POHUBHED SEME-WEEKLY - TOWN AM
VOLUME XXXIII.
T)l I NT N03IIXATED SHERIFF
OF GRANVILLE COUNTY.
XIm- Kih ( k-Ont Blow Administered
lo slicrirt' Hobgood John R.
Ball Bides Into Office on
Tidal Wave.
Don't talk politics, be quiet and
i,T things take their natural
o'lii-ao.'" were some of the injunc
tionV tluit foreshadowed the primary
ilr in Granville county last Satur
hiv and yet at the same time there
"Vo miffhty forces at work all ov
or 'te county in a quiet way. The
coldier boys who had gone from
- 11 were forgotten momen
tarily and before the shades of ev- j
p :n. cast its shadow upon me
o-roncf real bitterness was exper
re.nc"'d in many places. The battle
on between Sheriff Hobgood
op.i Dee Hunt for sheriff and John
R Hail and J. D. Brooks for coun-x-
treasurer. Hobgood had his
friends at the polls and so did Dee
can safely be said 'that Sheriff
Hobsrood's friends contributed to
his tiefeat. One of the most zeal
ous among the number declared in
the open that "none but whiskey
men and gamblers were voting
asrainst Hobgood." The remark had
a tendency to offend a large num
ber of men who otherwise would
have voted for Hobgood. Another
element that had a tendency to de
feat Hobgood was the report that
he is worth about $40,000 and that
his opponent was a poor man with
a large family on his hands. And
still another effective argument used
asainst him was that he had held
the office long enough.
The New Sheriff. -
Dee Hunt, the nominee, has been
a justice of the peace in Granville
county for a number of years. He
is a concientious man and always
rendered his decisions without fear
or favor, and he will do the same
thing as long as he is sheriff of
Granville county. It may be neces
sary for the moral people of the
county to rally to his support and
strengthen his arm, the same as was
done when Sheriff Hobgood was in
ducted into office two years ago.
Dee Hunt was nominated by the
good people of the county, and he
can congratulate himself on the
fact that he defeated the best sher
iff Granville county ever had. As
previously stated by the Public Led
ger, no man ever nad a higher re
gard for the oath of office. We
knew these things to be true and
we voted accordingly, but the choice
of the Primary is a thing of the
past and we hope at the expiration
of the two years to say that Dee
Hunt is the best Sheriff the county
has ever had, and if such proves to
be the case we shall wTork for his
retention in office as long as he
wants it. Our motto has always
been, in business and politics, that
when you get a good servant keep
him.
No man ever took his defeat with
better grace than does Mr. J. D.
Brooks, candidate for County Treas
urer. He, too, can congratulate
himself on the fact that he was de
feated by a high-toned, capable
christian gentleman. Mr. Brooks
is a clever, clean politician, but he
perhaps made a slight mistake in
Ids letter to the public when he in
vited the voters to go to this and
adjoining counties and states and
"look up the records for their owTn
edification." This very thing was
done, and it is known of all men
that John R Hall's reputation is
above reproach whereever his name
is known.
The County Board.
The result of the choice of five
County Coji missioners from among
be eight ndidates give universal
satisfaction, and the belief is that
the r.r-xt board will be a very able
body of men. Three of the mem
Messrs. J. L. Peed, of Dutch
B. I. Breedlove, of Salem, and
Vv'- K. Cannady, of Oxford, have
served on former board, Mr. W. E.
Cannady being a member of the
Present board.
NOTICE.
cre Your License Before July
ihe last Revenue Act, Section 89,
Prescribes an absolute penalty of
twenty per cent, should you fail to
pay your license tax before July 1.
end check and your license will
oe forwarded.
S. C. HOBGOOD, Sheriff. tf
OXFORD, NORTH
GERMAN U-BOATS ATTACK SHIPS
NEW .TF!T?
