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Mir ii ii v iiu ii v nmnr tt n 1 11 ip if tf n v - XXXII OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, ; JULY 7TH, 1917 NUMBER 54 rUoMQiniJCiP ifam-WibitJL, TOWM AND COUNTY OFFH BMLLIANT OPPORTOOTTIES ALL MOMLE -PRINT ziAMMiCCinMPRC MPPT vrW SUPERVISOR FOR SASSA FKAS FORK TOWNSHIP. Tanton Fork Road to be Soiled County Home WiU Employ Colored Xurse Granville Grays Remem bered Jurrors Drawn. The honorable Board of County rommissioners met Monday, July 2, thP following members were present: Messrs. E. C. Harris, chairman; J. L Daniel, W. E. Cannady, R. S. Hart, T. G. Taylor. Supervisor Resigns Mr F. H. Gregory tendered his resignation as supervisor of Sassafras Fork township, and the same was ac cepted. Mr. R. C. Puckett was ap pointed to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Gregory. Kinton Fork Road. Commissioner Hart made a motion to oil the road from Oxford to Kin ton Fork. This met with the approv al of the Board and it was decided to prosecute the work as soon as the roads of the county have been ma chined. Granville Grays The Board was unanimous in the motion to appropriate $150 to the Granville Grays. Firemen Remembered The annual appropriation of $15 vas made to the colored fire com pany. Commissioner Hart voted against the motion and the same is recorded on the minutes. Outiside Paupers. The allowance of Miss Laura Fitz was increased to $3,000 per month. Mrs. Nancy Bowls was ordered placed on the outside pauper list. Will Employ Nurse. At the request of the health board the superintendent of the County Home for the aged and Infirm was instructed to secure the services of a colored nurse for the institution. Safeguarding Public Health. The Clerk of the Board was in structed to write to Mr. H. H. Hob good to take brush out of the river or to appear before the Board and ex plain why he had not attended to the matter before. State Highway Engineer. The Board instructed the clerk to unite to Mr. W. S. Fallis, State High way Engineer and assertain what day he can meet the Board of Commis sioners. Jurrors Drawn. The following jurrors were drawn for the July term of Granville county Superior Court: J. T. Allgood, W. E. Gilliam, Wm. Dickerson, Luther Taylor, J. E. Wheelous, J. R. Newton, J. M. Has kins, J. D. Suit, L. B. Newton, S. M. Watkins, E. T. Woodlief, T. W. El liot, N. D. Hobgood, L. H. Carring ton, L. C. Oakley, J. E. Peace, C. L. Hunt, E. King, O. H. Clement, E. M. Hart, J. D. Puryear, R. M Williams. H. Fleming, J. T. Spencer, J. R. Williams, C. G. Grissom, S. N. Cash, E. N. Evans, C. H. Breedlove, R. L. Tillotson, H. E. Overton, Tom Fau cett, R. E. Rogers, Larence Boyd, S. E. Currin, J. G. Hall. FLAT RIVER ASSOCIATION Two Day's Session Next Week at Olive Branch Church. The Flat River Baptist Association will hold a two day's session at Olive Branch Church. Hon. W. A. Devin,. the moderator, will call the associa tion to order Wednesday morning and the session will continue through Thursday. Olive Branch church is situated in tlle northwest corner of Granville county not far from Virgilina, and in ne of the most hospitable sections in 1(J0 miles of Oxford. The roads leading to the church are in good condition and the usual crowd is an ticipated. The Fidelis Class Meets The Fidelis Class of the ' Oxford aptist Sunday School met and elec- fnfi US annual officers on July 1. The flowing officers were elected: dent tQt' LeHa Currin vice-presi-Wait Lee; SftcretaiT Moyelle liters; assistant-secretary, Hallie po !er; Measurer, Marie Frazier; re teach' Lrene Peed- ur former ann 6r' Irs' LumPtin, was present and taught the class. FlemfSe CamHlmt and Capt. Will Sprint Spent the Fourtb at Panacea THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. Quiet Day in Oxford Several Par ties Go Fishing. The Fourth was unusually quiet in Oxford. The banks were closed and only a few people drove in from the country. A good heavy rain shortly after the noon hour was greatly enjoyed by the sweltering people ot Oxford. In Search of the Finny Tribe. Several partise early in the day drove out to secluded spots along the streams of the county in quest of the finny tribe. They carried with them well filled baskets and enjoyed the mid-summer outing. Messrs. Henry Critcher, Rufus Boyd, Goodrich Wilson, W. B. Pit- tard, Mr. Garlick, Lewis Smith, Jes sie Carrol and Paul Daniel went out to Shelton's creek and fished down the stream with sein to a point in Tar River. They were successful in landing about one peck of fine fish They carried a frying pan with them and enjoyed a royal spread. 