VOLUME XXXIV.
THE PENDULUM OP THE
CLOCK NEVER STANDS STILL.
The Indications Point To Lower
Trices For Tobacco Next Fall.
Farmer readers of the 'Public Led
ger will need no warning with ref
erence to the 1919 crops of tobacco.
As always follows high prices, many
thoughtless farmers will gamble on
the future and risk everything on to
bacco. This is extremely foolish and
dangerous. The big prices for tobac
co during the last two years have
been produced by abnormal condi
tions. These conditions are becom
ing normal again. The world has
been on a war basis, but is . now ad
justing itself to a peace basis. This
is certain to mean a fall in the prices
of all commodities. Cotton, wheat,
corn, tobacco all must come down.
The pendulum of the clock never
stands still. It cannot keep moving
one way. It will return. Be prepar
ed for it.
The Danbury Reporter figures it
out as follows:
"The year 1913 was a year of high
priced tobacco, which set many far
mers wild, who thought the condi
tion was permanent. The year 1914
meant disaster to many. Those fra
mers who gambled on high prices be
ing permanent, lost. Those, who had
failed to produce the necessa
ries of life, but who had expect-v
ed to buy them with the proceeds of
high tobacco, were bitterly disap
pointed. Next fall, the indications
point to lower prices for tobacco. The
' manufacturers have been buying for
two years at fancy figures. Now to
recoup themselves they must get
their raw material lower. The pric
es on manufactured articles of all
kinds, including smoking and chew
ing tobacco, are sure to decline with
in another year."
The only safe planA for the Gran
ville county farmer is to make ar
rangements to produce all his sup
plies at home this year, for' fear low
tobacco next fall leave him stranded
and unable to pay bis wheat, corn,
meat, and stock feed bills. After
.setting asid,SJl&tprtsgjs
supplies, then plant air the tobacco
you can we'll attend. By this plan,
you will be on the safe side, if to
bacco is low, and if it should be high
again, you will be jn good shape.
COMMISSIONER WYATT E.
CANNADY DOING GOOD WORK
Anxious To See the Roads of the
County In Good Shape.
Some time ago the county com
missioners designated Commissioner
Cannady to look after the Oxford
Henderson road and see what
could be done to improve conditions.
He has been working in conjunction
with the State engineer, and if the
plan he evolved to dodge Harrisburg
hill is adopted it will be a thing of
beauty and a joy forever. Under his
plan the road would cross the creek
at the same point and hug the hill
in a graceful curve ori the south side
and reenter the old road two hun
dred yards west of the steep incline.
Commissioner Cannady states that
the people of Bullock are actually
suffering for a good road leading to
the northwest from that point. Such
a road, he said, would bring thous
ands of people to Oxford that are
now going to Virginia. Considera
ble road building is now under way
in Mecklenburg county, said "Com
missioner Cannady and unless we
get wise to their movements and
lead the people into the , National
Highway at Bullock we are going to
lose a lot of trade.
Commissioner Cannady is familiar
with the road system of the county.
Above all things, he said, he would
like to see a first-class road between
Oxford and Creedmoor. This, he
said, could be accomplished at com
paratively small cost to the county
and that it would be the means of
attracting unlimited trade to Oxford
that find an outlet in another direc
tion. 3IUSIC TEACHERS WELL 1
MEET IN OXFORD
To Stimulate The Study of Piano
Music.
Prof. Wade R. Brown, of Greens
boro, State Musical Director, has re
quested Mrs. John B. Booth to call
a meeting of the piano teachers of
Granville county on Saturday, March
8, and Mrs. Booth requests all teach
ers of piano in the county to attend
the meeting in Prof. J. F. Webb's
office in the Court House at eleven
o'clock on that date. ,
At this meeting a plan for the stim
ulation of piano study- will be pres
sented and discussed, and it is hoped
that every teacher of piano in , the
county will be present. Each coun
ty in the State will have a like or
ganization. .
