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if 1 ' . ' PUBLISHED SEMI-WEEKLY TOWN AND COUNTY OFFER BRILLIANT OPPORTUNITIES AIL HOME PRINT. VOL.XXXVI OXFORD. N. C. FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1921 NO. 88 " k KILL BVKCLAK IX Smith & West -IK " ' I'Kl'OL KI(HT OX THE tabUshed at Ike STKKKTS OF OXFORD Morns.' Store Of Smith AWest-n.' This fact was es- inquest. Testimony. mi t. ji f j i ti -i . i ine Doay oi me aeaa nesro was Harris ' taken from where it fell to the ves tibule on the second floor cf the .a-P Int' the . ..uv iiiiil WHS AlilJk." . j i i -a. . -i i. Mitch'-i' tiiw - court nouse wnere it was viewed oy : way With the Goods nen a iarge number of people. Dr. Mor- "m-officer Bowling iris made a critical examination of . . . ...J the body. He told the coroners Tury that he was of the opinion that the shot which killed, the negro struck him in the back and passed traight through the body, coming ins: a rest u 3:30 o'clock yesterday niom- negro uuih' fired upon 0. L. Capt a Pncnnp f'lark was shot ! ,, Bt eets of Oxford as np:n ii i.-. red from tne ciuuuu biuic ' C AHfoi-ioll Pnmnanv oil oi tne with two new suit to he ewe C0lI nacked full of the most fasn- icmlb lass haberdashery. He gamed ninnce to the store by kicking ?S tSe P ate glass in the front door, out ine r cases with pa inthps. an extra pair 1 nt; two dozen silk skirts, seveu la TF"" ATB LIBRAE ix. ST- E vAlff"OF OFFICE p UAFORD AND HENDERSON i SOME FIXE FISH U : TEAMS ARE OX A PAR 1 TAKEN FROM THE STREAMS QJV GRANVTLLE Carelessness On the Part Of the Ox- 11 ua tu-n Rinr cases He im-ivcy - - - pvtra nail. of tc nf silk underwear, etc.. aim ue u A?f?nni thP store through the She kicked in the door. Henry Osborn Notified Officers. Air Hemv Osborn. who occupies ,n apartment on the second floor n the Harris-Mitchell Company's Ire. was disturbed from nis slum- nhout 3:oU. ne puoiieu. iu frZ and notified theni that ome one was on his floor or in tne nore below. Capt. Bowling and :!,.,- nniipp officers, were at the t lauv, v,.. - ed. ment . ', ,ri!flii Mr Oehnrn nhnn- (ourt no use - of' Mr. Osborn. and finding no'liing on nis nour mo aoocu down the steps of the side entrance. Officer Clark was in front, and just i colored man pass with two suit ce in his hands. He commanded the man to stop, but he paid no at tention to the officers' first com rnnd. At the second command the resiro placed the two suit cases on he sidewalk and fired at the officer. Clark and the negro exchanged three -hots at a distance of about 20 yards Clark had only three balls in his pis tol, and when they had been fired he started back to the apartment of Air. Osborn to borrow a pistol- In the mean time Capt. Bowling came 1o his rescue, and as the negro re treated up the street toward St. Stephen's church he engaged Capt. Bowling in a pistol dual- The negro took refuge behind a telegraph pole near Byrum-Hunt Companys' and re loaded his pistol, and. after firing two more shots at the officer broke and ran across tne street, railing on i nesses Thursday morning in the sidewalk, his head resting on the court room- Those who took out just above the avel., The bul let. carried with it fragments of the coat, shirt and undershirt. The hole at the back was small and in front the flesh was badly torn, said Dr. Morris. When the body was em balmed it was discovered that a bul let also passed through his right arm below the shoulder. The Coronors Inquest. Coroner V- D. Bryan empanneled the following jury: J- S. King, James B. Meadows. D. K. Taylor, J. S- Bradsher, W B. Newton, W- H. Averett. After viewing the remains and hearing the testimony the jury handed in the following verdict: The Coroner's Inquest. That deceased came to his death from gun shot wounds in flicted bv O L Bowling, a mem ber of the police force of. the town of Oxford, or by R Z Clark, also a police officer of the town of Oxford, or by both, who vere acting in the full dis charge of their dulies, and who, while attempting to arrest the deceased, who had committed burglary and who was attempt ing to escape and was also re sisting arrest having fired sev eral shots at said officers, in flicted said wound while in the full discharge of their duties