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? PUlBUglHIED- BEM-WEEKLY mw BMLLSANT OPPORTOMITHES ABL HOPffi FWWt ( ()lLTY COMMISSIONERS AV1I1 STLKS AVITH PROBLEMS. Favoa Home Demonstration T1Yo' k iiul Give Coimty Demon ration Work Black EyeThe nKi'nKin s Salary Was Placed At y,,r Supt. Wheeler's Services Ketaed For Three Months j-u Ho 'I'd Succeeds Alonzo Mitch ell standard Keeper The In solvent Tax List. The Honorable Board of County r nul,;-,si: ners met Monday, Decerti fy 3d. the following members be in present: Messrs. E. C. Harris, - fhainn: T. G. Taylor, R. S. Hart, j L. Daniel, W. E. Cannady. Demonstration Work. The appropriation for home dem onstration for the year 1918, begin ning January 1st, was increased $250.00 por year, the salary of said demonstrator being paid by the county and the government. This was a unanimous vote. In the in terest of this work a number of lad ies bearing heavily signed petitions vere present, those making talks v;ere Mrs. H. G. Cooper, Mrs. W. R. Kimbnll. Mrs. A. H. Powell and Mrs. T. G. Currin. There were also a number of gentlemen representing a progressive spirit, present and heartly approved the increase of pay for the great work. The Lyon Mill Road. The parties interested in t&e Lyon Mill road were before the Board asliins for a consideration of the petition presented at the October meeting relative to work on this road. .After considering the same the Board decided that it Was im possible to do any work on the road at this time, as it would take all the funds available to repair the road. Crjjsv Creek Church Road. Mr. W. E. Yancey was before the Board asking for a donation toward the construction of a road from Grassy Creek Church toward Buffa lo Springs. The Board donated $15 for th.p work. Supt Wheeler Retained. The clerk was ordered to settle with Supt. S. M. Wheeler for past two month's services. Chairman Harris called Commissioner Daniel to the chair while he put the folio w ing motion: "That the next three months the county pay to S. M. Wheeler $150.00 per m.erth as foreman of bridges and roads. Mr. Wheeler accepted the job for that period. The Chairman's Salary. It v. as moved by Commissioner Cannady that the salary of- the Chairman of the Board be fixed at $10.00 per month. The motion was carried by a unanimous vote. Standard Keeper. Mr. J. M. Baird was appointed Standard Keeper until December 1, 1518, to fill the unexpired term of Alonzo Mitchell, resigned. All veiehts and measures shall be kept at the court house, when the stan dard keeper is not discharging his duties. The oath of office was ad mmiPtored to Mr Baird, who at once - entered upon his duties. Favni Demonstration Work. The question of continuing the do nation toward the farm demonstra tion agent was brought up with the Allowing result, namely, viz: Com missioner Hart made th6 motion to continue the donation; the mo tion was seconded by Commissioner Baylor. All of the Board, except JJjnrman Harris, voted for the mo- Settle With County Treasurer than man Harris and the county a torney, Senator A. A. Hisks, made vrt Trreport of settlemen with treas vrer H. j. Robards. ! "VT Insolvent Taxes. th C1;riff was instructed to turn we insolvent taxes up to 1917 to t ',p5;,lles for collection and allow same 1er Cent for collection of OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA; SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917 ' ' ' NUMBER 98 KED CROSS NOTES thJhi6 Jled Crss wishes to remind thpt i e of the town and county on t i Rooms will be open niornfef:oay afternoon, Wednesday FrMa S' Tnursday afternoons and Comft, ornings. The Granville knoli Chapter of Red Cross ac (W s $20 20 donated by Enon nit?- This onerous contri thin'g. p but.one of the many good ent n ls doin&- Acknowledge frotn Mr?6 ?f a ift of $10 00 Cro v rank B- Hays for Red l XITI:T 'WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL." iinV16 fifth DaSe f this paper Lvon v- nd tne Patriotic appeal of opie Vrf .,n ComPany to all good a snepH ai in bringing the war to ember i4 C-nclusion- Friday Dec" Patriotii ls to be a great day of bouspVouncil in every school use m Granville. HOW WILL YOU SPEND YQUR CHRISTMAS? Out of the Many Suggestions No Universal Plan Has Been - . . Adopted. Christmas is only a little distance away and it is time for every indi vidual in the-United States to begin formulating holiday plans. Within the year war has come to this coun try and even the festive spirit of the holidays must bow and adjust itself to the times. We have adopted no general plan for the observation of the day, although various departures have been suggested. Some of our people have advocated a Christmas which would give special attention to our soldiers. Still others have suggested that the day be observed strictly as a children's holiday Others, have pointed to the dangers of restricting Christmas purchases to the point of working undue hard ships on business channels. Out of the many suggestions no universal plan has been adopted, which indicates that we will meet the holidays much the same as wq have in the past. Conforming to the past we will observe the day accord ing to personal whims and fancies, adding, of course, that thought to our purchases which must guide the people of a nation in war. No one group or class is going to be entirely forgotten Christmas although the re membrances may be marked by more of the sentimental and less of the material side of Christmas gibing. ONE MORE WEEK TO HELP A GOOD CAUSE. The Soldier's and Sailor's Christ , mas Fund. Major Will Landis now has in hand about $225.00 for the Soldier's and Sailor's Christmas Fund. The collections for this noble cause will close December 15th in order to get the presents in hand by Christ mas. The fund should be at least $300.00. Send in your contribution to Major Will Landis at once. Previously Acknowledged $212. J. Robt. Wood . . .