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VOL. XXXVI
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT
uiMirou.avin,, uutin luiAEi tuiAn t.ND TO INAUGURATE
A BETTER SYSTEM OF WORKING THE ROADS OF SAID COUNTY
AND TO ISSUE BONDS THEREFOR.
The
General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:
Sec 1. That E. T. White, W. B.
Ballou and J. Ennis Davis be and
they are hereby appointed and con
stituted a board. of Road Commis
sioners for Granville County; that
the term of office of the said mem
bers of the board of Road Commis
sioners of Granville County herein
created, shall begin 011 the first day
of April, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty-one, and the first two
members of said board named here
in, E. T. White and W. B. Ballou,
shall hold office for two years and
until their successors are appointed
Pn.d qualified: the third member
said board, named herein, J. Ennis
Davis, shall hold office for four
years and until his successor is ap
pointed and qualified: at the expi
ration of the terms of office of said
commissioners as herein provided,
iheir successors shall be appointed
by the General Assembly at its bien
ivial session for a term of four years.
Each member of the board of Road
Commissioners shall before entering
upon the duties of his office, taka
and subscribe an oath before the
Clerk of the Supeprior Court 01
Granville County for the faithful
performance of his duties as a mem
ber of said board. If for any rea
son, by failure to qualify, death, res
ignation or omerwise, a vacancy
shall occur in said board, the Clerk j
of the Superior Court of Granville
County shall fill such vacancy by ap
pointing thereto a competent ana
discreet qualified elector, of said
County, and said apppointee shall
hold the office for the unexpired
portion of the term for which he was
appointed and until 'his successor is
appointed and qualified.
Sec 2. That said board of road
commissioners herein created, and
their successors in office, be ana
they are hereby created and consti
tuted a body corporate under and by
virtue of this act and of the laws of
North Carolina, and as such shall
have the power to sue and be sued in
all the courts of this state, and to
make such contracts . and exercise
such rights and privileges as may be
necessary tp carry out the provisions
of this actrA&di nxy.Mopt.a. comjaion
seal and shall be styled "The Board
of Road Commissioners of Granville
County."
Sec. 3. That alt rights, powers, and
privileges heretofore conferred upon
and now vested in the board of
county commissioners of Granville
County, as to laying out, construct
ing, altering, repairing, improving,
and maintaining the public roads,
cartways and bridges in said county,
be and are hereby transferred to,
conferred upon and vested in "The
Board of Road Commissioners of
Granville County," herein created,
and the said board of road commis
sioners shall have and exercisers
full and complete control and man
agement of ail of the public roads,
cartways and bridges in said county
in as full and complete a mannerr as
have heretofore been, or may here
after be, vested in or conferred upon
the board of county commissioners
of said county.
Sec. 4. That said board of road
commissioners shall meet for trans
action of business at the courthouse
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GRANVILLE AND PERSON IN THE
SAME SENATORIAL DISTRICT
Without opposition the committee
substitute for the Neal bill redisrict
ing the Senatorial districts passed
its three readings by a vote of 73 to
32 in the State Senate. The Repub
lican members, of course, voted
against the measure aling with two
or three Democrats who voted but
did not argue the question.
Under the new redistricting plan
counties in this part of the State
will be placed as follows:
Fifteen Granville and Person
shall elect one Senator.
Sixteent h Alamance, Caswell,
Durham and Orange shall elect two
Senators-
Seventeenth Guilford and Rock
ingham shall elect two Senators-
Twenty-second Forsyt shall elect
t wo Senators.
Twenty-third Stokes and Surry
shall elect one Senator.
Twenty-fourth Davie, Wilkes and
Yadkin shall elect one Senator.
THE REGULAR ARMY
AND THE NATIONAL GUARD
To ife Devaloped To Strength Al
lowed By Law.
Washington, March 10. Secretary
eks has announced that the policy
i the war department under the new
aaniinistration contemplates organi
sation of the nation's military forces
in to "one harmoious, well-balanced
and effective army, consisting of the
i-sgular army, the national guard
and the organized reserves."
The regular army and the national
guard will be developed to the
strength authorized by law, the an
nouncement said, and the reserves
will be organized as divisions and
auxiliary troops with full officer
complement and sufficient enlisted
strength to be capable of rapid re
cruitment to full strength;
Your battery should have water
oout every two weeks. Stop at Wil
ard Service Station.