and with full and complete iustifiication. The deceased was discovered by the two said of ficers immediately after said burglary took place and while the deceased was attempting to escape. Upon being told to halt the deceased opened fire on said officers and continued k fire at them until the' fatal wound was inflicted This iurv finds that both of said of ficers are without blame and acd only as officers of the law should act under such cir cumstances. Several Witnesses Examined Mavor T. G- Stem assisted Coroner Bryan with the examination of wit- tne the rue Election Of Members Of the School Board Postponed Until I Next Tuesday Night. The passing of the old board and the birth of the new last Tuesday night was accomplished without) the Shifting of chairs. Commissioner W. T. Yancey administered the oath of office to Mayor T. G. Stem, and the mayor in i urn administered the oath to the commissioners. All of the ord Team Causes Their Defeat Mayor T. G- Stem and Cant John B The Oxford and Henderson teams ! Mays Are Not,the Only Fishermen. iof the Central Carolina League' me fact that Mayor Stem ana played the second schedule game of ; uapt- John J3- Mays, landed a twenty the season at Horner Park Wednes- ; Pound carp at White's Mill, a f ew day afternoon, and on both occasions j miles north of .Oxford last Saturday, the Henderson team was victorious. has caused more or less.. Jealousy The defeat of the Oxford team is at- i among the local fishermen. "It was tributed to two bone heads who be-Purely an accident"," remarked an old come excited at a critical moment i sport; "the 'fish' were hungry and and threw the game to Henderson. Despite the errors On the nart of ( both teams, there was an 'occasional town employees were reelected at the j thriller, and taken as a whole it was same salary of last year. The sal ary of the mayor was fixed at $100 per month, and the commissioners hereafter will receive $5-00 per month. . Tent Shows. Commissioner Yancey moved to place a tax of $100 on all tent shows The motion was adopted For Charity. Following a talk by Gen. B- S. Royster, the board donated $500 to Brantwood Hospital to be used for charity. V The School Board. . v The commissioners decided to (Je- fer the election of members of the school board until next Tuesday night. It is understood that there are three vacancies to be filled. the most interesting game of the sea son. The attendance was about 1.000- Box Score Oxford. . Ab. R. H. Po. Hales,, cf ...... 4 Harris G-, If 4 Harris W., 3b . .4 'Holding, lb ...-4 Reece. c 3 Royster. ss Stock, 2b . Collier, rf Carr, p . . . .3 .3 1 .4 .4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 9 S 1 2 2 1 A. 0 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 4 E. 1 1-1 Totals . . ... .33 4 Henderson Ab. R. Andrews. 3b ...4 Powell, c 5 Branch, 2b ... .-5 Dennis, cf 5 srassy lawn near the side entrance ! stand were: Henry Osborn, Loomis to the Methodist Church. Dr. Craven Saw the Battle. Dr. Craven, pastor of the Metho dist Church, .testified at the Coro ner's inquest that he heard the fir ing and went out on the front porch of his residence to see what was go ins on. The battle between the burglar and the officer was rag ins on the opposite side of the street Dr. Craven saw the flash of the pis tols as the officer closed in upon the burglar. He saw the burglar break from behind the telegraph post and run across the street and fall upon the sidewalk. Others in the neigh borhood who heard the shots were Messrs B. F- Kern and Loomis Hal ts. Negro Fired Seven Shots Chief Hobgood found five empty shells at the telegraph pole where the burglar reloaded his revolver. When the pistol was found on the sidewalk at the side of the dead ne gro it contained two empty shells and three loads. The nesro used 38 calibre Colt bullets, and those fir ed by Capt Bowling were 38 calibre WILSON'S ORDER FOR SELECTION OF STAMP LICKS IS MODIFIED Give a Wider Field From Which To Select Men. Washington, May 12. Presiaent Wilson's order for selection of first, second and third class postmasters under civil service requirements has been modified by President Harding to give a wider field from which postmasters may be chosen. Instead of being required to seieci the candidate standing highest in a civil service examination for any spe cific postmastership. the administra tion may under today's order give the place to any one of the three at the head of the qualified list Hales. Dr. R- C. Craven, B- F. Kern Chief I. H- Hobgood. Roscoe Clark and Capt. Bowling. Capt- Bowling testified that he believes he fired the shot that killed the burglar, but he was unable to say what shot in the running fight killed the negro.. Goods. Identified. 