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VOLUME XXXIV
THE SIX BEST ADORNED
TOWNS IN THE STATE
rnl Fred Olds Places Kinston and!
(Joldsboro Ahead of Oxford.
Col. Fred Olds, who travels much
and writes much, has an interesting
long letter in the Orphans' Friend
this week, from which we take the
following extracts:
"The more the writer travels this
year the more he is pleased with the
ieneral high quality of the prepara-.
tion for crops and also the fine
"stands" of the various crops. An
other notable thing is the great
amount of money everywhere and the
extent of new building and also the
increase in the use of farm machin
ery, which people are now able to
buy.
The Best Adorned Towlis.
'When the writer was asked the
question as to what he thought to
be the best adorned, that is to say
beautified town in North Carolina,
he named Kinston, by reason of its
streets and most judicious tree
planting; putting Goldsboro in the
second place and Oxford in the
third, Wilson, Greenville and Eliza
beth City also cutting no small fig
ure in this report. Kinston has
chosen precisely the proper trees for
street shade.
High School Building.
"Oxford is to build a $50,000 high
school, on a site of eight acres, and
this will have a fine auditorium,
bathing pool, shower baths, gymna
sium and the other good things which
a real school ought to have these
days. " , '
The Mock and Other Estates.
"Oxford is growing and it is
naturally very proud of it Orphan
Asylum, which now has 330 pupils,
a falling off of about 35 from last
year, because during the influenza
epidemic no children were received
for several months. The state pays
one-fifth the cost of maintaining this
orphanage, the . total charge being
?100,000. Of course, the Orphanage
has many needs, including a mod
ern main building and a hospital.
Some bequests have been made to it
and 'at the death of Mrs. J. R. Mock
of Henderson, it will receive from
that estate something .like 40,000
and from the estate of 'A. U. Korne
gay of Goldsboro, some $20,000. A
playground equipment and a play
ground director are other needs.
"Cheatham Babies."
"A visit was paid to the colored
orphanage in the suburbs of Oxford,
which now receives $8,000 a year
from the state and has 220 inmates.
While there are only 36 children
under six years of age in the baby
cottage at the white Orphan Asylum,
there are about 100 of three years
or less at the negro orphanage. It
might almost be called a "baby
home." Not so long ago one of the
train conductors, who are always so
helpful and kind, brought to this
colored orphanage a tiny colored
haby, about a year old ; in its car
riage, bottle in mouth. Henry G.
Cheatham is the supirentendent of
this orphanage, and the folks call
these 'little brown babies" by the
name of "Cheatham babies."
A Forgotten Town.
" Ridge vay was the seat of the first
English colony sought to be, estab
lished in this State; about 1879, but
the plan did not develop largely. At
Manson there used to-be a railway
operated for years privately and
then by the Seaboard Air Line, to
Towngville, 10 miles away, but this
is now abandoned; dead, you may
say. Not many people hear of
Townsville and fewer still of Mar
tinsburg, which used to be consid
ered a right smart town, about 10
miles from Oxford.
The Court Houee.
"A study of the court houses in
North Carolina, and there are prej
cisely 100 of thm, is being made by
the writer, Who flHs from county to
county quite like a bird from tree
to tree.
Some of the court houses
e very handsome and impressive,
whether old or new, and some, alas!
The first Court House in Granville
was erected in 1746 at Harrisburg,
two miles from the present one,
?nd was used until 1820, when Ox
ford was chartered and made the
ounty seat. The second court
"use stood until 1838. A fire
!886 did no important damage."
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FRANCE LOST IS DEAD A
TOTAL OF 1,366,235 MEN
Paris. .Tnlv 3 rim
f French lnsso i i v,Q
amounted to 1,366,235. '
Killed the Fatted Calf . ,
Mr- Taylor; Hobgood, near Enon,
pertained a number of his friends
Thursday. evening in. honor.. jit Jais
splendid son, who has returned from
abroad. The table literally: groaned
oeneath the large platters iof ! fried
nicken, sliced ham, Brunswick stew
PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFlfi BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL
J CENSOUSHIP REMOVED
OVER FORCES ABROAD
Y PERSHING'S ORDER
Paris, Jutf 3.--General Per
shing, it was announced at
headquaiters here, has ordered
that the military censorship be
abolished immediately.
ALL RULES REMOVED.
Coblenz, July 3. All censor
ship over . news dispatches of
correspondents and personal
mail of soldiers abolished to
night by order of General Per
shing, all matter going hereaf
ter without inception or the ne
cessity of the censor's stamp.
