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VOL. XXXVI
ig)XFORD. N. C. TUESDAY, APRIL 12. 1921
STATE LIBRARY,
NO. 29
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MSTAIX PROPERTY
OWNED BY YOU ON
FIRST DAY OF MAY
ytU . P. Stradlejr, the Newly Ap
i oi;:tel County Assessor, Explains
the Details.
You cannot escape them, so pre
pare to pay them for 1921. The list
cf the taxes will commence Tues
day, the 3rd day of May, 1921, and
continue during; the month of May.
TW-payers will have the opportunity
, f fitting with this township list-taker
for the first 20 days of the month,
cud. unless prevented by accident Oi
Sickness, must list with him during
flint time. If prevented by accident
o! sickness from listing with your lo
cv. man during the first 20 days of
i ho month, you may list with me at
Ox l ord during the last 10 days of the
i.imith- But for the first 20 days I
will list only for .tax-payers in Ox
ford Township
List all property of whatever kind
owned by you on the first day of May,
1P21-
The list-takers are required by law
this year to gather, crop statistics
Let every farmer meet his list taker
prepared' to give the number of acres
in cultivation, the number in each
kind of crop, etc- This information
i? confidential, and not for purposes
of taxation-
Under the law recently passed by
the General Assembly I have been ap-
pointed County lax Assessor by tne
County Commissioners for the year
1922, and I ask the hearty coopera
tion of all taxpayers hi the perfor
mance of my duties.
W. P. STRADLEY,
County Tax Assessor.
HOW COOPERATn'E 3IARKET
WORKS IV ONTARIO CANADA
V Letter From Mr. E. F Currui Ex
jdains the Situatio11.
In a letter to Mr. G. Y. Allen at
Skipwith, Va-, Mr. E. F. Currin, well
known to the readers of the Public
Ledger, says:
Mr. Cuiiin's Letter.
Your letter of the 24th instant
received, in reply will say the Cana
dian Tobacco Growers' Co-operative
Company has made a sale; shipped
feven cars last week, the price was a
little more than 50 cents per pound,
average, and the sale consisted of
three of the poorest grades. They
have not shipped any of the better
grades yet. The present outlook for !
: -i 1 T X X
tne uompany is very origin au pre
sent, so they think they have an op
en market for the entire prop at a
reasonable price and the farmers
continue to sign up. They have op
ened three new branch grading sta
tions. You can judge from this that it is
progressing fine- Will be glad to
furnish you with any information
possible any time
I remain yours very truly,
. E. F. CURRIN.
THE WILLIAM J. HICKS
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Contributions For the Hospital Are
Coming PL
Oxford and Granville county should
do their part towards establishing
the William J. Hicks Memorial Hos
pital of the Oxford Orphanage. The
Orphan's Friend says:
"Grand Master J. Bailey Owen has
undertaken as the outstanding fea
tures of his administration the rais
ing of the funds wherewith to build
the William J. Hicks Memorial Hos
pital at the Orphanage and the pro
motion of education among the Craft
"Contributions for the hospital
funds are not coming in as rapidly
as we could wish. It would be a
line thing if we could start con
struction before the building situa
tion gets back where it was before
the general deflation. However, we
must see the money before we begin.
Again, let us ask our friends to re
double their efforts for us. There
never was a better time to do some
hard work in the campaign."
If it is not convenient to give cash
now, sign a subscription blank indi
cating what you will give in the next
three years, and send it to Supt R.
L. Brown at the Oxford Orphanage.
OXFORD-PARENT'S TEACHER AS
SOCIATION DOING GOOD WORK
'-'very Parent Should Be a Member
Of the Association.
Parents-Teachers Association held
nj- meeting last Thursday night
?.irs. Y. h. Upchurch presided with
I'lucti dignity- Sixty-five members
v;ye present.
j he Association adopted the con
!imtion as by-laws as recommended
the executive committee. The
various committees were appointed
t" look after the wellfare of the chil
1 '' n in school from the view-point
r't both parent and teacher. Any
eva nee on the part of parent or
t'acher may be taken up through
tn i s body.
The present enrollment of the As
sociation is 102. Every parent
should be a member. Let us make
,;ur school the best.
liev. R. c. Craven delivered a
splendid address at this meeting.
J. C. HOWARD, Secy.
-Governor Morrison, in a speech
Jit Greensboro appeals to' the people
o co-operate for the state's progress
jn the spirit of concord anJ refuse to
ue torn into dissension by the "gnats,
the mosquitoes, the snakes, the his
sersand the players of torn tit poli-
REMAINS OF FIVE GRANVILLE COUNTY SOLDIERS ' " " ' -
WHO FELL IN FRANCE ARRIVE AT NEW YORK
Ic'ritii STS. 1 ""'L T Buge Bodies A.ve
tf
FRED i.. A.'.IK.