1 "Messrs Waverley Harris and Hen ry Osborn identified the two suit cases and the contents as being the property of the Harris-Mitchell Com pany. Burglar Identified. Late in the day some one identi fied the dead man as being Sandy Lyon, of Durham. He appeared to be about 30 years of age. Relatives in Durham were notified and they came to Oxford and claimed the body. It is stated that the dead man came to Oxford Wednesday night He asked some one on the train what hour the police officers in Ox ford retired. The colored man who was talking with him on the train thought that Lyon was an agent for a blind tiger. , LEGION ADOPTS CRIMSON POPPY AS THE MAY THIRTIETH FLOWER FOURTH-CLASS POSTMASTER EXAMINATION FOR STEM The United States Civil Service Commission has announced an exam ination to be held at Oxford, N. C- on May 28. 1921, as a result of which t is expected to make certification to fill a contemplated vacancy in the Position of fourth-class postmaster of Stem and other vacancies as tney may occur at that office, unless it shall be decided in the interests of the service to fill the vacancy by re instatement. The compensation of he postmaster at this office was $977. Crimson Poppies Made By French Widows Are To Be Distributed For, Occasion. Memories of "Flanders Field" and of the other spots overseas made sacred by the blood sacrifice of heroes will be freshened, and trib ute to those who fell in the world war will be paid throughout the na tion May . 30 by' the wearing of crimson poppies, according to plans of the American legion and other organizations and individuals who cherish the associations of the war Plans are being made for distribu tion of poppies made of crimson silk the handiwork of French widows and orphans, in every city and town of the United Sftates on that day, which has been established as world war memorial day. INTEREST ON LIBERTY BONDS GARDEN MART AND SPRING FLOWER SHOW WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, MAY 19TH- The Annual Garden Mart and Spring Flower Show will be held Thursday afternoon May 19 th at four o'clock at the residence of Mrs. D. G. Brummitt All garden flowers and shrubs in bloom at this time will be shown and blue ribbons awarded to the best of each variety exhibited. Blue ribbons will also be given for the most artistic basket or vasp of flowers containing several varieties. There will be a special exhibit of wild flowers School children and child rp.n nf the Orphanage are eligible to enter flowers for this exhibit. Blue rib bons will be awarded to the best va rieties shown. Strawberries and spring vegetables will be on exhibition. All persons having flowers or vegetables to exhibit are requested to have them at Mrs. Rrn mmitt'a residence not later than 10:30 on the morning of May 19. It is hoped there will be a large quantity of plants for distribution. All persons having plants to donate for this purpose will kindly wVap them insmall packages, lauei &id Jeave them at- Mrs: Brummitt's Thursday morning. , Refreshments will be sold for the benefit of the Garden and Forestry department of the Woman's Club to 5, "seud bytn,em in making Oxford mute ueauuiui- diSS1 is ?ree and a most cor dial invitation is extended to the public to attend. " STOVALL NEWS NOTES tiMrvNlom and Miss Mat tie Clark, of Warren county, were qtXSS May 10i They motored to btovall to spend several days with wiil- rIdWi?S0.1The happ couple will reside m Wilson. . Miss Pattie Cullom after attend ing school here will return to her home in Durham. She has a host of inenas nere wno will regret to see her leave- Our commencement ho (ran a ril 28th and Closed Mav 3rd. Tne program was an enjoyable occasion and reflected credit upon teacher and pupil. Miss Lizzie