FUBUBmP SEm-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRSLMANT OPPORTONHTIIEg -ALL HOME PRINT
VOLUME XXXIJ
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 4TH 1917.
NUMBER 63
THE OFFICIAL DRAFT SHEETS
rlUXVILLE COUNTY EXEMPTION
BOARD SENDS OUT LIST.
A List of Those Who Are Ordered to
Appear Before the Granville Coun
ty Exemption Board.
The drawing for the selective draft
as applied to Granvilel county and
printed in the order in which the
registrant will be called before the
exemption board, are published in
the Public Ledger today, the same
being compiled by the Granville
county exemption board.
Explanation of Numbers
The number just before your
name indicates the order in which
your red ink serial number was
drawn in Washington and hence the
order in which you are subject to
call for military duty under the rules
of the selective draft. .
For illustration, if the number af
ter your name is "10" you will be
the 10th man to be called by the lo
cal exemption board; or if it is "263"
vou will be the 236th man called.
The number immediately before
your name is the red ink serial num
ber which was placed opposite your
name by the local exemption board
and posted before the drawing took
place at Washington.
The number following after your
name shows correctly the order in
which your serial number was drawn,
as above stated, and you should
therefore have no trouble in determ
ining for yourself the order in which
you will be subject to call.
The first 135 names appearing on
the list will report to the local ex
emption board on dates indicated be
low: ' Monday, August 6th.
258 Cash, WTilbur E 1
458 Davis, Collie Vasco 2
1436 Roberts, Vassar F . . .3
854 Hicks, Eugene E 4
1894 Williford, Geo. T 5
1S78 Williams, Roy James. . 6
1095 Mayes, Melvin S. . . . .7
1455 Ross, Leo T.. . . . 8
783 Hart, Joe S .9
1813 White, Nedon ....10
1858 Wilkerson, Stephen 11
1752 Veasey, David N 12
1117 Marrow, Boley 13
1572 Smith, Obey 14
1748 Veasey, Freeman B 15
837 Hicks, John Shaw 16
337 Cooper, James D . . . . . 17
876 Green, James 18
275 Carey, Russel B 19
509 Dickerson, W. Otho 20
1185 Moore, William H 21
564 Elliot, Geo. G . . . .22
945 Jenkins, Leonard Stanford. . .23
1913 Wright, Patricia 24
596 Ferebee, Nelson M 25
1267 Norwood, Hubert .. . .26
536 Downey, William 27
1495 Riggan, Cuff. .28
548 Eakes, Ernest O : 29
126 Blackwell, Turner 30
1679 Throckmorton, Robt. L....31
1237 Nelvis, Claudie Lee. . 32
784 Hart, S. C 33-
1732 Tyler, Lexie 34
755 Harris, Nathan ....35
107 Betts, John 36
1546 Skidmoore, Thomas 37
1563 Smith, Byrd Randoff 38
1369 Peed, Jack J. : 39
616 Fowler, Ira L. . . 40
373 Comer, James 41
1676 Tharrington, Oscar 42
1266 Norwood, Sidney 43
J891 Wilkins, Elvin 44
Harris, Ed 45
486 Daniel, Dock 46
692 Green, Henry 47
600 Finiey. Harvov 4 8
810 Hester, Frank 49
lo39 Sherman, Fred G 50
1682 Thorp, Robt 51
07 Dickerson, R. Barnum. 52
Cla!. Thomas 53
ttl Currin, Benj. A.. . 54
-U-4 Parrott, Sam Thomas 55
m Floyd, ErieZ 56
f Allen, Wesley 57
lZ Waller, Will . .58
u slawson, William W 59
10fi TXonvood' Harry B .... 60
Ju66 Lyon, Wiley L 61
!jj Hunt, Daniel . .62
roi4Cris: WiU
Jfssiter. Joe D 64
5;!V SS' Graham 65
43? p a' John William 66
l3o9Cpmn' Fr-H 67
l Oscar 68
1 A .
lames Augustus. .... .69
J U J T 0 ""V J
1 Dorsey F . . .71
son, Chas. Morton. . . .72
1 I5". Will
168
ie 73
48
' Daiel, Ernest':!1?
75
RUSSIANS ARE SAID TO
BE OUT OF THE FIGHT.
London, Aug. 2. "Looking from
the broadest aspect at the events of
the past fortnight in Russia," said
Major-General Frederick B. Maurice,
chief director of military operations
at the war office, in his weekly talk
today to the Associated Press, 'it will
necessarily mean a prolongation of
the war. We cannot longer count on
any assitance from Russia. This
means a greater burden on the oth
er Entente Allies and upon America;
it means that America must come in
to the field, and come at the earliest
possible moment and as strong as
possible."
PHDLATHEA PRESIDENT COMING.