$ 1.00 Miss Mary Webb Mrs. Dellie Bonitz E. B. Howard . . W. H. Daniel . . . . . 50 1.00 1.00 . 1.00 Mrs. T. A. Royster , 1.00 Edward Fort Taylor 1.00 A. H. JJay. (col) . . . a 1.00 Ben. W. Parham 1.00 A. L. Capehart 1.50 Mrs. A. L. Capehart 1.50 Miss Margaret Capehart .... 1.00 A. L. Capehart, Jr. 1.00 B. D. Eakes 1.00 MR. OTHO DANIEL WEDS MISS CARRIE MANNING. Popular Granville Man Woes and Wins Handsome Bride. Greenville, Dec. 4. The home of Mr. and Mrs. B; F. Manning of Par mele was the scene of a lovely wed ding Wednesday afternoon when their sister, Miss Carrie Manning, be came the bride of Mr. Otho Allen Daniel, of Oxford, N. C. While the guests were assembling Miss Maggie Whitehurst at the piano played "Humoresque," after which Mrs. Henry Staten, of "Bethel, sang in a charming manner, "O' Promise ne" and "Love You Truly." Mrs. Staten wore a lovely gown of white crepe de chine, and carried white chrvsanthemums. Then to the strains of Lohengrin's wedding march two small boys, Mas ters John Jenkins and Walter Lynch Tr.. dressed in white serge military suits formed a pathway for the bridal partv with white ribbons, and stood on either side of the ivy en twined arch. The groom then en ered with his best man, Mr. B. W. Daniel, followed by the bride with her dame-of-honor, her sister, Mrs. J. R. Jenkins, the latter wore a taune satin gown, with bead trim mings and carried ping Killarney roses. The bride was dressed in a going away suit of midnight blue with gray hat, gloves and shoes, and carried a prayer book with a show er of valley lilies. The ceremonv was nerformed by Rev. J. J- Wlker. of Greenville, assisted by Rev. S. K Phillips. . Mrs. Daniel is a very popular young lady and is unusually accom plished. Having a very good sing ing voice and being quite an artist on the niano. . Mr. Daniel is a prominent busi ness man of Oxford and is well known there. They will make heir future home in Oxford. The Tailor Made Man The more you know of Mr Chek eras, the merchant tailor, the bet ter you like him from an artistic standpoint. His handmade overcoats nnd suits are very handsome. See Ws announcement on the 9th page of this paper. The Best Christmas Gift. If one should ask you what the best Christmas gif t, what woul d you cav? To answer me " . lip-pnt.lv first reaa iuc x of the Oxford Jewelry Company on ?L filth , page f this paper. NO PEACE UNTII, -r- .GERMANY IS DEFEATED. Immediate War Upon Austria Is Urged by the President. PEACE ON JUSTICE AND GENE- ROSITY. Message to Congress Reasserts in Ringng Words, Doctrine That Hostilities Miist Continue Until Teuton Autocracy Gives Way to People's Government and Foreign Tea-ritory Gained by Force of Arms is Relinquished. 5fc Jfe Washington, Dec. 5. A joint resolution declaring that a state of war exists between the United States and Austria-Hun- gary, Bulgaria and Turkey was introduced in the Senate by Senator Pittman for Senator King, of Utah. It was referred to the for- eign relations committee with- out action. m (Washington Special) Declaration of war with Austria Hungary at once was recommended to Congress by President Wilson in his address to Congress Tuesday. Immediate war with Turkey and Bulgaria, Germany's other allies, the President told Congress, he did not believe necessary at this time be cause they do not yet stand in the direct path of necessary action. Immediate war against Austria, even though sho only be Germany's vassal and not her own mistress, the President declared, was necessary because the Central Powers must be considered as one, and because the war can be conducted successfully in no other way. Giving a plain warning, however, that he would not hesitate to ask for decXaration of war on Turkey and Bulgaria when he considered it necessary, the President said: "We shall go wherever the nec essities of this war carry us, but it seems to me that we should go only where immediate and1 practical conr sideration lead us, and not heed any others." Prussianism Must Be Beaten. Peace, the President told Con gress, can come only when the Prus sian military autocracy is beaten down; when the German people make peace with the world through rulers the world can trust; when they make reparation for the wrongs their present rulers-have done; and when the enslaved people of Bel gium, northern France, and the Bal kans have been set free. Germany's declaration