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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITY S-AIL HOME PRINT. 0LU3IE XXXIV 0O NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1919 NUMBER 86 - ...... UOOXSHIXERS CHANGE THEIR MODE OF OPERATION me Interesting Facts As Related By Detective Hutchins Captfl'j- A- Hutchins, well known to the people of Granville county and NV110 is making quite a reputation in tl4 revenue service, relates an inter esting story in reference to the cimnvd moonshiners. There was a time, saia Detective Hutchins, when moonshiners sought d e most secluded spot under the sua in which to conduct their busi ness, but they havd, crawled from the low l&nds and underbrush to the to-, of the hill, and the 'nearer they can set to the public roads seems to 'please their fancy. Theydo this, said Capt. Hutchins, to throw off suspicion. nother trick of the present day moonshiner, said Capt. Hutchrins, is to locate near a pile of saw dust and fire to it, expecting the revenue officer to see the smoke and give them the go-by. "Mv experience," continued the detective, "is that wherever you see a pile of burning saw-dust there is a itill in the vicinity." Recently in Franklin County," id Capt. Hutchins, "we saw three men operating a still. There were four officers in our party and we I Ad a quick consultation as how best to capture the three men. We tUured it out that if one of the of ficers would approach the still from ascertain direction the moonshiners v-ould run in the opposite 'direction. Accordingly, three of the officers rook their stand in a secluded spot and the other officer approached the moonshiners on the opposite 'side, end when he got within a hundred yards of them he fired his gun. The three men scattered like so many wild turkeys, but they soon assem bled on the very spot where we had figured to make the capture." METHODIST PHILATHEAS A Refuse for Possums. Having heard of Mr. Craven's an nouncement Sunday morning that the Tunicas would go on a Possum Hunt Tuesday night, a wonderfully intelligent, up-to-date and intuitive young possum sought refuge with Miss Hettie Lyon. Dis voting poss:;m cay to him self, sez he "dem Brackers '11 have briber tho't comin to dem 'for Chvcsday night," sez he "caze dey INTERESTING CHUR yrE Dr. J. D. Harte, pastor of the Oxford Baptist church, who has been conducting revival services in Vir ginia, will arrive in time to fill his pulpit next Sunday. AR HEEL EDITOR SEES THE DESTINY OF THE EX-KAISER BY WADE H. HARRIS ; Editor The Charlotte Observer It is probable that the Observer, in the course of its interviews with Rev. F. K. Pool, who is snnnlv ing at Wake Forest, occupied the!tlle barristers around the London j pulpit at the Oxford Baptist church! Law Courts building, has come into possession xf information that might serve as a forecast of the destiny of TTT! 1 , -r-r . - - PRESIDENT CALLS UPON THE COAL MINERS TO RESCINS STRIKE ORDER last Sunday morning. The congregation enjoyed his sermon large Mrs. John Webb, superinten dent of the Flat River Baptist Mis sionary Union, organized mission work at Hester and Tabb Creek churches last Sunday. Hon. W. A. Devin accompanied Rev. George T. Tunstall to Enon church last Sunday morning and ad dressed a large congregation in the1. lmerest of the Seventy-five Million Dollar Campaign. Mr. Ben W. Parham made a talk at Poplar Creek church Sunday night in the interest cf the "75 Mil lions for the Master." After hear ing Mr. Parhi-.m and Rev. G. T. Tun stall the congregation pledged the church's quota. ti7:iij tt.i . . wnuam nonenzonern, tormer em peror of the German empire. These lawyers seem to represent English authority and they are evidently a greed upon the understanding that the ex-kaiser is to spend his remain ing days in the solitude of Dover castle. It is probable that when demand is made upon Holland by the allied tribunal for the surrender of the kaiser, that dignity will have mili tary escort forthwith to this castle and there interned as prisoner for life. Later his arraignment will be a ceremony as a matter of form, the verdict having been already made up. I find British sentiment decidedly crystalized against the proposition to try the former emperor in the Tower of London." The French idea is that such an arrangement would develop a happy cse of poetic jus- Wilson Declares Miner's Strike is Un lawful and a Blow at the Safety of the Entire Nation "I can Do Nothing Less Than Say That the