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si " r ' ' PUBLISHED hJJ-towx iirp ccwrr offer brilliant oppobtunities-ail home print. -Hi PUBLIC VOL. XXXVI .... m! rrxil? UPATIOFAR. rnSTKiv ui1 TFKS CO. SECOND BATTALION, FIRST INFANTRY X. C. X. G. CW. John B. Mays, Jr., Heads the,, .,, r:r.mviilp Grays Company, (Hit " 41" " I nnt John B- Mays, Jr., Hero ot j World War, heads the new mili- i tlie V. fm.nlo;i Jipvp which J. . ..... I Mill llH.il V lAAV. iivi , . I LlAi-'W-"' h-m ben mustered iuiu ocivc uui tho name or - i-ieuuqudi lcio j icond Battalion, First Infantry, North Carolina Nat'l. Guard." The xnen- Company perpetuates the fa mous Old Granville Grays, which en livod the World War as Company E. Thirtieth Division, led by Col. Syd rev Minor, a native of Oxford, who broke the Hindenburg line in the fa mous batte of Bellicourt, France. Cant- John B. Mays. Jr., has been commissioned second lieutenant, and heads the company as ranking offi- Ctl The Roster. Sergeants Staff, James J. Wallers- first, James E. Mathews; Chief observer, Robert K. Taylor; mess and supply, Loomis M. Hales; signal electrician, Augustus Laidis. Corporals Construction, Louis Thorp; observer, Charles F. Jones; operator, James S- Bradsher. Jr., Miscellaneous, Sydney ' T. Currin; Scout, Crawford W. Davis. First Class Privates. William B. Ballou, Jr., Vivian D. Currin, Richard E. Fries, Norman t t-t.tIps Allie L. Hart. David C. Hunt. Jr., Leon D. O'Brien, Maurice J. 1. U ' ' L J L f -- - j j E. Parham, James H. Parham, Fran-; t . . TT.-.-. T I ces spencer, xzuimctu xj- oLuii.es. Privates. Crawford G. Arrington. Thomas L. Blalock, William H: Blalock, Clar ence B. Burch,' Garland S. Currin, James L. Davis, John W. Fuller, V - ' I Durham T. Gillikin, Robert H. Hin- 1. T .-, r I I n -i T TMllrl0 Oll T S-wt Li1 . wn. Lsuuiuiis j' jciin.1110, uuc) x . j Knott, Richard H. Mathews, Ernest u Mitchell. Lonnie Nelms, ,L,eo W Pnllnrd. Luther V. Stark. .Jr.. Svd- ney A. Taylor, Ben W- Taylor, Mel-! vin E. llliams. Paul A. Walters. World AVar A'eterans. There are quite a number of sea soned World War veterans in the new company. Under their super vision the younger men- will soon! learn tne manual ot arms ana the arts of war- V A GRANTS COMMANDEER A FREIGHT TRAIN m , i n,, i ,llr , . , 1 ht y Style Themselves "Industrial f Denver, May 29. A band sf 27 I. 0. W.'s were placed in jail here yes terday after they had attempted to commandeer a Union Pacific freight train and run it to Denver from Cheyenne, Wyoming. A squad of policemen met the train outside the city when they learned the men were Oil it. .r-M At police heademarters several of ihe inen said they had formed a band oui side ot Cheyenne and had decided ; Liuvci ouum luseuier. iney saia i tney nad been driven cut of Chey-j $ I i lit- men were cnargea witn va-i .crancv. TOIiACCO MEN WILL MEET IN WASHINGTON OX JUXE30TH yiv. W. Z. Mitchell, Member Of the Incentive Committee, Will Attend This Important Meeting. The annual meeting of the Tobac co Association of the United States v :!! he held in the auditorium of the iwhatan hotel, Washington, the inree days commencing June 30. -ne place and tiinp -ir tho nioflt;rtj Ust heen fixed by the executive cotvpmVo rf j . " Vw'irh T v taEsoclat10,l, . of rii-,r. - presiaent. v7K r J:riJL ! vv wutuuuuu iiiis year js expected to be one of the most im ix.rumt ever held by the organiza- because Of thp nrtitirm nf V.Q because Of the mnditinn f tVio . ; W A. UJ.i V Air w 7 vh , . '' Banner W'arohn,7eo - v "Mhe exeonHv arouse' 18 amember ?t,tL : "'fc3!on. of the United! Tin.. . . T"K CONGRESSIONAL RECORD C")nrressraan"Tom Williams (Rep., coV.2taS discussinS Civil Service in 'ctioii with the Postoffice De- lliu" n he was interrupted iJ (Dem-' Tenn.) Has master "General (Mr. Hays) iv,;: ,r a civil service examina- hvrh V Hiams No- And while I , :; ; :rhe highest respect for the dis- it ;entlenteI1 who conatl idie Cabmet of the President, S, ?.?? opinion, if they had been iMon JvPaSS a CM1 SerViCe Xam" '"; HHCVS Se rUral letter Car" vZ re, U?h-Class 'Postmasters iDl? TT PaSS' UtSide 0f 'oiiid hnJl k OOVer' none of them f i:5ble 1 5 hQn able t0 on the Plausef) 1 (LauShter and ap- - qxivk UF SHERLFF Ilte. IS?