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OLOIE XXXIV (iKX. ROYSTBR CONFIDENT . xnOVBLE xlT CHARLOTTE OVER Let the Strikers Know That There Is ji Superior Power In the State With Its Forty Companies of Sol- diers. , . : . Gen. Royster.put in several stren uous days last week in whipping fiv companies or me aiate muiua an shape and dispatching ;them rhailotte to subdue the mob and making a personal trip to the scene of trouble - - i -k j 1 . n Speaking of General Royster's vis-inamed at the instance of State Food it, tne unanoiie uusei ver. says: , v "Adjutant General Royster spent his time in Charlotte in conference with the mayor and other officials and in making a personal .investiga tion of conditions as they exist. : He expressed himself as highly-pleased with the efforts of the police depart ment and the city officials to main tain law and order and declared that Tip had never seen a situation hand i.ii. ri led to better advantage. ' "General Royster expressed the belief that the police department, together, with the citizens' guard of 600 men is able to cope with . any situation that may arise, but at the same time he assured Mayor Mc Ninch and others that the troops are being held in readiness and that they can be placed here in a much shorter time than required for-their arrival the first of the week, and in large numbers if necessary. Some of the soldiers, he explained, can be plated on the scejie in two hours time, and every man is being held ready to leave day or night. "Before leaving the city Satur day, General. Royster declared that he did not believe there would be. any further violence attempted here, but assured Mayor McNinch that if there should be, troops are. ready to be sent here even more promptly Mid in greater numbers than on last Tuesday. The adjutant general "fur ther said there are 40 companies of militia in the state, more than 3, 000 men, available ." for immediate service when needed." . WANTED TEN MEN TO - r BUILD TEN HOUSES. Residences Would Be Offered on the Market for Rent or for Sale. The Henderson ' Daily :; Dispatch says that the Chamber of Commerce is trviner to solve. th hrmsiTit" nrnti- lem in that city. The Dispatch- saysn "The scheme was announced uby Secretary J. W. Jenkins Wednesday after the offer had been made by one of the city's leading business men that he would become one of the ten men to start the undertaking. Since this man made his offer, two others have applied for membership in the club of ten; and it is believed that there will be no difficulty in finding the other seven in a very short time. "While no plans v have been an nounced as to the exact nature 01 the proposed residences, their loca tion or their cost, it is presumed that they would be dwellings of a most desirable character, with all modern conveniences, and- costing from $2,000 to $3,000. Should this turn out to be a fact the entire un dertaking will mean an expenditure of $20,000 to $30,000 to the already active building operations now go ing in Henderson." . The shortage of houses in Oxford is also allarming. . Ten houses would help to relieve the presure here to some extent, but more than twenty are needed. The Henderson scheme appears to be a good one, and it would be a wise thing for the business men of 4 Oxford to adopt some method equally as good to provide homes for the large nunfber of people here' who will soon -be without a shelter, for their fami lies. :. 