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4 ' - " .1! 0 sx w. i w-- - m w m D i t i-v.-'V. if . i i ,i , l I .1 i i . f t x i- .;. v- r .... . irn nr- i - - - -7 '- - - - V . i - K : . " ; . t. : :0 i. 5: STATJD LIBRARY, .1 ' LJ . I I I I I I H I I I 1 - I I m I I . u . I I I II I MV . I I A , I i AN. , VOL. XXXVI COMPETENT MEN NEED APPLY (Ommissioii Of Granville ! ( (.n .v Has u nt.v a i be: O! bood Men- ; vh? Granville County Road Com- insertea an aavertisement i in a number - of State and ; nublications sDecifv- kind of a man they want to I wprond the road and bridge; B-rvk or tne coum. L- I- lllLC, ttlttllUidll ui tu CoffI ,;ioa, has received a large -r lie:- of letters in answer to the aJvert dement. He states that. they r?M be able to secure the right man commendations accompany !,T f,a several applications are re- T: U'hlt? was somewhat amused . a erto.- he received from a man in 0,ie of the western counties of the ctV.' This particular applicant stat- lit he had been angaged on road i bridge work for the past twenty j a '1(1 OiiusT i L viars iu -""" . fvu ed a recommendation from apromi- ,.ait -oad man ana mcioseu ii in nis v . . , -f L to Dr. White. He evidently j VIl? tC 0f StateSt Cdit For not. or QiQ not, reaa ine re- commendation, which Dnetiy statea: I have known So and So for a jvamber of years- He is a good man, but 'knows very little about road ffork aad bridges." k OF, J. A. MORRIS ISSUES IVACMNU AGAINST SMALLPOX is given to the unvaccinat m niblic that smallpox is in iuc ; county again, and this public is re minded that it hasno protection a ainst this disease but in vaccination. N'd use to wait till it comes about ryj before preparing against the foul disease. It is apt to come to you before you know it is about you. Then your hastening preparation will r.3t avail- It is in the adjacent counties also, aid you need" wait no longer hoping it will die before it reaches you. If everv oae had done as you are doing- it would have reached you before , -vi- Tf vnn ha a dpmocrat.ic sense of justice, you should show it by vaccinating yourself to protect otters exactly as others have been vaccinated to make it harder for you to catch sniallpox. A man who re fuses to vaccinate gives his commu nity a raw deal." He does jiat tote fair. Come across, fellow men, and help keep that nasty disease out of tfce county. ... J. A. MORRIS, CO. H. 0- (Communicated) At a meeting of the Parent-Teacher Association last Thursday evening at the Graded School, the following officers were elected for the year: President Mrs. W. H. Upchurch; first-vice president, Mr. Andrew Jam ieson; second vice president, Mrs. D. K.Taylor; secretary-treasurer. Mr. J. C- Howard- Eighty-seven members has been en rolled, and it is to be hoped that as many more will be present at the next meeting, which is to be held Thursday evening, April 7th, at 7:30 o'clock, besides the transaction of important business, a delightful pro gram win be given under the direc tion of the program committee. It is hoped through this organiza tion to accomplish great things, and teachers are already looking forward to the time, not only when sanitary conditions shall have improved, and we children will have a better chance Physically, but when a plan can be worked out in the Grammar School. y which the older and more advanc ed children in a grade will not ne sarily have to lose a whole year, &nd at the same time prove a hin drance to the other children in the srade. It is also hoped that after we get our beautiful new High School, we pay have an elective course of study, n order that the pupil who finds La or French distasteful, may elect "Ome other branch of study, and still wake the required number of units- Again, we want a department of ome Economics for our girls, and vocational training for our boys- On ly' thru organization and cooperation u mese things be accomplished, so ftue let's everybody boost the Pa- avuci -tt-ssuciauon. OFFICIALS ARRANGE FOR THE GASOLINE TAX iii!; s Money Is To Ra TMrr.ted To Road Work. The Secretary of State's office has mpleted arrangements for collect J nS the one cent per gallon on gaso luie from the oil companies as is !lrovided for in the fifty million dol- road bill which was passed by general Assembly. Joe bawyer. of the