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-t- Vtf i; ;; , . ;( . 1 3 "ft 4 5 VOL. XXXVI OXFORD, N. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 7, 1921 NO. 45 OXFO ' ' ""' " wuuiujx'i'uwa uvunij. vxunutstiiLLLANT OPPORTUNITIES AZL HOME PRINT. A" ttt - -r-i -w-r -r T-r m .- -rrr 1 T j lTTt " f TT J fTTXT Atitititi -n nvMK OF TEN MILLION DOLLAR i LOAN TURNED DOWN w BY COUNCIL OF STATE B inkers Are Thanked ?vid That Ends ; the Proposal. Governor Morrison; rw-il Will TVfffkfl'l f I S'lVS Tills iucinvu " , Big Saving To the State. (Raleigh special) laying "thankee" to the state bankers for their willingness to give the state all the money that it needs, he council of state, decided not to, hm-row big amounts oftener than the money is needed and the 10,000,000 which the state could have had for asking and .lh',3 interest will be taken in broken doses. Governor Morrison said that the council had considered seriously the proposal of the state bankers. "But we could not justify taking so much more money than we needed," Gov ernor Morrison said and the council of state determined to borrow only as the calls come- That will not only hold the state to an actual 6 per cent rate; it will cave many thousands in interest. "A million dollars at 6 per cent is $5,000 in interest a month," Gover nor Morrison said. And he declared that if the state should borrow heav ily and keep these moneys on- con stant deposit the commonwealth would be paying more than 6 per cent even as Bruce Craven had so kindly pointed out. The council thereupon determined finally that it would not pursue the unbusinesslike nolicv of getting vast sums of money ?nd paying interest on amounts that! could not be used for months and ev en years. The state has arranged and an nounced the floating of a loan of $2,000,000 most 'o f which is to be spent for permanent improvements authorized by the last general as sembly, from the American Trust company, of Charlotte- BAPTIST BARACAS HOLD A GOOD-TIME MEETING Three Hundred Enjoy Short Talks, Music and Refreshments. The "get-together -have-a-good lime" meeting of the Oxford Baptist Earaca class, held in the store of Mr. J. Robert Wood last Friday night Pm-i Q 1 A 9 H r rrr Tiro c? on nl- o a to cause renewed interest in this de-1 partment of church work. One of thee" lu"usu TJ T w 1 l 4hnitf4nH nAvt'Onlir - QTH tnATI ' Tiler. most depressing featurers of church work is the "coolness" that exists everywhere. The good-time meet ing was held for the purpose of cast ing out the "icy feeling" and install ing in its place a feeling of brotherly love and helpfulness. All of the. short talks (some of them were loo long) were inspired along lines of mutual helpfulness. Mr. Wood's store was nicely ar ranged for the occasion. The West Oxford Baptist Baracas were present at the invitation of the Oxford Bap tist Baraca class and swelled the number to 300. The Victrola filled in between short talks in the first I half of the meeting, and in the se- j cond half the big "Wil-P-Hu" bandio- -No torecast ot proauction or came upon the scene and rendered several choice selections. The "Wil-P-Hu" is a contraction of the names of Wilson, Parham and Hunt, founders of the itring band. Elegant refreshments were served by the Philatheas of the Oxford Baptist Church. EIGHT SECOND-YEAR MEN AT UNIVERSITY SUSPENDED Granville County Boy Was Anions Thoe Who Entered Freshmen's Rooms While "Fresh" Were Ab-; of Edmund Waddill, Jr., of Rich sent 'and Rough-Housed Them.. ' mond, district to be United States News was sent out from Chanel Hill last week stating that eight stu dents at the University of North Carolina, all of them in their second year, have been suspended by the stl dent council for the remainder of the session because they entered the rooms of freshmen in the Carr build ing while the occunant.s werp nhsput ! at a class smoker, overturned the I .