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GRANVILLE COUNTY -MUSTrrPUR OF iARSMM... PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY- jWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME PRINT. LUME XXXIII. OX NORTH CAROLINA SATURDAY JUNE 22 1918 . . " : 1 ' NUMBER 49 THE v INKHEAB HIGHWAY . REPORT MADE SOON. Are That About Ti,e Indications Miss Oxford Miles to the West. Mn the pathfinders It Will Eigtl lV.tor ov. the re quarters Birmin seeiu t of the National Highway assoc- . fow months asfO r-, 1 ! -- I w tl w ' i-tion Vtl: j n soeech at li!tUlvart, t, " nnt ee "1 1 lit tit I 1 I A. A. V ' v f; ,e court no oad cQuld 1 ' .. 1 1 - . ,1 " - nut trom tiie iiu.u.- to ihe xtt-u Association in OI iuc . . . i vorviiln -J J i . I I . it r at it will miss Oxiord aoout miles to the west. The Report. " .ills io, President Plow-Q-verai day .A--' x ,, secretary Rountree, of the National Highway As-;:;;-;Vr0;. wrote to the various pro f x ' ,i o-e county commissioners l Sicls and local officers of ?VVnkhad National Highway As tae c-. HofinitPlv lo in regaiu uu-.-., - lines in tneir resyetuc olc;o mKing LI1 iua specinllv designed mark Bankhead Highway. that tnese oi- GRANVILLE COUNTY BOY C, A TTflWT TV VnT CT?T TIV -vx . JJ kJUX - f DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE j cr.ciation, cUirc the countie?, v-ith the 1 of the : veil as the people are anx " To 'co-operate in this work and ,:Unc will be rendered huildV maintain and mark this Soldier, Formerly of Berea, Among The Quartet Iindicted. Washington, June 19. Employes of the War and Navy Departments today were drawn into the net set by the Department of Justice for war contract brokers, through in dictments returned by a Federal grand jury charging four men with trying to collect on a duplicate bill for $187,000 submitted by a dry dock company for repairs to a gov ernment vessel. The case does not involve contingent fee profiteering, but grew out of the investigation into their practices. The four indicated are Clyde C. Waltman, a yeoman in the 'Navy De partment's bureau of supplies and accounts; Charles E. Waltman, his brother, a business man of Victoria, Ya.; Benjamine W. Peake, a soldier stationed at Fort Meigs, Wash., for merly of Berea, N. C, and D. Malvin Mowery, a stenographer employed in the signal corps office formerly of Lancaster, Pa. FOURTH GERMAN OFFENSIVE FALLS FAR SHORT. last The least mans have every German drive was the sful of the four the Ger launched this year. Ev measure ot tne success of OUR STEM NEWS LETTER. offensive, the effort which! closed falls far below its I RED CROSS NEWS. 1''-il" y Report Soon. The T)ifmding committee reports on tl route from Greensboro to listen on th -Eastern and p4-ont route will be made very I m order that every detail m j,oc.i. A.. . onicinr will be C - 1 ' C. TO vlltil VJ.V.-- thev have traversed inew rontec raain ana u r?oro extensively than ever. They ike their report to President p,1;:;. v,hn he will call a meet ing of the board of directors at rwotte to receive the same, " Thirty days' notice will be given that a full attfen- ,inP"nf the meeting will take place and ?U parties interested in the route will be present and contest the report, if they see proper, or ap prove the same. Will Go Over the Route. Secretary Rountree, in accord ance with 'the agreement and reso lutions adopted at the annual meet ing of the Bankhead National High way at Little Rock, April 18 and 19 h? commenced to arrange the de tail of the pathflnd:ng r-.-mmitttee tlipt will go over the contesting! router, cl the Bankhead Highway! National Association. This tour j woi-iicos to be the most successful j and important one that has ever i will be an epoch making, one. it '-ill be the realization of a dream connecting Washington City with Los Ansreles, Calif., is that the tour ists will have an all-year road. past with The Red Cross Extension Com mittee organized two auxiliaries the week, Knotts Grove Auxiliary a membership of forty four, and Tabbs Creek Auxiliary with a membership of fifty nine with dona tion of $2 7.9 5, being proceeds from an ice cream supper served by the ladies of Tabbs-Creek Community. The Granville County Chapter acknowledges the following dona tions: T7nnHo flrnVP A 11V. S 1 0 . 