Dr. T. L. Booth is spending some
me in St. Cloud,. Florida. -
' PUBLI8HED8EMI-WEEKLY TOWN. AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME PRINT. -
THE CHURCHES OF OXFORD.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. Stewart Oglesby, pastor; ser
vices at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.; John R
TLX - 1 1 r , .
"an, superintendent; J. M. Baird.
teacher
of Bible class.
METHODIST.
R. C. Craven, pastor; ser
a. m. and 7:20 r m sm.
Rev.
vices 11
er meeting Wednesday night at 7:30
Sundaly school in Lyon Memorial
Building 9:45 a. m., G. B. Phillips,
superintendent.
BAPTIST
Rev. Jt D. Harte, pastor; services
11 a. m. and 7:30 p .m.; prayer
meeting Wednesday night at 7:30.
Sunday school at 9:45, W. A. Mc
Farland, superintendent.
WEST OXFORD BAPTIST.
Rev. E. G. Usry, pastor; services
first and third Sundays at 11 a. m.
and 7:30 p. m.; prayer meeting ev
ery Wednesday night at 7:34). Sun
day school every Sunday at 9:45 a.
m
D. F; Lanier. suoerin tenant-
teachers
7:30.
meeting Friday night at
ST. STEPHEN'S EPISCOPAL.
The Rev. F. H. T. Horsfield, rec
tor; services on Sunday: Litany, ser
mon and and Holy Eucharist 11 a.
m.; evening prayer 5 o'clock; Sun
day school 9:45 a. m., R. H. Lewis,
'Jr., Supt. Lent Ashe Wednesday,
Morning service, sermon, and holy
Eucharist 11 o'clock; evening prayer
5 o'clock. Thursday Evening ser
vice, with reading 7:45 o'clock. Fri
day Litany 11 a. m.; evening pray
er 5 o'clock. Saturday Evening
prayer 5 o'clock.
OXFORD SCHOOL CHILDREN
ADOPT FRENCH ORPHANS
One of the Little Tots In the War
Zone Sends Appreciative Letter
Some: months ago seven of the
grades of the Oxford schools took up
on themselves the. support of seven
orphans of France and Belgium. This
amounts to $36.50 each for the year.
SFierapliarxrftthese
ly making a little sacrifice that the :
destitute children of these war
stricken countries may have some
help. It is forming a great bond of
friendship that will mean much in
the future of these great peoples.
Letters are being sent from Ox
ford to France and in return letters
from France come to the boys and
girls here at home and they are fill
ed with real thankfulness and love.
The seventh grade has reecived
the first one of these letters and a
copy of it is given below. It came
from a little girl who was only four
years old on the 31 of last January.
It was written in French and has
been translated as follows:
Graulhet, Feb. 2nd, 1919.
My Dear Benefactors Being now
too young to do it myself,' I am writ
ing in the name of my sister to thank
you for the gift which you have been
so good to send me, the first pay
ment of which has just been transmit
ted to me.
I do not know how to express my
self in order to show you my great
gratitude and my thanks, especially
when I think that so far away we
have some benefactors who are seek
ing only to allay the misery of little
French orphans;
Now, my dear benefactors, I leave
you and thank you again for your
generous gift and send you at the
same time every expression of my
friendship.
Your little protege,
RAYMONDE BARDON,
Rue du Mail, Graulhet, Tarn.
RECURRENCE NEXT WINTER
OF "FLU" IS PREDICTED
Appropriation of $300,000 for Stuy
of Disease Carried in Congres
sional Bill
Washington, Feb. 28. Recurrence
next winter of the, influenzt epidemic
which caused thousandsof death in
all parts of the county during the
past Ave months is predicted by Rear
Admiral W. C. Braistead, Surgeon
apneral of the Navy.
-In appropriation of $300,000 for
the study of diseases is carried in the
sundry appropriation civil bill, now
before the House, but the amount is
sufficient and wilLprobably be in
creased to $i,ooo,ooo
TWO METHODIST CHURCH
PAPERS CONSOLIDATED
The North Carolina Christian Ad
vocate published at Greensboro the
?i nrean of the Western North
Calolin Convene, and the Raleigh
Christian Advocate, publish at Ra,
leigh the official organ of the North
Carolina Conference - have xonoli
dated under the general desipation
rfiiP North Carolina Christian Ad
eocafe which will bej plumed
Grecaisboro - -
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA
GOVERNORS AND MAYORS
TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
ON LABOR PROBLEMS
Mayor Mifcehell, pf Oxford,
Will
Probably Attend.