-v ,1 11 jtfub, tnrew turniture out in the i nails, poured water over beds and ! u-uming. and otherwise rough-housed the rooms. The eight susDended stud P. C. Froneberger, of Bessemer City; i n. iu. vabbs, of Lilesville; John H MendenhalL of Greensboro; M. F. Leftwich, of Biltmorey J. W. Kim wough, of Raleigh; E.A. Thompson, ot Greensboro; William K. Harding, ft Ch1arlotte' and C. S. White, of btovall. All are sophomores except White, who is taking a premedical course. . - , VIRGILINA NEWS NOTES nnHl?1 Tx G- pool, who has been Rhmnatment at Grace hospital, covering. several montns is re- nie7pMMS' ?TPaul visiting his niece Mrs. Garrett, in Durham. , w Hf,' and M,rs- Haskin Hays, of . rpntc Vr me. guests of his pa- thifwefk: and Mrs" A1?red Hays' Pi5evival services will be held at fiS oe 4venue Baptist Church the Hartp in July. Rev: J. D. iiarte. of Oxford will assist the pas: Toi? Mrs. M. A. Goodd, ot lifr c Jones is on the sick at her home on Florence Avenue. Called To Danville. Mrs C. A. Unchurch was called to ijanviiie last Monday on account of .uie untimely death of her niece who was killed m an automobile accident Your battery should hare watei boot very two week. Stop at Wil lard Swrice Station. MR. WILLIAM KIMBALL LAST SUNDAY Laid To Rest In Elmwood Cemetery Monday, Mr. William R. Kimball," of Provi- Armrxs JinJ t. V. I. -C 1. 1 ucuw, uicu ai liic - nuiiit ui uis Bio ter, Mrs. J. J. Renn, on College street, at one o'clock last Sunday afternoon, aged 37 years. . Mr. Kimball had been on the de cline for several months and came to Oxford and made his home with his sister while receiving medical treatment here. Mr. Kimball was a native of Gran ville county and lived for many years at the famous old Kimball Farm, of which his father was founder. He l was a kind hearted man , and his keenest delight was to make people happy and. contented. . 1 The deceased is survived by a de voted wife who, before marriage, was Miss Minnie F. Ross of Concord, and three children. Susan, William A., and John R. Kimball The funeral was held from the Ox ford Methodist Church Monday after noon, conducted by the beloved pas tor of the deceased, Rev. R. C. Cra ven. The interment was in the family plot at Elmwood "Cemetery. The pallbearers were G. C. Daniel, W. G. Averett, W. T. Yancey, Lbnnie Smith, J. W- Hester, J. P. Bradsher. . Honorary J. P. Hunt, F, C- Spencer, D. G. Brummitt, B. S. Royater, E. T. White, T. W. Winston. Out of town relatives attending the funeral were : Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ross, Charlotte; Mrs. J. B. Allen, of Henderson: Mrs. A. B. Kimball, of Oak Ridge; Miss Maude Kimball, of Norfolk; Miss Myrtle Renn, of i Troy, and Mr. Harry Renn of Atlan- ta- . "LET'S TRY TO BE A LITTLE FAmER IN BASEBALL" Just about the most prevalent and virulent form of a booster or a knocker is found in the baseball fan, for in this great Anjerican sport there are so many potential possibi lities and "if it might have been otherwise" the game would have been won instead of lost, that most every fellow you meet is a self appointed critic- Likewise the um pire, whose task is a difficult one. is liberally lambasted for any wee bit of mistake while a crowd that dif fered so much with his viewpoint have been known to inflict bodily tuomuuB, vyv " tuuuoauu vuiitvuj ou.u tuvu juon missed one that went against the home club. Let's try to be a wee bit fairer, and we urge this with no particular decision or game in mind.Think it over. Rocky Mount Telegram. COTTON CONDITION 66 PER CENT OF NORMAL Washington, June 6. The con dition of the cotton crop on May 25 was 65 per cent of a normal, the De partment of Agriculture announced today. That compares with 62.4 per cent a Year ago, 75-8 two years ago, 82.3 three years ago, and 76.7 the average of the last ten years on May acreage was announced. Conditions bv states' fo'Iow: Virginia 77; North Carolina C5; South Carolina 53; Georrla 63; Flor ida 60; Alabama 57; Mississippi 60; Louisiana 57; Texas 71; Arkansas 70; Tennessee 69 . . Missouri 75; Oklahoma 74; California 75; Arizo na 84; all other states 95. WADDILL NOMINATION CONFIRMED BY SENATE Washington, June 6. Nomination circuit judge for the fourth circuit in place of the late Judge Jeter C Pritchard, has been confirmed by the senate. D. Lawrence Groner of Norfolk, Va., was confirmed as successor to Judge Waddill in the eastern Vir ginai district- STRICKEN CITY IN ' I II J I -C If 1 COLORADO AGAIN IS FLOODED BY RIVER Deai List In Stricken Colorado City Placed At Minimum Of. 100 and May Reach 250 Or More. Pueblo, Col., June 5. Three times during' the last 48 hours the1 waterjs of the Arkansas River, breaking from their , course, have r inundated the greater part of this city with the re sultant loss of probably not Jess than 250 lives and property damage esti mated at $10,000000. 