(Courtesy Granville Co. Honor I
Information reaches Oxford that
the bodies of five Granville County
soldiers who died in France have
reached Hoboken, New York Harbor;
that as soon as the coffins are select
ed from the large number to be dis
patched to all parts of the United Sta
tes, the remains of the five Granville
county soldiers will be shipped to Ox
ford with military escort.
List Oi the Dead-
FRED L. CLARK
THOMAS L- OAKLEY
BENNIE A. EAKES
GEORGE G- ELLIOTT
TENNY B- WEST
Time Of Arrival He.
At present it is not definitely
known oil what day or the hour the
bodies will arrive here- The Public
Ledger has noticed that it generally
takes about one week for the bodies
to reach destination after the arrival
at Newr York is reported. If that rule
holds good in this particular - in
stance the bodies' would arrive here
next Friday night and the burial
THE SCHOOL TRUCK
IS COMING IN FOR ITS
PART OF THE DISCUSSION
Most People Want the Best Advan
tages For Their Children.
Some people think it is a terrible
thing, will prove a complete failure
and soon be discarded. Others think
its advantages so far outweigh its
disadvantages that its use will spread
and soon come into more common ac
ceptance. No one can tell positively which re
sult will take place. The success or
failure of school consolidation and
transportation of children is not go
ing to be determined by the discus
sions now going on. Those who ap
prove of it may argue the question
until they are red in the face, ana
those opposed may tear up the
ground in their frenzy against it, but
neither of these attempts will decide
the matter.
The real test of the method vail be
whether or not the country children
will be suDDlied with better school
by having a larger number gathered
together or whether they can be bet
ter taught in the small ungraded
school in walking distance of each
home- Both methods are being tried.
Time alone will pass the verdict as to
which is the best Most people want
the best advantages for their chil
dren. They are watching the two
methods. The best will win.
J. F. WEBB.
LARGE OTTENDANCE EXPECTED
AT GOOD ROAD MEET
Greensboro, April 11. Enthusias
tic interest is being aroused over
the coming meeting of the United
States Good Roads Association, the
Bankhead National Highway Associa
tion and the United States Good
Roads Show, which will be held in
Greensboro, April 18-23.
Reduced rates have been secured
on the railroads throughout the
United States- Governors have ap
pointed delegates from every State
in the Union. Greensboro is ready
to receive her invited guests.
THE BIG PRIZE FIGHT
Dempsey and- Carpenter Bout To
Take Place In New Jersey July 2.
New York, April ll-Wack Demp
sey and Georges Carpenter will bat
tle for the world's heavyweight pug
ilistic championship within the state
limits of New Jersey on Saturday,
July 2.
The arena which will cost aproxl
mately $100,004), will be octagonal.
The eight sides will rise to a height
of about 50 feet
Prices of seats will range from
$50 for a ring side chair to $5 for.
a bleacher coupon along the extreme
edges of the structure- Intermediate
sections will sell from $10 to $40 a
a seat according to the location. ,
Claude Kitchin is nominated by
his democratic colleagues in caucus
for speaker of the house, . which
means he will become his party's
floor leader. -
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BENN1E A-
(Courtesy Granville
would probably take', place next Sun
day. As stated above, the time of Ar
rival is not definitely known, but in
he mean time preparations are being
made to receive the fallen heroes
with military honors-
In Rotunda Of Court House-
Capt E. E. Fuller, who command
ed the home company in the World
War, of which Clark and Oakley
were members, has been requested
by th'e parents of some of the fallen
heroes to take charge of the bodies
on arrival here. When seen today,
Capt Fuller stated that should the
dead soldiers arrive here on the
night train it would be a fitting tri
bute to place their remains in the
rotunda of the court house, under
military guard,, where the public
could pass in review of the. caskets.
Caskets Draped.
Capt. Fuller stated that the cas
kets weigh from 600 to 700 pounds;
that the United States flag entwines
each casket; that each casket is es
corted to destination by one soldier; ,
that a military burial calls for
eight or ten pallbearers; that taps be
CAPT. WT. H. WHITTAKER
CAPTURES BIG STILL
SINGLE HANDED
CaDt Hutchins Captures Another One
' Near Lewis Station.
Deputy Sheriff W. H- Whittaker,
the fearless officer at Stem, while
searching the woods near Ledge Rock
last Friday captured an 80 gallon ca
pacity still, which was hid away in
the brush near a branch. Close at
hand he found where the moonshin
ers have been operating a still for
some time.
