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PUBLHSHED SEM-WEEKLY -, TOWN AND CCl OPPORTTOTOES - AIL TOME PMOT ' VOLUME XXXII OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25TH, 1917 NUMBER 33 COUNTY FEDERATION OF CLUBS jlEETING TO BE HELD SATURDAY AT PROVIDENCE. The Meeting is of Vast Importance and Every Member of the Organization-Should be Present. Has your club made its report for the meeting of the County Federation at Providence, April 2 8th? By all means make an effort to arouse the officers and have your club report what has been accomplished during the past year. Be sure that each club is represented by its president and two additional delegatas and as many members as can be present. Every one who comes is expected to bring enough lunch for himself so that the entertainment of the day will not be a tax on any one. The hos pitality Committee of the Providence Club will see that the lunch is serv ed. Program of Meeting. Song "America." Invocation Rev. J. D. Hearte. Greetings Mrs. Means, Provi dence Club. Conservation of our Foodstuffs Mr. S. C. Rubinow, A. E. College. Summer Reading Mrs. A. H. Powell, Woman's Club, Oxford . School Demonstration Miss Grace Schaeffer, Raleigh. Dinner. Solo Miss Berte Hutchins. Community Recreation Mrs. T. W. Lingle, President of State Fed eration of Woman's Clubs. Business meeting. Reports from Clubs. Election of Officers. VANCE TO TAP HIGHWAY. Efforts Will be Made to Shorten Route by Diverting Travelers From Bullock. (Henderson Dispatch) Vance county has been awarded $3,000 of Federal road money for .good roads work in this county, an nouncement of which was made Thursday. The appointment was made by the State Highway Commis iion, after its own recommendations to the Federal Government, and ap proval of the proposed road by gov ernment officials, including several oiher counties in the State besides Vance. The board of county commissioners appropriated a like amount from the county fund as required by the rules iuverning the distribution of the money .which provide that the coun ty or township must match dollar tor dollar for all funds made avail able by the United States govern ment. The apportionment by the State aiguway Commission becomes avail- - for use here after July 1, next, 11 IS linriprKtnnH a this rr riic: 11 n- the Federal government's funds available for the fiscal year begin--ig at that time. ine proposal is to construct a road from a point about one mile north .v iiiiamsboro west to the town of iidilocks, in Granville county, where j National Highway is tapped. It io regarded as certain that the im provement of this road will divert to this city many travelers going be en the North and South by au- -mobile. The road now traverses a acat part of Granville county, go--S through Oxford, and on to Dur thence to Raleigh, and on The proposed route through j Co county and by Henderson -uid materially shorten the distan- viil, it is believed, prove pop- ' with tourists, many whom come v Uere now. LAre we to sit still and let the ad--'-i'-ig counties sap our life-blood? ii the fault of the Granville Com--ual Club or the Board of County -iiaissioners that Granville does ; -P abreast of the times? Edi--1- Public Ledger. S HA KESPE A R CONTEST. the Graded School Auditorium Thursday Night. e Declamation contest under the -Mvces of the Shakespear Cluh of -vtord xfin be held Qn Thursday h 1 of this .week. This contest havm9ant a lot to the members who 1 e taken part in the past and the Nospeets for this year are fine. be Publlc is cordially invited to present at eight o'clock to hear inis contenst. GEN. ROYSTER WANTS RECRUITS State Adjutant Calls on Communities to Help Swell Ranks. An appeal f rom . Ad jutant-General B. S. Royster to the organizations of the cities and towns in North Cafo Una where there are units of the Na tional Guard to aid in securing re cruits for these units has been re ceived by the press of the State. An extract from General Royster's appeal follows: It is further stated for your in formation that it is up to the . States to furnish their quoto of the National Guard in addition to the new army which Con gress is likely to make provision for. The men who enlist now will have an opportunity to serve with their home people and un der their own officers. This should be an incentive to the young men to enlist in the Nat ional Guard. It is earnestly suggested that this matter be given immediate consideration as it is believed it will be to the best interests of