automo- hi! vach. UliCHt Ul tllC U111VC) mpleted the details with represen tees of the various oil companies fH business in North Carolina. ;'hlie the law as drafted provides ;ft tte retailers should pay the tax toe oil companies have agreed, with lc ;unf 1. n j. n riAx- my me rn,Y T.h ptyi qpi vog. r ,hP tax t'cLivi 1 1 1 1 ir m I iii t ri v r'A c c h f in ;er this plan can be done much ti iviuillji J. I. lO UW10ICU Under thp svstp that xo-mild "UVH ( i,("m iVA J . mm 1 .sbasoime to make a seoarate re- Unde r th s aw thp stata will onU Ll aPproximatfilv thrAP nnartPrs nf !ou dollars annually from the S V gasoline- This money is to r directed to road work in North Pbout r WiueiT snouid have water r U niCe KtaHnn 1 PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER B klLLIANT OPPORTUNITIES AZL HOME i : THE WALLS OF THE I OLD MARKET HOUSE AW Aiin:KUUS iA"wm commissioners Are Anxi-I io rect a Substantial Build- ' "K un the bite. !. maVw i; 11 lue lower oi tne old 2StetrA05?h Williamsboro piitt u ,J.ii. lire wmcn larger dav hv dnv nta M . - March wind would scatter the brick " - ouuuiu me tower topple The town commissioners have ex pressed 'a willingness to erect such a building as a reliable firm or indivi dual may want on a long lease. Per haps they, are waiting to hear from interested parties before they remove the walls- In the mean time they do realize that the bare walls are a contrast to the beauty, for which Oxford is n0oeud' sy nothingrof the danger. Should the old tower fall and kill two or three people, the damage Z.a De m30re than it would cost to a modern courthouse. irj - jAi fluriiimuiijiu BUILDING OPERATIONS UNTIL MIDSUMMER Permanent Improvments Until Af. ter July 1 Governor And Council Of State Decide Road Program May Call For Immediate Funds Uhen New Highway Commission Is Organized; Institutions Must Reorganize. (News and Observer) . Material use of the credits autho nzeu oy the 1921 session of the Gen eral Assembly for permanent im provements to various State institu- tions and for the construction nf oiaic - muc ajoieui ui ruaUS Will not be attempted by the Governor and the Council of State until after July Road Work. Probable exception to this, plan mav be made in the: case of road work, if the State Highway Commission after i its formal re-organization Anril 1 presents demands upon the Governor for immediate use of a part of the ten million dollars authorized for the first year's work on roads, and in this event, the Commission will pro ceed directly with the construction of roads now ready to be let to con tract. Money Market Unsettled. Unsettled and continued unfavor able conditions, in the money mar kets of the world make it unadvis able, according to State Treasurer B. R. Lacy, who has been in close touch with the Governor, to proceed at on ce to levy on the authorized bond is sues. All of . the institutional im provement bOndff must carry the date of July 1; and io provisions is made for short term borrowings to make any part of the principal available for immediate use. Interest Goes Up. Instead of improving since th State was forced to pay 6 1-4 per cent interest on stort term notes six weeks ago, the bond market has been further demoralized during the past few weeks, and six and a half per cent is being offered by South Caroli na for notes similar to those placed by Mr. Lacy earlier in the year for six and a quarter. Eventual place ment of the bonds at a favorable rate of interest is regarded as entirely possible, Mr. Lacy says. No Worry Over Tax Limit With the State debt increased be yond 30 millions, when the interest fund will be in excess of the available income from a five cent levy, ques-. tion may be raised in the bond mar ket as to the proper safeguards, but that issue will not come up direct ly for more than a year. The finan cial policy of the State is predicted now on the income and inheritance taxes, and it is believed that suffi cient income can be raised from these sources to take care of the bonds when interest is due. Road Building Urgent. The road bonds present a some what different situation, with imme diacy of the use of the Staters credit predicted on the demands of the Highway Commission. What the Commission's attitude will be will not be known until after the meeting to be