Newspapers / Public ledger. / May 19, 1917, edition 1 / Page 1
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PUJBUSHEP SEM-WEEI&ILY TOWN - AND COUNTY OFFER BMLLEANT OPPOMT1UNITEES ALL JHOKIE PMNT volume xiuai OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, 1917 NUMBER 40 XfORD GRADEDTSCHOOLS r iilfiE CROWD ATTEND CLOSING h EXERCISES. Dean H. M. Stacy Will Deliver the Id dress in the School Auditorium at EiSnt O'clock This Friday Ev ening. When Dean H. M. Stacy, one of the strongest speakers in the State, has delivered his address in the au ditorium at the Graded School build ing at eigth o'clock this Friday even ing, followed by the presentation of medals and diplomas and the reading of distincitions, the present term will close. Without a single exception it has been the most successful session in the history of the school. Graduating Exercises The auditorium was packed to its utmost capacity Thursday evening to witness the graduating exercises of one of the finest classes that has ever finished at the Oxford Graded School. The Salutatory of Marion Sneed was timely and to the point. The essay of Miss Sarah Hoskins Can nady brought to light much valuable history appertaining to the Red Cross Society. The oration of Rob ert Alexander Parham, as applied to history in the making, using Patrick Henry's famous "Give me liberty or give me death" speech, was a marvel. And the essay of Miss Hazel Eliza beth Thompson, entitled "Commer cial Aspects of the War," was a splen did review of present day events. Class Exercises. As class exercises must show much original work there is no surer in dex to the character and ability of the student. The following young people acquitted themselves with marked ability. From a newspaper standpoint we judge that some of them burned the midnight oil: History. John Marion Sneed Poem Nina Horner Cooper Prophecy. . .Sarah Hoskins Cannady, Will .James Whitaker Ballou Characteristics William Webb Valedictory Robert Alexander Parham. Graduating Class The graduating class numbers fif teen, and are as follows: JOHN MARION SNEED, SARAH HOSKINS CANNADY, HAZEL ELIZABETH THOMPSON, ROBT. ALEXANDER PARHAM, NINA HORNER COOPER, EMMIE COOPER MEDFORD, JAME WHITAKER BALLOU, FRANCES MITCHELL, TREVA ESTELLA GARMAN, JOSEPH WHITE TAYLOR, -WILLIAM WEBB, GEORGE PENN HUNT, LOIS CLYDE WOOD, JESSIE VIMERA WHITE, SIDNEY JONES WALTERS. GRANVILLE COUNTY VETERANS Get In Line For The Reunion at Washington. Our honorable board of County Commissioners nobly remembered us by voting to pay our railroad fare to the Reunion in Washington June 4 to 8. We are anxious to know the name and command of every veteran wiu will go with us. Every veter will nlae notify me at once, so that transportation can be arranged. The Daughters of the Confederacy of Oxford and others will prepare a lunch for our accomodation, for v - T1-n eyer be thankful. We would not foget to bow very iioll D G Brummitt, our rep resentative, for the untireing efforts behalf of us by getting the leg islature to appropriate funds for our transportation. Act quick so that one more notice m the Public Ledger as to train schedule, etc., will be sufficient. W. H. WHITE. Adj. M. T. Smith Camp. Hat in the Rinc:. Mr. Eugene Pucke,tt of the Sunset ami ' Was in 0xford last Saturday W w as wearing the broad smile. He ove out in a brand Spanking new mad Chase BuSgy which he had aae to order just exaetly to his lik- W the harness match ,all of Com he purcnased from Lyon-Win-mpany, Eugene has thrown his subVhe matrimnial ring and will mit an attractive proposition to Announcement later. Britt Hettie Lyon. Mrs. Wade H. tendi Miss Carrie Fuller are at tion ng the Baraca-Philathea conven ll0a m Asheville. DEMAND IS KEEN (United States Dept. of Agriculture) , Disease, such as cholera, has been taking a smaller toll the past season than in recent years; more pure-bred and high-grade hogs are available than ever be fore; prices of hogs are now past--the 16-cent level; demand for pork for home consumption and for export is keen. All of which means that the farmer who does not raise hogs is losing a chance to increase the supply of pork and thus a chance to increase the supply of pork and thus serve the country and at the same time expand a profitable phase of farming. COMMENCEMENT EXERCSES Oxford College, May 20th, 21st and 22nd. Baccalaureate Sermon Sunday morning, and Sermon before Y. W. C. A. Sunday evening, both by Rev. Bay lus Cade, Leniore, N. C. Monday, May 21st. Morning Concert 10 a. m. Class Exercises 11 