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VOLUME XXXIII.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1918
NUMBER 13
THE COUNTY BOARD
SHOULD SELL THE MULES.
TUey Eat Their - Heads Off Some
Rambling Thoughts on the
Subject.
There are four people in" the
United States for every horse, but it
requires more acres of ground to
satisfy our stables than to ap
pease our tables.
The horse is a noble and useful
beast and deserves all the encom
iums ever handed out to him, but he
is expensive.
Every hour of every work-day
cur horses wear out $40,000 worth
of leather harness.
Edison says a horse is the poor
est motor ever built costs most to
produce a given amount of work.
Year in and out a farm horse
works only one hour in seven so
says Uncle Sam's census enumera
tors. It takes about five acres to sup
port a horse for a year and the aver
age horse eats five times his own
vreight in grain and hay.
A locomotive is a better motor
than either the norse or the auto.
It can pull a load of 3,000 tons
frcm here to New York in ten hours.
A fifty dollar bill would pay for all
the fuel for the trip.
To haul the same load with horse
power would require two days and
three thousand horses, and the fuel
for them in the form of hay and
and grain would cost fifty times as
much as the coal for the engine.
Besides that the horses would
cost ten times as much as a fine loc
omotive and the average life of the
horse would not exceed that of the
iron steed, although the latter
would require some repairs.
But the horse works over a rough
er and cheaper road than the loco
motive. The latter needs a high
way that costs today, many times
as much per mile as we pay for the
horse's path.
PROMOTION FOR MR. BAILEY.
Mr. R. M. Berry, of Cheraw, Comes
to Oxford.
Mr. W. J. Bailey, for more than
two years manager of the Oxford
office of the Carolina Power and
Light Company, has been promot
ed to manager of the Raleigh office
with enlarged responsibility. Dur
ing his stay in Oxford, Mr. Bailey
has made many warm friends, who
regret that he will leave here.
Mr. Bailey will be succeeded by
Mr. R. M. Berry, of Cheraw, S. C
who comes to the Oxford office as
manager the first of March. Mr.
Berry formerly, held a position with
the Carolina Power and Light Com
pany here, at which time he woed
and won the heart of one of Oxford's
social favorites, Miss Louie, the
pretty daughter of Mayor W. Z.
Mitchell.
Regretting that Mr. Bailey leaves
Oxford, the good people extend a
hearty welcome to Mr. and Mrs.
Berry and the fine baby born to
them last week.
THE BOY SCOUTS.
Camp
From Stovall Captures
Oxford.
Scout Master Luther Wilkerson
and five handsome scouts of Stovall,
invaded Oxford Thursday and cap
tured the town by their courteous
baring and pleasant smiles. They
virited Oxford under the auspicies
( National Committee on Public In
formation and distributed large
Quantities of patriotic literature.
OUIS WONDERFUL CLLMATE
Beneath the Snow the Violets
Sleep.
In shady nooks and corners where
the noonday sun seldom penetrates,
the snow-drifts heaped up by the se
vere winter storms, are still with us.
Underneath the grass on the elegant
lawn and in the sunshine garden of
Mrs. R. G. Lassister the violets are
smiling in their sleep. Another un
f iiir! sign of spring is the flash of
the blue birds wing in the morning
sunlight.
Pay Your Taxes Now.
Please settle your 1917 State and
County Taxes at once. All real es
tate upon which taxes is not paid
ill be advertised soon and collec
tion forced on personal property. ,
Please settle now and save me
trouble and yourself the cost. tf
s- C. HOBGOOD, Sheriff Gran. Co.
JUSTICE MUST BE THE BAS
IS OF LASTING PEACE.
The test of whether it is possible
for the belligerents to go on com
paring views, the President said in
his address to Congress Monday, was
simple and 'obvious, and the princi
ples to be applied were as follows:
1 Each part of the final set
tle ment must be based on es
sential justice to bring a perma
nent peace.
2 -Peoples and provinces are
not to be bartered about like
chattels to establish a balance
of power.
3 Territorial settlements must
be for the benefit of the people
concerned and not merely ad
justment of States' claims.
4 Well-defined national aspir
ations must be accorded all pos
sible satisfaction.. "A general
peace on such foundations can
be discussed," said the Presi
dent, "until such a peace can
be secured we have no choice
but to go on."
These general principles the Pres
ident said', have been accepted by
everyone except the military auto
crats in Germany.
EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
OPENED IN OXFORD.
Registration Books For Ccfbks, Ser
vants and Laborers.
John Young, a highly respected
colored man, has opened , an em
ployment agency at his place of
business on Hillsboro street. He is
in close touch with the colored peo
ple of the community and is in a
position to select the "goats from
the sheep." Cooks and servants for
the home must be clean and honest
before John will register their nam
es. He will also place colored lab
orers. If you will tell John the
kind of help you want he will sup
ply you from the names of those
registered at his office. He will al
so keep a black list for his own con
venience, and unless the applicant is
clean in character he will not rec
ommend them. After the employ
ment agency gets settled- down.
Young will announce from time to
time the help he can supply and al
so advertise positions open.
OURx MANY DDLE ACRES.
A Call to the Farmers of Old
Granville.
Nearly every farmer has some
portion of it that is either not . used
at all or is used in such a way as
to 'produce very little. On many
farms there are patches of low
ground which cannot be tilled be
cause they are too wet. Usually
when drained these wet areas are
the richest land on the farm.
Just at present, when the world, is
engaged in the most gigantic strug
gle in its history, the forces of de
mocracy against those of autocracy,
the product of these idle acres is
needed. This is an excellent time to
put them into use. Small patches
of wet land can be drained at small
expense. Between now and the op
ening of spring work here is ample
time to do the work. This year the
farmer has been able to sell his pro
ducts at a fair price and has the
money with which to buy the tile.
Every farmer, part of whose farm
is unproductive because it neeas
drainage, should take advantage of
the present opportunity to add to
his cropping area byv supplying the
necessary drainage. These lands
will produce more than average
farm lands. Every product will
help to win the war.
THE OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET
The Date of Closing the Market
Will Probably Be Extended.
Owing to the long spell of bad
weather and the inability of the
farmers to market their tobacco,
many of tnem state that 11 wiU be
impossible to get the remainder of
thr prop on the market by Febru
ary 28th, the day set for the closing
of the Oxford market. It is under
stood that the Oxford Tobacco
Board of Trade will hold a meeting
this Saturday morning and consider
the advisability of setting a later
date for the closing of the market.
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Nev Draft Quota Delayed.
Washington, Feb. 14. Move
ments of men to complete the first
draft beginning on February 23 will
not be completed within the follow
ing five days as originally planned,
but will extend over into March.
! TOTAL OF TUSCANIA DEAD
i PLACED AT LEAST 171.
Thus Far
1T1 Bodies Buried.
uuners Washed Ashore
fourteen urners Washed Ashore
Almost All Identified.
A Scotch Seaport, Feb. 12 The
American dead as a result of the
sinking of the steamer ' Tuscania
apparently is at least 171
Thus far 171 , bodies have been
buried along the Scotch coast.
These are divided as follows:
American: 131 identified, and 33
unidentified.
Crew, 4 indentified, and 3 uni
dentified. The Associated Press correspond
ent aided the officials in securing
these names, which are being sent
w ctoiiiuLgtuij. iue oest news
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National Anthems.
At the grave sides of the funerals
the American soldiers sang "The
Star- Spangled Banner," while the
natives sang "GodiSave the King."
Temporary fences have been built
around the graves to be replaced by
a permanent enclosure as soon as
the material can be brought to these
desolate shores. 1
Means of Identifiecation.
The bodies of a majority of the
American soldiers were identified
by means of metal disks which the
men wore, and in the case of about
20 others, which bore blank tags,
identification was effected of most
of them by a general description of
the bodies or by letters found in the
pockets of the men.
Every Soldier Carried Insurance.
Washington, Feb. 13. Every
American soldier lost on the Tus
cania, having dependents, was pro
tected by government insurance.
Many had applied for voluntary in
surance, which is issued in amounts
up to $10,000 and all are covered
by government compensation .pay
able to widow, child or widowed
mother. This automatic insurance
aggregates about 4, 3 0 0 and is paid
aWthe rate-of abdut x$253r' monthr
for 20 years.
AT THE CAPITOL OF STEM
Enters Aviation Service.
Mr. A. B. Cozart left Tuesday for
Austin, Texas, to enter the aviation
service, having enlisted as a volun
teer. Sunday School Resumes.
Sunday school was held at Tally
Ho last Sunday after a suspension
of two months on account of rough
weather.
Plant Beds.
