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OXFORD PTTTTOTT H7P .1 UJ ii-DILdiivw LEBMR PUBLISEED SEUI-WEEKLY-TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL HOME PRINT. VOLUME XXXV 7. ,(: PUBLIC MEETING j j 11 lAilt inii HOUSE LAST FRIDAY NIGHT j j vanueis oi vu-unville Comity ! 1 ' xv 1'rged To Raise More Food- instance ot the business (f Oxford and Granville County U-; meeting was held in the court i -r s r'dav nignt lor me yui- T .p urlins: the fanners of the in produce more corn, naj Hon D. G. Brummitt ' over the meeting. '..7-Wiping the momentous ques if y- iv: pointed out that the en ',' c ountry faces a serious prob- 7 j w. Horner moved that a be appointed to raise '-;iue the food shortage in con- -. :cii with the services oi Messrs. v."a'.ul J- E. Jackson. The mo r. v:.: carried. ri he hair appointed tne ionow- imittee: Col. W. 13. 1 i.7u.v Chairman ; J- S. King, J. B. rinvvll. W. T. Yancey, J. W. Hor , , !. Mr. J. E. Jackson was appoint ed to raise funds. Contributors. The following is a list of those at '"- ineetinc who subscribed, and Mr. V-k-oii will solicit subscriptions to ihe amount of $1500 to carry on the ' "i-e iviortr ruuusiuii tumjjuau "VV. B- Ballou 0. D. Kay Heruer Bros Lvon - Winston C. S. Garman Xat. B. of Granville First Nat. Bk Farmers Warehouse 1. W. Mangum S. II. Watkins Jeffrey-Myers Co. . , B. K. Lassiter . . . , $10 10 50 50 10 50 50 10 10 10 10 10 50 Perkmson-ureen uo. Granville Motor Co 25 Oxford Loan & R. Lst John W. Hester Moore Lumber Co The Star In the East There was not a word said at 25 5 25 the meeting about cutting down the to bacco acreage. With the scarcety of hibcr. the farmers will naturally re duce the tobacco acreage if they produce more foodstuff. There are quUe a number of farmers in Gran vine who have seen the "Star in the East" and will naturally reduce their tobacco acreage, but there are a lot of farmers who needs be told again and again that North Carolina for its market depends to a consid erable extent on the export trade just now struggling with a depre ciated foreign currency. This sit uation is so bad that it takes several dollars in European currency to buy one dollar of American money and that means that tobacco that sells for fifty cents of our money calls for four or five times its American price by the time it is converted in to European figures. Seven years ago the German mark wras wortn almost a quarter in our money- Now a quarter buys just about twelve marks. If tobacco is worth two quarters in our money, it is worth about twenty-four marks in German money instead of two as would be the case if German exchange had held its normal relation. Seven years ago one mark would buy a pound of good bright tobacco. Nowr lo buy the same grade of tobacco takes about twenty-five marks. France is not in quite such a bad plight, Italy is in bad shape, Aus tria and Russia are worse, and they find it difficult to pay for what they want from America. Tobacco is like everything else. If it is too abundant the price will be low. SITRETARY MEREDITH IS COMING TO FARM CONVENTION The Convention To Be the Largest Sh eii Held In the State- The North Carolina Farmers' and Farm Woman's Convention will be held at Raleigh August 24, 25, and 26 according to an announcement just issued by Clarence Poe, Presi dent, and WT. F. Pate, secretary, who say that the program as already ar ranged promises to make this year's convention the greatest ever held m the State. The list of speakers soon to be announced is headed by Hon. Edwin T. Meredith, Secretary of Ag riculture, and includes other men of national prominence. Preliminary plans for the women's program, made by Mrs. A. L. Cape hart, President, and Mrs. Cornellia C Morris, Secretary, include a series of events and speakers that are said to eclipse any program of previous conventions. At the coming convention, special emphasis will be given to demon strations and exhibits, according to the officers. m Reduced rates are expected to be m effect for the convention on all railroads leading to Raleigh. MANY WAR BRIDES ARE RETURNING TO FRANCE They Can't Adapt Themselves To American Modes of Living and are Going Home. . Pittsburgh, May 1. Incompati bility of American and French cus toms has caused 12,000 