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VOLUME XXXIII.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1918
NUMBER 20
THE NEW MANGUM WAREHOUSE
WILL FRONT ON HILLSBORO ST.
The Dwelling at the Corner of Hills
boro and Broad Streets Will Be
Moved to Penn Street.
Mr. I. W. Mangum having acquir
ed by purchase the property of Mr.
J. Kobt. Wood at the corner of
Hillsboro and Broad streets, plans
are now underway to erect thereon
a modern warehouse. Order for
materials have been placed by Mr.
Mangum, and Mr. Wood is this week
moving his family to his nice home
on Hancock street.
Having purchased the Minor
warehouse property some months
ago, and later acquiring the Wood
property, Mr. Mangum owns about
one-fourth of the entire block, his
property fronting on Hillsboro,
Broad and Penn streets.. The new
warehouse, which vrill adorn the lot
at the corner of Hillsboro and
Broad streets, will be the largest,
ber.t lighted and most modern ware
house in this section of the State.
Work on the new structure will be
gin at once and the warehouse in
all of its appointments will be ready
for the next crop. The Public Led
ger would suggest that the new and
handsome warehouse will bear the
honored name of its owner.
The Wood's dwelling will be mov
ed to Penn street. Mr. Mangum al
so contemplates erecting other
buildings on his newly acquired
property at an early date.
OXFORD FACING GAS SHORT
AGE DEALERS ADMIT.
Many Automobile Owners Abandon
Their Cars.
Oxford is temporarily facing a
gasoline shortage. Local dealers
estimate that there is less than 100
gallons in the city. Many automo
bile owners were walking or riding
on bicycles.
Gasoline dealers expect a ship
ment in the city shortly, and do hot
believe that the present scarcity will
be of a serious nature.
The supply for this section of the
State usually comes via Norfolk.
The Chesapeake Bay was frozen for
60 days, and that is, the reason the
gas is scarce here, say the dealers.
PASTOR RUSSELL SOCIETY
READING ROOM RAIDED.
Several of the Books Were Sold in
Granville.
Los Angeles, Cal., special says:
"Federal officials last night raided
the reading room and hall of the In
ternational Bible Students' Associa
tion in this city and confiscated a
number of copies of "The Finished
Mystery," an alleged seditious work
which was on sale there."
The International Bible Student's
Association is a branch of the Pas
tor Russell foundation which was
raiseded in Brooklyn last week.
We understand that a number of
the above books have been sold in
Granville county.
THE WA SHINGTON-ATLANTA
AIRPLAXE MAIL SERVICE.
Granville County Is In Direct Iiine
As the Birds Fly.
It is stated that the postoffice de
partment has under consideration a
project proposed by Representative
Bell, of Georgia, to establish an air
Plane postal service between Wash
ington and Atlanta, to connect Camp
Green, Wadsworth, Sevier,. Lee and
Gordon with Washington and the
southern city. Mr. Bell, who is a
member of the House postoffice com
mittee, says the purpose is to link
these southern camps with the post
office department's, aerial mail ser
vme that is to be established soon
between Washington and New York
city.
If the service is to be inaugurated
the airnlanoa will nnsa over Gran-
viUe county on their flight from
Camp Lee, at Petersburg, to Atlan
ta, or some of the Southern camps.
GOVERNOR CALDWELL'S
BODY IS TRANSFERRED.
The body of Governor Tod R.
Caldwell was exhumed in Morganton
last week after having been buried
4 4 years and transferred to the city
cemetery. Mr. Caldwell was buried
in a sealed copper casket, and upon
opening it was found that the body
dld not show tlie least trace of de
composition and the embalming was
a wonderful piece of work.
ONLY TWO OF THE OLD
GUARD LEFT IN SALEM.
Messrs B. I. Breedlove and Howard
Dorsey.
During the War Between the
btates, Salem township
furnished
about 250 men.
Practically every home
m
the !
township was represented on
battlefields around Richmond.
the
With 250 men drawn from the
township, provisions ran very low .at
home. Corn bread, molasses and
pumpkin pie was the standby; there
was no salt or writing paper, and
they used blood for ink and wrote
with a quill pen.
Every man and woman in Salem
: "gave until it hurt." In the loyal
legion that went forth to do battle
were B. I. Breedlove and Howard
Dorsey. All the rest either died on
the battlefield or have since passed
away. They are the only two sur
vivors in Salem, and each bears an
honorable scar.
