POTUSMEP sEM-WEEMiY TOWN AND COUNTY: OFFEK BMLLIAOT OFFOKTUNniES ALL HOME PMNT
VOLUME XXXII
IhTIuRY WHEEL SYSTE5I
DB 1FTING t)F MEN WDLL BEGIN
ABOUT JUNE 18.
i Board of Review Will be Establish
ed m Each Federal Judicial Dis
trict. ,
Washington, June 11. With prac
tically all the reports on registration
in hand, the War Department has
turned its attention to the question
of exemption. It was learned that
the following routine has been deter
mined upon:
I Drafting will begin about June
IS. Names will be chosen by the
jury wheel system by local officials
for each 30,000 of poulation.
2 All men whose names - are
drawn will be instructed to appear
for physical examination before an
official medical board.
3 if found physically fit the man
will then be given an opportunity, if
desires to present his claims for ex
emption. If such claim is denied by
the board in the first instance he will
kave the privilege of appealing to
the board of review, one of which will
be established in each federal judi
cial district. Here decisions will be
final, aside from a possible'appeal to
the president.
An Estimate.
Provost Marshal Chowder has de
clared he expects to secure 625,000
acceptable men out of the first 1,250,
000 names drawn. This would be a
loss of only about 50 per cent
through exemption for both physical
and industrial reasons.
Other officials especially general
staff men believe that only one out
of four can be secured at best, or
nearly 3,000,000 names will have to
be drawn to secure the quota of 625,
'000. INTERESTED IN PACKING PLANT
7,
Oxford Will Join yith Raleigh in
Fostering Enterprise.
A committee from Raleigh, com
posed of Judge Crawford Biggs, F.
W. Mahler, John A. Parks and Edgar
Womble, visited Oxford last Friday
with a view of interesting the people
of town and county in a meat pack
ing plant to be established in Ral
eigh. The committee from Raleigh was
escorted to the Granville Commercial
Ciub rooms, and Mr. Ben W. Parham,
president of the club, presided over
the meeting.
The meeting expressed itself' in
favor of joining with Raleigh in the
the enterprise. Oxford at one time
considered the proposition of "estab
lishing a plant and had gone so far
as to send a committee to Mountrie,
Ga., to investigate packing house con
ditions there. This committee, like
the one from Raleigh that visited
Moultrie, was convinced that packing
plants and the raising of live stock
is just what is needed in this section,
but owing to otlier conditioins it was
decided to drop the project. Mr. C.
D. Ray, in speaking about the matter
stated that he .thought a packing
plant would be a great thing for this
section and as Oxford could not get
it he though Raleigh would be an
ideal location. The matter should
not be considered from a selfish
standpoint, and Oxford should be
grateful for Raleigh for establishing
it, he said .
Messrs. R. C. M. Calvert, W. H.
Fleming, A. H. Powell and others al
so realized the value the paint would
be to Granville county and were
heartly in favor of co-eperating with
Raleigh. Mr. Parham named the fol
lowing committee to secure subscrip
tions: w. H. Fleming, chairman; R.
C M. Calvert, T. G. Currin, M. P.
Chamblee and A. H Powell .
MRS. HAUTE IMPROVES
The Community Prays For Her Com
plete Recovery.
The good people of the community
Jill learn with pleasure that Mrs. J.
Harte, who is recovering from an
operation in a Richmond hospital,
continues to improve. This .encour
aSing news comes from Dr. Harte,
is at her bedside.
Mrs. Harte was a victim of the
eavy floods in Western North Car
hlna two years ago, which impaired
er health. she- is a most lovable
mum.an fQd the prayers of the com
nity is tnat may De restored
t0 health. -
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OXFORD, .NORTH
TO ARREST SLACKERS.
Governor Bickett Telegraphs Notice
ofWar Department to All
N Sheriffs.
Raleigh, June 11. Governor
Bickett today sent a telegram to the
sheriff of each conty as follows:
The War Department orders
the arrest of every man whose
duty it was to register and fail
ed to do it. Please make a
searching investigation in every
precinct in your county, and if
a single man fails to register ac
cording to the law report the
same to the nearest United
States Marshal and arrest vill
be made at once.
WDLL PUBLISH LIST IN FULL.
All Those AVho Registered in Gran
ville County.