of approx imately 50,000 French war brides to return to France, according to Mrs. Reginald H. Johnson, president of the recently organized 'LEspior 1 ranco-American club here. The Greatest Bargain In a time when prices are soaring out of reach, it is fittin-;, nay. even a Pleasure, to call attention to the fact that April 30 marked the 117 tn anniversary of the day, the United States bought a vast empire from 1 ranee for only $15,000,000. This comprises what is now the States of Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, North and South Dakota,. Nebraska, Oklahoma, and the largest Parts of Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. REGISTRATION BOOKS FOR I THE PRDHRY OPEN ! 1 All Persons Who Are Required To j Register Jlust Do So By May 22- i unuer uie provisions oi tne Dri- mary act, tne registration booKS for! the June primaries, for both the j Democratic and Republican parties! M'Pro rnP11Pf? onrlv Qonivlotr mnrn.l ing April 30, and will close on Sat urday, May 22. The law requires that the books shall close two weeks prior to ihe date of the primary, which makes that time May 22, and that they shall be open for twenty days, not counting Sundays, prior to the date of the closing. Citizens Avho are registered in ether counties of the State and who have moved here since the last time they voted, are to be alloAved to vote m June provided they receive a cer tificate from those places showing that they were registered there and that they have moved. The books at all of the precincts of the County were opened last Sat urday and will be open on Saturdays as. follows: The 8th, 15th and 22nd. Saturday May 29th the books will be open for challenge. The registrars are: Bell Town W. W. Brummitt. Dement Vv S. Howell. YViitcn J. R. Goocli. Grissom E. P. Davis. Wilkins H. G. Aiken. Creedmoor V. O. Peed. Stem V. S. Gooch. Geneva O. A. Daniel. Berea L. S. Russell. Howard P. G. Pruitt Buchanan W. L- Clark. Oak Hill C. A. Stovall. Stovall F. H. Gregory. Bullock T. A. Royster. Salem L. G. Breedlove. N. Oxford W. W. Fuller. So. Oxford F. V. Hancock, Sr. Buchanan precinct will register and vote at Wilburn's store. BUSINESS EXPERT WILL LECTURE TO 3IERCHANTS HERE Program Includes Showing of Mo tion Picture Films and Stereopti can View Illustrating Efficiency In Conduct of Business Invita tion Extended to Everybody. The Public Ledger learns that W. H. Farley, one of America's most no ied business lecturers and organi zers, will speak in Oxford at an early date. Mr. Farley's lecture will be illus trated by motion picture films and stereoptican views. He will discuss the various questions that are sour ces of. serious loss and trouble to merchants and will point the way to correcting these evils. lie will show practical improve ments in service and store organiza tion that will please the general pub lic and draAV trade. How friendly co operation and organization among business men instead of petty jeal ousies and narrowness wrill aid in bringing prosperity to all. Every merchant or wife of a mer chant, every salesman or clerk, ev ery business man, and all those whocampaign for him Mr. Morrison got are interested m seeing Oxford be- out of a bed of SiCkness. And now, come a o'.uier uusniess jemt:i snumu not fail to hear Mr. Farley when he comes. A glance at this outline of the lec ture is sufficient to show its great value: Retail failures and their causes. Store organization. Newspaper advertising. Window displays. The business of clerks. Credits and accounts. Salesmanship. System. PASS DEATH SENTENCE UPON BANK OVERDRAFT jn The Day of the Bank Overdraft Greensboro Ave Numbered. (Greensboro News.) Financial institutions composing the clearing house association of this city have .entered into an agree ment to pay no check which will ov erdraw the balance of a customer: after May 10, which is next Monday. The banks declare there will be no exceptions to this rule. In other words, no matter how well-to-do a person may be. his -or her "pay to the order" will not be honored un less a sufficient amount is on depos it to meet it. In passing the death sentence on the overdraft the banks declare that their stand is taken at the request of the comptroller of th currency of the United States, and also because the policy is in line with good banking. They are satisfied that after the no m f i j 1. 