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mm V PUBLISHER VOL XXXVI SCHOOLS. TWO DWELLINGS ,XD CHUHCH BUKNED NEAR (JIUNVILLE COUTY LINE ,JN AND COUNTY OFFER R ri T.T.I A XM1 lnnATm.. ' state uim.vR. --w vrrumuMTIES-AZL nnum pptwt OXFORD, N. C. TUESDAY. MARCH 15, 1921 11 is Ilelieved To Be Retaliation For j Pfctiliery Raids Plant Beds Des. troved and Warning Posted. . j F j X S,T APPOINT A BOARD OF ROAD NE STPw n,W AND TO INAUGURATE i VWT 'fc..7..rtAJJlM OF WORKING THE ROADS .1 -Tl lit SW I I.1 I-.' . r,. - V. V .M. JL v Two school houses, two dwellings' Sec. 16. That ?lld a church were reduced to ashes ! opened bv vh?La froads la.id out or 'n NewliRht township, Wake county, I General AssemhH aCt f the 1 ... tu nrQnviiip pniiTitir Uii in I , -tvssemDly, or nursnnnt , near follow) the Granville county line last any order of VhoA," Pursuant to week, following rams maae Monday i turn of thP hn r1' .uy resom ri Thursday by federal and county ! !P nf? commis- firprs. me consensus, or oumiou i u-iCa o" ri iv "4".. .wise adopted and used as a public load in said cm,ntv t a,?UD.llc lared to be public roads: and officers- me consensus, or opinion h that section is that the structures u Vtir V1 tit Lrn .rl -v a 3 Wrs as a measure of retalia- h u " "?ilc : Fa: and the ion or warning. county shali fioners of said tl Following receipts of news of the thority to order ?hpUliloPWer and au" bufnia. of the school houses, one of opeSnV nc in iish. sivs mp Kaioip-n .i oaiu uuun k .necessary, and to appoint w hich was in use, says the Raleigh News and UDserver, superintendent of schools John C- Lockhart, of Wake, went to the New Light section Saturday to make an investigation. Mr Lockhart said that the J. L. Sears' school near Stony Hill, the old Ston,r Hill school house a mile away ind the vvesi urove capiist unurcn l)U n - A T 1 durins the early hours of Friday morninsr- Mr. L.ocknart said resi dents in the vicinity stated the three structures were consumed by the flames practically at the same time. Followed Liquor Raids. On Monday Prohibition Agents Ranes and Richardson and Deputy SHeriff W. D. Edwards, of Wak Forest, went into the New Light sec tion and destroyed one still site. Prohibition Agents Richardson and ewo and Chief of Police W. V7. tJliui v i ----- ' m- i Qnhhitt mid Denutv Sheriff Edwards. I JJUUiitt xr f ' ' I t4. 1 1 LUi of Wake Forest, went into New Light I trees 01 h r,"1 located and iT ,'"-.ViiauuuL1"ne sucn roads? ot, aSd1 nbSiIound usless or unnecessary and to alter roads so as to make them more useful and convenient to thS traveling public; and all of the public roads nf tho , yuuiit, th r"u"l:vu 1 De ai Jteast thwes of Stony Hill were burned kd J coTmSiSnSrV ph f n? the early hours of Fridav i hS S?1!8!0?.5!8. ..ar,e. nereby au- or left for ornament vimrarinv and destroyed eieht still sites and captured one still. Valuable Property. Friday morning following the raid the L- J- Sears' school near Stony HU1 was burned, causing damage es rtmated at $5,000. The Sears school is a two-teacher school, with adjoining the road in order . o aic uercuy au- ,Wd and empowered to widen anv ,UdU in me county when and where they may deem necessary, not exceed ing sixty feet in width. Ulxceea Sec. 17. That for the purpose of S!t?iaffK Ut. th,e Provisions of this act the board of road commissioners ot said county, the county road super intendent, and the road cArersreer. thnH,SQevanis and emPioyees, are au thonzed and empowered to enter ud on anv lands near to or adjoining any public roads, to cut and carry awav any timber or iinriomrmm " i -n " til CAVCJJt ftiuvtjs or improved lanas an enrollment of nearly 70 oimils The West Grove Baptist Church, short distance northwest of Stony Hill, was burned at the same time; entailing a loss of several thousand dollars. Plant Beds Destroyed. Unconfirmed reports of destruc tion of tobacco plant beds in the nor thern section of Wake county have been received- ' One report has it that a number of plant beds in the planted siidue.j lo nr rnnco t k take and carry away any gravel sand soil, clay- or any other material which may be necessary to construct, improve or repairr said roads, and to enter upon anv lands lying near oi adjoining: the road in order to make such drains or ditches through the same as niav hp Hppihoh ; for the betterment of the roads, ana to cut and remoys such trees and un dergrowth outside of tv i " " "a. iuc 1 Iftil L J I j Wa- as may shade the road bed (ex- "ctJl luy ."ees or ornamental shade tre-ts 50inS as little injury to tht said land or timber, or the improve ments thereon, as the nature of the case and the public good will permit: c.nt.