Law Will Be Enforced and Means Found to Protect the Interests of the Nation' Chief Executive Tells Union Leaders With Approval of His Cabinet. Holding the impending coal strike THE KNOTTY PROBLEM THAT CONFRONTS US. ASSESSOR PARHAM IS NOW AT WORK IN DUTCHVttLE TOWNSHIP The Housing ihoilid En- The Property in Tally Ho is the Next I -g the Attention of Oxfxord Not a business or professional Township on the List to Be .Tak en Up. Assessor W. A. Parham is mak ing good headway in the work of assessing the lands of the county at their true value. Four townships of the county have been completed in the order named: Salem. Sassfras to be not only unjustifiable, but also ' Fork Oak Hill and Walnut Grove The Oxford Baptist Baraca Class kst Sunday morning took up n Thr.nlrcpivinp- nffprin.- fnr rte Baptist Orphanage. Wse present c?;. Y1' strangely -enough the S11wvrw ssnn Thi -r.t wi British idea is tnat it would prove be supplemented' by an equal amount I degrading to the traditions of the next Svnday, making the total 1 wr: The British argue, also, uniawiui, .resident wnson, m a Statement issued Saturday night with the support of his entire cab inet, called on the coal miners of the nation, both union officers and members, to rescind the strike or der effective November 1. The President declined to enter into the merits of the controversy between the miners and operators, ! out emphatically declared that the strike, which he characterized as the most far-reaching proposal in the nation's history, to restrict pro duction and distribution of all nec essaries of life, had apparently been ordered without a vote of the individual miners concerned. For this reason, the President served definite notice "that the law will be enforced and the means will be found to protect the interests, of the nation in any emergency that may arise out of this unhapry 1 usiness." Mr. Parham and his assistants jumo- ed last week from Walnut Grove to Dutchville, and . when the proptry of that Township has been assessed they will move to 'Tally Ho, and thence to Brassfield. On account' of the bad weather. which is sure to visit us later, Mr. Parham has planned to leave Oxford Township ancj the town lots in Ox ford until the other property of the county has been assessed. Weather permitting, he hopes to finish the en tire county by the. first or middle of January. According to the files in Mr. Par ham's office, the property in Sass afras Fork showed a higher prey- ious valuation than either Salem, Dak- Hill or Walnut Grove Town ships. The valuation throughout the territory so far covered by Mr. Par ham is about four times greater than tt was. amount $600. The Oxford Methodist Baraca Class, composed of about 50 good men voted last Sunday morning to go 'possum hunting. They will leave Oxford in cars soon after dark to night, and when they reach the ridge about seven miles from town they will park the cars and take to the woods. A very large Cambridge Bible for Lecturn use, with "Tubeback" i. e. an unbreakable back, has been presented for public use in St. Ste phen's Church, by the congregation, in loving memory of Bennct- Hester Gregory. The book will be Blessed and placed in position, at the All Saints Service on Saturday next.-''' A very impressive service took place at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning when a handsome pulpit Bible was presented to the iv ' never gwine to Karve.dis pos-1 church by the relatives of Dr. Leon- sum." Brer Possum says, sez he, j arci .TaylcK as a memorial tQ Dr. -I dene hearred all bout Miss Het- Taylor who was for a long time a that incarceration and trial of the kaiser in the tower would operate to making a martyr of him But the remarkable state of British sen timent does not indicate any dimi nution of wrath against the former emperor. The circumstances of re lationship undoubtedly has some hearing on the present condition of the British public mind; but, so far as I have been able to analyze the situatioii, the British people want to see the kaiser punished with the ut most severity, and they are dispos ed to leave that job to France, Bel gium and the United States, resting in full confidence that the job will be well done. And, while holding the tower safe from profanation by the hated presence, Great Britain is at the same time disposed to. tender the hospitaliy of the casale with its loneliness and solitude, as the life time prison of the former emperor of Germany. The Observer gathers that the tender of Dover Castle has been tentatively made and is now .unde.r...adyisenient.