TO APPOINT A BOARD OP ROID,1
in Oxford, N. C-, on the Second Mon
day in April, July, October and Jan
uary of each and every year, which
meetings shall be known and desig
nated as the regular meetings of
said board, and they may hold such
other meetings, at such times and
places in said county as they may
deem necessary for the proper perr
formance of the duties of their of
fice; and at their first meeting on
the second Monday in April, one
thousand nine hundred and twenty
one, they shall organize by the elec
tion of one of their number chair
man, and the register of deeds of
Granville County shall as part of the
duties of his office as register of
deeds, be and act as secretary of
said board of road commissioners,
and he shall as such secretary 'keep a
complete record of their proceedings
in a prpoper record book to be pro
vided for that purpose by the board
of road commissioners, which record
shall be kept in the office of said reg
ister of deeds of said county as a pei
manent record of the proceedings of
said board of road commissioners as
a public record of his office; and i
each member of the board of road
commissioners shall receive as com
pensation for his services five dollars
per day and mileage now allowed
members of the board of county com-
missioners of said county for each
and every day engaged in the perfor
mance of the duties of said board:
Sec. 5. The Board of Road Com
missioners of Granville County are
authorized to employ a competent
and discreet superintendent experi
enced in the construction and main
tenance of improved roads for such
term and at such compensation as
said board may determine, who shall
be known and designated as the
County Supeprintendent of Roads
and whose duties shall be to lay out,
locate, change, grade or otherwise
alter any of the public roads of said
county; to prepare plans and esti
mates of the cost of constructing per
manent improved roads; to supervise
all constructive work that shall be
done by contract or otherwise on any
roads in said county; to build, con
struct, : maintain and improve thie
roads of said county under the super
vision of the board of road commis
sioners, and to have general superin
tendence under the supeprvisibn of
the board of road commissioners, ol
the convict force of the county avail
able for road duty; and to supervise
and direct the working of the roads
in the several townships or road dis
tricts by the road overseers of the
county, and to peprform such other
duties as the board of road commis
sioners may designate and make
such reports as they may require:
Provided that all of the road work ot
the said county shall be done under
the general supervision of the board
of road commissioners. Provided fur
ther the board of road commissioners
shall have the power to remove or
discontinue the services of the any
county superintendent of roads when
in their discretion the best interests
if the county will be promoted there
by. Sec 6. The board of road com-
(Continued to Second Page)
BULLOCK NEWS NOTES
Miss Jessie Pittard has returned
home, accompanied by her sister Mvo.
B. P. Gentry of Lillington, N. C
Misses Myrtle and Catherine
Crews spent Saturday night with
Mrs. T. A. Royster-
.Miss Pattie Cullom, of Stovall,
spent the week end with Miss Lois
Royster.
Mr. and Mrs. C G. Royster re
turned from their trip to Washington
Saturday.
Mrs. J. P. Tunstall of Crutralia,
Va., is visiting her brother-in-law, Mr.
E. B. TunstalL
Misses Roxanna and Alma Ave
rette of Oxford, Route 1, spent seve
ral days with Miss Mvrtle Royster.
Mrs. Watson has returned to her
home in Roseboro accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. C. G. Royster.
Messrs Willie, Marvin, Tyree
Currin, Leland Frazier, and Ollie
Hobgood were visitors here Sunday.
Miss Sallie Taylor, of Stovall,
spent Friday night with her friend
Miss Pauline Pittard-
Miss Fannie Campbell of Dur
ham spent the week end at home
here.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Royster and
the teachers motored over to Oxford
Tuesday afternoon.
Misses Zulene Evans and Jier
cousin, Geneva Hughes spent the
week end with relatives at Bullociw-
Thp. nlav "Savaereland" which
was given here last Friday night was
a. success. $45 was raised for the
Armenians.
Mr. J. W. Hicks has returned
home after spending leveral days
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B- T.
Hicks
Messrs Leo Norwood, Paul Camp
bell, Richard Vaughan, and Misses
Kate Storey, Emmabel and Myra Mc
Fall motored over to Buffalo Springs
Sunday afternoon.