LARGE CITIES DEFT
PROHIBITION RULING
AS CONGRESS PLANS
Atlantic City Is Wide Open, And
Customers Can Get Anytliing They
Call For New York Is Closed
- Tight. :;
Washington, July 3. Pending
court decisions or action by Congress
defining intoxicating beverages, sale
of the lighter drinks Will be permit
ted in states in which there are no
regulatory laws until January 16,
when constitutional prohibition be
comes effective. Other than this,
the only way left the anti-prohibitionists
is the coming of the time
when ; President Wilson will pro
claim, demobilization complete and
declare the war at an end, thus per
mitting the sale of liquors again.
Atlantic City Wide Open
Atlantic City, N. J., July 3. Prac
tically every saolon in this resort is
open today and dispensing liquor of
all kinds: Any sort of liquor called
for is served to guests. Only one
or two places of business are closed.
. New York Closed.
New York, July 3. Open bars
where beverages containing 2 3-4
per cent alcohol could be obtained
offer the only consolation obtain
able to friends of lqiuor in New
York today in war-time prohibition.
Hotels and cafes were' virtually de
pleted of their stocks of heavy liquids-
when "the law went into effect
and notified- thef r customers- that ut
til further notice the stronger grades
of wines and beers would not be
sold.
1919 COTTON CROP
NOW ESTIMATED AT
10,t?G6,000 BALES
In North Carolina 1,454,000 Acres
Are Under Cultivation and Con
dition of Crop June 25 Was .85
Percent.
Washington, July 3. Cotton pro
duction this year was forecast at
10,986,000 equivalent 500-pound
bales by . the Department of Agricul
ture, bajing its estimate on; the June
26 condition, which was 70 per cent
of a normal, and ah area of 33,963,
000 acres under cultivation on that
date.
The acreage and condition on June
25 follow:
Virginia, 33,000 acre3 condition
.82.
North Carolina, 1,454,000 acres
and condition, .83.
South Carolina, 2706,000 acres,
and condition, .78. - .
WILLIAM S. HART IN
"THE BREED OF MEN."
Virility, the- breeziness of the
West, the qualities or manhood that
inspire admiration, are the strongest
traits of William S. Hart, whose
latest Artcraf t picture, "Breed of
Men," will be shown at the Orpheum
next Monday night, July 7.
During his screen career, Mr.
Hart has depicted Western types of
every description bad men, punch
ers, woodsmen, ranchers, etc. His
remarkably forceful personality im
parts a realism to his acting that
lifts it out of the commonplace and
L renders it distinctly superior and
convincing .
MIXED FERTILIZERS
CHEAPER THIS FALL
A Washington dispatch states that
the Department of Agriculture an
nounced that farmers in Southern
States should obtain their mixed fer-
tilizers this fall at an average price
about 30 per cent lower than tne
price which prevailed for the spring
season this year.
As a result of conferences
with
estab-
officials the department has
Hubert a basis fr o: b.vfrom the; ports
of Norfolk, Wilmington, wianesiou
Savannah,- Jacksonville, w.,
and Mobile, makijig the fies the
same Hhose prerailing
w,n. Philadelphia 'and; Carteret,
: . . , v--AuioT,d-'-nTis for3: mixed
fertilizers in the Nortnern out.co.
Wkjatik; the Uttle capital; ol
old. v
OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA,
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OFFICIAL WAR STATISTICS SHOW
British . ,
French . .
American
Italian . .
Russian .
Austrian
German .
-8,478 - 189,955
460,000 947,000
1,700,000; 3,500,000
800,000
1,600,000
EXPENDITURES
Great Britain
United States . .
France . . ... .
Russia...
Italy :
Belgium, etc. . .
Germany . . . . .
Austria, etc 4. .... 4. .
HOW GERMANY CAN PAY
Value of cultivated land .... .............
Mineral deposits
Coal .. .
Iron . .
Potash . .
Yearly sag on capital V. 'W ?! '
r?lTr enlire WeaUh before
xxioxiwi uave Deen productive annually of $83,750 000 000
THEt PROHIBITION LAW.
The "dry" law which went
intq effect July first prohibits:
Sale of distilled liquors for
beverage purposes unless for
export. j
Removal for beverage pur
poses of distilled liquors held
in bond, unless for export.
Use of food products in the
manufacture or production of
beer, wine or other intoxicating
malt or vinous liquor for bever
( age purposes.
Sale for beverage purposes of
beer, wine or other intoxicating
malt or vinous- liquor, uniess for
export.
Importation of distilled malt,
vinous or other intoxicating
liquors, except of shipments now
enroute. - .'4 - '4
' -The law pciiiiitsj " : T
---;:."4 X'se omvirie for : sacramentar
purposes. .
