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BOOST A LITTLE EVERY DAT FOR OXFORD !
T. G. STEM
A Prominent Lawyer and Present
Mayor of Oxford.
Mr. T. G. Stem is a man well
known to the people of Oxford and
Granville county, having been born
and reared in this county. While a
boy he attended the public and priv
ate schools and finished his prepara
tory education at Trinity Park
School. In the fall of i902 he enter
ed Trinity College from which he
graduated in 1906. During his sen
ior year at college he studied law and
also after the year of his graduation,
receiving his license to practice ' law
in 1907. In October of the same year
he came to Oxford and practiced a
lone until 1908 when he formed a
law firm with D. G. Brummitt which
continued until 1909. At this time
he began to practice law with A. A.
Hicks and has remained in partner
ship with him until now. Mr. Stem'
has rendered the town valuable ser
vice as mayor, having been elected to
this oflice in 1913 and re-elected in
1915. Along with his record as a
lawyer this man has a military record
also. He enlisted in the Granville
Grays, February 18, 1908, and from
the rank of a private he was grad
ually promoted until May 11, 1910,
lie became Captain. He retired from
service in 1914 on account of bus
iness, but when the call came for vol
unteers in June last he tendered his
services to Col. Minor and received
his commission as inspector of small
arms practice, with the rank of cap
tain, June 23, 1916.
THE "RAYS" OF THE
SUN OF OXFORD.
A Large , and Growing Lumber Plant
and Coal Yard.
When it comes to honest and full
weight, measure and count you'll
surely not find a better place in Ox
ford to get it than C. D. Ray & Son
the people, who sell "everything to
build a house with and keep it warm
after you move in."
In the early part of 1914 Mr.
Marsh Ray, son of Mr. C. D. Ray
bought an interest in the business of
his father and the firm's name was
changed to "C. D. Ray & Son."
Since then the firm has made very
progressive strides despite the de
pression that has existed for the past
two years, but as we were going to
say, you would never dream there
were ever any so-called hard times
if you should stop in at their busy
plant near the Southern depot. It
is a busy and interesting 1 place to
visit to be sure, you are always made
to feel welcome whether you are
buying or "just looking." V
Mr. Ray's motto has always been
a "square deal for everyone, and a
living profit." And what more can
one ask of anybody than that And
Mr Ray sees that every piece of lum
ber, shingle, paint or ton of coal is
what the customer pays for and
wants. The large and growing bus
iness enjoyed by this reliable firm
attests the confidence that the Gran
ville people have in Mr. Ray and
his son. They are of the most pro
gressive type of business men in Ox
ford. The plant of C. D. Ray & Son em
ploy about fifteen or twenty men, all
of whom receive good wages, the
most of which is spent here in Ox
ford, so that when you patronize C.
D. Ray & Con you are helping to
build up the town.
Besides selling every mentionable
kind of building material, they oper
ate one of the largest coal yards in
this section of the State, handling all
grades of coal.
The "Ray Quality" of building ma
terials as mentioned in their display
ad elsewhere is fast gaining an en
viable reputation. If it comes from
"Rays" it must be right or they will
make it right. The Rays are truly
Oxford Boosters and what we 'need is
more men of their caliber.
D. G. BRUMMITT
Member, House of Representives and
Prominent Lawyer. :
D. G. Brummitt one of Oxford's
prominent lawyers was born in Gran-
lS::i:S:::5??::ci:::i
ville county in the year 1881. After
receiving his preparatory education
he taught for a while inthe public
schools of the county. He then en
tered Wake Forest College from
which institution he graduated with
the degree of Bachelor of Laws in
1907. In February of the same year
he was licensed to practice law. The
first year after finishing his . college
course he taught in Hester High
School. He came to Oxford in April,
1908, and here began the practice of
law. From that time until this Mr.
Brummitt has taken an active part in
politics and in the growth and de
velopment of his town and county.
For four years he served efiiciently as
mayor of Oxford. In 1910 he be
came secretary of the Granville
county Democratic Executive Commit
tee and in 1912 he became chairman
of the same committee. In 1916 he
was elected representative to the
North Carolina Legislature and at
the last primary was re-nominated by
the Democrats of Granville county
for the same oflice. . Mr. Brummitt
is not only well known in public life
but he is likewise prominent in fra
ternal circles; belonging to several
secret orders including the Masons,
Odd Fellows, Woodmen of the World,
Royal Arcanum, Jr. O. U. A. M., and
Modern Woodmen of America.
DR. L. T. BUCHANAN, JR.
A Prominent Young Physician of
- - Noble Family.
One of Oxford's young physicians
yet no stranger in this county is Dr.
L. T, Buchanan, Jr., son of Professor
L. T. Buchanan. He was born at
Durham, N. C, where he lived about
ten years before coming to Oxford.
He attended, Horner. Millitary Acad
emy and after graduating from that
institution he went to Wake Forest
College from which he graduated
with the degree of Bachelor of
Science at the age of twenty. From
Wake Forest he went to Jefferson
Medical College and there completed
his medical course in two years. Hav
ing received his license to pratice he
spent his first year out of school as
WHO'S WHO IN OXFORD
intern in the Kansas City Geni
Hospital. After a year of Whence
inthe hospital Dr. Buchanan be?n
active practice which has occupleS
his time for the last two years. He
is now located in Oxford and is en
joying a growing practice.
The Baptists
(Charity and Children)
Our North Carolina Baptists are a
mighty folk, and ready to respond to
every ; worthy call. They give largely
to missions, State, home and foreign
support two newspapers, three col
leges, many academies and give fifty
thousand dollars for the various de
mands that are made upon the Or
phanage. In addition to this they
are building elegant and costly
church houses and doing better by
their pastors than they ever did be
fore. We belong to the Lord's royalty.
It isn't every hobby that will re
spond to the spur of the moment.
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ALL WORK DONE PROMPTLY
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WE INVITE YOU TO LOCATE IN' OXFORD!
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C. S. GARMAN, Manager
G. C. TAYLOR, Book-keeper
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA
L. S. GARMAN, Superintendent
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CARMlGE HUILDERAND THtS COMPALSP opttc FE? HAS APPEALED TO THE DISCROWNING
EXPERIENCED MEN OP SKILL Z ANV wf 5 R EXPENSE HIS DIRECTION. BUILDING WHEELS REQUIRES
KIND. THEY ARE WIl ffi AnAAT RGANIZATION WILN THE LAST TEN YEARS OP MEN OP THIS
A LARGE AND GROWING BUSINESS A f FRE W, T 1NTEREST OF THE MPANY. THE COMPANY ENJOYS
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JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA t'J CUSTOMERS IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: NEW YORK, NEW
NESSEE AND LOUKLli VIRGINIA, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI TEN-