:- Dr. J. Campbell White, address
ing the Presbyterian Laymen, in con
t Greenville. S. C. declares
Uhe country is on the eve of a great
spiritual awakening.
EXTRA SESSION Of""cONGRESS
Not To Be Called Before April 4.
President Harding has announced
that the special session of Congress
would be called not before April 4,
and might be a week later. ;
OXFORD. N. C. FRIDAY, MARCHll, 1921
COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS HELD
SHORT SESSION MONDAY
Jurors Drawn For April Term Of
Granville County Superior Court
Other Items.
The County Commissioners met
Monday last, the following members
of the Board being present: J. En
nis Davis; chairman; C. G. Daniel, T.
G. Taylor, W. L. Clark, B. F. Currin.
, The Creedmoor Road.
The committee which was appoint
ed to come to some agreement with
Capt Blair in regard to building ana
fixing prices on the Creedmoor road
reported that the committee did not
come to any agreement with Capt
Blair.
New Public Road Pending.
There was a petition before the
Board asking that the road starting
at R. L. Eakes land on Oak Hill road
and ending at Lonnie Wrights, on the
Virgilina-Caswell road be declared a
public road- The petition was set a
side until the April meeting of the
board.
Gravel Pit.
The Board. unanimously agreed to
allow J. F.- Newton $100 for gravel
to be taken from his land on east side
of Fishing Creek road, south of the
County Home and running from new
road to old road. Mr. Newton a
greed to the price. The board also
agreed to allow Luster. Oakley, guar
dian, $50 for onehalf acre of gravel
to be taken from the lands of Mr.
Hedgepeth, this gravel to be used on
public roads of the county. - ,
Election Called Off.
Upon the request of the Board of
Education, the special school elec
tion, called at the February meeting
of the Board, was called off.
; Boy Sent To Hospital.
The board donated $25 toward
sending John Worsham to the hospi
tal. ( Jurors Drawn
The following jurors were drawn
for the April term of Granville Su
perior Court:
First Week W. H. Howard. A. T.
Newton, R. B. Moss, A. R. Burwell,
J. W. Howell. C. A. Suit. Daniel
Dean, Jim Williams, A. - M. Daniel,
Nick King, R. L. Minor. T. R. O'Brien
R. T. Critcher, W. H. Blackwell,
G. P. Daniel, Wash Pendergrant. J.
T. Bobbitt, Lester Bullock, E. E.
Jones, W. B. Bullock. Lullie Young,
John R. Perkinson. J. C. Davis, Z. V.
Turner, Hurley Davis, Riley Phil
lips, O. Sanford, T. B. Thomasson,
C. D- Mangum, J. L. Parham, E. Z.
Harris,, G. D. Morton, R. J. Furgeson.
S. CL Crowderi C. L. Wheeler. J. N-
Watkins.
Second Week H. A. Hart, E. W.
Stovall, Walter Dean, J- P. Beck, B.
H.- Smith. J. W. Nutt, W. W. Frank
lin, I. W. Mangum, R. C. Cash, Otha
Overton, L. D. Harris, W. R. Allen,
W. A. Vaughan, J. L. Taylor, W. J.
Clement. F. G. Sherron, C. H. Breed
love. & D. Pitts.
ABOUT SEVENTY-FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS WAS APPROPRIATED
BY THE LEGISLATURE
$50,000,000 For Good Roads And
Remainder For the State's Insti
tutions. Approximately seventy-five mil
lion dollars was appropriated by the
sixty-fourth session of the North Ca
rolina Legislature, which adjourn
ed sine die early Wednesday morn
ing, fifty million dollars of which
was for roads and the remainder for
permanent improvement and main
tenance of state institutions.
Educational and charitable insti
tutions of the State will get two and
a half million dollars more for run
ning expenses than was allowed for
the pist-two years. '
Oother important legislation pro
vided for pensioning judges, re-valuation
of property put on the tax
books during the high prices, wrote
a revenue bill which will raise sev
en millions annually without a prop
erty tax, provided a million dollars
pensions for the old soldiers, creat
ed the office of commissioner or rev
enue and taxation, passed a state
wide stock law, abolished the build
ing commission and state architect,
raised salaries of state officials to
$4,500 and passed what is known as
the par clearance law, and passed
the Gallery bill which makes it a
misdemeanor sto exhibit obscene mo
tion pictures.