Governors' of fifteen states, lieut
enant governors of two others and
mayors of 100 cities thus ?ar have
accepted the invitation of Secretary
of Labor Wilson to attend the White
House conference beginning next
Monday for discussion of business
and labor problems growing out of
the ending of the war. Mayor Mit
chell has signified a desire to be pres
ent. The meetings, which will continue
three days, will be held in the East
room of the White House.
FRENCH BILL FOR DAMAGE
LIMITED BY FOE'S ABILITY
Amounts of Estimated War Losses
Exceed German Power to Pay
Radical Tax Measure Due to Dif
ficult Financial Situation.
Paris, Feb. 27. Members of the
French Government in conversation
with the American delegates say
that the capital tax proposed by Min
ister Klotz in. the Chamber of Dupe
ties will be 20 per cent.
This is the most racsical tax pro
gram of any of the Allies and is a
result of the extremely difficult fi
nancial situation of France, c which
failed during the war to tax incomes.
It also is an admission that France
expects the German indemnity to be
adequate to tkieet the French war
debt.
The capital tax is necessary to
meet the growing socialist sentiment
in France.
The total value of capital in France
before the war was about $75,000
000,000. Allowing for losses, it is
hoped to raise fifteen billion by the
capital tax and thus to reduce the
debt by one-half.
Since the war debt of France jis
widely distributed most of the pay
ers of this tax will simply turn bajpk
their war bonds which are equal to
one-fifth. of the nation's prop
American investigators have given
up etsimating Belgium's damages.
France will take the French and Bel
gian bills and confine her efforts to
estimating Germany's ability to pay.
This means simply that the in
vestigators have gone far enough to
see that the bills exceed Germany's
ability to pay, and final reparation
will be determined entirely by the
latter consideration. .
PRESIDENT WILSON SIGNS
THE REVENUE BILL
Incomes, Excess Profits -and War
Profits, Estates and Inheritances
,. Are Levied Upon Heavily By The
Law.
Washington, Feb. 27. Secretary
Glass has issued an appeal to the A
merican people to pay cheerfully the
higher war taxes which went into ef
fect last Tuesday when the revenue
bill received the signature of Presi
dent Wilson.
Machines Set In Motion.
The Revenue Bureau's machinery
already had been put into operation
in preparation for the filing of re
turns March 15 on incomes, , excess
profits and war profits, and the col
lection of the first "2 5 per cent in
stallment payment on that date.
Luxuries Struck Hard.
Taxes which become operative at
j once include those on liquor, tobac-
co, soft drinks, so-called luxuries
1 as automobiles, pianos, candy, chew
ing gum, sporting goods and slot ma
chines; brokers, amusement places,
taxicabs and other special businesses.
Articles in the "luxury" class on
which new taxes effect include auto
mobiles and motor accessories, cam
eras, chewing gums, candy, firearms,
slot machines, toilet soaps and art
goods. The tax is paid by the manu
facturer. Other Features.
Taxes on incomes, excess profits
and war profits; estates and inherit
ances; and excise taxes on a number
of special businesses, such as brok
ers, bowling alleys, insurance com
panies, v
JUDGE DEVTN ATTENDS
BANQUET IN WASHINGTON
Hon. W. A. Devin, who . has been
holding court at Elizabeth City and
Washington for the past several
weeks, will arrive in Oxford today
and spend the week end here.
We notice that there was a big
banquet in Washington a few even
ings ago and that Judge Devin was
on the program for a five r minutes'
speech. . ? . . .
. Mrs. Thad G. Stem and fine little
son were in Oxford Thursday. It is
a pleasure to note that Mrs- Stem
will return to Oxford to make her
home when Major Stem returns from
over seas. n
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1919.
