North Carolina Newspapers

VOL XXXVI OXFORD, N.C., TUESDAYJUNE 21, 1921 3 NO. 49 .....w-m APREAGE WILL 1 IJOOST THE PRICE OF TOBACCO THIS FALL. Claimed That All Grades Will j . . vmv Percent Higher man the Last Crop- N There is much speculation neie , vhat the various grades of tobac t0 11 -ell for next fall. The farm c Meeting at least fifty per-erf-tanfore ?han they received for the i prop They are of the opinion hat the reduced acreage will great hnost the price next fall. , IV DOOSi tuc v rnnnftrative t have signed the mnrketing contract and propo.se 11 ?i u " said a farmer, "but ah to er " common sense teaches me that t supply and the demand regu-l-ites the prices." . "That's true," said another farm er vho had signed the marketing contract, "if we can hold the supply Ion? enougu e '" mand." ... Local tobacco men are awaiting with interest the South Carolina markets' opening. This. will be at least one month earlier than in this belt. The Palmeto crop is maturing rapidlv, and the opening should be the last week in July or the first week in August, from the present in dications. Well-informed tobacco men state that they can figure with a degree of accuracy what the price will be in this section after the South Carolina markets open. The prices here are generally about ten percent higher than in South Carolina, said a ware houseman. THE HOME AND HEARTHSTONE Kvery Man Should Strive To Own a Home. Editor Public Ledger: Is this the rosy dawn of a better day for the masses of the American people when each patriotic family shall possess a home of their own? Could a better thing happen for the advancement of civilization and the nearer approach of. the millennium? If love is the greatest thing in the v orld and it is generally considered to be that essential verity, where can it get a better start for a more per fect development than in a family circl comprising father, mother, sister' and brother? Isn't that a prospective heavenly quarter? "I am the master of my fate, - I am the captain of my soul." One cannot repeat those two lines s confidently in a rented, house as he can in a home of his own. Some poor mortals seem to reap some counterfeit satisfaction in claiming that it is cheaper to rent than it is to own your own home- Yes, it might be cheaper to live in the South Sea Islands than in the civilized United States. But what is the use of arguing with people who persist in "looking through a glass darkly?" They would not think that anything was of more value than mere money. And if you told them that health and happiness and satisfaction were of more value than precious stones or bonds and mortgages they would look at you in amazement and, won der how you had escaped the county court for so many years. With that variety of human kind is right where forbearance ceases to be a virtue and only severely pain ful personal restraint prevents one from telling them where to head in! or go to, but we believe the majority I Judge Hunt declared that no mon of our American citizens will listen ey ever handed out in his office to reason and have minds open to j seemed to give greater joy than that welcome helpful suggestions to en-; which was put into the hands of courage them alonsr the Dathwav of life. And now abideth grip, grit and ption, these three, but the great-! est of these is gumption M. RLATU HAS NEW PLAN TO WD?E OUT BLOCKADER New York, June 20- Creation of a separate and distinct prohibition I Mrs. L. F. Currin. highly esteem enrorcement unit in each state with j ed in Granville for her many traits a state director at its head forms the basis of the reorganization of the prohibition enforcement organization worked out by Commissioner Blair ot the internal revenue bureau and Pionioition Commissioner Waves. The present administrative districts, comprising several states, will be abolished. Senators to whom the plan was submitted said the reorganization would tighten up enforcement by f ntralizing athority and abolishing i"fd tape. An innovation would be tbe establishment of "a mobile form of specially qualified agents" to ope rate under the immediate direction of Director Hayes, but the whdie l'lan is contingent upon retention W the treasury of jurisdiction over prohibition. t Mr. Haves' report said it had "ffn "clearly demonstrated after thorough trial that the present J-lan of organization of the prohi bition field force should be aban doned." MRTFIODIST WOMEN TO PUBLISH PERIODICAL Rockingham, June .20. "Our Missionary News" is the latest paper 'o enter the