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VOL. XXXVI
THE KU KLUX KLAN
WILL BE REORGANIZED
IX GRANVILLE COUNTY
.secret Meeting To Be Held Here At J
An Early Date.
xn unsigned note to the editor oi
rhe Public Ledger reads:
"You will be asked to join the Ku
Klux Klan at an early date. Datr
and place of meeting will be announ
ced later."
All we know about the Ku Klux
Klan. or "Invisible Empire," is that
Hie headquarters are in Atlanta, and
Col. William Joseph Simmons of that
city is Imeprial Wizard. A friend
informs us that some one told him
f hat the initiation fee is $10- We
seriously doubt the wisdom of such
an order at this time.
The Klan claims that its object is
io meet a "need today when fourteen
million people of the colored- race
are organized, and when, anarchists
mid the Bolshivik forces are en
croaching daily upon the basic princi
ples of Americanism." But the Ne
groes appear to believe that its acti
vities will be directed against them
chiefly as in days of old.
Col. Simmons says that he is re
ceiving applications from persons all
over the North, and that at present
time there are 300 members in New
York city.
An officer the "National Assoc
iation for the Advancement of Color
ed People" in that city, ' employed a
clever ruse to learn some of the se
crets of the Klan. He wrote to At
lanta asking for admittance, and
thinking him a white man, replied,
sending him a qaestionaire to fill out
Two of the questions were: "Do you
believe in PURS Americanism?" and
' Do you believe in White Supre
macy?" This seemed to be enough
for the northern Negro, and he drop
ped the correspondence and turned
the papers over to the judicial autho
rities of New York. District Attorney
Tally issued a statement that "No
quarter would be shown the Klan, if
it employed terroristic methods, or
violated the law in any way." Con
tinuing, he denounced the Klan and
the "brave Knights who were afraid
to come out into the open," in scath
ing terms. Col. Simmons replied. by
tpiegraph, saying that Judge Talley
"out of ignorance" was guilty of an
untruth when "by inference" he
r -' ?red that th.ectivities of-v;' the
Klan would be" in opposition to law,
a -ailed his at-nl n to the wave oi
crime which was at that time baffling
the police of New York city, (they
have since gotten it v eil in hand) as
an evidence of the need of the Klan in
that town. The New York Tribune
cnvFiered the v'to of sufficient
importance to devote an entire page
to it.
According to the Tribune, the ori
nnal Ku-Klux-Klan r as founded in
Pulaski, Tenn., in 1866, as" a social
club of young men. It used an ab
surd ritual and weird uniform. The
members accidentally discovered that
the fear of it had a great influence
ever the superstitious negroes, and
they made use of this discovery io
snfe-guard the country against disor
der from the recently enfranchised
slaves. It soon expanded and ab
f " ed many locil orders wThich ha
been formed with a similar object
" ' n lan played unon the fears of the
Negroes by night parades, mysterious
messages, and by calling upon them
; it, and pretenuing to be "Con
f 'orates just from Hell." The prime
object of the Ku-Klux Klan was tr
protect the white people of the South
the dis r e, . hich followed
immediately after the Civil War. It
was broken up by the acts of Congress
in the early seventies-
We hear that some branches of the
new Ku-Klux Klan have been organ
i '-eel in North Carolina one wTe be
lieve at Wilson. We should regret tc
hoar of the organization of one in
Granville county. We do not think
it would fill anv 'need. Its avoweu
1 :ects seem to be, the protection of)
the country against Anarchists ana
l;o! heviki, and the maintainance of
White Supremacy. Now if there is
an Anarchist or a Bolshivik in thi
state we have never heard of him
7 ho whitP oeonle of the state out-
x,
number the Negroes, approximate j
three to one, so there is no possible
danger to White Supremacy unless
the white people deliberately surren
vr it Except that we lead the world
in the manufacture of contraband
hiskey, ours is a law-abiding state,
r-iul the regular officers of the com
monwealth are sufficient to keep it
so. We have orders and organiza
tions enough already, so lets all '
to work and meet the hard times,
and let the Ku-Klux Klan alone.
Col. Osborn's Will.
The will of the late Col- Osborn,
who died at his home in Greensboro
r -ontly and laid to rest in Elmwood
Cemetery in Oxford, was filed in the
office of the superior court at Greens
boro yesterday.
AH of the property of deceased,
real and personal, including his life
insurance, was bequeathed to his
wife, Elizabeth C- Osborn.