Judge Cam Hunt, Clerk of the
Court and a member of the' County
Board of Registration, completed the
third copy of the draft registration
early , Monday morning and posted it
in the coridore of the court house,
and in accordance with the regula
tions covering the draft, he also
placed a complete copy in the hands
of the Public Ledger far publication.
It is the most accurate and neatest
big job of work we have seen in many
a day. It is neatly done in antique
pica on foolcap and there are 1,937
names, each name Occupying the
space of one line. It is . alphabeti
cally arranged and each name bears
a number, strating at No. 1 and end
ing with No. 1,937.
The list will make three full pages
of the Public Ledger. We will pub
lish it in installments beginning with
the next issue. We regard it as a
news item of vast importance and
there will be no cost attached to its
publication.
THE ANCHOR STORE.
The Big Emporium At Henderson
Announces Inventory Sale.
The inventOTTale aniiaunced by
the Anchor Store Company at Hen
derson, to b put on Wednesday
morning, June 13 th and continue un
til Saturday, June 30 th, is of special
interest to the buying public in the
surrounding counties.
The Anchor Stores Company, of
which Mr. J. W. Horner , of-Oxford,
is the president, has a string of
stores and it As the largest corpora
tion of the kind in the State. With
an abundance of capital at their com
mand they experience no trouble in
stocking their numerous stores with
the best on the market.
It is a policy of the Anchor Stores
Company to begin early in June to
take a complete inventory of stocks
and put on a special sale at prices
that insure a clean sweep for the up-to-the-minute
goods which are con
stantly arriving from the manufac
turing centers.
No word of commendation is need
ed from the Public Ledger. The
Amchor Store is a big concern and it
enjoys the confidence of the buying
public. The prices quoted in the
announcement on the back page of
this paper speak for themselves.
Bee Stings Editor
The family of the Public Ledger
greatly enjoys as an abode the u
per apartments in the splendid home
of Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Chamblee at
the corner of Gilliam and Front
streets. The mansion was erected
by the late lamented Lanier and re
modeled by Mr. Chamblee. There is
a false flue in the north chimney, in"
which a swarm of honey bees have
settled.
Though the windows are tightly
screened, an occasional bee drops in
to serenade the editor. As we look
ed at his velvety body and sunlit rain
bow, wings, enhanced in beauty by
the glow r of the . incandescent light,
a feeling of foolish tenderness surged
over usv Perhaps there were baby
beesat home that would starve if
mama bee did not bring back hoiiey;
and how useful the little creature
was, carrying the polen from flower
to flower so we left him a.lqne, un
molested, and as. we turned away
thinking these pure, sweet thoughts,
the pesky thing stung the editor on
his old bale pate.
. Tin Cans Arrive.
A carload of tin cans is now at the
Seaboard freight depot Oxford and
deliveries will be made on Wednes
day and Thursday of this week. If.
you want tin cans call at freight de
pot on days named. ,;.
CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
YOU ARE ASKED TO DO YOUR
BIT.
Mayor Mitchell Requested to Lead
Movement to Help Raise Hundred
Million Red Cross War Fund.
Washington, June 8, 1917.
Mayor Mitchell, Oxford, N. C:
You, as highest official, in
Oxford, is asked by the' War
Council, appointed by President
Wilson, to lead the movements
in your community to help riase
$100,000,000 Red Cross War
fund. This is a great National
responsibility. Appoint com
mittee and wire reply.
W. R. LUNK,
Sec. Iled Cross War Council.
Mayor Names Committee
Upon receipt of the message May
or Mitchell named the following com
mittee, whose duty it is to formulate
plans to meet the great national re
sopsibility. The committee follows:
D. G. BRUMMITT,
T. W. WINSTON,
W. IL FLEMING,.
J. M. FARISH,
B. K. LASSITER.
Planning for Work.
Washington authorities have asked
all the newspapers to aid in raising
the funds and one of the means sug
gested is that the names and amount
of all who contribute be published.
The Public Ledger recoginzes the
Red Cross work as being of vast ims
portance and we are here to serve
the above commit&e and the Gran
ville County Red Crfcss Society to the
best of omr ability.
THE STATE REGISTRATION
MORE THAN FJV$ THOUSAND
ABOVE ESTIMATE. .
Complefe"Refe
olina Wired to Provost Marshel
Chowder Saturday.