1 The Mayor of Berea. Mr. M. P. Chamblee's family, Win ston and Sidney Taylor and the editor of the Public Ledger enjoyed the day along the Tar. We first drove to Meadow's Mill but the approach to the pond on the east side was so (Continued On Page Four) STATE TAKES OVER HIGHWAY DISTINGUISHED ROAD MEN CON FER WITH CITIZENS OF OXFORD. The Preject to Divert Traffic at Bul lock is a Dead Issue Healthy Sen timent Engendered In Favor of High-Class Road Between Oxford Henderson. Mr. W. S. Fallis, State Highway engineer, paid a visit to Oxford Wed nesday afternoon. While the County Commissioners were endeavoring - to learn what day it would suit the dis tinguished man to come to Oxford and confer with them, he came in unaware and only one commissioner was present at the meeting which was hastily arranged in the commis sioners room by the citizens of Ox ford. Col. Beneham Cameron, who has always had an abiding interest in Granville, was present at the meeting by invitation. There were perhaps fifty or sixty of the leading citizens of Oxford at the meeting, and road matters were discussed in a general way. According to Mr. Fallis' statement, the State will take over the Washing ton-Atlanta Highway at an early date and relieve Granville county of fur ther responsibility or donations for its up-keep. The proper name of the road hereafter is known as the "Washington-Atlanta Highway." The mooted question of averting the highway at Bullodk by building a three-mile link to the Vance line is a dead issue. No funds either from the National, State or county govern ments are available for the purpose of averting travel. A good, healthy sentiment was en gendered at the meeting in favor of building a high-class road between Oxford adn Henderson, using as far as practicable the present bed of the Oxford and Henderson, using as far to the Vance county line. The dis tinguished road men present could see in the project a step in the right direction. In place of diverting the travel at Bullock, the tourists travel ing the Washington-Atlanta Highway desiring to visit Henderson eould turn out at Oxford. The road be tween Oxford and Henderson, it was stated, should be a high-class road, capable of heavy traffic 365 days a year. Such a road, it was argued, would redound to the advantage of Oxford and Granvilie county. It was stated that possibly some state funds could be secured for the building of the Oxford-Henderson highway. Accepts Responsible Position. Mr. J. T. Overby, who has been with the Garman Wheel Company for the past year, has accepted a clerical position in the State, Army and Navy Building at Washington and left Oxford Tuesday to enter up on his duties. Mrs. Overby and lit tle son will join Mr. Overby in Wash ington in a few weeks. THE RUSSIAN DRIVE CONTINUES GENERAL BRUSSILOFFS ARMY HURLED AGAINST POSITIONS OF TEUTONS. Several Thousand Prisoners Added to Total Wednesday American Independence Day Enthusiastically Celebrated in England and France. SUMMARY ; American Indenpenderice day was celebrated enthusiastically in En gland and France, as well as on the battle fronts. In Paris a battalion of the first Amercan expeditionary force on its way to the front was the center of the celebration.' Fresh Soldiers The soldier sof revolutionary Rus sia maintained their attempts to break through the Austro-German lines in eastern Galicia. ; Cheered by the results of the fighting during the first three days of July, - General Brussiloff's men continue their e? forts, especially in the region of Brzezany and are throwing fresh forces against the Teuton positions. During Sunday and - Monday, the first two days of the new drive, the Russions saptured 300 officers and 18,000 men and on Tuesday and Wednesday, probably added several more thousands to the total. Twenty-nine guns and .33 machine guns were taken from the Austro-Germans. mans. Violent artillery duels have been in progress on the KoniuchyZlochoffc section, on the Stoghod and at Brody, on the Galician-Volhynian border. Germans Repulsed In the Champagnefon. the western front the German, crpwn . prince has made another desperate and fruitless effort to break the JFrBnch lines north west of Rheims. . Atf acking in force along an 11-mile frop.t, the Germans made especially strong efforts around Cerny and Ailles andlagainst the Cal if ornie plateau. The French repuls ed all attacks with losses. After checking the 5. Germans, the French; took the . initiative in a small operation east of Cenry and captured a strong German