'i'his loss is attributed chiefly to the first flood of Friday night , and Saturday morn ing. The second and third floods of this morning and afternoon found lit tle of -value not already ruined by the waters and were looked upon with concern only because they hindered rescue and reconstruction work. STORES TO CLOSE ON AC COUNT OF FARMERS MEETING ' i On account of a mass meeting "of the farmers of Granville county to be held in the court house next Sat urdav at 11 o'clock, it has been de cided by the Merchants' Association of Oxford to close the stores between: the hours mentioned from 11 a. m. to 1 p. m. next Saturday. 2t CECYLE MARR Secy. THE WEATHER THIS WEEK; Forecast Sent Out By the Weather Bureau. South Atlantic and East Gulf States: The outlook is for cool first half of the week, normal tempera ture thereafter. Generally fair feather. , ., ; ; . .. .., ir ,..,v.,..-.: JL" -.-Fin' Baby' Boy. - -"-'- " X fine' baby boy was : bora to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Bullock on last Sat urday. Both mother and child do ing nicely. n : DR. KILGORE AROUSED INTEREST IN COOPERATIVE MARKETING PLAS HERE Big Mass Meeting To Be Held In the Court House Next Saturday Morn- illg at H.U'CIOCK. . In response to an invitation of the -i ni . - i m u .-iht I y . uTanvnie VOuuiy louaixu vnuwcia Association and the Chamber of Commerce, Dr. Kilgore delivered an address in the court house here last Thursday night, in which he ex plained in detail the fundamentals of the cooperative marketing plan, the aim of which he said, is to make sure to the tobacco growers a plan by which they will receive a just pro portion of v the dollars spent by the consumers', for their commodity. "We ask for this movement, said Dr. Kilgore, "the same consideration as given to any other enterprise." Dr. Kilgore remained over until Friday morning to address the meet ing of township committees of the Tobacco Growers' Association, at which time the following resolution was adopted: Resolved, that a mass meeting be held in the court lioue in the city of Oxford at 11 o'clock on Saturday, June that the tobacco growers of the county should avail themselves of the opportunity to attend this meet ing; that the president, vice president and secretary of the Tobacco Growers' Association confer with the busies men and merchants of Oxford wii a view of closing their places of ..business from 11 to 1 o'clock on Saturday June 11. GEX. ROYSTER ADDRESSED LARGE GATHERING IN CHARLOTTE Was There In the Interest Of the Hicks Memorial Hospital. Snpakinp' nf fieneral Rovster s vis- ! it to Charlotte last week, the Obser ver of that city says: "One of the largest gatherings that ever . took place in Charlotte under the auspices of the ladies of the Eastern Star, was that held in the Scottish Rite Ca thedral on last Thursday night. "The large auditorium of the Scottish Rite was completely filled up to the stage, where chairs had been placed for the accomodation of visitors, and every available seat in the balcony was also occupied. "Judge W. F. Harding introduced the speaker of the evening, Gen. B. S. Royster, whose address was filled with gems of eloquence, studied with diamonds of truth and all surround ed by an interchangeable bond , of love in which the pattern of , life, combined with faith, hope and char ity were all intertwined. He dealt with a subject under consideration which elevated it to the highest standard of appreciation, it awakened the soul of lethargy to a state of action that was never known before, all attuned to the sweet har mony of Charity which filled the ears of his audience, with a melody, har monious in effect and constructive in its portrayal. His subject was the Hicks Memorial Hospital, which Gen eral Royster says will be ouilt for the comfort and welfare of the 384 children at the Oxford orphans' home. "The subscription during the even ing to this laudable undertaking are $1,787, which does not mean all that Charlotte will subscribe, for many other subscriptions will be sent in later." RARE TREAT IN STORE FORLOVERS OF MUSIC Miss Katheruie Johnson