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PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES ALL HOME PRINT. i VOL, XXXV SOMH OF THE THINGS THE METHODISTS STAND FOli OXFORD. N. C. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 30. 1920 THERE WILI BE NO BOMBS .W- IM PLODED HERE 111 . - ,: ; Mayor Stem Has Alreauy Seen ariI Heard Enough Fireworks- Our little boy friend around the corner called at the Public Ledger office the other day merely to say: I bet you we will have plenty of NO. 94 Report of Foard of Temperance :nd Social Service, adopted by North Caii'lina Methodist Conference re l0n;ly at its session at Rocky Mount.) Yuur board believes that in these .normal times the influence of the i iuucli ought to be felt along all prae-j big bombs, firecrackers and fireworks n'.-il lines and that only as the prin-j u?xt Christmas." fipies of Christianity shall permeate L do 'ou tnink tnere will be a uu' actions of men in the changes j blf noise here next Christmas?" we are now taking place will our na-; as?' h., coved from strikes, look-onta. Because Mayor Stem was in the 'aarehy and other forms of lawless i,. The various "isms" and organ :,.,,;.c cnrp.idinsr ahrnnd in thp Inn, , J 1C ' ' ' " . - , the clarion call to the church to1"1 " iUiH11L uuuw a sme enougn uumu rignt m iront or nmi and he wouldn't skid one bit" Xf AT OXFORD BAPTIST tX)URCH WILL COME TO A CLOSE TONIGHT World War and he likes to hear a big noise," said the little man. "He is ! not nervous like daddy and mother, ,vy i he doctrines of Christ to all -o details of human society. A 1-ioasiie Of Nations. We believe that all difficulties, dif- :v;ic-es and misunderstandings aris c ivuveen nations should be settled v jor.ie organization of nations. We oploi e the fact that the "League of i heard by Santa Clous Dr. Brnner Has Accomplished Much Good Here. The protracted meeting which. has been in progress at the Oxford Bap tist Church for more than a week will come to a close tonight. Dr. Bru ner, who has been assisting Dr. Harte with the meetings will preach his last sermon of the series tonight. The meetings have been largely at tended, and the people of the commu nity profited by the strong sermons delivered by Dr. Bruner. MISS BETTIE MAE CHEATHAM BRIDE OF DR. McDOWELL NORTH CAROLINA GIVES PARTY LARGEST MAJORITY IN ENTHtE UNION 7- , ; "Wayside Farm," the home of Mr. The State Board of Elections. nowjan(i Mrs. Hamlin Cheatham on Ox in session at Raleigh, states that thejfor(i Route 3, was the scene of a official vote of two counties at the j lovely marriage on Saturday morning November election are lacking, butjwnen their daughter Miss Bettie the returns in hand indicates that Mae Cheatham became the bride, of NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM We endeavored to explain to ouri little friend that Mayor Stem loves all good children and that he stands for their rights and suggested that May or Stem is of the opinion that a small firecracker is sufficiently larere to 1p nous nas noi ei oeen raunea by (:,;s iiiuiui) aim we tun uupe mat a v,m v.ill be found whereby this 11a- U-n may become a member of the Y1: Vouro Problem and Lynching. n Christians learn to do unto t!wrs as they would have others do unto ilu-m, the negro problem will ):o in t'ae process of solution and uoi iteering and lynching will become a thing of the past. The Cigarette. We repeat our statement of one year ago that " the cigarette is an evi! and its use is injurious. The law of tlie State forbids its use by or dft 10 any one under sixteen. Our conviction is that this law is not pro perly enforced. We give it our en dorsement and call on citizens and Oifieers to see to its enforcement." Moving Picture Shows. In view of the many indecent and immoral pictures that are exhibited in the moving picture theatres ail over this country, threatening the morals and Christian ideals of our people and poisoning the minds and! ueuiLN ui uui uiiuui en, we ueiieve that this conference should memo rialize our State Legislature to pro vide for a State Board of Censors, who shall pass upon all films sent in to the State for public exhibition. Sunday Baseball and- Like Games. "If we don't make a noise Santa will stop in Henderson and Durham and not come to Oxford," said the little boy, we've got to make a noise and have the fireworks to make him come to Oxford." Other towns in this part of the cuuuiuiy nave put the ban on fire- For the first time in several years, wheat sells