SWAMP ITEMS
That part of Granville. County
known as the ;"Swamp" lays between
Stem and Lyon.
Messrs H. N. Green and O. S
Allen went fishing last Tuesday
night. Man, They caught 'em-
Since our last report the hens
here have taken on new life. It is
a common thing to bring in more
than 30 eggs daily.
After a right severe spell of the
Grippe, we are glad to report Mr. R
W. Wilkerson very much improved.
Mr, and Mrs. J. B. Callis and
Iheir little daughter spent Sunday
with'Mrs. N. T. Green. Mr. and Mrs.
Callis have ;just moved into their
new home on College Street, Ox
ford. REPRESENTATIVE PARHAM RE
TURNS TO HIS LAW OFFICE
Hon.vnBW. Parham, Granville
County's able representative, re
turned to Oxford Wednesday morn
ing looking none the worse after sixty
days of strenous work in the general
assembly.
Many friends have called at his law
office in the First National Bank
building to congratulate him on the
noble stand he took in the law-making
body, j v
FOR RENT
The Board of Commissioners of
Oxford . contemplates erecting a
building on the market house lot
Any person desiring to rent same
for a term of years may make appli
cation to the Mayor, specifying the
kind of building desired.
By order of the Board of Commis
sioners of Oxford. .
v . :r t. G. STEM, Mayor-
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SHORTEST ROUTE BETWEEN j
RALMGHfliNI) RICHMOND j
South Hill-Henderson RrM I
Roanoke River At Goode's Ferry i
Is Onen Fnr Trsiffir Tfc icti '1 I
t " ?rry
Highway Is A Fixture Through '
v 1 Kin rnr 'ii5i.TTif'rtiA iv. nT;ni 1
'It IS nlHinA1 flint T1J1 ' :
- v-u.mvu mai xvaieigu anu
Uichmond are twenty miles closer
T r rr nil. 1 - .
wsciuBi uoff man oeiorp thp throw-
ing open of the Saatt-MiSESi
bridge over the Roanoke river at.
Goode s Ferry on February 23. The j The names of three splendid ladies
bridge is largely a monument to the ! nave Deen handed in., The note ac-co-operative
endeavor of the cham- comPaninS the names reads as f ol
ueis 01 commerce or South Hill and
nf TJTv, '
HCUUCIiSUU. ", i
The South Hill Enterprise, pub- j
lished at the town by that name in !
Virginia, just across the North Caro-
If:. ll -m 1
una line brings us an illustration of
the new concrete and steel bridge
constructed over the Roanoke River,
and also a map of the new highway
route opened by that bridge, in which
it says the distance between Raleigh
and Richmond has been shortened
20 miles in comparison with the Nat
ional Highway through Durham, Ox-
course, shows a preference for the rians formulated To Entertain Four
Henderson-South Hill route, but the Hundred Delegates Of the State
figures tell a different tale. The ' Baraca-Philathea Convention.
map maker links up Raleigh and Ox-j Delegates, representing every or
ford via Durham and, perhaps, was ! sanized adult Sunday School class in
not aware that the National Highway I 2X??I?' in tne Lyon Memorial
uibiance oeiween uxiora ana Kaieign
11 miles.
We have
no "kick" with the
South Hill Enterprise for the simple
reason that the National Highway is
locatea through Oxford. The Fed
eral authorities adopted the route
through here, and no less a person
age than Cal. Bennehan ,: Cameron
states that the National Highway
through Granville county is a fix
ture for all time, : and it is to be a
hard surface road.
Since the Federal authorities first
located the Highway through Dur
ham there has been, a slight change
in the route. If we are not mistak
en, the State took over that part of
the National Highway between Ox
ford and Durham. This was done
two years ago and the route to Ral
eigh from Oxford was established via
Fairport and Franklinton. At the
time of the change, or a little later,
Vance county was requested to re
pair about three miles of the road.
i Vance, refused to- comply with the re
quest and the Federal "authorities
changed the route via Wilton.
Distance Table.
- The following table of distance is
reproduced from the South Hill en
terprise: Richmond to Durham.
Via South Hill-Henderson
Bridge
.163.7
.184.6
Via next nearest route
Richmond to Durham.
Via South Hill-Henderson
Bridge . 1614
Via next nearest route 167-4
South Hill to Raleigh.