Farmers in this community have
commenced burning plant beds, but
are badly behind in all kinds of
farm work.
Mrs. Clayton Improves.
We are glad to note that Mrs.
Emma Clayton, of our town, who
has been quite ill for ; two weeks,
continues to improve. Her daugh
ter, Miss Jani,e who is teaching this
winter near Knotts Grove has been
at her bedside for the past week.
Goes to Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Green and
family of Route 3, moved to Wilson
this week, where Mr. Green will
take charge of fine tobacco farm
near that city.
Mrs. Mays Improves. .
Mrs. J. B. Mays, who has been
under medical treatment at a hos
pital in Richmond several weeks,
has returned home and is getting
along nicely.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. O. S. Reid and little son
Gooch, of Winston-SEtfem, are visiting-Mr.
and Mrs. J. H. Gooch.
We regret to note that' Mr. T. J .
Smith, of Oxford Route 6, who has
been confined to her bed for eight
weeks, continues very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J- T. Ramsey, leit
Wednesday morning for a visit to
relatives in Lincolton.
Mr. A. J. Honycutt and little son,
of Oxford Route 6, are on a visit to
relatives in Greensboro.
1 Oxford Overland Company.
Parham, Pritchard and Parham,
the new Oxford Overland Company,
has a car load of handsome models
on d'splay at their sales room in the
Farmer's Warehouse. See the
graceful outlines of the car else
where in this paper.
Will Deliver Address.
Mr. J. C. Howard will address the
B Y P U of Tally Ho, Sunday af
ternoon,' the 17th at 3 o'lcock. Ev
erybody invited, especially the
young people of the community.
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR PAGE
' ANNOUNCES NEW RULING.
Raleigh,-Feb. 13. By a ruling just
issued bv StatP Fn
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ienry
A. Page, North Carolina-
farmers who have produced and are
using their own corn meal, hominy,
grits or other cereal substitutes will
be allowed to - purchase flour in
quantities up to 24 pounds without
purchasing an equal quantity of
cereal substitutes. The ruling as
announced by Mr. Page is as fol
lows: .
Retail merchants are hereby
authorized to sell flour alone
and in quantities not5 exceeding
24 pounds to farmer customers
who sign a formal certificate
stating that they have produc
ed and are using corn meal,
grits, hominy, or other cereal
substitutes contained in the list
included in the recent order of
the Food Administration to the
same extent as they use flour.
Wholesalers, jobbers, millers
and brokers are hereby author- tX
ized to sell to retailers flour
alone in such quantitites as
said retailers have sold to
farmers under the ruling above
stated, balancing against such
sale of flour the certificates re
ceived by the retailers from the
farmer. These certificates in
turn may be used by the whole
saler or other dealer to balance
against purchases of flour from
mills.
Grand Jury's Report. ,
To His Honor Judge W. A.Devin,
Judge Presiding:
We the Grand Jury of February
term 1918, Granville County Sup
erior Court beg leave to report as
follows: We have passed upon all
bills presented for our considera
tion.
We visited the Home of the Aged
and Infirm through a committee and
found as follows: Number of in
mates 2; - white males 4rfemales 8 ;
Number colored males 7; females,
13; 3 mules, 1 horse, 4 cows, 16
hogs, 300 lbs. lard, 2 bbls, molasses,
100 bbls corn, 1 bushel snap beans,
2 bushels navy beans, 4 bushels
dried fruit, 30 cans fruit, 15 bushels
corn field peas, feed a plenty, 1500
nounds meat. We found tbe in
mates well cared for and the man
agement of the institution entirely
satisfactory.
We visited the jail and found the
prisoners well cared for, but suggest
that the floors to jail cells be prop
erly cleaned.
We visited the several offices of
the Court House and found them
satisfactorily conducted.
We wish to thank the Honorable
Solicitor for assistance rendered us
and respectfully submit the fcrego-
ing
R. C. PUCKETT, Foreman.
HOOVERIZE THE HOG.
Here is a Chance For Extra Pocket
Money For ' Boys and Girls.
Mr. Hoover tells our farmers that
this, year they should have eight
head of cattle, sheep and pigs where
they' had seven head last year.
On5 extra steer, sheep or porker
for every seven would put every
body here on full meat rations next
winter, feed our army and leave a
nice fat surplus for our allies, who
have ten million soldiers , fighting
for us.
In order to push along this game
of more meat, would you like to
adopt a little pig?