-- r -je: There has been no decision yet as ASKS THE INDULGENCE OF PUBLIC LEDGER PATRONS. The Public Ledger has been short of help in the mechanical department for some time, and on Saturday lasfowe were still further cribpiea by the mar riage of Mr. Atlas Critcher who has been with us for a long time. He' and his pretty bride, use Miss Magdalene Koyster, are on a ten days' visit to the parents of the groom at Marav ian Falls, Wilkes County. We ask the patrons of the Public Ledger to overlook any shortcomings until our, force gets back on the job. REMEMBER THE ORPHANS "Honor the Lord with thy sub stance, and with tho first fruits of all thine increase; give as. the Lord has prospered you." "In as much as ye did it unto the least cf one of these ye did it unto me." ' Christ left his worl: on earth with man irf Oxford today would consider staying here if he knew that there was no chance of expansion. Not a , factory in our midst would be will ing to continue operating in Oxford if its owner knew that there was no chance for Oxford to grow. It would be oppresive to contemplate such ; a condtion, and yet, under present conditions, these are the cold facts, and we have no reason to belitve that these conditions will be sub jected to any material change unless the people in Oxford make up their minds to change them. . We can invite no new enterprises here because there are no houses for the employees. The working man" must pass us by, because no vacant rooms can be found.' And we could not think of offering a location to a manufacturing plant, because man ufacturers must have labor, and la bor must have homes. And any one who knows conditions in Oxford to day, either among the whites or the blacks, knows that homes are not to be found in many instances, during the last several months, Oxford has been forced to say to the prospec tive settler, "We have no place for you." The universal history of muni cipal improvements is increased population, this sentiment was en dorsed when we laid our beautiful streets and sidewalks. Homes, therefore, are necessary. Without them, we stand still, and the community which stands still, goes backward. The one crying need on every side today is more homes. To whom can , we look to solve EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY he sez, sez in time ob need, nr "I'm ewine dar dis her nite, sure enough he had crawled ip the highest tree between the Lyon and Kicks driveways and hung out on a limb ri:ht over the fence to wait for Rob Lyon to pass and take him into Dreakfast. At present he is prince of Miss Hettie's pets and if you call he will tell vou all about his narrow escape and let you see how well he likes his new home. I Moral It is not always best to an nounce your plans to the public. ' KOYSTER-CRITCHER. Member of the Public Ledger Force Captures Pretty Bride. Miss Magdalene, the fine daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Washington Royster, and Mr. Atlas. Critcher were married' at the home of the bride, near Providence at high noon last Saturday, Rev. E. G. Usry of ficiating. The bride is one of the county's noblest young women and has a host of friends in Oxford and the coun ty. Mr. Critcher is a native of Wilkes county. He came to Oxford three or tour years ago and accepted a po sition with the printing department of the Oxford Orphanage- He has held a like position with the Pub lic Ledger for the past two years and he is a young man of ability, worth and integrity. The happy couple are spending their honeymoon with the groom's parents at Maravian Falls, Wilkes county. On their return they will occupy a new cottage on -King street, Uidley Park. a number of descendants of this good i man assembled to witness the service. The evening hour at the Ox ford Baptist church last Sunday was devoted to the Sunbeam Band. The children, who were carefully train ed under the supervision , of Mrs. J. D. Brooks, Mrs. C. A. Unchurch and Miss Eva Moore Fagan, presented an interesting program. An address was made by Rev. C. A. Upchurch in the interest of ' the program and a large contribution was received for the Band's Mission work. CENSUS ENUMERATORS OF THE FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DIS. SOME USEFUL HINTS ON HOW TO SAVE SUGAR The home economies specialist of the Department of Agriculture in a statement just given out, gives the American housewife some good ad