a. m. Meeting of Alumnae Association, 5 p. m. Play "The Lady of Lyons" Pre sented by the School of Expression 8 p. m. Tuesday, May 22nd. Graduating Exercises 11- a. m. Literary address by Mr. Archiebald Johnson, Editor Charity and Chil dren, Thomasville, N. C. 12 O'clock. Exhibit of Household Arts Do mestic Science and Domestic Art. 4 to 5:45 p. m. Annual Concert 5:45. All the above exercises wil loccur in the College Chapel The sermon will be preached in the First Baptist Church. The public is coridally in vited. SPECIAL TAX FOR SCHOOLS. Tally Ho Township Is Doing the Handsome. An election for special school tax was carried at Culbreth last Satur day. This gives seven special tax districts in Tally Ho Township. The whole township is covered except two small districts. Another election will be held in the Pool District in Oak Hill Town ship in June. If this is carried the number of teachers in special tax districts for next year will be seventy-three over against thirty-one in the non-special districts. This of course puts these non-special tax dis tricts at a great disadvantage in se curing teachers. The districts that can pay larger salries and have lon ger terms, naturally gets the best prepared and most efficient teach ers. Twelve years ago there was only one special tax district in the county. This was Knap of Reeds. There were ' three teachers in this school and the tax amounted to $404. Next year there will thirty-one districts employing seventy-three teachers and the special tax will amount to over $11,000. PATRIOTIC CITIZENS A List of Those Who Have Tendered Their Services. In view of the fact that all male citizens between ages of 21 and 30 years will be required to register their names at an early date, six patriotic citizens of Granville have tendered their serivces to Sheriff Hobgood as regestrars. Thier nam es are: J. C. Howard and W. H. Walters, Oxford; Otho Curl and R. G. Stem, Dutchville; F. H. Gregory, Stovall; O. A. Daniel, Tally Ho. These will serve without compensa tion and others are expected to do the same. It will require the ser vices of several men to do the work in the short time required for the erv rollment. BUILDING TO LET. All the Boarders Have Left the Coun ty Jail. Mr. Conrad Walters, the keeper of the county jail, has thrown the doors and windows of his castle open and hung the keys on the wall. The jail has been empty for near ly a week and Mr. Walters was able to attend divine services last Sunday instead of serving a hot dinner to prisoners. The jail has been empty nine Sundays in the last ten years, says Mr. Walters. . Mrs. Sol. W Cooper, of Fayrtteville la the guest of her son, Mr Crawford Cooper, Ridley Park. SITUATION VERY SERIOUS TROOPS FROM EAST STEM THE ADVANCE OF ALLIES IN WEST. Von Hindenburg's Reinforcement Brings Dead Lock That British and French Can't Break. The demoralization of the Russian army and the consequent withdraw al of German forces on the eastern front are having their effect in France. The heavy reinforcements of men which Field Marshal Von Hindenburg has been able to throw into the trenches in the west has brought the. operations in the west into a deadlock, which the French and British seem unable to break, however desperate their efforts. Chaos in Russia. The first fruits of the chos in Rus sia are the more omnious in the hints they offer of further possibilites..The Council of Soldier's and Workmen's Delegates seems to have been arous ed at last to the perils, of the course it has elected to follow, but it is a question if it has not come too late. The soldiers in the ranks have the bit in their teeth, and it remains to be seen if there is a hand strong enough to check them from bringing about anarchy. Revolution Possible. The hopeful side is draw by the multiplying signs that the situation in Germany is as acute as ever. The extraordinary precautions taken to prevent news reaching the outside world would not have prevented some leaks here and there. Possibly for the first time in history revolution and a German republic have been op enly talked about in the Reichstag, and most significance of all, appar netly, the authorities do not dare to check the growing audacity of the radicals. Food is Scarce. The food situation in Germany also appears to be growing steadiy worse,' and the opinion is growing in all quarters that the available supply will not be sufficient to feed the country until harvest. TFirst Russian Loan Made. The Congress has made the first loan to Russia, $100,000,000 bringing the amount