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V0L13IE XXXII TrED CROSS WORK ynWnXE COUNTY CHAPTER HE AMERICAN RED CROSS OXFORD, N. C. Chairman A. H. Powell 25$?: : : : : tt&&2 lSeta.ry::.Mrs: SfTreas'. . . . -. . . .Mrs De la Croix Executive Board. , , ,rrq R c. M. Calvert, Mrs. Cr R. E. Rrown, Mrs. R. L Brown, Mrs. J. r Robards, Mrs. De la Croix, Mr. John Webb, Mr. G. B. Phillips, Mr. B K. Lassiter. STANDING COMMITTEES Finance. Mr W H. Hunt, chairman; Col. H. a Cooper, Miss Nette Gregory, Mr. jW Horner, Dr. E. T. White.!, Ways and Means ( nTr? A. H. Powell, chairiman; Mrs. 3 John Bullock, Mrs. W. J. Long, Mrs. S. H. Cannady, Mr. W. T. Yancey. , , , . Publicity and Information. t?pv S K. Phillips, chairman; F. M. Pinnix, D. A. Coble, Mrs. R. G. Lassiter, Mrs. A. A. Hicks Membership. Mrs C R. E. Brown, chairman; Mrs. H G. Cooper, Mrs. J. C. Robards, Mrs. R. H. Royster, Mrs. Louis Thorpe, Miss Esther Mitchell. Di ectors of Work and Buying. Afrs De la Croix chairman; Mrs. T. L Booth, Mrs. W. T. Lee, Mrs. John Gooch, Mrs. I. W. Mangum, JVIrs T. W. Winston, Mrs. J F. Meadows, Mrs. Alice Gooch. Packing and Shipping Mrs It. L. Brown, chairman; Mrs. J. G Hunt, Mrs. W. D. Bryan, Mrs. r" R. Herring, Mr. Will Landis, Mr. J. S. King. Hospital Supplies Mrs J. C. Robards, chairman; Miss Elizabeth Gregory, Mrs. W. B. Ballou, Mrs. W. T. Yancey, Mrs. B. K. Lassitier, Mr. Hluzek. Instructions of Children Mrs D. G. Brummitt, chairman; Miss Sallie Webb, Miss Lelia Routen, Miss Helen Sails. First Aid Dr. B. K. Hays, chairman; Dr. N. C. Daniel, Miss Elizabeth Gregory, Dr. W. N. Thomas, Dr. T. L. Booth, Dr. S. H. Cannady, Dr. G. S. Wat- -i . kins., -v. vs? ' -Co-operation. Mrs. E. T, White, chairman; Mrs. G. A. Cogeshall, Mrs. C. G. Elliot, Mrs J. E. Veasey, Mr. B. W. Par ham, Mr. F. F LyOn. Motor Service W. L. Mitchell, chairman; R. M. Ray, C. G. Powell, R. H. Royster, Miss Mary Webb. Civilian Relief J. R. Wood, chairman; W. W. Devin, Miss Mary B. Williams, Miss Edna White, S. M. Watkins. - Committee on Auxiliaries. Mrs. John Webb, chairman; Mrs. C. R. E. Brown, Mrs. A. H. Powell, Mr. J. R. Hall, Mrs J. D. Brooks EXCEEDED THE SPEED LIMIT. Chief Hobgood Makes Arrest Under New Law. Chief Hobgood made his first . ar rest under the new automobile law a few hours after it became operative on July 1. -y He wa's at the foot of Main street when a prominent business man of Henderson came whizzing down the street. The Chief stepped out in front of him and commanded him to stop. "I have got you this time," said the chief. , ' "Yes, I see you have," answered the Henderson man, "what "is the cost?" ' y "You can take your choice of three things," said the chief, "either go with me to see the mayor ,or if you prefer I can issue a warrant for your arrest, or you can pay me $7.50 right now and go free." The Henderson man reached in his pocket and withdrew a handful of change and counted out $7.50 and handed it to the chief and wished him many happy returns. CAN USE OLD NUMBERS. Scarcity of Iron Delays Auto License Tags. Raleigh, June 30. War times have told in the office of Secretary Bryan Grimes who was today forced to issue cards to automobile owners instruct ing them to continue the use of their Present automobile display numbers. "Owing to the unavoidable condi tions the manufacturers have been unable to deliver all automobile dis play numbers on time," the card says. "The, numbers are arriving daily and are being mailed out im mediately. You are hereby author ized to operate your machine until display numbers can be delivered." The war needs in iron are great nd it is supposed that the use of materials out of which auto numbers re made is so great as to make every incidental thing take a back seat. Miss Elizabeth Hicks entertained a crowd of her friends on Saturday mSht at her home on College street. ' ' ' '-- OXFORD, NORToi WEDNESDAY, JILh, 1917 . CAPT. STEM'S FINE GUNS THREE MEN CAN DO THE WORK OF A COMPANY OF INFANTRY. Capt. Stem Will -Give a Public Dem onstration of the Gun in Action Before He Leaves for the Concen tration Camp. Capt. Txhad G. Stem has on exhi bition in the Armory one of the lat est