Via South Hill-Henderson Bridge:
South Hill .000. 00.0
South Hill-Henderson
Bridge 9.&
Palmer Springs 14.0
Drewry .23.2
Henderson . 36-3
Wake Forest 64.8
Raleigh 81.4
Next nearest route
9.9
4.1
9.2
13.1
28.5
16.6
1023
South Hill to Durham.
Via South Hill-Henderson
I Bridge . - 79.1
I Via next nearest route 85-6
! The new route South Hill to Dui-
ham is over South Hill-Henderson
nam ' " , a
Bridge and through Henderson and
Oxford-
STOVALL NEWS NOTES
(L. C- Wilkerson)
Stovall, N. C , March 10. The
farmers in this section are showing
more activity recently. Quite a
number of plant beds have been
burned and the farmers seem to be
in better spirits now than they were
a few weeks ago.
The Sick List
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Hines and dau
ghter have contracted pneumonia
and are quite sick. Mrs. Charles
Gregory is also on the sick list this
Mr. Louis Hudson's boy. who was
taken sick last Saturday and rushed
to the hospital and operated upon for
appendicitis, is reported to be out ot
danger
Personal Items.
Miss Viola Daniel and Presley
Bowling, of Wake Forest, were the
guests of Mr- and Mrs.. ."J W- Dean
last Sunday. Miss Isabelle Eudoha
and mother, Mr. andk Mrs. Charles
Puyear, of Chase City, were the
guests of Mr- and Mrs. Ferris Wilson
Tuesday. Mrs- C. E- Earl, who has
been on an extended visit to Rich
mond, has returned home.
The Stovall school is progressing
nicely with such a fine corps ot
teachers. We expect to see a large
crowd here at the commencement.
Notice Tobacco Growers.
We have a membership in this as
sociation of, around 1400. ;Wehave
a few scatered that hasn't signed- 1
want to ask you who has not S1gtied
to do so. Come up like a man ana
help your brother in his enori iu
ouro a Hvinjr nrice for hlS tobaCCO.
You who' have signed, report to as
sociation all in your immunity who
hasn't signed. So that they may be
seen and asked to do so. Let us show
the world that farmers pledge means
something. I mean to give publicity
to those who break their pledge and
those refusing to sign- . ,
I cannot urge upon yod too strong
the importance of big ' reduction
To fail in this would be suicide we
must not fail." Yours in faith. ,
P. W. 1CNOTT. Secy.
Italy is preparing 0 discharge
her war debt to; the Urated Stares.
Ambassador Ricci tells how. : 1 -
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THERE WILL BE TWO
ES TtHE OXFORD
SCHOOL BOARD IN MAY
vh0 Will
" wm
uno Will The Town Hnmrnkd
""'v'"1
Mect To MU the Vacancies?
I ;Pni arc Antitia n
Board of . Education. There will be
two vacancies on the Oxford School
v -v. umuno-
TplbMle?5 St thill
dies should S hfit- tne la
uai" i may. ine rown uommis-
"p
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Please Dlacp thesp n a m pc; in nnm
mauon ior me uxiora city School
Board :
MRS. W. T. YANCEY
MRS. A. L. CAPEHART
MRS- W. H. UPCHURCH
The Public Ledger received a com
munication yesterday suggesting the
names of two , splendid ladies who
are the wives of members of the
board, and are therefore disqualified.
LARGE DELEGATION COMING
' TO OXFORD ON APRIL 23
-- a w. - vw. AAA VU1
j tainment of the four hundred dele
gates who will be in attendance at
the Baraca-Philathea Convention at
Henderson April 21 to 24.
The. classes of Oxford propose to
entertain the convention Friday af
ternoon, April 22nd. Enough cars
will be secured to go to Henderson
and bring the entire delegation to
Oxford, where they will be shown
the things of interest in the town,
carried up to the Orphan Asylum to
enjoy the concert to be given by the
singing class of . that institution.
From there they will be driven to the
Lyon Memorial Building, where they
will be served punch and wafers, and
then back to Henderson.
Every one nresent at the meeting
Tuesday evening was intensely inter
ested and filled with enthusiasm.