31R. MEDFORD CONTEMPLATES BUILDING SE ERAL UOUSES Since selling out his wholesale business, Mr. J. J. Medford is "giving his attention to real estate- . Last week he purchased four lots in Wes Oxford and has already sold two of them. . . Mr. Medford has his eye on two parcels of land in Oxford. If he suc ceeds in getting the two parcels he will open a street and build ten modern dwellings thereon. He fig ures that each of the dwellings . will cost him on an average of $3,500. In addition to the above, Mr. Med ford is also working on another plan. we is in consultation with a manu facturing concern that desires to lo cate in Oxford and build a mill vU Jage on the outskirts of town. ' j GET READY FOR THE OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET All of the Buyers Will Be On Hand Tuesday, Sept. 16. ' The opening of the Oxford tobacco Market was postponed j from " Sejt. 3th, to Sept. 16th, so that the buyers on the South Carolina market could be on hand. The,-Public Ledger learns that all of the buyers and those of the Oxford" people who are on the South Carolina markets will be here for the opening, September 16th.: . ..'..;,4v'-.C:.i'C:-;' Although the crop is a -S&r below formal, much tobaCo from this sec tion will be brought to Oxford and sold this fall on account of the excel lent warehouse facilities and the gh averages for which the Oxford market is noted. - - ;pi)TMiUTOwy ccytyyr mm BniLLim oppoRTUiaiiESIu home print, ; FOOD ADMINISTRATOR. PAR-" - HAM NAMES STRONG COM MITTEE FOR FIXING PRICES Aim Is to Agree, Upon Retail Price f of Foods and -Clothing to be Sold Government Now ' Taking a-Handr Positive steps looking toward the. direction of. the cost of living in Lrw- ford' and Granville County vreretak tn ,last Saturday, by Mr. -Ben. rarnam, . bounty Food Administra tor, ; in the appointment of a Fair xTice Committee, whifh hss Aaministrator Henry A.Jage. The committee is composed of men and women representative of all ; wai xlh of life, including the wholesaler, re tailer,' the purchaser and the labor er. ...... ::..v; V The committee as announced by Mr. Parham follows: - R. H. LEWIS, Chairman. - W. A. McFARLAND, ' J. A. WILLIAMS, " . J. J. MEDFORD, . MRS". A. L. CAPEJHART, 5'-..: VERNON TAYLOR, I ' C. H. CHEATHAM, C. G. DANIEL, . , y C D. DANIEL. ; ; ' J. J. Medford, represents the Wholesale grocery ; W. A. . ' McFar; land, represents the .retail grocers; John 'A. Williams represents the dry goods merchants; Mrs. A. L. Caye hart, represents the housewives; v.. H. Cheatham, .. G-Daniel, D. C. Daniel, - represent the producers and purchasers; R. H.-Lewis and Vernon Lajior represent the purchasing PUDIIC v It was the request of the State Food Administrator that Mr. Par bam, county, administrator, appoint and arrange the committee and set 11 to work ' as, soon as possible. Af ter-this had been done Mr. Parham carefully outlined-the work to : thet.:. u is announced that the. object ot tne formation of " this committee, similar action having been taken in other parts of the -State, is to pro- nibit profteermg on groceries and clothing materials. In . other places a - profit ' to the retailer of 25 per cent has been fixed on groceries and food-stuffs, while 33 1-3 per cent is the limit fixed for. the retailer of. clothing, and .it is announcedl from Mr.- Page's office i. that "whe're1 these prices are .'disregarded the Federal Authorities will step In aiid ' take a hand. ' . ' - ', - : ' . CLARENCE POE HEADS FARMERS CONVENTION Mrs. Capehart, of Oxford, President ' Woman's Division. Raleigh, Sept. X Clarence Poe. of Raleigh, was last week elected president of the North' Carolina. Far mers' convention, and Mrs. A. L. Capehart of Oxford, was chosen pres ident of the women's division, which scored such a great attendance .- at this session. This was a very happy selection and Oxford and Granville county feel proud to have our talented ctii- zen elected for this honorable posi tion. - We feel sure she will fill the office with great honor, as Mrs. Cape hart has spent many years working in the interests of all domestic work and is familiar with every phase of It. We "congratulate the convention on its selection of Mrs. Capehart. SIX STORY BUDjDING FOR HUGHES-SMAW Henderson Is To Have a Sky scraper.: '' , - The Hguhes-Smaw Furniture Co., with headauarters in Henderson and a branch store in Oxford, has let a non tract for tlie erection of a six story building in Henderson, on the vacant lot opposite thir present The dimensions