TOMJSHhD' SEW-WEEKLY TOWN AND
VOLUME XXXI.
THE GOOD ROADS MEETING
x TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION
FOllMED WITH DR. BEN J. K.
HAYS, CHAIRMAN
.Opt. T. H. Winslow, Engineer of the
';ttimal Highway, Discusses Fed
eral Aid.
Tiie most enthusiastic meeting of
the year' was held in the Commercial
Club rooms Thursday night. The
meeting grew out of a well-grounded
fooling throughout the . county that
AOine kind of an organization should
be formed to ensure better roads in
Granville County.
For more than one hour Capt.
Window, engineer of the National
Highway, quoted facts and figures
pointing to the benefits derived from
cood roads. He also explained how
the county can match dollars with the
National Government and obtain suf
ficient Federal aid to build and main
lain the roads of the county.
The meeting was most enthusiastic
and led off into many channels of
thought. There was a strong senti
ment developed in favor of employ
ing a road commissioner to look af
ter the road work of the county. It
vas argued that the Commissioners,
by virtue of their office, cannot han
dle the roads of the county to the
best advantage. While these and sim
ilar issues were discussed, they were
not subjected to a vote. However, a
deep conviction pervaded the meet
ing that the county is not keeping a
breast of the times as regards our
reads. The sentiment crystalized in
the shape of a temporarily organiza
tion known as the "Granville County
Good Roads Association," of which
Dr. B. K. Hays was elected chairman,
snd Mr. B. W. Parham its secretary.
Serving on the temporary committee
are: Dr. E. T. Wrhite, C. W. Bryan,
A. A. Hicks, W. H. Fleming, John
Webb. ' .-. ,,f
The temporary organization ..will
-vvoEb with.; .jieyokOljs
County Good Roads Meeting in the
near future.
A delegation from the Henderson
Board of Trade was present, primar
ily to hear Capt. Winslow discuss the
Federal Aid proposition, and were
heartily received.
SECY KNOTT ENCOURAGED
Increasing Interest Manifested In the
Fair
Secretary Knott, of the Granville
County Fair, has placed several hun
dred copies of the premium list in
the hands of the people of the county
If there is any one who has not re
ceived a copy, address him at the
Granville County Commercial Club
and he will see that you get it.
Mr. Knott has laid all other inter
ests aside and gone to work to get
things in shape for the largest Fair
ever held in the county. He comes
in from Enon every morning and
Trades through his big mail awaiting
tim at the Commercial rooms. Much
of his mail pertains to the amuse
ment feature.
Secretary Knott will go out to the
Fair grounds next week and see what
is needed in the way of improvements
for the comfort and convenience of
the customers. He wants to convert
the main agricultural building into
an attractive exhibition hall, but this
can be done by decorations. .
"I am sure," said Mr. Knott, "that
the exhibits this year will be better
and more attractive than ever be
fore." AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
Jhe Oxford Woman's Club Begins I
Fall Work
The Oxford Woman's Club held its
first meeting of the Club year at the
Commercial Club Wednesday after
noon at four o'clock. Mrs. John
Webb, President of the Club presid
ed over the meeting with her always
ease and grace.
!t was a meeting full of interest
and enthusiasm and enjoyed by every
member present.
Plans and specifications were a
dopted for the beautifying of the sev
eral parkways in the town and the
Club voted to pay half of the costs for
shrubberies, trees and etc. A new
feature of the Club' this year is "The
Year Book" which the members are
Poking forward to reeiving with
much intereset.
It was announced that the Raleigh
Health Exhibit will be given at the
Munty Fair, which will be held in
October. ' ' .
State-Iiibrary-
Now' s the Time to Buy
REAL ESTATE IS CHEAPER IN
THIS SECTION THAN IT WILL
- ' EVER BE AGAIN
One hears much about real-estate
values these days. It would seem
that there are men in this land of
plenty, who see nothing but a . de
crease in land values following the
close of the European war.
One old fellow who owns "some
property inV Oxford makes it a rule
to drop in at the Public Ledger office
once or twice a month to remind the
editor that real estate values are not
what they. used to be. He tells us
that he would like to close out his
property and move away, but no one
has been able to learn what he would
take for his property. ...'
Disregarding the assertions of
those .who "talk merely to hear them
selves talk," the Public Ledger will
admit that real estate is cheaper in
Oxford than it will ever be again.
