v T ,v; VOL. XXXVI THE PROPOSED RECORDER'S COURT FOR GRANVILLE MEETS ! it Is Either That Or Hav Mnm Terms Of the Superior Court ! A Recorder's Court for the County j is now being considerably discussed, j especially by members of the bar. . . . ... i At various times in tne past the es tablishment of such a Court has been suggested, but the movement re ceived additional impetus recently on account of the crowded condition of the Superior Court calendar. At the last term of Court a large number of criminal cases of minor importance took up several days of the Court's time. For a year or more the civil calendar has been getting in a clog ged condition and cases cannot be reached as rapidly as they would. A number of the lawyers have heretofore been opposed to such a Court, but we are informed that - at present all of them, favor it. At the last term of Court Judge Allen sev eral times suggested the need of a Recorder's Court for the County and advised that it be established. He stated that for many years he had been opposed to th.ese courts, but hav ing, seen thek effectiveness of their work in other counties he, had chang ed his opinion about them. He said that such courts had effected a great saving in the counties where they had been established in the way of jail fees, time of witnesses and suitors consumed. These considerations have had their effect here and we lea, that the members of tne bar are working on the proposition in the hope of estab lishing such a court will fit' he condi tions of this county. Such a Court would have jurisdiction of misdemea nors and an enlarged civil jurisdiction with right of appeal to the Superior Court. It appears certain that it will be necessary either to establish such a Court for the County or else to have more terms of Superior Court. DISTINGUISHED HIGHWAY ENGI NEER SPENT FEW DAYS HERE Mr. Henry G- Sherley, Secretary Of- the Federal Highway Council, Sounds An Optimistic Note. Mr. Henry G. Sherley, . one of the most noted highway builders of the United States, spent a few days in Oxford last week at the home of father-in-law, Judgk Graham. Mr. Sherley was for.. . many.year& head of the Highway Commission of Maryland. He, is a democrat, but on one occasion the republicans paid him an everlasting compliment On this particular occasion a bill was pending in Congre-s to expend sev eral million of dollars for highwa construction. While the questldh was being debated, a republican rose from his seat and said: "If Henry G. Sherley will have the hand ling of this money I am for the mea sure." And it so happened that Mr. Sherley has spent many million and every cent was accounted for and not a penny was spent foolishly. Mr. Sherley is secretary of the Federal Highway Council. He is frequently called to all parts of the Unit ji States and consulted on high way problems. He spent a few days in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Raleigh recently, and found a heal thy sentiment in favor of good roads- "All of the Federal and State highways," said Mr. Sherley, "will be completed in the next five years." This means that the National Highway from Washington to Atlan ta, the Capital to Capital Highways, and the highways linking up the county slats will have the attention of the Federal and State govern ments within the next five years- 3111. R. L. HAMILTON WILL MOVE TO LEAKSVILLE Mr- R. L. Hamilton, for many years identified with the drug busi ness in Oxford, who recently "sold his nrug business to Mr. J. N. Pittman, vill locate in Leaksville, N. C-, on February 1- He will superintend a Dumber of drug stores in Leaksville, Spray and other towns in that thrifty section of the State. - . Mr. Hamilton is closelv identified vith Church and Sunday scr work here, and he will be greatly ir.issed. Mrs. Hamilton and the children will remain in Oxford for p'-n-e time. 1 AKMERS URGED TO PRO- LAIM THEIR INDEPENDENCE TVy Can Do So By Signing the Re duced Acreage Agreement and the ' ooperat've Marketing Contract- We request the various township v n't s of the Tobacco Growers Asso ftion to continue to secure pledges in acreage reduction and finish this v f rk by the l'irbt of February, so we f; n besin a campaign in the interest of cooperative marketing. 