called by the Governor for the induction of new members April 1. The present Commission has prepar ed and- ready for contract several hundred miles of roads, and it is generally assumed that immediate , construction is contemplated. SPECIAL SERVICES AT THE OX FORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Special evangelistic services will be held at the Oxford Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7:30 and on Sat urday afternoon at 3:30. These ser vices are in line with the great inter denominational movement through out the whole country which has in view a large ingathering of souls in to the Kingdom and Church at the Easter season when the thoughts of everyone are turned to the Resur rection. The preaching will be done by the pastor, and the public is cordially in vited to attend. Thursday evening, there will be a special consecration service for young people, to which tiio momhprs nf thp different voung people's societies of the town are es-l peciaily invitea. EASTERN CAROLINA TOBACCO . MARKETS CLOSE UP Wilson Sold 62,204,960 Pounds For $13,446,382 During the Season. Wilson, N. C, May 21. The Wil son tobacco market closed the 1920 21 season Friday, having sold the largest number of pounds in any season in its history: During the season '62,204,960 pounds sold here for $13,445,382.91 at ,an average of $21.61 per hundred- In s 1919-20, 42,330,596 pounds were sold for $22,720,280.44 at an average of an average S53.b7 per nunarea. J - F rne manteis iu uiuei caisiciu w rolina cities also closed Friday. MASS MEETING OF FARMERS IN BRASSFIELD There will be a mass meeting of all the farmers in Brassfield township, at Wilton school house Thuesday night March 29. This is a most im- ( portant meeting. v . - i OXFORD, N. a TUESDAY, MARCH 22,1921 ELEVEN CITIES PREPARE FIGHT AGAINST EX CESSIVE GAS RATES Eleven North Carolina cities and towns, aroused over exorbitant gas rates, will marshal their forces be- jiore tne isortn Carolina corporation mission "this week, berinnins io uonvmce mai oouy mat long enough North Carolina munici palities have. borne the burden of temporary arid emergency rates that are not only not iii keeping with pre vailing prices but are undeniably higher than rates in cities of the same size in other States. Oxford and Henderson. The cities involved are Raleigh .Charlotte. Durham. Winston-Salem, Wilmington,;: Henderson. Oxf6rd, Goldsboro, New Bern. Elizabeth City and Washington. North Carolina Towns. Here are 11 North Cardinalities J and the gas rate which public util ities operating, therein that enjoyeu during the last eight months a:3 emergency relief, and which they are now seeking- to' maintain permanent ly . , : Raleigh . . . $2.30 Durham 2-30 Goldsboro . . T. 2.5d New Bern 2.55 Elizabeth City 2.50 Oxford .... ...... 260 Henderson -T 2.60 Charlotte .... 2.10 Washington 2.50 Winston-Salem .... 2.30 Wilmington . . . : 2-o5 The Rate Elsewhere. Here are twenty cities, ten se lected at random to represent ap- tplv thp same DODulations as the eleven North Carolina cities, and orK state on the same basis Gadsden, Ala., . . Henderson, Ky.. 1.65 125 1.85 bo 1.50 1.90 1.30 1.75 1.40 1.15 1-35 1.30 .73 1.90 1.60 1.70 1.50 1.90 1.35 1.90 Salisbury. Md Baltimore. Md.. . Amarillo Texas. . . Suffolk, Va Roanoke, Va-, . . . Rock Hill. S. C. . Wilmington. Dei:. Atlantic City, ; . . Amsterdam, N. Y. Cphoes, N. Y.. . . Elmyra, N.. Y.. . Poughkeepsie;"1. . . Rome, N. Y.,. Saratoga, N. Y v White Plains. . . . Oswego, N. Y-. . N. Rochelle. N. Y. Nnagra Falls, .... HERE'S THE NEW LAW ABOUT MOTION PICTURES The Same Law " Was Already T v Effect. The nearest law approaching the censorship of moving pictures enact ed by the 1921 session of the Gener al Assembly is the Gallert bill, which passed both houses before adjourn ment, making the exhibition of ob scene or immoral pictures a crime. The text of the bill follows: "That if any person, firm or cor poration shall for the purpose of gain or otherwise, k exhibit any ob scene .or immoral motion picture ; or if any person, firm or corporation shall post any obscene or immoral placard, writing,' pictures or draw ing on walls, fences, billboards or other places, advertising theatrical exhibitions or moving picture exhibi tions or shows; or if anyone, firm or