and most improved machine guns. The gun is very artistic in design, but it requires an unlimited amount of skill to dismount and reassemble the parts as a whole. Dismounting and reassembling is a part of the daily drill, and Capt. Stem informs the Public Ledger that Mr. John Mitch ell, son of Mayor W. Z. Mitchell, is an expert along this line. Discription of Gun. A large number of people have a mistaken idea that the machine"gun is a small cannon, or a piece of artill ery. The bore of the gun is very little larger than that of the regula tion army rifle, but when we take into consideration the fact that it hurls 1,000 steel projectiles a dis tance of five miles in one minute we percieve that it is a gigantic gun. We are willing to wager that if Capt. Stem and his company located on Bowling Mountain with a half dozen machine guns not a single soldier of the entire infantry of the National Guard would ever reach the top of the mountain. It is a terrible gun. If the first shot hits a man between the eyes the second shot will hit him in the center of the forehead before he falls. . The shots are arranged in a reel and .when you pull the trigger the noise sounds like that of the long roll of a kettle drum, only much quicker and louder. Will Give Demonstration It is Capt. Stem's intention to give a public demonstration of the gun be fore he leaves forthe concentration camp. A large field near Oxford will be used for, the demonstration and a guard thrown around it to prevent anyone from being hurt. Where Lov Predominates. There is a love existing between Capt. Stem and his men that is beau tiful to behold. To say that they would die for each other is putting it Very mildItjnay attimes be nec- Lessary for Capt. Stem to give a quick and positive command, but a harsh command is never necessary. : 4 PHYSICALLY FIT Granville Can Furnish 1,000 Such Men If Needed. The war department has deter mined in a large measure the physical requirements of men who will be drafted into the national army for service abroad. If you do not an swer these requirements you will probably be exempted from the com ing draft: Be not less than five feet four inches; having lungs and heart well nigh perfect; any heart "mur murs" disqualify; have good hearing and sight, although color blindness is not necessarily a disqualification; have no chronic or mental disorders; must possess all your fingers, toes and both ears; have near perfect feet, "flatv or otherwise deformed feet beng sufficient cause for rejec tion; have at least four molar teeth; have no affections of the kidneys or chest BEAUTIFUL CANTATA COMING. Rev. S. K. Phillips Will Direct the Chorus. The Oxford Choral Club will sing Bradbury's beautiful Cantata, "Esther," at the Orpheum Theatre next Monday night at 8:30. The chorus of 35 voices will be assisted bv soloists, among them being Mr. Edgar Howerton, of Durham who has a wonderfully rich and flexible bari tone voice. The proceeds will go to the Granville County Chapter of the Cross .and the citizens of Oxford and the county ought to pack the theater to its limit. Tickets will be 35c and 25c. Rev. S. K. Phillips will direct the chorus and Miss Mary Webb will preside at the piano. Those who heard the rendition of "Esther" last year pronounced it su perior to anything presented in Ox ford in many years. The price of admission is placed at a low figure to .enable everybody to attend. The ood people of the community should get behind it and make the receipts as large as possible. RUSSIANS BEGIN OFFENSIVE. Capture More Than 10,000 German Soldiers. Petrograd, July 2. Russian troops have captured Koniuchy on the Gal ician front, together with 164 officers and 8,400 men, the war office an nounced today. The Russian official announcement ays that the Russians have advanced to the Koniuchy stream, and also have captured seven heavy guns. Teuton prisoners continue to be brought in. " The number of prisoners taken m the various sectors on Sunday is more than 10,000. DRAFT EXEMPTIONS GIVEN! ALL MEN WITH DEPENDENTS MUST FHjE AFFIDAVITS WITH CLAIMS Certificates of Exemption Will Not Necessarily be Permanent, But