Newspapers / Oxford public ledger. / June 13, 1919, edition 1 / Page 1
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t P)1D'IBILI(C ILIEIDGIEIK Mi ii .v- . . VOLUME XXXIV 5IK. J- E. JACKSON ELECTED SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC WELFARE 7.0 Enforce School Attendance Laws awil Inspect Jails and Alms Houses. The county commissioners and the county school board appointed a com niittee a few weeks ago to look the county over and select the best a vailable man to superintend the '"wel fare work in Granville county. The gentlemen composing the committee were: Commissioners J. E. Davis and Wyatt E. Cannady; Dr. Mead ows and C. H. Cheatham, of the board of education, and Judge D. C. Hunt, clerk of the court. The election of Mr. Jackson was unanimous, whose duties will include the inspection of jails, alms houses and the enforcement of the school attendance laws. This office was created in each county by an act by the recent leg islature. The act requires that the superintendent be appointed on or before July 1 of this year. Mr. Jackson will receive a salary of $2,500 per year andihe will put in full time. Mr. Jaekson is a man of executive ability; moves quick and is general ly on the right side of every ques tion. "A better man could not have been found for the place," is the gen eral verdict here. The election, of Mr. Jackson cre ates a vacancy in the ranks of Mr. W. A. Parham, county assessor, who tenreded the position to Mr. Jackson a month ago. MR. FOSTER'S FAMILY APPRECIATIVE OF KIND NESS SHOWN THEM They Will Always Remember the Good People Of Oxford. While touring the country for her health, Mrs. Foster, of Erooklyn, was taken sick on the highway leading to Oxford. After lingering a few hours she died at the Exchange hotel. The following letter to the Oxford Wo man's Club will explain itself: 51 Irving Place, Brooklyn, N. Y., June ,4, 1919. To the Woman's Club: The family of Mrs. Foster, who died at Oxford on the 9th of May, de sire to thank the ladies of your town for their ready sympathy, and out reaching kindness towards three strangers in great trouble. We have the cards of Mrs. Par ham, Mr. and Mrs. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. Lassiter, Mrs. Hicks, and Mr. raid Mrs. Coble, as well as one from the Woman's Club, which were tak en from the flowers with which mother's casket was covered. There were others whose names we didn't learn, or forgot during our travels north, but we never will for get how the people of Oxford came to us just as quickly and as ready to serve as our relatives and friends would have. We wish that we could return your kindness in some other way. But as we live so far apart, there doesn't seem much that we can do. Howev er, please believe that we're going to pass on that kindness to some one. With sincere thanks, we are, ' Very truly, FRANK E. FOSTER, EDNA C. FOSTER, MARJORIE FRANKLIN. SCHOOL TEACHERS MUST BE SOUND AND HEALTHY An Act to Prevent Public School Teachers From Infecting Their Pupils With Tuberculosis. The following is one of the splen did laws ratified at the last session of the North Carolina Legislature: Section 1. That any person teach ing in the public schools of North Carolina, or occupying the position of Superintendent of . Public Instruction in any county in the state after the first day of October, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen shall secure each year before as suming his or her duties a certificate from the county physician, or other reputable physician of the county, certifying that the said person has not an open or ' active infectious stage of tuberculosis, or any other contagious disease. Sec. 2. The physician shall make the aforesaid certification on form supplied by the North Carolina State Board of Health without charge to the teacher applying for the certifi cation. Sec. 3. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to a fine of not more than fifty dol lors or more than thirty days impris onment. Oh, You Women. The women of this section, would do well to note the announcement of Perkinson Green Compajiy on the fifth page of this paper. ' PUBLISHED SEMI - W MAYOR THADG. STEM SPEAKS Kjr inw sshiw ORDINANCE The People of .the Town and County Should Read the Ordinance and Readily Comply With the Law. MAYOR STEM'S CARD. I desire to call attention to certain laws and ordinances which are frequently being; vio lated in Oxford, and also to a new traffic ordinance adopted by the Board of Commissioners of Oxford at a meeting of the Board on the 10th inst. The State law makes it a misdemeanor for children under the age of sixteen to operate motor vehicles. The practice of allowing children to operate vehicles is not only dangerous but it is a violation of the lavv and I appeal to the parents, who are primarily responsible, for their cooperation in my efforts to see that this practice ceases. A lot of unnecessary