes. DISEASE AMONG CATTLE. Doctors Puzzled Over Strange Case ' , In Granville. Ten days or two weeks ago the fine cow of Mr. A. D. Hughes on Route 1, was taken sick. The strange disease, whatever it is, made its appearance in the cow's nose. From that point it began spread It is stated that a number of doc tors from Granville and Vance coun ties who have seen the cow state that they never saw anything like it be fore. The strange disease has spread all over the cow, even to the tip of tail, and as it spread the hair fell' off and the ,flsh'; became inflamed and burst wide open. The cow seemed to suf fer very much and constantly walks around as if in search of a place to lay down, but the flesh being raw she realizes that she must stand up. The cow maintained a good appe tite for the first week, but she would not touch food after that time. The State Vetinarians has been notified of the strange case and he is daily ex pected to arrive and make an in vestigation. . Mr. Eugene Crews everybody knows and admires him came in from Tarbcro this week and will spend a week or ten, days at home. Mr. Crews iolds an important posi tion with a drug house in Tarboro; but, with that cheery disposition and warm hand that he extends to every- vrrTr wa sfarrelv see whv it is that he is not a United States Senator. i tobacco THE WEED IN SOUTH CAROLINA . SELLS WELL The Price is Three Times Higher Than it was on Opening Day Last Year. Wj Advices received in Oxford forecast what is belived jwill be one of the best tobacco seasons known in this section for many years. Informa tion in the hands of the Public Led ger shows that in Mullins, s. C, one of the biggest tobacco markets - in South Carolina, the average price paid so far this season is far above that for 1915. :;.- : : On last Tuesday, August 1, the day the market opened: there, 220,000 pounds were scid at an average price of $12.16. Wednesday, the second day, 100,000 pounds sold at an aver age of $13.68, and Thursday, 110, 000 pounds brought the high figure of $15.40 on the average. The news received here was that prices are high and are going higher. It is said that the weed is of a better quality, generally, than was the case a year ago. : The price on the same market one year ago was $4.50. Thus it will Be seen that tobacco is selling three times as high. The price paid on the Oxford market one year ago was $7.00. Based on the price paid in South Carolina on the opening date this year the price on the Oxford market should be in the neighbor hood of $20.00. The following summary of prices and conditions is given in Wednes day's Columbia State: "Opening for the season with bright prospects, the big tobacco markets of the Pee Dee section of South Carolina yesterday began op erations for 1916., Something less thanaimjlUo cording to reports, was" sold, the weed bringing very good prices. Prices paid ranged from 4 cents for the lowest grade of "sand lugs" to the high mark of 60 cents a pound for the best tobacco gathered and cured before the storm which re cently swept the Pee Dee section. Sumpter reported 100,000 pounds sold; Timmonsville, 200,000; Harts vine, 106,000; Darlington, 100,000; Marion, 50,000; Lake City, 224,000; Conway, 125,000; Aynor, 65,000; Loris, 75,000; Mullins, 200,000. "All signs, according to reports from the tobacco markets, point to a summer of good times in the Pee Dee, with high prices for tobacco making up for the destruction caused by the recent storm." From Mullins the report says: ine indications are that prices will reach a new record and that even though the crop is short the entire crop will (Continued On Page Eiglit) MISS FANNIE WEBB AT HOME . Will Return to New York City Alter Brief Sojourn Miss Fannie Webb, the pretty, tal ented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Webb, who is an advanced tudent of the Fine and Applied Are School of New York City, arrived home Sun day and will spend her vacation in Oxford to the. delight of her many friends. - It is a well known fact that all true American "artist must find their way to New York, and this assertion certainly does fit Miss Webb. She displayed remarkable talent early in life, and three years ago when a mere girl, graduated in art at Meredith College, standing at the head of her class. With the long schooling and systematic training - that followed, Miss Webb's ability has been recog nized by the authentic critics of A- meriean Art. PERSISTENT RUMOR. English Think Deutschland Still In The Bay NORFOLK. British authorities here declare that the German sub7 marine Deuschland has not yet ac tuelly gone to sea. This claim i based on the fact that the sounding apparatus on the British warship has not detected the submarine passing. It is declared that these devices would have recorded the presence of the submarine if she had been with in ten miles of a wareship. There is a report in marine circles that the Deustchland is hiding in the bay af ter having made a aasn out or tne capes as if going to sea. Ten Miles Per Hour Is the Extreme Limit EACH AND EVERY PERSON VIO LATING ORDINANCE SHALL BE FINED $3.00 Acting Mayor W. Z. Mitchell is be-, hind the speed law and he is deter mined that it shall be enforced in Oxford. It may be necessary for him to secure the services of a num ber, of detectives to work with the police to run down some of the speed demons. It will require the use of stop-watches to land a few of those who daily violate the law, but Mayor Mitchell has his own ideas about such things and we are sure that he means to enforce the law Naturally there will be general sympathy with the distress of a young woman remorseful over the fact that she, while driving an auto, accidentally killed a cat a few weeks ago. It is all too evident from the superficial facts of the case that a great many inexperienced young peo ple are j running machines with all that brave unconcern of youth and that rashness and daring that may be attractive in romances as a matter of temperament, but Hvhich are not things particularly to be admired as the totals of preventable deaths from the so-called "unavoidable motor ac cidents" pile up and prevention does not prevent. Under the circumstances it would seem to be the counsel of prudence for the authorities to see to it that the license . to own a machine does not cover permission to run it when the owners or their representatives in the family, male or female, have not the judgement or the real train ing that will enable then to surmount the usual emergencies as a trained expert would. Why not have the li cense to own and the license to run cars mean one thing only,and prevent all ' unlicensed persons using . .cars at ' -..