that she is fighting a war of self-defence against deliberate aggression, the President in ringing words declared "wanton ly false," and he reiterated anew that no one is threatening the ex istence of the independence of the peaceful enterprise of Germany. President Raps Pacifists. Of those who speak of peace without the dverthrov of Germany military autocracy, the President declared: "I hear men debate peace who un derstand neither its nature nor the way in which we may attain it with uplifted eyes and unbroken spirits But I know that none of these speak for the nation. They do not touch the heart of anything. They may safely be left to "strut their uneasy hour and be forgotten." - I ONLY -THREE FOREIGNERS OF DRAFT AGE IN GRANVILLE. No County in the United States With an Equal Number of In habitants Has An Equal - Record. After all the draft records have been thoroughly threshed over, Granville county looms up as the only county in the United States, with an equal number of inhabi tants, where there are so few for eigners! Of the; 1,9 67 names on the registration cards, all are native born except one Green, one Austrian and one Russian. " " - We also doubt that a single coun ty in .the United States could be found 'where the registration of whites and blacks are so near equal. We are unable : to determine the ex act number of either the white or the black draft, but the number will not vary one way or the other more than a (hjzen men. CHAlTtMAN HANCOCK REPORTS ON 'Y. M. C. A. WORK. F. W. HANCOCK, JR., APPOINTED UNITED - STATES COMMISSIONER The Appointment Comes " to Lawyer Hancock Unsolicited. , Mr. F. W. Hancock Jr., wass a surprised man when he opened his morning mail and learned that the United ..States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, the Hon. Geo. W. Connor, had ap pointed him United States Commis sioner at Oxford, which vacancy was caused by the death of Squire Ellis. The appointment gives universal satisfaction here.. Mr. Hancock is learned in the law. He has judicial powers, and no lawyer, however great, will be able to sway him from the prescribed line of duty. Minis ters to the pulpit, farmers to the farm, and lawyers to the law, is'the motto of the Public Ledger. Any other system has proved a failure in North Carolina. A WORD FROM CAMP. SEVIER. The Boys Are Anxious to Whip the Kaiser. One of the Granville boys at Camp - Sevier writes ' to a friend in Oxford as follows: ; "Just to let you all know of the happy Thanksgiving dinner the gov ernment gave.- The turkey was plantiful and fruits of all kinds were served. We had a- whole hol iday which the boys highly appre ciated. Some of the bovs got nice boxes from home for their dinner but they won't be opened for sever al days to come for they won't need them. "We only drill six hours ner day. but, believe me, me put in the time. The time is short at hand for our departure for France which we have lonsred for so long. We are all very anxious to go and whip the Kaiser, so we can again return to our old home and friends." FORMER CITIZEN OF OXFORD. PERSHING TELLS AMERICA New -York, Dec. 6. General Pershing sent a personal mes- sage to the people of the United States by Bishop Luth- er B Wilson, who recent! v re- turned from a r'ssion in France for the Y. M. C. v A. The message reads: "Tell them there is no ground for the hersy that Ger- many cannot be beaten. Ger- many must be beaten, and Germany will be beaten." The message was read .- by ii. T-i V. ' i w " r n ' n r race a t til O Mr. W. U. Thomasson, of Souther land, Va., Shaking Hands With Old Friends. Mr. W. U. Thomasson, who was chief of police in Oxford five or six years ago, was in Oxford Wednesday shaking hands with his many friends. He accompanied the re mains of his brother, Mr.. C. R. Thomasson, who died at Butter worth, Va., last Sunday, to South ern Granville where they were laid to rest. Mr. Thomasson is a brother of Mr. P. L. Thomasson, owner of the Water Line Farm. He is engaged in farming at Southerland, Va., te" miles from Petersburg, and like aP the good men who have gone from Granville and settled in that sec tion, is making good. n Cohii & Son's Great Sale. Cohn & Son's sale is still going on. Another week of great bargains at Cohn & Son's 'store. If you did not visit their sale do so by all means. You will find there bigger bargains than ever. If you were there -it will pay you to go there again, formany fresh offerings will be placed on sale during their sale. We advise you to go to Cohn & Son's West Side Branch of the Y. M. j ot once and lay in a, supply of v- -ry thing' you need ior iae wmici. There is no telling when you will have such a chance to buy again for such little prices. Cohn - & Son's have always claimed to give you bet ter values for every dollar spent with them .than ony other .store. Furthermore they can point "with prided to a host of people who know from experience that their claims are not mere advertising talk. They have just received, several thousand yards of. outing and ..canton flannels which will be placed on sale at half prices. See their adv. oh last page of this paper. , (adv) Reuben