noise is made, and the law is being vio lated every day by people who operate motor vehicles with the cut-outs open, and every night some of our citizens are violating the law by running with one light or with no light at all. The riding of bicycles on the sidewalk by young boys and girls must cease. In this con nection I agaiiKjappeal to the pa rents. The new ordinance referred to appears elsewhere in this issue of the Public Ledger. The police officers have been instructed to see that these laws are rigidly enforced on and after June 16th, 1919. Finally, brethren, the men of Oxford have formed the habit of stopping in the middle of the street for the purpose of engag ing in conversation and even for the transaction of business. So far as I know this is not a crime but it interferes with traffic, and while dodging around such a group of men some driver of an automobile is likely to run into and injure some innocent person. I trust that this prac tice "will cease. ' THE MAYOR OF OXFORD. TO SAFE-GUARD THE HEALTH OF OXFORD AND GRANVILLE Meeting to Be Held In the Court House Next Monday Morning. There will be a meeting Monday morning, June 16th at 10:30 o'clock In the office of Mrs. Lillian Capehart at tVif Clnnrt TTnuse.' nf rpnrpspiits-: tives of the various activities of the ! town and county for the purpose of establishing a permament Public Health Nursing Service. Miss Treffrey, the Red Cross nurse - has demonstrated its need and ad vantages, and the tim sas arrived when it must be placed on a' sound financial basis. This service is designed to cover the entire county and to be of heln to all its people. In the work of the schools we hope to make the services of a nurse worthwhile. Every child has a right to be taught good health, good habits, and hygiene. The re cent army draft showed us the neces sity of correcting physical defects in childhood. Miss Treffrey's advice and bed side care have been of. invaluable help to the people in several cases, we believe of life saving value. Representatives of these various activities will please make every ef fort to be present, as the failure to keep a public health nurse in our . i midst will be a step oackwara. i Granville county wishes to guard well the health of her people and to produce men and women of suond mind and strong bodies. We must not spare any effort to produce such results. MISS RUTH CURRIN THE BRIDE OF MR. SAM CURRIN The Happy Event Took Place Wed nesday Evening. Mr. Sam. B. Currin and Miss Ruth T Currin, daughter of the late C D. Currin, were happily married Wed nesday night at 9 o'clock at the "home of the bride in the county, T?fv Toe Currin officiating. The bride is pretty and is very OI the American soldiers, but he pre - onH has' many friends. Mr.?fers the American girl. He visited Currin holds an important position wit the Imperial Tobacco Com- They will reside in Hendef- pany. son. - On the Right Track. ' In the nation-wide search for the best man to head the University of North Carolina, it is a pleasure to . . f he note that .rroi. x. ; ;r University of Virginia, one of the durational lights of the country, is mentioned for the place. He is a brother of our townsman, Mr. R. H. Lewis. - TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES- OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, DISTINCTIONS AND HONORS OXFORD GRADED SCHOOL IV ,. , ' , , arship. Deportment- and Atten dance Average. For the Grade Session 1918-1913. First Grade. Miss White, teacher 1, Evelyn McFarland; Wilmer Blackwell. Miss Minor, teacher 1, Julia W. Taylor; Wilmer Long; 2. Julia Jeffreys; perfect attendance, Julia Jeffreys. Second Grade. Miss E. Clement, teacher 1, Kath; North Carolina Congressional Dis erine Stegall, Minnie Lee Stroud; 2, i trict and the indication that Repre Frederick Baker. Miss C. Williams, sentative Chas. M. Stedman of teacher 1, Pattie Lewis; 2. Eloise j Greensboro, will stand for re-elec-Badget; perfect attendance, George j tio-n, the Democratic primary in 1920 Edward Daniel, J. F. White. Promises a merry contest in a con- Third Grade. Miss S. Clement, teacher 1. De- Witt Mclver; 2, Cardell Moore. Miss L. Culpepper, teacher 1, Louise Knowles; 2, Caroline Easton. Fourth Grade. Miss S. Clement, teacher 1, Nel lie Upchurch; 2, Elizabeth Hunt, perfect attendance, Roscie Bond Hunt. Miss M. Williams, teacher 1, Edith Webb; 2, Lillian Rountree; perfect attendance, Oscar McFarland Elizabeth Cupp. Fifth Grade. Miss Parham, teacher 1, Tabitta Patterson; 2, Catherine Crews; per fect attendance, Frank Green. Miss Currin, teacher 1, Julia E. Taylor; 2, Rebecca Bullock; perfect atten dance, Garland Moore. Sixth Grade. Miss Barber, teacher 1, Helen j recent General Assembly and under Moore. Miss Biggs, teacher 2, Vir-j his leadership the legislature enact ginia Hart; perfect attendance, Vir--ed wise and progressive laws. He is ginia Hart, Francis Jackson, Louise ' extremely