Good residential property where mod
est or expensive homes can be built
that can not be equaled in any sec
tion for the money we have ever
visited can be acquired on reasonable
terms. And as to. location, a man
can secure any kind of a -location he
wishes, and, very cheap at that. Tthe
man who buys a home now can al
most pay for that home for the
amount of rent he- must pay if he
rents. If he lacks the money all he
has to do is to negotiate a loan, which
he - can easily do if he is the right
kind of a man.
That there will be an advance in
real estate seems certain. An ad
vance is always good for the man who
buys. Should he wish to sell later he
will have something he can dispose
of for more than it cost him and have
the advantage of living on his own
place. ,
Most any man can add two or three
hundred dollars to his house and lot
:.TeleninS-aw-jittl,elabor'. at vQdd
times. It requires but a small "effort
to do this. . Then when he sells he
will be well rewarded in the increas
ed price he will realize for his prop
erty. No man who now rents can
make a mistake by going in for a
home of his own. And the oppor
tunity is better now than at any time
past or present.
Wre would advise our friends
throughout the county that now is
the time to buy real estate, but it is
not a very good time to sell. There
is to be a toom in reai estate every
where, in a year or more.
A GOOD EXAMPLE
Col. Ballou aiwl the Railway
Employees
We would commend Col. Ballou to
the railroad men as an example of
tlirift and industry. The big Imperial
plant, of which he is manager, em
ploys several hundred people and
runs night and day. That's a pretty
big job, but as soon as he gets his
breakfast he goes over to the Ware
houses and examines every pile of to
bacco on the market. Why, boys,
you would have to run a train one
thousand miles every day and saw a
cord of wood before breakfast to
catch up with him. And the beaut y
of is is that Col. Ballou always wears
a smile that won't come off.
REVIVAL CLOSES .
Great Spiritual Awakening in the
Community
The series of meetings held at the
Oxford Methodist church came to a
close Thursday morning. It is doubt
ful if there was ever a greater spirit
ual awakening in the community
than was manifested in the series of
meetings covering a period of two
weeks. More than one hundred gave
themselves to Christ and will join the
Oxford churches.
It would seem that the earnest
work and prayers of Dr. Willis, pas
tor of the Methodist church, have
been abundantly answered. Many
hundred sinners were brought low by
the pleading of Dr. Willis and Dr.
Stanford, who so ably assisted him
in the revival. The people of all de
nominations attended the revival and
learned to 'love the two faithful ser-vants-of
the Master.
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High Averages
We call the attention of the tobac
co growers to the announcement of
Mr. I. Wr. Mangum, proprietor of the
Minor .Warehouse, elsewhere in this
paper. Figures and; names tell a
wholesome story.
COUNTY OFIFI BMLUAIW OPPOKTUOTOES MSBOOT PRINT
; CAROLINA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916
THE TOBACCO HARKET
TOP-NOTCH PRICES fPREVAIL ON
ALL GRADES
Nearly Two Hundred Thousand
Pounds Sold Tuesday The Crop
. Will Begin to Move Soon.
With , low grades selling higher
than they were ever known to sell be
fore, the Oxford market began "an
other year on Tuesday; September
5th with a record breaking sale, the
official figures showing that there
was 196,780 pounds hiTOdied by the
five Oxford warehouses.: - Hundreds
of farmers from Granvtile' and sur
rounding counties werevf- present in
such numbers as to impede the pro
gress of the sales to some extent.
Taken as a whole, we never saw to
bacco growers quite so well satisfied
as they were on this occasion. A
number of them told us they got even
more than they expected after hear
ing of the high prices expected.
There is every indication that all
grades of tobacco will pass all records
during this season. The sales for the
opening day averaged around 20
Everybody wore a smile and recogniz
ed something good was in store for
those who sell on the Oxford market.
The light weights oPJ low grade
lugs is overcome by the high prices
paid for them. With f the better
grades it will not be noticeable.
The opinion seems , to be general
that the crop will begin to move in
large quantities just ai soon as the
growers can get it ready for market.
Unless all signs failjthis is going
to be one of the best- if not the best
year in the history of the best mar
ket in the State the Oxford market.
Owing to the fact that Oxford is
the one big market in this section
the market which sets -the standard,
in other words -the grower who,
sette Jhi; tobacco or 0 other mar
ket cannot rest assured"" that he "re
ceived its full- market value. He may
have received a very satisfactory
price at the other place, but there is
always that feeling;, based upon facts
that in all probability he would have
received a better price had he sold on
the Oxford market.