your community and to the en tire State. By direction of the Governor. Yours very truly, BS. ROYSTER, Adjutant-General. : SOME VERY SOUND ADVICE Provide Against the Great Food Shortage. In two previous issues of the Pub lic Ledger there appeared a half page announcement of the National Bank of Granville, urging the farm ers to produce an abundance of food and feed crops. Coming as it does from high authority we reproduce the text as follws: "On account of millions of tons of food stuff being shipped abroad it is the duty of every farmer, to him self, his family and his country to put forth every effort to provide against the great shortage which is bound to result unless 'we meet the danger by planting our fields for home supplies. "We urge every farmer to produce an abundance of staple food and feed crops, corn, potatoes and peas. "The National Bank of Granville stands prepared to render finan cial assistance to all reliable farm- ers." PATRIOTIC DEMONSTRATION Henderson Board of Trade Extends Hearty Invitation. The Board of Trade of Henderson, through its secretary, Mr. J. S. Whar ton, extends a cordial invitation to the Granville Commercial Club "to at- t8nd a patriotic and preparedness parade and celebration to be held in Henderson on Wednesday, April 25th at 3 p. m. Every citizen of Granville county is also invited to attend and be the guest of the Board of Trade. There will be addresses by a number 'of prominent men.. TO THE RESCUE. Patriotic Gentlemen Offer their Services. ' Acting for a number of patriotic gentlemen and himself interested in the conservation of areas in the hour of National peril, Mr. John Webb authorizes t.h Public T-edeer to state that he desires to confer with all those in Oxford who have vacant lots and desire to utilize the same for food crops. A SLIGHT ERROR.! President Hobgood Plants More Po tatoes Than We Were Advised. Editor Public Ledger: In your last issue you said that I have planted five (5) bushels of irish potatoes, and next to the largest in the county. I have planted nearly thirty-five (35). It is important to keep history straight. I believe it to be the high duty of every man who has land to try to make the largest yield or food stufls possible that there may not be suff- ering in our land or in other lands; for the world is dependent upon the American farmers as never before. F. P. HOBGOOD. Mr. J. E. McMurtrey, of the Uni versity of Kentucky, who is looking after some special work at the exper iment station will be located there permanently. TO HONOR OLD GLORY AT THE COURT HOUSE THIS TUESDAY EVENING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK. Short Talks, Inspiring Songs Young Ladies Dressed in. the Military Un iforms of the Allied Nations Miss Helen Royster as a United States. SoldierMiss Marguret Wilson, the Daughter of President Wilson, Will Sing 'The Star Span gled Banner." Everything is in readiness to hon or "Old Glory" in a mass meeting at the Court House this1 Tuesday even ing at eight o'clock. . It will be the most inspiring pat riotic meeting ever held in old Gran ville. rne old temple of justice has been thorougmy cieansed and fumigated and tne ladies win oe there in large numbers. ueneral B. S. Royster will preside over the meeting. Short and inspir ing taiKS wiil loilow. At tne request of the local Red Cross Chapter, Mr. A. H. Powell will explain tne workings of thai valuable branch of Uncle bam s ser vice. Tne National airs of the allied Nations wiii oe played on me graph one. As "The btar Spangled Ban ner" is being rendered, as sung by Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss Helen Royster will enter, dressed as a United States soiaier, and join in the chorus. The other young ladies taking part, dressed as the soldiers of the allied nations are: British Soldier Miss Esther Mitchell. . Italian Soldier Miss Ethel Han cock. French Soldier Miss Martha Parker Brinkley. Belgium Soldier Miss Levera Harris. itussian Soldier Miss Robinson.. Be on hand and don't wait for the Court House beil to rmg tne second time. FINALS AT OXFORD COLLEGE. Dr. Bailus Cade kVill Deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon. We learn from President Hdbgood, who is making up the program of the closing exercises cf Oxford Col lege, that the baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Dr. Bailus. Cade at the Oxford Baptist Church at elev en o'clock, Sunday morning, May 20. On the same evening, Dr. Cade will deliver the annual sermon to the Y. M. C. A. in the College chapel . Mr. Archibald Johnson, editor of Charity and Children, will deliver the literary address in the College chapel Tuesday, May 2 2d. OffE MORE PLEA TO THE YOUNG MEN OF OX FORD. WHY WAIT LONGER TO EN- LIST. ENLIST TODAY. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU. NOW IS THE TIME. WITHOUT A DOUBT A CON- SCRIPTION LAW WILL BE PASSED IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR THIS. THE GRANVILLE GRAYS , THE ORPHEUM .THEATRE. Grace Cunard and Francis Fcrd in "The Purple Mask." The patrons of the Orpheum Thea tre learn with pleasure that Grace Cunard and Francis Ford will ap pear in a two-act drama entitled "The Purple Mask." The series will be shown each Saturday night " for sev eral weeks, and is intersperced with another five-act drama. ' One of the strongest features of the movies at this particular per iod of the world's historw is the pictorial scenes presented by the Pathe News service. We read in the daily papers the outstanding events of the world, and a few days later we see it vitalized in picture form at the Orpheum. , . COMPULSORY MILITARY SERVICE The Question Laurched in Both Houses of Congress Monday. President Wilson's fight to organ ize a war time army in accordance with the advice of the War Depart ment and the army general staff is now the all-absorbing topic of both houses of Congress, The bill authorizes the President to proceed at once with the registra tion of all male citizens between the ages of twenty-one and forty, as pro vided in the plan of the War Depart ment for a draft. 1. It spreads the burden of mtilairy preparation equally throughout the United States. "2. It is certain in its opera tion, so that after the registra ation is made, every man in the country will know whether he is to be called and when he is to be called upon, allowing those who not to be called, or whose call is postponed, to continue their normal pursuits undisturbed by uncertainy as to their duty and unagiated by neighborhood pres sure or misunderstanding. "3. It starts at the beginning of the accumulation of these new forces, and has none of the char acters of a penalty which attach es to the draft when it is used after volunteering has been tried and failed." COURT ADJOURNS. Superior Court was in session all of last week adjourning late Satur- ut diiciuuuu. xitiiixuci ui wSCO ,J A number of cases ! were continued and some were set- tied without trial. Four cases only were tried to a jury, these taking up all of the week. The case of J. T. Scott vs. County Commissicners involved the amount of damages sustained by Scott by reason of laying out a road across his land. The jury assessed the damages. -at $5500.- Mr.. .Brummitt represented Scott while Hicks & Stem appeared for the Commissioners. Horton vs. Lyon was an action wherein plaintiff was suing def en dent, Mr. Z. E. Lyon, of Creedmoor, for damages growing out of relations between them as tenant and land lord. This case was tried at the last term and resulted in mistrial. This time the jury answered the issues in favor of Mr. Lyon Mr. Lanier rep- resented Horton while Gen. Royster vine's soil and climate. These gen represented the defendant. j tlemen named above constitute a Peace vs. Wood was a claim and ! committee agreeing with the Gran delivery proceeding. Both parties villle Board of Agriculture to give were colored. Wood denied having j their services to the farmers free of executed the mortgage under which j charge in the present crisis of scar the property had been taken from j city of food and feed stuffs. The him and claimed damages for its hav ing been unlawfully taken from him. The jury found in favor- of Peace. Graham & Son and Mr. Brummitt ap peared for plaintiff. Mr. Lanier rep resented the defendant. The most important cast tried was I that of Ragland vs. Lassiter. Tne case occupied more than three days of the court's time and required the examination of a large number of ac counts and a great deal of figuring. C. A. Ragland and R. G. Lassiter were the principal stockholders in Lassiter & Ragland, Incorporated. The coporation has a contract for building certain roads and streets in West Virginia. Ragland was in charge of the work and according to 'the contentions of Mr. Lassiter and other stockholders did not properly attend to his duties. Mr. Ragland sued for what he contended to be the value of his stock in the corporation and the jury was called upon to ass ess this valuation. Their verdict gave Mr. Ragland $500.00, but he