popular throughout, the Jeffreys, J ohn Fuller. j section in which he was identified Seventh Grade. , ' himself and is a self-made man Miss Hunt, teacher 1, Madison j master mechanic, that he was.1 Usry; 2, Willie May Lyon; perfect Brummitt Strong at Home, attendance, Alma McFarland, Madi-T "Granville county, long a strong- son Usry, John Williams. Eighth Grade. Miss Fuller, teacher 1, Dora Wolf; 2, Dorothy Parham; perfect attendance, Pattie May Green, Ber tha White. Ninth Grade. Miss Clement, teacher X, Bernice Usryf 2; Hatne Lihder, perfect at- J tendance, Annie Thompson Bradsher Hattie Linder, Irving Jackson. Tenth Grade. Miss Sails, teacher 1, Elizabeth Hunt; 2' ?live W??b- . , cnoiarsnip 3ieaai. Davis Scholarship Medal won by Miss Zela Newton. This medal is given each year by Dr. I. H. Davis for the best scholarship made in the graduating class To the University. Roy Upchurch was awarded the scholarship to the University of North Carolina. This was based on highest average made by the boys of the graduating class. MEMBERS OF THE EIGHTIETH DIVISION ARRIVE HERE j Lewis Crews, Henry A. Taylor and Charlie Fort Among the Number. About one year ago Lewis Crews, son of the late James A. Crews, for mer sheriff of Granville county; Hen ry A. Taylor, son of former Commis sioner Thomas G. Taylor, and Charl es Fort, son of Dr. Fort, went over j the top with the famous Eightieth division. Taylor and Fort were members of the medical corps and . Crews belonged to the snipers. They were waging, a battle on the morning the armistice was signed. These young men have received J their honorable discharge and reach- j ed home Tuesday They are receiv- ' ,v r, n -t -ct- V -wr nnn cY-VA n 4 1 ATI C fTi their fine appearance and their en viable war record, the Eightieth having taken more prisoners than any division of the American Expe ditionary Forces. Sergt. Crews, was a member of a select company of "snipers," and when he pointed his gun at a Hun he never failed to dislodge him from a tree. Lewis has four wounds to his credit.' r . v Sergt.' Crews denies the report that he married a French girl. He ac knowledged that he thought a whole lot of the French girls and that they did all they could for the happiness j paris on two or three occasions ana took a side trip to Nica and Monta Carlo. MR. JENKINS GOES TO NORFOLK FOR BRIDE Mr. (W. ,W. Jenkins, manager of the Oxford office of the Southern Gas Tmnrovement Comnany. and miss .ZZS - Eugenia Burton, of Norfolk, vere fmarried in Norfolk last Monday. They will reside for the present at the home of Mrs. Pugh on Littlejohn street. FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1919. HON. D. G. BRUMMITT WILL PROBABLY THROW HIS HAT IN THE RING Again Washington Hears the Gran ville Man May Enter the Congres sional Race Fifth .District Con- gressman Won't Keep Would-Be-1 Candidates Guessing. The Washington correspondent of the Raleigh News and Observer, un der date of June 11 says: "With the possibility of Dennis G. Brummitt, of Oxford, being a candi- uaie ror congress from the Fifth gressional district that is in the habit of creating surprise "While not definitely committing himself, Representative Stedman in a statement to this correspondent to day said: 'It is entirely possible and fairly probable that I may be a candidate, but whatever may be the decision, all parties interested in the matter shall know in ample time, so that they will not be hampered in any way by my conclusions.' Brummitt Popular. "Political news drifting into Wash ington from North Carolina to the effect that Dennis Brummitt will make the race for Congress gives color to the reports wafted here and tnere for some time that a contest! was promised for the fifth district in the 1920 primary. Mr. Brummitt was the speaker of the House in the i hold of the Democratic party, would j'give a most flattering vote to its countyman and adjoining counties would rally to his candidacy. Like wise the strength of Major Stedmhn, which is not to be discounted by anyfer come forward next fall and settle opponent that may . cast his hat in the ring, would obtain a plurality in iaiis - home county- of Ouilf ord ; he would draft upon the voting popula 'tation of Alamance and Caswell and draw strength from Forsyth.; Other Strong Men. . "Leaders in Washington are of the opinion that in the event that Mr. Brummitt should definitely decide to!" be a candidate the contest would not be without its thrills. The fifth dis trict has as much congressional tim ber as any district in the State. There is that .superb lawyer at Dur ham, Victor S. Bryant; Porter S. Graves, of Surry county; Alf. Scales, of G'reensboro; Gen. Beverly S. Roy stef, of Oxford, and E. S. Parker, Jr., of Alamance county." METHODIST BARACAS DEFEAT BAPTIST BARACA CLASS 'Other Games To Be Played During The Summer. In a very lively game of the na tional pasttime between two teams representating the