for less than $1-50 a bushel in Chicago. . Benny Leonard retains his cham pionship by knocking out Joe Well ins the 14th round. Anti-vice crusaders from Wash-j by any State in the Union and it is ington and states north are soon to the only State to give an increased the Democratic victory was greater than the first reports indicated, and that the Amendments carried by such majorities as have never been heard of in these parts before. Largest In the Union. The party ticket will run slightly past 80,000 and the majority for the amendments, with two counties miss ing, runs past 177,000 voter,, or more that 50,000 beyond the hopes of the most ardent supporters of the pro posal to levy a tax on incomes and make the payment of poll tax no longer a prerequisite to voting. North Carolina's majority for the party is bigger than that returned REMARKABLE TURKEY TALES FROM FISHING CREEK visit North Carolina. State board of elections announ ces results of vote for Congress in November elections. R. H. Latham, of Winston-Salem, is elected president of the N- C. teachers assembly at Asheville. Harding makes detailed inspec- works during the holidays, in someition of Pacific end of the Panama instances forbidding them by ordin-1 canal, studying defense problems. am-es wmcn prevent their sale- A few years, ago the average town in this section spent hundreds of dollars on racket-creating devices during the holidays. A MALIGNANT BREW IS POPULAR HERE Can You Conceive Of a More Hellish Concoction? Some where in the shadowy hills and hollows of Stokes county it is said there are men making mean likker. They say that the likker which these men make is so mean that a drink of it will induce you to hit your mother-in-law . and that a debauch from it is worse than the flue. Some one who eviently escap ed, has furnished The Reporter with the formula of the diabolical concoc tion, to wit: Sugar or molasses 20 lbs. Stable manure ..... . . r . . 1 bushel Ivy root 10 feet We deplore the practice of games j Tobacco .... . 5 hands such as golf and baseball on the Sabbath and hereby memorialize our State Legislature to enact a State wide law prohibiting the same. Street Carnivals. We believe that the street carni vals exhibited in many of our towns and cities do no good and much harm, and we urge the authorities of the municipalities to use all present law to prohibit them. We name.J. J Dccne. Dr. M. Bolton and Luther Hamilton as a committee to co-operate with like committees from oth er organizations to investigate the matter of legislation concerning the exhibiting of such carnivals and to secure further legislation, if need be. For Sabbath Observance. We urge Congress to enact a law for Sabbath observance in the Dis trict of Columbia and a law for the nation to stop all Sunday mails, post offices, railroad trains and newspapers. Concentrated lye 2 tin boxes The sugar or molasses is supposed to temper down, but the compost makes you rise; the ivy root brings on the stagger; tobacco befuddles the brain, and the lye furnishes the fire. Can you conceive of a more hell ish brew? Can you imagine a diges tion that would withstand this cor rosive? What brain would not turn topsy-turvy what stomach would not heave at the very thought of it? Yet there are plenty of fellows that will guzzle it, swill it, lie for it, steal for it, and almost die for it. After soaking it they walk like a jsick rooster and their breath smells like a skunk. They talk non-sense, repeating over and under, and wink the watery eye at every fool sen tence. In other words they become idiots while the brew burns, and invalids when it cools down. Dan bury Reporter. American Legion representativ es propose to cut red tape in govern ment bureaus dealing with disabled soldiers. L. V; Graves, former postoffice clerk at Henderson, admits in fede ral court robbing mails of about $20,000. Reorganization of the national guard is proceeding very slowly, ac cording to Major General report. R. W. Boiling, Wilson's brother-in-law, is a victim of "attempted blackmail," in the opinion of J. T- Meehan, of the shipping board. At Governor Cornwell's re quest 400 picked federal troops are sent into the West Virginia coal strike zone- Reduction in prices of bars, plates and structural shapes is an nounced by independent steel com panies. Friends of Judge Pritchard will urge his appointment to the supreme court bench when the first 'Vacancy occurs after Harding is inaugurated. Boost for hard-surfaced roads through