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PUBUSBEB gEM-WEEKLY TOWM AMD COUNTY OFFElBkiiiLLlANT OPPOMTHJMITHES ALL HOME PRMT V0LC31E XXXIJ OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 1917 NUMBER 65 ...rnid III v oniiiin vfnii 104 rln all i auuriii uln THE GBANVILLE COUNTY EX E3IPTIOX BOARD BUSY. Lit of Persons Called Into the Ser vice of the United States Not Ex empted or Discharged. Of tlie four hundred registrants cited to appear before the Granville County Exemption Board, 104 qual ified physically and waved claims for exemption. The following is a li?t of Granville county persons thus called into the service of the United States not exempted or discharged: Serial No. Order No. 15 Aiken, Lee 151 117 Blackley, Willis Herbert. . . .110 122 Blanehard, Abram W 314 128 Blackwell, Francis 249 191 Branch, James E 379 163 Bridges, Thomas W 386 218 Bullock, B. Garland 164 222 Bullock, Charles L . .319 292 Champion, James Albert. . . .365 298 Chavis, Cornelius ....139 327 Clark, Geo. Washington. . . .260 309 Clark, Thomas 53 320 Clement, Jesssee 1 338 350 Cobb, Lon Ellen 195 363 Collins, Russell 255 373 Comer, James 41 341 Cooper, Thomas ....226 345 Cozart, Ira 269 406 Critcher, Earle B 294 391 Crews, Elijah. ..229 42-1 Currin, Vivian D ...390 486 Daniel, Dock 46 477 Daniel, R. Garland 380 458 Davis, Collie Vasco 2 549 Eakes, Bennie A. . . 200 548 Eakes, Ernest O 29 552 Eastwood, Henry 135 564 Elliot, Geo. G 22 574 Emory, Lee Andrew 169 606 Fleming, Fred G. . . 98 620 Franklin, Edward A 165 642 Garner, Ben 316 645 Garrett, Eddie 163 652 Clover, Ike. 88 657 Gooch, Roland L .395 675 Green, Eugene Gibson 140 692 Green, Henry ..47 679 Green, Thomas. . .250 685 Green, Ulie Lee 215 741 Harris, Thomas D 205 772 Harrie, Robert 115 738 Harris, Lonnie 350 ,.6 nart, Robert H 150 848 Hicks, Clarence Elmos 357 837 Hicks, John Shaw 16 840 Higth, Hubert Andrew 391 841 Hight, Robert Benton 210 868 Hobgood, Addie Banks. ... .128 905 Hobgood, Crawford N 152 900 Hobgood, Joshua 253 882 Howard, Frank. 178 870 Howard, Maud ".198 874 Howard, Samuel . .134 924 Hunt, Daniel 62 950 Johnson, Ed . .339 972 Jones, Otis 124 966 Jones, Samuel 127 1032 Latta, Eugene 212 1031 Latta, Dorsey F 71 1023 Lawrence, Graham T 387 (Continued On Page Eight) GOES TO EASTERN COUNTIES. Judge Devin's vacation is About Ended. The indications are that Hon. W. A Devin's brief vacation, the most of it spent in Oxford, has been beneficial to him. He will go to Southport, Brunswick county, and hold court next week. The following week will find him presiding over Columbus county court, and thence to Wilming ton for a two week's term of court. FAREWELL TO SOLDIERS There Should Be a Patriotic Demon stration in Oxford. Other towns are preparing to in- augurate elaborate patriotic demon strations, which is to be the formal tbn811 t0 their military organiza- The people of Oxford should get nsy and celebrate their departure in Defining manner. Fourth of July atory is not needed at this time, Hi think it was Dr. J. D. Harte, ttmr f the xford Baptist church, at we heard say that a pound party HartP-rayer would avail much. Dr. s proposition seems to appeal a large number of citizens. Handsome Gift. Handy WiirW i. lin COUntV, has lnoHa tVitun-V. T.i(ra illZ0T(1 Bigs' of Raleigh, a cash ZZ!!ST to the xfora Co1- JUDGE CONNOR DISPOSES OF XHE TAX LEVY CASE. - The suit brought by the Granville County Board of Education against the Commissioners of the County, asking for a five cent levy, has been disposed of. In rendering a decission in favor of the County Commissioners, Judge Connor covered six closely type writ ten parges of legal cap. The Judge touched several fine points in his decission that would be well for the people of Granville to ponder. We trust that the Commiss ioners will decide to have it publish ed in full. ROYSTER-PAGE Solemnized at Christ Church, Ral eigh, Friday Afternoon. (Raleigh News and Observer) A quiet wedding of unusual inter est to North Carolinians was solem nized at Christ Church, Friday af ternoon when, before a few friends, Miss Elizabeth Page, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Page, of Aberdeen, became the wife of Lieutenant Bev erly S. Royster, Jr., son of Adjutant general and Mrs. B. S. Royster, of Oxford. The ceremony was perform ed by Rev. Milton A. Barber. Those in attendance were Miss Pauline Moore, Asheville; Miss Nell Pender, Greenville; Mrs. L. R. Page, Aber deen; Mr. Halbert Blue, Aberdeen; Mr. W. B. Crimes, Jr., Raleigh; Mr. William Page and Mr. Robert Page, Jr., of