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t FanE T Mt Th (ISirainiwfil Fair Met WedBeedaw amd Theipgdlaw i, TOBUSHED SEW-WEEMjY TOWM AME) COUNTY (MFFE1 BRmLLIAOT pPPORTTOlITlIEg ALL;.HOHE PMOT xxxn -7S0ME ADVICE FROM W L. Veasey Addresses the Uv .iner' m Imiortant Question. J'tnr Public Ledger: E the prevailing high prices of I know the temptation is t0bto neglect sowing grains of great lu , liarvPQtinf f norJ different l ert kinds, and harvesting tooa for your mui iv a. ii m vj ' tnhncCO wnne il is mgu. iAv of farming is not the bet-Jfw- v in the long run. The only teL ir afe way to farm is to S ip all of vour food stuffs at f aiP 'both for man and beast, and bI hl Appendant upon the Western ?rrier to'make it for you. The Western farmer might fail to make lt r'e ''farmer who neglects to sow .rnin of different kinds, is forced to Jmot to a one crop system, which toircco and this means a large Iron or possibly an over production vHc'h means high priced corn, wheat and meat, and low priced to- Brother Farmers, we cannot af ford to raise tobacco to buy corn, Ueat and meat. If we do, it means low priced tobacco, and high priced corn v heat and meat. Neither can we afford to raise corn to. buy wheat and meat with. If we do we will have low priced corn, and high nriced wheat and meat. Neither can we afford to raise w uccu iu k,-. and meat with. If we do we will lave low priced wheat and high priced corn and meat, and so on with all the crops we produce. We cannot afford to raise one crop to buv another with. ve must keep the production of all crops on a pairity or equal, or as nearlv so as possible. Brother Farmers, diversify your crops, and not plant and produce too much of any one thing, and we will always receive a good price for what we produce. It is all right to grade and sell tobacco now while it is bringing a good price, if you can do so without neglecting your other farm work too much, but , if - you can't do both, you had better neglect or put off grading and selling your tobacco until winter. The world is facing a meat fam ine, although it is high now, it is likely to go still higher. Brother Farmers, breed and raise you own hogs. We can afford to raise corn, although it is high to feed hogs; meat is still higher. It will pay you to feed corn to hogs. With the United States being at war, as it is, it makes it more neces sary to raise more foodstuffs; if we do not there is likely to be a great shortage and probably somebody will suffer for the want of food. W. A. L. VEASEY. GERMANY TO INCLUDE TJ. S. WATERS IX WAlt ZONE. London, Oct. 17. According to news from Berlin in an undated dispatch received by the admiralty by wireless press, Germany is ex pected shortly to declare the coasts of the United States, . Canada and Cuba war zones. CALLED TXTO THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES. Sixteen Granville Boys Certified to District Boa.rd. The Granville County Exemption Board this week certified to the Dis trict Board the following list of per sons called into the service of the Lnitert States not exempted or dis cn?red: Serial No. Order No. Thomas L. Graham 387 j2 Isaac Young 388 U.8 Thomas E. Moss 394 J57 Rowland L. Gooch 395 U 4 1 John Parker 391 HO Hubert A. Hight 391 4 4 Virion n o n A ICO laLl till ill OVU W Thomas W. Bridges .... .386 -j3 David Harris 383 I.! Hubert S. Moss 381 11 R. Garland Daniel 380 ;r J George Taylor 376 en Oarland F. Mayo : . .370 9oo Norman B. Dement .367 James A. Champion 365 - William .R. Sherman 361 Owners of Cars, ami Blalock Motor Car Company for ??nces in tai Paper the agency so ! DaTton Universal Starter, al an o! s for Fords, Cheverolettes dn(l Studebaker cars. All A QUiet DRy rpV of th Oxford lawyers had a uiar field day in Raleigh last cent? , Everyone of them ex in tgoMr- T- Lanier argued cases m the Supreme Court. g.Jell-DrSssed Citizen. determ- last pase of this Paper and mine to be a well-dressed man. A CA LOAD FINE Hnpland Mules just received. "aJHINER BROS. CO. Oct2Dtf ' ' - - . . OXFORD, NORTH THE GRANVILLE ITT 7 .-..-.--y.-.jAp.-.-i'.'i---.-.