field, the first issue making its appearance last Saturday. Jt is edited and managed by Mrs. J. JeGrand Everett, who is also the conference superintendent of study aJid publicity of the North Carolina -I. E. Conference. " Your battery should have watet about every two weeks. Sfen at Wil rd Service Station. MRS. VARNER WELL GET TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS . AS RESULT OF AGREEMENT She Will Go To Utah and Enter Suit For Divorce Against Varner There-All Details Ot Compro mise Or Settlement Not Known As Lawyers Agreed To Keep Terms a Secret. Greensboro, N. C-, June 20. All the sensational Varner litigations, save , that concerning a divorce, which grew out of the finding of Baxter McRary, wealthy Lexington mulatto, underneath the floor of the Varner home between 12:30 and 1 o'clock Tuesday morning, August 10,. have been settled to the satis faction of all concerned when attor neys from Lexington met with local attorneys, agreed upon the conditions of the compromises, and signed the necessary papers to .make the agree ments binding. .-. Mrs. Florence C. Varner, wife of H B. Varner, gets a sum of money, said to be About $20,000, the suit of H. B. Varner against McRary for $100,000 is withdrawn, the suit of Fritts Vs Walser is settled, Mrs. Var ner is to go to her home inUtah, and, it is understood, she will enter suit for a divorce there, which suit, it is said, will not be opposed: The exact provisions of ihe settlement of the cases are not known, the law yers agreeing among themselves to T i I keep the terms a secret. THE ONE" BIG DAY OF THE YEAR IN OXFORD Preparations Under Way To Enter tain Ten Thousand People At the Oxford Orphanage Next Friday, The Occasion . Being St. John's Day. Rain or shine, there will be a large crowd in Oxford next Friday. If it does not rain there will be eight or ten thousand people here. Five ex cursion trains from various parts ot the State are scheduled to arrive not later than 10:30 o'clock. The roads of the county are now in good con dition and there is no reason why the crowd will not be the largest in years- . . Superintendent R. L- Brown states that there will be plenty of barbe cue and refreshments for ten thou sand visitors. St. John's Day is the one day in the year when the people of this section, renew their friend- shins. The farmers can wen anui or.H-wwMinpration. Come, ana mane yourselves at home. There win De large tanks of ice water at conveni ent places on the streets, and the merchants request you to make their places of business your headquarters. JUDGE HUNT K HANDING JL OUT PENSION MONEY i Fiftv-Nine Vets ' and Thirty-Four Widows un tne rwu. Judge D. C. Hunt, clerk of tfce court, is handing out the semi-annual pension money to the veterans of the rMvii War and their widows. There were 61 vets on the pension rolls of Granville county six montns ago, but six of them have since died, leaving a total of 59. One widow died a few weeks ago, leaving a to tal of 37 in the county. The semi-annual pensions range from $55 in the first class down to $35 aged tnen and women yesterday be cause of service in the war of 1861- 65, or because the pensioner was the widow of a veteran, perhaps, who lost his life in the fighting. REMAINS OF MRS. L. F. CURRIN LAID TO REST AT HESTER of character, died last Tuesday even ing. The funeral and burial service was held at Hester Church Thurs day, conducted by Pastor G. T, Tuns- tall, who was assisted by Rev.,R. H Marsh. .. " The deceased had been . a conse crated member of the church for many years. he is survived by a devoted husband and six children, the youngest being a baby only about three months old. A large number of people attended the f unr eral. The pallbearers were: Norman Hobgood, B. F. Dean, Peter Pruitt, Lee Frazier, N. C. Currin, Dudley Howard. DECLINE IN YOOD PRICES FOR MAY Department Of Labor Finds General Slump In All Cities During Month Ofi May. Washington," June 20- Retail food prices to the average family de clined 4.8 per cent in May as com pared with April, while wholesale food prices dropped 5 3-4 per cent in the same period, according tp sta tistics made public by the Depart ment of Labor. General wholesale prices, including farm products, food, building materials, metals, house furnishings and miscellaneous commodities declined approximately 2 per cent during the month. ' ; , . Mi-. J. N. Pittman is attending the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association being held in 'Charlotte this week. He expects to be back by the 24 