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rOBIJBHED SEMI-WEEKLY - TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BMLLl IEXI1 OXFORD, XQBTH CAROLINA, SATUUBAY, DKOKMBKK 1, 191T , NUMBER 06 crtttE REQUIREMENTS OF THE WAR STAMP TAX. It Is Well for the Public to Tako Notice of the Same. postmaster Ben K. Lassiter has rotten down to real hard study, and fs now as dilligent as any graded frhool pupil ever dared to be. He : posting himself on the laws re lirding the war postage, and the ar tax. And it takes some study get its intricacies into your head. Here is just a sample of the many instructions the Oxford postmaster L receiving: War tax stamps are eauired by law to be used for stamp taxes as follows: Bonds of indebtedness Bonds, debentures or certificates-of indebt edness each $1 or fraction, 5 cents; bond, indemnity or surety, 50 cents; capital stock, each $100, 5 v cents; gale or transfer, each $100 or frac tion 2 cents; conveyances, deeds, etc ' exceeding $100 to $500, 50 cents; each aditional $500 or frac tion, 50 cents; drafts or checks pay able' otherwise than on sight, prom issory notes, and for each renewal, $100 or fraction, 2 cents; passage tickets, not exceeding $30, $1; more than $30 to $60, $3; more than $60, $5. Parcel post,, 25 cents or more postage, on each $25 cents or frac tion thereof, 1 cents. Power of at torney, 25 cents. Produce sales or exchange, on each $100 or frac tion thereof, 2 cents. Proxy for voting at an election, 10 cents. War stamps shall be cancelled by the user, when affixed, by writing his initial and date of cancellation, with pen and ink, or "stamping the same. EIGHTY PER CENT OF TOBACCO CROP SOLD. Sales Include a Majority of the Best Grades. , Local tobacco warehouhemen de clare that never before in the history of the Oxford market has such a large amount of a crop been sold this early in the season. They firmly believe that already 80 per cent of the 1917 crop has been marketed, that sales including a great majority of the beest grades of the weed. From the opening of the market the prices paid were far in excess of any paid during any previous season and despite the fact that most of the best grades have already been sold there is no material decline in prices. FIVE MORE SOLDIERS DIE AT CAMP SEVIER. Quarantine Regulations Adopted to Stamp Out Measles. Greenville, S. C, Nov. 26. Al though improvement in the health conditions at Camp Sevier contin ues, five deaths have occured since Saturday, according to the report at divisional headquarters today, death in each case having been caused by bronchial pneumonia. following measles. The only North Carolinian in the list of dead is John H. Allen, machine gun company, 120th in fantry, home, Marshall. Times of Amazing Prosperity Everything that can be produced from the soil is selling at fancy Prices which so far overcome the difference in the increased price for the things the farmer has to buy, that he is left with a surplus on hand which enables him to clear up pis debts, buy more land or deposit "J the bank. The truth of this statement is best shown in the de posits of banks, which has invreas ea more than 100 per cent over last jear. Many farmers are lifting aeeds of trust which have stood against their land for a generation. Banks, marchants, supply houses, fertilizer and stock dealers report collections the easiest ever known, ine bank statements in this issue of nr,eUb-ic Leder reflect Credit up n the farmers and our business in stitutions. Red Cross Work. ine packing and shipping of one uundred and fifty-seven Christmas Package for the American Soldiers na bailors serving at the front in l??T' and at the Camps was com im Thursday. Of the above cant -v the ladies of the Orphanage "ntributed twelve complete boxes. ihe Chapter acknowledges a do nation of $1.50 from Mrs. Annie H. ndis for the Christmas boxes. The Tobacco Market onP; 0xford tobacoc market will dnv llp g00d and strong next Mon Qay morning. opSnge t0 tnink about Christmas FwSAJ E-TWO HOUSES JUST "eyond the corporate limits, one J-o story six-room house, the Wr a new five-room cottage fr?; n,0w rented. Good reason W SellinS- Advantages of both 3 a?d county. For further lnm ?lars apply t0 No. 59 Asy um street, Oxford. Decl7t MR. W. D. KIMBALL TITTCTi WEDNESDAY IN GREENSBORO Was Prominent Granville County arm?nd Giv11 War Veteran. 5 William D. Kimball, founder or the large Kimball Wa fidence, this county, died Wednesday " "fc, cw cue iceiueace or nis son Hon. A. B. Kimball, Greensboro', where he had been visiting for the past few weeks, his death being the result of several week's illness. Mr. Kimball, who was 78 yars old, was a prominent farmer of Granville county and was widely known throughout the State. He was a veteran of the Civil-war, serving as sergeant in company E, 46th North Carolina regiment. He is survived by two sons, A. B. Kimball, of Greensboro, and W. R. Kimball, of Oxford Route 6, and four daughters. Mrs. J. J. Renn, of Henderson; Miss Minnie Kimball of Oxford; Miss Alice Kimball, of Nor folk, Va., and Miss Maud Kimball, of Raleigh. The remains were brbught to Providence and services were held from the old home Thurs day afternoon, conducted by Rev C. L. Whitaker, a firm friend of the deceased, assisted by