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- ' - ' VOLUME XXXIV. 3IIXOIVS REGIMENT READY FOR THE BIG PARADE Xcrth Carolina's Fighting Colonel VVill Emerge From the World War a Full-Fledged Briga dier General. Col. Minor, with a portion of-his regiment, arrived a,t Camp Jackson last Friday and the remainder of the 120th infantry, which he led across the Hindenburg line, arrived there on Sunday. The next step is the Kg parade of the regiment in Char lotte tomorrow, followed by demobi lization on their return to Columbia Thursday, It is thought that most of i he boys will be discharged in time to reach home by Easter Sunday, April 20th. Brigadier General. On his arrival at Camp Col. Min or was placed in command of the 60th brigade, succeeding Brigadier General S. L. Faison. Although the news reports failed to say definitely it is expected that the colonel will shortly receive his commission, as brigadier general. At the present time he is North Carolina's ranking colonel, e Col. Minor's regiment came into the service as a national guard unit from North Carolina, augmented lat er oy national guardsmen from South Carolina and Tennessee,, and biill later by selective draft men from several camps, the principal units now being as follows: ' North Carolina, 1,558; Tennessee 406; Indiana, 281; Kentucky, 25 9; and many other detachments. Company E. Naturally, Oxford is more interest ed in the arrival of Company E than any troops landing on American soil since the homeward flow from' France started. There have been other units to land on home shores which brought joy to the hearts of our. peo ple, but none that will come up to that brought by Company E. These boys were more really of Granville than other companies, because it was the old organization with a reputa tion established long before the Eu ropean struggle began. Not only be cause of its time-honored associa tions here, but for the further reason that it bears more marks', of the world war than any other unit' rep resenting Granville county. It was in the mightiest of all the battles, the smashing of the Hindenburg line, and a number of the gallant boys gave up their lives and today aretfn graves in France. In addition, majiy cf those who left here at their coun try's call for service will carry to their graves the wounds received in that drive against the German line. These touch the heart of Oxford and the county, and make the people have a warmer, deeper and more sym. pathetic feeling for Company E than for other organizations, no matter how well those others fought and they did fight just as valiantly as any troops in France. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. Assistant At the Granville County Experiment Station. The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open com petitive examination for assistant in tobacco investigations, for men only, on May 7, 1919, to fill vacancy at the Granville county experiment sta tion, and also a man for experiment work in Kentucky and Tennessee. The examination will be held in Dur ham, Raleigh and Greensboro. The position will payx $1200-$1,-600. Mr. Eugene Moss, director" of the Granville County -Experiment Station will be glad to confer with any one who cares to stand the civil service examination. Applicants should at once apply to form 1312, stating the title of the examination desired, to the Civil Ser vice Commission, Washington, D. C, &r to the Secretary of the United states Civil Service Board, at any Place listed hereon. MUST ERECT SIGN POSTS. Tin's New Law Imposes a Penalty of $30 to $100 For Failure. The Attorney General is calling at tontion to the county commissioners of North Carolina that the 1917. law squiring sign and guide posts be erected on all public highways, has been strengthened by the 1919 legis lature, which passed an amendment to the old law. The new law lays a Penalty of $50 to $100 on the coun ty commissioners for failing to pro vde these guide posts. In counties where the road work is under the supervision of a road commission the fine is applicable to that body father than the county commissioners. The work must be done by . the first of July, a.919, and unless they are erect ed the solicitors of the several dis tricts are directed to prosecute them. PUBLISHED SEMLr; THE FAMOUS ONE HUNDRED V AND TWENTIETH REGIMENT Formerly The Third Regiment North " Carolina National tJuard Lost 400 Dead and 1,900 Casualties Break ing Hindenburg Line. '?'