two classes of the Methodist and Baptist Sunday schools, respectively, the Methodists walked away with a score of 16 to 6 last Monday. At only one time 'dur ing the game did the Baptist team threaten to take the lead. In the third, four runs were scored and the count was five to four for the Meth- odist team. From this time on, however, was there any doubt, as to the outcome. The heavy slugging of Pritchard, Harris, Mitchell, Baker, Rose and Johnson was too much for the oppos ing pitchers who relieved each other from time to time. J The game was' called at seven in nings on account of exhaustion on the part of both teams. Other games will be played during the summer and the public is invit ed to witness these interesting ev ents. FOURTEEN NEW SCHOOL HOUSES TO BE BUILT IN COUNTY THIS SUMMER Mr. Wes. Brammitt Donates Site for School House. - ' ' Prof J. F, Webb, the very able superintendent of schools, says that fourteen new school houses will be built in Granville county this sum mer. The colored people have rais ed sufficient funds to build nine schools. One of the schools for the colored people will be located at Bell Town, and the other eight will be scattered over the county. Mr. Wes. Brummitt, who has no children, voted for taxation and gave one acre for a school site at Shady Tho anni nrooertv in Granville. county is estimated to be worth $100,000. The debt on this property is not above $20,000. . ALL HOME PRINT. MORE THAN HALF MILLION TROOPS RETURN IN JUNE Paris, June 12. General Per shing has advised that he pro poses to transport 373,000 men homeward during the month of June.. This breaks all previous records for moving troops over seas and exceeds the number Great Britain moved across the channel in any month. YOUNG MEN MUST LOOK TO THEIR LAURELS Older Men of the Community Are Making Headway With the Gentle Sex. With one of our old-young men at the bat, a second one on deck, and Tthe third a close second ready to em- 'bark on the blissful tide of matri- "mony, it behooves the young men of the community to look to their lau rals. These fine old gentlemen who have been through the matrimonial mill before, know the ins and outs of the game; they know what to say, how and when to say it, and know all of the short cuts to the hymenial altar. They will swing corners with their June brides before the young er men of the community can even "organize a . private dance. The slo gan of the older men is "now . or never," while procrastination leads 'the young men into matrimonial ob livion. TAXES MUST BE PAID iix , END OF THE YEAR One Percent Discount Jf Paid During October , and November One Per 'cent Added In January and One Percent Each Month1 Thereafter Until Paid. Since May 1 the people have been giving in their taxes for 1919. Soon the books will be turned over to the auditor, who will have the taxes made out in regular form. The sheriff's books will be open by the fall. Why should not every taxpay- his taxes? They are for this year, and why should they not be settled before thejyear ends?.. The people of this section, many of them, have formed the habit of putting off pay ing their taxes as far as possible into the next year which makes them hard to pay as the time to pay comes when there is not so much money in the country The New Law. According to the new laws there will be one per cent deducted if the tax is paid during October and No vember; the actual rate will ; be maintained during December, and if not paid- by the first week in Janu ary one per cent will be added, and one per cent will be added each month thereafter. Real Estate Advertised. Heretofore the sheriff advertised the names of the delinquent tax pay ers in May, but the new laws says that he must advertise the delin quents in January and be ready to settled with the state during the first week in February. Get the Habit. Why should so many pay costs al most every year on their taxes? Why should the sheriff have to threaten and even advertise for sale the prop erties of somebody? Not paying early is just a habit which so many have formed and there is no reason for it. MISS FURMAN THE BREDE OF MR. W. A. PARHAM Were Quietly Married In Raleigh J Yesterday Miss Annie Winston Furman and Mr. William A. Parhtam, both of Ox ford, were married at Edenton Street Methodist church, Raleigh, Thursday at noon. The marriage was very quiet, at tended by only a few friends of the contracting parties. Rev. R. C. Carv 'en, pastor of the First Methodist "tjhurch, Oxford, read the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Parham left on the Seaboard train for a tour of several days, after which they will be at home in Oxford. rOXFORD AND GRANVILLE MEN OF THE 81ST DIVISION WILL LAND JUNE 18 Transport Martha Washington, With 324th Infantry, Goes to Charleston. " Information received here Wed nesday is to the effect that the great majority of Granville county men in the Eighty-First (Wild Cat) Divis- rion will land in this country next Wednesday,' June 18. ' V The 324th ;will very likely be sent to a Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C for demobilization, since most troops that land at Charleston go to that camp. NUMBER 47 NEW -ORDINANCE TO BE STRICTLY ENFORCED ON AND AFTER JUNE 1GTH The Maimer and Place of Parking Cars Are Set Fortn In the New Law Covering All Motor Vehicles. The Ordnance. i Be it ordained by the Board of Com missioners of Oxford: That within the fire district in the town of Oxford all motor vehicles shall be parked in the following man ner: With the right hand side of said motor vehicle toward the curb; with the right front wheel against the curbing or not more than twenty-four (24) inches therefrom; said motor vehicle being parked so that it will form an angle with the curb line not exceeding 45 degrees. That within the fire district of the town of Oxford it shall be unlawful for any driver of any motor vehicle to turn around except at the inter sections of streets or alley.s That except for the purpose of necessary loading and unloading, the parking of motor vehicles is prohi bited within the following areas in the town of Oxford: On the south side of Hillsboro street and along Jsaid street for a distance of eleven' feet beginning, ' at the outside cor ner of the sidewalk opposite the northwest corner of the Court House and running along said street in an easterly direction the distance of eleven (11) feet. On the north side of Hillsboro street from the outside corner of sidewalk opposite the Hub store along said street in an easterly direction 161 feet to a point oppo site the City Barber Shop; this area being opposite the City Barber Shop Hamilton's Drug Store, The Hub, and others. , On the south side of Hills- 'boro street, beginning at the outside corner of sidewalk where the side walk on the west side of Main street intersects Hillsboro street (Long's corner) and running thence along said Hillsboro street in a westerly di rection 156 feet, this area being op posite the north side of the Long Company's store and the First Na tional Bank building. On the north side of Hillsboro street, beginning at the outside corner of the sidewalk where the sidewalk on the west side of College street intersects Hillsboro street and running thence along Hillsboro street in a westerly direc tion 34 feet. This area being oppo site the South side of . the store building occupied by Breedlove & McFarland. On the west side of "College street, beginning at the out side corner of the sidewalk where the ' sidewalk intersects Hillsboro street, running thence along 6ollege street in a northerly direction 38 feet, this area is opposite the front of the store occupied by Breedlove & McFarland. On the east side of, College street, beginning at the out side corner of the sidewalk where the sidewalk on College street inter sects Hillsboro street and running thence along said College street in a northerly direction 40 feet, this area being opposite the store building (the western side of same) now oc cupied by I. Wolf. On the eastern side of Main street beginning at the outside corner of the sidewalk where the sidewalk intersects Hillsboro street and running thence along 'said Main street in a Southerly di rection 82 feet, this area being oppo site the front of the court house. On the western side of Main street, be ginning at the outside corner of the sidewalk where the sidewalk inter sects Hillsboro street, (Long's cor ner) running thence along Main street in a southerly direction 82 feet this area being oposite the store buildings occupied by the Long Cdm- pany and Perkinson-Green Co That it shall be unlawful to park any motor vehicle within 15 feet of any fire hydrant within the town of Oxford or within 10 feet of either side of the driveway leading in the the fire house. " . Any person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined not ex ceeding the sum of ten dollars." T. G. STEM, Mayor of Oxford. RED CROSS NOTES. :Mrs. C. G. Elliott, chairman of knitting committee, requests that all knitted articles be turned in imme diately, as she must make a ship ment by July 1st, and it is necessary to have knitting completed ,by not later than June 25th. Please do not fail to bring in these knitted arti cles, in order that the shipment may be made promptly. , Mrs. Graham Roberts, chairman Woman's Work, requests that all workers who have either completed or uncompleted garments, or mater ial of any kind, the property of the Red Cross, to kindly return same to the work, room at once, as the Chap ter is anxious to complete all allot ments and close the work room for 'the present. ' M "t:n '-Mil ill ':Hj till 4' r1 -I :.'f if 3 1 i M l .v t- ii m. h V. t i If!'1 ' 1 ! i i - N j - U J? 4 i. K:Xri :tL. m . '-' I '7 t'i i. .'if '"..I s 4 t ;' i ' Ii , it: n.
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