- May. 29.- Ecourin th Georgians are ?ht inea?01118 around Cen m connecSnn ?w?vmen' wanted Staff a r n11? the killing of ccty earl v ?aat50n of Walker tempted tn faturday when he at nneS arrest alleged whiskey . PAST WEEK WAS BAD " QX v ROWING CROPS Cool Nights Especially Unfavorable To Rapid Growth In State. The following summary of the - Vi. LUV ruP suuauon tnrougnout the State for the past week is issued by the State Department of AeripnTturp as o. . .l of May 27. It is compiled by Frank Parker," statistican in charge of the Co-operative Crop Reporting Ser vice: Grains. The wheat belt shows improve ment, although rust is reported as bad in Piedmont area, after attacks of the hessian fly. Corn has improv ed in all sections, after .being late, "Puny" and much replanting. Too cool for corn. Oats show good growth and large increase in eastern counties. Harvesting in progress, earlier than usual. Colton. After much replanting, poor stands and slow sickly growth cotton is the wing better color and fair stands of many sections. The acreage re duction Is still indefinite, but prob ably nearer to last year's than gen erally reported. Tobacco. The cool and wet conditions have retarded tobacco, but the recent warm weather caused some improve ment. I x. Specials. Farm labor is still plentiful in eastern counties. Fertilizers will - --.-.Avj.-tJWAKJ A. average about half of last years nmAiiw m"U J - - amount. The droD in d rices name too late to allow for . the farmers needs, and after making up their minds not to use fertilizers, are counting little on top dressers Farmers are t.rulv in h miandnrv o f - w MMTU. J VbfcJ to their next move, what and how m 11 Silt 4- - -i 1 - - 4- am3 T J 1. i iiiuu iu yiaui., tuu xiow ana wneii to sell. These very features indicate that their greatest need is for some thing that will relieve the strain and establish confidence. COLEY MAKES HURRIED EXiy FROM HIGH POINT Citizens Become Dissatisfied With the Alleged Healing Methods Of South Carolinian. High Point May, 29. Taveling in bis own automobile, Prof. B. A. Col ey, of Columbia, S. C-, who claims to be a psychologist and healer, shook High Point dust, from his heels and ii-i- iui i-ixc uuum vjaiuuud city, car- rying-with him, it is said, thousands ten tor the south Carolina city, car- ot dollars wThich he is alleged to have acquired during the two weeks operations ot his taith" in this vi cinity. Following the professor when He left the city were local citizens in au tomobiles apparently bent on putting a stop to the practices of the South Carolina man. The machines re turned to High Point after giving enase tor several miles two weeks ago and during the stav nere ne is saia to have treated" scorers of citizens, among whom were many Prominent High Pointers. . EARLY MARKETS GET IX SHAPE FOB THE SEASON The Southern TcTjr.cco Jor.-.nal SaT3 There Are Tco Many Il.irlieto. The South Cci-olina markets are getting in shape for the coming sea son. We do not know of any new markets that will be opened down that way this year. As for that, there are markets enough and if vie may say so, there are too many for the good of all. The same thing applies to Georgia. Perhaps there will not be more than six or seven uc uiuic luctu sia ur seven million pounds of tobacco produced markets are entirely -suffieifint tn the situation: It costs mon- to send men to all little markets, and some one has to nav the bill The big concerns have shown a liber al spirit in doing all thev can to send buyers to all markets, big and little. These companies furnished jiuue. inese companies furnished ouyers 10 Practically all markets when men were scarce and hard to all markets will do well the comim? season. Southern Tobacco Journal. AX UNLAWFUL PRACTICE Your Attention Is Called To Chapter 84, Laws Oil 1915, Section 19. The Public Ledger learns on good authority