The will was made on July 19,
1010. and was handwritten, contain
ing hardly 150 words. It is not
known yet how much property of the
deceased is valued at, although it is
believed it will run well into six fig
ures. '
In his will Col. Osborn appointed
his wife to be sole executor of his
will without bond.
Tour battery should have water
about every two weeks. Stop at Wil
led Serrlce Station.
PUBLISHED SEljioWAND COUNTY OFFER BKILL1 ANT OPPORTUNITIES-IL ROME PRINT.
EXPRESSIONS IN FAVOR OF , 1
HIGH SCHOOL BONDS !
The generosity of the people of the!
state provides the orphanage children!
nere with education, all equipment
superior to that furnished to the chil
dren of the town. I hear that the or
phanage will soon have a swimming
pool and a modernly equipped play
ground.
We do not envy those children
their advantages, we rejoice that
they have theai. Oxford has always
liberally supported that institution
and will continue to do so. My in
formation is that every orphanage in
the state has better educational
equipment than the schools of our
town. The children of Oxford are
certainly entitled to as much as
these others are receiving.
'I do not see how any person who
voluntarily givej his' money to sup
ply these advantages to other chil
dren can vote to deny them to his
own. V1RS. D. G. BRUMMITT.
I am going to vote for the School
tfond Issue, for Better Schools fo
Oxford. First, because ! believe it
is my sacred duty to do this small
service for the boys and girls of my
community. Second, because I real
ize that in no other way can the small
amount I shall be obligating myself to
pay will accomplish so great a thing.
Third, because I believe there is no
better investment to be made, cei
tajnlynone that will pay a greater
interest than that invested in the up
lift and education and welfare of the
children who are to be the future
men and womn the future citins
of Oxford and Granville county.
Fourth, because my love and interest
in our boys and girls impels me to
want them to, have the best equipped
school buildings and play grounds
and the best system of education, it
is possible to give them. Fifth, be
cause I feel no hesitancy in voting
for the bond issue and I believe the
board of trustees will be faithful to
their every trust and that they are in
every way worthy of andj. entitled to
the hearty support of the citizens of
Oxford.
MRS. A. HAMILTON POWELL.
We sometimes think that our to
bacco is our greatest asset. We are
mistaken, however, because our boys
and girls hold that place. I believe
in education, and am solidly behlna
this local Bond Issue- Come on
boys, and do the job right
S- M. W ATKINS.
Am I my brother's keeper? I take
it that I am in its broad sense, and
to live up to its principles I must help
take care of his children. , Therefore
I shall vote for the bond issue.
W- LAND1S-
MR. HARVEY HOBGOOD DEAD
Followed Gen. Lee For Four Years
and Was Wounded Twice.
The county mourns the death of
Mr. Harvey Hobgood, 81 years of
age, who. died at his home on Route
1, Wednesday afternoon- He is sur
vived by his wife and seven sons and
seven daughters. ,
The last visit Mr. Hobgood made
to Oxford was on Thanksgiving Day,
when he visited his son, Mr. I H.
Hobgood, chief of police, and other
relatives. He. was taken sick while
on this visit and a rapid decline set
in.
Mr- Hobgood was a man of vig
erous constitution in his day. He
followed Gen- Lee for four years and
was wounded in both legs at Gettis
burg on the same day- One of the
characteristics of Mr. Hobgood was
that he never complained, and he
v as often seen in secret communi
cation with his Lord and Master.
The remains of Mr. Hobgood will
be laid to rest at Mt Zion church
this morning at "11 o'clock. There
will be a service at the grave, con
ducted by Rev. C- Almon Upchurch-
A DESERVED PROMOTION
Capt. Hutchins Assigned To the
"Flying Squadron.
Capt. J. A- Hutchins, the great
Granville county detective and re
venue officer, who has been spending
a few days in Oxford, was notified
yesterday by the Treasury Department-that
he had been assigned to
the "Flying Squadron" of the Depart
ment of the South.
, Capt.' Hutchins does not know
where his headquarters will be- He
is of the opinion that he will be con
stnatly on the move-
AMENDMENT IO
TOVm ORDINANCE
Be it ordained by the Board of
Commissioners of Oxford: That
Ordinance Chapter VII, Section 5,
be amended by striking out the
words, "ten dollars" in line 2 of said
section, and by inserting in lieu
thereof the woids" not exceeding
fifty dollars." . ,
The foregoing amendment refers
to the Ordinance which prohibits
selling merchandise on Sunday, and
changes the fine for a violation of
said Ordinance from ten dollars to
not more than fifty dollars. This a
mendmfint was adopted at a -meet
ing of the Board of Commissioners
of Oxford, January litn iyzi.
