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NO. 50
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3101'IUSOX AND GARDNER WILL 1 ADVOCATES LATE OPENING
MAKE THE FUR FLY j OF TOBACCO MARKET
IN JOINT DEBATE m, ,
Then Takes a-Fling At the Oxford
Ie Thousand People Will Flock To ; Merchants.
Tlu Aiulitoriiun In lUleigh XextEditor PubU Ledger:
Monday Night To Hear The Big ThA tha , t.
In The Democratic House- t "" ,u"tuuuoco rtlc
icmuieu iw open August lbtn, is
causing considerable comment in tne
country.
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THERE SHO BE
A HIGH CLASS ROAD
LEADING TO BRANTWOOD
in. To Frieiuls Of Both Morrison
,h1 Gardner Morrison, Who Is
sued Challenge, Will Open Debate,
And Gardner Will Close It.
Kaleigh. June 24. Details of the
ioint debate between u. Max uara
JeVand Cameron Morrison, candi
dates for the Democratic nomina
tion for governor will take place in
tlie City Auditorium Monday night,
June 2S.
Inasmuch as Mr. Morrison issued
tl,e challenge for the joint discus
sior he will open the debate and will
be followed by Mr. Gardner, eacn
consuming an hour's time. The re
joinders will be of thirty minutes
duration, Mr. Gardner closing the de
hate. Governor T. W. Bickett will be re
quested to preside while the discus
sion is underway. There was no
difficulty experienced by either man
ager in agreeing upon a presiding
officer, both thinking the governor
ivas the logical man.
Both managers have received tele
grams advising against holding the
debate, the senders fearing that in
doing so the Democratic party would
" v r
be hurt, in tne opinion 01 many,
OXFORD'S FLOATING
POPULATION YESTERDAY
WAS TEN THOUSAND
j OXFORD DEFEATS HENDERSON
IN FAST GA31E OF BALL
The farmers have been urged to
produce' more food stuff, and some
have made an honest effort to do so,
but if the warehouses open then,
there are many who are going to rush
their tobacco on the market regard
less of the condition of other pro
ducts on the farm.
There are two reasons for this:
First, the scarcity of money in the
country, second, in order to sell their
tobacco while prices are high for it
always or has for several years drop
ped during the latter part of the sea
son and by the warehouses opening
earlier they will necessarily close
earlier.
In order to get their tobacco ready
before the annual drop in prices,
many farmers will have to neglect
the sowing of grain and saving of
feed' in order to do so, for there is
said to be a shortage of from 20 to
30 per cent in labor.
The whole world revolves on the
shoulders of the farmers and n
seems that they should know what is
most needed along their line of work,
and if those men who never plowed
a furrow in thpir 1?ps and wTin tipv-
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however, bom candidates nave Deen er felt the disagreeable rays of the
debating at long range for more than sun as they iabored in the fieldsf
a week and just how the party will wouid come out on the farm, roll up
be injured is not clear. Mr. Gardner their sleeves and go to work there
in the mountains, declares he is DVlh not be so mucn worry over
ready to meet Mr. Morrison and Mr. the scarcitv of food, and in the mean
Morrison, in the sandhills, makes it time would learn that the average
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plain mai ne aiu wuuiu u.uai-. mi. farmer is more able to manage his
The Hospital, Whkh Is To Be One Of
The Best In The South, Is Neaiing
Completion.
Doctors Watkins, Thomas and Bul
lock are to be congratulated on the j
headway they have made in convert-'
ing Brantwood into a modern hospi-
! tal plant which, when completed,
will be one of the best in the South.
Taking into account the shortage of
materials and labor, they have ac
complished wonders in the last few
months. The finishing touches are
now being put on, and Dr. Watkins
states that the hospital will be open
for the reception of patients in the
early fall.
In view of the fact that the promo-
tors have spent large sums of money
to establish in Oxford and Granville
county a modern up-to-date hospital
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ana an mat it implies, there is a
healthy sentiment on the part of the
citizens of both town and county to
Morrison hurls the challenge and it
is accepted, all of which happened
in less than four hours.
Contrary to the belief of about
everybody the debate is going to be
carried out without any casualties.
There will be very little "mud sling-
ii --
mgv say mose ciose to me manage
ment, although the several thousands
who will look on will not be disap
pointed. The debate will very likely
have a sobering effect on the cam
paign rather than disrupt the Demo
cratic party.
As a drawing card Raleigh has not
had such in years. Hotel reserva
tions have already started coming in
from all sections.
own affairs than men who have nev
er farmed but who are always work
ing for the passage of new laws and
regulations where by the farmers
alone is the sufferer. J. W. W.