that the fish in some of the streams of Granville county are being dynamited by unscrupulous parties. Thinking that some of our people are not familiar with the law, we call their attention to Chapter 84, Laws of 1915, Section 19, which reads as follows: "It shall be unlawful to place in any of the waters of this State any dynamite, giant or electric powder, or any explosive substance what ever or any drug or poison bait, for the purpose of taking, killing, or in juring fish. And, anyone violating this section, shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than $100 and im prisonment not less than thirty cays." CONFERENCE ON YOUNG PEOPLE'S WORK NEXT FRIDAY EVENING James P. Wilson, field secretary Christian Endeavor for North and South Carolina, will be at the Oxford Presbyterian church next Friday, ev ening at 8 o'clock for a conference on young people's work. AH Chris tian Endeavorers and others inter ested in this phase of church work are invited to be present . Misses Lula Pratt of Raleigh, Lucy Culpepper of Wilson, Mary K. Webb of Tally Ho, Mabel Fate of Old Fort, Midlred Harrington of Car thage, Marie Winslow of Hertford have returned to their homes after teaching in Our Graded Schools. - OXFORD, N. C, TUESDAY; MAY 31, 1921 I NEW BALL PARK BEING MADE READY IN SOUTH OXFORD Stockade, Grandstand and Bleachers Are Now Going Up. . Promoters of the Oxford baseball club haye acquired a ten year's lease on five acres of land on Coggeshall street, in South Oxford, which is now being inclosed with a fence eight feet high, and a modem grandstand to seat one thousand people and bleachers of equal " proportion will be completed and ready for use on Saturday, June 11. The park, which is 400 feet square ''and. as level as a floor, 4 has been acquired under a ten year's lease by a stock company. It will require an expenditure of $2000 to convert it into, a ball park with all modern com forts. The location is an ideal one and easily reached from the business section of Oxford. Starting at the Court House you go South to the end of Main street, turn west on Front street and go one square and then go two squares south on Cogges hall street on the park. The new diamond and playing field will be almost perfectly level, and will provide an ideal - playing ground for the games of the Central Carolina League. T)R. KILGO WILL ADDRESS THE FARMERS OF GRANVILLE JUNE THE SECOND Business and Professional Men Will Attend the Meeting. A meeting composed of represen tative business men and farmers was held in the Chamber of Commerce Monday, May 26, with a view of creating renewyed interest in the co operative marketing contract in Granville county. An invitation was extended to Dr. Kilgo to come to Oxford and explain conditions to the farmers and the business men. Dr. Kilgo has accept ed the invitation and will speak in the court, house on June 2nd. An invitation was extended to all the farmers, business and professional men and they are urged to be pre sent Dr. E. ..T. White, one of the speakers, expressed himself as behif? in- f avor-of- the movement;--"T A meeting of the arious township committees of the Tobacco Growers Association will be held in Oxford Friday, June 3rd. Dr. Kilgo will also be present at this meeting. La ter a mass meeting will be held and Dr. Clarence Poe will speak to farmers and business men on co operative marketing, followed by an intensive campaign to sign the pledge. It was the sense of this meeting that. Granville should not be a slacker county The goal is 75 per cent of signers by July 1. P. W. KNOTT. PENSIONS TO VETERANS OF SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR The Names Of All Who Served At Home Or Abroad Are Wanted. Walter S- Buchanan, National aid-de-Camp, Army and Navy Union of the United States, wants the names of all ex-soldiers who served in the War with Spain, at home or abroad, j or those who saw service in the Phil ippine Insurrection or the China re lief expedition and their widows. Congress passed laws of the utmost interest to