-nn ,lnnr ih Pnloai-ill rn,H ZnT. " SO UiaOC T v?- TVT """" aiidu oe conauctea to the nearest Jroni Raleigh to Neuse ; were recently ditch, drarin or water course or destroyed by unidentified parties, i waste ground that will venf?i vrhile another was to the effect that ! cient drainage to oronVrU l Bimilar destruction of plant beds oc-1 roads, and shallfkep? ained in parts of Wake Forest town- county road superintendent? or road ilandbuh3nCtl0nbetWeeU Wei n?erS' and s5a be unlawful aeii ana z-eDinon. ,. for any person to obstruct anv ditrh Merclmuts Wanwt . f or 'araliFoiT -thepBalnald' Five merennti p p?tnhti;hnipnta afmnni,, iJi " . 1Utlu i aia - - v .vw..v '.uv..vj u.b tuuutv u in w Tllrrnn-e same, and any person so offending snail be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall b'e fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not exceeamg thirty days; and it shall be the duty of the county road superintendent, or road overseer to nave warrant issued, by some justice ot the peace in said county against any person srnmv nf Take Forest have received warning . . ?ena fertilizer purchased by them back to the manufacturers or "take the consequences." Notices were post ?i on their buildings a few days axe. sianed Friend hored. and u x Lit: rdimcis have so far been ig- WASHIXTOX IS FULL OF OFFICE SEEKER (Continued From a roads laid out or i having ill fhnnrck lonrlc! frnrvi trliinn T1 j-ivj 'anno iiuiui 11 iv, 11 any ypoer. gravel, sand, soil, clav, or other material has been taken shall present an account for the same to the board of road commis sioners at any regular meeting of said board within six months after the taking and carrying away of such timber, gravel, sand, soil, clay or ether material, it shall be the duty of the said board of road commis sioners to pay for same a fair price; and before deciding upon the price to be paid therefore they may cause to be appointed an impartial jury of three freeholders, one to be se lected by the board of roaa commis sioners, one by the party claiming damages and the third one to be selected by these two, which jury shall properly investigate the dam age done and report in writing to the board of road commissioners their award of damages, which award shall be binding upon the party claiming damages and upon the coun ty. ' - Sec. 19. That when any person or persons on whose land any new road or part of road is located claims damages therefor, and within four months after the road is laid out and Constructed petitions the board of road commissioners for a jury to assess the damages, the said board of road commissioners shall order a jury of disinterested freeholders to hp. siirmmnnpd hvsthp shpriff nr nthpr ( r i officer as provided by law, who shall give said landowners or their local representatives two days notice of the time and place when and where said jury will meet to assess the damages, and said jury being first duly sworn shall view the premises and assess the damages and in con sideration the benefits to the owner of the land, and if said benefits be considered equal to or greater than the damages sustained, the jury shall so declare and said jury shall report in writing its findings to the board of road commissioners for confirma tion or revision: Provided, that if said landowner be a nonresident of the county and have no local repre sentative in said county, it shall bo deemed sufficient service of said no tice for said county, it shall be deem ed sufficient service of said notice for said sheriff or other officer to forward by United States mail a writ ten notice of the purpose, time and place of such meeting of said jury to the last known postoffice address Af uch - landowner, seven Hlttysrir "Sd vance of such meeting and also to post a notice of the same for seven days at the courthouse door of said county. Prvoded further, that dam ages, if any, shall be paid out of the road fund of the count v. Sec- 20. That in case the landowner or his ocal representative shall be dissatisfied with the finding of the jury provided for in the preced ing section, and with thp d i the board of road commissioners, he NOVV'S THE TIME FOP. FARMERS TO DO RIGHT And now we come to the point in this rambling discussion . when we