4 t) IX 1 I I (-i.il VJi. V- - - " ------- I military has just predecessors, show : Picardy. Maximum advance . . Territory won . . . . . . Prisoners taken , Guns captured . . , Flanders April 9. Maximum advance Territory won . . 90 Prisoners taken Guns captured . Maine May 27. Maximum advance Territory won ......9 50 Prisoners taken Guns captured . Oise June 9. Maximum advance Territory won 80 Prisoners taken Guns captured a as the following Roberts, .35 975 VON HIXDEXBURG HAS FAILED MOST MISERABLY Judge Devin Speaks Happy Couple AVed Autos Collide and Tfcoss Who Go and Come. (W. R. MANGUM.) Roberts-Batts. Mr. J. A! Batts and Miss Francis both of Hopewell, Ya., j H CI C LiXiLC 111 UlClliiagC ! Methodist church in Hopewll "Wed miles j nesday evening, June 12th, this be miles ins: the first church marriage in 90.000 Hopewell. Following the ceremony .1,300 Mr. and Mrs. Batts left by rail 'for Stem, arriving here Thursday morn- 10 miles ing where they spent several days sq. miles ; with Mr. and Mrs. L. . Hall, Mrs. 20,000 Hall being a sister of Mr. Batt's. .200 On Sunday thev left on automobile for Wilson, the native horns of Mr. Batts, where they will spend a few days on their way back to Hope well, their future home, where Mr. Batts holds, a responsible Govern ment position. Judge Devin Speaks. A number of the citizens of Stem and surrounding community gather ed at the Masonic Hall Tuesday af ternoon at a meeting held for the purpose of organizing and getting in operaion the War Savings Carn- miles sq. miles . . .65,000 900 . . 6 miles sq. miles . . .-5,000 150 GRANVILLE COUNTY WILL GO OVER THE TOP. Germans Against Tabbs Creek Aux C. C. Adcock Williford School Aux . . . Raglands Store S. S. Cash Colored school, Brassfield. 27.95 1.00 15.00 3.61 8.43 4.17 TWO HUNDRED AND TWO BUSHELS OF ABRUZZIE RYE Messrs U. L. Knowles and C. E. Faulk Win Prize. Dr. E. T. White's fourteen acres of Abruzzie rye, on his farm two viiles west of Oxford, was threshed this weok, the yield on the entire acreage being 202 bushels. To stimulate interest in the pro duct ion, Dr. White early in the reason offered a prize of ten dollars to the person estimating closest to .-I TTiovo wprp F fi eS- from 100 to the actual tirades placed, T yieia. ranging R. L. Know C. L. Faulk, the yield at the actual Some of the were: J. R Bragg, 204; Harris, 199 Messrs Ira Day and Luth- kept the tally sheet, and the farmers in . - j i re hisrhlv pleased wim the vielrh Tt snpaks volumes for the productiveness of Granville county soil of one of the best ser ials at a minimum cost, there being- no fertilizer or manure used. In a latrr issue of the Public Ledger Ih White will tell just how he did it. bushels. Messrs 3 os, of Oxford and Mr. of Route 7, estimated 203 bushels, missing yield only one peck, i-ext nearest estimates Daniel, 200; D. M, Coramissioner E. C. bushels, er J.'laek T)r- VT1 - - i .1 THE GREENWOOD BOYS. Decendents of An Old Granville County Family . The Public Ledger is in receipt of a marked copy of the Chicago Daily News and a letter of explana tion. The Letter. "I enclose a clipping from the Chicago Daily News which may be of interest to many of your readers. The Greenwood boys are decendants of an eld Granville County family and have many relatives still there. The Rovsters, Beasleys, Philpots, Puvears and others, and also many v i... T to rrsrf tfl m Person county. . know that the decendants of the he roes of Lee and Jackson are now side by side with the North." Tho Clipping. "That the valor of the. bold war riors of yore is inspiring now to the American boys on the historic bat- i vrotip is indicated m a letter from Lieut. Walter Green wood, United States signal corps, to his mother, Mrs. W. B. Greenwood, 309 