LATER In a letter addressed
jointly to Judge Crawford Biggs,
manager for 0. Max Gardner, and
to Heroit Clarkson, manager for
Cameron Morrison, Governor T. W.
Bickett appealed to both guberna
torial aspirants Wednesday in the
interest of party harmony, to call off
The above gentleman who lives
at .Nelson, Va., requests the Public
ieager not to puoiisn nis name m
iun. mat is peculiar. No one
should ever write, an article unless
he is willing to back up his assertion
m black and white, and no one
should publish such an article unless
he comments on it. Our good friend
takes a fling at the town men simp
ly because they informed him the
show their gratitude by building a
smooth, hard surface road from the
corporate limits to the hospital, a
distance of less than a half mile.
The stretch of road here referred
to is a continuation of College street
trom the corporate limits of Oxford,
the same being the National High
way, to the Southern Railway cross
ing. According to an nff-hnnrl es
timate, a smooth hard-surface road
can be built for $15,000.
Some of the property 'holders a-
long the road have stated that they
would gladly contribute to the hnild-
ing of the road. If the stito.
and county will take hold of the pro
ject the amount will be distributed
in such proportions as not to be felt
by either.
When informed that there is a
healthy sentiment in the county to
build the stretch of road, Dr. Nelson
Thomas said that a good, smooth,
'hard-surface road would aid mater
ially in handling patients who arrive
and depart on the railroads; that the
large number of visitors who will
Good Order Prevailed and the Visi
tors Were Happy.
Estimated in numbers, St. John's
Day, which was eelebiated here yes
terday, was a grand success. In or
der to estimate the number of visitors
in Oxford the Public Ledger sent out
two parties, their mission unknown
to each other, for the purpose of
counting the automobiles. One party
reported 1463 and the other party re
ported 1485. Both parties stated
that their count in the business sec
tion was absolutely correct; that
many cars on College street, leading
to the Orphanage, were constantly on
the move and. were therefore hard to
count; that they may have missed
some or counted some twice.
The two special trains with 1 five
coaches each, and the regular trains
with special coaches and the lare
number of horse-drawn vehicles help
ed to swell the crowd, which was es
itimated to be something over ten
thousand.
It was the largest crowd ever as
sembled in Oxford on any occasion,
and for the first time in the history
of the old town the peonle saw how
our streets looks with fifteen thou
sand men, women and children scat
tered throughout the town.
It was the best behaved and most
orderly crowd ever assembled here.
Only one man was seen to be under
tne innuence ot liquor, ana he was
a weak minded man, whom a rotten
apple' would have made drunk. Chief
Hobgood stated that the only dis
order reported throughout the day
was that a sober man struck the a
foresaid drunk man, but no arrest
was made. There were several auto-
mobile accidents of a liht nature,
t but no cne was hurt.
At the noon hour the crowd was so
great at the Orphanage, late comers
could not get in ear-shot of the speak
er's stand. Rev. R. C. craven, pas-
!tor of the Oxford Methodist Church,
delivered the address of welcome in
ksplendid style.
Oxford Has Won Four Games in the
Triangle Carolina-Virginia League
and Lost None..
In srite of the fact that J. Pluvius
threatened to stop the game St.
John's Day, Thurs. the 24th of June,
proved to be an ideal day for base
ball, and a crowd estimated from a
thousand to fifteen hundred saw Ox
ford beat Henderson by a score of 4
to . 3. It was one of the prettiest
game that has been seen on the lo
cal diamond in a long time, and no
ca ldiamond in a long time, and no
one who saw it regretted having
gone to it. Both sides were full of
pep and were in good torm and
showed team work of 'the highest
order. ' ,
The sun was obscured enough to
prevent its coming directly down on
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND
FUNERAL OF MRS BURNETT
Was One of the Best Women of the
County.
The funeral and burial of Mrs.
Phoebe Knott Burnett at the home
place three miles west of Oxford
Tuesday afternoon was largely at
tended by relatives and friends, the
services being conducted by Rev. B.
C. Thompson, who was assisted by
Rev. George T. Tunstall.