Will Talk to Class and Visitors Next
Sunday Morning.
Miss Lola Long, of Greensboro,
State Philathea President, will visit
Oxford this week and will meet with
the. Oxford Methodist Philathea class
Sunday morning. It is always a
pleasure to hear this gifted lady talk,
and the president of the class extends
an invitation to all philatheas to be
Lpresent at the Sunday school hour.
Miss Long will probably spend three
or four days in Oxford, the guest of
Miss Hettie Lyon.
MR. NAT GRISSOM DEAD.
Expired Suddenly In His Tobacco
Field.
Mr. Nat Grissom, an old -resident
of Salem Township, died last Satur
day morning suddently. He ate a
hearty breakfast and departed for the
tobacco field. If he felt bad he never
referred to it. He was found dead a
few hour later.
Mr. Grissom was a good honest
citizen and it is doubtful if he ever
had an enemy in his life. The in
terment was at Island Creek church
Sunday.
TOBACCO IN BASKETS.
That is the Way the Wilson Market
Handles the Weed.
At a called meeting of the tobacco
board of trade held in the rooms of
the Wilson Chamber of Commerce on
Monday afternoon, a resolution was
offered and unanimously adopted
that in future the plan of selling to
bacco on baskets, instead of duming
piles on the warehouse floors as here
tofore will be adopted. The baskets
will be placed in rows on the ware
house floors and sold in the same
manner of piles on the floor were
previously sold. This is "a labor
saving plan as the weed will not have
to be taken from the floor placed on
the baskets, and will enable buyers
to keep warehouse floor clean and
have a tendency to prevent "block-sales."
1282 Oakley, Crrs C 76
13 23 Parrott, Jimmie 77
184? Wilson, Goodrich A.. ..... .78
797 Hatchett, James. 79
140 Bowling, John 80
1536 Short, Ceason . .81
1922 Yancey, Robert 82
1723 Turner, Huley'. 8 3
1779 Walker, Daniel 84
1236 Neal, Aaron .' 85
432 Currin, A. Boatie .......... 86
18 Allgood, William A 87
652 Clover, Ike . . . . 88
927 Hunt, Joseph B. . . 89
1484 Ridley, Claude A 90
739 Harris, Walter Hill. . . 91
1751 Veasey, Stephen L . .92
601 Fields, Tommie 93
1322 Paterson, Oscar H 94
1146 Mitchell, Augustus.. 9 5
-1103 Mangum, Ben 96
139 5 Pleasants, John Elbert 9 7
606 Fleming, Fred G 98
182 Bridges, - Geo 99
1771 Waugh, Authur. . .100
513 DiCkrson, Roy B 101
46 Amis, Will -102
1020 Lawrence, Fred 103
1651 Teasley, Willie .104
1099 Mallonee,Wm. C. 105
1955 Allen, John H . .106
1636 Taylor, Willie ;...107
223 Bullock, Ollie. 108
1441 Roberts, Victor C 109
117 Blackley, Willis Herbert 110
602 Fitts, John C. D Ill
390 Crews, Wm. Barker 112
75 Averett, E. Buxton .113
1818 Whiter J. Luther... J14
772 Harrie, Robert
1456 Ross, Elvis -"J
721 Harris, Wm. D. .......... ii'
1419 Ragland, Willie. . 11
786 Hart, A. T " J
1 549 slaughter. Arch W. . . . 10
(Continued On Pge Five)
OPENING DATE 0EHARKET SET
WDLL OPEN MONDAY MORNING,
SEPTEMBER 3RD.
Warehousemen From Four Markets
Meet in Henderson and Decide Up
on Date Good Prices Predicted.
Representatives from every ware
house in Oxford, TownsVille and
Warrenton met with the Warehouse
men of Henderson Wednesday and
agreed to open the warehouses in the
four markets on Monday, September
3rd. ,
Reports from local buyers on the
South Carolina markets were read to
there is still holding up to what it
there is stil lholding up7to what it
was on the opening day, July 12; and
in a great many instances the aver
age has reached between twenty and
thirty-five cents. ,
One buyer who is on one of the
border markets just over the lnie in
this States wrote that the crop was
not as good as he had first expected
it was, but that he believed practi
cally the entire crop would be dispos
ed of by September 11. That is two
months from the opening. South
Carolina expects to market 60,000,
000 pounds of the weed this season,
it is reported.
Most of the buyers who went from
this section to attend the South Car
olina sales will be "back here either
at the opening of the local market or
soon thereafter. The weed there, it
is said, it selling in large quantities,
and the farmers are bringing it in
as fast as they can cure it and haul
it to the warehouse floors.
