North Carolina Newspapers

" r i , ; 1 -r . r wu, XX -LI.X ... , , OXFORD N D TTTftgrr iT ATr -. . ' VOL. XXXVI iovKSi w. peace U"" THE NECESSITY OF Ka-ii!iiN(J HISTORICAL FACT j C L 1 TTT X. ; prohibition forces in OXFORD, N. C. TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1921 -1 ru rtvfnwl Citizens , x . -iear- 1 wi,r r,,i. Trri.m.. ; - ... ... .s.iiuutiu ana Vh( awm .. ; ; i meaning iiepv $ans: Km.cd a Ifall iyom W ilnunffto ; Hostilities against the makers of . Auntie Ocean iVheu iii.r.it !;,. vr,n ... . U1 i.'i '' 1 - . .. - m iuuu vaionna n.vp , -. .-Mr,! Was a JlemDcr Oi the -la.: I . mia May 2. Public Ledger: . 1, TTn nvf .,. ?s fortunate in having a num bei. 0f clubs and societies for civic iruu-ovenient. But it seems to me that one very interesting line of ac tivitv is being overlooked. No steps ore being taken to recoru historical facts known now by only the oldest riiizens- . , s or your paper run uac living who can ten or in the early naner Colonel Gregory The tile fov tliirtv "...,,..1; nmv lit'! . ,.-.--., 1 .Viot hn'inoTiPn Jny, of Oxford before your 11 . VV'.VIj V. .. , . -J! 1 . p"' Kobirood of schools: Dr. Marsh rt' V'ruches: Colonel Cooper of the Pinvrl- lliv Tnhn C Tin 11 nf ran v.i'iTi Hup.rd: j '--naer merchants: Mr. Webb of the To'';1 "co market: Mr. R. W. Lassiter of -jiiviiiinont families. Colonel J. C lr. i;; can tell of base ball in Ox ford as ir was played before the pre .r veneration rf plavers were po;;i; i.nr ho may be too modest to v. ii v ne Kiinfiicu a Dan irom the Atlantic Ocean been brought to a standstill hv nr tiers issued from the office of Com miasicner cf Revenue in Washing ton, calling all prohibition agents in ine fetate to their home bases, with instructions to curtail activities and reauce expenses to the lowest pos sible figures. Mint To Resisi. . Added to the order that has been issued by the broad, hint that any who contemplate leaving the service at any time within the near future r -ill "U : iciiuci lueir resignations imme diately. The order, together with the hint to resign, was relaved by telegraph to every man of the field agents, more than forty all told. Many May Resign. H. G. Gulley, chief of the prohibi tion agents in this territory, was un willing to discuss the situation yes terday, or to hazard any guess as to the meaning of the order- How many of the men now working under him will leave the service immediately, he did not know, but he rather ex pects complete disintegration of the prohibition work, in the State during the next few weeks. Many of the I men. he thinks, will quit immediate ly- The move is generally regarded as O i j J.1 . 1 il T n ul me .n. ti ll rf tlio mpn install men of depleted been fa ixtv vsars ago can be re- expected since ane induction 01 me f;,.1A ni , tll. I while the Senate' is still souabbling es oMntomatio'S willt tet 1 over the confirmation of David H. i. r i ,i , , i pioir whn i siatpfi to taKp. cnarst; Ut i iriiiebi u u stens dp " - - ii , , t 1 11v.rAiiiiA tiflnnrrmpnr 1111 m j i prohibition workers, it brings with somewhat of surprise- The present senatorial row was expected to hold on the head-chopping for some time. CllCCVOc t tVllt n tor lireservins: historical da fa. ' . I - - ' - -. ivui uuia f r Oxford nnd Granville County a- joiic rne ronowmg 'jmes First, ibat an historical societv be ci'aa:i:zod- Second, that persons having per sonal knowledge of early history pre pare and read papers before the so ciety, rfsjfl Third, that in case those having such personal knowledge do not feel eoual to the task of writing the pap- seme member of the society ob tain an interview and prepare the inArnMi-- 4-1-... imuimaiiuii inus acquired ruiinn, t the ?ccietv one- copy to bp rptainprl- hir r. i . J ,LXD OU one copy to be . sent to the orth Carolina Historical Societv -l0nVe fop1vfil?d insome