soldiers and if they will send name and address to Walter S. Buchanan, National Aia-de-Camp, Army and Navy Union, Route 2, Lou isa, Va-, he will be glad co advise them fully as to their rights under the new law. Prompt" action will mean the possible saving of money, as the pension commences from the filing of claim. Mr. Buchanan wish es to assist his comrades in every possible manner. Write him and en close stamp for reply. MAY. OPEN TOBACCO i , MARKET OX SEPT. 1 Business Interests Understood To Be In Favor Of This Step. The Henderson Daily Dispatch says that the indications are that the Henderson ' and other tobacco markets in this section of the State will be opened next fall just about two, or three weeks in advance of the usual date. The Dispatch says: "The advance of the opening date to September 1, is understood to have been discussed not a little among the business men of the com munity, and it is thought likely that a considerable element of the farm ers would also not be averse to an early beginning of the season. Bu siness interests of the city are re ported to be highly in favor of the early start, and the banks are repre sented as being in sympathy with the movement. "It is thought that the sooner the market does open, the sooner will the channels of money and, credit become unclogged as the crops begin to move and the harvest is disposed of." TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS REMITTED BY THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT Berlin, May 29 A special gov ernment courier left for Paris last night with 20 drafts on the imperial treasury of $10,000,000 each to be handed the reparations commission on account of the reparations owed by Germany, This is belieyed to be a record -remittance. . COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL ! Dr. Carroll, Dean Of the School Of Commerce Of the University of North Carolina, Will Deliver the Addrerss In the Graded School Auditorium Tonight At 8 o'clock. The Commencement of the Oxford Graded School began on Friday af ternoon with Ye MaX Day Fete by Pupils of Ye Oxford High School. This Festival given on the Cooper Green, was a beautiful and elaborate performance, over one hundred young people taking part A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered to witness the crowning of the Queen o' May, Miss Margaret Davis, and en joy the many beautifully and fault lessly executed dances and drills. Every number on the prograrm de serves special mnteion for each was executed with grarce, beauty and precision, showing thorough training on the part of the excellent director, Miss Mildred Harrington, whose un tiring energy and splendid ability are responsible for the presentation of so beautiful a festival. Baccalaureate Sermon. Dr. J. H. Gorrell of Wake Forest delivered the Baccalaureate Sermon to the Graduating Class on . Sunday night at the Methodist Church. A large congregation' assembled to near the sermon which was very forceful, being St. James' eight char acteristics of a pure christian life, iieautiful music was rendered under the direction of the gifted organist, Miss Hutchings. Class Day. The Graded School Auditorium was crowded Mondav niht Class Day exercises, whifch- proved very entertaining nn mnnv, ,t; i - O U-LUU Uilgl- htX was snown by the members of the Class. The following prograrm was presented and greatly enjoyed. benior Procession Junior Song Address of Welcome Ernest Mitchell Our Old High .... Senior Chorus Class History Bernice Usry Mascot's Song .Frank Shamburger Taylor Senior Toasts ....... Ruth Bryan A Little Advice Senior Chorus Statistican's Reort Will Hicks When the Roses Bloom again.. Se nior Chorus . Last Will and Testament T. Annie Thompson Bradsher Commencement Song Senior Chorus Prophecy .. .. ..Irvine Jackson Farewell Song . . . . Senior Chorus Graduating Exercises hpiH i f ti? xn-f Exercises will be held in the Auditorium tonight nnH ttfe following youne neonle wtll ro ceive diplomas: ; . - v , rnest .Meadows Mitchell . President guth Fagan