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PUBLIC LEBGE1
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VOLUME. XXXIV.
NEWS IN SHORT FORM
SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE. ;
State !
At a meeting of the tax super-;
visors of the state, held in Raleigh; t eratifvin rpnni.ta " :
last week, it was brought out that: T' gl tttlm leports' Twenty-1
between 70 per cent and 80 per centiSlx ot our thirty-four churches have J
of the real estate of North Carolina j reported $167,471.00. Not one of 1
has been revalued. In Pitt and I these make a. fi
Wayne lands averages $100 an acre;all
miDun, sxxu an acre anu ueuun
"tomes up in the class with these.'
Two plaster paris casts, molded
on the feet of the defendant, will be
relied upon to a great extent by the
state in its efforts to convict Caleb
Collie, a negro, charged with first
degree burglary; in connection with
the $2,000 jewelry robbery that oc
curred last July at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Tomplinson in Durham.'
111 Vi1paii O 1 1 A A T nHAi'n
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Thomas Price, alias "Old Tom
Dowd" was convicted last week in
fpr Pm rnnrt nt T?,iai(rh r,n o oharpft
of blowing the safe of the West Dur
0 ! v
ham postoffice, afterwards getting
aw-ay with a rich haul in stamps and
VobbeiT of he poslof-
severa years ago. al-
:rial was postjponed
money. The
fice occurred
though the tr
pending the time when Price would
complete a sentence in the federal
penitentiary at Raleigh.
Democrats who heard Lieuten
ant Governor Gardener at Hickory
last week thanked him for "calling"
J. F. Newell of Charlotte for whati
was declared to be the worst speech !
ever heard. Mr. Neweli had offered
to tell his hearers 1 secret, inform
ing them that the democrats no
'longer boast cf the President, and
his secret was that Mr. Wilson is in-
sane and had hppn rra;-v for sever-1
al months. His speech was along' ed invaluable services by their pub
thnt linp. illc addresses and by their srood
that line
Had Paul
Jones. Edgecombe;
farmer, voted for hir elf in the'
Farmer's union convention atiof
Greensboro last week, the vote be
tween he and R. W. H. Stone of
Guilford county for the presidency
of the union would have , been a tie
and the retiring president. Dr. H. Q.
Alexander, would have had the
vote for Mr. Stone. As it was, i
defeated
by Stone, the vote being
57 to 58.
Expenditures of more than $2,
000, 0C0 at army camps awl aviation
fields at a half score places in south
ern states were approved tentatively
Saturday by the house in consider
ing a bill, making founds available
for the
hp u-ar Hpnartmpnt tn rnmnlMo
1.'. i : : ;rirrom $90,000,000 to S100.000.000!s a larmr a small vegetable gar
militar
11 J ilWjCV.LO BAIUUIU IU1UU&11-
out the country. For Camp Bragg,
N. C, the house approved the larg-
est single expenditure at any of the!
southern camps. There, the depart-'
ment was authorized to spend $1.- Qulrcnes
128,000 in carrying out plans for Amis chapel Quota $5,500; sub
buying land. Construction of a road scribtions $8,542; forecast $8,
between the camp and Fayetteville, 542.
.nMv!,H d O C AAA n1rt-x won httJ A a1 '.
cubuus ;"J';J,1UCU-
as also $20,000 for buildings now
partly completed.
General
The Republicans will hold their
convention at Chicago June 8.
All the Illinois Republicans in
congress at a meeting in Washing
ton joined in a statement presenting
and endorsing Governor Lowden for
the presidential nomination.
Awarrant was issued in Kansas
City, Saturday, for the arrest of Jess
Wiliara, rormer neavy-weism cnam- Dexter -Quota $2,450; subscrip
pion and winner of $200,000, charg-. tions $2,450; forecast $2,600.
ed with profiteering on the sale of Enon Quota $6,275: one year $2,-
wooa.
Harry Petty, who ten daysj
ago robbed the safe of the Dan Val
ley Motor Co., Danville, Va., taking
negotiable securities to the value of
nearly $500, pleaded guilty in court
and was sentenced to serve seven
years in the penitentiary.
The United States Department
of Agriculture has placed a ban on
the sale of fertilizer contaiing more
than one-tenth of one per cent of
borax. This was made necessary
because last year many crops were;
destroyed . by the presence ot too
much borax.