locai -cie? of safe keeping. In this way can the records of past and present events be preserved i -fare generations. A W. G. PEACE, Lt. Col. U.' S. Army. -SKLA MILLIOX uuia xilK UAITED STATES DISTINGUISHED VISITOR SPENDS DAY IN OXFORD SPENDS DAY His Grandfather Was the Clerk Of Granville County Ccart From 1798 to 1821. Mr. Richard A. Sneed, of Okla- i . a i 4- TTi-wJoTr in 'rvfrivrl. noma, spent io,sa riium in- ulus acquired. He cam to Oxford to iook up some that all papers read before j of the records of Granville County, y be made in three copies. ! His Grandfather, Stephen Sneed, was. to be retained" by thp so- ! flip clerk of Granville county from 1708 to 1821, whose will was probat ed at the May term of courts 1821, just a century ago. Albert Sneed. the youngest son of Stephen Sneed, was the father of Richard A. Sneed. who moved from Granville county to Mississippi in 1'835. where he lived until his death in 1874. This is the first visit dc Mr- Sneed to the native soil of his parents and grand parents. While i -- -,t P -A V -v trrno V r mi net r tin c THv in uaiui u lit; vv do tut; uoi ui tuc -v TT,e a,ttf of Yfh r- r t n change Hotel and spent one night e hta e o?of2rUl Carolina Has with General B- S. Royster. He left ThP rwf'f ais- , i Oxford Saturday morning for Ral- rpct nf th. ieoaonhas pub lshed i ei-h t0 be tne week end guest of Col. ;nr t5flthe 1 9 20 census in re- Fred Olds. in twq i ? P ?n(1 tenan- Mr. Sneed is a tall, handsome gen the VntZ qw 6-449A242 farms in tleman 70 odd years of age. He was ' t IS ki tes" Of this num- a member of the Eighteenth Regi- rq ce Ri o "Mxo-i-cu. uwjli- j meni, Mississippi volunteers in me War Between the States, and was captured near Burksville, Va- April 6, 1865- He is an active member i 1 XT ? x Jl A. TT J oi tne united uonieaeraie veterans of the State of Oklahoma, and is the commissioner of pensions of that State. NORTH CAROLINA LEADS THE SOUTHERN STATES c v v, " ij"muiiiuii ui tne tenancy ' - ; ni'her than V, - . J ! jnnr1inr In a V'bnlp A " "i iuc VJUUlliry as I wiuiuf, iu oiausutB issucu nf fhX y MMiuAimateiy 44 per cent uie nina f amine una last jmday pri Ui 11113 oiaie are operat- "". iioiiii Carolina at tnat tune ru U.v IlOn-OWTlPr'3 1qJ oil V, cMi, u i - uo.olz arp nnorotod v-.T St?nd 2,455,879 are operated by If t hi t APnrt?imately 40 per cent weratf hlS m the C0Untry are now t? eS by non-owners. "fi 44tate of Nortn Carolina has -?.633 farms of which number "hvLare 0Dera1;ed by owners, an ,b J rA ?nd 1 1 7.4 5 9 by ten- rmiino" "uii;a,ies mat iNorth urolmas proportion of the tenancy M WTfKft NORTHERN lAUAhTS IN HARNETT COUNTY Dnn? !? J tbe Enterprise: Harnon k -BeiV- Townsend, '"ntroduced iS?1? no successfully countv w staple. cotton Into sepkine tn 1 i year is this year a la S I0, watermelons on kets. Ho nfl n ine northern mar- Mississippi 3 683 hve pfflpd nhSe?rfi? L' Cannaday North Carolina 63 213 citrus vuT,0" 40 acres to the I Oklahoma 8181 anoh o Uarus and exoect tn malr0 South Parnlino ii aa? flint Or ThP nnHoTfolr,v. I Tpnnoocfln o V rf, liJ.OUt) -Jexa.S. 16,911 Virginia . 11L1 . 26.553 ucn o r-, Aycvi tu majfp l,o, w success Of thP iiTiAfnbTri "il npvt LOrBLiiie iiiKsnrr farmers - TO HIS FRIENDS PrismIsS""nndent Of State Morrhoi iSn County VIan- Geonre p"? 51 ?aS named Mr. the f S att as superintendent E F. Aicoritinph to succeed Mr. 1a?t TuiSdiv MWli?Ied suddenly smUh field n'fp?r" Po1u moved frm c;01 board ad &ef cirk of the Pri-'n-ied thP rL?hen the vacancy oc fiess of m? 5ern?r recognized the Ihe aS? f(Vne Dlace and Mr Pirapnointment. 'ho DenocrS CUnty chairman of f?.vp v'r Mn5lch Johnston countv wr- iVlorrisnTi a ,nA . V '-'xicy. " xiauuauuit; ma- 'TA'Trsr 1 INCHEDIN TENNESSEE nTedT' MJt 8-Berry ntain hSH whlte alleged v"lipn fiftv SI ai Huntsville, Tenn-. into thP qSLmen forced their ed BonR and TOty aiI' seiz- 5 Sfe0 t0 a tree WEEKLY WEATHER &ne'MflvMoay A-Forecast North and IfJT 9 a1?,14' inclusive: south AtfantK 12dLe Atlantic states. C,Pdinffl iSi annn ea?t Wilf states; SilJot weekt?IDPeratllre - ?H '''''' -J. . '.' ITPY TkTTTi ci rv-r -T..