GROSS INCOME EXPLAINED
BY THOMAS D. MEYERS
Answers Questions in Regard to In
come Tax Intricacies Some
Moneys Not Taxable.
Mr. Thomas D. Meyers, of collec
tor Josiah Bailey's office, put in
three strenuous days here this week
explaining the new revenue law to
those who desired to be informed as
to just what constitutes "gross in
come" in. their income tax returns
for 1918. ,
"In making out his return of gross
income, the taxpayer is required to
account for practically every dollar
he received during 1918, explained
Mr. Meyers.
Salaries, wages and commissions
for personal services, including bon
uses. ;
Interest received on notes,, and de
posits in banks including- savings
banks. v
Dividends on stock, whether re
ceived in cash or stock. Only divi
dends paid out of earnings or profits
accrued since March 1, 1913 are tax
able, buh dividends are deemed to be
distributed out of "the most recently
accumulated earnings.
Profits resulting from purchases or
sales of property, real or personal.
If the property was purchased before
March 1, 1913, the profit is based on
the difference between the selling
price and the fair market value as
of March 1, 1913.
Profit from stock market transac
tions. Income received from fiduciaries,
that is, amounts received from in
comes of estates,, trusts, etc., through
trustees, administrators or executors
Net partnership profits whether di
vided or distributed or not.
Royalties from mines, oil and gas
wells, patents, copyrights, and fran
chises. :r The following items are not taxa
able and need not be included in the
return.
Property received as a gift or by
will or inheritance. It must be un-
:j'rtetd4oy eyer in- that"r;'the-:Hncome
derived trom such propertv is taxa
ble. Proceeds of life insurance policies.
Returns of premiums on life, en
dowment and annuity policies. In
terest on securities issued under the
provisions of the federal farm loan
act of July 17, 1916.
Amounts received through - acci-
dent or health insurance, or under
workmens compensation acts, plus
T-io amount nf ilflmnppi! rPfPlVPd.
Vhether by suit or agreement on ac
count of such injuries.
Amounts received during the war
by a pension in the military or naval
forces for active service, up to $3,
500. Interest on obligations of any state
or political sub-division of a state
such as city, county, town or village
and the District of Columbia. In
terest on obligations of the United
States is exempt except that interest
on obligations issued after Septem
ber 1, 1917, is exempt only . to the
extent provided in the Liberty bond
acts.
Interest on Liberty bonds to the
par value of $5,000 is exempt from
all taxation. Holders of larger Lib
erty bonds are advised to consult
their bankers or write the Collector
as to the exemption they are entitled
to.
PRICES ARE GETTING BACK
TO THE NORMAL STAGE
The following table shows teh re
ductions in food prices which took
place in New York in two weeks
between Jan. 18 and Feb. 1 of this
year:
Commodity Feb. 1 Jan.
Porterhouse steak 38c
Sirloin steak 37c
Top round steak ....... 37c
Chuck steak , 23c
Leg of veal 28c
Veal cutlets . . . - 40c
18.
48c
48c
38c
30c
38c
50c
38c
40c
48c
32c
70c
70c
Pori loins . .
Fresh hams ... .
BacoLi .... -
Shoulder of pork
Creamery butter .
Eggs, Western . .
27c
,32c
38c
23c
53c
58c
NORTH CAROLINA MAN NICK
NAMED THTRTDSTH DIVISION
Donald MacRae, of Chapel
was
tne man who gave the 30 th division
the nickname ck "Old Hickory."
He was in Charlotte the other day
and showed " official confirmation.
The commanding general , at Camp
Sevier said he J would give a ten
days' furlough to the man present
ing the best nickname. MacRae won
the furlough, submitting the name
"Old Hickory' as the troops in the
division were from the Carolinas and
Tennessee. The States representing
Andrew Jackson in birth and resid
ence.' .. : . ' . .. ' .."
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BATTERY LANDS AT NEWPORT j
NEWS NEXT MONDAY '
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Nearly 500,000 Men of Our Army In
France Will Be Home Or On Way!
tsei ore July First Four Vessels
On High, Sense Now Are Scheduled
To Dock Next Week With 6,200
Officers and Men
(Washington Special.)