1-14-lt T. G. STEM, Mayor.
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OXFORD, N. C. FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 1921
MOONSHINER CAUGHT LN
THE ACT AND LANDED
IN THE COUNTY JAIL
Hoover Estes, Colored, Is Beliind the
Bars White Man Implicated.
Deputy Crawford Davis, Sam
Wheeler, Officer Curl and Deputy Ed
Lyon captured a moonshiner and still
Wednesday night ' two miles south
east of Creednioor
The still was located between thai'
banks of a narrow creek and was hid
from view by a profusion of green
cedar and pine tops- The officers
approached the still from . down
stream and saw the men at work un
der the improvised shed of cedar and
pine tops- '
- The white man, who seemed to be
the directing head of the enterprise,
made his escape, but Hoover Estes,
the colored man, was captured.
The officers know the name ai::i
address of the white man and they
propose to capture him before the
sun goes down today. K
Estes, the colored man, was landed
in the county jail. He is in no frame
of mind to talk, but it is under
stood that he was employed to make
the liquor. Estes will not be given a
hearing until the white man is cap
tured. The still was capable of turning
out 100 gallons of liquor every day.
There was sufficient material on hand
to stagger every man in the county.
BILL TO DO AWAY
WITH GRADE CROSSINGS
The Legislature Should Not Hesi
tate To Pass Iti.
The text. of the Lawrence bill for
ultimate elimination of grade cross
ings indicate a satisfactory degree
As we read the measure, it is de
signed not only to prevent future
building of grade crossings, but to
bring about elimination of all cross
ings now in existence within the lim
it of five years.
The expense of eliminating these
crossings should be borne according
in case where the crossing was made
by the railroad, and by the county,
in case where the county engineered
the job-
There are IS railroad crossings
between Henderson and Littleton, a
distance of forty miles- Those-in,
miliar with this short stretch of road
allJkulihxj&uL
crossings could be eliminated -to ad
vantage- .
The Lawrence bill, applied to "any
railway company or any county,"
might be regarded as a bill oyer
passage of which the Legislature
need not hesitate.
SENATE STRONG AGAINST
REPEAL OF PRIMARY LAW
Poll Prompts Prediction That Neal
Bill Will Die.
Raleigh. Jan., 13 A poll of tne
senate reveals such opposition to tht
primary repeal bill of Representa
tive Will Neal as to warrant the pre
diction that the movement has this
early been frustrated completely.
Lieutenant Governor Gardner, op
posing with all his vigor the effort
to revert to the convention system
of picking candidates for state of
ficers, has won in his fight and it is
the turn over of Gardner men in the
senate which foreshadows the defeat
of the Neal bill.
"A state that is making such won
derful strides in all directions could
never excuse repeal of an act design
ed to permit all the people to express
themselves in political matters," said
Lieut Governor Gardner tonight ;
"I am opposed to the Neal bill and
I shall exert my influence in an ef
fort to defeat the repeal measure-"
RESOLVE TO CURTAIL
CROP BY 50 PER CENT
Planters Of Old Bright Belt Of Caro
lina and Virginia Tobacco Associa
tion At Danville Meeting.
At a well attended meeting of the
Danville Tobacco Association in
Danville Friday a resolution offered
by H- L. Boatwright and urging a
50 per cent curtailment of tobacco
acreage in the Old Bright belts of
Virginia and North Carolina for 1921
was adopted. i
ENOUGH COIN RECEIVED
FROM HOARD TO FILL UP
WHiSON BANK'S VAULTS
Wilson, Jan. 11. A big tow sack
containing $70,000 in coin was recent
ly deposited in a bank here by S- G
Newbern, who has been appointed by
the court as guardian for Henry Mor
ris, a Wilson rcculse, who is said to
be the oldest and wealthiest citizen of
the town. It represents the savings
of many years and was taken from a
safe in his home to be transferred.
It required several days for the bank
employes to gel the coin counted as
it was in all sorts of denominations,
ranging from pennies to ten dollar
bills.
DR. NELSON THOMAS WILL
DISPENSE SERUM FREE
Sent To Him From the Mayo
Foundation.