vice on sugar conservation. The statement says: "If you are wise you will not use your last bit of su Kar, trusting to get more when the present supply is gone, but will a void the possibility of totally sugar less days by making your small sup I iy go as far as possible. . "Turn to your war conservation wok book and refresh your memory '-it ways to use substitutes. You y.ill find many recipes for cake, but wost of them were built to save wheat as well as sugar. We have this cause for rejoicing, at least though we must cut down our use of sugar, we still have wheat and our stand-bys in time of suger stringen cy molasses, corn syrup and honey." Several Good Granville County Men Wanted at Good Pay. The undersigned, Supervisor of Census, desires and solicits applica tions for position of Census Enumer ators for the Township, or City Di viion, in which you reside. Every applicant must be bona-fide resident thereof, possessing a common school education and a good moral charac ter. Preference in these appoint ments, if otherwise qualified, wili be given to honorably discharged sol diers and sailors who served in the Tate war. Duties. Enumerators will be charged to make inquiries relating to -'population, agricultures, forestry and for estry products etc. The work shall be done by January next. Compensations The exact amount is to be deter ined by Director of Census in the Districts where he shall deem such renumeration sufficient, an allow ance of not less than 2 nor more than 4 cents for each inhabitant; not less than 20 nor more than 30 cents for each farm reported; not less than 20 nor more than 50 cents for each Drainage Enterprise reported, and 10 cents for each barn or enclosure containing live stock net on farms. Let your application be made in your own handwriting, giving Post Office or Rural route and a regular blank will be sent you to be filled out. Address: C. F. LOWE, Supervisor Census, Winston-Salem, N. C. Lvcn, an how she taes kare ob leading Elder in that church. Quite j to the date when demand will be made for the surrender of Holland's distinguished guest. That is a mat ter for President Wilson. Premier Lloyd George and Mr. Clemenceau to decide. With selection of the tri bunal by each of the powers, the machinery for the formal trial of the kaiser will be put in motion. Thanksgiving is a great national holiday in England, and London ap pears to believe that the fate of "the former emperor will have been de cided prior to the arrival of that date. At one time the British public seemed reconciled to the proposition that the kaiser be allowed to remain in voluntary exile in Holland a man witnout a country, stripped of power and degraded to the level of a beggar, but there came reflection that he would yet be among friends. With consideration of the probabili ty that the Dutch government might make life too easy for him, there came a quick abandonment of the prospect on to leave him undisturb ed at his self-chosen haven. Great Britain will insist upon the rpntpst nnssihle degradation for the fallen monarch, but is disposed j to stand by and see the associated allies do the work. I believe the talk going around among the Lon don lawyers of Dover, castle will ma terialize as the solution of the prob lem of the future of he kaiser. THE TOBACCO CROP IS BE ING SOLD RAPIDLY. The Cro Will Be Nearly Sold E Christmas. c Just what proportion of the tobac co crop in this section has been sold is problematical. Some estimate the Granville crop as high as nine mil lion while J others say that it will be as Jow as "6,500,000. From present indications it would seem that the crop &cW teing Solid CODm that. Ihfi croD now being, sola Wrm thp hands of the farmers more rapidly than eve- be fore, and if weather conditions should be atall favorable there will be but little left unsold by Christ mas. It is claimed by some that the crop in this section is nearly, if not quite, half sold. Fine Menu at the Flower Show on Thursday and Friday Mrs. Kerr Taylor and other ladies cf the Flower Show, which is to be held in the Armory Thursday -and Jiday,i)iJigkep t. huiJejar; ing a menu to the QUeeii's tastel no specific directions for it beingjthis need? Is there any individual carried on,, and we must got our in structions as to how He wants it carried on by the way He did while He was here, and His attention to children was one of His most out standing characteristics. Let as for a moment fancy o.r children in an orphanage, and we were