Aberdeen. ' . The- engagement of the happy couple was announced a few days previous to the entrance of Lieuten ant Royster at Fort Oglethorp three months ago, where he won distinc tion and was commissioned and as signed to the Newbern Battery. The pretty and accomplished bride and Lieutenant Royster spent the week end at the home of General Royster. When Lieutenant Royster goes to prance, Mrs. Royster is likely to ac company him to London and be the guest of her distinguished uncle, Am bassador Page. THE FALL TRADE Oxford Merchants Are on the North ern Markets. Practically all of -the merchants of Oxford will be on the northern mar kets by the end of the present week. Major Will Landis, buyer for Landis & Easton; .Mr. Frank B. Blalock, buyer for the men's department of the Long Company, and Mr. Oscar Breedlove, buyer for the Perkinson Green Company, have already gone north, and Mr. Josh King and other merchants will follow in a day or two. Miss Lena Coble, the popular milli ner for the Perkinson-Green Com pany, is in the north in the interest of her company and it is a pleasure to note that she will return to Oxford about the first of September. The other Oxford milliners have either gone or will go north this week. The Public Ledger learns from the Oxford merchants that the war in no wise will be a bar to their purchas ing. They realize that the business conditions of the country were never in better shape and that they will not hesitate to purchase staple goods and novelties in large quantities. THE STORY TELLING LEAGUE Young Ladies Engage in a Pleasant Work. Nothing is more impressive than o o-nnri etrrv. nainted in its true col- CL - ml t X ors and related by a past master at the business. The Story Telling League of, the Sunbeam Band of the Oxford Baptist Church is certainly dear to the hearts ofthe young peo ple, and many adults regret that they are not privileged to be present at the meetings every Monday morning and listen to the stories and engage in the games. The leaders are: Misses Sadie Parham, Sallie Webb and Mary Royal Hancock. They are capable of devouring volumns of wholesome literature and converting it into interesting talks covering only a few minutes. Under the influence of these young laides the minds of the children grow and glow like the sunflowers. The Canning Lady Can, lady, can with care. Can today for next winter's fare. r mm ho nji examination for white teachers on the 23 rd of August and for colored on the 27th. J. r . vv jj-j-. i " 1 1 ' " i i i - . RULES CALLING FOR NEW ARMY LOCAL BOARDS TO MAKE OUT LISTS OF THE MEN WITHJN THREE WEEKS FIRST DRAFT ARMY WILL BE IN TRANIING. Provost Marshal General Crowder Has Issued Regulations Governing Every Movement of the Selected Men They Take the Man Up At the Time He Was Definitely En rolled By the Local Boards, Carry Him Through the Waiting Period, Tell Him What To Do Wrhen the Time For Entrainment Comes and Finally Send Him Aboard the Train Bound For the Concentra tion Camp. There Army Officers Take Him In Charge The Regula tions Will Be Followed By Each Local Board in Carrying Out Its Concluding Work On the Draft. (Official Bulletin) Two hundred thousand of the first 687,000 men will be called September 1 and forwarded, to their camps be fore September 5. The whole busi ness of assembling the levies at en training points, providing them with shelter, food and transportation and giving them their actual induction in to military life is entrusted to the civ ilian" local boards which selected them for service. ( Until the men reach the camps, they will not be in contact with uniformed officers. The civilian control is carried forward through every stage of the draft to the very gates of the military camps where the making of soldiers will be gin, to be completed with sound of the guns in France. The actual call for men will go in each case from the provost marshal general to the state adjutant general, stating the number of men to be sup plied at a specified time by the state. Each local board will be promptly in formed of its proportion in the. call, and the adjutant general will fix the date when the men from his state shall entrain for the camps. Immediately thelocal board .will make out the list of men to fill the call, vfix the place of entrainment and time of departure. Will Post Orders. Orders to the men will be posted and also be sent them by mail. They will be directed to report to the local board at its htadquarters not less than twelve hours or more than twenty-four hours before the time of