Mrs. Burnett was about 40 years
of age. Last Friday she rode 25
miles with her husband, came back
home, ate dinner and seemed as well
as usual. After taking her midday
nap she was joking with her sons
while dressing to go to see a sie'e
neighbor when suddenly she was
the vast throng. A large crowd! taKen with a severe pain which prov-
came over from Henderson expecting! ed to be a, broken blood vessel on
whiiP thoirToV imam, nere POO pounds, were barbecued and serv-
while their loved ones are in the hos- led
ronl ithe -r0ad ? great $ The Aal German riven on the
nuZt lZl t m ?akjng fre enmg of the twenty fourth was a
quent trips to and from the hospital. Wess. Excellent music was fax-
wished .by. Uriel-pavis Orchestra and
about seventy five couples and fifty
SOME INTERESTING KlRFT.T?r
TIONS ON THE FARMER
state of markets and advises him to
raise his own supplies. Strange in-Many Farmers Fail To Give The Old
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print paper and are paying a man in
the paper mill districts to keep us
posted as to the blank new paper
situation, and what is true as regards
the point debate between the candi-ithe country publishers is true as re-
dates scheduled for next Monday igards all lines of business. If our
night in the City Auditorium. ! ?nn(1 friend at. Nelson ran tell us-how
to overcome our troubles during the
MANX AND WEST BRIGHT LIGHT
SHOWS COMING TO OXFORD
Special Feature For the County Fair
In October.
Mann and West Bright Light
Shows will be a special feature of
the Granville County Fair, which
takes place October 5, 6, 7. These
shows are well known as a high
class clean amusement and the fair
officials feel that they are fortunate
in securing them. They come to
us in their entirety and two free at
tractions, several rides,
shows,
reconstruction period we shall cer
tainly thank him and see that he has 1
a bronze tablet placed to his mem
ory. PUBLIC LEDGER.
RECENT DEEDS RECORDED
Something Doing In Granville
Comity Real Estate.
Mary D. Gregory to J. B. Davis
154 9-10 acres, Sassafras Fork Town
ship, $2,517.12.
Virginia Carolina Land Corpora-
splendid j tion to W. J. Webb, 2 lots in Oxford
a fine uniform brass band $160.
and a number of good concessions, j j. R. Avery and wife and others
There's no doubt about the fact to Mildred Allen, certain parcel of
thai the amusement features at a
county fair are a difficult thing to
handle. The Dublic demands some-
land in town Oxford, $950.
A. A. Hicks and W. A. Devin
I Commissioners, to John W. Floyd 3
thing good. It has a right to expect ! parcels of land near Oxford $2,225.
it. At the same time it rightfully
protests against the shady side show.
A. T. Strother to Z. B. Overton y
acres, more or less in Brassfield
Township $200.
A. A. Hicks, Commissioner to
able to control things. We believe S County Board Education 1 acre,
in entertainment. "It will not! more or less, Salem Township $30.
raise more corn, more wheat, more I A. R. Evans and wife to G. C. San
alfalfa, or more livestock; but in-ders, 1 lot in Orford $1,000.
directly it is an invieorator to the! R. H. Rogers and wife to J. L.
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We approve of the clean fair, and
v.' ill keep it so, in so far as we are
wan who performs the work. It
lightens his burden and sweetens
and gladdens his life."
Let us look forward to the County J
air as the culmination of our years
efforts, and occasion for entertain
ment and for showing the results of
the years work.
A fair means an exhibition of all
t the products of all of the people.
Let us have a real fair with just
vJch an exhibition as its name m
Plies. L. W. CAPEHART. Sec.
Granville Co. Fair Asso'n.
BICKETT' WILL CALL EXTRA
SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
between July 20 and August 10 To
Heoeive Tax Report, and Question
W Suffrage Will Be Discussed
JTlien.
Kaleigh, N. C. June 24. The
Nrth Carolina Legislature will be
jailed to meet in special session be-
cen juiy 20 and August 10 to re-
"ive the revaluation report of the
rax Commission and at which ses
on the question of ratification of
the suffrage amendment will be dis-y-ssed,
it was stated today at the of
Lce of Governor Bickett. v ' -
Rogers, 1 acre more or less, near
Creedmoor, $250.
A. L. Moore and , wife to Willis
Daniel, 94 1-2 acres, more or less,
$1 890.
, V. S. OakleV to D. T. Adcock 180
4-10 acres, Tally Ho, $4,336.
E. H. Brooks and wife to J. R.
Avery 1-2 interest in a lot parcel of
land in Oxford $500.
Mary D. Gregory to J. R. Owen
153 3-10 acres Sassafras Fork Town
ship $2,376.15.
R. S. Hart to Dorsey rnrogmoxor
52 acres Sassafras Fork Township
$2,600.
THE PRESIDENT HAS A
DOUBLET IN OXFORD
Any Credit.