of the building will be 4 0 by 98 feet, with pressed brick front all the way up, and with tha frnnt facine Garnett street and Tor thirty feet bacK on tne suum . " . ' XI. side wholly of plate glass on every floor. . , - The structure will cost approxi mately $50,000 completed. ii?nTTiKXCE SCHOOL OPENS ; MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 To Be the Most Successful Year In History of School. Vri, mi hi in school at Providence, rn nnon fnr a'seven months term, Monday, September 15 th, with three n.i,flM . "Mr W. L. Stancil, of Providencerwill have charge of. the o.i tcionh the higher grades. Miss Wilhelmina Thomas,: of Milton, N. C., a'graduateof lege, will have charge of the inter tnediate and music department and Miss Liila Daffen, of Fredericksburg, Va., will teach the primary, classes. The parents and children are urg ed to make Itheir . preparation ?. to start af many as possible op , op ninc r of the school. Mr. Stanciit is Sdsandisbusyprep arationS for the opening day. - All lleSy repairs are beine to the building, and great .efforts will be made to make the tjoming term the most' successful one in the his tory of the school. - ' Far- ;Mr. r Ti-rA rjomnany, :;virgiiu,. xv. J- -"V . . , . Ill 1 o - Ti 1 ,nvn - 01. !tf auautlea of the handsome son. .-.-. : v ' - OXFORD, NORTH CAROLINA . . . 1 THE HONOR ROLL OF THE FOUR OXFORD- CHURCHES The Names of the Members of the Four Churches of Oxford Who .Were in the World War. 1 ;J . Baptist Dallas Buchanan Kilor S. Bowling Dr. N. B Cannady Clyde Cannady - ' James CarringtonFred L. Clark () v Luther Davis James M. Ellington Chestet Carley ;- Carl , Ellington Lee C. Gtooch r , Bev. Royster., :Jr. J.Frank Gooch v Roy Royster r rirnest wowara w. C. Robards uiount iJryan : -Willie Grant r Nelson Harte : Luthr Ligon Baidy S. Moore .. Fred Parham r A. Hood Parham Hugh Peed v Fred Peed ' 1 Chas. Powell Wm. H. Powell Jennings Walters Guy Wheeler J. G. Webb ; Roy Williford George ; Thomas ;Wm, Webb Geo. T Tunstall v Esther Mitchell ? Clyde Gooch v Rowland Gooch lioy Howard Presbyterian James Stegall Henry 'G. Goober James A. Taylor Leroy x Hand A. W. Blanchard Jesse Clement . . Amos Clement: Ben. T. Smith James C. Cooner Ernes-t- F. Hart Morehead Emmett Wfli. D Bryan, Jr. John G. Webb r. ? Elliott vCooper 1 ' Geo. R. Harrison v . Methodist 1. u. stem Eus usrene Crews" ' - Albert Fuller Francis Bradsher William Medford Waverly Harris J no, G. -Mitchell Robt. K. Fort Chas. Fort, Jr. Kilgo Hunt " Raymond Hunt Benjamin Hays v Sterling Boddle Harvey Bullock James Bullock Dorsey Wrenn John H. Bullock f Hairy J. Renn George W. Hunt John M. Wood Emmett , Parker ; Moses Rountree i V Charles Reece ? Wm. Tyer : Willie R. Pendleton ; Thomas, Pace Willis "G. Peace William Pace ? . Edward Ballou : Janjes Ballou ' Jesse Carroll R. W Carden . Episcopal. r ' 1 Lindsey TayloV Jas. rX Booth A. C-pehart Henry G. Cooper Elliott T. Cooper Arthur Landis : Thomas Landis Wm.TJMandia Augustus Landis Hamlin Landis.- C. Buxton Taylor Robt. K. Taylor . R. C. M. Calvert -Chas. G. Powell Wm. H Powell ; Louis Thorpe m Joe D. Lassiter : John G. Hall.. Jr. xviarK landis iiiawara in or m n m . vvinneiavwior joe B. Witmore i $ AlberkH. Taylor Hal. S. Witmore Chas. Taylor A. W Graham, Jr. Henry A. Taylor Marshal Pinnix ; v Gordon Hunt Jno. D. Williams TRADE CONDITIONS FAIR ? IN RICHMOND'S TERRITORY Bradstreet's Fmds Mixture of Optim ism and Pessimism in Business The current nuniber of: Bradstreet's Review, issued last : Saturday, reports conditions ' in Richmond's trading territory as follows; . Wholesale trade goad. .!!sNIlfiPade Fair. - v- , Manufacturing Go6d'. ' " ' ' " Collections- Fair. Crops rlrregular. Trade has been generally 4 good during the s month but; some, weak spots have appeared -and a slack eu ing in some . lines have been noticed near the end of the month. Dry goods and wearing apparel have been in good demand, particularly current purchases Shoes have been selling ; somewhat less readily, the trade assuming more of a waiting at titude. Building in the cities s faiK ly active and . lumber is in ; good-de-mand. Labor is ; generally well em ployed. Collections are not as good as in , previous months of this - year. Few failures have occurred during it it. ! 