. f (Columbia State.) -Among the units arriving at Camp Jackson are the survivors of the fa mous 120th regiment former! v the Third Regiment North Carolina Na- jtional Guard. There were 400 men of this command who gave their lives ior tneir eotlntry, and the total cas ualties amounted to 1.900 of whiVh fully 900 were sustained on. the first day of the great drive against the Hindenburg line, ' which this regi ment played a great part in smash ing at Bellicourt. THERE IS A LOT , . OF WHISKEY ON HAND July 1 Will Find Thousands of Barrels Held by the Distillers Washington, April IS. When the death knell for , John Barleycorn ' is rung at the midnight hour of June 30, the distillers of the United States will be left with thousands of bar rals of whiskey on their hands. This forecast by officials of the bureau of internal revenue is based on reports trom field agents who keep a con stant check on the supply in bonded Warehouses. - SHERIFF DEE HUNT ON THE JOB Collects Nearly Every Dollar of the County's Taxes. The delinquent tax list published in the current number of the Public Ledger is the smallest in the history of the county. Out of a total of ap proximately $150,000 Of the county 'tax, Sheriff Hunt has collected all but about $900. That- is a very remarkable- show ing and-stamps Sheriff Hunt as be ing the best Sheriff of the best coun ty in the, State. If it had not been for the epidemic of flu and the removal of four or five people from the county during the past tax year, Sheriff Hunt could close his records, excepting a few delinquents, who are just naturally slow anfl are waiting for; the spirit to move them. ' DON'T HOOVERIZE THE RETURNING SOLDIERS Remember . That They Are Accustom- ed To a Little More Than The Stay-At-Homes. When 3rou entertain a soldier, re member that Uncle Sam has been verv eenerous with him. and it is quite natural that he return home with a vigorous appetite for juicy beefsteak, ham and eggs. Mr. J. J. Medford has a few crates of eggs and the finest ham that he could find stored away for his son, Sergt. Wil liam Medford, while the fancy of oth er parents turn to fat turkeys and chickens. . The soldiers, either in home or mil itary life, must have four pounds of fresh "fruit and vegetables in order to keep the bony structure in good con dition. He will need the three-quarters of a cupful of fat (this includes butter,-oil, the fat of meat eaten, or any other fat in the daily diet) to keep him warm, and to this group he must add one- and one-fourth pounds of bread or cereal, andfinal ly, in order to complete the neces sary amount of driving power he musthave two ounces .of sugar or one-third of a cupful of .sirup. RETURNING SOLDIERS HAVE OUTGROWN CIVILIAN CLOTHES One Oxford Clothing Firm Last Week Sold Thirty-Five Suits to Sol- , diers. Some of the soldiers returning to civil life from the world war are fac ing a problem they did not expect not the problem of finding a job -to fit them, but that of finding a suit to do so. As they return to Civil life and civil habiliments it seems9 likely the clothiers will be busy, for the men are finding they cannot get in to the clothing they discarded when they donned uniforms. Gains in weight up to 25 pounds are common while some have made greater gains. Those who went in the army young and not fully developed, made espe cially large gains, but men of twenty-five years, anil up, who thought they had stopped growing, find that they have added brawn; and muscle to a degree that prevents them wear ing their former garb and that they will have to provide themselves with new clothes. In some cases, ,the shoes, too, will have to be a. size or two larger and made on a wider Jast as well. .- ' A. . An Oxford merchant told the Pub lic Ledger that his house last week sold thirtv-f our suits to soldiers who had outgrown their former garb while in the army. , . '. v ELY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES AZt OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, IT-IS CLAIMED THAT OXFORD CROWDS LACK ENTHUSIASM Let Us Give Expression To Our Joy j Rate 4 3-4 For Partially Tax Exemp In Unrestrained Measure When tion Notes, Convertible Into Our Boys Come Marching Home. 3 34 Exempt " Our boys are coming home. .We! sent them away gently-bred and ten der children, the gristle of youth having hardened into the bone of manhood. We receive them back vet,erans of the World - War,, men who have gone into the jaws of death and faced it in a hundred forms, men who have stormed the Hinden- Q-11rg llne and fought their way thru nre and flame and blood -and steel and deadly-barbed wire and poison gas ahd terrors of war that the un sophisticated warriors of the past never dreamed of. These Granville county boys-have proved a hundred times over that i they are not degen erate ; sons of their heroic fathers of pioneer and, of Civil War days. Their pioneer ancestors who faced the sav age terrors of the American wilds and conquered the Indian, the wild beast and the inhospitable forests of this virgin country were brave and hardy men indeed. BuJ their des cendants have improved on their he roism by crossing three thousand miles of seas to reconquer the Old World and bring it back to a state of civilization as their ancestors a chieved civilization for the : "New World. Let the reception of our boys be worthy of the deeds they have performed and the honor they ' have conferred upon their State and Nation. Let ' their welcome be the greatest spectacle of its kind in the history of Oxford. Let us not fear to display our enthusiasm. Let the crowds break all records. Let them use their lungs, and voice their greet ings in shouts that will reach and fill the welkin. It is complained that Oxford crowds lack enthusiasm It is rather the' lack of habit in man ifesting their feelings. Let us give expression to our joy in unrestrained measure that will truly convey ,to our heroes the thrills that pervade usto see them in proud soldier array as they faced and overcame the. in solent Huns. : ' FEWER DESERTERS IN NORTH I CAROLINA THAN OTHER STATES Lowest Percentage for White De serters For Any State in the ' .