salient. German at tacks on the left bank of the Meuse were repulsed. Raids and patrol engagements have occupied the German and British fur ther north. Several Austrian attacks on the Carso. south of Gorizia were checked by the Italians, Home re ports. German Airplanes. German airplanes again have raid ed the English coast, thist ime at tacking Harwich. British airmen persued the raiders and two enemy machines were brought down ablaze and a third was damaged. Eleven persons were killed and 36 injured by bombs dropped by the raiders. Submarine Checked. Allied efforts to check the subma rine war were successful the last week as the weekly satement of British losses show a decrease of eight in the number of merchant ships sunk. Tweny ships, 15 over 1,600 tons, and five less than 1,600 tons, were lost in comparison with 28 in both categories the previous week, and 32 in each of the weeks preceeding. In vessels of more than 1,600 tons sunk, the falling off is more marked, as there was a de crease of six. THE CONCENTRATION CAMP. The Granville Grays Will Go to Feyetteville. Mojor George L. Peterson of the adjutant general's office was at Fay- etteville this week in consultation with officers of the Southeastern De partment relative to a site for the concentration eamp to soon be estab lished there. From all indications the Feyette ville camp is to be one of the largest establishments in the Southeastern Department. It is contemplated that the national guard will be ordered there immediately upon call into the service. With the North Carolina troops will be others, it is understood from the North and West. County Board Will Meet. ThevBoard of County Commission ers will meet next Monday and re ceive the reports of the tax listers for the several townships. All who have complaint to make in regard to the assessed valuation of their property must complain next Mon day. i THE EXD OF registration. Twety-four Registered Since Tues day ,June 5th. At the close of registration on Tuesday, June 5th, the books showed a total of 1937 names in Granville county. The following names have since been added, making the total registration in Granville 1961. The names of those registering since June 5th follows in consecutive order: 1938 BUMPASS, E. A. " 1939 COZART, ROBERT L. ' 1940 CROSSBY, JAMES. 1941 DOBBS, SAMUEL. 1942 DAVIS, B. P. 1943 GOOCH, JOE. 1944 HARRIS, CLAUDE. 1945 JEFFRIES, WILLIE. 1946 LUNSFORD, ARTHUR LEE 1947 MAYFIELD, WILLIE L. 1948 NORWOOD, PENDER. 1949 OVERBY, MACON. 1950 PHILPOT, SAM. 1951 SANDERFORD, W. B. 1952 TAYLOR, ED WOOD. 1953 THORPE, SAMUEL. 1954 TYLER, JOSEPH, SAMUEL. 1955 ALLEN, JOE. H. 1956 TILLEY, GEORGE L. 1957 SATTERWHITE, JAMES. 19 58 PERRY, WESLEY. 1959 HARRIS, RICHARD. 1960 AMIS, ROBERT. . 19 61 BR AS WELL, HARVEY. EXEMPTION BOARD ORGANIZED COPIES OF THE REGISTRATION CARDS BEING VERIFIED. Senator Titus Currin Made Chairman of Board and Dr. E. T. White was Chosen Secretary. The Granville County Board of ex emption was organized this week and the three officials with their clerical help spent the . Glorious Fouth in the office of the County Treasurer go ing over copies of the registration cards and verifying them with the originals. Senator Titus Currn was made chairman of the board and Dr. E. T. White, was chosen secretary. The other member of the board is Dr. Ben K. Hays, Misses Annie Furman and Ophelia O 'Bryant "are assisting with the clerical work. The work of perfecting the organ ization and the verification of the registration eards is preliminary to the actual task of passing upon claims for exemption. The drawing by numbers is expected to take place in the offices of the War Department at Washington, beginning perhaps early next week. The numbers will then be sent here, and comparisons will be made with the cards on file in the court house. In that way men who have been drawn for servise will be learned. After the names have been made known, the registrant will be " sub jected to a strict physical examina tion by Dr. Benjimen K. Hays, the physician on the county exemp tion board. If the registrant is suc cessfully passed as to his phycical condition he will then go before the exemption board to present his claim for exemption, if he has any such. The exemption boards is required to pass this claim within three days af ter it is. presented. In the event the registrant is not satisfied with the board's decision, he may appeal to a district board, one of which will sit in each Federal Judicial) district: That board's decision is final. MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS Dr. Morehead Emniitt, of Rictmond Tenders His Services to the Government. Dr. Morehead Emmitt, who enjoys a large practice in Richmond, spent a few days in Oxford this week with his mother, Mrs. S. H. Brown. Dr. Emmitt sometime ago tender ed his services to the government and upon exemination was accepted and assigned to the Naval Medical Reserve Corps. Quite a number of the leading doctors of Richmond will enter the government service, says Dr. Emmitt. Dr. McGuire, it is un derstood, will probably go abroad. The Popular Car. The handsome Chevrolet car, han dled exclusively in this territory by the Blalock Motor Car Company, is selling like hot cakes. Demonstra-1 tions undoubtedly proves it to be the handsomest, most economical and durable car on the market for -less than $600. WILL STEADf'IAN ENTER RACE? DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS TO ASK HIM TO STAND PAT. More Than Two Hundred Members of Congress Have Already Personally Request Him to Reconsider His Former Decision Not to Run. Parker R. Anderson writes the Greensboro News from Washington as follows: "There is a report around the cap ital that practically every Democrat in the House and number of Repub lican Congressmen will adopt the un precedented method of keeping a man in Congress by signing a peti tion urging Major Charles M. Sted man, of the fifth North Carolina dis trict to reconsider his decision to be a candidate for re-election to Con gress next year and to again make the race for the Democratic nomina tion from the fifth. The action, if taken and it appears certain that it will will be unprecedented in the history of the government. It would be a high tribute to Major Stedman as a man and an honor to the Confed erate soldiers of whom only two, Maj or Stedman and General Estopinal, of Louisiana, remain in the House. The writer was told by two of the biggest men in Congress today that the members of the House would use every means possible to have Major Stedman remain in that body. His speech last week on the food bill is considered classic by many of those who heard him speak and it was only when he was congratulated by both Democrats and Republicans that a number of his colleagues in the house learner that he did not intend to run for another term. More than 200 members have al ready personally requested the Major to reconsider his former decision and to remain in Congress until he is un able to perform his duties. "At the present time Major Sted man is far more vigerous than men 25 years younger that he. It is claimed that he will be able to do his State and country a great service by remaining in Washington to help uphold the hand of the President and he will not be allowed to retire if his friends can prevent it. "That such a movement is already under way in the State was admitted by the Major when he was seen today. He said that many of his friends had written him urging him not to retire from Congress but up to the time he. appears not to have reached any decision. It can be easily seen, however, should pressure be brought to bear such as is proposed, he might re-consider, provided the. nomination is giv en to him without fight." RED CROSS DAY. Sunday School Arrange Program for the Occasion. A program is being prepared for the observance of Red Cross Day by the Oxford Baptist Sunday school next Sunday morning, July 8 th. The President of the United States has issued an appeal to the Sunday Schools of the nation to become iden tified with this great work. Let ev ery member of the Sunday School be present. It is a cause which deser ves our most loyal and patriotic sup port. C. D. RAY, Supt. REV. L. N. TAYLOR BEREAVED. Little Son Died at Virginia Beach Remains Brought to Oxford. Rev. and Mrs. Lewis N. Taylor, of Roanoke Rapids, arrived in Oxford Thursday accompanying the remains of their little son, Francis Trehon Taylor, who died Wednesday at Vir ginia Beach where they were spend ing some time. The child had been sick two weeks and was taken to the Infant's Sanatarium, Virginia Beach for treatment. He was but four months old. The funeral services, conducted by Dr. Horsefield, were held from St .Stephen's church and the interment was in Elmwood Cem etery Thursday afternoon. 4 Goes to South Carolina The South Carolina tobacco market will open next week. Capt. Will Fleming who runs a warehouse at Hemmingway, will go to South Caro lina next Tuesday. Miss Bettie Mae Cheatham, Route 3 is spending some time in Lauren burg, Va. n s i i i .' i ft r'
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