1 Oranville has been the leader in the first. Let us sign the coopera tive marketing contract, which means the farmer's declaration of in dependence. P. W KNOTT, Secretary-Treas. HARRIS & CRTCWS GENEROUS GIFT TO STARVING CHILDREN Harris & Crews, proprietors of Ornheum Thealre. will donate the entire proceeds of the show next Werfhsdey night and matinee to the starving children in central Europe. The price of admission is 25 cents, and Anita Stewart in "Mary Regan" is the attraction. PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TO WN AND COUNTY OFFER BhlLU ANT OPPORTUNITIES-AIL HOME PRINT. ALLEN VAUGHAN THE ' VICTIM'' OP TWO GINGER CAKE COLORED MFr J They Got S22ft O . : iAnv. . " It. Him Standing Ornjr&roet Await ing Their Return. Times may be hard with some folks but apparently the grafter and the bunco artist still find an ample field for their operations. And that field is not confined to the great cities. It is here in Granville as well. One Allen Vaughan, a negro Hying near Fairport, f ell a victim last week. Standing near a warehouse he saw a well-dressed ginger-cake colored man pick up a pocket-book. - His curiosi ty was aroused and unon enaiiirv he learned tnat the purse contained con siderable money and also some gov ernment bonds. The finder and his companion, who then approached, averred that they could get the bonds redeemed if they just had a little more money. Vaughan, happily or rather unhappily, happened to have $220 in his pocket, the proceeds of a load of tobacco thkt day sold. This was just about the amount needed to effected the redemption of the bonds and the securing of the value of tne contents of the purse. As the bonds were worth $1100 Vaughan was easi ly persuaded to put up the $220 on the promise that it would be return ed within fifteen minutes along with $200 which he was to be given for his aid in the matter. The two sharpers far iTVi s-r of the bonds. Vaughan waited the fifteen minutes for their return. In fact he waited considerably longer thinking possibly that some unforseen difficulty had prevented their return as quickly as piomised. He is still waiting. The matter was not reported to the police officers until next day. Chief Hobgood did everything possible to locate the men, but, of course, they had long since disappeared and had effectively covered their tracks. Vaughan persists in saying that he was hypnotized, WARRANTS ISSUED FOR WIZARD AUTO OFFICERS Charges Of Conspiracy and Use Of Mails To Defraud In Sale Of Stock Made Against All Officers and Three Directors Of Charlotte Company- "K Charlotte ObseWery-f All of the officers and three of the directors ofthe Wizard Automobile company are charged with using the mails to defraud in five federal war rants issued here late yesterday. Warrants were speedily served on two of the defendants. The oth ers are expected to be served today. The men are: F. W. Edwardy, Sr., president of the company. R. L- Walters, vice president and general manager. F. W- Edwardy, Jr., secretary and treasurer. T. A. MacEwen, mechanical engi neer and director. H. E. Lowe, director. Harry R. Johnson, director. District Attorney Durham, of Gas tonia, swore out the warrants whic' were issued by United States Com missioner J. W. Cobb. They wer placed in the hands of Deputy Mar- ishal E. S-Williams. THE LOCAL BUILDING SITUATION IS ENCOURAGING L 4 Waiting" Period About Ended and Contractors Making Ready To Be gin Operations. The tendency of the local building market is the subject of almost as frequent and as anxious inquiry as the high cost of living, deflation, or credit restriction; in fact it is close iv involved in all of these questions, and quite inseparable from them- The need for more nomes nere is growing more instead of less acute. Those who have waited patiently for a decline in labor and building materials will not reap the benefit tviov nntioinated. There has been a ! decline, but both labor and materials are scarce and hard to get, ana un der the present circumstances con- m mm i ' tractors may not be aoie to complete a job on schedule time. The Public Ledger knows of quite a number of people in Oxford who ex pect to erect dwellings tnis spring, and quite a number in uxioru aim tv, eniintv hnvA expressed a desire to vUUH 1 J v x- make improvements. The situation m .1 1 i XI. is encouraging, ana no ooudi me tuu- tractors, carpenters, masons ana painters will have all thev can do. THE COMING' OF REV- .BERTRAM BROWN Editor Public Ledger : , - May I add a further word to the people of Oxford and surrounding country regarding the coming of Rev. Bertram E. Brown, who is to hold services at the Episcopal Church this Because the writer has known close at hand of the work of Mr. Brown as a community builder, of his fine pulpit ministrations, his deep consecration, and withal, his sense of brotherly sympathy for every one, I hope that Oxford may give him that hearing he deserves, that his messag es may abide iu rebuilded and rede dicated lives. R- C. CRAVEN. ""-Your battery should have water about every two weeks, stop at Wil lard Service Station. OXFORD, N. C. TUESDAY. JANUARY 25. 