Coal worth millions of dollars,
near the surface, is being uncovered
at Pottsville, Pa., the discovery has
been made by stripping off the sur-j
face, the coal can be mined in full
dayjight without any danger. The
st&p Is 1,600 feet long, 400 feet
wide and reaching a maximum depth
of 65 feet.
VfJMajor-General Leonard Wood's
candidacy for the Republican Presi
dential nomination was formally
started in Cincinnati several days
ago when Colonel William Cooper
Proctor, noted soau manufacturer,
announced his acceptance of the
chairmanship of the Leonard Wood
national,, campaign committee. Iso
details of the date of the campaign
launching or plans of the commit
tee have been announced. Colonel
proctor is perhaps the country s big
gest manufacture ofcoap.
GERMANS PROPOSE ARREST
OF THE FORMER KIASER
(Berlin Special)
Arrest of former
nam of Germany,
if
necessary
. i1.n'jfarmDl1l9TV OI 101-
KrproTedurday before
tte PaTSamentary sub-coKTittee lii
the' question of ar re
ponsibilities. .-;
REPORT OF SEVENTY- FIVE
MILLION CAMPAIGN in FLAT
RIVER ASSOCIATION
0ur Campaign is winding ti,
sav tw t.a n ' i
' v, tuners in rp
seen and that they will go slightlvi
Lic umuum sent in. We have
vooM,n .-m,,. .,
Vr na r u- dima aI1ttnient of
5.00 for this Assorijitir.,-,
shall hnvo in mnu L VktJi
heouote M fi T'TL1? ?U
get reports from those which have, tural operations,
iho XTwnih1 rePrtS frwVaIor or with tin
ins ones wnicn have rpnm-toi . ,
Vi uo. VV IIP 1 WP,
nae renortoH wn1
shall be near our goal '
Our Pflnmsicn V ,
the W M n 1m 5 launched at
me u. I. annual niPPtino- lioll
eeting held
at Tallv Ho rhnmii t o
The spirit of
in
kePtemhPr. I
IhOt . ..
. 1 1
uie
- ii.l (.'CiI-,H till 1111 NPTil G that hno n A
n,,ihi0 m. V . 1
ior in till y tlUS Asscia-j
w.iiicciiou, we aesire.m
e t f th? faith"'
tebb l ,f i
ntu aborers in
cuiu
.
eil lRtniPTlt nf !
hp vnmon f n t, ""
"hiil J.- - churches. !
;,,itQ T,, , a, uci-
1h I ?? 6 amounf subscrib-1
fL lul women- we are certain ;
' ' "i t v. ciic uiiiiuiH in mniTQ o hi-
v uin.n, u, uci-
i,x 1 1 VV1 1
rnlft7 V f, tar De"ond the
We also desire to exDress
our;
tateiji appreciation to the follow-
i"g. io tne editor of thp Pnhiin!
ledger, who has always cheefully l
.iven a conspicious place on the;
"uiu pa&c ui ins paper to an our
communications; To brethern of oth-
er denominations, who have render
v"ords spoken nrivatelv pvprvwhro-
ir ou
Baptist lavmpn.
'
who have
spoken in the ehnrr.hps whiio
them havp sprvp e,-r t
cars, for Kingdom work; To the
young women and members of the
faculty of Oxford College 'and "the
Girl's Auxiliary of Oxford church for
giving the beautiful Missionary Pa
geant in many of the churches, and
to all the Church Directors and their
teams, without whom all other
iorts would nave been in vain.. And,
finally, we are grateful to all who
have in any way contributed 4o this
glorious success.
The latest reports show that
JNOrtll Carolina, has snhsrrihpH 7!
000,000, and the Southern Baptist I f " nW iraPrtant does an agricul
Convention $82,000,000. It now turaI enterprise have to be in order
oDDwtc m.Kn ui i .1. .11 i i to secure rponnitinn in t Vi o inntno
cmo piuuauie Uiai we snail reacn I
, nn - Ci,J. ,
a11 Ui LU oiateH aie neara
om' mTmiTT
J. D. HARTE.
Bethany Quota $1,525; subscrip-
timia .7ftS. fnrpra S1 ftnn
Bulah Quota $4,700; one year
$950; subscriptions $4,750;
fore-
cast $4,750.