We feel the pangs of the present
war, but old Granville has not giv
en in proportion to the sacrifice
they made during the War Between
the States. But old Granville will
again do her part, and the day may
come when our hearts, too, may
bleed and we will freely give all
we have to crush the German me
nace. FOOD RESTRICTIONS
rSO BE MORE RIGID.
V
Indications Are Exceptions to Flour
Substitutes Will Be Revoked.
Regulations as to the sale and use
of flour and flour substitutes are to
be made more stringent m the im
mediate future, according to infor
mation contained in press dispatch
es sent out from Washington. While
the provisions of the naw ruling of
the Federal Food Administration
had not reached County Food Ad
ministrator B. W. Parham, the local
administrator expected to get the in
structions in a day or two.
Indications now are that the ex
ceptions as applied to the use of 'Sub
stitutes for wheat and wheat pro
ducts will be revoked. This is done
it is said, for the purpose of saving
and conserving the wheat supply,
which is being called for in ever-increasing
quantities by the Allies and
the armies in Europe.
NAVAL OFFICER HERE.
Dr. Mcsrehead Emmitt Visits
Mother.
Dr. Morehead Emmitt, with
His
the
rank of first lieutenat of the Naval
Reserve Medical Corps, now sta
tioned at Quantico, is on a visit to
his mother, Mrs. Candace Brown.
Dr. Emmitt gave up a lucrative
practice in Richmond and enlisted
for foreign service. He is very
handsome in the Navy blue uniform.
His visit to his mother at this time
may signify an early departure to
France, but on this subject he was,
noncommital. He did state, howev
er, that the nine thousand men at
the Quantico cantonment were being
rapidly transferred to an American
port.
GONE TO SAN ANTONIA.
Mr. Lee Meadows, of the Nationals,
Joins His Team For Practice.
Mr. Lee Meadows, pitcher for the
St. Louis team of the National Lea
gue, left last week for the training
grounds at San Antonia, Texas.
Lee is in the classified draft and
left his address with the Granville
County Exemption Board. He is
willing to go abroad, and if the sec
ond draft is as large as the first
they are very apt to call for him be
fore the base-ball season is over.
Mrs. Meadows will join her hus
band at St. Louis in a few weeks.
Kline Kars Attract Attention
On Saturday last Frank E.
Youngs, manager of the Carolina
Auto and Implement Company,
showed several styles of Kline Kars
on our streets, which were passing
through to his dealers south of here.
Mr. Young grouped four different
styles around the monument for" a
photograph. These models showed
a wide variety of body designs, and
as a Southern product should receive
the consideration of prospective pur
chasers. Kline Kars will be on ex
hibition at the .Raleigh Automobile
show this week, in charge of Mr.
Youngs. See their ad on the last
page of this paper.
VERY LITTLE AUTHENTIC
NEWS COMES FROM RUSS.-
JAPAN READY TO FIGHT
Leon Trotsky Resigns Foreign Min
istry Russia Is On the Thres
hold of Another Revolution
Formidable Opposition to Ger
many Is Materializing.
Little additional information
has come through concerning
the situation in Russia, as re
gards either Great Russia, Lit
tle Russia or Eastern Siberia.
For the present the veil is
drawn at Washington over the
details of exchanges that are
passing back and forth.
There are still men of import
tance who think that Russia,
with friendly treatment, can be
redeemed from the German in
fluence that brought about the
onesided peace pact at Brest
Litovsk. President Wilson's
confidence in the future of the
Slav democracy remains unshak
en. As the Bolshevik Foreign
Minister, Leon Trotzky, whose
real name is Lebe;r Braunstein,
the most important member of
the revolutionary government
formed after the overthrow of
Keren sky last November, has
resigned.
Out of the new situation the
return of courage to the Rus
sians and an amalgamation of
all factions into a formidable
opposition to Germany is possi
ble of materialization. The
socialists are at the bottom of
the new movement, and the idea
. with them is the establishment
of a Republic under coalition
Government which would stand
against the peace terms to
which Trotsky subscribed. In
the new formation we need not
be surprised to have Kerensky
turn up ready for the renewal
of business.