thus far ad vanced to the Allies since the United States entered the war to $600,000, 000. OFFICERS' TRAINING CAMP SOUND OF REVILLE AT 5:30 A. M. AROUSES 2,500 MEN. Each Man Vaccinated Against Ty phoid, and All Begin Intensive Drilling to be Offered Next Three Months. The Associated Press dispatches state that the 2,500 volunteers in training at Chicamaugua Park, Chat tanooga, are a handsome set of men. The sound of reville is heard at 5:30 a. m., and the duties of the viay are very exacting. - The men have already been sup plied with uniforms, army rifles, and other war equipments,' and were ready for the intensive work mapped out by the officers in command of the army. First of all, each man bore a tender spot on his arm as a result of inoclation against typhoid fever, but this did not seem to con cern the officers who began to put them through manoauvers which they are to later impart on other men. So far only three young men have been called from Oxford to the of icer's training camp, as follows: F. W. HANCOCK, JR. B. S. ROYSTER, JR. JAMES A. TAYLOR. NOTICE Do Not Operate Without Lie- ense. The last Revenue Act, Sec- tion 89. prescribes an absolute penalty of twenty per cent for engaging in any business or practicing any profession for which a license is required, without first having obtained a license therefor, and leaves no discression with any officer to "to remit such penalty. Call at office or ; mail your check now! The license you now have ex- pires May 31st, 1917. S. C. HOBGOOD, sheriff Granville County ' MEAT BY THE HOG ROUTE. (United State Dept. of Agriculture) The meat supply of the coun try can be increased more quick ly by the "hog route" than by any other. The country's need to augment its supply is great, but prevailing high prices alone should be sufficient inducement to farmers to raise more hogs. The prospect of success never was brighter. The high prices ruling in all markets show that the demand for pork is in excess of the supply. TRI-COLORS FLOAT IN OXFORD Gen. B. S. Royster's Residence Dec orated With the Flags of the Allied Nations. The Stars and Stripes, the French flag and England's Union Jack, neat ly arranged at the front entrance of Gen. B. S. Royster's residence, at tracted considerable interest this week. Old Glory is the center piece of the group ,and on the right as you enter the grounds, is the Union Jack and to the left is the tri-color French flag. Unlike America, both England and France have two designs of flags one for the navy and one for army. England's battle flag, such as is car ried by the troops at the front, is konwn as the Royal Standard. The Union Jack displayed by Gen. Roy ster is England's regulation admiral ity flag. The French flag displayed by General Royster is the regulation battle flag. The fabric and design of these flags are protected by copyright. It has always been very difficulty to purchase the regulation flags of eith er France of England. They must come from those in authority. Speaking of the new order of things, the Army and Navy Journal says : "The Tri-Colors of France should be displayed wherever an" American flagis displayed. In the event one is not at hand it is easy of design. The proportion of width to length is about the same as ours. Of the three vertical stripes, the blue, hung next to the staff, should be 30 . per cent of the width of the flag; the white stripe which is next, should be 33 per cent, and the red stripe, on the outside, should be 37 per cent. Thus if the blue stripe is 10 inches wide the white stripe should be 11 inches and the red stripe a liitlembre than 12 inches each of the stripes being about 18 inches long" THE COOL SPELL IN MAY. No Material Damage r Crops. Done to What old inhabitants love to re fer to as "the cold spell in May," meterialized all right this year. In fact, it was two cool spells. It is one of the most extraordinary months of May this section has experienced in many years. It has been a little rough on crops and the farmers have been placed on something like a waiting list, though crops are making for a good stand and the lost time will be made up with the return of warm weather and it will be warm when it does come. There is a recompense, too, to the lovers of nature, and it is to be seen in the wonderfully beautiful state of prefeetion the cool, damp days have wrought in the roses. Oxford is a great town for rose-growing, and the rambelers on the porch and the bush es in the garden are daily of rav ishingly glorious adornment. The floral kindom in