Bullock Quota $3,250; one year
$850; subscriptions $4,250; fore-jwill
cast $4,500
Corinth Quota $2,775; subscrip
tions $3,075; forecast $3,500.
Concord Quota $3,400; no report;
forecast $1,700.
Creedmoor Quota $2,750; sub
scriptions $3,000; forecast $3,-
300.
100; subscriptions $10,500; fore
cast $11,000.
Florence Ave. Quota $3,975; sub
scriptions $7,275; forecast $7,
500. Fellowship Quota $3,375; no or
ganization; forecast $1,000.
Grassy Creek Quota $6,951; sub
scriptions $4,301; forecast $5,
000. Hester Quota $7,425; one year
$1,800; subscriptions $9,000;
forecast $10,000.
(Island Creek Quota $9,925; one
year $1,985; subscriptions ?y,
925. Knott Grove Quota $2,575; sub
scriptions $4,325.75; forecast $4,
000. Knap of Reeds Quota $3,575; sub
scriptions $4,450; forecast $4,
650. Mt. Zion Quota $4,750; no report;
forecast $4,750.
Mt. Creek Quota $8,37v5;, subscrip
tions $12,000; forecast $13,000.
Mt. Harmony Quota $2,375; sub
scriptions $1,059.50; forecast $1,
250. Mary's Chapel Quota $3,300; sub
scriptions $775.75; forecast 2,
000. New Light Quota $2,525; no or
ganization: forecast
Oxford Quota $25,000; one year:
$7,000; subscriptions $35,000;
forecast $36,000.
Olive Grove Quota $4,450; n or
ganization; forecast $1,250.
Olive Branch Quota $2,575; sub
scriptions $825.75; forecast $1,
000. Poplar Creek Quota $2,375; sub
scriptions $900; forecast $1,250.
Poplar Creek Quota $$ 2, 37 5; sub
scriptions $2,125; forecast $2,-
. 500. .
Rock Springs Quota $4,567; sub
scriptions $6,475; forecast $7,00U.
State Line Quota $2,300; sub
scriptions $2,300; . forecast $2,
500. V
Stovall Quota $5,700; sjibscrip-
OXFORD, NORTH' CAROLINA,
THE CENSUS OFFICERS I
uiuu m Amw.ii; Tiiw j
LAND NEXT JANUARY
inioi niation Furnished to Census
Takers Is Absolutely Confidential
Interpretation Put On Farms
By lT2icle Samuel For Census
Purpose.
or
usuii ijuijiuoc, untie cam ;
in,erpreis
the word "farm" as fol-
A Farm.
"A farm for census
-
purposes is;
flll the land Whih is divontlr for.,-.-.
v
v" x-- uuutuuw dftllCUl- I f
either by his own
tlto ncciotanin t , I
1,..,.. e u; i ., , . .
, " or nired em-;
iployees."
i in further explanation of this de -
v, , . .
fin it ion thp
uwuuu census uureau points!
nut tVint tVlo form "n imin.iU,..i !
i.lii LiiLtL Liiti it. 11 n 1 r 1 :".
0"vunuiui J J
eratioiv is used a-s a. c-pncrni term i
referring to tne work or growing!
crops, producing other agricultural!
, , ,
- oducts and raising doniPstiV
Poultry or bees,
From this definition it w
seen that a farm consists of a
- .
4 n t 1A e i r !
ui.11 ui xaiiu ui ui a liuiuuei 01 Sep-;
arate and distinct tracts. And these !
i j. x i i--i j -1
SPvPlr I IIHIMH mav dh 11 PI (1 linPT
several iracts may oe neia unaeri
different tenures as, for instance!
when one tract is owned by the far-i
vv ii"ii uiic iiati 10 vnuru u tut; iai-i
mer and another is rented by him. ;
j Thus it a man wii") owns 100 acres
rents an additional ten acres from!
some one else and operates both the'ent prices for different people will
his "farm" includes both tracts of
land comprising 110 acres.
Separate Farms.
By the. same token when a land
owner has one or more
ternants,
renters croppers or managers, each
different tract of land operated
any such tenant, renter, cropper
manager is considered a senar
ana axsunct rami dv tne census bu-! ct " Tbis is 1 lot to " stiU and its owner t0
reau. Or. to give an example, if a:"' it: ,n?5.!?1.?.!JVonarue,a toltA
man owning 120 acres of land rents
40 acres to a tenant and farm the
remaining 80 acr?s himself, hia'.