Will Sing Her Tonient. The Ladies Aid Society of the Ox ford Baptist Churcn has secured Miss Katharine Campbell Johnson for a sons recital, which will take place in the graded school auditor ium tonight at 8 o'clock. Miss Katharine Johnson needs lit tle introduction to any North Caro lina audience of music lovers- Her rich sweet contralto voice has been heard and admired in every section of the state. A graduate of Mere dith College, she went to New York immediately after her college course and studied under the leading voice teachers of the musical world. . She has for the past three years been the contralto soloist in the choir of the First Presbyterian Church in Greens boro, which is considered the finest church choir in the South. The accompanist for the recital will be. Miss Louise Geoghegan, a musician of considerable ability, who cornea from an engagement in New York City. IMMIGRANT QUOTAS FOR FOREIGN NATIONS FIXED BY AMERICA Washington, June 6- The state denartment cabled American consu lar, representatives abroad fixing the i . a i T nun - auotas oi immigrants wnicn vanuuo European countries will be permit ted to send' to the United States un der the new restrictive immigration bill. v . . The United Kingdom embracing the dominions of the British Em pire had the largest quota, 77,206. Germany ranked second with 68,069 The quotas were fixed on the basis of three percent of the number of aliens already in this country. t KTWANIANS AND LEGION ' WANT HARVEY RECALLED Greenville, S. C-, June 6- The Kiwanis : club here adopted a reso lution, condemning the recent utter ances of Ambassador George Harvey and asking that he be recalled. : Lynchburg, Va., June tf.The re call of Ambassador George Harvey from his post at London is requested in resolutions adopted tonight by Lynchburg post, American legion. ; , . . - :Mr; Doc' Coley Dead. 't: Mr Dor Coleiruled-at hi home near Creedmoor on last Saturday and was buried Sunday. He is survived by several children. .MR. JAMES GOODRICH ! j ROYSTER IS DEAD ! j Remains 1 Last Sunday. ; j Mr- James ? Royster died last ! He come to Oxford n f mnnthVairi and Ib&e CC f 1 , i J j- ' i ' , - wiuiuay uiunimg, agea 6 i years kind disposition, generous heart and ! warm hand won for him many j 'r MVi k?rn-,.... i one Veek before he disd There, was j o T-oiiirino- naii i;Ui a rallying spell and it was thought he would recover, but later in the week pneumonia developed and he was re moved to Brantwood from his home on College street. Heroic treatment was administered, but the compli cations were such as not to yield to medical skill. Mr. Royster married Miss Eleanor Lee Clifford, of Baltimore, the cere mony being performed by Dr. Marsh in Oxford some years ago. A son was born to the union, and mother and son survive to bless his memory. Other surviving relatives are his mother, Mrs. J. E. Royster, and one brother. Mr. C- G. Royster, and two sisters. Mrs. Ben Bullock and Mrs. J. M. Hicks, all of Granville county. The funeral was held from Bullock church Sunday afternoon, conduct ed by the pastor, Rev. George T. TunstalL assisted by Rev. J. D Harte. The church was filled to overflowing and many could not get within hearing distance of the win dows and doors of the sanctuary. Pastor Tunstall paid a beautiful tribute to the memory of the deceas- ea. tie saia mat Mr. Koyster ' was one of the kindest and most generous men he had ever known. He spoke of the large number of colored people who called at the Royster home at Bullock and requested to view the remains of their departed friend for the last time. Dr. Marsh, for many vears T pastor -of Xffirk rhnrtJand any one who stands for clean jears pastor oi the buuock church, snnrt shnHHars wiion iomhoctaH also paid a beautiful tribute to the j memory of Mr. Royster. The interment was at Bullock cemetery. The pallbearers -were: G- W. Royster. J. B. Campbell, J, G. Mor ton, Leo Norwood, D. C- Hunt, W. H. Hunt. T. A. Royster. J. S- King. The flower bearers were: Misses Bessie Hester, Mary Royster, Pattie Roys ter, Zulene Evans, Hattie Norwood, Maggie Campbell, Mamie Lee Roys ter, Nannie Campbell,. Lillie Royster. MUSICAL GENIOUS DISCOVERED Nephew Of Mr. M. P. Chamblee Awarded Covetous Prize. Mr, Foster Haukins, a nephew of Mr. M. P. Chamblee, who