must again rise to i e mark that the only sensible Jlung for farmers to do is to curtail the next crop. Fann ers are no fools. They know perfectly well that if they plant Llu1! crop next year thev "otjhope for good prices, in tact we almost venture to say that a full crop next year would mean lower prices than have prevailed this season. Now is the time for every tobacco man 'inthis matter. Selfishness should not be tole rated. Bankers. warehousemen, all should not remain quiet or silent whenever an opportunity arises to help the fanner solve the simple problem. Tjifis is the time for unselfish, eanrest, hearty co operation. Southern Tobacco Journal. NO. 21 Sec. 18. If thpnwnerTf nn i . ' iae Doam 01 Toaa commissioners, he or the agent :or ISntS n? l?ily lands'' I may aPD,eal from the finding, of the I -IililiL2Lcn owner 1 jurr and the decision of the board QUALIFIED WOMEN TO SERVE ON THE SCHOOL BOARD Kmv Brewing (her Plan To Remove H. E. C- Bryant, Washington cor- UOISTER NAMES TWO ie?ponaent of the Charlotte Obser ver says: "Trouble is coming at a -ahop for the republicans: thrp i.s IllP U:., 9ld my if I Editor Public Ledger l'--ii... cmuuui wiui ms tongue, ana iiiea?a;;t to deal with, hut not verv ?xpert in handling bis problems. The missioners ot the Town of Oxford iine riouse is tilled nowadays, ear- i will ai-a jate. with job hunters UI.ilKe iS.ITIl .TftllP' miilo -r.a r.fvt- ... .Aim. ii. j. i . Li, i sj it r SECRETARY WALLACE APPEALS TO ALL TO TRY TO HELP FARMER S.1VS Tii!rtPe Of V believing that the Board of Com- I Hlse and Prices Of Other Products i ail, to Restore Normal Rleation. elect two women as momK L?".11' March 13. -An ap- wno. l of thp R, rp - : "" h IO,r eer sopq citizen" to do not i , " " "l luoiees or tne urad- wnat ne can to help the farmers I f u oliiooi or uxtord. I wish to nonii t-acKward in comma: forward i "A "rig row is brewing over the ; nate for these positions Mrs J D lrWrT?ne?0Ve the ?vil rvice r?- ' Boks of South Oxford and Mrs'w' otiicu.ms from presidential postor- i H tth,, - v ices. Mr. Harding will know that he j H- LPch.iircn of North Oxford, lias been in a fight before he sue- ! B. S- R OYSTER trtut. i-1 uaaoing wnat rresident Wil son u:d to put the postoffice depart ment on a civil service basis- republicans are fighting among themselves over the postoffice jobs ln5 are divided as to whether the narty should retain all or only part ot.tne system established by the u iioii administration, or return to Hie OiCi spoils system in which con gressmen parcel out the jobs- Old-fashioned spoilsmen are in mor ot the latter system and would nave President Harding revoke the wiison order of March 31. 1917, J-nica made civil service examina Jn necessary for the filling of of J;ces cr the first, second and third j-iahses. the ones that formerly filled JK'ii recommendations of the politi- lallS i .J'Posimaster General Havs is get- i lUiJ Hr?Qnt TT.-ir.. iei ROAD BUILDING TO BEGIN SOON AS PRACTICABLE (Raleigh Special) Just as fast as good business will warrant, the state of North Carolina is going to begin the construction of highways provided in the Doughton-Connor-Bowie road law- Governor Morrison made this known in a lengthy talk with tno newspapermen. An .'early .meeting of the newly appointed highway com mission is to be held in Raleigh when a canvass of the situation will be made and the first steps taken toward the big program involving the expenditure of fifty million dol lars and. in time, much more. The plan of Mr. T. tt.i - -. - - " ii wuu VUAi High Point banker, who is a member - " " " - w U1VU1UU1 fit thO JIOTT fntnmiccinn fn J racers of Congrerss against going j county work is meeting with appro-t- 10 old form o patronage, val all over the state. Briefly, Mr. Want PlVll CnrrnIA r v'n m n rn ntinued in some form- It is re-JUinn- all the tact that Will H. nat; Canlnuster to handle the sit- "Hl''J'.. 10 matter YrwT it- i cnHlr1 .111.1,.1 uuii it, 13 OCLtlCU, hl'W a wholesome compromise can ' I 'llltl Ifllll V .V 10 IMS w III 111 Pepped on. I nS,m Mr' p- W. Knott. 4 dr. finVviere was Produced around 'tO pounds of tobacco in the i . m 1920 there was nro- i. . ! If....'