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V0T,U3rE XXXIII.
Till tiKAVES WILL DELIVER
BACCALAUREATE SERMON
Reparations For the Finals at the
Oxl'onl' College Have Been
Completed.
The approaching finals at Oxfprd
College is anticipated with much
pleasure in this community. Much
Jas been accomplished during the
Session, which, in the language of
Vroshlent Hobgood, is the most
losoerous year of the long history
of the college.
The Finals.
President Hobgood has issued the
iollowing:
On Friday evening, May 17th, the
Voice and Expression pupils will
give a recital. . "s
On Sunday morning, May 19th,
Kev. Ciarance D. Graves, pastor of
?lie Wake Forest Baptist church,
will deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon, and in the evening of the same
day at eight-thirty ha will preach
the- sermon before the Young Wom
irs Christian Association.
1 on Monday, May 20th, the class
and graduating exercises will take
place and in the afternoon of the
same day the Art and Home Econo
mics exhibitions will he given.
The Diplomas.
The Graduating class, this year,
will receive their Diplomas on print
ed paper such as is being used in all
the colleges of the land and the
nm-prnment. President tiWrood
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fr.fivp vears has furnished parch
ment for the diplomas for this Col
lege, saying that it is not possible
for them this year to furnish the
parchment. The class graciously
pccepted the situation, making it a
virtue of necessity.
Many Will Return.
The good people of the commun
ity will regret to see the college
women fold their tents and . slip
away for the summer months, but
President Hobgood assures us. .that
practically all of the student-body
and faculty will return next session.
The first indication of the revival of
business here in the fall is the op
ening of Oxford College and the
smile of the affable and courteous
president.
SET YOUR CLOCK RIGHT.
(let in Harmony and Avoid the Con
fusion. There are some people in Gran
ville who have not yet quite grasp
ed the Government's new Daylight
Saving Plan. Their clocks are an
hour late and they generally arrive
at the church just as the minister is
pronouncing the benediction. It
doesn't occur to the slow-time man
that he s out of harmony with all
the world and the balance of man
kind, and the same thing happens
over and over again.
Since the last day of March all
the railroads and government offices
have been running on the new time
Vvhich is now the standard time of
the United States. It is one hour ear
lier than the old standard time. All
the banks and schools and churches
in Oxford are running on the new
time. An appointment made for
ten o'clock means the new time.
The new law does not mean to force
any one to change his dinner or bed
time hour. All the laws asks is
that the time-pieces be run up one
hour and if everybody will do this
many cases of confusion will be
avioded. As a rule the people are
Patriotically carrying out the pro
visions of the law by mov&g up
their clocks and washes and in a
s5i-:f ? while the old time will be
forgotten. The greatest thing in it
all is the fact that the people are
Patriotiaclly standing with their
great government.
The Coal Situation.
Those who desire to know the
real facts will profit by reading the
jetter of C. D. Ray & Son on the
ast page of this paper, which was
written at the request of the Pub
Jde Ledger.
The Store of Plenty.
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WO fall nHontiny, Vi. A-,- nf
cue I
yon-Winston Company on the
fl Page of this paper. It is the
Store Of rklai-.-,, ,a j-t i ;
I;-nners.
- j-ii.Liy emu. tilt; jjuiciui&e yji-
Appropriate Gift.
! von T-ioro r (.; i 4-1,
will
tduate this spring, see the Oxford
fvelry Company and get an ap-
opriate gift. See announcement
sewhere.
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read a letter before the cia&-?wi4 a reassuring character to the auto
the engraving house, that, for twen- j mobile people, who have been some
WEEKLY - TOWM AMD COOTTY OTO IBI
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5 .L ISSUED FOR QUARTER
MILLION OF MEN.
Movement To Cantonments Will
' Begin May 25.
(Washington Special)
he call for a quarter of a mil
men during May, goes to all
;es except California, Oregon and
Nevada, which, with the District of
Columbia already have supplied so
large a part of their quota that it
was decided not to include them this
time. The movement in most stat
es will begin May 25 and will be
completed in five days.
Officials made it clear that it is
now the purpose to mobilize all the
men for whom equipment and train
ing facilities can be provided.
In the apportionment among the
States, North Carolina, will furnish
8,114 men. The men called out this
month will be mobilized generally
at the cantonments to which the
men from the same states have
previously been sent. In many
cases they will find the division or
iginally created at those camps
gone.