-.-r- . NORTH r tv a f"' ii-JiA'lS UAi?'OitDv U -r;,!,0' ' i THE FIRST SCHEDULE V uxuiiw IHW SHJilbU Spallation Is Rit'e As To Ho-v Tliej Did It Tlie Result Of tlie Gair.e Here Tomorrow WTiIl Be Watclied With Liteiest. The opening game of the Central Carolina League, which was to have been played here last Friday with the Henderson team, was postponed on account of rain, and by virtue of the DOT-fnonpmpnt tiio rwf derson team played the opening game Oi. the season at Henderson last Sat urday afternoon. o rrtIarge attendance, estimated at .000, with a number of Oxford peo ple present,, witnessed the defeat of Oxford in a score of 7 to 3. Admit ting that Henderson has a good team, peculation is rife as to how thev PilPfl lin 7 to 5 icroinof o , is equally as strong in evpry particu lar. Not until late in the game did tne umpire discover that the Hender son Pitcher was handling balls that were not in accordance wi'li the regulations. The two teams are evenly matched, and those who attend the game to morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at Horner Park will be interested in a contest that is filled with thrills. BEST SIX DAYS OF YEAR ON NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Market Prices Almost To Highest Avenge Of Year. ..New Ynrlr TUoir Q rrvu ujiaiket-last week rose almost to the niffnnest average of the vear cn a volume and breadth of "operations hich sui passed any similar period in several months. t,,cululation ,f tne rails consti tuted the market's most solid fea une. oils were prominent at ah times, regardless of further read- nned'produc fr CFUde and re" Motors, leathers, textiles and kin dred specialties were responsive to' loiemtVade conditions and coppers lost little ground, desnite the back wardness of that industry and the dSndn f the American Smelting . Fundamental factors of the week included the 20 per cent wage cut announced by the United States SteS Corporation and indications of elt ler money rates, as foreshadowed bv the lower rprh?fVMiv.a t uy. SPnro niKtilut: "l 1 c END. OF "HARD TIMES" - IN SOUTH IS EXPECTED Atlanta. Ga., May 9. With the U is believed VXi Th !:hs s,?ctlon is at hand. ot the local reserve bank. vveuDOrn BRYAN ENTERS LAW " FIRM AT WASHINGTON pefiT til- ha9s .-Another law" here. Wiiiia J t s sone lnto formed a Iaw parSsh7p nerl're- STROXG RELMIOUS' CENTER EisrhtJ-.Five Per Cent Of ti, r , . (Smithfield Herald) prehminnrv cn, "C1.e vvas tne persons in Vi?o "r.-Af- rence of ..iI.Tr.;." """.immunity in rpH pferfonhs 'wlTTa tP Meth0disTthe flffures are as follows: Baptist 5Z Presbyterian '"ill Episcopal 1g Freewill Baptist V " il Primitive Baptist l Advent . . 46 Christian . ." gj Catholic .... 26 Lutheran '.... 1 Jewish ... 3 Quaker ... .7 tion of SmithfYfuSL0' !5e Popula- a,e to be membeVoT cf LD AND THE NEW v TOWN SOARD OF COM MISSIONERS 3IEET TONIGHT No. 37 i MAYORS, LEGISLATORS ! NEED FOR BUILDING ! AND OTHERS INSISTING j VERY EVIDENT HERE I ON AY IT V7"I? A crccTrkv ! ANT) TV TTTtf roTTYrv j . - m ; ' k7UTOiv.i I v - v a x x. JL"Z;.WiillTansfer the Burden. Of Sometldrir Mt. to Oxiova JShcrt Of Rainess : Build v c AO 1:13 Mole eit By Reduction Li Val uations. A Office From tht The Mavr.r nnrl Kim.4 f , I . - - .J . ITTJIVS Jlinl I'oi. ...... I has been truthfullv said that the building business has had to playithe ! part of a shock absorber to the coun- -i J i.atiit.is t.;yciea 10 serve until the first Monday in May, 1923, ; Mayor. x MAJOR THAD G. STEM. . Ccnimissioiiers. . W. Z. MITCHELL. W. A. McFARLAND. C D. RAY. T D. K. TAYLOR. W. T. YANCEY. S. H. PRICHARD. ...... JOHN A. WILLIAMS. The School Board. The question of placing two wo men n the Oxford school board will probably come up at this meeting. STRONG SERMON TO LOCAL ODD FELLOWS FUYV; R C; Speaks Of the Love ad Friendship Of David. m accordance with the time-honored ni.tfim n--f j .. V;C,, Sunday the day for r ccimuai eriiion. Anout uu"ipu or inese strong fr new sess- try during, thp nnrpr.n.n r.QT'o .f past four years. Building activity rCCPlVPr. iha hovrit .