1921 MILLIONS FOR HARD SURFACED RODS BUT NOT ONE PENNY 1 .FOR SAND-CLAY ROADS tuovemor Morrison wants Warring Factions To Unite On Program Proclaimed By Both Parties. Raleigh, Jan. 224 Millions for hard surfaced roads but not a penny for the sand-clay kind is the high way slogan of Governor Morrison. 8,000 Miles Wanted. Some of the best engineers in the ptate have advised Mr. Morrison that three thousand miles of hard sur faced highways will connect every county in North Carolina, ajid this is his ambition. They can be built in five years, he is further informed, but compelling legislation supported by ample funds must turn the trick and not theoretical ideas. He doesn't want a quarrel with any one on the roads proposition, but. he .does want the warring ' factions to surrender their pride of paternity "in the a bills and .stand, aside for "the . administra tion program.. Both Parties For It The democrats , and republicans are bound by platform planks to hard surfaced roads. He declared for the hard surfaced roads in his speeches I during the campaign and with par ticular force after a few trips through the mountainous western counties. John Parker, attending the great loads rally staged by Colonel Kirk patrick when the special session was on hand last summer, acclaimed the hard surfaced program. And now that the law makers are together, the republicans are either trying to outdo the democrats on the roads question for the partisan purposes of setting a trap for the majority. FORMS READY FOR FILING OF INCOME All Persons Compelled To Make Re turns Whether" They Receive Blanks Or Not. Washington, Jan., 24. Forms for filing income ax returns oa income of $50,000 and less are ready for dis tribution, the Bureau of Internal Re venue today announced. Copies will be sent to all persons who filed re turns last year, the Bureau stated lbjtraile. relieve any one rrom maKing a return by March 15. Distribution will be made by the various Collectors of In ternal Revenue. . On the same date, the Bureau an nounced, forms will, be ready for filing returns of normal income tar to be paid at source such as interes on bonds and similar obligations of domestic and foreign corporation? having a paying interest in the Unit ed States. . NEW HOME OF TITO UNTOX BANK AND TRUST CO. The first impression one gets on entering the new and permanent home of the'Union Bank and Trust Companv on College street, is the sense of absolute security. The mas sive stone front, the concrete floor and the reinforced walls and iron ceiling, all contribute to the soliditv of the structure. The walls of the vault are 18 inches thick and are built of cement and steel. The door to the vault is 6 inches thick and is solid steel. Inside the vault is a steel safe 8 inches thick. The door of the safe is opened by a time clock. The bank is neatly furnished throughout, and in addition to an ample lobby there is a private room for the transaction of business. Mr. J. P. Harris, cashier, and his valuable assistant, Mr. D. G. Hunt, Jr., are very couiteous gentlemen. MINUTES OF FLAT RIVER BAPTIST ASSOCIATION The minutes of the One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Annual Session of Flat River Baptist Association, held at Mountain Creek Church Oc tober 13 and 14, 1920, has been is sued in pamphlet form and is now be ing distributed by Rev. E. G- Usry, clerk of the association. Next session will meet with Mount Zion Church on Wednesday, October ,12. The introductory sermon will be" by Rev. W. W. Reynolds, pastor oi Florence Avenue Baptist Church, jVirgilina. . The Salem Unit. The Salem township unit of the Tobacco Growers Association will meet at Salem School house next Fri day night at 7 o'clock. A full atten dance is desired. Plans for a decreas ed crop and the cooperative market ing plans will be discussed. E. A. HUNT, President. NURSES WANTED Brantwood Hospital, offers a three year course in Medical, Surgical and Obstetrical nurs ing. Young ladies desiring to . take training please