South Hamilton avenue, Chica go L'eut. Greenwood has two brothers, Robert and Raymond, who are p1 so officers "over there. The letter of Lt. Greenwood to tv.v rpfrred to above and printed in the News, is indeed a ten der, noble messages but it is to long however much we appreciate it, to publish it at this time. STREET CLOSED TO TRAFFIC. Auto Stroke Stated bv Rheims Broken Down Without Gain of Ground. ( Aassociated, Press) The Teutonic allies apparently have lost their spirit of do-or-die. Their attacks everywhere have lacked the tenaciousness of days gone by. The stroke started by the Ger mans against Rheims broke down in its inception without the enemy taking a yard of territory. Clogged With Dead. And in these various attempted enterprises the high commands of the German and Austro-Hungarian armies have seen their men literal 's v m mvn r! own until battlefields have been clogged with dead or wounded as recompense to the al lied troops-fori the--smalL bits of ter rain they yield. , ; : . . American Soldiers in Germany. For the first time, American sol diers are holding firm a part of- the western front on German soil. They are located near Hartmanns- weilerkopf, east of Thann. mey made a rush into Alasce and cap tured the eminence, holding it against all Hun attempts to recapture. T i 1 1 rrr O UUgC address with gre WAR-TIME CONSERVATION OF WOOL AND LEATHER. Height of Woman's Shoes and to Tie. Reaucea ana Bob-Tailed Coats for Men. Restrictions on manufacturers announced by the war industries board are expected to effect a sub stantial saving of leather and cloth. Necessity for war-time conserva tion of wool and leather will be re flected in civilian footwear and no-'s clothing for next spring trade. . . V. Devin delivered a stiring and inspired his hearers ater zeal for this patrcitic cause. The work will be pusaea with energy by those appointed to look after same. Autos Crash. Sunday afternoon two automo biles collided where the roads cross between the public well and, the old stand of the Stem Merchantue Company. Both cars were running at a moderate rate of speed. The front wheel of .one car was com pletely demolished and tne left fen der on the other machine was slight i -inoc one tire being punc- tured and the water tank broken. The collision was entirely acciden tal no blame being imputed to eith er party. . Personal Mentions. Mr Yvr C. O'Briant of our town purchased Sylinder Oldsmobile 3j: hbowiS VHusr pleted a new stable built on the site of the one which was burned last week. TToct-r of Mr and Mrs. R. M. Hester oi tVr tt a to Oxford Tuesday hPrA Mr. Hest cihio nnsition as Crenshaw's garage. . a -o nft7orf who IS nOW Mr. a. - T)fitroit ar. rived in Stem Tuesday -. j. 1irc irn PSTlflTl spena ten u "w e. Cozart n a rents ivn. xu.u- ... PaWe regret to note the serious ill- r ess of Mrs. W As will be seen from the list of appointments appearing elsewhere in this paper, it is proposed to have war savings talks made in all the churches of the county next Sunday. This is one way in which the church es are fullfilling the pledges they made last year to do all in their power to support the government in this most just and righteous war. The Christian Church has more at stake in the war than any other or ganization, and it should not allow any other organization or institu tion to surpass it in loyalty to the government. Let no one, therefore, put any obstacle in the way of the work the churches are trvins: to do at the present time in the cam paign for War Savings Stamps. It is no email undertaking to raise in Granville Count3r a half million dollars for the government in War Savings Stamps but it can be done if every one will do his part. This is a work in which ev ery one will do his part. This is a work in which every one can have a part, and it is the patriotic duty, of every one to take some part in it. Not every one could buy a Lib erty Bond, but every one can buy a Thrift Stamp. Not every one can get into the thousand dollar class, but