1 t a S j. ill overarait ruie is estaDiisnea it win work a hardship upon no one, but will bring about more satisfactory relations between banks and customers- MASS MEETING There will be a mass meet ing of the citizens of Granville county in the court house at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, May 8th. The best speakers of the town and county will discuss the food situation. PRICES SHOW MARKED TENDENCY TO RESUME THEIR UPWARD SWING Washngton, May 3. Reports from federal reserve agents throughout the country showed a marked ten dency of prices to resume their up warH TYinvpment. the federal reserve board reported in its summary of business conditions for April. . But the board noted the hopeful sign, from the consumer's viewpoint, of "anxiety concerning the over strained situation resulting from excessively high prices and wages which it believed forecast a slowing down in the skyrocketing of prices. A famous English skin special ist of London who recently died gave $450,000 to feed homeless, domestic animals and protect them from harm at the hands of men. IROLINA, .VT:$ riLitON MORRISON STIRS MUCH ENTHUSI ENTHUSIASM IN GRANVILLE COUNTY Big Croud Cheers When He An swers Charge of Being- Machine Politican; Adopts Revaluation Act and Is Opposed to Woman Suffrage. Cameron Morrison of Charlotte, candidate for the democratic guber natorial nomination, was cheered by an audience that filled the Gran ville county courthouse Saturday as he pleaded for old time democracy, denounced the false doctrines and! degenerating practices of the repub lican party and presented his claims for the high office he seeks. The crowd was with him from the start, but the enthusiasm increased as the speaker progressed. That Morrison's speech made votes there is no doubt. Many who went to the meeting avowed sup porters of ether candidates declared that they could not resist the woo ings cf old time democracy and felt constrained not onlv to vote but to work for the Charlotte candidate. Mr. Morrison was introduced by his county manager in Granville, Mr. Frank W. Hancock, Jr., who referred to him as one of the men who are re sponsible for the great state of to day, as a man of the people, a former plow-boy who by toil and study has made himself one of North Caro lina's greatest statesmen, and who after January, 1920, will reside on Blount street in Raleigh. He de clared that when Cameron Morrison gets into the governor's office it will be a case of "from the plow han dle to the mansion." "Machine Politician." After reviewing the record of republican party in the state and na tion, Mr. Morrison laughed out of court the charge made against him that he is "machine politician," and the crowd was with him. He de clared that if a record of 28 years of fighting for the democratic party is being a "machine politician," then he pleads guilty to the charge and glories in it. He declared he had stood ready to follow the flag of de mocracy and to fight for it, whether it was borne by Simmons of Kitchen forces. "No man can pronounce any .eulo gy upon Robert N. Page or upon O. Max Gardner to which I cannot sub scribe," he declared. "In the kind liest of spirits, though, let us ex amine the facts," he went on. He said that Gardner's supporters did not want a "politician for governor and then pointed out that members of the Gardner family have had a monopoly on offices so long that they don't know how to turn loose. Judge James L. Webb, he pointed out, was made superior court judge in 1900; then, recently, Edwin Yat es Webb, Gardner's wife's uncle, who had been many years in Congress was elevated to the federal judgeship for life. Later on, when Judge Webb was elevated Gardner's brother-in-law, Clyde Hoey, was elected to the Congress of the United States. To TrPn nn tv,o cnonVov oftov VnvJnc years, Gardner wTould occupy the gov ernor's chair. "And they call me a politician," said Mr. Morrison, and the croAvd laughed. But One Rival. "The Gardner family has-only one rival," said Mr. Morrison, "and that is the noble house of Page." He told the audience that Robert N. Page wTas elected to Congress, beating him by a fraction of a vote and, like