make appli cation to the superintendent The field is large. The oppor tunities - for safeguarding the nation's health are unlimited. Miss M. A. TENNY, R. jr., Supt After-Stock Taking Sale. Cohn & Son announce an after stock taking sale on the fifth page of this paper. Everything must be sold to make room for new goods. AND BEHOLD REBECCA j CAME FORTH AND. TARRIED I UVEN AS IT WAS WRITTEN Washington Maiden Makes -Her Grajnd Entree Ito Church Accord ing To Scriptures. - Washington, N. C, Jan. 23 A cer tain young devout church woman of this city, whose given name is Rebec ca, never missed divine services, but orien id late. Last Sunday she arrived just as the pastor wa3 reading from the scriptures the story of Rebecca at the well as told in Genesis, 24th chap- ler. As the late comer tripped up the aisle, he minister read: "And behold Rebecca came forth." Board smile3 played over the faces of the worshippers. : Blushes flood ed the fair, face of Rebecca. Couragr eously she went oh,' quickening her steps. . ,."And she made haste, continued the' clergyman, reading quite obliv ious to the situation- ' Snickers- from 'the youngsters, broader smiles from the grown-ups and half-suppressed giggles from the hali-growns were the- response. By that time Miss Rebecca had reached the pew. She stumbled in and sank down as if she hoped the cushions would swallow her. "Let the damsel abide with us," concluded the minister, .closing his book and ending the reading much, to the relief of Rebecca- TWO NORLINA NEGROES . LYNCHED BY MOB Pitched Battle In Whidh Five White ; and Three Negroes Were Wounded By Pistol Sho1&- Warrenton, N. C, Jan. 24. The .4 lynching which occurred early this morning, was the culmination of sev eral days of ill feeling between ne groes and whites of Norlina vhich reached a climax early Sunday in a pitched battle in which five white men and three negroes were wounded by pistol shots. Thirteen negroes were arrested and brought to jail at the county seat here- Last night the mob numbered about 150, surround ed the jail, quickly overpowered John Green, the negro jailer, under threat of death; ook Alfred Williams and Plummer Bullock, two of the prisoners, a mile outside of town and frmtn'tlieni withv bullets ad ' the? stood by the roadside. Cause Of the Trouble. - Bullock wa3 said to have instigat ed the clash at Norlina following a dispute with a grocery man over the purchase of ten cents worth of apples- Williams was said to have been one of the leaders of the negroes which gathered at the Nomina rail way depot Sunday morning and op ened fire on the whites. The mob did not molest the other eleven pris oners. The Wounded. ' Raby L; Taylor, Lloyd E- Taylor, H. A. Rainy, W. J, Upchurch and H. a. inRcoe were the white men shot, and Jerome Hunter, Robert Moss and Claudie Jones the negroes. Raby Taylor was the most seriously hurt, of the white men, being shot several times, once in the abdomen, with sev eral punctures of the intesines. Negroes In Penitentiary. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 24- Fourteen negroes arrested in connection with the shooting of the Traylor brothers and three other white men early Sun day morning at Norlina, arrived here at 12:45 today from Warrenton and were placed in he State Penitentiary were placed in the State Penitentiary WEST OXFORD NOTES Mr. Thompson is being missed but Mr. Black is finding a cordial welcome from his people. The services at the Methodist Chapel held by the new pastor, Rev. Mr. Black, second and fourth Sunday evenings, are well attended. Mrs- Strickland, who underwent an operation at Brantwood Hospital recently is improving rapidly. Mr3- Young, one of our shut-ins, is recovering from a painful fall, sustained some time ago- The W M. U. held a prayer service with her Rev. C- A. Upchurch spent last week in Raleigh in attendance upon the Bible Conference held at the Tab ernacle Church. He reports the ses sions exceedingly interesting and in structive. i he West Oxford Sunday. School is outgrowing its quarters. Two hundred and ten being present Sun day. The Baracas greatly enjoyed having Gen. B. S- Royster as teacher of the class- There is none beter In the state. COOLIDGE TO SPEND WINTER IN ASHEVILLE ARRIVING JANUARY 31 Asheville, Jan. 23 Vice-President-elect Calvin Coolidge and Mrs. Coolidge have chosen Asheville as their winter vacation point and will arrive here about January, 31, com ing from Atlanta where he will at tend the Southern Tariff Congress,' January 27-29. : . i PAY YOUR TAXES NOW ' One per cent will be added to your taxes on February 1, if not settled before that date. All taxes are now past due. Call and settle and save cost and trouble. , 1-21-tf B. D. HUNT, Sheriff. REV. GEO. T. TUNSTALL WDLL DEVOTE HIS ENERGIES TO ENON AND HESTER CHURCHES He Will Supply Bullock and Tabb Creek Churches Until Pastor Is Called. Enon, Hester, Tabb Creek and Bullock Churches have grown in membership during the pastorate of Rev. Geo. T. Tunstall to such an ex tent that he will relinquish the Tabb Creek and Bullock Churches and de- vote nis entire time to Enon and f-.Sv.S!?'