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m m M ' m f?F -. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEK iv AJVD COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES AIL HOME PRINT. VOL. XXXV (()SFITUTIONAL. AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE APPROVAL OF THE PEOPLE Fverv Elector Sshould Give Concien tious Study to the Whole Prob- iiiterest in other features of the .nroaching election should not be Permitted to distract attention from constitutional amendments sub mitted for the approval of the people. of these prevides for an income t.ix and limits the property, tax for ; ( ltO ft HQ CUUllLJt-ui v uoco J.U tenia o'i tte hundred dollars worth of pro rrtv; the other limits the poll-tax Jo two dollars and removes the re quirement for its payment before The income tax amendment is part of the Democratic programme for honest and fair taxation. At present a cotton mill may make a net income of $100,000 per year and the state cannot levy a tax on that income, but it can require the payment of such a Tax by the bookkeeper who works in its office or the laborer who stands l- the loom. In other words under our present Constitution the state may levy a tax on earned incomes no matter how small, but it cannot levy such a tax on incomes from property no matter how great. The proposed amendment would allow the levying of such a tax on all inclines above $2,000- Coupled with this is the limitation of the property tax for state and county purposes t9 15 cents instead of 66 2-3 cents as at present. The two are placed togeth er for the very manifest reason that without the income tax the limitation cannot be safely reduced to the 15 cents, and with it the limitation ought not to stay at the present figures. The income tax is the fairest form of taxation. If you don't make it, you don't have to pay it; if you do, you ought to be willing to do so- The combined income and property ought to cany with it the obligation to bear the burdens of government in some relative proportion to its value, bur since the same piece of property rill in one year yield more revenue xi i i. I, A or income man m auuiuei, mc own er's total contribution to government will be based, as it should be, partly upon his mere ownership of property r-iat can be converted into so many dollars and cents and partly ' upon what that property has produced dur ir.z the particular taxing period. By the amount that the income tax yields revenue the burden will be lifted from property simply as such Observant students of political move ments in North Carolina some time ? so reached the conclusion that the effort to create dissatisfaction with revaluation was designed for use In defeating the income tax amendment. Of all classes of our citizenship the farmer and the small property owner will be most benefited by the in come tax. If these classes can be de ceived into believing that revaluation is unjust to them, they may be induc ed to vote against this amendment. That is the main purpose of the agi tation against revaluation. It is therefore vitally important that the vhoie subject be presented to the voter before election day, and that every elector give the most con scientious study to the whole prob lem. . . ; i WARNING SENT OUT AGAINST FAKE FRUIT DRINKS Ma'iy Of the Orange Beverages Con sists Only Of Sweetened Carbo nated Water. Warning against "fake" fruit bev "racres which have flooded the soft 'i'ink market since the advent of T.-rohibition, was issued this week the public health service. Many of the orange beverages now being sold, it was said, consist f'nly of sweetened carbonated water, flavored with a little oil from the peel of oranges and artifically col ored. The department of agriculture has ruled that provisions of the pure food act will be held to have been violated in case such drinks are sold under trade names which lead the purchaser to believe they contain the foible portion or juice of the fruit named. THE TOWN OF K1TTRELL LOST IN POPULATION Henderson Has a Population of 5, 222, An Increase Of 719 In Ten Venrs. The census bureau announces the census of Vance bounty. Hender son's population was previously an Mounced at 5,267. The revised fig ures i s5,222, a slight increase. The r-an?e is due to duplication, the bu reau said. townshins and incorporated Places the population is as follows, tirst figure representing the 19 -9 count and the second that of 1910: Dabney, 853 1,100; Henderson, including Henderson city, 11,085 8-221; Kittrell, including Kittrell ton, 28342,910; Middleburg, in cluding Middleburg town, 1,627 1, '21; Nutbush, 883710; Sandy prfct-k, 1,8381,794; Towns, includ JJS Townsville town, 