7
farm is the 80 acres which he oper- j
ates, not the 120 acres which he!
ef-imvns' wnile tlie 40 acre tract which;
ne rents to a tenant comprises a
separate farm to be reported in the
name of the tenant.
When Xot a. Farm.
Another question to be determin-
'. .
----- ... .wuoua
den or a chicken yard accommodat
ing a few busy her. 5 will not be al
lowed to qualify as a "farm" in the
census, no matter with what par
donable pride and satisfaction the
proprietor may view his agricultur
al enterprise.
But if the garden or chicken yard
expands until it covers not less than
three acres of ground, or until it!
requires for its care the continuous
services of at least one person, or
yields products annually to the val-
ue of $250 or more, it comes within
the census definition of a farm and
be recognized "as such and
counted.
Prepare For the Enumerator.
The agriculture schedule contains
many questions regarding farm val
ues, expenses and live stock as well
as the acreage and quantity of crops
raised in the year 1919. Census
bureau officials are urging farmers
eveiywueie iu piepctie ior uie cen -
sus enumerator by looking over
their boks and records so that accu
rate answers may be frunished to
questions.
In this connection the bureau of
the census emphasizes the fact that
the information furnished to census
takers is absolutely confidential,
made so by act of Congress, and
that under no circumstances can any
such information be used for taxa
tion. THE NEW STATE PRISON
To Be Located Within Four Miles of
Raleigh
(News and Observer)
The prison board has given defi
nite instructions for the close of the
options on the land in Wake county,
for the location of the new state
prison and the prison farm.
The suggestion that the locaion
of the farm and the new prison in
western part of Wake County, near
Cary, will hurt the development of
that part of the county, is not re
garded as a matter of enough ser
ious importance to justify the
change of action by the board. The
prison will be located at least four
miles from Raleigh, and the prison
board does not believe, that it will
be close enough to prevent the de
velopment of the city in that direc
tion for a great many years to come.
As to it taking a large portion of the
taxes out of the Cary School district,
that is also unimportant, because
only a small portion of the land pur
chased is in fc Cary township.
tions $6,163.50; forecast $6,250.
Sharon Quota $2,550; no report;
forecast $2,550.
Pleasant Grove Quota $7,125; no
organization; forecast $1,000.
Tabbs Creek Quota $3,325; one
year $900; subscriptions $4,500;
forecast $4,500.
Tally Ho Quota $5,575; subscrip
tions $5,575; forecast $5,850.
West Oxford Quota $3,700; one
year $1,3130; subscriptions . $5,-
650; forecast $5,650.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1919
CONTROLLER HENRY PAGE
ANNOUNCES MAXIMUM PROFIT :
...
jlatty Percent Profit on Men's Cloth-
; ing and Sixty Percent on Women's
i Allowed.
j (Raleigh Special)
Filtv per cent markup over cost
! price for men's clothing and 60 per
i Cent for women's olnthcc xc-ill Vq
t; 1 pi'p.-l tho
maximum margin of
i profits, Price Controller Henry Page
j told a conference of merchants and
(.uiisuiueift.
The merchant who marks up all
goods at these maximum figures will
for prosecution. These
o-iiTa o t-q aoUv U.t,.
(which merchants must no go if they j
Wa.lll" tn flVPrt indiftmanto in Vio
.",.i '
iui.
The first man who will be prose-
'uted in North Carolina for profiteer-
! - i .. .
1U& ia lliaL luei-ciiam viio a ie,v aays
acm c-nl.-l i tlini.- vntt vl A K tt
uwii 17111 1 ri. iiiir-r-: vcrti ill I i Mi : nil
w w .
coat to a man in moflpratp r. rami-
stances ior $ib, when the cost price i
on this was $7.15. j
- , , .1
"I have written that, merchant
jto refund to that man $5 and send seemed to implicate Bill in the op
ill beinie a receipt showing that it has eration of a moonshine still m sev-
been Dain back. f that rcint
- A - 1
A ,, .., t ;n i !
ujjcd nut, uumt; iu nie, i win nave
that merchant prosecuted," Mr. j
i :j . i
I cise baiU.