Rev. G. B. Thompson, and the interment at Providence, despite the inclement weather, was largely attended by sorrowing friends and relatives. The pall bearers were: Messrs. Charles Renn, Rome Averett. L. L. Crews, Frank Hobgood, Al Renn, Booch Royster and Willie Lee Cur rin. AN OLD OFFENDER The Officers Catch Him But He Al ways Takes an Appeal. Robert Richardson, an old offen der who has been before the court three times was again this week im plicated in the blind tiger business. Mayor Mitchell heard the" charges and sentenced him to ... the county road, but Richardson took an ap peal to the Superior Court. Three times before Richardson took an ap peal. The last time he was in court his bond for good behavior which now hangs over him, was placed at, $500. v " Strange things may happen and Richardson may come clear, but things look bad for him this time, sure. ' Mayor Mitchell and the entire police force were hot on Richard son's trail for several days before they were able to - implicate him. The manner in which they trailed the old offender is easily explained. The first step in the direction of the "fountain from which all blessings flow" was the arrest of a drunken negro, and on through a number of other negroes back to Richardson. A COUNTY BOARDER. His Name or Where He Came From Is a Mystery. Ten days ago v Off icer Hutchins found an old colored man in a back lot, ragged and nearly frozen to death. - The poor old man was lock ed up for safekeeping until it could be-learned who. he is and where he came from. He is de mented and seldom speaks and is unable to tell his name or where he came from. He somtimes points his finger in the direction of the heav ens and says: "De cotton fields in Robinson." He looks to be close on to eighty years of age. His hair and beard are tinged with white. The author ities are anxious to find some one who knows something about the old man. It would be interesting to know how he found his way to Ox ford. REMAINS OF DR. FEREBEE IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY. The remains of Dr. Nelson M. Ferebee, who died at his home on High street early last Sunday morn ing and taken to Baltimore for creamation, were returned in an urn and the dust sprinkled over the grave of his wife in Elmwood. Cem etery Thursday, only the : immediate famiyx connections being present. It is understood that the ceremony was is accordance with the wishes of the deceased, as stipulated in his last will and testament. and testified to the high esteem m which Dr. Ferebee was held m tnis community. ' Gets a Commission. Among the 2,800 young men qual ifying at the Fort Oglethorp officers training camp last Monday, Garland F. Mays,' of Stem, was commissioned first lieutenant in class A. f The subscriber who does . not read the advertisements as carefully Is he does the new, columns is not getting his money's worth. The fair maid who eats a dish of bon-bons while knitting tot for a Sammie is scarcely help ing the general cause. ALL POSTMEN TO SELL , WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. Carriers Will Be Urged to Solicit Purchases of Securities on Their . , Routes. Plans for the sale fo the govern ment's war savings certificates in North Carolina have been worked out in detail. . The certificates will be placed on sale next Monday, December 3, and will remain available until July 4, 1918, it is understood. The govern ment hopes to raise $2,000,000,000 through this campaign, and North Carolina has been apportioned a to tal of $48,000,000 The allotment in this scheme is based on the popu lation of the State, and not on the resources of the State, as was the case in the Liberty , Loan campaign, in which the State was asked for only $27,000,000. The Little Fellow. The aim of the war saving cer tificates plan is to reach the little fellow, even the man who stood back on the $50 Liberty Bond. Stamps in denominations as low as twenty cents will be put on sale As soon as the owner..-. gets4 sixteen stamps he may take them, add twelve cents to them, making a total valuation of $4.12, and get a certificate worth $5.00. No interest is piad on the certificates, the plan worked being on the same basis as the discounting of chacks. On January 11, 1923, the certificates may be redeemed for $5.00." Certificates for larger amounts are handled on the same basis. No one person may own more than 1,000 worth, of the papers. The owner of the certificates may re deem them at any time for what he paid for them, but may not realize more than that amount until they fall due five years later. The Salemen. Every city and rural mail carrier in the United States will be a sales man for war savings stamps in the campaign which opens next Monday, under orders issued by the Post Of fice Department. . Carriers will be . supplied with savings stamps and, urged to-solicit along their routes. Favorable no tations will be rn ade ' otf the records of carriers who make sales. The State Manager TCorrF. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem has been designated to manage the campaign, and on Friday and Saturday of the past week he held meeting of volunteer workers with the, setting of machinery in opera tion. MRS. E. H. CRENSHAW DEAD. The Remains Will Be Laid to Rest in Elmwood Cemetery This Friday . Afternoon. Mrs. E H. Crenshaw died'in Richmond last Wednesday morning, where she had gone some weeks previous for medical treatment. The passing away of this noble and most pleasant woman cast a gloom over the entire community. She had been sick for some time, but she bore her affliction so cheerfully that none but the immediate family were aware that her ailments would not yield to the most skilled medi cal treatment. Mrs. Crenshaw was the daughter of the late A. H. A. Willirms. She is survived by her devoted husband and mother and the following brothers and sisterss: Messrs. John, Baldy, Alex and Miss Mary B. Williams, all of Oxford, and Mrs. Dudly Bonitz. of Chicago. Mrs. Crenshaw was in her 41st year. She was a member of the Ox ford Presbyterian church since early childhood. She was always doing something for the Master, and was much beloved and highly esteemed by every one who knew her. She will be greatly missed in the church and the social circles of the com munity. - Rev. S.. K. Phillips, former rastor of the Oxford Presbyterian church, arrived from Greenville, N. C. Thurs day and will conduct the funeral and burial service from the Presby terian church this Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Fats and Sweets. England may be suffering for the want of fats andsweets, but back in 1889, during Christmas week, in Fulham, they placed on exhibition a gigantic cake that weighed 4,000 pounds, as high as the bakers shop and into which went the following ingredients : 6 0 0 pounds flour ; , 4 0 0 pounds butter; 400 pounds sugar; 600 pounds of icing sugar; 900 pound of currant; 450 pounds of sultain raisins; 300 pounds of can died fruit peer; 200 pounds almonds and 5,000 eggs. , The ' huge piece of pastry was made in the form of a fortress. . The Well-Dressed Man If you want to dress up and feel good read the announcement Qf W. M Cherkas, merchant tailor, on the second page of this paper He can fit you like the paper on the wall. INCREASE IN RATES IS GRANTED TO GAS COMPANY The New Rate "Effective on and Af ter December 1, 1917. , Mr. J. S. M. Wharton, manager of the Southern Gas Company, was recently before the Town Commis sioners seeking permission to in crease the price of gas in Oxford. After explained to the satisfaction of the commissioners that the price of everything entering into the man ufacture of gas the Board consent ed to the increase providing Hen derson would do likewise. Although the gas is piped over from Henderson, and there is a slight leakage, the commissioners were not willing to grant an increase unless the same rate prevailed in Henderson. The increase in rates granted the Gas Company will approximate ten percent for all service, and is the second to be given the cbneern wi th ing a little more than six months, the first having been passed last May. Henderson Grants New Rate. The Henderson Daily Dispatch says: "Permission for another in crease in the rate charged by the Southern Gas and Improvement Company for gas supplied to its consumers in this city was granted by the City Council Monday even ing in response to a petition pre sented by the company. "The Company pleaded constanly advancing v costs of material neces sary to produce gas,, and stated that it was losing money monthly oper ating under the present scale of charges, and that it would continue to be a losing proposition even un? der the new grant, but that the ex tra increase would be of material assistance and would reduce the de ficit considerably. '. . High Quality Guaranteed. Under the new pemit the city surrenders none bf its rights under the original franchise '" granted the company, and will still require the same quality of gas guaranteed as before. The amount of the increase is shown in that 500 feet, hereto fore costing the consumer $0.85 will in the future cost $1.00. The slid ing scale goes up for larger amounts until $10,000 feet, now sold for $16. will cost $16.50. The consum er who has paid $3.40 heretofore will pay $3.75 under the new scale of prices." THANKSGIVING "DAY OBSERV ED BY CHURCHES IN OXFORD Many Hunters Go Afield in After- noon in Quest of Game. A genuine spirit of thankfulness was in evidence in all of the Ox ford churches Thanksgiving Day. All of the business houses were closed the entire day andthe town took on the appearance of Sunday. Services were held at ; the Metho dist, St. Stephen's and the Baptist churches. Offerings, amounting to several hundred dollars, were taken for the various denominational or phanages. S- Quite a number of Oxford people attended services at churches in the country and took dinner with old friends and relatives, Others went in quest of game and returned with a bountiful supply. , MISS ROMANOFF TO HAVE AMERICAN CHAPERON. Mrs. Carver, of Denver, Will Guard the Grand Duchess, t The seconS daughter, of Nicholas Romanoff, deposed Czar P of ftussia, has escaped exile by -means -: of fic titious marriage and ,is pn her way to America to help her countrymen. Mrs. Margaret Barry Carver, wife of an American banker with Petro grad interests, was perturbed when it became known that she was tt; chaperon the former grand, duchess. Lt. B. S. Royster, Jr., Promoted Among the list of promotions an nounced by division headquarters at Camp Sevier Wednesday, the list includes Beverly S. Royster, of Ox ford, from the grade of second to first lieutenant in the 114th Feld Artillery. Lieutenant Royster is the son of Gen. B. S. Royster and is one of the finest soldiers in the service. S. R. WINTERS GOES TO WASHINGTON BUREAU. Well-known Newspaper writer is a Native of Granville. Mr.'