1,5971,489; Jvatkins, 599 blank; Williamsboro, 1,380. Incorporated places: Henderson, city, 5,2224,503; Juttrelli town, 223 242; Middle toffn, 206 blank. Your battery should hare water , ut very two week. Stop at W1I- Iap Service Station. ate iY; ST OXFORD POSTOFFICE ROBBED Thieves Made Their Exit Through Package Window The Oxford post office was entered by thieves - last night and robbed of about $10 in cash and a number of parcel post packages. The thieves rifled the packages and removed ev erything of value that they ran across. The loss has not yet been determined, The place of entrance is not known, but it Vs eviden that they made their exit through the package hole in the lobby of the building. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS THRILL LARGE AUDIENCES AT STOVALL AND CREEDMOOR Many Ladies Were Present And Will Register and Vote In Greater Num ber Than Was At First Expected. The Democratic county candidates opened the campaign at Stbvall Fri day night. A good crowd of men and women greeted the speakers and there was much interest and enthus iasm. It was very apparent that the people are still deeply concerned as to the future government of the coun try. Mr. A- A. Hicks, the old dmeocratic war-horse, and present chairman of the county Democratic executive committee, was present and presid ed. He presented Sheriff E. D. Hunt and Register of Deeds Charles G Powell and both of these gentlemen made short speeches of appreciation of the confidence the people have re Dosed in them and promised honesty and efficiency in office for the next two years. Mr. Hicks then presented Mr. B. W. Parham, candidate for the House of Representatives. Mr. Parham spoke forcefully and entertainly and presented to the audience the record and program of. the Democratic party. He showed the change in the iiea of government from that of a purely protective state to that of a C i 1 i. : i. l i j. piuTisiuutti ssieui. jLscumg me last twenty years in North Carolina un der the wise administration of the Democratic party the welfare, the health, the education, the morals, and all the conditions of life of the people have been considered as nev er before. Mr. Parham closed with an appeal for the support of the nat ional ticket and the League of Na tions. ,: The Clarion Call. Hon. D. G- Brummitt was introduc ed and made a clear and convincing explanation of the re-valuation act I . 1 A J A" J 11. . T" I r ana me taxation program oi me jue mocratic party. We wish that Mr. Brummitt's speech could be publish ed in full for he talks logically, clear ly and is in position to give the peo ple much real information on this subject. He was received with much enthusiasm and the people who heard him went away with their minds sat isfied as to the matters of taxation which are before the people. There were many ladies present and it would seem that the ladies are preparing to vote in much greater numbers than many at first supposed. At Creedmoor. At Creedmoor Saturday night Hon. S. M. Gattis delivered a telling speech in support of the Democratic party and its present program. A large crowd gathered in the graded school auditorium to hear Mr. Gattis and the county candidates. Mr. Joe Peed, the precinct chairman called the meeting to order and presented I Mr. A. A. Hicks who presided. After the county candidates were intriduc ed Mr. Gattis, who is exceedingly po pular in Granville was presented. Mr. Gattis renewed the record of the Democratic party nationally and made an eloquent defense of Wood- row Wilson. He also discussed the taxation program of the party and showed its justice and honesty. Mr. John W- Hester of Oxford was then called upon and made a splen did short speech in support of the League of Nations- Mr. Parham was present but did not speak. He will fill an appoint ment at Creedmoor late in the cam paign. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKING IN GRANVILLE THIS WEEK The political campaign having be gun, Chairman Hicks announces that there will be speaking in the county every week from now until Election Day. For this week the appoint ments are as follows: Thursday night, -Oct. 7 Court House at Oxford. Friday night, Oct- 8 Wilton. Saturday night, Oct- 9 Stem- Major Chas. M Stedman will speak at the Court House in Oxford on the night of Oct. 7. He is the last sur viving Confederate veteran now in Congress from North Carolina. Those who reverence the deeds of Southern soldiers should come out and give iiim sl capacity house on that aate. Senator Powell W. Glidewell is an I orator of force ana power, ana uaii man Hicks is fortunate in being able to secure him for these two speeches. The ladies are cordially invited to attend all of these meetings- Meeting of Woman's Club The October meeting of the Wom an's Club will be held on next Fri day afternoon in the Oxford Library at 4 o'clock. This is an important meeting and. a large atendance is earnestly requested. yAf UKD, N. C. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 5. 1920 SEVERAL WOMEN REGISTERED HERE SATURDAY FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTION The registration books in Oxford, as well as at every precinct in the county and the state were opened early last Saturday. Early m the . cay three prominent ladies entered the sheriff's office and announced that they desired to register. . Depu ty Crawford Davis administered the oath and placed their names on the book. Several men who were' for merly opposed . to woman suffrage watched the ladies register and de part "I will tell you what," said one of the men, "I was as bitterly op posed to woman suffrage as any man you could find, but since it is here I am for it heart and soul and I shall urge my wife and three daughters to register and vote." In anticipation of the early arrival of the women to register, Sheriff Hunt requested the janitor to scrub the hearth, dust the furniture and rearrange the cuspidors. A clean, new copy of the New Testament lay upon the desk of the registrar. ' No definite information could be had as to the exact number of women who registered in Oxford and the county last Saturday, but it was un derstood to be fairly well in keeping with the number of men who usually register on the first day. It has been suggested to the reg-l istrars'that it would be a good idea to have a special time and occasion set aside for the ladies to call and enroll their names, and it is thought that this will very probably be done. Announcement of such times and places will be made later if the gen eral policy is adopted. DEMOCRATIC SPEAKERS WILL COVER THE STATE Biggest Men In the Party Being Lin ed Up For Thorough Canvass Of the Counties. Raleigh, Oct. 4 The Democratic campaign from this time until elec tion day will make the livest news of the state, for Chairman Tom Warren has booked speakers for practically every county in North Carolina and many of the counties have as many as five and six engagements during the month of October. In addition to a number of speakers from other states, the candidate for governor, Cameron Morrison, Max Gardner, "Clyde Hoey, Attorney Gen eral James S. Manning, AUbry Brooks Senator Tasker Polk, and a number of other men have offered themselves to the committee for the month of October and Chairman Warren has planned to use them all. In addition to these appointments,, the congressi onal campaign is being conducted in dependently of the state headquarters office. The various congressional candidates will be in the field during the whole month as will local speak ers in every county. TOBACCO SALES LARGE ON THE ROCKY MOUNT MARKET Three Million Pounds Average $20-77 Per Hundred-Pounds. Rocky Mount, Oct. 4 Tobacco sal es on the local market have been the largest of the season during the past week, the total offerings being con siderably over 1,000.000 pounds hav ing been disposed of, according to the regular weekly report of the Rocky Mount tobacco board of trade Mon day Tuesday and Wednesday the sal es lasted all day. According to the figures for the month of September as compiled in the report, 2,886,390 pounds of to bacco were sold on the local market during that month. These offerings brought a total sum of $599,504-11, which means an average for the mon th of $20-77 per hundred pounds. jof Oxford, brought $29,000- Mr. W. LEADERS ASK FOR m. Gulick, of Brooklyn, bought the AID FROM PEOPLE i home place, which contained 106 ac- res, for $15,000- Democratic National Committee Urg- j in order to satisfy a one-fourth in es Rank and File "To Contribute. terest the Farmers warehouse was New York, Oct. 4 The Democrat-1 which as a whole, brought $28,- ic National committee wants neip, wants it in an open, above-board, publit way. The Cox-Roosevelt managers are in great need of funds not millions as are available to sands with which to offset the effect of immense funds being used to con fuse and misrepresent the true is sues of the present national cam paign. DR. MOREHEAD EMMITT LOCATES AT CLIFTON FORGE Elected Manager And Surgeon Oi Large Hospital. Friends in Oxford are grateful to hear of the honor conferred up on Dr. Morehead Emmitt a form er resident of Oxford. He has been elected Manager and Surgeon of one of the largest hospitals in Virginia, at Clifton Forge. We feel confident that he will creditably perform these important duties and win even more distinction