The strict f.dherance to this mar-
tei1 L , ah v; i.u.j..:uai
reduction in the cost cf gcods.
ji age toia ths coniercnce:
1 ''The practice of having differ-
be considered a violation of the Lev
er Act; there must be one fair price
io everybody.
2 "To offer for sale any mer
chandise that does not bear the sell-
i ing price in plain figures, provided
; the form for such merchandise al
lows snace ior markme: same, will i
be considered a violation of the act. !
mean that all merchandise as class
ed above should bear 50 per cent
! profit, since, if he found a merchant
ndhprinf tn thie mip tn OCn5nfl tho
Mv.va. w tlllkj x 111V IV - - J Cf. K7 tllv
clutches of the law, it would be
counted against him.
iO Per Cent for Women.
4 "A maximum margin of 60
per cent on invoice cost is allowed
on all women's ready-to-wear. To
charge more" than 60 per cent is to
violate the amended Lever Act.
5 "Full replacement value will
not be allowed, but the
merchant I
will be expected to average cost of
clothing, shoes, etc., in detremining
new. and advanced prices. (Mr.
i 5 -- muximum margin 01 tu per Qf malt, ana several pounus 01 j edsi j union wnicn says tne property shall
by; cent on invoice cost is allowed on Unto ThP still was of seventy-five ! hp liRtPl at it tmp vnina 1-1 -
' i?!1?,,01111 furaishmgs, hats, ' Uon capacity. Deputy Lyon de-j ports from the district supervisors,
ate aim an biiueb. xo.cuarge more man f , thp ma1t - and veast and!haRpf nnrn Atifl. invociiHnn.
Kl T-1- nnnt i c inrt n tnh Urn onujvu " " i ' -1' - . toon " v. uuhui i J no,
rage explained mis py sajmg inai'bu3y farmer
a serge suit purchased last spring at
$20 might cost the merchant HO "
purchased today. This would not
justify the merchant in marking a
regular percentage of profit on the
$40 suit and then bring the price ontical agriculture
the suits carried over up to this lev
el.)
6 "These regulations are effec
tive December 15, and any morchant
who willfully exceeds the above mar
gins of profit or violates above regu
lations will be subject to indictment
and trial before Federal judge and
jury."
MR. WILLARD PROUOUXCES
BENEDICTION ON THE
PEOPLE OF GRANVILLE
Writing from Moffitt Place, Va.,
our good old-friend M. F. Willard,
famous in song and story, says:
"I want the Public Ledger again.
It is a fine, newsy a paper as I
fiiif anvwhfirft. In a word. it IS
' nd and nealthy and ought to be
iread b citizen of Granville
! unt' d m any 0f the adjoining
counties would profit by taKing it
and reading it. No parlor however
refined, will ever, be humiliated by
having it upon the center table for
perusal of family and friends. Here's
my check, and I send also, my most
wholehearted greetings to the many
of your choice citizens whom I
chance to be acquainted with. Wish
ing them all a happy, merry, joyous
Xmas, as also a prosperous, good
New Year."
THE OXFORD TOBACCO MARKET
The Weed Is Getting Scarc in This
Section
The damp weather during the
past week caused the bulk of the
remaining tobacco in the county to
be marketed before the market
closes down for the Christmas holi-
days. ,
ennuis tTio wpnther be fair our-
(JllWUlVl t"V M 1
ing the remaining sale days a lot ot.
tobaco will be sold here, ine gi tru
est portion of tobacco in the coun
try, it is said, is in small lots ot
from one hundred to five hundred
pounds. The warehousemen are urg
ing the growers to bring in the re
maining part of their crop as early
as possible, thus preventing tne
prolonging of the colsing date in tne
spring. v,!
The market kill close for the hol
idays at the end of business next
Friday and remain closed uneii
Tuesday morning, January 6.
OXFORD MERCHANTS
ENDORSE FAIR PRICE
S
The Oxford merchants gladly en
dorse the fair price margin set oy
Mr. Page. Quite a number o our
merchants were sellmg articles De
low the figure set by Mr rag e.
The new selling rule went into
effect yesterday and ie merdugte
were busy marking the goods at sen
ing price.
FINE JERSEY COW FOR SALE
T. Lanier.
RAN ON USE OF
FUEL IS UNLEASHED
Trains Taken Off During the Coal j
Strike Have Been Reinstated
Suspension of coal restric
tions effective Saturday
throughout the Southern Reg
ion was followed by restoration
of train service Monday, accord
ing to the announcement of the
Regional Coal Committee sent
to the committees representa
tives.