Dr. Nelson Tnomas requests the
Public Ledger- to state for the bene
fit of the medical profession of the
county that he has received a quanti
ty of anti ppliomyelytis serum from
the Mayo Foundation, which he will
distribute to them free of charge-
The doctors using the serum are re
quested to report to the Mayo Foun
dation.
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INAUGURATION OF MORRISON AS
1 ? GOV. EXCELS ANY SIMILAR
j OCCASION IN STATE'S HISTORY
Following Oatli Administered By
I Judge Clark, Governor Morrison
Urges Support Of Schools and
State Institutions and' Proposes
Construction, State Highways.
ij?ameron Morrison took the oath of
oince as rorty-eight Governor of
North Carolina in the city auditorium
at Raleigh shortly afternoon Wednes
day and before an assemblage of leg
islators and citizens of the State that
crowded the big hall enunciated the
program that, during the netx four
years, he will seek to write into the
life of the State.
Governor Morrison was presented
by retiring Governor Bickett and
took the oath at the hands of Chief
Justice Walter Clark. of the North
Carolina , Supreme . Court
Governor Morrison's Program.
We must enforce the law against
crime in our state with Godlike im
partiality and justice.
We must take humane care of all
our defective and unfortunate people,
whose defects a-nd misfortunes are of
a character that they cannot care for
themselves.
We must throw around the home
and life of our people an enlightened
world's knowledge of preventive med
icine and make ceaseless wrar upon
sickness.
We must make the common scnuois
for the training and education of our
children as good as any in the world-
We must make the State's Uni
versity every one of its institutions
for higher learning, adequate to dis
charge the giorious . opportunities
which our progress places upon them.
We must have-good surfaced roads
in the state. The main highways
must be of hard surface, and depen
dable every day in the year-
We are ready to meet the reactio
nary and do battle with him in our
determination to build this great sys
tem of state highways.
jWe must adopt a new system of
taxation in which state taxation and
county and other local taxation will
be completely separated. .
..-1 most earnestly desire that we may
unite 4 for these ; larger .. and more
Takes Oath Of Office.
M. L- Shipman, "commissioner ot
labor and printing.
A- J. Maxwell, corporation commissioner-
Stacy Wade, insurance commissioner-
W- A. Graham, commissioner of
S. Manning, attorney general-
E. C- Brooks, state superinten
dent of public instruction.
Baxter Durham, state auditor.
Benj- R- Lacy, state treasurer.
J. Bryan Grimes, secretary of state.
W. B- Cooper, lieutenant governor.
THE BOUNDARY LINES OF THE
OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT
A very peculiar question has been
raised regarding the present issue of
bonds. It is one regarding the
boundary lines of the school district
Three years ago the District then
known as. the "Mile Limit." entitled
to part of the term of the Oxford Dis
trict free on account of financial ar
rangements, wanted to vote on the
proposition of becoming a part of
the Oxford Distiict.
The State law very clearly provid
es for this by the provision that al
lows any district to vote a special
tax or votes itself into a special tax
district already in existence.
These people voted by an almost
unanimous majority to come intr
the Oxford district and assume the
same burden as people in the said
district. The line was made and
stated in the advertisement for the
election and is now on record in the
court house files- '
The line is a reality. The people
in the district know it and have been
sending to school on that basis. The
supreme power of the State, the peo
ple is authority for this act
AMERICAN ARMY IN
GERMANY REDUCED TO
EIGHT THOUSAND MEN
Washington, Jan. 13- Reduction
of the American, forces for occupa
tion in Germany from 15,000 to 8,000
has been ordered by . the War Depart
ment Secretary Baker wrote today to Re
presentative Byrnes, Democrat, South
Carolina, that the reduction all ready
was under way. He added that the
ultimate withdrawal of the entire
force was a matter "for future con
sideration." . '
The cost of operating the force of
15,000 was approximately $75,000 a
day, Mr- Baker said, but Under the
terms of the armistice Germany must
pay the maintenance costs-
EGGS ON THE TOBOGGAN
ON NEW BERN MARKET
New Bern, Jan. 13 One week a
go eggs were retailing, on the New
Bern market at 75 cents per dozen.
Today farmers bringing eggs to town
disposed qf them to merchants and
others at prices as low as 40 cents
a dozen. Eggs found but few takers
at 50 cents a dozen. There appears
to be little demand for the product
of the hen, while the supply is large
it is predicted that within the pre
sent week eggs will reach; a level as
Alow as 25 cents a dozen.