LATE NEWS ITEMS
Captain George Guynemer, one
of France J leading airmen, has
brought dos n his fiftieth German air
plane. Delays in preparing the Nationl
Guard mobilization camps, the War
Department .- announced . Thursday,
will postpone , their . opening about
two weeks.
It was reported at the American
Consulate in London Thursday that
twenty-four members of the crew of
the American steamship Montano,
which was sunk by a German subma
rine on July 31, lost their lives.
Adequate provisions for recon
struction of hospitals where crippled
soldiers may be fittel with artifiGal
limbs and be reeducated in new
trades is included in the army medi
cal department's hospital program as
outlined in a statement .given out in
Washington Thursday. f
The administration food control
bill stripped of the features opposed
by President Wilson was reported
out of conference yesterday just one
month after the date the President
had hoped to see it enacted into law.
Enactmnt some time next week now
is predicted.
The deadlock of the conferees on
the administration food control bill
was borken Wednesday, and complete
agreement reached when the Senate
conferees yielded and consented to
strike out the amendment proposing
a Congressional committee to super
vise war expenditures, which was op
ened by President WTilson.
This year's cotton crop was fore
cast Thursday at 11,949,000 equiva
lant 500-pound bales by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which based its
estimates on the condition of the crop
on July 25, which was announced at
70.3 per cent of a normal. The con
dition by States follows: Virginia,
75; North Carolina, 65; South Car
olina, 64.
Argentine is expected to declare
her position in the world war within
the next few days. Official reports
to the government Indicate this, and
make it appear that the Argentine
Foreign Office will no longer delay
a statement of the status of the con
troversy with Germany over the
sinking of Aregntine vessels.
The great assault of the entente
allies, for which the big guns had
been preparing for three weeks in
bombardments of unprecedented vio
lence, has begun in Flanders along
a front of about twenty miles from
the region of Dixmude to south of
Ypres around Warneton.
Why Suffer From Eyestrain.
Glasses made and fitted by Dr.
Rapport will relieve both eyestrain
and headache. Call to see me at Dr.
Mclver's dental office Tuesday, Au
gust -7th. A4it
! GERMANY GLADLY WDLL
I TALK PEACE VIA AUSTRIA.
Copenhagen, Aug. 2. The semi
official Vienna Fremdemblatt says it
it able to announce authoritatively
that Germany gladly will act upon
peace overtures coming by way of
Vienna.
Zurich, Aug. 2. Germany has no
tified ,Turkey and Bulgaria that she
will assume allexpenses incurred by
these countries in the campaign of
1917-1718.
THE 'EXEMPTION BOARD
Cooperate to the Fullest Extent and
Facilitate the Work.
The way of the Exemption Board
is not an easy one. It is not untim
ely to call to the attention of the
public the problems that must be
solved by the local exemption boards.
It is no little task confronting those
men who are devoting their time to
a patriotic service and to the per
formance of work that will be large
ly a thankless job. There is a fine
judgement which must be displayed
in interpreting and applying the
rules of exemption. They must be
applied without fear or favor. There
will be pleas for exemption made, no
doubt many of them, which have no
basis so far as the exemption pre
scribes in the law go, but which will
be considered by the appelants as
good and sufficient ground for excus
ing them from service.
The Public Ledger bespeaks a
word for the local board which must
take up its work in connection with
the first draft in the. next few days.
Let those who are drafted and who
must go before the board for exami
nation, their friends and relatives,
and the public generally, cooperate
to the fullest extent to facilitate the
work and lighten the burden for. the
members of the board as much as
possible.
RUN INTO THE WRONG MAN.
Some One Bumped Into Squire A. P.
Overton.
Our good old friend Mr. A. P. Ov
erton had a mishap the other day in
the roadway south of town. As is
his custom, he was driving along at
his usual clip and at peace with all
the world and the balance of man
kind. .The road was straight and
wide and when he saw an automobile
approaching the first thing that en
tered his mind was the golden text:
"Do unto others as you would have
others do unto you," and he accord
ingly turned out to let the auto pass,
but unmidful of the divine injunction
the other fellow ran into Mr. Over
ton and gave him a shake-up and
broke teh shaft of his vehicle.
The point we wish to make it this,
Mr. Overton gave more than half of
the roadway. If the fellow driving
the automobile had cut down t his
speed and asked Mr. Overton to move
over a little more he would have
gladly complied with the request.
Mr. Overton is a high-toned gen
tleman and there was no use in
the world of any one mistreating
him.
The road laws are very explicit,
but it does seem that some men do
not have the semblance of justice in
their hearts. '
CONFERRING HOLY ORDER.
Mr. Paul Daniel Inducted Into the
Ministry.
Mr. Paul Daniel, who entered
Wfake Forest College four years ago,
was on Wednesday night last ordain
ed at the Oxford Baptist Church to
preach the gospel.