The users of coal are enjoined
to use it sparingly until a nor
mal supply can be furnished.
BILL THORP, ALIAS BILL
DUNIvEN, IN THE TOILS.
Caught Red-Handed With the Cowls
011 Him.
Deputy Lyon was last week put on
the tracks of a colored man by thelue as a total
1
name 01 oui xuuii-, oumcumco
aiibvvtus iu "ull!u:i-i"ul'
There were unmistakable signs in
. j. rt i- - yvi r rr Mill i in t l.-m
Walnut lirove luwiisuip wmcu
erai Qiuereiu piu,uc. antc
nVilantod tn a larSTP CrOWQ Stanaltl.a: 1
wjv, ,- - 1
around, the till, and as soon as theY
..n I c-t n n an ni rnp ('iiiiiinii I v liH-
lliuitti diuucu - y ,
gan to gather around in large num-i
bers, Bill would pick up his still and !
locate elsewhere. In this way he,
had managed to dodge the officials j
for a long time.
Deputy Lyon left Oxtord early
last Friday morning with the deter
mination to capture Bill and his
distilins plant. He went direct 10
the Bill's home and found the still
dismantled, but ready to be convoy-
cd to the tall timbers, to supply the
Cnnstmas
demand.
In the barn was round one barrel
Oxford.
Bill was taken to HenTierson tojin the 100 counties throughout the
appear before a United States Coin-j state. This work is about 70 per
missioner. cent complete.
j "Less than a dozen appeals have
THREE WEEKS SHORT j 'oeen made to the state tax commis-
CALKhJbi AUiatlJlj! LUfci'
At the State Agriculture College,
West Raleigh, there will begin on
January 8 a .Three Weeks Short
Course in Agriculture. This course;
has been arranged by the College toi.. rmiimicSi,1Prfi ilv iwptvino-
! come at a slack time of the year with
j farmers and to embrace only sub-!
Meets or direct practical value to the
A goodly number of farmers, no!
doubt, will make it a point this year
to go to the College from this ses-
j tion for this special work in prac-
The Course this year will include
such matter as field crops, commer
cial fertilizers and farm manures,
pruning, . spraying, insect and di
esease enemies of crops and fruit
trees and the most effective method
of their prevention and control;
farm dairying, poultry raising, live
stock feeding, handling and judging,
soil management, fruit and vege
table growing, diseases of farm
livestock and their prevention and
control, and gas engines and farm
tractors.
Those attending the Coure will be
supplied free tuition, and board and
room may be secured in close proxi
mity to the College at reasonable
prices.
ARMENIAN AND SYRIAN RELIEF
Granville County Has Been Allotted
Sixty-five Orphans to Adopt.
Adopt.
Raleigh, Dec. 13. The generous
and benevelent people of North Car
olina have been asked help Amer
ica respond to the cry of the suffer
ing Armenians and Syrians for aid
and Granville county has been al
lotted 65 orphans to adopt in a big
compaign to be waged February 1st
to 22nd inclusive. North Carolina's
quota for adoption is 3,334 orphans
of the Near East.
The North Carolina campaign will
be directed by an executive com
mittee of influential and promient
citizens headed by State Chirman
George H. Bellamy, of Wilmington.
CHRISTMAS TRAVEL IS LIKELY
TO BE VERY UNSATISFACTORY
The warning has been given that
railroad service during the holidays
is likely to be very unsatisfactory.
It would seem to be a good idea for
those who can make prospective
trips as well as some other time,
to do so. There are many who can
make a visit home at no other time
than Christmas and holiday travel
for them amounts to something that
is really essential. If those who are
not in a position would make it a
point to defer trips until later or to
make them before the Christmas
rush begins it would aid materially
in relieving rthe congestion.
NOCHRISTMAS DRUNKS
The Whole Country Is As Dry As a
Bone.
Washington, Dec. 1 5 .Wartime
prohibition iwas held constitutional
today by the Supreme Court in the
unanimous decision. Thus vanished
the hopes of many for a "wet" hol
iday time.
' Remarkable Showing
See the remarkable statement of
the National Bank of Granville on
the back page of this paper.