- " Union. Raleigh News and Observer.) , North Carolina heat all the states in the union in the percentage of white men who are classed" as de serters from the army, or deserters under the draft laws, and is one of the lowest of the states when the to tal population is 'considered. Of the total white men who registered for the draft 761-00 of one per cent were classed as deserters. The addi tion of the negroes to the list brings the state's percentage record up to 2.56. Only a few other states bet tered this record, and no other state "beat the white record in North Caro line. The nearest-approach to the North Carolina record was Kentucky which had a fraction over one per cent classed as white deserters. THE MONROE DOCTRINE ' IS AT LAST SAFE (Paris Special.) The text of the Monroe Doc trine amendment adopted by the league of nations is substan tially along the following lines: Article X Nothing " in this covenant shall be construed as invalidating the ' Monroe Doc trine for the maintenance of peace." " 4 FRATERNAL MEN IN THE ARMY OF OCCUPATION American and German Masons Shake Hands Across the Rhine. R. E Wicker, A. P. 0. .927, A. E. F-, Cobtenz, Germany Writes an in teresting letter to the Oxford or phan Friend, in which he states that the Third army has a Masonic club which has a membership 1 of 1057 members, representing 57 jurisdic tion, Ohio being in the. lead today with 122 members, against New York's 120. North Carolina has on ly seven. ' t Mr. Wicker concludes : "There is a rumor that the Grand Lodge of Rhode Island is to grant us a char ter to put oh the work here in Cob lenz. If such is the case, the Ger man Masons have offered their, tem ple which, by the way' is a-well e quipped Lodge .room; ) for. our use. Everybody is .ready to go home (including the writer) and anxious for the end of 'Die Wacht am Rhine,' but we have no idea when that happy day will come." Watch for the ' announcement of the Oxford Jewelry Company in the next issue of the Public Ledger and see what pretty bargains they " are offering, for Easter.' - TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1919. SECRETARY GLASS HAS ANNOUNCED, THE TERMS OF THE LIBERTY LOAN (Washington Special.' X The terms of the Victory Liberty Loan; as announced by Secretary Glass, are: Amount,. $4,500,000,000; oversub scription to be rejected. Interest, 4 3-4 per cent for partial ly tax exemption notes convertible into 3 3-4 per cent notes t?nollv tax exempt. V. ,;. Maturity, four years, with .the treasury reserving the privilege of redeeming the notes in three years. The 3 3-4 per cent notes, to be is sued later, also may be converted subsequently back into 3 3-4 per cent notes. The 4 3-4 per cent se curities are tte be exempt from State and local taxation, excepting .estate and inheritance taxes, and from nor mal rates of Federal income taxes. The 3 3-4 per cent securities are ex emtp from all Federal, State and lo cal taxes except estate and inheri tance. Loan Smaller Than Expected. The size of the loan was much smaller than had been anticipated by most financial observers, who looked for an issue.of about $8,000,' 000,000. This -will be the last Lib erty Loan, Secretary Glass explained. . Selling Campaign. In many communities the selling campaign already has begun active ly, although the official opening date is April 21. The drive will continue three weeks until May 10. . "VICTORY MEDAL" FOR EVERY ALLIED SOLDIE R The Design Will Be Similar For AH Countries. ; The War Department announces that a design has been approved for issuance to every soldier who parti - j cipated in . the great war on the al lied side of a "victory medal" in com memoration of his service to civili zation. V- -". The Design.' The design will be similar for, all countries on the face, but may dif fer' in detail-:'f or-the various armiesT On the obverse side the medals will bear a winged victory and on the" reverse will be fn the Janguage of the country by which it is issued", the words "The Great War for Civi lization," and ' the arms of the allies. Campaign Ribbons. ' The campaign ribbon also has been adopted to consist of a double rain bow" series' with the red in the cen ter. The ribbon will be similar, for all armies and . is to be issued in the United States very soon. .A lapel button for civilian wear alsb has been adopted.' It will be of bronze except in the cases of