lives in Winston-Salem, has . been awarded $1,500 prize by the Boston Conser vatory of Music, wherefhe has been a student for two years, for an original full orchestra symphony. This is the first time any one has been able to qualify for the prize without two years study abroad. While a student at Meredith Col lege; Mr. Haukins came to Oxford and played the violin at an enter tainment given by Mrs. M. P. Cham blee, and is well remembered here by a nuniber of young people. GERMAN OFFICER WHO SANK HOSPITAL SHD? ACQUITED Leipzig, June 6. Lieut. Comman der Neumann, the fourth German officer to be arraigned in the war criminal court was acquitted on the ground that he acted in accordance with orders from his superiors which he was bound to obey. The specific charge against JNeu mann was that he was responsible for the murder of six persons when his submarine torpedoed the Dover Castle in the Mediterranean. ! villus JiAM.iuu- ON CHRISTIAN FOLKS Athens Correspondent Tells Of Streets Strewn With Bodies In Eastern' Cities. London, June 6. The Athens cor respondent of the Exchange Tele graph Company says under date of Thursday that it is reported from Constantinople that new frightful massacres of Christians have occur red at Samsoun and Trebizond, on the Black Sea coast of Armenia. The streets are strewn with the bodies of Greeks, he adds- YOU PAY MORE FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF TALKING AND LISTENING Increase In North ' Carolina Tele phone Rates Alowed. The State Corporation Commit sion in session at Raleigh last week ordered: That from and after June 1, 1921, and until furer oftler, the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company be authoriz ed to increase the rates for tele phone service at each of its sev eral exchanges in this State . twenty-five cents per month for residence 'phones, and ten per cent of its present rates on busi ness 'phones, which may not be less than twenty-five cents nor more than fifty cents per month. CREEDMOOR DEFEATED BY SOUTH HENDERSON Although Winters pitched a pretty game for Creedmoor, they went down in defeat at the hands of the South Henderson ball team, on the Creedmoor ground Friday afternoon, the score being 3 to 0. Inability to hit the ball cost Creedmoor the game. South -Hendersron has a good ball club, and proved to be equal to the occasion. , : A STOVALL MUST BUTLD HARD SURFACE ROAD Stovall being an incorporated town and the National Highway being its principal street, the question is ask ed: Will Stovall or the State pay for the hard surface when it is ,put down? The same Question could he asked as to Stem, which is also an incorporated town? It costs about $30,000 to put down one mile of hard surface. i BASE BALL FINEST GAME OF THE SEASON The game on the Henderson dia mond last Saturday was the most in I . J L c A""OL jteresting exhibition yet played in the : Control i-U, T sn n-.. Central Carolina League this season. . It was a pitcher's duel between Beal- ton and Krepps. the former holdins hitless until the ninth inning and Kreoos keemne the .four hits off i tyi .Mftj fc,,;w , r;7,ir vmuuftuul , Score by innings: R Oxford 000 000 001 1 Hendersron 000 00 000 4) 1 j I Where They Flay. 7 i The week's schedule calls for two games with Henderson this week; the first being at Horner Park this af ter-"i i . m . noon and the other in Henderson next Friday. Play Ball. The sporting editor of the Hender son Daily Dispatch takes exception to the following paragraph which ap peared in the Public Ledger last week: , j' a "The Henderson Dispatch says the Henderson baseball organization are hopeful of securing a berth ifi' the Piedmont League next year. In this son lads to remember that they must nlay "square ball" in the Central i Carolina League if they hope to be i aHmittPH fn PioHmnn t.1,,0 " The sporting editor claims that such remarks strains the friendly re lations that exist between the two teams. - Possibly so, but on the other hand the spectators should be considered We all admit that the Umpire of an amateur game has a difficult task, for an adverse decision. In league circles the command to "play ball" is sufficient to restore order. The Publio Ledger stands for the success of the; Central Carolina League, and we are quite sure