there is no one in the county who cannot lend the government as much as twenty-five cents, and there are few who cannot do more than that. He who does not invest something in War Savings Stamps during the year is showing a lack of patriotism. It is confidently ex pected that the entire amount ex pected from Granville county will be pledged next week. or noias a. i coijw head mechanic in in ar- and will with his The height of women's shoes is :weu GPtANVILLE COLORED SOLDIER. Stem 1 a ate John M. Parker, of Severely Wounded With Infantry. The overseas casualty list Wed nopday -contained the name of Pri-vat:- Joe aj, Parker, of Stem, N. C, JU-iong the severlv wounded. nQ v, .i j. i vo rolls of nrnnville COUnty. tn ere fore it longed me niuster is thought that he be- to the regular army. A ssasre from Stem states that his home was on the rural route near the Durham county line and that he Wn? rr1 rT--I I Intercessory Prayer. Intercessory Prayer Service v:ll bo teld in the Methodist Monday, June 24. at six riurch o - Driver Disregarded Bed Light dfd From Rope. The block on Front street between j Main and Gilliam streets is to traffic on account oftoe senous illness of the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Cam Hunt. A red light by night is suspended from the rope that stretches across Front street. Wednesday night a man driving a car ran intothe rope and broke his windshield. He sard that he saw the light but Sought that it was the light on the rear end of an auto. nn w s. S. Canvassers. As a last message before entering the campaign next week I wish to urge you to act as if you were the personal trustee of the success of ?he undertaking. Nothing ess than your utmost is worthy of th great cause m wnicu yv - . it ,mnr heart with the spirit tAe ancient pilot who shouted out to the storms of, Neptune. A ou may sink me, you may save me, but I'll hold my rudder true JOHN WEBB, Co. Chm., W. b. b. To Thresh Wheat July the 1st. Owing to the weather conditions the date for the beginning of wheat SreSfng in Granville County has been changed from July the 8th to July the 1st. All owners of thresh ing machines are hereby notified that they may begin operations on Monday. July 1st. PARHAM, County Food Administrator. be reduced to a maximum of eigt inches from heel to top, with the same maximum for over-gaiters or "S All8' shoes both leather and fab rJc will be restricted to black white and two colors of tan. Paten, leather will be black only. tCtv changes are prescribed p ma ninthinsr. Sack coats 1U1 ilic j -" . wiri-. n minimum inches for 36-sizes and one and one- , -i, oHed for . longs. nair nicuea o1imi. Double-breasted coats will be elimi nated and the length oi the coat will be a minimum of 43nchhpea 3 6-sizes and two inches to be add- will of 30 a town and visn covery. n O'Briant or her a speedy our re- We three again. i i regret to and hope note the serious he will soon be ill-out PATRIOTIC MESSAGES. Much Space is Given to Savings campaign. the War The Public Ledger ed for "longs. TTTPPING BOARD RECRUITING- STATION. Mr John . G. Hall .Appointed En--ollm- Agent for Granville. Mr John G. Hall, the druggist has been appointed recruiting agent foarhfunited States Shipping - Board t0 Gf 0lirySe"nnthe Secant county for serr ce m ived and Marine, and this "- eeK SJf i his store as. PC ""..rr nnd Will "Slg mgsuiuuu rrans between husky youns --r: n Rnliadron a?d lnf.h5s matntalned by the of school ships m training is Shipping Bo-yice on merchant preliminary to sern-e ee r it are ex empt frointhe draxt. "Cordial Welcome. fifth page - welcome to all tne Oxford on St. jonus. recruit in on" 21 the Perkinson-Green tend a cordial visitors to m .11 Brummitt, ot eu t u -iJ- Wes. TVTr. .? " . Town, come to his shirtsleeves. srreatly appre- ciates the patriotic announc of our business men m this issue of the paper. They were gotten up b Mr. Andrew Jamieson, who kmdU assisted us with the work. Other patriotic announcements will appear in our next issue. Of