northwestern counties is 5 given at banquet in Winston at tended by representatives of eight counties. Legislation to force the rail roads to place gates or watchman at all grade crossings will be proposed m the N. C- legislature. Charged with murder of Fred D. Shepard. "Georgia Peach Kin sr." his former wife, her sister and son are arrested after poison is found in his exhumed body. majuruy over uie iast preceding e lectious. Total Vote 550,000- The process was virtually a doub ling up of any vote, majority, or plu rality that had ever been cast before in any Southern State except Texas Cameron Morrison has indicated vote j of 308,000 while to his opponent fell a vote ot 2SU,UU0. Causa Of Wonderment The vote piled up in some coun ties where it was generally assumed that there would be a light vote is the cause of some wonderment -And there is also the fall of Mecklenburg for long years banner vote producer Dr. Francis C. McDowell, ot .eouioa. The living and music rooms were thrown together and tastily decorat ed with ferns, chrysanthemums and cathedral candles. Promptly at high noon Miss Annie McDade, of Richmond, accompanied by Miss Sal lie Charles Cheatham, of Hender son, sang a group of songs: "Until," "Sunset," "Believe Me," and "Those Endearing Young Charms." Rev. F- M- Shamburger, of New- bern, performed the ceremony. He was followed by the' little ring bear er, Ira Howard, Jr., who carried the ring in a white rose. The maid of honor, Miss Nita Woodard, of Wil son, wearing white, taffeta embroid ered in silver and wearing a white picture hat, came next, carrying yel loy chrysanthemums; Misses Mary Eccles Cheatham, of Wilson, and Laureta Howard, of Oxford, scatter Uncle Jack Wiion iias Had a Re markable Experience In His Day and .Time. A few days ago Uncle Jack Wil son, the famous shot of Granville county, while out hunting on his place in Fishing Creek, near Bethel Church, saw something approaching him from across the river. . When he first saw the speck in the sky he thought, perhaps, it was a flying machine, but when it was about 100 hundred yards in front of him, above the tree tops, he placed his gun a gainst his shoulder and fired, and a 11 pound turkey fell at his feet. There is nothing so very remark able about the above incident as com pared with some experiences of Un cle Jack Wilson, who long ago ac quired the reputation of being the best shot in this section of the State. Some of his experiences are worthy of note- "There was an old turkey gobler in our section some years ago," said Uncle Jack, "that evaded the h lin ed chrysanthemum petals before thejters for more than five years. We bride, who entered on the arm of her father. She wore a French gown of white taffeta with veil and orange blossoms and carried a shower bou quet of bride's roses and lilies of the valley. The groom and his best man, Dr. Charles A. Woodard, of Wil son, met the bride at the altar. Dur ing the ceremony which was particu larly impressive, Miss Sallie C. Cheat ham played Fraumere. Immediate ly after the ceremony the bride and groom left for an extended northern tour. The bride is a most talented in the State, giving over first nlace ! to Buncombe and taking- fourth nioool r.-r e. young woman a graduate of Peace jxi lex o r,.i, rs,,:ic j j n 11- ... wim vjuiiLuiu ami r orsyin 111 second and third places respectively. Stedman's Vote. Major Charles M. Stedman, de mocratic candidate for Congress in the Fifth District, received 45,301; Merritt, republican, 38,448. ' Major ity 6,817. bunt a dozen or more blinds in the neighborhood and hoped to capture him, but he evaded all of them and refused to eat anything we spread, in front of the blinds. However, I was determined to capture him at all hazards; I found out where he roost ed and built a blind close at hand and crawled into it about a half an hour before sun Jovvn and awaited his arrival. He finally made his ap pearance down the path, and just as I was ready to pull down on him he sprang behind a large pine tree; I ciosea in, but he managed THIRTIETH DIVISION BEING REORGANIZED IN NATIONAL GUARD OF THREE STATES Included In The Authorized Units For State In One Division Of Air Service With 13 Airplanes Attached. North Carolina and its sister Stat es of Tennessee and South Carolina, which furnished the machinery for breaking the Hindenburg line some two years back, is to have that same OUTLOOK FOR TOBACCO GROWERS NONE TOO BRIGHT THE FATAL GRADE CROSSINGS IN AND AROUND OXFORD Some