Most people in the countrv have
no adequate idea as to the cost of
living or what they get off their
farms. Take your own case, for ex
ample, and do a little figuring before
you conclude the farm does not pay
and that the man who lives in town
has the better end of things. Begin
with your home and the grounds a
bout it. What would they cost if
you had to rent them in town? What
would they cost even in your own
neighborhood?
Many farmers fail to give the old
farm any credit for home rent or for
the grass and flowers that grow in
the yard or the water that the snring
weu supplies or the garden with
the long list of good things ready
for use month after month, but if
they were in town they would have
to pay for every one of them. Did
you ever think of that?
Then you. have some fruit, do vou
not? If you are a farmer worthv of
the name you certainly do. Sup
pose you charge that up to yourself
at town prices and see how you
would enjoy paying for it. Butter
and milk, eggs and good fried chick
en, all come pretty high if you get
them- from the market but you eat
them and never think of the cost.
uount up all these things before
you decide that the farm does not
pay and before you decide to go to
some other business reflect on the
tact that here you are your own mas
ter, that if you want to take the day
off you can do so without asking any
man's consent.
stags participated. Visitors from
many sections of the state were present.
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
:Cards reading as follows have
been issued: "Mrs. Emma Watkins
Woods announce the marriage of her
daughter Nell to Mr. Thomas Octa
vious Mullins on Thursday, June sev
enteenth, nineteen hundred and
twenty, Washington, D. C. At home Oxford
after the first of July, Marion, South i Henderson
Carolina." .'
to see Oxford get licked, but it was
sadly disappointed.
For five innings not an error, nor
a run, nor a hit was made, and one
could hear voices saying: "It is a
pretty game of ball." Both sides
gave their pitcher gilt-edged sup
port and were retired in one-two-three
order.
In the sixth frame the real fun
started, Oxford scoring two runs.
One could see all .forms of rooting,
hats being thrown into the air, and
some turning a somersault. The
crowd went into the diamond, and
the game was delayed for a few min
utes until the field was cleared. The
two runs were made by a single of
Waverly Harris to center. Reese
got a three base hit, scoring Harris.
Royster, hit to left field and Reese
crossed the home plate. Two runs
for Oxford.
The visitors livened the game by
getting three runs in the eighth,
and Henedrson rooters went wild
and thought that the game was won,
evidently forgetting the playing
quality of the local team. Branch
hit to Hale who made a wild throw
to first. Knight hit to ceneter, aa-
m- . 1 1 j J TUT
vancing u. jarancn xo ecouu. w.
Branch hit to right field, scoring L.
Branch and Knight. Fletcher
brought in L. Branch.
In the seventh neither side scor
ed, the Henderson fans believing
firmly that their team had won the
game, but in the eigth their trium
nhni rhfifirine. was turned into a fun-
feeling when Reese singled to
left field and Royster connected with
sphere for a single, advancing Reese
to second, Baker got a two-base hit
to right field which scored Reese,
and Royster advanced to third
Phillips sacrificed, which scored
Royster and the winning run. This
play was the prettiesr of the, .whole
game.
TVm f on tn r ai nf the game were
triple of Reese, the fine stop of dif
nf Billv Mitchell ana
and a beautiful play of Flecher the
Henderson first baseman ami xxaic
Both sides gave a fine exhibition
of base ball, and tne gam.
o-vd-c on invert. It was a pitcn
er's battle from start to finish, the)
tfO-ior p-ptting the better oil
the Henderson moundsman.
the inside. She was taken to Watts
hospital on the morning of the fol
lowing day, where she had another
hemorage and passed away at 6
o clock Monday morning, two days
after entering the hospital.
Mrs. Burnett was a noble example.
She often told her husband that she
did not fear death but all she wanted
to live for was for others. She often
said she lived for what good she
could do for others. She will be
missed not only by her family but by
the entire community.
Besides her devoted husband, Mr.
R. L. Burnett, she is survived by
three boys, namely, Zack, Hubert
and Hallie.
FEDERATION OF LABOR
ENDORSES THE LEAGUE
WITHOUT RESERVATION
Democratic Party Can Capture the
Labor Vote.
At the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor in
Montreal last week the League of
Nations without reservations was a
dopted. Labor's Program.
Ratification of the peace treaty.
Government ownership with dem
ocratic operation, of railroads.
Curb on profiteering and high cost
of living.
Jailing of food and clothing prof
iteers. Right to strike and abolition of
compulsory arbitration and anti
strike legislation.