-.i J,1 assemoiy," says zr"J VUiJti umiea states into the tie Greensboro News. Ltne. latter-part of 1918 ail huul e r!d,ilctipns under the reval- J.ut tnat of JL essential ; nature was uaticn act. wnn ri .v,Xi. 'Suspended, uiii. .i. 1r- vr cause all the trouble. There are 1 Far. People were srenerallv lnntw ,,oni.tieif' tnonn. in which half the leaky has been swept from the reve nue booKS by order of the countv wm.ooluUB1Si mere are few of inD7 r All 1 . . .. likelv that ii .nyQ u i . tiia-n ou counties dlsturb their valuations corpo- , uut lucitj is naruiy any coun ty, in which there will not be a vast aggregate reduction of revenues, .viii illusJrration of the way this vvill work, a Wake county farmer and large realty owner has property :n another part of the state. He bought it low. say for $3,500. The assessors screwed their courage up tp the point of assessing it at $5,000. Lnder revaluation it was put on the taxbooks at $38,000. He does noi wish to sell his farm because he be lieves m lands, but he would take ,tulce Placed cn it by the re " r, cuumg 01 me are j ,Fere generally lookinc- firqt tn rX, 5 "Alness to be the tirst to rebound to something, like a SaLpar level, but . today it nere are tew of . opn it is not only doing; All told it. ts nnt 'that but is far sumacs. R than 30 counties age construction prior to the war. s rnmn- I . me Same crmr. itirme tfiot it in the country at large anpiy To Ox ford and Granville county We a?e ,mv tVth ourt Gilding needs, T similar located city or countv in thP cari. .Dnftav,tes-- judBinK thl fndrCreid0efnceraeSS hUSeS' ofi;es . Yu would be .surprised to learn foV.cSidae,?iilub of PPlteauSS 'and 'l&Veced6 i T"."".'"1 .ear, ana nnnft Q T" t -i 7-. valuation.. The commissioners havp 1 Existing conditinna t,t.,..x ut- oelf, "aJ?mK mvUatioii to sell it any j Oxford and Granville county today raternal t,lme for $19,000 net. They will hp. are sufficient to Ipari nno ?Fk ia from ar relieve that man. - ) that the man who i T foresiehted Chm-nu When the many thnnsnnfic. 1.0 t enough to hnilr. nr niea men maTe ipH n..r.i. u their lodge to the Methodist Church L When the many thousands have and hearrl t-pv t? r ibeen trpatpf. tha cQm 1 A.. vy. vjielVtJH tiPIIVPr i ouuic wttv Lilt. IHVP- f.81011 wonderful power. HU nues wil1 nave melted. There is A??? J?ased oQ friendship, brought - !.,way to avoid this shrinkage of outgone of the stroneest .nninta Udd Fellowship was the first ."verse iiel: 1111 ciiapter of Second Sam- atlAnd Pavid aid. Is there yet l1 that is ! left of the houe of oaui, that I may show him kind ness for Jonathan's sake? rA Sa,s. pointed out Jthat a lodge of Odd Fellows " do not meet in the f?n5f n0m and shut themselves out at heanthp81-0 th orld. but have at neait the interest of every widow and orphan of the land. The sermon Tn,llld ar0lind the life of David aSd values. They will amount to many Hundred tnmisanria in tovoo tv,. o.. over. That will leave a hole in the -state treasury and something must be done to close it." j VANCE COUNTY IS IN LINE FOR STATE ROAD WORK trxi- x-ill MriWilliam P. Presided at the organ WEST OXFORD NOTES enough to build now s tnTTno rri. i ins investment . The business men of Oxford met eighteen months or two years a-o and suggested ways and means ato e ect a number of residence but the Plans fell through. We failed to nut through what we then saw to be a necessity. Let the business