corporation shall permit such ob scene or immiral exhibitions to be conducted in any tent, both or other place or building owned or controll ed by said person, firm or corpora tion, the person, firm or corporation performing either, one or all of the said acts, shall be guilty of a misde meanor, and. punishable in the discre tion of the court- That for the pur pose of enforcing this statute any spectator at the exhibition of an ob scene or immoral moving picture may make the necessary affidavit upov which the warrant for said offense is issued-" Whether this law is not already covered in the common law was questioned at the time the bill came up for consideration but to be sure of it the .statute was written into the I law. !, i NINE WESTERN FLORIDA ! COUNTIES MAY BE SOLD TO STATE OF ALABAMA Proposal Will Be Put Squarely Up To the Legislature At Tallahassee At Next Session In April. Tallahassee. Fla., March 21. Sale to the state of Alabama of that portion of western Florida lying west of the Apalachicola river ana including the nine counties of Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Holmes, Jack son, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton and Washington is a proposal that vviil be put squarely up to the Florida legislature .. when,, it meets next month, it was learned here tonight. NEW ROAD BILLS TO BE PRESENTED TO CONGRESS Washington, March 2 1 .Several million dollars additional of road funds will be allowed North Caro lina under bills being prepared for introduction next session. The work would be carried on over a period of five years. It is proposed to allow $100,000,000 a year for that period to be apportioned among the states. The North Carolina state highway department has informed the sec retary of agriculture that of exist ing funds there is a total available now of about $6,500,000. This in cludes money from local, state and federal sources. Railway Men Get Promotion. George H. Kerr, for the past four years assistant general freight agent for the Southern, Atlantic, Ga., Is now traffic manager of the Southern Express Co- Mr. 'J. W. Bray, divi sion freight agent sX Greensboro, has succeeded him. Mr. W. T, Turner, freight agent at Norfolk, succeeds Mr. Bray. ' ::..r.. .. . . "" THE EXX a?,exbition same in Oxford at 3:30 o'clock Easter Monday next Mr. Carman closed the contract with the manager ana the team will be here on schedule time. , ' In the mean time Mr. S. H. Prit cbard, secretary-treasurer of. the Ox ford team,-is organizing a team of superior force to hold the Buffalo team in check. Capt Lee Gooch, Ox ford s national star, who will leave in a tew days to join the "Three Eye ! league iin Illinois, will help Oxford out on tftis occasion. Coffee and Lomer, wno have signed up with the Oxford team for' the season are in fine shape for the exhibition game here Easter Monday. - Other stars will be engaged for the occasion and the people of Oxford and Granville County will have an opportunity to witness a professional game of mag nificent proportions, . The game will be played either on the new high school grounds or Hor ner Park., The business 'manager of the Oxford team stated that he hopes the attendance will be large, obviat ing the necessity to call on the citi zens for money to meet the expense i of the big game. There will be! grand-stand seats a plenty. The la dies, too, are expected to turn put in force. ? -- ? . Easter Monday being a holiday, there is no reason why 2000 people should not see the big game. The Oxford team went over to Wake Forest today to show the preachers and-the saw-bones how to j play ball-V ' , JUDGE ALLEN WILL NOT RETIRE FROM DUTIES NOW May Be First. Judge , To Leave Bench Under Judge's. Retirement Measure . ' Raleigh March 21: Qualified both as to age limit arid length of service, Judge Oliver H. Allen will be the first judge in North Caroli na to retire from the Superior Court bench under: the provisions of the act of 1921, which allows a judge who has passed the age of 70 and has served i on the bench for 15 I years or mora; to retire on two-third pay ior tne' remainder or. nis nie- Judge Alien authorizes the press of the state to, say that he has no in tention ofrigning at present. , -WlaJd'Pay.