th. CONFEDERATE VETERANS WELL MEET IN BULL CITY THE LATTER PART OF AUGUST Preparations Are Now Under Way In Durham To Make the Stay Of i the Old Soldiers Pleasant. ; Durham, June 20 The annual reunion of the Confederate Veterans of the State of North Carolina will be held in Durham on August 23, 24 and 25. The dates were decided up on Saturday and acceptance of this city's invitation by the veterans has also been decided upon. , . Preparations are under way in Durham already to make the stay of the old soldiers during the hot dayb of August the pleasantest possible. Trinity College authorities have kindly consented to turn over their entire equipment to the committee which will take care of the veterans during their stay in this city, while requests are being made to the rail roads to grant special rates to vete rans on the days of the State re union. . i t ... LOCAL CONSUMERS OF COAL UP AGAINST A PROPOSITION Very Few Orders Have Been Placed and Many Of the Mines Have Been Closed. Out of more than five hundred consumers of coal in and arounJT Ox ford, only about fifteen percent have placed orders. This in the face of the fact that the country is threat ened with the most serious coal fa mine ever known. It is now a case of "those who come first are first served." . Today the public has evidently for gotten the lesson which should have been learned from past experience. The coal market is near the bottom of the ladder, and the public is holding off. The case is similar to that of a once prominent governs ment official who suffered from a cute attacks of tonsilitis. When il his throat hurt him too badly to per mit of an operation, and when well he fancied tjiat the trouble would never return and that an operation would be foolish. The coal operator has little or no connection with the coal supply. It is impossible to store coal at the mines, and as a result only so much coal is mined each day as can be shipped to market. Railroad au thorities agree that there will be a marked car shortage during the com ing: fall and winter. That is. about W i - all too many cases the steam coal user, will begin the scramble for fuel, This condition is bound to re sult in a shortage of coal and worse, for no less an authority than "Rail way Age" predicts that the country will face the "most serious danger of a coal famine ever known." The wise consumer will " place or ders now, wh"ie the price is reason- ! able, and when delivery is sure- But win ne qo u r ine same warning i i i a nil was issued last spring, dut; me aa vice fell upon dea.! ears. November came, and with it a coal shortage which promised to become a national urnhlom Anrl it xirae tVio nnol man problem that was eivfm all tho hi am r for a condition which, because of the im possibility of delivery, cut his pro duction down almost to zero- It is to be hoped that the public will have awakened by this time, and that be- rore August every bin will contain enough coal to last through the win ter. LOCAL PROMOTORS VISIT THEIR HOLDING IN HARNETT The Never Fail Land Company In terested In Peaches. F. W. Hancock, Jr.,, and A. H. Powell have just returned from Har nett county where theywent to in spect the large farm of the Never Fail Land Co., at Pineview, with which they are. connected. They report big improvement in crops in that section and much in terest in the development of commer cial peach orchards, the land in western . Harnett being especially adapted to peaches. Indications point to the development of peach orchard- operation at Pineview tha will probably, in time rival in impor tance the, "Sand Hills" orchards, western Harnett lands being a con tinuation of the Moore county sand ridges so desirable for fruit on ac count ot safety from frost. The Never Fail Land Co., will put in this year a large acreage in peaches, and many other orchards are being started. MR. W. L. PEACE WILL OPEN A NEW STREET Public Spirited Citizen Sees the Ne cessity Of Opening His Property. Noticing the congestion of cars at the new' ball park at the end of Coggshall street in South Oxford, Mr. W. L. Peace stated that he in tends to open a new street from Raleigh road to the park, which will enable cars coming down Coggs hall street to continue out to Ral eigh road. Mr. Peace has a handsome proper ty in rear of his home place on Ral eigh road, which he intends to open up in the near future. It is one of. the ; most desirable suburbs of Ox ford and can be reached by the ex tension of Hancock street. The Big Sale The big ten day's smashing sale at Cohn & Son's continues. See their announcement on the fifth page of this paper.