-wv X-..::--.:-: ' ' WALTER J. CARR, THE WORLD FAMOUS AVIATOR HON. HENRY A. PAGE THE ORATOR OF THE DAY. Will Speak From the Stand in the Fair Grounds Next Wednesday at Noon. Hon. Henry A. Page has accepted the invitation to deliver an address at the Granville County Fair next Wednesday. Eloquent and of broad vis ion he will bring to the people of Granville a message worthwhile. He is State Food Administrtor, and no doubt will have something to say along that line. General Royster will introduce the speaker at twelve o'clock' noon. The parade will move from the public square in Oxford promptly at ten o'clock. Floats must be ready and in line at that hour. All schools in the county desiring to give entertainments at the Fair should see or noti fy Prof. Guy B. Phillips, superintendent of the Oxford schools, at once. Open Day and Night. Secretary Hancock has closed a contract with the John H. Meyer's Greater Shows. This completes the amusement and guarantees to the people that there will be something doing all the time. All the hoochy coochy dancers have been eliminated and the fair this year will be purely educational. The management has decided to keep the gates open at night. . V - OUR STEM NEWS LETTER (Correspondence Public Ledger) Critically 111. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cash, of Ox ford, Route 6, returned Monday from Richmond where they made a visit to Mr. Charlie Thomasson of Skipwith, Va., who has undergone a very serious operation in a Rich mond hospital and whose recovery is considered very doubtful. Invest in Timber Land . Mr. J. C. Washington, of Oxford Route 6, and brother, Mr. P. C. Washington, of Florence, S. C, have recently purchased a large tract of timber land in Moore county. They expect to clear up and cultivate one hundred acres the coming year. Back From Canada. Messrs. J. H. Bowling, H. M. Thomasson, H. G. Minor, and W. R. Allen, who have been in Canada for the past month, returned home this week and are very much pleased with their trip. Wages are high and money is plentiful in the Do minion and no voice of hard times is heard. Shortage of Wheat Threatened. It is though the wheat acreage of this section will probably be reduc ed as the farmers are too busy strip ping tobacco to sow a large crop. rrv,iQ wo HoiiAve will be a mistake as the minimum price of wheat has al-t readv been fixed which insures high rtnl flmir for the next year at . least. Joint Services. i ' cin;ntiac rf TCn an Tne sunoeam - of Keeas ana 7C Tally ed an interest in the Blalock Motor hold a .joint lZthxtC Company, The same pleasant of Reeds and tfeuian ""t - - - lnpu Qun- Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock. Sun day school win oe xie " ""Ye lar time Sunday corning and will oe , followed by a meenug P. U. Personal Mentions nf the faculty of Hester School, and Miss Isma Jenneue, i11 , -z Mrs. Mattie Jones ui ( Continued On Pase Fourl o att ops KILLED IN WAR. FIRST The First Man Riled on Warship Since Spanish War. Washington, Oct hlf man killed on an American ship of war sfnee the Spanish waras been sacrificed to a German U-boat The navy department announced that an American destroyer was torpoea in boarT aTd'Ms body was ered T?en7lngram "who mother, mond Kelly nf5ain' k04 Third Bettie Ingram lives at 504 lmru street, Pratt City, Ala. CAROLINA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER COUNTY FAIR 0 fctf. JUDGE DEVIN WILL SPEAK. At- the Orpheum Theatre Friday Night. Hon. W. A. Devin, who is spend ing the week in Oxford between courts, will deliver a four minutes' speech at the Orpheum Friday night under the auspices of the Oxford Di vision of the Four Minute 'Men. RED CROSS TOBACCO The Granville County Chapter American Red Cross expresses its thanks and appreciation to the fol lowing for donations of either to bacco or cash on Wednesday Octo ber 17th; the total amount being $42.59: T. B. O'BRIAN. S. L. YERGAN. J. P. WALTERS. T. K. DANIELS. JED HICKS. GRAHAM EVINS. J. H. EVINS. SAM OAKLY. N. B. DICKERSON. B. F. DEAN. J. L. WILLIAMS.. J. L. DANIEL. E. R. BRIGGS. I. W. MANGUM. DONS OVERALLS. Mr. Baldy Williams Is Now With the Blalock Motor Car Co. Mr. Baldy Williams, the popular compounded of medicine who for many years soothed, the pains of the people in this section, has laid aside the nothecary's motar and purchas- intfiW. in the Blalock Motor gentieiuau aiiu mc uic icaoai yQu garag on Hillsboro street, but you may not .f him .n h.g oyer alls PATRIOTIC AND WORTHY CAUSE GranviUe County Soldiers' and Sail- ors Fund. Send all donations to Major Will Landis. at Landis & Easton's, Ox- ford, and the same will be acknow- Contributions, Will Landis $5.00 Public Ledger J-00 R. C. T J-JJa Frank B. Hays 100 Miss Lucile O'Brien .50 Len H. Knott 1.00 Dr. N. C. Daniel J-JJO W. A. King Mrs. A. a. Chapman 1.00 Frank H. Gregory J-JJ" Mrs. Cam M. Easten J-00 Mrs. Eliza Currin . i-OO ; , ft Remember that Perkinson Green invites you to make their store headquarters during the fair, and they have the goods. 