The first unit of the Thirtieth Di- tarn artlcTeT in this " w th the
vsxon, composed or National Guard; same things advertised in the Minn
troops from orth Carolina, South 1 eapolis (Minn.) Journal. The fol
Carolina and Tennessee, is due at, lowing rates were taken from sever
Newport News March 3 aboard thejal advertisements in the Znesota
atileSlip. Mtean. ich sailed paper, and are here offred alone w?th
from Brest February 18, according to
information available here. The unit
is the 105 Trench Mortar Battery,
composed of six officers and 181 men
The battery will be assigned to
three camps . for demobilization as
follows:
Camp Sevier, S. C, 60 men; Camp
Gordon, Ga., five officers and 67 men
Camp Lee. Va., one offleer and 45 j
men
Four Ships Dock Next Week.
The battleship Ohio, the hospital
ship Comfort and two transports j
bringing home 200 officers and 6,-
000 men have sailed rrom France and
are expected to arrive between March
3 and 5. The battleship i3 proceed
ing to Newport News and the other
ships to New York.
The, battleship Ohio should reach
.. -- - " "Minneapolis. The relative prices
anti-aircraft section complete, casual j per pound for chicken i here and
companies of Texas, Colorado Geor-1theref are abQUt ga ag
gia and North Carolina, and five case in comparing tne cogt of eggg
casual officers ' ' However, the Minneapolis stores
V y a uote fan creamery butter, print,
Nearly 500,000 men of the Amen- ,for 45 cents and fresh butter in
can Expeditionary Forces will before bulk fQr 29 cents The in gey
July 1 be either returned to United feral Grenesboro stores ranged from
States or will be homeward bound, ! gg Q cenis
according to plans or tne general
staff.
The twenty-seventh, Eight-fifth,
Thirty-seventh and Ninety-first di-
viciuno will odH ill xu.tnv.ii, x w
ty-sixth, Seventy-seventh, Eighty-1
Second, Thirty-fifth and Forty-sec-j a Still And Didn't See It.
ond in April; the Thirty-second,) A few days ago Sheriff Hunt re
TwnTygh'th;lvThirtythird; ' Eight- ceived a"' grapevine message stating
ieth and Eighty-eighth in May and that a moonshiner was preparing to
the Eighty-ninth, Ninetieth, Twenty
tieth and Seventy-ninth in June. i
STEM NEWS LETTER.
Tally Ho Soldier Boys Returning To
Their Homes.
(W. R. MANGUM.)
Mr. U. M. Roberts, of Route 1,
left Wednesday for a business trip
to Eagle Rock and Wendell.
Mrs. Sallie Pope, of Clarksville,
spent the week end with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Thomasson
of Route 3.
Mr. Ben Cozart, of Trinity Col
lege, spent 'the week end with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cozart.
Misses Willie May Currin and
Carrie Phillips, of Culbreth section,
spent the week end in Richmond and
attended the Billy Sunday meetings.
rDr. Hardee reports that he has
only one case of influenza , among
his patients, which is in the neigh
borhood of Culbreth. He has treat
ed hundreds of cases and has lost
only one. "
A letter received by Mr. E. P.
Mangum, of Route 1, states that his
brother,. Private 0.-T. Mangum, has
landed ' in New York from overseas
and has entirely recovered from his
wound and will be home in a short
while.
Private Frank T. Cozart, who is
in the hospital service at .Camp Lee,
spent the week end with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Cozart. He was
en route to Camp Lee from Azalea,
the government hospital near Ashe
ville. where he had been to take
some tubercular patients. He hopes
to return to his business here by ear
ly fall. .
Corporal Eddie'Cozart, who left
his home last March for Camp Jack
son, arrived at Stem last Thursday,
being the first soldier to return to
this community from overseas, jvir.