Up-to-Date-Kaiser, we have long been thinking What a fine world this will be, When your bunch are all transported Far beyond the Artie Sea. N ' ... ' CALLED INTO THE SERVICE. William H. Gregory and McRied - Howell. The Eastern District Board, at Goldsboro, has certified to the Gran ville County Board the names of William H. Gregory, of Stovall and McRied Howell, of Kittrell, Route 2 and they have been notified that they have been selected for military service, and have been charged with an obligation to watch the bulletin board of the Local Board and to hold themselves in readiness to re port for military- duty at the office of the Local Board at a date to be specified in a later notice to be posted at that office. Wrhat Some ofthe Communities in Granville Are Doing. It is with no little pleasure that I announce to our good people in terms of the dollar the liberal and noble response which your Y. M. C. A. workers have met with in solic iting pledges for the greatest and most worthy causes. Be ever, how ever, on the alert to prevent this publication' of our success from mak ing each one of us. slacken the reins that should lead us to every nook and cranny in this .county. In ev ery public organization, especially one of this kind, the people should be kept posted on the progress of the work and to that end we are publishing the result of our work to date. .. The .Contributions. The National Committee of the Y. M. C. A. War Work Campaign set our allotment for the county of Granville at $3,000. This was af ter a careful and thoughtful consid eration subdivided into - two. divis ions, uxrora's part was set at $z, 000 and the County's part at $1,000. Today, Thursday, the report for Ox ford shows that, of our $2,000 to be raised, we have collected and had subscribed together $1,549.50. This sum does not include the generous and sacrificial contribution offered by the young women of Oxford Col lege. That fund goes in another division. Enon Community has, as she always does, in everything that she decides to do, answered the call that went out to them and have very generously responded in the sum of $100.00. West Oxford un der the leadership of Mr. Russell Lanier and Mr. D. F. Lanier in two days work reached their goal of $100.00. It also gives the workers of this great cause supreme pleas ure to state that Stovall, under the leadership of the ever active and faithful Master of the Stovall Boy Scout's Organization, Mr. L. C. Wilkerson, has pledged itself to this fund in the sum of $100.00 every penny of which will soon be forth coming. The writer had not been in one of the stores out there cer tainly over five minutes when $22 was handed over to him by-several good men standing around the stove. Such a spirit as displayed there on that - occasion is the cause for en couragement to all and should help other communities to take hold to this work and push it to a trium phant finishT Then, too, we are very glad to acknowledge liberal dona tions from individuals living in the county. Their gifts have been cred ited to the County Fund. In all, to date, the contributions for the Coun ty amout to about $222.00. Opportunity Awaits You. If you live in Oxford and have not already done so, or if you have not given as much as you feel like you should give, then send us your check today. Let all of the people of the county do the same. Send any amount that you feel able to send. Make your check payable to Mr. P. W. Knott, the Treasurer for the county fund or Mr. R. K. Taylor, Treasurer of the town fund. - Someday it will be too late to help those who have gone away to fight our battles. F. W. HANCOCK, JR., Local Chairman. THE' OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET There Is No Indication At Present Of a Decline in Prices. Tobacco has been coming in a little more freely during the past few days. Some of the breaks this week have been the best in some time. The recent rumor that prices were slightly off and that a sharp decline may be looked for soon, is disputed by the high averages that are being made in all of cmr ware houses. There is no indication as yet of a decline and there is not likely to be any. The farmers, however, are selling the weed as fast as they-can get it stripped, but they are not alarmed as to future prices. THE MARKETS. Cotton was 43 points lower on the New York Cotton Exchange Monday than it was Monday of last week. The highest price of January cotton a week ago was 29.73; the highest Monday was 29.30. . Chicago corn was quoted at 1.20 Monday, a. week ago it was 1.22. Lard was quoted-in Chicago Monday at 57 points lower than a week ago, while pork was 13 pointsr higher Some Good Work. A full house greeted the four min ute's patriotic speech of Mr. B. W. Parham at the Orpheum last Tues day night with applause. Short pithy speeches, such as Mr. Parham delivered, is doing-more to win the war than long winded speeches and lengthy editorials and tons of liter ature sent out from Washington. 1 i! .: si h t if ! 1 s s 4. J E . fii i: r! iivf i r i : 4 i V,. 3' !: r ; . J j I i I r f i"
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