a good democrat, he shook hands with him, congratulated him and chal- ( democracy farther than he would i carry it: t iVlllVU 111111 lKJ VtU 1 1,11 MCiilllVl VJL "Then Mr. Walter H. Page wTas made ambassador to Great Britian, said Mr. Morrison, and as a North Carolinian I am proud of his service to our country and to humanity." "They say that I am a machine politician," laughed Mr. Morrison, "but I do not believe that any alleged control of the Governor by Senator Simmons, who was chosen unani mously by North Carolina democrats as their candidate for President, would be more dangerous to the State that would be Clament Manly of J. i Crawford Biggs, supporters of Mr Gardner, one of my opponents. "How long, O men of justice, will it take the rich man to become a politician?" asked Mr. Morrison. J "Twenty years ago Mr Page beat iuc iv i uuiifci coo auu x nave uau uu office in the meantime and he is a 'business man' and I am 'an old ma chine politician." "I will tell you," continued Mr. Morrison, "I am worth as much as was Vance or Aycock when they were elected Governor, and either one of them had more sense than all three of the present candidates." And a gain the crowd was with him on the proposition and the remark was greeted with loud cheers. No Split On Suffrage. On closing his speech Mr. Morri son touched on suffrage, which is bitterly opposed in Granville by the majority of Democrats. He stated that he had never believed in suffrage and had never yielded his principles in this matter; but he urged that this question cause no split in the party. He declared that the white women of this state must stand solidly with the white men to see that the negro women do not vote any more than the negro women vote. He declared that back in the nineties stalwart de mocrats of North Carolina, blessed by the benediction of wife, sweetheart and mother, had taken stringent measures to restore white supremacy and that white supremacy, once re stored, must forever remain the heri tage of North Carolina democrats and must not be yielded. Guest of Mr. A. H. Powell. Mr. Morrison was the guest of Mr. A. H. Powell at lunch. Late in the afternoon he motored to Wake For est and delivered an address Satur day night. TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1920 THE NORTH CAROLINA CROP ACREAGE SURVEY Not Enough Acreage In Granville County . Under Cultivation. The following, taken from the North Carolina Crop Reporting Ser- vice, was compnea April l, iyzu, t and applies to conditions in Gran-! ville County Townships. No., reporting Total number No. farms reporting , Farm area p. c. reported . . Farm Divisions. Entire farm area Reported acres Plowed area, census 1910 acres General Crops. P .C. 1920 of 1919 ...... Cotton acres Tobacco acres Cane- acres . I . . Grain Acreage. P. C 1920 of 1919 Wheat acres Rye and Hay acres Oats acres . Legum Crops. P. C. 1920 of 1919 Peanuts acres Cowpeas acres Soybeans acres Velvet bean acres 9 1,525: 314,052 177.368 143,420 105 3690 22,130 465 84 . 8,460 . 2,324 . 2,390 101 34 .. 860 101 61 Clover acres 1,610 Potatoes. Irish acres 406 Sweet acres 1,002 Specials. Fruit bearing trees 74,000 Home garden acres 1,365 STEM NEWS NOTES Miss Lela Collins of Henderson was the guest of her cousin, Miss Odell Nelms Thursday night. Messrs Pervis and Raymond Bullock, of Richmond, are spending a few days with their parents here. Mr. and Mrs- Frank Bursack, a newly married couple of Baltimore, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Wr. A. Hluzek of Oxford Route 6. : The many friends of Mr. R. G. Taylor, formerly a resident of our town, but now of Durham, were glad to meet him during his stay in Stem Thursday. The remains of the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Peed, who died in Oxford last Thursday, were brou ght through the country and buried in the family plot on Betsy Green Hill Friday, the services being conduct ed by Rev. E. G. Usry- Mr. J. C. Winters w-ho lives on Sunset street, had the misfortune to have his Overland roadster burned Thursday night. ; The ear - caught fire oh the road and spread so rap idly he could not extinguish the blaze. Mr. E. C. Saunders, dry goods travelling salesman, fell from an up per window in the company's build ing in