Loftus has accepted a position as clerk with L. G. & R. C Puckett. Miss Isabel Eudailev and Miss Bevell. of Chase City, and Miss Mag gie Cutts of Skipwith; Miss Kathrine Bailey of Drakes Branch, Va., and many others attended the commence ment here. Mrs. Charles Gregory, who has reen numbered with the sick, is on the road to recovery. Farmers are busy setting tobac co: the larger part of them have finished planting corn. Memorial day will be observed here Saturday, May 14th. The Scout Band will furnish music for the occasion. Rev. A. M- Earle will be the speaker of the dav; all ladies are requested to bring all the flow ers they possibly can. The town election held on Mav 5. resulted as follows: Mayor D. A, Burwell; commissioners C. T. Hester, J. T. Spicer. C. L- Emery. F H. Gregory, A. G. Lewis. Mr. R. H. Butler has had a new coat of paint applied to his cottage, which beautifies it very much. Lansriev. -lb .Edwards, cf Wilkms. ss Renn, rf . . . W Moore, f .4 .4 .4 .4 .4 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 10 27 11 4 H. Po. A. E. 0 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 7 2 2 8 3 1 1 1 3 o 0 0 0 o 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals .... ..39 5 10 26 9 2 Score by innings: R. H. E. Oxford . 001 110 0104 10 4 Henderson 010 100 300 5 10 2 Home run, Edwards; two-base hits, Collier, Renn, Moore; struck out, by Carr 7; by Moore 5. PRESIDENT INDORSES TREE-LINED HIGHWAYS TO HONOR WAR DEAD they happened to drop ' the bated hook in front of them. Carp travel in schools of a dozen or more, and if the fishermen had displayed the usual art of the profession thev would have landed at least half of the school, but when Capt. Mays jumped into the water and caught the fish by the gill and brought it to shore that ended the afternoon's sport in true ameture style." Mr.'. A. FT Hobgood. the champion fisherman of Granville county, ac knowledged that the twenty pounder landed by Mayor Stem and Capt. Mays was a very fine specimen of fresh water fish- "There is a cer tain amount of excitement incident to landing a twenty pounder," said Mr. Hobgood, "but as a general thing the ameture fisherman is ready to go nome as soon as he landsa a good specimen and call it a fair day's work. I experience more genuine pleasure in lifting out two or three pounders than I do twenty or thirty pounders. I remember that I went down to Tar river a few years ago and took my seat on a rock and bat ed four hooks and tossed them into the water, the poles being adjusted so that 1 could reach them without moving fitom my seat. It was just after a warm shower and the fish were sportive. I sat there for two hours and caught twenty-four two pound perch, which I consider was a more satisfactory experience than if I had caught only one twenty pound- DETECTIVE HUTCHINS MEETS NEGRO ON BELL TOWN ROAD AND INTERPRETS HIS THOUGHTS The Negro Darts To. the Woods Leaving His Jug and Automobile By the Side Of the Road While driving out on the Bell Town road Tuesday afternoon, ' accom panied by his wire, Revenue Officer Hutchins saw a negro man tinkering with his automobile beside, the road. "Can I give you a lift?" inquired Hutchins. "No, boss, I guess I can make it," replied the negro. ... , "What have you got in your car" inquired the officer as, he climbed down out of his car. ' ":ir.li; "Just a little truck for , tne mar ket," said the colored man-" As the officer walked to the rear end of the suspicious car and began to search among the rags, tlie negro darted to the woods, leaving f the car and a gallon of corn whiskey. Hutchins returned to Oxford post haste with the gallon of liquor, and he and Deputy Crawford jDavis re turned to Bell Town road and got the car. - - ' The whisky is under lock and key, and the car is at the Blalock Motor Company for safe keeping:"'' ; CONTRACT LET FOR HARD-SURFACE ROAD ! er. CLOSING EXERCISES OF STEM HIGH SCHOOL Other Items Of News From the Cap ital Of Tally Ho. The closing exercises of Stem High School opened on Sunday, May 1st, when the baccalaureate sermon was delivered in Stem church by Rev. R. C. Craven, pastor of the Oxford Methodist church. On the evening President Harding in a letter to Joseph M. Patterson, of Chicago, gave