Granville is asked to furnish 97
white men.
PLENTY OF GASOLINE.
The More You Bum the More You
Heln Uncle Sam.
The United States Fuel Adminis
tration has sent out information of
what disturbed by the periodical
talk of a coming gasoline shortage,
to the possible ultimate deprivation
of users of pleasure vehicles. The
lack of. gasoline in this section,
wherever it may have occured, has
been on account of lack of transpor
tation facilities and not because of
any shortage in the supply. As a
matter of fact, the Government en
courages the largest possible' con
sumption of gasoline. This is a by
product of fuel oil s that . is used in
the Navy, in merchant ships and in
plants. Crude oil cannot be used
for these purposes until the gaso
line contained in it is disposed of,
because the presence of .this element
would make it too dangerous. So
that the greater porduction of gas
oline, the more fuel, oil the Govern
ment will have for use in the man
ufactures and industries. The au
tomobile owner, therefore, who per
sists in "burning gasoline," is not
only indulging in a wasteful prac
tice, but is actually rendering his
Government a service.
RED CROSS NEWS.
The Granville Chapter Red
Cross is authorized to give a com
fort bag to each one of our drafted
men, vand volunteers are asked to
make these comfort bags within the
next month. A large number of
these bags must be supplied on the
25th inst. The ladies of the Chap
ter Auxiliaries are asked to aid in
this work.
The Extension Committee or
ganized two Auxiliaries, Grassy
Creek with 81 members, paid in
$81. Wilton, 12 members, paid in
$12.
Information in regard to the work
of the Auxiliaries can be obtained
by communicating with the chair
man of the Extension Committee,
Mrs. John W. Webb, Oxford, N. C.
Acknowledgement -is made of
the following donations :
Mrs. H. W. Morrisette . . v .$ 2.00
Mrs. Graham Royster 2.00
Mrs. W. L. Umstead ...... 10.00
FOR FORT SCRXVEN.
Six Called and Five Will Be De
tailed. The following drafted men will
entrain here Friday for Fort Scriv
en, Ga.: R. C. Daniel, Lewis H. Wil
liford, R. K. Taylor, Maynard M.
Chappell, Leonard W. Cheatham,
Norman ARoycroft.
Card of Thanks.
Our neighbors and friends in town
and in the country were very kind
and attentive to me in my recent
illness and Mrs. Hobgood and I take
this means of expressing to them
our most sincere thanks for the
many acts and expressions of kind
ness and sympathy shown to both of
us S. C. HOBGOOD.
The Daughters of the Confed
eracy will decorate the graves and
the monument on the 10th of May
Ladies are requested to have the
flowers ready.
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY,
THERE IS A LULL ON THE
WESTERN FRONT.
The German offensive in
Flanders has been held up now
for virtually a week since the
enemy waves last dashed
against the rock-ribbed defense
of the British and French early
last week and the Ypres line
stood firm upder the attack.
General von Armin evidently
has been forced into this inac
tivity by the severity of his loss
es and the - time necessary to
marshal new forces of a fresh
blow.
Conceedly, however, the en
emy has fresh troops for a
thrust of even greater power,
if he thinks it advisable to em
ploy them here, and there have
been indications for the- last
day or two that he was prepar
ing to do so.
GENERAL ASSAULT EXPECTED.
Washington appearse to be
lieve that the .plan of the Ger
man War. Lords is for a gener
al assault in an attempt to make
good tho promise to the Ger
man people for a definite de
cision during the present year.
The Kaiser, w'ho was in ev
idence on the western front at
the time the Germans were
pushing back the British, but
from : whom little had been
heard lately is reported to have
gone to the Austrian front in
company with an imposing staff. -for
the purpose of giving in
spiration to the attacking
. troops. The indications seem
to promise that during the
week the Allies will be in the
midst of another period of se
vere fighting, but Germany
will find them very much more
advantageously positioned than
when the "drive' was begun
March' 21. -
"SIGN THERE."
; -.The German-3ace..pripagan-
da still figures to some extent in
the news reports, but it lacks
edgje.The Allies, however, have
made it plain that peace talk is
not going to be permitted to in
terfere in any way with the
fighting of the present battle to
a finish, and that they will not
be interested in any sort of
terms which do not impose the
German War Lords obedient
and unquestioned compliance
with the command "Sign
there!"