that the gate re- ceipts here and there will be much larger if there is less "mouth" on the diamond. If we are not sadly mis taken the people of Henderson are as much interested in this assertion as they are in the other towns of the Central Carolina League. Play ball! HOW TO RUN A MOTOR CAR This Advice Comes From Japan. This is in circulation what purports to be an English translation of the Japanese rules of the road for motor cars posted in the central police sta tion of-Tokio for the benefit of English-speaking visitors to the city. It deserves the widest possible pub licity, for it is couched in such lan guage as will impress it on the mem ory of all motorcar drivers. Here it is: Rule 1 At the rise of the hand policeman stop' rapidly. Rule 2 Do not pass him by or otherwise disrespect him. Rule 3 When a passenger of the foot hove in sight, tottle the horn; trumpet at him melodiously at first, but if he still obstacles your passage tottle him with vigor and express by a ir - , j i. j i t -ww ft HI. wora -oi me mourn tne warning m: Rule 4 Beware the wandering ! horse that he shall not take fright as you pass him by. Do not explode an exhaust box at him. Go soothingly by. Rule 5 Give big space to the fes- ,nrr , . . , ! 6 lAla',' a""1 oyun m me iuau way, Rule 6 Avoid entanglement of dog with your wheel spokes." Rule 7 Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. Rule 8 Press the brake of the foot as you roll around the corner to save collapse and tie-up. We suggest that drivers inclined to be careless cut this out and paste it on the windshield where they can see it all the tinie. t . WHY IS THERE SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN PRICES? Editor Public Ledger: I respectfully ask for space in the Public Ledger to reproduce prices quoted by The Greenville Market XKnlt company, of Greenville ,S- C., in an appearing in the ! Grenville News of May 29. Your readers may make their own com parisons. The prices follow: Round steak, per pound ......23c Half of Palmetto ham, per pound 30c Center Slice , Palmetto Ham, pound 40c Breakfast bacon, by whole strips, per pound 20c Breakfast bacon, sliced, skinned, per pound . . . . .... . .... 25c Streaked bacon per pound . .13c Pork loin roast, per pound . . . .25c Pork chips, not frozen', per pound 28c Spare ribs, fresh per pound . . . .15c Backbones, pound 10c, 3 pounds 2 5e Beef roast, per pound 15c Good steak, per pound ........18c Beef stew, per, pound 9c Beef liver, ,per pound 12 l-2c Pig liver, per pound 7c Veal leg, per pound ...... 25c Veal chops, per pound ....... .20c Veal breast, per pound . . . . . . .. 9c I would like to know why there can be such a difference in prices in Greenville, S. C. and Oxford, N. C. EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN The Oxford Methodist Church Will Raise Its Quota.- The Oxford Methodist Church has raised $8,000 on its educational campaign, that being two-thirds of desired amount. Both Rev. R. C. Craven, and Dr. E. T. White express the opinion that further efforts will enable the church to complete its QUOta.- v r.:?wr ' ' v tli No definite reports nave been re ceived as yet from the churches of the county. I PARK WILL BE COMPLETED IN FEW DAYS The Ladies Will Be Admitted Free On Opening Day Management -Trying To Secure a Brass Band For the Occasion. 9 nrV Iaw Knll nAtilr 4V.s Jl . It Coggshall street in South- Oxford will be completed in a few days. The und has been worked over and if KrneTessary 1 tb" pack i some "more i:.--- i? JL:. y w,.c , muf. H61" ine opening aaie, wnicn will De announced later. closed with a plank fence eight feet hlOh anri fha frn r- rrrmrAr P 4-V. n grandstand has been completed. The tttV) rl 1 rV will yi"K- Vl i? Yr wit vfuvAvs j vu uiii yivuauij uc v-uiiiyitl Se(1 before. the sun goes down next Friday, and it will be one of the finest parks in the State. ' TTTT-. a! 1 i . wiien quesiionea as to tne exact date of the opening of the new park. Manager Pritchard would not com- pmit himself further than to say that ne is m a quandary as to whether the workmen will comDlete the job in time to arrange for the opening next Saturday. However the opening date will be announced in the Fri day's issue of the Public Ledger, said Mr. Pritchard. Manager Pritchard stated that