Hands off in Mexico by the United
States government.
Endorsement - of the Irish repub
lic. Right of collective bargaining.
Advances in wages wherever ne
cessary to maintain the American
standard of living.
Shorter work day, if necessary,
to prevent unemployment.
THE TOBACCO CROP IS LATE
R HE
.4 8 2
3 7 2
Batteries fbr Oxford- Confer and
Col. William Lassiter, United
States Army, retired; Rev. B. S.
Lassiter, Marion, N. C; R. W. Las
siter, Oxford and Washington; Rich
ard Thornton Lassiter, New York
City, and Mr. R. T. Lassiter are vis
iting their old home, "Thorndale," j
one mile west of Oxford. It has been
twenty-nine years since they gathered
at the old home.
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! Reese. For Henaersou
i Purcell. Umpires Andrews and Ar-
! rington.
DR. JENKINS DECIDES
TO NOMINATE M'ADOO
AT SAN FRANCISCO
Kansas City, June 24. In a tel
egram from Puebla, Colorado, from
the train bearing Missouri delegates
to the Democratic National Conven
tinn. Dr. Burrus Jenkins, clergyman
Mrs. Ernest B. Howard enter-' . TMihiichpr announced he had de
tained on Tuesday morning in hon-! finitely decided to place the name of
or of her guest Miss Mary Alice j William G. McAdoo before the Demo-
DISTRIBUTION OF MEDALS
Caudle, of Wadesboro. An exciting
game of Rook was enjoyed after
which an enjoyable salad course was
served. Those invited were Misses
Mary C. Owen, Betsy Ballou, ' Mary
Powell, Annie Landis. Ida Kerr Tay
lor, Elouise Mayes, Louise Currin,
Fannie Taylor, Elizabeth Niles, Mes
dames John B. Mayes, Jr., and Frank
W. Hancock, Jr.
Mrs. D. Kerr Taylor was hostess
to the Reviewer's Club on Tuesday
afternoon at her home on Front St.
The Club has begun the study of Ope-
cratic National Convention
Francisco.
at San
mmfiET OF NEWS FROM
THE CAPITAL OF TALLY HO
The patrons of Stem High
School will be glad to learn that
Prof. J. G. Feezor will a;ain be prin
cipal here next term. He is regard
ed as the best instructor we have
ever had at this institution.
Miss Ellay Hall, of Route 1,
Miss Ettie Washington and Mrs. Na
omi Honycutt of Oxford Route 6,
loft. Tnesdav for Chapel Hill to at-
Will
The Markets In This Section
Open Late.
There is a lot of useless talk in
this section about opening the tobac
co market in September. The fel
low who started the report that the
market here would open early in
September didn't know what he was
talking about.
Those in a position to know what
they are talking about say that tne
crop is at least three or four weeks
late and that it will be impossible to
open the market before tlfe first of
October.
The South Carolina crop is report
ed to be at least three weeks late,
and the markets of this section nev
er open until the buyers return from
that market.
ST. JOHNS DAY
PROLIFIC OF MARRIAGES
ra.s fnr Tip sumtnpr A mnst intpr.
esting paper was given by Miss Sarah tend the Summer School
and Mrs. Cretmoor of Nor
Jolk are spending several weeks in
uford. Mr. Cretmoor has profes
sional business. They have rooms
at the home of Rev. Mr. Harte.
Mrs. Helen Davie lias gone to
Au
sner.to visit.
Woodrow Wilson Mistaken For Mr,
A. H. Powell.
The first page of the Raleigh News
and Observer last Wednesday morn
ing was adorned with a splendid pic-
tuce of President wnson.
Glancing at the picture before ad
justing her glasses to read the ln
enrintion beneath the picture, a good
lady exclaimed with a degree of as
tonishment and pride: "For the
land's sake what has Mr. Powell done
to get his picture in the News and
Observer."
There is a close1 resemblance be
tween the two men, which goes to
prove that the President is himself
again.
-r i,.H.fT aiinnld have water
iwu p .. ..
about every two week. Stop at wu
lard Service Station.
Several Will Come To the Granville
- Comity Boys.
According to announcement from
7?ln distribution has begun
ot 4,765,000 victory medals to mem-
nZl lhe army' navy and marine
ESn 7h0.1ee in the serve be
iT iQPriIT16' 1917' and November
fti t- "uuulu to me meaai
t wL Iar .dePartment has au-
w the issuace of thirteen
combat or major operations clasps"
to be worn on the ribbon with the
medal and five over-sea service
clasps for troops not entitled to the
battle insignia.