LOCAL ODD FELLOWS
ENTERTAIN MOST HANDSOMELY
Three Hours Of Fun And
hundred and sixty Odd Fel
lows, members of the local lodge,
did the handsome last Tuesday night
Seated at the banquet tables in the
lodge room wit and; wisdom was
sharpened by 'an appetising supper
prepared by the Oxford Methodist
Philathea class-
The Meuu
Grape Fruit
Ham, English Peas, Rolls,
Coffee. .
Chicken Salad
Cigars.
Mr. J. E. Jaciison was the "chair
man of the entertainment committee;
the repast was prepared under the
supervision of Mrs- George Pritch
ard; and the following attractive
young ladies served at the tables:
Miss Martha Parker Brinkley, Miss
Carrie Harris, Miss Lula Pratt, Miss
Ruth Taylor, Miss" Marie Winslow,
Miss Selene Parker, Miss Sudie
Crews.
Master Of Ceremonies.
Genera?. Royster was master of
ceremonies and he was at his best
The roll was called and a majority
iesponaea to ineir names. Past
Grand Master H. M. Shaw congratu
lated the lodge on the splendid work;
during the past year. He stated that J
the lodge for many years had donat- i
ed $500 a year to the Odd Fellows
Home at Goidsboro, and it was
brought out in the meeting that the
fraternal orders of Oxford are giving
more to charity than the combined
churches here.
Mr- J. F. Meadows was the noble
grand of the lodge during the first
six months of the past year, followed
by General Royster during the past
six months. There were more acces
sions during the term of General
Royster and Mr. Meadows than in re
cent years. General' Royster retires
as noble grand and Mr- E- F-. Lanier
will be installed at the next meeting.
There was more genuine good-fellowship
displayed at this "get togeth
er" meeting than you would find in
any , square mite in North Carolina
Itcould not be otherwise so. long, as
Faith, Love and Truth is emblematic
of the order.
' Good-Fellowship.
The meeting had both a serious
and a funny dide to it It takes
General Royster to inject fun into a
crowd of men. He Drought down the
gavel with a quick whack and an
nounced that we will now have a song
judge Hunt, Frank Blalock, Allii
Morris and B. F- Kearn, and you can
take it from us that it was no "Swan'
song" by a long shot It fell to the
lot of Mr- W. A. McFarland to ex
plain to the lodge the best means of
appeasing "friend wife" when a mem
ber of the lodge arrives at home late
Mr C- G. Powell, register t)f deeds,
was requested to explain, the legal
process of issuing a marriage license
to himself in the near future- Mr
Frank Pinnix was requested to ex
plain the best method of side-tracking
a sweetheart long enough to at
tend a meeting of the lodge. It came
like a shot from a clear sky when the
chair announced that "we will now
have a duet by Mr- Sloan and Miss
Martha Parker Brinkley."
Resolution Of Thanks.
It fell to the lot of Mr- A. A. Hicks
to thank the ladies for the splendid
supper- Mr- Hicks stated that he
had been to many corn-shuckings,
possum suppers, clam bakes, oyster
roastings, water melon patches and
high-flung enteitainments, but noth
ing struck the spot more admirable
than the suppei on this occasion. The
lodge thanked the ladles by a rising
vote.
ONE OF GOVERNOR BICKETTS
LAST OFFICIAL ACTS
Commutes To 30 Years Imprison
ment Dath Sentence Of Kohler
Holdsclaw.
As his final act at clemency, Gov
ernor Bickett commuted to thirty
years imprisonment the death sen
tence imposed un Kohler' Holdsclaw,
r.ntnwha. countv veteran 'df the World
i War, for the murder of 3,6hh Gabriel,
and granted a conditiori&P pardon to
iw. t.. PVriiTYi of T.enoir county, con
victed of murder 'in the first degree
in September, 1904, sentenced to
death, but later commuted to thirty
years imprisonment
BASE BALL MEETING
There will be a meeting in the
Court House Friday night, January
14, 1921, at 7:30 P- M. for the pur
pose of planning for a winning base
ball team in Oxford this summer.
Everybody is invited and urged to be
present Organization and support
are vitally essential to. good base ball.
Let's begin early and' put Oxford on
the base ball map this summer.
WAVERLY HARRIS.
Have You Seem Him? .
