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gRanville county
MUST PURCHtSE ife
ALLOTMENT OF WAR SAVING STAMPS
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'UBLISIIED
TiTvMl SAVING CAMPAIGN .
11 IX (JKAXVILLE COUNTY.
. vttoranccs Were Sounded
1V-t!'!n i:eiy Pulpit in the County
j Lust Sunday.
v,eping with the President's
War Savings
tO i
Dill"'-'
ot'q thnrnne'hlv ar-
0 people - -
.i, i,nnm't.nnce of the is-
ou' ;l w bv the fact that most
n Liic ""t"
ci t
t Fellowship.
of the editor
f t wl3 Uic j
c rnMic Ledger to accc
t Devin and his sister,
Mrs.
church
h to Jreiiuv.smi)
J,:T u,r;p chapel, down
on the
iUl'. "tv line. A capacity
V.
-,1 Jue'sre Devin at Fel-
liou.-
He Held the attention of j
i -enee for more than an hour,
InVnfuM- Vhe meeting some of the
!' ..... r. 0f the section express-
,re opinion that Dutchville will
Z L more than its quota of.
Nice Dinner.
fcr the services at .Fellowship,
w -ooi model fanner, Mr. J. H.
I;:;,; Proprietor of Greenfern
r'rr.i'--iviid Judge Devin and party
::V.;,-V tiinir at his elegant home,
..r'lvrrr being on a visit to her
"..n. & Hickory, his two bright
itue dnuiters prepared and serv
ll ,1;,p;r" Mrs. Wbb told the two
iVrtle "ladies that it was indeed a
r:,e spread, and it was.
V Marie Chapel.
0li3 of the most enthusiastic
Jlinrs in the county was at Marie
i hf nftemoon. ur. &ytv,
.ie "Allen, Sheriff Garner,
V- Dor?ev Mangum and all -of the
vi of that section drank m
p'verv word uttered by Judge Devin,
oV.M them that if every resource
of the country
:v is now made avan-
nd a righteous and
nlde, a viciory
enduring peace win oe gamcu
quicker.
They asked Judge ueviu
winv onestions, a
nd he mtormeu
tnem tbat bv buyii-s? War Savings
Stamps is not only the safest invest
ment that can be made but the
easiest and most direct way to aid
our Government.
Mi's. Webb Speaks.
Big things may be expected from
the Marie Chapel community. It
;s situated in the center of the
Hurricane district, where big strong
men and women predominate. They
want to do all they can to win the
war, and having a few minutes to
s:ae Mi. John Webb was called
to the Lta id to explain the workings
oi' th- American Red Cross Society
V" 1 1 il
liary
1i-V
view of organizing an cium
: the Granville County Chap-
Ge, . Koyster Speaks,
union meeting of all the
s in Oxford at the Oxford
church e:
.Method!
church bunaay m6i-
: the close of the speaking
r-:-: -n in Granville. General
j;r.:.-strr was the speaker and it was
the" i u se: st gathering of people dur
bg the drive. Gen. Royster feels
fho necessity of spending and being
snor.r until it hurts and then some
!;.ev-. He expressed his earnest
conviction that it is wrong to danco
while tho young manhood of the
country are fighting our battles.
He scored the joy-riders, and said
ih h0 would actually dread to burn
a eliue for fear that it would con
tain a streak of blood caused by a
(-:h :- soldier who had perished for
core -...nined the profiteers and has
no respect for those who disobey the
lv,i hives. The large congregation
ir.ilv appreciated every word spok-c-n
by General Royster.
'Tho Colored People.
The Court House -was tendered to
th colored people .-Sunday night,
where they gathered in large num-
udiis, pusior oi tut; wtvi .
lurch, assisted by Rev. G,
aavr, president of Mary Potter
'-oo,, w-h0 js directing the cam
paign among the colored people of
' county. When all of the ro-
r.ui?! ?ro in U wiU be. seen tnat the
, ir?i - People have done more than
ccted of them.
-The first training unit of 25 or
r y'ui nurses accepted Dy tne
tr '!!-!;. Sel1001 of nursing recently es
vr'ii 'lei by tlie surScon general
TrUl6! army medical department
be assigned to Camp Devens,
Aei' Mass.
1 ".T .illireli in Oranvilie county
cvel'V-i'lnv Every preacher, every
Us?t School teachers and others
1;i!;rrong appeals to the people
SE3IIAYEEKLY TOWN
OXFORD, NgfH
REV. G. T. TUNSTALIi CAI I.lv
m "Bl -w- - . .
Pastor of Enon, Hester and assy
Creek Churches. &
Intimate friends of Rev. Geo. T.