It stands to reason then that farm
ers who sell on . smaller markets
would find it to their advantage to
sell on the Oxford market the year
round. Many of them have already
learned that it pays to. do this and
many others will learn after they
have tried the plan.
Didn't Know
It Was Loaded
BUD CHAVIS SHOOTS WDLL v BUL
LOCK Colored Youth Held in the County
Jail Charged With the Awful
Crime of Murder.
A sharp loud crack of a shot gun
Wednesday near Goshen church,
Oak Hill township, and Will Bullock
fell to the ground and expired.
According to the evidence it would
appear that Bullock asked Bud
Chavis for a cigarette. Chavis grab
bed the gun, it is said, and leveled it
at Bullock and remarked to his com
panion: "Do you want to see him
die?" n
"Let her go," said his companion
in a jocular mood. At that, Chavis
pulled the trigger and a load of shot
penetrated the neck of Bullock.
It is stated that the three colored
men were on the best of terms and it
would seem so from the, fact that
Chavis, who fired the shot, was much
grieved and gave himself up to the
Sheriff.
Dr. Thomas, coroner, empanneled
a jury, whose findings were to the ef
fect that Bullock met his death at the
hands of Bud Chavis. Chavis is held
in the county jail.
jtiEAT PACKING PLANT
WTiere
Will The Product
Come
From?
It is generally understood that in
the event a meat packing plant is es
tablished in Oxford the meat will
come from the surrounding country.
It is a case wherein the packing
house is opened for the purpose of
creating a demand. With a packing
plant in our midst meat assumes a
steady market price. There is no
such thing as glutting the market
where there is a meat packing plant.
County Board
Hold Meeting
TAX BOOKS FOR 1916 PLACED IN
THE HANDS OF THE SHERIFF
The honorable Board of County
Commissipners met Monday, Septem
ber 4, with the following members
present: Messrs. B. I. Breedlove,
chairman; H. C. Floyd, R. S. Hart,
J. L. Peed.
Chairman Breedlove was instruct
ed to sign the. application-" of Hazel,
the daughter of J. R. Overby for ad
mittance to the Caswell Training
School. .
Drewery Marrow was ordered plac
ed on the outside pauper list.
. The motion to work the old road
from the old place of Joe Taller 's
mail box; a distance of 200 yards,
more or less, carried, and the present
read is hereby declared 'discontinued.
Chairman Breedlove was ordered
to sign the certificate admitting Lu
cile Norwood to the Caswell Training
School, transportation to be paid by
parents.
Mrs. Mary Allen was admitted to
the outside pauper list.
Mrs. Allice Pearce was ordered re
placed on outside pauper list.
The motion to donate $40 to the
Washington and Wheeler hills car
ried Commissioner Hart voting a
gainst the proposition.
The motion to rescind the reduc
tion in valuation of the lands of S. A.
Fleming to $6150, of April 3d, 1916,
and sustain the listtaker's valuation
of 1915, carried.
Chairman Breedlove was appoint
ed a committee to have the road from
the Orphanage gate to the first Sou
thern Railroad crossing put in first
class condition.
Mr. . J. B. . Powell, Register of
Deeds, turned the complete tax books
over to the Board of Commissioners.
W. H. Walters made report of the
settlement with the Sheriff, which
was accepted, and the clerk ordered
to turn the 1916 tax books over to
the Sheriff with proper, order , for the
Sheriff to collect the taxes therein."
There was a request from Miss
Moriah Landis asking that the valua
tion of her property on Main street,
Oxford, be reduced. After carefully
considering the request the Board de
cided that the list takers had placed
a reasonable value upon said estate.
IN HONOR OF BRIDES ELECT
Elaborate Function at the Exchange
Hotel
The afternoon club, composed of
fourteen popular young ladies of Ox
ford, entertained at the Exchange
Hotel Thursday in honor of Misses
Elizabeth Hancock and Imogene Can
nady, brides elect. Bridge was play
ed from 12 to 2 o'clock, followed by
luncheon from 2 to 2:30 o'clock. -
The table was decorated with
streamers of pink and green crepe
paper and pink roses. The center
piece was a handsome Battenburg
lace piece with a large basket of pink
roses tied with a bow of pink and
green maline.
Menu
Oyster cocktail. Mock turtle soup.
Meat course, consisting of broiled
chicken? creamed potatoes, creamed
asparagus on toast, pickle. Hot rolls.
Iced tea. Salad course: pineapple,
pimento salad, olives and saltines.