. Am,ong the maj'or operation clasps,
uuj ivieuse-Argonne offensive leads
in point of numbers, departmental
records showing that 1,208,350 men
are entitled to this decoration. The
St. Mihiel dive is second ?ntn 557,
750 and the Aiene-Marne battle third
with 277,800.
The first victory medal was given
in February to President Wilson as
commander-in-chief of the nation's
military and naval forces.
Mrs. Henry G. Cooper, Jr., con
tinues auite ill at her home on Hor
ner Hill. Lieut. Com. Cooper has
been notified of her illness and it is
honed he can reach Oxford in a few
days. . j ... .
f Clement on the Origin of the Operas
and the life of Verdi. Miss Annie
Crews told very interestingly the
story of 'Tl Travatore." Six beauti
ful selections from I'l Travatore
were rendered , on the Victrola. An
elegant salad course was served by
Mrs. Taylor
An attractive shower was given
Tuesday afternoon-from five to sev
en o'clock by Miss Annie Gregory in
Stovall in honor of Miss Annie Davis,
who is to be married next Wednes
day. The house was decorated in
ferns, roses and other cut flowers.
As the guests were received they
were each handed cards, on which
they wrote "How to Keep a Hus
band." These were Jater collected
and placed in an artistic hand-painted
wedding bell which was given to
the bride-elect who read them aloud,
causing much merriment. Little
Herbert Taylor brought in his ex
press wagon loaded with many beau
tiful gifts, each donated with an at
tractive toast to the bride-to-be.
Refreshments, consisting of cream,
cake, nuts and candy were served.
Each plate was garnished with a
pink rose.
Fire early Wednesday morning
which threatened to wipe out the en
tire buisness section of Chapel Hill,
destroyed five stores and caused an
estimated loss of ? 3 5,0 00.
Eliiah Green, colored, of Tally
Ho, was seriously attacked with ap
pendicitis Sunday night and was tak
en to Lincoln Hospital, Durham Tues
day, and underwent an operation;
Dr. Hardee who accompanied him in
forms us that his chances are doubt-
On Saturday afternoon, July 3d,
there will be a game of baseball here
between Stem and Umbra and there
will be an ice cream supper given
that nierht in Stem ' High School
building or the benefit of the Stem j
baseball players. . i
Mr. Frank T. Cozart returned
home Sunday from New York, where
he, went to purchase Ford Cars He
found them hard to get and was only
able to secure three out of twelve he
went after. He stopped over in
Philadelphia and Baltimore on his
return trip and was unable to secure
any cars in either city.
What is likely to be the most
interesting game of baseball which
has ever taken place here, will be
played tomorrow afternoon, June 26,
at the Stem baseball ground between
Stem and Roxboro. The public: are
cordially invited to-v witness what
promises to be a very spirited con
test. .'
There was a lot of "holcHng of
hands" and two marriages in Ox
ford yesterday, the same being St.
John's Day.
Justice J. J. Medford united Mr.
William Hill and Miss Clyde Riggins.
The ceremony was performed in the
Register of Deeds office in the pre
sence of a number of interested wit
nesses. In the early morning at the Bap
tist parsonage Rev. George Tunstall
united in marriage Mr. George S.
Owen and Miss Dora E. Mangum.
5Dl. CAPEHART TAKES SHORT
COURSE EV JOURNALISM
Miss Nell Currin of Raleigh and
her guest Miss Pattie Mae Green of
Shelby are visiting Miss Bertha
White. . j. .!-n?li
Mrs. A. L. Capehart has returned
from attending the Conference and
Short Course of North Carolina
Home Demonstration Agents held at
Greensboro. Subjects on the pro
gram at this Conference were Dress
making. Millinery, Landscape De
signing, and Journalism. Among the
instructors present were Mrs. Nelson
of Columbia University, Miss Wilk
erson of the State College of Illinois,
Mr. Gillette of Richmond who gave a
special course in Journalism as this
is now considered a desirable part
of the county agents training. About
sixty five county agents were present.
There are very few outside of a
printing office who knows how to
prepare copy for publication as well
as Mrs. Capehart, and she. acknow
ledges that she learned a thing or
two, especially as regards the proper
style of headings for articles. Head
ings must harmonize with the style
of the publication, or otherwise it
would present a grUsame appear
ance and desfroy the force of the text.
Miss Lillian Hunt has gone to
Yadkin ville to become .Instructor
in the Summer School being held
there. She will be absent from Ox
ford six weeks.
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