Tunstall have known for some time
that it was his desire to follow the
boys and the flag to Berlin. He ten
dered his services to the Y. M. C. A.
work of the army a few weeks ago,
and on Sunday the board of dea
cons of each of his churches granted
him leave of absence for twelve
months from August 1st next.
Those who know Mr. Tunstall in
timately are inclined! to believe
that he will accomplish much in his
great undertaking. He is a good
mixer, fond of young men, sympa
thetic and enthusiastic. He is a
young man and-is familiar with the
ways of young men, nnt iie knows
when , where and how to address
them
On the retirement of Dr. Marsh
one year ago, Mr. Tunstall was call
ed to the pastorate of Enon, Hester
and Grassy Creek ' churches. He has
done a great and glorious'-work in
Granville. He will give up his
charges, the first of August. In the
mean time the board of deacons of
the three churches are looking for
an able minister to take up the
work.
After a brief spell cf preliminary
work at some of the training camps
Mr. Tunstall will go overseas.
OFF TO CAMP.
Eighteen Colored Boys Entrained
Here East Friday.
One of the best looking squad of
colored boys to leave Granville en
trained here last Friday at noon
for Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky.
Their tickets read via Seaboard to
Richmond and the Chesopeake and
Ohio. Their names follow:
Otis Jones, Lonnie Harris, Robert
Peace, Roy Smith, Len Parker, Er
nest Garner, John A. Chavis, Melvin
Julius R oyster, John Henry Peace,
Dorsey Cheatham, George Clayton
Branch, Walter Moss, James Edward
Jeffreys, Esquire Allen, C. A. Hall,
Sonny Shanks, James Crosby, Wil
liam Martin.
OXFORD ORPHANAGE BOY
KILLED IN ACTION.
Lieut. Calvin L. Capps, who was
killed in action on the battlefield of
France last week was the son of
Mrs. Maggie Capps, Lucama, near
Wilson. He was 2 5 years of age.
His father died when he was a
youth of only a few years, leaving
a family of a widow and four young
sons. He was educated at the Ma
sonic Orphanage at Oxford, from
which institution he graduated in
1910.
He has two brothers now in the
service one, Carl Capps, first class
yeoman, and Frank Capps " in the
aviation branch of the service, in
training at the University of Texas.
BEV. S. ROYSTER THE THIRD.
Born at Aberdeen Last Week Fath
er in France.
Born to Lt. Bev. S. Royster and
Mrs. Royster, at Aberdeen, Moore
county, last week a fine son. The
father is somewhere along the bat
tlefront in France. Mrs. Royster
is making her home with her fath
er, State Food Administrator Page
at Aberdeen. The son of Lt. Roy
ster is named in honor of its grand
father, General
Oxford.
B. S. Royster, oi
GREEN-CALLIS.
Happy Couple Spend Honeymoon in
Asheviile.
Mr. Brodus Callis and Miss Ida
Green were united in marriage at
the Methodist parsonage Friday
night, Dr: R. H. Willis officiating.
The bride was a clerk in the Long
Company stores, and the groom
holds a responsible position in the
local office of the Soutehrn Rail
way Company.
immediately after the ceremony
the happy couple left for Asheviile
to spend a few days.
"Over There."
The patriotic production of Mont
gomery Jackson, entitled "Over
There," with Anna Q. Nilsson in the
title role, will be seen at the Or
pheum next Monday, matinee and
night. . .
COUNTY OFFErJ
T
CAROLINA WEMESDAY
BACK BONE OF GERMAN AR
MY SHATTERED BEYOND RE-'
PA II I AUSTRIA X B RETREAT.
From Gorman Calculations Italian
Front Must Be Made Secure Be
fore German Designs in France
Can Bo Prosecuted Fully; Secre
tin Baker Cables Italian Minister
cf War Congratulations.- Out
look Continues Good For Ital--ians
Who Are Following Up Their
Victory. g
4
TEXT OF GEN. .DIAZ'S MES
SAGE TO ITALIAN EMBASSY,
' "' M c n d ay w e
obtained a eret
victory, "said General Diaz's mes
sage. .."Owing to the extreme pres
sure of our troops and the contin
uous fire of the artillery and air
planes, the enemy, after having des
perately clung for eight days -at the
cost of appalling losses to the right
bank of the Piave on the night of
the 23rd began to retreat to the
left bank under our terrific fire.
"The retreat continued during the
entire day, protected by strong ma
chine gun contingents and rear
guard units, which, arter opposing ;
obstinate resistance 'were successful
ly overpowered by the impetus cf
our troops which enveloped Montel
lo and swept over on the entire
Piave line with the exception of a
short section at Musile, where the
fight continues. 4
"Thus far forty' thousand prison
ers have been. counted and an enor
mous amount of borjtytaptured.' An
appalling number of Austrian corps
es litter the -ground bearing witness
of the unfortunate bravery and cf
the crushing defeat of the enemy.