Mr. Roscoe Clark, of. Ihe Oxford
police force, has' received his hand
some new unif orin which becomes
him very much. The uniform order
ed by Capt Bowling was received by
him this week frdm : New York, but
it was too tight and he sent it back
to be enlarged. n
NO. 4
MR. J. A. GOOCH IS
MAYOR OF STEM
The People Want A Bridge Across
Betsy Green Branch.
Stem. N. C-, January 13 At a
meeting of the commissioners of
Stem Thursday night Mr. J. H.
Gooch, for 14 years justice of the
peace, was chosen mayor. Mr.
Gooch is well versed in legal mat
ters and his advice is sought by, hun
dreds of people every year. No bet -
. ter qualified man could hav hon
elected, to the place, and it is aVfore-
Igone conclusion that he will reflect
f Prolit 11 nrn m:i' miinininitlU ' -
We are glad to note that Mrs- Lee
Minor, who recently returned from
Brant wood Hospital continues to
improve.-
Many friends will regret to learn
that Mrs- W. E- Morgan, formerly of
Route 3, is dead- Her death, occur
red at her home near Angier recent
ly. Mr. Morgan has sold his large
farm near Angier and moved to Apex.
The people of this .community
would be very glad if the county
would build trie bridge over VBetsy
Green Branch. The bridge was or
dered by the county . commissioners
a year, ago to be built.
Mr. E. P. Mangum, who is in the
lumber business at Culluden, Ga., re
turned last week to resume his work
after spending the holidays with his
mother.
Mrs- Melvin Peed and two little
sons formerly ot Route 3, who have
been spending a few days with her
sister-in-law. Mrs- J. M- Bullock here,
left Tuesday for a few days visit to
relatives in Durham, and will go
from there to Wilmington, where
he will join her husband, Mr. Mel
vin Peed and make their future
home-
CHIEF JUSTICE WALTER
CLARK TO RESIGN
Wishes To See Europe, Meditate and
Write. Now 75 Years Old. Long
Time On Bench.
According to the Raleigh corres
pondent of the Greensboro Daily
News, Chief Justice Walter Clark,
who has been on the bench longer
than any living North Carolinian, in
tends to resign in the middle of his
term. He has expressed a desire to
leave, the bench in ordex,tpitrAvM-M
'Europe., r tie would make a study oi
the Old World made new and write
about it ,. ':
The Chief Justice is now 75 yea-
old but there is not a sign of oiu age
about him-
A bill will probably be introduced
in the legislature this week to retire
jurists after they reach, 70. and pro
viding a stipend to them in retired
life. It is stated that Chief Justice
Clark knows nothing of it, but, if
passed may cause his resignation
sooner.
MR. JOSH KING ELECTED e
PRESIDENT OF UNION BANK
At a meeting of the directors of
i the Union Bank and Trust Company,
held in the bank building this week,
Mr. J- W- Horner, the efficient pre
sident, tendered his resignation. He
stated that he had so many business
connections it was practically im
osible to continue as president.
. Mr. Josh King, well known to the .
people of the county, was unani
mously' elected to fill the position of
president made vacant by Mr. Hor-.
ner.
The Union Bank and Trust Com
pany has outgrown its present quar
ters and will move into their hand
some new stone building on College
street within the next ten days or
two weeks.
A DESERVED PROMOTION
Mr. Charles A. Taylor Wins Laurels
At Asheville.
We see it stated in the Ashevitle
papers that Mr. Charles A. Taylor
has been promoted to assistant cash
ier in the Central Bank and Trust
Company in that city. f
He is one of the fine sons of r.
and Mrs. Arch Taylor, of Oxford;
and has been identified with , jthe
banking interests in Asheville for
several years.
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HARDING RESIGNS AS SENATOR
President-elect Harding has re
signed as United States Senator from
Ohio. He resigned as soon as the
newly elected Republican governor
of Ohio assumed office, having wait
ed so that he might have a Republi
can successor. His resignation will
takeeffect on January 15. The last
six weeks before his inauguration
will be devoted to preparation for his
administration. '
THE TOBACCO MARKET.
Quarter Million Pounds Sold Here
.This Week.
It is claimed that there is a mark
ed improvement in the price of tobac
co this week.
It is estimated that at the end of
sales today the market will have
handled a quarter of a, million of
pounds this week.
1 . Price Slashing Sale.
Landis & Easton announce on the
fourth page of this paper that they
have put on another price slashing
sale in their two big stores. Theif
-advice is to buy now while prices are
on a rock-bottom level. Read their
advertisement entitled "Stop-Look-Sead"
and see where you can save
money.
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