- THE VIEWS OF THREE r- I PROMINENT REPUBLICANS ON THE SAME QUESTION i 'Because wfS tyranny and i the brutality and ruthlessness which: Eld.Th n ln f ? 'seilt time has the stroniett am in!ia w deflnS pledged tathecJ faf7fv'?5't!?the Central Carolina League.' it"JJ1 oflhe uu uuiiui iue ii w iunu who are struggling for the preser- vation of the essentials of freedom." Harvey. "Not a few remain convinced that we sent our youngsoldiers across the sea to save this kingdom (Great Britain) and France and Italy. This is not the fact. We sent them sole ly to save the United States of Amer ica, and most reluctantly , and lag gardly." Harding. "They have seen our protecting arm stretched over the. outposts of liberty on every continent. For more than a century our plighted word warned tyranny from half the world; then, when the gauge was taken up by mad ambition, men felt the blow that arm could strike when freedom answered in its utmost might. Across the seas we sent our hosts of liberty's sons 'to re dress the eternal scales.' " TWO MILLION POUNDS OF TOBACCO POOLED The "Sign Up" of the tobacco mar keting contract in Granville eounty j is going strong," gaining in mo mentum each day. Approximately two million pounds of tobacco have been sighed since the opening of the campaign. The farmers were slow to see the advantages and being a cautious and conservative neople wanted to be sure they were right j before going ahead. Since realizing that this is economically sound and having the endorsement of the bank ers and business men of Oxford, they are making a strenous effort to sign up not less than 80 percent 'of the growers before July 1. The men who are in the field are holding their average of signing between 7 5 and 80 percent of the men they see, including both Landlord and tenant, white and colored. There will be a meeting at Corn wall tonight, at Culbreth tomorrow night and at Providence at 8 o'clock Thursday night Mr. T. E. Brown. a strong speaker, will be present at all of the above meetings. HOW TO ASCERTAIN ----- HOW.HOTn IS All You Need Is a Kettle Of Boiling Water, a Brace Of Thermometers and a Roll Of Gauze. 'A publication devoted to the dis semination of scientific truths tells its readers that by wrapping the bulb of one thermometer in gauze, plung ing it alongside an unwrapped ther-j mometer bulb in boiling water until both of them register 110 degrees, and then observing: the comDarative 1 I w I ; rapidjty witn whiCn the mercury in the two thermometers comes to at mospheric temperature the merest novic can tell whether he is uncom fortable, and, if he is, approximate ly how uncomfortable he is. Thus the marvels achieved by pa tient scholars are made available for the man in the street Hereafter there need be no more ignorant con jecture about mugginess, no more speculation about the whereabouts of General Humidity. All we need is a kettle of boilimr water, a brace oti?nd is leading the team in stolen thermometers, a roll of gauze and oair of sham eves to convince oirr. selves that the air is wet, oppressive, dogdayish. Our granddads were not as lucky as we are. To convince ourselves that they were uncomfortable tney had nothing except their perspiration wet faces, their wilted collars, their stained tempers- If they had any gauze at hand they used it to wipe their foreheads, not to drape ther mometers. ',.- . And in spite of this our granddads thought sometimes they were happy! New York Herald. "THE PEP REVUE Musical Comedy- At the Orpheum Tonight and Tomorrow Night Special Program For St. John's Day. "The Pep Revue," a musical com edy, with ten people, opened a three night's engagement at the Orpheum last night with a change of program each night In addition to the mus ! attraction there will be high class pictures each m night. Beau Revel." featuring Florence Vivor, will be the attraction Thursday. The program for, Friday, St. John's Pay, is an elaborate one and will be changed four times. ' The first show will be at 9 a..m.; second at 12, third at 3, and the fourth at 7 p.,m. Fat tie Arbuckle,' Charlie Chaplin and other celebrated artists are on the program. . , ,' The feature for Saturday night is "The Kentuckian; also Fatty Ar buckle in a two reel comedy. ANOTHER NEW LOW LEVEL ESTABLISHED ON SUGAR New York, June 20- A further rerduction by the Federal Sugar Re fining Company of 15 points on fine' granulated on the basis of 5-60 cents per pound established a new low. level