. S. R. Winters; who for the past two years has been v In charge of the News and jGbseryer's Durham bureau, has been promoted to the Washington bureau and will succeed Mr. H. E. C. Bryant- In charge . of the latter bureau December 1. Mr. Winters is a native of Gran ville county and first saw, the light of day down around Stem. He is one of the most energetic and ca pable newspaper workers in the State. His work in Washington, his friends are confident, will be in line with the reputation he has al ready established. ONE OF THE BEST SCHOOL PLANTS IN THE STATE, Mr. Wiley Umpstead Has Unique Way of Remembering Dates. The pupils of the Knap of Reeds High School have entered their new building, and are making themselves at home in as handsome and well equipped structure as can be found in- the - State. , They are proud ofit. This is rather a mild way of express ing their feelings. It is a school plant that not only is an object of pride to the district, but should be to every right-thinking citizen of the county. Knap of Reeds is the pioneer dis trict of the county in pushing for ward into the larger and higher field of educational work. Fourteen' years ago this district took the im portant step of voting a local, school tax of thirty cents on the hundred dollars of valuation. . Since that time until today the taxpayers of that district have paid this maxi mum rate. They believe that they have received ample returns for this investment in the education of their children. This year they took an other step and voted a bond issue for the handsome building that looks down from the highest point of the 14 acre school site near the center of the village of Knap of Reeds on the National Highway. '' This district wastjohlone in the county re'ady fohe' Establish ment of a State High School when the act authorizing these schools was passed in 1907. These keen eyed educational pioneers saw an account of this act form the daily papers, and presented ,a , petition for the establishment of a High School at Knap of Reeds even before the Board of Education had heard ' of such a law. You will have to wake up early to get ahead of such "lid less watchers of the public weal." Mr. Wiley Umsted has a unique way of remembering the age of his son Raymond. If you meet him'day or-night and ask the age of Ray mond he will tell you wtihout hes itating, that he was born in 1903. He avows that he knows this to be true because it was the same year that they voted local tax for schools in the Knap of Reeds district. The coincidence of two such important events made a profound impression on Mr. Umstead's mind." As to which he considers the most important it is hard to tell, but it is a well known fact that he always remem bers his son's birthday from the lo cal tax election, and he never has to determine the date of the elec tion by Rayomnd's birthday. SCHOOL NOTES Oxford Defeats Henderson High School Team. On the Armory floor last Friday night the supporters of the home team had the satisfoction of seeing the team representing Henderson go down in a very decisive defeat when the local tossers piled up the score of 34 to 8. At "the end of the first half the visitors had been able to score only two points and those were from fouls. During that per iod there was some excellent play ing done by the five home boys. Sidney Currin, recently elected cap tain for this year, was at left for ward. Maurice Parham, last year's captain, held down the other for-: ward. Earnest Hunt, the star guard of last year, was at his s'Vme old stand and doing the same old trick of keeping his ' man scoreless during the first half. James Powell played his first game at the other guard po sition an i dit it well. "Big Sam" Yancey, who played great boll at Buies Creek last year started at center due to the sickness of the two regular centers Pitchford and Howell. He did it so well that the sick will be made to take notice. When the second half began the sub stitution of some new players began. Thornton Yancey tobk Hunt's place. Hall relieved Parham. Mitchell re lieved Yancey and Dick Taylor at the last rushed into Thornton Yan cey's place. For the first game: this was a very incouraging one. There was some fine team work throughout. The Henderson - team had very few chances at a goal and then they lost them. There shots were at random. The foct that they fought to the last minute was very creditable. Many teams lose confidence and de termination under the sting of de feat. - . Big Sale Now Going On. Note the inviting prices in . Victor Kaplon's adv., on the third page of this paper : - A Red Cross Seal on your Christmas package or letter means that you are doing your bit toward fighting the white plague. Twenty more shopping days be fore Christmas. ! f:.' , tin ,1 ,'..vfii t . lit : '.'-;. ... f hi'!' .T " t. ; ft!-.'-!: , ' '::m L' .1. . .. if) - . : .-re a- Hi- f -r tl '': fM! .0
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