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FOUR YEAPP ,
OXFORD, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1920
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OXFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS j
In
j joins on the Voting
Morrow. '
the primary held on the first
-r j 1(11 s -i ; 1 1
lU Julie ill J. o,' vii an vine
votes for candidates for
Bickett receiving 818 ana
1 1! may
:r 1 ft ( 0
Governor
Dauctridge 555.
For the House of Representatives
D g. Brummitt received 990; Floyd
436. Mr- Brummitt received the se-
Air. Luther Daniel, tor corn-
miioner, leading the ticket with
1005 votes.
It is estimated that there will be
oximately 1500 votes cast in the
SUDDENLY IN RALEIGH
00!
cor.'.
denly in Raleigh last Tuesday morn
ing while enroute to Fayetteville to . . ' w ,
attend thfi nnnf.rntp rmininn Hp teie shWn W' a lar
a:nn'
Pi'
ir.ary tomorrow, iiivery Democrat
i v. ; f i
ir t iit? couiuy snuuiu pull
ins place and vote for his choice a
monsr the candidates for the various
offices.
GOOD OPPORTUNITY OPEN NOW
Granville County Merchants May
Have Goods From Chicago Ship
xm1 In Through Car.
The Chicago Association of Com
merce, is now operating a through
merchandise car from Chicago io
Richmond, leaving Chicago by the
"Bis 4" and running .connections
with the C. and O. and the S. A. L
and Southern Railroads. Into this
car all shipments for Oxford and sur-1
rounding towns are loaded, in order
to avoid the congested transfer point
such as Richmond, Roanoke and Nor
folk .If the merchants of Oxford
and other towns of Granville County,
in ordering goods from Chicago and
other western points will designate
that hipments be made via the Chica
go through merchandise car for
Richmond, it will enable them to get
their goods with a good deal less de-
liv
The Chicago Association of Com
merce has inaugurated this system
and there are now 2500 merchandise
cars leaving Chicago every day ror
the various points in the United
States and Canada.
.SECOND PRIMARY FOR
GOVERNOR EXPECTED
A SDecial from Raleieh savs TTn-1
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certainty surrounds the - State-wide
primary set for June 5th, and more!
of it than has ever accompanied
a primary in North Carolina to with
in a few days of voting time. From
a dull and uninteresting start late in
ilarch. the campaign has picked up
" i0T daily until it takes rank above
any similar event that lias been
staged in the Commonwealth within
the present generation. And there
is none who can, or will say, with
certainty what is going to happen.
mi -a a
ine closing exercises of the Ox- Honored Veteran of the Civil War
ford Graded Schools took place in Remains Laid to Rest in Elmwood
the Auditorium of the Schools on! Cemetery Thursday Morning.
TiiP?dnv niht Mr- Howard Dorsey, a well known
luesday night The exercises were citizen of Granville county, died sud
opened with the beautifully render-, denlv in RnleiVh inst tw mnm-
ed chorus. "Invita tion to the Morn
ing," by members of the two Sixth
Grades. Rev. R. C. Craven led in
prayer. The Speaker of the even
ing, Prof. E. W. Knight of Chapel
Hill, was introduced in annroDriate
remarks by Mr. A. W. Graham, Jr.
The address was scholarly and
greatly enjoyed by the audiance,
the subject being the "Spirit of
Education."
Prot. Knight is a pleasant speak
er and his address was worthy of
the occasion.
The remarks and reading of dis
tinctions for the year by Mr. G. B.
Phillips were listened to attentively
by those present. . A certain amount
of sadness was felt by everyone in
realizing -that this was the last ap
pearance of Mr. Phillips as our be
loved Superintendent. It is with
sincere regret that the people of Ox
ford have to give him up, each one
realizing how much genuine good he
has accomplished as our Superinten
dent for four years.
The diplomas were awarded to
the sixteen members of the Senior
Class by Mr. John Webb, Chairman
of the Board.