. n n . " - " Uli n n nnn t i!"vvuuu puuuus. xru. Tfce -V 1 i crP Paid you best? Mn irt oi tne immense a- 'ir' t - loin fi,y ciieuueu in maK. etr. f, crP which could have "-auiy usea eisewnere. tne 11 -le tnhnfn cnontolicif ntraf a reason for rorlnrtinn in CSV r. t l-e acreage of 1m iile -;ff . and a Detween a small cron YhZr l C1 op, 1S. inis 5 An a small bier - feaa it on thick: on a bflin- .:hn ls t?in- Tn 1920 crop thata?iSFmal- tnere were SDOts .Pt JlV et anything on at all. ,and r e ln 1920 tnat rt (froieavier. dressing. Thin and - - r JUT I rY r J i we r,r.i 7 ana neavy is whaf I92ru in ine tobacco businesj? for . p- W. KNOTT, Sec H.r.ood Governor. sion of h w-i Pronounces the ses-?ost- ewhie,glsiatre st closed the !ede'SaL?f the 17 he has at- SUf morp n governor Morrison erpor ha Si on than aRy other gov year nas been able to t in i - ii iox proposes tnis using, his owa county of Guilford as an example: Where a county has voted a bond issue for roads, or has provided for one by legislative action, some of this money can be used in the imme diate financing of the state projects and the state bonds covering the a mount sold in the county in which this work is done. "For instance." one nf tho rnnrl authorities explains, "Guilford ha voted for a $ 0,000,000 bond issue for road building in Guilford county. The market for bonds is unfavorable, but one-fourth of this amount, as much as the immediate future calls for can be anticipated by short term notes- "Then along comes the state ready to take over the project under the terms of the Doughton-Connor-Bowie bill. Instead of Guilford county selling its project to the state, it will take state bonds and sell them in Guilford county. The state bonds are tax free and a patriotic citizen ship will buy them. They will nc have to go to New York, and meet tne discount necessary to pay taxes on them." Superintendents To Meet. Dr. E. C. Brooks, superintendent of public instruction, has issued a call for a meeting of all the county and city superintendents of schools in the state to be held in Greensboro on March 23. Tour battery should have water about every two weeks. Stop at Wil lard Service Station. through the nerind nf not for the sake of helping the farm er alone, but "for the sake of helping himself," was made bv Secretary or Agriculture Wallace in his first "for mal statement. Prices of farm products must rise and prices of other products come down before thp between them has been restored, Mr. Wallace asserted. The department, the secretary said, would do everything possible to find an outlet for the great food surplus Ways of producing more cheaply new uses for surplus crops, and better marketing systems, he said would neip tne situation. MR. HAMLIN CHEATHAM IS MUCH IMPROVED IN HEALTH Returns From Philadelphia Where HTeT Underwent Operation. Mr. Hamlin Cheatham, of Wayside Farm, Route 3, and one of the good men of the county, returned a few days ago from Philadelphia, where he underwent a most critical surgi cal ODeration at tho v,c-inS: hospital ,-;-auid When he left Oy x-i 1 111 (JUL 11 ctiiSJ there was much apprehension that he would not return a well man. The surgeons made an incision on his right side and removed one of his kidneys. After removing the or gan the doctors told him tho if operation had been deferred a few cays longer there would have been no chance for recovery. Many friends were glad to see Mr. Cheatham in Oxford last Saturday. 11C oiftcu mat tne operation was not as painful as he had anticipated. AN INTERESTING PROBLEM There Are 112 White Teachers In the Rural Schools. Of Granville and 21 In Oxford Graded School. . I notice . that there has been some SjfKv06?11! in solving problems. The Public Ledger has published SvirinPteresJing examples propos- tL dlffer,nf people' 1 have one that I would like to have solved. There are 112 white teachers in the rural schools of Granville County ?ol21 in ft Word Graded SchooL 9imnnth ffie average attendance was 2110 for the former and 611 for the latter. " Rmr monv woold be needed for the countrv scnoois ir each averaged as many pupils as the. teachers of the Graded School? J. F. WEBB. v 14 Spends cm Leaders. il0m t ? Indiana, at Ashe ville, does not believe the democratic Sfli.11!6?? any organization now but that the party will come back strong in 1924 if the leaders do their THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF A YOUNG COUPLE WHO DESIRED TO WED Canif the Wa From Chase City lthout a Medical Certificate. It Will HP n inner Hmn Knfn.. .11 the people over in Virginia learn that the recent session of the North Ca rolina legislature amended the mar riage law, requiring the male and the female to exhibit a "bill of health" to the register of deeds before he