Metropolitan cream, colors pink and
green, and lady fingers. Coffee.
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OXFORD COLLEGE OPEN
Many New Faces in the Throng
Excellent Dxstructors
Oxford College opened for the
year's work ' Wednesday and Presi
dent Hobgood is highly pleased. A
large majority of the old girls re
turned and a very gratifying number
of new faces are in the throng. The
teaching force, now complete, is made
up of instructors of the highest quali
fications. Returns From the North
Major Will Landis has returned
from the northern markets where he
bought largely-of the best goods for
Landis & Easton. Mrs. Landis, who
accompanied the Major north ten
days ago, is spending a few days with
relatives in Baltimore.
Noted Chautauqua Speakers
Agricultural talks, educational
speaking free during the morning of
the 13 th and 14 of September by
noted lecturers at the Clarksville
Chautauqua.
CLARKSVILLE BOOSTER CLUB.
NUMBER 72
OFFICERS CAPTURE CAR
ENROUTE FROM PETERSBURG
TO RALEIGH WITH LOAD
- v OF LIQUOR
Passed Through Oxford at 6 O'clock
Wednesday Morning and Was Cap
tured an Hour Later at Wilton.
A big Dreadnaught car, driven by
two negro men, highballed through
Oxford last Wednesday morning. It
came down the National Highway a
bcut 6 o'clock Wednesday morning
and left a blue streak in its train as
it passed out down Main street in the
direction of Wilton, where a tire
blowed out and left them stranded
by the way side.
Everyone who saw the car in tran
sit admit that it had the earmarks of
a blockade runner.
WThen the car reached a point im
mediately in front of Dr. Morris' res
idence at Wilton, the two negro men
got busy and telephoned for help. In
the meantime Sheriff Hobgood re
ceived a wireless and with Chief
Wheeler and Special Officer Hutchins
the three men took up the trail. Just
below town they ran up with an au
tomobile which was on its way to
Wilton to assist the stranded car.
When the Sheriff's car arrived at
Wilton they found the stranded car,
but the occupants had fled, taking
the number of the car with them.
The car contained forty gallons of
liquor. The car and the liquor was
brought to Oxford and is now in the
possession of Sheriff Hobgood.
It is stated that a citizen of the
Wilton community threatened to ar
rest the occupants of k the car, but as
he was unarmed the two negroes got
the drop on him and backed away,
making their escape in the woods.
One of the Men Captured
The authorities at Franklinton on
Wednesday arrested Charles Winters,
who proved to be one of the men im
plicated. Sheriff Hobgood and other
officials went over and brought Win
ters to Oxford. . . ., .
The preliminary"- hearing before
Justice Dee Hunt was held Thursday
evening. General Royster appeared
for the State, and Messrs. B. K. Las
siter, of Oxford, and Bob Jones, of
Raleigh appeared for Winters. . Win
ters was placed under a $500 bond to
appear at the November term of
Court.
A SQUARE DEAL
Before Ordering Goods Elsewhere
Compare Prices
It is not our intention to boost
Oxford at the expense of any one,
but we do believe you will find it to
your interest to "Buy in Oxford."
There are many reasons why you
should give your home merchant the
preference and if you will consider
for a moment you will agree with us,
that is if you are not prejudiced from
some cause.
When you want a favor, want a
little time on that purchase, or when
you are in. trouble from loss. by fire
or some other. cause who do you go
to for assistance? When you want
to build a church, or when you want
help to improve your roads, who do
you call on for assitance? Do you
sit down and write a letter to the
mail order house and ask them for
thirty or sixty days on that little or
der you are sending in Do you ask
them to send you a donation to help
build that church? Do you ask them
to help you build that bad piece of
road so that you can get to town, or
to church, or so that your children
can get to school? No, you come to
Oxford and you are never sent away
empty handed.
HANDSOME SCHOOL BUTLDING
Will Be Ready For Occupancy By
October 15th
Mr. Leo E. Byrum, the contractor,
is making headway on the large and
handsome school building at Wilton.
The lower floor which will be devot
ed to school purposes contains be
sides the assembly room a library,
cloak room and music room. The
upper floor which will be occupied by
the Woodmen and the Junior Orders,
is 'a , large hall 75x55 feet and two
aiite rooms. - -
Mr. Byrum is rushing the building
so as to have it ready for occupancy
October 15 th.
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Chautaqua at Clarksville
Come and bring your friends to the
Chautauqua next week- Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday.
CLARKSVILLE BOOSTER CLUB.