The Davis medal for the highest
scholarship in the graduating class
was awarded to Olive Webb and the!
Ruskin Prize in the Sixth Grade was
won by Josephine Ballou. The Da
vis Medal was presented by Rev. S.
R. Oglesby.
Distinctions.
First Grade Miss White
First, Katherine Blalock, Richard
Bodie; Second, Ernest Murray, Wil
liam Yancey. Miss Webb First,
Luey Wheeler; Second, Fannie Lou
Cozart.
Second t Grade Miss Parham
First, Wilma Long, Julia Winston
Taylor; Second, Wilma Blackwell.
Miss E. Clement First, Estille Reo
my; Second, Mary Currin, Evelyn
McFarland.
Third Grade Miss Culpepper,
First, Irene Hulse, Pattie Lewis;
Second, Josephine Walters, Kather
ine Steagall. Miss Taylor First,
iAlease Badget, Pearl Farabow; Se
cond, Willis Boddie.
' Fourth Grade Miss S. -Clement
First, Alma Garlick, Margaret
attend the Confederate reunion. He
left Oxford early Tuesday morning
in company with a number of mem
bers of Morris T. Smith Camp, of
r which he was a member. Several of
his companions were with him in the.
Union station at Raleigh when he an
swered the Master's call.
Mr. Dorsey was the son of Dr.
Washington Dorsey,. of Maryland,
and came with his father to Granville
county in early life. He married
miss inzzie George.
He is survived by five children,
namely: Mrs. William M. Gulick,
Brooklyn, New York; John Dorsey,
Pamplins, Va.; George Dorsey, wno
lives at the home place two miles
east of Oxford; Frank Dorsey, Vance
county, and Charle Dorsey, who liv
es in Southern Georgia, all of whom
reached Oxford in time to attend
the funeral and burial Thursday
morning.
Mr. Dorsey was eventy-five years
of age. He spent practically all of
his life in Granville county. He was
a brave and fearless soldier and serv
ed two years in the War Between the
States. "There was never a braver
or truer soldier," is the testimony of
his comrades in arms. He always
attended the State and National re
unions when possible, and he was on
his way to Fayetteville when the end
came, like a clap of thunder from a
clear sky.
Mr. Dorsey was a good neighbor,
an honest man and a faithful friend.
The funeral service was held from
the residence two miles east of Ox
ford Thursday morning, conducted
by Rev. George T. Tunstall. The bu
rial was at Elmwood Cemetery. The
local lodge of Odd Fellows, of which
Mr. Dorsey was a member, took
charge of the remains. The pall
bearers were members of the . Odd
Fellows lodge, as follows:
Active J. F. Meadows, J. S. King,
L. F. Perlduso.i K. L. Hamilton, J.
S Bradsher, J. M. Baird, H. G. Coop
er, W. Z. Mitchell. Honorary C. G.
Powell. Thomas Pruitt.
THE GARDEN IART, AND
f ; ROSE FETE IS
' VL'"A SWEET MEMORY
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A list of Those Who Were Awarded
" , Ribbons.
The managers of the Garden Mart
were very much gratified at the in-
ce number Of
BUDGET OF NEWrS FROM
CAPITAL OF TALLY HO
(W. R. MANGUM)
STEM, N. C. June 3.
Miss Janie Gold Gooch is on an
extended visit to Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
Reid, of Winston Salem.
Mr. W. H. Haskins, of Raleigh
Route 5, spent the week end with re-
people especially do they wish to ! latives in this section
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Holeman
were the guests of Mrs. Rosa Hole-
thank those who gave the use of their
VlPail ti fill' ffardono Vinen wV ir.n
publicity, to the occasion,, those who' ma 1
contributed; plants and made more
substantial donations, those who did
the real work and those who helped
make the show beautiful by exhibit
ing
their flowers.
MRS. D. G. BRUMMITT.