is permitted to issue marriage licenbes. Therst couple from Virginia since the new marriage law went into eftect came whirling down the Na tional Highway from Chase City in a high-power car earlv last Saturday morning and presented themselves to Mr. Charles G. Powell, register of deeds, and made it known that they were in a hurry to wed and return home- "Good." said Mr. Powell, "where is your medical certificate?" "Medical certificate." gasped the young man," I never heard of such a thing." "And neither have I.'" said the young woman. "I must have a doctor's certificate of good health before I issue the li censes." said Mr. Powell. We are mighty far from home. Is there any other way out of it?" asked the impatientv young man. r "OhV yes;" said Mr. Powell - In a jocular mood, "1 might send a few drops of blood down to the State Board of Health and get them to an alize it'- , "Good gracious!" exclaimed tho young lady," that would take whole week or longer." The young couple departed from Mr. Powell's office to consult with the doctors and the lawyers- The long distance telephone was caned into use and late in the afternoon everything was arranged according to the law and the Gospel, and Jus tice. Medford pronounced them man and wife- LOCAL FIRM AWARDED HIGH SCHOOL CONTRACT The Building To Be Heady In Five Months. P-lwS? the dozen or more seal dar i?Lwepe opened !st Moil. the mVhni contract for Tht E1 4. ws $63,700. piU1'- edfft?"1 be complet ed m five months from date. HEALTH CERTIFICATES ARE 3NOW NECESSARY TO PRO CURE MARRIAGE LICENSES Tuberculosis. " rrom REPRESENTATIVE PARHAM MADE PRESENTATION SPEECH Speaking of the closing hours of the General Assembly at Raleigh last week, the News and Observer says: "The house was given over to the presentation of gifts. To Speaker Grier, a magnificent tray of silver was given in token of the annrpcia- tion. the love and the esteem in which he is held by the House. The pre sentation was made bv ReDresenta- tive Parham. of Oranvillp. Mr Grier was deeply moved by the tri bute paid him on behalf of his fellow members by Mr. Parham. Both speeches were brief, both done in the acme of good taste- Both were giv en an ovation when they spoke." MRS. F. 31. DANIEL DEAD Large Gathering At Enon Church Last Saturday. The remains of Mrs- F. M- Daniel, who died at. her home, near Provi dence last Thursday, were laid to rest at Enon Church last Saturday after noon. She is survived by a husband and one child. Mrs. Daniel was only 26 years of age and was hiehlv esteemed bv all who knew her. The funeral and burial services were conducted by Rev. E. G. Usry, assisted bv Rev. Georp T Tun stall. The pallbearers were: Rat Cannady, W. L. Currin, Onto Daniel, Bob Wat kins, Graham Daniel, W. B. Currin, Ellis King, and fourteen ladies act ed as floral bearers- The gathering at the grave and floral tribute attested the love and friendship of a large number of people. PaLne!CCbyrdtheCe ffi a sicians Slff1n.ed bv reputable phy sicians, are subject to a fine of $20b and a road sentence of 30 davs PiiRhS8ter of eeds Charles G Pow ell has received a codv of thp w which is. effective a T oce Men wm be examined for tuberculosis i ande- 5J?H--omenanmt The text of the bilLl shaS,l?:.0Je to marry deeds of TnT counVTo ."SBf ap' Phcant therefor except upon pre sentation of a certificate executed within seven days from the time of presentation of said certificate to the register of deeds as hereinafter provided, showing the non-existence of tuberculosis in the infectious ftftT' and that the applicant has not been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be an idiot imbecile, or of unsound mind. No license shall be issued to any female applicant who shall not present a certificate showing the non-existence of tuberculosis in the infectious stages, and that she has hot been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be of unsound mind. Section 2. Such certificates to be executed by any reputable physician licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the state and who shall reside within the county in whicu said license to marry shall be ap plied ior, cut certificates of the county health officer of such county, whose duty. . it shall -be - to-examine such applicants and issue such cer tificates without charge. Section 3. Any register of deeds who issues a license to marry with out the presentation of the certifi cate herein above provided for. or contrary to the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $200 or ininrisnnpd 2n days, in the discretion of the court. Section 4. Provided further, that any physician who shall knowingly and wilfully make false statement in the certificate herein above pro vided for shall be guilty of a mis demeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $200. or im prisoned more than six months. Section 5. No laws now in force relatine to the issna.ncp nf mnrrioo-o j licenses to marry shall be repealed . V. A 1 1 J. 1 ' i , . ui auiiufieu uy uns act. except sucn as may conflict herewith. Section 7. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. In the general assembly read three times, and ratified, this thp fifth Hav of March, 1921. I STATESMEN AND FARMERS AT FUNERAL OF CHAMP CLARK The Houston Post draws a con tract between the statesmen in tall nats and the farmers in baggy trou sers who attended the funeral of Champ -Clark recently. Tiie Pdst says: - "The observant Associated Press reporter who attended the burial of the late Champ Clark at Bowling Green, Mo., saw a great contrast be tween the visitors from Washington and Jefferson City in their frock coats and stove pipe hats, and the quaint men from . the "country side in broad-brimmed hats and baggq trousers. It might be observ ed further that the boys in the broad brimmed hats and baggy trousers are footing the bill in taxes, however, for the well-groomed gentlemen in high i nats ana lone coats from Wnshintnn and the Missouri Capital." THE SMALLEST TAX RECEDPT Two Acres Of Land Listed At Thirty Cents. Uncle Ned Booth; who " served many years as depyty sheriff and tax collector in Granville county, was asked, what was the amount of the smallest tax receip he ever handled. "For many years there was a two acre tract of land near Shoo Fly owned by Isabell Hedgpeth, on which the tax was only 30 cents. The land was very poor and there . was no house on it." said Uncle Ned. We searched the tax books to see what the two acres was assessed at under the revaluation act, but for some cause or other it was not list ed this year- Possibly some one has purchased it and listed it with other land. j CONGRESS MAY ADD ANOTHER I STATE TO THE UNION Proposed That the State of Lincoln Be Carved Out Of Idaho and Washington. A new State- Lincoln may be placed on the United States of Ameri ca map of Congress views with favor the Idaho disunion petition, propos ed in the lesisgature of Idaho. Northern Idaho has asked the legis lature of that State to memorialize Congress in behalf of a new State, which is to include the Idaho nan- handle, and possibly the western por tion of Washington. The petition ers want the new State to be named Lincoln. Spokane and Lewiston are suggested as possible location of the i capital. SENIORS AT OXFORD COLLEGE IN THEATRICALS STUDY HEART ACTION BY "LONG DISTANCE" Washington,, March 13 An am plifying apparatus, described as so delicate as to permit a physician in one city to make a stethoscopic study of the heart action, of a patient hun dreds of miles away, was demon strated to a group of army and civi lian medical men at the army signal corps laboratories. The demonstration was directed by Brig. Gen. George Equier, chief of the signal service. The stethoscopic apparatus, with electrical connection. Was Placed OVer thp h Part nf no r i the laboratorv assistants anH v,a. ' 1, 111 Jieart- beat was lainplified many-thou- j sands of times, emerging through a phonograph horn to be heard dis tinctly and studied by the physicians m a room some distance from that in which the subject was located. : PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION At the Graded School Next Thurs day Night. On account of nnnth jwhieh would keep a number of pa rents irom attending, it has been de cided to have the next meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association Thursday night, March 17. at 17:30 instead of Friday .night. Every parent and ev ery other person in the Oxford school district who is interested in the suc cess of the schools of the district is cordially invited to be present. THREE DROPS OF CHEMICAL ENOUGH TO KILL A PERSON A World War Could Not Now Last More Than a Week. New York, March 14. The chemi cal warfare service has discovered a liquid poison so strong that three' drops will kill any one whose skin it touches, it became known here to day. Falling like rain from noozles at tached to airplanes the liquid would kill