BRITISH-GERMAN LOSSES
Since the German offensive began
March 21 the British losses in men
killed, wounded, captured and miss
ing on the western front are esti
.mated by the British military mis
sion, on the basis of information re
ceived today, at 250,000. While
this number appears to be much
smaller than the German losses
heretofore estimated the indica
tions conveyed are that if the Ger
man offensive is resumed immediat
ely and the British are forced to
bear the brunt of the fighting, the
sitpation will be serious if sufficient
reserves are not available.
Speaking of the German losses
the 'Havas correspondent at the
front says: "For the 186 divisions
engaged, the losses must have been
about 400,000. In counting but 350,
0030 our valuation would certainly
be very moderate. z
DR. HAYS GOES TO FORT
OGLETHORPE, GA.
Will Probably Enter Medical De
partment United States' -Army.
Dr. B. K. Hays, County Health
Officer, left Sunday for Fort Ogle
thorp in response to an order from
theMedical Department of the Ar
my. It is not definitly known at
this writing that Dr. Hays will be
assigned to duty, but he expressed a
desire to serve either at home or
abroad.
In the event Dr. Hays enters the
service, the chairman or the county
board and the county medical board
will appoint a successor to Dr Hays,
county health officer.
Speaking at Providence.
Dr J H. Handford, Associate
Professor of English at the Univer
sity of North Carolina, will speak at
the Providence School Wednesday
night of this week. Dr. Handford
is a good speaker and every person
within reach of this school should
hear thsi address.
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MAY 8, 1918
GRANVILLE COUNTY GOES
OVER THE TOP IN THE
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN.
Master William Yancey Pulls the
Halyard and Sends the Honor
Flag Afloat on Top of the Court
House.
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond,
May 3rd, 1918.
W. T. Yancey, Esq., Chmn.:
My Dear Sir: I have your
exceedingly gratifying telegram
to the effect that Granville
County had sold its allotment.
I take the greatest pleasure in
forwarding you a flag.
Permit us to offer you our
most sincere .congratulations
North Carolina as a State
has already gone "Over the
top" and it is apparent that the
district will oversubscribe to a
very handsome sum.
Very truly yours,
GEO. J. SEAY,
Governor.
There was general rejoicing all
over Granville Saturaay when it be
came known that the county had over-subscribed
its allotment of the
Third Liberty Loan.
The Honor Flag.
Mr. W. T. Yancey, chairman of
the campaign, received the flag from
the Fifth Federal Reserve District
Monday, and at 6:30 o'clock that
evening it was unfurled on the top
of the Court House, where it will
remain for some time.
General B. S. Royster was master
of ceremonies, and as Master Wil
liam, the bright son of Mr. W. T.
Yancey, dressed as a sailor, pulled
the halyard. "America" was sung by
the crowd that gathered in the
street on the north side of the court
house. ,
Hon. D. G. Brummitt presented
the flag in a graceful five minutes'
speech. He, stated that he was
p r oud- the-----coxinty ncU thanked
the people for the hearty response!;
He referred to the fact that the
women's committee had secured the
greater part of the loan.
Mrs. Candace Brown, chairman of
thewoman's committee, accepted the
flag in a short speech that showed
that she was greatful for the man
ner in which the people of the coun
ty had responded to the noble cause.
She thanked the ladies of her com
mittee for the interest they took in
the campaign, and said that it would
have been impossible to have ac
complished so much without their
aid.
At the conclusion the crowd, at
the suggestion of General Royster,
stood at attention while the "Star
Spangled Banner" was being ung.
DESIGNATE UNIVERSITY MEN
FOR NEXT OFFICERS CAMP.
Mr. Elliot Cooper, of Oxford is in
the List.
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The ten men designated by the
government as the University bat
talion's quota to the next officer's
reserve training camp, which opens
May 15, have just been selected
by Capt. J. Stuart Allen, of the
British Army, who has been in close
I touch with the men at Chapel Hill
for the past eighteen months. Elliot
Cooper, Oxford; T. P. Harrison, Jr.,
Raleigh; C. G. Tennent, Asheville;
Ray Armstrong. Belmont; William
Bailey, Jr., Raleigh; R. J. Crowell,
Acton; J. M. Gwynn, Leaksville; J.