May Be Revoked With Changing Conditions of the Time. WASHINGTON, July 2. Regulations to govern the next step toward selecting the national war army from the millions who signed up on registration day were announced today. Those Who Are Exempt. Officers of the United States, of the States, territories and the Dis trict of Columbia, ministers of reli gion ,students of divinity, persons in the militarayior naval , service of the United States, subject to Germany, all other aliens who have not taken out first papers, county or municipal officers, custom house clreks, work men in Federal armories .arsenals, and naval yards, persons in the Fed eral serviee designated by the Pres ident for exemption,; pilots, merchant marine sailors, thoe with a status with respect to dependents which render their exclusion desirable (married man with dependent wife or child, son of a dependent widow, son of a dependent aged or infirm father, or brother of dependent or phan child under 16 years of age), those found morally deficient,, and any member of any well-reognized religious sect existing May 18, 1917, whose creed forbids participation in war and whose reilgious convictions accord with the creed. Affidavits to Accompany Claims. Claim for exemption because'of de pendents may be made by the man himself, his wife or other dependents or by a third party who has person ally investigated the case. A claim made by the husband must be accom paniedby supporting affidavits sign ed by the wife. CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS IN THE FD5TTHi FEDERAL ' -RESERVE DISTRICT. Tobacco is at High Water Prices With an Assured Demand for all That Can Be Raised. (Federal Reserve Bulletin, July,) Naval Base. The District counts iself fortunate in having two points within its bor ders Columbia, S. C, and Peters burg, Va., selected as camp sites for the training of the first troops called to the colors. The Jamestown prop erty at Norfolk, Va., has been acquir ed for the use of the Navy, insuring the development at that port of the greates tnaval bast in this country. Demand For Tobacco. . The season has been backward from an agricultural standpoint, but a material improvement in crop pros pects is universally reported from the District, with satisfactory prices ap parently assured for everything that Is being produced. The truck crops already sent to market have bought prosperous returns. The Irish pota to crop along the Seaboard has been below normal in quantity and " has brought $8.00 to $10.00 per barrel, a veritable golden harvest. Cotton and tobacoo are at high water prices, with an assured demand for all that can be raised. Peanuts are also bringing high prices and their exten sive planting is being particulary urged there being a growing demand for them from the oil mills. The planting of soya beans also promises to be profitable for crushing purpos es. GOES TO CAPE TOWN. Mr. Wilbur Smith Sails From New York Wednesday. Mr. Wilbur Smith ,one of Oxford's finest young men, and for two years holding a responsible position with the Imperial' Tobacco Company, left for New York today and will embark for Cape Town, South Africa, this The hansome picture of Mr. Smith is fastened in the upper right hand corner of the passport and beneath is his characteristic signature, making it almost impossible for any one in the whole world to counter feit it. - , With seven thousand miles of trav el ahead of him, Mr. Smith enters up on the long journey with a light heart. He does not know the route he will travel, but it is understood that his ship will not pass through the submarine war zone. Everybody in Oxford has a tender spot in their heart for Mr. Smith and he carries with him the best wishes and pray ers of all good people. He goes to Cape Town, a modern city of a Quar ter million people to accept a flat tering position. OPPORTUNITIES ALLMOME PRINT wll enforge the law IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT ON AND AFTER JULY 1. Chief Hobgood Will Use a v Snap Watch to CatchiSpeed Deamons AU Violators Are to be Arrested and Tried. The new automobile law is now in full force and effect. Chief