Sent to Sink Transports and Strike Troop Shi
Attacked Only Ships That Could Not H
at Last Accounts, the Crews Being Save
s xvix woives the
in SSAnS8t oi011 dUlill the ar-ax-e paeying on commerce
m the Atlantic Ocean just off the shores of the United states
xiiey are known to have sunk at least seven vessels, only a sho-t
distance out of sight of land off the southern New Jersey shore
It is feared that still other vessels have been sent to the bot
tom by the maurauders, the movements of which have been re
ported at various times during the last fortnight by shin com
ing into port from southern waters. Thus far only one Hfe is
known to have been lost in the sinkings. A majority of the ves
se s were sunk with bombs after their crews had been forced to
take to the ships' boats. .
Monday night, June 3, Mr. Daniels summarized the informa
tion reaching the department as follows:
Navy Department reports show that the following vessels
have been sunk: st h
"Jacob M. Haskell, schooner, 1,362 tons, hailing from Boston
sailing fci- Norfolk; vll in crew, no passengers.
''Isabel B. Wiley, in ballast, net tonnage 611; crew 8.
"Hattie Dunn, of Rockland, Me.; net tonnage 365; in ballast
sailing from Charleston. oanasr,
. "Edrd H Cole, of Boston, tonnage 1,395; in ballast,
bound for Norfolk ;caew of 11.
The Savannah line steamship City of Columbus is reported
to have been sunk, but no definite news of her fate has been re
ceived. Fifteen survivors of U-boat attacks were brought to an At
lantic port Monday night on a steamship which picked them un
trom small boats. 1
GERMAN ARMY BROUGHT
TO A STANDSTILL ON
BANKS OF MARNE.
Now Within Forty-Five Miles of
Paris Where They Hope to Dig in
and Later Invade. Paris by an En
circling Movement to the South.
Last week was Germany's
best week since the war began.
Berlin claims the capture of
50,000 prisoners and 700 guns.
While all of this was "going on
General Foch issued a state
ment to the effect that he did
not see the necessity of bring
ing up the reserves.
The German army is now on
tho western banks of the
3Iame. The opinion of mili
tary writers is that they have
reached their objective and
that they wil Iprobably dig in
and later prepare for drive on
' Paris The movement of troops
and the skirmish around the
Maine Saturday and Sunday
indicate that General Foch
will not permit the Germans to
dig in.
In the first shock of this new
rush, it is pointed out, the Al
lies were obliged to give, ground
in some places, but they held
their own in the Aisne and Ourq
and their vigorous counter-attacks
are considered a prelude
to the stoppage of the attacks
on the banks of the Marne.
On all other portions of the
front the xlllies held their
ground and even , made gains.
But it was the drive for the
Marne that was the feature of
the week as the Oest Germany
has had.
The German front on the
west bank of the Marne covers
a distance of ten miles, and
within 24 hours of having ar
rived there the undertaking to
force a passageway was at
tempted. In this, however, the
Germans were unsuccessful,
having been driven back.
GENERAL FOCH SILENT.
Meantime, we are given no
inkling, no word, of the plans
General Foch and his staff have
in mind though there is an in
timation from a French mili
tary authority that the tide
RED CROSS MEMBERSHIP
The annual membership fee in
the Red Cross is $1.00 and now is
the time for all members who join
ed a year ago to renew their mem
bership by paying this fee of $1.
These payments may be made to
Mr. J. P. Harris, Treasurer or to
any officer of .the Chapter.
The funds arising from member
ship fees are used to defray the ex
penses of the Chapter and for the
purchase of necessary materials.
This is important and every mem
bership is urged to renew for an
other year without delay.
The Red Cross Chapter acknow
ledges a donation of $1 from Mr.
C. C. Adcock. .
cmiwr appbT .
CARO' A WEDNESDAY,
OFF
to
v" r-n a oi
& HE DANGER IS PAST.
a This Side of
ack and Destroyed Seven
ith Small Loss of Life.
subn? w s whiVb
may be expected to turn. Until
Fock speaks we shall regard the
situation as safe in the face of
such encroachments as the Ger
mens have made.
WILL NEVER REACH PARIS.
The boches will never reach
Paris in his present smash, ac
cording to army men in close
touch with the whole situa
tion. FOCH DEPOSITING TROOPS.
Declaring that while the
thrust has been faster and more
furious than anticipated it is
aparent now that General Foch
is depositing troops to stiffen re
sistance. He naturally does not
wish to thin out the northern
line extensively, for such ac
tion he would play directly into
the German plan of campaign.