course the winning ui war is paramount and we are oin to win it. Never doubt fhat,bno matter how hard and long the struggle be. But every man, fnd child in An has a solemn and compeumg u.u ;ln them to earn, to save, and to U?an their money to the Govement to help in the winning of the ar. No matter what you Jjfve-oalree rinne there's more to do. ine fiTting menwho stand between us and the horrors of German fien dishness and oppression-are .giving their all, and we are caUed upou merely to loan our money for se curing our own safety. The re spouse should be eager and over-whelmin- and it will be if the Tiif realize the true significance "f". ..xL.ii fr. Tatrintif of their opponunity service. MOMENTARY PRAYER AT NOON. The Fire Bell Will Remind You of the Hour. The other day when the fire bell sounded the noon, hour, Judge Dev ?n remarked that it would be well for everybody within hearing to mo mentarily engage in silent prayer. Praver travels fast, said Judge Dev in and so much is accomplished m a fractional part of a minute ! The first bell rings ,at twelve o -clock sharp every day, and we are I th.t many will remember what Z , . t-j- cilfr(rpctfi. If you on- .lUdue ci" uso - , -r orps for a moment and ask God to bless the young men who T,o0 cmne from among u&, muv,u ... rTrTiiiciiod in silent mo- : Will J o.v'-' -r- mentary prayer.' THE CALL TO SERVlCE i County Chairmen. National Defense Issues Appeal to Women. My dear Madam Chairman: We have been a year creating re lations, and organizing the wom en of Granville for War Service and not without results. Today we have eighteen organized Units of National Defense. Think of our opportunities and possibilities! The women of Granville have re sponded nobly! You have been at work with Red Cross, Food Produc tion, . Food Conservation, Liberty Loan, etc., but the time has come now for even greater sacrifice and greater service, and definite work on the part of each and every one of us. There are plenty of things to choose from and I appeal to you as- the chosen leader m your commun ity in this work to call the women together, study your special com munity's needs and opportunities for service, and what your organi zation can and will do in this great war program. As you have been informed, there will be given you from time to time, by the Government. definite duties to perform. At present, the urgent call from your Government for your service is to aid in the drive for the sale of Thrift Stamps and War Savings securities. The week beginning Sunday, 23rd of June and ending Saturday, 29th of June has been set aside for this specific work, and at the request of Mr. John Webb, County Chairman of War Savings Stamps. I do ear nestly appeal to you to give your every effort to this worK during tne period named. You doubtless have a Community Chairman of War Savings other than in your Unit, and if so, will you not co-operate with him in ev ery way possible? If not, will you not take such action as is necessary to influence and interest and encour age the sales wherever and when ever possible? We believe you will not fail in making every effort. Cordially yours in Service, MRS. A. H. POWELL, Chm. Granville Co. Woman's Com. ST. JOHN'S DAY. A Cordial Invitation Extended to You. Next Tuesday. June 25, is the cel ebration of St. John's Day at the Oxford Orphanage. It will do you good "to come to uxiora and spend the day amid splendid surround ings. The good people of Oxford extend to you a most cordial invita tion to come and enjoy tne day. Lemonade stands will not be per mitted on the streets of Oxford on St. John's Day on account of the scarcity of sugar. GEN. ROYSTER IN RALEIGH Sitting With the State Board of Elections. Gen. B. S. Royster, who - was rec ently appointed by Gov. Bickett as a member of the State Board t of Elections, saw his first service on the board this week. Irregularities in the third Congressional District held his attention. . v'ljvittj , U UUC ill , ji. v c ck conducted by Mrs. A. H. Pow ell.