this section of the State is at the present time in a state of perfection which is seldom seen. Meantime, the vegetable gardens have had an excellent start and there are more of them than has been known, and the country, emerging from the cold spell will find itself all the better for the experience.. KEEP BUSINESS GOING. A Timely Letter From Mr. Frank F. Lyon. We commend Mr. F. F- Lyon, the druggist, for his timely article on the second page of this paper. There would be no danger of stagnation and depression of business if there were a few live men in Oxford like Mr. Lyon to preach progress and stave off the imaginary scare. With billions upon billions of dollars being placed in circulation, the hoarding of. mon ey is preposterous. The business men of our community should not go to sleep on the job. ' Buy, sell and do business should be the mbto of -everybody. v BIG MASS MEETING TODAY GEN. YOUNG, COL. MINOR AND MAJOR CHAMBERS HERE. Will Inspect Granville Grays and Talk on Military Problems at the Court House. General Lawrence W. Young and Col. Sidney W. Minor this week be gan a tour of inspection of the var ious companies of the Third North Carolina Infantry. Accompanied by Major Sidney S. Chambers they will visit the Gran ville Grays this Friday afternoon, and Mayor Mitchell has called a mass meeting of the, citizens to assemble at the court house at 5 o'clock this Friday evening. Both men and wom en are urged to be present. Gen Young, Col. Minor and Major Chambers will discuss military prob lems. Pack the court , house and learn something about military affairs. The meeting is primariy ; in the interest of Third North Carolina Infantry, of which the Granville Gray (Company E) is a unit. PROUD AS LUCD7ER. Young Man Ashamed to Look at Plow on the Street. There is one yojung man in this community that should be drafted and sent out of the country immed iately. Though born and bred in Granville and nourished by the breeze in the ope'n country in early child hood, this young man came to town to live, and now he is a sproud as old Lucifer. We nave known his . to be cold and distant toward those who till the soil, but it never entered the mind of anyone that he is actual ly ashamed to look at a plow on the streets. The incident was so foolish and amusing we will tell it for the edification of our readers. Addressing Mr. Hal Holeman, a member of the Acme Hardware Com pany, this young man said : "Ah, you know it is quite fashion able in Oxford now days for one to do a bit of work in the garden. Be pleased to show me a light plow." "Yes, sir," said Mr. Holeman, "you will find the identical implement you are looking for out on the sidewalk in front of the store. Please exam ine it carefully." "Yes, I know," said the mollycod dle, "I would have you bring it in for inspection." "My dear sir," said Mr. Holeman, "the light is good and you can see it to advantage on the sidewalk and at the same time save me the trouble of bringing it in." "Yes, I know," said the young man, "it is the humility. of the thing, you know." GAVE LEG BOND. Fisher Gregory, Colored is At Large. While beating the bushes Tuesday, Officer Hutchins arrested Fisher Gregory, for carrying a concealed weapon . The case was heard by Mayor Mitchell in Municipal Court Wednesday morning, and after all of the evidence had been taken, Mayor Mitchell asked the colored offender if he could givebond to the amount of $150. "Yes, sir, I guess I kin give the bond," .said the prisoner. The prisoner was a small greasy looking negro, about twenty-five years old. He eyed officer Hutchins carefully from head to foot, and noticing that he was slightly crippled with rheumatism in one foot, he bounced out of the door, and as he passed the jail at thirty miles' an hour he yelled: "Good-by, white peo ple, I is gwine away from here." "I will get the scroundel later," said the officer. Encouraging Report. Mr. K. L. Street, who was desi gnated by the Town Board to boost gardening in Oxford, aisiled all ports of the town this week and reports thatvhe is greatly surprised to find so much interest in the work. All the vacant lots have been planted, says Mr. Street, and many of the front yards contain miniture garden spots. Those are beautiful dinner sets on display in Taylor Brother's win dow. See announcement on back page of this paper,, and if you have not already secured a set, 'step in and investigate. See-also Taylor Bro's specials on the; fifth page of this paper.
May 19, 1917, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75