---..- '.." " . 1 --' . Human life is "too precious to en trust cars in the Jiands of children and speed demons. GOES TO MOCKSVILLE General B. S. Royster Will Deliver Address Wednesday Gen. B. S. Royster has accepted an invitation to deliver an address this Wednesday afternoon at the Mocks ville Masonic Orphan picnic, one of the biggest annual events in western North Carolina, and which corres ponds with St. John's Day celebrated annually at the Oxford Orphanage. Gen. Royster will leave for Mocks ville via Winston-Salem this Tues day evening and will probably return to Oxford Thursday afternoon. AN EYE ON OXFORD Two Development Agents Here Last Week Mr. H. T. Prosser, Assistant De velopment Agent of the Seaboard Railway Company, spent a few hours in Oxford Saturday. He and Mr. Ben W. Parham, secretary of the Granville Commercial Club and oth erwise interested in the upbuilding of the community, were closeted to gether the greater part of the morn ing. It is upnderstood that Mr. Prosser was very favorably impress ed with Oxford and that he made copious notes of his visit. The visit of Mr. Day, of the In- dustrial Department of the Southern Railway, and Mr. Prosses, of the Seaboard Railway, last week would seem to imply that the two Railway companies recognize the possibilities of Oxford. ADVANCE SHOWING Perkinson-Green Co., Announce Showing of Coat Suits The "Quality Stores" will be a very busy place for the next few weeks owing to the fact that the many young ladies of Granville will be pre paring to go away to school and, too, this live firm have had a nice assort ment of the newest fall coat suits sent out in advance in order that our young ladies may make their pur chases before going away. We direct your attention to their ad on last page of this paper. The men's department of this store is also a busy place, too, they will have "George" here on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week to take measure and orders for hand some tailor-made suits made by the timore. See this ad on page five. THE MOSQUITO INVADE THE PRIVATE OFFICE OF A LEADING CITIZEN Cesspool Discovered in an OJd Cellar and Million of Eggs Destroyed and Their Breeding Place Abolished. Not until the other day were we a ware that such a thing as a mosquito existed in our fair town, but sad to relate that they are here in large numbers. While at work the other day a mosquito invaded the office of Senator A. A. Hicks and punctured his skin. Others in the neighbor hood of the court house vouch for the presence of the mosquito. Their presence became so alarming that a delegation went in search of their breeding place, which was finally lo cated on the site of the old burnt building across the alley from the Court House in rear of the Brown building. When the debris of the old building was removed recently the cellar was left exposed to all kinds of weather. It was about four feet deep and partly filled with water, on top of which a green scum one half inch thick has accumulated. There must have been attleast a mil lion mosquito eggs on its bosom. On reaching the cesspool great droves of mosquitoes, as large as the proverbial Jersey mosquito, flew at us with a vengeance and as tough as is the hide of an editor they punctured it with ease. They were strong en ough to tare the very skin of an in fant, to say nothing of the posion that they might 'inject into its system. We are glad to state that the cel lar has been filled with fresh dirt and that in the' filling millions of mos quito eggs were destroyed. It is well for everyone to look around their premises and see if there is a cesspool or old tin cans which furnish a breeding place for mosquitoes. Neither the .. fly,; or . . the mosquito sjaojiidilaetjn JUDGE DEVIN IN SAMPSON The Famous Old Swing Has Been Removed. After spending a week at home Judge Devin has gone to Clinton, Sampson county, where he is hold ing court this week. It will be remembered that there is afamous old hotel at Clinton, in front of which was a swing. Many Judges have swung to and fro in it, , and among the number was Judge Carter. It does appear that he sat in the swing with a lady and swung a little too high, some saying that his feet touched the leaves on the tree. It will be remembered that the inci dent figured in a legislative investi gation, which to our mind was a very amusing incident. The swing has been removed, but that has nothing to do with Judge Devin, only that we can not imagine that the grave Judge yould permit his heels to go higher than his head. THE ORPHEUM THEATRE Some of the Good Things Billed for Early Dates This Tuesday night the final chap ter in the "Diamond From the Sky" will be seen at the Orpheum Theatre. It will be seen who gets the diamond, and also who gets the $10,000 for the best solution of the play. In ad dition to the. "Diamond From the Skv" there will be one chanter of the "Iron Claw." Coming Thursday, August 10th, "The Beloved Bagabond," featuring Edwin Arden. On the night of Au gust 14th will be Mme. Petrova, the magnificient emotional star. And on the night of August 17th the cele brated drama entitled "At Bay" fea turing Florence Reed , and Frank Sheridan. MISCHIEVKOUS CROWS Destroy Melon Patches in South Granville Ex-Treasurer E. A. Bobbitt, of Wilton section, tells us that the crows completely ruined his melon patch. As soon as a watermelon is as large as a man's fist the crows light upon it and drill a hole as large as a hen's egg in the top of it. Not a single melon in the patch escape their, at tention. . Mr. Bobbitt put up "scarecrows," but the crows regarded them as a huge joke. Mr. Bobbitt stretched strings about some of the most prom ising melons, but the crows managed to invade the netting and accomplish ed their devilish work. : I
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