TOKACCO CROP IN EAST
CAROLINA WILL BE SMALL
Pes-
A special from Kinston savs
simistic reports from many sources
say the tobacco crop in this section
"iil be little more than half ( f a
ciop. Refreshing showers of the
past few hours, though not heavy,
have encouraged the farmers. Un
seasonably low temperatures contin
ue. Tobacconists say prices for the
Eastern Carolina product next fall
are bound to be high, since the out
l"Jt. though short, will b3 of a quali-
inat can not be duplicated any!
Bland: Second. Ellie Currin. Miss
Taylor First, Caroline Easton; Se
cond, Willie Cooke. .
Fifth Grade Miss Garlick First
Elith Webb, Elizabeth Hall; Second,
Elizabeth White, Ruby Peake. Miss
McKinnon First, Julian Phipps;
Second, Marianna Duke.
Sixth Grade Miss Barber First,
Tobitha Patterson; Second, Grace
Gaston, Antonette Daniel. Miss
Biggs First, Elizabeth Sneed, Jo
sephine Ballou; Second, Catherine
Crews.
Seventh Grade Miss Hunt
First. Charlotte Easton, Virginia
, Card of Thanks.
Trie family of the late Howard
Dorsey -wish -to, express their -appreciation
and thanks for the many acts
of kindness and words of sympathy
received at the time of his death and
burial. V ;
GET THE BROOM
Hart; Second, Jeneva Hughes.
Eighth Grade Miss Fuller
First, Madison Usry, James Webb;
Second, Jack Usry.
Ninth Grade Miss L. Clement
First, Frank Slaughter, Dora Wolf;
Second, Dorothy Parham, Lilian
Fuller
Let Us Have a Clean Town When
The Crowd Comes.
The muications are that we are
going to have 5,000 visitors in Ox
ford on St. John's Day, which is
celebrated this year on Thursday,
June 24.
There will be visitors here from
all parts of the State visitors from
some of the most smartly kept cities
and "towns in the country and it
ought to be a consuming desire on
part of people and town govern
ment that these visitors shall find
no evidence of municipal neglect to
displease the eye while they are here.
The premises of the average house
holder will afford no cause for ap
prehension. It is the possible con
Tenth Grade Miss Harper dition of the streets over which the
OXFORD MAN IS
GETTING VERY THIRSTY
An Oxford man who is evidentally
Vf'y thirsty, remarked yesterday
that he and a party of three other
fof-n will take a trip to Florida this
summer.
In the conversation that followed
he let it be known that he is thor
ou?hly familiar with the conditions
that prevailed on the Florida coast.
He said!
"Oh. yes, a thirsty man at Key
est, Fla., soon will be able to get a
Kood, satisfying and legal ' drink
wittim two hours simply by going to
Havana. The Florida-West Indies
Airways, Inc., New York, is to start
a Passenger and mail car service be-twH-u
Key West and the cui)an capi-
ta before long. The distance is less
man ii;() miies and the modern hy-"o-plaues
to be utilized in this ser
v'oe are capable of more than 50
131 des an hour.
First, Bernice Usry; Second, Heatn-
ie Linder.
Eleventh Grade Mr.
First, Olive Webb; Second,
beth Hunt.
Perfect Attendance.
Julia Hobgood, Elizabeth
Julia Jeffreys. William
Katherine Blalock.
Distinctions For Year.
Annio t "Rmdsber. Effie Lee, 01-
home people might teel concernea.
What are we going to do about all
the paper scraps that are in the
habit of frolicking around in slow
and lazy or fast and father dance,
according to the caprice of the
wind?
Oxford ought to clean up every
day, but it does not do it, the town
should clean up for the coming gath
ering, and it may do it, and then if
the people should want it to be so,
ive Webb, Elizabeth Hunt, Ruth Up-j they would find that it is "as easy as
church, John Williams, Pattie May falling off a log" to keep the town
Green, 'Dorothy Parham, Matt Cur- j clean every day in the year.
rin, Dewit Mclver, Virginia Mann
Butt
Eliza-
Cupp,
Yancey,
Ribbons Awarded.