hearty indorsement to the movement for planting memorial trees along )the important public highways as a tribute to the Ameri cans sacrificed in the world war. .....A can hardly think of a more of May 4 exercises were held in. the lltting testimonial of nnr pmti. school anditnrinm hv the Primarv tude t and affection than this." Mr. ! and Intermediate grades, taught by! i sa a 11 would be not on- Misses Janie Clayton and Mary Hofr. ly the testimony of our sentiments, ' Tne program consisted of several Put a means to beautify the country ' Piays which did much credit to the which these heroes have so well i teachers- A number of musical se- WHO WILL BE THE JUDGE lections were rendered by pupils of Miss Kathleen Jones' class- On the evening of May 5th the graduating class exercises opened The Cost Is Fixed At $3-3 Per Square Yard For Paving. Bids were opened in Durham Tuesday by' State Highway Commis sioner Page and District Engineer Schupefe on projects Nps. 110 and 98Q for the fourth road district. Twentv-six-bids were received on the two contracts from concerns in North and South Carolina, Georgia, Virgin ia, Washington, D. C. and other points. n ' The Elliott-Sholes Company, of Durham, was awarded the contract, under project No. 110, which calls for a concrete road in Orange coun ter a portion of the road running from Chapel Hill and known as the Chapel Hill road. , The contract is fdr four and one-tenth miles of con crete road 18 feet wide, six inches at the edges and eight inohes in the center, and two new concrete Dnage es over Booker and Stroud -Creeks. The cost is fixed at $3.38 per square yard for the paving. The estimate for paving and the two bridges is $168,000. The time limit was fixed at 180 working days. " ' The County rnmn)icirnao inn I with welmmfi artrlrpssps nf Mi'aa T,nw I me the Man At Their ,,w Pearl Carrington. followed bv class iw;uuS. nsiaucucs compiled Dy miss Jiiuia;n A r,na Name WINTER WHEAT CROP Crop 88-8 Per Cent Normal On First Of May. Washington, May 12. A winter wheat crop of 629,287,000 bushels was forecast by the Department, of Agriculture, basing its estimate on the condition of the crop May 1, Half Million Dollars Payable In North Carolina On May 15 Interest amounting to more than $560,000 will be payable May 15 to holders of Liberty Bonds of the Se cond issue brought through North Carolina banks and trust companies The total amount of bonds of this is sue subscribed in this state was $28. 025,950, there being over 56,162 subscriptions. The per capita sub scription was $11-70. In this federal reserve district the interest payable May 15 on the Se cond Liberty Loan will be in excess , 1JlePublic Ledger frequently hears the name of Mi. F. W- Han- S-JrLand Mr' Joh" W- Hester mentioned in connection with the judgeship of the newly created Re corder s Court for Granville County. It is practically certairl that one of the two young men will land the 10D The old seasoned lawyers tell us that the Recorder's Court will be a fail ure unless the commissioners select the right man for the high calling, it is understood that the judge will receive a salary of $1800 or $2000 a year. The commissioners will also elect a solicitor of the Recorder's Court at the next meeting. This position will probably be tendered to Mr. A. W. Graham, Jr. TWENTY-TWO STILLS CUT TO PIECES IN THE PRESENCE OF COMMISSIONER TAYLOR Accumulation At tjie County Jail Since the First Of February. Twenty-two stills, both large and small, representing a cost of $440 to the county, which had accumulated at the county jail since the first of February, were cut to pieces in tne jail yard Wednesday morning in the presence of commissioner Thomas G Taylor, who pronounced the job well donei The assortment consisted of cop per stills, sheet iron stills and gal vanized wash tubs fastened togetner. Inasmuch as the Sheriff gets $20 for every still captured, the aggre gation represented an outlay of $440 to the county. DEPUTY MANGUM GETS TWENTY-NINE SPEEDERS SUNDAY POSTMASTER IS AWAITING ARRIVAL OF HIS ARTILLERY For Arming Of Postal Employes. As a follow-up of the recent order of the postal department calling for the arming of postal employes, B. K Lassiter, postmaster ' here, is