Vice President Effie Dorothy Lee . .Secretary lrvin Lmwood Jackson ..Treasurer Annie Thompson Bradsher, Carolyn May Booth, Ruth Lucile Bryan, "Zu lene Garnette Evans, Charles Skin ner Easton, Jr., Hugh Skinner Eas ton, Jerome Channing Horner, Jr William Minor Hicks, Joseph Pratt Kirkpatrick, Heathie Rebecca Lin der Serena Meadows, Estelle Moss, Annie Belle Smith, Lula Francis Smith, Bernice Garland Usry., The following program . will be rendered tonight: Annual Address. Invocation . . Rev. Stuar,tR. Oglesby Chorus . Welcome Sweet Springtime introduction ot Dr. Carroll, speaker of the evening, by D. G. Brummitt. Reading of Honor Roll and Brief An- nual report by the Superintendent Presentation of Davis Scholarship Medal. Presentation . of Diplomas Chairman I of School Board. Farewell Song . . Chorus ' OXFORD BAPTIST BARACA CLASS WILL HAVE BIG' EN TERTAINMENT FRIDAY NIGHT The committee1 appointed by the Oxford Baptist Baraca Class to ar range "a get-together-have-a-good-time" meeting take this means to an nounce that everything is shaping up fine for the entertainment which is to be held on Friday evening, June 3rd.i at 8 o'clock at the store of J. Robt Wood on Main Street. Those wTho have been, are now and possibly maybe Baracas are invited and expected to attend this meeting. Every member of the class is a com mittee to himself to see that every member of the class is present and enjoys himself. On the part of the class, the com mittee feels delighted over the pros pect of having the Philatheas, Ju- nior Baracas and West Oxford Ba rarcas present on this occasion, a . most cordial invitation to these fel- low organizations having been ex tended by. your committee. Music and refreshments will be served by the Philatheas. The following program, subject to addition, has been arranged for the evening: Invocation Rev. E. dr. Usry. We are glad you are here B. W. Parham. - . Why I, am a Baraca Pres. W. D. Watkins. , Essentials of an all-round Baraca Class J. M. Fagan. -Secrets of Baraca Success R. M. Ray. 1 Why I love to attend the Baraca Class J. F. Meadows. My duty as a member of the Baraca Class Elvis Mangum- What the Baracas mean to the Sun day School W. A. McFarland. What the Baracas mean to the Church Rev. J. D. Harte. Why I like to occasionally slip over, to the Baraca Class Mr. D. G. Brummitt. v We also are' anticipating with keen relish short talks from Judge W. A. Devin and Gen. B. S. Royster. Success in this meeting depends up on you.. Arrange today to get ready to be present on this occasion. COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS General Porter Dead General Horace Porter, . last sur vivor of General Grant's military staff and former ambassador to France died in New York City last Sunday morning, in the 85th year of his age. BASE BALL OXFORD BASEBALL TEAM . WON FOUR OUT OF . FTVE GAMES LAST WEEK The Oxford Base Ball Club wound up a successful week of the National pastime by defeating West 'Durham 4, to 0 at Horner Park Saturday afternoon. Collier was in the box for Oxford and he handed the Dur ham lads a well-earned shutout. Four scattered hits were all they mad off his delivery. Oxford's fast infield worked like clock work, and the outfielders had a busy day, Johnston in left field having six put outand one assist Ellis' three base drive was the longest hit of the day. Stringfield had a perfect day at the bat The game was cleanly played and the entire absence of argument or protest of the umpire's decisions was pleasing to the spectators. The box score tells the tale: Oxford Ab. R. H. Po. A. E- Stringfield, ss ..2 3 2 2 1 1 Ellis, 2b 3 0 1 4 4 1 Holding, lb 3 0 1 6 1 0 Johnson, If .... 4 0 1 6 10 Pool, 3b 3 0 0 ' 1 0 2 Hales, cf 3 0 0 2 0 0 Moon, rf ..... .2 .0 0 1 0 0 Johnson, 1, rf . .1 0 0 10 0 Reece, c 3 1 0 4 2 0 Collier, p . . . . .4 0 0 0 0 0 Totals ..... .28 4 5 27 9 W. Durham Ab. R. H. Po. A. Parrish, It ..... 4 . 0 1 10 Tharington, 3b -.4 0 0 1 2 Thompson, cf ..4 0 0 4 0 Avent, ss . ..... .4 0 1.1 2 Peercell, c . . '. . .4 0 15 0 Hofcton, lb 3 0 0 4 2 Carden, 2b ..3 0 0 1 6 2 Bobbitt, rf . 