Complete returns from all of the
counties of the State for selective
draft shows a total of 200,032 which
is 5,9 66 above the estimated regis
tration. This total was made up of
124,699 whites, 64,700 negroes, 560
aliens, and 73 alien enemies. Pos
sible exemptions were put down as
133,614.
So far as North Carolina is con
cerned this completes the registra
tion. The next step is the drafting
into the service and determining the
justice of claims for exemptions
whih from indications appea to be
heavy.
Alabama Far Short.
The Governor of Alabama reports
the State's total registration at
179,828. .State's estimated eligibles
214,795.
West Virginia Also Short.
The Governor of West Virginia, re
ports the State's total registration at
127,409. State's estimated eligibles
139,875.
Mississippi Under Estimate.
The Governor of Mississippi re
ports the State's total registration at
139,525. States estimated . eligibles
177,076.
GRANVILLE COUNTY'S QUOTA
APPROXIMATELY TWO THOUS
AND YOUNG MEN REGIS
TERED. In the First and Second Draft of 1,
125,000 Granville - Will Furnish
Approximately 175 Men.
Approximately 2?000 Granville
young men enrolled under "the selec
tive draft registration act. "In the
Nation, the number is approximately
ten million. The first call to the col
ors will be for 625,000 men, which
means that in every 15 registered,
one will be called.
Jn Granville this means that the
first call will take about 100 men.
The second call, which is expected to
be for a half million men, will take
about 75 men. Thus the two drafts,
calling out 1,125,000 men will take
175 from Granville county.
Wonder what was the matter
with our good did friends Dr. Marsh
and Mr. R. I. Daniel when they lost
their pocketbooks and railway tick
ets at the reunion .4a. Washington
last week?
13TH, 1917
THIS LOOKS BAD.
Russian Troops Give Food to Ger
mans For Wine.
Stockholm, June 11. Prince Stan
lislas Lubomiski, discussing condi
tions on the Russo-German front yes
terday, said:
The conditions are astonish
, ing. The Germans lying in the
trenches opposite the Russians
set up bottles of cognas along -the
papapet, then put up a sign
reading 'We are ready. The
Russians then make a great
show at storming the trenches
- and return to their positions
with the conac.
"Later the Russians put pro
visions along their own para
pets with signs reading "We
are ready. Then the Germans
storm the trenches, returning
home with hams, etc.
DOING FINE WORK.
The Oxford Baptist Baracca Class is
a Strong Body of Men.
For genuine Christain service and
good fellowship we commend the
band of men that gather in a side
room at the Oxford Baptist Church
every Sunday morning, rain or shine.
The only prerequisite to membership
is a willingness to shake hands and
be friendly. The handshake fosters
a smile and the smile rules the world.
Though a very busy man, General
B. S. Royster is seldom absent on
Sunday morning. He has taught the
class for several years and has never
failed to get and hold the absorbing
attention of every one present. His
attitude is that of an ambassador
sent out to impart the whole Truth.
The hundred and fifty men in front
of him. are the judges who bear wit-'
ness of the Truth. He not only
searches the Scriptures and concen
trates his mind on a -question, but
he purchases the best books of the
leading authors and brings to his
assthe creain ortughtxpressed
in beautiful language. There is no
compiler on the International Lesson
board that brings, so much inspiration
to the task as does General Royster.
Despite the disturbing influence of
the times, such as joy riding and the
war, the class closed a most success
ful year last Sunday. Besides plac
ing a number of men on a higher
stepping stone, they left many a dollar-here
and there to relieve distress.
The incoming administration, elec
ted last Sunday, will have to hustle
if they accomplish as much as the
outgoing administration. General
Royster was again chosen to teach
the class and it is hoped that his mil
itary duties will not interfere with
the good work. In the absence of
General Royster, Mr. C. O. Mainor, a
new comer to Oxford and a bright
Biblical scholar, will teach the class.
Mr. O. B. Murray is secretary and
treasures of the class. He keeps a
complete record of attendance and it
is interesting to look over the books
and note the names of distinguished
visitors from all parts of the State
who drop in to hear General Royster
expound the International lesson. The
ether officers of the class for the en
suing term are Air. Eugene Moss,
vice-president, and Dan A. 'Goble,
president.
THE MOVIE CALANDAR.
Delighted House See Mary Pikford
in "The Pride of the Clan."