Capt. Whittaker stated that no ar
rests had been made as yet, but he
has in his possession strong incrimi
nating evidence-
Capt. Whittaker brought the still
to Oxford and turned it over to Sher
iff Hunt. It is the largest still cap
tured in this section in several years.
Capt Hutchins who attended Fed
eral Court in Wilson last week arriv
ed here Friday evening. He arose
early Saturday morning and went out
in the woods near Lewis station, four
miles north of Oxford, and captured
a 60 gallon still and returned home
in time for breakfast
CONFEDERATE SEAL
FOREVER MYSTERY
Negro Who Alone Knew Its Where
abouts Dies, Keeping His . Secret.
Washington, April 11. The where
bouts of the official seal of the con
federacy, an uncolved mystery for
more than half a century, prabably
will ever remain unknown. James
Jones, aged negro employe in the
Senate office building, who is re
puted to be the only person with a
knowledge of the place where the
seal was buried, died without dis
closing his secret
As the story goes, Jones buried the
seal before the Federal authorities
I could obtain possession of the con
federate leaders effects, and to his
death revealed the spot to no one.
Jones was the President Davis in
the last days of the Confederacy,
driving the carriage, being with Mr.
Davis iii the department from Rich
mond, durinsr hi a sta v in North Caro-
i lina, 'and at the time of his capture
by Federal troops in "Georgia.
GRANVILLE IS IN THE
FOURTH HIGHWAY DISTRICT
Jolm Sprunt Hill, Of Durham, Is the
District Commissioner.
Col. Ballou, Chairman of the Gran
ville county road commission, and Mr.
John Sprunt Hill, the district com
missioner, are close friends.
Mr. Hill is a banker and manufac
turer. The fourth district, over
whicbhe presides are the counties of
Granville, Harnett, Lee, Chatham,
Wake, Orange,- Durham, Person,
Vance, Warren, Franklin.
Apropos of - the appointment of
Col. Ike Meekins', a Marion Butler
man, to a very attractive post, it is
asserted that the "hog comhina" is
liable to lose some of its prestige-
toll)
u itcsi, J3iiuun anu jjaites will
EAKES.
Co. Honor Roll)
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sounded at the grave and the firing
of a salute at the grave.
The Escort. ,
Capt. 'Fuller, who will probably
be in command, stated that it would
be well for all former service men of
Granville to be ready to report in
uniform to form the military escort.
Arrangements Pending.
As stated above, it is not known
at what hour the remains of the sol
diers will reach here- In the mean
time funeral arrangements are being
made-
War Record.
GEO. G. ELLIOTT
Oxford Route 7.
Private, Company H, 120 Infantry;
was wounded near Bellicourt,
France, and died same day in field
hospital.
TENNY B: WEST
Oxford Route 7.
Member of Company C, 119 Infan
try; wounded at Bellicourt, France,
and died few hours later. ,
. FREDERICK LILLIAN CLARK .
Oxford, N. C.
Mechanic, Company E, 120th In
CALL TO THE OXFORD'S
WOMAN'S CLUB
Women, of the club and oth
ers, Ave have an opportunity to
show, in a small way our grati
tude, love and respect for some
of our gallant men who died in
France for us. As you all know,
bodies of five of our soldier
boys will be brought to Oxford
i a few days. Their remains
will lie in state in the Court
House till the following day.
On that morning tWo will be
carried from there to Elmwood
where their funerals will be con
ducted. The other three will
be carried to Mt Creek Church
for interment in the afternoon.
Their Captain has asked that
we honor these men with our
flowers and our attendance at
their funerals, as far as is pos- -sible.
Save your flowers and
lets make these boys' last rest
ing places things of beauty.
There is so little we can do for
them and so much they haye
done for us. You will be noti
fied when and where to send
flowers as Soon as more definite
knowledge comes to us. Yon
will also be notified of the
hours for the services. Wpmen,
let nothing keep us from doing
this small tiling. There will
be enough cars at the Court
House to carry every one to
Elmwood who will go.
MRS- D. G. BRUMMITT,
Pres. of Womans Club-
AUTO RUNS DOW N
AND KILLS BIRD IN
THE STREETS OF OXFORD
Men, WToman and Children Have
Very Little Chance To Escape
Speed Demons.
When an auto run's down and kills
an English sparrow in the streets of
Oxford, men women and children
have a poor chance to escape.