With spirit of harmony and coopera
tion that was manifested, the success
of the undertaking is assured. Much
judgment was used in the appoint
ment of the following chairmen of
important committees: . ';
Finance J. F. Meadows.
Refreshments Mrs. W. D. Bryan.
Reception Mrs. A. A. Hicks.
. Souvenir Andrew rjamiesOn.
Transportation C. Sv Garman. , ;
Decorating Miss Pratt
Publicity T. B. Rose, Jr.
STEM NEWS LETTER
Professional Nurse
Miss Hallie Daniel of Tally Ho
has entered Brantwood Hospital at
Oxford, where she will take a full
course in training. She is a most
excellent young woman and posses
the qualities ntcessary for this im
portant vocation.
Mr. Montague Recuperating.
Mr. and Mrs- Lester Montague and
family, of Oxford, have moved to Mr.
Montague's fine tobacco farm at the
Jack Perry place near Hester, where
he will spend the summer resting
and recuperating his health and ex
pects to resume his work as sales
man with The Long Co. in. Oxf ora
this fall-
Stem Boys Victorious.
A game of unusual ' interest was
played here last Friday between
Stem and Townsville basket ball
team the Stem boys winning by the
sweeping score of 43 to 2. but the
Stem, girls lost by the narrow mar
gin of 3 to 2. The Stem second boys
team will play Stovall on the Stem
grounds tomorrow afternoon at 2:30.
ThA Sirk List.
' We reeret to note tne conunueu
. se0ersWTSm Aiken of Oxford
We regret to note the continued
Route J, and wish her a speedy re
covery- We also regret to now; me
illness of Mrs. Naomi Honeycutt, pf
Oxford Route 6, who is confined to
her home with a severe case of
grippe. She is one of the faculty of
Hester graded school.
Personal Mention.
Mr. E. T. Jones, owner of tno
E. T. Jones and Sons, stock farm on
Oxford Route 3, spent Thursday with
relatives in this community.
Mr- and Mrs- J- H- Gooch spent
the week end with relatives in' Wins-
t0oun'ty Supt., J- F. Webb and
family of Oxford were the guests of
Mrs. James H. Webb in Tally Ho
Sunday Tnelma Qy of Oxford
Route 6. spent the week end with
Miss Eva and Rose Edna Jones 01
Oxford Route 3. '
Rev L. M. Hobbs filled the pul
pit at Tally Ho Sunday afternoon
and preached a strong sermon, using
as a text. "Are There Few that Be
Saved 9"
Mr. T. W. Bullock, of the Gran
ville Auto Co.. left Monday for Wil
son, Va., wherer he will spend sever
al months looking after a large, tim
ber sale which he has recently made.
Mr- E. P- Wheeler, of Route 1,
is having his residence painted.
Mr. Ralph Jones of Route 1, has
recently purchased a new up-to-date
saw' mill, which is located on the A.
J. Veazey place on Route 1. He is
an expert machinist and is prepared
to render most efficient service. .
EGGS SELL AS LOW AS 15 CENTS
ON RALEIGH MARKET
(Raleigh Times)
Eggs reached their lowest price in
the last five years on the Raleigh
market when some were sold Mon
day, for 15 cents a dozen. During the
Christmas holidays they retailed as
high as 75 .cents per dozen. For the
pasUten days the price of eggs has
steadily dropped. The general retail
quotations Tuesday was 25 and 30
cents ih grocery stores, but poultry
raisers from the country were .offer
ing them lower prices.- Grocers
do not expect eggs to remain vas
chean when the Spring setting of
hens begins- ' f
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NO.20
INITIAL MEETING OF v
THE GRANVILLE COUNTY
HIGHWAY COMMISSION
Col. W. B. Ballou Elected Chairman
Commission Will Employ High
Class Road Superintendent.
The Granville County Road Com
mission, created by the Legislature,
held its first meeting Monday night
and organized by electing Col. W. B
Bollou chairman. The two other
members of the commission are Dr.
E. T. White and Mr. J. Ennis Davis.
The commission had recently vis
ited Person and other counties and ',
inspected road work with a view of
building the best roads for the least .
money. They were highly pleased
with the road system in Person coun
ty, where a high class road superin
tendent has charge of all construction
work.
Our commission realized that much
depends upon the ability of the su
perintendent to push the work along
economical lines, and with that end
in viw they agreed to employ a high
class man to take charge of the road
work in Granville.