in his chosen profession. His mother, Mrs. S. H- Brown, will spend several weeks in Oxford before joining Dr. and Mrs. Emmitt in their new home at Clifton Forge, . , VETS AND SONS LEAVE FOK HOUSTON, TEXAS Three veterans of the War Be tween the States and six sons of ve terans entrained here last Saturday for the reunion at Houston, Texas They will be gone about ten days. GRAN VDLLE COUNTY MEN THAT WE SHALL VOTE FOR Carlton. - For the senate from this district, embracing Granville and Person, the j democratic nominee is Luther M. I Carlton, of Roxboro. He was for years associated with ex-Governor W. ,W- Kitchin in the practice of law and is recognized as the leading lawyer of Person county. He is a man of clean personal character, professional attainments and affable and pleasing in manner and address. He will re flect credit upon this district in the next General Assembly. Parham. For the House -B. W. Parham, of Oxford, is the democratic nominee- To the people of this county Parham needs no introduction. He was born and raised among us. After finish-! ing at Horner's Military School he attended Wake Forest from which institution he graduated .with dis tinction. After teaching a few years he attended the Harvard Law School. Having secured 'his law li cense he located at Thomasville, N C, for the practice of his profession and served Davidson county for one term in the Lower House of the Gen eral Assembly. So we are not send ing a man who knows nottilng about legislation and the methods of the Assembly. Hunt. Sheriff E. D. Hunt is asking for re-election, and the people will not fail to show their appreciation of the courteous and faithful service heretofore rendered by this big hearted, lovable gentleman. Every body knows that Dee Hunt is all right. Hall. , Jno. R. Hall is asking for re-election aa Treasurer and he will get the votes as heretofore, for Hall is the man for the office, as his books and records will show. Hall is a most painstaking, accurate accountant, and that is what the office needs. Powell For Register of Deeds the demo crats offer Chas- G. Powell, son of our former registrar James Powell, Jim, for short. And about the most complimentary thing can be said a bout him is that he is a real chip off the old block. Charlie Powell is making a splendid record in the of fice of Register of Deeds. He is ef ficient and at the same" time polite and courteous almost to a fault, if such were possible. He deserves election at the hands of the people of the county, and he will get it readily. Bullock. Dr. J. H. Bullock, Jr., known as Doctor Jack, is the candidate for co roner. He is the son of J. H. Bul lock, one of the towns best and most favorably known tobacconist of ten years ago. Jack is a quiet and un assuming man, but constantly at his work. Though he has been here Vdt a short time, yet he is now re cognized, as the equal of any of his profession in the town or county. Jack will make you a splendid coro ner. Commissioners. For county commissioner the de mocrats offer J. Ennis Davis, chair man of the present board, T. G. Tay lor, C- G- Daniel, B. F. Currin and W L. Clark. All these men are from the country except Mr. T. G- Taylor, and are recognized as leading men in their communities- The county will make no mistake in entrusting the business of the county to these gen tlemen. HOWARD DORSEY PROPERTY Land and Home Place Sold For $29,000. At public, auction in front of the court house Monday the Howard Dorsey property, situated on the Ox ford-Henderson road, two-miles east 000. Good Advise To Farmers Mr. H. E. Crews, who is widely known and much beloved in Granville county, was in . Oxford Monday "Much can be accomplished ' by the farmers themselves toward financing the tobacco crop," said Mr. Crews, "If they will place their money in the bank and pay by check." BACK TO NORMAL The Perkinson-Green Company An- nounce Substantial Reduction On All Goods. Elsewhere in this paper the old re liable firm of Perkinson-Green Com pany announce a 20 percent reduc tion on all goods in their two stores A twenty percent reduction means that what you would have paid $5 00 for . in their store ten days ago, you can now get the same for $4-00. THE COUNTY FAHt As we go to press this morning Oxford is filling up with people from the surrounding country to attend the County Fair. The Fair will con tnue through Wednesday and Thurs day, rain or shine. Masons Furnish Room Oxford Lodge No. 396, A. F. and A. M., at their regular meeting Monday night voted- to furnish a room at Brantwood hospital. NORTH CAROLINA TOBACCO GROWERS ASSOCIATION Drive Fr Membership In Granville Starts At Creedmoor Next Satur day. Dr. E. T. White, president