The;,() indicates blue ribbon:
. The following ribbons were award
ed:; '7i
Best 'tree rose Wm. Yancey.
BestWhite American beauty Mrs.
R. H. Lewis. ,
BestvPink Rambler Mrs. R. G.
Laisiter.
Bestf6 White roses Mrs: C. D. Ray.
Best red rose Miss Daisy Hole
man. "
Best basket of white roses Miss
Daisy Holeman.
Best vase of 10 or 12 roses Mrs.
James Horner.
Best bowl or basket of 12 or more
r- Mrs. James Horner.
Collection of 5 or more specimens
red ribbon Mrs. James Horner.
Best vase of roses not more than 6
V nor less than 3, red ribbon Mrs.
3. C. Davis.
Second best pink rambler, red rib-
bon Mrs. Baird.
Second best bowl of roses 12 or more,
red ribbon Mrs. W. D. Bryan.
Best radiance rose Mrs. R. G.
f Lassiter.
Second best climbing roses, red rib-.-
bon Mrs. R. H. Lewis.
Best table decoration, daisies and
ferns Mrs. S. H. Cannady.
Best Iris Mrs. R. G. Lassiter.
Second best Iris, red ribbon Mrs.
B. K. Hays.
Best ragged robins Mrs. Howell.
Best arrangement of May garden
flowers Mrs. R. G. Lassiter.
Second best arrangement of May gar
den flowers, red ribbon Mrs. W.
D. Bryan.
Spring flowers one variety phlox,
i (red ribbon -Mrs. B. S. Rovster.
f4&esk Variety4 of --sweets William .
Mrs. Graham Roberts. ,
Best red sweet William Mrs. S. H. '
Cannady. '
Best white sweet William Mrs. SJ
H. Cannady. !
Second best red sweet Williams, red
ribbon Mrs. W. D. Bryan.
Second best white sweet Williams,
red ribbon Mrs. W. D. Bryan.
Second best pink swcot William,, red
ribbon Mrs. W. D. Bryan.
Best peonies Mrs. S. H. Cannauy.
Second best peonies, red ribbon
Mrs. W. D. Bryan.
Best poppies Mrs. Sam WatMns.
Best oriental poppies Mrs. James
Horner.
Best bowl of pinks Mrs. A. H.
Powell.
Best bowl of pansies Mrs. D. A.
Coble.
Best bowl of nasturtiums- Mrs.
Veazey.
Second best nasturtiums, red ribbon
Mrs. D. A. Coble.
Best gaillardia Mrs. R. G. Lassi
ter. Best collection of sweet peas Mrs.
R. H. Lewis.
Second best collection of sweet peas,
red ribbon Mrs. Jno. Davis
Best lavender sweet peas Mrs. W.
D. Bryan.
Best red sweet pea Mrs. W. D.
Bryan
- Mr. J. M. Minor, a most progres
sive farmer of Tally Ho, has recently
had a system of Delco Lights install
ed in his residence.
Miss Maude. Baynor and Mr.
Sam Marsh, of Belhaven, spent the
week end in the pleasant home of Mr-1
and Mrs. W. S. Cozart.
Farmers are going ahead weed
ing tobacco and the majority of them
are up with their work owing to the
favorable seasons we have had this
spring. ' r y .
The friends of Mr. G. C. Farth
ing, of Durham, will regret to learn
that he is critically ill and his death
at any time is not unexpected.
- Rev. R. L. Davis, State chair
man of the Anti-Saloon League, de
livered an ddress in Stem Church
Sunday night in the interest of Prohibition.
Miss Lucy Hardee, postmistress
here, left Sunday for an extended
visit . to friends in Washington.
While on the trip she will attend the
finals at Annapolis and other points
of interest.
' Mr. J. H. Daniel and daughters,
Misses Lizzie, Floy, Ruby, and Ma
mie Daniel, and Mr. H. P. Webb, of
Tally Ho, motored to Buffalo Springs
and spent the day last Sunday.