Richmond, last week and was instantly killed. He was well known throughout this section and had been coming here for twenty five years and was well liked by all who knew him- The Juniors of Stem High School gave the Seniors a delightful recention in the home of Mr. and Mrs." L. H. Carrington Friday night Refreshments, cake and block cream was served and many interesting games played and a most pleasant time reported. Sheriff Hunt a few days ago had the remains of his infant child which was buried in the William Stem burying ground fifteen years ago, taken up and moved to Oxford and buried in Elmwood cemetery. The casket was found intact and in good condition. Mrs. M. E. Crymes, mother of Mr. L. M. Crymes, agent at Southern dersot here, died at the home of her son iir. ri. u. urymes, in unmax, j Wednesday after with pneumonia. a week s illness She was 88 years old and was a most excellent woman in every respect, highly educated, refined, of sympathetic gentle dispo sition and a strong christian charac ter. She wras a devoted member of the International uiwe stuaents as- sedation which doctrine she loved and never missed an opportunity of hearing expounded. During her vis its to her son here, she had endeared herself to the people of this commun ity where she always received a hearty welcome. The remains were taken Thursday to the old family burying ground in Lunenburg coun ty, near Victoria Va., and laid to rest, the funeral services being con ducted by Rev. Bristo of Richmond. She leaves of her immediate family two daughters, Mrs. R. G- Stem of Route 3. and Mrs. W. Y. Fowlke. and three sons, Mr. N. L. Crymes of Keys- ville, Mr. H. D- Crymes ot Climax and Mr. L. M. Crymes of Stem, her sons all being at her bedside when the end came. NORTH CAROLINA TOWNS SHOW LARGE INCREASE Wilson Gained 3,936 During Last Durham, N. C, 21,719, increase 3,478. r , Census figures given out included: Wilson, N. C 10,653; increase 3, 936. Maxton, N. C, 1,397; increase 76 Lumber Bridge, N. C, 202; in crease 37. ; Park ton, N- C, 382; increase 163. St. Pauls. N. C, 1,147; increase 728. LABOR IS VERY SCARCE The Farmers Are Up Aaginst a Tough Proposition. A traveling man who was in Ox ford last week told the Public Led ger something of what he heard in Nashville, Tenn., recently. A far mer near there advertised for a week in a daily paper offering $25.00 per week and all expenses for a man to helphim on the farm. Not a single replv did he get This gives some idea" of the scarcity of help in that section. People are clamoring for lower farm products but who is will in jr to heln nroduce more? A lar ger production is all that will cheap en anything. PLANS FORMULATED FOR BIG GRANVILLE COUNTY FAIR IN OCTOBER Mrs. Lillian W. Capehart Elected Secretary of the Fair. At an enthusiastic meeting of the- siocKiioiders and directors of the Granville County Fair Association. . . . . neid m the court house last Thurs day evening, much interest was man- ifested. ihe proposition to make the fair next October the larsrest. ever h.rl in the county met with hearty ap- proval on all sides. it is a wel known fact that every body must be directly interested in the fair to make it a success, and w ith that end in view Mrs. Lillian W Capehart, who is in close touch with, the people of the county, was elected secretary, and Mr. J. E Jackson will assist her in the work! The secretary and her assistant will leave no stones unturned to get all of the communities of the county interested in the fair Mr. Eugene Moss, who rot-v-pH as president of the Fair Association last year, was ram elected presi- dent. He is very enthusiastic over the ultimate success of the fair this fall. DEATH OF PRETTY LITTLE VASELEKA MAYDANIS Remains Laid to Rest in Elmwood Cemetary. The pretty little four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. A. May danis died at the residence of her parents on College street last Sun day morning. The sickness and death of the sweet little child brought fourth sympathy from every one in this community. The father, who is the proprietor of the Candy Kitchen, naa not seen his wife since the be ginning of the World War and he worked and saved with the hope of bringing them from their home in Arochova. Sparta, Greece. He often said that the