Meantime, it is to be taken
for, granted that the Japanese
have the Siberian situation in
hand, the last reports indicat
ing that there was a thorough
understanding with the French,
English find Italians, and the
Washington Government ac
quiescing in the judgement of
these Allies. Further, Japan
and China are in accord on
plans of operation.
On the eve of the gathering
in Moscow of the Russian Con
gress of Soviets, which is to
pass judgement on the German
peace accepted by the Bolshevik!
at Rrest-Litovsk, President
Wilson has sent a message of
sympathy to the Russian peo
ple through the Congress, with
a pledge that the United States
will avai itself of every oppor
tunity to aid them in driving
out autocracy and restoring
Russia to her place in the
world with complete sover
eignty and independence.
MEN CALLED IN NEXT
DRAFT TO BE DIVIDED
INTO FOUR CLASSES.
Reclassification According to Physi
cal Conditions Provided in Revis
ed Instructions.
(Washington Special)
Reclassification according to phy
sical condition of the men called in
the next army draft is provided in
revised instructions for medical ad
visory boards which are being sent
to the local boards throughout the
country. The new regulations, made
public, require that every man sum
moned before the board shall be
placed in one of the following four
(a) Acceptable for general mil
itary service; (b) acceptable for
military service after being cured of
remedial defect; (c) acceptable for
special or limited military service
in a specified-capacity or occupation;
(d) rejected and exempted from
military service.
It is the intention of the provost
marshal general to provide later for
the further investigation and classi
fication of the men acceptable for
limited or special service so that rec
ord may be made of the sort of work
each of these men may he assigned
to do without endangering, his
health. , , '
Mr P. W. Knott, of Route 1, was
in town shaking hands with his
many friends Monday.
SHERIFF HOBGOOD'S CON-
DITION IS SERIOUS.
Hundreds of People Call at His
Home on Cherry Hill.
There is some alarm about the
serious condition of Sheriff Craw
ford Hobgood, who was taken sick
ten days ago.
After prayer had been spoken at
the church last Sunday morning
for his recovery a large number of
sorrowing friends visited the home
of Sheriff Hobgood on Cherry Hill,
but none were admitted to the sick
chamber on account of his low con
dition. Sheriff Hobgood left his office ten
days ago complaining of rheumatic
pains in the region of his heart. It
is said that the rheumatism and
complications from which he is suff
ering, are slow to yeild to heroic
treatment.
HEARD THE ROAR OF BATTLE.
Mr. Tom Cannady Had a Keen Ear
When a Boy.
Mr. Tom Cannady, who was a
mere hoy and lived in Franklin
county during the War Between the
States, says that the roar of battle
was so great around Petersburg that
they often heard it at his home, a
distance of about 90 miles. Some
times the sound was very distinct,
said Mr. Cannady.
It is claimed that the roar of bat
tle is often heard across the English
channel, a distance of 200 miles,
but the guns now used by the war
ring nations are. much larger than
tlose used around Petersburg dur
ing the boyhood days of Mr. Can
nady. GOV. BICKETT SPEAKS HEHE
MONDAY, MARCH 18TH.
Mr. Eaton Will Spend Three Days in
the County.
Mr. O. B. Eaton will spend three
days in the county in the interest of
the W. S. S. campaign. He will
speak Thursday the 14th at Stem at
11 o'clock, Knap of Reeds 2:30,
Friday, the 15 th, Stovall at 11
o'cock, Bullock 2:30 Saturday, the
16th, Wilton at 11 o'clock, Creed
moor at 2:30.
Governor Bickett will speak in the
court house in Oxford Monday, the
18th at 12 o'clock.
"THE WOMAN GOD FORGOT."
Photo Play of Unusual Beauty at
the Orpheum.
Theatre-goers will want to see
Geraldine Farrar at the Orpehum
this Tuesday night in "The Woman
God Forgot." The world's greatest
artist in handsome costumes. The
films for the play has already been
received. Matinee and night.-
Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle in "A
Country Hero" will be seen matinee
and night Saturday.
NEW MACHINERY ARRIVES.
The Oxford Ice Plant Will Increase
Capacity.
Workmen are removing the old
boilers at the Oxford Ice Plant and
installing modern electric machin
ery. The capacity of the plant will
thereby be increased and the qual
ity of the ice improved.
THE HOME GUARDS.