Cozart served in the engineering
corps and was under shell fire for
several months, but escaped Uninjur
ed. He saw many towns that had
been completely destroyed by Ger
mans, the brick walls of buildings
left standing about waist high. The
rivers in France, he says, are much
smaller than he expected to see and
were mere stearsm compared with
ours. . s'
Rev. L- M. Hobbs, the new pas
tor of Tally Ho church, preached an
excellent sermon there Sunday, choos
ing ashis theme, "God calling men".,
He emphasized the point that there
are many nominal christians who
have never been called of .God and
that the church is weakened in pro
portion as the unregenerate are ad
mitted to membership. -Mr. Hobbs
does not use notes, but has his ser
mons well, in hand and has made a
most favorable impression in the be
ginning of his work with this church.
"WTTMTRTT'T? 1 T
IS THE COST OF LIVING
IN OXFORD TOO HIGH?
Prices Paid Here Are Somewhat
Higher Than Those Quoted, In
Minneapolis.
(Greensboro News.)
That the people of Greensboro
are paying extremely high prices for
food commodities Is apparent, accord
! inST to rnmnnrienn rf Vi r-.t ' c
the prices prevalent on the Greens
boro market.
Fresh eggs Minneapolis, 49 cents;
Greensboro, 45 cents. Prunes, two
pounds Minneapolis, 35 cents, Cla
ra prunes, good prunes, , 27 cents;
Greensboro, 35 cents to 50 cents:
no Clara prunes. Bananas Minnea
polis, , cents; Greensboro, 40
cent. drpo
cents. Greensboro, 30 cents.
The following comparison of meat
prices shows ja. greater margin be-
tween the cos'ts here and
Sirloin steak, porterhouse, club
Minneapolis, 17 to 30 cents, Greens
boro, 40 cents. Beef pot roast
Minneapolis, 13 and 14 cents; Greens
boro, 30 cents. Choice sirloin and
club steaks quoted at from 19 to 22
cents by several different markets in
MOONSHINER PLAYS TRICK
ON SHERIFF DEE HUNT
rrH m x
violate the dignity and honor of
Shakerag.
' "This will never do," said Sheriff
Hunt as he placed a revolver in his
pocket and started for the battle-
, field made famous in past years by
j broken noses and bruised skins ; and
like the boy in "I spy," he got warm-
er and warmer as he walked along
the west bank of the creek. At one
point he ' actually got so close to the
still the prespiration stood upon his
brow, but failing to find it he gave
up the chase and returned to Ox
ford. As soon as he entered his office,
the Sheriff received another grape
vine message advising that he had
passed within ten feet of the still
and didn't see it.
"What's that," inquired Sheriff
Hunt, "I am not blind."
"Well, it was like this," said the
voice at the other end of the grape
vine, "when the blockader saw you
coming he fastened one end of a
small wire around a bush on the
bank of the creek and tied the other
end to the still and eased it down
into the water."
GONE TO GET HIS LEG.
Sergt. Roy Williford WiU Be Here
For the Celebration.
Sergt. ,Roy Williford, who lost a
leg in France, and who has been on
a visit to his parents at Moriah, left
this week for New York to undergo
a slight surgical operation and to get
his new leg.
While here Sergt. Williford show
ed his friends, the small piece of
shrapnel that lodged in his ankle
and paused all the ; trouble. The
piece of poisoned steel is about the
size of a cornfield pea. The wound
he said, did not give him much pain
until the poison began to get in its
deadly work, and then his decline
was rapid. In order to save his life
the doctors amputated his leg three
times the first time just above the
ankle the second time below the knee
and the third time above the knee.
Sergt. Williford hopes to get his
new leg and return home by the
time the home company reaches here.
If the leg is not ready by that time
"he is going to be here anyway.
"Cupid At Vassar"
The Class of '19 of Oxford College
will present "Cupid At Vaissar" In
the College Chapel on Friday even
ing, March 7th. Price of admission
will be 35 and 50 cents. This is a
most interesting drama in which 13
girls take part. Special costumes
have been ordered for the occasion.
Show begins at 7:45 o'clock.
Mrs. D. E. Compton is in Rex hos
pital in Raleigh. Her friends will be
glad to learn that she is improving.
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