placed so that we could know the contributions cf every one;, would we be pleased with those like the ones wo male when we had an opportunity, knowing that our chil dren m;st live on them. We all may have occasion to re gret some inve-stmeiiis "syg have or may make, but not one .if rs will ev- aglrexot..iiag'4aSsten-t'.!g-e , mr.de . in Ice cream and cake vyill be served Thursday afternoon ana throughout the two day's event, but the first of the three delicious meals will net be served until Thursday night. The menu for Thursday night supper, Friday at one o'clock and Friday night is as follows: Chicken Salad Beaten "Biscuits Pickle Coffee - Oysters Bread and Crackers Hot Rolls and Butter Ice Cream Cake There is much enthusiasm mani fested in the approaching Flower Show. The announcement that premiums will be awarded where there is no competition if up to stan dard, serves to awaken friendly riv alry. All the ladies who have promised donations will please send them to the Armory Thursday morning. All the flowers to be exhibited must be in the Armory Thursday morning. DIED WORTH MLIONS BUT WAS LITTLE KNOWN THE SUGAR SHORTAGE IS BECOMING ACUTE. any of these things that abide, and it is well to remember that the on ly things that you can hold in your cold, dead hands arc the things you have given away. In the Oxford Baptist Baraca class last Sunday an effort was started to raise a Thanksgiving offering for the Thomasville Orphanage, and a tentative figure of $500 was set as a goal, and a canvas was made of the members present and the amount was so nearly raised then that we have decided to set no figure and ask every member of tho class to give as he feels he would like to give. Some gave very liberally and others who gave will no doubt like to give more. Freely you have received freely give. Kindly send your offerings this week or next to the committee nam ed below: M. P. CHAMBLEE, J. ROBT. WOOD. in Oxford that we can hold respon sible for this condition? Is there any individual to whom we can look to supply this need? If so, point him out, and let's put the commun ity after him. Is there any individ ual who should provide homes in order that your business, or your profession might profit thereby? Is it the duty cf the other man to take care of your employee? Is it the duty of the other man to build Ox ford, and make it possible for Ox ford to keep pace with the other progressive communities of the State? Is it incumbent, upon the other fellow, when he sees the ur gent need facing us every day, to de mand of you a solution of this prob lem? The need cf homes ha passed the stage of being an individual prob lem. It is a cemmunity" problem, and every citizen of the commun ity, who has the good of our town at heart, should do his best to solve it. It is your duty, and not that of the other fellow. You do your part and the other fellow will do his. The organization of a Home Building corporation is the sensible solution. This does not mean that the individual and the manufactur er should not build homes. All must -get busy. , ALL-DAY CONFERENCE AT BAPTIST CHURCH NEXT 'FRIDAY CUPID FINDS FAIR WEEK' GOOD FOR BUSINESS of GEN. ROYSTER ARGUING CELEBRATED WILL CASE. Sen. B. S. Royster is attending court at Boydton, Va., this week; He !s counsel in a" celebrated will case and may be absent from Oxford sev eral days. The will of Solomon Schinasi. -was filed for probate in New York the w rtn v You probably never ; your heard of him. But he left $15,000, 000 a large part of it to charity. When he came to America he had less than $3,000. That was not a beginning. v , What a country he must have thought America to be when it of fered opportunity to him to- make a fortune of $1-5,000,000 -withm. less than a third of a-centurynd all by a cigarette! . Home Hygiene. Miss Sornbergcr, Instructor for the Granville County Chapter of the A. R. C. is anxious to organize m Oxford, at once classes in "Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick. All who wish to ' take this course please call telephone No. 255-W and leave your name so that she may com municate with you in regard to this important sub'ject. , Colder Weather With Frost The Weather Bureau issues the following - weekly forecast : South Atlantic and Gulf States, unsettled with occasional rains first part of week; warm weather followed by colder. Probably frost except along the coast. In view of the, sugar shortage that is becoming acute in some lo calities and sections