A protracted meeting will com
mence at Beulah Baptist church the
first Sunday in July. Rev. Fred N
LDay, the noted evangelist., of Wins
ton-Salem, will be present and assist
in the meeting. The meeting at
Tally Ho will begin the third Shn
day in July but help for the meet
ing has not been secured.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Gooch, Mr.
and Mrs. E. P. Wheeler and family!
of Route 1, and Mrs. P. L, Thomas,
Mr. Joe Daniel and wife and a num
ber of others of this section attended
the Primitive Baptist section meet
ing held in Durham last Sunday.
Elder Isaac Jones, one of the most
noted preachers of this denomination
was present and delivered a strong
sermon. . . '
A large crowd attended the base
ball game which was played here
last Saturday afternoon between
Stem and Umbra, which was rather
close, but Stem, as usual, being the
MISS LAURA CLEMENT
WILL TEACH ELSEWHERE
Many Friends Here Regret That She
WRI Leave Oxford.
It is with sincere regret that the
Oxford people have heard of the de
cision of Miss Laura Clement to re
sign from her position as Instructor
in Latin in the Oxford High School
to accept a position in another town.
Four years ago Miss Clement be
came a member of the High School
Faculty, coming to Oxford from her
home in Mocksville. During the en
tire time she has been an addition to
the town and school life, adding in
many ways' to the upbuilding of the
community life. Her success as a
Latin teacher is plainly shown by
the pupils she has prepared for Col
lege, many of them leading their La
tin classes at College. And it is a
keen loss to the entire High School
to have to give her up after four
years of faithful labor in every bran
ch of its usefulness. In her church
relations she has labored faithfully
and by her charming personality and
unselfish ways she has made a host
of friends among the young and old
of Oxford who reluctantly see her
leave. Seldom does a teacher endear
herself to the community as has
Miss Clement and she leaves us with
the best wishes of a host of admir
ing friends.
PRESENT STANDARD OF
WHEAT TO HOLD
'Secretary Meredith Says Farmer
Will Be Guaranteed Fair Return.
(Washington Special)
Continuation of present Federal
'wheat standards was decided upon
today by Secretary Meredith in an
opinion covering hearings held to in--quire
into dissatisfaction in the cen
tral northVest with existing grades
ffor Hard Red t Spring and Duran
wheats. Requests tor lowering the
'present standards, tho Secretary an
nounced, would tend to decrease the
return to farmers, while advocates ot
the change argued that the producer
would receive more money for his
wheat.
"It is believed that any injustice
r to producers of wheat that may have
resulted from fixed prices during the
war will be eliminated when normal
competitive marketing conditions a-
fgain prevail," the opinion stated.
victor but the score this time beins
12 to 10. The Creedmoor team
was also present and a game was
commenced between them and Stem,
but in the third ending, one of the
Creedmoor players sprained his an
kle and the game was called off,, bui
will take place here this coming Sat
urday afternoon on the Stem baseball
grounds. y
RALEIGH AVIATOR'S BODY
FOUND BY FISHERMAN
Ila
WORK OX PROPOSED HIGH
SCHOOL BUILDING DELAYED
uildinj; Will Not Be Ready For
Next Season.
The Public Ledger learns that the
SPl;! o! board has not been able to pe-
a contractor to erect the new
11L?h school building.
I:e soarritv nf lahnr anil the
cost of building material is
Faulk-
Har-
high
such
A.
j01' of the building this fall, said a
-chool committeeman in voicing his
tjnuon.
as to cause a delay in the erec-
PTmmTi-i?T?-i? TO
GIVEN $55,000 FINE
Syracuse, N. Y., June 3. The
,Joh A. Roberts company of Utica,
round guilty of profiteering by a
receral court jury here two weeks
was fined $55,000 yesterday by
Judge Harland B. Howe.
The Lewis School.
First Grade First, Clarence
Card; Second, Oscar Cutts.
Upper First First, Eugene Faul
kner; Second, Mamie Long.