1 iue moum. vrops are irregular, corn on highlands is fair but on low lands it is poor. Tobacco Will be a short crop. Cotton shows some im provement but in some sections is fruiting poorly. A good hay crop has been-harvested. TENNESSEE IN THE LIMELIGHT Tale of Tense Night In Tennessee Town As Races Clashed.' Knoxville. ; Tenn. Sept. 1.- Order is being restored here following the race riots Saturday night and' early r Sunday which were the sequel to the storming of the county jail by a mob intent unon lynching Maurice Mayes, la-negro accused of the murder of Mrs. Bertie Lindsey. a white wo man. . - . . - The casualty list increased Sunday bv four negroes who resisted . at- t'ftmDts to Isearch them for arms. All were wounded by national guards men, two' heing shot and the other two stabbed with bayonets. As a result of the riot, the known dead are: - First Lieut. James w. Payne, Madisonville, Ky., regular army, and Joe Etter negro; more than a dozen wounded are in the hospital, the condition of several be ing critical. ; ; . " ." 7 - YOUR WINTER FUEL SHOULD BE LOOKED AFTER NOW The Whole Country Faces a Coal Famine This Winter. Entering on an investigation of the increased price of coal,- the -Senate inter-state commerce-, sub-corn-; mittee' has brought out testimony that a shortageof cars and labor dif ficulties are hindering coal produc tion; that .certain, elements in the miners' union are .intent on nation alization of the coal mines with the adoption of a sixhour day and a five day week,, plus a wage increase, and that' unless problems of t; production were solved the . country will be brought face to face -with a coal fam ine. in the coming winter. ' An Exchange of Courtesies. At the Oxford -Baptist church last Sunday morning some one' inadver tentlv took a ladv?s handsome silk norlanf nr : nmhrfilla and left in "its nl acfi one of a different material. Of Siira ?U Vna a TYii stake., but It if is never, too: lite to do theS right thing nf thA Tiht time. Thelady's name is on? the handleof Ifie- umbrella and of course it 'irill returned to her.- - . . . - TUESDAY, SEPTB3IBER 2t 1919 PRICJB LIST OF FOODSTUFFS IN WASHINGTON CITY lit Costs Something To Live At the V- Capitol orVthe Nation. Frank Ridwell owns and operates nye vgrocery stores in " Washington City: and he publishes a price-list of bommodities every, day" in the Wash ington Herald. Some of the Drices seeni to be somewhat lower than they are in Oxford,"' but, of course, freight has something to do with the price, ' Here is Ridwell's price-list f or last Saturday: . -j. Genuine Spring Lamb. Legs;:, lamb, pound ....... loii and rib chops, lb . . ; . Shoulder lamb, lb. " :. Breast lamb, lb. . . ... , '. . .. . Shoflder lamb chops,Hb. lllBeef, Quality Fine. Round steak, sirloin' steak, ; hduse steak, choice, lb. . . Chuck roast, lb . ; . ' .'. . . -30cr . : 33c. . 23 c. . . 15c. . 25c. porter . . 25c, 18c. ouldeV" clod, top" rib and bouillon, 1 whole, choice, lb. . . . . . . . . . 22c: Plate beef, lb. . . . Hamburg steak, fancy Pot: roast, lb. . .v:..;.' . . . Liver, lb. Veal; cutlet, lb. . . ;. Roast veal, shoulder lb. . c. . BeVst veal, bone out," lb. . . . Lbirt and rjb veal - chops, lb. -. Shoulder veal chop&A lb: Smoked hams, 8 to 10 lbs. lncy quality, IbT;' . . . ... ; . 10c. . -18 c. . 19c. . 10c. . 30c. .20c. .17c. .25c. . 20c. extra . . ' 36c. pounds, 27 c. . . 45c. . . 42c. . . 3.5c. . t 30c. Smoked' shoulders, 4 to 6 i each, 5 pound, only . . . . Machine sliced bacon, lb, Strip, half or whole : . . . Pure hog lard, lfcg. .. .. . Compound lard, lh : IcfjeYnp, 1 ,sweett'potato,fis; a f shaft whole peck Quarter ,peck . . '. .v rare 55.c. 15c. Large No." 1 white potatoes, whole UiU4 Sugars corn, real sugar corn per - dozen . . . . . v . . ....... 