men Stioif 'Jn r aRai? with " he de?eer mination to go forward. Othpr towns are doing it, and there is nS reason whywe should not expand SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED - FOR GOOD ROAD ESSAY High School Boys and Girls Asked To Compete For Four Yelv College fclolrfhil, -Which Is Worth hx j-iie jiismwav Tr p d anv on pro -nrji. n -)v, ,HLU Ctll eXnPn.opc: r.oiVl v. 1 I 1 t I -M niT JL l X.X . lIT-lfV (Kill I "J lir -l -n n-m-rv - . r J-JL t X 1 . I II I I Mil 1 T r I- i Mrs. K. L. Street. ?n in this "respect Vas' eivpn ?s the best essafn "GoTd u , i nnnvri rf "A. rj msnwave TVo,, x ,, u mucn ! r;.l ""uctuis oi me unamber of fC n " iivj,po11- ii ii i imu riA irr w. i x tti ofTviT; Yc "iriut; Jundorsement of the plans , as laid down by the State Highway Commission was giv! ln fUl1' .Wlth the additional ur S?l nat Provision be made Wants Direct Connections i r.mi capital. With Other No.'lina Outlined. (Henderson Daily Dispatch) TTi0Ji0!y5ihe.??uest of the State rTi: "aj "ission ror expressions iue peopie or the citv and thP with The Singing Sohnni '.,: h ... "mzt I ,AiY.mii.'J T-i . . thP ch 20. ,t rttfiS7 flGrou tLa& Mfe Reynolds. andOUo?hd: -v.i.va. i i h nun in ii-Tr;.j man of the committee in charge of rules'hlU0' and e followingf emthe Torkf 11 announced to gov? ?says- "J-? said, must not h iiJftliL, JLHWl Lil VCLXUllUcl at LUClL LllllC led all the southern states by a wide margin in the amount of her con tributions to save the starving Chin ese. The amount from the southern states were as follows: Alabama ,. $5,787 Arkansas 4,328 Florida 11,500 Georgia 9,363 Kentucky . 46,050 Louisiana 1,870 ti- J. a. ' id, (XZ On Q,-r. Jjuuiic mvued. loiiowing the Sunday Scnom tt.- tendiner thp JSSd $TSG0 f d ople up teproa C M toward the Ford Car Mr. working T otners haye been working on. The car is in sigh just around the corner. . to NOT I.IUCH CORN PLANTED jiienoerson to I-nisburg by wav of! u 1S said, must not h the short cut probably thrbughEp- i moil lhan 500 words in length and r in that n"-Lwrte3 i.or... A essays must be in the hands of committees not later than June 15. when the work of grading the thousands nf oc urrm.ff Thp TTi prh uri tr nw,. . . - .r r " "iuuiission s Dlue- print, showing the proposed roads to be placed under State supervisor, which is now on display on the bu?' letm board at the court house n?o" yides for maintenance of the S gom Henderson to Oxford, that from KygMlS? through MiddlS .Ral&ih S5?d south on the of these met thl - ' V JL the thousands of "Li,-? radin 1 Jne lQcal and state prizes will also be announced shortly but ao cording to the national committee essays winning honors in local" and EE? WLbe eligibfelo cS2 scholarship ThetherTocal Sffl prizes, arc nf.n 71 rtUU oiate u0est that -the Louisburg Placed in irnnrt inu:-'8 mi ""UlLlUU. favor oGf Den someJ sentiment In rayor of ar improved road from Henderson to Warrenton over tZ snort route, which would 11 . DiS.g To Cur- "or?h of thefty bTut w,Th ml!es tt,ifk" P. ChaiK .... . ,eif and M, j CKETT DEAX, T" - W-J Kl w dorsempn t tS saye their en- pnTztes aIe Sf'ered or not. SMM, quest that tIithT thf additional re- 18 the Firestone scholarship and iS te S?.4rK road be JjSf year it was won by an TdaSo TO LET FOURTEEN KUADS NEXT WEEK Chairman Page Ready To Begin Work on New State System Of Roads. Raleigh N C-, May 9 More than 80 miles of the State road system ap proved recently were offered to con iiors J7 airman Page last week. Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth districts are con cerned. Fourteen separate projects1 are included in the batch of advrtlse ments, for bids offered and among them is every lype of road from the gravel to standard concrete. Among the roads advertised is the T?