. -Cr?ek ! and Bullock Churches until a pastor has been called. The combined membership of En on and Hester churches is more than 600, to say nothing of the large num ber of non-church members who at tend the services. STILL CAPTURED NEAR FAIRPORT LAST WEEK Deputy. Ed Lyon Had His Hand On a Moonshiner But Could Not Hold Him. . Deputies Ed Lyon, Crawford Davis and Chief I. H. Hobgood were duly informed that a couple of negroes were preparing to manufacture moonshine liquor in the. woods near Bethel church. ,. The officers were informed that the still would be in operation about dark on Friday evening last, and they were on hand at that hour, an.d from a distance saw the two negro men fill the kettle with sour-mash and light the fiie. The officers closed in and, with drawn guns, demanded the moon shiners to throw up their hands- "We is gwine away from here," r.aid the negroes as they departed for the tall timbers, leaving their coats and hats at the still. Deputy Ed Lyon took . out after one of the negroes, and just as the two men were entering a briar patch. (the officer stumbled, and in the fall caught the negro by the seat or nis pants.. The negro never slackened his pace, but Deputy Lyon emerged from the briar patch with the seat of the moonshiner's pants in his hand. The officers have the coats and hats of the two men and they know their names and the place of their abode- DUNN ORGANIZES KU KLUX To Put a Stop To Highway Robberies. According to the Dunn correspon- ident of the Greensboro News, robber jies and hold ups have been so fre Squent in that vicinity that the police have taken additional precautions to catch the offenders. It was further stated that Dunn is being organized by the "Ku-Kluckers" at $10 a throw. Since early last week a representa tive of the Imperial Wizard has be in town attempting to interest citi zens in the revival of the pictures que clan around which" Thomas Dix on wove so interesting a yarn. And he has been far from unsuccessfu1 'according to information that some I how has leaked thru the cloak of mystery surrounding the meeting of prospective members held in the rooms of the Masonic Lodge a few nights ago. THE HARDEST HEADED MAN ON RECORD The Kick Of Mule Failed To Break His Skull. A special from Hupstville, Ala., says; The claim of Joseph Jones, of Marrimac, to hospital attaches that he had "some bean" was borne out today when his story that he had been kicked by a mule on the head and that as a result the animal was lying helpless with a broken leg, was investigated and found to be true. Jones said his way was blocked by a stray mule and he made a threat ening movement to frighten it away. It refused to stampede, however meeting the assault with a well-di rected kick to the brow. The mule's leg was found to be broken in two places. It was pronounced a hope less cripple ,and was shot Jones will recover. . A NTiiFn OF SOUTHERN TRAINS WILL BE TAKEN OFF The Sou thorn Railway system an nounces that it will discontinue tem- '. porarily eight interstate trains which now, to a large extent; duplicate the JrT lLrVJ.: service atroroea oy u v - are not necessary to the public con 1 11. a -mir rw v m A An l 1 venlence unner m M l tions. The reason set miui.iu l"c Hipcontinmne is on account of de rrpad trvol. Amwz the trains to ho Hierontinued are Nos. 43 and 136- of 35 an'T iwill ma've 11 'tfnna between Wash- ! jnptnn and Danville now made ny 4. and 136. v Mjsfrn Service. tp Miseinn' under the direction of Fnicconal Church W is fn of promise for feres of services of Hiim.i interest to a" , Mr. Prnwn i a most, nl easing and ipiTfiii preacher. ;r '-.aTVi -A ;everv plp-ht this eeVat:?0 O'cloctf, Af ternoon children service eaeh Af ternoon at 3 :30, JAtl are cordially invited to be present NO. 7 V ICE-PRESD3 EXT ELECT ASKED TO