everything in the aircraft's path, according to a high official of the service. WATTS ESTATE GOES TO FAMILY Bulk of the $20,000,000 Fortune to wile and Daughter, f Durham Woral11 Provisions in the will of the late George Washington Watts, noted fi nancier and philanthropist, who died here recently, set aside more than $500,000 for various institutions ana charities. . .. . The. bulk of the estate left by Mt. Watts, estimated to be worth clpse to $20,000,000, is to be equally divided between his wife, Mrs. Sara V. Watts and his daughter, Mrs. Annie Louise Hill, wife of John Sprunt Hill, of this city. ASSEMBLY COSTS DOLLAR A MINUTE So Says Alex Lassiter Who Has Sign ed The Vouchers For Eleven Ofi Them. "About a dollar a minute," replies Alex Lassiter, principal clerk in the House for the nast 1 1 spssinns whpn anybody asks him hom much it costs me state to gatner its lawmakers tor gether: "No; put It vtttttway It COSts lUSt about a hiiiulnMl- rinllar on the average to pass a. bill through coin nouses, we pataaej 1,072, so it cost about $100,000 this time." Judge W. A. TWIn fa at Durham this week. A Beautiful Drop Curtain Has Been Installed Friday, April 8, is the date set for the senior play "Captain January." This will be the first performance with the new drop curtain which is already in place and is truly a thing of beauty. As this is the tercentenary of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, A merican Indian music is popular and is being used on many programs. The "Feast of the Red Corn." an In dian operetta, will be given at aa early date by the chorus class. The operetta is by Paul Bliss, who wrote the operetta given last year with such success. It is full of bright, catchy Indian music, to which is be ing added some of the songs of Thur ton Lieurance. the master composes of Indian music. Instead of Dr. Barnard from Chapel Hill who was to lecture on Greek Art. Dr. Odum gave two lec tures Friday afternoon and evening. His subjects were "Community It's Meaning" and "The Relation of Community to Government." Both talks WPrP intprpstinp1 and halnfnl Dr. Barnard will deliver his lectures later. r . The faculty of Oxford College will hp at. hnmp tn ' f rionris Wednesday afternoon from 4:30 to b o ciock. ... ..t r-, Mrs.' .S. H. TTsrv whn is nndpr treatment-at St. Luke's hospital in Richmond, is improving. Mr-A. D. Canphart : .wlin. wpnt an .nneraUnn fnr onnanHtnltic -' r AV HTIUUUAVlia at Watts hospital. Durham. vs get ting on niceiy. Dr. and Mrs. V. f! If TiA-rirAii ' t n rn pd t o Zebu 1 on Tn pad a ir ' visit to Mr. and Mrs- Hamlin Cheat- nam v11 uuuic . . . -. , . LAND VALUES IN AMERICA The Average Price Of Plow Land Is $83.78 Washington, March 14. Average grade plow lands in the United States were valued at $83-78 per acre as compared with 90 01 an acre a year ago, the department of agriculture today declared. Although showing a decline from the peak price of 1920 the average still is higher than any of the preceding years. PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL TEAM WILL VISIT OXFORD Mr. S- H. Pritchard, secretary of the Oxford Baseball team, is in com munication with the Buffalo team of the International League with a view of arranging: a nracticp samp hprp at an early date. Mr. Pritchard will make up a team of the best Oxford players and sup plement it with professionals to play the Buffalo team, in the event the game is played here. FIVE FIREMEN DIE IN RICHMOND BLAZE Richmond. Va.. March 14 Tn a '' half million dollar fire which origi-"; nated Sunday afternoon in the six story furniture store of Charles G. ' Jurgens' Son, Broad street, the re vised list of the dead is as follows: James R. Guthrie, 25; fireman; A dolph Gustav Heinecke, 24, civilian; T. R. Johnson, 34; fireman; J. H. Galliher, 34; fireman; Grover C Richardson, 35 fireman. In a Class By Himself. . A Washington enrrpsnnndpnf savs Josephus Daniels will leave office pleased with the whole world. Good for Josephus! But he is the only Democrat we ever heard of who left office pleased with either this world or the world to come. v Mr.. A. J. Yancey, the grand old man from Northern Granville, is in Oxford today. - . LAST CALL FOR TAXES Call at office and pay your taxes. I have to advertise Aprirl 1, 1921. If you see your real estate advertised don't blame me, as I must settle. 3-8-4t E. D. HUNT, Sheriff. 'Mi
Oxford Public Ledger (Oxford, N.C.)
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