NUMBER 100
TAXES LEVIED ON PROPERTY
LOWEST IN STATE'S LIFE.
Property Owi
ieis Will lie Allowed to
Set Value of Their 'Property For
First Time.
Raleigh, Dec. 13. "There will be
! no injustice done any class of prop
iwin'hoUt Ya?eB within each class
er tv wThZed:nTax rates 011 ep
- ei ieiea 111 the history of the stale
no alone because of highei Va Ses'
but because the state is collecting
(larger revenue everv VMr f -"5?
erty!" dS f tEXeS aUd iess froni prop"
Such was the statement of the tax
commission in summarzing the re
fn!tS foftheJ.reSu5ar monthly meet
ing ot the district supervisors who
WemJn session here last week.
Trip stata Ti-?ii ,n.i ,
cunect iess reven-
trom proDertv thin
. F'"
jcai, man it has lp.tnri
since .
U1 statement continues. The
j increased taxes this year on account
l Q A H M 4. i ,
! orionger school terms under the six
UlOllthS School COnstitlltwmnl
ment, and higher salaries for teach
ers, 01' Oil aCCOUnt of innronoQ lol
.U0VU XKJKjOtM.
roaH tavtc 4. l - ,
' 11,JU1u nui oe COllIUSeU
- ith revaluation as there is no re-
stio'i hd,., i
ucLUfctll Llit'lll.
"it is impossible to pass fair
judgement upon revaluation work
until it is completed as a whole as
to ail classes of property, and until
i tne public can see the rates that will
apply against it.
"This is the first time in the his-
1013, ot Aorth Carolina tax laws
where the nroDertv owner has rpniiv
I been given the opportunity to say at
j what values his property, shall go on
; the books. It is really the first time
he has teen fdven the onnortnnitv to
Scarry out the mandate of the consti-
sLowed the revaluation of real prop.-
L - k.,- nnn n
! erty being done in a uniform way
Sjrm fmm valuations marlp hv the
local boards."
THERE 'WILL--BE NO MORE
CARNIVALS IX OXFORD
1
the -Atmosphere ot the Old lown.
The Town Board is to be coin-
i mended for the stand they have tak-
en against immorality in Oxford.
The good work started three years
ago when Maj. Thad G. Stem, then
mayor, pledged the good people that
he would enforce the prohibition
law, and he di it. The good work
was followed up by Mayor Mitchell,
and today you scarcely hear whisk
ey mentioned or see a drunken man
in this community. Along with the
great moral awakening the bad
houses took wings and flew away,
and the pool rooms, too, closed their
doors. 1
Having the interest of the com
munity at heart the Board of Town
Commissioners at their last meeting
adopted the following ordinance:
Be it ordained by the Commis
sioners of Oxford: That is stall be
unlawful for any person, firm or cor
poration to exhibit, show or produce,
or attempt to exhibit, show or pro
duce in the name or nature of a
carnival, any show, play or enter
tainment of any kind whatsoever in
the town of Oxford.
Any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the previsions of
this ordinance shall be jfined $50.00
for each offense and each and every
day any of the provisions of this or
dinance are violated shall constitute
a separate offense.
PRETTY GIRLS WILL SELL
CHRISTMAS SEALS
Will Have Booth at the
Postoffice.
Mrs. Graham Robards, chairman
of the committee on the sale of Red
Cross Christmas Seals, states that
40,000 stamps were, placed on sale
in Granville county and that reports
to date confirm the sale of 34,000.
A booth will be erected in the post
office lobby a few days before
Christmas, says Mrs. Robards, and
an effort will be made to sell the
full quota.
AMERICA HAS WORLD CREDIT
OF ELEVEN BILLION DOLLARS
Practically Every Copntry of Globe
Owes Part of Vast Balance Out
standing. Washington, Dec. 14. The world
now owes America a sum sufficient
to give $100 to every citizen in the
United States. The debt isplaced
at a minimum of eleven billion,
however, on the basis of government
computation.
The money is due in part to the
United States government and in
part to American business men,
mostly as a result of war transac
tions. , x
The debtors include Germany, Ja
pan, India, Iceland, Borne), - and
practically every country in the;
world. - y': ' ' r;
Yuletide Greetings P
The f rends and patrons of the
First National Bank will find on the
fifth page of this paper hearty Yule
tide greetings.
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