Worthwhile Views Expressed? By the Southern Tobacco Journal.! Tobacco farmers, or at least many of the more thoughtful ones, seem to be deepry m earnest about con trolling acreage and marketing to bacco. From rne beginning of the seasons efforts have been made to in duce farmers to hold back their to bacco until there should be an im provement in prices. In the face of all the efforts that have been made farmers have been and are still selling their tobacco as rapidly a& Possible. To tell the truth, as we believe it, we do not believe that those who have sold will lose by the transaction. We are candidly of the or 'nion that there will be no early improvement in prices. It may be th t in the course of a few months there will be an improvement, but we scarcely think so. But. as to the future? Those who in earnest, about improvement, solution should be guarded and controlled bv those things that are M'urtical. The only fair way to sell tobacco is at public auction. That is a i act that can not be denied. Now as o the marketing of the crop. We brieve there is a way by which a f-,;, at improvement could be made. should NORTH CAROLINA GETS MANY FAVORS FROM THE HARBOR BILL tii'O 1 thing is that farmers ," required to sell their tobacco in at railway crossings People Are Becoming More Careless Every Year. There are several dangerous rail way crossings in and around Oxford The one at the north end of the local Southern yard is particular danger ous to a large number of school children who pass that point twice daily. Two children were killed at this crossing three or four years ag and we fear there will be other fatalities. The alarming feature of the situa tion is that, in spite of efforts made by railroad and highway officials, and precautions taken in the way ot automatic signals, watchmen, etc, there is a steady increase in the num ber of. grade crossing accidents each year. During the past three years there were three times as many American citizens killed or injured at grade crossings as were killed during the Revolutionary War. During the principal battles of the Revolution there were 6,600 Americans killed or injured while during the three years, 1917-1919, there were 19.668 men, women and children killed or injured in grade crossing accidents, of which number 5.605 died of their injuries within 24 hours after the accident. The motorist is partially or entire ly to blame for many of the fatalities He does not to keen the tree between him and me: finallv Institute, and of a charming person- 1 made a lung and fired one barrel ality. The groom, Dr. McDowell, is and broke his wing; unfortunately a very prominent physician of Ze-j1 stumbled and fell and the end of bulon and enjoys a large circle of j the &un stuck in the ground, and be friends who are congratulating him j Iore was ready to fire the second snot tne old gobler disappeared." On another occasion Uncle Jack wounded a large gobler and threw his gun down and chased him as he ran away. "After running him 100 yards I caught him by the leg and we had it hot and heavy for ten minutes before I was able to subdue him." One of the most remarkable ex periences of Uncle Jack, which he is fond of relating, was when ,he had possums in a large cage. "One of the possums was so fat he could hardly move around in the pen," said Uncle Jack. "One night I captured a small possum and put him in the pen with the others, and what do you suppose the little rascal did? When I went out to the pen to feed them next morning 1 found that the little possum had ripped open the stomach of the big fat possum and crawled in- biae 01 mm and had gone to sleep." on winning so lovely a bride. Among the out of town guests were: Miss Beth Easley, Clarks ville, Va.; Miss Mattie White, Eli zabeth City; Miss Rosebud Winn, Clarksville, Va-; Miss Annie Os borne, Lawrenceville, Va.; Miss Oli via Cheatham, Washington, D. C-; Mrs. W. H." Osborn, Greensboro; Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Allen, Raleigh; Mr. Reynolds Allen, Raleigh; Mrs. Theo dore Cheatham, Wilson; Mr. and Mrs. Pierce Johnson, Weldon; Rev and Mrs. F. M. Shamburger, New bern; F. F. Harding, Raleigh. Cape Fear River Alone Alloted $695,000 In Measure To Go Before Congress. (Washington Special) Harbor and waterways improve ment and maintenance will require appropriation of $78,207,665 for the fiscal year of 1921, according to es timates of Major General Lansing ft Beach, chief of army engineers, in his annual report made public He