ex pecting the arrival of a consignment of "hip artillery" in a short time. According to the orderr all essen tial" postal employes will b6 armed by the department, which leaves it . to the discretion of the postmaster to the ones to be equipyeu nu STATE BAPTIST RAISE OVER A MILLION DOLLARS Wheeler. The history of the class was presented by Mr. Clarace Bul lock, while Miss Helen BuilocK ren dered the class poem. Mr. Shelton Jenkins delivered the oration and Miss Maxin Bullock read the will. The "Various Gifts" deemed neces sary for the future success of the class, was presented by Miss Helen Farahow. Miss Mamie Moore's pro phecy, a wonderful vision, closed this part of the program. The di plomas were presented in a few Hardee. A reading contest followed , these exercises in which there were i1 Thp n(?t iiveiy postal clerks and Hardee and Mr- and Mrs- F. B- Nob litt acted is judges of this contest. The first recitation. "The College oil can," by Miss Blanche Newton. The second, "Absentimindedness Of Pris- ! cilia" by Miss Eulah Wheeler. "Lit f tie torment" by Miss Grace Moore. ' The abandoned elopement" by Miss Janie Gold Gooch. and The -Famine" by Miss Lizzie Daniel. Miss Janie Gold Gooch was awarded the prize in this contest. On Friday evening the high school play "A poor married man," under the direction of Prof. J. G. Feezor and Miss Rebecca Long, teachers of the High School, was presented by the following cast Misses Maggie Parrish, Virginia Cozart, Lettie Wheeler and Florence Bullock and Messrs Robert and William Hardee. Earl Crymes and W illiam Jones, not omitting Socrates, the famous dog of the mother-in-law- At the close of the play certificates of attendance were awarded to a number, of de serving ones, and several prizes by teachers. Mr- L. W. Umstead, who has just closed a most successful eight months term as principal of Holly Springs High School is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Umstead' of Route 1 We are glad to note that Mr. Jasper Roberts of Route 1, who was operated upon for appendicitis in a Richmond hospital, last week is get ting along nicely. Mr. and Mrs. J- O. Beasley ot nicn averaged 88.8 Der cent of a! of $4,000,000. and a Treasury ve- normal and the revised area to be.partment statement suggests that as harvested, which is about 38,712,000 much of this money as practicable be acres. FRANCE TO PAY WHAT SHE OWTES Paris. May 12. France intends to '.ay what she owes, said a high of t'cial of the French foreign office. rhe French government," he con tinued, "will take no steps whatever regarding the modification, reduc on or cancellation of her debt to the United States." - v Your battmy Acml4 hav wrtet ftbont every two &. Stoi tt Wil ard Service SUtiom. reinvested in government savings se mirities. In the . district, the. re cords show, the total subscription to the Second Liberty Loan was $201, 212.5007 there haying been 454,002 individual subscriptions. The per capita subscription, that is, the ave rage amount bought by every person in the district, was $22.03., ' Mr, Wood Elected President -, Mr- J. Robert Wood has returned from Salisbury, where he was elect ed president of the Funeral and Em balmer's Association of North Carolina. Beginning To Catch' The Spirit Of Geat Forward Campaign, Says Dr. Maddry. Raleigh, May 12 The North Carolina Baptists during the South ern Baptist Convention year ending May 3 contributed well over a mil lion dollars, according to figures made public by Dr. Charles E- Mad- dry, corresponding secretary of the-4 btate Convention. The exact figures are $1,171,805. Two years ago in Atlanta the $75, 000,000 campaign was launched. North Carolina's part in this cam paign was $6,140,000- ,The North Carolina quota for each year of the five-year period was $1,228,000. The past year being one of financial de pression .North Carolina is .'slightly behind her quota. ' , Dr. Maddry announces that each object participating in the campaign has received its proportionate part as follows: .Foreign mission, $228. -826;95; ?home missions, $147,0,00; mi ni steri al rei ief , $65,000; edu cation . $381700; j State missions, $108,300; hosnitals, $32,000; or phanage., $J55,000- Saturday . arid on the Apex highway