B. Linker, Salisbury; M. B. Fowler,
Durham," and Francis Bradshaw,
Hillsbbro, compose the list.
Unlike the young men who re
ceived instructions at the officer's
training camps, some of whom re
signed and returned to civil life,
these young men from the Univer
sity, who are almost perfect in drill,
enlist as privates and are promoted
according to superior ability and
knowledge of military affairs.
MODERN COUNTRY CHURCH.
Enon Baptists Subscribe Liberally
For Church Improvement.
Practically everything is in read
iness to begin work on the new
church building at Enon. It is un
derstood that the undertaking will
entail an expenditure between ten
and twelve thousand dollars. y It is
stated that money is in hand and
that the edifice will be in readiness
for the congregation- in the early
fall. There will be eight "Sunday
school rooms and other modern im
provements. . - , : t ,
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NUMBER 36
DAILY PAPER PUBLISHED
ON THE HIGH SEAS.
Interesting Letter From Our Y'oung
Friend Bradsher.
Our young friend Francis S. Brad
sher, writes the Public Ledger from
the. High Seas and encloses a copy
of "The Hatchet," a daily' paper
published aboard the U. S. S. George
Washington. -j
The Letter.
"Am enclosing you a copy of our
daily paper published aboard ship.
Both our crew and the soldiers who
we carry "over" think a lot of it, as
it is quite a distraction during the
i trip across.
"We have encountered no sub
marines on our trips across yet. We
fired on a school of poipoises on the
last trip taking them for one, and
there was quite a large number of
men who were relieved to find out
that it was fish and not submarines
we were firing at. I am in a gun
crew aboard this ship. Have been
on here for seven months. Prev
ious to this was on the U. S. S.
Conneticut," etc.
The Paper.
"The Hatchet" is a bright two
page paper and pertains mostly to
news aboard the sip. As for in
stance the following items:
"Personal and Social: Private
Bill Jones is somewhat on the high
seas en route for Postdam on a bus
iness trip. He hopes his delay in
France will not be a. long one."
"Will each member of the crew
who can do anything in the way of
entertaining his mates, kindly leaver
his name at the Chaplain's room?"
"The value of exchange in En
glish money is : 1 Cent, 1 H'penny;
2 Cents, 1 Penny; 12 Cents 1 Six
Pence; 24 Cents 1 Shilling; $4.90,
1 Pound."
RED CROSS WEEK.
Special - Edition of the Public Ledger
Will be Issued.
In order that this tremendous
work of humanity may be carried on
President Wilson has designated the
Week of May 20th, 1918 as Red
Cross Week, during which the pub
lic will be appealed to contribute
$100,000,000 to keep the work go
ing,, so try to be able to contribute
liberally to this cause when the
time comes.
The chairman of the publicity
committee of the local chapter will
assist the Public Ledger iff issuing a
special Red Cross edition during
Red Cross Week."
The Republic Truck.
The motor track is today taking
the place of men and teams, there
by reducing the cost of hauling from
20 to 60 per cent. Over 50 per cent,
of the trucks in operation today are
Republic trucks, which -implies that
they are the best trucks built. It is
claimed that the Republic truck is
from 40 to 60 per cent, less than
any other truck built. Mr. Frank.
E. Youngs, local agent, is demon
strating the Republic truck. Read
the specifications of this truck on
the fifth page of this paper.
Recovers From Injuries.
Mr. J. I. Gordon, who was knock
ed down by an automobile in the
streets of Oxford three or four
weeks ago, was in Oxford a few
hours Saturday, his first visit to
town since the accident that came
nearly costing him his life. The ac
cident left a few scars on his leg,
face and hands, but he is the same
good old cheerful citizen.
Oxford Department Store.
In order to change the name and
style of the Victor Kaplon store at
the head of Main street to the Ox
ford Department Store, everything
must be sold at once. The sale
starts next Friday. See the an
nouncement on the second page of
this paper.
Miss Coleman Presents Pupils
Miss Katherine Coleman presents
for graduation in piaho Miss Julia
Esther Kinney, Oxford College, Fri
day evening, May 10, at 8:30 o'
clock. Friends of the college in-
vited.
Auction Sale of Property.
On Saturday, May 11, F. W. Han
cock, Jr., will sell at public auction
some valuable property an west Ox
ford. See announcement elsewhere
in this paper. ' .
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