Hob good now has in his possession a time-piece that will register the speed of any passing automobile that he has reason to believe is running fast er that the law specifies. "You may state in the Public Ledger that I shall enforce the law to the fullest extent " said Chief Hobgood, "and I shall do it, ' continued the Chief, "without favor or partiality. If I should ex cuse one violator I should excuse all and if I arrest one it is up to me to arrest all." Give Him Your Support If the Chief is in dead ernest and desires to enforce the law he should have the sympathy and cooperation of the entire community. We be lieve that his greatest trouble will ar rise over the clause that makes it a misdemeanor for children under six teen years of of age to operate cars. Here he will come in contact with a few fond parents that would be will ing to curtail his usefulness rather than disappoint the ambition of the children. Invoke the Law. Several serious and near-serious automobile accidents have been re- (Continued On Page Four) INVEST IN REALTY. A Merchant's Idea of Farming Con ditions. An" Oxford business man, who has long experience as a merchant deal ing with farmers ,says this is the very best time and the best year he has ever known for the farmers. With egss at 30 cents per dozen at a seas on the year when they are usu ally cheap, and all other farm pro duce at high prices the farmer is having his inning. His idea is that the submarines have dumped enough provisions into the seas to help much in carrying prices up. He considers buying a farm one of the very best investments which can be made. But he is sure that the farmers will feel the high prices for what ' they will buy from now on more .than ever be fore. He observes that nitrate of soda is up twenty dollars per ton and 8-2-2 guano eight dollars per ton. Value on steel beam plows'which sold for $4.50 are now nine dollars each. He says that the time has come for the farmer not only to get better prices for his produce, but he must pay more for his implements and fer tilizers and other things needed on the farm. NATIONAL GUARD WEEK. Effort Made to Bring the Units of National Guard to Maximum Strength. The Secretary of War has directed that all organizations of the National Guard, both in and out of Federal Service be immediately recruited to maximum strength. By direction of the Governor, the . week . beginning July 2nd and ending July 7th has been designated as -'National Guard Week" for North Carolina. During this week, it is the purpose of the military authorities of the State to enlist the services of all the citizens in the movement toward securing the necessary enlistments to bring all units of the National Guard to max imum strength. The Guard at present needs about four thousand men to supply the de ficit. There are several new units being organized at present. A bat tery of Artillery is being organized at' each of the following named towns: "" New Bern, Durham, Washington, Mooresville, Rocky .Mount, Wades-boro-Monroe. An Engineer Train is being organ ized at Wilmington. In addition to the above mentioned unitsjmen are needed for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reg iments of Infantry. Men are also needed for Companis A, B and C En gineers. B. S. ROYSTER, Adjutant General. Canning Club Meeting. There will be a meeting of the Canning Club in Mrs. C. G. Elliot's back yardon Thursday morning at 10 o'clock. All members are urged to attend. Special attention will be given to sealing tin cans for the benefit of those who are not accustomed to using tin. Any member who wishes to have practical help in canning, is asked to bring two or three glass jars, or tin cans, with fruits or veg etables for filling and the utensils with which to do her own .work. Canners and tables will be in place for the use of all present. LILLIAN W. CAPEHART, Home Dem. Agent. CHARACTER IS ESSENTIAL GREAT RESPONSIBILITY RESTS UPON THE CHRISTIAN PEOPLE. Safeguarding the Morals of the Boys Sent to the Trenches is the Most Important and Grave Responsibil ity. While the people of America are providing the means to furnish mu nitioins