for more than five years. Statistics for 1919 show that one mother died that year for every 135 tabies born, and every eleventh child born died before he was a year old. BASE BALL OXFORD STANDS AT THE HEAD OF THE ANTRAL CAROLINA LEAGUE It aimftarR thflt Oxford at the nre there a n beng ! fmnftrtert nn nne oL tell what a Hav I - -w -wot, w tv mww wv vw' UJ il. TT J . ' may uiiug iui m- neuueisou lias recently strengthened its lines with j Tne Henderson Dally Ditpatch seven good men and are still on the says: .with approvimately 1,250, look out for the best players that 000 pounds signed up as a result of can be had for both love and money. and during tne intenaive whirlwind Oxford played five games last week campaigll launched Wednesday of and won . four In the game here! last week the total number of Wednesday, Oxford defeated Hen- pounds now pledged to the associa derson o to 2, and in the game at.tion amounts to 4,250,000 in Vance xuujxuu rnuay uxiora again ae- ictticu nciiuei son- ' Friday's Game. Score by innings: R. H. E. Oxford ....000 200 200 4 7 3 Henderson .001 000 0007 5 5 QTTMMATJV . Earned runs Henderson 0: Ox- ford 0. Stolen bases: . Hatcher, ! aealtnti. Timnrh TnhriBtrm TonKi. I plays Hales to Ellis; Andrews to Ed """i w i wards. Two base hits: Depew, Moore Johnston. Three base hit: Cutchins. Struck out: by Moore 7; by Krepps 8. Base on balls: off Krepps 2. Wild throw: Cutchins. Time of game 2:35- Umpire: Cad- i dell. Attendance estimated. 1.500. . Oxford Vs. Chase City. Oxford defeated Chase City last Saturday, the score being 8 to 4. The score: t R. H. E- Oxford : ...8 14 4 Chase City- 4 6 2 THE SUMMARY. Home run, Finch. Three-base hit, Coffee. Two-base hit, Williams A. Struck out, by Speed 6; by Allen 4. Where They Play. It is possible thlt the open dates for Oxford this week may be filled later, but at this time the schedule calls for onlys three games for the locals. The week's play follows: . .Tuesday. Open date for, Henderson. Oxford at Roxboro. Wednesday. South Hill, at Henderson. Thursday. Henderson atiGhase City. r Friday. West Durham attOxford (morning) Henderson at -Oxford (afternoon.) :.' LL'; Saturd.;,A.u . : Open date "for Henderson. Oxford at .Wes. Durham. STANDING OF CLUBS Pet. .590 .583 .555 .400 .200 .142 BASEBALL NOTES Hughes has begun to improve his hitting and his fast and denen- dable play at short has won the fa- ror of the, fans. Reliable Bill Holding is playing around the initial sack in faultless style and hitting within the 300 class- "Shorty" Hales has been making some sensational catches in center aSUdB - ... Railroad Speed has only "Railroad" been with our team a week, but looks like he is going to shine in right field and is hitting in the 300 class. Reece and Cutchins divide catching. Reece is a very reliable backstop and is liable to break up a ball game any old time with a wal lop from his 'big bat Cutchins, who learned to catch at V. M. I., has a deadly whip, lots of pep and is hitting the ball with re gularity and force. Collier, tfho is playing his se cond year on the Oxford team has been sick lately, but . when he is right is hard, to beat. "Duke" Coffey on the hurling staff has won some good games for Oxford. His side arm benders fool the best opposing batsmen, and the Stovall lad can hit and play out field when not on the mound. W. Harris, after being out of the game for a couple of weeks with a "Charley horse" is back at the hot "corner and is hitting: aeain in nlrt f time form and showing" speed on the paths. . Ellis at second base is leading the team at bat with an average of 333 and is a fast heady player. No man in the League can lay one down and get away to first quicker than "Skeeter." Johnston who led the Wake For pst team in batting this year, is the best left gardiner in the League. He is always a dangerous hitter. He sprained his ankle in the game at Chase City Saturday, .but hopes to be well soon. First in the hearts of the Ox ford fans is Krepps whose masterly pitming has put Oxford in the lead in the. Central Carolina League. In the last three games he has pitched against the heavy hitting Henderson team,- he has held them to three runs, one run per game. Vance county superior court tor the triaFof criminal and civil cases convened in Henderson "yesterday morning, with Judge E. H. Cranmer, I of Southport, presiding. Clubs: ' v W. L. Oxford . .' . .13 9 Roxboro , , . .7 5 Henderson . . - ,.15 12 West Durham . . .2 3 Chase City . . 