20. 1917 Yirnifn e t A CAIxL TO WOMEN NATIONAL DEFENSE WORK Visit the National Defense Booth at the County Fair and Register. (Reported to the Public Ledger) The Woman's Committe for Nat ional Defense of Granville County held a most enthusiastic meeting in the Oxford Library on last Saturday. In spite of the fact that, the atten dance was small much interest was shown by those present. The in dications are that the work in Gran ville will go forward and that the women will respond to the call that our Government has made upon us. Mrs. Will Gooch, of Stem, was unanimously elected chairman of the Liberty Loan. A committe was appointed to go before the County Commissioners and ask for an appropriation of $50.00 to help finance the county work. Mrs. A. H. Powell, chairman of the Defense Committee, reported that she had atended the State Council for Defense in Raleigh and that she had been impressed with the fact that women of the nation have an important part to play in wining this war and that it behoves each woman to do her bit by re sponding to the call made her by her government, especially in the matter before us at this time food conservation, registration for ser vice and Liberty Loan. It was decided to ask Cajt. J. S. Allen of the University of North Carolina to be present at the Fair and address the citizens of Oxford, especially the women of the county on woman's part in winnig the war. After the address, all women who have not registered will be asked to call at the National Defense Booth and register both for food conserva tion and women in Service. Each woman who registers will be given a sovenir and it is the desire of the committee that every woman in the county shall enroll herself in this war for democracy. This is a re quest coming from the government and every loyal and patriotic woman should make it a point to perform this duty. The teachers will be asked to have the school buildings open Saturday, October 27, to com plete the registration so that women who cannot attend . the Fair may have an opportunity of enrolling in the service of her government. This registration does not obligate a single person to do any -service out side of her own home unless she so desires. If how-ever, she wishes to do her country a service either grat is or for renumeration it puts her in line to secure such desirable po sitions. Let every woman attend to this duty promptly and thus facili tate matters for the committee. The woman's committee for defense in Granville county is said to be the best arranged in the State. There fore let us make a good showing and have a full registration. LAST CALL FOR THE GRANVILIiE COUNTY FAm Large Crowds Expected in Oxford Next Wednesday and Thursday. Secretary Hancock is this week getting the Fair Grounds in readi ness for the opening next Wednes day morning. It will be necessary to grade and level a track at least 1,000 yards long from which, the aeroplane will make its flight A splendid brass band and other amusements have been booked and there will not be a dull moment dur ing the two days. Get Your Float Ready All of the business houses in Ox ford have signified their intention to have floats in the parade. Much fr:endly rivalry is expecter ' along this line. Inspiring Sight. Some of the lady marshalls in town and eounty are daily practic nig riding, and the long line of march to the Fair Grounds promis es to be an inspiring sight. Be on hand next Wednesday and Thursday, rain or shine. He Will Be There. Our old friend Wes Brummitt is feeling his oats these days. Some days ago Horner Bros. Company handed him a big dollar cigar, and those who come to the Fair next week will see the mighty man of Bell Town puffing at the north end of the big cigar, which is expected to last him two days. He also"sold at the Johnson warehouse last Mon day a load of tobacco that brought him $456.00. He hasn't got the