3 0 0 2 0 Whitfield, p 3 0 0 0 2 Totals 32 0 , 4 24 10 4 Summary Stolen bases, String field, Avent. Sacrifice hits, Hold ing, Hales. Three-base hits, Ellis. Two base hit, Carden. Struck out, by Collier 5; by Whitfield, 3. Um pires. Howard and Loyd- Bases on balls by Whitfield, 5; Collier, 0 Oxford won four out of five games played last week, winning from son, W. Durham, and losing, one to Henderson. Roxboro Defeats Oxford. .In a tight ga m euxifjJballMoiiday Roxboro defeated Oxford on the home diamond, the, score being 2 to 1 in favor of Roxboro. The score was 1 and 1 up to the last half of the ninth, when t Roxboro scored the se cond run. Where They riay. June 1, Henderson at Oxford. June 4, Oxford at Henderson. STANDING OF CLUBS - Central Carolina League. Clubs: Won Lost Percentage Henderson .... 8 4 4 1 2 5 .667 .600 .500 .333 .000 Oxford . . .6 . .1 . . X . .1 Roxboro I w' Uua,m South Hill . ! tute-t mwrov was " " Henderson Was Erroneously In formed and Gladly Makes Correc tions. ( (Henderson Dispatch) ! Yesterday's account of the base 1 ball game in Oxford on Wednesday I afternoon, when Henderson defeated Oxford 4 to 1, appears to have con tained one or two bad breaks. The official score which was fur nished to the Dispatch showed Kreeps in the line-up as well as Coffey, and there was no explana tion to show that Krepps was run in as pinch hitter, which really was the case. It was assumed from the score as furnished the Dispatch that Cof fey had been knocked out of the box, an occurrence which few people here abouts ever have known to be the case. Coffey is regarded as one of the safest, steadiest and most reli able pitchers in any amateur team in this part of the State, and, while it was a genuine surprise to hear of the possibility that the Stovall chap was nmmdpd out of the zame. never- th hnv rp 5PPmpd tn in- dicate it, and that is responsible for the statement appearing in yester day's paper. The Dispatch makes its own apolo gy for an error not its own fault, feeling that Coffey is due the cre dit for the performance he put up- CREEDMOOR INVTNCTBLES DEFEATS WILTON TEAM The Creedmoor base ball team de feated the Wilton team on the Wil ton grounds Saturday. May 28. The game Jwras featured by the pitching of Phillips for Creedmoor, fanning ten men and allowing but two scattered hits, while his team mates hit for fifteen safeties off Jenkins and Speed, the score being 10 to 0. . Cree'dmoor has.a good ball club, and. is developing fast into a winning team. Score: . R. H. E. ..;0 2 4 .10 15 2 Wilton Creedmoor ; . . ... i . , Batteries : Jenkins, Speed and Peace; Phillips and Rogers. r IMPORTANT MEETING AT THE METHODIST CHURCH - There will be a congregational meeting - of all Methodist people at ttte Church Wednesday night instead of the prayer meeting. . , - No member can afford to be ab sent. R.- CV CRAVEN, Pastor. NO. 43 ! ONE HUNDRED WAREHOUSE j MEN TO MEET IN HENDERSON I ON JUNE FOURTEENTH Various Questions Relating To the Handling Of the Weed Will Be Discussed. Elaborate preparations are being made by the proprietors of the six Henderson warehouses to entertain the Warehousemen's Association of Virginia and North Carolina on June 14th. The Henderson Daily Dispatch says that it is expected that there will be approximately 100 or 125 tobacco warehousemen in attendance upon the meeting, and various questions relating to their end of the tobacco business will be discussed at f the time. Among the features of the enter tainmemnt to be given by the Hen derson warehousemen, will b a big barbecue to be served the visitors -in the main exhibit hall at the old fair grounds. THE WORST ACCBDENT AVIATION HAS HAD The Aairplane Was Caught In a Ter rific Wiid and Electrical Storm. Washington, May 30. Seven men, five of the army and two civilians, were killed in the wreck of an army Curtissj-Eagle ambulance airplane near Indian Head, Md., 40 miles southeast of Washington, Saturday evening in a terrific wind and elec tricar storm. The