Company Will Resume Drill
The
Next Thursday Night.
Owine to a short spell of sickness
followed by his business trip to the
northern markets, Major Will Lan-
dis, captain of the Home Guards,
has issued a call for all of the men
to gather at the Armory next Thurs
day night and answer roll call. The
manual of arms and the "est-up"
drill will be the order of the even
ing. OXFORD PRESBYTERIANS CALL
REV. D. T. CALDWELL.
Twvr Finishing Post-Graduate
at
Princeton Theological Seminary.
At a congregational meeting Sun
day, the Oxford Presbyterians ex
tended a call to Rev. D. T. Caldwell,
pastor at Roanoke Rapids, but at
present taking a post-graduate
course at Princeton Theological
Seminary.
Mr. Caldwell is a young man of
pleasant address, a fine speaker and
a goocL worker.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Parham are
spending a few days in Richmond.
( REMEMBER THE DDES OF
MARCH AND BE PRESENT.
Patriotic AVomen Will Gather
in
Oxford Next Friday.
Our County Chairman, Mrs. Pow
ell, calls us for an all-day confer
ence. She has carefully arranged a
most attractive program for help
fulness, service and entertainment.
As the Oxford Unit, we want to
understand that we are the "Hos
tess" to Granville county, on Friday,
March 15. Let us not fall short of
this . our pleasant opportunity to
meet each woman who' comes to our
meetjng, and make her feel welcome
and needed. We are asking that
each chairman of the Oxford Unit
see to it that each member of her
committee understands the object of
the meeting on Friday, and attend
if possible. If you really want to
do your duty as a woman in this
war, come Friday and let our Gov
ernor's wife and Mrs. Jerman tell
what our ideal purpose is," and what
you can do to accomplish this pur
pose. We want the women' of Granville
county to find our hearts and homes
open to them. Let's give them a
royal welcome, and encourage them
to unite with us in our march to
victory. Let us cooperate with our
county chairman, Mrs. Powell, to
make Friday a wonderful day of in
spiration to everyone present to find
her work in this "Third line of De
fense." If we are to be victorious,
we must all fight, we must all -join
in the service of our country; we
must be loyal, accepting our places
and faithfully performing the duties
of the same. There is a place for
every woman, in this Council of Nat
ional Defense.
MRS. H. G. COOPER, Chm. Ox. Unit.
SECRETARY BAKER HAS
..... REACHED FRENCH PORT.
Will Spend Brief Time in France In
specting Achievements of His
Department.
A Paris special Sunday announced
the arrival of the American Secre
tary of War, Newton D. Baker, at a
French port.
Secretary Baker plans to spend a
brief time in France, inspecting in
person the results already achieved
in the efforts of his department to
place in the field this year an army
that will be a factor in the cam
paign. The Secretary and his party left
Washington without any attempt at
concealment of their movements
than a request that the press refrain
from reporting his departure. The
newspapers again worked in hearty
co-operation to make the journey as
safe as possible from German sub
marines, i
OUR NEW EXPRESS AGENT.
3Ir. H. E. Smith, of Raleigh, Comes
to Oxford to Live.
Mr. C. B. Strickland, for two
years the local agent of the South
ern Express Company, having ten
dered his resignation and joined the
colors, his successor, Mr. H. E.
Smith, comes from the Raleigh of
fice. Mr. Smith is a young mar
ried man, and the good people of
Oxford extend to them a hearty wel
come to this community.
JUNIOR FOUR MINUTE MEN.
Boys and Girls Will Aid Campaign
For Third Liberty Loan.
Plans have been announced for
the organization of "Junior Four-
Minute Men" in every school in the
country. According to the Division
of Four-Minute Men of the Commit
tee of Public Information, bulletins
especially prepared for school chil
dren will be sent during the third
Liberty Loan campaign for distribu
tion by superintendents to all
schools in the rUnited States. Ad
dresses will be prepared from the
material in these bulletins just as
regular Four-Minute speakers in
motion-picture houses prepare their
Own speeches from , bulletins sup
plied by the Government. '
In each school the children sub
mitting the best speeches are to de
liver them in public. According to
plans the boy or girl awarded first
prize is to get a certificate from the
United States Government as a Jun
ior Four-Minute Man. . '
The difference between a live
city and a dead city is this: Big men
live in one and little men in the
other.