Prescription by physicians of
wines and liquors for internal
, use and alcohol for external use
when the patient' is under con
stant supervision of the physi
cian. Quantity prescribed at
one time must not exceed one
quart.
Prescriptions may be filled by
licensed physicians or druggists
who have qualified as liquor
dealers and paid a special tax.
Records of names and ad
dresses of those whom liquor
has been prescribed must be
kept by physicians and reported at
stated intervals. "
Prescriptions may not be re
filled. N
Violation of the law is pun
ishable by imprisonment not ex
ceeding one year or a fine not
exceeding $1,000 or both.
Acceptance by the govern
ment liquor which .may have
, been illegally manufactured or
sold will not confer 1 immunity
f rom prosecution. 1
DISTRICT MASONIC MEETING
The Visitors Will Participate
In
Rarbecue Dinner.
The 20 th Masonic District will
hold its District meeting with the
Oxford Masonic Lodge on Wednes
day, July 16th. The meeting will be
held on the grounds and in the chap
el of the Orphanage. A committee
from the Oxford Lodge, composed of
Messrs. R. L. Brown, H. F. Holman,
and A. H. Powell, is working with
the district Deputy, Mr. D. G. Brum
mitt, in preparing for this meeting.
The-Oxford Lodge will entertain
the visiting Masons with a barbecue
t dinner ta the Orphanage. The morn
ing session will be devoted to busi
ness and Masonic addresses; in the
'afternoon the third degree will be
oonf erred by the Oxford Lodge. The
complete programme will be an
nounced very shortly. An invitation
is extended to every Mason in the
county to attend this meeting. The
20th district is composed of the
eight lodges within Granville coun
ty. "
MUST ATTEND FULL TERM.
Rules Governing School Attendance
. In State Effective July 1.
The State -board of education an
nounces that school children in North
Carolina t' must attend the full term
of their district. The enforcement
of this law is in the hands xf State
Superintendent Brooks, Roland. :F.
Beasley, commissioner of public wel
.t:aIldvl)rllv;atsoII8ecrQtary.xo thV State tboaWbf health. "The law
is effective July 1 . v
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1919.
HOW GERMANS CAN FOOT BILL
Missing '
4Dead Wounded or prisoners
706,726. 2,032,142 359,145
1,071,300
Total
casualties
3,049,091
262,723
2,800,000
9,150,000
4,000,000
6,066,769
14,290
,500,000
2,500,000
3,683,143 772,522
AND REFUNDS
Cost of war
.$ 41,500,000,000
. 22,589,986,000
. 26,800,000,000
. 21,500,000,000
. 13,000,000,000
4 7,100,000,000
. 35,000,000,000
. 21,200,00.0,000
? 10,000,000,000
?850,000,000,000
5,000,000,000
100,000,000,000
955,000,000,000
' 'iZ
the war wa estimated by br.arl
FORMER EMPEROR OF
GERMANY SOON TO GO.
ON TRIAL IN LONDON
Premier Lloyd George Makes the
Announcement That William Ho
lieiizollern Is Soon To Be Brought
To Trial; German Officers' Also
Will Be Placed On Trial. 4
London, July 3. Premier
Lloyd George announced in the
House of Commons today that
the former Emperor of Germany
will soon be brought to trial,
and that the tribunal which will
try him jwill sit in London.
OUR STEM NEWS LETTER.
. (W. R. MANGUM.)
At Camp Creek.;.
Tremendous crowds attended the
-union meeting at Camp Creek "last
SaurdarandTSunolfr
nearly as many people there as were
at the Association in 1914. Among
the noted preachers present were
Elder Isaac Jones of Duplin county,
andElder C. B, Hall of .Orange1 coun-
' x mi. . -
iy. me weatner was ideal and
'there r was a large number of Primi
tive Baptists from other churches.
Considering the great throng present
the order was splendid' and the meet
ing was a great success from every
standpoint. 7 . 4 . ,
The Adcock Place. 4
Mr. E. S. Franklin of Route 2, has
purchased from Mr. I. W; : Mangum,
the Fred Adcock place near here,
and will move in this fall. Mr.
Franklin is an excellent citizen and
will be given a hearty welcome to
our community.
Visiting Minister.
Rev. J. L. McNeer, a Methodist
minister from the Pinetops circuit,
who is on a visit to his father-in-law
Mr. E. J. Nance of Route 1, filled
the pulpit at Tally Ho church last
Sunday and preached a forcible ser
mon," touching oh the recent war and
the responsibilities which devolve
upon us as a result of it.