KEEPING CROPS CLEAN.
The Absence of Grass and Weeds Is
Marked on Almost Every Farm.
A trip about the county shows
that the farmers have been very
busy in their crops for the past few
weeks. The absence of grass and
weeds is marked on almost every
farm. The past three weeks have
given a fine opoprtunity to clean
out the crops. The corn crop, as a
rule, is not very promising. '.
Now and then we see a patch of
sweet potatoes which wero set out
early, looking well and growing off
nicely. The farmers have cut
about all the wheat and oats and
are awaiting the arrival of the
threshers July 1.
Down in Dutchville and other sec
tions of southern Granville the
crops suffered considerably for lack
of rain.
The lack of sufficient man labor
on the farm has made it Necessary
for the women to go into the fields
and do their part. This they are
doing without complaint. They
realize that if their brothers, sons
and husbands must go forth to
fight the country's battles they
should be willing to labor at home
to back them up in the training
camps and battle fronts.
1,247 MEN CALLED
IN NORTH t'AKUiiOii
TO DEPART IN JULY.
Third of Them Will Entrain Between
. . July 5 and 10 For Fort Ogle
thorpe Georgia.
A call upon North Carolina for
4 247 men has been issued by. the
War Department Adjutant-General
Young announced Friday. On thos
and three hundred men qualified .or
general military service wnl be
sent between July 5 and 10 to Camp
Ga
f j-rppm eai. -r-
Cm f
w '
tprs and
sen to Clemson College, Clemson,
fo JuVy 16; 1,700 others will go
later" to Camp Meade Maryland and
1 300 negroes will go to Camp Dix.
Save a Dollar.
A dollar saved is a dollar made
and why not be comfortable while
iriTit Read, the announce-
Seit of the Southern GasCompany
elsewhere
. A- . ' 1 llll
men of grammar scnooi eou-,
having experience as olacksniiths
mechanics, win
OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME
JTINF
26, 1918
NEGRO COMMITS SUICIDE.
undy Day Fires a Bullet Through j
His Head. j
iunay uay, colored, twenty-one j
years old, was found at the end oi
a tobacco row early Monday morn
ing about nine o'clock in an un
eoncious condition. The faithful old
mule attached to a plow was stand
ing close by and the pistol lay ten
yards away.
Lundy's wife states that her "hus
band came to the house a few min
utes before she heard the shot and
told her that he wanted the' pistol
to shoot the crows that were ravis-
mg nis crops. She thought nothing
of it until she heard the report of
tne pistol a moment later and
hastened around the b-arn and
found her husband at the end of a
tobacco row in an unconcious con
dition. Dr. Nelson Thomas, county coroner,
hastened to the scene at Shady
Grove church and seeing that there
were unmistakable signs of self
destruction pronounced it suicide.
COLORED REGISTRANTS TO BE
GIVEN TECHNICAL TRAINING.
Ihree Granville County Boys Will
Be Selected by the Local
Board.
Nearly 157,000 negro soldiers are
now in the National Army. Of these
1,000 are line officers holding com
missions of captain and first and
second lieutenats. There are about
250 colored officers in the Medical
and Dental Reserve corps.
The Army now includes two di
visions of colored troops, which
when fully constituted will include
practically all branches of the ser
vice : Infantry, Artillery, Signal
Corps, Medical Corps, and Service
battalions ft-' with men .technically
trained in all branches of scientific
work.
There are nov openings in the
Veterinary Corps for negroes skilled
in vetinary and agricultural work.
Arrangements have been completed
to send negreos registered but not
yet called to schools and colleges
this summer for training in radio
engineering, electrical engineering,
auto mechanics, blacksmithing, and
the operation of motor vehicles.
The local board will this week an
nounce the names of the three boys
to be sent from Granville county.
MERCHANT MARINE RECRUITS.
Several Young Men Request Detailed
Information.
Mr. John G. Hall, recently ap
pointed enrolling agent for the U.'S.
Shipping Board Recruiting Service,
reports numerous inquires from
young men, who prefer serving
their country in the great war on
the sea rather than on land. Most
of the would-be recruits want to
know what the pay is" while train
ing. They are informed that it is
$30 a month, plus board and lodg
ing, and the . use of a uniform. Af
ter approximately two months on a
training ship, the Merchant Ma
rine recruits are placed in the crews
of cargo or passenger vessels, fo:
mercantile voyages to various quar
ters 'of the globe. They are exempt
from military service.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
We wish to correct the impres
sion that our celebration on the
Fourth of July at Caltolina Farm
is intended for a picnic feast. The
object is just the reverse. Instead
of "an extravagant feast, the dinner
will be prepared under the super
vision and direction of Mrs. Lillian
W. Capehart and Miss Lila Melvin,
County Home Demonstrator Agents
of Granville and Person Counties
respectively, and will be entirely
within the U. S. Food regulations.
