PUBL1IC LEDGER
THOSE WHO gQ AND GOME
Mr. L. T. Washington of Stem, was
in Oxford Friday.
Mr. E. B. Mangum, of Route 2, was
in Oxford a few hourstTliursday.
Mrs. J. T. McDonough is visiting
relatives in Oxford this week.
Mr. J. W. Morton, of Route 4, was
a caller at the Public ledger oince
Tuesday.
Mr. C. L. Bowling, of Tar River,
was a pleasant visitor to the Public
Ledger office Thursday.
Mr. Will Tyer has accepted a re
sponsible position with the G. R. Gar
rett Tobacco Company, Rocky Mount.
Dr. and Mrs. Richards, of New
York Citv, are spending some time in
Stovall. Dr. Richards is a noted eye
specialist.
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Mr and Mrs. E. N. Dickerson are
expected to arrive from New York
City next week to spend the winter
at their home near Stovall.
Moriali News Items
(Correspondence Public Ledger)
Miss Mabel Cothran passed through
Moriah en route to her school at Tar
River Monday.
The people of Beth&ny Missionary
Baptist church are preparing an in
teresting program to be renedred in
the church Christmas.
Mrs. Easley Williford and son, Per
cey, returned home last Friday from
a visit to their grand-fathers Mr. J.
C. Clayton.
Ben Ramsey, colored, fell Sunday
and claims he borke three ribs. Dr.
Gentry attended him.
Little Margaret Togleman who has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs. D. M.
n-icii rptnrnpil to her home a few
days ago.
The mnay friends of Mr. Lindsay
Taylor will be pleased to learn that
he is recovering from a dangerous
operation performed at a Richmond
hospital this week
Keep Warm
If you want a nice overcoat, read
the ad of the Long Company on the
last page of this paper.
ATTENDS SOUTHERN SOCIOLOGI
CAL CONGRESS
Miss Hettie N. Lyon, of Oxford, is
in Spartanburg attending the South
ern Sociological Congress which will
hold an extension conference from
November 12th through the 17th.
She is having the pleasure of hearing
the following celebrities: Dr. B. W.
Brown, of Washington. D. C, who
won quite a fine record on fine work
done in New York fitting infantile
paralvsis. Dr. Brown is inspector of
United States survey of sanitation.
Dr. Joseph Bloodgood, surgeon of
Johns Hopkins Hospital, was heard
rnth interest on "The prevention and
cure of cancer." Dr. J. E. McCullock,
general secretary of S. S. congress, of
Nashville, on preventative medicine
and "Individual relation to public
health." Prof. J. P. Faulkner on
"Relieicn of public health."
A feature of the Conference is the
splendid exhibit, the most complete
and comprehensive along the lines of
public health and social welfare that
has ever been shown in the South.
The exhibit includes the latest datta
regarding public health, housing,
child welfare, temperance, and the
entire exhibit of the State Depart
ment of Foods and Drugs and the
State Anti-tuberculosis exhibit.
Other speakers are Miss Brown on
Y. W. C. T. U. Dr. Reid on "Physi
cal Efficiency Test," Miss Vestal on
Red Cross Work, Community Bet
terment, etc., and Dr. Grimm at the
"head of United States Pellagara Hos
pital of Spartanburg.
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GUIDE YOU SAFELY IN THE WAY TO BUY" LUMBER, BUILDING MATERIAL, PALMS
AND COAL TILVT REPRESENT THE VALUE OF YOUR MONEY AND THAT SATISFY.
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THE COAL SITUATION
There Is a Real Shortage As Com
pared to Demand
WASHINGTON On the threshold
of winter, American cities are facing
a shortage in their coal supply. This
shortage is not merely local, although
it has made itself most felt in cer
tain cities on the Atlantic seaboard.
It is, however, a national matter, ex
tending from coast to coast. It is a
matter which, if really serious at all,
is serious for everybody.
The leading cause of the shortage,
as soon appears on a careful exam
ination of the situation, is not so
much a lack of transportation facil
ities as a greatly increased demand.
Like most other things, good and bad
that have affected this country in the
last two years, the big demand for
coal rises from the war. War indus
tries need coal, and they can afford to
pay for it. Speaking within reason,
they don't care what they pay for it.
Thev know that the season for reap
ing bis: nrofits from their product is
necessarily limited, and they are not
froinsr to allow a lack of coal to cut
down their output. They can afford
to outbid any of the usual coal-consumers
in the open market.
So many complaints have gone up
about a car shortage that the Inter
state Commerce Commission has or
dered an investigation, which began
last wpek at Louisville. The Ameri
can Railway Association's figures
ftwwed a shortage of ?0.000 cars on
the first of October. The rrnne opr-
tnr? nrA nnt inclined to bis. me the
railroads for this as much as the Fed
-exal legislation to regulate railroad
efrnigs. "hich has reduced the mar
gin of profit to a point where the
i-rn1s cnnnnt Rnpnd enoueh CM1 new
equipment, according to some critics.
At nnv rate, the car Fhortaere is a roc
tor in the coal situation second in im
portance only to the increase in de
mand. I)A11S. THE HARDWARE MAN
PlorVavillp Tins eood Stock Of
painted and galvanized V crimp
rnofine on hand at prices lower
than factory today. 6, 7,and 8 foot
lengths are his stock lengths, sena
vnnr orders now. and save money
r,na Tie "has It. Davis navs the
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Our Young Hens'
Suits And
Overcoats
$1 5
at $18
$20
Religion Ain't Free .. I
A colored preacher once preached I
on the theme "Salvation am free."
and, after delivering a powerful ser
mon, he begun totake up a collec- ;
tion for his own salary. One of the
deacons got up and protested and re
minded the preacher that he had just
said that religion was free ana now
that he was trying to make them pay
for it. The old preacher replied:
I'm sorry vou makes it incumbent
on me to 'spose your ignorance be
fore this'er congregation; my broth
er, religicn am free just like water
in the river am free. You can go
down and drink yourself full and it
won't cost you a cent, but if you has
ther same water piped into your
house, you has to pay tor it. it s
thp same wav with religion you
can go out doors and drink in all the
religion vou want, but when you
comes in dis' church and has me pipe
it into you, you have to pay tor it.
Put something in the basket, orom
er; put something in the basket."
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only when he dies.
When in need of Optical Ser
vice or Watch and Jewelry repairs
call on me and learn why.
J. W. KNIGHT
AT H. J. COUNCIL'S PICTURE STOI'.E.
its
are values which
cannot be dupli
cated elsewhere.
These prices in
sure your getting
good, longwear
ing fabrics; style
that stands out
from the crowd;
and tailoring that
is strictly high-
class.
We have finer grades
of course, up to $28.
but the above values
are really extraordi
nary.
Schloss Baltimore and
other fine makes. See
them!
The Long Co.
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nUBBEK KOOFTW THAT CAN'T
he equaled anwhere at Samuel
noia r.lnrksville. Va. The man
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We are part of the com
munity and so are you;
let us work handjin hand
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this way help all of us.
If you deposit your "Crop Mon
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We are always pleased to serve
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National Bank of Granville
E. T. WHITE, Pres. H. G. COOPER, Vice-Pres,
W. T. YANCEY, Cashier.
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