Evidently reserve groups will be
tapped for the main aid.
NONE TOO CHEERFUL.
Though the German has
pressed on, army men are still
optimistic of an early check.
. Manifestly, they say, the situa
tion is none too cheerful with
prisoners, guns and territory
falling into boch's hands. Yet,
they point out that there is
hope, in the allied holding of
the flanks; in the fact that suf
ficient reinforcements to stem
the tide are at hand; and from
the fact that the German, while
he cannot reach Paris on this
route, is accomplishing nothing
toward his first major object
the channel ports.
THE MOST CHEERING NEWS.
From the American viewpoint
the most cheering news in these
times of stress is the brilliant
action of the United States
forces in holding on to Cantig
ny. Army men pointed out that,
if the allies were sufficiently
strong, the American thrust
there could have been follow
ed up enough to chocke off the
Soissons-Rheims smash.
FORCES GOING FORWARD.
Shipment of our forces is go
ing earnestly and satisfactorily
on. The submarine is less ef
fective than ever before; and
though U-boats lurk on the
transport routes, then power is
gradually being diminished.
ONE EXPRESS COMPANY
FOR THE UNITED STATES
To Be Private Corporation Consoli
dating the Four Great Express
Carriers.
One union express company for
the United States was created by an
agreeemnt between Director-General
McAdoo and the Adams, Ameri
can, Wells Fargo, and Southern Ex
press companies, whose transporta
tion business will be merged under
a new private corporation with cap
ital of more than $30,000,000, to be
known probably as the Keaerai re
The consolidation
press company
r 1. a ,10 per cent
increase in rates 0.
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ALL
JUNE
5, 1918
OXFORD BAPTIST BARACAS j
ELECT OFFICERS FOR TERM j
oyster, or Many Years !
Teacher of the Class, Retires.
The Oxford Baptist Baraca class
received a shock last Sunday morn
ing when General B. S. Royster, for
many years the valuable teacher of
the class, declined to serve as teach
er for the ensuing term.
The class has grown and pros
pered under the spiritual direc
tions of General Royster, and the
entire membership regrets that he
sees the necessity of relinquishing
the great work.
It is generally known that Gen
eral Royster's time and talents are
very much in demand during the
period of the war. Every Sunday for
the past two months he has visited
churches in the county and made
valuable addresses, and night after
night he is called here and there
throughout the country to deliever
addresses to the people. No man
among us is making greater sacri
fices to win the war. He has ded
icated his time, talents, means and
everything he has to the successful
ending cf the war. On retiring, he
comforted the class with the assur
ance that he would be present as'
often as possible. The teacher of
the class will be chosen next Sun
day. Mr. W. T. Yancey was elected
president of the class, and Mr. C.
D. Ray was chosen vice-president
for the ensuing term. The class
is -in a most presperous condition,
there being 150 members. The
contributions to all causes has
amounted to as much as, $1,000 an
nually. ,
INCREASE IN FREIGHT RATES
The Public Ledger Feels the Pres
sure Coming.
The new freight 'rate will cause
those who used to talk about the
unjust rates in vogue a few ye&rs
ago to wonder what they were talk
ing about.
The increased prices will make
each carload of paper cost some
thing like forty or fifty dollars. The
big papers printing a car of paper a
day, and many of them consuming
more than this, will be struck hard.
The little fellow like the Public Led
ger, putting out a couple of cars a
year, will be one hundred dollars to
the bad, and no way to get it back.
But it is in a way a war measure.
The railroads must have facilities to
do business, and they must pay the
men who operate them; so no kick
can be coming.
JUDGE DEVIN HERE.
Will Spend His Vacation in Ox
ford. At the close of court in Fayette
ville last week Judge Devin stepped
down and off the bench for his sum
mer vacation. Members of the bar
advised him to "lock his treasure
house of knowledge and take him
self down to the sounding sea and
forget it all for a brief spell of rest
and recreation."
But Judge Devin is not built that
way. He has a profound love for
his native county, and the good peo
ple rejoice to see him and his good
family here during his vacation.
ROLL OF HONOR
FOR THE GREAT WAR.