Sunday, Speed Deputy Mangum re ported twenty-nine automobile own ers for speeding and the names have been given to Justice Owens to draw warrants. The officers caught twenty-two machines goinp- too fast on the Apex road and seven on the Wake Forest pike- . In the list of 29 names none from Oxford or Granville county were reported- There Were No Oxford Or Granville County People In the Drag Net The Raleigh Times says that while working on the Wake Foreft road j Louisburg, spent the week end with ARMY BILL GOES TOSENATE Provides For An Army Of 150,000 Enlisted Men. Washington, May 12 The army appropriation bill carrying approxi mately $320,000,000 and providing for an army of 150.000 enlisted men was passed by the. house and sent to the senate. The vote was 343 to 23. . FRANK LINNET NOMINATED Name Sent To Senate By President Harding For Western District Washington', May 13.-f-Frank A. T-innev. was nominated jresterdar by President Hardiner as UmJ?.d Attornev for . the Western '.District or North Carolina- . relatives in this community. Mr Beasley is one of the wealthy farm ers of Franklin and has one hundred acres in tobacco this year. Mr. and Mrs- T- W. Bullock and family, who have been residents of this community all their lives, left Monday for their new home hear Wilson. Va., where Mr. Bullock will look after the sale of large quanti ties of timber on his farms. Mr. and Mrs.' Jud Jones, of Dur ham, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. B. F- Far&bow, of Tally Ho and attended the Stem commence ment. - : ;v.- - Mr- and Mrs: W.' L- Umstead of Route 1. visited their son. Mr. Logan Umstead in Petersburg last week- r-Mr-.W. WBowan of Culloden, Ga-, was a visitor in Stem Wednes day. He has - just had the misfor tune to lose by fire $2000 worth of timber with no insurance. Mr. and Mrs- L- F: Cotten and family, of Oxford Route 6, and Mr- L. - B s-k J- 3 .4....a 4- n mom as OI oxiuiu muiuieu uvei iw Durham Sunday- v . Greensboro authorities have de clared Carl Tally an outlaw Vith a reward df $20offered. for hia cap ture, dead or alive" 2 Tafly is an al leged member of' a gang, of bootleg gers, one- of whom' -shot Policeman last week. employes will be the truck drivers, who carry large quantities of mail sacks from transfer, station to the postoffice. and those t who collect the mail in the city. - ui cour. those clerks charged wnn me un registered mail will be armed. The course of equipping the post al employes is but the policy of Uncle Sam in playing safe accord ing to the Oxford postmaster. Some large thefts have also spurred on the department in the program for more protection to mail, Mr. Lassiter said The supreme court of the Uniteav States has held, Mr. Lassiter ex plained, that the federal government supersedes state and local govern ments and as a result postmers will not Have to secure 'OM from local and state authbrities to allow the postal employes to carry guns. AARON SAPIRO WILL v .... SPEAK IN HENDERSON Announcement is made that Aaron r. faTYi'mis California mar- keting expert will make; several speeches in the State this month, as f0lSday, May Greensboro, 10:30 a. m.; Winston-Salem 3 p- m Wednesday, May 18-Durham, 10:30 a. m.; Henderson,, 3 p. m- Thursday. May .19 Greenville. 10:30 a- m.; Wilson, 3 p- m. , Friday, May 20 Lumberton, 10:30 a. m.; Laurinburg, 3 p. m- . Saturday, May 21- Charlotte, 11 a. m- " " . Delegations will go from many points to hear Mr. Sapiro, who will outline the general plan for the or ganization ofmarketingassociations. HALF MILLION POUNDS OF TOBACCO DESTROYED The Origin Of the Flpe Is Un- . known Nashville, Tenn-, ' May 12- Fires this week undetermined origin de stroyed W. H- Walker's prizing ana re-handling house . . and 500,000 pounds of tobacco at Hartsville, Tenn., and also the prizing house of the Farmers' Loose Leaf Warehouse Company and 200,000 pounds of to bacco with two adjoining residences at Carthage, in: the adjoining cuny'. the aggregate loss being over $75, 0 0 0. - .. . ' " - A violent iwind; and electrical storm, accompanied by rain and hail, swept gver Georgia- Wires are down in all directions and it was im possible to estimate th damage
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