union would be the happiest day of his life. The mother and little child embarked for Amer ica early in the present year. They should have made the trip in fifteen days, but the ship was over-due sev eral days when it landed in New York with a damaged propeller and short of rations. The trip of live thousand miles under the trying cir cumstances weakened the dear little child and she, wasted away like a tender flower. Ten days ago her condition be came serious and the doctors did all that was in their power to save her. Mrs. T. L. Booth, Mrs. T. Lanier, Mrs. H. G. Cooper, Miss Gregory, the professional nurse - and other good ladies of the community tendered their sympathy and their services. There were many callers at the resi dence Sunday who left words of con dolence with the grief-striken par ents. The remains were taken in hand by four pallbearers at 3 o'clock Mon day afternoon and conveyed to St. Stephen's Episcopal xhurch, where a most solemn and impressive service was conducted in Greek language by Father Rappavlou Theodovou, of; Richmond, assisted by Dr. D. Guanaeopoulos, a visting friend of the bereaved family. The active pallbearers were: Messrs. A. G. Mandamis, John Cara iiounis, Sydney Harris and Leon O'Brien. The interment was in Elmwood cemetery. The ceremony at the grave was very impressive. Father Theodorou sprinkled a handful of earth in the casket and anointed the remains with holy oil as the coffin rested amid a bower of the season's flow ers, a tender tribute by numerous good people of the community. A photograph of the remains, the cas ket and the bank of flowers were taken so that the grief-striken par ents could send the picture to loved ones over the sea. Mr. and Mrs. Maydanis requests the Public Ledger to say that their hearts were deeply touched by the sympathy manifested for them by the good people or me tumiuumi; j hour of sad bereavement, 111 uie UUUi Announcement. , Mrs. Sam H. Jones announces the engagement and approaching mar riage of her daughter Gertrude to Mr. Guy Elliott of Kinston, N. C. Miss Jones is now a member of the faculty of Mt. Airy Graded School. Mr. Elliott is a young lawyer of Kin ston. The marriage will take place in the early summer. Up Or Down. Jenkins was sitting down to break fast one morning, when he was as tounded to see in the paper an an nouncement of his own death. He rang up his friend Smith at once. "Halloa, Smith!" he said. "Have you seen the announcement of my death in the paper?" "Yes," replied Smith, "but I didn t know the devil had a telephone. Is it very warm down there?" PUBLIC SPEAKING Lt. Gov. O; Max Gardner De mocratic candidate for Gover nor, will address the people of Granville county in the court house at 2:30 o'clock Saturday, May 15th. First Meeting of New Year. The regular monthly meeting of the Woman's Club will be held in the Oxford Library Wednesday after noon at 4 o'clock. This is the first meeting of the new year, and every member is urged to be present. Rogers-Hodges Mrs. O. S. Rogers announces the marriage of her daughter Olivia Hep zivah to Mr. I. P. Hodges on May lst. Mr. and Mrs. Hodges will be at home at Washington N. C, after May 8th. Did you ever wonder which one of the animals with which you are familiar you most resemble? There's the lion, the lamb, the bear but we refrain further suggestions. NUMBER 35 JUDGE CONNOR LOWERS BOND OF OXFORD MAN CHARGED WITH BLOCKADING Moonshiner Boone Is Held For May Teim Federal Court (Raleigh Times) Revenue agents and investigators wrho are inclined to suggest the amount of bonds for blocicaders to commissioners will find that Judge Connor is bitterly opposed to any suca conduct in ihe trial of defend ants in any Federal court. Activities cf revenue agents in connection with the fixing oi bonds were brought to Judge Connor's at tention hc'ie Monday afternoon. It was during habeas corpus proceed ings instituted by J. Boone, of Oxford, for the purpose of having a $2,500 bond decreased. Boone, through his attorneys, snowed that the bond was excessive upon the ground that the defendant was al ready under $1,000 bond for his ap pearance in the state court. Federal Court Jurge Connor lowered the $2, 500 bond to $1,000. Judge Connor, during the exami nation of witnesses, learned