Washington, June 1. Amer
ica's roll of honor for the great
war to date totaling 6,463 Cas
ualties reported are divided as
follows:
Killed in action . 800
Killed by accident ...... 261
Died of disease 1,123
Lost at sea 291
Died of other causes 84
Wounded ... . 3,598
99
Vtiiin v - - - -
Missing
208
Total 6463
Help Win the War.
Mr. F. F. Lyon, the druggist, de
votes his advertising space in the
Public Ledger to the sale of War
Savings Stamps. ,
Red Cross Benefit.
There will be a lawn party at
Tabb's Creek, Friday evening, June
7th with ice cream for sale for the
benefit of Red Cross Society. Public
JHIOME PRMT
NUMBER 44
PARTIAL RETURNS FROM
THE COUNTY PRIMARY.
Dement, Oak
Hill and Buchanan
Have Not Reported.
The returns from Saturday's pri
mary indicates that Dee Hunt leads
Sheriff Hobgood for sheriff by a
strong majority and that John R.
Hall left J. D. Brooks far behind
in the race for treasurer. Dement,
Oak Hill and Buchanan are yet to,
be heard from, but the returns in
no wise will affect the election of
Hunt for sheriff and Hall for treas
urer. Peed, of Dutchville; Breedlove,
of Salem; Cannady of Oxford, and
Rom Averett, of Fishing Creek, are
nominated. With partial returns at
hand it would seem that J. Ennis
Davis, of Brassfield, is also nomi
nated for county commissioner.
Ex-Senator Currin for the Sen
ate, Hon. D. G. Brummitt for the
House, and Judge Cam Hunt for
Clerk of the Court, and Mr. J. B.
Powell for Register of Deeds, had
no opposition and their names did
not appear on the ticket.
The tabluated returns will appear
in the next issue of the Public Led
ger. TOO 'MUCH WILD TALK.
Forget the Primary and Go To
Work.
It was rumored around town
Monday that Mr. Dee Hunt, the
nominee for sheriff, had already se
lected his deputies. The Public
Ledger called on Mr. Hunt and he
authorized us to state that there is
absolutely no foundation for the ru
mor. Mr. Hunt's advice to the tattlers
is that they talk less and do more
work.
We are going to have a good,
strong .sheriff in tie person of Mr.
Hunt, and it is the duty of the peo
ple to strengthen his arm and not
try to discredit him with wild rum
ors. He is the choice of the Pri
mary and is, therefore, the choice
of the people.
STATE LECTURER HERE.
Ex-Mayor O. B. Eaton, of Winston
Salem Visits Granville
County.
One of the strangest speeETAOI
One of the strongest speeches
heard in Granville during the war
was delivered from the pulpit of
the Oxford Baptist church last Sun
day night by Ex-Mayor O. B. Eaton,
of Winston-Salem. He is one of the
State lecturers for the War Savings
Stamps and stamp certificates.
While in the county he spoke at
Creedmoor and at Mary's Chapel.
MR. J. ROBT. WOOD LEASES.
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
The Rawlings Home on Main Street
to Be Improved.
Mr. J. Robert Wood has leased
for a term of years the Rawlings
home on Main street and it is un
derstood that he will add a new
room and extend the porches and
paint and otherwise improve the liv
ing conditions of the valuable prop
erty. He has already planted the
garden and removed the under
growth that threatened to envelop
the surroundings. The other im
provements will follow, says Mr.
Wood.
THE DELINQUENTS.
These Men Are Listed as Deserters
Because They Failed to
ShowT Up.
The War Department finds North
Carolina with 1,500 white slackers
and 4,800 blacks, according to fig
ures given out in Raleigh.
These men are listed as desert
ers because they failed to show up
under the registration act. The
large percentage of the negro de
sertions are believed to be the re
sult of ignorance.
Granville county is credited with
only 10 white and 21 colored delin
quents. Cheer Up the Home.
Elsewhere in this paper the
Hughes-Smaw Furniture Company
announce a handsome line of Col
umbia Phonographs and records.
The prices are right.
Grammar School Conditions
taught at the Graded School, begin
ning June 3d. Sadie Parham &
Mary Royal Hancock. J52tx