of the local unit of the North Car olina Tobacco' Growers Associa tion, announced today that the Association is now a reality and is- organized for business. Gran ville is ready and waiting for the pledge cards frm state headquarters, said Dr. White. " The canvas for membership will be put on at Creedmoor next Saturday, October 11. YEGGMAN BLOW POSTOFFICE SAFE AT STEM Get Away With $150 In Stamps, Moil ey and Notes. (W. R. MANGUM) When Miss Lucy Hardee, postmis tress, entered the Postoffice last day morning, she was amazed at the1 sight which greeted her eyes. The large Mosler safe, in which govern ment securities were kept, was wide open and papers and valuables scat tered around. It was at once appa rent that it had been blown open, ni ro glycerine being used at the safe which together with a combination was blown off and the front comDlete- Uy wrecked. Upon examination it was found that approximately $150 I in stamps, money and etc., had been f stolen. Miss Hardee had about five dollars in change and some very valuable rings in a box in the safe apart from the other securities, but they were not taken and no other damage in flicted except to the safe and cotf tents. Quite a number of tools belonging to Mr. W. I. Wheeley, wheelwright, were lying near the safe which were vHently used in the robbery. The thieves entered through the front window and left through the rear door. Not long after the post office raid was discovered, word reached the deputy sheriff here that a Ford touring car had been stolen the same night at Stagsville, a des- cription given and the public here ad- j vised to be on the lookout for same- i About this time Mr. O. T. Mangum. who had his Ford, touring car in the room adjoining the Stem Mercantile storage house, discovered tnat his car had also been "stolen. This was practically new, had only been used about two months. The Stagsville car was found in front of Anthony Bullock's, a colored farmer's house just a. few hundred yards from here on the road leading to Tally Ho. The gas had given out in this car, and the same parties are supposed to have stolen Mr. Mangum's car, in order to set away- No clue to the thieves has yet been discovered. interest In Revival. Twenty two persons were added to the membership of Tally Ho Church as a result of the meeting held there rcently, which was conducted by the evangelist, Rev. H T. Stevens, who is sent out by the Home Mission Board. All of them were baptized Sunday af ternoon in Montagues pond near Hes ter. Mr. H. J. Wheeler Dead. Mr- Henry J. Wheeler died in Watts hospital, Durham, Thursday morn ing. September 30 th- For several years Mr. Wheeler had suffered with high blood pressure but kept at his work and the day before he died was at his regular work as foreman in the steaming department of Duke s factory. At six o'clock in the after - noon he had a sinking spell and was rushed to the hospital. The remains were intered in the city ' cemetery Jn Durham Friday afternoon. Mr. Wheeler was a native of this county and was twice married his first wife prior to her marriage, a Miss Vneel- er, his last wife Miss Pearl lomas- on of route 3. by whom he is surviv- a u v,,-i ed with one little boy, and four chil- dren by his first marriage TT... T.r 71, nesieia v,iucu ouuu Monday morning with nearly a hun- principal Mrs. A. M. Daniel, inter mediate, and Mrs. Naomi Hcnycutt primary grades. All are well expe rienced teachers and the school op ens under most favorable auspices. Mr- O- G- Clayton, of Route 3, missed two of his cows from his pas ture Monday morning and he, witn three other men, made a diligent search of the surrounding country all day and into the night, but no trace of them had been found. Mr. Clayton had reached the conclusion that they were stolen, but his bro ther, who was passing one of the out houses on the premises, found them shut up inside helping themselves to fodder. The door is supposed to have shut behind them. Personal Mention. Mr. J- H- Gooch left Friday morning to attend the Kekukee Prim iiive Baptist -Association in Martin county. Misses Allene Stem and Maye Barker, of Oxford Route 6, and Floy Daniel of Tally Ho left Monday for thhe East Carolina Training School at Greenville. REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE WELL SPEAK IN OXFORD Mr. John Parker, Republican can didate for governor, will deliver an address in the court , house at one o'clock on Thursday. October J4th. NO. 79 BUYING PUBLIC MORE EXACTING Reserve Board Foresees Lower Pric es To Consumer. Already Exten sively Felt In Wholesale Trade In Textiles, Shoes and Other Goods - (Associated Press) Washington, Oct 4 Price cutting has taken hold of