1 4 South Hill ......1 6 VANCE COUNTY SIGNED UP IN MARKETING PLAN Seventy-Five Percent Of Normal ! Crop Pledged As Result Of Drive I Last Week Five Million Pounds Of 1921 Crop Pledged. p ""pV rnnnpratka Marketing As- Far.mera Cooperative Marketing As iBUWttUUU, 11 uuuuu-vvu nstsii o ri rn it urn o o nnnn nnufi ."i i 1 1 r county, it was reported Placing the normal production of Vance county at 6,000,000 pounds as the officials of the organization did in their, estimates of the crop for this year, the county is said to be ifully 75 per cent organized under i? A saies pian. u is expected ,l"at "te. iia!uwlu D.e ?ven a more than this by the expiration of the ; i ; . T-.i i i . time limit on July 1, by, which date it has been determined that the maj ority of the crop must be pledged if the system is to become effective with the 1921 crop, for the work ers intend to continue their efforts through the remainder of the month of June, and to make renewed ef forts to secure the aid and coopera tion of those growers who have not as yet entered into; the association. Granville county is said to be safe ly over fifty per cent mark, although no definite reports on the canvass there have been learned here within the past few days. Nothing has been learned as to the situation in Warren and Franklin counties, but Durham county is said to be a little backward in entering the associa tion. . 1 : "Leaders of the movement here say that Virginia has announced her crop pledged to the cooperative sys tem several weeks ago, and that Nor th Carolina as a whole is probably safely over the half-way margin, which was the amount named to make the plan operative this year. Taking the three states of North Carolina. South Carolina and Vir ginia together as a unity if pledged fifty per cent of the total combined crop of this year is pledged, the plan win ucwme , eiiecuve tnis year. South Carolina is thought to be .a lit tle behind, but it is believed that the growers In that State will sign -as much as half 6f their croDs bv tha I expiration -of the time limit on July J.OL. Summing up, officials of the asso ciation here are confident that the cooperative plan will be put into ef fect this year, and that the bulk of the tobacco yield in the three states will be sold by the association for cont?act."iVe yearS' accordine t0 the THE KNOCKER'S PRAYER Taken Down By a Shorthand Reporter. Lord,T please don't let this town grow. I've been here for thirty years and during that time I have fought every public improvement ive knocked everything and every body. I have done all I could to keep this- town from growing and never had spoken a good word for it. I ve' knocked hard and often. I ve put ashes on the children's slide and I've made the policeman make the boys stop playing ball on my vacant lot. Whenever I saw any one prospering or enjoying himself. I have started a reform to kill the business or spoil the fun. I do not want the young folks to. stay in this town and I will do all I can by law, rule and ordianace to drive them away. It pains me, O Lord, to see that I will be called on to put down sidewalks in front of my prop erty and who knows but I may have to help keep up the streets that run by my premises? This. Lord, would be more than 1 could bear. It would cost me money, though all I have made has been right here In this town. Then, too, more people might come if the town begins to grow, which would cause me to lose some of my pull. I ask, therefore, to keep this town at a standstill, that I may continue, to be chief. Amen. THIEVES ON THE RAMPAGE Entered tfie Garage Of E H. Cren shaw and the Blalock Motor Com pany. Saturday night thieves entered: the Blalock Motor Company on Hills boro street and equipped their cars with new tires. They were so con siderate and wanted others to share the honors of fitting them out that they proceeded down the street a few doors and entered the E. H Crenshaw Ford Sales and Service Garage and fitted the tires up with the best tubes obtainable from the shelves. , Bright and early Sunday morning Walter. Barns, colored, was arrested for looking too prosperous in the way of auto tires, and was lodged in jail. He stated that he had pur chasedNthe tires and gave the name of the party. The officers not be ing able to find the accused dealer in auto accessories, or; obtain any information to his whereabouts, put Bards to the trouble of v obtaining bond to secure his freedom. , About six tires were missed from the Blalock Motor. Company and about the same number - of tubes from Crenshaw's. ".X . V'- i'J I. 7. 11 I I 1 a - 9 V - ...V'W