W. T. CALTON.
FIREMEN ELECT OFFICERS.
At a meeting of the Oxford Fire
Department last week the election of
officers resulted as follows: Chief,
J. Robt. Wood; Assistant chief, J.
A. William; Foreman, Capt. Wade
H. Britt ; Assistant foreman, E. L.
Parham; Treasurer, J. T. Sizemore,
Jr.; Secretary. Lee C. Taylor; Sur
geon, Dr. T. L, Booth; Driver, P. A.
Wood.
. John R. Ellington was elected a
I new member of the company.
PRINT.
NUMBER 50
HON. D. G. BRUMMITT FOR
As Such Will Add Prestage and Dig-
nity to the Old County
of Granville.
We reproduce some of the nice
things the papers of the State are
saying about Hon. D. G. Brum
mitt. This from the Casewell
County News:
"Why Not Granville's Prince of
Good Fellows For Speaker?
"Amid all of the present war
hurley burly people are liable to
overlook the fact that there are im
portant things to be done at home
as well as abroad, and one of these
very important things is to elect the
proper man for speaker of the
house in the next State Legislature.
And seeing that Hon. D. G. Bruin
mitt, of Granville is again stand
ing for relecetion for the house in
Granville, where the unterrified
Democrats and many Republicans
will undoubtedly support him to a
man. Mr. Brumn-Ut's past service
in the house, coupled with his abil
ity as a speaker, his country-wide
reputation as a splendid man, we
would really like to see the house
honor itself and the State by honor
ing Mr. Brummitt as its chief offi-
cer.
Rejoice to Hea.r It.
This from Charity and Children:
, "We hear that Mr. D. G. Brum
mitt, a representative in the House
from the good old county of Gran
ville, will be a candidate for speak
er of the House. We rejoice to
hear it, for Mr. Brummitt is a clean,
high minded, honorable man, and
withal one of the ablest men of his
age in the State. The bretheren
of the House could hardly do a bet
ter thing for themselves and for
the State than to put Mr. Brum
mit in the chair,"
Mr. Brummitt will return to the
next Assembly without opposition.
The Republicans will offer no candi
date in the November election. And
we are advised that he has since the
primary received assurances of sup
port for speakership from all sec
tions of the State, many of which
assurances come without solicita
tion. But, to be sure, there will be
left undone nothing that will make
sure his election, -riie county is
interested in his candidacy. The
older men in politics, such as Gen.
Royster, Sen. Hicks, Senator Cur
rin, Dr. White, Col. Ballou, D. T.
Winston,J. L. Peed and many oth
ers are giving their counsel, while
the young fellows, Ben. Parham,
John Hester, Willie Howell, Ennis
Davis, Ben Lassiter, Col. Gregory,
and otherse are doing . actual work
whenever such work is necessary.
While Mr. Brummitt and his
friends are making no extravagant
claims, yet they are satsified with
the situation. The yong fellows
mentioned have a feeling that noth
ing less than an upheaval politically
can deprive Mr. Brummitt of the
position. Ben. W. Parham, John
Hester and Ben Lassiter assure us
that he has received letters pledg
ing. the suport of the leading men
from all sections of the state and
their unqualified prediction is that
Brummitt will be the next Speaker
of the House.
A Clearance Sale.
Opens at Cohn & Son's two big
stores on Friday morning and will
last 15 days. Their entire stock of
up-to-date summer clothing, shoes,
dry goods and millinery are placed
on sale at jprices never heard of in
Oxford. Their one endeavor now is
to clean out the heavy stocks of
summer goods as quickly and effec
tively as possible. All their sum
mer goods must go and go quickly.
They are determined not to carry
any summer goods into next season.
So they have cut yith mighty little
regard to profit or even cost. It is
the policy of this reliable firm not
to let any goods lay on the shelves,
but to see them move at any pretext.
So you now have an unequaled op
portunity to save. You will find
that the savings are not confined to
a few articles, but include every
thing in their two big stores. Cohn
& Son's never disappoint, they sell
exactly as they advertise. So no
matter what you want, whether the
article be advertised or not, you will
greatly profit by attending, their
sale. Look at Cohn & Son's adver
tisement on last page of this paper
and hurry to the sale. adv
Doing Her Bit.
Mrs. Theodore Roseyelt Jr., is
working fourteen, hours a day in a
Y. M. C. A. canteen at Aix, France.
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