Those who know this splendid
young man intimately ' can but feel
that a bright future in the service of
the Lord awaits him. ,
Though well equiped to preach the
gospel, Mr. Daniel will probably
teach school this fall and enter the
Theological Seminary at Louisville
later.
OXFORD COLLEGE.
Graduates Are Entitled to Teach in
. High Schools.
Oxford College has been placed by
the State Board of Examiners and
Institute Educators in the list of ac
credited colleges whose graduates are
entitled to teach in the high schools
of this States without examination.
If the, potatoes don't volunteer,
we'll have to draft theml
MUSTERED INTO REGULAR ARMY
TWENTY-THREE MEN OF THE
COMPANY FAIL TO PASS
PHYSICAY TEST.
Forty-four Men Stand Physical Test
and are Merged With the Standing
.Army Ready For Any Eventual
ity. Capt. Hearns, of the Forty-eighth
United States Infantry, and Lieuten
ant Templeton, M. D., of the Medical
Staff of the regular army, spent two
days in Oxford this week, applying
the physical test a$d mustering- in
Company E, Third Regiment, North
Carolina' National Guard, into the
regular army.
Sixty-seven men were examined, of
which twenty-three were rejected and
forty-four stood the ridged physical
'test. All of the rejected men ap
peared to regret that they are barred
from , the wolrd war at the present
time,' at least.
When the men were drawn up in
line and ready to be mustered in,
Capt. Hearns told them in solemn
tones that they are going up against
the best soldiers the world has ever
produced. He told them that none
but the physical perfect could stand
the pressure.
The local company is now a part
and parcel of the regular United
States Army, and are being put
through the manouvers by Capt. Ful
ler and his two lieutenants and drill
sergants, and will continue to do so
until the men get orders to move to
Greenville, where they will begin in
tensive training preparatory to active
service in France. They are requir
ed to answer to roll call each morn
ing, and to be on hand when the call
is made late in the evening. Aside
from this and the drill exercise each
day, the members of the company are
allowed the liberty of the . town.
PersOnnell of Company E.
Elbert E. Fuller, Captain. . . .Oxford
James IStegall, 1st Lieut. .. Oxford
James A. Taylor, 2nd Lieut. . . Oxford
W. E. Chappell, Sup. Sgt. Greensboro
Jas. M. Ellington, 1st Sgt. . . .Oxford
Luther C. Critcher, Sgt Oxford
Louis Thorp, Jr., Sergent. . . .Oxford
W.'P. Baxter, Sgt Petersburg
B. B. Bragg, Corporal .... Henderson
Guy T. Wheeler, Corporal .... Oxford
John C. Byrum, Corporal .... Edeton
Dewey S. Brown, Corporal. . .Mt Ulla
O. D. Freeman, Corporal. .. .Oxford
Chas. C. Staley, Corporal. .Richmond
Clark, Fred L., Mechanist. .. Buffalo
Junction.
Privates.
Averett, Leland S Oxford
Aiken, Roy Creedmoor
Bady, Benjamin W Hope Mills
Bowling, Kilo S . Oxford
Carver, William C Woodsdale
Freborn, Edgar M. Carrboro
Fogleman, Otis B Rock Creek
Fowler, John Stem
Goss, William Durham
Glenn, Eugene Durham
Green, Harold F Northside
Hicks, Wm. H ' Henderson
Hightower, Richard T Boydton
Hart, John Bynum Creedmoor
Hall, Willie A . Petersburg
Horton, Joseph Creedmoor
Moser, Cline C Carrboro
Mathews, James E Oxford
Landis, Wm. T Oxford
Mathews, Willie G Oxford
Parham, Albert H Oxford
Peed, Bernice Creedmoor
Pulliam, Lennie T Roxboro
Ragan, Charlie L... Durham
Robards, William C Oxford
Voltz, Chas. H Petersburg
Walters, James J .Oxford
Womble, Charles L. . .. . . .Carrboro
Williams, Robt. L .Durham
Wm. R. Williford, reservist. .Moriah
Mrs. James Patterson Dead
Mrs. James Patterson, a devout
and highly esteemed lady on Oxford
Route 57 died last Wednesday in her
sixty-third year. She is survived by
a devoted husband and five children
three girls and two boys.
"Mrs. Patterson was the mother of
Mrs. Calvin Breedlove and a sister
of Mr. Bobbie Fleming. The inter
ment was at Popular Creek Church,
Vanve County, Thursday afternoon.
Be on Your Guard.
Chief I. H. Hobgood desires to give
all persons fair warning. On and af
ter Monday next he proposes to ar
rest every driver of automobiles who
ventures out without tail lights.
Woman's liandwritirig is getting
more like man's every day.
s.