On Saturday last a bunch of English
snarrows werp holding a conference
in the middle of one of Oxford's most
frequented residential streets- . . A-long-came
a half-grown boy at the
wheel nf a hieh Dower car and dash
ed into the covey of birds- One bird j
was killed on the spot and anotner
one fluttered on the pavement like a
chicken with its head off-
If there had been a bunch of chil
dren in the street at that point there
would have been no escape-
It makes no difference what it
costs, the town board should employ
someone tn ratch the sneed demons.
An officer in plain clothes could
catch them, and Mayor Stem would
do the rest. ' " .
THE FRAU OF THE
EX-KAISER IS DEAD
Augusta Victoria Passes At Doom,
Of Heart Disease.
Doom; Holland, April 11.' . For
mer Empress Augusta Victoria of
Germany died here at 6 o'clock this
morning of heart failure.
Your battery should have water
about every two weeks, stop at Wil
lard Service Station.
Re Intered at Mt.-'Creek
TKOMAb h. OAKLEY.
ourtesy Granville Co. Honor Roll)
fantry, 30th Division. , Born Jan
uary 18, 1894. Son cf James Ed
ward and Lelia C- Clark, Entered
service June 15, 1914, at Oxford,
N. C- Trained at Camp Sevier, S. C
Went overseas May 12, 1918. Killed
at battle of Bellicourt, France, Sep
tember 29, 1918-
BENNIE A. EAKES
Oxford, N. C
Private, Company E, 120th Infan
try, 30th Division. Born August 30,
1893. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W, T.
Eakes. Entered service October 4,
1917, at Camp Jackson, S- C Over
seas May 12, 1918. Wounded at
battle of Bellicourt September 29.
1918. Died September 30, 1918, at
Herbecourt, Somme, France.
THOMAS L. OAKLEY. .
Oxford, N. C.
Private, Company E, 120th In
fantry, 30th Division. Born Novem
ber 23. 1894. Son of A. D. Oakley.
Entered service November 15, .1917.
at Camp ' Sevier, S. C- Went' over
seas MayJ12f:19k18. Killed neaf-Maz-enheim,
France October 12, 1918.
i THE OXFORD TEAM HOLDS
PIEDMONT PROFESSIONAL
DOWN TO SIX HITS
Coffy, For Oxford, Pitched An Ex
cellent Game,
rue Durham team of the Piedmon
League defeated Oxford at Horner
Park Saturday by a score of 3 to 0.
The pitching of Caviness and Moore
for Durham was airtight, and only
one hit was made by Oxford. Coffy,
for Oxford, pitched an excellent
game, holding the Durham leaguers
to six hits and' striking out nine men.
None of the Durham runs were earn
ed. . The showing of the Oxford team
against the professionals reveals lot
of real base ball strength in Oxford,
and argues well for a successful sea
son. The Score.
Oxford ' Ab. R. H. Po. A. E-
Hales ss 4 0 1 0 0 1
Harris 3b 4 0 0 4 5 0
Reece c 4 0 0 9 0 1
Baker rf 2 0 0 0 0 0
Royster 2b 2 0 0 1 1 3
Harris G. If . . -3 0 0 2 0 0
Fries cf 3 0 0 0 0 0
Mitchell lb 2 0 0 6 0 0
Cutchins lb, c.l 0 0 3 0 0
Coffey p ......3 0 0 2 1 0
Totals ...28 0 1 27 7 5
Durham Ab. R. H. Po. A. E.
Shay cf 5 0 1 0 0 0
Magrann ss 5 0 0 2 2 1
Manning c 4 2 1 9 0 0
Dayton rf 41 1 0 0 0
Clark lb 3 0 0 9 1 0
Martin lb .. ..1 0 0 5 0 1
Clemms If . . . . 4 0 1 0 0 ,0
Quinn 2b ...'....4 0 0 1 7 0
Manush 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0
Caviness p . . . .3 0 1 0 0 0
Wilson p, 3b ... 1 0 0 1 1 0
Moore p .1 0 0 ,0 1 0
Totals . . .38 3 6 27 12 2
Score by innings R. H-E.
Score by innings: R- H. E.
Durham ...102 000 0003 6 2
Oxford . . .000 000 0000 1 5
To Play Return Game.
The Oxford team will play the
Durham team of the Piedmont lea
gue at Durham in the near 'future.
Some of the boys are sore over their
defeat Saturday and they will go to
Durham in better shape-
Professional Game Tomorrow.
The Capital Professionals of Wash
ington City will play the Oxford
team at Horner Park tomorrow af
ternoon. The game will be called at
3 o'clock. In anticipation of the
battle, the Oxford boys are lubricat
ing their joints. .