dead. Lieut Col. Archie Miller, U. S. A., M. H., Washington; Maurice Conno ly. of Dubuque, la., former member of the house of representatives; A. G. Batchelder, of Washington, chair man of the board of the American Automobile association; Lieut. Stan ley M. Ames, of Boston, pilot of the wrercked nlane; Lieut' Cleveland W. McDrmott, Langley field, Va.; Lieut. John M. Penniwell, Langley field. Va-; Sergeant Mechanic Rich ard Blumenkranz, Washington. Brigadier General William Mitch ell,, assistant chief of the Army Air Service and formerly in command of all American air forces in France, who witnessed the storm from his plane in the area of the wrecked plane, said: Eye Witness. "I estimate that the wind must have been blowing at least 100 miles an hour up there, for inv Diane with ! the ensinp ful onen. should havp Hseen doing 120 miles an hour and actually was hardly making headway against the wind v . I have been in some had storms in fhft HjyIp T-havA TtJeen'iTyinl, mave seena storm un- ' oer me mowing trees down in . its path, but I never was in." such a ! storm as that before. i "We recrossed the Potomac and" I raced almost back to Richmond, then out in betveen two storms, doubled back pver Indian Head and reached n Boiling Field at 7:20." MR. W. D. SMITH DEAD Was a Member Of the Oxford Hard ware Company. , Mr. W. D. Smith, a highly esteem ed citizen, died at his home in Ox ford early Monday morning, aged 42 years. He had been on the decline for several weeks, but was able to . attend to business up to a recent date. He attended . services at the . Oxford Methodist Church Sunday night in his usual cheerful spirit, but was taken sick while in . the church and was taken to his home on Cherry Hill, where he died at 3 o'clock Monday morning. Brights disease in an acute form is attributed to his death. , Mr. Smith was a native of Gran ville county. He came to Oxford some years ago and engaged in the merchantile business. He was a member of the Oxford Hardware JCompany at the time of his death. The deceased is survived by a de voted wife. No children were born to the union. The surviving brothers are: J. T. Smith, of Wilton, and Wade Smith, of Oxford. Mr. Smith was a communicant of I the Oxford Methodist Church. The funeral services, conducted by Dr. R. C- Craven, pastor of the Oxford Methodist Church, assisted by Rev. E. G. Usry will be held from the home on Cherry Hill this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The interment will be at Elmwood Cemetery. Th$ pall bearers as announced ae: Active W. T. Yancey; Calvin Breedlove, Bose Gooch, E. A. John son, J. C- Howard, John Floyd. Honorary Eugene . Moss. ,J. P. Floyd, S. C. Hobgood, Jack Clement, Oscar Breedlove, Sam Webb, J. W. Horner, Jonah Veasey, Elbert Crews, J. P. Harris, Marvin Minor, Gardy Harris. Ed Clement. MEMORIAL DAY WAS OBSERVED HERE AND IN THE COUNTY Red Silk Poppies Were In - Evi dence. "'"' The program of Memorial Day ser vices as previously announced by ' Capt E. E. Fuller in the Public Led ger, was carried out The services at Mt Creek Sunday was largely at tended. The address was delivered by Mr. D. G. Brummitt, . and the soldier's graves there and at Eake's burying ground were decorated. Large numbers attended the ser vices at Elmwood cemetery Monday. The address was delivered by Mr. A. A. Hicks and patriotic songs were sung. . " The postoffice observed Sunday hours, and with the banks"closed the town took on the appearance of a holiday. The stores .were closed from 10 to 11:30. ' A number of Oxford girls, detailed by a committee of the Oxford Wo Man's Club, sold the silk poppy flow er oh the streets Saturday. "iv Club Meeting . Wednesday. A full attendance is desired at the meeting of the Woman's Club in the Oxford Library next Wednesday af ternoon at 4, : 3 0 o'clock. ; , Summer SchpoL Summer School for conditioned pu pils will begin on Wednesday morn ing at ' nine o'clock in the rHigh : School Building.- V V ---1 r j if 4 if i ft S 8 v. 7 ,-v
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