rponmmended a rivers and harbors bill total of $57,206,715, supple mented by sundry civil items aggre gating $10,982,950 for continuing mm howitzers; one balloon company contracts and other items in other one squardron of calvary; two corn money bills. panies of coast artillery; one anti- The recommendations will be in- aircraft company, one truck company corporated in the annual estimates and one auxiliary engineer batallion. submitted to Congress at its session The complete personel of officers December 6- and men included in the State's Wilmington, N. C. district: Man- quota of the Division will be 5,311 eto Bay $4,500; Pamlico and Tar officers and men. rivers StR KOft NeiiRP river $15.00: Beaufort $6,000. waterways; Core GAm LUKES PROMINENT MUSICAL BENEFIT FOR BRANTWOOD HOSPITAL rre-ani7fl.tinn thft Tm mortal Thirtieth Division ranrjranizpd in th National An Unusual Attractive Program Be. Guard of the three States, and ready j ing Arranged For the Occasion for another emergency whenever it f Lovers of music and the citizens may come, according to an announce ment from the office of Adjutant General John Van B. Metts. The Plan. Under the plans received North Carolina will have one regiment of infantry, one engineer regimental headquarters, one engineer batallion, engineer headquarters and supply company, one division of air service, medical regimental headquarters, hospital company, ambulance batal lion headquarters, an ambulance company, medical supply section, medical laboratory, veterinary com pany, truck company, wagon com pany, service park unit, signal com pany and one motorcycle company. Heavy ArtiUery Also. In addition to these outfits the following have been allotted to the State militia organization: one regi ment of artillery equipped with 155 of Oxford have a treat in store andj also an opportunity to contribute to a worthy cause in the near future.: Miss Berte Hutchings and Mr. W11-! liam Pace, Jr., accompanied by Miss Mary Webb, are planning to give a musical at an early date for the be nefit of Brantwood. Miss Hutch ings, whose beautiful voics is so much admired by Oxford people, al ways receives a generous ovation and this occasion will prove no ex ception. Miss Webb's talent is too familiar and too much admired in Oxford to need any introduction. Mr. Pace has just returned from New York where he has been study ing voice and has a supply of lovely new songs and familiar ones to which he will use at this Recital. With three such gifted musicians a lovely program is being arranged and no one can afford to, miss it It is sincerely hoped that a crowded audience will greet these musicians and a large sum may be realized for our newest and greatest institution Brantwood. The date will be an nounced in the next issue of the Public Ledger. FORMAL OPENING OF THE CROWN CAFE Messrs Royster & Woltz, proprie tors of the Crown Cafe, have succeed ed in fitting up a handsome restau rant in the First National Bank building, and are now ready to serve their patrons- These two very pleasant and cur teous young men deserve success. Oxford has long needed a cafe con ducted along ideal lines, and Messrs. Royster & Woltz, men of large expe rience, will see that everything is just as it should be. The private dining room for ladies is very neat and attractive. They have secured the services of the best cook in Raleigh, a colored man who was for a long time in the dining car service of the Seaboard Railway. We call attention to the announce ment of the Crown Cafe on the last page of this paper. Sound to Beaufort $2,500; Beaufort inlet $9,100, Cape Fear river at and below Wilmington $695,000; North east river $3,000; Black river $2,-000. EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE FARMERS HAVE ENROLLED wirer piles. If this could be done co:estion would be prevented and ic v.ould be much better for all con ined. As to the matter of acreage Auction, that is a matter for each farmer to decide, and he can do it Southern Tobacco Journal- 1 want to be the postmaster of Oxford and ask the good will and support of the patrons of the office. Don't sign or endorse for anyone till you have given all candidates a chance to &ee you. ltj- W. L. PEACE. observe the precaution necessary or is willing to take a chance on '-beat' ing the train to the crossing." No grade crossing can be made absolute ly "fool proof," regardless of the safety devices used to protect the traveler. The solution is the under or overhead crossing and why the