Second Grade First, Willie Rob
ertson; Second, Pansy Lanier.
Third Grade First, Thomas La
nier; Second, Irene Card.
Fourth Grade rirst, uoDert
ley; SecondMartha FauiKner,
Pearl Jones.
Fifth Grade First, Alex
nor- Second. Ralph wnson.
Perfect attendance Clyde
ris.
Ruskin Prize
At the beginning of th3 school
term of the Oxford Graded School,
Mrs. B. K. Lassiter offered a prize
of $ 5 00 to the member of the Sixth
r. for nnv branch of study which
might be selected as most beneficial
cHidpnts. for competition, it
was decided to call this the Ruskin
offor thfi ereat "thinker" Rus
kin then being studied by the pupils
oh .ward it to the Scholar showing
the greatest thinking capacity in
.ni KronrhPs of work. An accu
rate account was kept during the
year by the teacher and on Tuesday
tie nrizfi was awarded to Jo
sephine Ballou with several close
seSs. Working for this prize
stimulated much effort on the part
Grade and it is hoped much good
to-ttt atndfint in that
oi neariy . .
will result from this generous inter
est on the part of Mrs. Lassiter.
GOVERNOR TOWNSEND'S
600 BARRELS OF SUGAR
TO BE RELEASED TODAY
THE ROADS AND AUTOMOBILES
Judge Connor Acts in Response to
Request of Attorney General of
the United States.
Raleigh, N. C, June 3. Six hun
dred barrels of sugar belonging to
J. G. Townsend governor of Dela
ware, seized at Rose Hill, in Duplin
county, by department 'of justice
agents was today unconditionally re
leased by Judge Henry G. Connor, of
the United States district court, the
action having been requested by the
attorney general of the United Stat
es. ' " . '
Best purple sweet peas Mrs, W. D.
Bryan.
Best white sweet peas Mrs. W. D.
Bryan.
Best pink sweet peas Mrs. Sam
Watkins.
Second best pink sweet peas, red rib
bon Mr. W. D. Bryan.
Vegetables.
Best mustard Mrs. J. D. Brinkley.
Best kale Mrs. J. D. Brinkley.
Best asparagus Eliza Lewis.
Best lettuce Mrs. Frazier.
Second best lettuce, red ribbon,
Miss Edna White.
Best strawberries Mrs. R. G. Lassiter,
The Farmers Will Demand Better
Public Roads.
Figures compiled by the National
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
show that of the 7,558,848 automo
biles registered in the country, one
third of them belong to farmers, and
that the greatest percentage of gain
in registration has been in the Sou
thern States. Besides being a re
flection of thev prosperity that has
come to the farmers, these figures
should bring a word of cheer to the
good roads boosters.
Those farmers are going to want
improved roads for their cars. Many
of them who have driven buggies
and teams over muddy substitutes
for roads for years. And they have
remained passively indifferent on
the road question. When they for
sake their buggies for automobiles
the road question immediately takes
on a new aspect. They will, demand
better roads and in course of time
they will get them.
New York, June 3. -The body of
Lieutenant Richard W. Thompson,
who,, was killed on April 19 at Rock
away Point, when his airplane fell
into Jamaica Bay was found at Rox
bury by A. Kahlou, fishing when he
noticed the body being washed a
shore. The skull was fractured and
there was several other fractures.
Lieut. Thompson has a father and
brother living at his home in Raleigh
N. C.
COTTON CONDITION IS
POOREST IN 50 YEARS
Only 62.4 Percent Normal May 25,
Being "Worst Ever Known."
Washington, June. 2. Reporting
the condition of the cotton crop on
May 25 at 62.4 percent of normal,
the Department of Agriculture an
nounced that this was the lowest
mark in its record of fifty years and
that the recurring statement, "worst
ever known," was confirmed.