$lvle-Un ofJhe Durham-Chapel H I highway, the section being 4.10 Hr, T t.;, u 1 c yauge county zine. The Durham end of the road is now SSJfH60111011 and tne remain AS1011111 De completed as soon S?.ii ?Tr actors can get to work. It k JI he of standard concrete construc hpfnr.oMPai5e .nopes t0 complete it ip5orte tne beginning of the , col legiate year in September. . . ' LIST YOUR TAXES For two reasons now is the time for taxpayers? in O-rfnri. Tnnm.h.n list. First, if everybody holds back until the end of May, I will be un able to take care of the rush. Se cond, there will be a penalty on all taxes not listed in May. List now, relieve me and avoid the penalty! Taxpayers in other , - Townships nova until OAit. . M ir. x 11.1 x.. uuiu mc -viu 04 may 10 list. List according to schedule published IT JL JUL V4. J lanment nf rmr,. t ri r .v"i or. . t. -. 1 y iidve passea ov- er the road between Raleigh and Ox ford many times, and never before have I observed as low acreage plant ed to corn, tobacco and other crops iu ottoun ui me year. SET OF SHAKESPEAR'S PLAYS TO BE GIVEN AWAY .Miss HarringWs Pupils Will Pre ..sent Play Thursday Evening Sle Giaded School Auditoriuin. ihe Shakespeare Club of Oxford offers each year a complete set of in TthT s ine D0.y or glrl conaucted by Rev. George T. Tuno- h Jt dpMaf?,tS-Ch00L Psenting the . tall. The interment followed at the best declamation chosen from one of I old DaniPl hnriai nnJ Jl " T.6 Mrs?. S. T?. Tiii. . .v- . u.acii, uiiQ 01 tne ffonrj women of Granville county; passed to her reward Sunday. She was a faithfu member of Hester Church and delighted to attend services wnen possible for her to do so. iment of his intention to become a She is survived by a husband, five ' candidate for Congressman-at-large pons and two or three daughters, as KSaM Stat.e of Nortn Carolina, if lunows: jonn, at, Stephen Spur geon and Marsh. The surviving daughters are Mrs. Frazier and Mrs! Von rtr-rr girl, who JL. r.-..an Aoano the White" House" ii TaSVn Sad? tt HaSlnrfSSSS; i? wnrte award- The scholarship $5 000 fnrm-tr0Un,d figUTes about $&,uuu for it includes "everv rea?- Sol KinSet'; frm e entryrfnto ThonVi?ntl1. tne graduation day. The pr ze winner can pick any insti- tlltinn in tl.. tt:4.j rix, J ."r" otoC,. a . """fu states with a standard curriculum. t. t GEN CARR IS A CANDIDATE FOR CONGRSMAN-AT-LARGE 111 the Event North Carolina Gets An wiw??sslJian He Will Toss His Hat In the Ring. c3r ashington Gen. Julian S. Carr off Durham makes announce W. P: STRADLEY, N County Supervisor. WAKE FOREST COMJUENCEMENT Wednesday, Thursday and Friday Wo , My 25, 26 and 27th. J' Wednesday Class Reunion. Rail rsfes l or.JriP"'Class Orations: Academic tto&y dees.' Bacce0- Fo?eset HoTpPwTi.07 the Wake coolK1 XwiSdS? WS'in -ay notff 1 reia u.. Collins. Alumni Secretary. Piano Recital. MissaCainP!SilS ?f MiS Kinney and fK oS11 glve a joint recital in the auditorium of Oxford P.i... next Saturday night. y 14th The Public is cordially invited 6 "TZr nineteenth annual meeting of the North Carolina Federation of Simf?Sn,C1Sbs .wiU be held at Wr4ghtsville Beach June 7 to 10. inclusive. best declamation chosen from one of these master pieces. T.heontst for this year will be held Thursday evening at eight 1U uraoed school Aud itorium. This will be the fifth year that the people of Oxford have had the pri vilege of attending so delightful an entertainment. These pupils who have been care- fullv trainpd htr Mi tt .,--. their efficient English teacher, will wcocu tue lunowing program: Taming 0f the Shrew Herbert Rountree and Annie Gray Bur roughs. As You LikeIt Annie Lou Wil liams, Eugenia Currin and Beth Cannady. Merchant of Venice Bernice Usry and Lula Smith. Richard III Carolyn Booth and Ed win Shaw. Business Man To Wed. The Public Ledger learns that a young business man of Oxford will take unto himself one of Granville's fairest daughters on May 25. The wedding is to be followed bv a honey moon trip north extending , over a period of eighteen days. - The Sale Is Still On. The great sale launched - several days ago by Cohn & Son is still in cn r xt . . . tun uieiat lor ine reason tnat tne Duy ing public is capable of telling a good thing when they see it and this firm is interested in giving the greatest bargains to ho found tn tht nonnla of - V w wum W Jk-kV WJIV , V this section. Read their announce ment On the fifth nntrft nf this? naner and read over a, list of the most choice bargains in their double store.