to combat and destroy the enemy, and are being urged to pro duce and conserve larger food sup plies for the sustenance of the fight ing forces and non-combatants of this country and of a large part of the world, let us not be unmindful of the dangers of immorality and vice which are far more menancing than are the bullets of the enemy. More men are falling out of the army by the way side sick unto death because of their immoral counduct than are being mowed down by German bullets. The Public Ledger regards the safeguarding of the morals of Amer ican boys, sent to the trenches, is one of the most important and grave responsibilities confronting this country. We are -not advised what definite and systematic plans are on foot for religious work at the various training camps where thousands, and perhaps millions, of America's finest young men are to be schooled in the rudiments of war, but no thinking man can discount the ob ligation nor responsibility resting up on Christian people of this country to see to it that the spiritual prepara tion in our training camps becomes a recogonized and definite factor. God's embassadors must be sent in numbers to cope with the influences of evil which are reported to infest every camp, but the start should be made at home and in the training camps before the boys embark for actual participation at the front. The call is one that takes second place to none other that has been sound ed. Far better be it that the boys who answer the call to die upon the battle fields in honorable combat than to be returned to their homes diseased in mind and body, and unfitted for de cent association. : CRAIG-PHILLIPS Mr. Guy B. Phillips Goes to Palmetto State for Bride. Timmonsville, S. C, June 30. A wedding of extreme beauty and im pressiveness was that of Miss Annie Elizabeth Craig and Guy Berryman Phillips, which was solemnized June , 27 at 7:30 o'clock at the Baptist church. The church was very pret tily and - effectively decorated with quantities of southern smilax, ferns and pink hydrangeas, thus carrying out the color scheme of pink and green. Just before the ceremony Mrs. C. L. Smith and Miss Edith Clements rendered a musical pro gram. To the familiar notes of Lohen grin's wedding march, the bridal party entered. First came the ushers, James B. Keith and C. Ray Smith. Then the bridesmaids and groomsmen, Miss Annadee. Best and M. L. McNeal; Miss Carrie Phillips and E. R. Rankin; Miss Helen Brown and L. B. Askins. The maid of hon or ,Miss Naomi Hocutt, then entered, followed by the bride and her broth er, T. G. Craig, who gave her away. The bride was met at the altar by the groom and his best man, C. K. Bur gess, Rev. Braxton Craig, pastor of the Baptist church and father of the bride, performed the ceremony; The bridesmaids wore dainty white organdy and carried baskets fiilled with pink and white sweet peas tied with white and pink chiffon. The maid of honor was charmingly gown ed in white charmeuse and net and carried'a large bouquet of pink roses tied with white tulle. The youthful bride never looked lovelier than on her wedding evening. She wore a grey traveling suit with grey access ories and carried a bouquet of bride's roses. The bridal party left the church while Mendelssohn's march was played.. Directly after the ceremony, the bridal party departed in automobiles for the station where the happy couple took the train for North Caro lina. - After spending a few weeks in the mountains of North Carolina, Mr. and Mrs. Phillips will be at home to their friends after August 1st, Oxford, N. C. A large number of the relatives and friends of the contracting parties from North aCrolina were present. The bride received quite a num ber of lovely presents. Mrs. Phillips is a native of North Carolina and a graduate of the 1917 class of Mereditht college, Raleigh, Nj C. Mr. Phillips, of Trinity, N. C, is a graduate of the University of North Carolina and is now superin tendent of the graded schools at Ox ford, N. C. - Mrs. S. H. Cannady and Misses Mary and Fannie Webb were Raleigh visitors Monday. 3 f- t . x.
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