departure. Prior to the arrival of the men at the board headquarters members are instructed to make arrangements for their accomodations, to find clean and sanitary sleeping places at hotels (Continued On Page Four) THE OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET WILL OPEN MONDAY, THE THIRD OF SEPTEMBER. The Buyers and Warehousemen are Making Preparations to Handle the Big Crop. According to the statement of the tobacco men of Oxford every thing will be in readiness on Monday, Sep tember 3. The failure on the part of the to bacco men two years ago to be ready to handle the crop on opening day was disastrous to the market and it was well along in the season before it retrieved its good name. In the opinion of well informed tobacco nists such a state of affairs will nev er again exist in Oxford. We take it for granted that opening day this season means preparedness to handle the crop. . Four Big Warehouses Four mammoth, modern ware houses, well lighted and thoroughly equipped are operated in Oxford by the most experienced warehousemen to be found in any market. These trained men know tobacco and will see to it that it brings full value. (Continued On Page Eight) LEE COUNTY IN BAD Only Fifteen Men Are PhysicaUy Fit. Sanford, Aug, 13. Lee County Ex emption Board have completed exa mination of those called first. Out of 170, four asked to be examined else where and nine have failed to re port. Out of the 167 exemined only 34 did not ask for exemptions and only 15 of these passed a perfect physical examination. The board have called 150 more to complete the county's quota. DRASTIC POWERS Grrax IN FOOD CONTROL BILL Here are some of the outstanding features of the Food Control bill, fin ally passed by the Senate last week and received the President's signa ture and became a law: Government control of foods, feeds, fuels, fertilizers and tools, imple ments and equipment used in food production. A one man food administration. Drastic penalties against hoarding and speculation. A licensing system giving the Pres ident complete power over dealers in necessities. EnormouSv requisitioning powers for the President in obtaining war supplies. Presidential authority to close ex change and boards of trade if nec essary to stop speculation in necessi ties. Presidential authority to buy and sell wheat, flour, meal, beans and po tatoes at reasonable prices. A guarentee of $2 a bushel as the minimum price for No. 1 Northern wheat at the primary interior mar kets until May 1, 1918. Prohibition against the , use of foods in whiskey making and author ity to the President, if he sees fit, to impose similar prohibition on beer and wine making. Presidential authority to comman deer distilled spirits in stock and bond for redistillation for war pur poses. An appropriation of $10,000,000 to enable the President to buy and sell fertilizers to farmers. An appropriation of $152,000,000 to enable the Food Administrator to carry out the purpose of the bill. NAMES GRANTOLLE MAN. Senator A. A. Hicks Will Represent Government Claims. By direction of President Wilson, the attorneys for the city and county governments have been appointed by Governor B icketttb repr eseht T the United States government in taking appeals from the decisions of the lo cal exemption board to the district exemption board for Eastern North Carolina. Senator A. A. Hicks, coun ty attorney, will act as attorney,, in this capacity. It became known several weeks ago that the government intended to appeal every case that was passed upon by all local exemption boards where the local boards granted the claims for' exemption and excused the registrant from military service in the new national army. Until an nouncement was made that city and county attorneys were to represent the government in these cases there was some uncertainty as to just how the appeals would be made. In addition to appealing adverse decisions by the local boards, the attorneys will investigate all claims as presented by the registrant, and learn the exact facts in each case. It is 'pointed out that this does not mean that any man will be denied any -just claims he may present, but that the government merely desires to have the plain truth in every in stance. Sunset News Items. (Correspondence Public Ledger) Mr. M. F. Caroway, of Norfolk, is the guest of Mr. W. R. Nelson for a few days. Rev. Geo. B. Tunstall filled his reg ular appointment at Hester Sunday, and a large crowd was present. Mr. James Bj Pruitt ha returned from the Durham haspital and is do ing