30c. Fancy; string beans, Quarter peck, 8 c. Halfeck ; ,! . . . . . . 15c. OXFOPDiLOAN AND r- -7 f Mvi Mitchell Heads : New P JkUvJohii. W m Your .attention is invited to the: an nouncement of the Oxford Loan & RffBtaCompany a local orga- iiizatiohwith $10,000.00 subscrih- edf 'iiiSL authorized capital of $50,- 0O0.O0V recently incorporated for the purpose of dealing , in -real estate, negotiating loans, and acting as a fire and life insurance agency. The incorporators and subscribers to the stock ; of the' new company include some of the best and most represen tative business and(prof essional men' of the town; and the- PuBHo1Ei0dger predicts for it an extensive -and suc cessful business. : .The 'incorporators and subscribers arels if olo wsj W. Z. Mitchell, Leonard Mitchell,: Dr. W. N. Thomas, Dj. G. S. Watkins, D. G. Brummitt: . Jno. W Hester, J P Harris, R. S McCoin, of Hender son, N. C, J. S. King and others. The officers are: W. Z. Mitchell, president: Leonard s Mitchell, vice president ; and Jno. W. Hester, sec retary and treasurer. The life inT surance department is"1 represented ny L. O. Frazier, or TanKiin coun ty, a young man just out of the ser vice, who will make his home here and anything in the Ifie insurance Ine you .need he willMake care of. Temporary headauirters of the com pany is the office of Jnd. W. Hester, J Esq. THE SOUTHERN STATES WDLL - GET AN ALLOTMENT Part of Vocational Education Ap - propriation;TojBe Expended $67,452 for Nrth Carolina It is announced : from Washington that the Southern States have been allotted $961,576 of, the $3,051,919 granted by the government for tne fiscal year of 1919 and iyau ior ag ricultural trade, home economics, in dustrial subjects and preacher train ing under the vocational education law. Allotments " include Virginia, $63,634; North Carolina $67,452; South Carolina, $46,350. : ' mi The first 1 quarterly payment will be made October 1. ' OXFORD COLLEGE: WELL vOPEN i WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. Th Attendance Will Be Large Next Session. ; F. P. Hobgood, president 01 Oxford College, has already filled all the rooms m the scnooi Duuum6f and has already -found room for twenty more girls, with a teacher, in the large t Chamblee home which is known as the annex. ; Dr. Hobgood says that there arevsome7 places in the annex-hot as yet spoken for. " The enrollment so far of .boarders is 122. ; ; MR. W. T. LANDIS; : LOCATES IN HEfNDERSON : Former Lieutenant' W. T, Landis, son of Mr. Chas. Landis, ?has asso ciated himself withhis uncle, who eonductsa .large; goce busihess in Oxford-loses a fia? young man In the person of Mr. Ldil, but we are glad that there are only twelve short miles between himand his many friends here. ; Tllh MARRIAGES AT THE EXCHAUfGE HOTEL : ' ! IN RAPID SUCCESSION Three Oxford Ministers Tied the ii' Three Kndts. ; "Great exctement reigned at the Exchange Hotel oh Monday' morniirg when' three weddings took place in rapid 'Succession. C ; -- First Couple. , . The .first couple Were married by Rev. G. T. Tunstall., The groom was Mr. - Walter Hobgood, of. Dxford Route 4, and the bride was ' Miss Mary Clark. , Second Couple. -Dr. J, D. Harte 'united Mr. James 1,- uoigate of Drake's Branch,' tdH Miss Mane Brown, of Lennig,HaJt fax county, Virginia. V " Third Couple. V The last ceremony was performed by Rey. S. R. Oglesfey, the groom be ing Mr. Louis Mabry of Foster Falls, Va. and the bride - Miss Fannie Col gateof Drake's 'Branch, Va. . -; Quite a crowd assembled to see the weddings and hearty- congratula tions were showered upon the happy couples.,-; . . ; " Each couple thought that their particular minister tied the hardest Knot. ; SHERIFF BELL'S SHORTAGE A Bonding Company Pays 17,820 V. -f the $45,000 Shortage: . " ( Henderson Daily Dispatch. ) Accepting their share of the lia bility, the Fidelity, & Deposit"-Company of Maryland Friday made set tlement with the board of county commissioners for its share of the shortage in former. Sheriff! J. E. C Bell's, accounts, and paid over to the commissioners the sum of $17,820. 