and which is being felt in Oxford, some official figures on the Nation's sugar sup ply will be of interest. The Depart ment of Ctmmerce estimates the sugar available in the markets of the United States for the year 1918-1919 at 9,855,000,000 pounds. The net amount retained for consumption in the United States af ter deducting exports and re-exports is put at 8,790,000 'pounds. This gives an average per capita con sumption of 82 pounds in 1919, says the report, as against 86 pounds in the fiscal year of 1914. The total production of sugar in the United States for the year 1918-1& is esti mated at 2,100,000,000 pounds, of which 569,000,000 pounds is cane sugar. An increase in the price of imported sugar of 163 per cent in 1919 is shown. x Cuba is given as the United States' ctfief source of supply for sugar, 5488,711,032 pounds, being imported from the island during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1919. MR. MAT NELSON BUYS THE OWEN WAREMOUSE. Will Remodel and Convert into Bus iness Place. Mr. Mat Nelson last week purchas ed the old Owen Warehouse on College street which has been clos ed for two years. It is understood that the property cost Mr. Nelson $25,000. It is rumored on the street that Mr. Nelson will convert the front end of the buUding into two hand some store rooms, the rear end of the building, to be used for other purposes. " Dr. Graves, Noted Divine, Will Preach Friday Night. There will be an all-day confer ence at the Oxford Baptist Church on Friday, October 31st, beginning at ten o'clock. Dr. W. R. Cullon will be with us at that time. A let ter from him a few days ago re quested that we urge every pastor, Sunday School superintendent church director, W. M. U. director, team captain, and as many members of each team as possible to be pres ent. Dr. C. D. Graves, paster at Wake Forest, and one of the leading preachers of this State, will speak at 7:30, and we hope that a large num ber of Ihe people from our country churches, as well as the people of Oxf fiord, will arrange to hear him. The Oxford Woman's Club will be serving meals at the Flower Show in the Armory Thursday and Friday. Those who do not bring lunch with them will find nice meals at the Flower Show at reasonable prices. G. T. TUNSTALL, J. D. HARTE. Miss Lovie Tillotson th.5 Bride ) Mr. Tennie Sherman The State Fair, held at Raleigh last week, was prolific of marriages. The Raleigh Times carries this in formation: "Fifteen marriage lic enses were issued during Fair week by the register of deeds. Two were issued Friday to Tennie A. Sherman and Miss Lovie Carl Tillotson, both of Oxford, and to William A. Pen ick, of Richmond, Va., and Miss An nie Kate Mumford." ' TAKEN BY SURPRISE Miss Bessie Eakes the Bride of Mr. Fordyce. Miss Bessie Eakes took her many friends by surprise last Tuesday and motored to Oxford and was happily married to Mr. S. B. Forbyce of Pensylvania. , They left immediately after the ceremony, and after jvisiting the northern cities they will be at their home near Rogersville, Penn. The bride is the attractive daughter of Mrs. J. S. Eakes of Mountain Creek section, and will be greatly missed by her many friends. STOCKHOLDERS ELECT PRES. Mr. B. F. Taylor Heads the Oxford Buggy Company. At a recent meeting of the stock holders of the Oxford Buggy Com pany, Mr. B. F. Taylor was elected president to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. a. W. Lyon. There being two vacancies on the board of directors, Messrs. W. H. Hunt and F. F. Lyon were elected to fill the vacancies. Lieut. Runser Coming r s The Raleigh Times says that Lieut. Runser will deliver the Times edition of Thursday in Oxford from his aeroplane. Mr. B. E. Parham is in Rich mond for a few days. . THE OXFORD TOBACCO MAR KET IS VERY ACTIVE. The Average For the Crop Thus Far Is $51.90. The Oxford Tobacco Market is very active. Over 900,000 sounds were sold here last week r.t an average of $61.10. More than 300,000 ppunds were sold yesterday f.t an average cf $61.40. HARD TO BEAT. Year For How Is This For a Wet Tobacco? Mr. Joe Hicks, of Berea, soldtm the floor at the Mangum Warehouse last Friday 6,000 hills of tobacco for $998.14. Mr. Hicks says that he has the ground leaves from this tobacco yet to be sold. How is this for a wet year. Don't Kill the Birds Yet. , Boys, the hunting season.. in this section don't begin untU November 15. It i a good law; don't violate it. '4 II . 3 .da
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