At Tally Ho Church.
. A protracted meeting will begin
at Tally Ho church the third Sunday
in July with one service a day to be
gin in the afternoon at 2:30.
Champion Tobacco Grower.
Mr. W. E. Meadows, of Oxford
Route 6, has the champion tobacco
crop of this community. A good
portion of it is nearly as high as a
man's shoulders with no wilt or dis
ease. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.
This Happened In Henderson And It
Is No Joke.
Things have been going wrong ov
er in Vance county for some time
and Judge Connor at the last term of
court told them In :." unmistakable
terms of their shortcomings.
While in Henderson the other, day
'an Oxford man saw,, an intoxicated
man hanging around the , railway
Natation. Finally an officer appeared
on the scene and accused the man of
being drunk.
sMI would like to know who told
you I am drunk," inquired the stag
gering man as he grappled a post to
keep from falling.
"I can see it with, my own eyes,"
answered the officer, "and if you
don't keep quiet I will lock you up."
- "i don't see how in the world you
can do that," said the ; tipsy man ad
dressing the officer, ''when the jailer
is already in jail and the sheriff in
hiding and President Wilson in
France."
HOME PRINT.
GERMANS WILL RATIFY
TREATY FIRST OF WEEK
Paris, July 2. The Germans
expect to ratify the peace treaty
the first of next, week, according
to a note sent to the Allies.
The note was one acknowl
edging the Allies' stipulation
that the blockade will be raised
when the treaty is ratified. The
Germans also expressed the
hope that German war prisoners
would be released at the same
time. f
NATIVE BORN OXONIANS
OVER FIFTY YEARS OLD
Non-Resident One Says There Are
More Than Six of Them.
Editor Public Ledger:
Your artf icle headed "Where Did
the Oxford People Come From" is
timely and interesting. I have of
ten thought! of the preponderance of
tountry-born people living in Oxford
lawyers, doctors, merchants, to
bacconists, and others.
But with your concluding state
ment that "there are not more than
half a dozen people in Oxford fifty
years of age who were born here" I
can not agree. 1 tninK 1 can name
more than half a dozen white men
fifty years of age or over living in
Oxford who were born there'. Since
the death of my old friend Mr. Ike
Stegall I believe Mr. Lucillus Hun
ter is the oldest native-born white
man in Oxford. My impression is
that Col. H. G. Cooper, Messrs. J. A.
and VR. P. Taylor, Mr. : Charles H.
and Maj. W. Landis, arid Messrs. W.
H. and D. C. Hunt are all native
sons, and that, with the possible ex
ception of the last-named, all have
turned the half-century mark. A
raong the white women ; I believe I
could name at least as many more,
but both you and I are too old to
go into print with the names , and
ages of women.
In this connection it may be of
interest to state that when Augus
tine Landis moved from the country
to Oxford some eighty-odd or ninety
years ago he bought several lots
(and, I suppose, built the house) on
Main street, extending through to
Gilliam street; when he continued to
reside until his death, and ' that two
of his daughters still live at the old
homestead. This, I believe, is a
record for long ownership and ten
antship of Oxford property by so
few generations of a family, although
the house in which Dr. B. K. Hays
lives has been in his family for al
most as long,,but the present owner
is of the third generation.
FRANCIS B. HAYS.
New York, June, 27, k1919.
ATLANTIC FLEET VILL
GO OUT TO SEA : TO
MEET THE PRESD3ENT
Mr. '-Wilson Is Expected to Arrive In
New York Next Monday and Will
Go Directly to Washington And
Submit Treaty to Congress Tues
day or Wednesday.
Washington, July 3. Tentative
plans for the welcoming of President
Wilson at New York when he arrives
on the George Washington, probably
Monday, provide for part of the At
lantic fleet to meet his ship at sea
and escort her into port.
- Secretaries Daniels .arid 4 Baker
are expected to be among officials
who will go from Washington to
greet the President.
The President has not indicated
wlren he will submit the peace treaty
to the Senate, but officials here ex
pect him to do so either next Tues
day or Wednesday. After he has
cleared his desk of important busi
ness awaiting his attention he will
start on his tour over the country
speaking in support of the treaty and
the league of nations.
COM. PEED UNDERGOES. AN
i OPERATION AT DURHAM
The Operation Was Successful and
He Is Convalescing Rapidly.
County Commissioner J. L. Peed,
of Dutchville township - underwent
an operation at Watt's hospital, Dur
ham, last week.