he hopes to secure a brass band to fur- X, V""-u opeums uaie, on occasion he said, the ladies wliiTbe admitted free. The price of admission to the park has been definitely fixed at 35 cents- The price of a seat in the grandstand is 15 cents. If you pay 50 cents for a ticket at the gate you pass into the grandstand without further bother. REFERENCE IS HERE MADE TO OXFORDS' FLOWERS (Greensboro News) The account published in yester day's paper of the rose show at Ox ford, brings to mind a possibility that too many North Carolina towns are neglecting floriculture. If we ! haven t the money to aecorate our ,c.lues .wn scuipiure ana ornate puu- lic buildings, we could, nevertheless, make them among .the most beauti ful in the world by intelligent atten tion to the flowers that the climate permits us to grow in an abundancp and variety hardly to be surpassed in any section of the country. Portland. Ore., has lone been fa mous for its rose festival. People S travel thousands of miles to see it. and come away amply satisfied with the trip. Portland has no material advantage over Greensboro in so far as growing roses is concerned. The thiner thatcounts is- the work - that Portland has put upon her rose gar- f cens, it ureensDoro woum expeuu s the same amount of intelligence and energy upon her flowers she might easilv rival the Pacific coast city. And surely nothing in one's mate rial enviroment could exert a hap- pier, more wholesome influence than a profusion of flowers. You never in your life saw a town that tended Its flower-gardens carefully that was al together coarse and mean; you1 never in your life saw a community with out a single flower that wasn't a hell-hole. Now, did you ever? Whether the flowers are cause or ef fect, we do not know, but we incline to believe that they are both. A man must have some spark of de cencv in him if he loves flowers: and indulging that love certainly tends i in otrpn o-tVipn anH rlpvplnn rnthPT to strengthen and develop, rather than to dwarf, his better instincts. The Oxford people are wise- Their annual rose show is probably doing greater things for their town than its most enthusiastic promoters have suspected- - AUTOS WnJi STILL OWN FUEL SOON, SAYS EDISON, JR Bostoa.- June 4- A prediction that Automobiles within a few years would carry individual stills to pro duce fuel for their operation, was made by Thomas A. Edison, Jr., dis cussing carburetion at the gradua tion exercises of Knights of Colum bus Automobile School. The son of the inventor said , he had himself been seeking a substi tute for gasoline for ten years. The problem would be solved, he said, by the manufacture of individual distilileries to be attached to cars, the stills to be operated by the heat and motion of the motor, and to pro duce from petroleum and other in gredients a combustible mixture sup plied as constantly as current is gen erated by electric cars wnlle in mo tion. A Fish Story. Last week three brothers, Messrs. A. H.p C. E. and D. C Overton cast their net in Tar River. Before en tering the water it was agreed that the, one who took from the seine the largest number of fish would be awarded the most choice fish of the catch. All went well and each had to his credit nine good size fish when the shades of the evening approach ed, at which time they agreed to cast their nets only once more before de parting for home. An Overton was never known to repudiate his word of honor. This was to - be the last draw of the day, and in the seine was a ten pound bass.. Mind you, each had nine fish to. his credit,, and each one of the three brothers did exact ly what you and I would have done In the scramble that followed the fish slipped through their hands and disappeared. . ; Colored ' Minister Not Dead. In our last issue we stated that Rev. George Wharton, pastor, of the Oxford Colored Baptist Church, died at his homft at "Rnffa.lrt .fnnction. Word reaches the Public Ledger top the effect that it was the daughter or castor wnorton tnat was caiieuft to her heavenly reward. A large numuer oi coioreu peopie ui uuwu attended the .funeral, v Prmident Hnhcrnodlrlletlirns . .Dr. F. P. . Hobgoo&y? president of f unora uoiiege aaenaea as eumua-j iastic meeting of educators at Char-; lottesville. Va.. last week. u ) i.