Mary Pickford, the one little bright
star of the movie world, was at the
Orpheum Theatre Monday night in
all her glory. She will appear again
this Tuesday afternoon and sight in
"The Pride of the Clan."
The bill for the remainder of the
week is strong. For Wednesday night
there will be interesting reels of the
"Red Circle" and "Beatrice; Fairfax"
series and Pathe-News features. '
Margurite Clark in a five act Par
amount picture is the feature for
Thursday night.
There are -but two more chapters
of "Gloria's Romance" series, one of
which will be shown Friday night,
followed by Pathe-News and comedy
features.
Saturday matinee and night Char
lotte Walker will, be seen in a five
reel patriotic drama entitled "Seven
Deadly Sins," followed by Grade Cun
nard and Francis Ford in "The Pur
ple Mask." ; :
Those who delight in1 throwing
bricks shouldn't . expect -bouquets in
return. . . '
NUMBER 47
PRESIDENT DEFINES WAR AIMS
COMMUNICATION TO NEW GOV
ERNMENT OR RUSSIA.
In Unmistakable Terms, Declares
Against Resoration of Status Quo
Before War Wrongs Must Be
Righted and Safeguards Created to
Prevent Their Recurrence.
Washington, June 9. President
Wilson, in a communication to the
new government of Russia, has made
plain the war aims of the United
States, and its position on "no an
nexations, no indemnities."
"No teritory must change hands ex
cept for the purpose of securing those
who inhabit it a fair chance of life
and liberty," says the . conimunica
tion. "No indemnities must be insisted
on, except those that constitute pay
ment for manifst wrongs done.
"No readjustments of power must
be made, except such as will tend to
secure the future peace of the world
and the future welfare and happiness
of its people."
In unmistakable terms, President
Wilson declares against Germany's
proposal to restore the ".status quo"
before the war. V
"It was the status quo ante," he
said, "out of which this iniquitous
war issued forth the power of the
imperial German government within
the empire and its widespread domi
nation and influence, outside of that
empire.
"That status must be altered in
such fashion as to prevent any such
hideous thing from ever happening
again." ""
The President's communication
was delivered, to the Russian gov
ernment by Ambassador Francis, at
Petrograd.
STOLEN JUNK
Unlawful for Dealers To Purchase
From Minors.
-Right: here-in the good old town of
Oxford you oaja scarcely lay. down a
piece of brass, lead, copper or r zinc
ttiiu find, it in the same place next
morning. Mr. Jacksori's saw mill was
recently robbed of all the brass the
thieves could lay their hands upon.
All the brass that it was possible for
them to lay their hands upon was re
cently taken from a new building in
Oxford and in the game the Public
Ledger lost one hundred pounds of
type metal valued at $19.00. Other
cases have recently been reported
from the country, which leads to the
conclusion that there is an or organ
ized band of metal thieves operating
in the community. The fact that
metal is scarce and the demand brisk
at fancy prices is an incetive for the
theives to double their activities.
We notice also that several other
town in the State are infested with
metal thieves. This paragraph from
the Charlotte Observer will suffice:
"J. H. Bush, of the Carolina Junk
company, was tried before Recorder
Hamilton 'C. Jones Thursday morn
ing and held for superior court upon
charges of receiving stolen goods.
The police charge that Busch re
ceived some automobile fixtures stol
en from the Dixie Garage; some bur
lay and twine from the Ross Bagging
company, and some radiator valves
from the J. H. McAder building. The
property was said to have been stolen
by minors. Both the city commiss
iones and police are actively engaged
in attempting to break up the prac
tice of petty thivery which is said by
them to be rampant among the boys
of Charlotte. The police and com
missioners believe that if they can
remove the market that boys will no
longer be tempted to break, into vac
ant houses and steal the plumbing
fixtures. There is a law which pro
hibits junk dealers from purchasing
junk from minors."
Big Special Sale.
The big special sale of Victor Kap
lon will start next Saturday. The
store at the head of Main street,
next to the National Bank of Gran
ville, is full of bargains. Victor
Kaplon also has big stores at Dur
ham and Roxboro. See the third
page of this paper , for bargains.
.
There will be a meeting of the
Garden and Forestry Department of
the Woman's Club, Wednesday after
noon at 5 o'clock, in the Oxford Li
brary. As there will be an election
of officers "for this department and
it will 'be the last meeting until fall,
a' full attendance-is desired;