09 as the amoijnt of., their responsi- Dlllty. , - s . .vt; There are two .other companies that; servedt as surety for Sheriff BelL'dufing - his second term. These aro."t1io ';-TJ'ioHtv arid VP.a Bimltv Pnm nnv nf Nw. York:, and thfi Aetna Casualty i ' SuretyCpmpany of New Tork..Te4rt6nMrdaie..-from De cember 2, 11, ahdv they will be called upon pj setjtl'e for whatever deficit" may - be determined trpon - as the shortage since that date. . The shortage announced by . the board of county commissioners when the deficit was discovered by C the auditorsw 45,000; The Decline Will Be Slow and y - Gradual. . . Prices rare beginning to turn, down ward in various parts of the coun try, but the slump has not' yet gath erea momeniiimi Biinicieni 10 auect purchases beihgraadfe for immediate use, accordingrto'fjteports to the De- partmeut ; of f Justice; ' ' SinimostdeWytiow are co-op eratihgahj the eahpaign to reduce living costs.v'off icials said the. lower wholesale prices should be reflected on the retail-market 'in the near fu ture.''-". Profiteerihg-lh sugar virtually has ceased, according to Judge Ames, as1 sistant to the Attorney General, 0 Chicago, jn-eharge of the administer ing of the food control act. Eleven cents, he added, is recog- nWeA as the leeal nrice by dealers throughout the country. JOHN GRAHAM WEBB GOES TO THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA Mr. John W6bb this week receiv ed two letters from his son, John Graham Webb, who is attached to the S. S. Martha Washington, and has made several trips to European ports during the past twelve months. The first letter spoke of his visit to the battlefields in France and Belgi um, and that his ship would sail from Brest to Newport News in - a few days. The second letter was re ceived the following day, advising his' parents that the MartluuWash ington and her crew had been order ed to .cruise to the Mediterranean Sea. . . - . ' " THE HOSPITAL PROPOSITION A mass meeting will be held under the auspices of the Wo man's' Club of Oxford on Sep tember 2&rd at eight p. m. in the Court House to discuss trays and means of establishing . in Oxford a hospital for Gran; ville county. Every one inter ested is urged to be present. DR. HAYS IN OXFORD He Has Shaved Off His. Beard and Wears a Handsome Uniform - nr B. K.Hays, wno IS locaiea ai loteen Hospital, near Asheville, spent le f days in Oxford last week. He always was a very nanar some- man, but since entering the government service he shaved off his beard, and now wears' the handsome uniform of a captain, which makes him look twenty years younger and adds to his stately appearance. There is so much work to be done, says Dr. Hays, he cannot tell just how long he will 'be in the service of the government. SCHOOL CENSUS BEING TAKEN. u : . . WiU Show a Marked Increase Over Last Year. The'school census of-Oxford isbe: ing taken this week. - It is generally believed that it will show a marked increase over 4hat of last year. SEVERAL MDLCH . COWS .FOR sale. See D. H. Currin, Oxford, - Route -6. 9 2 2t-x. " - ..;v: NUMBER 70 OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET . WILL OPEN SEPT; 16TH V First Sale to Take Plac Inaesday, . September 16th Strong Corps of Buyers WiU Take Care of All To kmvvu uivuKut jxcre aix me jemk . Concerns Wfll Be Represented. v . v ' The, opening ; sale of the Oxford tobacco; market will take place Tues day, September 1 6v On account of 1 the ppstpphment from Tuesday, Sep- -teober 9th Ao Tuesday, September 16 tli, many' of the farmers are ready y with the golden weed. ' : r ,Tke Oxford markets is better pre pared than it ever has been since it was established many years agot to handle the tobacco crop. . The new Qranvlile warehouse adds to the floor space of the Oxford . market about one-fourth