- Yancey, The funeral services were held from thp hnmp Mn , " " .x-vx ttiLtJiuoon (conducted by Rev. George T. Tuni- itnll. tn.n. XI- 11 , i j t- "L-iiu.uL lonoweu at in, old Daniel burial ground, near Tran quniiy, monaay arternoon. TRINITY TO GET BIG SLICE Greensboro College For Women Will Receive $490000. Gteensboro, May 9 Greensboro College will receive $490000; Trinity- $700,000. and Trinity Park ?h0?io I1S522 as tneir share of the $33,000,000 being raised by the Southern Methodist Church for its educational institutions. The Methodists of this Greensboro "Ul.uu' xiavc uceu given 185,U0C as triPir nnntci nf tVi -Put.. . u . mv-x,v. wx u C ""u. lu ue raisea and are prosecuting the task of rais- 1 in p it Tci ti pnnci'Horol.lA ri - jljla vLi.kjx vjla auxr; VlftUI DO YOU WANT TO BE A DURHAM POLICEMAN? Durham, May 9. Complete re organization of the Durham police department will be the. first official step taken by H. W. Fueffner, newly elected temporary city manager. The manager has issued a call for applications from individuals who wish io oe employed in tne police department. The call .is .from the chief of police down to the ordinary police patrolmen. Applications, it is announced, must be iled. prior to Memorial Day1 At Stovall. The Stovall Boy Scouts will deco rate the graves of 13 confederate veterans and other graves at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. May 14 The Scout band will furnish music for the occasion. The scout master requests the ladies to brings flowers and the vets to take part ip the pa rade. Rev. A. M. Earl will be the speaker of the day. this State gets an extra man by virtue of the rpannnrt inn. ment of the membership of the House of Representatives. MR. ANDREW JAMISON HEAjB PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION Many Subjects Relating To School Work Were Discussed and Flan- ned. The monthly meeting of the Pa-rent-Teaeher Association was held in tno cthAAl a A i mi . . ix auunurium on rnursaay' night. The resignation of the Presi dent. Mrs. W. H. Upchurch, was ac cepted and Mr. Andrew Jameson Wi4 elected president and Mrs. M. C Taylor vice - president. Many sub jects relating to school work were discussed and planned. Great en thusiasm for the success of the asso ciation for the coming year was shown. . S- B- UNDERWOOD SUPERINTEN DENT OF RALEIGH SCRnoT.ft Four-Year Contract At 85.500 Pr Year. . fRaleigh Times) On the basis of a four-year con- t TTl nf On1 n cnln ... Xf r r r ( x ., ouu a. aiai y ul d,o u u a year. with the understanding that he is to serve also as secretary and finan cial officer of the committee, S. B. Underwood, off Greenville, Thursday afternoon accepted the position of superintendent of the Raleigh pub lic schools. . v Mr. Underwood accepts the posi tion at an increase of salary over the $4,200 a year former. v paid the su perintendent Th contract with the superintendent has formerly been for one year only. The new superinten- ueut win nave run cnarge of the ad- -mmistrative affairs of the Raleigh schools and the budget which will pe prepared jointly by the superin tendent -nd the committee. ' .:: ' , Dog Lost Stolen or strayed from my premis es one white and liver colored poin ter puppy. I will pay a liberal re ward for its ruflim tion leading to its recovery. t JJ. X SMITH.