sweel-head as yet, but there is no telling what the big cigar may do for him. First Sale Thursday. Those who sell at the Banner Warehouse next Wednesday and Thursday will have plenty of time to visit the Fair after the sale. The Banner haa thejsecond sale Wednes day and the firsrsale Thursday. See announcement in this paper. WAR NOW COSTING BELLIG- ERANTS $160,000,000 DAILY. This is 6,500,000 an Hour, and the United States is Paying One Fourth Of It All. New York, Oct. 17. The war is costing the belligerent nations of the world at the rate' of $160,000 -000 a day $6,500,000 an hour and the United States is paying at least one-quarter of this staggering sum, according to estimates made today by the Mechanics and Metals Nationel Bank of New York. The estimated daily cost of the war at the beginning was $50,000,000, and a year ago it was $100,000,000. rtiis country's rate of expenditure is greater than any other nation, Great Britain being second and Germany next. With no more than 2,000,000 American manhood enlisted, the to tal enlisted strength of the Allies is 33,000,000, against a total for. Ger many, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey of 20,00,000. The pop ulation of fourteen Entente Allies from which the ranks of their ar mies my be replenished, is altogeth er 1,30,000,000, against a popula tion of less than 150,000,000 in the Central European nations. FREE TURKEYS! GET ONE See the Sport at Horner Brothers' Store Next Week. The County Fair will be next Wednesday and Thursday. On' each morning of these days, we will let loose from the second floor window of our store building two fine tur keys. These turkeys might light right in .front of our store or up and down the street from our front. But no matter where they light, they go to whoever catches them. We are doing this to help amuse the Fair crowd, before they go over to the Fair grounds. If you want a turkey here is your chance If you don't get one you will enjoy the fun. Be on hand. . Never. have sold so much clothing, shoes, dry goods, flour, feedstuff s, horses, buggies, and wagons. In fact everything for the Farm and Family. We have the goods, and our low prices are moving them. We have extra help now and can wait on you more promptly. We are glad to help amuse the crowd. HORNER BROTHERS CO. . w ' NEW TOWN ORDINANCE No More Fireworks Will Be Sold in Oxford At the meeting of the Town Board of Commissioners this week an or dinance to prohibit the sale of fire works in Oxford was made a law. This ordinance will be published in the Public Ledger at an early date. MINOR WAREHOUSE SCORES. Attained the Highest Average Ever Made on - the Oxford Market. The highest average in the history of the Oxford marketr or at least during the past thirty years, was at tained at the Minor Warehouse last Tuesday, the average being on this occasion $36.43 per hundred of the entire break of 17,282 pounds. In the lot were cutters, which brought $51.00 per hundred and many piles of wrappers brought 80c per pound. See the two announecements of the Minor Warehouse in this paper. Pos sibly your name is given honorable mention therein. TOBACCO SELLS HIGHER THAN EVER KNOWN BEFORE The Oxford Market Leads the State in High Averages. The Oxford tobacco market is selling tobacco as high as any mar ket anywhere in the State. During the past few days some of the finest sales have been made here that have 'ever been made anywhere. Big prices and high averages at all four of the warehouses are the rule day by day. An average sale below thirty dollars a hundred is the exception and not the rule. Never in the history of tobacco growing in North Carolina has such prices been realized as have been paid on the Oxford market these past few days. There are a few farmers in Gran ville who will get all the way from ten to twenty thousand dollars for their tobacco crop. After Sheep-Killing Dogs. Col. R. O. Gregory took in the Raleigh Fair Thursday and before leaving Oxford he informed the Public Ledger that it was his desire and intention or calling on Govern or Bickett and get him interested in a law that will protect innocent sheep against the ravages of worth less dogs. On more than three oc casions ten cent dogs killed the en tire flock of fine Marina sheep be longing to Col. Gregory. i 1 : m r- I i. ? 9 . 4 i , V i v i .. j; ' i I-