-'::-- . The retirement act. ratified to ward the -end ( of the recent session of the General Assembly, fixed the age limit for retirement at 70 years, with the provision that a, retiring judge must have serred 15 years U qualify for the pensions The pay is three-fourths of the salary, receiv ed .at .the time of retirement. Other Judges Can Retire. Only one other judge of the Su perior Court in the State is eligible for retirement during the year, he being Judge B. F. Long, of States ville. Associate Justice Piatt D. Wal ker, of the Supreme Court; is eligi be for retirement, he having reach ed his 70th birthday in October, 1919, and has served 19 year& on the Supreme Court bench. P.hipf Justice Walter Clark is al so eligible for retirement, he having passed his 70th birthday August . 1916, and served for the past 32 vears on the Supreme Court bench. Justice William A. Hoke will not be eligible for retirement until Octo ber 25 of this year. i MOREHEAD PAVING ROAD FOR HUNGRY PIE EATING CROWD Republican National Committeeman Drops In For Chat With the Pre sident. Washington, March 21. John M. Morehead. head of the Republican machine in North Carolina, regarded as the official dispenser of . pie for the Republican faithful in the Old North State, called on President Harding last week and visited; all of the departments. He let it be known in unmistakable language that the bovs down home are very Impatient. He took a shot at Shujck, the Maryland Republican, jusrnafiied as successor to Colonel "Manly McDowell as internal revenue j agent for Ten nessee and North Carolina, with headquarters at Greensboro. He spoke to Secretary of the Treasury Mellon about the matter, told him that Shuck had not. been supported bv the Republican organization in North Carolina and was objection able to it Morehead gave out the information that. Shuck would be transferred to some other place, bo that saves a job for some of the hun gry of the G. O. P. in North Carolina- And following the Morehead stroll around the departments, here is some of the news that developed t4 the appointing line: Pranir M. T.innev is to get his ap pointment as district .attorney for the western district in me ubw days- He will succeed Stonewall J. Durham- , , - John D. Benbow is to be postmas ter at Winston-Salem, John Bryan White is to be the postmaster at Greensboro, O. R- York is to be post master at High Point. ' ' jud Albright will be recommend ed as postmaster at Charlotte, when the vacancy occurs by expiration of the term of Postmaster Weddington. Brownlow Jackson, of Jackson county is to be U. S. Marshal to suc ceed Charles A. Webb, of Asheville- Another Problem. A man rows down a river ;at the rate of one mile in 12 minutes and back at the rate of one mile in 20 minutes, the round trip occupying 4 hours and' 16 minutes- How far down did he go and what was the rat'Of the river's current? ; W. P. STRADLEY. Textile mills are to be called upon for additional federal taxes, it is reported, on the ground that de ductions made for building commu nity houses and kindred purposes from incomes of the last two. years should not be allowed. ; . U . - : - ---... THE RFHf 4Tvc PETER WESTLE Y YOIJXG - ' " - XIiJLii.TX Vw VrVJLr and middle-aled people Hdfin 35 years ago Ind was Sid to twr ?S the old itnm.i? After the death of Dr. Young, his widow moved to Henderson, where she died and was buried some 15 years ago. . Relatives in Henderson had the re mains of Dr. Young and his wife ex humed last Mondav and intPrrpd sido by side in Elmwood Cemetery, Ox- ford ine metal casket in which icovcu mc lcuiams ui ur. loung was as sound as nn thp dav it signed to earth " w mmj . wu Speaking of Dr. Young, Dr. Nau Daniel said "that he was at one tinte associated with the late Dr. Sam Booth; that they were highly esteem ed and did a large practice. He said that Dr. Young would frequently go to the country to see a patient and his services were so much in demand he would not return to Oxford for several days. Mr. J. A. Young, of Raleigh, former Commissioner of Insurance, is a son of Dr. Young, the subject of this Sketch. The Coopers were also re lated to Dr. Young. ' r " I A CAMPAIGN OF EVERLASTING BENEFIT TO OXFORD Old Boxes and Rubbish No Longer Seen As They Once Were. There has-been quite an improve- mem iii me apcaijctftvic, ul -, . uiic