soliders wounded in .action when it will be of silver. This medal will represent a star -in a wreath with the letters "U. S." for the American soldier in .the center ' PRESENT SCHOOL TERM " DRAWS TO A CLOSE Some Have Already Closed, and Oth ers Will Close This Week. Because of the epidemic of influ enza which was prevalent about the time the rural schools were opening last fall, the openings were not at.all simultaneous, and ; different schools in different 'townships have lost time for one reason or another, until the terms are irregular for all the schools. The average term, however, is about six. months. County -Sup'erintendent Webb is highly pleased with the progress the schools made under the discourage ment caused by the epidemic. Re ports reaching Prof. Webb's office in dicate that praAically all of . the schools in the county will be closed by the first week in May. Prof. Webb will Attendan impor tant, meeting in Greensboro Wednes day and Thursday of this week. MISS SUE W; HALL DEAD. Burial In Elm wood Cemetery Wed - -nesday Morning.. i Miss Sue W. Hall,, a most estimable lady had a stroke of appoplexy Mon day evening, death ensuing a few hours'later. She is survived by two brothers, Messrs. J. G. and A. S. Hall, and one sister, Mrs. Henry Per ry, of Henderson. - , Miss, Hall was the afrt. teacher at Oxford College "and. was greatly be loved by 'all who knew her. She was a devout menfber of St. Stephen's church. ' - ' , Ground is being cleared .on Hills boro street for the big warehouse. The Public' Ledger learns that it will be one of the largest warehouses in the. state and that it will be ready to handle the next crop It will be owned and operated by well-known men of Stem. t - . HOME PRINT. GREAT PICNIC FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH The committee in charge of the reception for the soldiers and sailors who have been in service has decided that Thurs day, April 24th, will be the day for the celebration. A great parade will take place in which all soldiers and sailors of Gran ville coimty will take a part. The Junior Order of United Me chanics, the boy scouts, and oth er organizations including the Red Cross will have places in the parade. A big -barbecue and other ceremonies will be held at the Fair Grounds. Every man from Granville county who has been in the ser vice as a soldier or sailor, whether in camp or overseas is invited to be on hand and share, in the things the people are pre paring. If you haye been in the service, kindly send your name to Miss Mary B. Williams or. Mr. J. Robt. Wood. The com mittee will appreciate your send ing in your-name at once," as it will aid in making the arrange ments. The details of the parade and the program will be announced iiiy the next issue of the Public Ledger. Look for it. THE NEW ORDER OF .LISTING YOUR TAXES Officers Are Given' Complete Author ity of Examination Under - rf Oath. After this vear the State sroes to the calendar vear as the official tax year. Personal property will be list ed in the usual way this year, as of the first day of May, and the revalua tion of real property for 1920 will ! be made as of the first day of May of this year, but the listing of person al property for 1920 under the re valuation act, will be made as of the first day of Next January, and annu ally thereafter, as of the first day of January. - Personal Property.' s;fjBear..in mind that none ..of", the changes mentioned in this article ap ply to this year's, listing of personal property, biit the revaluation act an ticipates that a thorough effort will be made to get all personal property on tax lists at its actual value in 1920 as to get all rael property val ued at its actual value. Under the radically reduced tax rates that will apply under the revaluation in 1920 there will be no excuse left for eva sion, and the same officers who will make the revaluation of real proper ty are expected to be as thorough in their efforts to require a full disclo sure of all personal property,' and they are given complete authority of examination under oath, not only of the owner, but of any one having knowledge of the ownership Square Deal. The revaluation act is not aimed . . .! at anv one. two or three classes or property, but seems to be ample in its provisions to secure the listing and valuation of all property Qf all kinds by the one honest rule of ac tual worth, and under a guarantee of a square deal in the matter of tax rates in 'return. LONG WAYS BETWEEN DRINKS' From Mexico to x the Province of Quebeck. people of this, section will have a 'long ways to travel to quench their thirst. Tne province, oi Wuuc 1 of becoming the great Oasis of the. North American continent. with aii the rest of the United States and Canada just about to dry up, this province has voted wet. The only other wet area of this continent in a few months will be Mexico. , -i Rouse Point, N. Y., just on the Quebec border, is only an overnight train ride from New York City. Some site in that