. We are glad to learn that the op
eration was successful and that ? he
is convalescing as rapidly as , one
could expect. Mr. Peed is one of
Southern Granville's foremost citi
zens and a good farmer. He, is a
member of the Board of County
Commissioners and is popular among
a large circle of acquaintances, who
join us in wishing him a speedy re
covery and a safe return to his home
and loved ones.
SERVICES AT ST. STEPHEN'S
Archdeacon of RalelgH, Will Be Here
'-f ''.Sunday. :
' The Venerable Noryin CV Duncan,
'Archdeacon f Raleigh, will officiate
in St Stephen's church on Sunday
at ths usual hours of service.
NUMBER 53
WORLD'S LARGEST DIRIGIBLE
IS HOPPING ACROSS ATLANTIC
Left Scotland Wednesday Morning
- Latest Reports Indicate That Big 3
Craft Will Make Flight Safely
Scheduled to Land July 4th At
Long Island.
The R-34, the largest dirigible in
the world, began her trans-Atlantic
flight at 2 :40 a. m. Wednesday morn
ing, taking the air from the East "
Fortune, Scotland. The craft ex
pects to reach the United States Fri-f
day, July the Fourth.
: From nose to stern she measures
534 feet, her greatest diameter is
78.9 feet from the bottom of her ;
gondolas, amidships, to the . highest
point of the ship is ;a distance of 92
feet. . . 1
She carries three boats below the
gas bag. Her total bs capacity is
12,000,000 cubic feet. The craft
is equipped with a wireless system
as powerful as that of the great
ocean liners.
The R-34s weight is 30 tons and
she can carry a useful load of 21.21
tons. ,'.-,4'- v.. I
Her power is supplied by fiye
Sunbeam Maori engines of 250
horsepower each, wriving four push
er propellers. .-. Her maximum speed
is 63.5 nautical miles an hour.
Under command of Major G. H.
Scott, tha R-34 carries a total crew
of SO. '
Lieut. Commander Zachary Lands
downe who is making the trip as rep
resentative of the United States navy
has been commander of the naval
air forces in France.
New Low Temperature
A new low temperature for the
month of July was reached Tuesday
morning, the first day of the month,
when . the thermometer dropped; to
1)0 degrees!- This is the record in
low temperature and the greatest
drop, ever known here.
THE GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Look Out For a Dark
Horse.
The crystalization of public senti
ment in North Carolina over the next
gubernatorial campaign, which-is al
ready taking color promises to make
this campaign abound with no small
degree of interest and vigor, and
promises to equal the spirited con
test of 1908 between Kitchin, Craig
and Home. Already the names of
Page, Gardner, Doughton, Morrison
and Joyner are regarded by the pub
lic to be in the ctaegory of alleged
aspirants. ' The public awaits with
interest the progress of the race.
It looks as if there will be a -scramble
in the convention and that
a "dark horse" will be brought in.
It is understood that Col. Sydney
Minor is not in the race, but should
his name be mentioned in the con
vention hall it would sweep the floor
like a cyclone.
ORIGINAL TREATY TO COST
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS
A Paris dispatch says: The origi
nal copy of the peace treaty, which
the Germans signed x;ost nearly
$4,000. The printing of "the docu
ment, on the finest Japanese paper,
was done by the most famous book
binder in France, who was charged
with 'the task of binding the treaty
in brown Morocco leather inlaid
with a seal on the cover with a sym
bolic figure of peace.
It is interesting to notehat the,
choice of the color .for the binding
was made only with great difficulty
and much wrangling, some of the
plenipotentiaries declaring in favor
of red leather, while others -wanted
green.
TWO GRANVILLE MEN EACH
SEEK REWARD IN RICHMOND
(Times-Dispatch.)
When C. G. Bowling, of Creed
moor, N. C, and Sheriff E. D. Hunt,
of Oxford, each laid, claim to a re
ward of $26 offered for the recovery
of a Ford car stolen here recently,
Detective Captain Wright said today
that he would leave the question to
any reputable magistrate in . Gran
ville county. He preferred not to sit
in judgment himself. The claims
were embodied in letters 'from the
two men, telling of recovering the
Car.
REV. G. T. TUNSTALL
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK
Will: Reach Oxford On the 10th of
July.
Dr. J. D. Harte, pastor of the Ox
ford Baptist church, received a mes
sage from Rev. GrT. Tunstall this
week stating .that- he had" arrived in
New York and that he will reach Ox
ford about July 10th. 1 "'f'
Mr. Tunstall Ispasfor of Enon,
Hester and other Baptist 'churches in '
"Granville. For the pastr year he
;was engaged dn Y. M. C. A. Work
abroad.
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