that a revenue agent suggested to the com missioner at Oxford that Boone s bond be fixed to $2,500. Instruc tions to revenue agents in reference to suggestions about bonds may be sent out through the eastern part of the State. Boone was arrested one month ago on a charge of blockading after a still w-as found in his place of bus iness at Oxford. Mr. Boone w as also indicted in the State Courts for the same offense and was carried before Judge Cal vert at Durham, on Saturday upon a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Mr. Lanier appeared for Mr. Boone and moved for his discharge upon the ground that the Prohioition Amendment to the United States Constitution nulli fied all existing State prohibitory laws and gave to the State the con curent right to enforce this amend ment by appropriate legislation. The old laws being nullified by the amendment and the State not having excercised its right to legislate un der the amendment the defendant contended that there was no State law under which he could be held. Judge , Calvert refused to discharge the defendant on this . ground, but upon a motion to reduce his bond on account of its being excessive very promptly reduced tne bond to $500 which ve are informed Boone has given. THE ROCKEFELLERS GIVE , C STRONG TO BAPTIST Various 3Iemlers of the Family Past Few Days Have Promised $(, 000,000 In Drive. Those among us who arc accus tomed to keep tap on Rockefeller's money and throw stones, asserting that every time the old magnate makes a gift of a million dollars gasoline jumps one cent per gallon. Let us hope that such is really not the case- It was announced from New York last week that an outright gift of $2,000,000 and conditional pledges of an additional $2,000,000 from the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memo rial Fund to the $100,000,000 fund being raised by the New World Move ment of Northern Baptist is propos ed. Added to the personal contribu tions announced from John D. Rocke feller, Jr., the Baptist have received gifts and pledges last totalling $6, 000,000 from the Rockefeller family. Of the Laura Spellman Rockefel ler pledges $1,000,000 is conditional upon the raising of $62,500,000 by the Baptist, and a second million is conditioned upon the funds reaching $87,500,000. THE SOUTH IN THE SADDLE Some of the Things Performed Southerners. By (James Hay Southern Review) The director of the world's peace terms at Versailles was once a Geor gia lawyer. The first woman elected to the British House of Commons was a Virginian. The master mind of the American navy during the great war was a North Carolinian. Every dollar appropriated by Con gress for war use was authorized by bills prepared by a Senator from Virginia. The law curbing the greed, of the profiteer during and after hostilities was written by a South Carolinian who, in preparing that statute, gave the other nations of the world a model for their legislation on similar lines. The greatest Con gressional authority today on federal aid for education is a Georgian. Louisiana has given the nation its most eminent worker for better wa terways. From the South have come two of the country's leaders in the movement for an immense merchant marine. And the American ambass adors to Italy and England, the two men whose superb diplomacy hasten ed the triumph of the allies were Southerners. THE ANGLICAN CHURCHES MAY STOP SERMONS Too Much Strain On Preacher and Those Who Listen, Unless By Gift ed Speaker. (London Special) Are sermon's indispensable? This is one of the questions on which a decision may be taken by the bishops of the Anglican churches at their meeting in Lamboth in July. A section of the churchmen are declared to be of the opinion that the day of the sermon has passed They hold that if a man has not the gift of preaching, it would be better for every one that he should not preach. The "two sermons each Sun day" custom, they say, imposes a great strain on the clergy a strain equally if not more heavily felt by the laity who are required to listen to those effusions. The unpopularity of published volumes of sermons, once in great demand, is cited by this factibn as evidence of the ser mon's warning effectiveness.
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