neighborhood, it is exnected. will beselected for the establishment to care for the wet trade which will flow in from the Uni ted States. . - . As an illustration as to what the Province of Quebec is sure to become toiro ttranville county. If our coun ty, was "the only wet spot on this continent a thousand hotels and tents would go up over night; new railroads would be projected to con nect with the main line railroads and all passenger - schedules quickened and the train service doubled; on every creek and branch of the county there would be a string of large whis key manufacturing plant and bot tling, works, around wnich would ga ther a hundred thousand bloated bums, and the entire county would smell like a hog pen. ' . .. " yueoeciL. ....Iparatory to going to France, his em- The moral stunted and thirsty,. tronsnnrf hia NUMBER 30 PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF OXFORD SCHOOL CHILDREN A Large Number of The Children Are Defective. Few parents realize the great per centage of defective children in the nation and even iri the town of Ox ford. Bcause a boy or girl is still able to run around and play they feel that all is well. The report from the records of the National jrnysicai Education Service shows that fifty per cent of the twenty five million boys and. girls of school age in this country have physical defects and ailments which impedes their normal development. This has been established after numerous examina tions. A lack of proper physical educa tion, such as play, athletics, work, and gymnastics was attributed by the committee as the cause for the physical disability and a broad pro gram of for the required education was urged as a means of bringing the children to the proper standard. The movement now on foot to put a . trained district nurse into every community is a great step forward. She must have the full support of the parents to make the work effec tive. Granville now has one and there should be a demand for a full time health officer to have full charge of the work and to see that every school child in the county has an examination with a recommen dation as to a remedy for any weak ness. A record of each examination would be a guide to.the future work along tMs line. It should be the sole aim of the' citizens of Oxford to have every child in the schools v examined this ! f all with a view to making a better I 1 - 1 . T 1. 11- mannooa ana womannooa. it is me step for the Oxford school system. With the large vote for the new high school building which is to in clude equipment for indoor physical education and the demand for a large playground well equipped, it is rea sonable to expect new interest in the development of the child life of the community. -Let Oxford's slo gan be for the next six months "A wise physical examination of every pupil in the schools, followed by proper equipment for corrective measures. G. B. PHILLIPS, Supt. "THE PRICE OF PEACE" This Picture Will Be Shown At the Orpheum Tonight. "The Price of Peace" is the stellar feature containing 5,000 feet of ac tual activities on the battle front in France. ' "The Price of Peace" contains the pictorial record of the first American attack at Chateau Thierry, and the spectator sees American . soldiers drive back their advance. This pic ture also shows a spectacular air bat tle in which the. German aeroplane' is destroyed, and this particular fea ture affords an opportunity to see a German aviator in action. A field nippft and its crew are shown on the ,f . A ,A screen and a moment later it is com pletely wiped out by an exploding shell from the enemy-s sun. At the end of the picture the American sol dier is "registered" keeping watch on the Rhine. Activities of the army, navy and air force are shown in "the Price of Peae." The American soldier is seen from the time of , his enlistment in the service until he crossed the i Rhine. It shows his training pre- barkation ,life on the transport, his debarkation, andthen he is shown in actual battle for peace. Because the men who fall are really dead is why "The Price of Peace" is consid- neatest snectacles in i : r;:: Tf - This motion picture will be shown at the Orpheum Theatre, Oxford, Ap ril 15th. NEAR THE END OF THE CASUALTY LIST - The following casualties are re ported by the commanding general of the American Expeditionary Forc es: ' 'Killed in action, including 381 lost at sea, 22,292; died of wounds, 13, 422; died of disease, 22,505; died from accident and other causes, 195, 909; wounded in action, 85 per cent returned, 4,087 missing in -action, not including prisoners released and returned, 4,900. Total to date, 273, 117. ' , ARMENIAN- SYRIAN RELIEF The time for, collecting for the relief of the 'Armenian and Syrian re lief expires 'April 15. Will those 11 who made pledges pay these at once to Mr. Ernest Howard. at National Bank of Granville. This is the last call. F. P. HQBGOOD, . Chmn.. for Granville County.
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