SAYS COST OF LIVING
IS NOW7" DESCENDING
THE "SUGAR SPUD" CAR
AT CREEDMOOR TOMORROW
REPUBLICANS ASK
FOR MERE RECESS
UNTIL AUGUST 30
Underwood Tells Senate Extra Ses
sion Won't Be Called If Adjourn
ment Is Sine Die.
Washington, June 3. Congress
will end its present session Saturday
under a resolution of adjournment
adopted today by the Senate after
assurances had been received from
the White House that President
Wilson did not intend to call a spe
cial session during the summer un-
f less a grave emergency arose.
Miss Josephine Craven who, this
week graduated in music at Ran
dolph' Macon Woman's College, is
home for the holidays; accompanying
her is Miss Mary Cuttino Thornhili;
of Summerville, S. C, who is here for
the Hunter-Craven nuptials.
It Carries a Message to Everyone In
terested In Sweet Potatoes.
County Agent Dove has gone to
Creedmoor to work up interest in the
sweet potato special which will ar
rive in that place tomorrow morning
at 11:55 and remain there until 3:53
in the afternoon.
A model sweet potato storage
house built on the exact scale of the
government plan will be the main
feature of the sweet potato exhibit
car. In addition a complete dis
play of the types of containers, such
as barrels, hampers, and crates; in
formation in regard to packing, and
illustrated examples of correct pack
ing will be among other features of
interest shown. Numerous 'photo
grahps and charts will be displayed
which will supply information on
many phases of the sweet potato industry.
UNCULTIVATED FARM LANDS
Chicago, June 3. The cost of
living is now descending and rail
road employes must take this fact
into consideration in demanding
higher wages, E. T. Whiter, repre
senting the roads, told the railway
labor board today in reply to testi
mony previously introduced by the
employes that "many of the workers
now are not making enough - money
to support themselves," and "that
common labor in the railroad crafts
should receive a minimum wage of
$2,500 a year."
MR. FRANK CURRIN DEAD
Tour battery should have water
about every two week. Stop at WU
lard Service Station.
Thousands of Acres Standing Idle In
Granville County.
There has always been a large
number of non-producing acres in
Granville, but this year the unculti
vated farm lands of the county is
such as to cause alarm. In every
neighborhood can be seen parls of
fields and in some cases whole
fields which are growing no crops.
The world needs the food crops
these uncultivated pieces would
grow.
But labor is so scarce and high
priced it is impossible to cultivate
these lands. They will have tp
grow weeds and remain uncultivat
ed. If farm hands continue to drift
to the towns and citie s and to pub
lic work there will be more and
more uncultivated land each year.
Just how long the farmers can
keep up sufficient production under
these conditions we do not know.
This remains to be solved la the u
ture. ' .: Ty -'tr-
OXFORD WILL CROSS BATS
WITH ENON TODAY
' ..
Fast Game of Ball at Homer Park
This Afternoon.
The second of a series of games be
tween Oxford and Enon teams will be
played at Horner Paris at 4 o'clock
this afternoon.
Laid to Rest At Enon Church
Wednesday.
Mr. Frank Currin. highly esteem
ed farmer of Granville, died at his
home in Enon section of the county
last Tuesday, aged 61 years. He '
was a loyal citizen, a. kind father and
husband and a faithful christian.
Mr. Currin is survived by five
children Mrs. Luther Freeman and
four sons, three of whom are mar
ried. The funeral and burial service,
conducted by Rev. George T. Tuns
tall, was held from Enon Church
Wednesday afternoon.
The church was crowded with re
latives and friends, and the floral of
fering was large and beautiful.
ONE 'THIRD OF HOMES
TN VERA CRUZ TO BURN
TO WTPE OUT PLAGUE
Mexico City, June 3. One-third
of the houses of Vera Cruz will be
burned because? of the bubonic pla
gue infection, it has been decided
by the citizens of that city, according
to the Excelsior today.
Returns From the Primary.
Returns -from the State-wide and
county, will be received; in the lobby
of the court house tomorrow night up
to 11 o'clock.
GAS RANGE FOR SALE AT A BAR-
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