more - room than last sea- son. - -i s. Five warehouses will be operated here this season, namely: r - The Johnson -Operated by - Sam Watkins and Capt. Will Fleming: . i The Banner Mr. w. Z. Mitchell.. The Farmers'Mr. B. E. .Parham The Mangdm -Mr. I. W. Mangum." The Granville is the name of the new warehouse on Hillsboro street. The owners are: Messrs. J. B. Mays, Henry, Hunt H. M. Bragg and J. M. Bullock. Mr. Bullock is the mana ger. : ';;,.v.,;;:::::y4t;-.:. v-" SHORTAGE OF FREIGHT CARS 1 HAS' BECOME ACUTE Statement Issued- By Federal Au thorities' Is That Shortage Is Prob- r able During Coming Winter. Another freight car shortage is in prospect and may continue through a part or all of the winter months," accordingto a statement by the re gional-driector of the Southern Re gion, united states Jttauroad Admin- istratiop. v The statement 'follows. Another shortage of "freight cars, is in prospect for the coming fall and winter.- Instead of the surplus of equipment to be found on nearly all railroads during the dull days be fore the af ter-the-war business reviv al in every piece of equipment now is In -many , lines and only the most careful handling by the railroads with cooperation from the shipping public can prevent serious interfer ence with business. . ' : f 'Federal managers have been al so calldpph' vy UheRUiroad" Ad ministrathm particularly to see that cars ar ;set in .motion promptly upon being un loaded or. loaded. .i WHEN ABSENCES FROM SCHOOL MAY BE EXCUSED Section 1 of the compulsory - at tendance act provides that "the sup erintendent, principal, or ' teacher who is in charge of such school shall have the right to excuse a child for temporary absence on account of sickness or distance olfresidence from the school, or other Amavoida ble causes whichdo not constitute . truancy as defined by the State Board of Education." The superintendent, principal, ior teacher, ' whenever said teacher is in charge of the school, may excuse children for non-attendance, according to the " provision in the law. : ' ' J .'.'')-. .. ," ... , OPENS UP BUSINESS HERE Truck ' and! Passenger Automobile Service. " H. P. Cheatham, Jr., son of ,Dr. H. P; Cheatham, superintendent of, the colored orphanage, has opened v up business in Oxford. He has a large truck for hauling purposes and will also operate a car for passenger purposes.. He was a lieutenant, ' bri gaded with the French, and was cit- ed for bravery. He comes back to. -us a nobre specimen of ' his race, courteous polite and obliging. The people of Oxford will find it a pleas ure 'to do business with him. See his announcement elsewhere in this paper, . CONGRESS PLANS TO ' WELCOME GEN. PERSHING WiU Arrive, From Abroad Jn Few .-.-tP : i :;- --Weeks. :v Washington, Sept 1. The Senate unanimously adopted a joint resolu tion providing for the appointment Df a committee to arrange for a for mal welcome by Congress to General Pershing on his Teturn tcvthe United States. .' He" will arrive home in a few. weeks. - - t , '' s' ' BROTHER OF REV. E. G. USRT ; DD3D AT RUTHERFORDTON Interment At Bank's Chapel, Near , Wilton Today. i The remains of Rev. Mr. Usry, who died at Rutherf ordton Sunday morn ing," reached Oxford Monday: night and. the' iritertnent will be at Bank's Chapel today. - f ; '. ' The deceased was a , minister T-Of the Methodist denomination, and his" brother, Rev.- E.G. Usry, Is pastor of the West Oxford Baptist church. County Commissioners 'Meet. The county commissioners were in: session: Monday. . Commissioner J. L. Peed, who v was sick for several months, was present. .We are glad to say that he is strong again. The minutes of the. meeting will appear in our next issue. . ' f " , -The Woman's Club will meet at the Library Wednesday .afternoon, at ' 4:3a o'clock. I This being the first fail meeting, it is very, important and the members are urged .. to bd present. , " " .-1 1 -,3 mi 1 "-..5 . 'i if: X. 1 C
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