The commission at their meeting
Monday night had before them the
map of the county. There is a net
work of seven hundred miles of road
m Granville and eight hundred
bridges, big and little.
The roads of the county pass into
the funds of the commission on April
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FIRE AT F. E. YOUNG MOTOR CO.
ON WILLIAMSBORO STREET
Blaze Starts From Explosion Of a
Can Of Oil.
Fire caused by an explosion in the
rear of the F. E. Young Motor Com
pany, on last Tuesday evening about
4:30 o'clock threatened to be a dis
astrous blaze for several minutes.
This garage is located on Hillsboro
street directly in front of the old op
era house that was destroyed by fire
several weeks ago.
Messrs. Frank Young and Roy
Graham. were painfully burned about
the hands in an effort to extinguish
the blaze before if reached the sev
eral cars that were stored and under
going repairs. The Fire Company
succeeded in confining the. blaze to
i the building, but the fire ; ed, by
gasoline soon reached the .front of
the building and destroyed the top
and upholstering of several-cars. '
It is understood that Mri.';Ming
was fully covered by insurance. The
building owned by Bryan awC.Mor
ton was also covered by insurance.
The damage of the property however,
amounted to only several ' hundred
dollars, Mr. Young being the heavy
loser.
THREE CHAMPION EATERS
OVER IS EAST TENNESSEE
Mr. Sydney Harris Of Dutchville, Not
' . In It. ' :- v '
Shortly after his arrival from over
seas, Mr. Sydney Harris, oil Dutch-'
ville, while clerking for ,Landis &
Easton, ate 36 hen eggs on a wager
in v less than 30 minutes. Reports
came from Tennessee that a young
man devoured 37, at one repast, and
the town of Rogersville, Tenn., near
Knoxville, lays claim to the gastroso
mic champion of the South.
Herbert Sibert, 16, recently came
out on the long end of a wager by
eating at one repast 37 soft-boiled
eggs. Just to proYe the theory of in
herited talents, Sibert, Sr., then ate
10 pounds of honey at two meals.
Inspired by the eating prowess of
his neighbors, Harrison Childress
conquered new fields by consuming
16 cans of potted ham without stop
ping. GOV. MORRISON CALLS ON
OXFORD FOR SPLENDH) MAN
Mr. A. H. Powell Appointed Director
Of Caswell Training School.
In accordance with a bill enacted
into law upon his own recommenda
tion, rtirning the directorates of
the State hospitals and the Caswell
Training School to their former inde
pendent basis, Governor Cameroa
Morrison has named the boards of
directors of these institutions and his
appointments received the confirma
tion of the Senate at its closing ses
sion. Among the directors of the Cas
well Training School, at Kinston, ap
pears the names of Mr. A. H. Powell,
of Oxford. Mr. Powell ia ' highly
qualified to serve, and the people
here are pleased with the honor Gov.
Morrison bestows upon the county
in the appointment of Mr. Powell.
Parents Teacher Association.
Every parent in the Oxford school
district and every teacher in the Ox
ford schools is requested to meet in
the graded school auditorium Friday
night, March 11, at 7:30. This meet
ing is called for the purpose of reor
ganizing the parent-teacher associa
tion. Dr. A. P. Kephart of the Nortn
Carolina State College for Women
will be present and will make a short
talk. If you are interested in pro
moting the welfare of the children of
this city show your interest by coin
ing to the meeting Friday nighty .'.'If
it will be impossible for you to be
come a member of the parent-teacher
association, we. will be glad for you
to come to this meeting and find out
what the organization stands, for.
Parent-teacher associations ; have
done excellent work in other places
in this state and what has been done
in other places can be done in Oxford.
What we need is organization and co
operation. Parents of Oxford, I am
counting on you to make this work
go. C. G. CREDLE, Supt.
An opinion written by Attorney
General Palmer the day before he
retired, , makes possible the manu
facture and sale of beer and wines,
as well as whiskey, for non-beverage
purposes.; . "
.r -,7vLST CALL FOR TAXES
Call at office and pay'your taxes.
I have to advertise vAprirl 1, 1921.
If you see your rear estate advertised
don't blame me, as I must settle.
3-8-4t B. D. HUNT, Sheriff.
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