The missing naval free balloon
A-5604, which disappeared after
leaving the Pensacola naval station
the night of March 22, with five men
aboard for an overnight '. practice
flight, was found in the Gulf of Mex
ico, 26 miles southwest of Cape Bias,
by the fishing smack Electra, Cap
tain Roy Eckert No trace of the
crew was discovered.
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE ;
OPPOSE HIGH FENCE
Local Baseball Team Requested Per
mission To Erect High Fence A
round High School Playgrounds.
Mr. Charles S. Garman, represent
ing the wishes of the. local baseball
team, appeared before the high
school commission and the play
ground committee Friday ; evening
end asked permission to erect a tallv
fence around the playgrounds of the
high school on Williamsbord street.
The commission of the high school
is 'composed of Messrs. D.G. Brum-t
mitt. R. H. Lewis and H- M. Shaw,
and the members of the playground
committee are Mrs. A." H. Powell,
chairman; Mrs. W. B. Ballou and Mr.
W. T. Yancey.
Mr... Garman stated " ?that they
wished to place a tall fence' around
the athletic field and use "it as a
baseball park ; that by so " doing
there would be more paid admissions
to the game- After discussing the
question the joint committee decided
that it would be best not to enclose
the grounds with a high fence. . .
The Public Ledger thinks the com
mittees did the right thing. The am
phitheatre, or pit, if you please.. is so
admirably situated it would be prac
tically impossible to erect a stockade
sufficiently high to shut it. out . of
view of those perched on the high
hills surrounding the grounds. .
Nor do we believe that the base
ball team will suffer by the rerusal
of the committee. They have a right
to collect from all who see the game, '
and they are at liberty to extend, the,
limits a reasonable distance. A si
milar incident comes to mind "thai
happened in Richmond, Va., when the
aeroplane was in its infancy. Eight
flyers came to Richmond and engag
ed the fair grounds for a three days9
flight The price of admission was
50 cents. The attendance was slim5
and the fliers realized only $4,000
for the three days flights- The same
fliers, except Johnson, who was killed'
at Denver, and Moyson, who was
killed near New Orleans, returned to
Richmond the following year and en
gaged an open aviation field in South
Richmond. They made arrange
ments with the street car company
to sell tickets for 50 cents and give a
free ride to all who were enroute to
the aviation field. All automobiles ;
with one person was taxed $1, and -all
other occupants 25 cents. A col
lection; was taken from those on the
surroup.ding chills near at hand.t
The three days' flight from an "opetr
field netted them $12,500.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION
Call the Police When a Wildcat
Stock Salesman Hits Town.
The North Carolina ' Insurance
Companies is sending out the fol
lowing to the policemen in al he
towns of the State.
"For protection of the people of
your city I request that you be on
the lookout for unlicensed stock
salesmen. There is every indication
that many wildcat stock campaigns
will be undertaken soon. At pre
sent there is not a licensed blue-sky
stock salesman in the State. Arrest
any man you find offering such stock
and report to this department for
further instructions."
LIFE SENTENCE IS GIVEN
OWNER OF DEATH FARM
Wealthy Georgia Planter, Charged
W ith the Murder Of Eleven Ne
groes On His Farm,.Found Guilty.
Coyington. Ga., April 10. John S
Williams, accused of the murder of
eleven of his negro farm hands to
halt a Federal investigation of peon
age, which, in the broader sense
means that he held and worked the
men without warrant, was found
guilty of murder by a jury in New
ton county superior court Saturday
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Motion for a new trial was im
mediately filed, and hearing on the
motion set for April 30 at Decatur.
DAETH OF WILKINS STOVALL
One More Of the Old Veterans Of
Granville Goes To His Reward.
The death of Wilkins Stovall oc
curred at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. E. L. Tate in Burlington last
Saturday afternoon, following an ill
ness of several months-
Mr. Stovall went to Burlington
several weeks to make his home
with his daughter.
The deceased was 85 years of age
and was a native of Granville county.
He was a lieutenant in the War Be
tween the States, and a braver sol
dier never, lived.
His remains, accompanied by his
daughter's family was taken to Sto
vall and laid to rest last Saturday.
DRD7T TO THE FARM
HAS SET IN AGAIN
Kansas City, Mo- April 11. Wide
spread unemployment in cities has
created a drift back to the farm and
relieved the farm labor shortage
brought about during the war, re
pots of federal state employing
bureaus reveal. -
Farm hands in the great gram bei.
of the central states are reported
plentiful at wages greatly reduced
as compared with a year ago-
Enthusiastic Road Man
The members of the Granville Cot.
nty Highway Commission are very en
thusiastic, and their enthusiasm is
contageous. Everybody is deeply
pleased to know that the State and
Federal Government will take over
65 miles of the county roads and
build and maintain them.