the wholesale trade to an extent that soon must be felt substantially in lower prices to the consumer, according to the fed eral reserve board's monthly busi ness review. . Although the board believed the buying public was largely dominat ing the market now, it is said that labor and production were having a marked effect on prices- There was much evidence, it is said of in creased efficiency -- on the part ; of labor and as a result production was on the increase and factory operation beginning to approach normal. On Road To Stability. Summed up the board's findings, which were that "business condi- Fri-itions now are definitplv nn thho mad toward stability of as great and con- firmed a nature as the disturbed po sition of the world at large permits." "Continuance of the process of readjustment in business and indus try has been an outstanding feature of the last month," the review said. "This has been accompanied by price reductions and by the resump tion of work in branches of industry where hesitation as to future outlook has led to suspension." Drops in Textile Lines. Drops in prices have featured al most all textile lines, agents of the various reserve banks reported, and they added that, due ,to reductions and jobbers the retailers are buying carefully and not in large quantities. The retailer's attitude was depict ed as necessarily conservative for the reason a market with a down ward trend leaves him the alternative of taking a loss or keeping his shel ves stocked with high priced goods. Shoes and Leather Industry. Similar influences were shown to be bearing on the shoe and leather industry. Because of this apparent, sentiment, the review stated, retail ers are postponing buying or are buy ing only for current requirements. HOLD TO YOUR NEWSPAPERS A farmer who was here Wednes day said that since tobacco had gone down in price he had quit reading. His papers are still coming, but he does not read .them. As we see it, he is making a mistake. It is true, some bad news comes out in the newspapers, but they do not make it any worse than it really is. We should be willing to look at the dark side of the picture as well as the bright side. In other words, we should want to see things as they really are without thinking too much about how they should be. It is use less to worry about conditions. If things are wrong, we should try to get them right. After doing the best we can our responsibility ceases Newspapers cost but little and the farmer should not begin to econo mize by cutting them off. The thing to do is to decide on what pa pers the family needs and get them. No paper should be stopped if as many as one member of the family reads it A man should not take away the mind food of the family any sooner than he would take away from them the food for the body. Regard less of hard times, you should sub scribe to your papers and buy a few good books occasionally. Do not let the home be dark for want of some I reading matter which would cost you 1 but little- Smithfield Herald. FARMING FORTY YEARS AGO You Can Farmin p n p- Attends Tn T?f Ky rSSSl T hM h following from one of its cor-reSp0ndentS: ... Bllim,. Alm!inn fnr.,c9P(lh , 0,r rrr io's. came miu my possession a lew ,va Qtrn -f. ' f U.lJ k &WV ALU tiltJ lUllw TV A. KJKJ L l cf the crops harvested by the late C L. Shinn the previous year: "As many young men are emigrat- ing tQ betterfan(l and country, I propose to give you a statement of my neighbor, Calvin L. Shinn's crop last year, who is one of our best farmers, attending to it himself. He ran four plows, principally by his own family; ex penses for hire was about $165. He harvested 416 1-2 bushels of wheat from 31 1-2 sowed; cribbed 1,110" bushels of corn; made 22,500 pounds seed cotton on 27 acres of land; used six sacks of fertilizer. On the 22nd inst., killed the last of his hogs, 25 h?ad, which weighed 4,417 pounds. These hogs were raised at a very small cost on clover and grasses, with the aid of pea pasture. I had forgotten to state that he had gathered 150 bushels of peas off of his corn land before pasturing, and made 38 loads of hay. You can see whether farming pays when proper ly attended to." A WHITE PINE STAND GROWS 1,000 BOARD FEET A YEAR ,Two acres of white pine, near Keene, N. H-, were sold three or four years ago, before the war prices, for $2,000 on the stump- -The total stand was 254 cords, which equals 170,000 board feet or an average of 85,000 feet per acre- The trees were from 80 to 85 years old; so the growth on each acre wag about 1,000 feet per-annum and the gross returns about $12.20 per acre per annum. V mi n ;4; vi' H if 1W
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