ADDRESS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY Expected To Reach Raleigh First W eek In February. Raleigh, N. C, Jan. 24-Both. branches of the legislature adopted a resolution inviting Calvin Coo$dge, vice president-elect to address a joint ession of the general assembly. This invitation was ordered sent direct to Mr. Coolidge, when it . was te U left open and will depend upon the vice president elects plea sure. The vce president elect and party are expected to reach the state January 30 and if he accepts the in vitation of the legislature will speak here soon after that date While the joint resolution invitimg fMr- Coolidge to come to Raleigh and addrress the law makers was spon sored by a, republican, Senator Cox of Randolph, there wasn't the slight est opposition to its passage, Some of the. "old-timers" looked smartly at their elderly colleagues when the clerk read the resolution in the house but Governor Doughton was willing, and the resolution was passed, rati fied and a copy on its way to Mr. Cool idge in less time than it usually, takes to draw a bill. THE NEW BERN HOUSEWIVES ARE TO START SOMETHING Satisfied, that the grocers, and butchers of New Bern are not carry ing their share of the load , in the general deflation of prices, and that they are thus securing an unfair advantage of merchants in other lines who have put their prices down within reach of the public, there is a ' concerted movement on the part of the house wives of New Bern, to put into operation a co-operative enterprise for the purpose of actual wholesale cost plus operating ex penses. The matter has not yet progressed sufficiently for the farmulation of sufficiently for the formulation tf advanced has met with the approval of those who have been approached on the subject, and there appears to be every indication that it will be accepted enthusiastically by a tnirUi tude of housewives who are now at ' their wits' end to make ends meet with the limited appropriation for table expenditures under the family budget. Faced with the probability of a reduction in salaries, and with rents absolutely and table costs almost as high as they ever were, the determi nation has about been reached thrtt since the grocers and butchers are unwilling to bear their proportion ate burden of loss, some means must be taken to force them into line, and it is generally considered that the surest plan of securing this result would be to give them some independent competition in whM no profit whatever would accrue for any purpose. ' WILSON TOBACCO MARKET Forty-Five Million Pounds Average - $22.58 Per Hundred. Wilson, N. C, Jan. 24 Thus far this season 45,418,557 pounds of to bacco (bright leaf) have been sold on the Wilson market for $10,258, 920 55, or at an average of $2258 per hundred, as compared with the total sales here last year of 42,330, 596 pounds for $22,720,280.44, or at an average of $53.67 per hundred, according to figures made public by the Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade. MR. HARDING WUiL NOT ATTEND CHARITY BALL. President-elect and Mrs. Harding, have declined an invitation to at tend a charity ball to be held at Washington on March 4 as a suostl tute for the discarded inaugural ball. The committee in charge -announced that Mr. Harding had repli ed that he could not with propriety attend a ball of any sort at the time in view of the opinions he had al ready expressed against holding an inaugural ball. The charity ball plan will not be abandoned, however it was added. NASH COUNTY FARMERS ; ' ELECT DEMONSTRATION AGENT- At a recent meeting of the County Commissioners in Nash, the . office of Farm Demonstration agent was v-tp to be .'-c-n'inued. Within a 8n0rt tnijJ was done ac. di tQ tt .NaShville Graphic." V . a uumoer of farmers held a meeting, 'formed a "Farmers club" and em ployed the agent to continue the work in Nash. They increased nis !saiary approximately $1,000. MR. WES BRU3XMTPT JJJJj VISIT BROTHER IN TENNESSEE Mr. Wes Brummitt will go to Dres den, Tenn., next week to pay a visit to his brother, Mr. J. H- Brummitt,; who left Granville several years ago- ' Mr. J. H. Harris, who left Granville-' fifty years ago, is a neighbor cf Mr. J. H. Brummitt in Tennessee. He has been on a visit to relatives here, and Mr. Wes Brummitt will accom pany him home next week. Judge D. C- Hunt, Mr. J. B Jackson and Prof. J. F. Webb are in Raleigh today.

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