streets, sidewalks, alleys ' and back lots in Oxford since the irieniprable "clean up and paint" Campaign con duced, by Mrs. Margaret ( Lassiter two years ago. ! Old boxes and rubbish are no long er seen as they once were. And the morohantc aro nnt dicrl a vMn i t hpir The Public Ledger: has been , ae- lighted recently to hear visitors comment favorably upon the oeautyjaiso who .think their property has of our town and the splendid spirit . been assessed at too hih n .fio-nro.i- of co-operation on the part of our merchants in keeping the sidewalks in front of their places of business free from obstruction. . MOONSHINERS ON THE INCREASE A Blue Streak Of Smoke At the Dawn Of Day Leads Officers To a "Come with Tnet-boysaM-l wiir show you ,how to eapturef.a -?stiH," said Capt, Hutchins, addressing ue puties; Conrad Walters, Ed Lyon and Crawford Davis, one day last week. At the command of tjieir chief, the officers buckled their armor ( about them and started for Bowling Moun tain. Leaving their car at the foot of the mountain they made their way to the highest point of the ridge taii& awaited the first ray of, light; in the East. It was a stilly cold morning, and not a sound was heard save the twittering of the birds. v i Just as the sun came up out of. the ocean Capt Hutchins addressed the sleepy men about him in a whisper: "What do you see in-the distance, my good men?" i f "We see nothings good and loyal chief," responded the men. "O, ye of little faith," said Hutch ins, "don't you see that blue streak of smoke in the distance?" The men looked about them and in the dis tance saw several pillars of blue smoke. "There is a still at the base of each one of those pillars," 'said Hutchins. "Let us be up and doing." As the officers approached the pil lars of smoke to the right of them, a watchman of the night fired his sig nal gun and the moonshiners depart ed for the tall timber, taking the hot still with them, which they hid in a clump of bushes Arriving at a most secluded spot, sheltered by the tall banks of the stream and a net work of bramble, the officers found 300 gallons of beer. They destroyed the fermenters and later found the still and brought it to Oxford. LEGION VETERANS LOAFING More Than 400,000 Ex-Service Men Out Of Employment. New York, March 21 There were 40,000 veterans of the world war out of work in the United States on March 1 last, according to an es timate received by the American. Le gion. This is a reduction of about 100,000 from the "peak" of more than 50,000 jobless ex-service men in the country shortly after January 1 last and the Legion reports state there is promise of further improvement- COMMODITY PRICES Showing a Decline Of 50 Per Cent Since 1920. (Commerce and Finance) No. 1 spring wheat, 1920, $3 05; 19Corn1i99820. $2.35; 1921, 86c k Flour, 1920, $14.75; 1921, $9.25. Lard 1920, 21:75; 1921. $12-65. Pork! 920, $42.00rl921; $30.00. cSffee; 1920, 15c; 1921,o6c Sugar, 1920, 14c; 1921, 8c . Are retail prices in your communi ty keeping pace? Dlfc&!PBSs HEBE As previously announced, Dr. J. L Spruill. of the Extension Department of the State Tuberculosis Sanatorium, aided by a trained nurse to help .wo men and children and others in the preparation for examination, will conduct clinic Monday and Tuesday, March 28-29, at the court house-" The Oxford Woman's Club has en gaged Dr- Spruill to lecture on tuber culosis at the court house onjlhe ev ening of the 28th. The club hopes there will be a large attendance. ' PRINT :-v , . NO. 23 THE MACHINERY ACT EXPLAIN-: ED FOR THE COUNTY BOARDS Tax Commission Prepares Them For Revaluation , ' (Raleigh Special. The tax commission has printed extracts of the new machinery act dealing with the revaluation of real estate in North Carolina and in send ing copies of this law to the county commissioners of every county. This new law. is so elesatic that it will meet the conditions in practically every county in the state. It gives the county commission ers the right of adopting any one of four methods in regard to tax values in their counties. The law taxes care of the county which is satis- fipd with ic tov ,roi j , have suffered no general ' deprecia tion: in the value of their property. For those counties which do want to make some adjustment of their tax values the following methods are provided by the new law: 1. The county commissioners may appoint a county board of review, causing the old organization of tha 1919 valuation work, which shall sit with the county commissioners for the purpose of making a general study of the tax values. This Meet ing shall be held on the first MjBn day in April, 1921, and after;?, the complete investigation of ther tax values as compared with the market values have been made, the ountyi board of review may make horizon-; tai cuts or increases in thp vaiims and1 certify these changes to the state tax commission not later than April 20, 1921. 