The National Bank of Granville
has done much in the past to fost
er "the live-stock industry in Gran
ville, and the Public Ledger hopes
the bank will continue the. good
work. There-is one thing sure, Col.
Cooper is fond of good boys and
girls and registered pigs.
REAL ESTATE RUMORS.
It is rumored on the streets that
Mr. I. - W. Mangum has purchased
the home place of Mr. J." Robt.
Wood at the corner of Hillsboro and
Broad streets. When seen, Mr.
Mangum would neither confirm or
deny the report. It is also rumored
that Mr. J. Robt. Wood has pur
chased the Hancock cottage on the
south end of Hancock street, form
erly occupied by Lieutenant Roy. H.
Royster.. Another unconfirmed rum
or is to the effect that Mr. Marsh
Ray has purchased a handsome res
idential property' within a stone
throw of the postoffice.
MACY E. EVANS AMONG
THE LIST OF SURVIVORS.
I The Granville Boy Was Picked Up
I liltJ li lU OilSl.
The patroitic people of Granville
county rejoice to learn that Macy
E. Evans, of Stem, is a survivor of
the Tuscania horror.
The message from a Scotch port
states that he was "picked up along
the Irish coast," which seems to im
ply that he was among those who
swam ashore and was found" in ex
hausted condition. At any rate,
Macy Evans is a hero and the peo
ple back home hope that he will live
to tell them of his experience.
G OOBFELLOWSIXIP MANIFESTED
Commingling, of the Oxford Congre
gations. Some weeks ago the pastors of
the Oxford churches planned to
unite for their Sunday evening ser
vices during February and a part of
March. The action was taken pri
marily as a patriotic step to help
in the fuel conservation campaign.
The meetings so far 'have been car
ried out after a most encouraging
and satisfactory fashion. It has
been apparent to those who have at
tended the union services that the
patriotic reasons, inspiring them,
worthy as they were, are secondary
considerations to the splendid spirit
of good fellowship among the var
ious church people that has been
engendered and manifested. Those
who went vto the Presbyterian
church last Sunday night and saw
assembled the ministers of Oxford,
and the representatives of the var
ious church choirs, to say nothing
of the same commingling of the re
spective congregations in the au
dience, could not but have been im
pressed with the thought that the
conception of the union series,
whatever may have been its inspir
ation, was worth while.
The one congregation -brought to-
t gether , for. the,, union services com
pares verj' favorably, the Public
Ledger believes, in point of num
bers with the combined congrega
tions which would gather at this
season of the year in the separate
churches. The churches by their
manifestation of good fellowship
and the spirit of union are setting a
fine example in these times when it
is essential that the closest cooper
ation be practiced in every phase of
our life. In union there is strength.
NOVEL MUSICAL FEATURE.
Coburn's Greater Minstrels At Or- '
pheum Wednesday Night Feb.
20th.
The "Five Syncopated Saxonees,"
a novelty, up to the minute musical
feature specially appearing with J.
A. Coburn's Greater Minstrels at the
Orpheum Theatre Wednesday night,
February 20, opens with musical
and dancing caberet melange act,
original and pleasing, with this well
known attraction this season. Open
ing with five saxaphones and dress
ed in neat Tuxedos, two of the num
ber as black face comedians and
dancers, they proceed to exude mus
ical numbers, dances and comedy
steps ail the way from the syncopat
ed ragtime jingles to grand opera,
without a minute's wait or, cessation -from
action throughout the act,
closing with four trombones and
cornet in a malange overture num
ber that would make the average
darkey jazz soloist wild with envy.
It is new ideas and departures from
the old rountines which makes this
company and its members welcome
visitors every season to Oxford.
Letter Widely Read.
The interesting letter from one of
the boys in France to Rev. and Mrs.
J. D. Harte, as published in the Pub
lic Ledger last week, was copied in
the Hickory Record and other pap
ers and credited to the Public Led
ger. The letter contained much val
uable information and we had a
call for several extra copies.
School of Telegraphy.
Elsewhere in this paper it will be
seen that Capt. Frank Spencer,
manager of . the Western Union Tel
egraph Company, has opened a
school of telegraphy. A class of
five young women is now forming.
Look Up Sheriff's Tax Notice.
All real estate upon which taxes
is not paid will soon be advertised
for sale. Read the Sheriff's notice
elsewhere in this paper.
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