well. - W. D. B. 4 Oxford Man Breaks World Record Mr. Frank E. Youngs, district agent for the Bull Tractor, with headquarters, in Oxford, last week broke the world's record in plowing an acre of ground in North Carolina. qftf! next Saturday's issue of the Pub lic Ledger and learn something about the world famous Bull Tractor. Mr. Youngs is on a business trip to the Shenandoah Valley this week and will return to Oxford Thursday. The Mar-Hof Middy Suits. For the benefit of those going off to school and wanting early suits, Perkinson-Green, the "Quality Store," are displaying tne Mar-noi Middy Suits, which comes in both storm and French navy blue serges. The Mar-Hof Middy Suits are pic- tnrized in the PerKinson-ureen an nouncement on the fifth page of this paper. OXFORD HAN HAD CLOSE CALL ;MR. WILBUR SMITH HAD SAD EX PERIENCE OFF THE COAST OF AFRICA. Five American Passengers Were Lost When the American Steamer The City of Athens Struck a Mine Near Cape Town South Africa, on Au gust 10th. Mr. Wilbur Smith, who left Oxford about four weeks ago for Cape Town, South Africa, had a close call off the African coast when the American steamer City of Athens, on which he was voyaging, struck a mine and car rying five American passengers to its watery grave. ' The first information to reach Ox ford was a telegram from Mr. Smith received by Dr. E. T. White at one o'clock Monday afternoon. The tel egram was dated at Cape Town Au gust 13th and signed by Mr. Smith. as follows: "The steamer on which I was voyaging was wrecked yesterday. I landed at Cape Town this morning. Regret that Sumner was drowned. Advise family and friends." The Mr. Sumner of whom he speaks of. in the telegram was from Hertford, N. C. The two young men were on their way to Cape Town to fill important positions with the British-American Tobacco Company. Mr. Smith is a fine young man and his many friends here will rejoice to know that he escaped the perils of the sea. Associated Press Report. Washington, Aug. 13. Five Amer ican passengers were lost when the American steamer, City of Athens struck a mine and went down near Cape Town, South Africa, on August 10, according to today's State De partment dispatches. The dispatches say four of Americans were missionaries, name Mr. and Mrs. Naygard, the and Miss Robinson, and Caroline Thompson, the later- of "the Methodist Mission Board. A Mr. Pointer, of that mis sion was saved. Nineteen other missionaries with headquarters at Brooklyn, were saved. The fifth American who was lost a Mr. Sumner address not given. In addition to those five an Eng ishman named Duckworth with his American wife and six children also lost their lives. Mrs. Duckworth's father lives in Denver, Col. Among the saved were Mr. Summer and wife, apparently from Meadows, 111. ; Mr. Ritchie, Chicago; Mr. Prichett, Philadelphia; David Lovas, Castoria, S. D.; X. F. Braaten, Minneapolis; Mr. Denham, an Austrian with an American wife and two children, and a Mr. Smith, no address given. A Long Journey Cape, Town, a commericial city the size of Baltimore, is 9,300 miles from New York City. A telegram costs 93 cents a word from Oxford. Little did the Oxford friends of Mr. Smith think that the voyage to Cape Town was a perilous one when he exhibit ed his passport and bade them fare well. He did not know the rcruting of his ship, but the authorities at Washington informed him that it would not pass through the war zone. At the time Mr. Smith sailed from New York, the Germans claimed that the waters along the African coast were open to the world. The Germans, however, later learned that consiberable supplies were being shipped to the Allies from African ports. The sinking of the City of Athens goes to prove that the Ger mans are operating in the waters of the entire world, and no one ned be surprised to hear at any time of an explosion in New York harbor. o - The Whfrlwind Sale. Landis & Easton have put on a remnant and summer clearance sale in all departments that will greatly reduce the high cost of living in so far as it applies to ladies', men's and children's wearing apparel. The very articles that will be much higher in prices go on sale at greatly reduced prices and in some instances at actual cost. This applies to ev erything in the two big stores. See the announcement on the back page of this paper. Successful Meeting. The recent protracted meeting at Concord church, conducted by Rev. E. G. Usry was very successful and resulted in thirteen baptisms last Sunday. '
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