2. The board of county commis sioners wiii have the right to ad just specific complaints of individ uals about their property. .whftn i therp nn mner9i : l"CXB 1S 110 general demand tor tax values. The s w"iuii00iuucib will fnrnish blanks (which may be used by the individu-. o w v. inis provision takes care orbothiunt' der the .valuationV and over valuation. When 'these complaints are received tne commissioners may appoint the county auditor or any resident free holder who has general knowledge of property values to make the in vestigation and report back to the 1 toardwhich -4r tfl' rutes ; not later than July 1 5 ' bf this- year. - - r - - .3. "If the board of county com- missioners of any county, at their regular monthly meeting on the first Monday in April, 1921, shall b of the opinion that the valuation of real; estate in such county is so unequal t as between the owners of real estate., as to require a more general revision v of assessments than is provided for". . in the other sections of the act, it may ' by resolution put this on record, and , then appoint the necessary board of review to make a complete revision of the property in the county. A complete revision of the property ' will have to be made in the counties which select this remedy. The worK must be completed by July 15 andr the result certified to the state tax commission. The tax commission has no au thority over the values except to?, equalize them as between the dif ferent counties. It will have the right to adjust the values in the dif ferent counties in such a way that one county will not be paying oh a fifty or seventy-five per cent basis of actual value while the other coun ty has its . property on the books at the market value- A PROFESSIONAL NURSE WELL VISIT OXFORD MARCH 30th. Sent Out By the State Board 'Of . Health. According to the Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina State Board of Health, about every other child born in Eastern North Caro lina has an ignorant midwife to see that it is started along the journey to a healthy life. This means that during the days before and after-, birth one half of the mothers trust their lives in the hands of these wo men. With the aim to improve the situ ation, the "Bureau "of Epidemiolog and the Bureau of Infant Hygiene and Public Health Nursing of North Carolina State Board of Health are-, carrying on an extensive campaign to educate these women, most 'of whom are negroes. Important things are to be done at the birth of a child other than, rendering surgical and medical aid There must be filled a complete and accurate birth certificate to assure the child of its age for school atten dence, etc. Silver nitrate; must be dropped in the eyest , to prevent blindness- With a view to instructing the mid wives along these lines, a nurse from the State Board of Health, Ral eigh, will be at the Court House in Oxford at 10 o'clock, w Wednesday morning, March 30. - GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES IN ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH Horning Service with sermon at 10:30- Three Hour Service from noon until 3 p. m. This service con sists of readings, hymns, meditations and prayers,5 and is designed to fill the anniversary of the Hiree hours of darkness, whilst the Savior hung on the Cross- Bishop Brents '.'Con solations of the Cross" will be reaa as .addresses. The attendants at this service are at liberty to come and go at their own convenience. Evening Service with address 7:30 o'clock. A lively meeting of republicans' is expected when the leaders from all over the state gather in Greens boro today. , j it
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