railroa'd. and highway officials have not enough sense to see it that way is beyond us. Your battery should have water about every two week Stop at Wil lard Service Station. We learn from Mr. P. W. Knott, secretary-treasurer of the Granville County Tobacco Grower's Associa tion, that 80 percent of the farmer? of the county have signed the pledge. Only a very few have refused to en roll, said Mr. Knott. Mr. Knott, who is in close touch with the farmers and the general conditions, feels very much incou raged with the outlook of the organization. HAVE YOU ANSWERED THE RED CROSS ROLL CALL The membership campaign for the Red Ciess has been far from satisfac tory. Three hundred and fifty members is far too small a numbei when 1400 joined last year. The county reports have not bee:, received at all. These should be sen; in at once. Join today at Mr. Wood's store. MEN TO EASTERN CAROLINA ! Bud Fisher and Others Enjoy the Thrills. The sounds country has been giv en good advertising recently by Rex Beach in his magazine article on the shooting around Ocracoke and the guides which make it a famous hunt ing center. The lodges all along the coast and in the woods, says the Kinston Free Press, have been made shipshape for what may be a record business. The usual number of cel ebrities are looked for. Besides Beach, who has been "at it so long he hunts like a native," they say. which is a big honor to be paid an Nimrod, Christy Mathewson, Grant land Rice, Bud Fisher and a lot of others have enjoyed the thrills whic1 come with a fall or winter outing in Eastern Carolina. The late ex-President Cleveland and Admiral Robley Evans were habitual hunters in the sounds. TWO WAKE MEN HELD FOR SIMULTANEOUS . MURDER OF WIVES Charles Davis, Wealthy Farmer, and Sam Shadrick, of Near Wake For est, Jailed. Raleigh, N. C-, Nov- 30 Charles Davis, wealthy Wake county farmer, and Sam Shadrick, also a planter who lives near Wake Forest, were placed in jail here yesterday and are being held in connection with the killing of ther wives. Although Davis and Shadrick live only about ten miles apart, the two women are reported to have been slain about the same time. Readjustment Sale. See the adv of Cohn & Son on the fifth page of this paper. '.The figurer speak for themselves. Gasoline Output Records Smashed. All gasoline output records were broken during the month of Sep tember, the bureau of mines an nounced this week. Refineries pro duced an average of 15,000,000 gal lons, making the output total for the first nine months of 1920 three and a nair biinon gallons, as compared NEGRO POPULATION OF THREE LARGE CITIES Washington, Nov., 29. The cen sus bureau made public the white and colored population of Baltimore, Louisville and Cincinnati. Baltimore has 108,290 negroes or 14-8 percent of her total population of 733,826. Cincinnati has 29,636 negroes or 7.4 percent of her total population of 401.247. Louisville has 40,118 negroes which is 17.1 percent of her total population of 234,891 Madame Blye's Recital On Tuesday Nov. 23 rd, Oxford Col lege had the great privilege of enjoy ing a piano recital given by the gift- led pianiste, Madame Birdie Blye- The artist was in excellent form and played with that inspiration, beauti ful tone coloring and feeling which always characterize her performances- She played with an enviable grace and repose of manner and all were charmed by her agreeable touch and fine interpretation.. She received a rousing reception being recalled by numerous encores which were very graciously given. The fa vorite numbers played were "Scher zo" Op 39 Chopin: "Esquisse de Crimee" Bortkieurez and "Hark, Hark the Lark" Schubert, Loszt The entire program constituted an artistic treat which will not soon be forgotten by those who were for tunate enough to enjoy it F. B. Miss Jessie White continues quite ill at the home of her father J. F. White on College St Grave with 2,900,900,000 gallons during! ears are entertained for her re- tuo tmme perioa m 1919. j cover. Child Painfully Burned. While playing in the fire yesterday morning the bright little son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Howard was painfully, but not seriously, burned about the face- The clothing caught fire and the presence of mind of Mrs- Howard saved his life. Meeting Postponed. On account of the Episcopal Ba zaar being held this Wednesday and Thursday, the. Woman's Club will hold their regular! meeting on Wed nesday, December 8. !'f. f ! ' i 1 j a 'i i -1 r i 1 1 1 i m. "4