appealed because of insufficient relief and the defendant also appealed. Mr. T. T. Hicks of Henderson and Hicks & Stem represented Ragland, while Mr. Ben K. Lassiter, Gen. Royster, Mr. Bennet Perry of Henderson and Mr. George Green of Weldon appear ed for Lassiter. Red Cross Society. A local chapter of the American Red Cross was organized last week. The following committees were ap pointed : Ways and means and mem bership. There was a meeting Wed nesday afternoon, officers elected, Mrs. John Webb, president; Mrs. R. C. M. Calvert, chairman; Mrs. J. C. Robards, vice-chairman; Mrs. Hilman Cannady, secretary; Mrs. de la Croix, treasurer. Hon. W. A. Devin spent the week end in Oxford. He is holding court at Raleigh this week. ... . . HAYOR MITCHELL DETERMINED SUSPECTS AND VAGRANTS ARE UNDER THE BAN. This is a Time When Everydody Has a Call to Work, Says Oxford's Chief Executive. "You may quote me in the Public Ledger as stating that I will thank the people to report to me suspects that are or may hereafter be found in the corporate limits of Ox ford," said Mayor Mitchell. Continuing, Mayor Mitchell said: "By official proclamation the Presi dent of the United States defines for the benefit of all; citizens and resi-' dents those acts which are set forth by the Constitution and Federal statutes, or have been held by the courts, as treasonable, giving to all a warning of the penalties provided. '.'Resisting the Government, ham pering or opposing the execution of its laws, or any other word or deed inetnded to give aid and comfort to the enemy;' are among acts which have been held treasonable. "The language of the President's proclamation is plain. No loyal man or woman who reads it will be come a traitor unawares." In our conversation with Mayo Mitchell he stated that one of the first things that should be done in the compaign for "pre-paredness" is to enforce strictly the vagrancy law. These idle men must be put to work, declared Mayor Mitchell. "The farmers need every one of ; 1 arrJ if thav Hn not rPsnnnH to j their eonntxra call to go to war they must be made to help produce some- thing for those patriotic men who do go. This is a time when everybody has a call to work." IMPORTANT NOTICE, FARMERS. See Messrs. Moss, Chamblee, Hunt , and Yancey. Farmers of Granville will please forget their slogan "Plant less high priced seed" and remember Messrs. E. G. Moss, M. P. Chamblee, W. T. Yancey and W. H. Hunt, all of Ox ford, will get you the best seed to be had for the lowest cost. This means every sort of seed. Get good seed coin. Get good peas, beans, Sudan grass, and every other seasonable seed planted that is suited to Gran- country of which your home forms a part needs that you meet the spirit in which this free offer is made to you with the same fine patriotic spir it. Shall the farmers alone be care less of this matter! Let's measure up with the other classes. All to gether! " J. A. M. STILL DOING BUSINESS. Provisions will Surely be High, says Horner Bros. Co. One of the most reliable barom eters in this section of the country is the reliable firm of Horner Bros. Co. This firm has made a notable history in rural development and has won its success by its intimate dealings with the farmers. It methods are il lustrated in these times of agricul tural concern through a letter which it issued recently to all its customers, in which it advises that while it has plenty of meat, flour, meal and other foodstuffs to iiell, yet it would have them buy cautiously and cnly in suf ficient quantities to supply actual re quirements. In this way, the firnr argues, the demand will be less and the prices kept lower. It advises the farmers to buy only for normal needs, grow plenty of foodstuffs and not be wastful. If they do this, the letter says, they "will be much better off financially next Fall." This pa triotic and unselfish advise goes to prove that the principles which ac tuated the firm all these years is now backed up, with their willingness to come to the rescue of the farming interests to the extent of their ability On the back page of this paper is a most interesting statement of this firm. Orphan Child Dead. Miss Pattie Jackson, a child of the Oxford Orphanage died; last night. She was seventeen years of age and entered the Orphanage from Hertford. fS ;i." AH.'. fir ,. p,y ;f v !,' ':'-' if'' : '.:. - !' Xi: 7 .o - .v Kit w p: . Tiki:: If U . : f -t - . , . i ? , ' ?'! - t' M -t: :? '" : - I t i"
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